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[Q] WiFi Direct between Galaxy S3 and Nexus 7?

Hello all,
I have spent the last hour or two experimenting with various ways of wirelessly transferring files from my 64 GB S3 to the Nexus 7.
I have managed to get the Nexus 7 and Galaxy S3 to connect via Wi-Fi direct, but I have been unable to get a file to successfully transfer.
When I attempt to send a file from one device to the other using "share via" => "wifi-direct“ from various file managers, the upload shows up in the notification bar but eventually reports that it failed.
Have any of you found the secret combination to making this work properly?
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I tried it with my Gnex but couldn't get it to work. they are both on AOSP 4.1.1

Stresa said:
Hello all,
I have spent the last hour or two experimenting with various ways of wirelessly transferring files from my 64 GB S3 to the Nexus 7.
I have managed to get the Nexus 7 and Galaxy S3 to connect via Wi-Fi direct, but I have been unable to get a file to successfully transfer.
When I attempt to send a file from one device to the other using "share via" => "wifi-direct“ from various file managers, the upload shows up in the notification bar but eventually reports that it failed.
Have any of you found the secret combination to making this work properly?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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I used this method to stream videos from my phone to nexus 7 but i did not try to transfer files. I don'tknow if this is what you have in mind. If it is please reply to the thread of your results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778675
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Stresa said:
Hello all,
I have spent the last hour or two experimenting with various ways of wirelessly transferring files from my 64 GB S3 to the Nexus 7.
I have managed to get the Nexus 7 and Galaxy S3 to connect via Wi-Fi direct, but I have been unable to get a file to successfully transfer.
When I attempt to send a file from one device to the other using "share via" => "wifi-direct“ from various file managers, the upload shows up in the notification bar but eventually reports that it failed.
Have any of you found the secret combination to making this work properly?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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Btw how did you connect via wifi direct?

On the N7 ... "Settings" => "WiFi" => upper right menu (three dots) => "WiFi Direct"
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Have the same problem as OP. If I WiFi Direct connect my S3 to my Wife's S3 and run BubbleUPnP on one them the other can see it in the built in media player, equally if I run BubbleUPnP on both then I can stream and render in both directions. If I connect either to the Nexus 7 then nothing shows up in BubbleUPnP.
Strangely the S3 has a WiFi Direct symbol in the notification area when connected but the Nexus shows nothing you have to go into WiFi settings and enter the WiFi Direct screen to see you are connected, Is that normal on working Nexus 7 to something WiFi Direct connections?
Another point to note is that NFC file sending has not worked S3 to Nexus they see each other and the Touch to Beam screen appears but the Nexus sends nothing when I try Nexus to S3 and the S3 says its sent but nothing appears on the Nexus when sent in the opposite direction.
I have no other devices as a tie breaker to see which isn't doing as it should and even if I did how do I fix it or report it to the non WiFi direct vendor and hop they release an update.
Any one got any tips for streaming video S3 to Nexus with no WiFi router about?
Snowdan.

For those that fall fail of the idea this may work but they are doing it wrong some follow up.
It seems that the WiFi Direct function exists in Jelly Bean and has the API calls available but the standard operating system does not support doing anything with them. Samsung are the ones that have made the S3 support sending and receiving on WiFi Direct as part of their S Beam and I guess a knock on effect is that BubbleUPnP worked for me too and the Video/Gallery/Music players have a WiFi direct option.
A Gnex thread on the issue explaining a bit more is here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368128&page=10
Good news is it may just be a matter of time until Google/CM/Custom ROM or 3rd party apps add the functionality we were hoping for.
Snowdan.

+1 for being able to connect the S3 to the nexus 7 but not being able to transfer anything. Tried to send a picture in the gallery but it eventually failed.

if you want to connect from android device to android device for transmitting media, check this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.budius.WiFiShoot
this was developed by yours truly, and I developed it exactly because I noticed there was nothing out there for WiFi Direct
I tested it between Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, Asus TF300 and Galaxy SII (stock ICS) and all worked fine.
The most problematic of those were the Galaxy Nexus that not always want to connect, but between N7-GalaxySII was flawless.
At the moment the app just works for photo and video but I'll be expanding more, if you guys fancy helping spreading the word about it, I'm really looking forward to see the downloads explode on it.

Budius said:
if you want to connect from android device to android device for transmitting media, check this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.budius.WiFiShoot
this was developed by yours truly, and I developed it exactly because I noticed there was nothing out there for WiFi Direct
I tested it between Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, Asus TF300 and Galaxy SII (stock ICS) and all worked fine.
The most problematic of those were the Galaxy Nexus that not always want to connect, but between N7-GalaxySII was flawless.
At the moment the app just works for photo and video but I'll be expanding more, if you guys fancy helping spreading the word about it, I'm really looking forward to see the downloads explode on it.
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I thought we were talking about the galaxy s3 not s2. Does your app work with the s3? I am experiencing the same issue as those above.

Wedge85 said:
I thought we were talking about the galaxy s3 not s2. Does your app work with the s3? I am experiencing the same issue as those above.
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the app is using the standard Android WiFi Direct feature that should be available in most phones starting with ICS.
The filter on which devices should or not work will be done automatically by the Google play only enabling installation on devices with WiFi Direct feature.
Said that, absolutely yes, it should work just as smooth on the GS3 as it did on the GS2, N7, GN and Asus TF300 I had here for testing.
I've already had report on working nicely on the EVO LTE, too.
and if you try the S3, please, come back to the thread and let me know the results.

I have to thank you for this I was sad the feature was not built in as it is for S3 to S3.
I cam confirm Nexus 7 to S3 and S3 to Nexus 7 work for both pictures and video with a good transfer speed. Worth pointing out can only be done via share in the gallery app at the moment as pointed in app play store description. A well working beta I look forward to the pro version.
Snowdan.
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Budius said:
and if you try the S3, please, come back to the thread and let me know the results.
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It works great between the s3 and the sg7. If I'd have seen your app earlier, I'd never have bothered with the otg cable I bought.

FYI, I have sent files to and from my Nexus 7 and sgs2 using Bluetooth a number of times. Just browse to the file you want to send, long press and choose "Send" then the Bluetooth logo. I use Solid Explorer as my file manager. This is handy for small files, but larger files take forever. I will definitely check out the app above, too.
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Hi guys,
is anyone with interested in beta test the app?
I started a new thread in the development section asking for Logcats if you're experiencing force close.
Also it's a cut down version of the .apk there to test part of the system.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30012554
any help will be great appreciated.
thanks.

My Nexus 7 and S3 don't play wel together.
What does work is using the S3 as a hotspot and then run Samba on the Galaxy S3 (Root required)
Samba takes a while to activate.. but after it does you can browse your phone using the Nexus 7 and copy stuff... no limitations on specific file extensions either.

If I want to send a picture to an S3 with wifishoot, does the s3 need to have it installed as well? Or will their sbeam functionality work for that? I would just like to be able to do a quick picture transfer to an s3 without telling the other party to download an app.

djexacto said:
If I want to send a picture to an S3 with wifishoot, does the s3 need to have it installed as well? Or will their sbeam functionality work for that? I would just like to be able to do a quick picture transfer to an s3 without telling the other party to download an app.
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You need the WiFi Shoot on both devices.
S-Beam uses Samsung proprietary protocol (plus it uses NFC for pairing) and it will only work with other Samsung / S-beam devices.

Sorry buidus, I've tried using your app between my galaxy galaxy s3 and nexus 7, tranformer prime and galaxy galaxy with only fail.
Fortunately there are other wifidirect apps out there now. The below works without fail. Tested on gs3, nexus 7, transformer prime, galaxy nexus
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.wifidirect

and using nfc instad of wifi direct?are there differences?sorry for this stupid question,but i send yesterday 2 photos and a kernel from my gnex and n7 via nfc and paired devices with the back of the cover..all works without problems,and was fast!

Guest Access - no one can connect but my google account

I was wondering if anyone else has been able to get more than one google account actually connected to their nexus q. We are trying one in our office and only my phone and tablet with my google account can connect it it. When we try with someone elses phones the nexus q app always says no devices found. Now if I do a factory reset it does show on the phone but once one person has connected and taken ownership none of the other phones can find the device or connect to it.
Any ideas? Searched everywhere and can't find anything on it.

Will try tomorrow and let you know.
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Worked for me.. not my Google account and it works. Good luck to you getting yours figured out !
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Smokuevo said:
Worked for me.. not my Google account and it works. Good luck to you getting yours figured out !
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I still can't get any guests to connect. Can you explain how you did this? What I have tried is I have a nexus s4g as the primary device and setup the q with it. I then took my hp touch pad with CM9 and was able to find the q with out any issues at all. Both have my same google account on it. Then we tried to connect some other android devices we have at the office but none of them could find the nexus q for some reason. They were all on the same network and all had at least ics running as their os. The devices tested were a Verizon galaxy nexus. An AT&T Samsung galaxy s2 and a tmobile galaxy s2 and finally an htc touch pro. None of those would ever find the device. We even tried adding my account to one of the other devices but that did not help. The only difference from my deviceses to the other test devices is mine are rooted but I doubt that would make a difference. Any ideas.

3 devices I tried are rooted one isn't. Two have the same Google account the other two are both different. Worked on all 4. Maybe try rebooting nexus q and re-set it up.. sometimes I have to repower my q as it doesn't start up by it self once in sleep mode... but that's because I don't use it too much.. I want to root it but want to see what Google will add to it first
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Okay so after numerous times trying to get this working I just broke down and bought a new router. Simply plugged my current jack at the office into that and instead of using our offices wireless, connected the q to the new router and boom, now every one can connect.
So for sure there are some networking issues with the Q that needs to be worked out but hope this can help. I have sent Google the routers we were using in the office (cisco) so they can add that to their list of routers with issues. Definitely confirmed that the routers were fully open so who knows what was causing the issue.
Thanks again,
Joe

So... Miracast and the Nexus 7?

Please tell me the N7 4.2 update will bring miracast. Because I cannot explain to you guys how exciting that would be XD
Also...anyone know where to buy one of those adapters?

I know you are excited... we all are.
Where to start? Ok first off don't buy any adapters for anything yet. Read this and get a little depressed, first (but less depressed than if you wasted money on an adapter that isn't compatible with your device).
http://www.slashgear.com/miracast-accessories-dont-jump-in-head-first-just-yet-06255843/
Now let's make you feel a little better. Hardware wise, yes Nexus 7(which has Tegra 3 chips) should be fine with Miracast.
http://blogs.nvidia.com/2012/07/tegra-enhances-miracast-wireless-display-on-hdtvs/
Although we don't really know if the bandwith of the wireless card will allow for streaming content from the interwebs to your TV, what the quality will be for a 2.4 Ghz wireless card or if Google will natively support it for the N7 (even though 4.2 is supposed to)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896605
Time will tell. For now, just sit back and watch the posts to see the early adopters complain or rejoyce. As it is we really haven't even seen Miracast in action in the real world, just very controlled demos intended to get us all excited (please correct me if you have a real world video).

Also interested in knowing how well this will work. Please report successes/failures here. I am looking to switch from my T-Mobile Springboard to N73G but I'll miss the HDMI.

The update is here for many people so it is time to settle this once and for all.
I know some of you that have already updated have a netgear 3000 ready to go so...what is the verdict?Does it work or not?

Any updates on Miracast on N7 in 4.2?

djfoo000 said:
Any updates on Miracast on N7 in 4.2?
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As far as i can see, the N7 update did not include Miracast.

Well for better or for worse I ordered my N73G. I damn well hope there is some way to output video sooner or later.

The anandtech review of the N4 shows there is an option in the display settings for it. Unfortunately its not been added to the N7
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6440/2012-11-13 05.08.30.png
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gbroon said:
The anandtech review of the N4 shows there is an option in the display settings for it. Unfortunately its not been added to the N7
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6440/2012-11-13 05.08.30.png
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Thanks.... IT SUCKS! ....but thanks anyway

I mean...hey guys
The google native support was always an iffy thing. It sucks but I'm sure we'll see some custom rom love in the upcoming weeks/months (hours? I love you guys... You are doing God's work). There doesn't seems to be a lot of options for Miracast from the pull side (unless you want to go buy a new TV just to support your $200-$300 tablet) So it's not like there is a huge rush to get the push side working right away. The bigger question is the persormance we'll see. But to be honest the fact that google nixed it from the start seems to suggest we may be disappointed with that too.

So I bought the Netgear ptv3000 updated my N7 hooked it up to my TV connected to it through WIFI-Direct and nothing. Screen on my TV says it's "ready to connect". It connects via wifi-direct according to my tablet but not the 3000 isn't showing it.

Nexus 7 will support Miracast needs to be on 4.2 and set op boxes may need to be updated, but overall, wait o buy, here what people say about them. I am waiting for the update to be pushed to me over the air because I am to lazy to dit manually right now, but it should be to all of us in at most 3-4 days. It may be a setting inside apps. Although, from the man websites I have been to, they have all been saying that it will get Miracast. I would post some but I have just lost track of all of the websites.
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I hoped someone would say that. It connects according to the tablet but nothing beyond that. Thanks for giving me hope. I did update to 4.2 and no updates for the netgear ptv3000.

stunndd said:
I hoped someone would say that. It connects according to the tablet but nothing beyond that. Thanks for giving me hope. I did update to 4.2 and no updates for the netgear ptv3000.
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Did you connect via WiFi direct? I just noticed under WiFi settings -> menu (the 3 dots) there's a WiFi direct option that didn't use to be there
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sci05 said:
Did you connect via WiFi direct? I just noticed under WiFi settings -> menu (the 3 dots) there's a WiFi direct option that didn't use to be there
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For the moment, it just doesn't seem to be an option as Google hasn't included it in the 4.2 build. I tried to connect up my 3000 with the Wi-Fi direct option, but it doesn't do anything- I suspect it won't work without the option in the display menu.
After the late availability emails today on 4/10 releases to the store, Google is not on my nice list at the moment.

mpalensh said:
For the moment, it just doesn't seem to be an option as Google hasn't included it in the 4.2 build. I tried to connect up my 3000 with the Wi-Fi direct option, but it doesn't do anything- I suspect it won't work without the option in the display menu.
After the late availability emails today on 4/10 releases to the store, Google is not on my nice list at the moment.
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Have you tried playing YouTube through the TV via the new YouTube app?
Not full Miracast as far as I can tell but it might work.

WiFi direct doesn't work. At least for me but I don't use it anyways.
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wjr002 said:
Have you tried playing YouTube through the TV via the new YouTube app?
Not full Miracast as far as I can tell but it might work.
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No, it doesn't work. It's asking for a PIN for a different type of device - probably the Google TVs.

wjr002 said:
Have you tried playing YouTube through the TV via the new YouTube app?
Not full Miracast as far as I can tell but it might work.
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That is in no way miricast. My OG droid has been able to do that for over a year. You can also do it with netflix.

James-NC said:
The update is here for many people so it is time to settle this once and for all.
I know some of you that have already updated have a netgear 3000 ready to go so...what is the verdict?Does it work or not?
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Upgraded Nexus 7 to 4.2, bought a Netgear PTV3000 and tested.
First of all, couldn't find any Miracast related settings in N7/4.2.
Was able to see the adapter, changing its mode from Intel WiDi to Miracast mode and enabling Wi-Fi Direct option in Wi-Fi settings on N7/4.2. I can invite the adapter, but nothing happens on the other side.
Wi-Fi Direct option was already available in 4.1.2 and I understand its purpose is to transfer files only.
Any input or suggestion?

Nexus 4 Bluetooth Problem

Perhaps it's just me being stupid, but no matter what I try, I can't get the bluetooth on my Nexus 4 to work.
If I try and send a file from my Nexus, it simply says "Bluetooth share: File [file name] not sent". If I try to send a file to my Nexus, from my laptop for example, my laptop simply cannot find my Nexus.
Obviously, the bluetooth is on and it's set to visible, but I just cannot transfer files to or from it. At first I thought it may have been a software issue and would be resolved with the latest 4.2.2 update, but it still doesn't work.
Any advice?

Bump.

Same problem here.
I received my N4 yesterday. I can't get the Bluetooth to work at all!
My Bluetooth headset is not visible, I can't share files with an other phone or PC.
I'm running Android 4.2.1.
I hope the lastest 4.2.2 is going to come quick and solve my problem.
EDIT 2:45 : I updated to 4.2.2 and my BT still not works! I called Google Play's support, the problem is not known. I asked for an exchange which I await confirmation. I'm cursed.

zar69 said:
Same problem here.
I received my N4 yesterday. I can't get the Bluetooth to work at all!
My Bluetooth headset is not visible, I can't share files with an other phone or PC.
I'm running Android 4.2.1.
I hope the lastest 4.2.2 is going to come quick and solve my problem.
EDIT 2:45 : I updated to 4.2.2 and my BT still not works! I called Google Play's support, the problem is not known. I asked for an exchange which I await confirmation. I'm cursed.
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Please update the thread if you receive a working replacement.
I've had mine for 2 months, but I hadn't tried using the bluetooth until a couple of days ago.

I had my Nexus 4 since early December, and my Bluetooth always worked....until I upgraded to PanaroidAndroid 3+ (it worked fine when it was 2.99).
I use my Bluetooth everyday, so this is kind of a pain. Are you on a Rom, or are you having issues with a stock Nexus 4?

aalen56 said:
I had my Nexus 4 since early December, and my Bluetooth always worked....until I upgraded to PanaroidAndroid 3+ (it worked fine when it was 2.99).
I use my Bluetooth everyday, so this is kind of a pain. Are you on a Rom, or are you having issues with a stock Nexus 4?
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I have a stock N4.

Stock N4 here too.

zar69 said:
I have a stock N4.
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Hmm... That's strange, then. Bluetooth always worked for me on stock.
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My BT audio streaming works fine. I can also android beam with my galaxy nexus
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Do you think this is a hardware problem? And do you think they'd send me a replacement, even though I've had it for 2 months?
I don't use bluetooth that much, but it'd be nice if it actually worked...

Egg Chaser said:
Do you think this is a hardware problem? And do you think they'd send me a replacement, even though I've had it for 2 months?
I don't use bluetooth that much, but it'd be nice if it actually worked...
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If you are on stock 4.2.2 then they will send you a replacement if your Bluetooth doesn't work.
You have a 1 year warranty
People have gotten replacements for much less
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Thanks. Yeah, I'm on stock 4.2.2.
What's the best way to go about contacting them for a replacement?

Egg Chaser said:
Thanks. Yeah, I'm on stock 4.2.2.
What's the best way to go about contacting them for a replacement?
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Goto your Google play order on the website and there is a number to contact Google
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Sorry to bump the old thread. I just got my nexus yesterday . I am facing the same Bluetooth problem. I can only transfer files via Bluetooth after a restart. After some time Bluetooth never connects . Tried sending files from multiple devices but to no avail. I reside in India. So sending back the device would not be a better option to me since it would take too much of a cost to get it shipped from here and back. Well i gotta flash a stock image again and see if the problem still exists. A little bit confused and lost

This might not work for you guys at all...but who knows.
If you are using any type of battery saving app, disable it first, restart, and see if BT works for you. My Go Power Master messes up my BT all the time.

Sorry for bumping the old thread . But i have same problem with my Bluetooth. The file transfer works only the first time after restarting my device. The second time it simply fails. None of the devices can send me a file via Bluetooth. Anybody found a solution yet for this ?
I just got my nexus from the US 2 days back. And sending it back for a replacement would be a huge problem since i stay in India.
Any solutions or suggestions would be very helpful.

I can't even turn BT on
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Actually after rebooting it's back to normal. Although I haven't tried to connect yet.
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I had this issue while I was stock and just out of box 1 month ago with a brand new pair of s10 Motorola's BT headset. I had wound up turning both on and off over and over till I got it. I guess its just lg? Or nexus 4 build with 4.0 BT I think it is anyway. Which I had on another device I preffered the 3.+ over the newest BT ...anyway try turning off both and back on several times. Sometimes now I have to hard reset the s10s
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I'm fully stock and my Bluetooth is also flaky to say the least.

Nexus 10 4.2.2 nearly killed my Nexus

Just to let you know after waiting patiently for the 4.2.2 update which I began installing ,a system error shows up on my screen so I have to reboot in recovery mode. Now I can't get it back or do I want to?. Sending it back is a headache as its not available in Ireland .Any suggestions? its buggy as hell although its only chrome it seems which is the same in my windows 7 work PC ,constantly crashing. They seriously need to get their act together.
Anybody with some info
R
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Come on man, use search or at least scan through the topics to see whether you can find something relevant. If you would have done so, you would find at least 1 topic with exactly the same question. Please start using your brains.