Ok I'm having this problem which I can't sort out. I had pixel experience 23/08019 rom installed in my phone and today I decided to install the latest miui stable eu 10.3.7.0 but in twrp it asked for my pin for decrypt. And at that time it accepted my password and I installed the rom with dfe 19.3 and then rebooted my device. It stuck on boot showing enter pin to continue which is kind of new to me, because it wasn't present before. Though I gave my pin there but the device showed wrong pin, retry. I didn't understand what the problem was. Now I tried to install the rom hoping maybe some fault during installation. So coming to twrp I saw that it's asking for pin and this time after I provided correct pin it's showing wrong pin decryption failed. Still ok for me. I thought that I will format my data thus removing the crap encryption. But formatting data showed unable to mount storage. Now no matter whatever I try it's showing the same. I don't seem to understand anything now.
download this twrp
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80122987&postcount=305 (mega link)
boot via
fastboot boot twrp.img
flash this vendor https://mirror.akhilnarang.me/MIUI/beryllium/beryllium-9.6.27-9.0-vendor-firmware.zip
then switchoff, boot in to twrp again (via fastboot )_ and try formatting the data,
if it doesn't work, downgrade to miui10.3.2 and repeat the process!
YasuHamed said:
download this twrp
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80122987&postcount=305 (mega link)
boot via
fastboot boot twrp.img
flash this vendor https://mirror.akhilnarang.me/MIUI/beryllium/beryllium-9.6.27-9.0-vendor-firmware.zip
then switchoff, boot in to twrp again (via fastboot )_ and try formatting the data,
if it doesn't work, downgrade to miui10.3.2 and repeat the process!
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Please can you write the steps. I'm a beginner in this so need a little explained steps.
YasuHamed said:
download this twrp
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80122987&postcount=305 (mega link)
boot via
fastboot boot twrp.img
flash this vendor https://mirror.akhilnarang.me/MIUI/beryllium/beryllium-9.6.27-9.0-vendor-firmware.zip
then switchoff, boot in to twrp again (via fastboot )_ and try formatting the data,
if it doesn't work, downgrade to miui10.3.2 and repeat the process!
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Moreover platform tools command prompt window not showing my device in list of devices attached. The poco also after connecting to usb on fastboot mode is going to power on mode and bootlooping. I can't even install any other twrp . What is the solution?
srinrox said:
Moreover platform tools command prompt window not showing my device in list of devices attached. The poco also after connecting to usb on fastboot mode is going to power on mode and bootlooping. I can't even install any other twrp . What is the solution?
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seems like drivers aren't attached, please install MiFlashTool and from initial start it will give your prompt to install QUALCOM drivers inf, click install ALL, also install MI PC SUITE and make test connection
if you have done both! then simply command prompt in c drive wont show anything you must run command prompt from ADB folder!
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Srinrox99 said:
Please can you write the steps. I'm a beginner in this so need a little explained steps.
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thats was quite self explainatory
anways!
ASSUMING YOU HAVE ALL THE DRIVERS INSTALLED AND TEST CONNECTION is PASSED in Fastboot
put these files in SDcard OR usb storage
a. vendor firmware , from https://mirror.akhilnarang.me/MIUI/beryllium/beryllium-9.6.27-9.0-vendor-firmware.zip
b. magisk18.3.zip
c. google apps from openapps.org (take arm64>android9.0>MICRO package and hit download) 250+mb filesize
d. (optional) optimus drunk kernel (check development forum for post)
e. custom rom, (i use Havo2.8)
1. download twrp 3.3.1 unofficial from https://mega.nz/#F!bdwQVIyK!OWNLH72HNT-ecmC-vAVmPw , and put it on desktop
2. open folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot , while PRESSING SHIFT KEY on keyboard, Right click on the blank area of window and CLICK "open Command Prompt here",
3. press volume down + power on your poco until Green Robot appears and connect device with your pc
4. type fastboot devices and enter in minimal adb window, it should show you hexadecimal code ensuring you device is connected
5. now type fastboot boot ... and drag twrp.img from desktop and DROP it over cmd window. the line should look like this
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot boot C:\Users\<username>\Desk
top\twrp3.3.1unofficial.img
and press enter, it will sent boot in temporary memory to your poco and device will boot in to twrp from memory (not from bootsection) this twrp usually have better control over things where encryption is concern.
6. now wipe /system /cache /delvik /data
6b. FORMAT /DATA (type YES) and proceed, this will delete everything in your device
7. (optional) select /data partition, click change file system from .ext4 to some exfat & once done , COME BACK and select again /data partition again and change file system back to .ext for
8. flash VENDOR >> StockRom >> kernel (optional)>>GAPPS>>Magisk >> then wipe cache >> REBOOT
srinrox said:
Moreover platform tools command prompt window not showing my device in list of devices attached. The poco also after connecting to usb on fastboot mode is going to power on mode and bootlooping. I can't even install any other twrp . What is the solution?
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You can try connecting your device with a usb hub. That was the solution for me.
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I was messing with my old tracfone and trying to install a custom ROM on it. I pressed wipe on TWRP and selected advance wipe and selected everything for factory defaults. After this, I restarted and my phone is stuck on the LG logo and won't go past it. I can't even get back into TWRP by spamming the volume up button. I also have a backup image, but what's the point if I can't access TWRP? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Wipe doesn't restore factory defaults, it removes everything. If you wiped system partition there's no Android on your phone, thus no system to boot. If that's the case, you can try to reflash twrp or install original firmware
minimale_ldz said:
Wipe doesn't restore factory defaults, it removes everything. If you wiped system partition there's no Android on your phone, thus no system to boot. If that's the case, you can try to reflash twrp or install original firmware
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I'm not sure how to reflash TWRP because I used android terminal to install it.
kchesley said:
I'm not sure how to reflash TWRP because I used android terminal to install it.
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If so, you need a PC, if it's Windows then download this tool - it's a system-wide fastboot that lets you flash software on your phone. It should also download drivers.
If everything goes OK, boot your phone into bootloader (you need to find the right key combination to do that, could be (phone off) power button+ volume down held for about 5-10 seconds, but I don't really know how it's like with this particular phone).
Go to the folder where you've got your TWRP, hold shift and press right mouse button. From context menu choose "open command window here"
In command window enter:
Code:
fastboot devices
if it returns your phones serial number it's OK, if it doesn't - you probably don't have proper drivers so look for them
If everything is OK enter:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery your-twrp-image-name.img
If this step is OK you can reboot:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
In the bootloader there should be an option to enter recovery mode which is now TWRP. From there you can flash some ROM.
Alternatively you can get ffactory firmware and flash it with fastboot (that's actually a better option to start with).
I hope that helps
minimale_ldz said:
If so, you need a PC, if it's Windows then download this tool - it's a system-wide fastboot that lets you flash software on your phone. It should also download drivers.
If everything goes OK, boot your phone into bootloader (you need to find the right key combination to do that, could be (phone off) power button+ volume down held for about 5-10 seconds, but I don't really know how it's like with this particular phone).
Go to the folder where you've got your TWRP, hold shift and press right mouse button. From context menu choose "open command window here"
In command window enter:
Code:
fastboot devices
if it returns your phones serial number it's OK, if it doesn't - you probably don't have proper drivers so look for them
If everything is OK enter:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery your-twrp-image-name.img
If this step is OK you can reboot:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
In the bootloader there should be an option to enter recovery mode which is now TWRP. From there you can flash some ROM.
Alternatively you can get ffactory firmware and flash it with fastboot (that's actually a better option to start with).
I hope that helps
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Thanks for the help, but unfortunately, I think that the phone is junk. My phone can't get into boot-loader for whatever reason, and I heard some people post that the phone was designed to make the boot-loader non-accessible. I already tried to flash it with ADB while it starts up, but no device is detected (no USB debugging I guess). So unless I can flash the phone while It's on the LG logo, I can't do nothing.
I am having a REAL BUGGER of a time with my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon)!
1. It is not recognized by ADB in Fastboot mode.
2. I suspect it shipped wit a vendor ROM, and I'm trying to flash latest Official MIUI Global Dev (Marshmallow) ROM, but I keep getting errors in MI Flash (screenshot attached).
3. I want to Flash TWRP, BUT ADB isn't working, AND I cannot get to the download page for the cracked bootloader.
4. Seriously considering Resurrection Remix ROM, instead, but most of the above issues still apply.
I am NOT new to custom recoveries, flashing ROMS, ADB etc, BUT I am dealing with a new PC (Windows 10 Home, 64 bit, like my old (dead) laptop), and I'm new to this device.
PLEASE HELP. (Quite frustrated)
Fastboot won't recognize adb commands you have to use fastboot.
What you can try is booting into emergency download mode and using my flash to flash it from there. I think it's " adb reboot edl" while the device is on with USB debugging or using the mi updater app ( tap the three dots I think).
I think that this is not the correct section for your question, and i dont know the procedure that you follow but try to follow this procedure:
-Connect the phone at pc with USB cable
-Make sure that debug mode and OEM unlock was abilitate in dev settings
-Copy twrp.img in adb folder
-Shut down the phone and press power botton and - vol buttons for enter in fastboot mode
-Run this commands by terminal open in adb folder
fastboot devices
-If fastboot recognize correctly the device run this command
fastboot fash recovery nameoftwrp.img
-After reboot the device with this command
fastboot reboot
When the phone reboot press immediatily vol + for enter in twrp
Good luck
GOT IT! FINALLY!
-I finally got ADB to connect, and was able to enter EDL through ADB.
-Re-downloaded ROM from web.
-Re-extracted.
-FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY!
-SETUP COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY!
-YAY!
(I think the original download was corrupted, somehow.)
hi Guys,
3days ago, I decided to unlock my boot loader and root my phone via following the steps from www*youtube*com/watch?v=R4c0fO8Kr_Q[/url]
when i tried to flash TWRP - i was stuck in the boot loader warning screen. i am still able to got recovery but it is not being detected can you help me with this?
Normal TWRP has known problems...
You can try flashing Squid TWRP (https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...wrp-squid-twrp-recovery-moto-e-lte-t3137649): is a unbloated and optimized twrp for our device.
This situation has appened to me and i resolved by installing that TWRP.
dxp420 said:
Normal TWRP has known problems...
You can try flashing Squid TWRP (https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...wrp-squid-twrp-recovery-moto-e-lte-t3137649): is a unbloated and optimized twrp for our device.
This situation has appened to me and i resolved by installing that TWRP.
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do you have the steps?
resume666 said:
do you have the steps?
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From the video you posted before i assuming you have already installed motorola driver and fastboot or mfastboot.
Here are the steps:
0- Download SQUID TWRP and place it in e.g. C:\ (last version is twrp-surnia-3.2.1-r1.img);
1- Shut down your phone;
2- Press Power Button + Vol Up until you see bootloader screen;
3- Now connect your phone to PC;
4- On PC, open a commad window pront (Start -> "cmd" on research bar, then enter);
5- Cmd prompt;
6- Type "fastboot devices". It should show a serial number: PC has recognized your device;
8- Then type "fastboot flash recovery C:\twrp-surnia-3.2.1-r1.img" last parameter is the path where you placed recovery so change it if you have choosen another path;
9- Wait for 3-4 seconds until the prompt shows something similar to "complete" or "success";
10- Type "fastboot poweroff" and your device shuts down.
Now you have installed Twrp Recovery, if you want access it, repeat steps 1-2 and select recovery from bootloader menu.
If you want install a custom rom i suggest SlimRoms : follow the instructions to download and install this rom.
dxp420 said:
From the video you posted before i assuming you have already installed motorola driver and fastboot or mfastboot.
Here are the steps:
0- Download SQUID TWRP and place it in e.g. C:\ (last version is twrp-surnia-3.2.1-r1.img);
1- Shut down your phone;
2- Press Power Button + Vol Up until you see bootloader screen;
3- Now connect your phone to PC;
4- On PC, open a commad window pront (Start -> "cmd" on research bar, then enter);
5- Cmd prompt;
6- Type "fastboot devices". It should show a serial number: PC has recognized your device;
8- Then type "fastboot flash recovery C:\twrp-surnia-3.2.1-r1.img" last parameter is the path where you placed recovery so change it if you have choosen another path;
9- Wait for 3-4 seconds until the prompt shows something similar to "complete" or "success";
10- Type "fastboot poweroff" and your device shuts down.
Now you have installed Twrp Recovery, if you want access it, repeat steps 1-2 and select recovery from bootloader menu.
If you want install a custom rom i suggest SlimRoms : follow the instructions to download and install this rom.
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it did not worked i think i hard bricked it
No it not hard bricked.you just need to flash the stock rom.and then it start working.
Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum.
I have a xiaomi redmi note 4 snapdragon with bootloader unlocked and when I try to install TWRP by ADB it installs it, but when I put the command "flashboot boot twrp.img" it stays in the fastboot logo.
Try using power and volume + to enter the recovery, but enter the original recovery
Can anyone help me? Thank you
Merli- said:
Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum.
I have a xiaomi redmi note 4 snapdragon with bootloader unlocked and when I try to install TWRP by ADB it installs it, but when I put the command "flashboot boot twrp.img" it stays in the fastboot logo.
Try using power and volume + to enter the recovery, but enter the original recovery
Can anyone help me? Thank you
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Which output do you get in ADB after you type in the command?
Merli- said:
Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum.
I have a xiaomi redmi note 4 snapdragon with bootloader unlocked and when I try to install TWRP by ADB it installs it, but when I put the command "flashboot boot twrp.img" it stays in the fastboot logo.
Try using power and volume + to enter the recovery, but enter the original recovery
Can anyone help me? Thank you
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Could be possible due to old drivers.
Try these platform tools
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Sjej5zIJPm_yiJQOVR4rEocwbhDc9oh/view?usp=drivesdk
Noter2017 said:
Which output do you get in ADB after you type in the command?
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downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.792s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.558s]
finished. total time: 1.353s
After that, it disconnects from the PC and stays in the fastboot logo
MyNameIsRage said:
Could be possible due to old drivers.
Try these platform tools
Try and it does not work, the same thing happens :S
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MyNameIsRage said:
Could be possible due to old drivers.
Try these platform tools
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Try and it does not work, the same thing happens :S
Merli- said:
Try and it does not work, the same thing happens :S
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What process do you follow?
I happened to do it, by copying the recovery file inside the platform tools folder.
Then inside the folder hold shift and right click. It will show an option to open command prompt window or open powershell window here. From there i wrote the commands, fastboot flash recovery recovery.img , and then manually booted to twrp by holding the vol up and power
MyNameIsRage said:
What process do you follow?
I happened to do it, by copying the recovery file inside the platform tools folder.
Then inside the folder hold shift and right click. It will show an option to open command prompt window or open powershell window here. From there i wrote the commands, fastboot flash recovery recovery.img , and then manually booted to twrp by holding the vol up and power
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I followed that process and it did not work, try two different versions of Twrp and it still did not work. I resigne myself, and try to install the RedWolf recovery with the same process, and this time it works! :fingers-crossed: I could finally install another rom. Thanks for the help
Same problem here, really strange. First time I've this kind of problem.
Edit : Ok, problem solved. There is 2 things to do in addition of the main installation process (found here : https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mido/install#installing-a-custom-recovery-using-fastboot )
Firstly, you have to enable OEM Unlocking in Developer option menu. And not only enable USB Debugging. To enable it, click twice on the button "OEM Unlock" (if you click once, it will disable automatically when exiting Dev' menu).
Secondly, once you ran
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-x.x.x-x-mido.img
, you also have to ran
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-x.x.x-x-mido.img
in order to reboot in recovery mode. Otherwise default recovery will automatically erase and replace TWRP.
These 2 steps are quite never documented, but are mandatory for Mido (Redmi Note 4) !!
Skip88 said:
Same problem here, really strange. First time I've this kind of problem.
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In my case the problem appeared since repair and replace the screen. The unique twrp I could install from ADB was twrp RedWolf
Merli- said:
In my case the problem appeared since repair and replace the screen. The unique twrp I could install from ADB was twrp RedWolf
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I've edited my post. There is 2 missing steps to be able to install TWRP correctly (then LineageOS^^).
thanks a lot u r a lifesaver.....
Skip88 said:
Same problem here, really strange. First time I've this kind of problem.
Edit : Ok, problem solved. There is 2 things to do in addition of the main installation process (found here : https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mido/install#installing-a-custom-recovery-using-fastboot )
Firstly, you have to enable OEM Unlocking in Developer option menu. And not only enable USB Debugging. To enable it, click twice on the button "OEM Unlock" (if you click once, it will disable automatically when exiting Dev' menu).
Secondly, once you ran
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-x.x.x-x-mido.img
, you also have to ran
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-x.x.x-x-mido.img
in order to reboot in recovery mode. Otherwise default recovery will automatically erase and replace TWRP.
These 2 steps are quite never documented, but are mandatory for Mido (Redmi Note 4) !!
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Thanks a lot u r a lifesaver.....trying it since last 2 days...now finally it worked after i followed ur above mentioned steps...now i just to wait to see if it isnt in bootloop and then i ll check my root status....thanks
So, I recently tried to root my Redmi 5 phone and install Lineage OS into it. This is my first time doing it, so I believe I may not have understood the words I had been reading well. Due to this, I'll try to be as descriptive as possible with the actions I had taken that led to my device being stuck.
I had followed this guide, for the most part: https://www.getdroidtips.com/lineage-os-17-xiaomi-redmi-5/
As per the guide, I performed the following actions:
Enabled the developer options
Registered my device to my Mi account
Enabled USB debugging, OEM unlocking
Rebooted in fastboot mode using the ADB tools through CMD (adb reboot bootloader)
While in fastboot mode, I used the Mi Unlock tool to unlock my device.
As per my understanding, these steps would unlock the bootloader. I rebooted my device, set it up (the phone behaves as if freshly booted) and checked the settings menu after enabling developer options again. It shows the bootloader is already unlocked and that Mi Account status is also unlocked. I enabled the USB debugging options again and carried on with the guide.
I then downloaded the rosy TWRP file (version 3.5, I think).
I even downloaded GApps and Lineage 18.1 OS
I tried to copy the above files into my Redmi 5 internal storage
The Lineage and GApps file failed to copy, but I was able to copy the TWRP file
One thing to note here, I am not sure if my USB cable is faulty or if my phone's micro USB port is faulty or if my laptop's USB ports are faulty. When the phone is connected to my PC, it is extremely lousy. If I shake the cable even a bit, it disconnects and reconnects. When I try to use the file explorer to copy the files from my laptop to the android phone, it usually fails for large files or large quantities of small files. I believe this was the reason behind the failure. Nonetheless, I decided to do the TWRP part first.
The guide said to reboot in recovery mode and that would take me to TWRP recovery mode. Well, it did not! It took me to a menu that had the following options:
Reboot
Reboot to System
Back to Main Menu
Wipe Data
Wipe All Data
Back to Main Menu
Connect to MIAssistant
I assumed I had entered recovery mode incorrectly, so I followed the link in the guide on how to enter recovery mode. It suggested using the ADB tools.
I used the command: adb reboot recovery
It did the same thing that I had done. So, I assumed that that is the recovery mode, but I am unable to enter TWRP recovery mode. There was another link that would show me how to do this.
I followed that link and downloaded the files that was mentioned. However, the guide tells little to nothing on what to do with these files. The only file that was used was the rosy twrp file.
I enabled the USB debugging mode on my phone.
Opened CMD from the folder with ADB
Entered the command: adb reboot bootloader
Phone enters fastboot mode
Entered the command: fastboot devices
I can see that a device is connected
Entered the command: fastboot flash recovery rosy-3-5.img (I renamed it for convenience, I believe that was allowed because every website had different name for their file)
I then rebooted into recovery mode by first rebooting it normally: fastboot reboot
Then entering the command: adb reboot recovery
It still showed the same old recovery menu. Nothing had changed. I looked around the internet and found that I could boot with the TWRP image by entering the command: fastboot boot rosy-3-5.img
This opened the screen that I was expecting, but it did not open the chinese menu at all. It directly went to the screen that had options such as Install, Wipe, etc.,
I rebooted normally and then tried to transfer the GApps file and Lineage file into my phone. As usual, it was failing. I tried to use the adb push command and it still failed but with an error saying "permissions denied"
At this point, I looked up how to get root permissions and I learnt that I had to root my device. I looked up how to root with Magisk and SuperSU. The guides all required me to boot in TWRP recovery and then install the files from my phone. Unable to transfer the files to my phone, I uploaded the files to my google drive, and manually downloaded into my phone. I boot up rosy (TWRP recovery, or so I think) using ADB tools. Unfortunately, it does not recognize any of the files in my internal storage. Everything is empty.
Defeated by this, I decided to let it go. I had a factory reset Redmi 5 at the time. I then watched a video that showed how to root with Magisk, but wasn't specific to Redmi 5, it was a generic video for android devices.
I installed the magisk manager apk into my android phone.
Then I copied the boot.img file from the Lineage folder into my android device. Despite the OS being 600 MB large, the boot.img file was only 11 MB.
Anyway, I patched the boot.img file using magisk manager.
It created a file called magisk-patched_1pTOD.img (I'm a bit unsure of the name, but it was similar to that).
The video said that I should copy this file into my laptop and then reboot my phone into fastboot.
Once in fastboot, I had to enter the command: fastboot flash boot magisk-patched_1pTOD.img
I believed that this would root my device and grant me root access. I don't know what my actions were actually supposed to do, but my device is unusable for all intents and purposes. I rebooted the device and it shows the Mi logo for a brief moment and there's no light. An empty dark screen, it's not even a black screen. It's like the display fails to work. I can switch into recovery mode and into fastboot mode but normal reboot did the same.
Thinking that I bricked my phone, I tried to unbrick it.
I downloaded the fastboot rom for Redmi 5 rosy and then installed the Mi Flash tool along with the drivers for it.
I then selected the correct ROM folder (it kept showing up as can't find flash script until I was in the right folder for it)
Rebooted my phone into fastboot mode
Hit refresh on the Mi Flash tool
It showed my device
I chose Clean All option
I hit flash
It goes up till 97%-ish and then fails with an error saying "flash system error".
However, I noticed that now, I can see that the Mi Logo doesn't disappear now. I can still go into recovery mode and fastboot mode, but normal reboot takes me to the permanent Mi Logo Screen. I cannot even shut it down. It auto reboots to the Mi Logo Screen if I do so.
I connected my device to my laptop and then opened the ADB tools.
I entered the following command to see if it's recognized by adb:
adb devices
It did not. I then switched to fastboot mode manually by pressing the Vol Down and Power buttons.
Then entered the following to see if it is recognized in fastboot mode:
fastboot devices
It showed my device there. So I used the following command to reboot and see if it is recognized in fastboot again:
fastboot reboot
While it shows the Mi Logo screen, I typed the command:
fastboot devices
It still shows my device.
I concluded that my device is in an infinite fastboot loop. I cannot boot it up normally. I cannot flash the Redmi 5 ROM into it either. I cannot use my phone.
If anybody has actually gone through this entire mess that I made, and has figured out what went wrong or at least how to fix it, please help me.
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incertam7 said:
So, I recently tried to root my Redmi 5 phone and install Lineage OS into it. This is my first time doing it, so I believe I may not have understood the words I had been reading well. Due to this, I'll try to be as descriptive as possible with the actions I had taken that led to my device being stuck.
I had followed this guide, for the most part: https://www.getdroidtips.com/lineage-os-17-xiaomi-redmi-5/
As per the guide, I performed the following actions:
Enabled the developer options
Registered my device to my Mi account
Enabled USB debugging, OEM unlocking
Rebooted in fastboot mode using the ADB tools through CMD (adb reboot bootloader)
While in fastboot mode, I used the Mi Unlock tool to unlock my device.
As per my understanding, these steps would unlock the bootloader. I rebooted my device, set it up (the phone behaves as if freshly booted) and checked the settings menu after enabling developer options again. It shows the bootloader is already unlocked and that Mi Account status is also unlocked. I enabled the USB debugging options again and carried on with the guide.
I then downloaded the rosy TWRP file (version 3.5, I think).
I even downloaded GApps and Lineage 18.1 OS
I tried to copy the above files into my Redmi 5 internal storage
The Lineage and GApps file failed to copy, but I was able to copy the TWRP file
One thing to note here, I am not sure if my USB cable is faulty or if my phone's micro USB port is faulty or if my laptop's USB ports are faulty. When the phone is connected to my PC, it is extremely lousy. If I shake the cable even a bit, it disconnects and reconnects. When I try to use the file explorer to copy the files from my laptop to the android phone, it usually fails for large files or large quantities of small files. I believe this was the reason behind the failure. Nonetheless, I decided to do the TWRP part first.
The guide said to reboot in recovery mode and that would take me to TWRP recovery mode. Well, it did not! It took me to a menu that had the following options:
Reboot
Reboot to System
Back to Main Menu
Wipe Data
Wipe All Data
Back to Main Menu
Connect to MIAssistant
I assumed I had entered recovery mode incorrectly, so I followed the link in the guide on how to enter recovery mode. It suggested using the ADB tools.
I used the command: adb reboot recovery
It did the same thing that I had done. So, I assumed that that is the recovery mode, but I am unable to enter TWRP recovery mode. There was another link that would show me how to do this.
I followed that link and downloaded the files that was mentioned. However, the guide tells little to nothing on what to do with these files. The only file that was used was the rosy twrp file.
I enabled the USB debugging mode on my phone.
Opened CMD from the folder with ADB
Entered the command: adb reboot bootloader
Phone enters fastboot mode
Entered the command: fastboot devices
I can see that a device is connected
Entered the command: fastboot flash recovery rosy-3-5.img (I renamed it for convenience, I believe that was allowed because every website had different name for their file)
I then rebooted into recovery mode by first rebooting it normally: fastboot reboot
Then entering the command: adb reboot recovery
It still showed the same old recovery menu. Nothing had changed. I looked around the internet and found that I could boot with the TWRP image by entering the command: fastboot boot rosy-3-5.img
This opened the screen that I was expecting, but it did not open the chinese menu at all. It directly went to the screen that had options such as Install, Wipe, etc.,
I rebooted normally and then tried to transfer the GApps file and Lineage file into my phone. As usual, it was failing. I tried to use the adb push command and it still failed but with an error saying "permissions denied"
At this point, I looked up how to get root permissions and I learnt that I had to root my device. I looked up how to root with Magisk and SuperSU. The guides all required me to boot in TWRP recovery and then install the files from my phone. Unable to transfer the files to my phone, I uploaded the files to my google drive, and manually downloaded into my phone. I boot up rosy (TWRP recovery, or so I think) using ADB tools. Unfortunately, it does not recognize any of the files in my internal storage. Everything is empty.
Defeated by this, I decided to let it go. I had a factory reset Redmi 5 at the time. I then watched a video that showed how to root with Magisk, but wasn't specific to Redmi 5, it was a generic video for android devices.
I installed the magisk manager apk into my android phone.
Then I copied the boot.img file from the Lineage folder into my android device. Despite the OS being 600 MB large, the boot.img file was only 11 MB.
Anyway, I patched the boot.img file using magisk manager.
It created a file called magisk-patched_1pTOD.img (I'm a bit unsure of the name, but it was similar to that).
The video said that I should copy this file into my laptop and then reboot my phone into fastboot.
Once in fastboot, I had to enter the command: fastboot flash boot magisk-patched_1pTOD.img
I believed that this would root my device and grant me root access. I don't know what my actions were actually supposed to do, but my device is unusable for all intents and purposes. I rebooted the device and it shows the Mi logo for a brief moment and there's no light. An empty dark screen, it's not even a black screen. It's like the display fails to work. I can switch into recovery mode and into fastboot mode but normal reboot did the same.
Thinking that I bricked my phone, I tried to unbrick it.
I downloaded the fastboot rom for Redmi 5 rosy and then installed the Mi Flash tool along with the drivers for it.
I then selected the correct ROM folder (it kept showing up as can't find flash script until I was in the right folder for it)
Rebooted my phone into fastboot mode
Hit refresh on the Mi Flash tool
It showed my device
I chose Clean All option
I hit flash
It goes up till 97%-ish and then fails with an error saying "flash system error".
However, I noticed that now, I can see that the Mi Logo doesn't disappear now. I can still go into recovery mode and fastboot mode, but normal reboot takes me to the permanent Mi Logo Screen. I cannot even shut it down. It auto reboots to the Mi Logo Screen if I do so.
I connected my device to my laptop and then opened the ADB tools.
I entered the following command to see if it's recognized by adb:
adb devices
It did not. I then switched to fastboot mode manually by pressing the Vol Down and Power buttons.
Then entered the following to see if it is recognized in fastboot mode:
fastboot devices
It showed my device there. So I used the following command to reboot and see if it is recognized in fastboot again:
fastboot reboot
While it shows the Mi Logo screen, I typed the command:
fastboot devices
It still shows my device.
I concluded that my device is in an infinite fastboot loop. I cannot boot it up normally. I cannot flash the Redmi 5 ROM into it either. I cannot use my phone.
If anybody has actually gone through this entire mess that I made, and has figured out what went wrong or at least how to fix it, please help me.
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Flash system error in MiFlash? Probably the stock rom you downloaded and extracted is corrupted.
Please try flashing MIUI 9 for your Redmi 5.
Yeah, users have had issues with twrp being replaced by stock rom.
For TWRP,
fastboot flash revovery (recovery name.img)
Fastboot boot (recovery name .img)
After that flash your custom rom after wiping system,boot, vendor, data and cache, Internal format might be needed if it's encrypted.
Then, after custom rom is flashed, flash gapps and then twrp zip in TWRP, yeah you saw it right, flash twrp zip in TWRP. This way, twrp won't get replaced.
You can give directly flashing TWRP and flashing custom rom the way I told, Flashing Miui isn't important if your goal is to flash custom rom.