Phone stuck at boot animation - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I installed a font with FontInstaller and I rebooted my phone, but now it won't pass the boot animation. Please help?

dextermorganx said:
I installed a font with FontInstaller and I rebooted my phone, but now it won't pass the boot animation. Please help?
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go to your recovery and reflash your rom. thatll fix it.

How do I exactly do that? I don't have my custom rom ZIP in my phone anymore.

dextermorganx said:
How do I exactly do that? I don't have my custom rom ZIP in my phone anymore.
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if you have a custom recovery, youll be able to mount your usb storage and transfer a rom zip. you do have one? if not you can fastboot flash or just boot a custom recovery.

I do have ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.0.6 but it won't let me mount USB storage. The error says" Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory)

dextermorganx said:
I do have ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.0.6 but it won't let me mount USB storage. The error says" Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
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try flashing twrp recovery. or erase cwm recovery and reflash it.

I can't find a good version of twrp recovery for my phone, nor know I how to erase CWM recovery. I'm a noob, please help.
edit: i succeded. thanks, you're the best.

dextermorganx said:
I can't find a good version of twrp recovery for my phone, nor know I how to erase CWM recovery. I'm a noob, please help.
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twrp recovery, select your device on the right(ns or ns4g) http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2
just flash it in fastboot, no need to erase beforehand. in fastboot.. fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
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dextermorganx said:
edit: i succeded. thanks, you're the best.
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oh sweetness

Even after reinstalling my rom, it still won't pass...

dextermorganx said:
Even after reinstalling my rom, it still won't pass...
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im sorry, i forgot to write wipe first(factory reset). if you just flash on top, the bad file remains. wipe, then reflash the rom.

Succes. Working as a charm. Thank you very much.

dextermorganx said:
Succes. Working as a charm. Thank you very much.
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youre welcome

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[Q] Soft-Bricked - usual solutions don't work

Sorry, for bothering you with this but unfortunately, I have soft-bricked my phone. It's a WIND Canada HTC One S with S4 cpu, CID is GLOBA001 with HBOOT 1.14.0004.
I had Cyanogenmod 10 installed, ran in some problems, tried to find a solution (among others this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459 didn't work) and bricked it: boot loop, unmountable /sdcard, no working recovery. I have tried for hours all the tips I found in the forums but none helped. I even downloaded a RUU but I couldn't install it (probably the wrong version).
Current state is: I can only get into the bootloader which is re-locked (by courtesy of one of my repair attempts). Connecting via USB to fastboot works. Nothing else, for all purposes the phone is clean, empty and oh so very much dead.
How do I proceed from here? In the end I want to have working version of Cyanogenmod back.
Thank you in advance, guys!
el_Harmakhis said:
Sorry, for bothering you with this but unfortunately, I have soft-bricked my phone. It's a WIND Canada HTC One S with S4 cpu, CID is GLOBA001 with HBOOT 1.14.0004.
I had Cyanogenmod 10 installed, ran in some problems, tried to find a solution (among others this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459 didn't work) and bricked it: boot loop, unmountable /sdcard, no working recovery. I have tried for hours all the tips I found in the forums but none helped. I even downloaded a RUU but I couldn't install it (probably the wrong version).
Current state is: I can only get into the bootloader which is re-locked (by courtesy of one of my repair attempts). Connecting via USB to fastboot works. Nothing else, for all purposes the phone is clean, empty and oh so very much dead.
How do I proceed from here? In the end I want to have working version of Cyanogenmod back.
Thank you in advance, guys!
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Unlock it first, you can't do anything with it locked.
Darknites said:
Unlock it first, you can't do anything with it locked.
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Okay, the device is unlocked again. How do I continue?
Thanks a lot, by the way!
el_Harmakhis said:
Okay, the device is unlocked again. How do I continue?
Thanks a lot, by the way!
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Flash TWRP recovery and try to mount the sd and connect it to the pc.
Darknites said:
Flash TWRP recovery and try to mount the sd and connect it to the pc.
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Okay, flashing TWRP worked. I then booted into recovery, clicked on "mount" and then "mount usb device". After some driver installs I can no see the internal storage. Apart from a folder for TWRP and .android_secure it's empty. Is this where I now put the Cyanogenmod file and install it via the recovery?
el_Harmakhis said:
Okay, flashing TWRP worked. I then booted into recovery, clicked on "mount" and then "mount usb device". After some driver installs I can no see the internal storage. Apart from a folder for TWRP and .android_secure it's empty. Is this where I now put the Cyanogenmod file and install it via the recovery?
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Ya place it where you want and then flash it but you will need to fastboot the boot.img file thats in the rom zip, you can use the All-In-One Toolkit to do that.
Darknites said:
Ya place it where you want and then flash it but you will need to fastboot the boot.img file thats in the rom zip, you can use the All-In-One Toolkit to do that.
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Copying the ROM and then installing via TWRP worked though I saw that TWRP displayed an error, saying it was unable to mount /cache. When I tried to wipe the Cache & Dalvik Cache I got the same error.
Nevertheless I then went ahead and copyed the boot.img (extracted that one from the Cyanogenmod zip) via fastboot and rebooted the device. Now the phone is stuck in the Cyanogenmod boot loop.
el_Harmakhis said:
Copying the ROM and then installing via TWRP worked though I saw that TWRP displayed an error, saying it was unable to mount /cache. When I tried to wipe the Cache & Dalvik Cache I got the same error.
Nevertheless I then went ahead and copyed the boot.img (extracted that one from the Cyanogenmod zip) via fastboot and rebooted the device. Now the phone is stuck in the Cyanogenmod boot loop.
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Hmm think you going to have flash the stock recovery then do a factory reset in the bootloader then go back to TWRP and copy over the rom again then factory reset in TWRP and then wipe system and then flash the rom. Do not lock the bootloader.
Darknites said:
Hmm think you going to have flash the stock recovery then do a factory reset in the bootloader then go back to TWRP and copy over the rom again then factory reset in TWRP and then wipe system and then flash the rom. Do not lock the bootloader.
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Okay, I will try that! Where might I get the stock recovery? I don't want to pick the wrong!
el_Harmakhis said:
Okay, I will try that! Where might I get the stock recovery? I don't want to pick the wrong!
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Go here for it.
Darknites said:
Go here for it.
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Ha! It finally worked! Thank you very much! Have a nice weekend!
el_Harmakhis said:
Ha! It finally worked! Thank you very much! Have a nice weekend!
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Np dude, you too.

Problems with recovery v6.0.3.4 touch version

I've installed custom recovery version 6.0.3.4 on my phone, then I've booted in the new one and since I wanted to install a new rom, I id all the whipes including system, but when I try to connect to pc via USB Mount from recovery it does nothing...Since I whiped system I cant do anythyng untill the USB gets mountet
dark'em said:
I've installed custom recovery version 6.0.3.4 on my phone, then I've booted in the new one and since I wanted to install a new rom, I id all the whipes including system, but when I try to connect to pc via USB Mount from recovery it does nothing...Since I whiped system I cant do anythyng untill the USB gets mountet
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no problem...Flash with fastboot
leap_ahead said:
no problem...Flash with fastboot
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Fast boot...let me me just google it, thanks
leap_ahead said:
no problem...Flash with fastboot
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dosen't work for me :crying:
Does anyone have any ideea, the sistem recognises my phone but it just wont mount from recovery, pleace help
EDIT: fastboot worked!
dark'em said:
Does anyone have any ideea, the sistem recognises my phone but it just wont mount from recovery, pleace help
EDIT: fastboot worked!
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if i were you, i would've went with PhilZ recovery, it's the bee's knees, it's just the best! trust me, i also used 6034 ONCE, had the same problem. was referred to go to PhilZ for a better substitute, it even comes with AROMA file manager, once downloaded of course
i use twrp and i dont have any problem
leap_ahead said:
i use twrp and i dont have any problem
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You wore right, fastboot worked, and then I used nexus root tol kit to root it, and now I have the recovery that came with the stook root through root tool kit same as I did before and it's ok...this recovery you use does it have bugs?

Botched Nightly and Wiped SDCard

Hello,
I flashed a CM11 nightly, and it was rebooting like crazy. Realizing something was wrong, I rebooted to recovery to do a factory wipe and reinstall. When I did that, it hung up completely, cache wouldn't mount, and it said "failed." Rebooting, it bootlooped. I go back to recovery, and click install. It's empty. My Internal Storage is at 0MB, and every single folder is empty.
I can get to Fastboot, and I tried to flash fresh images, but it just hangs at <Waiting for Device>. Is there anything I can do here? Googling around did not yield much other than how to root my phone.
First when you go into fastboot do
fastboot devices. Do you get anything?
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jd1639 said:
First when you go into fastboot do
fastboot devices. Do you get anything?
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I'm guessing you don't. Can you still get into recovery? format data in recovery
Oneireus said:
Hello,
I flashed a CM11 nightly, and it was rebooting like crazy. Realizing something was wrong, I rebooted to recovery to do a factory wipe and reinstall. When I did that, it hung up completely, cache wouldn't mount, and it said "failed." Rebooting, it bootlooped. I go back to recovery, and click install. It's empty. My Internal Storage is at 0MB, and every single folder is empty.
I can get to Fastboot, and I tried to flash fresh images, but it just hangs at <Waiting for Device>. Is there anything I can do here? Googling around did not yield much other than how to root my phone.
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What recovery and version? This information is critical.
jd1639 said:
First when you go into fastboot do
fastboot devices. Do you get anything?
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I'm guessing you don't. Can you still get into recovery? format data in recovery
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Wow, you were fast. Thanks for that.
Nope. Type it in, and it just skips output. Can't provide the link, but it just goes from one line to the next.
Oneireus said:
Wow, you were fast. Thanks for that.
Nope. Type it in, and it just skips output. Can't provide the link, but it just goes from one line to the next.
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Ok, your fastboot drivers aren't set up correctly. You can do the by googling tool adb fastboot drivers xda. But before you do that what recovery are you using and can you get into it?
Aerowinder said:
What recovery and version? This information is critical.
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jd1639 said:
Ok, your fastboot drivers aren't set up correctly. You can do the by googling tool adb fastboot drivers xda. But before you do that what recovery are you using and can you get into it?
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The game just changed. I booted into TWRP 2.6.3.2, and when I went to go mount storage. Internal Changed from 0MB to 9400MB! I check Install, and all my data is back. I installed the nightly I had, but it kept the bootloop up. I think I am a bit closer.
Oneireus said:
The game just changed. I booted into TWRP 2.6.3.2, and when I went to go mount storage. Internal Changed from 0MB to 9400MB! I check Install, and all my data is back. I installed the nightly I had, but it kept the bootloop up. I think I am a bit closer.
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Use twrp 2.6.3.4 you can get a flashable zip here http://d-h.st/YpG. Just flash it over your current trwp. Also wipe date on twrp and it should get you past the bootloop.
jd1639 said:
Use twrp 2.6.3.4 you can get a flashable zip here [. Just flash it over your current trwp. Also wipe date on twrp and it should get you past the bootloop.
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I'm back! Once the SDcard returned, I was able to wipe the data, reflash CM11, and it booted perfectly fine.
I have no idea what happened though.
Oneireus said:
I'm back! Once the SDcard returned, I was able to wipe the data, reflash CM11, and it booted perfectly fine.
I have no idea what happened though.
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Update your version of twrp. 2.6.3.2 had issues which caused problems like you had.
jd1639 said:
Update your version of twrp. 2.6.3.2 had issues which caused problems like you had.
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Doing that now. Thanks for the direction! I'll test Fastboot once everything is downloaded.

Mi4i dead

Few weeks ago, an suspicious activity was detected on my phone. I have no choice but to select wipe data.
After wiping the phone, I was planning to flash the phone as usual but failed to do it (keep stuck in fastboot).
When I tried to access using twrp, internal sd card was not detected and all I saw was the root directory.
Failed to wipe cache, data (Error message: failed to mount E:\ xxx )
HELPPPP !!!!!!!!! What am I supposed to do now (send back to service center ) ?
cheehong93 said:
Few weeks ago, an suspicious activity was detected on my phone. I have no choice but to select wipe data.
After wiping the phone, I was planning to flash the phone as usual but failed to do it (keep stuck in fastboot).
When I tried to access using twrp, internal sd card was not detected and all I saw was the root directory.
Failed to wipe cache, data (Error message: failed to mount E:\ xxx )
HELPPPP !!!!!!!!! What am I supposed to do now (send back to service center ) ?
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did u try to mount manually in mount section?
i-AM-BoReD said:
did u try to mount manually in mount section?
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yup.. but no luck.. pc cant even detect the internal storage
cheehong93 said:
yup.. but no luck.. pc cant even detect the internal storage
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Did u try fastboot method of flashing stock ROM?
faced the same problem with Samsung galaxy y and flashing stock ROM fixed that.
The worst case scenario is corrupted internal sdcard.Sorry ,then can't help u ,as I am new here.
Though u can look here.I am also trying to find a solution.
Hoping, the thread would draw attention some experts here.
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cheehong93 said:
Few weeks ago, an suspicious activity was detected on my phone. I have no choice but to select wipe data.
After wiping the phone, I was planning to flash the phone as usual but failed to do it (keep stuck in fastboot).
When I tried to access using twrp, internal sd card was not detected and all I saw was the root directory.
Failed to wipe cache, data (Error message: failed to mount E:\ xxx )
HELPPPP !!!!!!!!! What am I supposed to do now (send back to service center ) ?
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@faizauthar12 mention some may be fix of corrupted partition here. If fastboot method of flashing stock miui didn't works then give it a try.
let's see ,if you can flash fastboot
then it's fine..
as long as you can enter fastboot, you still have a hope to flash a right firmware...
faizauthar12 said:
let's see ,if you can flash fastboot
then it's fine..
as long as you can enter fastboot, you still have a hope to flash a right firmware...
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I tried... using miflash tool to flash and dirty flash.. but every time reboot the phone it will still stuck in fastboot
faizauthar12 said:
let's see ,if you can flash fastboot
then it's fine..
as long as you can enter fastboot, you still have a hope to flash a right firmware...
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i-AM-BoReD said:
Did u try fastboot method of flashing stock ROM?
faced the same problem with Samsung galaxy y and flashing stock ROM fixed that.
The worst case scenario is corrupted internal sdcard.Sorry ,then can't help u ,as I am new here.
Though u can look here.I am also trying to find a solution.
Hoping, the thread would draw attention some experts here.
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@faizauthar12 mention some may be fix of corrupted partition here. If fastboot method of flashing stock miui didn't works then give it a try.
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Ok.. Will try it out and update you
faizauthar12 said:
let's see ,if you can flash fastboot
then it's fine..
as long as you can enter fastboot, you still have a hope to flash a right firmware...
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still no luck... reboot into edl and flash.. after reboot still stuck in fastboot.. internal storage 0mb
cheehong93 said:
still no luck... reboot into edl and flash.. after reboot still stuck in fastboot.. internal storage 0mb
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can i assume something?
if it's right... ,then you need to change your internal storage..
i afraid if this problem related to broken emmc :/

Twrp failed to mount /data and /cust

PLEASE HELP ME
My phone wont boot (bootloop), I can get into fastboot and recovery (usually eRecovery, only when i flash TWRP and immediately afterwards boot into recovery it goes to TWRP). When I try to restore a backup i made, it Fails (because it cant mount /data).
When i try to change filesystem oder repair filesystem it can't do it either...
Thanks in advance guys,
~Paul
pt_2001 said:
PLEASE HELP ME
My phone wont boot (bootloop), I can get into fastboot and recovery (usually eRecovery, only when i flash TWRP and immediately afterwards boot into recovery it goes to TWRP). When I try to restore a backup i made, it Fails (because it cant mount /data).
When i try to change filesystem oder repair filesystem it can't do it either...
Thanks in advance guys,
~Paul
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Flash elite twrp 3.1.1 as erecovery then wipe all partition
Download stock firmware extract update.app from zip and place it in dload folder place folder on sdcard flash stock recovery through twrp then use dload method
siddhrsh said:
Flash elite twrp 3.1.1 as erecovery then wipe all partition
Download stock firmware extract update.app from zip and place it in dload folder place folder on sdcard flash stock recovery through twrp then use dload method
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When i flash elite twrp 3.1.1, it won't boot into recovery unfortunately...
And where can I download stock firmware?
pt_2001 said:
When i flash elite twrp 3.1.1, it won't boot into recovery unfortunately...
And where can I download stock firmware?
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via firmware finder website. check the dload method in my signature and you will get the site as well.
for your issue, try formatting the data and changing the partition type to ext4 and boot.
shashank1320 said:
via firmware finder website. check the dload method in my signature and you will get the site as well.
for your issue, try formatting the data and changing the partition type to ext4 and boot.
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When I format data, i think it works, but theres an error (Failed to mount '/system_image' (Device or resource busy))
pt_2001 said:
When I format data, i think it works, but theres an error (Failed to mount '/system_image' (Device or resource busy))
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what is data partition type?
shashank1320 said:
what is data partition type?
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its ext4 now, but i still can't boot elite twrp
pt_2001 said:
its ext4 now, but i still can't boot elite twrp
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Boot to TWRP, format data partition, boot to partition again immediately and then try whatever you are trying.
usually booting to TWRP through TWRP does help.
shashank1320 said:
Boot to TWRP, format data partition, boot to partition again immediately and then try whatever you are trying.
usually booting to TWRP through TWRP does help.
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ok thanks, my initial problem is solved now. but i can't boot normally, I always get stuck in a bootloop...
pt_2001 said:
ok thanks, my initial problem is solved now. but i can't boot normally, I always get stuck in a bootloop...
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want to go back to stock or want to continue with Elite ROM?
shashank1320 said:
want to go back to stock or want to continue with Elite ROM?
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I want to go back to stock
pt_2001 said:
I want to go back to stock
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Flash the oeminfo file for your model.
use dload method. Done
shashank1320 said:
Flash the oeminfo file for your model.
use dload method. Done
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ok i downloaded the BLN-L21C432-oeminfo.zip file, but how do i flash it?
pt_2001 said:
ok i downloaded the BLN-L21C432-oeminfo.zip file, but how do i flash it?
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Via twrp or via multi tool if you are able to access OS.
shashank1320 said:
Via twrp or via multi tool if you are able to access OS.
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i can only access twrp, if i try to flash it in twrp it says 'Invalid zip file format!'
pt_2001 said:
i can only access twrp, if i try to flash it in twrp it says 'Invalid zip file format!'
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Let me check the file for you.
shashank1320 said:
Let me check the file for you.
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Thanks, do I have to flash the file I downloaded, or do i have to extract it first?
When I extract it, it is a unix executable file, so do I have to add .zip to the name then?

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