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[TOOL/GUIDE] [VIDEO] How To Use ODIN To Flash Official JB Firmware On T-Mobile T999!

First off I would like to Thank DocHoliday77 for his amazing guide and work published for The Official Stock Firmware and Leaked OTA's!!!
For models T999 and T999V. I would also like to thank mrRobinson for the pre-rooted root66 firmware packages.
What you will find here is a video to show you how to install the official JB firmware via ODIN and using the root66 firmware. I am not responsible for broken devices and before attempting any of this you should read the official thread put together by DocHoliday77 which can be found HERE!!!
I forgot to mention a couple of things in the video...
1. Read the directions from DocHoliday77's thread!
2. Before starting back up all your data, just in case!
3. Do a data factory reset!
4. Download all necessary files you will need... All can be found in DocHoliday77's thread.
5. Don't blame me if you mess something up..I made the video only, in real time.
6. The video only covers the ODIN method via root66 firmware on a T-Mobile T999 device.
Once ODIN is done and you get a PASS you will need to re-install a custom recovery. You can get goo manager from playstore to install TWRP or rom manager to install CWR. When you are all done reinstalling recovery you can then restore a JB backup you already have or start downloading JB rom of your choice.

akapaul26 said:
First off I would like to Thank DocHoliday77 for his amazing guide and work published for The Official Stock Firmware and Leaked OTA's!!!
For models T999 and T999V. I would also like to thank mrRobinson for the pre-rooted root66 firmware packages.
What you will find here is a video to show you how to install the official JB firmware via ODIN and using the root66 firmware. I am not responsible for broken devices and before attempting any of this you should read the official thread put together by DocHoliday77 which can be found HERE!!!
I forgot to mention a couple of things in the video...
1. Read the directions from DocHoliday77's thread!
2. Before starting back up all your data, just in case!
3. Do a data factory reset!
4. Download all necessary files you will need... All can be found in DocHoliday77's thread.
5. Don't blame me if you mess something up..I made the video only, in real time.
6. The video only covers the ODIN method via root66 firmware on a T-Mobile T999 device.
Once ODIN is done and you get a PASS you will need to re-install a custom recovery. You can get goo manager from playstore to install TWRP or rom manager to install CWR. When you are all done reinstalling recovery you can then restore a JB backup you already have or start downloading JB rom of your choice.
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GOD BLESSS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!:victory::victory::victory::highfive::highfive::highfive:

That's great. thanks for share.

No worries...if it helps one person Im happy!
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OK before I Odin the latest job firmware.. I have one more question : what kernel and ROM should I be on (just to be on the safe side) or modem? I'm currently on paranoid androids latest rom, on uvli8 modem.. what should I do? Do I just go to my recovery and factory reset and wipe cache and dalvic? Then Odin... idk that is my only concern before I go any further..thanks in advance and once again thanks for the videoooo
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Slicktune said:
OK before I Odin the latest job firmware.. I have one more question : what kernel and ROM should I be on (just to be on the safe side) or modem? I'm currently on paranoid androids latest rom, on uvli8 modem.. what should I do? Do I just go to my recovery and factory reset and wipe cache and dalvic? Then Odin... idk that is my only concern before I go any further..thanks in advance and once again thanks for the videoooo
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Replied to your pm!
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thanks for this

My question is when I download root66 its not a zip file that gets downloaded to my lap top. Any suggestions?
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@Tdeljr
Its not supposed to be .zip format...once you dl the file to your pc you will need to extract the .tar.md5 file, this will be the file you flash to your device. I think that is in the video. It is also covered in DocHoliday77's thread!
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Thats my bad, I had a brain malfunction. I had to many things in my download folder and confused myself. Sorry.
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Now that odin is well known, at least how to odin stock jb, just wondering if anyone else has benefitted from the video? Anyone can use it, wanted to refresh the thread for the sake of new sgs3 users who also might be lost in the mix!
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Flashing fails almost everytime

Rooted at&t galaxy iii with TWRP 2.5. I'm unable to flash most ROMs, only a handful work (Xone and Ilusion). The flash usually fails right away with the error "Assert failed: getprop(ro.bootloader)". I've tried the usual steps for this problem including updating the ZIP with taking out the "getprop" lines but it still fails. I've also tried and got the same error with TWRP 5.0. Would it be worth flashing Clockword Recovery? Would that make a difference? Would it be worth formatting my SD card? I have a feeling it could use it. Any other ideas are appreciated, thank you.

You need to update your bootloaders

mrhaley30705 said:
You need to update your bootloaders
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Thank you. Ok I already have a few weeks ago updated my baseband version to I747UCDLK3 by flashing it with my recovery. That is what you mean by bootloader right, or no? I thought it might be worth flashing the LK3 file with ODIN but I'm not able to get ODIN to recognize my phone at the moment. If, in About Phone, it says LK3 firmware, are the bootloaders ok? Or should I still try flashing it with ODIN regardless?

No, baseband is your modem. There's a bootloader/modem tar around here somewhere, or you could just flash the latest rooted stock file for your device. If you flash the rooted stock Rom, after that just install goo manager (twrp)or Rom manager (cwm) for your preferred recovery

I'm confused because all the guides' links to the bootloaders leads to the DLK3 modem but I'll search around some more.
So flashing the stock rooted ROM will update the bootloader? How does that work? Thanks for your help.
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celtic426 said:
I'm confused because all the guides' links to the bootloaders leads to the DLK3 modem but I'll search around some more.
So flashing the stock rooted ROM will update the bootloader? How does that work? Thanks for your help.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38880428&postcount=2
first section. cheers

celtic426 said:
I'm confused because all the guides' links to the bootloaders leads to the DLK3 modem but I'll search around some more.
So flashing the stock rooted ROM will update the bootloader? How does that work? Thanks for your help.
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The rooted stock Rom includes bootloaders, modem, and the Rom itself. Downside is the size. Over 800Mb to dl.

mrhaley30705 said:
The rooted stock Rom includes bootloaders, modem, and the Rom itself. Downside is the size. Over 800Mb to dl.
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Is this the correct link for the stock rooted rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848

No, those are bone stock. You need to look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

Problem Solved. Thanks. Flashed the bootloader with ODIN. steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41535366&postcount=26684

{ Help} revert galaxy s4 i9505 to its original m919

so here is what happened. i have a t-mobile galaxy s4 ( m919) that was running 4.3. However, i installed wanamlite rom in it, and that messed my phone up( one reason was i couldnt use data internet). now my model number is I9505 instead of M919. i installled cyanogenmod 11 rom. then thought that it could be easier now to go back to my stock model( m919). and everytime i try to flash the M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 , i get a big FAIL from odin3. so since my model number is I9505 after flashing wanamlite, i thought why not installing i9505 stock rom. so i did and still got a big FAIL on odin3. however, i was able to flash 4.4.2 stock rom for I9505, but its glitchy .So clearly i wanna go back to my stock model M919 and install stock rom (4.3) if its possible ??. im sorry guys, im a noob and i need your help. Thanks in advance .
notice: i used odin3 v3.07 to install 4.3 stock rom, and still fails.

I'd Odin to stock and start over. Update your Odin and get your stock image from sammobile.
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Android_Monsters said:
I'd Odin to stock and start over. Update your Odin and get your stock image from sammobile.
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...... I already did that, still fails

[email protected] said:
so here is what happened. i have a t-mobile galaxy s4 ( m919) that was running 4.3. However, i installed wanamlite rom in it, and that messed my phone up( one reason was i couldnt use data internet). now my model number is I9505 instead of M919. i installled cyanogenmod 11 rom. then thought that it could be easier now to go back to my stock model( m919). and everytime i try to flash the M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 , i get a big FAIL from odin3. so since my model number is I9505 after flashing wanamlite, i thought why not installing i9505 stock rom. so i did and still got a big FAIL on odin3. however, i was able to flash 4.4.2 stock rom for I9505, but its glitchy .So clearly i wanna go back to my stock model M919 and install stock rom (4.3) if its possible ??. im sorry guys, im a noob and i need your help. Thanks in advance .
notice: i used odin3 v3.07 to install 4.3 stock rom, and still fails.
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If you have a 4.3 MK2 bootloader you can NOT Odin back to MDL which is 4.2 MDL base.
Find the 4.3 stock firmware tar file and Odin flash that.

re: flashing stock rom
[email protected] said:
so here is what happened. i have a t-mobile galaxy s4 ( m919) that was running 4.3. However, i installed wanamlite rom in it, and that messed my phone up( one reason was i couldnt use data internet). now my model number is I9505 instead of M919. i installled cyanogenmod 11 rom. then thought that it could be easier now to go back to my stock model( m919). and everytime i try to flash the M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 , i get a big FAIL from odin3. so since my model number is I9505 after flashing wanamlite, i thought why not installing i9505 stock rom. so i did and still got a big FAIL on odin3. however, i was able to flash 4.4.2 stock rom for I9505, but its glitchy .So clearly i wanna go back to my stock model M919 and install stock rom (4.3) if its possible ??. im sorry guys, im a noob and i need your help. Thanks in advance .
notice: i used odin3 v3.07 to install 4.3 stock rom, and still fails.
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If it was my phone the first thing I would do is to plug the usb cable into a different usb port
and then reboot the computer before using Odin.
Then I would re-download the "M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5" just
in case it got corrupted and try Odin flashing the phone again.
I would be sure to only plug the usb cable into the phone AFTER
seeing the [COM:xx] in Odin light up.
Good luck!

baseballfanz said:
If you have a 4.3 MK2 bootloader you can NOT Odin back to MDL which is 4.2 MDL base.
Find the 4.3 stock firmware tar file and Odin flash that.
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not sure what MK2 bootloader is and how to find out if i i have it. as i said, my model number is I9505 and running 4.4.2, not my stock m919 4.3. also i did download the stock rom m919 4.3 without any corruption. it still gives me a Big fail. any suggestions from this point are greatly appreciated. Thanks

Mk2 is the new modem and bootloader that came with 4.3.
You can check in about phone. Here's where it says under baseband.
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Have you looked at this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267895
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Android_Monsters said:
Have you looked at this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267895
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OMGGGG. i did download the tar file from sammobile.com again. and tried the same process on another computer and it worked!!!!! Thanks everyone who took time to help me.

[Q] Galaxy S3 downgrade from android 4.3 to 4.1.2

I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and I made the mistake of allowing an upgrade??? to android 4.3 which has been very unstable for me. T-Mobile, Samsung, and Google all say that there are no updates to 4.3 and I can’t downgrade, so basically I’m out of luck.
Can I downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.2 without bricking my phone and hopefully without voiding my warranty? If so, please give me some instructions. I downloaded Odin 3.07 and firmware: root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z. Thanks a million.

I don't think it's possible to downgrade anymore due to Knox. There was a thread talking about it
Maybe you should check it out.
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You cannot downgrade without voiding your warranty
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Dont flash md5root66 after update!
newbee123 said:
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and I made the mistake of allowing an upgrade??? to android 4.3 which has been very unstable for me. T-Mobile, Samsung, and Google all say that there are no updates to 4.3 and I can’t downgrade, so basically I’m out of luck.
Can I downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.2 without bricking my phone and hopefully without voiding my warranty? If so, please give me some instructions. I downloaded Odin 3.07 and firmware: root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z. Thanks a million.
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if you flash the root66 of the md5 firmware via odin after you have already upgraded to 4.3 you will HARD BRICK your phone. Taking the 4.3 ota updates your bootloader and flashing anything other than 4.3 in odin will wreck your life.
You need to download the root66mjc firmware here:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291682181
And flash it in odin. Then from there install a custom recovery and download a rom of your choosing and the compatible modem. I recommend you download the md5 modem. Then you're gonna wanna boot into recovery and flash the rom and the modem only (kernels are ok of course) JUST NO BOOTLOADERS. I don't even know if you can do that in recovery but trying to mess with the new BL will brick your face I mean phone.

full steps?
so does anyone have any full list of steps and links on where to get the modems and all to downgrade 4.3 with knox down to 4.1.2

pamma83 said:
so does anyone have any full list of steps and links on where to get the modems and all to downgrade 4.3 with knox down to 4.1.2
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Would you try reading the thread before posting ? Its not that long. You will see your answer provided by 3 different individuals.

Perseus71 said:
Would you try reading the thread before posting ? Its not that long. You will see your answer provided by 3 different individuals.
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this thread had 4 posts before i posted and only 1 talks about what to do..where are you seeing 3 different people saying what to do and how???
and i asked where to get the modems and all.. do you see anyone saying where to get them??

pamma83 said:
this thread had 4 posts before i posted and only 1 talks about what to do..where are you seeing 3 different people saying what to do and how???
and i asked where to get the modems and all.. do you see anyone saying where to get them??
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I was referring to the 3 persons who responded to the OP's question similar to yours. @jtl_777's response is pointing to the 4.3 Firmware.

Its more implied in this thread than stated matter of factly. This thread is several months old, and I know your question has been asked countless times in many different threads, much more recently than in this one.
I suggest you read the stickies in each section. Just by doing that you will find all firmware and modems and more. You will also find that the answer is no, you cannot downgrade your full firmware from 4.3. And you never will be able to.
If your having problems I suggest flashing the latest 4.3 build via Odin, then factory resetting. Start over clean with minimal restoring of backups (only the essentials).
Every time an update comes out there are people who have problems. The majority are solved by doing what I just said because most bugs are caused by using old data created by old apps on the new build.
Even if you could downgrade, chances are youd run into even more issues and still have to factory reset.
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DocHoliday77 said:
... You will also find that the answer is no, you cannot downgrade your full firmware from 4.3. And you never will be able to.
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thanks but I read online and some youtube videos showing that people have gone from 4.3 back to 4.1.2, just trying to make the phone the way it was before any updates were done and wondering if anyone knows the proper steps without bricking the phone.

They probably just flashed a rom. It is simply not possible to downgrade the firmware though.
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so i found this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48758977&postcount=1412 and i have the same case as Christopher4tw with a stock 4.3 T999UVUEMJC and just want to get back to T999UVDMD5 so its running the 4.1.2 version of android
so do i just download the below file, extract and flash via odin then do a wipe via recovery? If not can you please explain how to go about this so i can have 4.1.2 running on the phone
April 2013 - 4.1.2 JellyBean
Note: This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVDMD5
Perm Mirror: Download - root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z

You cannot downgrade your firmware.
Flash an older rom with cwm or twrp if you need to be running md5
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DocHoliday77 said:
You cannot downgrade your firmware.
Flash an older rom with cwm or twrp if you need to be running md5
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so can I use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276645 and flash via cwm or twrp recovery and it will make the phone run 4.1.2 without bricking or having issues with knox or does that have the bootloader issue with it as well?

Yes, that one you can flash.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Yes, that one you can flash.
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great thanks so much for your help, can I flash the recovery via odin mobile app or is it safer to do it via pc?

Safer via PC.
It is possible via Mobile Odin. But that's one of the partitions I don't want to mess with when Phone is Booted/

If you know how to use Mobile Odin then it should be fine. I agree that its better to use pc odin if youre not familiar with Mobile Odin. However, it actually doesnt flash the recovery while booted. It flashes the flash kernel which is MO's temp recovery. It then boots to this and flashes. (So, perseus is right in that regard. But I personally love Mobile Odin and find it extremely useful and consider it safe unless you are brand new to all of this).
In fact Mobile Odin is another way you can flash 4.1.2. Itll flash the firmware, but only the system, kernel, recovery and modem. (I didnt bring this up previously because I didnt want to confuse, or go too far too fast).
If youre thinking about flashing recovery via MO, though, you can also instead just flash the rom you found. No need to flash the recovery unless you just want to. Put the rom in the update.zip slot and itll flash just fine.
If any of this is confusing, just stick with the original plan for now. The rest will come easy if you dont rush things.
One more thing, while you can usually update stock without wiping, you may find you have to factory reset after downgrading as the old system was not built for using data created on a new version.
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thanks for all the help.. had to do the wipe since it kept showing the samsung logo but after that it booted just fine.

t999L
I have tried so many times to downgrade to 4.1.2 using odin but I havent be able to. I always get an error message

[Q] Help Installing Stock Rooted ROM 4.4.2

i'm trying to get my Gear to function properly (or atleast get notifications to work).
A little confused where to start... I'm hoping a stock ROM with root will work.
Can someone point me to a HOW TO to install a stock rooted rom for my m919?
Right now I have the Infamous GE 4.4.2 ROM on my s4.

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elproduc3r said:
i'm trying to get my Gear to function properly (or atleast get notifications to work).
A little confused where to start... I'm hoping a stock ROM with root will work.
Can someone point me to a HOW TO to install a stock rooted rom for my m919?
Right now I have the Infamous GE 4.4.2 ROM on my s4.
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Go to http://SamMobile.com and download the 4.3 Tmobile M919 USA stock official rom.
Odin flash the stock rom and be sure to do a full wipe before flashing.
Always make a nandroid backup in recovery before flashing anything.
Good luck!

elproduc3r said:
i'm trying to get my Gear to function properly (or atleast get notifications to work).
A little confused where to start... I'm hoping a stock ROM with root will work.
Can someone point me to a HOW TO to install a stock rooted rom for my m919?
Right now I have the Infamous GE 4.4.2 ROM on my s4.
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Or you could download a CWM-flashable stock/rooted ROM from the Android Development section and flash that. Which ones are stock/rooted? Read the OP. The information will be there. Be sure to update your modem as well.

Misterjunky said:
Go to http://SamMobile.com and download the 4.3 Tmobile M919 USA stock official rom.
Odin flash the stock rom and be sure to do a full wipe before flashing.
Always make a nandroid backup in recovery before flashing anything.
Good luck!
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Do i need to update my modem or radio before i flash the firmware from sammobile?

elproduc3r said:
Do i need to update my modem or radio before i flash the firmware from sammobile?
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No, it will update it for you if needed.. I suggest you flash stock ROM instead though..
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elproduc3r said:
Do i need to update my modem or radio before i flash the firmware from sammobile?
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Take in count that by flashing the MK2 stock tar you will end up with the knox bootloader. If you trip the knox flag you will not be entitled to warranty work. If that does not matter to you, then go ahead and flash ;b
Your best bet to prevent this is to get a stock rom cwm flashable that does not include the bootloader.

thanks everyone.
just so i'm clear (i already soft bricked my phone), you all suggest getting the cwm stock rom and update my modem first?

elproduc3r said:
thanks everyone.
just so i'm clear (i already soft bricked my phone), you all suggest getting the cwm stock rom and update my modem first?
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Correct
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Thanks again everyone.
will this rom work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545711
Also I'm having trouble finding a how-to update my modem. can someone point me to a how to update modem for my m919?

This is how I updated my modem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612
That rom looks like it should work.
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Just showing you my baseband. I'm on a dif. rom.
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thanks to everyone
i just thanked everyone...
updated my modem and don't have any sound issues.
now to flash my rom...

It worked! I have 4.3 stock and mk2 modem.
And i finally have all the gear apps working.
Thanks everyone for your help.
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