Guide - How To Root And Installing TWRP Recovery on Android Lenovo Vibe P1m.

Root And Installing Recovery TWRP Lenovo Vibe P1m. Today's guidebelajar will show to you how to perform the root on Android smartphone device. Now I will explain how to root on Lenovo Vibe P1m. this device released on 2015, September. comes with Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) and supported with Mediatek MT6735P, Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, GPU Mali-T720MP2, combined with 2 GB of RAM and 8 MP of Main camera and 5 MP on secondary camera. Before we proceed our experiment I will explain to you what is the meaning of root on android,

Rooting is the process of allowing users of smartphones, tablets and other devices running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as root access) over various Android's subsystems. One thing that should you know that rooting on your Lenovo Vibe P1m may cause loss of warranty. You are only responsible for any further losses and damages caused to the device. We will not be held liable in any circumstances.

Guide Root Lenovo Vibe P1m Step by Step.

Make sure to always take backup all your important data like music, video, SMS, document (see this guide) and other data to the other resource outside of Lenovo Vibe P1m device, While this process does not delete and erase all data, it's strongly recommended you to perform a backup. And make sure your battery is fully charged or at least there is 80% of battery capacity on it before you continued to proceed.

1. You must need ADB and Fastboot, you can get this according to your OS here (you don't need to download android studio)

https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

2. After download, you must install ADB on your computer. see here for more instruction. 

http://guidebelajar.blogspot.com/2015/12/guide-to-install-android-sdk-adb-on-windows-computer.html

3. Once ADB installed open Android SDK Manager and download platform-tools. You can untick everything else.
4. Make sure you have been enabling USB Debugging on your Android Lenovo Vibe P1m device.
• Go to Settings ->Developer Options -> USB Debugging.
• If Developer Options is not appeared under the settings menu. You can 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.
• or you can see this guide
5. Warning. You must Unlock bootloader your Lenovo Vibe P1m, see this guide 

http://guidebelajar.blogspot.com/2015/07/how-to-root-and-installing-recovery.html

6. Then, Connect your Lenovo Vibe P1m phone to the PC
7. Install the drivers for ADB, if you have not done so when you unlock the bootloader
8. You can Check in Task Manager that the driver successfully installed.

Prerequisite Before install TWRP

1. Make sure your Android device is Lenovo Vibe P1m, Do not ever you try to install this TWRP on other Android devices.
2. Make sure ADB installed on your computer or laptop, see this guide 

http://guidebelajar.blogspot.com/2015/12/guide-to-install-android-sdk-adb-on-windows-computer.html

3. You must download the latest flash tool here 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2I5z1mFfUpccGhtMmVnVjNoaWs/view?usp=sharing

4. Download TWRP Recovery for Lenovo Vibe P1m Here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2I5z1mFfUpcNGJ3S3loUWZiOEk/view?usp=sharing

5. Then Download Lenovo Vibe S1 driver. Here 

http://sh.st/r/ef6a4dd0968596e428ef5a24025a30e3/12/1/https://userscloud.com/28kyho95n9jw

6. Download Mediatek Drivers, Here 

http://sh.st/r/ef6a4dd0968596e428ef5a24025a30e3/12/1/https://userscloud.com/2t03umwooxa3

7. For an option, you can enable Allow OEM Unlock on developer options.

#1. Method.

Guide to Install TWRP on Android Lenovo Vibe S1 Using Minimal ADB and Fastboot.

1. You must download and install all necessary file on prerequisite above.
2. Extract the files which you downloaded.
3. Copy the recovery.img file to the fastboot directory.

   

   recovery.img

4. Open the Fastboot directory folder, then press and hold the shift key and right click anywhere inside the folder at the empty space and choose open command window here.
5. Then type.

adb devices

6. Then type.

adb reboot bootloader

7. This command will force your Lenovo Vibe P1m device to reboot and boot into bootloader mode/fastboot mode.
8. Now type.

fastboot boot recovery.img

9. This command will start fastboot to flash TWRP recovery on Lenovo Vibe P1m
10. Once flashing process is finished, now type

fastboot reboot

11. This command will force your Lenovo Vibe P1m device to reboot.
12. .Now, you have successfully Installed TWRP Recovery On Android Lenovo Vibe P1m Smartphone.

#2. Method.

Guide to Install TWRP on Android Lenovo Vibe S1 Using Flash Tool.

1. Make sure you have been installing all driver (Lenovo Vibe P1m and Mediatek) on your computer from download section above.
2. Download SP Flash Tool + scatter. Here 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2I5z1mFfUpccGhtMmVnVjNoaWs/view?usp=sharing

3. Then, extract SP Flash tool and TWRP recovery on the specific folder on your computer, we recommended you extract it on the desktop.
4. Then remove your Sim Card and SD Card if installed.
5. Next, Connect your Lenovo Vibe P1m to Computer, while holding the power button and volume up. The PC will detect the new hardware, just ignore it. 
6. Open SP Flash tool software and click scatter load. find Lenovo Vibe P1m scatter storage location earlier. (on desktop).

   

   MT6752 scatter

7. In the Scatter-Loading field go to the folder where you extracted the Flash Tool and select target_bin

   

   Flash / Install Firmware Lenovo VIBE S1.

8. Then you click Options ->Download -> then check DA DL all with checksum.

   

   Flash / Install Firmware Lenovo VIBE S1.

9. On download tab, ensure you have selected download only option from the dropdown menu, see below picture.

   

   Flash / Install Firmware Lenovo VIBE S1.

10. Then, click the download button on top right and connect your Lenovo Vibe P1m with USB cable in phone switch off position.
    
    

    

    Flash / Install Firmware Lenovo VIBE S1.

11. Process will run automatic, and you can see the red stripe showing download percentage at bellow
12. When your process complete, you can see a green circle with a tick mark. 

    

    Flash / Install Firmware Lenovo VIBE S1.

13. Now disconnect your Lenovo Vibe P1m
14. Then, start your Lenovo Vibe P1m (remember, on the first booting it will take a long time to start)
15. Success. enjoy.

Guide to Root Android Lenovo Vibe S1.

After you successfully install TWRP Recovery On Android Lenovo Vibe P1m, now you can root this device. before you proceed to root Android Lenovo Vibe P1m, make sure you have done this;

• Download UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip Here 

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• TWRP Custom Recovery was installed on Android Lenovo Vibe P1m.
• Then Copy UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip file to the root folder of your SD card.

1. Now, Open the Fastboot directory folder, then press and hold the shift key and right click anywhere inside the folder at the empty space and choose open command window here.
2. Then type.

adb devices

3. Then type.

adb reboot recovery.

4. This command will force your Lenovo Vibe P1m device to reboot and boot into recovery mode.
5. Once you enter the Recovery Mode, now select install.

   

   twrp recovery

6. Then, select install from SD card and choose UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip.
7. Once, installation was done you can reboot your device.
8. To verify root status,  you can download Root Checker app from Playstore.
9. Finish, enjoy it.