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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badusigne:
How to install Recovery

Please help me with my Newbie question. When I download Cybermaus's recovery on my computer, W7, and upack the .rar. It gives 4 files : Checksum.ini (1kb), MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt (1kb), README.txt (1kb) and recovery.img (4.844kb). Recovery is one file. At first it was opened als an Irfan View file. I deleted the .img extension for Irfan View but now it sees .img as a diskcopy. When I choose the MT6577 scatter file in SPP flashtool it gives the path to that. But only to that file, the path to the Preloader and all the rest is empty. In the manual of bgcngm you see all the path of every file. When I try to flash nothing happens. I must be doing something wrong, but what. Installing the drivers worked, thanks to post 25. I think I miss the right way to unpack the recovery, all files in it must be viewable, not ?

Any help deeply appreciated. I bougth my Lenovo A789 (unfortunatly) with stock Chinese Rom and are trying to install the recovery in order to root it and install Cybermaus ROM V3.21. Thanks in advance !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GialanG:
Don't unpack the .img file, m8. In SPFT, check only the recovery and point to the .img file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Puskaric:
In tutorial bgcngm is flashing whole ROM while you are flashing only recovery so nothing should be selected except recovery.

You also do not unpack img file, just leave it as it is.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badusigne:
Thanks for answering, Puskaric and GialanG

Thanks for the help !

Unfortunately, there seems to be still something wrong. InSP tool I select het scatterfile, now I can connect the phone, download starts, but I get a warning : incomplete files. See the attached printscreen in word and 7zip. Could you please take a look and see if you can find what is wrong ?

Thanks ! badusigne
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Puskaric:
Did you install MTK VCOM USB drivers?

Here is tutorial how to do it, mostly people did it sucessuflly by it, but not me.

Also try different Flash Tool version, try the one I posted few days ago.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badusigne:
Thanks again Puskaric !

Thanks again Puskaric, I think i am a step further, but :

The MTK drivers are installed succesfuly. When I connect my Lenovo A789 to the SP tool it downloads the recovery, being the only file that has a path in the SP tool. The rest of the files, preloader and everything, except the scatterfile, has no path in the SP tool. The situation on that is the same as in my first post. Since then I have changed the standard program to open .img files to the SP tool and I have tried your SP tool as you suggested, but helas, no change.

After it downlaods the recovery ( in about 0,5 second) I get a warning that I have to download the other files too. If I try then I get the message that they have no path and I cannot download them. So the download works, what does not work is that I am not able to get a path to all the files of the recovery in the SP tool, as is shown in the tutorial. I'm rather astonished about that. It must be something simple for I cannot find any mention of this situation on internet. Probably my IQ ? :o Or some setting in my W7 computer ? It is a simple ordinary computer, AMD Phenom 2 X4 925, 4 GB RAM, simple AMD videocard, works fine, no fuss whatsoever. Any suggestions ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Puskaric:
Try with scatter file that you create for yourself with a MTK Droid Root & Tools - while you're at it, make a full backup of your ROM just in case.

You can also try making your own recovery with it and Flash Tool:

Try and see what you'll get, with my own scatter file I have "advanced" to error 8038.

I don't think other Windows will help you, I had same results with W7 x64 on Phenom X4, VM XPx86 on same machine, and also XP x86 on s487 Celeron.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badusigne:
Thanks Puskaric, I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for the tips Puskaric, I'll go on exploring and keep you posted if I make any progress. Appreciated your help, best wishes ! Badu
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rkiz:
hi, i just bought A660, it seems that it has some custom rom from antelife, it is rooted but there is just 3c recovery installed so i cant flash recovery due to signature error

and therefore i cant install A660_ROW_S107_cybermaus_ICS_v3.21 rom

i dumped partition layout as firmware.info and converted it into scatter file with mtk rom studio, but there is some problem there with strange partition sizes and i keep getting 8038 error when i try to flash

Part_Name	Size	StartAddr	Type	MapTo
preloader 0x0000000000040000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/misc-sd
dsp_bl 0x00000000005c0000 0x0000000000040000 2 /dev/misc-sd
mbr 0x0000000000080000 0x0000000000000000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
ebr1 0x0000000000004000 0x0000000000080000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
pmt 0x0000000000400000 0x0000000000084000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
nvram 0x0000000000500000 0x0000000000484000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
seccfg 0x0000000000080000 0x0000000000984000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
uboot 0x0000000000080000 0x0000000000a04000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
bootimg 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000000a84000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
recovery 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000001084000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
sec_ro 0x0000000000600000 0x0000000001684000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
misc 0x0000000000080000 0x0000000001c84000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
logo 0x0000000000300000 0x0000000001d04000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
expdb 0x0000000000200000 0x0000000002004000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
android 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000002204000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
cache 0x0000000020100000 0x0000000022304000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
usrdata 0x0000000040000000 0x0000000042404000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
fat 0x0000000000000001 0x0000000082404000 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
bmtpool 0x00000000645fbfff 0x00000000ff9f00a8 2 /dev/block/mmcblk0
Part_Name:Partition name you should open;
Size:size of partition
StartAddr:Start Address of partition;
Type:Type of partition(MTD=1,EMMC=2)
MapTo:actual device you operate

im not entirely sure how to modify it and i don't want to brick it few days after i bought it...

EDIT: Solved with MtkDroidTools
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rkiz:
i had a serious battery drain on my a660 with original (antelife), Your & etotalk roms

basically cpu never go deep sleep

after 3 days of changing settings, countless backups and restores with twrp, hours with cpu spy and BBS, investigating tons of different wakelocks i finally found out that it was one of first things that i do - changing lock screen to none...

i decided to post it in case someone will try to google a660, wakelock, battery drain, deep sleep
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Puskaric:
Is there a way to turn off camera shutter sound?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rkiz:
delete system\media\audio\ui\camera_click.ogg
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petersoft2002:
a2dp and lenovo a789

Hi, I am having a big trouble with running A2DP, after installing rom (A789_ROW_S106_cybermaus_ICS_V3.21), I am not able to connect any A2DP device. I have check everything, device is perfectly working with another phone, so I tried to download A2DP volume, SoundAbout and other apps, that would help me, and nothing works. The system always connects with "no media" sign.

And all the apps, that I tried for recording from bluetooth mic fails as soon as I started to record - guess it could be a part of the problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DataScreamN:
Lenovo A660 not working out of the box

Hello I'm new to this scene and I apologize I don't really know what I am doing. I ordered the A660 from an amazon seller and I could not get the phone to show anything past the Lenovo Logo upon power on. I could get into the android recovery but in the internal memory were only empty folders. I don't yet have a micro SD so I proceeded to search the internet for a way to get my phone working again. I came across several forums about flashing and what not and proceeded to download and installed MediaTek DA USB VCOM port drivers and smartphone Multi-port download tool [v3.1228.00-A2012.08.03] I proceeded to try to get the phone to connect to windows so it could be connected. I got a 'dl error' message and am nor worried that I bricked my new phone. PLEASE say it ain't so. it still shows up in device manager for a while when I plug it back in but does not charge or bring up the Lenovo branding anymore. Pic below represents where I am at. :crying::crying::crying:

**Update***

Seconds pic shows what sp flash tool says.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panta34:
A660

Hi,

A660 firmware works fine... without problems (my 660 had a multilingual rooted firmware from China very inestable).

This ROM works fine THANKS.

But I have two problems:

- a known issue: 4th recent apps button does not work.

- bluetooth pairing. The phone and my car handsfree doesn't work. They pair themself well but "Error connection". The car handsfree works with my iPhone

Any solution for this problems?

Thanks in advance!: cowboy:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nilsi1987:
I got an Lenovo A66. Does anyone know what recovery I can use for this one? Can I use some of the ones linked in the second post in this thread? Maybe the one for A700 (Since it got MKD 6575 aswell). Im lost and thanks for any information on this. Google and search dosent help me find one for A66
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willemoes:
Hi guys, I would like to know if there is a way to make it support WCDMA 850/1900 frequencies, because here in Argentina we have no WCDMA 2100, so i would be able just to use 2G GSM/EDGE connections.

Thanks a lot!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kasunrs:
Hi cybermaus,

i flashed my A660 with ur custom rom v3.21.

all are working great except sim 2 has only GSM. but it had both GSM & WCDMA with the stock rom. I cOuld switch the 3G(WCDMA) between 2 Sims via settings.. Sim management > change the video call default sim to the other. But now in settings, under video calls, only sim 1 is shown. So now when i want to surf hsdpa with the other sim i have to remove yhe back cover and swap the sims. Dear developer. Please see this matter. Thanks in advance.

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Use shutupcamera. Its in playstore. But u need root access.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrx1ab:
New lenovo rom

Hi, I got my second A660 (lost the waterproof door on a trip to the USA) and this one came with Rom A660_s019_120824 which had google play ready to go. Cybermnaus, would you want a copy of that to play with? I don't know if it is official, but everything seems to work including the recent apps button, and somehow its rooted, so I think it might be a custom rom. (im sure someone here will tell me that it is and that I am a dufus for not doing proper research first, but I have to get back to work now)

Richard
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leFloyd:
I don't think that I is true. Even the S750 has 3G in the first Slot and 2G in the second. I know that some phones can switch in Software, the Samsung bt7755 can. But that is a completely different chipset...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kasunrs:
mmmm.. you can't say its not true since. i used it, im 10000% sure it was there. o if we can ask from wrx1ab (the one above) he can let us know..

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mmmm.. you can't say its not true since. i used it, im 10000% sure it was there. o if we can ask from wrx1ab (the one above) he can let us know..

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hey can u switch the video call facility (and so the 3G/Hsdpa facility) between 2 sims? from settings>sim mngmnt>video call

thanks in advance..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leFloyd:
You seem to be right. As you can see on this picture on both SIMs it's written 3G/2G http://ivanov.pp.ru/uploads/posts/2013-05/1368548605_iaa_7754.jpg

I'm sorry, but on the A750 and the S750 only the 1st slot is 3G capable.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zonatar:
There's a lewa port for the a660:

http://www.lenovohome.net/forum.php...ra=page=1&filter=typeid&typeid=219&typeid=219

It's working, but i can not install the play store :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rusli77:
clock work mod recovery lenovo s870e

sorry for talking outside topic. i need your help all friends. Can anyone supply custom recovery such as clockwork mod recovery for lenovo s870e ? How can i get CWM to work in lenovo s870e ? or anyone can develop custom rom for lenovo s870e ? thanks very much. i hope in the future, there will be custom rom or cwm recovery for lenovo s870e. thanks all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pelocoloko:
Accelerometer not working

I installed the rom "A660_ROW_S107_cybermaus_ICS_v3.21.zip" via cwm 6.0.2.8, but not getting to use the accelerometer of my a660, neither in games nor in applications.

Observation: I downloaded an app that tests the sensor, it is working perfectly in most rom not working.

Wanted help from you guys because I am a layman in the subject.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris-hac:
another workaround

Another workarround for this isue is to edit

/sytem/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl

modify as follows:

find line

#key 194 F24

Modify to:

key 194 APP_SWITCH

its not the "RECENT_APP" thing but anyway working without aditional Software

unfortunately the config from stockROM :

key 194 RECENT_APP

does NOT work - it disables all hardware buttons

Many Thanks to user "blablabla123456789" - from the developer Board for his original Post giving that great hint!

here is the Original Post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41169305

Of corse if anyone has got an idea how to make the original Function work - please dont be shy!! :)

Thanks to all who take part on development and Testing!

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this might help:

click the link "myDevhost" - go one level up in the directory and choose A660

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1874403
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] officer_slater:
Update A660_S019_120824 and root

Hi,

I have just got my first android phone a Lenovo a660 which it is running A660_S019_120824 and is unrooted. I have no experience with rooting or upgrading. I want to put the A660-s109-dean@etotalk rom on it (so it gets rooted). Do I have to upgrade to A660_s023_120927 first before I put the A660-s109-dean@etotalk rom on it?

Is there a risk that some data or apps will be deleted/removed during the installation of the upgrade or the etotalk rom?

Thanks for the help.

Greeting officer_slater
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Stann:
Lenovo A750 - ROM 4.2.1 help

Hello!

I have a 4.0.4 ROM, what I would like to update, because it has become very slow... I have downloaded the following ROM: ICS-LePhone mod by ATs v4.2.1, which is quite fast, but it is restarting in every 10-30 minutes. I have made a factory reset, format system and deleted the cache partition, Dalvik cache but no change. What did I do wrong? Or is there any stable ROM 4.2.x, what is recommended to install?

Thank you in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Padro:
Hello,

is there any Rom for A660 that actually supports the headset button?

I've tried some Roms but the button just won't work...

Thx Padro
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rusli77:
Please help ! need driver for fastboot driver for Lenovo S870e

Fastboot can not see my device when i type fastboot devices but adb can see my device when i type adb devices. how to fix this problem ? what must i need or install so that fastboot can see my device and not more showing "waiting for device". thanks for the help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike Sanders07:
Did someone change lenovo a800 screen?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tartyom:
Welcome!

Lewa Os rom or MIUI rom is available for Lenovo A660 ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swenzel:
Memory and Storage Settings

Maybe this question was asked somewhere before, but I couldn''t find it?

I have got a A789 with the Cybermouse ROM.

The rom divides the internal memory in internal storage and USB storage (I still don't know why it is called USB storage) Currently I have got 3.62 GB internal storage and USB storage of 1.83 GB.

In the storage settings I can change the default write disk to SD Storage instead of USB storage. So I guess I can use the SD card to store downloaded applications and launch them from the SD card.

So wouldn't it make sense to turn on the option to use the SD card instead of the USB storage and reduce the USB storage to a minimum (let's say 100 MB)? By this the internal storage could be raised to about 6 GB. Or am I totally wrong?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osobati:
rom lenovo a660

Hello,

I have a lenovo a660 and after try everything with your rom and your recovery I´m stuck in the same point.

I have tried to flash recovery with flash tool using various scatter files including "TWRP_v2.3.1.1_for_A660.zip" but I keep getting an error that says.

BROM ERROR:S_FT_NEED_DOWNLOAD_ALL_FAIL (4050)

Need download all image

[HINT]

DA partial images download is only allowed for the following pre requisite:1.all images have been downloaded to the target before and target could boot up;2. the images layout map on the target is the same as the load that is to be downloaded

Please could you help me.

Could you upload the rom with the scatter file and I can flash the whole rom, not only the recovery.

Thank you very much for your time.

Nacho
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkdeity0:
hi

hello i have a lenovo p700i and i want to flash cybernaus 3.21 i have read the tutorials and my question is where do i get the scatter file for my phone MT6577 i guess ? please help me thanks..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sic2:
Hills on the road... :)

Hi,

I'm also a newbie, and it is also my 1st smartphone, but maybe I can help a little, since Cybermaus left this thread at the begining of the year...

First of all my GPS is working, so I don't know what can be wrong with yours, but you should try S107 ROM instead of S106. At least the GPS on my A789 works with that. But I can't clearly remember what should I do at the first time, there is a tutorial somewhere in a thread by Cybermaus.

I used A789_S228_cybermaus_V2.1 ROM for a year, an older one maybe S226 before that, and now S107.

For your other questions: as far as I remember scatter files and flash tool are necessery only for installing the bootloader utility. Custom ROMs can be intalled from zip files via bootloader as you noticed.

For gmail problem: it was the same on my phone, just in my case it happened after the first play store update. The solution was simple for me: installing an older version of gmail.

HTH,

Peter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] art.deco:
More road...

Peter,

Thanks for the response. To clarify, my GPS is now working fine. Just installing the location fix on top of my old ROM didn't do the trick, but installing the full Cybermaus ROM fixed it and it's working great now.

Also, I copied the wrong filename in my post. I do indeed have the S107 ROM.

And I found that I was able to fix Gmail by *updating* it. So I'm pretty happy with how things stand now.

-- Kurt
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frontline3k:
A789 updates

Hello.

Any plans for ROM updates on Lenovo A789 ?

Regards,

/frontline3k
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tusharjain95:
jelly bean lenovo p700i

hey cybermaus(the great) !:D

have been using your rom for lenovo p700i based on s_109....excellent rom....i was wondering if you could create a rom of jelly bean for it...please!

please!please!please!please!please!please!please!please!please:angel::angel::angel::angel::angel:!.....i also want jelly bean to run on my phone....please!please!please!please!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehs:
i have a660 and i also think that it would be nice to have an upgrade to 4.1.

since zte v889s has the same hardware as a660 (mtk6577 512 ram) isnt it possible to port it or something?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iZLeeP:
Agree! Though, a CM port would be better.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firemasters:
network searching failed

hy all,

I got since more than 1 year the lenovo A660, really nice phone,

Day one after trying and playing arround on the chines rom, i changed it to cyberaus rom, ( thank you ).

Really nice, good working rom,...thanks

Last month my glass broke, by replacing it, i ruined my slot for the double sims, so...ordering by etotalk a new slot for my doouble sim.

Now i replaced the double sim slot, he recognise de 2 sims, but my connection to my network ( belgium) fails all the time.

I do get a few bars ( max 2) on the statusbar, but the moment i want to make a phone call, he gives me restricted network,.

Searching for networks always fail,...

I presume it could be my radio.img.....

anybody can help me?

thanx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TraficTuber:
Hello guys,

i'm using the A789_ROW_S107_cybermaus_ICS_V3.2 rom on my A789 ....but i have a problem.

I just receive a dashcam named VicoVation WF-1 with integrated wi-fi (802.11n) and the phone is not capable to find the SSID of the WF1. The phone finds another SSIDs such as home routers or neighbours routers but not the WF1's SSID. I tried with other two android phones (Orange Nivo & Samsung B5330), PC, android tablet and a SE Elm.... and I was able to connect to WF1. The dashcam is ok, it's working.

So, it is possible that my A789, somehow, forgot the n standard for wireless, and now it can't find those devices?

I have to mention...the very first time, the phone was able to find the SSID of the dashcam and tried to connect but, somehow, the connection failed and the SSID became "invisible".
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tusharjain95:
what is a cmport???

i have a custom recovery...its cwm version 6.0.1.5

what is a cm port anyway???? and how do i do it???

thnx in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iZLeeP:
its a port of cyanogenmod for our device. for that we need kernel source of p700i which lenovo/mediatek does not provide.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tusharjain95:
if you need help...

Hey brother although I don't have any coding skills but tell me if you need my help...am using this device...so can send u any files ypu require...just tell me what you require and I'll send u the file and yes tell me where can I find it...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iZLeeP:
As I've said, it's not possible since we don't have the source files for our beloved device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehs:
Hello cybermaus, i dont know if you have seen this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2650513 but it says mtk6577 sources are out ( plus framework). Do you think you can port the JB rom to a660?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tusharjain95:
thnx bro

hey brother thnx....

there r the sources we needed.....now please get to work and bring jelly bean for lenovo p700i and other devices tooo!!!!thnx in advance bro...

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hey bro...

itried downloading the sources but the it has failed several times....please get the sources online from other sites.....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tusharjain95:
downloaded...

hey brother i have got the source code of kernel for the phone.....please now make a rom of jelly bean for it......please!!1please!!!:laugh::laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimikon:
How long do you think it takes to make a new jelly bean rom for lenovo a660?are we going to have it till the end of March?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oz42:
I think that Cybermaus is no longer around here. :( My A789 is on stock S235 now. With a few modifications, of course.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehs:
How did you port a A789 rom to a A660 rom? Since they are quite the same i dont think it will need a lot of changes.