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[Q] Bad CWM flash, can't boot to anything

I've been running Slim Bean 2.7 with the latest Gapps package (released 10/04). I was having trouble switching between 3g and 4g so i thought I would reinstall SB and Gapps. To do this, I started by flashing CWM Touch but i apparently had a bad download. When i tried to boot into recovery after flashing CWM, I found that my phone flashed the Samsung screen with the blue text in the top left corner but then flashed off and stopped responding. I tried removing the battery but it continues to do the same thing. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

Can you get to download mode? If so, odin flash back to stock, take the ota, root and unlock and try again. I've been using the new TWRP and its fantastic so far.

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Fortunately since you get a boot splash you should be able to recover with Odin, as suggested. Always always check md5 on ROM and recovery downloads.

I appreciate the quick repsonses everyone. It seems that I was able to interrupt the bootloop (I'm not sure if I'm using that correctly) by booting into download mode, restarting, and booting normally. I'm poorly versed in development, but I'm still trying to learn more about the ins and outs of my phone so I run into trouble from time to time. These forums are life-savers. Thanks again.

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[Q] Stuck in boot loop, tried everything but still stuck.

Hello,
I had a rooted verizon galaxy s3 (CM10) and I recently got stuck in a boot loop. So I connected to Odin and flashed both MD5 files and the root66.tar file, booted into recovery and tried to do a factory reset.
The problem is my power button won't work in recovery mode, so I can not select anything in the menu. The volume buttons work I just cant select anything.
I've searched all over for 2 days now and I can't find anything about my problem, am I screwed or is there something I haven't thought of yet?
Thanks preemptively for the help.

bump please help

Maybe possible to send commands to phone via adb?
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Which recovery you are using? Try twrp which recognises touch so no need of power button to select any option. I think class cwm also has touch based recovery.
Thanks doesn't hurt....

Thanks for the replies, I tried to run adb but just runs a lot of code then closes out. I tried to re-download and the same thing happened.
I was using the stock.vzw.root66.tar and BOOTLOADER_I535VRALF2.... I flashed them many times and nothing has changed it still just gets stuck on the 4G LTE screen. Where would I go about finding the recovery files you mentioned? I'm willing to try anything at this point.
Thanks again for the replies.

TotallyAGG said:
Thanks for the replies, I tried to run adb but just runs a lot of code then closes out. I tried to re-download and the same thing happened.
I was using the stock.vzw.root66.tar and BOOTLOADER_I535VRALF2.... I flashed them many times and nothing has changed it still just gets stuck on the 4G LTE screen. Where would I go about finding the recovery files you mentioned? I'm willing to try anything at this point.
Thanks again for the replies.
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If it's stuck at the LTE logo, boot into recovery and factory reset.
Edit: to Odin flash CWM or TWRP, you can find both files in Open1your1eyes0's root thread in the dev section. Use either once you're rooted.
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If you just want this to be fixed quickly, you could always flash a Full-wipe rom that contains the bootloader, etc. Then after your back in the stock rom you could always re-unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery , re-root and flash whatever rom you wanted.
Surge1223

Thanks for the replies, I've searched the internet for a full-wipe rom and I cannot seem to find one, can you point me in the right direction?
Also sorry for the delayed response, I actually graduated college yesterday.
EDIT: Now I can't get the phone to boot into download mode or recovery mode, the Samsung logo comes up and the screen goes black. I'm pretty sure my phone is ****ed.

What was the last change you made? Also are you using the oem cable? Also, heres the link scroll down to section 5. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Surge1223

[Q] Samsung Skyrocket help

I recently flashed jelly bean 4.1.2 (not the latest but whatever) and when charging it yesterday, it gave a message saying the battery is hot and i checked to see if it was hot and it wasnt. i booted up my phone and it didnt boot up past the samsung logo and cant get it to recovery mode at all. I know there are threads on this but i guess i could start a recent one.

Are you sure you can't get into recovery? If you are, can you get into download?
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jd1639 said:
Are you sure you can't get into recovery? If you are, can you get into download?
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It seem i can put it in download mode, what do i do? And if you can, help me find a a reliable ROM

LCPro95 said:
It seem i can put it in download mode, what do i do? And if you can, help me find a a reliable ROM
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You would want to read and do some research.
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LCPro95 said:
It seem i can put it in download mode, what do i do? And if you can, help me find a a reliable ROM
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Now is when you're going to have to do some reading. You will need to odin the stock firmware. Go to the development forum and look for the stickies by vincom. They're you'll find one that will tell you how to return to stock. That's a good thing, because you should never flash if you don't know Odin.
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it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode

LCPro95 said:
it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode
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Do some reading
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LCPro95 said:
it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode
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You sure you know how to get into recovery? With the device off hold down both vol keys and power. When you see the Samsung logo only release the power button. Continue to hold the vol keys.
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LCPro95 said:
it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode
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Were you able to get into download mode and connect to Odin and did Odin recognize your phone? You do know how to use Odin?
Were you able to access recovery as suggested by using the power button and volume button combination and maybe restore your back up? You did do a backup before starting?
I don't remember where it is but their are well written steps on how to do both. As someone else suggested read and research. As someone suggested to me "Don't trying to flash custom ROMs until you know how to use Odin to be able to get out of trouble."
Just a suggestion you probably know more about this than I do please don't take it the wrong way
Good luck
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Still, after all this time with the device and people don't know you don't have to hold the keys that long. Device off--->hold power and both volumes until you see the Samsung screen... You can then let go of everything.

jd1639 said:
You sure you know how to get into recovery? With the device off hold down both vol keys and power. When you see the Samsung logo only release the power button. Continue to hold the vol keys.
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Yes I know how to do it.

ozziedog said:
Were you able to get into download mode and connect to Odin and did Odin recognize your phone? You do know how to use Odin?
Were you able to access recovery as suggested by using the power button and volume button combination and maybe restore your back up? You did do a backup before starting?
I don't remember where it is but their are well written steps on how to do both. As someone else suggested read and research. As someone suggested to me "Don't trying to flash custom ROMs until you know how to use Odin to be able to get out of trouble."
Just a suggestion you probably know more about this than I do please don't take it the wrong way
Good luck
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Before using odin i read everything i could read if i ever get a problem and started the process. When done and after troubleshooting the same problem still continued. Whenever i try entering recovery, it reboots.

LCPro95 said:
Before using odin i read everything i could read if i ever get a problem and started the process. When done and after troubleshooting the same problem still continued. Whenever i try entering recovery, it reboots.
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For what its worth when I have a problem I can't find the answer to I Odin back to stock when phone settles I do a factory reset to remove everything on phone. If it reboots okay I start loading everything back into it.
If I run into problems I go into download and Odin back to stock and start over. Sometimes it takes me more than one attempt.
I'm sure their is a better way but I'm no expert. For the most part going back to stock has been the answer then go from their. Hope your phone is not hosed. Good luck.
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ozziedog said:
For what its worth when I have a problem I can't find the answer to I Odin back to stock when phone settles I do a factory reset to remove everything on phone. If it reboots okay I start loading everything back into it.
If I run into problems I go into download and Odin back to stock and start over. Sometimes it takes me more than one attempt.
I'm sure their is a better way but I'm no expert. For the most part going back to stock has been the answer then go from their. Hope your phone is not hosed. Good luck.
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It has a stock rom in which i tried flashing a couple of times. And wouldnt factory reseting require me going into recovery in which i cnt do. Could it be a hardware problem?

LCPro95 said:
It has a stock rom in which i tried flashing a couple of times. And wouldnt factory reseting require me going into recovery in which i cnt do. Could it be a hardware problem?
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You don't have to go into recovery to do a factory reset you can go into settings.
A hardware problem is something that will have to be answered by someone way smarter than I.
I use CWM recovery and when I first started flashing I installed it using Odin.
Sorry I have run out of ideas Good luck.
Edit : just throwing this out their you could try replacing the SD Card.
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LCPro95 said:
It has a stock rom in which i tried flashing a couple of times. And wouldnt factory reseting require me going into recovery in which i cnt do. Could it be a hardware problem?
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You have to go into recovery to do a factory reset if you can't boot. When you try to boot what does it do? Does it try boot? And then what does it do?
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[Q&A] [CM 10.2]

This is the Q&A for the unofficial CM 10.2 for the SGS4G.
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Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.

So, apart from GPS not working, as far as you know everything basic is working well?
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getochkn said:
Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
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Yeo, it is. I didn't touch anything related to the recovery except the recovery fstab that I must update to b compatible w the new JB so idk if I have to do anything else to have that feature back or it was CWM by default then, I will find out bout it soon.
itzik2sh said:
So, apart from GPS not working, as far as you know everything basic is working well?
sent from me
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You can say so
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Damn... I thought there was a chance GPS would somehow be possible I'm starting to think its wishful thinking... Come on samsung
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getochkn said:
Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
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I believe koush decided to throw away the fix permissions button in CWM because he said it was largely placebo effect and had no real purpose anymore.
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Thanks for all the solutions and answers that I have collected from users around here, I have been able to update the OP for the FAQ (post 3) in the main thread. So either a question is answered here or not, please also have a look over the FAQ @ post 3 in the dev thread to track down the answered common questions, thanks .
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so do you know if external mics work on this Rom?

Ok guys i have flashed near every rom this phone has ever had and never ran into a bootloop problem. So i had CH 10.2 on my phone for 2 days with no hiccups. Then today after letting my phone die completely "battery death" i pluged it in and now it keeps bootlooping and i cant get it into recovery if i hold down volume down + power it loops at the galaxy s 4g starting screen. If i let it go of the power button at the correct time it just bootloops. anyone have any ideas?

http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/

Vismis said:
Ok guys i have flashed near every rom this phone has ever had and never ran into a bootloop problem. So i had CH 10.2 on my phone for 2 days with no hiccups. Then today after letting my phone die completely "battery death" i pluged it in and now it keeps bootlooping and i cant get it into recovery if i hold down volume down + power it loops at the galaxy s 4g starting screen. If i let it go of the power button at the correct time it just bootloops. anyone have any ideas?
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The Recovery Is Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button
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1234west said:
The Recovery Is Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button
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Ok if i hold that combo it loops the galaxy s 4g splash screen if i hold the combo then let go of the power button at any time during the splash or right when it turns to black then it just normally boots into the Cyanogen boot screen then sits there spinning for going on 2 hours then i just pull the battery any ideas?

Vismis said:
Ok if i hold that combo it loops the galaxy s 4g splash screen if i hold the combo then let go of the power button at any time during the splash or right when it turns to black then it just normally boots into the Cyanogen boot screen then sits there spinning for going on 2 hours then i just pull the battery any ideas?
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Battery Pull. Hold Vol Up + Vol Down + Power. Whenever The Samsung Galaxy S 4G Splash Screen Comes On, Let Go Of The Power Button And Keep The Volume Buttons Held Down. Should Take You To Recovery
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OMG YES!!! I have no idea what i did but i pressed the combo when i plugged it into my computer and it looped the battery screen twice then went straight into CWM recovery did not go through the splash screen like a normal CWM recovery start but whatever i got to remove the rom and flash the new Slim Rom . Anyone have any idea what could have caused this just so i know what to or what not to do in the future ?

Try using adb
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To get to CWM recovery on this ROM, simply download 'Quick Boot' application and use it to get to recovery. It works.
Apex launcher crashes as well. I think issue is ROM related. Also, ROM is very heavy, I couldn't find why.
Edit: ROM is snappier after using CM performance features and letting cache do its work.
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jeffreylin_ said:
That's not very helpful if you can't get past the CyanogenMod splash though.
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I got through the splash screen on 1st try.
You should check if you worked according to ROM instructions.
I usually always format system as well as wipe everything twice before flashing any new ROM.
I was referring to :
1. the lack of recovery button on power menu.
2. The inability to use hardware keys to get to recovery after flashing this ROM.
Heimdall One-click (in download mode) and try again.

You're right - I missed that option in developer features - it's called 'advanced reboot options'.
I'd suggest you get to download mode - one click heimdall and reflash this ROM after dowble wiping dalvik, cache, and format system.

I've flashed numerous ROMS to my phone before but have never ran into a problem like this.
-I went back to stock
-flashed CM7, as recommended from the OP
-downloaded and flashed CM10.2 but it gets stuck around 75%
I've been on this thread, and the rom thread as well as waiting a bit, hoping to find a solution or it figures itself out. Nothing! Is it unsafe to pull my battery when its at 'Installing update' (75%) for an extended period of time?
Also, i am on CWM 5.0.2.8
Thanks

I flashed it from ICS (Ultragen) and had no problem.
You can try that as well.

[Q] lost recovery screen

Basically, i was in the process of rooting the device. I have 4.0.4. So, I am able to run Odin, with it showing "success" on the screen. I unchecked auto reboot. So, I unplugged the USB, and when I try to reboot into recovery, I get nothing, just a black screen. The samsung logo screen will come on and then go away. I hold volume down and power button, and then let go of power button. Prior to running Odin, I was able to see the stock recovery screen. But now, I can't get to any recovery screen. But the phone will boot up no problem, and I can get to the download screen no problem as well. I am not sure what to do next. Can anyone help me or does anyone have any ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thank you.

rosebud1 said:
Basically, i was in the process of rooting the device. I have 4.0.4. So, I am able to run Odin, with it showing "success" on the screen. I unchecked auto reboot. So, I unplugged the USB, and when I try to reboot into recovery, I get nothing, just a black screen. The samsung logo screen will come on and then go away. I hold volume down and power button, and then let go of power button. Prior to running Odin, I was able to see the stock recovery screen. But now, I can't get to any recovery screen. But the phone will boot up no problem, and I can get to the download screen no problem as well. I am not sure what to do next. Can anyone help me or does anyone have any ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thank you.
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brother try flashing cwm again
also there are many other recoveries you can try them if available
also there are many backup apps [although i cant remember} which have feature of booting into recovery so find and try them
good luck:good::good:

I tried flashing through Odin about 5 times. It says 5. For custom binary downloads... but when I reboot, I just cant get it into recovery. After flashing through odin, and odin says complete, I unplug tablet and try to reboot into recovery, and I get nothing. It almost seems like its going to work but it doesnt. Also, I cant even update the system upgrade.... im guessing since I cant get to recovery screen, neither can the devixe when it tried to update. I'm lost at what to tey next....

Are you positive you flashed a recovery that is designed for your Tab?

Oh nice idea... I used the files in the how to post in the dev section. But I couldnt. Find the 4.93 tar file so I downloaded it somewhere else. It may have been bad I guess? Like I said, everything worked until I had to reboot to recovery. Does anybody have the. Philz touch4.93 tar file? Thank youguys for your help. I appreciate it so much. None of my friends are into this stuff, so you guys are all I got. Lol.

I tried starting over from the beginning of the steps but nothing works. I just get the same result. Does anybody have any ideas of what I am doing wrong or any suggestions? Thank you for your help in advance.

rosebud1 said:
I tried starting over from the beginning of the steps but nothing works. I just get the same result. Does anybody have any ideas of what I am doing wrong or any suggestions? Thank you for your help in advance.
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Witch tutorial and sources did you use ?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
I used the tutorial here in this forum, but the sources of the files I downloaded from were wherever I could find them as and of the links in this thread no longer contained the files. Do you have a different tutorial to follow? Thank you for your response and help.
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rosebud1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
I used the tutorial here in this forum, but the sources of the files I downloaded from were wherever I could find them as and of the links in this thread no longer contained the files. Do you have a different tutorial to follow? Thank you for your response and help.
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So you got two problems.
One is the los of your recovery en two is the root.
I alway's use the cwm recovery.
and for root is use CF-Auto-Root-espresso
Btw what tab are you on, P5100 P5110 or ??????
That could make a diverance.
Link to Cwm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268785
For the root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980683
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/

Did you check the MD5 hash for your CWM zip? If it is incomplete it doesn't stand much of a chance at working. On Windows I use winmd5free, and on the tablet I use MD5 Hash (Free, No Ads) from the Google Playstore to verify the MD5 of anything I download before flashing it.
Personally I've used the unofficial TeamWin Recovery 2.6.3.0 zip (TWRP) on my P5113 to install CM 10.2 from the Nightly builds.
Also, verify your device is really rooted. I used RootValidator, again from the Google Playstore, to check after rooting my Tab the first time.

Okay I will try checking md5. Thank you so much. Also, I have sgh i497.... how do I know 5110 vs 5100?
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rosebud1 said:
Okay I will try checking md5. Thank you so much. Also, I have sgh i497.... how do I know 5110 vs 5100?
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Goto Settings, About tablet (scroll down to the bottom of the settings to find it).
Check out focussoft's directions on how he rooted his sgh-i497. Note he refers to an older version of TWRP Recovery in his instructions.
I used this to root my P5113.
It is easy to confuse the volume rocker switch directions. Remember that the side next to the power button is Volume Down!

P5100 is the one with a simcard ( 3g/phone )
P5110 is the wifi only tablet
P5113 is wifi and Infrared

Okay, I have 3g and wifi on here so I have 5100.
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Then you got the same as i have, makes it a bit easyer. Any progress by now ?
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I tried to update my device with the of a, but I think it won't work because I can't access my recovery screen.

And the cwm i tipt you earlyer ?
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Make sure you have root.
Look up mobile Odin. The lite version is free but make sure you grab the correct kernel flash file for your tablet.
Download the latest cwm/philz/twrp of your choice for your device and use mobile Odin app to flash recovery.
I've occasionally had issues getting into recovery on my 3113 and found that powering off, plugging it in until the battery icon shows then holding power and volume up and quickly unplugging the cable seems to help. Continue holding volume up for about 5 seconds after the black screen shows and it goes into recovery 99% of the time.
I should note that I only have that issue if I flash incompatible rom and kernel combos or wipe my system and accidentally turn the tab off in recovery mode.
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tokenpoke said:
make sure you grab the correct kernel flash file for your tablet.
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I got a funny feeling that it wasn't......

Amadeus01 said:
I got a funny feeling that it wasn't......
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I should have been clearer. The file I specified is for Mobile Odin.
Mobil Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
Here's the thread. I'll edit this post in a second with the right recovery.
If you flashed a bad kernel you wouldn't be able to boot past the Samsung screen at all, except to get into download mode. If you can boot to the rom, it's not the wrong kernel. Likely just the wrong recovery or a corrupted recovery download.
Brb, hold tight.
Oh boy... we have a big problem...
I just rececked your model number from your signature....
YOU DO NOT HAVE A 51XX TABLET. DO NOT FLASH 51XX FILES.
What you have is the AT&T 4g model.
Flashing files for any other model can potentially permanent brick your device as all the hardware is completely different.
Let me get back to you again and see if I can find a real recovery option for you.
Ok, here is a good recovery for you. Try this and get back to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228332
Please follow thread directions.
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