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Quite a few people seem to end up in non-bootable-states (myself included) when trying to root/app/tweak etc..
So I made a couple of images that will help you trigger Factory Restore on your Nook Simple Touch.
Compability:
Nook Simple Touch - [1.0.0], [1.0.1], [1.1.0]
Requirements:
- A microSD card of atleast 128MB of size (existing data will be lost)
- Make sure your NST is charged! A failed root will drain your NST quickly without you noticing it!
Tools:
- Windows: win32 Disk Imager
- Linux: d'uh .. dd
- Mac: diskutil and dd
Still unsure about tools?, look here
Versions: (You only need one of these depending on how messed up your NST is. Try 0.1 first!)
- Version 0.1 [Without boot partition restoration] n2T-Recovery_0.1.rar (2MB)
- Version 0.2 [With boot partition restoration] n2T-Recovery_0.2.rar (16MB)
Usage:
- Uncompress the image
- Write the image to your mSD card with one of the tools listed above.
- Power up your Nook Touch with the mSD card inserted.
- Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
If all went well you should see the factory restore screen popping up in 10-20 seconds after reboot, and you'll be back to the version your NST was originally shipped with* when it's finished.
If it doesn't, please share your "detailed" story in this thread and feel free to PM me, I've restored quite a few "hopeless" cases
[*] Factory Restore doesn't wipe your /data
Update:
26.11.2012 - Added new download links
28.01.2012 - Moved files to new server
Changelog:
[0.1]
- Initial release
[0.2]
- Rewrites boot partition before triggering Factory Restore
Credits:
- Based on Nook Simple Touch 1.0.0 boot partition
- Made possible by Noogie image by nookDevs
Scary!
But good solution when everything else fails. Thanks!
apeine said:
Scary!
But good solution when everything else fails. Thanks!
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Nothing scary about it, it only writes to a single file on your N2 to trick it into believing there has been 8 missed boot attempts.
That is good to know, because timed things on smartphone and the like is a usual way to messy results. Try putting an iphone in DFU mode in order to jailbreak it...
apeine said:
That is good to know, because timed things on smartphone and the like is a usual way to messy results. Try putting an iphone in DFU mode in order to jailbreak it...
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Ah I see your point, but there's really no timing involved with this process.
Cleaned up the instructions a little, thank you.
Did Not Completely Restore, But...
I was able to restore by the following:
1. Tried your method on a rooted (1.00 FW) Touch but it seemed to hang on the last bit of rebooting.
2. I wrote the factory 1.01 update to an SD card using Winimage, turned the Touch off, put the SD Card in, turned the Nook on, let it go to sleep (per BN Instructions for applying update) - it woke up, applied 1.01 and unrooted simultaneously.
3. Reregistered and rerooted using ManualNooter.
docfreed said:
I was able to restore by the following:
1. Tried your method on a rooted (1.00 FW) Touch but it seemed to hang on the last bit of rebooting.
2. I wrote the factory 1.01 update to an SD card using Winimage, turned the Touch off, put the SD Card in, turned the Nook on, let it go to sleep (per BN Instructions for applying update) - it woke up, applied 1.01 and unrooted simultaneously.
3. Reregistered and rerooted using ManualNooter.
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do you have a link for the .img for the update? I only found a zip file, not sure how to use Disk Imager to put that on there.
But yeah, I'm experiencing the same issue, hangs on the reboot part.
docfreed said:
I was able to restore by the following:
1. Tried your method on a rooted (1.00 FW) Touch but it seemed to hang on the last bit of rebooting.
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wajanus said:
But yeah, I'm experiencing the same issue, hangs on the reboot part.
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Not sure what you guys mean by "rebooting part" can you be a little more detailed?
docfreed said:
2. I wrote the factory 1.01 update to an SD card using Winimage, turned the Touch off, put the SD Card in, turned the Nook on, let it go to sleep (per BN Instructions for applying update) - it woke up, applied 1.01 and unrooted simultaneously.
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I have never seen or even heard of a 1.0.1 update image.
The 1.0.1 update is distributed as a zip file that has to be saved on the Nooks internal storage trough usb. This makes no sense to me.
docfreed said:
3. Reregistered and rerooted using ManualNooter.
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Again this makes no sense, ManualNooter is for Nook Color ..
ros87 said:
Not sure what you guys mean by "rebooting part" can you be a little more detailed?
I have never seen or even heard of a 1.0.1 update image.
The 1.0.1 update is distributed as a zip file that has to be saved on the Nooks internal storage trough usb. This makes no sense to me.
Again this makes no sense, ManualNooter is for Nook Color ..
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Answers -
1. By "hanging" I meant it's stuck on the last little bit of writing the restore img - never quite finishes.
2. Just go to BN site and you can download "update.zip 1.01" for the Touch - it gets applied by placing on the root of the internal memory and booting up
3. My Bad - I meant TouchNooter
docfreed said:
Answers -
1. By "hanging" I meant it's stuck on the last little bit of writing the restore img - never quite finishes.
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Ok, so the factory restore got triggered but didn't complete, wonder why.
Did you try to trigger restore again?
I'm gonna look into adding more advanced recovery options to the tool.
docfreed said:
2. Just go to BN site and you can download "update.zip 1.01" for the Touch - it gets applied by placing on the root of the internal memory and booting up
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Yes I know, but you said you wrote it to sdcard with winimage, which didn't make any sense
The only way I can get my nook to boot into a usable environment is by way of a touchnooter bootable mSD. I managed to move the 1.0.1 update onto the NOOK patition, but I had to boot off of a noogie SD (for some reason, USB mode doesn't work when I boot off of touchnooter)to do so. Even after letting it go to sleep, it doesn't seem to recognize that there's an update. I have no clue what to do.
EDIT: Tool is a lifesaver.
mrmystery96 said:
The only way I can get my nook to boot into a usable environment is by way of a touchnooter bootable mSD. I managed to move the 1.0.1 update onto the NOOK patition, but I had to boot off of a noogie SD (for some reason, USB mode doesn't work when I boot off of touchnooter)to do so. Even after letting it go to sleep, it doesn't seem to recognize that there's an update. I have no clue what to do.
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I've replied to your PM.
Thanks for this img. Accidentally powered off the Nook with a core android file missing and when I turned it back on, I was stuck on a looping 5-dot start up screen. This gave me a very easy way to fix it and didn't really erase anything, either. The TN stuff was gone, but every app I'd installed myself after rooting with TouchNooter remained, as did my launcher and setup, etc.
Glad to hear it worked for you
I also have new version under testing that will help people with more severe problems.
mrmystery96 a few posts up had a completely broken boot partition after some app/mod tried to write its recovery there.
He got a development copy from me last night and he was able to successfully restore his Nook Touch, so I should be able to release it in a day or two.
How long is it generally expected to take? I'm just looking at a blank (but backlit) screen with your sd image.
I dd'd the file to the root of the sd card (/dev/sdc), not any partition. Is it supposed to be on a partition?
kkinder said:
How long is it generally expected to take? I'm just looking at a blank (but backlit) screen with your sd image.
I dd'd the file to the root of the sd card (/dev/sdc), not any partition. Is it supposed to be on a partition?
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Backlit? There's no backlight on the Nook Simple Touch
Ciao, I have a problem...
I rooted my nook, it was working, but it seems to me slower when it opens a book, and sometimes it crashes opening a book.
So I would like to restore.. I saw your post: fantastic!
I downloaded the image, i copy ect i followed all the instructions..
I extract the sd, it start to restoring to original factoring... but after that my nook was like before
with android and also my old books...
I would like to "unistall" android... that's all, could you help me?
gioranaa said:
Ciao, I have a problem...
I rooted my nook, it was working, but it seems to me slower when it opens a book, and sometimes it crashes opening a book.
So I would like to restore.. I saw your post: fantastic!
I downloaded the image, i copy ect i followed all the instructions..
I extract the sd, it start to restoring to original factoring... but after that my nook was like before
with android and also my old books...
I would like to "unistall" android... that's all, could you help me?
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The built in "Factory Restore" doesn't wipe everything, it just restores important parts of your system.
If you want to clean your NST you can boot it while pressing both left and right bottom buttons (it will trigger Factory Reset (not restore))
If you want your NST absolutely 100% clean, I'm sorry to say that you should have made a backup before rooting it
ros87 said:
The built in "Factory Restore" doesn't wipe everything, it just restores important parts of your system.
If you want to clean your NST you can boot it while pressing both left and right bottom buttons (it will trigger Factory Reset (not restore))
If you want your NST absolutely 100% clean, I'm sorry to say that you should have made a backup before rooting it
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no back up...
do you know where I can find a clean one?
do you think it is possible to clean everyhitng unpdating to the 1.01 clean version?
I understood: I have to push the power button, THEN both left and right bottoms button, in order to reset.
gioranaa said:
no back up...
do you know where I can find a clean one?
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You can't.
Every NST contains unique data so it's not possible to make a generic restore image. It is possible to make one customised to your NST tho, I've made a few of those.
gioranaa said:
do you think it is possible to clean everyhitng unpdating to the 1.01 clean version?
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No
gioranaa said:
I tried to boot (from power off state) while pressing both left and right bottoms button, but it didn't wake up: i pushed for more than 5 sec power button while i was pushing left and right but nothing happened.. could you help me?
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Just press the power button until you see the screen flicker, then immediately press and hold those buttons until you see the "Factory Reset" screen, then follow the instructions on the screen.
Hi,
HTC Desire running 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ
I've spent hours searching threads and waited for days just to get the chance to download a linux OS to install on my Virtualbox as I have a Mac that won't run Revolutionary. (I have no download allowance left on my broadband and now I'm stuck with the first Linux OS I got, which is Mint Cinnamon 14) + I have no access to Windows or a copy of.
I need to repartition my SD card as my phone started going into boot loops over the course of a few days and I had to keep popping the battery, but then the SD ext got totally corrupted after flashing Jellybean 4.1 and my trying to get a2sd to work.
I can still turn the phone on and use jellybean as my phone has the superuser app and was partically rooted with unrevoked, it's just the phone is not S OFF and I need that to be done in order to run the program I bought called Ext4 Recovered, as I'm stick of Gparted messing up my Mac's startup drive and auto booting as Gparted, and I liked the touch scren features of Ext 4 Recovered.
Ok so that's background.
I finally got Linux Mint to install and downloaded Revolutionary to its desktop. But it wouldn't unzip, so I right clicked, extracted the file and saw the program.exe but that won't open ethier. Followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192806 but that doesn't work i.e going in terminal.
It said following:
[email protected] ~ $ sudo ./revolutionary
sudo: ./revolutionary: command not found
[email protected] ~ $ ./revolutionary
bash: ./revolutionary: No such file or directory
[email protected] ~ $
Linux can see my phone is connected but I can't run the program!
Am so tired of having no phone functions, been a week now! Please can someone help me get this program to work on my Mac's Virtualbox?
fluttershutter said:
Hi,
HTC Desire running 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ
I've spent hours searching threads and waited for days just to get the chance to download a linux OS to install on my Virtualbox as I have a Mac that won't run Revolutionary. (I have no download allowance left on my broadband and now I'm stuck with the first Linux OS I got, which is Mint Cinnamon 14) + I have no access to Windows or a copy of.
I need to repartition my SD card as my phone started going into boot loops over the course of a few days and I had to keep popping the battery, but then the SD ext got totally corrupted after flashing Jellybean 4.1 and my trying to get a2sd to work.
I can still turn the phone on and use jellybean as my phone has the superuser app and was partically rooted with unrevoked, it's just the phone is not S OFF and I need that to be done in order to run the program I bought called Ext4 Recovered, as I'm stick of Gparted messing up my Mac's startup drive and auto booting as Gparted, and I liked the touch scren features of Ext 4 Recovered.
Ok so that's background.
I finally got Linux Mint to install and downloaded Revolutionary to its desktop. But it wouldn't unzip, so I right clicked, extracted the file and saw the program.exe but that won't open ethier. Followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192806 but that doesn't work i.e going in terminal.
It said following:
[email protected] ~ $ sudo ./revolutionary
sudo: ./revolutionary: command not found
[email protected] ~ $ ./revolutionary
bash: ./revolutionary: No such file or directory
[email protected] ~ $
Linux can see my phone is connected but I can't run the program!
Am so tired of having no phone functions, been a week now! Please can someone help me get this program to work on my Mac's Virtualbox?
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you did cd (change directory) to the path of where you extracted revolutionary right? Also, it shouldnt be an .exe so make sure that you downloaded the one for linux not windows.
Btw i just tried it using using Mint 14 and it opened fine.
Try downloading it again. heres the linux version: http://revolutionary.io/revolutionary-0.4pre4.tgz
Put it into your downloads folder, then right click and extract here
Open terminal and run: cd ~/Downloads
Then run: sudo ./revolutionary
Can't Run Revolutionary on Linux
Thanks, I will try that. I thought it was weird having an Exe file too but I'm sure I clicked the Linux link. I was very tired though. Will try this now. :fingers-crossed:
Still having issues with Linux Mint 14 and Revolutionary
fluttershutter said:
Thanks, I will try that. I thought it was weird having an Exe file too but I'm sure I clicked the Linux link. I was very tired though. Will try this now. :fingers-crossed:
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So I charge in, all fired up with your advice thinking 'Yeah I can do this!' Download the link you pasted, extracted file to downloads folder, it is the same file as I had. Then Linux messes it all up!
I can't see any applications menu on my version. The bottom status bar has nothing. All I can do is navigate folders like desktop, pictures, I could get on Firefox but then the screen keeps going small and showing multiple desktops and I have to click the window I was working in again. RIght clicking on the Rev file and selecting terminal does not open terminal, I can't find a list of programs separately to open Terminal either. Then the whole thing stopped responding to be and crashed.
And to make it all the worse. I have to go horse riding with my other half's young nephew when it's snowing and I am am not a horse person who likes horse riding! I just want to stay in and fix my stupid phone!!! RANT RANT sorry btw.
You don't have any windows computer, or a friend with one?
fluttershutter said:
So I charge in, all fired up with your advice thinking 'Yeah I can do this!' Download the link you pasted, extracted file to downloads folder, it is the same file as I had. Then Linux messes it all up!
I can't see any applications menu on my version. The bottom status bar has nothing. All I can do is navigate folders like desktop, pictures, I could get on Firefox but then the screen keeps going small and showing multiple desktops and I have to click the window I was working in again. RIght clicking on the Rev file and selecting terminal does not open terminal, I can't find a list of programs separately to open Terminal either. Then the whole thing stopped responding to be and crashed.
And to make it all the worse. I have to go horse riding with my other half's young nephew when it's snowing and I am am not a horse person who likes horse riding! I just want to stay in and fix my stupid phone!!! RANT RANT sorry btw.
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loool. If your overall goal is to just make the sd-ext partition why not just use gparted?
chromium96 said:
loool. If your overall goal is to just make the sd-ext partition why not just use gparted?
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Well I know I could and have before but I never have any luck with getting SD ext to accept my app's via A2SD and I am wondering if it's cos I'm not S OFF + as I say, I like the touch screen recovery UI of Ext4 Recovered and how easy it is to try ROM's out.
My goal is to have JellyBean running with app's moved to SD and enough memory to download all the app's I want. I haven't even got facebook or Google Maps at the mo and I'm missing them!
fluttershutter said:
Well I know I could and have before but I never have any luck with getting SD ext to accept my app's via A2SD and I am wondering if it's cos I'm not S OFF + as I say, I like the touch screen recovery UI of Ext4 Recovered and how easy it is to try ROM's out.
My goal is to have JellyBean running with app's moved to SD and enough memory to download all the app's I want. I haven't even got facebook or Google Maps at the mo and I'm missing them!
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I may be able to get Windows actually. I'll see. Just can't upgrade my broadband allowance to try different Linux's as provider wants a new 18month contract to do so and I'm off to out the country for a few months soon so no point.
Meanwhile though if any uses Linux Mint 14 and knows how to get it to show the programs installed like Windows has in its start menu, I'd appreciate it.
fluttershutter said:
I may be able to get Windows actually. I'll see. Just can't upgrade my broadband allowance to try different Linux's as provider wants a new 18month contract to do so and I'm off to out the country for a few months soon so no point.
Meanwhile though if any uses Linux Mint 14 and knows how to get it to show the programs installed like Windows has in its start menu, I'd appreciate it.
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in the bottom left corner there should be button labelled "menu" (similar to the windows start button)
Click on it>go to accessories>then click on terminal
chromium96 said:
in the bottom left corner there should be button labelled "menu" (similar to the windows start button)
Click on it>go to accessories>then click on terminal
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Thanks for the help guys but I've got Windows 7 now for my Mac, so am going to give that a go. I will report back if I manage to S OFF successfully.
fluttershutter said:
Thanks for the help guys but I've got Windows 7 now for my Mac, so am going to give that a go. I will report back if I manage to S OFF successfully.
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Windows didn't work with the legit serial I had so I finally figured out Linus Mint 14 and could run the Revolutionary program but guess what??? I got the old
'"Sending in Caroline...
Retrieving Caroline from certain doom...
Retrying Caroline...
Caroline failed, but had this to say: entation fault"'
error!
Now I've read I need a different ROM from my current one which is 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ!
Read this link http://androidforums.com/desire-all...ary-s-off-caroline-failed-entation-fault.html
but can't understand ilivid's stupid website which just makes me download files I don't want wasting my allowance!
Which ROM works with Revolutionary for my phone??? And more importantly... where can I download it securely?
fluttershutter said:
Windows didn't work with the legit serial I had so I finally figured out Linus Mint 14 and could run the Revolutionary program but guess what??? I got the old
'"Sending in Caroline...
Retrieving Caroline from certain doom...
Retrying Caroline...
Caroline failed, but had this to say: entation fault"'
error!
Now I've read I need a different ROM from my current one which is 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ!
Read this link http://androidforums.com/desire-all...ary-s-off-caroline-failed-entation-fault.html
but can't understand ilivid's stupid website which just makes me download files I don't want wasting my allowance!
Which ROM works with Revolutionary for my phone??? And more importantly... where can I download it securely?
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What do you mean by which ROM works with revolutionary?
Revolutionary doesn't install ROMs...it gives you s-off and a custom recovery.
What are you trying to do?
What have you done so far?
chromium96 said:
What do you mean by which ROM works with revolutionary?
Revolutionary doesn't install ROMs...it gives you s-off and a custom recovery.
What are you trying to do?
What have you done so far?
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OK so I managed to find an old copy of Gingervillian 2.3 (F1-GB-V3-(ENG-A2SD)-Signed 2) and flashed that because Jellybean wasn't having it, with previous error.
Gingervillian runs fine. Checked I had USB debugging on and did a NAND backup. Downloaded the Superuser app from the rev.io website and put that on my root of my sd card ready.
Ran Rev.io on LINUX Mint in terminal, so don't need the fastboot drivers, as says is self contained and it just gets stuck at Zerging Root, may take a minute. Takes 10min and nothing, I just saw my hardward keys light up for a bit and go out. So I unplugged phone and pulled battery and restarted phone, which started fine.
See screenshot.
I don't know what to do to get it to run right through. Been searching web but everyone uses Windows not Linux! I must be still missing something but I swear I get through one stage and I find another door!!
fluttershutter said:
OK so I managed to find an old copy of Gingervillian 2.3 (F1-GB-V3-(ENG-A2SD)-Signed 2) and flashed that because Jellybean wasn't having it, with previous error.
Gingervillian runs fine. Checked I had USB debugging on and did a NAND backup. Downloaded the Superuser app from the rev.io website and put that on my root of my sd card ready.
Ran Rev.io on LINUX Mint in terminal, so don't need the fastboot drivers, as says is self contained and it just gets stuck at Zerging Root, may take a minute. Takes 10min and nothing, I just saw my hardward keys light up for a bit and go out. So I unplugged phone and pulled battery and restarted phone, which started fine.
See screenshot.
I don't know what to do to get it to run right through. Been searching web but everyone uses Windows not Linux! I must be still missing something but I swear I get through one stage and I find another door!!
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It could be your ROM. Maybe try flashing an ruu or something stock, then run revolutionary.
chromium96 said:
It could be your ROM. Maybe try flashing an ruu or something stock, then run revolutionary.
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Thanks but the prob is I don't know what the RUU ROM's are and all the old one's I used to use when I first rooted my Desire in 2010 have had their links disabled. I only have Leedroid, Gingervillian and maybe Oxygen somewhere on my backups.
Does anyone know which ROM will work with Revoluntionary and of a link where I can still download the ROM? All the server sites I go on are full of pop up's and dead end's.
I really want to use my EXT4 touch Recovered app. But can't til I get S OFF.
Heres the ruu. http://d-h.st/d44
Put it on the root of your SD card and don't rename it.
Then boot into hboot and wait a couple seconds, it will ask if u want to install so click yes.
That will completely restore the phone to official stock 2.3
Also i believe you must have stock hboot before you do this.
Good luck
chromium96 said:
Heres the ruu. http://d-h.st/d44
Put it on the root of your SD card and don't rename it.
Then boot into hboot and wait a couple seconds, it will ask if u want to install so click yes.
That will completely restore the phone to official stock 2.3
Also i believe you must have stock hboot before you do this.
Good luck
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Ok thanks for that but how do I know if I have the right HBOOT?
Mine is
bravo pvt1 ship s-on
hboot 0.93.0001
microp-031d
touchpanel synw0101
radio 0-5.11.05.27
aug 10 2010 17.52.10
I can't make any gold cards or whatever. I wouldn't have a clue where to start and I don't have windows.
I even tried just partitioning my sd with GParted which I've used before, but I can't remember how I got it to recognise my phone connected via USB! it has debugging on and I select usb storage in use once I start gparted in virtualbox, but nothing comes up even refreshing several times.
So now I can't even fix my phone via gparted giving up on S OFF.
fluttershutter said:
Ok thanks for that but how do I know if I have the right HBOOT?
Mine is
bravo pvt1 ship s-on
hboot 0.93.0001
microp-031d
touchpanel synw0101
radio 0-5.11.05.27
aug 10 2010 17.52.10
I can't make any gold cards or whatever. I wouldn't have a clue where to start and I don't have windows.
I even tried just partitioning my sd with GParted which I've used before, but I can't remember how I got it to recognise my phone connected via USB! it has debugging on and I select usb storage in use once I start gparted in virtualbox, but nothing comes up even refreshing several times.
So now I can't even fix my phone via gparted giving up on S OFF.
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Well in the end I found Gparted was installed by default on the Linux Mint Virtual machine I'd set up and as I could get my phone to show up in Linux, Gparted there found it. I deleted the corrupted ext 3 or 4 partition and recreated it, leaving the FAT 32 portion untouched. Am just flashing JellyBean back on to see if the script for a2sd can use the Ext4 now.
fluttershutter said:
Well in the end I found Gparted was installed by default on the Linux Mint Virtual machine I'd set up and as I could get my phone to show up in Linux, Gparted there found it. I deleted the corrupted ext 3 or 4 partition and recreated it, leaving the FAT 32 portion untouched. Am just flashing JellyBean back on to see if the script for a2sd can use the Ext4 now.
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Have you ever flashed an hboot before? If not you have stock.
U should really try to s-off, its definitely worth it and it will be helpful in the long run.
Just flash the ruu I linked, and try revolutionary again. I'm pretty sure it will work.
chromium96 said:
Have you ever flashed an hboot before? If not you have stock.
U should really try to s-off, its definitely worth it and it will be helpful in the long run.
Just flash the ruu I linked, and try revolutionary again. I'm pretty sure it will work.
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Thanks for your continued help!
I've now made some progress and got Jellybean reinstalled and ran the terminal script to enable a2sd which worked this time! No corrupted SD ext and when I rebooted I got 118mb internal memory or more. It's gone down to 28mb now though after restoring most of my 141 app's from Titanium plus but I can see the SD ext shows 512mb used out of the 1GB I allocated so that is working!
I also got my last Nandroid backup to work which previously just bootlooped due to the corrupt sd ext and retrieved a few important text messages I'd saved to my SMS backup app, which is nice! I've got 3 years of text messages stored so am quite precious about them!
Once I complete my restore, I'll do a new Nandroid backup and copy it to my Mac and then maybe start exploring S Off again.
The thing though that worries me about S OFF is that even if I do succeed in doing it, there seem to be more hoops to jump through even then! E.g. re-rooting and then there are peeps who have changed their Desire Bravo's internal memory partition, which sounds pretty serious.
As I say, I'd like to be able to use EXT4 recovered but I do have 2 weeks to get a refund if I don't S OFF.
I'll see how I go and report back if I get S OFF.
Hi,
I am going to unlock my Arc S BL. I read many here, but need some clarifications:
My goal is to have XUHD 5.0.1 with suggested kernel (Lupus). Right now I have XUHD 3 (with mod), phone is rooted (I did it somehow:laugh. It got slow and buggy after a while, so I need to refresh it totally.
THE PLAN:
1. Unlock BL using SE Bootloader Unlocking v1.6 by quangnhut123 (seems easier for a newbie than "sony" way, not mentioning the test point one).
2. Using the same tool flash LuPuS Kernel Stock.
Now to be confirmed: All I have to do is to enter IMEI and select file LuPuS_anzu_Stock-iCsv16-full.img. Done?
What would I get after that? Shell I turn on the phone as usual (and it is supposed to run as normal, maybe fresh)?
Should I remove my SD card while doing steps 1-2? Is the contentt of the SD card erased after the process?
Gaps - totally new to me - should I do something with them?
3. Flash the ROM. Well I did it earlies and it worked, so I believe when I will get confirmatoion of above I might succeed.
To be confirmed: to "make phone as new" - what pratition should I wipe? I am going to backup everything possible earlier.
I would like to add my own ringtone. How to do that? (I was told it can be done after installing ROM - via CWM - need suggestions...)
Do I miss something? Do I have to check anything before I start (dont want to finish with not working device...)
Any help would be VERY appreciated.
big thanks in advance.
tman_pl said:
1. Unlock BL using SE Bootloader Unlocking v1.6 by quangnhut123 (seems easier for a newbie than "sony" way, not mentioning the test point one).
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That is the "sony" way but all the process is done with this app. You lose same features as with the "sony" way.
tman_pl said:
Now to be confirmed: All I have to do is to enter IMEI and select file LuPuS_anzu_Stock-iCsv16-full.img. Done?
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Put phone into fastboot mode, enter IMEI, then get unlock code, then unlock BL, then select the file and flash the kernel.
tman_pl said:
What would I get after that? Shell I turn on the phone as usual (and it is supposed to run as normal, maybe fresh)?
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You get unlocked bootloader, custom kernel installed. When you have installed the custom kernel, enter Recovery (press Volume Down button many times during kernel boot logo), wipe the necessary partitions (depends on the ROM) and install new ROM.
tman_pl said:
Should I remove my SD card while doing steps 1-2? Is the contentt of the SD card erased after the process?
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Not necessary. No SD Data is touched during this process. Unlocking bootloader though does remove all data from your phone inside (not SD), so make backups if necessary.
tman_pl said:
Gaps - totally new to me - should I do something with them?
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Gapps stand for Google Apps. They are only required, if you install non-stock based ROM (CyanogenMod aka CM or any other).
tman_pl said:
3. Flash the ROM. Well I did it earlies and it worked, so I believe when I will get confirmatoion of above I might succeed.
To be confirmed: to "make phone as new" - what pratition should I wipe? I am going to backup everything possible earlier.
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For most ROMs, you need to wipe /data, /cache and /system. Non-stock based may require you to not wipe /system.
tman_pl said:
I would like to add my own ringtone. How to do that? (I was told it can be done after installing ROM - via CWM - need suggestions...)
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If it is on your SD card, your phone can find it. Alternatively, you can put it to /system/media/audio/ringtones folder with any file explorer, that can edit system directory (I personally use ES File Explorer).
tman_pl said:
Do I miss something? Do I have to check anything before I start (dont want to finish with not working device...)[/B]
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Seems fine for now, nothing that I can think of.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, your help is very appreciated. All issues adressed perfectly:highfive:!
I am downloading the tools and backing up data (want to format as much as possible)..
Someguyfromhell said:
If it is on your SD card, your phone can find it. Alternatively, you can put it to /system/media/audio/ringtones folder with any file explorer, that can edit system directory (I personally use ES File Explorer).
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The reason to put it to device memory instead of card one it that when phone is connected to PC in mass storage mode it switches the default ringtone (phone does not have acces to the card)
Well, I did try copy to devuce filesystem, but I get Read Only file system warning, no files copied. I used ES with root permission. I was told it can be done by flashing, but dont know how to do that..
BIG, BIG thanks for your help
tman_pl said:
The reason to put it to device memory instead of card one it that when phone is connected to PC in mass storage mode it switches the default ringtone (phone does not have acces to the card)
Well, I did try copy to devuce filesystem, but I get Read Only file system warning, no files copied. I used ES with root permission. I was told it can be done by flashing, but dont know how to do that..
BIG, BIG thanks for your help
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Open ES File Explorer, press the Menu button, make sure Root Explorer is turned on, then click on Root Explorer, Mount R/W, make sure /system is set to RW.
SUPERB, thanks again. Working like a charm.
I backed up all I needed. I started SE Bootloader Unlockin Tool, but after I enter my IMEI and hit Get Unlock Code the text-area where the code should appear chnaged color to light-gray only, and nothing more.
I am running win764 if matters...
Should I proceed as told? (hit unlock BL even if Unlock code is not displayed?
I sould I get the code via http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/, paste it and than proceed?
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SUPERB, thanks again. Working like a charm.
I backed up all I needed. I started SE Bootloader Unlockin Tool, but after I enter my IMEI and hit Get Unlock Code the text-area where the code should appear chnaged color to light-gray only, and nothing more.
I am running win764 if matters...
Should I proceed as told? (hit unlock BL even if Unlock code is not displayed?
I sould I get the code via http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/, paste it and than proceed?
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Yes get the code from official website
Cheers,
AJ
yep, I got the code from website, But I woder wheter I should use SE BU to unlock if it doesnt get the code properly...?
Well... I will try... What I need is the flashing kernel button
All swept, but I used SEBU with the code I got from official site.
And it seems it all worked!
Just installed the rom and can see configuration screen.
BIG thanks to ALL
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well easy to do it
hi!
i installed the regulat 1.6 update to my FP1 and everything was just fine.
then I tried to install the "unified 1.6 update" which worked but the problems begun:
things I noticed:
1. backup ist not really a backup for the apps but just a way to reinstall the apps I had installed without any settings. not a fun way to find that out when reopening your apps.
2. the update to the 1.6 unifyed also messed with my SD card and deleted files and put new ones there. not something I was expecting. luckily I had a backup of the SD card.
the thing I am looking for a solution:
after merging the partitions I cannot acces the phone storage on my PC (mac osx 10.9.4). not directly as a drive. the android fil transfer tool works, but it does not have all abilities finder/explorere provides. how do I get acces to the phone storage again?
As all my settings are gone anyway I am open to reinstall the phone from scratch.
fivel_ said:
the thing I am looking for a solution:
after merging the partitions I cannot acces the phone storage on my PC (mac osx 10.9.4). not directly as a drive. the android fil transfer tool works, but it does not have all abilities finder/explorere provides. how do I get acces to the phone storage again?
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Because of the partition layout it no longer is possible to expose the internal storage as mass storage device. Adb will work but the preferred way of transferring files is using the MTP protocol.
I am not a mac user but I think you need to install some additional software.
https://www.android.com/filetransfer/
_keesj said:
Because of the partition layout it no longer is possible to expose the internal storage as mass storage device. Adb will work but the preferred way of transferring files is using the MTP protocol.
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thanks a lot, that is what I feared.
hi, i'm also have an upgrade problem: mine is that i can't upgrade at all.
i've repartitioned earlier with the app mentioned in the wiki (wiki/Fairphone_Fairphone/Guides#How_to_partition_your_Fairphone).
i've also done the steps _keesj descripes in thread "unified storage setup on re-partitioned FP1" ("Steps for "fiixing" your upgrade").
i'm having Cherry 1.6, and two 7 GB partitions.
does anyone has a solution?
see other (missplaced) post
This post might be of help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fairphone/general/unified-storage-setup-partitioned-fp1-t2834642
Donat.Callens said:
This post might be of help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fairphone/general/unified-storage-setup-partitioned-fp1-t2834642
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thanks, i've read it again and tried _keesj's solution again, unfortunately it didn't solve my situation.
i'm a layman in this area, so probably i shoudn't haved 'played' with partitions at all (but with the app it was easy).
my previous post wasn't quite complete... i have had an unified partition before...
because of an app that didn't work, i used the repartition app again to see if that could solve the problem.
it did, but later i wondered if a wrong install in the unified sistuation was the problem... so i thought 'let's try the unified partition again'...
i thought i could simply re-use the Fairphone Updater...
so maybe i'm now having a unified partition divided in 2?
and lost the ability to ever upgrade to newer versions of the Fairphone OS?
i hope someone can help me...
jjjanssen said:
i could simply re-use the Fairphone Updater...
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Make sure you allow it to reinstall the default recovery.
Donat.Callens said:
Make sure you allow it to reinstall the default recovery.
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how do I allow it? i didn't get the question you've got ("ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?").
i downloaded Cherry 1.6 again and chose Install, gave it SU (forever) access, it automatically restarted to the Android with the text “Installing system update…” (no progress bar), and after a few minutes it restarted and nothing is changed. After starting the Fairphone Updater again, it immediately gave the Install option again. Same after selecting the Storage Upgrader.
I also tried restoring from the recovery (default, never replaced), from sd and adb (1.6 does install, 1.3 doesn't, and 1.6 partition upgrader doesn't either, gets aborted)…
Hi,
jjjanssen said:
how do I allow it? i didn't get the question you've got ("ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?").
i downloaded Cherry 1.6 again and chose Install, gave it SU (forever) access, it automatically restarted to the Android with the text “Installing system update…” (no progress bar), and after a few minutes it restarted and nothing is changed. After starting the Fairphone Updater again, it immediately gave the Install option again. Same after selecting the Storage Upgrader.
I also tried restoring from the recovery (default, never replaced), from sd and adb (1.6 does install, 1.3 doesn't, and 1.6 partition upgrader doesn't either, gets aborted)…
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Non unified images have a different signature. The moment you use the partition upgrader it will change the accepted signature and will no longer allow older images. If all is as I expected your running image is still the parition upgrader image and it contains the tools to perform the last step of the re-partitioning (e.g. calling the script and performing a recovery with format).
If you want to know what is going wrong with the zip install check the /cache/recovery direcotry. it will contain logs of the failing install.
As for a solutions I think you either need to run the script or flash your device using a 1.6 FUSE image.
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If you want to know what is going wrong with the zip install check the /cache/recovery direcotry. it will contain logs of the failing install.
As for a solutions I think you either need to run the script or flash your device using a 1.6 FUSE image.
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I couldn't find any (log) files in /cache/recovery, but...
flashing the EBR1 from the FUSE binaries (FP1U) to my FP1 solved it! :victory:
thanks to _keesj, Rick (from Fairphone) and Christian (Fairphone forum)!
here is Rick's tutorial (with a few notes of my own):
You can only fix this by flashing your phone:
For GURU's only! (flashing with ADB). The alternative is to use the windows flasher tool.
1) Download the original image binaries from Fairphone's site (as a new user I, jjjanssen, can't post links yet).
(Download FP1U's zip: Fairphone_Cherry_1.6_FUSE_Image_2014-07-31.zip)
2) unzip the file
(I chose to unzip to location D:/FP1U.
after that i moved all content from the directory which contained EBR1, to D:/FP1U.)
3) enable usb debugging (on your phone: Settings, Developer options, turn USB debugging on)
4) push EBR1 on the phone: (Open (if you're using Windows) the Command Prompt)
adb push FP1U/EBR1 /mnt/sdcard/
(For instructions on how to use ADB search this site)
5) become root:
adb shell
(after that I also became super user (command su), but maybe that's not necessary; Rick didn't mention it. )
6) override the partition inforation:
dd if=/mnt/sdcard/EBR1 of=/dev/ebr1
7) reboot into recovery:
reboot recovery
8) choose to wipe data and cache
(after that, choose reboot)
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Hello as suggested by ''Sawdoctor" (scary name btw.) I post my original from XDA Assist right here.
Okay guys I know this title isn't the best. But I don't want you to delete me because it has been already made. Because I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HECK THE PROBLEM IS.
Alright Phone : HTC One M9 (1,5 years old)
After downloading an app from google play ''Spy Camera OS 3 (SC-OS3)'' , I guess someone from you guys developed it. No idea. I don't even know if it was this app that caused it. BUT - after I downloaded it and used for a while other apps started crashing ( for example : Facebook, Instagram). So I thought oh wow. I reset my phone and it will fix everything( dummy me) . Ye I did restart it and ended up in this funny screen ( maybe you would call it BOOTLOADER ? no idea)
It says tho :
***Software status : Modified***
*** LOCKED ***
*** S-ON ***
*** SECURITY WARNING***
/*<VOL UP> to previous item <VOL DOWN> to next item<POWER> to select item */
REBOOT
REBOOT TO BOOTLOADER
BOOT TO DOWNLOAD MODE
BOOT TO RECOVERY MODE
POWER DOWN
I have only tried those that are green colored and ended up back there where I started. Any ideas ? I am rookie. I have never done a root on my phones. No idea how to do it. So explain to me like to a kid. Thanks a lot.
Unfortunately just after 10 posts I can add pics. Hope you can help without seeing what I see.
Either a failed root attempt or a borked nand. The app didn't cause it.
Beamed in by telepathy.
shivadow said:
Either a failed root attempt or a borked nand. The app didn't cause it.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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Alright man, I am telling you I have never done root on my devices !! Because I know you can **** your phone up and I never wanted that.
I simply restarted phone. Turned on. This came up. Don't even know how to root.
I think (hopefully) the problem can be solved by re-flashing stock ROM. You just need to find correct RUU.zip file for your device. Rename this zip file as 0PJAIMG.zip and put zip file in your microSD card. Power off your phone. Put microSD card. Press and hold vol- and power button simultaneously (it will boot to download mode and try to install zip file in SD card). Let me know the result
oscar_ferreiro said:
I think (hopefully) the problem can be solved by re-flashing stock ROM. You just need to find correct RUU.zip file for your device. Rename this zip file as 0PJAIMG.zip and put zip file in your microSD card. Power off your phone. Put microSD card. Press and hold vol- and power button simultaneously (it will boot to download mode and try to install zip file in SD card). Let me know the result
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Hello, great suggestion. I am going to try it. One more question to it. Do I place it in specific folder in SD card so the phones reads the .zip file first ??
Let's try this ! Hopefully it works.
Btw. is there a difference restoring it from RUU.zip file and RUU.exe file ??
EDIT: Well I just realized, I don't have any USB connector for SD cards nor available android phone to put the file via that (only iPhones at home right now) . I am going to try it tommorow and hopefull it works.
YoYiXxX said:
Hello, great suggestion. I am going to try it. One more question to it. Do I place it in specific folder in SD card so the phones reads the .zip file first ??
Let's try this ! Hopefully it works.
Btw. is there a difference restoring it from RUU.zip file and RUU.exe file ??
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Well, place it on root folder. And better to have empty SD card. So there will be only that file
About second question, I think there is no difference. Have not found proper RUU.exe for mine, so have not experienced restoring from it
oscar_ferreiro said:
Well, place it on root folder. And better to have empty SD card. So there will be only that file
About second question, I think there is no difference. Have not found proper RUU.exe for mine, so have not experienced restoring from it
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Last question what exactly am I looking for in .ZIP file ? When my release date was Dec 17 2015, 0:40:10, can I use another ? With the same OS ( 3.35.161.12) and RADIO(01.01_U11440792_96.00.51201G_F) info, which I think is more important. I don't know what exactly has to be the same in the RUU file and what can difffer and is not that important. Thanks in advance
YoYiXxX said:
Last question what exactly am I looking for in .exe file ? When my release date was Dec 17 2015, 0:40:10, can I use another ? With the same OS ( 3.35.161.12) and RADIO(01.01_U11440792_96.00.51201G_F) info, which I think is more important. I don't know what exactly has to be the same in the RUU file and what can difffer and is not that important. Thanks in advance
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In order to succeed, you should chose by following criteria:
- RUU software version equal or higher than what's on the phone (as it is S-On in your condition)
- MID should match
- CID should match
- HTC Syncmanager (for drivers if you are going to use exe file)
- Some other miscellaneous things that are most of PC already have pre-installed (again for exe file)
oscar_ferreiro said:
In order to succeed, you should chose by following criteria:
- RUU software version equal or higher than what's on the phone (as it is S-On in your condition)
- MID should match
- CID should match
- HTC Syncmanager (for drivers if you are going to use exe file)
- Some other miscellaneous things that are most of PC already have pre-installed (again for exe file)
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my phone says following :
***LOCKED***
htc_himauhl PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO-01.01_U11440792_96.00.51201G_F
OpenDSP-15.6.1.00522.8994_1026
OS-3.35.161.12
Dec 17 2015, 00:40:10(671447)
The matching file I downloaded says :
0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_M60_SENSE70_MR_Vodafone_UK_3.35.161.12_Radio_01.01_U11440792_96.00.51201G_F_release_464298_signed.zip
Cyan colored I see matches. Only release date, UK( I have the phone from Germany Vodafone) don't match. M60 I don't really understand, what that stands for.
IT WORKED
Big thanks to user : oscar_ferreiro
Your suggestion worked. I am back in my phone. You're boss. Hopefully it won't stop working in following days.
Thanks a lot. Have a nice day. XDA forever.
-YoYiXxX
Very glad that could help you. Please don't forget to hit the "Thanks!" button under my post. Good luck and hope your phone will last long
YoYiXxX said:
Alright man, I am telling you I have never done root on my devices !! Because I know you can **** your phone up and I never wanted that.
I simply restarted phone. Turned on. This came up. Don't even know how to root.
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Then it's a borked nand. Before you flash anything blindly I suggest you spend a day or two reading about possible errors you may encounter and how to resolve them.
Good luck!.
Beamed in by telepathy.
F*ck this...
Alright listen, here we are 4 days later ... again out of nowhere !! my phone started crashing every single app.. EVERY single app, no app would work for me... I knew that if I do turn off my phone the same screen pops up with that ''Reboot'' stuff.. so I did turn the phone off ( IT DID VIBRATE BEFORE THE SCREEN COMPLETELY WENT OFF, if that's a trigger to someone) and the ''Reboot' white screen popped up as expected. WHAT THE F*CK ANDROID. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I don't know what kind of virus can that be or whatever. I know that if I use the file I used before to reload the Stock ROM it will somehow work, but as you can see only for couple days. I didn't do anything to cause it in terms of trying to root my phone. Trust me.
Anyone willing to help ?
shivadow said:
Then it's a borked nand. Before you flash anything blindly I suggest you spend a day or two reading about possible errors you may encounter and how to resolve them.
Good luck!.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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Yes I will do the research. Thought you just threw nonsense words with that ''borked nand".