[M200][REF] All OTA and Available Full ROM Packages

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Below is a list of all available OTA and full ROM packages for the Nexus S, model M200.

THIS IS FOR M200 ONLY. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER VARIANT, PLEASE FIND THE THREAD FOR YOUR VARIANT.

Typical disclaimer where I tell you that all of this stuff is at your own risk and I'm not responsible if you mess up your phone, yadda yadda.

These updates are 100% stock and are NOT rooted.

HOW TO FLASH

I'm not giving instructions on how to flash ZIP files. If you don't know how to do that, you probably shouldn't be looking for stuff in this thread. There are plenty of threads on how to flash zips through recovery. Do a little reading before proceeding.

The recovery-flashable full ROM packages will only flash if your phone has no ROM, any custom ROM, or a stock ROM that's older than the version you're trying to flash. For instance, the 2.3.4 full ROM package will flash over the stock 2.3.3 ROM, but not over the stock 2.3.6 ROM.

With fastboot images, you can flash any version over any other version.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET AN ERROR WHILE FLASHING?

If you get an error flashing a recovery-flashable full ROM package, it means that you are running a stock ROM that's newer than the version you're trying to flash. If you're trying to downgrade, then you must install ClockworkMod recovery, then wipe system, boot, data, cache, and Dalvik cache. You will then be able to flash the older version. Optionally, you can also flash fastboot images of a version older than the version you're trying to flash.

If you get an error flashing an incremental update, it means one of four things. Either you don't have an M200, you aren't running a stock ROM, you have changed something with your stock ROM (this includes build.prop changes, radio or bootloader changes as well), or you're running Android 4.X and trying to update manually. These incremental updates only work if you are running a completely, perfectly stock ROM exactly the way Google provides it, with the right radio and the right bootloader. There are no exceptions to this rule. Furthermore, Android 4.X ROMs can no longer be updated manually in stock recovery. See below.

A NOTE ABOUT ANDROID 4.X OTAs

Beginning with Ice Cream Sandwich, Google has made a change to stock recovery that prevents you from flashing future OTA updates manually. Instead you are now required to wait for the OTA notification on your phone and then tap "Reboot and Install."

If this pisses you off, you have the option of unlocking your bootloader, installing either a stock Gingerbread recovery or ClockworkMod recovery, and then flashing the OTA updates manually.

LATEST VERSION

The latest Android version available for M200 is Gingerbread version 2.3.6, build GRK39F.

BUILD REFERENCE

GRI54 - Android 2.3.3
GRJ22 - Android 2.3.4
GRK39F - Android 2.3.6

FULL ROMS

FASTBOOT IMAGES

If you're comfortable with fastboot, you can flash these images to return your phone back to raw stock.

Generally the best way to do this is to perform the following steps:

Put all six fastboot images in one folder, unlock your bootloader, perform the fastboot flashes, then lock the bootloader:

fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock

FLASHING FASTBOOT IMAGES WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR PHONE'S DATA AND WILL RETURN YOU TO A FACTORY STOCK, UNROOTED STATE.

Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/KRKC1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader
Official factory fastboot images, must be flashed using fastboot on an unlocked bootloader. Contains recovery, radio, and bootloader.
THESE IMAGES MUST BE FLASHED USING BOOTLOADER VERSION I9020XXKA3

RECOVERY-FLASHABLE ROMS

Android 2.3.4/GRJ22/KRKC1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader
Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.

Still need ROMs for:
Android 2.3.3/GRI54/KRKB3 Radio/KA3 Bootloader
Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/KRKC1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader

INCREMENTAL UPDATES

The links provided here are to Google's official update package for each version. Sometimes Google provides a small incremental update package for upgrading between versions, other times they just provide full ROM packages for bigger version upgrades. For instance, Google pushed a small incremental update to upgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6. If your phone was running 2.3.3, there is no 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 incremental update, so Google would push the 2.3.6 full ROM package.

Android 2.3.3 (Build GRI54/KRKB3 Radio/KA3 Bootloader)
2.3.3 -> 2.3.4

Android 2.3.4 (Build GRJ22/KRKC1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader)
2.3.4 -> 2.3.6

This does not mention ICS for the Korean Nexus S. Is that because it's not available or supported, yet? Are these only "official" ROMs?

I've been scanning these pages for an hour, and I cannot find a clear, simple answer to whether or not I can get ICS working on my Korean SHW-M200.

Frustrating.

Why doesn't XDA just offer upgrades as a service? Hell, I'll pay someone 10 bucks to just do it and get it over with, ffs.

Originally Posted by abundantmind

This does not mention ICS for the Korean Nexus S. Is that because it's not available or supported, yet? Are these only "official" ROMs?

I've been scanning these pages for an hour, and I cannot find a clear, simple answer to whether or not I can get ICS working on my Korean SHW-M200.

Frustrating.

Why doesn't XDA just offer upgrades as a service? Hell, I'll pay someone 10 bucks to just do it and get it over with, ffs.

No. It isn't available yet.

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Originally Posted by oldblue910

No. It isn't available yet.

What I'm trying to find out is if there is an ics ROM that will work on my phone. If I have to wait for KT to issue an official version of ics OTA, then I'll be waiting for another year...possibly forever. Where's the fun in that?

Surely, somebody must be working on this.

Originally Posted by abundantmind

What I'm trying to find out is if there is an ics ROM that will work on my phone. If I have to wait for KT to issue an official version of ics OTA, then I'll be waiting for another year...possibly forever. Where's the fun in that?

Surely, somebody must be working on this.

Dude, just use those ics roms in the Nexus S development section. Every rom and kernels work on M200 varient.

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no they don't, E: signature verification fail everytime
edit: still on 2.3.4 can't get beyond it without having to flash cwm, which i dont want to do

Originally Posted by rorio82

no they don't, E: signature verification fail everytime
edit: still on 2.3.4 can't get beyond it without having to flash cwm, which i dont want to do

whats ur nexus s model?

I have updated the original post with some new notes and also added the 2.3.6/GRK39F fastboot images for M200.

Is is possible to flash another Stock ROM to get ICS?

Is there a tutorial for getting ICS to the M200? I just installed CyanogenMod 9 on my German Galaxy S and it was a piece of cake compared to the SHW-M200

I tried to follow this guide, but when I try to flash the herring.img (step 5), I just get an Android standing before a big warning sign.

$ ./fastboot flash recovery ~/Downloads/recovery-clockwork-herring.img 
< waiting for device >

but unfortunately, you can use i9020/i9023 ICS package in M200 without any problems at all...