inkPalm-5-EPD105-V11-root

Follow anything in this guide at your own risk. I will not accept any responsibility if you are left with a bricked device, and/or a device that is damaged or impaired in some way.

I managed to root my brand new InkPalm 5 mini with the guide provided by https://github.com/qwerty12/inkPalm-5-EPD105-root 🎉

However, my device shipped with a much newer build version (v11) so I had to do some custom image patching. It worked, after a bit of hassle installing JRE 8.

Providing my flashed image here for anyone who might find it useful.

I did all of this on a Mac with Apple Silicon, so that works. ADB installed. FYI using fastboot did not work and I had to force restart the device so gave up with that approach.

Updated Prepatched Image

Preferred, because you don't have to touch the /system partition on your inkPalm yourself (which may break OTAs), but it requires trusting these images aren't malicious, and you must be running the MAS_EPD105_L8AM105_V11_240307 build (think the last update for this device, as I received it on a new device April 2025).

You can check what build you're currently running by opening the settings in the Moan/original launcher using a translate app on your phone with camera to find the language setting and set your original launcher to English, then check the 'About Device' or 'System Update' setting both have the build version.

1. Download MAS_EPD105_L8AM105_V11_240307_magisk_v28_flashed_template_signed.zip

2. Reboot the inkPalm into recovery mode: adb shell then reboot recovery

3. Use the touch screen to choose the "Apply update from ADB" option, then press the power button to activate it

4. On the computer, run adb sideload path\to\MAS_EPD105_L8AM105_V11_240307_magisk_v28_flashed_template_signed.zip (making the obvious path substitution)

5. When it's done, cross your fingers and choose the first option in the recovery menu (reboot system now) to boot back into Android

6. If all went well, connect to Wi-Fi, tap the Magisk icon and do what it says.

7. Jump back to the original guide for further things you can do, or check how I setup my device

Happy reading.