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Help! Brick i9003

my friend gave me a phone. when i check it it has no IMEI, no Baseband
so i search in this forum and tried many tricks to recover IMEI but no luck.
i heard that if i can flash a dummy IMEI to this phone i can repair it with z3x box or octopus Box
the problem is i don't know how to flash this to dummy IMEI and also i don't have flash file for it.
I beg everyone to help me. or can give me link where to download those flash files.
or how can i put dummy IMEI to this phone.
i heard nandroid can fix this but i dont have those nandroid.
im new in this forum and sorry for my bad english. help me guys.

e1lahif
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still no solution
i need help from the experts

you have to take the phone to the samsung service center and get it repaired because your efs folder is missing which has the imei number

With a phone root and busybox
Galaxy unlocker > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&hl=fr
Trying to see if you can recover EFS

i tried those you've mention but no luck, i wanna try to restore a nandroid backup but i don't know where can i get or is there will be someone to lend me his nandroid back. sorry for my bad english

arjun08 said:
i tried those you've mention but no luck, i wanna try to restore a nandroid backup but i don't know where can i get or is there will be someone to lend me his nandroid back. sorry for my bad english
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there is NO IMEI because your efs folder is corrupted or missing/doesnt exist/got deleted,etc..so here are the things you need to follow
* Root your phone first using this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894737
*Flash a custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery/CWM)
so now you have a custom recovery so now you can take a backup and you should take a backup(for precautionary measures).
*Install the app "Galaxy_S Unlock" from playstore as LoLaTion said and if you cant download it from playstore then download the apk(installation)file which you will get easily on web.
Also install BusyBox which is available on both playstore and web.
*Now by using the application "Galaxy_S Unlock" try to recover your IMEI.
and if still there is no luck on your phone then you can just go to Samsung Service Centre and hopefully they will solve this problem for you.:angel:

Phone=rooted
flash cwm for backup
installed busy box
tried to repair using galaxy s unlock
but no luck, service centre said they can change board but it cost 70-80% of the brandnew
i can still see my efs folder
.nv_core.bak
.nv_core.bak.md5
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
was dated 10/12/2012
and my friend said this phone was damage in november
i think there is still a way to fix this rather than go to service centre cause i still don't have budget to buy new board

arjun08 said:
Phone=rooted
flash cwm for backup
installed busy box
tried to repair using galaxy s unlock
but no luck, service centre said they can change board but it cost 70-80% of the brandnew
i can still see my efs folder
.nv_core.bak
.nv_core.bak.md5
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
was dated 10/12/2012
and my friend said this phone was damage in november
i think there is still a way to fix this rather than go to service centre cause i still don't have budget to buy new board
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do you get any error message like
Warning! A problem was detected with your device. Your device IMEI number is invalid. And invalid IMEI number could cause network issues including the inability to call emergency numbers.
then this link might help you http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28963/how-to-restore-my-imei
however,while browsing our forums I came across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
but you cannot use it because its not for our phone... wish we could had something like that.. and just asking out of curosity does your phone have a IMEI number under the battery?

mustafahussain said:
do you get any error message like
Warning! A problem was detected with your device. Your device IMEI number is invalid. And invalid IMEI number could cause network issues including the inability to call emergency numbers.
then this link might help you http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28963/how-to-restore-my-imei
however,while browsing our forums I came across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
but you cannot use it because its not for our phone... wish we could had something like that.. and just asking out of curosity does your phone have a IMEI number under the battery?
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the phone has no error like that. just a blank IMEI and baseband unknown
yes the phone has its IMEI under the battery, i hope i can write it back to phone.
i tried already that efs pro but didnt work.

arjun08 said:
the phone has no error like that. just a blank IMEI and baseband unknown
yes the phone has its IMEI under the battery, i hope i can write it back to phone.
i tried already that efs pro but didnt work.
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you said you can see your efs folder... try this http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28963/how-to-restore-my-imei
since you can see your efs maybe somehow on CM9 or CM10 there is a possibility that your IMEI can be restored.. give it a try
GoodLuck

Missing EFS folder

Can any give me a EFS folder ? or IMEI backup file ?
Or ROM backup ?
Model - LG optimus P920

ebhathiya said:
Can any give me a EFS folder ? or IMEI backup file ?
Or ROM backup ?
Model - LG optimus P920
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So.. EFS folder contain the IMEI of the phone, so I do not think s.b. want to give his own IMEI to s.b. else
Better tell us what is the problem you have and how you get this problem.

p-vlad said:
So.. EFS folder contain the IMEI of the phone, so I do not think s.b. want to give his own IMEI to s.b. else
Better tell us what is the problem you have and how you get this problem.
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After some accident my phone got bricked. and i try every thing to fix it.
after few tries i manage to install CWMR and after that i install CM rom. but i can't install any rom beside that. If i try it will stuck on LG logo.
And My efs folder is gone and no backup.
to do this ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=27912354 ) i need to go to Stock rom. But because of that Logo thing i can't do that.
And one more thing This is the worst phone i ever seen.. And It bricked when restarting. I lost my IMEI in SGS and in SGS2 within 2hr i got my correct IMEI without any problem.
If any one can give me a correct EFS folder I can give my phone IMEI and S/N to create it.

ebhathiya said:
After some accident my phone got bricked. and i try every thing to fix it.
after few tries i manage to install CWMR and after that i install CM rom. but i can't install any rom beside that. If i try it will stuck on LG logo.
And My efs folder is gone and no backup.
to do this ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=27912354 ) i need to go to Stock rom. But because of that Logo thing i can't do that.
And one more thing This is the worst phone i ever seen.. And It bricked when restarting. I lost my IMEI in SGS and in SGS2 within 2hr i got my correct IMEI without any problem.
If any one can give me a correct EFS folder I can give my phone IMEI and S/N to create it.
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Follow THIS guide STEP by STEP. You will restore your phone, IMEI, etc... It is LONG but good.... there is many other guides that you can use too like THIS one that is more easy and fast. They will restore all. After that you can install some custom ICS rom

IMEI and EFS folder ?helpful? information

Hi
The other day I messed up my Gtab P1000 by going from CM10.2 back to CM9.1, it deleted my IMEI etc. I ended up with null or fake IMEI numbers
I tried this method first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
but it did not work.
I put the nv.data.bak and md5.bak I made by doing those instructions in that guide away and forgot about them.
Then went on a tour of the net trying to get tools and info
I tried loads, efs pro....sdk tools...qpst...imei writers....plus others, but nothing alone would work.
What I had to do was:
Download a stock rom for my country (GB V5 would not work, had to be stock for me)
Start odin 1.85
Flash stock rom, mr.pit and modem from the GB V5 stock safe rom in download mode
Start up
Root it
Put the nv.data.bak and its md5 that you made earlier into SD card
Download root explorer and start it
Copy the files over to your phones efs folder
start up EFS pro
Click back up/restore
Restore from internal back up. reboot aaaaaaaaaaand finally, after days of trying, it was fixed
As I say EFS alone would not work, and the 9 easy steps guide alone would not work for me, The way I did it also would not work with the stock GB V5. I don't know why. All I know is I had to use Stock UK rom from samsung website with the back up made from the guide and EFS pro
Hope that helps some of you. Or someone can put it somewhere that it can be helpful. Use my instructions as you see fit.
Cheers

Dazz71 said:
Hi
The other day I messed up my Gtab P1000 by going from CM10.2 back to CM9.1, it deleted my IMEI etc. I ended up with null or fake IMEI numbers
I tried this method first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
but it did not work.
I put the nv.data.bak and md5.bak I made by doing those instructions in that guide away and forgot about them.
Then went on a tour of the net trying to get tools and info
I tried loads, efs pro....sdk tools...qpst...imei writers....plus others, but nothing alone would work.
What I had to do was:
Download a stock rom for my country (GB V5 would not work, had to be stock for me)
Start odin 1.85
Flash stock rom, mr.pit and modem from the GB V5 stock safe rom in download mode
Start up
Root it
Put the nv.data.bak and its md5 that you made earlier into SD card
Download root explorer and start it
Copy the files over to your phones efs folder
start up EFS pro
Click back up/restore
Restore from internal back up. reboot aaaaaaaaaaand finally, after days of trying, it was fixed
As I say EFS alone would not work, and the 9 easy steps guide alone would not work for me, The way I did it also would not work with the stock GB V5. I don't know why. All I know is I had to use Stock UK rom from samsung website with the back up made from the guide and EFS pro
Hope that helps some of you. Or someone can put it somewhere that it can be helpful. Use my instructions as you see fit.
Cheers
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my friend: look on google store (google play) there is one AMAZING APP:
SGIIrepair
it will repair your EFS, then backup EFS
Good luck i hope this helps you as well!

SGIIrepair???
tigrisimo said:
my friend: look on google store (google play) there is one AMAZING APP:
SGIIrepair
it will repair your EFS, then backup EFS
Good luck i hope this helps you as well!
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Sorry to come back but I found nothing like SGIIrepair in google shop

Bracher said:
Sorry to come back but I found nothing like SGIIrepair in google shop
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Type in SiiRepair in google play should be top of the list by helioz
it worked for me when i had a blank imie...really easy.... then used his GalaxySUnlock and same it worked first time.
Only thing i did and would not reccomend is the kies or phone software update because this broke the imei again and now i cant get it back ?? the repair dont work anymore,
First thing is back up your EFS folder onto your ext sd card good luck

SIM card not detected (anymore)

Hi,
some issues with my brand new Xiaomi Mi 4i.... I'm getting reaaaally tired of this.
My story with this phone went well for a day. Then I tried to install a french ROM and I guess I did something wrong cause my phone was hardbricked. I managed to recover from that (throught steps I couldn't really remember, I tried so many things) but when I put my SIM card on my phone, it's not detected anymore, despite working on another device (a Lumia 1320)
I read it might be an hardware issue (and not covered by warranty, which is a real shame), but some stuffs tells me otherwise :
- the card was working before the hardbrick;
- MiPCSuite is messed up: it worked perfectly before the hardbrick, but now it's considering my phone as a "mi device" (and not a Xiaomi Mi 4i), I can't backup anything because my phone "isn't up to date" (despite having installed MiUI7 to check if the issue came from MiUI6 for some reasons)... I know it's nothing really important, but it might indicate that it's software related... right ? :crying:
I took the hardbrick well because I know it was my fault, and my fault only. But now that I have this issue... I'm kinda pissed. And the fact is that I don't have any center near me, because I'm in France (explaining why I tried to install a french rom and why my english isn't the best), so if I have to send my Mi 4i back, it will cost me a lot AND I won't have my device for monthes...
If you have ANY information that could help me, I would gladly take it. Thanks !
Edit : "baseband" is marked as unknown. Guess it matters...

did you backup your EFS (EFS Backup) before flashing custom rom? if yes then try tro restore your efs with twrp (i assumed you used twrp)

Danusyakti said:
did you backup your EFS (EFS Backup) before flashing custom rom? if yes then try tro restore your efs with twrp (i assumed you used twrp)
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My motto always has been, and I know it's a very stupid motto, "if you backup, things are going to mess up". I never backedup anything, assuming everything would go according to plan.
So no, sadly, I don't have any EFS backup (or any backup at all...). I used TWRP, but since my phone resurrected, I didn't have the guts to reinstall TWRP. If I don't have any backup, it would be useless, wouldn't it?
I'm gonna try when I'll can to redo a full factory reset + fastboot flash using MiFlash Tools. Read it worked for Xiaomi Mi4, but don't have much hope. I guess the issue relies on something else than just a ROM. ( but I might be wrong, once again I'm really not an expert and this is my first Android device ( and yeah, yeah, I was stupid ) ).

try FastBoot Flashing, open this link
http://en.miui.com/thread-112662-1-1.html
i hope it only software related, not hardware related
*btw can you do imei checkup with your phone?

Danusyakti said:
try FastBoot Flashing, open this link
i hope it only software related, not hardware related
*btw can you do imei checkup with your phone?
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I hope the same thing than you
By IMEI checkup, did you mean verify if my MiPhone is a legit one? If yes, yeah, I tried and it's an official one.
If not, in the "Details", neither IMEI or IMEI SV are known.

poneyroux said:
I hope the same thing than you
By IMEI checkup, did you mean verify if my MiPhone is a legit one? If yes, yeah, I tried and it's an official one.
If not, in the "Details", neither IMEI or IMEI SV are known.
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no i mean with *#06#
i you can't it meant you lost your efs, if detected just try flashing again with link above
good luck

Danusyakti said:
no i mean with *#06#
i you can't it meant you lost your efs, if detected just try flashing again with link above
good luck
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It says "Invalid IMEI"... I flashed as your link said, but didn't work...

Well. "All I have to do" is to fix the two corrupted IMEI files. I found which ones are appropriate : mmcblk0p20 et p21.
I guess they are corrupted, I don't really know... Dunno if there is anyway to fix this, maybe by modifying the files with notepad or something like that. Really, I don't know, but I'm kinda despaired.

This might help
forum.xda-developers.com/mi-4i/help/strange-bricked-wifi-bt-radio-t3210529
This guy had the same problem.. I tired helping by using extended twrp and uploading it. He seemed to have fixed it. Try posting there

sharan.nyn said:
forum.xda-developers.com/mi-4i/help/strange-bricked-wifi-bt-radio-t3210529
This guy had the same problem.. I tired helping by using extended twrp and uploading it. He seemed to have fixed it. Try posting there
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Thanks. Gonna try this.
Quick question : could you upload somewhere your mmcblk0p20 and mmcblk0p21 files for me to compare with mine?
Two ways to get it : with mi4i toolkit (EFS backup, it will be stored on /sdcard/efs-backup) or by following the tutoriel by magdag :
http://en.miui.com/thread-59832-1-1.html

Hi, it's me again,
I contacted the saler of my Mi 4i to ask if he knows any way to repair it or why. I was very surprised to see that the website proposed me 1) A partial refund (40%) on the websites account 2) A total refund (but the item is shipped at my cost) or 3) The same phone, half price, without the need of being reshipped.
I'm very surprised that it's covered by warranty... any ideas about that? Any chance that once I've shipped my Mi4i back, they'll ask me to pay for the replacement?

i am facing similar issue but my sim is not detecting on first slot but it is detecting on second slot
even my imei is showing correctly should is go for replacement coz i bought it few days back

If the SIM card tray is damaged (for example, a piece of plastic is chipped off or a metal plate is deformed), this can be the cause of the problem when the Xiaomi smartphone does not see the SIM card.
I had such a situation on my Mi 3. In the service center they could not find the cause of the problem, I found it myself.
I hope this information will help to somebody.

Bricked S6 please help

Hi guys
recently bought a s6 from ebay which was frozen on S6 logo. Basically managed to clear cache and factory reset from recovery but that didn't work, anyway I DL the O2 firmware and odin and put it into download mode I get a fail on odin when trying to install the rom
The phone has knox 1 and also has red writing SW Rev. Check Fail. Device: 3 Binary: 1.
I'm unsure what to do and if theres any chance for me to recover.
Many thanks
Mav

it failed because you flashed an incompatible Firmware.
where did it stopped flashing in odin? In sboot.bin?
If thats the case, you need to download proper firmware/country for your device.
Let me know what country is ur fone made of.

Hi thanks for your reply.
I managed to get it working by installing root and unikernel, it boots into O2 the firmwarw is 5.1.1
Only problem now is imei is 3500000000006
And it wont make calls dont know if imei is corrupt ir they sold me a stolen or lost phone?
I may install tw recovery and custom rom and see if that works.
Any suggestions?

Hi
Ive managed to sort out and get it to work infact typing on it now. Its currently rooted custom rom and twrp. I e managed also to restore original imei number so overall im quite pleased with myslef lol.
Anyway one last problem i have is ive tried all sims but none work i know ita picking up signal as the bar shows top right. Also chexk my settings.
Ive tried automatically and manually going to register networks but it says unable to connect try again later. I know uts not my area as my wifes s6 works perfectly. Sim also def works. The phone also picks up when a new sim has been inserted so i dont think its sim slot.
Any ideas guys

OK new update if anyone can help I'd really appreciate.
Installed new vador rom Imei reverted back and serial number is all zeros
Is this something to do with baseband if so how can I fix read somewhere about ariza patch but that was s3 4 etc.
Thanks
Mav

1. Your EFS is corrupted. The IMEI you see is a generic one, phone will be useless for network provider only wifi will work.
2. The one thing that caused this is by flashing an old bootloader to your phone. Thats why youve encountered Check Fail error on Download mode.
Happened to me also but got it fixed in the end.

OK thanks for the info how do I fix? I do have my wife's s6 but that's not rooted and don't want to root can I restore the efs
Many thanks
Mav

Been searching for ages can anyone please point me in the right direction for a fast download of stock o2 5.1 rom? I believe I may need this one G920F_O2U_G920FXXU2BOGC_G920FTEF2BOG1.zip at the moment rapid gator is going to take 10 hours lol.
Thanks
BTW is anyone out there on the s6 forums hardly getting any help really want to try and sort this thanks

maverick7777 said:
Been searching for ages can anyone please point me in the right direction for a fast download of stock o2 5.1 rom? I believe I may need this one G920F_O2U_G920FXXU2BOGC_G920FTEF2BOG1.zip at the moment rapid gator is going to take 10 hours lol.
Thanks
BTW is anyone out there on the s6 forums hardly getting any help really want to try and sort this thanks
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I think I know one thread that has a firmware downloader with ultra fast download speed you may try searching it.
I dont know if it will help, but you may be able to successfully flash the firmware but many of those who have problems were unable to boot the phone due to corrupted efs data.
Here's my way of fixing it (if you still have intact efs). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63693480&postcount=28
But if its already wiped, there's no way you can retrieve it unless bringing it to samsung or any repair shop.
Anyways, mine was fixed (IMEI) using Octopus box repair tool. Since I cant do anything to recover my generic imei.

batuzai04123 said:
I think I know one thread that has a firmware downloader with ultra fast download speed you may try searching it.
I dont know if it will help, but you may be able to successfully flash the firmware but many of those who have problems were unable to boot the phone due to corrupted efs data.
Here's my way of fixing it (if you still have intact efs). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63693480&postcount=28
But if its already wiped, there's no way you can retrieve it unless bringing it to samsung or any repair shop.
Anyways, mine was fixed (IMEI) using Octopus box repair tool. Since I cant do anything to recover my generic imei.
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Thanks silly question but how do I know if my efs is ok or corrupted?
at the moment the phone works perfect it is rooted, twrp recovery and vador rom but it just wont connect to networks. I know its not stolen or lost.

maverick7777 said:
Been searching for ages can anyone please point me in the right direction for a fast download of stock o2 5.1 rom? I believe I may need this one G920F_O2U_G920FXXU2BOGC_G920FTEF2BOG1.zip at the moment rapid gator is going to take 10 hours lol.
Thanks
BTW is anyone out there on the s6 forums hardly getting any help really want to try and sort this thanks
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As far as i know if your EFS partition is corrupt and you do not have a back up of the EFS partition to restore which you probably dont as you bought this as broken then sim capability is dead, im not sure of any other way to fix this unless you have the intact efs partition

Hi
How can I tell if the efs is corrupt it shows a baseband it now shows the correct ime I
It just won't connect to network it says try again.
I can post a screen print of efs folder on es Explorer if anyone knows what it should look like

Here are screen prints but I think I'm speaking to myself lol

Hi there i spent months on fixing issues like this (i now have a tool that takes care of all this) , best thing you can do is flash to a rom where the original imei came back do a backup of the efs, flash to a orginal rom ( latest rom) make sure its the right one for your device, connect to kies, install the rom again root and restore the efs failing that the imei is blocked use checkmend.com the uk version if your from the uk, message me if you need help

maverick7777 said:
Thanks silly question but how do I know if my efs is ok or corrupted?
at the moment the phone works perfect it is rooted, twrp recovery and vador rom but it just wont connect to networks. I know its not stolen or lost.
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Your rom, recovery and kernel doesnt have to do with corrupted efs.
Only way is to bring it to repair service using box tools to re enter/validate your imei so that you can connect to your network provider. There is no other way around other than retrieving your efs and installing it or thru repair service.
You may now relax yourself at finding ways to connect, I assure it wont help trying to flash and flash and flash stuff to your phone.
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Uhm can you send sms or make calls? It seems you have a valid Imei

Ok ive tried all stock roms including o2 and a uk btu one but no luck they all do the same thing get frozen on Samsung logo then I flash unikernel and it boots.
When checking my efs folder I can see no modem file I'm now wondering could that be the fault? so I downloaded modem and BL for 5.02 and 5.11 both will not flash via odin I get a fail message and on device check fail device: 3 binary: 1 messgage in red?????.
So I'm a little lost, I was wondering if I managed to root my wifes s6 which is virtually new could I back up her efs folder then copy it into mine and just amend the imei to my original would that work? also is there a way of rooting my wifes phone without triggering knox?
Any other suggestions guys I really don't know what bootloader was on it to start with or rom is there any way for me to find this out?, also another weird thing when the o2 uk roms install they install german apps?
Thanks guys

Ive repaired EFS Partitions with scripts downloaded from links at xda.
For example i trashed my EFS partition on my note 3 so it caused hard reboots after android booted up and it couldnt be fixed with anything else than the EFS partition repair scripts.
Edit: friend repaired his Note 4 also.

Thanks but where can I find these scripts as I've looked everywhere and if I did find how do I go about doing it. At the moment when I try to flash modem and bootloader it fails.

EFS brick
maverick7777 said:
Thanks but where can I find these scripts as I've looked everywhere and if I did find how do I go about doing it. At the moment when I try to flash modem and bootloader it fails.
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hi my friend,
i have exactly the same issue as u, i'm really hopeless, did you get any solution so far??????????????????????????
i hate being using my s6 as an ipad mini, holding two phones in my pockets

ketman5001 said:
hi my friend,
i have exactly the same issue as u, i'm really hopeless, did you get any solution so far??????????????????????????
i hate being using my s6 as an ipad mini, holding two phones in my pockets
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Same with me also need help