Request: Guide to rebrand Chinese models - Huawei MediaPad M5 Questions & Answers

I have a Chinese Mediapad M5 and I'm looking to flash European firmware on it so I can access Google Play Store etc. I've seen some call this "rebranding".
Thanks to Apo11on's guides I've been able to unlock and root. I was hoping now I could simply flash a European firmware directly from SD card via download mode but it fails.
Any help would be appreciated.

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So I think I've figured out what to do, but I'm unable to do it right now as I'm on the latest W09 C00 B124 build and the inbuilt software upgrade doesn't let you flash older builds.
Step 0: Make sure you aren't running the latest build. There has to be a newer version build for C432.
Step 1: Unlock bootloader
Step 2: Download your current C00 stock rom and extract the RAMDISK. This is a backup just in case.
Step 3: Download matching C432 stock rom for the same build. Extract RAMDISK and flash it. [optional: patch with magisk manager for root]
Step 4: Download newer C432 stock rom. Unzip and place UPDATE.APP in a folder called dload on your sdcard root dir (create this folder if doesn't exist). Update via project settings or download mode.
Does this sound correct?

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I am trying to do the same for the SHT AL09 C00 LTE China tablet, I think you need to get the C432 oeminfo to rebrand, so far I know some one has only shared a C636 (Asia Pacific) oeminfo in the root thread (https://forum.xda-developers.com/me...-root-guide-huawei-mediapad-m5-t3786157/page3) but it is 4 byte larger than expected.
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Can anyone with a C432 (Europe) SHT AL09 LTE model to share their oeminfo, it can be obtained in adb shell as root by command: "dd if=/dev/block/platform/hi_mci.0/by-name/oeminfo of=/sdcard/oeminfo.img" AFTER rooting!
Thanks a lot and this will enable us rebrand the Chinese model.
bear_alex said:
I am trying to do the same for the SHT AL09 C00 LTE China tablet, I think you need to get the C432 oeminfo to rebrand, so far I know some one has only shared a C636 (Asia Pacific) oeminfo in the root thread (https://forum.xda-developers.com/me...-root-guide-huawei-mediapad-m5-t3786157/page3) but it is 4 byte larger than expected.
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Double post, apologies.

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Ok that makes sense. Let's see if we can get C432 oeminfos for all 4 models - please upload if you can according to bear_alex's instructions above! Might help to mention the build number of the rom too.
I will update the first post with a full guide and download links when we have this solved.

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@bear_alex
hi
my Build : CMR-AL09C432B123 Mediapad M5 10.8"
my "oeminfo.img" http://www.mediafire.com/folder/62r2uhqmcy8ly/HuMePadM5
if this help - feel free to use

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Many thanks! unfortunately I am having the 8 inch model, so I am not able to use that but I am sure this will be useful for some one with a 10 inch model!:good:
JamesBott said:
@bear_alex
hi
my Build : CMR-AL09C432B123 Mediapad M5 10.8"
my "oeminfo.img" http://www.mediafire.com/folder/62r2uhqmcy8ly/HuMePadM5
if this help - feel free to use
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@bear_alex
sorry that you can not use
if any other with 10.8" Pad this help - feel free to use
"simply flash a European firmware directly from SD card via download mode but it fails"
for flash firmware read this https://forum.xda-developers.com/hon...flash-t3778085
this work on all my Huawei/Honor devices (OREO)

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This is apparently the link JamesBott tried to post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho.../recovery-bkl-nocheck-recovery-flash-t3778085
Curious if this works - and would this work somehow without adb?

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In that link the patched recovery ramdisk is for a Huawei Honor View 10 BKL04 and others say it works on the BKL09. I don't think it's going to work on our Mediapad M5s.

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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76180037&postcount=18
seems @stag74 has this model "SHT-AL09C432"

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I have sent him a message, for people who need to rebrand to the Chinese Version, I am sharing the oeminfo for the C00 SHT-AL09 LTE model.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/inou66bcwcpgahn/oeminfo_SHT_AL09_C00.img/file
hellord01 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76180037&postcount=18
seems @stag74 has this model "SHT-AL09C432"
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bear_alex said:
I have sent him a message, for people who need to rebrand to the Chinese Version, I am sharing the oeminfo for the C00 SHT-AL09 LTE model.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/inou66bcwcpgahn/oeminfo_SHT_AL09_C00.img/file
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Hello, have you got c432 oeminfo file? or could anyone provide SHT-AL09C432 oemfile? thanks~

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C432 oeminfo
hellord01 said:
Hello, have you got c432 oeminfo file? or could anyone provide SHT-AL09C432 oemfile? thanks~
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I used the HCU client tool to change my version to EU, but still having problem with the rebrand. How do i get you the oeminfo file?

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Does anyone have the oeminfo file for a SHT-W09 C636 (8.4 inch version if that matters)? I'd like to rebrand to Asia Pacific. Thank you!

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The NoCheck-Recovery is patched stock-recovery and work (by me) on all Huawei/Honor devices with OREO
All have the same OS, but different build ( Hardware, LTE-Bands ... )

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There seems to be no exact guide for rebranding our m5.
Exactly how will you use the oeminfo if you have already obtained it to rebrand?
Is flashing the ramdisk image not enough as written in post #2?

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Hello. Does anybody have an oeminfo for Huawei Mediapad M5 10.8 Pro CMR-AL19 C432 (European)?
I have CMR-AL19 C00 (Chinese) and want to rebrand it. Tried method from here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9-plus/how-to/mod-oeminfo-structure-t3446382.
Could modify my file, but it didn't work properly. It shows me the region hw/eu instead of all/cn, but it changed firmware version number to 8.0.0.046 (86S) instead of 8.0.0.122 (C00). I could install 8.0.0.122 (C432) on it using Firmware Finder on Android. It failed to finish installation, but after I made a low level factory reset from the recovery menu, it booted. I have all of the international apps, Chinese apps are gone, but I can't update the firmware. So, the method is semi-working. Luckily the IMEI is the same. Will restore everything as it was before to start from scratch.
If anybody needs, my oeminfo is here (Huawei Mediapad M5 10.8 Pro CMR-AL19 (C00)) :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCz9HuxUzpJ2VWvAxE6QriBVYMzwcsU0/view?usp=sharing

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Hello,
I've got a chinese version SHT-W09 C00 and i want to rebrand it in the international version.
I think i'll give a try with the method of ravenHeart but i miss the oemfile for my version SHT-W09 C432
Is the country bit in the oemfile the only difference between the chinese and the interntional version?
Could i eventually try with the oemfile file for the 4G version SHT-AL09 or is there a risk of brick?
If somenone could post it, i would be very helpful

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griolls said:
Hello,
I've got a chinese version SHT-W09 C00 and i want to rebrand it in the international version.
I think i'll give a try with the method of ravenHeart but i miss the oemfile for my version SHT-W09 C432
Is the country bit in the oemfile the only difference between the chinese and the interntional version?
Could i eventually try with the oemfile file for the 4G version SHT-AL09 or is there a risk of brick?
If somenone could post it, i would be very helpful
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With the method I tried you don't need any other oemfile. I took an oemfile from Huawei Mate 10 and Madiapad M5 8.4" just to see as an example, what are the differences between my version and theirs. This script above decompiled all of the content, but you'll be able to modify only text tiles as there are a lot of binary files there, too. And the only thing I did is I changed "all/cn" to "hw/eu" there and compiled it back. So, you need just your own oemfile for it.