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Assuming you just want to go back to stock and you wipe caches in between, is there any advantage to using Odin over just using the reset option in Android settings? Will your "reformat" be any cleaner?
Potentially, yes - CWM is notoriously terrible at wiping things cleanly.
DroidApprentice said:
Assuming you just want to go back to stock and you wipe caches in between, is there any advantage to using Odin over just using the reset option in Android settings? Will your "reformat" be any cleaner?
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If you are just looking to wipe data then that is what the reset will do. Rom and kernel will not change. If you want to go back to stock, then Odin is your best bet.
Factory reset won't remove clockworkmod or revert you to RFS.
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Factory reset won't remove clockworkmod or revert you to RFS.
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As I would expect. Thanks all for the responses. I'm just anticipating the GB upgrade, so I think konane's EC05 tar Odin and the update.zip will be the way to go. Just have to get over my nervousness about Odin I guess. Thanks.
It's probably quite a ways off, I wouldn't recommend hoping for it before Mid-June/Early-July at the Earliest.
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It's probably quite a ways off, I wouldn't recommend hoping for it before Mid-June/Early-July at the Earliest.
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Sounds right, but a full stock Odin might be tempting before then anyhow. It's a huge deal what k0nane got for all of us who like to keep it stock "with a twist"--mad props.
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Sounds right, but a full stock Odin might be tempting before then anyhow. It's a huge deal what k0nane got for all of us who like to keep it stock "with a twist"--mad props.
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I generally only Odin when I totally crash the phone, or when it's time to take it in to Sprint.
couldnt find a thread for this question although ive seen it before so sorry for re-post?
my phones been turning off randomly and i dont know why. im running fd05w/root and thats it. i do have a battery saver but i dont think thats the issue.
i wanna take it into sprint but want to make sure iam completely "clean" with my firmware etc..
soo how how/what is latest version of stock for e4gt? and how to get rid of the odin count..mines at like 3 or 4
EL29 is the latest stock. There is the triangle away app that works on ICS. USB Jig on an old bootloader is the normal way.
But random rebooting can happen with the leaks especially roms installed without full wiping. Had one the other day but it was regular on some of the roms i didn't install the way i should have.
If you had a USB jig the easiest way to do it is use sfhubs ODIN one click go back to EK02. Use the USB jig and then OTA update to EL29 which will leave you on a stock unrooted EL29. Factory reset for good measure. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
Might be the long way of doing it but it would be very proper.
You can oneclick odin to a stock rooted EL29 and i believe use the autorooter to unroot but id play with EL29 before returning your phone. If there is nothing wrong with your phone you run the risk of getting a refurb thats worse than what you have. They're all refurbs.
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EL29 is the latest stock. There is the triangle away app that works on ICS. USB Jig on an old bootloader is the normal way.
But random rebooting can happen with the leaks especially roms installed without full wiping. Had one the other day but it was regular on some of the roms i didn't install the way i should have.
If you had a USB jig the easiest way to do it is use sfhubs ODIN one click go back to EK02. Use the USB jig and then OTA update to EL29 which will leave you on a stock unrooted EL29. Factory reset for good measure. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
Might be the long way of doing it but it would be very proper.
You can oneclick odin to a stock rooted EL29 and i believe use the autorooter to unroot but id play with EL29 before returning your phone. If there is nothing wrong with your phone you run the risk of getting a refurb thats worse than what you have. They're all refurbs.
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sounds like i should just deal with it right now.. what did you do?
dirtyglove said:
sounds like i should just deal with it right now.. what did you do?
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I wouldn't deal with it if its bad. Id flash EL29 rooted from one click and make sure my phone was fine for a day or so and then probably flash back to FD05 see how it is. The worst reboot problems I ever had was when i upgraded from Calks 1.3 to 1.3a using ICS CWM like i shouldnt have been. A clean reflash fixed it for me but other people said they had issues. I have only noticed one reboot on FD05 so far i was in the middle of doing something. But other situations it was every hour or once a day.
If you need something to backup contacts, messages and call logs superbackup works great.
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I wouldn't deal with it if its bad. Id flash EL29 rooted from one click and make sure my phone was fine for a day or so and then probably flash back to FD05 see how it is. The worst reboot problems I ever had was when i upgraded from Calks 1.3 to 1.3a using ICS CWM like i shouldnt have been. A clean reflash fixed it for me but other people said they had issues. I have only noticed one reboot on FD05 so far i was in the middle of doing something. But other situations it was every hour or once a day.
If you need something to backup contacts, messages and call logs superbackup works great.
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i was on el39 3.0 form calk..should i go completely back to el29 stock?
dirtyglove said:
i was on el39 3.0 form calk..should i go completely back to el29 stock?
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The ONLY way you should go back from ICS to GB is through ODIN. So EL29 One Click and then howver you wish to get CWM but sfhubs auto rooter will do it for you. If you prefer to go back to calk's 3.0 you can then flash it from cwm and be back where you were.
But if you flashed from Calk's 3.0 to FD05 without erasing data just so you know thats a potential problem for alot of things. Old settings aren't great. Always format all if flashing an ics rom or use the data erasing odin's if going that way.
back to gb
I have ics blend xplod mini currently flashed,so the only safe way to go back to a el 29 gb is to directly Odin back to it?
Using calk format all then flashing a gb rom is setting myself up to fail?
habitformer said:
I have ics blend xplod mini currently flashed,so the only safe way to go back to a el 29 gb is to directly Odin back to it?
Using calk format all then flashing a gb rom is setting myself up to fail?
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Off the top of my head i cant remember if its garunteed fail but pretty sure it is.
Youve already been warned by steady to NOT flash any rom with ICS recovery repacks. Despite many of us having success others have ended up with permanent bricks. Im not at home to look for you but best i remember ics to gb is odin safe cwm fail.
Yes the safest way is to Odin one click touch back to EL29. then wipe all cashes. Don't cwm back to el29. It might work. But it might brick.
Search triangle away apk. It reset my flash count and removed yellow triangle at start up.
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couldnt find a thread for this question although ive seen it before so sorry for re-post?
my phones been turning off randomly and i dont know why. im running fd05w/root and thats it. i do have a battery saver but i dont think thats the issue.
i wanna take it into sprint but want to make sure iam completely "clean" with my firmware etc..
soo how how/what is latest version of stock for e4gt? and how to get rid of the odin count..mines at like 3 or 4
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There is a known issue with several of the FC and FD sites leaks in relation to 4G. Nobody has quite figured out the reason for it but 4G is the cause. Try running without 4G or on an older version of Android to see if the resets are software related our hardware. Maybe save yourself the trip and extra work.
Goods luck either way!
Ok so here's my story. I bricked about a week and a half ago and I reeeally dont want to do it again. I got sloppy. I have done a LOT more reading with the aokp roms and such and think I have a pretty good understanding on how to avoid another brick. So my question is... Im on venum's hydra rom right now and I want to flash the el26.cmw kernel via mobile odin just to make a back up. I just want to know if its safe to do?? Can I flash the kernel via mobile odin, get into recovery as soon as it starts too boot up, make the back up, then flash back to an aosp kernel and be ok?? and If I want to go back to Gingerbread Do I just make the back up, flash the el29 one click odin restore, and Im good? Then to go back to my back up I made of the hydra rom, I would flash the el26.cmw, flash the hydra rom, gapps, and then flash the el26.cmw again and make my restore? Its a multiple question I know... I just want to know if im gonna brick another phone. I really like this one Its the white version!!
My suggestion.. More reading on your part. Anything that has Sfhub's name on it will set ya strait.
spoon feeding is not one of my strong points... Sorry.
RussellEstridge25 said:
Ok so here's my story. I bricked about a week and a half ago and I reeeally dont want to do it again. I got sloppy. I have done a LOT more reading with the aokp roms and such and think I have a pretty good understanding on how to avoid another brick. So my question is... Im on venum's hydra rom right now and I want to flash the el26.cmw kernel via mobile odin just to make a back up. I just want to know if its safe to do?? Can I flash the kernel via mobile odin, get into recovery as soon as it starts too boot up, make the back up, then flash back to an aosp kernel and be ok?? and If I want to go back to Gingerbread Do I just make the back up, flash the el29 one click odin restore, and Im good? Then to go back to my back up I made of the hydra rom, I would flash the el26.cmw, flash the hydra rom, gapps, and then flash the el26.cmw again and make my restore? Its a multiple question I know... I just want to know if im gonna brick another phone. I really like this one Its the white version!!
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1.Yes safe to do
2. Yessir
3. Yup
4. flash el26 cwm kernel, calks format all, restore backup, wipe cache/dalvik, flash compatible kernel and reboot
5. Profit?????
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Coming off a recent ICS related Brick myself (it cost me $100 to get a new phone due to insurance).
If I might offer you the advice that I had to learn the hard way... don't get impatient. If your phone looks like it's not doing anything, but hasn't told you that it's all clear DO NOT TOUCH IT. Wait for a reboot, or for your computer to tell you it's safe to pull the plug or reboot.
The reason why u bricked the first time is due to kernel incompatibility. U need gb kernel for gb and ics kernel for ics. Otherwise it won't boot up.
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1.Yes safe to do
2. Yessir
3. Yup
4. flash el26 cwm kernel, calks format all, restore backup, wipe cache/dalvik, flash compatible kernel and reboot
5. Profit?????
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Haha thanks man. And profit???
skylenorman said:
Coming off a recent ICS related Brick myself (it cost me $100 to get a new phone due to insurance).
If I might offer you the advice that I had to learn the hard way... don't get impatient. If your phone looks like it's not doing anything, but hasn't told you that it's all clear DO NOT TOUCH IT. Wait for a reboot, or for your computer to tell you it's safe to pull the plug or reboot.
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I only had to pay 35 with out insurance. Were you still under warranty?
RussellEstridge25 said:
I only had to pay 35 with out insurance. Were you still under warranty?
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Nah. And the Sprint Customer Care guy somehow found a tiny droplet of water damage in my phone forcing me to file a claim instead of getting it fixed for free. He tried to point it out to me, but I couldn't see it, nor could the store manager.
skylenorman said:
Nah. And the Sprint Customer Care guy somehow found a tiny droplet of water damage in my phone forcing me to file a claim instead of getting it fixed for free. He tried to point it out to me, but I couldn't see it, nor could the store manager.
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Prick.
All,
I am very sorry if this has been posted before. I could not find an answer.
I upgraded to ICS FF18 (Odin One-Click) method and do not like it. I would like to downgrade back to Sprint's stock GB ROM to and wait the official ICS OTA.
Can someone provide me with a link to safely downgrade back?
Thank you
Just Odin back. Look for GB EL29 Odin One-Click. Shouldnt be hard to find
Note: This is in the wrong forum by the way. Should be in Questions & Answers
Chew DZ said:
Just Odin back. Look for GB EL29 Odin One-Click. Shouldnt be hard to find
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What he said. SFHub all the way.
lxcivic4life said:
All,
I am very sorry if this has been posted before. I could not find an answer.
I upgraded to ICS FF18 (Odin One-Click) method and do not like it. I would like to downgrade back to Sprint's stock GB ROM to and wait the official ICS OTA.
Can someone provide me with a link to safely downgrade back?
Thank you
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Here you go ..http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFeqzwoeTE
What they said
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I dont have CWM, i am not rooted, how do i go back to STOCK GB?
Any help is welcome,
galexandr said:
I dont have CWM, i am not rooted, how do i go back to STOCK GB?
Any help is welcome,
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Whats thr point of that of you are gettong OTA which is the same...
If thay is the route you want, try the search tab =D you will find all the information for a safe downgrade within 1 minute of searching =)
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Thank you, i did use search, here is what i found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715408&highlight=stock
My idea is this: downgrade back to GB, and NOT accept the OTA, i get poor battery life on ICS, and i LOVED the GB battery,
My question is more along: What are you suggestions?
Just read posts for a few weeks, you'll start to grasp all the concepts.
Also:
Understand how to approach your dilemma. If the root of your problem lies in ICS battery life, then I would suggest googling that issue, or installing a custom ROM based off if FF18.
And the OTA will be exactly. the same as what you're starting with!
FF18 one-click Rooted
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galexandr said:
Thank you, i did use search, here is what i found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715408&highlight=stock
My idea is this: downgrade back to GB, and NOT accept the OTA, i get poor battery life on ICS, and i LOVED the GB battery,
My question is more along: What are you suggestions?
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Your best bet is what others have stated. Use sfhubs EL29 one click odin (no data version if you want to keep your data). Look for it in the development section... he has easy to follow instructions on how to use it.
Alternatively I've included a link to the EL29 Odin OC on the first post of the Official ICS OTA thread.
May be easier than searching...
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Your best bet is what others have stated. Use sfhubs EL29 one click odin (no data version if you want to keep your data). Look for it in the development section... he has easy to follow instructions on how to use it.
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No data on an ICS back to GB? Really?
MoHoGalore said:
No data on an ICS back to GB? Really?
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my fault... your right, its probably better to do the full wipe version if going from ICS -> GB
I always tend to do the full wipe on the one click odin's just so I don't run into problems down the road. I mainly use titanium back up to restore some of my apps anyway.
Titanium is your problem probably... why not reinstall through Google?
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What I've done is Odin one click back to EL29 rooted, mobile odin gunslinger kernel 1.4.1, either restore a nandroid backup of calkulin EL29 2.8.1 (my preference) or install it via recovery. Then reboot back into recovery and apply sfhub's ff18 ota disable zip. Sorry for no links but it's all found in development section (if the links are still alive).
I don't blame you for going back. Ff18 felt very sluggish.
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I am now on ff18. I am completely dissapointed. The few gems that I am fond of, are lost in this mess of an update.
If this is what I came home with when I purchased this phone, 2 things would have happened.
1) I would have returned the phone for a refund.
2) It would have ended my Android experience. Or any desire to experiment more.
For me, ICS is less usable than Windows Vista rtm.
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linuxtad said:
I am now on ff18. I am completely dissapointed. The few gems that I am fond of, are lost in this mess of an update.
If this is what I came home with when I purchased this phone, 2 things would have happened.
1) I would have returned the phone for a refund.
2) It would have ended my Android experience. Or any desire to experiment more.
For me, ICS is less usable than Windows Vista rtm.
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Why would you end your Android experience? If you are rooted than find a rom that best suits your needs and enjoy.Seriously leave Android for what a apple product where any hope of "doing it yourself"is gone.A windows phone maybe where they are tanking.
habitformer said:
Why would you end your Android experience? If you are rooted than find a rom that best suits your needs and enjoy.Seriously leave Android for what a apple product where any hope of "doing it yourself"is gone.A windows phone maybe where they are tanking.
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I am speaking as a general consumer in my quote. Seriously, why would you spend that kind of money and take home something that poorly excuted and thought out. Generally speaking, consumers are big on first impressions, if it is bad, chances are very high they are not sticking around in hopes it gets better.
Fyi, you can jailbreak an iphone. I am not a big fan of wp 7. And I am going to flash another rom, because I can. However that does not change my statement, the facts, or human nature
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I used the odin OC to update to the leaked FH13 and am having all sorts of problems that I've seen others are having. what is the best way to go back to FF18 stock or rooted if I have to. Can I use another odin OC or do I need to do something else?
tonydelante said:
I used the odin OC to update to the leaked FH13 and am having all sorts of problems that I've seen others are having. what is the best way to go back to FF18 stock or rooted if I have to. Can I use another odin OC or do I need to do something else?
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use sfhub's one-click 'Reset Data' Odin to get FF18 stock. Simple done
leaderbuilder said:
use sfhub's one-click 'Reset Data' Odin to get FF18 stock. Simple done
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can I get a link since all I've seen is the rooted version?
Also, can this be done with the newer FH13? If so could I use it to back to a previous version like GB?
tonydelante said:
can I get a link since all I've seen is the rooted version?
Also, can this be done with the newer FH13? If so could I use it to back to a previous version like GB?
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Several different options with the questions you're asking. Without knowing your end goal, it's a guessing game.
And I guess i should say - back up any data, files etc prior to making changes unless you don't care about losing what's on your phone. Sync your contacts, save your messages, etc, etc, etc.
You can use the rooted ff18 (reset data) and then use the autoroot package to unroot if you want to be on ICS and don't care about trace files or folders being left.
If you want to go back completely stock, no root, and clean up your storage - Use the EK02, Rest Data, One Click. Don't apply the OTA update to EL29 just yet, do a factory reset and option to format USB, restart and let the OTA process take you all the way to FF18.
Yes, either way, with one clicks, it is safe to do from FH13. Do NOT perform a factory reset until you're back on GB.
FH13
Hey,
Similar issue to OP but I'll be specific. I had FF18, not rooted, and used ODIN (for the first time I might add) to upgrade to FH13. Now I'm having issues and just want to revert to FF18. How can I accomplish this? I might add, I didn't get FF18 OTA, I went to qbking's instructions to update it manually. Easiest way to get back?
Thanks.
nickknaack said:
Hey,
Similar issue to OP but I'll be specific. I had FF18, not rooted, and used ODIN (for the first time I might add) to upgrade to FH13. Now I'm having issues and just want to revert to FF18. How can I accomplish this? I might add, I didn't get FF18 OTA, I went to qbking's instructions to update it manually. Easiest way to get back?
Thanks.
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Odin sfhubs ff18 1 click, then unroot if you want to
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nickknaack said:
Hey,
Similar issue to OP but I'll be specific. I had FF18, not rooted, and used ODIN (for the first time I might add) to upgrade to FH13. Now I'm having issues and just want to revert to FF18. How can I accomplish this? I might add, I didn't get FF18 OTA, I went to qbking's instructions to update it manually. Easiest way to get back?
Thanks.
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If you are just looking to go back quickly, and don't care if you have root or not, just use the FF18 Reset Data One Click from Sfhub. (Some say using the No Data within ICS to ICS isn't an issue, but I always reset data to avoid any issues that may arise..)
If you want to go back completely stock, no root, I'd recommend the post above yours starting back at EK02. Just the easiest in my mind, although others have different steps. Less user actions needed that way, just longer in the automatic process...
MoHoGalore said:
If you are just looking to go back quickly, and don't care if you have root or not, just use the FF18 Reset Data One Click from Sfhub. (Some say using the No Data within ICS to ICS isn't an issue, but I always reset data to avoid any issues that may arise..)
If you want to go back completely stock, no root, I'd recommend the post above yours starting back at EK02. Just the easiest in my mind, although others have different steps. Less user actions needed that way, just longer in the automatic process...
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If you go back to EK02, how long does it take to get the ota's? also will you get each update, or just the FF18?
Is this any different than the FF18 OC then unrooting?
MoHoGalore said:
If you are just looking to go back quickly, and don't care if you have root or not, just use the FF18 Reset Data One Click from Sfhub. (Some say using the No Data within ICS to ICS isn't an issue, but I always reset data to avoid any issues that may arise..)
If you want to go back completely stock, no root, I'd recommend the post above yours starting back at EK02. Just the easiest in my mind, although others have different steps. Less user actions needed that way, just longer in the automatic process...
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Sidenote: on another phone I'm running CM9 with cwm recovery. can I use Odin one clicks over this or is there another step first?
tonydelante said:
If you go back to EK02, how long does it take to get the ota's? also will you get each update, or just the FF18?
Is this any different than the FF18 OC then unrooting?
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tonydelante said:
Sidenote: on another phone I'm running CM9 with cwm recovery. can I use Odin one clicks over this or is there another step first?
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Takes me probably an hour for total reset. If I want the phone to be pure stock. I don't try to rush. Bad things happen then. And yes, its an incremental update process. Some people stop and don't chose the ff18 update and use the notification killer. (if you don't have a great connection, then this wouldn't be the ideal way.)
I would say that the one click would be the same regardless of current build. (I don't use cm builds) Its suggested to go into recovery and wipe all by some prior.
I usually pause on el29 and do a factory reset. That's just the way I do it.
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I ran through what was suggested, starting with ek02 and ending with an ff18 from ota. Everything took about an hour and was painless. Thanks for all the help and patience on the topic!
nickknaack said:
I ran through what was suggested, starting with ek02 and ending with an ff18 from ota. Everything took about an hour and was painless. Thanks for all the help and patience on the topic!
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Outstanding! Thanks for the update!:good:
Just to update as well, everything worked out well for me too.
tonydelante said:
Just to update as well, everything worked out well for me too.
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Outstanding sir. I was going to pm you and ask. Thanks for the update.:beer:
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