yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I had the same issue. I had installed BusyBox which I just uninstalled normally. Once I re-installed BusyBox and performed a smart uninstall, followed by another full unroot, my status finally went from Custom to Official.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] oaklandmatt:
This is working on the HTC One M8 GSM after you use a little advice from the sunshine page but if you reboot the device, it looses root and you have to run towel root again. Anyone know how to make the root permanent?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lildaddym:
Is there a version 4 already?!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wyelkins:
Just for the fun of it, I ran this on my Boost S3 SPH-L710 after I updated to the new NDC, 4.4.2 bootloader.

It worked! The Supersu binary updated but it hung for a looong time on the remove Knox step. I finally rebooted. I don't know if it would have finally finished.

No big deal because I don't plan to run stock TouchWiz anyway, but I wanted to try TowelRoot . Awesome!

Has anyone tried this on an Ascend M865C? I have a non geek buddy who wants to get rid of the bloat. I will try it the next time I see him, but I just wondered if anyone had tried.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
See my notes on this page for Titanium installation/setup and what to freeze/uninstall http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157&page=376

and this page for more of what to freeze or uninstall

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157&page=377

Please note that this advice is for a Samsung Galaxy S4 on Verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
both of those links won't open for me for some reason

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
If you mean my post #3785 they are just links to pages 376 and 377
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wyelkins:
It didn't work on the Ascend. It returns to the menu immediately when I try to launch the app. Could this be because of low memory? I can do a factory reset if necessary.

It is on 2.3.6
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] UnixSlayer:
Download, and install SDFIX from the Play Store. ... then try it....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Half Decaf:
Yep, that did it. Thank you.:victory:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] HellsPotatoe:
Samsung Galaxy S3 not rooting

Tried to use this to root my SgS3 but failed.

Running on android 4.3.

Build no. JSS15J.19300XXUGNA5

pls help:crying:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Glad it worked out and I helped you. :good:

Helping others is part of why these threads exist - or why this one's still active 380 pages later...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nfribeiro:
What is the best way to revert it back, namely unroot and enable Knox again. Is the SuperSu permen unroot option after unfreeze of Knox with TB or just flash the same firmware through Odin?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Helgaiden:
Im trying this on my girlfriend's HTC One S and even though it says succeeded (and sometimes even reboots trying this), no root gained :(

Any help?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Lol! I hope mine never unroots, I totally deleted knox, unless I unrooting prompts you to disable it from the bootloader?

Oh Yea, I forgot.. I don't care about knox!... LOL!

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xCAVEMANx:
AT&T Note II KK 4.4.2 is a no go...double confirmed. Tried many times. Just reboots.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dodgebizkit:
A ver

--------------------------------------------

My right hand took a break long enough to write you this message, and you should be grateful for that.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Windsor1959:
Okay, I need v.1 and I can't seem to find it. I click the lambda and under the lambda, and I keep getting v.3 (which does not work). I have an Onyx Boox T68 (running Android 4.04) and others who have it say that only v.1 works. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hroark13:
v1

http://towelroot.com/tr1.apk

v2

http://towelroot.com/tr2.apk

v3

http://towelroot.com/tr3.apk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MAGAZINEBRIAN:
version 2 worked for me now it's gone.

I rooted my note 3 and was gonna do the note 2 but towelroot v3 won't let me root is there a way to get version 2 back?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hroark13:
look at the post above yours
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bluetooth_decay:
If anyone's interested, I just successfully used it to root a Verizon LG G2 (LG-VS980). Of course, Google's "app sentinel" and Verizon's Protect app both complain that it might be dangerous software :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Windsor1959:
That did it! Rooted and SuperSU'ed! Add the Onyx Boox T68 Lynx to towelroot's success stories! Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Luis945:
Does anyone know how to root the Note 2 on 4.4.2 yet?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Stedanko Jones:
Towelroot does not work on the SM-N900W8 Canadian Samsung Note 3 version even if the ROM/Kernel was built well before June 3rd... it was built on Feb 27.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maids:
did not see this Did you get SuperSU yet? When that loads it will give you the option to disable KNOX. CHOOSE "NORMAL"
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twinkyz1979:
I can't get the download page to load it pops up with what looks like code. can someone please help me?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
www.towelroot.com
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lonydale:
AT&T Galaxy Mega i527 dose not root with this method but 1337 0 1 7404 4 0 dose not instantly make the phone turn off instantly like the other modstrings do, It just hangs on the screen for a moment but doesn't freeze the phone it sits like this for about 1Min but then crashes I have been able to see that it doesn't instantly freeze the phone because of phone signal moves along with wifi and the clock changes time.

What dose this mean?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twinkyz1979:
Thank you had to use my phone. Some reason or another my PC virus scanner showed it as a virus and blocked it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibub:
[MENTION=3593507]twinkyz1979[/MENTION]

Antivirus will recognize the exploit used in TowelRoot as a trojan, because basically it is. It is a hackers tool used to slip past the security of your phone's OS. And guess what? ...You are the hacker. :rolleyes:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] XdaBoy01:
GeoHot Mastermind of Android!!!

Mannnnnnn... I just can't believe it.

Knox 0x0 on SM-G900M (LTE). I'm so happy. Thanks a lot [MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION]. No words to express what I'm feeling. :D

Count on me.

Best Regards from Brazil. :laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Half Decaf:
If it is the same issue I was having, you may need to use a different browser. Chrome worked for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
FWIW Dolphin browser worked for me last week. However, Firefox didn't work for a friend of mine so he used Dolphin too.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pranKster78:
Root failed on note 3 (sm-n900)

hi there,

I download tr.apk from the site and executed it. Installed it. Later pressed "make it ra1n". The phone rebooted after some time. According to instructions ROOT Failed. So I checked the modstrings and added the code for the new samsung phones as

==>>> New Samsung: "1337 0 1 7380 4 0"

Again Pressed "Make in ra1n". After some time Phone rebooted on its own. :( Now what should I do ?

Details of Phone :

Model SM-N900

ROM Ver: KOT49H.N900XXUDND1

Kernel Ver: 3.4.39-1185114

Build date April 14

Please help ! Root Failed message was displayed when Titanium Backup and Adfree and SU apps were installed and executed.

-PC.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jkeuclid:
I first unfreeze all apps in TiBu then uninstall Busybox (if applicable) and also in my case uninstall Safestrap recovery then uninstall it and any other root apps then I finally unroot via SuperSU. I then perform a full factory data reset before an ODIN flash of fw. This method has worked very well for me as I retain "Official" status under "Triangle Away" for binary & system as well as "Official" for "Device Status".
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Luis945:
Anyone on the Note 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] syintiphic:
Man, a lot of great success for people getting their devices rooted with this method. I'm tempted to upgrade my VZW S3 to an S4 or S5. I definitely want to ensure I have a rooted device with unlimited data.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] borito215:
OK i have some more info on what is changing it to Custom from Official.

Triangle away - if you install it, this changes the device status to Custom. Even just installing and not even changing any options within it changes to Custom.

Factory reset phone to try again without Triangle away.

Titanium backup - freezing things within Titanium Backup this also changes the status to Custom. I only froze some items and never deleted.

Tried using Wanam Xposed again, I wasnt counting on this to work now as it had failed so many times when I tried before but it has finally changed the status to Official !

Anyone else experienced problems like this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] anvode:
i9506 and firmware 4.2.2

hallo at all,

I'm still at firmware 4.2.2 with my samsung galaxy s4 i9506. towelroot did not work out of the box!

with modstring

1337 0 1 0 4 0

all is working like a charm.

thank you very much.

cu

andreas
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FrenchSparda:
8
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndrOmega:
7 :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
It may be coincidence. Mine bounces back and forth.

Yesterday mine said official after day before saying custom, for grins I pulled the battery while phone was on. When it came back up it had changed to custom.

Without doing anything special after a nights sleep it now says official again.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator

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Seems your instructions plus the factory reset alone would suffice... What are you flashing with Odin?

And is this on a phone with a locked bootloader?

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
What?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] metool6:
It works on At&t gs4 running 4.4.2 I337UCUFNC1
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PappaFloyd:
I have frozen many apps with TiBu and don't show custom anywhere.

Sent from my SM-G900V
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PowerLUser:
Just Rooted my Note3 and the world is a nice place again.

Worlds of Kudos.:good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] casadelbeard:
That sir, just made my day. My GPS radio got hammered on the up to KK on the i537.

Got the new S5 Active on-the-way now.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] l3Lack H@t:
Doesnt work on my galaxy s5 :(

Doesnt work on galaxy s5 SM-G900H :( :( :( :( :( How can this be?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zioax14:
Does anyone have notice a battery drain issue after the root?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RVD26:
Yes, I have noticed the battery drains a lot more quickly since the root.

I'm a total newbie here, is there anyway to improve the battery life?

I'm almost regretting doing the root now.

I have not loaded any rom yet to my phone.

I would like to get the battery life back to way it was.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ahmad_mostafa:
Is there a minimum for donation
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xgritzx:
towelroot.com not working?

all i get is a bunch of code lookin stuff when i tap the symbol on the site...am i doing something wrong?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] YoungDev:
There's battery saving apps that require root and some others as well that make your CPU use up less power.. Look for the apps that fit you best. What phone to you have by the way? I know a link to save battery for the note 3 (if that's what you have). Cheers!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RVD26:
I have the S5 AT&T branded.

I am doing a backup right now with Titanium.

Can you recommend any specific apps to save power?

Also, can you recommend a ROM for me to load that will remove bloatware and possibly improve performance on my phone?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Anges:
Congratulations for your work is great, I have noticed a drop in battery after root. Why? Root Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on ITV.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
One man's bloat is another man's bliss... Is that how it goes? ?

Better to make your own decisions

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator

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I keep seeing this complaint every 20 posts or do with the same answers.

So many baby birds.....use another browser

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] YoungDev:
Personally, I like to use DU Battery Saver to save battery. Just go to AT&T Galaxy S5 android development topic to see what ROM fits you most. Guy's right, better to make your own decisions. PS, just make sure you have busybox to install safestrap.

Very true.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lildaddym:
The same battery use or better on my D959...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RVD26:
Thanks for the suggestion.

Could you tell me more about busyboxy and safestrap and exactly what they are used for?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Luis945:
I need help rooting my Note 2 on 4.4.2! Anyone? :confused:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] YoungDev:
Well since AT&T devices have locked bootloaders and S5 is still locked, safestrap is a custom recovery based off of TWRP. You can only flash Touchwiz Based ROMs to these locked bootloaders... Busybox is basically an app that helps root apps to function. Don't know much but look around in AT&T GS5 threads for more info.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RVD26:
Could you please give me the link to that thread?

I can't seem to find it.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] YoungDev:
AT&T S5 General: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general

Q&A, Help, and Troubleshooting: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/help

Android Development: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/development

Themes and Apps: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/themes-apps

General is where you'll find helpful tips,news and etc. Q&A says it for itself. Android development is where the ROMs and such are at. Themes and apps are where some cool customizations are at. Hit the like button if this helps!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RVD26:
Thanks and repped.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PappaFloyd:
That seems to be the phone that this doesn't work on, not sure why I just keep seeing no dice for the Note II.

Sent from my SM-G900V
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gherman222:
Exchange services is the main drain on my battery. Ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zioax14:
I notice that a lot of users have battery drain issue after the root..can we open a thread for explain the problem and the solution so it will be visible to all?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Freeze it, not needed unless your on a work commercial type server for email etc.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=What+is+exchange+services+for+Android+

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Good find to freeze. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xgritzx:
I keep seeing this complaint every 20 posts or do with the same answers.

So many baby birds.....use another browser

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator[/QUOTE]

duh, sorry, i should have thought of that...thanks for the help though...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1iwilly:
for those that are complaining about the status changing back and fourth did you guys un install the root program after you rooted was successful.????
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Which root program?

Root checker? Supersu?

Ti, ROM Toolbox?

Towelroot? I did , shouldn't make a difference should it? It's inactive unless ran.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] vsanzbajo:
When I try to rename SPDCLIENT.apk to bak in Sliding Explorer. It is saying that it can not be renamed. Any advise, how can I do it.

I am trying to Step 7: Disable Security Policy Updates (AT&T Version Only).

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I have vrzn but I just froze them. I prefer ROM Toolbox cause I couldn't get ti to backup apps to SD card.

Freeze SDM to prevent ota updates too.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wyelkins:
Does TowelRoot trip The Knox warranty bit on a stock S3? I know that a custom recovery does, but not sure about this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sfetaz:
I just tried this on a Sero 7 LT, and would like to report that I tried v3 v 2 and v1 in that order and that v1 worked first try, v3 and v2 did not work, on default settings on v3 and v2 the app would freeze and I would get isn't responding message. Force closing the app caused revolt. But v1 worked great, thank you geohot for everything you have done over the years.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Read the OP

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] saycbone:
Is there an issue with the towel root site for Download?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
That's the big selling point, it doesn't trip knox on anything "If it works", if it doesn't work no harm done.

I read about one person that claimed he triggered knox, but he also did an ODIN flash and a few other things before he ran tw "If I remember right" , so without further confirmation from another source, that's a non issue at this point.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Biker1:
Dl v3 30m ago and worked great.

Update:

Just tried it again and works fine.

Maybe try a different browser.

I'm using Dolphin ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] LEDAHGRIM:
LG L70 D320f8 NOT SUPPORTED

Please update the op with that info, The D320f8 variant of the L70 sold in mexico is not

supported, It simply boots the L70 into stock kitkat WITH NO ROOT.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thejron:
This doesn't seem to be working on my Verizon Note 3. Any advice?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] LEDAHGRIM:
If you received an OTA most likely the carrier blocked the exploit for you...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Say thank you!

Or if your build date is after June 3 2014

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thejron:
Not seeing a build date
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Biker1:
For the Tmo S5, the dates are in:

About Device -

Kernel version -

SE for Android Status

The Verizon S5 should be similar.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] spambayes:
Hi,

I've tried all versions of TowelRoot, that is... tr, tr1, tr2, tr3 apks and not one works with my SM-N9005 Note 3 build.

I'm running

Android version: 4.4.2

Baseband version: N9005XXUENA2

Kernel version: 3.4.0-340325

The kernel is way before 3 Jun 2014 as can be seen:

Could anyone help?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cssoz:
anyone know the Modstrings for Note 2 SGH-i317m (Canadian model)

and if Xiaomi Mi3 WCDMA (4.4.x) can be rooted? if not ModStrings for it?

Thanks!

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try this method ?

http://towelroot.com/modstrings.html

the New Samsung code i mean.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sashusmom:
Also doesn't work on the att i527 Mega 6.3. But so few of us users, so little dev love.:silly:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ramsenn:
I also want to know this. Havvent rooted yet but why dose alot of ppl complain about battery drain
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] najoor:
I have asked before that if anyone with the battery problem posts the usage statistics from the battery menu under settings, or uses wake lock detector or greenify if or other tools to find out what program is responsible for burning power people would be able to help better.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 808phoneaddict:
Ok so I ended up trying this method out for the hell of it, was Rooted on my T-Mobile s5, but wanted to go back to stock for a clean slate, decided to reroot with this method, and Man! This is the EASIEST method EVER! Thanks! I'll be donating shortly just because I appreciate the hard work and brilliant method you gave created! Probably help some friends get root since it's so easy!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lostatsea23:
Dude, you're genius.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndrOmega:
not working on moto e :mad:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ChmT:
So how this root can affect batt. life?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrao:
Root, or the lack of it, doesn't affect battery life. What you do with it before/after rooting does :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ChmT:
That's what I thought but what then a lot of people do, right after root, so their batt. life dramatically decreases? Some example maybe so I don't do the same mistake :)?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MAGAZINEBRIAN:
Anyone know the modstrings for note 2 lte and galaxy tab 3 8.0 wifi I can't find them at all! Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1iwilly:
sorry about that i should of describe it better un install towel root program
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gunjka:
Is TowelRoot working with latest Note 3 N9005XXUFNF4 update?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Install "PhoneInfo" from the market

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator

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On my sgs4 I see no battery drain more than normal.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sanjiban:
Grand 2

Can I root my galaxy grand 2 (SM-G7102) ? I have tried...but phone reboots.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] JasperHTC-Touch:
Hello guys! I have a note 10.1 2014ed Lte (sm-p605) which I have rooted with the towel root from geo_hot, everything went fine. Now I wanted to put a custom recovery and then kit kat but I'm wondering if I use the recovery from the root de la Vega could I trip Knox counter? What are your suggestions?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chrisbass:
It's suppose to reboot. Get rootchecker from the play store to confirm if you have root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Then install supersu to control what gets access to that root!

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] krusic22:
Android L breaks it :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Quinnaay:
For some reason after using this root and installing supersu and disabling knox and also installing titanium backup I'm having random Reboots. I've never rooted before but nothing is froze in titanium backup so it must be supersu causing the Reboots how do I combat this ?

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Atrankas:
Maybe you have to do a factory reset ( backup your data first with Titanium)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Not surprised if that's an OS versus an app.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] liviugreuu:
Samsung galaxy tab pro 8.4 ,this method does not work, it reboots.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
You mean over and over in a loop?

It's supposed to reboot once as stated twice a few posts before this one.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sanjiban:
Modstrings tried..but again no luck..please tell me the proper way to root my grand2 sm7102
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
It shouldn't hurt if it doesn't work unless you've done other things to make your phone msd

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AlRonG:
Battery Life

[QUOTE

Since I rooted my Verizon S5, and froze about 10 apps, my battery life is approximately 10% better than pre-root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Same here, I love the startup manager in ROM Toolbox to remove startup applications

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thejron:
Can't figure out modstrings for VZW Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Buster99:
v3 Works with LG G Pad 8.3

Flashify + TWRP successfully installed/flashed and nandroid worked.

Thanks

Cheers
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] garwynn:
Thread cleaned. If you have a question, please post and wait for an answer. No need for special formatting.

Thank you for your time.