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[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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marfillaster said:
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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+ 1
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] Nexus S Rom and Kernel combo

Could anyone suggest me best rom and kernel combo for Nexus S? Im pretty new in this. Hope tofind help here Thanks

Cyber is a good rom.
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cyberGR ? and whats best kernel for it ?

Bugless Beast Pixel Edition + Franco Kernel.
As a noob who has tried many combo, this is most stable and fast.

air kernel

I use Brainmaster's CM9 with Matrix 19.0
Its very stable, and pretty smooth.
I've used CyberGR v10, but i prefer Brainmaster's Rom over his. (had a lot of issues with his Rom)

Will try these. You can suggest more combos and links please. Thanks alot
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Me always use bugless beast...with pete alfonso kernel..very smooth
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Trinity kernel and Rascream combo is pretty awesome

RasCream and any Trinity kernel
Rascream rom http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/rascream/?id=crespo
Trinity kernels http://www.derkernel.com/ics-crespo.php

Currently using the latest cm9 skankwich with Trinity, loving the speed and battery. Gaming works wonderfully.
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simms22 said:
RasCream and any Trinity kernel
Rascream rom http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/rascream/?id=crespo
Trinity kernels http://www.derkernel.com/ics-crespo.php
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what version of trinity kernel?

wuggy said:
what version of trinity kernel?
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this version of t144 http://goo.gl/SWiSR

simms22 said:
this version of t144 http://goo.gl/SWiSR
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thanks alot

should i use any scripts? what app should i use for OC and how much should i OC?

simms22 said:
this version of t144 http://goo.gl/SWiSR
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When I OC to 1.44 why do I get reboots while antutu bench test. When those knights with swords appears?
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wuggy said:
When I OC to 1.44 why do I get reboots while antutu bench test. When those knights with swords appears?
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it means that your phone cant handle the 1.44ghz cpu oc and 240mhz(20%) bus/gpu oc. not many phones can. every phone is different. some can oc high, some not so high, and some not at all. unfortunately, even though its the same phone, they can vary widely in performance.

aokp + matr1x

+1 derek.
AOKP build33 with Matr1x

AOKP B32 with air kernel. Runs quite nice. Although battery lasts only about 12h. On b31 with matr1x kernel I reached 15+h on my i9023 but it got unstable due to liveoc.
I like aokp a lot, but I am not sure about which is the best kernel. I think with the next milestone I will do a systematical test series.
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Best kernel to go with CM10.

I just got this phone, and I'm liking it, is there a better kernel than the stock cm10 one? I plan on listening to music and using core features of the phone. Nothing fancy.
Also, mines a 4g if it makes a difference.
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das_webos_transformer said:
I just got this phone, and I'm liking it, is there a better kernel than the stock cm10 one? I plan on listening to music and using core features of the phone. Nothing fancy.
Also, mines a 4g if it makes a difference.
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Try Marmite, Trinity, or Matrix
I personally use Marmite.

Thanks!
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das_webos_transformer said:
Thanks!
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No problem. Thank my post above

I forget sometimes when not on my mobile.
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These kernels do not work. I think only marmite has a cm10 version. Cm10 did something stupid that breaks other kernels.
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Everyone has their own favorite when it comes to kernels. Ask 5 people and get 5 answers.
MATR1X for stability
AIR for features gov choices (I use AIR cause I like the blue color really gives the LCD a rich deep look)
Marmite good all around people rave about it
Trinity for performance
I'm sure I'm missing some but these are the ones I have flashed
You can't really go wrong just start flashing and see which one fits your usage best.
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Trinity didn't Sitwell with cm10, marmite did however. No biggie. Works fine. Although the. "Stock one" had the color tweaks, likened that.
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das_webos_transformer said:
Trinity didn't Sitwell with cm10, marmite did however. No biggie. Works fine. Although the. "Stock one" had the color tweaks, likened that.
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Marmite supports voodoo, which are the color tweaks that cm10 stole. App can be found in play store "voodoo sound" and is for amoled screens.
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kwibis said:
Marmite supports voodoo, which are the color tweaks that cm10 stole. App can be found in play store "voodoo sound" and is for amoled screens.
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Ok I mean the nexus s settings one
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Only marmite supports cm10 AFAIK, you can't just use any kernel with cm10.
To get cm10 kernel back just wipe cache/dalvik and reflash ROM with gapps,
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mdean1981 said:
Try Marmite, Trinity, or Matrix
I personally use Marmite.
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kwibis said:
These kernels do not work. I think only marmite has a cm10 version. Cm10 did something stupid that breaks other kernels.
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My apologies, I was in a hurry and did not think the topic was CM10 specific. At the moment other then the CM Kernel I do believe Marmite is the only supported CM kernel and I believe that has stipulations. You can ask the dev bedalus. He is very helpful.

Another question, in the update script is data wiped? Or does it just flash system?
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which one of these 4 have got the best battery life?

AzN MusiQ said:
which one of these 4 have got the best battery life?
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Depends on the ROM you use and the way you use your device.

mdean1981 said:
Depends on the ROM you use and the way you use your device.
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I post it in a CM10 Thread. So I use CM10 ^^

Nexism said:
Everyone has their own favorite when it comes to kernels. Ask 5 people and get 5 answers.
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Well True
AIR for features gov choices (I use AIR cause I like the blue color really gives the LCD a rich deep look)
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I also like the blue color its pretty good. Can you post a screenshot .. I would want to try that
thanks
Regards

VMLagTuner[DEV][Q]

I don't know if it's ok to ask here but..
Can anyone port this tweaks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978061 for our phone?
I have a friend and with this tweaks (galaxy s 1 ,i9000) her phone fly..

I may be wrong. But it looks like it will work on our phone. You can try if you want and report to us.
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rickvrolings said:
I may be wrong. But it looks like it will work on our phone. You can try if you want and report to us.
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I agree..

Btw. I tried it, and i can tell a lot of difference in backstab! Great!
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RobyRc said:
I don't know if it's ok to ask here but..
Can anyone port this tweaks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978061 for our phone?
I have a friend and with this tweaks (galaxy s 1 ,i9000) her phone fly..
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This script works on any Android phones
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EDIT:I made a big mistake not giving it rights to execute... I managed to get it working, although I haven't tested yet if it improved gaming.

Holy cows. Shadowgun dead zone is running so smooth on shadowrom ICS with this tweak. Look at my antutu. And I used stock kernel

combination of aokp jb alpha 2 and castagnait 7.3
vm.vfs_cache_pressure is 20 (seems to interfere with some other tweaks)
phone is laggy. so are the games

dr.wtf said:
combination of aokp jb alpha 2 and castagnait 7.3
vm.vfs_cache_pressure is 20 (seems to interfere with some other tweaks)
phone is laggy. so are the games
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You need to remove all tweaks in system/ etc/ init.d except for the two stock ones. You also have to install busy box.

didn't have busybox. now i do. but still the same.
in init.d there were only the two stock ones.

What about cm10 has anyone tested it?

I have no idea what kind of magic does it use, but it really made games smoother. I'm impressed.

dr.wtf said:
didn't have busybox. now i do. but still the same.
in init.d there were only the two stock ones.
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Are you using castagnit kernel? You have to use stock kernel. If it still lags then read the thread again for instructions

dr.wtf said:
combination of aokp jb alpha 2 and castagnait 7.3
vm.vfs_cache_pressure is 20 (seems to interfere with some other tweaks)
phone is laggy. so are the games
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yes, as i said, i use castagnait kernel.

dr.wtf said:
yes, as i said, i use castagnait kernel. on't want to
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Have it your way then. I played shadowgun dead zone on castagnit kernel and still got lags but with this mod it feels like my phone is having dual core

i'd stick to the stock kernel if there wasn't the image compression issue

Work with pac gti8150
Antutu score attached
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I'm on CM10 by I vendor and stock kernel;What should I do else?Does it work on CM10 ROM ??

alireza7991 said:
I'm on CM10 by I vendor and stock kernel;What should I do else?Does it work on CM10 ROM ??
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Download the PDF file from the original thread. Remove .PDF extension. Put it in /system/etc/unit.d. change permissions to rwx-rwx-rx. And done!
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I assume that it works on any 2.x kernel.

[Q] Which Kernel on 4.2.1?

I recently installed a 4.2.1 Rom (currently xylon, but I want to try every of them). Which kernels are compatible?
I used Air Kernel on 4.1.1 and I really loved it, but seems it does not work on 4.2.
thank you

Try marmite it works like a charm on 4.2.1
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Marmite is the only one that works? Cause it has only 3 governors (I remember ondemand smartass and performance). I loved other kernels also because of their variety of governors.

Matr1x works as well.
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Derkernel should do although I haven't tried it yet.
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Thank you!! I'm gonna try matr1x.

flipsk8 said:
Try marmite it works like a charm on 4.2.1
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I've tried a marmite kernel and the color of the display turned red-ish/pink-ish...is there a marmite version that keeps the color like the stock kernel?

discovery94 said:
I've tried a marmite kernel and the color of the display turned red-ish/pink-ish...is there a marmite version that keeps the color like the stock kernel?
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Not sure why Marmite turned redish pinkish on you. It has fixed colors. Try Matr1x. It has stock colors unless you wanna change them.

mdean1981 said:
Not sure why Marmite turned redish pinkish on you. It has fixed colors. Try Matr1x. It has stock colors unless you wanna change them.
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maybe because there are many different versions of the marmite kernel. So i was wondering if there's one with fixed stock colors.
Does Matr1x work well with 4.2.1 ROMs?

discovery94 said:
maybe because there are many different versions of the marmite kernel. So i was wondering if there's one with fixed stock colors.
Does Matr1x work well with 4.2.1 ROMs?
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Marmite does not have stock colors. I just said to do Matr1x. It has stock unless you use voodoo to change them.

+1 Matr1x.
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Air kernel r4 is out and is now compatible on 4.2.1
I mounted it today and seems to be very smooth