[Nexus S Android Development] imneo1:
The Perfect ROM - HowTo

Update:13.04.2011 With NsCollab 1.0.18 And MattedBlues Theme 2.4.8 (Currently Latest Versions)

simple HowTo at the end of this post.

First of all Thank you for this great rom.

I Upgraded from 1.04 >> 1.05 >> 1.06 >> 1.08...1.0.18 (each of them)

I really like CyanogenMod but i don't like ADW because of it's Drawer lag.

That is the main reason for me to choose this ROM - i prefer the GBLauncher Better.

Now, i wanted to have better look and feel which means i had to find a Theme That will fit this ROM.

So i chose the great amazing theme called "MattedBlues" (V2.4.2) - made by 'jabbawalkee' which is compatible for CyanogenMod_7_RC1/RC2.

I really think this is the best theme available for the Nexus S.

And Since GBCollab is Based on CyanogenMod you can flash this theme on this ROM too.

On the way i also upgraded to the latest Radio ("...KB3GRI54")

Another thing i had to do is to replace the Launcher APK after flashing the Theme so i found a BlueLauncher.apk that i pushed and it works.

Now i wanted to have some nice animations (transitions) to make it even more Beautiful so i tried the "Anim Mod" app - which is not working But that is not Going to stop us right ? - at the developer website there is a small howto for Choosing your favorite animation and adding it To your ROM.

Now i have a beautiful,stable,themed,animated ROM with CyanogenMod Advantages and GBLauncher - all in Blue color.

Here is a small and simple how to of how to accomplish this:

(some of these instructions are taken directly from their developers)

Updating Radio:

# 1.	Download the latest radio: Here

# 2.	Place the radio update.zip file on the root of the SD card.

# 3.	Boot into Recovery.

# 4.	Scroll down to Install zip from sdcard.

# 5.	Select Choose zip from sdcard.

# 6.	Select the radio update.zip.

# 7.	Once the installation has finished, select Reboot system now.

Installing GB Collab:

Note:

As far as i can see Wipe is not necessary if you are upgrading from an earlier GBCollab version. so if you are upgrading first try without wipe, If you will have problems then wipe.

# 1.	Download the latest version of GB Collab ): Here

# 2.	Place the GBCollabXXX.zip file on the root of the SD card.

# 3.	Boot into the ClockworkMod Recovery.

# 4.	Once the device boots into the ClockworkMod Recovery, use the side volume buttons to move around, and the power button to select.

# 5.	Select the option to Wipe data/factory reset.

# 6.	Select Install zip from sdcard.

# 7.	Select Choose zip from sdcard.

# 8.	Select the GBCollabXXX.zip.

# 9.	Select the Reboot system now option. The Nexus S should now boot into GB Collab.

# 10. After the first initial boot, a reboot is recommended.

Now get MattedBlues Theme:

CM7 Stable:

V2.4.8

>CM7 RC1:

*V2.0

*V2.1

>CM7 RC2:

*V2.4

*V2.4.2 (LATEST VERSION - *Updated 3/13/11*)

After reboot you will see that you have the Theme but the Phone and Browser Icon at the Dock are still green.

In order to fix that, download this BlueLauncher2.apk and push via adb:

1. Reboot into recovery

2. Mount /system

3. adb push BlueLauncher2.apk /system/app

4. Reboot

Now go Here and download your Favorite animation. (I chose "Flip")

Then:

1. Simply get ahold of the anim folder with the animations you want to use and the framework-res.apk from the rom you're interested in Modifying (/system/framework/framework-res.apk).

You can get it via adb pull:

Reboot to Recovery then mount /system and

./adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk framework-res.apk

2. Open up the framework-res.apk in 7zip (or your favorit Archive Manager) (right click on it, and select "open archive").

3. Drag the anim folder with the animations into /res folder in your framework-res.apk. This will replace the files currently in /res/anim

4. Exit out of 7zip.

5. now push the framework-res.apk file you just edited with adb:

./adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework-res.apk

That is all.

Hope this will make use for you.