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[Android General] lion567:
Does "ntfs-3g /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/test" works? It seems that ntfs-3g doesn't see device file. Is it realy /dev/block/vold/public:179,129 in MM?

I'm still on LP and device file is /dev/block/vold/179:129.
[Android General] maciej.dziarek:
Hi all,

Will root allow me to remove Dolby atoms and the tablet will start using the standard sound system?

After marshmallow update my plug and play wireless headset (afterglow A9+) plays sound from left speaker only and jack headset is totally broken. I never had sound issue on any android device and this Dolby bogus is nothing but problems.

Thank you for advise!
[Android General] wazer1337:
Hello I rooted my device with king root long time ago and I want the latest update like you guys, however the stock rom with root wont allow me to get the latest update.

So i decided to see this thread and follow the instructions

I'm getting this error

chip type not match! target chip type is mt6582 load scatter chip type is mt6752

https://image.prntscr.com/image/RIKKOdInTxytmyP-T4qpqQ.png

I have the A7600-F device
[Android General] bigrammy:
Your in the wrong device thread buddy.

Confusing names I know but yours is a totally different Tablet to this TAB 2 A10-70

Try this. https://xdaforums.com/sitesearch.php?q=a7600%20a10
[Android General] wazer1337:
Damn, I think its time to head to bed then, fck meeee.
[Android General] Tzul:
Yeah, I tested other mount points, same result.

Yes, they're called "disk:179,128" (mmcblk1) and "public:179,129" (mmcblk1p1) now. And yes, "ntfs-3g /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/test" does work, which gave me the idea to code a little adapter/shim that sits between vold and ntfs-3g. There were some more problems along the way, but it appears to work now. Unlike with the old exFAT/NTFS patch, NTFS SD cards and even USB-OTG devices can now be seamlessly mounted and unmounted via the Android GUI, no reboot necessary! :fingers-crossed:

I haven't tested it much yet, so use at your own risk:

Experimental NTFS support for Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 with Android 6 (install zip with TWRP)

If you're interested in details, see the included readme.
[Android General] MarkyboyUK:
Tzul is that AAL auto brightness feature still enabled on the new stock MM ROM do you know?

Thanks
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=5526857]MarkyboyUK[/MENTION] The AAL files don't exist and I didn't notice anything, therefore I think it's not present anymore.
[Android General] MarkyboyUK:
Ok thanks, that's good to know. The feature didn't seem to be listed in that maintenance tool you mentioned on a previous post.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Hi guys,

For about 6 months ago, I rooted my Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 with Kingo-root. I just updated to the Android 6. Its so nice, but Kingo-root or kingroot, can root my device anymore after the update. :( Do you know any root option for this firmware on this beautiful device :) Thank you and so sorry for my english. I also tried the one-click-root website, but i did not work either :(
[Android General] Ferrian:
I'm on MM stock and was wondering which custom recovery should I install for root? Is there a TWRP for 6.0? Any help would be appreciated.

Edit:

Nevermind I found the TWRP for 6.0 in the other thread. Sorry everyone, should have looked around more before posting.
[Android General] kamilradom1910:
Hi guys.

Im bought Lenovo TAB 2 A10-70f few days ago. Its a newest version with 1.7 CPU.

Mfg Date: 2016-05-14.

Im already updated to Android 6.0. Now i need Root my device (device never has a root before).

What can i do, step by step ???
[Android General] OleDanmark:
I would like this also. I used kingo.-root before, but after I updated via the official way yesterday, the kingo-root doesnt work anymore. :/
[Android General] cha0zine:
Flash twrp and in twrp flash magisk or supersu and you are rooted. Instructions can be found on the first page of this thread.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
This sound really really complicated. Arent there a tool like kingo-root? This is my first android device, therefore I have not the skills to do this, i think. :) Is it possible to updage the kingo-tool or something simillar?
[Android General] cha0zine:
It's not that complicated really. Trust me.
[Android General] kamilradom1910:
Ok. Now I got clean android 6.0 without root.

Now i must install only twrp and magisk (from twrp). Only this two steps and my Lenovo A10-70f will be rooted without any issues and troubles ?
[Android General] cha0zine:
Exactly.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Hi guys,

I have now downloaded SUPERSU and ABD. But when I look for lenovo Tab 2 A10-70F on TWRP website, my device is not mentioned. Therefore I cannot install TWRP :( How can I be sure to install the correckt version of TWRP for my Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70, Android 6.0? :)
[Android General] MarkyboyUK:
The download link is in the first post under the heading:

"Install TWRP Recovery using SP Flash Tool"
[Android General] OleDanmark:
But its only for kitkat and lollipop. there is only Android 4 and android 5 files :/ I need for 6.0 because i just updated :)
[Android General] cha0zine:
Use Android 5 files.
[Android General] bigrammy:
CLICK HERE when you finally find the thread read post #2 and do not post about flashing the TWRP recovery in my thread it's been explained a thousand times here already "Use SPFlashTool" and Google Search.
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=8436255]OleDanmark[/MENTION] [MENTION=5684578]kamilradom1910[/MENTION]

One-click root tools might be convenient, but they're also a bit fishy, because you don't know what they're actually doing. It's a good thing if they don't work, because that means the system has no obvious security holes.

The traditional way to root is to install SuperSU (and nowaday also Magisk) via a custom recovery. Therefore, you first need to install a custom recovery (usually TWRP) on your device.

Here's an older TWRP 3.0.0 for the Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70, for Android 4 and 5. The Android 5 one still works with Android 6. Unzip this, choose the proper file for your tablet, and flash it with the MediaTek SP Flash Tool, or with fastboot. I'm not going to explain those methods in detail, there are enough guides on the web.

After installing TWRP, you need to boot it - if you boot Android first before TWRP, then TWRP will be removed again!

Turn on the tablet by pressing and holding power+volumeUP keys, you should get a small boot menu, follow the on-screen instructions to start the recovery.

When TWRP asks if you want to allow modifications to system, you can answer yes for this tablet (if you say no, TWRP will be gone again after the next Android boot).

Once in TWRP, you have to format the data partition to get rid of the encryption, because it's not supported by this old TWRP. Go Wipe -> Format Data -> enter yes. This will delete all of your apps and files!

After that, restart TWRP by doing Reboot -> Reboot Recovery. Should TWRP offer to install SuperSU by itself, say NO, it's an obsolete version!

Then, once TWRP restarted, flash the appropriate one of these modified boot images next:

boot.img for Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70F, S000216_170601

boot.img for Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70L, S000214_170606

Download, unzip, copy the .img file to your tablet (can be done from within TWRP, it supports USB), then go Install -> Install Image -> locate the file -> select "Boot" as target and install. This is important! Because SuperSU will NOT work with the original boot image.

Finally, you can install the current SuperSU zip. Download the zip file, copy to your tablet (do not unzip), then do Install -> locate the file -> swipe.

Check the log output printed on screen by the installer. The message "- System-less mode, boot image support required" must be somewhere there, and no error messages.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Thank you so much that! :)

Ok I finally managed to find the TWRP 6.0 in another thread. I now have TWRP booting up. BUT no mather what I do, I cant find the files I downloaded. I have already done the ''format data'' twice actually, because the tablet restored to new, with setup screen etc. the first time.

No mather what I do, the downloaded files cannot be found via TWRP. Oh :( This is so frustrating. What do I do wrong?
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=8436255]OleDanmark[/MENTION] Like I said, if you format data, you'll delete all your apps and files. Including everything in "/sdcard". Either put the downloaded boot image and SuperSU on a real SD card and insert that into the tablet (use the "select storage" button in TWRP to jump to the "external" SD card), or copy the files to the tablet in TWRP, after you formatted data.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Ah okay now I understand. I dont have a real SDcard, so I would have to choice option number 2. I used to have an jailbroken iPad and just switching to Android, but this is so much difficult than jailbreak stuff. Im sorry for asking so dumb, but have do I ''copy the files to the tablet after you formatted data'' ? :) Thank you so much for this. Nobody in the jailbreak community would use so much of their time on helping others. I dont regret the move to android.!
[Android General] bigrammy:
You booted the stock boot.img which encrypts your data so TWRP cannot read your files.

Place your files on an external sdcard then follow my guide or Tzul's from the beginning.

You have achieved the hard part the rest is just about the order in which you flash things. :good:

Edit Tzul beat me to it :D
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Hi Rammy, thank you! :)

But I dont have en SDcard :/ Can I do it in another way, without an SDcard? :)
[Android General] bigrammy:
1. Copy the required files to your PC: Official MM ROM, Modified Boot.img byTzul, SuperSU v2.79 or higher

2. Boot to TWRP

3. From the TWRP Menu go to Wipe/Format Data (Type Yes to confirm) Your data will be wiped so backup any files you want to keep first.

4. When the Format is complete go back to Home then choose Reboot/Recovery when you arrive back in TWRP connect the tablet to the PC via usb cable.

5. The Internal Storage should now show on your PC with just 1 folder named TWRP.

6. Open but do not extract the A10-70x_S000216_170601_ROW.zip and navigate to /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script open with a good txt editor and remove this line of text.

format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.MSDC0/by-name/userdata", "0", "/data");

which is at the bottom.

save and close the .zip (Since we already formatted data there is no need to repeat it)

7. Copy your files to the internal storage.

8. Flash the .zip's and .img in this order.

8.1 A10-70x_S000216_170601_ROW.zip

8.2 Modified Boot.img byTzul to flash this .img choose Install/install Image locate the boot.img and tap it then choose Boot.

8.3 SuperSU v2.79.zip or higher (Install/Install zip if it only shows you .img's)

9 Reboot system

And wait and wait and wait then eventually it will boot this can take like 10 minutes or more so time it as it seems like forever otherwise.. :good:
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Thank you so much for this!! I wil try it :D If I already have the officiel MM on my device, can I just skip that part, where you have to download and flash that? :)
[Android General] bigrammy:
Yes you can skip flashing it again. :good:
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Guys..................... MY TABLET IS ROOTED :D :D :D :D :D Thank you all so much!!!! Yay

1. What now? Will I stay rooted forever? What If I turn the device off and on again. Is it still rooted or should I avoid rebooting/turn off my device?

2. Shall I ever use TWRP again or you I just leave it on the device but just not use it?

3. Are there any settings in superuser I have to toogle on or off? I never used this supersu before :D

4. Can I remove this supersu and install another supersu like KINGO SUPERSU now? I dont like this one and the settings + UI. + KINGO SUPERSU will allow you to uninstall stock apps etc. I believe its more powerfull and got a lot of other features.

5. Im so happy
[Android General] bigrammy:
1. If you Factory Reset or Wipe data you will loose root.

2. As you become used to Android you definitely use it again.

3. Nothing special is required Just browse the app settings and use google (again)

[YOUTUBE]AI6-zW9hKnE[/YOUTUBE]

4. Why would you even think of such a thing KINGO and others Chinese root apps are not trusted by Most User's of XDA.

5. To uninstall system apps just use a root file explorer like this one MiXplorer

[YOUTUBE]Die1k77oVtk[/YOUTUBE]
[Android General] QueenDiane:
I appreciate your effort Rammy ( ever hear of Big Ramy the Bodybuilder?) All this flash/ boot is way over my head. I've always had my device rooted. Just can't go on without my Root! Can I just somehow undo my upgrade? Side note: I'm 58 recently retired, just getting my feet wet with this technology. Greatly appreciate any advice/feedback you have. I appreciate your time and effort! Thanks again!
[Android General] bigrammy:
Yes I have heard of him :laugh:

Thanks for the kind words. :o

There is nothing super simple that can undo the upgrade.

All I can advise is read and watch videos on youtube about using SPFlashTool which is a computer software used to Flash ROM's, Upgrade, Downgrade, Flash TWRP recovery and even backup your device.

When you have mastered this tool anything is possible it's a must for anyone owning a MediaTek based device. :good:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sp+flash+tool
[Android General] mhulsegge:
Hi there. Maybe a silly question, and if so I apologize.

A while ago I flashed the unofficial 6.0 build. Now I read here about an official one.

Can somebody please guide how to go to the official one, if possible, without data loss of course.

Much appreciated
[Android General] kamilradom1910:
Can anybody tell me how to install magisk on Lenovo 10-70f.

Which steps i should be do ?

Im need magisk because i need have a PS4 remote Play on my device.

Wysłane z mojego Lenovo TAB 2 A10-70F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android General] runekock:
Please see this excellent post by [MENTION=3924647]bigrammy[/MENTION]

https://xdaforums.com/android/general/lenovo-tab-2-a10-70-mm-6-0-custom-roms-t3587177/post73126494
[Android General] asim rehman:
Bought this device a couple months back it had stock kitkat rom everything was working fine then i got lollipop update and the problem starts with wlan i could not enable wlan no matter what i do. So rebooting my device in recovery and resetting factory data resolved the issue. But then come the Marshmallow update installed it and used it for almost over a month no issue. But last night my device while idle had a rebot (i was lying near it and saw) since then i cannot enable w-lan no matter what i do . I have factory reset the device at least 5 times from settings as well as from recovery menu. But nothing has worked. So now i have two options should i take the device back to seller and claim warranty or root it and try to replace some file as i have read in few posts. Need some advise.
[Android General] runekock:
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are usually on the same chip. So if Bluetooth doesn't work either, that would point to a hardware problem.

Actually, my money is on a hardware problem in any case. But if you want to investigate further, grab a logcat on a PC, and look at that/post it. And dmesg, if you can access that.
[Android General] Persizi:
I received OTA update S000216_170601(Android 6.0) on my A10-70F, but its more buggs than 5.0.1.
[Android General] runekock:
Which bugs have you seen?
[Android General] Persizi:
Few times a couple of games crashed, which never happened before with Lollipop. The "My Talking Tom and Angela" can not connect to the profile, so it needs to start from level 1.
[Android General] rhyang:
Hey there, thanks bigrammy and Tzul for the work. I just bought one of these (L tablet; Wifi only) and followed the instructions to install TWRP and root the stock MM firmware. What fun, have not been playing around with Android customization since 4.4 when I worked on a SlimROM port for the Nook HD+ (still have that tablet btw).

The thing I'm trying to figure out is how to get exFAT working. I tried flashing the UPDATE-android-fs-1.0.4-install-sud.zip from TWRP, but plugging in a OTG 64Mb exFAT-formatted card seemed to hang the tablet. I then tried using StickMount with its recommended exFAT drivers. This only hung ES File Explorer :)

Is there a newer version of the exFAT drivers I could try ? Thanks for any pointers !

-Rob
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=5267541]rhyang[/MENTION] If your tablet is Wifi only, then it's the "F" version, not "L".

I thought your name looked familiar... I used to have a Nook HD+, too. I think I tried your SlimROM once, but I mainly ran CyanogenMod on it. It was a great tablet for its price and time.

Anyway, the old exFAT+NTFS drivers don't work anymore in Android 6, because the way that storage works was changed once again.

I did manage to get NTFS working, however, and better than ever. See here. Therefore I switched my SD card to NTFS again.
[Android General] peterspeterson:
Hello, I flashed your zip but USB-OTG doesn't show any files just LOST.DIR folder, after that this flash drive is locked in Windows :(

Partly helped if Android repairs errors on flash drive formatted by Windows but then Windows repairs errors vice versa... (my flash drive is in good hardware health).
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=8468978]peterspeterson[/MENTION] What kind of USB device are you using? I haven't tested the USB-OTG functionality much at all, mainly the SD card, which works well enough. I did try two NTFS formatted USB memory sticks, and they appeared to work. I could access files via the built-in Android function. If you're using a USB HDD, then that might not get enough power from the tablet's USB to work properly.
[Android General] peterspeterson:
It is a standard USB Flash Drive formatted in Windows. Android fix errors when I connect it to my phone, then Windows fix errors too when I connect it back to PC...
[Android General] adrian_vg:
That's weird...

For various reasons I intended to install SuperSU over fastboot, but can't event get the tablet to boot into that mode.

Something's fishy. :eek:

Is there anything else to getting this tablet to fastboot, other than first powering it off, then holding volume up and power on simultaneously?

I just installed the official Android 6.0 on it, today actually, if that makes any difference.

Any advice guys?
[Android General] iisoloii:
Bricked?

Hi i was trying to root my lenovo a10-70f today i installed twrp just fine when i went in and installed SUPERSU and rebooted my table got stuck on the Lenovo screen and nothing happens, what do i do? i have the new 6.0 android btw if that helps.
[Android General] chris5s:
You need to flash modified boot img before SuperSU to prevent bootloop.

Boot into twrp, flash this (whichever version you need), then SuperSU.

Peace.
[Android General] Sparkrite:
Just to say, I have gone back to the leaked MM as I found on the official MM for the 70F that the battery life was not as good and it took AGES to charge fully.
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=5658496]Sparkrite[/MENTION] I cannot confirm that. I feel like the battery runtime might be a bit worse in Android 6 than it was in Android 5, but I haven't taken any objective measurements.

I did measure the charging, though. With the official 5.2V power supply, the tablet draws a current of 2A, just like it always has. With a generic power supply that outputs the standard 5.0V, it still draws around 1.8A. The battery is rated 7000mAh = 7Ah, therefore a full charge takes about 7Ah/2A = 3.5h with the official power supply. (That's not entirely correct, because only the first charging phase of Li-ion batteries uses a constant current, the second phase uses constant voltage with a declining current, meaning that it will take a bit longer than this oversimplified calculation indicates.)

So, if you're seeing increased charging times, you might be using a bad power supply, bad USB cable, or perhaps have worn down the contacts in the tablet's micro USB socket. But it's not the firmware.
[Android General] bingo6104:
What is the best way to root the Tab 2 A10-70 wifi that has the OTA mm? All I have seen to root is coming from kk . I took the update without realizing I would lose my double tap feature and I was hoping kernel auditor would work with the awake option. Lenovo support said oh yeah we took that feature out,you can go do XDA and downgrade if you don't like the upgrade but we offer no support on it lol
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=4296045]bingo6104[/MENTION] See my post on page 211.
[Android General] lazostat:
Clash Royale is so memory heavy.. It's not smooth while i play.. Is there something i can do? I have 4.4.2 version of android.
[Android General] beybus:
I followed the post exactly and still got stuck in bootloop, any ideas?

There wasn't any "- System-less mode, boot image support required" message in the log after flashing SU. Using files for A10-70L, official LP version.
[Android General] Tzul:
[MENTION=4912284]beybus[/MENTION] Did you really install the current SuperSU zip? Did you start with a clean installation of the official Android 6 firmware? If not, start over.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Hello again guys,

Maybe you can remember me from a few pages ago. I managede to root my tablet and so on. But I find myself never using it. So I decided to sell it. The buyer wants its exactly like stock from a electronic store. So how can I reverse the long process I did guys? Well remove the TWRP, root, flash and so on. So my tablet would return to a state as is it was just bought in the store :) Really hope you guys can help me reverse all the process?
[Android General] chris5s:
Simply flash a stock ROM using SPFlashTool and you'll be back to "as bought in store" :good:

Peace.
[Android General] OleDanmark:
Will this remove TWRP and all the other data? So its as stock, as if it was bought from the store and I never did anything to it? :D
[Android General] chris5s:
Yes, it will replace TWRP with stock recovery (included in the stock ROM download zip) and erase user data etc :good:

Peace
[Android General] clsA:
Today I Received an email of a class action lawsuit against Lenovo

and their settling with a $50 refund to anyone that purchased directly from lenovo from dec 2014 to dec 2015

Here's the link if your interested > https://secure.dahladmin.com/LENOVO
[Android General] freuers:
How to root with Android 6 MM ?

Hi dudes,

I could'nt find out the page, where it is already discussed how to root the 2 A10-70 after upgrading to Marshmallow? Sorry, but it´s more than 200 pages :((

Who can help pls?
[Android General] bigrammy:
Look here and Follow the NooBs Giude which is linked in post #2. https://xdaforums.com/android/general/lenovo-tab-2-a10-70-mm-6-0-custom-roms-t3587177
[Android General] Ex-Inferis:
Hi,

I'm sure this has been covered several times, but I've tried searching the thread and am now even more confused, so could use some help.

I'm trying to flash TWRP, following the steps provided. The first time I connected the tablet I got the MT67xx vcom flash up, tried to install the driver but I'm on Win10 and got that "not digitally signed" error. Fixed that, but now when I connect the MT67xx vcom doesn't show at all. Tried uninstalling the hardware, then re-connecting, same problem. Tried to manually install the drivers with choosing from the list provided in Add Hardware Wizard. Seemed to work; can now see "Mediatek Preloader USB Vcomm (Android) (Com11)" under "Ports"

I've been at this for four hours and I cannot get the blasted thing to work! I had this with another device some years ago and gave in with that too, but I really want to install TWRP so I can install Lineage OS as it's working so well on my Galaxy Tab 2.

Can anyone help me, please?

Cheers,

Ex.