• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Root The Ultimate Root Thread (Roms, Kernels, How To) [Updated 10/25]

B2L

Android Expert
Over the next few weeks, I'm going to use this thread to compile a list of tutorials, hacks, mods, themes, roms, radios, and kernels for the Nexus S. (This may take a little while, so be patient.)

If you have any suggestions of stuff to add to this thread please let me know, and I will work on it.

DISCLAIMER:Rooting your device will void your warranty, and could potentially brick your phone. I am not responsible for anything that you do to your device. If something goes wrong the only person you can blame is yourself. I highly suggest that if you don't know what you're doing, don't even try it in the first place.

I am compiling this list of everything root to help out users, and to have a place where nearly everything is easily accessible. These roms, kernels, and hacks are not my work, please support, and thank the developers that put their hard work and effort into making your device more awesome.

These tutorials should work for the Nexus S i9020T, i9020A, and i9023. These guides, and tutorials are made for GSM versions only, they will not work for the Nexus S 4G.

Guide to setup ADB:
How To Set Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices | TheUnlockr

Guide to unlocking the bootloader:
Most rooting guides will explain how to do this, but its here in case you need it.
Unlock Nexus S Bootloader [How to Guide] | Redmond Pie

Rooting guides:

One Click Root for Windows
[OCR][WIN]For all ROMS & Devices[CWM&TWRP][10/9] - xda-developers

The Unlockr how to root the Nexus S. (Great tutorial for beginners.)
How To: Root the Samsung Nexus S (Updated 01.20.11) | TheUnlockr

Rooting on a Mac
[GUIDE] Root 2.3.3 On a Mac WITH OEM Unlock! - xda-developers

Koush's guide to rooting
[GUIDE] Root and Recovery for the Nexus S - xda-developers

Rooting guide for Windows
How to Root Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread on Nexus S? [Tutorial] | Jaxov

Rooting guide for Ubuntu
[GUIDE] Linux Ubuntu: Unlocking Bootloader / Rooting Nexus S - xda-developers


How to flash roms on your Nexus S:
How To: Load a Custom ROM on the Samsung Nexus S | TheUnlockr
 
Some of these Roms, and Kernels may no longer be supported. Please make sure you check the version, and compatibility before flashing.

OTA update to 2.3.6 from GRJ22: (Root not needed, use this if you want the latest update, but don't want to wait for the OTA to hit your device.)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278868

Roms: (Some of these roms may, or may not have been updated. Check to make sure it's safe before flashing.)

Ice Cream Sandwich ICS!!! Early port from the SDK. (Stable enough to be used as a daily rom.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313337

CyanogenMod 7 Nightlies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917865

CyanogenMod 7 Stable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297566

CyanogenMod 7 Kangs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275545

Nexus MV
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1229056

Brainmasters MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181050

KelLMSking MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1287920

Crespo MIUI Pure English
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117808

Formels MIUI mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238473

Prophets MIUI mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297411

NSCollab
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959282

Ultimate Crespo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316074

Gingerbread Peter Alfonso
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209244

Stock Rom (Root+deodexed+zip align)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284643

Matr1xRom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311303

Oxygen Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285243

Reverse Stock 2.3.6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306976

IceandFire
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041401

Nexus Mode Go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294581

Blandroid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067314

Dev-Null
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195467

Axlor_HDblo_NexusII
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285731

NexusMode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284865

Stock 2.3.4 (Deodexed w/radio)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060192

ZuluZulu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062025

SuperOSR
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201435



Kernels:
Matr1x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100448

Jame Bond, now known as Lucid Nexus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1173797

Trinity (OC, and UV)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036996

Netarchy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936219

CM7 slight OC, and UV
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1283031

Apocalypse-Talon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290798




All Nexus S Radios:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
 
Mods/Hacks

Graphics Performance Boost
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264519

Google Wallet Fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286315

Landscape Orientation on stock Gingerbread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316682

Mount SD card as EXT4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889471

Battery Life Extender (BLX)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257497

Live OC (Mod/Kernel)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288015

Deep Idle (Mod/Kernel)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297535

GB Stock Launcher for CM7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933517

Screen Dimmer (Mod/Kernel)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228831

Touchkey/Backlight dimmer (Mod/Kernel)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1141233

Touch Wake (Mod/Kernel)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239240

Flashable ClockworkMod recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248760

ViperMod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094775

Lazy CPUFreq Governor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276092

Snappy CPUFreq Governor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271792

Voodoo Improvements (Sound, Color fix)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935637



Theme Chooser theme list:
These themes are made for the T-Mobile theme engine, which is included in builds of CM7, and roms based off of Cyanogenmod. If you are trying to use a theme from this list make sure it's HDPI, MDPI themes will not work for the Nexus S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167075


Tools:

Efs Backup/restore
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138873
 
Back
Top Bottom