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ok so its really only half bricked. it started after i flashed the 1.6ghz ROM...my data wouldnt kick in. a clean wipe and flash, i opened the market to begin my restore of apps and contacts, and when i tried to sign into google, it said "cant establish a reliable data connection" okokok dont panic, i wiped dalvik, and rebooted to no avail i turned 3g on and then off, no go. i tried signing in, and then opening the browser to kick the 3g into drive, and still no joy. i noticed that the upload arrow was the only one being colored in. i called sprint, and they had me do a master reset and STILL nothing. so in a last desperate attempt, i am trying to ODIN and it keeps getting stuck on factoryfs. i googled it and found a few threads involving it, but no real solutions (i rebooted and changed ports before even googling it)
im sorry if this is uninformative ive been working on it for 2 hours and my brain is numb so please if you have any ideas i beg you to share cause im starting to get worried
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ahhh im sorry i hit new thread in the wrong tab
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use odin from the vzw fascinate thread....just use the epic pit...I dont know why, but this happened to me also, but the odin for the fascinate with the pit for epic WILL work.
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use odin from the vzw fascinate thread....just use the epic pit...I dont know why, but this happened to me also, but the odin for the fascinate with the pit for epic WILL work.
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hi there i tried this and it didnt work, still stuck on factoryfs
im gunna take that as a hint it might be a bad download of the tar/pit? imma redownload and see what happens
Try a full redownload of the tar. Make sure it's about 255MB or so.
Restart your PC, the phone and Odin. Put the phone into download mode, start Odin, and only THEN plug it into the PC.
I heard that sometimes removing your sdcard before odin may work.. may not do **** but worth a shot. I've had good luck with odin personally.
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hi there i tried this and it didnt work, still stuck on factoryfs
im gunna take that as a hint it might be a bad download of the tar/pit? imma redownload and see what happens
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Okay, I had this happen to me last nite.....Depending on where you got your instructions from you might be putting the TAR file in the wrong section. Please make sure that you are putting that TAR file in the PDA box and not PHONE....I am assuming that around 35% or so it'll just stay at Factoryfs.rfs...Correct? This is probably why so check that out and also make sure that the only two boxes checked on the left are "auto-reboot and debug en"...you should be good to go.
Odin is a very technically retarded program, as it gives limited output as well as ridiculous requirements to get it working correctly. I have had it work flawlessly sometimes and not at all others, so keep at it and eventually it will work, just try every possible combination of settings you can think of and restart the phone/computer multiple times if things still seem to lock up. Hope you get it fixed, I've been there and it sucks!
Sent from my Xtremely Syndicated and Emotionless Epic 4G
I used Odin this morning with no issue at all. I battery pulled, and pulled out my sd and left it out until i got my phone back to factory settings. Also restarted my PC before trying running odin. Worked great for me hopefully will do the same for you.
You know I had this SAME EXACT problem! So im sure you wanna know what was up, well, try going to menu,sdcard: see if the sdcard is greyed out in unmount, and format. If so, re-insert your sdcard.. Hope that helps
Oh BTW, if all your trying to do if go back to stock, all you need is the "MD5 tar file for DI18". Put that file in the PDA section, and over to the left there should be 2 boxes checked, 1 should be "reboot" and the ONLY other 1 should be checked is the "Debug" box! MAKE SURE that no other box is checked. Another thing, you can obtain the "DI18" MD5 tar file from the sticky wicky page....
Ok, check this out. I had the exact same issue. My phone freaked! Lemme ask this, did you phone have problems transferring large files (i.e. roms and such) when you would mount it before? Turns out with me, for whatever reason and I'm assuming software. It was an issue with my computer that screwed me. At least try this, get your laptop or any computer that you haven't used to mod or connect your epic to. Download the Samsung USB drivers to it and odin. I found that Odin3 v1.3 works the best. Here is the zip which has everything you'll need for odin h**p://rapidshare.com/files/429741564/Odin.zip . However you'll have to get the samsung drivers on your own. As soon as I used a computer that I had not used to previously mod my epic before, it worked flawlessly. Just get the phone into download mode. Wait til odin is on and then connect it. Only check debug. You should not need the pit file with this, only move the md5 file into pda. That was all I needed. I hope this helps.
Sounds like you've tried alot of the "standard" fixes. The only thing I don't see mentioned is the usb cable that you used. I've seen numerous posts where a cheap 3rd party cable would cause hangs during the ODIN transfers. Are you using the cable that came with the phone? If so, do you have another good quality cable to try?
Good Luck!
oh wow...all the responses! you guys have been amazingly helpful, ill be forever greatful.
good news! odin decided to work this morning, it was definatly a bad download (the .tar was like 5kb lol) and i got my phone up and running
bad news! still no data. i dont understand how an odin couldnt fix any possible software issues....is sprints 3g down, or is my radio shot??
i can still make calls and texts and receive them, but for the life of me cant sync my contacts and i have about a billion ppl calling my today (my day off )
ahhhhhh
igotsthemagicinme said:
oh wow...all the responses! you guys have been amazingly helpful, ill be forever greatful.
good news! odin decided to work this morning, it was definatly a bad download (the .tar was like 5kb lol) and i got my phone up and running
bad news! still no data. i dont understand how an odin couldnt fix any possible software issues....is sprints 3g down, or is my radio shot??
i can still make calls and texts and receive them, but for the life of me cant sync my contacts and i have about a billion ppl calling my today (my day off )
ahhhhhh
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I had that problem once, I think is was some stupid fix. I did a couple things.
1. I called sprint and they did a re-activation-- I dont recall that working right off
2. In the browser it asks for your phone number the first time
Http://vision.sprintpcs.com
Then it seemed to work.
After that I have had no problems, even after flashing new roms.
Strange huh.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833608&page=2
I'm assuming I was affected by the network down-age too. But...
You guys are amazing! Really rose up to help me out, I can't believe how great it is to know if someones got a problem, ya'll help. Double thanks to the guy who PM'D me. I'm sure you guys will be glad to know I did indeed get ODIN to work, and my data eventuall came back (almost seems faster, too!). So...idk...group hug! Or something
Would it be wrong to hijack and ask some questions before this gets moved(feel free anytime, mods, and again, my apologies for that) ill just go ahead hehe
I'm looking for an aosp theme. I'm running baked snack, and its performing beautifully, but I don't like the water mark nor the general theme at all. I looked thru all 10 pages to no avail. Any suggestions? If there isn't, that'll be my contribution (meaning ill make one)
Blue led. It seems retarded its only used when the battery is full. Id prefer to have it in reverse...blue for notifications, and blue until its fully charged. Is this possible?
Four buttons in the notipanel. If they were customisable or something, or you could scroll and there was more, id like it...but it seems other han wifi, they chose the 4 shortcuts I use the least. Are these changeable or removable?
I asked this on a while back...about swapping the camera and power button. I find that when its changed in the .kl that when I turn the screen off it turns right back on...and if its off for a while, it lags when being turned on. Has anyone else tried this and suceeded? What was your method?
Thanks again guys!
My turn! Odin not working.
Edit: Never mind. johnyardavid's download of the newer Odin fixed it for me. Thanks so much!
The USB cable pop out when I'm update on Kies. Now my phone totally dead. I can't turn on, can't do anything. I tried so many many way in forum, but the screen still black, nothing happen. What can I do now? need some serious advice from pros. Thanks a lot.
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#Download_Mode
Then flash the sms kj6 heimdall one click rom
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The USB cable pop out when I'm update on Kies. Now my phone totally dead. I can't turn on, can't do anything. I tried so many many way in forum, but the screen still black, nothing happen. What can I do now? need some serious advice from pros. Thanks a lot.
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Do what FB says, sometimes download mode stays on black screen as long as the computer recognizes ur good.
alvinvnguyen said:
The USB cable pop out when I'm update on Kies. Now my phone totally dead. I can't turn on, can't do anything. I tried so many many way in forum, but the screen still black, nothing happen. What can I do now? need some serious advice from pros. Thanks a lot.
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Lol this happened the first odin flash i ever did... My dog jumped in my lap and stepped on the cord and it came unplugged. Phone was softbricked for 2 days... I thought i killed it lol.
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Thanks for reply me. I understand what u guy said. But the point is my phone totally black. Can't connect to PC, can't use the 3 buttons combo. only can charge the battery. That's it. Have u guy seen that before? Is it can be fix by regular way or I have to send the phone to Mobile Shop?
Aww crap dude, i know your pain, i hard bricked my first sgs4g two days after i got it. Go to a t-mobile store or call them and ask for a replacement ask for a NEW phone, the refurbished ones are crap. Before you send it to tmobile, reformat the phones sd card so they cant see you did anything.(rooted it or whatever) If you used kies for an offical update you dont have to lie, i had to since i used odin.
You could also send to a guy who owns a riff jtag box, do a google search for that.
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If you can charge the battery it is not dead or hard bricked.
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If you can charge the battery it is not dead or hard bricked.
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He's right. If your charging you can recover it. It's happened to me and I recovered. Click the link FB posted to the wiki.
Also, if you try download mode and you see a black screen, look for any white pixels. That is an issue with SBL, where after a bad flash, it will be in download mode, but it will show nothing or some pixelated garbage. If you see any light coming from the screen ( check in a dark room or closet, then your fine, just attempt ODIN or Heimdall. Not Kies
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A have a link to a video that I would appreciate you to check out. My Samsung Infuse 4g shut off randomly during use and constantly reboots itself. The rest is explained in the video's description.
*i can't link because I'm a new user.. However.. The phone shuts off and pulls up the Samsung screen, i have flashed a custom CM9 ROM onto it, however it ran fine until it just randomly shut off.. I don't know why it did it. But now I can't get it into Download Mode or into it's Clockwork Recovery.. I'm not sure if it is bricked or if there is any way I can fix it.. The video is titled "Samsung Infuse 4g AT&T (Please Help)" it will either be under Brandon Meadors or androiduser360. Please and thank you for help.
Thank you so much for any help you can give.
Hi M8! Yesterday i posted a thread about the very same situation, i have two motherboards with that same issue. My guess i that youre not used to flash cell phones, so my guess is also that it means that you dont have develop good soldering skills. Theres a development made by a guy named Adam Outler in here called Unbrickable Mod. He is very highly skill developer. I have the same issue you have right now with a couple motherboards i have. And im going to apply that mod today to see if i can restore my cell phone back. If it works ill let you know, so that maybe you can find a way to do it. If thats the case, i suggest you to read, read, and keep reading lol... Theres a lot to learn about when we deal with situations like that. Ive never deal with something like that, but ive done UnbrickableMod many times already. So ill let you know
Well you can always use a usb jig if you want it will boot your phone into download mode then flash to stock.
Heres a good link on how to make one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707
Yeah its a good idea Ty113096, the problem is that the JIG doesnt work either. When you insert the JIG the phone will get to download mode ok, but then a couple seconds later it will reboot and the bootloop goes on and on. Oh! By the way UnbrickableMod didnt solve it! The phone will do pretty much the same when the resurrector is applied. Very strange situation but such is life i guess...
Thank you guys so much for the help.. So.. Is this unfixable?
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Thank you guys so much for the help.. So.. Is this unfixable?
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Use odin and go back to stoxk and start over
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did you could fix it?
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Thank you guys so much for the help.. So.. Is this unfixable?
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I have the same issue, did you could fix it?:fingers-crossed:
rasm007 said:
I have the same issue, did you could fix it?:fingers-crossed:
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If you can get into recovery (pull battery, up/down volume depressed, connect usb and install battery)...these are some posts that I've found helpful. If it works, hit qksters and jscotts thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
P.S. qksters is stickied right at the top of this q&a forum. Section A would probably apply to you.
Take out the battery and place it back. Does it automatically turn on?
If it does then your problem is the power button.
Sent from my sweet & buttery Infuse
I'm agree with andros11 your power button is broken
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You saved the day, i took the phone apart like 3 times trying to figure it out. thank you.
(what fixed it for me was i removed the housing and took out the plastic/rubber button cover, then put battery back in phone -and for the first time it didnt power up on it's own!!! clicked the little white button-node with pry tool and it started like normal) so simple...
Ok, so I had recently flashed MIUI sense based, I realized it wasn't for me so I restored my backup of TrickDroid 6.1. After doing this I went through and decided to delete some some stuff because my space was getting low (not 5mb low, more like maybe 1/2gb), I went to delete the MIUI v4 2.7.6 file and the phone appeared to go into standby... I tried to wake it up again with no luck. Plugging it into a charger does nothing, no red light; no green light. I'm unable to get into bootloader mode, no matter how long I hold down the "down volume + power" combo or any variation of it.
I need one of the gurus to help please !!!!
maybe post this in general or q&a?
any adb connection? if it's in standby then you may be able to move along to the next step
could just be a SOD (sleep of death)
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Ok, so I had recently flashed MIUI sense based, I realized it wasn't for me so I restored my backup of TrickDroid 6.1. After doing this I went through and decided to delete some some stuff because my space was getting low (not 5mb low, more like maybe 1/2gb), I went to delete the MIUI v4 2.7.6 file and the phone appeared to go into standby... I tried to wake it up again with no luck. Plugging it into a charger does nothing, no red light; no green light. I'm unable to get into bootloader mode, no matter how long I hold down the "down volume + power" combo or any variation of it.
I need one of the gurus to help please !!!!
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Did u try hold the power? It'll reboot?then hold volume down about 10s.it should go to bootloader
2nd Option: use all-in-one tool kit.it has a command to reboot.
And don't post question or help here.read the rule.
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Sorry about posting in this section, I assumed I'd get a quicker response.
I tried the All-In-One Kit thing... doesn't work "error: device not found"
I cannot get the phone to power on at all, no bootloader, no splash screen, nothing recognized by my pc. I get a "QHUSB_DLOAD NO DRIVER FOUND"
Thoughts?
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Sorry about posting in this section, I assumed I'd get a quicker response.
I tried the All-In-One Kit thing... doesn't work "error: device not found"
I cannot get the phone to power on at all, no bootloader, no splash screen, nothing recognized by my pc. I get a "QHUSB_DLOAD NO DRIVER FOUND"
Thoughts?
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If it can't boot or use adb command.i think u should contact with HTC for helps,or at least where u buy the mobile. And of couse u still have Warranty.
It may be a hardware problem.We here can only try if it is a software problem.at ur position,the device can't be recognized by Computer/Laptop (before this,it worked well right?),then i think bad luck.
Don't be despair, it'll have some way to solve.
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Sorry to tell you man the same thing just happened to me. I just got a replacement from T-Mobile. You will not get that thing back on. Just call T-Mobile and tell them it won't power on nor will it charge. It's funny because I was adding music to mine when it happened. If it happened the same way mine did then you will notice it was really hot when it shut off. The MDJ kernel overheated the Processor and killed it. Once that happens the device is a useless brick. I'm trading my replacement for another phone because this phone happens to overheat a lot.
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Sorry to tell you man the same thing just happened to me. I just got a replacement from T-Mobile. You will not get that thing back on. Just call T-Mobile and tell them it won't power on nor will it charge. It's funny because I was adding music to mine when it happened. If it happened the same way mine did then you will notice it was really hot when it shut off. The MDJ kernel overheated the Processor and killed it. Once that happens the device is a useless brick. I'm trading my replacement for another phone because this phone happens to overheat a lot.
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Yup, same here, overheated while using fpse, died suddenly and wouldn't even charge. Tmo overnighted a replacement.
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Thanks everyone for the help... At least I know what I have going on... Already started re-downloading a buttload of stuff to get back on track. I don't normally backup my Nandroids or my TB files to my PC, maybe I should start.
Going tomorrow to the Tmo store to get the replacement sent overnight.
Thanks again.
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this exact thing happened to me twice. i dont get it. is it overheating or whats going on? it happened twice both times i was deleting a very large file 100 mb plus i have to call tmobile in the morning =/
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no one else knows of anything that might be able to revive my phone?
just read that it is most likely the processor a couple post up. =/ damn. im going to look into trading this phone for another
this has just happenmed to me to. was fully charged thought battery was low after it switched off managed to reboot see battery was full before crapping out completely. wont charge wont recognize in adb. Really dissappointed in my loss of data. i also imported this phone and had it running on att anyone know how good htc warranty service is bc tmobile is a no go for me
phone was all working fine until i guess attempted to install wrong version of CM10 said installed thru CWM did i said reboot then phone screen went black and now wont power on no Samsung logo or nothing just black but when i plug in to pc i hear the sound like looking for drivers for a device plugged in. anyone have them happen and if so any fix? before i do a insurance claim...
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phone was all working fine until i guess attempted to install wrong version of CM10 said installed thru CWM did i said reboot then phone screen went black and now wont power on no Samsung logo or nothing just black but when i plug in to pc i hear the sound like looking for drivers for a device plugged in. anyone have them happen and if so any fix? before i do a insurance claim...
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Guessing it's more of a soft brick and recoverable. Where did you get CM10 and what version of cwm? Unlocked bootloader?
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phone was all working fine until i guess attempted to install wrong version of CM10 said installed thru CWM did i said reboot then phone screen went black and now wont power on no Samsung logo or nothing just black but when i plug in to pc i hear the sound like looking for drivers for a device plugged in. anyone have them happen and if so any fix? before i do a insurance claim...
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You'll probably have to go into download mode, and odin back to stock.
Yeah it's probably a soft brick, if you can get into odin (power + home + vol UP) you should be good to flash back a stock w/root and be back up and running.
I just did this when I had to flash back from a bad download of the synergy nightly....or possibly it's a problem with the nightly, a good lesson to actually check the md5 on a download...
how will i know when in download mode if screen is black..it was CM10 that showed up on rom manager at one point CM10 konstakang JELLYO
If you pit it no dl mode while Odin is open and phone plugged in ...it should show up in the "com port area of Odin. I think even if you can't see it on the screen. It worked with my Charge. Give it a shot
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Mike you have any ideas for me to try?
I've had similar issue in the past if you have sound when plugged in its probably just a display issue you will have to try to put it into download mode blind and flash stock unfortunately will have to set up from scratch but should do the trick
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Power + home + volume up to get into download mode. It should show something on the screen if not try what was said above and put it in d/l mode with Odin opened and the phone plugged in.
I don't want to start some heated debated but I don't see the difference in "self bricked" and "self dropped into a toilet" when it comes to insurance. Now warranty that's a different story.
I have to disagree and agree with the guy who says these people are xxxxbags. I wouldn't go so far as to call people who want a working phone as a "xxxxbag" a bit irresponsible yes, but to go so far as calling them xxxxbags I think is a bit harsh.
On the other side of the argument are the people who act as if Verizon or Samsung are obligated to replace a bricked phone. You don't throw your phone around like a football then expect it to be replaced for free. People who flash custom roms, etc (including myself) are fully aware of the risks they are taking by doing so and should take the responsibility to try and fix it themselves. If they can't figure out how to fix it with the help of all the brilliant minds on XDA, Verizon won't have too much luck either.
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I've had similar issue in the past if you have sound when plugged in its probably just a display issue you will have to try to put it into download mode blind and flash stock unfortunately will have to set up from scratch but should do the trick
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thats kinda weird if its just the display when all was working just fine then went blank after CWM said install successful until i did a reboot :X.. i don't expect a "free" replacement" insurance isn't free anyways $99 deductible
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**** you god tell some one there scum bag for wanting a working device get your holier than thou **** ass self out of here people like you are why xda loses member base
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You're an idiot. You break your phone YOU take the responsibility for fixing it.
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UOTE=JBO1018;30370951]Power + home + volume up to get into download mode. It should show something on the screen if not try what was said above and put it in d/l mode with Odin opened and the phone plugged in.
I don't want to start some heated debated but I don't see the difference in "self bricked" and "self dropped into a toilet" when it comes to insurance. Now warranty that's a different story.[/QUOTE]
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It's home+voldwn+power then vol up to continue.
And one is and accident and one is self inflicted. If you don't see the difference I can't help you:victory:
Nothing but a flame war here
It is against XDA rules to discuss ways to fraud the carrier into warranty replacement
You brick it, you bought it. That is what insurance is for.
Admit you messed up your phone and pay the deductible
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Thank you for your cooperation
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