[Lenovo Vibe K4 Note ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & O] ramisumi:
By the Grace of GURU jI.

This process is only for LENOVO K4 NOTE aka A7010a48 aka X3 LITE. 16GB/3GB RAM ONLY THIS MODEL OF PHONE IS SUPPORTED

AND ONLY ON LENOVO FULL STOCK ROM 152 ROW and 207 ROW and 208 ROW and 209 ROW WHICH IS PROVIDED IN THIS THREAD. NOT WITH INCREMENTAL UPDATES.

This Thread is fo The Usersr Familier with Flashing MTK Devices. Noobs have nothing to do with This Thread.

Video Is Here all working.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zs-kX-myQ&feature=youtu.be

I'm starting this Thread from my own. Kindly If anyone try this and get bricked or no boot or BootLoop then revert back to Stock 152 ROW. I will not be liable of if any Loss

occurs.

I have accumulated all the files in this thread to make it easy to follow for the users.

A. I'll be Thankful of [MENTION=5440600]gursewak.10[/MENTION] for providing and modified Sevenmaxs TWRP which can install A7010a48 Roms, As sevenmaxs TWRP can only update A7010 Roms.On Lollipop only. This is a major change neeeded for our devices.

Here is Gursewak.10 Thread : http://xdaforums.com/android/general/k4-note-bootloader-unlock-twrp-t3346546

B.I'll Be thank full to [MENTION=5938440]Krishnas096[/MENTION] for his contribution here : http://xdaforums.com/android/general/how-to-install-xposed-framework-lenovo-t3363786

C.Thankfull to Sevenmaxs for Introducing TWRP for Lenovo K4 Note.

D. Greatly Thankful to 'Eisada Sangkant' for providing The TWRP for Marshmallow with no bugs.

Start Process: Download to your Computer :

ROW 208 is here: https://mega.nz/#!9Q8xWZCC

Its Decryption Key is : !kkvRqO7hDo1X2B2Lp7ejh83CXjM6cZyJ__rwMg7M2go

Row 209 Is here: https://mega.nz/#!pJt2wIZD

Its Decryption key is here : !DLvV6sMM2vWrhALHP3vNT_qTzx7K75Nb6gz-k0_WGAs

ROW 214 is here with Decryption key :

https://mega.nz/#!5E8hzS6R!G0mYbdCM2hsm0lcCTtE_98QI7nXYHXyKTrvfKh8CCqY

Follow Steps Fully.

1/.Unlocking recovery Process and Recovery on Lollipop Here : https://mega.nz/#!lYsSmaAZ

Its Decryption key is : !alctx3e34xep7TGGF0e5f3W4vjf9mStadU7vJpumJUg

2/.Marshmallow Recovery for use in Marshmallow only.

Here it is : https://mega.nz/#!FRNDSaRC

Its decryption key is :!RLq93IhCv3DyF2lcD5DR1QEYm0M1usqPATjOfXyrigw

GOLDEN TWRP is here : https://mega.nz/#!5J1lkazC

Decryption Key for GOLDEN TWRP is here: !lqKIfWCftv7_MhTonUsZy6aQVAobYAYZc9kJZVjow5Y

Kindly don't try this recovery on Lollipop.

3/.Stock Rom 207 ROW Here: https://mega.nz/#!dFtiSaIC

Its Decryption Key is: !fGHs1wihBQIuVuu5H8UENY3bUKEinYVHYDBol1WP2xo

4/. NewKingroot v4.90 here : https://mega.nz/#!QV0hECwS

Its Decryption Key Here : !Nw9MUhR_44Z-G0S_EkpGhLTEKHVJbwCl8oIkZyMgH3Q

5/. Supersu v2.71 is here : https://mega.nz/#!9AUASTLC

Its Decryption Key is here : !2fxnrVMPz058dwj-qLM6_-V6a7yf7zAuDDggX0JY7Q8

1.Install ROW 152 directly to your K4 Note. Flashtool provided inside this ROM folder.

Here you can download : https://mega.nz/#!tFNEFLhZ

And its Decryption Key: !6wrzTgkRm8dNOEgEXoRKF0o5F5daXu3VsvQpC3ST9QU

2. Don't start your phone to Normal yet. Just keep it ON by pressing power button, and quickly start pressing both the Volome buttons that you see that you are shaking your

phone in your hands, Stock recovery opens up. Now go to 'Delete User Data' and press'yes. Now go to 'Clear User Data' and press 'yes'.SO TO END RETURN TO MAIN MENU OF STOCK

RECOVERY AND SELECT SHUTDOWN.

PLEASE DONOT 'ON' YOUR PHONE TILL I SAY.

GO BACK TO FlashTool, CLICK (Scatter-loading) GO TO THE FOLDER (lenovo_k4_Note) THEN SELECT (MT6753_Android_scatter.txt) IN PART THAT HAS SEVERAL squares clear ALL AND ONLY

MARK (preloader) AND GO TO (lenovo_k4_Note) Folder then SELECT (preloader.bin) PRESS 'DOWNLOAD NOW' AND ATTACH LENOVO K4 NOTE SWITCHED OFF PHONE TO PC. WHEN YOU GET A BIG

GREEN TICK. TAKE OFF YOUR PHONE FROM USB. FLASHTOOL MUST BE 'ON' TO GO FURTHER.

NOW TICK THE PRELOADER IN FLASHTOOL IN DOWNLOAD AND CLICK CTRL+ALT+V AND YOU GET 'ADVANCED MODE' IN FLASHTOOL. NOW CLICK ON 'WINDOW' AND YOU WILL FIND 'WRITE MEMORY' OPTION

NOW CLICK IT. THEN CLICK 'PHONE PATH' THEN GO TO 'lenovo_k4_Note' FOLDER AND THEN IN 'PATCH' FOLDER CLICK ON 'UBOOT.BIN' AND IT WILL LOAD IT. NOW select 'BEGIN ADDRESS' AND

WRITE THIS ADDRESS THERE 0x1c80000.

NOW 'REGION' SHOULD BE 'EMMC_USER'

CLICK WRITE MEMORY AND CONNECT SWITCHED OFF PHONE TO PC

AFTER SHOWING 'WRITE MEMORY' 'OK' MESSAGE DICONNECT THE PHONE.

NOW REPEAT THE PROCESS: Just keep it ON by pressing power button, and quickly start pressing both the Volome buttons that you see that you are shaking your

phone in your hands, Stock recovery opens up. Now go to 'Delete User Data' and press'yes. Now go to 'Clear User Data' and press 'yes'.SO TO END RETURN TO MAIN MENU OF STOCK

RECOVERY AND SELECT 'RESTART' TO NORMAL.

3. Now keep your phone ON to Normal. After restart go to the 'Settings' and 'About' press several times to 'BuilD Number' to become a Developer. Now keep ON 'Usb Debbuging' and 'Oem Unlocking' Keep it ON also.

4.Now connect yuour phone to your PC or Laptop. A screen popup on your phone now. Tick and press Ok. This is a Must.

5. Now Copy NewKingroot 4.90 to your phone. And start it. Root your Loolipop Phone. May it take two or three times to restart programme to root again.

6. Now Connet your Phone usb with PC. And then click unlock_recovery.bat file in folder 'lenovo_k4_Note' please DON'T USE 'run as administrator' click it simply

Now phone will ask to unlock the bootloader and . confirm by pressing volume + only. Hold it through the process.

Watch the command prompt on PC for messages and continue by pressing enter after reading instructions in command prompt.

Disconnect the phone from Usb and switch it on by pressing power button untill vibrate.

Now THE BOOTLOADER UNLOCK AND CUSTOM RECOVERY INSTALLED.

Now repeat 3rd and 4th process again.

and then run 7th process and 8th process

7. DownLoad 'mrw' Folder here : https://mega.nz/#!5UUQmTpK

Its Decryption Key is : !7UkiTLJYAE1D8T5fyrGqlSAvXdlhrgxrKXzP2tUVrmc

Now transfer whole the 'mrw' folder in Phone's Internal Memory.

And after root just install 'Terminal Emulator' and open it.

Then type 'su' it will step down, now write' sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh '

And it will start and then it will aks to remove 'Kingroot' click ok. then it will ask to download Supersu Bineries now clickok. then click 'Normal' it will start downloading. then it will show upgrade Successful. Then will aks to reboot. click ok. Now you have Supersu installed succesfully.

8. Now download : Xposed Installer Here : https://mega.nz/#!gZlzhZSZ

Its Decryption Key is : !051gdCXlmsaOcv4OJn5fbJ-8LXKxnS4j9m81bDe3V3w

Install Busybox from this folder and install XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4

Now Copy 'Installer.bin' from this folder to Root of the Internal memory.

Then copy 'xposed-v80-sdk22-arm64' to the Root of The Internal Memory.

Now run 'Terminal Emulator' and in window of your phone just type 'su'

now it will step down. Now type ' sh /sdcard/installer.bin '

it will ask you to type '1' and click 'ok'

it will now install xdaframework. at at end it will say 'cheers' Now check the Xposed installer whether framework is installed or not. Ilenovo_k4_Note not then Please Reboot your phone and check again now xposed installer will work as xdaframework is installed now.

9. Now rum xda installer and go to 'download' and search for 'XBlast tool' download newest version is 1.88.

Now open it in xdaintaller Modules only. And First Tick it then open it and and go to 'Miscellaneous' now click ' Advanced Power-off menu ' now keep 'On' the ' Master Switch' then 'tick' 'Advance power-off menu'

10. Now transfer 'xposed-v79-sdk23-arm64.zip' to your Phone's root of Internal Memory.

Download Here : https://mega.nz/#!NA1B1SDL

Its Decryption Key is : !BMox8oTqaVCQhd2CjJP4c--Ar7Brxmu6l3tJhojIBQQ

Copy the Stock Rom 207 ROW RENAME it update.zip first to the root of your Phone's Internal Memory'

Copy Supersu v2.71 also in the root of the Internel memory of your phone.

Then Reboot and you find Now mode that when you press power button it wil ask for Restart then click it now it will show up For Restart to Recovery also. Press Recovery then phone boot up in Recovery.

Now press install and your screen now in root of Internal Memory. scroll down to update.zip. click it. it will now ask to install then swipe right and it will start Installing, After install go back to menu and click Wipe, then Click Advanded Wipe now 'Tick Dalvik and Cache only and swipe to wipe. After this go back to menu of recovery Now again click Install and go to supersu 2.71 zip file and swipe to install. now again in go to xdaframework v79 only. swipe to install. then reboot your phone and boot to normal.

Now you are now on Marshmallow 207 version. Kindly repeat steps 3rd 4th and 5th (optional). Then copy that 'RECOVERY' for Marshmallow to root of your Phone's Memory.

Now login to play store and download 'Root Explorer' install it then run it.

Let it will attain Root. Then Open it and and go to root and then in system now scroll down and find 'recovery-from-boot.p' Rename it 'recovery-from-boot.bak'

Now again go to Play store and searh for 'Flashify' Install it then open it. Let it attain root. Then go to 'Recovery image' then install recovery.img for Marshmallow at 2/. at top.

Now By the the Grace of GURU JI. You will be on ROW 207 Marshmallow and rooted AND unlocked Bootloader and The TWRP and Fingerprint working with zero bugs.And this Marshmallow TWRP will acknowledge External Sd Card also.

I Myself confirm that My Process in thread will work on 208 ROW also. If you are working from scratch then follow the process as it is. But if you have worked through the process and already on 207 ROW, Then you have to do That you Transfer 208 ROW to your phone's root of Internal Memory. And rename it as update.zip.Then boot to TWRP and Install that update.zip. Then delete Dalvik and Cache only after update 208 ROW. Noe Precautionly Install supersu 2.71 and Xda framework v82 agane and then boot to normal. Now you are on 208 ROW version and rooted and TWRP working without any bugs. Cheers.

Carliv Recovery 6.1 is available but have restriction as Version 214 only and bootloader unlocked. I have Installed carliv recovery via Golden TWRP already on my phone.

Link is here: https://mega.nz/#!4N8zzIbS!4aQtQvAfhT1am9e277KdpFF0wx7wsirn_9tNZbCecV0