[Android] Arvind Balaji:
How to backup without rooting in lenovo a6000

And also you can boot into cwm recovery without flashing ..

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

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.

Install minimal ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC

Link below

Once you are all set , 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... http://d-h.st/oZmD

Rooting Package...http://d-h.st/sNGY

Minimal adb and fastboot

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ngtjk6b6qo6daw3/minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3_setup.exe

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 if u want to root ,download and flash root su zip and reboot ..

and if u want ota u can restore system using cwm backup

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

the ota Checks recovery too thats y

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