Girlfriend had one of the earlier Mi Max 3 with the 'fake' global ROM. Using some of Omer919 info I updated it to the Xiaomi.eu 8.8.9 and left it at that as most things worked. Due to one annoying bug she wants to update to Global 10.2.1.
Is this just a case of flashing a fastboot ROM and making sure 'lock bootloader' is NOT ticked or is it easier (safer) to do it via Recovery?
Wam7 said:
Girlfriend had one of the earlier Mi Max 3 with the 'fake' global ROM. Using some of Omer919 info I updated it to the Xiaomi.eu 8.8.9 and left it at that as most things worked. Due to one annoying bug she wants to update to Global 10.2.1.
Is this just a case of flashing a fastboot ROM and making sure 'lock bootloader' is NOT ticked or is it easier (safer) to do it via Recovery?
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Hi, On MiMax 3 unlocked bootloader, region is not a problem. But why you want to flash a global rom on a chinese one (fake global) ? It's more interesting to flash eu. 10.2.1
As you already are on xiaomi.eu, 8.8.9 (oreo) and 10.2.1 eu (oreo) you can only follow instructions on the Xiaomi.eu thread, wipe dalvik, cache and flash 10.2.1 eu. If it don't boot only wipe data partition and it'll boot fine.
If you want a cleaner install, you can factory reset. Or like me, I use a method which is not very recommended. (Wipe all axcept external storage and flash eu 10.2.1).
I recommend you to update your recovery to latest nigel8 one, whatever the method you want to use. Specially if you still have an encrypted partition. (On my side no more encrypted - did a format data to avoid problems)
Regards
Skyllery said:
Hi, On MiMax 3 unlocked bootloader, region is not a problem. But why you want to flash a global rom on a chinese one (fake global) ? It's more interesting to flash eu. 10.2.1
As you already are on xiaomi.eu, 8.8.9 (oreo) and 10.2.1 eu (oreo) you can only follow instructions on the Xiaomi.eu thread, wipe dalvik, cache and flash 10.2.1 eu. If it don't boot only wipe data partition and it'll boot fine.
If you want a cleaner install, you can factory reset. Or like me, I use a method which is not very recommended. (Wipe all axcept external storage and flash eu 10.2.1).
I recommend you to update your recovery to latest nigel8 one, whatever the method you want to use. Specially if you still have an encrypted partition. (On my side no more encrypted - did a format data to avoid problems)
Regards
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Many thanks for the info. I think I will definitely update the recovery as I remember having issues booting the 8.8.9 and had to wipe data partition to fix it. Will try the Xiaomi.eu10.2.1 , let's hope the poor audio in video calls is fixed.
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.... Or like me, I use a method which is not very recommended. (Wipe all axcept external storage and flash eu 10.2.1).
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I did not feel as brave as you though I was tempted to wipe system as well (I'm used to doing this when updating my old Note 4) but I played it safe and just did the normal cache, data etc.
All done and working well and the girlfriend is really impressed with how much faster it is - just in time for Valentine's day.
Better flash fastboot rom to start clean if you previously had a fake rom.
Because you don't wipe everything when you flash Xiaomi.eu rom.
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I did not feel as brave as you though I was tempted to wipe system as well (I'm used to doing this when updating my old Note 4) but I played it safe and just did the normal cache, data etc.
All done and working well and the girlfriend is really impressed with how much faster it is - just in time for Valentine's day.
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What did you do ? Steps
Happy to read this btw
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mierlo420 said:
Better flash fastboot rom to start clean if you previously had a fake rom.
Because you don't wipe everything when you flash Xiaomi.eu rom.
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It should be fine as I did the whole realign partition thing etc back when I originally flashed Xiaomi.eu. 8.8.9
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What did you do ? Steps
Happy to read this btw
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First I downloaded Nigel8's recovery, though took a little digging around to locate it.
I then booted into recovery and flashed the new recovery.
Then I just mounted all partitions and wiped cache, etc all except system. Then just flashed the 10.2.1 Xiaomi.eu ROM and after wiped cache and dalvik.
I'm liking the look of the Xiaomi.eu 10.2.1, at some later state I might put it on my own official Global MiMax3 when I can be bothered to unlock the bootloader.
Did updating to Global or Xiaomi.eu 10.2.1 also update your baseband on Chinese phone? I'm currently on 10.2.1.0(OEDMIFK) Model name: M1804E4A Baseband version: AT31c7-00014-1218_1225_71f61ca for an OTA update from Global 10.0.XX
The reception in North America is not good. I keep getting stuck on E edge 2G. Phone came with unlocked bootloader. I'd like to try the Xiaomi.eu ROM but am having issues updating recovery to TWRP
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I'm running Android Oreo on the Beta line. I've felt that Camera quality used to be better in Nougat, and occassionally phone heats up with Oreo. So I'd like to switch back to Nougat. But I've seen a couple of threads mentioning about a potential data loss(whole internal storage getting wiped) and needing to install a rollback build before installing a stable Nougat ROM. Could someone shed some light into this? Is flashing the rollback build really necessary if I can flash the stable OOS 4.5.1 via TWRP? And, would I lose data in internal storage during the procedure? Thanks in advance.
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I'm running Android Oreo on the Beta line. I've felt that Camera quality used to be better in Nougat, and occassionally phone heats up with Oreo. So I'd like to switch back to Nougat. But I've seen a couple of threads mentioning about a potential data loss(whole internal storage getting wiped) and needing to install a rollback build before installing a stable Nougat ROM. Could someone shed some light into this? Is flashing the rollback build really necessary if I can flash the stable OOS 4.5.1 via TWRP? And, would I lose data in internal storage during the procedure? Thanks in advance.
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The info you asked for and the steps with links everything is available here: https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/guide-how-to-go-from-oreo-to-stock-nougat.661713/
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The info you asked for and the steps with links everything is available here: https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/guide-how-to-go-from-oreo-to-stock-nougat.661713/
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I checked the thread and noticed that it's all about installing via the stock recovery. My phone's bootloader is unlocked and I have TWRP installed. So my question is, do I really need to install the rollback build? Can I not directly flash the 4.5.1 zip file via TWRP and be done with it? Or is there a purpose to installing the rollback version? I mean I read in that thread that after installing the rollback version via stock recovery, a factory reset should be done(which would erase the whole internal storage I assume?) and then the 4.5.1 zip file should be flashed. If I could use the advanced wipe option in TWRP to wipe the cache, data and system partitions and install the 4.5.1 zip file, do I need to go through the tedious procedure of installing via stock recovery, which would potentially erase my whole internal storage?
wHiTeWoLf007 said:
I checked the thread and noticed that it's all about installing via the stock recovery. My phone's bootloader is unlocked and I have TWRP installed. So my question is, do I really need to install the rollback build? Can I not directly flash the 4.5.1 zip file via TWRP and be done with it? Or is there a purpose to installing the rollback version? I mean I read in that thread that after installing the rollback version via stock recovery, a factory reset should be done(which would erase the whole internal storage I assume?) and then the 4.5.1 zip file should be flashed. If I could use the advanced wipe option in TWRP to wipe the cache, data and system partitions and install the 4.5.1 zip file, do I need to go through the tedious procedure of installing via stock recovery, which would potentially erase my whole internal storage?
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Why would OnePlus provide the rollback build if there are other reliable methods of downgrading?
I think rollback version is for stock recovery users and data loss + . And if you decrypted your data already downgrading is just flash zip in twrp and no data loss but you keep decrypt.
drmuruga said:
I think rollback version is for stock recovery users and data loss + . And if you decrypted your data already downgrading is just flash zip in twrp and no data loss but you keep decrypt.
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You mean the dm-verity thing? So it will be fine if I flash the Nougat zip file and install SuperSU binaries via TWRP to fix the dm-verity issue? That's what I've been waiting for as an answer. Thanks.
I've One Plus 5T, bought in China. It came to me with hydrogenOS. Then I flashed TWRP, Resurrection Remix, everything was fine.
But I want to use secondary camera and to that, as I understood, I need to have OOS or some ROM based on OOS.
I've tried everything, but it doesn't want to work. In most cases I ended in soft bricked phone, but today I couldn't even boot to fastboot (I tried flashing stock recovery first, because flashing OOS ended with Error 7), I don't know how, but it finally booted to fastboot and I flashed RR via command line.
What should I do to have OOS?
kubixmaster3009 said:
I've One Plus 5T, bought in China. It came to me with hydrogenOS. Then I flashed TWRP, Resurrection Remix, everything was fine.
But I want to use secondary camera and to that, as I understood, I need to have OOS or some ROM based on OOS.
I've tried everything, but it doesn't want to work. In most cases I ended in soft bricked phone, but today I couldn't even boot to fastboot (I tried flashing stock recovery first, because flashing OOS ended with Error 7), I don't know how, but it finally booted to fastboot and I flashed RR via command line.
What should I do to have OOS?
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I'm pretty sure you would need to format data on twrp due to encryption differences between oos and custom ROMs.
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You've gotta wipe /system & /data before you install a different rom. I usually do a full wipe when switching.
Couchment said:
You've gotta wipe /system & /data before you install a different rom. I usually do a full wipe when switching.
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I've always done wipe of everything except internal storage.
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I'm pretty sure you would need to format data on twrp due to encryption differences between oos and custom ROMs.
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I wiped data, but what are these encryption differences? Maybe that's the reason of my problems.
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I've always done wipe of everything except internal storage.
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Are you flashing just the system in twrp or have you tried the full unroot? I.E. flashing the stock recovery and locking the bootloader?
Also what TWRP are you running? I've had issues with it not booting, not decrypting etc. blu_spark twrp 3.2.1-x was the only version I could get to work properly last I tried.
Couchment said:
Are you flashing just the system in twrp or have you tried the full unroot? I.E. flashing the stock recovery and locking the bootloader?
Also what TWRP are you running? I've had issues with it not booting, not decrypting etc. blu_spark twrp 3.2.1-x was the only version I could get to work properly last I tried.
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I tried flashing the stock recovery, but it wouldn't boot to recovery then, also I tried locking the bootloader via fastboot after flashing recovery, but still it wouldn't boot.
I'm running blu_spark twrp 3.2.2-x with support for treble.
Did you try flashing stock recovery and sideloading OOS?
Hi,
I'm trying to install this Custom ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-mix-2/development/rom-havoc-os-t3883065
I've previously used the Custom ROM if xiaomi.eu.
Now that I'm trying to install an AOSP ROM it won't let me boot the system.
I've unbind my Mi Account and device from https://i.mi.com/ and unlocked bootloader in developer settings before wipe eveything and flash the havoc OS rom.
Is there something I'm missing? I've done that multiple times before with non-Xiaomi phones but never had such problems.
I tried to reinstall a xiaomi.eu ROM and it worked btw.
Is your bootloader really unlocked?
Raymino said:
Hi,
I'm trying to install this Custom ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-mix-2/development/rom-havoc-os-t3883065
I've previously used the Custom ROM if xiaomi.eu.
Now that I'm trying to install an AOSP ROM it won't let me boot the system.
I've unbind my Mi Account and device from https://i.mi.com/ and unlocked bootloader in developer settings before wipe eveything and flash the havoc OS rom.
Is there something I'm missing? I've done that multiple times before with non-Xiaomi phones but never had such problems.
I tried to reinstall a xiaomi.eu ROM and it worked btw.
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Strange. For me xiaomi.eu roms never worked for me. Have u tried flashing global stable 10.0.2.0 zip via TWRP first? Not the xiaomi.eu rom.
All you have to do is wipe system, caches, data, dalvik. Then flash havoc and gapps. Let it boot. Then reboot to recovery (before setting ur lockscreen password) and flash magisk if u want root
Format Data is required. Did you do that?
So what happened when u try to open ur mix2?
The mi screen forever? Or just black.
How come you have to keep doing Format Data after each update of any rom?
I just unlocked my Mix 2, but doing some looking before rooting. Is there any Roms that will work on Miui Beta Global 9.5.16? If all custom Roms are using 8.0 firmware, i guess i will wait to root this phone. If there is a Rom i can flash being on 9.0 firmware please let me know where to find it. Thank you.
Use the xiaomi.eu Roms, they are original Chinese MIUI Roms, but without any Bloatware Apps
https://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/miui-rom-releases.103/
If you browse through the forum you will find that most pie rom's have moved or are moving to pie firmware.
jkotte said:
Use the xiaomi.eu Roms, they are original Chinese MIUI Roms, but without any Bloatware Apps
https://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/miui-rom-releases.103/
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How do I flash this rom? I never had luck with Xiaomi.eu roms but this time Imma do it again if I find someone who has working instructions.
Which recovery do I need? I'm currently on TWRP 3.2.3.0 (the official one from TWRP website)
What I do is
Wipe Data, Cache, System, Internal Storage everything. Even format data. Then copy the rom over into internal storage and flash it. Wipe cache again. Reboot system.
It always is stuck in loading.
Edit: I'm on Havoc OS-Pie currently.
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How do I flash this rom? I never had luck with Xiaomi.eu roms but this time Imma do it again if I find someone who has working instructions.
Which recovery do I need? I'm currently on TWRP 3.2.3.0 (the official one from TWRP website)
What I do is
Wipe Data, Cache, System, Internal Storage everything. Even format data. Then copy the rom over into internal storage and flash it. Wipe cache again. Reboot system.
It always is stuck in loading.
Edit: I'm on Havoc OS-Pie currently.
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Im on 9.5.23 eu, just wipe data caches system. If you are encrypted format data(im decrypted so i dont format sata) if you format sata reboot recovery and just install the zip. First boot may take longer than usual.
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dark_prince said:
How do I flash this rom? I never had luck with Xiaomi.eu roms but this time Imma do it again if I find someone who has working instructions.
Which recovery do I need? I'm currently on TWRP 3.2.3.0 (the official one from TWRP website)
What I do is
Wipe Data, Cache, System, Internal Storage everything. Even format data. Then copy the rom over into internal storage and flash it. Wipe cache again. Reboot system.
It always is stuck in loading.
Edit: I'm on Havoc OS-Pie currently.
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Sorry for late response, i had this Problem too, bootlooping...
NEVER wipe System or Persist! Just FORMAT Data and install the Rom, i did it via ADB Sideload, worked perfectly
I am on official 12.5.1 stock rom, TWRP installed, rooted.
I wanna know how can I flash the weekly Xiaomi EU without issues of bootloops or anything, so that later I can just download weekly updates and flash them using updater (Through TWRP)
Could anybody tell me about how to do it from scratch step by step, please?
as far as i'm aware, xiaomiEU weekly roms are twrp flashable. no need to reflash twrp after either, twrp is flashed along with rom. just flash directly over 12.5.1 (although i would do a factory reset first)
No factory reset need it. Just flash latest weekly and do a Format data (yes) before rebooting to system.
Alin45 said:
No factory reset need it. Just flash latest weekly and do a Format data (yes) before rebooting to system.
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Thanks. I'll try that.
Alin45 said:
No factory reset need it. Just flash latest weekly and do a Format data (yes) before rebooting to system.
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I was successfully able to flash it. Everything went smooth. But when I tried to flash the latest weekly. The updater ( after saying that my phone is encrypted which wasn't, I cancelled then did it again) took me to TWRP where I manually selected the lastest weekly. when the flashing was done, I tried to Reboot to system. It took me back to TWRP. Am I supposed to "Format Data" every time ?!!!
Is losing data necessary for every update !
laid1995 said:
I was successfully able to flash it. Everything went smooth. But when I tried to flash the latest weekly. The updater ( after saying that my phone is encrypted which wasn't, I cancelled then didn't it again) took me to TWRP where I manually selected the lastest weekly. when the flashing was done, I tried to Reboot to system. It took me back to TWRP. Am I supposed to "Format Data" every time ?!!!
Is losing data necessary for every update !
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When switch from stable to weekly, or weekly to stable, you need to format data.
Stable to stable, or weekly to weekly does not necessary need to format data.
Your case seems to be 12.5.1.0 stable stock to Xiaomi.eu weekly Rom, so need to format data.
Alin45 did told you to format data.
pl1992aw said:
When switch from stable to weekly, or weekly to stable, you need to format data.
Stable to stable, or weekly to weekly does not necessary need to format data.
Your case seems to be 12.5.1.0 stable stock to Xiaomi.eu weekly Rom, so need to format data.
Alin45 did told you to format data.
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I think I can't really tell which is which. Well. initially I flashed "xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.3.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip" over the official 12.5.1. Which required Data format. Fine with that. But now when I tried to dirty flash "xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.4.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip" which was released yesterday. I had to Format Data to boot to system. I don't get it!
Is the weekly one with the date being part of the zip name ?
So this one is the stable one, not the weekly. Right !
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I think I can't really tell which is which. Well. initially I flashed "xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.3.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip" over the official 12.5.1. Which required Data format. Fine with that. But now when I tried to dirty flash "xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.4.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip" which was released yesterday. I had to Format Data to boot to system. I don't get it!
Is the weekly one with the date being part of the zip name ?
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Then complain to Xiaomi.eu
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/56191/
They release the ROM, so they have to deal with your issue.
Those information written earlier were from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/4267741/post-85199911
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/4267741/post-85178383
Only passing the info to you, so ask him Alin45, or ask Xiaomi.eu.
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So this one is the stable one, not the weekly. Right !
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laid1995 said:
I think I can't really tell which is which. Well. initially I flashed "xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.3.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip" over the official 12.5.1. Which required Data format. Fine with that. But now when I tried to dirty flash "xiaomi.eu_multi_HMK40_POCOF3_V12.5.4.0.RKHCNXM_v12-11.zip" which was released yesterday. I had to Format Data to boot to system. I don't get it!
Is the weekly one with the date being part of the zip name ?
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You did something wrong. I was in 12.5.3 and I just flashed 12.5.4 and I didn't had to format data.
If you keep flashing firmware something will go wrong... unless you're a developer or have good reasons to be constantly flashing I wouldn't take it so lightly. It's a sure fire way to instantly destroy a device and it opens you to the worst kinds of malware attacks.
I was successfully able to flash it. The whole thing went smooth. But after I tried to flash the latest weekly. The updater ( after saying that my phone is encrypted which wasn't, I cancelled then did it once more) took me to TWRP wherein I manually selected the lastest weekly. Whilst the flashing changed into done, I attempted to Reboot to machine. It took me back to TWRP. Am I imagined to "layout facts" each time ?!!!
Is losing records important for every update !192.168.100.1 192.168.1.1
Updating weekly updates without loosing your Data is now very simple with TWRP:
1. Download the new weekly update (xxx.zip)
2. Reboot to TWRP recovery and enter the same graphic scheme used to unlock your lockscreen.
3. In TWRP Install (flash) the downloaded weekly update with TWRP
4. If you want to (keep) root, flash last Magisk.zip
5. Wipe Dalvik (and nothing else)
6. Reboot to System
Done
I hope it helps.
michelD said:
Updating weekly updates without loosing your Data is now very simple with TWRP:
1. Download the new weekly update (xxx.zip)
2. Reboot to TWRP recovery and enter the same graphic scheme used to unlock your lockscreen.
3. In TWRP Install (flash) the downloaded weekly update with TWRP
4. If you want to (keep) root, flash last Magisk.zip
5. Wipe Dalvik (and nothing else)
6. Reboot to System
Done
I hope it helps.
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Thanks. Now, I believe I'll have to do a clean flash since I'm on stable. I don't wanna lose data though. I'll try to back it up and recover it when finished flashing weekly.
Indeed, if you go from weekly developer to stable and vice-versa or to any custom ROM, you will have the wipe the Data.
The simplest way to restore your applications and associated data is to backup (and restore) all with Titanium (root) backup app.
I flashed eu weekly rom in my mi 11x but noting changes .
Right now i am on xiomi.eu 12.5.4 STABLE.
Please guide me how to flash eu weekly rom in my mi 11x.