yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
Actually, before I do anything else, I'm hoping you guys can help me understand some things.

In the instructions, it is said to, "Before going to the next step, you must put /safestrap flashable files-modules-quickupgrades-supersu onto your SD card, this is important. You will also need to download gogolies-wififix-VZW-retail-NC5-w-modules-SS.zip, and put it into the folder you just put onto your SD card."

In the next step, instructions state to download the MK2_system_4downgrade_rooting_all_in_one.tar file onto the phone via odin. However, I noticed that this effectively removed all those files I just put onto the SD card.

This occurs again: at the end of the instructions, after downloading NC5_4.42-ODIN_UPGRADE-FOR-4.3-NO-SYSTEM-NO-BOOTLOADERS-gogolie.tar onto phone, the jfltevzw-NC5-modules.zip file is no longer on my SD card, so I cannot flash one more time. Is that a problem? Did I do something wrong? Is this why I don't have any of the stock apps?

Lastly, what's the difference between this file (NC5_4.42-ODIN_UPGRADE-FOR-4.3-NO-SYSTEM-NO-BOOTLOADERS-gogolie.tar) and this one (VZW_NC5_PREROOTED-gogolie.zip)?

Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Did you put them on your external sdcard?

the pre rooted zip is the system the tar upgrade has stuff like the boot.img
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
Hmmm... what external sdcard?

I didn't buy one. So that would be the issue there then.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jtskir222:
#4

4. Back on your computer, navigate to the folder /apps-for-android-down-and-upgrades > /saferoot and run install.bat

i get to this then i cant find the files ??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Think so

read somewhere about having to use an external sdcard. I guess you could use adb push while in safestrap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
So you can't find the install.bat file? What about the "/apps-for-android-down-and-upgrades" or "/saferoot" folder?

In any case, if you don't have these folder or files you may have to redownload the complete package again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jtskir222:
#4

Back on your computer, navigate to the folder /apps-for-android-down-and-upgrades > /saferoot and run install.bat

d/l the zip again found what i needed .

now i do this and the window opens up . i hit a key something flashes quick then its gone and nada....?

any ideas?

been working on this for hours now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
Not sure why the DOS window is closing on you. Make sure your phone is plugged in and that USB debugging mode is turned on.

Are you using Windows 8? 7? Mac?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jtskir222:
win 7

window 7 pro yes to usb
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
What is adb push?

Also, I'm having difficulty with surge's rooted stock odex ROM. I keep getting random errors or getting stuck on Verizon load screen, etc, every time I finish the process and boot. Should the overall process remain the same? or is there something different I should be doing to make this particular ROM work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
did you verify the checksum of the download? did you down load directly to a PC?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
I did download directly to PC, but I did not verify checksum (is that the same ad md5?) as I do not know how.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Md5 is the checksum and a number of free programs that check md5 are available. Bad file downloads account for majority of issues.

sent by bajarom v2.2 kitkat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] johnquinn:
Worked Great!

Worked like a charm with the rooted stock rom. Only issue I had was to unplug and plug my usb cable back in to get the ADB installation to work. Other than that it was great.

Thank you for putting this together!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
I downloaded an MD5 checker. The MD5 checksum of the I545VRUFNC5-Stock-Root-Odex.zip is correct. So, its not a bad download. I just think that file doesn't work with this method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Did you wipe system, cache, dalvik, and data before the flash?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ron750ss:
Ok... I'm up to step 4 (checklist step 16)... Phone booted into MK2, I enabled USB debugging... My pc is not recognizing the phone being attached.

-I triple checked the USB debugging option is turned on.

-Same cable used in all prior steps.

-Have disconnected and reconnected to different USB ports and checked physical connection to phone.

-Phone is charging from USB but no longer being recognized as a device.

I have NOT rebooted the phone or the PC.

Suggestions?

EDIT: I am going to reinstall/update the Samsung USB drivers on my pc and try connecting again.

EDIT AGAIN: It was the fuk!ng cable!!! I was using the one that came with my S4 but as a "wtf, let me rule this out" move, I grabbed the cable from my wife's S4... annnnnd BADABING!!! All is good :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mervil:
You know, im not quite sure. I installed it several times. I know I at least wiped cache and dalvik EVERY time. I probably wiped system and data as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sambrooke:
Is anyone having a problem loading a ROM into another rom slot besides stock?

I followed the instructions and installed Hyperdrive and it works great.

I installed another rom into slot 1, and even if I have that listed as the active slot, it boots into hyperdrive (stock slot).

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Rom slots currently don't work for safestrap for kit kat yet.

[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] hasn't got around to working on that yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
What's happening to you is the window running the install.bat is printing an error message and then closing.

First, make sure you properly unzipped the saferoot zip file.

In other words, don't just click on the zip file in windows explorer to browse it. You must unzip it to a folder.

Then try the double click on the install.bat.

If that doesn't work, then you will need to run it in a command prompt window. Press the start menu, type "cmd" and hit enter.

Use the "CD" command to change to the directory to where you extracted the zip:

cd c:\whatever\you\used

then, type install.bat to run it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jtskir222:
lose OS at end

I do exactly as it says. everything goes great. then i get to 8. Reboot your phone into safestrap after Odin has finished. You must wipe dalvik and cache one last time and then flash jfltevzw-NC5-modules again and you are done! Your phone should now be rooted on NC5.[/COLOR]

my question to you is in SS you say wipe dalvik and cache. do you mean check the 2 boxs? or just dalvik cache?

i check the 2 boxs and complete it then it asks if i really want to reboot there is no OS installed??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
He means to wipe both.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Core.2:
I noticed that I am only getting USB charging when using the OEM Cable and charger - anyone else?

EDIT: Seemed to have resolved itself.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jaredb03:
I'm trying to install the purified rom following these directions and after doing all the steps when booting up purified for the first time it freezes on the samsung boot logo. Can't figure out what to do because i was able to get hyperdrive installed without problems so not sure whats wrong???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
you should be posting in the purified rom thread...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Core.2:
I am running VZW_NC5_PREROOTED-gogolie.zip, but it seems to be missing the stock video app?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Helmoot:
ME7 question

Hi All,

I'm running 4.2.2 ME7 (clean rom) and i'd like to know if i can follow the directions in the OP or is there another method i should follow to get to rooted 4.4.2 NC5/hyperdrive rom?

Thank you very much!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] danveB:
Can you provide the link to purified rom? Maybe it does not run on safestrap, should have to double check.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Buckeyeroot:
Thanks plus a few questions

First off, hats off to Gigilie, Reconde, Joshuabg, and K1mu for helping me through this process in one way or another. Took me a while, but extremely glad this thread exists.

Second: When I restart, I get a message saying "safestrap disabled" with the choice to continue or enter recovery. Anyone know how to fix this?

Final: When should I flash some of the things in the mods-fixes-various folder? After flashing NC5_4.42-ODIN_UPGRADE-FOR-4.3-NO-SYSTEM-NO-BOOTLOADERS-gogolie or sometime before that? There seems to be some good mods/fixes in there like the tethering and I would like to flash those.

Thanks again for everyone's help. Love this site. Finally joined just to thank you all and of course ask these questions haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
safestrap disabled is the normal state for 3.72 as you can not use rom slots but musy always install to stock slot. So if you wish to enter the recover, hit the hard button on the phone right below the soft button as the soft buttons do not work. If you want to continue to boot you can hit the hard button on that side or just wait as it will automatically boot.

There are many youtube videos out there on this stuff, dont shy away from googling them.

I never flash any mods or themes until after I know the rom is running and is stable. Once you know that just reboot the phone and go into recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Buckeyeroot:
Awesome thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] noircroix:
config feature issue

Oops ok I seem to have a problem with one config feature. When I go to Accessibility > Color Adjustment, the config chrashes displaying this msg: "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped". Maybe there's a config module missing?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] squidblaster:
Sim card not found

I have had a problem no matter what rom, and whos modules I use on my s4. The wifi will connect and remember passwords however its very weak. What I mean by very week is I get 2 bars maybe 3 feet from router and going in another room is another question. The 4g is much much faster than the wifi. Basically the wifi is unusable. Has anyone else had this issue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spudland:
Really?

I just want root on my Verizon NC5 (no custom ROMs) to be able to utilize some features from a couple apps I have and this is not working. I have to say that either this build isn't rootable or these are the worst written instructions in the history of rooting methods. I've had and rooted several devices before this S4 and even changed boot screens and logos for certain programs so I'm not a total dummy but these directions are effed up or Verizon has my S4 so locked down nothing will work. Even when I think I'm getting close and just have to update binaries for SU I get an error that fails because of Knox. WTF?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dirtbikerdan:
Sorry if this has been answered on this thread or not.... To the point:

Did the S4 need to be rooted prior to 4.4.2? My S4 has never been rooted and is currently on 4.4.2 I want to know if this method will work before I end up bricking it....

Thank you to everyone. And sorry if this was mentioned because I didn't see a post relevant to this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Core.2:
No, my S4 was bone stock 4.4.2 (KitKat installed OTA update) before I followed the directions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dirtbikerdan:
Thank you so much. I was getting scared because I saw a similar youtube video and some people commented that Knox was bricking their S4's and that their is no way around this. Then I found this but was nervous. Thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattamous:
Used this method and just recently noticed I don't have video playback after recording a video. Also, phone won't load thumbnails when in Dropbox...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wmwhite9:
Files to put on SD card

should you unzip files before putting them on the SD card???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dirtbikerdan:
Oh and

Power + Vol Up = Recovery (Not Download mode)

Home Button + Vol Down + Power button = Download mode ...

Just thought I'd share.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TeamAndroidGray:
Question...

Am I doing something wrong? Because THECOMPLETEPACKAGE I'm downloading is 2.3GB and it's taking over an hour to download :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Please edit the op, now you can just use towelroot, which is a much easier merthod.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spudland:
Agreed

Totally agree with this. After I finally figured out how to deploy SuperSU the towelroot exploit worked very easily...no need to go thru ODIN.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andsmith79:
During the initial steps to root my NC5 phone I followed everything exactly and it worked great. I used the VZW_NC5_PREROOTED-gogolie.zip ROM as provided in the guide. I would now like to switch my ROM to Hyperdrive. After I reboot into SafeStrap and installing the Hyperdrive ROM in addition to the additional files located in step 6 do I need to then continue to step 7 and 8 or can they be skipped?

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Reconde:
Assuming you've been using this method from the beginning you will need to do steps 7 and 8. Otherwise the phone will say no rom installed and you will have to start over
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andsmith79:
I completed steps 7 & 8 during the initial setup when I flashed the ROM provided in step 5 (VZW_NC5_PREROOTED-gogolie.zip). I now want to load a different ROM (Hyperdrive 17.1). So I still need to do steps 7 & 8 each time I switch to a different ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ay_Ya:
Has anyone had an issue with apps on 4G after doing this? I was successful immediately, following this method. I have even repeated it a few times. However, while rooted, I have 4G but suddenly I can not get several apps to work unless on WiFi. If I go back to stock, the problem goes away. It is not every app, just a select few and I can browse while on 4G with no issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattamous:
Anyone have any ideas??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MJPByron:
OK, so following to step 2, I've got Odin loaded and it's been at NAND write start, with a download meter on the phone, for upwards of 15 minutes. Just out of curiosity, how long will it take to complete?

Edit: 3-hour mark, no real progress. I'm hoping it does something overnight, but I've never seen an Odin flash take this long... am I screwed if I reboot the phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Core.2:
I have noticed the Samsung stock video player is not included in the build. I installed VLC player to use for now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattamous:
I tried VLC to watch my mms videos and it wouldn't not play them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Core.2:
MMS? Maybe try your text app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DanFreeze:
When I extract the file, it is telling me that the Mk2_system file is corrupt. Am I doing something wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Core.2:
I need to turn my phone back into Verizon, what is the best method to revert to stock? Thanks!

Found this post that should do the trick - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zounduser:
Is this the only way to root NC5? Towel root won't work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] npjohnson:
This is dated. Towelroot works fine.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Not much to say, just a simple mod of "Keyguard.apk" :D

Just grab my file and follow this easy to understand tutorial by [MENTION=2968603]optx[/MENTION] :good: (To lazy to do so myself :laugh:)

Howto :

- Download the" Keyguard.apk"from here to your Smartphone

- Take a root explorer of your choice.

- Navigate to root/system/priv-app.(See place.jpg for Info)

- Make a Copy of your "Keyguard.apk" , so you can go back if you don't like it.

- Go to the modified "Keyguard.apk" on your Smartphone and copy/paste it to root/system/priv-app. Override the original file.

- Change the permissons of the "Keyguard.apk" back to standard (rw--r--r-)

- Reboot immediately after.

- Enjoy :p

PS: Remember to allways rename the .apk file to "Keyguard.apk"

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated :highfive:

Since i`ve reached the maximum number of uploads i will post new mods here:

All the flashable.zip files were courtesy of [MENTION=2147860]Kdio[/MENTION] who made a flashable .zip file with the installation path for the mods only, so no more black screens on other roms/custom roms :good:

BackToSammy.zip - https://mega.co.nz/#!RkpxlQaA!Q5kab_2j1ELdVOVl_kzVl7lw--owDAbZkevXefJvz-o

BackToSammyKeyguard.apk - https://mega.co.nz/#!45QEkDzZ!FN9cEH80saaEktwKDu2alwtuczv6UC9zQbxc1FtXDis

LaserScannerRevamped.zip - https://mega.co.nz/#!FkhSVQRQ!ku7eRL8QC_TjS2TnXpKwOM5GZzu4sn0UgBIApdCqdUY

LaserScannerRevampedKeyguard.apk - https://mega.co.nz/#!NhZmCJIC!zWUfHU4JTd_k4Zv1GZRKJPjjq8xZZPmpr2Nip_skzwM

InsideTheCircus.zip - https://mega.co.nz/#!pkYExT4L!4z0JegkBYtYd_qGv05u__M8ZURvOjhfflivcexqYg0Y

InsideTheCircusKeyguard.apk - https://mega.co.nz/#!Mk41GbyJ!eCgmHXuuBoZ_eJ-H1Sv0n6cSJAvy02x8vUlK8B_kCrE

SecurityPanel.zip - https://mega.co.nz/#!50wzAaDS!jlHAsItyjdycF9nzG6agUjLUdJw_VrFqsvDxXd9yTro

SecurityPanelKeyguard.apk - https://mega.co.nz/#!U5gUWBiY!00SSdVpAYQYMbtGAXy2nIeL-2V4MUQ3So8Yx7WTnLLY

FingerprintPump.zip - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovvrw7cs4dn27xo/FingerprintPump.zip

FingerprintPumpKeyguard.apk - https://www.dropbox.com/s/h7u3xrtziw526j6/FingerprintPumpKeyguard.apk
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] optx:
Looking real good !! :highfive:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
If it wasnt yore tips, i would still be lookin inside framework-res.apk...:D
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Updated :D
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Christiancs1969:
I like a lot looks great... Working a ok

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Christopher3712:
That laser is NICE. Thank you for making the mod.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] gyxter:
The laser scan looks nice but the access denied is fugly. :)
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Thanks for yore feedback, i will update it soon...
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Updated :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] DesirableHTC:
followed the instructions, but now my phone has no lock screen! what are the permissions i need to change...?
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Sorry, my bad...:(
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Updated...:laugh:

New animation added, iphone 5s fingerprint setup in the making! :D
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] DesirableHTC:
Lovely, worked a treat my friend!
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Bartman007:
Great work mate, nice effects :good:

Peace
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] fknfocused:
Anybody here on Alliance Int rom successfully use this mod? I followed OP and when my phone booted, non stop systemui FCs, had to go into recovery file manager to delete the mod and put back my original keyguard.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Christiancs1969:
Alliance keyguard is already modded... Thats why.... It removes original keyguard apk

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] gdmlaz:
Works perfectly on my tmobile galaxy 5
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] SandeepEmekar:
I guess, It doesn't matter as we are simply overwriting the old modded keyguard.apk.

Mine SystemUI constently force closes nevertheless I am on Exynos "H" :D
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] fknfocused:
Thanks for the info. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] mauricewal:
Looking good!

Thanks mate!
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Goldie:
Update coming soon to the rom with option to choose which print style to use :)
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] fknfocused:
Awesome! Cant wait!!
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] rootmygear2:
Does this mean I shouldn't try this? I've just got my rom working nicely and don't want to mess it up.

Love you work btw, would donate but I cant use paypal :(
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Updated :D

Have fun people...:good:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] liamstears:
Love the new 5sKeyguard but can you make one with the highlight images blue instead of red?

Mismatch and scan images the same but highlight and spass_unlock_dot in blue?

Don't it myself in photoshop myself and it looks pretty good but would look better done from scratch than editing the red icons myself...
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] rafalfalfa:
create a mod that modify s5 fingerprint alternative to standard password. sorry my english
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] wtzky:
I'm on Alliance rom and used this mod without any issues. Installed the laser scanner keyguard.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] sporklover:
Just tried this and it gave me some issues. Permissions were set correctly. Should it matter if I am Odexed? If so I can also rename the odex file for key guard.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Gutslit:
Wazzup bro![emoji6]

nice to see you here. [emoji6]
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Gutslit:
Sytemui has stopped and you will not get to homescreen or anything after i installed the new apk.even holding power button wont help,the only way is to pull out the batt and reflash rom.

And i did the instructions very well.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Christiancs1969:
Good to see you too... :) What rom are you running?

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
I will take a look when i have the time...no promises though! :(
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Are you using a custom rom?
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Gutslit:
Im on Omega bro.. [emoji6]

---------- Post added at 04:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 AM ----------

Omega Rom ..[emoji6]

---------- Post added at 04:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 AM ----------

Sure thing.. take your time bro.. [emoji6][emoji4]
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
open the omega keyguard.apk with 7zip or winrar and overwrite the .pngs files inside the "drawable-sw360dp-xxhdpi" folder with the ones provided in my mods, copy again the modded file to yore phone, fix permissions, reboot, Done :silly:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] fknfocused:
900F version or 900T? Goldie mentioned hes incluing these options in the next version.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] sporklover:
I have the Sprint variant and am on a stock rooted ROM.

I cannot get this mod to work for me at all. After I make the changes per directions in the original post, upon reboot its as if the touch screen no longer registers input. I usually have to pull the battery and undo changes via recovery panel.

Oh well these would have been nice ;(.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] wtzky:
900I. Yeah I went back to stock for now and will wait for next alliance update.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
open the original keyguard.apk with 7zip or winrar and overwrite the .pngs files inside the "drawable-sw360dp-xxhdpi" folder with the ones provided in my mods, copy again the modded file to yore phone, fix permissions, reboot, Done :p

If youre not confortable to do so yourself, just wait a couple more days til Goldie releases hes new work..:good:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] sporklover:
That fixed it!
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] adamo86:
I noticed the scanning mod where the scanning is blue colour ,is slightly out of line when the device is unlocked
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Thanks, i will take a look when i have the time...
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Kdio:
Hi kimdalanxa

To overcome the issues you are having and create a standard distribution that will fit any ROM, you may use the below flashable ZIP.

For each fingerprint mod, create a different ZIP just pushing your modded files to /source/system/priv-app/Keyguard.apk/res/drawable-sw360dp-xxhdpi folder.

View attachment FingerPrint.zip

Hope it helps.

Nice regards.

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[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] kimdalanxa:
Sounds great, The problem is that i cant test them first, i dont use custom recoverys or roms...

But i will try to upload both versions the .apk file only, and zip...

Can you test this new mod? and report back if everything works fine...?