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how to flash a new room to an already rooted phone?

Hi
I have flashed my G1 T-mobile following the the one-click process in here! i have now root access. The ROM is CyanogenMod-3.9.11.2
After all that i bought a trascend SDcard 8GB class 6, formatted about 600MB to EXT4 using gparted on a live cd, winxp and my G1.
The first thing i noticed is that the phone is slower to load up. it stays about 35secs on the G1 logo and then move to android for a total of about 1min to be ready.
Second thing my free space on internal memory went from 38MB to 68MB, i believe somehow the phone moved the cache on the sdcard...if i install new programs they get installed on the phone memory as far as i understand...however i could be wrong on this. i never started the phone without sdcard since, I'm not sure if this could damage the phone in some way.
I would like to have some feedback on this (the slow boot and memory thing) if someone has experienced a similar situation.
I'm thinking to flash my phone again and move to a stable version of Cyanogen so that i can use app2Sd and Cyanogen updater!!
- how can i flash a new room, considering that i have the latest radio but not HARDspl. (as far as i understand the oneclick method doesn't change the SPL)
I was looking at using again the small oneclick software and flash the Cyanogen 4.0 this time, would that make sense since i have already root access on the phone?
thank you for the help
kirk
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After installing and unistalling few softwares i found out that all programs are actually on the SDcard however the Mobile uses still the internal memory for the cache. This doesn't bother me for now since i still have about 68MB free. Basically if you install CyanogenMod and you don't have a partitioned SDcard all software get installed on the internal memory however as soon as you put in an partioned card all programs get transfered automatically after the first boot. At least this is what happen to me. Somehow i got what i wanted and because of this i don't need to flash my phone anymore... maybe I'll flash it again when android 2 is out, if i don't have to change spl, image recovery or anythingelse too risky

I used the 1-click method as well, and I just download the latest cyanogen rom, rename it to update, boot into cm-recovery and apply the update.

One more thing, the latest versions of Cyanogen's rom have auto apps2sd built into the rom. It will automatically move all apps to the sd card as long as you have an ext2/ext3/ext4 partition on your sd card.

Your still going to have the same boot time. It's still going to take awhile to boot, just because you have a custom rom doesn't mean it will boot faster. And to load a new rom either rename to update.zip and update or if you have the newest recovery then you can just flash whatever rom without renaming because you can flash any .zip file.

In reading your post I think you said you wanted to use the small 1 click software to download cm4.0 You are done rooting your phone you no longer need to use the 1 click software.
Just copy new rom (cm4.0.4) to sd card
unplug phone from computer
turn off phone
boot into recovery (home and power at the same time)
flash new rom

when you use one root, it flashes cm-recovery 1.4 so there is no need to rename, just put on the root of your sd and flash from recovery

supremeteam256 said:
Your still going to have the same boot time. It's still going to take awhile to boot, just because you have a custom rom doesn't mean it will boot faster. And to load a new rom either rename to update.zip and update or if you have the newest recovery then you can just flash whatever rom without renaming because you can flash any .zip file.
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Are you aware of any reason for the slow boot after partition of the sdcard??

is it the stock 1GB sdcard?

Cause it has to read from the sd during boot up and it has to run the script for the apps2sd

Fingerlickin said:
is it the stock 1GB sdcard?
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no is a transcend 8GB class 6.
gridlock32404 said:
Cause it has to read from the sd during boot up and it has to run the script for the apps2sd
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As far as i know i'm not using app2sd yet. I partitioned my SDcard ONLY after i flashed my phone. however like i said i think the phone is somehow using the ext4 partition for something.
You reckon this would be a normal boot time i mean it takes between 50secs and 1.05 min to be ready. Phone is stable as far as i can tell.

I myself am not concerned with the boot time, the ext4 is another filesystem that it has to read and recongize, you basicly have a little mini computer in your hands so how long does your pc take to load up, there are many files and system checks that it has to go through starting up not to mention all the settings and components it has to turn on
Bottom line, if you want something to boot up quickly than get a basic phone because there is a very good way to speed up a mini computer to do the same

gridlock32404 said:
I myself am not concerned with the boot time, the ext4 is another filesystem that it has to read and recongize, you basicly have a little mini computer in your hands so how long does your pc take to load up, there are many files and system checks that it has to go through starting up not to mention all the settings and components it has to turn on
Bottom line, if you want something to boot up quickly than get a basic phone because there is a very good way to speed up a mini computer to do the same
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Well i'm aware of all this and i'm not concerned too much about the boot time. I'm only trying to gather information and learn a bit more from other ppl experiences. I come from windows mobile and android OS is all new world for me.
have you a similar configuration to my G1? Do you run app2sd? is yor boot time similar to mine??

maybeoneday said:
Just copy new rom (cm4.0.4) to sd card
unplug phone from computer
turn off phone
boot into recovery (home and power at the same time)
flash new rom
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Just a quick question for future reference...
do i need to put Cyanogen recovery image on the root of the sd card when i boot into recovery mode?
thank you
Kirk

Why did you root your phone? You have no desire to search to even do one of the most well documented things to your phone in these forums. What you need to do is take a DREAIMG.nbh file and put it in the root of your sdcard (or in no folders), then open up terminal emulator and type su then reboot bootloader once that happens wait for it to flash that image. Then you will have the most pimping room on your phone. Also you have amazing boot times. Everything you want.

david1171 said:
Why did you root your phone? You have no desire to search to even do one of the most well documented things to your phone in these forums. What you need to do is take a DREAIMG.nbh file and put it in the root of your sdcard (or in no folders), then open up terminal emulator and type su then reboot bootloader once that happens wait for it to flash that image. Then you will have the most pimping room on your phone. Also you have amazing boot times. Everything you want.
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Hi David
I had specific reason to root 2 different G1 and this is not to play with it or try a new ROM or even experiment new things. I may change my ROM again when a major relase is out (i.e. Android 2 if it has something that i need)
Going back to reflashing the phone.
You now suggest me to use DREAIMG.nbh which is actually mentioned on the guide "hoe to downgrade-root-flash your phone" here
....am I missing something here?? thank you for taking the time to reply anyway.
..I have read quite a bit on this forum and i decided to use the one-click method (because is the quickest and safiest one). I thought reflashing should be as easy. go in safe mode wipe and reflash it. Anyway for my nature i tend to ask/investigate one thing before go and actually do it. My questions are:
- if i press home power right now, considering that i have nothing on my sdcard would it take me to the safemode screen?
- Consequently do i need to have Cyanogen image revovery together with the ROM on my sd card in order to flash a new version of CyanogenMod?
Thank you
Kirk

you can boot into recovery at any time by pressing home and power when the phone is powered down. it will go into recovery no matter what is on the sdcard.
Also the recovery image you have on your phone does not determine what rom you can flash.

wow... i am at a loss for words...... do you even know why you did any of the things you did? did you even read the release notes for cyan's rom's? ALL OF THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ARE THERE...
if you have an ext partition on your sd card....it WILL AUTOMATICALLY be used for apps2sd with 80%-90% of the ROM's out there today... ITS IN ALL OF THE ROMS' CHANGE LOGS/RELEASE NOTES
I had specific reason to root 2 different G1 and this is not to play with it or try a new ROM or even experiment new things. I may change my ROM again when a major relase is out (i.e. Android 2 if it has something that i need)
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if you didnt root to try a new rom or experiment with new things, your better off with the stock firmware...which is why david suggested you flash DREAIMG.nbh
go in safe mode wipe and reflash it
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going into safemode wont flash anything.... i suggest you search and find out what exactly safemode is, especially since there was a thread only a few threads below yours detailing it.
All you need to flash a new ROM is the rom on your sd card and a working recovery, as well as anything that the ROM your installing has required which are noted in the changelog/release notes....
nothing else is needed on your SD card, except maybe specific partitioning, which will be noted in the ROM's requirements.
I try to help out here as much as i can when i have time (most of my posts are in Q&A helping out people) but it seems as though no one even bothers to look at the actual forums anymore. They just create an account, create a thread, bug people till a simple question is answered, and disappear forever.....
I came to this site simply to get roms, but i stayed because there was so much to learn and i created an account to help out people as well...i did all of my major modifications without asking any questions....all the questions are already answered somewhere...
i understand its hard to go through all the clutter, but it is starting to look as if no one even cares anymore

@B-man007 i am starting to feel like you do, i had my phone rooted and all that good stuff at least a month before i made an account just to download something uploaded to the forum. I wish i could see how many post i have in a ceratin forum bc i imagine at least 450 or 500 of them would be in this one helping people. Its getting to the point where i no longer care to help people and i thought i had a lot of patience. I porbably do but people are sinking to new lows with the questions they ask...

I think I have maybe 5 posts in dev, most of my posts are q&a and general, but then again half of those posts are from hijacking threads. I just got tired of answering the same questions over and over and over

gridlock32404 said:
I think I have maybe 5 posts in dev, most of my posts are q&a and general, but then again half of those posts are from hijacking threads. I just got tired of answering the same questions over and over and over
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u hijack the hell outa threads. there should some type of entrance exam for xda. like do u know how to search, can u read do u have a brain. i mean god i actually helped a guy who couldnt open the terminal

[SOLVED]Black screen after bootscreen.

Sorry for posting here, I realized after I posted it, I usualy read only this subforum, my bad, someone move it please. Sorry again!
Hey, I am scared out of my mind, the whole day i tried to install maxisma's latest ROM and I used switchrom to restore 2-3 times my slacerxs/dwang ROM.
My problem is that I gave up trying to install Maxisma's ROM and I restored with switchrom a ROM of mine and I see the T-Mobile Logo (recovery Works) and them the ROM's loading screen for 10-20 seconds, and then the screens turns black, it is backlighted, but blank screen, and it remains like that .... I tried to restore a even older ROM (original dwang1.13) and it does exactly the same.
What is the problem I really hope I didn't bricked my phone, of course I did all the wipe repartition ext things.

dont do a restore FLASH a new rom not restore you should be fine fyi post this in q&a next time hope they dont flame you to bad

r_dub said:
dont do a restore FLASH a new rom not restore you should be fine fyi post this in q&a next time hope they dont flame you to bad
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Sh*t, didn't realize that! I am formatting my SD Card and then I will install a fresh ROM, no backups and so on.

m3s_4ev3r said:
Sh*t, didn't realize that! I am formatting my SD Card and then I will install a fresh ROM, no backups and so on.
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Yeah flash a new rom sign in just to make sure its okay then you should probably be able to do switchrom back to one of your custom mods

Me too
I had exactly the same problem yesterday, no idea what the actual cause was but the only way to fix it was to do a Nandroid restore of a previous ROM.

r_dub said:
Yeah flash a new rom sign in just to make sure its okay then you should probably be able to do switchrom back to one of your custom mods
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Thanks, I was 'trigger'(keyboard) happy, thing is maxisma's 2.0 ROM really pissed me off ), right then I really thought i did some damage to my phone through countless flashing. I think imma stay with my custom ROM(if I get it to work) for a while now, this can't be healthy, all this flashing )
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ghostofcain said:
I had exactly the same problem yesterday, no idea what the actual cause was but the only way to fix it was to do a Nandroid restore of a previous ROM.
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In my case by doing a nandroid restore it won't work, I will format my SD now(X-Tremely SLOWW, hard format) and let's hope for the best.
EDIT: SOLVED, a entire format really helped.

Need help for MT3G

Hey all, I need some serious help for my Mytouch3G. My MT3G just stays at boot screen all the time now every time I flash a custom rom. The last rom that worked for me was Super D 1.6 blk and other roms before that. I don't know what's wrong now, I tried using my Nandroid restore, wiped everything, other roms. I even tried re-rooting, so I had to go back to stock (which worked so I know it's not bricked).
I know this is the G1 Q&A but I since MT3G is compatible with most roms I posted here.
Also, I can boot into recovery and fastboot. Please help? All I want now is to go back to Super D 1.6 .

Try re-rooting the phone.

you probably dont have the latest radio ,and (or) spl, also make sure you wipe before flashing.

Do you have apps on sd card? If you do - you may need to reformat your EXT, regular wipe doesnt to it. And yes, you do need correct SPL and radio.
Good luck.

I would also try posting in the correct forum next time. This is the Dream forum, I don't care how close they are in specs and such, this is the dream forum. There is a magic forum for you to try out next time

djluis48 said:
Try re-rooting the phone.
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zachattack052 said:
you probably dont have the latest radio ,and (or) spl, also make sure you wipe before flashing.
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borodin1 said:
Do you have apps on sd card? If you do - you may need to reformat your EXT, regular wipe doesnt to it. And yes, you do need correct SPL and radio.
Good luck.
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Thanks guys, will try.
JAguirre1231 said:
I would also try posting in the correct forum next time. This is the Dream forum, I don't care how close they are in specs and such, this is the dream forum. There is a magic forum for you to try out next time
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Hey thanks asshole, you're truly helpful. And I have tried posting in the magic forum and I got no response.

ElahC said:
Thanks guys, will try.
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You should wipe via Amon_Ra when going rom to rom and wipe before using your backups.
There is no reason for foul language either

Coming back to Android! yay!

Hello,
Ok apologies first, i'm sorry.
secondly, i've come back to my g1 after a horrible experience with Htc Hd2, the phone is lovely but unfortunately i am a android advocate.
Thirdly, i have searched and read and read and read (get the idea?) about upgrading downgrading, firmwares, cyanogen's, eclairs, donuts.
Basically ive now put myself in a confused bin, and would like anyones help.
I rooted my g1 ages ago, i now see you can run 2.1 on it? well that is what ive read.
But i am just completely lost from where to go now because it is already rooted
Firmware: 1.6
kernel: 2.6.29.6-cm42
mod: cyan 4.2.4
build DRC83
AND have a micro sdhc (4) 4gb card, now i have no idea what to do, i'm a completely novice at this and would appreciate any step by step instructions.

You'd better hit the ground right now if you know whats good for you

Straight from the original post of Cyanogen Mod 5.0.8's thread with minor modifications by myself.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- First time flashing CM-5?
1. Root your device and install Clockwork Recovery (ROM Manager on the market) or Amon_RA's recovery (Dream / Magic)
2. Do a Nandroid backup!
3. Install the DangerSPL if you don't already have it Install the radio BEFORE flashing the SPL!!!!!! OR YOU WILL KILL YOUR PHONE
4. WIPE (I cannot guarantee an upgrade from CM-4.2 to CM-5 will work)
5. Install the ROM
6. Reboot
7. Skip setup go to Menu / Settings / Applications and enable Apps 2 SD.
8. Reboot
6. Install the Google Addon if you want Google Applications like Gmail and Market
- Upgrading?
1. Do a Nandroid Backup!
2. Install the ROM (your Google apps will be backed up and restored automatically)
HOW TO REPORT BUGS OR PROBLEMS?
- Was it a hard reboot? Get me the file "/proc/last_kmsg".
- Was it a soft reboot or a "boot loop"? Run "adb logcat" and get me the full output.
- Pastebin links preferred
- Please use the issue tracker whenever possible!
Latest version: 5.0.8-DS - 06/19/2010
Download: http://cyanogen-updater.googlecode.c...-DS-signed.zip
Download: http://android.chemlab.org/android/u...-DS-signed.zip
MD5Sum: 48f0c4304ed66c1528bf0bf098b04cb4
Google Addon: ERE36B
Download: http://kanged.net/mirror/download.ph...36B-signed.zip
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?marqwt53ii0

Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704560
** DO NOT install the deathSPL.

Just in case you can't read unix, do NOT do what bbuchacher suggests.
***EDIT: post above this one was removed -- for safety.

lbcoder said:
Just in case you can't read unix, do NOT do what bbuchacher suggests.
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This guy doesnt know what hes talking about ^^^ hes just trying to make you mess up ur phone
do what i say or else..

bbuchacher said:
This guy doesnt know what hes talking about ^^^ hes just trying to make you mess up ur phone
do what i say or else..
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i agree with ben on this one, this guy doesnt know what hes talking about the command ben sugested will really help u along the way...

Yes, do what the all-mighty says. If it doesn't work, #blamewes.

Chicken and rainbows my oh my!

bbuchacher said:
This guy doesnt know what hes talking about ^^^ hes just trying to make you mess up ur phone
do what i say or else..
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i agree with ben on this one, this guy doesnt know what hes talking about the command ben sugested will really help u along the way...
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Yes, do what the all-mighty says. If it doesn't work, #blamewes.
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Play nice boys and girls

Mikey1022 said:
Play nice boys and girls
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NO, i refuse!

An admin came, he read, he moved/locked.
Wait.... WHAT
Why hasnt this thread been relocated to q/a or locked out of its misery ?

Daneshm90 said:
An admin came, he read, he moved/locked.
Wait.... WHAT
Why hasnt this thread been relocated to q/a or locked out of its misery ?
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It's because this thread is actually the disguise for the biggest development project Android has ever seen.

Mikey1022 said:
Play nice boys and girls
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playing nice is way overrated.
OP:
Just go to Cyanogen's wiki and follow the instructions for coming from 4.X.
Since you are already rooted all you should have to do is:
1. wipe
2. install cyanogen (or whatever ROM) from recovery
3. don't forget Gapps!

Hi, thanks for most of your replies! Besides the one who is trying to mess up my phone, how kind of you.
So basically, because this is what i am
1. wipe <<< this means formatting the sd card? not partitioning it? or anything else?
2. install cyanogen (or whatever ROM) from recovery <<< how do i do this? i will download cyanogen when i find it and after 12 tonight (on t-mobile they cap dloads between 4pm an 12am :< )
3. don't forget Gapps! << before or after i do the above ^?
It took me 3weeks to root it, this should be great! :/ Plus when i start it means i have no internet then (i use my g1 teather) so ill format my sd card, dload the rom, and then hey presto?
really thanks alot again...

ps because i'm already rooted, i don't need to follow rogers dream do i?
once i format the sd card and then install the cyn rom that should be it? Pleeease help

no...don't format your sd
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.p...or_other_rooted_ROMS_to_5.0.x(Dream/Sapphire)
Follow that guide and you will be all set.
I am very upset that step 4 was deleted. That was the most important one.

i'm trying to find a download for the cynmod but now i have come across 5.0.8!< it was .7 before so should i download the new one do you think?

ok this is what i'm going to do....
1. Boot into Fastboot (Power on the phone holding the camera button) This will either show a screen with dancing androids or a "rainbow" splash. Here you will find the hboot/radio version:
* radio 1.x: You will need to upgrade this to a 2.x radio before running this process.. please upgrade and re-do this step (Ie. verify you see the updated radio in fastboot before continuing) <<<<How do i do this?
* radio 2.x: You may press MENU+SEND+END at the same time and proceed (unless hboot-1.33.2005 is installed; indicating you already have dangerSPL)
2. Copy DangerSPL (spl-signed.zip), CM 5.0.x, and gapps-ds-ERE36B (& Ebi1 port if required) to the root of your sdcard.
3. Reboot/Boot into your custom recovery by holding down the 'home' key before the G1 splash appears.
4. Make a Nandroid Backup (ext not required) (recommended for upgrading users, not required for freshly-rooted users) <<<i don't need to do this?
5. Flash DangerSPL (spl-signed.zip). It will install and then ask you to reboot to finish the installation, so reboot. It will then finish installing and reboot into recovery so you can flash your ROM. <<<so i flash by pressing alt+f?
6. Once back into recovery Wipe Data/Factory Reset <<< alt+w?
7. Flash CM 5.0.x THEN gapps-ds-ERE36B (& Ebi1 port if required); then reboot (Boot may take longer than normal) <<< i don't understand this bit.
8. Login to Android/Google as per usual
as you can see i'm kinda in a mess here, any info would be so grateful.

Do a search for Amon Ra's recovery in this forum, and flash that per his instructions in the first post. Then when you hold home while starting your phone, (keep holding home), you will boot into recovery. From there, you will be able to wipe, format, patition, etc. your SD card, and do a number of other things as well.
Other than that, follow Cyanogen's instructions as posted earlier in this thread.

[Q] Flash rom with fastboot

Hi,
I flashed a rom trough recovery and i partitioned my SD Card.
Then I rebooted and came in a bootloop.
Right now I have the problem I can't flash something else, because I can't put any files on my SD Card.
Can someone give me a random rom for the nexus which I can flash trough fastboot please?
It's kinda urgent, because right now, I don't have a phone... :S
Thanks!

You do realise you're on the Nexus One forums right?

How, sorry!
My bad! my previous phone was a t-mobile pulse.
I'm searching a rom for the nexus one ;-)

den_breacker said:
How, sorry!
My bad! my previous phone was a t-mobile pulse.
I'm searching a rom for the nexus one ;-)
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Ahh Ok You can still move files to your SD card in pretty much all of the popular recovery images. I'd recommend Amon_RAs 2.0 recovery image (In the development sub-forum) which will allow you to mount the USB drive through it's menu and transfer files as per usual.

Questions:
Did you wipe when installing a new ROM?
Did you backup the old install of your system?
What recovery are you using?
Probably best solution to try and wipe via recovery again, restart phone.
If that doesn't work, fastboot flash a new recovery on your phone, AmonRa 2.0 would be best in your case, then mount your SD card and upload a new ROM zip onto your phone. I personaly recommend CyanogenMOD 6.1. remember to wipe your phone before you install or after.

Can't go wrong with one of the stock ROMs: http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Passion (Nexus One)/

Hollow.Droid said:
You can still move files to your SD card in pretty much all of the popular recovery images.
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Didn't knew this was possible.
Thank you very much, this solves my problem

shipped-roms (dot) com does not exist. I get really tired of links that don't work.
Vincent Randal
Longmont, Colorado

http://www.shipped-roms.com DOES exist.
I get really tired of people that are muppets.

Rusty! said:
http://www.shipped-roms.com DOES exist.
I get really tired of people that are muppets.
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Thanks! I deserved that! Maybe something wrong with my internet connection at the time - but probably just me.