yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] keredini:
There's a whole thread on it, plus instructions that i copied from various sites: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78303584&postcount=4

EDIT: The SEAP site has been down for me all day, so if you don't have a Knox license key you may be out of luck until that comes back up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Not sure what build this came in but... Anyone notice how ”new tab" in Samsung internet, opens your quick access tab now if you have it selected as your homepage? It used to behave this way years ago. But new tab has been opening google.com for years now, no matter what settings you mess with. Very frustrating. And it still does if you don't have your homepage on quick access. This feels like it's years overdue and I can't believe I'm seeing it ? thank you Sammy!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] damikachu:
My mileage. 4,000mAh and Pie are a match made in heaven for sure. The tiny spike in the middle was me transferring some files with an OTG and it charged off the other device for like less than a minute or so.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
CSA6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bat0nas:
Great SOT...

Have you tried using the phone and not just stare at the screen? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
That's an interesting one
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
I do a lot of staring fa sho
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bat0nas:
What was your battery life before Pie?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
The best way to compare battery life is not by looking at numbers, but rather by using the phone in the same manner as before, and comparing battery percentage.

For me, Oreo battery life was good. I'm out of the house for 13 hours on a work day. With near continuous use during my 3.5 hour round trip commute, and on/off use while in the office, I'd get home with roughly 25-35% battery. Now on Pie, with no changes to my usage, I get home with 50% or more on my battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jahanzaiblohani:
ZRLL problem with ussd codes and Poor battery life

It's on Zrll. Ussd codes not working and max 5h sot . Today it start using download booster for nothing . I don't know what happened maybe Samsung was testing my internet speed ?? but battery life is bad on Zrll
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
1CSA7 passes safetynet and Playstore is certified.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
We know what that means... OTA forthcoming shortly! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lowkey74:
Cheers. I felt this earlier for some reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
Mine passes safety net but playstore is version 12.9.30 and isn't certified...did you get your version somewhere else?

Never mind I found it on apk mirror.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Plus clear data cache from settings/app/Playstore

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Most likely 1CSA7 will be for all carriers OTA Pie.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I just might try CSA7 tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rezident_:
but about 9600 can not hear anything?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Could there still be changes and/or tweaks before official release, or is CSA7 most likely the final?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dcscorpio76:
Mine finally passes safetynet but my PlayStore is also uncertified. I downloaded the latest apk from apkmirror and it's still not certified after wiping cache. Oh well!! I'm happy about safetynet at least!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Not if its coming out any time soon. Im sure they run these builds through some internal testing once they are cooked up. So if something needed to change it would be csa8 and likely a week before it became official if it was going to.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
You have to go to settings/app and look for Playstore clear data from within the Playstore app
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evilvoice:
I heard Pie was pushed to February
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
I think we are in who knows territory.

I saw the same story but more and more regions are getting it, and tech sites will run with any story that gets them ad revenue because they know once we get it we will forget all about that article..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dcscorpio76:
I did that the first time and nothing. I realized I only cleared cache. I had to clear cache and data, let the app settle then voila. Thanks for the tip! [emoji6]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evilvoice:
True. I went back and checked to make sure they didn't retract it or anything because it can change daily. I mainly have been waiting with a broken version because I didn't want to downgrade and upgrade more than 1 more time. CRLJ has been crap for me. Phone restarts 3 times back to back every day. Been holding out hope it would be here asap, but think I'm going to have to break down and go back to ARJA and up to the latest one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dcscorpio76:
CSA7 offers the best SOT I've had yet. I know these results are all relative to the person who's posting as it relates to how people use their phones. For me, this is a marked improvement from the earlier leaked builds as I would only get maybe 4.5-5 hours SOT. I haven't changed the way I use my phone at all but then again, I'm not a "power user". I don't game on my phone, watch movies, nor play much music. I basically use my phone for social media, Tapatalk, YouTube, messenger, and text primarily. These results would differ drastically if I used it for more media consumption. I'd also like to mention this SOT was captured with WQHD+ activated the entire time which is even nicer IMO! I know people have differing opinions about battery life and SOT. I don't have a comparison to my Oreo usage because I was on Oreo for a very short time before I began flashing the leaked builds. I got my Note 9 late in the game. View attachment 4687217
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
What version you guys on? 13.1.33?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dcscorpio76:
Yes sir!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dcscorpio76:
Have to grab the latest APK from apkmirror!View attachment 4687227
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Whoa....even after clearing cache and data, I'm showing 13.0.23.

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Edit: Just saw the apkmirror post.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Cool. I tried that on csa6 and it didn't work. Guess we gotta be on 7 ? ... I know what I'm doing today
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Settings/apps/tap the three dots on top right and uninstall updates then update again and that should do the trick
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
That method is much simpler than me downloading from apkmirror. Everyday is a lesson....lol. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jahanzaiblohani:
5G ??? Which network you are using and could you share a speedtest?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Latest version for me is 13.0.23
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
It's not 5G, ATT just changed the signal indicator..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Just update with APKMirror https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/google-play-store-13-1-33-release/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Fake 5G
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Thanks but mine is showing Certified with that version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] BladeRunner:
It's like 4 1/4 G
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Does anyone find it strange that the note 9 still on bootloader v1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tone417:
Play store certified on csa7 after factory reset
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gizm0luvsu:
I'm certified with that version too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bbayer:
I have a weird version number but device is certified!?!?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] netnerd:
what the F#%$ happened?

on earlier build of pie. good lock, faceclock, multiStar works. now it' not working anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Doesn't Matter what build you on from Playstore it will be certified on any Playstore version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bat0nas:
This is my typical battery life and SOT. At 2% 4-5hrs of SOT.

Normally 3hrs of SOT with some juice remaining on evening.

So you say I will get double the SOT? 6-8 hours??View attachment 4687339
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
I'm getting 6-8 SOT with CSA7 so it's possible you'll get that too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
You'll be within 7-8, no doubt. It's an amazing build. Idle drain is a gazillion times better, among other things. It's time to stop questioning us all and jump onboard: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/guide-upgrade-oreo-to-pie-one-ui-t3888711
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkjedi:
CRJ8 is now "available". :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eddiemc12:
If it's available where's the download link
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kcodya:
It's not available by any stretch of the imagination.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkjedi:
I said available, not release/leaked. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaime3344:
what Sprint build did you install from? I want to try it but I'm on the ARH6 build, can I Odin it from there, or do I need 5 build?

edit: I see this is updated: https://www.xda-developers.com/inst...perience-10-snapdragon-samsung-galaxy-note-9/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iain_S:
if you update to ARJ5 you can update to CRJ6, that update has leaked and available.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Majin101:
Anyone running CRJ6? How is it? Deciding if I should jump the gun..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tetraguy:
I tried it, and I honestly recommend to wait until more stable betas, it has UI, navigation and instability issues. It still a work in progress and the official beta program will come out soon with more stable and complete builds. After trying it out I recommend you to wait.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] netnerd:
I on crj6, I don't noticed any difference from crj3. chasepay still doesn't work on 76 and shell gas app
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dally28:
I have a Sprint Note 9. I was running CRJ1 for a bit. Tonight I did the upgrade to CRJ6 and it is running fine. Most important is that it registered on the network without any problem. I tried to update to CRJ3 and I couldn't get my Note 9 to register on the network and went back to CRJ1. So far all is good, working with Sprint. :o
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iain_S:
actually crj6 has quite a lot of improvements over crj3, messages and phone apps are improved, less black stuff all over the place, notification panel works better. So yes there are bugs but its alpha. It is being improved quite a bit with each build leaked.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaime3344:
Thanks - same here, crj1 was going going fine but wanted to go to crj3, but that caused alot of issues, main one being no sprint service. I will give it a try today!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] emann56:
What firmware were you on before you updated to the pie alpha?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] revisioncuda:
If you upgrade to pie , does it wipe your phone ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] illetyus:
Yep
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] spimonkey34:
Have you noticed any freezes? Specifically with YouTube? I had the phone freeze many times on the previous build and it required a hard reset.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] herandy:
No it doesn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Where is guide on how to flash Pie?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ricey:
https://www.xda-developers.com/inst...perience-10-snapdragon-samsung-galaxy-note-9/

They updated it for CRJ6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Thanks!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] abggggg:
Im currently on CRL2 how do I get back to OREO without any of the files? Where do I go and what do I download?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Can get something like mines.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Nobody knows of a way to get Samsung Camera from oreo, working on Pie/One UI do they? A simple apk install doesn't work. I miss the pro controls for recording video...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lowkey74:
Link is included in post right above your question.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Battery heaven!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Download ARJA with SamFirm

Flash with ODIN

Download CSA7 from firmware.science

Flash in Recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] roguester91:
Hey can anyone link me to a post that contains the necessary files and program to flash a beta or should I just wait at this point for the official version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/guide-upgrade-oreo-to-pie-one-ui-t3888711
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dcscorpio76:
My friend, that is the fake 5G signal that AT&T it's putting out when you're near one of their new towers. No bump in town whatsoever..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Well my battery drained 6% while I napped for 5hrs. So I need to figure out what Wizardry you guys are using. Me with my 1 screen of apps..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trayp1421:
I had the same issue. The fix I found was to download the apk from apkmirror. I'm on version 16.2.14.15 and I just updated to 16.2.15.8 which doesn't have any noticeable improvements as of yet
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Here's what i got so far on 1CSA7, battery is definitely improved, so yeah the battery life on Pie is way better than on Oreo, in my opinion, also do remember battery life is gonna be different for the most part, Since we all use our phones differently.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tx_dbs_tx:
First there's all of this fake news, now there's fake 5G. What the heck is going on with all of this illegitimate stuff that's being promoted? LOL Especially considering they never fully rolled out reliable 4G to many areas across the country. I guess it's their way of tricking customers in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Yeah I will figure it out...lol. I know this build has had time to settle and calibrate so not sure whats going on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Should be easy enough to track down, with the minimal apps that I use[emoji16]View attachment 4687459View attachment 4687460
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gizm0luvsu:
They added the 5g signal icon because they are unveiling 5g phones this year. My guess is all the new 5g phones will run pie. I guess they are doing it a little early though. For example, the galaxy s10 is going to have 5g capabilities.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tx_dbs_tx:
I'm in your boat too. I'm not getting great battery life on SA7 either. Standby drain is approximately 5 to 8% overnight while i'm asleep. I'm going to uninstall all apps that I've installed and go a day or two and compare battery usage. I always use Basic screen mode and FHD+ screen resolution. I have minimal sync accounts with Google and Samsung. I keep screen brightness set to auto and below half at all times. I don't have any games installed or any apps other than Kodi and a new streaming apk. I mostly use Samsung text messaging and youtube. But if others are getting better battery life than they did with Oreo with the same amount of usage I expect we should also have similar results with Android 9 Pie.

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This reminds me of how Sprint was so eager to be the "first carrier to introduce 4G". It was the WiMax 4G. It sucked and 4G coverage was terrible in the beginning. They wastes so much time, resources and money on a technology that was subpar just so they could make a claim to "being first". To this day, Sprint's 4G/LTE is spotty and indoor reception is the worst out of ALL U.S. carriers. (Verizon is the best network hands down) I just hope U.S. carriers don't do the same nonsense with 5G just to say they are "first". First in the wireless industry isn't always the best. Hence Verizon's LTE coming after others and it is superior when it comes to reliability and overall speed and coverage.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] damikachu:
What resolution do you use? Do you have your always on display set to "tap to show"? Are all your apps being optimized for battery? Other than that I mean yeah you should be getting some good screen on time m8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duracool:
This is my battery life today.. View attachment 4687490
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Maybe the title of your thread is confusing. LOL.

I've found that some themes can drain battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Not using a theme just icons..never use AOD or edge display..black wallpaper..brightness at about 45% yes optimized
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Makes little difference to them, we the consumer pays for their mistakes .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tx_dbs_tx:
Same for me, including solid black wallpaper.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lowkey74:
CSA9 is now in fota
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
Was starting to scratch my arm like a addict ... I haven't flash a new pie in a few days ? ? ? ? ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lowkey74:
Lol. I know the feeling.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Went back to ARL2 hopefully firmware science will have update zip path
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
CSAA ON Fota
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
Whatha.. Lol..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dc/dc:
I did search the thread, I promise, but it is a quite long and I may not have used the right words.

Anyway, I'd like to update from CSA4 to the latest I can get, but I'd not like to have it wipe again like it did going from ARJA. Do I need to use Odin or will putting the ZIP on my SD not wipe everything now that I have a Pie load?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] poncespr:
You would have to Odin back to ARJA, with the reboot option uncheck so that you can manually reboot to stock recovery and apply the most recent update available (CSA7). But, you might have issues. I went from CSA4 to CSA6 this way and had all sorts of connectivity issues, so I had to manually reset anyway. Then again, I dirty flashed from CSA6 to CSA7 and not a single problem so far. Up to you to take the risk.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
P.R.!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I see sam firm is back up. Hopefully some heavy discipline was administered....lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Looks good so far on battery life firmware Pie 1CSA7.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bbayer:
I downloaded ARL2 TO CSA7 last night from there!?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] poncespr:
Vega Baja!

:laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Vega Alta!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eliah1:
Battery is much better on CSA7
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] poncespr:
I have no screenshots, but I am constantly getting 6-7 hours sot.

Haven't had a single day that I have to charge before bed. Pretty sure I can get 8 hours easily.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
Fajardo
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Yes it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Been too far removed from my native language......I'm jealous.....lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
What's your native language? Spanish?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Amharic
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Ethiopian?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Yes....Ethiopian Semitic
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Nice!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bbayer:
Any one having issues with fast wireless charging? I'm on AT&T running CSA7. It keeps going on and off. I've shut down and cleared cache but still no wireless charging! Thanks for helping
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Some notifications come late, for example gmail,fb or Instagram. The notifications sometimes (not always) come after 10-15mins. CSA7 here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
No issues with that. Did you dirty flashed? If you did,it could be related to that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] justinsch03:
I'm hearing CSSA now? How long until firmware.science replicates, or can we grab that ota from another source? Gotta get my flash fix!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ixskullzxi:
Same here. Gmail will show notifications sometimes the day after I receive an email. Currently on CSA2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
There will never be CSSA, not enough months in the year, LOL.

CSAA is showing on FOTA. That merely shows what build are being tested by Samsung. It may or may not get leaked. As of this second, CSA7 is the latest leak available.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Be careful you don't flash too often , you might wear out the phone [emoji1787]

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I used to work with an Ethiopian back in my hardware days contracting for IBM in London. He was a lovely guy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Though you're probably joking, I did kill my V20 that way. Developing a ROM series and flashing it sometimes 5 or 6 times each day to test different things, and I killed the NAND flash. At the end, only stock firmware would run. Anything flashed through TWRP would fail and result in boot loops.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Sometimes when I've accidentally flashed the wrong update zip (because they are named: update.zip, update-1.zip, update-2.zip, updatekjdskjsdkj.zip, etc) and Im odinning back to stock I ponder how many read write cycles (or erase) cycles the memory on chip has and how much closer my own stupidity gets me to the abyss.