Question Legion Y700?

[Joncka]

Have tired many times on that qilf or whatever it's called software and it always ends with a fail have been trying to go to og software for days.

Start by turning off your tablet, and remove USB cable if connected.
Or are you in a boot loop?

Do you have the stock ROM downloaded?
Download QTPS if you haven't already.
Move your extracted ROM files into the "bin" folder where QTPS was installed.
Run QFIL from that folder, it installs with QTPS. Version 2.0.3.5 of QFIL worked for me yesterday.

Also make sure you try different USB cables, here it can actually make a difference, also try USB 2.0 port.

Have you configured QFIL to use "ufs" device type?
All you should need to change in QFIL config is device type and that it should reset after download.

Select "flat build", load firehose_ddr.elf as programmer.

Press Load XML in Qfil.
Select ALL of the rawprogram files. Hit OK.
Next, select ALL of the patch files.

Now connect your tablet.
Press VolUp + Power button at the same time until you hear the PC recognizing the tablet as a Qualcomm device.
You should now be in EDL mode, tablet screen should be off.

In QFIL, select the correct port, Qualcomm 9008, if not already recognized.
Then press Download.

It is important you've set up QFIL before you are ready to flash the tablet, since it only stays in flashable EDL-mode for a short while.

 

[LisaMaria]

Start by turning off your tablet, and remove USB cable if connected.
Or are you in a boot loop?

Do you have the stock ROM downloaded?
Download QTPS if you haven't already.
Move your extracted ROM files into the "bin" folder where QTPS was installed.
Run QFIL from that folder, it installs with QTPS. Version 2.0.3.5 of QFIL worked for me yesterday.

Also make sure you try different USB cables, here it can actually make a difference, also try USB 2.0 port.

Have you configured QFIL to use "ufs" device type?
All you should need to change in QFIL config is device type and that it should reset after download.

Select "flat build", load firehose_ddr.elf as programmer.

Press Load XML in Qfil.
Select ALL of the rawprogram files. Hit OK.
Next, select ALL of the patch files.

Now connect your tablet.
Press VolUp + Power button at the same time until you hear the PC recognizing the tablet as a Qualcomm device.
You should now be in EDL mode, tablet screen should be off.

In QFIL, select the correct port, Qualcomm 9008, if not already recognized.
Then press Download.

It is important you've set up QFIL before you are ready to flash the tablet, since it only stays in flashable EDL-mode for a short while.

You my freind are an angel for typing all this out for me and i got it!!! thanks so much hope this helps others as well. i was not moving the extracted rom into the folder correctly and also only elecing the pactch 0 cause i didnt know which one to pick. doiiii. theres always a learning curve with new devices to get these things rooted but once it is its flawless. so i got it booted now up and running so now i can reflash crdroid/ this tabby is now too good to be true! for those annoyed with the lack of sim (always gotta be something) i recomed just using pdanet from your phone so your carier doesnt limit you.

 

[Joncka]

Bricked Lenovo Y700? Follow this guide.


Windows guide, might work for other aswell.

I finally solved my problem with my Lenovo Y700 tablet being stuck in bootloop mode due to trying to flash Magisk boot with a mismatched firmware version. This resulted in the UI constantly crashing, and I could not connect to Wi-Fi, and other problems...
I tried flashing back to stock with QFIL, which put the device in a bootloop. I will explain why later on.

I also lost recovery mode due to trying to solve the problem, and now I was stuck with either showing the bootloader screen, or restarting the tablet, which brought me back to the bootloader.

So the tablet was now genuinely useless. This is what I did to bring back the stock ROM and later flash to crDroid 8.10.
Flashing boot.img, system.img or recovery.img was no luck.

First off, there is no need to have unlocked "USB debugging" before your tablet bricked.
Second, you don't need to have your "sn.img" file from Lenovo, you can unlock the bootloader using fastboot commands.
Fastboot commands works on the bootloader screen, without having ADB connection.

Start by downloading these four files:
Platform tools r33.0.2
QPST_2.7.496
Qualcomm_USB_Driver_v1.0
Lenovo Y700 tablet stock ROM


We'll start by unlocking your bootloader. You can do this from the bootloader screen. If you for some reason can enter recovery mode, enter fastboot.

1. Connect your tablet to your PC.

2. Open a terminal windows in the ADB folder. On Windows 11 this can be done by right-clicking inside the ADB folder and select "Open in terminal". If you don't have that option, try Shift + Right-click. If that doesn't work, you can always start the terminal by pressing Win + R, and type in "cmd" without citations. Now you have to navigate to your ADB folder by typing

cd (here you'll type in the location of your ADB folder)

Without the brackets.

3. When located, type in

fastboot devices

You should see your tablet in the list.
If not, try using another cable or USB port on your PC.

4. Now type in

fastboot oem unlock-go

Restart your tablet, and it should now say "unlocked" under "DEVICE STATE" in the bootloader.

5. Now you can start by installing the programs on your PC, QTPS, Qualcomm driver and platform tools.

6. Extract ALL files from your stock ROM to the "bin" folder in QTPS location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST).
This will help with Sahara errors in QFIL.

7. Open QFIL from your QTPS bin folder, it installs with QTPS. Don't worry if it shows "No Port Available", we'll get to that. Your configuration should look like this:

Your main window should look like this:

Don't worry about the "status" window.

Hit "browse" in the "Programmer Path" window, and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Select "prog_firehose_ddr.elf"
Hit "Load XML", and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Now, select ALL of the "rawprogram" files (my first mistake, I only selected the "rawprogram_unsparse0.xml" file on first flash)

In the next window, select ALL of the "patch" files (my second mistake, I only selected the "patch0.xml file" on first flash).
Without doing this, you will only flash a portion of the ROM, and not all of the partitions needed.

8. Now it's time to reboot you tablet into EDL mode to be able to flash. Start your tablet by pressing VolUp + Power button.
If you can't turn off your tablet when connected to PC, just select "Power off", and just hold the VolUp button as soon as the device vibrates and reboots, keep holding until the screen flickers and turns off.

9. Now QFIL should detect the Qualcomm 9008 port. If not, hit "Select Port" and select the Qualcomm 9008 port.

10. Hit the now available "Download" button, and the flashing should begin. Allow it to run its course, and it should reboot the tablet when done. Might take a while.

If flashing won't start properly, you might have waited too long between entering EDL mode and hitting the "Download" button.
If so, disconnect your device, which might now be "dead".
Don't worry, you can fix this be holding VolUp + VolDown + Power button for a long time, say about a minute to be sure. Release the Volume keys some second before releasing the Power button.
Hit the power button again, and the tablet should boot to bootloader screen again.
Repeat the steps to enter EDL mode, and now hit the "Download" button in QFIL when it becomes available, don't wait too long.

You're done! ​

I recommend opening "Settings", enable "Developer" option, by pressing the "Build number" on the "About tablet" screen repeatedly until a pop-up appears saying "You are now a developer".
Open "Developer options" and hit "Enable USB debugging", it will allow you to run ADB commands from your platform tools folder.
If you want, you can again open the terminal in the platform tools folder and type

adb devices

It should now show your device in the list.

Now you can uncheck the "OEM unlocking" in the "Developer options" which should let you get OTA updates when available.

There are plenty of guides on how to flash different GSI's like crDroid, so I won't cover that here.

Enjoy your tablet!

 

[LisaMaria]

Windows guide, might work for other aswell.

I finally solved my problem with my Lenovo Y700 tablet being stuck in bootloop mode due to trying to flash Magisk boot with a mismatched firmware version. This resulted in the UI constantly crashing, and I could not connect to Wi-Fi, and other problems...
I tried flashing back to stock with QFIL, which put the device in a bootloop. I will explain why later on.

I also lost recovery mode due to trying to solve the problem, and now I was stuck with either showing the bootloader screen, or restarting the tablet, which brought me back to the bootloader.

So the tablet was now genuinely useless. This is what I did to bring back the stock ROM and later flash to crDroid 8.10.
Flashing boot.img, system.img or recovery.img was no luck.

First off, there is no need to have unlocked "USB debugging" before your tablet bricked.
Second, you don't need to have your "sn.img" file from Lenovo, you can unlock the bootloader using fastboot commands.
Fastboot commands works on the bootloader screen, without having ADB connection.

Start by downloading these four files:
Platform tools r33.0.2
QPST_2.7.496
Qualcomm_USB_Driver_v1.0
Lenovo Y700 tablet stock ROM


We'll start by unlocking your bootloader. You can do this from the bootloader screen. If you for some reason can enter recovery mode, enter fastboot.

1. Connect your tablet to your PC.

2. Open a terminal windows in the ADB folder. On Windows 11 this can be done by right-clicking inside the ADB folder and select "Open in terminal". If you don't have that option, try Shift + Right-click. If that doesn't work, you can always start the terminal by pressing Win + R, and type in "cmd" without citations. Now you have to navigate to your ADB folder by typing

cd (here you'll type in the location of your ADB folder)

Without the brackets.

3. When located, type in

fastboot devices

You should see your tablet in the list.
If not, try using another cable or USB port on your PC.

4. Now type in

fastboot oem unlock-go

Restart your tablet, and it should now say "unlocked" under "DEVICE STATE" in the bootloader.

5. Now you can start by installing the programs on your PC, QTPS, Qualcomm driver and platform tools.

6. Extract ALL files from your stock ROM to the "bin" folder in QTPS location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST).
This will help with Sahara errors in QFIL.

7. Open QFIL from your QTPS bin folder, it installs with QTPS. Don't worry if it shows "No Port Available", we'll get to that. Your configuration should look like this:

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Your main window should look like this:

View attachment 5741639

Don't worry about the "status" window.

Hit "browse" in the "Programmer Path" window, and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Select "prog_firehose_ddr.elf"
Hit "Load XML", and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Now, select ALL of the "rawprogram" files (my first mistake, I only selected the "rawprogram_unsparse0.xml" file on first flash)

In the next window, select ALL of the "patch" files (my second mistake, I only selected the "patch0.xml file" on first flash).
Without doing this, you will only flash a portion of the ROM, and not all of the partitions needed.

8. Now it's time to reboot you tablet into EDL mode to be able to flash. Start your tablet by pressing VolUp + Power button.
If you can't turn off your tablet when connected to PC, just select "Power off", and just hold the VolUp button as soon as the device vibrates and reboots, keep holding until the screen flickers and turns off.

9. Now QFIL should detect the Qualcomm 9008 port. If not, hit "Select Port" and select the Qualcomm 9008 port.

10. Hit the now available "Download" button, and the flashing should begin. Allow it to run its course, and it should reboot the tablet when done. Might take a while.

If flashing won't start properly, you might have waited too long between entering EDL mode and hitting the "Download" button.
If so, disconnect your device, which might now be "dead".
Don't worry, you can fix this be holding VolUp + VolDown + Power button for a long time, say about a minute to be sure. Release the Volume keys some second before releasing the Power button.
Hit the power button again, and the tablet should boot to bootloader screen again.
Repeat the steps to enter EDL mode, and now hit the "Download" button in QFIL when it becomes available, don't wait too long.

You're done! ​

I recommend opening "Settings", enable "Developer" option, by pressing the "Build number" on the "About tablet" screen repeatedly until a pop-up appears saying "You are now a developer".
Open "Developer options" and hit "Enable USB debugging", it will allow you to run ADB commands from your platform tools folder.
If you want, you can again open the terminal in the platform tools folder and type

adb devices

It should now show your device in the list.

Now you can uncheck the "OEM unlocking" in the "Developer options" which should let you get OTA updates when available.

There are plenty of guides on how to flash different GSI's like crDroid, so I won't cover that here.

Enjoy your tablet!

im just so happy my tab has wifi bluetooth rooted on custom software again!! Wish crdroid rom are you using? the one i have is androild 11 . do they have 12 and would that work the same or am i gonna break the thing again lol

 

[Joncka]

im just so happy my tab has wifi bluetooth rooted on custom software again!! Wish crdroid rom are you using? the one i have is androild 11 . do they have 12 and would that work the same or am i gonna break the thing again lol

Glad to hear it =) .

And yes, I'm currently running the latest 8.10 crDroid version, which is based on Android 12.
Only thing I've noticed so far in that I can't connect Wallpaper Engine to my PC via Wi-Fi for some reason, might be a bug with the desktop version also.

I'm having no trouble at all with controlling my PC via Spotify, though, and full Wi-Fi support, so I'm happy.

EDIT: I'm not rooted by the way, so I'm afraid I can't answer that, but I feel like that depends more on your firmware (ZUI) version rather than GSI.

 

[STHellRaiser]

There really wasn't any global firmware ROM. Some sellers on aliexpress were claiming that there was and they could add any language, though with the language change there would always be a 5% English contingent of dialogue on the Y700. This was the experience that I had with my CN Y700 as it was changed to English and there was still 5% of Chinese left on it.

That coupled with that I read somewhere that Lenovo was releasing this as the Lenovo Tab P8 to the rest of the world in the near future, I thought there was some legitimacy to it. But it's all BS.

So i got the y700 with the "Global Rom" from ali express. £420.
Absolutely impressed with the tab and its perfect size.

But the "Global Rom" version......... isn't the as good from first looks, it doesn't contain legion assistant features, actually comes up saying this feature isn't installed when in legion wiki...
And also the slide button doesn't work (can't remember what was ment to do, I think its to do with legion features tho, prob why doesn't do anything)

So as for which rom they have flashed I've no idea, shows on Google as lenovo tab p8....

So now had this tablet 48h and contemplating whether worth putting stock rom back on for legion features, as i plan to use it for gaming.... Kinda bummer not having them...is it worth it? Or is it to much hassle? Bootloader came unloaded already since been flashed which obv save bit hassle arghhhh......

 

[gonzothewicked]

So i got the y700 with the "Global Rom" from ali express. £420.
Absolutely impressed with the tab and its perfect size.

But the "Global Rom" version......... isn't the as good from first looks, it doesn't contain legion assistant features, actually comes up saying this feature isn't installed when in legion wiki...
And also the slide button doesn't work (can't remember what was ment to do, I think its to do with legion features tho, prob why doesn't do anything)

So as for which rom they have flashed I've no idea, shows on Google as lenovo tab p8....

So now had this tablet 48h and contemplating whether worth putting stock rom back on for legion features, as i plan to use it for gaming.... Kinda bummer not having them...is it worth it? Or is it to much hassle? Bootloader came unloaded already since been flashed which obv save bit hassle arghhhh......

Not sure which Legion features are missing that you mean. Like the gaming Beast mode menu top-down slider? That only appears in games, and sometimes it doesn’t for little or old games.

As for the custom switch, it has these values in the settings for mine. The auto-rotate is a nice feature, though kind of a waste for a hardware switch.

I don’t think there really is a “global rom” just a rom that has been customised and then flashed onto a new device.

 

[STHellRaiser]

Not sure which Legion features are missing that you mean. Like the gaming Beast mode menu top-down slider? That only appears in games, and sometimes it doesn’t for little or old games.

As for the custom switch, it has these values in the settings for mine. The auto-rotate is a nice feature, though kind of a waste for a hardware switch.

I don’t think there really is a “global rom” just a rom that has been customised and then flashed onto a new device.

Yes the top down slider for beast mode & the gaming assistant that shows all games installed, none of these features are on the "Global Rom" version from ali express.... It deos seem like any actual legion feature are not available..... Stock rom from ali express seems like better option

 

[gonzothewicked]

Yes the top down slider for beast mode & the gaming assistant that shows all games installed, none of these features are on the "Global Rom" version from ali express.... It deos seem like any actual legion feature are not available..... Stock rom from ali express seems like better option

Yeah that part is in Chinese for me.
Check the slider option to see if it’s assigned the game info.
Try a game like rocket league side swipe to kick off the menu.

You might be able to download these apps from the legion store.
Otherwise you can flash the global rom and change the language and note the bits that won’t change language.

 

[Xout]

Good afternoon.
And if earlier updates for the stock firmware, otherwise 13.1.570 and 13.1.578 are not installed on 13.0.586_ST

 

[STHellRaiser]

Yeah that part is in Chinese for me.
Check the slider option to see if it’s assigned the game info.
Try a game like rocket league side swipe to kick off the menu.

You might be able to download these apps from the legion store.
Otherwise you can flash the global rom and change the language and note the bits that won’t change language.

Slider does nothing unfortunately
Ive tried few different games no legion realm or assistant installed seems.
Legion store?? Tried to google them seems there not basic apks that are just available.

So far i dont recommended the "Gobal Rom" if plan to use this for gaming...
Having features in Chinese is better than not having them....

 

[urbanra5cal]

Does anyone know how to remove the "intrusive" space after the apostrophes? Like "he' s" "we' re" "aren' t", etc.

 

[sidewinder_x5]

hey all, looking to get a y700 for media use (reading ebooks and plex streaming mainly) and had a few questions.

1. best place to buy from in the US? looking at both giztop and aliexpress
2. i plan on updating to latest zui version and then unlock bl/root as per instructions and installing a GSI rom. are there any that play well with the smart cover case thing?
3. any GSI rom recs? really looking for stability and a good battery life.

thanks in advance!

 

[LisaMaria]

Anyone get their hands on the ultimate edition. that blue and white back is so pretty! Ill never get it tho cause i have this and would be impossible to exchange it i bet

 

[LisaMaria]

dp

 

[STHellRaiser]

So ive noticed that i everyday i keep losing my live wallpaper background..... anyone else having this issue?
Thinking this possible something to do with the "global rom" version from AliExpress.

Still contemplating installing another either stock rom or crdroid rom,
what advantage does crdroid have over stock rom apart from being android 12 based?

Also wondering what ST at end of firmware is...seen a few people mention 13.0.586 but never ST at the end...

 

[LisaMaria]

So ive noticed that i everyday i keep losing my live wallpaper background..... anyone else having this issue?
Thinking this possible something to do with the "global rom" version from AliExpress.

Still contemplating installing another either stock rom or crdroid rom,
what advantage does crdroid have over stock rom apart from being android 12 based?

Also wondering what ST at end of firmware is...seen a few people mention 13.0.586 but never ST at the end...

just do it. crdroid is so smooth and the random chineese is annoying. it runs like butter on crdroid and i tried a bunch of them. its fun to expiriment but you can always go back to the beginning with the guide above

 

[seeayesix]

So ive noticed that i everyday i keep losing my live wallpaper background..... anyone else having this issue?
Thinking this possible something to do with the "global rom" version from AliExpress.

Still contemplating installing another either stock rom or crdroid rom,
what advantage does crdroid have over stock rom apart from being android 12 based?

Also wondering what ST at end of firmware is...seen a few people mention 13.0.586 but never ST at the end...

I've got an 8/128 model bought from Giztop and its running ZUI 13.1.578 ST. It was delivered with google services installed, if that helps.

 

[Xout]

seeayesix​

You can dump this firmware ZUI 13.1.578 ST.
Much needed for experiments.

 

[seeayesix]

seeayesix
You can dump this firmware ZUI 13.1.578 ST.
Much needed for experiments.

Sure I could, l don't know how to do it though?