yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
apps installed in ram does not mean necessarily they are all hogging the battery...and just because 50% or even 70% is full does not mean that the phone will run slower than say if only 30% was filled up..more free ram is just available ram (that is it..available..or ram having potential..but more unused memory does not translate into more speed)

edit: after putting in more than 300 apps (do not ask me if i even use a tenth of them) the lowest ram i got to was like 280 mb which is still plentiful with like 16-20 of them running

for all the lame ui (dark on dark elements on pull down quick settings) this phone and rom have lots of features that were added late or add ons/mods on cm etc..do not personally care for cm etc on this-will only start the old nonsense of kernel issues because of source/leaks not completely tested, speaker not working etc etc as on samsung phones...only miui may be welcome but really this has it all..and no crashes!...worked all on the initial china rom it came with then the international then international rooted..boring yes but no issues! so spending time on customizing via buzz launcher (awesome launcher and concept) and actually using it! Thanks lenovo!
[Lenovo K900] vasington1993:
Totally dead phone

Hi guys I totally fuc*ed up my K900. Made a factory reset normally via settings. Then started installing apps from Play Store when suddenly phone freezed, got black and turned off. Since this time I cannot make anything.

What I have tried: Unplug all connectors from motherboard and plugged again. - Nothing

MFT - Device is not recognized, nothing happens if I connect it

Is there any other chance or how did you fix the problem with the connection between PC and phone.

I really dont know how to fix and see the device connected (tried Windows 7 x64 and 8.1 x64),

Please guys try to help me :crying:
[Lenovo K900] moonlight7:
Stock Firmware (Flash File)

http://firmwarefile.com/lenovo-k900
[Lenovo K900] profeduards:
K900 stuck at intel logo then usb icon when powered on

Used MFT several times but stopped everytime at about 66% caused by radio.firmware failed.

What could be the problem?
[Lenovo K900] adhan123:
How to fix recovery for my lenovo k900

I NEED HELP....:confused:
[Lenovo K900] devicemodder:
I have one of these, and have been wondering... since it's intel x86, can I get windows running on the phone? Would love to have a pocket win 7 machine...
[Lenovo K900] gooberq:
i got mine from ebay costed around 625 , wow that chicago based weelectronics has this iphone for 800$
[Lenovo K900] upcompu:
I buy mine at www.liaow.com for 525 Dolars. After 5 days was K900 by me at home :)

Now they also sell black edition
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Buying 2 black k900s from liaow.com. So excited!
[Lenovo K900] asilkazanci:
hi

i use lenovo k900 and installed latest version 130627 but wifi not working .it was working before installation.i reinstall older version wifi stil not wrking

any solution ?
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Latest version 627 is Chinese rom? I use only International version and never seen wifi problems so far, no matter which version I used.

Did you try loading international and see if it works?
[Lenovo K900] bluke:
Hi

Are there any have problem with unicode character when using skype all I got is square.
[Lenovo K900] josealbacete:
The 130627 is international?

thanks
[Lenovo K900] asilkazanci:
Yes I did .after installation nothing changed
[Lenovo K900] josealbacete:
Is international?

But can you tell me if it is international?

I'm about to try it but I wonder if interncacional, is multilingual?

thanks
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Then it must be a hardware problem.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
international aka ROW (rest of world) is a software branch with google services forr phones sold by lenovo outside of china. it has many languages. some post earlier in this thread deacribes it.
[Lenovo K900] josealbacete:
For I answered myself ..... nor has international applications or Google.
[Lenovo K900] asilkazanci:
hi

yes my version is international and multilingual . i tried 3-4 different lenovo roms but wifi was not enable for all.maybe my problem does not

related with version number.
[Lenovo K900] asilkazanci:
in the wlan advance menu mac and ip address shown unavailable
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
I get same unavailable if I disable wifi.
[Lenovo K900] creatyve:
lenovo k900, it's china phone very good.
[Lenovo K900] Bleached77:
Flashing the Latest ROW ROM

I'm trying to flash my ROM from 603 to 620. But when trying to install the IntelAndroidDrvSetup file it shows an error message, can someone point me to the right way to do this? Also, is there another way other than through Cyman's method to flash the updated ROW ROM for our k900?
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
What error message are you getting? Try to run install file with windows "Compatibility mode".
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Maybe run it as admin.
[Lenovo K900] jejemc:
hello to properly install all well here are the programs works very well on my pc under windows seven 64 bits

https://mega.co.nz/#!PVokGKzL!KFoIUh3z2fXVhUoTGw6uFko-bGt6mr4zlAZ6rFoD-lM

https://mega.co.nz/#!iN4XGBBZ!Ri5IN07NW5lT069dh8URghRX7LV9WJ57cZCXedClWCc

https://mega.co.nz/#!jQwB2ayA!KSKNDhqnahKWTsPzs8peU2Y3tR5c_8ox2m8CkN2Pbec

veiled with his his should work well
[Lenovo K900] Bleached77:
I get the message 'error installing launcher' I will try to see if I can run this under compatibility mode.
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Flashing international 620 ROM

Here is how it worked for me:

connected K900 to computer and created a folder "sdfuse" in K900

decompressed the downloaded rar file

copied all files from the folder generated by the decompression to the sdfuse folder

disconnected K900 from computer

turned off K900

held the volume UP key and power button for a few seconds till a boot menu showed up

scrolled down by using volume key to "SDUPDATE" option, pressed power button to execute

the upgrade started, it took probably a minute or two to finish then it showed "SDCARD UPDATE SUCCESS!"

K900 showed "Reboot" option, simply pressed power button to reboot K900

after K900 rebooted, went to "Settings" "ALL SETTINGS" scrolled all the way down checked "About phone" "Version information" it showed 620

ran "File Browser" that came with K900 and deleted "sdfuse" folder

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130627 is Chinese version
[Lenovo K900] Bleached77:
Ok, I'll check if this works. I thought the above method only worked for .inb files. Thanks loads.
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
I didn't realized it either. Since I wanted to upgrade from 603 to 620 but I don't have a PC at home (Macs only) to go the other way so I just decided to try it, and it worked for me. :) Hope it works for you too.

Improvements over 603, I've noticed the speakers are louder, WiFi connection is stronger, however it still wouldn't connect to 5GHz 802.11N, only 2.4GHz. It worked on 5GHz 802.11N before with the original Chinese ROM. Hopefully there will be a fix in international ROM soon.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
just tried the Camera from the S4 / HTC One Google Edition. it works ok except the max resolution is 8M. photosphere works well.
[Lenovo K900] Bleached77:
Did you move all the files over including the zip file?
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Yes, I copied all files to the sdfuse folder created in K900, there were 16 files or so I think.
[Lenovo K900] Bleached77:
I just tried it, worked for me, now on 620, thanks!

It crashed when I ran it for the first time but after a second restart seems ok. Fingers crossed it won't be a big problem.
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
My upgrade has been working flawlessly. Cheers.
[Lenovo K900] upcompu:
new international version 0708

Hi, at bbs.lenovomobile.com is new international version K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0101_130708_DVT3_CPUsign_full.rar. But I can not download it. Anyone tried this version? Whats new?

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Can you post the link to that thread? Thanks.
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
Can't see that version either on bbs.lenovomobile.com or lenovohome.net forums. A google search for the version string even partially turns up nothing as well.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
update :

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=1942986408&uk=2335146322

theres no link ... it appears that uploading is in progress

http://bbs.lenovomobile.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=149656&mobile=yes
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
The download link is up and running, I also found the original thread. I'm downloading it... ummm I think I will give it a shot... lol... I will report back to y'all. Stay tuned...
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Did you find the zip compress password? I can't seem to see it :(
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Try bbs.lenovomobile.com
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
I'm contemplating the legitimacy of this ROM 7xx seems to be a big jump form 6xx. My understanding is that even the official Chinese ROM is still at version 627. And the international K900 is still fresh from the oven. hmmm... lol, should I pull the trigger?
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Thanks. That worked, I tried with similar but looks like I misspelled it :).

I will try to load it later in evening because I am traveling. And later I will work on rooting it. Stay tuned...
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
OK, I have successfully installed the 708 ROM using the same method I posted earlier by creating sdfuse folder and copied all decompressed files to that folder and did the update. Whew... the phone is working good so far. I will play with it and report back to y'all. Stay tuned...

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It still doesn't recognize my Apple Timecapsule on 5GHz 802.11n. Still only works over 2.4GHz.
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Thanks for confirming that its working as it is :). Please keep us updated if you notice some changes/updates/fixes comparing to previous ROM.
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
hi, rom K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0101_130708 is it rooted ?
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
I doubt it. Usually these official roms are stock.

As I said earlier, I will work on rooting later in evening. Unless someone is faster :).
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
Because it has DVT3_CPUsign ... then i think it is rooted ... by the way, is there anyway to check it? edit img file or so on ...
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
That's the build date BTW.
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Yup, it's not rooted.

So far so good... I haven't noticed any differences from 620 tho ... Hope it lives up to the "7" badge.
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Wrong. DVT3... is not a sign that its rooted.

I opened img now and confirm that this one is NOT ROOTED. Yet :)
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
K900_row_1_s_2_009_0101_130708

Looks like the

browser

super camera super gallery

file browser

are the changes in this version.

See thumbnail attached.
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Thanks for sharing.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
fwiw, i think these are not officially released software ... they are stock but I suspect they are released so that there is enough statistic collected on it so that they can properly release a version similar without getting into major issues.

they could be logging at least the total uptime of each version vs total FC for eg. so when they actually release ... they know there is a good chance no one is going to scream .... or pull their hair...

update:

read the post on the link. poster says he/she is not owner of the file. but he/she professes that it is a genuine file mean for 'discussions' in Lenovo US ... so ...
[Lenovo K900] vanhoe:
So they put the beta version of the driver for the enthusiasts to test whether they f**k anything up? I hope they do this more often lol.
[Lenovo K900] hake199:
Hey ppl, i have a problem.. i just started updating android with manufacturing tool, but process stoped at 11%, and when i want to enable my device, it showing usb icon on black screen, and i cant update phone with sd and i cant update with anything else.. i cant use my phone :(
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
Start over.
[Lenovo K900] hake199:
No result...
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Ok if this latest is beta, is it worth to spend time on rooting it?
[Lenovo K900] upcompu:
of course. We need root ;)
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Just rooted.

Uploading, it will take 2 more hours or so, need to upgrade home upload speed :)
[Lenovo K900] upcompu:
It was fast work :)

thanks in advance
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Any chance to just get the updated apk?

Super Camera/Super Gallery being the most important, for me at least.
[Lenovo K900] jejemc:
hello this version K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0101_130708_DVT3_CPUsign _full.rar

How well did the French? thank you to you for your response

hello bobr76 how to open the system.img? thank you for your answer
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
You need to mount it on linux machine.

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Here it is, international 708 ROM freshly rooted by me. :cool:

http://we.tl/e3oP4fvKlp

As usual load the system.img.gz with fastboot commands or with sdfuse updating process described in earlier posts.

Once you run Superuser app for first time make sure you enable automatic allow under security settings and then update binaries.

upcompu: please try it and let me know if superuser works as it should.

I could not try it out as my k900 is now on corporate email usage and I cant have rooted rom on it :(.

---------- Post added at 10:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:03 PM ----------

Here you go: http://we.tl/rexnlXQcsK

I tried to install updated apk manually and it does not go.

It could potentially work if you sideload it to rooted old rom. Let me know if it works.
[Lenovo K900] jejemc:
Very good thank you so I downloaded your file and in the file and then install these sdfuse right?
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
I somehow trust more fastboot flashing process.

If you want to do it with sdfuse you will need to reflash it completely, just change the system.img.gz file with mine.
[Lenovo K900] upcompu:
good job bobr76 - system flashed and the phone is rooted!!!!! thanks!!
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Excellent, thanks for confirmation :). Enjoy.
[Lenovo K900] jejemc:
so I have to download the original rom K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0101_130708_DVT3_CPUsign_full.rar

I then decompresses the file and replaces system.img.gz

by your it is his? and I would have over the French?

and I flash with this: Manufacturing Flash Tool?

thank you for your response.
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Thanks, bobr76!

It did not install for me, but I noticed that it shows something weird as far as new permissions:

DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS

READ YOUR CONTACTS

(screenshot attached)

Is this a fluke, or is this something we should worry about?

Do we have a good trace of where this ROM came from? My guess is is that when installing the full ROM, the new permissions will likely slip unnoticed.
[Lenovo K900] jejemc:
ok well it's flash and impeccable thank you root against by not working?

it's good I got thank you again
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
No we don't but .... these permissions are most likely for the *share* feature in the SCSG app.

As a precaution, all activities should be logged for a while to ensure ...

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Anyone noticed the revised Antutu score going from antutu 3.3.1 to 3.3.2 ?
[Lenovo K900] bluelover1986:
k900

hi,it is all avaiable on the world now.did you buy it now?

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i find a good lenovo k900 phone web,
[Lenovo K900] trungduc5151:
Hi,

Anybody know what is those apks are use for (found in system/app):

- HDMIsetting (I beleive our phone not support HDMI)

- phototable

- TagGoogle

- KeyGuardClient

- SecretcCode
[Lenovo K900] josealbacete:
Thanks bobr76, excelent work!!
[Lenovo K900] hoangtu2410:
flashed new rom successfully but when i turn on or reset device, it's show contact manager stopped , anyone ?

Update : it's show randomly and dialer doesn't work correctly

Anybody not yet flash new rom please extract lenovocontactsprovider.apk from 0620 for me, thanks
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
Anyone got a decent mirror for the new ROM itself? The baidu link works terribly slow for me.
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Same here.
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Yes, I lost 6000 points. You?

I just wrote to antutu support for clarification on such drop.
[Lenovo K900] DungHD:
Same problem. :(

Because of the ICC compiler used for Intel processors, the RAM test was incomplete which artificially raised the score. Other processors use the GCC compiler.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Intel-Atom-Z2580-AnTuTu-score-drops-20-after-revision-to-site_id45271
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
I have flashed the 130708 version of ROW and I can say that

.phone is working fine

.camera OK

.WiFi GPS Bluetooth OK

.radio FM OK

.Modem HSDPA OK

.contacts OK. Its syncs all accounts or selected i.e. whatsapp, yahoo, gmail, etc contact list.

.audio on headset OK.

.Mic OK

Gross function is 100% OK.

Don't think its worth the time to do a detailed regression on each of the function.

If you need the apk, I have all the flash files. So we can just extract the specific apk from the system.IMG.gz.

Sent from my Lenovo K900
[Lenovo K900] leogoto:
Me,too. Same problem.:crying:
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Same issue here. I get that annoying message every now and now. I don't really see any advantages of 708 over previous ROM, I'm thinking about reversing back to 620. What is your opinion?
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
I got antutu score of 21161 on the new international vs 603 was 19952. Same antutu version and all.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
What message ? Something that says xxx is not responding etc etc ... ?

Can you try to see what your contacts manager is syncing to ? Its likely one of them is not responding.
[Lenovo K900] hoangtu2410:
just turn off sync in lenovo power and the message will gone but the dialer and messaging not work perfectly , when you start dialer with phone number it's not auto regconize contacts , same with messaging but it's not a big problem, i can live with that so i decided to stay with 0708

One more thing : In feature setting i saw a new option that help user turn on the device with double tap but it doesnt work for me, anyone ?
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
Every now and then I get a message saying something like "unfortunately your contact manager has stopped working." I have seen it a few times. It's random but it has not affected any functionality, it's just annoying... My "contact" works fine in every way.

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Where is that "double tap" option can you be more specific?
[Lenovo K900] mikey199:
Me too it isn't that bad after awhile. I guess i can live with it. It's not any of the syncs or anything i can figure.
[Lenovo K900] IceGoal:
My highest Antutu (ver 3.3.2) score came out from 4 tests was 20936, and the lowest was 20282.

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Agreed. I guess I will stick to 708 for now.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
Antutu 3.3.2

ROW 130708

21200 +/- 200
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Yeah I am getting similar 21k points on latest Antutu. A bit disappointing to see 20% drop to reality but still happy with overall performance, wouldn't change it for anything, at least not till silvermont platform from Intel :).
[Lenovo K900] jejemc:
hello, last score on AnTuTu 3.3.2 and 21558 : Good:
[Lenovo K900] Hallinskide:
Not knowing a lot about android development I wonder if there will ever be something like stock android or CM for the K900. Imho that would be great.

Any insights on this?
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
IMHO. Over rated.:) this is stock android plus a few apps from lenovo. Just remove them and add the preferred launcher ... That's it.
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
The benefit of having a working CM or AOSP build is when new Android versions are released - that way you are not chained to Lenovo's schedule.

I'm currently in the process of getting the kernel source through some people. Hopefully we can progress with that and find interested developers that might pick this up.
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
that is true about not being subject to lenovo's schedule..but how often do new versions of android come out anyway? I spent so much time on note 1 note 2 infuse and s2 (all samsung) dev roms (not doing major dev but downloading using modding etc..) in the end nothing worked perfect like speakerphone etc (relative to the effort put in). What I found was what makes roms/builds standout from each other is mostly theming..that is what folks also seemed attracted to..the ui...(like a car with new engine but old exterior and interior..ui is very important).

edit:

i agree just work with launchers (though would be nice to get the notification and status bar modded for the horrid ui...dark on dark. I personally would prefer a light background. Need to deodex first) But overall development is overrated imo (no offence to you and your efforts). On the other hand a new interface like miui would be nice to have. Have been using buzz launcher myself (dizzying array of choices) This rom already has call record, sms forwarding built in, auto data on off for mms (works without active intervention) which miui had and CM for the longest time did not until 2012..and aokp got it later, ringer modes, shake to lock, etc already available. Later miui based on 4.1.1/2 on samsung needed the others.xml or features.xml to have statements inserted in the csc folder to make the auto data on off work though.

Deep sleep etc personally do not care. I want to use the phone not marvel at how much it can last when not using it (again no offence to you but many folks seemed obsessed with battery life and would spend so much time to (supposedly) tweak like a 1-2% when battery life is so dependent on so many other things, remove apps thinking it would improve speed performance etc (unless chronically short on ram). All the AOKP CM stuff (that stood out for me) was in the end ui-related and a lot of it on that lockscreen and then on the miui-type pull down toggle quick panels (la-MIUI again). This rom has even the status bar shut off on lockscreen though miui takes a step further and offers the option to shut the power toggles on locksreen. When on lockscreen I want it to be secure, not things going off in pocket or accidental turning things on on off, especially when pulling out of pocket. (never understood this..put up a lockscreen then put so many features in the locksreen you might as well not have the lock on in the first place)

Therefore miui would be good but most devs had no interest in it as it could not be fiddled around with like cm etc. (and then it had most stuff built in already) Will be interested in seeing your work nevertheless.
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
Well, if Android 5.0 comes out in 2 months, I'd want to know I'll get it on my device even if Lenovo decided it doesnt care to update this device.

Refer to certain devices who were stuck on 2.3 or 4.0.3 for a very long time and didn't benefit from Jellybean and its features, most notably the UI acceleration.

I have never modded or themed any of my 4 Android phones.
[Lenovo K900] hoangtu2410:
settings => feature settings => knock to light

can you test your dialer ? with previous version when i start with number 098.... in dialer , it will suggest the contacts have the same number
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
To change the look of the status bar, I use Super Status Bar (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.firezenk.ssb&hl=en)

It works for me, with Go Launcher EX. I use the iOS theme for the bar and you can see the result here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42793066&postcount=276
[Lenovo K900] mm08zzz:
nsameng scenes

Can somebody please recomend a good place to buy the k900? Im from the UK so would like DHL delivery or equivalent fast delivery and obviously a place with a good price and service. Thanks.