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bricked my Mi 8

Hey guys I've run into an issuei bought a Mi 8 off swappa two weeks ago I've been using it and it's been absolutely amazing I love it but a few days ago global miui 9 came out and they phone came bootloader unlocked so I figured I'd flash the firmware and then lock the bootloader I flashed the firmware through Miuitool it worked fine I set it up and then went to lock the bootloader using the same tool I did it and then it started to boot but detected no os anymore so it was bootlooping. I can only access the recovery and fastboot mode I tried wiping didn't work I tried flash the firmware using miflash tool and manually doing the commands also tried getting into edl mode but says it's locked. I tried calling support but they told me they didn't do phone repairs and to call the manufacturer of which I bought it from (swappa) I'm kinda losing hope I'm not sure what to do I've tried so much maybe I'm missing something. If anyone has any suggestions I would love that thanks and here's what my recovery says if that helps

Did you try to flash twrp with fastboot and then from twrp flash the new rom?

xristos9 said:
Did you try to flash twrp with fastboot and then from twrp flash the new rom?
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I did not but I doubt I could because the bootloader is locked

Had you try flashing it with Deep Flash Cable?
http://en.miui.com/thread-1597002-1-1.html
Mi 8 Fastboot ROM can be downloaded here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/development/firmware-global-china-stock-firmware-t3818194
Disclaimer: I had not tested this method but shared from the internet. The IP of the method is from the link shared above and I hold no responsibility in any event it cause damage to your phone.

To resurrect the phone, you will need a MI account with authorized access to the EDL. Look at the topic of Redmi 5 as they resurrect bricks. On our forum, several MI 8 & MI 8 SE have already been resurrected in this way.
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dogsly said:
To resurrect the phone, you will need a MI account with authorized access to the EDL. Look at the topic of Redmi 5 as they resurrect bricks. On our forum, several MI 8 & MI 8 SE have already been resurrected in this way.
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I can not register in your forum, could you give us the contact of the people taht can give us account EDL permissions?
BR

thanks for the suggestions guys I was thinking before getting super technical opening up my phone and modding a cable to let you guys know of an update. Last night I stayed up a while i found adb flash tool for recovery mode to flash back to official software (http://www.xiaomitool.com/adb) I downloaded both global and both china otas of stable and beta. First i flashed global successfully but forgot that going from china to global requires unlock boot loader to boot up so it did not boot next I tried china stable but the file is an older version and did not flash since it was "downgrading" and last I tried china beta which was newer in theory but did not flash since it was not stable. So i am going to wait for a new china stable rom to come out whenever it does because in theory it will flash correctly and completely fix the phone because its china miui thats newer than the one global version now i can only wonder if it can flash because i will be going from global to china but again I will let you guys know when i attempt it, I understand I will be waiting a while for a stable version those dont come often but in the meantime i can focus on other things and thankfully i have multiple back up phones. thanks guys

StarwarsMissionary said:
I tried china stable but the file is an older version and did not flash since it was "downgrading"
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Theoretically and my previous experience with Nexus phone, older version of official ROM should be fine as it should get OTA to latest version. So, I think it is worth a try.
At the same time, I'm still patiently waiting for my 1st Mi 8 to arrive at door step.

ZhenMing said:
Theoretically and my previous experience with Nexus phone, older version of official ROM should be fine as it should get OTA to latest version. So, I think it is worth a try.
At the same time, I'm still patiently waiting for my 1st Mi 8 to arrive at door step.
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I agree with you and I used to own a nexus too so I understand what your saying but I tried flashing miui 9 china stable and the error said it was an older version and it was "illegal to downgrade" which is weird so I'll just wait for an updated version which might take a while

Never lock a boatloader with aftermarket global on a China Xiaomi.
I think because of the flashing the bootloader is locked again, maybe try to unlock it with miui unlock.
Maby Xiaomi enable the anti roll back also for the Mi 8 after they did it to the Xiaomi redmi note 5 whyred? Many people have ended up with bricked phones.
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Same problem solution is unlock boatloader
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/mi-8-safetynet-android-pay-and-related-issues.45286/

I faced the same problem with my Mi 8 when I locked the bootloader after installing Global ROM. Simply put your phone in Fastboot, and again Unlock the Bootloader using Xiaomi official Unlock tool. Once bootloader was unlocked, phone booted normally with Global ROM.

Hello, I have blocked bootloader and now I am with the bootloader loop.
I've tried to unlock again from console and from the Xiaomi tool, but it has not been possible. The tool says that the device is not associated. Any solution to this?
I have also tried from Recovery (With MiFlash) to put the stable Chinese version, but having a higher version installed does not leave me.
If I re-flash the same version, it completes it but when restarting, the loop returns.
Any solution?

Hi I have the same problem but now I have a new and BIG new problem...
When I try to unlock the bootloader with my account the software said me that my account is not bounded in this device... cry cry cry!!!
Somebody knows if it is normal and if I will fixed?
BR

The mi unlock tool problems are mainly because of either it's not verified with your account or because before it bricked you forgot to go to development settings and add your phone for unlock which I forgot to so whenever I try to unlock it again it says it isn't verified because I'm a moron and forgot to add my Mi8 to my account in case something like this happened, now I gotta wait for a stable newer miui 9 China version to flash from the adb software

Any news on how to solve the brick?
The perfect solution would be to have access to an account with EDL permissions to re-unlock the bootloader.
Enviado desde mi SM-G930F mediante Tapatalk

StarwarsMissionary said:
The mi unlock tool problems are mainly because of either it's not verified with your account or because before it bricked you forgot to go to development settings and add your phone for unlock which I forgot to so whenever I try to unlock it again it says it isn't verified because I'm a moron and forgot to add my Mi8 to my account in case something like this happened, now I gotta wait for a stable newer miui 9 China version to flash from the adb software
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When you have any update on this, please let me know I have the same issue and did same mistake.
Let me know if you were able to un-brick it.
Looking fwd to see an update from you.

This. Is. F****d. Up. Someone needs to say it. They do totally crazy things and we saw too many bricks coming from their unexplained tinkering with ARB and locking. Additionally, their each new flagship gets always one step closer to the prices of better competition. We are getting too screwed and we desperately need a new, reasonably priced and logical brand. Nokia? Wouldn't say so. Essential? US only and seems to close down. OnePlus? Getting costlier. Google? Got really costly. **** happened. Really, sorry for OT, but my empathy and sociological thinking just hurts me when I see this.

j1505243 said:
This. Is. F****d. Up. Someone needs to say it. They do totally crazy things and we saw too many bricks coming from their unexplained tinkering with ARB and locking. Additionally, their each new flagship gets always one step closer to the prices of better competition. We are getting too screwed and we desperately need a new, reasonably priced and logical brand. Nokia? Wouldn't say so. Essential? US only and seems to close down. OnePlus? Getting costlier. Google? Got really costly. **** happened. Really, sorry for OT, but my empathy and sociological thinking just hurts me when I see this.
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Yeah, I thought I was the only one thinking like this.
Companies want as much money as possible. Oneplus is increasing prices not because the components cost more but because they waste money on ads and want more profit. And they pull it off because people will still buy their phones.
Honestly, the Mi 8 is a " flagship killer-killer",it provides almost the same stuff as the OP6 for less money but people either never heard of Xiaomi or are hesitant when it comes to buying their phones ( I don't understand why, though ) .
As for their phones dying, I only saw bricks from people who tried tinkering with deep level stuff without actually knowing what they were playing with.
They don't suddenly die/lose basic functions out of the blue like e.g. Moto phones and I don't know of a single device which beats them at this price along with what you get in a phone.

The Marionette said:
I only saw bricks from people who tried tinkering with deep level stuff without actually knowing what they were playing with.
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Just let me tell that you can do the **** even actually knowing what you are playing with. You just need to forget to change the "clean all and lock" option which comes selected by default. And believe me, it's not that difficult at 3 a.m. after some successful flashes.
I think it's not necessary to dive into the hurt, you know.
Cheers

descarao81 said:
Just let me tell that you can do the **** even actually knowing what you are playing with. You just need to forget to change the "clean all and lock" option which comes selected by default. And believe me, it's not that difficult at 3 a.m. after some successful flashes.
I think it's not necessary to dive into the hurt, you know.
Cheers
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There is a need for that. This is an expensive toy and you shouldn't be playing with it if you are not 100% that you can undo the thing you will do if it goes wrong ( you are free to do it but then at least try to find a solution yourself ) .
After seeing posts which are pretty much like " uwu I made a f*cking boo boo, a weal f*cky wucky, pweese help me guys ;((((( " ( which could've been avoided by following some logic or by actually investigating before flashing stuff ) , it's high time people who are thinking about unlocking the bootloader actually see what they might be getting into if they "touch wrong things in the wrong way".

Fastboot : Couldn't add device error 10000

Hi,
How to solve the adding device problem like I just said in tittle ?

same happened with me today on note 7

same happened with me today on redmi 4x

same happened with me today on note 7

me2 on pocophone f1 ... this happens, when i try to add the device to my mi account to enable unlocking the bootloader.
does anybody know, how the registration is done? do they try to send sms or something to another country or anything like this, which is probably forbidden?
i'm on miui 9.6 with android 8.1 and almost no settings changed.
i updated to latest miui 10.3.5 with android 9. i used a different mi account (directly registered to my phone number) and allowed every permission request. nothing changed.

The same problem
I have the same issue on my poco f1 global version. I'm from spain. Error code 10000... I bought the phone yesterday and cant found info about this. Seems to be a recient problem with Xiaomi server I think. This happend no miui 9 and new miui 10.0.4.

There are also other people getting this error:
https://c.mi.com/thread-2285993-1-0.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/cb28oc/error_10000_cant_associate_phone_and_mi_account/

Error 10000
Same problem in My 8 lite

I hope this proplem solve soon

Problem solved
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您好，
感謝您的查詢。
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confirm.
now i have to wait 72h as usual.

ManOki said:
confirm.
now i have to wait 72h as usual.
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They give me 186 hr waiting time on mi unlock don't Know why

Problem Solved
This morning I tryed to conect and it works. Now have to wait 72h.

@b00dymoon: you have a note 7, not a pocophone f1. the 72h limit is just for the pocophone, afaik: https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-bootloader-unlock-902114/

Disable find device, this solved my problem and linked the account to my device, now i'm waiting for the 72h to pass ..

Flashing an official rom. (yeah, there's a newbie over here)

Yeah, it's kind of a stupid question but I really need help to understand some things before doing anything and turning my phone into a paperweight. It's my first thread so I really hope you can help me with it
I'm from colombia btw.
Have to advice that english is not my first language so if you see any grammatical error it's probably that.
So; I've been investigating why my phone is still waiting for the miui 12.0.7.0 update since it's been stuck on miui 11.0.9.0 since a while, tried installing Every possible rom of the official site and that didn't worked. So I started to investigate and found that my phone has a custom rom installed by the business that selled me the phone; and that rom won't be updated anymore since that business is really lazy with that type of updates (I had phones by them in the past that just didn't updated at all since all the time I had them).
And now I'm wanting to change that rom to the official one (The Global One).
I've already started the bootloader unlock and I'm waiting right now for the 168 hours to be able to unlock it, but I've got some questions that i really need to get answered before I can start doing anything.
So let's start with this, ok?
Right, so my first doubt comes about the roms. Right now my phone has a Custom Rom made by "Claro" (also known as telcel on latam) and that custom rom is literally locking any update that comes from the global xiaomi updater; and it wouldn't be that bad if the phone wouldn't reset with A LOT of preinstalled apps and a custom logo for the startup that lags the phone even when starting up.
I would be able to change that custom rom from my phone into the official one without many complications?, I've been looking for some programs and it seems that Xiaomi Flash Tool and XiaoMiTool_V2 were some of my options (for not saying the only ones), and I would like to know your opinion about them and what of those two would you recommend me.
Both of the roms (the official one and the custom one) are "Global" so i would like to know if that would affect (or improve) anything at all.
My second doubt comes mostly on the unlocked bootloader, since what I had readed about it can actually block you from opening apps (like Netflix) and I wanted to know if it could be possible to lock it again since i'm installing the global one.
Have to clarify that it is a Redmi Note 9 with 128GB ROM and 4GB RAM, it's almost new (has like 2 weeks or so) and is currently running MIUI 11.0.9.0.
if you need anymore info or pictures I would be glad to give it to you if you can help me with my doubts.

Certainly, unlocking the bootloader is your best chance.
Unlock it first and then, flash the any other rom you want.
If you want, you can relock the bootloader again too.

Question Mi 11 Ultra ROM flashing problem

I have a major problem with my new Mi 11 Ultra and wondered if anyone had any suggestions at all.
My problem is, I purchased a Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra direct from China, and, after unlocking I then I tried to update the ROM to the EU version, it then into a mode where it would only boot into "Fastboot Mode" ,and, nothing else, so I was advised to try to flash the Rom to the original China version using the Xiaomi flask tool, it did then boot into a slighlty different mode, but, when I run the flash programme it says it is flashing, but, just sits there counting away the seconds, but, doing nothing even after 4 hours, I have tried it several times with the same issue, not really sure if theres anything that can be done or if its a dustbin job!
Any suggestions would be apreciated.

Question Bootloop and locked bootloader Xiaomi redmi note 10 pro, I have tried a lot of things

Hi, I'm starting to say that I'm kinda new to this "things" so:
I have received this xiaomi red mi note 10 pro with the miui (or whatever that logo is) infinitely stucked and never boot the system;
Now I have googled things for 2 long days and I have done a couple of things, but the result is:
I tried to flash new ROM in many ways, but no succeded (with miflash and other softwares) except for one software (honesty Idk if I can write the name here) that through ABD flashed a new ROM that I select; firstly I selected "sweet" ROM, but then the result was nothing new or better and so I repeated the process with a new ROM called "Chopin" (always related to Xiaomi redmi note 10 pro).
No better progress BUT the image and graphics of the bootloop of the phone changed so my initially thought was "wow something changed" but nothing else, always bootlooped:
I started to repeat the process for every ROM related to redmi note 10 pro but in the end the tragedy comes:
Now I'm stucked with the phones in bootloop and I cannot enter in recovery mode ( but I can enter fastboot) because the phone keeps spamming me the battery low icon without a reason (I kept it in charge for like hours) so without the recovery mode and the miassistant option I really don't know what to do.
there isn't the mi account associated to the phone btw

Chopin? Then I think bricked.
My opinion: try to flash via fastboot and miflash and the right sweet fastboot ROM

hird0 said:
Hi, I'm starting to say that I'm kinda new to this "things" so:
I have received this xiaomi red mi note 10 pro with the miui (or whatever that logo is) infinitely stucked and never boot the system;
Now I have googled things for 2 long days and I have done a couple of things, but the result is:
I tried to flash new ROM in many ways, but no succeded (with miflash and other softwares) except for one software (honesty Idk if I can write the name here) that through ABD flashed a new ROM that I select; firstly I selected "sweet" ROM, but then the result was nothing new or better and so I repeated the process with a new ROM called "Chopin" (always related to Xiaomi redmi note 10 pro).
No better progress BUT the image and graphics of the bootloop of the phone changed so my initially thought was "wow something changed" but nothing else, always bootlooped:
I started to repeat the process for every ROM related to redmi note 10 pro but in the end the tragedy comes:
Now I'm stucked with the phones in bootloop and I cannot enter in recovery mode ( but I can enter fastboot) because the phone keeps spamming me the battery low icon without a reason (I kept it in charge for like hours) so without the recovery mode and the miassistant option I really don't know what to do.
there isn't the mi account associated to the phone btw
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Return it to the seller.

Laptapper said:
Chopin? Then I think bricked.
My opinion: try to flash via fastboot and miflash and the right sweet fastboot ROM
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Bootloader locked, sadly. are there other ways?
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Return it to the seller.
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the phone is not mine, a friend gave it to me in order to try to repair it

hird0 said:
Bootloader locked, sadly. are there other ways?
the phone is not mine, a friend gave it to me in order to try to repair it
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And your friend doesn't have a Xiaomi account?

NOSS8 said:
And your friend doesn't have a Xiaomi account?
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Nope, he didn't linked the phone on the account

NOSS8 said:
Haven't seen any negative feedback.
If you don't trust, try TeamViewer.
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Sorry very dumb question:
What do you mean with TeamViewer?
I mean I know what is it because I used it a couple of times, but how downloading it could help me?

hird0 said:
Sorry very dumb question:
What do you mean with TeamViewer?
I mean I know what is it because I used it a couple of times, but how downloading it could help me?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...er-recovery-or-fastboot.4287635/post-85177123