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Stock recovery and boot collection

In case, you want the stock boot/recovery to install Magisk like me, you can get it out of the firmware.zip inside the OTA zip, which you can download from HTC server using the link:
Taiwan model 1.10.709.23:
http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA....05.709.12_release_517077z7dxrjhjj6rk2y9h.zip
Taiwan model 1.23.709.3:
http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA....10.709.23_release_518569sr63mm3mtji85ret.zip
Hong Kong model 1.10.400.23
http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA....05.400.13_release_517158ov5r8lbbi6tc9m38.zip
I have extracted the recovery.img and boot.img for Taiwan version. If someone doesn't want to extract it themselves, let me know through PM. I can send it to you.

devsk said:
In case, you want the stock boot/recovery to install Magisk like me, you can get it out of the firmware.zip inside the OTA zip, which you can download from HTC server using the link:
http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA....05.709.12_release_517077z7dxrjhjj6rk2y9h.zip
I have extracted the recovery.img and boot.img. If someone doesn't want to extract it themselves, let me know through PM. I can send it to you.
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Desk
Thank you your work .Is this version recovery work for HTC U 11 PLUS China. Mainland version 2Q4D200.THANK YOU again.

Would you know how to enable volte and wifi calling?

cameljockey1 said:
Would you know how to enable volte and wifi calling?
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Not yet.

Perfectionalism said:
Desk
Thank you your work .Is this version recovery work for HTC U 11 PLUS China. Mainland version 2Q4D200.THANK YOU again.
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I would like to know this too. I have the Chinese U11+ and I'm desperately looking for the boot.img and recovery.img for this variant (2Q4D200)
Thanks in advance!

Prot02018 said:
I would like to know this too. I have the Chinese U11+ and I'm desperately looking for the boot.img and recovery.img for this variant (2Q4D200)
Thanks in advance!
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screenshot of your software information page in settings showing "Software number" (e.g. 1.10.709.23 for me, it would be 1.xx.1405.xx for you).

devsk said:
screenshot of your software information page in settings showing "Software number" (e.g. 1.10.709.23 for me, it would be 1.xx.1405.xx for you).
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Here's the screenshots! Many thanks devsk.

Perfectionalism said:
Desk
Thank you your work .Is this version recovery work for HTC U 11 PLUS China. Mainland version 2Q4D200.THANK YOU again.
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Prot02018 said:
I would like to know this too. I have the Chinese U11+ and I'm desperately looking for the boot.img and recovery.img for this variant (2Q4D200)
Thanks in advance!
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OCEAN_M_DTWL
modelid: 2Q4D20000
cidnum: HTCCN701
OTA zip link (1.05.1405.16 - 1.03.1405.1)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3Kz88fJm1NA6ccPcb1jbQstZYWASnFO/view?usp=sharing

nenebear said:
OCEAN_M_DTWL
modelid: 2Q4D20000
cidnum: HTCCN701
OTA zip link (1.05.1405.16 - 1.03.1405.1)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3Kz88fJm1NA6ccPcb1jbQstZYWASnFO/view?usp=sharing
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Thanks nenebear. Is this is the OTA file to go from stock 1.03.1405.1 to latest 1.05.1405.16 ?
I found the RUU's for the version of my phone also. Can anybody here confirm that the stock recovery zip file found at the following link will allow me to go back to stock recovery if I decide to flash TWRP?
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=OCEAN_M_DTWL
Thanks guys

Please help me!
I have unlocked my bootloader, installed twrp. Unfortunately, twrp is worthless since it can not be used as it seems...
Now I wonder if I can use this guide to root my phone:
"1. Download http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA_...bbi6tc9m38.zip
Edit / Important: Read next post down below before Step 2/
2. Extract firmware.zip.
3. Extract boot.img from firmware.zip from step 2 and transfer to the /sdcard.
4. Install Magisk Manager and select Beta channel
5. Click install and choose to use "patch the stock boot image" method. It will browse you to /sdcard. Choose the boot.img from step 3. After its done, it will give you path of patched boot image.
6. Transfer the patched boot image from step 5 to PC using 'adb pull'
7. Boot the phone into download mode and flash the patched boot image.
8. Reboot and enjoy!!"
Where/how can I get the correct boot.img för my device?
My version is "1.10.401.23 9.0_g CL991677 release-keys" and none of the download links match my version? Or can I use some of them anyway?
I would be very happy and thanksful if I got help so I can get root access!
Best regards/ David

Davil_79 said:
Please help me!
I have unlocked my bootloader, installed twrp. Unfortunately, twrp is worthless since it can not be used as it seems...
Now I wonder if I can use this guide to root my phone:
"1. Download http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA_...bbi6tc9m38.zip
Edit / Important: Read next post down below before Step 2/
2. Extract firmware.zip.
3. Extract boot.img from firmware.zip from step 2 and transfer to the /sdcard.
4. Install Magisk Manager and select Beta channel
5. Click install and choose to use "patch the stock boot image" method. It will browse you to /sdcard. Choose the boot.img from step 3. After its done, it will give you path of patched boot image.
6. Transfer the patched boot image from step 5 to PC using 'adb pull'
7. Boot the phone into download mode and flash the patched boot image.
8. Reboot and enjoy!!"
Where/how can I get the correct boot.img för my device?
My version is "1.10.401.23 9.0_g CL991677 release-keys" and none of the download links match my version? Or can I use some of them anyway?
I would be very happy and thanksful if I got help so I can get root access!
Best regards/ David
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I think yours is the Europe model. If so, download the following ZIP:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620770441
Extract firmware.zip from it, and you will then extract boot.img from the firmware.zip, and then, patch that in magisk manager. Hope that helps!

devsk said:
I think yours is the Europe model. If so, download the following ZIP:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620770441
Extract firmware.zip from it, and you will then extract boot.img from the firmware.zip, and then, patch that in magisk manager. Hope that helps!
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Many thanks!
I should have a European model. If I'm looking in the Download mode:
"htc_ocmdugl PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO 8998-002772-1711021849
OpenDSP-UNKNOWN
OS 1.10.401.23
Nov 25 2017.01: 13: 33 (991677)"
If something goes wrong, or if it would be the wrong boot.img, can I flash a complete RUU via adb fastboat so I dont brick my phone?

Davil_79 said:
Many thanks!
I should have a European model. If I'm looking in the Download mode:
"htc_ocmdugl PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO 8998-002772-1711021849
OpenDSP-UNKNOWN
OS 1.10.401.23
Nov 25 2017.01: 13: 33 (991677)"
If something goes wrong, or if it would be the wrong boot.img, can I flash a complete RUU via adb fastboat so I dont brick my phone?
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That link matches your version exactly. You should be good with boot.img from that ZIP. Make backup of your stuff and be very careful with commands you fire...

devsk said:
That link matches your version exactly. You should be good with boot.img from that ZIP. Make backup of your stuff and be very careful with commands you fire...
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Hmm.. It is 25 pcs. compressed zip-files in this download.
In one of the zip there is "boot_signed.img"
It must be it. But when I try to unzip it doesn't work. It says the file is corrupt [emoji852]️.
I will try to download the file again, mayby the download failed.
Edit: The file is corrupt. I cant unzip it
Skickat från min HTC U11 plus via Tapatalk

Davil_79 said:
Hmm.. It is 25 pcs. compressed zip-files in this download.
In one of the zip there is "boot_signed.img"
It must be it. But when I try to unzip it doesn't work. It says the file is corrupt [emoji852]️.
I will try to download the file again, mayby the download failed.
Edit: The file is corrupt. I cant unzip it
Skickat från min HTC U11 plus via Tapatalk
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You need RUU decrypt tool to retrieve the boot and recovery image

Root HTC U11+ European model software number 1.10.401.23
To root your HTC U11+ thru twrp use version 3.2.0.0
1. make sure you got Magisk-15.2 on you sd-card
2. boot into TWRP and leave system read only
3.goto install and install Magisk (in my case 15.2)
4. you will get error, like "can't mount data" (not to worry)
5. after install GO BACK!! DO NOT REBOOT!!
6. format data AND THEN reboot!!
7 You'll have to setup your phone as a new one; finish that and install Magisk_Manager
8 your now rooted!!! check with root checker
Hope this will help you;
Davil_79 said:
Please help me!
I have unlocked my bootloader, installed twrp. Unfortunately, twrp is worthless since it can not be used as it seems...
Now I wonder if I can use this guide to root my phone:
"1. Download http://fotadl-az.htc.com/secure/OTA_...bbi6tc9m38.zip
Edit / Important: Read next post down below before Step 2/
2. Extract firmware.zip.
3. Extract boot.img from firmware.zip from step 2 and transfer to the /sdcard.
4. Install Magisk Manager and select Beta channel
5. Click install and choose to use "patch the stock boot image" method. It will browse you to /sdcard. Choose the boot.img from step 3. After its done, it will give you path of patched boot image.
6. Transfer the patched boot image from step 5 to PC using 'adb pull'
7. Boot the phone into download mode and flash the patched boot image.
8. Reboot and enjoy!!"
Where/how can I get the correct boot.img för my device?
My version is "1.10.401.23 9.0_g CL991677 release-keys" and none of the download links match my version? Or can I use some of them anyway?
I would be very happy and thanksful if I got help so I can get root access!
Best regards/ David
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bnwg said:
You need RUU decrypt tool to retrieve the boot and recovery image
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Aha! Hm ok So it wasnt that easy. I am such a Noob .
I have never used that RUU decrypt tool and it seems a bit complicated but I have to try.
Thanks for your answer!
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freebsd124 said:
To root your HTC U11+ thru twrp use version 3.2.0.0
1. make sure you got Magisk-15.2 on you sd-card
2. boot into TWRP and leave system read only
3.goto install and install Magisk (in my case 15.2)
4. you will get error, like "can't mount data" (not to worry)
5. after install GO BACK!! DO NOT REBOOT!!
6. format data AND THEN reboot!!
7 You'll have to setup your phone as a new one; finish that and install Magisk_Manager
8 your now rooted!!! check with root checker
Hope this will help you;
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Thank you! I will try this!
I'm considering starting a new thread. I know there are more people who have similar problems and considerations within this.

HTC-RUU-Decrypt_Tool
You'll find the htc-ruu_decrypt-tool here
Davil_79 said:
Aha! Hm ok So it wasnt that easy. I am such a Noob .
I have never used that RUU decrypt tool and it seems a bit complicated but I have to try.
Thanks for your answer!
---------- Post added at 04:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:12 PM ----------
Thank you! I will try this!
I'm considering starting a new thread. I know there are more people who have similar problems and considerations within this.
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freebsd124 said:
To root your HTC U11+ thru twrp use version 3.2.0.0
1. make sure you got Magisk-15.2 on you sd-card
2. boot into TWRP and leave system read only
3.goto install and install Magisk (in my case 15.2)
4. you will get error, like "can't mount data" (not to worry)
5. after install GO BACK!! DO NOT REBOOT!!
6. format data AND THEN reboot!!
7 You'll have to setup your phone as a new one; finish that and install Magisk_Manager
8 your now rooted!!! check with root checker
Hope this will help you;
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YES! Root access :good: Finaly a success! :victory:
Now my phone is like I want it to be!! Thank you so much!!'

If it's useful for somebody wanting to try twrp and/or custom kernel...you can find inside stock boot and recovery for India/HK version, 1.10.400.23 and the new 1.24.400.2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18FgmqIb_4UNpmRsXyxKj2bbCf6TnTXSd/view?usp=sharing

Updating your P20 Pro (This can be used to restore a bricked P20 Pro)

My daily driver is AOSCP (CypherOS project) P20 pro ROM, but sometimes I flip back to stock every time there is a new Huawei P20 Pro update. Recently they released (9.0.0.213) so I removed the custom ROM and installed stock (9.0.0.213) without issues, just to see how it feels, whats new and such then jump back to custom. These steps helped me when I bricked my phone.
(Bootloader must be unlocked)
- Use at your own risk.
To jump to stock.
1) Go HERE and type in your phone model and click FIND MODEL button. Then click Filelist, copy and paste the first two links to your browser, this will download the main packages.
2) Extract the update.app file from the Update.zip file you just downloaded.
3) Use EMUI extractor application to extract the image files from the Update.app file.
4) Download Re-Flash, place all the images in the Re-Flash folder and flash as many images as you can. (This step simply puts your phone in enough working order for the update to complete)
Open the "cmd-here" file and start flashing:
Example:
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk recovery_ramdis.img
fastboot flash cust cust.img
fastboot flash recovery_vbmeta.img recovery_vbmeta.img
fastboot flash kernel kernel.img
(Keep going - some will flash others won't)
5) type: Fastboot reboot, quickly unplug your phone and hold the volume up button, this will boot into EMUI recovery, now format data, format cache.
6) Now the two main packages you downloaded in step one, place those zip files in the folder called ZIPS-HERE, located in the Re-flash folder. Rename update_full_CLT-L29_hw_eu to update_all_hw
7) In the cmd-here window, type flash.bat
follow the steps.
Note:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if the update fails you'll need a userdata.img, this image file isn't in most update.zip files. You can find it here.
Redo the steps again except this would be the last thing to do in step 4.
- fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

Okay, so I have CLT-L09C782, I updated it to 9.0.0.168 using the FunkyHuawei service. I opened Firmware Finder a while ago and I have seen some new versions of firmware there. Can I manually update from there?

aka.petteri said:
Okay, so I have CLT-L09C782, I updated it to 9.0.0.168 using the FunkyHuawei service. I opened Firmware Finder a while ago and I have seen some new versions of firmware there. Can I manually update from there?
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I tried Firmware finder in the past, hadn't had any real luck with it whereas other have. So I really can't comment on it.

TWRP and ROOT on OB2

Hi,
I wanted to update to OB2 and was kinda in a hurry, so long story short: I screwed up and am now on OB2 without root or TWRP.
Primarily I need root, so if anyone can point me to a guide, that would be much appreciated.... booting TWRP through fastboot doesn't seem to work.
If you have a good guide for also flashing TWRP, that would also be much appreciated, only stuff I found was guides with "patch the boot.img" ... hell, i don't know how to do that
thanks

momsi said:
Hi,
I wanted to update to OB2 and was kinda in a hurry, so long story short: I screwed up and am now on OB2 without root or TWRP.
Primarily I need root, so if anyone can point me to a guide, that would be much appreciated.... booting TWRP through fastboot doesn't seem to work.
If you have a good guide for also flashing TWRP, that would also be much appreciated, only stuff I found was guides with "patch the boot.img" ... hell, i don't know how to do that
thanks
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Hello, check this out https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-android-10-twrp-t3964131

I've seen this post, but how do i patch the boot img of OB2?
or do i do that with the OB1 file ?

momsi said:
I've seen this post, but how do i patch the boot img of OB2?
or do i do that with the OB1 file ?
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No, with the OB2 file. You can extract it also with the same method and patch it.

the same file?! there is no open beta 2 file ... you can only download the OB1 from oneplus and have to OTA to OB2..
I know how annoying it is when some noob (thats how i feel now) asks for step by step "click this button" guides, but can you please lend me a hand on this
I see .... i miss the old days with the nexus series or the first oneplus phones ... none of all the crap, no million partitions and A and B slots and all that ... just flashing...

momsi said:
the same file?! there is no open beta 2 file ... you can only download the OB1 from oneplus and have to OTA to OB2..
I know how annoying it is when some noob (thats how i feel now) asks for step by step "click this button" guides, but can you please lend me a hand on this
I see .... i miss the old days with the nexus series or the first oneplus phones ... none of all the crap, no million partitions and A and B slots and all that ... just flashing...
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-android-10-twrp-t3964131
Know exactly what you mean. I did the same thing. Will break it down more granular.
1) Download the OB2 file
2) Unzip the OB2 zip file.
3) Download program found in (use this tool for it LINK <--- thanks @tidschi)
4) Unzip said program
5) Take payload.bin file and put it in the payload_input folder
6) Run the payload_dumper.exe found in the root payload folder (payload_dumper-win64)
7) Take the boot.img file from the payload_output folder and copy it to your phone
8) Open Magisk Manager on the phone and click INSTALL
9) Click INSTALL again
10) Click Select and Patch a File
11) Choose the boot.img file you copied from your computer (phone will create a magisk_patched.img file in your download folder)
12) Copy magisk_patched.img file from your phone to your computer
13) Fastboot your phone and install the magisk_patched.img file
14) Go back to Magisk Manager. It should now say it is rooted.
15) Go to Modules in Magisk and hit the + sign
16) Find your TWRP Zip file and install it.
You should now be rooted and have TWRP installed on your phone again.
Cheers!

swehes said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-android-10-twrp-t3964131
Know exactly what you mean. I did the same thing. Will break it down more granular.
1) Download the OB2 file
2) Unzip the OB2 zip file.
3) Download program found in (use this tool for it LINK <--- thanks @tidschi)
4) Unzip said program
5) Take payload.bin file and put it in the payload_input folder
6) Run the payload_dumper.exe found in the root payload folder (payload_dumper-win64)
7) Take the boot.img file from the payload_output folder and copy it to your phone
8) Open Magisk Manager on the phone and click INSTALL
9) Click INSTALL again
10) Click Select and Patch a File
11) Choose the boot.img file you copied from your computer (phone will create a magisk_patched.img file in your download folder)
12) Copy magisk_patched.img file from your phone to your computer
13) Fastboot your phone and install the magisk_patched.img file
14) Go back to Magisk Manager. It should now say it is rooted.
15) Go to Modules in Magisk and hit the + sign
16) Find your TWRP Zip file and install it.
You should now be rooted and have TWRP installed on your phone again.
Cheers!
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I thank you very much, really..... but now I feel even more stupid .... I again fail at the very first step. Which OB2 file? In the thread you linked, i only find the patching tool, no OB2 file, and at the oneplus site you can only download the OB1 file.

momsi said:
I thank you very much, really..... but now I feel even more stupid .... I again fail at the very first step. Which OB2 file? In the thread you linked, i only find the patching tool, no OB2 file, and at the oneplus site you can only download the OB1 file.
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That's the rom itself, the full OxygenOS zip Open Beta 2: https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...7-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t3937152/post80254958
From there you need to extract the boot.img and patch it as explained before :good:

Well.... that did the trick ....
Thank you very much. :highfive:

magisk_patched image not flashing
swehes said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-android-10-twrp-t3964131
12) Copy magisk_patched.img file from your phone to your computer
13) Fastboot your phone and install the magisk_patched.img file
You should now be rooted and have TWRP installed on your phone again.
Cheers!
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while flashing magisk_patched.img I am getting this error
C:\Android>fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'boota' (49232 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.136s]
writing 'boota'...
FAILED (remote: (boota_a) No such partition)
finished. total time: 1.145s
what should I do ?
Update : got the new updated twrp which can be booted from fastboot

swehes said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-android-10-twrp-t3964131
Know exactly what you mean. I did the same thing. Will break it down more granular.
1) Download the OB2 file
2) Unzip the OB2 zip file.
3) Download program found in (use this tool for it LINK <--- thanks @tidschi)
4) Unzip said program
5) Take payload.bin file and put it in the payload_input folder
6) Run the payload_dumper.exe found in the root payload folder (payload_dumper-win64)
7) Take the boot.img file from the payload_output folder and copy it to your phone
8) Open Magisk Manager on the phone and click INSTALL
9) Click INSTALL again
10) Click Select and Patch a File
11) Choose the boot.img file you copied from your computer (phone will create a magisk_patched.img file in your download folder)
12) Copy magisk_patched.img file from your phone to your computer
13) Fastboot your phone and install the magisk_patched.img file
14) Go back to Magisk Manager. It should now say it is rooted.
15) Go to Modules in Magisk and hit the + sign
16) Find your TWRP Zip file and install it.
You should now be rooted and have TWRP installed on your phone again.
Cheers!
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Will this still work even though I am on Stable 10.0.1 OOS?

Sobakel said:
Will this still work even though I am on Stable 10.0.1 OOS?
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Yes, but you can do it easily with newer methods

Sorry to ask what is perhaps an easy question, but what are those newer methodes?

Sobakel said:
Sorry to ask what is perhaps an easy question, but what are those newer methodes?
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See here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/guide-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-root-t3954559

Complete Guide to Root/Unroot Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite ( All Editions ).

Rooting Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite ( All Editions ).
Requirements:
1. Unlocked Huawei Mediapad M5 lite ( All Editions ).
2. Minimal ADB Tools.
3. Magisk Manager latest from magisk manager website.
4. Huawei Firmware Finder ( Download from Playstore ).
4. Original Firmware Update.zip of current device you are running (Check in your device from Huawei Firmware Finder app).
5. Zarchiver ( Download from Playstore ).
6. Ramdisk.img file ( Extracted from Update.zip ).
Procedure:
1. Download Zarchiver app in playstore and download the current stock rom update.zip ( check your version in update settings) and open the update.zip file in Zarchiver app in your tab and extract the RAMDISK.img to any folder in your tablet.
2. Open Magisk Manager app in you tab and click on 1st "install" option then "select and patch a file" then browse your RAMDISK.img you copied to your internal memory. It will patch the RAMDISK.img and store it in downloads folder in your tab.
3. Download the minimal ADB tools from any website and install them your pc.
4. Copy the patched-ramdisk.img file to adb folder in PC and open the command prompt from the adb folder .
2. Enable USB debugging setting in the tablet and connect the tablet to the pc. After connecting open command prompt in the adb folder you have installed and type
Code:
adb devices
. You must see a device in the output. ( If not properly enable your usb debugging settings).
3. After that type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
. Your device will boot into the fastboot mode and you will see BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED on the tab screen.
4. Now type
Code:
fastboot flash ramdisk patched-ramdisk.img
( patched-ramdisk file name may differ).
5. Your device is Successfully Rooted.

You need unlocked bootloader for this

Yes
lapora said:
You need unlocked bootloader for this
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I have provided complete guide to unlock bootloader

i sold it and bought a samsung galaxy tab s5e no more huawei **** i spend hours to make the twrp and magisk to work with out errors but at least i didn't pay a third party unlock service because huawei decided to lock everything.

lapora said:
i sold it and bought a samsung galaxy tab s5e no more huawei **** i spend hours to make the twrp and magisk to work with out errors but at least i didn't pay a third party unlock service because huawei decided to lock everything.
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You tried to make twrp? Magisk works man.

hi , i can't find IMG file into update.zip ? why

ouawai said:
hi , i can't find IMG file into update.zip ? why
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It´s inside the file "update.app". You need a special tool to extract.
Please take a look to this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mediapad-m5/how-to/root-root-guide-huawei-mediapad-m5-t3786157

From the M5 guide:
"Download the full stock rom (update.zip) from the site I linked in the credits. Extract UPDATE.APP file from the zip. Then use HuaweiUpdateExtractor to extract ramdisk.img specific to your device"
I might be dumb AF but these guides are incomplete :/
Can anybody please share the Profiles.xml containing the images for the M5 Lite?
So far I used the Firmware Finder for downloading the latest rom which contains the UPDATE.APP and also downloaded the HuaweiUpdateExtractor but without the right profile it won't open file.
EDIT: currently following the main guide about extracting the ramdisk image: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/extract-huawei-firmware-update-app/
EDIT-2: guide (the one of my link above, not the guide of this thread) followed and finally rooted! Man, what a journey.
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html

Rooting Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite ( All Editions )
Requirements on drumiec edition:
1. Unlocked Huawei Mediapad M5 lite.
2. Minimal ADB Tools [also added to post]
3. WinRar or other extraction tool
4. Magisk Manager apk file from original XDA topic.
5. Huawei Update Extractor [UPDATED: v0.9.9.5] [also added to post]
6. Original Firmware update.zip of current device you are running from https://pro-teammt.ru/en/online-firmware-database/
I used website that actually belong to Huawei Firmware Finder aplication TeamMT, so will give you same result with searching database (look at screen1.jpg - attached to post)
When you will find your firmware version click on filelist and pick the first link, usually is the largest file from all 3 links (like 1.8GB for example).
7. Download update.zip and extract UPDATE.APP from inside using WinRAR or so.
8. Open Huawei Update Extractor and open with it UPDATE.APP file by clicking [...] button.
Important: If program will not let you open the file because of some CRC errors, go on settings tab and uncheck Verify Header Checksum.
For me was not possible to open UPDATE.APP without previous step.
9. Find RAMDISK.img file on the list and extract it.
10. Copy RAMDISK.img file to tablet at any place.
11. Install Magisk Manager apk on tablet.
12. Follow the original guide.
Notice: Magisk will show you output location of your patched ramdisk file right after it finish processing it.
Latest update.zip for Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite 10.1 linked here:
FW version: BAH2-W19 8.0.0.230 C431 update.zip download

drumiec said:
10. Copy RAMDISK.img file to tablet at any place.
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use
Code:
adb pull
and
Code:
adb push
to achieve the transfers as people noticed that using MTP can corrupt the file:
Code:
1. adb push /path/to/RAMDISK.IMG /sdcard
2. Patch the file using Magisk.
3. adb pull /sdcard/Download/magisk_patched.img ./
And then flash it through fastboot.

Hey Bossman, im stuck at the very end. I copied the patched magisk img to my pc folder where the adb is and when i type the fastboot flash ramdisk ****** it says
"error: cannot load 'patched-ramdisk.img': No such file or directory"
I dont know what im doing wrong?
the adb debugging on and im at the bootloader screen and my stuff is unlocked.
please help me, im not sure where im going wrong, the directions are so simple.
edit* nvm i fixed it
i had to do that adb pull and it worked from there. thank you again so much. i dont know what im going to do with this huawei device but online it said it was a good tablet to have so maybe more will come with this. if not, i can always use it as a security monitor? lol thanks again, have a great night!
sadiqkarur said:
Rooting Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite ( All Editions ).
Requirements:
1. Unlocked Huawei Mediapad M5 lite ( All Editions ).
2. Minimal ADB Tools.
3. Magisk Manager latest from magisk manager website.
4. Huawei Firmware Finder ( Download from Playstore ).
4. Original Firmware Update.zip of current device you are running (Check in your device from Huawei Firmware Finder app).
5. Zarchiver ( Download from Playstore ).
6. Ramdisk.img file ( Extracted from Update.zip ).
Procedure:
1. Download Zarchiver app in playstore and download the current stock rom update.zip ( check your version in update settings) and open the update.zip file in Zarchiver app in your tab and extract the RAMDISK.img to any folder in your tablet.
2. Open Magisk Manager app in you tab and click on 1st "install" option then "select and patch a file" then browse your RAMDISK.img you copied to your internal memory. It will patch the RAMDISK.img and store it in downloads folder in your tab.
3. Download the minimal ADB tools from any website and install them your pc.
4. Copy the patched-ramdisk.img file to adb folder in PC and open the command prompt from the adb folder .
2. Enable USB debugging setting in the tablet and connect the tablet to the pc. After connecting open command prompt in the adb folder you have installed and type
Code:
adb devices
. You must see a device in the output. ( If not properly enable your usb debugging settings).
3. After that type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
. Your device will boot into the fastboot mode and you will see BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED on the tab screen.
4. Now type
Code:
fastboot flash ramdisk patched-ramdisk.img
( patched-ramdisk file name may differ).
5. Your device is Successfully Rooted.
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Same issue here.
The solution is written on the Magisk Homepage:
Don't extract the file with Zarchive.
Download the file update. Zip from the Tablet to the PC (with the Huawei Tool) and unzip the file one time with 7zip.
Use the tool Huawei Firmware extracter. Disable in the settings the checksumme check and extract the Ramdisk.img. Copy the file back to the Tablet and let it patch from Magisk. Copy the patched file back to the PC, boot the Tablet into Fastboot (via adb reboot bootloader) and flash the Ram disk.img.
Remember to active at every reboot the USB Debugging in the Dev settings. It's disabled automatically.

Thanks for the guide. Should I unroot device if I get a new official update?

With the updates I lost my root access which I was using for multi user on my M5 lite Wifi
So I had to do the whole process again.
Here is the patched file for the version : BAH2-W19 8.0.0.278 (OCEC431)
so if you have the same version you can skip some steps and flash it.
firmware : BAH2-W19OCEC431B278
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mizbqmyztiuyj13/magisk_patched.img/file
You 'll have to re-edit the file to enable the multiuser (if you already did it previously the users will still have their config)
check there https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8...-root-add-multi-user-support-disable-t3602872
drumiec said:
Rooting Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite ( All Editions )
Requirements on drumiec edition:
1. Unlocked Huawei Mediapad M5 lite.
2. Minimal ADB Tools [also added to post]
3. WinRar or other extraction tool
4. Magisk Manager apk file from original XDA topic.
5. Huawei Update Extractor [UPDATED: v0.9.9.5] [also added to post]
6. Original Firmware update.zip of current device you are running from https://pro-teammt.ru/en/online-firmware-database/
I used website that actually belong to Huawei Firmware Finder aplication TeamMT, so will give you same result with searching database (look at screen1.jpg - attached to post)
When you will find your firmware version click on filelist and pick the first link, usually is the largest file from all 3 links (like 1.8GB for example).
7. Download update.zip and extract UPDATE.APP from inside using WinRAR or so.
8. Open Huawei Update Extractor and open with it UPDATE.APP file by clicking [...] button.
Important: If program will not let you open the file because of some CRC errors, go on settings tab and uncheck Verify Header Checksum.
For me was not possible to open UPDATE.APP without previous step.
9. Find RAMDISK.img file on the list and extract it.
10. Copy RAMDISK.img file to tablet at any place.
11. Install Magisk Manager apk on tablet.
12. Follow the original guide.
Notice: Magisk will show you output location of your patched ramdisk file right after it finish processing it.
Latest update.zip for Huawei Mediapad M5 Lite 10.1 linked here:
FW version: BAH2-W19 8.0.0.230 C431 update.zip download
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tbozo said:
With the updates I lost my root access which I was using for multi user on my M5 lite Wifi
So I had to do the whole process again.
Here is the patched file for the version : BAH2-W19 8.0.0.278 (OCEC431)
so if you have the same version you can skip some steps and flash it.
firmware : BAH2-W19OCEC431B278
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mizbqmyztiuyj13/magisk_patched.img/file
You 'll have to re-edit the file to enable the multiuser (if you already did it previously the users will still have their config)
check there https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8...-root-add-multi-user-support-disable-t3602872
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So with this file, the process from the OP is shortened to:
1. Type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
. Your device will boot into the fastboot mode and you will see BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED on the tab screen.
2. Now type
Code:
fastboot flash ramdisk magisk_patched.img
(above file for BAH2-W19 8.0.0.278 (OCEC431)).
3. Your device is Successfully Rooted.
Is this right?
edit: to answer my own question: yes
Also, do we need to do this after every OTA update? (not that I expect so many in the future...)

Keine ramdisk Partition mehr
Hi,
since the last update BAH2-L09OCEC432B278 a ramsisk partition is no longer available.
I followed the modified guide with 7-zip and downloading the update.app on my PC and then pushing it onto the tablet with
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb push c:/RECOVERY_RAMDIS.img /storage/emulated/0/Download
I created the magisk_patched.img and used the pull adb command to get it back onto my PC.
I followed the steps in the guide with fastboot, but the very last command fails.
The tablet says both are unlocked, on the Magisk Website there is a short section on "Magisk in Recovery", but pushing the Power on and Volume up does not give my a Magisk option.
Update: I followed the Patching guide, but this fails with the following message:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery magisk_patched.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (26386 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.826s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: partition length get error)
finished. total time: 0.842s

Hi,
I have the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite 10 but the Build Number for me is 'BAH2-W19 8.0.0.278 (OCEC432)'
and I can't seem to find the update file for it to follow the steps above?
Any help would be appreciated on what steps I need to do.
Thanks, :good:

Your Build number translates to the same firmware as mine: BAH2-L09OCEC432B278
This is a great explanation: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/extract-huawei-firmware-update-app/
Download the file from MT Team and extract is with 7Zip: https://pro-teammt.ru/en/
Hope this helps.
PS: Could you let me know if you are able to flash your phone since it is the same build?
THX!

Balamku said:
Your Build number translates to the same firmware as mine: BAH2-L09OCEC432B278
This is a great explanation:
Download the file from MT Team and extract is with 7Zip:
Hope this helps.
PS: Could you let me know if you are able to flash your phone since it is the same build?
THX!
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Thanks for the link. reading the explanation then, mines would be BAH2-W19OCEC432B278. Thanks for that
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Balamku said:
Your Build number translates to the same firmware as mine: BAH2-L09OCEC432B278
This is a great explanation:
Download the file from MT Team and extract is with 7Zip
Hope this helps.
PS: Could you let me know if you are able to flash your phone since it is the same build?
THX!
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Huawei Update Extractor: it mentions this in there but I have a MacBook and there doesn't seem to be a version for this.
Am I missing something?

Hmm, I have Linux and had to dual boot into Windows, because of several tools - this one included - wanting Windows. There is an emulator / VM available for Windows on Mac, but might be a bit over the top...

Question I need to go back to stock kernel

Anyone have vendor_boot, dtbo and boot.img from 11.2.9.9 le25aa ?. Install a custom kernel and I need to go back to stock

Just use oxygen updtaer to download full zip and do a local install. Flash magisk to alternate partition and reboot.

gorilla p said:
Just use oxygen updtaer to download full zip and do a local install. Flash magisk to alternate partition and reboot.
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Install the Arter kernel. And now I get an error when I want to update that way. So I need to go back to stock rom.
Do you know any way to do that?

Partigiano0105 said:
Install the Arter kernel. And now I get an error when I want to update that way. So I need to go back to stock rom.
Do you know any way to do that?
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Shouldn't be flashing a kernel without proper backups first. You need stock untouched boot.img and vendor_boot

mattie_49 said:
Shouldn't be flashing a kernel without proper backups first. You need stock untouched boot.img and vendor_boot
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how can I do that?

You can download the zip file containing th full update of your version in a thread here, them using the payload dumper tool you extract all img files inside

I don't know how to edit so more details about this process:
1. Go to sticked thread Repo of oos builds
2. Download the zip file of the firmware you are using
3. Download the payload dumper here: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850510260
4. Once extracted extract the payload.bin from firmware zip into payload_input directory
5. Launch payload_dumper.exe
6. Process take few minutes depending on your computer, result img files are stored in payload_output directory
7. Have fun with your img file