Looks like our devices are finally dead. Time to Upgrade
I'll wait for a (stable) KK ROM before agreeing ;+)
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
lol, well the Nexus S 4G Developing Forum is pretty much dead except for the avatar rom really. I saw a couple people trying to get a stable 4.3 working but that was weeks ago. as for 4.4 i read that someone said you can use the Crespo version but you have to change a couple things and even with those changes it barely works
Yeah, this is a sad thing... If I had more time I'd try to build something...
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
rbeavers said:
I'll wait for a (stable) KK ROM before agreeing ;+)
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm using a non stable version of kitkat rite now and I love it. It feels as fast as it was when i first got it two years ago. And when art is finally standard, it will go even faster
Sent from my Nexus S using xda app-developers app
I'm attempting to build CM11 for crespo4g right now.
We'll see how this goes.
I'm anticipating I'll run into at least as many issues as are plaguing the crespo. Plus WiMAX hasn't been working on any 4.3 builds, so I doubt we'll have it either. I'll post it here when I'm done, don't think I have enough cred on xda to post on the 4g dev section
nstant said:
lol, well the Nexus S 4G Developing Forum is pretty much dead except for the avatar rom really. I saw a couple people trying to get a stable 4.3 working but that was weeks ago. as for 4.4 i read that someone said you can use the Crespo version but you have to change a couple things and even with those changes it barely works
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
CM 10.2 is very active. Getting Nightly updates, but it runs a little slow.
CM10.3, KK, should be better.
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
rbeavers said:
CM 10.2 is very active. Getting Nightly updates, but it runs a little slow.
CM10.3, KK, should be better.
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ummm kk is CM11 not CM10.3... Just an fyi
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Wow
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
the1dynasty said:
Ummm kk is CM11 not CM10.3... Just an fyi
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That makes sense.
Can't wait.....
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
My build failed, trying to work from crespo cm11 sources and crespo4g cm10.2 solely for the radios. Anybody wanna try and help me figure this out? I've built for mako, but that's a whole different animal.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
I forked CyanogenMod's CM10.2 crespo4g repo, and added a couple changes to update storage for KitKat, but most of the device specific stuff draws from the crespo tree, which is already at version 11.0 in CM's sources. I'm gonna try to start a build right now. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'll also open a thread in the ns4g dev section as soon as I can.
If anyone wants to contribute code/tips/general know-how to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Also since I'm working from the 10.2 codebase, I expect the WiMax issue to carry over. That's something I'm willing to work on when I get it booting.
I also tried a dirty port from this discontinued crespo rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526740. It just bootloops.
Here's my repo. Feel free to fork/make pull requests/etc...
https://github.com/jc4gavejc/android_device_samsung_crespo4g/tree/cm-11.0
jc4gavejc said:
I forked CyanogenMod's CM10.2 crespo4g repo, and added a couple changes to update storage for KitKat, but most of the device specific stuff draws from the crespo tree, which is already at version 11.0 in CM's sources. I'm gonna try to start a build right now. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'll also open a thread in the ns4g dev section as soon as I can.
If anyone wants to contribute code/tips/general know-how to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Also since I'm working from the 10.2 codebase, I expect the WiMax issue to carry over. That's something I'm willing to work on when I get it booting.
I also tried a dirty port from this discontinued crespo rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526740. It just bootloops.
Here's my repo. Feel free to fork/make pull requests/etc...
https://github.com/jc4gavejc/android_device_samsung_crespo4g/tree/cm-11.0
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What's the error?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
jc4gavejc said:
I forked CyanogenMod's CM10.2 crespo4g repo, and added a couple changes to update storage for KitKat, but most of the device specific stuff draws from the crespo tree, which is already at version 11.0 in CM's sources. I'm gonna try to start a build right now. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'll also open a thread in the ns4g dev section as soon as I can.
If anyone wants to contribute code/tips/general know-how to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Also since I'm working from the 10.2 codebase, I expect the WiMax issue to carry over. That's something I'm willing to work on when I get it booting.
I also tried a dirty port from this discontinued crespo rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526740. It just bootloops.
Here's my repo. Feel free to fork/make pull requests/etc...
https://github.com/jc4gavejc/android_device_samsung_crespo4g/tree/cm-11.0
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can't help with building it but i can be the first to try it when you're done...
My thoughts would be to edit the bootclass path in the kernel from the nexus s ROM to work for the nexus s 4g, as well as whatever else code is important in the kernel, then get it booting since in order to dirty port a ns ROM to the ns4g all you have to do is swap kernels and then you'll have basic functionality, but that's my two cents, I could be missing something important idk
Sent from my Sero 7 Pro using xda app-developers app
CM11 FTW
nstant said:
Looks like our devices are finally dead. Time to Upgrade
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just installed adityaxavier's unofficial CM11. Everything is working, including WiFi to 3G switchover (which wouldn't work in any CM10.2 build or Slimbean 4.3 build).
Wimax 4g is not yet working, but that is a minor issue for most.
I hope the Nexus S 4G development won't die out any time soon. This NS4G is my first smartphone, and I use it as a wifi only device. It was a friend's old phone, donated to me. I also have an original Motorola Droid (also from another friend's old phone stash), which I rooted and modded with custom ROMs and stuff. The Droid is now my little brother's first smartphone (also wifi-only). It's been a great learning experience, AND we get useful devices to use too! It's why I love it here at XDA so much.
NOT Dead! Because I found a few "newer", great ROMs to try out still. ROMs I tried and thoughts:
- adityxavier's unofficial CM 11, build 11 --> great, fast, smooth; but I get those errors prompts saying "process com.phone.android stopped working" after boot up. I tried a clean install, as well as a dirty install after factory reset. Still getting those errors.
- jc4gavejc's AOSP 4.4 for Nexus S 4G --> same as above, but also very simplistic, lean, and clean-looking, which I loved. I would've kept this ROM if not for the same error prompts "process com.phone.android stopped working"; or "process com.messaging.android stopped working". I'm beginning to think my phone can't handle 4.4 builds somehow.
- Slim Bean 4.3 --->fast, smooth, stable, minimalistic-looking, with none of the extra features that I'd likely not use anyways. I'm using it now as my stable ROM until I see a working android 4.4 that I can try out again.
- Helly Bean 4.3 -->Also a fast and stable ROM on my crespo4g device. Lots of extra features from Paranoid Android, which I don't really use. My stock battery charging animation disappears with this one. It seems to power on during charging, even after I turn it off.
- Official CM 10.2 --> easiest to install b/c of the cminstaller, but noticeably slower than the above custom ROMs.
Once I have enough posts, and clearance to do so, I'll post these comments, with more details, in their appropriate threads, to help give feedback on the ROMs I tried. Thanks to all the developers that spent time and efforts on these!
Related
I got my Nexus 4 yesterday and I've been using an S3 for a month or so running CM 10.1
Should I flash CM 10.1 on my Nexus 4, or will there be a new version that will soon be released pertaining to 4.2.2?
How stable is CM on the Nexus 4? I had a few issues with it on the S3. Will it be as reliable as stock?
nmunro said:
I got my Nexus 4 yesterday and I've been using an S3 for a month or so running CM 10.1
Should I flash CM 10.1 on my Nexus 4, or will there be a new version that will soon be released pertaining to 4.2.2?
How stable is CM on the Nexus 4? I had a few issues with it on the S3. Will it be as reliable as stock?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The CM ROM for the N4 is stable, I've been using it for a while and haven't had any problems.
I think the latest nightly has the 4.2.2 updates in it already.
Which ROM to use is kind of personal though and depends on what you want, take a look at the ROMs in the threads and you will see quite a few choices, and then there are even a lot of different kernels too so there are plenty of choices.
Rasbean Jelly or Xenon HD. Both are stable as can be.
Sent from my Droid DNA
I personally love SlimBean. Right now I'm using my Slim-Star ROM (PM me for details and download link) which is based off of SlimBean.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
In these kind of threads a lot of ROMs always are mentioned. I think you can better take a look around the forum and decide for yourself.
Remcotjuuh said:
In these kind of threads a lot of ROMs always are mentioned. I think you can better take a look around the forum and decide for yourself.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I found the best ROM for me by installing the popular ones for a few days each then picking the one I liked the most.
I'm using PA 3+ (ParanoidAndroid), It's CM 10 based, this rom has Hybrid UI (Table UI, Stock UI, etc) and have a lot of colors improvements and the best feature is the PIE control that is really awesome.
You can check PA 3+ here and you can check the development forum for all the other roms available.
Good Luck! =)
I'll probably just go with CM since its what I'm used to. Don't have time right now to try a bunch of different things.
My phone currently isn't rooted. Can someone link a good guide on how to root and install CM?
No
NEXUS 4...Make em say uhhh..nah nah nah
nmunro said:
I'll probably just go with CM since its what I'm used to. Don't have time right now to try a bunch of different things.
My phone currently isn't rooted. Can someone link a good guide on how to root and install CM?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you want to do the process yourself here is the guide, if not here is a toolkit.
And here is CM 10.1 with instructions.
Good Luck and Enjoy! =)
Cm10.1 4.2.2 no doubt
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
I don't like CM10. I find stock smooth, and I think when RasbeanJelly is updated to 4.2.2 base, you should use that.
I can't seem to find anyone who is working with this so I'm going to attempt to build the new 20.0.0
Any pointers people can throw my way would be appreciated as I have never built a rom before.
I've worked with java and C++ so I think I can pull this off. Gonna start by building and testing CM10.1 first before I attempt PACman.
Sounds good. Update us on how you go.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Well, it won't take a whole lot of work, I thought there was root box for the n7 (kinda like PAC man) but mabey that was the n4.
Just pull PAC man source tree, add grouper kernel and config files and build.
Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.67 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
Its been released already.
PACman
r00t4rd3d said:
Its been released already.
PACman
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
dude that's just wrong...
Hello im new to android rom creation and i was looking to make a up to date p.a.c man rom since we have rc2 for cyanogenmod but i was wondering if there was anything special to know when trying to compile p.a.c? thank you for your help
Well, if you just want to compile PAC it's pretty easy. Setup your enviroment like any other build but during repo init, use Pac's github instead of Cyanogenmod's github.
If you want to take CM RC2 and Merge it with PAC to get the "latest", you'd have to setup with PAC and cherry pick CM changes.
There are other ways, but these are the only way I know.
is there any real advantage to doing that? i know cm10.1 rc2 has improvements but i would imagine that would only be using it as a base, im new to this so i dont see how other pac roms like the s3 rom has all of this up to date
HarEllis said:
is there any real advantage to doing that? i know cm10.1 rc2 has improvements but i would imagine that would only be using it as a base, im new to this so i dont see how other pac roms like the s3 rom has all of this up to date
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think all the other roms do not have CM10.1 rc2 as a base yet, it released not long ago, right? Perhaps there would be benefits, but very little. I'm not very sure as I've migrated away from CM.
exb0 said:
I think all the other roms do not have CM10.1 rc2 as a base yet, it released not long ago, right? Perhaps there would be benefits, but very little. I'm not very sure as I've migrated away from CM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it was last week around i believe, what is your chosen base? im really just looking to make myself a good personal rom and maybe even take it further.
HarEllis said:
Yes it was last week around i believe, what is your chosen base? im really just looking to make myself a good personal rom and maybe even take it further.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My personal ROM before I switched to PA was based on AOSP. I found that cm had some issues with 240dpi and I couldn't fix it. I used AOSP and it was fine. It was harder to get started ( root and recovery stuff ) but after that it was firne.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
exb0 said:
My personal ROM before I switched to PA was based on AOSP. I found that cm had some issues with 240dpi and I couldn't fix it. I used AOSP and it was fine. It was harder to get started ( root and recovery stuff ) but after that it was firne.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
so paranoid android switched from a cm10.1 base to an aosp? if that sso then im fine with making a paranoid android rom, the first rom i really fell in love with lol.
HarEllis said:
so paranoid android switched from a cm10.1 base to an aosp? if that sso then im fine with making a paranoid android rom, the first rom i really fell in love with lol.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I believe PA is based on AOSP now. It started off with CM bases though. But again, I'm not really sure.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
exb0 said:
I believe PA is based on AOSP now. It started off with CM bases though. But again, I'm not really sure.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you are correct, i appreciate the help thank you.
HarEllis said:
you are correct, i appreciate the help thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No problem. Have fun building! If you run into errors feel free to PM me.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
exb0 said:
No problem. Have fun building! If you run into errors feel free to PM me.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
will do!
Hello everyone,
I'm getting an N4 next week and I was wandering how stable AOKP's milestone 1 or CM RC2 are given that nither have a proper stable out yet.
Let me give some context. I use to be big on flashing, the phone I have now has run every any anying I have been able to find but to be honest I'm sort fo bored of it. At this point I'm just looking for somethig I can flash and wait for the OTA update for the next point or big number realse and Yes I know that both roms mention above are not "stable" but they will be soon I hope. I can put up with annoynces for some time while the stable comes out so I can move up to it. Also I'm open for sugestion if there anything more solid then AKOP or CM(if that is even plosible) by all means shear
They're both pretty stable. All features are fully working. Both roms have been on the Nexus 4 scene since day one so the developers have worked hard to eliminate any bugs. Just flash one and try it out yourself.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
CyanogenMod RC2, being a release candidate, is very stable and bug free (from my experience).
Sent from my CM10.1 Nexus 4
that is awsome news that there really stable. I'm confuse, why then are they not mark as stable? Can they be using debian definiton of stable?
gozes said:
that is awsome news that there really stable. I'm confuse, why then are they not mark as stable? Can they be using debian definiton of stable?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Probably the developer doesn't think it's ready. Either way, it seems stable enough for daily use.
It sounds like I'm contradicting myself. LOL
Mmuzzy ROM. 100% stable with just a few very necessary customizations.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
sound good. I will asum that as soon as they think is go for stable then there will be an OTAU for it
gozes said:
sound good. I will asum that as soon as they think is go for stable then there will be an OTAU for it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah. They probably won't label "Stable" but a "Milestone" instead.
Every rom i have tried for my n4 have been stable
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
now a stupid question, I haven't use AOKP in a while so I was wandering do I still need to get the gapps in another zip and flash them or do the now ship with the rom? if they don't where do I get them because I dont't see them on there site
gozes said:
now a stupid question, I haven't use AOKP in a while so I was wandering do I still need to get the gapps in another zip and flash them or do the now ship with the rom? if they don't where do I get them because I dont't see them on there site
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here is the gapps file.
http://d-h.st/VpV
Before you flash anything. PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP NANDROID FILE IN RECOVERY MODE JUST IN CASE THE PHONE DOESN'T BOOT.
I assume you know how to do a backup. LOL
scream4cheese said:
Here is the gapps file.
http://d-h.st/VpV
Before you flash anything. PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP NANDROID FILE IN RECOVERY MODE JUST IN CASE THE PHONE DOESN'T BOOT.
I assume you know how to do a backup. LOL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes I do in fact I do most of my rom setups with adb
gozes said:
yes I do in fact I do most of my rom setups with adb
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Aw sweet. :good::fingers-crossed:
Primerunner theme chooser edition is great and so are the rassaber builds, sentinel is a must if u prefer a straight cm experience but want gaming optimization
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
carbon CM aospa
I've used cm10.1 and switched to Xylon when I had the desire for more customization. Ever since JellyBeer started however it's been my main ROM and I absolutely love the functionality and stability it has to offer. I am intrigued by PA's Halo though.
Switching over to TWRP I'm ready for a 4.2.2 ROM - I'm definitely interested in AOKP, but I was curious about this 'Orion' I see listed in people's tags. I can't seem to find anything with that name, and I noticed a few AOKP's, so a little confused. Is this the Orion ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2355916
So many thanks
blksheep said:
Switching over to TWRP I'm ready for a 4.2.2 ROM - I'm definitely interested in AOKP, but I was curious about this 'Orion' I see listed in people's tags. I can't seem to find anything with that name, and I noticed a few AOKP's, so a little confused. Is this the Orion ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2355916
So many thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Orion was on Droidrzr.com, but the dev has stopped supporting it so he could focus on Slim. You still might be able to DL it, but don't expect updates. The one you linked is good and gets updated, go ahead and use it. I might also suggest SlimBean and BeanStalk, but AOKP gave me the best battery. I just like the options in the others.
Sent from my XT907 using xda app-developers app
RikRong said:
Orion was on Droidrzr.com, but the dev has stopped supporting it so he could focus on Slim. You still might be able to DL it, but don't expect updates. The one you linked is good and gets updated, go ahead and use it. I might also suggest SlimBean and BeanStalk, but AOKP gave me the best battery. I just like the options in the others.
Sent from my XT907 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
right.
the dev of the AOKP ROM you link (Tim) is excellent, and has done a tremendous amount of work for our community. however, the key difference between Orion AOKP and this AOKP is that the ORION version has some additional tweaks that improve battery life (in addition to aesthetics).
otherwise, you really cannot go wrong with either.
Would anyone have a link? I'd really love to A/B them. Plus I'm getting FC's with Tim's ROM after its finally installed following two previous failed attempts.
blksheep said:
Would anyone have a link? I'd really love to A/B them. Plus I'm getting FC's with Tim's ROM after its finally installed following two previous failed attempts.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's on droidrzr.com. Like I said, it might not be supported anymore.
Sent from my XT907 using xda app-developers app