LineageOS 15.1 for Lenovo K6 Power – Download and Install Guide

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September 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM #38767
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If you are looking to install LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power, then it’s now available via a development build. This LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power (karate) is brought to you by developer karthick111.
Follow the links to get LineageOS 16 and Android Pie ROM builds.
DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S):
If you like this ROM then do consider for a small contribution to karthick111 and LineageOS project:
– Donate to karthick111
– Donate to LineageOS project
If you want the OFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 then here is the OFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 supported devices list or the Android Oreo ROMs devices list page.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. EVEN IF IT BOOTS IT MAY HAVE MANY BUGS.
FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Installing a custom ROM on K6 / K6 Power (karate) may require an unlock bootloader on K6 / K6 Power, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. You are the only person making changes to your phone; neither the developer nor I can be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.
Status of LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power (karate) Android 8.1 Oreo ROM:
WHAT’S WORKING:
– Everything
KNOWN ISSUES:
– None

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR THIS LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power ANDROID 8.1 OREO CUSTOM ROM:
- TWRP recovery for K6 / K6 Power (karate)
  This TWRP recovery guide may require an unlocked bootloader on the K6 / K6 Power.
  – Here is the K6 / K6 Power unlock bootloader guide
- ROM Download link of LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power
- GApps for LineageOS 15.1
  – Download any Oreo 8.1 ARM64 GApps for the K6 / K6 Power.
su Root binary might NOT be built in LineageOS 15.1, so you may need to install a separate SuperSu package or LineageOS su binary or Magisk to gain ROOT access. Here is LineageOS 15.1 Root guide
If there is no in-built ROOT or it does not work for some reason then you can try SuperSU rooting guide to enable ROOT access.
HOW TO UPDATE/INSTALL LineageOS 15.1 FOR K6 / K6 Power; ANDROID 8.1 OREO CUSTOM ROM:
1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 15.1 on K6 / K6 Power for the first time, or coming from another ROM:
  Points to NOTE:
  – Try to avoid restoring apps backup using Titanium Backup. It may break things up.
  – Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation.
  – It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.
  - Download and Copy the GApps and K6 / K6 Power LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP files to your phone.
  - Boot into the TWRP custom Recovery to install this LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power.
    – Make sure to have a Custom recovery like a TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery.
    If not then download the TWRP recovery from Downloads link and follow the TWRP Installation Guide
  - Wipe the data partition (or do a factory reset), Cache partition, Dalvik Cache or ART cache and Format the System partition.
    – Here is a guide explaining how to wipe using TWRP recovery.
    This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider complete backup of your phone data or take a NANDROID backup of the current ROM
    – How to backup all data on your Android Device
    – how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery
  - Install the K6 / K6 Power LineageOS 15.1 ROM file that you have copied into the phone.
    – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
  - Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and install the Oreo Gapps for LineageOS 15.1 package.
    – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.
  - Reboot and Enjoy the Android 8.1 Oreo LineageOS 15.1 on K6 / K6 Power.
2. Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 15.1 on K6 / K6 Power (karate):
  - Copy the latest K6 / K6 Power LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP file to your phone.
  - Boot into Recovery to install this LineageOS 15.1 ROM on K6 / K6 Power.
  - Install the LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP that you copied on your phone.
    – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
  - Then install the LineageOS 15.1 GApps package.
    (Mostly the GApps is kind of self sustainable across ROM updates. You may need to follow this only If you don’t have Gapps after updating to the latest LineageOS 15.1 on your device.)
    – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.
  - Done. Reboot and Enjoy
Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android 8.1 Oreo with LineageOS 15.1 on K6 / K6 Power. After the installation of LineageOS 15.1 for K6 / K6 Power you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
– LineageOS 15.1 ROOT.
Stay tuned or Subscribe to the K6 Power/NOTE/Plus (karate) forum For other Android Oreo, Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 15.1 ROMs, other custom ROMs and all other device specific topics.

If you have found any BUG or if you have some issues on this ROM to report, then here is the dev link on xda.
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