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[K3 Note General] zbrix:
Hi friend can you provide the link to the thread or even better... the zip file [emoji12]
[K3 Note General] mkos86:
Sure :)

Here is the link to the thread - > http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/t... from system before flashing, just in case ;)
[K3 Note General] coolman7:
Hello again,

What I tried and failed:

1) I tried to install update file with TWRP. Failed with message like "This update is for lenovo k50-T5 but This phone is lenovo k50-t5"

2) I tried to install fullpackage file with TWRP. Failed with message like "This update is for lenovo k50-T5 but This phone is lenovo k50-t5"

3) I wiped cache, dalvik cache and repeat step 2, same result

4) I wiped cache, dalvik cache, system and repeat step 2, same result

5) I changed updater-script file inside update file and delete all lines before

ui_print("Patching system image after verification.");

I restored from backup, installed altered-update-package with TWRP. This time script did not give error message. Seems to be working, but phone did not start and freezed at the boot logo screen.

6) Restored from backup and ready to new advices :)

PS: I'm using TWRP 2.8.7.0. Do I need to update TWRP 2.8.7.2r6?

Thanks
[K3 Note General] POQDavid:
ok so with this you can boot any OS? or only android?
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
What exactly did you changed in the updater-script? You must delete the line that begins with "getprop("ro.product.device")". And your recovery is fine, you don't need to change it. I'm also using 2.8.7.0

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Bro..sorry but you'll be still unable to boot Windows 10 x64. :D

Yes, you can boot a number of different Android distros. For example you can use VibeUI+MIUI+AOSP+CM Isn't that cool? I love it. What more do you need? A rom management at another level.
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
What rom is that? Official VibeUI? This had become a kind of mess. :D
[K3 Note General] coolman7:
Yes official. I'm trying to upgrade rooted official VIBE 2.8 1544 stable to VIBE 3.0 1604 stable.
[K3 Note General] POQDavid:
so i can load any ROM and i don't have to worry about losing anything on my phone and what ROM you suggest ?
[K3 Note General] TheDarkKnight:
I told you any ROM / OS should be ported to our device for us to install it. We currently have only Android ROMs. So, even if the app had support for other OS, we can't do that.

Yes. Unless the user mess anything up, no data would be lost. Nothing.
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
has anyone managed to get gapps working on 1606 dev. if yes please help I have tried all gapps from op!!!!
[K3 Note General] stone_henge:
This should work (Benzo GAPPs):

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347835438
[K3 Note General] excelly2k1:
Error with dual boot app.

Error coming while trying to set kernel as "Could not determine the boot partition because this device's code name 'aio_otfp_m" is not recognized."

Pl help.

Thanx in advance
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
no it doesnt work I have tried it any other options??
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
It should work just fine. Yesterday I updated my 1550 dev to 1604 st and all is good. I'm even using that rom as primary in the DualBoot app. I just edited the updater-script removing the following lines:

getprop("ro.product.model") == "Lenovo K50-t5" || abort("This package is for \"Lenovo K50-t5\" devices; this is a \"" + getprop("ro.product.model") + "\".");
[K3 Note General] TheDarkKnight:
Which ROM are you running??

That error is because your ro.build.product has that codename which is not there in the codenames listed for our device in that app. Try editing your build.prop or flash another ROM.

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You meant yesterday, didn't you?

Have you tried installing Vibe as a secondary?? I'm thinking about installing Marshmallow 6.0 to an extsd-slot
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
TRY THIS ROM VIBEUI_S121_VISNU_LEMONADE (18/08/2015) ITS BASED ON ROW S121 ROM.
[K3 Note General] vonuzu:
Yeah, thanks.

I'm more of a stock rom person. I like to customize it myself. If you come across a link for a 121 row zip file, please share.
[K3 Note General] Bolumstar:
Finally settling for ROW S121 for my wife k3 but she seems to prefer the Chinese firmware camera.

Well, I might return her to Chinese ROM but Am thinking of extracting the camera from Any stable Chinese ROM

and installing it to the ROW ROM, hope it will work out well?

I also Noticed that when I root and unistall some Chinese (system) apps the empty apk icon is still on the homescreen of

the Lenovo Launcher? which way is the best way to get rid of it completely?

[MENTION=5106992]hackerpower[/MENTION] please help!
[K3 Note General] vonuzu:
Freeze the apps that you dont need with titanium and after that reboot the phone. And for the Chinese rom camera i think that you should make it a system app and it should work. Put it in the private app folder and reboot.
[K3 Note General] Bolumstar:
It seems my hatred for the Chinese apps were that high

I did uninstall with Titanium backup and was experiencing

The annoying empty apk that keep asking you to try and

Solve the problem.

If I bring the Chinese camera to ROW rom, what's the best

To overwrite the ROW rom camera or install both?
[K3 Note General] thewhitehathacker500:
Guys do these ROMs work on the Indian retail version??
[K3 Note General] hfdesign:
s117 problem

help me

i have rom 1532 and then download K50-a40_s117_15.06.07_ROW.zip rom and in recovery wipe system,dalvik and cash and install K50-a40_s117_15.06.07_ROW.zip

this step : 2 minutes and after reboot my phone view lenovo animation with sound and waiting long time (about 10 minutes) and can't boot up

please help me
[K3 Note General] vonuzu:
I would keep them both. If they work with each other..
[K3 Note General] thewhitehathacker500:
Can anyone reply does this work on Indian retail version??? Please reply
[K3 Note General] rockuman_ex:
Double tap to wake also not supported :(
[K3 Note General] mickey78:
FYI, This feature IS supported in the stock ROW rom.
[K3 Note General] thewhitehathacker500:
I'm sorry for quoting a wrong post for wrong question. But I needed someone to answer my question. As I saw that you wer a senior member I'm asking you. Please tell me whether these ROMs work with Indian version of the mobile or not.
[K3 Note General] vonuzu:
Don't know, but they should work.

Please wait for someone with an indian version of the phone to confirm, as I am using the Chinese version of the phone.
[K3 Note General] mickey78:
I am on ROW S121 and I confirm.
[K3 Note General] thewhitehathacker500:
I don't get what is row s121 :/ can u please explain.
[K3 Note General] mickey78:
ROW = Rest Of World. It's the stock ROM for the phone when sold in India. For a lot of people, right now it's the best ROM and most stable and this is the one I am using.

There are tutorial you can find online to flash this ROM with SP Flash Tools. Your phone will be back to stock, no custom recovery and you will enable OTA again.
[K3 Note General] thewhitehathacker500:
So can I install any of the ROMs which is posted in the beginning of the thread???
[K3 Note General] k@iserex:
You can install what ever you want, just the process of instalment is different for some ROMs.
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
Lenovo K3 Note Dual roms boot

Lenovo K3 Note Dual roms ( 1533 DEV & Carbon Roms )

Rom : http://pan.baidu.com/s/1kT9xsVX

Pass : ud9d

Recovery : http://pan.baidu.com/s/1hq2HMew

Pass : r5gt

NB : first you must flash the recovery to have the double roms boot switch.

Source : http://bbs.zuk.cn/k3note/t19645/

Finally your thanks is welcome ;)
[K3 Note General] nishan432:
Please help me. My firmware version is ROW s112. I downloaded the ota file ROW s114 and when try to flash from TWRP recovery i get error. What should i do now.
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
OMG, yes! hahaha. No, didn't yet tried VibeUI as secondary I think it should work.
[K3 Note General] excelly2k1:
Error with dual boot app.

I'm using Vibe 1606 MM Rom.

Though edited build.prop for the device name change to Lenovo K3 Note, same thing happened.

Thanx for the response.
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
I just bought a second-hand K3 Note. It's got old firmware on it, so I thought I'd download the latest from the official website.

I decided to flash TWRP first, however I've found that pressing the volume up key with the power button simply launches a screen with Chinese text. So, after flashing TWRP via fastboot from the original post, I restarted the phone and then ran adb reboot recovery. This booted into what appears to be the stock recovery, as it has the option for English.

However, why is volume-up and power not booting into recovery? What is it booting into? And where is TWRP? I tried all three versions from the OP, and while they report flashing correctly, there's no sign of them!
[K3 Note General] excelly2k1:
Should press all the three at a time ( volume plus, volume minus and power button) to go to recovery.

Thanx.
[K3 Note General] TheDarkKnight:
No, not to that but to aio_otfp without _m and reboot.
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
Yeah, thanks, I've since seen that in a YouTube guide. However, it's still going to stock recovery. I've flashed four different versions of TWRP now, and all report flashing successfully.

Another question...seeing as it looks like it maytake some time before I have TWRP. How do I flash the 1604 firmware I downloaded from Lenovo's site? Am I right in thinking that the SP Flash Tool is only for flashing firmware that's been modified to use it? I can't flash it through stock recovery when it's a full ROM, right?
[K3 Note General] excelly2k1:
For TWRP to be succeeded follow all the steps in the OP with one modification.

You just remove the battery immediately after executing the command "fastboot reboot" before booting itself.

Now go to recovery with vol+, vol- and pwr button and will be success.
[K3 Note General] excelly2k1:
After that also not working.

while try to set kernel saying "failed to set kernel" showing.
[K3 Note General] kongha:
anyone tried the new twrp 3.0?
[K3 Note General] TheDarkKnight:
Maybe it's because of MM. Try in LP.
[K3 Note General] POQDavid:
Oh i understand that ROM / OS must be ported i was just wondering if it was possible to boot ported ROM / OS with that method
[K3 Note General] TheDarkKnight:
ROMs can be but I don't think different OSes can be. There is very less possibility that any Linux distros will be ported to our device. It's VERY rare. The only recent device that had Ubuntu OS (full OS) ported that I know of, is the Nexus 7. Windows will almost never ported because of its closed-source everything.
[K3 Note General] coolman7:
I can't upgraded it, than I wiped system partition and installed 1604. Which GAPPS should I install?
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
Get the latest arm64 5.1 pico from opengapps
[K3 Note General] coolman7:
I'm getting "Unknown issue with Google Play services" error message at Gmail.
[K3 Note General] excelly2k1:
Dual boot for MM Roms

[MENTION=5048731]911-Future_Maker[/MENTION]

Will it work on my Vibe 1606 Rom as "Failed to set kernel" message showing in dual boot patch app.

Thanx in advance.
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
There's something really strange with dev 1606 no gapps work at all
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
Its kinda tricky mate.At app manager go to google play services and play store, go to app permissions ALLOW all permissions. Worked for me
[K3 Note General] KHM90:
you flashed Opengapps?

And any issue you noticed for daily use with 1606 rom?
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
I flashed these Gapps https://mega.nz/#!opAACTbZ!ng2ceK5yp5loCke_QdsrsQQC32WTD5Lc7cqKOcWQjzU But U must make sure before flashing gapps to install Root explorer/Es File explorer in order to stop the Fc setup wizzard here is a guide if u want to try 100% works so this gonna be Full guide i got it from a LEnovo k3 note Group:

1. Wipe

2. Flash the rom

3. BEfore flashing the new rom U must restore your stock or current rom nvram! Take note that.

4. First boot takes 7-10mins be patient!

5. On home screen set English (chinese/english only)

6. Install Root explorer or Es file esplorer (This app is very important!)

7. Go to system/app and system/priv-app and system/preload

8. Uninstall pre install undesire apps.(if u want)

9. Go to twrp flash Gapps for MM .And reboot!

10. On boot, normally play store and setup wizard are stop ( takenote that is normal dont worry, "Root Explorer roles up")

11. Slide down to go notification panel, hit settings on upper right, go to app manager.

12. At app manager go to google play services, and play store, go to app permissions ALLOW all permissions.

13. Back to app manager, find root explorer, Scroll down and LAUNCH,

14. FIND. System/App " SETUP WIZARD" Folder and DELETE!

15. Charge your phone 100% and CALIBRATE (Takenote every time you flash a rom just CALIBRATE battery to avoid questioning of your battery draining problems!

It worked for me i just installed it today Gl :)
[K3 Note General] frastgr:
Ohhh man I flashed open gapps and the phone doesn't reboot at all. I got mad with this phone and its sh....ty updates I am going to throw it into the sea at last.
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
Dont get upset just Go to Twrp Recovery And reflash https://mega.nz/#!opAACTbZ!ng2ceK5yp5loCke_QdsrsQQC32WTD5Lc7cqKOcWQjzU gapps and Follow this mate http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65184225&postcount=2800
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
I can't say bro as I'm now using 1604 5.1. You may want to throw a log at the official thread in hope the dev will look at it. Don't worry for the time being I also faced this message a couple of times. You can try to update the ramdisk.
[K3 Note General] frastgr:
I did that and the phone stuck and doesn't reboot, now I have to flash the rom again from the begining.
[K3 Note General] kongha:
edit
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Try this method i've found in 4PDA.ru:

- Download the gapps version you want from open gapps

- open the zip and go to /Core/setupwizard.tar.xz and delete it

Added to the Recoveries folder:

- TWRP 2.8.7.2r9
[K3 Note General] POQDavid:
well i understand :) thanks
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
I managed to flash TWRP after removing the battery, so I'm making progress.

However, I'm unable to flash the official 1604 firmware in TWRP.

I removed the red lines of text in the updater script it wouldn't let me save it into the zip, so I uncompressed the zip with 7zip, edited the file, and then compressed it with 7zip. Would that have messed it up?
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Of course and depending on what recovery you have you didn't have to edit anything.

Next time, open the zip in 7z, go to the updater scrip file, drag it outside the window, then open the updater you dragged outside with notepad++ edit it and save, then drag it again inside the 7z window, it will ask you if you want to replace it, say yes, done!
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
I found some Marshmallow builds on needrom.com, but are the dev builds as easily accessible directly from Lenovo?
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
With 1606 none of the gapps work
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
Thanks. I've tried flashing in TWRP without modifying the zip at all and after doing as you suggested above. I always get "Error executing updater binary in zip". I noticed that in 7Zip, the updater-script has "A" in the attributes column after editing it.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
I flashed 1604 ST over 1604 Dev without any problems.

You have to keep checking the chinese forums for new versions. There are links to these forums in the 2nd post of this thread. Everything official you find elsewhere is taken from there.

Sent from Hacker's K3 Note
[K3 Note General] Armageddonn_mkd:
My phone dropped and i have 2 dead pixels on my camera (not my screen), any way they can be somehow fixed? Or moved to the sides of the camera? If not, any website i can buy original k3 note back camera replacement?
[K3 Note General] stone_henge:
There's plenty of online store having the part. For example:

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32398880582.html?tracelog=storedetail2mobilesitedetail

Just google for "k3 note camera replacement"
[K3 Note General] KHM90:
Thanks bro!! :)
[K3 Note General] amosref:
two problems I'm having

I have limoncello. I have 2 problems:

1. the incoming calls are many times not recognized (i.e., when I get a call I see the number instead of the contact).

I tried installing another dialer ("druple") but it still goes to the default dialer. Can't find a way to change it so the druple takes the incoming calls.

2. When I play long audio files (like audio books) sometimes when I press play it will bounce back to the first few minutes. I thought this was a problem with the "walkman" app but I've found this is a reaccuring problem also with other apps, such as "AntennaPod".

The first problem is by far the most acute, but advice on both will be wonderful.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
1. it has been answered a gazillion times, search.

2. Don't have such problem, but then again Limonchelo is obsolete and even in it's time it always had quite a few bugs, change rom.

Sent from Hacker's K3 Note
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
you tried editing the gapps zip before flashing it, as said in 4pda?

Sent from Hacker's K3 Note
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
The issue is even if we manage to stop setupwizard Fc gapps won't sync contacts and later google play services would error out when downloading apps from the play store also gmail doesn't sync as it says unknown issue with google play services. Tried each and every step u mentioned so plz help as I really want to use mm and gapps plz
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
Hey [MENTION=6026840]stone_henge[/MENTION] You know chinese man?? :D I saw your post at ydss.cn about TWRP 3.0.0.0

Now serious... I tried flashing SuperSu 2.67 on VibeUI 1606 and the rom doesn't boot anymore! It hanged at logo.
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
U know what mate? i did sucessufally sync the contacts found a way for it and i dont wanna dissapoint you but I am not a Fun of this early build its just not worthed the nerves and the time spent while doing this trust me, but whatever its your choice.

Just go in the App menager and In google play store and Google play services ALLOW all permissions+find everything related to google chrome,contact menager everything and allow everything to work in backround and dont forget to reboot afterwards ..Hope this ll help you
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
Thx a ton for the response mate I am thinking of flashing 1605 st as it should be stable let's see though. So if I got this right here what I have to do

Delete setupwizard from gapps zip

Flash 1605 st then boot

Flash gapps

Install root explorer and delete setupwizard folder in sys app priv app etc

Go to all google apps and allow all permissions and reboot and it should work right

I all start backing up everything now let's see what happens

Thx for the heads up again mate
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
[MENTION=6918298]emptywordsss[/MENTION] I'm also not a fan of unfinished things, but today I flashed 1606 it seems pretty stable I would say. Unfortunately visually it's almost 1:1 with vibeui based on 5.1 Peeps expect my review of 1606 or speaking generally of vibeui MM very soon.
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
Think twice before flashing this 1605 "ST" because my personal thoughts on this is that this "ST" Stands there for S**T not for STABLE :)
[MENTION=5048731]911-Future_Maker[/MENTION] Yeah mate i dont like as well the unfinished buisness as I say and i found some bugs too per example Clock stopped for no reason,watching videos in youtube app were Lagging Hell also watching some videos on the websites were lagging too so i think the next update this thursday will bring us some "Stability" Cheers buddy :D
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
[MENTION=6918298]emptywordsss[/MENTION] I hate the new button assignment! :( MIUI is using the same button arrangement, but has at least an option to change it. And that Voice assistant, man this reminds me the old days when I was using S2 lol!
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
[MENTION=5048731]911-Future_Maker[/MENTION] Kinda i got used to the left button for Recent tasks and Yes i just kept holding the middle one and this Anoying Voice assistant pops up reminds me of my Galaxy S3 :))
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
I'm still unable to flash stock 1604. I'm using TWRP 2.8.7.2r9-k3. This time, I downloaded it from the vibeui site directly onto the phone. The attached screenshot is the (different) error I got this time.
[K3 Note General] stone_henge:
You did not edit the updater-script properly, or did not save the edited file.

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Chinese? Nah... Just a little maybe :D

Typical method of root won't work on MM. There's a already rooted 1606 rom in ydss. Flash that.

I am sticking with 5.1 1604 st though...
[K3 Note General] Pumpino:
I didn't edit the file at all this time, as I read somewhere that the version of TWRP that I've just switched to shouldn't require me to edit it. When I edited the previous download, I just followed the previous directions posted. ie. I dragged the file out of 7Zip onto the Desktop. I edited it using Wordpad, saved it, and then dragged it back into 7Zip, and it didn't work.

Edit: Maybe Wordpad is the issue. I'll install Notepad++ and see how I go!

Edit 2: Yay, it's flashing! Wordpad is evil!
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
May be but I flashed the official untouched 1606 along side with SuperSu 2.52 this time and root is ok. Interesting, it seems that only the new system less SuperSu is not working.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Sorry man i can't help you has i haven't tried any MM rom yet.

The voice assistant or Le voice (old) just remove it, it's only for chinese.

Gravitybox is your friend for button reassignment :highfive:

The voice assistant or le voice (old) is only for chinese, remove it.
[K3 Note General] stone_henge:
Most of the times Wordpad changes the format of file, to preserve it's format & text settings.

Glad to know you managed to flash after all!
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
Anyone tried the AICP rom by sandeep?? I can't install as dualboot. :( Is the boot process long or something? I'm using BlissPop, but want to try AICP too because sandeep said that the battery life is the best compared to other roms.
[K3 Note General] mkos86:
I'm on AICP right now, but didn't have any problems with flashing. It's not a dualboot though...
[K3 Note General] 911-Future_Maker:
How's the battery backup? Is it unreal or it's just fine? :D
[K3 Note General] KHM90:
Contacts Sync not working for me? followed same procedure everything else works:fingers-crossed:

Edit::

After allowing permission to contacts mamager.. Its working!!
[K3 Note General] zwiebug:
Is the step with the NVRAM really neccessary? any explanation why this should be done?
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
It's not really necessary because anyway your wifi is fully functional without any issues... The thing is that some people can't stand the fact and cant disable/remove the Nvram error but that error can't do any harm to your phone.
[K3 Note General] hypergamer1231:
Using 1606 with gapps and i don't use YouTube so far its super amazing changes that i made

Using Google play music instead of lenovo and using google now launcher

Mm is awesome
[K3 Note General] mkos86:
Haven't had a full cycle yet, but so far it seems just fine :D
[K3 Note General] mahdisalami:
Has anyone managed to use sp flash tool in Windows 10?

I searched the whole forum but couldn't find anything.

I've installed every driver needed but still SP doesn't recognize the phone
[K3 Note General] emptywordsss:
Hey Guys seems TWRP 3.0.0.0 beta is launched Here is the official cn link http://bbs.ydss.cn/thread-618831-1-1.html

Here is the file https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0xS8hrihOjNQ242amtLM2JvQVE/view and https://mega.nz/#!vlt2kQIb!OLHqIJYgFambOLJgcgGlw6c7zuqXSrdO7NdQsLeQN0Y

No change logs At the moment