yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Lenovo K900] prie07:
Hii All, let me explain about how to flash this ROM :), actually doesn't matter from whatever ROM before on your K900

what u need to do is:

1. download the 'K900_1_S_2_019_0113_130903_DVT3_CPUsign_root.rar', 'gapps_k900_422_apk.rar', 'marketfix_k900_422.rar' file from here (post 1254) or

https://drive.google.com/?authuser=0#folders/0ByGuc92lKr0qYmY5VFJIRHdMMUE

2. if using winrar ROM file rightclick > extract here, this will extract to this folder 'K900_1_S_2_019_0113_130903_DVT3_CPUsign_root'

3. copy all file/content from that folder to sdfuse folder on USB STORAGE (if sdfuse doesn't exist create it)

4. use SDUPDATE method to flash (press vol up + power till blue droidboot show then release your power first followed by vol up)

5. choose SDUPDATE

6. wait till SDCARD UPDATE SUCCESS & Reboot

7. done flashing ROM

8. copy gapps file manually using root exporer or similar app, copy all file from 'gapps_k900_422_apk.rar' to root/system/app

9. copy 4 marketfix file to root/system/etc/permission

10. change permission for all 4 file on root/system/etc/permission from 'rw-rw-rw’ to ‘rwxr-xr-x’

11. Restart K900

done.....

cheerss
[Lenovo K900] pear93:
hello everyone.

sorry i a little noob, i tried to read all of you all posted but it is too much.

soo now, is there already Custom Roms for the K900? any better and/or improved Roms?

thanks! :)
[Lenovo K900] ahmadrizal:
still wait custom room....sabaq bro...
[Lenovo K900] pear93:
got orang malaysia. terbaik!

Phone dah cantik, Rom ja lag gila
[Lenovo K900] ajazz:
Instead of flashing whole Rom can't someone make file which will root the stock Rom?
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
We are waiting to the full source to be released, before that we can't do anything so far

There is a system.IMG.gz in this thread for 903 so you don't need to flash all ROM and lose your data. Search for it in last pages :)

Enviado desde mi Lenovo K900_ROW usando Tapatalk 2
[Lenovo K900] ajazz:
I have K900_Row_1_S_2_009_0131_130727 will it work on this?

I have flashed many many roms on my Galaxy s and never managed to brick it!

How safe is it flashing K900 ?

what if I'm stuck in a bootloop?

I'm afraid of bricking it, I cannot afford another one.
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Guys....I have updated to 822 using above link....but have no root access....help!
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
Just wanted to pop in and say that sadly, I've sold my K900 to a friend, due to the fact we're unlikely to get dev support or CM, considering this platform (32bit Intel Atom) is already dead due to Bay Trail Intel CPUs being released.

I wish you all luck though, Maybe Lenovo/Intel will come through :)
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
Ajazz...That would need rooted recovery as on say galaxy note etc..I think...do not think anyone has. (??) There is a Chinese link that had a file supposedly flashing Su to root but did not work for me..well instructions were not clear so not sure if i was doing correctly or if it even worked in first place..will post the link if I can find it

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Sorry about that ransagy....maybe dev purposes was a big part of your purchase decision. Well if you find out anything please let us know. Thanks.
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
It kinda is, yeah. It might be superficial, But I really care about being on the latest and greatest Android/CM version and trying out bleeding edge stuff.

It's too bad, because the K900 fits me very well in specs and looks, But just can't see a CM port for this device happening. Maybe keep a look out on Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 (Similar Intel Atom SoC) or RAZR i development.

Right now i'll probably get a G2 and call it a day until a suitable phablet is around (No thanks, Note 3, I'm done with Samsung).
[Lenovo K900] cyber-mythius:
Hi Bobr76, I just got my k900 back... and I'm trying to install this ROM.

At this point I was able to go through the SDFUSE+system update ... but I'm not able to get fastboot up&running (no response for fastboot devices when I'm in fastboot mode on phone) / or update it through the manufacturing tool. Any idea where could be the problem? How you in general flash the ROM in .rar file?

THX !
[Lenovo K900] ChillyBoy2:
Anybody ordered K900 from Pandawill and how long have you been waiting?

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] Samyk900:
If I update my lenovo k900 to 822 or 903 will it solve the heating problem? Also can anyone provide good camera application so that battery drainage be reduced but I don't want to compromise on the quality of the awesome camera which our lenovo is having...

Sent from Awesome Lenovo_K900
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Lenovo has the best camera. galaxy 3 users and others are using it in their rom since it's so superior. I believe the heat is just how the phone is.
[Lenovo K900] mohshiri@gmal.com:
The link does not work

the link does not work where can i download the file from?
[Lenovo K900] leogoto:
Hi,

Here is ROW 0822's root.

https://www.copy.com/s/VXY4uINFsnkh/K900_ROW_LA_1_S_2_009_0035_130822_DVT3_CPUsign_root.rar

Regards,Leo
[Lenovo K900] mydroidfren:
few days on 822 rooted seems working well no heating & crashes smoother batt seems slightly better as well. only have problems with some apps still unable to work even says not rooted. i tried to change some permissions in some apps folders but not allowed as well says no rights. anyone know how to change folder permissions ? i think this is why apps like gamekiller says its rooted but can't read & change anything.
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Many thanks Leo,

The previous link had the superuser integrated too but without permissions. None of the apps could get root access. I am downloading from you link now. Will let you know.

I do have one another question, everytime i flash using the sdfuse method, I get few file not found messages...like the very first .inb file...and later some other couple of files. Is that what happens to everyone or am i doing something wrong?

There is no xxxxx.inb file in my dir where i extract the downloaded firmware. Kindly explain...

thanks and many thanks again.:good:

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Bob, thanks, as links come and go ( expire ) , may i request you again to find and put the working links for different rom's ( rooted and stock ) up in the front page? too bad we are not getting a dedicated forum but these links are getting lost and are being repeated all over the posts, as you own the first thread..can you do the needful??

thanks
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Dam, same issue even with this one, superuser app is there but can not "update" the binaries, root access fails. How do i fix it now?

thanks
[Lenovo K900] jacob smoke:
lenovo k900 mega -bootloop

MykeeHUn
[Lenovo K900] imranz:
So far for me 822 works great. Less heat issue compared to previous version, and deep sleep working fine for me.

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Have u set the option to Allow at Security tab in Superuser apps?
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
See for yourself!!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Z1ig3XyKnvRFpoa09jWEdLZFk/edit?usp=docslist_api

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Z1ig3XyKnvMHY2ME4xd2llSUk/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Lenovo K900] jioleight:
my dad's k900 has Play Store pre-loaded and some other Google apps. I'm from the Philippines.
[Lenovo K900] sheenzu:
Hi i m in 822.i have fc when i want to save contact in sim. And fc when save something in agenda. Someone have this problem too ?thanks
[Lenovo K900] :
So has anyone had success getting warranty service for their Lenovo K900?

My phone's speakers died after some three months of use. I bought it on eBay, but I've since closed my account and I don't think contacting the seller three months later would've been very useful in any case. But living neither in Russia nor Asia Pacific, who would I go about contacting on Lenovo's side? Calling up random customer service numbers doesn't sound very hot.
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
How does the K900 score on the new 4th major version of antutu? Subscores please?

I've heard two bad stories about its performance, one saying it's now around 19000, the other as low as 15600... Is it that bad?

Cause that would leave pretty much only Vellamo saying this is true "high end" material.

(asking as someone waiting for a snail mail ordered K900)

edit: found this vid again... 20000 - 19600... not all that bad. [search samsung s3 lenovo k900 on youtube; i can't post links] idk how well they prepared it for the test (turn off background apps, turn off wifi, remove sim, etc) so maybe possible to get higher.
[Lenovo K900] dimedevil:
Yesterday my friend got 21000~ish at Antutu 4, while I got 15000~ish when downclocked to 800 (max and min clock set to 800MHz via Trickster Mod)... both K900 used Interactive as governor and Noop as I/O Scheduler...
[Lenovo K900] mydroidfren:
just did antutu 4 on my 822 - 20136 close to Xperia Z & Note 2 not even close to S4 & Htc One.

3D graphics S4 is 5888 vs K900 at 4409

3D graphics XZ is 5856 vs K900 at 4409

no wonder having 3D game lag issues.
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Hello Folks,

I realized google drive links aren't the best suited for sharing in this form, so i have uploaded the two screenshots to another site :-

http://wikisend.com/download/552120/Screenshot_2013-09-18-20-22-25.png

http://wikisend.com/download/524536/Screenshot_2013-09-18-20-20-02.png

only for next 7 days :)

thank you in advance for looking into this.
[Lenovo K900] dr.h8ball:
Flashed my Phone today with 822_root, no errors. Root works

Thanks God
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
even MTK6589 phones with single core SGX544 at 280~360 mhz can run most games fine. K900 (533mhz x2) should theoretically be 3x as fast as the Turbo version.

my tentative guess is the performance issues are due to Turbo mode not lasting long (or simply not getting turned on) and putting the processor back on it's 933mhz rest speed.

either that, or poor optimization for x86 instruction set.

oh well, I'll mostly be using it for non-gaming purposes. should be great for that. browsing benchmarks are firmly in high-end territory.
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Now what I could have done wrong? I flashed with sdfuse method.
[Lenovo K900] dr.h8ball:
the oufbyb

I've downloaded the file, decompresed it, get the files via ftp on my mobile to directory sdfuse.

Shutdown my Phone.

Press Vol+ & Power-Button

In droidboot choosed sdupdate

Phone was flashing

Restarting

Opened SU App

Gone to settings

Choosed automatically permit su requests

Updatet the binaries

Thats it.

Sorry for my english
[Lenovo K900] tukulll:
antutu on row 822.

I just ran antutu, my phone is bloated with games and social apps.
[Lenovo K900] jodiekristiady:
good lenovo

lenovo k900:good::good::good:
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Now I know what was I missing....fixed:D
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
lenovomobile.com where it was the open source project is down. What should we expect??

Enviado desde mi Lenovo K900_ROW usando Tapatalk 2
[Lenovo K900] DungHD:
Thanks!

Everything is OK. Very smooth, RAM Usage is small. :D
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Hello friends,

My phone is rooted now thanks to you all. But my contact manager keeps crashing. Is there a way to fix it ?
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Hi Folks

I have a strange problem on know k900 with xda app..... it's getting uninstalled automatically. Shortcut remains main app is missing.

Any ideas...........
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Empty your call log.

Next time search this thread, it was mentioned already in past.
[Lenovo K900] nitrus77:
lenovo k900 language

hello everyone, I wanted to ask you if there is a rom with Italian language for this device or do some editing to get it.

thanks in advance hello
[Lenovo K900] tukulll:
guys, i read somewhere this device already got 4.2.2 update, like build 9xx instead of 822.

any sauce?
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Yup but it's just the Chinese rom. I'm on 822 and i like the battery life. I'm waiting for the ROW(rest of world) 4.2.2. I just don't like half my stuff in chinese. I'm sure a 4.2.2 ROW rom is not far off.
[Lenovo K900] Juice84man:
Hi,

I was trying t oupdate via sdfuse method (K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0131_130727_EasternEurope_DVT3_CPUsign_full), but it failed. Phone can not boot to OS, but into this state. Is it dead? Is there any solution?
[Lenovo K900] prog2:
Do not be afraid. Flash the MFT.
[Lenovo K900] shadowcore:
Any chance this getting in europe? I would love to replace my LG 4X with this.
[Lenovo K900] gn0s1s:
I grabbed mine from here . After order, arrived in about 5 days, with very low import. :cool:
[Lenovo K900] tukulll:
looks like i'm not alone in this, have you tried re-downloading the ROM and re-flash it?

it seems MFT way is the only option to recover the messed up phone OS, because with the phone in 3e recovery or droidboot state, i can't access the phone SDFUSE folder to copy another ROM from PC.
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
I really want to understand why benchmark scores for the lenovo k900 diverge so widely and I can't seem to find a satisfactory answer to it.

Why, for example, do geekbench and linpack say this processor is around the power of a samsung S3 processor, whereas Vellamo Metal puts it near HTC One and XPeria Z...

Vellamo has Linpack as one of it's sub-tasks... so if the performance is very weak there, what other test score does it compensate with? Or does Vellamo just run Linpack different on it in a way that does give high scores..?

Higher K900 performance benchmarks seem to be the ones that are both specifically written for android AND have had recent updates.

Is it about using the Intel compiler rather than the standard android one? But do any real apps in everyday usage enable use of the intel compiler..?
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
Chinese 0903 rom...Half of the stuff is not in Chinese..not even 2% of it..lol

Half of the stuff is not in Chinese..not even 2% of it..lol

EDITEd it to 2% (lol) Chinese..basically that's how little Chinese there is in the one prie07 put up

0903 running awesome and cool....rooted w play etc no issues...look up prie07 guide

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45671142&postcount=1266

AOTA poller

http://aotapoller.appspot.com/

I could be wrong as this is a wild guess but think not much support to come from Lenovo on this..they have not updated ROW since July..since then they have had 3-4 updates on the Chinese rom (7/31, briefly 8/12 4.2.2, then 8/27 then 9/3)..and took down their open source (for what it was worth anyway..not much to couple of the developers here who seem to have given up on this device) As one of them commented that Intel is on to the next gen Atom anyway so this may just fall by the wayside ((like kind of Note2 got more support than note1..so i felt having owned both devices)

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http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45671142&postcount=1266
[Lenovo K900] theruler007007:
9/3 chinese rom i tried .. phone gets hot in few secs .. without doing anythng .. it didn happen on 0723 .. :confused::confused:

now downloading 822
[Lenovo K900] Juice84man:
Could you be more specific on this? I have no idea what the MFT is. And I'm sorry for that. But my last phone with Android was HTC Hero.

Is there any step-by-step manual how to flash with MFT including all needed files and drivers etc.?

Thanks a lot.

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Ok, I found it. It's in the first post. Going to try it.
[Lenovo K900] gn0s1s:
This might explain some of it, if its due to the ICC vs GCC compiler issues.
[Lenovo K900] rajivmishra13:
Help!
[Lenovo K900] Juice84man:
Ok guys, succesfully solved via MFT. I have 727 rooted now. :victory:
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
I knew about that; but antutu still puts its performance around that of the XPeria Z after the update, which is a lot better than the samsung S3 score it gets from geekbench and linpack.
[Lenovo K900] gn0s1s:
I think its probably the fact its In-order cpu and that SMT reduces the throughput of threads. Silvermont should solve these problems with OoO, and the removal of SMT. But with our k900s I think we re stuck. I wouldn't put too much stock in bench's on mobile devices. Unless you are doing a specific crunching task, it is probably overall fluidity that counts. Gaming is the only place where i see these benchmarks having relevance and the form factor alone tells you the thermals are going to run hot on this device. As for my own experience, I have yet to feel any launcher lag, website lag that my note 2 had, and while i dont get 6 hours of screen time in a day of heavy usage, i can usually pull 3-4 by the end of the day.
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
The heat comes with every build especially when it is scanning media, reorganizing..my phone has not got hot for many days now...to each his own ROM (and heat) I guess...

as 0903 is smoothest (ui most fluid) fastest coolest for me so far....lol.

And it has speakerphone that actually works like one (higher in call volume too) did not see in any Row builds despite minor improvements
[Lenovo K900] mydroidfren:
so its advisable to go 903 rom? can you screenshot and see what's in chinese? so google needs to manual install back right?
[Lenovo K900] s.habibolahi:
k900 wifi problem

my lenovo k900 can,t find any wifi network and after i enter ssid and other network options can,t connect to network again ! also i test another k900 and that not work too,my country is iran maybe problem have some connection with my county,help me please …
[Lenovo K900] wesleyrpg:
Hi there,

i hope you are using the 2.4Ghz Wifi, because i can't get 5Ghz to work even though the phone is meant to support 5Ghz.

Also try changing channels on the 2.4Ghz....Channel 6 works well!

All the best
[Lenovo K900] prie07:
you'll see chinese character in contact, calendar, others in lenovo launcher but you can disable this and use another launcher
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
Adding screenshots to show much Chinese is actually shown

Yes thanks...I actually do not even use lenovo launcher and removed it altogether. You see some chinese characters when calling receiving but no big deal as it is small and sits in corner of screen rest all is in English.

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I support going to 0903..see all at

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45671142

Thanks to prie07

Yes gapps loaded separately..easy process imo

Edit:Will post screenshots once I get home..not sure how to through XDA app. (now posted)
[Lenovo K900] mydroidfren:
#Mac - does all the google apps gets updated when google release updates just like any stock apps?

I'll download 903 to try out this weekend - cross fingers its better ;)
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
yes updates no issue
[Lenovo K900] mendis67:
Cm codes req for lenovo k900

Guys anyone interested to port cm for lenovo k900...lenovo rom sucks:(
[Lenovo K900] voverty:
Tried 903... but the dimming issue still exist. :(
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
I've been curious about the DMIPS/Mhz rating of the Intel Atom Z2580 chip in the Lenovo K900...

Most sites I read say the rate is around 2.5, comparable to Cortex A9, but it's never quite clear to me whether that is the performance per physical or per logical core, i.e. whether this is the rate of instruction processing before or after taking hyperthreading in account...

Then I came across this: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=80062129

I'm guessing it was 2.5 DMIPS per logical core then? That's more or less consistent with some of the stronger benchmarks I've been seeing (Vellamo Metal @ 700+ etc)...

origin of statement: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6340/intel-details-atom-z2760-clovertrail-for-windows-8-tablets
[Lenovo K900] pear93:
hello there mate, i just wanna ask, after update to 903, does scrolling down the status bar still lags? and the side scrolling in the settings, does it still lags?

thanks man :)
[Lenovo K900] gooberq:
At last i got the phone back, the Lenovo center sent me the same phone , i guess they fixed it. I had 620 international ROM , and i saw an update available 727, it was around 19 MB. When i tried to update i got some error stating about backuprestore.apk in the droid boot screen, any one had this issue when upgrading to 727 ?
[Lenovo K900] hoangtu2410:
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2485 even this got his own place. Oh God Why admin ?
[Lenovo K900] ajazz:
Anyone tried this?

"Upgrade/Update Lenovo K900 to 4.4 KitKat"

Fakel
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Doesn't seem very legitimate. I wouldn't try it.
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Beware data trickle!

Just got back from a trip abroad. I am pretty conscious keeping Data turned off on my phones when traveling, but noticed that a few times the Lenovo K900 mysteriously turned Data back on, after I had specifically turned it off.

I had turned email auto-checking off, so didn't think much of it, just kept turning Data off every time I noticed that it had come back on.

Well, my bill just came in and it's well over $1000 :(

It seems this damned phone turns data on by itself, then all sorts of processes keep going out sucking data, which at $20 per MB adds up.

My iPhone 5, which was also with me, never had a single issue and not a single k of leaked data.

I am using the official 727 ROW ROM.

This phone seems like a good deal, until it turns Data on on its own and you get hit with the roaming charges.

Not happy at all.

And where the hell are the ROW updates?
[Lenovo K900] prog2:
Fake.
[Lenovo K900] theruler007007:
Semms like your k900 giving tht prob .. mine hasnt seen suck prob .. i daily travel but never had any prob like that , BUT before a while i had somthng like that .. weirdly my wifi , data , airplane gets ON ( if OFF) or gets OFF ( in ON ) but i reflashed 727 .. now i dnt face tht .. :confused:

and about updates .. u need to manually flash it .. read last few pages . :)

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absolutely FAKE , just increasing his traffic .. remove the link ..
[Lenovo K900] mydroidfren:
#prie - any other location to download google drive kept disconnecting been trying to download since yesterday can't get the gapps & 903rom it stops or redownload after 30%
[Lenovo K900] wesleyrpg:
try using google chrome to download it.....

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send lenovo the bill......

ATTN: Lenovo.......DATA OFF MEANS DATA OFF!!!!!!!
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
I for one like the auto data on off (which for me is only when mms is received or sent)...which is what is there on CM10 (since last year only) and miui since 2010 (miui gives option to turn the auto data on off for mms). Samsung had these others.xml or feeatures.xml in the csc folder where you could turn this feature on off in JB 4.2.2 (and was in 2.3.6 samsung roms as well). Otherwise for me it is a nuisance to manually turn data on off each time an mms comes or need to send one. It does not however do that for email. I do not know how this is happening with email for you. Even if I open the browser if the data is off and wifi is off it comes back saying website not found or something like that...it does automatically switch data on off for me (with 727, 822 ROWs and others earlier but been on the rooted with gplay etc 0903 Chinese rom..no issues)
[Lenovo K900] dimedevil:
did you turned off the data roaming as well?
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Yep, I did. But it appeared to come back on.

I actually talked to T-Mobile and they looked at the data streams and took off most of the data charges (over $700).

So, T-Mobile rocks. I am happy to have been with them for a while now, and likely for a while in the future, based on how they handled this.

Best I can tell, a bunch of apps and services were using data, stuff like Amazon's Appstore, Google Services, Android OS, Google Play Store, Contact Manager, Super Status Bar (a whopping 18MB for who knows what!).

Anywhere, beware of this....