Medion Lifetab P10505 TWRP and Root

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Bernie_W

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Finally ported TWRP to the Medion Lifetab P10505 with working touch.

No guarantees are given, if you damage your tablet, all you do is on your own risk. I have the original ROM from Medion, if you need a full restore.

Please note that the TWRP recovery was not much tested and may be buggy. I didn't test with encryption or the restore process.
Please follow these steps:

1. Download all the files from Mega:
https://mega.nz/#F!pvQCQCxL!dfCHhGkliNSj-Wd3NcRV2ghttp://
2. Unpack all files into the same directory
3. If not done already, install the Intel Driver Package and reboot your PC
4. Unpack the ADB Tools into the directory
5. On your tablet go to your settings and enable USB debugging in the developer options. If you don't see the developer options menu under settings, goto about tablet and tip the build number seven times fast which will reveal the Developer options in the Settings.
6. Copy the file UPDATE-SuperSU.zip to your tablet (via USB or to memory card)
7. Switch off your tablet
8. Press and keep pressed the On/Off button and Volume Down button until you see the bootloader menu. Please press the buttons at the same time.
9. Now connect the table via USB cable to the PC.
10. Open a command window on your PC and change to the above created directory .
11. type the command: fastboot oem unlock (you can lock it again after the whole process if you want)
If this doesn't work goto the below section: Install recovery through flash
12. next type: fastboot flash recovery final_P10505_working_TWRP_3.0.2.0.img
13. Use the volume up or down button until Recovery mode is displayed.
14. Press the On/Off button shortly to start the new TWRP recovery menu. Please be patient until it fully loads. May take a couple of minutes.
15. Now choose install from the menu.
16. Proceed to the folder where you store the UPDATE-SuperSU.zip and select the file and swipe to install.
Note: If you forgot to copy the file to the tablet you can use the windows explorer to copy it to your tablet. There is a new device called Vi10 plus
(as mentioned it is only a port not build from source) :D
17. The Zip file should install
18. Use the back button to go back to the main menu of the recovery and select reboot and then system.
19. Now you have rooted the device and can create backups in the TWRP recovery.
20. To verify use any root checker tool from play store.
21. Feel free to hit the Thanks button :p

Install recovery through flash:
If there are any errors you can download the original ROM from Medion.de. You need then the Intel Platform Flash Tool Lite to install the ROM from Scratch (all your data will be lost).
When you run the flash tool, open the file from Medion.de and it will unpack the zip-file in the folder C:\Users\Your account name\.flasher\.download\p1050x-6.0-factory-v2.3
Proceed to the folder Just rename the file final_P10505_working_TWRP_3.0.2.0.img to recovery.img and replace the original file from Medion. Then hit the flash button.
Actually the Intel tool will perform the same command as above.


PS: I read that P10506 is hardware like the same as P10505, so it may work there as well, but no guarantees.

PPS: Credit go to the creators of the TWRP file for the Chuwi Vi10 plus (Highbook), which I don't know their names.
 
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gutti1985

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thank you for this, I used it on my P10506, the only difference was thead the command in section 12 has changed to:
fastboot flashing unlock
 

simplex3

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Cooool!

Did everything on my P10506.
Now waiting untill booting is finished...... CHECK!!
Testing with a root checker........ CHECK!!
That is great!
Thank you!
 

Bernie_W

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Jan 23, 2016
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Did everything on my P10506.
Now waiting untill booting is finished...... CHECK!!
Testing with a root checker........ CHECK!!
That is great!
Thank you!

You're welcome,

but surely room for optimization of this tablet. On mine it happens after quite some that it becomes very laggy.
Hope yours is running better.
 

simplex3

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You're welcome,

but surely room for optimization of this tablet. On mine it happens after quite some that it becomes very laggy.
Hope yours is running better.
Seems to work fine.
No lags. Okay, not more laggy then it was before rooting.
But now i'd like to flash a custom rom... Any suggestions?
Regards.
 

Bernie_W

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Jan 23, 2016
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Seems to work fine.
No lags. Okay, not more laggy then it was before rooting.
But now i'd like to flash a custom rom... Any suggestions?
Regards.

I haven't seen any custom roms for this tablet, but I actually didn't look much. The problem is that it is nearly impossible without sources to create one.
 

Asciola

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Aug 7, 2019
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P10506

Thanks for the wonderful news! If anyone (Bernie?) could make the files / TWRP image available again, they'd make me and the previous poster even happier ;)

Looking to root and TWRP my familys two P10506s - one still on 5.1 - should I update it to 7.1.1 (last available image from Medion) first?
 

gsus24

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May 9, 2014
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Download Link

Somebody here who have the files available and can upload it again?
Would be great.
Thanks
Bye
 
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Yuu(ゆう)

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P10506

Thanks for the wonderful news! If anyone (Bernie?) could make the files / TWRP image available again, they'd make me and the previous poster even happier ;)

Looking to root and TWRP my familys two P10506s - one still on 5.1 - should I update it to 7.1.1 (last available image from Medion) first?
Maybe you can flash android x86.
1,Flash tw08a-87z8 bios using flashrom in ubuntu.
2,Push esc key to enter bios.
3,Install android ,linux or windows using usb/sd boot.
 

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    Finally ported TWRP to the Medion Lifetab P10505 with working touch.

    No guarantees are given, if you damage your tablet, all you do is on your own risk. I have the original ROM from Medion, if you need a full restore.

    Please note that the TWRP recovery was not much tested and may be buggy. I didn't test with encryption or the restore process.
    Please follow these steps:

    1. Download all the files from Mega:
    https://mega.nz/#F!pvQCQCxL!dfCHhGkliNSj-Wd3NcRV2ghttp://
    2. Unpack all files into the same directory
    3. If not done already, install the Intel Driver Package and reboot your PC
    4. Unpack the ADB Tools into the directory
    5. On your tablet go to your settings and enable USB debugging in the developer options. If you don't see the developer options menu under settings, goto about tablet and tip the build number seven times fast which will reveal the Developer options in the Settings.
    6. Copy the file UPDATE-SuperSU.zip to your tablet (via USB or to memory card)
    7. Switch off your tablet
    8. Press and keep pressed the On/Off button and Volume Down button until you see the bootloader menu. Please press the buttons at the same time.
    9. Now connect the table via USB cable to the PC.
    10. Open a command window on your PC and change to the above created directory .
    11. type the command: fastboot oem unlock (you can lock it again after the whole process if you want)
    If this doesn't work goto the below section: Install recovery through flash
    12. next type: fastboot flash recovery final_P10505_working_TWRP_3.0.2.0.img
    13. Use the volume up or down button until Recovery mode is displayed.
    14. Press the On/Off button shortly to start the new TWRP recovery menu. Please be patient until it fully loads. May take a couple of minutes.
    15. Now choose install from the menu.
    16. Proceed to the folder where you store the UPDATE-SuperSU.zip and select the file and swipe to install.
    Note: If you forgot to copy the file to the tablet you can use the windows explorer to copy it to your tablet. There is a new device called Vi10 plus
    (as mentioned it is only a port not build from source) :D
    17. The Zip file should install
    18. Use the back button to go back to the main menu of the recovery and select reboot and then system.
    19. Now you have rooted the device and can create backups in the TWRP recovery.
    20. To verify use any root checker tool from play store.
    21. Feel free to hit the Thanks button :p

    Install recovery through flash:
    If there are any errors you can download the original ROM from Medion.de. You need then the Intel Platform Flash Tool Lite to install the ROM from Scratch (all your data will be lost).
    When you run the flash tool, open the file from Medion.de and it will unpack the zip-file in the folder C:\Users\Your account name\.flasher\.download\p1050x-6.0-factory-v2.3
    Proceed to the folder Just rename the file final_P10505_working_TWRP_3.0.2.0.img to recovery.img and replace the original file from Medion. Then hit the flash button.
    Actually the Intel tool will perform the same command as above.


    PS: I read that P10506 is hardware like the same as P10505, so it may work there as well, but no guarantees.

    PPS: Credit go to the creators of the TWRP file for the Chuwi Vi10 plus (Highbook), which I don't know their names.
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    Download Link

    Somebody here who have the files available and can upload it again?
    Would be great.
    Thanks
    Bye