yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] p51d007:
Thanks for taking the time to test it out. I don't have the patience for beta software anymore. On the machines I work on,

we get enough software that has a patch that fixes this, but breaks something else. Hopefully when released, it won't need

anything more than a minor tweak or two. I know how it is, you can test and test, but until it is in the wild, you'll never

know how stable it is.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
[YOUTUBE]GcSokrfjh1E[/YOUTUBE]
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
Who did you message? On Huawei's site?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] tomlogan1:
Sign up

See post 238
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] p51d007:
P7 getting the update

Spotted this on GSM arena this morning.

http://www.gsmarena.com/lollipop_for_huawei_ascend_p7_has_entered_public_beta-news-12793.php
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ScoobSTi:
So it seems all these new updates are not to 5.0, but 5.1. Huawei, you're doing good.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] tomlogan1:
Very stable on the build I have. Works but a few insignificant tweaks. It could be released as is. Hope the final is close in.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Totally different phone that the mate2. Kinda irrelevant for the mate 2 people.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] p51d007:
This wasn't about a mate2 versus the p7, but the fact that Huawei is pushing the update to "last year" models.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
Have you noticed a difference in battery life ?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Saw some screenshots in the other L thread of battery life.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] tomlogan1:
Battery Life

I'm running 3 push emails & 2 weather apps that update on the 1/2 hour. Bluetooth is always on. Off the charger @ 7:00 AM back on the charger @ 10:00 PM. Battery @ 62.5% Never recorded stats on JB.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] xordos:
Not sure this info is considered leak or not. The B3xx update is a full flash that does not require convert back to stock. My B148 have twrp, xposed, dpi mod installed, and directly flashing B3xx went fine. :)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] pucherto123:
Did you get root working with the new B3xx yet xordos?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] xordos:
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[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] kimtyson:
Be careful. You are not supposed to talk about this. I know you want to be the hero or whatever, and it's hard for us to hold our tongues but...

Besides, you should let the folks who figured out the root and TWRP be the ones to get the credit. Otherwise, I would have spilled the beans a week ago.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Youtube video is not a leak. It just demonstrates how to properly update your device should there be modifications and it causes the update to fail. This video was made late last year. Long before Lollipop was even considered a reality for the Mate2. With that said, recent Lollipop updates are internal which probably doesnt go hard core in checking any SHA sums for the files in the system directory. I would expect that it does come time for the external official release. If so, then for those lost and confused, the YouTube video will be helpful.

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In addition, TWRP 2.8.7.0 has a new feature that allows the system directory to be mounted as read only. So when you make a backup it prevents future ota updates from determining if the system directory has ever been mounted as read/write which as of Lollipop and forward this is the case, hence why it was included in the recent TWRP release. So, I would also recommend come time for the official Lollipop release that someone make this backup and share it on here as a safe keep for others.

See the changelog for 2.8.7.0 for more information.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Havent seen anyone having to sign a legal agreement. Nothing really they can do. At any rate. That probably made some breath easier knowing twrp is there.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Don't have to physically sign an agreement. For example, when you make an account to say, facebook, you agree to their terms and their policies. Same goes here on XDA, and the same is applied to all testers.

Even further, it is simply out of moral respect.

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TWRP will be ready for Lollipop, that is for sure.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Yes that is true. Agreed. But honestly. What are they going to do. Lol not being an ass. Just saying. You play a role in twrp shm?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
I am Modding.MyMind if that answers your question ;)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Lol figured. Liking my S6. Should have kept the mate 2 is a play phone. Dont even have Linux on a desktop anymore. Just an Ubuntu live CD. Just keep that around to swap roms on the HP touchpad laying around. Good work on the twrp.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] xordos:
ok, got you point, just want to let guys know we may not need to start action on revert to stock.

[MENTION=6367467]SHM[/MENTION], no i am talking about what I was going to say is leak or not. Because you post the link give people impression that we need to revert to stock.

Thats all.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
[MENTION=3266877]xordos[/MENTION] lol. I hear ya. A bit of confusion there in the beginning.

Edit: Ok, yea, reading back on your post I overlooked that you mentioned it was a full Rom installation and not exactly an ota with patches. In that case, you are absolutely correct. But to be safe, lets not assume this will happen when the official OTA is released. Should the official release include patches then the video will be important to a lot of users. Again, as you said, making a full unrooted backup will also save people time as well since that can be used to update them via TWRP - if someone is kind enough to make that proper backup and share it on here at the proper time.

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Thanks and I have to use linux. Cannot stand Windows lol. Will work with Mac but prefer Linux any day of the week :).
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] xordos:
ok, agreed. Nothing is certain until it got officially released.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] tdamocles:
Can't wait....?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] spooky_ghosty:
Dang....I am super jealous! I have no idea if they are going to update the MT-L02 model...hopefully someone will make a port for every model of the MT2. I tried contacting Huawei in the UK...but they never answer their phones or emails. Still a bit confused if we are ever going to get an official update. Anyone here with the L02 ???
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] rekamyenom:
mod edit: Closed Betas are not allowed on XDA

Thread closed
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
You're a god, sir!!!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] rekamyenom:
Glad be of assistance and share the wealth! :highfive:

If anyone has an issue with the links, please let me know so I can correct

EDIT: pdf file from Huawei (install Instructions) added above in post #297
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] rekamyenom:
Niiiice!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
How does this affect the root access and twrp ?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
*removed by me*
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
Thanks for the reply. BTW, my mate2 is a CC version. But, I've flashed the v148 of the stock ROM. Can I go ahead with this update as the device that I have is stock or is there something I should be wary of ?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
I am not familiar with this procedure. You will need to contact someone who is. Sorry I cannot answer your question, but I do not want to mislead you.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
Ok. I think I might try it. One last question. I don't know if I quite understand your last post concerning TWRP. Are you saying that I should install the TWRP after updating to Lollipop or I should replace the present TWRP with then new one and then update to Lollipop ?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
If on Lollipop, then use my TWRP build. If on 4.3 then use the current one that you have installed. In other words, after you update to 5.1 then flash the new TWRP build. When you boot into TWRP check that it says version 2.8.7.0-L to make sure you have the right one.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
No, it won't work. We are going to need someone to either make a .zip flashable version, or a TWRP backup of a non CC version for us to restore from.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] gale2000:
If the new TWRP is installed can we still access backups done with the old TWRP?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Put the backup on your external sdcard just incase the update to 5.1 wipes your internal sdcard since it's location between 4.3 and 5.1 are different. Once on 5.1 put your backup in the /data/media/0/TWRP directory and you should be fine at this point.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
But I've already flashed stock ROM over the CC ROM which the phone came with. What is preventing me then from updating just like a regular user?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
You should be fine then
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Ark is correct. This is an update. So it will only work on non CC phones. Same as before. Can't try it or I would. But I am sure that is the case. Xordos maybe will make one like last time.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
Because I and many other users have already tried with the same method and it doesn't work. It will say update failed. There are probably some partition differences or something.

I also tried making a flashable version with my very limited knowledge with rom making, and I just got a boot loop.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Which brings up which flash to flash it with if someone makes a zip.. I am sure SHM can tell you. I am guessing either until its actually installed. Pure guess though.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
There seems to be conflicting opinions here. My HAM2 originally had CC ROM v136. Later, I installed xordos stock ROM v148. As far as I can say, there's no v148 CC ROM. The question is, an I eligible for a Lollipop update using the present files just the same way as non CC users. I've already downloaded the update files. However, I'm hesitant to go ahead.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
It will fail.

Can always reflash twrp and restore backup. If you have them on external as xdcard.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
By all means, go ahead. You won't brick your phone, it will just give you an error.

You will need to install the stock recovery, if you are on TWRP, to try and apply the update. It will then give you an error, and then all you need to do is reinstall TWRP again, and you're back to square one.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] gale2000:
Can't find the data/media directory. ES File Manager says can't find sdcard. I have sdcard0 and sdcard1. Data/media not on either one.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
Well, I guess, it is settled. No Lollipop for us now!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Then something isn't right on your device.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
This is what you should see for /data/media
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Iguanadon:
wow this thread seemed to get out of control. :D

Sent from my MT2L03 Android 5.1 EMUI 3
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
People better bookmark my post with the new TWRP build lol. Not gonna make it a habit of constantly sharing ha! :-p
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
Oh man, I am in love with my HAM2 all over again! It's like I just got a brand new phone!

There are so many little awesome touches it has me literally giggling like a damn schoolgirl! I'm not at all sure what stuff is stock Lollipop and what is EMUI 3.1, but there are so many little touches that just make it a joy to play with.

I am a sucker for eye candy, so little touches like the lock screen swipe animation and especially the blurred background when you pull down the status bar. Nice access to quick settings too!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
You guys are rubbing our noses in that we're still on Jellybean. I have no idea why I got the CC version. Damn that day! !
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
You can. Just have to wait for someone to back it up and post the zip.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
I thought there was already a way for CC versions to be flashed with the stock Huawei ROM? I don't see why once that's done you couldn't apply the update just like the rest of us. But if not I'm sure someone will figure something out PDQ... it's well worth the wait, I can tell you that much!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
It doesn't work that way. Theres some stuff that is specific to the device.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
All someone needs to do is make a full backup within TWRP and share that backup with you. That should literally solve your issue lol. I am positive the partition layout between them are identical.

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Guys, this is my last warning. If you do not use the CORRECT twrp build while on 5.1 and you wipe or restore your data partition you WILL wipe and lose all data on your internal sdcard.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Hope they read that... And actually listen. Lol
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ScoobSTi:
Is this the official update or user test version?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Iguanadon:
This is a user test version and not sure if it should be posted.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
Well heck, let me see if I can't flash the special build of TWRP and get a backup posted for you CC guys to play around with...
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Iguanadon:
Has not worked so far
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ScoobSTi:
That's what I thought.

Did Huawei mention anything about sharing the files? Seriously, they might see this and never trust us again. There is at least one Huawei USA employee on this forum.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
I think this is a leak. Regardless, it forced me to have to announce the new TWRP build to insure everyone uses the correct one lol. Oh well, nothing can be done about it now at this point if it is a leak.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
That will be awesome!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Would be greatly appreciated bro. Hoping that xda member didn't leak this though.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
That would be amazing.

If you haven't done it before, make sure you do a full wipe, and reinstall it fresh so we don't get your account info and stuff. Then just restore your own backup.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
I thought you're already using lollipop? ?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
Yup, already on it. Give me a few... ;)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
I was contacted to work on TWRP for Lollipop because the current TWRP you guys use for 4.3 wasn't fully working. With that said, i believe that xda member leaked this Rom. Which isn't a good thing at all. The leak, if it is a leak, forced me to release the new TWRP build.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
I'm sure it's a leak, and this thread might get cleaned up later, but for now, whatever. I think it's close to done anyways.

I haven't tried the new TWRP you made, but does it allow back up and restore of the /cust partition?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
[MENTION=2973909]rekamyenom[/MENTION], did you leak this Rom?

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Yes, it will show up as "Custom Storage".
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ScoobSTi:
It's in Chinese, but the L02 is on there. Says July 2015!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] kimtyson:
The beta test file was not supposed to be released. But, there's always one turd in the bucket. So, good for you. You get to be "the God". Enjoy the attention.

For all the doubters. Do you believe me yet. There is a Lollipop.

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SHM- Yes, someone leaked it. Sad and pitiful. If you released Lollipop TWRP due to the leak, then you may have made an honest mistake.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
55% on the upload.... ;)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] rekamyenom:
This is the Beta Version that was and is available to everyone that wanted/wants to test it with the understanding that it is a BETA version and still may have some bugs, and as with all Beta copies, is to be used with your device at your own risk....
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
Wow! How big it is? The original update was about 1.8GB.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
OK, so hopefully this well assist someone in getting the Android 5.1 (Lollipop) build running on their Consumer Cellular MTL-03. I take no responsibility if you brick your phone, if your phone starts leaving the seat up, eating your eggo waffles, up and starts murdering nuns, etc.

Download link:

http://www.noxtek.com/misc_files/327bbe12-redux.rar

Pertinent info:

This backup was made using the special Android 5.x compatible build of TWRP referenced earlier in this thread (aka v2.8.7.0-L) by SHM. It's my guess that you should use that build to apply this backup, but maybe SHM could tell us for sure.

This is a backup image of /system, /boot, /cache, /cust, and /data from a FRESHLY WIPED Huawei branded MT2-L03 handset running Android 5.1 Lollipop / EMUI 3.1. I literally hit the 'Factory data reset' inside of TWRP and then did the backup. I have tested restoring this on my own handset and it works perfectly, beyond that I make no guarantees whatsoever.

You should unRAR this and place the resulting folder (327bbe12) in /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/. Then you should be able to restore it in TWRP.

Oh and I'm just going to drop this right here:

http://youtu.be/Z2nnRg6trLs
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ScoobSTi:
So, in other words, it wasn't supposed to be redistributed.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
It's pretty likely that we will need the /cust backup too. Did you see that option to backup? I'm downloading now, I'll let you know how it goes.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] rekamyenom:
This is not a "LEAK", it came from HUAWEI for us to "test" with and send feed back. You test with a Beta at your own risk. This was not a limited release, to a certain group, or certain number of people. Most don't have a HAM2, don't want one, or have not even heard of it, and those that do and have, either did not know where to get the Beta to test with, or are too scared to test with it. The Next Release will be OTA from Huawei, they are taking IMEI numbers to register for the OTA. After the OTA test, the final stable public version will be released OTA.

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2 files, one 1.8Gb and one 14mb

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It should go without saying, BUT...

This beta copy is for the MT2L03 Model ONLY. If you try it on any other Model, you are really asking for a HAM2BRICK
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
Nope, just boot, cache, data, recovery, system, and external storage. I figured all that should be needed is boot, system, and data. Heck, data shouldn't even be needed but I included it anyway just because. Definitely let me know how it works.... If any of the other partitions need to be included (or all of them) I can re-do it and re-post it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] tomlemange:
Does anyone know if the beta for the L05 is in the works yet?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
Huawei was weird, or at least the CC version is, because they added a cust partition that really affects things stupidly if it's not right. Most versions of TWRP don't let you see the cust partition but the ones on these forums do. That's why i asked SHM if this new version supports the cust partition and he said yes.

Anyways, I downloaded your back up and I'm slowly copying it into my TWRP folder.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
This is what I see in TWRP-L:
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
I'm also half way through the download. Please keep us appraised of any observations !!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Iguanadon:
This is not a version for everyone. It was released to a specific group of people. If not released to a select group then anyone could go to Huawei site and download and this is not the case.

Sent from my MT2L03
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
How about under mounting options, is cust there?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
My apologies. I misformed you guys. It does not give the option to backup the /cust directory. Though I can add this of you guys want it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
I definitely need it. I've had problems before not being able to restore it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] medwatt:
Can't you restore it manually ?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] robertbarber:
Having Problems Rooting

I just installed the test build am having problems with rooting the device. My bootloader was unlocked and I was rooted before but I am having trouble finding something that will root it now. I have tried towelroot which I used on 4.3 to root but it says phone not supported . I have tried one click root and they said check back in 24 hrs. to see if there's a way. I have tried framaroot with no success. Have also tried KingRoot with no luck Any suggestions on how to root. Do I need to unlock the boot loader again? I also did not have TWRP installed I updated using the Software Update method listed in the Post.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
It's on a separate partition, it wouldn't be too easy. Some things can see it and some things can't. TWRP support makes it easy. I wouldn't know how to manually do it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61577016

See attachment in link and redownload the TWRP build for Lollipop. It supports backing up and restoring the Cust partition. It will show up as Custom Storage.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
If you unlocked the bootloader before, it's still unlocked. You just need to flash the new version of TWRP that SHM made with adb. Then use that to flash supersu.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
OK ArkAngel, if you want to wait awhile I'll re-do the backup I posted to include the /cust partition now that SHM has come through with a build of TWRP-L that supports backing it up. :)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] rekamyenom:
You're right, it's not for everyone, and it was released to a specific group of people... US, developers, Beta testers, pioneers, those who like to tinker and stay on the cutting edge. It's not on the Huawei site (nor ever will be) because they will take no responsibility for a beta release screwing up someones phone that has no clue what a beta release is. For that matter, they won't even take responsibility for the stable release when it is out in a few days, they will tell you to use it at your own risk no matter what it is. This release was, and is, an open enrollment for ANYONE that knew about it, and wanted to give it a go....

People will either try it or they will not try it. Like ANYTHING else on XDA (and in life), PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] ArkAngel06:
Thanks for the effort, right now though I am getting errors trying to restore the TWRP you made. Not sure why, just saying restore failed. Also it says the boot is "larger than target device".

I'm sure there's nothing you did wrong, just gonna need some extra tinkering.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Do it anyways. I originally thought I had included support for that partition. It was listed in the TWRP device tree but I failed to mention a flag for TWRP to recognize that it was ok to backup and restore it lol. Problem solved :)

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Screenshot and recovery log would be helpful. Maybe partition sizes vary between the Mate2 devices? I would think not though.

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[MENTION=2667067]ArkAngel06[/MENTION], try using the original TWRP build typically used for 4.3 to restore with this backup.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Iguanadon:
This internal build does not support CC, Wind or Walmart versions.

Sent from my MT2L03
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] TheGeekRedneck:
I'm on it.... doing it now and will edit my post as soon as the upload is finished. BTW, thanks for all the awesome work on the recovery!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
You are probably right ;)

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Well guys, enjoy this leaked Rom. I have done my part with TWRP. Good luck on all of your endeavors. Especially for you CC owners out there desperately trying to get this Rom to work.