Lenovo IdeaTab a2107

pemergency · Dec 14, 2012

Tomorrow I will tel you how to setup google now for this device

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manwithmanypiercings · Dec 14, 2012

mrazndead said:
check out my unboxing video for the lenovo a2107

http://youtu.be/I3dzfA8dbOE

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i haven't and don't know how. but try an app called maluuba. it's pretty slick and does things that google now does.

I have the modified google now .apk's. Just wasn't sure if anyone has tried it yet.

mrazndead · Dec 14, 2012

pemergency, how do i install your clockworkmod rom? I try to read the steps in the thread but I'm sorta slow. please help permergency i have the USA 8gig no 3g version. will your custom rom work for mine and is there any funky issues? Is there an overclock kernel for this tablet? let's unleash the power of this bad boy!

how about jelly bean on this tablet?

manwithmanypiercings · Dec 14, 2012

mrazndead said:
pemergency, how do i install your clockworkmod rom? I try to read the steps in the thread but I'm sorta slow. please help permergency i have the USA 8gig no 3g version. will your custom rom work for mine and is there any funky issues?

how about jelly bean on this tablet?

I think you and I are going to be waiting for a little while for someone to develop a ROM lol

mrazndead · Dec 14, 2012

manwithmanypiercings said:
I think you and I are going to be waiting for a little while for someone to develop a ROM lol

lol. it reminds me the time i was one of the early adopters to the galaxy exhibit ii 4g. it had no roms and no development. a year later, it has the latest jelly bean and CWM and overclock kernels and now has a thriving dev community on xda.

I'm contacting some xda developer friends to convince them to buy the lenovo a2107 so they can start developing for it. lol. my guess is within 6 months we will have some custom roms and kernels. the MTK6575 A9 processor can be overclocked to 3 ghz i believe. imagine that! this tablet has so much potential for the $149 price tag.

manwithmanypiercings · Dec 14, 2012

mrazndead said:
lol. it reminds me the time i was one of the early adopters to the galaxy exhibit ii 4g. it had no roms and no development. a year later, it has the latest jelly bean and CWM and overclock kernels and now has a thriving dev community on xda.

I'm contacting some xda developer friends to convince them to buy the lenovo a2107 so they can start developing for it. lol. my guess is within 6 months we will have some custom roms and kernels. the MTK6575 A9 processor can be overclocked to 3 ghz i believe. imagine that! this tablet has so much potential for the $149 price tag.

If there was even the slightest thing developed for the a2107a-f I would have one of the Note and Note II guys I know try and make something. I just don't want to deal with all of the headache of testing everything out for him and sending him logs.

mrazndead · Dec 14, 2012

yea i hear you. If this tablet gets jelly bean 4.1 stock rom and an overclock kernel say to 1.5mhz or something, i'd be thrilled! 4.1 is much better than 4.0. maybe lenovo will send out an update in a few months.

manwithmanypiercings · Dec 14, 2012

mrazndead said:
yea i hear you. If this tablet gets jelly bean 4.1 stock rom and an overclock kernel say to 1.5mhz or something, i'd be thrilled! 4.1 is much better than 4.0. maybe lenovo will send out an update in a few months.

4.1 then run the 4.2 Gapps. Photosphere ftw? I really just want to get rid of my "android is initialzing" BS at every start up.

cognus · Dec 14, 2012

I would have loved to see this tab succeed but I don't think its going to. i think its orphaned already. Lenovo in usa seem oblivious, pushing instead a lousier A1 thing. still, I'd love to see one of you or someone else do a Thorough youtube review with plenty of technical info - how does it perform. it suffers from the same ugly shortcomings all cortex a9 SoC's do [except one] in that the devs cannot get to the hardware to make it perform in video/audio decoding in hardware ... secondly it lacks a 720p minimum display.
I doubt seriously it will sell well should you want to dump on ebay after a few months.

i hope I'm wrong.

the big brother a2109 seems to be the more loved, despite its bulk and a very pedestrian display - its got the right feature set and soc...

mrazndead · Dec 14, 2012

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1801690

check out that thread. it's a how to guide to build your own/modify a rom. if someone has enough time, they can create a custom rom for this tablet themselves. if you have decent technical knowledge and some coding/design skills you can do it.

manwithmanypiercings · Dec 14, 2012

If it never makes it, I'll just turn it into a head unit for my car. That's what I originally bought it for anyway.

mrazndead · Dec 14, 2012

cognus said:
I would have loved to see this tab succeed but I don't think its going to. i think its orphaned already. Lenovo in usa seem oblivious, pushing instead a lousier A1 thing. still, I'd love to see one of you or someone else do a Thorough youtube review with plenty of technical info - how does it perform. it suffers from the same ugly shortcomings all cortex a9 SoC's do [except one] in that the devs cannot get to the hardware to make it perform in video/audio decoding in hardware ... secondly it lacks a 720p minimum display.
I doubt seriously it will sell well should you want to dump on ebay after a few months.

i hope I'm wrong.

the big brother a2109 seems to be the more loved, despite its bulk and a very pedestrian display - its got the right feature set and soc...

Yeah I hear you, but all we need is one clean google rom, 4.1 at least and overclock and I think this tablet will serve well. i mean it's so damn cheap and is nicely built.

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1908008

that thread shows us step by step how to port a rom. maybe one of us can use permegency's rom as the base, and port over jelly bean!.

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where can i download stock, base rom for this tablet? I can use it to port over jelly bean for us.

mrazndead · Dec 15, 2012

i returned this tablet after an hour of use. the screen sucks. the text and icons suck. i got a headache from looking at the screen. it looks like the screen from the nintendo 3ds. makes me dizzy.

optical99 · Dec 15, 2012

screenshot

pemergency said:
Finally it happend, NEW CUSTOM ROM (CWM Backup Mode) made by me.

screenshots
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yc7z5904i0e1ua6/6FSVniszMM#/

Just see it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joeJtkw-85c

- CWM Recovery
- Firmware version S314
- Calling feature
- Fully working google service
- Fully Roted
- Titanum Backup
- TouchPal Keyboard
- Stock Browser
- Full synchronization with google service
- Radio without headphones

and many more

The installation is very simple and will take about 5 minutes if you already have a CWM Recovery

I spend nearly whole week to build this customisation, so I decide to ask you guys for some support for my work. So if you like the job I done so far and want to see a new improvements in a future including a Jelly Bean on Lenovo A2107A-H please support me. In this case I made a auction on a EBAY for this modiffication and it will cost just a £5. Please respect my work and don't distribute my mod behind my back. If you not agreed with this, I waiting for your coments guys. Thank you.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221163148...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=221163148891&_rdc=1

I will send you a link to a firmware and manual after a payment

pemergency
How do you take thsi screenshots? I tried with power button + home and not working.

manwithmanypiercings · Dec 15, 2012

optical99 said:
pemergency
How do you take thsi screenshots? I tried with power button + home and not working.

Usually power button and down volume

lieutenant132 · Dec 16, 2012

Just waiting

I uploaded the stock rom but I can't put the links until I reach 10 posts.

pemergency · Dec 16, 2012

Upload this to hotfile ths forum it nit allow you to upload anything over 8MB

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dschoni · Dec 17, 2012

CWM installation

Dear all

pemergency said:
...
Manual

Device formating

1. Open SP Flash Tool
...
6. Close SP Flash Tool

Installing CWM Recovery ROM

1. Open Smartphone Multiport
...
4. Press Start all
... if nothing happend press the "reset button" on a back of your device.
After this operation you will have a CWM Recovery, but not a main firmware!!!

Installing main firmware

I found that it's much easier to install CWM 6015 according to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35406316

It was just a snap to do it with MobileUncle and without using the reset button.
The only trouble I had

was just with generating the new recovery.img because I first had to add the correct write and change permissions for everyone to my working directory on Windows7 for making the tools operating correctly.

The old firmware is still working. The benefit is: you can make here a complete backup of your old stock ROM out of the CWM environment with all your customized data, so if anything goes wrong you could restore it.

(If somebody knows how to do it: this could be part of a restoration algorithm for getting the old user data out of the images, like email accounts, messages, game scores, registrations and more ... if not backed up

- like it should be ...)

pemergency said:
1. Copy A2107A-H v9.zip and gapp-ics.zip to sd card.
2. Boot in to CWM Recovery mode by:

- Press the "reset" button on your device

A Shutdown of the system does also work, but anyway ...

pemergency said:
- Press and hold for a 3 sec. "power" button on your device (after 3 sec. releas the buton)
- When you see "lenovo" logo press and hold vol+ and vol- untill you will boot in to CWM Recovery mode

In a CWM Recovery Mode

...

IMEI repair and ROOT installation

1. Connect your device to the PC (device must be turned on and connected as "USB debugging" and "Media device)
2. Start MTK Droid Tools
3. Press Replace IMEI (fill up IMEI 1 and IMEI 2) and save
4. Reboot device

On this point you should have a IMEI working, if not repeat IMEI repair from point 3.

5. Press ROOT button if the program ask for anythink press "YES" (your device will reboot 2 or 3 times and it will be ready to go).

Enjoy!!!

After upgrading I realized that the IMEIs on my pad kept there original data so I was not required to correct it.
So it's wise to check that first ...

Finally it was a very good experience in upgrading from an ordinary tablet to a SmartPhoneTablet.

My best Thanks !!!

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pemergency · Dec 17, 2012

Your imei is still there because you didnt format nand flash. The imei is stored in a data folder... Reset device to factory settings and you will be suprised

your imei will go to the air...

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csns · Dec 17, 2012

Hi there,

Can someone please post a stock boot.img from the 3xx compilation.

Just the boot.img but not modified.

Many thanks.

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