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Hey all!
I just got my Note 3 (Snapdragon/Kenzo) from DX and it came with global US rom. I checked and its bootloader is already unlocked. I want to update to Miui 8 global dev but I'm worried with this unlock, is there a way to know if it was officialy or unnoficialy unlocked? I want to flash the oficial recovery rom but heard that it can brick the phone if it was unnoficialy unlocked.
link: http://www.dx.com/p/432294
It came with Miui 7.3 Stable (7.3.2.0.0 LHOCNDD)
Please, help. =)
Hazihell said:
It came with Miui 7.3 Stable (7.3.2.0.0 LHOCNDD)
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That is a vendor rom.
More than likely it is unofficially unlocked, because your only allow to unlock 1 device per month for each account.
Since your bootloader is unlocked, flash an official rom (which might lock the bootloader again).
Don't flash the latest 6.0.1 rom yet as you might not be able unlock with that.
Then unlock officially.
Check the reddit xiaomi wiki for guides.
Got it! Thanks, for your answer. I realy dont mind unlocking, I just want a miui 8 dev(it has a built in root, right?). I just was afraid of what method of flashing I should use with this unnoficialy unlocked bootloader. I'm going to search this wiki for it.
And better do a Alka TWRP backup now, before anything! Then, if you get your bootloader locked, you can always restore the backup to your current status - ROM and unlocked bootloader. I have two Kenzos in the same situation, and that's the way I do it.
Nice! Will do. Can't I just use that recovery to install an updated rom? There is an annoying bug on this version, I can't open my contact or dialer app, they close befero they appear on screen, tried erasing data but no help.
Boot from TWRP without installing it, make the backup (all partitions), then make sure you get the backup on your PC. After that you can install TWRP and make whatever you wish.
And don't forget, if you need to restore, do it without restoring the firmware partition, or else you'll get an error.
Thansk! But I think I will stick with the global dev. Can I flash it via Fastboot (MiFlash)? This unnoficial unlock wont cause any trouble, right ?
This is not an unofficial unlock. Is isn't either official
My phones came with some vendor MIUI's - 7.4.9.0(LHOCNDD), respectively 7.4.18.0(LHOMIDD), but I never flashed another MIUI, just custom ROMs. For what I know, if you flash via fastboot it will wipe the entire partition structure, including boot and recovery, and the bootloader will get locked. In that case you can not restore the backup you make now. You'll have to apply for official unlocking, or go unofficial.
Hazihell said:
Hey all!
I just got my Note 3 (Snapdragon/Kenzo) from DX and it came with global US rom. I checked and its bootloader is already unlocked. I want to update to Miui 8 global dev but I'm worried with this unlock, is there a way to know if it was officialy or unnoficialy unlocked? I want to flash the oficial recovery rom but heard that it can brick the phone if it was unnoficialy unlocked.
link: http://www.dx.com/p/432294
It came with Miui 7.3 Stable (7.3.2.0.0 LHOCNDD)
Please, help. =)
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that means.. you recieved an unboxed device, may be refurbished, repacked and resealed and sold $25 costlier than the original. :silly:
Not necessarily. I have two, buyed from a local big online store, both came with unlocked bootloader. Both boxes were sealed, with no sign of foreign hands
I have 7.3.2.0.0 LHOCNDD rom and unlocked bootloader. Can I just type on fastboot:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryAlkaUpdate.img
to get twrp(alka)?
Thats work!
paul_damian said:
This is not an unofficial unlock. Is isn't either official
My phones came with some vendor MIUI's - 7.4.9.0(LHOCNDD), respectively 7.4.18.0(LHOMIDD), but I never flashed another MIUI, just custom ROMs. For what I know, if you flash via fastboot it will wipe the entire partition structure, including boot and recovery, and the bootloader will get locked. In that case you can not restore the backup you make now. You'll have to apply for official unlocking, or go unofficial.
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I have the same MIUI vendor as you, 7.4.9.0(LHOCNDD), what method did you use to install TWRP? I only want to install AOSP/CM based ROM on this device. I want to flash it ASAP cause this MIUI ROM have a Trojan downloader, which luckily can be disabled.
I used Cofface on first phone, Alka on the second. Before flashing, first boot from TWRP image, make backup of all partitions to the SD card, copy the backup on computer, and only after that flash the TWRP image. After that... flash ROMs
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I used Cofface on first phone, Alka on the second. Before flashing, first boot from TWRP image, make backup of all partitions to the SD card, copy the backup on computer, and only after that flash the TWRP image. After that... flash ROMs
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I followed a tutorial that uses ZXC TWRP while on MIUI. Then I flashed ALKA, I'm on Nexus Experience now.
Excusme master xda, i had new phone xiomi redmi 3 pro wich trade with my old phone, i tough it has been rooted because when i look for update, it show no update.
If i factory reset my phone, will it erase the root acces and the update will show up?
Thanks before
Realy apreciated for anyone answer.
Even if the phone rooted in updater app also show the update if new version is available but cannot flash ota.. Maybe tour rdmi 3 is using distributor rom / non official miui version.
Check if your phone root or not using root checker apps. If rooted then flash twrp and flash the latest rom from http://en.miui.com/download-298.html
Hilmi Alhafizh said:
Excusme master xda, i had new phone xiomi redmi 3 pro wich trade with my old phone, i tough it has been rooted because when i look for update, it show no update.
If i factory reset my phone, will it erase the root acces and the update will show up?
Thanks before
Realy apreciated for anyone answer.
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It only depends on your rom, if it's global official rom, then it'll give you the ota updates.
no root is needed nor bootloader unlocked for ota updates,
just the rom.
you can miflash latest redmi 3 rom through the miflash guide
google 'unbrick redmi 3'
but, replace the given rom there to the rom you find when you google 'redmi 3 downloads' > flashing guide > fastboot update
then ctrl+f for redmi 3, this is the rom you'll use in miflash
My little beast is just 20 days old i was sony user back then.. in sony there when i want to root i use kingroot and its do my work without bootloops and anything like that... And when i want to unlock bootloader it just i want to backup my drm keys and restore then and relock bootloader when i want to my warranty..
Now i have redmi
I'm soo confused
What i need
1. I need root to delete blots that i don't use...
2.i want to try custom roms
3.i don't want to void my warranty.
4.i want to update to marshmallow miui how i can do
I hope your guys will help me
Grajatyadav said:
My little beast is just 20 days old i was sony user back then.. in sony there when i want to root i use kingroot and its do my work without bootloops and anything like that... And when i want to unlock bootloader it just i want to backup my drm keys and restore then and relock bootloader when i want to my warranty..
Now i have redmi
I'm soo confused
What i need
1. I need root to delete blots that i don't use...
2.i want to try custom roms
3.i don't want to void my warranty.
4.i want to update to marshmallow miui how i can do
I hope your guys will help me
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In Xiaomi you there isn't any TA partition so you don't have to worry about DRM keys. You can simply unlock bootloader and fastboot flash TWRP recovery and SuperSU binary via recovery to get root access.
I recommend you to unlock bootloader and flash zcx recovery and create a full nandroid backup before mounting system partition. This way you have a complete backup of the current state and you can return to it at any time.
You can install any custom ROM via recovery.
Unlocking bootloader won't void the warranty.
If you want to use marshmallow you can either flash beta MIUI ROM with/without unlocking bootloader or unlock the bootloader and flash a MM based ROM via recovery.
You can return to factory state at any time by either flashing MIUI fastboot ROM via EDL mode on locked/unlocked bootloader or by flashing fastboot ROM via fastboot mode on unlocked bootloader.
BlueJeans said:
In Xiaomi you there isn't any TA partition so you don't have to worry about DRM keys. You can simply unlock bootloader and fastboot flash TWRP recovery and SuperSU binary via recovery to get root access.
I recommend you to unlock bootloader and flash zcx recovery and create a full nandroid backup before mounting system partition. This way you have a complete backup of the current state and you can return to it at any time.
You can install any custom ROM via recovery.
Unlocking bootloader won't void the warranty.
If you want to use marshmallow you can either flash beta MIUI ROM with/without unlocking bootloader or unlock the bootloader and flash a MM based ROM via recovery.
You can return to factory state at any time by either flashing MIUI fastboot ROM via EDL mode on locked/unlocked bootloader or by flashing fastboot ROM via fastboot mode on unlocked bootloader.
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Thanks.. for replying.. now some confusion are sortedout...
One thing more.. i juts want to delete some bloatware can i just root my phone with kingroot and delete them from system and enjoy miui stble latest version as I'm new i want to use miui more and Don't need recovery and all as of now. I hope help..
I just need to root for blot remove and usibg greenyfy and some more apps and i just need do simple step
Grajatyadav said:
Thanks.. for replying.. now some confusion are sortedout...
One thing more.. i juts want to delete some bloatware can i just root my phone with kingroot and delete them from system and enjoy miui stble latest version as I'm new i want to use miui more and Don't need recovery and all as of now. I hope help..
I just need to root for blot remove and usibg greenyfy and some more apps and i just need do simple step
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I won't recommend you to use kingroot to root the device due to following reasons:
1) I don't trust these shady chinese closed source apps that relies on software vulnerability.
2) If you've rooted by any method without unlocking bootloader you won't be able to flash "incremental" OTA updates as it verifies system partition before flashing. However, you should be able to flash MIUI full recovery ROM that'll overwrite the whole image without verifying for the changes. Unlike OTA it's usually about 1.2GB in size. There's another method to flash OTA without system image verification which involves removal of a few lines from updater-script but I haven't tested it yet on stock recovery.
BlueJeans said:
I won't recommend you to use kingroot to root the device due to following reasons:
1) I don't trust these shady chinese closed source apps that relies on software vulnerability.
2) If you've rooted by any method without unlocking bootloader you won't be able to flash "incremental" OTA updates as it verifies system partition before flashing. However, you should be able to flash MIUI full recovery ROM that'll overwrite the whole image without verifying for the changes. Unlike OTA it's usually about 1.2GB in size. There's another method to flash OTA without system image verification which involves removal of a few lines from updater-script but I haven't tested it yet on stock recovery.
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So now i will first officialy unlock bootloader then twrp and super su then i will make a full backup now more questions
If i flash CyanogenMod and in case i want to back to miui then how i will do that and also how i can install miui marshmallow beta and will you suggest me???
Thank you soo much budy u are helping me soo much
Grajatyadav said:
So now i will first officialy unlock bootloader then twrp and super su then i will make a full backup now more questions
If i flash CyanogenMod and in case i want to back to miui then how i will do that and also how i can install miui marshmallow beta and will you suggest me???
Thank you soo much budy u are helping me soo much
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1) If you want to revert back to MIUI from CyanogenMod, restore nandroid backup. But make sure to backup every partition in TWRP recovery first before any modification. And don't allow system modification on the first boot to recovery. Firstly, create a full backup and then you can flash whatever ROM you like. In case you want to switch back, restore the full backup except "firmware" partition. I suggest you to use zcx recovery. You can find more about it in the xda thread.
2) If you don't have a TWRP backup, you can revert to stock ROM by flashing MIUI fastboot ROM via pc in fastboot mode. You can do the same in EDL mode but it'll wipe everything including internal storage.
3) If you want to install MIUI beta ROM based on MM, you can do that both on a locked and unlocked bootloader. Go to en.miui.com and download the latest beta ROM, put it on your internal storage and use the updater app to install it.
4) If you do the step (3) and want to revert back to MIUI stable based on LP, then you'll face sim detection issue which can be fixed by flashing modem (NON-HLOS.bin) of the same stable ROM via fastboot on unlocked bootloader. This is a bug from Xiaomi side.
5) You can use MIUI beta ROM, actually it's more stable than MIUI stable ROM and most people prefer it over stable.
Hope that helps
BlueJeans said:
1) If you want to revert back to MIUI from CyanogenMod, restore nandroid backup. But make sure to backup every partition in TWRP recovery first before any modification. And don't allow system modification on the first boot to recovery. Firstly, create a full backup and then you can flash whatever ROM you like. In case you want to switch back, restore the full backup except "firmware" partition. I suggest you to use zcx recovery. You can find more about it in the xda thread.
2) If you don't have a TWRP backup, you can revert to stock ROM by flashing MIUI fastboot ROM via pc in fastboot mode. You can do the same in EDL mode but it'll wipe everything including internal storage.
3) If you want to install MIUI beta ROM based on MM, you can do that both on a locked and unlocked bootloader. Go to en.miui.com and download the latest beta ROM, put it on your internal storage and use the updater app to install it.
4) If you do the step (3) and want to revert back to MIUI stable based on LP, then you'll face sim detection issue which can be fixed by flashing modem (NON-HLOS.bin) of the same stable ROM via fastboot on unlocked bootloader. This is a bug from Xiaomi side.
5) You can use MIUI beta ROM, actually it's more stable than MIUI stable ROM and most people prefer it over stable.
Hope that helps
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Thnk you soo much bro
After my phone randomly bootlooped after almost 2 years i wanted to install a new custom rom. I have a redmi Note 3 SE (kate). So far only nitrogen os with oreo has worked. Every other custom rom is producing bootloop. On nitrogen my fingerprint does not work and some buttons don't do what I expect them to (left one is not go back, middle one is recent apps for some reason). So I really want to instll a different rom.
What I usually do to install the roms:
Factory reset -> Install Rom -> Install Gaps -> Reboot -> Bootloop (Except nitrogen oreo)
What am I doing wrong here? I am really getting desperate here.
ll9X said:
After my phone randomly bootlooped after almost 2 years i wanted to install a new custom rom. I have a redmi Note 3 SE (kate). So far only nitrogen os with oreo has worked. Every other custom rom is producing bootloop. On nitrogen my fingerprint does not work and some buttons don't do what I expect them to (left one is not go back, middle one is recent apps for some reason). So I really want to instll a different rom.
What I usually do to install the roms:
Factory reset -> Install Rom -> Install Gaps -> Reboot -> Bootloop (Except nitrogen oreo)
What am I doing wrong here? I am really getting desperate here.
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First Update to latest twrp 3.2.1 .
and flash latest global beta firmware. If u officially unlock then flash firmware with emmc file.
If u unofficially unlocked then flash without emmc file.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/firmware-hmnote3proglobal-t3574361
ll9X said:
After my phone randomly bootlooped after almost 2 years i wanted to install a new custom rom. I have a redmi Note 3 SE (kate). So far only nitrogen os with oreo has worked. Every other custom rom is producing bootloop. On nitrogen my fingerprint does not work and some buttons don't do what I expect them to (left one is not go back, middle one is recent apps for some reason). So I really want to instll a different rom.
What I usually do to install the roms:
Factory reset -> Install Rom -> Install Gaps -> Reboot -> Bootloop (Except nitrogen oreo)
What am I doing wrong here? I am really getting desperate here.
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Plz factory reset in rec not in system mode.
tonyyang- said:
Plz factory reset in rec not in system mode.
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Yeah that's what I did.
naik2902 said:
First Update to latest twrp 3.2.1 .
and flash latest global beta firmware. If u officially unlock then flash firmware with emmc file.
If u unofficially unlocked then flash without emmc file.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/firmware-hmnote3proglobal-t3574361
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I already tried twrp 3.2.1. Yesterday I also tried flashing global beta firmware. I unlocked mine unfoficially so I flashed without emmc. Unfortunately that didn't change anything. After that I just flashed with emmc (wasn't completely sure if I unlocked it unofically). As a result I couldn't start my os and twrp anymore. Bootloader was locked again. I unlocked it in edl mode again and flashed RR. After that it finally worked. I was so surprised. I have no idea why flashing without emmc didn't change anything but after a lot of struggle it worked at least.
Thanks for your reply that seems to be the correct solution. It would be kind of nice if more custom rom threads would mention that you need a new firmware because some people like may not know that.
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I already tried twrp 3.2.1. Yesterday I also tried flashing global beta firmware. I unlocked mine unfoficially so I flashed without emmc. Unfortunately that didn't change anything. After that I just flashed with emmc (wasn't completely sure if I unlocked it unofically). As a result I couldn't start my os and twrp anymore. Bootloader was locked again. I unlocked it in edl mode again and flashed RR. After that it finally worked. I was so surprised. I have no idea why flashing without emmc didn't change anything but after a lot of struggle it worked at least.
Thanks for your reply that seems to be the correct solution. It would be kind of nice if more custom rom threads would mention that you need a new firmware because some people like may not know that.
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Lol..you are cute.
You should know that officially unlocking and unofficial unlocking is not same thing.
Emmc file is bootloader update. Flashing firmware with emmc file will update both firmware and bootloader partition
Only officially unlocked devices can flash emmc file without bricking thier phones and relocking. So better officially unlock ur device to update emmc in future.
Which unofficial method did you try that worked?
I dont think Xiaomi will fix my unlock issue any soon so maybe will try other methods
Possibly i got issues with my account since been using the same with old device as well and messed up a lot
Hi,
I can finally unlock the bootloader - which AFAIK wipes user data. Now, since I've used the phone heavily over the waiting period, there's a lot to backup and reintegrate later on.
What's the quickest way to do so?
MTP-copy all of Internal Storage to PC -> unlock -> copy back?
(I am experienced with unlocking, rooting, flashing Roms and recoveries, but haven't had a non-rooted phone for about 8 years, so I am a bit out of the loop on non-root backup procedures)
TIA!
Using adb pull, you could probably get your internal storage.
Iirc the canonical dirs are:
/storage/emulated/0
/storage/emulated/legacyHelium should be sufficient for apps.
For me unlocking didn't wipe data.
Only wipe was when I installed developer rom to be able to unlock.
So the process should be unlock, flash twrp and then flash magisk to maintain twrp and avoid the bootloop. Then you can backup with root and clean flash if you want.
Twrp can't decrypt data but it's not needed to flash magisk. Anyway you can flash orangefox (latest version, beta 6) from twrp and it can decrypt data to access it from recovery.
omnomnomkimiiee said:
Using adb pull, you could probably get your internal storage.
Iirc the canonical dirs are:
/storage/emulated/0
/storage/emulated/legacyHelium should be sufficient for apps.
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Thanks.
Any advantage of using adb vs. just mounting the device via mtp? Last I've used adb for file transfer it was slower than even mtp...
jes0411 said:
For me unlocking didn't wipe data.
Only wipe was when I installed developer rom to be able to unlock.
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do you mean "to be able to root"? because otherwise I don't follow...
So the process should be unlock, flash twrp and then flash magisk to maintain twrp and avoid the bootloop. Then you can backup with root and clean flash if you want.
Twrp can't decrypt data but it's not needed to flash magisk. Anyway you can flash orangefox (latest version, beta 6) from twrp and it can decrypt data to access it from recovery.
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Thanks. This is gonna sound very noob, but since I'm new to MIUI - is data already encrypted in stock MIUI? Otherwise I'll need orangefox only for switching between future custom ROMs, right?
santoo said:
do you mean "to be able to root"? because otherwise I don't follow...
Thanks. This is gonna sound very noob, but since I'm new to MIUI - is data already encrypted in stock MIUI? Otherwise I'll need orangefox only for switching between future custom ROMs, right?
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I mean to unlock because I can't bind my mi account in stable and had to install developer rom to bind account.
Yes data is already encrypted on stock rom. If you need to access data partition in recovery you need orangefox. But it's not needed to flash magisk.
To use custom roms you don't need orangefox because you can format data from twrp and then flash the rom. I started using orangefox since I tried miui 10 oreo beta because I was unable to avoid encryption on that rom.
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I mean to unlock because I can't bind my mi account in stable and had to install developer rom to bind account.
Yes data is already encrypted on stock rom. If you need to access data partition in recovery you need orangefox. But it's not needed to flash magisk.
To use custom roms you don't need orangefox because you can format data from twrp and then flash the rom. I started using orangefox since I tried miui 10 oreo beta because I was unable to avoid encryption on that rom.
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Thanks for the explanations!
I plan on just unlocking bootloader, enabling cam2 and installing a current gcam today - I'll wait with flashing until miui10 stable is released in the next week or so, so I can do a "fair" comparison between Lineage and Miui (and possibly some others)
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For me unlocking didn't wipe data.
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A quick heads-up, just in case anyone stumbles upon this thread:
As of MIUI 9.5.17 global stable, using official MIUI unlock 3.3.525.23, unlocking the bootloader DOES WIPE user data & factory-resets the phone (to be more precise - it wipes the complete internal storage).
SD is, as expected, left alone.
santoo said:
A quick heads-up, just in case anyone stumbles upon this thread:
As of MIUI 9.5.17 global stable, using official MIUI unlock 3.3.525.23, unlocking the bootloader DOES WIPE user data & factory-resets the phone (to be more precise - it wipes the complete internal storage).
SD is, as expected, left alone.
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I only shared my experience.
My data was wiped when I installed developer rom to bind account but when I unlocked bootloader after 360h data remained intact. When I flashed twrp phone didn't boot but I solved it flashing magisk.
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I only shared my experience.
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Yes, and I thank you for it.
I was not accusing you of anything - things may well have changed with different versions of MIUI or different versions of the unlock tool, or between chinese/global versions. Just a warning for others that, at least with the versions I posted, having a backup is reaaaaally nice :good: