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[Q] Root with S-OFF

Hello everyone,
This is my first post and sorry if this question was already answered, but I couldn't find the answer to my particular question when I searched for it. I just recently got my Sensation for T-Mobile a couple weeks ago and rooted it but do not have the S-OFF because of the OTA update to 2.3.4 so I used the HTC unlock method. Is there any way I can get the s-off because I am finding it difficult to flash a lot of ROMs I want to try since a lot of them either never load or they just go into an infinite boot loop? Thanks for all your help and advice and I'm hoping I can gain more knowledge thru you guys since this was a big leap for me from a Blackberry 9700.

I recently rooted my HTC Sensation and got the s off following the directions provided here on xda. Then installed Revolution HD. No issues with that either. I just followed the directions there also. Did it not work for u?
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No, it didn't work for me. My friend told me that the alpharev method used here on the forums wouldn't work because I downloaded the OTA update to 2.3.4 when I first received it out of the box. He told me that only the htc unlock method would work to root my phone but I wouldn't have S-off. My phone is currently rooted right now with no s-off so certain ROMs won't flash or they will butt I'll hey errors in them.

I find that strange. I'm no expert but my Sensation was running stock Android 2.3.4 before I rooted and it reads that s is off. I went to revolutionary.io/ download for Windows filled in the info for the beta key save the zip file and and launch it then enter the beta key. Then just follow the prompts from there. Did u do that?
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Yup, I did exactly that a number of times but it didn't work. That's weird. Maybe someone else on here can help me get full s-off on my sensation. What's your service provider ? Cuz mine is T-Mobile and it came stock 2.3.3 but I did the OTA update and was able to root it but get no s-off

hi,
just to share my experience ... On Asian Starhub
i have updated to 2.3.4 via OTA before i root and s-off, and eventually supercid.
Followed the guide step by step.
The rooting , s-off and supercid process is smooth as butter ( as some dev quoted ).
Flashed Bulletproof 1.4 and now InsertCoin 3.3.0.
Perhaps u can provide more phone details like your current Hboot version and which part of the process you are stuck so that some experienced member can help u out easier.

flavor76 said:
hi,
just to share my experience ... On Asian Starhub
i have updated to 2.3.4 via OTA before i root and s-off, and eventually supercid.
Followed the guide step by step.
The rooting , s-off and supercid process is smooth as butter ( as some dev quoted ).
Flashed Bulletproof 1.4 and now InsertCoin 3.3.0.
Perhaps u can provide more phone details like your current Hboot version and which part of the process you are stuck so that some experienced member can help u out easier.
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Same here. 2.3.4 OTA and I am fully rooted with S-Off. Followed the guide step by step. Used Revolutionary.io with no problem. Be sure you enter your beta key in exactly, its case sensative. I'm also on TMOUS.
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cmalvado said:
I recently rooted my HTC Sensation and got the s off following the directions provided here on xda. Then installed Revolution HD. No issues with that either. I just followed the directions there also. Did it not work for u?
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So it worked ok for the Sensation XE? I'm about to upgrade my phone from the Desire (s-off, root, leedroid hd 3.3.3 data++) and was wondering if the revolutionary route would work (really want the XE!). Had no issues at all with the Desire and would wait to upgrade if there were issues.
Thanks.

pogiazz said:
Yup, I did exactly that a number of times but it didn't work. That's weird. Maybe someone else on here can help me get full s-off on my sensation. What's your service provider ? Cuz mine is T-Mobile and it came stock 2.3.3 but I did the OTA update and was able to root it but get no s-off
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Sorry if I'm asking the obvious or if this has already been covered, but did you first go to the HTC dev. site and follow their specific instructions for unlocking the bootloader? If not, do that first, then use Revolutionary to root/s-off, wipe your phone to factory (I always wipe dalvik cache and cache partition, too), then flash whatever ROM and kernel you want.
Let me know if that helps any.
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walkabout said:
So it worked ok for the Sensation XE? I'm about to upgrade my phone from the Desire (s-off, root, leedroid hd 3.3.3 data++) and was wondering if the revolutionary route would work (really want the XE!). Had no issues at all with the Desire and would wait to upgrade if there were issues.
Thanks.
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Yep, confirmed working as it's the same HBOOT as the Sensation

EddyOS said:
Yep, confirmed working as it's the same HBOOT as the Sensation
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Very cool. Can't wait to upgrade to this phone. Sensation looked great before, but these latest two (LE screen too big for my tastes) are looking amazing!

Ok guys, thanks for the input. I'll be sure to fill you in if I'm havng any difficulties...I'll try it again today.

I'm also on Tmobile 10 plus years. After following the steps and entering the beta key added the Su zip and it kept s off. You are prop missing something in between. Make sure u are entering the right hboot of your phone otherwise the beta key will be incorrect. Did u set up connection to HTC sync when u did it?
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Ok guys, I tried getting s-off again tonite. Mind you my phone is already rooted but has s-on. I have a custom ROM flashed on it currently, I ran the revolutionary app and it suddenly closed on me and i also got an unforseen FC on the home screen of the phone. I flashed back to my nandroid backup of my stock rooted ROM and still the same thing. Suggestions? I saw on another post I should try doing this on a different computer. I tried different methods of connecting the phone via usb with mounting it as a drive, charge only, htc sync but to no avail. I did have htc sync running and it did sync up properly.

I tot we should uninstall HTC sync .... Only leave the HTC drivers alone ....
Maybe someone can advise on this ....
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flavor76 said:
I tot we should uninstall HTC sync .... Only leave the HTC drivers alone ....
Maybe someone can advise on this ....
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Yes, uninstall HTC sync, leave HTC drivers alone.
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Is there specific drivers I need to install? It doesn't say in the guide.

When u install , then uninstall HTC sync . The HTC sync drivers will be removed but HTC drivers remains . That's the drivers we want to keep. Alternatively , u can just install the HTC drivers. But u got to search for it elsewhere. I think its HTC 3.7.0.01 drivers or something .... ( if I can remember correctly )
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Damn, this whole time I've been putting in a capital I when i should have kept messing around with it and it ended up being a lowercase L lmao. Thanks guys...gonna start flashing **** like crazy now!

Case sensitive ... Nothing new ... Happy flashing ( Roms :b )
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[Q] Help me!! Phone does not leave bootloop after RUU upgrade attempt!

To tell you what happened, I updated my sensation with this new RUU to 3.24 I beleive it was, and now my sensation is not rebooting correctly, it said incorrect CID and that ruu update was failed, and now it does not leave the htc splash screen, just keeps looping back to it, i have even tried to use my nandroid backup of my stock rom and its the same thing. I am realy freaking out because i spent so much of my hard earned money on this phone and i cannot just let it go like this, if there is anything that can be done to fix this let me know as soon as possible,I am very scared in the situation I am in right now, i just want to revert it to the way it was
-Thanks in advance

240sxdrifter said:
To tell you what happened, I updated my sensation with this new RUU to 3.24 I beleive it was, and now my sensation is not rebooting correctly, it said incorrect CID and that ruu update was failed, and now it does not leave the htc splash screen, just keeps looping back to it, i have even tried to use my nandroid backup of my stock rom and its the same thing. I am realy freaking out because i spent so much of my hard earned money on this phone and i cannot just let it go like this, if there is anything that can be done to fix this let me know as soon as possible,I am very scared in the situation I am in right now, i just want to revert it to the way it was
-Thanks in advance
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What does fastboot say?
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3.24 is for ICS only lol
Try to load a suitable firmware for your rom and it will be ok
Dont forget to delete it from the memory card after its been installed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767

d3vilskid said:
What does fastboot say?
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Sorry, but I am kind of a noob when it comes to all of this, how do I check what fastboot says ?

240sxdrifter said:
Sorry, but I am kind of a noob when it comes to all of this, how do I check what fastboot says ?
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First pull out your battery, since in a bootloop. Press and hold volume down and power. Anyways here's a link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Use thus to supercid than rerun the 3.24 ruu
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240sxdrifter said:
Sorry, but I am kind of a noob when it comes to all of this, how do I check what fastboot says ?
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Why, if you're a n00b, did you try something you didn't understand? Surely common sense is to read up on it first?
We shouldn't panda to these people who have no interest in actually learning what it is they're doing and just tell them 'tough, figure it out for yourself'
Harsh, but it's needed. Might stop people blindly jumping into things they've not a clue about

EddyOS said:
Why, if you're a n00b, did you try something you didn't understand? Surely common sense is to read up on it first?
We shouldn't panda to these people who have no interest in actually learning what it is they're doing and just tell them 'tough, figure it out for yourself'
Harsh, but it's needed. Might stop people blindly jumping into things they've not a clue about
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Hey we all started somewhere. Give the guy a break, I thought that the purpose of the message boards was to create a community. Some people new to the community need a little help.
And the word is "pander".
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EddyOS said:
Why, if you're a n00b, did you try something you didn't understand? Surely common sense is to read up on it first?
We shouldn't panda to these people who have no interest in actually learning what it is they're doing and just tell them 'tough, figure it out for yourself'
Harsh, but it's needed. Might stop people blindly jumping into things they've not a clue about
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hey, im not that much of a noob, and i did lots of research, i just didnt understand one thing, other than that i have been flashing roms and thigns like that for over a year

d3vilskid said:
First pull out your battery, since in a bootloop. Press and hold volume down and power. Anyways here's a link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Use thus to supercid than rerun the 3.24 ruu
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erm, i tried that, but when im in terminal and i have to type adb devices my device does not show up, i think this is becuase i do not have USB debugging enabled, and i cannot get into my phone and turn it on. so what can I do now , any help is appreciated!

Try flashing back to an older RUU via the SD card, and then restoring your previous rom backup.
(And don't forget to delete the firmware off the sd card if you don't want it to update as soon as you boot into fastloader with the sd in).

Htc Sensation Boot Loop

Hello people of XDA, I know you must be thinking ''Geez, not again'' but I have spent a lot of time reading other threads full of bootloops but have not yet found an awnser to my problem.
I have just S-Off'd, Rooted, Clockworked, SuperCID my Htc Sensation this evening. And I tried getting ICS to work, but as stated in the title it didn't work for me!
I downloaded ''Firmware from 3.12.401.2/102 RUU'' from the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
After trying to run that I have gotten stuck in the boot loop. I can still acces HBOOT and all, but cannot see my device on the computer. Also when I try to go in to HBOOT my phone automatically starts 'updating'
I hope someone is willing to guide me trough this
Thanks,
Wapstra

Seems like we are in a similar situation. My phone is bootlooping aswell and I think my situation was even worse.

Wapstra said:
Hello people of XDA, I know you must be thinking ''Geez, not again'' but I have spent a lot of time reading other threads full of bootloops but have not yet found an awnser to my problem.
I have just S-Off'd, Rooted, Clockworked, SuperCID my Htc Sensation this evening. And I tried getting ICS to work, but as stated in the title it didn't work for me!
I downloaded ''Firmware from 3.12.401.2/102 RUU'' from the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
After trying to run that I have gotten stuck in the boot loop. I can still acces HBOOT and all, but cannot see my device on the computer. Also when I try to go in to HBOOT my phone automatically starts 'updating'
I hope someone is willing to guide me trough this
Thanks,
Wapstra
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Nascai said:
Seems like we are in a similar situation. My phone is bootlooping aswell and I think my situation was even worse.
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Hi,
Please read THIS GUIDE
It is a complete guide to installing ICS.

You have the wrong kernel... Download the newest one... 3.32
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Thanks malybru. I'll look into that guide today ! And I'll let you know if it worked!

Thank you very much! It worked!

I don't like boot loops.

Could also be a cause that the rom isnt compatible with the firmware or vice versa
Sent from revolutionized HTC Sensation ICS

As ypu say the when you get into bootloader it starts updating....that means you need to do this:
Delete the PGxxxx(firmware) file from SD card, go into Hboot/bootloader and then to recovery...flash the rom....
Hope it helps.
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Find my post in general
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Flashing custom rom without s-off

Hi, I want to ask if any of you guys flashing custom rom into device that still s-on but rooted. I'm doing this to my device cause its very hard to me to get the s-off. We need to do short circuit thingy I guess (HTC Sensation XE). My concern here that I'm afraid flashing custom rom to s-on device can harm or brick my device as the developer said to do so. Pls give your opinion. Thx.
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This guide will explain how to flash custom rom with SON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25587345
Now there are 60+ thanks to that post.. So you decide whether it's harm or not
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

Also which developer told you flashing roms s-on is dangerous? whoever it was needs their head bashing

enchektola said:
Hi, I want to ask if any of you guys flashing custom rom into device that still s-on but rooted. I'm doing this to my device cause its very hard to me to get the s-off. We need to do short circuit thingy I guess (HTC Sensation XE). My concern here that I'm afraid flashing custom rom to s-on device can harm or brick my device as the developer said to do so. Pls give your opinion. Thx.
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No harm. I just did it yesterday on a replacement I got with HBOOT 1.27. Easy process as well, just follow the instructions.
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i have flashed rooted stock ics rom with S-ON and everything was ok
give it a try in the thread that mentioned before(i used that thread)

I'm using my Sensation XE for ages now but a few month later I found that my WiFi & Bluetooth is not functioning, I don't know what cause it. Try to flash hundred of ROM still got the same result. It is bricked now? Someone please help me regarding this problem.

enchektola said:
I'm using my Sensation XE for ages now but a few month later I found that my WiFi & Bluetooth is not functioning, I don't know what cause it. Try to flash hundred of ROM still got the same result. It is bricked now? Someone please help me regarding this problem.
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The same guide.. I've posted above. . Do extra #1 step from it.. After flashing the ROM
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ganeshp said:
The same guide.. I've posted above. . Do extra #1 step from it.. After flashing the ROM
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What do you mean by doing extra step 1#? Unlocking using HTCDev? Ive done before. But if you say to unlocking HTCDev every time I flashed new rom. Is such a pain. OR, Is that anyway it can be lock again? Coz before this wifi thingy happen ive flash many rom & kernel. I think this cause my wifi not functioning. Sorry Im totaly lost now. Sorry also coz being noob here. My bad.
Thanks in advance. Really need a guide for solving this. FYI I got 2 Sensation XE. The other is just fine with the custom rom. But this one is gave me so much trouble.
Sent from my GT-N7000

There is a "extra #1" step.. After #5B
Check it again
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ganeshp said:
There is a "extra #1" step.. After #5B
Check it again
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Got it! How come i missed that. Will try soon. Thx a bunch! Now i know not all ROM can flash the boot.img itself. Isnt it? Or this a bout the recovery cant flash it automatically? New knowledge here.
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enchektola said:
Got it! How come i missed that. Will try soon. Thx a bunch! Now i know not all ROM can flash the boot.img itself. Isnt it? Or this a bout the recovery cant flash it automatically? New knowledge here.
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escpecially in S-ON devices after flashing a custom rom if the smartflash feature(4ext recovery) fails(you notice that when the device is trying to boot the rom and it is bootlooping)then the only option is to flash the boot.img of the rom manually

Not true!!!
enchektola said:
Hi, I want to ask if any of you guys flashing custom rom into device that still s-on but rooted. I'm doing this to my device cause its very hard to me to get the s-off. We need to do short circuit thingy I guess (HTC Sensation XE). My concern here that I'm afraid flashing custom rom to s-on device can harm or brick my device as the developer said to do so. Pls give your opinion. Thx.
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I am still S-ON and I flash whatever roms I like. It is very difficult to hard brick your phone if you're S-ON. If however you're S-OFF, you can potentially screw up your phone. So no worries about bricking if you're S-ON (unless you do something really really naughty!!!).

Juopunutbear Wire Trick IMPOSIBLE

Hi everyone!
I have an Htc Sensation 4G from T-Mobile. I've been trying the wire trick for Juopunutbear S-OFF method and its not working AT ALL! I have been trying for 30 min now and I'm not sure why its not working. I connected it with a insulated wire, watied for 1.75 seconds and connected it again. The phone reboots and just goes back to the screen with only the status bar. Does anyone have any tips on getting the wire trick working?

30 mins?
The first time I used Juopunutbear it took me about 2h.
Just try it over and over.
Maybe read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27595344&postcount=356
-xLychee

Luckily I managed to get the timing right after 10-15 mins. More luck than judgement though I have to say.
Just had a quick look at the link "xLychee" posted, it looks pretty good.
Good luck.

I did my own twice and it worked. So here is what you need to do first unlock your bootloader through htcdev and use all in one x toolkit to flash cwm recovery and copy superSu to sd card and flash it then try the juopunutbear again make sure your timing is correct.
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lieudusty said:
Hi everyone!
I have an Htc Sensation 4G from T-Mobile. I've been trying the wire trick for Juopunutbear S-OFF method and its not working AT ALL! I have been trying for 30 min now and I'm not sure why its not working. I connected it with a insulated wire, watied for 1.75 seconds and connected it again. The phone reboots and just goes back to the screen with only the status bar. Does anyone have any tips on getting the wire trick working?
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I know how u feel, tip....look in YouTube and u sld find a video with someone dng it and it makes more sense on how to do it, ill try to find it and post the link or send u a pm...or search in utube "HTC sensation wire trick and it sld b the 1st one...tnx
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KingP1n said:
I know how u feel, tip....look in YouTube and u sld find a video with someone dng it and it makes more sense on how to do it, ill try to find it and post the link or send u a pm...or search in utube "HTC sensation wire trick and it sld b the 1st one...tnx
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it's very easy

It's all in the timing, don't give up you can do it just be patient and get the timing correct its worth it! You will be very happy once you succeed! S off is the way to go! You will love it! Wishing you the best!
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Yea, it is possible. Took me a lot of tries too, but it's definitely not impossible.

Ugh still not working....

Great.... My phone is now bricked. Juopunutbear is a evil little piece of crap

With the several alternatives out there, it's all your fault.

ungraph said:
With the several alternatives out there, it's all your fault.
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Yep and how did YOU brick it ?
Sent From My Sexy Sensation Running Aokp.

lieudusty said:
Great.... My phone is now bricked. Juopunutbear is a evil little piece of crap
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Can you describe the brick you mean?
Juopunutbear never bricks your device unless you disconnect the phone in the middle of process..
Check the troubleshoot points #3 and #4 from my soff guide.. Link in my signature
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damn it
lieudusty said:
Hi everyone!
The phone reboots and just goes back to the screen with only the status bar. Does anyone have any tips on getting the wire trick working?
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Did you manage to fix it ?
It's the same with my phone, there's just the status bar. right now i'm trying to restore from CWM but this takes pretty long...

I managed the wire trick on about the fifth try, its not impossible at all.

this is like when you want to flash PSP with ChickHen
Timing is all you need

Well I took about 3hr30mins
ITS ALL ABOUT TIMING, you can make yourself an audio file which does constant loop with
beep(0.3sec) --- Silence(1.25sec) --- Beep(0.3sec) and make it loop, I did this using audacity on Windows.
I was finally able to soff using the audio as a reference, tweek the timing in the audio to get the right timing
And even I thought mine was dead, If you have the Charging LED lit after doing the wire trick and phone just went blank, your timing wasnt right, just start the phone using the power button and restart the process(wiretrick)
Hope this helps

do a factory reset in bootloader.
By the way,what's the heck is this?(Photo)

sunnytse1 said:
do a factory reset in bootloader.
By the way,what's the heck is this?(Photo)
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Uninstall htc sync on pc.. Check the pre-requisites section from soff guide.. Link in my signature
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Is it bad it worked for me first try?
Sorry.
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