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[SOLVED] install t-mobile T989 ROM or Stock

Need some help,
There errors I'm getting are "assert failed: getprop("...
Where is there a sticky with info explaining flashing a t-mobile ROM? Can I Odin a T-mobile stock ROM? (are boot files the same) Do I need to have a i727 kernel? an i727 recovery?
Outside of flashing the conversion fix, which isn't working for me, what else is there? I tried searching for hours, literally, and found scattered post here and there. nothing very helpful, and thanks in advance and I'm sure this is an easy fix if I was good at searching.

drago10029 said:
Need some help,
There errors I'm getting are "assert failed: getprop("...
Where is there a sticky with info explaining flashing a t-mobile ROM? Can I Odin a T-mobile stock ROM? (are boot files the same) Do I need to have a i727 kernel? an i727 recovery?
Outside of flashing the conversion fix, which isn't working for me, what else is there? I tried searching for hours, literally, and found scattered post here and there. nothing very helpful, and thanks in advance and I'm sure this is an easy fix if I was good at searching.
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You have to edit the updater script in the ROM your trying to flash by extracting the rom then editing the script. Assuming you know how to edit the updater script Delete the first two lines until it says package extract file or mount
Edit here's a pic running slimbean t989 rom
Edit again: some ROMs in the t989 forum already have the script edited to be flashed on skyrocket

well i just took a chance and flashed t989 recovery. it worked and the ROM flashed as normal
and just for the sake of learning how would I edit an updater script on windows? Is it safe to odin t989 custom ROMs?

drago10029 said:
well took a chance and flashed t989 recovery. it worked and the ROM flashed as normal
and just for the sake of learning how would I edit an updater script on windows? Is it safe to odin t989 custom ROMs?
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That took gonads to flash there recovery :laugh: Notepad+ i belive on windows after you extract the ROM and I don't mess with Odin I do everything by phone

Hmmm ok ill check it out and I just realized i could just copy and replace the proper files easily.
Would you happen to know how to edit modem files? what could I use for that? notepad++ didn't work when I tried.

bzzybfrm313 said:
That took gonads to flash there recovery :laugh: Notepad+ i belive on windows after you extract the ROM and I don't mess with Odin I do everything by phone
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and what do you use instead of Odin? hemidall?

drago10029 said:
and what do you use instead of Odin? hemidall?
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Nothing. I never use them, the only time I used Odin is when I first got the phone. I flash everything by phone and edit everything by phone:good:

hmmm ok, hope that suits you well.

[Q] how to flash - really in trouble

Hi all,
Apology if this questions may already been ask millions of time but I am really stucked at the moment and hoping that someone may guide me to the correct direction.
I have got HTC One X-LTE (Evita)
I managed to get S-OFF and also CID - 111111
It has TWRP 2.6
The last time I got it working was on the STOCK 4.2.2 I downloaded from the XDA - then I got into the issues of rebooting and loosing signal from time to time. so I went into my TWRP backup I had and reflashed it using my old backup made from my TWRP.
the reflashed failed and now I can only boot up to the HTC logo and then black screen.
I can get to the TWRP recovery and I have got fastboot and ADB on my PC.
When I run the fastboot devices command --> it shows device connected BUT when i try ADB command ---> no device is found.
It will be much appreciated if someone can guide me to the right direction as I am really stucked at the moment not sure where to start.
I tried searching in the forum but I don't think I went to the correct area/tutorial.
Please help
Thank you

When you made your twrp backup did you select system,data, and boot? If it's hanging at the HTC screen it seems there is not boot.img installed or one that is incompatible with your backup. Open whatever Rom your backup is made from and copy the boot.img to your fastboot directory. Then reboot the phone into fastboot mode and flash the boot.img using this command.
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Then reboot the phone and see what happens
Sent from my HTC One XL using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2

ImagioX1 said:
When you made your twrp backup did you select system,data, and boot? If it's hanging at the HTC screen it seems there is not boot.img installed or one that is incompatible with your backup. Open whatever Rom your backup is made from and copy the boot.img to your fastboot directory. Then reboot the phone into fastboot mode and flash the boot.img using this command.
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Then reboot the phone and see what happens
Sent from my HTC One XL using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for the reply.
When looking at the TWRP backup I copied into my PC - does not have the .img - the one I can find is MD5
Can I use the existing ROM I donwload from XDA like : EVITA_UL_JB_50_S_TMO_DE_5.08.111.2_By_Turge.zip
when I extracted EVITA_UL_JB_50_S_TMO_DE_5.08.111.2_By_Turge.zip - I can see the "boot.img" can I use this one?
Thanks

ardabelati said:
Thanks for the reply.
When looking at the TWRP backup I copied into my PC - does not have the .img - the one I can find is MD5
Can I use the existing ROM I donwload from XDA like : EVITA_UL_JB_50_S_TMO_DE_5.08.111.2_By_Turge.zip
when I extracted EVITA_UL_JB_50_S_TMO_DE_5.08.111.2_By_Turge.zip - I can see the "boot.img" can I use this one?
Thanks
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I had a somewhat similar experience with Viper 4.0 ROM - I managed to get Cyanogenmod installed correctly (particularly this one). Take a shot and see if it works - atleast your phone will be up and working.

sandys1 said:
I had a somewhat similar experience with Viper 4.0 ROM - I managed to get Cyanogenmod installed correctly (particularly this one). Take a shot and see if it works - atleast your phone will be up and working.
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Hi Sandy,
I tried the link but I think it is broken link.
Can you please let me know which one is the link .
Cheers

ardabelati said:
Hi Sandy,
I tried the link but I think it is broken link.
Can you please let me know which one is the link .
Cheers
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hmm - Im on ROM dated 09/13, which is not present now. Your best bet would be http://get.cm/get/aOM
Also remember to flash Google Apps (play store, etc.) which is packaged separately here - http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip

ardabelati said:
Hi Sandy,
I tried the link but I think it is broken link.
Can you please let me know which one is the link .
Cheers
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Did it work finally ?

sandys1 said:
Did it work finally ?
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Hi Sandy
Thank you again for your help
I finally got my phone at least booting again.
What i did was I went to the fastboot and then correct to the PC and when it was asking for format the drive, I did format it (fingers crossed) and luckily it let me see the ROm I downloaded from the Stock 4.2.2 Turge version.
Now my problem is that the phone keeps rebooting.
I don;t know how to flash the kernel as suggested on the front page of the thread.
What is the most stable ROM at the moment?
I want to learn how to flash and fix this - I have kept reading post after post but I still can not get myself to where I want it to be which is fixing the reboot issue from the STOCK 4.2.2 Turge version.
I am a real newbie so I am not too familar with some of the fancy terms people use.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again

ardabelati said:
Hi Sandy
Thank you again for your help
I finally got my phone at least booting again.
What i did was I went to the fastboot and then correct to the PC and when it was asking for format the drive, I did format it (fingers crossed) and luckily it let me see the ROm I downloaded from the Stock 4.2.2 Turge version.
Now my problem is that the phone keeps rebooting.
I don;t know how to flash the kernel as suggested on the front page of the thread.
What is the most stable ROM at the moment?
I want to learn how to flash and fix this - I have kept reading post after post but I still can not get myself to where I want it to be which is fixing the reboot issue from the STOCK 4.2.2 Turge version.
I am a real newbie so I am not too familar with some of the fancy terms people use.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again
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It sounds like it might be a bad download or something. I noticed u never mentioned wiping the phone before flashing, Are u clean wiping? And also what hboot are you on?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

ardabelati said:
Hi Sandy
Thank you again for your help
I finally got my phone at least booting again.
What i did was I went to the fastboot and then correct to the PC and when it was asking for format the drive, I did format it (fingers crossed) and luckily it let me see the ROm I downloaded from the Stock 4.2.2 Turge version.
Now my problem is that the phone keeps rebooting.
I don;t know how to flash the kernel as suggested on the front page of the thread.
What is the most stable ROM at the moment?
I want to learn how to flash and fix this - I have kept reading post after post but I still can not get myself to where I want it to be which is fixing the reboot issue from the STOCK 4.2.2 Turge version.
I am a real newbie so I am not too familar with some of the fancy terms people use.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again
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You can either flash the kernel, which can be found in the Android Development section, flashing the kernel is just like flashing a ROM, just install in Beastmode. Or you can upgrade your firmware to 2.15, the instructions are I'm the first post of the ROM thread.
Asking which ROM is best/favorite/most stable is against the rules so we can't answer that question.
When you say the phone keeps rebooting, does it ever make it into the OS or is it boot looping (showing the boot animation then starting over)?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
You can either flash the kernel, which can be found in the Android Development section, flashing the kernel is just like flashing a ROM, just install in Beastmode. Or you can upgrade your firmware to 2.15, the instructions are I'm the first post of the ROM thread.
Asking which ROM is best/favorite/most stable is against the rules so we can't answer that question.
When you say the phone keeps rebooting, does it ever make it into the OS or is it boot looping (showing the boot animation then starting over)?
Sent from my Evita
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Thanks for the reply
When you said that flashing kernel is the same as flashing ROM, I did it By going to TWRP and the press install and locate the zip file. Is this what should be done?
What is beast mode?
Sorry for the basic questions
Thanks

Yeah that's how you install the kernel. It must be done after you install the ROM. I kinda worded my reply a bit weird, sorry about that. Beastmode is the name of the kernel, you can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2165880
Sent from my Evita

I did try to flash it through recovery but it always failed. Not sure why. I copied the kernel zip file into my phone sd and then I went to recovery and press the install and located the kernel zip file but still failed.
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

Which recovery version are you using?
Sent from my Evita

Recovery is 2.6.3.
The process failed on not able to fine the MD5 file or something like that. We don't need to extract the Zip file do we?
Cheers

Disable md5 checking in settings. You never need to extract a kernel or ROM zip.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Disable md5 checking in settings. You never need to extract a kernel or ROM zip.
Sent from my Evita
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I have checked the setting in TWRP and nothing is ticked.
When I flash the zip, it is still saying "failed due to md5 does not exists".
I am not sure which should be address first but I now noticed that there is an error : "unable to locate storage device"
also came out.
When I plug my phone to PC I can see the storage but why it is saying "storage device not found" in TWRP?
Thanks

E:Error executing updater binary in zip

Anybody figure out how to fix this? I can find people having this problem flashing 4.4 but I can't flash anything. I've tried to flash mf1 firmware, a 4.3 carbon nightly, and a 4.3 pac nightly. All with the same results. Here is exactly what I did -
I flashed PhilZ recovery earlier on a earlier version of TWRP.
kept getting a "failed" in PhilZ
Flashed latest TWRP via Odin
Tried flashing the above mentioned zips all with the error message.
Restored my hyper drive rls16 backup (4.1.2)
Installed latest TWRP via goomanager app
Edit : my phone is flashed to PagePlus so I kinda have to be careful I'm afraid of using Odin to go back to stock/rooted but my luck that's what it'll take. When I get home I'm going to try it with a older version of TWRP that's the only other thing I can think to try.
Any suggestions or info is appreciated.

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anyone ? please ?

Supposedly the update binary here is generic, you could try replacing the one in the rom zip with it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2492496
Sent from my SCH-I535 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I've tried CWM PhilZ and TWRP all latest versions, and still can't get rid of this.
I Cannot install any rom, whatsoever. I did manage to install a MF1 radio zip, but that's it. I can't install 4.3 or even 4.2 ..
I've replaced the update-binary inside the zips, and edited the update-script and removed the stuff used for recognizing the device, still no dice ..
I ended up flashing a full mf1 img via Odin and then used casual to root/unlock/recovery install - and I STILL get the error. Not sure where to go from here. Seems like nobody else is having this problem unless they're not on the latest recovery and trying to flash KitKat.
Thought I'd share the rest of my story ..
edit: I was able to restore a old backup of 1.7 carbon ...lol. better than nothing or a TW rom, that's for sure.

When you replaced the update binary did you get the same error or a different one? Also, have you tried flashing from internal and external SD?
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dpeeps74 said:
When you replaced the update binary did you get the same error or a different one? Also, have you tried flashing from internal and external SD?
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Sorry I didn't get a notification for this.
I did get the same error. I did get a error 6 once or twice but it was because I edited the update-script file and used word or word pad I downloaded note++ and it stopped and went back to error 7 :banghead:
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cjmcsw87 said:
Sorry I didn't get a notification for this.
I did get the same error. I did get a error 6 once or twice but it was because I edited the update-script file and used word or word pad I downloaded note++ and it stopped and went back to error 7 :banghead:
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
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OK, I have one for you to try, use the original rom zip (don't edit the update-script), when you flash in recovery and it failed, select boot and boot back into recovery, then reflash again. Try it with the latest TWRP 2.6.3.2.

SOLVED ! only took a week ...
I had been using an update-binary file that was posted in a thread.
I took the file from PhilZ recovery ( which I had been able to flash, just nothing else ) and used that one. Imagine that, it worked.
**DUH** :silly:

cjmcsw87 said:
SOLVED ! only took a week ...
I had been using an update-binary file that was posted in a thread.
I took the file from PhilZ recovery ( which I had been able to flash, just nothing else ) and used that one. Imagine that, it worked.
**DUH** :silly:
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Nice, glad you have a happy ending!!

buhohitr said:
Nice, glad you have a happy ending!!
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Me too buddy, let me tell ya ..
I appreciate the advice along the way. Thank you.
now I just have to decide if I want carbon or pac as my daily driver for awhile.. Carbon is what i've almost always used after I figured out how bloated and laggy TW is.. Best of all my PagePlus flash is perfectly fine, didn't have to add APN's or mess with anything else to get data to work.
I hope this thread helps somebody else.

I am having the same issue with HTC One.
Could you please let me know how you solved this. Maybe it can help with my device as well. had no luck in our threds..
Thank you

umka83 said:
I am having the same issue with HTC One.
Could you please let me know how you solved this. Maybe it can help with my device as well. had no luck in our threds..
Thank you
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If you're getting a status 7 error you have to replace the update binary with the latest nightly from cm11 in anything you want to flash. The update binary is universal and will work on anything you want to flash. If it is throwing another error then this won't work.
This will probably only work with cwm or philz.

BadUsername said:
If you're getting a status 7 error you have to replace the update binary with the latest nightly from cm11 in anything you want to flash. The update binary is universal and will work on anything you want to flash. If it is throwing another error then this won't work.
This will probably only work with cwm or philz.
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Hello, thanks for reply,
1) I am not getting a STATUS 7 error, only this one:
Code:
E: eror eexecuting updater binary in zip /sdcard/zipfilename.zip Error flashing zip /sdcard/zipfilename Updating partition details Failed
Could you please let me know how can I replace the update binary with the latest nightly from cm11? Do you need to open zip from latest Nities and put it into my ZIP?
2) I have tried both cwm or philz and I am getting this error
Code:
this package is for m7wlj devices this is dlx
My device is m7wlj for sure. But somehow recovery thinks it is DLX
THANK YOU

umka83 said:
Hello, thanks for reply,
1) I am not getting a STATUS 7 error, only this one:
Code:
E: eror eexecuting updater binary in zip /sdcard/zipfilename.zip Error flashing zip /sdcard/zipfilename Updating partition details Failed
Could you please let me know how can I replace the update binary with the latest nightly from cm11? Do you need to open zip from latest Nities and put it into my ZIP?
2) I have tried both cwm or philz and I am getting this error
Code:
this package is for m7wlj devices this is dlx
My device is m7wlj for sure. But somehow recovery thinks it is DLX
THANK YOU
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It's a recovery version problem, so either update your recovery or use an older one until you find something that works.

Problem Solved
umka83 said:
Hello, thanks for reply,
1) I am not getting a STATUS 7 error, only this one:
Code:
E: eror eexecuting updater binary in zip /sdcard/zipfilename.zip Error flashing zip /sdcard/zipfilename Updating partition details Failed
Could you please let me know how can I replace the update binary with the latest nightly from cm11? Do you need to open zip from latest Nities and put it into my ZIP?
2) I have tried both cwm or philz and I am getting this error
Code:
this package is for m7wlj devices this is dlx
My device is m7wlj for sure. But somehow recovery thinks it is DLX
THANK YOU
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After conducting my own research with this same problem I discovered a much simpler method of correcting the issue. When flashing KK roms with older versions of custom recoveries, the recoveries did not have sufficient instructions to to handle some of the file system changes in KK. I tried replacing the updater binaries from multiple ROMs to no avail. After about 24 hours of trial and error I managed to successfully flash Cyanogenmod cm-11-20140709-NIGHTLY-d801 and GAPPs aokp_gapps-kk-20140517 to my LG G2 D801. All that had to be done is to update TWRP from 2.6.3.2 to version 2.7.1. This version of TWRP had the necessary instructions to support a KK version custom ROM.

Good Job
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Fixed
buhohitr said:
Nice, glad you have a happy ending!!
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I had same issue, installed newest TWRP. Fixed! Used Odin to install.

I had the same issue as the OP. I was trying to flash a rom from the external SD card. I moved it to the Internal SD and it worked.
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[Q] CWM Not Installing SGH-I997

sooooooooo. i bricked my Phone (oops) so i flashed it with Odin with the UCLB3 unbrick root and boom everything fine and got my binary count to no. then i install rom manager and flash the recovery... reboot to recovery.......waiting.... and poof, says that update.zip wasn't found. i found it fine. then the next line says failed to read whole signature and then cancels. Help please. im not entirely a noob but i feel like it sometimes lol.

RLPinkston89 said:
sooooooooo. i bricked my Phone (oops) so i flashed it with Odin with the UCLB3 unbrick root and boom everything fine and got my binary count to no. then i install rom manager and flash the recovery... reboot to recovery.......waiting.... and poof, says that update.zip wasn't found. i found it fine. then the next line says failed to read whole signature and then cancels. Help please. im not entirely a noob but i feel like it sometimes lol.
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I'm not sure what's causing your specific issue, but after going back to stock with Odin I follow the following instructions:
To add CWM recovery to the rooted version, download a custom Gingerbread kernel from HERE or HERE and flash the zImage using SGS Kernel Flasher (found in the Play Store) on the phone. If you go this route for root and CWM, your Custom Binary Download counter will not show any custom binary activity.
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You can download the SGS Kernel .apk from this post so you don't have to log into the Play Store. When you flash the zImage, it will hang on the Samsung logo for a bit while it reparations and installs the kernel. 1.2 GHz is stock by the way.
I have nothing against Rom Manager but I stopped using it after experiencing some issues.

bokonon9 said:
I'm not sure what's causing your specific issue, but after going back to stock with Odin I follow the following instructions:
You can download the SGS Kernel .apk from this post so you don't have to log into the Play Store. When you flash the zImage, it will hang on the Samsung logo for a bit while it reparations and installs the kernel. 1.2 GHz is stock by the way.
I have nothing against Rom Manager but I stopped using it after experiencing some issues.
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aswesome! all good! thanks man.

Roms not flashing

I have recently unlocked my bootloader using sunshing, and installed twrp 2.8.0.1 as my custom recovery. I do not have any problems flashing stock based roms but when I try to flash cm11(or other) based roms I'm always met with:
Code:
This package is for "xt1052, ghost, xt1053, ghost_retail, xt1055, ghost_usc, xt1056, ghost_sprint, xt1058, ghost_att, ghost_rcica xt1060, ghost_verizon" devices; this is a " ",
Code:
E:Error executing updater binary in zip 'location-of-rom.zip' :
These are roms from the Moto x xda forum I'm trying to flash. Any help is appreciated as ive searched for hours for a fix or someone having the same problem on my device with no luck.

I tried to RSD back to 4.4.2 19.5.3 stock where i started, and took all the ota updates, flashed twrp 2.8.0.1 through fastboot. Tried flashing a cm11 rom from the moto x "crdroid" and same errors as usual. Can anyone offer any assistance? The only roms that are flashing correctly are based off stock. Is there something in the rom zip i need to modify for my phone?

Having Similar issues
I am running into the same issue, I loaded the eclipse rom on to my phone and it does not matter which version or location I download it from the rom boots minus the red filter and is terribly unstable. I am in the process of trying to Fastboot Venom, but so for nothing else is recognized.

You have to modify the met.inf file to flash these roms.
Kuatous said:
I am running into the same issue, I loaded the eclipse rom on to my phone and it does not matter which version or location I download it from the rom boots minus the red filter and is terribly unstable. I am in the process of trying to Fastboot Venom, but so for nothing else is recognized.
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But how?
Archangel said:
You have to modify the met.inf file to flash these roms.
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What would you recommend as a how to do so? I have been researching and I am finding the folder but not what part to modify.

Could you elaborate a little Archangel? What do I need to change specifically in the file? And where can I find it?

Sorry didnt see the response,,,you need to the Team Gummy thread in this area
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676291&page=9
and follow the directions I asked another user. It involves unzipping and modding the meta.inf file and take out some file numbers so the install will not look for specific phones.
slikerhael said:
Could you elaborate a little Archangel? What do I need to change specifically in the file? And where can I find it?
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