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[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] neilpride:
CMW recovery and custom ROMs

Does the CMW installation and CM10 guide as described in this forum which refers to the mediapad 7 works for the mediapad 10 as well or would it brick the device? Since both pads called Mediapad I would recommend to open a separate forum for Mediapad 10 and Mediapad 7. Furthermore the official Android release from Huawei does not have google apps installed. Could you please release a guide how to flash it onto it? Thanks guys
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] pigsboss:
hi martin,

I've purchased 3 10 fhd recently. one for myself, one for a friend in berlin, and the last is for my wife. Since we have to use those google staffs I flashed the international firmwares for all the 3 mediapads. But as far as I know there are quite a lot customers in china would like to stick on the stock chinese firmware for several reasons.

1. the development of the chinese firmware is more active. you will get more updates in this firmware.

2. you can still root the chinese firmware and install google staffs onto it.

3. anyway, the experience of accessing gmail, gtalk, youtube as well as facebook and twitter are either difficult or simply just impossible. so for most people in china it's pointless to flash an international firmware. It's impossible to get non-free apps from google play in China mainland as well as in Taiwan because the payment in such areas is not supported.

And there is another firmware for Huawei devices, the Emotion UI, a.k.a. EMUI, which gets tons of fans in China. This firmware is said to be one with special tunes and optimizations for Huawei devices such as D1 xl smartphone, P1 xl smartphone and, of course, the 10 mediapad. Right now there are a lot of fans of this firmware calling for a ``natively-rooted'' version of it, in this way installing google's staff would become easier.

Anyway, I also find this 10 fhd is quite a good choice. It just cost 2700 chinese yuan (~400USD or ~300euro) for the WIFI/2GB RAM/16GB ROM version.

If you are really looking for some interesting staff on your new toy, please think about installing or compiling full-functional linux for it. Right now I've compiled a gentoo linux for it, with x-window. It works as well as on my laptop.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
I agree, good reasons all of them!

Man, I'm trying to reduce the number of devices I'm running linux on :)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Firmware S10-101u

Today I spotted a newer firmware on Huawei's website, and proceeded to install it. Only to find out afterwards that this was for the 3G version of the tablet.

So: for the wifi version, you want the one called S10-101w, for the 3G version, the one called S10-101u. Using the 3G firmware on a WiFi-only tablet gives an error message "Failed to update modem" that will sit on the screen and not go away.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Skype

I recently tried to use Skype on the MediaPad 10 FHD. Two problems:

1. Video didn't seem to work, neither sending, nor receiving.

2. The microphone volume seems to be so low that it's unusable.

(I've found posts about problems with Mic volume for other android devices. All fixes seem to involve rooting. Anybody tried to root a MediaPad yet?)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Google Maps and Google Earth navigation

Another thing that doesn't work as it should are the gestures for rotating in Google maps and both tilting and rotating in Google Earth.

I can tilt in Maps by sliding two fingers next to each other up and down. I can rotate by sliding two fingers above each other left and right. But the expected rotation gesture of doing circular movements with the fingers doesn't work.

In Earth, neither the tilting gesture nor any of those two rotating gestures work.

Some mobile phones seem to have this problem, possibly if they have bad multitouch support. I remember reading in some form (which I can't seem to find now :( ) that there are some kernel configuration variables that these gestures depend on.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Gubi99:
Hi, there is a new Firmware (from 21.11.12) on the Huawei website.

My Mediapad should arrive soon from China .... :)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Firmware upgrade without wiping the phone?

According to Huawei:

You will be attracted by the brilliant games.

It also has the simple quick applications.

With touch screen you can have ultimate experience.

I always enjoy my visits to Huawei's web site ;)

But does anyone know whether it is possible to flash new firmware without completely resetting the tablet. Reconfiguring Wifi access, mail accounts, beginning World of Goo from level 1, etc. Had that twice last week.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Installing worldwide firmware

The easiest way is to install the "worldwide" version of the software, instead of the China-specific one, which is on the tablet if you buy it in China. That will not only give you the familiar set of Google apps, facebook, etc., it will also remove chat apps, browsers, games, etc. that are specifically chinese.

Go to Huawei's software download site find you device in the menus, and find the firmware for your device. S10-101w for the WiFi-only version, S10-101u for the one with mobile connectivity.

You will get a large zip file, which takes a long time to download. China is far away.

You unzip it and follow the instructions in the PDF. The English is a bit funny, but they're entirely understandable and accurate. No point in repeating them here really.

The only thing you might want to know before you start: you will have to copy the files for the update onto a micro SD card that you plug into your tablet. So you'll need a micro SD card. No micro SD card, no update. And (unless you do the download with the tablet) you need a way of writing to that card with your computer. So you might need a micro SD -> SD adapter.

Oh, one more thing: the process pretty much wipes the phone. All installed apps are gone and have to be reinstalled. Wifi access and mail accounts etc need to be set up again.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] MrColdbird:
I don't have a 10 inch media pad but the 7 inch one had fast boot, which allowed flashing files directly from PC to tablet with nothing but a usb cable, no micro sd required.

Maybe that works here too?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Maybe it works. Starting the MediaPad with Vol+ button pressed gives me a "Enter Fastboot mode" message. The fastboot program on the computer didn't recognise the device however.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Firmware upgrade fixes Maps/Earth/Skype problems

Hurray! With the firmware from 21.11., both problems are solved.

More or less. Maps and Earth work as they should. In Skype, video with the front-facing camera works, but switching cameras makes problems. And the microphone is louder, but audio is really disappointing quality. As also witnessed by the audio recording app.

Anyway, in total the advantages outweigh the problem of having to play World of Goo from level 1 again.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mrjayviper:
where do I order from China? I want the one with 2GB ram? I looked at pandawill and they're selling the 1GB version. thanks
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Gubi99:
Hi, ordered my Pad 2GB/16GB/3G at Aliexpress dot com. Very quick delivery from China to Germany within 5 days.

But the Power adaptor is the China version....

My Pad is rooted already and I can use Ad blocker, remove some Software I dont like and so on.

But the Firmware needs some optimization. Not all works perfect ....
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
how to root?

How did you go about rooting? I saw a guide using some Chinese Windows .exe, but I have only Linux and Mac OS machines. (And Android and Symbian and iOS :)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
Chinese power plugs

For what it's worth, I bought mine on a trip to the PRC, and it came witha NEMA 1 plug. I suppose you got the same. Two parallel flat blades. This is originally a North American standard, which might make it easier to find an adapter. It seems within China, a bunch of different standards are in use.

The Wikipedia article on power plugs and sockets is a good resource b.t.w.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mrjayviper:
can you provide link through pm? thanks! :)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Gubi99:
Rooting Mediapad 10

For rooting, Hisuite from Huawei must be installed.

You need the Program Genotools-normal.rar

(Try Google or anzhi dot com)

On the Mediapad USB-Debugging must be activated (in Settings)

Connect Pad to PC

Start Genotools - yes, it´s Chinese ...

Click on ROOT in the upper right corner

Then Click on ROOT (1) - red

After a small Window pops up click on ROOT (2) - blue

Again a small Window pops up.

The Tablet shows DATA RECOVERY

Choose recover my data ...

The Mediapad reboots two times now and then you have Root .... :)

I think Links to other boards for downloading are not allowed, so you must try searching. Sorry ...

The original How-To could be found in a German board written by comec.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] juanfervs:
Hi, ordered my Huawei Mediapad 10 FHD 2GB/16GB/3G at Merimobiles. Very quick delivery and free Ship from China to Spain within 9 days.

I install International Rom and root, i used Genotools and OK

http://www.merimobiles.com/huawei-m...h-gps-built-in-3g-2gb-ram-16gb_p/meri5780.htm
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mabartibin:
non-Windows Rooting

I tried doing this with wine on my Linux box. But wine doesn't have sufficient USB support.

Next attempt will be using vmWare on a Mac.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Gubi99:
I used Bootcamp on my iMac and Win7. I think XP is also ok.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] BigMani:
The quoted solution that Gubi99 has posted is working on the european version (wifi-only, 1 GB RAM, 1.2 GHz).

You just have to make sure that no other android device is connected to your PC, otherwise gentools is confused.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] jai134:
I wonder if I need to unroot to be able to install the new firmware from huawei? I get "update failed, please reboot" when I try it. I am also wondering what sp01 and sp02 stands for at the end of firmware version. I have a sp02 version on my tablet bought in sweden from telia.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mrjayviper:
1. seems only the 3G version has 2GB RAM?

2. has anyone tried 64GB Class10 Sandisk?

thanks
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] PriEgor:
update.app

Does anyone know how to unpack update.app? Thanks.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] juanjo7812:
I have this tablet from some time ago. I installed international rom and sucessfully rooted it.

But, I want to know if there's some cooked rom or recovery available. I've been searching with no luck.

Thanks!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] SteliosAl:
Hey, how did you install the international rom? using the Huawei instructions? I am trying to install it but it fails.. can you please tell me what is your firmware model when you go to the 'about' section on your Huawei? thanks I have also been searching for custom roms with no luck at all and we are still stuck with ICS which in no way takes advantage of the hardware! I have the quad core 2GB ram model and it is sluggish!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] juanjo7812:
Simply copy the dload folder (folder included, not only the content) to the root of an empty microsd card, and boot with it inserted or go to System Updates (SD card) from Settings->About. It's easy. Note that this way to upgrade will wipe all your data!

My build model is S10-101uV100R001FC001B021SP03, which is the latest for the 3G version. WiFi only version has a new firmware from 25th dec.

I have the 2GB version with 3G.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Gubi99:
New Firmware from 07-01-13

Hi to all Mediapad User,

look at this site for the newest Firmware:

http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/downloadCenter.do?method=index&directoryId=3372&treeId=0&tb=1&type=software

Description

1. Solve video incompatibility issues, more fluid play.

2. Modify the gallery, picture switching speed.

3. Switch the screen anyway short time, more quickly.

There are versions for 3G and LTE :confused:

But its still Android 4.0 :(
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] jai134:
Is it only me who has problems downloading the firmware? It downloads very slow and stops at about 30% with "download failed". I'm living in Sweden.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] absinth1985:
It would be great if someone was able to adapt cyanogen to our device :confused:
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] hequalsnlogs:
failed root attempt

it appears that Gubi99 is correct in saying that the root method detailed by bigmanim may only work for the wifi 1gb 1.2 ghz version of the huawei mediapad fhd 10.1".... i was over eager to root mine but failed to read nubi99's post...turns out i have the 2 gb ram, 1.4 ghz version... after the two reboots after root... i had no wallpaper and the touch interface became extremely unresponsive, with severe lags on application initiation and application crashing. I did a full reset and everything was ok...fyi
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] alipik:
does it support phone functions?

the 3 G version and the sim slot , for data only or can make phone calls?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lvlrdka22:
I'm probably late to the party, but JB 4.1.2 (open beta?) is out!

It says "Chinese only" under languages, but you can still select English in Android settings.

Wifi: 华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101w，Android4.1，C233B002，中国WIFI_4.1体验版）

3G: 华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101u，Android4.1，C233B001，中国3G_4.1体验版）

http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-1096639-1-1.html
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] beyazadam:
I do not know English I use google translate to, I'm sorry.

S10-101W, Android4.1, C233B002 installed version works fine, but I can not switch to another version, and I can not install gapps.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] ehsanhp:
Which firmware is new?

Hi guys,

My build number is S10-101u C164B006 (3g-wifi-1G ram- 8Giga) and update version on Huawei worldwide website is S10-101u C001B023

Does anyone know which one is newer? thanks ( and when i want update the device through wifi it says" there is no update for u.)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lvlrdka22:
There should be an APK for download in a thread for rooting that version, which installs the framework and Play store. My university blocks mumayi for some reason, so it'll have to wait until I get home, sorry.

There are several different root threads for the previous versions of JB, so if you look it up, make sure it's for the JB dated Jan. 17 (I think it is).

Root/Play store: http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-1761094-1-1.html

Once you extract the root folder, just run fix_flashing.bat with the device connected. It takes a long time, so don't worry if you get blank screens (I almost decided to try hard rebooting because it was stuck so long, but turned out fine).

For Play store, install the apk, then run it. Click the large button on the left. Tablet may restart, and you'll get Play store!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] iman_mir200:
Dear friends

I have the same problem with my 101u, i installed Chinese firmware(4.1) and now i am unable to downgrade to 4.0.3 international(general) version, i tried 3 different firmware versions and no one solved my problem, i mean none of them have been installed. can anyone help??!!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] albert.mob:
downgrade to 4.0.4

it is because in 4.1. different boot file is used. You need to downgrade it first and then flash 4.0 firmware. here are files for 101uV100R001C​001B023 version. (you can use it for rooting your device too)

http://yadi.sk/d/NWpB02Bs2YBKi

link can be in russian) just click on blue button to download.

You need to install Huawei HiSuite application (in order to have drivers on you computer)

connect medipad to computer

on tab go to settings- storage - USB computer connection and set MediaDevice (MTP) option

then settings -developer option and tick USB debugging option

then settings - security and set unknown sourses

now drivers have to be intalled

close HiSuite on both computer and tablet

copy 4.0 firmware image on external SD card (it should be formatted as FAT32)

unplug the tablet of the computer

switch tablet off

press Volume+ and then press Power and hold them pressed until tablet goes to the FastBoot mode

Plug tablet to the computer again and wait until tablet is recognised by huawei drivers

unzip downloaded archive to root C:\ directory

run Downgrade.bat file, wait a bit intil "press any key" sign is appeared, so press any key and tablet should reboot

after reboot 4.0 firware should start to install

after installing take out SD flash card then if will reboot as usiall
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kakaouskia:
Error upgrading rooted version

Greetings,

First a big thanks to lvlrdka22 for the post #40 here on how to root :good:

I have tried this with S10-101u (3G version, 16GB ROM, 2GB RAM) build number S10-101uV100R002C233B001 and it works like a charm

The issue I am facing is this: I have tried to install the C233B002 upgrade using the auto updater and I am getting the following messages in fota_log:

entry OTA: package path is /mnt/sdcard2/HwOUC/S10-101uV100R002C233B002.zip

Finding update package...

I:Update location: /mnt/sdcard2/HwOUC/S10-101uV100R002C233B002.zip

Opening update package...

I:1 key(s) loaded from /res/keys

Verifying update package...

I:comment is 1755 bytes; signature 1737 bytes from end

I:whole-file signature verified against key 0

I:verify_file returned 0

Installing update...

mount: failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p16 at /system: Device or resource busy

Verifying current system...

failed to stat "/system/app/PartnerBookmarksProvider.apk": No such file or directory

file "/system/app/PartnerBookmarksProvider.apk" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache

failed to stat "/cache/saved.file": No such file or directory

failed to load cache file

script aborted: assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/PartnerBookmarksProvider.apk", "07bc7a77061a14756a5582afe46d19dd87689328", "651e0e6b54861b7014e7e3ee1a8bde60c66f964c")

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/PartnerBookmarksProvider.apk", "07bc7a77061a14756a5582afe46d19dd87689328", "651e0e6b54861b7014e7e3ee1a8bde60c66f964c")

E:Error in /mnt/sdcard2/HwOUC/S10-101uV100R002C233B002.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

Could this be because of the rooting?

Mind you that Huawei's official link to the new firmware (Chinese) is still pointing to C233B001 so maybe they mixed up the releases

Edit: I tried to use HiSuite's upgrade check function and it insists that my current firmware is up to date - somthing really is amiss here :confused:
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mix231:
Hello guys... custom recovery for FHD does not exist? Have no variants?

PS One more question ... have ways to extract "update.app"?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kakaouskia:
Pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by "Custom Recovery"?

So far my FHD has proven resilient in the sense that whenever an update goes wrong, it simply reboots like nothing has happened

If you need to re-install the firmware:

1) get yourself a SD card with more than 2GB space and format it to FAT32 if not already using this filesystem

2) download the official firmware from huaweidevice website and extract

3) copy the dload folder AS IS in the SD card (make sure you paste it in the root of the card),

4) enter the SD card in your tablet while it is off and power on. The tablet will take it from there

You can find these instructions in an upgrade manual published by Huawei - do a google search for HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD SD-Card User Manual and it should pop up

Hope this help!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] sefra3:
Dears,

is there any way to access to the test menu like hidden test menus in other android phones for testing whole tablet features?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lvlrdka22:
And it looks like official JB is out. Been running it for a while, battery life is quite a bit better compared to previous version(s). Hits 99% battery from fully charged after being unplugged in screen-off state (I was sleeping) for about 10 hours. Lasts about a day and three-quarters with a bit of flash videos (tennis matches) here and there, mostly browsing/PDF reading.

http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-1096639-1-1.html

华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101w，Android4.1，C233B003，中国区WIFI 4.1版本）

华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101u，Android4.1，C233B002，中国区3G 4.1版本）

Root/Play store, http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-1798079-1-1.html

Same process as before.

The one you're looking for is 华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101w，Android4.0，C233B012，中国WIFI版本）for wifi, and 华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101u，Android4.0，C233B009，中国3G版本） for 3G, in that same link. I've heard that you can downgrade from JB if you use that version, didn't try myself.

Root, http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-1798717-1-1.html
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kakaouskia:
Hello lvlrdka22,

I have tried to download 华为MediaPad 10 FHD固件（S10-101u，Android4.1，C233B002，中国区3G 4.1版本） and the download link is for C233B001 - it has a size of 713 MB instead of 985MB (see my post #43 in here)

Is the link in Huawei's site correct?

What does it state as version in Device Information?

Thanks for all your help though posting this updates :good:
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lvlrdka22:
Not sure what's wrong, I'm seeing 985MB. Yeah, probably because they haven't updated it on their official global site yet. Right now, it's for the Chinese version, but you can just change the language on it.

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=212539&uk=2167058608
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kakaouskia:
Hi lvlrdka22,

I have tried the Chinese website but still the link was for C233B001 (huaweidevice.com/cn). So I took that, installed it via SD card,then used the auto-update to go to C233B002. All went well, rooting is fine, but now I have this issue:

I cannot edit / add APNs. Its only the one it gets from the SIM card, editing not saved. And it does not work - it gets the 3G signal but insits "No Internet Connection". Has anyone faced this problem before?

Well then, back to debugging :)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] lvlrdka22:
The page on mumayi has direct links to the ROMs (non-Huawei hosting).

Anyways, I wouldn't know about that, I have the wifi version (and a hotspot).
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kakaouskia:
Never mind, I knew it was a long shot anyway. :)

For those who are interested, I did some digging and found out that Android 4.1.2 actually saves the APNs in a SQLite database file, and it selects the one it thinks its appropriate based on your SIM card. Mine had 1683 entries, yet only 1 was available (without the option to edit)

I managed to get this file and edit it using 2 free apps but alas Android does not allow restoring the edited file :crying:

Fortunately for me there is another provider here that has 99% the same terms and pricing as the one I was using and their backbone is build by Huawei, so I switched there - no compatibility issues :victory:

If anyone is interested to look at this, I can provide the apps used and a bit of know-how on how to open and edit the file
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] niasha:
i update to 4.1 and try to root my device but my screen is black for 30 minute and nothing happens , what should i do?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kakaouskia:
Hello Niasha,

Can you please provide a bit more information like which FHD model you have and which firmware it currently runs on?

This way it will be easier for us to provide help
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] niasha:
i have an international 3g release and i update it with chines 4.1 , i try to root my device with chines site way