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New to development... (hence the problems!!)
Followed online guide through HTCDEV to unlock HTC Sensation. Rooted phone and was trying out some custom ROMs which I managed with no major problems albeit I could not get the WiFi to connect (kept giving error message) i assumed this was a Custom ROM issue so changed to another.
I had made Nandroid back-up, which worked fine on the first restore attempt. unfortunately, now it just says MD5 mismatch so I cannot restore to my original working ROM.
Problem now is that I cannot get any of the ROMs I flash to boot past the White HTC screen. Advice on where to go from here much appreciated?
CWM reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
gw0tt said:
New to development... (hence the problems!!)
Followed online guide through HTCDEV to unlock HTC Sensation. Rooted phone and was trying out some custom ROMs which I managed with no major problems albeit I could not get the WiFi to connect (kept giving error message) i assumed this was a Custom ROM issue so changed to another.
I had made Nandroid back-up, which worked fine on the first restore attempt. unfortunately, now it just says MD5 mismatch so I cannot restore to my original working ROM.
Problem now is that I cannot get any of the ROMs I flash to boot past the White HTC screen. Advice on where to go from here much appreciated?
CWM reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
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Hi,
Did you change the name of the nandroid backup?
If so,you must leave NO GAPS in it...
Check THIS THREAD
Thanks for the reply Malybru...
The thread lloks great and I'm sure now that as my phone has been unlocked through HTCDev and remains S-On that the Boot.img is the issue. Only snag is that now that I cannot get the phone to boot, I cannot connect it through USB to the computer to Flash the boot.image across. As I previously mentioned, I cannot get the Nandroid backup option working (I didn't change the name?) so I cannot seem to get out of my 'bricked' state!!
Any help greatly appreciated...
gw0tt said:
Thanks for the reply Malybru...
The thread lloks great and I'm sure now that as my phone has been unlocked through HTCDev and remains S-On that the Boot.img is the issue. Only snag is that now that I cannot get the phone to boot, I cannot connect it through USB to the computer to Flash the boot.image across. As I previously mentioned, I cannot get the Nandroid backup option working (I didn't change the name?) so I cannot seem to get out of my 'bricked' state!!
Any help greatly appreciated...
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Hi,
Try to install 4EXT recovery from HERE
And when you have installed 4ext then remember to go to "tools" and enable "smartflash" every time you flash a rom. As it says in the guide.. Good luck..
NO joy i'm afraid - I cannot seem to get 4Ext onto the phone. It will happily open HBoot and CWM but no amount of trying allows me to get further
gw0tt said:
NO joy i'm afraid - I cannot seem to get 4Ext onto the phone. It will happily open HBoot and CWM but no amount of trying allows me to get further
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In your OP you get wifi errors because of kernel not being flashed as you are S-ON (HTCDEV unlock only unlocks certain partitions) and your booting issues seems to be coming from a boot.img/kernel related problem so my advice would be to S-OFF and use 4EXT recovery to flash another ROM and that should sort it (make sure to double check MD5 CheckSum of whatever ROM you are flashing!)
gw0tt said:
NO joy i'm afraid - I cannot seem to get 4Ext onto the phone. It will happily open HBoot and CWM but no amount of trying allows me to get further
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Hi,
I am sorry,but I am out of ideas.
Can you please post your problem,and all that you have tried and all the details of your phone HERE
Maybe someone else might have some idea.
Bootloader still reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
If I try to switch on phone it simply will not go past the initial white screen with the green HTC logo.
When I open in boatloader it goes through a cycle of checking SD card, loading image etc - at one point it states no image or wrong image and the parsing PG58IMG
Can I still S-Off and transfer 4Ext to the phone with this functionality and if so, could you please explain how. Obviously I can flash Zips from SD Card?
gw0tt said:
Bootloader still reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
If I try to switch on phone it simply will not go past the initial white screen with the green HTC logo.
When I open in boatloader it goes through a cycle of checking SD card, loading image etc - at one point it states no image or wrong image and the parsing PG58IMG
Can I still S-Off and transfer 4Ext to the phone with this functionality and if so, could you please explain how. Obviously I can flash Zips from SD Card?
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Hi,
Look HERE
Firstly, thankyou for your advice. However, unless I'm missing something (highly likely!!) it appears that to S-Off I will need to connect the phone through USB which does not recognise it?
Also the HTC Sensation opens for HBoot version does not include 1.27.0000 on the beta key generator?
After doing image CRC the boot loader now reads:
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
RADIO-11.23.3504.07_M2
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
SD Checking...
loading... PG58DIAG.Zip
No Image!
loading... PG58DIAG.nbh
No Image or wrong image!
loading... PG58IMG.zip
Not sure if that sheds anymore light for anyone?
gw0tt said:
After doing image CRC the boot loader now reads:
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
RADIO-11.23.3504.07_M2
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
SD Checking...
loading... PG58DIAG.Zip
No Image!
loading... PG58DIAG.nbh
No Image or wrong image!
loading... PG58IMG.zip
Not sure if that sheds anymore light for anyone?
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as long as you are SON ..you cant flash firmware
now for ppl with htc-dev unlocked bootloader and S-ON ..the traditional way of flashing wont work
you need to do one extra step (if the step missed ..either the rom doesnt boot up or you will have wifi error)
there is a perfectly awesome guide on how to properly flash custom roms in your case
which malybru mentioned it in the second post itself of the same thread
which you are keep on ignoring and asking for more answers (which has been answered ages ago )
now read the thread ..understand it and flash the rom accordingly
I'm getting there slowly after the helpful nudge!! 4Ext flashed and smartflash enabled - trying to flash android rev HD as suggested but still not having much luck (still won't boot past HTC screen)
i did format the SD card previously following a previous troubleshooting thread (bad idea no doubt!!)
Could it be to do with the PG58img.zip- when bootloader opens it still says wrong image?
gw0tt said:
I'm getting there slowly after the helpful nudge!! 4Ext flashed and smartflash enabled - trying to flash android rev HD as suggested but still not having much luck (still won't boot past HTC screen)
i did format the SD card previously following a previous troubleshooting thread (bad idea no doubt!!)
Could it be to do with the PG58img.zip- when bootloader opens it still says wrong image?
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Hi,
Have you still got PG58IMG.zip on your sd card?
If so, delete it.
Sorted!!!
Many Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. Successfully solved the issues and thankfully phone works as a phone on And Rev HD. I just need to rectify the WIFI error when I get a chance. Any hints to an easy guide would be much appreciated. Also, any advice on the best custom ROM to use; I appreciate theres an element of personal choice but i'm after one which will allow me to maxmise the potential of the device in terms of speed without ruining battery life too much?
Thanks
gw0tt said:
Many Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. Successfully solved the issues and thankfully phone works as a phone on And Rev HD. I just need to rectify the WIFI error when I get a chance. Any hints to an easy guide would be much appreciated. Also, any advice on the best custom ROM to use; I appreciate theres an element of personal choice but i'm after one which will allow me to maxmise the potential of the device in terms of speed without ruining battery life too much?
Thanks
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Hi,
If you manage to sort a problem,could you please share what you did,so that others may benefit.
Solution
WiFi now working. I followed the guide suggested for me by Malybru at the start of this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 I flashed 4Ext recovery instead of CWM. Then Android Rev Supawipe followed by Android Rev HD ROM. All exactly as advertised on the guide by using ADB. Initially WiFi wasn't working but I then flashed CM9 along with separately flashing the boot.img, again using ADB. All works perfectly now. Just follow the guide exactly and you should be fine. The main problem I had was assuming that because the phone did nothing when you connected the USB cable that connecting ADB wouldn't work. Don't think - just follow the guide!! Many Thanks All
Hello,
I'm really hoping someone can help me out here... I just unlocked the bootloader on my Sensation using the Hasoon2000's AIO tooklit, which went fine.
I then flashed ClockworkMod Touch Recovery, again which seems to be working fine.
My mistake I think was when I formatted all partitions from within CWM and then installed the stable 9.1 CyanogenMod... now the phone won't boot beyond the swirly CyanogenMod boot animation. No reboot loop, just stuck on the boot animation.
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
I've tried re-locking the bootloader and flashing the only O2 stock rom I can find (RUU_Pyramid_O2_UK_1.34.206.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_196476_signed.exe), but this results in errors. Maybe this is an older version of the rom that was on there?
I'm guessing the phone is locked to O2 uk because it has a CID O2*****
Not sure where to go from here... I've done a lot of searching, but can't see how to get over this.
Hopefully someone can help me.
Many thanks.
gareh said:
Hello,
I'm really hoping someone can help me out here... I just unlocked the bootloader on my Sensation using the Hasoon2000's AIO tooklit, which went fine.
I then flashed ClockworkMod Touch Recovery, again which seems to be working fine.
My mistake I think was when I formatted all partitions from within CWM and then installed the stable 9.1 CyanogenMod... now the phone won't boot beyond the swirly CyanogenMod boot animation. No reboot loop, just stuck on the boot animation.
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
I've tried re-locking the bootloader and flashing the only O2 stock rom I can find (RUU_Pyramid_O2_UK_1.34.206.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_196476_signed.exe), but this results in errors. Maybe this is an older version of the rom that was on there?
I'm guessing the phone is locked to O2 uk because it has a CID O2*****
Not sure where to go from here... I've done a lot of searching, but can't see how to get over this.
Hopefully someone can help me.
Many thanks.
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Hi,
Look HERE
Unlock your phone again,and follow this thread.
The key is to install 4EXT recovery,format all partitions except sd card,and enable "Smartflash" just before flashing the ROM.
malybru said:
Hi,
Look HERE
Unlock your phone again,and follow this thread.
The key is to install 4EXT recovery,format all partitions except sd card,and enable "Smartflash" just before flashing the ROM.
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Legend... thanks so much. Got it working.
SO , i just bought a htc one mini , and it was rooted and custom rom, i sait was because i fu..ked up )) i don,t know how but my phone doesnt have any OS right now ... what i have to do?
i think this will help you understand whats wrong :
tamepered
unlocked
m4_ul pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.22.0000
radio-1.28.40e.00.24
openDSP-v19.2.0268.0927
os-
it just boot into this and i have to power down everytime. please help.
parazitwl said:
SO , i just bought a htc one mini , and it was rooted and custom rom, i sait was because i fu..ked up )) i don,t know how but my phone doesnt have any OS right now ... what i have to do?
i think this will help you understand whats wrong :
tamepered
unlocked
m4_ul pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.22.0000
radio-1.28.40e.00.24
openDSP-v19.2.0268.0927
os-
it just boot into this and i have to power down everytime. please help.
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you need help? do you know anything about fastboot, adb, twrp?
romy134 said:
you need help? do you know anything about fastboot, adb, twrp?
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i finally installed a custom dom on it using adb side load, but i want the original stock 4.4.2 from htc , where can i find the appropriate one ? and how i install it? i dont want root , i dont want super user, just the original software
parazitwl said:
SO , i just bought a htc one mini , and it was rooted and custom rom, i sait was because i fu..ked up )) i don,t know how but my phone doesnt have any OS right now ... what i have to do?
i think this will help you understand whats wrong :
tamepered
unlocked
m4_ul pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.22.0000
radio-1.28.40e.00.24
openDSP-v19.2.0268.0927
os-
it just boot into this and i have to power down everytime. please help.
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Follow this to get back to stock.
I think u need to be S-Off, not sure if u can on hboot 2.22
Edit: try revone to s-off first then follow the instructions
You should flash your phone,i think
Revone attempt with S-On Unlocked Tampered
I believe I have the exact same issue, after trying to install TWRP and changing to CWM Touch. I tried to run Revone through ADB and the commands seemed to work but when I reboot I am still S-On and Tampered. I would love to hear if anyone get's this to work. Thanks.
Do what Everest said.
Mind you what I would do is get twrp onto phone make sure your bootloader is unlocked and then flash a zip with twrp and with zip on usb via otg.
Will Try
xlr8me said:
Do what Everest said.
Mind you what I would do is get twrp onto phone make sure your bootloader is unlocked and then flash a zip with twrp and with zip on usb via otg.
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Thanks, i'll work on that first and then try Revone if needed. I've used recovery successfully on older models so I get that process. Newby question on the use of fastboot flash: I am seeing reference to use of the flash command which I understand - followed by going into recovery and installing the zip for the same file. If that is the correct 1-2 step for a rom fine, but where do I find (file location) the zip that I flashed in the first step? I'm sure it's easy, I can run with the basic pointers once I hear them. Thanks!!
jbarnes74 said:
Thanks, i'll work on that first and then try Revone if needed. I've used recovery successfully on older models so I get that process. Newby question on the use of fastboot flash: I am seeing reference to use of the flash command which I understand - followed by going into recovery and installing the zip for the same file. If that is the correct 1-2 step for a rom fine, but where do I find (file location) the zip that I flashed in the first step? I'm sure it's easy, I can run with the basic pointers once I hear them. Thanks!!
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Follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789272
TWRP install zip, sideload, rumrunner
Thank you for your patience! Maybe I should provide more details:
system info
m4_ul pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.22.0000
radio-1.25.40g.00.19
openDSP-v19.2.0268.0927
OS-3.10.502.3
eMMC-boot 1024MB
Jan 29 2014
Installed TWRP 2.6.3.0 and runs, I notice on recovery boot shows E: unable to mount '/cache'
When trying to install rom.zip (which is JmzM4_stockrooted_deodex_att) I get this message:
checking for md5 file...
skipping md5 check: no md5 file found.
updating partition details...
E: unable to mount '/cache'
I tried ADB SIDELOAD before getting rumrunner, message is failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)'
Finally I attempted Rumrunner after checking ADB devices which does return (my serial number) recovery
Resulting message:
please wait.........................
ERROR: run rumrunner again and READ (no adb connection to device. Debugging on? Drivers?)
Even though ADB sees the device in terminal.. I'm not sure what to make of that.
It's probably something simple I missed like needing a new boot.img or creating a file or script.
That is where I don't have experience. Again thanks for your patience!! Learning.
Are you sure your bootloader is unlocked?
Looks like it's reading different partition.
Good luck.
Unlocked
xlr8me said:
Are you sure your bootloader is unlocked?
Looks like it's reading different partition.
Good luck.
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Could it be a fake flag? I def had it unlocked, and believe I relocked it when I started having issues. Then I think I used revone to change the flag. I may as well jump into fastboot and reapply the htcdev token again. How can I tell if it is unlocked after?
Another note. I notice when I exit TWRP it tells me my device is not rooted and offers to install supersu...yet the next time I go in and exit again it says the same thing. The theme that seems to be building here for me is nothing is really able to be applied. Frustrating. I'll get that htc token flashed for now....It sure would be amazing if there was an RUU that I could actually apply. I haven't found one that works.
Unlocked
..By the way, if it helps, I have another exact same model. I just don't want to mess it up trying to get set up to do a backup, especially if the device I am working on won't flash anything anyway.
Anyone help
Can anyone give me an idea of where my main problem begins? As I mentioned, I am s-ON and can't seem to get past that. Since there is no full RUU downloan for this version, I can't just flash that. As it is now I can get adb, fastboot, and rebootRUU access, but no solution is working. I am certain the htcdev unlock worked, but every time I try to flash something I run into an error. I can see a file system if I go in as if I'm going to insall a zip in TWRP but am not sure if it works, the partition log keeps telling me E: unable to mount '/cache'. I also see a message Kernel does not have support for reading SELinux...which I imagine effects sideload options. What can I do? I appreciate any help.
i have a Htc One s
****unlocked****
VILLEC2 PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-2.09.0001
RADIO-16.07.20.18_M
OPENDSP-V05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
May 10.......
I mistakenly wiped everything from my phone(went into recovery, wipe, advanced wipe, ticked everything and cleaned it) because the phone went into an unending Loop of restarts, now i have limited knowledge in flashing Roms but i work with the PC everyday. now i happened to get a custom rom from ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2445392 ) and followed the prompt till i got to fastboot flash recovery TWRP2.6.1.0.img at that point it kept giving me an error, i read up to knpw that it is an S-On problem but i cant get my phone to S-Off. I need help seriously PLEASE!! with how yurn s-on to s-off or with another way to get a ROM on the phone. Thanks
k3nnyperry said:
i have a Htc One s
****unlocked****
VILLEC2 PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-2.09.0001
RADIO-16.07.20.18_M
OPENDSP-V05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
May 10.......
I mistakenly wiped everything from my phone(went into recovery, wipe, advanced wipe, ticked everything and cleaned it) because the phone went into an unending Loop of restarts, now i have limited knowledge in flashing Roms but i work with the PC everyday. now i happened to get a custom rom from ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2445392 ) and followed the prompt till i got to fastboot flash recovery TWRP2.6.1.0.img at that point it kept giving me an error, i read up to knpw that it is an S-On problem but i cant get my phone to S-Off. I need help seriously PLEASE!! with how yurn s-on to s-off or with another way to get a ROM on the phone. Thanks
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I can`t remember that you need s-off for TWRP and i dont think so!
Also here no comment @ https://twrp.me/devices/htconess4.html
What a Error you get?
Post exactly the error you get. For flashing TWRP you shouldn't be S-Off
Edit: I've checked the link for the ROM you've said you tried to follow flashing instructions....that is an S4 (ville) ROM and that TWRP is for S4 not for villeC2 as it appears in your bootloader info. DO NOT TRY TO FLASH ANYTHING from S4 section, you must flash a ROM and TWRP made for villeC2 (S3) cause they're not compatible.
Sent from nowhere over the air...
What a Error you get?[/QUOTE]
Writing Recovery.......
Failed Remote: Image error! <Boot magic check fail
That's the error i get.
Hi guys,
I hope you can give me some pointers?
I have in front of me a HTC ONE S, it's not mine but a friend of my son, they've tried to flash a new ROM, failed and it's sat in a drawer for months, he volunteered me to have a look!
The only info I have on the failed flashing process is that "this is as far as she got"! So I can only go on what I in front of me.
The phone is stuck in a reboot cycle and never appears to start to run, i only get the HTC logo.
I can boot into TWRP, so she's managed to unlock and install recovery.
I can mount USB storage and copy files onto phone, there were no files here, only what I've copied.
Any ROM I've downloaded just fails, message usually reports that it's failed to mount partition.
I don't know if this is a S3 or S4.
Information I have;
from the label under the rear cover
PJ40100
NM8PJ40100
From the recovery screen;
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.15.0000
RADIO-1.11.50.05.28
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Dec 14 2012,17:10:57:-1
The version of TWRP is 2.2.1. I can see there's a newer TWRP, I guess I should update, how can I do this if I can't boot the phone?
So, from the above can I identify if it's a S3 or S4?
Do I need to format storage before flashing a ROM, or is there something else I need to do so I can successfully flash a new ROM?
Yours hopefully
Chris
I'm guessing I at least need to update TWRP, but I can't see a way of doing this with the current installed version other than via the phone OS.
What I can't find is an old ROM that works with this TWRP that I can just get running and work through the upgrades from there, anybody got any suggestions?
Chris
Ah ha, so I now know that I have a "soft brick"! I have managed to update TWRP to 2.8.7.0 I've tried a few ROMs but none boot, I'm therefore thinking that I've chosen an incompatible ROM? I still don't know what version of ONE S I have in front of me.
Googling "NM8PJ40100" seems inconclusive , but S4 comes up more than S3, can anyone provide any more definitive answers?
Please?
Chris
You have a European S4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2756192 for more info.
I've got it working, although I'm not really sure what the right combination was. I updated TWRP to 2.8.7.1 and tried flashing a few ROMS, but somewhere in that process I lost the ability to mount the SD card, and back to stuck in a boot loop.
Now more confident I reflashed TWRP 2.8.7.1, formated all phone partitions from within TWRP and mounted SD card. My PC didn't recognised the phone so I then formatted it from Windows, copied over ROM & GAPPS, flashed and now all OK.
I'm guessing the phone partitions got screwed somewhere, by me or by the owner, or both!
Finally got there and knowing what type of ROM I needed helped, so thank you kdd988!
Chris
Hi there Chris,
I am having the same problem with a girl's HTC One S as well (I can't remember if I had determine if it was and S3 or an S4 model). After going through the process to try to flash to custom ROM, during the process, it just gave this error message (can't remember what exactly unfortunately, was over 6 months ago), this was after wiping the Dalvik Cache, so I assume that clears out the original factory ROM?
So, somehow it got stuck in a similar fashion as you mentioned
Info under back cover:
Moel: PJ40110
FCC ID: NM8PJ40110
IC: 411B-PJ40110
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.1.5
HTC Recovery Screen
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.15.0000
RADIO-1.13.50.05.31
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Dec 14 2012,17:10:57:-1
This one, when you power it on, it goes straight to the CLockworkMod screen.
Can you tell me the exact procedure you used to get the ROM uploaded to the phone memory so then to flash it within the recovery interface.
The phone is no longer recognized as a device on the PC currently so no way to access the phone's internal memory to put the files on etc
Cheers
Ross