Lenovo S930 Flashing Vibe UI 2.0 Android KitKat with Gapps and Root 1439

Lenovo S930 Flashing Vibe UI 2.0 Android KitKat with Gapps and Root 1439 - Lenovo has 2 type firmware the ROW which is international ROM and the CN which is use for CN devices. Different with these 2 firmware is International ROM contains google applications and has multi languages whereas CN firmware only contains 2 languages and not have google applications, but this CN firmware has newest update than the international ROM. CN firmware already has Vibe UI 2.0 whereas internationa ROM still using Vibe UI 1.5. So today guide will show you how to flashing Vibe UI 2.0 on Lenovo S930 but with google applications and root access. Before starting to follow the guide it batter if you have backup your current ROM and IMEI, following this guide has possibility to brick your device and it will erase all your data.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. (DWYOR) - Consider about lags, and access root on some applications

Preparations : 

• Full backup your current ROM, using MTK Droid Tool or using Custom Recovery Backup.
• Backup your IMEI using MobileUncle MTK Tools ↦ needed ROOT, and make sure you backup store at external SD Card.
• If your current ROM is ROW / International or Vibe UI v2.0 then you must follow this guide from step 1.

ROM Specifications :

• Build Number : VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930
• Date : 25-09-2014
• OS : Android 4.4.2 KitKat
• Language : China and English Only
• Google Applications : No
• Root : No

Downloads :

• S930_S129_131030 ↦ 826 Mb, contains full image S129 firmware for Lenovo S930 can be flash with flash tool.
• USB VCOM Driver ↦ Install this driver first on your computer, Turn off your device and remove the battery, using USB cable connect your device while look at My Computer ↦ Manage ↦ Device Manager there will be MTK65xx Preloader Devices show up for 5 second than disappeared, before disappeared right click on it and select Update Driver Software point it to USB VCOM Driver extracted folder. When it finish disconnect and connect again there will be Mediatek PreLoader USB VCOM Port on your device manager.
  


• VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930 ↦ 822 Mb, this is update file to update CN firmware to Vibe UI 2.0.
• CN_StockRecovery ↦ 7.5 Mb, Lenovo standard recovery for CN firmware only.
• Gapps Light_4.4.2 signed ↦ 45 Mb, contain google applications.
• Vibe UI Cleaner ↦ this use to clean all chinese applications on Vibe UI ROM, download it if you wanna remove all chinese applications
• KingUser ↦ 546 Kb, Root applications and SU binary.
• CN_CustomRecovery ↦ 5.6 Mb, Custom recovery for Vibe UI 2.0
• BusyBox v1.22 ↦ must be installed before installing Gaaps

Lenovo S930 Flashing Vibe UI 2.0 Android KitKat with Gapps and Root 1439

1. Download all required files, place it on one folder for easy organize it. Make sure USB VCOM driver is completely installed on your pc, without this you cannot continued to the next step.
2. Move or copy VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930 rename it to update.zip, KingUser, Vibe UI Cleaner and Gapps Light_4.4.2 signed to your external SD Card, place on the root your SD Card, don;t inside the folder.
3. Make sure you already has backup ROM and IMEI
4. Flashing S930_S129_131030
   • extract S930_S129_131030 then go to extracted folder, you will find 4 folders, just use FULL RU and S930_UpgradeTool_20130905(v3.1332.0.187) folder.
   • go to upgradeTool folder and run Flash_Tool.exe, if you are using windows 7 or wndows 8 then please run this as administrator privilege.
   • on the flash tool, check DA DL ALL with Checksum option, and the press Scatter-Loading button, point it to FULL RU/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this will automatically load all required image files to flash tool.
     
   
   
   • When finish configure flash tool, now press Download button or hit F9. flash tool will become stand by and ready for connect with your device.
   • Turn off your device, and remove the battery. if you ready connect your device to your computer, flash to will recognize your device and begin to start flashing process. This process will take 5-6 minutes to finish, when you can see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool than you can disconnect your device.
     
   
   
   • disconnect your device but don't turn on.Continued to the next step


5. Flashing Stock Recovery
   • because S930_S129_131030 that we install already modified with custom recovery and root access, so we need to flashing Lenovo standard recovery back so we can install Vibe UI 2.0 through recovery mode.
   • extract CN_StockRecovery, you will found 2 files recovery.img and MT6582_Android_scatter.txt
   • run flash tool again, check DA DL ALL with Checksum option, and the press Scatter-Loading button, point it to CN_StockRecovery/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this will automatically load all recovery.img on the flash tool.
     
   
   
   • now press Download button or hit F9, When there is warning that tell not all images correctly loaded just press OK button.
     
   
   
   • turn off your device and remove the battery again, connect your device to your computer. flash tool will recognize your device and start flashing process. This process will only take 10-15 seconds to finish. When you see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool than you can disconnect your device.
     
   
   
   • Still turn off your device and now continued to next step.


6. Installing VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930
   • Go to recovery mode by press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down until you can see language option.
   • Select English ↦ select Update
   • Wait until process update finish, it will take about 5-6 minutes to finish.
   • Select Reboot, first boot will be take about 5-6 minutes to finish so please be patient, finish this step you already update your Lenovo S930 to Vibe UI 2.0, if you wanna rooting and installing google applications just continued to the next step.


7. Flashing Custom Recovery of Vibe UI 2.0
   • extract CN_CustomRecovery, you will found 2 files S930-CWMrecovery1130.img and MT6582_Android_scatter.txt
   • run flash tool again, check DA DL ALL with Checksum option, and the press Scatter-Loading button, point it to CN_CustomRecovery/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this will automatically load all recovery.img (rename S930-CWMrecovery1130.img to recovery.img)on the flash tool.
     
   
   
   • now press Download button or hit F9, When there is warning that tell not all images correctly loaded just press OK button.
     
   
   
   • turn off your device and remove the battery again, connect your device to your computer. flash tool will recognize your device and start flashing process. This process will only take 10-15 seconds to finish. When you see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool than you can disconnect your device.
     
   
   
   • disconnect your device but don't turn it on first, continued to the next step.


8. Rooting and Installing Gapps 
   • Go to recovery mode by pressing and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down button, release it until you can see cwm main menu.
   • On cwm main menu Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to BusyBox v1.22, confirm all and begin the installation. wait until finish. and back to cwm main menu again.
   • On cwm main menu Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to Gapps Light_4.4.2 signed, confirm all and begin the installation. wait until finish. and back to cwm main menu again.
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to Vibe UI Cleaner (this is optional step, for remove unwanted china applications from your Vibe UI 2.0). confirm and begin the installation, wait until finish and back to cwm main menu again.
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to KingUser, this will install su binary and root application on your system. confirm all and begin the installation, wait until finish and back to cwm main menu
     
   
   
   • Select Reboot, and finish enjoy your Lenovo S930 with VIbe UI 2.0 + Google applications 


9. Done

That it, please read careful the step is very long and confusing so please read slowly. Please leave comments if you found any problems regarding this guide, and i hope this guide can help you solve your problems. Thank you