Lenovo S850, Installing Modified China Firmware version Vibe UI 2.0 1443
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| January 22, 2015 3:44 am |
Lenovo S850, Installing Modified China Firmware version Vibe UI 2.0 1443 – This is Vibe UI 2.0 firmware for Lenovo S850 that already been modified by javum developer from russian, firmware can be installed using flash tool or from custom recovery also but to be able to install using custom recovery your previous firmware must be china version.
Today guide will use flash tool to install firmware to your device, before following this guide please do full backup ROM and backup IMEI. This guide is also have possibility to brick your device so please very consider it before starting following this guide.
Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)
ROM Descriptions :
- Build Number : VIBEUI_V2.0_1443_7.3.1_ST_S850
- Date : ??-09-2014
- OS : Android 4.4.2 KitKat
- Languages : English and China
- Google Applications : Include
- Root : Yes (KingUser)
What has been modified ?
- Clean all unwanted china applications – Chinese AppStore left for applications updates
- Added Google services and Google Play
- The weather widget can be used outside china country
- Update all applications.
- Installed root KingRoot 3.4.0
- Root shell in the nucleus
- Installed BusyBox v1.22.1-Stericson (2014-01-25 17:27:18 CET)
- Many of the system apps moved to the vendor folder (it is no problem to remove, but after a wipe they will recover)
- Fixed expanded font
- TWRP Recovery 2.7.1.0
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Downloads :
- VIBEUI_V2.0_1443_7.3.1_ST_S850 ↦ 493M, contains all images that required you to update your device to Vibe UI 2.0
- USB VCOM Driver ↦ Install this driver first on your computer, Turn off your device and remove the battery, using USB cable connect your device while look at My Computer ↦ Manage ↦ Device Manager there will be MTK65xx Preloader Devices show up for 5 second than disappeared, before disappeared right click on it and select Update Driver Software point it to USB VCOM Driver extracted folder. When it finish disconnect and connect again there will be Mediatek PreLoader USB VCOM Port on your device manager.
- SP Flash Tool v3.1324 ↦ this flash tool is optional download, you already got this flash tool on ROM download but it very recommended to use only this version.
Lenovo S850, Installing Modified China Firmware version Vibe UI 2.0 1443
- Download all required files on your computer, this guide is using flash tool method so it need you to install USB VCOM driver so flash tool can recognize your device, on the ROM download there is USB VCOM auto installer so if you difficulty to install manual just use it.
- Extract the ROM download and go to folder flash tool, run flash_tool.exe. If you are using windows 7 or later please run it using administrator privilege to avoid any permission error.
- On the flash tool, please check DA DL All with Checksum option then click on Scatter-Loading button browse on target_bin folder and then select MT6582_Android_scatter.txt, this action will automatically load all images to flash tool.
- Now you can press Download button or hit F9, flash tool will become stale condition and waiting your device to me connected, When Download button produce error 8032 then you can try using Firmware ↦ Upgrade button.
- Turn off your device, because Lenovo S850 using non removable battery you must make sure that your device is completely turn off. Connect your device to flash tool using USB cable and flash tool will recognize your device and begin to start flashing process, it will take 5-6 minutes to finish and will be mark with GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool.
- Done, now you can disconnect your device. Try to turn it on and do normal boot, first booting will take around 5 minutes so please be patient. Go to dialer and dial ####777# it will do factory reset on your device. Reboot again and your device ready to use.
Congratulations, Your Lenovo S850 update to modified china firmware Vibe UI 2.0 confirm and make sure that build number on about phone is same as downloaded ROM. Please leave any comments when you found problems or broken links regarding this guide. Thank You
Tags: Custom Rom Flashing Lenovo S850
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Can we use TWRP from this release? Touch bug has been fixed?
hi,
how can you use TWRP from this release ? It china so will not work with international ROM version.
In this ROM there is no touch bug for TWRP.
I understand now. I just hoped it will be compatible. Sorry to bother you.
nowi use ROW version. if i flash to vibe 1.5 then flash to this rom via flashtool, it will work?
Hi,
This guide will work even your previous firmware is row because it using flashtool, flashtool will format your device then install a new rom on it. Becareful for modified lenovo s850 it very virgil
okay, thanks. i will backup my ROW rom 1st before flashing this rom.
Ok, don't forget to backup IMEI or NVRAM also.
Can you help me?I forgot to backup nvram and imei.what should I do?
This is what i am afraid. I can just suggest you this page http://bit.ly/1teLvmQ, but from my experience when Lenovo S850 lost it imei it also will lose ability to communicate and the ability to communicate it hard to be restore even the imei is already back, hooe you can fix the problem
please help me, it say please supply your tool version,
BROM ERROR : S_NOT_ENOUGH_STORAGE_SPACE (1011)
hi,
this is because your device is not compatible with the ROM ot the ROM is not fit with your device. It means maybe your device is not original Lenovo S850 make sure device is original Lenovo S850
what should i do?? my device can't turn on…
make sure your device is original Lenovo S850, if not then find the correct ROM to restore your device ROM.
my lenovo is ap set, it is possible for me to install vibe ui 2.0 rom??
what mean ap set? yes is possible but if it not original lenovo S850 then impossible to install Vibe UI only for Lenovo devices.
ap set means it is imported set from china, not from lenovo factory at my company (Malaysia). can you teach me how to install USB VCOM driver
then sorry cannot help you, this guide is for Lenovo device and Vibe UI is only for Lenovo hardware cannot installed on other devices without modified.
Sir i download a rom from here http://www.needrom.com/download/lenovo-s850-vibeui-2-0/
He says me that this is original stock rom but i don't know how to flash it… Please help me…..
Hi,
Yes that a china original firmware for lenovo s850, it can be installed using china stock recovery throught recovery mode from original china firmware
Any tool for this for install
follow this http://bit.ly/ZaUe1H or if you want original follow this http://bit.ly/1y0bNvu
After i flash this can i use the recovery? The recovery in English or china languge?
hi,
i think it in english because this ROM already modified so it already been change
Can i flash all the file except twrp(recovery)?
I alredy have one!
Does this flash wipe my internal storage? Or just my system partition?
Internaltorage, yes it will erase too. But you can choose at advance option which partition you need to erase
We need to root first or just do the method ?
Please need help …
No need to root , just do the method
It is stable ?
Yes it is, remeber to make backup before modified your ROM
How to back up my rom ?
See this http://bit.ly/1NAIRs3 and this http:// bit.ly/1kcsUqj
The percent this method work ?
100%
My phone cannot boot up …when i installed this vibe ui it said 'not enough storage '
How to fix this ?
After installing do factory reset, go to recovery mode and do wipe dataand cache
can i backup and restore nvram using twrp? Does nvram contain imei information?
Can you post about miui v6 for s850?
http://bbs.lenovo.com/s850/t548990/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snLSCm-jZis
Yes you can but very not recommend, yes nvram contains all information about device communication files, Imei and everything else so backup it first before modified your ROM.
Miui is custom ROM in this blog i only share custom rom that made from official. China and international version so i think i can't sorry.
hey i cant install vcom driver it connect and disconect to fast! can you teach other way to install driver?
Search at google for an exe, because i don't have one. I only have manual installation file
My lenovo is original! purchase from lenovo official! it say BROM ERROR : S_NOT_ENOUGH_STORAGE_SPACE (1011)! now it cannot start! please help! my last ver of vibe ui is 1.5(row)!
then check is your Lenovo S850 is original, because this ROM not suitable for your device.
never mind , i alredy restored the original rom…by the way, my lenovo is original one! bought from official lenovo shop! I think maybe it was different partition betwen row and cn firmware…
ok, thank you for visit
Sir. plz tell me if i install lollipop custom rom which u provide to us . if it is not god working in lenovo s850..so can i ree install kitkat 4.4.2 …?
Yes it no matter at all, but remember modified current firmware has possibilityto brick your device and i am not responsible for that.
Video instructions do not you ?
Sorry dont have video tutorial
Could you make tutorial on how to make lenovo S850 stock andriod?
2 ways to solve the problem, one is factory reset and the second is re flashing the ROM. if factory reset cannot fix the problem the just re flashing the ROM will solve the problem, follow this for re flashing http://bit.ly/1WuEj7E