Hi folks,
I was attempting to flash Mr Clean's ROM onto my G4 Wizard the other day. All seemed to be fine, went to 100%, rebooted the phone, then booted up and started installing the cabs as it does on 1st boot.
Then the power just went off and I Cant boot it back up. I tried connecting the AC adaptor, nothing. SO I bought 4 AA batteries and put into my travel adaptor (takes 4 batteries and can charge the wizard) - after a few hours I got orange light on my wizard, but still wont charge/boot.
Any ideas please? Would a new battery let me re-flash it? Cos my friend has same fone, could I use his battery to save mine? If so what should I flash it with to be safe?
Cheers!!
Looks like the same I did, try to flash MrClean to a G4, and with that replacing the IPL/SPL... you got yourself a nice brick there.
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Looks like the same I did, try to flash MrClean to a G4, and with that replacing the IPL/SPL... you got yourself a nice brick there.
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oops!! thing is, i had mr clean on for quite a while before and it worked fine. not sure why it would suddenyl stop liking it? i guess its to do with the rom i put on after mr clean's??
so there is nothing i can do with this? no way of anyone repairing it, even at a cost (small!!)?
Why don't you contact the service provider & if it is under warranty they should repair/ replace it.
Just make sure you don't tell them the real reason why it turned into a brick!!!!
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Why don't you contact the service provider & if it is under warranty they should repair/ replace it.
Just make sure you don't tell them the real reason why it turned into a brick!!!!
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I am going to, but I have two, one im gonna try to fix (screen is a bit borked, but that will work just fine) and the other one is going to t-mobile for 'instant-i-had-no-idea-why-it-bricked-fixing'
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I am going to, but I have two, one im gonna try to fix (screen is a bit borked, but that will work just fine) and the other one is going to t-mobile for 'instant-i-had-no-idea-why-it-bricked-fixing'
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Cool, I hope it does the trick!!
hi guys i seriously need your opinions. so i thought i bricked my phone last weeks. the phone doesnt turn on and there is no battery charging indicator when plug in the wall while off. so i made a jigg, it worked but some how i got d/c from computer while trying to flash stock. then the phone was completely dead. so i called in ATT and asked for replacement, and now i got the replacement and charged my old battery with this refurbished phone. then i decided to plug it into my old "bricked" phone. i tried jigg again and it worked this time! so i flashed stock and everything works fine now.
Question is, so now i have two captivates, which one should i keep? my "bricked" captivate is 1007 model with no working gps but its NEW. the refurbished is also 1007 but with AMAZING GPS. other than the micro usb door is kinda loose, the refurbished phone looks fine.
any opinions?
You know your original phone, you can fix the gps. You have no idea what had happened to that refurb
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You know your original phone, you can fix the gps. You have no idea what had happened to that refurb
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how do you fix the gps?? this is one of the reason i want to keep the refurb. if i could fix my old phone, i would definitely keep my old phone
Have you flashed roms. Most roms have good gps
IMO keep the new one. refurbished = ?
If you went through warranty chances are it is a refurb. Like someone else will get your phone eventually
so if i decided to keep my old phone, how do i tell the warranty center?
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Have you flashed roms. Most roms have good gps
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yea i flashed my roms before Jan 2011, which means it might be out of date. any rom recs? i havent be keeping up with xda since my bricked my phone..
and Thank you guys for your opinions!
Honestly either phone should be fine. I have a refurb and have had no issues.
there are allot of good roms. Personal fav, at the moment us paragon. as I said though there are many good options
Hi everyone, I purchased my Xperia TX 2 months ago in Singapore and now I return to my home country- Vietnam. My phone was working good till last week.
I was surfing via 3G on my phone and i remember it was 3% battery left and then BANGGG...My phone turned black and i though it was out of battery.
Then I charged it on wall socket as usual and saw the red notification light as usual but it disappeared after a while. I couldnt turn it on anymore. I charged it for 4 hours and the screen kept the same.
I have tried to press "power +up/down volume" keys and its still frozen. Only the red light vibrates and nothing more.
I DIDNT unlock the boot loader, water, or drop it. I use my phone for daily uses and usually connect with the Sony Companion so I make sure again its not rooted yet.
Finally, I bring it on the customer service and they said its because of my fault to unplugged it when flashing ROM bla bla bla. i though Its because they have not seen any problem like this before since Xperia TX has not been released in Vietnam yet and they could not turn the phone on or connect it to PC. So, I left it there this morning and wait for the result.:crying:
Does anyone have the same problem with me? Is it the hardware or software problem? Is it the Sleep of Death (SOD) mentioned in some thread here? PLEASE show me how to fix it!
Have you tried taking out the battery, wait awhile and put it back again and plug the phone for charging again?
But since it's already in the service center, no need to worry, they can repair whatever the problem is.
Tapatalked from my TX
Rycon33 said:
Have you tried taking out the battery, wait awhile and put it back again and plug the phone for charging again?
But since it's already in the service center, no need to worry, they can repair whatever the problem is.
Tapatalked from my TX
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Already man! BUt it wont work I hope that they can fix it for me. I am regretting abt pictures, apps and stuff which havent been back-up yet (
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Already man! BUt it wont work I hope that they can fix it for me. I am regretting abt pictures, apps and stuff which havent been back-up yet (
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you should have tried the backup and restore app of Sony bro, copy the backup to your PC and then restore it later after your phone got back from service center
anyways, next time try that app, it saves a lot of time
and about service center, they are quite very good in service quality
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Already man! BUt it wont work I hope that they can fix it for me. I am regretting abt pictures, apps and stuff which havent been back-up yet (
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I have the same problem, Orange light, wont turn on or respond no matter what i do. But i have not removed the battery yet, so wish me luck. Wont buy a Xperia ever again!.
Have try with Sony Update Service?
Xelestial01 said:
I have the same problem, Orange light, wont turn on or respond no matter what i do. But i have not removed the battery yet, so wish me luck. Wont buy a Xperia ever again!.
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Dont be so pessimistic like that dude, We are just not so lucky at all Best luck to you!
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Dont be so pessimistic like that dude, We are just not so lucky at all Best luck to you!
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Yesterday i tried removing the battery and it was no use. I am mad because i just lightly used the product for less than 2 weeks, took good care of it, and wont be able to return it because I am in another country. So that is 539 USD wasted.
Hey, anything could solve this problem?
As many threads about this (Or a similar problem) suggest you just need to leave you rphone on charge for at least 24 hours. Use a wll charger not a USB.
Do not touch the phone in this time, just wait. If after this it does not charge, it appears your battery is FUBAR'd
Hey, device more than 24 hours when there is no change, still red light. I had some battery nothing helps. Help please what can be done? Thank you.
tomer2828284 said:
Hey, device more than 24 hours when there is no change, still red light. I had some battery nothing helps. Help please what can be done? Thank you.
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Do you know someone else with a phone that yu could borrow their battery to see?
I take it you have checked whether the charger works and tried other chargers?
Another trick I have heard of in the old X10 forum is to cut the end of your charger lead and directly put red wire onto positive end of battery and black wire onto the negative end and charge the battery that way. But do this at your own risk. I have no way of knowing if this will work on the TX and it may even make the battery worse....but for a last chance it may be worth a go.
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Also, its not yet been 24 hours since my post saying leave it plugged in for 24 hours...so maybe following instructions to the letter is something to go with in the future...
Hey, thanks for the experience to help and sorry for publication in both forums. I just gave up. I tried another battery I have another battery ... Did not work I think just the CPU burned or something? Sony is waiting for a reply on the matter. Unfortunately I did not buy the device in my country is not out here so I'm not sure I'd have a warranty. Thanks again
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Hey, thanks for the experience to help and sorry for publication in both forums. I just gave up. I tried another battery I have another battery ... Did not work I think just the CPU burned or something? Sony is waiting for a reply on the matter. Unfortunately I did not buy the device in my country is not out here so I'm not sure I'd have a warranty. Thanks again
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Got the same problem. No one can resolve this, and Sony refusing to repair a month old phone if you bought it not in your country. What a shame.
Bought new phone instead of bricked one.
Hi guys,
I got my XSP 17 days ago and it's already giving me this weird problem. I bought it brand new (well, I got it from a possibly shady reseller in Russia, but it looked new and un-tampered, I checked it carefully ).
It worked perfectly as my main phone for about two weeks (with the official stable CM 11) when suddenly, it started switching off by itself. When it first started doing this a couple of days ago, it would shut off randomly twice or thrice a day, but today it switches off about every 5 minutes. Sometimes it doesn't even complete the boot sequence before it turns off.
The effect is just about the same as pulling the battery out. One moment you're using the phone, the next moment the screen is blank. No vibrations, no errors, no lights, nothing. It can be turned on normally and works for a short while before turning off again.
I haven't been able to isolate the problem to any single use case - it turns off with and without the SIM, with/without the SD card, on airplane mode and off, with the screen on or off.
It turns off with every combination of CM11, CM12 and stock that I tried, with stock kernel, default CM kernel, William's kernel and Tangerine kernel.
Although I don't want to admit it, it looks like it's a battery problem. Perhaps the battery lost capacity sitting around in a warehouse for two years? Either that or I was duped by the place I got it from, which seems unlikely as it was spotless in its original packing with all the plastic bits covering the screen, camera and microphone, and a warranty sticker over a screw on the back. Besides, they've given me a one-year service guarantee (it's not the official Sony warranty, though).
Mine is the C5303 model.
Has anyone had this problem? Can anyone suggest what I could do about it? It's a great phone except for this problem
Thanks for any help!
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to mention that this does not happen when connected to a charger or a computer. Only when running on battery.
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Hi guys,
I got my XSP 17 days ago and it's already giving me this weird problem. I bought it brand new (well, I got it from a possibly shady reseller in Russia, but it looked new and un-tampered, I checked it carefully ).
It worked perfectly as my main phone for about two weeks (with the official stable CM 11) when suddenly, it started switching off by itself. When it first started doing this a couple of days ago, it would shut off randomly twice or thrice a day, but today it switches off about every 5 minutes. Sometimes it doesn't even complete the boot sequence before it turns off.
The effect is just about the same as pulling the battery out. One moment you're using the phone, the next moment the screen is blank. No vibrations, no errors, no lights, nothing. It can be turned on normally and works for a short while before turning off again.
I haven't been able to isolate the problem to any single use case - it turns off with and without the SIM, with/without the SD card, on airplane mode and off, with the screen on or off.
It turns off with every combination of CM11, CM12 and stock that I tried, with stock kernel, default CM kernel, William's kernel and Tangerine kernel.
Although I don't want to admit it, it looks like it's a battery problem. Perhaps the battery lost capacity sitting around in a warehouse for two years? Either that or I was duped by the place I got it from, which seems unlikely as it was spotless in its original packing with all the plastic bits covering the screen, camera and microphone, and a warranty sticker over a screw on the back. Besides, they've given me a one-year service guarantee (it's not the official Sony warranty, though).
Mine is the C5303 model.
Has anyone had this problem? Can anyone suggest what I could do about it? It's a great phone except for this problem
Thanks for any help!
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to mention that this does not happen when connected to a charger or a computer. Only when running on battery.
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you should try to flash a stock ftf ROM with flash-tool ....if the problem still happen with you then i'm afraid it's a hardware problem
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you should try to flash a stock ftf ROM with flash-tool ....if the problem still happen with you then i'm afraid it's a hardware problem
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Thank you for your response, but I've already tried that, to no avail. This makes me think it's definitely a hardware problem that's related to either the battery or the charging circuit.
However, a recent experiment I tried seems to contradict this. I left the phone on CWM recovery for about 40 minutes and it didn't switch off! I even ran a backup to add strain to the battery, but no, it stayed on.
This indicates that it might not be a battery problem - a battery problem should affect the phone in recovery as well as inside the Android OS.
One major difference between CWM and Android is that Android runs the radios, while a recovery has no need to. Could it be a chance bug in the radio firmware? Is there any way to reflash the radio firmware?
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Thank you for your response, but I've already tried that, to no avail. This makes me think it's definitely a hardware problem that's related to either the battery or the charging circuit.
However, a recent experiment I tried seems to contradict this. I left the phone on CWM recovery for about 40 minutes and it didn't switch off! I even ran a backup to add strain to the battery, but no, it stayed on.
This indicates that it might not be a battery problem - a battery problem should affect the phone in recovery as well as inside the Android OS.
One major difference between CWM and Android is that Android runs the radios, while a recovery has no need to. Could it be a chance bug in the radio firmware? Is there any way to reflash the radio firmware?
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actually i never saw a radio firmware to flash ......but it's not a battery problem for sure ....maybe cpu can't handle the ROM running or like you said radio don't run in cmw then it mite be the cause of the problem
but anyway it's a hardware ...since you are flashing a stock ftf via flashtool then the radio shouldn't have any problems at all !
so you need to go to service center i think to repair it ...sorry for not finding an answer or a direct solution for your problem
good luck man :good:
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actually i never saw a radio firmware to flash ......but it's not a battery problem for sure ....maybe cpu can't handle the ROM running or like you said radio don't run in cmw then it mite be the cause of the problem
but anyway it's a hardware ...since you are flashing a stock ftf via flashtool then the radio shouldn't have any problems at all !
so you need to go to service center i think to repair it ...sorry for not finding an answer or a direct solution for your problem
good luck man :good:
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Thanks for your help. I think I was cheated and they deliberately sold me a faulty phone. I'm thinking of having my phone checked by an independent service center (for a price )
I have another question, if anybody can answer: what does the original guarantee sticker look like? Mine is the one in the attachment, stuck over the central screw.
I'm beginning to think that it's a fake sticker stuck by the shop that sold it to me
devilsworkshop said:
Thanks for your help. I think I was cheated and they deliberately sold me a faulty phone. I'm thinking of having my phone checked by an independent service center (for a price )
I have another question, if anybody can answer: what does the original guarantee sticker look like? Mine is the one in the attachment, stuck over the central screw.
I'm beginning to think that it's a fake sticker stuck by the shop that sold it to me
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I don"t have this Sticker. The Sony Ericson Joint-Venture was ended Yeats before the SP came out... Looks like it is from another phone...
Anyway:
Cwm doesn't use a high current.
Because of stuff I can't explain in English, it could be possible the battery delivers enough Voltage but not enough current for booting up.
Although, it seems more likely to be a RAM error. Yeah, that can happen on phones too.
That would explain the very random behavior.
Cwm doesn't change anything in the RAM when it does nothing. That's why the error doesn't occur then.
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Kaffeetrinker said:
I don"t have this Sticker. The Sony Ericson Joint-Venture was ended Yeats before the SP came out... Looks like it is from another phone...
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You have a point. Looks like it's definitely a refurbished phone, then
Because of stuff I can't explain in English, it could be possible the battery delivers enough Voltage but not enough current for booting up.
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AHA! Now this got me thinking. I flashed a fresh ROM without gapps, set the maximum processor clock to 384 MHz, turned down the brightness, switched off WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, etc., and now it works perfectly fine without switching off! Looks like you're right, the battery can't produce enough current.
I can now reproduce the problem reliably by setting governor to performance @1.7GHz, turning up the brightness, switching on all the devices mentioned above and recording video. The moment I touch the button to stop recording, the extra strain caused by flushing the buffer to the memory causes the phone to switch off. Bingo! :good:
What does this mean? That the battery is weak? Or the charging circuit is wrongly cutting off the battery?
Thanks a lot for the info! Finally this thing is beginning to make sense. :highfive:
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You have a point. Looks like it's definitely a refurbished phone, then
AHA! Now this got me thinking. I flashed a fresh ROM without gapps, set the maximum processor clock to 384 MHz, turned down the brightness, switched off WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, etc., and now it works perfectly fine without switching off! Looks like you're right, the battery can't produce enough current.
I can now reproduce the problem reliably by setting governor to performance @1.7GHz, turning up the brightness, switching on all the devices mentioned above and recording video. The moment I touch the button to stop recording, the extra strain caused by flushing the buffer to the memory causes the phone to switch off. Bingo! :good:
What does this mean? That the battery is weak? Or the charging circuit is wrongly cutting off the battery?
Thanks a lot for the info! Finally this thing is beginning to make sense. :highfive:
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It means the battery is weak. I guess the phone itself should be fine.
When a bettery gets old, it can get a higher resistance. Yeah, batteries have a resistance too. In German it's called Innenwiderstand. Literally translated "inner resistance". It's the same effect like when your car's battery is old. Your stereo still gets its 12V, but trying to start the car will let the curcuit "die" for a few seconds.
The battery in the SP can be replaced, it's not that hard. There are some great videos on YouTube. Please don't buy a battery that is sold as original! Sony doesn't sell spare batteries for the SP. If it says original, it's used or fake.
Buy a battery from a seller who admits it is not from Sony. He is honest to you. Make sure it's a spare battery with good cells in it. Like Varta etc.
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Please don't buy a battery that is sold as original! Sony doesn't sell spare batteries for the SP. If it says original, it's used or fake.
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Thanks for the heads-up! I've called multiple repair centers and they've all told me they can give me original batteries. I'd better be careful, then!
Do you have any idea where I can order a good battery, or how I can identify which ones are good?
I will be in Eastern Europe next week, where it's easier to get deliveries from eBay, etc. I might even visit Germany! Any suggestions on how to find a battery are welcome.
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Thanks for the heads-up! I've called multiple repair centers and they've all told me they can give me original batteries. I'd better be careful, then!
Do you have any idea where I can order a good battery, or how I can identify which ones are good?
I will be in Eastern Europe next week, where it's easier to get deliveries from eBay, etc. I might even visit Germany! Any suggestions on how to find a battery are welcome.
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www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00VWDWINQ/re...ia+SP+Akku&dpPl=1&dpID=41vGGV60ByL&ref=plSrch
That's the one I would buy. You see that this not-original battery is more expensive than the "fauxriginals"? There's a reason
You can buy elsewhere too. Make sure the seller has got many good ratings over a long period of time.
A few terrible ratings aren't a problem. There are always some noobs who break their spare parts and blame the seller.
E.g. on Amazon, look for many 4-star and 3 star ratings. They are real. Bought ratings are almost always 5 star ratings.
Don't buy where all ratings are 1 or 5 stars.
The capacity may differ from the original 2300mAh. 2100mAh to 2500mAh is fine. More than 2500mAh should be fake.
You can also buy on eBay where the seller admits it's a used battery in good condition.
I don't think you can buy this battery "" offline". If you do, make absolutely sure the connectors look like in the pictures in Amazon!
In Germany, there are lot Mobile Phone Shops with an Internet Café. Mostly, they are owned by Turks.
Usually, they have a good service. They can replace the battery for you for a few bucks. If you can't be served in one shop, they'll sometimes tell you where a shop is where they can help you.
Hope these information are useful
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Thanks for your advice.
What do you think about this thread I bumped into? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/accessories/polarcell-akku-1800mah-t1269918
Do you think there's a chance that my problem might be due to some other component other than the battery?
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Thanks for your advice.
What do you think about this thread I bumped into? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/accessories/polarcell-akku-1800mah-t1269918
Do you think there's a chance that my problem might be due to some other component other than the battery?
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It's possible that it is caused by another component. We can't know. Buying a New battery is the cheapest option. I don't see another way to find out.
There are bad third party batteries too. But I trust someone who admits it's third party more. Just rely on the ratings...
Sorry, but I don't have any better advices.
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Flash cm 12.1 only with gapps and supersu. Do not touch the kernel settings, dont make the phone overheat too much and try. Try to discharge the battery at 0% 2-3 times and recharge it with the stock charger and cable.
Can you install cpu z and tell us what voltage it reads when your battery si charged to 100% and disconnected from charger ?
It should be 4.2V i have my XSP for a year now and my battery reads 4.130V at 100%.
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Hi guys, I'm back from Europe.
I know it's been a really long time, but I just wanted to update the thread in case anyone else has the same problem and finds this thread.
Before leaving, I purchased a new "original" battery at a local shop (a pretty large scale distributor).
It looks identical to the battery that was already in the phone, and also identical to the batteries in all the videos I've seen on youtube. The SONY branding is covered by a thin plate of copper, but it's there, so I assume it's not fake.
It cost me 1300 RUB (~20 USD). There was a "Craftmann" branded battery also available, but it was 3x more expensive, so I didn't buy it.
Well, the phone works fine. In the past ~2 months, it hasn't turned off even once, and the battery lasts a day with decent use (~3h GPS guidance, ~1h FM transmitter, always connected to LTE, messaging and email, occasional calls), so I consider the issue solved.
Thanks to all who helped me!