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Very annoying bug on 4.0.3 LPY (not found in other topics)

Hallo guys, i just flashed N7000XXLPY via ODIN. Everything worked well but I have one big issue (that wasn't discussed in "bugs" thread).
Whatever I select, Swipe Unlock, Face recognition, Draw pattern, PIN code or whatever, it reacts the same: never requires swipe, PIN, pattern or else for unlocking. If i press briefly the power button, the display light switchs off. If I press again any other button (volume, home or power), the display light turns on but never asks for any method of unlocking. What to do? Does anyone else have the same issue?

Not happening here. Try a hard-reset after flashing a new ROM.
I have swipe unlock by default and it works. Screen does not power on when you press volume button, only if you press power or home button.

Thanks vcespon for your quick response. I tried hard reset via "Volume UP + Home + Power" method, I wiped cache, I tried hard reset via changing the CSC, I restored it to factory settings from menu, nothing worked. Any other oppinion?
LE: I found another issue, maybe is related with the first one. When I want to switch off the phone, I press (for 2 seconds) the power button and it just go to Samsung logo and swhitches off, without asking me those two questions about what I want to do (to can choose beetween flight mode, silent and power off) and if I'm sure that I want to power off the phone.
LE2: Tryed also Indian version (N7000DDLP8), no improvements.

ludiconiric said:
Thanks vcespon for your quick response. I tried hard reset via "Volume UP + Home + Power" method, I wiped cache, I tried hard reset via changing the CSC, I restored it to factory settings from menu, nothing worked. Any other oppinion?
LE: I found another issue, maybe is related with the first one. When I want to switch off the phone, I press (for 2 seconds) the power button and it just go to Samsung logo and swhitches off, without asking me those two questions about what I want to do (to can choose beetween flight mode, silent and power off) and if I'm sure that I want to power off the phone.
LE2: Tryed also Indian version (N7000DDLP8), no improvements.
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DO NOT WIPE ON LPY!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938

DaanJordaan said:
DO NOT WIPE ON LPY!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938
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I already did it, not knowing that I might brick it.
Thanks for the advice, I won't do it in the future till a safe official Kernel will be released.
Any solve to the issue that I have?

After another search I can see that there are others that encounter the same problem, here is the topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651005

Hello Sir
Sir i am facing the same problem i have bought galaxy not n7000 and the problem i am facing is i have updated it to official ics indian rom and now i am not able to activate screen lock function and if i hold the lock buttton for 2-3 seconds the phone gets switched off, is it because of the kernel problem or anything else, i tried giving it to the samsung store but they dint fixed it. P.S i was not able to update my mobile through Kies as it said "this device can not be updated through kies" please help...

I just found a fast way to fix this problem.
1. Root your device.
2. Use this solution:
Download from Market "Terminal Emulator"
Open it and type this commands:
su
echo -n ON > /efs/imei/keystr
sync
reboot
100% works !

vcespon said:
not happening here. Try a hard-reset after flashing a new rom.
I have swipe unlock by default and it works. Screen does not power on when you press volume button, only if you press power or home button.
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are u serious??? Never ever hard reset on the lpy!

Hello Sir
yes it worked, but will it go away if i flash it again with other rom and dont root it???

How to unlock your galaxy S3 III on 4.1.2 for free without rooting your phone ! GUIDE

*It should work on pretty much any android phone on 4.1.2*
*it wont root your phone, so it wont break your warranty and its completely free*
*if you have 4.1.1, do step 8 only and your good to go*
You will need to downgrade your phone back to 4.1.1, unlock it using a simple method, factory reset, restore your data, upgrade back to 4.1.2
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STEP 1: Find and download your 4.1.1 firmware on Sammobile (make sure you put the right model and country, etc)
STEP 2: Download Odin 3.07
STEP 3: Backup your data, I'm not gonna make a guide for this, there already a ton on google, as for me, I didn't really needed my apps so I just backed my contacts on my gmail and that's it
STEP 4: Turn off your phone, open it back up on download mode (Hold volume down + home button + power button)
STEP 5: Open Odin, click on the PDA button, then go get the firmware you downloaded on Sammobile
STEP 6: Plug your phone in your computer via USB, you should see COM something appear on one of the top left square in Odin, wait for it to load until it seems ready, make sure Auto reboot is checked.
STEP 7: Click on Start on Odin, the firmware will now install on your phone and then the phone will reboot, it took 5-10min for me, be patient and make sure to not unplug your USB cable.
STEP 8: After this, your phone is back to 4.1.1, it may be lagging a bit with some apps problems, but you still can do this unlocking method: Dial the following keys *#197328640#
Main Menu
[1] UMTS
[1] Debug Screen
[8] Phone Control
[6] Network Lock
Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF
(after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in
[6] Network Lock then choose
[4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot your phone
*I am not the author of this method*
STEP 9: Factory reset your phone (should be in settings in backup and reset) make sure you backed up all the data you want to keep
STEP 10: upgrade back to 4.1.2, recover your data and you're done ! The phone is now factory unlocked entirely for free and still under warranty !
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if its not clear or you have a better method for a specific step or you are stuck, feel free to make a reply, ill try to edit my post and help if I can, I am no professional though and learned how to do this in a few hours, just thought I would share to everyone since it saved myself 60$.
-PopJe

i have the SGH-I747M locked to Telus
This did work for me but after i completed step 7 the phone was lagging and app crashing so bad the dialer app would not open and it was very unstable!!!
At this point i did a factory reset with the following method
lets call it, optional STEP 7B..
After Odin is complete and the phone has rebooted, power the phone off again and do a factory wipe (YOU WILL LOOSE ALL INFO ON YOUR PHONE) using this method........
hold in the volume up, home, and power buttons until the samsung logo appears then release the power button only, once the android appears release the remaining buttons.
using the volume rocker, move the cursor to "wipe data/factory reset" and use the power button to select (AGAIN YOU WILL LOOSE ALL DATA ON YOUR PHONE!!!) then move cursor to "yes" and select to continue
Once complete move cursor down to "reboot system now"
you phone will now be stable and as if you just pulled it out of the box with 4.1.1
now move to step 8

wildbillers said:
i have the SGH-I747M locked to Telus
This did work for me but after i completed step 7 the phone was lagging and app crashing so bad the dialer app would not open and it was very unstable!!!
At this point i did a factory reset with the following method
lets call it, optional STEP 7B..
After Odin is complete and the phone has rebooted, power the phone off again and do a factory wipe (YOU WILL LOOSE ALL INFO ON YOUR PHONE) using this method........
hold in the volume up, home, and power buttons until the samsung logo appears then release the power button only, once the android appears release the remaining buttons.
using the volume rocker, move the cursor to "wipe data/factory reset" and use the power button to select (AGAIN YOU WILL LOOSE ALL DATA ON YOUR PHONE!!!) then move cursor to "yes" and select to continue
Once complete move cursor down to "reboot system now"
you phone will now be stable and as if you just pulled it out of the box with 4.1.1
now move to step 8
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What happens after u do this and then upgrade back to 4.3? Does it stay? Do OTA updates still work or stop it? I'm trying to do a ATT S3 to T-Mobile. Any help would be appreciated. Thabks.

Fifth313ment said:
What happens after u do this and then upgrade back to 4.3? Does it stay? Do OTA updates still work or stop it? I'm trying to do a ATT S3 to T-Mobile. Any help would be appreciated. Thabks.
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i continued on with steps 8 thru 10 above.
once the phone was tested as "unlocked" (placed a Rogers SIM in the device and tested) i then installed the OTA updates as normal.
as of today, this device has now received OTA updates to 4.3 and is still unlocked running on Rogers!
Hope this helps

Getting harder to find the firmware.
tbpopje said:
*It should work on pretty much any android phone on 4.1.2*
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if its not clear or you have a better method for a specific step or you are stuck, feel free to make a reply, ill try to edit my post and help if I can, I am no professional though and learned how to do this in a few hours, just thought I would share to everyone since it saved myself 60$.
-PopJe
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After a poor experience with ODIN sometime back I had my doubts about this procedure working... but it worked a treat. It did seem to get stuck rebooting after the procedure but a further factory reset/reboot sorted it out. The most difficult bit was finding the firmware but eventually found the same UK firmware at androidfilehost (no need to register with any file-hosting companies).
Thanks to everyone for taking the time to post these instructions for the benefit of people like me.

Will this work on a Alcatel phone?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Good info, thanks

GT i9505 keeps reseting at samsung logo

so basicly this happen. i updated my samsung s4 and after the instalation hes gone,,, he keeps restarting at the first samsung logo screen, vibrate then resets , i tryd that volume+ menu + power button and clear chache and factory reset but it kinda did nothing
im new at this android stuff so if someone got any ideas how to help me that would be great !
sorry if there is another post on the forum here with the same problem but i didint see them ,,,
any help would be good ! thanks in advance
type if you need more info

Hi Zarg00
I had the same problem as you a few days ago! Nothing seemed to work, wheter I tried wiping the cache/dalvik chache or doing a factory reset.
With Odin I managed to get it back to life again.
Don't worry, it's easier to repair as you might think. =)
You should have your original Samsung usb cable ready.
Unbricking Samsung Galaxy S4 by Installing the Official Firmware:
If wiping the data/factory reset, and cache partition does not help you, or you are not able to boot into the Android System or ClockworkMod recovery on your Galaxy S4, you can try installing the official firmware on your phone. Read the following guide that will help you find the correct firmware for your Galaxy S4 and install it safely.
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Unfortunatly I can't post you the link directly, because my post count isn't high enough.
But try searching on google "droidviews how to unbrick galaxy s4" and it should be the second post with the very well written tutorial.
After you are done with it, your device should work correctly again.
You will lose your recovery and root though.
Good luck and report back, if it worked! :good:

Maybe not the first thing to do but have you tried flashing in the stock rom with odin and then do the updates again?
Sincerely, Joakim

im gettin Official Firmware now, so i think XD its 1.6 gb so its gonna take a while,
i realy hope this is gonna work

In my case i even had to restore the PIT, too. But try just flashing the official firmware before that.
Yeah, downloading the firmware can take a while. You can download the newest Version [I9505XXUBMGA Jelly Bean (4.2.2)] on google drive as well.
Just delete the "_" after https: in the link -> https:_//docs.google.com/file/d/0B7DKa-PuA5IlcVY2MGtMT1ZJMHM/edit
Drive lets you download faster than hotfile.
Its the DBT version though, so you might need to change your language from german to whatever you want at the first start.
But since your galaxy is still able to boot, the chances are really good that it will work well again after you have flashed the official firmware!

im kinda stuck at this
Boot your Galaxy S4 into Android System Recovery mode: hold Volume Up+Home+Power keys together till the screen turns up and the Samsung logo blinks twice. Just as you see a green Android bot, release the Power button but keep Volume Up and Home keys pressed till you see the recovery menu (see below). In recovery mode use the volume keys to scroll and power button to select options:
Go to “wipe data/factory reset” option and wipe it.
Then “wipe cache partition”.
Finally, go to “reboot system now” and select it.
i cant go to recovery mode, i can see little blue letters in upper left corner but phone resets -.-
any hint ?

Which recovery are you using? The "official" recovery did not work very well on my device. It just crashed when I tried to wipe cache partition.
Try flashing CWM Recovery for GT-i9505 with Odin.

uhm im confuzed, can you walk me throu i kinda dont get that "odin" program
dunno what to do with that files you show me :S

Don't worry, it is not that hard. =)
I guess you already flashed the official firmware with Odin, right?
To install cwm recovery follow these steps:
1. Make sure that your device is at least 50% charged
2. Power off your S4. To make sure that it is really off pull out the battery for half a minute and put it back in.
3. Start Odin3 on your PC.
4. Download the recovery file (link in the post I made before ^^) you should choose the one i marked with red in the screenshot below.
5. Okay, you have the recovery file and odin3 ready. In Odin, click the box before "PDA" and than click on "PDA" and choose the file you just downloaded. It should look like in the screenshot below (sorry, that it's in german, but I thought it might help you )
6. Now we have to prepare your Galaxy S4. Press and hold "Volume down" + "home" and then press "Power" to get into download mode. It will ask you, if you are sure. Just press "volume up" once.
7. Connect your phone to your PC with the USB Cable. Odin should recognize your device. Just make sure, that the ID:COM port turns blue.
8. Click on start and wait till your device reboots and Odin shows you the PASS! message. You can disconnect your S4 from the PC now.
9. And now try to get into recovery mode again by pressing "volume up" + "home" + "power". Sometimes you don't even have to press the home button, just try what works best for you. Release the power button as soon as you see the logo, but keep the "volume up" button pressed until you are in recovery mode.
If you can enter recovery mode again (and i'm crossing my fingers, that you can ^^) just continue with the tutorial from droidviews and wipe data/factory reset and after that cache partition.
I hope that helps! :fingers-crossed:

this works, thanks,
i did "Go to “wipe data/factory reset” option and wipe it.
Then “wipe cache partition”.
Finally, go to “reboot system now” and select it."
well that whas kinda the last thing i needed to do, but its still the same,
he shows me Samsung galaxy s4 gt - i9505 logo and keeps reseting ,,,
so this didint fix my problem

Damn.
Did you also flash the PIT files? I would do the whole process again, but this time follow "How to unbrick S4 by Flashing Stock Firmware and PIT File".
If that doesn't work as well, I guess it is some hardware error. The good thing is, that you did not lose any warranties by following the tutorials and you can return your phone to the shop and claim a repair.

so basicly i did all over again its still the same phone keeps resetting
but in recovery mode i noticed after i do this
"Go to “wipe data/factory reset” option and wipe it.
Then “wipe cache partition”.
Finally, go to “reboot system now” and select it."
when i want to reboot it says " Root access is missing. Root device ? "
basicly there are lots of
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES - Root device (/system/xbin/su)
i hope this helps you so you can help me :S

Zarg00 said:
so basicly i did all over again its still the same phone keeps resetting
but in recovery mode i noticed after i do this
"Go to “wipe data/factory reset” option and wipe it.
Then “wipe cache partition”.
Finally, go to “reboot system now” and select it."
when i want to reboot it says " Root access is missing. Root device ? "
basicly there are lots of
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES - Root device (/system/xbin/su)
i hope this helps you so you can help me :S
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uhm i dont realy know what i did, but its working now
i can use my phone
maybe the problem whas my battery whas on 30 % ? since i pluged it in a charger and pressed the power button and now it works
gonna test it for a while and post here again if all works fine

aaaaannnnnddd nothing, it resets
im back at the beginning ,,,, he whas working fine for about 10 min then he just shuts down and resets all the time ,,,,

Hey Zarg00 =)
Did you restore the PIT file as well this time? You phone shows a really strange behavior. O__O
I have found a thread here, which might hopefully help you [Guide] How to unbrick your phone.
Sometimes flashing files with Odin won't work the first time and you have to try it multiple times.
If that all doesn't work, then I guess it is not a software but an hardware issue. :/

well i made it work, and its fine now, but it restarts sometimes ,,,
also Kies cant see my phone, its stuck on connecting ,,,, i can browse it throu My Computer i see it there

Cool! It finally works now? Did you do anything different or just the steps from the tutorial again?
Kies never really worked for me. Sometimes it didn't recognized my device at all.

Chelonee said:
Cool! It finally works now? Did you do anything different or just the steps from the tutorial again?
Kies never really worked for me. Sometimes it didn't recognized my device at all.
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well i did all like you showed me, but this still isint my phone
he keeps resettin after i install any new application
i need to take batery out, leave him alone for 5 min then i put my batery inside and he works,,,
but i still think hes broken ,,,

DOWNLOAD this full package firmware and flash it.

cz4r3n said:
DOWNLOAD this full package firmware and flash it.
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done, and phone is not resetting anymore, but now i got a black screen and it says "Samsung Knox error" the screen is all black , i can only see and use that status bar on the top of the screen, where is the time and notifications, what to do next ?
anyway i can talk and send msgs but only if someone sends / calls me first ,,,
now i have a new problem :cyclops:

[Q] pin incorrect after cache wipe

Posting for a friend here. Running the Verizon note 3 on what I assume is the most up to date stock software.
Basically he informed me that he wiped cache from recovery because his phone "was having issues" after he rebooted his home screen pin unlock is saying he entered the wrong pin. Is there any way short of a factory reset that will fix this. Thanks for your help

Questions and Help issues belong in Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting section
Thanks
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thale342 said:
Posting for a friend here. Running the Verizon note 3 on what I assume is the most up to date stock software.
Basically he informed me that he wiped cache from recovery because his phone "was having issues" after he rebooted his home screen pin unlock is saying he entered the wrong pin. Is there any way short of a factory reset that will fix this. Thanks for your help
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We'd need a bit more info but here goes.
If he's pure stock they can try going into download mode and doing a hard reset. Turn off phone and follow these steps.
1) Press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time. For about 5 to 8 seconds, the phone will reload.
2) Release all buttons as soon as you see the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo.
3) In the Android system recovery mode, use the volume rocker to highlight wipe data/factory reset, and then press the Power button to select.
4) Select Yes — delete all user data
5) Next, select reboot system now.
He'll have to redo his apps and stuff all over again but he'll be into his phone.
If he is rooted and running a custom rom just reboot and hit safestrap recovery button on start up and reflash rom. You are assuming he on just stock software but we aren't 100% sure.

TheAfroSamurai said:
We'd need a bit more info but here goes.
If he's pure stock they can try going into download mode and doing a hard reset. Turn off phone and follow these steps.
1) Press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time. For about 5 to 8 seconds, the phone will reload.
2) Release all buttons as soon as you see the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo.
3) In the Android system recovery mode, use the volume rocker to highlight wipe data/factory reset, and then press the Power button to select.
4) Select Yes — delete all user data
5) Next, select reboot system now.
He'll have to redo his apps and stuff all over again but he'll be into his phone.
If he is rooted and running a custom rom just reboot and hit safestrap recovery button on start up and reflash rom. You are assuming he on just stock software but we aren't 100% sure.
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I stated that he was running stock. He is trying to find a way to do this without wiping data as he has information he doesn't have backed up that he doesn't want to loose
Thanks

thale342 said:
I stated that he was running stock. He is trying to find a way to do this without wiping data as he has information he doesn't have backed up that he doesn't want to loose
Thanks
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I don't know what else he can do other than hard resetting the phone. Did he save it to his sd card or internal storage? If it's on his sd card he's fine. If it's on his internal storage I don't know what else to do. I don't think there's any software for that as it's his phone but bypassing the pin lock any other way might be considered phone piracy and I doubt the xda governing bodies will let that be posted here even if something existed. There was some software for the s3 that let you put your imei number back on your phone if you lost it flashing roms but xda had to not let it be posted here as it could have been used to activate a stolen phone. I don't know what else to do to help. He may have to bite the bullet on this one unless someone else knows something I don't.
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[HELP] GPS still no working... :( Please somebody help me!

I've a stock N9005XXUGNG1 (PHE) Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and I cannot get locked with GPS... always Searching locating with GPS but not working...
If tried this solution, but nothig to do:
On you dialer type in this *#0011#
Press menu key > press back ( not back arrow but the WORD back )
Press menu key > press key input > Q
Press menu key > press key input > 0000 ( zeros )
Wait for a few seconds and the screen options will change
Press on UMTS
Press on Common
Press on NV Rebuild
Press on NV Rebuild ( yes again )
Press on System, Protocol, GPS, IMS
Wait for 30 seconds and then shutdown your phone
Power On phone and you have gps on steroids
I don't want to try the other solution (install ported S5 stock rom) because I think I'll loose know 0x00 status and I'll become 0x01...
Does anybody know what can I do to have working GPS?

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dabezt said:
I've a stock N9005XXUGNG1 (PHE) Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and I cannot get locked with GPS... always Searching locating with GPS but not working...
If tried this solution, but nothig to do:
On you dialer type in this *#0011#
Press menu key > press back ( not back arrow but the WORD back )
Press menu key > press key input > Q
Press menu key > press key input > 0000 ( zeros )
Wait for a few seconds and the screen options will change
Press on UMTS
Press on Common
Press on NV Rebuild
Press on NV Rebuild ( yes again )
Press on System, Protocol, GPS, IMS
Wait for 30 seconds and then shutdown your phone
Power On phone and you have gps on steroids
I don't want to try the other solution (install ported S5 stock rom) because I think I'll loose know 0x00 status and I'll become 0x01...
Does anybody know what can I do to have working GPS?
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You need fresh firmware to check if this is software issue or hardware
download from sammobile.com/firmware and flash by Odin
if problem remains with flashing same region firmware then try another region
after that if still gps problem remains u should take it to service center to check its gps sensor
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Geeks Empire said:
You need fresh firmware to check if this is software issue or hardware
download from sammobile.com/firmware and flash by Odin
if problem remains with flashing same region firmware then try another region
after that if still gps problem remains u should take it to service center to check its gps sensor
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I've tested 2 or 3 stock roms (PHE - Spain, and BTU - Uk) And it still doesn't works.
GPS sensor could not be because GPS TEST (google play apk) locates 22/23 satellites in few seconds, but it doesn't gets LINK to anyone...
¿? Please help!
Thanks. Regards.

Maybe you could try GPS fix if you're rooted

dabezt said:
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Does anybody know what can I do to have working GPS?
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Do you know A-GPS? This feature requires Internet connection to work.
Try to turn on Internet connection (3G or WiFi) while the GPS is fixing the location.
This will speed up the fixing process, especially when you've moved to a new location.

This_Guyse said:
Maybe you could try GPS fix if you're rooted
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What is GPX Fix?

I've had the same issues you're having. My fix was to restore the phone completely. If that doesn't work, your GPS detection might be malfunctioning.

MrMcMoist said:
I've had the same issues you're having. My fix was to restore the phone completely. If that doesn't work, your GPS detection might be malfunctioning.
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I've done some factory resets... and nothing... thnx!