Hello,
i have a Sprint HTC One from a Friend, he bought it in the US not knowing it was Simlocked and took it to Germany. He gave it to me to make it possible to use it here with our T-Mobile Network. I have already being able to remove the Simlock but there is one thing i cant remove, its the damn Activation Process from Sprint. The Phone can be used now but its anoying every time you start the divice. Also its not possible to flash a AOSP Rom because it doesnt let me get trough the setup process without activating. Is there any possibility to ged rid of the Activation Process? I didnt find this in the Forum but when there is a Thread about this already pls give me a link. Thank you!
Gis24 said:
Hello,
i have a Sprint HTC One from a Friend, he bought it in the US not knowing it was Simlocked and took it to Germany. He gave it to me to make it possible to use it here with our T-Mobile Network. I have already being able to remove the Simlock but there is one thing i cant remove, its the damn Activation Process from Sprint. The Phone can be used now but its anoying every time you start the divice. Also its not possible to flash a AOSP Rom because it doesnt let me get trough the setup process without activating. Is there any possibility to ged rid of the Activation Process? I didnt find this in the Forum but when there is a Thread about this already pls give me a link. Thank you!
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If u flash an aosp it is possible to bypass activation. Since the activation is part of the gapps all u have to do is flash an aosp then boot and then when ur in just boot back to the recovery and flash the gapps and u should be good.
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Gis24 said:
Hello,
i have a Sprint HTC One from a Friend, he bought it in the US not knowing it was Simlocked and took it to Germany. He gave it to me to make it possible to use it here with our T-Mobile Network. I have already being able to remove the Simlock but there is one thing i cant remove, its the damn Activation Process from Sprint. The Phone can be used now but its anoying every time you start the divice. Also its not possible to flash a AOSP Rom because it doesnt let me get trough the setup process without activating. Is there any possibility to ged rid of the Activation Process? I didnt find this in the Forum but when there is a Thread about this already pls give me a link. Thank you!
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The device doesn't have to be initialized to be flashed. You can get the bootloader unlocked using the developer token and then fastboot flash in the ROM you want.
No, he wants to have it SIM Unlocked to use with GSM carriers over in Germany. He hates how it attempts to activate on Sprints network every time he boots up. He doesn't want that. He has no issues unlocking bootloader. All he needs to do is install ROM through recovery but do not install GApps until setup is complete.
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Okay, i have already flashed other Roms but the Sprint Roms have the activation and with the aosp i cant get Signal in the german Networks..
That, I believe is merged into the Phone.apk but it may not be.
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Hi xda,
Before i purchase my Captivate from Rogers, im wondering if its possible to unlock the phone. Reason for this is because im with Fido, and i need the phone unlocked to use it.
I'm just wondering if there is anyone out there who unlocked their Rogers Captivate.
Many thanks,
Kon
try the simple unlocking tool as mentioned in the xda forums...1 click unlock...else download the unlock code app from the market its called Sggs unlock by dagentooboy...
neo_31591 said:
try the simple unlocking tool as mentioned in the xda forums...1 click unlock...else download the unlock code app from the market its called Sggs unlock by dagentooboy...
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Thats what i was planning to do except what if Rogers blocked the method...Then ill be stuck with a Rogers phone on Fido(i like billing by the second )
I just hope theres someone who attempted this and succeded.
lol...then ask around, or wait for someone to reply...
best of luck! ! !
I believe the phone was only released on Rogers today. May take a bit of time before you get an answer ?
daylefmp said:
I believe the phone was only released on Rogers today. May take a bit of time before you get an answer ?
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yes...not many people have the phone as yet. Time will tell.
Already done
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Has anyone tried it??
I have tried a couple different ways. Nothing seems to be working for the I896
I have as well and can't seem to do it I paid for an unlock code as well but doesn't seem to work.although I haven't tried with a sim card in yet.things aren't looking so good... Theres another method on here for a permanent unlock but I'm leary on trying that yet, I've skimmed the phone trying to find anything and nothing too promising.
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This phone works on rogers/fido. Rogers lock their phones on all carriers except fido because it's their child company. I've been using it on fido since launch day 2 weeks ago.
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I am using it on Fido
I am using this phone (from Rogers) on Fido. However i still want to unlock it since i travel a bit and want to use local companies too...
Anyone managed to unlock it??? do the "pay" websites really unlock it or are they scams?
Unlocking Rogers Captivate
KonArtist said:
Hi xda,
Before i purchase my Captivate from Rogers, im wondering if its possible to unlock the phone. Reason for this is because im with Fido, and i need the phone unlocked to use it.
I'm just wondering if there is anyone out there who unlocked their Rogers Captivate.
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Just unlocked mine. First had to root it then used universal SIM unlock method by miztaken1312 (sorry, can't post the link yet).
The one click unlock will NOT work, Rogers cleaned up their firmware, so the unlock code is no longer stored on the phone itself. However, miztaken1312 method modifies one of the system files on the phone to store the unlock code of your choice. Basically, after you set up ADB and root your phone you download a special system file from the phone, patch it using special online utility, upload the modified file back to the phone and now you know the unlock code.
Update: in case someone is still looking for info on how to unlock Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Captivate SGH-I896, here's the link to the site I used: http://www.communityhosting.net/sgsunlock/
Root your phone first with z4root app from the market, then backup and make sure to follow these steps carefully!
Hi I am new to xda and just sold my Galaxy S and instead have the Captivate.
the phone is locked to AT&T and because i am in UK i dont have an AT&T simcard to put in for the phone to load up and unlock it then
is there anyway i can unlock the phone without any simcards? or with UK simcards such as O2, Orange etc...
please help
thanks
Alireza_kh41 said:
Hi I am new to xda and just sold my Galaxy S and instead have the Captivate.
the phone is locked to AT&T and because i am in UK i dont have an AT&T simcard to put in for the phone to load up and unlock it then
is there anyway i can unlock the phone without any simcards? or with UK simcards such as O2, Orange etc...
please help
thanks
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Use superoneclick. Root the phone and then unlock it.
i dont need to have any simcard in the phone to use superoneclick? or to root even
Alireza_kh41 said:
i dont need to have any simcard in the phone to use superoneclick? or to root even
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Yes (as for unlocking atleast).
Alireza_kh41 said:
Hi I am new to xda and just sold my Galaxy S and instead have the Captivate.
the phone is locked to AT&T and because i am in UK i dont have an AT&T simcard to put in for the phone to load up and unlock it then
is there anyway i can unlock the phone without any simcards? or with UK simcards such as O2, Orange etc...
please help
thanks
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Try this
#7465625*638*Unlock code#
i used BWolf56's advice and superoneclick (by CLShortFuse) rooted my captivate but didnt unlock it because i had already updated from eclair to froyo. I tried to hex edit using NovaChief's instructions on the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047770&page=4
-(thread Posted by manojsuper) but this method was way over my head (im a noob.)
I used helroz's unlock without code program(galaxy_s unlock) and it worked with wifi connection without a sim. after unlocking i went to my phone dialer and pressed *#7465625# and it said unlocked. then i put my chinese sim in and it worked like magic.
i feel your pain. stick with it and you will get it done.
maybe my experience will be of some help. you can read my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062078
dont forget to thanks the guys and donate to the developers of the programs.
also i think you need busybox and wifi connection to use helroz's program which is fricken awesome. and BWolf56, thanks again.
u dont need an AT&T sim...even i opened my captivate here in India (no AT&T)...i booted it up...rooted it...used one click root and one click unlock...it gave me the code...as simple as that!
where did you get one click root and one click unlock? ive tried the super one click and it said pass word blocked
Try here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
There's an app on the market called "Galaxy_S Unlock". It works without a SIM. I just used it on the refurb I got last night. It's a 1012 build, that came with UCKB2. Worked like a champ. I put an old T-Mobile SIM card in it to test it and it picked up a signal and showed T-Mobile in the notification area.
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Here You Go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34895847#post34895847
It does work
Tnanx
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stoshke said:
It does work
Tnanx
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no problem Out of interest , which method did you use?
I used both of them, and i got same unlock pin code in either case. I think that second one (one with pushing .sh file) is a little bit easier to read. Greetings, and thank you once again.
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I used both methods also and got same code. now if there was a way to unlock the device once and not have to unlock everytime a sim is changed that would be awesome.
SolarCyborg said:
I used both methods also and got same code. now if there was a way to unlock the device once and not have to unlock everytime a sim is changed that would be awesome.
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Solar... one you input a simunlock code it should permanently enable any sim to be used?
That tested on mine, i have 4 different sims with other providers and they all worked and after seeing this they still do
fkofilee said:
Here You Go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34895847#post34895847
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I tried to follow the instructions however I never got the unlock code or I am just being dumb when I use method 2 my results are identical to your 2nd screenshot,
there is no 3rd line of text?
Using the first option what I see is very similar to your first screenshot with Vodafone instead of O2. But again no code that I can see.
I have tried inserting simcards from t-mobile and O2 however I never get asked to enter a code. Not that I have a code to enter, I wish I could work out where I am going wrong.
Tartanarmy1967 said:
I tried to follow the instructions however I never got the unlock code or I am just being dumb when I use method 2 my results are identical to your 2nd screenshot,
there is no 3rd line of text?
Using the first option what I see is very similar to your first screenshot with Vodafone instead of O2. But again no code that I can see.
I have tried inserting simcards from t-mobile and O2 however I never get asked to enter a code. Not that I have a code to enter, I wish I could work out where I am going wrong.
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IF you dont get asked for a code to put in when putting in other sim cards , should be unlocked... where did you get it from?
fkofilee said:
IF you dont get asked for a code to put in when putting in other sim cards , should be unlocked... where did you get it from?
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The phone is a friends who got it from someone it was on vodafone rru and had the branding on startup and shut down, before I rooted it and put on CWM and Nameless Rom, but when I try my t-mobile sim card it doesn't get a signal for when, unfortunately I do not know if this was an issue as it wasn't supplied to me with a sim card.
I will contact my friend and see if he can supply me his sim card so I can test it. Hopefully as you say it is unlocked. Not sure when i will get the sim card to be able to test it though.
fkofilee said:
Solar... one you input a simunlock code it should permanently enable any sim to be used?
That tested on mine, i have 4 different sims with other providers and they all worked and after seeing this they still do
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strange it asks me for the code i put it in it says success and i can use the simcard. then when I go back home i put in my original carriers sim no pin asked for then when i go out of country again and insert int sim it asks for pin again i imput it and all is good.
SolarCyborg said:
strange it asks me for the code i put it in it says success and i can use the simcard. then when I go back home i put in my original carriers sim no pin asked for then when i go out of country again and insert int sim it asks for pin again i imput it and all is good.
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Hmm how strange... are you running custom Firmware? ... i wonder if it does have something to do with the country's sim you were using
Tartanarmy1967 said:
The phone is a friends who got it from someone it was on vodafone rru and had the branding on startup and shut down, before I rooted it and put on CWM and Nameless Rom, but when I try my t-mobile sim card it doesn't get a signal for when, unfortunately I do not know if this was an issue as it wasn't supplied to me with a sim card.
I will contact my friend and see if he can supply me his sim card so I can test it. Hopefully as you say it is unlocked. Not sure when i will get the sim card to be able to test it though.
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hmmm when you say doesnt get signal.... i wonder if its because its a vodafone branded desire C... it will have everything for Voda hard wired in the device... and wont have any t-mo APNs etc. TMo arent exactly friendly when it comes to APN info unlike other providors like O2 & Voda
I wonder if that is the issue is that no data APNs are selected....
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Hmm how strange... are you running custom Firmware? ... i wonder if it does have something to do with the country's sim you were using not sure. I am flashing a custom Rom now to see it. It is original carriers bloatware causing the problem.
hmmm when you say doesnt get signal.... i wonder if its because its a vodafone branded desire C... it will have everything for Voda hard wired in the device... and wont have any t-mo APNs etc. TMo arent exactly friendly when it comes to APN info unlike other providors like O2 & Voda
I wonder if that is the issue is that no data APNs are selected....
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Blank message?
can someone explain the guide more specifically, im a newbie and cant really understand the guide. Im newbie in the htc phones, not at all... i stuck at the sh thing, cant get it working. i have all the files, sdk, java, htc drivers, adb founds the phone, but when i type the "adb shell" thing, the path changes to [email protected] (or something like that) and im not getting the sh-3.2 line, and i cant continue the procedure. also where is that simunlock.txt file mentioned in the op? i couldnt find it.
fkofilee said:
Here You Go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34895847#post34895847
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Cant get this to work!!
What is BusyBox that i need to install? On the phone ? On the PC?
danhock said:
Cant get this to work!!
What is BusyBox that i need to install? On the phone ? On the PC?
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Hmm, Do you have a Custom Sense Rom installed?
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Hmm, Do you have a Custom Sense Rom installed?
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its a standard phone....
I just want to unlock the carrier? Do i need to pay for this then...
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deffecto said:
can someone explain the guide more specifically, im a newbie and cant really understand the guide. Im newbie in the htc phones, not at all... i stuck at the sh thing, cant get it working. i have all the files, sdk, java, htc drivers, adb founds the phone, but when i type the "adb shell" thing, the path changes to [email protected] (or something like that) and im not getting the sh-3.2 line, and i cant continue the procedure. also where is that simunlock.txt file mentioned in the op? i couldnt find it.
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exact same thing i am seeing... Did you get what they mean by busybox??
danhock said:
its a standard phone....
I just want to unlock the carrier? Do i need to pay for this then...
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exact same thing i am seeing... Did you get what they mean by busybox??
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If you want to get your unlock code, you need to flash a Custom Rom, NAmeless For Example.
Once thats been done, you can install busybox and follow the instructions and you get your code.
i managed to succesfully unlock my Desire C
its a stock phone, bought it from Asda UK - on T-Mobile network
although it doesent have any t-mobile branding or carrier apps or boot up logo like most phones have
after unlocking my bootloader and using r1-superuser Root, it went very smooth
but one thing i did notice that seems odd, my IMEI is different in the command shell
to what is displayed in the phone
xxxxxxxxx584298 - displayed from phone
xxxxxxxxx5842901 - displayed on the command shell
racky29 said:
i managed to succesfully unlock my Desire C
its a stock phone, bought it from Asda UK - on T-Mobile network
although it doesent have any t-mobile branding or carrier apps or boot up logo like most phones have
after unlocking my bootloader and using r1-superuser Root, it went very smooth
but one thing i did notice that seems odd, my IMEI is different in the command shell
to what is displayed in the phone
xxxxxxxxx584298 - displayed from phone
xxxxxxxxx5842901 - displayed on the command shell
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how many digits does the IMEI show overall in the cmd shell?
So, basically, I got a new pay-as-you-go SIM and I don't want to buy a new phone for it. I was looking for methods to unlock my current galaxy ace, it's rooted and I have a custom ROM on it- The Ultimatum by The "A" Factor. I got my unlock codes and put the SIM in expecting to get a screen saying phone is locked, please put in unlock code or something similar that usually happens. However nothing came up but when the phone finished booting, I had no service and can't use it for calls or anything which suggests that the phone is still locked, I tried using the *#7465525# service code, but I got an error saying no service or incorrect MUDI code or something like that. Is it possible that flashing a new ROM wiped the unlocking procedures and is there anyway for me to know if my phone is unlocked and if not, can I still unlock it?
Elite Choob said:
So, basically, I got a new pay-as-you-go SIM and I don't want to buy a new phone for it. I was looking for methods to unlock my current galaxy ace, it's rooted and I have a custom ROM on it- The Ultimatum by The "A" Factor. I got my unlock codes and put the SIM in expecting to get a screen saying phone is locked, please put in unlock code or something similar that usually happens. However nothing came up but when the phone finished booting, I had no service and can't use it for calls or anything which suggests that the phone is still locked, I tried using the *#7465525# service code, but I got an error saying no service or incorrect MUDI code or something like that. Is it possible that flashing a new ROM wiped the unlocking procedures and is there anyway for me to know if my phone is unlocked and if not, can I still unlock it?
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try using another SIM, if you wrote the correct code, it should be unlocked :S
Viper The Ripper said:
try using another SIM, if you wrote the correct code, it should be unlocked :S
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That's not my problem D=, the fact is I have the codes but I on boot, I'm not getting any options to enter them in.
Elite Choob said:
That's not my problem D=, the fact is I have the codes but I on boot, I'm not getting any options to enter them in.
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...my fault!, Try flashing a fresh stock, when I unlocked my phone via carrier code, It was in stock..it could work :S
am! First of all check that your IMEI number It's ok
Viper The Ripper said:
...my fault!, Try flashing a fresh stock, when I unlocked my phone via carrier code, It was in stock..it could work :S
am! First of all check that your IMEI number It's ok
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Found the number, what else can I do besides flashing a stock ROM =l
Elite Choob said:
Found the number, what else can I do besides flashing a stock ROM =l
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Didn't show you nothing to introduce the code?¿
... try introducing another SIM from other carrier... when you boot then automatically should ask you to introduce the unlock code
If it doesn't work you could phone to the device's carrier, the carrier must help you if you finished your contract
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Didn't show you nothing to introduce the code?¿
... try introducing another SIM from other carrier... when you boot then automatically should ask you to introduce the unlock code
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I do have another SIM from another carrier, but the screen isn't showing up, I've been scouring the internet and found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548 , turns out it won't show because of my ROM, so I'll have to switch to stock like you said, before I do that though I'll try that code he said at the end to see if it will unlock. Thanks :good:
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I do have another SIM from another carrier, but the screen isn't showing up, I've been scouring the internet and found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548 , turns out it won't show because of my ROM, so I'll have to switch to stock like you said, before I do that though I'll try that code he said at the end to see if it will unlock. Thanks :good:
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ok! be carefull with this stuff, you could brick your device if you do something wrong, if I were you I'd phone my carrier to avoid any kind of trouble (if I'd had my contract finished)
Good luck mate!
I picked up an Sprint HTC One that had been flashed to NTelos (East coast carrier) and would like to flash it back to Sprint. I called Sprint and they verified that the IMEI # was clean and could be activated back onto sprint. Honestly I am not looking to activate the phone on sprint but temporarily to T-Mobile and shortly to a UK Cellular company. We are only in the US for another 12 days and I think that having the phone on Ntelos will potentially mess up the global capabilities of this phone. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
bigmatt00 said:
I picked up an Sprint HTC One that had been flashed to NTelos (East coast carrier) and would like to flash it back to Sprint. I called Sprint and they verified that the IMEI # was clean and could be activated back onto sprint. Honestly I am not looking to activate the phone on sprint but temporarily to T-Mobile and shortly to a UK Cellular company. We are only in the US for another 12 days and I think that having the phone on Ntelos will potentially mess up the global capabilities of this phone. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
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Get root then sim unlock the device. It wont screw up anything. (If you want to sim unlock, there is a guide in general.)
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Get root then sim unlock the device. It wont screw up anything. (If you want to sim unlock, there is a guide in general.)
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Thanks for the info but I have been trying to get root access and it won't let me get past the recovery area. When I choose recovery it doesn't allow me to choose to install any thing, when I choose recovery it immediately does a restart with the red triangle. Please forgive me if I am missing something simple, I am still very much a noob but know just enough to get me in trouble. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks for the info but I have been trying to get root access and it won't let me get past the recovery area. When I choose recovery it doesn't allow me to choose to install any thing, when I choose recovery it immediately does a restart with the red triangle. Please forgive me if I am missing something simple, I am still very much a noob but know just enough to get me in trouble. Thanks for the info.
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You need s-off. If you want I'll do it for you out of boredom. Message me with teamviewer ID/password
http://teamviewer.com/download
It's very easy to flash back to sprint, all you really need to do is , flash a sprint prl then do ##786# then hit reset and should be good
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