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Warning! DO NOT FLASH OneS S3 with S4 roms or images! [TO DEVS][PREFIX][S3][S4]

After a lot of testing I have to the conclusion that the ROMs and images from the S4 cpu versions of One S is NOT compatible with the ones with the S3 cpu variants!
This includes ROM and CWM. This means also for now there is way to root the S3 one s variants. If you try flash the cwm anyway...you will screw your recovery and you can no longer hard reset the phone.
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To All Developers!!! For now, please add a prefix [S3] or [S4] to your thread title and mentioned it in OP

i just ordered another One S from Tmobile, do u know if they send out S3s now instead of S4s?

adulel08 said:
i just ordered another One S from Tmobile, do u know if they send out S3s now instead of S4s?
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All T-Mobile ones will have the S4. The S3 models are only for certain Asian and European markets.

Still though that may be true I haven't checked I still think the forum should be divided by version bases EU, UK, US etc.
Even if it had to be done by sub forum for VB it's really easy to do and would clear up a lot of issues people are having over here.

Duh? Isn't this an obvious warning? Does it really need a thread? Who the hell would flash a kernel made for another soc to their phone?
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Serious_Beans said:
Duh? Isn't this an obvious warning? Does it really need a thread? Who the hell would flash a kernel made for another soc to their phone?
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Because you have not used a one S that's why you don't know. There is no way to tell physically whether the One S has an S3 or an S4 processor. No markings, no physical differences, no model name differences on the box, nothing at all. This means to most people, a one s is a one s, most people do not know there is even two versions until they flash it and its too late.

Serious_Beans said:
Duh? Isn't this an obvious warning? Does it really need a thread? Who the hell would flash a kernel made for another soc to their phone?
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Additionally...because literally everyone assumes there is only one version of the one s, nobody states that whether their rom or cwm is for the s3 or S4 version...making it a real bummer... but as of now, unless someone specifically mentions its for the s3, DO NOT try to root or flash an image for you one s, because literally none of them out there are for one s for now

Are there any RUU's for the S3 version ?
I think the only conflicting issue would be the boot.img, so if you just flash that along with a S4 ROM you should be fine.
as for CWM, I assume there will be a line of code which specifies which device it is for, Edit it to the S3 version (VilleC?) and all should be fine.
As for the root package, That should require a simple updater-script edit and it will work !

As I told on another thread.
If partitions are the same (we need someone to check if true) the S4 roms should work with the S3 variant except for the Kernel and the boot.img . I guess a new cwm would be needed too

onlinechi said:
Because you have not used a one S that's why you don't know. There is no way to tell physically whether the One S has an S3 or an S4 processor. No markings, no physical differences, no model name differences on the box, nothing at all. This means to most people, a one s is a one s, most people do not know there is even two versions until they flash it and its too late.
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This is XDA we are a huge community, don't tell me we can't and nobody ever thought about asking around people's serials, part number, FCC ID and look for differences. They CAN'T be no differences. Anyway, the S3 models are 1.7GHz and the GHz is writen on the back of the box.

Yes, It will state on the box which version it is. And also in HBOOT it will say VILLEC So users will know before flashing which model they have.
If it becomes too big of a problem, Im sure we can get the mods to add a sub section. But they wont open one until we have some development and tutorials for it, Other wise it will be empty

I have requested that we get a S3 Development forum for this phone. We had a previous war about splitting the forums, but in this case, I think it's warranted. There's a decent difference here, so this distinction needs to be made and understood.

nickmv said:
I have requested that we get a S3 Development forum for this phone. We had a previous war about splitting the forums, but in this case, I think it's warranted. There's a decent difference here, so this distinction needs to be made and understood.
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Yeah, I agree with that, The previous split between US and EU was a bit un needed, However i think this S3 - S4 split is important

nickmv said:
I have requested that we get a S3 Development forum for this phone. We had a previous war about splitting the forums, but in this case, I think it's warranted. There's a decent difference here, so this distinction needs to be made and understood.
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Definitely, I don't want to get crippled/bricked/whatever because a dev forget to write S3 or to state clearly S3. If the Tegra and S4 One X forums are TOTALLY separate, we should at least get a sub forum for each S3 and S4!
azzledazzle said:
Yeah, I agree with that, The previous split between US and EU was a bit un needed, However i think this S3 - S4 split is important
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Canada isn't in EU -_-

NienorGT said:
Definitely, I don't want to get crippled/bricked/whatever because a dev forget to write S3 or to state clearly S3. If the Tegra and S4 One X forums are TOTALLY separate, we should at least get a sub forum for each S3 and S4!
Canada isn't in EU -_-
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We haven't forgotten about your square wheels.....
All jokes aside, yeah yeah yeah.....

Canada ?? Whats that
I meant the Tmobile & International split that we had.

onlinechi said:
Because you have not used a one S that's why you don't know. There is no way to tell physically whether the One S has an S3 or an S4 processor. No markings, no physical differences, no model name differences on the box, nothing at all. This means to most people, a one s is a one s, most people do not know there is even two versions until they flash it and its too late.
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Users should be aware of what they are doing... XDA and/ or the Dev aren't responsible for what you do with your phone!
onlinechi said:
Additionally...because literally everyone assumes there is only one version of the one s, nobody states that whether their rom or cwm is for the s3 or S4 version...making it a real bummer... but as of now, unless someone specifically mentions its for the s3, DO NOT try to root or flash an image for you one s, because literally none of them out there are for one s for now
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You can always ask politely on the specific thread... when it's clear, dev should mention it in OP title!
azzledazzle said:
If it becomes too big of a problem, Im sure we can get the mods to add a sub section. But they wont open one until we have some development and tutorials for it, Other wise it will be empty
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Agreed... so for now, be aware... i will take this to my other forum moderators to discuss and close this thread, keeping it sticky for others to be warned and to prevent an other war....
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[Q] How do I port a Modem/ radio?

Hey guys I got a I727 but I live in Brazil.
I am having a lot of issues with the connectivity here.
I tried a lot of combos ( roms / kernels / radios / SIM cards) and it still acting randomly. Sometimes it works for days and it makes me believe that I got it fixed, sometimes for hours on even less than that. I've trying almost everything.
I know we can use radios from t989 and blaze's and note but all I got here in the forum was from Canadian or American devices.
So my next attempt is to try to port a radio optimized for my country from a device that is similar to the i727.
Does anyone have an idea of how to port radios? I want to use one optimized to use my country's frequencies.
Thanks in advance guys.
And please take easy on me, I m just a newbie

No one ever tweaked radio to date but Sammy!!! sad but true lol

mahanddeem said:
No one ever tweaked radio to date but Sammy!!! sad but true lol
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Sorry, but whos Sammy, and also if none tweaked a radio how do we are able to use blazers and t989 and notes? PS: ( Iknow t989 are twin of ours i727, but i believe the modem hardware is a bit different since they dont have LTE) .

Sammy = Samsung.... Its a common nickname
Some SR users USE blaze or T989 radios as is (so they can use their phones on T mobile) ... Those are never tweaked radios and nobody can

mahanddeem said:
Sammy = Samsung.... Its a common nickname
Some SR users USE blaze or T989 radios as is (so they can use their phones on T mobile) ... Those are never tweaked radios and nobody can
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I use bell I757m skyrocket HD

tjsooley said:
I use bell I757m skyrocket HD
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How did you know that this modem was compatible with your device? Just try and error?
Is it possible to brick my device if I give a try in other devices modems?

filipeangelo said:
How did you know that this modem was compatible with your device? Just try and error?
Is it possible to brick my device if I give a try in other devices modems?
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Never mess up with things like radio...you might easily end up bricking your phone or messing the IMEI number which is at least a pain in the ass to fix...you can just use (flash) things that are commonly known to work with your skyrocket (learn here)..And talking about t989 radio in a skyrocket , never think it works right..expect ton of problems in connectivity.. But at least you can run t mobile on SR (even though very buggy) !

filipeangelo said:
How did you know that this modem was compatible with your device? Just try and error?
Is it possible to brick my device if I give a try in other devices modems?
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Looked up the radio chipset and found it to be the same
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tjsooley said:
Looked up the radio chipset and found it to be the same
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The chipset isn't the mainboard "brain"? If I do an analogy with PC, main boards controls everything and a modem is just a PCI card controlled by the motherboard. If so, that does not mean that my radio is actually the same but that the brain is. Maybe the way that the modem communicate with the motherboard is standard?
If so I will look up to some Sam modem for a phone from here that got the Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon chipset, and then I will try to flash it.
Im aware that Sony got some models here, but I not as much crazy to flash their modems

The modem/radio chipset not soc chipset
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tjsooley said:
The modem/radio chipset not soc chipset
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Where do I find this info?For the i727 and other devices.
Thx

mahanddeem said:
OK it looks like you're an as*ho** who doesn't like to listen... Good luck bricking (q&a section people don't like these days topics like: flashed LG stuffs and now my SR never turns on)...
Some people you waist time helping them !!!
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Im aware of the risks of bricking it. If it bricks it doesnt matter to me, thats already a useless device, since I cant receive calls or send message properly and Im not a fan of cell games.
I have flashed radios/roms/kernels/boots thousand of times for the SR and many other devices.
About the Q&A dont worry i wont post nothing like that.
I am just looking for info from ppl that had the same idea that i did ( flash other devices radios) to minimize my bricking risk. Again I dont care abou brick it!!!

filipeangelo said:
Im aware of the risks of bricking it. If it bricks it doesnt matter to me, thats already a useless device, since I cant receive calls or send message properly and Im not a fan of cell games.
I have flashed radios/roms/kernels/boots thousand of times for the SR and many other devices.
About the Q&A dont worry i wont post nothing like that.
I am just looking for info from ppl that had the same idea that i did ( flash other devices radios) to minimize my bricking risk. Again I dont care abou brick it!!!
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You did nothing wrong. The other guy was just rude, and I have already reported him for the rude and hurtful post.
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filipeangelo said:
Where do I find this info?For the i727 and other devices.
Thx
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Alot of searching on google and this forum. I would not recommend anyone to try what i did. I also have ~15 years experience as a IT Professional with computers, linux, Security & Mobile devices. It was also in part a educated guess. The imei issues the other guy was talking about can happen if your not carefull and I also had to see if the cwm files had ril or not (They dont). Others are testing this modem/radio so Just wate.

tjsooley said:
You did nothing wrong. The other guy was just rude, and I have already reported him for the rude and hurtful post.
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Alot of searching on google and this forum. I would not recommend anyone to try what i did. I also have ~15 years experience as a IT Professional with computers, linux, Security & Mobile devices. It was also in part a educated guess. The imei issues the other guy was talking about can happen if your not carefull and I also had to see if the cwm files had ril or not (They dont). Others are testing this modem/radio so Just wate.
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Thx for your kind answer man. I guess i got no lucky to find technical info regard the modems chipset here.
Ill have to dig deeper on google.
Thx anyway

You do realize that every single thing done on this entire website incurs a risk of bricking, right? It's his own responsibility to know that, not your responsibility to shove it up his butt. He's trying to figure something out to make his device better for him, which it sounds like he knows the risks of, and which is also the whole point of this website. If you have no useful advice to offer, don't talk.
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[Q] I need a few questions answered

Hello,
I'm thinking of getting the OnePlus One from this website. They're selling the OnePlus One Chinese model which doesn't have the Cyanogen logo and comes with ColorOS. It is possible to reflash to Cyanogenmod 11S. However my question is does all OnePlus One models allow us to unlock the "bootloader" (if there's any)? Also, what is the difference between the Chinese and the International version? Will I face any difference if I want to flash Roms, kernels and other Android goods? For example, the Xperia Z1 has different models like C6903 and C6906. Some people with the C6906 are unable to flash the C6903 due to difference of hardware. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Nevermind don't bother answering. Not much activity for the OPO so i'm not buying it.

.......... -_-
Pretty sure they'll be more activities once more devs gets their hands on it. Not enough people have it now due to the invite system.

does all OnePlus One models allow us to unlock the "bootloader" (if there's any)?
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Yes. It's factory-locked but can be unlocked with the "fastboot oem unlock" command. Note that this command will factory-reset your phone for safety reasons.
lso, what is the difference between the Chinese and the International version?
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Different HSPA and LTE bands tailored to the chinese market. It will work in some countries, but LTE will not work in many - most notably the US.
Will I face any difference if I want to flash Roms, kernels and other Android goods?
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No other hardware differences are known so they are 1:1 compatible in regards to software.
Not much activity for the OPO so i'm not buying it.
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While questions about the chinese model is not very appreciated on the OP forums, they do have tons about activity. See https://forums.oneplus.net

LeParkour012 said:
Nevermind don't bother answering. Not much activity for the OPO so i'm not buying it.
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Lol. The phone has barely even been released. This thing is gonna be one of the most active forums you can find in a couple of months.
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About knox

So im itching to root my phone. Its been a month now and im getting kinda bored.
About the knox
What are the disadvantages when knox is tripped?

xDreDz said:
So im itching to root my phone. Its been a month now and im getting kinda bored.
About the knox
What are the disadvantages when knox is tripped?
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No Samsung Pay/Some other services. No warranty in some areas.
I'm personally holding out for a bit before I root. On S5 ways were discovered to root/flash without tripping Knox. A solution for S7 as far as I know is like what happened on S6 were a dev bootloader was leaked/released.
I've only just got device so going to wait a month or two and if nothing arises and there is something worth rooting for I will root again.

Is someone woking on it tho?

TheATHEiST said:
No Samsung Pay/Some other services. No warranty in some areas.
I'm personally holding out for a bit before I root. On S5 ways were discovered to root/flash without tripping Knox. A solution for S7 as far as I know is like what happened on S6 were a dev bootloader was leaked/released.
I've only just got device so going to wait a month or two and if nothing arises and there is something worth rooting for I will root again.
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xDreDz said:
Is someone woking on it tho?
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This was because we had a older kernel on the s5 where the actual hacking method without tripping knox worked. So we could flash old kernel, root and than get the new kernel back. This isn't possible here

Tkkg1994 said:
This was because we had a older kernel on the s5 where the actual hacking method without tripping knox worked. So we could flash old kernel, root and than get the new kernel back. This isn't possible here
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Yes, point is that a new kernel exploit may be found at some point so new way on S7.

Too bad iPhone hackers don't work on android would have likely discovered a method by now
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Time will come where someone will discover thag exploit. The question is " when '

oplix said:
Too bad iPhone hackers don't work on android would have likely discovered a method by now
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LOL. The Android developers whose work you see here on XDA are as smart / capable as anyone hacking Apple. If there is is a way to do it, they'll figure it out. But Samsung really locked down the S7, so it's not going to be easy even for "iPhone hackers."

meyerweb said:
LOL. The Android developers whose work you see here on XDA are as smart / capable as anyone hacking Apple. If there is is a way to do it, they'll figure it out. But Samsung really locked down the S7, so it's not going to be easy even for "iPhone hackers."
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exactly. they are developers. they are not a group of hackers dedicated to finding an exploit in a single device. it was merely an observation but it sounds like you took it personally.

xDreDz said:
Time will come where someone will discover thag exploit. The question is " when '
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Not even custom kernel work right
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oplix said:
exactly. they are developers. they are not a group of hackers dedicated to finding an exploit in a single device. it was merely an observation but it sounds like you took it personally.
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They are developers who focus on rooting Android devices, not just application developers. Are you new to this forum? Some of the smartest "hackers" (if you prefer that term) are here, and they've found exploits for many, many Android phones that were supposedly locked down by the manufacturers. My last phone was an LG, and one of the incompetent "developers" here developed Stump and Bump, giving us root and recovery.
Jailbreaking an iPhone is no harder than finding root exploits for modern Android phones. You sound like an Apple fanboy.

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No Samsung Pay/Some other services. No warranty in some areas.
I'm personally holding out for a bit before I root. On S5 ways were discovered to root/flash without tripping Knox. A solution for S7 as far as I know is like what happened on S6 were a dev bootloader was leaked/released.
I've only just got device so going to wait a month or two and if nothing arises and there is something worth rooting for I will root again.
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from my understanding you won't get Samsung pay anyway if it's locked for your phone's region

Thread cleaned can we knock off the android vs apple trolling please
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Is it possible to flash g9550 firmware on the g955u?

I'm in Hong Kong right now and would like to be able to use VOLTE. Both models are on sd835, but the g9550 has 2 extra gigabyte of ram and dual SIM, also the modem might be different too. So I'm not too sure if this is possible.

seems no one has answered you as of yet. I am currently investigating to see if some parameters of devices rom could be edited. Not sure as of yet, but, will have an answer for you soon enough. will keep in touch.

pocho_dobo said:
seems no one has answered you as of yet. I am currently investigating to see if some parameters of devices rom could be edited. Not sure as of yet, but, will have an answer for you soon enough. will keep in touch.
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Definitely not possible, completely different partition tables and the Chinese variant has some extra CDMA and LTE band support to be used in China only.

murtaza02 said:
Definitely not possible, completely different partition tables and the Chinese variant has some extra CDMA and LTE band support to be used in China only.
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Actually, China used the GL CP for an earlier firmware it has. Ive been seeing a lot of "cant do's," on this forum and am amazed at how people has set everything to be IMPOSSIBLE. I and another person thats part of these forums have been secretly investigating and am coming up with ideas on how to do things. you are correct as China uses only 2g and 3g on their basebands but are incorrect as to it not being able to work. Research and dig and dig and dig and you will then find the answer. And although my posts and thanks are low does not mean i am a noob. Name change to create a better name for myself with more logic and optimism to contribute what others may feel wont happen. Thank you and have a good evening and its not an attack but a formal gesture to do a bit more research before claiming not possible= impossible.

pocho_dobo said:
Actually, China used the GL CP for an earlier firmware it has. Ive been seeing a lot of "cant do's," on this forum and am amazed at how people has set everything to be IMPOSSIBLE. I and another person thats part of these forums have been secretly investigating and am coming up with ideas on how to do things. you are correct as China uses only 2g and 3g on their basebands but are incorrect as to it not being able to work. Research and dig and dig and dig and you will then find the answer. And although my posts and thanks are low does not mean i am a noob. Name change to create a better name for myself with more logic and optimism to contribute what others may feel wont happen. Thank you and have a good evening and its not an attack but a formal gesture to do a bit more research before claiming not possible= impossible.
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Didn't take it as an attack.
Would love to see it happen.
Keep updating this thread if you have any updates.
Sent from my SM-G955F

murtaza02 said:
Didn't take it as an attack.
Would love to see it happen.
Keep updating this thread if you have any updates.
Sent from my SM-G955F
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pm'ing you with some info if you dont mind bro

pocho_dobo said:
pm'ing you with some info if you dont mind bro
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Not at all.
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To answer this question, "YES." Yes it is possible to flash the US version AP, CP( it works but has its issues and wouldn't recommend it) CSC should be able to install. !!NOTE!! Please do not attempt to flash BL as it has different settings scripted into it such as ram, storage,etc. G9550/128gb6gb ram G955U/64gb/4gb ram.
Also Note that if G9550 with G955U firmware boots properly, it has been said to be a bit choppier than normal. What is recommended is using the G955U1 firmware. Also, same as above is ONLY able to be flashed and updates with either version have to be done manually, I, have not tried this myself as i am in the process of this attempt. It has been discussed in foreign forums and has been done.
Please do not attempt if you are unable to come out of a brick or soft brick. I am in no way responsible if you mess up your phone. Good luck

tried flashing through normal odin and a no go. trying the modified Odin,but, before i do further readings say the AP and others have to be slightly modded. will look into this more once i finish up here.

Volte probably won't work if the carrier only supports g9550 though, yeah? Would probably give it a go on the weekend. Cheers.