Jan 2, 2012

[Rom 4.0] Ice Cream Sandwich for Boston (Alpha)

Now you can test the new Android 4.0 (ICS) for Boston and clones.

This is just a first ALPHA release for our phones.

Download: boston_ics4.0_signed.zip

Many thanks to PJ

Note:
For who don't know what is a ALPHA version:
"Alpha - The alpha phase of the release life cycle is the first phase to begin software testing (alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, used as the number 1). In this phase, developers generally test the software using white box techniques. Additional validation is then performed using black box or gray box techniques, by another testing team. Moving to black box testing inside the organization is known as alpha release.[1]
Alpha software can be unstable and could cause crashes or data loss. The exception to this is when the alpha is available publicly (such as a pre-order bonus), in which developers normally push for stability so that their testers can test properly. External availability of alpha software is uncommon in proprietary software. However, open source software, in particular, often have publicly available alpha versions, often distributed as the raw source code of the software.
The alpha phase usually ends with a feature freeze, indicating that no more features will be added to the software. At this time, the software is said to be a feature complete."
From Wikipedia

55 Comments:

hady said...

i willstart now...

ant_roid said...

oh.. ill start after some review.

Mika said...

This is a chinese rom, and the touchscreen don´t work... Anyone help?

stev said...

it doesnt work help me!!!

stev said...

can someone help us with the touchscreen ? I hope to a good version of ics for boston thx

stev said...

i'd return my boston to 2.3.7 until release a good version

Kiepphongtran said...

Touch screen dont work...?

Amacx said...

will try it..

Thebestcip said...

Guys please add a english version and touch screen on please:(

ant_roid said...

anyone try with different kernel?

godend said...

ALPHA verson for test or try only, if not stable n many bugs just roll back to current version,dont said so much. ALPHA is forestalls to look,commonsense,u know, ok.

Sicore said...

i'll wait
thanks for all

ARUN said...

please release English version because this is chines version and cannot support my touch screen so i cant check it....

Agni V said...

Hmmm ... I'm going to wait for a stable ... for now, I'm happy with that Firetrap 2.2 ROM with the Motorola boot image. Very stable.

By the way, if you're a Motorola Quench XT5 or XT3 user in India, check this link out for Quench skins/cases for your phone.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Motorola-XT5-XT3-XT502-Quench-Skin-Case-Pouch-/160705413820?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item256aca02bc

androiddylan said...

this doesn't look good so better wait for a while

Tista said...

Anyone got the source code for this release?

Ionel said...

@Arun it's very easy to make it in English :)) just contact me anyone @ this id virgolici.daniel@yahoo.com and i'll give you a link of the english version ;)

Vlad said...

why u don't post the link here ?

KAUSTUBH said...

Wow so exciting that finally a ICS version is released for Z71 variants, GOOD JOB GUYS!! Seriously....:)

Ruslan Ovchinnikov said...

I tested it on my Gsmart 1305 ,tochscreen not supported(

Mark said...

does that zippyshare version work?
i saw in the other comment's people saying the touch screen doesn't work...

Riza Mulia said...

Cant wait for the stable version.. keep on workin guys.. :)

Navigator said...

Now i understand about Alpha release....
Sorry for my previous comment......
Good news for all of us who use z71 clones.
This Rom is not stable yet but after few days or month its really Stable like cyanogenmod.
i was try 50 to 60 different types of Roms but only stable is phantom v3b, CM7.1_EAv7.2 & official 2.1
now i m use official 2.1 mi 300 rom with a2sd option. battery backup is not so good normal use 2 days but its really Stable....
Waiting for ICS 4 stable Good job....
Warm Regards
Kamal Navigator

Vlad said...

napyaninja what device and what kernel you have :D?

napyaninja said...

i have motorola xt502, i was using cm7 ..and if you wan to taste ICS than you should tyr this ROM

Vlad said...
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Vlad said...

i have orange boston, im useing SuperOSR 2.2.0 based on cm7, can u provide a link to download ur ics version, or can u send me on mail or something like this :D?

Ionel said...

the rom from ligux is not 4 ics - it is 2.3 with a custom appearance :| ... ow and yeah the rom i posted only had the language changed no others changes for touch ...

Vlad said...

i download and i flash right now :D

Ionel said...

@tuan anh - i tested it... it is a bit laggy with the custom launcher that is built in the rom. i changed it to launcherpro and it worked pretty nice but i didn't like the appearance ;)

Vlad said...

thanks for the link, i will post first impresion and bugs

Vlad said...

oh, is not android 4 ? is 2.3?

napyaninja said...

ok ok

napyaninja said...

yes but i think this version has got some improved cm7 functions like wifi,battery,etc and has also got some ICS looks

napyaninja said...

you have to make appearance nice yourself.

Vlad said...

oh, i want to test a android 4 rom :D

tuan anh said...

I have a question, this rom is a 3.2 rom or 2.3 rom ? on website China is a 3.2 rom, but some guy had talk that simple is a 2.3 rom with a custom appearance ????
Sr my bad EL ;))

napyaninja said...

its 2.3.7

tuan anh said...

If it is 2.3.7 then perhaps not to try, because I really like the CM7 2.3.7 of Boston ;))
Still wait for new update of boston

Vlad said...

i heard cm9 will be release soon :D some1 know something about it ?

Do said...

i like install isc 4.0 by .nbo

napyaninja said...

ya i have it now i will be using it till the release of android 4.0

lovabllife2006 said...

@napyaninja oh! so any change in performance or improvements? screen rotation is fluid or not? i never liked the cm7 g-sensor rotation, slow, jerky and unpredictable.

napyaninja said...

g sensor is fine as well as wifi is also better than of cm7

Antonio Neves said...

Any news on touchscreen fix? Without this the rom is pretty unusable! Cheers!

Srgrox said...

Thnx AGNI V...for that quench xt 5 review...luv ya..:)

Anonymous said...

Has anyone actually got this ROM working? Most importantly, the touch screen?

Arjunakk said...

SQLITE patch anyone know the go abouts?

agent369 said...

oracle said...
OH,LOL Thanks @Alex3n milion times,
it work now,
this is kernel link for someone have touchscreen problem http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8C81QFS5

try this one, to solve the touchscreen

Vlad said...

any1 tried this ?

Antonio Neves said...

I tried. Does not work! Anyone sorted the touchscreen issue on ICS rom?

Vlad said...

some news about cyanogenmod 9 ?

james said...

请问不是nb0 flie 要怎样才能 rom 机????

Unknown said...

寫英文

Luis Jeronimo said...

AND ITS DEAD...

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