Lenovo s660 flashing. Instructions for flashing Lenovo S660 and obtaining root rights

On this page we will not describe the pros and cons given Android devices, we are really looking forward to your feedback about the device. Here you will find and be able to download a custom original firmware, the official firmware version MIUI v4, MIUI v5 android from our website, and you can also see video instructions for installing the firmware for Lenovo S660 and leave a review.

To download firmware for your phone Lenovo S660 with Android 7.0 Nougat, Android 6.0 Marshmallow (aka Android M or Marshmallow) or Android 5.0 Lollipop, you need to read the entire page and find the link. There are also firmware Android KitKat 4.4.x (Kitkat) and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (Jelly Bean), as well as older versions, but we do not recommend downloading them, due to the fact that they are outdated software. The fifth version of Android has stepped far ahead of its predecessors, not to mention versions 6 and 7, worked out to the smallest detail. Below you will find an overview of the latest Android versions and you can compare them.

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Installation instructions

• Click on the download link, selecting the firmware you need

1. Download Android firmware M – we checked you, to be honest M is for Marshmallow, follow the second link

• Download the file with firmware and application
• Run the application file
• Select the required firmware version
• Follow the instructions from the file archive

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Getting root rights on Lenovo S660

If you would like to receive root rights I recommend that you use the program Rootkhp for computer - this is one of the new programs with a large base of supported smartphones and tablets on Android. The program only works under Windows control, for systems of the Linux and Mac OS family it is recommended to use emulators.

You can download the program for free from the official website Rootkhp.pro, which is easily found via Google.

How to unlock a pattern key

Removing forgotten graphic key regardless of its complexity, has ceased to be a global problem even for a simple user who is little familiar with security mechanisms operating system Android and its loopholes. Not long ago we came across a program for unlocking the Gaigunlock graphic key (Gaigunlosk). Step-by-step instruction in Russian and a description of the program’s operation is published at the link above.

A few years ago, Lenovo introduced its new mobile phone mid-range Lenovo S660. This smartphone became a very popular device, as it combined a favorable price and quality, but over time, errors and bugs began to appear in the operating system, and then the need arose to reinstall it. When the Lenovo S660 firmware does not arrive over the air, you need to update the OS manually. We will tell you how to flash Lenovo A536 through a computer and without its help.

First of all, before flashing your mobile device, you need to make a backup of the system so that if something happens you can restore everything. It is important to transfer all data from the device to a flash drive or computer so that it is not erased when updating the software.

You also need to download the firmware for Lenovo C660 and perform several steps, which we will describe in more detail below.

Installing drivers

In order to be able to flash it, you need to install drivers on your computer. After this, you can start flashing your smartphone via PC.

The first thing you need to do is download drivers for Lenovo S660. “Firewood” will consist of two archives. The first one – LenovoUsbDriver.rar – can be unpacked to any folder on your computer. After unpacking, simply run the installer with the .exe extension. The installation will be automatic, you just need to follow the instructions on the screen.

The second archive, named Preloader VCOM Driver, contains additional components for various Windows operating systems. To install components, you need to open the folder that matches the name of your version of Windows OS. Run the contained file and install it.

If the automatic option does not work for some reason, you will have to perform the installation manually. To do this you need to run " device Manager» on your computer, connect your smartphone to your PC, after turning it off. After these steps, it should appear in the list unknown device, it may be marked yellow exclamation point. Right-click on it and click " Properties" in the drop-down list. Next, click on the “ Driver" and the button " Update».

In the next menu you need to click on search for drivers on your computer, then on “ Install from disk...” and select the path where the driver you downloaded was unpacked. Let's press everything " Further" and wait for the installation to complete.

To make sure that the drivers are installed and working correctly, you need to connect the switched-on smartphone to the computer in the “ USB Debugging" To activate this mode, you need to go to the settings of your smartphone and select “ About the phone", then tap on " Version information" and there will be an item " Build number" Click on it 5 times to open the “ For developers", which will appear in general settings.

We go into the settings again, then go to the section that appears “ For developers" and find the item " USB Debugging", activate it.

The second way to check whether the smartphone and PC have been properly prepared involves connecting the switched off phone to the PC. Now at this moment in " Device Manager"The phone should not appear as an unidentified device, but as " Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Port (Android)»

Obtaining root rights

Obtaining root rights will provide full access to all functions of the system, including deeper changes to its operating system. In addition, this will allow you to make a backup of it with all the data. Once upon a time this was a complex process, but now there is simple program Kingo Root., which will allow you to gain administrator rights in just a few clicks.

You need:

1. Download Kingo Root program latest version and install it on your computer.
2. Enable installation of applications from unknown sources in the smartphone settings. To do this, go to settings, then select “ Safety", and in it activate " unknown sources».

1. Connect your phone to your computer using USB cable, open the program and click the " Root", the process of installing root rights will begin, which will be displayed in the window.
2. Upon completion it will say that the root was successful. That's it, now you are a superuser.

Firmware via Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant

As mentioned earlier in the article, we will look at several ways to install a system update. First of all, this will be the official way using the proprietary Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant application, which can be downloaded from the manufacturer’s official website. This is the most reliable way, since it was created by the developer of the phone being flashed.

Now for instructions on how to use the program:

1. Install the program following the pop-up instructions on the screen.
2. After this, you need to connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable. You must first activate " USB Debugging", otherwise the program simply will not find the smartphone.
3. Opening installed program, the device should be automatically detected. If this process was successful, then go to the section “ Flash».
4. The program will begin searching for an update on its servers. When it is found, it will be displayed on the screen.
5. Near the found firmware version, you need to left-click on the image of the arrow that points down (a typical sign for downloading a file).
6. When the download process is complete, the " Update" will become active. Click on it.
7. In the window that pops up, click on the button “ Proceed", which will start the process of installing the latest firmware. It will take a few minutes.

On Lenovo phone S660 official firmware is installed without problems if everything is done according to the instructions.

Firmware via factory recovery environment

The second official method of installing the firmware is also quite reliable. It allows you to reflash Lenovo S660 without any problems. This option is performed only using the smartphone itself without interacting with a computer. A PC may only be needed to transfer the firmware file to a memory card.

To use this method, do the following:

1. Download the firmware in the update.zip file and copy it to the flash drive of your smartphone.

1. Activate the factory recovery environment ( Recovery Mode) on your device. To do this you need to do several steps:

• You need to turn off the device, then hold down the side buttons "Blocking" And " Volume+", the display will show three items, we need " Recovery Mode" To select the desired item, you need to use the volume up key, the down key activates it.
• The disassembled Android and the inscription will appear on the display "No food", don’t be afraid that this is a mistake, that’s how it should be. Next, briefly press the power button of the device and then, finally, the recovery menu will open.

1. You need to clear some memory compartments, to do this, click “ wipe data/factory reset", then in the next window click " Yes – delete all user data» to confirm data clearing. In this mode, the selection is made using the volume down key, and the item is activated by raising the volume. When the process is completed, the message “ Data wipe complete".
2. For installation new version firmware you need to select the menu item " apply update from sdcard", and then find the update.zip file. The process will start automatically. Upon completion, you can see the inscription “ Install from sdcard completed».
3. Click " Reboot system now» to reboot your device.

Turning on may take a long time, as the firmware will be configured.

Once fully launched, you can return all your apps and media files to your smartphone.

Firmware via SP Flash Tools

This method is not official, but it has several important advantages. Firstly, this is a universal program for many smartphones; with its help you can install not only official firmware, but also custom ones (created by users). Secondly, the program allows you to restore smartphones that have turned into “bricks” after some incorrect software manipulations.

Lenovo firmware S660 through the Flash tool is not a difficult task, however, it requires careful adherence to the instructions.

Let's start with creation backup copy NVRAM. This section of the smartphone is the most important for its normal operation. And creating a backup of this section is a prerequisite before changing the software part. The backup copy will allow you to “revive” the device if necessary.

To create a dump, you will need an archive with firmware S062. Download it and unpack it into a new folder on your computer. Launch the Flash tool application with administrator rights.

In the utility you need to click on the button “ choose", which is located opposite the inscription "". Select the file MT6582_Android_scatter.txt from the folder with the firmware.

Open the tab " readback", then click on the button " Add" Next, you need to double-click on the line in the operations window. After this, a window will open with a choice of path, you need to specify the path where the backup copy will be stored and enter the name that will be assigned.

Now you need to set the reading parameters. In line " Start Address"Write 0x1000000, and in the second line - 0x500000 and press the button " OK".

We connect the switched off smartphone to the computer and open the “ Readback" Next, the data reading process will take place automatically. After this, the file will be created in the specified folder.

If you need a system restore, you need to press CTRL + ALT + V in Flash program Tool to activate the free mode. Next open the menu “ Window", and there " Write Memory».

Next in the field “ File Path" indicate the path to our dump, then enter 0x1000000 in the line “ Begin Address(HEX)". Next, click on “ Write Memory"and connect the switched off smartphone to the PC. The process, as always, will start automatically.

Instructions for installing firmware in SP Flash Tools:

1. Turn off the smartphone and disconnect it from the PC.
2. In the SP Flash Tools program, select the scatter file with the firmware.
3. IN open menu select " Firmware Upgrade».
4. Click on the item “ Download"and connect the mobile device to the computer using a USB cable. After this, the process will start automatically and the firmware will be installed. Upon completion there will be an inscription “ Download OK».
5. Then we disconnect our phone and turn it on; the startup process will take several times longer than usual.

When the smartphone starts, download required applications and customize the system for yourself.

Among the smartphones of the famous manufacturer Lenovo there are very interesting models that, despite their rather respectful age by the standards of the modern world of Android devices, regularly perform their functions and are great solution for undemanding users. One of these options - the S660 model, or more precisely, the software part of the device, updating the OS version, restoring functionality and introducing new functions to the smartphone using firmware, will be discussed in the article.

Lenovo S660 is a mid-level device at the time of its release, built on the MTK hardware platform. Specifications allow the device to satisfy the basic requirements for a modern smartphone, and the software part is quite easily modified and completely replaced using standard ones that are widely known in certain circles software tools. The possibilities for replacing the Lenovo S660 system software are quite varied, and if the instructions are scrupulously followed, they can be implemented by any user of the device independently.

Any intervention in the system software of a smartphone, including the instructions provided below, is carried out by the owner of the device at his own peril and risk!!

In order for the installation procedure for Android in the Lenovo S660 not to take much time, to proceed without errors and to result in a real improvement of the smartphone in software terms, the user who is going to flash the device is required to carry out several stages of preparation.

Drivers

The first thing you should take care of in order to be able to interfere with the software part of any Android device is to equip the operating system of the PC used as a tool for firmware with components for pairing a smartphone and utilities, that is, specialized drivers.

As for installing drivers for the Lenovo S660 device, there should not be any difficulties. You will need two packages, which are available for download here:

1. After unpacking LenovoUsbDriver.rar the user receives an auto-installer for advanced mode drivers for the device,

   

   which needs to be launched.

   



2. The second downloaded archive contains components for different Windows versions "Preloader VCOM Driver", which serve to pair a computer and a smartphone, which is in a specialized mode designed to overwrite areas of the device’s memory.

   

   This driver must be installed manually following the instructions:



3. After installing the drivers, you should check whether the Lenovo S660 is correctly detected by the operating system in various modes. This will eliminate the factor of missing or incorrectly installed components if unexpected situations arise during processes involving the installation of Android.

   

   Opening "Device Manager", connect the device in the states described below and observe the devices detected in the system. After installing the drivers correctly, the picture should match the screenshots shown.

   

   

Root rights

To carry out serious operations with the system software of any Android device, and most importantly, to create a full backup of the system before reinstalling the OS, you will need Superuser privileges. Getting root rights for Lenovo S660 is quite simple if you use the tool.

Backup

Flashing a smartphone using almost any method means deleting all user data from its memory, so before you start installing Android, you should make a backup copy of everything important. In order to save information, one or more methods described in the material are used:

Proceed to interfere with the device’s memory only if you are 100% sure that all important information saved in backup!

In addition to personal information, flashing procedures in some cases lead to damage to an extremely important section that contains information necessary for operation wireless networks – "NVRAM". Having a dump of this memory area makes it easy to recover lost IMEI and other data if necessary. In methods No. 3–4 of Lenovo S660 firmware proposed below, a separate paragraph describes how to make a backup of a partition before overwriting the device’s memory.

Firmware

The technical characteristics of the Lenovo S660 allow you to install various versions of Android into your smartphone, including the current ones. To add to your phone latest features you will have to resort to installing unofficial modified OSs, but initially you should update, or better yet, “clean” install the latest official version of the system. Whatever desired result, that is, the Android version, it is recommended to go step by step, installing the OS in each method starting from the first and completing the manipulations when you receive the desired/necessary system software on the device in question.

Method 1: Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant

To manipulate the software part of the Lenovo S660, the manufacturer has created a specialized program called Lenovo MOTO SmartAssistant. You can download the distribution from the developer’s official website in the technical support section:

The method described below is suitable for updating the version of the official Android if for some reason the update was not carried out via OTA.

1. Install Smart Assistant by running the installer

   
   and following his instructions.



2. Launch the tool and connect the S660 c activated mode "USB Debugging" to PC.



3. After identifying the device in the program,

   
   go to the tab "Flash".



4. Smart Assistant will automatically check for an update for the system and, if it is present on the server, will issue a corresponding notification.

   

5. Left-click on the downward-pointing arrow located near the update volume value. This action downloads the files necessary for transferring to the device’s memory to the PC disk.



6. Once the download is complete, the button becomes active "Update", press it.



7. To alert the system to remind you of the need Reserve copy important data from the device in the request window that appears, we respond by pressing the button "Proceed".



8. Further processes are carried out in automatic mode and are accompanied by a reboot of the smartphone, after which the operating system will be updated,

   

   which is confirmed by checking in Smart Assistant.

Method 2: Factory Recovery Environment

Another method, which is considered official, involves using the capabilities of the factory recovery environment to install system software. This method allows you not only to update the official Android, but also to completely reinstall the OS on the device.

A package with the latest official OS version for the model in question, intended for installation through native recovery, is available for download from the link:

1. Copying the file update.zip to a memory card installed in the device.



2. We start the device into recovery environment mode. For this:
   



3. To completely reinstall the system, you will need to format some memory sections. Select using the key "Volume-" a point that involves clearing the smartphone’s memory from the data it contains – "wipe data/factory reset". The function selection is confirmed by pressing "Volume+".

   



4. Install Android by first selecting "apply update from sdcard",

   

   then specifying the file "update.zip" as an installable package. Next, you should wait for the end of rewriting the Lenovo S660 memory areas - the message appears "Install from sdcard completed".



5. Reboot the device by specifying the command in recovery "reboot system now".



6. The first boot after the update will take longer than usual.

   

   Before using the device with the updated Android, you should wait until the welcome screen appears and initial setup device

Method 3: SP Flash Tool

The ability to use a universal tool for manipulating the memory of devices created on processors from the manufacturer Mediatek allows you to perform almost any operation with the Lenovo S660, including updating or completely replacing the installed Android with any other, including unofficial and modified versions of the OS, as well as restoring inoperative ones. smartphone software.

Working with the program and the basic concepts that you will need to know to follow the instructions below are described in the following material:

Below are three main operations that may be required by the owner of the device in question when working with system software via the SP Flash Tool - backup "NVRAM", installation official firmware and installation of a modified recovery. The latest version of the tool at the time of writing this material is used.

As a basis for carrying out manipulations through the Flashtool you will need official Android versions S062. This package, in addition to being the latest official software offering for Lenovo S660 from the manufacturer, is used to restore the device, for example, after unsuccessful experiments with custom OS. The archive with the firmware is available for download at the link:

Creating an NVRAM Dump

As mentioned above, the memory section, called "NVRAM" is extremely important for the full operation of the smartphone, and having a backup copy of it is almost a prerequisite for solving communication problems if they arise after manipulating the software part of the device. Dumping an area using FlashTool is quite simple, but it is important to follow the instructions carefully.

1. Download and unpack the archive with the firmware into a separate directory S062.



2. Open FlashTool (run the file flash_tool.exe, located in the program folder, on behalf of the Administrator).



3. Add Android images to the program by opening the scatter file MT6582_Android_scatter.txt from the directory with unpacked OS images.



4. To read data from memory, including the target NVRAM section, there is a tab in SP FlashTool "Read Back", go to it and press the button "Add".



5. Double-click on the line in the operations field, which will open Explorer, in which you need to select the path for the location of the future dump and give it a name.



6. After selecting the path and name of the data file "NVRAM" set the reading parameters:
   • Address of the starting memory block – field "Start Address"— value 0x1000000 ;
   • Length of the memory area to be read – field "Length"- value 0x500000 .

   

   Having determined the reading parameters, press "OK".

7. Turn off the smartphone completely, disconnect the USB cable from it, if it was connected. Click "Read back".



8. Connecting USB port computer and microUSB connector Lenovo S660 cable. The device will be detected by the system and the data reading process will automatically begin. Creating a dump "NVRAM" completes quickly enough and ends with the appearance of a window confirming the success of the operation "Readback OK".



9. The finished partition dump has a volume of 5 MB and is located along the path specified when following step 5 of these instructions.



10. If there is a need for recovery "NVRAM" in the future, you should:
    

    

Installation of official Android

After completing the preparatory procedures and saving all the data from the smartphone, you can proceed to installing the operating system. In general, the process should not cause difficulties; all actions are standard.

Installing a modified recovery

To install unofficial modified OSs and carry out other manipulations with the device in question that are not provided by the manufacturer, a special tool is required - a custom recovery environment.
For Lenovo S660, there are several versions of custom recovery and, in general, their installation, as well as working with them, is no different. The recommended solution is to use PhilzTouch Recovery as the most universal product for the model in question, with the help of which most custom firmware based on Android 4.2-7.0 is installed.

PhilzTouch is essentially a modified version, equipped with a touch interface and a lot of additional options. You can download the environment image for installation via FlashTool in Lenovo S660 using the link:

Installing recovery can be done using different methods, but the most effective is the use of SP FlashTool for this operation. Let's use the tool, besides, almost everything necessary for the operation is already present on the PC of the user who carried out the firmware official version system using a flash driver.

Method 4: Custom firmware

The official versions of Android offered by the manufacturer for the Lenovo S660 model are not characterized by broad capabilities and are overloaded pre-installed applications. Besides, latest firmware, released for the device, is based on the obsolete Android KitKat, and many users of the model require a newer OS. Third-party firmware developers come to help in solving this issue, having created an unusually large number of different versions of modified software shells for the phone in question.

Most custom solutions are installed on the device in the same way, and below there are three options for ports from different romodeling teams, based on Android KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat. Correct installation of a modified unofficial system includes several stages, the first of which - installation of recovery - has already been performed by the user who has followed the instructions for installing PhilzTouch Recovery suggested above.

Backup via recovery

Again, it should be noted that it is necessary to create a backup copy of the system before overwriting the device's memory partitions. The reader probably wants to quickly move on to installing a custom Android, but you shouldn’t neglect the opportunity to play it safe, even if the data has already been saved. In addition, the custom environment allows you to make backups very easily.

Clearing memory

The installation of a new modified system in the Lenovo S660 must be carried out in the previously prepared, that is, cleared of all data, memory of the device. It is highly recommended not to neglect the procedure for formatting partitions! To clean the device before installing custom firmware, PhilzTouch Recovery provides a special function.

MIUI 8 (Android 4.4)

Among owners of the Lenovo S660 model, the modified MIUI firmware. Among its objective characteristics are: high level stability, the ability to widely customize the interface, access to services included in the Xiaomi ecosystem. These advantages compensate for complaints about the outdated version of Android on which the shell is based.