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[Q] Suggestion for new ROM for Nexus S

Currently running MIUI 1.99 with Matr1x #5 kernel. Looking to flash a new ROM and/or kernel as it's been awhile. There's so many of each that I don't know where to start. My main priorities are stability and speed.
The only other ROM I've used is Cyanogenmod but I had a lot of issues with random reboots. Have these issues gotten better?
Any ROM suggestions? Thanks

Rooted stock with Matr1x. I recently switched back after months on CM7 doing the nightly flash routine. Don't miss it a single bit.
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I don't even remember what the stock rom is like. I got cyanogen almost inmediately after getting my phone. Perhaps I'll try stock... what's the best way to go about doing this? Do i need to unroot my phone?

mokflurry said:
I don't even remember what the stock rom is like. I got cyanogen almost inmediately after getting my phone. Perhaps I'll try stock... what's the best way to go about doing this? Do i need to unroot my phone?
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backup apps with titanium backup + factory reset (wipe data/cache/dalvik) + flash stock rom.
here you can find a great collection http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
you DO loose root by flashing a stock rom, but you just have to re-flash superuser (and maybe cwm if needed). I find the stock gingerbread rom very fast and reliable.
Plus, you'll receive the ICS ota when it's ready
(but you'll need to flash the stock recovery)

Wait another 2-3 weeks and flash ice cream sandwich.
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Flash deck 1.3. Really fast stable and great battery life. Its just like stock rom with a few extra tweaks. Has some of cm7 mods without the bloat. Has toggle switches on the drop down and some status bar tweaks but very stable and like I said its close to stock. Running it with matrix 9.0. Give it try.
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hugo87 said:
Flash deck 1.3. Really fast stable and great battery life. Its just like stock rom with a few extra tweaks. Has some of cm7 mods without the bloat. Has toggle switches on the drop down and some status bar tweaks but very stable and like I said its close to stock. Running it with matrix 9.0. Give it try.
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Where can i find this ROM? Is it there in XDA?

saranyan said:
Where can i find this ROM? Is it there in XDA?
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Sorry man its in the nexus s 4g dev section but i cant find it on the GSM dev section. You can always try oxygen rom which is very similar to deck which I was running before I flashed deck. Has the same kind of tweaks more or less. Was also a really good rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285243

give carbon a shot. it's based on oxygen but gives better performance than any rom i've used since getting this phone
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?3945-ROM-Carbon-v1.0-A-Personal-Mix-AOSP

hugo87 said:
Flash deck 1.3. Really fast stable and great battery life. Its just like stock rom with a few extra tweaks. Has some of cm7 mods without the bloat. Has toggle switches on the drop down and some status bar tweaks but very stable and like I said its close to stock. Running it with matrix 9.0. Give it try.
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Decks is a CM7 kang with stock launcher, renamed cyanogenmod settings, and some additional files removed.
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Nexus mv paired with franco kernel
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I'd suggest NSCollab and a trinity kernel. This combo worked well for me but I caught the flashing bug since getting this Nexus S and now I'm off to try Nexus MV.

you should try superosr rom (AOSP), very fast and include CM settings as well

I've been trying all NS Roms, and I'll prefer NSCollab because,
-Fast and stable (Near 5000 in quadrant)
-Never had a random reboot
-Extremely stable at 1,2GHz
-Probably the best CM7-based ROM
I don't give a opinion about which kernel u need to use, because they are all awesome, for the highest score in Quadrant, use the Trinity TUV kernel.
But I like the Netarchy or Matr1x kernel more because they are more stable in my eyes. I hope this will give you some more information
U can also wait for ICS (IceCream Sandwich), it will be awesome too.

I'd suggest stock rom + stock kernel.
lower quadrant score but higher performance

Oxygen 2.3 with Matr1x
4097 quadrant at 1,3Ghz.

*UPDATE*
Try the Franco.Kernel, tested it, very stable and high performance.
Greets.

Matr1x all the way bud lmao

[Q] What's your favourite ICS ROM?

Hello NS community! I exchanged my Desire for my fiancee's NS and now I'm flash happy.
I intentionally did not ask what the BEST ROM was to avoid a flame war, so please share what you find to be your FAVOURITE ICS flavour.
Until now I tried CyberGR-MOD v1 but it was very unstable for me so I was unimpressed. Next up on the flash list are CM9 Alpha 18 and Peter Alfonso's ROM.
Suggestions?

Peter Alfonso ICS

Thanks, for now I'm running CM9 Alpha18 and seems to be quite stable.

I just flashed bixies' ROM last night and it seems to be very stable so far.
IMO, the real fun with Nexus S is the kernel, we have many great kernels for you to play with

suksit said:
IMO, the real fun with Nexus S is the kernel, we have many great kernels for you to play with
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Do tell!
Currently I'm using Matr1x-cfs_v14.0Matr1x-cfs_v14.0. OCed at 1460 and no FCs, no reboots, no freezes, just buttery smooth performance.
Slightly off-topic, but I have to say I'm terribly impressed withe the Nexus S - it's a very powerful device.

AndroisUser's aosp+ with eugene's kernel
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AndroisUser's aosp+ with eugene's kernel
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I've read good things about that ROM and I'll be sure to flash that next, if CM9 disappoints.

AndroidME by CdTDroiD .. And Eugen's ICUP Kernel ... Very Stable
1 Day 7H 48 Min And I Have 46% Charge And No Reset Or Freeze ..
Sry For Bad English

Anyone fixed the ics system battery bug yet?
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ICUP kernel, and forget all about your battery.
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vetvito said:
ICUP kernel, and forget all about your battery.
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It has been feeling very smooth, at least in the few hours I've used it. We'll see how it goes.

AOSP+ and Matrix 14 cfs gives me a great combination of performance and battery life. I tried ICUP too and it gives great performance but battery life is better with Matrix.

So is CM9 smooth and stable enough to be used as my everyday ROM? Also, are there any posts or wikis about all the different kernels, guides on flashing and their pros and cons? My last dev device was a Blade and there weren't nearly as many different kernels and options available for that. Oh, and does CM9 come with a kernel..I don't need to flash anything else?

TheManicGibbon said:
So is CM9 smooth and stable enough to be used as my everyday ROM? Also, are there any posts or wikis about all the different kernels, guides on flashing and their pros and cons? My last dev device was a Blade and there weren't nearly as many different kernels and options available for that. Oh, and does CM9 come with a kernel..I don't need to flash anything else?
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Yes CM9 comes with it's own kernel. It's a mod on the 3.0.8 kernel. CM9 been running on my phone for 6 days now without a single reboot and FC.

Darrien13 said:
Peter Alfonso ICS
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Smooth, clean and reliable, especially paired with Eugene's kernel.
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what about miui ICS ROMs please? is it worth flashing or it is still in it's early test stages?

What's the procedure in flashing rom and mixing it with different kernel?
Thanks,
Vins

vision60y said:
What's the procedure in flashing rom and mixing it with different kernel?
Thanks,
Vins
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What I normally do is:
* do a full wipe (system, data, cache) if you are flashing a different ROM
* flash ROM first, reboot to make sure it runs properly
* flash kernel, wipe dalvik-cache (or also cache, just in case)
Always flash a ROM that says it supports your phone model. Also make sure that if you're using ICS ROM then flash an ICS kernel. On the other hand, if you're using GB ROM then flash a GB kernel.

AOKP
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Matr1x v14.0 with any rom! Haha
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[Q] Whats your ROM & Kernel?!

Just want to know what people are running on their phones. Im a flash freak and flash roms practically everyday, but i really want to find a rock solid, stable rom and kernel i can stick to.
Thanks in advance.

GPA19
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ogbreds said:
GPA19
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Still GB?
ROM : Mandaman2k ROM based on Peter Alfonso
Kernel : Matr1x

At the moment i am using Brickmakers MIUI 2.3.3 with Matr1x 16.0

I'm also using GPA 19 ... rock solid.

Now using Bugless Beast by Pete Alfonso, but I'm waiting until nexus Sense has got data! Than I probably will move to Nexus Sense! I'm running on the stock kernel, but Nexus Sense will run on Matr1x 11.5!! Bit old, but newer versions are for ICS.. Nexus Sense is on 2.3.3 at the moment... bit bad, but okay!
Greetzz, Jojoost.
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ROM: GummyNex 0.7.0
KERNEL: Matr1x 15.5
Stable, smooth, battery full >50hrs.

Brickmakers MIUI 2.3.3 with Eugene Speedy 7

ROM : ICS Peter Alfonso
Kernel : Matr1x v15.5 (v16 does not have deep idle )

Slim ICS v2.4 Alllll the way (with stock kernel, that is speedy 7)

Pete crespo 4g nightly 02/09 with Glados v2.10.
Thinking of going back to gpa19 or cm7.1.0.1.

wmdunn said:
I'm also using GPA 19 ... rock solid.
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How's the battery life?

CM9 2.1 and matrix16 kernel...get 32 hrs of battery with medium use...
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ChronicX said:
How's the battery life?
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I've always gotten good battery life from Pete's roms. I do alot of internet stuff, as well as the normal few calls and texts during the day. I have no problem going an entire 15 hour day without hitting the charger.

Wow, that pretty good battery life. Ill be sure to give it a go. Thanks everyone for there input helped a great deal.

Cyber-GR mod v7 with Matr1x kernel 15.5. Its stable, smooth and fast (at 200-1200 mhz smartass v2). That's my main ROM & Kernel, but I'm always trying out new roms.
The new 4.0.3 MIUI roms werent impressive to me. Not smooth, and fast enough :/.

AOKP Milestone 3 with SG's 2/05 kernel. Pretty rock solid in terms of battery life and stability and overall smoothness .
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Now nuherti 2.2 and speedy7.
Will test later with matrix 16.5 and new sg kerbel
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After trying out a few ROMs ive really liked Cybergr mod 7 with matrix 16.5 very smooth and excellent battery life. I REALLY want try out nuherti 2.2 though, anyone try it yet?

miui 2.2.3 brickmaster.still looking for its battery performance

[Q] WHICH IS FASTER..? Alfrix AOKP or Dhiru's CM9

Which is faster.. Alfrix UNofficial CM9 or Dhiru's CM9??
I am currently using Dhiru's CM9.. i think i might switch to Alfrix's because of these three reasons...
* It's Odexed (which is faster than deodexed rom)
* It has an overclocking feature
* Have Governors and Schedulers

dhiru's cm9 is what i prefer !

lol those 3 reasons? Dhirus CM9 also has those. just flash cm9 kernels.

CM 10 is a lot faster. I'm using it now.
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I'm on dhiru's CM9 since the last two month. Since I tested many other. I prefer this.

marshygeek said:
lol those 3 reasons? Dhirus CM9 also has those. just flash cm9 kernels.
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Which cm9 kernel are u talking abt .. is it UC kernel v16??.. is it stable??

I'm using test version of alpha 12 with hwcomposer and performance hacks. Smooth as butter but battery life could be better .
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MIUI v4 (android 4.0.4, based on CM0), very cool UI and utilities build-in. Speaker sound is better than CM9. Let's try.
CM10 is faster but has a bug with bluetooth, still not fixed.

alphs is alpha.
use stable gb value pack instead

cukierkas said:
alphs is alpha.
use stable gb value pack instead
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Using Android, don't afraid to flash ROM, install CWM & backup, then feel free to test new ROM.

Jb is stable, in some way. It's fast, smooth and the camera take good pictures(I tried it during a cookout and it was all fine).
Moreover nobody's using bluetooth except when it's broken :laugh:

Rom+Kernel advices.

I want a stable rom and kernel. The camera should be able to take 8MB pics and capture 1080p video. If possible I want JB or ICS.
please help. I have been seeking for rom and kernel for a long time. The developers does not give understandable specs like openly for me...

0b095 said:
I want a stable rom and kernel. The camera should be able to take 8MB pics and capture 1080p video. If possible I want JB or ICS.
please help. I have been seeking for rom and kernel for a long time. The developers does not give understandable specs like openly for me...
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official CM 7.2 is my recommendation.
ICS and JB are not fully working and since you want a stable one I'd stay away from those.

Alright then I guess I need to tell like '' the most stable ROM and Kernel among the JB and ICS. Guys please help me! Camera should work 1080p

0b095 said:
Alright then I guess I need to tell like '' the most stable ROM and Kernel among the JB and ICS. Guys please help me! Camera should work 1080p
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The only way that will work is on Adampk's and Mazout360's CM10.1 Rom Build 7 which is the only rom that has full HWA to make the camera work properly. Downside is that the Radio (Cellular Network) will NOT work. This means no calls, SMS, data, etc. Anything to do with your Mobile Network will not work.

Yuvin said:
The only way that will work is on Adampk's and Mazout360's CM10.1 Rom Build 7 which is the only rom that has full HWA to make the camera work properly. Downside is that the Radio (Cellular Network) will NOT work. This means no calls, SMS, data, etc. Anything to do with your Mobile Network will not work.
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hmm I tried Adampk's and Mazout360's CM10.1 Rom Build 7. It did not work it gives me Setup Wizard has stopped error always...... (

If you want stable and fast then I highly recommended Singh-ui.
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there is no stable ics/jb yet. Stick with GB and use faux kernal
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Xura08 said:
there is no stable ics/jb yet. Stick with GB and use faux kernal
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for example what do you use ?

I use Hellfire with faux kernal and I haven't had any problems. The ONLY downside is the battery indicator that comes with it, its kind of annoying
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Xura08 said:
I use Hellfire with faux kernal and I haven't had any problems. The ONLY downside is the battery indicator that comes with it, its kind of annoying
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can it capture 1080p and is it gb 2.3.7 or what ? also I have kamasha 4.1.1 with stock kernel (which comes with the rom) I guess it is cm 9 so I can hopefully use harsh kernel right ?

Xura08 said:
I use Hellfire with faux kernal and I haven't had any problems. The ONLY downside is the battery indicator that comes with it, its kind of annoying
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You're using the faux DS kernel. Use his regular CM one.
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0b095 said:
can it capture 1080p and is it gb 2.3.7 or what ? also I have kamasha 4.1.1 with stock kernel (which comes with the rom) I guess it is cm 9 so I can hopefully use harsh kernel right ?
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If you have problems with Faux kernels try Trinitys. I could never get Faux's kernels to play nice with my phone and while they ran smoother the random reboots, black screens and having to keep phone from sleeping just killed it for me.
This was oh stock voltage as well.
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guys I think the best rom is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420972 that one for me! At least the developer tells the specs of the rom clearly... I just did not understand how to install v6supercharger, it seems hard to do.
I currently have KashaMalaga (jb 4.1.1.) with harsh kernel 1.4 GHZ everything's looking pretty stable except camera ( no 1080p ) well I'll go with that for a while than maybe install above rom and hopefully v6supercharger

I installed Hellfire cm7 GB 2.3.7. with v6 supercharger. All fine but screen sensitivity is really low.

0b095 said:
I installed Hellfire cm7 GB 2.3.7. with v6 supercharger. All fine but screen sensitivity is really low.
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Might be something to do with v6. Im not running it and everything is fine for me.
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I'm using CM7.2 stable with Wolfscript and Harsh kernel and my phone is flying! Very stable and very fast (after Wolf script), though battery life has taken a hit after running the script. My next flash will be Mazout360's dual-boot CM10.1 unofficial with a GB ROM as my daily (still haven't decided which - they're all so good! )
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