I want to flash latest stock ROM of Zenfone, pls help me out.
Currently I'm on this ROM with TWRP recovery.
https://dl.xda-developers.com/4/9/0/1/0/5/5/Screenshot_20191213-233638.png?key=MR3hSHnUYicRHVIj1ysbsw&ts=1576260722
There are plenty of tutorial threads in this forum section that explain very clearly on how to restore the stock rom. Do a quick research first.
motherninja said:
There are plenty of tutorial threads in this forum section that explain very clearly on how to restore the stock rom. Do a quick research first.
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I have gone through those tutorials, but I have a bit different problem.
Purchased this phone last year, unlocked BL, & made backup via twrp.
Since then never updated my phone & used various other roms.
Now I want to flash latest stock firmware but facing problem like version mismatch as my previous backup was of stoneage & twrp cannot flash stock firmware.
Asus flash tool is also not helping.
Anubis86 said:
I have gone through those tutorials, but I have a bit different problem.
Purchased this phone last year, unlocked BL, & made backup via twrp.
Since then never updated my phone & used various other roms.
Now I want to flash latest stock firmware but facing problem like version mismatch as my previous backup was of stoneage & twrp cannot flash stock firmware.
Asus flash tool is also not helping.
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Do not restore your old backup, it won't work. Just forget it. Also, no need to use AFT.
Try this method instead: https://forum.xda-developers.com/as...ow-to/guide-revert-to-stock-rom-lock-t3798420
I use that method for 3 times already and always ended up with success. Just make sure you follow the instructions very carefully. Good luck!
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Are the ROMs (stock ROM from sammobile or here like Tweaked/AOSP/Jedi etc...) include radio/modem?
Or is the radio/modem is a separate flash?
Sorry for the dumb question.
Thank you very much.
First time unlocked bootloader user here. In for answers.
Just found a note:
You can usually flash the radio separately because ROMs dont typically include them (or if they do, its an option in Aroma). Radios are therefore not usually affected by Rom flash.
Kernels on the other hand, are typically included with the ROM so if you want to use a different one, you need to flash it after the rom. Usually your fine flashing them together without rebooting in between. HOwever, sometimes it can be quirky so I usually boot into the rom and then boot back into recovery and flash a kernel.
The android setup (account stuff) is indepenedent of the kernel so do that whenever
The Stock Rom´s from Samsung Sammobile have always Radio/modem. Not confused. The Dev's on Custom Rom's have sometime difficulties to flash it by Recovery.
ValenteL said:
The Stock Rom´s from Samsung Sammobile have always Radio/modem. Not confused. The Dev's on Custom Rom's have sometime difficulties to flash it by Recovery.
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Thanks. So that means we can't restore to a stock Samsung ROM (from Sammobile) without also restore the radio?
testrider said:
Thanks. So that means we can't restore to a stock Samsung ROM (from Sammobile) without also restore the radio?
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I not undestood. What You mean can't restore?
The nandroid backup never made backup from modem. The restore can't restore it.
The last time i flashed a rom was about 6 months ago and the last time i had to get my hands dirty in a root and recovery process was even longer, probably as much as 2 years back with my old S2.
With this in mind i was hoping for a little guidance on a couple of things.
1) I'm not too concerned with triggering knox that i heard could be a problem in the early days for the note 3 as it's nearly 2 years old but I'd prefer not to, what is the best way and the best order to root, flash recovery and then flash a rom?
2)i know there isn't much love for people asking what is the best rom but what i would like to have is a stable rom even if it isn't the most recent and i do like touchwiz. However i do like the idea of extra features and tweaks. So, are there roms around that meet these requirements?
Cheers guys.
There are ROMs.. but Xposed is still not stable for Lollipop Samsung phones...
I'm not a fan of Touchwiz either but Lollipop Touchwiz is awesome (coming from a CM Fan)
Also ROMs like AryaMod are promising
cheers mate.
any other advice for the rooting and recovery processes from anyone?
You are not out for long enough to forget stuffs Welcome back anyway.
Rooting can't be more easy. Just flash any custom recovery (TWRP/ Philz), and flash the SuperSU zip package which can be found in Chainfire's website from it, https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip
Done, you are rooted.
And for stable ROMs, well some are out there, but my favourite is AryaMod. It is based on stock TW ROM and comes with lots of customisations. If you are looking for purely stock based ROMs then just download those cooked ROMs by Alexandar (pardon if the spelling is wrong), they are as close to stock as you will get. And I don't like S6 based ROMs, I have a Note 3 and I want it as a Note 3, but there are few out there which will give you some S6 features. But the ones I mentioned are purely Note 3 based, you won't find any other phones' feature in them
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...1) I'm not too concerned with triggering knox that i heard could be a problem in the early days for the note 3 as it's nearly 2 years old but I'd prefer not to, what is the best way and the best order to root, flash recovery and then flash a rom?
2)i know there isn't much love for people asking what is the best rom but what i would like to have is a stable rom even if it isn't the most recent and i do like touchwiz. However i do like the idea of extra features and tweaks. So, are there roms around that meet these requirements?
Cheers guys.
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1. I triggered Knox ages back so haven't kept up on things but if you flash a custom recovery, AFAIK you WILL trigger it. There are ways to flash custom ROMs etc without triggering Knox but I think you have to flash a pre-rooted ROM. Do some reading around - I've seen a number of threads about it.
2. I am currently on Temasek's CM12.1 ROM and have been for some time. I occasionally try others but have always come back to his - it's everything I like. Even on stock though, I run Nova launcher. For a stock-based ROM I'd recommend Sparx's Alliance ROM - I used it for months and it is easily the most configurable ROM I have seen - you don't need Xposed or other app to mod things, it's all built in.
You'd be surprised how much i could forget haha
So, would it be - 1) root (which method and how?) 2) flash recovery (which one and how?) 3) if I'm to use arya rom it says I'd need a stock lollipop installed first so would i do this before the root and recovery (again which one and how?)
Thanks guys for advice and patience.
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You are not out for long enough to forget stuffs Welcome back anyway.
Rooting can't be more easy. Just flash any custom recovery (TWRP/ Philz), and flash the SuperSU zip package which can be found in Chainfire's website from it, https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip
Done, you are rooted.
And for stable ROMs, well some are out there, but my favourite is AryaMod. It is based on stock TW ROM and comes with lots of customisations. If you are looking for purely stock based ROMs then just download those cooked ROMs by Alexandar (pardon if the spelling is wrong), they are as close to stock as you will get. And I don't like S6 based ROMs, I have a Note 3 and I want it as a Note 3, but there are few out there which will give you some S6 features. But the ones I mentioned are purely Note 3 based, you won't find any other phones' feature in them
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hi and thanks for the referral to Arya. i see it mentions having to come from an existing stock lollipop. could you take a look at my post just before this one and see if you can guide me a little as i dont want to brick my note 3 by doing something either wrong or in the wrong order. thanks for your help.
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You'd be surprised how much i could forget haha
So, would it be - 1) root (which method and how?) 2) flash recovery (which one and how?) 3) if I'm to use arya rom it says I'd need a stock lollipop installed first so would i do this before the root and recovery (again which one and how?)
Thanks guys for advice and patience.
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1,2- Root: Simple as I said before. Just head over to Development section and find TWRP recovery. Flash that via Odin. Then go to Chainfire's website, to download the SuperSU zip package, 2.46 I believe is the latest version. Have that zip package copied to your internal or external memory, enter Recovery (I am sure you remember Vol Up + Power button combo will help you to enter recovery) and flash that SuperSU zip file. Just reboot the phone and you are now rooted.
3- Yes, you will be needing to flash a stock Lollipop ROM to be able to use Arya. I am not sure but I think its because of the bootloader. If you want to flash a stock ROM, just head over to sammobile.com and download any Lollipop ROM you want and flash it via Odin. Then download Arya ROM, it will be a zip package, and install that from TWRP, just like you would flash that SuperSU zip for rooting.
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1,2- Root: Simple as I said before. Just head over to Development section and find TWRP recovery. Flash that via Odin. Then go to Chainfire's website, to download the SuperSU zip package, 2.46 I believe is the latest version. Have that zip package copied to your internal or external memory, enter Recovery (I am sure you remember Vol Up + Power button combo will help you to enter recovery) and flash that SuperSU zip file. Just reboot the phone and you are now rooted.
3- Yes, you will be needing to flash a stock Lollipop ROM to be able to use Arya. I am not sure but I think its because of the bootloader. If you want to flash a stock ROM, just head over to sammobile.com and download any Lollipop ROM you want and flash it via Odin. Then download Arya ROM, it will be a zip package, and install that from TWRP, just like you would flash that SuperSU zip for rooting.
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Cheers mate, i think I'm nearly there. Flashing the stock lollipop will wipe out root won't it? Do is it best to first flash the stock lollipop, then flash twrp then root then arya?
Lastly, when i looked on sammobile there were many different regions of it. I'm in the uk on an unlocked international model which i believe is btu. I know btu hasn't had it yet so which one is best? I know I'll be flashing arya over it but would like it to be the right one as i might try it out for a few days before flashing arya.
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Cheers mate, i think I'm nearly there. Flashing the stock lollipop will wipe out root won't it? Do is it best to first flash the stock lollipop, then flash twrp then root then arya?
Lastly, when i looked on sammobile there were many different regions of it. I'm in the uk on an unlocked international model which i believe is btu. I know btu hasn't had it yet so which one is best? I know I'll be flashing arya over it but would like it to be the right one as i might try it out for a few days before flashing arya.
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Yep, you got it right, you should flash the stock Lollipop ROM first, then flash TWRP, then root the phone (SuperSU zip package from recovery) and then flash AryaMod. That way you won't have to repeat any steps, cause flashing any stock ROM will restore stock recovery anyway, but I am sure you've already figured that.
About the ROMs on sammobile.com, well I can't really say which one you should download. I once downloaded a German or UK ROM (can't recall really) and it wouldn't flash on my UAE Note 3, someone told me that mine is 32 gigs phone and that ROM was meant for 16 gigs phone, since then I really didn't put much thought about those ROMs anyway, and obviously I had found Arya by then. You can ask in on the UK only topic in general section, they should be able to help you. The ROM from sammobile which worked for my phone was Polish Lollipop ROM, but again, it worked on my phone, so you get the point.
Hello everybody,
I have a Moto x play running CM 13. I followed the process listed somewhere in this forum and successfully installed cm 13.
Bad news is my laptop got stolen at uni. I had installed Motorola drivers and all that stuff in there, so now I'm wondering if I can go through this process without that laptop. I hope I can.
I only have the cellphone and I would like to return it to its original firmware so I can sell it.
Is there a safe way to do this without "bricking" my phone? I'm not very well versed in these processes and managed to install cm13 only because the procedure was very clear. I hope you guys can help me!
The original carrier is Iusacell (Mexico), although the cellphone itself is unlocked and takes any Sim.
thanks in advance!
gabrsmn said:
Hello everybody,
I have a Moto x play running CM 13. I followed the process listed somewhere in this forum and successfully installed cm 13.
Bad news is my laptop got stolen at uni. I had installed Motorola drivers and all that stuff in there, so now I'm wondering if I can go through this process without that laptop. I hope I can.
I only have the cellphone and I would like to return it to its original firmware so I can sell it.
Is there a safe way to do this without "bricking" my phone? I'm not very well versed in these processes and managed to install cm13 only because the procedure was very clear. I hope you guys can help me!
The original carrier is Iusacell (Mexico), although the cellphone itself is unlocked and takes any Sim.
thanks in advance!
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to flash original firmware without PC you can use Chainfire's Flashfirehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433, however - it's still kinda experimental, needs some knowlege, and I'm not really sure if it supports our device. Reading through its thread may give you some clues. This will not revert your phone to out-of-the-box condition - that would take relocking your bootloader and PC is needed to do so (warranty will be still voided anyway). So maybe just try flashing some stock ROM in TWRP. The procedure will be the same as flashing CM.
minimale_ldz said:
to flash original firmware without PC you can use Chainfire's Flashfirehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433, however - it's still kinda experimental, needs some knowlege, and I'm not really sure if it supports our device. Reading through its thread may give you some clues. This will not revert your phone to out-of-the-box condition - that would take relocking your bootloader and PC is needed to do so (warranty will be still voided anyway). So maybe just try flashing some stock ROM in TWRP. The procedure will be the same as flashing CM.
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I feel more comfortable with the second option. I found this github with MXP ROMs for my country and carrier: https://github.com/motoxplay/stock
I honestly can't remember if I had it at the beginning with Android 5 or 6. What happens if I flash Android 6 and it originally was 5? I suppose I should make a backup "nandroid" first.
BTW, can the bootloader be locked again via a new PC?
gabrsmn said:
I feel more comfortable with the second option. I found this github with MXP ROMs for my country and carrier: https://github.com/motoxplay/stock
I honestly can't remember if I had it at the beginning with Android 5 or 6. What happens if I flash Android 6 and it originally was 5? I suppose I should make a backup "nandroid" first.
BTW, can the bootloader be locked again via a new PC?
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Flashing newer firmware won't break anything, it's a normal update. Worse thing would be if you tried to flash Lollipop over Marshmallow.
Making backup is always a good idea, do mind however, that flashing full stock firmware means overwriting your TWRP with stock recovery. Also, be aware the files you linked are actually firmware and not TWRP flashable zips.
And yes, you should be able to relock bootloader with original firmware.
Hi guys
I recently moved to the note 4 910F from another device.
As I have always favored custom roms ( regardless if I was using a samsung or LG or another brand device ).
The problem I am facing now is that the xda Note4 forum seems to be incredibly messed up. There are literally tens of threads with useless information and whole new threads just for one download link or something.
If someone new like me comes to the Note 4 forum he will not know where to start. The previoux device I used had a beautifully organized XDA section.
Anyway. What I did until now was to flash :
1. flashed cf-root over the stock firmware and verified that it worked
2. installed busybox
3. tried to install TWRP as I have always used it . But , Their page said to make sure I have the correct bootloader installed.
So, I got back to the rom page that I wanted to use and the dev had links there for the correct bootloader and modem. Downloaded and flashed them with odin. Now my device was restarting every 1 minute or so and I no longer had any IMEI and baseband version was unknown
I fixed it by flasks the stock firmware with odin
Can you guys help me out with some correct information on how to be able to flash a custom rom ? I know how to root it but what bootloader do I need in order to install the custom recovery and flash a new rom ?
Thank you in advance.
Hey guys, I tried flashing the stock moto oreo rom (october patch) through 1. flashing via fastboot and 2. twrp flashable rom.
Both methods worked but I lost my IMEI, regardless of which method I flashed the rom with.
I had made two EFS & Persist backups (one from resurrection remix rom and one from a twrp nougat june patch rom) and tried to restore them after flashing the moto oreo rom, but no success.
Can anyone help me with this? I really want to use the stock oreo rom!
Please help guys!
roydhritiman said:
Hey guys, I tried flashing the stock moto oreo rom (october patch) through 1. flashing via fastboot and 2. twrp flashable rom.
Both methods worked but I lost my IMEI, regardless of which method I flashed the rom with.
I had made two EFS & Persist backups (one from resurrection remix rom and one from a twrp nougat june patch rom) and tried to restore them after flashing the moto oreo rom, but no success.
Can anyone help me with this? I really want to use the stock oreo rom!
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Do a stock ROM flash using fastboot method, without "erase modest1" and "erase modest2" codes. It has solved my IMEI problem and it may solve yours also....
riyan65 said:
Do a stock ROM flash using fastboot method, without "erase modest1" and "erase modest2" codes. It has solved my IMEI problem and it may solve yours also....
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I shall try!
riyan65 said:
Do a stock ROM flash using fastboot method, without "erase modest1" and "erase modest2" codes. It has solved my IMEI problem and it may solve yours also....
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i tried reflashing using fastboot method without the modest1 and modest2 codes and i am getting IMEI but no signal! this is very weird! what to do?
attaching links to screenshots -
all sims enabled - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oyiCZIvt2LWtcp3ZKWzC_XEjpngdw8zR
IMEI but no signal - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1M_rbjKFXJ30H9DrnuIHDjdoO2OwPiRbL
help!
roydhritiman said:
i tried reflashing using fastboot method without the modest1 and modest2 codes and i am getting IMEI but no signal! this is very weird! what to do?
attaching links to screenshots -
all sims enabled - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oyiCZIvt2LWtcp3ZKWzC_XEjpngdw8zR
IMEI but no signal - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1M_rbjKFXJ30H9DrnuIHDjdoO2OwPiRbL
help!
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You probably have a corrupted persist partition. If you flash the soak test 1 firmware (link is in the TWRP flashable Oreo thread) you may get back your signal.
NZedPred said:
You probably have a corrupted persist partition. If you flash the soak test 1 firmware (link is in the TWRP flashable Oreo thread) you may get back your signal.
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Could you provide a direct link to the ROM you're referring to? I tried searching for it in your thread but couldn't understand which one to download.
roydhritiman said:
Could you provide a direct link to the ROM you're referring to? I tried searching for it in your thread but couldn't understand which one to download.
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Links below. (Sorry - they are buried in the FAQ post - "On soak test 2 or later, I have my IMEI but no signal. What can I do?")
Android File Host - oreo-soak1-firmware.zip
Dropbox - oreo-soak1-firmware.zip
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Links below. (Sorry - they are buried in the FAQ post - "On soak test 2 or later, I have my IMEI but no signal. What can I do?")
Android File Host - oreo-soak1-firmware.zip
Dropbox - oreo-soak1-firmware.zip
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this is a small file..so should i flash this via twrp? im on the october patch right now. so should i dirty flash or clean flash it over my current rom?
roydhritiman said:
this is a small file..so should i flash this via twrp? im on the october patch right now. so should i dirty flash or clean flash it over my current rom?
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yes that's to be flashed with TWRP. Just dirty flash it over the top of your current rom.
All it is is a few partitions from stock oreo - modem, dsp, fsg. These are used in some way for connectivity, so hopefully they fix things up.
NZedPred said:
yes that's to be flashed with TWRP. Just dirty flash it over the top of your current rom.
All it is is a few partitions from stock oreo - modem, dsp, fsg. These are used in some way for connectivity, so hopefully they fix things up.
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i flashed it over the october flash and damn it works! thanks man!
NZedPred said:
yes that's to be flashed with TWRP. Just dirty flash it over the top of your current rom.
All it is is a few partitions from stock oreo - modem, dsp, fsg. These are used in some way for connectivity, so hopefully they fix things up.
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Hey just one more thing to add. After flashing the ROM you provided, the audio quality is really bad on music streaming apps except for YouTube. How do I fix this?
roydhritiman said:
Hey just one more thing to add. After flashing the ROM you provided, the audio quality is really bad on music streaming apps except for YouTube. How do I fix this?
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No idea. Post in the stock Oreo thread and ask if others are seeing this, especially those that need to use the soak test 1 firmware
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No idea. Post in the stock Oreo thread and ask if others are seeing this, especially those that need to use the soak test 1 firmware
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Link to stock Oreo thread please?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5...o-twrp-flashable-stock-builds-coming-t3830482
roydhritiman said:
Hey guys, I tried flashing the stock moto oreo rom (october patch) through 1. flashing via fastboot and 2. twrp flashable rom.
Both methods worked but I lost my IMEI, regardless of which method I flashed the rom with.
I had made two EFS & Persist backups (one from resurrection remix rom and one from a twrp nougat june patch rom) and tried to restore them after flashing the moto oreo rom, but no success.
Can anyone help me with this? I really want to use the stock oreo rom!
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Hi, Look, I have a problem with my Moto G5 plus cell phone. I do not have a mobile signal, according to what I have seen and seen on my cell phone, it is because it does not detect any EFS / IMEI partition, I think it would be useful for me to help you with your backup. EFS for me to resture it to see if it works, do not worry about the IMEI I have the original mine please help me with that I would thank you ..... or anyone who can help me ....
Neider Mercado said:
Hi, Look, I have a problem with my Moto G5 plus cell phone. I do not have a mobile signal, according to what I have seen and seen on my cell phone, it is because it does not detect any EFS / IMEI partition, I think it would be useful for me to help you with your backup. EFS for me to resture it to see if it works, do not worry about the IMEI I have the original mine please help me with that I would thank you ..... or anyone who can help me ....
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Have you ever flashed someone else's persist file?
If yes you're most probably screwed. All this things like persist (incl. IMEI) and efs are unique to every device. You don't write which android version you're on, maybe it could help you what @NZedPred posted above, flashing soak test Oreo 1 via TWRP.
Read the last posts.
Wolfcity said:
Have you ever flashed someone else's persist file?
If yes you're most probably screwed. All this things like persist (incl. IMEI) and efs are unique to every device. You don't write which android version you're on, maybe it could help you what @NZedPred posted above, flashing soak test Oreo 1 via TWRP.
Read the last posts.
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Thanks for your reply ... I have not tried to update another EFS folder from another device ... I currently have the version of Android 8.0 ROM Google experience, but it's the same ... the IMEI comes out but no signal ...
and the file to flash of TWRP does not work ... I tried to make a backup of the EFS folder with an application and it says that "SORRY, WE CAN NOT DETECT ANY EFS/IMEI PARTITION ON YOU DEVICE"
THANKS.