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[Wildfire General] kevin2516:
I never actually used the stock messaging app. As soon as I got my phone my friend told me to dl handcent.
[Wildfire General] ErwinP:
Yeah, but even handcent and chompsms have anoying lag times. I just did the froyo update this night, and i have the feeling that the lag time is even worse.. shouldn't froyo be faster then eclair? I main, even my MFLOPS are 20% lower now :-o Don't know what to do anymore :s
[Wildfire General] kevin2516:
Have a try at Go SMS. It's faster (well I think it is) and also some of the themes are cool :cool:, I'm using it as a replacement for HandcentSMS atm.
[Wildfire General] kennyhkw:
upgraded to 2.2...

Nothing to do with what app you use anymore, Andriod is just effing crap! Typing just laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaags! All i get is lag, constantly having to go back a retype words that have failed to enter properly.

Crap, crap, crap!

Nokia make crap smartphones but bloody good phones that work as a phone and allow u to type as fast as u want and not miss a beat.

Android just lags, crashes and generally feels crap and makes a superb useless Dumbphone!

Rant over.
[Wildfire General] Michealtbh:
I have never experienced lag while texting
[Wildfire General] kevin2516:
same here, i've never had lag or any problems with texting.

maybe you're not using your phone properly ;D
[Wildfire General] desaipurvesh:
yup i am using GO SMS and its quite fast ,.. the most imp setting is that u need to reduce the number of messages that the phone stores per convo. i kept it to 20 and it phone works smoothly.. no lag even in the built in msging app.
[Wildfire General] desaipurvesh:
and if ur experiencing typing lags again that is due to the excessive memory the phone has to use to get all the stored messages.

ALso download a different keyboard (many avail on market) they are all awesome and really u will experience super fast typing with hardly any lag...

i type on my wildfire all the time.. gtalk, watsapp, imo im, messaging, FB, twitter.. never had any issues
[Wildfire General] nhnt11:
Don't blame Android, blame HTC. The 2.2 update was crap, which is why many people advised against doing it... it mainly made the phone slower and changed the label to "2.2" from 2.1 as far as a user can see. My phone is snappy and runs fast on CyanogenMod 7 (2.3.2) (which is pure android)

edit: oh and i never experienced lag like how you say even with the htc sense keyboard. (maybe a tiny lag every now and then but nothing big)
[Wildfire General] jwils96:
i found that turning prediction off did wonders for lag
[Wildfire General] kennyhkw:
Thanks for the info folks.

I'm actually using Sunaabh's custom 2.2 ROM which is very good overall.

I don't wanna use any ROMs that don't allow the camera to function properly.

Maybe you guys don't type fast enough, i tend to type very fast with the old style phone keypad and i expect the phone to keep up but it doesn't.

I don't care how much memory my messages take up because i bought a smartphone because it should be able to handle it and i shouldn't have to worry about basic crap like that. I expect the phone to work as a phone without any issues. But HTC have failed me. I simply can't imagine how horrible other Android phones are as the Sense overlay is meant to be the best out the lot! And generally its a fantastic overlay apart from the lag.

I suppose i'll just have to learn to type slower.
[Wildfire General] nhnt11:
Camera works fine on CM7 using Vignette. Sometimes better pics than with sense. only video recording is shaky but even on sense it sucked so doesnt make much of a difference.

And no you're not the only person who types ultra fast, on the gingerbread keyboard (which is supposed to be faster than sense) i got letter repeats because of lag due to word prediction (it wwould come oout like tthis). I turned off the key popups and all lag disappeared :P

Edit: i seem to remember keyboard lagged quite a bit on the stock rom, but it stopped when i switched to wildpuzzle (this was before cm had even come out)
[Wildfire General] TiiXiboy:
slideit keyboard with abc mode = flawlezzy
[Wildfire General] Bonobow:
-it's so annoying, when you are in text messages and you touch a "persons" txt, but it opens ANOTHER person's grouped text!

I've even txted eg. person a, but the message went to person b!

wtf!?
[Nexus S Android Development] paulobrien:
Introducing.... Superboot! :)

Superboot is a boot.img that when flashed, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash the system partition, no need to use ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just flash the boot image using the instructions below and you're done!

APPLY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Before download, you need to check your device 'about' screen to determine which superboot version you need.

Superboot for GRI40 - Superboot with pre 2.3.3 colour configuration - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) - MD5: 668d8eb2fa2ff6b7f9bd26f1aa4f7923

Superboot for GRI40 - Superboot - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) - MD5: 6069ea0f4f04f2d35d4a868b4bb886fd

Superboot for GRH78 - Superboot - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) - MD5: a0c8b769986876bf5cb079b2fd9309ff

Superboot for GRH55 - Superboot - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) - MD5: 809a8e41ae8f0bb88b870cf1865aedff

The superboot image is also 'insecure', allowing you to use 'adb remount' as well as having full ADB root access to your device.

How to use Superboot - Windows, Linux and OSX

- Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory

- Put your device in bootloader mode - Turn off the phone then turn on with the 'volume up' button pressed to enter the bootloader

- WINDOWS - double click 'install-superboot-windows.bat'

- MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh' followed by './install-superboot-mac.sh'

- LINUX - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh' followed by './install-superboot-linux.sh'

Note: If you are using a retail Nexus S, you may need to unlock the bootloader first, using './fastboot-windows oem unlock' (or the appropriate version for your PC). Note that the OEM unlock sequence wipes your device (including the internal SD storage!)

Enjoy! :)

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[Nexus S Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
Thank You!

Thank You Paul

I am very happy to see a familiar name within the Nexus S Forums. I hope all your intentions and ideas ( Sense Anyone lol :o ) come to light with our new Dev Device. :)​

The King Of the Party Has Arrived!​
[Nexus S Android Development] smelian:
thank you will try i
[Nexus S Android Development] mojonation1487:
confirmation that this works?
[Nexus S Android Development] brian6685:
I am sure it works, paulobrien is pretty reliable in my opinion. I used superboot for the Nexus One and it was nothing but awesome. Just my 2 cents ;/
[Nexus S Android Development] verboten:
Worked great!! Thank you Paul. Happy to see you here and I can't wait for some kitchen goodness.
[Nexus S Android Development] ranblv:
Norwich's favorite android hacker is back :-)
[Nexus S Android Development] lnjryan:
Thanks Paul! You had it rooted after just 3 hours of owning the Phone.

Great Work!
[Nexus S Android Development] paulobrien:
The phone is setup to let you have full access to it. :)

This just makes the process of install the SU stuff a lot easier!

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[Nexus S Android Development] godsfilth:
thank you for this i dont need it since i did it the "hard" way but its good to see more devs working the nexus s
[Nexus S Android Development] chris6278:
So is this basically rooting ur phone without unlocking ur bootloader? Yes i know im a noob at this stuff
[Nexus S Android Development] AndiTails:
No, you need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash the system img.

Hence needing to run the command 'fastboot oem unlock' as in the instructions (under Note)

:)

There was not a single report of a user being denied any warranty claim with the Nexus One from custom ROMs, so I really don't see there being an issue with this either. Yes, it's Samsung instead of HTC, but sanity normally provails. Yes, if you over-volted and over-clocked it and melted it, you're on your own, but a tweaked ROM? C'mon, these guys aren't idiots - they are fully aware that this is a Dev phone and will have custom software on there.
[Nexus S Android Development] paulobrien:
You can 'fastboot oem lock' on the Nexus S anyway!

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[Nexus S Android Development] PlankLongBeard:
The Beauty Of The Sleeping Giant: Nexus S

Preach Brotha Man! Preach!​
[Nexus S Android Development] brmayhem:
Thank you so much!

Saved me a lot of hassle.
[Nexus S Android Development] poulosjr:
Does this root method stick and permanent because I'm having issues of loosing superuser permissions from theunlockr method and koush method
[Nexus S Android Development] paulobrien:
Yeah, it's permanent.

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[Nexus S Android Development] poulosjr:
Can this be performed thru recovery (the .zip) or do you need to use a computer and run the install.bat file??
[Nexus S Android Development] barbarossa2:
yeah you use say windows for example just click on he file that says install superboot windows.bat and thats it you are rooted and then download clockwork mod from market and flash koush's recovery and u are set
[Nexus S Android Development] Luxferro:
Thanks for this quick and easy way to get root. Just got my Nexus S last night, and it worked very well.
[Nexus S Android Development] jblade1000:
*edit* I added the site to my popup blocker exception list, still didnt work, then just copy and pasted the url to the site in google chrome and it took entering text from 3 ads but it downloaded. thanks.

i must be missing something but i cant download it, the little ads keep telling me to type something in, i do, click download, and another ad replaces it. I've never been on modaco so maybe I'm missing something?
[Nexus S Android Development] Luxferro:
Just a little warning for others. If you use this way to root, you will lose your stock boot.img and then can't update OTA updates.

Unless someone has the stock boot.img that is flashable with fastboot, and wants to share it.
[Nexus S Android Development] jblade1000:
^ can anyone else confirm this?
[Nexus S Android Development] ommx:
The OTA update just been release and if i use this "root" method, can i still get OTA? or shoud i update the OTA first and root the system?

any advice ?
[Nexus S Android Development] jerrycycle:
*THIS IS JUST MY OPINION*

It's fine to flash custom ROMs of course, because those have already been tested out. In general, it's probably best to steer very clear of new official releases, and wait till the devs have pulled them apart and put any cool new stuff into a custom ROM. Then you know it'll be safe to flash.

*AGAIN THIS IS JUST MY OPINION*
[Nexus S Android Development] paulobrien:
I'll update this for the OTA today.

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[Nexus S Android Development] DocRambone:
Nice, i been trying out this 1st release, VERY nice :)
[Nexus S Android Development] bblanski:
Sweet. Talk about easy
[Nexus S Android Development] stonew5082:
I'm not sure how this relates to the root guide topic from koush. What do we do after gaining root to get clockwork recovery on here, exactly? Seems like it would be nice to add that to the instructions, since most of us will be needing a custom recovery. :confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] LordPhong:
busybox

this method does not seem to include busybox. I'm trying to use Titanium Backup but to no avail due to missing busybox. can someone please help with this?
[Nexus S Android Development] bblanski:
W

Download busybox installer from market...
[Nexus S Android Development] zephiK:
Or just press "Problems" on the bottom right of Titanium Backup and it'll download BusyBox for you
[Nexus S Android Development] LordPhong:
Thanks guys. I did it with the old fashion adb push.
[Nexus S Android Development] poulosjr:
Can someone help me on how to push a rom through webconnect on rom manager please and help me on the steps on how to utilize webconnect
[Nexus S Android Development] xspyda:
How easy is it to return the phone to stock (bootloader and everything) after using this method of root and flashing clockworkmod?

I'm itching to root and flash the modaco custom rom but I have to know for sure I can return the phon to out of the box condition and preferably with 2.3 software loaded.
[Nexus S Android Development] kyleds:
need help, after clicking install superboot windows. (with phone in bootloader -fastboot mode-) with the menu to choose reboot bootloader, reboot, recovery and power off. i get a cmd window that says

< waiting for advice >
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
awesome work, paul! flashed this zip through clockwork recovery 3.0 and made sure i did a wipe and backup before. here's a quadrant score under modaco rom r2
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
do you have the correct drivers installed? does the cpu actually read your device?
[Nexus S Android Development] kyleds:
Do I turn the phone on into bootloader mode while plugged into the computer already or do that after?
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
follow exactly what the OP says in his directions. i forgot to ask you if your BOOTLOADER is unlocked?

Reboot your phone go to in to the bootloader and look at the specs listed at the top of the screen. it should say whether its locked or unlocked. i remember mines said "awaiting for device" as well then i realized my bootloader was still locked.
[Nexus S Android Development] kyleds:
damn it.. locked. lol

there anyway to just download files and flash it on the phone, without connecting to the comp. I am way to noob to connect to computer and use the sdk, avd, adb... :(
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
all i did was follow this bootloader unlock thread for the nexus s found on this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875580

the stickied thread on sdk, adb, drivers, etc will also be helpful to you here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878786

i'm no fan of using adb either but these threads were extremely helpful.
[Nexus S Android Development] allen099:
Thanks for the Superboot Paul. It worked like a charm!

However I'm having a problem getting back into bootloader with the volume up button. Anyone else having this? (I can adb reboot bootloader, but the point of this phone is to have on-the-go access to everything :-) )
[Nexus S Android Development] ryan562:
I seem to have lost that ability as well. I had to use adb or cwm 3.0 to flash Paul's latest rom
[Nexus S Android Development] chikilin1389:
Wifi hot spot error after root need help
[Nexus S Android Development] kid1da:
im having the same issue, also some issues with tethering.
[Nexus S Android Development] 651stp:
i just used this method and i can access fastboot fine.
[Nexus S Android Development] AllGamer:
doesn't seem to be working, just tried it, and it is still un-rooted

in the end, i did it the manual method
[Nexus S Android Development] heinrich:
Paul, CHEERS, this was painless and worked perfectly for me on my Win7 x64 system. Thank you :)
[Nexus S Android Development] heinrich:
For wifi errors fixed

I had this problem as well, and let me be very specific:

1) stock T-Mo Nexus S

2) unlocked and rooted following Koush's method

3) wifi would not start (ERROR); camera crashed

4) tried everything including pushing a new wifi driver, did not work; errors about rom manager and SU not able to get root access

5) flashed boot again and this fixed camera but nothing fixed wifi

6) flashed Momohammed20's stock system and all roms he posted, following his write-up

7) full functionality returned to my Nexus S

8) remained unlocked, lost root

9) rooted using Paul's tool here

10) used ROM manager to reinstall clockwork

11) everything works. unlocked; rooted; clockwork works; superuser works; rom manager works
[Nexus S Android Development] zephiK:
Works fine. At first it was a hassle but many requirements are needed before double clicking the .bat file.

Make sure you have the 2.3 SDK installed properly along with the Nexus S drivers. The thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878786 helped a lot.

Pretty much, install 2.3 SDK, Nexus S drivers.. then go into bootloader and go into the SDK folder with command prompt and type "fastboot devices" if the Nexus S is detected then you're good to go. Make sure the fastboot is unlocked as well (fastboot oem unlock)
[Nexus S Android Development] allyn274:
Thank you thank you thank you!

I've been reading everywhere on how to do this, but this WORKED! Thank you!!!! Really excited to see what I can do now with my newly rooted phone!
[Nexus S Android Development] stiefa00:
thx paul, this one worked really good!

but what about OTA updates?

edit:

okay as I did this superboot trick today... my nexus still shows me the android version 2.3.1 and build number GRH78 like before rooting.

new ota updates can be done like always or do I have to install them manually? last one shoul be more fun?! :D
[Nexus S Android Development] em5:
So I followed the instructions here and my wifi and my camera dont work. Now i only have the stock recovery since i dunno how to get clockwork or anything else since I cannot go to market and download it cause I have no data plan - and wifi is not working.

What do I do to restore to stock - any suggestions please. got fastboot and when I tried to do fastboot flash recovery or boot imgs it always says Remote Write FAIL error.

Please assist
[Nexus S Android Development] jamiemac1977:
Just spotted this after using one of the other methods. Great stuff again paul ... Love your work on the tab too..

Now enjoying my 2nd android device ....it's crazy coming from Maemo ...it's an awesome OS but its lonely out there lol...

Android = many, many people o.O
[Nexus S Android Development] paulobrien:
Added a version that also reverts Google's 2.3.3 colour changes. :)

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[Nexus S Android Development] jlevy73:
Thanks Paul.
[Nexus S Android Development] nbeebe24:
This doesn't seem to be the stock color scheme to me
[Nexus S Android Development] Wingzer:
Color much better but is it true, once superboot has being used the device cannot be put back to absolute factory settings/state ?
[Nexus S Android Development] mingkee:
I briefly installed "old color" one, but I found contrast is a bit lower so I go back to Voodoo kernel.
[Nexus S Android Development] echofloripa:
The link isn't working. Does anyone else has this file?
[Nexus S Android Development] nmoreman:
I need help, I used this to unlock my Nexus S (Sprint) and am stuck. I cannot

go anywhere on phone to download root, it is unlocked.

I do not know what commands to use to continue, it is quite possible everything is erased, I had downloaded su on card, but cannot get to it.

Can you help, I heard these are unbrickable, so please - I wil push the thanks button.
[Nexus S Android Development] migmeil:
download kies and odin, go to page samfirmware and find your model, follow the instructions and start again.
[Nexus S Android Development] nbeebe24:
Is there anyway this can be updated to the latest 2.3.5?
[Nexus S Android Development] Chamb':
For what ? There is no official build for android 2.3.5 (except Nexus S 4G).

And custom rom based on have already root access.
[Nexus S Android Development] nbeebe24:
To have pre-2.3.3 colors on 2.3.5. I don't like using voodoo to set my own colors
[Nook Color General] Baboontyme:
I don't want to annoy everyone by bombarding with questions....I just got this thing new out of box and I'm looking to root it. Is there a Beginners sub forum or a Q&A so I can learn before trying to do this? I've been reading many threads but most are past the point where I am and I'm not getting what I need from the Search Function. If you could direct me to a starting point so I can read up it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[Nook Color General] norkoastal:
The quickest patg to get started is to update to 1.01 and then autonooter... many of the early solution threads have been merged into autonooter...

Good luck and always search ;)
[Nook Color General] neozen21:
Why don't you start at NookDevs?

They have lots of useful and step-by-step instructions on how to do almost everything that can be done on the NookColor, including Rooting and other extras.

http://www.nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor
[Wildfire Android Development] vamporace:
Hi everyone,

Since a month I'm trying some custom ROMs, but I'm experiencing the same behavior with every ROM (but one, CM Build46), the Phone crashes and reboot when I try to install an app.

I tried :

- flashing the kernel to HCDR4.1

- installing the apps using Titanium Backup (installed through Clockwork Recovery)

- ROMs :

- CM 6.1 RC2

- CM 6.1 Stable

- Builds 48,50,52,53,60 (until today)

- Wildpuzzle

- DK Custom Froyo

I'm tired of the Build 46 now ! And I accidentally erased the Original ROM :(

Please, tell me someone else got the same problem and found a solution ! :D

Thanks

The solution was to wipe the dalvik cache & format the SD Card.

But please, don't make the same mistake as I, save "your" files, but also the Nandroid backups, it's safer ;)
[Wildfire Android Development] Deep-Knight:
Do you use an ext Partition ? -> >Yes, is the partition full or Corrupted ?

Did you done a full wipe / clear cache and clear dalvik cache before install ?

If all not help. Backup your personal files from your SD-Card and reformat the card. One time , i had a similar problem, which i solved with formating my sd-card. Don´t copy the . Folders . Backup only your Files (Titanium Backup etc.). Try it first without an EXT Parition. Format the Card with Windows to FAT32
[Wildfire Android Development] vamporace:
I don't use Ext partition and i usually wipe cache partition and factory reset but didn't try the dalvik wipe cache ...

In last ressort i will try the format.

I'll inform you if it works.

Thanks
[Wildfire Android Development] Deep-Knight:
Ok! Just try Clearing all the 3 things (Clear Dalvik Cache, Clear Cache, Full WIPE),after that Reflash Custom Rom, then clear Dalvik Cache and normal Cache. Then boot an wait. First boot could take a few minutes. After full first os loading (another cup of coffee later , ~5min) try App Installations again.
[Wildfire Android Development] vamporace:
Damnit ! Still the same problem after the clear cache etc !

last option : I'll format the SDCard and reflash the rom afterward...

It cost me so much time :-(
[Wildfire Android Development] vamporace:
OMG, I saved "my" files from the SD Card before formating it...

but I obviously forgot that the Nandroid backup was ALSO on the SD Card...

I'm gonna cry
[Wildfire Android Development] vamporace:
Lucky !

The format worked perfectly and now the phone does not crash when I install an app !!!

For the moderator : you can close the thread because it's fixed !

Thanks for the help Deep-Knight and Thanks for this answome ROM (v4.2) ;-)
[Droid Pro General] fpont1:
Hi,

I bought a Droid Pro in the US, unlocked it and I am now using it in Switzerland with my local Swisscom GSM SIM.

I can't send nor receive MMS.

I have setup APNs correctly for internet (works) and for mms. When I look at the message details on the MMS I try to send, I see "Cause code: National access coverage not available". I have tried with Handcent and ChompSMS, but still doesn't work as I guess they rely on native messaging app to send MMS. Unfortunately CompSMS doesn't support sending MMS through their network.

Any ideas on this could be fixed? Any workaround?

Thanks

Happy Holidays

Fred
[Droid Pro General] @Class:
Make sure you entered the settings exactly and try again. If you are using a GSM or HSPA network you should disable global mode and put the phone into GSM/UMTS mode only.
[Droid Pro General] fpont1:
@Class: thank you for your response. I confirm the Network Mode is set to GSM/UMTS and that the APN parameters are correct for Swisscom.

What is interesting is that in settings->About Phone->Status->My phone number I see the US phone number that I got when the phone was activated with a Verizon prepaid plan.

Anybody is able to send/receive MMS on GSM, with or without prior US activation on Verizon?

Thanks