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Hi all. I will try to write an tutorial for all who want to root your new update firmware.
First lets consider that you have updated your firmware and booted at least one time.
Now what we need is: one PC,cable to conect your phone to PC, and 2 tools: TWRP 2.7.1.1 for KK and Superuser or SuperSU at least 2.16, no less.
Lets begin.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip or SuperSU on your SDCARD. Remember: only one is good. DO NOT FLASH BOTH. Flash the one you like.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 or the newest one TWRP 2.8.4.0 rev 2 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119 or SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1352.01. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum in SP Flash Tool v3. In SP Flash Tool v 5 dont need. They are allready selected. Recovery.img should appear checked.
10.1. I have updated the post with some custom scatter files for 4GB and 8GB Firmware. Iff you get diferent errors when you flash the recovery file use this custom scatter files.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Then boot directly to recovery your phone by pressing power with vol + and vol - butons together. Not Optional!
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip or SuperSU 2.xx. SuperSU is fixed. Works fine now.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Hope this helped. For me worked with no mistake.
Waiting for feedback.
Update:
I have uploaded TWRP Corrected by Javum. Thanks Javum. And it is working on ROW 226 and 227 tested personaly by installing patches, superuser and making backups.
Sent from my Lenovo P780
SP Flash Tool_v.3 and v.5
stympy said:
Hi all. I will try to write an tutorial for all who want to root your new update firmware.
First lets consider that you have updated your firmware and booted at least one time.
Now what we need is: one PC,cable to conect your phone to PC, and 2 tools: TWRP 2.7.1.1 for KK and Superuser.
Lets begin.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have the latest FlashTool.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Hope this helped. For me worked with no mistake.
Waiting for feedback.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using LiFe v.07 and TWRP 2.6.3.0.
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This method did not work i got this error
"pmt changed for the rom it must be downloaded"
astrokid1993 said:
This method did not work i got this error
"pmt changed for the rom it must be downloaded"
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Try to use Firmware Upgrade buton.
Or: You need to edit the file MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt section USRDATA 0x48d80000 on USRDATA 0x58980000.
Waiting for feedback.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using LiFe v.07 and TWRP 2.6.3.0.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Point no 12 doesn't work with me, Anything I should know?
asambe2dumb said:
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Point no 12 doesn't work with me, Anything I should know?
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If the 12 point doesn't work it means that you don't have the driver installed or installed correctly. Check the drivers.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using XDA Free mobile app
all steps are done but not succsses
Hallo... IN my lenovo p780 with officaly updated android 4.4.2 and not rooted phone .I fallow all steps carrectly as u discribed after press download button when I connect my switched off phone I got mtp error than I edit scatter file user data as describe in comment section after that I press download and connect my p780 switched of all process done smuthaly I got green circles that's mean I am done after that I switched on phone and switched off phone for boot in recovery I press vol+ vol- and power buttons but their is not twrp recovery option ..only stock recovery option .
Pls help bro ...what I am doing wrong?. Or any other way to do this ?
Thanks for this wonderful tutorial.
Hi all. I will try to write an tutorial for all who want to root your new update firmware.
First lets consider that you have updated your firmware and booted at least one time.
Now what we need is: one PC,cable to conect your phone to PC, and 2 tools: TWRP 2.7.1.1 for KK and Superuser.
Lets begin.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder  )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Hope this helped. For me worked with no mistake.
Waiting for feedback. 
Update:
I have uploadet TWRP Corrected by Javum. Thanks Javum. And it is working on ROW 221 tested personaly by installing patches, superuser and making backups.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using LiFe v.07 and TWRP 2.6.3.0.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using XDA Free mobile app
I have not rooted lenovo p780 official updated to android 4.4.2 s221 OK I want root my phone I try every thing like pharma root. One click root ;rescue root;vroot ;kingoroot;and many other which I don't remember but not success ..OK than I try to follow your method ...first when I connect my switched off phone downloading process start after red bar complete I got mtp error
Then I edit scatter file user data section as u mansion in comments sections after that download has done withouts error I got green circle that's mean I am done ... OK I disconnect phone from computer and power on than switched off for boot in recovery ... I press power button + vol up and down together but their is ...
NOT TWRP RECOVERY .. only stock android recovery huuh what I do now ..where I am wrong any suggestion plz help
And thanks for this wonder full tutorial.
pu04 said:
Hi all. I will try to write an tutorial for all who want to root your new update firmware.
First lets consider that you have updated your firmware and booted at least one time.
Now what we need is: one PC,cable to conect your phone to PC, and 2 tools: TWRP 2.7.1.1 for KK and Superuser.
Lets begin.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder  )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Hope this helped. For me worked with no mistake.
Waiting for feedback. 
Update:
I have uploadet TWRP Corrected by Javum. Thanks Javum. And it is working on ROW 221 tested personaly by installing patches, superuser and making backups.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using LiFe v.07 and TWRP 2.6.3.0.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using XDA Free mobile app
I have not rooted lenovo p780 official updated to android 4.4.2 s221 OK I want root my phone I try every thing like pharma root. One click root ;rescue root;vroot ;kingoroot;and many other which I don't remember but not success ..OK than I try to follow your method ...first when I connect my switched off phone downloading process start after red bar complete I got mtp error
Then I edit scatter file user data section as u mansion in comments sections after that download has done withouts error I got green circle that's mean I am done ... OK I disconnect phone from computer and power on than switched off for boot in recovery ... I press power button + vol up and down together but their is ...
NOT TWRP RECOVERY .. only stock android recovery huuh what I do now ..where I am wrong any suggestion plz help
And thanks for this wonder full tutorial.
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By any chance is your phone made in 2014 ?
Then if it is use preloader. Check preloader and try this one.
Its one year old phone ..with jelly bin 4.2.2 now I updated to 4.4.4 originally by ota ..I want to root it actually in mtk toot its show this massage `` ATTENTION! File /system/recovery-from-boot.p which restore factory recovery in case of phone switching on in a normal mode Is Found!
I don't know but I think its affect ..can u pls explain it what's this mean.
Thanks for reply ...I try with bootloder next day
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using XDA Free mobile app
Will it work on S214 also or should i instal S221 for my phone
astrokid1993 said:
Will it work on S214 also or should i instal S221 for my phone
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For me worked on both.
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Thanksgiving
OK....FIRST I HEARTILY THANKS TO U ..NOW I AM SUCCESS ..finally rooted my lenovo p780 4.4.2 KitKat updated phone ..without any error or bricking my phone .. Thanks for this wonder full tutorial ..
As I mentioned previous reply that I got error from Sp flash tool ..something pmt error ..than as u sugest i edit user data section in scatter data section and flash it ..but nothing happen their is only stock recovery .. Today i retry process ..
1- follow all steps as it is
2 - for pmt error change user data section 3- at last u advise that power on phone then reboot in recovery by pressing volume+'- +power button at this stage ..what I have done ..is
I don't on my phone ..after flashing recovery I direct go to recovery using power + volume up+ volume down ..and waaaala here is done I got twrp custom recovery .. But don't flase superuser .zip just shutdown phone and on go to normal mode and check every thing is fine ..now power off go to recovery ...there is twrp present ..in recovery install super user ..just unchake verify check mark its install without any error ..and ..GOT ROOTED ..
Conclusion - why I unsuccessful in first time I don't know but think..I have this type of file .. File /system/recovery-from-boot.p which restore factory recovery in case of phone switching on in a normal mode Is Found! I think its prevent twrp when I normally switch on phone ..so this time I don't on phone go to direct recovery and all is done .. I got custom recovery..
AT last I thank you again for this great tut. Its worked for me finally .
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using XDA Free mobile app
stympy said:
Hi all. I will try to write an tutorial for all who want to root your new update firmware.
First lets consider that you have updated your firmware and booted at least one time.
Now what we need is: one PC,cable to conect your phone to PC, and 2 tools: TWRP 2.7.1.1 for KK and Superuser.
Lets begin.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Hope this helped. For me worked with no mistake.
Waiting for feedback.
Update:
I have uploadet TWRP Corrected by Javum. Thanks Javum. And it is working on ROW 221 tested personaly by installing patches, superuser and making backups.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using LiFe v.07 and TWRP 2.6.3.0.
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Friend, first time I follow all your steps to install TWRP , but it failed . And I see your reply in this thread and change the USR DATA . But it failed again , MY PHONE WAS BRICKED !!!!! IT DONT DO ANY RESPONSE , CANT POWER ON , CANT CONNECT TO COMPUTER , CANT GO TO RECOVERY . IT ONLY SHOW A RED LIGHT WHEN CHARGING . HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ??? PLEASE HELP ME ...
stympy said:
Hi all. I will try to write an tutorial for all who want to root your new update firmware.
First lets consider that you have updated your firmware and booted at least one time.
Now what we need is: one PC,cable to conect your phone to PC, and 2 tools: TWRP 2.7.1.1 for KK and Superuser.
Lets begin.
1. Connect your phone to your PC and install phone drivers correctly.
2. Copy superuser.zip on your SDCARD.
3. Disconnect your phone from PC.
4. Extract files from TWRP 2.7.1.1 archive on some folder on your PC.(Remember the folder )
5. In your folder that you extracted your archive you should find recovery.img and one scatter file.
6. Now you must have this FlashTool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119. Not Optional.
7. Power Off your phone.
8. After power off your phone open FlahTool and browse for the scatter file your folder where are the recovery.img and scatter file.
9. Now comes the tricky part .
10. Load the scatter file and mark DA DL with check sum. Recovery.img should appear checked.
11. Press Download NOT FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
12. Now, just now plug the cabble on your phone. Download should start and a green circle should appear.
13. After this you should have custom recovery TWRP installed.
14. Reboot at least once. Then reboot to recovery by powering off your phone and restart with vol + - and power butons pressed.
15. From TWRP flash Superuser.zip.
16. Voila you have your KitKat rooted.
17. Now go to Magazin Play and download an RootChecker app and verify.
Hope this helped. For me worked with no mistake.
Waiting for feedback.
Update:
I have uploadet TWRP Corrected by Javum. Thanks Javum. And it is working on ROW 221 tested personaly by installing patches, superuser and making backups.
Sent from my Lenovo P780 using LiFe v.07 and TWRP 2.6.3.0.
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Not working at all for me i did everything correctly till point 11 when i connect my phone as in point 12 my phone starts charging and nothing is getting detected in the sp flash tool.
Any one please help me with my problem
tngultimate said:
Friend, first time I follow all your steps to install TWRP , but it failed . And I see your reply in this thread and change the USR DATA . But it failed again , MY PHONE WAS BRICKED !!!!! IT DONT DO ANY RESPONSE , CANT POWER ON , CANT CONNECT TO COMPUTER , CANT GO TO RECOVERY . IT ONLY SHOW A RED LIGHT WHEN CHARGING . HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ??? PLEASE HELP ME ...
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Your phone seems to be produced in 2014. For this phones must do this:
1. Must flash with another preloader.
Look for this ROM : P780_S136_140306_Lang.7z
Flash this Rom then OTA update.
Then tell me if it works.
Sent from my Lenovo P780
astrokid1993 said:
Not working at all for me i did everything correctly till point 11 when i connect my phone as in point 12 my phone starts charging and nothing is getting detected in the sp flash tool.
Any one please help me with my problem
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Did you installed the drivers?
Did you presed the firmware upgrade first and then plugged the phone?
Update
Try this:
Press Download and open the case of your phone and press the little red buton for 2 seconds.
Sent from my Lenovo P780
stympy said:
Did you installed the drivers?
Did you presed the firmware upgrade first and them plugged the phone?
Sent from my Lenovo P780
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I installed driver already... My phone now cant do anything... Help me please ...
tngultimate said:
I installed driver already... My phone now cant do anything... Help me please ...
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Hi.
Do not panic. Your phone is just soft bricked.
Here is the link to download what you must flash first:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2ORIgaV4iacT01mTm5JVzFuRGs&usp=sharing
And now here's a little tutorial how to save your phone. You should respectit exactly.
Step by step you will do this:
>>>>> USE WINDOWS 7 FOR THIS TUTORIAL <<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>REMOVE THE USB CALBLE FROM PHONE! <<<<<<<<<<<<<
NOW:
-Lets consider that you have downloadet the firmware
1. Unpack ROM, and Click on Flash_tool.exe
2. Select a the MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt in ROM from target_bin folder
3. Wait file to be added into Flash Tool
4. Choose Options->USB Model,click USB Model SKIP THIS STEP IFF SELECTED
5. Choose Option->DA DownLoad All->Speed->High Speed, click High Speed
6. Check box with DA DL All With Check Sum
7. Turn off your phone - skip this step is allready powered off
8. "Press Firmware->Upgrade "
9. And ONLY NOW connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
10. The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow.
OR
11. If the step 9 dont work open the case of your phone and you will find a red small buton and press it 2 seconds.
12. The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow.
13. And green circles display
- Finish !
- You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on!
After this tell me iff something goes wrong !
stympy said:
Hi.
Do not panic. Your phone is just soft bricked.
Here is the link to download what you must flash first:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2ORIgaV4iacT01mTm5JVzFuRGs&usp=sharing
And now here's a little tutorial how to save your phone. You should respectit exactly.
Step by step you will do this:
>>>>> USE WINDOWS 7 FOR THIS TUTORIAL <<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>REMOVE THE USB CALBLE FROM PHONE! <<<<<<<<<<<<<
NOW:
-Lets consider that you have downloadet the firmware
1. Unpack ROM, and Click on Flash_tool.exe
2. Select a the MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt in ROM from target_bin folder
3. Wait file to be added into Flash Tool
4. Choose Options->USB Model,click USB Model SKIP THIS STEP IFF SELECTED
5. Choose Option->DA DownLoad All->Speed->High Speed, click High Speed
6. Check box with DA DL All With Check Sum
7. Turn off your phone - skip this step is allready powered off
8. "Press Firmware->Upgrade "
9. And ONLY NOW connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
10. The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow.
OR
11. If the step 9 dont work open the case of your phone and you will find a red small buton and press it 2 seconds.
12. The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow.
13. And green circles display
- Finish !
- You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on!
After this tell me iff something goes wrong !
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Thanks for replying But my phone cant connect to computer... My computer keep saying my phone is malfunction...
tngultimate said:
Thanks for replying But my phone cant connect to computer... My computer keep saying my phone is malfunction...
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Can you tel me what your computer says more exacly ?
Hello,
I have the Ulefone Be touch 3 and i want to really increase the sensitivity of the screen.
Because when i write a text message, it did not write the half of the words.
I tried the app Screen Booster but it did not work.
I see in the net that i have to root to add specifications on a file Build.prop.
But for that, i have to root.
Someone have an idea ?
I tried the root method :
-Extract RAR
-Put UPDATE-SuperSu to your phones storage
-Install drivers to PC
-Open SP Flash Tool
-Check boot and recovery and select files from files-folder (Uncheck others if they are checked)
-Push download button
-Remove battery from the phone and connect USB
-Disconnect USB when SP Flash Tool says OK
-Install battery and start phone with vol up + power
-Select install zip from sdcard and select super su
-Reboot phone and you are done
-Click thanks if you are satisfied
But I have an error :
PMT changed for the rom
I am afraid to change the download only by firmware upgrade ...
Thanks in advance for your help
Avy
Very first LK.BIN for ulefone Be Touch 3 needed
Hi,
I flashed my Ulefone Be Touch 3 device with Ulefone's ROM and ... big mistake : soft bricked.
The device still works except the screen : a dark blue one with no logo, no icon, etc.
From what I read, I can get screen back to normal with the very first lk.bin file but i can only find recent (and thus faulty) ROMs.
Could someone help me ?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
After seeing SO many frustrated people asking how to do this and never really getting a good answer, i decided to make a useful and easy guide.
Things you need
ADB drivers installed and working
Lenovo usb driver
MTK driver
(Windows will most likely install Lenovo and MTK drivers by itself, if not, search google for ''MTK Drivers'' and Lenovo ''USB drivers'', download and install.
Go To Needrom and download both AP and CU official roms
Same place find a TWRP recovery under one of the X2 roms
SP Flash tool (again, Google it) download and install
If any of these things make you think *Whaaat?* then do some more reading, before continuing!
And on with it!
Attention
Save everything you have on your phone you dont what to have deleted, because it will disappear!
Extract both of the Roms you downloaded previously, and for convenience put them side-by-side on your desktop.
Make sure your phone is adaquetly charged everything above ~60%
Turn your phone off and DONT choose ''fast boot up''
Make sure the phone is not plugged in the computer just yet
Open up SP Flashtool
At the top, press options -> option -> download, check both boxes.
Close the option window again
Leave the ''download agent'' be! It should look like this C:\where you installed\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1524.00.000\MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin
Now press the button that says ''scatter loading'' And navigate to your desktop where we extracted the ROMS earlier and into the AP ROM folder from there choose ''Target_bin'' and then ''MT6595_Android_scatter.txt''
Example of How it should look like:
C:\Users\Yourname\Desktop\X2-AP_ROW_S130_150412\target_bin\MT6595_Android_scatter.txt
Critical!Make sure the next drop down menu says ''Firmware Upgrade'' if you choose ''Format all + download'' you lose you IMEI and MAC Address, if that happens prepare yourself for looong nights of google'ng :laugh:
Now we're ready to flash!
Press the big Download button with the green arrow and plug your (turned off) phone into you PC (IN THAT SPECIFIC ORDER, YES!), with some luck and driver cooperation it all works
SP flashtool should now begin to burn the new ROM to your phone, and it will take awhile so be patient.
if nothings happens at all make sure your phone was completely turned off without choosing ''Fast Bootup'' and that you installed your drivers correctly.
When The Flashing is done SP flashtool will display a ''Download OK'' or similar
After that just close all SP Flashtool windows completely and unplug your phone
Boot it up to check that its working, if not you did something wrong, try again.
Congratulations! Now you hopefully have a ROW ROM on your your phone!
Unfortunately Your Radio dosen't work, that's because the Chinese phones have a different Modem then the ROW versions.
So lets fix that!:good:
Open up SP Flashtool again
make sure the boxes in options -> option is still checked!
Press the scatter loading button again
but this time navigate to to place where you downloaded and extracted your TWRP recovery folder.
In this folder there is also Scatter loading file, choose that
notice that the only thing checked now is the recovery box
Again make sure the drop down menu says ''Firmware upgrade''"!
Now same procedure as last time, with turned off phone, press the download button and connect phone
SP Flashtool will flash the Recovery files and ultimately say ''Download OK''
Close the window and unlug phone.
Now press the power button and both volume buttons at once, when the phones vibrates and/or when the lenovo logo shows release the power button but not the volume buttons
when the recovery screen appears release at will :silly:
Now plug in your phone and navigate to your phones internal storage then to ''Download'' folder
Now from the CU Version ROM you previously downloaded navigate to:
\modemdb\mt6595k95_hspa_lwg_cu
the two files called ''catcher_filter_1_lwg_n'' and ''modem_1_lwg_n'' are our modem files.
Now move these two files to the ''download'' folder in your phones internal storage.
When done unplug the phone again and continue from TWRP
Mount -> ''Check all'' -> ''press back button''
''Advanced'' -> ''File manager'' -> sdcard -> Download -> ''click on one of the files you put there'' -> ''Move'' -> system -> etc -> firmware -> ''select'' -> ''swipe to confirm''
Now do that for the last file to, now you dont have to navigate to the ''firmware'' folder as when you press move on the next file it should be there already, so just press select.
now go back to the file manger and navigate to the ''firmware'' folder find both files you put there and select them then press ''CHMOD 755'' this tells ROOT that you have permissions to Read and Write them.
After that go all the way back and press Reboot -> system,
The recovery will then ask if you want to ROOT it, DONT Root IT! if you do the phone wont Boot!
Wait for the start up and enjoy your working phone!
If the phone tells you there is a update for it, dont install it the conventional way, as TWRP can't install the updates that way.
and if you flash Stock recovery and then update, your phone will update just fine but you'll have to move the modem files again, since the update checks the phone and sees something is wrong (the CU modem files dosen't match the checksum)
and will overwrite our CU modem files.
There's probably a lot of typos in this, bear with me, its late at night.
Disclaimer: If you dont know what your'e doing, then dont do it...
Made by Mikkel jacobsen
This is for the X2Pt5?
Thanks!
Very useful post.I've had a X2 with CU older version modified from Needrom but wasn't satisfied.
This one seems allright.
Thanks.
L.e. Still i have a problem with the radio thing.
In fact you make a mistake. Instead of ''Firmware upgrade''you must select ''Download only'' on flash tool at radio fix otherwise it will brick the phone.
I have been looking through the posts here and on other sites, and I cannot seem to find anyone with experience of rooting the Blackview A8
I have tried using the Kingo Root phone app and their PC software application, which did not work and left a number of other applications installed.
I want to root the A8 in order to be able to use ES File Explorer and StickMount to download photos direct to USB sticks.
If anyone has any suggestions to help with this they will be very gratefully received.
Bump ...
The processor is a Mediatek 6580A, in case anyone has rooted another device with this processor...
Full specs for the Blackview A8 on devicespecifications.com - I cannot post the Url at present
The device has the possibility of USB OTG, but does not connect to any device I have tried, and the USB OTG Checker App tells me that the API is installed, but no USB OTG in the Kernel.
Dropbox works fine as a backup/ transfer method, but I want to be able to use USB Sticks for when I am not on WiFi/ Network...
bump... need root for blackview a8 too
Rooting Blackview A8
segaodma said:
bump... need root for blackview a8 too
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I have successfully rooted my Blackview Y806 A8 phone. I flashed a TWRP recovery first and then manually flashed the supersu zip. I will try to find time to write more detailed instructions asap.
mrgadgetuk said:
I have successfully rooted my Blackview Y806 A8 phone. I flashed a TWRP recovery first and then manually flashed the supersu zip. I will try to find time to write more detailed instructions asap.
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Will also wait for files and procedure. Thanks.
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If it can help...
https://www.dealabs.com/bons-plans/...m-2050mah-double-sim--/256438?comment=4381794
Rooting A8
solid.snake said:
Will also wait for files and procedure. Thanks.
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If it can help...
https://www.dealabs.com/bons-plans/...m-2050mah-double-sim--/256438?comment=4381794
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I have the TWRP recovery img and the supersu zip file. Does anybody know whether I'm allowed to upload these files directly to this website? And or put links to other websites relating to rooting the A8? One more thing. I believe there are two types of A8s. The Y806 and the Y813. I have the Y806 but my son has the Y813. There is a way of telling them apart. I will make a start on the instructions once someone confirms whether I can proceed.
mrgadgetuk said:
I have the TWRP recovery img and the supersu zip file. Does anybody know whether I'm allowed to upload these files directly to this website? And or put links to other websites relating to rooting the A8? One more thing. I believe there are two types of A8s. The Y806 and the Y813. I have the Y806 but my son has the Y813. There is a way of telling them apart. I will make a start on the instructions once someone confirms whether I can proceed.
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Never mind, upload it.
How to make the difference between both A8?
Rooting A8 Instructions
First you need to download the correct Stock ROM for your device:
THIS IS FOR THE Y806 VERSION:
http://bbs.blackview.hk/viewtopic.php?f=136&t=57766
THIS IS FOR THE Y813 VERSION:
http://bbs.blackview.hk/viewtopic.php?f=136&t=32613 (THIS ALSO SHOWS YOU HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR DEVICE.)
1. Download and extract (to a place where you can easily find it again) one of these ZIPs.
2. Rename the ‘recovery.img’ file inside, ‘recovery2’. Download the ‘A8 recovery.img’ from here https://mega.nz/#!PoJ3gJLA!-xm4X6AzmzsWl5LgQm2gFKaxr-yIC2B492LW4ucVWGY and copy it into the above extracted folder and rename it ‘recovery’ (without the inverted commas).
3. Here http://www.needrom.com/download/blackview-a8/ you will see ‘Flashtools’ about a quarter of the way down the page. Click on it and download will begin of Pack-Flashtool-v5.1604.00.000.
4. Unpack FlashTools. (There is a folder inside named ‘Driver’ if it’s required) and click on Flash_tool.exe inside the folder called SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1604.00.000.
5. Select "scatter-Loading" and search for MT6580_Android_scatter.txt in the extracted ROM above and wait for the files to be added into Flash Tool.
6. Un-tick/unselect all, EXCEPT ‘recovery’.
7. Select "Download only".
8. Turn off your phone, remove the battery (if the battery is removable) and replace it after some seconds (and don't turn on the phone).
9. Press the “Download” button to start and then connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
10. The process will start (If it doesn’t start after 5 seconds or so, unplug the cable and plug it back in).
11. A green circle with a tick will be displayed signifying it’s finished!
12. You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on.
FLASHING SuperSu.zip
1. Copy the SuperSu.zip file to your SD Card.
2. Reboot your phone into the new TWRP Recovery
3. Select ‘Install’ and locate the SuperSu.zip file and select ‘Install Image’.
4. After flashing has completed, reboot your phone and you will finally have root.
I BELIEVE I HAVE INCLUDED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS. IF I’VE MISSED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TRY TO REPLY ASAP.
I’VE ALSO ATTACHED SOME IMAGES PROVING THAT MY A8 HAS BEEN ROOTED.
P.S. I’M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE ACCIDENTALLY. SO READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
My phone has no white sticker, but a black sticker the size of the small white one. Would that be the y814?
Then it's a Y813
Here :
Y813 :
Y806 :
mrgadgetuk said:
First you need to download the correct Stock ROM for your device:
THIS IS FOR THE Y806 VERSION:
http://bbs.blackview.hk/viewtopic.php?f=136&t=57766
THIS IS FOR THE Y813 VERSION:
http://bbs.blackview.hk/viewtopic.php?f=136&t=32613 (THIS ALSO SHOWS YOU HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR DEVICE.)
1. Download and extract (to a place where you can easily find it again) one of these ZIPs.
2. Rename the ‘recovery.img’ file inside, ‘recovery2’. Download the ‘A8 recovery.img’ from here https://mega.nz/#!PoJ3gJLA!-xm4X6AzmzsWl5LgQm2gFKaxr-yIC2B492LW4ucVWGY and copy it into the above extracted folder and rename it ‘recovery’ (without the inverted commas).
3. Here http://www.needrom.com/download/blackview-a8/ you will see ‘Flashtools’ about a quarter of the way down the page. Click on it and download will begin of Pack-Flashtool-v5.1604.00.000.
4. Unpack FlashTools. (There is a folder inside named ‘Driver’ if it’s required) and click on Flash_tool.exe inside the folder called SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1604.00.000.
5. Select "scatter-Loading" and search for MT6580_Android_scatter.txt in the extracted ROM above and wait for the files to be added into Flash Tool.
6. Un-tick/unselect all, EXCEPT ‘recovery’.
7. Select "Download only".
8. Turn off your phone, remove the battery (if the battery is removable) and replace it after some seconds (and don't turn on the phone).
9. Press the “Download” button to start and then connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
10. The process will start (If it doesn’t start after 5 seconds or so, unplug the cable and plug it back in).
11. A green circle with a tick will be displayed signifying it’s finished!
12. You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on.
FLASHING SuperSu.zip
1. Copy the SuperSu.zip file to your SD Card.
2. Reboot your phone into the new TWRP Recovery
3. Select ‘Install’ and locate the SuperSu.zip file and select ‘Install Image’.
4. After flashing has completed, reboot your phone and you will finally have root.
I BELIEVE I HAVE INCLUDED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS. IF I’VE MISSED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TRY TO REPLY ASAP.
I’VE ALSO ATTACHED SOME IMAGES PROVING THAT MY A8 HAS BEEN ROOTED.
P.S. I’M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE ACCIDENTALLY. SO READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
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The MEGA link always give me download failed even I have a stable wifi connection. Any other miror on y813 stock rom link?
The Mega account for the ROMs isn't mine. It belongs to Blackview.hk
Edit:
Silly me... I was holding wrong keys for the start menu... thank you, it works!
Whoever you are... I owe you a beer!
Old message:
I did all from the tutorial (I have a black Y813). It finds the phone when I connect it to the USB, says all OK. But when I try to boot into TWRP (holding Volume- and Reset button) it still boots in the original factory Chinese boot mode. No TWRP mode.
Works! Works! Works!
Okay, now I have root. So far understood.
What have I to do if I would like to renew the total system. In may case the Android system has several adware included. I wish to change the rom against a "clean" system.
wollilolli said:
Okay, now I have root. So far understood.
What have I to do if I would like to renew the total system. In may case the Android system has several adware included. I wish to change the rom against a "clean" system.
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I solved it myself. I have flashed the whole downloaded y806 file and checked all items in flashtool to be flashed. After a longer boot duration the system works great and ....without adware. Great!!
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segaodma said:
Edit:
Silly me... I was holding wrong keys for the start menu... thank you, it works!
Whoever you are... I owe you a beer!
Old message:
I did all from the tutorial (I have a black Y813). It finds the phone when I connect it to the USB, says all OK. But when I try to boot into TWRP (holding Volume- and Reset button) it still boots in the original factory Chinese boot mode. No TWRP mode.
Works! Works! Works!
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Hi, but which keys are the valid ones?
Guys, do you got problems with A8's battery?
Is there a connection between rooting of A8 and decreasing A8's high phone idle?
Hey guys! I'm about to root my Blackview A8 using the method mentioned in this thread. How is everyone's experience with this? Is rooting my phone using the above-posted method completely safe?
I'll recommend this
mrgadgetuk said:
First you need to download the correct Stock ROM for your device:
THIS IS FOR THE Y806 VERSION:
THIS IS FOR THE Y813 VERSION:
] (THIS ALSO SHOWS YOU HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR DEVICE.)
1. Download and extract (to a place where you can easily find it again) one of these ZIPs.
2. Rename the ‘recovery.img’ file inside, ‘recovery2’. Download the ‘A8 recovery.img’ from here and copy it into the above extracted folder and rename it ‘recovery’ (without the inverted commas).
3. Here you will see ‘Flashtools’ about a quarter of the way down the page. Click on it and download will begin of Pack-Flashtool-v5.1604.00.000.
4. Unpack FlashTools. (There is a folder inside named ‘Driver’ if it’s required) and click on Flash_tool.exe inside the folder called SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1604.00.000.
5. Select "scatter-Loading" and search for MT6580_Android_scatter.txt in the extracted ROM above and wait for the files to be added into Flash Tool.
6. Un-tick/unselect all, EXCEPT ‘recovery’.
7. Select "Download only".
8. Turn off your phone, remove the battery (if the battery is removable) and replace it after some seconds (and don't turn on the phone).
9. Press the “Download” button to start and then connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable.
10. The process will start (If it doesn’t start after 5 seconds or so, unplug the cable and plug it back in).
11. A green circle with a tick will be displayed signifying it’s finished!
12. You can now safely disconnect your phone and turn it on.
FLASHING SuperSu.zip
1. Copy the SuperSu.zip file to your SD Card.
2. Reboot your phone into the new TWRP Recovery
3. Select ‘Install’ and locate the SuperSu.zip file and select ‘Install Image’.
4. After flashing has completed, reboot your phone and you will finally have root.
I BELIEVE I HAVE INCLUDED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS. IF I’VE MISSED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TRY TO REPLY ASAP.
I’VE ALSO ATTACHED SOME IMAGES PROVING THAT MY A8 HAS BEEN ROOTED.
P.S. I’M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE ACCIDENTALLY. SO READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
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I'm really thanks with you, this really worked and I recommend this process (I've a Y806) But you missed something. To install the drivers of the FlashTools you have to disable the obligatory use of signed drivers before to install it (If you don't have disable, The installation won't finish) Thanks
Hi. I've managed the first part of the process, up until receiving the green tick and copying the SuperSU.zip to the memory card on my A8. The problem comes when I want to go into TWRP: I manually enter recovery mode and I get a dead android icon with the line "no command".
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
John
Hello everyone! This is my first post, I'm very very new here If I somehow missed a rule or two and shouldn't have posted here or etc DO TELL ME, Im open to anything and I appreciate it! To the point, I won't stretch the topic, I'll tell you how I rooted my Gionee x1 device, and the problems I faced and their solutions. You may ask yourselves or just come reply here, Who even owns that device, Well I own one and I wasn't able to root this device it was hard, so for the other mates out their having bought this piece of brick.
and, there's a reason to why Im writing this topic, do read to the end.
So, to start I first of all researched alot both on google and xda forums for any way of doing it, most of which either didn't work or were not supporting my device(f.e. One Click Root Methods didn't work at all).
1. This post has a reply by ZedLens, which is awesome but to my surprise it didn't work for me.
2. This post BusinessKid is a great tutorial for any MTK Device, but the 3rd step of "The Download Stuff:" I couldn't find the scatter for my device.
3. I've a strict download limit for my internet, so I couldn't download the Stock ROM, so I somehow had to extract it from my device, which I failed why? MTK Droid Tool wasn't able to recognize my device. I diagnosed for all possible reasons for this, bad USB check, bad device port check, wrong process check nothing worked, so at the end of the day I somehow managed to download the Stock ROM of Gionee X1 and EVERYONE HAS TO DO IT IN THE END, you'll really need it anyhow.
Now the rooting process,
Tools/Stuff I used:
1. SP Flash Tool(This thing here, is like your hand during examination)
2. MTK Drivers(Important)
3. Stock Gionee X1 ROM
4. Magisk Manager App
I'll attach the Magisk Patched boot.img here along with the scatter so that you can directly flash the boot img instead of wasting time to download the stock rom and etc etc. also you can reply down here if you need any other file, I'll send it to you somehow :3
NOTE: All the images, links, tools, programs and everything belong to their respective owners!! Everything you are doing with the steps above are STIRCTLY your responsibility, if you do it wrong and brick your device you can't charge me for bricking your device, only you and you will be held responsible for any damage/sucess/etc to your device.
Steps to install:
1. Get Stock boot img
2. Install Magisk Manager (DON'T DOWNLOAD IT FROM ANYWHERE use TopJohnWu's Github)
3. Somehow get the Stock boot img into your Internal Storage or anywhere, where Magisk Manager can find and Patch it, Use adb push, connect usb and copy it to the Internal Storage, ANYHOW.
4. After copying, Open Magisk Manager, you'll find two things on the main screen, one is Magisk which has status infos such as (Installed: ), (SAR: ), (A/B: ) and (RAMDISK: ). Within the same square which contains those status info you'll find a Install click on it.
4.1. After clicking on install you'll get a new menu, select next in the Options Square ignoring the choices there(Preserve AVB 2.0 blah blah) and click Next. Now you'll be in the Methods Square here, you select "Select and Patch a File", now locate to the Image and after successfully locating and selecting it click on Let's Go on the right cornor.
4.2. If your image is patched successfully your log in front of you will look something like this:
- Device platform: armeabi-v7a
- Installing: 23.0 (23000)
- Copying image to cache
- Boot image is signed with AVB 1.0
- Unpacking boot image
- Checking ramdisk status
- Stock boot image detected
- Patching ramdisk
- Repacking boot image
- Signing boot image with verity keys
****************************
Output file is written to
/storage/emulated/0/Download/magisk_patched-buildno_abcde.img
****************************
- All done!
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4.3. You have your patched boot image!!
5. Now get the patched image back to your pc -.-
6. Prepare yourself to focus, Im not responsible for your bricked device!
7. Goto This XDA Post for Tutorial and Information about SP Flash Tool, MTK Drivers ADB Drivers, etc etc.
8. Download and Install MTK Drivers(Link Credit: Bovirus' this post)
1. You'll find a exe, just execute it and it'll be installed automatically.
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9. Download and open SP Flash Tool and select Scatter-loading file.
10. Now After you've selected the scatter loading file you'll find there are various selections in front of you, Preloader, lk, boot, recovery and etc etc
10.1. DESELECT or UNSELECT (OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT) every selection other than boot.
10.2. In the row of boot/bootimg, (remember the patched boot image?) click on LOCATION you'll get a explorer window to locate to the patched boot image, locate and select it. In the last it should look something like this:
https://imgur.com/a/WMbTTAC
10.3. Click on Download in SP Flash Tool and connect the device, see next step.
11. Power Off the device and Remove the battery(See 3. in Issues I faced).
12. Now while pressing the Volume UP and Down Button together, connect the M-USB to your device port. I can't explain this but, firstly connect the USB cable to your pc then to your device haha.
13. You'll hear the device connected sound of Windows(If windows user) and the flashing will start
14. Reboot to OS and Voila! Check your Magisk Manager, your device is now rooted! Do remember to install the Magisk App just below the Magisk Root Check!
Now, issues I faced:
1. Device wasn't connecting to the SP Flash Tool, I reinstalled the MTK Drivers but it didn't do any change.
2. FastBoot flashing didn't work, I opted for SP Flash Tool later.
3. Device was starting into Factory mode and/or Recovery mode whenever I pressed Volume UP/Down and then connecting the device through USB, removable battery came to my rescue. Removed the battery, pressed both volume Up and Down button and then connected the USB.
NOTE: Again, all the images, links, tools, programs and everything belong to their respective owners!! Everything you are doing with the steps above are STIRCTLY your responsibility, if you do it wrong and brick your device you can't charge me for bricking your device, only you and you will be held responsible for any damage/success/etc to your device.
Links for boot.img and scatter file: Here is the MediaFire link, I've scanned the files with my Quick Heal Total Security I'm not those multidadoffspring who likes to spread virus/malware etc. and Here is the VirusTotal Link.
Feel free to tell me my errors and mark how can I improve, I appreciate it
And also, if you need any other file from the Stock ROM of the same device, do tell me here or DM at my insta: heartwastaken
Sorry for my bad English.
Thank you!!
Have a great Day
-Vish