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[Q] Sudden issue connection to ADB.

[Q] I have used ADB on a coupe different ROM's since rooted, and also stock, mainly to take screen shots. Now, after I have downloaded a theme to my handset, my device will not conntect to ADB. I can't exactly tell what is going on, but the log says an app is terminating the connection in an unusual way. I can't really tell much more than that, and actually the DOS like cmd window that is open simultaneously with the console doesn't even expand the whole way horizontally so I can read the whole log entry....can a THEME do this? I am a noob but somewhat of a proficient one...still digging....but throwing the question out there in hopes that someone can help me can help me a little. One of my next tasks with this Android saga was to dig more deeply into adb...but I need to connect first :-o... someone can help me more quickly than me just pounding this out from scratch. Device and ROM in the sig. Thanks in advance....I suppose I can nandroid back to my ROM before this theme,,,but dang I kind of like it and want to know if the theme could possibly do this before I do....the other significant apps I've downloaded since last know good ADB connect is Root Explorer just tonight and the free app from Amazon today Executive Assistant,,,,both paid apps with high ratings.....and this theme I just yanked off the thread for this rom....

[Q] Galaxy Tab Plus IR API

Anyone knows if there is (will be) an open API for the infrared module they integrated on the Galaxy Tab Plus?
I have developed a remote control app, and it would be great if I could add support for the Galaxy Tab.
Thanks.

The original galaxy tab does not have an IR transmitter
Sent from a Galaxy S 2 Far Away

Anyway........I don't know if this answers your question or not but Peel comes on the tab and it sucks if you use media extenders other than apple TV. I'd imagine you'd need driver info for your app to get it working. I'd be interested in beta testing for it if you get more serious.
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The original galaxy tab does not have an IR transmitter
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Yeah, I know. I figured I could post that question here anyway. We agree that there is an integrated IR module in the Galaxy Tab Plus, right?
Anyway........I don't know if this answers your question or not but Peel comes on the tab and it sucks if you use media extenders other than apple TV. I'd imagine you'd need driver info for your app to get it working. I'd be interested in beta testing for it if you get more serious.
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Oh yeah I'm serious man. I already have an app which require a DIY module to be able to send infrared signals (www dot zokama dot com slash androlirc). I'm working on a new version with a lot more features, and I'd like to add support for commercial hardware and take advantage of all those tablets recently released with an IR transmitter. So yes, access to the IR drivers is what I'm after.

It might have been better to post that in the "Galaxy Tab Android Development" sub-Forum actually. If a moderator comes by and feels like correcting that wrong...

Post the output of dmesg and we'll see if we can spot which device it is, then one can look for drivers/spec sheets to see how to talk to it.
You might also like to attach the output of the following command, which will list all the parts of the sysfs as it may already be accessible there:
ls -R /sys

Well, I don't actually own one and I was hoping to find someone here who does.
I've been asked for the Galaxy Tab Plus support in relation to my remote control app and I thought that it could be a cool feature. But I'd be developing it blindfolded and ask my users to test it.

What about USB IR adapters? If someone (not me, unfortunately) has USB IR and possibility to hook it to original galaxy tab, wouldn't that be one possible solution? (Really, I don't know, that's why I'm asking)...

zokama said:
Well, I don't actually own one and I was hoping to find someone here who does.
I've been asked for the Galaxy Tab Plus support in relation to my remote control app and I thought that it could be a cool feature. But I'd be developing it blindfolded and ask my users to test it.
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I have one and I'd willing to test it out for you. Peel isn't that great and would like other options.

What about USB IR adapters? If someone (not me, unfortunately) has USB IR and possibility to hook it to original galaxy tab, wouldn't that be one possible solution? (Really, I don't know, that's why I'm asking)...
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Yeah that would be a solution. But I already have alternatives. For example, I already have a DIY IR module that can be used. But the idea here is to get access to the integrated IR module available in the Galaxy Tab Plus.
I have one and I'd willing to test it out for you. Peel isn't that great and would like other options.
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Cool, could you run the commands suggested by lardman, namely "dmesg" and "ls -R /sys"?

You don't need to be root for either of them, but you do either need to install a terminal application (lots on the Android Market) or use adb.
Redirect the output to a file on your SD card if you aren't using adb. I'm not quite sure whether the path to the external SD has changed for your device/version of Android, but for me it would be something similar (I've added the $ that represents the command prompt, don't type this!)
$ cd /sdcard/external_sd
$ dmesg > dmesg.output
& ls -R /sys > sysfs.output
Then copy dmesg.output and sysfs.output from the external card.

gotta wait till i get home lard but ill have it uploaded for you tonight

I have the plus pm me ill help u out
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dmesg and ls ouput
I got some input from one of the users of my app who owns a Galaxy Tab Plus. I couldn't make much out of what he sent me but I hope someone outhere is more knowledgeable than I am (this shouldn't be too complicated...)
I'm limited to 87kB for txt files attachement, I'll see if that increases when I get to 8 posts (this being the 8th)

Well, didn't work out, still limited to 87K... I'm attaching a tar then...

Oh please let there be something other than that gawdawful Peel app. I had to "cheat" it and put dummy devices and settings in to finally finish the setup (kept FC when i tried to set up). Also tried to figure out how to set up more than 1 "room" in Peel and i can't.
There were the Pronto conversion apps for WinMo, why not for this?
I can already control my Z-Wave network with my android devices, was hoping to have something to do the IR stuff on this one device.

rEVOLVE said:
Oh please let there be something other than that gawdawful Peel app. I had to "cheat" it and put dummy devices and settings in to finally finish the setup (kept FC when i tried to set up). Also tried to figure out how to set up more than 1 "room" in Peel and i can't.
There were the Pronto conversion apps for WinMo, why not for this?
I can already control my Z-Wave network with my android devices, was hoping to have something to do the IR stuff on this one device.
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+1 on this. I dont know what Peel is doing right now to correct the issues but theyre kinda slow on dev. But they do reply when you send them a message. Im still keeping my hopes up for a big change but right now' their app is almost unusable.

Yup, exactly my point.
My app is still work in progress, but it could let you use pronto codes with Android. I actually use Lirc but converters from pronto to Lirc already exist. I'm actually thinking about integrating such a converter in the app to make things easier. Anyway, back to the topic.
So far the only way I have to send IR signals is through a DIY audio2IR converter. I also have a cool version using bluetooth (www.zokama.com/androlirc). But I'd like to go further and make the most of what's out there. And get an access to the Galaxy Tab Plus IR module would be pretty cool. But I need help for that, I don't even own a GTP...

I suppose I ought to have specified to save the output of dmesg shortly after boot in order to capture the enumeration of the system devices, thanks anyway for the output you managed to get.
Looking at the output of /sys we can see a couple of devices with filenames that seem IR related, but now it's time to look at the kernel source to see whether that brings to light the particular chipset in use.
With that in mind I downloaded the kernel source (took a while to work out the product code: GT-P6210), but I can't work out which defconfig is the one to use (so I can see what is enabled in the kernel). Anyone seen any instructions for this?
I'm guessing that the kernel driver in use here is 8250 - a serial driver, so assuming that's true can do some more digging (and that should mean the interface is quite simple, does someone want to run strings on the shipped IR comms binary and see if it mentions the /dev file it uses?)
Onto other matters, I see some mention of DVB stuff in the /sys files, TV tuners and the like (e.g. xc5000, TUNER_XC2028 drivers), did this Tab 7.0 plus have a TV tuner USB dongle plugged in or is there some functionality in-built...?

Joying 2gb Intel problems/questions

So I just wanted to make a thread for these units where people can ask/answer questions specific to these devices. May help others as the info online isn't the best, including their own forum site which I have unable to access with a few weeks due to persistent ads...... ?
To get the ball rolling;
I have updated to the new official firmware with the new widget launcher, I like the launcher, well the fact that I have large icons and can have widgets on the home screen.
My issues are,
1) when I start the car (dormancy mode) I am trying to get tasks to run automatically (open rocket player, play audio etc.) Problem is there seems to be a built in task killer that kills macrodroid (which I'm using for my tasks). I have tried autostart apps but these don't trigger as the HU is coming out of dormancy mode and not actually booting. Anyone have a work around for this? If I could get Macrodroid to run I could solve the rest using macros (tasks)
2) Since the new update with the new launcher i no longer have Voice to text, i installed the google app but this caused the launcher to crash and only left me with the recent apps screen, luckily I was able to get back into play store from here and uninstall google app again which brought all back working again.
3) When playing a podcast (Bluetooth streaming from phone) and I want to change to rocket player to play music, if I just tap play on the rocket widget the media starts playing but I get no sound until I open the app, kind of defeats the purpose of the widget being there!
4) when I first installed the unit I had no problems with the illuminate function (headlights dim screen and turn on button lights) this worked for about a month and then for no reason just stopped, now if I turn on my lights the button lights flick on for about half a second and then turn off again, its not an issue with the lights as they work fine when I chose the timed option. I haven't checked my 12v feed yet as I'm guessing its OK due to the flicker, it will happen every time I turn the lights on.
I have tried reset, reflash combos about 6 times at this stage but always with the same results.
I know there are options to change the ROM but I would like to keep it stock for now just in case I need to return it.

fado5ster said:
So I just wanted to make a thread for these units where people can ask/answer questions specific to these devices. May help others as the info online isn't the best, including their own forum site which I have unable to access with a few weeks due to persistent ads...... ?
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I assume you mean the http://forum.carjoying.com/ forum? If so, mention that. Be concrete.
That is indeed annoying, but there are many hundredths of users on that forum without issues. Maybe your ISP doing something weird.
fado5ster said:
To get the ball rolling;
I have updated to the new official firmware with the new widget launcher, I like the launcher, well the fact that I have large icons and can have widgets on the home screen.
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The new official ROM?? Which one? The 5 March version? And did you pick the right one of the two? And which unit do you have?
Mention all that! This makes your remark/question useless as people trying to help first need to ask you that.
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My issues are,
1) when I start the car (dormancy mode) I am trying to get tasks to run automatically (open rocket player, play audio etc.) Problem is there seems to be a built in task killer that kills macrodroid (which I'm using for my tasks). I have tried autostart apps but these don't trigger as the HU is coming out of dormancy mode and not actually booting. Anyone have a work around for this? If I could get Macrodroid to run I could solve the rest using macros (tasks)
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Search the forum. already many time mentioned. You need the NoKill app. Can be downloaded from here and mentioned here.
fado5ster said:
2) Since the new update with the new launcher i no longer have Voice to text, i installed the google app but this caused the launcher to crash and only left me with the recent apps screen, luckily I was able to get back into play store from here and uninstall google app again which brought all back working again.
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Don't you search at all? Also known issue and mentioned here on the forum.
fado5ster said:
3) When playing a podcast (Bluetooth streaming from phone) and I want to change to rocket player to play music, if I just tap play on the rocket widget the media starts playing but I get no sound until I open the app, kind of defeats the purpose of the widget being there!
4) when I first installed the unit I had no problems with the illuminate function (headlights dim screen and turn on button lights) this worked for about a month and then for no reason just stopped, now if I turn on my lights the button lights flick on for about half a second and then turn off again, its not an issue with the lights as they work fine when I chose the timed option. I haven't checked my 12v feed yet as I'm guessing its OK due to the flicker, it will happen every time I turn the lights on.
I have tried reset, reflash combos about 6 times at this stage but always with the same results.
I know there are options to change the ROM but I would like to keep it stock for now just in case I need to return it.
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Again: which ROM are you on? You should mention that. ROMS before 2017 contain bugs, so do they in 2017 but at least a lot less. So make sure you are on a newer ROM. If you already are, like you mentioned above, mention the version. That saves people from asking for the obvious. Before you post read the rules.
Look at this thread and this thread
First of all: Search the forum.
And secondly: Search the forum.
And third: Be concrete. Mention versions, forums, etc. You don't even mention which head unit you have.

I was looking but could only find info on the 1gb model and the thread about the release of the 2gb model.
Thanks for the info but you don't have to be a **** about it.
I missed stuff when searching, I couldn't access the joying forum, I thought saying "their own forum site" would have cleared that. I couldnt access the site to find out if there had been updates, at the time i was on the ONLY UPDATED ROM with the new launcher with customizable widgets.
When i found NoKill I thought it was for steering wheel controls which I don't have so I moved on.
When I asked about model numbers on the joying forum (when I could access it) I was made out to be an idiot too because "They are all the same thing" so forgive me for thinking that. Mine is the JY-UL135N2
Again, Thanks for the info but you don't have to be a cranky prick about it, this is a forum isn't it? Used for discussion and help?
I was only saying something like this with info in one place would be good, if its out there already then sorry, mods can delete and ill crawl back into my hole of idiotness

Yes, I was annoyed but I did give you a number of helpful links and be honest: you were not very exact in your phrasing.
And w.r.t. the roms: They are on the joying blog59 page which is also mentioned several times on several postitions in this forum, and you could also have found it from the "normal" joying website carjoying.com
Even though I was annoyed I tried to help you. If your phrasing was more concrete that would have been a lot faster. And you still don't mention which ROM you are currently using, so nobody can give you an exact answer.
You can be angry with me, but clear communication would have prevented my irritated reply.

I am on the 2017222 rom but will be updating to latest tomorrow, have downloaded just need to do the HU side of it. I can get access to the Joying site using your link and only your link, not sure why or whats going on as this includes the main joying site too.
I plan on updating, attempting root then install NoKill.
I am giving the info I have, I don't know a lot about these devices and although I have rooted phones and tablets before I have never done anything like this.
You did give me helpful links and I thank you for that but please don't be too angry with people asking questions. I realise you know how this works but others don't and are afraid of damaging the device. Before your link which I used to access the updates page I had no way of checking for updates as I couldn't get onto the page

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I plan on updating, attempting root then install NoKill.
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There is no real need to update to the March 5 ROM if you already have the 22 Feb ROM.
The ROM is rooted. What you mean is that you want to install a SuperUser app like SuperSU or Kingroot or the like.
You don't need to SuperSU your ROM. You can install the NoKill version just like that as the ROM is rooted. You simply don't have the nice, userfriendly superuser apk on the system.

surfer63 said:
There is no real need to update to the March 5 ROM if you already have the 22 Feb ROM.
The ROM is rooted. What you mean is that you want to install a SuperUser app like SuperSU or Kingroot or the like.
You don't need to SuperSU your ROM. You can install the NoKill version just like that as the ROM is rooted. You simply don't have the nice, userfriendly superuser apk on the system.
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So there is no real advantage to the March 5 ROM?
Oh, I didn't know it was rooted still, thought they stopped that on the 2gb devices.. I'm not even sure if I need root for anything, all I wanted it for was to get to the /system... folder to copy NoKill to. Can I get there without SuperSU app using ES file explorer? Am I safe to delete the existing nokill.apk in there 1st and then copy in the new file? It won't cause any issues not having the apk for the few seconds? (Probably a stupid question)

fado5ster said:
So there is no real advantage to the March 5 ROM?
Oh, I didn't know it was rooted still, thought they stopped that on the 2gb devices.. I'm not even sure if I need root for anything, all I wanted it for was to get to the /system... folder to copy NoKill to. Can I get there without SuperSU app using ES file explorer? Am I safe to delete the existing nokill.apk in there 1st and then copy in the new file? It won't cause any issues not having the apk for the few seconds? (Probably a stupid question)
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The Sofia server is loaded upon boot and stays in memory. So no problem there.
Best thing to do via adb.
Code:
adb push Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk /sdcard/
adb shell "su -c mount -o remount,rw /system"
adb shell "su -c cp /system/app/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk /system/app/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk.old"
adb shell "su -c cp /sdcard/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk /system/app/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0"
adb shell "su -c chmod 644 /system/app/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk"
adb shell "su -c ls -l /system/app/Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0"
last command does nothing toyour system. It should only list the new apk and the old apk.old.
and then reboot your unit.

I know you are going to hate me for this but any time I've tried pushing files using adb I end up messing it up and bricking it.
Looks like the illumination problem was due to the car.. The illumination wire was in a different place to the joying connector, I repinned it and working now but still doesn't explain how I had it working fine for a month.. Really weird, had issues with 12v switched and constant 12v too.. Had to swap them around.. Seems to be Kia's doing and not joying.. Very strange

Macrodroid not running in background FIXED
Hey there! You probably fixed the issue with macrodroid by now but I had the same issue and I fixed it by installing Macrodroid as a system app. That did the job for me. Just did a reboot and waited for macrodroid to come up.

Anyone successfully using Sideload VR for their S8+?

Hi,
Has anyone successfully used SideloadVR on their S8+? I downloaded the app, even a third-party "game" but after the initial screen, nothing seems to happen. The controller isn't recognized and while the game is "playing" I can't move around at all in it.
Is there something I need to be doing to make the game work or something more to make SideloadVR work? There's not a lot of information about the SideloadVR usage except to say to install and use it. Unless I am not looking in the appropriate place.
Thanks in advance.

I have the same question.

It would be awesome if I could get it to work on S8. It worked on my old Note 5.

Few questions regarding Note 20 Ultra ( please help )

Hey guys, Im fairly new to this Note 20 Ultra and Android in general so I decided to ask this here but wasn't sure if I should make a separate topic for each anyways here we go I hope you can help me out:
1. How can I make it so when I receive text messages, notifications, etc... the phone screen turn on like iPhones?
2. I'm using Google Maps for navigation but it seems to be running at a very low FPS and it's not smooth at all, is there a way to make it run smoother/higher frame rate?
3. Whats the best way to fully format and reinstall the firmware on my Note 20 Ultra ( I have the unlocked US version purchased directly from Samsung )/ for reference I know I can do a reset from the settings but I wanna know if there is a way to hook it up to PC and have the phone completely wiped and install a fresh OS like I used be able to do on iPhone.

I-Siamak-I said:
Hey guys, Im fairly new to this Note 20 Ultra and Android in general so I decided to ask this here but wasn't sure if I should make a separate topic for each anyways here we go I hope you can help me out:
1. How can I make it so when I receive text messages, notifications, etc... the phone screen turn on like iPhones?
2. I'm using Google Maps for navigation but it seems to be running at a very low FPS and it's not smooth at all, is there a way to make it run smoother/higher frame rate?
3. Whats the best way to fully format and reinstall the firmware on my Note 20 Ultra ( I have the unlocked US version purchased directly from Samsung )/ for reference I know I can do a reset from the settings but I wanna know if there is a way to hook it up to PC and have the phone completely wiped and install a fresh OS like I used be able to do on iPhone.
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1: look into option within settings for edge lighting.
2: download maps locally to speed things up.
3: don't bother.
4: research the xda forums.

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1: look into option within settings for edge lighting.
2: download maps locally to speed things up.
3: don't bother.
4: research the xda forums.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply at least but:
1. Already have edge lightning which is not what i was asking: ( Turn the screen on when receiving txt messages )
2. done that as well, doesn't fix the low sub 30 fps issue. looking for any hidden settings/mods to get higher fps in Maps
3. honestly that was not helpful, I'm simply asking what's the best way to go about it, not bothering is simply wasn't what I was looking for.
4. again thanks for taking the time none the less.

1. For this I use a third party app as the Note 20 does not have anymore the notification LED. This app is called aodNotify (from Play Store) and it has option to wake up the screen when a notification arives.
The phone itself does not have such an option, it has something else called "lift to wake" that will wake the screen if you pick it up from where it was standing....but that's regardless if you get a notification or not
2. Dunno what to say here, Maps works fine for me. Maybe reinstall the app, wipe its cache, things like this. But I presume you already tried these
3. Download your official firmware either from Sammobile site or using a tool like Frija, Samfirm (is deprecated) and such, then write the firmware on your phone using Odin. This will ensure you won't trigger Knox and that you'll have official firmware written as new
Sent from nowhere over the air...

I-Siamak-I said:
Hey guys, Im fairly new to this Note 20 Ultra and Android in general so I decided to ask this here but wasn't sure if I should make a separate topic for each anyways here we go I hope you can help me out:
1. How can I make it so when I receive text messages, notifications, etc... the phone screen turn on like iPhones?
2. I'm using Google Maps for navigation but it seems to be running at a very low FPS and it's not smooth at all, is there a way to make it run smoother/higher frame rate?
3. Whats the best way to fully format and reinstall the firmware on my Note 20 Ultra ( I have the unlocked US version purchased directly from Samsung )/ for reference I know I can do a reset from the settings but I wanna know if there is a way to hook it up to PC and have the phone completely wiped and install a fresh OS like I used be able to do on iPhone.
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Welcome to the forums, welcome to Android, and welcome to the Note family!!
To start off with, there's going to be hiccups switching platforms. Apple and Android do the same things, but for different people. Apple just works, but it's the same experience across every device. Android requires some tinkering and customization, but the beauty is you CAN do that.
And some people just can't make the switch, and that's cool. I left Android for Apple years ago, but after months of trying to make it like my Android, I realized that was stupid and switched back to Android and never looked back. Then there's some people who switch platforms and love it. Then there's others who carry and Apple in one pocket, and an Android in the other, because they appreciate the differences.
1. I second AOD notify. I love that app and have used it on my Note 10, my Note 20, and plan to see if it works on the Z Fold 2 when it arrives next week. It can mimic the LED notification light, wake your screen, etc. Also, remember you have an Always On Display that will show all notifications without turning on the screen. I know that's not what you asked, but OPTIONS.
2. Do you have the adaptive refresh rate on? My Google Maps has never been choppy. My work phone used to be an Apple, but I don't remember it having smoother navigation than my Android. I wish I could see your two phones side by side to see what you mean.
3. We don't have iTunes, so you have to do a little more research and work, but we do have an equivalent for reinstalling the factory firmware. For Pixels it's a few command line commands. For Samsung, it's using a Windows application called ODIN.
I say this not to be lazy, but because it will genuinely help you way more...but use the search bar and do some research here. Also check out the the other Galaxy forums (S series, Note 10, even Note 9 and 8). You'll find many tutorials on how to flash the firmware with ODIN. More in depth than I could ever type here. I think I even wrote a guide back in the Note 8 days and posted it here.
But honestly, 99.9% of the time, flashing the firmware isn't necessary and is a waste of time. But, if you want to do it, you can!
The learning this new platform will be fun if you really dive in and start reading and learning. We were all new to Android one time as well. Some of us old farts, like me, came Blackberry and have been doing this for a while. Some people tend to forget they were new once too.
Search, read, then ask questions, and you'll be fine. Welcome!!