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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
I didn't see a guide for those who are NOT ROOTED. I assume you just run LazyPanda, flash a Recovery via Fastboot screen, then flash Superuser in Recovery to obtain root. I've rooted/s-off a Evo 4G, Evo 3D, multiple times and I assume this will be similar.

I'm still on the old hboot. My Evo LTE was pre ordered through Best Buy and parents picked it up for me when it came in(I was in a coma for a week). I've been in the hospital for a while after a car wreck and wasn't even expected to live the first night after being life flighted to the hospital! I haven't done any updates due to prior knowledge/experience with Android. I see a lot of familiar names in this forum! I'm a longtime member/flasher, just been out of the loop (and the world really) the last few months. Glad to still be alive and expected to fully recover! Thanks for any help and sorry for the long post, just wanted to explain my reason for absence.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
You just use zedomax to gain root first. There's a step by step guide on AF
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
So I'm assuming the phone must be rooted first before s-off??
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
post # 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rootlinux:
Root and s off last night in under 20 minutes.

This is awesome
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
It took me about 4 hours. Checking n checking and reading the terms. I not familiar with all these wordings.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
My command prompt window isnt doing anything now. Heres where i'm at.

[42]

Found Device...

Waiting for device to settle...please wait...

ITs been here for about 10 minutes now. My phone has rebooted multiple times. The last time it went through Hands Free Activation, PRL update, Profile Update, then said Firmware was up to date. Phone LED shows its charging from my laptop, screen was on, just off now due to time. Command Prompt Window isnt changing though, dont wanna brick my phone so I'm not touching anything...

Any ideas??
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drob311:
Reboot to bootloader and see if it says lazy panda s-off.

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Says LazyPands at the top but says S-On on the line under it

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Anyone??

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Now my phone wont power on at all. LED does'nt light up when plugged in to power. Also my computer doesnt recognize it even being plugged in. Guess I'm SOL...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
Last time I was in this situation, I hold down the power button for 1 minute before my phone response. Really miss taking out the battery days.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
when plugged in to pc, in device manager do you see QHSUSB_DLOAD ?

if so, you are soft bricked, and need to use the unbricker

ubuntu 12.04 Live CD works well on pc
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
It does nothing when plugged in to my pc. No notifications, no sound, no led, nothing. Plugging in to the wall does nothing either. Held down the power button for about 5 minutes and got no response. Also held down every combination of buttons on the device as well. I have Assurion through Sprint AND Best Buy Black Tie Program, maybe one of those can help me tomorrow even if I do have to pay the deductible. Heck maybe I can even get a white one from Sprint when I pay my deductible. Worth a shot I suppose...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] corcgaigh:
You should get a free replacement, just tell them you some up and the phone was totally unresponsive. You should probably check out the unbricker thread first.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sofla2:
Yep, sounds exactly like my phone. I'm starting to wonder if maybe there is some kind of defect with the port where you plug it in that causes everything to short out. When it happened to me, all I did was connect to transfer an mp3. Sprint did tell me it was a known issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Sucks it happened to ya doing a simple music transfer!! Well since they know its an issue maybe they wont charge me the deductible. I'm not one to try and get something for free if it was my fault, but I dont see why my phone is TOTALLY unresponsive now...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
How can I tell if I have the right driver installed on windows xp?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DNarsingh:
To be safe, I would just uninstall anything HTC from your computer and then install the drivers from the LazyPanda website.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
I have all HTC uninstalled except HTC driver installer. I would like to verify because I have EVO shift stuff on my computer also, my daughters New phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DNarsingh:
Ok, well mine shows up as HTC Driver Installer Version 3.0.0.007.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Mine shows up the same but when I go into device manager there's is a different number 2.0.7.8.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I would suggest deleting it just to be safe dl drivers for lazypanda feed the panda then reinstall the drivers for your daughters phone :D

And follow post 2 to the T :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
I downloaded the drive from unlimited but when I click on it nothing happens.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] InTheRough:
Do as lowetax suggested and make a live cd, run the unbricker. If you take it back, you will get hboot 1.15+ and you may never s-off.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
that's OK. reboot both the pc and the phone. then plug in phone and listen for da dink

in control panel, looking at your installed programs you should have htc installer 3.0.0.007

do you have sdk/adb installed ?

open command prompt adb devices and check connectivity

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did you follow the guides in post # 2 ?

what rom is installed ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Hey lowetax I didn't ditch you last week I've been trying to get adb right. I was one of the people you were helping. I have the da dink,adv shows my serial, and I have htc driver installer 3.0.0.7. Damn you're up late sorry about jets I'm a saints fan ouch.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gunfromsako:
Bought my EVO from BB with hboot 1.12 and 1.13 sw ver :) a few days ago...finally found time to root and s-off... Went just as smooth as all my other evo's :good: just flashed viper Rom lovin it so far :thumbsup:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
If you got all that you should be golden. Making sure you get the serial in adb/ devices is pretty important.

via xda premium on my AOKP'd Evo LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
along with Fresh 5.1.1, with no apps installed, and a backed up sd card.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
I am completely stock other than rooted do I need fresh 5.1?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
You phone MUST be rooted stock (1.13 base!) or one of these known working ROMs that uses stock build.prop (Fresh 5.1.1, whatever others are known) Thats from the OP but Fresh is what most use :D

btw if you need any help you can PM me :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
ditto bigdaddy

stock rooted without mods, tweaks, etc.

should/would/could/perhaps will/we think/hopefully/you never know

ah wth, it'll work ! :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Yea what he said :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Followed everything exactly and I was on the stock rom. I've rooted 20-30 Android devices and I've never seen this before.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rickyb316:
Hey guys I'm running Flex's Stock With Goodies 2.08(not sure if this is one of the roms okay to do this on) I'm S-ON Hboot 1.12.0000 . This would be my first attempt at trying to achieve S-OFF still fairly new to this section and don't want to screw things up. What would you guys recommend as the easiest way of doing this?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Read post #2 :D

Sent From My POS MoPho
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
....and Dont forget the part about checking for device recognition. (Cmd adb devices)

via xda premium on my AOKP'd Evo LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
Why people insist on doing s-off their way? Just follow post #2 and you will be good.

Sent from my lair.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I was actually on MeanROM 1.0 when I did it worked the second time lol :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
It was then, ;) , he was talking about sock with goodies 2.08

Sent from my lair.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Yeah that's why I said read post #2 when I did mine there was no post #2 it was post #475 :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
post # 475 FTW !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowery23:
Thanks for all of the tips. I used the Ubuntu partition on my laptop for this. I downloaded the files, made sure my device was visible in ADB then ran FeedPanda. It took about 5 minutes and 3 or 4 reboots to complete. I then updated my Hboot and all is good now. Couldn't have been easier and this is coming from an Ubuntu noob.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
On guide #2 step 10 it says right click on lazy panda. Well after unzipped the file on my computer I have feed panda and lp hboot zip. When Im ready do I right click on feed panda as administrator or did I do something wrong.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
Which version of Hboot did you update to?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I'm guessing the LazyPanda hboot :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bog3nator:
yes when you right click on it, click run as administrator
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
In post 2 it says right click on lazy panda the file I unzipped says feed panda is this the same file.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knx2:
This happened twice for me. I tried again on my replacement and it did the same thing. I am not trying this program again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bog3nator:
ithought he meant after he unzipped it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Yes I already unzipped the file but it doesn't say lazy panda it says feed panda. Is this right?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
it's been awhile but that sounds correct right click run as admin feed panda :D goodluck
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
Try on another computer that have not seen HTC.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
Something tells me you didn't do the "connectivity" tests (adb android devices and/or adb reboot bootloader and/or adb fastboot reboot) or something because if the phone is communicating with the computer AND you have the correct rom on the phone, there is no reason it should fail. I have done 9 phones, all without issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jorgis1:
s-off

So I'm running an unlocked bootloader, am rooted, and have flashed the Fresh ROM. I still see that my HBOOT says 1.15. Is it still safe to run the lazypanda to s-off it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Nope it won't work
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jorgis1:
Thank You. I guess ill just have to flash the fastboot way until theres 1.15 compatability. :/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] volk9029:
What do you want to flash fastboot way?

Sent from my lair.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] long_tall_texan:
Have to flash new kernels that way if you are S-On, or use Flash Image Gui app.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Unless xhausx's S-ON kernel installer is included ;).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rootlinux:
He did an awesome mod there.

I am s off but that mod will make it much easier so s on folk. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
it might be worth losing S-OFF to try ... ah, nevermind :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rootlinux:
Lmao :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ScottHW:
Linux version

I'm so far down this thread I doubt anyone will see this but...

I tried to use FeedPanda to achieve S-OFF, and it failed, just continued waiting forever. At that point it became necessary to try to use the "Unbricker" (which is a misnomer, because the phone is not bricked).

The main point is... the LazyPanda Unbricker does NOT work with older Ubuntu versions. I tried 10.04 and it failed and the tool just continued to wait forever. This is apparently known (according to IRC chats), but it certainly isn't clearly enough labeled on the Unlimited.io webpages, or here in XDA forums. The instructions state that it has been tested with 12.04, but doesn't explicitly state that older versions do NOT work, which is the case.

I burned a LiveCD of Ubuntu 12.04 32.bit and the Unbricker tool (PandaFinder) worked just fine. The external microSD card contents were lost during the process, card had to be reformatted. Good thing I used a spare.

I then attempted the FeedPanda two more times, and had to use PandaFinder two more times. The third try I even tried a different spare microSD, still no success.

In the end I do not have S-OFF, but at least my phone is the same as when it started. Thanks to the Unlimited team, especially @hyuh for the IRC support. I was happy to donate a couple €.

I will try to hit up an RUU in a couple weeks and see if that fixes whatever the hangup is for me currently. I recently tried to use HTC software update (link to that thread), but I also had problems there. Actually, it's lucky that failed, because it would have overwritten my HBOOT 1.12 with 1.15. I never figured out the cause of that problem, either.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Was your phone connecting with your pc when you plugged it in ? and all htc stuff removed from your pc and then reboot afterwards?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
@scott.

i would guess that most of us that had to use the your-evo-lte-is-toast-and-not-useable-unless-you-run-this routine (since you have difficulty accepting unlimited.io's name by saying it's not bricked) saw that it was tested - and works - with ubuntu 12.04, which you, and so many of us, confirmed works fine.

let that be a learning lesson for you when trying to feed the panda. use what works ! you don't have to reinvent the wheel.

read post #2 . the guides there show you what has worked for the rest of us.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NaterTots:
Good to know about 10.04. Thanks.

What ROM was your phone on? It needs to be based off of software 1.13 with out any build prop edits.

Like flex's 5.1.1 or the rooted original stock.

Naters
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
I am s-off finally. It was going good until a window opened and said a program was not downloaded or something. I think it was QHSUSB_DLOAD. I just ignored it and watched the script run. Thanks lowetax bigdaddy and all you who answered all my questions. I guess now I need to flash the lazy panda hboot. I followed post #2 for the most part. I already had the drivers downloaded and adb installed along with lazy panda unzipped. I damn sure ran the adb commands to make sure I was connected.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Congratulations :D

Sent From My POS MoPho
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
Which version of Lazy Panda hboot?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Im not real sure its the lp hboot zip on unlimited. Honestly I havent read up on it yet I was just focusing on s-off.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30852565&postcount=2000

fastboot enhanced hboot 1.12.2222
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Lowetax did you flash this ankd what does it do?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
You will be able to flash firmware updates :D

Sent From My POS MoPho
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] popper668:
has any one looked at this? maybe I'm late.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1870652
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
yup. enhanced fastboot there for your use.

something you don't use too often.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
What is the "enhancement" as I thought they only listed "with fastboot" because the original LP hboot they put out was missing the fastboot command function (on accident). The stock HTC hboot has fastboot built in so the only change in the LP hboots, I thought, was replacing the "Unlocked/Tampered" message with the "LazyPanda" banner and version number.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
you used lazypanda for S-OFF, which, i believe, leaves you at 1.12.1111

although i was unlocked also, i wasn't sure what lazypanda's enhanced fastboot hboot (which leaves you at 1.12.2222)

actually changed, so i asked the Captain.

"Fastboot commands are broken in the .1111 version. The .2222 version fixed them.

It's called "enhanced" I guess because typically those functions are only available in an UNLOCKED or ENG bootloader."
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
Ok, that's what I was thinking. You don't actually end up with the LP hboot after you feed the Panda, you have to flash it. I'm not sure what functions are missing (I don't think any) but they fastboot commands work just fine on the original HTC bootloader but you have to look at that GOD AWFUL "Unlocked/Tampered" banner. It think its enhanced because they are included. Kind of like the android.phone.process crash (happens until your phone connects to mobile data) on CM10 for now... it's a feature. :laugh:

Thanks man
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chong67:
Are you talking about HTC Hboot 1.12, 1.15 and 1.19 ? Is this same thing you are talking here?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Master_sk3:
I wonder if LazyPanda is working on a s-off method for the newest hboot, or if anybody his for that matter.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] trancefreak64:
Thanks MR Panda I just got my HTC EVO LTE phone from online store. I guess they like giving old models luckily to persons like me to take advantage of with HBOOT 1.12.

I did this with a windows 7 x64 machine and my trusty Intel USB 3.0 ports on a ASUS Sabertooth z77. The Panda ate my phone in matter of a about 2 minutes. Thank you for the tools and the XDA community for the support.

I am seriously more scared of dropping this phone without a case yet then S- OFf-ing it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rootlinux:
I am sure they are hard at work trying to crack it.

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Hey man, thought you were going for the SG3?

You made the right choice. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vtotheinay:
ive never had a problem with this before but it has been a while since i used command prompt. i cant figure out for the life of me how to get to the sdk platform tools directory in command prompt. when i initially open it starts with C:/documents and settings\(my name)> so i put C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools after that which is what i always used before with no problems and it keeps telling me it is "not recognized as an internal or external command, operable or program or batch file". what am i doing wrong? even if i just type C:\ it still gives me that error. i updated my SDK already and installed the HTC drivers. its really bugging me cause i want to get s-off. thank you in advance to anyone that helps.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Open the sdk folder shift and right click on tools choose open cmd prompt here :D

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vtotheinay:
thanks for that but i dont see that option! :confused: im running windows xp 2002 if that helps. i honestly cant figure out whats going wrong. i just used command prompt and did the adb device through it a couple months ago when i got my lte. this is the same computer no modifications.

edit: so I did some research and found this microsoft program on CNET that I downloaded called "Open command window here" its free and fast to install. I downloaded it and now everything is running smooth. All I had to do was right click on the tools folder and got it into command prompt!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
in Windows explorer, if you hold down the shift key and right click on a folder, open command prompt here isn't an option ?

in a couple of my posts in here, i listed the 4 files you want to copy from platform-tools to c:/Windows, so you can open command prompt anywhere.

(adb.exe 2 other adb and fastboot)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vtotheinay:
no it does not give me that option until i installed the program i mentioned in my post above you. thank you for the help though!! C:\windows also did not work it gave me the same error when i tried earlier.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lowetax:
here are the 4 files you copy to C:\Windows (or you could add platform-tools to Path/Environment)

that will allow you to run adb no matter where you open a Command Prompt.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31429204&postcount=2194
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
To flash the lp hboot do I need to rename it lp hboot.zip?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
it should be named PJ75IMG.zip

put it on your ext sd card and boot into bootloader and it should be found and flashed

when it's done rename it or delete it from sd card
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
I know wrong thread but can I only flash roms based off 1.13? I want to try mean Rom.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Are you s-off?

If you are you can flash the lasted firmware from Capt_Throwback's radio thread after you flash the lp enhanced hboot

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Yes im s-off and ready. I have twrp installed and Ive made a backup. Any suggestions would be great.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tm21fourt3:
Ok, I'm currently waiting and it's at 340 seconds....how long do I give this thing?!?!

Edit - 540.....What Do I Do?

Edit 2 - 700.....Anything?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Flash the lazypanda enhanced hboot then search for the radio thread and flash the full firmware

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaptainRandom:
Sorry dude,

Sounds like its...

'Unbricker' time
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tm21fourt3:
Nothing?????

I'm now at 980 seconds of waiting....what do I do??????????????
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
I read about someone rebooting their phone then it resumed but I'm not sure.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tm21fourt3:
i swear I'm gonna smash this phone and this computer if i dont get some answers. what the hell do i do now?

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Trying this now: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1769557
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaptainRandom:
I'm pretty sure thr Panda site has links and directions for specific 'unbricking' procedure,

There should also be links and more involved 'unbricking' directions all thru this topic/thread

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From post #2...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dmcgrath009:
feeling pretty stupid

ok guys quick question,

software version: 1.13.651.1 71ORD

rooted and s off

I have been quite busy since i bought my evo on release day so haven't attempted to root until today. so i rooted and lazy panda and installed TWRP2 all very simple but my issue is finding the appropriate way of updating firmware so i can use the latest batch of roms specifically Mean Rom. do I need to flash the lp hboot ? where can i find it ? and also where is the update to the latest firmware ?

once again sorry guys i feel stupid but I have been looking around for longer than I care to admit lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
Go here for firmware.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1859789

You don't have to flash the LP Hboot if the "Unlocked/Tampered" banner and the red text on bootloader/recovery booting doesn't bother you. Personally, I use Regaw's updated LP Hboot that will load the LP hboot AND so my remove the red text on bootloader/recovery boot.

RegawMOD updated LP Hboot is here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1738462
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] beerbq:
Which version did you flash the full firmware zip or just radios. If I'm reading correctly I can not flash a Rom not on a 2.13xxxxxx base after updating the firmware.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Flash the full firmware zip :D

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tm21fourt3:
So after a complete day of phone hell....this is what I did:

I first tried VirtualBox running ubuntu...no luck. Then I downloaded ubuntu on a disc and ran that through my Windows 7 machine. This ended up working, I then ran through the instructions on the LazyPanda site (which suck by the way). To get the unbricking done I really had to drop file names, google things, and youtube things, the instructions themselves just don't cut it. In the end though, the phone is back and everything.

Besides my time, I only lost a few things that I didn't yet back up on my SD Card.

Needless to say though, I will never be using LazyPanda again.