- Title: P780 4.4.2 ROW for China Baseband P780
- Listed: August, 2014
- Last modified: 12/07/2014 6:09 pm
- Version: Android 4.4.2 KitKat
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Lenovo P780 ROM, Android 4.4.2, patched to work with Chinese version of the phone
This is a signifiant upgrade to Lenovo P780 ROW, The OS is upgraded to version 4.4.2 KitKat. It is a full upgrade package and will erase all user data. After update, the internal storage will no longer have the virtual SD card, the entire internal storage is partitioned as 'usrdata', the android data partition.
This ROM was initially released for the international version of the P780, I made 2 changes to it, to make it work with the chinese version (no 900 MHz), 4GB (non-ROW), which is now bundled with the VIBEUI ROM. Here are the changes I made: 1) I removed the device check from the installer, now the zip could (but I don't advise to) be installed on any device, and 2) the baseband used on this device is the one bundled with the VIBE UI ROM, the one that works with the non-ROW version of the phone. This ROM has all the apps which the international version has: Google play, more languages, etc.
Applying the zip update will also remove custom recovery and replace it with factory version. The first restart will take longer as usual, so be patient on the first boot. 'boot' and 'recovery' images are overwritten by the update, if you use root and/or custom recovery, you will have to reinstall them custom recovery with SPFlash Tool.
Before upgrading, back up your data (SMS, Call logs, Apps) with Lenovo Backup & Restore, you will be able to restore contacts/sms and logs later with the settings / backup and restore feature, and reinstall APKs from the SD card backup folder manually. APKs can be easily located with the file browser.
The 2nd package provided is in SP Flas tools format, it can be installed fast and easy, no matter what is your phone currently running. The package includes the factory ROM and apps, plus Superuser and Busybox. A custom recovery is also included.
What's new
- OS is upgraded to version 4.4.2 KitKat
- A new 'Lenovo Security' app is provided, this includes antivirus, privacy guard, data usage (and firewall), SMS/call anti-SPAM, speed-up, private space and anti-theft features
- new versions for most system apps (dialer, sms, calendar, email, power manager, etc), google play store, flashlight widget and app
- more privacy
- a memory cleanup button has been added below the task list
- SMS and home screen app can now be switched from the settins app
- 'Smart Scene' feature allows automated audio profile switch, either at a specified time or at a specified wireless network presence
- More theme-able (lock screen, system UI, boot animation, notification UI, contact manager and in-call app can now have different themes (even though a very low number of themes is provided).
- reboot option added to shutdown menu
- all audio volumes are available/adjustable when pressing volume-up/volume-down
- flip-to-mute incoming call alert, auto-redial option
- LED alert now flashes, instead of staying continuously lit (but still doesn't provide notification from other apps, such as facebook)
- the display colours can be tuned for saturation and hue (white balance)
- a 'wireless display' function has been added
- 'Smart Display' feature, preventing the screen to enter standby if the user is looking at the screen.
- Available languages: Bahasa (Indonesia & Melayou), English, Spanish, French, Vietnam, Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian, etc.
- the internal virtual SD card has been removed, now all the available internal storage is provided as a single partition
Notes
- The baseband contained within this ROM is for China version of Lenovo P780, you may lose the 900 MHz for 3G data band if you will install it on the international version of the phone!
- You have to backup IMEIs with MobileUncleTools before flashing. It's a known fact that sometimes IMEIs are lost when flashing ROM, it already happened with many ROMs and many MTK65xx devices.
- automatic updates will fail, due to changes Lenovo made in the update mechanism. For example, the update to ROW_S221 checks for the checksum of the modem.img file, thus making the update to fail.
- after installing Chainfire SuperSU onto this rom, you will gain root, but the current version of chainfire will complain about ‘not being up to date’, this will likely be fixed in a future version of SuperSU
- newer P780s use a different preloader image. I have uploaded both preloader.img on the spflashable ROW-s222 package, you will have to manually select the 2nd preloader.img file manually if your device is manufactured after march 2014.
How to install the ROM
Common prerequisites:
- Use lenovo backup and restore, do a backup of your data to SD Card (apps, contacts, messages, call logs), you will be able to restore them later with settings/backup and restore feature.
- connect the phone to PC, enable USB debugging, install Lenovo drivers if you didn't already, do a backup of your IMEIs with MTK Root & Tools app
1 – P780-S220, zip update – This package can be installed if your device is already running a factory ROM for P780. Versions P780-ROW S119-S124 work fine. You need to have installed a custom recovery able to install zip from SD Card. Download the zip, copy it to the phone card, Power off the phone, start the phone by pressing 'power + vol-up + vol-down' to enter recovery interface, apply zip update.
Recovery working with this ROM: Carliv Recovery v. 2.2 (even though it isn't perfect, it's able to apply zip/sideload updates), TWRP 2.5.0
2 – The SPFlash format package – This package can installed with spflash tools, regardless of what is your phone running. Grab SPFlash tools (version 3.12 or any higher 3.x version recommended) and the Mediatek USB VCom drivers, install the driver, unpack SPFlash tools and the ROM.
Power off the phone with 'Fast bootup' option disabled, connect the usb cable to the phone (only this cable end), start Flash_tool downloaded previously, make sure 'DA DL All checksum' option is enabled within app, click on 'scatter…' button, browse to the 'MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt' extracted with the ROM, click on 'Firmware upgrade' button. Take a look to all memory partitions on SP Flash tool window, make sure all partitions are ticked and HAVE a file associated to them. SPFlash tools version 5 may not automatically check all segments!
Connect the usb cable to the PC end, watch the Flash_Tool how it's transferring firmware, until it displays a window with a green circle.
Unplug the cable, start the phone, wait for the initial setup (it will take longer than the usual start-up), enjoy!
You will notice requests for root from Lenovo Power and Security apps. It's absolutely safe to hit 'Deny', those apps work very well without root access.
Update 2014-12-07: P780_ROW_S226_140919_TO_P780_ROW_S227_141121_WCF9.zip
This is an incremental update from version S226, it can't be installed without havig P780_ROW_S226 installed on device. Installing the factory update alone will not affect the existing modem firmware, but it will disable root. This incremental update can be installed as a zip update.
To install it, download the zip to SD card (and ClockworkMod Superuser if you want root, you can take it from here), reboot to TWRP recovery (with Mobile Uncle Tools or 'adb reboot recovery' command), install BOTH zip files, then reboot. If you do not need root, then you can ignore references to superuser.
Common post-update actions:
- use settings/backup and restore to bring back contacts/messages/call logs
- ignore update notifications, they will allow you to download future updates, but they will likely give errors when attempting to install the update.
- hit the 5 stars button under 'Author rating' on this page and take into consideration a donation!
※Please make a backup of your device before installing or updating ROM
Sorry to bother… but I am trying to upgrade from S222 to S223 by just updating "BOOTIMG" and "ANDROID" using SpFlash. I follow the exact procedure I used to flash the S222 the first time.. BUT… the procedure does not start.
I try to explain: I connect the usb cable (only phone end), I start SPFlash, load scatter, select "DA DL all checksum", leave selected only "BOOTIMG" and "ANDROID" and I finally press the "firmware upgrade" button… it reminds me to check if everything is selected on the list, I say "ok" and connect the usb cable to pc end… but nothing happens.. the phone just lights up and begins charging…
I miss something..
but.. what???
When flashing only parts of the ROM you have to use ‘download’ instead of ‘firmware upgrade’ within spflash tool, and your existing ROM must have an identical layout.
Thanks for your kind words
I got it! I am a little unsure whether it was caused by not having configured the USB connection or by not simply have pressed "DOWNLOAD" (literally) insted of "FIRMWARE UPGRADE" from SPFlash…. Anyway it is all done, no setting or data lost, phone correctly upgraded, less memory usage at quick glance… more testing will follow.
Just one simple thing: THIS ROM ROCKS!!! I have always been full of doubts and I am very picky and "green" about flashing (as U can very well see from my questions
) and so on… but really this rom and all the instructions, informations and help provided by the Author are really AWESOME!!!!! 
P780_S136_140306
Android version 4.2.1
Baseband version: P780.V16, 2013/07/03 17:08
4Gb version. It has google apps and google play
Will this rom go straight on my phone? Or i need to do something else before flashing it.
I would appreciate your reply, since im a newbie in this kind of work.
Greetings from hungary
There’s nothing special to do, I have the same device. Just grab S223 archive, unpack it somewhere, delete ‘preloader.2013.img (if your devices newer than 2014.03), then use spflash tool in firmware upgrade mode. Further updates will only require a’ doqnload’ for System partition and optionally boot.img
In the S223 package where is the new preloader image for 2014/03 after P780?
Yes, it is.
Just delete the preloader you don’t need from where you extracted the archive, the other one will be selected by spflash tool when you will start the app.
I have big problem after installation *#06#
INVALID IMEI and not work sim card
please help me
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Please have a look here http://en.miui.com/thread-1006.....1-1-1.html and try the tools there. I assume you do not made any backups with mobile uncle tools or Mtk druid root & tools before flashing. If the link above doesn’t help you, please read the actual imi on your device label and send it to me through a private message. I will try to rebuild the file you need to make it working again.
Great job Enterco!
I've been looking at the threads and I have two questions, if you´re kind enough to help me:
1) just to make sure: will this ROM version work on the new factory 4.4.2_147 update? I made the stupid mistake to update to the new 4.4.2 VibeUI…chinese therefore..and GApps doesn't work….
I have a chinese 2013 P780.
2) will the second SIM card work?
Thank you in advance for all your help!
1 – It doesn't matter what your existing ROM version is now
2 – It will.
Don't forget to backup IMEIs before flashing!
is this rom for 4gb or 8 gb version? Since it stated that the rom is fpr china version. Can it be used at row version? Many thanks
This ROM is based on row, with a baseband image designed for Chinese hardware. If you have the ROW p780 device, this ROM is what you are looking for https://www.needrom.com/downlo.....-android-4-4-2/
I only tested with the 4gb device. Some users say it works fine with the 8gb devices. The only issue it may appear is lesser usable internal storage than it should be, 2.5 gb instead of 6.5.
Today the device told me that an "S226" update was available… I did not try to install it without first asking…
any news about this?
I will post the update. That OTA update can be installed as-is, but 2nd Sim and root won’t work anymore. I will post the update soon.
Do you plan update also this rom? Thanks.
I will wait without any problem! The S223 is already really good, I cannot possibly imagine which could be the new updates…
Anyway I will wait and see… probably just updated apps and, maybe, less memory usage (already from S222 to S223 the benefits are clear..).