yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
Hello there,

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I come to you because I wanted to install the update B006.

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It downloads the file without problem (93mo via OTA) and reboot, during the installation, i get an error and its write FAIL in red and reboot ... :-/

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I think it may come from applications that was in the phone originally and I deleted because unnecessary (eg Chinese app or bloatware).

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I even directly download the full rom on the Huawei's website (980mo in archive and then about 1.46giga once unzipped), then I tried to install it via local Update by putting on my sd card ... but it does not work ...: - /

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I have un-rooted my phone and made ​​a factory reset but nothing works !

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Do you have any idea how to proceed?

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PS: I saw on the internet that I was not alone in having this problem apparently so if someone had the solution that could help lot of people!

EDIT

: I found a solution for the update problem from B002 to B006 !

Ask me if you have this problem as well !
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] distant_voice:
Hi,

I ordered the phone from China and didn't root it myself. I'm currently on B009 but there's an OTA available that I can't install because the verification process fails. If possible, I want to avoid resetting the device, but I'd like to install the updates obviously. I checked the folder cust/channel/... for an old version of the unstall_apk.xml file, but there's nothing. Could someone host the original version of the file so that I can install the update?

Is there any other way of doing this? I don't have a lot of experience, so detailed instructions would be appreciated.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
I already explained how to do it when you get stuck for an update :

Here it is how to do it (There's no other way but reinstalling you actual firmware who will, obviously, refactoring your phone) :

Follow my instructions : (ONLY FOR 7D-503L Model !! - 4G Chinese version)

First, download the B002 firmware, extract the "ddload" file and put it on your sdcard.

Do the update by going in settings/update/Local update and let the phone make the installation.

Let the phone reboot, do your settings and after delete the ddload file that you put on your sd card.

Now, go to settings/update and the phone will tell you that a new update is available (B006), download it and let the phone install it !

My tuto was for the B002 firmware to B006 firmware and only for the 7D-503L model (Chinese 4G). But it works exactly the same way for any other firmware on any other model.

You have to find and download the B009 firmware on the web, and follow my procedure.

I hope it will help you !
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] optiblu:
Mediapad X1 B003 West Europe

Here you are : Huawei Mediapad X1 B003 West Europe 7D-501LV

android-host.de/HUAWEI/MPX1/B003/B003.zip
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] distant_voice:
Thanks a lot! This won't unroot the phone or get rid of the KingUser app though, will it? I like how the KingUser app lets me control which apps can access what.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] joytest:
Has anything been removed? The official ROM for 703L is 940mb.

Can you let us know how you got this?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] optiblu:
I find it on a german forum, using google translate :

"android-hilfe.de/huawei-mediapad-x1-forum"

Maybe it's compressed - zip file
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
Did anyone tried to install this firmware on 7D-503L model (TDD/FDD LTE) ?

Cause i tried and the phone writes FAIL in red :(
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] optiblu:
Maybe it's about trying to install B003 to B006 or higher. Try to downgrade first to B002 .

" First, download the B002 firmware, extract the "ddload" file and put it on your sdcard.

Do the update by going in settings/update/Local update and let the phone make the installation.

Let the phone reboot, do your settings and after delete the ddload file that you put on your sd card."

After that you can try to install European Firmware ( B002 to B003 )

Mike
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
So you think it can work ?

Cause when i tried to get the update, the phone tells me : "this firmware is not for your tablet" - something like that

Maybe if i change in the build.prop the name of the model and rename it on 7D-501L, It will works...

I want european firmware so badly on py phone...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] optiblu:
Frankly, I don't know, just remembered an answer from an Huawei employer about european and chinese X1 - " different hardware & software "

So, it's a risk ...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
I'm not really sure that the hardware is so different between those two models....

Anyway, it's not really risky as the installation is just aborted by the phone itself, and when i turn my phone on, everything was exactly the same before i try the update...

The only option left for people in Europe who bought their X1 from China is to get a custom rom...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] optiblu:
Or try to downgrade to B002 and then upgrade to European FW.

Logical - you can't upgrade from superior version B006 to lower B003
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
I downgraded from B006 to B002, then try to flash B003, but the phone abort telling me "detected that this firmware is not adapted to your tablet"...

So i think there's no way to get the european firmware for now... :(
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] optiblu:
Sorry to hear that, maybe we have to wait another solution ...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Moandal:
Why do you want the European ROM? What will it give you that you need? Just think for a moment. Which ROM will get the most effort put into it - the Chinese one or the European one? Which ROM is likely to get updated first? (Here's a clue - Huawei are Chinese and their biggest market is China)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
Of course china's firmware will be updated first but it's a little annoying to install manually all google apps, and i don't talk about sync... :-/

So of course, european rom would be easier for me about that...

And about firmwares, 3G model are already B017 firmware as i heard, and 4G model just got B006...

But wait and see for custom rom or future updates from Huawei...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Moandal:
You only have to install the google apps once, and syncing works perfectly for me so I'm not sure what your syncing problem is. I've got the 3G model and I can confirm it's on B017.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Andygonalon:
lite solution

Not working bit if you use Google Admin from Play Store you can afd acounts.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Moandal:
You can add accounts through Google Plus settings. And as I said before, syncing of tasks, contacts, calendar, contacts etc through Google all works perfectly. No need for root, no need for a European ROM.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] kosmas58:
The European B003 rom won't install on a Chinese X1. You'll receive an error message. That's what the posts on Android-Hilfe.de report.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] acuratlsfan:
After updating my 7D-503L out of the box from B002 to B006...it seems that I lost the" Knock Knock on" feature. Anyone know how to get it back?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] gregou:
You have to go to "Settings/Control Gesture/" and you'll see it at the bottom of the control gesture options ! :)

Tell me if it works !
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] acuratlsfan:
Thanks! Works perfectly...would never guess it would be under gesture control.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] syepes:
Hello,

Has anyone been able to install Google Plus after the kikat update (4.4.2)?

Now the app is not compatible with the phone, before the update it worked ok.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] leytens:
Not working also on my Mediapad X1 KK....??? On Google Play Store it's mentionned "not compatible with your device"... And on Google play store lots of users seems to have same issue with their tablet...
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] masimilianzo:
The Kitkat update has rolled out? for chinese or European version? thanks a lot
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Moandal:
There's a KitKat ROM on the Emotion UI forum, but it doesn't seem to be official. At least I hope it's not because it has lots of issues.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] masimilianzo:
Can you provide the link?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Moandal:
There's a thread all about it with a very obvious title in this very forum.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] joytest:
It is for the 501u and 503L. Europe has the 501L. Not compatible.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] SawMin:
Can you install Maps

Hi Bro Can you install Maps from Huawei App center? I cannot error saying " the current SDK version is older than that required by the package. :( plz help bro ... I need to use google maps.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Moandal:
Don't install it from the Huawei app center, install it from Google Play Store.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] zaningio:
3g model and Fw version

In fact, the 3g model (501u) is at B019 by a couple of days…

By the way, I wonder whether the 3g model will ever be provider with a European FW: in Europe only the LTE version should be sold by Huawei, then, unfortunately, I do not see many chances of having a European FW for the 3g model.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] SawMin:
ok bro .. thanks ... I've got it now :D
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Squiddester:
huawie cn link doesnt funtion,
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] chiefkevbe:
No root after update to 4.4

I updated the firmware from 4.2.2 to 4.4 and now I can't root it. None of the root tools work. Any suggestions?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] bd5ive:
I used vroot latest chinese version works on 4.4.2
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] joytest:
Hi all,

Huawei Taiwan has the 501L ROM update available for version B006, but it is not KitKat.

http://consumer.huawei.com/tw/tablets/support/downloads/detail/mediapad-x1-tw.htm?id=25634
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] sumenpo:
KitKat release.

Hi all,

Huawei Taiwan has the 501L ROM update available for version B007 Sep 22.,it is KitKat.

http://consumer.huawei.com/tw/tablets/support/downloads/mediapad-x1-tw.htm
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] abo3bdo:
I had used the vroot in the attachment and it worked with the ROM:

7D-501u_EMUI_2.3_V100R002C233B010 Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the 3G model

I used it to change the local language to Arabic and it works well :cowboy:
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] bthoven:
Hi,

Thanks for the tip. I already did it successfully. However, there are two questions:

1. Can I rename the xml file back to UNSTALL_APK.XML after installing all the gapps?

2. I may also want to unroot it too afterwards. Will there be any negative effect?

Thanks
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] rouch:
Installation instructions

There is a simple solution that does it all, mostly for the non technical persons like me. After trying different solutions, I found this with no need to root or to change files on your device . This way you can easily enjoy the updates Huawei proposes to roll out.

1- Go to the original Huawei "app center" on your device and go to the search bar on top and digit these three letters: gms and perform the search (Don't be afraid if it's all in Chinese)

2- Click on the big banner just bellow the search field where you see a bunch of google icons put together.

3- Download the first in the list of results (Google play services) , then the second (Google sync for the calendar app), then the third (google sync for the contact app) and finally the eleventh (Google play)

4- If you want to install a second google account to sync use google+

Restart your device and everything should now be in sync. You can now install whatever you like with Google play that should be on your phone. Thanks for all the contributions on this forum.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] bthoven:
Thanks a lot. That's exactly what I did lately after my update of those Chinese roms.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] andrewjohnyoung:
You can download the international version of the ROM from

(since I can't post a link, I might as well do it this way)

h t t p : / / www . huaweiblog . de/ firmware / huawei-mediapad-x1-update-b102-auf-android-4-4-kitkat-erschienen /

KitKat version (Although I haven't upgraded my X1 to this ROM yet)

props to Joy Testwick for the info (h t t p s : / / plus. google. com / communities / 106269150024217498241 )
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] bd5ive:
Removed or change Location of "unstall_apk.xml"

Hi everyone,

after update to latest EMUI (7D-501uV100R002C208B008) and rooted with vroot 1.7.8

went on and searched for uninstall_apk.xml and the directory where its used to be is no longer there...

I found it here instead:

/cust/hw/default/xml

but after deleting it, and after reboot no gapps...

anyone can confirm this? or I'm the only one with this problem.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] bthoven:
Open huawei app center in your x1. Search with keyword gms, you will see a big banner on top of search result showing a lot of gapps icons. Touch this banner and you will see a lot of google apps.

Download Google Playstore, calendar sync and contact sync. Other gapps can then be downloded from Google Playstore.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Djiban:
If the sync really works, jut a great sharing to give us the position of the sync gapps in huawei store!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] Hasoka31793:
How did you do that exactly, because i can't understand a thing. it's all in chinese. please help me with it
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] seekfind:
I know it's a long time but I recently had to sync my contacts with google account after Rom update and it was a pain until I found these, Quite the life savers! I hope they help someone. FYI they were already posted on XDA I guess, just don't remember where. So, the credit is theirs, not mine.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] solk2:
Hi everyone. Presenting you recovery with fixed mounting of external sd-card and USB mass storage with PC.

Warning

Sources

Device tree: https://github.com/solk2/android_device_samsung_ks01lte

Kernel: https://github.com/solk2/kernel_samsung_ks01lte

Known bugs

None i've found. Please report one if found.

Download

recovery.img

ODIN flashable tar.md5

Thanks

arter97 for his work and advices.

CyanogenMod Team.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] faabak:
Great!! :)

But maybe a n00b question: What do i put the file in, in Odin? Bootloader, PDA, Phone or CSC? If i remember correctly, the roms are beeing put under PDA..
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] solk2:
Place it in PDA.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] faabak:
Thanks! :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] saman_rm:
I've been testing it runs cool.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] faabak:
Flashed stock recovery in order to flash DeHAWK's Slim 4.3, then flashed this recovery! Now my phone is as good as it gets until CM11 is beeing sorted out! Thanks!! :) Really awesome that the USB mounting now works!
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] faffaz:
Great work!

Working beautifully.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] RubenMMS2:
overwrite CWM 6.0.4.6 with CWM 6.0.4.8 ??

Hello to all,

i have one question, i already had installed the ClockWorkMod Recovery "6.0.4.6" for i9506 and i would like to install this new one "6.0.4.8", can i just install it via ODIN overwritting so the old one, or should i make some wipes first ?:confused::confused:

Thanks and best regards

RubenMMS2
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] solk2:
You can just flash it via ODIN without any wipes.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] saman_rm:
i love recovery touch , can you fix recovery touch too?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Can you make it in a flashable zip?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] diegodu27:
Use Mobile Odin, you dont really need a PC to flash recoveries if you are already rooted.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] saman_rm:
you can flashed it with recovery
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] tomogo:
Thanks a lot for a new version!
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Mobile odin doesnt support i9506.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] faffaz:
spoke too soon, lost root

lost root prev on reboot. Reflashed to no avail!
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] konsolen:
Does someone knows how we can make the 9506 ready for mobileodin?

if we take the note 3 mobil odin flash kernel app, that must work with a little modification.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
You will have to contact the apps developer and ask him to support our device.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] osdgap:
i have Version 6.0.3.7 already installed, can i use the recovery.img from SD Card and how can i install it? or do i use the odin-Version via Odin?

ops, just saw the recovery flashable a few Posts ahead :D, thnx anyway
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] TobyJamesJoy:
Flash from Linux.

Hi, I don't have Windows and therefore can't use Odin, can anyone show me how to flash this CWM from Heimdall?

For reference I'm running Fedora 20 64-bit on my laptop and my phone is upgraded to latest 4.3 firmware from Vodafone Australia.

Cheers,

Toby.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] saman_rm:
you have go to post #13
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] solk2:
Download odin flashable recovery.

Use method described here. Just choose downloaded firmware package.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DrDee:
Anybody else able to run Aroma based installs with this recovery? In mine it starts but just hangs at launching Aroma.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] tomogo:
Hi,

I've found little bug. There is old date/time in the name of the backup directory...
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] solk2:
I know that. But there nothing can be done for now. Coz stock CWM recovery don't have other methods of setting date/time except RTC. Which is not storring current time.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] harrisnehal:
Works like a charm. Thanks in million.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] puschel_1:
Anybody tried this successfully?

I am also on 6.0.3.7 and want to upgrade...

Thanks!

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9506 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] WonkyYew:
Yup tried and tested can't find anything wrong yet so upgrade if you have the time :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Is this safe to flash on TW 4.4.2 i9506? Or does it need some development?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Zeggi:
im also curious since i just got NEE 4.4.2 and wish to root :/
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Me too. Towelroot doesn't work with 4.4.2 on i9506.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Zeggi:
I have tried several ways to install a custom recovery and none work,

i tried all of the version from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2529064

So no CWM and therefor i cant install root :silly:
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Uncheck auto reboot. And when flash complete force it to recovery it should work.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Zeggi:
Thanks! so simply but yet so easy to miss,

flashing custom recovery works.

I used the following recovery version, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2757538

Unticked reboot, and after flash was done i forced it to recovery and after that i flashed root :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
Victory!!! LOL
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] EclipseX:
all you need here

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9506-develop/download-4-4-2-kitkat-i9506xxucng3-t2827630
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] gimmeyayo:
What do you mean by "forcing to recovery"? How do I do that?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] 3lambda:
I think he mean that you untick "auto reboot" then you reboot directly from recovery
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] okawa_:
Somebody can update TAR CWM to other host? I can't download beacause it download less 3 kb/s :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DrDee:
Is Aroma working with this recovery yet?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] breakingstorm:
there are two kinds of data. what do i use in odin? the .tar.md5 or .img, and where do i have to put it in?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DualJoe:
Will "Towelroot -> dd install custom recovery" trip KNOX?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
Sorry, but have you ever tried to restore a Stock NANDROID? At least on my case, i can't, due to gapps error continuously showing up.

But on custom ROMs works flawlessly!

So, this CWM loses it's purpose.

As usual, IMO
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Gapps crash constantly when nand rsstore on TW 4.4.2. Happens with me.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DrDee:
me too :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] sibellius:
same issue...
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
I suppose that it has something to do to SELinux context backup or something like that. But i am not sure, because it works really good on custom ROMs, but the bug seems to eaffect noly TW ROMs
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DrDee:
I tried fighting against the constant gapps FC dialogue to reboot into recovery and delete cache/dalvik and reset permissions with rom manager and still get gapps FC, only solution is a reflash of the ROM and start again.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
It's the only solution I ever found. Re-flash with ODIN and praying LOL
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] adrenalinas:
after flashing this recovery with odin i got this

RECOVERY BOOTING...

RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING

Set Warranty Bit: recovery

now unable to turn device at all.... is it last breath? is it possible to flash recovery without turning on?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] mezo91:
Clare cache in recovery. Or flash official rom if device won't boot.
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] adrenalinas:
At last i was able to start phone. Tried to reflash recovery, but it won;t flash via odin...when i start recovery starts default, non clockwork....

After flashing ODIN shows "RESET" and phone is powering on.

Here is odins log

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> recovery.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/005> recovery.img

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/005> RES OK !!

<ID:0/005> Removed!!

<ID:2/004> Removed!!

any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
Don't tick reset, and once flashed, force the phone into CWM. Should work
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] adrenalinas:
thank you for help...everythink is done ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
You are welcome ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DualJoe:
You mean by turning phone off manually and starting with vol-up + home + power? And only then it's working properly?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] worf_1977:
Precisely. That way you force the phone into Philz recovery, and bypass stock one.

At least it worked for me, running 4.4.2.

I forgot to mention that the screen will appear corrupted for several seconds, but then will work correctly, and that backing up stock rom is useless. It can't restore the backup properly and causes a lot of FCs, rendering the phone into an unusable state that you can only fix by re flashing a stock one, which conflicts on the very purpose of Philz recovery.

For custom roms (CM based) works flawlessly
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] DualJoe:
For master backup i don't rely on recoveries anyway. First thing i always do after flashing/upgrading is a dd of all important partitions (mmcblk0p1-22).