[Q] Lenovo A850_S203 recovery not flashing and don't know what image to use topic

Hi,

I seem to be having an unusual problem with my phone (Lenovo A850). I bought it on ebay and it seems to have a lot of Aware and popups. I decided to root it and install another ROM as I thought that would resolve the issue. The problem is I can't find a guide that I'm sure will work.

Firstly my phone's base band doesn't mention if it is a CN or ROW model so I'm struggling to know what ROM's I can use to upgrade. All it says is Baseband Version A850.V13, 2013/09/06 17:49 Build number A850_S203_140208.

I have tried to flash CWM and TWRP recovery to the phone 4 times now but it will not boot to recovery. I have tried both CN and ROW images from various links on this site as well as on Google using mobile uncle tools. Mobile Uncle tool finishes recovery update and asks to reboot into recvovery, then stays on Lenovo splash screen for about a minute and then shuts down. I can then boot it up normally by pressing the power button.

I have attached the build.prop file, I will appreciate some help with this. I would like to know what ROM will be compatible and where I can download it from.

Thank you very much.

Attached Files

build-prop.txt - [Click for QR Code] (3.9 KB)