Lenovo A6000 (lenovo-a6000)

Features
Flashing	Works
USB Networking	Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery	Works
Screen	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio	Works
Camera
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS
Modem
Calls	Works
SMS	Works
Mobile data	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer	Works
Magnetometer	Works
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics

Lenovo A6000
Manufacturer	Lenovo
Name	A6000
Codename	lenovo-a6000
Released	2015
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 306
Display	720x1280
Storage	8/16 GB
Memory	1/2 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software	Android
Original version	4.4
postmarketOS
Category	community
Pre-built images	yes
Optional Generic Port	Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)

This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).

Contributors

Jenneron

Users owning this device

Anoraktrend (Notes: running pmOS plasma mobile)
Congo666 (Notes: running pmOS phosh)
Jenneron (Notes: A lot of problems, but all stuff is available for tests)
Mas4hmad
Metan (Notes: Porting http://gfxprim.ucw.cz to PostmarketOS)
Notnoelchannel
StephanieBread (Notes: pmOS edge)
TipzTeam (Notes: Works, converted from K30-T, doesn't boot pmOS)

How to enter flash mode

Fastboot: Power on the device with both Power and Volume Down buttons.
Recovery: Power on the device with Volume Down, Volume Up, and Power buttons.
lk2nd Fastboot: Power on the device. After it vibrates, hold Volume Down.
lk2nd Recovery: Power on the device. After it vibrates, hold Volume Up.
EDL: Connect device via USB as a peripheral with both Volume Up and Volume Down buttons.

Installation

The device has to have 64bit stock Android flashed first in order to have correct firmware in the firmware partitions
- If you have stock Android 4.4 on the device it's most likely 32bit
- You can flash the lk2nd and check in the lk2nd menu if the device has 64bit support enabled or not
- You will need a windows machine in order to flash latest stock Android 5.0 (64bit)
- Then you need to google for a ~1GB zip file with the firmware and lenovo downloader and follow the instructions
Install lk2nd. Although Lenovo already provides a Fastboot interface, lk2nd contains various quirks for booting mainline.
- use fastboot flash:raw boot lk2nd-msm8916.img
Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation.