hey guys!
yesterday, i found that samsung in my country has released lollipop update for gs4 i9500 so i was using cyanogenmod GearCM latest update and i used odin to flash the ROM ( downloaded from sammobile) after installing i realized that the Sim Card is no inserted and signal bar gives me something like circle with line in it (like disabled sign) so i started to remove and instert the sim which i didn't touch it previously and i tried to go back into CM again and same problem .. i wiped all data several times and cache . each time i tried to open data it said "insert sim card first" and when i try to make call it says "no mobile network" .
so guys what should i do and what is that meaning
Thanks ! .
Flash modem.. Check how to downgrade from lollipop to kitkat
Hope this helps
First boot into recovery and wipe data (this will wipe the internal storage so backup anything important).
Then take out the battery, wait around 10 seconds. (Make sure the phone isn't connected to the charger or the computer).
Then put the battery back in and hold the power, home and volume down keys.
Plug the phone the phone with your computer and flash the stock firmware using Odin.
If this doesn't work then I would advice you to download the stock firmware again from Sammobile and follow through the same instructions.
Hello everyone.
Today I'm going to show you how to root Lenovo K3 Note India.
Pre-Requisites :
Lenovo USB Tools – Download it from here: https://userscloud.com/n7zmi1utn6wz
Flash Tools – Download it from here. https://userscloud.com/958tvsa17724
CWM Recovery Image and Scatter Text File (Developer – liuxinghost)- Download it from here. https://userscloud.com/yexc173ibpv8
Update.zip - Download it from here. https://userscloud.com/o8m7u398nmv5
How to Install CWM on Lenovo K3 Note :
Things to do before you Root Lenovo L3 Note :
Take a backup of your data. We don’t guarantee if something is erased. Always take precautions .
Enable USB Debugging on your device.
Goto > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging.
If Developer Options is not located under settings then enable it by going toSettings > About Phone > Device Info and tap on Build Number for about 7-8 times. And then go back and follow previous step.
Make sure the battery is 50% charged or more.
Go to Settings > Security and enable Unknown Sources option.
How to Install CWM on Lenovo K3 Note :
Step 1 : Extract the LenovoUsbDriver_Techolaty.Net.rar and install the software in your PC.
Step 2 : Extract the Flash_Tools_Techolaty.Net.rar file and then open flash_tool.exe (run it as an administrator) Also Extract Recovery_Lemon_K3_Note_Techolaty.Net.rar in the same folder.
Step 3 : Now select MT6752_Android_scatter.txt .
Step 4 : Click on Options from the top then Download and make sure DA DL all with Checksum is checked.
Step 5 : Now just tick the checkbox recovery and browse to the extracted files and locate recovery.img
Step 6 : Now remove the battery of your phone & connect USB cable. Wait for 10 seconds & press the download button on PC. Then wait 05 seconds & insert battery in phone without removing USB cable. Wait for seconds & then Congrats !! CWM Recovery installed.
Steps to enter Recovery mode in Lenovo K3 Note
Press and hold the Volume Down Button + Volume Up Button + Power Button.
When you see the Boot Screen, Release the Power Button but keep the Volume Buttons pressed until you see the Recovery Screen.
How to Root Lenovo K3 Note :
Step 1 : Copy the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip file in your SD card root folder
Step 2 : Enter/Reboot to recovery mode on your device
Step 3 : Select the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip file and click update to root lenovo k3 note
Congrats !! YOur device is rooted now!!
You can confirm your device is rooted or not by downloading the Root Check application from Playstore.
If there any query then kindly comment or contact me & @arunshanker.
Works like a charm. Finally get rooted. Thanks :good:
But the CWM recovery is in Chinese language.
How can I change that to English ?
There is no option to change that Chinese language. If you want to use recovery in English then you should switch from CWM Recovery to TWRP Recovery. Its better than CWM Recovery. Here is link to download TWRP Recovery for Lenovo K3 Note.
lenovo-forums.ru/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=38939
You can change your recovery with my given method with spftools like you done your recovery installation before. Enjoy.
Sent from my Lenovo K50-t5 using XDA Free mobile app
my phone isnot starting after this please help
Step 5 - Checkbox recovery
Thanks. It's rooted now.
Is it really safe to root with FlashTool bcuz i heard that using this method is dangerous pls tell me .... M new to this though i've rooted 3 phones before but my last one asus zenfone 5 got bricked after rooting and using for almost 2 weeks but after that it's os was deleted n m regretting bout it but i too desperate to root k3 note k50a40 as there's to ram occupation n no option for themes etc..
thx.
Unrooting
will we be able to unroot and get OTA from Lenovo system updates.. Please tell me else I would end up bricking the device after updates..
Thanks for all your work !
Su is not getting updated
My su binary is not getting updated ..recovery is not flashing the update file but I've noticed its showing both of the language English and Chinese.. What to do stuck here..plz help..and yah I've tried changing the name of the file too..then too its not getting updated yaar. Do something
while rooting i had reached this step
Step 6 : Now remove the battery of your phone & connect USB cable. Wait for 10 seconds & press the download button on PC. Then wait 05 seconds & insert battery in phone without removing USB cable. Wait for seconds & then Congrats !! CWM Recovery installed.
BUT after removing batery i tried starting my mobile but it wont start
i removed usb cancelled everything but still its not powering on plz help
ishan dixit said:
my phone isnot starting after this please help
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You should flash your mobile using spftools.
real_sam said:
Is it really safe to root with FlashTool bcuz i heard that using this method is dangerous pls tell me .... M new to this though i've rooted 3 phones before but my last one asus zenfone 5 got bricked after rooting and using for almost 2 weeks but after that it's os was deleted n m regretting bout it but i too desperate to root k3 note k50a40 as there's to ram occupation n no option for themes etc..
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If you root your mobile carefully step by step as I given then no issues. I am also using K3 note.
Vedansh17 said:
will we be able to unroot and get OTA from Lenovo system updates.. Please tell me else I would end up bricking the device after updates..
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You should try official Chinese rom of Lenovo K3 note as its best & secure rom. You can download it from official vibe ui website.
Rup shah said:
My su binary is not getting updated ..recovery is not flashing the update file but I've noticed its showing both of the language English and Chinese.. What to do stuck here..plz help..and yah I've tried changing the name of the file too..then too its not getting updated yaar. Do something
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Unroot you mobile in option from SuperSu application & reboot you device. After reboot, go to recovery mode & install updatesu.zip again.
shubhamsasmal said:
while rooting i had reached this step
Step 6 : Now remove the battery of your phone & connect USB cable. Wait for 10 seconds & press the download button on PC. Then wait 05 seconds & insert battery in phone without removing USB cable. Wait for seconds & then Congrats !! CWM Recovery installed.
BUT after removing batery i tried starting my mobile but it wont start
i removed usb cancelled everything but still its not powering on plz help
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1st remove battery then connect with usb then press download & then after inser battery. You'll see installing line in spftools.
i can't update supersu.zip using recovery mode. WHY?
shyamhot said:
i can't update supersu.zip using recovery mode. WHY?
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Which recovery you are using?
Thanks bro.
Keep up the good work.
Finally able to remove bloatwares(was irritating me much).
BTW use TWRp.
I guess the adb & fastboot method is far better, safe and quicker method than the SPFtools. Another xda forums thready can be referred for the method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/k3-note/general/ufficial-thread-lenovo-k3-note-t3102997
hello friends,
i tried to update my Note 4 (N910c) but it is now boot looping and i couldn't fix it. i tried to get into recovery but it is not. only odin mode. i flashed stock, cwm and twrp recoveries too. but non of them are working. but for the firmware i don't know the region of the phone, i bought it from ebay and it came from dubai. i really need help guys. i have tried all i know and non of it helped.
thanks
nemo0002253 said:
hello friends,
i tried to update my Note 4 (N910c) but it is now boot looping and i couldn't fix it. i tried to get into recovery but it is not. only odin mode. i flashed stock, cwm and twrp recoveries too. but non of them are working. but for the firmware i don't know the region of the phone, i bought it from ebay and it came from dubai. i really need help guys. i have tried all i know and non of it helped.
thanks
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Download this all samsung recovery and flash via odin. Helped for me with bootloop.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3byn50jvboo7nv/All samsung recovery.tar?dl=0
Thank you @dewingerd for your reply.
I have tried the recovery and it is still stuck at the logo.
nemo0002253 said:
Thank you @dewingerd for your reply.
I have tried the recovery and it is still stuck at the logo.
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Install the latest verson of kies on you computer.
Then in kies under "Tools" choose "firmware upgrade and initialisation".
Then give you model number "SM-N910?", next give serial number of the phone (you can find that on the sticker behind the battery in your phone).
Then you get a message that the "device can be initialised to its original setting"
Press ok and ok again. Then put your phone in download mode and connect to the computer and press "start upgrade".
Not working @dewingerd
Kies doesnt detect my phone. Bt drivers are installed correctly. It only opens in downloading mode
nemo0002253 said:
Not working @dewingerd
Kies doesnt detect my phone. Bt drivers are installed correctly. It only opens in downloading mode
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Happened to me also 2 days ago.
Your mobile only can enter download mode ? but when u try to go to recovery or just power it , nothing happened , right ??
Well , you should do as @dewingerd said carefully do these steps :
Initially you need to upgrade kies to the latest version (mine is : 3.2.15072_2) or this will fail cuz it failed with me the first time.
1) take of your battery , and write down your Serial number .
2) open kies first.
3) open mobile in download mode then connect it . KIES WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE MOBILE
4) Choose : Tools >> Firmware upgrade and initialisation
5) Kies will ask you about your mobile name , TYPE : SM-N910C , ALL CAPITAL LETTERS OR KIES WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT
6) if you did not type the name correctly , you will get a message that kies does not know this name , so start again , type SM-N910C
7) then you will get another box asks for your serial number , enter it (Not case sensitive).
8) Kies then will inform you that it is going to prepare the phone and download the firmware for your device and that you have to connect it in download mode.
9) unplug your mobile , plug it again and click start.
10) Now the process is going to take a while depending on your internet connection (downloading about 2GB), do not unplug the phone and do not allow your laptop/PC to sleep.
11) cautions that I read before : you better not connect or disable any usb devices during the process.
12) suddenly , you will hear you mobile starting up again , congratulations
Q: What about my data , apps and stuff ?
A: All is gone except for those on your External card , sorry , nothing can be done for that (May be you should remove your SDcard first just in case).
Good Luck
APCOtech said:
Well , do as @dewingerd said
Initially you need to upgrade kies to the latest version (mine is : 3.2.15072_2) or this will fail cuz it failed with me the first time.
1) take of your battery , and write down your Serial number .
2) open kies first.
3) open mobile in download mode then connect it . KIES WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE MOBILE
4) Choose : Tools >> Firmware upgrade and initialisation
5) Kies will ask you about your mobile name , TYPE : SM-N910C , ALL CAPITAL LETTERS OR KIES WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT
6) if you did not type the name correctly , you will get a message that kies does not know this name , so start again , type SM-N910C
7) then you will get another box asks for your serial number , enter it (Not case sensitive).
8) Kies then will inform you that it is going to prepare the phone and download the firmware for your device and that you have to connect it in download mode.
9) unplug your mobile , plug it again and click start.
10) Now the process is going to take a while depending on your internet connection (downloading about 2GB), do not unplug the phone and do not allow your laptop/PC to sleep.
11) cautions that I read before : you better not connect or disable any usb devices during the process.
12) suddenly , you will hear you mobile starting up again , congratulations
Q: What about my data , apps and stuff ?
A: All is gone except for those on your External card , sorry , nothing can be done for that (May be you should remove your SDcard first just in case).
Good Luck
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I have done all you have stated here and still end up on the Samsung boot logo, i have flash a stock firmware from sammobile and my note 4 still ends up on the Samsung boot animation logo
please help i don't know what else to do
Ify2gen2 said:
I have done all you have stated here and still end up on the Samsung boot logo, i have flash a stock firmware from sammobile and my note 4 still ends up on the Samsung boot animation logo
please help i don't know what else to do
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Now , this is another case , as long as you can press power and the mobile starts up , showing the first logo , and next the animation , then this is no big problem .
just first tell me what is your note4 variant ? C F H ? can you root and install recovery ?
What happened to your mobile and resulted this ?
APCOtech said:
Now , this is another case , as long as you can press power and the mobile starts up , showing the first logo , and next the animation , then this is no big problem .
just first tell me what is your note4 variant ? C F H ? can you root and install recovery ?
What happened to your mobile and resulted this ?
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thank for your quick reply, my variant is n910c ans yes i can still install recovery. I upgraded from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 poland using odin and everything works well. I flashed Googy N4 kernel using TWRP 2.8.1.1 and everything still works well. My problem began when I made a backup of my 5.1.1 stock rom and flash infinity rom which end up in bootloop. So I tried restoring my backup but whenever it got to DATA RESTORING it keeps failing and flashing back the 5.1.1 poland stock firmware through odin keeps ending up on the SAMSUNG boot animation screen.
Ify2gen2 said:
thank for your quick reply, my variant is n910c ans yes i can still install recovery. I upgraded from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 poland using odin and everything works well. I flashed Googy N4 kernel using TWRP 2.8.1.1 and everything still works well. My problem began when I made a backup of my 5.1.1 stock rom and flash infinity rom which end up in bootloop. So I tried restoring my backup but whenever it got to DATA RESTORING it keeps failing and flashing back the 5.1.1 poland stock firmware through odin keeps ending up on the SAMSUNG boot animation screen.
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which version of googy kernel ?
Well whatever , TWRP 2.8.1.1 won't work with 5.1.1 bootloader , try TWRP 2.8.7.0
APCOtech said:
which version of googy kernel ?
Well whatever , TWRP 2.8.1.1 won't work with 5.1.1 bootloader , try TWRP 2.8.7.0
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GoogyMax N4 v2.0. I have tried TWRP 2.8.7.0 but still the same.
After flashing stock firmware using odin, on my stock recovery i found this error
"E:failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
dm-verity verification failed.......
need to check drk first......."
I have search through the internet but i can't get a clear picture of what it meant.
Does anyone has an idea of what it meant and how to resolve the error?
Ify2gen2 said:
GoogyMax N4 v2.0. I have tried TWRP 2.8.7.0 but still the same.
After flashing stock firmware using odin, on my stock recovery i found this error
"E:failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
dm-verity verification failed.......
need to check drk first......."
I have search through the internet but i can't get a clear picture of what it meant.
Does anyone has an idea of what it meant and how to resolve the error?
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Hi again ,
Looks like a locked phone and was unlocked in a wrong way or something like that.
read this thread , looks like the same problem.
in short , you need the 4 files firmware to be flashed via oden and as stated in page 2 there , you flash them without pit file.
You can find the 4-files firmware here but this is not 5.1.1 firmware , give it a try , if failed too , search for 5.1.1 4-files firmware.
here is another site but I do not really know if they are 4-files or the single file .
Good luck.
APCOtech said:
Hi again ,
Looks like a locked phone and was unlocked in a wrong way or something like that.
read this thread , looks like the same problem.
in short , you need the 4 files firmware to be flashed via oden and as stated in page 2 there , you flash them without pit file.
You can find the 4-files firmware here but this is not 5.1.1 firmware , give it a try , if failed too , search for 5.1.1 4-files firmware.
here is another site but I do not really know if they are 4-files or the single file .
Good luck.
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thanks i will give a try and post my feedback
APCOtech said:
Hi again ,
Looks like a locked phone and was unlocked in a wrong way or something like that.
read this thread , looks like the same problem.
in short , you need the 4 files firmware to be flashed via oden and as stated in page 2 there , you flash them without pit file.
You can find the 4-files firmware here but this is not 5.1.1 firmware , give it a try , if failed too , search for 5.1.1 4-files firmware.
here is another site but I do not really know if they are 4-files or the single file .
Good luck.
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All methods on the links you pasted didn't work, however i have been able to resolve it using this method from this link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOOwZs-kwQ
thanks for your support and help.
Ify2gen2 said:
All methods on the links you pasted didn't work, however i have been able to resolve it using this method from this link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOOwZs-kwQ
thanks for your support and help.
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You are welcome , what matters is your phone is back
APCOtech said:
You are welcome , what matters is your phone is back
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yes my phone is back but not fully back. I am having a bad IMEI, phone is not registering on network and i have mistakenly delected my EFS backup........my bad!
Can i get a working EFS backup of the same phone model (n910c) and restore it on my note 4 n910c? will it restore back my IMEI?
APCOtech said:
Well , you should do as @dewingerd said carefully do these steps :
Initially you need to upgrade kies to the latest version (mine is : 3.2.15072_2) or this will fail cuz it failed with me the first time.
1) take of your battery , and write down your Serial number .
2) open kies first.
3) open mobile in download mode then connect it . KIES WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE MOBILE
4) Choose : Tools >> Firmware upgrade and initialisation
5) Kies will ask you about your mobile name , TYPE : SM-N910C , ALL CAPITAL LETTERS OR KIES WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT
6) if you did not type the name correctly , you will get a message that kies does not know this name , so start again , type SM-N910C
7) then you will get another box asks for your serial number , enter it (Not case sensitive).
8) Kies then will inform you that it is going to prepare the phone and download the firmware for your device and that you have to connect it in download mode.
9) unplug your mobile , plug it again and click start.
10) Now the process is going to take a while depending on your internet connection (downloading about 2GB), do not unplug the phone and do not allow your laptop/PC to sleep.
11) cautions that I read before : you better not connect or disable any usb devices during the process.
12) suddenly , you will hear you mobile starting up again , congratulations
Q: What about my data , apps and stuff ?
A: All is gone except for those on your External card , sorry , nothing can be done for that (May be you should remove your SDcard first just in case).
Good Luck
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Hi APCOtech im trying to solve mine too.. But my device not suppotred with kies3.. Any suggestion?? My device SM-N910S
Thanks man.
vzaen said:
Hi APCOtech im trying to solve mine too.. But my device not suppotred with kies3.. Any suggestion?? My device SM-N910S
Thanks man.
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Try to download the appropriate firmware with Samfirm_reborn0.3.6.2 you'll find on Github. Unpack the .zip and start as admin.
Insert full device name and region and additionally check "binary nature" box.
It should download the latest! ROM multiple file format from Samsungs servers directly, at least it did for all my 7 devices (just in case) before I rooted them.
BUT I know that for N910V nothing is found and don't know about S model.
KIES I never used as I read it sometimes conflicts with Odin.
If files are downloaded flash with Odin adding the different files in their input fields. (selve explaining names)