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[Lenovo A750] ROM Overview and Guides for Rooting/Flashing

I have about 15 ROMs here testing them and writing this overview but I cannot edit this post any more
Hi folks,
I like to do an overview of Lenovo A750 ROMs that are available on the web. Basically I am interested in Android 4 ROMs but we could list up 2.3 ROMs as well to have a complete list.
For that purpose I will update and extend this posting, that will be quite empty for the next hours. But I hope to get it filled this evening and with your help even more in the next couple of days.
I really hope that some people here speak Russian or Chinese and are able to post links found in foreign forums.
I found two topics in a Russian forum about A750 ROMs. One of them seems to be an overview:
http://www.forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=20815&start=380
http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?p=640831#p640831
I already tried some ROMs like Anton and apkhot but not sure if I found the most recent version. And I did not find them by Russian forums.
BTW setting language to English in build.prop before you flash is not a big thing.
So I'm going to collect everything I got now and it would be great if you could provide more links and maybe a translation of the Russian and Chinese ROM overviews.
Please let me know if you find any invalid links.
Guides
Rooting Tutorial by Colonel Zap
(For rooting I used A750_CWMR_Touch_recovery.rar from cybermaus' repository.)
Rooting/Flashing Instructions
Set boot language
(Boot language might be set to Chinese (cn) or Russian (ru) so for being able to even find the settings menu you might like to set boot language to English (en) or whatever (we) ^^)
Update Instructions
Solve Assert failed problem
Recover IMEI
[German] Recover IMEI
ROMs for Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Cybermaus S148 V1 (2012-04-28) Android 2.3.6
This ROM is not installed by loading a zip file from recovery. It will directly be flashed by USB cable. As the user data will not be overwritten, it had my German language selected. But the ROM only supports English and Chinese. Only some apps support German. So I had a mixture of English and German in my test. It has the GoLocker for Lenovo and the Idea Widget. That is how the launcher is called. So happy I found it.
It has some nice apps such as Car Mode or Lenovo Task Manager. Playstore is installed.
(Download a750_s148_120428_cybermaus_v1.rar from cybermaus' 4shared repository.)
BaderMQ S148 Multilang+Arabic Fix (2012-05-15) Android 2.3.6
This ROM is very nice. Its located to en/UK by default. Supports Multilanguage - at least German is supported quite good. Keyboard is only in QWERTY. It has two launchers installed and the nice lenovo lock screen. It has GoLauncher Ex but seems not to have a Widget. Lenovo Task Manager is a nice tool on that ROM. Playstore is installed but no File Explorer. I guess it's not rooted. Better link to discussion site appreciated if anyone knows.
Download Lenovo_A750_v1_BaderMQ.zip on 4shared.
ROMs for Android 4 ICS
Cybermaus S306 V1.3 (2012-06-18) Android 4.0.3
This ROM is mainly English and Chinese but has also some poor support of other languages (many items are still in English).
It has a Lenovo Magic Launcher with a buggy background, that may be fixed after changing the wallpaper a couple of times and rebooting.
Keyboard did not work until I installed the stock application ICS-keyboard.apk from here (German).
For installation first apply v1 and then update v1.3. Versions between can be skipped.
Download a750_s306_120530_cybermaus_ics_v1.zip and a750_s306_120530_cybermaus_ics_v1.3.zip from cybermaus' 4 shared repository.
ROMs that did not work for me
bgcngm S143 Hebrew fixed by BN (2012-03-29)
build.prop says it would be a S306 from 2012-05-30 and Android 4.03. Boot language is set to zh (Zhongwen - simplified Chinese). It also has a lot of Chinese apps in its system/app folder. To install I removed the assert from updater-script but then just got "installation aborted". Better link to discussion site appreciated if anyone knows.
Download Lenovo A750 patched ROM by BM.7z on mediafire.
Interesting Links for A750
A750 ROMs in Spanish forum
ICS Stock Apps
ICS Stock Apps (German page, multiligual apps, downloads easy to find)
Cybermaus ROMs old eten-users.eu thread, not supported any more
Cybermaus ROM thread for forum newbies
Demos and Guides on YouTube
Rooting Tutorial Video by Colonel Zap (longer version)
A750 Lockscreen Demo
I am looking for this Lockscreen and for the ROM! If you know it, please PM!

Reserved for Flashing Instructions - coming soon.

Reserved for Installing Instructions - coming soon.

Very interesting 3d
Hope to be successful

[ROM] Lenovo P770 LewaOS-4.1 20130402 multilanguage

Welcome.
Based on the LewaOS 4.1 z 2013-04-02
Page Source: Lewa ROM
Google Play is included.
NOTE: This is the full version of rom[approximately 220MB].
My changes:
adding languages ​​[PL, DE, HU, ES, HU, IT, SK, CS, PT, TR, NL, LV, FR, EL] to the system and system applications,
add ApexLauncher 1.4.4,
DEFAULT system boots from the Polish language
Chinese apps removed
Recovery removed from the original package - it was only in Chinese .......
Installing the course of recovery (I have LewaRecovery-2.0EN but CWM it should be installed), install after wipe if has other rom, if someone had Lewa-4.1 should also run an update on the previous version.
Recommend to take a back early to do in case of errors wipe and upload the data from the backup.
Flashing your own risk, do not assume any responsibility for the damage.​
If you can, you think it's worth and you want to voluntarily
contribute any amount via paypal please
- gather the phone for my son. Thank you.​
[Tutorial] [Patch] Lewa lockscreen multilanguage
ROM:
if You can - please support me by downloading per Uploaded.net
please do not make mirror - i like statistics downloads files
For newest ROM (LewaOS-4.1 and LewaOS-5.0) please contact via priv message.
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LewaOS-4.1 2013-04-02 STABLE
MD5: 78ee213c0dc112804f77b73e4cb901b7
Uploaded: LeWa_Lenovo_P770_JB_ROM_13.04.02_by_JDStar.pl.zip

Hi JDstar,
would it be possible that you can add traditional chinese into this rom? also, do you have problem to use GPS function? it wont work unless I use GPS test to clean AGPS in advance. Thank you!

Chineese and english is build in ROM, GPS work.

JDStar said:
Chineese and english is build in ROM, GPS work.
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Hi Jdstar, the Chinese in lewa ROM is simplified Chinese, not traditional Chinese. So if possible, may you help add traditional into it.
Anyway, I will try your ROM and see if it can fix my GPS issue. I use original lewa ROM but GPS doesn't work normally... glad to hear your ROM has no issue!:good:

Can this ROM be flashed through recovery (it's currently an etotalk ROM/recovery)? If not, how do I flash it?

I don't know what etotalk make recovery.
I flashing this in LewaRecovery.
Look this - P770 is same resolution that my new multilanguage patch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267160

great work jd , one question can you tell me where did you found lewa-recovery 2.0 EN ?
Thanks

In original LewaOS ROM is Lewa recovery 2.0 - in chineese, I'm translate and recompile :victory:

JDStar said:
Welcome.
Based on the LewaOS 4.1 z 2013-04-02
Page Source: Lewa ROM
Google Play is included.
NOTE: This is the full version of rom[approximately 220MB].
My changes:
adding languages ​​[PL, DE, HU, ES, HU, IT, SK, CS, PT, TR, NL, LV, FR, EL] to the system and system applications,
add ApexLauncher 1.4.4,
DEFAULT system boots from the Polish language
Chinese apps removed
Recovery removed from the original package - it was only in Chinese .......
Installing the course of recovery (I have LewaRecovery-2.0EN but CWM it should be installed), install after wipe if has other rom, if someone had Lewa-4.1 should also run an update on the previous version.
Recommend to take a back early to do in case of errors wipe and upload the data from the backup.
Flashing your own risk, do not assume any responsibility for the damage.​
If you can, you think it's worth and you want to voluntarily
contribute any amount via paypal please
- gather the phone for my son. Thank you.​
[Tutorial] [Patch] Lewa lockscreen multilanguage
ROM:
if You can - please support me by downloading per Uploaded.net
please do not make mirror - i like statistics downloads files
LewaOS-4.1 2013-04-02 STABLE
MD5: 78ee213c0dc112804f77b73e4cb901b7
Uploaded: LeWa_Lenovo_P770_JB_ROM_13.04.02_by_JDStar.pl.zip
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Hi JD
i am in India and using the world version S113 on my Lenovo P770. Can i flash this ROM. I dont want to brick my device so please suggest.

anilyarki said:
Hi JD
i am in India and using the world version S113 on my Lenovo P770. Can i flash this ROM. I dont want to brick my device so please suggest.
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This version is very old, better get newest version from LewaOS homepage

JDStar said:
This version is very old, better get newest version from LewaOS homepage
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Ok even if I get the latest version from lewa website. Just curious can I flash on my phone considering that my phone is using s113 world version ROM. I'll be thankful If u could link me up to a rom page which is compatible with my phone on lewa website.
Sent from my Lenovo P770 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

JDStar said:
This version is very old, better get newest version from LewaOS homepage
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JDStar, can u please post a tutorial from step one to last step on how to update Lenovo P770 to LeWa rom, also if there is some senior member who can post a tutorial on how to switch from asian rom to world rom on p770 ?
Regards

Tutorial?
1. download newest ROM from LewaOS Team - but You remember that original LEwaOS has only english and chineese language,
2. flash downloaded rom via CWM or better TWRP recovery (after wipe/factory reset)
3. done, reboot

Favor please ...
Can anyone attach a copy of the Mms.apk of this ROM here at this thread?
Thanks!

New version LewaOS 20131108 for Lenovo P770 and Jiayu G3 is out!
Here screenshot:

do you have any problems with apps with 5.0 ?
i can't open for example viber/dropbox and i have issues with downloads from play store

kodorevi8ulis said:
do you have any problems with apps with 5.0 ?
i can't open for example viber/dropbox and i have issues with downloads from play store
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could u plz, explain me how did u updated to lewaos 5.0.
am trying to install from cwm but i got a error like this "assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == || getprop("ro.build.product") == " full rom 5.0 downloaded from lewaos.com
my cwm version 5.5.0.4.

jd.21 said:
could u plz, explain me how did u updated to lewaos 5.0.
am trying to install from cwm but i got a error like this "assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == || getprop("ro.build.product") == " full rom 5.0 downloaded from lewaos.com
my cwm version 5.5.0.4.
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i guess you have different rom now than lewa yes ? (i had lewa 4.1)
and probably you have a european based rom
you must flash a asian rom first and then flash lewa (someone correct me if am wrong)
follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2220275

I have personally tried this Lewa OS5 on my phone. Trust me it's still far from perfect. More over never flash any Asian ROM with cwm, most of them were deigned to be flashed with twrp so better use that . this includes all the flavours of lewa, MiUi and custom ROM from Chinese forums.
Sent from my LENOVO P770 using xda app-developers app

anilyarki said:
I have personally tried this Lewa OS5 on my phone. Trust me it's still far from perfect. More over never flash any Asian ROM with cwm, most of them were deigned to be flashed with twrp so better use that . this includes all the flavours of lewa, MiUi and custom ROM from Chinese forums.
Sent from my LENOVO P770 using xda app-developers app
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Even on there website they specify Stable version is the OS4 and Dev version is the OS5.

[Q] Atrix 2 Italian??

Hello everyone, I'm an Italian guy and I have a atrix 2. I would like to know if there is a way to install the Italian language on this smartphone. thanks

Turboie91 said:
Hello everyone, I'm an Italian guy and I have a atrix 2. I would like to know if there is a way to install the Italian language on this smartphone. thanks
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Do you have retail or at&t device?

It's at&t device

Turboie91 said:
It's at&t device
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Is there anyone who can help me?

Turboie91 said:
Hello everyone, I'm an Italian guy and I have a atrix 2. I would like to know if there is a way to install the Italian language on this smartphone. thanks
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It's posible... but you need "developer's skills" if you want insert the italian language in your current Stock ROM. On the other hand, the "Easy" way is install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImpwLmNvLmNfbGlzLmNjbC5tb3JlbG9jYWxlIl0., and set your LOCALE (I assume is it_IT). In general all non system apps will be translated, and maybe some system apps too, or maybe not.
Another "solution" is install a Custom rom like CyanogenMOD. You can read this thread.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121029.

alrojas said:
It's posible... but you need "developer's skills" if you want insert the italian language in your current Stock ROM. On the other hand, the "Easy" way is install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImpwLmNvLmNfbGlzLmNjbC5tb3JlbG9jYWxlIl0., and set your LOCALE (I assume is it_IT). In general all non system apps will be translated, and maybe some system apps too, or maybe not.
Another "solution" is install a Custom rom like CyanogenMOD. You can read this thread.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121029.
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Thank you very much

+1. developer skills: - this is the most difficult and time-consuming solution (I made this, translate the official ME JB + official ME ICS rom's from English to Hungarian):
You decompile the main apps (framework-res, moto-res, blur-res, system, setup, phone, chinamms, browser, etc... cc. 20 app) translate the .xml files, put this in the res/values-in and recompile the apps. - it"s realy hard, but the earlier ME ICS probably has italian language support, If I remember correctly, and those files may help.

Maxx Audio Effects Mediatek Edition (by Arcatarc)

Hi all my friends,i menaged to port the Maxx Audio Effects to all(?) mediatek Platform,the peculiarities of this porting is that I've used mtk specific libraries and not an adaptation of Qualcomm ones...
Tested on Umi Zero with KitKat and 6592 processor..
Feedback are Always wellcome...
Arcatarc.
Are you ready for the new Audio experience?
FLASH THIS ZIP IN RECOVERY!
If you like my works an offer is greatly appreciated not only by me (50% will be donate to UNICEF)
DONATIONS
DONATIONS
DONATIONS

Cool. Installed on my UMI Zero and together with Poweramp this is so awesome, the sound quality is very good.
Thanks
(I would certainly donate to you but I don't have any ways to do so for now)
EDIT: I don't now how, but it was working with Poweramp, but now it only works with the stock music player :/ Any solution?

can this be flashed through stock recovery or will we need a custom one...?
also maybe flashify as well...have you tested flashing with this app
edit: will test flashing it with flashify now...gimme a sec
second edit: flashify just constantly downloads the file without doing anything so a no go for that
third edit:rashr doesn't even see the .zip either

mrsim said:
can this be flashed through stock recovery or will we need a custom one...?
also maybe flashify as well...have you tested flashing with this app
edit: will test flashing it with flashify now...gimme a sec
second edit: flashify just constantly downloads the file without doing anything so a no go for that
third edit:rashr doesn't even see the .zip either
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Must be flashed in custom recovery mode (twrp or cwm) ...

just tried this and although it does improve the sound,headphone quality on the umi zero is terrible,also this is not the full app as there are only 5 toggles...will you be attempting to improve it and add the other 5 toggles

Install Failed
I am trying to install the zip via recovery, I am getting 'Installation aborted' message, can you please advise?
Many thanks

riggsy1 said:
I am trying to install the zip via recovery, I am getting 'Installation aborted' message, can you please advise?
Many thanks
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Which recovery are you using to install it? The stock one wont work.
Try using TWRP.

confirm working in Meizu M1 Note mt6752
but need to push all files and change the right permissions via root ex to their right directories...bcoz Meizu doesnt hv cuctom recovery yet :I

@arcatarc
Thanks for you app.
I checked that italian translation strings are not aligned to english one.
If you want I canm align Italian translation to english one.
What do you think to post a zip with all values-xx fodler?
In this way anyone can cooperate with you to align translations.

bovirus said:
@arcatarc
Thanks for you app.
I checked that italian translation strings are not aligned to english one.
If you want I canm align Italian translation to english one.
What do you think to post a zip with all values-xx fodler?
In this way anyone can cooperate with you to align translations.
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Many tnx my friend...I will update it with your XML...grazie caro

Good job man.How can we remove it if we need too?

Will try this out.

Testing on Lenovo A5500-f
Testing

Working fine on a
LENOVO A5500 / A8-50
thanks!

[Sound Mod] Am3D Zirene Audio Fx by Arcatarc is out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/sound-mod-am3d-zirene-audio-fx-t3152714

@arcatarc
Maxx Audio Effects Mediatek Edition 10 band EQ or 5 band ?

does this support android 5.1 64-bit ?

@arcatarc
The app include in the zip file (MaxAudioEffect.apk) didn't include Italian language.
Pelase recompile it and include Italian language.

bovirus said:
@arcatarc
The app include in the zip file (MaxAudioEffect.apk) didn't include Italian language.
Pelase recompile it and include Italian language.
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I got this:

@arcatarc
Sorry . Incomplete report.
The Italian language inside MaxxAudio.apk file is rpesente but is not updated.
The current Italian language file is 1955 bytes (original one - not mine)
My Italian language is 3028 bytes.
Please update the Italian language, rebuild MaxxAudiopo.apk and update zip file in first post.

Help me members, trying to make it work for whole day s iii s3 ROM

hello friends,
My problem - I want everything in spanish in this i747m s3, this phone comes with only french, english and other character language,
I tried ALL ROOT APPS changing system locale, like morelocale, language enabler etc etc etc but none of them is changing system language to spanish
I then decided to install slimrom but it required TWRP and TWRP is not mounting my device storage.
Now I don't have any other option to modify stock ROM and add spanish language to that ROM and flash it.
Please tell me how to do it?
I have linux Mint distribution installed on this computer,
I found some link here, which one to follow, please add something if those links are missing some steps to add language in STOCK ROM.
[Tutorial] How to extract System.img on Windowshttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294909
[GUIDE] Translate/Add Language To Custom Roms.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488588
APK-Fire - tool to add language from 1 rom's apk files to an other http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1564694&page=2
Thanks a lot for reading

No one?

Administr4tor said:
No one?
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Check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488588