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Root Lenovo S8 A7600 / A7600M Golden Warrior

Note: This Tutorial is for the Lenovo S8 A7600(M) MOBILE Only! Theres a Tablet named the same, dont get confused.
Warning: Your Warranty is void. I am not responsible for any kind of bricks or software failure! Only for MTK6752 ! And not for the same Numbered Tablet. this guide is for the Phone.
The Lenovo S8 7600 Golden Warrior is a very nice phone with some quite good specs. Only cons I could find was that it has none of community and tons of bloatware which is unremovable. Yet!
Lets root it, Guys.
You Need:
Model A7600 Only:
1.The Lenovo Firmware including Chinese TWRP which is provided here by me:
(Thats the only one i could find. If anyone is Brave enough to make an English Version and wants to upload it for this thread fell free to do it.)
Firmware:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzt5QqUHjbg3SzZWVElUeXpyekU/view?usp=sharing
English TWRP:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzt5QqUHjbg3azNMbGcxdXlNSDg/view?usp=sharing
Chinese TWRP:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzt5QqUHjbg3TDl2X2FqS21BR00&authuser=0
Model A7600M:
Firmware:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzt5QqUHjbg3elY2SzA2S1c2REk/view?usp=sharing
TWRP Recovery(Chinese):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzt5QqUHjbg3aXRTMkFSczZoZWM/view?usp=sharing
2.SP Flash Tools. This will be Needed for flashing the Sock Rom Incl. Recovery. Version 5.13xxxx Minimum Requied.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zx5m9mp3x5p413h/SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1452.00.zip
3. The Meadiatek Driver(Explains itself i think)
http://d-h.st/1PN
4. The SuperSU.ZIP (Thanks Chainfire, we love you)
https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip
5.(optional) If you want to use the Google Apps i recommend Downloading the GApps Mini for 5.0 from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/gapps-mini-t3089612
Now Lets get Started:
1. Unzip the Driver Package and Run the Exe. After Installation, restart you Computer. If using Windows 8, disable Signaure Driver Enforcement.
2. Turn Off you device. Open the SP Flash Tools Folder and run Flash_tool.exe as Administrator.
3. Now Unzip the VibeUI Firmware Package. In SP Flashtools klick on Scatter Load. Navigate to the VibeUI Folder and choose the MT6752_Android_scatter.txt.
Edt: Some People Including me had Problems with the Scatter File. However, If getting errors, try creating your own scatter file referring this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151251
4. Check if every Downloadfile exept the System is Checked, else you will get an error.
5.IMPORTANT: Go to settings, Download and CHECK the DA DL All with Checksum.
6. Klick on Download.
7. NOW the Tricky Part. Remove the Battery. Insert it again. Now leave the Phone Turned off and plug the USB Cable in, but holding the Volume UP button.
8. If you get a Red Bar and a Yellow followed by some grey in SP Flash tools you have done it right. If the Flash was successfully, you will get a green tick mark as passed.
9. Now unplug USB and take the battery out and pop it in again. Boot the Phone. Dont get shocked if it doesn't boot up fast, it usually takes about 6-8 Minutes. Be Patient!
10. If the Phone Boots up successfully, configure it and Connect it as a MTP Device on the Computer.
11. Now Copy the GApps.zip and the SuperSu.Zip to the Root of the Phone Memory.
12. Boot into Recovery (Holding VOL UP AND DOWN while turning the Phone on) and flash the two Zips. Its in Chinese but you will
only need to flash it once. Flash Zip is the Upper Left Button. Choose your GappsZip and use the Back Button to get to the main Screen. Now flash the SuperSA.zip.
13.Reboot. If you dont know how to just take off the battery ( Its quite risky so better try using the Buttons. The Layout is the same as in the English Version)
Finished!Now your Device is Rooted and got the Gapps on it. Download Titanium Backup and remove the Chinese Crap Bloatware. You are now the Master of your Device. I would be really happy about Donations, since It was very Hard to get Hands on these Roms and Recoverys.
INFO: Some People Complained about the lost IMEI, Thank you Soyer88 for the fix! Sorry that I was away for too long, I got my finals.
Soyer88 said:
For those of you who lost the IMEI address on this phone, or ANY other, here is simple guide witch solved my problem:
1. Download this http://www.4shared.com/file/aNRAdrvgba/sn_gen.html , or search sn_gen.exe (Dont worry, the program is not translated that isn't a problem)
2. In the ??IMEI 1 field write your original imei address (behind the battery)
3. Click on ??MP0B_001?? - It will create a file on your desktop named MP0B_001.
4. Copy the file in your phone, Install Root Explorer, send the file in data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/ and change the permission of the file (check all boxes)
5. Restart the phone.
Thats it ! This phone is very tricky to flash (or recover) , because of the chipset.. its very rare
I had a lot of problems to fix it, You have to use the right version of Sp flash tool !!!
Here is a russian forum with ALL the custom ROM's (including the official chinese) and support for this phone - http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=657464 it helped me a lot!
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Be sure to donate him a Beer!

Thank you for tuto.
About ROM - it is have Multi Langue?

Great tutorial :good:, but what about people with MTK6752M?

rom corrupt
Hi, when i extract this rom i recive one message "system.img is damaged"
what can i do?
thank's a lot.

XxpikaachuuxX said:
Note: This Tutorial is for the Lenovo S8 7600 MOBILE Only! Theres a Tablet named the same, dont get confused.
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Hey
Could someone tell me what to do? I flashed a rom and recovery via Sp Tool (not from this guide) on my S8 A7600. It was a custom rom with removed bloatware I found on a Russian site (google translate).
Now I find that my baseband is unknown and no IMEI's either. I didn't notice this in the beginning though, I did root the phone first and cleaned up even further with Titanium Backup, including the default phone and
contact apps.
Don't know if this could have had an impact or not, but my impression is that it has to do with modem driver, which might be a different one (it seems the custom rom was built from chinese rom). Both scatter files (rom and recovery) does not seem to touch the nvram area, although this mtk flashing stuff is completely new to me.
Have any tips? This chipset is new for IMEI repair, so is unsupported from what I gather.

I flashed another rom I found and the IMEI came back, hurray :laugh:
Good to know its not some permanent lame fault the mtk engineers would have missed (unlikely). Well now back to customizing romz, the default lenovo rom is far from what I consider usable.

NIKO_BG said:
Great tutorial :good:, but what about people with MTK6752M?
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I will upload the MTK6752M Rom too. But you will have to wait 3-4 weeks since im at vacation at the moment. I will also Provide CWM for both models then. Greets

askermk2000 said:
I flashed another rom I found and the IMEI came back, hurray :laugh:
Good to know its not some permanent lame fault the mtk engineers would have missed (unlikely). Well now back to customizing romz, the default lenovo rom is far from what I consider usable.
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I actually like the Design tho. If i can ask, did you use my Stock rom from this thread?

XxpikaachuuxX said:
I actually like the Design tho. If i can ask, did you use my Stock rom from this thread?
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Actually I think I said that wrong. I am now using this rom: VIBEUI_V2.5_ _USR_ST1524_5.1460.1_1506111858_MP6V3_CU_CN_otafull
This is the latest official stock rom directly from Lenovo. I was referring to one of the rom's that's flashed by those shabby vendors, full of adware, malware and viruses.
I was not aware of this situation as this is my first china phone.
To Op: No I did not use your Rom. I've tried a few others and the *Real* stock ota rom from lenovo was the best for me, also the latest stable build. I found it here btw: lenovo-forums.ru(can't post full link)
Also I'm looking for this: A7600_TWRP2.8.7.0_2015-07-18.7z <--- This is the only recovery I've found that has english language. It was posted on 4pda.ru but link is down. Also seen it on those chinese sites, but requires account to download.

askermk2000 said:
Actually I think I said that wrong. I am now using this rom: VIBEUI_V2.5_ _USR_ST1524_5.1460.1_1506111858_MP6V3_CU_CN_otafull
This is the latest official stock rom directly from Lenovo. I was referring to one of the rom's that's flashed by those shabby vendors, full of adware, malware and viruses.
I was not aware of this situation as this is my first china phone.
To Op: No I did not use your Rom. I've tried a few others and the *Real* stock ota rom from lenovo was the best for me, also the latest stable build. I found it here btw: lenovo-forums.ru(can't post full link)
Also I'm looking for this: A7600_TWRP2.8.7.0_2015-07-18.7z <--- This is the only recovery I've found that has english language. It was posted on 4pda.ru but link is down. Also seen it on those chinese sites, but requires account to download.
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My Suggestion would be: Download and try my Rom and Recovery. Then download SuperSu/.Zip and try to flash it via Chinese TWRP which i am providing. you can locate the buttons from any other TWRP, even from other phones. If done, you could et root uininstaller and remove the crappy bloatware like i did. then install gapps

XxpikaachuuxX said:
My Suggestion would be: Download and try my Rom and Recovery. Then download SuperSu/.Zip and try to flash it via Chinese TWRP which i am providing. you can locate the buttons from any other TWRP, even from other phones. If done, you could et root uininstaller and remove the crappy bloatware like i did. then install gapps
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I already have chinese TWRP, and I'm rooted. The rom I'm using also does not have any insidious bloatware, except a few chinese apps that don't even require root to remove. Besides I seem to remember the system.img file in your rom was corrupt, tried to download several times.
Just saw this at 4pda.ru:
Port of K3 Note VIBE 2.8 1530 A7600 5.1】 【07/15/25
Download: yadi.sk/d/ULLundAAi5dk6

Will upload the File again, sorry to hear that.

where do you download the latest firmware?this phone doesn t have ota?no need to use flash tool if it s the case..you can root it easily with an apk
so i don t understand you manip

Mine was really hard to root, none of Kinroot or any other tool/app worked.

so could you say use what did you use for rooting it?
i just to order one so i would like to erase all chinese apk
are you happy with this phone?

Like I said, the Rom provided here is Pre Rooted and has TWRP included. With twrp you can root any rom, but seems like the file is corrupt so ill have to upload it again as soon as i get home

XxpikaachuuxX said:
Mine was really hard to root, none of Kinroot or any other tool/app worked.
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XxpikaachuuxX said:
Like I said, the Rom provided here is Pre Rooted and has TWRP included. With twrp you can root any rom, but seems like the file is corrupt so ill have to upload it again as soon as i get home
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thanks for you help
yes i you have the good file could you add a link for everybody?
http://www.tmallbox.com/brand-phone/18401-mtk6752-lenovo-a7600-4g-let-octa-core-1280720-2g8g.html
it s what i have bought
but the soc is not the same describe in the first page..do you have the same?

New full firmware package available: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5Lqys5p5m_YU2xxZ3d4T0V5WjA
VIBEUI_V2.5_1532_5.1797.1_ST_A7600_CU
I got this as ota update yesterday, on official lenovo rom. Btw, this needs to be flashed with stock recovery (rename file as "update.zip")
Actually, you can flash it with TWRP/custom recovery, just tried it
Also, you should flash Gapps after the initial boot and setup, or it may cause problems.
Here is also the TWRP 2.8.7.0 recovery with English language: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5Lqys5p5m_YR0VfSXFPZ0RIZEk
The new firmware is good. So far I've noticed it has solved a big bug with launcher. Previously I could not use widgets with 3rd party launcher (settings fc), now I can.
The launcher bug is still present, but not with Google Now Launcher when flashed with gapps.
PS: Is it ok for me to post this here? Perhaps better to make new thread?

Aosp rom
I found what seems to be a recent AOSP based rom: A7600-ZP-15.08.06.zip
Though only so far seen it on Chinese sites, like this: http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?uk=1393301215&shareid=1110457716&third=0
Don't think I will bother getting account for that, but just letting you know.

Man thank you! If you could download this and pack it in one zip, upload it on your google drive and test it again we could privide yours! Because i sold mine so i cajt test it. Else im still ready to upload it
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Galaxy S6 G920-F first Mod for return my phone to life

Hello to all.
I have this phone for a little longer than two years, the warranty has expired and now it's very slow and the battery will not last much longer.
I wanted to ask you if you can advise me the best rom for my phone, light and fast.
--- now i have Android 7.0 G920FXXU5EQCD ---
I would also like to ask if there is a way to keep all whatsapp chats, even archived ones.

Mattmod7 said:
Hello to all.
I have this phone for a little longer than two years, the warranty has expired and now it's very slow and the battery will not last much longer.
I wanted to ask you if you can advise me the best rom for my phone, light and fast.
--- now i have Android 7.0 G920FXXU5EQCD ---
I would also like to ask if there is a way to keep all whatsapp chats, even archived ones.
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First of all, you must root your phone!
So:
1. Install Odin http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
2. Install modded recovery / root https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
2.1 See video https://youtu.be/p8uM3O85bJo
3. Download and install with recovery, in my opinion, SamStock ROM or Global Elite ROM v4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-samstock-rom-t3649798
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/sm-g920f-sm-g925f-griffin-t3435461

dinamo1975 said:
First of all, you must root your phone!
So:
1. Install Odin http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
2. Install modded recovery / root https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
2.1 See video https://youtu.be/p8uM3O85bJo
3. Download and install with recovery, in my opinion, SamStock ROM or Global Elite ROM v4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-samstock-rom-t3649798
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/sm-g920f-sm-g925f-griffin-t3435461
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thank you very much man
tomorrow ill try to do it!
for the whatsapp question can you say something to me?
Sorry for my eng, im italian

dinamo1975 said:
First of all, you must root your phone!
So:
1. Install Odin http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
2. Install modded recovery / root https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
2.1 See video https://youtu.be/p8uM3O85bJo
3. Download and install with recovery, in my opinion, SamStock ROM or Global Elite ROM v4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-samstock-rom-t3649798
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/sm-g920f-sm-g925f-griffin-t3435461
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Thanks for the guidance dinamo1975. I followed these steps and have successfully rooted my SM-G920F using Odin/Twrp. Is there a modified ROM available for this phone (S6) based on LineageOS? If I've understood correctly these 2 ROMs are debloated stock ROMs. I've looked but couldn't find anything. Maybe there is no such thing?

Hey guys
i have installed ODIN and downloaded latest TWRP, but now? from video i don't understand what to do.. in RAR twrp folder there is an ISO image..

Mattmod7 said:
Hey guys
i have installed ODIN and downloaded latest TWRP, but now? from video i don't understand what to do.. in RAR twrp folder there is an ISO image..
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I used the you tube guide provided by usmanalitoo called "How to Root Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/S6 Edge Plus Nougat 7.0 Easily!"
Search for it. This message board prevents me from posting the URL because I am a "New User".
It has much more detail. It's a bit fast so I had to watch some sections several times to see what he was doing.
Make sure you've downloaded the latest version of Odin and Twrp. He shows how this is done.
He uses a file called Nougat_Root_SuperSu_No_kernel_included.zip which he downloads from MediaFire.
You have to read the URL for this download from the screen shot. It's a bit awkward. You end up with a fully
rooted phone with Twrp as the active recovery software so you are all set to install custom ROMs quite
easily. I should warn you that there is a marked shortage of ROMs for the S6, plenty for the S5 and for the
S7. For the S6 there seem to be very few. Why? I have no idea.
At 3.41 in the video, the first time he boots the phone into Twrp recovery mode I had problems. It did
not happen as smoothly as it does in the video. I had to reboot the phone MANY times and repeatedly
use the VOL-UP+POWER+HOME key combination before the phone reluctantly booted into Twrp.
You can see from the comments under the video that many people had the same issue. But it does
rectify itself eventually.
I may be able to help if you get stuck. Good luck.

Guys, i have installed the latest firmware by odin but when i try to instal TWRP at the and i recieve a message like "blocked by r/L"
the phone work well but i have done nothing in this way..

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Hey man @rifek4
finally i have done all! now it is rooted correctly!
now i have 2 issue:
-samsung healt doesn't work
-continuous appearing of request for passwor for samsung account.
how can i resolve these?
id like also to do 2 things:
-use youtube also when screen is off
-drop down notification bar simply sliding on display
are these possible whit root?

Mattmod7 said:
Guys, i have installed the latest firmware by odin but when i try to instal TWRP at the and i recieve a message like "blocked by r/L"
the phone work well but i have done nothing in this way..
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r/L is 'Reactivation Lock' I believe.
There's a thread about it here -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/help/bypass-samsung-reactivation-lock-t3250282

Ok guys, now root is done!
Id like to ndo 2 things:
-use youtube also when screen is off
-drop down notification bar simply sliding on display
Is this possible?
I have a problem..there is a continue samsung account password notifications, i insert password but it reapper after few minutes..
How can i do?

Lenovo s5 (k520) ZUI 3.7.177 ST Got root anyone?

Just got a new Lenovo s5 (k520 running ZUI 3.7.177 ST) but can't root it (tried KingRoot and Root Genius so far).
It has a nasty little OS (ZUI 3.7) which keeps killing apps it doesn't like. It took me two days to find an adblocker which would work (AdClear) after trying Dns66, Blokada and a couple of others which I can't recall. It's tightly locked down.
* Anyway, my question is... Has anyone had any luck with rooting this phone or OS?
* Or, has anyone any suggestions for apps or rooting options which might be more successful?
If there's any other people out there with this phone, I would seriously consider chipping in to buy one for a dev to work with... give me a yell if you're interested.
Cheers,
Specs:
OS ZUI 3.7 (based on Android O)
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa core
ROM 64GB
RAM 4GB
Edit: Hmmm, I was hoping that the latest Magisk beta (16.6) might help, but no luck. It does seem to get further along but fails with an 'unable to find boot image' message (my apologies for not being able to quote that accurately). Nothing seems able to find that .img. Can't back it up either as no app can find it. Yes, I need to brush up my adb skills ...my last effort ended in an error reporting lack of appropriate key, as I recall (sorry, have a bit of a flu just now). Anyway, has anyone else been able to look at this phone? Anyone have any ideas (or just thoughts) about what I can do here?
Thanks.

Just to update.... I have tried every simple rooting option I can find -with no luck.
I have found one reference to installing twrp & rooting this phone, but I'm unsure how legit it is ...it just looks a little like its put together by a script; but maybe they just copy/paste a lot when writing tutes? (I have written to them but have had no response from them in a week). The tutorial makes reference to a dev/group in China successfully installing twrp, but only on a Chinese release, not international.
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone knows of the group or people referenced at
http://tutoraplikasi.com/cara-root-lenovo-s5/
or if anyone might have an idea of the dev(s) in China working on twrp & lenovo?
Just a shot in the dark, really, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Cheers.

OK, looks like time for some more serious reading and brushing up of old, much neglected skilz... I will probably close this thread and open another ( if there's no objections) in the xda twrp forum.
If anyone is interested, I'm looking to compile twrp for this device with a view to flashing magisk. Hopefully, it will work. Seems that adb & unlocking the bootloader is the only way I'm going to get to actually see the partitions holding the IMG files etc. (Though I do have one or two ideas about escalating privileges/permissions, but that's a whole other bunch of research -and time which is always short.)
Anyway, if you have an interest in rooting this phone have a look for a thread under twrp Q&A.
Cheers.

Seems like it was just a matter of waiting... XN Logos has come up with a solution, it appears --
https://www.stupdroid.com/2018/07/root-twrp-lenovo-k520.html?m=1
At least I managed some in depth reading in the meantime. I'll report back on success of the procedure.

Hi I have also a Lenovo s5. I hated zui 3.7 too and I succeded in installing Lineage OS 15.1 by phh using only fastboot mode... I tried rooting It but unsuccessfully. Now I want twrp and if it would be possible even root. Did you succeed with XN Logos?

Piepoct said:
Hi I have also a Lenovo s5. I hated zui 3.7 too and I succeded in installing Lineage OS 15.1 by phh using only fastboot mode... I tried rooting It but unsuccessfully. Now I want twrp and if it would be possible even root. Did you succeed with XN Logos?
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Haven't actually tried yet. After all that looking for a root solution I now have been too busy. Will probably do it this Wednesday. I'll keep you posted. Did lineage work well? Any bugs or other issues? ZUI is a dog.

Yeah everything is okay... In the previous updates there was a problem with the audio in ear but now is solved. The only thing that is a little (but not dramatically) worse is battery life because in zui the fact that the os kills every app in background makes the battery last longer.

Hey guys, I know it is no the perfect thread for this yet this phone almost doesn't exist anywhere on the internet. I have the same issue with apps closing as you do. I wanted to install Lineage OS yet as there is no official release for lenovo S5. I would really appreciate some guidance on which release would I install and how. Would it be via the twrp? Thanks in advance.

maikelos27 said:
Hey guys, I know it is no the perfect thread for this yet this phone almost doesn't exist anywhere on the internet. I have the same issue with apps closing as you do. I wanted to install Lineage OS yet as there is no official release for lenovo S5. I would really appreciate some guidance on which release would I install and how. Would it be via the twrp? Thanks in advance.
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I'd say its this one, maikelos27...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...evice-development/lineage-phh-treble-t3767690
Should be able to use twrp, or via fastboot as mentioned.

ptpi said:
I'd say its this one, maikelos27...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...evice-development/lineage-phh-treble-t3767690
Should be able to use twrp, or via fastboot as mentioned.
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Thanks ptpi, I will try that probably today and see how it goes.

Lineage Lenovo S5
I'm from Brazil and I have a lenovo S5. I would like to know if someone installed Lineage on Lenovo S5 and could help me do that. thank you

ptpi said:
I'd say its this one, maikelos27...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...evice-development/lineage-phh-treble-t3767690
Should be able to use twrp, or via fastboot as mentioned.
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Hello, I'm a lucky owner of this beautifull beast, the Lenovo S5 K520, but with the horfull ZUI3.7. I always have been using Cyanogen and after lineage OS.
It did not luck for me to install it on the Lenovo S5.
I manage to install TWRP-3.2.2-0713 with the help of the S-Droid toolkit for Lenovo S5.
From there, I did try every rom from phh on this page : https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development/lineage-phh-treble-t3767690
but the best I did get is the first logo of lineage OS going on and never stop for hours. I also did try AOSP treble Rom from this site : https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development/experimental-phh-treble-t3709659, but there I'm getting the Android text changing of ligth theme, but bothing more.
Could you please tell us the procedure and the version of the software you are using so that you are able to use Lineage OS on a Lenovo S5 K520?
Thanks a lot.
Brisferr

Betinhosilva said:
I'm from Brazil and I have a lenovo S5. I would like to know if someone installed Lineage on Lenovo S5 and could help me do that. thank you
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Hi i did in this way...
1)fastboot -w
2)fastboot erase modemst1
3)fastboot erase modemst2
4) fastboot erase system
5) fastboot erase boot
6) fastboot erase recovery
7) fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
8) fastboot flash boot boot.img
9) fastboot flash system {systemname}.img
The only thing you should do firstly is download the firmware from a video in YouTube whose name is like "ROM Lenovo s5" or something like that and extract the firmware in order to have both boot.img and recovery.img. Hope I could help
P.s. I used phh lineage latest build

Lenovo S5 global version stock rom
Hi everybody!
I was wondering if any of you have a copy of the original ZUI 3.7 non-Chinese stock firmware. I had trouble with my phone and contacted the customer service. Unfortunately, they've sent me the Chinese version (K520_CN_OPEN_USER_Q00011.0_O_ZUI_3.7.355_ST_180412_qpst) and now my phone is almost unusable as the rom only contains crappy Chinese stuff... :crying:
All apps are Chinese and it contains no GApps... I cannot even restore previously save config.
Please help me and send me a backup or the original non-Chinese firmware.
Thank you very much

I didn't even know the existence of an original firmware for non Chinese phones indeed when I bought it it came with a horrible chinese firmware with few translations. Did you find it? Because I want to try it too. If you didn't find it I'm also going to look for it
UnsignedC said:
Hi everybody!
I was wondering if any of you have a copy of the original ZUI 3.7 non-Chinese stock firmware. I had trouble with my phone and contacted the customer service. Unfortunately, they've sent me the Chinese version (K520_CN_OPEN_USER_Q00011.0_O_ZUI_3.7.355_ST_180412_qpst) and now my phone is almost unusable as the rom only contains crappy Chinese stuff... :crying:
All apps are Chinese and it contains no GApps... I cannot even restore previously save config.
Please help me and send me a backup or the original non-Chinese firmware.
Thank you very much
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How did you unlock your bootloader? Failing to unlock my lenovo s5 k520 bootloader

If I remember correctly just -fastboot oem unlock
dmilz said:
How did you unlock your bootloader? Failing to unlock my lenovo s5 k520 bootloader
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Piepoct said:
If I remember correctly just -fastboot oem unlock
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Thanks, rooted and now in bootloop .. Help with stock firmware

I've got only the Chinese one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15wNyeQ53SbB1xV3gCmXrb-opZSgx2gFQ/view
P.s. I never tested it
dmilz said:
Thanks, rooted and now in bootloop .. Help with stock firmware
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Piepoct said:
I've got only the Chinese one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15wNyeQ53SbB1xV3gCmXrb-opZSgx2gFQ/view
P.s. I never tested it
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will test.. thanks

[Guide] [Workings GSI] Best Treble GSI ROMS for A7 2018

Hi,
I make this thread, for people who want to install GSI on A7 2018
Warning: I am not responsible for the softbrick. it is your responsibility and the warranty of the phone can be removed
INSTALL
FIRST,you need to find and download a stable ROM
(A-only, arm64)
I made a list below, of the ones I tried
Next, you be have bootloader and TWRP (how? Google is best your friend xD)
You have to download Quantum Kernel V3, magisk-phh and RMM-Stateb(found on forum) and unpacked GSI archive (type .xz or .7z)
After you put all stuff on a micro SD and insert in your phone, make a backup with Titanium Backup or another app (it your choise), restart in TWRP (for beginners shut down, wait 10-30 sec after Samsung logo and press power button+ volume up)
Important: Wipe -> Format Data (because is encrypted)
Make a normal wipe, and flash:
-Quantum Kernel
-....GSI.img (select Install Image and select system partition) after restart in TWRP
-magisk-phh
-RMM-State
After all, wipe cache and restart in system
Phone is restarting after first A7 logo
Now you have a functional stock Android on A7 2018
*BUGS*
-Fingreprint on Android 9 (resolve found on forum)
-You don't have ultra wide camera
*Tested GSI*
-PixelExperiencePlus (Android 9)
-EvolutionX (Android 10)
*DON'T INSTALL*
ALL PixelExperience (Android 10) make bootloop
Probably for some android you need certain pach ( fix boot, fix camera, etc). You have a problem, I have a lot of time for you and wait review for anothers GSIs on this device
P.S2: Sorry for bad English, and my tutorial is not perfect

Reserved

I have a problem regarding gsi camera app. I took a picture then its too blurred, do you have an sub-application for it? and also it will freeze when offline charging because there is not charging animation.

Hi
Can you share EvolutionX gsi link plz

plase i what link of all this , nothing work for me i have try EvolutionX but nothin, phone stack in logo or boot loop. any bady know to write standar steps and give link for this idiot phone A750FN . i m so angry 3 days try and nothing, internet no have anything good tutorial, so pliz give your link of your program you are use and you know 100% its work your phone, so i try too, no lost any more time im boring 3 days read site look youtube, all make tutorial but no explane exacly the steps or no write all i need to do. so please give me here evo x link to your rom and all files to use for your phone to try me too. thanks you.

malamas said:
plase i what link of all this , nothing work for me i have try EvolutionX but nothin, phone stack in logo or boot loop. any bady know to write standar steps and give link for this idiot phone A750FN . i m so angry 3 days try and nothing, internet no have anything good tutorial, so pliz give your link of your program you are use and you know 100% its work your phone, so i try too, no lost any more time im boring 3 days read site look youtube, all make tutorial but no explane exacly the steps or no write all i need to do. so please give me here evo x link to your rom and all files to use for your phone to try me too. thanks you.
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Well, you need to pay atention, what android and bootloader you have. And also recovery.
Flashing Android 10 is better with Orange Fox.
And when you lost, just start over - Flash Stock from Odin. You can find your firmware here:
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Firmware Download SM-A750FN Free Download
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Firmware Download SM-A750FN Free Download ⭐ Official and fast update ⭐ Max speed and free download ⭐ Best Samsung Galaxy website
samfw.com
I am using first with bit 4 and Android 10. When you trying GSI roms, use A if you go from Android 9 Stock rom and AB if you going from Android 10 stock rom.

Hi, I tried Havoc OS but auto brightness did not worked. Do you have an idea why?

This phone used to run andoid 9, wich was updated to android 10. Should I flash an A or A/B image?

joaodalvi said:
This phone used to run andoid 9, wich was updated to android 10. Should I flash an A or A/B image?
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Hi, for 9 its A.

Fake/Clone p40 pro

Hi folks!
Recently I've bought a p40 pro clone that is driving me crazy.
I can't barely use it as all the tweaks to make it look like a better phone are provoking some apps to fail. The about phone screen says that is a p40pro (without spaces), the CPU is a MT6799 when in reality is a MT6580, 12Gb of RAM but is 1Gb, Android 10.1 but it's 5.1, hahaha, it can't be more fake, but no regrets, I have what I've paid for!!!.
My initial idea with this crappy thing was to upgrade the android version to 6.x, but everything is pretty tough, at least with my little knowledge in custom roms, kernel etc.
First of all I'm not able to install TWRP on it. I can't find or make a working version:
I thought that this model was pretty similar and I tried with the TWRP included on the thread about a p40pro+, but the touchscreen after entering recovery was somehow inverted and seemed laggy: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/alps-clone-p40-pro-wish-com.4211591/
With the one at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unknown-china-device-p40-pro.4200617/post-85249887 it don't work too.
Finally I came to this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ediatek-mt67xx-64bit-new-32bit-phone.3681861/ and I managed to make a custom TWRP which initially seemed to work (the touchscreen was fine) but the sd card data was unavailable, I was like missing but if I reboot the mobile it properly boot. Maybe because I choose an incompatible model to port from.
So, I'm running out of ideas, please can someone give me a hand on that super ultra fake thing?
Here is the full rom dump, preloader and recovery:
https://mega.nz/file/2M80XY7C#0kw7qVQ5498tDrt4UdUNq49lANIO3RvS73ct6DoCPO0
I'll really appreciate any suggestion on getting a new rom for this phone, and obviously how to get twrp on it, root, and if possible a rom which makes this fakephone at least useable.
Zillions of thanks in advance!!! Take care!

pepisxd said:
Hi folks!
Recently I've bought a p40 pro clone that is driving me crazy.
I can't barely use it as all the tweaks to make it look like a better phone are provoking some apps to fail. The about phone screen says that is a p40pro (without spaces), the CPU is a MT6799 when in reality is a MT6580, 12Gb of RAM but is 1Gb, Android 10.1 but it's 5.1, hahaha, it can't be more fake, but no regrets, I have what I've paid for!!!.
My initial idea with this crappy thing was to upgrade the android version to 6.x, but everything is pretty tough, at least with my little knowledge in custom roms, kernel etc.
First of all I'm not able to install TWRP on it. I can't find or make a working version:
I thought that this model was pretty similar and I tried with the TWRP included on the thread about a p40pro+, but the touchscreen after entering recovery was somehow inverted and seemed laggy: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/alps-clone-p40-pro-wish-com.4211591/
With the one at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unknown-china-device-p40-pro.4200617/post-85249887 it don't work too.
Finally I came to this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ediatek-mt67xx-64bit-new-32bit-phone.3681861/ and I managed to make a custom TWRP which initially seemed to work (the touchscreen was fine) but the sd card data was unavailable, I was like missing but if I reboot the mobile it properly boot. Maybe because I choose an incompatible model to port from.
So, I'm running out of ideas, please can someone give me a hand on that super ultra fake thing?
Here is the full rom dump, preloader and recovery:
https://mega.nz/file/2M80XY7C#0kw7qVQ5498tDrt4UdUNq49lANIO3RvS73ct6DoCPO0
I'll really appreciate any suggestion on getting a new rom for this phone, and obviously how to get twrp on it, root, and if possible a rom which makes this fakephone at least useable.
Zillions of thanks in advance!!! Take care!
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Alps Clone - P40 Pro + (Wish.com)
Hi members - I have one of these phones that I have been trying to ROOT - it's one of the fake versions out of China (via Wish.com) that claims to have Android 10 (and a bunch of other stuff) but is actually only running 5.1 I wanted to try and...
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Hi @kirichen, sorry for being so late.
Finally I managed to use the lineageos rom following your instructions and files.
It works like a charm, the overall experience with this crappy mobile is way better than using the stock rom.
Thank you a lot!

I was also buyed on Aliexpress china fake device similar yours - (Alps) S22 ultra 1Tb but I think it have only 1GbRom and 12GbRam.
I don't know what to do with this crap.
Is here on XDA any instructions?

Duchan_xda said:
S22 ultra 1Tb but I think it have only 1GbRom and 12GbRam.
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If you make a backup of firmware, I help you..... It depends on your stock kernel version ???? and android version ( 5 , 6 , 7, 8, 9) ??? There are 2 methods for backup
1) with SP Flash tool
How to use Wwr MTK + SP Flash tool to backup Mediatek rom
This is a step-by-step guide on how to use Wwr MTK tool & SP flash tool to backup Mediatek (MTK) firmware. We had previously created guides on how to backup or dump firmware from a Mediatek (MTK) devi
www.hovatek.com
2) with temporary root and dd comand
[Unknown] China Device P40 Pro+
Dear XDA-Dev-Community, i have here a china-import with a supposed Android 10. I would like to install a linaege or other ROM, but which one should I use? Can you help me? Basic knowledge for installing and testing is available... In the...
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Give me the link to your stock backup archive(zip rar) on google disk, I make TWRP (custom recovery) and then make a port of free custom firmware for your phone? it depends on your stock kernel version

kirichen said:
it depends on your stock kernel version
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Example TWRP for kernel Linux version 3.18.79
ro.bootimage.build.fingerprint=alps/full_k80hd_bsp_fwv_512m/k80hd_bsp_fwv_512m:8.1.0

kirichen said:
it depends on your stock kernel version
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Example TWRP for kernel Linux version 3.18.19
ro.build.fingerprint=alps/full_magc6580_we_c_m/magc6580_we_c_m:6.0/MRA58K

kirichen said:
it depends on your stock kernel version
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Example TWRP for kernel Linux version 3.10.72
ro.build.fingerprint=alps/aeon6580_weg_l_l100/aeon6580_weg_l_l100:5.1
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you need 3 files: scatter.txt , your preloader and TWRP.img (rename it to recovery.img) .... With SPflashtool , flash the recovery in mode Download only ,!
Put only one tick on recovery( untick preloader). Switch off your phone and connect to PC.... then load to recovery TWRP