[Android General] Arvind Balaji:
How to temporarily boot into cwm (clockworkmod recovery) and backup

IM NEW TO XDA HI GUYS I HORE THIS HELPS ..

ON MY NEXT THREAD ILL UPLOAD STOCK BACKUP OF MINE

Lenovo A6000 was launched last month i.e., January and it is exclusively available on Flipkart with a price tag of Rs.6999. This device comes with some good specification at this price, which includes 5 inch HD display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 Quad Core 64-bit processor, 1GB RAM, Adreno 306 GPU, 8GB internal storage with 32GB expansion slot, 8MP rear shooter and 2MP front facing camera. It is a Dual SIM mobile with 4G LTE support.

Install CWM Recovery and Root Lenovo A6000

Those who have this device and looking to get most out of it by rooting it and installing Custom Recovery like CWM Recovery, then this guide is for you, as we will show you how to install CWM Recovery and Root Lenovo A6000 in this tutorial.

Before you actually proceed to install CWM Recovery and Root Lenovo A6000, you must follow the below listed Pre-Requisites to prepare Lenovo A6000 for the installation and rooting process and also to avoid interruptions in between process.

Pre-Requisites:

Backup all of your important data, though rooting won’t erase any data, having a backup is always safe. To back up your data follow our backup guides:

Backup and Restore SMS

Backup and Restore Contacts

Backup and Restore Call Logs

Enable USB Debugging on your device from 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.

Charge your device to at least 75%, before you proceed, so as to make sure the device won’t shut down in between the process, otherwise it may brick your device.

Go to Settings > Security and enable Unknown Sources option.

Download and install the Lenovo USB Drivers on your PC.

Setup ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC from here.

Once you are all set with the above requisites, you can proceed to install CWM Recovery on Lenovo A6000. Once you have installed CWM Recovery you can proceed to Root Lenovo A6000.

DISCLAIMER

We should not be held liable or responsible in any manner for any damage occurred to Lenovo A6000. So understand the risk in installing CMW Recovery and Rooting Lenovo A6000, and proceed at your own risk.

Downloads:

CWM Recovery... IN IMAGE

Rooting Package...IN IMAGE

Copy the Rooting Package to your device’s SD card. Make sure to copy at the root of SD card, but not inside any folder.

Copy the downloaded recovery.img file to C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot or C:\Program Files\Minimal ADB and Fastboot directory.

Now connect your device to PC using OEM cable.

Open the C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot directory and press and hold shift key and right click anywhere inside the folder at the empty space and choose open command window here.

Now in CMD type:

adb devices

If any device id or devices are shown in the above command then it represents that your device is connected successfully to PC.

Now type :

adb reboot Bootloader

This will reboot your device into Bootloader / Fastboot Mode.

Now type:

fastboot boot recovery.img

Then after it boots to recovery select backup

and then flash root su zip and reboot .. its optional

and if u want ota u can restore system using cwm again by following above steps

i tell u to boot directly cos u can go to stock recovery anytime and get ota..

the ota Checks rcovery too thats y

press thanks if i helpeD