Hi everyone
Instructions as follows, based on the one here but modified for Optimus 3D and my personal experience:
Prerequisites:
Rooted Optimus 3D with CWM installed
USB debugging enabled
Root explorer or any similar software (must have R/W access to system)
Android SDK with ADB installed
Java SDK installed
LG USB drivers installed
xUltimate downloaded and unzipped somewhere.
Instructions:
This was tested and working using v21D. YMMV for other roms, depending on what apps can or cannot be deodexed.
BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY BRICKED PHONES.
Connect your phone to your computer.
Move the following apps in /system/apps to /sdcard/odex. These files will refuse to deodex using xUltimate:
Maps.apk and Maps.odex
Phonesky.apk and Phonesky.odex
PolarisOffice.apk and PolarisOffice.odex
PlusOne.apk and PlusOne.odex
VoiceSearch.apk and VoiceSearch.odex
Open Main.exe after extracting xUltimate, enter '5' and hit enter, accepting all prompts.
After some time, the deodexing process will complete and it will turn green and say the process was successful.
Open Root Explorer again, delete ALL of these apps in /system/apps. You'll get them back later after copying the deodexed files over. THIS IS REQUIRED OR YOUR PHONE WILL BOOTLOOP.
ApplicationManager.apk
ApplicationManager.odex
BookmarksWidget.apk
BookmarksWidget.odex
Browser.apk
Browser.odex
Calculator.apk
Calculator.odex
CarHome.apk
CarHome.odex
DrmProvider.apk
DrmProvider.odex
DrmService.apk
DrmService.odex
FavoriteContactsWidget.apk
FavoriteContactsWidget.odex
Finance.apk
Finance.odex
Gmail.apk
Gmail.odex
HiddenMenu.apk
HiddenMenu.odex
HiddenSIMUnlockManu.apk
HiddenSIMUnlockManu.odex
LGercui.apk
LGercui.odex
LGSetupWizard.apk
LGSetupWizard.odex
LGSetupWizardNotiForGB.apk
LGSetupWizardNotiForGB.odex
News.apk
News.odex
oem_install_flash_player.apk
oem_install_flash_player.odex
PicoTts.apk
PicoTts.odex
Protips.apk
Protips.odex
Richnote.apk
Richnote.odex
RichnoteWidget.apk
RichnoteWidget.odex
S3DApps.apk
S3DApps.odex
S3DGallery.apk
S3DGallery.odex
S3DGameAsphalt.apk
S3DGameAsphalt.odex
S3DGameGolf.apk
S3DGameGolf.odex
S3DGameNova.apk
S3DGameNova.odex
S3DGuide.apk
S3DGuide.odex
S3DSpace.apk
S3DSpace.odex
SetupWizard.apk
SetupWizard.odex
SmartShare.apk
SmartShare.odex
Street.apk
Street.odex
Talk.apk
Talk.odex
TodayPlusWidget.apk
TodayPlusWidget.odex
TtsService.apk
TtsService.odex
WeatherWidget.apk
WeatherWidget.odex
WhatsNew.apk
WhatsNew.odex
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Turn on USB storage mode on your phone, copy done_app and done_frame to the internal SD card.
Turn USB storage mode off, open ADB in command prompt and enter the following commands. Make sure the # or $ signs have appeared after every command before continuing with the next step.
su (allow any superuser requests that appear here)
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /system
busybox cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
busybox cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
chmod 644 /system/app/*
chown root.root /system/app/*
chmod 644 /system/framework/*
chown root.root /system/framework/*
mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /system
reboot
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If mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /system returns an error that device or resource is busy, ignore it and just reboot.
The first reboot will take a while, be patient.
After the phone reboots, you can move the files from /sdcard/odex back to /system/apps.
You're done! You can install any deodexed theme now
Mostly deodexed v21D files: Mediafire
Extract the files somewhere and follow the instructions from step 7 onwards.
This method should work for most stock roms. Make sure you make another CWM backup after the process to ensure everything remains as is afterwards
Another advantage of an almost fully deodexed rom is that the phone feels so much faster and smoother
EDIT: Verified that the ICS theme does not work with this method Lots of FCs everywhere. Try at your own peril.
Remember to hit thanks below
there are some problem with my webtop when i want get full ubuntu....like this
tar: ./usr: Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Read-only file system
tar: .: Cannot utime: Read-only file system
tar: .: Cannot change ownership to uid 0, gid 0: Read-only file system
tar: .: Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Read-only file system
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
unmounting your sdcard from the temp mount, now that we are done copying all the
files.
Now we will mount the sdcard with webtop copied over to it, to the correct place
, so we can patch it, and remove the FACLs and MACLs. These are what prevent you
accessing application and making changes in the ubuntu install.
help me
You need to mount the system as read/write.
In adb type.
su
mount -o remount, rw
Sent from my Atrixperia using xda premium
z652366 said:
there are some problem with my webtop when i want get full ubuntu....like this
tar: ./usr: Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Read-only file system
tar: .: Cannot utime: Read-only file system
tar: .: Cannot change ownership to uid 0, gid 0: Read-only file system
tar: .: Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Read-only file system
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
unmounting your sdcard from the temp mount, now that we are done copying all the
files.
Now we will mount the sdcard with webtop copied over to it, to the correct place
, so we can patch it, and remove the FACLs and MACLs. These are what prevent you
accessing application and making changes in the ubuntu install.
help me
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Hi,
I assume you are using my how-to?
I have a few questions, and need you to get me a few things as well, before I can be of more help.
1) I assume you are already rooted? Are you already rooted?
2) Do you have busybox installed? And have it in /system/bin, and not /system/xbin?
3) Did you run my script as root?
I am thinking that it is either just that you are not running this as root, or that your root install did not work.
Can you run the following commands from the command line on your computer, with your phone connected and post them back in here?
Code:
adb shell
su
cd /data/local
id
busybox df -h
ls -l
mount -o remount, rw /system
touch /system/bin/test
rm /system/bin/test
exit
exit
Post the output back in here, and we will see if there is an issue with your root access.
Each line is a single command, and you must ONLY copy one line and paste it to one command line, do NOT copy all of the commands and paste them to your command line window, it will not work.
Hi All, I've been researching on how to modify the blobs that are present in the OTA and custom roms, I've used blobunpack to extract the various blobs and managed to mount blob.APP using this syntax: mount blob.APP -loop -o remount,rw /mnt/Transformer. I can then add / remove files to the *mounted* blob file and run umount /mnt/Transformer followed by blobpack etc... to recreate the updated blob, what do I need to put in the blob.APP image so that when I flash it I will have root ? ( hope this makes sense )
You'll need /system/app/Superuser.apk and /system/xbin/su. Superuser can have the same persmissions as all the other apps, but su should have 6755 or rwsr.sr.x. I think there are other superuser.apk available now. The su binary is usually in sbin or xbin, but it has to be in your path so that other apks can find it.
Have fun!
Thanks very much will have a go
So the device wil be rooted automatically on first boot ? No need to run exploit ?
All,
I've moved this to it's own thread just to keep thing separate.
In case you are uncomfortable with kingroot, or you want a less intrusive install (since we don't need any exploits to root this device - kudos Huawei!) I have built a modified version of the boot image that uses supersu by chainfire instead. This is based on the work done here http://cn.club.vmall.com/space-uid-5467988.html, so we still owe them thanks. All this does, is move the Superuser.apk package into the system partition so that it can be installed as an administrative application, add in a /sbin/su file, and copy /sbin/su into /sbin/xbin so we can use it. Here is a full diff for the 0012 version from the default boot.img supplied by Huawei:
Code:
diff: ./charger: No such file or directory
diff: ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/charger: No such file or directory
diff -r ./default.prop ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/default.prop
4c4
< ro.secure=0
---
> ro.secure=1
6,7c6,7
< ro.debuggable=1
< ro.adb.secure=0
---
> ro.debuggable=0
> ro.adb.secure=1
diff -r ./init.rc ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/init.rc
528,532d527
< service load_boot /sbin/load_boot
< class main
< seclabel u:r:install_recovery:s0
< oneshot
<
Only in ./sbin: load_boot
Only in ./sbin: su
load_boot contains the following:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
/sbin/su --auto-daemon &
if [ ! -e /system/app/Superuser.apk ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
fi
if [ ! -e /system/xbin/su ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /sbin/su /system/xbin/
chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
fi
The /sbin/su file has an md5sum:
Code:
md5sum sbin/su
cd029c6b8b7065ff8ff2860137aeff99 sbin/su
and that matches the md5sum of the su included with v2.46 of chainfires supersu ZIP file (in the link below). So from a security perspective, I think we are pretty clean.
To use this, do the following:
0) Make sure you have unlocked the bootloader first!!!
1) Download chainfires Superuser from here: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip , and extract the Superuser.apk file from the common folder.
2) adb shell "rm -rf /data/local/tmp/*"
3) adb push <path_to>/Superuser..apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
4) adb reboot bootloader
( your device will restart)
5) fastboot flash boot <path_to>/super_boot.img
6) fastboot reboot
7) Open the supersu App and update su (otherwise you may have strange issues)
That's it! You're rooted!
This does not do any odd exploits or camera driver adjustments or anything so there shouldn't be any issues with the camera or sound, but, as always, no guarantees.
File is to big too upload here so grab it from here:
703L
b012:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7wqs6qghphy42sl/super_boot.b012.img?dl=0
b013 - untested for now!!! Tested and works fine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9so1wdbofhlbcmo/super_boot.b013.img?dl=0
b015 - Tested and works fine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cs767z8yjyfsfku/super_boot.703L.B015.img?dl=0
b106 - Tested and works fine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4qvtvpemiko01ie/super_boot.703L.B106.img?dl=0
702L
b003 - Untested! - Potentially Insecure! - I got the link for the 702L image from xda, NOT from emui.com. So I can't speak to the security:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fp1cj25m1zzqq0m/super_boot.702L.B003.img?dl=0
Root sucessfully without any problems.
Big thanks.
dfsteen said:
All,
I've moved this to it's own thread just to keep thing separate.
In case you are uncomfortable with kingroot, or you want a less intrusive install (since we don't need any exploits to root this device - kudos Huawei!) I have built a modified version of the boot image that uses supersu by chainfire instead. This is based on the work done here http://cn.club.vmall.com/space-uid-5467988.html, so we still owe them thanks. All this does, is move the Superuser.apk package into the system partition so that it can be installed as an administrative application, add in a /sbin/su file, and copy /sbin/su into /sbin/xbin so we can use it. Here is a full diff for the 0012 version from the default boot.img supplied by Huawei:
Code:
diff: ./charger: No such file or directory
diff: ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/charger: No such file or directory
diff -r ./default.prop ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/default.prop
4c4
< ro.secure=0
---
> ro.secure=1
6,7c6,7
< ro.debuggable=1
< ro.adb.secure=0
---
> ro.debuggable=0
> ro.adb.secure=1
diff -r ./init.rc ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/init.rc
528,532d527
< service load_boot /sbin/load_boot
< class main
< seclabel u:r:install_recovery:s0
< oneshot
<
Only in ./sbin: load_boot
Only in ./sbin: su
load_boot contains the following:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
/sbin/su --auto-daemon &
if [ ! -e /system/app/Superuser.apk ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
fi
if [ ! -e /system/xbin/su ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /sbin/su /system/xbin/
chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
fi
The /sbin/su file has an md5sum:
Code:
md5sum sbin/su
cd029c6b8b7065ff8ff2860137aeff99 sbin/su
and that matches the md5sum of the su included with v2.46 of chainfires supersu ZIP file (in the link below). So from a security perspective, I think we are pretty clean.
To use this, do the following:
0) Make sure you have unlocked the bootloader first!!!
1) Download chainfires Superuser from here: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip , and extract the Superuser.apk file from the common folder.
2) adb shell "rm -rf /data/local/tmp/*"
3) adb push <path_to>/Superuser..apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
4) adb reboot bootloader
( your device will restart)
5) fastboot flash boot <path_to>/super_boot.img
6) fastboot reboot
7) Open the supersu App and update su (otherwise you may have strange issues)
That's it! You're rooted!
This does not do any odd exploits or camera driver adjustments or anything so there shouldn't be any issues with the camera or sound, but, as always, no guarantees.
File is to big too upload here so grab it from here:
b012:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wlsjjixext9kbjf/super_boot.b012.img?dl=0
b013 - untested for now!!! Tested and works fine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wchc8w6d0qy1npv/super_boot.b013.img?dl=0
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Would this method work on a GEM-701L as well?
if you point me to the firmware image for that device i can tell you for sure.
Sent from my GEM-703L using XDA Free mobile app
thank you very much, its working great on b013 !
What i did was restoring b012 from sdcard, then i installed directly b013 update, then i rooted the phone using your method and everything is working great.
Now, this probably sounds studip, but could you please explain point 2-6? My Honor X2 is bootloader unlocked but I have no idea what I have to do when you write adb shell.. etc... Do I need any software to do what you suggest or is there a visual guide somewhere to get me going?
Thanks
Can someone give me a link to the Windows drivers please .
dfsteen said:
All,
I've moved this to it's own thread just to keep thing separate.
In case you are uncomfortable with kingroot, or you want a less intrusive install (since we don't need any exploits to root this device - kudos Huawei!) I have built a modified version of the boot image that uses supersu by chainfire instead. This is based on the work done here http://cn.club.vmall.com/space-uid-5467988.html, so we still owe them thanks. All this does, is move the Superuser.apk package into the system partition so that it can be installed as an administrative application, add in a /sbin/su file, and copy /sbin/su into /sbin/xbin so we can use it. Here is a full diff for the 0012 version from the default boot.img supplied by Huawei:
Code:
diff: ./charger: No such file or directory
diff: ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/charger: No such file or directory
diff -r ./default.prop ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/default.prop
4c4
< ro.secure=0
---
> ro.secure=1
6,7c6,7
< ro.debuggable=1
< ro.adb.secure=0
---
> ro.debuggable=0
> ro.adb.secure=1
diff -r ./init.rc ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/init.rc
528,532d527
< service load_boot /sbin/load_boot
< class main
< seclabel u:r:install_recovery:s0
< oneshot
<
Only in ./sbin: load_boot
Only in ./sbin: su
load_boot contains the following:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
/sbin/su --auto-daemon &
if [ ! -e /system/app/Superuser.apk ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
fi
if [ ! -e /system/xbin/su ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /sbin/su /system/xbin/
chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
fi
The /sbin/su file has an md5sum:
Code:
md5sum sbin/su
cd029c6b8b7065ff8ff2860137aeff99 sbin/su
and that matches the md5sum of the su included with v2.46 of chainfires supersu ZIP file (in the link below). So from a security perspective, I think we are pretty clean.
To use this, do the following:
0) Make sure you have unlocked the bootloader first!!!
1) Download chainfires Superuser from here: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip , and extract the Superuser.apk file from the common folder.
2) adb shell "rm -rf /data/local/tmp/*"
3) adb push <path_to>/Superuser..apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
4) adb reboot bootloader
( your device will restart)
5) fastboot flash boot <path_to>/super_boot.img
6) fastboot reboot
7) Open the supersu App and update su (otherwise you may have strange issues)
That's it! You're rooted!
This does not do any odd exploits or camera driver adjustments or anything so there shouldn't be any issues with the camera or sound, but, as always, no guarantees.
File is to big too upload here so grab it from here:
b012:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wlsjjixext9kbjf/super_boot.b012.img?dl=0
b013 - untested for now!!! Tested and works fine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wchc8w6d0qy1npv/super_boot.b013.img?dl=0
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Very nice guide. I followed your instructions and I rooted successfully. I am getting a Cell broadcasts has stopped error upon boot but it really doesn't affect anything so I'm going to freeze it. The good part of this whole process is I ordered my X2 from a seller (zomlong-trading) on eBay and they said they installed an "international" ROM which has all the GAPPS like the Play Store etc.... I had the phone within a week (It shipped on Monday and I got it on Thursday) and the phone came working perfectly. I emailed Huawei for the unlock code and had it within three hours. When I went to unlock apparently the phone was already unlocked so all i had to do was follow your root procedure and that worked like a charm. I can't wait for someone to port the Chinese TWRP to an English version. I'm excited about being able to flash anything AOSP based on this when and if it ever happens. Anyway, thanks for your help.
Bunkerstudio said:
Now, this probably sounds studip, but could you please explain point 2-6? My Honor X2 is bootloader unlocked but I have no idea what I have to do when you write adb shell.. etc... Do I need any software to do what you suggest or is there a visual guide somewhere to get me going?
Thanks
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Adb and fastboot are tools that you use to interact with android from your PC. You can look here for beginner information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690362
Note that there are many many threads discussing these things on xda, and the above is only one example. Search around and you will find a whole lot more information.
Confirm: Worked well with GEM-703LT version (32Gb storage)
Didn't work. Rooted using another method
dfsteen said:
All,
I've moved this to it's own thread just to keep thing separate.
In case you are uncomfortable with kingroot, or you want a less intrusive install (since we don't need any exploits to root this device - kudos Huawei!) I have built a modified version of the boot image that uses supersu by chainfire instead. This is based on the work done here http://cn.club.vmall.com/space-uid-5467988.html, so we still owe them thanks. All this does, is move the Superuser.apk package into the system partition so that it can be installed as an administrative application, add in a /sbin/su file, and copy /sbin/su into /sbin/xbin so we can use it. Here is a full diff for the 0012 version from the default boot.img supplied by Huawei:
Code:
diff: ./charger: No such file or directory
diff: ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/charger: No such file or directory
diff -r ./default.prop ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/default.prop
4c4
< ro.secure=0
---
> ro.secure=1
6,7c6,7
< ro.debuggable=1
< ro.adb.secure=0
---
> ro.debuggable=0
> ro.adb.secure=1
diff -r ./init.rc ~/mediapad/dload.012/boot/filesystem/init.rc
528,532d527
< service load_boot /sbin/load_boot
< class main
< seclabel u:r:install_recovery:s0
< oneshot
<
Only in ./sbin: load_boot
Only in ./sbin: su
load_boot contains the following:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
/sbin/su --auto-daemon &
if [ ! -e /system/app/Superuser.apk ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
fi
if [ ! -e /system/xbin/su ];then
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp -rpf /sbin/su /system/xbin/
chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
fi
The /sbin/su file has an md5sum:
Code:
md5sum sbin/su
cd029c6b8b7065ff8ff2860137aeff99 sbin/su
and that matches the md5sum of the su included with v2.46 of chainfires supersu ZIP file (in the link below). So from a security perspective, I think we are pretty clean.
To use this, do the following:
0) Make sure you have unlocked the bootloader first!!!
1) Download chainfires Superuser from here: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip , and extract the Superuser.apk file from the common folder.
2) adb shell "rm -rf /data/local/tmp/*"
3) adb push <path_to>/Superuser..apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
4) adb reboot bootloader
( your device will restart)
5) fastboot flash boot <path_to>/super_boot.img
6) fastboot reboot
7) Open the supersu App and update su (otherwise you may have strange issues)
That's it! You're rooted!
This does not do any odd exploits or camera driver adjustments or anything so there shouldn't be any issues with the camera or sound, but, as always, no guarantees.
File is to big too upload here so grab it from here:
b012:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wlsjjixext9kbjf/super_boot.b012.img?dl=0
b013 - untested for now!!! Tested and works fine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wchc8w6d0qy1npv/super_boot.b013.img?dl=0
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hi
thanks for your efforts, but do you have the stock recovery.img for b013 rom
thankyou
All,
As soon as b015 goes up on the website I will pull it apart and generate a rooted version. It usually goes up within a week of the OTA update so hang in there!
-Dan
Hi there... I wonder if u can take a look @ GEM-702L ???
theres only one FW for the 702.... but there no stable working boot.img could work with...T.T
While I mean all the 703 bxyz method could root...the 702... but probably theres some problems... like GPU driver sth like that... first.. it caused no sound problem.... random freezes.... n cheesy screen
lcw622 said:
Hi there... I wonder if u can take a look @ GEM-702L ???
theres only one FW for the 702.... but there no stable working boot.img could work with...T.T
While I mean all the 703 bxyz method could root...the 702... but probably theres some problems... like GPU driver sth like that... first.. it caused no sound problem.... random freezes.... n cheesy screen
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Do you have a link to the firmware?
dfsteen said:
Do you have a link to the firmware?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-mediapad/general/mediapad-x2-firmware-702l-703l-t3168925
dfsteen said:
All,
As soon as b015 goes up on the website I will pull it apart and generate a rooted version. It usually goes up within a week of the OTA update so hang in there!
-Dan
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Thanks and btw the b015 is already on the website. Excited now
Can't wait for the root of b015 [emoji18]
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b015 rooted is now up on the initial posting. Enjoy!
lcw622 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-mediapad/general/mediapad-x2-firmware-702l-703l-t3168925
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I've posted a rooted boot.img for 702l.b003 from the link you provided. I don't own this device, so it's not tested, but let me know if it works.