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[Q] New to Nexus S, any ROM recommendations

Just got a used Nexus S (i9020t) coming from a Vibrant. The number of AOSP based ROMS over here is very refreshing. Anyone have a recommendation for a 2.3.5 ROM that is stable, easy on battery, and fast? (Hey, I want all three). I've been running cm7 on my Vibrant, so I'm familiar with that. Is the last nightly stable? What about the Kanged versions? Should I be swapping out kernels?
Basically I'm looking for a solid ROM that I won't have to (or want to) mess with for a while. Thanks for any suggestions.

mattb3 said:
Just got a used Nexus S (i9020t) coming from a Vibrant. The number of AOSP based ROMS over here is very refreshing. Anyone have a recommendation for a 2.3.5 ROM that is stable, easy on battery, and fast? (Hey, I want all three). I've been running cm7 on my Vibrant, so I'm familiar with that. Is the last nightly stable? What about the Kanged versions? Should I be swapping out kernels?
Basically I'm looking for a solid ROM that I won't have to (or want to) mess with for a while. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Try my rom. I just updated it 10 minutes ago. Fast and stable. If you're trying to save battery do an undervolt and lock the max speed to 800mhz.
Edit: ROM is called -=Nexus MV=-
Sent from my -=Nexus MV=- powered Nexus S c",)

Thanks for the reply and thanks for releasing a ROM. Will definitely check it out.

mattb3 said:
Thanks for the reply and thanks for releasing a ROM. Will definitely check it out.
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No prob. Post on my thread for any questions about the rom. Will be happy to help you out.
Sent from my -=Nexus MV=- powered Nexus S c",)

Bump, just see if anyone else also has recommendations.

mattb3 said:
Bump, just see if anyone else also has recommendations.
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Try a CyanogenMod 7 kang from Simms22 (you can get them on the CM7 Nightly thread): http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/gigg...cm-7.1.0-RC1-NS-KANG-signed.09142011-0558.zip
Flash the Google Apps package: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110729-signed.zip
Use the Trinity TUV kernel (it's broken at the moment, use this build from the 11th): http://morfic.euroskank.com/NS/TUV-Any-NS+4G-11092011.zip
CM7 is just... amazing. Use this for speed and very good battery.

I would recommend cm7 miui and Peter Alfonso. All very good roms. In my opinion Pete's rom has the best battery life but try them all and see what u like best. What works good for me may not work for u lol. Just try all the roms people on here said and see what works best for u
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I Love Peter Alfonso's ROM the GPA17 it's one of the best ROMs it doesn't come with any apps pre-installed which i love
1st post woohoo

khartaras said:
CM7 is just... amazing. Use this for speed and very good battery.
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Im using CM7 ...but it is very disspointing me because of the battery..
just last for 10 hours..

I've been running Formels MIUI, it's on the devs forum here on the Nexus S, it seems to be stable compared to the stock MIUI and battery is better.
Still, I'm also looking for a Rom that improves the camera, recording still isn't as good as I wanted and sometimes I get the random freeze&reboot....

[Q] BEST ICS ROM FOR NEXUS S(i9020/i9023)

Hello ,
I have a Nexus S i 9023 and i have installed many different ROMs but I don't know which is the best . Please inform me about your opinion.
I am talking about ICS Roms and you can also post benchmarks to help me deside.

Now istalling GummyNex 0.7.7 I Will tell you what I think of it. Achter installimg of course. But it should have a lot of tweaks hand stuff!!
Greetzz, Jojoost
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I think KANGY11 is the best. I've tried many but that one beats everthing. Try it with Glados 2.9 and you will have a excellent batterylife!
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Gummynex is nice!!
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for me Apex by Bigxie is Da Bomb

CyberGRv7 ICS Rom is MINT!!

I'd say CyberGR's v7 as well, have it on my own nexus, works like a charm
15½ hours on battery , still 74% battery left.

I'm agree. I use CyberGR V7. It's a great ROM. I've tested some another, but I have great battery/perf/functions with CyberGR.

I really like CyberGR v7. Has been pretty stable (I have not experienced any reboots or FCs), really fast and good battery life.

kt6999 said:
for me Apex by Bigxie is Da Bomb
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Have you upgraded to Apex 1.0.2 yet? I tried, but after flashing my wifi worked great but 3G would not connect.

It's hard to say "this ROM is best!" for anyone, it depends what your looking for in a ROM. If battery life is your main concern, I'd second CyberGR v7.
Performance? Personally I like Codename Android with matr1x kernel (mainly because of 1.46Ghz OC.)

Bugless petes for best of everything!
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For roms listed in order of performance, see my link...
kernels ; battery ; ROM ; gov/sched

Steviemac12 said:
Have you upgraded to Apex 1.0.2 yet? I tried, but after flashing my wifi worked great but 3G would not connect.
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Damn. Figured out what happened here. I checked my APN. Set it and it works great now.
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I'd give my vote to CyanogenMod 9 (v3.4 atm). Get it from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399035. I used to use MIUI but switched to CM when ICS came out and have still not found a reason to search any further.

I've gone from CyberGR v7 to Oodie's MIUI and now on nuhetri v2.3.0.
I think MIUI is still a bit laggy, but it's coming through fast.
Nuhetri is working pretty good for me. A would still need to check battery life on it, but it's pretty fast!

Nuhetri or cna v1.4.0 ! I have cna atm with air kernel 3.3 overclocked to 1400mhz. soooo smooth! And batterylife is pretty good
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IMM26 BY evilisto is best.
jimkaps said:
Hello ,
I have a Nexus S i 9023 and i have installed many different ROMs but I don't know which is the best . Please inform me about your opinion.
I am talking about ICS Roms and you can also post benchmarks to help me deside.
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Its very smooth and stable rom.try it,you wont regret.

[email protected] said:
Its very smooth and stable rom.try it,you wont regret.
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Which rom are you talking about?
The best rom so far is cybergr with air kernel. Great battery and no lag
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Hard to say which ROM is the best because they all have their pluses and minuses. Same can be said for kernels; each kernel will perform differently according to which ROM you choose. I'd suggest reading through the ROM ops and selecting the one you like based on features and theme. Once you've found a ROM you like, flash several different kernels to find one that is most compatible (also doesn't hurt to read kernel ops as well for feature details). This process, although a little more time consuming, will likely give you better results than relying on the objective opinion of others. Also, bedalas compiled some awesome reference guides on on room and kernel performance that's a must read for anyone looking to get the most out of their device.
You without me is like Harold Melvin without the Blue Notes

[Q] Best Functioning 4.0.4 ROM?

which ROM so far works the best??
as far as performance, apps working and force closing..

I´m on the latest CM9 nightly and it works perfect for me,fast,smooth and stable,the battery life is also fine,up to 2 days with no OC and no games.Give it a try

You might want to check bedalus work on bechmarking ICS ROMs. As of now, I am using MIUI Stuff Crusted and it's working great (I'll probably going to test it a few more days, since I flashed it two days ago).

I'm using CyberGr's ICS Roms and it's awesome. Don't trust the synthetic tests, they are not the best way to judge a rom (although useful to some extent).

i am also would voute for cybergr's rom, really sweet.

i would like to recommand codename android i had all versions since 1.2.0 all worked perfect except 1.5.5 that had a problem editing APN's which solved in 1.6.0.
CNA also get updated really quickly.

I am using PixelRom 1.70 + AirKernel V3.7. So far most stable with no reboots.

I would say CM9 or AOSP+

4.0.4....
Sent from my IceCreamed Nexus S4G AOSP Codename ROM 1.6.0 Matrix 18.5

+1 for CyberGR
Really appreciate the forethought that went into the mods

CyberGR or PixelROM...

whoozyodadday said:
which ROM so far works the best??
as far as performance, apps working and force closing..
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Cyanogenmod 9 WILL BE the Best Functioning ROM, because Cyanogenmod 7 is.
But it under developing now. Please wait...

MIUIXperience has been released!! I would say is the best MIUI ICS experience so far!!

whoozyodadday said:
which ROM so far works the best??
as far as performance, apps working and force closing..
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Stock 4.0.4

I need a good stock gingerbread rom?

I need a good stock gingerbread rom....I am running cm7 and don't really like it....
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mcluvin1065 said:
I need a good stock gingerbread rom....I am running cm7 and don't really like it....
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Then go look for another that you might like. Fyi, most will look and feel just like cm7.
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Oxygen by AdamG is a good one ...
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=1476
And my favorite ... Devnull
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=164

gingerbread rom
check Nexbreed rom

wmdunn said:
Oxygen by AdamG is a good one ...
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=1476
And my favorite ... Devnull
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=164
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Oxygen 2.3.2 is the most stable ROM I've ever used. I moved to CM9 kang a lil time ago but even that isn't as stable.

Check out Carbon Or Nexbreed is good too

Try Brainmaster's MIUI, it's a really nice rom, smooth and stable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15895357
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Add another vote for Oxygen. Blandroid and Bugless Beast are also stock with a little more out of the box.

I'm usually partial to Peter Alfonso's ROMs, though I'm trying out CM9 at the moment.
You can dowload the 12-17 GB ROM here. I ran it for a long time and really liked it. Not a lot of bells and whistles, but VERY stable.
EDIT: Since you're on the 4G, and I don't know which would be best to flash, I'd just go to his download site and grab the latest. I'd imagine the 4G version is just as good as the 3G one.

Oxygen 2.3.2!

is there any ICS ROM which is more stable than the ICS stock ?

I have OTA to ICS now. The battery is better..much better.. I would like to know if there are any ICS ROMs out there which are more stable than this stock ICS.. stable as in battery life...
thanks in advance

X-jo said:
I have OTA to ICS now. The battery is better..much better.. I would like to know if there are any ICS ROMs out there which are more stable than this stock ICS.. stable as in battery life...
thanks in advance
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You could always look at some build.prop tweaks even on a custom ROM based on ICS, or follow some (or most) of the suggestions I outline in my battery guide. As far as a specific ROM that is better on battery life, I'd say wait until the dev team's CM10 (Jim, alteredlikeness, et. al.) is finished and try that one out for yourself. I can attest that on my SGS3, running CM10, I am getting anywhere from 20-26 hours between charges.I'd have to acquiesce that the same expectations are not without reason with Jim's and the rest of the development team's CM will be comparable in this regard...