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Hey folks i took the afford and unlocked by bootloader and flash a gsi , i noticed sound and wifi were broken and investigated then i recompiled the olive kernel with some changes hacked together a working kernel image (the sources xiaomi provided are broken)
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1. unlock your bootloader
2. disable avb by reflashing vbmeta "fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
2. boot into twrp on your pc type "adb shell" then "mount -o rw /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/vendor /vendor " (if your touch works in twrp you can just hit mount and vendor)
4. push the edited fstab file "adb push fstab.qcom /vendor/etc/"
5. flash the gsi , download the one of your choise , even tho we are a only we need arm64 a/b gsis others wont work "fastboot flash system pathtogsisystemimghere"
6. wipe the data to remove the encryption "fastboot -w" (if touch in twrp works hit wipe format data type yes)
7. flash my kernel (fastboot flash boot BOOT_GSI.img )
8 reboot the device (fastboot reboot)
9. after first boot is done enable adb
10. type "adb root" then "adb remount" then "adb push pathtotheoverlayapkilinked /system/overlay/" then "adb reboot"
ALL COMMANDS ARE TYPED WITHOUT ""
Thanks
phh for his gsis
erfan adbi for helping me figuring out how to fix module loading
sellerie for his method of reusing a kernel dtb
me for putting this all together and recompiling the kernel
SOURCES
Thanks for figuring out and writing it all down for us!
Where can I download the vbmeta.img?
Trying to do this. Got a Redmi 8 EU version with novatek touchscreen, no touch in twrp. Should still work, right? I do not need to do anything in twrp correct?
EDIT: Never mind, other recovery works. How does your kernel compare to stock? Why was it necessary to recompile it? I just installed LOS gsi 5 minutes ago, thanks for your help.
(Also, just out of curiosity: What does fstab.qcom do exactly?
M47Z said:
Thanks for figuring out and writing it all down for us!
Where can I download the vbmeta.img?
Trying to do this. Got a Redmi 8 EU version with novatek touchscreen, no touch in twrp. Should still work, right? I do not need to do anything in twrp correct?
EDIT: Never mind, other recovery works. How does your kernel compare to stock? Why was it necessary to recompile it? I just installed LOS gsi 5 minutes ago, thanks for your help.
(Also, just out of curiosity: What does fstab.qcom do exactly?
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which recovery does work for you also how can i find out what screen i do have , the kernel was needed to be recompiled since the modules werent loading at all so we had no sound and no wifi i edited the kernel config to ignore module signatures and also force load modules.
the new fstab does disable the force encryption if it is enabled the gsi will bootloop
M47Z said:
Thanks for figuring out and writing it all down for us!
Where can I download the vbmeta.img?
Trying to do this. Got a Redmi 8 EU version with novatek touchscreen, no touch in twrp. Should still work, right? I do not need to do anything in twrp correct?
EDIT: Never mind, other recovery works. How does your kernel compare to stock? Why was it necessary to recompile it? I just installed LOS gsi 5 minutes ago, thanks for your help.
(Also, just out of curiosity: What does fstab.qcom do exactly?
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got ya , uploaded vbmeta.img also uploaded redmi8 overlay apk so brightness will start work etc just check the updated steps 9 and 10
J0SH1X said:
which recovery does work for you also how can i find out what screen i do have
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probably property sys.panel.display show it. By me:
Code:
~$ adb shell getprop sys.panel.display
tianma
Compatibility
Does all redmi 8 olive support this? ( im new in this gsi and im also noob bout this stuff) thanks!:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
Probe07 said:
Does all redmi 8 olive support this? ( im new in this gsi and im also noob bout this stuff) thanks!:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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You are in correct thread. If something is not working in GSI for your olive , you can report it here.
jkkk88 said:
You are in correct thread. If something is not working in GSI for your olive , you can report it here.
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yeah he is in the right thread , it might work on other variants or maybe not , it will boot for sure but idk if my kernel will work for any other variant then eu , just test and report
Could you give a noob a link to where I can find gsi's. If there are more than one please give me a link to the one you used succesfully. Thanks.
OK, found little time and tried:
history:
MIUI version: MIUI Global 10.3.1 | Stable / 10.3.1.0 (PCNEUXM)
MIUI version: MIUI by xiaomi.eu 11.0.4 | Stable / 11.0.4.0 (PCNCNXM)
GSI AOSP 10.0 v.208 / AOSP 9.0 v.123 installed according J0SH1X guide
Wifi, touchscreen working only till first display lock. Display brighthness and volume cannot be smoothly set
Currently getting warning before first login after each reboot:.
There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details.
When touchscreen doesn't respond to your taps, you can still use mouse connected via OTG or ADB cli.
Mouse and adb is working fine also in Unofficial TWRP 3.3.1-1127 for REDMI 8 by wzsx150, just checked.
jkkk88 said:
OK, found little time and tried:
history:
MIUI version: MIUI Global 10.3.1 | Stable / 10.3.1.0 (PCNEUXM)
MIUI version: MIUI by xiaomi.eu 11.0.4 | Stable / 11.0.4.0 (PCNCNXM)
GSI AOSP 10.0 v.208 / AOSP 9.0 v.123 installed according J0SH1X guide
Wifi, touchscreen working only till first display lock. Display brighthness and volume cannot be smoothly set
Currently getting warning before first login after each reboot:.
There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details.
When touchscreen doesn't respond to your taps, you can still use mouse connected via OTG or ADB cli.
Mouse and adb is working fine also in Unofficial TWRP 3.3.1-1127 for REDMI 8 by wzsx150, just checked.
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the warning is expected because my kernel securety patch level is newer then the one provided by vendor , the boot level is the day i packed the bootimage thats why this is happening and i dont have an idea how to set
J0SH1X said:
got ya , uploaded vbmeta.img also uploaded redmi8 overlay apk so brightness will start work etc just check the updated steps 9 and 10
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Alright so this took me a while, this is what I found out:
I got Redmi 8 EU 4/64GB, on MIUI V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM. I tried all this stuff with LineageOS 16 GSI (download here)
So I tried to follow your steps and it seems to be working alright. But there were some bugs: Fingerprint would not work. When I would set up a pin, pattern etc, it would not work after setup. LineageOS complained about decrypted phone. I then tried all kind of things and this is what I found out:
- We dont need a custom kernel. The stock one from latest stable MIUI (V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM) works just fine as far as I have tested.
- We do not need a modified vbmeta, just flash the stock one with --disable-verification option.
- Instead of flashing fixed overlay we can also fix the brightness in LOS by entering "setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)" in adb su shell.
So the fastest way to get LOS running (at least on EU version, without TWRP) should be:
0. Make sure you are on latest stable MIUI V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM. Download and unpack LineageOS 16 GSI, also download vbmeta_stock_V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM.img from attachments.
1. Unlock bootloader.
2. Flash system image: "fastboot flash system /path/to/lineage-16.0-20191017-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img"
3. Wipe data: "fastboot -w"
4. Disable verification: "fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verification /path/to/vbmeta_stock_V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM.img"
5. Reboot: "fastboot reboot"
6. Fix screen brightness: Enable developer settings, in there enable root for adb. Connect to PC and type:
Code:
adb shell
su
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)
Done! LineageOS 16 works, fingerprint and pin working, encryption working, brightness working,found no bugs so far but only tried it for a couple of hours. Don't know if we need your kernel and mods for other roms though. On LineageOS something in your steps breaks the system, I guess it is the edited fstab and/or the --disable-verity option when flashing vbmeta (or vbmeta itself? ).
Hope this helps someone! Merry christmas!
M47Z said:
Alright so this took me a while, this is what I found out:
I got Redmi 8 EU 4/64GB, on MIUI V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM. I tried all this stuff with LineageOS 16 GSI (download here)
So I tried to follow your steps and it seems to be working alright. But there were some bugs: Fingerprint would not work. When I would set up a pin, pattern etc, it would not work after setup. LineageOS complained about decrypted phone. I then tried all kind of things and this is what I found out:
- We dont need a custom kernel. The stock one from latest stable MIUI (V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM) works just fine as far as I have tested.
- We do not need a modified vbmeta, just flash the stock one with --disable-verification option.
- Instead of flashing fixed overlay we can also fix the brightness in LOS by entering "setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)" in adb su shell.
So the fastest way to get LOS running (at least on EU version, without TWRP) should be:
0. Make sure you are on latest stable MIUI V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM. Download and unpack LineageOS 16 GSI, also download vbmeta_stock_V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM.img from attachments.
1. Unlock bootloader.
2. Flash system image: "fastboot flash system /path/to/lineage-16.0-20191017-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img"
3. Wipe data: "fastboot -w"
4. Disable verification: "fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verification /path/to/vbmeta_stock_V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM.img"
5. Reboot: "fastboot reboot"
6. Fix screen brightness: Enable developer settings, in there enable root for adb. Connect to PC and type:
Code:
adb shell
su
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)
Done! LineageOS 16 works, fingerprint and pin working, encryption working, brightness working,found no bugs so far but only tried it for a couple of hours. Don't know if we need your kernel and mods for other roms though. On LineageOS something in your steps breaks the system, I guess it is the edited fstab and/or the --disable-verity option when flashing vbmeta (or vbmeta itself? ).
Hope this helps someone! Merry christmas!
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vbmeta is stock non patched one i extracted out of a stock rom zip i downloaded also i noticed the kernel thing aswell , idk why it wasnt working earlier for me but if anyone has no working wifi and sound we atleast know how to fix that , also install the overlay apk it will fix up notch and statusbar and rounded corners aswell
M47Z said:
Alright so this took me a while, this is what I found out:
I got Redmi 8 EU 4/64GB, on MIUI V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM. I tried all this stuff with LineageOS 16 GSI (download here)
So I tried to follow your steps and it seems to be working alright. But there were some bugs: Fingerprint would not work. When I would set up a pin, pattern etc, it would not work after setup. LineageOS complained about decrypted phone. I then tried all kind of things and this is what I found out:
- We dont need a custom kernel. The stock one from latest stable MIUI (V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM) works just fine as far as I have tested.
- We do not need a modified vbmeta, just flash the stock one with --disable-verification option.
- Instead of flashing fixed overlay we can also fix the brightness in LOS by entering "setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)" in adb su shell.
So the fastest way to get LOS running (at least on EU version, without TWRP) should be:
0. Make sure you are on latest stable MIUI V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM. Download and unpack LineageOS 16 GSI, also download vbmeta_stock_V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM.img from attachments.
1. Unlock bootloader.
2. Flash system image: "fastboot flash system /path/to/lineage-16.0-20191017-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img"
3. Wipe data: "fastboot -w"
4. Disable verification: "fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verification /path/to/vbmeta_stock_V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM.img"
5. Reboot: "fastboot reboot"
6. Fix screen brightness: Enable developer settings, in there enable root for adb. Connect to PC and type:
Code:
adb shell
su
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)
Done! LineageOS 16 works, fingerprint and pin working, encryption working, brightness working,found no bugs so far but only tried it for a couple of hours. Don't know if we need your kernel and mods for other roms though. On LineageOS something in your steps breaks the system, I guess it is the edited fstab and/or the --disable-verity option when flashing vbmeta (or vbmeta itself? ).
Hope this helps someone! Merry christmas!
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how did you fix fingerprint and pattern im kinda loosing my mind over it here , if i reenable force encryption the phone will ALWAYS reboot to twrp with pstore telling me vold died , im using aosp not lineageos tho
J0SH1X said:
how did you fix fingerprint and pattern im kinda loosing my mind over it here , if i reenable force encryption the phone will ALWAYS reboot to twrp with pstore telling me vold died , im using aosp not lineageos tho
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Thought I was not the only one restore latest MIUI with fastboot method. Important: Check "clean all" instead of "clean all and lock" or you will have to do the whole unlock process again. After that, follow the steps exactly as I wrote in the post before. Do NOT flash BOOT_GSI.img, fstab.qcom or treble-overlay-xiaomi-redmi8.apk. You do not need TWRP for this, but you can just install it afterwards if you want. Good luck! :good:
J0SH1X said:
vbmeta is stock non patched one i extracted out of a stock rom zip i downloaded also i noticed the kernel thing aswell , idk why it wasnt working earlier for me but if anyone has no working wifi and sound we atleast know how to fix that , also install the overlay apk it will fix up notch and statusbar and rounded corners aswell
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I guess vbmeta changed with some later update then! The one I attatched is also just pulled from latest MIUI, no modification. I strongly think wrong/mismatching vbmeta and/or --disable-verity option while flashing it causes the fingerprint/pattern/pin/... bug, at least in LineageOS 16 GSI.
M47Z said:
Thought I was not the only one restore latest MIUI with fastboot method. Important: Check "clean all" instead of "clean all and lock" or you will have to do the whole unlock process again. After that, follow the steps exactly as I wrote in the post before. Do NOT flash BOOT_GSI.img, fstab.qcom or treble-overlay-xiaomi-redmi8.apk. You do not need TWRP for this, but you can just install it afterwards if you want. Good luck! :good:
I guess vbmeta changed with some later update then! The one I attatched is also just pulled from latest MIUI, no modification. I strongly think wrong/mismatching vbmeta and/or --disable-verity option while flashing it causes the fingerprint/pattern/pin/... bug, at least in LineageOS 16 GSI.
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The vbmeta flag is not it that's the official way of disabling avb documented in Google docs.
Also I pred phh to fix brightness
https://github.com/phhusson/device_phh_treble/pull/137
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The vbmeta flag is not it that's the official way of disabling avb documented in Google docs.
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Well we surely do not need it to run LOS. Is it possible it does not need avb disabled? OP in the thread says: "verified booting on an arm64 ab device I own".
But I am 100% sure: On untouched latest stable MIUI, if you follow the steps by OP exactly with LOS, it will not work, you will get fingerprint/pin/... error and non encrypted device. If you do it like I wrote, flashing latest stock vbmeta with --disable-verification only, and NOT installing fstab.qcom, BOOT_GSI.img or treble-overlay-xiaomi-redmi8.apk, it will all work nicely. If vbmeta is not the issue, then it is the fstab. Might be different for other roms of course.
J0SH1X said:
Also I pred phh to fix brightness
https://github.com/phhusson/device_phh_treble/pull/137
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Nice :good:
As there is a new Version , here is the vbmeta for those who want to try it out with V11.0.2.0.PCNEUXM. I got it from here:
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/olive/
I will try it in a few weeks.
And many thanks to @M47Z for your instructions. This will save me and others much time.
rudolfm said:
As there is a new Version , here is the vbmeta for those who want to try it out with V11.0.2.0.PCNEUXM. I got it from here:
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/olive/
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Hmm maybe I am blind but... there is no V11.0.2.0.PCNEUXM right? Global and China got 11.0.3.0, Indonesia and India got 11.0.2.0, and Europe and Russia got 11.0.1.0 at the moment. So latest for European phone is V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM right?
M47Z said:
Hmm maybe I am blind but... there is no V11.0.2.0.PCNEUXM right? Global and China got 11.0.3.0, Indonesia and India got 11.0.2.0, and Europe and Russia got 11.0.1.0 at the moment. So latest for European phone is V11.0.1.0.PCNEUXM right?
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Global version has two different versions.one of them PCNEUXM (Europe)
and one is the real global PCNIM blah blah blah blah blah.....really stupid xiaomi ...
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Hi guys, this is my first time owning a Redmi/Xiaomi with a MediaTek SOC (G80). The device was released with Android 10 so it definitely supports Project Treble. My experience with booting GSIs on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices is straightforward but I attempted the same on the Redmi 9 and I noted the following things:
With no kernel sources released, no stable custom recovery to customize my Redmi 9, I went the GSI route via the standard fastboot commands in the bootloader before I discovered that it uses fastbootd instead to flash the system image. Phew! Also the Redmi 9 (lancelot) is compatible with arm64-ab GSIs.
UPDATE 1: GSI booted. Current custom recoveries cannot be used to flash GSIs on devices launched with Q because the system partition is logical and can only be flashed through fastbootd.
UPDATE 2:First successful boot at post #33. I wanted us to share ideas to make it possible for those interested to boot GSIs.
UPDATE 3: Some screenshots are attached below. Go to the guide for how to install.
nielsync said:
Hi guys, this is my first time owning a Redmi/Xiaomi with a MediaTek SOC (G80). The device was released with Android 10 so it definitely supports Project Treble. My experience with booting GSIs on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices is straightforward but I attempted the same on the Redmi 9 and I encountered the following things:
With no kernel sources released, no stable custom recovery, I went the GSI route via fastboot.
Flashing the vbmeta.img and running fastboot flash system system.img gives an error so i experimented with fastboot flash super system.img which worked without giving any errors. My understanding is the super partition contains more than just the system partition.
Despite successfully flashing the system image as the "super" image, I was unable to boot none of the arm64-ab GSIs I tried which included AOSP 10.0 v222 by @phhusson, Havoc-OS-v3.8 by @SKULSHADY and LineageOS 17.1-20200808 by @AndyYan
Lastly, this device being an MTK is very easy to brick!
Anyone successfully booted? Share your experience here with me.
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You should not play with your device because this device is MediaTek processor device. I already broke my phone twice and I have to go to service centre my luck was good because I do not have to to pay any money but I learn that I never play with my device
[Update]:
This device launched with Android Q with dynamic partitions within the super partition and a relocated fastboot implementation from bootloader to user space. Theoretically to flash a GSI, boot into fastbootd from the bootloader by running the commands as below [Only proceed if you know what you are doing!!!]:
fastboot reboot fastboot
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot -w
fastboot erase userdata (if this command doesn't work type fastboot reboot bootloader then fastboot erase userdata)
fastboot reboot
As a result of restoring my bricked device after flashing an unstable custom recovery, my bootloader relocked and therefore can't run above commands now to test if they work. I'll try again after 336 hours!
nielsync said:
[Update]:
This device launched with Android Q with dynamic partitions within the super partition and a relocated fastboot implementation from bootloader to user space. Theoretically to flash a GSI, boot into fastbootd from the bootloader by running the commands as below [Only proceed if you know what you are doing!!!]:
fastboot reboot fastboot
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot -w
fastboot erase userdata (if this command doesn't work type fastboot reboot bootloader then fastboot erase userdata)
fastboot reboot
As a result of restoring my bricked device after flashing an unstable custom recovery, my bootloader relocked and therefore can't run above commands now to test if they work. I'll try again after 336 hours!
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Ok i also wait for you...in my case i get 7 day wait time.....after your waiting time finished you should try as follow
Fastboot earse system
Fastboot flash system system.img.
Fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img(download vbmeta.img from this post..it is important to disable Android verified boot.
You can warp data first or latter this prossess...
But i confused what type gsi should download.
A/b or a only....
I know our device does not support a/b. But it use system as root....
Shas45558 said:
Ok i also wait for you...in my case i get 7 day wait time.....after your waiting time finished you should try as follow
Fastboot earse system
Fastboot flash system system.img.
Fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img(download vbmeta.img from this post..it is important to disable Android verified boot.
You can warp data first or latter this prossess...
But i confused what type gsi should download.
A/b or a only....
I know our device does not support a/b. But it use system as root....
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The above commands can only run after booting into fastbootd apart from "fastboot flash vbmeta" due to the partitioning of the Redmi 9 and other devices launched with Android 10 that come with a SUPER partition that includes the SYSTEM, VENDOR and PRODUCT images. When you boot into fastbootd your device will be listed as "lancelot" in Device Manager under "other devices". Just make sure you have latest Xiaomi drivers and running fastboot commands via the latest Android Platform Tools. Use arm64 A/B GSIs even though it doesn't support seamless updates. I am still waiting for the bootloader unlock to start enjoying
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The above commands can only run after booting into fastbootd apart from "fastboot flash vbmeta" due to the partitioning of the Redmi 9 and other devices launched with Android 10 that come with a SUPER partition that includes the SYSTEM, VENDOR and PRODUCT images. When you boot into fastbootd your device will be listed as "lancelot" in Device Manager under "other devices". Just make sure you have latest Xiaomi drivers and running fastboot commands via the latest Android Platform Tools. Use arm64 A/B GSIs even though it doesn't support seamless updates. I am still waiting for the bootloader unlock to start enjoying
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Tnx for great answer...
But why we use a/b gsi image file when our device does not support seamless updated??
Our device has a slot only
Shas45558 said:
Tnx for great answer...
But why we use a/b gsi image file when our device does not support seamless updated??
Our device has a slot only
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Well I can't give a technical answer but I've come to realize that not all system-as-root devices support A/B partitioning but all A/B devices are definitely system as root! Similarly the Redmi 8a (a64-a/b) and 8 (arm64-a/b) also boot A/B GSIs. I say this after flashing GSIs on both devices in the past before I got the Redmi 9. I'm a Redmi boy :good:
nielsync said:
Well I can't give a technical answer but I've come to realize that not all system-as-root devices support A/B partitioning but all A/B devices are definitely system as root! Similarly the Redmi 8a (a64-a/b) and 8 (arm64-a/b) also boot A/B GSIs. I say this after flashing GSIs on both devices in the past before I got the Redmi 9. I'm a Redmi boy :good:
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It is very great bro... I already broke my phone two time and I have to go to service centre. I was lucky because they do not take any money from me. When your waiting time is over then you flash gsi rom... And if you successfully boot your device then you you must share the process how you do it... I am very excited To use a gsi rom in my device...with out break it again... Because this time I think if I break my device
Then I have to pay the service centre
You should not flash unofficial TWRP recovery because our redmi 9 source code not published yet so the recovery has some problem and if you flash IT again your device is broke again. So I think fastboot method is safe for us
Shas45558 said:
It is very great bro... I already broke my phone two time and I have to go to service centre. I was lucky because they do not take any money from me. When your waiting time is over then you flash gsi rom... And if you successfully boot your device then you you must share the process how you do it... I am very excited To use a gsi rom in my device...with out break it again... Because this time I think if I break my device
Then I have to pay the service centre
You should not flash unofficial TWRP recovery because our redmi 9 source code not published yet so the recovery has some problem and if you flash IT again your device is broke again. So I think fastboot method is safe for us
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You are right. Flashing that recovery caused me problems too and that's why my bootloader got locked again after restoring. Before that I tried everything to flash a GSI but could not boot. So I tried installing the GSI via that recovery and kaput
nielsync said:
You are right. Flashing that recovery caused me problems too and that's why my bootloader got locked again after restoring. Before that I tried everything to flash a GSI but could not boot. So I tried installing the GSI via that recovery and kaput
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That's mean we have to wait when stable recovery made for our device....
It took forever
We may be out of luck with the kernel sources. Last I checked, Xiaomi had also not released sources for the Redmi Note 9 series so at least we are not alone. With no hope for Xiaomi EU ROMS, booting a GSI is now our only hope of customizing our device. The problem is, it has not happened yet. @Shas45558 maybe you will be the hero who boots the GSI
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We may be out of luck with the kernel sources. Last I checked, Xiaomi had also not released sources for the Redmi Note 9 series so at least we are not alone. With no hope for Xiaomi EU ROMS, booting a GSI is now our only hope of customizing our device. The problem is, it has not happened yet. @Shas45558 maybe you will be the hero who boots the GSI
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Ha ha ha......
Shas45558 said:
Ha ha ha......
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You are the most active guy in the Redmi 9 forums :good:
So moving forward I need you to try and boot a GSI on this phone. This post on Mi Community is helpful in understanding our device partition structure.
I think its fairly safe to boot a GSI because the stock recovery is actually maintained. The problem for me was the unofficial TWRP that caused my device to brick.
nielsync said:
You are the most active guy in the Redmi 9 forums :good:
So moving forward I need you to try and boot a GSI on this phone. This post on Mi Community is helpful in understanding our device partition structure.
I think its fairly safe to boot a GSI because the stock recovery is actually maintained. The problem for me was the unofficial TWRP that caused my device to brick.
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Fastboot and fastbootd are not same...
But how i understand that my device is boot into fastbootd mood not fastboot mood....
Is their any secret key combination to go to fastbootd??
I think twrp methods is lot easier....but unfortunately we have not get stable twrp as soon ...
Shas45558 said:
Fastboot and fastbootd are not same...
But how i understand that my device is boot into fastbootd mood not fastboot mood....
Is their any secret key combination to go to fastbootd??
I think twrp methods is lot easier....but unfortunately we have not get stable twrp as soon ...
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Sure with official TWRP life would be easy because you can also easily flash the dm-verity and forceencrypt disabler zip otherwise the device fails to boot even when you follow steps correctly. There's no key combination for fastbootd as far as I know. You have to use a command.
To enter fastbootd, run the following commands;
adb reboot fastboot (to boot into the bootloader)
fastboot reboot fastboot (to boot into fastbootd)
For the device to be recognized in Windows 10 you need to manually install unsigned Xiaomi drivers as shown here and after continue with the commands below;
fastboot flash system name_of_system_image.img
fastboot reboot recovery (and format data using MIUI recovery)
fastboot reboot (fingers crossed )
This post from the Redmi Note 9S may be helpful. The difference is that device has a Snapdragon processor as opposed to ours which is a MediaTek.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83503955&postcount=1
Read this....
Shas45558 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83503955&postcount=1
Read this....
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Yeah I've seen it, thanks. That looks more promising than the first one. I haven't tested it yet but I'll do so as soon as I can on my own device. Have you tried it yourself though?
nielsync said:
Yeah I've seen it, thanks. That looks more promising than the first one. I haven't tested it yet but I'll do so as soon as I can on my own device. Have you tried it yourself though?
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No i afraid to try.....u should try because you can restore your device...i can restore also but my laptop has some problem so do not want to take risk and unoffical is unofficial .....
And i think it is for chaina rom...ii use redmi 9 prime rom....
I'm still waiting a few more days now before I can unlock my bootloader. Can't wait to test it and use it to flash a GSI. The device you helped me root yesterday is also a Redmi 9 but wasn't mine and I can't mess around with someone else phone
nielsync said:
I'm still waiting a few more days now before I can unlock my bootloader. Can't wait to test it and use it to flash a GSI. The device you helped me root yesterday is also a Redmi 9 but wasn't mine and I can't mess around with someone else phone
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I have also a waiting time of 98 hrs so im also here to help u all and flash gsi.Also theres a new for ya'll that PTRB RECOVERY is being tested nd booted also without any problem so jus wait some time nd stable version will be released .
Tired of MIUI , huh?
Well, don't worry , i will explain to you now how to flash a GSI Rom.
GSI (Generic System Images) are Universal Custom ROM's , meant to work on 99% of all available devices.
Do keep in mind however : one wrong move and you brick , and i am not responsable if you do so
WARNING : Since GSI isn't specifically made for Mi 11 , you might encounter bugs.
With that out of the way , let's begin!
Pre-requisites :
1) ADB and Fastboot installed on your PC
2) An ARM64 A/B GSI Rom (Grab whichever one you like) : https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Generic-System-Image-(GSI)-list
IMPORTANT : Make sure the GSI you selected can boot without permissiver!
3) Vbmeta image : get from your fastboot rom
4) Mi 11 with Unlocked bootloader
5) Half a brain
Got all of that? Let's begin!
1) Put your Xiaomi Mi 11 phone into fastboot
2) Type this : "fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta" and then drag and drop your vbmeta.img (this will flash the vbmeta and disable verification)
3) Then , type : "fastboot reboot fastboot" and press enter
4) You should now see "FASTBOOTD" instead of "FASTBOOT" on your screen
5) Now, type : "fastboot flash system" and then drag and drop your GSI .img
6) Type "fastboot reboot recovery"
7) Now, using MIUI Recovery wipe all your data
8) Reboot and pray it works
That's it, you've now escaped MIUI Jail!
If i helped you , feel free to buy me some coffee : https://www.paypal.me/rarm5g
For now , the only bug i encountered is FOD not working , but i will test more stuff and update here
Update #1 : Sound is not working
FIX : Enable "Use alternate audio policy" and "disable audio effects" in Phh treble settings
After a lot of testing , i find phhusson's AOSP to be the best.
Update #2 : Don't set brightness lower than 50%, else it bricks
thx for sharing.....
to want to pixelexperience
seems like 80% work . we need TWRP now and then custom rom .
ralovesoc said:
For now , the only bug i encountered is FOD not working , but i will test more stuff and update here
Update #1 : Sound is not working
FIX : Enable "Use alternate audio policy" and "disable audio effects" in Phh treble settings
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"disable audio effects" in Phh treble settings
where do i find this parameter exactly i can't find anything
luuxis said:
"disable audio effects" in Phh treble settings
where do i find this parameter exactly i can't find anything
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it's okay i just found it's just me who can't read
fingers crossed.....for twrp.....and HAvoc OS.....
rafik25 said:
fingers crossed.....for twrp.....and HAvoc OS.....
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I think this guide is to flash GSI rom which means Havoc can be flashed.
xunxun said:
I think this guide is to flash GSI rom which means Havoc can be flashed.
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sure.
Flashed Havoc-OS-v4.1-20210208-arm64-ab-Official-GApps following the guide.
It booted, I'll report back
FOD doesn't work either on Havoc
during the call it always uses the speaker, which is unacceptable.
xunxun said:
FOD doesn't work either on Havoc
during the call it always uses the speaker, which is unacceptable.
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Fixed the speaker issue by checked "Force headset switch(huawei default)" in phh setting.
tried descendant_gsi_arm64ab-XI-20210213-Official, it could boot, but the FOD didn'nt work either. System UI failed sometimes
xunxun said:
tried descendant_gsi_arm64ab-XI-20210213-Official, it could boot, but the FOD didn'nt work either. System UI failed sometimes
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still need proper development for FOD working prob .
tried PHH lastest version with gapps, same issue like Havoc.
Hotspot tethering not working
xunxun said:
Hotspot tethering not working
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The question is what is working ! lol
hotspot is important for me, so I switched to MIUI Global stable.
xunxun said:
hotspot is important for me, so I switched to MIUI Global stable.
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PHH issue : ramdom reboot in 1h.... idem Miui global.....
Code:
I am NOT responsible for bricked devices, destroyed SD cards or any
damage that may happen to your device.
Requirements:
Unlocked bootloader.
WARNINGDon't use Nippon gsi they aren't working.
How to guide:
power + volume down button
fastboot reboot fastboot
install fastbootd drivers,follow this tutorial
fastboot set_active a
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash system (name gsi.img)
fastboot flash vbmeta (vbmeta.img)
fastboot flash vbmeta_b (vbmeta.img)
fastboot set_active a
fastboot reboot recovery
in recovery select wipe data
reboot to system
The GSI will get installed in your phone
Bugs:
Brightness slider but you can fix it
Recommended rom:
Pixel experience:
Releases · ponces/treble_build_pe
Script and patches for building PHH-Treble Pixel Experience - ponces/treble_build_pe
github.com
Select arm64 ab variant
How to fix brightness slider:
[GSI] Brightness Fix & Other Fixes
Brightness black lockscreen fixed & Brightness Slider fix. GSI Misc Settings ✅Use Linear Brightness Scale ✅Force Alternatice Backlight Scale ✅Allow Settings to the lowest Flash this file on magisk and reboot :) Note: There's a better fix...
forum.xda-developers.com
How to fix bluetooth audio:
Go to phh treble settings,misc settings, "Force enable a2dp off-load" and "Bluetooth workarounds" select mediatek option and reboot the device.
How to install magisk on your device:
ROOT GAINED !!!!
THIS METHOD WORKS on both: POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 5G hey guys.. wonderful news.. been trying here and there and IT WORKS FINALLY i gained root of POCO m3 Pro 5G ! i'll write in steps how it works and post all files i've been using...
forum.xda-developers.com
How to flash gapps:
You need magisk on your phone
Download this file then flash from magisk
MagiskGApps - Browse /r/Stock at SourceForge.net
GApps for Magisk
sourceforge.net
Nippon gsi is the largest community of ported gsi. but flash carefully. not al generic gsi are compatible with stock vendors driver. after rebbot you can have some bugs. but the stock system can be easily restored. i suggest ported gsi from redmi note 8
@Fire1511 do you picture proof on device with any GSI running on poco m3 pro 5g
n0af32 said:
@Fire1511 do you picture proof on device with any GSI running on poco m3 pro 5g
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n0af32 said:
@Fire1511 do you picture proof on device with any GSI running on poco m3 pro 5g
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that was fast. thank you
side note, do you have twrp for poco m3 pro 5g?
n0af32 said:
that was fast. thank you
side note, do you have twrp for poco m3 pro 5g?
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No twrp
https://www.droidontime.com/ in my opinion this is the best custom rom. on download section u can find the official gsi
Fire1511 said:
Code:
I am NOT responsible for bricked devices, destroyed SD cards or any
damage that may happen to your device.
Requirements:
Unlocked bootloader.
How to guide:
Adb reboot fastboot
fastboot delete-logical-partition product
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash system (name gsi.img)
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta (vbmeta.img mod or patch)
fastboot flash vbmeta_b (vbmeta.img mod or patch)
fastboot set_active a
fastboot reboot recovery
in recovery select wipe data
Reboot to system
rom Will be installed in your phone
General bugs:
Brightness slider (can be fixed with termux)
Adaptive brightness.
Recommended roms:
Pixel experience:
Releases · ponces/treble_build_pe
Script and patches for building PHH-Treble Pixel Experience - ponces/treble_build_pe
github.com
Select arm64 ab variant
How to fix brightness slider:
You will need magisk and termux
Open termux
Type su
Then type this:
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness $(cat /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/max_brightness)
Bug will be fixed do this after a reboot.
How to install magisk on your device:
ROOT GAINED !!!!
THIS METHOD WORKS on both: POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 5G hey guys.. wonderful news.. been trying here and there and IT WORKS FINALLY i gained root of POCO m3 Pro 5G ! i'll write in steps how it works and post all files i've been using...
forum.xda-developers.com
How to flash gapps:
You will need magisk on your phone
Download this file then flash from magisk
MagiskGApps - Browse /r/Stock at SourceForge.net
GApps for Magisk
sourceforge.net
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Hi bro, how about for daily use?
Is there other bugs found?
m_iijul said:
Hi bro, how about for daily use?
Is there other bugs found?
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GSI roms are very stable no bugs found only brightness slider on certain phone but I posted a fix
Fire1511 said:
vbmeta.img
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what is this? where can i find it?
hectomax said:
what is this? where can i find it?
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This is a dm verity fix
hectomax said:
what is this? where can i find it?
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thanks, but i got another problem, when i enter adb reboot fastboot my phone enters in fastbootD and after that my pc doesnt see him, how can i fix it? (sorry in advance for the possibly stupid questions, I'm new to modding)
hectomax said:
thanks, but i got another problem, when i enter adb reboot fastboot my phone enters in fastbootD and after that my pc doesnt see him, how can i fix it? (sorry in advance for the possibly stupid questions, I'm new to modding)
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This video will help you to install fastbootd drivers
Whats wrong now?
now my phone dont boot miui and automaticly boot fastboot mode, not fastbootD, and my pc again doesnt see him
hectomax said:
now my phone dont boot miui and automaticly boot fastboot mode, not fastbootD, and my pc again doesnt see him
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fastboot set_active a
hectomax said:
now my phone dont boot miui and automaticly boot fastboot mode, not fastbootD, and my pc again doesnt see him
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Go to fastboot then fastboot reboot fastboot then fastboot set_active a then try another time to install gsi
Fire1511 said:
Go to fastboot then fastboot reboot fastboot then fastboot set_active a then try another time to install gsi
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thank you, thats works, but how can i install gsi, i tried with pixel expirience and got the same error, should i reinstall my windows, maybe it will help?
So I really new into this, I didn't really know what I was doing but i tried to install Pixel Experience on my device. After some struggle it seems that I managed to flash the rom into system. I followed the instruccions to the part where you wipe all data from the phone, but then it got stucked and didn't start the OS, maybe system got corrupted or something bc when I try to reinstall the rom cmd tells me "This partition doesn't exists".
As far as i know there isn't a version of twrp for Redmi note 10 5g so all I have is Xiaomi ADB Fastboot Tools. Pls help me.
What firmware do you want to install？
Can you elaborate on your installation process, guide instructions and firmware sources?
1:
Do not need to use twrp, general Fastboot command to brush the GSI on the line, after installation to play some black screen patch and settings.
GSI always jumps to Fastboot and Recovery after booting, indicating that there is a problem with GSI, replace it with another variant or downgrade version.
2:
Fastboot Method
https://c.mi.com/thread-1857937-1-0.html
jianjianus said:
What firmware do you want to install？
Can you elaborate on your installation process, guide instructions and firmware sources?
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Correct me if im wrong. I tried to install a GSI of Pixel Experience from this pinned tutorial on the board.
Fire1511 said:
Code:
I am NOT responsible for bricked devices, destroyed SD cards or any
damage that may happen to your device.
Requirements:
Unlocked bootloader.
WARNINGDon't use Nippon gsi they aren't working,I recommend using phh gsi by @phhusson lineage os by @AndyYan and PE 12 by @ponces
How to guide:
power + volume down button
fastboot reboot fastboot
install fastbootd drivers,follow this tutorial
fastboot set_active a
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash system (name gsi.img)
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta (vbmeta.img)
fastboot flash vbmeta_b (vbmeta.img)
fastboot set_active a
fastboot reboot recovery
in recovery select wipe data
reboot to system
The GSI will be installed in your phone
Bugs:
Brightness slider but you can fix it
Recommended rom:
Pixel experience:
Releases · ponces/treble_build_pe
Script and patches for building PHH-Treble Pixel Experience - ponces/treble_build_pe
github.com
Select arm64 ab variant
How to fix brightness slider:
Go to phh treble settings,misc settings enable "use alternative brightness scale", "use linear screen brightness slider" and "allow setting brightness to the lowest possible",reboot the device
There is an better alternative to fix this annoying bug,follow this guide!
[GSI] Brightness Fix & Other Fixes
Brightness black lockscreen fixed & Brightness Slider fix. GSI Misc Settings ✅Use Linear Brightness Scale ✅Force Alternatice Backlight Scale ✅Allow Settings to the lowest Flash this file on magisk and reboot :) Note: There's a better fix...
forum.xda-developers.com
How to fix bluetooth audio:
Go to phh treble settings,misc settings, "Force enable a2dp off-load" and "Bluetooth workarounds" select mediatek option and reboot the device.
How to install magisk on your device:
ROOT GAINED !!!!
THIS METHOD WORKS on both: POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 5G hey guys.. wonderful news.. been trying here and there and IT WORKS FINALLY i gained root of POCO m3 Pro 5G ! i'll write in steps how it works and post all files i've been using...
forum.xda-developers.com
How to flash gapps:
You need magisk on your phone
Download this file then flash from magisk
MagiskGApps - Browse /r/Stock at SourceForge.net
GApps for Magisk
sourceforge.net
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My process was a total mess bc I didn't knew my device had 2 partitions in system and the post didn't clarify that, so I found this other tutorial (
). Everything went smoothly, the installation was completed and I wiped all data, rebooted to system, and got stuck on a loop of the Redmi logo. I assumed something gone wrong and I tried to go fastboot again and when i try to install the image sends me the error "This partition doesn't exists".
I don't have the precise commands on cmd I wrote bc i restarted my pc. Sorry.
The source Pixel Experience Plus v415.1 arm64 ab
chileangarbage said:
The source Pixel Experience Plus v415.1 arm64 ab
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Some people have given feedback that this phenomenon occurs with v415.
I tried it and this problem also appeared. They said that dropping down to V414 would not cause this problem.
I don't know if the latest version has a fix?
I have not tried this firmware again and am currently using lineageos19.1
Andy Yan's personal builds // GSI - Browse Files at SourceForge.net
sourceforge.net
Pixel Experience Plus v415.1 is also reported not to work on MediaTek devices. v414 is the latest working version.
chileangarbage said:
Correct me if im wrong. I tried to install a GSI of Pixel Experience from this pinned tutorial on the board.
My process was a total mess bc I didn't knew my device had 2 partitions in system and the post didn't clarify that, so I found this other tutorial (
). Everything went smoothly, the installation was completed and I wiped all data, rebooted to system, and got stuck on a loop of the Redmi logo. I assumed something gone wrong and I tried to go fastboot again and when i try to install the image sends me the error "This partition doesn't exists".
I don't have the precise commands on cmd I wrote bc i restarted my pc. Sorry.
The source Pixel Experience Plus v415.1 arm64 ab
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chileangarbage said:
Correct me if im wrong. I tried to install a GSI of Pixel Experience from this pinned tutorial on the board.
My process was a total mess bc I didn't knew my device had 2 partitions in system and the post didn't clarify that, so I found this other tutorial (
). Everything went smoothly, the installation was completed and I wiped all data, rebooted to system, and got stuck on a loop of the Redmi logo. I assumed something gone wrong and I tried to go fastboot again and when i try to install the image sends me the error "This partition doesn't exists".
I don't have the precise commands on cmd I wrote bc i restarted my pc. Sorry.
The source Pixel Experience Plus v415.1 arm64 ab
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This tutorial works. But not ABSOLUTELY. I did get stucked on bootloader ever after flashing 3 different images. I think that problem was caused because versions of bootloader in my original ROM and installed GSI image didn't match(I was trying to flash latest Android version but my original ROM was Android 11). So I tried flashing the GSI image with Android version 11 and that worked. Therefore, I wanna say that just don't worry just keep flashing and you'll see the Love One.