64 bit FOR REDMI 7A - Redmi 7A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develo

64-bit Base Package For GSI Redmi 7A
Flashing instructions ?
• Boot to recovery
• Flash given zip file (Downloads section)
• Wipe system
• Flash any arm64 GSI of your choice to system image
• Format data, wipe cache
• Flash gapps, magisk, etc...
• Boot to system, congrats you're on arm64.
Changelog:
- Fixed camera service crashing.
- Gcams can now run on Enforcing mode.
- Swap is disabled by default in favor of ZRAM.
- Fixed more services crashing that just filled up the logcat.
- Changed to Global for better overlay compatibility
- ViperFX now works in Enforcing mode where as before it would be unstable.
- Camera doesn't take as long to launch now.
Old Changes (from previous vendor/post):
• Fix bt audio, cleanup audio configs
• Add exfat fix
• Fix headphones
• Fix video recording
• Enable pseudo-gyro (emulated gyroscope from miui)
Downloads :
Base
mirror link
Bugs ?
• VoLTE doesn't work (fix: https://t.me/Redmi7AUpdates/98)
Things to point out:
- As mentioned on the previous release, Pie and Amber/Erfan based GSIs can't boot on Enforcing mode, in which case the Permissiver v5 zip from #permissiver is necessary.
- The FM Radio fix found in notes doesn't work anymore, use this instead (http://www.mediafire.com/file/wgnysvjo362yuco/FM_Radio-Fix.zip/file) and flash through Magisk.
- If you are having any camera related issues then switch to Permissive mode.
-Fixed some stuff and made a new one.
-Sadly, upgrading directly from the old one isn't possible and formatting data is required, I tried to make it upgradable but with no success.
*Currently using Havoc os 3.8"
And credits to telegram redmi 7a team and for the developers who work so hard for this project I do not own this work
Join here need telegram app on windows and android and dont forget to like my post https://t.me/PineOfficial

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just flash permissiver to make wired headphone work
for me blissrom arm64 is smooth with face unlock unless u use android 9 as base firmware to have encryption or else u cant add password

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daizu said:
just flash permissiver to make wired headphone work
for me blissrom arm64 is smooth with face unlock unless u use android 9 as base firmware to have encryption or else u cant add password
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True, use MIUI A9 base to get encryption working on TWRP.

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No chance to get this working on MIUI?

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iagm12 said:
No chance to get this working on MIUI?
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theres no way and also memeUI sucks
Custom Roms GSIs are better
edit:
there is new a update bluetooth already fix and other bugs..

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iagm12 said:
No chance to get this working on MIUI?
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You could try to use this on a MIUI GSI ported from the Redmi 8 maybe, but I don't know if it would work completely.

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Maybe Erfan's GSI builds? https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/gsi/MIUI/
---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:22 PM ----------
Also, not to nitpick, but my username is different in XDA.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/redmi-7a-arm64-kernel-t4134381
I'm the kernel dev.
---------- Post added at 03:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:24 PM ----------
Also, I'm going to try out Ubports if I can. It would be interesing to see if it would work because of the Q vendor.

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Great Work, congrats <3

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i have ask helios developer (maintainer of helios gsi) to resize the gsi of redmi 8 (redmi 8 has 3.5 gb raw image that cant be flash easy to our phone which has only 3gb)

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"Flash any arm64 GSI of your choice to system image" i dont know what is this, but can u give me yours?

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all using just twrp to flash?

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How did you root your device? Im currently on MIUI 11.0.3 Q and there's no TWRP or any magisk rooting files/guide that is updated.
Good work btw. If you can share your rooting method and TWRP this can be an ALL IN ONE guide. Many thanks!
EDIT: Its working right now, but thing is I cant flash anything from internal storage, it shows weird letters (encrypted). Its Pitch Black Recovery 3.0. How did you solve this?

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regularfanb0y said:
EDIT: Its working right now, but thing is I cant flash anything from internal storage, it shows weird letters (encrypted). Its Pitch Black Recovery 3.0. How did you solve this?
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Had the same situation here on my 7A with TWRP, i also couldn't transfer the files via file Explorer from Windows to the 7A
because of the encryption (the copy and paste window doesn't do anything and disapears after a while).
Solution to this is:
Format Data > Yes

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[Warning - outdated - OP has replaced the fw+vendor file 11.0.3 to 11.0.11]
Explaning some stuff about GSI basics
If this GSI stuff is also new to you like it is to me:
When working with GSI it's important to understand that the version which is currently running on your device, lets say V10.2.5 for example,
has the same version of your patched boot image (actually the boot image is build to fit for the currently running version i guess)
In this Thread the Base (11.0.3 Q FW) must have the same Version as the currently running version.
At the beginning i didn't know how this should work out because in all the other GSI Rom guides there is a patched boot image file in use
but if you want to use this Base (11.0.3 Q FW) there is no V11.0.3 GLOBAL patched boot image file to use?, just russia.
(see https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305 link in download section)
but then i read somewhere that the boot img also/always is part of the stock image and then i saw that the actual stock image from c. mi. com homepage is V11.0.3.
the second thing that doesn't made sense to me was: does Base (11.0.3 Q FW) mean you only can run Android 10 on it and why are there "higher versions" like Base (11.0.7 P FW) for the older Android P?
but anyway i had all the needed files to give it a try.
Instructions how to get from some sort of a corrupt status xy --> StockRom
Because i did some testing with Rom's i needed a "starting point" = this means unlocked Bootloader, Stock Rom V11.0.3, recovery installed
This was necessary for me to find out what step causes problems and also to "reset" the boot.img if i used a patched one
So this was my loop i did everytime to get from some sort of a corrupt status "xy" back to "starting point":
Enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
Install Stock Rom "pine_global_images_V11.0.3.0.QCMMIXM_20200717.0000.00_10.0_global" from c .mi .com homepage by using the software "MiFlash 2020.3.14.0"
(if you use MiFlash for the first time go to Driver --> install & wait for weird message.)
(it's important to use the V11.0.3.0. if you want to run the "64-bit Base Package For GSI Redmi 7A")
if your bootloader is unlocked at this moment choose "clean all" at the bottom of MiFlash instead of "clean all and lock".
("clean all" always ends with the error "error: Not catch checkpoint (\$fastboot -s .*lock), flash is not done" but you can ignore this one)
After install Stock Rom is finished let the device boot to system
if you already have a unlocked bootloader and you used "clean all" option you can now shut down the device and then enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
if you used "clean all and lock" with a previous unlocked bootloader you can quickly unlock it again by entering Fastboot mode and using the "Mi Unlock" software for Windows.
if your bootloader was never unlocked before you now have to do the complete process:
enable the developer options, go to "Mi unlock status" and register/LOGIN ON YOUR DEVICE into Mi-Account, install "Mi Unlock" software on PC and then you can unlock it.
anyways, if your bootloader is unlocked - shut down the device and then enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
[not flashing boot.img, already mentioned why not ]
use fastboot to flash vbmeta.img
vbmeta file
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
use fastboot to flash recovery.img
TWRP recovery
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
go to recovery by holding Vol-Up & Power​
-->my starting point to testing different settings...
Wipe Dalvik / ART cache, System, Data, Cache.
Format Data > Yes
Do not wipe Internal Storage!
copy the following files to the devices sdcard:
Base (11.0.3 Q FW) - fw_vendor_pine_64bit-rel_11.0.3MI.zip File from download section [Warning - outdated - OP has removed this file]
"lineage-17.1-20200808-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img" (thats the one i've used but any arm64 GSI of your choice should work)
link in Download section at: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...lopment/gsi-lineageos-17-0-gsi-archs-t4004673
Permissiver v5:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
FM Radio fix: [EDIT: dont use this because LOS bootscreen will stuck in a flickering loop]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
use FM-Radio_(GSI).zip instead [EDIT: app doesnt work because of errormessage]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4937895&d=1580288989
worked for me, thanks @dmitrypershin2015
Flash fw_vendor_pine_64bit-rel_11.0.3MI.zip aka "Base (11.0.3 Q FW)"
Wipe system
Flash any arm64 GSI of your choice to system image
Reboot to Recovery
Flash Magisk (optional) (not tested here)
Flash Permissiver v5
Flash GApps (optional) (not tested here)
If you get 'insufficient space' error, first resize System partition.
Flash FM-Radio_(GSI).zip
Reboot system and enjoy.
As already mentioned the FM Radio fix doesn't work, if you skip it LOS boots perfectly
another bug: No other color of the Notification LED than white
Somewhere in the Forum there is a link to Permissiver v4 instead of v5, cant say if v4 works fine but v5 does

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mYXiao said:
I had some troubles getting this running, but finally i made it
If this GSI stuff is also new to you like it is to me:
When working with GSI it's important to understand that the version which is currently running on your device, lets say V10.2.5 for example,
has the same version of your patched boot image (actually the boot image is build to fit for the currently running version i guess)
In this Thread the Base (11.0.3 Q FW) must have the same Version as the currently running version.
At the beginning i didn't know how this should work out because in all the other GSI Rom guides there is a patched boot image file in use
but if you want to use this Base (11.0.3 Q FW) there is no V11.0.3 GLOBAL patched boot image file to use?, just russia.
(see https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305 link in download section)
but then i read somewhere that the boot img also/always is part of the stock image and then i saw that the actual stock image from c. mi. com homepage is V11.0.3.
the second thing that doesn't made sense to me was: does Base (11.0.3 Q FW) mean you only can run Android 10 on it and why are there "higher versions" like Base (11.0.7 P FW) for the older Android P?
but anyway i theoretically had all the files to give it a try.
But i had to flash Stock Rom for many times because i wanted to start from the same starting point so i could find out what step causes the problem
and also to "reset" the boot.img if i had used a patched one
So this was my loop i did everytime to get from some sort of a corrupt status back to "my starting point" = this means unlocked Bootloader, Stock Rom V11.0.3 and recovery installed
[ beginning of loop
Enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
Install Stock Rom "pine_global_images_V11.0.3.0.QCMMIXM_20200717.0000.00_10.0_global" from c .mi .com homepage by using the software "MiFlash 2020.3.14.0"
(if you use MiFlash for the first time go to Driver --> install & wait for weird message.)
(it's important to use the V11.0.3.0. if you want to run the "64-bit Base Package For GSI Redmi 7A")
if your bootloader is unlocked at this moment choose "clean all" at the bottom of MiFlash instead of "clean all and lock".
("clean all" always ends with the error "error: Not catch checkpoint (\$fastboot -s .*lock), flash is not done" but you can ignore this one)
After install Stock Rom is finished let the device boot to system
if you already have a unlocked bootloader and you used "clean all" option you can now shut down the device and then enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
if you used "clean all and lock" with a previous unlocked bootloader you can quickly unlock it again by entering Fastboot mode and using the "Mi Unlock" software for Windows.
if your bootloader was never unlocked before you now have to do the complete process:
enable the developer options, go to "Mi unlock status" and register/LOGIN ON YOUR DEVICE into Mi-Account, install "Mi Unlock" software on PC and then you can unlock it.
anyways, if your bootloader is unlocked - shut down the device and then enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
[not flashing boot.img, already mentioned why not ]
use fastboot to flash vbmeta.img
vbmeta file
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
use fastboot to flash recovery.img
TWRP recovery
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
] end of loop -> my starting point to testing different settings...
go to recovery by holding Vol-Up & Power
Wipe Dalvik / ART cache, System, Data, Cache.
Format Data > Yes
Do not wipe Internal Storage!
copy the following files to the devices sdcard:
Base (11.0.3 Q FW) - fw_vendor_pine_64bit-rel_11.0.3MI.zip File from download section
"lineage-17.1-20200808-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img" (thats the one i've used but any arm64 GSI of your choice should work)
link in Download section at: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...lopment/gsi-lineageos-17-0-gsi-archs-t4004673
Permissiver v5:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
FM Radio fix: [EDIT: dont use this because LOS bootscreen will stuck in a flickering loop]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
use FM-Radio_(GSI).zip instead
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4937895&d=1580288989
worked for me, thanks @dmitrypershin2015
Flash fw_vendor_pine_64bit-rel_11.0.3MI.zip aka "Base (11.0.3 Q FW)"
Wipe system
Flash any arm64 GSI of your choice to system image
Reboot to Recovery
Flash Magisk (optional) (not tested here)
Flash Permissiver v5
Flash GApps (optional) (not tested here)
If you get 'insufficient space' error, first resize System partition.
Flash FM-Radio_(GSI).zip
Reboot system and enjoy.
I found out that the FM Radio fix doesn't work here, if you skip it LOS boots perfectly
Somewhere in the Forum there is a link to Permissiver v4 instead of v5, cant say if v4 works fine but v5 does
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Whats the FM radio GSI zip for?
List of GSIs I've tried on 11.0.3 64 bit
Boots:
Havoc OS (Camera and Screenrecording bug)
Bliss Q (Camera and Weird cutted corners)
Bootleggers (Camera, Weird cutted corners and Brightness cant adjust)
Evolution X (Camera and Brightness cant adjust)
LOS 17 (Camera)
Dont boot:
N/A
Anyone here have a fix for camera, Brightness, Screenrecording and weird cut corners?

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regularfanb0y said:
Whats the FM radio GSI zip for?
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If i boot LOS 17 without the FM radio GSI zip the default FM Radio App which should be preinstalled isn't. flashing the zip fixed that.
regularfanb0y said:
Anyone here have a fix for camera, Brightness, Screenrecording and weird cut corners?
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All i can say is that i tested Camera, Weird cutted corners and Brightness and Screenrecording on LOS 17 based on 11.0.3 64 bit . Everything works so far
PS: Can you please edit your quote so only the lines you refer to getting repeated? thx

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does it work with the feature ： wireless fm radio？

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so you can play sky children of light with this or games 64 bit based?

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mYXiao said:
I had some troubles getting this running, but finally i made it
If this GSI stuff is also new to you like it is to me:
When working with GSI it's important to understand that the version which is currently running on your device, lets say V10.2.5 for example,
has the same version of your patched boot image (actually the boot image is build to fit for the currently running version i guess)
In this Thread the Base (11.0.3 Q FW) must have the same Version as the currently running version.
At the beginning i didn't know how this should work out because in all the other GSI Rom guides there is a patched boot image file in use
but if you want to use this Base (11.0.3 Q FW) there is no V11.0.3 GLOBAL patched boot image file to use?, just russia.
(see https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305 link in download section)
but then i read somewhere that the boot img also/always is part of the stock image and then i saw that the actual stock image from c. mi. com homepage is V11.0.3.
the second thing that doesn't made sense to me was: does Base (11.0.3 Q FW) mean you only can run Android 10 on it and why are there "higher versions" like Base (11.0.7 P FW) for the older Android P?
but anyway i theoretically had all the files to give it a try.
But i had to flash Stock Rom for many times because i wanted to start from the same starting point so i could find out what step causes the problem
and also to "reset" the boot.img if i had used a patched one
So this was my loop i did everytime to get from some sort of a corrupt status back to "my starting point" = this means unlocked Bootloader, Stock Rom V11.0.3 and recovery installed
[ beginning of loop
Enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
Install Stock Rom "pine_global_images_V11.0.3.0.QCMMIXM_20200717.0000.00_10.0_global" from c .mi .com homepage by using the software "MiFlash 2020.3.14.0"
(if you use MiFlash for the first time go to Driver --> install & wait for weird message.)
(it's important to use the V11.0.3.0. if you want to run the "64-bit Base Package For GSI Redmi 7A")
if your bootloader is unlocked at this moment choose "clean all" at the bottom of MiFlash instead of "clean all and lock".
("clean all" always ends with the error "error: Not catch checkpoint (\$fastboot -s .*lock), flash is not done" but you can ignore this one)
After install Stock Rom is finished let the device boot to system
if you already have a unlocked bootloader and you used "clean all" option you can now shut down the device and then enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
if you used "clean all and lock" with a previous unlocked bootloader you can quickly unlock it again by entering Fastboot mode and using the "Mi Unlock" software for Windows.
if your bootloader was never unlocked before you now have to do the complete process:
enable the developer options, go to "Mi unlock status" and register/LOGIN ON YOUR DEVICE into Mi-Account, install "Mi Unlock" software on PC and then you can unlock it.
anyways, if your bootloader is unlocked - shut down the device and then enter Fastboot mode (Vol-Down & Power)
[not flashing boot.img, already mentioned why not ]
use fastboot to flash vbmeta.img
vbmeta file
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
use fastboot to flash recovery.img
TWRP recovery
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305​] end of loop -> my starting point to testing different settings...
go to recovery by holding Vol-Up & Power
Wipe Dalvik / ART cache, System, Data, Cache.
Format Data > Yes
Do not wipe Internal Storage!
copy the following files to the devices sdcard:
Base (11.0.3 Q FW) - fw_vendor_pine_64bit-rel_11.0.3MI.zip File from download section
"lineage-17.1-20200808-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img" (thats the one i've used but any arm64 GSI of your choice should work)
link in Download section at: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...lopment/gsi-lineageos-17-0-gsi-archs-t4004673
Permissiver v5:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
FM Radio fix: [EDIT: dont use this because LOS bootscreen will stuck in a flickering loop]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/guide-install-lineage-os-17-x-redmi-7a-t4142305
use FM-Radio_(GSI).zip instead
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4937895&d=1580288989
worked for me, thanks @dmitrypershin2015
Flash fw_vendor_pine_64bit-rel_11.0.3MI.zip aka "Base (11.0.3 Q FW)"
Wipe system
Flash any arm64 GSI of your choice to system image
Reboot to Recovery
Flash Magisk (optional) (not tested here)
Flash Permissiver v5
Flash GApps (optional) (not tested here)
If you get 'insufficient space' error, first resize System partition.
Flash FM-Radio_(GSI).zip
Reboot system and enjoy.
I found out that the FM Radio fix doesn't work here, if you skip it LOS boots perfectly
Somewhere in the Forum there is a link to Permissiver v4 instead of v5, cant say if v4 works fine but v5 does
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Click to collapse
I have two redmi 7a phones, and I tried both. The first one worked the first try, but the second one does not let me install the gapps, I get error code 70 don't have enough space, I tried to resize system but I get an error and if I try again it works but when starting the phone it stuck in the logo (I already installed FM radio gsi). I don't understand why that happens

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Jak08 said:
so you can play sky children of light with this or games 64 bit based?
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I would also wish to know this, will this allow arm64 apps to run? this is a new one to me ? didn't know this was even possible