yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] darkbems:
Hi, i recenyly own this device. And MUI is just not for my taste.

Are you still maintaining this rom?

If yes, then i would very happy to install it. You know, there is not that much custom roms for this one.

Anyway, thank you for your work
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sparshit Thakur:
Hey there, well i have tried many of the custom roms (unofficial) for my redmi 6 cereus, like carbon rom, pixel experience, pixel experience plus, but none of them worked properly, i was somehow facing issues, like camera isn't working etc and i had to return to the stock miui, well i am tired installing diff roms again and again, will yours work properly, what are the issues i can actually face in this your provided lineage os rom? Have you tried and tested it perfectly? I dont wanna brick my device though....
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] EinTim23:
I tested it on redmi 6 cereus and everything worked fine. just make sure to use 11.0.8.0 miui as base on cactus and 11.0.4.0 for cereus
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Kuroeks:
Hey hi, I'm not very knowledgeable about how to use forums but I try anyway. Since my redmi 6 has a 64-bit architecture, but runs a 32-bit system (I saw it using aida64), does this rom allow it to run in 64-bit or not?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] EinTim23:
no rom allows the phone to run in 64 bit mode, because the released kernel source is 32 bit
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] resowy32:
How to install it if I updated phone do 11.0.5 ?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] EinTim23:
downgrade via miflash to 11.0.4.0
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] resowy32:
I done it. I will give a feedback after few days how this ROM works.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sparshit Thakur:
What about volte? Most custom roms have this issue, and it is compulsory for me, is it working fine?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sparshit Thakur:
Hey, how is your rom working, any issues or anything else? What about your experience with it?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] resowy32:
Everything is all right. Battery life is a way better (about 50% longer for me).

I can not tell you about VoLTE because I do not use it.

I just do not have a led notification while charging but it is not a problem.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] myka_1997:
have phone a little bit had rain drops on screen, I don't know before rain or after I don't see never happened before but I have problem when starting snapchat camera or messenger display was blue for a second after that display camera back to normal, changing cameras front to back still see blue display, even when I calling video caller still shows blue display from cameras. other phone the same issue but another phone was very wet in pocket, I wear jeans and on the phone back cover was rain drops because pocket wet very. maybe could be a problem with rain when I used phone? on Samsung phone was cracked screen and still using phone in the rain, no problem with camera. its doing with snapchat and messenger, with original camera still,instagram,tacebook. when starting camera like stock, Instagram, messenger, and others i see 1 sec blue screen than goes off
[OnePlus Nord N10 5G Questions & Answers] sm mafuj:
Oneplus nord n10 5 g twrp
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] myka_1997:
have phone a little bit had rain drops on screen, I don't know before rain or after I don't see never happened before but I have problem when starting snapchat camera or messenger display was blue for a second after that display camera back to normal, changing cameras front to back still see blue display, even when I calling video caller still shows blue display from cameras. other phone the same issue but another phone was very wet in pocket, I wear jeans and on the phone back cover was rain drops because pocket wet very. maybe could be a problem with rain when I used phone? on Samsung phone was cracked screen and still using phone in the rain, no problem with camera. its doing with snapchat and messenger, with original camera still,instagram,tacebook. when starting camera like stock, Instagram, messenger, and others i see 1 sec blue screen than goes off
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
View attachment 5259377

LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

Base source code is available in the LineageOS Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to the project, please visit our Gerrit Code Review.

Instructions :

Download Twrp, GApps (if you need them), and Magisk (Version 21.4 or older).

Flash the downloaded TWRP via fastboot

Boot to recovery

Flash the latest build and Magisk.

Flash GApps and any other necessary add-ons

Known issues:

Carrier Video Calling (ViLTE)

Do bug reports in the comment section

Downloads :

Redmi 6a(cactus) Download

Magisk: Download

Recovery redmi 6a: TWRP OrangeFox

Google Apps: OpenGApps (use arm/10.0 nano gapps)

Reporting Bugs

DO NOT Report bugs if you're running a custom kernel or you installed Xposed

Grab a logcat right after the problem has occurred. (Please include at least a few pages of the log, not just the last few lines, unless you know what you're doing.)

If it is a random reboot, grab /proc/last_kmsg. (Do not bother getting a logcat unless you can get it just before the reboot. A logcat after a reboot is useless)

If the problem disappears after running "setenforce 0" from a root shell, grab /data/misc/audit/audit.log

Remember to provide as much info as possible. The more info you provide, the more likely that the bug will be solved. Please also do not report known issues.

Thanks to:

@wulan17 for device tree

LineageOS team

Source code:

Common device tree: https://github.com/xiaomi-mt6765/android_device_xiaomi_mt6765-common

Device tree redmi 6a: https://github.com/wulan17/android_device_xiaomi_cactus

Kernel: https://github.com/xiaomi-mt6765/android_kernel_xiaomi_mt6765

XDA DevDB Information

LineageOS 17.1 for Xiaomi Redmi 6 and 6a

Contributors

@EinTim23

Source Code: https://github.com/LineageOS

ROM OS Version: 10.x Q

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

ROM Firmware Required: MIUI 10.4.4 - 11.0.4.0 (11.0.5.0 is not working) vendor and firmware

Based On: CyanogenMod/AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Release Date: 2021-03-24

Created 2021-03-24

Last Updated 2021-03-24
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] muhdizzatfarhan:
can i install this from Global 11.0.8.0 firmware? (Android 9) or is it only 11.0.5.0 only have problem?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
only 10.0.4.0 to 11.0.4.0.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] king76qc:
Hi,

Thank for your files.

My phone bootloop, so I think I'm missing the installation of no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1, lazyflasher-no-verity-opt-encrypt or Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_12.27.2019 zip files, but none of them work !

I don't know when and which version to install with your tutorial.

An Idea ?

Thanks

EDIT : Finally after having downgraded to MIUI 11.0.4, everything is functional with your instructions! Sorry.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] king76qc:
Well, my phone finally works with MIUI Global 11.0.9.0 (PCBMIXM). I can't use these files, but can I use another tutorial? Or install another Stock ROM with an older version? (downgradre)

Edit : File 11.0.4 here https://www.mediafire.com/file/5b85...191029.0000.00_9.0_global_a814b916b1.tgz/file for Mi FlashTool
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] houstonp001:
Thank you @EinTim23 . This was a much awaited ROM for my Redmi 6A. Performance and usability much better than the stock MIUI stuff.

There's just one bug I have though... I can't receive or send sms's. Is there a fix for this?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
For me and some other people who tested everything worked fine. I'm sorry idk how to fix this.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] houstonp001:
Thanks for your reply... I see the following in my logcat when trying to access any messaging app...

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: Can't downgrade database from version 111 to 68

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.onDowngrade(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:541)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getDatabaseLocked(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:415)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:317)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at com.android.providers.telephony.MmsSmsDatabaseHelper.getReadableDatabase(MmsSmsDatabaseHelper.java:2045)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at com.android.providers.telephony.MmsSmsProvider.query(MmsSmsProvider.java:345)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.content.ContentProvider.query(ContentProvider.java:1214)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.content.ContentProvider.query(ContentProvider.java:1307)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.query(ContentProvider.java:267)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:104)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1021)

04-03 00:59:10.772 13729 14238 E DatabaseUtils: at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:994)

Maybe I should try a full system wipe?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] houstonp001:
Ah no worries... I did a full system wipe with twrp and started the installation process again. Seems I did not format my data partition the last time round. Everything is working 100% now.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] muhdizzatfarhan:
Thanks for the Android 10 ROM! I found this ROM is better in performance and battery life than the Android 9 ROM I had used (PE+, Arrow OS)
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] muhdizzatfarhan:
Bug report:

1. Apparently LED notification did not light up when charging :/
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] houstonp001:
See if you can attach a brief logcat when you plug in the charger.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] houstonp001:
@EinTim23 , do you know what the best SD card specifications are to be used for an extension to the internal storage? Really loving this ROM... Just need more internal storage.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Shailendra Lingwal:
Will it work on miui 11.0.9 or need to downgrade, also VoLTE working or not
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
volte is working but you WILL need to downgrade to 11.0.4 or lower as written above
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Shailendra Lingwal:
Good but if bootloder is unlocked and twrp installed can I downgrade from update function in setting.

Has anyone done it before
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] loodadie:
hi, ive downgraded my phone to miui 11.0.4 but im still getting bootloop when i install lineageos
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
you flashed gapps or magisk?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] loodadie:
yes, i flashed both gapps and magisk
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
flash magisk 21x not 22x and format data, dalvik and cache
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] loodadie:
is there a way to move apps to sd card?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Kuromono0:
I flashed the Miui 11.0.4.0 but i couldnt unlock the bootloader because of this, please help meView attachment 5292191
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
there is a magisk module to do so
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rootaf:
thanks for the rom but i have a issue on whatsapp. If a receive a big video files it's starting to get a bootloop and i have to restart device for being normal. Did you face any issues like this? Also it's not only happening on whatsapp. When you start to browse gallery on instagram sometimes its happening again.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] L-winn:
Wi-fi does not work: "Failed to connect to network"
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pandark:
This rom bricked my phone :/ it's actually the first time it's so much hopeless. usually whenever there is access to fastboot, then we can reflash the stock rom. here after flashing twrp-3.2.3-2-cactus (I tried one by one different versions till I could find one that boots), then flash the proposed rom: lineage-17.1-20210323-UNOFFICIAL-cactus and Magisk-v21.4, wipe dalvik cache reboot, and now the screen is no longer showing anything. it's probably stuck on bootloop as the phone vibrating regularly, but no way to go back to fastboot. RIP
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rootaf:
you can recover your phone. all you need to do is following this instructions https://langithitam.wordpress.com/2...one-using-mct-tools-no-auth-no-ubl-no-python/

bypass_utility/README.md at master · MTK-bypass/bypass_utility

Contribute to MTK-bypass/bypass_utility development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pandark:
Wow, nice I haven't found this before. It looks like the SoC for my model is not listed in this particular tutorial, but I will dig more that idea :D
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pandark:
Indeed I could recover the phone by flashing directly the SoC with SP FlashTool. I mostly followed these instructions: https://www.xda-developers.com/bypass-mediatek-sp-flash-tool-authentication-requirement/ to reflash a stock rom, then start again flashing the lineageos image through fastboot.

I think last time I accidentally downgraded to MIUI 10.3.3.0 which is indeed not suported. After flashing a stock rom MIUI 11.0.4.0 instead, it works like a charm following the instructions of the first post of this thread (flash recovery orange fox, then image, then magisk).

Thanks rootaf for the hint and thanks EinTim23 for the rom :)
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] :
Thank you For this ROM, I've installed it and have been using it for a few days, everything works great and is a lot snappier than the MIUI 9 that came with the phone. I have no bloatware, and have more storage space and speed. It has given new life to my phone. Thank you.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] zicobaby:
Thanks to the Developer.

Moved to LineageOS 17.1 from MIUI 11.0.8.0 on my Redmi 6A.

Followed the instructions, worked like a charm.

What I did:

Unlocked Bootloader > TWRP > Installed LineageOS 17.1, OpenGApps & Magisk altogether.

Issues I'm facing:

Slow boot after power on

Notification LED is off during charging (It was WHITE during charging in MIUI 11.0.8.0

Spotify crashes when video opens in Facebook

Can't update Magisk.

Thanks to all users for their feedback, which boosted my confidence to go through the process.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] JoyTheGreat7:
VoLTE working but calling and SMS not working. TWRP 3.5.2. Flashed MIUI 11.0.4 and then directly overwrote LOS. Help please.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] efung101:
Can I ask? What if I already installed lineageos 16 in my device but wanted to install lineageos 17.1 will I also downgrade my version of miui?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] efung101:
bro what version of magisk did you install?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
you will need to installl 21x
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] montescarlos:
recovery Orange Fox

format data: Failet to mount / persist (invalid argument)

bootlood
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
try to use another recovery or flash back to stock before using this
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] trigunner101:
nice and fast. thanks for the ROM @EinTim23
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] zmv005:
bugs that I have found: the camera does not work and the rotation sensor causes the device to restart, I do not know if the same thing happens to you. I did the same steps, to install it I had to downgrade to version 11.0.4. Sorry for my english
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] S3rgi0:
The ROM works very good!!

But I found some "bugs"....

-Videos online streaming on chrome dont work (only youtube works) but in firefox works all videos good.

-Led while charging

-Radio FM misssing :(
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rootaf:
open chrome://flags and search for hardware-accelerated video then disable both of them also for flickering in lower than 720p resolution, in settings open developer settings then enable "Disable HW overlays" hope this helps (i'm using kiwi browser based on chromium 94.0.4606.56)
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] S3rgi0:
A lot of thanks!

I'm trying kiwi and is great!faster, all videos work perfect and has chromecast!!Bye chrome! :D
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] mr00k3:
hi my phone stop booting on boot animation what i can do?

magisk: 21.4

gapps: arm/10/nano

miui: 10.4.4

edit: started working when i used twrp instead Pitch Black Recovery
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] brunorek10:
I have the same problem, and your solution worked, but how do I do that on apps like TikTok or the default Settings app (some animations there, like when you want to turn on gesture navigation, don't work)?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] gregory_cooky:
After clean flash I tried format SD card. More less at 40% of the process the system reboots. I tested twice with clean flash each time with the same result. I forgot to get the logcat.

Although, during second flash I haven't installed Magisk, at all what I think speed up the whole system.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] vibi_144:
hello, EinTim im using lineage 16 on my redmi 6A now without volte so, can i flash 17 directly with the g-apps without the downgrade
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] heatsbeats:
Does anyone have trouble with the wifi during the change of rom? like mine it became unstable for me

does anyone know how to fix this????
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
you can flash if u are 11.0.8.0 or below without problems.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] brunorek10:
I had video problems mentioned above, so if I downgrade using the zip file, what version should I pick for the video to work? (maybe there's a sweet spot in these versions idk)
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
i only tested on cereus on 11.0.4.0 and video playback worked fine
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rameshdigitech:
I tried with MIUI 11.0.4.0 , and Lineage os 17.1 on redmi 6A , but my volte is not working ( data +sms ) in Jio network India , Can you kindly guide / help ?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rknnth:
i am using LineageOS 16.0 right now. can i dirty flash this rom? or do i have to advance wipe system before installing this rom?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
in theory it should work, but nobody has tested it yet. It can be critical if you are using gapps
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] gregory_cooky:
I tried to upgrade to LTS (A10) version of Nusantara https://nusantararom.org/certus/, but I was unable to launch the device with different kernel versions and ALPS 0.4 VENDOR (I didn't install Magisk). Eventually I returned to EinTim23 ROM firstly after format each partition and then I've flashed firmware 11.0.8.0 and then rom from this thread. I noticed that the data has been encrypted, but everything is working and I'm not touching it :-)

I don't use magisk and Gapps, at all. Hope this might help.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] TdgChan:
Hi ! First of all i want to thank you for doing all this work because i can tell this is not a light task.

With that said, I'm having some problems and would like if someone here could help me.

I unlocked the bootloader already and installed TWRP, with that I had no problems, but the thing is that I then installed through TWRP Magisk 23.4 and the Lineage OS 17.1 build that you provide here, my problem is that after the installation, the system seems to work fine, but i can't open most apps, nor can I connect to wifi or data, most apps give me an "android.process.data" or "android.process.media" stopped working, and obviously don't work. Is this because I haven't installed Gapps? In that case, should I just install the Gapps and would it work then? Can I fix these problems without installing Gapps?

Any help would be appreciated.

(Btw i know i didn't provide any logs or anything, that's because I have no idea how to get them D: )
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Avraham Tsaban:
Did someone compare this ROM's stability to PHH/AndiYan GSI ROMs?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
vanilla rom without gapps should also work fine, I use the rom without gapps.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
its much more stable then gsis, because the rom is made to fit to the device, but you may encounter bugs that wont happen on gsis and vice versa
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] No3ight:
@EinTim23 thanks for your ROM. Awesome work. Runs like charm on that old bone.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] IThinkALot:
Good day! OP @EinTim23, just asking, how can I obtain the recovery.img of this custom rom? I've looked through the zip file, I extract it, but there's no such file there. I want to install magisk 24.1 on this custom rom, but when I looked through the magisk app, it says no ramdisk. I've looked through the magisk installation guide, and it says that if the device doesn't have boot ramdisk, you have to obtain the recovery.img from the custom rom, that is why I'm asking for it. And if this custom rom doesn't have boot ramdisk, do I need to follow the magisk in recovery instead? And another thing I want to add, my banking app doesn't work with this custom rom, even just after installing, no modifications at all, why is that? Thank you!
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] EinTim23:
just use any custom recovery that works for this device and flash magisk from there
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] IThinkALot:
that method's not recommended anymore by John Wu, it's deprecated.
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] liott:
Any idea why I can't install arm/10.0 nano gapps with LOS 17.1 ?!?
[Xiaomi Redmi 6A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Napafroi:
I get stuck at boot animation

Any recommendation/advise would be appreciated.