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[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Accessories] downbringer:
Bare cases are trash, and their customer service is equally trash. The small strip of the case that runs above the volume key cutout is flimsy. I'm on my 2nd bare case since the first started to deform after a couple of weeks. The 2nd case has now done the same. I bought one for my sister's s9, and the edges of the case of the start began to deform after a couple of weeks too.

Bought the Samsung Silicone Cover, it's a bit thicker than the barecase, but at least I can be certain it won't break on me after 2 weeks.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083M3B2SW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Accessories] synxx:
Really? Can't say I've had the same issue's at all. Customer services admittedly are abit slow at responding but not as bad as any other. I was sent a S20 case instead of a S20 Ultra at first so got in touch and they responded within 3 days, polite and friendly and got the correct case sent out to me.

Havnt had any issues with the case deforming or edges breaking as you mentioned though and I've had it around 5 months now.

How long did you have yours before you noticed issues? Cant imagine it was literally 2 weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Accessories] downbringer:
My first one I noticed the thin strip deforming after maybe 3 weeks. The second one I paid more attention to, and honestly started deforming around 2 weeks in. Not immediately noticeable, but it will get worse over time.

I don't know with the Ultra being a thicker phone in general the case might be more resilient deforming in the same spot, but on my S20+ it is most definitely a design fault.

The first reply from their customer service was prompt enough, but then had to wait over a week for a reply after that and then a further 3 days for a response after that point. Their initial response was I must be keeping my phone in tight jeans or taking the case on and off, but neither of those things are valid. Delivery of the replacement took around a month. Whilst I appreciate that I'm not based in that cheery US of A. Delivery to the UK should not have taken that long.

Overall 3/10, emphasises form over function, and fails at longevity. Plus I couldn't feel the side buttons through the side of it.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Sealowed:
Hello, Possessing two tablets of this brand, I was wondering if a custom recovery existed for this one, I can look everywhere on all the forums, Russian, English, etc ... But, I do not find.

If anyone can create one with this SOURCE CODE from the tablet that would be super nice.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
I succeded to install twrp on my lenovo x606F.

1) extract recovery.img from a downloaded full firmware

2) download "Mediatek (MTK) Auto TWRP recovery porter by Team Hovatek" v. 1.6 and use it to create a twrp.img from your recovery

3) flash your twrp image by adb:

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

4) then flash an empty vbmeta.img that you find on team hovatek site by this command (Method 3 - Flashing vbmeta https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-32719.html ):

fastboot --disable-verity flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

5) reboot in recovery. You will receive a message that your partition is encrypted. tap "cancel" and follow the steps indicated on this page (Method 3 - Patching fstab in /vendor partition using TWRP + Text editor https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-30160.html ). You have to backup on your microsd your two fstab.* files in /vendor/etc folder and then modify as indicated. Then, by twrp, overwite them on your original files.

6) reboot in android and flash your original recovery

7) reboot in your stock recovery and make a full data erase. YOU LOST ALL YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

8) reboot in android and reinstall twrp recovery

9) reboot in your full working twrp recovery and check if it is all ok.

When you boot in your twrp, your screen is black, so you have to push power button to light your screen. You can fix it

by checking all three option in magisk manager (keep encryption, keep verity and recovey mode) and reinstall magisk root.

I'm not responsable for any damage on your device. Sorry for my english
[Thinkpad Tablet General] maks44:
Are you sure? TWRP Recovery Porter says that vbmeta.img must be flashed BEFORE twrp image.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
I made several attempts to install twrp. When I succeeded, I installed vbmeta.img after twrp. But, during my previous attempts, I had already installed vbmeta. So, it is possible that the right steps are to install it first.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Shijune:
So, did anyone else succeed with these steps?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Sealowed:
I haven't tried, I'm afraid a bricked my tablets
[Thinkpad Tablet General] maks44:
Nope. I tried 3-4 times, no way. The only result is that my tab's clock becomes late 11k seconds after each reboot :)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] umbypsb18:
Guys someone has a working twrp image for android 10?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] G0bl1n:
I just rooted Lenovo M8 FHD TB-8705F (Android 9) using the Hovatek Method 3 guide:

flashed empty vbmeta

flashed boot.img created by Magisk
[Thinkpad Tablet General] dpn982:
I tried the steps above with the TB-X606F on Android 10 (I used the lenovo recovery tool to rescue os and ended up with android 10) and I am unable to get it working. If I flash the generated twrp image and the vbmeta one (doesn't matter which order) and reboot recovery I get a black screen and no amount of pushing the power button gets the screen to turn on. I have not tried the boot.img file generated by Magisk yet. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] MisterVik:
Can you share the download link for Lenovo recovery tool? Thanks
[Thinkpad Tablet General] dpn982:
https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles/rescue_and_smart_assistant_v5.3.0.21_signed_setup.exe
[Thinkpad Tablet General] vasilich.53:
MOD EDIT: See here- https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-latest-adb-fastboot-and-usb-driver-installer-tool-for-windows.3999445/

Смотрите здесь-https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-latest-adb-fastboot-and-usb-driver-installer-tool-for-windows.3999445/
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sparips:
I have the same problem and can't proceed rooting for this reason.

adb works fine. Device is shown, commands like reboot into fastboot mode works fine. But "fastboot devices" does not show an entry.

I've tried to (re-) install the drivers CDC, VCOM, ... several times. I'v tried the "Latest ADB Fastboot and USB Driver installer tool for Windows". Doesn't work.

In device manager, Android Bootloader Interface is shown with an error.

View attachment 5151629

Any ideas?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
To fix this update your driver to Samsung's adb interfrance and it will work.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ldeveraux:
I got my TB-X606F rooted but struggle to install TWRP. I believe I'm on Android 10, the latest? I used [Hovatek] Mediatek Auto TWRP Recovery Porter V1.7a by Team Hovatek because I couldn't find version 1.6. I got the recovery.img directly from TB-X606F_S300007_200923_BMP.zip. I select Android 10 in the Android Version and output the TWRP recovery. Then I flashed and flashed the vbmeta (both the version from my zip file and the version from Hovatek. Then I flashed using multiple instructions. When I boot to recovery, it just gives the orange box screen then eventually fully boots to OS. Anything I'm forgetting?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
I upgraded to Android 10. I installed again twrp by "Mediatek Auto TWRP Recovery Porter V1.7a". Android 10 version don't work well. "Pie Kernel 4.9.117" version works perfectly. The steps I follow are similar to my previous post. Insted of "forceencrypt" there is "forcefdeorfbe" in fstab.mt6765 file.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
How did you get twrp installed plz help
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
Can you plz make a video of your steps?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
I succeed to compile twrp v. 3.5 for lenovo TB-X606F, using SebaUbuntu's scripts and Team Hovatek software's scripts. With this twrp version, there's no need to modify fstab file in vendor folder. Only problem is sdcard cannot be decripted so when you install it, you must format data and do a factory reset, directly from twrp: you lose all your data. All seems to work, but it is an artisanal work, so I'm not responsable for any damage on your device.

I have flashed a blank vbmeta.img after a magisk_patched boot image and before twrp. I don't know if it is

necessary.

fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img

fastboot --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

fastboot flash recovery twrp_3.5_X606F.img

fastboot reboot

File on MEGA

mega.nz
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
I made a new twrp version, modifying some entries in twrp fstab file.

I made a total image restore to check everything: twrp works. But on the first boot you have to procede to a "format data" and a "factory reset" on twrp wipe menu. So you lose your data. After "format data", you have to flash Disable_Dm-Verity ( https://zackptg5.com/android.php#disverfe ) by twrp to be able to see from twrp data partition and encrypted sdcard.

fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img

fastboot --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

fastboot flash recovery twrp_3.5_X606Fv6.img

fastboot reboot

File on MEGA

mega.nz
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
Some tips and tricks: instead of using full "Rescue and Smart Assistant" to restore our tablet, go to C:\ProgramData\LMSA\Download\ToolFiles\ and use MTK_SP_Flash_Tool as the pics I uploaded. Just load the three needed files, then push download and power up the tablet. Before to use MTK_SP_Flash_Tool, uncheck "Check LIB DA match".

Last suggestion: to boot in recovery (TWRP), turn off the tablet, then push all three buttons (volume +, volume - and power) until Lenovo logo appears.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
Hello I installed twrp but accedently erased sytem now after a reboot all I see is a black screen no clicks nothing. Tried to charge it overnight but nothing. I also tried using the rescuew and smart assistant but it is not working this time plz help.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
Hello I installed twrp on my m10 plus but accedently erased sytem now after a reboot all I see is a black screen no clicks nothing. Tried to charge it overnight but nothing. I also tried using the rescuew and smart assistant but it is not working, I also tried the step you said above spflash tool from 3 different laptop it still did not work, plz help.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
Try to flash system.img from original rom as system image by twrp (copy it on a sd card) or in fastboot mode: fastboot -u flash system system.img

To boot in recovery (TWRP), turn off the tablet, then push all three buttons (volume +, volume - and power) until Lenovo logo appears.

MTK SP Flash Tool will fix your situation definitely. Probably is a driver problem. Install them from C:\ProgramData\LMSA\drivers or search in internet "MediaTek USB VCOM drivers".
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
Thanks for the help using sp flash tool updated drivers solved the problem
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kush.mittal:
also installing your twrp v6 makes the device only boot to twrp
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
If you want install twrp without flash magisk_patched.img you have to do:

1) fastboot --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img (edit: original vbmeta.img)

2) fastboot flash recovery twrp_3.5_X606Fv6.img

3) fastboot reboot

4) disconnect quickly USB cable from tablet

5) push volume + volume - and power button at the same time until Lenovo logo

6) wipe --> format data

7) factory reset

8) flash Disable_Dm-Verity
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ldeveraux:
eek, thanks for the TWRP, but wish we didn't have to wipe!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
I was hoping too but I am not able to do it
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
I recently got a TB-X606FA. I think it's just the Alexa version of the TB-X606F. I'm looking into TWRP for it, but a strange thing has popped up. The [ro.hardware] and [ro.boot.hardware] properties are both set to "mt8768". I expected it to be "mt6765".

Can anyone tell me what those properties are set to on the TB-X606F ? I'm curious to see if it's the same for all the Tab M10 FHD Plus models.

adb shell getprop ro.hardware
adb shell getprop ro.boot.hardware
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
My Tablet is a X606FA:

adb shell getprop ro.hardware

mt8768

adb shell getprop ro.boot.hardware

mt8768

Sorry, I thought you ask for X606FA
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
Has anyone managed to install successfully a Treble GSI image on this tablet?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
@zeldoox thanks for the recovery.i have many gsi rom(android 10) s flashed on this tablet.

the problem is at time ,the flashing of android 11 roms .

i have flashed one(android 11) ,but the boot.img must be original not magisk patched.

actually i used the android 10 rom "bliss

version 12.12"

now with the twrp recovery ,will i testing to flash android 11

sorry for my bad english
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
Really? I flashed some gsi images and I had always bootloop. Can you explain to me how did you do?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
ab not a... Now I understood my error. Thanks!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
He guys i flashed this gsi rom(https://kumisystems.dl.sourceforge....0-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvS-vndklite.img.xz ) with the install image option from twrp.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
has anyone found a solution, to use magisk root with android 11 gsi image?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
her is the solution to use magisk with gsi android 11 image

https://www.recovery-mode.com/root/how-to-root-gsi-android-11-with-magisk-v21.html
[Thinkpad Tablet General] acocalypso:
Restore is not possible with twrp for me.

extractTarFork() process endet with ERROR: 255
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
https://xdaforums.com/t/twrp-extracttarfork-process-ended-with-error-255-how-to-fix.3656328/
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
I just uploaded a version of TWRP for the X606FA that decrypts data.

It has one annoying kink: you have to wake up the screen by clicking the power button twice after TWRP boots. I'm still looking into that.

I don't know if this twrp will work for the other TB-X606 variants. I was surprised to see that the X606FA bootloader reports that the tablet has an mt8768 SOC, while the board and all the shared libraries are mt6765. I'm not sure what the bootloaders on the other variants report.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zeldoox:
Thanks!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
The opensource for the TB-X606F/X is available on Lenovo's opensource page.

Has anyone built the kernel and successfully loaded it? I can build it, but it won't run on a TB-X606FA. The init process just loops because the display drivers can't initialise.

The code for the Mediatek gpu drivers is incompatible with the rgx.fw file on the TB-X606FA. The 4K footer of the firmware file has a different format from what the code is expecting (different layout version, endian problems etc). There are a few other tweaks I had to make to the ram-console to stop it oops-ing, too.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Kolyei:
I'm stuck on the 3rd and 4th step. I flash vbmeta.img first (that's what the thread said to do first), then twrp. When I go into recovery mode, nothing happens for a few seconds, then I immediately get rebooted into the lock screen. What am I doing wrong?

I have a Lenovo Tab M10+ (TB-X606F)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Kolyei:
It seems as though the lenovo tab m10+ is not supported for the use of this tool

Edit: Never mind. I used the wrong SP_Flash_Tool.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] snickle:
Interested in attempting this but have been unable to get the patched boot.img to boot. Any suggestions?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
Try installing Magisk using TWRP. The link includes install instructions.

The patched boot.img method is only usually used when TWRP is unavailable or you need stock recovery.

Make sure you have the stock boot.img before installing Magisk in TWRP.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] acocalypso:
Installing ota updates seems to be not working, anyhow I never read here that it is supported.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] jfd3220:
Did you manage to get this working? Do they generally release the source code for all of their devices these days?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
No, I didn't get it working.

The source is still useful as a resource when trying to debug. I used it to work out why decryption wasn't working in TWRP.

I'd say Lenovo release most of the GPL source for their tablets.

Sometimes you have to ask them for it. Don't bother asking for it on Lenovo's support forum. Ring them and ask. Their support people are very helpful.

Whether the opensource you get actually works is another question...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] A380:
Were you able to get it working? Installing Samsung drivers, as suggested in the post below yours, didn't work for me
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
Make sure you have the latest adb and fastboot from Google. There were some major changes to fastboot for Android 10.

Use the Lenovo and Qualcomm Mediatek Windows drivers that come with LMSA.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Woodsie1971:
I'm really struggling to get my device to be recognised via fastboot. ADB commands work okay.

My tablet is currently on Android 10, using the ROM:

(TB_X606F_S300177_210304_BMP)

I've downloaded the latest adb and fastboot via the link in post #54 (Thanks Yahoo Mike). Also, I have LMSA installed, and tried to look for the correct drivers for my X606F. I've tried a couple of them from the drivers folder, and they seem to install correctly, but still have trouble getting my tablet to be recognised via fastboot.

Are there definite driver or drivers to for the X606F to be recognissed?

And also, as possibly a stupid question... Do the Google platform tools have to be installed in any way?

Thank you in advance for any help!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ldeveraux:
Can you get your device into bootloader, or not even that? Since you have adb functioning "adb reboot bootloader" gets you there.

If you can get to fastboot mode but fastboot commands won't respond, then install Minimal ADB and Fastboot. This is what I use and it works great. Worst case scenario, while your USB may work well for ADB, try using a known very good cable. Sounds stupid, but sometimes cables are weird.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Woodsie1971:
If you mean that I can get get into the part where the tablet shows "=> FASTBOOT mode...", then yes.

I can make that happen by typing "ADB reboot bootloader", while the table is booted up normally, with both "USB debugging" & "OEM unlocking enabled".

I'm currently using the cable from my OnePlus 7Pro, and have tried the cable from a OnePlus, that my other half uses. They work perfectly both those devices., as I've used both of them to root both phones before (and work right now too). Though did have to update the driver in Device Manager (usb_driver_r13-windows) direct from this site "https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb", to get my OnePlus 7 Pro to be recognised. The phone then shows up in Device Manager, under the heading "Android Device", and has the "Android ADB Interface" driver installed.

As I'm typing this... There has been progress. Though not sure exactly how, but will try to explain what I did differently.

I previously had the 15 Second ADB drivers installed that installed Google drivers (dated 2014), as part of the install.

I went to Widows Settings, selected Apps and deleted the driver that the 15 Second ADB driver installer had put there. (Apologies, can't remember the exact App name, but was something like 'Windows... Google USB'.

I then downloaded the Google platform tools, again as hinted at up in Post #54, and replaced the folder marked "ADB" on my C: Drive with them (after moving the original contents, as a precaution).

I tried a few of the drivers from Lenovo, and MediaTek, as hinted at again, but with no luck.

I then as described above in this post, downloaded and installed the current Google ADB drivers (link above), which suddenly did the trick!?

For obvious reasons, I'm not going to try and replicate the scenario... Seeing as I've a (currently) working Powershell with working ADB & Fastboot commands. Though I hope some of the above might help.

By the way... Nothing sounds stupid, Ideveraux..... I've known more than a few times not that a seemingly odd idea can do the trick! :)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ldeveraux:
So is it working or do you still need help?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] A380:
Unfortunately, after installing LMSA the W10 Device Manager still says 'Android' with no driver available when I connect the device in fastboot mode. Uninstalling the device and reinstalling LMSA doesn't help
[Thinkpad Tablet General] ldeveraux:
Can you update the driver in Device Manager? Instead of ADB Interface, update it to Bootloader Interface.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
If you can't load those drivers, then try the Mediatek drivers under Install OEM USB drivers. I just deleted mine and installed the MTK ones. They appear as "Kedacom USB Device/Android ADB Interface" by MTK v7.0.0.1 (27/8/12).

If they don't work, try the generic Google ones that @Woodsie1971 linked to above.

If Windows complains that the drivers are unsigned and refuses to load them, then do this as Administrator in Windows:

bcdedit /set testsigning on

reboot Windows

install the drivers

bcdedit /set testsigning off

Edit: ...and if you're using PowerShell, make sure it's picking up the fastboot you expect: fastboot --version. If not, use ./fastboot from the directory with the executable.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Woodsie1971:
Everything is working. So a definite happy bunny here. Just messing about now, trying to get rid of the 'Orange State' that pops up a boot. Though not too bothered by it.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] A380:
Installing the Mediatek drivers worked with bcdedit /set. Thank you very much!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] toybits:
Hi,

Is the gsi treble android 10 or 11 better than the lenovo stock rom? Does it play HD on netflix and amazon prime? What is your experience. Thanks
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
I dont know about streaming ,what i know is any rom is better than stock rom.

this my fav rom for my x606f 4gb/64GB

crdroid 7.4 gsi

p.s.

a little bit off topic: can anyone send me a link for the lenovo x 606 xa .i need the original rom lenovo android p version. is my part for tinkering.it was cheap,but not usable with android 10+
[Thinkpad Tablet General] toybits:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/lenovo/Tab_M10_FHD_Plus_2nd_Gen/TB-X606XA/

I don't know if it is android 9 though.

Is this cdroid android 10 or 11 anf is stablr? Does it come with play store?

Can you tell me how you installed it? Thanks.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
crdroid 7.4 is android 11 .flash the image with twrp ,is really easy .(befor install wipe system and data ; now install button,as set the switch from zip to img)

you must secondary flash the nikkgapps.

then read my link to use magisk.magisk android 11 gsi image

thanks for the link,unfortunately is this one version android 10
[Thinkpad Tablet General] toybits:
What is the exact version should i choose? Thanks
[Thinkpad Tablet General] sixxten:
crdroid 7.4 incl gapps unpack the file and flash the *,img with twrp.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] barguybrady:
Please tell How You rooted your TB-X606F ?

I run Linux, so most of the comments here are of no use - ABD and Fastboot work flawlessly, always - I am simply looking for some instruction on Rooting my Lenovo...?

Thank You for any Assistance !
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Yahoo Mike:
Install twrp and then Magisk.