Can't install TWRP or Custom ROM (stock Android 10) - Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers

Hi,
I was with Stock Android Q by Xiaomi released in February. And I decided to install TWRP and a custom ROM, I tried "fastboot boot twrp.img" but my phone can't boot into TWRP, it says sending boot_a, but after I get error by loading boot_a, the same happens to "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img", the way it worked was "fastboot flash boot twrp.img" and then I was able to install Pixel Experience, but due to some mistakes I made with play store and play serviced I decided to reinstall PE, and then it gave me error 4. I did a clean install and still can't install PE. Decided to flash stock again and now I'm unable to install TWRP, when I do, it goes always to fastboot when trying to boot TWRP. I think it is because Android Q base. But I'm not sure. Maybe it worked in the first time due to Android Pie Base on boot_a cuz or of recent update. I saw on XDA a patched boot of stock Android Q v11.0.8.0 with TWRP and I was able to enter TWRP, but when I clean system/data/dalvik and flash PE, I always get error 1. What can I do? Should I try to install Android 9 pie to get some Base and then try to flash TWRP and PE? It is safe? Any tutorial to flash stock Pie clean install? Thanks to everyone who helps, I really really want PE rom.

You cannot run fastboot boot (not supported) or fastboot flash recovery (no recovery partition, boot contains recovery) on the Mi A3. Not sure about the other errors though...

fabio_faria_23 said:
Hi,
I was with Stock Android Q by Xiaomi released in February. And I decided to install TWRP and a custom ROM, I tried "fastboot boot twrp.img" but my phone can't boot into TWRP, it says sending boot_a, but after I get error by loading boot_a, the same happens to "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img", the way it worked was "fastboot flash boot twrp.img" and then I was able to install Pixel Experience, but due to some mistakes I made with play store and play serviced I decided to reinstall PE, and then it gave me error 4. I did a clean install and still can't install PE. Decided to flash stock again and now I'm unable to install TWRP, when I do, it goes always to fastboot when trying to boot TWRP. I think it is because Android Q base. But I'm not sure. Maybe it worked in the first time due to Android Pie Base on boot_a cuz or of recent update. I saw on XDA a patched boot of stock Android Q v11.0.8.0 with TWRP and I was able to enter TWRP, but when I clean system/data/dalvik and flash PE, I always get error 1. What can I do? Should I try to install Android 9 pie to get some Base and then try to flash TWRP and PE? It is safe? Any tutorial to flash stock Pie clean install? Thanks to everyone who helps, I really really want PE rom.
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use this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82087765&postcount=3
it's work for me

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[URGENT] Phone doesn't boot after switching from H2OS V2

While H2OS was loaded, I flashed TWRP. After that I rebooted to recovery, cleared all the essential things, flashed a ROM followed by a Gapps package. After that, when I chose reboot to system, the phone stays stuck at the OnePlus logo screen. I can't access the recovery either. I flashed 3 different versions of TWRP, but still couldn't boot to recovery. P.S.: Bootloader is unlocked
What can I do now?
UPDATE: BluSpark's modded TWRP works, but after flashing the ROM nothing boots
meraj99 said:
While H2OS was loaded, I flashed TWRP. After that I rebooted to recovery, cleared all the essential things, flashed a ROM followed by a Gapps package. After that, when I chose reboot to system, the phone stays stuck at the OnePlus logo screen. I can't access the recovery either. I flashed 3 different versions of TWRP, but still couldn't boot to recovery. P.S.: Bootloader is unlocked
What can I do now?
UPDATE: BluSpark's modded TWRP works, but after flashing the ROM nothing boots
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You should fastboot flash old OOS 2 stock recovery, then full OOS 2.2.2 Rom.
Then root and install offical TWRP (not BS V41).
Then install what you want (but not Oxygen or hydrogen on MM)
Kéno40 said:
You should fastboot flash old OOS 2 stock recovery, then full OOS 2.2.2 Rom.
Then root and install offical TWRP (not BS V41).
Then install what you want (but not Oxygen or hydrogen on MM)
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oh, root access is compulsory?
Just tinking about root, because I used it to install TWRP but you're right, fastboot flash could do it

Can't install TWRP

Hi,
there is something wrong with my Xperia Tablet Z. After upgrading from CyanogenMod 11 to CyanogenMod 12 a few Mouth ago the Custom Recovery i've installed before was replaced with CyanogenMod-Recovery. Because CM doesn't work very well i downgraded to Stock-ROM using Flashtool. Because i couldn't find a Way to root Firmware 4.2.x and higher i downgraded to 4.1.2 and rooted with towelroot. The Bootloader is unlocked (checked with *#*#7378423#*#*).
But when i try to install TWRP it failed. This is the error with Fastboot
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
sending 'recovery' (10688 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.359s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.359s
All drivers are installed. I've tried this on Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7 with installed Flashtool and also with installed ADB Installer (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118). I tried it with three usb cables and different usb ports.
It also doesn't work with TWRP Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager&hl=de) and the Official TWRP App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.twrp.twrpapp&hl=de). TWRP Manager show me this error
Code:
Flashing recovery was unsuccessful. Either you already have thos recovery installed or another error has occuured. Would you like to attempt to recovery now?
When i try to reboot the App freeze.
The Official TWRP App seems to install the recovery ("was successfully installed"), but i can't reboot into recovery with VOL+ (also tried VOL-). The Table starts normally.
Maybe there is something wrong with my Tablet now? Is there any other Way to flash a Recovery or to flash a Custom-Rom or a pre-rooted Stock-Rom? As i said before i can't root it with a Firmware higher 4.1.x. Update with the internal Update fuction also failed. So at the moment i can use [email protected] or a higher Version without root.
@PiereMallao
Sony devices, in particular, tabz don't have separate recovery partition. So you need to flash kernel with built-in recovery (see crDroid, RR, LA firmware threads), or you have to flash TWRP to FOTA partition.
Hi,
after some years with my pollux_windy left untouched, I decided I'd install my first custom ROM. But I'm having serious trouble to do so, and it seems unsolvable to me after hours of despair (I've been trying for almost 10 hours now).
I was on Lollipop (firmware .222), first unlocked my bootloader, then rooted my tablet (using kingroot). Then I tried to install twrp, and the only way I managed to do this was through this "TabZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.26" thing. Only, I couldn't manage to flash anything, ended up bricking my tablet.
I then flashed a stock 5.0.2 ROM (.454), retried installing twrp via the same method, and although I manage to access twrp, I get the same error each time I want to flash a new ROM (tried CM/LineageOS 14.1 and ResurrectionRemix v5.7.0), which is : "E: error executing updater binary in zip [insert name of the .zip]".
If I hear Rootk1t correctly, I should flash a kernel with a built-in recovery first... But, doing some research, it looks like you need a working recovery in the first place to flash a custom kernel.
I'm completely lost in this... How can I get that damn recovery to work, and/or get a custom ROM ?
Edit : Alright, with a good 3 hours-long night and a lucky shot, I managed to install LineageOS ! I used twrp recovery (from the dualrecovery thingy-thing) to wipe clean the device, then tried to install the ROM. It gave me the same error message about updating binary. So I rebooted the device into fastboot (couldn't access the recovery anyway... not sure if it's normal), flashed the "boot.img" from the ROM using Flashtool, then rebooted again the device. On the bootlogo, I tried to enter recovery with Vol-, and it worked. i then flashed with ease the ROM. Maybe it will help somebody !
Hapaxx said:
If I hear Rootk1t correctly, I should flash a kernel with a built-in recovery first... But, doing some research, it looks like you need a working recovery in the first place to flash a custom kernel.
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yep, one just need to
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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enter recovery and flash firmware zip, gapps, etc from it.
Root works now, but i can't install TWRP 3.0.2.0 (but XZDualRecovery works).
Sony devices, in particular, tabz don't have separate recovery partition. So you need to flash kernel with built-in recovery (see crDroid, RR, LA firmware threads), or you have to flash TWRP to FOTA partition.
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Hapaxx said:
So I rebooted the device into fastboot (...), flashed the "boot.img" from the ROM using Flashtool, then rebooted again the device.
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If i understand correct Hapaxx flashed the boot.img form the LineageOS 14.1 Image? I don't want to install a Custom-ROM. crDroid is for Nexus. Where can i download a Kernel with build-in Recovery for tabz? or can i use the same crDroid also for tabz?
how can i flash the recovery to fota? can i do this with the same *.img or do i need an other image?
i just unlocked my bootloader and i dont know what else to do, i would like to install lineage 14.1 but i dont know what path to follow, i also hit the whole command not allowed thing, and what Hapaxx said, i'm unable to understand, could someone give a clear set of commands to follow? please? what to do in order so i dont brick my tablet.
Hi PiereMallao,
i have the same Odyssey behind me! Sony Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 LTE (16GB)
1. First check Bootloader unlocked with Flashtools 0.9.18.6. Check!
2. Install SGP321_10.1.1.A.1.307_Unbranded.ftf with Flashtools 0.9.18.6. Check!
3. Developertools on. USB-Debugging on. unknown sources on. Check!
4. Root with Doomlord_Rootkit_v18.rar. Check!
5. Check with App "Root-Checker" in Google PlayStore. Check!
6. And now I try to install TWRP for 3 days !
First try with TabZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.26-RELEASE.combined.zip its ok, but i come only once after the installation in the recovery mode. Afterwards I have it with Vol+ or Vol- tried. It always starts the normal system.
7. With Fastboot -
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target didn't report max-download-size
OKAY [ 0.359s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.359s
How can i check Bootloader unlock ? In Android Tablet Z i didnt have a keyboard to put in the hex-code *#*#7378423#*#* ?
In Flashtools i checked Bootloader unlock so i have no idea at this Point.
What can I do ?
sorry, i have so solution for this problem. i have given up. theonly way i know to ceck the bl is unlocked or not is flashtool.
I'm having issues with this as well. Trying to install LineageOS 14.1, I can initially get twrp onto the tablet, flash LineageOS 14.1.. boot into it, set up (it is recommended to reboot the tablet once before flashing gapps) ...however, rebooting wipes twrp out. I'm not used to this FOTA thing (first i've ever heard of it) so not sure how to get twrp to 'stick' and not get wiped out
I got it installed this weekend. First secret was fastboot TWRP to boot, not recovery:
Fastboot flash boot twrp-------.img
Make sure you have the right TWRP image.
Then boot into recovery and TWRP comes up.
Flash lineage and gapps.
See:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...de-tutorial-sony-xperia-tablet-z-lte-t3392831
bowguy said:
I got it installed this weekend.
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I'm a little confused about part 14.
Download app from Play Store : Recovery Manager for Xperia. (done)
Chose FOTAkernel -> Backup. (this makes the app unresponsive for me so i skipped it for now)
Then TWRP -> Download. (done)
then the rest of the steps are confusing. b/c following that guide twrp is already on there (flashed via fastboot), and so why am i replacing the fastboot flashed twrp with the twrp just downloaded in the above step?
and what does the fotakernel have to do with all this? am i suppose to replace the fotakernel with the twrp image downloaded above?
the steps in that guide need more detailed elaboration
x000x said:
I'm a little confused about part 14.
Download app from Play Store : Recovery Manager for Xperia. (done)
Chose FOTAkernel -> Backup. (this makes the app unresponsive for me so i skipped it for now)
Then TWRP -> Download. (done)
then the rest of the steps are confusing. b/c following that guide twrp is already on there (flashed via fastboot), and so why am i replacing the fastboot flashed twrp with the twrp just downloaded in the above step?
and what does the fotakernel have to do with all this? am i suppose to replace the fotakernel with the twrp image downloaded above?
the steps in that guide need more detailed elaboration
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I never did step 14. Looks straight forward. You should ask this question on that thread
bowguy said:
I never did step 14. Looks straight forward. You should ask this question on that thread
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Have you rebooted and tried to get back into twrp after you installed the rom? I did the first few steps of the guide a few days back, but every time after flashing the rom it would wipe twrp. I think the only way to get twrp to 'stick' permanently is to complete all the steps
x000x said:
Have you rebooted and tried to get back into twrp after you installed the rom? I did the first few steps of the guide a few days back, but every time after flashing the rom it would wipe twrp. I think the only way to get twrp to 'stick' permanently is to complete all the steps
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After installing twrp via fastboot per the directions, then reboot into recovery I had few problems. The only issues I had are solved by installing the ROM first - not gapps. Boot and run setup. Then boot recovery and install gapps.
I never had issues with twrp after installing. Power off, power on and rock volume up/volume down until you are in recovery
bowguy said:
After installing twrp via fastboot per the directions, then reboot into recovery I had few problems. The only issues I had are solved by installing the ROM first - not gapps. Boot and run setup. Then boot recovery and install gapps.
I never had issues with twrp after installing. Power off, power on and rock volume up/volume down until you are in recovery
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Are you using twrp-3.0.2-0-pollux_windy?
x000x said:
Are you using twrp-3.0.2-0-pollux_windy?
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Yes.
I never bothered with step 14 in the guide. It works fine as is.
P.S.
As per my post on the guide referenced, I installed Rashr and flashed TWRP that way. Seemed to work perfectly. TWRP now shows 3.0.2 which is correct version. No change to system boot. Nice app
Rootk1t said:
@PiereMallao
Sony devices, in particular, tabz don't have separate recovery partition. So you need to flash kernel with built-in recovery (see crDroid, RR, LA firmware threads), or you have to flash TWRP to FOTA partition.
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Bro please give me link to twrp latest for sgp321 m going to unlock bootloader using" flash tool" is it ok
Please tell me how to flash recovary too
Is it ok if i root my tab after unlocking bootloader using king root ajnd flash using flashify
Is ressuraction remex stableto use tell me bugs
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i had equal problem
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
i also have the same problem with my huawei chc u23 gplay mini bricked no recovery please help

If you're stuck/bricked/bootloop while going back from a Custom ROM to Indian Stock

See guys, we do not have an option to install stock C675 if everything is wiped. ( I mean to say something equivalent to EFS partition where imei resides ). Then what best can be done here is get your device working in Lineage and try some apn creation fixes which I'll post below for Volte. If it works, well and good. If it does not, we need to wait and swap sims till we get the official stock system.img and boot as well as recovery ramdisk out from a dev or Honor's side. They do not have it in their database and so its difficult for them too to install it from scratch as they need every rom partition and in the treble devices, its a different way than samsung's odin or Mi's flashtool.
Now follow the exact steps below which I did and got a working device :
Things to download :
Berkley TWRP Official, Lineage OS - [ 1. system.img from Garbage folder. (Latest) , 2. ROM zip to update the ROM to latest from TWRP later.] , Stock Recovery from XDA, Luk's Gapps.
1. Install Berkley Official TWRP latest one from XDA thread (with NO mod) through fastboot.
2. Always use the button combination (power+vol up) to boot to twrp as soon as it gets flashed and you remove the wire.
3. Once it boots, wipe data, system,cache. After that, go to "Format data" option in TWRP and format it. (Its different than wipe)
4. Restart in TWRP.
5. Go to fastboot mode from TWRP and flash stock recovery through fastboot by using ramdisk command.
6. Flash system.img which you downloaded through fastboot and then as soon as it gets installed, do not boot it and instead go to stock recovery from button combination and click on factory data reset. Once done, let your phone boot.
7. Once you boot, setup your phone and flash TWRP Image through fastboot again. (Do not wipe anything on that.)
8. Once flashed just boot to TWRP and flash Lineage 15.1 "zip" as well as gapps through ADB sideload or USB drive. Do it one by one, first OS zip and then reboot to TWRP and do the same process for Gapps zip. Just make sure, you do not wipe anywhere after step - 4.
9. If you follow the exact process, you get a working ROM.
Credits : I would like to thank Luke for Lineage 15.1 . If we are midway, we have no other option to go back to C675 and this is the only option mentioned above to get a Bug free device other than Volte and camera. For camera, there are stock ones available for Magisk.

Flashing recovery - keeps reverting to stock after reboot

Hi peeps
New Pocophone owner here. I got my bootloader unlocked earlier today and now trying to flash the official TWRP 3.3.0.0 recovery from twrp.me, simply following the fastboot instructions on the device guide.
However every time I reboot the device, the recovery always reverts to the stock MIUI recovery?
What am I doing wrong here?
I just got the phone and have upgraded it to MIUI 10.3.6 as well. I am wanting to flash pixel experience onto it.
Do following, instead of flashing your recovery.
Use this method boot and flash Magisk. Reboot back to your system and install Flashify and install your choosen Recovery with it
jonske said:
Hi peeps
New Pocophone owner here. I got my bootloader unlocked earlier today and now trying to flash the official TWRP 3.3.0.0 recovery from twrp.me, simply following the fastboot instructions on the device guide.
However every time I reboot the device, the recovery always reverts to the stock MIUI recovery?
What am I doing wrong here?
I just got the phone and have upgraded it to MIUI 10.3.6 as well. I am wanting to flash pixel experience onto it.
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in stock rom you need to flash magisk right after flashing twrp else it will get replaced by stock
jonske said:
Hi peeps
New Pocophone owner here. I got my bootloader unlocked earlier today and now trying to flash the official TWRP 3.3.0.0 recovery from twrp.me, simply following the fastboot instructions on the device guide.
However every time I reboot the device, the recovery always reverts to the stock MIUI recovery?
What am I doing wrong here?
I just got the phone and have upgraded it to MIUI 10.3.6 as well. I am wanting to flash pixel experience onto it.
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What the post above says is correct. However, if you don't want Magisk, after flashing TWRP, reboot into recovery and then into system. You may retain TWRP. However, this doesn't work for everyone.
Hi all, I fixed the issue by completely wiping my phone via TWRP and clean flashing pixel experience ROM. After rebooting on pixel rom TWRP persists.
It appears that MIUI rom has something that keeps reverting it to stock MI-recovery.
If you are on MIUI and flashing TWRP, once the recovery is up for the first time, you need to head on to reboot>recovery again in order to overwrite MIUI stock recovery. So the whole process would be like this;
i) Fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (or whatever the name of the image)
ii) Fastboot boot recovery
iii) Once TWRP is up, Swipe to allow modification and then go to Reboot>Recovery and reboot into TWRP once more. That's it! You have just overwritten the stock recovery and are now on TWRP!! Now you can reboot to system and TWRP will remain on your device. There's no need to flash Magisk etc if you want just TWRP and nothing else.
Rowdyy Ronnie said:
If you are on MIUI and flashing TWRP, once the recovery is up for the first time, you need to head on to reboot>recovery again in order to overwrite MIUI stock recovery. So the whole process would be like this;
i) Fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (or whatever the name of the image)
ii) Fastboot boot recovery
iii) Once TWRP is up, Swipe to allow modification and then go to Reboot>Recovery and reboot into TWRP again. That's it! You have just overwritten the stock recovery and are now on TWRP!! There's no need to flash Magisk etc if you just want TWRP and nothing else.
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I did those exact steps and it didn't work. It ALWAYS kept getting overwritten.
jonske said:
I did those exact steps and it didn't work. It ALWAYS kept getting overwritten.
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Did you follow step 3? You can't boot into system right after twrp is up for the first time. You need to reboot into twrp twice before you boot into system. This is what I do whenever I flash twrp and it never failed me yet.
Rowdyy Ronnie said:
Did you follow step 3? You can't boot into system right after twrp is up for the first time. You need to reboot into twrp twice before you boot into system. This is what I do whenever I flash twrp and it never failed me yet.
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Yes, I even flashed the recovery image from within TWRP and rebooted to recovery again. Still didn't work.
Note this was on the new 10.3.6 stable MIUI release that got rolled out recently. Not sure if it has new detection or anything that rolls it back.
Anyway I have resolved my issue now all is good.
jonske said:
Yes, I even flashed the recovery image from within TWRP and rebooted to recovery again. Still didn't work.
Note this was on the new 10.3.6 stable MIUI release that got rolled out recently. Not sure if it has new detection or anything that rolls it back.
Anyway I have resolved my issue now all is good.
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How did you fix it?

Loop boot after flashing rom

hello
i want to flash lineageos to my smartphone
this is the instructions :
Remove lockscreen pattern/pin
2. Flash latest Android 10 stock rom, flash twrp zip, reboot recovery
3. Flash latest Android 10 stock rom, flash twrp zip, reboot recovery (now you have latest unmodified stock vendor in both slots)
after the step 3, i test to reboot but i have a bootloop
i try to change the slot (fastboot --set-active=a or fastboot --set-active=b) and to boot but same problem , android doesn't start and i go in orangefox
i tried with a lot of rom variants, and i still have the same problem
i tried to wipe data
thanks for your help

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