Please note! Modified recovers (CWM or TWRP), kernels, or custom firmware on the tablet is installed only on an unlocked bootloader.
How to unlock bootloader
Manual on how to get the bootloader unlock code on Huawei website.
1. Gathering information about the Huawei S10-101u MediaPad 10 FHD device
— IMEI: **************
— Serial Number of the device(S/N): ***************
— Product ID: ******** can be found using the program«Huawei unlocker»
2. Registering on the websiteHuaweiand confirm the registration with your email.
3. Proceed to the very receipt of the code at the link and enter the previously collected information from 1 point.
4. and get the coveted code.
How to unlock the bootloader Without any registrations on the official website and using Huawei voice support:
1. Call by phone 8-800-700-1606
2. Press the number «6» key and a Russian-speaking person will answer you.
3. start talking about getting the boot loader unlock code.
4. You will be asked:
- — contact phone number
- — email address where the unlock code will be sent
- — device IMEI
- — serial number
Then I was told to «wait» and a code would come in the mail.
In order not to register on the site, you can use the link to the page, which opens when you click in Huawei Hacker Toolkit: Tools — Bootloader — Request Key. This will open a form to be filled out in Chinese.
After clicking on the green button you will get your code in the orange field.
Attention! If your tablet spontaneously restarts, carefully read the contents of the Play Store spoiler, or follow these recommendations:
You need to root (framaroot puts in one click). Then according to the standard scheme — throw the attached file with an explorer like es insystem/lib, set the permissions like the others in this folder(rw-r—r—). Reboot. That’s it.
At first it may swear — restart the beast, problem applications pre-clean to pristine condition, then you can update. Unzip the archive, the cherished file —lib.mali.so.
A list of utilities:
- Root, repair, downgrade (RRD) — a utility for restoring the tablet from the «brick» state
- RASHR — a utility for flashing/backup the custom kernels and recovers directly from Android
- Android SDK Tools — a utility for working with the Android platform
- MyPhoneExplorer — one of the best utilities for managing and syncing with PC
- HiSuite — a utility for syncing, backup and more from Huawei
- Cloud+ — Cloud service from Huawei
- Huawei Update MultiLoader Tool 1. 0.0.9 — Utility for flashing tablet from PC
- Huawei Update Extractor — Utility for unpacking/repacking official Huawei firmware
- Linux Kitchen — Utility for unpacking/repacking official Huawei firmware
The official Huawei mediapad 10 firmware website is here.
Huawei mediapad 10 service manule — here
How to flash Huawei Mediapad 10
In order to install the firmware on the Huawei mediapad 10, you will need to:
- SD card (required)
- Archive with firmware (may contain a dload folder with unlmt.cfg and update.zip files or just update.zip file)
- Fully charged battery
So, in order to flash Huawei mediapad 10 you need to do the following steps:
1. Copy the dload folder from the archive with the firmware to the root of the SD-card (if there is only update.zip file in the archive — create the dload folder and copy into it the update.zip file and the empty file named unlmt.cfg);
2. Reload the tablet;
3. After the reboot, a green android with gears should appear and the reflashing process will begin, during which a reboot will occur;
4. Once the process is finished (NMR will notify you on the screen) — remove the SD card and the device will reboot. Do not insert the SD card until the device reboots again and then remember to delete the firmware files from it.
