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[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Yes thanks a lot!

That helped :)

btw. Do you know if there's a way to root the tab with just stock ROM? You direct to here in your guide of Lineage. But it looks like it's just an extra step? But I don't see or understand how to use this on stock ROM so far.

Turned out that the device is behaving diffrently when connected to a PC. Gues the device was connected to PC before when getting into eRecovery. Not connected it brings you to Recovery.

Made a litle overview about this. Hope it can help others too:

Fastboot/ Bootloader mode:

1. Turn off the device by holding the Power key for a few seconds.

2. Connect tablet to PC/laptop using the USB-cable.

3. Hold down Volume-Down.

4. Hold down the Power button until device starts (while still holding Volume-Down and USB connected).

4. Tablet boots now into Fastboot-mode.

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Huawei Recovery mode:

1. Turn off the device by holding the Power key for a few seconds.

2. Hold down Volume-Up.

3. Hold down the Power button until device starts (while still holding Volume-Up).

4. Tablet boots now into Recovery mode.

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Huawei eRecovery mode:

1. Turn off the device by holding the Power key for a few seconds.

2. Connect tablet to PC/laptop using the USB-cable.

3. Hold down Volume-Up.

4. Hold down the Power button until device starts (while still holding Volume-Up and USB connected).

5. Tablet boots now into eRecovery mode.

Or with unlocked bootloader:

1. Turn off the device by holding the Power key for a few seconds, or reboot.

2. On the "unlocked and can't be trusted screen", press and hold Volume-Up for about 3 sec.

3. Tablet boots now into eRecovery mode.

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TWRP mode:

1. Turn off the device by holding the Power key for a few seconds.

2. Hold down Volume-Up.

3. Hold down the Power button until device starts (while still holding Volume-Up).

4. Tablet boots now into TWRP mode.

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Unlock bootloader with obtained unlock-code:

1. Enable "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging" on the device.

2. Get into "Fastboot/ Bootloader mode" manually or type [adb reboot bootloader] in "minimal ADB and Fastboot".

3. Type in [fastboot oem unlock <unlock-code>] into "minimal ADB and Fastboot".

4. Bootloader gets unlocked and tablet gets a factory reset.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
For root on EMUI, just follow steps on magisk guide ;)

Download the latest magisk apk

Download the latest magisk zip

Flash the zip at twrp and done
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Thanks! Will give it a try :D
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Wow! This was actually verry easy to achief! Just needed a push into the right direction I guess.

Thanks for pointing this out! (y)

This was actually the easiest device to root so far. Besides opening it to get to the testpoint haha 😁
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Seems I yave some little problems (nothing serious though) and I've tried several wipes and resets. In TWRP and in eRecovery (and downloading and recover the latest image again).

But seems there is still some old info stored somewhere. And looks like Google is not updating to the latest version annymore. Well, it seems to act a bit strange...

After formating the Vendor partition in TWRP, the System partition came available (I think).

Is it safe to format this System partition too? And will I still be able to download and flash the latest stock firmware using eRevery this way?

Or will eRecovery also be wiped when wiping the system partition?

I think I should sideload a new ROM in this case. But seems it's nowhere available to download :)

So not sure here.

Edit:

Found out in TWRP Mount that erecovery is installed on another partition. So made a backup of the system partition, just in case. And I was able to download and install the latest stock firmware again after doing so.

Looks good so far (y)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] brownsmell:
Rockwell what Are the problems? I am thinking of Android 11 LOS updating my new t5 tablet? Any chance at Android 12?

So if we update to LOS we cannot get Google security updates anymore?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rockel:
Well, I was playing around with rooted settings trying to resolve some problems I had with stock ROM. One of the most anoying things for me is the resolution. Tried a few options with root to resolve this. But resolution seems to be reset everytime I reboot the tablet.

Another problem I have is safetynet. Looking for a way to pass this. I'm trying out to get a new fingerprint via a Magisk module. But this device is not listed there.

I've tried Lineage OS shortly, but went back to stock ROM. One of the reasons was that I didn't liked the layout that much. And it looked that I still had the resolution problem this way.

Another reason was that it seemed that it was ripped of all Google apps and that "GAPS" was needed for this (correct me if I'm wrong).

So I'm not sure if you will recieve security updates at all annymore with this? Supose it needs a manual "GAPS" update when new security updates are available?

Again, maybe my understanding is false in this one...
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] SebDroid3465:
Do i seriously have to dissmantle my tablet ? the guy in the video is completly opening his Phone and i am supposed to do the same ?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] bendror76:
yes
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] bendror76:
i finally succeeded to flash the latest lineage os - you have to bring back the stock rom (emui) and than do the guide from start. thx alot for this guide and darkjoker rom.

the rom needs adjust for the tab t5, you'll have to install the right apk because on the playstore the device is recognize as huawei phone (p7 i think).
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gunpal5:
Is lineageOs 18.1 any good? Last time I tried openkirin version android 9 and it was no good.

Also, what about security? How safe is this unofficial ROM?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrNice:
Just a simple question for the users of T5+LOS18.1

Is the first/main window fixed in portrait orientation but app windows can change portrait/landscape?

Thanks
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] theslut:
I can't get the decrypter to install. It says the vendor partition and the some other partitions are not writable and fails to install.

Can some one tell me how to solve this. Thanks

-- Nevermind---had the wrong twrp installed from another guide. Installing the rom now so will see how it goes.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] theslut:
So,had no problem installing Lineage after following the guide with exactly the right patches.

I can't get Magisk to install on Lineage though. I just end up back into the Huawei recovery or TWRP recovery and have to start the whole process over again (and have to put the stock rom back).
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Also confirmed working, not started to try root, but seems not working so well..
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Well, can't get gapps installed.

Anyway have a link to a version that worked?

Just re-read and saw a fix earlier in thread, trying that.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Using NikGapps-omni-arm64-11-20210815

Still getting "Installation Failed! Looks like Storage space is full.

/system has 800MB+ free. so not sure the issue.

Followed steps in OP to remove the two folders, and resize/ /system.

I've created a config file that allows the setup wizard and core to install. script shows success, but the apps are not visible.

Is Anyone able to share a gapps (with google setup wizard) they have used with success and the apps, play store etc are in the launcher?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Sorry for all the posts in a row 1/2 day apart

Now have play store and able to login.

Most apps download from the play store, but a few dont seem to, Office doesn't for example.

The Open GApps Project

OpenGApps.org offers information and pre-built packages of The Open GApps Project. The Open GApps Project is an open-source effort to script the automatic generation of up-to-date Google Apps packages. All Android versions and platforms supported.

opengapps.org

Gapps -> arm64 -> 11 -> Pico (I used open_gapps-arm64-11.0-pico-20210903.zip))

Wipe both cache and dalvik cache in TWRP

Note I HAVE made the local.prop change noted earlier.

Keen to understand how to move to being more of a tablet mode, than Phone (nex thing on my todo list now I have it working...

Also looking forward to being able to get frequent patches !

Thanks all.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Yes, login screen is portrait (due to device being a "phone" I think, but apps should auto rotate to landscape.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristihan:
Did anyone manage to install microG on this system?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
No, per my post a few above, only go Gapps Pico worked. (I tried mindthegapps as well)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blleys:
Landscape all the time: Activate developer Options -> search "rotate" -> activate Rotate in Lockscreen.

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Thanks to Fosanz for this ROM! It works without any errors.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Perfect that rotates the lockscreen!

Nova launcher -> Look and Feel has an option to set launcher to "Auto Rotate"

That problem is all solved thanks @Blleys
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blleys:
Also my choice: Nova Launcher ;)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mdrda:
Same results for me - only Open Gapps (pico) work properly. Other Gapps distributions work partially or don't work.

My experience is very solid. Just Google Chrome is freezing frequently, needing force close.

I replaced the prop file in system partition as mentioned. Don't know if it makes a difference.

Since this is my daughter's tablet I needed to add a supervised Family Link account. Works well. A workaround must be made however. First finish Google account setup with a regular account, install Family Link for Kids from Play Store, remove the regular account and use Family Link for Kids app to set up the tablet (or phone? ;-).
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] scabs:
I'm trying to go back to stock and in eRecovery i'm getting "Getting package info failed", anyone know what i can try?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] korale:
I was in a similar situation. My solution to get my device back was to factory reset and retry the eRecovery process several times. After 3-4 times it came back to life.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] denzelcris:
Do Netflix and/or Amazon Prime work on this custom rom?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
Safetynet has an Attestation fails, so I assume not
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mdrda:
Anyone having the issue with improper shutdown when battery runs to 0%?

In my case when it happens then after new start tablet complains about corrupted device software. Reboot solves it most of the time. Unfortunately once eRecovery kicked in saying the data partition is corrupted. And it was, even impossoble to format via TWRP. Factory reset via eRecovery allowed me to boot. Good news is that it booted into a working LOS. Just app and settings restore was needed, most of which was handled painlessly by Google cloud backup.

Still a bit of annoyance. Otherwise a great ROM.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brdas:
I can't install TWRP on Media Pad t5 ? Unlock bootloader and all on ok . But when I open it and taping fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk path_of_twrp.img do not install TWRP

"error: cannot load 'path_of_twrp.img': no such file or directory"

What is wrong???

THANKS

Please help.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] korale:
You might need to replace the part "path_of_twrp.img" with the correct directory and file name of the twrp file you downloaded.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brdas:
Not worth it again the same I tried everything!

H E L P !
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkReaper90:
Flashed this without much issues, but I seem to have a few issues.

- Tablet sometimes boots into EMUI recovery randomly. Sometimes it boots there, sometimes it boots to LOS. Not sure what is triggering this.

- Bluetooth headphones connects and disconnects after a few seconds, making it impossible to use.

Overall, I am very happy. The tablet with EMUI was unusable, force closing nearly any app in background and is much more responsive with LOS (although still laggy). It's crazy that my old Galaxy Tab A 2016 with inferior specs all around runs more stable than this, both with LOS.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
New version appears to be out:

New LineageOS 18.1 update

Changelog

Anyone updated yet?

Update
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
"Android Version 11" shows patch as 5 November 2021, which latest version has flashed fine using the above steps

Once gapps pico was flashed again seems to be all good.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] PedroHey:
Did a clean flash from EMUI yesterday to the latest ROM version (lineage-18.1-20211106-UNOFFICIAL-prague.img.xz).

Magisk was a bit of a pain but got it going using the files from this post (v23.0 zip + apk, flash zip in TWRP then install APK).

Can confirm NikGApps are a no go, and that Open GApps (arm64, 11.0, pico) works as intended. Google Chrome freezes after about a minute for me as well.

Today I managed to pass SafetyNet and get banking apps and Netflix to show up on the Play Store and working flawlessly.

If anyone wants to give it a go, I started by enabling the toggle for MagiskHide on Magisk's settings, then following the steps in this video (ignoring the step for "force BASIC key attestation", as the evalType is already BASIC for the Mediapad T5). This allows the SafetyNet test to pass. I chose to emulate the same device as shown in the video, a Google Pixel 3a. Afterwards you should force stop and clean all data for Play Store, then reboot, so that it shows the device as certified.

Even though SafetyNet passed fully and Play Store showed the device as certified, I still had to manually hide Magisk from some Google apps for Netflix to show up on Play Store. I manually enabled the hide setting in Magisk for the entirety of Google Play and com.google.android.gms as well as com.google.android.gms.unstable under Google Play Services.

One reboot later, Netflix showed up in Play Store and everything just works.

So, everything works flawlessly for me, except for Chrome.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
I ended up not able to boot (kept getting recovery screen)

So I did a fresh install to (lineage-18.1-20211106-UNOFFICIAL-prague.img.xz) from EMUI and now in a boot loop.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
I've solved the boot loop. I forgot to let lineage boot into OS the first time after flashing the image and before flashing gapps.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] woutercools:
I'm on the verge of flashing my MediaPad T5, but I'm scared for the dreaded bootloop.

Can you give me directions to which guide and files you used to successfully flash your device?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mentalinc:
The bootloop as I said was my own fault, and easy fix.

OP is still the guide to follow except use newest ROM lineage-18.1-20211106-UNOFFICIAL-prague.img.xz

and use Open GApps (arm64, 11.0, pico) https://opengapps.org/
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] AltairFR:
Humm..november ?a December version of lineage 18 is available since a few days
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] woutercools:
Can you link to a working version for this device?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] AltairFR:
https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-huawei-11-leaos-lineage-18-1-for-huawei-device.4371629/
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] woutercools:
Thanks.

I see it contains a link to a working TWRP. Great!

I still have to unlock the bootloader of the device.

Is there a good guide for that?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] AltairFR:
Yes but only in french language :-)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
Gonna make one today in english
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] woutercools:
That's great!

Thank you.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulvinn:
The version of Android 11 used in the image is not without issues. File access is going to be an issue with a lot of apps, especially file managers, media players and book readers. This is also intended to be used on a phone, not a tablet, so extra steps have to be taken in order to get full screen rotation. Other than that it works surprisingly well. It's responsive and battery life/drain seems to be a bit better than stock image.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] AltairFR:
You are talking about which lineage 18.1. LeaOS or other? In LeaOS I implemented a fix for storage. In standard Android A11 permissions are missing
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulvinn:
All the more reason to give it another shot, didn't test LeaOS
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jony828:
Anyone tried the latest LineageOS 19? Is it compatible with MediaPad T5?

DarkJoker360 Developments - Browse /Huawei/P8 Lite 2017/Android-11/LineageOS at SourceForge.net

DarkJoker360' s development stuff.

sourceforge.net
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] woutercools:
Would you mind posting a link to the french guide?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] K3DubEU:
Hi, Can we get a pros/cons list as to why someone may want to flash this ROM?

Can any one list out the compatibility issues with Lineage OS on the MediaPad T5 (ie: Bluetooth/wifi issues, SD Card not working, etc)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkReaper90:
Because the stock EMUI is garbage. I haven't extensively tested it, but only issue I found is Aptx being broken on the DarkJoker rom.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] chicoquente:
I got around to unlocking yesterday and am wondering what OS to swap to. I did the unlock because I dislike the stock OS and want something better. As best I can tell there are not a lot of options and this is the best one to use for a better experience on a Mediapad T5 10”. Is that a fairly correct belief? If not what other ROM should I be considering?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] bedelaitre:
Hi, I just installed the latest rom today (lineage-18.1-20211106-UNOFFICIAL-prague) and have some problem with SD card (can't use it, format it, write on it, ...).

Seems also that Netflix is not supported through the play store. I'll try to find an APK to use it.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] bedelaitre:
Can't find any version of Netflix that works fine
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
You won't be capable of installing netflix if you don't pass safetynet. I'm doing a thread with a FAQ note on it. You can also get help at the Mediapad t5 support group at telegram
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
Check the compatible ROM list. I'll be expanding it more and more.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
It's a hardware problem. WIFI and Bluetooth card are the same, so if you're downloading or streaming music and you're hearing it at the same time, some lag and cuts will appear. We're still checking and tracking this issue.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
PROS:

- Android 11 (compatibility and funtionality)

- Keep updated within undefinied time

- Personalization

- Better battery management and faster storage

CONS:

- 5G WiFis can only be detected from notification panel

- Bluetooth audio has a lot of problems if you're downloading something

- Some random UI reboots (ROM problem)

- You have to know some difficult knowledges in order to get things working
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
I'm working on it
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
This post is only for LOS by DarkJoker. As I said to you I'm working on a generic installation process for the tab ;D
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
I hope you read the first steps from the thread ;)
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
If you have the tab connected charging, it will boot into eRecovery. To avoid that, press "shutdown" in eRecovery, disconnect the tab and boot again. Once it vibrates you can connect the usb cable ;)

I'm noticing that you're also having trouble with bluetooth. I would recommend a clean install but without loosing any data. To do so, follow the steps again but at the "wipe" step, just wipe caches and system, then install system again and boot :D. If you have magisk or gapps, you'll need to install the zips again. Not doing that will perform bootloops untill you flash them.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
Nice post!

Will give it a go for sure!
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] AltairFR:
Yes exactly, try the latest version of the crdroid 315 for prague, I changed the aptx library and the problem has almost disappeared. If you just listen to music without downloading anything else, there is no longer a problem.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
Still gotta modify it ;D
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] CryptLoad:
is there any way to have the "back-" and "home-" buttons move to the bottom of the screen when rotating from portrait to landscape mode?

I'm using lineage-18.1-20211106-UNOFFICIAL-prague
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fosanz:
changing screen width to about 600
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zmbmaxx:
Hello, I installed lineage os18.1 on mediapad t5 10" and now the sound in the headphones does not work, I tried crDroid the same thing, everything works on the stock firmware, has anyone come across this? and is there any way to solve the problem?
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kalamaius:
I've followed full tutorial and I've now safetynet ok (I've installed opengapps). PlayStore is now certified and I see Netflix on playstore but doesn't work. When I open it, it stucks on Netflix logo and I have to kill it manually. To get safetynet passed I've followd the tutorial by @PedroHey on page 4. I have setted magiskhide properly as indicated in the tutorial. Why Netflix still not working? There's a way to fix? Also Disney+ stucks on logo.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] PedroHey:
I stopped using my tablet for a long while and last week tried to use Netflix, and it is displaying the same behaviour as yours. Netflix always gets stuck on the initial logo, no matter the number of tricks I throw at it. It used to work, but stopped doing so sometime ago. If I find anything that makes it work, I'll let you know.
[Huawei MediaPad T5 Guides, News, & Discussion] woutercools:
Do you have Adaway installed or some other ad blocker? I've had this behavior with Prime Video and the solution was to add the primevideo.com domain to the whitelist. Also try finding older versions of the Netflix app in .apk form. It works just the same as the latest version but doesn't have the safetynet problem.