yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I don't think it is possible without a custom rom, particularly with regard to the phone calls, as Lenovo would have had to buy telephony licenses to allow phone calls to be made on the tablet. They have not purchased the licenses to do this.

However, I would like to ask you how you rooted your tablet and if yours is fully rooted with clockwork mod on it? Mine is rooted, but I cannot get clockwork mod to go on it, meaning that I can't install any roms on it. I would be grateful for any help you can give me with this problem.
[Android General] 4henri2all:
With the three available rom's FM radio and phone calls are possible.

Check out the whole forum, with a rooted tablet and CMW recovery it is possible
[Android General] amchu:
plz am in crazy situation here

hi bro,

accodently i purchased the tab a2107 please help me with instructions how make and receive calls in that tab.please help me bro and itz in under waranty.plz do help me and reply:(
[Android General] ursulavasey:
Successfully Rooted With CWM and Pemergency Mod

Hello everyone. I couldn't even boot my tablet for the last couple of days, but I have now done so, thanks to post number 25 on the thread below. I will post the link to the thread for you to follow, but if you get stuck, feel free to ask me any questions about the process.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2013156&page=3

Be warned that in following this process, you will lose your main operating system, when adding the CWM, so you will not be able to boot in for a while. Once the rom is installed, you will be able to boot up with no problems. You may also lose your IMEI numbers, but they can be re-added, as long as you have made a note of them before you start. I still had the box for my device, with the IMEI numbers on it, but make sure you know those numbers, as you will not be able to recover them from the system.
[Android General] TecHBullETs:
Unable to unlock the home screen once get locked

Dears

i have installed Foxtrot rom on levovo a2107a-h

but i have problem, which is, once my home screen is locked, i can't unlock it again from the power button

i have to reset the tab so i can open it again

any solution for this problem? :confused:
[Android General] bugeyes:
I had the same problem with the Lewa rom! Couldn't fix it so I installed the Chinese rom from Macs list, that's been fault free for a couple of weeks of use, worth a try :)

It's also been the best rom I've tried for voice to video synch on Netflix etc.... Still not perfect but acceptable ;)
[Android General] motoracer47:
First...search is down so I cannot search the thread.

Can anyone help? It looks like I have bricked this thing. The other times I have attempted to follow the instructions in this thread, it would not flash and the tablet would not power on. On those occasions, I would simply unplug it, plug it back in and it would power on, or I would hit the reset button and then I could power it on. I decided to try the unbrick ROM that another user had success with, and of coarse it would not flash. Unfortunately, now I cannot get the tablet to power on at all no matter what I try. Back when I read through this entire thread, I remember on multiple occasions that it was said you cannot brick this tablet, and gave directions how to get it to boot when it "appeared" to be bricked. Search is down, so I cannot find it.....can someone tell me what those instructions are? At this point I have pretty much given up on ever getting this thing flashed, so If I can just get it back to stock that's all I need. Thanks for any help
[Android General] TecHBullETs:
thanks bro

but i will make you laugh now, solution came from no where hahah

i just pluged my usb to the device and it's unfreezed it self and lock screen problem gone,

just dont tell me how :)

but i have only one issue, which is my imei, i cannot replace the current with my real imei, do you have any fix for this issue?

thanks in advance:good:
[Android General] motoracer47:
So search eventually came back. Please Please Please someone tell me there is another way! From what I found, the only way to get the drivers back on my laptop is to get another A2107? There has got to be another way. Im not even sure they sell this anymore, and regardless, I don't have the money to go buy another one, even if I am going to return it. Is there anyone that can help with this? Is there anyone in the Dallas, TX area that has one of these?
[Android General] ursulavasey:
Take a look at post number 25 in the thread below. Before I used that, my Lenovo A2107 would not boot, no matter what I did with it. It turned out that I had wiped the os and recovery off the system in my attempts to root and put a rom on it. I used the thread below and put the pemergency rom on the tablet. This worked eventually, and now my tablet has root, recovery and a custom rom. I can also change the rom with no trouble, as I have full cwm, which allows me to do so. Have a look, and follow the information, but stop by if you get stuck, and I will try to help you. I am in the UK, so our timezones are different, but I will answer your questions when I am online here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2013156&page=3

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You can use MTK tools to re-add your IMEI numbers, by simply connecting the tablet to the computer, opening up MTK tools, allowing the tablet to connect, then type in your IMEI numbers in the boxes at the bottom. If you haven't got the numbers written down, you can find them on the box, or on a label under the battery cover.

MTK tools is available as part of a tools pack from the link below. Download, extract, find MTK Tools, and follow the instructions above:

https://hotfile.com/dl/182820835/8dd3c06/Tools.rar.html
[Android General] motoracer47:
Hi,

Thanks for the response. I have read that thread from your other post, but Im not sure that is going to help unless I am missing something. In that thread it says I need to connect the tablet to my pc and copy some files over to the sd card. My computer doesn't even register that the tablet is connected to it, so I cannot transfer anything over. When I connect the tablet to the laptop, windows will make the sound for a device connecting, then for the device disconnecting, and repeat that about 6-8 times back to back. Once it stops, windows does not show anything connected to it at all. It seems like windows can tell that "something" is connected to it, but cannot tell "what" it is.---(btw, Windows7 Pro 64bit)

The other issue, is that I cannot boot into recovery, bootloader, or anything. Power and vol+ does nothing. Power for 3 seconds, release, then vol+ and vol- does nothing. Holding power forever does nothing. Holding power while pushing reset does nothing. I cannot get the tablet to respond to anything, and unlike some others, I cannot even get to the Lenovo logo screen. Basically it acts like it has no power at all.
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I had the same problem with regard to not recognsing my SD card. I copied the file to my SD card using a card reader, with the card removed from the tablet. That allowed me to get the pemergency rom onto the SD card, ready for flashing later. I then followed the first part of the thread which left me with recovery access but no os. Once in recovery I flashed the pemergency ROM to the tablet and I was up and running. The process to flash the recovery looked like it had failed, but when I pressed the keys to go into recovery, it did so. To go to recovery after flashing cwm, you need to press the power button and hold for 3 seconds, then while holding the power, press both volume keys at the same time. As soon saw you start pressing the volume buttons, release the power button.
[Android General] TecHBullETs:
Thank you Dear

but i have to inform you that i removed FOXTROT because of the following:

* Rom consuming too much battery. (12Hr idle) (more than 24Hr on Stock rom)

* MTK unable to change the IMEI for this rom.

* My data plan not working because of mu UNKNOWN IMEI

to get ride over this, i did the below:

* Installed the Europe stock room

* Re-flashed the rom with ONLY PRELOADER for Chines rom

* Changed the IMEI with MTK successfully

worked successfully, and i will try FOXTROT V101 later :confused:

Thanks bro :good:
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I'm glad you got the tablet working again, and your data is functional. I haven't tried the European stock rom. What is it like, does it have lots of pre-loaded apps (bloatware) in it? I just want a smooth rom, with good performance. I am not looking for fancy apps and widgets, just smoothness and stability.
[Android General] TecHBullETs:
European Stock Rom is the rom that come with the devices from the factory, No modifications, No phone calls ability, it's only factory image.

i did loaded on my devices after wipe my stock rom with stupidly acting in order to make the tap make phone calls, but i didn't like this idea, beside, i am not fan of making phone calls from tabs.

it's wok now fine, smoothly, and long stay battery as before.

but i found FM Radio among the pre-installed apps and is work very good, actually i don't remember if i had FM Radio before on my original rom or not, or even if it was support FM Radio :o

All Stock
[Android General] cummo13:
help

hello

im a noob on rooting. i have a lenovo a2107 7inch android 4.0.4. i am hoping to root this tablet an change the vodafone as the network to something else. i have 32gb an a 2gb sd card . if i root will that et me change networks on the tablet . is it hard to root . sorry if im on the wrong thread . can someone help me out i was in a shop an he wanted 40euro to root it so here i am .
[Android General] ursulavasey:
You are not on the wrong thread, so you do not need to worry about that. Rooting will not allow you to change the network, I'm afraid. You need to unlock it to do that. Rooting is possible, but it is not easy, and I have rooted lots of phones and tablets in the past. If you want to root it to change the rom, I can guide you with that, but it will still be locked to Vodafone.
[Android General] cummo13:
rooting

thank you for replying back.

ok well thats the reason only for rooting was to change vodafone cause i hate them. is this model easy to root an then use a cfw or is it more trouble than what its worth. reading people are finding it hard . what do you think pal
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I have flashed roms on lots of devices and had to root as part of the process. They have not usually given me any problems, and when I did find issues, I could usually solve them. The Lenovo was a different thing altogether. I could root it with no problem, and installing the rom was no problem either. Getting cwm recovery on to it was where the problems were. The software appeared not to work, although in reality it did work. You can certainly try rooting, and I will help you with the steps, if you need any help.

Are you sure the tablet is locked to Vodafone, and doesn't just have Vodafone branding on it? Have you tried a sim card from another network - a non-Vodafone sim card - to see if it works?
[Android General] cummo13:
rooting

i put in a different sim an its locked. what would i need to do to unlock the fone part. i jailbreak my iphone 3gs i have flashed xbox360 but this looks hard
[Android General] ursulavasey:
You could try the thread below, but I cannot guarantee it will work, as I have never used the site. My IdeaTab was "vanilla" so it was never locked to a network.

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f719/lenovo-a2107-unlock-1631028/

If that does not work, you will have to try to get Vodafone themselves to agree to unlock it for you. Ring them, or visit a Vodafone store, and ask them to unlock it for you, or to give you the unlock code to put in yourself.
[Android General] AgustinArwin:
Yes, I also think letting PDAnet install the proper driver is the source of problem, if only I install the proper driver manual I wouldn't have brick my device.

If only you can get hold another A2107, it doesn't matter if it's a 16GB or 4GB version as long as it's an A2107 or a PC or laptop that has proper drivers installed.

New users,

To install proper drivers manual:

Connect your device it should install USB VCOM drivers if unsuccessful go to device manager look for an exclamation point > properties > update driver > manual installation, http://xdaforums.com/atta...4&d=1360162416 extract this and locate the extracted folder via manual installation.

Now press the reset button and volume + at the back of your device keep it press and plug your device to your PC after plugging release the reset button. It will install another driver and I presume it will unsuccessful go to device manager again and look for an exclamation point (A2107) click properties and update driver, extract this and install manually http://xdaforums.com/atta...9&d=1374786270. Disconnect your device.
[Android General] MAGIo18:
Anything else?

Is there another Firmware like a Cyanogenmod Version or something similar to that? I am using these Versions on my HP Touchpad ("Tenderloin") and it is working great, so why not on our Touchpad a2107?
[Android General] ursulavasey:
You don't necessarily need another device, just follow the instructions in my earlier posting, here on this thread. When I started, I had no recovery and no os on my tablet. I couldn't boot it up, nor could I get into recovery. Now I have full access to everything. I appreciate that my posting was rather long, but it is very detailed, and by following it carefully, step by step, anyone should be able to get their tablet up and running.

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Below is a list of all the roms currently available for the A2107. Make sure you choose one that is for the correct device, as the model numbers are slightly different. (A and H). Your model information will be in settings/about.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37409096&postcount=800
[Android General] MAGIo18:
So is there no possibility to use CM on our device? Because this would easily add more value to this hardware.... Did you ever try it?
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I have not been able to find a Cyanogen mod rom for this device, so no, I haven't tried it. The list I have included is all the roms I know about, sorry. I am not a dev, I just try to help with information that I have read, and used myself.
[Android General] Namrotek:
Hi,

Thank You for Your support, but the links in this post are invalid. So I have a great manual but without drivers. Could you please put them once again?

Thanks in advance
[Android General] AgustinArwin:
Sorry about that, the first attachment is = to http://xdaforums.com/atta...4&d=1360162416, while the other is = to this http://xdaforums.com/atta...9&d=1374786270.
[Android General] F1r3h4wk:
people

Please help me I have the a2107a-f, I install your cwm to install the rom from there but I can not say I brom Error 4050 in the sp flash tool

help
[Android General] syserr:
motoracer47, I feel for you. There is nothing more frustrating than being very careful but still being bit. It seems as though you, ursulavasey, a guy dcard (way back in the thread), and I all resemble this. :)

motoracer47, you might try the original drivers off the AT&T ROM, they seemed to work better for me in some situations. Find it on my post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40722017&postcount=1466.

FoxtrotKZ warned strongly that "Format whole flash" was dangerous. I spent the last day reading the majority of the thread, this is the only way I'd know this. Someone else though had success doing it within weeks of his warning, so... I thought it was probably ok. Looking at your situation though, I'm not so sure about that.
[Android General] ursulavasey:
While I take your point about formatting the whole flash, and how it can "kill" the system, I did exactly that, and thought I had bricked/killed my device. However, following the instructions on the pemergency thread (the instructions I painstakingly rewrote, to make them easier to understand), I got my tablet up and running and it is now functioning perfectly. It has full root, cwm and a custom rom on it. I appreciate the instructions are more complicated than with most devices, but I did not create the roms, or the programs that give root and cwm access to the device. I am not a developer of any kind, just a person who roots and adds custom roms to devices, learning as I go along. I cannot change the method by which it is done, but I have tried my best to make the instructions as easy to follow as possible.
[Android General] syserr:
Thank you for that rewritten guide. Now that I have the full context, I understand. I'll probably be using it soon, knowing my luck.

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I've updated the wiki page http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Lenovo_IdeaTab_A2107A to include how to get to Factory Mode.

There are some tests that appear to calibrate G-sensor and check GPS.

But what exactly is Clear eMMC doing? I just got the guts to do it on my stock -F. It said "Clearing Data" and appeared to rebooted. Sat at the Lenovo Logo for a few minutes and then shows the Out Of Box Experience (setup). Obviously, at least on a stock -F, it isn't doing something similar to a SP Flash Tool's "Format whole Flash".

Even more curious:

Does anyone know what Cap-firmware Download is supposed to do? Would this be Lenovo's way of flashing the device similar but different from MTK tools?
[Android General] motoracer47:
Sorry, I have been out of town and not been able to stay up with the thread.

ursulavasey...once again, thank you for helping me. I know you didn't write the original instructions, that's what I meant by saying it was not directed at you. It wasn't really directed at anyone, just long winded-venting!

Thank you very much for these instruction's, I am going to try them today and report back what happens.

You mention in the instructions that you had a few experience's where it appeared to fail but you found that it did work. Admittedly, once I noticed the failure I did not try and continue, so that could be part of the problem I had as well.

Again thanks, sorry for the long post, and I will try this soon and report what happens.
[Android General] ursulavasey:
No problem motoracer47, and my apologies if the thread still looks very long; it is due to the way I reworded it to make it more of a step-by-step "handholding" process. I have already helped someone else here get their A2107 up and running, and it is working fine now, from a position of having been "dead" and unable to power up. It took several days of messages going to and fro, and lots of "blood, sweat and tears" so to speak, but he got it sorted in the end. His name is jengler77, and he will be able to vouch for my tenacity and patience in terms of resolving the problems one by one. Feel free to ask for any advice, if you need it, and I will try to help you when I am online.
[Android General] motoracer47:
I tried to download the files in your post, and I am getting 404 page not found errors on all except #2 Flash Tool

Btw, no worries on the length of your instructions, they seem very precise and I suspect I will have no problems following them.
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I've just checked them, and I am getting the same 404 errors as you, except for the Flash Tool item, as you said. I would upload my copies here, if there was a way of doing so.
[Android General] syserr:
ursulavasey, maybe you can help me?

I'm committed to figuring this stuff out and exploring.

I've rooted and backed up both my -H and -F now. I'm experimenting with the -F because it is cheaper. I've backed it up with the GScript method and now deveoped an ADB script to do the same. I was exploring SP Flash Tool's Memory Test tab and also Read Back tab. Everything was going good. I did a readback of my PRELOAD image and thinking I would do a diff with the one I made with GScript. I went to turn on the tablet in normal mode, but I can't get it to switch?!

I can still get to it via SP Flash Tool. I *NEVER* clicked on anything in the Download tab. It's like it's stuck in the USB MTK mode. Do you have any ideas? I've tried all kids of things -- including holding the reset for 30 seconds.

Thanks,

syserr
[Android General] ursulavasey:
I've not seen that before, but I haven't explored in the way you have. The obvious thing would be to run the whole root/flash process again, as long as you have no important files there. It is possible that during the readback and memory testing, you have wiped your os, in a similar way to when you format the nand flash. The root may not work, as there is is no system from which to root, but I would suggest trying to format the nand flash, and run the rest of the process from there, to get the rom back on the device and give you a working tablet again. Let me know how it works.

Alternatively, if you have access to cwm, and have pemergency rom on the card, try flashing the rom, using the restore option from the backup/restore in CWM.

Hopefully one of the options above will get you back up and running again, so you can continue your investigations and experiments.

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I have emailed you the files, and I hope you got them, along with the explanatory notes that were included with them. Let me know if you get stuck, and I will try to help you.
[Android General] syserr:
^ my bold

OK, I've got my -F showing logo and now I can get into CWM. I had to flash ANTIKIRPICH. So it appears I did somehow botch the preloader or something near it, although just temporarily. Now I can continue. I'm not in a rush to get a working system, I'd like to understand these tools well. I want to be able to recover from many problems and be able to restore original stock if need be. I think I'm getting closer. (I will share what I learn)
[Android General] Farhad3614:
Hi All,

Can you please tell me how i can backup from my Ideatad 2107 Rom File ?

I have a tow IdeaTab 2107, With Call Feature and another one without call feature !

Can i backup and restore my IdeaTab Rom with call feature on to another Tab ?

Tnx

Farhad
[Android General] bugeyes:
Lipsync

Has anyone managed to get perfect synchronisation of video and sound in IPlayer, Netflix etc? If so what's the secret?

I'm running maks version of the Chinese stock rom which other than the sync is brilliant!

Any help welcome and appreciated :)
[Android General] MAGIo18:
How to Change Strings

Hey there;

I am running the LeWa OS and it is working perfectly fine, but on the lockscreen I can only see Russian symbols from the Power+ Widget as output. How to change this to English language or where do I need to edit those specific entries?

Same with the "phone" function. If I enter the beginning of a number, I see suggestions with Chinese symbols as well...
[Android General] pemergency:
For all of the people who constantly asking me for a help and to update a files... I don't have this device anymore and don't support this project anymore...

But if you still looking for a files, you will fine them here ----> just check this link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35340017
[Android General] syserr:
Factory mode parition

I've done a fair amount of fiddling with SP Flash Tool on my A2107A-F. I've documented a few places were the Gscript backup is incorrect.

My question:

Does anyone know... Where is the "Factory Mode" comes from? What emmc partiton or image file? When I say Factory Mode, I mean the menu that comes up when you hold Vol+ for 12 sec during power on. It must be on emmc since when I write -H SP roms, I get the -H Factory Mode.

Wondering if it is uboot.img

Thanks,

syserr