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[Q] Portable Linux USB drive

Is it possible to use my EVO 4G as a USB drive to boot into portable linux? I have used yumi to install mint linux on to my SD card on my EVO, that installed the distro(s) just fine. When I put the phone in disk drive mode and then boot up my computer, it starts to load up Linux and then all the sudden my phone kicks out of its disk drive mode and boot up on the computer stops. I hope that makes sense???
Maybe its just not possible, or I just suck at it.... After all I am a newb. I have done this before on a thumb drive and it worked fine. Anyway I appreciate anyones help.
Also I have tried this on a gb sense rom and gb aosp rom no dice.
This is a link of the EVO 4G LTE doing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlN9kZOM6Iw

Well the reason it kicks out is because, well it sense the computer is no longer connected, so it gets out like if you unplugged it.
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Is there anyway to "force" the Disk drive to stay on then?
I have tried a few apps but none have worked.
Thanks

anvicoto said:
Is there anyway to "force" the Disk drive to stay on then?
I have tried a few apps but none have worked.
Thanks
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Maybe try going in recovery mode and enabling USB-ms mount or something. Not really sire though
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I forgot to say, I had tried that to and got "Boot error" message so that dont work.
Thanks for your help

I forgot to say, I had tried that to and got "Boot error" message so that dont work.
Thanks for your help
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Heres a link, not sure if the video had it or not, says removed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720559

Thanks for the link!

I got it working using Energy 3.5 Rom!!!! I am not sure why it works on that ROM and not the other ones I have tryied, but it works!!!!
Thanks for all the help!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290300&nocache=1
Andy

anvicoto said:
I got it working using Energy 3.5 Rom!!!! I am not sure why it works on that ROM and not the other ones I have tryied, but it works!!!!
Thanks for all the help!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290300&nocache=1
Andy
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Glad to hear it! And no problem
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[Q] Connectivity Issues...

Hello all
I'm having some issues trying to connect my s3 to my pc.. I'm running win7.. Had some issues with the phone so I flashed back to stock, now I want to re-root the device, but to no avail, my pc doesn't see it. Samsung drivers installed (and reinstalled).. (correct ones because I used them before) cables fine when I plug it into pc.. starts to charge.. just never comes up as a storage device on the pc.. Any suggestions would be appreciated.. Thanks!

Seriously?
No one has ever had this problem? I'm beginning to think it's a phone/hardware issue.. but I have no idea what would have caused it. Its never been dropped or mishandled in any way :laugh: $150.00 for a new one through insurance..may as well go S4 eh?

How odd is that i have the same problem and never found an answer, but I might did find the answer, well not the answer but the thread containing the solution, just found it it's post #8 posted by Doc in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303035
Don't know if it's working I didn't have time to try it yet cause I'm replying here Good luck hope it helps and or works.

It could still be the cable. Try another to be certain.
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Quakeworld said:
No one has ever had this problem? I'm beginning to think it's a phone/hardware issue.. but I have no idea what would have caused it. Its never been dropped or mishandled in any way :laugh: $150.00 for a new one through insurance..may as well go S4 eh?
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Do u have Samsung Kies installed on ur PC ??
That was
the way for me...

Mr. 5Theezie said:
Do u have Samsung Kies installed on ur PC ??
That was
the way for me...
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No, I don't have Kies installed.. Is that what you had to do? Install Kies in order for your PC to recognize your device? I didn't have to install Kies before, just the samsung drivers and my pc would pick it up. But I'll give it a whirl. I appreciate every ones input! Many thanks. I just hate not being rooted at the moment lol

DocHoliday77 said:
It could still be the cable. Try another to be certain.
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Yes Sir, I've tried 3 so far. The original the device came with plus 3 others. When plugged in it begins charging, but nothing further (i.e. storage drive, etc) I've never had this happen before on any other device I've had. First time for everything I suppose :laugh:

Quakeworld said:
No, I don't have Kies installed.. Is that what you had to do? Install Kies in order for your PC to recognize your device? I didn't have to install Kies before, just the samsung drivers and my pc would pick it up. But I'll give it a whirl. I appreciate every ones input! Many thanks. I just hate not being rooted at the moment lol
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Yessir thats what worked for me... hope it works for u Quake..

Mr. 5Theezie said:
Yessir thats what worked for me... hope it works for u Quake..
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Thanks! And I see you're a fellow Texan.. Big D here also! Small world eh? :laugh:

Quakeworld said:
Thanks! And I see you're a fellow Texan.. Big D here also! Small world eh? :laugh:
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Yes sir !!! No where else... what Rom are (were) u running ???

Kies
Got Kies installed.. Plugged in device and got this message. "USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED-one of the usb devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it". then of course it goes into the whole trouble shooting issue. Any ideas? Thanks all.
p.s. I've got latest drivers and kies installed and still no luck.

Kernel issue maybe???
Its a longshot, but you coul also try using sgs3 easy ums. Search for it here on xda.
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[Q] HUGE problem after Kies/JB 4.1 Update!

I will try to make this short and sweet...
"backed up" phone prior to letting Kies update my phone.
apparently everything but my photos/videos was backed up. (stupid me for not double checking that AND the version it was updating to)
updated phone. phone is pretty much useless now. (EVERY SINGLE APP freezes and crashes eventually)
wont connect VIA USB... knows it is connected and so does the computer. computer now refuses to install (it tries) anything involving MTP. all other drivers are installed. Kies can see the device.. tell me how many photos... but by the time I try to transfer anything Kies or the USB app on the phone freezes and crashes.
ive tried everything under the sun that is basic. uninstall drivers.. uninstall kies... reinstall things.. reboot. safe mode... USB debugging.. etc. NOTHING will get my computer to pull the files or the phone to stop crashing the programs.
I NEED to get these photographs from the phone.. there are at least 2k of them.
what are some options I have or things I could try?
and DO NOT say factory reset.. thats not an option until I get desperate.. do that and try some recovery software for photos.
thanks for any help. I have about a week or so to figure this out... so I can return this stupid galaxy express I had to buy just to have a functional phone.

Have you tried using a micro SD card and transfer your photos internally via a file manager app.
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Domoo said:
Have you tried using a micro SD card and transfer your photos internally via a file manager app.
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do you have a suggested app? and is this possible without going into the gallery cause that I cant even open... just freezes and fails

Why dont u just make a nandroid backup and wipe. Then flash the latest stock rom through odin. If that fixes the issue of freezing apps and your mtp problem you can restore the backup and should be straight.
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Edit: also are you familiar with adb? You could boot to recovery and pull the photos with adb from there. And how much space is free on internal storage? The issues your experiencing sounds typical of full internal storage

billard412 said:
Why dont u just make a nandroid backup and wipe. Then flash the latest stock rom through odin. If that fixes the issue of freezing apps and your mtp problem you can restore the backup and should be straight.
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Edit: also are you familiar with adb? You could boot to recovery and pull the photos with adb from there. And how much space is free on internal storage? The issues your experiencing sounds typical of full internal storage
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you have to break that down a bit... only time I have to work on this is coming off of 12 hour shifts and im not too functional lol
there is space on internal I think about a gig or so left. the phone did NOT have issues prior to updating to 4.1. ALL problems started after 4.1.
also just tried installing a file manager... wont install. play store app freezes

TrinitySRT said:
you have to break that down a bit... only time I have to work on this is coming off of 12 hour shifts and im not too functional lol
there is space on internal I think about a gig or so left. the phone did NOT have issues prior to updating to 4.1. ALL problems started after 4.1.
also just tried installing a file manager... wont install. play store app freezes
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Well to me it sounds like some issue was caused in the upgrade. Are you currently using a custom recovery? I ask because I have a feeling a factory reset will be your fix and with a custom recovery you could backup then wipe so you can troubleshoot w/o losing everything
And in the future once u fix this I recommend Dropbox which will automatically backup all those pictures so u dont have to worry about losing them again. Regardless of what you want to do to fix it we should be able to pull the pics even with mtp being borked

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You could try rooting your phone and flashing a recovery. After that, go into the recovery and fix permissions. This won't delete anything and it's worth a shot.
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billard412 said:
Well to me it sounds like some issue was caused in the upgrade. Are you currently using a custom recovery? I ask because I have a feeling a factory reset will be your fix and with a custom recovery you could backup then wipe so you can troubleshoot w/o losing everything
And in the future once u fix this I recommend Dropbox which will automatically backup all those pictures so u dont have to worry about losing them again. Regardless of what you want to do to fix it we should be able to pull the pics even with mtp being borked
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no the phone has nothing special installed. looked into the custom recovery... and its not going to work (at least I dont think) cause I dont have a solid USB connection... as in it does "connect" per se. the phone knows its connected... the computer knows its connected but it doesnt show up as a drive like it used to.

In download mode, you shouldn't have problems like that.
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TrinitySRT said:
no the phone has nothing special installed. looked into the custom recovery... and its not going to work (at least I dont think) cause I dont have a solid USB connection... as in it does "connect" per se. the phone knows its connected... the computer knows its connected but it doesnt show up as a drive like it used to.
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rani9990 said:
In download mode, you shouldn't have problems like that.
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Can you not get it into download mode ?
If you plus it in will Odin recognize the phone ?

[Q] Stock Galaxy S2 Broken USB Port/but want to Root?

Whats up everyone so i spent many hours looking for a way around the Odin way to root my phone, maybe i didn't look hard enough but im sure i did. Anyways so far i haven't found much help so that's why I am posting this thread to help myself and others with the same issue.
I have a stock Samsung Galaxy S2 for T mobile and I mean Stock!!!!! it has Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. I heard there is a Ice Cream Sandwich update but i have not Received it 0_o.. Any Help Will be Very Appreciated!!!! If anyone knows a way to Root My Stock Phone Let me know what Info you have thanks!!!

sanjose_shark said:
Whats up everyone so i spent many hours looking for a way around the Odin way to root my phone, maybe i didn't look hard enough but im sure i did. Anyways so far i haven't found much help so that's why I am posting this thread to help myself and others with the same issue.
I have a stock Samsung Galaxy S2 for T mobile and I mean Stock!!!!! it has Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. I heard there is a Ice Cream Sandwich update but i have not Received it 0_o.. Any Help Will be Very Appreciated!!!! If anyone knows a way to Root My Stock Phone Let me know what Info you have thanks!!!
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What's wrong with the USB port? Can u charge ur phone? If u can charge it u should be able to connect to a PC?

soupysoup said:
What's wrong with the USB port? Can u charge ur phone? If u can charge it u should be able to connect to a PC?
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My USB PORT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED!! I know if it did work then I would be
Able to root my phone no problem.. Done it many times!
I have a battery charger!!

sanjose_shark said:
My USB PORT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED!! I know if it did work then I would be
Able to root my phone no problem.. Done it many times!
I have a battery charger!!
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Yeah that blows then, no need to yell I was just asking lol no there is no way around using the USB port to root ur phone or update u my friend are Sol
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soupysoup said:
Yeah that blows then, no need to yell I was just asking lol no there is no way around using the USB port to root ur phone or update u my friend are Sol
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Wasn't yelling just trying to Get the point across.... 0_o and so far I guess no one knows of a way to root without USB/computer.

try downloading the root file and put it on the external of your sd card not internal then rename the root file to update.zip when you go into your stock recovery click install from external sd card choose update.zip reboot if that doesn't work i don't know was just some incite if that doesnt work download the gs2 toolkit

krazierokz said:
try downloading the root file and put it on the external of your sd card not internal then rename the root file to update.zip when you go into your stock recovery click install from external sd card choose update.zip reboot if that doesn't work i don't know was just some incite if that doesnt work download the gs2 toolkit
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Yeah I get what you're saying i.have tried the root update zip with stock recovery but it says verification failed.
Isnt the s2 toolkit only for the PC ?? Because if it is then im back on square one my USB is broken and cant connect to PC :/

you could try wireless adb very usefull if you know how to connect your phone through wireless adb you should be good to go
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but have you tried the update.zip file from the external and not internal if those are even options available ..? its been a while since i been there trying to pin point something i know you are frustrated bro just relax

krazierokz said:
you could try wireless adb very usefull if you know how to connect your phone through wireless adb you should be good to go
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but have you tried the update.zip file from the external and not internal if those are even options available ..? its been a while since i been there trying to pin point something i know you are frustrated bro just relax
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Ok so i moved the file to my external sd but the recovery isnt reading any file from there ?? N e ways im a try the wireless adb. Any pointers on that.? And im not frustrated lol there is worst things going on in life than a broken USB port thats the least of my worries... I appreciate the help tho. :good:
hey so i need to install android SDK to my PC Correct and you say put it on the Root of C drive???

make sure when you install the sdk you install it in the correct directory in the root of C drive and if all that fails this is actually fairly simple give you something else to do lol http://www.amazon.com/Connector-Cha...ile-Replacement/dp/B0093FHMZE?tag=ifixitam-20

krazierokz said:
make sure when you install the sdk you install it in the correct directory in the root of C drive and if all that fails this is actually fairly simple give you something else to do lol http://www.amazon.com/Connector-Cha...ile-Replacement/dp/B0093FHMZE?tag=ifixitam-20
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yeah i will try to replace it soon myself.. so i looked up the adb wireless but it only shows some that are for ics or jellybean.. and i have the Stock GingerBread rom.???

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.adbw
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wlanadb
Try one of these to get your ADB up and running

krazierokz said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.adbw
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wlanadb
Try one of these to get your ADB up and running
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ok perfect thanks i will download right now and give it a try.. i will post back soon with the results.
so im back i downloaded the second link you gave me but im having trouble getting it to setup and llink it to my computer??

[Q] Hey all - little help?

Daughter has the GS2. Dropped it, screen cracked.
how can I get into the phone to copy her pictures/call logs if I can't 'unlock' the screen?
The phone is NOT currently rooted, by the way - I am sure that quadruples the problem.
Any help welcomed!

By default mtp is enabled when plugging usb and if you already installed drivers you should see on my computer phone with internal and external memory
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krazy1101 said:
By default mtp is enabled when plugging usb and if you already installed drivers you should see on my computer phone with internal and external memory
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it mounts that way, but shows 0 files....
the password, I believe, prevents it from showing

Which model ? (From the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery).

MistahBungle said:
Which model ? (From the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery).
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My daughter has the phone with her - it's the GSII white from sprint.

Thought it might be. I'm almost certain it's one of these, and as the last thing we'd want is to give you incorrect info which won't fix the problem at best & might exacerbate it at worst, I've asked mods to move your thread to the correct forum

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Thought it might be. I'm almost certain it's one of these, and as the last thing we'd want is to give you incorrect info which won't fix the problem at best & might exacerbate it at worst, I've asked mods to move your thread to the correct forum
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Thanks, but this question is probably 'android in general' right? Can i put the phone in recovery (how do I do that? Power+vol up+home?) and ADB into the phone even if there is a screen lock password?

Well sounds like you need to hook it up by using mhl. It basically puts the screen on a tv through a cord. If the screen still registers touches that would be awesome. But if not I wouldnt know how to go about anything further. Because in order for you to hook up a mouse at this point you would need a bluetooth mouse. Because the usb port would be used up by the mhl adapter. Not sure how you would be able to bypass that one and hook up the mouse. Kies also will pull data but that would require the phone be passed the security lock.
You could however try using odin. You can hook your phone up to mhl. Put your phone in download mode. Which is power button and volume down. Hold both until you reach a screen with text. Then push volume up. At that point you can flash the el26 kernel. Which gives you cwm recovery. Then reboot into recovery. Volume up and power. Hold until the recovery screen comes up. From there you can mount your sd cards. And pull data like normal.
Goodluck whichever way you decide.
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Get a new screen...
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In terminal for adb type
Code:
adb pull /storage/sdcard0 /your/backup/directory
Obviously you'll replace /your/backup/directory with where you're going to save the memory to, and it helps if you've already created the directory if you're putting it into a new folder.

Stryke_the_Orc said:
In terminal for adb type
Code:
adb pull /storage/sdcard0 /your/backup/directory
Obviously you'll replace /your/backup/directory with where you're going to save the memory to, and it helps if you've already created the directory if you're putting it into a new folder.
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Thanks for that.
With ADB, I'd need to be in recovery mode or something right - where the OS is not running / password protected?
So how do I make sure the internal storage is mounted?

Bigjohn_S said:
Thanks for that.
With ADB, I'd need to be in recovery mode or something right - where the OS is not running / password protected?
So how do I make sure the internal storage is mounted?
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Bigjohn save yourself time and do what patrao_n said. That's the best way for you to be able to save your data. The second part with the Odin ids what I mean. It's quick and very useful.
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Bigjohn_S said:
Thanks for that.
With ADB, I'd need to be in recovery mode or something right - where the OS is not running / password protected?
So how do I make sure the internal storage is mounted?
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No, as long as Adb recognizes your device you can do it while everything is running.
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FuMMoD said:
Bigjohn save yourself time and do what patrao_n said. That's the best way for you to be able to save your data. The second part with the Odin ids what I mean. It's quick and very useful.
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Figuring out what he said, about mhl, finding a cable that would do that, and etc. is much HARDER than trying ADB.... he provided no links, just general statements. ADB 'commands' to do this sort of thing are on several forums; just wanted to confirm that it's similar on this phone.

Stryke_the_Orc said:
No, as long as Adb recognizes your device you can do it while everything is running.
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Interesting.
This is a stock phone without root - so I've heard if you never put the phone in USB Debug enable mode you have to do this with the phone in recovery and mount the sd card, then back it up.

Bigjohn_S said:
Interesting.
This is a stock phone without root - so I've heard if you never put the phone in USB Debug enable mode you have to do this with the phone in recovery and mount the sd card, then back it up.
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Ah, sorry I missed that part. Yes, you're correct that you need to do it from recovery. When I get back to my pc I'll double check that the same methods work.
Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul

Alright, I'm going to need a little more info before we can figure this one out.
The screen is broken, ok. Is it black, or can you see anything? Is it responsive in any way?
You're running unrooted stock, what version? Ics, Jellybean?
What OS is on your computer, and what tools do you currently have?
In order to do this, you will need to root the device (unrooting without a trace is easy as pie ) but I will need to know what situation we're looking at, ie.. How bad is it? lol

Couldn't he just flash a one click that preserves user data like music and pics but deletes settings and apps, then connect it to a computer and browse through its folders?
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drunk0Nwater said:
Couldn't he just flash a one click that preserves user data like music and pics but deletes settings and apps, then connect it to a computer and browse through its folders?
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No because nodata restores keep all user data intact, which includes passwords.
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The best thing he could do would be to get into ODIN mode and use adb.
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I still think he should just fix the damn thing. Its not that expensive nor is it hard to do. It is a lot better than getting a completely new device for a few hundred dollars.
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