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How to flash images with fastboot?

My phone is almost bricked
I was trying to install sevenrov v3.2 while i was on v3.1 and i ****ed up everything while doing a fullwipe
Right now there is only fastboot&rescuemode available
twrp is not working, because it does no read the digitizer(i cannot press anything)
i can install cwm but should i ?
I believe that is best to flash images through fastboot.
But what images should i flash?
Where to find them?
How should i flash them?

revery0 said:
My phone is almost bricked
I was trying to install sevenrov v3.2 while i was on v3.1 and i ****ed up everything while doing a fullwipe
Right now there is only fastboot&rescuemode available
twrp is not working, because it does no read the digitizer(i cannot press anything)
i can install cwm but should i ?
I believe that is best to flash images through fastboot.
But what images should i flash?
Where to find them?
How should i flash them?
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Oh dear! You are in a mess. All I can suggest is that you flash the stock recovery and then install a stock ROM for your phone using the force update (dload) method that has been described in other threads. Then you can return to a custom ROM of your choice. As far as I know CWM for this phone is only in Chinese so it may be of little value unless you understand the language.

arthios said:
Oh dear! You are in a mess. All I can suggest is that you flash the stock recovery and then install a stock ROM for your phone using the force update (dload) method that has been described in other threads. Then you can return to a custom ROM of your choice. As far as I know CWM for this phone is only in Chinese so it may be of little value unless you understand the language.
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cwm has english also but it has no use for me
Only fastboot works
dload method does not complete, the blue progress bar goes up to to 85% and stays there forever...
I am looking for a mathod to create a flashable zip for fastboot
to use fastboot flash filename.zip command
or flash each partition seperatly , i tried the method with huawei extractor
extracted the images system,root,boot,cache,cust,userdata
flashed each one on their partitions
but without success

revery0 said:
cwm has english also but it has no use for me
Only fastboot works
dload method does not complete, the blue progress bar goes up to to 85% and stays there forever...
I am looking for a mathod to create a flashable zip for fastboot
to use fastboot flash filename.zip command
or flash each partition seperatly , i tried the method with huawei extractor
extracted the images system,root,boot,cache,cust,userdata
flashed each one on their partitions
but without success
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Why you do not flash twrp recovery in fastboot mode and then install a flashable ZIP?
Edit:
In this thread, are the same probs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56634210
Short: install recovery and try to flash a rom again.
I See your post in this thraed that this not work for you but i think you have to try it again. In fastboot mode you can flash recovery and cust. Its that working?
Can you explain step by step what are you doing?

87insane said:
Why you do not flash twrp recovery in fastboot mode and then install a flashable ZIP?
Edit:
In this thread, are the same probs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56634210
Short: install recovery and try to flash a rom again.
I See your post in this thraed that this not work for you but i think you have to try it again. In fastboot mode you can flash recovery and cust. Its that working?
Can you explain step by step what are you doing?
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First of all thank you,
Right now my phone is in a bootloop(not more than 6 sec duration, with short vibration)
3 buttons , power button tricks and combos don't seem to work
The only way to exit the bootloop is by sending the fastbbot reboot recovery command and wait for some loops while you are doing the vol+vol-power combo
Then the phone enters fastboot rescue mode
I get reply when sending the fastboot devices command,
And the phone has unlocked bootloader (OEM command)
I can flash images extracted from the official 135 ROM
I tried cust boot user data system cache recovey , and the are all flashed correctly
But I can't get into recovery mode aftethe reboot (yes I am doing the 3 buttons trick)
I tried different SD cards with different update.app each time, from b135 official and sevenrom3 (yes I put them in /dload folder)
I even tried flashing cwm and twrv recovery images in the recovery partition, but I got in a bootloop after the reboot again
So I am asking if there is anyway to flash the partitions correctly from fastboot or maybe send a kernel image with some offset and run it with the fastboot command
Of course adb does not work, not responding
Maybe reparation the storage?
I don't know
And I am desperare...

revery0 said:
First of all thank you,
Right now my phone is in a bootloop(not more than 6 sec duration, with short vibration)
3 buttons , power button tricks and combos don't seem to work
The only way to exit the bootloop is by sending the fastbbot reboot recovery command and wait for some loops while you are doing the vol+vol-power combo
Then the phone enters fastboot rescue mode
I get reply when sending the fastboot devices command,
And the phone has unlocked bootloader (OEM command)
I can flash images extracted from the official 135 ROM
I tried cust boot user data system cache recovey , and the are all flashed correctly
But I can't get into recovery mode aftethe reboot (yes I am doing the 3 buttons trick)
I tried different SD cards with different update.app each time, from b135 official and sevenrom3 (yes I put them in /dload folder)
I even tried flashing cwm and twrv recovery images in the recovery partition, but I got in a bootloop after the reboot again
So I am asking if there is anyway to flash the partitions correctly from fastboot or maybe send a kernel image with some offset and run it with the fastboot command
Of course adb does not work, not responding
Maybe reparation the storage?
I don't know
And I am desperare...
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Okay...
your system is so messy. we must bring fully to factory condition first time.
Plesse try to flash stock recovery img. (In your post you write only that you have tryed twrp/cwm).
And then try update in recovery.
I not think your phone is broken. You can try my tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/asc...eandadjust-t2941186/post56774286#post56774286). There is a stock recovery img in it. In your case you have to flash cust img to.

87insane said:
Okay...
your system is so messy. we must bring fully to factory condition first time.
Plesse try to flash stock recovery img. (In your post you write only that you have tryed twrp/cwm).
And then try update in recovery.
I not think your phone is broken. You can try my tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/asc...eandadjust-t2941186/post56774286#post56774286). There is a stock recovery img in it. In your case you have to flash cust img to.
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Thank you but I already did flash the official recovery image, both extracted from a factory update.app and your recovery.IMG also... None of them worked.... Iam still in the same bootloop.
I am starting to believe that the partitions have been ****ed up.
Any way to repartition?
Also is there a procedure to create a flashable zip with huawei software extractor? I edited the accompaning XML to add the p7 device on the list (copy data from p6 and changed the name) created the zip but fastboot doesn't flash the zip because its missing 2 XML files which I can't remember their name.
And at this point I would like to give my 2 cents of advice to everyone who might listen,
Before you flash anything from a microsd, first verify the card with h2testw, and always use high quality microsd and never ever stop a flashing procedure by any means. . i would like to make it more extreme and advise to use a software with copy verification (like richcopy) when you copy files that are going to be flashed.
I tend to believe that a faulty microsd is the cause of my problems... Even though I checked the microsd afterwards and didn't got any errors.
I would advise the ROM creators to append this on their posts!

Hard Brick L-19

Hello guys
Need your help or ideas
So i Hard Bricked my P9 i can only enter fastboot.
Phone was on Android N first build,flashed it with TWRP,but i dint have stock app likes camera calculator e.t.c
Phone was working OK but i whanted to get original camera.
So there was made TWRP for android N, i flashed it TWRP worked system was booting, but TWRP not mounting /data, so there was tuto for fix that.
Need to flash zip -> repair /data -> resize ( thats was begining of problem )
zip was success, but format and repair was with error 4
system not booting anymore stuck on bootloop, with twrp.
Tried re-flash N with TWRP dint helped . Only lost TWRP
So i flashed L19C432B136 with dload. update was success, but I don't know why system wast booting, there was no orginal recovery i can't enter it or update with dload.
Stuck in screen "Phone is unlocked and can't be trusted"
Flashing TWRP for MM or N is success but phone don't enter IT
Flashing stock recovery from B136 dint helped ( i tried stock recovery from B322 ; no success)
Tried flashing SYSTEM.img BOOT.img RECOVERY.img from 322, all is sucess but phone not skipping screen ( Phone is unlocked and can't be trusted )
Any idea how to get phone back from dead?
I can only enter fastboot.
Is i possible to flash something true fastboot?
I have full updates of L19C432B182 and L19C432B161.

richish said:
Hello guys
Need your help or ideas
So i Hard Bricked my P9 i can only enter fastboot.
Phone was on Android N first build,flashed it with TWRP,but i dint have stock app likes camera calculator e.t.c
Phone was working OK but i whanted to get original camera.
So there was made TWRP for android N, i flashed it TWRP worked system was booting, but TWRP not mounting /data, so there was tuto for fix that.
Need to flash zip -> repair /data -> resize ( thats was begining of problem )
zip was success, but format and repair was with error 4
system not booting anymore stuck on bootloop, with twrp.
Tried re-flash N with TWRP dint helped . Only lost TWRP
So i flashed L19C432B136 with dload. update was success, but I don't know why system wast booting, there was no orginal recovery i can't enter it or update with dload.
Stuck in screen "Phone is unlocked and can't be trusted"
Flashing TWRP for MM or N is success but phone don't enter IT
Flashing stock recovery from B136 dint helped ( i tried stock recovery from B322 ; no success)
Tried flashing SYSTEM.img BOOT.img RECOVERY.img from 322, all is sucess but phone not skipping screen ( Phone is unlocked and can't be trusted )
Any idea how to get phone back from dead?
I can only enter fastboot.
Is i possible to flash something true fastboot?
I have full updates of L19C432B182 and L19C432B161.
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You have 2 choices with this.
If you can still boot into TWRP,
1. Flash the Beta Update.zip
2. Power off phone.
3. Press up button whilst powering up phone.
4. You will now be in stock recovery and you can perform a factory reset.
5. the device will now boot in to N beta but will be missing the vendor apps.
There is another way to fix if this doesn't work. Tell me if this method works first.
Edit: I just read in the op that you flashed the update and had stock recovery.
The reason it won't boot is because you need to have b322 flashed and you have to factory reset to repair the corrupt file system. To do this follow these instructions.
1. You need to flash the Boot, Recovery and System images from b322 in fastboot.
2. Then enter stock recovery (Vol + and Power)
3. Then factory reset (this is essential as it repairs the file system and enables boot)
4. The device will then boot.
5. (Optional )If you want to go back from the beta you have to flash the rollback.app to b300 through th dload method first then you can flash a Android 6.0 through the dload method.
Regards
Lee

thel2dab said:
You have 2 choices with this.
If you can still boot into TWRP,
1. Flash the Beta Update.zip
2. Power off phone.
3. Press up button whilst powering up phone.
4. You will now be in stock recovery and you can perform a factory reset.
5. the device will now boot in to N beta but will be missing the vendor apps.
There is another way to fix if this doesn't work. Tell me if this method works first.
Regards
Lee
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Cant Enter TWRP
noone of recoverys work

richish said:
Cant Enter TWRP
noone of recoverys work
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Edited my previous post with another method.

thel2dab said:
Edited my previous post with another method.
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fast qestion
there is 2 recoverys, does both need to be flashed?

@richish
If you get really stuck I can teamviewer your pc and help.
Or you can facebook message me direct.
I had exactly the same issue when I first tried to flash the properdatafix with TWRP for N
Regards
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richish said:
fast qestion
there is 2 recoverys, does both need to be flashed?
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You can flash both.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash recovery2 recovery2.img
I don't think it is essential but it won't hurt to do it anyway.
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[/COLOR @richish
I seen you PM. I am not sure it will wok by flashing B182. I think you have to flash B322 first.
Regards

fist you have to flash stock recovery from emui 5(android N) through fastboot.
second , download the rollback package,extract it and put it on dload folder of external storage.
third, turn off the phone , and press vol up + vol down + power button together to enter forced update mode.
if it is successful system will boot and you should flash android M firmware using dload method then u should unlock bootloader,install twrp,wipe /system /cache /data and then flash update.zip(android N) and hw_data of your firmware one after another.
i hope this help you.

still phone is not booting
I redownload b322, extracted Boot.img System.img Recovery.img Recovery2.img and Cust.img with
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433454 Update Extractor
Flashed all .img true fastboot
But still nothing
Stuck on bootloader screen "Your device is unlocked, and can't be trusted"
Maybe i need flash some more images from b322.
Its look like phone cant pass bootloader.
Any sugestions?
P.S. Phone still have warranty, but booloader is unlocked
and fastboot oem relock ************** ends with failed.
"Failed - root cant trusted"
Sugestions how to lock it?

I had my phone bricked from testing cm, and going back to stock. My solution was to flash dload and recovery from the 182, followed by dload flash of 182.

@richish
caution : these commands will format the partition
can u use these command ?
"fastboot format /system"
"fastboot format /data"
or "fastboot erase /system"=> this will erase system partition

Phone is live now.
I downloaded DC-Phoenix and bought 15 credits
flashed stock B182 via DC-phoenix and phone booted.
I recomand this apllication for everybody who have similar problems.
THX for everybody who helpped.

richish said:
Phone is live now.
I downloaded DC-Phoenix and bought 15 credits
flashed stock B182 via DC-phoenix and phone booted.
I recomand this apllication for everybody who have similar problems.
THX for everybody who helpped.
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How can i sign up for an account, it alway said wrong username or password !:crying:

DC-Phoenix is not cheap but it also cured my phone after bricking it with flashfire where all other methods did not work.
if you use it follow the instructions carefully and do the 2 step flashing although it will work after the first one. if you don`t do the second flash the partition sizes are wrong and a dload update will fail.

smartmobee said:
How can i sign up for an account, it alway said wrong username or password !:crying:
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First u must buy credits, activate your account in email and then login in aplication.

Hi everyone
I would like to share the problem that i am having with my p9 , so maybe i can get your help.
Firstly i had L19C185 version and i changed Oeminfo in order to install c636 Beta 7.0 Nougat.
I installed the nougat but then realized that i dont have stock apps in my phone, so by mistakely tried to install TWRP for 6.0 Marshmallow and my problem started here.
Now my phone can not boot. its stuck in Phone is booting now ( the screen when you unlock bootloader after huawei logo) , and its never booting. it stays like that.
I tried to flash rboot.img , recovery.img and System.Img from fast boot. but whenever im trying to flash system.img after boot and recovery.img, a get an error and never succeeded to flash system.img. Im trying to flash these .img files from L19C636b180.
Can you please help me or give me some advice because none of mobile services couldnt fix and flash new software. maybe because they dont know exactly what should they do. and in my country i couldnt find anyofficial huawei service provider.
Please help me how to fix my phone.

I also had serious problems with flashing the thing back to stock.
TWRP was broken too for me.
I've done that to fix it all
The ONLY way that worked for me was
1. Download EVA-L19C636B168 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-stock-rom-eva-l19c636b168-t3419586
2. Download that SRK tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/tool-srk-tool-huawei-bootloader-root-t3374068
3. Flash the recovery from the SRK tool, you can do that with the tool or directly via fastboot (i don't know other proper source for the correct recovery img)
4. Put the image EVA-L19C636B168 (UPDATE.app) in the "dload" folder of your sd card
5. Start phone in dload mode (Hold all 3 buttons at start) and let the update do it's job

What about recovery??? Does 3 button combination works? Whats heppens if u hold volup and power button when turning phone on!
Situation looks similar what i had.
Only solution for me was dc-phoenix.
U have tu buy 15 points to flash phone (15eur) But it works.
I'm 99% sure that there are bootloader comands what is same as for dc-phoenix,but i dont know them.
Sent from my EVA-L19 using XDA-Developers mobile app

please help
i had bricked my p9 L09 twrp not working noting working only fastboot mode is working plzzz help me in finding boot.img recovery.img system.img

White LED instead of recovery

Ok, so lets start from the beginning.
I have a OnePlus 3t and I have been trying for the whole day to get multirom up and running.
Made a couple of mistakes in the beginning (nothing serious) although i decided to use the unbrick tool to fully clean it.
After successfully cleaning it I booted, skipped thru the setup, went to developer settings, enabled oem unlocking and verified the computer signature.
Went to fastboot mode unlocked oem, and flashed TWRP like this:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
fastboot boot TWRP.img
It all went well, then in twrp I copied a backup from my pc (that I made previously) and restored it.
And here comes the actual problem. Whenever I try to boot into TWRP it is just a black screen and a the LED is white.
Only way to boot into TWRP is by typing
Code:
fastboot boot TWRP.img
while in fastboot
Does anyone have a clue on this one?
(Sorry if grammar isn't perfect)

TheGamer14 said:
Ok, so lets start from the beginning.
I have a OnePlus 3t and I have been trying for the whole day to get multirom up and running.
Made a couple of mistakes in the beginning (nothing serious) although i decided to use the unbrick tool to fully clean it.
After successfully cleaning it I booted, skipped thru the setup, went to developer settings, enabled oem unlocking and verified the computer signature.
Went to fastboot mode unlocked oem, and flashed TWRP like this:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
fastboot boot TWRP.img
It all went well, then in twrp I copied a backup from my pc (that I made previously) and restored it.
And here comes the actual problem. Whenever I try to boot into TWRP it is just a black screen and a the LED is white.
Only way to boot into TWRP is by typing
Code:
fastboot boot TWRP.img
while in fastboot
Does anyone have a clue on this one?
(Sorry if grammar isn't perfect)
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Update: Just booted into recovery by using
Code:
fastboot boot TWRP.img
and now I'm unauthorized in adb

The unbrick tool flashes an old firmware that won't start twrp. You need to update the firmware to a newer version. Try this firmware zip and report please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70145090&postcount=41

sniperle said:
The unbrick tool flashes an old firmware that won't start twrp. You need to update the firmware to a newer version. Try this firmware zip and report please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70145090&postcount=41
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Downloading and trying rn

sniperle said:
The unbrick tool flashes an old firmware that won't start twrp. You need to update the firmware to a newer version. Try this firmware zip and report please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70145090&postcount=41
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I somehow made everything even worse so using the unbrick kit again.
Should I OTA update when in system?

Just tried doing a OTA and while it was rebooting it WIPED the data by some reason.
So now it is basically a clean install that needs a OTA that probably will wipe it again...

Ok just tried it again and it seems to actually update. Gonna report back soon

TheGamer14 said:
Just tried doing a OTA and while it was rebooting it WIPED the data by some reason.
So now it is basically a clean install that needs a OTA that probably will wipe it again...
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So it seems like if you try to update while having a pc attached wipes the data?
This is really weird

sniperle said:
The unbrick tool flashes an old firmware that won't start twrp. You need to update the firmware to a newer version. Try this firmware zip and report please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70145090&postcount=41
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YESSS I'm finally able to boot into twrp TNX SO MUCH

Glad to hear you aced this. Just for further explansion:
The OS update does a firmware update too.
I took the firmware from the 3.5.4 flash zip from oneplus.

Failed to install global rom via mi flashing tool, now phone stuck on fast boot.

Solved !!!
I was able to flash global miui 9.5.
Hi ,
So after finally the bootloader is unlocked I tried to flash the global rom via mi flash tool.
Update failed and an error message is update crc list failed !
I tried flashing back the chinse rom and I get the same error.
I can boot the device to recovery mode, but its mi recovery 3.0, I have 3 options:
1.wipe data
2. boot to system
3. connect via pc suite
tried with pc suite but it says my device isn't supported.
The computer recognizes the device via MiFlash tool but in adb via cmd when I type adb devices I get blank row and its unable to find the device.
how can I make my phone usable again please?
I have tried many things I found on google but nothing worked.
Thank you all

Hi
Is fastboot mode able?
Try to unlock again.

what do you mean able?
the phone is recognized via Mi Flash tool but in adb via cmd it is not recognized.
I waited 700 hours for the unlock and the phone is unlocked.
can you explain please what is fastboot able and what do you mean to try to unlock again?
thx

Hi
Could you start the phone in fastboot mode?

StupiduserHH said:
Hi
Could you start the phone in fastboot mode?
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yes the phone is in fastboot mode, and I cant back to normal mode for regular use.
I tried to unlock again like you said it the program said the device is already unlocked.

Have you tried the first option, wipe data?

Don't panick, since you have fastboot mode it's not bricked. Let's start by booting into TWRP.
Download TWRP and put it in the same directory with your FASTBOOT.exe file.
Open a windows dos prompt and get to the same directory as your FASTBOOT file.
Reboot your phone into FASTBOOT mode.
in your DOS prompt type "Fastboot boot yourrecoveryfilename.img" (change the yourrecoveryfilename.img to the TWRP recovery image file you downloaded)
your phone should reboot into TWRP if there wasn't an error. TWRP won't be permanent (if you reboot out of TWRP it won't retain it), but will allow you to flash ROM.
I've only ever flashed all my ROMs through TWRP, never used anything else since i unlocked the phone.
Let me know how this goes.

fastboot .exe file,where can i get it
_katho_ said:
Have you tried the first option, wipe data?
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wherecan i download this fastboot file

Hello all.
Big screw up, I think. So I've had my MI 8 for a while now, no issues, until today I decided to install official lineage on it. The bootloader was unlocked. I flashed TWRP, but every time I rebooted the phone, it would go back to stock recovery, not TWRP. So here the issue started:
- Via Mi flash tool, I reflashed global MIUI 10 back to stock. I didn't realize I had relocked the bootloader...
- I tried reflashing TWRP without realizing I had relocked the bootloader.
- Thinking that the TWRP flash was done incorrectly again, I simply wanted to go back to stock, and attempted to use the mi flash tool to reflash, once again, the global stock MIUI 10. the flash tool said it was a success. (I still didn't realize I was on a locked bootloader)
- I am now on a bootloop. I can't get past the stock recovery screen, but I can go into fastboot. The recovery screen has a warning that the ROM cannot be used on the phone.
- I tried re unlocking the bootloader with the unlock tool, but because my Mi account credentials are not input on the phone (the phone was wiped clean), I cannot re unlock it.
What can I do? How can I get out of the bootloop, and hopefully re unlock and flash global rom clean again?

dancarriv said:
Hello all.
Big screw up, I think. So I've had my MI 8 for a while now, no issues, until today I decided to install official lineage on it. The bootloader was unlocked. I flashed TWRP, but every time I rebooted the phone, it would go back to stock recovery, not TWRP. So here the issue started:
- Via Mi flash tool, I reflashed global MIUI 10 back to stock. I didn't realize I had relocked the bootloader...
- I tried reflashing TWRP without realizing I had relocked the bootloader.
- Thinking that the TWRP flash was done incorrectly again, I simply wanted to go back to stock, and attempted to use the mi flash tool to reflash, once again, the global stock MIUI 10. the flash tool said it was a success. (I still didn't realize I was on a locked bootloader)
- I am now on a bootloop. I can't get past the stock recovery screen, but I can go into fastboot. The recovery screen has a warning that the ROM cannot be used on the phone.
- I tried re unlocking the bootloader with the unlock tool, but because my Mi account credentials are not input on the phone (the phone was wiped clean), I cannot re unlock it.
What can I do? How can I get out of the bootloop, and hopefully re unlock and flash global rom clean again?
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Here I made this thread for you : https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-install-roms-resolve-issues-t3911611

tsongming said:
Here I made this thread for you : https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/how-to-install-roms-resolve-issues-t3911611
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I finally got around fixing this. It turns out my phone was China, with Global ROM. So I did an EDL test point method and paid someone with an authorized account to access my laptop remotely to Flash the latest China ROM. I waited the required period for bootloader unlocking, and it's back alive!
I'm running official lineage 16, and I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm Using it as a daily driver instead of my all stock pixel 2 XL. No issues.

dancarriv said:
I finally got around fixing this. It turns out my phone was China, with Global ROM. So I did an EDL test point method and paid someone with an authorized account to access my laptop remotely to Flash the latest China ROM. I waited the required period for bootloader unlocking, and it's back alive!
I'm running official lineage 16, and I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm Using it as a daily driver instead of my all stock pixel 2 XL. No issues.
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That's great news! It sucks that you were tricked into thinking your that phone is a global version. But at least you able to get things permanently sorted.
Sent from my Xiaomi MI 8 using XDA Labs

Agimax said:
Don't panick, since you have fastboot mode it's not bricked. Let's start by booting into TWRP.
Download TWRP and put it in the same directory with your FASTBOOT.exe file.
Open a windows dos prompt and get to the same directory as your FASTBOOT file.
Reboot your phone into FASTBOOT mode.
in your DOS prompt type "Fastboot boot yourrecoveryfilename.img" (change the yourrecoveryfilename.img to the TWRP recovery image file you downloaded)
your phone should reboot into TWRP if there wasn't an error. TWRP won't be permanent (if you reboot out of TWRP it won't retain it), but will allow you to flash ROM.
I've only ever flashed all my ROMs through TWRP, never used anything else since i unlocked the phone.
Let me know how this goes.
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Hey, so I don't want to spam you, but seems like you really know about this and I desperately need some help...
Could you please take a look at my thread? https://forum.xda-developers.com/xi...nt/help-bricked-mi-mix-2s-installing-t4131269
Thank you

Cant flash TWRP

Trying to flash TWRp after unlocking bootloader. First time i tried it, said successful but booted to MIUI recovery
2nd time i tried said again successful, booted to TWRP, formatted data.
Phone then wouldnt reboot to TWRP. Instead it going straight to fastboot. I keep trying to flash again, every time saying successful, then it just boots to fastbooot, not recovery. Any ideas, phones dead at the minute

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Trying to flash TWRp after unlocking bootloader. First time i tried it, said successful but booted to MIUI recovery
2nd time i tried said again successful, booted to TWRP, formatted data.
Phone then wouldnt reboot to TWRP. Instead it going straight to fastboot. I keep trying to flash again, every time saying successful, then it just boots to fastbooot, not recovery. Any ideas, phones dead at the minute
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The best way to recover the phone in your situation is to fastboot flash MIUI.
Get the latest MIUI fastboot ROM for your phone from here
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/raphael/
Install it using this guide from the official MIUI forums
https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
If you see a blank page on a mobile browser, set it to view in desktop mode, for this page.
Make sure in step 5 you change the option at the bottom of the Mi Flash Tool to 'clean all' before hitting the Flash button.
MIUI will restore stock recovery when it reboots, so you need to do something to fix this. Flashing Magisk or a custom ROM will automatically preserve TWRP.
If you plan to keep MIUI and do not want Magisk, then you need to flash the vbmeta patcher from here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k2...icial-twrp-xiaomi-redmi-t3944363/post79823568
You need to flash TWRP, then immediately boot into TWRP.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <path to twrp>
fastboot oem reboot-recovery
At this point you need to flash something in order to preserve TWRP (either a new custom ROM, Magisk, or the vbmeta patcher)

Cheers. You know this is all familiar. Pretty sure i had the same trouble 3 years ago with my mi mix 2
Anyway, lots of hiccups on the way along with this solution. Got to the point now where it says its flashing but it never stops.
EDIT: Bit more research, shortened the path names. Got an error. Commented out device name, got a different error. Switched to USB 2.0 port an FINALLy im back up and running.
Thank you so much for the help.