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I purchased a Mi 8 Chinese version with China Stable ROM, unlocked Bootloader after waiting 372 long hours and yesterday installed recently released Global Stable ROM. Everything went well and phone worked perfectly. However, when I tried to re-lock the Bootloader, (using both XiaoMiTool and Fastboot methods) the Bootloader gets locked but the phone goes into Recovery bootloop every time with a message at the bottom that "this Miui version cannot be installed on this device....." When I unlock the bootloader again (by booting into fastboot and using Xiaomi Unlock tool) the phone boots normally.
So can I conclude that the bootloader cannot be locked unless I move back to China Stable ROM which originally came with the phone? I read somewhere that Xiaomi has disable the re-locking of bootloader just to curb selling of Chinese versions as Global, as some sellers were selling Chinese versions of Xiaomi phones as Global after installing Global ROMs.
I'm having the same issue as you just did. Not sure why the bootloader can't be relocked. I thought the model # between HK and China versions were supposed to be the same..
Recently xiaomi makes some ugly rules about local and global variant device to prevent Chinese device selling globally and global device selling into china. For that user can flash global rom to china variant device and global variant device to china rom, but we have to unlocked bootloader. Device will perform normally just find device will not worked. Also antirollback terrible disgusting too. I have some xiaomi mobile device and selling them one by one. Only keeping Mi8. If I need more secure device, I can buy iphone. I no need then xiaomi device.
People loving Xiaomi because of its hardware and software with up-gradation facilities. But their operating system optimization is really bad. Every update makes device performance different.
dowload mi unlock . and login account -->> reboot mi 8 fastboot -->> unlock -->> OK . Done successful good luck
hoangvubb.195 said:
dowload mi unlock . and login account -->> reboot mi 8 fastboot -->> unlock -->> OK . Done successful good luck
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Relock and unlock are two very different words. You know.
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
XiaoMiTool is crap...
Use official MiFlashTool => http://download.appmifile.com/images/2018/06/13/f267b936-45cd-4b3d-b15a-947fb4b674b1.zip
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3014918
Use the option "Clean all and lock" when installing via fastboot
Marcb said:
XiaoMiTool is crap...
Use official MiFlashTool => http://download.appmifile.com/images/2018/06/13/f267b936-45cd-4b3d-b15a-947fb4b674b1.zip
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3014918
Use the option "Clean all and lock" when installing via fastboot
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No bootloop now after doing this?
Regards
rodfrang said:
No bootloop now after doing this?
Regards
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Actually I was reading some things on the MIUI official forum and * apparently* if you have a chinese MI 8 and want to switch to Global rom, your bootloader must remain unlobcked.... I'm not seeing much confirmation on that, but I would be catious...
Marcb said:
Actually I was reading some things on the MIUI official forum and * apparently* if you have a chinese MI 8 and want to switch to Global rom, your bootloader must remain unlobcked.... I'm not seeing much confirmation on that, but I would be catious...
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Yeah, switching to a global rom on a Chinese variant and then locking the bootloader will result in a brick. But I don't understand why anyone would relock the bootloader since most repair shops find out if you unlocked it in the past.
Relock not for warranty reasons, but to get android pay / NFC payment or other banking apps working. Many of them won't work with BL unlocked.
i read that we need an authorized edl account to relock the bootloader, but now it is impossible to get this account..
so this time i'm very dissappointed with xiaomi.
The Marionette said:
Yeah, switching to a global rom on a Chinese variant and then locking the bootloader will result in a brick. But I don't understand why anyone would relock the bootloader since most repair shops find out if you unlocked it in the past.
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Netflix app and Google Pay needs locked bootloader.
The Mi Mix 2S has the same problem, it seems this person solved it by using recovery version of global ROM with Mi PC Suite: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2943351&page=2#pid27478883
I don't have the device to test it yet, but you should at least be able to keep an unlocked bootloader and use apps that require it to be locked by using Magisk and enabling Magisk Hide on those apps.
Marcb said:
Netflix app and Google Pay needs locked bootloader.
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Netflix work
Envoyé de mon MI 8 en utilisant Tapatalk
romanxx said:
i read that we need an authorized edl account to relock the bootloader, but now it is impossible to get this account..
so this time i'm very dissappointed with xiaomi.
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I do not know if I can post the link here, but there is a topic in the MIUI forum that gives EDL authorization for just an unbrick. And you must wait for your position in the list.
Magisk...
I think you can use Netflix and/or banks' apps through Magisk hide functions and so be it
Zanbot3 said:
I think you can use Netflix and/or banks' apps through Magisk hide functions and so be it
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hye.mi8 with global rom can install magisk?
arsyadvyn said:
hye.mi8 with global rom can install magisk?
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Yeah
hoangvubb.195 said:
dowload mi unlock . and login account -->> reboot mi 8 fastboot -->> unlock -->> OK . Done successful good luck
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:good::good:congratulations my friend. I was already sad that I did not understand.
Its solution is simple but of enormous importance for mi8users.
I also did everything ok, but at mi8 it was different. I also received "this Miui version can not be installed on this device ....."
I downloaded miflash unlock .... romGlobal was already installed on mi8 but with blockloaded bootloader it did not work ok.
Now I'm happy and with GlobalRom stable very fast.:good:
Hi,
I try to relock the bootloader with Global ROM install but the phone haven't sign-in with Xiaomi account and it get the same message as your guy "this miui version cannot..." . Now I can't unlock my bootloader to revert it and my phone stay at recovery or fastboot, can anyone know how to flash it back?
Hi, guys. Such an unpleasant thing happened to me today. I have received my new xiaomi mi 9... But it has came with unlocked bootloader so i have locked it. And when i locked it then the phone got stuck on the recovery mode saying "this miui version can't be installed on this device" but it already came with this MIUI i did not change nothing i just wanted to lock the bootloader. Now i am bricked and i can't do nothing, i have tried to wipe all data, but did not help...
Does anybody know what can i do in this case?
TommyKing18 said:
Hi, guys. Such an unpleasant thing happened to me today. I have received my new xiaomi mi 9... But it has came with unlocked bootloader so i have locked it. And when i locked it then the phone got stuck on the recovery mode saying "this miui version can't be installed on this device" but it already came with this MIUI i did not change nothing i just wanted to lock the bootloader. Now i am bricked and i can't do nothing, i have tried to wipe all data, but did not help...
Does anybody know what can i do in this case?
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Follow these guides:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/unlocking-bootloader-immediately-t3926424
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/guide-how-flashed-twrp-xiaomi-eu-rom-t3912952
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Laptapper said:
Follow these guides:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/unlocking-bootloader-immediately-t3926424
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/guide-how-flashed-twrp-xiaomi-eu-rom-t3912952
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Thank you very much for help. I have read both but unfortunately i can not UNLOCK my bootloader… when i was trying to unlock the bootloader through MI UNLOCK, it says "Current account is not bound to this device". Otherwise if this was succesful and i could unlock it, then it would be easy i believe.
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Since you locked the boot loader, you'd have to flash (with fastboot) using the same flavor of miui which was installed. (example: chinese or eu variation), otherwise you won't be able to boot.
NikoSpeed said:
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you think you would know what to do?
nahsha said:
Since you locked the boot loader, you'd have to flash (with fastboot) using the same flavor of miui which was installed. (example: chinese or eu variation), otherwise you won't be able to boot.
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Yes, that i understood… There was EU variation with unlocked bootloader, which i do not know why, but okay…
But now i can not unlock it, it says, when i try to unlock it though fastboot with mi unlock, it says "Current acount is not bound to this device, ADD your acount and device in MIUI"s setting > developer options> mi unlock status.. but obviously i can not do it since i can not turn on my phone, its stuck on recovery mode.
TommyKing18 said:
Yes, that i understood… There was EU variation with unlocked bootloader, which i do not know why, but okay…
But now i can not unlock it, it says, when i try to unlock it though fastboot with mi unlock, it says "Current acount is not bound to this device, ADD your acount and device in MIUI"s setting > developer options> mi unlock status.. but obviously i can not do it since i can not turn on my phone, its stuck on recovery mode.
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Try recovering using this: https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/
nahsha said:
Try recovering using this: https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/
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When i choosed "my device is bricked i want to unbrick it" it says, this option is not available yet..
I can help you
First of all you need chinese mi assistant
Second you need try three versions of roms(eeu , china , global) but im pretty sure that your phone is chinese version that bought from gray market and they unlock bootloader to install global rom
After you download these tell me, i guide you
Be sure download recovery rom (not fastboot)
It has .zip extension not tgz
emprazol said:
I can help you
First of all you need chinese mi assistant
Second you need try three versions of roms(eeu , china , global) but im pretty sure that your phone is chinese version that bought from gray market and they unlock bootloader to install global rom
After you download these tell me, i guide you
Be sure download recovery rom (not fastboot)
It has .zip extension not tgz
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Thanks a lot, i aprreciate your help! Now i am downloading Chinese ROM recovery ROM, chinese mi assistant i have already so let's see, i hope it will work.
TommyKing18 said:
Thanks a lot, i aprreciate your help! Now i am downloading Chinese ROM recovery ROM, chinese mi assistant i have already so let's see, i hope it will work.
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If you know how to sideload the rom then everything is become okay dont worry
After successful debrick you must bound you mi account to your phone and wait for bl unlock then reflash with mi flash tool and global rom
AND DONT LOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER AGAIN
Yes, unfortunately i do not know how to sidload the rom... But when i have Chinese rom downloaded then what do i do with that? I connect the phone through mi assistant and there it can be flashed?
I had the same thing happen. You need to force a firmware flash ?
I had someone on xda recommend an excellent recovery tool.
It's called 'miflashpro'. It can be hard to find the English version. I did eventually but actually unbricked my Mi9 with the Italian version.
99% chance your cell can be fixed this way
bricked too
I'm having the same problem here, after wipe in twrp mode my phone restart and i'm blocked on bootloader screen.
Bryceicle1971 said:
I had the same thing happen. You need to force a firmware flash ?
I had someone on xda recommend an excellent recovery tool.
It's called 'miflashpro'. It can be hard to find the English version. I did eventually but actually unbricked my Mi9 with the Italian version.
99% chance your cell can be fixed this way
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I am having the same probelm. .i have accidently locked the bootloader and now stuck in recovery loop. And can not unlock bootloader as i didnt bind my account. Can u plz share the link of miflashpro
That's so unfortunate
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Yes, unfortunately i do not know how to sideload the rom... But when i have Chinese rom downloaded then what do i do with that? I connect the phone through mi assistant and there it can be flashed?
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I did the same thing with a Mi CC9 relocked the bootloader by mistake thinking it was like any other android phone. Did you have a Xiaomi account associated with the phone and signed into after enabling oem unlock in developer options.
If tha'ts the case you can use https://en.miui.com/unlock/ tool from where but it checks your phone number to see whether its associated with mi unlock.
Otherwise you will have to use EDL method which involves disassembling back of phone and shorting out two pins to initialize EDL data transfer but you need a EDL associated account this (belief xiaomi has revoked everyone access to these)
Hello all members.I had same problem and I open this phone with suport from youtube .I try clean some connector and worming cpu and motherboard. After change the battery with new. When close the phone they suprised me and working good.After 10 hours again close and bricked. I try sake and again open .So....the real problem its not CPU and motherboard but some connector dont touch good. Sory for my English. I hope some other find which connector have problem in this phone and pm me. Now my MI 9 working good but I keep bickerful ...
Hi everyone
Question for professionals and experienced people I hope to get a reliable answer on this matter
1- What do I lose when opening a bootloader other than air update and payment and warranty service?
2- Is it possible to return to the official status and receive air updates?
Thanks everyone in advance
Can't say for sure but you should still get OTA; if not you'll get full ROM zips delivered via OTA instead of the smaller chunk/patch updates.
The main thing is banking apps and Google Pay. Widevine should be OK. On mine it's L1 so still A-OK for Netflix/etc.
OTA updates work also if bootloader is unlocked. Idem for payement and warranty service...
If you root the phone it isn"t the same story.
Mine is rooted and OTA updates work. I download the update BUT I unroot the phone before installing it.
It"s possible to relock the bootloader but no need to do that...
PS: Unlocking bootloader resets the phone (Back up what you need before).
Unlock bootloader means no more hd on netflix n stuff.
Widevine stay L1 but netflix will failed to load unless you delete smthing n widevine drop to l3
zephyruel said:
Unlock bootloader means no more hd on netflix n stuff.
Widevine stay L1 but netflix will failed to load unless you delete smthing n widevine drop to l3
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lelozerien said:
OTA updates work also if bootloader is unlocked. Idem for payement and warranty service...
If you root the phone it isn"t the same story.
Mine is rooted and OTA updates work. I download the update BUT I unroot the phone before installing it.
It"s possible to relock the bootloader but no need to do that...
PS: Unlocking bootloader resets the phone (Back up what you need before).
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Do you mean, after unlocking the bootloader, I can receive the OTA update
Android AOSP said:
Do you mean, after unlocking the bootloader, I can receive the OTA update
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Yes.
zephyruel said:
Unlock bootloader means no more hd on netflix n stuff.
Widevine stay L1 but netflix will failed to load unless you delete smthing n widevine drop to l3
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Thanks for the information :good:
lelozerien said:
Yes.
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Excellent I want to unlock the bootloader and flash the global ROM, and I was worried about the OTA update
Android AOSP said:
Excellent I want to unlock the bootloader and flash the global ROM, and I was worried about the OTA update
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Read carefully the forum! It seems people had problems by flashing a wrong global rom. I can't help you more because I've got MI9T Pro and didn't read a lot about that.
lelozerien said:
Read carefully the forum! It seems people had problems by flashing a wrong global rom. I can't help you more because I've got MI9T Pro and didn't read a lot about that.
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Yes, I read about it, but after relock the bootloader
ok so .. first started after i fixed my hardbricked redmi 9 and i fixed it ..rooted without twrp .. now ..i actually wanted to install the unofficial twrp for redmi 9 so i can ota update miui .. but when i checked if my bootloader is still unlocked.. i saw the oem unlocking wasn t turned on.. fast i pressed lock status..but it said ..LOCKED..i said ok how can i check ..so some things i have to say ...phone still rooted working fine and .. when rebooting the padlock is unlocked..soo.. what now ?
i have to say that i didnt tried to lock my bootloader by myself.. it locked automatically
UPDATE : When i hardbricked my phone ..and i fixed it it said Lancelot.. now on xiaomi mi tool it says galahad.. help ?
Magisk hides your bootloader status, so if you see the unlocked padlock on the boot screen then the bootloader is unlocked.
camperbh said:
Magisk hides your bootloader status, so if you see the unlocked padlock on the boot screen then the bootloader is unlocked.
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oh ok thanks but .. what abt the codename ?
Stefy1337 said:
oh ok thanks but .. what abt the codename ?
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I have no idea, sorry.
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I have no idea, sorry.
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ye no problem checked trough fastboot and its lancelot idk why it said galahad on mi tool
Last night I received an update notification from my settings, and when I update and restart it always go into recovery mode and I need to wipe my data to fix my phone...it won't go through to update process.
The update description is for Android security patch.
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Last night I received an update notification from my settings, and when I update and restart it always go into recovery mode and I need to wipe my data to fix my phone...it won't go through to update process.
The update description is for Android security patch.
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Could you express your problem in a little more detail? Like what recovery mode? And why do you need to wipe data? What errors do you get?
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first important things: your phone is full stock? i suppose you have installed magisk with some modules. try entering in fastboot mode and ser your current active slot. switch to other slot and try reboot. but if u have a data backup, best solution is a full clean flash of full stock firmware via miflash or other tools
edit:u can also try reflash stock boot.img and vbeta.img with dmverity check disabled. seems a boot.img problem
Hello, friend, I have the same problem as you, and it is completely compatible with your mobile phone hardware model, the same is M2103K19C Maybe the Global version model is different, so it cannot be updated, but not necessarily, the solution, do not update, Wait for the next version and try again, MIUI will launch MIUI13 update
LiuZs said:
Hello, friend, I have the same problem as you, and it is completely compatible with your mobile phone hardware model, the same is M2103K19C Maybe the Global version model is different, so it cannot be updated, but not necessarily, the solution, do not update, Wait for the next version and try again, MIUI will launch MIUI13 update
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Have M2103K19C with global ROM and after update stuck on fastboot and recovery menu(bootloader is locked) Any advice?
Timenator said:
Have M2103K19C with global ROM and after update stuck on fastboot and recovery menu(bootloader is locked) Any advice?
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friends, try in fastboot re-unlock BL lock, use Xiaomi Unlock Tool
LiuZs said:
friends, try in fastboot re-unlock BL lock, use Xiaomi Unlock Tool
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Did you successfully update yours? I think mine is already unlocked because i always see an unlock icon above the redmi boot logo
mikeul03 said:
Did you successfully update yours? I think mine is already unlocked because i always see an unlock icon above the redmi boot logo
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No, don't update again, maybe there is a problem with this version
LiuZs said:
No, don't update again, maybe there is a problem with this version
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Oh...
Im still waiting their response in Mi Community
mikeul03 said:
Oh...
Im still waiting their response in Mi Community
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Can try GSI system, but there are certain Bug
Dont have any idea to that GSI...
LiuZs said:
friends, try in fastboot re-unlock BL lock, use Xiaomi Unlock Tool
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Can't(( Haven't bound a phone to MI account.
Timenator said:
Can't(( Haven't bound a phone to MI account.
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For this problem, you can use force open BL lock tool
Timenator said:
Can't(( Haven't bound a phone to MI account.
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How can I contact you, I will send you the tool and teach you how to use it
LiuZs said:
Hello, friend, I have the same problem as you, and it is completely compatible with your mobile phone hardware model, the same is M2103K19C Maybe the Global version model is different, so it cannot be updated, but not necessarily, the solution, do not update, Wait for the next version and try again, MIUI will launch MIUI13 update
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the hardware of all region model are identical. camellian and camellian have same component, no differences
Already did that. And it worked. Thanks for help, anyway. Any ideas why Xiaomi launched this broken update?
Timenator said:
Already did that. And it worked. Thanks for help, anyway. Any ideas why Xiaomi launched this broken update?
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because is a bad girl