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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sak500:
MD5 Mismatch on trying to restore backup

As the title i was trying to restore my backup from the first backup i took of my i9500 as soon as i had rooted and installed philz recovery. I have been using Omega's rom for a month or so and wanted to do a fresh start since the new ROM is out so i thought of restoring back to stock but when i tried in philz recovery it's giving me MD5 mismatch and doesn't let me restore.

I dont think there is anything wrong in the back up so is there some way i can restore it?

edit: [MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION]

no, i did not, the folder with original name was copied to my PC and same I had copied back to my SD since i had deleted the backup from my SD.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you change the name of the backup?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
here is a fix: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=714114

or:

with es explorer navigate to backup>name of backup, open nandroid.md5 file, select Text, and then select ES Note Editor. Highlight everything in the file and delete it. Tap the Back key, and confirm saving with Yes. By deleting the content in the file, you force clockworkmod to skip matching md5sum.

all these methods require that you have a non corrupted backup.

(keep original on your pc)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nung25649:
Can I reflash the recovery which is not stock recovery?

(Now I use cofface recovery and I want to flash Philz recovery. Can I flash it? Will it brick?)

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Check the first post.

There is an app (Recovery Flasher) that allows you to swap recoveries from your phone.

This is OK to do.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zahnstocher:
nav bar

Hi guys!

is it possible to activate the stock navbar and disable the softbuttons as described here:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/enable-software-buttons-on-any-galaxy-s-iii-running-cm10/

i find it really hard to use the softbuttons sometimes, the bottom bar is just too small.

i tried to edit the buildprop a little but no effect.

currently on pac22.4

if anyone has any idea.. that wd be great!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Good tip. :good:

Added to the first post.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgs22012:
Which international version 9500 or 9505 is the same snapdragon as the m919 looking at possibly flashing an Intl or at least helping my buddy with doing so to his....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The i9505.

The 919 does have it's own Forum

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexanderfoti:
Is there any AOSP roms available for the 9095?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There are a few kernels,but there does not yet seem to be any ROMS.

Keep an eye on the fora HERE and HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexanderfoti:
Very many thanks. I suppose that's to be expected because it's still pretty new.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aastr1t:
Csc

Hi, i succesfuly flashed the cyogenrom but my wifi didnt work. so i did a recovery. then i lost my connection and couldnt call or enter cwm. flashed my modem and today it works calling and reciving 4g. but my csc says its eur and thats not correct. so i wounder whats my correct csc? My phone is from sweden and i am running 3. with the latest stock rom ME2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

Give it a while.

I am looking forward to it myself.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
I found everything but not the launcher :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
There is an S5 Iauncher theme in Google Play, it's compatible with Apex, Nova and a few other launchers.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
thanks i knew thus but i mean launcher like coco launcher themed likr s5 but now i will try the nova and these apps.:(

thanks:)

Sent to hit THANKS for iT!!!!!;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pierce283:
HELP

I have an i9505 and ever since flashing echoe rom v17 I cannot flash any other roms. Please Help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Are you doing a clean install when trying another ROM?? What recovery are you using? Philz has a Clean for new ROM option!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pierce283:
I am using TWRP but before I could switch roms easily and I have always clean installed but ever since I switched to echoe rom and loaded the new bootloader and modem. I used to be on Slimkat and I want to go back but when I flash it and boot it. It just stays on the samsung screen. I have tried flashing the stock firmware using Odin, and then re-rooting it but it still doesn't work with Slimkat or Wanamlite.Thanks for replying so fast btw.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Are you trying to flash 4.3 ROMS with the 4.4.2 bootloader? It may be kernel related!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pierce283:
I am trying to flash a 4.4.2 Rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Have you tried booting back into recovery when stuck at logo and clearing cache and dalvik cache?:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pierce283:
I tried it and it still doesnt work. I also tried a different recovery. I ment just stick with echoe rom for now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vishak315:
S4 wont boot

Hi. I got a few drops of water into my phone today and ever since then it doesn't boot past the splash screen. It booted up once afterwards but the screen turned off shortly.

Please advice!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ar216893:
Anyone know how to hide icon in app drawer like the launcher we had in 4.3 ?

Maybe with some editing in system file so no need to install 3rd party app to hide that icon ? I can't freeze that icon with TB since I use the app as an add-ons, but not need the icon in drawer (e.g. Text Editor that installed with FX File Explorer)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
Can anyone give me lg wallpapers with s4 resolutions plz. :)

I dont want app I want pic. To use in lock screen :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
take it apart, use a screwdriver and remove the back plastic panels, its quite simple. let it dry out in dry, uncooked rice at least overnight.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saphirrot:
eyo guys, got a question about RADIO Modem.

I´m on MJ5 atm, signal and quality are poor... I want to upgrade to a newer one, but don´t know which one to choose. I live in Germany, so choosing one optimized for my region would be cool.

I hope you guys could help me !

Here is the Modem Thread : RADIO THREAD

My Device : i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The best radio is the one that works best for you.

There are no suggestions possible , because people live in different parts of the world , and get different results from each modem.

Please try these out for yourself.

Pay attention to " lambstone" tip of the day .

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohdumar:
bought new S4 from another country.... google apps esp PLAY not signing in unless i activate a vpn like Hotspot......... any ideas why? :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saphirrot:
Wow, thats not so helpful... I´m not asking for the best modem, i´m asking for some feedback and suggestion and the personal oppinion.. There are enough people in here which are also living in Germany and know something about baseband versions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
sir, try and decide.. it varies from device to another.

here are the modems used with 4.3 germany DBT: MK8, MKE. NAA and your current MJ5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saphirrot:
this is helping me a lot, thanks !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chinaboy5216:
Hi guys, a question on type numbers. I'm living in China and just seen a model i9507v on a internet shop here. Equinox CPU and 4G. Does anyone know this model and what would be the root options and best, read fastest 4.4.2 rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
there are only 2 official firmwares (4.2.2) for this model (Australia and Hong Kong)

it may be rooting is the same as I9505

no development for this variant.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhanthng:
S4 Google edition

hello there,

my phone won't start up! every time i remove and replace the battery, it will automatically start up, upon seeing the icon [Samsung Galaxy S4] , the screen the black. i presume it shut down by itself. i have tried using alternatives ways to solve, recovery mode and download mode, but it's still shutting down on it's on. even charging is not useful.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

When you go to download mode does the phone keeps turning off? Maybe it can be a battery issue, did you try using another battery? If you can get to download mode we can at least reflash the firmware, but if it's a hardware problem then it's different...

If the problem comes to be hardware, I advise you to try another battery.

~Lord

"All I Ever Needed Was A Little Piece of Hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)

Sent from my monstrous Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhanthng:
Hi,

I've tried replacing another battery, but.... sigh! i'm really afraid it's hardware problem, because i rooted my phone, which voided my warranty for it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

And what about the download mode? Can you get to it?

Can you please describe further what you did to your phone before it happened?

~Lord

"All I Ever Needed Was A Little Piece of Hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)

Sent from my monstrous Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhanthng:
Hi,

hmm... changing recovery mode? flashed 4.4.2 GE mod? Rooted phone? and i something i forgotten to mention. the previous night, i tried to download play store app and it crashed, causing my whole entire phone to crash. after doing a factory reset, it worked perfectly fine, but not until this last afternoon, which was 12hours ago, my phone automatically shut down by itself. i didn't care much about , and i didn't bother switching it on. 2 hours later, when my friends and i parted, i switched on my phone. And from then on , it's on even switch on.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUR.ON:
Hi,

i have a (german) i9505 with Vodafone branding @ 4.3 (UEMK9).

My only question is just if i'm able to root and flash custom roms at this branded version. I searched a lot before posting here but i haven't seen any information about branded versions starting from 4.3. Can i just use those root guides which i can find here or do i have to consider something else :confused:

My goal is just to get rid of TW and flash custom roms based on original android versions. I'm just a bit confused because the most guides i find there is no information about if it works >4.2 (branded) versions.

At times where i had a S3, it was not that confusing to root and flash the phone. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes , you can root and flash custom ROMS.

You will however be tripping the knox flag.

If you are not bothered by this , then , go for it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chinaboy5216:
Thanks a lot for the feedback!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinktheater:
So, i am running Kitkat 4.4.2. Because a problem i have with the phone, i need to do a test and take the phone back to 4.2.2 (the one the phone came with).

When I try to install it using ODIN i am getting an error saying "Invalid magic string". Does that mean I can't go back to that version? Should I click on re-partition?

Thanks for any help! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
didnt you read up on knox? if you went 4.4.2, you cant downgrade.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
Guys need views on this : WHAT TO DO

NEW LG G2 : Rs 33,000 - 16gb ( usable only 10)

NEW SAMSUNG S4 : RS 27000 16 GB ( MEMORY CARD SUPPORT)

REFURBISHED SAMSUNG S4 : RS 20,000 16 GB ( MEMORY CARD SUPPORT) 6 MONTHS SAMSUNG OFFICIAL WARRANTY
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aminnasr:
Hi every body...

I have a question about our exynos 5410 cpu.

We know that when we use power saving mode the cpu clock doesnt go more than 1.2 GHz...

So do A15 cores turn off and A7 cores work in their max clock 1.2 ?

Or max clock of A15 will become 1.2 of 1.6 ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shohat:
LG G2 !!! :good::good::good:

it's Better than The S4 and it worth every penny :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
How can i enable keyboard pup-up on multi windows ?

Thanks :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
nice to hear that can throw some light on this as u are s4 user. can u plz tell why g2 over s4

all reviews i see on net are fake only actual user can tell truth
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shohat:
my friend have a LG G2 and its way better.

why it is better ?

1. battery life is superior compared to the S4.

2. the Display has more natural colors.

3. the UI - Galaxy S4 UI ( Touchwiz ) is so laggy because of too many features. LG G2 UI is blazing fast ! :good::good::good:

i can't tell you more. you need to hold it to understand ! :o

P.S: sorry for my bad english ):
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
all three of those have changed between android 4.2.2, 4.3 and 4.4.2 for me on my S4. i hope you did that comparison fairly, and not quickly.

not to mention the S4 actually has various colour profiles for the screen in its settings.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shohat:
i did that comparison fairly.

the UI is a good enough reason to say that the LG G2 is Better.

Android 4.4.2 ( Touchwiz ) is still running with lags.

S600 VS S800 - What would you choose ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
did someone compare camera shutter speed AND LOW LIGHT IMAGES of S4 vs LG G2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
i'd say the refurbished S4, since its cost was heaps lower and still had warranty.

My S4 on kitkat has no lag trouble at all.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shohat:
I'm envy you :D

anyway: my current rom is CM 11. Smooth as f*** :good::good::good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
I agree . Im in 4.4.2 unrooted !!!!!!

With no lags at alll in anything :D i love it ;)

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---------- Post added at 03:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:42 PM ----------

Anyone ??

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
no 600 in india its exynos only in india

---------- Post added at 05:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:13 PM ----------

yup i am getting 6 months official warranty on refurbished

i am getting it for $326 and new is $474
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shohat:
S600 And Exynos variant are the same in terms of performance.

Go for the LG G2. from my experience - it is better :good::good:

just go to a smartphone store and ask to test the LG G2 and the S4. :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinktheater:
Yes I did. I was hoping there was a way.

So I am basically screwed with a phone that doesn't work anymore.

Here's what happened. In my country all phones are unlocked, meaning that you can use any SIM from any company.

A week ago I tried to use my wife's Sim to do a test and it asked me for the PIN to unlocked network.

My carrier is going to work on the phone but I bet what they are going to do is take it back to what they gave me the phone with.

I have done every work around to unlock the phone and nothing works (I even asked here but no one has an answer for that one).

I bought the code on Samsung's page (24+€) and that did work either.

So I figured I could try going back to 4.2 but you know the rest.

There's no really anything I can do now? :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikmichael:
ok guys. I have a s4 black edition with stock 4.3 xxuena4. cant seem to find a root method without tripping knox. does anybody now a safe way to root without tripping knox???

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antt1965:
restart loop

Hi

i have a galaxy s4 gt-i9500 4.2.2 xxuamdk while trying to transfer contacts and such from s3 to s4 using kies my s4 went into a loop of restarting. i have checked the battery status and it reads 17s of charge left on a fully charged battery. i can't root the phone because my computer doesn't detect the phone. i've read several post that say rooting will get rid of this problem and others that say it is hardware problem. can anyone help me with this. there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to this, please help:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
So i've rooted my 4.3, I9505, using safe root method and I wondered if I could get the 4.4.2 update when it will be available or do I need to unroot it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aminnasr:
Answer pleèeeeease!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

It looks like you didn't do anything harmful for your device, I'm sorry but it can be a hardware related problem... Maybe you should try flashing a new firmware, but I can't tell if you'll be successful or not because I don't know if your device can get to download mode goodly enough.

Hi,

If I'm not wrong about the big.LITTLE architecture the A15 processors turn off and only the A7 processors will run, I can't tell you about the clock though. Maybe the four A7 processors run at 1.2GHz. The only thing I can tell you is that big.LITTLE architecture works with the most powerful processor shutting down.

Hi,

I believe you'll receive the update, although after updating you'll lose your root ;).

Hi,

If I'm not wrong there's one method. Just follow the guide and make sure your device is compatible!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhaspody:
rhaspody

After I update my s4 i9600 to kitkat my phone turns on when i plug in usb charger. I can't charge my phone when it's turned off
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
kitkat feature. try turning it off after its plugged in.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
How can i enable keyboard pup-up on multi windows ?

Thanks ￼

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aayushkhajuria2842:
I have bought a new s4 its running 4.2.2 can I directly flash 4.4.2 region on yltha via odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
how much did u bought for ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aayushkhajuria2842:
34 k in india
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
when did u bought it ? new is for Rs 27,800
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aayushkhajuria2842:
10 days before......8 need info upon updating it to 4.4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joery1983:
Yes you can flash 4.4.2 over 4.2.2 only thing you'll have to consider is that you will have knox on your phone after you've flashed 4.4.2 so if you're planning to root it or flash a custom rom after the update you'll trigger knox and in some cases void your warranty.

And some other thing to remember: once on 4.4.2 you can't ever go back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 so you'll have to do with 4.4.2 after flashing

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aayushkhajuria2842:
I knw that thnx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naor231:
dose this makes any sense?

I reacently flashed to stock rom from cm 11 and my battery life seems damaged

Ive compared my phone to other s4 and it seems that in 8 hours of inactivity the phone is brought down to 80 percent when my phone only was 1 hour away from charge I brought down to 80 percent as well

My friend ssuggesed that mabye I dident flash the stock rom well so there is 2 roms working at the same time so my S4

I own gt i9505 and ive flashed the uk version of the stock rom 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You need to start by looking what's eating your battery.

Start with the built in battery function in the ROM.

Other apps you can use are GSam, Wakelock Detector or BBS.

I have listed them in order of complexity so try them in that order.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naor231:
Thank you for the fast response Ive tried one of the apps you suggested and ive found that my android system app is taking the most battery

Is there any way I can delete the whole phone and then flash the stock rom back?

So ill be sure there is nothing working in the background

If yyou can suggest me something else it will be a huge help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The android system app used about 8,5% of the power, that seems about correct.

You can always go back to stock by flashing a stock ROM using Oding and deleting all data afterwards in stock recovery.

I would first charge the phone 100%, unplug it and let it rest unused for about 2 hours. See what your battery use is then.

When using mobile data that normally would be a few % per hour.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marnuss:
Connection problems

Hello,

I recently passed my S4 (i9505) on CyanogenMod 11 (Kitekat 4.4.2), using the tools provided on the officiel Cyanogenmod website.

From now on I have a lot of difficulties reaching out to the network. Even make a call is becoming hard (the network indicator is regularly empty, even on zone that were before well covered). I tried to change things in the network settings, but I often got messages "com.android.phone process has stopped" and I can't change so much things.

A friend of mine said it could be linked to error in the modem and I should try to install others.

After some research, I found a quite substantial amount of different modem to flash, and I have absolutely no idea which choose.

I'm living in Switzerland (Europe), could help me narrow the files to try? Or do you think the problem can be linked to something else?

Thanks a lot for reading anyway,

Marnuss
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Before trying different modems you need to sort the "com.android.phone process has stopped" error.

Try flashing the ROM again and make sure you wipe all data, cache and dalvik.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
this rom says knox free : so its really knox free ? means we can flash without tripping knox ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2328157
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
when i flashed from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 on a family members phone, his 2G and 3G signal was cutting in and out a lot, and being really erratic. this caused some processes to crash.

solution was updating the 3G modem.

Highly recommend he updates 3G modem to latest, before reflashing rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It is a .zip file which has to be flashed from a custom recovery.

Installing anything custom will trip your knox flag.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
that means if you dont have KNOX before installing, you wont get KNOX. it doesnt mean you can install it without triggering KNOX, if you already have it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
then how knox free ?

its like if i flash from stock 4.2.2 to this rom then knox will not trigger
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The [OP] has removed the knox bootloader from the ROM .

However in order to install the ROM , you must have a custom recovery.

If you install ANYTHING custom (recovery,ROM,kernel ) on your phone , it will trigger the knox flag.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
loll thnkx for the info but its confusing :laugh: