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[ROOT] Very Simple E980 root after E98010p update

This is so awesome but I can't post links so....
...wait for it!!!
I can post it on my own web site tho: free-press dot us

I copied this from your site.
How To ROOT the Optimus G Pro E-980
after installing the latest update to E98010p
1. Install the drivers if you have not done so yet from http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-E980 (under Software Update tab)
2. Install this program (Kingo Android Root) from download.com: http://download.cnet.com/Kingo-Android-Root/3000-2094_4-75996768.html
Notes: You get a download.com installer initially. I was offered two programs I would never use so I declined those and got the actual program from the installer. Nothing was forced so don't freak out. The actual program is 22.5mb.
3. Open the Kingo program after install.
4. Put your phone in USB Debugger mode and connect it to your PC.
5. Select "Install PC Software" on your phone popup and let the Kingo program do its job.
6. The program will attempt root in Odin mode at first and fail and will then automatically use the correct mode and succeed.
Once the program completes you will have rooted your LG Optimus G Pro with "SuperSU" installed. Very simple. Next step is to install a Recovery.
I tried to post this on XDA but I don't have 10 posts so I gave up there. I go there often for solutions and new information but rarely post, but people seemed to be struggling with this and I thought I should give something back. Someone with link posting power can repost this to the forum if you want but please give me some credit for finding this on YouTube. Thanks!!!
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really it was so simple
I just installed it and the program worked as promised, thanks man

Worked for me, now trying it on my Nexus 7 (Flo) ...:good:
**Update**
Nope on the Nexus

I'm gonna take a stab at this and say Freegee will still be required for installing recovery(CWM)?

cougar214 said:
I'm gonna take a stab at this and say Freegee will still be required for installing recovery(CWM)?
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FreeGee will put the lokified version of the recovery on your phone, which is needed since the bootloader is still locked

Can you tell me, or anyone can tell me, why Rom Manager doesn't work? It says it has Loki support but when I try to use it I get the android with the red symbol denoting it can't boot into recovery. I'm just curious.

cougar214 said:
Can you tell me, or anyone can tell me, why Rom Manager doesn't work? It says it has Loki support but when I try to use it I get the android with the red symbol denoting it can't boot into recovery. I'm just curious.
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Not sure....

I've read that Kingo and vroot are malicious root programs that might be sending IMEI info to Chinese servers. Then, supposedly other phones can be set up with your credentials. I don't have any way to verify if the aforementioned is true, but I'm just passing it along...
Maybe a web search of vroot and Kingo are in order.....

If that is true, and I'm not saying it is or isn't, I'm sure a web search on the matter could tell you what to look for. Such as hidden malicious apps installed, etc. It would be a prudent move to check into it but nothing to panic over until and/or unless there is some truth to it. Just my 2 cents on the matter....lol
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Just because you brought it up Andy, I went into all my settings and apps. This method DOES install an app in your phone. I probably should have wrote down the app info before I removed it but I forgot to. it's not rocket science to figure it out on your own though. You see a blue icon with some Chinese writing on it. I went ahead and removed it from my phone just to be safe. But chances are IF this app is sending ANY data to a foreign server, it has done so already because it's been in my phone for a few hours already before I noticed it.
I did read online about the uploading of IMEI numbers but ONLY to build a database from but that feature has since been removed because of the concerns it raised.

Worked fine for my LG Optimus G Pro E980. I also ran Malware Bytes afterwards and found no malware, then I ran CM Security and the only thing I found was an sms fake phishing vulnerability which I am almost sure didn't come from the root process.

So just want to verify on this software is working for E980 10p update? Has anyone else found 10p root method to work without reflashing.? I am almost tempt to hold out on 4.4 OTA update coming for my phone.
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Doesnt get any easier then kingo lol
2SHAYNEZ

I know that but is it going to work for my E980 I checked out the site and the E980 isn't listed as a phone on its list I'll try it out.
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Deweywiii said:
I know that but is it going to work for my E980 I checked out the site and the E980 isn't listed as a phone on its list I'll try it out.
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Lol yes that's what this thread is stating already......I used it took 10 mins to do everything
2SHAYNEZ

shayneflashindaily said:
Lol yes that's what this thread is stating already......I used it took 10 mins to do everything
2SHAYNEZ
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Alright cool im doing it now. so is freegee working for the bypass of bootloader?

Deweywiii said:
Alright cool im doing it now. so is freegee working for the bypass of bootloader?
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Yeah freegee bypasses and allows you to install cwm that has lokified built in
2SHAYNEZ

shayneflashindaily said:
Yeah freegee bypasses and allows you to install cwm that has lokified built in
2SHAYNEZ
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Ok i have rooted and i have also used freegee. now i just need to back it up and get some roms and have a little fun.

Deweywiii said:
Ok i have rooted and i have also used freegee. now i just need to back it up and get some roms and have a little fun.
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Make sure you read op of each ROM ....installation guides.....good luck
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Any Linux based scripts to get this phone rooted? I don't own a windows PC.

[Q] PLEASE HELP! LG G3 Bricked?

So, on Thursday I picked up an LG G3 from Verizon. I was absolutely loving it. But like most people, I wanted custom ROM's and roots and all the fun stuff you can do with android phones. I rooted my device the day I got it with IORoot. Everything is working fine at this point.
After this, i wanted a custom ROM. I found that there wasn't many for my specific model, but i did see the Sphinx G3 Neo ROM. I payed no attention to what variant it was for and loaded it up on my phone. At first, everything was working perfectly and it was butter smooth. But then I noticed whatever messaging app I tried to use would not work. I did a factory reset and then did the same process to load Sphinx on my G3. This time, messages were working, however, mobile data was not. I finally had enough of this and decided to return to the stock ROM. I found all of the stock files and was attempting to use the TOT method. I put the phone in download mode (which it won't come out of btw) and tried to start flashing. I then realized what I had done and saw that my device was reading something like D855. So when I downloaded the Verizon files it wont work. But will I be able to fix this? Have any of you had this problem before? This phone is brand new and I cannot replace it at this point. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out.

Hi,
So sad to hear that. Have you tried TOT files from this thread?
I hope your imei is intact.

VeriLG said:
So, on Thursday I picked up an LG G3 from Verizon. I was absolutely loving it. But like most people, I wanted custom ROM's and roots and all the fun stuff you can do with android phones. I rooted my device the day I got it with IORoot. Everything is working fine at this point.
After this, i wanted a custom ROM. I found that there wasn't many for my specific model, but i did see the Sphinx G3 Neo ROM. I payed no attention to what variant it was for and loaded it up on my phone. At first, everything was working perfectly and it was butter smooth. But then I noticed whatever messaging app I tried to use would not work. I did a factory reset and then did the same process to load Sphinx on my G3. This time, messages were working, however, mobile data was not. I finally had enough of this and decided to return to the stock ROM. I found all of the stock files and was attempting to use the TOT method. I put the phone in download mode (which it won't come out of btw) and tried to start flashing. I then realized what I had done and saw that my device was reading something like D855. So when I downloaded the Verizon files it wont work. But will I be able to fix this? Have any of you had this problem before? This phone is brand new and I cannot replace it at this point. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out.
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I don't it is bricked per say. I do believe that the only way to solve the problem will be to do as you were trying, return it to stock with .tot files, you just need to find some information which I did see in the threads somewhere with regards to getting out of download mode.
Once you get that done and flash back to stock, then you can root again, I would suggest using Stump root, and the unlock the bootloader with Bump, and this would be a good time to make a backup with the recovery TWRP.
Be calm and read as much as possible, I hope you sort it out. Good luck.
Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk

hierarchy666 said:
Hi,
So sad to hear that. Have you tried TOT files from this thread?
I hope your imei is intact.
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Just started the download hoping for different results.
BioVolt said:
I don't it is bricked per say. I do believe that the only way to solve the problem will be to do as you were trying, return it to stock with .tot files, you just need to find some information which I did see in the threads somewhere with regards to getting out of download mode.
Once you get that done and flash back to stock, then you can root again, I would suggest using Stump root, and the unlock the bootloader with Bump, and this would be a good time to make a backup with the recovery TWRP.
Be calm and read as much as possible, I hope you sort it out. Good luck.
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I have not found ANY information regarding being stuck in download mode. Not asking for you to go digging, but if happen to find a thread about that I would be pleased if you sent it my way. I have attached some screenshots for you to see the error I'm getting.

VeriLG said:
Just started the download hoping for different results.
I have not found ANY information regarding being stuck in download mode. Not asking for you to go digging, but if happen to find a thread about that I would be pleased if you sent it my way. I have attached some screenshots for you to see the error I'm getting.
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Can you confirm that you are using a USB 2 port and not a USB 3? Just in case...
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Also another question, what modes are you able to boot into when holding down etc the right combination of keys?
Or does it always boot into download mode no matter what?
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And finally, have you tried using the LG pc suite?
Please note I have not had any of these problems and so I am only offering suggestions of various things I have read while owning a G3, just makes me sad to see posts like this... Really hope you manage to get it working again... Afterall, we finally have unlocked bootloader!
Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk

Went and picked up another G3 today. Thanks everyone.

VeriLG said:
Went and picked up another G3 today. Thanks everyone.
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Probably best not to flash something again... like ever

Vivasanti said:
Probably best not to flash something again... like ever
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Nah, just gotta pay more attention to what I'm doing. Plus, bump just came out.

I take 6 hours to find solution, must use another dll "LGUP_8974.dll"
This one let .tot file take control and don't check phone model, if someone have the same issues this can help

D851 lollipop KDZ?

I'm not new to roms and rooting/flashing but recently I bought an LG G3 on ebay. The phone model says it was an unlocked d851. I know it's the T-Mobile variant and it even says it's D851 on the system settings. It is currently on kitkat 4.4.2. The point is, I want to flash the Lollipop kdz for the T-Mobile variant but whenever I power the phone on, I get the Viaero Wireless bootloader and the phone does not have any T-Mobile apps whatsoever. Any suggestions on what I can do in this situation? Any help would be highly appreciated
I posted this up on the Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting section but I was getting no help. Can anyone guide this grasshopper? I just want to know if its possible to flash T-Mobile kdz on this phone even though it says Viaero Wireless. (I flashed CloudyG3 2.5 as the D851 variant but no problems so far.):good:

RicardoSal24 said:
I'm not new to roms and rooting/flashing but recently I bought an LG G3 on ebay. The phone model says it was an unlocked d851. I know it's the T-Mobile variant and it even says it's D851 on the system settings. It is currently on kitkat 4.4.2. The point is, I want to flash the Lollipop kdz for the T-Mobile variant but whenever I power the phone on, I get the Viaero Wireless bootloader and the phone does not have any T-Mobile apps whatsoever. Any suggestions on what I can do in this situation? Any help would be highly appreciated
I posted this up on the Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting section but I was getting no help. Can anyone guide this grasshopper? I just want to know if its possible to flash T-Mobile kdz on this phone even though it says Viaero Wireless. (I flashed CloudyG3 2.5 as the D851 variant but no problems so far.):good:
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You mean the Viaero Wireless boot animation.
You'll be good to go ahead and flash T-Mobile D851 ROM's since it is a true D851 device. Sounds like its pretty much been flashed with a ROM already. Have you checked to see if it has root access? If not download Root Checker and test it. If not rooted then just go through the normal root process, install the recovery, and then flash the ROM you want. You'll be good to go.
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I only saw the first part of your post. I didn't see the part where you were able to flash Cloudy haha. So yes you're definitely okay to flash any D851 ROM or firmware.
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ludeawakening said:
You mean the Viaero Wireless boot animation.
You'll be good to go ahead and flash T-Mobile D851 ROM's since it is a true D851 device. Sounds like its pretty much been flashed with a ROM already. Have you checked to see if it has root access? If not download Root Checker and test it. If not rooted then just go through the normal root process, install the recovery, and then flash the ROM you want. You'll be good to go.
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I only saw the first part of your post. I didn't see the part where you were able to flash Cloudy haha. So yes you're definitely okay to flash any D851 ROM or firmware.
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Haha indeed. But I will mention that there was no root access when it first arrived. It was completely stock. But I just wanted to make sure first since we're getting Marshmallow soon and I wanted to upadate it. I'm going to be on Cloudy for a while. Thanks for your help :good:

No problem at all. I wish I still had my G3 to play with. Right now I have the N900T Note 3 and on a Dev team for it. Too bad it's not getting official MM, but we never have a problem making unofficial things here at XDA. Lol
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Would I be able to recover my phone if it was bricked if flashing the kdz went wrong? A friend of mine had the g4 from sprint and he was on a bootloop and I downloaded what was suppose to be the sprint firmware of the g4 and after flashing it there was an error and the screen is all black. Nothing lights up and it only makes a sound when plugging it to the computer but I cant go into its stock recovery or download mode. I just dont want this to happen to my g3

RicardoSal24 said:
Would I be able to recover my phone if it was bricked if flashing the kdz went wrong? A friend of mine had the g4 from sprint and he was on a bootloop and I downloaded what was suppose to be the sprint firmware of the g4 and after flashing it there was an error and the screen is all black. Nothing lights up and it only makes a sound when plugging it to the computer but I cant go into its stock recovery or download mode. I just dont want this to happen to my g3
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I can search that and get back with you. I'm actually not sure and can't give you an answer on that right now. I will let you know as soon as I find out. I've personally never run into that problem on a G3. Hopefully there is a program like Odin for Samsung devices.
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ludeawakening said:
I can search that and get back with you. I'm actually not sure and can't give you an answer on that right now. I will let you know as soon as I find out. I've personally never run into that problem on a G3. Hopefully there is a program like Odin for Samsung devices.
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Thanks again :good:

Oh I actually do remember how to restore an LG if you ever get a bootloop.
You go to LG's site and download and install the LG PC Suite. Make sure to have the USB/modem drivers for your phone installed as well. Once you get the program installed, run it and plug the phone up in download mode. To do that you press and hold volume + when plugging in the usb cable. The PC Suite will recognize the phone and you click repair. Just follow the instructions after that.
That should work for the G4 as well.
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It will automatically install the latest released firmware.
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Is there any tweaking required like LG Flash Tool working on an older date? (Changing date and time, etc.)

I don't think you'll need to do any tweaking.
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I will be sure to try it on the G4 first. Thanks for your tips and help :good:

Any time man. I definitely don't mind helping people try to get phones back up and running. I remember how frustrating it was when I was a novice. Haha
If you ever have any problems you can PM and I will try to help you out.
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Will do :good:

Revert to 5.1.1? (noob post)

I was not aware that rooting would be much easier on 5.1.1 so i updated my phones software after being annoyed with putting of the update every day. I have searched all over the internet for a safe way to revert back to 5.1.1 from 6.0.1 and most of the stuff i found was simply for the s6. If any of you know if its possible to flash back or of a way to flash back or a link to a thread i might've missed that may help i would appreciate it. Thanks! (btw im on N910V and Verizon if that makes any difference)

find the firmware and flash it via Odin. there's a bunch of threads that could link you to the appropriate files.
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jcleav said:
find the firmware and flash it via Odin. there's a bunch of threads that could link you to the appropriate files.
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So just to be clear, would it be as simple as putting into download mode and flashing it? And if the thread is meant for a different phone but is reverting from the same version i am running would it still work? Also would i have to worry about killing my SD card or is the safer than rooting a phone? Sorry for the questions I am just quite interested in getting this solved and i don't know who to ask.

Shadeymemes said:
So just to be clear, would it be as simple as putting into download mode and flashing it? And if the thread is meant for a different phone but is reverting from the same version i am running would it still work? Also would i have to worry about killing my SD card or is the safer than rooting a phone? Sorry for the questions I am just quite interested in getting this solved and i don't know who to ask.
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not really sure what you mean by your second question, but I wouldn't be flashing anything that's made for another phone. but yeah, it's pretty simple and straightforward...and I don't think there's much risk, unless if you were to unplug your phone half way through the flash or something. it doesn't corrupt your SD card like the rooting process does. make sure you back up any of your important data beforehand.
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jcleav said:
not really sure what you mean by your second question, but I wouldn't be flashing anything that's made for another phone. but yeah, it's pretty simple and straightforward...and I don't think there's much risk, unless if you were to unplug your phone half way through the flash or something. it doesn't corrupt your SD card like the rooting process does. make sure you back up any of your important data beforehand.
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Alright well i will try and find the firmware i just have only found it for the s6 so far. thanks for answering my questions.

Shadeymemes said:
I was not aware that rooting would be much easier on 5.1.1 so i updated my phones software after being annoyed with putting of the update every day. I have searched all over the internet for a safe way to revert back to 5.1.1 from 6.0.1 and most of the stuff i found was simply for the s6. If any of you know if its possible to flash back or of a way to flash back or a link to a thread i might've missed that may help i would appreciate it. Thanks! (btw im on N910V and Verizon if that makes any difference)
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Its your lucky day bud . You may Odin.back to 5.1.1
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mojoswagger1980 said:
Its your lucky day bud . You may Odin.back to 5.1.1
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You will however need to root and unlock bootloader on marshmellow even.if u do it on lollipop. Everroot won't work. There is a guide on.the forum on.the subject

Messed up the process on VZW Note 4.

I was given a VZW note 4, and to my surprise, it was on 5.1.1. and already unlocked, as well as dev mode and perm root.
I've flashed dozens of phones just fine, more or less... Somehow, I really messed this one up. I don't have an SDcard reader on my PC... and now my SD card is borked.
The first thing I did was Odin BPA1>CPD1 Full. That went OK, and changed my baseband to CPD1...
Then, I proceeded to temp root with King0root and Flash TWRP. Both went fine. Then I proceeded to unlock the BL again...
My 'Dev' status is gone, wi-fi gone, SD card gone, Build Number is BPA1, Baseband is CPJ2, and still on 5.1.1! TWRP will NOT flash again!
I'm kind of lost on where to start to try it all from scratch again. N910V
Any hard shoves in the right direction would be well appreciated!

https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/sm-n910-cf-auto-root-t2897428

that hybrid firmware is only good for unlocking the BL the wifi will not work because its missing modems and the A boot bootloader. it appears the no A boot files will not allow the wifi to function. what do you mean the sd card is borked ( no longer readable ) sounds to me you need to start over and the sd card needs to be formatted before you reinstall it into your phone or itll act crazy. best bet is to flash the paul pizz 6.0 rom it gives you root and supersu and xposed your basically romming your 5.1.1 and it works great and you can do the other 6.0 or 7.0 roms off this platform. nevermind the wifi don't work on that rom either.

Well, I got everything sorted out quite nicely. I'm on CPJ2 stock 6.0.1. across the board.
Just one thing....
I can't flash TWRP back in, and my dev tag still isn't back... I'm sure if I could properly root I can use one of those excellent guides to get dev status back,
but it's kind of VERY hard, when I can't get TWRP flashed!
My goal is to end up on CM14 or Emo-OS

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too bad that doesn't support my N910V
EDIT: Nevermind! found it on the website! THANKS!

Well, my phone appears to be completely on CPJ2 now. Got my SDcard working again too. Just STILL can't get TWRP installed.
eMMC gives me the correct CID. Kingoroot no longer gets me any kind of temp root, so ADB steps aren't happening.

Wodensman said:
Well, my phone appears to be completely on CPJ2 now. Got my SDcard working again too. Just STILL can't get TWRP installed.
eMMC gives me the correct CID. Kingoroot no longer gets me any kind of temp root, so ADB steps aren't happening.
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You're currently on CPJ2, but you need to be on BPA1 before you can start the rooting process and flash TWRP.
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Wodensman said:
Well, my phone appears to be completely on CPJ2 now. Got my SDcard working again too. Just STILL can't get TWRP installed.
eMMC gives me the correct CID. Kingoroot no longer gets me any kind of temp root, so ADB steps aren't happening.
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You're currently on CPJ2, but you need to be on 5.1.1 BPA1 before you can start the rooting process and flash TWRP.

quinciebee said:
You're currently on CPJ2, but you need to be on BPA1 before you can start the rooting process and flash TWRP.
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You're currently on CPJ2, but you need to be on 5.1.1 BPA1 before you can start the rooting process and flash TWRP.
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Thank you for the heads up! What is killing me, is that is where I started.
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Wodensman said:
Thank you for the heads up! What is killing me, is that is where I started.
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I'm aware, I just thought you knew, try using this guide and video, it's very easy to follow.