[Q] Not Able to Root Spice MI-350 - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have Spice MI-350 Mobile phone. The phone is on Android 2.3.3
BasebandMP.V1.F9.P3, 2011/08/23
SOFT BUILD NO: SPICE_MI-350_IND_VER1.5 BUILD INFO 110901_1144
I tried to root MI-350 through Gingerbreak 1.2 and also Z4Root ( During GB and Z4Root installation, I put the APK file in SD root and then installing from there; then after installation, went to the icon and run the software).
In case of Gingerbreak, Gingerbreak went into infinite loop and ultimately after 45 minutes, I have to stop and start the phone.
In case of Z4Root, during 'Acquiring Seell' process, the process got automatically closed i.e. Z4Root went back to normal screen.
On checking, I found that Rooting did not happen. I tried this multple time to ensure that this is not one off scenario.
Can anyone help on suggesting what can be done or where I have gone wrong?
Not able to load titanium back-up for this.
Addadutta

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No rooting till now
addadutta said:
I have Spice MI-350 Mobile phone. The phone is on Android 2.3.3
BasebandMP.V1.F9.P3, 2011/08/23
SOFT BUILD NO: SPICE_MI-350_IND_VER1.5 BUILD INFO 110901_1144
I tried to root MI-350 through Gingerbreak 1.2 and also Z4Root ( During GB and Z4Root installation, I put the APK file in SD root and then installing from there; then after installation, went to the icon and run the software).
In case of Gingerbreak, Gingerbreak went into infinite loop and ultimately after 45 minutes, I have to stop and start the phone.
In case of Z4Root, during 'Acquiring Seell' process, the process got automatically closed i.e. Z4Root went back to normal screen.
On checking, I found that Rooting did not happen. I tried this multple time to ensure that this is not one off scenario.
Can anyone help on suggesting what can be done or where I have gone wrong?
Not able to load titanium back-up for this.
Addadutta
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HI Addadutta
i am facing the same problem. tried both above method and met with same result. i think that we need root for this phone as it has many bloatware which are not required and i think we can increase the cpu to 800 .
if you found any solution please let me know and share here.
regards
ankjain

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have you guys tried super one click? z4root is not as strong as it always was nowadays and superoneclick still seems to do the trick for every android phone i've encountered.

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Rooted Finally !!!
folks
after 3-4 days of struggle i rooted my brand new spice MI 350. Ah..the long process first led me to spice website which didnt had proper USB drivers. from there i went to viewsonic v350 drivers because they are same .
finally some Chinese forum told me about Lenovo Lephone A60 and bingo thats the original phone re branded as spice mi 350.
to cut a long story short please visit following link and download a60 tools
http://forum.hotmid.com/discussion/...60-install-google-market-and-gmail-account/p1
1, Use the "A60-tools-v2" to root your Lenovo A60;
a, Double click the open the "A60-tools-v2";
b, Holding down the "volume -" and "Menu" keys, while power on the phone, until the first picture display;
c, Connect the phone to the computer via USB cable;
d, Input "1" and enter in the computer;
e, After that, enter and reboot the phone.
and voila thats all guys.
to download a60 drivers please visit
http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewto...sid=af9b3aed965ded10f32b2d5f239a2560&start=40
URL="http://forum.hotmid.com/discussion/39/how-to-root-lenovo-a60-install-google-market-and-gmail-account/p1"]http://forum.hotmid.com/discussion/39/how-to-root-lenovo-a60-install-google-market-and-gmail-account/p1[/URL]
thanks to these forum i was able to finally root my beloved Spice MI 350.

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You rock Sir. I am able to root my mobile.Great advice.

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some more info
addadutta said:
You rock Sir. I am able to root my mobile.Great advice.
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any time mate.
now i had spent some quality time with the device.. there are some things that i observed.
the device is actually faster than most of the android device in this range ( sub 160$) but its screen is no where near to perfection.
setcpu is not working ( i think that we have to get rid of spice rom which is pain in the a$$)
if you want to remove spice bloatware please use titanium backup which is free.
Noled is not working properly, i think that's because of kernel. please use bubble buzz which is an alternative to it. at least it is working.
please share your ideas and apps which are working perfectly. in future we can start sub forum in our beloved xda forum.
regards
ankjain

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I have spice mi 270 i succsecfully root it how i can upgrade it to android 2.3.?
Sent from my Spice Mi-270 using xda premium

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ankjain said:
any time mate.
now i had spent some quality time with the device.. there are some things that i observed.
the device is actually faster than most of the android device in this range ( sub 160$) but its screen is no where near to perfection.
setcpu is not working ( i think that we have to get rid of spice rom which is pain in the a$$)
if you want to remove spice bloatware please use titanium backup which is free.
Noled is not working properly, i think that's because of kernel. please use bubble buzz which is an alternative to it. at least it is working.
please share your ideas and apps which are working perfectly. in future we can start sub forum in our beloved xda forum.
regards
ankjain
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Intersting situation for me also.
Consider that I have phone number in contact as 099-99-999999. If the call is coming from +91 99-99-999999, name of the contact is not getting detected. It has become a big mess for me.
Tried a factory restore, but this is taking me to original Lenovo ROM.
Somehow I am not able to get the drivers again, having problem downloading from Chinese site. By any chance, do you have Win& 32Bit driver downloaded?
Addadutta

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drivers
addadutta said:
Intersting situation for me also.
Consider that I have phone number in contact as 099-99-999999. If the call is coming from +91 99-99-999999, name of the contact is not getting detected. It has become a big mess for me.
Tried a factory restore, but this is taking me to original Lenovo ROM.
Somehow I am not able to get the drivers again, having problem downloading from Chinese site. By any chance, do you have Win& 32Bit driver downloaded?
Addadutta
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I think for the contact problem, please switch your language from English US to English UK
for drivers you have to go the Chinese forum. as they are more than 11mb which are not allowed to post in xda.
please visit
http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=14556&sid=ed96369e378096df80252a127fd833c2
for detailed information. use google translator. but its worth reading.
regards
ankjain

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how to make skype video calls on this phone has any one tried

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skype video call not possible
ashwaa said:
how to make skype video calls on this phone has any one tried
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video call through skype is not possible. you can make audio calls. i will try to search modified skype which can run with video call but right now it is not possible.
regarda
ankjain

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thanks ankjain for all the info and effort -
ive jut got my MI 350 and fine all the bloatware disturbing, i am going to go thru all your links and suggestions, however i am new to android as i was using a windows phone previously - the GSMART i120 and found windows to be very efficient in updating and installing and it worked like a charm with the sbp shell - am hoping my android experience will be comparable at the least.

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hi guys
Hey friends,
I have just purchased this phone over the weekend, and it was only here where i could atleast get some info abt this cell... i guess we are just few bunch of ppl owning this phone.
I am very new to andriod and all this, hence trying to understand and get hold off all the you guys discussing.
My major concers if can be helped...
It feels its a bit slow - will rooting help?
Battery discharge very soon??
when ever i turn Navigation on it shows as Google Maps Navigation not yet avalable in this location (i am in Mumbai).
Thanks a lot for all the support.

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hemayur said:
Hey friends,
I have just purchased this phone over the weekend, and it was only here where i could atleast get some info abt this cell... i guess we are just few bunch of ppl owning this phone.
I am very new to andriod and all this, hence trying to understand and get hold off all the you guys discussing.
My major concers if can be helped...
It feels its a bit slow - will rooting help?
Battery discharge very soon??
when ever i turn Navigation on it shows as Google Maps Navigation not yet avalable in this location (i am in Mumbai).
Thanks a lot for all the support.
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welcome hemayur
even i have just bought the phone - although i dont feel the phone is too slow i am a little irritated by the pre installed crap which keeps giving me notifications. whereas i am able to turn off notification in a couple of apps, a few - particularly bollywoodji keeps harassing me as there is no option to turn it off. ( my windows mobile was so userfriendly in installing/uninstalling programs - but since i am a noob in regards to android i am hoping my opinion will change )
i have the same message in google maps. i think we need a better map app for india - ill do a search later
or maybe ankjain can help us - seems he has quite a bit of experience with mi 350 and android.

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ankjain said:
video call through skype is not possible. you can make audio calls. i will try to search modified skype which can run with video call but right now it is not possible.
regarda
ankjain
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thanks but i have tried all the hacked versions they dont work skype crashes on enabling videocall then never to load they say that there is no driver for the chipset i have read on a chinese forum that they ar tryn to hack skype for lenovo a 60 which is the original phone which we r usin
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hemayur said:
Hey friends,
I have just purchased this phone over the weekend, and it was only here where i could atleast get some info abt this cell... i guess we are just few bunch of ppl owning this phone.
I am very new to andriod and all this, hence trying to understand and get hold off all the you guys discussing.
My major concers if can be helped...
It feels its a bit slow - will rooting help?
Battery discharge very soon??
when ever i turn Navigation on it shows as Google Maps Navigation not yet avalable in this location (i am in Mumbai).
Thanks a lot for all the support.
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the phone is not slow i own a micromax a70 which is much slower and a iphone 4 which is faster the user interface is great and touch screen and auto brightness is greater u can even read in bright sunlight
all android phones hav battery issues even galaxy s2 has problems
this is not a cheap chinese phone but a rebranded lenovo a 60 which we get out of india so the hardware is great too there is no lag the gps catches at places where my iphone dosent catch spice has launched a great phone at a great price wt a great ui it should also give good bac end support and it will beat all indian phone makers
i also owwn anokia c6 -01 and it is very laggy as compared to this phone
only problem no skype video call support not tried others as the ar not as widely used as skype so wwt lg expensive phones also dont hav skype videocall support

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the phone is not slow i own a micromax a70 which is much slower and a iphone 4 which is faster the user interface is great and touch screen and auto brightness is greater u can even read in bright sunlight
all android phones hav battery issues even galaxy s2 has problems
this is not a cheap chinese phone but a rebranded lenovo a 60 which we get out of india so the hardware is great too there is no lag the gps catches at places where my iphone dosent catch spice has launched a great phone at a great price wt a great ui it should also give good bac end support and it will beat all indian phone makers
i also owwn anokia c6 -01 and it is very laggy as compared to this phone
only problem no skype video call support not tried others as the ar not as widely used as skype so wwt lg expensive phones also dont hav skype videocall support[/QUOTE]
I Agree this is one of the best phones in market and at this price its just amazing........had done a lot of r& d before purchasing hence i feel a rite decission,
The touch is just flawless man..... i felt slow as when i use an app like whats app and just come out of a chat it usually had a blanck scree for 2 sec and the the icons come... and same when i press the home screen the screen come but the icons apper 2 sec later.
There was more lag when i used an live wall paper and the wall paper took almost 5 sec to come hence i feel a bit lag..... my nokia e63 used to also lag but the reason posting here is to find out for a soloution.......

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hemayur said:
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the phone is not slow i own a micromax a70 which is much slower and a iphone 4 which is faster the user interface is great and touch screen and auto brightness is greater u can even read in bright sunlight
all android phones hav battery issues even galaxy s2 has problems
this is not a cheap chinese phone but a rebranded lenovo a 60 which we get out of india so the hardware is great too there is no lag the gps catches at places where my iphone dosent catch spice has launched a great phone at a great price wt a great ui it should also give good bac end support and it will beat all indian phone makers
i also owwn anokia c6 -01 and it is very laggy as compared to this phone
only problem no skype video call support not tried others as the ar not as widely used as skype so wwt lg expensive phones also dont hav skype videocall support
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I Agree this is one of the best phones in market and at this price its just amazing........had done a lot of r& d before purchasing hence i feel a rite decission,
The touch is just flawless man..... i felt slow as when i use an app like whats app and just come out of a chat it usually had a blanck scree for 2 sec and the the icons come... and same when i press the home screen the screen come but the icons apper 2 sec later.
There was more lag when i used an live wall paper and the wall paper took almost 5 sec to come hence i feel a bit lag..... my nokia e63 used to also lag but the reason posting here is to find out for a soloution.......[/QUOTE]
The lag is because of the apps runing in back ground use the free ram optimizer by netquin
As fr whts app the lag was seen in samsung galaxy too this phone has abetter ram and a better processor this app used to hang my cousins samsung so its a app. Problem ithink i use a iphone 4 the spice is used by my father so icant tell u the exat reason

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More info
friends welcome to Spice MI 350
here are some pieces of information to share
1 the chip set of our spice MI 350 is from mediatek corporation which is in china and it is a major vendor in china. the original manufacturer of this phone is Lenovo ( the same company which is selling lenovo laptops)
2 the chip set is MT6573 which is clocked to 670 Mhz but somehow lenovo and spice both says that it is 650 Mhz. any way the processor is not bad at all in fact even xperia w8 and my other love HTC wildfire were clocked to 600 Mhz and 528 Mhz respectively.
3 the bloatware of spice is simply killing RAM and ROM. i would strongly advice everyone to kindly root your phone and use titanium backup and remove all the unnecessary crap apps.
4 you will notice the lag of launcher, it is because every time when you hit home button, the launcher restart itself and build icons of the widgets and apps again and again. to remove this problem don't use unnecessary widgets
5 the major compromise is RAM which is just 256 mb and more often than not is really not sufficient enough .
6 Camera is just average since it lacks auto focus so bar code scanner apps are not working properly; Red Laser is an app which works partially sometimes .
7 please share your apps which you think are working properly and meanwhile we will try to create sub forum for lenovo A60 which will automatically cover spice MI 350
8 for those who are concerned with battery , my advice is root your phone as reported in chinese and russian forums and even my own conclusion the battery is above average. simply goes for 2 days easily.
please share your thoughts here so that we can make this device better .
regards
ankjain
PS you can also pm me for any specific need or question.

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Request
addadutta said:
You rock Sir. I am able to root my mobile.Great advice.
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Dear,
I too brought Spice Mi-350 yesterday.
This is my first android device.
There were lot of annoying app pre installed.
And when searched i came across this site and your post.
You have mentioned that you were able to successfully root your mobile.
I checked out the web page links posted above, even went through the Russian site. But i am little afraid of the task, since the uploaded files could be
1. older version than what is installed.
2. could change the network and language to their location.
3. AND I COULD BRICK MY PHONE!?
Hence can you kindly help me about the
1. steps you followed to do so.
2. the resources to complete this task.
3. What will this change in my phone?
4. What will i loose and gain?
5. what should i be careful about?
Also please clarify the above mentioned three doubts.
Thanks in advance.