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[Android General] Kogam22:
STABLE CM 11 FOR LENOVO A706 (TESTED ON ROW)

The ROM Size Is 227 MB And PhilZ Touch Recovery 6.57.5 ( ClockworkMod v6.0.5.0 ) ~ 6.0 MB Size Recovery File Is Also Available Alongside.

Original Website ( Post In Russian Language ) : http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=545842

DOWNLOAD LINK'S :

CyanogenMod : https://romhut.com/files/1086

PhilZ Touch Recovery : http://download1299.mediafire.com/w...6f1/Philz_touch_v6.57.5_armani_(JAV-team).zip

CyanogenMod Version : 11-20150224-UNOFFICIAL

Kernel Version : 3.4.0Extreme_kernel MadeinUkraine@slax # 4 Thu Apr 30 16:14:50 GMT 2015

Build Number : BETA 13

Upgrades Your Device To KitKat (4.4)

WARNING : I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE.

Phone Must Be Rooted. Use KingRoot Or VRoot If U Are New To Rooting And Stuff As Mentioned In Above Thread ( For Stock ROM's )

First Download The ROM From Romhut. Don't UnZip the File. Let It Be In .zip Format.

To Flash This ROM, First Flash PTR Recovery (Link Is Available Above) On Your Phone Using Rashr Or Flashify Which U Can Download From Google Play. After Flashing, As It Asks, Click Reboot Into Recovery. Once You Reboot Into Recovery, Click Wipe And Format Options And Click Clean To Install New ROM Option. After Cleaning, It'll Show Now Flash A New ROM. Now Go Back, Click Install And Select The Folder In Which The Downloaded File Is Present. Don't Worry, It Only Shows Files In Zip Format. Select The File, Click Yes. And ~~~~~ Finished ! :^

If Phone Got BootLooped (Stuck On Boot Animation) On Stock ROM, U Have To Install The Stock ROM From The Links Provided By 5[Strogino] In The Stock ROM's Post In Above Thread. The Details For Flashing Stock ROM Are Already Mentioned Above. Follow Those. If Custom ROM Is Your Base, Then Flash Any Other Custom ROM And Try It Again After Downloading The ROM Again.

TO DISABLE SOFT BUTTONS :

Download Build Prop Editor From Google Play By JRummy Apps.

Open the Build Prop Editor Application

Grant Root Access to Build Prop Editor

Press the Pencil Button at the Bottom(or the 3-dot Menu at the Top Right and then Press Edit.

Scroll All the Way Down

Create a New Line at the Very Bottom

Add in the Following Text - " qemu.hw.mainkeys = 1 " .

Press the Disk Icon at the Top Right to Save

Wait for the Spinning Circle to Stop.

Close/Minimize the Build Prop Editor When It Shows Saved.

Reboot And See Changes.

----------------#MY REVIEW#-----------------------

CM Is Actually A Great OS. Works Fine On My Phone.

You Can Set Permissions For Each App ( Like On MM )

Inbuilt SuperUser ( No Rooting Needed ).

Also, Built In Ad Blocker Is Not Working. I Had To Block Ads Manually Using Lucky Patcher.

CYANOGENMOD 13 ROM'S ( NOT RECOMMENDED BY ME BECAUSE STILL BIG BIG BUGS )

CM 13 By RomanGavdulskiy ( 263.21 MB )

This Is SU Binary File If Anybody Intrested SuperUser Binary Zip File

CM 13 By ryumarquez ( 312.76 MB )

There Is No Camera App ! Don't Know What I Should Do About The Camera. Tried Flashing Google Camera Flash File But No Camera App

Check This Post Of CM 13 For Lenovo A706_760
[Android General] Kogam22:
I Can't Understand The Official Lenovo Website Language

So, I Saw The Posts By 5[Strogino] And Got The Official ROM. But it Has Extra 400-500 MB Bloatware. Only The .qsb File Was Needed But He Posted Some Extras With It. Anyway, Thanks For Just Putting It.:good::good::good:
[Android General] Kogam22:
I Don't Think I've Experienced Any Problems Other Than Those Mentioned Below.
[Android General] Kogam22:
Here Is A Link For Un-Official Cyanogen Mod 11 (Android 4.4)

https://romhut.com/files/1086
[Android General] Kogam22:
This Is The Error I'm Getting While Trying To Update To CM 13 ( Un-Official ) Using TWRP v2.8.1.0

Downloaded The ROM From NeedRom http://www.needrom.com/download/cyanogenmod-13-6/

Edit : Problem Solved. Using Philz Touch Recovery http://download1299.mediafire.com/w...6f1/Philz_touch_v6.57.5_armani_(JAV-team).zip
[Android General] omkolte17:
You need to flash it using Philz Touch Recovery. I've just flashed it and its stable, smooth, clean, and working fine except the camera error"cant connect to the camera" so I've flashed google camera. :good:

(Remember don't allow your battery to drain to 0% it will give a big problem to charge it [my experience])
[Android General] Kogam22:
Did You Download From Here Too ? NeedROM Link : http://www.needrom.com/download/cyanogenmod-13-6/

Also, The G-Apps Are Available With The CM 13 ROM On Needrom, Are They Not Sufficient ? For Me Keyboard Stops Working When I Flash G-Apps Addon. Also I Flashed The SuperUser File Avialabe For A706 In Above Posts By Gr8techie, But It Dosent Grant Permission To Any Root Apps. Just Show's SuperUser Denied Permission To (XYZ) App Eventhough I Have Enabled Permission For Apps And ADB.

Awaiting Your Reply.

Is This The Philz Touch Recovery ? http://download1299.mediafire.com/w...6f1/Philz_touch_v6.57.5_armani_(JAV-team).zip
[Android General] Kogam22:
Any Help To Root My Phone Using One Click Root Apps ?

I've Tried King Root, It Says 2 ppl In Que Requesting Root Strategy
[Android General] RomanGavdulskiy:
CyanogenMod 13 for Lenovo A706

Hi guys, I see you have a trial and very old version of CyanogenMod 13 :D If you want to have a new version, please write to me on the e-mail romangavdulskiy@gmail.com. Everyone, who want to have a new version have pay only $ 5 and you will get a new version of the firmware. The main features of new version:

1) More longer battery life.

2) Added some new nice things, like sweep2wake, doubletap2wake and other.

3) Stable work.
[Android General] daneal2u:
Can I have a link to Ur device and kernel sources?

Is the thread for qualcomm msm8225q soc device(a706)? Sorry I'm new here
[Android General] RomanGavdulskiy:
Yes, there is a thread for Qualcomm MSM8625Q device Lenovo A706. Why You need a device and kernel source?
[Android General] daneal2u:
I wanted to port cm13 to Huawei g525 since both share the same soc
[Android General] RomanGavdulskiy:
I created a thread for ROM CyanogenMod 13 http://xdaforums.com/android/genera...-a706-a760-t3391010/post67136871#post67136871
[Android General] comm.sanjay:
How to merge A706 internal SD with phone memory

Can you please give instructions as to how i can either merge A706 Internal SD with phone memory or keep as little Internal SD as possible and merge remaining Inernal SD with phone memory? With current setup space is a terrible problem.
[Android General] nelmini:
I want to buy one, but..

Hello everyone and experienced owners of A706.

May I ask how do you check if the phone is genuine or not? I'm afraid that I will bought a RECON set and overpaid. :eek:
[Android General] scuderialoki:
Well it shouldn't cost you more than $250 bnew. The retail box leaves nothing to be desired, which makes people think that they are getting a fake/recon device. You have to check the internals. Like the software versions and stuff.
[Android General] lance26:
Used the Menu button.

---------- Post added at 05:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:42 PM ----------

Press the lock and volume down key at the same time.
[Android General] Rama Himura:
I got it around $200. Check everything inside the packaging. Don't believe if somebody sells you cheap like under $150 or so.

---------- Post added at 11:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:32 AM ----------

Btw, I hope Lenovo will release an update that can enable Text to Speech Output option, or somebody can tweak the System.apk file to enable it.
[Android General] zalzondabuzz:
ouh,, hehe

thx for answer..

sry for noobs question.. :cowboy:
[Android General] binhdb:
I want it
[Android General] ir.malik:
Hi guys.. a quick clarification ... can anyone try filmon app and try to play some channels like bbc one or fashion tv or few others.. does your phone play videos???? If yes, the video is ok?

I can't play video .. if some video shows its fast forwarding and jittery... audio also fast forwarding ..
[Android General] trithong:
you are welcome bro ;)
[Android General] nelmini:
Dear experienced A706 users

Hello everyone.

I'm still here. I still haven't bought one yet. I'm asking everyone here.....does the specs live up to its expectation?

There is not a lot review of the phone and it got me scared of buying one. I've seen opinions on gsmarena and there is a lot problem going on with this phone. with the cheap price, it must have some cons, right? I'm interested in knowing if these cons will not make me regret buying A706. So can you guys tell me, what are the cons in A706?

My last question will be, can it be rooted safely? I'm currently using Mini 2, and 70% of the app need root access. I would like to use these apps again in A706.

thanks in advance for the help :)
[Android General] Bronchos:
756 MB of ram

Hi again, thank for the answer fo my previous question.

I wanna ask about the ram that appear to be 756 MB, using CPU-Z.

What does it mean? Why not appear as 1 GB? Any explanation for this?

Thanks again
[Android General] gr8techie:
Hi nelmini,

you need to weigh your options. as far as i can share (and hope the rest of the proud A706 owners agree), here is a list of PROs and CONs which cannot be called comprehensive but you can consider as indicative:

PROS

---------

Qualcomm Quad core CPU

1 GB RAM

Great battery performance as per my usage (I can say it's better than my S3 whose battery life was sh*t!)

Front facing camera for Video chat

4.5" IPS LCD Screen

Really Great Price for the specs!

Rootable (see OP for instructions)

CONS

---------

5MP Camera with average quality

No gorilla glass protection for screen (but a screen guard sticker should keep the scratches away)

Lenovo's Brand value still picking up in the phone market

Overall buddy, I believe it's one of the better devices out on the market with great specs in the price range of US$ 200 - 250. Better than those Samsung lower spec'd phones in the same price range.

Rest is up to you. I don't regret buying this phone. In fact, I am even considering buying the K900 for myself and give this phone to my sis. ;)
[Android General] gr8techie:
As far as my experience with a variety of Droids from Sammy, Sony, LG and now Lenovo; all the phones reserve some memory for the OS. This memory is not visible for the user in the settings.
[Android General] nelmini:
thanks for the reply gr8techie. you are a nice person. it was a good reply. I have purchased one online, and it will arrive in two days.

Hope for the best for our phone. May it have its own thread soon :) Hurrah
[Android General] gr8techie:
You're welcome. Glad to have helped you! :) And, the model I intend to buy is S920 I guess and not K900. ;) Models are confusing for new users.
[Android General] Rama Himura:
Let me add a missing feature from this item. It is probably not very important for most people, but for me it does.

First of all, let me explain that I am a blind phone user. I rely on screen reader to operate my phone, and Lenovo does not give that as default option (it does for many brands). So, I manually download Talkback (blind screen reader) from Google Play.

So, this is what missing: Text to Speech Output. Meaning you cannot use your purchased text to speech engine because there is no option to choose the default engine. As for me it really matters because I read eBook using text to speech a lot. So you can only use the default text to speech engine from Google.

So, here is my offer. I don't mind paying someone who can tweak the system so I will have text to speech output options (under "Language and Input" setting). Please PM me if somebody can do this.
[Android General] the.raven:
I'm so sorry i know i post this with my GT7+... i just fix 1 of this device that won't booting. Its not mine so you can say i'm curious to fix it or maybe to dare... lol

So i'm just wondering if i can share how to flashing the stock firmware of this device...

I cant upload the screen capture right now. I will try it tomorrow with the OP permission.

Just let me know,ok?
[Android General] gr8techie:
hi raven,

I guess you have flashed the stock firmware for the Lenovo A706 and want to share the full process with everyone here. This is what I understood from your post (which is a little confusing, sorry to say).

I guess you can do that, but try to be clear in each step. Post it and if the guide is good I can link it to the OP or second post. Provide relevant links (like where to download stock firmware etc.) wherever applicable and if you use someone's work, please do credit them for the same.

thanks & best of luck!
[Android General] gr8techie:
hi guliboy123, just updated the stock ROM post and have included link to ROM and instructions. hope they help you.
[Android General] the.raven:
Thanks gr8techie and sorry for my bad english.

Sorry... just have the time to post and a little bit internet quota.

So here it is...

I know you already posted the "how to"

BUT we just can't install it before the system is blank,it will get an error msg if the firmware have a different version. i have try it to update from A706ROW_****** to A706_***** that i get from needrom and it display an error msg.

Don't know why...

For the stock firmware,you can download it from needrom but thats only in native chinese & english language only or anyway you can find. It's very hard to get stock firmware from any chinese phone.

before all of this below step,make sure the stock firmware has already unzip and save in your memory card in "sdfuse" folder.

### DO IT WITH YOUR OWN RISK!!! ###

flashing STOCK firmware

====================

phone off and connected to usb

enter fastboot mode

command : adb reboot-bootloader

cek if the device are in the fastboot mode

command : fastboot devices

first,try to wipe it (recommended if you want a fresh install) but it`s not necessary,you can skip it.

command : fastboot -w

Btw,this step is for boot stop/bootloop phone that i fix. Never try it on a normal phone.

##########

as we can see the log command of "fastboot -w" just wipe/erase & format 2 partition,which is userdata & cache. this means the system partition left alone. so we need to erase the system.

command : fastboot erase system(s)

(i forgot it is a "system" or "systems". just try first one,if it doesn`t exist it would error then try the second one).

There you go! Your phone just a blank phone without OS.

##########

after that,pulling the battery cause i don't how to turn the phone off from fastboot mode. (^_^)

enter droid menu by pressing & holding vol up+power,then release just the power when lenovo logo appears.

choose no.4 SD UPDATE.

this time won't showing any error msg cause there's no OS in system partition.

press the power button to start.

sit back and enjoy the process.

it took about 5-10 minute until it booting to standby mode.

All driver you need for this phone is on gr8techie 1st post.

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I'm so sorry i can't post any link yet because xda rules below 10 post. And i have to wait for 5 minutes before my 2nd post in a row...

Holycow!!!
[Android General] Rama Himura:
Extended settings (Give some missing options)

YES! I finally found the method to solve my problem! It's about setting up Text to Speech Engine, but using this method you can get some other things as well. I decided to post here for everyone's benefit.

I found a Kindle Fire extension setting APK over here:

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/38758-appkfhd-extended-settings/

Yes, that's for Kindle Fire but you can install it to the Lenovo A706 (must have root access). Many of its setting options won't work, but some do. One of them are Text to Speech Output settings. So now you can install your prefered text to speech engine to let your phone talk.

Hope this helps!
[Android General] Oddisey:
You XDA user, so i bealive you know how to use ADB command line,

root and busybox is required to be installed.

Just enter this commands one after another

adb shell

give ADB interface root permision

command line must be look like root@android:/ # if you have shell@android:/# type su command

busybox fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0

busybox fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0

d

22

d

21

d

20

n

153511

172711

n

172713

468393

n

469029

469413

t

20

c

t

22

4f

w

reboot recovery

After all this -- perform factory reset
[Android General] comm.sanjay:
thanks for the time taken for detailed reply, i will try this out.
[Android General] comm.sanjay:
Absolutely magical instructions for a noob like me, worked like charm!!! Now internal storage 3.42GB and internal SD 150 MB. thank you very much, oddisey.
[Android General] comm.sanjay:
hi to Oddisey,

A706 working fine with increased internal /data partition.

Could not resist asking few more queries, if time permits you may answer.

(1) is /dev/block/mmcblk0p17 is a /system or RAM partition and /dev/.......p18 is /cache?

(2) if /dev/...p17 is system, then which is the RAM partition?

(3) we partition /dev/.....22 and and change partition's system id with "t" to "4f" . What does 4f denotes and why the partition is so small, 3mb if i understand correctly. Where is it mounted?

This has been quite exciting learning experience thanks to you.
[Android General] sumnone:
My a706 got some malware from moborobo and after a factory reinstall, the malware is still there (it was rooted before if that matters).

However, the problem is that I've downloaded the stock roms (A706ROW_1_S_2_001_0020_130821.rar, and more which all appear to be the same thing) and:

1) My phone no longer recognizes qsb files in the recovery tool (sd card update). It appears to want a zip file (I tried renaming the qsb to zip). So, the qsb file is not even there to choose. I'm guessing a Lenovo update did this?

2) There appears to be no scatter file in order to use the target_bin files and flash tool?

I installed the CWM recovery image and that allowed me to try a few other roms I've found, but basically my phone is looping to the CWM recovery tool. The CWM recovery doesn't see the external sdcard or the internal sdcard in the sd update option. It sees the main partition as the sdcard. I can mount sdcard (internal) and sdcard2 (external), but they don't appear as options in the update tool still.

So, both options seem like a no go. How do I get this phone back to stock?

Any help is much appreciated.

UPDATE:

I didn't create that broken m*lw*re link above. So not sure what that's about.

I got my phone working with CM11_LENOVO_melles1991_BETA_13.zip posted a few page back and I was starting to dig it until I realized the wifi is not working. So, that's not really acceptable.

I also tried A706ROW_1_S_2_001_0023_140116.zip (found on the internet somewhere...but has a mostly correct looking directory structure for sideload...and which is the actual version it was at). Won't boot.

UPDATE (the next day):

Without configuring hardly anything... something in that CM11_LENOVO_melles1991_BETA_13.zip used all my load going to websites that "were not in my coverage agreement." (or some sms message like that from my provider) So there's something mal in that image. As soon as I saw that sms message from the provider, I shut it down.

I finally got my phone working with "adb sideload A706ROW_1_S_2_001_0023_140116.zip", but that image was hanging at the Lenovo screen forever and then just finally booted up after letting it sit over night and trying again today. When I booted up it was connected to my computer and also had the TWRP recovery console installed (by accident actually). So, I don't know if either of those had something to do with it. Maybe it didn't have enough charge previously to finish the install?

Anyway, TWRP 2.8.1.0 broke all functionality with adb and fastboot (waiting for device always, including in sideload mode), so I don't recommend installing that on the a706. I was literally dead in the water and looking for a manual way to uninstall TWRP and reinstall CWM (and about to blow a gasket) when the phone booted up and was back in business. Crazy.
[Android General] Farras:
Hi, can i talk?

Is there a stable version of cm11 for lenovo a706 (or cm12 & cm13)?
[Android General] Kogam22:
Can You Please Give Me Google Camera Flash Package Link And Detail On How To Flash It.;)

---------- Post added at 07:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:57 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/android/genera...-a706-a760-t3391010/post67136871#post67136871 - This Is CM 13 Un-Official Build Website.

There Is No CM 12 But Many CM 11 Un-Official Builds.

One Thing For Sure, All Are Stable. But I Don't Recommend CM 13 Because There Are Camera Bugs, Front ( No Solution Yet ) And Rear ( Works Sometime ) For Me. Also The Screen Recorder Soft Reboots Your Device Every Time You Click Start Recording. Internal Memory Is Just 0.90 GB. That's A Major Flaw.

4.4.4 ROM's

For 4.4.4 CM 11 By Anonim47 ( Which Was The Best 4.4.4 For Me),

CM 11

And This Is

G-Apps

EXTRA

Use

PhilZ_Touch_v6.59.0 9 ( ClockWorkMod Recovery v6.0.5.1 )

For Best Results. It's Better Than TWRP Recoveries.
[Android General] doodlerdroid:
I really need help!!

I need a healthy EFS backup/QCN backup file from a healthy A706 ROW. Please someone send me a file so I can restore it to my A706 via QPST.

Note: IF the IMEI get changed, I will restore them to my original IMEI (I know how to do it).

What was happened:

My phone got bricked and I accidentally erase certain partition via fastboot (partition table missing) when I tried to unbrick it.

Although it was successfully unbricked, it leaves my phone being useless because SIM cards are undetected.

I wasn't be able to turn on radio (dial *#*#INFO#*#* > Phone information > "Turn on Radio" button), so I guess this is where the problem came from: something wrong with the EFS/modem partition. When I tried to erase it via fastboot, it tells me that modemst1 & modemst2 not found or missing.

I've tried many times reflashing stock rom and also custom roms back and forth, nothing changed, my simcard still not detected and radio still won't turn on! Then I've read some Dev's advice to restore EFS partition by copying the working QCN from healthy A706 and inject it to my phone.

So, please help me send your A706 ROW QCN file.

Thanks.
[Android General] kelvinbryan14:
lenovo a706 hardbricked

good day guys..i have here a lenovo a706 hardbricked. when i plugged it to my pc it installs RELINK HS-USB QDLOADER 9008 (COM3).

i tried so many procedures to unbrick it but still unsuccessfull. is there anyway to flash a new firmware thru laptop or the MMC procedure is the only way to flash a firmware..pls help me guys
[Android General] Kogam22:
Try Googling It :)

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Hey Kelvinbryan14 , Ask The Above Guy. He Said He Unbricked His Device
[Android General] ronald_loulan:
Hi guys, how long it take to full charge ur A706?

Mine seems to charge at 0.4A with is slow regardless of charger and cable...
[Android General] алекса:
леново а 706

приветик всем,подскажите что может быть=поставила телефон через ноут на зарядку он начал мигать и выключился,теперь не включается,отдавала человеку в ремонт сказал он на компе находится как ощибка,что делать:смущенный::смущенный::смущенный::смущенный::смущенный:
[Android General] omkolte17:
Lineage OS (Ported)

hey guys, this is a good news for Lenovo A706 users, the all new Lineage OS has been ported to Lenovo A706 by me and it is working fine, and I will create a forum as soon as the .zip rom gets uploaded on my google drive.So stay updated to enjoy the Lineage OS for Lenovo A706. All the details will be posted on the forum like, which is the base rom and what is working, what is not working. Stay updated to XDA and I will post the forum soon.