If I want to update from an unofficial ROM to the official Xiaomi one with a locked bootloader, can I just update using the OTA updates or do I need to flash?
Not sure if using the OTA updater would work. You would probably have to flash using MiFlash and the official Fastboot rom for the Redmi 3 in Download Mode (Volume + and Power then choose Download).
Arnst said:
Not sure if using the OTA updater would work. You would probably have to flash using MiFlash and the official Fastboot rom for the Redmi 3 in Download Mode (Volume + and Power then choose Download).
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Thanks, will update in Download Mode. Found a guide, it says I should do it in Download Mode.
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I am on 7.2.3 Global Stable Rom on Redmi Note 3 Snapdragon. I want to revert back to 7.1.8 and also want to get the root access. Can anyone let me know how to do that?
- Enable OEM Unlock & USB Debugging.
- Connect device via EDL mode to PC.
- Using MiFlash Tool, flash MIUI 7.1.8.0 fastboot ROM.
- Unlock bootloader & flash TWRP via fastboot mode.
- Take backup of MIUI ROM using TWRP.
- Flash modified 7.1.8.0 kernel & SuperSU Zip using TWRP.
SharkcpN said:
- Enable OEM Unlock & USB Debugging.
- Connect device via EDL mode to PC.
- Using MiFlash Tool, flash MIUI 7.1.8.0 fastboot ROM.
- Unlock bootloader & flash TWRP via fastboot mode.
- Take backup of MIUI ROM using TWRP.
- Flash modified 7.1.8.0 kernel & SuperSU Zip using TWRP.
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Any links of threads relating to the process you mentioned? Thanks anyway.
meethunpal said:
Any links of threads relating to the process you mentioned? Thanks anyway.
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http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html
hi guy
i downloaded fastboot miui 8 global stable and i want to flash it on my redmi note 3 sd
but miflash says your phone is lock
how can i flash miui 8 fastboot version on my lock phone ?
dilc0 said:
hi guy
i downloaded fastboot miui 8 global stable and i want to flash it on my redmi note 3 sd
but miflash says your phone is lock
how can i flash miui 8 fastboot version on my lock phone ?
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You have to flash via EDL mode. For locked bootloader, you can't flash roms via fastboot.
naturist said:
You have to flash via EDL mode. For locked bootloader, you can't flash roms via fastboot.
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thanks
please say more information about this way !
how can flash via edl ?
is this way to flash dangerous?
Check out they have a thread of how to do fastboot n unlocked bootloader,Its on official xiaomi website.i try to paste it here bt its nt working. Im also new to this. Find it on forum u will get it. Worth a try!
I just bought Redmi Note 3 SD. I am running the latest global stable build based on LP. I wanted to move to Global Beta Builds. I tried to flash the recovery zip using updater app. But it always showed "couldn't verify update package".
So i searched a bit. And think it requires bootloader to be unlocked first. But I have some doubts :
1) After unlocking bootloader can I flash global beta recovery rom zip using updater app ? Or fastboot is the only method even after unlocking bootloader ?
2) If I am stuck at 50% during the unlocking process, will the phone wont boot not anymore ? Or I can boot it just like it was before ?
3) Does data gets wiped during bootloader unlocking ?
Thanx in advance...
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1. Any rom that supports flashing through recovery can be flashed through the recovery.
2. If you are stuck at 50% while unlocking your phones boot loader, don't worry. Your phone will boot and work just fine.
3. Nothing will be wiped after unlocking your phones boot loader, everything stays the way it is.
I hope I answered your questions
Shrewdy said:
1. Any rom that supports flashing through recovery can be flashed through the recovery.
2. If you are stuck at 50% while unlocking your phones boot loader, don't worry. Your phone will boot and work just fine.
3. Nothing will be wiped after unlocking your phones boot loader, everything stays the way it is.
I hope I answered your questions
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Thanx a lot...
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a.broken.star said:
Thanx a lot...
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And you don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash the beta global MM ROM. You can use miflash and flash the phone in edl mode. If you take a backup in MIUI first, you can restore all your apps and data too. If you're even braver, you can replace the stock recovery image in the ROM with ZXCTWRP at the same time so you can flash SuperSU, Xposed, etc. all with a locked bootloader.
Download an older dev build like 6.8.18 which should work through the updater app, then you can go to 6.9.29 after that.
induna said:
And you don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash the beta global MM ROM. You can use miflash and flash the phone in edl mode. If you take a backup in MIUI first, you can restore all your apps and data too. If you're even braver, you can replace the stock recovery image in the ROM with ZXCTWRP at the same time so you can flash SuperSU, Xposed, etc. all with a locked bootloader.
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Why we need to install 6.7.2 first when going from miui mm dev 6.9.x back to stable ?
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dastan4eva said:
Why we need to install 6.7.2 first when going from miui mm dev 6.9.x back to stable ?
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I have no idea. I never said that was necessary.
induna said:
I have no idea. I never said that was necessary.
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How to get back from beta to stable?
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dastan4eva said:
How to get back from beta to stable?
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I don't know. I'm perfectly happy on the MM beta and have no desire to go back to LP.
Good luck.
Just got my RN3 SD last week and I'll share what I encountered
a.broken.star said:
I just bought Redmi Note 3 SD. I am running the latest global stable build based on LP. I wanted to move to Global Beta Builds. I tried to flash the recovery zip using updater app. But it always showed "couldn't verify update package".
So i searched a bit. And think it requires bootloader to be unlocked first. But I have some doubts :
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No, you don't need unlocked bootloader to flash latest Global beta. What you need to do is boot to EDL mode and flash Global Beta through MiFlash tool.
TIP Make sure fist that your device is properly recognized by your PC through correct drivers. Usually the MiFlash drivers are sufficient but I had problems with the MTP driver so I had to search the internet for this
Flashing Via EDL Guide
a.broken.star said:
1) After unlocking bootloader can I flash global beta recovery rom zip using updater app ? Or fastboot is the only method even after unlocking bootloader ?
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I don't think so since your error seem to depend on the updater app, and not the bootloader
TIP If you do decide to unlock bootloader, try to unlock in your current ROM first before flashing Global Beta. In my case, I applied for permission on Day1, Got my permission on Day 3, Failed to unlock until Day 5 where I EDL flashed Global beta and I was able to unlock by then. I think I could have unlocked faster if I EDL flashed Global Beta earlier
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2) If I am stuck at 50% during the unlocking process, will the phone wont boot not anymore ? Or I can boot it just like it was before ?
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It will still boot. You just need to hold the power button long enough (you're in fastboot when unlocking)
a.broken.star said:
3) Does data gets wiped during bootloader unlocking ?
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No. Data gets wiped when you flash something in fastboot/EDL or when you wipe it in custom recovery
Other Info
ROM that came with the Phone is official MIUI 7.2.3
Global beta I flashed is 6.9.22
After unlocking bootloader, I flashed ZCX TWRP
After Flashing ZCX TWRP, I flashed xiaomi.eu ROM 6.9.29 and got bootloop. To fix this I had to flash LazyFlasher.zip after xiaomi.eu ROM and then did a factory reset via TWRP
Best Regards,
Tester
induna said:
And you don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash the beta global MM ROM. You can use miflash and flash the phone in edl mode. If you take a backup in MIUI first, you can restore all your apps and data too. If you're even braver, you can replace the stock recovery image in the ROM with ZXCTWRP at the same time so you can flash SuperSU, Xposed, etc. all with a locked bootloader.
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Yeah but i didn't wanted to move into this miflash stuff right now. I had bad experience with my last phone mi3 when i flashed it using miflash. So i want to just move to Global beta MM build using stock recovery..
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Thanx a lot for this detailed response..
TesterNotDev said:
Just got my RN3 SD last week and I'll share what I encountered
No, you don't need unlocked bootloader to flash latest Global beta. What you need to do is boot to EDL mode and flash Global Beta through MiFlash tool.
TIP Make sure fist that your device is properly recognized by your PC through correct drivers. Usually the MiFlash drivers are sufficient but I had problems with the MTP driver so I had to search the internet for this
Flashing Via EDL Guide
I don't think so since your error seem to depend on the updater app, and not the bootloader
TIP If you do decide to unlock bootloader, try to unlock in your current ROM first before flashing Global Beta. In my case, I applied for permission on Day1, Got my permission on Day 3, Failed to unlock until Day 5 where I EDL flashed Global beta and I was able to unlock by then. I think I could have unlocked faster if I EDL flashed Global Beta earlier
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I also got the permission 1 week back. But i read that it takes usually 1 to 2 weeks to get the data updated in their databases. And i don't want to go to EDL and MiFlash stuff yet. I had bad experience with Mi3 when i used MiFlash
It will still boot. You just need to hold the power button long enough (you're in fastboot when unlocking)
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Ok.. Then i'll give it shot a today to see if unlock it successfully.
No. Data gets wiped when you flash something in fastboot/EDL or when you wipe it in custom recovery
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Ok. I'll still take a backup to be on the safe side ?
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goofball2k said:
Download an older dev build like 6.8.18 which should work through the updater app, then you can go to 6.9.29 after that.
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I read that too that 6.8.18 can be flashed using updater app.. I'll try that..
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Hello.. Im on global stable 8.1.2.0 multirom and i want move to latest developer rom so flashed developer 7.4.20 via zcx twrp.
after flash phone start to developer rom but can't open twrp from updater app or Xposed or power+ vol up.
I tried in 2 developer rom Minovo.ml rom and multirom but can't boot to twrp
Plz help me..(sorry for my bad English)
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have u flashed official rom?
it must have relocked the bootloader.
unlock it again& flash twrp
Simoom Sadik said:
have u flashed official rom?
it must have relocked the bootloader.
unlock it again& flash twrp
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He is booted in system on global dev, from his words...
He just cant go to twrp, because he isnt aware that this is a bug in latest weeklies.
Its only possible to manually boot in to twrp.
Shut down phone, then press simultaneously power + volume up until you see Mi logo.
Simoom Sadik said:
have u flashed official rom?
it must have relocked the bootloader.
unlock it again& flash twrp
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I flashed global developer rom from zcx twrp and after dev rom flash i check bootloader status and it's unlocked
I also Reflashed zcx twrp with adb toolkit..after flashing with tool recovery opened but when i press power + vol up
Cant open twrp i tried with updater app and xposed too to open twrp recovery but after restart system boot normal no twrp open.(sorry for bad English)
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Denis:) said:
He is booted in system on global dev, from his words...
He just cant go to twrp, because he isnt aware that this is a bug in latest weeklies.
Its only possible to manually boot in to twrp.
Shut down phone, then press simultaneously power + volume up until you see Mi logo.
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I tried power + volume up and from updater app and xposed but not working..
Only twrp open from toolkit and everytime open twrp.. first i need to flash zcx then open twrp from toolkit's flash and boot it command
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I tried other devloper rom like Minovo.ml 7.4.20 and multirom.me 7.4.13 but not working..
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u unlocked officially or unofficially?
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u unlocked officially or unofficially?
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Officially.
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I have redmi note 4 (mido) with unlocked bootloader and when i am trying to boot into fastboot mode it disappears and reboot to switch off mode again and again it also happen without connected to pc. I also reflash latest miui 11.0.2.0 via updater app
Pls provide any solution.....
What the fu℃k this is also happening in other mido with miui 11.0.2.0
I think this is a bug in miui 11.0.2.0 in mido
satyam0236 said:
I have redmi note 4 (mido) with unlocked bootloader and when i am trying to boot into fastboot mode it disappears and reboot to switch off mode again and again it also happen without connected to pc. I also reflash latest miui 11.0.2.0 via updater app
Pls provide any solution.....
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Which firmware version are you using?
Latest miui 11.0.2.0 NCFMIXM
Based on android 7.0 NRD90M
satyam0236 said:
Latest miui 11.0.2.0 NCFMIXM
Based on android 7.0 NRD90M
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That should be fine. What was the last thing that you flashed before this started? That is where you need to start looking.
I just normally update miui and it done via stock miui recovery
satyam0236 said:
I just normally update miui and it done via stock miui recovery
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It seems that the updater has borked something, but I am not sure how the stock MIUI recovery could bork things in this way. You would normally recover from such a situation by flashing a fastboot MIUI ROM, but it seems that you don't have this option because of the state of your bootloader.
You might well have to do some rather drastic stuff.
I also try to open fastboot mode in another redmi note 4 (mido) with same miui version here same issues is shown
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I also try to open fastboot mode in another redmi note 4 (mido) with same miui version here same issues is shown
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I never had such a problem with that MIUI version. But then I never did any OTA updates with the MIUI updater + MIUI recovery, so I don't know.
I don't remember what kind of things you can do with stock recovery - but you might want to flash another MIUI ROM with it if you can do such a thing with stock recovery. If not, then you are truly stuck, unless you are willing to take some rather drastic (and risky) action (eg, if you can somehow enter EDL mode - or you could try flashing a custom recovery img using an app like flashify, and if that works, then you can flash another firmware zip or another ROM).