I have doom kernel v20 with gpe 443. Every time I reboot I have a red led before the purple led comes on. It never did this until I flashed the v20. What does the red led mean?
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It means that doom is coming, and you should hide.
It shouldn't mean anything as long as your device boots and everything works fine. It's probably something @DooMLoRD has implemented himself to indicate that there are two types of recovery or something.
A single blinking red LED and no boot is a different story though.
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"It means that doom is coming, and you should hide. "
Doom is coming to all our devices let our Lord save all our zu with good kernels
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cameljockey1 said:
I have doom kernel v20 with gpe 443. Every time I reboot I have a red led before the purple led comes on. It never did this until I flashed the v20. What does the red led mean?
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why do u flash kernels which are not ment for that ROM?
please see the kernel threads and READ THE OP
LordManhattan said:
It means that doom is coming, and you should hide.
It shouldn't mean anything as long as your device boots and everything works fine. It's probably something @DooMLoRD has implemented himself to indicate that there are two types of recovery or something.
A single blinking red LED and no boot is a different story though.
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LOL!
Well several people have tried it and reported that it works so I tried it and does work fine. No problem with it yet. So I have the Sony xperia zu. Not the gpe edition. I have the 443 gpe edition ROM for the Sony zu. I can flash v2 in the gpe edition forum?
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red led blinking on usb charger after flashing custom rom, default bootrom unlocked
Hi XDA Devs,
I was hoping you can enlightened me with my z ultra, i have installed a custom rom, upon reboot, it just turned blank, after following the :
power + vol up for 10sec, the led flash red while connected to a wall charger.
Any ideas on how to recover from this?
by the way I have an unlocked bootrom by default
When you say "unlocked bootrom by default" did you unlock it your self? there is a difference between unlockable bootloader and a unlocked bootloader.
As an aside, have you backed up the TA partition?
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When you say "unlocked bootrom by default" did you unlock it your self? there is a difference between unlockable bootloader and a unlocked bootloader.
As an aside, have you backed up the TA partition?
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yes i have backed up the TA Partition, hmm its an unlocked bootrom, or I could be wrong, now im confused
ok now, im in service menu:
it says Rooting Status: Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes
is that unlocked by default, or I still need to unlock it ?
also with the other devices: note 3 (with wife) i just do : from stock -> root -> flash recovery -> flash custom rom in recovery -> after reboot -> tadaaa! success
but now with z ultra : from stock -> flash dual recovery -> flash custom rom -> after reboot i get a blinking red...
what i did after i get the blinking red:
using flashtool > flashed with stock firmware (C6833_14.4.A.0.108_CE.ftf) -> restart phone, and repeat the above process untll i get it right, but since ive done it like 20 or more times already, lol, I think its time to seek help and ask where i did wrong
Yes you will have to unlock the BL, see lordmanhattan's guide
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So I been trying to unlock bootloader but give me this error "An unknown error occurs, which maybe network connection issue please try again later" each time I try to unlock. already logged in acc on atp no login pop up from unlock tool.
I installed cwm but I can't do anything in recovery mode since bootloader is locked is there any way to restore recovery without bootloader unlocked
been trying unlock app every 1hr or so past 2 days but still gives the error still
any help would be appreciated
Uhh... You can't have ClockworkMod recovery unless you're already unlocked. ..
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Yeah I Know I just get an image of android with red triangle caution sign when boot to recovery that why I want to restore stock title of thread.
installed cwm via rom manger buy mistake when first loaded app now all get is an image described above then resets
k9chan said:
Yeah I Know I just get an image of android with red triangle caution sign when boot to recovery that why I want to restore stock title of thread.
installed cwm via rom manger buy mistake when first loaded app now all get is an image described above then resets
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As already stated you can't install CWM without beein unlocked. You still have the stock recovery. No need to do anything.
oh so when I power on atp with vol down + power button then press up it should then give me an image of andriod lying down open chest with a red triangle with ! in it?
Just trying to make sure
k9chan said:
oh so when I power on atp with vol down + power button then press up it should then give me an image of andriod lying down open chest with a red triangle with ! in it?
Just trying to make sure
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Correct.
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Correct.
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thanks for the update
but have to rma again just had it back for 2 days new screen even more screen bleed and no OTA update had to do manually + cannot unlock bootloader(know void warranty)
guess world wants me to rma again since cannot unlock bootloader lol
After flashing some roms on my DX, every time I boot the phone, it shows a red coloured warning like the one showed when booting into recovery, what does that means? Is there any way to remove the warning?
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After flashing some roms on my DX, every time I boot the phone, it shows a red coloured warning like the one showed when booting into recovery, what does that means? Is there any way to remove the warning?
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We all have it. It's just a standard message you get if you install custom ROM/recovery.
AW: [Q] Red warning at boot (Splashscreen)
It comes up when you have a unlocked bootloader. Everything is fine, don't mind.
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tsx777 said:
It comes up when you have a unlocked bootloader. Everything is fine, don't mind.
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However, when I unlocked bootloader/installed CWM, at first times it didn't appeared, so I was worried about that.
Thanks :laugh:
just fixes friends HOX+ (twrp recovery, CMX) and he doesnt have this warning... which i found to be weird :/
So I was flashing a kernel and the thing rebooted during flash. Now it doesn't go past the HTC boot screen with that development message in red. I can boot into fast boot and recovery, but cannot find a way to go past the boot screen. Even locked and then unlocked the phone, even flashed a rom the phone,.Any way to fix this?
Thnx
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So I was flashing a kernel and the thing rebooted during flash. Now it doesn't go past the HTC boot screen with that development message in red. I can boot into fast boot and recovery, but cannot find a way to go past the boot screen. Even locked and then unlocked the phone, even flashed a rom the phone,.Any way to fix this?
Thnx
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first flash a stock rom with kernel and then try again
EnIXmA said:
So I was flashing a kernel and the thing rebooted during flash. Now it doesn't go past the HTC boot screen with that development message in red. I can boot into fast boot and recovery, but cannot find a way to go past the boot screen. Even locked and then unlocked the phone, even flashed a rom the phone,.Any way to fix this?
Thnx
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1)Word to the wise. You don't have a brick. Bricks are when you can't do anything to the phone
2)what previous posters said. Wipe cache and factory wipe and flash stock rom. If you don't have a nandroid or one on the phone use adb. Push to get it there
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You can get into fastboot and recovery? That's kids play man.
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Yes, I can get into fast boot and recovery. I tried fast boot, adb and nothing seems to work. Ruu for my carrier is not out yet.
So frustrated, haven't slept all of yesterday night
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Well, I am really considering purchasing a new Sony Xperia Z Ultra and selling off my GPe model of the Z Ultra since it cannot be rooted and who knows when it will be (running lollipop and not able to backup TA at this time). Just wondering if the Xperia model running jellybean or kitkat will be better for rooting purposes? The only reason I need to root it is that I am desperate for a sound/volume mod as I've had to switch back to my old Note 2, calls are so hard with the low volume on the GPe model. Any recommendations between the jellybean or kitkat models or doesn't make much difference? I really love this phone and do not want to give up on it, and rooting seems to be the only answer for a volume mod. Thank you!
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Well, I am really considering purchasing a new Sony Xperia Z Ultra and selling off my GPe model of the Z Ultra since it cannot be rooted and who knows when it will be (running lollipop and not able to backup TA at this time). Just wondering if the Xperia model running jellybean or kitkat will be better for rooting purposes? The only reason I need to root it is that I am desperate for a sound/volume mod as I've had to switch back to my old Note 2, calls are so hard with the low volume on the GPe model. Any recommendations between the jellybean or kitkat models or doesn't make much difference? I really love this phone and do not want to give up on it, and rooting seems to be the only answer for a volume mod. Thank you!
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and check which one has trustful root method or tool
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Thanks, I have been reading up but was getting a little confused with all the bootloader versions being referenced. Or are they firmwares? I'm just used to Samsung devices and trying to learn about Sony. Anyway, looks like a Z Ultra running KitKat will be best for rooting and will also work with scrobbers ROM if I decide going that route too. Right now I just want root.
But now I just read that the Z4 just passed through certification in Japan. Just when I thought there would not be a successor. Maybe I'll wait and see.
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musebox said:
Thanks, I have been reading up but was getting a little confused with all the bootloader versions being referenced. Or are they firmwares? I'm just used to Samsung devices and trying to learn about Sony. Anyway, looks like a Z Ultra running KitKat will be best for rooting and will also work with scrobbers ROM if I decide going that route too. Right now I just want root.
But now I just read that the Z4 just passed through certification in Japan. Just when I thought there would not be a successor. Maybe I'll wait and see.
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On the GPe, if you aren't concerned with DRM keys, warranty and camera you can just unlock the bootloader and root that way (camera may still work if unlocked on L)
There's a massive tutorial on rooting the xperia z ultra 4.4.4 (kitkat) as for Jelly bean I've owned 3 ultras and after today 4 lmao. Anyways 4.3 (jelly bean) you should be able to run towel root by Geohot.
Just get a Sony Xperia z ultra C6806 or c6833 and root it, unlock the bootloader and you can run a rom port of the GPE
I'm still on kitkat, and plan to stay for another year til M comes out. As for the z4 ultra it's just a rumor they said the same thing when the z2 came out. If it does come out I'm OK with the same screen size I just want more ram, and a faster processor even though my ultra still has no stutters
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On the GPe, if you aren't concerned with DRM keys, warranty and camera you can just unlock the bootloader and root that way (camera may still work if unlocked on L)
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Thanks, when I check my bootloader unlockable status it says unknown instead of either yes or no. Should I just give it a try anyway?
By the way, I'm reading through your guide and unlocking the bootloader via the Sony site and using fastboot should work for me right even if I'm on lollipop? I think I understand the process now and I don't care about the warranty or camera.
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musebox said:
Thanks, when I check my bootloader unlockable status it says unknown instead of either yes or no. Should I just give it a try anyway?
By the way, I'm reading through your guide and unlocking the bootloader via the Sony site and using fastboot should work for me right even if I'm on lollipop? I think I understand the process now and I don't care about the warranty or camera.
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Yes, unlocking the BL will work just fine on LP. Then just hotboot DooMLoRD's kernel to get recovery, and from there flash the superSU update zip for LP to get root.
Hotbooting a kernel: either use flashtool or "fastboot boot <path_to_doomlords_boot.img>"
It will be interesting to see if the camera focuses if the BL is unlocked from LP
OK, I'm going to give a go. Took me so long to download the flashtool but i think I'm ready to go. Will post results soon, hopefully.
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Well, I guess I'm out of luck. I got an unlock code from Sony but when I tried to unlock using Flashroot, it said my bootloader cannot be officially unlocked and it quit. Bummer.
But I don't understand. I thought all GPe devices were bootloader unlockable? And why was I able to get an unlock code from Sony?
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musebox said:
Well, I guess I'm out of luck. I got an unlock code from Sony but when I tried to unlock using Flashroot, it said my bootloader cannot be officially unlocked and it quit. Bummer.
But I don't understand. I thought all GPe devices were bootloader unlockable? And why was I able to get an unlock code from Sony?
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The GPe should be unlockable.
start a command prompt in the adb folder under flashtool and try this:
put phone into fastboot
"fastboot oem unlock 0x<key_from_sony>"
I was finally able to unlock the boot loader using flashtool and then flashed doomlord kernel for GPe but I can't boot into recovery. On the screen the android is on its back with the red triangle and it says no coomand. It keeps looping like this and the doom lord booting image. I've tried reflashing the kernel and same results.
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musebox said:
I was finally able to unlock the boot loader using flashtool and then flashed doomlord kernel for GPe but I can't boot into recovery. On the screen the android is on its back with the red triangle and it says no coomand. It keeps looping like this and the doom lord booting image. I've tried reflashing the kernel and same results.
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The doomlord kernel wont boot LP, to get a bootable phone flash the boot.img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../lollipop-5-0-boot-fotakernel-images-t2960269
The system.img from the same thread may be the easist way to gain root. Either use that or HOTBOOT doomlords kernel
Hotbooting doesn't flash the kernel to the device, just boots it for the next boot so you should be able to use recovery
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The doomlord kernel wont boot LP, to get a bootable phone flash the boot.img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../lollipop-5-0-boot-fotakernel-images-t2960269
The system.img from the same thread may be the easist way to gain root. Either use that or HOTBOOT doomlords kernel
Hotbooting doesn't flash the kernel to the device, just boots it for the next boot so you should be able to use recovery
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Makes sense now that I think about it. Just frustrated in that I haven't been able to successfully download and install adb all day. My internet must be bogged down because it times out. I was able to install minimal adb but wouldn't recognize my device and then kept getting a server out of date error. So I'm trying to do everything via fashtool. Now I can't seem to download DoomLords lollipop kernals to flash with flashtool. Talk about bad luck overall all day! What's the easiest way to get the boot image in a flash able format? Is adb the only way? Am i missing something? I might have to wait until tomorrow if that's the case.
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Makes sense now that I think about it. Just frustrated in that I haven't been able to successfully download and install adb all day. My internet must be bogged down because it times out. I was able to install minimal adb but wouldn't recognize my device and then kept getting a server out of date error. So I'm trying to do everything via fashtool. Now I can't seem to download DoomLords lollipop kernals to flash with flashtool. Talk about bad luck overall all day! What's the easiest way to get the boot image in a flash able format? Is adb the only way? Am i missing something? I might have to wait until tomorrow if that's the case.
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Yeah the easiest way to flash a *.img is with fastboot or flashtool (both ways are using the fastboot command)
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Yeah the easiest way to flash a *.img is with fastboot or flashtool (both ways are using the fastboot command)
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I was afraid of that. I just can't for the life of me get adb going. Its installed but either won't recognize my device or errors out and fails. I don't know what else to do. I should have left well enough alone, so crushed at this point. I'm about to throw in the towel.
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Now looks likey battery finally discharged completely on the Z Ultra. How can I charge it back up. Can't get it to boot up.
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Now looks likey battery finally discharged completely on the Z Ultra. How can I charge it back up. Can't get it to boot up.
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It should charge fine on a wall charger
I gave it another go this morning but adb won't recognize my device. I've trued killing it and unplugging the phone and vice versa, uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers for both, but just can't seem to get it to work. All I need to do is flash the 5.0 boot img but can't find a way to do it. Even in flashtool, I get an error that device needs to be on adb/fastboot depending on which way I do it.
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OK, was able to fastboot buy now I'm getting an error regarding the boot image. It fails and says:
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: image is not a boot image)
I've tried downloading the boot.img multiple times but still fails. Maybe I'm downloading wrong? If I click on it, I directs me to a webpage with all the coding, so I've been using 'saving target as' to save it onto my PC. Is there another way?
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Yeah the easiest way to flash a *.img is with fastboot or flashtool (both ways are using the fastboot command)
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Can you please explain to me how I should be downloading the boot.img file posted by DoomLord? I'm obviously doing something wrong because I can't apply it fastboot without erroring out. I've also tried searching for the complete ota files so I can pull the stock boot.img file and no luck. I'd anyone has it, could you please post it for me? The boot.img file for stock lollipop 5.0.
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I just bought this phone off Amazon. It is unlocked. I'm running 5.0 stock. I've always carried a Samsung note and I'm fully aware of the rooting and roming etc.. Since this phone was bought out right will the bootloader be unlocked? Also I don't have a pc so I was hoping towelroot. But like I say,I'm new to Sony. Kingroot?? Also is there a way to check if bootloader is unlocked
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harley1rocker said:
I just bought this phone off Amazon. It is unlocked. I'm running 5.0 stock. I've always carried a Samsung note and I'm fully aware of the rooting and roming etc.. Since this phone was bought out right will the bootloader be unlocked? Also I don't have a pc so I was hoping towelroot. But like I say,I'm new to Sony. Kingroot?? Also is there a way to check if bootloader is unlocked
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If your bootloader is unlocked, it'll behave much like a Nexus. Rooting won't be an issue ever, and all you'll have to do is to boot a kernel with recovery (CWM/TWRP) and flash SuperSU. Done.
It's a lot worse if you have a locked bootloader. You can find out if the bootloader is unlockable by dialing *#*#7378423#*#*, then go to --> "Service Info" --> "Configuration".
Bootloader unlock allowed - Yes << Means that your bootloader is locked, BUT it's unlockable.
Bootloader unlock allowed - No << Means that you can't unlock the bootloader
Bootloader Unlocked - Yes << Means that your bootloader is unlocked (which is unlikely on a new device)
The easiest way to unlock the bootloader is to get the unlock key directly from Sony, which is quick and easy, and then use Flashtool (on your computer) to unlock the bootloader. After that, happy flashing.
Do ask if you have any other questions.
I used the sequence you provided and it does say root status bootloader unlocked. My phone is international version
Happy flashing then.
If you only want an enhanced stock experience, flash any custom kernel built for stock 5.0 via fastboot, this will also give you recovery in which you can flash SuperSU and get root.
Or, if you want to try something different, AOSP-based ROMs like CM12.1 are also available. You need to unpack the kernel (boot.img) from the ROM zip and flash that using fastboot, in order to get the recovery that cones with the ROM. Then boot into that recovery and flash the ROM zip itself and reboot.
You can also install a semi-permanent TWRP recovery (i.e. won't change with your kernel), but I'll stop here and let you do your experiment.
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Thing is I'm use to Samsung. They come with a stock recovery. The z don't. I guess. I can't access it. How do I load a kernel without having recovery?
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Thing is I'm use to Samsung. They come with a stock recovery. The z don't. I guess. I can't access it. How do I load a kernel without having recovery?
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Flash or hotboot a custom kernel that has recovery on it using fastboot or QuickIMG, boot and then press VOL UP when the LED turns on. It doesn't matter what kernel you use. I usually use a KitKat kernel with recovery since it has been laying around on my computer for years
Speak up if you need any technical help.
I've been trying the volume up and power button. No light or nothing. It just boots up. Do I need a pc ?
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I've been trying the volume up and power button. No light or nothing. It just boots up. Do I need a pc
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Yeah, the LED will only light up once you have recovery, and since it doesn't have a recovery by default, it won't light up. You'll also need a computer to flash a custom kernel. Then you'll be able to either install a proper recovery (I recommend NUT's Dual Recovery, which will give you Philz Touch and TWRP), or just flash SuperSU and live with root (but no recovery).
BTW, what Android version are you on?
5.0.2... So once I have a pc hooked to it,there's a tool that'll push a recovery to the phone?
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5.0.2... So once I have a pc hooked to it,there's a tool that'll push a recovery to the phone?
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Okay, so I guess you haven't gotten the 5.1.1 update quite yet. Once you're on a computer,
1. Install Minimal ADB & Fastboot to install the needed tools
OR you can use QuickIMG, if the command line scares you.
2. Download NUT's Dual Recovery. Be sure to download the right version!
3. Put your device in Fastboot by holding VOL UP when you plug your Ultra to the computer. The LED will be BLUE
4. Flash the kernel and unplug your Ultra from the computer and boot it, and press VOL UP once your phone vibrates/LED light up
5. You're now in recovery, and it's now permanent (until you flash a different kernel), and flash SuperSU.
6. Reboot and you're done.
5. Create a thread or post a message only once.
As a large forum, we don't need unnecessary clutter. You're free to edit your message as you like, so if you do not receive an answer, revisit your message and see if you can describe your problem better. Not everyone is online at the same time so it might take a while before you receive an answer. (Also refer to Rule 16)
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