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[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zentico:
Thanks, oslo83! Looking at fixit videos on Youtube, I realized replacing only the screen was going to be a headache, so I went back and ordered the kit with LCD attached for about $32. Since it's the same vendor, I'm trying to get the first order canceled.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
Hi zentico,

Could you share the online shop where you bought the LCD screen and the reference. Let us know as well how happy you are with the seller and when you get the part how it fit you tablet.

Stay tuned!

Many thanks
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
I've used an old xray and put in the gap right beside the screen and the bezel. not the gaps near the buttons

took about 10 mins to slowly move around, the top by the camera was the hardest so suggest you finish not start near the camera when pulling apart.

I cut the ends of a cheap USB cable i had laying arond and then taped one end to the large metal shields while holding the other end on the test point. per the guide it unlocked it and factory reboot.

About to start loading Lineage (how I've missed it thanks to Knox on Samsung phones).

I was on a build with January 2020 (8.0.0.255) (last year) android patches so can confirm that anything prep then should work fine...
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] niccotaglia:
i'm trying with all sorts of tools but nothing gets even close to getting the thing to pop, even just a single clip. Got any alternative ways to get it to pop? Also, where are the retaining clips located?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
There is a tape around most of the device, the xray kinda just "cut" through it.

Like I said, it took me a good 10-20 minutes of carefully moving it around starting under the Huawei logo and moving around both sides and then finishing at the top centre new the lens.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
You don't need to repeat the whole process again

You had to save the Bootloader code you obtained first time and use it fot the same phone for locking/unlocking as many times you want
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
Is there anybody please who did exactly with MATE 9 ?

I'm trying hundred of times but the display always turns on when I connect USB (if I understand correctly, display must not after successful Test Point short-cutting) nd Potato shows mo connection
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] hardcorehenry:
@zgfg assuming you correctly established test point, just in case I’m posting screenshots(sorry for bad quality) or you could find TP Pinout selector 1.4 application online for better quality. After shorting TP and connecting usb you should see in Device Manager new device USB SER. Right-click on this device and update driver. Either install Huawei drivers testpoint.rar from potato link or HUAWEI USB COM 1.0(from this post, there are many online guides I found one in You Tube). To install drivers your windows must be booted into mode Disable Device Driver Signing. After drivers installation you should have in Device Manager 'USB (COM)' instead of 'USB SER’. Run PotatoNV now your device should be recognized correctly. Also check this howto.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
Thank you, I found the same pucture for Test Point on Mate 9 (MHA-L29, not PRO) as your first, and also another one:

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I.e., the same as at 0:53 in the movie:

I also disconnected earlier the battery as at 0:42 in the same movie

I tried with three different pieces of wire, scisors, some electrical tools, trying for two hours but every time I connect the USB cable from PC the display lights on and Mate 9 starts charging, and on PC, in Device Manager I don't see that new device.

I installed the 64-bit diver as from post 17.

Even if something is wrong with my driver installation, if I understood correctly, after the TP shortcutting the display on the phone must not turn on?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] hardcorehenry:
Went the same ordeal:D.

In phone debugging and OEM unlocking enabled. I started with only HiSuite installed(after properly establishing connection with HiSuite, in settings disable “Start upon connection to your device”). Power off phone. Put mirror on the table and two empty boxes(from your phone for example) in a way so you could put your phone(with uncovered back, don’t disconnect battery yet) on them and see screen in the mirror. Short testpoint and don’t release it, connect usb. With shorted testpoint and connected usb there shouldn’t be battery loading animation(seen in the mirror). Testpoint confirmed.

Now disconnect battery(see P.S.), short testpoint and in the same time connect usb, after 3-4s release shorted testpoint. You should see in device manager USB SER.(in device manager scan for hardware changes might help). It might take a few goes to boot into TP - disconnect then reconnect battery each attempt.

On film attached by you it's shown exactly how it should look like, with the difference I didn’t use Huawei drivers testpoint.rar from Potato(I uninstalled them).

I preferred it showed in device manager USB SER then right click on this device, update driver and installed HUAWEI USB COM 1.0 like in this film. Fingers crossed.

P.S.

There are many opinions(while short testpoint)battery should be connected or not. Check both scenarios.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
Thanks, I will try once again on the other computer these days.

But if I wouldn't pass again that first part (not seing boot animation in the mirror upon TP), I would have to give up;-(

When I open the phone again I will also send the picture of my TP connectors. IDK does it matter but those first two are tinted, I really don't know if they are really 'alive' or something is wrong with them
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] kwalsh24:
Hey all, so I bought a used MediaPad the other day, thinking hey maybe there's a firmware update available for it... Yep learning there isn't and the thing is stuck on 8.0.

Came across this posting just as I was thinking on selling the tab and moving on and it peeked my interest... Question I have is, is the back cover glued or snapped on?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
It's snapped on, with double sided tape. xray film is the best way to safely remove the back cover.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Temaki:
Is there a possibility to retrieve it when forgotten?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
AFAIK, not.

In old days, when Huawei itself had a portal to ask for Bootloader's code (but the procedure was applicable only for EMUI 4 and 5), it was for free and people used to not care and loose, and asking there again.

But long ago in 2018 they closed the portal and announced that they no more support unlocking Bootloaders

If you obtained a code from DC unlocker you could try asking them for a discount, but I don't believe they would give you, since they don't store the codes but you have to buy credits for their tools that then read for you the code and you have to save and keep it

If you use any other method (like the one above), you must IMO repeat - that's why is important to keep the code for future use
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] LycanRS:
Just tried this method with P9 Lite, can confirm it works! Im so happy :)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] unh1nged:
Start in one of the corners next time bro. Starting in the middle is asking for trouble, because the corner - being rounded - has points of relief because of the smaller 90 degree radius, whereas a long straight area when its lifted, stresses along the edge in 180 degrees of direction. And if you use too much pressure, its not only more likely to develop a stress fracture, but then the cracks also have a wide open space to run. (Just take a piece of paper and lay it flat, and see how much of it moves when you lift it at the middle vs the corner.) And when you're putting force on the corner to get a clip to release - you're focused in one small area, as opposed to the middle which again flexes putting more stress on the whole structure, but ironically less than on the one clip you're trying to get to pop. And then you're also concentrating that energy on only one or two clips in a corner, whereas you're working against several along the edge, with each one giving a little and spreading out that energy.. Ultimately, you can get away with anything if you're extremely slow and methodical and go thin edge of the wedge, but why not lessen the surface area potential for cracking while concentrating the force? Should at least extremely minimize the risk, and make the reward that much more NOT a cracking and splintered shards of tech hell that makes you cry while you look through blurry eyes hoping that when the tears blink away it's not as bad as you thought, followed quickly by the confirmation of the horror as you relive the sequence and stomach churning sound that will haunt your dreams for weeks, or however long it takes to replace the shattered remains.

I feel for you man, honestly. I've been there. Within an hour of getting my Note Edge, I had it on my truck seat, and without a case the glass was so smooth that I forgot it was there and as I slid off the seat to get out, didn't even feel a hint of it until a light tap on my inner thigh causing me to freeze from motion. Immediately watching with horror as it fell and landed flat on its screen, and then slowly picking it up and turning it around hoping that by some mirac-DAMNMOTHERF..anyways - spider webbed across the whole surface from a single point that came from a tiny rock which I promptly kicked across the parking lot. I can laugh about it now, sure. But the sick feeling in my stomach remains each time I recall it.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] THSchmidtQ:
I added some details like connecting the testpoint, see PotatoNV issue #20
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] personic:
Has anyone had the issue that after connecting the phone with the test-point on, it shows in the Device Manager as QHSUSB_BULK (Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008) instead of USB_SER (HUAWEI USB COM 1.0), please?

I tried this several times with Huawei Y6 Prime (2018) ATU-L31 (EMUI 8.0.0.155):

1) When the test-point was not shortcut, it showed up in the Device Manager as an Android device after connecting the USB, so normal behavior and battery charging animation started.

2) When I succeeded in shortcutting the test-point, after connecting the USB no battery animation was shown, but it loaded as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 -- and it's not recognized by the Potato NV.

So I suppose I'm doing the test-point procedure right, but why I just can't get it as HUAWEI USB COM 1.0 and be recognized by Potato NV. Any clues, please?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] oslo83:
OP'S tool support only some kirins CPU, not quallcomm ones as on your device.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zentico:
MrNice, this is the supplier I bought my replacement M5 LCD from:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001285573842.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.9b974c4dqUeNSD

It was very carefully packaged and included the double sided tapes. Would definitively recommend.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mordondro2:
hey!

Just so i get this right:

i want to root my tablet to intall magisk.

Do i need to first unlock the bootloader including short wiring the the testpoint and then follow the root procedure specified on page 2?

When i try just rooting without unlocking the bootloader i get ""writing 'recovery'... FAILED" when trying to flash the image.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] unh1nged:
That's correct. Without unlocking the bootloader, you can't alter the way it loads the boot process, which needs to be loaded differently, ie with permissions and other fun things, in order to gain root access, which is in effect THE permission to do whatever the heck you want.

Disclaimer: Whatever the heck you want - with the TABLET. No, you still can't fly that unmanned fighter jet, drive with that hot girl while undoing her bra clasp with one hand and high fiving your imaginary super hero alter ego with the other while cops form a guard rail on either side of the highway cheering and firing off road flares in your honor, so stop whatever it is related or unrelated to those examples, that you have been planning in the milli seconds since you read that "do whatever the heck you want" part.

Further Disclaimer: "With the TABLET", does NOT imply that you just need to have the tablet on your person and that somehow is the catalyst for being able to do the aforementioned things, or anything else since you realized the English language is very easy to manipulate in such ways, because... and here's the sobering part: That easy manipulation is directly responsible for any and all lame dad joke's based on PUNs. That's right. Bet you didn't consider the damage that such knowledge can cause. Now go forth and root res-pun-sibly.

DAMMIT See? Now I hate myself... more.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Arnab1836:
Hello guys,

Great development in huawei bootloader unlocking... Desperately looking forward to attempt PotatoNV to unlock mine: Mediapad T3 7 BG2-U01C209B003. However, can not find the particular firmware for this version, neither can I find the testpoint image for the device. Tried websearch, XDA threads and the app 'TP_Pinout_Selector_v1.2.0' but of no use. Can anyone help shed some light on this?

Thanks.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] abyshek:
Hey Guys, I tested this on my Huawei Mediapad T5 AGS2 L03 and it worked like a charm. Only challenge is to open the cover of the device. After that its easy to short the testpoint and the metallic cover. Thanks to everyone who developed this tool and method. You all are life savers... Kudos
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] garconblair:
I unlocked my tablet thanks to this guide. It was not too difficult to open it. I was using opening tools from old phone battery replacement kit. Now I have rooted tablet with debloated EMUI. I have also flashed TWRP, just in the case. Very happy with performances so far.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] rbadwe:
exact same happened with me . was on LOS16 . Now now matter how many times I short I get the charging screen . Did you find any solution ?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] rbadwe:
without code Theres no way to get root ? I also cant get potatoNV to recognize the driver . it directly goes to charging animation
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
For rooting (installing TWRP or custom ROMs, rebranding), you need to be able to flash. For flashing you need the unlocked Bootloader.

For unlocked Bootloader you need to have/buy the code or do it yourself with PotatoNV

That's it. How you will do, sorry, cannot help you, I got rid of Huawei phones
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
I'm having some problems getting the booloader unlocked following these steps. Hope someone could help me :)

- I took apart the the screen with some plastic tools and without damage.

- I installed the latest version of Patato, which looks a lot diffrent then in the provided screenshots now (which bootloader should I choose for the Mediapad T5?).

View attachment 5366125

- I installed the Huawei Hisuite package. Since I've read this was containing all the necesary drivers too.

(USB-debugging is turned on, and while turned on the tab is recognised by HiSuite).

But then it gets a bit confusing, since the steps above and the ones in the OP change a bit. I think I've tried both ways.

* I took a wire and grounded the test-point. Then I connected the powercable. And removed the wire from the testpoint after a few secconds. The screen stayed black. But there was no device showing up in the dropdown menu of potato.

* I grounded the test-point, connected the powercable and tried to power-on the tablet while stil holding the wire between ground and the test-point. The screen stays black but nothing happends.

When I look at the dropdown menu in potato, there's still no device to be found.

Guess I'm missing something here...

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Edit:

Got it to work. Fianlly managed to unlock the bootloader. Seemed I've downloaded other drivers instead of using HiSense installation on another laptop and then my mediapad was recognized in PotatoNV.

- Turned out I also needed to select "disable FBLOCK", which was unselected from scratch.

- As bootloader you need to choose "Kirin 65x (A)" now.

Now looking for a way to root it.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Thanks!

I've finally managed to unlock the bootoader of my Mediapad T5. And I took a look at the page you've mentioned.

But now it says that Huawei devices are not supported annymore.

I can't even find my my EMUI build.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
Hi Rockel, how did you manage with your T5? Did you fix the issue? How?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
I've managed to unlock the bootloader. But still looking for a way to root it.

First i wanted to root and keep the stock ROM. But reconsiderating this now. I really hate the resolution of this EMUI ROM. So maybe I should try some custom ROM on it.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
Thanks for your answer.

Did you use PotatoNV under windows or Linux?

I run Linux Opensuse and the Python version is not working properly. Any help?

Let me know what custom ROM you will try.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
I ran PotatoNV under Windows. Don't have much experience with Linux myself. So can't help you with that.

But is it maybe an idea to make a dualboot setup? Or run a light Windows version from a USB stick/ drive?

I will keep you informed about the ROM :)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
I installed Windows 10 on an old laptop and installed PotatoNV.

Do I need to install HUAWEI USB COM drivers? From where to get it? How to test it is working before run the process?

Thanks

Edit:

For reference, I found the USB and ADB here. I didn't test so far.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
I am ready to use PotatoNV with my tablet Mediapad T5 - AGS2-W09. What bootloader should I choose as the tablet has a Kirin 659 shipset; Kirin 65x (A), Kirin 65x (B), Kirin 650?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Yes, you'll need them.

I believe I've used the "USB Testpoint drivers" from here.

How to use PotatoNV · Issue #20 · mashed-potatoes/PotatoNV

How to use PotatoNV Unlocking the boot loader DISCLAIMER: You will void your device warranty. I have successfully done this guide but I am not responsible for any malfunctions or any damage to the ...

github.com

You can install and uninstall the driver package with this.

Direct link:

Support area | files.dc-unlocker.com

You will need the Kirin 65x (A) bootloader (see screenshot from Github)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
I did twice all the process here Huawei unlock bootloader 2021 100% FREE | PotatoNV Tool Kirin 960/650/655/658/659/(950/620 added)

I got the output from PotatoNV

PotatoNV v2.2.1
User manual: httxxxxx
Verifying images...
Uploading hisi65x_a...
- xloader
- fastboot
Waiting for any device...
Connecting...
Serial number: U8xxxxxxxxxx
Board ID: U8Bxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Model: AGS2-W09
Build number:
FBLOCK state: unlocked
Saved key: ACKxxxxxxxxx
Writing FBLOCK...
Writing WVLOCK...
Writing USRKEY...
Rebooting...
New unlock code: NM0xxxxxxxxxxx

Unfortunatety when I start the tablet, I don't get the message "Your device has been unlocked ...." and it boot as previously in EMUI.

What could I do? Thanks

Edit:

In EMUI, it start the setup and I am stuck at the google login but I don't have it. Maybe I should solve this before?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
Update;

Now I can access the tablet in EMUI.

Unfortunately, in Settings > System > Developer options > Enable OEM unlock is text and slide grey out.

This is a know issue and I tried all I could find in Internet, no way.

Any idea to switch this enable?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] hardcorehenry:
In my Huawei p8/9 lite 2017 it was required to establish internet connection and after a while oem unlock was active.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
You saved my day, I was looking for that for 1 week.

Now I'll try to unblock bootloader.

Many, many thanks
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] theslut:
A couple of tips from wasting a lot of time trying to get the device unlocked

1) Make sure you have Huawei COM driver installed. I missed this and didn't realise it was a different driver. Without this, the device is never detected by PotatoNV. This is not the usual usb driver for adb/fastboot.

2) The short circuit process is actually quite simple. I ended up just placing a screwdriver on the point and letting the metal body touch the adjacent metal shield. You can keep the usb cable connected to the computer (makre sure the device stays off) and just reach around and press the on button. No need for a second pair of hands.

3) During this short process, the device looks like nothing is happening at all...no lights, no screen...but youll see the Potato program will identify the device immediately and you can process the patch. Select Kiring 65x A in the dropdown bootloader list and patch the boot.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Temaki:
No, I haven't. I gave up on it. It might be possible if I got the right unlock code and I thought I have copied it, but when I try to unlock again I get an error message. So either I messed up the code, o I need a new one for unlocking again.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] rbadwe:
removing the cover and re-unlocking the bootloader works.. will give you a new code..used potatonv ver 2.0.0 , a copper cable and huawei 1.0 drivers
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Temaki:
It did work the first time, but after loosing root, I again did the same process several times without any success.

Or do you mean using an older version of potatonv would work?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] rbadwe:
the potatonv version which you used the first time should work as long as the process is correct ( drivers , adb debugging enabled , bootloader unlock on dev options , point is short properly ) .. the no of times you unlock / lock does not matter ..also make sure to do a factory reset if its still giving you errors
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] jazzh:
Guys, Any YouTube videos on shortcutting procedure?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] fra18061988:
Is there a way to relock the bootloader? I tried with adb but it doesn't work!
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] oslo83:
'fastboot oem relock' will re-lock it with a re-locked state.

Flashing offline dload files, using hisuite's recovery or using Erecovery's online restore process, will lock the bootloader.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] sammyke007:
Worked great, tnx! Now Tasker is finally able to reboot my tablet daily. Tnx a lot!
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] chicoquente:
I am using a Canadian MediaPad T5 10" (AGS2-L03) and don't love the stock OS. I am debating trying thus unlock and root. If I do go ahead what is the recommended replacement OS for this ?