lenovo a1000 full details of flashing ,recovery, etc - Android General

i had got lenovo a1000-g for which i spend a lot of time for searching things like recovery , rom, flashing rom, back up rom , custom rom etc
so i thought to share the results with you for saving your time
as usual here disclaimener
I OR THIS SITE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in the products you find in the thread here and the links given by me before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you. Your warranty will be void if you tamper with any part of your device / software." CONTINUE AT UR OWN RISK
rooting
PROCESS 1 . FOLLOW THE LINKS GIVEN BELOW FOR LINUX
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2406916
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40188901&postcount=275
ONLINE TOOL FOR CONVERTING HEX TO DECIMAL
http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/hex-to-decimal-converter
COMPARE THE ABOVE TWO PROCESS AND PROCEED ROOT
or
PROCESS 2. USING KINGO ROOT SOFTWARE ONE CLICK ROOT AND UNROOT IN WINDOWS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46794736
2.EXTRACTING STOCK ROM , STOCK RECOVERY, STOCK KERNEL(LINUX) for rooted devices ( FOR NON ROOTED U CAN GET BY FOLLOW THE STEPS LIKE ROOTING METHOD IN PROCESS 1 )
BE SURE THAT UR SD CARD IS HAVING 1 GB OF FREE SPACE ATLEAST
EACH STEP TAKES SOME TIME UNTILL THE NEXT PREFIX ARRIVES DONT PROCEED TO NEXT STEP , FOR EG FOR EXTRACTING SYSTEM.IMG IT MAY TAKE NEARLY 1HOUR SO BE PATIENT
STEP 1
cd /home/balu/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130729/sdk/platform-tools
(HERE HOME BALU IS WHERE I LOCATED THE ADT BUNDLE, SO CHECK URS AND GIVE CORRECT DIRECTORY)
STEP 2
sudo ./adb devices
IT WILL SHOW LIST OF DEVICES LIKE
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DEVICE (IF NOT SHOWN CHECK IN GOOGLE)
STEP 3
adb shell
if adb is installed ok if not install it by the command displays after giving the above command
STEP 4
su
(in ur tablet super su asks permission give permission)
STEP 5
cat /proc/dumchar_info
the above command gives below results
Part_Name Size StartAddr Type MapTo
preloader 0x0000000000040000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/misc-sd
dsp_bl 0x00000000005c0000 0x0000000000040000 2 /dev/misc-sd
mbr 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
ebr1 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000000004000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
pmt 0x0000000000400000 0x0000000000008000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
nvram 0x0000000000500000 0x0000000000408000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
seccfg 0x0000000000020000 0x0000000000908000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
uboot 0x0000000000060000 0x0000000000928000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
bootimg 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000000988000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
recovery 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000000f88000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
sec_ro 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000001588000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
misc 0x0000000000060000 0x0000000001b88000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
logo 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000001be8000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
expdb 0x0000000000200000 0x0000000001ee8000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
android 0x0000000028a00000 0x00000000020e8000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
cache 0x0000000017800000 0x000000002aae8000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
usrdata 0x0000000020100000 0x00000000422e8000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
fat 0x0000000083718000 0x00000000623e8000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
bmtpool 0x0000000001500000 0x00000000ff9f00a8 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
Part_Name:smileytongue:artition name you should open;
Size:size of partition
StartAddr:smileyfrustrated:tart Address of partition;
Type:Type of partition(MTD=1,EMMC=2)
MapTo:actual device you operate
STEP 6
if above partitions are same give the same values GIVEN BELOW ,if not convert them using the hex to dec tool given abovE
FOR RECOVERY
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=1 skip=16285696 count=6291456 of=/mnt/sdcard2/recovery.img
WAIT AFTER EVERY STEP IN ORDET TO COMPLETE U WILL GET RESULT LIKE BELOW AFTER EVERY STEP
681574400+0 records in
681574400+0 records out
681574400 bytes transferred in 5608.838 secs (121517 bytes/sec)
[email protected]:/ #
FOR BOOT OR KERNEL
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=1 skip=9994240 count=6291456 of=/mnt/sdcard2/recovery.img
FOR SYSTM.IMG OR ROM
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=1 skip=34504704 count=681574400 of=/mnt/sdcard2/recovery.img
STEP 7
exit
exit
exit

installing custom recovery, alegro rom
installing custom recovery
follow the link to get the recovery file
http://translate.google.co.in/trans...+lenovo+a1000&client=ubuntu&hs=guw&channel=cs
back up ur whole rom by using mtk droid tools and recovery as given in links below before doing any modifications even it is small
custom rom (allegro rom
follow the link
http://translate.google.co.in/trans...ent=ubuntu&hs=3dH&channel=cs&biw=1317&bih=637
changing frame work like changing colours of notification bar etc,
follow the link to change frame work to tablet, changing colours of notification bar, transparent status bar, colour of status bar , etc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316070
u can also ger tablet ui by installing tablet ui module
INCREASING INTERNAL STORAGE FROM 1.5 GB TO YOUR WISH
FOLLOW THE LINK
GET A MEMORY CARD ATLEAST OR ABOVE CLASS 6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
mounting ntfs formated drive i.e hard drives
for mounting hard disks without externel power , i.e connecting directly to tablet without mediator connecting of externel power usb ur tab should pocess full charging atleast above 80 percent, never connect hard disks at low battery level if connected ur tab will heated up and there is a loss of mother board , if u r connecting using externel power source tab may have less charging ,complete as fast as possible ur work , dont let the power to drain below 50 or 60 percentage
1.root is required , so root first as mentioned in previous posts]
2. download the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.shajul.usbotg
3. open the app and give su permission ( first time is enough)
4. connect the otg cable to the tab first with out connecting hard disk to the cable
5.connect the hard disk to otg cable ,open usbotg helper app
6. press mount
7.open fileexplorer go to the sdcard u can find usbotg drives folder
8. open it explore the hard disk
9. after completion of usage go to usbotg app and press unmount
for errors in sp flash tool visit this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38369102&postcount=11
back up rom using sp flash tool before modify
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160490
sp flash tool tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982587
swaping internal memory with sd card for increasing memory to install big games
follow the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991583
here the link for modified void http://www.4shared.com/file/4gPzUILT/vold.html
here the link for stock void http://www.4shared.com/file/y9RIoWNf/vold.html
original boot animation
http://www.4shared.com/folder/p1UDAQDy/boot_animation.html
system/lib/egl
http://www.4shared.com/folder/HAzPMsqA/lib.html
for now only this if i found more i will add
thanks xda for all this
press thanks if i saved ur time

drivers for lenovo a1000
drivers and installation of drivers
drivers link http://lenovo-forums.ru/Files/OS/A390/MTK65xx_Driver.zip
installation of driver link http://lenovo-forums.ru/topic/1120-установка-драйверов-на-пк-для-смартфонов-lenovo-ideaphone/
ok google command in tab
download launcher from here i.e google now launcher from here or u can download any where
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/themes-apps/apps-google-experience-launcher-gel-app-t2529594
update google search to latest version
install xposed installer and app settings module u can get from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
procede the procedure strictly as shown in the thread
install app settings module from xposed installer
open app settings go to launcher app
on first then u will see some settings
change screen dpi to 1000*1600
now save
check the clear defaults of default launcher
now press home button and select google now launcher and enjoy

trouble shooting of your tablet
some people are saying that tablet is switching off and doesnt startback , if u have same problem then try this methods
1. may be ur tablet drained the battery ,charge it for a day and try to restart, (dont press volume+ button along with power button that takes to recovery )
2. if u installed a crappy app which u thought will stop ur tab to restart then press power+(vol+)+(vol-) simultaneosly , tab will restart to safemode in which no app will start , go to apps and uninstall app , and restart
3. if tab is not starting after charging then pressreset button.jpg the small button which is in the hole below the memory card using pin , this is reset button ur tab will restart ,
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4. if pc does not detects in low power stats and does not restart follow this link http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/en-us/products/a1000_tablet/faq/ht079486
5. if that too doesnt work go to service centre, or else install stock rom as mentioned above post
stock rom for a1000g indian version
http://www.4shared.com/archive/-8BdLLFzba/system.html
stock recovery
http://www.4shared.com/file/aRPtmTDoce/recovery.html
all the best

that was really nice,thanks for the resources.:good:
But i need the original boot animation of a1000,please help :fingers-crossed:

i had given 4shared link for downloading boot animation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48368459&postcount=2

i installed "Xposed TabletUI[1.0] and its works!!!, but when i press the task manager/switcher soft key, i get a force close from system ui, any help or advice?
is there another way to enable tablet ui? or any another mod, best regards

as i said in lenovo forum download xblast module and install

nameisbalu said:
as i said in lenovo forum download xblast module and install
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oops, i bricked my device, i am stuck on the boot logo, is there any way to push build.prop from the stcok recovey? or flash twpr from the sock recovery? best regards

how does it bricked , what procedure you followed , if u say that i may help you

Source code compilation lenovo A1000 L-F
Hello All
Did Any one proceed with the compilation of source code for lenovo A1000, my version is A1000L-F but the source code on the lenovo site ,did not compile ,Missing Makefiles.
Any Ideas??
Thanks

it is not full , it will not compile, lenovo should release new source code which compiles

Lenovo A1000 G kernel config
I would like to try compile a kernel for my A1000-G but have so far unable to locate any appropriate .config file. I have downloaded kernel source and also searched my device root and /proc directories with no luck.
I have compiled and released kernels for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, so do have some knowledge, but none of MTK etc. It appears I'll require toolchain gcc version 4.6.x-google to compile.
This is my first Lenovo (portable) device, and seems they don't fully comply with Android GPL? config is part of source, and without it unable to build

A1000lf said:
Hello All
Did Any one proceed with the compilation of source code for lenovo A1000, my version is A1000L-F but the source code on the lenovo site ,did not compile ,Missing Makefiles.
Any Ideas??
Thanks
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Guys any ideas about A1000L-F drivers? I want to use it with adb in win7 64bit. Tried the solution in the 1st post about the drivers but did'nt work. Any tips?

Hello everyone. My tablet's micro USB has some issues since almost a month ago (It's a Lenovo A1000-F). At the beginning it stopped charging the battery so I went to technical support and it was fixed, but unfortunately I didn't notice until a week ago, when I was flashing the Stock ROM, that my PC (with Windows 7 x32) doesn't recognize my tablet (via USB). I don't know why, maybe it's software or maybe hardware.
I've tried to create a flashable zip from the stock ROM. according to this XDA's tutorials:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276056
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2566243
But I've failed. TWRP always show me an Error message. My other option was found a Backup and restore it from TWRP, but I only found old backups.
So my main question, can anybody help me to build a TWRP Flashable ZIP from the lastest stock ROM or Allegro Custom ROM? Or can anybody upload your own backup so I can flash it from the microSD?
Please, I really would appreciate your help
P.S: Excuse me for any grammatical or spelling error, I'm not an english native speaker.

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llamero said:
At the beginning it stopped charging the battery so I went to technical support and it was fixed, but unfortunately I didn't notice until a week ago, when I was flashing the Stock ROM, that my PC (with Windows 7 x32) doesn't recognize my tablet (via USB). I don't know why, maybe it's software or maybe hardware.
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I don't know if you are referring to the not-recognized device. I have the same tablet and used pdanet http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983470 to get the adb drivers. Hope it helps.

hi, i'm tried to port jb 4.2.2 to my A1000..
it BOOT successfully, but i got serious problem. the touchscreen axes Inverted. i used OTG to connect mouse to use my touchscreen and i found sd card failed to mounting. Please Help me :crying:

Any custom rom
Sir I'm a noob to android development..
I request any expert devs to post a custom rom for lenovo a1000..
There is no hope of receiving updates from lenovo. n
Is there any expert dev out there willing to help eagerly? :angel::laugh:

BSK.Bangali.Babu9188 said:
Sir I'm a noob to android development..
I request any expert devs to post a custom rom for lenovo a1000..
There is no hope of receiving updates from lenovo. n
Is there any expert dev out there willing to help eagerly? :angel::laugh:
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Hi,, i had some custom rom for A1000 :highfive: but since I'm new on Xda, i can't post it to development thread
If you want it, you can join our group on Facebook : [UNofficial Lounge] Lenovo Ideatab A1000
i posted to this group some custom rom from JB 4.1.2 if you can't understand indonesian language, you can ask on english now i want to make 4.2.2 working but no body help me :crying:

still no body want to help me... :crying:

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BlueBerry NetCat M-12 FirmWare Development

Dear open developers community I managet to fully root BlueBerry NetCat M-12 Tablet PC (a.k.a rebranded Cube H30GT) using "remount" exploit, here is my contribute:
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REQUIREMENTS:
* Android SDK with ADB (guess you have this, if not, main files are included in permaroot.zip attached below)
* RockChip RK3066 USB Driver (see attachments below)
* Root/UnRoot script (thanks to Bin4ry from this thread, see attachments below)
* Micro USB Cable to connect Tablet and Windows Desktop PC (Linux is unsupported for now due to manufacturer limited driver distribution)
WARNINGS
1. Using this tutorial will make firmware/software changes on your device(s) but I am not responsible for any damage it could cause.
2. Following steps below will probably VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Read carefully your reseller warranty terms and conditions, and make your decision. It is all up to you.
3. I am not obligated to respond to future questions and/or support, it is my time and good will. If you must, ask here in this thread, there is no need to send me private messages to me because i wont read them at all.
4. You will spot that i dont recommend making any nand backups in this howto - is because I am not aware of any working method for backup M-12. I onlu can imagine dumping whole partition images to your EXTERNAL_SD and flashing back through bootloader but I did not tested that for now.
#GET ROOT
STEP-BY-STEP HOWTO
1. On your tablet PC go Settings -> Developer Options -> Turn on USB Debugging
2. Now You need to manage your Android Debug Bridge recognize your Tablet PC. You can check if it already works by typing this command in command prompt (in ADB folder, or wherever if you extracted adb into windows/system32)
Code:
adb devices
It should give you list of attached devices (something like this: 0123456789ABCDEF device) you should recognize your device if is connected. From my experiences it wont work the way manufacturer described, therefore you need to install patched RK3066 SoC driver you downloaded (this post below). To do so you must right click on My Computer -> Manage -> Device Manager, find your Unknown Device and install driver manually by selecting search folder manually, where you extracted RK3066_ADB_PATCHED.rar content respectively to your OS version (use correct 32-bit or 64-bit driver). Reboot your PC, go to device manager to check if Android Debug Bridge is there:
And You can repeat "adb devices" once again in adb to verify:
3. Now is time to obtain temporary root. To do so, simply navigate command prompt to wherever You extracted adb.exe and type following command:
Code:
adb remount
It uses common JB exploit, which exists in BlueBerry NetCat M-12, alowing you to get temporary root access via ADB shell until next reboot. You can stop at this point and push any system file You want (ie /system/etc/hosts) and set permissions. But if you want permanently rooted device, you need to push SuperSU.apk, su, busybox,... manually via adb before next reboot. Lucky for you, there is a script (permaroot.zip thanks to Bin4ry) which can do it all automatic with just few clicks. Download it from attachment below, extract somewhere on your hard drive run permaroot.bat and have fun.
Comming soon...
++ Flashing through Bootloader (via RockChip Batch Tools) HowTo ++
++ Illustrated Hardware disassembly guide ++
++ There is one custom ROM ported for another device and tested by me, which works in M-12 like a charm. It is purified JB ROM, rooted and without bloatware. I will post it ASAP ++
++ If i be able to obtain original Blueberry firmware dump, i will make CWM Touch based recovery image. Any interested owner of original BlueBerry NetCat should supply me with F/W dump, so if you are one, PM me please ++
++ If I be able to make Cube CWM Touch recovery work I will share (I managed to extract and install it from supersport900 ROM but it wont mount partitions for some reason) ++
BlueBerry NetCat M-12 Disassembly Guide
+++ BlueBerry NetCat M-12 HardWare Assembly +++
Tools needed:
1 x 1mm Torx Screwdriver (pictured below)
2 x sharp plastic departer for simultaneous two-side gently disassembling plastic parts (any Credit Card or guitar pick will do)
Step-by-Step Guide for servicing (H/W repairs, forced bootloader, etc) your BlueBerry NetCat M-12:
* Torx screws are located along port side, noted the difference on Torx and Cross screw types between some devices - Picture 5
* Some BlueBerry NetCats M-12 dont have left speaker - Pictures 20, 25 and 26
* BlueBerry NetCat M-12 has different stamp (OEM Logo) on backside - Picture 14
** Note LED and short circuit testpoint locations for forced bootloader mode which will be described later in more details - Pictures 25-32
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+++ClockWorkMod based recovery image for BlueBerry NetCat M-12+++
CWM Touch 6.0.2.7 (Thanks to Typhoon.X)
CWM Touch is Direct-Touch-Input CWM Recovery image: you can use touch gestures to navigate through menus, but I still prefer old-fashioned way of navigating through menus by using Volume +/- for <UP> and <DOWN>, and Power button as <CONFIRM> which is also available on our devices.
WARNINGS
1. Using this tutorial will make firmware/software changes on your device(s) but I am not responsible for any damage it could cause.
2. Following steps below will probably VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Read carefully your reseller warranty terms and conditions, and make your decision. It is all up to you.
3. I am not obligated to respond to future questions and/or support, it is my time and good will. If you must, ask here in this thread, there is no need to send me private messages to me because i wont read them at all.
4. You are welcome to make backup(s) before make any change to your device; You can export partition(s) dump or make nandroid backup via CWM based recovery image if you have it allrady installed.
Install:
1. Make sure you have installed RK3066 drivers;
2. Download ClockWorkMod.zip, extract, run RKAndroidTool.exe.
3. Reboot your BlueBerry NetCat M-12 in Flash Mode (turn on device by holding Volume- and Power Button or push "Reboot to Flash Mode" button in RKTool)
4. Push "Flash ROM" button like on image below (all settings are stored in config.cfg so You dont need to change anything):
After procedure is finished (cca 15 seconds), device will be automatically rebooted into CWM Recovery, so it's highly recommended making first nandroid backup.
Usage:
If your device is rooted, you can reboot your device into CWM recovery by typing following commands in terminal emulator:
Code:
su
reboot recovery
Or by using any 3rd party rebooting widget/app, which allows rebooting into recovery.
However, if your device is not-rooted, you can reboot into CWM recovery by typing following commands which exploit temporary root access via Android Debug Bridge (adb.exe on your PC, drivers must be installed):
Code:
adb.exe reboot recovery
or
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
su
reboot recovery
Download CWM Touch based recovery image from Google Drive: ClockWorkMod or attachment below.
Be aware that bootsplash will be changed as you need to replace misc.img, so dont panic if you see Cube logo instead of NetCat.
Hey, CyberianIce, thank you for your contribution for this device, since it's really hard to find anything verified out there, and xda is alwas the safest choice.
I wanted to ask you if you could share the info, or link maybe, to that ported ROM you tested on Blueberry, since I don't wont to brick my device by trying an untested ROM.
Thanks in advance!
I can re-upload from my HDD because I forgot original URL, when I got day off my work.
/CyberianIce via TapaTalk HD
That would be amazing, thank you! And if you could write something about the ROM (when you have free time, of course) just so that I know what I'm installing..
Hi, i wonder how to make a hard reset on this devices, i have tried the normal way, volume(-)(+) + power but nothing is working. Can someone help me? Thanks!!
Hi, CyberianIce, I was wondering if you'll have time soon to upload the ROM, if it's not too much trouble. Thank you!
So far I found this Firmware image working best on NetCat M-12: http://www.rockchipfirmware.com/sites/default/files/cube_u30gt-h_V1.11_TNT_R1.zip
For Flashing use this tool: http://www.rockchipfirmware.com/sites/default/files/RKBatchTool1.5en.zip
(Credits: http://www.rockchipfirmware.com/)
It is great because you can flash it vie Rockchip Batch Tool which means its very useful for debricking. It is 4.1.1 from Cube U30GT-H with all this tweaks:
Brief Description:
-Rooted
-Based on stock rom (2012.12.28)
-App partition is Larger
-Build.prop mod based on SGS II SGH-i777 for improved market
-Added Permission Files for improved market
-Removed Chinese Apps
-framework.jar mod for better gameloft compatibility (Asphalt 7 should now work)
-Added SuperSu, gallery with picasa support, ESfile Explorer, english dictionary fix
-Simplified and pretty boot animation
-Changed Annoying Keyboard Key-press sounds... now they are less annoying (based off Cyanogen sounds)
-Default Background should be changed
-Changed "browser" start page to our Google paid search. Use it (free to use for you) to search the web and you will be helping to support us as we release more free firmware. Can easily change this if you want.
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Afterwards one can flash CWM based recovery image following tutorial from this post
[ROM][RK3066][U30GT-H]BlueBerry NetCat M12
Based on latest original Cube U30GT-H ROM debranded from BlueBerry NetCat M12
Tested on many CUBE U30GT-H devices
Debloated
Removed China
Custom tuned Kernel for optimum performance and stability (up to 15k points in AnTuTu Benchmark)
Increased /data partition size to 2GB instead of 1GB (reduced internal sdcard partition to 12.5GB instead of 13.5GB)
NetCat BootSplash
Custom android bootanimation.zip
Fully working CWM Recovery 6.0.2.7
HOWTO:
1. Shut down your tablet and start it by holding down Volume + button and insert USB Cable with PC. RK Device will apear, if you have no drivers you can find them in archive.
2. Navigate to RKDevelopTool_v1.35 folder and run RKAndroidTool.exe
3. Click Erase IDB and wait for finish
4. Click Run and wait for finish
5. After procedure is complete, if your tablet don't start automatically in CWM, remove USB and shut down tablet by holding POWER button for 8 seconds (you will hear silent *click* sound from tablet as signal it's off). Now download CWM Base from this XDA post put tablet in download mode (VOL+ and USB CABLE) and flash this recovery (run RKAndroidTool.exe, push Flash ROM button). It is very same recovery from this ROM, but after this flashing is finished, tablet will boot into CWM automatically on it's own.
6. Now install ZIP files from after_install folder via CWM recovery. Format NAND is required if you first time using 2GB Data mod, and int2ext is required for some devices which reported switch between internal and external SD card. You must use an external SD Card for flashing ZIPs and search for files in both internal and external sd card in CWM as you still dont know how CMW see your SD card.
7. Reboot System. All done!
DOWNLOAD
Note: If you are used increase /data to 2GB MOD before, you can just install this firmware via RKAndroidTool. If your /data partition was 1GB before, you may need to install patches from folder after_install via CWM recovery.

The Lenovo A706 Owners' Thread (Root/CWM/Other Discussions)

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"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Device Specs:
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SIM Type: Dual Mini-SIM
Band Coverage: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz (Asia-Pacific)
GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (Latin America)
WCDMA 900/2100 MHz (Asia-Pacific)
WCDMA 850/1900 MHz (Latin America)
WLAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n with hotspot capability
Display: 4.5" IPS (Can anyone confirm if it has Gorilla Glass?)
Resolution: 480 x 854
Navigation: 5-point capacitive touch
Processor: Quad-Core Qualcomm MSM 8225Q 1.2GHz
OS: Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean with LenovoMagic UI
Memory: 1GB RAM
Storage: 4GB Internal Storage (eMMC) with memory card slot
Battery: 2000mAh Lithium Polymer user-replaceable
Dimensions: 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
Weight: 130g
Sensors: A-GPS, Gravitation, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Camera: Front: 0.3MP fixed-focus, Rear: 5MP auto-focus
FM Radio: Yes
Color: White
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This is a good budget device when compared to other devices from lead manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, LG or Huawei.
While searching on the internet I did find some Root & CWM installation methods.
I will be updating the relevant posts as and when needed.
You can look in the list below for what you want to do with your device.
ATTENTION!!! READ THIS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
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Friend, there are two versions of this device in the market:
1. A706 (Chinese model)
2. A706_ROW (International Model)
The ROMs in this thread are only for the A706ROW model of this phone unless otherwise stated.
If you have the chinese model or another model A760 (which is a different model) then the ROMs in this thread are not for you.
Model A706 and A760 are two different models with almost same specifications. This DOES NOT mean that the ROMs of A706ROW are compatible with A760.
Please DO NOT confuse Lenovo A706 with Lenovo A760 as these are two different devices!!! Flash or experiment at your own risk!!!!
If you share a ROM link for any of the above devices, then please mention clearly the device for which the ROM can be used.
What to do with your Device ?
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DISCLAIMER:
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Rooting your device VOIDS your warranty. Remember if you are doing this, it is at your own sole responsibility
and I cannot be held responsible for any damage to your device, data loss, or any personal injury as a result of your actions.
And, If you still feel it is worth the effort, proceed with caution!
FOR NOOBS
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Read the instructions (click on SHOW to read) before attempting anything from the list below!
First you need to have the Android SDK installed on your computer. Or atleast you need to have the adb & fastboot files available on your computer.
Here's a good post that tells you how to setup ADB and fastboot.
Here's a post that has a list of adb/shell commands for noobs.
Ok, once you are done with the setup of ADB & fastboot on your computer, then you can proceed with the below instructions.
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IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE FLASHING:
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Recently, I have noticed that many people after buying the phone are flashing any firmware to their phones and most of the time without checking the phone versions and the OS versions. In the stock firmware post, I had mentioned that people having the Chinese version of the phone should NOT flash the ROW (international) firmware otherwise it would mess up their phone and network etc.
SOLUTION FOR SIM ERROR & DOWNGRADING TO CHINESE ROM
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Now, some of the people have already done such a mistake and for those people (who are having SIM or network problems and want to go back to chinese ROM, I am sticking this post by danyno1 to the OP:
(Click SHOW to See the quoted post)
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danyno1 said:
hi
I've just installed the "A706ROW_1_S_2_001_0020_130821 MegaFull"" rom , and now i have no network coverage, it doesnt recognize my simcards
I live in Iran.
what should i do??
is there any way to unlock it ??
please help me with this situation , i'm in a hurry
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after reading the whole topic posts, and testing all the methods , the problem is solved [thanks to mixbox360's posts.] i'm going to just copy and paste his 2 separated posts.
BEST soloutions for these 2 common problems :
#1 device doesnt recognize simcards
#2 being unable to downgrade to the chinees stock rom
soloution of the #1 problem :
how I fixed: Just Installed the QNeonModern 1.7 ROM... then I installed the update of a chinese ROM from bootdroid (I mean putt the update.qsb file un the sdfuse directory o my sd card, then power and vol+ to enter the menu and selected SD UPDATE)... thats all... I have again my chinese rom with signal for calls untill we discover how to make work the athk board in the ROW roms.
Hope to be helpfull!
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soloution for #2 problem:
Ok trying again to put my chinese device in ROW rom with sim signal, and found a solution:
1:Flash via droidboot a chinese stock firmware I used the 130325
2:Rooted device with vroot and installed CWM Recovery via ADB
3:In the procedure to install custom rom Qneon one of the steps is to flash boot.img via fastboot... well I just didn´t do this step and flashed directly Qneon_1.7.1.zip via CWM
4: Did data/factory reset, cache reset and dalvik cache reset
5:Reboot system
An Ready! Finally got my chinese device in spanish and sim signal.
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ENJOY THE DUAL SIM ANTENNA + ROM WITH MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
CREDITS : mixbox360
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For Installing CWM: Go to Post #2
For Rooting: Go to Post #3
For Stock ROMs: Go to post #4
For Custom ROMs: Go to post #5
Credits:
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- Lenovo for making a surprisingly good budget phone
- And users for buying it!
Enjoy your phone and share your thoughts and helpful insights/useful methods with all other users here so that they can benefit from your research.
CWM Installation Instructions:
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Make sure you have all the drivers for your phone installed on your computer. Download for A706 from here. Some other Qualcomm drivers (not sure if required)
Make sure you have USB Debugging enabled, Install from Unknown Sources is enabled and device is detected in ADB run this command:
Code:
adb devices
Download the CWM Recovery for A706 from here.
Unzip the downloaded file to get a "recovery.img" recovery image file.
Press SHIFT key + Right mouse click in the folder where the file is located and select Open Command from Here.
Now, in the command prompt do the following:
a. Reboot into Bootloader mode. Use command:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
b. Device will reboot and display Lenovo logo. (check if device is in bootloader mode by running command:
Code:
fastboot devices
. If you see a device connected then you have successfully rebooted into fastboot mode.
c. Now, run this command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(This will flash the CWM recovery image to the device).
d. Once successful, reboot the device using this command:
Code:
fastboot reboot
. Or, you can keep the power+vol up+ vol down buttons pressed to restart.​
If everything has gone well, this should get CWM installed on your device. Your device is still *not rooted*. Once you have installed CWM, please proceed to the ROOT instructions post to *root* your device.
CREDITS:
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This post (in Vietnamese)
This post for Recovery (in Russian)
This post for Drivers links (in Russian)
And, to all the other great Russian/Chinese forums and sites who have such vast info on Lenovo which we need in English
DISCLAIMER: Rooting your device VOIDS your warranty. Proceed with caution!!!
1. CWM ROOT METHOD
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Ok, so you have successfully installed CWM and need root.
1. Just download this Root for A706 ( CWM flashable zip file)
2. Reboot phone to CWM Recovery (use command: adb reboot recovery)
3. Flash the zip and then restart into OS.
4. Now, you should get the Super user app in the list.
2. VROOT (ONE-CLICK ROOTING) METHOD
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For noobs AND people who either don't want to install CWM or are unsure of it's usage and only want root, can use this guide for VROOT one-click rooting method. The guide has been translated and posted on XDA by zhuhang. The original vroot post/method (in chinese) exists on this site.
CREDITS:
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Same as in the CWM post above.
Thanks to zhuhang for posting the VROOT guide in english (translated from chinese).
DISCLAIMER: Follow these instructions at your OWN risk & responsibility. They are provided AS-IS without any liability.
IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE FLASHING:
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Recently, I have noticed that many people after buying the phone are flashing any firmware to their phones and most of the time without checking the phone versions and the OS versions. In the stock firmware post, I had mentioned that people having the Chinese version of the phone should NOT flash the ROW (international) firmware otherwise it would mess up their phone and network etc.
Solution to the problem is now in the OP. Please follow it if you have SIM error or network issue.
STOCK ROM
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I am posting a list of stock firmware(s) that I can find for the A706 here, along with instructions on how to install it.
FIRMWARE LIST
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Build Number: A706_ROW_S018:
Details:
Firmware Type: Official Release
Languages: English, Russian, Chinese, Indonesian & Vietnamese
Build Date: 15/07/2013
OS: Android 4.1.2 with Lenovo Magic UI
Download Link: Get it from here (Lenovo-Forums.ru)
(You need to click on the green button on the page. Once you click there then you need to register and logged in, to download it.)
CREDIT: This post in Russian.​
This post by 5[Strogino] has a list of stock firmwares and links to download them.
INSTRUCTIONS
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A memory card is required.
Boot into Android normally.
Connect your phone to your PC/Laptop with a USB cable and when asked (or in USB connection settings), please select USB Mass storage mode to mount SD card.
On the root of the memory card, create a folder called "sdfuse".
Unzip the downloaded firmware, you will get a QSB file.
Copy the QSB file to the sdfuse folder that we created earlier on the root of SD card.
Note: Please make sure that your phone has atleast 60% power before attempting or beginning upgrade. Or keep charger connected during the process.
SD card upgrade process:
Long press VOL UP + POWER_KEY to enter the droidboot,
A menu will appear. Select the fourth option, SDUPDATE.
At the bottom of the screen, you can see the progress and status of the update
When you see the message "SDCARD UPDATE SUCCESS!!!", this means you successfully completed the upgrade process
Now, reboot your device and hopefully it should be updated.
That's it! If you guys have found any more firmware download links (even for different regions, build etc.) just share them with me along with details and I will add them to the list in this post.
CREDIT: Instructions were taken from this post and formatted and edited for better understanding.
A List of Custom ROMs
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QNeon-Modern ROM (based on Russian Firmware but has English too): Visit the original thread (in Russian)
Please do share more ROMs with me so that I can include them in this list.
help!
hello bro! i got stuck at installing the cwm flashable file. it's saying "Verifying update package.... Installation aborted"
gr8techie said:
RESERVED (for a list of Stock ROMs/Stock ROM installation)
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Thanks,
Very nice thread. Had the phone for a month but no support anywhere. i need the stock rom, if u have pls pm me.
thanks again
scuderialoki said:
hello bro! i got stuck at installing the cwm flashable file. it's saying "Verifying update package.... Installation aborted"
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scuderialoki, unfortunate that you got stuck. worked for me without any issues. i upped the same file that i used on mediafire. can you re-download the file and then check if the file is ok by extracting the zip using winrar or winzip? if it is ok then try flashing it again.
guliboy123 said:
Thanks,
Very nice thread. Had the phone for a month but no support anywhere. i need the stock rom, if u have pls pm me.
thanks again
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guliboy123, i will be putting the link and some instructions on the stock rom post soon. bear with me as i have to check the instructions from the russian/chinese sites and then put it up here. in the meantime, i suggest you take a backup of your current ROM (which is stock) using CWM and then try out the QNeon-Modern ROM. remember u need to flash that ROM using CWM.
thanks
scuderialoki, unfortunate that you got stuck. worked for me without any issues. i upped the same file that i used on mediafire. can you re-download the file and then check if the file is ok by extracting the zip using winrar or winzip? if it is ok then try flashing it again.
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gr8techie thanks for the reply. i really appreciate it. just downloaded the flashable cwm however it's still the same bro. lemme tell you something though. i rooted the devices before using framaroot and everything is ok but i had to do a factory reset through the settings app in A706. i still see the superuser app in the system apps and i cant uninstall it. when i open the superuser app in the drawer it's giving me an error that the su binary is not installed and su cant install it.
scuderialoki said:
gr8techie thanks for the reply. i really appreciate it. just downloaded the flashable cwm however it's still the same bro. lemme tell you something though. i rooted the devices before using framaroot and everything is ok but i had to do a factory reset through the settings app in A706. i still see the superuser app in the system apps and i cant uninstall it. when i open the superuser app in the drawer it's giving me an error that the su binary is not installed and su cant install it.
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ok, please tell me if you have CWM installed on your device? I believe it is not installed. if this is the case, then you need to flash CWM and then try installing the zip again.
if it is installed then, i believe the super su from previous rooting maybe causing the problem. check on Playstore for a method to unroot your device. or google it. then you need to root again. hope this solves your problem.
thanks
Hi bro thanks for the reply i attached a screenshot of my root validation. I used an app to identify that. And by the way my recovery is installed. I the super su app is killing it
New page for our devices :good:
I had rooted my Lenovo A706 before You made this page You are faster than me , bro :laugh::laugh:
Hope our A706 will have more ROM, Init , Kernel that make it better
Some picture of mine, they are old ones..I am cooking some new thing on A706...:laugh: hope you like
Anyone know how to switch between few apps on lenovo A706?
long press on home button will only show the google now
Changing input method when typing also an issues i met,
anyway to change the input method when typing?
Can someone upload an official updated rom (ROW) for lenovo a706? It'll be much appreciated.
FREE CALLING SERVICE PROBLEM
guys,, may be you can help me... the problem is i can hear what other people are saying in LINE / Skype /Viber but people can't hear anything i said.
Goog, I want it
Sent from my Lenovo A706 using xda premium
silv3rmoon said:
Anyone know how to switch between few apps on lenovo A706?
long press on home button will only show the google now
Changing input method when typing also an issues i met,
anyway to change the input method when typing?
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Long press in menu button ^^
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rapnix said:
FREE CALLING SERVICE PROBLEM
guys,, may be you can help me... the problem is i can hear what other people are saying in LINE / Skype /Viber but people can't hear anything i said.
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just viber bro...because maybe viber isn't usable for us now..i can use skype , line , zalo and every things else nomarly
@trithong.. bro. also in LINE and TALKRAY i encounter this problem some of us already encounter this problem what version do you have? i have A706ROW.. no problem if only chatting but if i want to use calling features that's were i encounter this kind of problem i can here them but they cannot here me
my A706 can't root.
CWM show Installation abort!
Baseband ver
A706ROW_1_A_2_0046_130604
Internal ver
A706ROW_1_S_2_001_0018_130705

Lenovo IdeaTab A2107A -F -H Tablet [FAQ]

Lenovo IdeaTab A2107A -F -H Tablet [FAQ]
We need a clearing house of concise information for the A2107A to address FAQ
(Much of this information can be useful to other MTK devices)
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Please reply to this thread with any FAQ items you wish to see here.
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Q: Why are you doing this? Creating a FAQ?
A: Because my brain hurts and I'm a slow reader. There are a few A2107A threads, but the main one has well over 1800 posts. We need to learn, not just follow recipes. We need to build our understanding with unhindered flow of information.
Q: What are the main threads for A2107A users?
A:
Lenovo IdeaTab a2107
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107A-F roms
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107A-F
A2107A-H Firmware update, Custom Rom and CWM Recovery (calling feature - unlocked)
[ROM] SE for Lenovo A2107A-F and A2107A-H
Q: Should I buy an A2107A?
A: At this point (Sept 2013), new ones are not a good value, but used/refurbs can be a good value. Lenovo themselves have better values: A1000 and A3000. I would like to know and post if these have 3G GSM SIMs? UPDATE: If you really want a 3G SIM tablet, this may be still king. The A1000 has no SIM. The A3000 has an LTE SIM.
Q: Are there custom ROMs? (NEW)
A: Depends on what "custom" means to you. I've stripped some stock ones down: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46201425 and makbro collected some... chinese, foxtrot, pemergency: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37409096&postcount=800 which I also mirrored here: https://drive.google.com/?authuser=0#folders/0B8PcIZoLeGNuWS1JUnA2UXdPYUE
Q: What is different about MTK devices from my phone (Motorola, Samsung, etc)?
A: MediaTek SoCs are cheap. They seem to be unique in that they allow for some low level fiddling where others don't. The low level fiddling is done with MediaTek software called SP Flash Tool (Smart Phone Flash Tool).
Q: It seems, this little beast is a lot more complicated to mess with, than other devices?
A: MediaTek devices are a pain in some respects... but once you use and understand MediaTek's SP Flash Tool -- you actually bypass a lot of complexity. You are able to write blocks anywhere in flash. And also, read blocks anywhere from flash. So you are in full control.
Q: Can I get an update.zip and put it on my sdcard?
A: Some folks (myself included) have grabbed OTAs, but they are not full flashes, they are just updates. Lenovo has not released official update.zip files for these devices. You may find something, I'd like to know. (You have other paths with CWM Recovery and also SP Flash Tools)
Q: What is the difference between a -H and a -F model?
A: There are 3 distinct hardware profiles: -H with 1 GSM SIM slot, -H with 2 GSM SIM, and -F with no SIM. Check the A2107A wiki here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Lenovo_IdeaTab_A2107A
Q: Are there different Official ROMs?
A: Yes, there are at least different -H ROMs for US, Europe, and China. The Chinese ROMs enable a Phone App on the -H. To my knowledge there is just one -F ROM.
Q: What are the current stock ROMs?
A: If you have a US -H and OTA it as of Sept 2013 -- you will get Android 4.0.4 (ATT build A2107A_A404_000_033_121011_ATT)
A: If you have a US -F and OTA it as of Sept 2013 -- you will get Android 4.0.3 (build A2107A-F_S486_130221).
Q: Can I root after an OTA?
A: Yep, root4.03.zip etc should work fine. [Assuming there will never be 4.1 OTAs]
Q: Can I flash -H to a -F?
A: First, ask why do you want to do this? The phone software on a Tablet without phone (SIM) hardware won't get you anywhere. Yes, you can flash -H onto -F, and you will likely not like the results. It is jerky and sluggish and has some errors. For example audio breaks up horribly and swiping between homescreens is jittery. You'll want to go back to a -F ROM, and it's hard.
Q: Does the -F model have FM Radio hardware?
A: Yes! Tapping into it though is not easy. It's not as simple as grabbing the FM_Radio_1.0.apk from the -H ROM and installing it. Apparently the kernel driver on -F is missing, because the app wants to close and can't find any signals. On the SAME -F device, using the -H ROM, I'm able to hear FM Radio.
Q: Who do we owe thanks to?
A: Lots of folks, but makbro, FoxtrotKZ, and pemergency have to be at the top of the list.
Q: Are there custom ROMs for the -H?
A: Yes, check out makbro's post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37409096&postcount=800
Q: Are there recovery ROMs for the -H?
A: Yes, check makbro's post above and ClearSky or ANTIKIRPICH are within makbros posted SP_Flash_Tool_FULL_A2107.rar here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By3a11Z9icECSXVLWUl4djc3WTg/edit?pli=1
(this is a very good rar/zip/tarball to grab, almost all you need... props go to FoxtrotKZ)
Q: Are there custom ROMs for the -F?
A: ShilohDaniel has stripped the stock ROM and I believe added some things -- calling it "A2107A-F Bare Bones ROM." thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213225
Q: Are there recovery ROMs for the -F?
A: Not really. Once I broke my -F I pushed ClearSky (-H) on it. It was semi-operational, but then getting the right partitioning back to -F was horrible. In this respect, getting CWM on and going with Bare Bones ROM wouldn't get you fixed. I hope to change that.
Q: Will Lenovo release more OTAs? JB?
A: No, they already have a new line-up. They are "done" with these devices. The only thing that would change that is if a partner like AT&T needs a security fix.
Q: Is there a JellyBean ROM for either the A2107A-F or the A2107A-H?
A: No, are you volunteering?
Q: Does Lenovo respond to questions on their forums?
A: Probably not the questions that you would ask. Their answers are more "Well have you tried turning it off and then on again?" When I asked if there were model variants they had no idea. They didn't know if different features were enabled (with different ROMs) in different countries. Their online support chat was able to find a few product PDFs that show several long model numbers. (those PDFs are on the wiki)
Q: Can I use all these untrusted tools inside a VMware virtual machine instead of my daily rig?
A: Yes. I encourage it. Also, if you are using VMware snapshots or VirtualBox snapshots you can roll back and try different drivers. It seems trying to replace ADB USB drivers that don't work with MTDRT is very hard. Rolling back is much easier than trying to expunge the already installed driver so you can try another.
Q: What is MTK Droid Tools?
A: A Windows app that will convert a "firmware.info" to a scatter.txt file.
A: This tool is also able to root some devices and do a backup. I imagine if it gets that far it can restore too.
Q: What is MTK Rom Studio?
A: A Windows app that will convert a "firmware.info" to a scatter.txt file too I think. (I haven't used it)
Q: Why would I want a *_scatter.txt file?
A: It contains the partition information for your device. This is something you need to feed SP Flash Tool so it can flash the bits in the right places. You can make one from a working device by dumping a "firmware.info" file with a tool like the gscript backup method or presumably MTK Droid Tools will build you one right off, I'm sure doing the same thing to get the data which is dumped to firmware.info.
Q: Can I brick my -F or -H?
A: Probably not. There is a Meta Mode that you can get into even if your PRELOADER is broken/overwritten. I verified this today by writing zeroes to the first 16K of flash, broke my -F, then wrote over a known good firmware. makbro believes it's unbrickable and also yuweng has good info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34914486&postcount=3
Q: How do I get into Meta Mode?
A1: While plugged into PC... Hold down Reset, hold VolUp, release Reset, release VolUp
A2: While off... hold VolUp, plug into PC, release VolUp
A3: While off... hold Reset, plug into PC, hold VolUp, release Reset, release VolUp
Q: Can someone help me unbrick my tablet?
A: I haven't seen a bricked A2107A-* that I could not fix. Please post to the original Lenovo IdeaTab a2107 thread.
Q: How do I use SP Flash Tool?
A: I'd like to write a FAQ on it too since there are many pitfalls, but I fear I don't have enough time to do everything. For now, here is a tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982587
Q: What should I know about SP Flash Tool?
A: SP Flash Tool allows you to read or write any chunk of nvram/flash. It's normal operation though is to load a *scatter.txt file which describes different image chunks and allows you to "download" (write) them to MTK devices. You can think of the NVRAM as a disk (block device) and this scatter file describing the sizes of PARTITIONS. I think in one error I ran across even says your PMT (partition table?) doesn't match. So the download will write blocks of your NVRAM from image files on your WIndows computer.
Q: When I try to Download (write) a scatter and set of image files to my tablet with SP Flash Tool, I get a PMT does not match. What is causing this?
A: Well, for some reason you have to "Format". Not only do the Format, but you must select "Whole Flash". (assuming this next part) Then it write the PMT to your tablet to match the scatter file you have loaded. At this point you can Download (write) successfully. You will want to have a good backup of your NVRAM block or /data/nvram directory first!
Q: What is a PMT?
A: A partition table that holds the addresses to all the other partitions. I believe the PMT block is created by SP Flash Tool dynamically from scatter file. It's comparing the scatter file with what is sitting at the PMT address on the flash. If these two mismatch, you get the error you mentioned. If you want to force a new PMT that matches your scatter file's layout, you have to do a "Format" in SP Flash Tool. This will get you back to a PMT on flash that matches your scatter file, then SP Flash Tool will be happy and allow you to use Download (write to flash). SPFT is very picky about the scatter file matching the PMT on flash, even the __NODL_ in the scatter has to match the PMT.
Q: How do I get into Factory Mode?
A: Turn Off completely. (no power from USB, you might even hit the reset button)
A: Press and hold Power On and VolUp for 12 sec
A: Observe a menu similar to recovery but with tests etc
Q: How do I get into Recovery Mode?
A: Turn Off completely. (no power from USB, you might even hit the reset button)
A: Press and hold Power On for 4 sec, release, then hold VolUp and VolDown at the same time for up to 10 sec
A: Observe the stock Recovery or CWM if you've replaced the stock
Q: Why is SP Flash Tool giving me errors?
A: SP Flash Tool is not quality software, IMHO. I've had it give me BROM ERROR:S_DL_GET_DRAM_SETTING_FAIL(5054))... over and over, then I exited out and got back into the program and flashing worked fine. Also, make sure you have PRELOADER etc files associated with the blocks even though you don't have them selected to Download/write to flash. For some reason, SPFT checks these things even if they are irrelevant.
Q: I don't have a scatter file, or I have an incorrect scatter file... how do I create one if my device won't boot?
A: Interestingly enough, SPFT reads the PMT during a Download/write. It puts all the values of the PMT in it's log file. You can go look at the log file and fix your scatter file. This is cheating... knowing exactly what your scatter file needs to look like to match your device.
Q: I renamed the scatter file from MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt to my_failed_attempt_scatter.txt is that ok?
A: Obviously you didn't know to ask this question and it's just contrived.... but yes you just screwed up, the file name of the scatter matters. I hate this, I lost like 2 weeks to this. Don't rename it. I've found some names that work, but just don't go there, leave the name and organize things with directories instead of file names.
(Some dumb Questions I had early on... that didn't seem to be answered clearly)
Q: How do a SBF or ODIN a A2107A
A: MediaTek's method is through software called SP Flash Tool. This is similar in function to Motorola SBF or Samsung ODIN.
Q: How do I get into Fastboot?
A: I don't think you do on MTK devices.
Q: How do I boot into the Bootloader?
A: Not sure if they have a bootloader menu. I think this is irrelevant. After an OTA, I was never able to. But with all the methods of gaining root and flashing, I guess I don't see why you need it.
Q: Does this device have a locked bootloader? Can I unlock it?
A: I'm not sure. If it does, you could probably overwrite the bootloader easy enough. Can the stock bootloader boot a homebrewed kernel? So far, I have seen no one produce a homebrew kernel for either the -F or -H. Hacks come from the stock kernels or the Lenovo A750 phone.
Q: Can the A2107A run Cyanogenmod (CM9, CM10)?
A: No. Cyanogenmod may run on MTK (MediaTek) chips soon, but even after that it will be a bunch of work.
Q: Why do I want to root my device?
Q: How do I root my device?
Q: Why do I want to install a custom recovery like CMW (Clockwork Mod) Recovery?
Q: How do I install CWM?
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Backup / root / recovery
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107A -F -H Tablet FAQ
CONTINUED DETAILS!
(but applicable for MT65xx devices)
Backup -- Post 3
Root -- Post 4
Recovery -- Post 5
Topic #1 - Backup
Before you start rooting, I highly recommend getting a full dump of your ROM. And why not? MediaTek makes it easy! At the very least, get a dump of the NVRAM partition. And if you really want to be risky, you'll just get a copy of /data/nvram.
Why Backup?
* First, so you can get back to a factory state.
* This is really good if you return your device or have it serviced.
* It's also good if you are going to sell it.
* Last, if you break it (semi-brick it) you can go back to this known working state.
Methods:
* SP Flash Tool - covered here
* rua1's MKDRT MediaTek Droid Root Tool - covered elsewhere
* Mobile Uncle backup of MEI - may cover here soon
SP Flash Tool BACKUP
If you are big on making images of hard drives, your going to like this tool. But, SP Flash Tool has some bugs and is designed a bit weird.
There are 4 main features to be concerned about: "Format", "Download" (write partition blocks), "Read back" memory, "Write memory".
To backup, you really want to be using the Read memory tab of the interface. But first, you need to make the tool happy.
replaces http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46595925
Perfect Total Backup of your Firmware
Here is a cookbook for doing a total backup of your MTK device with MediaTek's SP Flash Tool. No rooting, you might even do this before you ever boot! I have basically done this with both of my devices before I fiddled too much. I recommend doing it before you do anything really.
1. Install VCOM Drivers. I'd use this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuUTFIT1J2eXNFd28
2. Install SP Flash Tool. I'd use this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuVDluTXk4QXdQaUU
3. Grab a -H scatter file with accompanying block images, just to make SP Flash happy. I'd use this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuM3lxakdIU2hvWTA
4. Run SP Flash Tool, Open Scatter File
5. Don't play with anything, go into the "Read back" tab (This will read your flash to a file on your PC)
6. Click on any items in the list, then click the "Remove" button
7. Now click the "Add" button
8. Double click on the "N/A" under Read Flag
9. Type a file name to write to, like "WHOLE_ROM"
10. Now it will popup a window "Readback block start address"
11. Leave "Hex" selected, Start Address" 0x0000, Length: 0x323E4000, Click OK
12. Click the "Read back" button
13. SPFT now waits for you to connect your device and put it in Meta Mode
14. Without plugging your tablet in, tap the Reset Button on the back under the camera
15. Hold VolUp, plug in USB, Release VolUp (putting it in Meta Mode) <--- Important
16. You will see the progress bar moving. Total backup takes forever, because in this mode SPFT seems to not do USB HIGHSPEED
That's IT! Go to bed, check on it in the morning.
If you ever restore, just go into Recovery and Wipe Data and Cache. (as these are large and we didn't back them up above)
Note: "Length" in Step 11 is extra long. If you have a 4 or 8GB model it actually backs up part of your cache partition block too. But this is the right length for the 16GB model and it doesn't hurt to backup too much.
(If anyone would like to share there's with me, that would be great. I only want stock dumps though, for comparison purposes.)
Topic #2 - Root
Note: MediaTek is very different as you have low level access to their Flash. Ask
yourself if you really need root. MediaTek's tool SP Flash Tool is very powerful. You can dump your stock rom, replace your recovery image, or blow on another SPFT ROM. So, unless you want your STOCK ROM ROOTED, you can probably skip rooting your stock ROM in the first place.
Why Root?
You have very little ability to do backups or change your device without rooting it. You can use vendor tools to do backup/restore of your user data, whatever they determine is your user data. You can use Android "Factory Reset" which just wipes the data and cache partitions. If you want to do more, you need to root.
More access like:
* Complete backups of ROM (although a bit sketchy to backup a running system)
* Install busybox
* Install apps requiring root, Root Explorer and WiFi sharing
* Install drivers, like OpenVPN, alternative wireless drivers, OTG, FM Radio?
* Install sshd server etc
* Do custom theming?
* Performance tweaks
* Remove APKs from /system/apps (scary)
Different Methods - I think all rely on the same mechanism
1. 4.03root.zip (requires working ADB and Windows)
2. setools/seroot (syserr's port of 4.03root.zip to linux shell, instead of .bat)
3. SRS Root (requires working ADB and Windows)
4. rua1's MKDRT MediaTek Droid Root Tool (requires working ADB and Windows)
Topic #3 - CWM (Clock Work Mod) Recovery
Why?
CWM Recovery is awesome. It allows you to install custom ROMs as long as they are "CWM" compatible. CWM Recovery is a lot like a typical stock Recovery but better. For new people, a Recovery is basically a minimal Android system that allows you to do maintenance on the device and reload etc the main operating system. On MTK devices the Recovery image sits on the RECOVERY partition. You usually press certain buttons early in the boot process to "boot into Recovery."
Different Methods
* SP Flash Tool
* MobileUncle (requires root)
* rua1's MKDRT MediaTek Droid Root Tool (requires root)
* dd / flash_image (requires root)
SP Flash Tool Method
Disconnect Tablet from PC
Run SP Flash Tool (exe)
Select Scatter File
Uncheck all block partition checkboxes except for Recovery.
Click on the Recovery text/tag and then find the CWM Recovery image you desire.
Select Download, SPFT waits for device
Hit reset on Tablet
Press VolUp, connect USB, Release VolUp (to get to Meta Mode)
SPFT ALWAYS finds device this way.
You should see progress bars moving, and it complete
lenovo s6000-h
hi syserr,
your reading was really interesting and help me a lot to better understand the device i just bought.
i think it's quit similar. I m looking/searching information as much as i can at the moment.
thks
fragargon said:
hi syserr,
your reading was really interesting and help me a lot to better understand the device i just bought.
i think it's quit similar. I m looking/searching information as much as i can at the moment.
thks
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I get paid with "Thanks." So, thanks! :good:
I've often wondered if forums are the right structure to capture this information. When I finally decided to dive in deep, I had to make notes of which posts had good information - it took 3 days of solid reading to make sense of it all. There are plenty of posts that have incorrect information or irrelevant information.
Good luck.
I need some help!
Thank you for helping
But I can not I download:
S6000-H (16GB model, WiFi and 3G)
S6000_A422_000_015_130503_WW_SMS.rar - 495.90 MB
I have problems installing the program and set the theme on the device
I'm not familiar with these settings. Explain the preliminary
My device: S6000-H_A422_101_022_131101_WW_SMS
Put a new link for download. Please
Who can help????
Scatter file
syserr said:
Topic #1 - Backup
Before you start rooting, I highly recommend getting a full dump of your ROM. And why not? MediaTek makes it easy! At the very least, get a dump of the NVRAM partition. And if you really want to be risky, you'll just get a copy of /data/nvram.
Why Backup?
* First, so you can get back to a factory state.
* This is really good if you return your device or have it serviced.
* It's also good if you are going to sell it.
* Last, if you break it (semi-brick it) you can go back to this known working state.
Methods:
* SP Flash Tool - covered here
* rua1's MKDRT MediaTek Droid Root Tool - covered elsewhere
* Mobile Uncle backup of MEI - may cover here soon
SP Flash Tool BACKUP
If you are big on making images of hard drives, your going to like this tool. But, SP Flash Tool has some bugs and is designed a bit weird.
There are 4 main features to be concerned about: "Format", "Download" (write partition blocks), "Read back" memory, "Write memory".
To backup, you really want to be using the Read memory tab of the interface. But first, you need to make the tool happy.
replaces http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46595925
Perfect Total Backup of your Firmware
Here is a cookbook for doing a total backup of your MTK device with MediaTek's SP Flash Tool. No rooting, you might even do this before you ever boot! I have basically done this with both of my devices before I fiddled too much. I recommend doing it before you do anything really.
1. Install VCOM Drivers. I'd use this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuUTFIT1J2eXNFd28
2. Install SP Flash Tool. I'd use this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuVDluTXk4QXdQaUU
3. Grab a -H scatter file with accompanying block images, just to make SP Flash happy. I'd use this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PcIZoLeGNuM3lxakdIU2hvWTA
4. Run SP Flash Tool, Open Scatter File
5. Don't play with anything, go into the "Read back" tab (This will read your flash to a file on your PC)
6. Click on any items in the list, then click the "Remove" button
7. Now click the "Add" button
8. Double click on the "N/A" under Read Flag
9. Type a file name to write to, like "WHOLE_ROM"
10. Now it will popup a window "Readback block start address"
11. Leave "Hex" selected, Start Address" 0x0000, Length: 0x323E4000, Click OK
12. Click the "Read back" button
13. SPFT now waits for you to connect your device and put it in Meta Mode
14. Without plugging your tablet in, tap the Reset Button on the back under the camera
15. Hold VolUp, plug in USB, Release VolUp (putting it in Meta Mode) <--- Important
16. You will see the progress bar moving. Total backup takes forever, because in this mode SPFT seems to not do USB HIGHSPEED
That's IT! Go to bed, check on it in the morning.
If you ever restore, just go into Recovery and Wipe Data and Cache. (as these are large and we didn't back them up above)
Note: "Length" in Step 11 is extra long. If you have a 4 or 8GB model it actually backs up part of your cache partition block too. But this is the right length for the 16GB model and it doesn't hurt to backup too much.
(If anyone would like to share there's with me, that would be great. I only want stock dumps though, for comparison purposes.)
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I do not understand. How Lenght you have used : 0x323E4000
11. Leave "Hex" selected, Start Address" 0x0000, Length: 0x323E4000, Click OK
The scatter file, there is no partition at this address
Yours scatter file :
EBR2 0x23e0000
{
}
ANDROID 0x23e4000
{
}
CACHE 0x224e4000
{
}
USRDATA 0x425e4000
{
}
FAT 0x626e4000
{
}
__NODL_BMTPOOL 0xffffffffffff0050
{
}
I used to read back:
0x3c3c00000 + from firmware.info
0x00600000 = preloader
0x3c9c00000 – CACHE scatter file with MTKDroid
I used to read back:
0x3c3c00000 + from firmware.info
0x00600000 = preloader
0x3c9c00000 – CACHE scatter file with MTKDroid
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when doing this with a hex calculator i got : 3C4200000 - check this wit a hex calculator
Explain how it is with hex
fragargon said:
when doing this with a hex calculator i got : 3C4200000 - check this wit a hex calculator
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OK , OK I understand.
But the address you left partition to get 3C4200000 - cache or else.explain how
This is scater file: posted by you:
MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc
PRELOADER 0x0
{
}
DSP_BL 0x40000
{
}
MBR 0x600000
{
}
EBR1 0x604000
{
}
__NODL_PMT 0x660000
{
}
__NODL_NVRAM 0xa60000
{
}
__NODL_SECCFG 0xd60000
{
}
UBOOT 0xd80000
{
}
BOOTIMG 0xde0000
{
}
RECOVERY 0x13e0000
{
}
SEC_RO 0x19e0000
{
}
__NODL_MISC 0x1fe0000
{
}
LOGO 0x2040000
{
}
__NODL_EXPDB 0x2340000
{
}
EBR2 0x23e0000
{
}
ANDROID 0x23e4000
{
}
CACHE 0x224e4000
{
}
USRDATA 0x425e4000
{
}
FAT 0x626e4000
{
}
__NODL_BMTPOOL 0xffffffffffff0050
{
}
Alex1948 said:
OK , OK I understand.
But the address you left partition to get 3C4200000 - cache or else.explain how
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this value 0x3C4200000 is the sum of=> 0x3C4200000 = 0x3c3c00000 (from firmware.info) + 0x00600000 (preloader)
Code:
partname size start adress map to
android 0x0000000040000000 0x0000000010980000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
cache 0x0000000007e00000 0x0000000050980000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
usrdata 0x0000000349fa0000 0x0000000058780000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
whilst this is not really friendly I'll try answer.
when hex number i advice you to use an hex calculator because this is 16 base not 10base that's why you would be better using a hex calculator.
this all about readback the memory for backup purpose so according to my file:
I do not understand. How Lenght you have used
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take my file as example and i would bump the partition cache, i would do:
readback: start adress:0x0000000050980000
: size : 0x0000000007e00000 = 126 Mb
: lenght: 0x0000000050980000+0x0000000007e00000 = 0x0000000058780000 (end adress)
this should result by a file.img of 126Mb with by spft on readback memory starting adress at 0x0000000050980000 and ending at 0x0000000058780000.
you can see that this overlapted the next partition 0x0000000058780000 (userdata) so i bet that spft does this to not overlapted start adress of next partition:
0x0000000050980000+0x0000000007e00000-0x00000000000001=0x000000005877ffff
i hope this explanation is readable and will answer your question.
What Scatter file ?
fragargon said:
this value 0x3C4200000 is the sum of=> 0x3C4200000 = 0x3c3c00000 (from firmware.info) + 0x00600000 0x3c3c00000 (from firmware.info) + 0x00600000 (preloader)
Code:
partname size start adress map to
android 0x0000000040000000 0x0000000010980000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
cache 0x0000000007e00000 0x0000000050980000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
usrdata 0x0000000349fa0000 0x0000000058780000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
whilst this is not really friendly I'll try answer.
when hex number i advice you to use an hex calculator because this is 16 base not 10base that's why you would be better using a hex calculator.
this all about readback the memory for backup purpose so according to my file:
take my file as example and i would bump the partition cache, i would do:
readback: start adress:0x0000000050980000
: size : 0x0000000007e00000 = 126 Mb
: lenght: 0x0000000050980000+0x0000000007e00000 = 0x0000000058780000 (end adress)
this should result by a file.img of 126Mb with by spft on readback memory starting adress at 0x0000000050980000 and ending at 0x0000000058780000.
you can see that this overlapted the next partition 0x0000000058780000 (userdata) so i bet that spft does this to not overlapted start adress of next partition:
0x0000000050980000+0x0000000007e00000-0x00000000000001=0x000000005877ffff
i hope this explanation is readable and will answer your question.
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My bewilderment came from that and MTKDroid do the same, add preloader - in my case CACHE : 0x3c3c00000 (from firmware.info) + 0x00600000(preloader) = 0x3C9C0000(that we used from READ BACK with SPFT).
I understand that the scatter file created with MTKDroid Tool is not good ???
Alex1948 said:
My bewilderment came from that and MTKDroid do the same, add preloader - in my case CACHE : 0x3c3c00000 (from firmware.info) + 0x00600000(preloader) = 0x3C9C0000(that we used from READ BACK with SPFT).
I understand that the scatter file created with MTKDroid Tool is not good ???
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lol :silly:
sometimes you should read back what you wrote, i really don't understand what you mean but i am sure you are not reading what i have wrote because this
================+++>
============++>
=========+>
in my case CACHE : 0x3c3c00000 (from firmware.info) + 0x00600000(preloader) = 0x3C9C0000(that we used from READ BACK with SPFT).
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i wish you a good night! :cyclops:
????
fragargon said:
lol :silly:
sometimes you should read back what you wrote, i really don't understand what you mean but i am sure you are not reading what i have wrote because this
================+++>
============++>
=========+>
i wish you a good night! :cyclops:
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Please forgive me greatly.
I asked a simple question : if scatter file made ​​with MTKDroid TOOL is good or no , work or no.
So , good night !
fragargon said:
i hope this explanation is readable and will answer your question.
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Thanks for trying to explain, it's appreciated!
Alex1948 said:
Please forgive me greatly.
I asked a simple question : if scatter file made ​​with MTKDroid TOOL is good or no , work or no.
So , good night !
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I believe "MTK Droid Root & Tools" does give you a good scatter file, but I've actually never used it.
Background: During the time I used it, I had major problems with ADB drivers on Windows. I ended up soft-bricking my device by playing with the "Test" tab in SP Flash Tools. So when I came back to working on things again, with a new device to donate the ROM, I wanted to be absolutely sure I knew what I was doing. First thing was "Read back" the ENTIRE ROM of the new device. This is an insurance policy. I had made backups with the GScript mtk*backup.sh scripts that run ON the unit, so I never went back to MTK DRT.​Something I think everyone that wants to do HEX math should to is start playing with the python interpreter... it is AWESOME. :good:
Code:
$ more MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt
....
ANDROID 0x123e4000
{
}
CACHE 0x324e4000
{
}
USRDATA 0x525e4000
{
}
FAT 0x726e4000
{
}
__NODL_BMTPOOL 0xffffffffffff0050
{
}
$ python
Python 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2013, 16:35:25)
[GCC 4.7.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> hex(0x324e4000-0x123e4000)
'0x20100000'
Alex1948, if you are wondering why the length of my full/entire/whole dumps seems arbitrary... my answer is in some cases I was guessing at large enough numbers. My device (A2107A-*) has at least 5 different partitioning schemes from the factory. I want extra length, I didn't want to tell someone to read too short.
Why I am reading to the start address of CACHE is because that is the end of ANDROID. This is just looking at the physical real addresses in the scatter file. How those addresses are calculated from firmware.info/dumchar_info is a different story. I think you are aware of adding the 0x600000. This is only added to the lines in the file that are not preloader or dsp_bl:
Code:
$ more dumchar.txt
preloader 0x0000000000040000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/[B]misc[/B]-sd
dsp_bl 0x00000000005c0000 0x0000000000040000 2 /dev/misc-sd
mbr 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/[B]block[/B]/mmcblk0
ebr1 0x000000000005c000 0x0000000000004000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
pmt 0x0000000000400000 0x0000000000060000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
nvram 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000000460000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
seccfg 0x0000000000020000 0x0000000000760000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
uboot 0x0000000000060000 0x0000000000780000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
bootimg 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000007e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
recovery 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000000de0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
sec_ro 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000013e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
misc 0x0000000000060000 0x00000000019e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
logo 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000001a40000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
expdb 0x00000000000a0000 0x0000000001d40000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
ebr2 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000001de0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
fac 0x0000000010000000 0x0000000001de4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
android 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000011de4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
cache 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000031ee4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
usrdata 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000051fe4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
fat 0x00000000762fc000 0x00000000720e4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
bmtpool 0x0000000000a00000 0xffffffffff9f0050 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
So my code here:
Code:
if block != 'misc':
start = start + 0x600000
Is only adding the offset to the partitions that don't have that "misc" in their block device name.
I'm explaining a lot. I'm hoping somewhere in this you have the answer you are looking for.
We should have discussed this here:
[GUIDE][UTIL][MT65xx] Create Scatter File and Dump Full ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47809842
Tks
syserr said:
Thanks for trying to explain, it's appreciated!
I believe "MTK Droid Root & Tools" does give you a good scatter file, but I've actually never used it.
Background: During the time I used it, I had major problems with ADB drivers on Windows. I ended up soft-bricking my device by playing with the "Test" tab in SP Flash Tools. So when I came back to working on things again, with a new device to donate the ROM, I wanted to be absolutely sure I knew what I was doing. First thing was "Read back" the ENTIRE ROM of the new device. This is an insurance policy. I had made backups with the GScript mtk*backup.sh scripts that run ON the unit, so I never went back to MTK DRT.​Something I think everyone that wants to do HEX math should to is start playing with the python interpreter... it is AWESOME. :good:
Code:
$ more MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt
....
ANDROID 0x123e4000
{
}
CACHE 0x324e4000
{
}
USRDATA 0x525e4000
{
}
FAT 0x726e4000
{
}
__NODL_BMTPOOL 0xffffffffffff0050
{
}
$ python
Python 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2013, 16:35:25)
[GCC 4.7.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> hex(0x324e4000-0x123e4000)
'0x201000000'
Alex1948, if you are wondering why the length of my full/entire/whole dumps seems arbitrary... my answer is in some cases I was guessing at large enough numbers. My device (A2107A-*) has at least 5 different partitioning schemes from the factory. I want extra length, I didn't want to tell someone to read too short.
Why I am reading to the start address of CACHE is because that is the end of ANDROID. This is just looking at the physical real addresses in the scatter file. How those addresses are calculated from firmware.info/dumchar_info is a different story. I think you are aware of adding the 0x600000. This is only added to the lines in the file that are not preloader or dsp_bl:
Code:
$ more dumchar.txt
preloader 0x0000000000040000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/[B]misc[/B]-sd
dsp_bl 0x00000000005c0000 0x0000000000040000 2 /dev/misc-sd
mbr 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/[B]block[/B]/mmcblk0
ebr1 0x000000000005c000 0x0000000000004000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
pmt 0x0000000000400000 0x0000000000060000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
nvram 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000000460000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
seccfg 0x0000000000020000 0x0000000000760000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
uboot 0x0000000000060000 0x0000000000780000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
bootimg 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000007e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
recovery 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000000de0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
sec_ro 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000013e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
misc 0x0000000000060000 0x00000000019e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
logo 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000001a40000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
expdb 0x00000000000a0000 0x0000000001d40000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
ebr2 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000001de0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
fac 0x0000000010000000 0x0000000001de4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
android 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000011de4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
cache 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000031ee4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
usrdata 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000051fe4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
fat 0x00000000762fc000 0x00000000720e4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
bmtpool 0x0000000000a00000 0xffffffffff9f0050 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
So my code here:
Code:
if block != 'misc':
start = start + 0x600000
Is only adding the offset to the partitions that don't have that "misc" in their block device name.
I'm explaining a lot. I'm hoping somewhere in this you have the answer you are looking for.
We should have discussed this here:
[GUIDE][UTIL][MT65xx] Create Scatter File and Dump Full ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47809842
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Thank you very much.I understand something.and conversely :ANDROID 0x123e4000+0x20100000(lenght) = CACHE 0x324e4000
I wrote on the other thread
A3000 hardware
Just a note, in Europe and likely in Asian the A3000 SIM version is dual SIM, organised much the same as the A2107A. One SIM is expected to be used for data (HSDP+, this is the European high speed 3G, up to 42mbs, I get 18mbs off my local tower) and one for SMS and Voice. You can run SMS on the Data SIM if you are provisioned, I do. The European firmware does not support GSM voice (again) but Asian and Middle Eastern does. Why Lenovo does not include voice support in the European firmware is a mystery.
Many thanks for the A2107A FAQ, I'm selling one now, replaced by a A3000.
Not create worry... but I have a very cheap ($75 sale) Lenovo A1000 coming. This has JB, FM Radio, and dual-core. This is going to work out better for a in-dash car system.
Partitioning 16 GB A2107A-H
Does anyone please have an EBR1 and EBR2 (or other means) by which I can repartition my internal SD flash so that the system and other partitions are larger?
I have read about an apk to do this for the 4 GB model, and also the limitation to one of the partitions (32-bit addressing?) to 2 GB, but have not found anything available for the 16 GB model.
Could anyone please advise and/or upload the necessary files?
Also, does anyone have a view on the "best" ROM? It seems all have compromises in some way, including the stock ROM. Pemergency looks good unless someone tells me otherwise.

RCA Pro 10 (Gigabyte) RCT6203W46

RCA Pro 10 (Gigabyte) RCT6203W46
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This device has a Mediatek MT8127 processor unlike it's predecessor the RCT6103W46 which has a RK3188T processor.
I fully updated this device, out of the box, and was able to root, flash TWRP, and make a backup using this method.
These instructions and recoveries are for this device ONLY. I am NOT responsible if you flash the wrong recovery to your device.
However, if you do, and have YOUR OWN pulled copy of recovery, you can use Rashr to flash your copy back.
I figured that out by trial and error while trying different TWRP.
On your device, go to About Tablet >> Tap on Build Number until you enable Developer options.
Now go to Developer options and enable USB debugging.
If you are on Windows 8, plug in your device and let Windows install the drivers itself.
Install SuperSU from the Google Play Store but don't update it yet if prompted.
Download, install, and follow directions on Kingo App to root the device.
You can check to see if Kingo properly rooted the device using Root Checker Basic.
Update SuperSU. You will no longer be able to uninstall it via Apps.
Download Rashr to your device.
Download TWRP from the bottom of this post. (Credits to PatF for originally posting TWRP.)
Unzip then copy TWRP.img to your device and flash it with Rashr on the device.
You can reboot to Recovery from Rashr when prompted to verify that TWRP has successfully flashed to your device.
The original Stock Recovery is at the bottom of this post if you want to go back to stock.
ROOTING your RCA RCT8203W46 device has been known to soft brick if you accept a FIRMWARE UPDATE.
Return to stock and unroot before accepting a Firmware update!
11-20150504-unofficial-rct6203w46
Building Cyanogenmod for the RCA Pro 10 (Gigabyte) RCT6203W46 tablet.
:fingers-crossed: Cross your fingers. :fingers-crossed:
I will post results and upload when finished!
Getting boot.img from device and repacking to build custom rom.
Section A
This file is ONLY AN EXAMPLE. It is NOT the actual dumchar_info file on the RCT6203W46 device.
Code:
[email protected]:/ # cat /proc/dumchar_info
Part_Name Size StartAddr Type MapTo
preloader 0x0000000000040000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/misc-sd
dsp_bl 0x00000000005c0000 0x0000000000040000 2 /dev/misc-sd
mbr 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
ebr1 0x000000000005c000 0x0000000000004000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
pmt 0x0000000000400000 0x0000000000060000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
nvram 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000000460000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
seccfg 0x0000000000020000 0x0000000000760000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
uboot 0x0000000000060000 0x0000000000780000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
bootimg 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000007e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
recovery 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000000de0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
sec_ro 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000013e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
misc 0x0000000000060000 0x00000000019e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
logo 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000001a40000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
expdb 0x00000000000a0000 0x0000000001d40000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
ebr2 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000001de0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
android 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000001de4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
cache 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000021ee4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
usrdata 0x0000000040100000 0x0000000041fe4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
fat 0x00000000662fc000 0x00000000820e4000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
bmtpool 0x0000000000a00000 0x00000000ff9f0050 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
Get the dumchar_info file from YOUR device connecting your device to your computer and open an adb shell and run the following to get the file.
Code:
cat /proc/dumchar_info
Let's look at the bootimg line.
Code:
bootimg 0x0000000000600000 0x00000000007e0000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
Take the first and second Hexadecimal numbers and turn them into Decimal numbers.
Then divide them by 4096 to get the Count and Skip.
Code:
Hexadecimal Value Decimal Value
0x0000000000600000 -----> 6291456 / 4096 = 1536 ---> count
0x00000000007e0000 -----> 8257536 / 4096 = 2016 ---> skip
Now use dd to extract the bootimg partition.
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096 count=1536 skip=3552
You should now have a boot.img file. Proceed to next section to unpack and repack the boot.img so that you can build a Custom Rom. If you do not do the next step, breakfast won't be able to read the zimage because it is not actually a gzip file.
Legend:
bs=block-size
count=number-of-blocks
skip=input-offset
Section B
This part was done exclusively on Ubuntu.
Use repo and get mtk-tools.
Code:
git clone https://github.com/bgcngm/mtk-tools.git
Now use unpack-MTK.pl and repack-MTK.pl to unpack and repack the boot.img file.
You should no longer get the error gzip: ../boot.img-ramdisk.gz: not in gzip format when building Android.
Credit goes to bgcngm for his original post and the tools.
Credit goes to lucky76 on modoca for his original post.
johnemc2 said:
Building Cyanogenmod for the RCA Pro 10 (Gigabyte) RCT6203W46 tablet.
:fingers-crossed: Cross your fingers. :fingers-crossed:
I will post results and upload when finished!
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Any luck getting cyangenmod built and working for this tablet?
I am I hopeful that it will eventually happen.
phipps_2000 said:
Any luck getting cyangenmod built and working for this tablet?
I am I hopeful that it will eventually happen.
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I guess not yet then from the no responds. Hope there is a chance for it.
phipps_2000 said:
Any luck getting cyangenmod built and working for this tablet?
I am I hopeful that it will eventually happen.
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Hi friends!
Yesterday arrived to me this exact model with problem, loop on RCA logo. When I connected usb cable to computer make Vcom port but is disconected after 1 sec. Tried diferent combinations of buttons but no way to enter to recovery. When Holding reset+power+VOL- connect usb and release reset it make MTK port but same inssue, disconected after 2 sec.
Please some solution or way to restore this tablet?
Can´t find any rom on web!
Thanks for any idea!
johnemc2 said:
Building Cyanogenmod for the RCA Pro 10 (Gigabyte) RCT6203W46 tablet.
:fingers-crossed: Cross your fingers. :fingers-crossed:
I will post results and upload when finished!
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Please can you extract and upload your bacup with files to sp tool and scatter, will be a chance to recover my tablet with your bacup.
Thanks!
had the same issue
rusovish said:
Hi friends!
Yesterday arrived to me this exact model with problem, loop on RCA logo. When I connected usb cable to computer make Vcom port but is disconected after 1 sec. Tried diferent combinations of buttons but no way to enter to recovery. When Holding reset+power+VOL- connect usb and release reset it make MTK port but same inssue, disconected after 2 sec.
Please some solution or way to restore this tablet?
Can´t find any rom on web!
Thanks for any idea!
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Had to send mine in to get fixed. May have something to do with that ota update and/or being rooted and doing ota update.
Good luck!
would someone upload their system backup of the stock rom? my google play store was deleted, now it just crashes. any luck with custom roms?
Dear oblodateli tablet rct6203w46, many people from different countries will be very thankful and grateful if you would be so kind as to put FullFlash with Tablet rct6203w46, so it will save a lot of people are not able, for various reasons, to use the services of support and send your tablet to restore.
Here is a link how to make " mdforum.ru/showthread.php?t=17534 FullFlash ", although references in Russian, but it is clear from all the images.
Everyone is waiting for your full flash.
Hi all,
I know it's been almost a year since the last post on this thread, but has anyone had any luck finding a lollipop rom for this device?
Thanks
___https://yadi.sk/d/PKoIkg3AkgU4b___
Here you go
rusovish said:
Hi friends!
Yesterday arrived to me this exact model with problem, loop on RCA logo. When I connected usb cable to computer make Vcom port but is disconected after 1 sec. Tried diferent combinations of buttons but no way to enter to recovery. When Holding reset+power+VOL- connect usb and release reset it make MTK port but same inssue, disconected after 2 sec.
Please some solution or way to restore this tablet?
Can´t find any rom on web!
Thanks for any idea!
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don't use reset + power + vol minus
use power + volume increase (+)
if all else fails hold both volume buttons at the same time... wait for the dog screen to end and it will give you recovery
it won't let me post a link, so, here goes a try... you need to go to naijarom dot com forwardslash rca-rct6203w46 forward slash <-- stock rom and flash tool with instructions

NuVision TM800A510L- General Info (Root, Recovery, Unbrick)

This thread intends to be a general thread for all things about the NuVision Tablet. The aim is to help other users of this tablet to be able to root their device, get a temporary recovery and to unbrick their device. I will add the guides for the following posts below in time. This would not have been possible without help from @andrei_kr.
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Technical Specifications:
Display: 8-inch IPS HD capacitive touchscreen
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Operating System: Android 4.4 Kit Kat
Processor: Intel® Atom Processor
Memory: 1GB DDR
Storage: 16GB
Micro SD Card Slot: Yes, expandable up to 64GB
Camera - Rear: 2MP
Camera - Front: 2MP
Audio: 3.5mm stereo jack with microphone
Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Battery Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery Life: 6+ hours; results will vary based on usage and settings
Port: Micro USB
Sensor(s): Accelerometer
Backup/Root/Recovery
DISCLAIMER:
Rooting your phone and using custom Recoveries and ROM's have risks and may result in bricking your device, and has nothing to do with Google or the device manufacturers. In case of any mishap I am not responsible if you brick/ruin your phone in any way.
Basic computer skills are required and minimal knowledge about the phone and phone utilities also.
Make sure that whatever you do, you are doing it at your own responsibility.
How to backup of your stock ROM, install CWM and Root your device.
Requirements
ADB/Fastboot Drivers
Intel Android USB Drivers
SDcard (8GB of higher)
Temp recovery script
SuperSU
Steps
Download and unpack IntelAndroid-FBRL-07-24-2015.7z
Power off tab.
Hold Vol+ and press Power on the tab 5-10 seconds
You can see logo about 10 sec and after that DROIDBOOT will load
Connect USB cable to PC
Run launch.bat from IntelAndroid-FBRL-07-24-2015 folder
Type ACCEPT and press Enter
Type 5 and ENTER (cwm.zip)
Type T3 and ENTER (or T4)
CWM will load after 10 sec.
Select backup to external sd card.
After the backup is complete, copy it to the PC to ensure it's safe.
Follow steps 1-10 again and go to install zip from sdcard or external and select the SuperSU zip file and flash it.
NOTE: DO NOT FLASH ANY ROMS WITH THIS RECOVERY IT IS ONLY TEMPORARY. I DID NOT TEST XPOSED SO BE CAREFUL.
Credits
@andrei_kr
@social-design-concepts
@vampirefo
@Chainfire
Unbrick your Tab!
To unbrick your device all you simply have to do is go back to the CWM and restore your backup that you created earlier. If you don't have one, here is a copy of a working backup ---> Google Drive. Credits to @andrei_kr, say thanks!
How to fix touch!
If you unbricked your tablet and your touch isn't working, there is no need to worry. @andrei_kr has provided a guide on how to fix that touchscreen. Credits to him.
NOTE: If your touch is working then do not try this, it will mess up your touch!!
You probably got this touchscreen issue by flashing a different kernel with incorrect drivers.
Now your configuration is likely to differ from the native. You can view the konifig in command prompt or in the terminal :
Code:
cat /proc/gt9xx_config
(only mtk) or using the gtp_tools apk (it is in the attached file below).
It starts with the byte sequence: 0x41 0x1C 0x02 0xC0 0x03
0x41 - 65 version
0x1C 0x02 - 540 horizontal resolution
0xC0 0x03 - 960 vertical resolution
Touch must somehow work to press the button, if there is support otg, then it's easier, you can connect a mouse.
1. Install the gtp_tools_v2.6_20140126_special.apk
2. Go to the option Firmware update. Click refresh, see IC Version: 913_1020 then touch GT913 firmware and 1020.
3. Go to the option Config Settings, press read, the data were considered. Under Normal Config we have:
65 version
540 horizontal resolution
960 vertical resolution
4. Click browse, select click browse to the native config.
5. Native configuration take from your device, in the same paragraph, press the save (saves the backup config file). Native configuration for Fly IQ446 in the attached file. Press send.
6. If nothing has changed, look at the version you have and native config. Then change the version of the file in the native config in your hex.
Example: 0x41 = 65 home, a stranger 0x49 = 73 => replace the 0x41 to 0x49.
Xposed does work
Make sure you're rooted and have a working backup.
Download and install Xposed but don't run yet.
Version name:
2.6.1
Release type:
Stable (low risk of bugs)
Download:
de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk (711.77 KB)
Number of downloads:
11,141,690 in total · 8,610 in the last 24 hours
MD5 checksum:
de4f0dc569f96dbcc5668d40fa76040b
Uploaded on:
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 21:59
Changes:
- Fixed a crash with some apps (Disa, Rdio)
- Some minor UI improvements
- A few translation updates
Now either use an android terminal emulator or ADB and run these commands
1. su
2. echo 148 > /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset
3. chmod 664 /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset
Now you can install the Xposed framework.
max0r4axor said:
Xposed does work
Make sure you're rooted and have a working backup.
Download and install Xposed but don't run yet.
Version name:
2.6.1
Release type:
Stable (low risk of bugs)
Download:
de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk .
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Thanks for report.
First want to say much thanks for this thread, it was getting frustrating trying to find a solution.
I have encountered a slight issue trying to unstuck 2 of these devices.
neither have been rooted and are stock devices.
i cant seem to get cwm to locate the backup that you supplied.
do i need to copy it to the cwm backup folder on my sd card?
Jingbadguy said:
First want to say much thanks for this thread, it was getting frustrating trying to find a solution.
I have encountered a slight issue trying to unstuck 2 of these devices.
neither have been rooted and are stock devices.
i cant seem to get cwm to locate the backup that you supplied.
do i need to copy it to the cwm backup folder on my sd card?
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Yes you do. Copy it to your sd card. Btw if your device is stock why do you want to restore this one?
kirito9 said:
Yes you do. Copy it to your sd card. Btw if your device is stock why do you want to restore this one?
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both are stuck in bootloader.
i was assuming i could just just reflash...
cant find a stock copy anywhere...
Jingbadguy said:
both are stuck in bootloader.
i was assuming i could just just reflash...
cant find a stock copy anywhere...
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Oh I thought they were working. Follow the procedure above to fix.
NuVision TM101A510L
Will this method work with the NuVison TM101A510L. It seems like a lot of work to do if I'm not sure about this model. Also I have a problem with this model overheating and crashing when I play Pixel Gun 3d and it's pissing me off. I just fired off a curse filled missive to NuVision support. They don't even list this model on their registration page and it seems they have no faith in this model. I will never buy this brand again, in fact I would recommend against it to my customers. I've used Azpen tablets with no problem rooting or playing Pixel Gun 3d. I took a chance and I'm so damned sorry I did.
;angry
Thank you so much for this thread!!! I have been looking for a recovery for a few months now and cant believe I didn't find this until now...
ok so a minor problem... I cant seem to flash the recovery... Not sure if ive placed the recovery file on my sd card properly or not cause i locate a few backup files none of which have any effect. I gave up in frustration untill now. ( Currrently working on a few androids one rooting one imea changing so figured id take a crack at these devices again. THe layer of dust on these things are getting a bit thick.)
williamglick said:
Will this method work with the NuVison TM101A510L. It seems like a lot of work to do if I'm not sure about this model. Also I have a problem with this model overheating and crashing when I play Pixel Gun 3d and it's pissing me off. I just fired off a curse filled missive to NuVision support. They don't even list this model on their registration page and it seems they have no faith in this model. I will never buy this brand again, in fact I would recommend against it to my customers. I've used Azpen tablets with no problem rooting or playing Pixel Gun 3d. I took a chance and I'm so damned sorry I did.
;angry
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I think the models numbers are specific so I can't say for certain that this will work with your tab. Try the fastboot/rooting procedure first and then maybe you can just restore the system partition only not corrupting the boot/kernel.
Unidave199 said:
Thank you so much for this thread!!! I have been looking for a recovery for a few months now and cant believe I didn't find this until now...
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You're welcome. I waited months also before finding a working backup.
Jingbadguy said:
ok so a minor problem... I cant seem to flash the recovery... Not sure if ive placed the recovery file on my sd card properly or not cause i locate a few backup files none of which have any effect. I gave up in frustration untill now. ( Currrently working on a few androids one rooting one imea changing so figured id take a crack at these devices again. THe layer of dust on these things are getting a bit thick.)
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You are using the fastboot method correct? If the recovery script says finished as in no errors show on the screen then it could be the device itself. What do you see?
kirito9 said:
You are using the fastboot method correct? If the recovery script says finished as in no errors show on the screen then it could be the device itself. What do you see?
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ill let you know just as soon as i can get back to working on those devices... im prety sure if memory serves correctly, that I was getting some errors regarding unable to mound sd or ext sd. I could be wrong but thats what comes to mind.
Im up to my neck in jobs on other devices. (rooting galaxy S5, changing imei on another S5, IMEI change on a LG Stylo 2 plus, Galaxy Tab 2 system issues need to diagnose, and several screen and lcd replacments)
STUCK
ok so i have a little time to work on these....
When i run the launch.bat and get to fastboot, it goes through the instalation and everything checks ok till the very end where it says failed cause too many links.
included the screenshot so you can see.
At this point im unsure if i just need to try flashing the supersu zip like it instructs but having tried befor it had no luck.
can I not just flash twrp on this thing then su like with most root methods?
after ive flashed super su, when i go to restor the working backup i see a list of backups... including yours but when i select it i always get :
checking md5 sums...
md5 mismatch!
what now?
(i tried just flashing the boot but even that comes back with same error)
I know on other devices the recovery is an img file any the one you provide is a rar... i extracted to my desktop and was gonna try flashing with abd/fastboot but since its not an img file, im thinking it wont work...
any thoughts?
Im still unsure how to flash the recovery that u supply in the section for fixing bootloop....
Jingbadguy said:
ok so i have a little time to work on these....
When i run the launch.bat and get to fastboot, it goes through the instalation and everything checks ok till the very end where it says failed cause too many links.
included the screenshot so you can see.
At this point im unsure if i just need to try flashing the supersu zip like it instructs but having tried befor it had no luck.
can I not just flash twrp on this thing then su like with most root methods?
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The too many links error is common for this device. Touch doesn't work with TWRP on this device so CWM is out only go. You can root and using cwm like any other root method.

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