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[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] linuxmelz:
Hi Bro

The SRSRoot method doesnot root ur Lenovo A7000-a. I had tried that method when the tweet had appeared. It didnt work :confused::rolleyes:

The method which worked for me was installing the TWRP recovery (CWM recovery should also work - i didnt try) and flashing the update supersu from TWRP recovery. And Voila u should have root..

So the first point here is to have a custom recovery installed of ur choice with VCOM drivers installed.. all details are shared at page1 of this thread.

If anyone of our friends needs snapshot of this process i will try to post them by friday 22may..

Happy rooting and enjoy responsibly.. :)

~linuxmelz~
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sam_80_2003:
Thank you bro for your reply.. Me too just tried SRSRoot and it did not work.

Will await ur snapshot of this process .. That would be of great help ...

Thank you.....
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sandy1143:
Phone is not detected by PC

I tried exactly what you have described, but my phone is not detected by PC after removing battery, even the VCOM Driver which you gave the link over here is not working, i got it from other site and installed on my PC i am using windows 7 pro 64Bit OS, i installed lenovo USB driver, VCOM Drivers, SP Plash Tools, but i dont know why it is not responding. Please help me. pleasee
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] linuxmelz:
Hi there,

1. Once you click the Download button, please wait for 30 secs.

2. Poweroff your mobile with battery installed.

3. Now connect your mobile with the usb.

3.1 if you have the VCOM drivers installed correctly the SP Flash process will detect the phone and flash the given operation. (so connect your mobile with phone, battery inserted)

Try and let us know..;)

Always there for help.. Cheers..:good:
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] artur0588:
Anyone can provide system dump? Just adb pull /system
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Cheshkin:
Hi guys. You multi language firmware? You can make a screen ?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] xyberz09:
Extracting system partition from stock firmware

You can get the /system partition from the firmware itself.

Download the firmware here: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnjjoo3

Use Chrome's Device Mode Mobile Emulation to download the file.

1. Visit http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnjjoo3 using Google Chrome on a Windows computer

2. Press Ctrl+Shift+I, then press Ctrl+Shift+M

3. Choose Google Nexus 10 as the device and reload/refresh the page

4. Click here as shown in the image:

After you have downloaded the firmware, extract it using 7-zip. You'll find ./copybin/target_bin.zip among the extracted files. Unzip it as well.

You'll find system.img along with other files after unzipping target_bin.zip.

Follow this guide and extract the contents of system.img:

1. Download Android ICS JB EXT4 imagefile unpacker and Ext2Read

2. Run ext4_unpacker.exe and open system.img

3. Press the Save as EXT4 button: and save it to disk as system.ext4.img

4. Run Ext2Explore.exe as Administrator and open system.ext4.img

5. Press the Save button to extract the contents of system.img to a folder.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] artur0588:
This guide not working because can not open current system.img. I also try with disk internals linux reader but also failed.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] xyberz09:
Where did you get the system.img file from? Did you download the stock firmware and extract it from the 7-zip file?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] artur0588:
Yes, from stock firmware. I found solution but in another way.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] milankumarn:
getting error when trying to flash recovery

i'm getting error message

please help.. :confused:

i did all the steps as described above :crying:
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Renald_miass:
I'm not kidding -

https://lenovoa7000blog.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/a7000-a_s223_160405_row/
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Arvind Balaji:
yup... ok im downloading it.. thx for the heads up,,, i was not in stock rom.. thats y i asked.. is there any new bugs...? did you try?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Renald_miass:
so far so good.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] PrashantRana:
android 6.0 released

Guys android 6.0 released for lenovo a7000

See the attachment.

See the attachment for details:):)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
Have u tried it?

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Someone posted that screen resolution has faded
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] judytankgirl:
Now I'm using Marshmallow on Lenovo A7000 twrp+rooted. MicroSD as internal storage. No problem.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sneeville:
Can you provide links for twrp and su you used for marshmallow?

thanksss
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] darkcrawler11:
Hi guys im a newbie here anyone can help me how can i root my lenovo a7000 a 6.0 marshmallow without using pc plsssss help me tnx nd godbless
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] hakim462000:
Is there a "cleaned" stock rom with the guvera music, uc browser, and all that crap removed?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Arvind Balaji:
Unfortunately no... But I have a backup of all bloat **** removed.. It is 700 MB.. I can't upload... Sorry? I'll try to upload it next month as my broadband net balance is nearing its limit.. Used 74.5 GB...? remaining .5 gb
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] khedr30000:
how to root the marshmallow and how to install su and twrp please
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Installed successfully with SP Flash Tool.

Installed TWRP and rooted, like a charm.

After installing my 32GB Class10 card, I was asked if I wish to use it as internal. I selected yes. The format procedure was stuck at 20% for a while, then delivered an error (java.util.concurrent).

After restarting, it appeared that it was done successfully, but the space is not appearing as it should in MTP and when installing apps, I can only use the phone's internal memory.

When I installed a 16GB Class10, everything works fine with setting the card as internal space. Appears in MTP and IS accessible and usable.

I tried with a second 32GB Class10, the same result.

Thoughts?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] khedr30000:
yes for the 32 sd card to fix that you have to megrate data from storage and usb setup in sd card options then enjoy the whole 32 sd as internal memory
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
After the restart, I tried migrating the data from the card menu (on my 16GB it asked me, on that it didn't, so I didn't bother doing so on my own) and.... Guess what.. IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!!!

Thanks A LOT
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] SACS73:
Hello everybody.I was rooted and TWRP recovery.When the update alert came with OTA, I unrooted and I downloaded the stock recovery with flashify.I downloaded OTA update, but when the phone restarts, I get ''update failed'' message. I have also tried to update via lenovo smart assistant , but the result is the same.Please any help.Now I'm unrooted with stock recovery.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] ntie:
How to fix nvram error warning on lenovo A7000 Marshmallow?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Flash the new stock rom using SP Flash Tool (A7000-a_S223_160405_ROW). It worked for me like a charm.

You can find it at lenovoa7000blog (can't post links just yet, I'm a noob on xda). I don't know how you can maintain your data though. I always do a fresh flash in cases like that :/
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sanctioned_k:
here is the link..........

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzDgd_KyPjtILWpMZ2kyUnA1YjQ/view?usp=sharing&pref=2&pli=1
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
Yes u can try vibe 3.1 ROM, I am using it for the last one week, it looks cool with customised font pre-installed and online access to themes in theme centre. Battery ? backup is also good.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Joel Asignar:
i'm being left behind here. so busy at work and an insufficient network connection here.

Still downloading :rolleyes:
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Joel Asignar:
i suggest you do a system wipe and re-flash the update/flash manually rather than relying on the OTA bro as there's no guarantee it'd work perfectly since ur phone was already rooted once.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Eversmile23:
Re-rooting?How?

After upgrading to Marshmallow, how can we root our device again? Does the method provided here by Puchupechu still valid?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] SACS73:
Αnother problem.Now I'm trying to flash the new rom, with flash tools, but the phone is not detected. I tryed it with Lenovo A7000 USB drivers and with Lenovo assistant, with or without battery, pushing the up volume, down volume button, but nothing happened. When I connect the phone to pc I don't have detection problem. Do you have any idea?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] PrashantRana:
twrp + root LENOVO A7K MARSHMALLOW

http://xdaforums.com/android/development/twrp-recovery-lenovo-a7000-mm-t3358436
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Eversmile23:
Driver software problem.

Install required driver softwares yo make ur phone getting detected. U can try another port and may succeed.

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Hi PrashantRana,

Thank you for thelink containing rooting with TWRP installation. By the way have u coma across 'CWM' recovery for Lenovo A 7000 with Marshmallow? Or, Can u tell if the same 'CWM Recovery' we had used when on android lollipop can be used now(means when the device is with marshmallow) or not?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
R u downloading on 2g?? Well in that case it is a mammoth download, really courageous and heroic feet [emoji3]
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] shelleyfrank:
Hey! Just so you guys know, I've updated to Marshmallow and used the method at the beginning of the post to install recovery (sorry, no root). Sadly the download link for the cwm recovery image is now dead. Could anybody provide a link please?

Just to clarify, I followed the regular procedure of flashing the old stock firmware, upgrading to latest, and then flashing recovery.

(EDIT) Sorry I spoke too fast about root.. I did manage to flash the cwm recovery successfully, although flashing supersu zip remains unsuccessful, so no root.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] SACS73:
Which are the required driver softwares.I have tried it with lenovo assistant and with LenovoUSB driver v1.0.12, but nothing
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Eversmile23:
Internet connection and probably USBDeview are required.

I may not be 100% right. I had also faced similar driver problems many a times in the past. Just recently, after upgrading to android 6.0, my device was not shown in the laptop when connected with an USB cable. Automatic driver installation failed. I tried LenovoUsbDriver_autorun_1.1.13.exe, but could not succeed. (I was connected to wifi). After 2 hours, I again tried(with internet connection on) after removing all drivers with the word 'Lenovo' in the list shown by the small software 'USBDeview'. This time all drivers were successfully installed namely (i) USB Composite device, (ii) Lenovo A7000-a, (iii) USB MAss Storage, (iv) ADB interface, (v) Linux file-CD Gadget USB device.

Now, only one is left to be checked by me : MT65xx Preloader driver that is required for communication when the device is connected in a switched off state to a PC/Laptop like 'flashing'.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] ajitabh2007:
I have rooted my device using kingroot and now marshmallow update is available for our device, so i want to update, my question is that -will it create any problem after uninstalling king root and updating the device to marshmallow....

And one question more - Does new android os support both sim 4g/3g.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Eversmile23:
Help required.

I am unable to install MT65xx Preloader USB VCOM driver software, which is necessary for using SP Flashtool. Can anybody guide me?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] SACS73:
Install MTK_UsbDriver_autorun_1.0.14_internal from https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0_xb4gqUUV2YjBzSlhEZ19wMjQ/view .That worked for me.

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When I choose the sd card as internal storage, it doesn't appear in file manager. Do you know the solution, because I want to use the sd card as internal storage and also I want to save there all my photos, videos and documents.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Ankit Dubey:
Need Help!!! I just flashed the marshmallow firmware using spft but when I restarted the phone after flashing its showing blank screen (not even the lenovo bootloader), I left it for like about an hour still nothing comes up on the screen,while the phone vibrates when starting..... how to fix (already tried ticking Da dl all with usbcheck sum and emmc checksum)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
Maybe u forgot to select da checksum option before installing the ROM, try it once again after selecting the da checksum option
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] shelleyfrank:
You may have to disable signature check signiture cheching in windows. That sorted it out for me. Google how to disable signiture checking. Good luck.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Ah... The wait for CM13 & AOSP seems looooong :\
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
Hey guys for those who tried 6.0 on their phones, do you have any issues or something..
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sgatz:
Everything work faster and the battery is better...excellent update!

Στάλθηκε από το Lenovo A7000-a μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
How about the something I read that you can't transfer apps on SD card. What's the fix for that?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
I currently have spotify (with a couple of offline lists) and marvel's champions on my 32GB-class10.

For a couple of days now.

No issue so far for me, i just had to manually "initialize" the card (check a few posts back).
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
Tanx a lot![emoji1]
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] milankumarn:
Does backup and restore work properly in this twrp??

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Does this recovery supports backup and restore ?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] g4rc1:
rolling out marshmallow, guys :)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
R u talking about marshmallow update?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Eversmile23:
Use external SD card as internal.

There is an option for using external SD card as internal memory. But, first transfer all ur data to somewhere like an external hard disk, then apply the option, because it will format the SD card first before enabling it to be used as internal memory. I have not tried it myself. Currently, I want to re-root and install custom recovery, for which I will have to use SP Flashtool and for this I need MT65xx Preloader driver installed on my laptop, but I had been trying for last 2 & 1/2 days, but still unsuccessful.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
Tanx, very well explained, I'm still waiting for my off day then I will try to upgrade to 6.0, will post here for feedbacks [emoji3]

I think I read somewhere few pages back same as your problem
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
I too had the same problem, but when I tried three days ago, it got automatically installed from Internet after connecting to laptop
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] SACS73:
I got the marshmallow update and I rooted it with TWRP. I turned sd card to internal memory and then I moved all the apps to sd card. I have to mention that the system apps as facebook, google maps or skype e.t.c. don't work properly if they get moved to sd card.So these apps leave them in the phone memory. Finally, marshmallow worths it because it is smoother and faster.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sgatz:
Yes,6.0

Στάλθηκε από το Lenovo A7000-a μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
No apps running, 1441MB of free RAM. Ah...

Imagine a rom without all the bloatware..

I think I am ready now for CM13 :)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] road2betaken:
How to repick the option for SD card function again??

somebody please tell me how can we change the option for SD card to select the second one.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] PrashantRana:
Lenovo A7000 Marshmallow STOCK FIRMWARE [Android 6.0]

Lenovo A7000 Marshmallow STOCK FIRMWARE [Android 6.0]

[VIBE UI 3.1])::o

Thread : click here

:):)Latest TWRP recovery and root for lenovo a7000 marshmallow firmware is now available.

Thread: click here
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] ehabreda.y:
i have problem with the camera anyone have this issue or just me the camera always rotate and the picture too is this form something i did or what I am using official marshmallow
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] shelleyfrank:
Yes, I have tried it and it works.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
Updated already, So far so good, tanx for this thread ?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
every time I download in playstore it says not enough storage. Already set the SD card as internal... Did I miss something?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Raffy calong:
Lenovo a7000a not to open or reboot and I try to hard reset nothing happen. when I update my phone Lenovo recovery was lost.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sheikh.117:
Brother what is the update about bugs...?

Can we install cracked gameloft games now???

Is the touch bug fixed....?

pls list all the known and fixed bugs ...
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] ehabreda.y:
It turn out that I have rotate problems and it appears in the camera because it's self rotated I have sensor problem what should I do to fix it
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
(Sorry for my english)

Hi there!

You must calibrate the Gsensor.

The only way I know is the Factory menu,but it is "Full chinese!"

DANGER!!! If you make some mistake,you will wipe your phone (Will BRICK!) Do it on your own risk!!!

If you are on Android 5.0 (easyer)

(Volume buttons to navigate,power button to enter)

It work similar like CWM

Go to Factory menu (Volume up + Power button)

Lay your phone to a flat surface,( exsample your desk).

The first entry/option must be selected.

Push the power button, it will calibrate and will reboot.

You must to Know!I do that just one time,so maybe i dont remember correctly!!!

On Android 6.0

It is not automatic

(Volume buttons to navigate,power button to enter)

It work similar like CWM

Go to Factory menu (Volume up + Power button)

Lay your phone to a flat surface,( exsample your desk).

The first entry/option must be selected.

Push power button.

Then you will see the distance sensor datas ( The thing what turns off the screen if you make a call)

Push again the power button,it will calibrate the distance sensor.

Then a sub menu will appear with 4 entry/option

Like this. 1. (Chinese alphabets)

2.(Chinese alphabets 20%)

3.(Chinese alphabets 40%)

4.(Chinese alphabets)

Choose the first one.

Push the power button.

You will see the Gsensor datas,with always changing values

Push the power,and your Gsensor must be calibrated.

You will see the sub menu again.

Possibility 1. Choose the last entry/option and press power button.

You must be in the main menu again,choose the last entry/option again,and press power button.Your device will shut down,or restart i dont remember.

Possibility 2. Remove the battery.

I hope it will help you.

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Hi!

If your device can turn on,just the screen stays black,and your pc recognize it,and you can flash things with spflash tool.,just you become some error message.Then your phone is not dead yet.Just you are unable with fix it with windows(I think driver problems). Try on linux,download spflash tool for linux (must run as sudo),and make the same methode like the windows version.It worked for me.If you are not familiar with linux system,ask somebody from your friends who have some experience with it. Good luck to it.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] ehabreda.y:
It's work tanx thanx you are my hero you are great thanx
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
Your Welcome my friend.

But dont forget,dont touch the other entries, one of them is fatal to the phone
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] ehabreda.y:
Thanx for telling me that I will not touch them
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] hijibiji:
thank you For TWRP recovery.......

successfully flashing on my phone

:good::good::good::)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
Can someone please check if hotspot sharing has problem? Mine has....
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Mine worked fine on stock..yesterday I flashed vibe3 and works fine on that as well. :\

No issues for me
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] sonnyboipunx:
On marshmallow?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Yeap. No issues at all :)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] samsexy98:
I have problem with Shareit. One time worked (asked to turn on GPS) and now it doesn't :(

It gets connected but the file doesn't transfer :(

Small little issues are a headache really :(
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
Maybe you have problem with permissions?

Check the permission (read/access sdcard) of share it.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] samsexy98:
All permission are checked :(
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] bastele1130:
Try vibe 3.5 custom ROM

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Which ROM it is? How did u change font?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
Which rom you use?

I deleted the Shareit on my phone,so this is just an idea.

On Android 6.0 put your files to the other storage.I mean if your (example) videos are in the internal memory,move them to external sd.If you use now the external,then move them to internal.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Yeap :)

here
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] android_digger:
Can I flash it on lollipop?

I am on miui7 lollipop
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
yeap. Using TWRP you can. Don't forget to wipe before flashing :)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
Can somebody tell me what is the file name of lockscreen background in /data/system/users/0?
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] andreasbo:
Do you mean lockScreenWallpaper.byte ?

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Any news for CM13 guys? Can't wait :/
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
No,i dont think that,i have that too,its over 3.5 MB

I deleted the lenovo theme apk,and now i cant choose lockscreen wallpaper,i dont changed before,so i dont have it.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
Nothing,i dont know now.

Thanks your time.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Risma ermaya:
build kernel a7000

Hay xda

Please build kernel a7000 for cm13
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] kwikastaga80:
brom error

i got message (brom error s checksum error 1041) on sp flash tool when finishing flasing 100%.

device cant reboot just vibrate only.

when i plug charger with battery insert, its come with dl image error on screen.

please advise. what should i do? thx
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Bahamut.xx:
Hi!

(I dont know how to link erlier post)

So..

Your phone is not dead yet.Just you are unable fix it with windows(I think driver problems). Try on linux,download spflash tool for linux (must run as sudo),and make the same methode like the windows version.It worked for me.If you are not familiar with linux system,ask somebody from your friends who have some experience with it.

Sorry,I dont know windows solution.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] kwikastaga80:
[MENTION=7409889]Bahamut.xx[/MENTION] thx ur concern.

i think i had installed all the driver on my windows 7. besides not familiar with linux os.

i hope this caused by software not hardware problem.