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android partitions GONE need help!

Hi,
when i was trying to install a new ROM (CM13) to my phone (xiaomi mi3). when i connected it to the computer my computer said i need to format the disk before using. After i did so, when i sideloaded the ROM i told me i was missing partitions to flash this ROM. Does anyone know how to deal with this?
Thanks for any help

Put it in fastboot mode and MiFlash factory image.
Download MIUI ROM Flashing Tool and Xiaomi Mi 3 CDMA/WCDMA Lastest Global Developer Version Fastboot File Download:
http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
Then install TWRP and CM13.

when do i need an unlocked bootloader & flashing methodes

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i'm little bit confused about unlocking the bootloader on an mi5 device. I read somewhere that it's not needed if you use the updater app on the phone. i think this is only true for official rom's which came from en.miui.com it self?
can i use the updater app if i want to install the official en.miui.com 8 global rom without unlocking the bootloader?
if i want to install an xiaomi.eu rom, i will have to unlock the bootloader first?
does root on an official rom need an unlocked bootloader too?
there are more then one way to flash an rom on an mi5 device, updater app, fastboot and miflash tool, twrp(which is not preinstalled i mean?). but i read something about an edl mode, but cant find out what this does mean? is this maybe the fastboot and miflash tool mode?
many thanks!
best regards
adnan

Hello there,
what ROM are you running currently? Broadly speaking, you have 2 tools to change the ROM on Your device: the updater app and Fastboot (miflash uses fastboot too, and twrp requires fastboot to be installed). The updater app allows you only to upgrade your current ROM to the newest version. Fastboot (and the related tools) allow you to change ROM completely (e.g. switching from China Stable to China Dev or from China Stable to Global Stable or from China Stable to miui.eu Stable), and will also allow you to root your device through TWRP. To use fastboot, however, you will need to unlock Your bootloader.
Regarding EDL mode, it is the Miui stock recovery mode, which can be used together with the Xiaomi desktop application to flash new ROMs. It is not a widely used method, because the desktop app is quite buggy.

hello
many thanks for your replay.. i'm currently on miui 8, the global alpha version, so i already do an flash.. your answer is toop, again thanks for that!! but there are some new questions, edl is the miui stock recovery mode, does this mean the recovery as i know it already in a form from recovery.img? if i also want root i will have to flash twrp, this would then mean that the miui stock recovery (edl) wouldn't work anymore? so if i want to go back to an official global rom, do i need to flash the stock miui recovery first? the way to do that would be through fastboot? where can i get the stock miui recovery?
have an nice day!

Blocked on black screen + logo after flash tryed.

Dear all,
I got a mi5 with a ROM Global Stable 7.2.8.0.0 (MAACNDB)
I tried to change it to the latest official one.
I read on Internet that i can upload it without unlocked the bootloader, via this way (MiPCSuite - China) :
en.miui.com/thread-309629-1-1.html
Unfortunattely, after the transfer, my Mi5 reboot and I only got a black screen with MI logo...
rebooting in recovery mod is not working anymore, but fastboot yes.
What should I do ? Waiting for the approval to unlock my bootloader then flash it via MI Flash / Fastboot ? Or Is there any otherway to proceed ?
Thanks in advance,

Hi i think you have a fake Rom as your Rom has 5 digits (7.2.8.0.0) for global stable you should have only 4 digits and 3 for dev rom. Check in subforum i think someone has the same fake Rom issue
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/help/unlock-bootloader-fake-rom-t3502333/page1 here you go

K20 Pro Fastboot Rom Update

So.... I was rooting my k20 pro few days ago but TWRP recovery wasn't flashing, it doesn't go to recovery mode after command boot command and shows success on PC. I was able to switch on my device and can still see stock recovery there. Someone told me to flash vbmeta.IMG and when I flashed (after flashing TWRP recovery), screen gone blank and phone was stuck on fastboot mode. So I flashed fastboot rom and that was Mi9T Pro global 11.0.4.0, there was no download links of K20 Pro Fastboot rom. Now it's draining battery so fast, heating and slow on screen recording on games. Now I've downloaded K20 Pro global fastboot rom (India) and can I flash it now just putting my phone on fastboot mode? And it's miui 11.0.4.0 global and can I flash miui 11.0.6.0 global (India)?
Sorry for bad English and long post
Thank-you

BadaPav said:
So.... I was rooting my k20 pro few days ago but TWRP recovery wasn't flashing, it doesn't go to recovery mode after command boot command and shows success on PC. I was able to switch on my device and can still see stock recovery there. Someone told me to flash vbmeta.IMG and when I flashed (after flashing TWRP recovery), screen gone blank and phone was stuck on fastboot mode. So I flashed fastboot rom and that was Mi9T Pro global 11.0.4.0, there was no download links of K20 Pro Fastboot rom. Now it's draining battery so fast, heating and slow on screen recording on games. Now I've downloaded K20 Pro global fastboot rom (India) and can I flash it now just putting my phone on fastboot mode? And it's miui 11.0.4.0 global and can I flash miui 11.0.6.0 global (India)?
Sorry for bad English and long post
Thank-you
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You can get all the fastboot ROMs from here.
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/supported/miui/
Search for raphael if you have a Chinese phone.
Search for raphaelin if you have an Indian phone.
MIUI will automatically restore stock recovery, flashing Magisk will stop this happening.
After flashing TWRP in fastboot you need to boot directly into TWRP.
Still in fastboot type
Code:
fastboot reboot
When the phone turns off, quickly press and hold volume up until it boots into TWRP.
Now you can install Magisk, which will prevent stock recovery being restored.

Fastboot Rom Update
Thank-you for your response. I'm currently on miui 11.0.4 0 global stable version Raphael (Mi9T pro) and I want to flash Raphaelin (K20 pro) fastboot Rom.
Guide me
*Bootloader unlocked
*Still on stock recovery

BadaPav said:
Thank-you for your response. I'm currently on miui 11.0.4 0 global stable version Raphael (Mi9T pro) and I want to flash Raphaelin (K20 pro) fastboot Rom.
Guide me
*Bootloader unlocked
*Still on stock recovery
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Download the latest India fastboot ROM from here
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/raphaelin/
Use this guide to flash the ROM
https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
You need to view this page in desktop mode, if viewing on a mobile.
In step 5 of the guide, make sure you change the flash option to 'clean all' before hitting the flash button. If you don't change this, you will lock the bootloader.
After flashing, boot into MIUI at least once before flashing anything else.
Get the latest TWRP from here and flash it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k2...icial-twrp-xiaomi-redmi-t3944363/post79823568
After flashing TWRP, use the steps in my earlier post to install Magisk.
Get the latest Magisk from here
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v20.4

Question mi 11 pro - from eu rom+twrp to chinese original stock rom with the fastboot loader

Hello friends ,
I need your help because I'm already lost , openning many threads , and I dont know what to do.
I have mi11 Pro with eu rom+ TWRP bootloader. the boot loader is unloacked.
I dont know what I did, but I played with the settings of the phone and the TWRP and currently the phone is running with the eu rom , but I can not install a new rom because the TWRP does not recognize the zip file of the rom .
i tried to fix the problem in the twrp , but failed .
All I want at the moment is to go back to the original Chinese stock rom of the device as on the day I took it out of the box along with the fastboot recovery, so that I ll be able later to install any rom .
Is this process possible without causing a brick to the device?
Is there a link to the original Chinese stock rom with its fastboot recovery and how to install it without using TWRP?
thnx a lot

Just download fastboot rom for Mi 11 pro (google it), and flash in fastboot mode using miflash
Nothing brick, u can relock bootloader if u want there