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Mi 5 from GearBest with fake ROM (7.3.8.0) and locked BL

Hi.
I bought my Mi 5 from GearBest and it came with MIUI 7.3.8.0. I'm new to Xiaomi phones, so bear with me please!
I was trying to update it and I found out I should flash the fastboot version of the Global ROM (8.0.2.0). But to do that, I believe I need to unlock the BL. I asked for the unlock permissions, got them. When unlocking, I get an error "Couldn’t Verify Device". I found out it might be related to the fake ROM situation.
To go around, I discovered I could use EDL to flash the ROM, but apparently after 7.3.?.? it has been disabled by Xiaomi. Even tried to put EDL into the phone through ADB but it failed. Also tried to use Mi PC Suite, in both English and Chinese, to flash recovery and none of them worked. In the English version, it says I have version 7.2.4.0 and tries to flash a Chinese 8.0.12.0 version (see photo attached). One time it even completed the procedure in the phone (bar went all the way) but now the phone doesn't boot (bootloop).
I'm not one to give up, but I'm running out of ideas! Please, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Have you checked this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/unlocking-xiaomi-mi-5-bootloader-t3336243

Expliciate said:
Have you checked this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/unlocking-xiaomi-mi-5-bootloader-t3336243
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Yes, of course. That was the first thing I did. As I mentioned, it failed with the error message in the OP (or similar, I tried everything so the message might be close).

Bootloader can't unlocked with a "shop rom".
You must first install Global Dev or China Dev ROM.
As far as you can boot the phone into the "pc suite" mode (power on phone with volume up key pressed), you should be able to flash to global dev with latest pc suite version.
Follow this guide: http://www.gizbeat.com/10386/xiaomi-mi5-unbrick-after-bricked-from-failed-edl-flash-method-2/
Progress bar in the pc suite software is a joke, wait at least 30 minutes.

ktulu73 said:
Bootloader can't unlocked with a "shop rom".
You must first install Global Dev or China Dev ROM.
As far as you can boot the phone into the "pc suite" mode (power on phone with volume up key pressed), you should be able to flash to global dev with latest pc suite version.
Follow this guide: http://www.gizbeat.com/10386/xiaomi-mi5-unbrick-after-bricked-from-failed-edl-flash-method-2/
Progress bar in the pc suite software is a joke, wait at least 30 minutes.
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I managed to finish the update through the recovery flash in Mi PC Suite, now I have 8.0.12.0 MAACNDI, which I would think is a Chinese Developer version. I still can't unlock, neither update through the app in Android and I can't find a way to flash a different version with Mi PC Suite, it just says it's updated.

Sorry, just noticed that your phone is already in bootloop.....same happened me, I think the progress bar on the phone is only indicator for the file copy from pc to phone but NOT for flash process.
As mentioned, same happened me. I solved that with a "deep flash" cable http://xiaomitips.com/guide/miui-deep-flash-engineering-cable-solution-to-non-edl-device/
With the deep flash cable you can follow this howto http://www.igeekphone.com/flash-miui-global-stable-rom-on-xiaomi-mi5-running-china-stable-rom-tutorial/
You need to scroll down to the howto for locked bootloader.

ktulu73 said:
Sorry, just noticed that your phone is already in bootloop.....same happened me, I think the progress bar on the phone is only indicator for the file copy from pc to phone but NOT for flash process.
As mentioned, same happened me. I solved that with a "deep flash" cable http://xiaomitips.com/guide/miui-deep-flash-engineering-cable-solution-to-non-edl-device/
With the deep flash cable you can follow this howto http://www.igeekphone.com/flash-miui-global-stable-rom-on-xiaomi-mi5-running-china-stable-rom-tutorial/
You need to scroll down to the howto for locked bootloader.
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But I now have a working ROM, as I mentioned in the post above. Please read it.

Alegom said:
I managed to finish the update through the recovery flash in Mi PC Suite, now I have 8.0.12.0 MAACNDI, which I would think is a Chinese Developer version. I still can't unlock, neither update through the app in Android and I can't find a way to flash a different version with Mi PC Suite, it just says it's updated.
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Really? Thought you have bricked you phone
8.0.12.0 MAACNDI is china stable, just download Global dev fromhttp://en.miui.com/download-299.html and copy it to your phone or download it direclyt on your phone.
Then start the ota updater app on phone, click the three dots in the top right corner, there is should be an option "choose update package" or so......... and just pick the downloaded ota file.

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Really? Thought you have bricked you phone
8.0.12.0 MAACNDI is china stable, just download Global dev fromhttp://en.miui.com/download-299.html and copy it to your phone or download it direclyt on your phone.
Then start the ota updater app on phone, click the three dots in the top right corner, there is should be an option "choose update package" or so......... and just pick the downloaded ota file.
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Me too! But I run it one more time and it finished.
The CN in 8.0.12.0 MAACNDI means it's China, but I saw it's actually the last one. I tried to do what you said but with Global Dev and it said "Can't Verify Package"... I'm now downloading China Dev, should it be any different?

I updated from global stable to global dev, so maybe it is not possible to go directly from China stable to global dev.
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Move from fake rom to official rom?

Hi everyone. Im really new to Xiaomi devices. So here is my problem. I bought MI 5 with fake rom, it is common in my country. The rom version is 7.2.8.0.0(MAACNDB).
How to move from that fake rom to official? Does EDL mode still works for that rom version? Because I read somewhere that EDL is no longer work since 7.3.x.x and later.
I tried to flash MIUI 8 global from updater and it failed, after booted the rom remain the same. I also tried using MI PC Suite, when I hold shift and flash button (in chinese of course ) but it shows dialog reboot or fastboot.
Any help would be appreciate,, thanks

I just tried using EDL method and it worked in my case. Thanks everyone, even there's no comment yet . Now im ready to rock!

Question How to unlock bootloader for Mi 11 Ultra

Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to unlock my phones bootloader. I already went through all the developer settings, linked my phone to mi account. When I go into Fastboot mode and plug in my phone to my computer, to unlock tool doesn't find or read my phone for me to unlock it. After doing some research, I think I have to install drivers? I'm kid of confused on that part or where to download these drivers from.

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nickxzr said:
Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to unlock my phones bootloader. I already went through all the developer settings, linked my phone to mi account. When I go into Fastboot mode and plug in my phone to my computer, to unlock tool doesn't find or read my phone for me to unlock it. After doing some research, I think I have to install drivers? I'm kid of confused on that part or where to download these drivers from.
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Install Xiaomi drivers and ADB package

speedtripler said:
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Install Xiaomi drivers and ADB package
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How can i do this? any links 0rstep by step please!

Start at mi unlock official site , you will get the prompted from there on the steps required

Could be that you are not making a proper connection between phone and PC, it needs to show up and install properly. I had the same problem on my rather elderly desktop, tried again on my laptop using a USB 3 cable, it worked.

Use my guide for 10 Ultra just for the unlock process. Here's a link to it from my mega page
File on MEGA
mega.nz
Please remember, the rest of the guide is for 10 ultra, not 11.

Question Mi 11 ultra Dead after upgrade to MIUI13

Hi All,
I received an update notification yesterday on my China Market device with Global ROM and I immediately downloaded the update to MIUI13. I had 60% battery when the download finished and after downloading it did an app optimization. After that, I hit the reboot button with 58% battery. The device turned off and since then the device is literally not showing any sign of life. it doesn't charge or show up in the ADB devices list. My MBP doesn't recognize USB in the devices list. What is the best option I have? From threads, it doesn't sound like a brick or EDL mode to me but should I still contact the EDL guy?

Just an update. I was using Macbook to test if the device is alive. MacBook Pro doesn't show any updates when you connect a new device. I plugged USB into a Windows machine installed on my Bootcamp, Windows recognized the device as Qualcomm 9008. Which is effectively in EDL mode. I have no idea how the device got into that mode but my assumption is that I had TWRP installed with BL open and when going from Android 11 to Android 12 via MIUI13, something called anti-rollback protection which was implemented by Xiaomi put the phone into EDL mode. Luckily, I am in the UK and got in touch with Xiaomi after sales, they agreed to repair it because the issue was caused by a software update.
Lesson Learned: Never update your phone via OTA to a newer android version without taking a proper backup. A really bad experience with Xiaomi. it cost me one day to try to fix and will be costing me some time to install everything back after the repair. I am seriously thinking to buy an iPhone now.

lord219 said:
Just an update. I was using Macbook to test if the device is alive. MacBook Pro doesn't show any updates when you connect a new device. I plugged USB into a Windows machine installed on my Bootcamp, Windows recognized the device as Qualcomm 9008. Which is effectively in EDL mode. I have no idea how the device got into that mode but my assumption is that I had TWRP installed with BL open and when going from Android 11 to Android 12 via MIUI13, something called anti-rollback protection which was implemented by Xiaomi put the phone into EDL mode. Luckily, I am in the UK and got in touch with Xiaomi after sales, they agreed to repair it because the issue was caused by a software update.
Lesson Learned: Never update your phone via OTA to a newer android version without taking a proper backup. A really bad experience with Xiaomi. it cost me one day to try to fix and will be costing me some time to install everything back after the repair. I am seriously thinking to buy an iPhone now.
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I dont think its about anti-rollback function
That function only affect when u try to flash from higher miui version back to lower version. It will not allow u to do that
In your case, it 's all about xiaomi software problem :| and it is unacceptable problem

hungragezone said:
I dont think its about anti-rollback function
That function only affect when u try to flash from higher miui version back to lower version. It will not allow u to do that
In your case, it 's all about xiaomi software problem :| and it is unacceptable problem
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Well, finally I got in touch with the EDL guy and he fixed it smoothly. I literally had to go through a lot of documents and websites to understand the problem but he fixed it in 10 minutes. I think he is using some sort of cracked miFlashTool where he interferes with the communication between the phone and Xiaomi servers and bypasses authorization issues. I think many people are having problems at that point when following the EDL operation explained on the internet. Anyways, fixed it fairly easily and cheaply.

lord219 said:
Well, finally I got in touch with the EDL guy and he fixed it smoothly. I literally had to go through a lot of documents and websites to understand the problem but he fixed it in 10 minutes. I think he is using some sort of cracked miFlashTool where he interferes with the communication between the phone and Xiaomi servers and bypasses authorization issues. I think many people are having problems at that point when following the EDL operation explained on the internet. Anyways, fixed it fairly easily and cheaply.
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For edl, did he install MIUI 12 or MIUI 13?

i thing they have installed the new Miui 13

chiposh said:
For edl, did he install MIUI 12 or MIUI 13?
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For EDL, Miui 12.5-global eu rom. I later on updated to miui13 with no issue.

lord219 said:
For EDL, Miui 12.5-global eu rom. I later on updated to miui13 with no issue.
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That's very strange. Why first update led to brick
By Global eu rom you mean EEA or Xiaomi.eu ROM?
p.s. I know at least one Mi 11 ultra and one Mi 11 faced the same issue

chiposh said:
That's very strange. Why first update led to brick
By Global eu rom you mean EEA or Xiaomi.eu ROM?
p.s. I know at least one Mi 11 ultra and one Mi 11 faced the same issue
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lord219 said:
Well, finally I got in touch with the EDL guy and he fixed it smoothly. I literally had to go through a lot of documents and websites to understand the problem but he fixed it in 10 minutes. I think he is using some sort of cracked miFlashTool where he interferes with the communication between the phone and Xiaomi servers and bypasses authorization issues. I think many people are having problems at that point when following the EDL operation explained on the internet. Anyways, fixed it fairly easily and cheaply
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hi how can i get in contact with that EDL
my mi ultra its rebooting on fastboot mode only
i think i lost my phone i cant use it just bought it yesterday and it only goes on fastboot after restart
i had to buy a cheap phone today i called costumer service they keep hanging up each time while i talk to them
my fastboot is locked and my brain 2 is locked dont know hat to do anymore

If you can get to fastboot, you can flash the original stock ROM. Plenty of instructions here and on the Xiaomi EU forums. You only need edl if you cannot get to fastboot.

Sathelp said:
If you can get to fastboot, you can flash the original stock ROM. Plenty of instructions here and on the Xiaomi EU forums. You only need edl if you cannot get to fastboot.
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You cannot flash anything in fastboot if bootloader is locked

In that case, you will need an edl flash to recover. But be careful that he doesn't leave it with an edl account permission or you won't be able to unlock without that edl account. Although I thought you could flash the original stock firmware that it came with back on with it locked.

Hi, i have same problem after try to flash Miui 13. But The MIflash tool shows error:sw path is not valid, have not found solution for this error message. How can I Get in contact with the EDl Guy.. I have a Mi 11 Pro

Reminds my about the new released Samsung galaxy S22 series, lots of problems for some weeks now_

It´s so frustrating that the update caused this. It´s now the first time for me to solve this problem. But I have so many other issues that I don´t have the time for this. I´ve read some threads where some persons have written about people who can unbrick it online. This would be right now my first choice. Could somebody help me where I can contact someone for help please.

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It´s so frustrating that the update caused this. It´s now the first time for me to solve this problem. But I have so many other issues that I don´t have the time for this. I´ve read some threads where some persons have written about people who can unbrick it online. This would be right now my first choice. Could somebody help me where I can contact someone for help please.
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im sending you link now who to contact and this is not spam

Hello same here - I guess flashed wrong version from EEA instead of EU of Android 11 - all went good but then I allowed OTA updates and finally update to MUI13 I had a brick.
Now I am in contact with one EDL guy but not certain he is legit. Can you send me PM for your contact?

I'm planning on purchasing this phone but things like this one makes me worried. Is there a risk to update the eu stable firmwares from fastboot with bootloader unlocked?

If you know how to do it, no risk.

Question Rosemary device: Hard brick: need help | *fixed

Soo, long story short, i hard bricked this phone and i definitely need good advice. Please bear with me:
I got a Poco M5s,
I wanted to install official PE on it.
I successfully unlocked bootloader (mtk client method)
I ****ed up because i flashed the recovery, but it was for the wrong MIUI version (i had A13 - SFFEUXM and PE needs A12 - RKLMIXM)
Then i compounded my mistake because i booted to fastboot over linux and flashed A12 - RKLMIXM (flashall.sh). The phone never booted after that.
Now the phone is fully unresponsive: Black screen and power/volume buttons seem to do nothing.
I tried to use SP Flash to reflash A13 - SFFEUXM, but it failed and wanted me to remove battery and retry.
I tried to disassemble the phone, specifically removing/reattaching the battery plug: no change in response & SP flash did not seem to download anything
I also tried to see if mtk client can detect the device, but worryingly, it thinks it is a Helio G90 (MT6785) instead of G95, and then fails with "DAXFlash - [LIB]: Error on sending emi: unpack requires a buffer of 12 bytes"
I'm totally disappointed at this point. Is this salvageable? What can i do?

Try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recover-from-hard-brick-no-fastboot-or-recovery.4469431/

mwasikz said:
Try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recover-from-hard-brick-no-fastboot-or-recovery.4469431/
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Thank you very much! I managed to restore it with this!
I also learned a bit about "EDL mode".
One more question: Can i actually rollback to MIUI 12.5? What did i do wrong before?

jcd000 said:
Thank you very much! I managed to restore it with this!
I also learned a bit about "EDL mode".
One more question: Can i actually rollback to MIUI 12.5? What did i do wrong before?
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I have tried to rollback to 12.5 too. Got a bootloop. So I searched online about it and found out that you need to use the latest Mi Flash tool ( I used 2020 version ). Then I tried with the 2022 version but this time I was getting a timeout error. The flash was stopping at 700 seconds. Since I have a really old and slow PC, it takes about 1200 seconds to flash. After that I have given up.
Which version of Mi Flash tool did you try? Try with the latest version if you have a relatively fast PC.

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I have tried to rollback to 12.5 too. Got a bootloop. So I searched online about it and found out that you need to use the latest Mi Flash tool ( I used 2020 version ). Then I tried with the 2022 version but this time I was getting a timeout error. The flash was stopping at 700 seconds. Since I have a really old and slow PC, it takes about 1200 seconds to flash. After that I have given up.
Which version of Mi Flash tool did you try? Try with the latest version if you have a relatively fast PC.
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I've tried various miflash versions (2017,2018,2020,2022). It always times out.
On linux, i managed to complete a flash using "flash_all.sh", but that's how i bricked it.

Hello, don't know if it is the good place for this but I have done the latest update (I have a Poco M5s with the version 13.0.10.0) and I just found the recovery flash for it (same version, Global.). I managed to unlock the phone after a few weeks of the phone being unrecognized by the pc, no matter how hard I tried to get the updated adb and android drivers. The latest Windows update included the Android drivers (which enabled me to unlock the bootloader).
I am planning to flash it using Magisk, any advice or things I should know?

Takemyjej said:
Hello, don't know if it is the good place for this but I have done the latest update (I have a Poco M5s with the version 13.0.10.0) and I just found the recovery flash for it (same version, Global.). I managed to unlock the phone after a few weeks of the phone being unrecognized by the pc, no matter how hard I tried to get the updated adb and android drivers. The latest Windows update included the Android drivers (which enabled me to unlock the bootloader).
I am planning to flash it using Magisk, any advice or things I should know?
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user the search buttom and read

tutibreaker said:
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Lmao I'm sorry I finally managed to root the phone on my own.