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why do some people need a partition file in odin ?

Been doing a bit of reading on here and some people seem to need a pit file when flashing stock ROM with odin as they get the message "no pit file" how do they end up with a missing pit file?

I believe pit files tells Odin how to divide the partitions for formatting and where certain components go when flashing them individually. I'll assume the reason people get the no pit file error is because Odin doesn't detect the pit file and isn't sure how to correctly flash the ROM. I could be completely wrong, but I thinks that's the general idea behind them. Some ROM's come with the pit file integrated I think, and some come separately.
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themadba said:
I believe pit files tells Odin how to divide the partitions for formatting and where certain components go when flashing them individually. I'll assume the reason people get the no pit file error is because Odin doesn't detect the pit file and isn't sure how to correctly flash the ROM. I could be completely wrong, but I thinks that's the general idea behind them. Some ROM's come with the pit file integrated I think, and some come separately.
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Are they doing something which makes odin not detect this pit file such as custom recoveries etc
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I'm not sure mate honestly. I know the basics of a pit file and that's it. I've never used one and don't plan to.
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themadba said:
I'm not sure mate honestly. I know the basics of a pit file and that's it. I've never used one and don't plan to.
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No worries thanks for input though I need to flash stock MDM through odin again done it once just makes me nervous though haha so hoping I won't need to do pit or will crap myself
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Where did you get the file from? Is it a tar file or an tar.md5 file? Also, why do you have to flash it again?
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themadba said:
Where did you get the file from? Is it a tar file or an tar.md5 file? Also, why do you have to flash it again?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Its a home.tar file
I used djembey root method a while ago but this uses a old unlocked kernel. Need the new kernel on MDM as it gets rid of red tint going to use chainfires auto root on it hopefully
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Yeah you can root MDM no bother now with the updated CF-Auto-Root which is what I'm on. I'll have to root the device soon, get a custom recovery and backup the device along with the EFS folder.
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[Q] SPH-L720 stuck in Kies Recovery mode

Hi friends,
I had bought Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L720 and i tried to unlock to us world gsm sim card
i this process i lock my phone to kies recovery mode
And i tries to recover from kies which ask for S/N no which i don't know.
And also tried via ODIN With stock MF9 F.W it give a error of (There is no pit partition)
Do any one any idea to solve this issue
Please help...................................:crying:

i found this pit file... not sure if it will help
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=235

I tried it no luck
I tried it no luck

What window version you running? Odin version? What mf9 firmware did you download? And more info on the error you get on odin plz.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
What window version you running? Odin version? What mf9 firmware did you download? And more info on the error you get on odin plz.
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Window 7 odin 3.0 above SPR-L720VPUAMF9-20130626162512.zip only one error in odin (Their is no pit partition)
thank you.

vikramanananda said:
Window 7 odin 3.0 above SPR-L720VPUAMF9-20130626162512.zip only one error in odin (Their is no pit partition)
thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
If you downloaded from that thread (which I pressume you did) you need to extract the file from that zip file. You should get a file with .tar.md5 extension. Just odin that. If you get any error just delete the .md5 extension and leave it with the .tar extension.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
If you downloaded from that thread (which I pressume you did) you need to extract the file from that zip file. You should get a file with .tar.md5 extension. Just odin that. If you get any error just delete the .md5 extension and leave it with the .tar extension.
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Do ^that^ just make sure you don't have 'repartition' checked!

leaderbuilder said:
Do ^that^ just make sure you don't have 'repartition' checked!
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Hi i tried to download from the link but download stop at 1058 mb i dont why
i tried 3 times from morning
please can u post another link other then hotfile
thanks

vikramanananda said:
Hi i tried to download from the link but download stop at 1058 mb i dont why
i tried 3 times from morning
please can u post another link other then hotfile
thanks
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http://premium.caribe.net/~makpr/Odin Firmwares/MF9/
Here a link @makpr provided. Just download the zip file and extract whats inside. Get the .tar.md5 and odin that. Again if you get any error just delete the .md5 extension.
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Thanks man
i will download and try to recover fro odin
and i will let u know the result
thanks you once again

vikramanananda said:
Thanks man
i will download and try to recover fro odin
and i will let u know the result
thanks you once again
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Your welcome. Btw if you are able to recover back to stock and the phone gets stuck at sprint boot then just turn off your phone, go to recovery (you should have stock recovery now) and just do a factory reset. Then reboot then you should be fine.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Your welcome. Btw if you are able to recover back to stock and the phone gets stuck at sprint boot then just turn off your phone, go to recovery (you should have stock recovery now) and just do a factory reset. Then reboot then you should be fine.
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Hi
I had managed to download the files
But still i am getting the same error THERE is no PIT partition
Pls i don't know what to do
And one more think how to find the S/N of sprint S4 phone
which i can't find in my SPRINT S4
Thanks
Note: I Have attached the screen shot of odin error

vikramanananda said:
Hi
I had managed to download the files
But still i am getting the same error THERE is no PIT partition
Pls i don't know what to do
And one more think how to find the S/N of sprint S4 phone
which i can't find in my SPRINT S4
Thanks
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Try deleting the .md5 extension and also only have auto reboot check
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Try deleting the .md5 extension and also only have auto reboot check
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I did try that to no luck
if possible to recover from kies software

vikramanananda said:
I did try that to no luck
if possible to recover from kies software
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Try this link http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997319 it's a mf9 tar of you have problems flashing delete the .md5 extension and make sure only auto reboot is selected.
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vikramanananda said:
I did try that to no luck
if possible to recover from kies software
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Yeah its possible to restore with kies but unfortunately i dont know the steps towards that because i do it by odin. But try rebooting your computer sometimes that works and use other usb ports
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Yeah its possible to restore with kies but unfortunately i dont know the steps towards that because i do it by odin. But try rebooting your computer sometimes that works and use other usb ports
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Boss i did it
I have uninstalled the kies and tried to recover from odin it worked fine
thank you for your help

vikramanananda said:
Boss i did it
I have uninstalled the kies and tried to recover from odin it worked fine
thank you for your help
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Well that awesome to hear! Tell us your ways on how you got this working just incase someone has the same problem
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Well that awesome to hear! Tell us your ways on how you got this working just incase someone has the same problem
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I did uninstall kies & samsung usb drivers from computer and restart my computer to
install new samsung drivers from samsung site and connected my s4 and recoverd from odin that it
I am back on track my s4 working stock mf9 firmware.
thank you for your support.

vikramanananda said:
I did uninstall kies & samsung usb drivers from computer and restart my computer to
install new samsung drivers from samsung site and connected my s4 and recoverd from odin that it
I am back on track my s4 working stock mf9 firmware.
thank you for your support.
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Using the back USB ports on my desktop instead of the front ones finally allowed me to unbrick my phone. I was getting a similar message about the PIT mapping and finally found this information, that got me past the error.

[Q] Where to find stock rom for Galaxy s4 sgh-i337m

I have a Samsung Galaxy s4 sgh-i337m (Canadian version) and I installed cyanogenmod 10.2 on it. I had some issue with this rom so I've been trying to find the stock rom(Touchwiz ) for the the galaxy s4 I got it from bell. The phone has the newest version of clockworkmod touch on it and it's rooted with Supersu. So can anyone tell me where a I can find the stock rom for the galaxy s4 sgh-i337m from bell? Thanks

General section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2269304

It did not work the rom that I tried to download. And the file is only 1mb isn't it suppose to be at least 2gb?
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ALI53481 said:
It did not work the rom that I tried to download. And the file is only 1mb isn't it suppose to be at least 2gb?
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You got a bad download. Did you check the md5?

Nope. How can I do that? I downloaded the rom directly from my device
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jd1639 said:
You got a bad download. Did you check the md5?
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I did not check the md5. How can I do that? I downloaded the file directly from my device
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ALI53481 said:
I did not check the md5. How can I do that? I downloaded the file directly from my device
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Those files are Odin flashable. You need to download them to your pc and use Odin to flash them. You'll have to extract the .tar.md5 from the zip you download.

jd1639 said:
Those files are Odin flashable. You need to download them to your pc and use Odin to flash them. You'll have to extract the .tar.md5 from the zip you download.
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When I'm in Oden and finished extracting the rom what do I do exactly in oden. Can you give me steps?
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ALI53481 said:
When I'm in Oden and finished extracting the rom what do I do exactly in oden. Can you give me steps?
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Download Odin 3.07 to your computer
Download the stock firmware. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from that. You'll use that in odin.
Open Odin on your computer. There will be a PDA slot you browse to find the .tar.md5 file.
Put your phone in download mode and plug the usb cable into it. Have the usb connected to your pc beforehand
Make sure only auto-reset is checked in Odin.
Then hit start. It'll take about 5 minutes. Don't unplug the usb until it's done.
Edit, here's a guide on how to return to stock. It is not for your device so do not use any of the files on it. But the process is the same and may help you visualize the process. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26056924

[Q] boot loop problem on my 9005 with x note.

Hi everyone,
I am new to android and custom ROM's.
I rooted my phone and then installed x note 5.1 with the kernal that was recommended when i wend through the install process.
Everything was fine until my phone decided to do a security update and now my phone sometimes goes into a boot loop, If i boot the phone in my pocket it boots fine, but if i boot on the table it goes into boot loop.
How can I fix this, I really am not sure if i need wipe the data then re-flash my x note rom and start again?
I am a total noob and really value your help and advise in simple terms lol
Thanks guys!
Matt

m6ceb said:
Hi everyone,
I am new to android and custom ROM's.
I rooted my phone and then installed x note 5.1 with the kernal that was recommended when i wend through the install process.
Everything was fine until my phone decided to do a security update and now my phone sometimes goes into a boot loop, If i boot the phone in my pocket it boots fine, but if i boot on the table it goes into boot loop.
How can I fix this, I really am not sure if i need wipe the data then re-flash my x note rom and start again?
I am a total noob and really value your help and advise in simple terms lol
Thanks guys!
Matt
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403 try this

Still the same in afraid, I have no idea what to do now,
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Best thing to do is return to stock via odin, that fixes 99% of issues 100% of the time
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radicalisto said:
Best thing to do is return to stock via odin, that fixes 99% of issues 100% of the time
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Thanks very much for your help! How do I do this? I am a total noob and I really appreciate your help, thank you!! :good:

m6ceb said:
Thanks very much for your help! How do I do this? I am a total noob and I really appreciate your help, thank you!! :good:
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Grab your stock ROM from Sammobile (remember if your on KK you cannot go back to JB) - flash it via PDA slot in Odin and bam back to stock again

radicalisto said:
Grab your stock ROM from Sammobile (remember if your on KK you cannot go back to JB) - flash it via PDA slot in Odin and bam back to stock again
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Thank you so much for your help, I am downloading a rom now, Do i just need to conect my phone to pc and put zip file in PDA then press start? I dont need to wipe anything? I have a custom kernal I think that was recomended in x note setup?
Thanks again
Matt UK

m6ceb said:
Thank you so much for your help, I am downloading a rom now, Do i just need to conect my phone to pc and put zip file in PDA then press start? I dont need to wipe anything? I have a custom kernal I think that was recomended in x note setup?
Thanks again
Matt UK
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Unrar the .zip -- put the phone into download mode, open Odin, plug in the phone, load the unrar'd .MD5 file into PDA slot of odin and press start - sit back and wait

radicalisto said:
Unrar the .zip -- put the phone into download mode, open Odin, plug in the phone, load the unrar'd .MD5 file into PDA slot of odin and press start - sit back and wait
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Thank you very much! Im sorry for being a total noob idiot lol I probs should have left all this fancy pants android stuff to you pro's
Thanks again I really do appreciate your advise

No problem, we all started somewhere :good:

radicalisto said:
No problem, we all started somewhere :good:
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do i leave F. reset time and auto reboot checked? so just open odin and put the md5 file in PDA and leave the two boxes checked?
Thanks again mate your a star!

m6ceb said:
do i leave F. reset time and auto reboot checked? so just open odin and put the md5 file in PDA and leave the two boxes checked?
Thanks again mate your a star!
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Just leave auto reboot ticked and you'll be fine

radicalisto said:
Just leave auto reboot ticked and you'll be fine
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There is no MD5 file? I only have kernal meta inf and system? really confused? thanks for your help

Ah you've unrared too far. It should be a zip/rar file.. then unzip/unrar it and there should be an md5 file around 2GB or so which is the file you need.
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radicalisto said:
Ah you've unrared too far. It should be a zip/rar file.. then unzip/unrar it and there should be an md5 file around 2GB or so which is the file you need.
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Thanks mate, Im not getting that at all, i am downloading another one to see if that works lol, god i wish i had never rooted and just stuck with stock! grrr lol thanks for all your help mate i really do appreciate it

m6ceb said:
Thanks mate, Im not getting that at all, i am downloading another one to see if that works lol, god i wish i had never rooted and just stuck with stock! grrr lol thanks for all your help mate i really do appreciate it
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https://mega.co.nz/#!Q05kDYKJ!HfiJlXRgp_ZGWoQncFNWeEn5FnY_0i9iFb23EGfg2Nk
Grab it from there, unrar and you should have an md5 file.
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Just so you know that's Kitkat that I have posted.. If you upgrade there's no return to 4.3 -- since you've already used a custom rom I'm gonna assume your knox is gone so using custom ROMs is still the same bar using NA6 and NA7 Ones Xnote 9 is out also
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radicalisto said:
https://mega.co.nz/#!Q05kDYKJ!HfiJlXRgp_ZGWoQncFNWeEn5FnY_0i9iFb23EGfg2Nk
Grab it from there, unrar and you should have an md5 file.
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Just so you know that's Kitkat that I have posted.. If you upgrade there's no return to 4.3 -- since you've already used a custom rom I'm gonna assume your knox is gone so using custom ROMs is still the same bar using NA6 and NA7 Ones Xnote 9 is out also
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Thanks mate, i am already downloading the version from samsung its got about an hour to go so what do you think is best to do? go for the one you posted (kitkat) or the one im already with? I would love x note 9! but i could not see a MJ7 version?
Thanks mate

Version I posted is the XEO official Polish firmware (in used it to update also on a BTU Device) - Xnote 9 runs on this new boot loader for Kitkat.
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It's up to you if you want kk or not, it's certainly smoother but it's your decision which you choose
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radicalisto said:
Version I posted is the XEO official Polish firmware (in used it to update also on a BTU Device) - Xnote 9 runs on this new boot loader for Kitkat.
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It's up to you if you want kk or not, it's certainly smoother but it's your decision which you choose
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yes kitkat sounds good, polish version? sorry mate i dont really get it lol sorry to be a pain

It's a region thing, Polish version works fine on UK devices, flash it via Odin, then you can bang on your custom recovery and install Xnote 9
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[Q] Imei NULL/NULL unkown Baseband

It happened yesterday after
1st of all ther is no EFS Backup;
any possibility to fix this ?

Download a modem.tar for your device open odin untick autoreboot flash modem take battery out boot into download mode again flash modem again reboot
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duvalbmarley said:
Download a modem.tar for your device open odin untick autoreboot flash modem take battery out boot into download mode again flash modem again reboot
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i would be thankfull for an link where to find an modem.tar for n910c

medzed said:
i would be thankfull for an link where to find an modem.tar for n910c
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In sweet rom thread he has flashable modems or u can unzip and flash tar with odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2923953
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duvalbmarley said:
In sweet rom thread he has flashable modems or u can unzip and flash tar with odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2923953
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AP or CP??
there only an modem.bin inside

I had this problem when i had note 1... If you can not solve with modem or roms it means its hardware issue and your PCB has to be changed... I threw my phone to trash...

medzed said:
AP or CP??
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AP
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duvalbmarley said:
AP
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flashed it with twrp , didnt solve the issue

duvalbmarley said:
AP
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flashed it with twrp , didnt solve the problem

i can't believe that there is no way

i would need an modem.tar to try flash modem over odin

medzed said:
i would need an modem.tar to try flash modem over odin
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Extract the modem you flashed in twrp for modem.tar
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Extract the modem you flashed in twrp for modem.tar
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THERE IS ONLY MODEM.bin no TAR file inside

Make a firmware repair in Kies.

didnt work

after all i took it to samsung service station they will fix it until tuesday maybe

medzed said:
after all i took it to samsung service station they will fix it until tuesday maybe
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I have same problem for note 4 190c
What does the Samsung service say to u , and how much it will cost ?
I'm waiting 4 u?

they'll try it on warranty, they need to replace something, if you'll have to pay for it would cost about 289 €

upgrade they won't do it on warranty! they want 289€

medzed said:
upgrade they won't do it on warranty! they want 289€
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do u mean 328.072 $
what about waranty >>>>>>>>