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[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Guys....here's some proposal. Today I've been flashing some y530 all day and trying various rooting methods. New KingOroot.app has been released and with towellroot3 it's possible to root from within the android. But...I've been testing various backups on the 2-nd y530 and flashing back and forth. I also tried OTA update released few months ago and odd thing is that it's not available online anymore, but I tried manually. Update was half success. from B183 to B512 Somehow I've managed to downgrade through CWM backups but I've been too curious.

Inside the OTA update.zip was a update.app file and ofc I had to try it with dload method. Since I done that bootsplash image changed to huawei standard and after that fastboot mode is totally diferent. That wouldn't be the problem until I discovered that flashing recovery is not possible anymore. I've used fastboot commands, everything passes but stock recovery is always there.

I even tried to downgrade flashing the boot and system partiotions, Lycris method (Huawei update extractor and script).

Everything passed, phone not bricked but same problem.

After that, OTA update passed 100%.

Tried to flash B183 CWM backup but that ugly fastboot mode is there and no way to flash the CWM again not even from nandroid backup.

So I've got an idea. Been searching through forum but still no final answer. I'd like to find info about how to make a profile.xml for Huawei update extract tool. I saw few of you asked for info, but still nothing for us....so if anyone interested, let's make some kind of team effort to find that damn GPTable and work on repacking the stock roms. I hope we'll find the way to downgrade this little bucket of the device. I already bought a new phone and I'm selling mine y530 but I'll have few others available and while we are here, I'd still like to help others solve flashing, downgrade and other issues they might come up with. So...

Anyone? ;)
[General Questions and Answers] trancephorm:
Y530 can't be rooted?

So it seems there is no root for this phone? I'm really tired of Google crap on the phone because I can't install anything else, too much memory used for bloatware.
[General Questions and Answers] Animu619:
There is root. What we don't have is custom roms.
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
First...and last, search, read, search, read this thread and forum.

Which firmware rom version do you have?

Find and download your official firmware first.

Do you have unlocked bootloader?

If not, send email to huawei. Last night I got unlocking code after and hour of waiting.

Try to root with RootGenius ver.1.8.7 and there will be no fuss over losing internal memory visibility.

If you would like to mess around, try combination of Towellroot 3 -> flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip through CWM recovery and new KingoRoot android app, couple of times, and restarts.

Use Root checker basic from Gmarket.

And there's Windows version of Kingoroot updated today.

Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Hi, himister (that is weird to say, man).

When I first found out abour Huawei Update Extractor I was very excited about its functionalities, nevertheless I found myself working more with platform tools (adb, fastboot). Anyway I started with a profiles.xml file which included Y530, however, I could not test it intensively, just a couple of times and only for extraction of img files.

The profiles.xml has been published before here, maybe you can start from there if you wanto to.
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Thanks man. Somehow I had a feeling you'll reply with something useful. ;)

Just a few questions. Opened an update.app with this profile but I noticed that partitions that should be flashed, like boot, recovery, system are not flagged with green checkmark.

Any pointer how should syntax look for that in case of y530 partitions and mem.block sequences?

I know for sure, in case of localized rom like mine, few partitions are flashed (updated) also like cust, and modems...I'm interested in rewriting the cust right now.

I've read somewhere that if not properly assigned, device could be hard bricked....naturally.

I guess you didn't figured yet or tested at least...I hope we'll work this one out...

Anyone else is welcome with any info.

Fingers crossed. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Tibo_Stans:
Yo!

I have got my nexus 6 and now using my Y530 for testing.

My brother has a G6 4G and i'm trying to port emui 3 to this phone.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I am sorry I have not enough time to help with such a delicate work. But as a suggestion try to use the type option. Run a "cat /proc/mounts" and a "cat /proc/partitions" from terminal to get more details about filesystems and mountpoints and do not underestimate the md5sum file importance.
[General Questions and Answers] alfcup:
Looking for this Y530 GPT partitions
[General Questions and Answers] Gminded:
Is the official method for unlocking bootloader still supported?

Because I tried emailing mobile@huawei.com but they didn't reply.

I also tried filling in the form at emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail but that didn't work either, because the Y530 model is not listed in the drop-down menu. What should I do next?
[General Questions and Answers] Tibo_Stans:
Help phone bricked!!!!

I was porting emui 3.0 and he works great but one problem: I open play store and now my phone is bricked!!!!!!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] MihaiSG:
Look here-> http://paulherron.com/blog/unlocking_the_bootloader_on_the_huawei_g510-0100/

Follow this guide,you only need to change it to HUAWEI Y530-U00
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Could you be more specific? What you were doing exactly? Which method you used?

It's probably a soft brick.

Try to restore your backup from CWM recovery, if you made one, if not...

download your original exact rom version and flash the phone by dload method, it should restore your phone to default.

Bootloader must be unlocked.
[General Questions and Answers] Gminded:
Thanks for replying, I think you brought me one step closer to unlocking my phone. I followed your suggestion, but I get a "Product model and IMEI are mismatched."

I made sure that both the IMEI and product model are correct, but it still doesn't work... I put in my phone model of course, which is indeed HUAWEI Y530-U00 according to the label under the battery.

I should also add that I didn't go to the website linked by the guide (en.club.vmall.com/emotiondownload.php?mod=unlock&action=pre) because that returns a "403 - Forbidden" error.

I went here instead: emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail
[General Questions and Answers] MihaiSG:
Follow this guide to get all the info that you need:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Huawei_Ascend_Y530#Unlocking_bootloader
[General Questions and Answers] Gminded:
Thank you very much! In the end I got a reply with the unlock code from Huawei, after spamming a lot. I used the template described in the guide, although I don't know if that was the reason why they replied.
[General Questions and Answers] ciubi93:
cm11 pierov display fixed

https://mega.nz/#!9MJTGR6C!LaKmFDvRql1QUqFCcMMtfagqoSPvE0DiLXLLYUTt9Jc here is pierov work at cm11 with display image fixed about messi2050 , can we try.
[General Questions and Answers] Lycris11:
Nice to hear that, it seems cm11 is a little bit closer, im sad i cant test it, i loved the Y530 :S

Anybody tested it about working and not working things ?
[General Questions and Answers] Mrfunnysnake78:
I want test it but idk how ?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Avoid it if you are not a developer or a very advanced user. It is in alpha stage and can't be used on a daily basis. If you insist you must take boot.img and system.img files and flash them through fastboot tool in fastboot mode. As a personal reccomendation, you first backup with CWM, then test boot.img to see if your system boots OK, before flashing both files.
[General Questions and Answers] messi2050:
Hi

you can install my rom from the rom.zip using twrp/cwm recovery so no need to flash system.img& boot.img using fastboot but it's still in early alpha stage i'm working on daily builds to fix bugs and will post my next stable build as soon as i finish it
[General Questions and Answers] :
My apologies if I did confuse someone with my previous post. Hope you succeed with CM. I will test your builds.
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Couple of useful tools to contribute.

I've been messing with the stuff these days and tested some things so I made a few tools and I'd like to share.

Lately many people asked about unlocking the bootloader so I made this little script tool to ease the process.

I tried to be thorough and checked many times and I made few guidelines on the screen.

It's a win-exe, script tool made to check and unlock bootloader with code.

View attachment Bootloader-Check-Unlock-Tool.zip

Here's the repacked CWM Recovery 6.0.5.1 as a exe installer with menu.

Integrated fastboot so testing and flashing will never be easier.

Before flashing process I strongly advise to use option 1. [TEST] in the menu, specially after re-flashing the firmware or OTA update.

I noticed that sometimes after OTA update, stock recovery locks and flashing recovery isn't possible.

Test first always, then flash.

View attachment CWM-Recovery6.0.5.1.zip

And if anyone wonders, it's possible to flash stock and cwm recovery images as a updateable zip files from cwm recovery.

I made a few and tools are available here on the forum.

I have an idea for few other tools for moding, rooting, flashing etc...but later on that.

In the future, and not to clutter the thread, I'll update here in this post, if possible.

So if anyone appreciates these, and finds them useful, please don't write posts just to say thanks...hit the thanks button! :D

Right now I'm investigating posibilities for making backups of ''cust'' partitions from CWM and repacking, recompiling cwm recovery...

If anyone can help with some tips how to add a custom partition backup or which files to modify in cwm menu and fstab, etc..???

any info would be helpful.
[General Questions and Answers] alfcup:
You have to add to fstab:

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cust /cust ext4 ro wait

and recompile cwm recovery again
[General Questions and Answers] TestUserusTest:
Phone bricked issue

Hi everyone this isn't a normal birck this is very bad.

As I was on stock frimware my data wasn't working, and I found another stockfrimware, forceflashed it and now my home button doesnt work and some other stuff.

The point is I can't flash back as this is a newer version, and it won't allow me. Is there any other way. Need urgent help.
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Done...and nothing. I even tried to modify fstab.qcom, menu commands are visible but when backup is made, there's no cust.ext4.tar.

When you say forceflashed, what do you mean by that?

Downgrade isn't possible yet. What was your previous version, and which one did you flashed?

B1XX or B5XX? You can always go for a higher version, not lesser.

You probably flashed a wrong firmware which is not customised for your region or carrier.

There is one firmware that I know and I tested my self but it's a latest version but isn't "customised" for all regions, there are few hacks but didn't finished my testing.

First give a little more information then you'll maybe get your answer.
[General Questions and Answers] TestUserusTest:
I had one from Germany, but almost nothing works now. Error says whenflashing:

checking sd update pkg...
file:/sdcard/dload/update.app,size =1290686612
oemsbl version list check error!
O* , write data error
Error:update.app is a invalid package
Error:SD card update failure, SD card update abort!
[General Questions and Answers] alfcup:
Version you have and version of the firmware you download?

you have to change "fstab" file. Can have another name depending the source you use.

Then you have to

make recoveryimage

to build a new recovery image and flash it.

Then you should be able to see it in recovery in mounts and storage menu.
[General Questions and Answers] TestUserusTest:
Its B503 I think.

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Could someone give me a stock recover.img also, I need to flash it again...
[General Questions and Answers] PieroV:
Hi, please check RECOVERY_huawei.img here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxPaYGw65OY5QlZJMTd0WUVDZ3M&authuser=1

I've downloaded messi's build, however no sound on Y530 :(

Display glitches are fixed now.

If you want to test it, you have to do like G630, and add y530 to devices in the zip file...
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Guys. I've done some more research last night and I found out that G630 CWM Recovery also works on Y530. Made a backup successfully.

I also tried to test boot the TWRP Recovery for G630 and it loads but there are some graphics problems.

It apears (flashes) on the screen, I managed to tap few commands but resolution is much bigger and then it locks.

It's an TWRP made by EloYGomeZ and source repo is on the Github.

So far I tried to recompile through Calriv's image kitchen to change a theme and ui.xml but without success. Must be done in linux.

If someone would ask why on the world I would do such a thing, short answer is...it has a CUST partition backup and few other options.

I'd gladly go into recompiling and further mods but my fresh linux setup gone two days ago...hard disk failure and must buy a new one.

If anyone of you smart kids is interested in TWRP, please do some testing and further research.

Soon as I set a new linux station, I'll get into work.
[General Questions and Answers] PieroV:
I've a clue on Wifi on Cyanogenmod 11 (KK Kernel).

We were missing a proprietary blob: wcnss_service. It triggers the wlan card recognition and firmware download.

Calling it in Messi2050's image just crashes the whole system: no reboot loop, it just hangs and nothing can be done. ADB fails to connect, too.

I've tried to port Prima wireless module from Moto E kernel. The system doesn't crash anymore, but it can't turn on wifi either, and there are no errors in dmesg. (there are many, but they were on stock, too).

If you want to try it, you'll have to change your boot.img.

I've uploaded a tarball on my drive (kernel wifi 20150620.tar.gz), which contains the boot.img and the modules directory to move in /system/lib (replace the existing module directory).

You'll need fastboot to change boot.img and CWM (or any other custom recovery) to replace modules using ADB shell and ADB push...

Finally, please note that this boot.img is a completely insecure boot image: it starts ADB as root...
[General Questions and Answers] TestUserusTest:
Noob here

I want to install cwm. I am on B504, nothing is working, but I need cwm to downgrade. Can some one please explain to me how to do it, everz time I flash it(cwm recovery) with nandroid manager it says that error "something in ages" when I go to recovery.

Fastboot (vol down plus power) keeps me at the huawei logo, is there a way. And yea, recovery info of cwm says that it's Android version is 4.4.4
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Try to flash CWM Recovery from this post.

First - Take out the battery. Go to fastboot with Power+VolDown, Use option 1. test boot...it will only boot recovery on your phone not flash.

If success, use the menu to Wipe data factory reset and cache.

Your phone could be stuck cause you flashed a rom but not wiped data and cache partitions...happens all the time.

If recovery boots, try to flash it to your phone - Menu option 2. You will need this to flash the rom again and from there you can also revert to your stock rom,

by flashing stock_recovery_flash-B183.zip image through CWM recovery - Install zip

Last option is...read carefully!

If you have your B504 rom (and if that's exactly what you flashed last time) then put it on the sd card dload dir. Recovery flashed.

Press all three buttons and try to rewrite whole system again. If this doesnt work, you might want to find higher version of rom.

Try HERE

Remember. Downgrade isn't possible and you'll end up with messed system versions or soft brick.

And warning....DO NOT FORMAT Boot partition from CWM recovery!!! You will hard brick the device and it will be rendered useless!
[General Questions and Answers] TestUserusTest:
Thanks but even when I install my drivers, computer treats my phone like a cd disk. It can't find the device, I tried using the secret code, it won't budge. My notifcations are not working at all, some stuff too. Is there a zip file that can be run through the stock recovery to flash CWM.

I tried downloading a newer B515 I think but it doesn't work, it says again that the version doesnt fit.

The B515 has a UPTADE_CUSS.app, and I don't know what to do with that. Dload method, like I said doesn't work with the B515.

And since my phone cannot be rechonised I can't install it through the app you gave me up there.

Current things that are working are:

Recovery (Stock)

Back Button

Menu Button

I can enter DLOAD
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Ok. Just one question...Is your bootloader unlocked with code from Huawei?

Go to Settings > About phone, scroll down...tap on the build number7-8 times fast and it should say, Now you're a developer :D

Go back and you'll see Developer options menu apeared.

Click on it and Under Debuging check USB Debuging...now your PC will recognise device and menu will (should) appear on the phone, asking how you want to Connect your device.

If not. Go to the Dialer and type this code * # * # 2846579 # * # *

It' show you engine menu go to ProjectMenu > Background settings >Usb port setting and choose Normal mode - Confirm.

Try to boot again into CWM Recovery. From menu Wipe data and cache. Under Advanced > Wipe dalvik cache and reboot phone.

Don't dload the UPDATE_CUST file cause it's for a Serbian region, unless you want to have that rom. It works, I have it on my second Y530 and it has almost all languages but...it might not work for you.

Try these and then report here
[General Questions and Answers] TestUserusTest:
Yea as I was rumbling through my phone, I asked my self, did I actually unlocked the bootloader. No, I did not, silly me.

So I asked Huawei the code, I'll get CWM working soon but I ask one thing. Could you give me backup, or anything to a working prior version that I can run through CWM or as an Update.zip
[General Questions and Answers] VisualTech48:
The Test user is me, but I couldn't get to my Mail to get my pass.

Hello everyone. About the phone, like I stated, I'm going for the code, when I get it, I'll unlock the bootloader

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What do you think guys I gather all the info, short listed, of any rom or update, useful tools in a new Thread?

I'm very experienced in this stuff, so if you want to I can gather them, and if anyone has a modified rom, I'll a list of them too, kernels, CM development, etc.

Just say, I'll go for it, clean and simple.
[General Questions and Answers] himister:
Unlock bootloader, flash cwm recovery and try to dload latest firmware you already have. If that doesn't work, I'll make a cwm backup and upload it by tommorow, then try.

;)
[General Questions and Answers] VisualTech48:
I contacted : mobile@mail01.huawei.com

Is that the right email?
[General Questions and Answers] athukisoma:
[MENTION=5914399]himister[/MENTION] hey. I have a problem with my huawei ascend y530

1.it disconnect itself from internet....all setting are properly and I also active data. But it disconnect and connect it self in few seconds and sometimes it disconnect totally. I hate that thing... It gives me angry . how can I solve that?

2. It getting slow now days even if I didn't have many apps... What is best way to prevent stuck on this phone? Its kind of slow

3. I need the appearance of huawei as it was.... But I have the ui which is not good. And am not able to change the themes..... The firmware I use is from huawei officially site

My phone is huawei ascend y530-U00

Thanks in advance

All guys here I would like to get answers from you.

Thanks once again

I am waiting for your answers
[General Questions and Answers] bonerserk:
Same problem to me! I didn't find any solution yet :(

Inviato dal mio GT-I9105P utilizzando Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] exerpicka:
Im gonna ask again :

Is there ANY custom ROM for y530, which is better than stock 4.3 ? for me its too slow.... it is really bad
[General Questions and Answers] Mrfunnysnake78:
Im not a developer, but i dont really care about that, i just want my phone run little better :)

This phone have good hardware but bad stock rom, i cant see it anymore xD

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Hi messi2050,

Thx for your work on cm12, i cant wait for stable version :) do you have a link where i ( we ) can download and test your alpha rom?

sry my bad english
[General Questions and Answers] athukisoma:
hey. I have a problem with my huawei ascend y530

1.it disconnect itself from internet....all setting are properly and I also active data. But it disconnect and connect it self in few seconds and sometimes it disconnect totally. I hate that thing... It gives me angry . how can I solve that?

2. It getting slow now days even if I didn't have many apps... What is best way to prevent stuck on this phone? Its kind of slow

3. I need the appearance of huawei as it was.... But I have the ui which is not good. And am not able to change the themes..... The firmware I use is from huawei officially site

My phone is huawei ascend y530-U00

Thanks in advance

All guys here I would like to get answers from you.

Thanks once again

I am waiting for your answers
[General Questions and Answers] Gminded:
Yes that should be right. mobile@huawei.com is the one that worked for me though. If you keep shamelessly spamming them they will reply eventually.
[General Questions and Answers] :
No, I get that. EMUI sucks and this version sucks even more than any other version. However, even the most mature build is not usable yet. You must use your phone for something, with these builds you only can hack and debug, you can not surf the web, play or make calls, you can only try, and it may work, but not a smooth experience if at all an experience.

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No. There was someone claiming there was a 4.1 or 4.2 stock firmware but I never saw it. You only have 4.3, however, for some reason some firmwares are smoother than others, so, still you may want to try other firmwares based on 4.3.
[General Questions and Answers] athukisoma:


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hey. [MENTION=5232707]CENTSOARER[/MENTION] have a problem with my huawei ascend y530

1.it disconnect itself from internet....all setting are properly and I also active data. But it disconnect and connect it self in few seconds and sometimes it disconnect totally. I hate that thing... It gives me angry . how can I solve that?

2. It getting slow now days even if I didn't have many apps... What is best way to prevent stuck on this phone? Its kind of slow

3. I need the appearance of huawei as it was.... But I have the ui which is not good. And am not able to change the themes..... The firmware I use is from huawei officially site

My phone is huawei ascend y530-U00

Thanks in advance

All guys here I would like to get answers from you.

Thanks once again

I am waiting for your answers
[General Questions and Answers] :
[MENTION=6479920]athukisoma[/MENTION]

Let us try to solve one thing at a time. Is the wifi issue happening on any network or only on a specifc network? I have experienced wifi drops in the past, but they are always related with specific networks, changing the wifi channel or the mode b/n/g has solved my problems.
[General Questions and Answers] VisualTech48:
Hahah, thanks, will do! The evil plan emerges hehe