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I have successfully flashed my Sprint THC hero with no problems.
My issue though is flashing the phone to 2.1d. i can't for the life of me follow these directions and I am really stumped on the process of doing a nandroid and flashing the ROM.
I downloaded the nandroid from this site but not sure where I put the directory with the files at. Can anyone break this process down into "ejpyle terminology"?
My problems are:
- where to copy the nandroid directory
- where to put the 2.1d ROM
- do i need this busybox that everyone is talking about?
Successfully flashed what? And what method.
If you mean you successfully ROOTED your Phone then huzzah, that's step one complete.
Part of the rooting process should include putting a recovery image on the phone. If you did that correctly then do this, power off the phone.hold down the home button and power it back up. In a few seconds you should boot into a recovery menu with options to do a nandroid backup/restore turn on the usb connection to move files to the phone from your pc, and flashing a zip. If you don't have this recovery menu then you need to install it.
I don't think you have downloaded a Nandroid, I think you have downloaded an "update.zip" as we so affectionitly call them around here. This is a term used from the first set of recovery tools we had, where we had to rename update files update.zip to be loaded. Thankfully the recovery software has been updated to let us store and use multiple files.
So you probable have fresh-cdma-hero-2.0d.zip downloaded.
Plug your phone into USB and set it to Mount SD Card or what ever it says in 1.5
Copy this file to the root of the sdcard. don't put it in to any folders just F:\ or whatever the drive letter is.
THEN
Unmount the sdcard or turn off the disk drive mode (Cant remember what 1.5 calls it)
THEN
Power off the phone.
Power the phone back on whilst holding the home key. When you feel the vibration (let your girl hold it if she wants ROFL) let go and it will boot into recovery.
THEN
Go to Wipe...do Factory Reset
THEN
Wipe dalvik
THEN
Go back to Flash Update from SDcard
Select the update file above and hit the home key to flash it.
The phone SHOULD install and go back to the main screen of recovery.
THEN select
Reboot
THEN
Wait a hell of a long time 10+ minutes is NOT uncommon (it has to rebuild dalvik and other stuff)
THEN
When the phone boots hit Always Allow for the memory settings app.
THEN
Setup all your google info again.....
THEN
You should be good to go
AND DEN????????
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
EDIT:
I am SURE that I left a step out above, just go with the flow and wipe everything under the wipe menu. It's laid out so a monkey can do this stuff...hence the reason I am able to.
gunnyman said:
Successfully flashed what? And what method.
If you mean you successfully ROOTED your Phone then huzzah, that's step one complete.
Part of the rooting process should include putting a recovery image on the phone. If you did that correctly then do this, power off the phone.hold down the home button and power it back up. In a few seconds you should boot into a recovery menu with options to do a nandroid backup/restore turn on the usb connection to move files to the phone from your pc, and flashing a zip. If you don't have this recovery menu then you need to install it.
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thank you thank thank you... you have me going in the right directions.
Quesion..what is the best (most reliable without as many bugs) ROM to load that is 2.0-1?
ejpyle said:
thank you thank thank you... you have me going in the right directions.
Quesion..what is the best (most reliable without as many bugs) ROM to load that is 2.0-1?
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Not to be rude, because you seem like a decent enough person, but please read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668905 before asking anything else. Most of your answers are there, and 'search' will find the rest.
Kcarpenter said:
I don't think you have downloaded a Nandroid, I think you have downloaded an "update.zip" as we so affectionitly call them around here. This is a term used from the first set of recovery tools we had, where we had to rename update files update.zip to be loaded. Thankfully the recovery software has been updated to let us store and use multiple files.
So you probable have fresh-cdma-hero-2.0d.zip downloaded.
Plug your phone into USB and set it to Mount SD Card or what ever it says in 1.5
Copy this file to the root of the sdcard. don't put it in to any folders just F:\ or whatever the drive letter is.
THEN
Unmount the sdcard or turn off the disk drive mode (Cant remember what 1.5 calls it)
THEN
Power off the phone.
Power the phone back on whilst holding the home key. When you feel the vibration (let your girl hold it if she wants ROFL) let go and it will boot into recovery.
THEN
Go to Wipe...do Factory Reset
THEN
Wipe dalvik
THEN
Go back to Flash Update from SDcard
Select the update file above and hit the home key to flash it.
The phone SHOULD install and go back to the main screen of recovery.
THEN select
Reboot
THEN
Wait a hell of a long time 10+ minutes is NOT uncommon (it has to rebuild dalvik and other stuff)
THEN
When the phone boots hit Always Allow for the memory settings app.
THEN
Setup all your google info again.....
THEN
You should be good to go
AND DEN????????
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
EDIT:
I am SURE that I left a step out above, just go with the flow and wipe everything under the wipe menu. It's laid out so a monkey can do this stuff...hence the reason I am able to.
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You rock....You just taught a death and blind monkey how to do it. Thanks man!!!!! I will be sure to have my wife hold the phone for the vibrate thing. LMFAO
ejpyle said:
thank you thank thank you... you have me going in the right directions.
Quesion..what is the best (most reliable without as many bugs) ROM to load that is 2.0-1?
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There is no best one. The 2.1 ROMS are all very stable. Just avoid the ones that say {DEV} in the thread title because they are under development and likely have lots of stuff broken in them.
Decide what you want for yourself, beauty, speed, both? A good hint is to look for the ROM threads that have the most pages attached to them these are the ROMS that have the most discussion and help within them.
ejpyle said:
You rock....You just taught a death and blind monkey how to do it. Thanks man!!!!! I will be sure to have my wife hold the phone for the vibrate thing. LMFAO
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DO NOT FLASH THE 2.1 Signed RUU Test ROM
OR I WILL FIND AND KILL YOU!
gunnyman said:
There is no best one. The 2.1 ROMS are all very stable. Just avoid the ones that say {DEV} in the thread title because they are under development and likely have lots of stuff broken in them.
Decide what you want for yourself, beauty, speed, both? A good hint is to look for the ROM threads that have the most pages attached to them these are the ROMS that have the most discussion and help within them.
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thanks man, if I win the power ball lottery I will be sending you all a private message.
one more quickie though, If Sprint releases the 2.1 before I become eligible for AARP will I have to flash back to the 1.5 version before updating my device with it?
Kcarpenter said:
I don't think you have downloaded a Nandroid, I think you have downloaded an "update.zip" as we so affectionitly call them around here. This is a term used from the first set of recovery tools we had, where we had to rename update files update.zip to be loaded. Thankfully the recovery software has been updated to let us store and use multiple files.
So you probable have fresh-cdma-hero-2.0d.zip downloaded.
Plug your phone into USB and set it to Mount SD Card or what ever it says in 1.5
Copy this file to the root of the sdcard. don't put it in to any folders just F:\ or whatever the drive letter is.
THEN
Unmount the sdcard or turn off the disk drive mode (Cant remember what 1.5 calls it)
THEN
Power off the phone.
Power the phone back on whilst holding the home key. When you feel the vibration (let your girl hold it if she wants ROFL) let go and it will boot into recovery.
THEN
Go to Wipe...do Factory Reset
THEN
Wipe dalvik
THEN
Go back to Flash Update from SDcard
Select the update file above and hit the home key to flash it.
The phone SHOULD install and go back to the main screen of recovery.
THEN select
Reboot
THEN
Wait a hell of a long time 10+ minutes is NOT uncommon (it has to rebuild dalvik and other stuff)
THEN
When the phone boots hit Always Allow for the memory settings app.
THEN
Setup all your google info again.....
THEN
You should be good to go
AND DEN????????
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
EDIT:
I am SURE that I left a step out above, just go with the flow and wipe everything under the wipe menu. It's laid out so a monkey can do this stuff...hence the reason I am able to.
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I hope the possible step left out above does not give me "another" bricked phone.
ejpyle said:
I hope the possible step left out above does not give me "another" bricked phone.
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I think I may have left out a step if you have apps on your sd card...
NOT WAIT I LEFT OUT THE DO A NANDROID BACK UP FIRST!!!!!!!!!!! DO THAT FIRST!!!! HOLY CRAP I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET!!! DO A NANDROID!!!!!!!
Nope no chance at all of that as far as I can tell.
The only bricks we have seen are from people downloading GSM software or dropping a brick on their phone...that sounded funnier in my head.
smw6180 said:
Not to be rude, because you seem like a decent enough person, but please read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668905 before asking anything else. Most of your answers are there, and 'search' will find the rest.
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Because you too seem like a decent person I will share this with you....
I followed a thread on here at the beginning of march to install a ROM and the directions (which I followed exact) bricked my phone. I spent hours reading up on this website to find out after the fact that the RUU might have a bug and some users will have issues. With that said, I decided to ask questions. This site has a lot of cleanup going on (no disrespect to anyone here as you are all VERY intelligent) and I do not think that someone as myself would be comfortable just "searching" for the answer without asking questions first with respect to the experience we have had in the past.
Kcarpenter said:
I think I may have left out a step if you have apps on your sd card...
NOT WAIT I LEFT OUT THE DO A NANDROID BACK UP FIRST!!!!!!!!!!! DO THAT FIRST!!!! HOLY CRAP I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET!!! DO A NANDROID!!!!!!!
Nope no chance at all of that as far as I can tell.
The only bricks we have seen are from people downloading GSM software or dropping a brick on their phone...that sounded funnier in my head.
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LOL I have not done it yet. I am about to copy this nandroid - file name "nandroid-2.0.zip" to my SDCARD. then i will do it.
ejpyle said:
LOL I have not done it yet. I am about to copy this nandroid - file name "nandroid-2.0.zip" to my SDCARD. then i will do it.
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So you have gotten me curious now, where did you pick up that file at?
My only guess is that someone has posted a nandroid of their device and zipped it. Most of the Rom downloads are ROMNAME.zip....
You can always try to load it, it won't load if its not setup properly inside for a rom.
And about your going back to 1.5 to update to sprints 2.1:
IF YOU UPDATE TO SPRINTS OTA 2.1 UPDATE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ROOT AGAIN UNTIL SOMEONE FINDS ANOTHER EXPLOIT!!! WHICH COULD BE NEVER!!
Kcarpenter said:
So you have gotten me curious now, where did you pick up that file at?
My only guess is that someone has posted a nandroid of their device and zipped it. Most of the Rom downloads are ROMNAME.zip....
You can always try to load it, it won't load if its not setup properly inside for a rom.
And about your going back to 1.5 to update to sprints 2.1:
IF YOU UPDATE TO SPRINTS OTA 2.1 UPDATE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ROOT AGAIN UNTIL SOMEONE FINDS ANOTHER EXPLOIT!!! WHICH COULD BE NEVER!!
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I got it from here....
http://dx.infernix.net/nandroid-2.0.zip
when you boot into recovery, what do you see?
If you rooted correctly and put a recovery image on there there isn't anything else you have to do to enable Nandroid.
ejpyle said:
I got it from here....
http://dx.infernix.net/nandroid-2.0.zip
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Ok, so this leads me to another question. Where is the thread that links to this download?
The reason I am worried about this file now that I see it:
It's only 942kb - WAY to small for a rom or nandroid.
gunnyman said:
when you boot into recovery, what do you see?
If you rooted correctly and put a recovery image on there there isn't anything else you have to do to enable Nandroid.
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I had a triangle with an exclamation point.
I am copying the recovery to my SDCARD now... recovery-RA-heroc-v1.5.2
ejpyle said:
I had a triangle with an exclamation point.
I am copying the recovery to my SDCARD now... recovery-RA-heroc-v1.5.2
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1.6.2 is the latest. Not a whole lot different from 1.5.2 but some bugs where fixed and you can get the nifty Green Nexus Carebear back ground.
Kcarpenter said:
1.6.2 is the latest. Not a whole lot different from 1.5.2 but some bugs where fixed and you can get the nifty Green Nexus Carebear back ground.
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I copied everything you indicated to my card. When I press HOME and PWR together I get a triangle with an exclamation point. Did this monkey not do something right?
24 hours with the tab...
I am new to the tab and i am not going to root yet. I want to use it as ASUS intends it to be, for right now.
Anyways, it came 3.0.1, and i when i ask it to update it tells me no new updates are available. Battery is fully charged, wifi signal is great.
Anything else i can do?
PS- I am saving a review until i get the update, but typing this message was at best frustrating.
Cheers!
Im trying to figure this out as well. Im planning on calling Asus today and ask for help I'll share how to do it as soon ask figure it out
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Agnog said:
Anyways, it came 3.0.1, and i when i ask it to update it tells me no new updates are available. Battery is fully charged, wifi signal is great.
Anything else i can do?
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Download the update manually from the Asus website, save it in your TF's internal memory, then try going to the update page and it should detect the file and allow you to install it. If it doesn't come up straightaway try rebooting your TF and try the update page again.
jonitfcfan said:
Download the update manually from the Asus website, save it in your TF's internal memory, then try going to the update page and it should detect the file and allow you to install it. If it doesn't come up straightaway try rebooting your TF and try the update page again.
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Something isn't right because your tablet should update automatically once it gets a connection.
I think you an install the update manually.
1)Download the firmware from Asus, unzip it and put the contents for the ASUS/Updates/ folder on the root directory of the external SD card. Rename it to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip
2) Boot into recovery - hold volume down, press power button. Your TF will turn on and say it's going to blow up in 5 secs. Press volume up within 5 secs. Don't delay because you could wipe your data if you press volume up too late.
3) get some popcorn and watch the magic happen. Afterwards, it will reboot, you'll see a progress bar to indicate that it is flashing. Then it should boot into sweet honeycomb.
4) Delete or rename the EP101_SDUPDATE.zip for something else, or else it will flash every time you go to stock recovery.
Edit: I think the firmware has to match your current build, i.E., US, TW, WW. Check your build info to be sure.
gee one said:
I think you an install the update manually.
1)Download the firmware from Asus, unzip it and put the contents for the ASUS/Updates/ folder on the root directory of the external SD card. Rename it to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip
2) Boot into recovery - hold volume down, press power button. Your TF will turn on and say it's going to blow up in 5 secs. Press volume up within 5 secs. Don't delay because you could wipe your data if you press volume up too late.
3) get some popcorn and watch the magic happen. Afterwards, it will reboot, you'll see a progress bar to indicate that it is flashing. Then it should boot into sweet honeycomb.
4) Delete or rename the EP101_SDUPDATE.zip for something else, or else it will flash every time you go to stock recovery.
Edit: I think the firmware has to match your current build, i.E., US, TW, WW. Check your build info to be sure.
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I am following your instructions and all I am getting is the Android with the exclamation mark symbol when I reboot from recovery.
Agnog said:
I am following your instructions and all I am getting is the Android with the exclamation mark symbol when I reboot from recovery.
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Nevermind, I got it. I was being dumb.
3.1 goodness.
Agnog said:
Nevermind, I got it. I was being dumb.
3.1 goodness.
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What you do to get it to work im having the same issue with the exclamation mark symbol.........
EDIT
....ok i took a shot and did EXACTLY (read carefully) what was in the directions... i removed all the folders that were part of the udpate ( ASUS\UPDATE) I put the .zip on the root of the sdmicro... this contradicts what the SOP says to do with the manual update but hey it works ...thanks
EDIT EDIT
This should be added to the STICKIY as a way to update!!
gremmie said:
What you do to get it to work im having the same issue with the exclamation mark symbol.........
EDIT
....ok i took a shot and did EXACTLY (read carefully) what was in the directions... i removed all the folders that were part of the udpate ( ASUS\UPDATE) I put the .zip on the root of the sdmicro... this contradicts what the SOP says to do with the manual update but hey it works ...thanks
EDIT EDIT
This should be added to the STICKIY as a way to update!!
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Agreed. I misunderstood the directions at first - my fault for being a noob. I ended up using the full SD slot on my dock, but the math was the same.
HUGE thanks to gee one.
Good Day.
I noticed that Motorola has released Blur_Version_4_5_91_MB860_ATT_en_US_zip (gingerbread) for the atrix 4g
the only thing is after talking with them, the update will only go out to (and work) for phones located physicaly in the US.
I am in New Zealand.
I should note here, that ultimatly i just want to upgrade my phone to gingerbread using the mororola release mentioned at the top of this post.
I was hoping someone may be able to suggest a way to put the update on my phone here in NZ.
I have tried putting Blur_Version_4_5_91_MB860_ATT_en_US_zip on the SD card (root directory), and telling the phone to update (settings-about phone-system updates), but the update does not start. It just returns to the about phone screen.)
my phone has system version
version_4_1_83_mb860_att_en_us
model number
mb860
android version
2_2_2
baseband version
n_01-77-07p
motorola webtop version
oshwt_u1_4-257-19
kernel version
2_6_32_9-00005-gde8e6dcfpgh48(at)ca25rhe85 #1 smp preempt tue mar 1 09:17:07 pst 2011
build number
olyfr_u4_1-8-3
I have checked a few other threads related to Blur_Version_4_5_91_MB860_ATT_en_US_zip but dont really find an answer for loading this outside the US.
any help would be appreciated.
I'd prefer to keep the phone relatively standard, but will of course consider any action to get it up to the gingerbread version released by at&t-motorola.
many thanks in advance.
kind regards
Gavin
I don't know about using the update, but you can unlock the bootloader and flash a ROM that is the same as the OTA.
Start with the pudding thread to unlock your bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
Then move onto a ROM that you want. If you want the stock OTA go with Kens beta 4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159385
You could also read this thread, I haven't looked at it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181932
The SD Card method worked fine with me. I have the AT&T Atrix which I upgraded officially to Gingerbread in India.
Here is the link
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-EN/Atrix Upgrade/Atrix-Gingerbread-Update
geekalok said:
The SD Card method worked fine with me. I have the AT&T Atrix which I upgraded officially to Gingerbread in India.
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Many thanks for your reply. Actually the link you have supplied is the one i had already found, and downloaded, and put on my phone.
i wonder why it works for you and not for me?
perhaps i will need a AT&T sim card OR use the reply in post 2 above.
thank you for taking the time to post.
cheers
Gavin
toughbax said:
I don't know about using the update, but you can unlock the bootloader and flash a ROM that is the same as the OTA.
Start with the pudding thread to unlock your bootloader
Then move onto a ROM that you want. If you want the stock OTA go with Kens beta 4
You could also read this thread, I haven't looked at it.
Thank you for taking the time to put the above together for me. I am downloading ATT-2-3-4_Pudding_preroot-rar and plan to try that tonight or tomorrow.
then will get the rom you suggested.
I was hoping i could manage to convince my phone to install the zip file provided by motorolla for the gingerbread upgrade, but it appears i'll have to get 'tricky' as you have shown with the links above.
many thanks for taking the time to reply to a newbie.
kinda regards
Gavin
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Ok follow this steps:
Download the file from here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-EN/Atrix Upgrade/Atrix-Gingerbread-Update
Name of file is:
"Blur_Version.4.5.91.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip"
rename it as follow:
"update.zip"
and copy the file to your external sd card
1. Now Turn Off your phone
2. Press and HOLD VOL DOWN while you turn on your phone
3. Wait until "Fasboot" tag show up in the screen
4. Release VOL DOWN and now press VOL DOWN until you see the tag "ANDROID RECOVERY"
5. Press VOL UP to select Android Recovery
6. Now the phone will boot in Android Recovery when the Android guy show up tap your right bottom of your phone screen
7. Now you are in Android Recovery
8. Now select "apply update.zip"
9. Let it do their magic
10. Then select "reboot"
Done!
mramirezusa said:
Ok follow this steps:
Download the file from here:
Name of file is:
"Blur_Version.4.5.91.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip"
rename it as follow:
"update.zip"
and copy the file to your external sd card
1. Now Turn Off your phone
2. Press and HOLD VOL DOWN while you turn on your phone
3. Wait until "Fasboot" tag show up in the screen
4. Release VOL DOWN and now press VOL DOWN until you see the tag "ANDROID RECOVERY"
5. Press VOL UP to select Android Recovery
6. Now the phone will boot in Android Recovery when the Android guy show up tap your right bottom of your phone screen
7. Now you are in Android Recovery
8. Now select "apply update.zip"
9. Let it do their magic
10. Then select "reboot"
Done!
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THank you for your post.
I feel terible now, as i have actually tried this but neglected to mention it in my initial post. i'm sorry about that, but thank you for taking the time to post the above.
I'll try it again, following your instructions excatly. i was kind of 'following my nose' when i tried it last time.
again, many thanks.
regards
GAvin
PS the link you have put in your post sends me to www_store_motorola_com - perhaps it did not cut and paste quite right.
i'll try the download from www_motorola_com/staticfiles/FileScan-Support/Support/US-EN/Mobile%20Phones/MB860/ATT/Blur_Version.4.5.91.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip and try your instructions above.
UPDATE:
ok i just tried again, and it said Install from sdcard
finding update package
opening update package
verifying update package (lots of dots)
installing update
verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/accountandsyncsettings.apk", "cf4df29........","/cd7ecell........")
E: Error in /sdcard/update/zip
(status 7)
installation aborted.
Did your phone is root?
Did you apply any mod after market?
Did you rename any apk to freeze?
It seems some apk are mod...
let me know and I will guide you how to update the new GB
mramirezusa said:
Did your phone is root?
Did you apply any mod after market?
Did you rename any apk to freeze?
It seems some apk are mod...
let me know and I will guide you how to update the new GB
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Thank you for offering to help. i appreciate that a lot.
My phone i purchased mail order from a firm in china.
It appears to be unlocked (as it works on telecom NZ UMTS network OK)
it appears to be root (as there is an application 'superuser' which allows root access to things like screen shot application and backup application etc).
i have since done a back to factory reset (Privacy settings then press factory data reset)
when it started, i put in my userID and password, and it cam back with superuser application)
Since the reset, i have installed very few apps (face book etc), and i have not freezed any aps.
I have not done any mods since the factory reset (done just before i attempted the upgrade above).
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Cheers
Gavin
Can you please reboot the phone and check if it show up a tag in the upper left corner that said "unlocked" when it is booting
glegge said:
Thank you for offering to help. i appreciate that a lot.
My phone i purchased mail order from a firm in china.
It appears to be unlocked (as it works on telecom NZ UMTS network OK)
it appears to be root (as there is an application 'superuser' which allows root access to things like screen shot application and backup application etc).
i have since done a back to factory reset (Privacy settings then press factory data reset)
when it started, i put in my userID and password, and it cam back with superuser application)
Since the reset, i have installed very few apps (face book etc), and i have not freezed any aps.
I have not done any mods since the factory reset (done just before i attempted the upgrade above).
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Cheers
Gavin
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mramirezusa said:
Can you please reboot the phone and check if it show up a tag in the upper left corner that said "unlocked" when it is booting
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It does not show 'unlocked' when starting from powered down.
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It does not show 'unlocked' when starting from powered down.
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I have a feeling now you are going to ask me to do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204 using Flashable SBF: Full 2.3.4 with preinstall root and pudding bootloader unlock, full sbf
as mentioned by the kind gentelman in the 2nd post...
Umm that's an option but we want to preserve the data right?
Can you please check in your app drawer if you have any application that said "recovery"
glegge said:
I have a feeling now you are going to ask me to do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204 using Flashable SBF: Full 2.3.4 with preinstall root and pudding bootloader unlock, full sbf
as mentioned by the kind gentelman in the 2nd post...
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mramirezusa said:
Umm that's an option but we want to preserve the data right?
Can you please check in your app drawer if you have any application that said "recovery"
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there is no application called 'recovery'
I'm happy to remove all the data, i have it backed up on the sd card using MyBackup application.
(images/apps/settings/txt's etc etc)
Ok perfect just want to confirm last thing...
When you entered to the Android Recovery was doing a tap in your right bottom screen right?
glegge said:
there is no application called 'recovery'
I'm happy to remove all the data, i have it backed up on the sd card using MyBackup application.
(images/apps/settings/txt's etc etc)
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mramirezusa said:
Ok perfect just want to confirm last thing...
When you entered to the Android Recovery was doing a tap in your right bottom screen right?
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Thats right, to do the android recovery i tried in an above post. i turned the phone off, turned it on (holding down the vol-down button) etc, then went to the 'droid' screen , touched bottom right of screen, selected update from sdcard then touched bottom left of screen.
ok first if you have indeed a windows PC download and install the following program:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=634879&d=1308872277
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ok first if you have indeed a windows PC download and install the following program:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=634879&d=1308872277
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I have it, and it is installed.
Then download the following file:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/10305...SATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g _Service1FF.sbf.gz
Once is complete download unzip the file, and it will be a file just with .sbf extension
Post when you already have installed RSDlite and you actually have unzipeed the file to:
OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g%20%20_Service1FF.sbf
mramirezusa said:
Then download the following file:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/10305...SATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g _Service1FF.sbf.gz
Once is complete download unzip the file, and it will be a file just with .sbf extension
Post when you already have installed RSDlite and you actually have unzipeed the file to:
OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g%20%20_Service1FF.sbf
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Thank you very much for your help!
the above steps should be complete in about 5 mins. i will post when ready.
Hi,
Spent some time looking around the forums, but I wanted to make sure before I returned the phone for repair.
Basically I had the phone rooted to copy across a couple of library files and so than I can use nVidias Perfhud ES. The device worked perfectly, I also applied the previous update with no problems.
Today, after getting tired of receiving the update nag every few minutes I decided to update to latest firmware (4.5.91 I think). It downloaded the file, restarted, the progress bar run across and restarted again and that's where it stopped at the Moto boot logo.
After 20 minutes I decided to take the battery out and restart, same thing. I looked at the help section of Motorola's website and found the hard reset option. Booted into android recovery mode (the method for 2.2 didn't work, but 2.3 did the job - so I am guessing the boot image 2.3 installed correctly), did a wipe and restarted, again no luck.
Second try, downloaded the update file manually copied to a sd card and through recovery set to update, according to the log all was alright, but it still doesnt get past the motorola boot screen.
Anyone had this before, do I have any options here? I already contacted Motorola they said that I can send it for repair but I am situated in UK and phone was bought through a US retailer (AT&T Atrix) so they need a US address, which makes it kinda complicated. Any help/info will be much appreciated, thanks!
You can easy RSDlite the 2.3.4/4.5.91 service SBF I will look for the link and I will post it
mramirezusa said:
You can easy RSDlite the 2.3.4/4.5.91 service SBF I will look for the link and I will post it
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I was looking at this thread just a minute ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 is this the method you are referring to? (I am still catching up with all the slag!)
skistovel said:
I was looking at this thread just a minute ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 is this the method you are referring to? (I am still catching up with all the slag!)
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http://www.filesonic.com/file/15073...signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
MD5: 56721d893e43b814e95683a00b165555
SHA1: e00786e975b4f1d9fba2ff90c1ee6bbf95bb47b2
RSDLite 5.3.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=634879&d=1308872277
download both files and will post instructions bellow
mramirezusa said:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/15073...signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
MD5: 56721d893e43b814e95683a00b165555
SHA1: e00786e975b4f1d9fba2ff90c1ee6bbf95bb47b2
RSDLite 5.3.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=634879&d=1308872277
download both files and will post instructions bellow
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1. Unzip the first file, you will ended with a file with .sbf extension
2. Install RSDlite 5.3.1
3. Turn off the Phone and Disconect from USB
4. Press and Hold VOL UP while you turn the phone hold until the tag of RSD show up in the screen
5. Connect the phone to USB/PC
6. Open RSDLite and chose file to flash go to the one on step#1 (to chose click on "...") then press Start and wait until it said PASS on the status.
Be sure the phone is charge at least 40%-50% and do not touch your pc when is doing... to make sure everything go right remove SIM card and external SD card.
Excellent thanks! I will try this tomorrow - device is at work, just to make sure, this will wipe all data and install latest firmware right?
My take on this is (after looking at the zip of the update and finding those same files I copied across a while ago in there) that for some reason it failed to copy the new ones on top of the old and is trying to call non-existing code.. Hope that method you posted works!
skistovel said:
Excellent thanks! I will try this tomorrow - device is at work, just to make sure, this will wipe all data and install latest firmware right?
My take on this is (after looking at the zip of the update and finding those same files I copied across a while ago in there) that for some reason it failed to copy the new ones on top of the old and is trying to call non-existing code.. Hope that method you posted works!
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thats a service sbf so in data get preserve...
I think what it was wring with your OTA was that some of the files on you phone are already mod or replaced with something, so when try to do the ota a do the file checksum on each file then return with different code, so the upgrade stop automatic and get stuck in something, in that case you need to flash a SBF
NOTE: that once you are in the new 2.3.4/4.5.91 please NEVER try to downgrade with lower sbf in this case 1.83/1.57/1.26 etc....
Yes, I do remember reading something about not trying to downgrade from latest. You have been really helpful and fast to reply so thanks again!
Seems to be a big problem.
Restore finished with any problems, everything is good! Thanks for your time, I owe you a beer!
sprint evo 4g, updated to the newest version before deciding to root. yes i now know that was my biggest mistake!
ok so i used this: themikmik dot com/showthread.php?11114-GUIDE-WIP-How-to-achieve-S-OFF-after-unlocking-2-18-HBOOT-with-HTCDev-com-No-More-Watermark
after using the HTCDEV to unlock.
basic info:
says unlocked at top of screen
hboot 2.18.0001
radio 2.15.00.12.19
s-on
version 2.3.5
kernel 2.6.35.10 g4b48446
software 4.67.651.3
pri2.33_003
prl 60683
hardware 0003
i am stuck in between step 10 and 11.
problem i am having is the pc36img.zip. i tried both that are listed and tried both from different computers to make sure it wasn't a pc issue. i get a message that says "no or wrong zip image" it never gives me the option to update in fastboot. and never goes to saying locked again as described in the tutorial.
i downloaded su, root checker,and busy box. root checker says the phone is rooted. i know i need to get the h boot to a lower level inorder to do the unrevoked3 program.
tried flashing the recovery and says "cant open /sdcard/pc36img.zip (bad)"
made sure it wasn't zip.zip and it was so i fixed that and still wouldn't work.
the only thing i am not sure of is step 10 and wether i did it right :Once the misc partition has been updated, you can downgrade your Bootloader and HBOOT to a non-watermarked version rootable with unrevoked.
does the partition auto update or do i need to do something to make it update? i didn't see any option for this. eveything up to this point went exacty liek it should have so now i am lost. i have searched numerous forums and found similar problems but none that were exactly the same. and none of the solutions worked for me. i tried all the basics rebooting, etc and nothing. any info would be greatly appriciated.
the only other thing that i may have done wrong that i can tell is what file i am trying to make the pc36img. at the bottom of post # 1 it has 2 attachments listed as pc36img files those are the ones i am trying to use. when i try to click the hyperlinks thru the rest of the post i get an error message from that site thats says " This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled! " so i dont know if that site has the same zip files or i am completely using the wrong zip file.
sorry for the long winded post i know the noob video says make it brief but i figured the more info the better.
thank you.
sprint evo 4g, updated to the newest version before deciding to root. yes i now know that was my biggest mistake!
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Oh brother was it!
basic info:
says unlocked at top of screen
hboot 2.18.0001
radio 2.15.00.12.19
s-on
version 2.3.5
kernel 2.6.35.10 g4b48446
software 4.67.651.3
pri2.33_003
prl 60683
hardware 0003
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Your S-On,so your not rooted.
problem i am having is the pc36img.zip. i tried both that are listed and tried both from different computers to make sure it wasn't a pc issue. i get a message that says "no or wrong zip image" it never gives me the option to update in fastboot. and never goes to saying locked again as described in the tutorial.
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Make sure the PC36IMG is all in CAPS.
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Diablo67 said:
Oh brother was it!
Your S-On,so your not rooted.
Make sure the PC36IMG is all in CAPS.
Sent from my Dell PC.
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Actually s-on or s-off status doesn't determine if your rooted or not. That indicates wether your NAND unlocked or not. To be rooted is to have busybox and superuser permissions
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when i check with root checker it says i am rooted and have su. maybe it just means unlocked? busy box also says rooted?
pc36img is in all caps.
thanks for the quick response!
evo4gnoob said:
Actually s-on or s-off status doesn't determine if your rooted or not. That indicates wether your NAND unlocked or not. To be rooted is to have busybox and superuser permissions
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This. S-Off/S-On is basically root for bootloader only has no bearing on root of phone itself you can be s-on and still root your phone you just wont have or be able to have a custom recovery or flash unsigned zips thru bootloader so romming is almost impossible but root is completely possible
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Actually s-on or s-off status doesn't determine if your rooted or not. That indicates wether your NAND unlocked or not. To be rooted is to have busybox and superuser permissions
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This. S-Off/S-On is basically root for bootloader only has no bearing on root of phone itself you can be s-on and still root your phone you just wont have or be able to have a custom recovery or flash unsigned zips thru bootloader so romming is almost impossible but root is completely possible
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Ok,thanks for clearing that up,serious dudes i hate giving the wrong info when trying to help someone and i don't mind admitting when i'm wrong,lol.Your never to smart or old to learn something new.
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I can probably help here.
If all you want is to be rooted, then you are. There's no reason to do the rest, especially if you're out of warranty. Since you already have a custom recovery installed, you can feel free to flash a custom ROM, and not even worry about the rest of the process.
The Dropbox links thing should be fixed now. I had to move them all to 4shared.
As far as the misc partition flashing, as long as you didn't get any errors when in the command prompt/adb shell, then I'm sure it flashed successfully. The only way to tell is if the Froyo PC36IMG.zip flashes successfully without a "main version fail."
I can assure you the PC36IMG works, as I've used it many times myself. Did you confirm the md5? Is it possible your SD card got corrupted somehow? Those are the only reasons it wouldn't pick it up.
thanks for coming in here i really appriciate it.
i still pay for the extended warranty if thats what you are asking for my phone.
my hboot is still 2.18 and because of that i can not run the unrevoked software either.
as far as the pc36img, i am just not sure if i am changing the name on the correct file. in your first post you have 2 attachments, those are the ones i tried to use to rename, was i correct in doing that? if i go back to where you say to use the 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
it goes to a dead site, so thats what makes me think i did something wrong. no main version ail messages and the top of my fastboot screen still says unlocked, not locked and not missing.
thank you again for your help and imput
how do i confirm if the md5 number is correct?
98tib said:
thanks for coming in here i really appriciate it.
i still pay for the extended warranty if thats what you are asking for my phone.
my hboot is still 2.18 and because of that i can not run the unrevoked software either.
as far as the pc36img, i am just not sure if i am changing the name on the correct file. in your first post you have 2 attachments, those are the ones i tried to use to rename, was i correct in doing that? if i go back to where you say to use the 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
it goes to a dead site, so thats what makes me think i did something wrong. no main version ail messages and the top of my fastboot screen still says unlocked, not locked and not missing.
thank you again for your help and imput
how do i confirm if the md5 number is correct?
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The two files attached to the first post are both recoveries. You only needed one of them, and I assume you were okay with that part. The link you speak of should be working now, and that file gets renamed the same way the recovery zip did. As far as checking the md5, you just need to find a program that will do that. I use HashTab.
Like I said before, the dead link has nothing to do with you; Dropbox just canned my account because of too many downloads. The link should now be pointing to 4shared if the md5 doesn't match and you need to redownload.
You don't necessarily need to worry about the watermark issue now; just wait until you need repairs, and then you can use that process to remove it. You'll probably know a lot more if/when that happens, and the process will be easy as pie .
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The two files attached to the first post are both recoveries. You only needed one of them, and I assume you were okay with that part. The link you speak of should be working now, and that file gets renamed the same way the recovery zip did. As far as checking the md5, you just need to find a program that will do that. I use HashTab.
Like I said before, the dead link has nothing to do with you; Dropbox just canned my account because of too many downloads. The link should now be pointing to 4shared if the md5 doesn't match and you need to redownload.
You don't necessarily need to worry about the watermark issue now; just wait until you need repairs, and then you can use that process to remove it. You'll probably know a lot more if/when that happens, and the process will be easy as pie .
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i used only one and that was fine.
here is the link i am talking about, when i click on the hyperlink for pc36img.zip it still leads to drop box.and not a file i can download to drop/drag to the root of the sd card
PC36IMG.zip - 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
both attachments at the bottom of post # 1 start with pc36img, i am using one of them as the renamed file, i am sure if i am wrong in doing that at this point.
i understand about the water mark. thank you.
98tib said:
i used only one and that was fine.
here is the link i am talking about, when i click on the hyperlink for pc36img.zip it still leads to drop box.and not a file i can download to drop/drag to the root of the sd card
PC36IMG.zip - 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
both attachments at the bottom of post # 1 start with pc36img, i am using one of them as the renamed file, i am sure if i am wrong in doing that at this point.
i understand about the water mark. thank you.
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Thanks, you were right, that link wasn't updated. It is now .
You can remove the renamed recovery PC36IMG from your card and replace it with the Froyo PC36IMG, if you're going to continue trying to flash and NAND unlock with unrevoked.
This is what's cool about this forum a noob asking a question and you get 4 big time contributors helping out!
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Captain_Throwback said:
Thanks, you were right, that link wasn't updated. It is now .
You can remove the renamed recovery PC36IMG from your card and replace it with the Froyo PC36IMG, if you're going to continue trying to flash and NAND unlock with unrevoked.
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thank you.
i downloaded the correct file, renamed, and moved to the sd card and i'm still having the same problem. never asks to update. still says unlocked and still can't run unrevoked.
i really do appriciate all your help and imput with solving my problem
98tib said:
thank you.
i downloaded the correct file, renamed, and moved to the sd card and i'm still having the same problem. never asks to update. still says unlocked and still can't run unrevoked.
i really do appriciate all your help and imput with solving my problem
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What kind of sd card are you using? You might want to try a different card, or reformat the stock card, if that's what you're using. That's the only other reason it wouldn't pick up the file, provided it's named correctly. And I assume you verified the md5 and it's good? And you're certain the file is on the root of the sd card as well? I cant think of anything else that could be causing the problem. Let me make sure my bootloader reads the file just to make sure.
EDIT: Scratch everything I said above. If your phone still says "unlocked" at the top of the bootloader, the misc partition wasn't updated successfully. Did you already complete that part, with no errors? You need to reconnect the device while booted up, with USB Debugging enabled, and run those commands from the command prompt from the folder with adb in it. Make sure you have the files "flash_image" (extracted from zip file) and "mtd-eng.img" (extracted from zip file) on the root of your sd card. If you're using Windows 7, run Command Prompt as an administrator. Let me know the output of those commands before continuing. If you got any errors on that part, that would be why you can't flash the Froyo ROM.
I saw you mentioned that in your OP, but I guess I didn't realize you skipped that part. That'a really the most important part of the process. It's the part right before the sentence you mention about the misc partition being downgraded. That last command flashes the mtd-eng.img file to the misc partition.
both files are unziped and on the sd card, running windows vista. ran the cmd and it looked like just like it did in your post but now that i am thinking about it i dont remember the phone doing anything. i also have the zip file for both on the sd card, should i remove them? but then again it didn't give me any errors either.
using the stock sd card. sandisc 8gb class 4.
i will redo the cmd portion again when i get home, limited here at work.
i thank you again for your help.
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both files are unziped and on the sd card, running windows vista. ran the cmd and it looked like just like it did in your post but now that i am thinking about it i dont remember the phone doing anything. i also have the zip file for both on the sd card, should i remove them? but then again it didn't give me any errors either.
using the stock sd card. sandisc 8gb class 4.
i will redo the cmd portion again when i get home, limited here at work.
i thank you again for your help.
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It does sound like it worked okay. The phone isn't supposed to do anything. But there is a way to verify that it flashed successfully. And yes, you should delete the zip files for those off of the root of your sd, to be safe.
Before you re-run those commands, open a command prompt and navigate to the location of fastboot. Put your phone into fastboot mode, connect to the the computer, and run this command:
Code:
fastboot getvar mainver
and report back what it says. My guess will be it'll report "4.67.651.3". That means the main version hasn't been downgraded. Then, reboot the device and run the commands as listed in the guide to gain superuser access & flash the downgrade to the misc partition. Then reboot into the bootloader, and you'll know it worked if it now says "LOCKED (OOW)" at the top. If it doesn't, then I'm not really sure what to do next. But definitely do a screenshot of the command prompt commands and output, starting with "adb shell".
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It does sound like it worked okay. The phone isn't supposed to do anything. But there is a way to verify that it flashed successfully. And yes, you should delete the zip files for those off of the root of your sd, to be safe.
Before you re-run those commands, open a command prompt and navigate to the location of fastboot. Put your phone into fastboot mode, connect to the the computer, and run this command:
Code:
fastboot getvar mainver
and report back what it says. My guess will be it'll report "4.67.651.3". That means the main version hasn't been downgraded. Then, reboot the device and run the commands as listed in the guide to gain superuser access & flash the downgrade to the misc partition. Then reboot into the bootloader, and you'll know it worked if it now says "LOCKED (OOW)" at the top. If it doesn't, then I'm not really sure what to do next. But definitely do a screenshot of the command prompt commands and output, starting with "adb shell".
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thank you, you are my savior! its always the dumb things that you think you did right that you did wrong! lol. thank you again!
now i'm off to screw something else up!