Hello everyone !
I'm a proud owner of an HTC Wildfire with Cyanogen 6.1.0 ROM.
But I have a problem, I don't think it's related to the rom because I had this problem before I flashed my phone.
So, no GPS software can get my position. (Copilot, OSMand...). i'm only using GPS, not aGPS.
I'm using "GPS test" from the market to see if any satelite is detected. And they are detected ! I get a good signal ! But...my GPS software keep saying that they can't get the position. I almost hear a laugh everytime.
Actuallty, it worked a couple of times before. Very randomly. I don't know why. But now...it never works...what's going on ?
Hello, had similar problem with some of the versions of Sygic, with other versions of Sygic it worked well. However Sygic kept crashing and therefor I removed them.
I recently installed Co-pilot 8.2.0.368 without problems.
Alternatively do a soft and hard reset (back-up all your data!).
Well i'm already using Copilot. It doesn't work. And i've done an hard reset twice. It still doesn't work.
Hx00R said:
Well i'm already using Copilot. It doesn't work. And i've done an hard reset twice. It still doesn't work.
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I use CoPilot as well.
Does your GPS Test indicate there is a 3Dfix?
Because there needs to be atleast 3-4 satellites with a sufficient signal available.
Well, maybe that's the problem. GPS Test tells me that there are 7 Satellites in view but 0 in use and 0 in accuracy. I don't know if that's a clue.
Still, Everywhere I go, it's always the same. I've gone to places where I could manage to make it work once but it never worked again.
Could a damaged SD card cause this ?
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Well, maybe that's the problem. GPS Test tells me that there are 7 Satellites in view but 0 in use and 0 in accuracy. I don't know if that's a clue.
Still, Everywhere I go, it's always the same. I've gone to places where I could manage to make it work once but it never worked again.
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Apparently where you are located there are enough satellites but you get no fix. And since you tried various GPS apps without success it seems like a hardware issue (gps chipset). Would contact HTC service.
Well it's fixed. I've reloaded a ROM manager backup and everything works now. I had already done that but it worked this time...I don't know why...
thanks for the help !
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Hello people. Tried to search the forum for this but nothing came up. I have a swedish Xperia and have flashed it a couple of times with different roms but have now returned to stock spl and what I think is the original rom.
Didnt have problems with the GPS in the beginning and it started causing problems when I started flashing, working now and then. Now I have no function what so ever.
Anyone got an idea?
Is it possible to "update" the phone wia the sony ericsson update utility to the original rom, my roms doesnt feel so original, dont even have a calculator.
My GPS doesnt seem to work very well either.. Even with newly downloaded GPS Satellite info, it cant seem to find a lock :\
Nippero said:
My GPS doesnt seem to work very well either.. Even with newly downloaded GPS Satellite info, it cant seem to find a lock :\
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That's what Im saying. Have you been flashing yours or is it straight from the box?
Sticky a GPS thread?
I propose that one of these GPS problem threads be made sticky since we cannot simply search "GPS" here and the GPS problems seem to be accumulating.
With that said, I would have to say that my GPS performance is pretty terrible. At first, it felt like doing the QuickGPS thing and/or deleting the xtra.bin file helped. For the most part, though, getting a lock has proven quite sporadic. What should the expectation here be? Should I expect the GPS to work reliably indoors? What about if I am near a window? Why would it work in some buildings near a window and not in others?
My personal opinion is that the GPS should work within 15-20 feet of a window. Using Chartcross GPS Test, even when the GPS is locked, I am getting mostly yellow bars. I am not exactly sure what a good reading looks like on Chartcross, but there appears to be a 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% bar. Maybe the 25% bar is 100%? In any event, I rarely have a satellite that is getting above what I suspect to be 30%.
Is there a thread somewhere that details what the various fields mean and/or should read in Chartcross or a similar utility? I am coming up on my 30 days to return the phone, so if someone thinks that my device may be defective please speak up!
Thanks as always XDA-ers!
Hello all,
I am using Froyo XXJPO on my Galasy I9000. My problem is, that I cant get a GPS fix. But I can see 9 satellites if I use a GPS test tool.
Any idea what I can try? Thank you.
Well this is a first, someone having a gps problem.....you tried any of the million suggestions already posted?
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Bynar010 said:
Well this is a first, someone having a gps problem.....you tried any of the million suggestions already posted?
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While it's true that GPS problem has been discussed at lengths, people normally complain about poor accuracy and intermittent fix.
OP here is talking about another problem which I now experience myself since upgrading to Froyo. Quite often, SGS sees plenty satellites with SNR above 30, but just doesn't use them. At the same time and place my friend's Nexus sees less satellites but gets a fast and sure fix with them. This seems to be a driver problem in Froyo, not a hardware issue.
Edit: Forgot to mention that SGS usually gets the fix eventually, it just takes up to 15 minutes sometimes.
No fix issues have been done to death as well. Normally sorted by dicking around with your supl settings in the hidden menu.
Gps is just ****e on this thing, hope one of the solutions works for you.
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Get GPS Status (from the market)
Reset and redownload A-Gps from the menu (menu, tools, Manage A-GPS State)
Retry and tell us how it goes
t1mman said:
Get GPS Status (from the market)
Reset and redownload A-Gps from the menu (menu, tools, Manage A-GPS State)
Retry and tell us how it goes
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It was the first thing I tried as soon as this issue appeared.
Doesn't make much difference if any.
By the way, on Eclair GPS worked just great for me (with JM7, that is. Before JM7 it barely worked at all).
I got the exact same issue, I can see like 8-10 sattelites with plenty of +30db and can't get a fix. My TomTom gps from 3 years old only sees 4-5 but gets instant fix.
Before I was on JP2 and this didn't happen > it fixed fast and sees the same amount of sats.
However, I must say that accuracy is great, when I do get a fix, accuracy goes up to 16 feet within the minute ands stays that way.
can you look into the LBS settings and tell me what is the accuracy used?
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Get GPS Status (from the market)
Reset and redownload A-Gps from the menu (menu, tools, Manage A-GPS State)
Retry and tell us how it goes
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In my first tool I have written something about "GPS test tool". This GPS test tool is GPS Status. If I download A GPS data again make no chenges. Just a lot of satellites wihtout fix.
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can you look into the LBS settings and tell me what is the accuracy used?
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Do you mean me? What do you mean with LBS settings?
ox_eye said:
In my first tool I have written something about "GPS test tool". This GPS test tool is GPS Status. If I download A GPS data again make no chenges. Just a lot of satellites wihtout fix.
Do you mean me? What do you mean with LBS settings?
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Well, to both
LBS Menu: *#*#1472365#*#*
Standalone + "Hot Start" + Accuracy More than 15 + "Automatic" in SUPL settings.
Actually, it's now *#3214789650# (since Froyo or late Eclair ROMs)
I'm using accuracy 30 now. Was testing it with 50 some time ago with no noticeable difference.
Weird, and it was working before right?
Have you hard reseted the device prior and after the rom upgrade and cleared the caches?
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Weird, and it was working before right?
Have you hard reseted the device prior and after the rom upgrade and cleared the caches?
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Yes, of course.
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when i try to access this LBS menu in froyo i hit the final * key then it all disappears and no menu pops up.....
What am i doing wrong?
Same problem here.
GPS was great and dead-on accurate on 2.1 (O2 UK official firmware) and now it rubbish (O2 official froyo).
This is not a hardware issue.
same problem here, just that there are no values in gps test (time is always 00:00 as well as all others and the compass is jumping back and forth.. the day before yesterday before i've had used faster fix it worked great =( ) anyone knows how to fix without reflashing?
Weird, I got the exact same firmware as a collegue and he gets a fix way faster than me, he even sees sats inside our officebuilding (I see none).
However, using the 3214789650 code and doing the Get Position test, he gets a weird orange text where I just get regular information.
jehan1 said:
he gets a weird orange text where I just get regular information.
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This might be because of your colleague having sensors enabled for GPS
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This might be because of your colleague having sensors enabled for GPS
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Nice!
Tried enabling this, and now I also see sats inside
Hello there!
I'm getting reports about "GPS Aids" not working with Vibrants. Some users with Galaxy S phones and GPS drivers from Vibrant got the same problem.
The app it's on the market. So the first test will be install it and tell me if it is working or not.
Regards...
Original post at > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955395
Went onto market, searched for and downloaded the app.
It wouldn't download the GPS aids... it kept saying "connection detected" then it was unable to downlaod the data.
When I enabled the root option (brute force) it finally worked.
Testing GPS now, will update/edit with results.
Maybe you should try the Themes and apps section, not trying to be a mod Just saying it might help get you more testers.
Okey.. I have a user in the spanish forum with a Vibrant. And the native mode it's working fine for him. Will ask for ROM version. Thankyou Bignjuicyjc
@Bignjuicyjc are you using a different GPS driver from stock? Like the captivate driver?
Hello I tested it out the other day. currently am on trigger v2.1 (froyo). Installed it, popped it on with default settings and tried out gps test app. Normally I eventually see 11 sats in my area Minneapolis,MN USA. With aids I saw 3 and never locked on.
So went into the setting of gps aids and deleted gps data and forced it this time around. Same deal: takes 3x as long to find any satalites, finds 1/4 the amount of sats and never locks on. In google maps/navigation my locations was off by almost 2 miles. Rebooted and deleted gps data and tried gps test again. Same results.
Had to delete data, uninstall the app and restart my phone before I could lock onto anything again. Some people in the vibrant community say this has helped them alot. And then theres people like me where it made it worse. Hope that helps.
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Hello I tested it out the other day. currently am on trigger v2.1 (froyo). Installed it, popped it on with default settings and tried out gps test app. Normally I eventually see 11 sats in my area Minneapolis,MN USA. With aids I saw 3 and never locked on.
So went into the setting of gps aids and deleted gps data and forced it this time around. Same deal: takes 3x as long to find any satalites, finds 1/4 the amount of sats and never locks on. In google maps/navigation my locations was off by almost 2 miles. Rebooted and deleted gps data and tried gps test again. Same results.
Had to delete data, uninstall the app and restart my phone before I could lock onto anything again. Some people in the vibrant community say this has helped them alot. And then theres people like me where it made it worse. Hope that helps.
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Install/Uninstall don't change nothing. I think that it is something related to the GPS driver using in ROM. Do you know if your ROM is using a captivate driver? Or other different from stock?
ondoteam said:
Okey.. I have a user in the spanish forum with a Vibrant. And the native mode it's working fine for him. Will ask for ROM version. Thankyou Bignjuicyjc
@Bignjuicyjc are you using a different GPS driver from stock? Like the captivate driver?
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I too am using Trigger... but V2.5 which if I'm not mistaken uses Masters GPS fix.
But then again, I also used Samsung GPS restore app from the market AFTER i had flashed Trigger.
It seems since using Gps Aids the GPS is "seeing" more birds but not locking on to any.
Will continue to test.
does this work on Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-I5800?
Does this GPS Aids works for my Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-I5800 mobile phone?
This phone is Android 2.1.
This phone's GPS currently does not function well. It is very slow and take forever to get any GPS reading, is any.
If I to apply your GPS Aids to my phone and it is not the correct patch for this phone, is there anyway I can go back to the original firmware?
Thank you.
I loaded it last week on my Vibrant, it works.......... No Big Great difference since I have Masters GPS fix previously installed, but it does work and the locks are about 10 sec faster
Tried it and installed and downloaded properly on first try. Didn't see much difference at first, but when I went to visit friends in the middle of nowhere, I got locks when my gf's captivate couldn't. It didn't show up in the market for her captivate, but I sent the apk by email, installed it and it also got the gps to lock in. So here's two votes for it working.
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I have Masters GPS fix previously installed
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Can you please tell me what is this "Masters GPS fix" you are talking about?
Can you please send me the link?
Is this "GpsFix" from Android Labs you are talking about?
(unable to post URL link here by new users)
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Can you please tell me what is this "Masters GPS fix" you are talking about?
Can you please send me the link?
Is this "GpsFix" from Android Labs you are talking about?
(unable to post URL link here by new users)
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go here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921453 and in first post near bottom under the section labeled MODS you'll find the link to "masters gps fix"
Flash it thru Clockwork Recovery
I've had mixed results. It works for some customer roms and not others. It is confirmed working on Bionix and Auxura, but I didn't have good results with Trigger for some reason. Thanks for the app. I'm locking on 6/13 satellites indoors and 11/13 outdoors.
Feedback: Last week. I installed GPS Aids on my Vibrant and it downloaded the file and appeared to work quite well. But, 2 days ago, I developed a problem with something not related, and had to do a factory reset. Since the reset, I can not download the file. I keep getting a messaging saying it can't download Xtra and to try again later.
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Flash it thru Clockwork Recovery
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What do you mean?
Is it my device or is it a general problem? Gps of G2 locks very very fast, has signal even inside of a room, lock many more satellites than any previous phone. I dont have problem with car navigation eg navigon. So where is the problem?
I go for running. I use runtastic. Here is a photo of recording of gps:
It is very very bad. It is like it takes signal every 30 seconds or something and draw lines. . I run in the road but it shows like i run in parking , or above cars. The same applications with galaxy s2 is very accurate. I also tried many others athletic applications to see if it is some incompatibility of runtastic but, the same happens to all.
I even tried tracker booster from play store to see if it is a sleeping problem , but didnt help.
Any help on this? Anyone using G2 for running , to write his experience? Thanks.
Have you tried other apps? If it doesn't happen in other apps, it's probably this one.
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Have you tried other apps? If it doesn't happen in other apps, it's probably this one.
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I already wrote that i have. The same problem
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I already wrote that i have. The same problem
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I'm on my second G2 (took one back to buy at full retain), and used each for 10+ days. I use Endomondo, no issues on either phone. Not sure if you can or if even possible to try and recalibrate the gps signal. May be your gps chip, and if you can, return it.
Even having same issue using say, My Tracks?
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I'm on my second G2 (took one back to buy at full retain), and used each for 10+ days. I use Endomondo, no issues on either phone. Not sure if you can or if even possible to try and recalibrate the gps signal. May be your gps chip, and if you can, return it.
Even having same issue using say, My Tracks?
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My tracks i haven't try. I have try endomondo , same problem. Best of all work sport tracker. I just notice that even navigon have a small problem. When i stop it still goes on and again go back.. With galaxy s2 that wasnt the case. .
As i have bought from foreign eshop it is very difficult to return. . I dont have any other problem except of this but , it is important for me...
Perhaps first of all i have to do a factory reset.
If there is any way to recalibrate gps, if anyone knows... I am rooted. .
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My tracks i haven't try. I have try endomondo , same problem. Best of all work sport tracker. I just notice that even navigon have a small problem. When i stop it still goes on and again go back.. With galaxy s2 that wasnt the case. .
As i have bought from foreign eshop it is very difficult to return. . I dont have any other problem except of this but , it is important for me...
Perhaps first of all i have to do a factory reset.
If there is any way to recalibrate gps, if anyone knows... I am rooted. .
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Yeah, I mean, it seems like something is wonky with your gps. Have you tried: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
Understandably this is important. I had similar issues with my 2year old GNexus, and it drove me crae crae. At the very most, cna try a factory reset... but I'd check the other gps I linked to see if that helps.
Good luck!
Hi everyone,
Sorry to bother with that, but i have an issue with my Galaxy Note 3 LTE, Cyanogen 11 M8.
Fresh install, everything wiped.
It seems that the GPS is fully down... GPS Status is unable to see or lock anything, Navigation freeze etc....
Maps is able to find my position, but only with network enabled.... if i disabled it... it is lost
In GPS Status, app stay "looking for GPS localization", and when a start an app that need the gps, the Gps Status appears a few second, with an "X".
I neved had this kind of issue, and i didn't find any clues over Internet (but i've seen people with the same issue)
I'm almost sure it was working in M7... i didn't use the gps since i upgrade the phone.
So, has anyone an idea about my problem ?
Many thanks
I had the same issue with the same configuration...
For me, it had to do with the 3G phone tower which appears not to be updated to certain parameters...
This happened when I was in a tiny village of the South West of the UK...
I then try the GPS in other cities, 50 miles away, and everything went back to normal...
I live in London, and travel abroad monthly; and no issues there also...
I would suggest to try your GPS in an other area...
Arnaud
arnauduk said:
I had the same issue with the same configuration...
For me, it had to do with the 3G phone tower which appears not to be updated to certain parameters...
This happened when I was in a tiny village of the South West of the UK...
I then try the GPS in other cities, 50 miles away, and everything went back to normal...
I live in London, and travel abroad monthly; and no issues there also...
I would suggest to try your GPS in an other area...
Arnaud
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Thanks,
I also live in a small city in France, i hope your solution will also work for me !
I will try tomorrow, in a "bigger city"
Unfortunately... i took my car and drive to be closer of a big city... no success.
It seams that the GPS is down... 'cause i launch some apps that give the signal received by the phone... and it appears that received absolutly nothing. (0, nada, the void)
I've tried to revert to M7 : no GPS at all.
Tried some gps.conf found on the forum : nothing.
It start to scare me, i hope the GPS is not "broken" (could i have killed the GPS antenna ?)
Anyway, i'm still looking for any clues or a way to check the GPS log.
Thanks
Lennyroquai said:
Unfortunately... i took my car and drive to be closer of a big city... no success.
It seams that the GPS is down... 'cause i launch some apps that give the signal received by the phone... and it appears that received absolutly nothing. (0, nada, the void)
I've tried to revert to M7 : no GPS at all.
Tried some gps.conf found on the forum : nothing.
It start to scare me, i hope the GPS is not "broken" (could i have killed the GPS antenna ?)
Anyway, i'm still looking for any clues or a way to check the GPS log.
Thanks
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GPS connect has NOTHING to do with the SIZE of the city the only factor SHOULD be view of clear SKY.
I was going to say that GPS only works when you're outdoors. Trying to get a signal wont work when in your home etc
For info :
My GPS problem seems to be related to Android 4.4.4.
There's many people complaining that the GPS became innacurate or simply unavailable with this version.
And, it seems that the Cyanogen team has issues making the GPS work for Cyanogen 11 M9 (it's on the wiki).
Currently, there's no fix available. (for some people, rewrinting all APN worked, even if it's not related to GPS, etc etc etc... there's many solution available, but not working for everyone.)
Same issue here, prognosis for it should be posted here, Thx.
Hi Everyone,
If there's people following this thread, i'm still looking for a solution...
Here's all the thing i've tried, without success :
- Reinstall / change Modem
- Back to stock rom (GPS still not working)
- Format /system and reinstall
- Re-Partition
- NV Rebuild
Each time, it's the same thing : i start GPS Status, and i get the icon with the cross, and nothing happen.
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Hi Everyone,
If there's people following this thread, i'm still looking for a solution...
Here's all the thing i've tried, without success :
- Reinstall / change Modem
- Back to stock rom (GPS still not working)
- Format /system and reinstall
- Re-Partition
- NV Rebuild
Each time, it's the same thing : i start GPS Status, and i get the icon with the cross, and nothing happen.
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Hmm.. how did you update? Odin? There are some versions that dont play well with the note
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Hmm.. how did you update? Odin? There are some versions that dont play well with the note
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Sometimes with Odin, sometimes with Clockwork... don't remember exactly
Each time, i was never able to get a GPS signal.
If you ODIN'd back to stock and GPS is still down on stock ROM, then you probably have a hardware issue. There is a GPS fix thread on the forum with pics of the hardware breakdown.
Hi everyone,
I can't explain what happened... but my GPS is back. hallelujah !
I saw this morning that the Cyanogen 11 M10 for the hlte (Galaxy Note 3) was available.
I update the Cyanogen i had installed (M9)... and test GPS right after that... nothing.
And then, i tested it tonight, the satellite dish appeared with the cross... but i was able to "touch" it with my finger : And then the icon dissapeared, and the new icon with the sattelite dish and the wave appeared and i saw GPS Signal !
I got a lock after a few sec.
Sorry guys, i don't have any answer about what happened, and how tthe GPS got back to work.
But anyway, thanks for the help !
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Hi everyone,
I can't explain what happened... but my GPS is back. hallelujah !
I saw this morning that the Cyanogen 11 M10 for the hlte (Galaxy Note 3) was available.
I update the Cyanogen i had installed (M9)... and test GPS right after that... nothing.
And then, i tested it tonight, the satellite dish appeared with the cross... but i was able to "touch" it with my finger : And then the icon dissapeared, and the new icon with the sattelite dish and the wave appeared and i saw GPS Signal !
I got a lock after a few sec.
Sorry guys, i don't have any answer about what happened, and how tthe GPS got back to work.
But anyway, thanks for the help !
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Dang!!! I Wanted to sound smart. Lol. Jk, glad its working.