Lenovo P780 ROW ROM Android 4.4.2, pre-rooted, with TWRP recovery

This is a signifiant upgrade to Lenovo P780 ROW, Android version 4.4.2 KitKat. The interface (launcher, lock screen) are similar to those found on VibeUI ROM, but with more available languages and without the China-specific apps installed.

This is a pre-rooted SPFlash format package, allowing you to install hassle-free the factory ROM. All user data stored within internal storage will be lost, make sure to backup your data before installing it. I only tested on P780 with 4GB, but it should work fine on 8GB ROW version too.

There are some zip files attached here, they also may contain standard android zip updates or updates from the factory, untouched.

The only differences between this ROM and the untouched 'ROW' (Rest of the World) official ROM are:
- recovery TWRP version 2.7 (the official recovery is also provided) is included
- this one is pre-rooted with clockworkmod superuser
The ROM will be updatable over-the-air, but TWRP recovery and/or root may be lost on future official OTA updates.

After the first boot, Security and Power Manager apps will ask for root privilege. They do work very well without having superuser privilege, it's safe to deny forever root acces for both of them.

How to install

Common prerequisites:

- Use lenovo backup and restore (or TWRP recovery) to do a backup of your data to SD Card (apps, contacts, messages, call logs), you will be able to restore them later with settings/backup and restore feature.

- connect the phone to PC, enable USB debugging, install Lenovo drivers if you didn't already, do a backup of your IMEIs with MTK Root & Tools app

- optional step – Install ADB drivers for the phone, use MTK Root & Tools to backup IMEI
- install SPFlash tools (version 3.x works fine) and the drivers for Mediatek VCom port
- Download the package, unzip it to a folder, open SPFlash tools, make sure you have the 'DA DL All with checksum' activated, click on 'Scatter file', select the file "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt", make sure all the records from the spflash window are ticked and have a file associated to them on 'location' column.

- power off the phone, make sure you have unchecked the 'Fast boot-up' (or similar) option on the phone

- connect the usb cable to the phone, click on 'Firmware upgrade', connect the other usb cable end to PC, wait for the green circle to appear.

- disconnect the phone, power it on, wait for a longer-than-usual startup

- deny root access requests for 'security' and 'power' apps

- optional – restore IMEI with MTK Root & Tools

Update 2014-12-07: P780_ROW_S226_140919_TO_P780_ROW_S227_141121_WCF9.zip

This is an incremental update from version S226, it can't be installed without having P780_ROW_S226 on device. Installing the factory update alone will not affect the existing modem firmware, but it will disable root. This incremental update can be installed as a zip update, no need for SPFlash.
To install it, download the zip to SD card (and ClockworkMod Superuser if you want root, you can take it from here), reboot to TWRP recovery (with Mobile Uncle Tools or 'adb reboot recovery' command), install BOTH zip files, then reboot. If you do not need root, then you can ignore references to superuser.

Update 2015-01-27: P780_ROW_S228

While this is an incremental update from version S227, I packed it in SPFlash format. This allows installation regardless of existing ROM. It has TWRP and root. 

Users of P780_S22x can upgrade to S228 prserving existing data/settings by ticking only "Android" and "Boot" within SPFLash screen and unselecting the other memory partitions.

What's new: updates to modem image (now at version P780.V24), slight changes to SystemUI and other telephony related updates.

Common post-update actions:
- use settings/backup and restore to bring back contacts/messages/call logs
- think twice before applying the OTA updates, you will likely lose root and/or custom recovery when using the official updates.
- hit the 5 stars button under 'Author rating' on this page and take into consideration to use the paypal button above to make a donation to me! This allows me to test more, to get more devices/roms and to post updates faster.

The baseband contained within this ROM is for ROW (rest of the world) hardware version of Lenovo P780, 2nd SIM will not work if you use it on non-ROW (for China) devices. If you're unsure if your device is ROW or China, look at the text on the battery. If the text it's mostly chinese, then you have the non-ROW hardware version of P780.

Known issues

- After loading the scatter file, SPFlash tools version 5 does not automatically populate the 'preload' segment, you will have to tick it and browse for the actual location of 'preload.img'. SPFlash version 3.x does not exhibit this behaviour

- If you forget to tick 'DA DL All with checksum', the phone will fail to boot, with a 'DL fail' message. Fortunately, the flash operation can be done once again. Just power the device off (pressing 'power' for about 10 seconds), disconnect the usb cable, start over the installation.

- the P780_ROW_S221 official update will restore factory recovery and may prevent superuser from working properly. To use root with S221, you have to download the S220 to S221 zip update above and the superuser zip to SDCard, reboot to recovery (with mobile uncle tools or ADB reboot recovery), go to 'update', apply the the update zip, do not reboot, apply as update the superuser zip, select reboot on recovery, answer 'do not fix root' if questioned. It's important to apply both zips at once. Power on the phone, with a root file manager rename /system/recover-from-boot.p to something different, such as 'recover-from-boot.bak', power off the phone, reflash the recovery from the first archive with spflash tools, make sure to uncheck all the partitions except 'recovery' and to have 'DA DL All with checksum' ticked.

Update

I added the P780-ROW-S221 package for spflash tools, having TWRP 2.7, root and busybox preinstalled. This can be used either as a full install package, no matter what ROM version you run now, or can be used to update existing phone without affecting user data, if your device currently is running P780-ROW-S220.
If you currently have ANY ROM and you want a 'clean' install, use the procedure above.

If you currently have P780-ROW-S220 and want to preserve existing data and downloaded apps, after loading the scatter file untick 'cache' and 'usrdata' partitions and then click on 'download' button on SPFlash tools instead of 'Firmware upgrade'.

Disclaimer

Manipulating ROM without proper knowledge may lead to undesired results, such as an unusable device. You agree that the resoponsibility if you lose data, or time repairing the device, belongs entirely to you.

Firmware is under beta testing. 

The current version: 3.2 beta. 

Date Updated: 01/24/2014

Multilanguage

Author mod: KachalkinGeorg

Author port: e.forester

Description from the author mod:
"BASED ON STOCK FIRMWARE
Processed completely from scratch than previous versions of the firmware fashion, this is a different character to the interface system. I paid special attention to animation, as in the system, and in some applications are increasingly giving each of them a personality and not dependent on the graphic part of the system. Thus changes a lot, and I do not remember all, as brought everywhere and compared to last Bethke, this is quite different.
In the firmware using the new camera."

GK-Lollipop 4.2.1 v1.1

1. Fix Auto Brightness
2. New busybox
3. Small changes Phone.apk
4. Small changes Settings.apk
5. Material Weather LockClock.apk
6. Small fix …

Update app
1. New Messaging
2. New Youtube

GK-Lollipop 4.2.1 v1.0

Original Rom GK-Mod_L-AlphaRage

Port Lenovo A820

Port Lenovo A830

Installation:
CWM 6.0.3.4
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
advanced > wipe dalvik cache
… … …
auto Reboot after 5 seconds

Information:

Root – yes

Multilanguage – yes

GPS – yes

WI-FI – yes

Camera – yes (Google,recording video .mp4)

Video – yes

Front camera – yes

Radio – yes

Gapps (Google apps) – integrated

VIBE 2.0 firmware from the Russian team

Forum discussion: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=566352&st=6040#entry33472556

Changes:

New versions of applications: Calendar, File Manager, LeNOTE, Lenovo ID, Gallery, and the camera, dialer, the Center, Lenovo Launcher 6.6, Lenovo Music 3.3, SHAREit;
New versions of the Google;
Removed Chinese junk;
Expanded point for developers, which appears when you click on the firmware version;
In dialer added new operators in the directory and do the sorting, but removed the geolocation (see below);
Returned home the center;
Translated the names embedded in the Centre;
Added Root rights (Now it SuperSU, about setting below);
Item added noise reduction settings in the call point;
Manager, food item was added to Schedule battery;
Item added to reboot rekaveri;
Removed inscription Antiperehvat when you call;
Fixed location of icons on the desktop;
Photo caller on the entire screen;
Added a new wallpaper;
Added a new pack of fonts;
Chinese does away, replaced by a UC browser;
Fixed and updated translation;

Languages: CN, EN, RU and partly UK

ROM Phone Lenovo A520 – ROM Android 2.3

ROM Official Lenovo A520 version : A520_120412

Gapps not include – No rooted

Language support: EN/CN

Install ROM:

- Unpack FlashTools, and Click on Flash_tool.exe
- Select a the MT6573_Android_scatter.txt in ROM
- Wait file to be added into Flash Tool
- choose Option->USB Model,click USB Model
   –> Choose Option->DA DownLoad All->Speed->High Speed, click High Speed
- Turn off your phone, remove the battery.

- "Press F9 (hit Download button)" OR " if upgrade ROM Firmware->Upgrade "
- and connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
- The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow.
- And green circles display
- Finish !

- You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on.

Bismillah

Assalamu'alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu

Share Custom ROM MIUI5 V 4.9.18 by Nabela Bela

Plus….

• Xposed
• Paid thema to be Free 
• Dolby plus (viper)
• Standart Camera (Using Lenovo Super camera)
• Gapps Include
• WSM Module
• Titanium Backup Pro
• Root Explorer
• n others
  
  
   

How To Install :

CWM/TWRP

1. Wipe data/cache/dalvikcache/system
2. Install zip 
3. Reboot

ROOT  


- framaroot klik barahir success n do not reboot 


- Go to  xposed –> modules –> tap all n OK


- Go to framework klick install/update 


- reboot


- n ur HH rooted Now





Thanks to :


ALLAH Subhanahu Wata'ala


- Om Okqy Purnama Setiawan


- om Mardiansyah Abu Uwais Piliang


- om Armada Anto Csl


- om Oyyo S


- om Admin Lenovo A859 Indonesia 

#DWYOR

ROM Mobile Lenovo A936 - ROM Android 4.4.4

ONLY MT6752

Official ROM Lenovo A936 Version : VIBEUI_V2.0_1448_5.2.1_ST_A936_CU – KTU84P

Gapps not include – No Rooted

Language support: EN/CN

Install ROM:

- Unpack FlashTools, and Click on Flash_tool.exe
- Select a the MT6752_Android_scatter.txt in ROM
- Wait file to be added into Flash Tool
- choose Option->USB Model,click USB Model
   –> Choose Option->DA DownLoad All->Speed->High Speed, click High Speed
- Turn off your phone, remove the battery.

- "Press F9 (hit Download button)" OR " if upgrade ROM Firmware->Upgrade "
- and connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
- The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow.
- And green circles display
- Finish !

- You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on.

NEW LEWA UPDATE!!

- New Launcher

- Gallery app

- Music Player app

- Lewa File Manager app

- Deleted all unusable or useless apps => ROM is faster!

LANGUAGES: EN,CZ,SK,CH,RU

and MoreLocale 2 LANGUAGES integrated in system settings > apps are translated but phone and settings are in english

If you have a question:

Please use chat on the right side of the screen to communicate with ROM developer Johny1000 

How to INSTALL this ROM (If you don´t know how – watch youtube video or ask me on my new online chat on the right side of the screen) :

1. BackUp your phone!

2. Format your SD Card and paste Lewa ROM

3. Download/Install Rashr https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.recoverytools

4. Download TWRP or CWM Recovery

5. Flash TWRP/CWM Recovery with Rashr (Search in Rashr TWRP or CWMrecovery.img and flash it)

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If you successfully flashed TWRP or CWM recovery now we can start

TWRP Manual:

1. Remove all files from SD card and Internal memory (You will see them during PC connection)

2. Insert ROM.zip file to SD Card (via SD Card Reader), if you insert zip via USB you can have a problem at restart .. it can cause bootloop and you maybe wouldn´t be able to boot the new ROM!

3. Turn off the phone with SD card which contains ROM.zip file

4. Now hold volume up + volume down + power button until you will see TWRP Recovery

5. Now you are in TWRP, In TWRP menu search MOUNT setting, go there and fill in all boxes, mount all

6. Go back to main menu and search WIPE, touch WIPE and in advanced WIPE and fill in all besides the External Storage because you have ROM.zip there -

Don´t WIPE external storage!

DON´T DO FACTORY RESET !! IT BRICKS YOUR PHONE.. FOLLOW THIS MANUAL!

7. WIPE selected and go back to the main menu.

8. Search MOUNT setting again and fill in all again and back to main menu

9. Now is all ready to install, search install or install from SD card, search .zip with LEWA and touch to install

10. Now you are flashing the ROM, wait flashing.. after flash you have to WIPE cache and Dalvik cache.. nothing more! then Fix ROOT permision and restart the phone.

11. Now you can see logo of booting system

12. Enjoy your new LEWA Multilang ROM

!MANUAL FOR CWM INSTALLATION IS UNDER VIDEO!

If you still don´t know how to install – watch this video There is TWRP procedure.If you had problem with installation ask me for solution, I´m online here every day on chat.

TWRP VIDEO MANUAL:

CWM Manual:

1. Remove all files from SD card and Internal memory (You will see them during PC connection)

2. Insert ROM.zip file to SD Card (via SD Card Reader), if you insert zip via USB you can have a problem at restart .. it can cause bootloop and you maybe wouldn´t be able to boot the new ROM!

3. Turn off the phone with SD card which contains ROM.zip file

4. Now hold volume up + volume down + power button until you will see CWM Recovery

5. In CWM menu WIPE data/Factory Reset

6. wipe cache

7. Go to Advanced and wipe Dalvik cache and then go back to main menu

8. Now select Install zip from SD card and find zip with rom and select it and flash wait to finish.

9. After instalation is recommended wipe cache and dalvik cache again

10. Now click on reboot system now

11. If it was completed sucessfully you will see logo with green android man

12. Enjoy your new LEWA multilang ROM! 

COMMON PROBLEMS:

Error: BOOTLOOP- ROM doesn´t want to boot and phone is restarting again and again

Solution:

If you flash a new (base)rom on your device it may not automatically wipe your dalvik-cache, This means your old dalvik-cache will be used for the new system files which would result in a bootloop, to fix this problem:

1. Start your phone in CWM/TWRP Recovery

2. Go to WIPE – Advanced WIPE(TWRP) or Advanced – WIPE(CWM)

3. Choose “Wipe dalvik-cache”

4. Now go to “Mounts & Storage”(CWM) or MOUNT(TWRP).. select all

5. Choose “Wipe /cache”

6. Reboot your phone

Note: by wiping “/cache” and “dalvik-cache” you make sure it’s completely deleted, some roms use /data and some use /cache for the dalvik-cache If the problems still exists after doing that, you could try to wipe your /data partition. before you do that first make a backup of your phone (in it’s current bootlooping state)

1. Start your phone in CWM/TWRP Recovery

2. Now go to “Backup & Restore”

3. Choose “backup” (it may also be called “backup to internal/external sdcard) When that’s done you are free to wipe /data, you can achieve this by doing:

1. Now go to “Mounts & Storage”(CWM) or WIPE – Advanced WIPE(TWRP)

2. Choose “Wipe /data”

3. Choose “Wipe /cache”

4. Reboot your phone If the rom still doesn’t boot correctly it’s probably the rom which isn’t working, contact the romcreator then and try an other rom for the meanwhile.

Error: COMPUTER CAN´T FIND THE CONNECTED PHONE

Solution:

- Try to Rebot your phone and install or reinstall Lenovo device drivers

- Turn off USB debugging in Developer options

This ROM includes this languages: ENGLISH (100% Translated) CZECH (93% Translated) SLOVAK (94% Translated) RUSSIAN CHINESE and etc. but this languages are translated much better

Other: Touch works fine integrated Xperia Keyboard Google APPS + Google Play Services Very fast ROM ROOTED

Advices:

AFTER INSTALLATION PLEASE TURN ON SEARCH LOCATION IN SYSTEM SETTINGS!! (NECESSARY FOR DOWNLOADING FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE) How to set any language what you want? Go to settings >> All Settings >> Language and Input >> Language.. there you can set English, Czech, Slovak, Russian and Chinese language.

ROM Mobile LENOVO K30-W - ROM Android 4.4.2

Based on Official ROM LENOVO K30-W Version: K30-W_S025_141229

Gapps include – No Rooted

Language support : Multilang

Rom install :

Install with Lenovo_K30-W.cmd

MIUI v6 for A806-A808T SPANISH / ITALIAN

Hi guys today I propose a rom recovered from the Spanish site movilesdualsim and modified with the Italian language and a few little hints for our device. Since it is a device of China, why not! A MIUI seems perfect!

The rom is very stable, tested personally.

FEATURES:

- Aroma Installer selection device
- Pure MIUI, compiled from the original source code
- GApps Included, but in case of errors reflash only googleapps
- PreRoot With the app "Security"
- Languages Available: Chinese-English-Spanish-Italian
- Themes and apps MIUI working but not fully translated.
- RAM Optimized to 2.25Gb
- ROM full Deodexed
- System Viper4Android integrated audio effects
- You can use malive Booster ™ v4.1 optimizer
- Score of 33785 on AnTuTu Benchmark

BUG:

- A Level of system stability no bugs
- Missing Translation apps MIUI

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Installation will BE DONE by TWRP, counsel to MDS for those who have not already (link below).

Once you set the TWRP from the instructions in the link, we can proceed with the backup of the NVRAM (is essential, or you will risk 99% the SIM will not be recognized).

> Turn off the device and go into recovery by pressing together VolumeUP VolumeDOWN  and Power
> Go to the recovery menu WIPE
> Click on ADVANCED RECOVERY and spuntiamo menu revenue DATA, CACHE, and DALVIK CACHE SYSTEM
> Swipe to continue, once finished we return to the main menu

METHOD 1 —– —– SAVE NVRAM

> Press the button INSTALL and find the zip file MTK NVRAM TOOL
> Swipe to install and it will open a window, we will pick up NVRAM. Then get out from

—– SAVE NVRAM METHOD 2 ——

> From the menu select TWRP BACKUP, then spuntiamo EVRAM
> Swipe to to backup and you're done.

—– INSTALLATION OF REAL ROM —–

> Go back to the menu and select the package INSTALL MIUIv6_4.4.2_A806_5.1.30_ITA
> Swipe to install and it will open AROMA menu for installation.
> Select our device, in my case A806
> Await the end of the installation

—– IMPORTANT: RESTORE THE NVRAM —–

> If you have backupped with method 1 just go back on INSTALL, select the zip MTK NVRAM TOOL and click RESTORE
> If you have backupped the method 2 just go to the menu of the RESTORE TWRP and select the package with the name of the system that you had when you made the bakup, clicking on it you'll notice that you'll only NVRAM, swipe to do the RESTORE.

> A final WIPE of DALVIK, DATA and CACHE suggested, for safety
> SYSTEM REBOOT.

The first boot takes a long time so do not worry.

> If the startup gapps damage problems, flash the package linked below, just for advise.
 

original link:

http://www.androidiani.com/forum/lenovo-modding/452467-a806-a808t-rom-miui-v6-5-1-30-italiano-4-4-2-a.html

(buy me a coffe )

Step 1,

WIPE:

- Dalvik Cache

- Cache

- Data

- Internal Storage (jangan lupa pindahin data yg penting dari internal storage)

-System

#- Swipe to wipe

Lakukan 1 s/d 2x wipe

Step 2,

-Install from sd card >>>>> XTREME_OS_V6.ZIP(risize partition)

 if to finish

WIPE:

- Dalvik N cache

- reboot recovery

Step 3

-Install from sd card >>>>> XTREME_OS_V6.ZIP (only System OS)

XTREMEOS V6 Fix File

- Reboot System

step 4

- kalo udah masuk home screen cari aplikasi reboot N roboot to recovery

- instal from sdcard>>>>> XTREMEOS V6 Fix File.zip (perbaikan SDcard)

- Dalvik N cache

 - Reboot System

Finish install rom.

NB:- Harus 2x instal rom (perubahan partisi)

     – Jangan lupa backup imei N rom

Vivo Funtouch OS PD1227BW_A_1.17.2

Please be sure to make a backup of your phone before !
Then just Wipe Data/Cache/dalvik
And update from CWM

Install ROM:
CWM
Step 1: Download the custom ROM copied to an external SD card root directory
Step 2: the shutdown state. While holding down:
            – Power button + volume button down, to enter the recovery mode.
            – Wipe Data / Factory Reset -> delete all user data
            – Wipe Cache Partition -> Wipe cache
            – Advanced -> Wipe Dalvik Cache
Step 3: Return to recovery main interface Install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard -> Select your ROM
Step 4: Brush complete, restart the phone Patience required – first boot takes a while.

CHANGELOG:

Language: EN/CN/RU

13mp Camera(back)

5mp Camera(front)

miniGapps/root

and many more…

The developer of this ROM is Tech N You @xda.You can thanks him there.Other credits are in his post too.I'm only porting it to Lenovo S939 by his permission.Of course its not bugless,you can find bug here and there…the major bug is in audio when you play video or mp3…but fmradio is working fine.Thats the best i can do right now.If someone can point me to fix it,it will be much appreciate and i think you can use the ROM as daily driver.ROM is themed based on Android L 5.0 It is clean AOSP based ROM (4.4.2) tweaked for ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE .

FEATURES
- Pre-rooted (but pls reroot again to get full features…recommend 4.4root.zip)
- Dual 3G sim slot
- Multilanguage
- Latest Busybox
- Zipalinged
- Added Lollipop Lockscreen(need to activate it 1st)
- Can move apps to sd
- Best init.d tweaks related to speed and performance and gpu and internet and much more 
- Supercharger V6 added
- All latest updated G-Apps! Material Style 
- Sony X-Reality engine, Bravia Engine 3, Beats Audio Integrated
- Framework Animations (Settings -> Advanced)
- Xposed and Gravity Box Integrated (Needs to install framework at first boot)
- Backup/Restore option (from 8x-1000 stock)
- Fully Material themed
- Important apps already integrated
- Dolby Digital Plus support in framework.jar and services.jar
- Ok Google functionality
- Lollipop Easter Egg
- No Bloatwares
and all other features of Material ROM v3!

NOTE:-

-Need to update Google Play Services to open full features of Google Apps

-Headset audio is too loud,fix it via engineer mode mtk>audio>headset audio>lower 140 to 125 or 130.

-Sometimes setup wizard fc..just touch ok,it'll be fine.

-First boot can take up to 4-5 minutes.

INSTALL VIA CUSTOM RECOVERY

Credits:
Tech N You 
Yuweng
Carliv
helloansuman
and more…

Multilanguage
miniGapps/root

Please be sure to make a backup of your phone before !
Then just Wipe Data/Cache/dalvik
And update from CWM
 
Install ROM:
CWM
Step 1: Download the custom ROM copied to an external SD card root directory
Step 2: the shutdown state. While holding down:
            – Power button + volume button down, to enter the recovery mode.
            – Wipe Data / Factory Reset -> delete all user data
            – Wipe Cache Partition -> Wipe cache
            – Advanced -> Wipe Dalvik Cache
Step 3: Return to recovery main interface Install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard -> Select your ROM
Step 4: Brush complete, restart the phone Patience required – first boot takes a while.

ROM Phone Lenovo S90/T - ROM Android 5.0

Official ROM Lenovo S90/T msm8916 Version: S90-t_USR_5.5.2_CN

Gapps not include – No Rooted

Language support : EN/CN

Rom install :

1.copy ****.zip to root folder of the phone SD card (no need to unzip).
2.Turn off the phone, then keep pressing power button and volume+ button until the robot icon appear, then press power button again
3.Press the volume- to move up and down to choose“wipe data/factory reset”, then press volume+ button to confirm.
4.Choose “yes—delete all user data”, then press volume+ button to enter the page as below.
5.It will enter below page after finishing delete all user data.
6.Then choose“apply update from sdcard”
7.Find and select the ROM, press volume+ to enter the page as below.
8.Please make sure the power is sufficient during the upgrading. It will showed as below when the upgrading finished.
9.Choose “reboot system now”,then press volume+ button to reboot your phone.