Got my droid 3 off ebay (yeah i know :/ lol). unlocked it no problems but for some reason i have the worst reception in the world (pretty much 0 bars, although the 3G indicator is on; all the signal indicators are blue)
by default, the phone goes into GSM/UMTS mode (and the indicators are blue)
but sometimes the signal drops so low that the phone asks me if i want to go into "global" mode (that's when i get 1 bar at most and it's white).
even when the indicator's rock bottom, i still have signal, the data connection doesn't seem to work, (that may be because i've been using it off of wifi this morning and i didn't notice IF it was using the data connection) and i can still make and receive calls (ditto for texts). This afternoon though, the signal's completely dropped off the earth and the wifi connection doesnt seem to be working anymore. It's a verizon droid unlocked, I'm using it on Telus right now.
here's the phone info from that code you put into the dialer
signal strength fluctuating between -97dBm and 109 dBm and 6-9 asu
running on the HSPA network
GPRS is connected
not roaming
the phone passes all ping test results
i'm not sure what other information you guys would want to see but lemme know and i'll throw it up here
thanks in advance
On a side note..I remember you could make sure it wouldn't ask to go global mode anymore.. but can't find it. Anyone know how?
Use the china telecom (XT883) ROM, way better for GSM users.
The Solutor said:
Use the china telecom (XT883) ROM, way better for GSM users.
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why?
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DoubleYouPee said:
why?
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Try yourself and then tellme if is not a way better rom.
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Try yourself and then tellme if is not a way better rom.
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I'll get my droid 3 this week (i'm in europe). I will try to flash XT883 rom if I'm not satisfied with the default rom. Do you just install RSDlite and flash? It's that easy?
Does the file have the .890 updates? Can you re-root and debloat easy or do you need the OTA-rootkeeper or whatever it's called?
Thanks
DoubleYouPee said:
I'll get my droid 3 this week (i'm in europe). I will try to flash XT883 rom if I'm not satisfied with the default rom. Do you just install RSDlite and flash? It's that easy?
Does the file have the .890 updates? Can you re-root and debloat easy or do you need the OTA-rootkeeper or whatever it's called?
Thanks
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There's a dedicated thread.
BTW you need just rsdlite and the fw file.
Is rootable.
There's an OTA update which isn't rootable, so you have to flash, root, install ota rootkeeper and backup the root, then install the ota update.
Most of the chinese bloatware is not installed in system so is uninstallable like any downloaded problem.
P.S. Going from Xt862 to Xt883 and viceversa will wipe the phone, so do a titanium backup if needed .
So the XT883 has an OTA update that isn't rootable, while the XT862s OTA update IS rootable?
DoubleYouPee said:
So the XT883 has an OTA update that isn't rootable, while the XT862s OTA update IS rootable?
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Yes Exactly.
XT883 OTA can root,use ota rootkeeper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249720
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My phone is no longer capable of making a USB connection.
Now i want to revert it to stock, i thought i did so but it turns out the stock CWM rom I installed has some mods like root and busybox.
I was wondering if it is possible to flash an older stock rom through cwm and then have the phone auto update to the newest version? I also wonder if OTA updates update the baseband?
tetsuo55 said:
My phone is no longer capable of making a USB connection.
Now i want to revert it to stock, i thought i did so but it turns out the stock CWM rom I installed has some mods like root and busybox.
I was wondering if it is possible to flash an older stock rom through cwm and then have the phone auto update to the newest version? I also wonder if OTA updates update the baseband?
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so your phone has a usb hardware malfunction\hardware problem and you need to send it to lg for repairs?
skylinegt77 said:
so your phone has a usb hardware malfunction\hardware problem and you need to send it to lg for repairs?
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Thats what i think will happen, I want to fully revert to stock first though and check that.
You can use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617458
Thou it won't be a clean stock and you probably need the stock kernel for your region to be inside or it can be seen.
If connecting the phone with the battery out, vol down pressed and it still doesn't change into the flash mode you can be sure the usb is dead. (provided the cable is 100% working)
it looks like that might work.
Do you know if Q is older than R and if my phone will auto-update to R?
Status update:
* Manually installed CWM using terminal
* Followed Kag's link and installed that ROM
Rom appears to be fully stock, but I'm not getting an OTA update to v20r.
I need to be on r because q was never officially released, at least not in my country so my phone should not have it.
Any ideas for getting it updated?
Try this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591801
nicorb said:
Try this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591801
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That one has been hacked and rooted unfortunately
use version 20q the clean one you can find it in android development
tetsuo55 said:
That one has been hacked and rooted unfortunately
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Oh ,ok then . Can try this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609494 .
...And quiet an easy task too.
I managed to create 2 cmw zips myself together with the one posted here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621016 and been using ever since .
All credits go to the devs ofc.
My 2c
I used those links to flash 10a.
But it still says no OTA updates are available.
Could it be due to CWM?
tetsuo55 said:
I used those links to flash 10a.
But it still says no OTA updates are available.
Could it be due to CWM?
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That should be due to LG server's load . Guess u could wait for it to appear, eventually, or just create a new 20R.
It looks like it's blocked on the software level and will only let you check once ever X period?
Its telling me that there is no update available without even trying to connect, the answer comes so fast.
Yes...i believe i once read about that somewhere in here.
Which baseband are you on now?
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Thats a bugger..sorry .Dont think theres another way to update bb except from flashing.
About OTA ,doesnt work for any country.
Ill b checking on this one though as it interests me too.
Hi I flashed a 4.2.2 ROM on my phone and then back down to a Nandroid backup and now I don't get any voice. Data works fine. LTE and all that jazz. I don't see any signal bars despite updating profile and PRL. Is there a radio file that might fix this or some other method?
bradanomics said:
Hi I flashed a 4.2.2 ROM on my phone and then back down to a Nandroid backup and now I don't get any voice. Data works fine. LTE and all that jazz. I don't see any signal bars despite updating profile and PRL. Is there a radio file that might fix this or some other method?
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old and new version posted here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2406330
cloppy said:
old and new version posted here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2406330
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Will that possibly fix the problem that I'm having?
bradanomics said:
Will that possibly fix the problem that I'm having?
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it might those are the flashable radio files you asked for. if that doesn't work you can try and enter ##DATA# on the dialer and go edit mode, profile, menu and reset profile you need your MSL for this . Or call Sprint and have them reactivate the phone
Im pretty screwed it would seem? I guess t-mobile isn't that popular? I have yet to see any roots or anything else pertaining to 10.3.1.E.0.191 build on the T-mobile Xperia Z. It's stuck with a locked bootloader, and im kind of cornered here...So if anyone has ever rooted and downloaded a ROM to this phone, please explain to me how you've done it, It would seem no one else here knows of any solution since tmobile has gone full retard, well, I guess full genius in not allowing their phones to be Rommified.
Again...anyone with a T-mobile Xperia Z with the above specs please assist.
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but are you saying that you are not able to flash a generic, unbranded rom on your t-mobile phone?
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Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but are you saying that you are not able to flash a generic, unbranded rom on your t-mobile phone?
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I'd be interested in knowing the answer to this!
Onmehedson said:
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but are you saying that you are not able to flash a generic, unbranded rom on your t-mobile phone?
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I can flash a rom, but when I do, WiFi wont activate, it gets stuck on turning on...and no one seems to be able to figure out why, right now it's back to standard everything, no root, just basic....it would be nice to be able to do something with it
Tragediya said:
I can flash a rom, but when I do, WiFi wont activate, it gets stuck on turning on...and no one seems to be able to figure out why, right now it's back to standard everything, no root, just basic....it would be nice to be able to do something with it
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Are you excluding anything in the ftf when flashing, and are you performing wipes?
Just so I get this straight:
He, with his T-Mob branded phone, can flash any generic 6603 firmware?
Tragediya said:
I can flash a rom, but when I do, WiFi wont activate, it gets stuck on turning on...and no one seems to be able to figure out why, right now it's back to standard everything, no root, just basic....it would be nice to be able to do something with it
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I had the same issue with the WiFi. In the end I couldnt figure it out and didnt get any help so I just went back to stock rooted and debloated the Rom.
Sent from my C6606 using xda app-developers app
Teslarage said:
Just so I get this straight:
He, with his T-Mob branded phone, can flash any generic 6603 firmware?
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Correct. He can flash C6602 firmware as well, but will loose LTE.
Some firmwares seemed to disable my wifi. .The .67 firmware, ES unbranded for 6603 has been the most trouble free version to run on my 6606. It is rootable without too many extra steps, and all the features work, and plenty custom roms use it as a base. Your best bet is to download several ftf files, both different regions, and different firmware versions, so you can compare and see which one runs well, lets you get lte, and wifi. Most 6603 fw will let you get lte but it wont show when you first start up, you have to "download internet and mms settings" then go into networks and choose lte or 4g preferred. If it still doesnt give you 4g you can flash just the baseband from the tmobile firmware over and that should resolve it. Some will tell you to flash the FOTA as well, I never do because I dont want any notifications from tmobile to update my crap, I can do it just fine here.
skryte said:
I had the same issue with the WiFi. In the end I couldnt figure it out and didnt get any help so I just went back to stock rooted and debloated the Rom.
Sent from my C6606 using xda app-developers app
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aethervagrant said:
Some firmwares seemed to disable my wifi. .The .67 firmware, ES unbranded for 6603 has been the most trouble free version to run on my 6606. It is rootable without too many extra steps, and all the features work, and plenty custom roms use it as a base. Your best bet is to download several ftf files, both different regions, and different firmware versions, so you can compare and see which one runs well, lets you get lte, and wifi. Most 6603 fw will let you get lte but it wont show when you first start up, you have to "download internet and mms settings" then go into networks and choose lte or 4g preferred. If it still doesnt give you 4g you can flash just the baseband from the tmobile firmware over and that should resolve it. Some will tell you to flash the FOTA as well, I never do because I dont want any notifications from tmobile to update my crap, I can do it just fine here.
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My god that would explain it....thank you sir
T-Mobile
Decrypted
Rooted
Latest boot loader and firmware
Latest TWRP
I cannot for the love of me acquire data even though status bar says T-Mobile after flashing any AOSP or stock based ROM. Tried with clean flash or dirty flash.
All apns are present and I properly select fast.t mobile. Phone shows as registered with network.
Data only works on Pure Shamu 3.5. After I nandroid back to Pure Shamu data activates right away.
Any ideas or has anyone seen this??
Script...
laureanop said:
T-Mobile
Decrypted
Rooted
Latest boot loader and firmware
Latest TWRP
I cannot for the love of me acquire data even though status bar says T-Mobile after flashing any AOSP or stock based ROM. Tried with clean flash or dirty flash.
All apns are present and I properly select fast.t mobile. Phone shows as registered with network.
Data only works on Pure Shamu 3.5. After I nandroid back to Pure Shamu data activates right away.
Any ideas or has anyone seen this??
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thats strange I flash a couple of roms and never lost data signal. I am on TMO too. .Did you flash any script ?
Have you checked your apn?
paztine said:
thats strange I flash a couple of roms and never lost data signal. I am on TMO too. .Did you flash any script ?
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Nope.
Toneman07 said:
Have you checked your apn?
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Yes and set it manually cause strangely is not set from the get go anymore
stock nandroid..
laureanop said:
Nope.
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How about on your stock nandroid are you getting no data signal too..Try flashing back to stock nandroid if you made one and go from there..
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How about on your stock nandroid are you getting no data signal too..Try flashing back to stock nandroid if you made one and go from there..
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Nah I got rid of that. It looks like I'm gonna have to fastboot flash the factory image.
It just baffles me that my current ROM has no issues whatsoever and connects right away after a restore
data settings..
laureanop said:
Nah I got rid of that. It looks like I'm gonna have to fastboot flash the factory image.
It just baffles me that my current ROM has no issues whatsoever and connects right away after a restore
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thats what I am about to suggest to you..but before you that go to your settings and check that your not on global..
laureanop said:
Yes and set it manually cause strangely is not set from the get go anymore
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Try pulling out the Sim card And reinserting if the apn weren't there, where did you get set up info? Do you have screen shot
paztine said:
thats what I am about to suggest to you..but before you that go to your settings and check that your not on global..
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Tried global, LTE and 3g on all 5 different Roms I flashed
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Try pulling out the Sim card And reinserting if the apn weren't there, where did you get set up info? Do you have screen shot
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SIM card pull doesn't work with or without reboot. I checked the APN s and they're fine. (There's 3 for T-Mobile + the one for metro PCs)
Have you tried a flash of the radio?
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Have you tried a flash of the radio?
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I did not, but a clean wipe does not touch the radio. The radio is there,; it's just not connecting to it ( I checked baseband)
OP, the same thing has happened to me (and I'm on Verizon). I'm on Euphoria and flashing any other ROM makes me lose data, same thing.
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I did not, but a clean wipe does not touch the radio. The radio is there,; it's just not connecting to it ( I checked baseband)
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True a clean flash doesn't, but in some of the other ROM threads, some say that helped.
Bassdj427 said:
OP, the same thing has happened to me (and I'm on Verizon). I'm on Euphoria and flashing any other ROM makes me lose data, same thing.
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Are you still trying to figure it out??
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True a clean flash doesn't, but in some of the other ROM threads, some say that helped.
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I will definitely try that next time to avoid doing the factory image.
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Are you still trying to figure it out??
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I went to sleep, lol.
Edit: Just tried flashing latest radio; no luck. I guess the next step is doing a full flash back to stock on the phone...bummer.
Annnnnddd flashing stock gets data on stock but not on the ROMs. Hm. It seems only stock based ROMs work
bump...anyone else experiencing this or know what's going on? I'm stuck on stock now.
I wonder if the latest TWRP has something to do with it, cause i had no issues until last week
J320A:
J320AUCS3BQL2 (current)
J320AUCU3BQI5
J320AUCS3AQG1
J320AUCU2AQC1
J320AUCU2AQA1
J320AUCU2APJ2
J320AUCU1APC4
J320AZ:
J320AZTUS3BQL1 (current)
J320AZTUU3BQJ5
J320AZTUS3AQG1
J320AZTUS3AQD2
J320AZTUU2APJ2
J320AZTUU1APD1
J320AG:
J320AUEU2BQJ4 (current)
J320AUEU2AQB1
J320AUES2APJ2
J320AUEU1APE9
Kernels:
J320A_EngBoot
J320A_EngRoot
J320AZ_EngBoot
Naming breakdown:
J320AUCU3AQG1
Model:
J320A
Region:
TUS
TUS
UCS
UCU
UES
UEU
Sboot version:
0
1
2
3
?:
A
Build year:
O=2015
P=2016
Q=2017
Build month:
A=January
B=February
C=March
D=April
E=May
F=June
G=July
H=August
I=September
J=October
K=November
L=December
Revision:
1=Revision 1
2=Revision 2
3=Revision 3
4=Revision 4
5=Revision 5
6=Revision 6
7=Revision 7
8=Revision 8
9=Revision 9
A=Revision 10
I did not test the current versions of these so use with caution.
DamienMc said:
The current J320A, J320AUCU2AQC1, is available for sale. If someone wanted to take one for the team.
And I can vouch for that site. I had to buy the newest AZ to fix my baseband.
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Do you still need this one? I would be glad to help.
Thanks to @johngr77 for pointing out J320AUCU2AQC1 was available to download for free. It's now in the OP.
J320AUCS3AQG1 is the current att firmware, if anyone comes across it please share.
Found the AQG1 on one expensive paid site, so maybe it would appear somewhere for free:
http://www.sams-eng.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=299
nice. In the mean time I added the OTA posted by @SBCarr
But please read post #2 before installing...i really put it here more for recovery reasons, cause if you're on J320AUCS3AQG1 and have to recover, you'll have to use AQC1 with broken baseband then upgrade using the OTA... and if your like me with no att sim, this is the only way
If my J320A isn't rooted, can I flash the stock AQC1 to AQG1 OTA file through the stock Samsung recovery ?
If yes, will there be any side effects?
Thanks
I'm going to assume no, but am unsure... maybe if you used the original file posted by sbcarr, mine was edited. But the issue is stock recovery flashes it from /cache/fota directory. stock recovery also at some point refuses to install from sd, sometimes it will let you tho
The AQG1 OTA download link is broken. @DamienMc
Mikizio said:
The AQG1 OTA download link is broken. @DamienMc
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Late last night I used it and it failed, fiddled around a little and I was bricked. So I just pulled the link till I looked into it... want to test it? Lol
Ok links are back...the AZ ota was fine. but the A ota would fail if rooted without kingroot, with kingroot was fine tho. Weird?
I just edited the updater script more and everything is good now.
Mikizio said:
If my J320A isn't rooted, can I flash the stock AQC1 to AQG1 OTA file through the stock Samsung recovery ?
If yes, will there be any side effects?
Thanks
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I was able to use the eng_root kernel, which technically isn't modifying your device, to push the AZ ota to my phone. But I had the legit db files to start with. When I get time I'll see I if I can't spoof a A ota db file and see if I can get it to update
AQG1 became avail. also on (paid) gsm-firmware, so maybe it'll show up soon somewhere for free
http://gsm-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=10158
Figured out how to pull the firmware from smart switch, but could only get AZ, then found it here ... I'll add it to the OP a little later.
If anyone is on stock att on AQC1 feel free to inbox me and I'll help get the AQG1 files
DamienMc said:
Figured out how to pull the firmware from smart switch, but could only get AZ, then found it here ... I'll add it to the OP a little later.
If anyone is on stock att on AQC1 feel free to inbox me and I'll help get the AQG1 files
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I'm currently on AQA1(J320A), but if I'll have the AQG1 files, I would flash to AQC1 then to AQG1, or should I be on AQC1 to get AQG1 files ?
Using smart switch I don't think it matters which your on because it's the full firmware, ota just patches files so you need aqc1... if you're not rooted hook up to smart switch and see if it says there's an update available and which one it offers
DamienMc said:
Using smart switch I don't think it matters which your on because it's the full firmware, ota just patches files so you need aqc1... if you're not rooted hook up to smart switch and see if it says there's an update available and which one it offers
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I hooked up my phone (AQA1), and smart switch says "up to date", and doesn't offer anything.
I read on XDA that there is some method to trick smart switch using a free program called Fiddler.
Hmm ok it's not just me then, thought it was cause of my baseband or sim card. I downgrade to apj2 and it says the same.
Think that fiddler trick just spoofs your carrier, and that's what we're after att specific firmware
DamienMc said:
Hmm ok it's not just me then, thought it was cause of my baseband or sim card. I downgrade to apj2 and it says the same.
Think that fiddler trick just spoofs your carrier, and that's what we're after att specific firmware
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If I will upgrade to AQC1, is there a method to get AQG1 (no root)? do you know one ?
Mikizio said:
If I will upgrade to AQC1, is there a method to get AQG1 (no root)? do you know one ?
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Wait your not att?
That's why smart switch didn't work.
I don't know a way besides official ota
Thank you for this. This helped me recover my SM-J320A It was showing baseband, IMEI and IMEISV all Unknown, and Sim Card not detected. After using Flashfire I flashed with J320AUCS3AQG1 **see post #2 (OTA) and then Flashed J320AUCU2AQC1 (newest available) and now everything is back to normal and working great.
BTW I am still learning and Unfamiliar with OTA. What exactly is it and is it needed? I tried to do some searching on google but no information came up. Reason I ask is I read post #2 but was unsure what it exactly means and what the proper way to do this is. Since my phone is now working I didn't want to break it just yet again LOL.