[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lister Of Smeg:
Hi [MENTION=5919159]Tzul[/MENTION],

Ok, slowly making progress here... Yippie!! :D lol

Still can't enter recovery via hardware buttons... No matter how many times I try, and in whatever order and timing. I even tried holding Power & Vol Up, then when it FREEZES on white screen with Lenovo logo. Then tried releasing Vol Up also, and then holding it down again... like how to reveal 'Secret Menu'. But still nothing appears for recovery!! :(

However, that said... I am now able to enter Recovery... via using ADB Fastboot Recovery, then using those key combo commands to reveal the secret menu. Which that all now works, and get a full list of options to choose from there... :D So thank you for that!! :D

I've had another go at trying to install PreLoader driver again on my home PC (Win7 x64) and it now appears to do something, more than previously done... But errors, and still does not pull those files. Maybe you might be able to see where going wrong via the screenshot??

Once I get this App working, and working reliably... I think I'd feel a lot more comfortable and happier, knowing I have a decent back up to rely on. Just this App is new to me, and at moment (with difficulties of entering Recovery and getting this App to work). Where as comparison to Odin. Just have to put phone into Download Mode, add the Firmware File... and thats it. By the looks of things, this App is very very similar. Just with its hit/miss at moment, till I've ironed out why its not working... Just want to know I have STOCK rom to return too, in aid of firmware updates.

I've seen TWRP (more specifically, TWRP 3.x) mention about allowing System modifications with my Samsung device. I think in the past, I've answered both ways... Allow / Do Not Allow when switching Roms every so often.

So basically it's a toss up of whats more important...? Receiving OTA updates, or running Root on the device. As long as I can get this first initial ReadBack backup, then should be happy either way... As can always restore back to fully STOCK, run the update, then flash TWRP and Root apps again??

Will have a look on my current Samsung / TWRP about making full system based images. But that said, I still won't receive OTA updates restoring back to this way, as already modified the device/OS with TWRP... preventing this. But could be quicker/easier way to return to STOCK (minus updates). And this would be safe to do, based on the BLOCK BASED partition on this device? (Only ever been used to FILE BASED twrp backups).

Yeah I hear you on Samsung vs Lenovo, being Exynos vs MediaTek... What I mean't, is I'm just more used too and comfortable with the way things work on Samsung. I know (so far... lol) that I can never really brick my Samsung devices (other than the leaked ICS kernel) as I can restore fully with STOCK rom in Odin. And that all my devices (Samsung, HP Touchpad, ZTE Blade) all use partitions one way or another... as it was a curve to learn Samsung shares Recovery with its Kernel and vice versa... Where as the Blade, they were both separated... I'll get there slowly with MediaTek devices... ;) lol... But most of all, I thank you, for all your time, patience and support guiding me along this way... MUCH APPRECIATED!!! :D

Edit: I am amazed that Lenovo don't have anything public on their website regarding firmware, to allow customers to restore themselves. I've downloaded their "Lenovo Smart Assistant" App which is supposed to support phones and Tablets. But does not detect mine, either alive or dead mode. When searching for it within the App, nothing shows for it either... Or the Tab2 family either..?? May try another cheeky online chat support call to them again, see if they can release anything firmware wise ;) lol

Many thanks, Lister