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Phone is possessed

Ok, I am having a VERY strange issue with my gsm galaxy nexus. First off it started acting weird rebooting itself all the freaking time so I got fed up and decided it was time to try a new ROM (currently on stock 4.0.4).
Now here is where the crazyness starts. I tried to root and install CWM but nothing sticks, so I try to ODIN a factory image and when the phone reboots I am back on stock with all my settings and files still in tact like nothing flashed, I try to connect to my computer and transfer a file to my phone and when I reboot or go into recovery the file is gone. I have tried re-locking my bootloader and when I reboot, it is still unlocked. I have even factory reset my phone and all my data is STILL there. I don't understand. It seems as if my memory in my phone is not allowing any writing or something. Please tell me I am not the first to experience this.
Basically no matter what I do or try, my phone stays the exact way I currently have it. PLEASE HELP!!!

I also just noticed that when I enable wifi and then reboot, wifi is disabled and also whenever I reboot, my apps that I have already updated try updating again. It just seems like my storage is not writable.

I think you need to make a video of you doing a factory rest and have it not work. I love paranormal videos.
Have you tried fastboot? If you are using the toolkit, stop, do it manually.

mentose457 said:
I think you need to make a video of you doing a factory rest and have it not work. I love paranormal videos.
Have you tried fastboot? If you are using the toolkit, stop, do it manually.
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Yes, i have tried fastboot both manually and with the toolkit. I have literally tried everything. This makes NO sense. I have had a ton of android devices so I know how things should be working and this thing is busted.

timgt said:
Yes, i have tried fastboot both manually and with the toolkit. I have literally tried everything. This makes NO sense. I have had a ton of android devices so I know how things should be working and this thing is busted.
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Format the internal memory ... last option but it might help, good luck

Are you able to boot into the OS still? Does adb work? Does fastboot work?

I just tried running some commands which should have pretty much wiped my device.
I ran
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
When I reboot the phone, all my damn data is still there and everything is in tact.

Interesting...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25483948
Apparently it's common on gsm models.
Sent from a phone...

I also noticed if I try to uninstall any app the phone reboots itself and if it doesn't when I do reboot it myself the app I uninstalled is back.

I think we can all agree there is only one thing that can be causing this: the ghost of Steve Jobs.

I read somewhere that the exact same thing happened to someone with an SII. I don't think they were able to find a solution.
This is very interesting. I'd contact Samsung.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

My friend has a possessed iPod touch, it just does things automatically.
Kind of funny to watch though.

Sounds like a bad flash chip. I'd suggest the repartition option in Odin but I'm not sure if it works on the GNex or not. Worth a try if you're desperate
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

If you do a reset through the settings menu what happens? If nothing it sounds like a bad chip. If it changes that you maybe good to go. I have seen an issue on my wife's phones where it was unable to write to the partition in recovery.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

scoobdude said:
If you do a reset through the settings menu what happens? If nothing it sounds like a bad chip. If it changes that you maybe good to go. I have seen an issue on my wife's phones where it was unable to write to the partition in recovery.
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If i do a reset in the menu, it reboots to recovery with a red exclamation so i press all 3 buttons to bring up the menu and try to wipe data/factory reset in the stock recovery and it says it works but when I reboot all my data is still there.
I called Samsung and apparently they wont help me since it is an international version. So basically I have a phone that can't be fixed and will always be in the current state it is in now.
EDIT: I have now found 3 occurrences of this besides mine. One guy with a Galaxy S2, one guy with a Droid X and one guy with a Dell Streak 7. Nobody ever fixed it. Neat

Maybe there are some more option going through the debug port?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

scoobdude said:
Maybe there are some more option going through the debug port?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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I'm limited on the number of commands I can run because I never rooted this phone. Should have been the first thing I did. Figures the only device I never rooted has this happen to it.

Did you try rebooting?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

[TOOL] Revert To Stock ICS for the VZW Galaxy Nexus

[TOOL] Revert To Stock ICS for the VZW Galaxy Nexus
OVERVIEW
I have created an all-in-one script that will revert your Verizon Galaxy Nexus to stock ICS (Build IMM76K). I have found some of the 'toolkits' to be awesome resources, but a bit flaky when trying to return to stock. This tool is a self-contained EXE and can be run offline as it does not need the internet during the process to download any supplemental files.
!WARNING!
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Reset radio, bootloader, and software to factory versions. Unroot your phone. Remove all settings and accounts. Delete all data/apps and replace system apps with old original ones.
WHAT THIS WILL NOT DO
Relock your bootloader or make you coffee.
INSTRUCTIONS
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STEP 4: Plug your phone into your computer and let Windows install any necessary device drivers that it detects.
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CONCLUSION
Let me know if you have any questions or run into any hiccups along the way. I am always willing to modify the script or the guide to make it more user-friendly.
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Thread Updates:
2012-02-23:
Added verbiage describing what this script will/will not do.

crobs808 said:
**reserved for thread updates**
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Hi. I hope this doesn't sound too noobish. I just rooted for the first time the other day using the GNex Tookit Ver. 7.8. to the AOKP JB Rom. I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
Basically I need to go back to stock. It was a CLNR phone and thought it was running great for a day until I started noticing a bunch of dead pixels. So I need it back to Stock.
Is it really as simple as running your tool? Also, will it revert back to the original googe apps? b/c im having some issues with apps now on this rom?
1 last question, I understand it'll go back to stock does that mean I lose root and the bootloader becomes unlocked?
Thanks well in advance!

CorkyRogers said:
Hi. I hope this doesn't sound too noobish. I just rooted for the first time the other day using the GNex Tookit Ver. 7.8. to the AOKP JB Rom. I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
Basically I need to go back to stock. It was a CLNR phone and thought it was running great for a day until I started noticing a bunch of dead pixels. So I need it back to Stock.
Is it really as simple as running your tool? Also, will it revert back to the original googe apps? b/c im having some issues with apps now on this rom?
1 last question, I understand it'll go back to stock does that mean I lose root and the bootloader becomes unlocked?
Thanks well in advance!
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Yes, this will take you back to the original ROM which includes the original Google Apps (Gapps). Yes, you will LOSE root, but this will NOT re-lock your bootloader. Very good questions - I have updated some of the verbiage in the original post to clarify these points.

crobs808 said:
Yes, this will take you back to the original ROM which includes the original Google Apps (Gapps). Yes, you will LOSE root, but this will NOT re-lock your bootloader. Very good questions - I have updated some of the verbiage in the original post to clarify these points.
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Ok cool. If I wanted to lock the bootloader, could I use the toolkit after I've used ur script?

CorkyRogers said:
Ok cool. If I wanted to lock the bootloader, could I use the toolkit after I've used ur script?
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If you wanted to lock the bootloader, just boot into the bootloader and run fastboot oem lock. Don't rely on toolkits.
Edit: HA! I just realized what thread I'm in.

Cilraaz said:
Edit: HA! I just realized what thread I'm in.
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oops?

Zepius said:
oops?
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Hopefully this is the last question. When I unlocked/rooted I was on build IMM76Q. Would that affect returning to stock?

Zepius said:
oops?
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No oops, but it is like walking into an Obama rally and shouting how great Romney is (or vice versa).

Cilraaz said:
No oops, but it is like walking into an Obama rally and shouting how great Romney is (or vice versa).
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Good thing this isn't a ToolKIT then, just a tool
Not sure why someone arbitrarily rated this thread with "1" star. Kinda uncool, since this will help people.

not working
It keeps saying echo off, plug in your device. I installed the drivers and still nothing,.

harshybar said:
It keeps saying echo off, plug in your device. I installed the drivers and still nothing,.
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Try a different port, or a different computer. Or spin up a VM if you've got one.

Not restarting
Hi! I found this thread linked in the GNex Toolkit 7.8 thread when I was looking for a solution because it failed to flash the stock image & unroot. I followed all the instructions, and pressed enter after fastboot restarted twice, and got to where it says "Flashing stock rom/system". I have now waited 20mins (the tool estimates 5mins), and my phone isn't restarting out of fastboot mode. It has a blue highlighted line on the bottom that says "Fastboot Status - Okay1515.FA02".
Should I keep waiting? re-run the tool? just try restarting my phone manually?
Please help!
Thanks!
Oh! Was running LiquidSmooth 1.5MR1 prior to starting this...no idea if that would still be working or not if I restart now...
EDIT: I got brave - restarting from fastboot manually just restarted Liquid, so it didn't rewrite the system. Some more searching, and I found a different dl link to try for the system image, put it in the right folder, and the GNex Toolkit worked like it was supposed to. I have to say, though, this tool is much less intimidating haha! Thanks!

So, I am in quite the predicament:
First of all, my phone stopped fully booting into the OS. I can get into fastboot and recovery but when I reboot the system it gets to the android screen and then goes black. Second of all, my usb port is broken.
I am pretty sure that there is nothing to be done, but if anyone has any suggestions that would be AMAZING!

mwreeves said:
So, I am in quite the predicament:
First of all, my phone stopped fully booting into the OS. I can get into fastboot and recovery but when I reboot the system it gets to the android screen and then goes black. Second of all, my usb port is broken.
I am pretty sure that there is nothing to be done, but if anyone has any suggestions that would be AMAZING!
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Try a different USB cable and a different USB port. It takes a lot to break those ports on your phone, you may just have a bad cable.

crobs808 said:
Try a different USB cable and a different USB port. It takes a lot to break those ports on your phone, you may just have a bad cable.
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I thought that too. I tried 3 computers and 6 cables: nothing worked. It hasn't been able to connect to a computer for a month now and it stopped charging 2 weeks ago. I have looked at replacing the port with a new mic/usb module but the phone still won't boot so it wouldn't really be worth it.

i just did this and it saved my phone!!!! thank you so much

DadamsJR said:
i just did this and it saved my phone!!!! thank you so much
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You're welcome

crobs808 said:
You're welcome
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I wish it were easier to find this thread!
You saved my phone after I stupidly pulled the battery during the root process from the toolkit and got stuck in a reboot loop with the Google logo showing and the little unlock icon.

charlie.sears said:
I wish it were easier to find this thread!
You saved my phone after I stupidly pulled the battery during the root process from the toolkit and got stuck in a reboot loop with the Google logo showing and the little unlock icon.
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Asks mods to sticky it

[Q] Tried to install ROM, Galaxy Nexus won't boot at all

I tried to install a ROM that must have not downloaded properly now my Nexus does not boot at all. It doesn't even go to the Google screen, it's just plainly black. The worst part is that it happened last week and I thought the phone had just broken so I got a hardware swap at Best Buy but now I realize it must have been the ROM. I don't want to go back to Best Buy this quickly (not even 24 hours later...) Does anyone know how I might fix it?

hulslanderam said:
I tried to install a ROM that must have not downloaded properly now my Nexus does not boot at all. It doesn't even go to the Google screen, it's just plainly black. The worst part is that it happened last week and I thought the phone had just broken so I got a hardware swap at Best Buy but now I realize it must have been the ROM. I don't want to go back to Best Buy this quickly (not even 24 hours later...) Does anyone know how I might fix it?
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If it was a faulty download the rom wouldn't have installed properly, what steps did you take in installing the from. Are you able to boot into recovery?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

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sensation lover said:
If it was a faulty download the rom wouldn't have installed properly, what steps did you take in installing the from. Are you able to boot into recovery?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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I installed a kernel too, both from CWM. Maybe it was the kernel. and no, I couldn't get to recovery but I managed to fix it. I can't post links because I'm a new user but it involved installing omap drivers and running a batch file of some sort that made it bootable. Even though the screen was totally black I guess the computer could still detect it with some work.

Awesome!
hulslanderam said:
I installed a kernel too, both from CWM. Maybe it was the kernel. and no, I couldn't get to recovery but I managed to fix it. I can't post links because I'm a new user but it involved installing omap drivers and running a batch file of some sort that made it bootable. Even though the screen was totally black I guess the computer could still detect it with some work.
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Congrats! That's gotta feel good to resurrect a "dead" phone!
I've tried to use the OMAP flash to fix mine, but I still can't get into Odin mode (even tho the drivers and bat file seem to install successfully). If you have any tips, then please let me know.

[Q] Probably broke it...[Resolved]

So I was working on putting on a new ROM and when I went to install the PA G Apps zip it said in my recovery that I didn't have enough space in the system storage. Which was a little confusing since I had just wiped it like usual through the recovery before I do a ROM. However I was navigating the recovery since it had been a while and just check out some of the things I didn't notice that changed. Went to the Mounts and Storage area, then I guess I touched "Format /system" and when I realized that it moved to asking me if I wanted to format /system I tried to push NO but apparently I have fat fingers and still pushed yes...So now after having rebooted the phone it is stuck at the screen "Google *small unlocked Lock at the bottom*". And now I'm not sure what to do.
Any advice?

Well this is nothing serious. Just reflash your ROM or flash the new one you werd gonna flash..
P.s. formatting system is a good idea anyway before flashing a new ROM..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app

mrgnex said:
Well this is nothing serious. Just reflash your ROM or flash the new one you werd gonna flash..
P.s. formatting system is a good idea anyway before flashing a new ROM..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app
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Well the issue is it is stuck...I let it sit for at least 5min or so and it just sat there at that same spot. Is that because I need to reflash it? I have the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, but I haven't used it as of late since I haven't needed it. If you don't mind going into detail I would appreciate it .
Should also mention if I go into the bootloader, it hangs at "Downloading..." so effectively I can't do anything to reflash my ROM or anything. And I probably should be clear that this all happened AFTER I flashed the new ROM and then remembered I needed the PA G Apps. Should have refreshed my memory with doing this sort of thing since I'm not as experienced as I use to be long ways back.

Ysosrslawl said:
Should also mention if I go into the bootloader, it hangs at "Downloading..."
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Did you actually use the right combination to go to bootloader? Because from what I understand, you simply wiped your /system clean, which is a simple matter to fix - just flash any ROM or restore any valid backup to make it work again.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11

AndyYan said:
Did you actually use the right combination to go to bootloader? Because from what I understand, you simply wiped your /system clean, which is a simple matter to fix - just flash any ROM or restore any valid backup to make it work again.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
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Volume button then Power button until it vibrates then keep holding down the volume button? Only way I know how to do it, seeing as I've never heard of another way to do it.

Ysosrslawl said:
Volume button then Power button until it vibrates then keep holding down the volume button? Only way I know how to do it, seeing as I've never heard of another way to do it.
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Yeah, make sure you hold BOTH volume keys for bootloader. Hold only VOLUME- for Download mode as you've seen before. If you indeed held both keys but still got to Download mode, chances are you have a broken volume key.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11

Yep I'm dumb apparently and misjudged how the buttons were being pressed down...now on to step 2! Hmmm....

Seems like the zip for the ROM isnt in the storage anymore. How do I copy it back on from just being in fastboot mode or recovery? I'm not familiar with ADB at all. I may have figured out the problem so hold on...I think I derped and forgot that I removed the device drivers off my desktop because I wanted to fresh install them way back.
Edit2: Doing this the hard way.

OK SO I feel like a total noob, which I really am. I've never used ADB, never tried pushing files, or anything of the sort. I tried for a very long time to get the Galaxy Nexus toolkit to help me out but it REALLY didn't do ANYTHING for me. None of the options worked like I had hoped, the ONLY thing it did for me was to install the missing drivers I needed. Other than that it was utterly useless. You guys may find this funny, but I really had no idea on how to fix this even in the slightest. Even with the responses put here by some of the community.
However, with a little searching I was able to find the answers to my questions, not found here on XDA unfortunately. What I ended up doing was updating my SDK tools and learning how to open up ADB (had no idea why the adb.exe wasn't just opening for me like I assumed it would). From there I used the sideload option in my recovery to help me get my ROM flashed back on my phone. So now all is well and I can go back to being a noob who just likes to find good looking ROMS and play with them every couple months.
Thanks, my issue is now resolved.

[Q] Bricked with out custon rom??

So I think my phone is hard bricked. I was on G+ ealier today, clicked on a link that opened Chrome. got through a third of the web page and my phone freezes then the screen goes black... I have tried every troubleshoot trick provided by tmobile and samsung and the phone wont respond in any way. Just a black screen. Is it possible to brick your phone with out trying to flash a custom ROM??? The only thing new I have done in the past week was install "graph ti89" and "aviate." I dont know if this has anything to do with it but tmobile has being try to get me to install the kitkat OTA for the last week and I keep ignoring it.

just update
jcampana28 said:
So I think my phone is hard bricked. I was on G+ ealier today, clicked on a link that opened Chrome. got through a third of the web page and my phone freezes then the screen goes black... I have tried every troubleshoot trick provided by tmobile and samsung and the phone wont respond in any way. Just a black screen. Is it possible to brick your phone with out trying to flash a custom ROM??? The only thing new I have done in the past week was install "graph ti89" and "aviate." I dont know if this has anything to do with it but tmobile has being try to get me to install the kitkat OTA for the last week and I keep ignoring it.
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Hi,
Do the update or factory reset your phone. You can always use KIES also.
Ms. K

Ms. K said:
Hi,
Do the update or factory reset your phone. You can always use KIES also.
Ms. K
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Thanks for your input but the phone won't turn on at all. Can'T turn it on to update. Won't go into safe mode by pressing vol. up&home&power. When I plug it into the computer it says it needs drivers for "QHSUSB_BULK." Kies doesn't see it as a connected device...

If you haven't done anything to the phone why not call Tmobile and get a replacement..
Sent from my bad ass Kryon infused Note 3

deeznutz1977 said:
If you haven't done anything to the phone why not call Tmobile and get a replacement..
Sent from my bad ass Kryon infused Note 3
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because i'd like to recover the data that is on the phone.

jcampana28 said:
because i'd like to recover the data that is on the phone.
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A few threads down you would have found this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47555043
My recovery image is here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?6nu61z43y51v3k4
You need a 32 GB sd card and some luck. Also reading is a requirement.
Yours may be a special case though, as you claim nothing was going on besides you clicked a link. Should have absolutely nothing to do with ota, and everyone else who had done this was messing with their phone. This definitely works for 4.3, but no one had reported working on 4.4 (you were on 4.3 anyways). Good luck.
Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

noobtoob said:
A few threads down you would have found this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47555043
My recovery image is here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?6nu61z43y51v3k4
You need a 32 GB sd card and some luck. Also reading is a requirement.
Yours may be a special case though, as you claim nothing was going on besides you clicked a link. Should have absolutely nothing to do with ota, and everyone else who had done this was messing with their phone. This definitely works for 4.3, but no one had reported working on 4.4 (you were on 4.3 anyways). Good luck.
Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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Mr Noobtoob, has anyone reported un-bricking a N900t running 4.4.2 (1st release, believe it ends in N94 or similar, NOT NE6)?
If so, did they do anything different?
Be well.

golfcartguy said:
Mr Noobtoob, has anyone reported un-bricking a N900t running 4.4.2 (1st release, believe it ends in N94 or similar, NOT NE6)?
If so, did they do anything different?
Be well.
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I have not seen a successful report back of the nb4 firmware. Doesn't mean it doesn't work, just don't have confirmation.
Fusionized tweaking tapatalker here...

Thanks for the quick response!
Going to try, and will report back.
To clarify, it must be a Class 10 microsd card, and must be the same size (32gb), 1st formatted to exfat, correct?
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golfcartguy said:
To clarify, it must be a Class 10 microsd card, and must be the same size (32gb), 1st formatted to exfat, correct?
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Those are the magic ingredients!
Frank

Frank Westlake said:
Those are the magic ingredients!
Frank
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Got it! So, to be clear;
1st - Format class 10 card to Exfat file system or structure
2nd - Using Win32Diskmapper, just point to the file (in my case kk900tunbrick image) and write to card. *Nothing special, should I verify Md5 sum, or just leave it as default settings?
3rd, Proceed to attempt to Unbrick (Battery at 100%, Put Sd card in slot, Then Add Battery, Connect cable - some say, some say doesn't matter, to computer, then attempt to boot with button sequence to download mode, or may boot by itself?)
Also, if the 1st image I downloaded does not work, can I reformat or wipe the sd card and start again with the other file (I believe a Pit file??)