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why my SD card can't work?

I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?

Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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I think you need to do some reading about your tablet here before you do anything beyond checking your email and playing some Angry Birds....but lets cut to the chase, shall we?
For the SD card to work you are going to need to UNLOCK, ROOT and install a custom KERNEL on your Xoom. The Sd card will not work right out of the box, not even in 3.1.
Now search in this forum for the three words in bold, you should find more than enough information to set you right.

Just remember that if you Unlock you loose everything on the xoom. I wipes the internal storage.

I think by the time MOTO gives us the needed update for the SD card to work, a 32GB card will cost $1.32 and we will all be in a nursing home!

i have same pb
you must format your sdcard with sd card formatter
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/

ankorez said:
i have same pb
you must format your sdcard with sd card formatter
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
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Its a stock xoom you can format 900 times and still won't work.

BrokenPixel said:
Its a stock xoom you can format 900 times and still won't work.
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He can try it for all his life and it still won't work
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wang1404 said:
He can try it for all his life and it still won't work
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At this rate he just might....

Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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I have the same problem, if you Have resolved the question, please tell me. thanks!

Daniel123de said:
I have the same problem, if you Have resolved the question, please tell me. thanks!
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Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.

Digital Man said:
Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.
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Or it's a cup holder for very, very small drinks.
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Digital Man said:
Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.
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Great!
Thanks for making me laugh on this gray - rainy day.
Regards.
Edit: I will be in your city in two weeks... I hope to make my way back home with a new shiny tablet (I still don't know if it will be a Xoom, a Transformer, and Iconia, or god knows what).

This thread just made me lose brain cells. I feel like licking a window now. thanks everyone

No offense but how do you buy a 600 dollar item without any research. THE SD CARD ISN'T FUNCTIONING yet moto has promise to turn it on in the future
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sgtagem said:
This thread just made me lose brain cells. I feel like licking a window now. thanks everyone
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Let me know how that works for you.
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Take offesne please. A person asked the same question as the op after it was already answered in the first place. Pure ignoramouses.
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albundy2010 said:
Take offesne please. A person asked the same question as the op after it was already answered in the first place. Pure ignoramouses.
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Well this sort of thing is why Apple sells so many ipads in the first place.
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you can hide your weed in there

So I cut the edges off my SD card to make it mini, and then i kind of shoved it into the micro HDMI output. Why am I not getting video output on my SD card?
(Before you say it, I know ALL about rooting. I rooted for my xoom (rah rah rah! goooooo xoom!) and then unlocked the front door, so I think I'm totally jailbroken now).

LTE NOT Landing Before July

The Verizon XOOM LTE upgrade will not be hitting before July, when it is currently scheduled. This date, as loose as it is, had the specific caveat that it is very possibly subject to further delay.
For obvious reasons, I won't name the source, but I will state that they are within Verizon, and are in a position to have accurate information.

Its not coming. Just like the sd card fix. I've already given up. Lesson learned: never buy from Motorola.
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timrock said:
Its not coming. Just like the sd card fix. I've already given up. Lesson learned: never buy from Motorola.
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I believe it is coming my friend.... when? Prolly not soon but if never I believe VZW and Moto will be slammed with lawsuits from us sue happy Americans.

The SD card issue is joke already. There is NO REASON as to why they cany have it working for us.

Sadly, those of us who gave Motorola one last try (on the Xoom, after we were all burned with locked boot loaders on the Droid X and subsequent phones) have been shown, once again, to not trust Motorola.
Yeah, some of the things that come with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 are limited/annoying, but Samsung is proving to be a monster of a manufacturer/designer. Thinner than iPad2? Yes please. OPTIONAL Tablet Touch Wiz UI? Doesn't bother me, it's OPTIONAL. Sure, it was probably Google's call on that one, but that's actually a good thing. Sounds like Google is headed in the right direction regarding Android skins.
Anyway, my Xoom is fine for me for now - and it was great as a first-adopter product. But NEVER again will I buy Motorola. EVER. This was the nail in the coffin. But I got my Honeycomb first, which was worth one last chance on Motorola.
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dubie76 said:
The SD card issue is joke already. There is NO REASON as to why they cany have it working for us.
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As an Android developer who has to deal daily with multiple APIs across android revisions to store files on the sdcard, I pretty much want to punch you right now.
The sdcard situation is a huge mess. I'd rather have a final decent API, not another half-assed hack.
It's not "no reason", bub.

ZanshinG1 said:
As an Android developer who has to deal daily with multiple APIs across android revisions to store files on the sdcard, I pretty much want to punch you right now.
The sdcard situation is a huge mess. I'd rather have a final decent API, not another half-assed hack.
It's not "no reason", bub.
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There is ABSOLUETLY NO REASON WHY

ZanshinG1 said:
As an Android developer who has to deal daily with multiple APIs across android revisions to store files on the sdcard, I pretty much want to punch you right now.
The sdcard situation is a huge mess. I'd rather have a final decent API, not another half-assed hack.
It's not "no reason", bub.
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I can understand from a developer perspective but the damage is already done with all these other tablets releasing with working SD cards. It is too late now. Google/Motorola should have had this working before any other tablet released with a working SD card and they failed. I am also in the group where I will never buy a Motorola device again. My first and last.

keitht said:
I can understand from a developer perspective but the damage is already done with all these other tablets releasing with working SD cards. It is too late now. Google/Motorola should have had this working before any other tablet released with a working SD card and they failed. I am also in the group where I will never buy a Motorola device again. My first and last.
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Yea.....agreed..they robbed 800 from me. I will never even by so much as a Bluetooth from moto again. I know it will impact nothing. But the4g and SD card is just 2 much...lawyer said in 2 months there would be a leg to stand on if no lte and SD by then...not so much SD as it was never really advertised but lte def.

csseale said:
Yea.....agreed..they robbed 800 from me. I will never even by so much as a Bluetooth from moto again. I know it will impact nothing. But the4g and SD card is just 2 much...lawyer said in 2 months there would be a leg to stand on if no lte and SD by then...not so much SD as it was never really advertised but lte def.
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Good. I bought this thing on day one... almost 4 months ago. I have never seen anything like this before. Add me to the lawsuit please.

What's the SD card issue anyway? I'm not understanding how ref's can get it to work but a multi-million dollar corporation can't.

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/4268499/petition.html

csseale said:
There is ABSOLUETLY NO REASON WHY
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Thing is, you'd be the first person screaming if a majority of your apps started force closing due to the sdcard hack that'd have to be used until Google finalizes the new API.
Also, I wish people would stop making absolute statements they lack the qualifications to make.

Just saw over at Droid world that 4g and SD card slot will be done in mid July but get this you will have to box up your Xoom and send it off.I'm happy to see the updates coming but jeez sending off my xoom and waiting for god knows how long is absurd

Hey just hack ur xoom! No but seriously, not one honeycomb tablet has a functioning sd card slot. Google did not have support for it in honeycomb. I would settle for powering down and being able to just load my files the old fashion way, if it would just read the sd card! And 4G ain't really tha important to me. Not like i'm gonna be streaming a moving dtiving down the road any way. It will get fixed, just give it some time. The xoom rocks no matter how you look at it. And just be happy not buying one those crapple knockoffs from samsung! That thing looks like a kids toy.
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hammer4203 said:
Hey just hack ur xoom! No but seriously, not one honeycomb tablet has a functioning sd card slot. Google did not have support for it in honeycomb. I would settle for powering down and being able to just load my files the old fashion way, if it would just read the sd card! And 4G ain't really tha important to me. Not like i'm gonna be streaming a moving dtiving down the road any way. It will get fixed, just give it some time. The xoom rocks no matter how you look at it. And just be happy not buying one those crapple knockoffs from samsung! That thing looks like a kids toy.
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Sorry but you are incorrect. There are several honeycomb tablets released that have working microSD card slots.

Arun01 said:
Just saw over at Droid world that 4g and SD card slot will be done in mid July but get this you will have to box up your Xoom and send it off.I'm happy to see the updates coming but jeez sending off my xoom and waiting for god knows how long is absurd
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We've always known we were going to have to send it in...

ZanshinG1 said:
Thing is, you'd be the first person screaming if a majority of your apps started force closing due to the sdcard hack that'd have to be used until Google finalizes the new API.
Also, I wish people would stop making absolute statements they lack the qualifications to make.
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BUT.. here is the thing... why did the SD card need a new API in the first place? SD cards have been working since 1.X; apps to SD since 2.2. None of this functionality is new, so why the sudden inability to keep it?

Divine_Madcat said:
BUT.. here is the thing... why did the SD card need a new API in the first place? SD cards have been working since 1.X; apps to SD since 2.2. None of this functionality is new, so why the sudden inability to keep it?
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When Android first came out internal storage was meant for apps and data only. Things like music and movies were stored on external storage (i.e. sdcard). When an application requests access to external storage it is in reality given access to /sdcard.
Now devices, like the xoom, have much larger internal storage and so can store what historically been kept on an sdcard internally. The problem is that applications are still (correctly) requesting external storage for the storage and manipulation of large files. This access points to /sdcard still. If you look on your xoom you will see all your music, movies, dropbox, etc... are stored in the /sdcard folder.
One problem. The xoom does not have an sdcard in it.
So now, with more modern devices Android needs a way to be able to intelligently allocate access to both the internal storage as well as a sdcard. This can not be done well if both point to /sdcard and thus a solution must be made.
Does that help to explain why this was not a problem in the past but now is?

this is without a doubt, the most well written easy to understand post i have seen on this forum in regards to why the SD card feature has been delayed. This explains it well for the laymen. thank you for the thought out post.
JanetPanic said:
When Android first came out internal storage was meant for apps and data only. Things like music and movies were stored on external storage (i.e. sdcard). When an application requests access to external storage it is in reality given access to /sdcard.
Now devices, like the xoom, have much larger internal storage and so can store what historically been kept on an sdcard internally. The problem is that applications are still (correctly) requesting external storage for the storage and manipulation of large files. This access points to /sdcard still. If you look on your xoom you will see all your music, movies, dropbox, etc... are stored in the /sdcard folder.
One problem. The xoom does not have an sdcard in it.
So now, with more modern devices Android needs a way to be able to intelligently allocate access to both the internal storage as well as a sdcard. This can not be done well if both point to /sdcard and thus a solution must be made.
Does that help to explain why this was not a problem in the past but now is?
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Wait a sec.. you can ROOT the Nook Color??

Wow!
Now that's amazing.
Question:
After rooting, what exactly all can I do with it?
I understand I can flash Roms, user Market, etc...
But does it work just like any OTHER Android device then (Tablet, phone, etc)?
As in, can I surf the web? Can I make phone calls? Can I?
CAN I???
=D
Your brief answer would be appreciated since I'm completely new to the Nook world. I have an oppotunity to pick one up for 189, and was wondering if I should.

You can use it just like any other non-honeycomb tablet. You can put Cyanogenmod on it. You can only make calls using a sip client, and only using a bluetooth headset, no 3.5" headphone mic.
Look around, there is a dedicated developer community around the nook, you will find you can do things you never thought possible with it.

liam.lah said:
You can use it just like any other non-honeycomb tablet. You can put Cyanogenmod on it. You can only make calls using a sip client, and only using a bluetooth headset, no 3.5" headphone mic.
Look around, there is a dedicated developer community around the nook, you will find you can do things you never thought possible with it.
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I have not yet seen a workaround for the lack of audio input hardware. So at best you can text (using emulation software) and hear but not speak in and VOIP settings.

There are 2 major things that you, OP, need to understand
1. This little 7" device is an EREADER, not a tablet, so don't ask too much about it, don't jump and say it's suck 'cuz lack of hdmi or missing camera.
2. You must know what stock ROM has offered and what is their limitation. Understand it clearly, then rooting it and comparing back what after and before, have offered.
To answer your questions
Can you surf web? yes
Can you make call? 99% no (must use Google Voice with bluetooth headset with plus this and plus that and plus others, basically, it's painful.)

I didn't think you need to root stock to flash new roms... Just book CWM off a SD card, and flash the roms... they already have root access.

Yoinx said:
I didn't think you need to root stock to flash new roms... Just book CWM off a SD card, and flash the roms... they already have root access.
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Really? Thank you.
And also to the guys above, thank you too.
I'm picking one up today.

arozer said:
Really? Thank you.
And also to the guys above, thank you too.
I'm picking one up today.
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Just keep in mind, if you're flashing to internal memory... You're going to overwrite the stock rom. There's lots of threads here already detailing how to return to stock if you need to. You can also boot a new rom off the SDcard if you just want to check them out before taking the plunge. Again, plenty of threads about that too.

Yoinx said:
Just keep in mind, if you're flashing to internal memory... You're going to overwrite the stock rom. There's lots of threads here already detailing how to return to stock if you need to. You can also boot a new rom off the SDcard if you just want to check them out before taking the plunge. Again, plenty of threads about that too.
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I see what your saying about booting off the SDcard, can you just leave it that way and boot off the the SD and then sometimes not off the SD and use the Nook firmware. Reason I'm asking is looking for a Reader for the wife that I can also "play" with and use as a tablet, but also leave it so she can use it as the way it was meant to be.

Absolutely, and this is how I've been using it. There are some problems for a couple of apps that expect to be in the internal memory, such as AdFree and ClockworkMod, but those are in the minority. However, I must remind you to choose your microSD card wisely. I use a 16GB class 4 SanDisk.

inportb said:
Absolutely, and this is how I've been using it. There are some problems for a couple of apps that expect to be in the internal memory, such as AdFree and ClockworkMod, but those are in the minority. However, I must remind you to choose your microSD card wisely. I use a 16GB class 4 SanDisk.
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Thanks for the quick answer, might just order a refurbed one from BN can't
beat that 179 price.

Go to this site for almost every How-To guide you might need:
http://www.nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor
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[q] app2sd

how to install app2sd??

Mummydroid said:
how to install app2sd??
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I know I shouldn't, but I cannot help myself. Especially since those lazy mods haven't moved it & nobody has reprimanded & flamed yet, I will just answer by way of question in the fine tradition of smartarses everywhere.
You do know this is a NEXUS, right? There is NO SD-Card. All the storage & app space is drawn from a single pool of memory, right? So, just why would you need Apps2SD on the Nexus 10?

GSLEON3 said:
I know I shouldn't, but I cannot help myself. Especially since those lazy mods haven't moved it & nobody has reprimanded & flamed yet, I will just answer by way of question in the fine tradition of smartarses everywhere.
You do know this is a NEXUS, right? There is NO SD-Card. All the storage & app space is drawn from a single pool of memory, right? So, just why would you need Apps2SD on the Nexus 10?
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Maybe he's got a OTG microUSB to USB Adapter --> USB SD card reader installed?

What Samsung replied to me when I asked about why we can't move apps fron internal me

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Thank you for contacting Samsung Customer Support.
Please note that moving or installing apps to external storage is no longer available on any Android from version 4.0 and above, due to how the Android operating system reads storage on our devices. The Android OS now operates on a unified storage system from Ice Cream Sandwich onward, meaning it will read one data partition for storage, rather than two.
The reason why previous Android versions had the capability of moving apps to external storage was because the phones memory was split into two partitions, one for external storage and one for internal.
Now, with Android using a unified storage system, all applications will be stored completely on the internal memory of the phone. This allows for around 11GB of storage space on a 16GB device for apps. Google, the developer of Android, feels this is more than enough for users, as their operating system was designed for use on their own phones as well, which do not have any external storage at all.
Please also note that we do not advertise any of our devices as having the capability of running or installing apps directly onto the external memory card. You will have to install your apps to the internal memory, but anything else (music, videos, documents etc.) can be stored on your external memory card.
If there is anything else we can help with, please let us know.
Our Customer Support Team love feedback! Share your thoughts on this response by completing the survey at the bottom of this page.
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The reason I ask them is that all the apps developers I asked told me/pointed me to Samsung for a solution or reason why I cant move item.
If I am not wrong I will have to ask Google for a solution.
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What is the point of this? it is widely known that Google removed this since ICS. Deal with it, or root & hack your device. You can do a sd card swap, put a 64gb sd card in & use that as your main storage.. Or deal with it. It has been like this for 2 years. It is not like this just happened.

Chocu1a said:
What is the point of this? it is widely known that Google removed this since ICS. Deal with it, or root & hack your device. You can do a sd card swap, put a 64gb sd card in & use that as your main storage.. Or deal with it. It has been like this for 2 years. It is not like this just happened.
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Likewise we all know this already .
Yes its a Google policy and i doubt if they will want to change it .
jje

Will not everyone did .
If you don't like wat sum 1 puts up then simple don't read it n move on.
This is a place to inform the ones that dont its not just a place for the ones that think there know it all.
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Chocu1a said:
What is the point of this? it is widely known that Google removed this since ICS. Deal with it, or root & hack your device. You can do a sd card swap, put a 64gb sd card in & use that as your main storage.. Or deal with it. It has been like this for 2 years. It is not like this just happened.
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Why are you so aggressive to him?
Please be more friendly with new members.
The forum is here to help those that do not know and not to humiliate them for not knowing!
He is right! Movetosd apps blame Samsung instead of Google, so it is normal he asked explanations from Samsung!

If you are stock then yes complain to samsung but realize how ignorant you are for doing so. That is like complaining that your prius doesnt have 4 wheel drive with locking differentials. Or go root and who cares if someone tells u to pound sand?
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299792458 said:
If you are stock then yes complain to samsung but realize how ignorant you are for doing so. That is like complaining that your prius doesnt have 4 wheel drive with locking differentials. Or go root and who cares if someone tells u to pound sand?
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1)
One can not "realize to be ignorant". It is a contradiction in terms.
If you realize it, you are not ignorant. If you are ignorant, you do not realize it.
2)
Go to the main movetosd app on google play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curvefish.apps.movetosd
Description of the app by the programmer:
Please note, not all devices support this feature, i.e. Samsung S3. Xoom DO NOT support moving apps to SD Card, because it is already share memory with system. And this feature disabled by manufacturer of your device.
The programmer is guilty of misleading people into thinking it is the manufacturer's fault and not Google's fault.
Dear user 299792458, based on what I wrote above, someone you know very well is the ignorant here.
Be careful who you call ignorant, or you humiliate yourself by proving to be ignorant and unfriendly yourself.
Rejoice! The Christian God has resurrected!
Happy festivities to all Christian friends! :angel:

hygradeb said:
Will not everyone did .
If you don't like wat sum 1 puts up then simple don't read it n move on.
Its not a question of liking .
The comment was made twice that this is well known fact for over two years .Note two years its old old old information .
If you had bothered to follow XDA rules you would have searched first and not bothered to clutter the forum up . This is supposed to be XDA Developers forum not some skoolkids forum .
jje
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Thread closed.
Let's calm down and avoid unnecessary comments:angel:.