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Rooting and instaling Cm9 on a branded device.

Well i have 1 question about rooting my phone, since its branded to my carrier [Telenor] and i wonder if if could do my phone any harm to install custom kernels and ROMs on it because of its carrier lock?

veghov said:
Well i have 1 question about rooting my phone, since its branded to my carrier [Telenor] and i wonder if if could do my phone any harm to install custom kernels and ROMs on it because of its carrier lock?
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carrier locked means you cant put another carriers sim card in and use it..Doesnt have any effect on what rom you run.

Ok thanks a lot. I just where a bit afraid a new ROM would ruin it because of its branding. Flashing here I come!
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veghov said:
Ok thanks a lot. I just where a bit afraid a new ROM would ruin it because of its branding. Flashing here I come!
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
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I will warn you though...Stay away from the leaked ICS ROMS or you risk bricking your phone..
The only safe ICS ROM to run is CM9 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627854

Yeah that its the one I'm planning to flash.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

Ok just to get this right before i'm starting. Since i have the Lc1 kernel i need to downgrade to a rootable firmware ( which one?) with Odin right? after i've done that i have to use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 to get both root and CWM so i can flash CM9? Please correct me if im wrong here!

veghov said:
Ok just to get this right before i'm starting. Since i have the Lc1 kernel i need to downgrade to a rootable firmware ( which one?) with Odin right? after i've done that i have to use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 to get both root and CWM so i can flash CM9? Please correct me if im wrong here!
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correct..

Thanks for the help!

and dont forget many things arent working in cm9

Yeah im aware of that, and i can live with the current bugs. Cm9 is awesome so far, and the rooting and flashing went butter smooth! Really happy for being a first time flasher.

[Q] Reinstating warranty questions!

Hello!
Let me just say I have been long overdue with registering here. I have been looking for help threads here for about 6 months on my Galaxy S3 phone and other questions. Awesome forum and really loving it.
And also, if this question is somehow "overdone" (I can see it being a question at a regular basis) OR posted in the wrong forum. Then sorry! I am however very thankful for a reply to it, and if this thread needs to be moved then go ahead. (And if it needs to be taken down, I would be very thankful for a reply)
I installed a custom rom on my Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305N a while back. First I used clockworkmod to fix a loader, rooted and all that stuff. Then I installed the only Cyanogenmod I could find. (It wasn't an officially supported one at the time, I have no idea how that rom is doing now however)
I then reformatted everything to the original loader and rom. It looks mostly the same as it did before, but with some new features.
However, I need to send the phone to repair. The battery is defect and the charger seems to drain its battery.
A phone support guy that I know, told me that it is possible to see a "history" on all the roms and roots and etc, that has been done to the phone. In order to make sure that nobody reloads the warranty Rom and sends it off to repair. Is this true?
If so, how can I fix this? Is there any way to just reboot the phones so called history? Or did he just tell me this to scare me off?
Is there any way I can test my Samsung if it is eligable for warranty, without sending it off to their repair? (And do they check all phones for custom roms?)
Thanks for any help! Sorry for the LONG thread.
I am not that good with computers and programming. Could be worth mentionning! I managed to load the rom through tutorials, that's it. =P

Go to the How TO post in General section Basic stickies and faqs .
How to revert to stock for warranty .
jje

JJEgan said:
Go to the How TO post in General section Basic stickies and faqs .
How to revert to stock for warranty .
jje
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Thanks for the reply, but where in the general forum can I find this guide?
Edit: also How do I hide any possible traces of having had a custom rom? Thanks for any help.. Or URLs with help!

Fine
Hi..don't worry asking as long as you have stock ROM and zero flash counter and stock kernel..I did the same sent phone off and received phone back within week..good luck...

Dieselvasslan said:
Thanks for the reply, but where in the general forum can I find this guide?
No idea i have no search engine .
jje
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I guess this is what you searching for... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613 :thumbup:
Hope it will answer your questions!
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

Christian1981 said:
I guess this is what you searching for... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613 :thumbup:
Hope it will answer your questions!
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app
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Thank you very very much!
In fact, thanks to all good replies. The triangle thing was what I was looking for! I am a total rookie but I feel as though I learned quite a lot. Perhaps I should root my new phone now. "Haha".
No but, I actually got one question.
How do I know if it really is my official rom? I read somewhere, that every telephone-operator has their own Rom. So just picking one of the Roms might not work?
How do I know if the source is correct? I'm a bit concerned that I might format the phone, send it in, and they notice that I flashed with the wrong Stock Rom.
I have a Galaxy S3 i9305N with the operator Tele2 in Sweden. Sammobile.com has 3 stock Roms available (One only for members though) Which one is correct? Or does it not matter?
Thanks for any help again.
Many apologies if I am a bad googler. This is one of my first issues I have never been able to Google my way out of ;P
EDIT:
GT-I9305N Sweden 2013 March I9305NXXBMC2 I9305NCOVBMC2
GT-I9305N Nordic countries 2013 January 4.1.2 I9305NXXBMA2 I9305NNEEBMA2
GT-I9305N Sweden 2012 September 4.1.1 I9305NXXALIA I9305NCOVALI7
Those three are my result. How do I know which one I should go with?
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I was looking around a bit. I think the right one would be 2013 March (Top) right? Thing is, I find another one through a Swedish forum with a thread just like this one.. and it puzzles me what to pick. Does it matter at all? I used the one from the Swedish thread a while back, and I noticed it differed a bit from the Rom I had on the phone from purchase... Is it best to go with one from Sammobile? (And if so, which one.. )

Okay my friend! I checked it out...
On http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305N are only 3 firmwares for the I9305N
BMC2 is for Sweden and 4.2.1
BMA2 is for Finland and also 4.2.1 but
ALIA is for Sweden an 4.1.1!
Now is the question with which firmware your phone was coming?
I guess, my friend, I don't know the answer... you could try each firmware...
I'm sorry, I really don't know!
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Christian1981 said:
Okay my friend! I checked it out...
On http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305N are only 3 firmwares for the I9305N
BMC2 is for Sweden and 4.2.1
BMA2 is for Finland and also 4.2.1 but
ALIA is for Sweden an 4.1.1!
Now is the question with which firmware your phone was coming?
I guess, my friend, I don't know the answer... you could try each firmware...
I'm sorry, I really don't know!
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app
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From what provider did you buy the phone (after you know that search the internet for the firmwares it provides to your phone).You only need to search a bit then you will find the rom you need. Gl.

[Q] Can Flash Rom i9305 on I9305N?

Hello Everyone
I just bought a new Phone S3 I9305N and android 4.1.2
Can I flash Rom i9305 on My phone (i9305N)?
Is This Just Root, Install CWM phone and download any Rom I9305.zip Flash On My phone I9305N?
Thanks evaryOne
P/s Sorry My English not good...

No everyone Know? Help! i want update android 4.3
Guide me do it. Thanks

Hey, everyone! This is my first post on XDA, though I'm a long time reader. These boards have been very helpful to me but there are still some questions that I haven't been able to find the answer for, with one of them being the topic of this thread.
So, I also own i9305N version of Samsung Galaxy S3 and since there are no custom ROMs made specifically for my version of the phone, I was wondering if flashing a ROM made for i9305 (say, PAC-ROM or Carbon ROM) would result in my phone malfunctioning or becoming completely unusable.
Thank you in advance for your help.

NikolaLFC13 said:
Hey, everyone! This is my first post on XDA, though I'm a long time reader. These boards have been very helpful to me but there are still some questions that I haven't been able to find the answer for, with one of them being the topic of this thread.
So, I also own i9305N version of Samsung Galaxy S3 and since there are no custom ROMs made specifically for my version of the phone, I was wondering if flashing a ROM made for i9305 (say, PAC-ROM or Carbon ROM) would result in my phone malfunctioning or becoming completely unusable.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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CM 11 for i9305 works fine for me and i have GT-i9305n.
Read and think before you do anything.
Good luck!

joedeng said:
Hello Everyone
I just bought a new Phone S3 I9305N and android 4.1.2
Can I flash Rom i9305 on My phone (i9305N)?
Is This Just Root, Install CWM phone and download any Rom I9305.zip Flash On My phone I9305N?
Thanks evaryOne
P/s Sorry My English not good...
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Yes you can , but why not use one of these pre rooted roms as it will root it without triggering the count.
I have use them for two years, never a problem....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942150
Good luck

All i9305 roms work on all variations. The Ns and Ts are just the frequencies they use
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Official CyanogenMod 11 works with GT-i9305N ?

zorba70s said:
Official CyanogenMod 11 works with GT-i9305N ?
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yes

nateboi81 said:
All i9305 roms work on all variations. The Ns and Ts are just the frequencies they use
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Already
I have up date Ota android 4.3 have Knox...I just want Root and Set recovery on my phone...That right?
And i just Flash some rom for my phone. It don't risk phone?

Knox: rooting, custom ROMs and kernels

*** AS I SAID EARLIER I WILL UPDATE THIS OP (Original Post) IN ORDER TO REFLECT ANY INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF INTEREST ON THE SUBJECT ***
Hi there!
I have bought my device a couple week ago and since I did not know about knox, I just allowed Samsung to install the 4.3 update that was pushed to my device.
I have since decided I want a custom ROM on my phone, and when I started researching, I found out pretty quickly that knox may cause issues.
I don't really care about voiding my warranty, because I have now tested the device and made sure it is works, and I'm usually careful about what I flash.
The thing is, I have read so many things about knox that I don't know what's true and what's not. Unfortunately I don't have all the links to everything I've read, but i'll update this OP with the links later (some posts were worth reading and very interesting)
So, what I've read about once you've got knox:
- You cannot get rid of it (everyone pretty much agree on this)
- There are ways to root without tripping knox to 0x1, so you keep your warranty, but what about unrooting? Or do you just flash a stock rom not rooted? I guess you keep the bootloader as it is?
- even flashing stock 4.3 will trip knox (really? always)
- if you have knox, you cannot flash anything below 4.3, even custom ROMs, or you'll have issues with wifi, etc. (this is what I've read somewhere, what seems to be a fact is that if you try to downgrade the bootloaer to anything smaller then you may break wifi and other features)
- and it gets better: once you've got knox, if you flash a 4.4 ROM (custom, of course, since there is no 4.4 stock for our device yet), there's no going back to anything smaller (not even 4.3)
Some of the above statements are clearly facts at the present time, until knox is cracked, if it is ever, but some of it sounds like BS, or at least i hope it is, because otherwise I'm not about to flash anything :-/
And this is just the beginning, I'll keep updating this post, and I'll try to separate fiction from facts. anyway, feel free to comment on these and give me answers if you know things for a fact (no guesses please).
Now I gotta go, sorry!
Cheers,
fa
Edit:
You will find a lot of threads on knox especially in the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 forums. But I guess most of the info on how knox works is valid for our device as well (I9305).
A lot of people seem to place a lot of hope in one of the greatest Android devs: Chainfire.
Here are a few links with info on knox, for those who like to read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597774
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569349
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832 <== This is actually a thread you want to follow. Very interesting, but there's a lot to read. If a solution comes to get rid of knox, that's probably one of the first places on XDA where they'll talk about it.
It would be great to know if there is hope to see a knox removal tool.
Meanwhile, I see the following different scenarios. Could you share your experience and tell me how it works for you? As answers trickle in, I'll update this post with the answers themselves or links to the posts where the answer is provided:
1) You don't have knox: lucky you, enjoy and DO NOT UPDATE TO 4.3 or flash a 4.3 ROM with knox bootloader, or you will one day regret it!
2) You have knox. So if I got it right, there is no way to change your bootloader, but there are various scenarios:
a) you don't care because you're happy with stock and no root (then keep moving, nothing to see here, I wonder why you are even reading this...)
b) you want to keep your stock ROM and default kernel, but you want to root. I have read many threads where it is said to be possible. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR THIS?
c) you want to keep your stock ROM but you want another kernel: IS THIS POSSIBLE, and if so, WHAT KERNEL WORKS/DOESN'T WORK?
d) you want to get rid of the whole Samsung ROM, so you want to flash a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and a custom ROM/Kernel. So what works, and what does knox prevent you to do in that case?
Cheers,
Fa
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app

fabecoool said:
Hi there,
I have bought my device a couple week ago and since I did not know about knox, I just allowed Samsung to install the 4.3 update that was pushed to my device.
I have since decided I want a custom ROM on my phone, and when I started researching, I found out pretty quickly that knox may cause issues.
I don't really care about voiding my warranty, because I have now tested the device and made sure it is works, and I'm usually careful about what I flash.
The thing is, I have read so many things about knox that I don't know what's true and what's not. Unfortunately I don't have all the links to everything I've read, but i'll update this OP with the links later (some posts were worth reading and very interesting)
So, what I've read about once you've got knox:
- You cannot get rid of it (everyone pretty much agree on this)
- There are ways to root without tripping knox to 0x1, so you keep your warranty, but what about unrooting? Or do you just flash a stock rom not rooted? I guess you keep the bootloader as it is?
- even flashing stock 4.3 will trip knox (really? always)
- if you have knox, you cannot flash anything below 4.3, even custom ROMs, or you'll have issues with wifi, etc. (this is what I've read somewhere, what seems to be a fact is that if you try to downgrade the bootloaer to anything smaller then you may break wifi and other features)
- and it gets better: once you've got knox, if you flash a 4.4 ROM (custom, of course, since there is no 4.4 stock for our device yet), there's no going back to anything smaller (not even 4.3)
Some of the above statements are clearly facts at the present time, until knox is cracked, if it is ever, but some of it sounds like BS, or at least i hope it is, because otherwise I'm not about to flash anything :-/
And this is just the beginning, I'll keep updating this post, and I'll try to separate fiction from facts. anyway, feel free to comment on these and give me answers if you know things for a fact (no guesses please).
Now I gotta go, sorry!
Cheers,
fa
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This is an idea, fabecoool.There would be nothing wrong if someone is responsible for making a guide/tutorial/ to our terminals in version 4.3 Stock with all this questions.There are many people who are lost right now and this would be helpful.
Many people do not know that really brings the version 4.3 and this will help them not to get into trouble.

I installed miui rom yesterday that has android 4.1 and it actually work very well
I was running cyanogenmod 11 and flash it successfully
Sent from my GT-I9305 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Flashing stock wont trip knox. Once ur on official 4.4 with new bootloader u wont be able to downgrade no matter where u come from. Knox or no knox. Official 4.4 will have a new bootloader which prevents u from downgrading. Sounds like apple doesnt it. Lol
Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk

d_ce said:
I installed miui rom yesterday that has android 4.1 and it actually work very well
I was running cyanogenmod 11 and flash it successfully
Sent from my GT-I9305 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Thanks for the info, but does your phone have knox, or have you flashed from an earlier version to 4.3?
Fa

hayabusa08 said:
Flashing stock wont trip knox. Once ur on official 4.4 with new bootloader u wont be able to downgrade no matter where u come from. Knox or no knox. Official 4.4 will have a new bootloader which prevents u from downgrading. Sounds like apple doesnt it. Lol
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Thanks hayabusa08,
Do you mean that you won't be able to downgrade to a stock ROM smaller than 4.4, or to a ROM (included custom ROMs) smaller than 4.4.
Anyway, it does sound like Apple indeed.
Fa

Yes u wont be able to downgrade to 4.3 or lower once yur on 4.4
Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk

1) You don't have knox: lucky you, enjoy and DO NOT UPDATE TO 4.3 or flash a 4.3 ROM with knox bootloader, or you will one day regret it!
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Waohh!! So I'm lucky now??
I'm thinking to flash stock rom 4.3 on my S3 LTE but the kies did not detect any new update...
i came and find out.. and discovered this new term 'Knox"...
what is this...??? @@
is this coming with the new Android 4.3 official stock rom by samsung??

bpay14 said:
Waohh!! So I'm lucky now??
I'm thinking to flash stock rom 4.3 on my S3 LTE but the kies did not detect any new update...
i came and find out.. and discovered this new term 'Knox"...
what is this...??? @@
is this coming with the new Android 4.3 official stock rom by samsung??
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Well yes, you're lucky. Especially if you care about custom roms, if you do, don't flash official stock 4.3. Even if you like the Samsung UI (touchwiz), I would recommand you find a 4.3 stock without Knox. Just look for it in the forum.
Hit the Thanks button if I helped
Cheers!
Fa
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

hi there guys, i had my galaxy i9305 updated to 4.3 and im trying to install a custom rom. When i go to download mode to flash a recovery, the device doesnt show up in Odin nor in Windows Device Manager(as unknown or as modem) anything.
OS: Windows 8.1
Stock USB cablu,
OS on the phone: 4.3 stock

Ya, so those months ago I was telling you all not to use Odin any more for flashing, unless you want KNOX...

Kryten2k35 said:
Ya, so those months ago I was telling you all not to use Odin any more for flashing, unless you want KNOX...
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it must be a way to bypass that
also i tryed to flash the phone in Windows XP but no luck

s3 4g
Hello
Someone can tell me the difference between firmware I9305XXUEMKC and I9305XXUEML8, both are 4.3, already searched but found nothing.
Which is the best? ...
thank you

LUIS_CORREIO said:
Hello
Someone can tell me the difference between firmware I9305XXUEMKC and I9305XXUEML8, both are 4.3, already searched but found nothing.
Which is the best? ...
thank you
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Both have the same change list number so I'm guessing no difference...

Change ROM.
Raistlin1158 said:
Both have the same change list number so I'm guessing no difference...
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Hello! I'm currently running CM11 and i was thinking about changing my rom to rXTREME.JB.4.3-v3.0. Will this rom update my bootloader and can I even downgrade from 4.4 > 4.3.

jjahvo said:
Hello! I'm currently running CM11 and i was thinking about changing my rom to rXTREME.JB.4.3-v3.0. Will this rom update my bootloader and can I even downgrade from 4.4 > 4.3.
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As far as I am aware you can not downgrade your bootloader..

Knox.
Raistlin1158 said:
As fare as I am aware you can not downgrade your bootloader..
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I rooted my phone on 4.1.2, and flashed CM11 through CWM. Does this mean I have kitkat bootloader and can't downgrade to 4.3 roms?

Greetings!
There is a lot of paranoia theme Knox, from my point of view the only problem is the warranty for ODIN and flash an earlier version, I do not see another problem. However, those who want to return to a previous version do through recovery, I've done it many times and have not had any problems (have a look at my signature) those ZIP'S I've modified to share. Try!

Q& Need Help as soon as posbile

heloo every One
please i need some help for my SamSung S III LTE GT-I9305
** Im in JB v4.3 and i want back to JB v4.2.1 co'z i dont like this rom and Konx If some One can help Plz???:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:​

moody69 said:
heloo every One
please i need some help for my SamSung S III LTE GT-I9305
** Im in JB v4.3 and i want back to JB v4.2.1 co'z i dont like this rom and Konx If some One can help Plz???:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:​
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Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .
Google <<< I93005 your search terms > xda
Please read all the faqs and guides first or YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE .
Plenty of information posted here .

moody69 said:
heloo every One
please i need some help for my SamSung S III LTE GT-I9305
** Im in JB v4.3 and i want back to JB v4.2.1 co'z i dont like this rom and Konx If some One can help Plz???:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:​
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Short answer: THERE IS NO WAY BACK TO v4.2.1. No way back from KitKat 4.4 to 4.3 either.

moody69 said:
heloo every One
please i need some help for my SamSung S III LTE GT-I9305
** Im in JB v4.3 and i want back to JB v4.2.1 co'z i dont like this rom and Konx If some One can help Plz???:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:​
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There is a way back to 4.1.2. As said before, you should had used the search, but anyway..
The only way (until now) to downgrade is root your phone (bye bye knox warranty), install mobile odin and flash your 4.1.2 rom via mobile odin. Even doing this, you still will have knox bootloader, you cant get rid of knox.
Make sure you select the options to clean cache and data in mobile odin or i will get stuck on bootloop

shucrut
Maybe you could knock up a sticky on this subject .

JJEgan said:
shucrut
Maybe you could knock up a sticky on this subject .
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I didn't created a thread because there's one already, actually i knew the proccedure because of that HERE
But i can create a thread for that (don't know how to sticky it). I don't know if i understood it right, sorry if i don't

shucrut said:
There is a way back to 4.1.2. As said before, you should had used the search, but anyway..
The only way (until now) to downgrade is root your phone (bye bye knox warranty), install mobile odin and flash your 4.1.2 rom via mobile odin. Even doing this, you still will have knox bootloader, you cant get rid of knox.
Make sure you select the options to clean cache and data in mobile odin or i will get stuck on bootloop
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thanx i will try that way u give me
but im worry about my network mybe it will go :crying: