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Advice to change original rom

Hi,
I recently bought an Redmi 2 4G model 2014817 in HK for a friend.
I would like to put the phone in french using an update of MIUI or a new ROM (stable). Currently only chinese and english are available.
I've read a lot of messages and it seems a bit complex.
What is your advice?
Thanks a lot!

I couldn't find a device-specific thread here on XDA, so I'm going to point you to the right section for your questions [in another forum].
check here: http://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/xiaomi-redmi-2-4g-lte.134/

Thanks I saw I've seen that except it's almost impossible to register.
In case I don't succeed to install multilingual pack, could I install another rom like cyanogen or a "clean" android (like on nexus) ?
Maybe I should wait a bit as the phone is quite new.
Cheers !

If you want to have MIUI with french, you have to use this ROM (specific for your device). It's the MIUI 6 Kit Kat Multilanguage.
If you want other ROMs, there's something Unofficial for now, the device is new. There's an Unofficial CyanogenMod 11.
Installing Multi MIUI it's very simple: http://en.miui.com/thread-11242-1-1.html
On this link it's for MIUI V5, but for MIUI 6 is almost the same.

Thanks a lot for all those info, I'll make a try today and let you know. I will try to keep MIUI first.
I let you know
Cheers,

Hey,
It has worked! in something like 5 minutes, very easy.
Just you need to install the driver before (on Win 8.1) to have better access to the internal memory.
Drivers link: androidxda.com/download-best-android-adb-driver
Now I'm waiting for a new multilingual version with MIUI6
Thanks a lot!

[ROM][7.1.2][OpenKirin's LineageOS 14.1 - Huawei P8Lite ][Update 31/12/2017]

So, since the other thread is pretty clogged up, I have decided to create a new one (even tough I know this is going to get even more clogged up...)
So the day has come, since the closed beta I have fixed some bugs and I have (finally) setup the downloads server, it's the right time.
I am not really good writing this kind of posts, you know what you want, and I am too tired to talk about the risks of not being careful flashing, etc...
Installation Instructions
Your device must be updated to EMUI 4.1 !
You should have already installed TWRP 3.1.1-0 !
Format data in TWRP and reboot device again into TWRP ( if you come from stock EMUI 4.1 )
Wipe Factory Reset in TWRP
Flash LOS 14.1 zip and reboot to System
Reboot device in TWRP and install Gapps ( optional )
Install Magisk or SuperSU if you need ROOT ( optional )
Enjoy
Currently Working List
Audio
Camera fully working with Footej Camera ( via PlayStore )
WiFi
BT with a2dp
dual SIM with data network connecting
Lights
Sensors
Off-mode charging
adb & mtp
Internal/External Storage
Flash
Touch-screen
LiveDisplay
Screenrecord
HWC partially
GPS
NFC
DT2W
Currently Not Working
Encryption
SIM without LTE/4G support
Stock camera video recording, please use Footej Camera via PlayStore !
There may be others small issues !
Downloads
lineage-14.1-20171231_141649-UNOFFICIAL-alice.zip md5 : 1078349b8c78652ba1aaf2ed7548d361
Gapps ( recommended version : ARM64 - 7.1 - nano )
Please use always the latest update from Gapps
Misc
If you have a Honor 4X and the rom isn't compatible (it shouldn't be compatible so don't worry) send me a PM (unless you are @panchovix because I already know that he is interested lol), because I need a little group of people to test the adapted 4X version, but that rom will be published in the correct subforum, so please let's keep it tidy.
Please think before you post, I wouldn't like to reach 50 pages within 2 weeks, so if you just want to post "OMG SO HYPED" do it in the other thread or don't do it at all.
P.S: The Github repo will be updated as fast as I can, I understand that some people want to port roms now that we have reached 'certain stability', but I am just one person and my time is limited.
Kernel GPLv2 compliant : android_kernel_huawei_hi6210sft !
This ROM is provided by OpenKirin TEAM (XePeleato, OldDroid, surdu_petru )​
XDA:DevDB Information
LOS 14.1, ROM for the Huawei P8lite/P8 Lite
Contributors
XePeleato, surdu_petru, OldDroid, olrak2
Source Code: https://github.com/OpenKirin
ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
ROM Firmware Required: Android MM (EMUI 4.1)
Based On: LineageOS
Version Information
Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2017-10-15
Created 2017-01-21
Last Updated 2017-12-31

@XePeleato OMG SO HYPED, ok nope haha, thanks man, finally it is here now on XDA, good luck on the rest (because just watching there are just little bugs, atleast for me), as always i say it to you, Good job! and Thanks for remembering us 4X users!
@MarcoPLs @Zizo17 @ericotena @keikari good luck here, we have someone that want to help us send him a PM, and if you know more people using the 4X (i know there are more, probably you that are you reading this :I), PM him (don't comment here, he doesn't want to inundate the thread)
And for you P8 lite users that can get the rom working already, you are lucky! enjoy the rom, for me it is stable for daily use in my case

it's the same rom from the other thread? but on a zip file?
what are the requirements to safely flash this trough twrp?

@Z3NG3R1 this is different one from htcmania, this one has a lot of less bugs, and yes on a zip file
i think you should know how to flash roms at this moment, make a backup and flash it, if something goes wrong restore lol (flashing custom roms has no requeriments, except for having OBV unlocked bootloader and twrp)

Oh wow! So, those are the only bugs? Everything else is up and running? Cool. I'll try this. I can't say thanks enough. @XePeleato the site isn't loading??

@panchovix yeah, I know how to backup and flash a ROM...but what I was saying is that in the toher post, the were saying that you needed a different twrp recovery bro...so that's why I asked...but I'll install it right away then! I'm so happy that this phone is getting custom roms!!!

@Z3NG3R1 oh i see, reading the update binary it seems you need that twrp itself recognizes your phone as hi6210sft (this depends on TWRP) and ALE-L21 (this depends of build.prop), so if you have both you are good

@panchovix well...I think I have both..my twrp version is 3.0.2.0 and my phone is ALE-21 converted to dual sim..do you think I'm good?

Not working Website :crying:
Not working website :crying:

WoW!! Great work thanks!
The Play store is working?

seems the link died or it is saturated, atleast i got the download before the site went down, weird

So, if you get the ear speaker working i will flash it on my Honor 4c, and try it for daily use
Sent from my Honor 4c using Tapatalk.

link error?
link no funciona?

Please report bugs to Xepeleato only with a logcat file. There are free Apps for logcats available in playstore. The Dev can only fix bugs if he knows what went wrong.

http://lineageos.org/Update-and-Build-Prep/
We will NOT be shipping root baked into the ROM.
Root will be a downloadable zip based install similar to gapps installation (only need to flash it once).
Home builders that want to bake su back into the ROM can use the command ‘export WITH_SU=true’ prior to building.

Link is not working

Is there ota updates yet?

Btw https://stats.lineageos.org/
84. hi6210sft 163

panchovix said:
seems the link died or it is saturated, atleast i got the download before the site went down, weird
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Can you please upload it somewhere

The link is fixed, the backend server died in the middle of the night, it should be fine now.
Sent from my FRD-L04 using Tapatalk

Need Custom ROM suggestions and Instructions for Xiaomi Mi 5

I recently received a Xiaomi Mi 5 device and am unhappy with the stock MIUI (7.2.8.0 Global Stable) functionality.
My previous phone was a Moto E (1st Gen) and several years ago, I had flashed a custom ROM by @TheStrix [from this thread].
What an amazing ROM that was. It provided an optimized version of the stock ROM that fully supported the hardware and provided a great base on which to add required Apps. I used it happily for years and my son still uses it.
I am looking for a Custom ROM for the Xiaomi Mi 5 that meets the following criteria:
1. Must be stable and supported
2. Must support all device hardware fully without losing functionality (example: IR blaster, NFC, fingerprint, 4-Axis OIS, VoLTE, ...)
3. Provide as close an experience to the standard Android OS it is based on as possible (example retain the great integration of the "OK Google" functionality)
4. As few Apps pre-installed as possible without compromising (2) and (3) above. But must include Google Play Store for a smooth way to install whatever apps (Google or otherwise) are needed later.
4. Clear instructions to install the ROM starting with a stock Mi5 device, using a Linux laptop. I am in to the "open source" movement and don't own a Windows device.
I have already spent a lot of time transferring 15 GB of my data to the device, so a way to update the new ROM without losing the data is desirable, but not a must-have.
Thanks in advance for the help and suggestions. Apologies if this thread turns out to be a duplicate.

Further information from a response I received on the MIUI forum.
My ROM version says MIUI Global 7.2.8.0.0 (MAACNDB) Stable. However official ROMs don't have "CN" in the version for Global Stable ROMs. So looks like my device came with an Unofficial ROM.

Xiaomi may only provide a windows-based unlocking tool. I do not know whether it may work correctly with Wine. Qcom 9008 mode may not work but you can still flash via fastboot, and unlocking bootloader is required.
MIUI is stable and all function should work normally but it is not a AOSP-like one. Lineageos 14.1 is stable but not all functions work - QC 3.0 seldom works, touch button does not work well enough on LGD panel. I do not know how to test OIS, but it is said to work.

sudhashbahu said:
My ROM version says MIUI Global 7.2.8.0.0 (MAACNDB) Stable.
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In your situation, the fake rom situation, you have to first unlock the bootloader and then flash a real/official miUI rom and from there ... go where you want.
remember: DO A BACKUP if you need your personal data; because this operation, done right, will erase everything from the phone.
A good place to look for informations will be here on xda and the official miUI forum
the unlock request page: http://en.miui.com/unlock/
the mi5 forum: http://en.miui.com/forum-92-1.html
the download page with the official flashing guides: http://en.miui.com/download-299.html
sudhashbahu said:
I am looking for a Custom ROM for the Xiaomi Mi 5 that meets the following criteria:...
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The best custom rom for mi5, in my opinion, are the RR and the AOSCP. Fast, light (in space used and ram engaged) and maintained with love and dediction.
But they have some flaws; flaws widely discussed in their respective threads (here on xda).
My suggestion: if it's the first time for you with the miUI ... Give it a try!
Because it's in fact a custom rom, with many minor (and major) things already at your disposal.

glogal said:
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The best custom rom for mi5, in my opinion, are the RR and the AOSCP. Fast, light (in space used and ram engaged) and maintained with love and dediction.
But they have some flaws; flaws widely discussed in their respective threads (here on xda).
My suggestion: if it's the first time for you with the miUI ... Give it a try!
Because it's in fact a custom rom, with many minor (and major) things already at your disposal.
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Thanks, could you please provide links to main threads for RR and AOSCP?

sudhashbahu said:
Thanks, could you please provide links to main threads for RR and AOSCP?
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LineageOS is your ROM then.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/development/rom-cyanogenmod-14-1-xiaomi-mi-5-t3501971
We'll get the official gemini release tonight.

The place for the mi5 roms in xda is in the front page of the mi5 subforum; there is a section just for them full of info and goodies and pixies and unicorns and etc etc. :
mi5 subforum: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5
RR stands for Resurrection Remix and AOSCP is also know as CypherOS
But just a couple of hours ago LineageOS has started with the nightly: https://download.lineageos.org/gemini
And yes: do a search before asking a redundant question because all the informations are already here at your disposal.

P9+Android6+EMUI 4.1+fRomFutureNewWorld V4 - upgrade to Android7/8

Hi guys
A year and the half or even better just after I purchased my P9 I unlocked bootloader, rooted and went for custom ROM (fRomFuture - NewWorld V4) the only one available and 100% working for P9 at that time as I remember. I got this system since then and I must admit it works pretty well surprisingly without any updates. However I just received work smartphone (Moto G5) which supports dual-sim and realize this is good moment for upgrade my P9. I just took read P9 7.x/8.x ROM's flashing installation descriptions and I feel dizzy....upgrading EMUI, changing partition type from FAT to encrypted ext4..... uff... I already flashed my P9 with custom ROM but back then it seems much much easy with Android 6.
First of all how could I check my firmware version ? With NewWorld ROM I don't see this kind of info.
Second - from what I read I need to update EMUI first from 4.1 to newest ,correct ? Do I need to know my firmware version for that or upgrade could be done (on already flashed system) via Huawei official software ?
I'd like to go for [ROM][8.1][OpenKirin's RROS Oreo v6.0.0 for instance. On Moto G5 I have to install 64bit TWRP and ARM64 Gapps as well - is this the same story with Huawei ?
Make this story short - what step should I take to upgrade my unlocked,rooted P9-EVA with Android 6,TWRP and NewWorld ROM to something newer like even Android 7.x but prefer 8.x because it seems to be working much faster than 7 on my Motorola.
Thanks for help and sorry for lame questions

Flash stock firmware using dload, update to the latest firmware then flash the custom rom you want.

How to apply substratum themes

Hello again!
First let me give the details of my phone:
Rom: lineage os (official)
Android version : 9, pie
Root : magisk rooted
Recovery : orangefox (official and latest)
So, I've been using this rom for almost half a year now and official development of los for santoni seems to be at an end
I tried installing different roms for a better ui but not many were to my liking and which were, had a bad battery backup.
So I decided to "theme" the current rom..los.. and put substratum and installed some themes that were supposed to work for Android pie and above.
But they did not work even when I followed every step correctly. (I saw from YouTube tho lol)
So I want to know from you guys if you know how to apply themes maybe if there was a workaround ? It just in general how do I apply substratum themes