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Boot Loop After Rooting

Hey Everyone!
I've been trying to fix this problem for hours with no luck, and while I've found solutions that have worked for others I can't find one that is specific enough to my situation.
So I just got an HTC One X that is locked to Rogers today from Kijiji, and I love it - great phone. The thing I didn't like was the hoard of stock apps that took up about four pages on the app drawer, so I thought hey, I'll root it and delete them. I didn't have any intention of using any custom ROMs, just wanted superuser permission to delete stock apps. Unlocking went fine (finding the token and what not using the app I found on here), and the rooting seemed to go alright until it turned off and didn't start again. I pulled out the cable from the computer and now things are weird..
I can sometimes get into the hboot, but when I try to just start the phone normally it goes to the HTC splash screen and has red writing telling me "this build is for development purposes only", etc etc. I really wanted to get rid of those stock apps but at this point I just want my phone working again. Am I screwed?
Thanks in advance.

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Little update: I just figured out how to re-lock it assuming that might make my factory reset work.. it didn't.
oot-n-aboot said:
Hey Everyone!
I've been trying to fix this problem for hours with no luck, and while I've found solutions that have worked for others I can't find one that is specific enough to my situation.
So I just got an HTC One X that is locked to Rogers today from Kijiji, and I love it - great phone. The thing I didn't like was the hoard of stock apps that took up about four pages on the app drawer, so I thought hey, I'll root it and delete them. I didn't have any intention of using any custom ROMs, just wanted superuser permission to delete stock apps. Unlocking went fine (finding the token and what not using the app I found on here), and the rooting seemed to go alright until it turned off and didn't start again. I pulled out the cable from the computer and now things are weird..
I can sometimes get into the hboot, but when I try to just start the phone normally it goes to the HTC splash screen and has red writing telling me "this build is for development purposes only", etc etc. I really wanted to get rid of those stock apps but at this point I just want my phone working again. Am I screwed?
Thanks in advance.
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Try here.
You may be in the wrong forum, this is for Tegra3 One X. I'm not sure though so don't quote me on it.

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Hmm I didn't see a Rogers specific one so I wasn't sure. As for the link you posted it might have worked but a don't have a TWRP backup? I didn't think it was necessary to make a backup as I wasn't even trying to flash a custom ROM, just get myself superuser permission.
lmt337 said:
Try here.
You may be in the wrong forum, this is for Tegra3 One X. I'm not sure though so don't quote me on it.
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You haven't bricked your HOX yet. I would look into getting a recovery on to it, from there you'll be able to flash a RUU to get back to where you started. Make sure you get the right instructions for your phone though.
You might get some info here

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Thanks! I'm trying to find the RUU for my phone. I've found the one for the AT&T version with LTE, but mine is the one without it. Will the same RUU work? Thanks

Don't flash anything from here!! You are in the wrong forum m8!
This is the correct forum for you : http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538

AHH thanks! I just thought the XL one was for the LTE model?
vin4yak said:
Don't flash anything from here!! You are in the wrong forum m8!
This is the correct forum for you : http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538
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USB device not recognized in fastboot mode ?

Hello guys I hope I can get some help.
I am all new to the mobile rooting and ROMs and stuff like that.
I am not a noon I know a lot about pc but never got much into this mobile tweaks.
Anyway I saw the cm12 ROM in this forum here and wanted to install it.
My phone was already rooted or unlocked when I bought it it has su manager installed so I think it is rooted and unlocked.
Even when I am at the fastboot menu it says UNLOCKED.
BUT still I am not sure if it is ready to try and install a rom.
So I tried to follow the guide on how to unlock the phone at this forum about HTC one v .
And I got stuck at step 9 I think where I had to go to fastboot mode and connect my microusb to the PC.
There I get the little bubble saying USB device not recognized so I can't continue to do anything with cmd.
So the question is .
Do I even need to do this or is my phone already rooted and unlocked with bootloader.
Is there a way to check this things.
Because I installed ROM manager and tried to install the cm12 ROM from the SD card but it doesn't work it aborts the process pretty quickly.
So I am completely stuck..
If you guys would be nice enough to post some links where I can find out if my device is rooted or not or unlocked or not and how to proceed it would be awesome.
I have searched for hours and tryed many things but nothing worked or I got stuck somewhere .
If someone could guide me through this process I would be really grateful .
Thank you

darklight007 said:
Hello guys I hope I can get some help.
I am all new to the mobile rooting and ROMs and stuff like that.
I am not a noon I know a lot about pc but never got much into this mobile tweaks.
Anyway I saw the cm12 ROM in this forum here and wanted to install it.
My phone was already rooted or unlocked when I bought it it has su manager installed so I think it is rooted and unlocked.
Even when I am at the fastboot menu it says UNLOCKED.
BUT still I am not sure if it is ready to try and install a rom.
So I tried to follow the guide on how to unlock the phone at this forum about HTC one v .
And I got stuck at step 9 I think where I had to go to fastboot mode and connect my microusb to the PC.
There I get the little bubble saying USB device not recognized so I can't continue to do anything with cmd.
So the question is .
Do I even need to do this or is my phone already rooted and unlocked with bootloader.
Is there a way to check this things.
Because I installed ROM manager and tried to install the cm12 ROM from the SD card but it doesn't work it aborts the process pretty quickly.
So I am completely stuck..
If you guys would be nice enough to post some links where I can find out if my device is rooted or not or unlocked or not and how to proceed it would be awesome.
I have searched for hours and tryed many things but nothing worked or I got stuck somewhere .
If someone could guide me through this process I would be really grateful .
Thank you
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If the bootloader say unlocked, it is unlocked. You don't have to be rooted, as a root exploit only gives you root access to you current rom, most custom roms have root access by default.
Now reboot into fastboot menu, flash a custom recovery (For cm12 you need my twrp-recovery, because selinux support is needed), reboot into recovery, flash the rom-zip and reboot into fastboot again and flash the boot.img in the zip file.
If you need more help just search for a rom-installing guide here in the forum.

HTC Desire 816 without Update Option (SOLVED)

Ok guys i roamed a lot on the internet trying to get a way to fix a not so common problem(but yes a major problem) on the htc desire 816. Finally resolved mine and hope that it will solve yours too (note that having a super CID phone is a plus point, i have that, proceed at your own risk) which means my phone is not region locked
Please note this may lead you to bricking your phone if not done properly.
UPDATEDFollow the steps below:-
Download your version of stock ROM.zip or RUU.exe From HERE
If your one is in .exe format then simply connect your phone and run RUU.exe and don't follow the steps given below
Rename the file to 0P9CIMG only(dont change extension .zip)
Place the file in your Ext. SD Card
Turn off your phone
Enter into bootloader by pressing VOLUME DOWN + POWER
Your phone will automatically recognize the zip file and start flashing it
Be Patient
Delete the zip after your phone has succesfully returned to stock.
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED :good::fingers-crossed::good:

First off, thanks for the post I've been searching this everywhere. Unfortunately though while updating, I got this error message in recovery: "Package expects build fingerprint of htc/htc_asia_wwe/htc_a5dwg:4.4.2/KOT49H/37"a number"983.1:user/release-keys or htc/htc_asia/wwe/htc_a5dwg:5.0.2/LRX22G/510432.1:user/release-keys; this device has htc/htc_europe/htc_a5dug:5.0.2?LRX22G/510432.1:user/release-keys". I'm assuming 'a5dwg' means my phone is a asia wwe model and thus not compatible with the european recovery.img I downloaded from your given link? If so, where can I find a stock recovery.img for asia wwe model? (My phone is a Desire 816 dual sim with 4.4.2 kitkat, sense 6, software number 1.58.707.1, kernel 3.4.0-g4ff7e8c and baseband version 1.31.50.0624_2) Does anybody else know?

I'll post that soon if I find it
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 dual sim using XDA Free mobile app

First Thank you for your effort.i did what you said BUT
1. When i connect my phone in fast boot and type command adb devices it does not show my Device ID . However it flashed the CWM recovery in phone.
2. i backed up my ROM and then restore your Provided ROM it did not ask me to fix root.
3. Everything works great Wi-Fi vibration etc. No Problem at all.Phone was rooted.i tried to unroot but after reboot it reroot device again.
4. Then again i connect my phone in fast boot and type "adb devices" again it doest not show my ID.Again i flashed stock recovery by ignoring this.
5. i reboot my phone and downloaded the SW update which was 151 MB. When download was finished it checked my phone for Verify.
6. i got error there that "your are using modifying system please revert back to your stock ROM" so it did not update.
7. Please give me solution for this Problem.i did everything you said.Now tell me what should i do to overcome this Problem?
8. My device HTC Desire 816w [Unicom] S-ON.

replacing cwm with twrp
Dear
is it ok to replace the cwm with twrp to do the steps?

ade.l said:
Dear
is it ok to replace the cwm with twrp to do the steps?
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NO dont do this as twrp doesnt work with cwm backups
you might end up failing in restoring the backup

After flashing CM-12, Both SIM are not working. Flashed stock L firmware but still problem is there... any solution?

mr.jxtian
pls help me out,
i did this cwm backup for my htc a5_dug..j_15 with baseband 1.13.3230.27.0303_13.19.3230.00D_F
build number 1.29.708.1 CL342310 release key...kernel version [email protected]#. htc sense6.0, software number 1.29.708.1
when i restore this backup my sims are not working...pls help

HTC Desire 816 dula Sim
Dear, I have HTC desire 816 Dual Sim
Software Information
Android Version 4.4.2
HTC Sense
6.0
Software number
1.56.401.1
HTC SDK API level
6.20
Baseband 1.13.3230.16.05.13.17.3230.00D_F
Build number
1.56.401.1 CL372006 RELEASE-KEYS
I am not able to update to lollipop. Should possible to officially update by this method ...plz reply
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jxtian said:
pls help me out,
i did this cwm backup for my htc a5_dug..j_15 with baseband 1.13.3230.27.0303_13.19.3230.00D_F
build number 1.29.708.1 CL342310 release key...kernel version [email protected]#. htc sense6.0, software number 1.29.708.1
when i restore this backup my sims are not working...pls help
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DO hard Reset
I have same problem with Lenovo A6000 solved after reinstall customer recovery and hard reset after that.

Harris777 said:
First Thank you for your effort.i did what you said BUT
1. When i connect my phone in fast boot and type command adb devices it does not show my Device ID . However it flashed the CWM recovery in phone.
2. i backed up my ROM and then restore your Provided ROM it did not ask me to fix root.
3. Everything works great Wi-Fi vibration etc. No Problem at all.Phone was rooted.i tried to unroot but after reboot it reroot device again.
4. Then again i connect my phone in fast boot and type "adb devices" again it doest not show my ID.Again i flashed stock recovery by ignoring this.
5. i reboot my phone and downloaded the SW update which was 151 MB. When download was finished it checked my phone for Verify.
6. i got error there that "your are using modifying system please revert back to your stock ROM" so it did not update.
7. Please give me solution for this Problem.i did everything you said.Now tell me what should i do to overcome this Problem?
8. My device HTC Desire 816w [Unicom] S-ON.
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IF your phone is not region locked and second that it is s-off then that's what will give you best results in these kind of things.

azhargalaxy said:
Dear, I have HTC desire 816 Dual Sim
Software Information
Android Version 4.4.2
HTC Sense
6.0
Software number
1.56.401.1
HTC SDK API level
6.20
Baseband 1.13.3230.16.05.13.17.3230.00D_F
Build number
1.56.401.1 CL372006 RELEASE-KEYS
I am not able to update to lollipop. Should possible to officially update by this method ...plz reply
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DO hard Reset
I have same problem with Lenovo A6000 solved after reinstall customer recovery and hard reset after that.
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what are the problems you are facing?? please state them.
You'll be able to get OTA updates after this method and upgrade to lollipop ver 5.0.2

jakhar13 said:
You'll have to make sure your phone is not region locked and second that it is s-off. That's what will give you best results in these kind of things.
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To tell someone, that doesn't even know the correct way to flash a device, to get S-OFF (which completely removes ALL security, so the flashing won't stop, even if it is a bad flash) is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! I know experienced users that bricked their phone gaining S-OFF and attempting to flash a file, they THOUGHT were for their device. So imagine an unexperienced user trying the same.
Also, maybe you should tell the user that S-OFF costs real money. You need to buy the sunshine app or for MTK variants a dongle to make it work.
It's really nice of you posting this tutorial, but please consider that most of the users in this section of the forums are inexperienced and seek help.

nukaru said:
To tell someone, that doesn't even know the correct way to flash a device, to get S-OFF (which completely removes ALL security, so the flashing won't stop, even if it is a bad flash) is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! I know experienced users that bricked their phone gaining S-OFF and attempting to flash a file, they THOUGHT were for their device. So imagine an unexperienced user trying the same.
Also, maybe you should tell the user that S-OFF costs real money. You need to buy the sunshine app or for MTK variants a dongle to make it work.
It's really nice of you posting this tutorial, but please consider that most of the users in this section of the forums are inexperienced and seek help.
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Yes I do know that but you must also know that there is no other simple method right now to gain S-OFF without the sunshine app which costs 25$ at the time.
I know that they can end up doing it wrong, but the files that i've stated are stock roms or ruu files and are not that much of a problem if they know which one to look out for.
I should have told them that. Sorry my bad.
BUT THANKS TO YOU FOR STATING IT :good:

jakhar13 said:
what are the problems you are facing?? please state them.
You'll be able to get OTA updates after this method and upgrade to lollipop ver 5.0.2
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Dear My phone is showing
*****Locked ******
A5_Dug PVT SHIP S-Off
CID-1111111
and also it is unrooted phone . Can you plz Pm me Step by step for updating to lollipop and Actually I am new here.

Thanks a lot bro... I done it .. thanks for your kind support.

azhargalaxy said:
Thanks a lot bro... I done it .. thanks for your kind support.
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On December 27th you posted here that your phone was pure stock and you couldn't update. Now a few months later your phone is now set to S off which by the way requires you to preroot your phone first and now your set to SuperCID which takes even more knowledge to do through ADB/fastboot properly but your still "new" here? Now your saying your phone isn't even rooted and after asking the OP for his "supposed" help(which none of which is documented anywhere here with interactions back and forth between the two of you) your thanking him for what exactly? Coming across the one other "new" guy with an S off and SuperCID set device? This is all sounding very fishy and "real" people are being hurt here who don't have S off and SuperCID and are soft bricking their phones left and right from what I'm reading here. Shame on both of you (OP) for giving such incomplete advice and having more unlocked phone's then the rest and not even sharing your back and forth discussions here in XDA to inform the rest. This forum is one big joke but the people being hurt by it aren't laughing so neither will I !

thoctor said:
On December 27th you posted here that your phone was pure stock and you couldn't update. Now a few months later your phone is now set to S off which by the way requires you to preroot your phone first and now your set to SuperCID which takes even more knowledge to do through ADB/fastboot properly but your still "new" here? Now your saying your phone isn't even rooted and after asking the OP for his "supposed" help(which none of which is documented anywhere here with interactions back and forth between the two of you) your thanking him for what exactly? Coming across the one other "new" guy with an S off and SuperCID set device? This is all sounding very fishy and "real" people are being hurt here who don't have S off and SuperCID and are soft bricking their phones left and right from what I'm reading here. Shame on both of you (OP) for giving such incomplete advice and having more unlocked phone's then the rest and not even sharing your back and forth discussions here in XDA to inform the rest. This forum is one big joke but the people being hurt by it aren't laughing so neither will I !
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I think you should consider reading my post where I've clearly mentioned "this may lead you to bricking your phone if not done properly & proceed at your own risk"
Nukaru has also already stated in a post above what i should have told regarding s-off and the info i provided.
If you notice i have asked people to post their specific problem in detail and also i had sent them PM's asking them the details of the problem. I've helped them as far as i could. I'm not a developer or someone with great knowledge in these things but what i've written is from my experience of the problems that i faced and how to resolve them.
The original post was completely different from what it is now which is much easier to do. People who were following the steps in the earlier version of my original post faced those problems that you are talking about.
I appreciate your criticism for this post and i also say that what you are saying is not completely incorrect.I'll soon edit this thread to give proper info to people in need.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/help/stuck-htc-logo-screen-t3339751
Can you check this topic and help me? I see you are experienced.. I don't care what Android version I get, I just need my phone working again..
Would flashing Stock ROM help with my situation or not? and what kind of recovery do I need to flash this ROM? I have stock recovery right now..

jakhar13 said:
I think you should consider reading my post where I've clearly mentioned "this may lead you to bricking your phone if not done properly & proceed at your own risk"
Nukaru has also already stated in a post above what i should have told regarding s-off and the info i provided.
If you notice i have asked people to post their specific problem in detail and also i had sent them PM's asking them the details of the problem. I've helped them as far as i could. I'm not a developer or someone with great knowledge in these things but what i've written is from my experience of the problems that i faced and how to resolve them.
The original post was completely different from what it is now which is much easier to do. People who were following the steps in the earlier version of my original post faced those problems that you are talking about.
I appreciate your criticism for this post and i also say that what you are saying is not completely incorrect.I'll soon edit this thread to give proper info to people in need.
:good:
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I genuinely appreciate your response and your desire to help people I'm sure is genuine but I did read your whole post and every single persons response one after the other. I learned that from my first days here at XDA that sometimes the responses gave me more info than the original post. Plus I'm OCD when it comes to reading. I also am not an expert/dev and have just learned by reading obsessively and dealing with my own device's issues over the years so I'm not saying you don't have the right to help here( we need more people to help.)
What I am saying is maybe you should be "reading" more tutorials from more experienced people and devs to get your information gaps fixed better before "writing" more tutorials that are (and I've read all of them to be fair) incomplete with dead links and more emoji filled than correctly filled. PMing is great and it's commendable that you are taking that much effort into helping people but that doesn't help the next guy that comes across this forum after you've gone to sleep and wants to get the information you and the other person communicated. I guess if the mods are fine with it I have to be but my advice is to read some of the better written tutorials and support forums then compare them to yours and you'll pretty much see what I'm talking about and if you don't then none of what I'm saying matters anyway. Good luck to you and I mean that.

thoctor said:
I genuinely appreciate your response and your desire to help people I'm sure is genuine but I did read your whole post and every single persons response one after the other. I learned that from my first days here at XDA that sometimes the responses gave me more info than the original post. Plus I'm OCD when it comes to reading. I also am not an expert/dev and have just learned by reading obsessively and dealing with my own device's issues over the years so I'm not saying you don't have the right to help here( we need more people to help.)
What I am saying is maybe you should be "reading" more tutorials from more experienced people and devs to get your information gaps fixed better before "writing" more tutorials that are (and I've read all of them to be fair) incomplete with dead links and more emoji filled than correctly filled. PMing is great and it's commendable that you are taking that much effort into helping people but that doesn't help the next guy that comes across this forum after you've gone to sleep and wants to get the information you and the other person communicated. I guess if the mods are fine with it I have to be but my advice is to read some of the better written tutorials and support forums then compare them to yours and you'll pretty much see what I'm talking about and if you don't then none of what I'm saying matters anyway. Good luck to you and I mean that.
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Thanks you understood me really well. Appreciate your advice, working on it.

HTC Desire 530 No OS

I Trying to root and unlock sim from T-Mobile/Family Mobile, HTC Desire 530 and I get to TWRP and dont know what to do or how to use it, and when i try to watch videos or follow what i read on here i end up deleting my OS or getting it stuck in Bootloader/download mode, or it wont let me boot in to recovery mode. I dont know what im doing wrong and idk how to use Command Prompt. i have been working on this darn phone for close to 3 months now so if someone could please help i would be very thankful bcuz im currently at the point where i just want to snap it in half......

ANBdeadpool said:
I Trying to root and unlock sim from T-Mobile/Family Mobile, HTC Desire 530 and I get to TWRP and dont know what to do or how to use it, and when i try to watch videos or follow what i read on here i end up deleting my OS or getting it stuck in Bootloader/download mode, or it wont let me boot in to recovery mode. I dont know what im doing wrong and idk how to use Command Prompt. i have been working on this darn phone for close to 3 months now so if someone could please help i would be very thankful bcuz im currently at the point where i just want to snap it in half......
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I had exactly the same problem follow this guide, fixed my problem and it will fix yours.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-530/help/official-ruu-restore-to-stock-fails-t3483765

Please help anybody who own HTC Desire 530 T-Mobile, I need to know original CID of this device

HTC ONE M9 Stuck in BOOTLOADER LOOP - Willing to Compensate

I recently bought a new HTC One M9 from Ebay brand new, the listing said it was unlocked and gsm. Unfortunately this was not true, so when i finally got it I had to unlock it myself which i managed but i went further and wanted to root my phone, as far as rooting after the step to install Team Win Recovery Project, I followed this tutorial: (youtube.com/watch?v=rOHN8byHAzk&t=941s) and basically im like all the other guys who have their phone stuck in bootloader loop, i've tried the RUU exe's from HTC they end up giving me a "Signagure" (spelt that way) error so i cant use that, i've cycled through multiple micro sd cards to try get the stock os to install in the download boot. i've getting roms they dont work and the loop just continues. Im lost guys...and heartbroken with a new uselss phone...IM WILLING TO PAY(within reason) anyone that can help me to get my phone back to normal.
The phone was from USA under Sprint, I tested my GSM network when I had it unlocked and it worked, I dont care if I can only get it back on Sprint, I just want it working again. Again I'm willing to Pay the person via PayPal to Help me out.
Thank you. you can contact me at [email protected]

Never ever follow video tutorials. They're outdated as soon as they get uploaded.
Depending on the firmware version of your phone you need different files for rooting your M9. That's why you ended up with a bootloop. The video doesn't give you that information.
Take a look at the ReadMe thread. It should explain all you need to know and contains all files you might need for recovering your phone.

Flippy498 said:
Never ever follow video tutorials. They're outdated as soon as they get uploaded.
Depending on the firmware version of your phone you need different files for rooting your M9. That's why you ended up with a bootloop. The video doesn't give you that information.
Take a look at the ReadMe thread. It should explain all you need to know and contains all files you might need for recovering your phone.
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THank you for replying im still busy looking for help on how to do this, I stand by my promise i will PayPal anyone that can help me save my device, I consider myself tech efficient in general, im just new to android - this is my first andeoid.

As said before, just look at the ReadMe thread. A bootloop isn't the end of the world. There's no need to pay anyone at this point since all files and information you need are available for free.