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I've been reading through the forums and notice this happens to a lot of people but I have not seen any solutions posted. Does anyone know why this is happening and if so how I can fix this and (at least) finish the installation process? If so, I'm pretty tech savvy and would be willing to follow posted instructions. Thanks!

 

After you hit Enter in Step 4, immediately hit the F8 key so that the boot prompt appears. If the grey screen appears, you didn't hit the F8 key fast enough or often enough. At the boot prompt, type "-v" and Enter, and you will get a verbose boot log. This might give you an idea of what is wrong. Its most likely that your generic.ISO doesn't have the drivers for your chipset for IDE or SATA.

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Hi Guys!

 

The thing is that I have tried to install a retail copy on my machine (P5Q Pro, E8400, 4850). I have a retail dvd, and I know that the DVD is ok, cuz i have booted it with a real mac.

 

I have flashed both 1613 and 1613 Slic BIOS for P5Q Pro and put my sata into AHCI mode. I can boot from the 132 cd, and also from the retail dvd, but when the classic leopard backround appear, the language selection never comes up...

 

Does anyone know what's wrong?

 

Cheers

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Amit Meena
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hey friends,

 

i used Modified boot-132 but when i insert my retail disk of Leopard 10.5.6 than it starts darwin for 5-7 seconds than my machine automatically restarts...........any suggestion please.....

 

my rig is in my signature...........

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David Eliott has just released a new version of his modified boot-132 bootloader.

One of the new things it can do is to load kexts from an .img file which contains kexts (or even an mkext) and boot Leo.

That means you can have two mkexts, one folder with kexts on the .img file and the folder with kexts from your installed system

or even two folders with mkexts.

How does it work?

 

Basically, you create a flat dmg with the kexts in a folder and the bootloader will load them for you. This means quite a lot;

you can boot from a retail Leo DVD and install it, you can update straight from apple, you can reinstall and not have to add

the same kexts to your install every time. The bootloader behaves like the linux kernel: you can use an mboot (a patched syslinux

was used) compatible bootloader which tells to boot-dfe about the .img file (the ramdisk or initrd, as it's known by the linux users)

and boot-dfe is going to use the kexts (or mkext) from it.

What does it do?

 

This new boot-dfe has been tested with the retail Leopard DVD and it can boot, install and run Leopard without having to build

a modified DVD.

 

Infos about hardware:

 

[OFF]: Vanilla = Original Mac OS X DVD or Mac OS X Installation with running original mach_kernel.

 

AMD systemz isn't supported.

To use Mac OS X Vanilla DVD needs a Intel "Mac" closer systemz, like a Intel Core processos and Intel Chipset. This is only combination supported by "Vanilla Installz", other processors and chipsets isn't supported by "Mac OS X Vanilla systemz"

 

You *can* boot and install retail on any SSE2 or better Intel pre-Core architecture systems, but you wont be using the vanilla kernel. See below for link

 

This is how it's done: you burn an ISO (which has the bootloader on it) to a CD/DVD, after it gets to the boot

prompt, you press ESC or ENTER and it prompts for a new BOOT DEVICE, you swap the BOOT CD/DVD with the LEO Retail DVD, you press

enter and it shows you the name of the bootable partition from the DVD, you press enter and Leo starts to load.

 

Quick resume about "oh, what to do now?"

 

#1 - Burn .iso on a CD;

#2 - Boot this CD;

#3 - When Darwin prompt appear, eject CD and put Mac OS X Leopard Retail DVD;

#4 - Press enter (or -v and enter...wherever...)

#5 - After install, boot using CD boot again and install .kext needed...and usual files.

#6 - Done!

 

For the time being, you cannot have this bootloader on an USB stick and have it boot the Retail Leopard DVD. The reason why this

happens is related to the way the BIOS handles DVDs and optical media: there's no BOOT DEVICE associated with an optical drive

which the BIOS has not booted from. Basically, this is like the disk swap trick known to the PlayStation gamers.

You can already put this on an USB stick/CD/DVD and boot a vanilla install (vanilla= no added kext, no replaced kext on the partition).

 

As usual, this only works for compatible machines(that means you still can't boot a vanilla system on AMD, they need specialised patches).

 

What are you going to do in the future?

 

David Eliott said he'd merge some of the things from Chameleon into boot-dfe. Those involved in the development of Chameleon will merge

the support for ramdisks into Chameleon and more effort will go into making the distribution 100% legal.

Work might(read: should, in the very close future) also go into making Chameleon boot the Retail DVDs when loading the bootloader from the HDD.

 

User guide and link to the ISO

 

This ISO needs to be modded (add dsmos to the Extensions folder) in order to be able to boot Leo.

 

Credits for this go to:

 

David Eliott: for modding boot to allow us to boot from Retail Leopard DVDs;

 

Kabyl: for modding boot to allow the usage of a separate folder on the disk and merging features from Chameleon to boot-dfe-146;

 

bumby: for compiling syslinux and figuring out how to build the ISO;

 

ToH and HMBT: tests and improvments;

 

Superhai, STiCKpIN: for good methods and research day-by-day;

 

Patched 'boot' file supporting JMicron, Boot.plist and device-properties strings: here

 

Download .ISO Original with project kexts (all your need is here - noobs try this first): http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk

 

Download .ISO with modified kexts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ne1zbl4znv

 

Superhai Method to edit image: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=803725

 

STiCKpIN *NEW* Method to boot from USB Stick (needs Windows): http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=115064

 

HMBT Auto-Patch for edit image (Beta): http://homepage.mac.com/f41qu3/.Public/CDBoot_RC2.sh

 

Chameleon for Hard Disk: http://tinyurl.com/6je4eh

 

If you had problems, need advice, and other help type, go here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=114651

 

Boot Retail Leo and Vanilla installs on Intel SSE2 and better - Boot 132 on pre-Core !, It is possible to boot the retail Leo DVD on Pentium 4-class CPUs: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=123841

 

 

Cheerz,

sir i want mac os for my mercury motherboard pi865d7

could u send me mac os x link for my motherboard pi865d7mail to doubts2apec@gmail.com

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ZoroLives
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I got the video working - Yay!. I used tUInstaller_1.2. It had my card. Select, click, done.

 

I was habving WIFI problems but I discovered that my USB WIFI unit Reaktek model Driver, ALFA High POwer 802.11g USB radio unit, was not givern drivers past Tiger. Too bad, but no wonder I had problenms with it launching. Now I ask for others imput please as to recommended WIFI options for my new i7 Mac (Maczilla). Favorite units, etc. ?

 

I see I am having memory recognized in the System profiler as missing a slot. IT shows all six slots but ony two show populated wtih Ram - 2 + 2. 2 gigs are missing. I believe this was a patch I saw somewhere to take these units past 4 Gig RAM?

 

I still need to understand which Kexts are needed (+4 RAM) and instal any needed. Assuming the U5 board has mostly the same Kexts, is ther a complete list? Here is a list from what I have seen in the two installers:

 

AppleACPIPlatform.kext
AppleAHCIPort.kext
AppleAzaliaAudio.kext
AppleHDA.kext
AppleSMBIOS.kext
AppleSMBIOSEFI.kext
Disabler.kext
dsmos.kext
dsmos.kext
HDAEnabler.kext
IOAHCIFamily.kext
IOATAFamily.kext
IONetworkingFamily.kext
JMicronATA.kext
LegacyAppleAHCIPort.kext
LegacyAppleIntelPIIXATA.kext
LegacyAppleYukon2.kext
LegacyHDAController.kext
LegacyHDAPlatformDriver.kext
LegacyIOAHCIBlockStorage.kext
LegacyJMicronATA.kext
Natit.kext
NVinject.kext
NVkush.kext
OpenHaltRestart.kext
OpenHaltRestart_1.0.3.kext
RealtekR1000.kext
SMBIOSEnabler.kext
System.kext
seatbelt.kext

 

I plan to use my old ATA drive at first to transfer data, so a driver for ATA would be needed.

I plan to stripe the two volumes and boot from them.

Hopefully the new WIF card or dongle will solve the lack of WIFI.

I will want the best sound out of this board when I get back into recording.

Please note, the Video card is running well now. I won't want to add to it I would think. I don't want to mess it up now.

 

Thanks

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Guys i really need help. Building a new hackintosh and been stuck trying to get it working for days. Failed with the ideneb iatkos methods. Then i borrowed a Genuine Leopard DVD from a friend and decided to use the boot132 method. Here is what i did.

 

1) burned the boot132 cd

2) boots fine and managed to get to the prompt screen with all the xdarwin and etc...

3) I am suppose to take out the disc and swap in the leopard disc here rite?

4) Did that, hit enter and got to the screen asking me if i want to boot HD 80 or 81 pops out and beyond that i cannot do anything anymore.

5) Hard drive is in GUID partition. Please help !

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ZoroLives
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OK, my new Mac works now. THanks all for the support. What worked:

 

Kalyway iso to boot and load Kalyway on one drive. REsult, one working drive that will boot and run Leopard.

 

Then, run X58_Mobo_Boot-132_Installer, run terminal script. BEFORE doing this, have the retail Leopard in the drive as it will notice it and ask to load it mid way through. REsult; two working boot drives, one with Vaniulla install.

 

I had a hard time getting my external SATA drive to boot. IT was all about the graphic card, EVGA 9800. For some reason, the X58_Mobo_Boot-132_Installer did not have this card in it so the result was a Mac screen (desktop) but dragging any window obliterated it with drag lines. Running Universal INstaller (separate app), I was able to find that graphic card and install just the card driver. That worked on my main drive, but for some reason it would not take on my external SATA drive.

 

THen just today I discovered a recent version of EFI studio. Hooray, they added my card to EFI studio and now, it actually all works, even the external drive. Of course with the external plugged into the main board it acts internal anyway.

 

THe very last step will be to use EFI studio again and stripe and make active boot partitions on my two main drives and then make them bootable as my main drive.

 

Very close to finished now, whew.

 

All in all I would say this has been very easy as I thought it might be. But the biggest problem is there are so many overlapping processes, it is just hard for a complete Noob like me to keep it straight some of the time.

 

Next goals (after all my files get migrated and everything backed up again)

 

1) LEarn to update the bios to F5 (no windows software to use though)

 

2) Start to play with clock speeds (yee haa!!!

 

Thanks again all.

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Sorry if this is redundant but I don't see it here... at least in the first ten minutes of reading. I gave up and pieced it together from other sources. I posted a complete tutorial is on the wind forum, but for others here now...

 

The method that is used in the stickpin thread can also be used to install retail os x.

 

The Gist:

 

You need an 8g USB in two partitions; 1. 200m fat32, 2. remaining os x journaled.

 

Put boot123 on partition 1 (see stickpin, looks right at a glance), except edit syslinux.cfg "APPEND biosdev=80" so your USB is the target disk. You may also want to put the chameleon installer on here for use after os x install and reboot.

 

Restore OS X retail install to partition 2

 

Boot from USB.

 

Install OS X

 

Shutdown

 

Now edit syslinux.cfg "APPEND biosdev=81" to target your installed os.

 

Boot USB, select your newly installed os x retail, boot into it. Install chameleon, efi or whatever your plan is....

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I have tried Unsuccessfully to upgrade my Kalyway Leopard from 10.5.3 to 10.5.6 Countless Times and has Always ended with a System Boot Freeze on StartUp but with the help of a Self Modified Version of LTL's Post Patcher and some Custom Kext Files for my Asus P5K-E Wifi AP Motherboard I was able to get it Done!

 

1.) Use Kalyway's Method to Upgrade to 10.5.3 if you are not using this Version already... (I used the Vanilla Kernel)

 

2.) Download and Install the 10.5.6 Combo Update from Apple (668Mb)... Do Not Reboot!!!

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/appl...omboupdate.html

 

3.) Edit the Post-Patch.sh File Located in the v4.4 Folder with the Name of Your Leopard Install Hard Drive (Located at the Top of the Page) (Ex; Destination=yourharddrivename) Save and use the Following Command Lines to Run the Program from Terminal...

. Open Terminal

. TYPE or cut n past into Terminal: sudo -s

. enter your password

. TYPE or cut n paste into Terminal: /usr/sbin/vsdbutil -a /Volumes/Leopard320 <==== (Rename

this to your Hard Drive Volume)

. TYPE or cut n paste into Terminal (change yourusernamehere to your username):

cd /users/yourusernamehere/desktop/v4.4

. TYPE or cut n paste into Terminal: ./post-patch.sh

. after it finishes TYPE: Exit and Press Enter.

. Reboot Your PC and Press F8 at the Darwin Prompt and Type: Update -v and Hit Enter.

 

Download My Modified PostPatch Prog Here: http://rapidshare.com/files/210680288/v4.4.zip.html

Link 2: http://www.mediafire.com/file/dgnj21ygmnt/v4.4.zip

 

Congratulations you are now running Leopard 10.5.6!!! :unsure:

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I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I'll mention it anyway. You'll need at least 10.4 on an existing system.

 

Set up the drive you want to install to externally (there are kits for this) and get an 8 GB flash drive and restore a full Leopard install DVD image to it. After that install Chameleon to that same drive with the needed kext files for your system. Set your BIOS to boot from that USB drive and choose that partition if it isn't the only one (it should be provided the space utilized). Let the OS install and reboot back to your existing system. Install Chameleon to the to be used external hard drive and use OSXTools or similar to install those same kext files to it, also. Reboot your system from that hard drive and all should be well. :(

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Thanks for posting this! I would like to give this a go but I need the patched 'boot' file for supporting JMicron, Boot.plist and device-properties strings'

 

the links seems to be down at the moment, is there any chance someone can re-up it or link me to a location where it's available? Thanks again for this, can't wait to start the install!

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Thanks for posting this! I would like to give this a go but I need the patched 'boot' file for supporting JMicron, Boot.plist and device-properties strings'

 

the links seems to be down at the moment, is there any chance someone can re-up it or link me to a location where it's available? Thanks again for this, can't wait to start the install!

 

I just wanna make sure I got this right.

Now first I instert the boot cd, then enter 82, then remove the boot cd and insert Retail DVD, right?

Here is my question: Should the Retail dvd be iso or dmg? Can I use my friends original DVD that came with his macbook?

I am trying to install Mac os in my laptop xps m1330.

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I just wanna make sure I got this right.

Now first I instert the boot cd, then enter 82, then remove the boot cd and insert Retail DVD, right?

Here is my question: Should the Retail dvd be iso or dmg? Can I use my friends original DVD that came with his macbook?

I am trying to install Mac os in my laptop xps m1330.

 

From my understanding on first boot up with the boot 132 disc you do not enter any values but only just press 'enter' then when it prompts you to enter values you just replace the boot 132 disc with your retail dvd of leopard in your dvd drive.

 

Then once the lights stop on your dvd drive hit enter again and the boot prompt will load from your dvd drive. It will then prompt you to either press enter to continue or press f8 to enter any boot up flags such as the usual (-v -x -f cpus=1 etc...)

 

 

I'm still stuck with the resetting bug and I think it has to do with my particular 132. If someone can create a iso for me with the modified boot 'Patched 'boot' file supporting JMicron, Boot.plist and device-properties strings' it would be much appreciated.

 

link to modified boot is here: (post 812 by munky)

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...UD5&st=800#

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hi man.

excuse me!!!!! what do you mean about leopard retail dvd, do you mean original dvd?

I test with it and got this error.

"80 for hdd first mastre. 81 for second hdd master"

I did the above steps but got this error.

it seems it does not recognise my dvd-rw.

I am using it on abit ib9, with intel 965P for north bridge and ich8 for south bridge.

thanks in advanced.

 

Tested personally... it works perfectly!!! Installing and updates from Apple's auto updater... A landmark in OSX86 History!!!

 

P.s.: tested on a GA-945GCMX-S2 with E2200 processor, on an Acer Aspire 5920G. Perfect!

 

NOTICE: Once the system is installed you can put up chameleon 1.0.11 and put dsmos.kext manually in the extensions of the hdd to make it boot without the "magic" CD

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OK...guys I have a stupid noob question for a stupid noob problem. ;):angel:

 

When I boot the "Boot 123" cd/dvd and then have to swap to Lepard "vanilla" cd...my cd/dvd tray won't open. The exact same as when I'm in Leopard..except in Leopard there is an "eject" button.

 

I can eject my cd/dvd tray when I boot from i.e iDeneb or XxX install dvd ...but noot when booting with "Bott 123" cd/dvd....

 

Anyone hav a clue..??

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sorry guys, but i don't quite get it

 

the generic boot-132 iso contains only the files needed to boot and install leopard

so i need to edit that iso and add custom kexts for my hardware?

 

i have a Realtek HD audio card, Realtek RTL8168/8111 network card and Ati x1550 video card

 

edit: burned the image, booted and received the error "this software cannot be installed on this computer"

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HI! i'd like to try this method but i dont know if theres any retail dvd that is not dual layer??

David Eliott has just released a new version of his modified boot-132 bootloader.

One of the new things it can do is to load kexts from an .img file which contains kexts (or even an mkext) and boot Leo.

That means you can have two mkexts, one folder with kexts on the .img file and the folder with kexts from your installed system

or even two folders with mkexts.

How does it work?

 

Basically, you create a flat dmg with the kexts in a folder and the bootloader will load them for you. This means quite a lot;

you can boot from a retail Leo DVD and install it, you can update straight from apple, you can reinstall and not have to add

the same kexts to your install every time. The bootloader behaves like the linux kernel: you can use an mboot (a patched syslinux

was used) compatible bootloader which tells to boot-dfe about the .img file (the ramdisk or initrd, as it's known by the linux users)

and boot-dfe is going to use the kexts (or mkext) from it.

What does it do?

 

This new boot-dfe has been tested with the retail Leopard DVD and it can boot, install and run Leopard without having to build

a modified DVD.

 

Infos about hardware:

 

[OFF]: Vanilla = Original Mac OS X DVD or Mac OS X Installation with running original mach_kernel.

 

AMD systemz isn't supported.

To use Mac OS X Vanilla DVD needs a Intel "Mac" closer systemz, like a Intel Core processos and Intel Chipset. This is only combination supported by "Vanilla Installz", other processors and chipsets isn't supported by "Mac OS X Vanilla systemz"

 

You *can* boot and install retail on any SSE2 or better Intel pre-Core architecture systems, but you wont be using the vanilla kernel. See below for link

 

This is how it's done: you burn an ISO (which has the bootloader on it) to a CD/DVD, after it gets to the boot

prompt, you press ESC or ENTER and it prompts for a new BOOT DEVICE, you swap the BOOT CD/DVD with the LEO Retail DVD, you press

enter and it shows you the name of the bootable partition from the DVD, you press enter and Leo starts to load.

 

Quick resume about "oh, what to do now?"

 

#1 - Burn .iso on a CD;

#2 - Boot this CD;

#3 - When Darwin prompt appear, eject CD and put Mac OS X Leopard Retail DVD;

#4 - Press enter (or -v and enter...wherever...)

#5 - After install, boot using CD boot again and install .kext needed...and usual files.

#6 - Done!

 

For the time being, you cannot have this bootloader on an USB stick and have it boot the Retail Leopard DVD. The reason why this

happens is related to the way the BIOS handles DVDs and optical media: there's no BOOT DEVICE associated with an optical drive

which the BIOS has not booted from. Basically, this is like the disk swap trick known to the PlayStation gamers.

You can already put this on an USB stick/CD/DVD and boot a vanilla install (vanilla= no added kext, no replaced kext on the partition).

 

As usual, this only works for compatible machines(that means you still can't boot a vanilla system on AMD, they need specialised patches).

 

What are you going to do in the future?

 

David Eliott said he'd merge some of the things from Chameleon into boot-dfe. Those involved in the development of Chameleon will merge

the support for ramdisks into Chameleon and more effort will go into making the distribution 100% legal.

Work might(read: should, in the very close future) also go into making Chameleon boot the Retail DVDs when loading the bootloader from the HDD.

 

User guide and link to the ISO

 

This ISO needs to be modded (add dsmos to the Extensions folder) in order to be able to boot Leo.

 

Credits for this go to:

 

David Eliott: for modding boot to allow us to boot from Retail Leopard DVDs;

 

Kabyl: for modding boot to allow the usage of a separate folder on the disk and merging features from Chameleon to boot-dfe-146;

 

bumby: for compiling syslinux and figuring out how to build the ISO;

 

ToH and HMBT: tests and improvments;

 

Superhai, STiCKpIN: for good methods and research day-by-day;

 

Patched 'boot' file supporting JMicron, Boot.plist and device-properties strings: here

 

Download .ISO Original with project kexts (all your need is here - noobs try this first): http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk

 

Download .ISO with modified kexts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ne1zbl4znv

 

Superhai Method to edit image: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=803725

 

STiCKpIN *NEW* Method to boot from USB Stick (needs Windows): http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=115064

 

HMBT Auto-Patch for edit image (Beta): http://homepage.mac.com/f41qu3/.Public/CDBoot_RC2.sh

 

Chameleon for Hard Disk: http://tinyurl.com/6je4eh

 

If you had problems, need advice, and other help type, go here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=114651

 

Boot Retail Leo and Vanilla installs on Intel SSE2 and better - Boot 132 on pre-Core !, It is possible to boot the retail Leo DVD on Pentium 4-class CPUs: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=123841

 

 

Cheerz,

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I have a similar problem as the guy above.

 

When trying the T60 version of the Boot-132 iso, I burned to a CD-R and booted it up. No problem. I switch out the disk with a Leopard Retail Disk (burned at home by a Macbook Pro onto a DVD+R DL) and it spins the disk for a long while, making these strange rhythmic "beeping" sounds (not really beeping, more like the disk stopping really fast repeatedly). It then comes up with an EBIOS Error: Block 0 Sector 64. I reburned the Leopard Disk at 2.4x (originally burned at 4x) and end up with the same problem. I try another version of Boot-132, the version tailored for Intel GMA 950/ Chipset 945GM. Same problem.

 

My computer's model is a T60: I've checked with Nero InfoTool to see if it was capable of reading DVD+R DL, which it was.

 

More specs: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss...thEntry=195144U

 

Note that I have upgraded RAM to 2.5 GB and upgraded HDD to 320 GB, WD Scorpio Blue.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

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