Lenovo Vibe S1 TWRP + Root - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi hear i am going to share how to root Vibe s1 Marshmallow With custom Recovery TWRP
Requirements ​1) SP Flash Tools 5.1524.00 – https://spflashtool.com/download/SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1524.00.000.zip
2) LenovoVibe S1 Drivers & Mediatek USB VCOM Drivers – Drivers
3) Lenovo_Vibe_S1_TWRP-3.0.2.3-M_by_SevenMaxs.zip +
SuperSu TWRP-3.0.2.3-M_by_SevenMaxs.zip +
SuperSu
Instructions​Keep your device battery charged above 50%
Enable USB Debugging on your device.
Go to > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging.
If Developer Options is not located under settings then enable it by going to Settings > About Phone > Device Info and tap on Build Number for about 7-8 times. And then go back and follow the previous step.
Step 1: Install the Lenovo Vibe S1 Driver & Mediatek Driver ( first go to smartphone driver and install "dpinst.exe" then install Usb VCOM driver. to do that please refer google to how to do it in your current OS
Step 2: Extract SP Flash Tools on your desktop
Step 3: Extract TWRP folder on your desktop
Step 4: Open flash_tool.exe from the SP Flash Tools folder and clock Scatter-loading and then browse the TWRP folder and select the MT6752_Android_scatter.txt
Step 5: In the Flash Tool Window Press CTRL + SHIFT + O a new options window will open. Click download and then tick USB Checksum and close the window
Step 6: Now click the download button
Step 7: Switch off your Lenovo Vibe S1 and then connect it using the USB to the computer/laptop
Step 8: You will get the Download Complete window within a moment
9) Remove the cable and press volume up and down + powerkey together and wait for the the lenovo logo or vibrate, it will go to twrp if you see black scree please wait for 2 mintues after twrp come copy the "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46" file to the phone and flash it
Note: Custom Recovery of SevenMaxs is the current updated recovery available but when you try to Wipe (dalvik,cache,system,data,etc) it will take more time ,you have to wait it to complete other than this no other issue
All the above are taken from different resources so if you find any difficulty ask to known experts.
Thanks to @techolite.com , @supersayan1000

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Can't actually boot up after following steps provided
Hi, thanks for your hard work for making a post related to root for Lenovo Vibe S1 root. Currently I was following the steps,until the last step, my phone was in the dark screen and nothing came out after waiting 2 minutes. May I know if there is any solution to solve this problem?

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I know how to solve this

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bricked my phone
had to flash with stock rom after following instructions. beware.

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The same problem

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smpmfx2s96 said:
Hi, thanks for your hard work for making a post related to root for Lenovo Vibe S1 root. Currently I was following the steps,until the last step, my phone was in the dark screen and nothing came out after waiting 2 minutes. May I know if there is any solution to solve this problem?
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Do remember this twrp recovery will only work on Android 6.0 :cyclops:
Twrp takes takes about 1-2 minutes to boot up as it has to time out the screen once to turn on the display(bug in twrp) in that time don't press anything or tap on the screen or the timeout will reset, after waiting for 1 minute(screen time out time) press power key and it should show the twrp recovery :highfive:
and yeah after flashing twrp, please flash SuperSu or Magisk or you'll face bootloop :silly:

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I complete all step, but my Android Phone is vibrate every 1 mint,So How to Solve this Problem?

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Aravindappu000 said:
I complete all step, but my Android Phone is vibrate every 1 mint,So How to Solve this Problem?
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i have the same problem

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Brick FIXED by Checking both USB Checksum and Storage Checksum Thanks for advice

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wrking
ivoriez said:
Brick FIXED by Checking both USB Checksum and Storage Checksum Thanks for advice
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thanks ... it worked fr me as well :good::good:
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supersayan1000 said:
Do remember this twrp recovery will only work on Android 6.0 :cyclops:
Twrp takes takes about 1-2 minutes to boot up as it has to time out the screen once to turn on the display(bug in twrp) in that time don't press anything or tap on the screen or the timeout will reset, after waiting for 1 minute(screen time out time) press power key and it should show the twrp recovery :highfive:
and yeah after flashing twrp, please flash SuperSu or Magisk or you'll face bootloop :silly:
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I have rooted my s1a40 by the above method and flashed superuser also. now I am looking for a custom rom for my device which may upgrade it to latest android version along with VoLTE support. Can
I get any help.

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Pressing of power + volume up +volume down is making a small vibration but nothing in the display.. please provide a solution.

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hi broo the file is broken plz reupload it
TWRP-3.0.2.3-M_by_SevenMaxs.zip +
SuperSu

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Is this for Lenovo S1a40 ?

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hi,
i've done all the steps, but when i want to recovery to flash supersu, it goes to screen with chinese menu ???
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
anyone help ?

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dejan- said:
hi,
i've done all the steps, but when i want to recovery to flash supersu, it goes to screen with chinese menu ???
anyone help ?
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Did flash was successfull. Read all comments. Try again, if you see Chinese recovery then it should indicate that your flashing was unsuccessful

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alwynjoshy said:
Did flash was successfull. Read all comments. Try again, if you see Chinese recovery then it should indicate that your flashing was unsuccessful
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hi,
it says succesfull.. I get the Download Complete window within a moment.
i have windows 10, and phone is detected it self.
Step 1: Install the Lenovo Vibe S1 Driver & Mediatek Driver ( first go to smartphone driver and install "dpinst.exe" then install Usb VCOM driver. to do that please refer google to how to do it in your current OS
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when i run "dpinst.exe" i'm getting:
i did install USB VCOM driver tho.
Then 9) Remove the cable and press volume up and down + powerkey together and wait for the the lenovo logo or vibrate, it will go to twrp if you see black scree please wait for 2 mintues after twrp come
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when i press volume up and down + powerkey together and wait for the the lenovo logo or vibrate, phone boots normaly, no twrp ?
i tried also volume up + powerkey (the same) ... i can't get to twrp, that i would install supersu

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dejan- said:
hi,
it says succesfull.. I get the Download Complete window within a moment.
i have windows 10, and phone is detected it self.
when i run "dpinst.exe" i'm getting:
i did install USB VCOM driver tho.
when i press volume up and down + powerkey together and wait for the the lenovo logo or vibrate, phone boots normaly, no twrp ?
i tried also volume up + powerkey (the same) ... i can't get to twrp, that i would install supersu
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For me vCom driver zip shows Corrupted, do you have any issues?

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alwynjoshy said:
For me vCom driver zip shows Corrupted, do you have any issues?
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well i installed vcom driver with this steps:
1) Boot to Advanced Startup Options
a) Open the "Start" Menu
Open Settings and click on the "Update & security" icon
Click on "Recovery" on the left side and
click on "Restart now" under Advanced startup on the right side
2) Select "Troubleshoot"
3) Select "Advanced Options"
4) Select "Startup Options"
5) Select "Restart"
6) A menu will appear where you can press “F7” on your keyboard to choose “Disable driver signing enforcement“
To install Windows 10 MTK VCOM USB Drivers :
2) Open folder, right click on InstallDriver and run as administrator
3) Install drivers
4) Right-click on Start Menu
5) Select Device Manager
6) Mark your computer and click Action
7) Select Add Legacy Hardware
8) Select Manually Install
9) Click on Show All Device,then Have disk…
10) Find MTK USB Driver for your OS (64 or 86) and click OK
11) Select MTK USB Port and click Next to install
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somehow i managed to come into TWRP (altho language is russian), but i also managed to flash SuperSU ....so finaly it works
tnx

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dejan- said:
somehow i managed to come into TWRP (altho language is russian), but i also managed to flash SuperSU ....so finaly it works
tnx
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great , what happened really