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Lenovo A859 - Firmware



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Lenovo A859 - Firmware
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Important information!
The latest version of Android 4.2.2. There are no official updates and will not be



Drivers and Utilities
SP_Flash_Tool - MTK-based flash driver program, instructions, drivers and much more
Drivers can also be installed using the phone: when connected, in addition to a simple opening, there will be an item regarding software installation
Fastwith installer ADB drivers
SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1336.0.198

Official firmware
A859_ROW_s126_140804 | for TWRP with GDisk / updated | for TWRP c yadi.sk
When installing versions for FT, you need to delete the file from the target_bin folderChecksum.ini - it is incorrect
After the update, sticks with the calendar and weather may occur. We need to go into the settings - applications - everything and find buggy applications, and then click "clear data" for each of them


A859_ROW_S125_140711
A859_ROW_S122_140629
A859_ROW_S121_140518
A859_ROW_S120_140508



Custom firmware

Instructions
Sound

How to make a full firmware dump

Instruction
I can add to it that the drivers and the Flash Tool can be taken from our header - theyexactlywork with our phone.

How to make a backup (Backup)
Backup, also called "Backup", is a complete copy of your phone's OS. The so-called "Backup". It includes all the settings, data and applications that were at the time of saving.
The amount of free space to save it is desirable to have about 2 GB

To make Backup you need:
- Enter custom recovery,
- Select "Backup"
- Select a storage location (external or internal memory card)
- Remove unnecessary "crosses" (points)
- Slider and wait for the end

To restore Backup you need:
- Enter custom recovery,
- Select "Restore"
- Select the location where the save lies (external or internal memory card)
- Remove unnecessary "crosses" (points)
- Slider and wait for the end

How to save / restore IMEI
What is IMEI? - These are very important system data, without which SIM cards will not work on the phone, and therefore there is no mobile network and no 3G Internet.
1 way (save the entire section NVRAM)
Need a custom recovery

In recovery, when executing Backup, you can select the Nvram item - in theory this is exactly what you need.

Alternative recovery method

1- Go to the engineering menu
2- Under the "Connections" tab, select CDS Information ("information CDS")
3- Choose Radio Information
4- Choose Phone1 (for the first imei)
5- at the top of the command line, which starts with “AT +”, delete +, then set + and select “AT + EGMR = 1.7," "(where in" "enter IMEI 1 sim) (should look like AT + EGMR = 1.7, "xxxxxxxxxxxxx" (xxxx is your imei)
6- click send command
7- should see the message "sent to mSend".
8-Then go back and select “Phone2”
9-at the top of the command line, which starts with “AT +”, delete +, then set + and select “AT + EGMR = 1.10,” "(where in" "enter IMEI 2 sim)
10-click send command, we reboot the phone
11-Dial * # 06 #, in order to check your IMEI.

Took from the next branchFly vistaThanks for the instruction_H0LL0W_


Method for recovering imei from a computer via Maui META 3G


How to set permissions (permissions) with letter G
If you have a ROOT and want to replace any system files,
After the usual movement using any file manager (root explorer, x-plore, etc. with root access), you need to long click on the moved file, in the "permissions" section check the boxes
Sample
Then you need to restart the device ...

How to save installed applications and their settings
1 way (Titanium Backup)
ROOT required
Titanium Backup is a program that allows you to save all your applications, contacts, sms and mms, system and application settings, game progress, etc. in the phone's memory or on removable media (in the settings of the program, the item "path to the folder with backup copies").
To restore applications in case of system failure, flashing, the appearance of a new device, it will be enough (if you have root rights of course) install the program and specify the path to the backup folder.

P.S. PRO version of the program allows you to do mass save / restore: for example, "All system applications", "Update existing RK" etc.

Theme of the program

2 way (Helium)
This program will allow you to save applications without using ROOT, but you need a computer
Install Helium:

Install Helium on Android
Install and run Helium Desktop
Windows users must install ADB drivers for their device
Connect Android device to computer
Helium on Android is activated and ready to go.

Theme of the program- there you can find everything you need to work with it, including the premium version.


Instructions for installing / updating the official firmware
Installing official firmware via Flash Tool
Before flashing via Flash Tool
highly recommend to keepIMEI



Detailed instructionwith pictures.
  • Addition(how to install drivers for Windows 8 x64)


Official firmware update (OTA update or update by air)
The main thing for a successful OTA update
- more than 200MB free space on the SD card,
- the presence of stock firmware on the device,
- unmodified recovery,
- not changed system utilities,
- not modified sections,
- battery charge more than 30%.

OTA update
If the phone has access to the Internet, an alert about the system update should come. You will be given a choice: install or not.
Select "update" and the phone will do everything.

If the notification does not come, then go to "Settings" - "About phone" and find the item "System Update" there. When checking for updates, an update will be found and suggested.

If it does not work out this way, then you can use the following method.

Update through recovery
- First you need to download the firmware archive
- Unpack and copy to the root of the SD cardupdate.zip
- Reboot tostock recovery
- Select item "Install Update.zip "
If nothing happens - do it in stock recovery "wipe data "and" wipe cash "(installed programs and personal data will be erased).
- Select item "Reboot system now "after a successful update.



How to install custom (unofficial) firmware
    [0] We go into the recovery (TWRP).
    [1] Go to paragraphWipe then Advanced wipe
    [2] Check the box opposite.Dalvik cache , Cache , Data , System and swipe.
    * If we want to completely clear the internal memory, check Internal memory
    [3] Then we go to the main menu and tap Install.
    [4] Select the card on which the firmware was placed (it is better to put it on MicroSd, it is also External memory)
    And swipe "... install".


Firmware can be installed for a long time - it's okay.
After downloading, the firmware will form cashe. it also takes time.


P.S. When updating the firmware It is necessary to do all the points, with the exception of point 2 (you may need to clear only the System).

How to reboot into recovery
Turn off the phone,
Hold and hold the "Volume +" and "Volume -" buttons
Press the ON key
Wait for the screen to turn on. Then release the keys.

How to install custom recovery
- Download and install drivers and utility for firmware from the header
- Download the archive from Recovery and unpack it to any folder without Chinese, Russian and other non-Latin characters on the way;
- Launch the SP Flash Tool. Next, we carry out all the actions in it.
- Click File>Open Scatter-loading file ... and select the file MT6582_Android_scatter.txt from the recovery folder (point 3). The archive that you downloaded above from the recovery must of course first be unpacked.
- Select only RECOVERY with a tick and click on this entry, a file selection dialog box will appear. Select the TWRP_A859_ROW.img file from the folder with the recovery.
- Be sure to tick DA DL All With Check Sum!
- Click the Download button and answer Yes to the question;
- We connect to the PC a completely turned off phone (without the "Quick boot" checkbox turned off when turned off);
If everything is correct, a red status bar will run first, then a purple, yellow, gray one and a green circle will appear, informing you of the success of the operation.
- Disconnect the phone from the PC and check our installed recovery.
Good luck to all!

How to make a full reset (Factory reset)?
1 way )
- Go to "Settings"
- Find the item "Restore and reset"
- Select the item "reset data"

2 way ) (through recovery)
    [0] We go into the recovery (TWRP).
    [1] Go to paragraphWipe then Advanced wipe
    [2] Check the box opposite.Dalvik cache , Cache , Data , System and swipe.

* If you want to clear all the internal memory of the phone, then just go to WIPE swipe " Swipe to Factory Reset "

Detailed description of recovery points
Here are the main points of custom recovery. Those that are in any of them, which have to use most often.

TWRP
Install - installation of any * .zip (update.zip, gapps.zip, cyanogenmod.zip, etc.) from the selected memory (internal or External)

Wipe - cleaning
    [-] Swipe to Factory Reset - deletes all data and clears the internal memory of the phone
    [-] Advanced wipe - Selective wipe (You can select the necessary items for cleaning and swipe)
    Dalvik cache - cleaning Dalvik Cache
    Cache - clearing the partition / cache
    Data - cleaning the Data folder
    Internal Storage - cleaning the internal memory
    System - cleaning partition / system
    Preload - clearing the / preload section
    External storage - cleaning external memory
    [-] Format Data - seems to do the same as Swipe to Factory Reset

Backup
    [-] Saving the system and data (with the ability to select the desired partitions)

Restore
    [-] System Restore from previously created Backup

Mount - mounting various partitions

    [-] Mount cache - mount partition / cache
    [-] Mount data - mount partition / data
    [-] Mount system - mount partition / system
    [-] Mount preload - mount the / preload partition
    [-] Mount usb storage - Mount MicroSD from the phone to connect to a PC


Settings - recovery settings

    [-] Zip file signature verification: - verification of the signature of the zip file
    [-] Force MD5 check for all zips: - checksum checksums for all zip files
    [-] Use rm –rf instead of formatting: - deleting files instead of formatting when cleaning partitions
    [-] Skip MD5 generation during backup: - disable the creation of checksums during backup
    [-] Ignore image size errors during backup: - ignore file size errors during backup
    [-] Time zone - serves to select your time zone
    [-] Restore Defaults - designed to reset the settings to default settings



Advanced - additional functions (for advanced)

    [-] Copy Log to SD - copying operations log to a file on a memory card.
    [-] Fix permissions - fix permissions to files and sections.
    [-] Partition sd card - create partitions on the memory card.
    [-] File manager - file manager.
    [-] Terminal command - adb console
    [-] Reload Theme - reload theme (template)



Reboot - device reboot

CWM
"go Back" - go to the previous settings level.

In the "Wipe" section
There are two points:
Advanced wipe
Here you can select the items you want to clear.
Dalvik Cache - Removes Dalvik Cache
cache - Removes cache
data - Removes the Data section
internal storage - removes everything from the memory card
system - Removes the System partition.
preload - Removes everything from the preload section (by default this section is not on the phone, there is a separate topic for this section)
External SD-card - removes everything from an external memory card
and
Format data - will clear all applications, backups and files on the internal memory card

If you don’t touch anything and just hold the slider, then all applications and settings will be deleted.


Backup - full system save
Restore - restore backup

In the "Advanced" section
File manager - file manager

In the "Mount" section
If the phone is already loaded into the recovery, but you still need to transfer something to the device, then:
- We connect the phone using USB to the computer,
- In the "Mount" section, select "mount usb storege" (the computer will see the phone and flash drive in drive mode)
- Throws everything you need.
- Click in the recovery unmount (phone disconnect from the computer)
- Click "Go Back"

Based on the instructions for the firmware with full cleaning from the SW.DarkZombi


Getting ROOT rights
What is ROOT right?
Root (from the English root - root; reads the "root"), or superuser - special account in UNIX-like systems (Android is),whose owner has the right to perform all operations without exception.

Benefits :
getting Root makes it possible to remove standard applications,
change themes and shortcuts
launch specialized applications that significantly extend the capabilities of a smartphone (usually such applications require Root rights). In addition, it is possible to change the system files (Recovery image, Bootloader, or images displayed on boot),
Install applications on a memory card or transfer the cache of programs and games to it.

disadvantages :
First of all, the device loses the warranty and in case of “something like this”, provided that you cannot roll back your “device” to the official firmware, you will have to repair it exclusively at your own expense.
For our device, it will be enough to put the official firmware via the Flash Tool to "return" the guarantee

Another important drawback is opening Root privileges implies interfering with system files and entailing the loss of the ability to be updated “over the air” (install OTA updates)

Ways to get
The method of obtaining without a computer
Themewith the program.
There are current versions with translation.
You just need to download the arch, install it and click on the center in the program itself. The only Chinese SU control program can be delivered, but downloading from the market Russian-speaking (SuperSU for example) does not matter.
2.1.9

Method using a computer
- Download and install the program on the computerVRoot thanks uv.javum
- Disable antivirus software (as needed).
- Run the VRoot program, connect the included device to the computer.
- After the device is determined by the program, press the lower right green button "ROOT" and wait.
- After the last program window appears, the device reboots. It can be disconnected from the computer.
All of you got ROOT rights. After all this, go to the main program menu of your device and see that there is a new program called "Superuser"

Installation method using TWRP
- If not, then install custom TWRP recovery
- Reboot into recovery mode
- Exit recovery mode
- When you exit, you will be asked to install SuperSU
- Confirm by shift and boot into OS mode
- Launch SuperSU Installer
- Choose the method of installing SuperSU: via Google Play (a Google account must be connected) or via TWRP
- Waiting for download

The phone will automatically reboot into recovery mode (if this does not happen, do it manually) and the patch with the SuperSU application will be automatically installed
After loading into OS mode, we rejoice at the result;)



Charging problem


Custom recovery
TWRP 2.8.7.0 with Huawei Honor 3C (H30-U10) port
Team Win Recovery Project v2.6.3.0 (TWRP)
Formfor installation via FlashTool. Thanks uv.* Kartez * Himprofileon lf
New Recovery


There is a recovery for thisTheme and AROMA File Manager.
Fastwith explanations and screenshots. Thanks uv.seregar
New recovery


Kernels and Modems
Kernels
Row 121 on I ndexDisk
Row 125onIndexDisk

Modems
SomeModemsonIndeksDiske, including ours.
Thank uv.shturmer


Patches / Additions / Interesting
Tweaks of the build.prop file
Xposedor doCMfrom almost any firmware
HereI paint and supplement everything
Hereinteresting module fromVHYWEBNOY(Xposed Torch)
Herescreenshots and description of the "Hide Notification panel handle" module

Mod for KitKat
"Well, how to say a mod, just the right applications"

Fastwith the description and the mod itself


Lifemod
"Bet on RIO ROM!should make money on AOSP. "

Fastwith a detailed description of the contents and installation method



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Post has been editedsnekt - 19.11.18, 20:18
Reason for editing: imei recovery method from a computer via Maui META 3G



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I've installed the recovery, but when I went in there everything in the Chinese FIG you will understand there. Maybe something did wrong?



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Xasbylat,
it’s you who went into the wrong menu, I periodically got into it, pulled out the battery, then turned on the phone and after he gave the vibration I pressed the volume keys simultaneously, both



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There is firmware s118. OTA update does not arrive, did not delete anything, it costs Ruth and Busybox. What could be the problem?



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There is firmware s118. OTA update does not arrive, did not delete anything, it costs Ruth and Busybox. What could be the problem?

Ruth and BusyBox may be the reason.
Usually if the phone is rutted, then it doesn’t “fly”

Post has been editedS_as - 12.05.14, 12:03



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I don’t understand anything .. if there is an off. I ask ROW S120 (in the header), why does the update to this version not fly by air !? Or is it just me?



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Someone can pull the camera out of the X-VIBE ROM firmware and drop the link. I have a plus. I apologize for being off topic. And is it still possible through the recovery to switch to off-firmware?

Post has been editedHasbylat - 17.05.14, 23:12



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ToreTTo_rzn
I have win 8.1, I tried to install them through the device manager, but he doesn’t see them. And without them, recovery, as I understand it, how to install ....



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S_as
Read thosethisand sothisif win 7.8

Post has been editedNotDie95 - 24.05.14, 17:49



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Hi everyone! I couldn’t flash the bone firmware, the phone turns on only before the screen saver, the system rollback does not help, only the violet bar through the flash tool doesn’t go any further. The recovery from Karteza is there, the firmware was s120, I wanted to install [Custom ROM] AOSP 4.2.2 for Lenovo A859. I ask for help in restoring the health of the phone



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Myhometown @ 05.26.2014, 20:43*
Hi everyone! I couldn’t flash the bone firmware, the phone turns on only before the screen saver, the system rollback does not help, only the violet bar through the flash tool doesn’t go any further. The recovery from Karteza is there, the firmware was s120, I wanted to install [Custom ROM] AOSP 4.2.2 for Lenovo A859. I ask for help in restoring the health of the phone

Did you do all the wipes? I have TWRP (recovery) everything works. Delivered Vibe X the first time.

P.S. Regarding UBUNTU, a clean version will not work with us, you need 2 GB of RAM. You can try some other version.
There will be time I will try to port android 4.4 with s930 or s820.

Post has been editedNotDie95 - 27.05.14, 06:39



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How to solve the problem, is it possible to restore memory to the place of recovery? Or can you already go for a new motherboard? )



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Myhometown
With flashtool.



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I report in short, the vibe x firmware is dull. The accelerometer does not work, the rotation of the screen, in short, the sensors are dull.
P.S.
lamoid
What kind of 930? what functions, what yes how. Here almost all ordinary people, not psychics.

Post has been editedNotDie95 - 29.05.14, 13:35



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Lamoid @ 05/28/2014, 20:39*
not updated on 121st firmware.
And at 930 I’m tired of sitting, half of the functions do not work. But the alarm clock works, and the native alarm clock falls off when you do the memory clearing

after buying my phone updated to S118 firmware, after installing TWRP firmware 121 via air, although it arrives, it does not update



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ToreTTo_rzn @ 05/29/2014, 09:11*
after buying my phone updated to S118 firmware, after installing TWRP firmware 121 via air, although it arrives, it does not update


With twrp, it does not even try to start the update, in the same place there is an update through the native recovery.
After the purchase, an update also arrived, and now what to do?



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Specialists please tell the average user a complete list of actions to save battery.

Posted on 05/30/2014, 10:20:

Specialists please tell the average user a complete list of actions to save battery.
And is it possible to make a screen screen of button combinations?



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Posted on 05/30/2014, 10:20:

And is it possible to make a screen screen of button combinations?

It seems like a volume down button and a lock button (on MIUI that's for sure)



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oxotnikz
you topic a little wrong, but oh well)). Many methods are described on the Internet, well, personally it’s not for me to use memory cleaners, 75% brightness, delete all unnecessary programs, well, of course, turn off GPS, wifi, etc. And in order to discharge this phone you need to try not weakly.

Post has been editedNotDie95 - 30.05.14, 12:54



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NotDie95 @ 05.5.2014, 13:54*
oxotnikz
you topic a little wrong, but oh well)). Many methods are described on the Internet, well, personally it’s not for me to use memory cleaners, 75% brightness, delete all unnecessary programs, well, of course, turn off GPS, wifi, etc. And in order to discharge this phone you need to try not weakly.
then direct me on the topic) we know that. But it surprised me not to use memory cleaners. Why? I also thought that there is) the first day I used it. About seven hours of Internet t withstood)



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And is it possible to make a screen screen of button combinations?

you need to press the volume at the same time - and the power button

To save battery there is a Power Manager program, there you can set the parameters as you want, there is also an auto-shutdown timer

Post has been editedToreTTo_rzn - 30.05.14, 14:42


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