So I live in Canada and I recently bought a MI 8 from AliExpress. From what I've read it's a chineese version of the phone that was unlocked to add the global rom.
After bricking it, I followed some online tutorials to disassemble the phone and put it into EDL mode. Upon attempting to flash the phone, I was told I could not flash the phone because my account does not have the permissions to flash. I looked around to see if there was a way around this (E.G copying the programmer without this retarded authentication from another older firmware) however it seems there's no 845 phone that has an old enough firmware where this authentication measure doesn't exist.
What's my best option here? Is there ANY way I can recover my phone or do I just have a $500 paperweight?
If the device was unlocked you can flash it in fastboot mode using Mi Flash Tool or flash the most important partitions through fastboot.
deadvcr said:
So I live in Canada and I recently bought a MI 8 from AliExpress. From what I've read it's a chineese version of the phone that was unlocked to add the global rom.
After bricking it, I followed some online tutorials to disassemble the phone and put it into EDL mode. Upon attempting to flash the phone, I was told I could not flash the phone because my account does not have the permissions to flash. I looked around to see if there was a way around this (E.G copying the programmer without this retarded authentication from another older firmware) however it seems there's no 845 phone that has an old enough firmware where this authentication measure doesn't exist.
What's my best option here? Is there ANY way I can recover my phone or do I just have a $500 paperweight?
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Some people that had this issue contacted the vendor to get the account and passcode, apparently due a Xiaomi management backlash, the vendors are happy to provide you with those credentials, in some cases at least.
If you bought the phone recently, I would file a complaint with Aliexpress and see if you can get a refund, you can find good deals on global devices on Amazon,
tsongming said:
Some people that had this issue contacted the vendor to get the account and passcode, apparently due a Xiaomi management backlash, the vendors are happy to provide you with those credentials, in some cases at least.
If you bought the phone recently, I would file a complaint with Aliexpress and see if you can get a refund, you can find good deals on global devices on Amazon,
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Ahhhh thank you! I will try that.
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Hi.I was a newbie nexus 6 user but accidently,my phone died.Now when i try to boot my phone,it boots into bootloader mode.In the bootloader logs,it says failed to validate system image.When i try to boot to recovery,it gives the same error(i see when i look bootloader logs.)The phone is also in locked state.When i try fastboot oem unlock,it says me to allow oem unlock in the developer options.And also i tried fastboot -w(format userdata and cache),and then fastboot oem unlock,still same reaction.In this situation,anyway to get my phone back?If is there anyway to allow me oem unlock,then i can achieve.I hope,the only option isn't rma .I am able to use some fastboot commands can not the fastboot flash commands because the phone is in locked state.
I don't understand why google make this new option in dev options,it is really weird.That made me stuck looking my phone sadly,and get back my nexus 4 using.Glad nexus 4 is still perfect stable
Sorry for my poor english,i hope you all understand my problem.
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Hi.I was a newbie nexus 6 user but accidently,my phone died.Now when i try to boot my phone,it boots into bootloader mode.In the bootloader logs,it says failed to validate system image.When i try to boot to recovery,it gives the same error(i see when i look bootloader logs.)The phone is also in locked state.When i try fastboot oem unlock,it says me to allow oem unlock in the developer options.And also i tried fastboot -w(format userdata and cache),and then fastboot oem unlock,still same reaction.In this situation,anyway to get my phone back?If is there anyway to allow me oem unlock,then i can achieve.I hope,the only option isn't rma .I am able to use some fastboot commands can not the fastboot flash commands because the phone is in locked state.
I don't understand why google make this new option in dev options,it is really weird.That made me stuck looking my phone sadly,and get back my nexus 4 using.Glad nexus 4 is still perfect stable
Sorry for my poor english,i hope you all understand my problem.
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If your bootloader is locked and enable OEM unlock is not enabled and you don`t have a custom recovery i`m afraid you`re device is bricked. There is nothing you can do to get it running again afaik and you need to send it in for repair
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If your bootloader is locked and enable OEM unlock is not enabled and you don`t have a custom recovery i`m afraid you`re device is bricked. There is nothing you can do to get it running again afaik and you need to send it in for repair
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I amnin Turkey and only via my friend,i am able to send it for repair.If i send it to motorola,will they send me a new one?Only 4-5 days i have used my nexus 6
How many days does this rma procedure(taking my repaired or new changed phone) take,do you have any experience?I have read some experiences about motorola repair service and i am not sure if they will really help me.
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I amnin Turkey and only via my friend,i am able to send it for repair.If i send it to motorola,will they send me a new one?Only 4-5 days i have used my nexus 6
How many days does this rma procedure(taking my repaired or new changed phone) take,do you have any experience?I have read some experiences about motorola repair service and i am not sure if they will really help me.
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I think this should be covered under warranty imo as the device is not unlocked and/or rooted. Its probably a software faillure of some kind unless you did maybe do something to the device?
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I think this should be covered under warranty imo as the device is not unlocked and/or rooted. Its probably a software faillure of some kind unless you did maybe do something to the device?
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I will send it via my friend,i hope they would change it with a new one.Thanks for your reply.
Damn google,why do you need that option???
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Damn google,why do you need that option???
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Imagine if you've lost or had your device stolen how easy it would be for the thief to wipe it and have a,"new "phone.
This is kind of a Solomon's decision now, isn't it? Better to kill the phone than the other person use it?
Sent from my Nexus 6 running cyosp using Tapatalk
Hi again,i have looked for the rma process and in the program choosing page,it says for advanced exchange premium fee 0$,so it means nothing will be hold on my credit card?Anyone has experience?I didn't see anything about 500$ hold in the description.Also,should i send it all the things in the box(charger,cable and documents),or only the phone?Do they send new one or used refurbished one?It says like new one so i ask.
I have some experience with returning Nexus devices to Google (not Motorola themselves).
The first was my Nexus 6, which developed the known back-peeling problem. Google sent me a brand new one with a return label for the faulty one, and didn't charge anything, though of course if the faulty one hadn't arrived they would have.
The other was my Nexus 5, which ran out of battery at one point and afterwards nothing I could do would make the radio work - and a phone with a broken radio isn't a phone. Again, despite it being nominally out of warranty (at 18 months) Google sent me a refurbished one with a return label for the broken one, and the refurbished device was totally indistinguishable from a brand-new one.
In both cases they wanted only the phone, not the peripherals, and I was never without a phone.
So regardless of whether they send you a new or refurbished one, as long as they don't charge you I reckon you'll be happy.
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I have some experience with returning Nexus devices to Google (not Motorola themselves).
The first was my Nexus 6, which developed the known back-peeling problem. Google sent me a brand new one with a return label for the faulty one, and didn't charge anything, though of course if the faulty one hadn't arrived they would have.
The other was my Nexus 5, which ran out of battery at one point and afterwards nothing I could do would make the radio work - and a phone with a broken radio isn't a phone. Again, despite it being nominally out of warranty (at 18 months) Google sent me a refurbished one with a return label for the broken one, and the refurbished device was totally indistinguishable from a brand-new one.
In both cases they wanted only the phone, not the peripherals, and I was never without a phone.
So regardless of whether they send you a new or refurbished one, as long as they don't charge you I reckon you'll be happy.
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Mine is from amazon,black friday 199$ deal.Do i have to send it motorola or google also accept it?
ardaalisahin said:
Mine is from amazon,black friday 199$ deal.Do i have to send it motorola or google also accept it?
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Contact Amazon first, maybe they`ll send you a new one. Else try Motorola, you can only deal with Google if you bought the phone from the Play Store.
Your contract is with the company you bought it from - Amazon. They're usually pretty good about returns, though they will wonder (as I do) how you managed to brick it. You haven't really explained that. "Accidentally my phone died"? What was the accident?
If i can find motorola signed img's,it can allow me to flash even it's locked state.I have tried google's stock img's,but only able to doengrade the bootloader,the sgstem img gave error when flashing.Also i have tried verizon image with xml.zip(https://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&..._Xelndmr_1g&sig2=xy09mDye-bBE79mYp045ow),same error when flashing system.img.The error says preflash validation error,invalid signed image.Due to this errors,all is about finding signed image.The way works for moto e in the same situation,so it can work in nexus 6 too(http://techylab.com/1576/fix-bricked-moto-e/).Anybody help?
There is no Motorola-signed image available for this device. Since this is one of Google's Nexus line of phones, Motorola's only involvement is to provide the hardware. Google provides the firmware, which you presumably already have. The only good news I can give is that you also get Motorola's warranty with this device, and thus even if Amazon should give you a difficult time in asking for an exchange, Motorola should be able to help you.
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"Accidentally my phone died"? What was the accident?
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Accidentaly,i have deleted wrong partition(cid block) using qpst tool.(writing wrong number caused this,mmcblk0pxx)
I have this block's backup but nothing apliable in this situation.
So in other words, the phone didn't die. You killed it by trying to add LTE bands to the phone using QPST.
Assuming Amazon exchanges the device for another one, when you get the new device, don't use QPST on it!
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So in other words, the phone didn't die. You killed it by trying to add LTE bands to the phone using QPST.
Assuming Amazon exchanges the device for another one, when you get the new device, don't use QPST on it!
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Or at least have you bootloader unlocked...
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
So in other words, the phone didn't die. You killed it by trying to add LTE bands to the phone using QPST.
Assuming Amazon exchanges the device for another one, when you get the new device, don't use QPST on it!
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Yes,i was trying to add lte bands,and that was my first and worst experience with qpst tool.I had an unlocked bootloader but after deleting cid block,it began showing locked.I sent my phone to the usa via my friend and will try motorola rma service.Hope will get my device repaired or another like new device.Don't know if they still have new one to send out.
For what its worth - I had converted from (Canadian) L09 to L29 to AL00 using HWOTA, then installed the Oreo firmware from FF.
NOT WORTH IT.
Changes partition names, TWRP doesn't work properly and going back to stock EMUI 5 1/Nougat is almost impossible. Hard-Bricked a phone trying (boot loop, no fastboot/recovery access), not sure what happened but thankfully Huawei was understanding and replaced it under warranty. Don't think it was a rookie mistake as I've been flashing and modding since the Desire Z days...
I would HIGHLY advise waiting for official Oreo and a TWRP that's compatible.
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For what its worth - I had converted from (Canadian) L09 to L29 to AL00 using HWOTA, then installed the Oreo firmware from FF.
NOT WORTH IT.
Changes partition names, TWRP doesn't work properly and going back to stock EMUI 5 1/Nougat is almost impossible. Hard-Bricked a phone trying (boot loop, no fastboot/recovery access), not sure what happened but thankfully Huawei was understanding and replaced it under warranty. Don't think it was a rookie mistake as I've been flashing and modding since the Desire Z days...
I would HIGHLY advise waiting for official Oreo and a TWRP that's compatible.
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What did you tell them at Huawei so they understood for a replacement? I have P-10 plus hardbricked due to similar situation. Never thought of asking them for another. Glad I didn’t take it apart yet....
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What did you tell them at Huawei so they understood for a replacement? I have P-10 plus hardbricked due to similar situation. Never thought of asking them for another. Glad I didn’t take it apart yet....
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Sorry for the late response, but if I recall correctly - I think I lied. Pretty sure I told them something like "I was using the phone, it got a bit hot then crashed. When I tried to turn it back on it was stuck in this weird bootloop." Since it wouldn't boot, they couldn't check for unlocked bootloader or anything else. I don't remember if I had it swapped at the carrier store or sent it to Huawei... If it's outside the stores warranty, just be careful with your answers. Playing naive to a degree is usually the best if you to get good service.
Once upon a time, I had a 6P legitimately die from bad hardware and had to really fight Huawei to get a replacement. Mind you, I didn't have the original receipt that time so YMMV. Get a service ticket opened, act like it died for no reason and see what happens. They'll probably toss it in a pile and send a new one or just do a mainboard swap instead of pissing around with diagnosing and swapping individual surface mount components.
Hi, I am getting ready to purchase a Mi 8 from AliExpress.
The seller lets you choose to prevent them from opening the box to do quality control checks and flashing the global ROM. Personally, I think I am going to opt-in to received an unopened/untouched device, because I'm pretty sure I can flash the global ROM by myself, and I don't want whatever happened in this thread happening to me. Is this the right choice?
Otherwise, I think I am ready to buy it! I already confirmed it will work on my carrier (AT&T), and the seller is a recommended vendor according to reddit. Anything else I should know before pulling the trigger?
Thanks in advance.
Bootloader wont be unlocked out of the box and you'll have to wait 15 days to unlock it.
Regards. I have a mi 11 ultra with stable global rom installed and unlocked bootloader. Can I lock the bootloader again with the global rom or would I have to put the one I had from China? thank you
You probably need to install the ROM you had on the device before, there may be some errors in the certificate so better install the ROM you had before
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I killed a mi 11 by locking bootloader of Chinese model whilst global ROM was flashed
Could not boot due to "incorrect"software and could not reflash Chinese ROM as bootloader was locked and couldn't unlock bootloader again as locking does a full wipe and prevents re unlock
Search for paid EDL support. That's the way it goes when people relock BL and in parallel brick the phone
Search somewhere else since paid support must not be advertised here
I tried... Lol
I live in UK and contacted half a dozen independent repair services and I got the impression I knew more than they did about Xiaomi bootloader and edl flash software lol
In the end I sold it "as is" on ebay for about half what I paid for it as all the independent ppl wanted a non refundable service fee up front with no guarantee of repair
I knew the phone was repairable just not how to locate someone in UK with the software & the knowledge to force flash CN ROM back in
dezborders said:
I tried... Lol
I live in UK and contacted half a dozen independent repair services and I got the impression I knew more than they did about Xiaomi bootloader and edl flash software lol
In the end I sold it "as is" on ebay for about half what I paid for it as all the independent ppl wanted a non refundable service fee up front with no guarantee of repair
I knew the phone was repairable just not how to locate someone in UK with the software & the knowledge to force flash CN ROM back in
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Sorry for the bad news of your decision, but people from Russia can do it remotely for 20 to 35$. easy fix in a 15 min's duration. and of course world wide, I've seen people from all around the world doing it.
if you had a search in this forum you could have found a few posts about it, and they all had it fixed straight away for a few bucks. you should have done a bit of a research, I could have bought it from you......
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Sorry for the bad news of your decision, but people from Russia can do it remotely for 20 to 35$. easy fix in a 15 min's duration. and of course world wide, I've seen people from all around the world doing it.
if you had a search in this forum you could have found a few posts about it, and they all had it fixed straight away for a few bucks. you should have done a bit of a research, I could have bought it from you......
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Thanks, this was over a year ago, but I will keep you in mind for next time (but I do hope this is NO next time!)
dezborders said:
Thanks, this was over a year ago, but I will keep you in mind for next time (but I do hope this is NO next time!)
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Sorry bro, I didn't mean that I am looking for one or to use you to get one. I meant to say that as long as any device got software issue, eventually there will be a solution, so no need to get rid of the device for that price. Be patient with any tech with a software delima, as long as it does not develop to hardware issue
Hi friends, my mi 11 ultra just died, no boot, no fastboot, nothing.
Did you know where can I get the main board of this? Some website that is safe, i suspect that is not cheap.
Thanks
Kenshin1870 said:
Hi friends, my mi 11 ultra just died, no boot, no fastboot, nothing.
Did you know where can I get the main board of this? Some website that is safe, i suspect that is not cheap.
Thanks
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Aliexpress provides a lot of spare parts for Xiaomi but for this model, I can't find it.
Maybe because of the price
https://xiaomiplanets.com/xiaomi-mi-11-ultra-price-list-repairs/
Found here but no idea if it's a trusted site.
https://www.cellspare.com/xiaomi-mi-11-ultra-motherboard-pcb*
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Is it still charging?
Check if it is not in EDL mode.
Install the drivers and connect it to the pc.
Search qualcomm drivers EDL mode.
I see an option weeks ago from aliexpress, for 250$, but the seller told that it comer without any rom installed, so i had to put it myself so i got doubt about it.
But 250$ is way better than 400$ i guess
Kenshin1870 said:
I see an option weeks ago from aliexpress, for 250$, but the seller told that it comer without any rom installed, so i had to put it myself so i got doubt about it.
But 250$ is way better than 400$ i guess
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Are you sure it's the motherboard? (see my post).
To this must be added the glue kit and the flex cable.
There is not avaible right now because the seller is on vacations, but defintely is the main board or motherboard
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There is not avaible right now because the seller is on vacations, but defintely is the main board or motherboard
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Iranian website
https://razhanmobile.com/motherboard-xiaomi/3074-motherboard-xiaomi-mi-11.html
If you can change the motherboard you should be able to flash ROM by yourself. Its easier than installing motherboard.
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If you can change the motherboard you should be able to flash ROM by yourself. Its easier than installing motherboard.
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That's like 300$, i guess ali is the best choice
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That's like 300$, i guess ali is the best choice
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"but the seller told that it comer without any rom installed"
Wouldn't it rather be the firmware?
Kenshin1870 said:
Hi friends, my mi 11 ultra just died, no boot, no fastboot, nothing.
Did you know where can I get the main board of this? Some website that is safe, i suspect that is not cheap.
Thanks
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Another option is to send to an experienced tech , ask them to reball the SOC.
No need for new mainboard.
Here they show how they fix it
Hi, anyone has a dead Mi 11 Ultra to sell. I can buy as i need to replace the broken display of my Mi 11 Ultra. I am from Chennai, India.
Bobfish said:
Another option is to send to an experienced tech , ask them to reball the SOC.
No need for new mainboard.
Here they show how they fix it
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It is safe to send the unit? Is in china i see
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"but the seller told that it comer without any rom installed"
Wouldn't it rather be the firmware?
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I found this guy and it says it comes with china rom, but it is 100$ more that before seller.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804505590572.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.21.872f50847LZKSU&algo_pvid=f3fe79a4-4d45-4042-ac6c-abda8e4549ce&algo_exp_id=f3fe79a4-4d45-4042-ac6c-abda8e4549ce-10&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000030119834947%22%7D&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%21410.0%21360.8%21%21%21%21%21%4021227d8316733849038804767d0686%2112000030119834947%21sea&curPageLogUid=AvmbBa0a8NsQ
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I found this gay and it says it comes with china rom, but it is 100$ more that before seller.
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If there is a rom, there is firmware, firmware and rom are two different things.
The firmware connects the hardware part to the software part.
If you have firmware, you can install any version of Rom with Miflash since the firmware is included in the rom.
You will probably have to use EDL mode to flash firmware on a motherboard without firmware, which is quite tricky and requires special permissions.
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It is safe to send the unit? Is in china i see
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Can send to a good electronic/phone repair tech in your city , this procedure is commonly done on other things like PC,laptops,TV as well.
They'll need reballing stencil kit , you can order it from here
https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005002727796408.html