Hello, I just got my Note 4X SD 625 and 3GB of RAM (bought it from Ebay) and I want to root it. I've seen some tutorials and I first need to unlock the bootloader but I think it already is unlocked.
It came with global version and I updated it as as soon I turned it on I got an update notification.
It the developer options and in the "MI Unlock Status" it says "This device is unlocked". I got the International version which came with Playstore and G apps installed.
Is the bootloader already unlocked? What should I do next to root it?
Also I've noticed that it says it's a Note 4 (not a Note 4x) I knew that but in DevCheck app and in the Security built-in app it says it has 4000mAh and not 4100. Is there a way to see if it really is a 4X?
Thanks in advance.
The line between Note 4 and Note 4X is completely messed up. Just know that you have a SD625, therefore your device codename is mido.
The battery is usually advertised as min 4000/ typ 4100mah so you are fine there.
Type fastboot oem device-info into fastboot to check if you are really unlocked.
All note 4x are unlocked by the resellers
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Hello all,
recently i bought from aliexpress redmi note 4x from a seller named Goldway, its a big reliable store.
when i typed in cmd "fastboot oem device-info" i saw the bootloader was unlocked.
i contacted the seller through messages and he said that in order to install global firmware they needed to unlock the bootloader.
I saw on the net information about official and unofficial unlock of the bootloader,
how can i know if my bootloader was unlocked officially or unofficially?
cuz i read some info about unlocking unofficially can cause a hard brick.
You should have asked the seller to not touch the device. But I guess that's not a problem, If there is an issue later with the device you can let it enter the warranty process.
elniza said:
Hello all,
recently i bought from aliexpress redmi note 4x from a seller named Goldway, its a big reliable store.
when i typed in cmd "fastboot oem device-info" i saw the bootloader was unlocked.
i contacted the seller through messages and he said that in order to install global firmware they needed to unlock the bootloader.
I saw on the net information about official and unofficial unlock of the bootloader,
how can i know if my bootloader was unlocked officially or unofficially?
cuz i read some info about unlocking unofficially can cause a hard brick.
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I never heared of unlocking caused an hardbrick afterwards... such people du such misstakes. unlocking WILL delete ALL!!! your files but .. I dont think it schould brick it .. but IF the processes of unlock was interrupted it MAY hardbrick but unlocking is fast normally..
Xiaomi different versions LOL + "current account is not bound to this device!' error
I finally found out there are looooooooooads of Redmi types, unbelievable!
Maybe Xiaomi should minimize their offer, I thought I had a Redmi Note 3, but I finally found out it's a
Xiaomi Redmi 3 IDO (3A) Snapdragon LOL
I ordered one for my daughter, and now I see it's actually a Redmi Note 3 (bit more expensive and different at the back).
==> So i'm busy checking out how to flash, I got the official sms to unlock the locked bootloader and the first part goes to 100%, but theb I have another error : "Current account is not bound to this device!"
I'll guess some more errors will follow seen this long & difficult process
I dowloaded the latest miui_MI6Global_7.8.10_024aaf1afd_7.1 of this week, but now I need to get rid of that error & locked bootloader.
Do I need to flash an old beta rom first or something to get rid if this error message ?
Nice to see a fellow Belgian here
I am a bit confused. You are trying to flash your Redmi 3 (ido)?
Because the ROM you say you've downloaded is one for Xiaomi Mi 6...
Could you provide some information (screenshot of your 'about phone' with the current installed MIUI ROM etc?)
When I unlocked my ido's bootloader last year, I flashed the Chinese developer ROM using MiFlash, coming from a fake vendor ROM via EDL mode. Then in China dev ROM I unlocked the bootloader using MiUnlock.
After that I flashed TWRP (flash lazyscript before booting into the system or change to custom ROM immediatly because dm-verity is a b****).
I believe in recent ROMs, EDL mode was blocked by Xiaomi.
About the error: make sure you log in to the unlock tool with the same account as you are logged in to on your phone (the account with unlock permission). Then go to "developer options - Mi Unlock status" and make sure your account has been bound to the device there.
USB-debugging should be enabled, as well as OEM-unlock.
I do not know when you received the unlock code, but it is possible you'll have to wait a week or so. A lot of people have found that it suddenly works after a few days of waiting.
If you cannot switch to a developer ROM due to locked EDL mode, you should be able to flash your ido with locked bootloader using xiaomitool. http://en.miui.com/thread-835254-1-1.html
With this tool you can switch between MIUI ROMs on a locked bootloader.
I don't see any reason on why you download Mi 6 (sagit) recovery ROM instead of Redmi 3 (or Redmi Note 3 if it's what you're talking about) one. For "Current account is not bound to this device" error, wait for at least a week after you bind your Mi account with your phone before unlocking.
Good luck.
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Haha greetz to Belgium too Yes I was a long time since I checked the latest roms / Xiaomi phone versions
Now I have a rooted stable MIU9 V9.2.2.0 Laicnek and looking for the best battery saving Kernell, hope I can flash this simply with TWRP as everything is installed allready
What do I need to choose again in the options to flash a Kernell only ?
Otherwise the Lineos 15 with the latest Oreo (if there is an official version 15 already, as I see only a beta 2)
So I just got myself the Xiaomi redmi note 3 meadiatek variant (16 GB & 2GB RAM) version... Problem is that I want to unlock the bootloader to install lineage os because I hate the MIUI UI and all that chinese crap it has preloaded, I can't even sideload google play...
Anyway, I requested permission to unlock my device and got it, now after enabling developer options and enbaling phone unlock status and binding my device to my MIUI account I was able to get the flash unlock tool but after it goes to 99% it says I have to wait 72 hours to unlock phone...
Damn I didn't bought my phone to have it be a hostage by that chinese company, and I need the custom rom badly mainly because I can't use MIUI as daily driver. Anyway to skip the waiting time and unofficially unlock? I tried to get the phone into EDL (emergency download mode) but it seems EDL mode is exclusive to the snapdragon variant... (when trying to enter EDL mode phone just boots into OS).
Hope there is a way, Help is much appreciated!
LEDAHGRIM said:
So I just got myself the Xiaomi redmi note 3 meadiatek variant (16 GB & 2GB RAM) version... Problem is that I want to unlock the bootloader to install lineage os because I hate the MIUI UI and all that chinese crap it has preloaded, I can't even sideload google play...
Anyway, I requested permission to unlock my device and got it, now after enabling developer options and enbaling phone unlock status and binding my device to my MIUI account I was able to get the flash unlock tool but after it goes to 99% it says I have to wait 72 hours to unlock phone...
Damn I didn't bought my phone to have it be a hostage by that chinese company, and I need the custom rom badly mainly because I can't use MIUI as daily driver. Anyway to skip the waiting time and unofficially unlock? I tried to get the phone into EDL (emergency download mode) but it seems EDL mode is exclusive to the snapdragon variant... (when trying to enter EDL mode phone just boots into OS).
Hope there is a way, Help is much appreciated!
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Although there are some methods, I don't recommend trying them. It is better to wait sometimes.
Hi there, so recently I bought a Redmi Note 4x from a Chinese seller in an online shopping store on our country.
I opened it up to see MIUI 8 but all in Chinese, though I managed to get it to English. Got it upgraded (OTA) to MIUI 9 and 10 global stable.
When I try to unlock the bootloader (new method), I always get error 20091 on Mi Unlock Status, even though my account has been binded to my phone.
I even tried Mi Unlock tool, but it returns an error after hitting 99% *see attachment (63)*.
I'm really puzzled by this since I just found out the phone wasn't an official global version. (Thru xiaomi product verification) so I decided to try and do something about it. I even tried shifting from Global stable to Global developer, still no luck, the same errors appear on Mi Unlock status and Mi Unlock app.
I even went as far as disassembling the phone and forcing it into EDL test point mode, and then flashing global developer fastboot rom via MiFlash as stated on this guide https://c.mi.com/thread-1479882-1-0.html but still I cant unlock my bootloader and the same problems appear.
UPDATE: I also tried using an unofficial unlock tool (which made my shift from global stable to global dev possible) but the xiaomi unlock server returns me error 20038 *see attachment (64)*
I really need some help since I want to unlock its bootloader and mod this phone.
Ps. btw, I even tried using different Mi Unlock tool version, but still got the same set of problems.
That link you shared is very good. I'm really surprised that it didn't work for you.
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
forgot to add the attached image with the chinese error
Spukey said:
That link you shared is very good. I'm really surprised that it didn't work for you.
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
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I'm even surprised it didnt work....maybe it has something to do with my hardware itself. I do think my hardware isnt made by xiaomi, since when I opened it up, only thing I saw (that i think made by xiaomi) is the battery....does it ring any bells?
Did you solve the problem? I have a Redmi Note 8 and the xiaomi server is responding with the same code:/
idaxd said:
Did you solve the problem? I have a Redmi Note 8 and the xiaomi server is responding with the same code:/
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Error 20091 on Mi Unlock Status was a cause of the situation that your phone was binded to another Mi Account (probably the first owner of your phone if you bought it on the cheap). This altogether explains why I have that weird chinese error with something like a Mi Account ID in the error message in Mi Unlock. Error 20038 is also the same problem in the case of the XiaoMi Unlock Tool unfortunately.
The only way to resolve this would be to ask the previous owner of the phone to unbind the phone from his/her Mi Account and then trying to bind again, at least that's what I read on Mi Community Forums (Reference: https://in.c.mi.com/thread-1731805-1-0.html)
I also have error 20091 on my phone now.... trying to unlock the bootloader.
Really hoping to see ways to solve it.
Hello. I have a Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon 64 GB which I bought used and the last user didn't log out before doing a fabric restoration and I cannot unlock the bootloader and I get an Error 20038 in XiaoMiTool-V9.11.10 (Error 20091 on Mi Unlock).
I have downloaded mido_global_images_8.12.20_20181220.0000.00_7.0_global_3947ba5143.tgz (mido_developer_fastboot), modded rawprogram0.xml, added persist.img, entered in EDL mode (with testpoint) and flashed and when starts for the first time i get a message that says "This device is locked" and "Activate this device" but I have not the original account used to bind it.
Then, now I am in a worst scenario because I didn't get to UBL and I cannot use it with MIUI. Now it is a bricked device.
Any idea of how I can get out of this situation?
Thank you very much
korolirio said:
Hello. I have a Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon 64 GB which I bought used and the last user didn't log out before doing a fabric restoration and I cannot unlock the bootloader and I get an Error 20038 in XiaoMiTool-V9.11.10 (Error 20091 on Mi Unlock).
I have downloaded mido_global_images_8.12.20_20181220.0000.00_7.0_global_3947ba5143.tgz (mido_developer_fastboot), modded rawprogram0.xml, added persist.img, entered in EDL mode (with testpoint) and flashed and when starts for the first time i get a message that says "This device is locked" and "Activate this device" but I have not the original account used to bind it.
Then, now I am in a worst scenario because I didn't get to UBL and I cannot use it with MIUI. Now it is a bricked device.
Any idea of how I can get out of this situation?
Thank you very much
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I think the best course of action here is to ask the person whom you bought the phone from for help. If you are from Philippines and bought RN4X from Lazada on some cheap deals, then you've got a big problem returning it nor getting help from the seller.
techfreak9356 said:
I think the best course of action here is to ask the person whom you bought the phone from for help. If you are from Philippines and bought RN4X from Lazada on some cheap deals, then you've got a big problem returning it nor getting help from the seller.
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The person who sold me the mobile says that he doesn't know who created this MI account and then is not possible to do the unlock in the proper way. I have a mobile phone that has a key to protect it but I have not the key and the person who sold me neither.
What about this? https://romprovider.com/bypass-mi-account/
So I just got in an s9+ snapdragon model that is supposedly oem unlockable. It's brand new running android 8. All I care about right now is getting the oem unlock to show in developer options. I've tried the date trick and all, but I don't mind waiting a week if it means I can unlock the bootloader. I've set it up with a sim card, samsung account, and google account to hopefully ensure that I can unlock it. Is there anything I can do to bypass the rmm state thing, and would there be any reason that the oem unlock toggle would not show up eventually?
cosmogroid said:
So I just got in an s9+ snapdragon model that is supposedly oem unlockable. It's brand new running android 8. All I care about right now is getting the oem unlock to show in developer options. I've tried the date trick and all, but I don't mind waiting a week if it means I can unlock the bootloader. I've set it up with a sim card, samsung account, and google account to hopefully ensure that I can unlock it. Is there anything I can do to bypass the rmm state thing, and would there be any reason that the oem unlock toggle would not show up eventually?
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9 out of 10 times waiting the week with no power downs is all it takes. Suposedly you.can flash a combination file. then do the date trick and it can show up right away but I dont know the exacts.
But welcome to the club mate. There are several of us with the device. New roms just came out los 17.1 havoc evo x