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I have 3 Kindles Fires and 2 of them were rooted with the Android Market installed so I could access all my apps. i have never messed with any roms or anything other than locking the wallpaper with root explorer. I have been trying to restore back to stock for 2 days now.
I have followed several different methods including TWRP methods and I can restore to stock easily, sign back in and get the Kindle registered. I can download books fine, I can stream videos fine BUT I cannot purchase any apps in the Amazon Market or view any of "my apps" in the market. Any time I try to the "authenticating" box pops up for half a second and then kicks me back to the Amazon App store main page.
I don't know what to do from here. My first Kindle (that I never rooted) can access/purchase everything fine. I have already contacted Amazon to verify there are no problems with my account on their end. I have wiped wiped wiped and factory reset and update.zip and update-kindle-6.2.1_D01E_3103920.bin countless times but both the previously rooted Fire's cannot function properly in the market.
Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated!
it's a shot in the dark but have you tried to unregister at the amazon website and the reregister with the kf ?
maybe it helps ...
another idea:
if you'r unregistered goto settings - apps - amazon market - clear cache - clear data - force close - then try reregister
you know - maybe it ...
b63 said:
it's a shot in the dark but have you tried to unregister at the amazon website and the reregister with the kf ?
maybe it helps ...
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I have not. I have deregistered and reregisterd on the device itself repeatedly but I have not tried on the Amazon website. Thank you very much for the advice and I will go try it right now.
just updated my previous post ...
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just updated my previous post ...
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I appreciate your advice. I just tried both of your suggestions but I still can't get past the authenticating box
besides of a cold reboot - just to be shure - no more ideas
sorry ...
When you flashed the zip to go back to stock, did you wipe everything first? System, data, cache, davlik cache. Might try a full wipe then flash the stock image.
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When you flashed the zip to go back to stock, did you wipe everything first? System, data, cache, davlik cache. Might try a full wipe then flash the stock image.
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I always wiped everything before flashing, including the sdcard, thinking it may have contained corrupt data preventing the market from authenticating correctly.
I'm really bummed. I was kinda hoping when I posted this that somebody else who had the problem would know a solution. Not sure what to do with the Kindles from here?
Seems odd to me that I have 2 Fires with the exact same problem. That leads me to believe that its either the update.zip that's faulty ( although I downloaded the bin straight from Amazon and had the same problem as the existing update.zip's ) or more likely something that the rooting process I followed ( nat3mil's ) changed that the back to stock is not replacing. Is that possible or does the update.zip actually replace everything to stock?
did you use the one from amazon ?
if yes this one restores everything including loosing root, fff and twrp
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_k6land_software2?nodeId=200790620
b63 said:
did you use the one from amazon ?
if yes this one restores everything including loosing root, fff and twrp
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_k6land_software2?nodeId=200790620
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Yesterday I just kept trying the update.zip that is provided in one of the threads here but the morning I actually downloaded the bin direct from Amazon ( same as the link you provided ) and I tried flashing that following the instructions on Amazon and also in TWRP with no luck.
you can't flash the bin with twrp
and you can't install with the amazon method if you allready have the same version
rename the bin file to update.zip and flash with twrp
then it's like out of the box
b63 said:
you can't flash the bin with twrp
and you can't install with the amazon method if you allready have the same version
rename the bin file to update.zip and flash with twrp
then it's like out of the box
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Thats what I did. First I tried the Amazon instruction method, in the Kindle updates folder, and when that didtn't work I renamed to update.zip and flashed with TWRP.
EDIT: when I say it didn't work I mean it flashes fine but I still can't access my apps in the Amazon Market
then you have a kf like out of the box !
there is nothing more you can do at the kf side
you can try to set it to factory defaults in settings
otherwise the problem has to be on your accounts at amazon
edit: i think i heard somewhere that it takes some hours after registration until the account is fully functioning. no guarantee ...
b63 said:
then you have a kf like out of the box !
there is nothing more you can do at the kf side
you can try to set it to factory defaults in settings
otherwise the problem has to be on your accounts at amazon
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I have done a factory reset in settings several times also. I emailed Amazon last night and this was their reply,
Hello,
I've checked your account and see you should be able to place the orders using both the devices.
In this case, I suggest you to reset both the devices.
Performing a hard reset on your Kindle Fire may resolve intermittent issues like trouble downloading content to your Kindle Fire.
To perform a hard reset on your Kindle Fire, press and hold the power button for 20 seconds and then release. After the device has completely turned off, press the power button to restart your Kindle Fire.
If your Kindle Fire is still unresponsive, try charging your Kindle Fire before trying to reset the device again.
If performing a hard reset on your Kindle Fire doesn't help, please reach us over the phone so we can help you appropriately.
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So I guess my only option left is to call them? Thanks for all your help!
last idea: the sync button brings failure ?
sorry - at the end of my knowledge ...
give them a call !!!
b63 said:
last idea: the sync button brings failure ?
sorry - at the end of my knowledge ...
give them a call !!!
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I don't have my Fire with me at the moment because I am at work but the sync was not working right, you are correct. Its says my device sync is not activated and it won't allow me to toggle it on.
Hello all,
I have updated yesterday to 4.1.2 (using the nakasi JRO03D file flashed via CWM)
Initially all went well (although I get consistently a weird message when booting up: something about office suite stopping unexpectedly), but when I tried to use moonreader this morning my unit crashed. Then I experimented a bit more - as a result the unit froze completely and did not come back to life until I plugged the USB cable in (battery level is 40%)
Various apps are also crashing (office suite for example does not work any more).
Anyone else having problems after 4.1.2. install? Is there a fix?
Please advise...
Fix would probably be a complete wipe. Possibly a Fix Permissions if you are rooted.
Nospin said:
Fix would probably be a complete wipe. Possibly a Fix Permissions if you are rooted.
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How do I do a complete wipe? In CWM? Then reinstall?
I am rooted and unlocked
(Sorry I know this is a stupid question - please be patient)
Gadgetguy2005 said:
How do I do a complete wipe? In CWM? Then reinstall?
I am rooted and unlocked
(Sorry I know this is a stupid question - please be patient)
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Just boot into CWM
Wipe data/factory reset
Fix permissions
Reboot
You will lose all of your apps and data, so I recommend using something like ROM toolbox to backup your apps.
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Towle said:
Just boot into CWM
Wipe data/factory reset
Fix permissions
Reboot
You will lose all of your apps and data, so I recommend using something like ROM toolbox to backup your apps.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you, will do!
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Thank you, will do!
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For future references would be nice if you post your rom and kernel (or stocked). I guess =D
I havent seen any issues with this.
Did you use the normal release from Google?
Or a 4.1.2 from a User compiled update?
I also have Officesuite and it didn't come up with any errors, although I didn't open any of my apps as I have to rush the install then run to college
I only tested the homescreen rotate HAHA !
Wilks3y said:
I havent seen any issues with this.
Did you use the normal release from Google?
Or a 4.1.2 from a User compiled update?
I also have Officesuite and it didn't come up with any errors, although I didn't open any of my apps as I have to rush the install then run to college
I only tested the homescreen rotate HAHA !
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I think it was the normal release - it looks like everybody else was using the same file. I have removed officesuite and I still have random complete freezes. So maybe it was not office suite...
After playing a bit more (trying to do backup of the installed apps etc.) - now the unit prompts me for a password to decrypt my storage (during boot). I have not seen that before (and I do not have installed a password.). So I think all I can do is a complete wipe and start from scratch...
Not sure what went wrong...
Will do factory wipe tonite to see what happens.
If anybody had seen my previous issue I apologize for wasting your time, I was able to resolve the issue by wiping every last bit of data from the system, which resulted in the tablet having no OS and I was able to re-install Pacman without further issue.
But now my question is this, with seemingly everything back to normal, so far as installing a new rom goes, how can I get my necessary google apps back onto my tablet?
Also how can I restore the apps I previously installed? I see that everything is still on the storage but I can't access any of the apps.
JohnathanKatz said:
If anybody had seen my previous issue I apologize for wasting your time, I was able to resolve the issue by wiping every last bit of data from the system, which resulted in the tablet having no OS and I was able to re-install Pacman without further issue.
But now my question is this, with seemingly everything back to normal, so far as installing a new rom goes, how can I get my necessary google apps back onto my tablet?
Also how can I restore the apps I previously installed? I see that everything is still on the storage but I can't access any of the apps.
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Did you reflash the gapps? Thats the only way to get the necessary gapps that I know of. As for the restoring your old apps if you didn't use an app backup like mybackup pro or titanium backup then I don't know how you'll get them back.
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Did you reflash the gapps? Thats the only way to get the necessary gapps that I know of. As for the restoring your old apps if you didn't use an app backup like mybackup pro or titanium backup then I don't know how you'll get them back.
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So far as the apps were concerned I suspected as such, I just figured that the data would be readily available but a lesson was learned.
And yes I did try to reflash gapps but I still got the error prior to reflashing the rom after wiping the system data.
But I got frustrated with it and backed up my system data back to stock; I was thinking maybe I used the wrong gapps file for my rom but the app I used found the file that was compatible with it and so I thought it was safe to use, but after trying to reflash gapps 3 times it didn't work at all.
JohnathanKatz said:
So far as the apps were concerned I suspected as such, I just figured that the data would be readily available but a lesson was learned.
And yes I did try to reflash gapps but I still got the error prior to reflashing the rom after wiping the system data.
But I got frustrated with it and backed up my system data back to stock; I was thinking maybe I used the wrong gapps file for my rom but the app I used found the file that was compatible with it and so I thought it was safe to use, but after trying to reflash gapps 3 times it didn't work at all.
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Sorry to heard that about your apps but as far as the gapps are concern these are the ones that I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183408
drkstr_yu said:
Sorry to heard that about your apps but as far as the gapps are concern these are the ones that I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183408
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Thank you very much for your help, I'll have to try this next time I use a rom, won't be any time soon after my first bitter taste of having used one but I still appreciate the help.:good:
Hi,
I want to install the ROM here on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505). I rooted and installed CM on it about 4 months ago, but since have forgotten anything about the process except for towelroot lol. My phone is currently running jflte snapshot M10 ROM for CM. Unfortunately, I have grown quite sick of it as I find I have to restart my phone once, maybe twice a day for everything to run smoothly. I run into problems where the WiFi likes to get stuck saying 'Turning on..'. Ive also been having problems with Google Maps and GPS lately and havent been able to rely on it, possibly its an issue its having with CM. I want to have the fresh Lollipop feel on my phone without any problems if possible. The only trouble is I dont know how to get there. Can anyone help me? Ive completely forgotten the process needed and when I try to look for it on here I am overwhelmed with things I need to do, which version I need to use etc etc. If anyone would be able to help me achieve this it would be greatly appreciated. In the end I just want a nice Lollipop android phone that doesn't have problems on my current S4 (Id rather not have to get a new phone at least until December ) I'm pretty sure I dont have a custom kernel or anything like that as it mentioned in some pages that I will need to get one I think? I also have philz CWM installed.
You have Philz installed, so you don't need to root again. Download the ROM and follow the instructions on the page.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You have Philz installed, so you don't need to root again. Download the ROM and follow the instructions on the page.
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It also mentioned to make sure I have the latest modem for my variant, how do I check/update that?
In regards to the kernel (which has a link on the same page), what do I do with that?
I don't have the latest modem for my I9505 and that ROM works perfectly fine. Where you've been on a custom ROM for a while finding out which modem you're supposed to use may be difficult. That's also why I recommend not worrying about it, unless you need to.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I don't have the latest modem for my I9505 and that ROM works perfectly fine. Where you've been on a custom ROM for a while finding out which modem you're supposed to use may be difficult. That's also why I recommend not worrying about it, unless you need to.
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Ok thanks. In regards to the kernel that is linked on the page, I guess I would be at an advantage if I downloaded and installed that too. How do I install it?
If' we're talking the same GPE ROM, and I think we are, the kernel is included in the ROM download. You'll be prompted to select a kernel when you run the install through the recovery.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If' we're talking the same GPE ROM, and I think we are, the kernel is included in the ROM download. You'll be prompted to select a kernel when you run the install through the recovery.
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Ok thanks a lot!
So process:
Backup data/photos etc
Nandroid backup
Full wipe using philz?
Flash ROM
Done?
You've got it.
When you are prompted to select the kernel, use the Googy Max kernel. The stock kernel sometimes causes random reboots. Also, on first boot the S4 will sit for a fair amount of time before prompting you to set a language. THIS IS NORMAL. It's because Android 5.0.x uses Art instead of Dalvik, and has to compile the apps the first time around.
In other words, after rebooting, just be patient.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You've got it.
When you are prompted to select the kernel, use the Googy Max kernel. The stock kernel sometimes causes random reboots. Also, on first boot the S4 will sit for a fair amount of time before prompting you to set a language. THIS IS NORMAL. It's because Android 5.0.x uses Art instead of Dalvik, and has to compile the apps the first time around.
In other words, after rebooting, just be patient.
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Ok, thanks a lot for the help! Greatly appreciated. Hope I dont run into any problems
I installed that ROM on Sunday, so what I did is still fresh in my mind. If you have problems, just use this thread and quote me. I'll do my best to help.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I installed that ROM on Sunday, so what I did is still fresh in my mind. If you have problems, just use this thread and quote me. I'll do my best to help.
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All installed, was quite easy! Looks bloody beautiful, love it already. Thanks a heap!
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I installed that ROM on Sunday, so what I did is still fresh in my mind. If you have problems, just use this thread and quote me. I'll do my best to help.
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I made and error when backing up and didnt back up my photos onto a computer Is there any way that my nandroid recovery or titanium backup have saved my photos and how could I recover them?
jc258 said:
I made and error when backing up and didnt back up my photos onto a computer Is there any way that my nandroid recovery or titanium backup have saved my photos and how could I recover them?
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No, they are gone forever.
How is that even possible that you wiped them? Wiping in the custom recovery never touches your internal storage by default. So you have done it yourself. You probably did a factory reset from within android itself. Never do that again. Use the custom recovery for wiping only and you never will have this problem again.
Lennyz1988 said:
No, they are gone forever.
How is that even possible that you wiped them? Wiping in the custom recovery never touches your internal storage by default. So you have done it yourself. You probably did a factory reset from within android itself. NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. Use the custom recovery for wiping only and you never will have this problem again.
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Are you sure about that? It happened the first time I flashed a ROM. Wiped cache, wiped Dalvik through CWM. Never did a factory reset. No need for caps.
jc258 said:
Are you sure about that? It happened the first time I flashed a ROM. Wiped cache, wiped Dalvik through CWM. Never did a factory reset. No need for caps.
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No it's not possible for it to happen without you doing so. Unless you encrypted your phone or something.
ps removed the caps
The rom he installed has an aroma installer which offers the option to do a simple wipe (Dalvik, cache and data), no wipe (Dirty flash) and a factory reset (which also wipes the internal storage).
By default it is set on factory reset option.
It also says in red letters that this option is recommended.
So maybe he left it on factory reset (since it was also recommended) , instead of changing it to simple wipe, and that wiped the whole phone, including the internal storage.
Will a software that recovers deleted files not work? Since the phone wasn't encrypted.
It would if Windows saw the internal storage as a drive. Due to MTP it doesn't. He'll have to do a search, but there was another S4 owner who lost his photos and was trying to get them back. I don't know if a solution was ever found.
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The rom he installed has an aroma installer which offers the option to do a simple wipe (Dalvik, cache and data), no wipe (Dirty flash) and a factory reset (which also wipes the internal storage).
By default it is set on factory reset option.
It also says in red letters that this option is recommended.
So maybe he left it on factory reset (since it was also recommended) , instead of changing it to simple wipe, and that wiped the whole phone, including the internal storage.
Will a software that recovers deleted files not work? Since the phone wasn't encrypted.
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If that's the case then shame on the developer. A factory reset in a custom recovery should leave the internal storage intact.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
It would if Windows saw the internal storage as a drive. Due to MTP it doesn't. He'll have to do a search, but there was another S4 owner who lost his photos and was trying to get them back. I don't know if a solution was ever found.
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No it's impossible. Once it's gone the files are permanently gone. Not even a professional company can restore them. That's because of TRIM that Android has from version 4.3.
Lennyz1988 said:
If that's the case then shame on the developer. A factory reset in a custom recovery should leave the internal storage intact.
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It's not in the recovery. It's in the aroma installer. Those are 2 different things.
Besides, there is a description, under each setting, of what each one does.
@Lennyz1988: Perhaps you should bring this up with the developers of the ROM and see what they say. I suspect they have a very good reason for wiping the internal storage, and my gut instinct tells me it has to do with the Android folder on there.
On the flip side, thanks for the homework you gave me. I have to look into what TRIM is all about, as my last device was powered by Gingerbread.
Howdy!
I had my 6T PERFECT, just like I wanted it.....exactly like I wanted it.
I downloaded the latest OOS update, clicked ok when it told me my phone would be unrooted after the update, something that DID NOT happen with my last update. I figured no problem, I will just root the phone after the update.
Well, TWRP recovery is gone. I boot into the Oxygen recovery screen. I have a Titanium backup folder that has a boat load of files I do not know how to use. TWRP still has a folder on my phone with 2 back ups in it.
I did a quick search and checked with google and can't find an answer simple enough for me to use.
How can I do a back up of my phone that will restore it just like it is, without me having to set up all the apps again, and set up my launchpad again like I want it.?
Question 2, how do I use the back up files I already have and will that do what I am wanting to do?
I may be hoping for something that does not exist, but I would like to root my phone, restore a backup, and upon reboot see the exact same phone I am looking at now. I can transfer the back up files to my computer no problem, but I don't know if that will accomplish my goal.
Thanks in advance!
JC the Newbie
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/guide-local-upgrade-oos-losing-magisk-t3956818
Thanks Striatum, that will help in the future, however, it does not address the questions in my post.
PattayaGlock said:
Thanks Striatum, that will help in the future, however, it does not address the questions in my post.
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Flash again twrp through fastboot (many guides here and there) flash Magisk and restore your backup, either the twrp ones either titanium backup
Thank you. I will see if I can muddle through either of those.
It looks as though I may have asked the wrong question. Perhaps I should have asked "if my bootloader is already unlocked can I reflash twrp and magisk after an OOS OTA update without wiping my data". I am back up and running with a rooted phone and did not lose any of my data or settings. Thanks for the help.
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It looks as though I may have asked the wrong question. Perhaps I should have asked "if my bootloader is already unlocked can I reflash twrp and magisk after an OOS OTA update without wiping my data". I am back up and running with a rooted phone and did not lose any of my data or settings. Thanks for the help.
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....I perfectly understood what you wanted to know.
This is basic knowledge, the answer is yes
How can you mess with your /data partition when twrp and Magisk are dealing with /boot partition
Thank you for the clarification.
Basic knowledge for you guys perhaps, but not for a newbie at the stage I am at. Well, where I was before you straightened me out! LOL.
After flashing a custom ROM in TWRP, when I reboot into recovery and click install, all of the directories have turned into folders with names that look like random letters and numbers, and I can no longer read/write from that internal SD card. Anyone know what is going on or have a solution? I don't want to lose my backups or data, that would suck. But if I have to to get my internal storage back, then fine. Thanks in advance if you can help!!!
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After flashing a custom ROM in TWRP, when I reboot into recovery and click install, all of the directories have turned into folders with names that look like random letters and numbers, and I can no longer read/write from that internal SD card. Anyone know what is going on or have a solution? I don't want to lose my backups or data, that would suck. But if I have to to get my internal storage back, then fine. Thanks in advance if you can help!!!
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No need to post your issue in multiple threads...
This has nothing to do with backup it's an encryption hiccup.
PattayaGlock said:
It looks as though I may have asked the wrong question. Perhaps I should have asked "if my bootloader is already unlocked can I reflash twrp and magisk after an OOS OTA update without wiping my data". I am back up and running with a rooted phone and did not lose any of my data or settings. Thanks for the help.
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I'm in same position. I lost root/twrp after local update. I can just flash twrp again and magisk without loosing data?
callumbr1 said:
I'm in same position. I lost root/twrp after local update. I can just flash twrp again and magisk without loosing data?
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That is correct. You can flash both without losing any data. That is exactly what I did......and exactly what I was unsure of.
JC