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Now it can be S-OFF, how to install a permanent ROOT?

Just finished the S-OFF using alpharevx, want to know how to do the permanent ROOT.
Any tips?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
check this out, pretty detailed

There is a Sticky at top of the IncS General Forum about this.

You need to install gingerbreak on your phone it's here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 and Open Gingerbreak and click Root Device. that's all.

nikkuy said:
You need to install gingerbreak on your phone it's here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 and Open Gingerbreak and click Root Device. that's all.
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Not quite...
I have rooted 4 IncS wit GingerBreak now, and non of them succede first time.
2 got rooted thrid time i ran GB, and 2 of them i had to take the SD card out when the error message came.
But GinderBreak can root the IncS, but somthimes you need some "Ninja" tricks.

Are you done?

geeti said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
check this out, pretty detailed
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This just worked for me - it was simple in the end!
I used a spare SD card (I don't think I needed to), just copy/pasted the clockwork recovery .zip file to the card (not in a folder on the card) and rebooted, holding volume down on start-up. After that, it automatically prompted me to install the file, so I let it install.
Then, I rebooted the phone and deleted the above file from the SD card, and replaced it with the signed root .zip file and rebooted with the volume down button again.
Just follow the steps, one by one, 'To root:' in the above linked post, after you have installed the recovery file - it worked first time for me and was actually simple to follow!!
My phone works as it always has done (as you would expect/hope), but now I have root - confirmed with Root Explorer app from Market.
Thanks to all involved in the linked post above.
I also tried GingerBreak a few times but it just didn't work for me, so I gave this a go and it worked first time.

jkolner said:
Not quite...
I have rooted 4 IncS wit GingerBreak now, and non of them succede first time.
2 got rooted thrid time i ran GB, and 2 of them i had to take the SD card out when the error message came.
But GinderBreak can root the IncS, but somthimes you need some "Ninja" tricks.
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My phone is still on 2.2 Froyo, Gingerbreak is for 2.3 correct?

geeti said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
check this out, pretty detailed
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I dont quite understand step 4, 5, 6:
4. Extract recovery.img from the archive and put it with fastboot.
5. Put the phone is Fastboot USB mode (HINT: Android is not up and running - access it from your hboot screen - see how below)
6. fastboot flash recovery <recovery.img> <<< from a command line (use root for Linux- sudo ./fastboot yadda)
Step 4, it says put it with fastboot, does it mean after i extracted the recovery.img, move it to the same folder with the fastboot app (i.e. to the folder android-win-tools where the fastboot app is located?).
Step 5, Fastboot USB mode, this is done by holding the volume down button and the pressing the power button, when the white screen comes up, select Fastboot, and then plug the phone back to the computer via USB?
Step 6, after the phone is plugged to the computer via USB, double click on the fastboot app (the one inside the android-win-tools folder) and when the black prompt screen comes up, type in Linux- sudo ./fastboot yadda?
Btw, I am on Windows computer, not Linux, so is the command prompt Linux- sudo ./fastboot yadda correct?
Also, if I want to bluetooth the su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip to the phone, will it go directly to the SD root location? If not, when I do clockworkmod recovery and "install zip from sdcard", will it able to locate the file?

netwr said:
I dont quite understand step 4, 5, 6:
4. Extract recovery.img from the archive and put it with fastboot.
5. Put the phone is Fastboot USB mode (HINT: Android is not up and running - access it from your hboot screen - see how below)
6. fastboot flash recovery <recovery.img> <<< from a command line (use root for Linux- sudo ./fastboot yadda)
Step 4, it says put it with fastboot, does it mean after i extracted the recovery.img, move it to the same folder with the fastboot app (i.e. to the folder android-win-tools where the fastboot app is located?).
Step 5, Fastboot USB mode, this is done by holding the volume down button and the pressing the power button, when the white screen comes up, select Fastboot, and then plug the phone back to the computer via USB?
Step 6, after the phone is plugged to the computer via USB, double click on the fastboot app (the one inside the android-win-tools folder) and when the black prompt screen comes up, type in Linux- sudo ./fastboot yadda?
Btw, I am on Windows computer, not Linux, so is the command prompt Linux- sudo ./fastboot yadda correct?
Also, if I want to bluetooth the su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip to the phone, will it go directly to the SD root location? If not, when I do clockworkmod recovery and "install zip from sdcard", will it able to locate the file?
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No, follow step 6 you use command line like this: "fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img". After you choose "install zip from sdcard" you have to choose the location where you put the file you want to install.

coy1987 said:
No, follow step 6 you use command line like this: "fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img". After you choose "install zip from sdcard" you have to choose the location where you put the file you want to install.
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So this is exactly how it should be typed in the command prompt?
fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img
Are the rest of other steps correct?

I am still getting stuck at the Clockworkmod installation part, without this I cannot get to the root step.
I extracted the android-win-tools.zip, which contains the following files:
adb
AdbWinApi.dll
AdbWinUsbApi.dll
android-info
fastboot
and then extracted the cwm-vivow-4.0.0.4-recovery.img.zip, contains the following:
recovery.img
then I moved all the above 6 files directly to the C: directory. After that went into cmd and typed the prompt exactly like following:
fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img
Did I miss anything? Because after typing that line and hit return it came out nothing. Is that prompt correct?

Why not root with superoneclick -> download clockworkmod from market and install recovery from app? Work perfectly for me...
Sent from my HTC Incredible S

adaca said:
Why not root with superoneclick -> download clockworkmod from market and install recovery from app? Work perfectly for me...
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
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clockworkmod from market, is it aka ROM Manager?
This app won't work because it requires a ROOT phone, which is what I am trying to do.

Yes, and before use superoneclick.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S

adaca said:
Yes, and before use superoneclick.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
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How did you get it from market, is it not up currently

Superoneclick is not from market, use google. Its for rooting.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S

You can also try Gingerbreak if you can't get SuperOneClick to work (again you'll have to search for this as it's not in the market).

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Just installed SuperOneClick and clicked Root, it said the phone is rooted successfully. Then clicked on the "allow non market apps" and the result said non-market apps enabled.
But then I went to market and installed a screen cap app (one needs root), launched the app and it said Root required - Your phone does not appear to be rooted or has not been given root privileges.
Did the SuperOneClick really root it?

doctorsax said:
You can also try Gingerbreak if you can't get SuperOneClick to work (again you'll have to search for this as it's not in the market).
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Does Gingerbreak work with 2.2?

[TUT][HOW-TO] How to root Xiaomi Redmi2 and install CWM

ARE YOU SEARCHING TO ROOT YOUR REDMI 2 ?​
DISCLAIMER:​DO THIS ON YOUR OWN. I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOU AND YOUR DEVICE.​PLEASE DONOT MIRROR THE LINKS​
CLICK HERE FOR NATIVE ROOT​
IF YOU ARE GETTING STOCK RECOVERY EVEN AFTER FLASHIN CWM, SEE THIS POST​
STEP 1- FLASHING CWM ON YOUR PHONE
1.At first, you'll need the "adb" and "fastboot" tools. Get them HERE
2.Extract them into a folder, let's name it "Redmi2" (You can give your own name to the folder. That doesn't matter here.)
3.Now get the CWM .img file from HERE
You can use Philz Touch recovery also. Get HERE
4.Rename cwm.img or philz.img you downloaded above and as "recovery.img" and place it in the Redmi2 folder.
Now the folder will look like this-
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5.Press and hold "shift" button and right click in the blank area of the folder and click on "open command promt window here". The command prompt will open.
6.Now turn off your Redmi2. Wait until it vibrates. After it's vibrated press and hold "Volume down and Power" keys together until it boots into "fastboot mode". Now connect the Redmi2 to your PC/Laptop through USB cable in fastboot mode itself.
7.Get to the command prompt now.
Now type: " fastboot devices " (without these- " " )
Like this-
8.Once you enter that command, you will get a non-empty name for the device meaning the device is connected. Proceed to enter the next command
9.Now enter the next command: " fastboot flash recovery recovery.img "
Like this-
10. Now this ends...
Type the last command: " fastboot reboot "
Like this-
11.Now your phone will reboot with ClockWorkMod(CWM) installed. CHEERS...
STEP 2- ROOTING YOUR PHONE
1. Firstly get the SuperSU.zip from HERE
2. Now copy the downloaded zip to your sdcard (not in any folder just in sdcard)
3. Boot into CWM recovery by turning off the phone and pressing "Volume UP and Power" button together after the phone vibrates.
4. Once CWM main menu is displayed, select "Install from zip" and browse to the zip that you downloaded earlier and select it.
5. Install the zip. If you get any warning, ignore and proceed.
6. After the installation is complete, reboot your device. (I think you can do that)
7. VOILA..!!! YOU ROOTED YOUR REDMI2
PLEASE HIT THANKS​
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP HERE​
CREDITS:
1. I don't claim any credit for "adb and fastboot tools" and the "recovery.img" and "SuperSu.zip"
2. Thanks to @subhrajiNath on Miui english forums who wrote the original guides.
Thread link is here and here​

I cannot connect to device using adb on ubuntu.
Any Idea ?
I have opened a thread about this issue here

postadelmaga said:
I cannot connect to device using adb on ubuntu.
Any Idea ?
I have opened a thread about this issue here
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I'm really sorry man..I've never used ubuntu But I wish to...
Join the FB group and ask there...Maybe it can be helpfull

? not flashing ?
noobpremium said:
I'm really sorry man..I've never used ubuntu But I wish to...
Join the FB group and ask there...Maybe it can be helpfull
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Ok my fault, It looks I miss the notification MIUI that ask me to allow my pc to dev mode...
Now I have another issue:
After I flash the recovery with flashboot I reboot into recovery but I still have the default one ... not CWM any idea what could be wrong ?
( I have already did this procedure on another phone, same issue but after doing it a couple of time something make the difference )

postadelmaga said:
Ok my fault, It looks I miss the notification MIUI that ask me to allow my pc to dev mode...
Now I have another issue:
After I flash the recovery with flashboot I reboot into recovery but I still have the default one ... not CWM any idea what could be wrong ?
( I have already did this procedure on another phone, same issue but after doing it a couple of time something make the difference )
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get "Flashify" app from playstore and first take backup of stock recovery and then flash the cwm with it. Thats it..
Actually I didn't knew this method before i made this guide..
Anyway, fastboot gives us a different feel, doesn't it? :v

wait I don't know flashify but it looks it needs root to flash the recovery ... but I think I need cwm to root ... so I think this is not gonna work ...
Ok got it, this may be useful to anybody face the issue with recovery:
I discovered you can workaround the issue in this way:
Temporary boot into CWM:
HTML:
fastboot boot recovery.img
Root the device using CWM
Flash CWM using flashify
[ CWM when you log out ask you for root so maybe it is not necessary to use the zip file ( but I'm not very expert so maybe I'm wrong)]
You can install GAPPS with CWM `gapps-kk-20140606-signed .zip` but be careful, whenever you update MIUI you will look all software installed using CWM. ( superSu and GAPPS for example )

thanks
thanks!

eienkisu said:
thanks!
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Pleasure

Okay bro :good:
I'll update the OP

I confirm #postadelmaga the CWM recovery does not stay, the only way to do access it is the fastboot boot recovery.img Here's how I succeeded with two phones now.
power on, start wifi, do Miui updates
install ADB or the files above on PC
reboot to fastboot with voldown+pwr
now comes fastboot boot recovery.img
in CWM, sideload SuperSu and Gapps
connect you preferred VPN (if in China)
install and update all Google apps needed
delete most Chinese apps

hey i m unable to flash recovery plzz help
Device version 2014818
Sent from my 2014818

Hi buddy could you plz port touchwiz from galaxy prime?

The simpler solution is to use the xiaomi update tool and flash a developer rom that has builtin root.
http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-4-10.27429/
howto & root from permissions menu:
https://watchpage.wordpress.com/201...redmi-note-4g-developers-roms-version-miui-6/
But to have the cwm running on the phone is always a safe bet for some recovery actions.

not working.
I tried this method. its stuck with flashing the recovery image. always showing flashing the recovery image.... that's all.

godwintgn said:
I tried this method. its stuck with flashing the recovery image. always showing flashing the recovery image.... that's all.
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Are you on win7? I got this same issue on my win7... try on win8 it works flawlessly
Please hit thanks if done

Ya bro I am using Windows 7. I don't have Windows 8. Thanks for the info.

Shrihari007 said:
Hi buddy could you plz port touchwiz from galaxy prime?
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TW sucks man.. why do you want it :/ anyways I'll try

leuk_he said:
The simpler solution is to use the xiaomi update tool and flash a developer rom that has builtin root.
http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-4-10.27429/
howto & root from permissions menu:
https://watchpage.wordpress.com/201...redmi-note-4g-developers-roms-version-miui-6/
But to have the cwm running on the phone is always a safe bet for some recovery actions.
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Thanks to you bro.. I'll update the OP for those who are facing some issues with my guide's precedure..

OP Updated
I've updated the OP with the other guide's link.. please check it out if you're having some issues with this one

godwintgn said:
Ya bro I am using Windows 7. I don't have Windows 8. Thanks for the info.
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Try on some friend's PC or something

[GUIDE] Root/Flash for Xiaomi Redmi 2

AnandMore's How-To Guide For Beginners
Xiaomi Redmi 2
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This thread will serve as a location for basic how-to guides for the Xiaomi Redmi 2. I'm going to start off with a couple of the more obvious ones and go from there. If anyone has any suggestions for additions please feel free to let me know.
By attempting any of the processes listed this thread you accept full responsibility for your actions. I will not be held responsible if your device stops working, catches on fire, or turns into a hipster and claims to have been modified before it was cool.
Index:
Post #1 - Rooting your Redmi 2
Post #2 - Flashing Custom Recovery
Post #3 - Flashing Custom ROMs
Post #4 - Flashing Custom Kernels
Resources:
Everything you need for Xiaomi Redmi 2 is available in the below given thread -
[INDEX] Xiaomi Redmi 2

Rooting your Redmi 2:
This guide will root your device through Stock MI Recovery(Works with TWRP also), but this is not Native Root. A new app named SuperSU will be installed, which will give root Permission.
Note:
Rooting does not Void Warranty.
Caution:
This is a safe process, but I am not responsible for anything bad that happens to your phone.
In most cases this approach of rooting should not block OTA updates.
Steps to follow for rooting:
Download the Root.zip and Copy the file to the folder 'Internal storage' (root of internal storage).
(File at the end of thread)
Open the Updater app, Press the 3 dots at Right Top Corner, A menu will open. Tap on “Choose Update Package“ and select the Root.zip File.
Wait until device will reboot.
After reboot a new app SuperSu will be installed.
Open the app and Choose "Continue".
Choose "Normal", Don't Choose TWRP/CWM, device will go into Boot Loop.
Note - Don't Choose TWRP/CWM, it will brick your device.
After sucessful updation , press ok.
Your Phone has now Root Permission.
Open any app using Root permission and SuperSU will ask for Permission.
Enjoy your rooted Redmi 2.
Un Root The Device:
For Un Root , open the SuperSU app,tap on Settings, Choose Full Unroot.
Your Device is Un Rooted Sucessfully. The SuperSU app will be removed.

Flashing Custom Recovery:
From Mobile:
Install Flashify app from Playstore
Once installed, access the application through app drawer.
Allow root access now and get navigate to Flashify’s home screen.
First take a backup of your recovery in case something goes wrong. (RECOMMENDED)
Now tap on recovery image and by "Choose the file" menu locate the .img file you want to flash.
After successful flashing it will ask you to reboot your device.
Done! You have custom recovery on your phone.
From PC:
Enable USB debugging, go to settings>about phone and then tap on Android/MIUI version 5 times. Developer Options will be enabled. Now go back to settings>Developer options and enable USB debugging.
ADB and Fastboot Drivers installed on your PC. I can provide you the drivers but it would be a better option to install MiFlash to get all the necessary drivers and Miflash software with you for future use.
Install Miflash on your PC. Lets suppose we installed it in C:\Xiaomi folder.
You can see two folders, proceed to "adb' folder
Then proceed to "Google" folder.
Proceed to "Android" Folder.
We are at our destination.
Now Hold down "Shift" button on your computer keyboard and right click with mouse on an empty part of the window. You will see that in the menu that appears, you have an option - "open command window here". Click on that
To verify if ADB is working and installed correctly, type "adb version" in the command window that opened without the code. You should get the adb version which means its working fine.
Turn off your Phone. When its completely switched off, press and hold "Volume Down" and "Power" button together and then the phone will turn on in Fastboot mode.
Use the USB cable to connect Phone to PC.
Copy the Recovery.img in the Android folder where we are running the Command prompt. (C:\Xiaomi\adb\Google\Android in my case as i installed Mi flash in C:\Xiaomi folder)
Now go back to command promt and enter the following commands -
Code:
fastboot devices
Once you enter that command, you will get a non-empty name for the device meaning the device is connected. Proceed to enter the next command to flash recovery image -
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once you enter this command, the recovery image will be flashed on your device. Once it is completed, enter the final command to reboot your phone -
Code:
fastboot reboot
Your phone will reboot.
You have have now completed flashing custom recovery replacing Stock Mi recovery on your Xiaomi Redmi 2.

Flashing custom ROMs:
Steps to Follow:
Download and transfer the custom ROM you wish to flash to your device’s storage.
Boot your device into TWRP recovery.
Select “Wipe” from TWRP main menu and do a “Swipe to Factory Reset” on the bottom of screen.
Note: This will factory reset your device. If your custom ROM doesn’t require a factory reset, then simply skip this step.
Go back to TWRP main menu, tap on “Install” and select the custom ROMs .zip file that you transferred to your device in Step 1.
After selecting the .zip file, do “Swipe to Confirm Flash” on the bottom of screen to begin the custom ROM installation process. This may take some time.
Once your ROM is successfully flashed, you’ll see “Wipe cache/dalvik” option, select it and then do “Swipe to wipe” on bottom of screen.
Once cache & dalvik wipe completes, hit the “Back” button on-screen and then select “Reboot System” button.
That’s all. Your device will now reboot with the custom ROM you just flashed. Since this will be the first reboot after flashing a new ROM, it might take some time to rebuild cache and finish boot, have patience.

Flashing Custom Kernels:
Steps to Follow:
Download and transfer the custom Kernel you wish to flash to your device’s storage.
Boot your device into TWRP recovery.
In the TWRP main menu, tap on “Install” and select the custom Kernel .zip file that you transferred to your device in Step 1.
After selecting the .zip file, do “Swipe to Confirm Flash” on the bottom of screen to begin the custom Kernel installation process. This may take some time.
Once flashing completes, hit the “Back” button on-screen and then select “Reboot System” button.
That’s all. Your device will now reboot with the custom Kernel you just flashed. Since this will be the first reboot after flashing a new Kernel, it might take some time to rebuild cache and finish boot, have patience.

For list of all available Roms visit this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-2/how-to/available-custom-marshmallow-roms-redmi-t3278535
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Better if you make lollipop ROMs thread too

Superb work bro thanks ...u

Isn't MIUI rooted out of the box already? [emoji52]

Stachura5 said:
Isn't MIUI rooted out of the box already? [emoji52]
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Developer ROMs are. Global ROMs aren't.
Device comes with global ROM :3

noobpremium said:
Better if you make lollipop ROMs thread too
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I made both lollipop and marshmallow roms in one thread. So you think i should make seperate one for lollipop.

Stachura5 said:
Isn't MIUI rooted out of the box already? [emoji52]
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All roms(Beta,developer,stable) for Redmi 2 are not Pre rooted.

Added videos tutorials for better understanding.

Great info, thanks a lot!
I have a very basic, very likely extremely stupid question: I flashed an early CM12.1 build (using CWM afaik) and for unknown reasons, I cannot boot into recovery and don't have root. How can I re-gain root access from here?

my phone also rebooting. please help me. how to go to recovery?

srmohanrajan said:
my phone also rebooting. please help me. how to go to recovery?
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1) Switch off the phone.
2) Press the Volume Down, Volume Up and the Power Button at the same time, about 2-3 seconds until the mi logo shows up.
3) Recovery mode menu will appear.

Fr3ak23 said:
Great info, thanks a lot!
I have a very basic, very likely extremely stupid question: I flashed an early CM12.1 build (using CWM afaik) and for unknown reasons, I cannot boot into recovery and don't have root. How can I re-gain root access from here?
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Follow the same steps to boot into recovery and flash SuperSU v2.4.6 zip via recovery
(And remember you are responsible if anything happens to the device)

omg, I am so stupid. I tried vol up + power, vol down + power and all possible combinations including the home button, but never vol up + vol down + power button. Thank you!

Fr3ak23 said:
omg, I am so stupid. I tried vol up + power, vol down + power and all possible combinations including the home button, but never vol up + vol down + power button. Thank you!
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No problem bro !
✌

Great !

New CM 12.1 is awesome, finally the camera works
I am curious on why I keep on losing root access. I never had that issue with any other phones and custom ROMs.

Root mi5

Hi I've been trying to root this phone all day and I'm getting to the stage were this phone might fly out my window if i can get this sorted soon so I'm asking for some help with the issues I'm having i managed to unlock the phone i can boot into fast boot but i cant boot into twrp i have read numerous guides but I'm still stuck and Iv never really used command prompt either so I'm lost with that if anyone can talk me through this
Sent from my MI 5 using Tapatalk

Are you on miui MM or N?

I'm on miui global 8.2|stable 8.2.2.0 (naamieb)
Sent from my MI 5 using Tapatalk

I'm assuming you have usb debugging, adb drivers and all set up.
If you've set any password or pattern lock or PIN, remove it
Download this https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8rqkXJNwRqLa1JIY1B5TGpkN2M
Extract to your desktop
Download latest twrp 3.1.0-x . Link is available in another thread in this forum
Place the downloaded image on your phone's internal memory
Power off and enter fastboot mode. Connect to your PC
Open the folder you had extracted earlier. Rename the recovery image to twrp.img
Press shift+right click and open command window
Execute this code
fastboot devices (to make sure if phone is being detected properly.)
fastboot boot twrp.img
Now it will boot into the recovery. The recovery is in chinese by default. In the main screen, select the sixth option which is settings, then select the rightmost tab on the next screen and change the language.
Next install the latest twrp image you had placed on phone memory earlier, select "Recovery" and reboot. You will have installed twrp permanently.
Then flash supersu 2.79 and you're set

when I extract the files it dosent create a folder just the files I can just make the folder but what do I name it also theres no recovery image file

casuk said:
when I extract the files it dosent create a folder just the files I can just make the folder but what do I name it also theres no recovery image file
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Just create a new folder on desktop and extract to it. The file named ZCX-TWR-3.0.2-X... Is the image file which you need to rename to "twrp"

thanks mate I done that when I try to drag n drop the twrp-3.0.2-0-gemini file to my phone it it fails saying the device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected

casuk said:
thanks mate I done that when I try to drag n drop the twrp-3.0.2-0-gemini file to my phone it it fails saying the device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected
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You're having issue with copying files to your phone storage?
Reinstall the Xaiomi drivers

how do I reinstall the drivers, also when the phone is connected to the pc if I go to the phone it says portable media player and its empty inside.
and when I go to command prompt and type fastboot devices I get a code then fastboot and then I type fastboot boot twrp.img it says could not load twrp.img : no error

I can't get this working i done all in you guide i have downloaded the drivers but still can't get by the phase i posted above what do i do next
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It's okay if it shows portable media player but if it's not showing any files inside it, you have a problem. Go to developer options > enable USB debugging and click Revoke USB authorisations. Device drivers install automatically when the device is connected but you can get them seperately as well, just search for mi 5 drivers and install them. Now connect to PC and see if you can access files on your device. If you can, proceed with the guide I've given

When you say device drivers install automatically when the device is connected do you mean they install to the PC
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I have installed the drivers as far as I'm aware
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Hi I'm still not able to install/flash twrp so i can root my device i think it's something to do with the device not the pc as phone storage is empty any ideas what i should do
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download mi flash http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
install mi flash if you are on windows 8 or above, you need to disable driver singnature enforcement - how to? google it.
during mi flash installation some windows will pop up, just click install this driver anyway. after installation go to c: > xiaomiflash > source > thirdparty > google > android then shift + right click > open command window here. Power off your phone and boot into fastboot then connect to pc. On command window type fastboot devices if xxxxxxx fastboot or something show up on next line, you successfully install fastboot driver.

I have already done that and got f******9 fastboot
then I type fastboot boot twrp.img and I get
cannot load 'twrp.img' = no error
that's exactly what comes up in command prompt and that's as far as I can get also if I boot into recovery I get 3 options reboot, wipe or im assistant so twrp has not installed,
iv been at this for 3 days now and im not any further than I was back then

See if i factory reset my phone and start fresh would i loss my unlocked status
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casuk said:
I have already done that and got f******9 fastboot
then I type fastboot boot twrp.img and I get
cannot load 'twrp.img' = no error
that's exactly what comes up in command prompt and that's as far as I can get also if I boot into recovery I get 3 options reboot, wipe or im assistant so twrp has not installed,
iv been at this for 3 days now and im not any further than I was back then
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Try to install twrp, fastboot flash recovery xxx.img.
And if you want temporarily, fastboot boot recovery xxx.img.
If you are on miui, you must use zcx twrp or else it won't boot.
Good luck.

done as you say still no boot into twrp

casuk said:
done as you say still no boot into twrp
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I think something is wrong with your twrp.img. Try redownloading. Use latest twrp from twrp.me or zcx from afh.
fastboot flash recovery xxx.img, then disconnect the phone. Press and hold power+vol_up until you see mi logo.

How To Guide [GUIDE] Beginner's guide on how to root Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet) without TWRP

I decided to make this guide since I didn't see a guide thread which explains how to root the phone.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for ANY damage that occurs to the phone, you getting fired because the alarm app failed or the world getting nuked, etc...
Requirements:
-A unlocked bootloader (if you don't know how to unlock it, search "How to unlock bootloader Xiaomi"
-boot.img extracted from your phone's fastboot rom (MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOADED THE EXACT SAME ROM THAT YOUR PHONE HAS (Check "About phone" in settings. Make sure that the version AND the code (RK(something)XM) match, if you have MIUI).
xiaomifirmwareupdater site contains unmodified MIUI roms for your device.
-If you have a custom rom, extract the rom's zip and get the boot.img from there.
-ADB and Fastboot drivers installed on phone and PC
-SDK Platform tools downloaded from official android website. Extract the downloaded zip to desktop and rename it to platform_tools
-A Computer
-Basic understanding of CMD, ADB and Fastboot commands.
-The phone
If you see an error, scroll down to the troubleshooting section.
Steps:
(on the pc)
-Copy the boot.img file to the phone's downloads folder
(in the phone)
-Download the magisk app from the official github site
-Install the app, then open it.
-In the app, select install on the magisk card
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-Select patch a file, then find and select boot.img.
-Tap "let's go".
(on the pc)
-Connect your phone to your PC and copy magisk_patched.img from the phone (should be in downloads folder) back to the pc.
-Rename the file to magisk.img, then move it to the platform_tools folder which contains fastboot.exe.
-Now reboot the phone and when the screen goes fully black, hold volume down button until you see "fastboot".
-Your phone should now be in fastboot mode. Connect the phone to the pc.
-Press win+r, then type cmd
-Type cd desktop
-Type cd platform_tools
-Type fastboot devices (if you see nothing, make sure you have adb and fastboot drivers, that the phone is connected and is in fastboot mode.)
-Type this carefully: fastboot flash boot magisk.img
-Done! Now reboot the phone by typing: fastboot reboot
-If you did everything correctly, the magisk app should say that it is installed.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Q:Fastboot says it couldn't find "magisk.img" or CMD says fastboot doesn't exist
A: Make sure that cmd says that its in C:\Users\(name)\Desktop\platform_tools and that magisk.img is also in there.
Q: Phone is in bootloop
A: Hold volume down button until phone is in fastboot and flash stock boot.img with fastboot flash boot.img. (You will not have root access) If the phone is still somehow in a bootloop, execute the flash_all_except_storage.bat script by double clicking it (found in the sweet_(region)_images folder you extracted from the full fastboot rom .tgz file).

usernamenotrequired said:
I decided to make this guide since I didn't see a guide thread which explains how to root the phone.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for ANY damage that occurs to the phone, you getting fired because the alarm app failed or the world getting nuked, etc...
Requirements:
-A unlocked bootloader
-boot.img extracted from your phone's fastboot rom (MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOADED THE EXACT SAME ROM THAT YOUR PHONE HAS (Check "About phone" in settings. Make sure that the version AND the code (RK(something)XM) match, if you have MIUI).
xiaomifirmwareupdater site contains unmodified MIUI roms for your device.
-If you have a custom rom, extract the rom's zip and get the boot.img from there.
-ADB and Fastboot drivers installed on phone and PC
-SDK Platform tools downloaded from official android website. Extract the downloaded zip to desktop and rename it to platform_tools
-A Computer
-Basic understanding of CMD, ADB and Fastboot commands.
-The phone
If you see an error, scroll down to the troubleshooting section.
Steps:
(on the pc)
-Copy the boot.img file to the phone's downloads folder
(in the phone)
-Download the magisk app from the official github site
-Install the app, then open it.
-In the app, select install on the magisk card
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-Select patch a file, then find and select boot.img.
-Tap "let's go".
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(on the pc)
-Connect your phone to your PC and copy magisk_patched.img from the phone (should be in downloads folder) back to the pc.
-Rename the file to magisk.img, then move it to the platform_tools folder which contains fastboot.exe.
-Now reboot the phone and when the screen goes fully black, hold volume down button until you see "fastboot".
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-Your phone should now be in fastboot mode. Connect the phone to the pc.
-Press win+r, then type cmd
-Type cd desktop
-Type cd platform_tools
-Type fastboot devices (if you see nothing, make sure you have adb and fastboot drivers, that the phone is connected and is in fastboot mode.)
-Type this carefully: fastboot flash boot magisk.img
-Done! Now reboot the phone by typing: fastboot reboot
-If you did everything correctly, the magisk app should say that it is installed.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Q:Fastboot says it couldn't find "magisk.img" or CMD says fastboot doesn't exist
A: Make sure that cmd says that its in C:\Users\(name)\Desktop\platform_tools and that magisk.img is also in there.
Qhone is in bootloop
A: Hold volume down button until phone is in fastboot and flash stock boot.img with fastboot flash boot.img. (You will not have root access) If the phone is still somehow in a bootloop, execute the flash_all_except_storage.bat script by double clicking it (found in the sweet_(region)_images folder you extracted from the full fastboot rom .tgz file).
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Very good but easier with unlocked bootloader and flashing twrp via adb flash recovery "name of twrp file". Afterwards you can flash directly magisk (I prefer 23 canary debug apk) to root.

if i may add to the troubleshooting: if it says magisk.img isn't found, just type this (after confirming connection with fastboot devices command:
fastboot flash boot
then drag and drop the patched magisk file onto the cmd window/line where you typed the command above. worked for me.

Tanks you

For beginners, "assuming bootloader is unlocked if not click here" should be mentioned.

hello, I've been trying to login to my account since this morning. after half a day I was able to get in via facebook. problem is when i want to root my phone it shows error 1004. what did I do wrong?

Bastio001 said:
hello, I've been trying to login to my account since this morning. after half a day I was able to get in via facebook. problem is when i want to root my phone it shows error 1004. what did I do wrong?
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I've searched around, and it seems to be caused by a VPN. If you use a VPN, turn it off and try again. If not, it could be that the Xiaomi unlocking API is down temporarily.

When I root my Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet) by using twrp to flash magisk 25.2 and lazyflasher-no-verify-opt-encrypt.zip, I receive following message
.
Nevertheless, I reboot my phone which is effectively rooted.
I can then install Magisk manager.
Has someone an idea about the meaning of this error message ?
Thanks in advance.

cocopipou said:
When I root my Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet) by using twrp to flash magisk 25.2 and lazyflasher-no-verify-opt-encrypt.zip, I receive following message
View attachment 5704507.
Nevertheless, I reboot my phone which is effectively rooted.
I can then install Magisk manager.
Has someone an idea about the meaning of this error message ?
Thanks in advance.
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No need to flash lazy flasher since you already flashed Magisk. They both do the same which is to disable dm verity. Also, lazy flasher is an old zip intended for old devices so maybe that's why it failed.

BigChungus321 said:
No need to flash lazy flasher since you already flashed Magisk. They both do the same which is to disable dm verity. Also, lazy flasher is an old zip intended for old devices so maybe that's why it failed.
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I thank You very much.

BigChungus321 said:
No need to flash lazy flasher since you already flashed Magisk. They both do the same which is to disable dm verity. Also, lazy flasher is an old zip intended for old devices so maybe that's why it failed.
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then what is the solution bro...still i cant install some custom roms showing error 1...please help me.

cocopipou said:
When I root my Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet) by using twrp to flash magisk 25.2 and lazyflasher-no-verify-opt-encrypt.zip, I receive following message
View attachment 5704507.
Nevertheless, I reboot my phone which is effectively rooted.
I can then install Magisk manager.
Has someone an idea about the meaning of this error message ?
Thanks in advance.
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bro am facing this erros 1. will u pls help me.

THis is the stupidest guide for beginners, this article assumes you have unlocked your phone in the first place. All the important steps are just skipped and is stuffed in the requirements. And just shows simple screenshots that even a child would know where to click.
No external links to find the sources.

While unlocking the bootloader I'm having the issue linked below, thanks in advance for all and any responses. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mi-unlock-country-code-broken.4572339/

r4nchy said:
THis is the stupidest guide for beginners, this article assumes you have unlocked your phone in the first place. All the important steps are just skipped and is stuffed in the requirements. And just shows simple screenshots that even a child would know where to click.
No external links to find the sources.
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AGREE 100%!!!