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

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

Reserved for Flashing Instructions - coming soon.

Reserved for Installing Instructions - coming soon.

Very interesting 3d
Hope to be successful

[Q] Atrix 2 Italian??

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

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

It's at&t device

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

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

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

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

[HELP]Implement new languages to ROM. Donation availalbe

Hi guys,
Recently I bought couple of MTK based Smartphones from China, but I didn't realise they are coming with Chinese and English only. I have the language files that I want to import, but I am not sure how exactly I am supposed to include them into the ROM. I believe that I need to decompile, add the new language files and compile the ROM again, but I am not exactly sure how. I do not want to download already compiled multilanguage roms, but do one on my own, keeping all the original software that comes with the phones and only including couple of additional languages.
I am willing to make a small donation to the one who takes the time to explain everything to me step by step
Thanks in advance.

rosenzhelev said:
Hi guys,
Recently I bought couple of MTK based Smartphones from China, but I didn't realise they are coming with Chinese and English only. I have the language files that I want to import, but I am not sure how exactly I am supposed to include them into the ROM. I believe that I need to decompile, add the new language files and compile the ROM again, but I am not exactly sure how. I do not want to download already compiled multilanguage roms, but do one on my own, keeping all the original software that comes with the phones and only including couple of additional languages.
I am willing to make a small donation to the one who takes the time to explain everything to me step by step
Thanks in advance.
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Android version?

kulranjan said:
Android version?
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4.2.2

rosenzhelev said:
4.2.2
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if I got you right, then first try to implement your language readability. for this:
1) copy your language font into /fonts directory
2) add font entry into /etc/fallback_fonts.xml
...(see already present lines of code to get an idea)
3) restart your phone
4) open a web page in your language to see if it is readable.

Maxx Audio Effects Mediatek Edition (by Arcatarc)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will try this out.

Testing on Lenovo A5500-f
Testing

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

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

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

does this support android 5.1 64-bit ?

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

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

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

ROM - Alcatel Pop2/5042 - need Russian translator for a 'how to do'

Android upgrade stop on Kitkat 4.4.4 and several custom roms are developed. All i found is in Russian so chrome translator is not best needed...
Are you able to translate and share a safe upgrading way with english friendly users ?
Here is this great source: 4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=645507#
I am interested in android 6. The phone is rooted. And i appreciate french talking too.
The MIUI appears the most active but how to try miui8 and restore back to stock. Should i install miui7...
Thanks for your help.