Rooting help

[mrSpuddy]

Have people been able to successfully root their Mediapads? I can't find any reliable/stable methods for TWRP or similar. The only solution at the moment is the one that greatslon created; no one/very few have confirmed that this works. Are there any stock firmwares/recoveries available yet either?

 

[lolo83560]

I followed the instructions given in the other thread. It was not a 1-click straight path, but it eventually worked just great and my M3 is rooted since a couple of months now, it works like a charm and it's super stable.

wanna look in here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/mediapad-m3/how-to/root-success-t3489547

 

[jmjm003]

I followed the instructions given in the other thread. It was not a 1-click straight path, but it eventually worked just great and my M3 is rooted since a couple of months now, it works like a charm and it's super stable.

wanna look in here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/mediapad-m3/how-to/root-success-t3489547

I'm curious, do you have a US version or other version of this tablet? I have the US version and I cannot get TWRP that's posted in your linked thread to even boot. Trying to narrow down why it works for some and not others.

Thank you.

 

[lolo83560]

I'm curious, do you have a US version or other version of this tablet? I have the US version and I cannot get TWRP that's posted in your linked thread to even boot. Trying to narrow down why it works for some and not others.

Thank you.

I'm French, bought it in France from a french dealer.
It does not look to be a french-specific model though, I would rather say "European model" as the included documentation comes in different EU languages.

In case that's relevant info my model is BTV-DL09 and build # is BTV-DL09C100B003
And from instructions given here, my OEMINFO is:
Vendor= hw
Country= eu

 

[jmjm003]

I'm located in the US (Atl) and we only have the WiFi only tablet here.

Model# BTV-W09
Build# BTV-W09C128B002

OEMINFO - ? Currently I can't boot TWRP or root so I can't retrieve it.

I do appreciate you sharing your info.

 

[elsamuraiguapo]

Have people been able to successfully root their Mediapads? I can't find any reliable/stable methods for TWRP or similar. The only solution at the moment is the one that greatslon created; no one/very few have confirmed that this works. Are there any stock firmwares/recoveries available yet either?

I'm in the same boat as you man. I posted in the greatslon thread that it didn't work for me and the OP nor anyone else cared to reply. I too have the US wifi only variant so maybe that's the reason why. As of right now I'm stuck using the stock device with just the bootloader unlocked.

I don't know why the hell this device isn't more popular it has stupid good specs and build quality for its sub $300 price. And an unlockable bootloader. You'd figure the dev community of the nexus 7 would be all over it.

 

[mrSpuddy]

I'm in the same boat as you man. I posted in the greatslon thread that it didn't work for me and the OP nor anyone else cared to reply. I too have the US wifi only variant so maybe that's the reason why. As of right now I'm stuck using the stock device with just the bootloader unlocked.

I don't know why the hell this device isn't more popular it has stupid good specs and build quality for its sub $300 price. And an unlockable bootloader. You'd figure the dev community of the nexus 7 would be all over it.

There is one real thread with a mish-mash of different model numbers. I am sceptical to trust that one home-made/freelance custom recovery will be the solution for everyone. I appreciate all the work that has been put in, but without more evidence that it will work, I'm staying clear. It's a shame as this tablet looks and feels great; it just needs the freedom of root. Unfortunately, as the rest of the world moves onto Nougat, an unrooted Huawei tablet running Marshmallow becomes less appealing. Lets hope our devices don't die too early.

Model: BTV-W09
Build: BTV-W09C100B003

 

[jmjm003]

Greatslon modded version of TWRP works fine with the US variant of the MediaPad M3. After I gave up trying to simply boot into it rather than flash it over my stock recovery I've not had any problems. If it was bricking device's you would see numerous complaints in his thread. After it was discovered that there was a difference between tablets depending where you purchased it he corrected for it.

 

[GartimusPrime]

I'm in the same boat as you man. I posted in the greatslon thread that it didn't work for me and the OP nor anyone else cared to reply. I too have the US wifi only variant so maybe that's the reason why. As of right now I'm stuck using the stock device with just the bootloader unlocked.

I don't know why the hell this device isn't more popular it has stupid good specs and build quality for its sub $300 price. And an unlockable bootloader. You'd figure the dev community of the nexus 7 would be all over it.

May I ask how you unlocked the bootloader? I emailed Huawei and they told me that they can't help me unlock it.....