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[Lenovo K900] tUlAR123:
Ultra noob here needing help.

So I have a Lenovo k900 with ROW rom version 131010. I want to root my phone with 4.4 rom.

a) Is it possible? If yes, how do I do it? Reminder: Ultra noob here, so no telling me use MFT or sdfuse. Please explain me what to do and how to do it.

b) If possible, please post me the links of everything that I need to download.

Thanks in advance.
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
No 4.4 rom for K900 sorry
[Lenovo K900] tukulll:
NO.

Next time, search before asking general questions, keep this thread clean please.
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
ROOT GAPPS TWEAKED AND NOOB-FRIENDLY SYSTEM.IMG.GZ FOR VIBE ROM​

Instructions(*):

(*)Make sure you have vibe rom installed :silly:

1-Unzip

2-Place the system.img.gz in "/sdcard/sdfuse" folder

3-Power the device in droidboot mode (power+volUp)

4-Choose sdupdate

5-Wait till finish (The error fastboot flash failed is normal, dont worry)

6-Reboot

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8KrGAeeg12lZ3otbXVReDRfV1E/edit?usp=sharing

NO NEED TO GRANT PERMISSIONS OR ANYTHING, ALL IS MADE TO WORK JUST FLASHING

IT IS TESTED BY ME AND IT WORKS GREAT, SO IF IT DOESNT WORK FOR YOU, DO ALL THE STEPS AGAIN CAREFULLY

If then it is still anything not working tell me

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG AND "BRICK" YOUR DEVICE. However it is almost imposible to brick an android phone... and im here to help

PLAY STORE INCOMPATIBILITIES

For app incompatibilities in the play store I heavily recommend you to download this multiDPI play store https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8KrGAeeg12lZFJsOWE2NGVpZXc&usp=sharing

To install it:

1-Move the 2 files (phonesky.apk and googleservicesfrmework.apk) to /system/app and accept replacing the old ones.

1.1-I dont think it is needed any permission but if you have problems grant all permissions to both files

2-Reboot and you are done :)
[Lenovo K900] tukulll:
Report! :

everything works fine now, this ROM is properly rooted, and smooth.

many thanks ! sorry gtg, got my hands full nao :D

EDIT : looks like this ROM is very friendly with antutu. got over 22000 marks...
[Lenovo K900] Bharath7:
Vibe

what are the advantages of using vibe rom? Is it english? What is the link of stable english version of Vibe rom and how to install and root it? Explain from step 1 please...
[Lenovo K900] JLaCroix:
No, in person at their Beijing office.
[Lenovo K900] W.I.Truth:
other launcher?

not sure if it is just me, but the vibe launcher doesnt feel good at all.... any idea if there is a better launcher for k900 i can use?

and the battery % doesnt appear... even if i use market battery app or lenovo power.

lux brightness doesnt work too, any idea if there is other app that allows me to reduce the screen brightness below minimum level? like lux does( my eye hurts)

thx.
[Lenovo K900] juvefans:
No official ROW Vibe Rom currently

Hi, i just got the information that there is no schedule for international Vibe Rom, but they are considering to release the gapps package for us.

No official ROW, but luckily we have VIBE rooted+gapps already.

original words:

"目前海外版本的VIBE ROM还没有计划，如果有需要会考虑GMS包释放的方式。明确下来会在论坛发放，楼主再等等消息吧，谢谢。"
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
1. So you install launcher that you like and that suits you. The choice is rich in google play. (Holo, Next, Nova , Mihome, GO, Apex.... etc...)

2. Battery percentage - Settings- System settings- Notificationbar settings-Power display style- percentage

3. Auto brightness- Settings- System settings- Display- Brightness- check Automatic brightness-

3. Or try install xposed framework and install Gravity box modul and set brightness sliding finger via notification bar

Exposed framework and modules download here:

http://en.miui.com/thread-9126-1-1.html

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Works like a charm for me. I install VIBE ROM first, then wipe (factory reset and cache) in droidboot recovery and install your system.img.gz. Install via sdfuse.

Works everything.(root, gapps etc.) Thanks for your work. :good: :good:
[Lenovo K900] W.I.Truth:
thx

thanks for your solution, it worked out very well for me,especially the gravity box. but i still want to ask for your personal opinion, which laucher works the best? for you?
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
For me Nova launcher (free) , Nova launcher prime (paid), Holo launcher or Apex.

And especialy MiHome launcher (MIUI style) - but it is similar to lenovo vibe launcher.

And do not hasitate press Thanks button. :laugh:
[Lenovo K900] W.I.Truth:
tried next launcher, doesnt seems to be working if you have google play, so using nova launcher now =)
[Lenovo K900] nazmin:
after update success loop into recovery mode

[MENTION=4764337]QuBeX[/MENTION] pls help me, ultra noob here, I've go into droidboot and do the sdupdate to flash vibe rom, after that it shows the success update quote at the end of the line, I then choose reboot right after that it will go to android system recovery, had try to wipe data and cache and re flash again n still it will go to recovery mode like infinite loop....:(:(:(

thanks in advance...anyway I find out how to recover back using MFT...thanksss
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
choose power off, not reboot
[Lenovo K900] fazuvpk:
unable to install xposed framework

i have root access but after i activate and reboot nothing changes app_process is same that means rom is s-on how to prevent system/ folder being reverting back i have ROW rom 131010
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
Did you gave the right permissions to the binaries?

Anyway I recommend you to flash vibe ROM and then my modified system.IMG.gz. I think its our best choice at the moment and all is working fine included xposed
[Lenovo K900] fazuvpk:
Can u please give me the link to updated system.img i am not using vibe
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
Download Vibe rom .inb file from here

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/lenovo-k900-vibe/

And when yo have flashed it follow this steps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47903006#post47903006
[Lenovo K900] fazuvpk:
sorry it was my mistake forgot to make tick mark on gravityBox
[Lenovo K900] drkildare:
update release...

VIBEROM_V1.0_1347_2_ST_K900

should be happy or not...:confused:
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
Resource? Changelog?

Odesláno z mého Lenovo K900 pomocí Tapatalk
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
ADW Launcher is 100% fast on my K900... most other launchers still stutter a bit. it also has the ability in the free version to shrink icons so they aren't annoyingly large on the 5.5 inch screen (my main gripe with Nova launcher is that i'd have to pay to get this).
[Lenovo K900] drkildare:
Official VIBEROM

changelog

it's chinese forum, use web translator
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
Noticed something strange about the K900... the interface runs faster, smoother, when the CPU is busier. which is completely opposite to what you'd expect. but I think there is an explanation. the CPU (virtual) cores are typically running at only 800mhz; you can see this with the UseMon app. when the CPU has a greater workload, the clock speed gets upped to 1333, 1600, 1866 or 2000. the high clock speed makes the UI more responsive. it works similar to ARM chips, but slightly different in that the CPUs are 800mhz at rest rather than turned off; and the CPUs jump to full speed much less aggressively. has anyone tried raising minimum clock speed using root access & cpu control apps? is it dangerous to do so on an intel chip considering the 2000mhz is "turbo" speed that its not supposed to run at full time?
[Lenovo K900] Bharath7:
Language change

copied vibe rom .inb to folder sdfuse. selected sd update and after flash everything is in chinese. How do i change it to english.
[Lenovo K900] ysagrt:
Can i update it via OTA?
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
5th from bottom

1st And change to english
[Lenovo K900] juvefans:
follow the steps

click "系统设置"icon-->find "系统设置" row (on the right)-->click "语言和输入法" (from the bottom)-->click "语言"
[Lenovo K900] Bharath7:
Thank you very much.Does the rooted and gapps system.img removes unwanted vibe chinese apps?.Vibe uses 1gb ram why?
[Lenovo K900] dabdob:
I got the update via OTA (System upgrader) but before updating, can someone please tell me the name of the app, where i do a backup of the root. I want to see if I will still have root after upgrading.
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
After the update will probably phone unroot . Test it. :o

And post result.
[Lenovo K900] juvefans:
some removed

some apps removed, but there was a new version of Vibe released yesterday, maybe OTA will erase the root.
[Lenovo K900] Bharath7:
Error after MFT flash

flashed custom russian 927 ROM. After booting i am getting an error "unfortunately lenovo launcher has stopped" with a ok button. If i press ok, again i get the same error message. Any solution for this.
[Lenovo K900] dabdob:
No, I don't want to lose root, because I want to install Gapps after the update. I found it on "My apps" section in Google Play. Android Root Toolkit. Unfortunately it didn't backup. It has a warning message that it won't work for Android 4.3 or higher; but it also din't work on my K900, which has android 4.2.2!!

Anyone knows another app that backs up the root? Or, would anyone root the new Vibe upgrade? Thanks.
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
just my idea, if we make rooted & gapps gz file which include system/app only (no lib, etc, tts ... folder inside gz file).

So whenerver we flash inb file + gz file ... we till get latest VIBE version and rooted/gapps
[Lenovo K900] QuBeX:
Don't think it will work. I think we will get infinite boot loop since droidboot will erase system

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I had that problem too. What I did was uninstalling Lenovo launcher and install other like nova or apex
[Lenovo K900] Bharath7:
The error message keeps coming how did you uninstall.
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
any one know to to have Battery section in setting :) Thanks
[Lenovo K900] drkildare:
like this one?
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
yes :)
[Lenovo K900] elsaudi000:
what is the version of the update you have got via OTA????
[Lenovo K900] dabdob:
1347_ST_2

Funlly enough, it no longer show up, telling me that the rom is up to date
[Lenovo K900] drkildare:
upload your settings.apk

it's not like i don't want to share mine

just afraid it has different address although we have same firmware installed

same, maybe our device already have detected

(rooted and no lesafe)
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
can you provide instruction and i can do it myself :) Thanks
[Lenovo K900] roterrion:
I've lost my root suddenly dont know how.. what happened? I flashed the vibe again, re root. then it's gone again. i dont even do ota upgrade.
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
did you update superSU?
[Lenovo K900] drkildare:
decompile Settings.apk

add this line to \Settings\res\xml\settings_headers.xml

<header android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_battery" android:id="@id/battery_settings" android:title="@string/power_usage_summary_title" android:fragment="com.android.settings.fuelgauge.PowerUsageSummary" />

add this line to \Settings\res\values\ids.xml

<item type="id" name="battery_settings">false</item>

add this line to \Settings\res\values​​\public.xml

<public type="id" name="battery_settings" id="0xZZZZZZZZ" />

find make new address "0xZZZZZZZZ" based on order

compile
[Lenovo K900] Bharath7:
Another problem

Solved the launcher problem by reflashing with clear data.xml. Then when i opened apps running to check the ram usage i am getting error "Unfortunately settings has stopped working".Restarted the phone and the problem solved.With 927 rom i have 1.3 gb of ram free.
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
1. can someone create and upload the rooted + google apps system.img file for the new Vibe version? the existing system.img doesn't work and I can't get the old Vibe rom anymore.

2. do I need to do anything special to root the device or is flashing the rooted rom enough?

3. I can't seem to get internet access on Vibe rom, do I have to do something extra to get this?

4. my phone is stuck in android recovery mode now; how do I get a rom back installed if there isn't one in my sdfuse directory? can't reach the sd card through windows...

(many thanks for all this work; please take your time and don't feel pressured)
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
4. my phone is stuck in android recovery mode now; how do I get a rom back installed if there isn't one in my sdfuse directory? can't reach the sd card through windows...

this is my most important question, I can't get a rom on my phone any more. How do I fix this? Really need help...
[Lenovo K900] drkildare:
install previous version firmware (not VIBEROM)

you can choose, ROW 206_131010 or chinese one 142_130927

use MFT or fast boot method
[Lenovo K900] ronald_loulan:
Loves the Vibe rom...

The Lenovo Power Manager n Lenovo Safe is very useful...

Good job Lenovo!!!
[Lenovo K900] Tegzike:
Hi guys!

I have some questions, hope you can help me! :)

1. What is the latest Official ROM?

2. What is this VIBE ROM?

3. I follow the Russion Lenovo Forum (lenovo-forums.ru), but there is not any information about these VIBE ROMS. Why?

Thanks for your answers!
[Lenovo K900] Vertebro:
Hello, I tried to install vibe rom with the official INB file, so I place the inb file into a folder named "sdfuse" at the root of the sdcard, then I go to droidboot and select "SDUPDATE", it's says that it found the file, but when it checks some CRCs, the system CRC fail and won't install the rom.

What did I do wrong ?
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
Your previous ROM? Try wipe data And cache in droidboot-recovery before you install Vibe Rom.

Odesláno z mého Lenovo K900 pomocí Tapatalk
[Lenovo K900] Vertebro:
Thanks for the tip, but are you sure that the sdcard can block the update because it is not empty ?
[Lenovo K900] vaankart:
god..i got stuck on lenovo view after i update to viberom using sdfuse..when i update it said flash system failed..

what should i do?
[Lenovo K900] W.I.Truth:
hi there.... did you have the previous vibe rom flashed before you flash this rooted one?

or did you choose reboot after flashing instead of power off?
[Lenovo K900] vaankart:
this is a first time i update to vibe rom..

when im flashing to vibe rom it said corrupted file and failed to flash..

after that i choose reboot..and i got stuck on lenovo logo..

what should i do?

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can i factory reset and use sdfuse to update again?

i still can to droidboot menu..
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
you should flash stock VIBE inb file first before flash this gz file
[Lenovo K900] W.I.Truth:
you can try : 1) in droidboot choose recovery

2) factory reset

3) hold volume up and power to reboot into droidboot again

4) sdupdate

remove the space* ( i m new cannot post links =) )

*if that fails try this h ttp://w ww.droidsimplified.com/how-to-root-lenovo-k900-and-install-g-apps-playstore/ (you can skip this if u know what a mft is. if not then just waste sometime to learn XD for your future smoother flashing experience)

then after u can get access to your sd card flash this h ttp://w ww.needrom.com/mobile/lenovo-k900-vibe/ (pls choose power off instead of reboot after flash success)

then only flash the rooted vibe rom via sdfuse method provided by qubex ( read carefully all the requirements and instruction in his post)
[Lenovo K900] ysagrt:
Update OTA Lenovo K900 vibe ROM

I wish that Update OTA Lenovo K900 vibe ROM just like ota update in MIUI, so that we don't have to flash the whole ROM, but only ota update...or somebody can give me the system.img.gz file for 1347_2?
[Lenovo K900] vaankart:
ohh i toke my k900 to service center already..

the problem maybe i dont flash with vibe rom inb at first?! in qubex tutorial doesnt write down that i have to flash vibe rom ind first..

im newbie and i have take my own risk..ckckc

h ttp://w ww.needrom.com/mobile/lenovo-k900-vibe/ << is this vibe rom inb?
[Lenovo K900] W.I.Truth:
yes , you have to flash the original vibe rom 1st. and yes that is the link. =)
[Lenovo K900] deejay220989:
Tried the VIBE ROM, didn't really like it. How can I revert back to the original ROM? Can I just flash it with the official international 47 rom from the first page of this thread?

Please advise. Thanks!
[Lenovo K900] charming.arpit:
VIBE ROM has a better gaming performance.

In earlier ROMs whenever I played Rail Rush ... there used to be a consistent lag and frame drops while collecting the coins... but now there is no lag at all.

I am eagerly waiting for Helium Script for VIBE ROM. I just cannot imagine what it would be like after running helium script... Please.... we need helium script for VIBE...!
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
I don't know why i can't recomplied :( follow those step at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2326604

I attached my system setting and framework. Please help. Thank you very much
[Lenovo K900] Rdmkr:
I love the smoothness of Vibe Rom and the style is something I could get used to, but why couldn't they include something as basic as the ability to resize icons and change the number of rows and columns on the interface grid. 4x4 with big icons looks terrible on 5.5 inch and wastes the main advantage of having a big screen, i.e. the ability to put more useful content on it. Why doesn't lenovo get this when 3 of their best smartphones have this screen size..?

I also noticed gaming works great on this rom; the pre-installed Need For Speed app worked with hardly any lag anywhere.

Haven't tried 3rd party launchers yet since installing apps via the website is a pain; hopefully they run smoother than before aswell.
[General Questions and Answers] davidayling:
Hi guys

Hope you are all well and my reason for posting is to try and gain feedback or any knowlege before purchasing my new clone phone. I am upgrading from the Hero/Zopo 9500+ Note clone and am off all the new clones out this is the one that takes my interest

Star N9599 MTK6589 Quad Core Android 4.2 OS With S-Pen 5.7 Inch 720P HD Screen 3G Smart Phone

A link is below so you can view the phone/specs

http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...inch-720p-hd-screen-3g-smart-phone-p-748.html

I am aware from these forums a lot of members purchase these clone phones so any advice on this would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] davidayling:
Another video

Also here is a video of the phone from fast card tech, im pretty sure its the same one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBBMxUXJFc
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
Just received mine today

Hi davidayling,

I just received mine today (from: hongkongeek[dot].com since they promised to refund customs and VAT); excellent and quick service btw!

This is the first time I bought one of these china phones; encouraged by the many and mostly positive reports...

About the Phone:

+ To me it does look and feel just like the high quality brand phones

+ NOT A SINGLE CHINA APP!!! Just vanilla 4.2.1 - very good performance; smooth animations, transitions

+ 3800 mah battery - though I'm not sure if it really will deliver that much energy - but it says 3.800 on the label at least

+ Display (likely really an IPS): bright (even outside), wide viewing angle - very close to the front glass; comes very close to Samsung S3 amoled

+ 2nd battery included; additional flip cover included

+ Pen looks like a real S-Pen - no softtip; anyway the capacitative finger-touch recognition is not stopped when using the pen; so that can cause inconvenience when using it

+ GREAT (!) web browsing experience: 5,7" & good performance with JS-rich web-apps (like groupware web-clients)

+ Dual-SIM (with dual standby); however just one line can be used at the same time; and only one is WCDMA capable.

+ Worked on two carrier networks instantly

- no compass; well my last phone had one; I'm not sure if I really need one

- 220g = 170g phone + 50g battery - it's not a feather...

I am actually planning to flash CWM & root it; also I haven't tried out the GPS yet - So I'll be back regarding this later.

Many greet's from the hights of the austrian alps!

lupiro
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
GPS

...GPS is fast and precise: approx. 4-8m, outdoor satellite fix on a cloudy day (today) in 20-30 seconds...
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
How to root the star n9599

Just managed to successfully root it following this howto:

http: // droidchina.com/forum/Thread-Auto-Root-MTK6589-One-click-root

(can't post the link yet because I haven't created enough posts...)

Many thanks to the creators of the one-click-rooting-tool!

lupiro
[General Questions and Answers] davidayling:
Wow thank you for helping with my buying decision and I think I'm sold. One last question though. What games can it run?
[General Questions and Answers] davidayling:
Though now I have seen this one too.

http://www.androidforcheap.com/star...d-42-os-53-inch-hd-screen-gps-wifi-p-769.html

Choices choices
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
...regarding games, I can't help you much since I don't play with it. One hint might be the 13300 Antutu points that it scores...

lupiro
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3r:
Hi Guys,

I found this thread and I was wondering if anyone can answe my question: has the s-pen any functionality like the original note2? I mean, something like opening the quick-notes on double tap or something like that? If not, does it have any functionality at all?

Thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
Hi, the pen has no specific functionality; it's basically useful for exact "clicking" in the browser for example, or drawing sketches...

greetings; lupiro
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
Hi everyone,

Here are some Pictures of the camera to see it's quality... took them in the 12mpix mode - camera and gallery work very quickly even with pics that large... not sure if the image size is reduced by the forum software.

And yes...

... we still have snow on the mountains, the strawberries are still green and my chihuahua enjoys the sun...

Also I can report that the battery is really as strong as expected, after 3 cycles of complete drain and recharging the indicator works correctly. Even when using it extensively (frequent webbrowsing, phonecalls of a regular business day) it reliably carries me through the day... the weekend left me with 25 % after two days. Standy with wlan on does not consume considerably much... great!

As allready said, it's easily rootable. Also I'm using the apex-launcher so I could increase the number of icons on the homescreens to 5x8, increase the number of screens to 9... it's a pleasure!

Lupiro
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3r:
Cool, thanks lupiro :)
[General Questions and Answers] pippopoppy71:
i have the star n9599 since few days. It works great, also bluetooth and usb service is better for me than galaxy s3 (in my bmw the star works very well, S3 works not good).

Display: the brightness is good, the black not so good; No crash, a little bit heavy but a very good battery.

The (s)pen is not so good, too much noise when you write on the screen and i haven't find a good app for note with the pen.

Rooted in few minutes.

I only have 2 problems: i can't update maps app (it seem play store can't install in the original path, i have also uninstalled previous version but the problem remains.

The second one is that i can't see facebook photos (or dropbox photos) in the stock gallery app (any idea?)

The settings app doesn't seem to be complete.

sorry for my bad english
[General Questions and Answers] lupiro:
Hi,

Regarding maps - i had this with google search... probably caused by inserting an sd card. I guess it is related to the default data location changing after inserting an sd card. So maybe you could try to set the default saving location to the internal memory in the system settings, then update, and reset the default location to sd-card again.

Let us know, if this helped, pls.

Cu lupiro
[General Questions and Answers] pippopoppy71:
Yes thank you. For all the google apps i have to unmount the sd

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