Lenovo K5 Note Bootloader Hacking [DEVELOPMENT]

[I'm a dll]

Hello everybody, this thread is dedicated to hack the bootloader of the K5 Note.
We'll need to tweak the lk.bin... Let's compare this K4 Note not hacked and hacked lk.bin files with the K5 Note lk.bin file and search for informations about that.

Lenovo K5 Note lk.bin can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByyYt3sM9ZGcWXJGOTNUc3R5dEk/view?usp=sharing

Any help is welcome

Lenovo K4 Note files by @gursewak.10.

 

[matrix001]

Dear developer is it possible to flash Umi super firmware to k5note because there using the same chipset mtk 6755 just like gionne m5mini and Walton primo rm2 mini which used mtk6550

 

[I'm a dll]

Dear developer is it possible to flash Umi super firmware to k5note because there using the same chipset mtk 6755 just like gionne m5mini and Walton primo rm2 mini which used mtk6550

No, it's not possible. No matters what you want to flash this error happens "BROM ERROR: status_sec_imghdr_type_Mismatch" the only flashable files is from stock rom.

 

[shabeer007]

any one pls help to find a custom rom for lenovo k5 note a7020a48

 

[SanMistry]

any one pls help to find a custom rom for lenovo k5 note a7020a48

Did you find anything working?

 

[njdaga]

Didn't get what you are saying

 

[anujmankotia]

Ok
So anyone wanna try this

1. make a patched boot image using "twrp" apk

2. Sign it using
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/foru...ng-boot-images-android-verified-t3600606/amp/
3. Then flash it

 

[MrDanger166]

Ok
So anyone wanna try this

1. make a patched boot image using "twrp" apk

2. Sign it using
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/foru...ng-boot-images-android-verified-t3600606/amp/
3. Then flash it

Could you point me to a thread that explains how to do this so I could try at my own expense?

 

[anujmankotia]

I have given the thread link....
To sign images


Than simply flash the files using sp flash tool

 

[Mohsen.KmZ7]

Stok Rom ZUI

Hello. What is Reference website for downloading roms "ZUI"?

 

[kaew158]

Any method to unlock bootloader to flash twrp recovery image?

 

[Stephen Tellis]

No, it's not possible. No matters what you want to flash this error happens "BROM ERROR: status_sec_imghdr_type_Mismatch" the only flashable files is from stock rom.

You can use dd to flash first gain temp root using mtk su and then use

dd if=<your path to file> of=<destination>i

in this case your destination is mmcblk0p20 which is lk.bin and mmcblk0p21 which is lk2 and I m completely noob in this.this was my knowledge which I obtained while flashing twrp to my vibe k5 note it didn't work and I got red state warning so I extracted my lk.bin using

su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 of=/sdcard/lk.bin

and replaced warning with zeros using hex editor then I flashed it using

su
dd if=/sdcard/lk.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20

And when I rebooted to recovery I got a useless brick in my hand and when I tried to flash firmware using sp flash tool it gave me some error Brom cmd start cmd fail but it was not 2005 that error was something else so forcibly I used formatall+download and lost IMEI and everything else and I recovered only IMEI,mac using meta tolls but not anything else because I don't know how to do it my fingerprint is also not working any solutions please and can you please say me where I was wrong and got my device bricked hope you find anything helpful in this and please help me

 

[Gautam K.]

Problem in booting recovery

Hi
I have a Lenovo vive K5 note and I have installed TWRP custom recovery on it.
the installation was successful.
But after installing I am unable to boot in the TWRP recovery.
when I tried to boot using Power + volume up, the device took me to a Chinese version of the recovery.
there it started to do anything automatically. Like it makes a beep sound. (I think it checks the hardware )

Also when it tried to boot using PC, it took me to the stock recovery mode and not in the Twrp recovery.
NEED HELP ASAP!

 

[Stephen Tellis]

Hi
I have a Lenovo vive K5 note and I have installed TWRP custom recovery on it.
the installation was successful.
But after installing I am unable to boot in the TWRP recovery.
when I tried to boot using Power + volume up, the device took me to a Chinese version of the recovery.
there it started to do anything automatically. Like it makes a beep sound. (I think it checks the hardware )

Also when it tried to boot using PC, it took me to the stock recovery mode and not in the Twrp recovery.
NEED HELP ASAP!

Hello sir I think you were in meta mode or factory mode which makes beep, to go to that mode you need a usb did you plugged in your phone to usb not charging usb. And one more thing after turning off your device how did you manage to turn on it using pc and if you have properly replaced recovery the stock recovery would have got erased and you would not get it back

 

[Gautam K.]

Hello sir I think you were in meta mode or factory mode which makes beep, to go to that mode you need a usb did you plugged in your phone to usb not charging usb. And one more thing after turning off your device how did you manage to turn on it using pc and if you have properly replaced recovery the stock recovery would have got erased and you would not get it back

I flashed the recovery using this command "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" . After the execution, I unplugged the device. Then I restarted it by Pressing the volumeup+Power keys. at that time the meta mode started. So, I pressed the power button for some seconds. Then my device turned on. (I didn't turned it on using PC)

I referred this website - extracatchy.net it has a page that has instructions for rooting lenovo vibe k5 note. I Only the section of flashing the recovery because I am not rooting the device. I would have pasted the link, but XDA forum is not allowing me to do so.
This is my first time doing this. I might have done something wrong. I followed the steps written in the website, exactly.

 

[Stephen Tellis]

I flashed the recovery using this command "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" . After the execution, I unplugged the device. Then I restarted it by Pressing the volumeup+Power keys. at that time the meta mode started. So, I pressed the power button for some seconds. Then my device turned on. (I didn't turned it on using PC)

I referred this website - extracatchy.net it has a page that has instructions for rooting lenovo vibe k5 note. I Only the section of flashing the recovery because I am not rooting the device. I would have pasted the link, but XDA forum is not allowing me to do so.
This is my first time doing this. I might have done something wrong. I followed the steps written in the website, exactly.

Ok but but the reason for meta mode was you didn't unplugg usb ,and you can't flash twrp or any other images unless you have unlocked bootloader and Lenovo Vibe k5 note has no bootloader unlock it gives an error unsupported project for unlock,so try to unlock bootloader first I know that it's not possible to do it using commands try editing modding lk.bin if you don't know that don't do it I have bricked my vibe k5 note once if your aim is to root using twrp then you can try mtksu bootless root using init.d method I m also using same method

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Ok but but the reason for meta mode was you didn't unplugg usb ,and you can't flash twrp or any other images unless you have unlocked bootloader and Lenovo Vibe k5 note has no bootloader unlock it gives an error unsupported project for unlock,so try to unlock bootloader first I know that it's not possible to do it using commands try editing modding lk.bin if you don't know that don't do it I have bricked my vibe k5 note once if your aim is to root using twrp then you can try mtksu bootless root using init.d method I m also using same method

You can flash twrp after gaining temp root using mtksu, and do you want that method,but it will not work because that lk bin will not leave you as it has verification I tried both twrp and patched magisk kernel

 

[Gautam K.]

Ok but but the reason for meta mode was you didn't unplugg usb ,and you can't flash twrp or any other images unless you have unlocked bootloader and Lenovo Vibe k5 note has no bootloader unlock it gives an error unsupported project for unlock,so try to unlock bootloader first I know that it's not possible to do it using commands try editing modding lk.bin if you don't know that don't do it I have bricked my vibe k5 note once if your aim is to root using twrp then you can try mtksu bootless root using init.d method I m also using same method

---------- Post added at 08:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:01 PM ----------


You can flash twrp after gaining temp root using mtksu, and do you want that method,but it will not work because that lk bin will not leave you as it has verification I tried both twrp and patched magisk kernel

My aim is to install a custom ROM in the device. Is there any method i can do this. I mean you have tried in your lenovo device. You can tell me how you did it.

 

[Stephen Tellis]

My aim is to install a custom ROM in the device. Is there any method i can do this. I mean you have tried in your lenovo device. You can tell me how you did it.

no it's not possible