I finally pulled by S4 out of the box from December and foolishly took the OTA update to 4.3 MVLUEMK6.
I managed to root it, and install SuperSU. I cannot get any recovery installed......
Help?? I'm guessing it's an MK6 (from the build #).... Can anyone provide some insight??
I've had no issues with my S3 loading every ROM out there..........
Thanks in advance guys.
DSSKing
dssking said:
I finally pulled by S4 out of the box from December and foolishly took the OTA update to 4.3 MVLUEMK6.
I managed to root it, and install SuperSU. I cannot get any recovery installed......
Help?? I'm guessing it's an MK6 (from the build #).... Can anyone provide some insight??
I've had no issues with my S3 loading every ROM out there..........
Thanks in advance guys.
DSSKing
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I have the same phone, loaded twrp through goo manager....some say you shouldn't do it that way ( no guarantee) is there a particular recovery your trying to load? Also be careful because our phone i337m shares the same forum as the US i337, they are different even though they are Galaxy 4S. I am sure there are likely Odin files kicking around here somewhere too....
I have TWRP on my S3.... But I'm assuming I can't load the same file via odin on the s4??
Gage_Hero said:
I have the same phone, loaded twrp through goo manager....some say you shouldn't do it that way ( no
guarantee) is there a particular recovery your trying to load? Also be careful because our phone i337m shares the same forum as the US i337, they are different even though they are Galaxy 4S. I am sure there are likely Odin files kicking around here somewhere too....
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I have TWRP on my S3.... But I'm assuming I can't load the same file via odin on the s4??
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I think Iwould try to find the proper file, I not certain it would be the same.
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I have TWRP on my S3.... But I'm assuming I can't load the same file via odin on the s4??
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DO NOT use the same file as your s3
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Okay, can someone direct me to the file I can load via odin or however for thte MK6 S4?
Thanks guys.
jd1639 said:
DO NOT use the same file as your s3
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Okay, can someone direct me to the file I can load via odin or however for thte MK6 S4?
Thanks guys.
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Google i337m twrp files xda.
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Hi guys, Ive just bought a new Samsung Galaxy S4
I had the s3 and loved it but thought id get the S4, (I'm on the Three network UK If this helps)
Anyway with the s3 i rooted it, Installed CF Root, and siyah kernel and worked a treat
So when i had my S4 today i thought id root it, So i followed this video: youtube.com/watch?v=vlsO5o_-CI8 did everything and everything worked fine, then i thought oh ill put the siyah kernel on from here d-h.st/users/siyah/s3 and was completely in a daze didn't even read where it said s3 or anything (Yes i know im thick as two short blanks but i do apologize in advance) and when i flashed the siyah kernal it got stuck on the booting screen where it says Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and nothing is budging it, nothing at all.
Anyway so i looked at troubleshooting things and here's what i have tried
*Taking Battery out
* Recovery mode (Power, Home and Volume Up button) clicked factory reset wipe data etc
So im out of options and in desperate need of help as i dont know what else to do so im desperate, i know im a dope for installing something but as i said i was in a daze and just doing it automatically which i know is no excuse but i am sorry.
So can anyone help as i do hope so,
Thanks in advance
Sorry Guys Its the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 not the i9500, Its the i9505,
Apologies
brookey12 said:
Sorry Guys Its the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 not the i9500, Its the i9505,
Apologies
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flash stock kernel with odin from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252855
Ok ill try that and get back to you asap i have a pretty slow internet connection so what ill do is download it and hotfile is slow unless you have premium of course so ill get back to you asap, cheers
brookey12 said:
Ok ill try that and get back to you asap i have a pretty slow internet connection so what ill do is download it and hotfile is slow unless you have premium of course so ill get back to you asap, cheers
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download the kernel only it is about 6 mb
Will the kernal work then?
brookey12 said:
Will the kernal work then?
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it should, because you flashed wrong kernel,
if not, you have to flash the whole stock firmware
Nope the kernal didnt work, So gonna have to try the stock firmware,
that would should 100% work is it?
brookey12 said:
Nope the kernal didnt work, So gonna have to try the stock firmware,
that would should 100% work is it?
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yes.
maybe you have a corrupted partition due to the wrong flash so you need a pit file with the firmware, see my signature for tutorial
Im reading it now you know where it says: Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.
Where do i get that file from what second or third post?
brookey12 said:
Im reading it now you know where it says: Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.
Where do i get that file from what second or third post?
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in the same thread, see second post for official stock i9500 download and third post for I9505 stock firmware download
Got it, You know u said i need the pit file with the firmware, what exactly do i do with the pit file after i have downloaded it?
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Got it, You know u said i need the pit file with the firmware, what exactly do i do with the pit file after i have downloaded it?
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first flash the firmware as pda in odin, if odin gives you "no pit file" when flashing, so you must put I9505 pit file in odin as pit with the firmware as pda and flash. (all explanations are mentioned in my thread :good
Ok downloading the stock fw now ok, ill keep ya updated
thank you thank you thank you, ur a legend it works!!!
Alright, so I've been doing rooting things for a long time...and never have I had this many problems. I posted something here earlier about rooting my S4, installing ROMs and having it hang on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Screen. So I figured I would try booting with Odin and re-installing a stock image. No luck. I keep getting this show up on my Galaxy S4 when I click start -- "secure check failed" and Odin shows a fail.
I don't even know where to go from here because I'm looking at an expensive paperweight at this point. Has anyone ever seen this before or even know where I can start. Any help would really be appreciated...at this point I just feel defeated.
-Stalker
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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agent929 said:
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I467 using Tapatalk 4
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I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
a.stalker22 said:
I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
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I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
jd1639 said:
I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
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I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
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I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
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You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Yeah I saw that. I'm registering now and hopefully this will work. If I run into any more problems I'll let you know.
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You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
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Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
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Great to hear!
I was trying to root my GN3 SM-N900W8 but after using Odin, it gave me a boot loop with the error
Recovery is not seandroid
My phone was running 4.4.2 (I think)
Canadian Note 3
Tsukihi said:
I was trying to root my GN3 SM-N900W8 but after using Odin, it gave me a boot loop with the error
Recovery is not seandroid
My phone was running 4.4.2 (I think)
Canadian Note 3
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Try this file instead.
hey_joe said:
Try this file instead.
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Thank you, I have no idea why this one worked and the N900W8 one failed.
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Tsukihi said:
Thank you, I have no idea why this one worked and the N900W8 one failed.
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The one for N900W8 hasn't been updated for 4.4.2.
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The one for N900W8 hasn't been updated for 4.4.2.
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Ended up getting the same error trying to install TWRP.
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Ended up getting the same error trying to install TWRP.
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Which version did you try?
The one downloaded by GooManager.
I suppose that one won't work since I'm on a n9005 root?
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The one downloaded by GooManager.
I suppose that one won't work since I'm on a n9005 root?
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I've seen goomanager screw up some phones on few posts recently. Just download this and flash through odin.
hey_joe said:
I've seen goomanager screw up some phones on few posts recently. Just download this and flash through odin.
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How can I tell if twrp was installed successfully?
Figured it out, it worked successfully.
If I want to download custom ROMs(Cyanogenmod specifically), what version should I be looking for?
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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Its been out about a day I believe... Hopefully we'll still be able to root this one using the same methods from before. You can try if you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2879348
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Its been out about a day I believe... Hopefully we'll still be able to root this one using the same methods from before. You can try if you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2879348
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Thanks, saw that, but I think I would need the NK2 kernel as the last step?
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Thanks, saw that, but I think I would need the NK2 kernel as the last step?
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Or any other kernel, unless you really want NK2 for some reason.
rmanaka said:
Thanks, saw that, but I think I would need the NK2 kernel as the last step?
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If the bootloader has not been incremented, we'll be able to regain root on NK2 once there's an ODIN flashable NK2 kernel. So basically, I don't believe it's possible just yet.
rmanaka said:
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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The new kernel is here if you want to try.
rmanaka said:
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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Garret_top said:
I just used it and it works
Thanks again I followed your guide my first time around. You da man
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open1your1eyes0 said:
Here you go guys: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95857557620393842
Just follow my previous guide from before (linked below) and at step #6 just use the NK2 kernel (linked above) instead.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55347753&postcount=19
Let me know if it works.
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^^^^^^^
Towelroot blocked everywhere...
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^^^^^^^
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Everytime I try to download towelroot (both on my computer and on my GS5), the .apk is blocked as a virus package.
The S5 really doesn't like the website for towelroot, and google searches for the apk also get blocked by Symantec. Has this apk been compromised or has it contained a Trojan all along?
Any thoughts or suggestions?
rmanaka said:
Everytime I try to download towelroot (both on my computer and on my GS5), the .apk is blocked as a virus package.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Download it to your computer, tether to computer, and place it on the SD card.
Disable the anti-virus on your PC first....
kprice8 said:
Download it to your computer, tether to computer, and place it on the SD card.
Disable the anti-virus on your PC first....
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Wow, even Dropbox kills the file...
After I disabled my antivirus (Symantec) and tried to restore the file, I get security errors ALL OVER THE PLACE on my desktop computer.
*** UPDATE ***
Well, I was able to get tr.apk onto my SDcard and then successfully obtain root!
I don't know what the issue is with towelroot, but my clock on my desktop was reset and the internet time server could not correctly rsynch the time; I had to manually reset the time.
It's pretty scary when this happens...I don't know if it is a false positive Trojan detection or what, but I sure hope somebody more knowledgeable has reverse engineered the tr.apk and validated that it is safe!
OH Well, thanks everybody. Keeping fingers crossed!!!
I Can't wait to get a fully unlocked Nexus 6 (and hopefully prevent VZ from locking it like they try with the Developers Edition devices)!!! Maybe its time to switch carriers.
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The new kernel is here if you want to try.
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Took NK2 update this morning. Attempted to go back to NCG firware, in order to use "towelroot" to reroot. Using Odin. It failed on 3 attemps. Unless I did something wrong.
dshu said:
Took NK2 update this morning. Attempted to go back to NCG firware, in order to use "towelroot" to reroot. Using Odin. It failed on 3 attemps. Unless I did something wrong.
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Try the files and kernels I have here. I know they work.
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Try the files and kernels I have here. I know they work.
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Thank you, tried your files. still cannot not go back to a previous firmware NCG, just says it fails.
dshu said:
Thank you, tried your files. still cannot not go back to a previous firmware NCG, just says it fails.
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One more shot if you haven't tried already. Flash the full NCG tar from here to see if you can at least get root back and then flash the NI2 firmware. If that works install a NI2 stock or custom ROM.
Misterxtc said:
One more shot if you haven't tried already. Flash the full NCG tar from here to see if you can at least get root back and then flash the NI2 firmware. If that works install a NI2 stock or custom ROM.
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Also make sure that you have checked the MD5 hash of your downloads. I have had failed ODINs from a corrupt download.
Misterxtc said:
One more shot if you haven't tried already. Flash the full NCG tar from here to see if you can at least get root back and then flash the NI2 firmware. If that works install a NI2 stock or custom ROM.
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Just tried it, no go....I guess NK2 has closed off our root procedure.. Thank you for all the help.
dshu said:
Just tried it, no go....I guess NK2 has closed off our root procedure.. Thank you for all the help.
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Bummer. I might have got it wrong but there are a few saying it can be done. According to this post you need to flash NE9 first. Flash the NK2 kernel at the end instead of NI2 if you want NK2. Hopefully that works.
It worked for me...
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Just tried it, no go....I guess NK2 has closed off our root procedure.. Thank you for all the help.
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Not true...I was able to root a brand new GS5 NK2 using the described procedure (with hesitation from downloading Towelroot). If ODIN is failing it means something is wrong with your flashing procedure. Try another computer/cable and make sure that whatever you are using has the Samsung USB drivers installed.
For reference I used ODIN v. 3.0.7 instead of the latest version.
Misterxtc said:
Bummer. I might have got it wrong but there are a few saying it can be done. According to this post you need to flash NE9 first. Flash the NK2 kernel at the end instead of NI2 if you want NK2. Hopefully that works.
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Oh, ok I will try to flash NE9 instead of NCG...Thank you
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Try the files and kernels I have here. I know they work.
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Discovered why I could not Odin the firmware, that people tried to assist me. Well wish I could come up with a complicated reason why it was not working, but my own fault,
I never put phone in "download" mode. That's why it was failing. It worked now. Thanks all that helped me..
I believe its been over a year since the last time I rooted my phone. TowelRoot. Since then Ive been stuck on 4.4.2. Everytime I update it stops at 25 percent then fails. Ive tried updating via kies and that too isnt any help. Kies just tries reinstalling to the new firmware over and over. Forgive me for not being so Tech savy, but I would like to know how do I fix this? Simple english and easy videos would be of big help. Im all eyes now waiting for yourreplies. Thx again for all your help.
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I believe its been over a year since the last time I rooted my phone. TowelRoot. Since then Ive been stuck on 4.4.2. Everytime I update it stops at 25 percent then fails. Ive tried updating via kies and that too isnt any help. Kies just tries reinstalling to the new firmware over and over. Forgive me for not being so Tech savy, but I would like to know how do I fix this? Simple english and easy videos would be of big help. Im all eyes now waiting for yourreplies. Thx again for all your help.
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Anyone?? Anyone at all??
not an expert but i'm pretty sure you have to unroot the phone to do and ota
stryfe2010 said:
not an expert but i'm pretty sure you have to unroot the phone to do and ota
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Stock recovery anyway. Think mine updated while rooted but had Stock Recovery.
stryfe2010 said:
not an expert but i'm pretty sure you have to unroot the phone to do and ota
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Thats the thing. I think I was on the version before the 4.4.2 that I have now. After saying I was updated I nolonger had root access. I checked my root with root checker and it says im unrooted. Double checked with simply unroot and that too says im unrooted. Its just not updating. It always fails...
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Stock recovery anyway. Think mine updated while rooted but had Stock Recovery.
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ok, were getting somewhere.....Stock recovery?? Where and how??
ShyRage said:
ok, were getting somewhere.....Stock recovery?? Where and how??
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Flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. That'll return you to stock. Then ota to nj4.
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jd1639 said:
Flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. That'll return you to stock. Then ota to nj4.
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ok the nb1 tar file in odin can be found where?? Is there instructions for this or do I just download it and transfer to my phone??
ShyRage said:
ok the nb1 tar file in odin can be found where?? Is there instructions for this or do I just download it and transfer to my phone??
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You need to flash the nb1 tar file in Odin from your pc. See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
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