GSIs - Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers

Hi,
Has anyone been successful in flashing the Android 10 GSI? Especially if you are using the Chinese RN8. Would like to hear how you've done it.
Thanks in advance.
Edit:
Managed to do it using resources from the Redmi Note 8 Discussions Telegram Channel. Just do a search for it and you'd likely find it.
Currently running PE Android 10 Unofficial. Some bugs but as this is a secondary phone not a big deal to me.

Same question here. I can see in phhusson's Github documentation that Redmi Note 8 is one of the devices which has successfully booted his AOSP GSI and I can't see any indepth guide and discussion on how it can be done here in XDA.
Some do claim that they were able to run it while here I am trying to make it work with no success. Be it AOSP 9 GSI or 10 it just won't work at all. I followed the GSI installation tutorial for the Mi 8 here with the same old results. The Redmi logo just keeps on bootlooping after following all instructions.
If there's anyone who were really able to boot these GSIs to their Ginkgos, do leave a reply here on what worked for you so that we can also give it a try. Much appreciated.

Hey,
I've try to flash GSI (phh-treble 10 V208) But the phone direct reboot in TWRP after that.... I wipe everything except vendor and flash gsi throught system but nothing work...
Also I have 8T (Willow) but it should works the same as Ginko... Any helps ?

I'm still waiting to get my ginkgo, but I found this, could it help?

HijoProdigo said:
I'm still waiting to get my ginkgo, but I found this, could it help?
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Will definitely let you know how this goes

Lyves said:
Will definitely let you know how this goes
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Stay safe over there! Just saw the news...

HijoProdigo said:
Stay safe over there! Just saw the news...
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Thanks man. I'm miles away from the scene hence why I'm safe.
Going back, I still can't figure out how to make those GSIs work. I'll ask those on the Telegram group where that link originated from so that I can check whether someone was really able to make it work.

Good idea, I'm checking it too. Just got my RN8, and once I get back home I'll unlock it and give it a try.

Important! On this device run only Arm64 AB gsi rom!!!

https://t.me/ginkgo_dev/45
Vendor and kernel to flash gsi.

Giving a bump here as I've managed to do this. See OP for info.

Uwai yan said:
https://t.me/ginkgo_dev/45
Vendor and kernel to flash gsi.
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Even trying that, I can't boot the Android 10 gsis :crying:

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Treble bootloop on G960F

Hello everyone,
I'm getting really frustrated hree as I can't flash any android 10 GSI. I either get bootloop, stuck on samsung logo or stuck on restarting on samsung logo.
Flashing different kernels seem to change the above behavior (instead of bootloop I get samsung logo and vice-versa).
I tried everything:
Doing the no-verity thingie...
Flashing stock files then GSI - nothing.
Flashing soldiers oreo kernel - nothing
Flashing endurance kernel - nothing
I can't find a vendor image that's compatible with any GSI on my phone. I also can't find any kernel that's compatible either.
So please, end my misery... if anyone managed to install android 10 GSI on this TREBLE COMPATIBLE DEVICE, please guide me through or provide any useful file (vendor img/kernel) that I might have been missed.
I wrote this because I couldn't find anything that could help... Thanks in advance!
EDIT:
I solved the problem with the kind help from phhusson and the guidance from Lanreallenjay (thanks, both of you!), so I'm trying to provide the solution for anyone that might be having the same problem as I had. So here it is:
For PIE GSI: use stock kernel/vendor (anything stock), flash the GSI, then flash Magisk -> it should boot fine now (only tested with phhusson's GSI. I had vibrating restart loops before, I wasn't installing magisk, that was my mistake)
For Android 10 GSI: same as above, but install the modded Magisk from phhusson's git (located @ v200 android 10 gsi post) instead of the normal one .
itShouldWork said:
Hello everyone,
I'm getting really frustrated hree as I can't flash any android 10 GSI. I either get bootloop, stuck on samsung logo or stuck on restarting on samsung logo.
Flashing different kernels seem to change the above behavior (instead of bootloop I get samsung logo and vice-versa).
I tried everything:
Doing the no-verity thingie...
Flashing stock files then GSI - nothing.
Flashing soldiers oreo kernel - nothing
Flashing endurance kernel - nothing
I can't find a vendor image that's compatible with any GSI on my phone. I also can't find any kernel that's compatible either.
So please, end my misery... if anyone managed to install android 10 GSI on this TREBLE COMPATIBLE DEVICE, please guide me through or provide any useful file (vendor img/kernel) that I might have been missed.
I wrote this because I couldn't find anything that could help... Thanks in advance!
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What's your phone's specifications?
Lanreallenjay said:
What's your phone's specifications?
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Hey, thanks for the interest!
I've got the S9 Exynos variant (SM-G960F, Europe), I unlocked the bootloader several days ago.
It's on android 9 right now, I flashed the stock firmware after I've tried everything to get android 10 treble to work and failed.
Current kernel version: 4.9.59-16947752 (stock)
Build number: PPR1.180610.011.G960FXXS7CSJ3
I can flash any rom available besides GSI (I've used lineage OS 16 for a couple of days).
If you need anything else more specific just ask, I don't really know what exactly can help with this situation.
Cheers!
itShouldWork said:
Hey, thanks for the interest!
I've got the S9 Exynos variant (SM-G960F, Europe), I unlocked the bootloader several days ago.
It's on android 9 right now, I flashed the stock firmware after I've tried everything to get android 10 treble to work and failed.
Current kernel version: 4.9.59-16947752 (stock)
Build number: PPR1.180610.011.G960FXXS7CSJ3
I can flash any rom available besides GSI (I've used lineage OS 16 for a couple of days).
If you need anything else more specific just ask, I don't really know what exactly can help with this situation.
Cheers!
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Ask for help here
https://t.me/phhtreble/283195 <---
Read before any question ^^^
After flashing G960FXXS7CSJ3 November stock firmware I can no longer flash anything.
(can't mount data partition)
When I try downgrading to G960FXXU5CSF2 June firmware Odin fails and the screen says:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL (BOOTLOADER) DEVICE: 7 BINARY: 5
November G960FXXS7CSJ3 seems to have upgraded the bootloader security, does anyone know a fix?
itShouldWork said:
Hello everyone,
I'm getting really frustrated hree as I can't flash any android 10 GSI. I either get bootloop, stuck on samsung logo or stuck on restarting on samsung logo.
Flashing different kernels seem to change the above behavior (instead of bootloop I get samsung logo and vice-versa).
I tried everything:
Doing the no-verity thingie...
Flashing stock files then GSI - nothing.
Flashing soldiers oreo kernel - nothing
Flashing endurance kernel - nothing
I can't find a vendor image that's compatible with any GSI on my phone. I also can't find any kernel that's compatible either.
So please, end my misery... if anyone managed to install android 10 GSI on this TREBLE COMPATIBLE DEVICE, please guide me through or provide any useful file (vendor img/kernel) that I might have been missed.
I wrote this because I couldn't find anything that could help... Thanks in advance!
EDIT:
I solved the problem with the kind help from phhusson and the guidance from Lanreallenjay (thanks, both of you!), so I'm trying to provide the solution for anyone that might be having the same problem as I had. So here it is:
For PIE GSI: use stock kernel/vendor (anything stock), flash the GSI, then flash Magisk -> it should boot fine now (only tested with phhusson's GSI. I had vibrating restart loops before, I wasn't installing magisk, that was my mistake)
For Android 10 GSI: same as above, but install the modded Magisk from phhusson's git (located @ v200 android 10 gsi post) instead of the normal one .
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So from stock you flashed AOSP 10 GSI to system partition then phh's magisk (in TWRP) then it works for you?
rupert3k said:
So from stock you flashed AOSP 10 GSI to system partition then phh's magisk (in TWRP) then it works for you?
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Yep, it does. Buuut the rom is not stable at all, I've got random reboots/ crashes when opening settings and such, not usable at all. I'm on ONE UI 2.0 beta now which is much more stable (daily driver stable actually).
rupert3k said:
After flashing G960FXXS7CSJ3 November stock firmware I can no longer flash anything.
(can't mount data partition)
When I try downgrading to G960FXXU5CSF2 June firmware Odin fails and the screen says:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL (BOOTLOADER) DEVICE: 7 BINARY: 5
November G960FXXS7CSJ3 seems to have upgraded the bootloader security, does anyone know a fix?
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Have you tried formatting data with TWRP (to the part when it asks you to write "yes") then flash no-verity?
You should at least be able to flash TWRP. If you can't, just download the proper USB drivers for your device, it might be the culprit.
Cheers!
itShouldWork said:
Yep, it does. Buuut the rom is not stable at all, I've got random reboots/ crashes when opening settings and such, not usable at all. I'm on ONE UI 2.0 beta now which is much more stable (daily driver stable actually).
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Phh just hinted it's likely Pie vendor causing panics:
"First you need to flash stock rom. Then install magisk and then this gsi.
Though please note that on Pie vendor, S9 kernel panics and reboot every few minutes, so it is highly unusable."
itShouldWork said:
Hey, thanks for the interest!
I've got the S9 Exynos variant (SM-G960F, Europe), I unlocked the bootloader several days ago.
It's on android 9 right now, I flashed the stock firmware after I've tried everything to get android 10 treble to work and failed.
Current kernel version: 4.9.59-16947752 (stock)
Build number: PPR1.180610.011.G960FXXS7CSJ3
I can flash any rom available besides GSI (I've used lineage OS 16 for a couple of days).
If you need anything else more specific just ask, I don't really know what exactly can help with this situation.
Cheers!
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I have tried Android 10 GSI , using latest Q update
ZoiraP said:
I have tried Android 10 GSI , using latest Q update
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Is it usable? any random reboots/ annoying instability?
itShouldWork said:
Is it usable? any random reboots/ annoying instability?
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I have tried it partly , nfc isnt working , camera quality is bad , Bluetooth working , audio working , magisk working . I'll use it a bit more and tell you.
ZoiraP said:
I have tried it partly , nfc isnt working , camera quality is bad , Bluetooth working , audio working , magisk working . I'll use it a bit more and tell you.
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Camera quality might be fixed with Google cam, if you find a good port.
Not to derail the thread but I just noticed after installing Android 10 beta 2 Treble Info now reports my S9 supports Treble A/B, curious no?
rupert3k said:
Not to derail the thread but I just noticed after installing Android 10 beta 2 Treble Info now reports my S9 supports Treble A/B, curious no?
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Wait what? That's interesting...
Can someone with more experience enlighten us about the differences between the A only and A/B?
A\B
itShouldWork said:
Wait what? That's interesting...
Can someone with more experience enlighten us about the differences between the A only and A/B?
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No real experience but A\B devices have two slots ie double the partitions (OnePlus has 67) .
This allows updates to be installed while running from slot A while the updated system is copied to B.
Apparently Q requires A\B so now we're on Q may as well try that next time we're curious
Phh just released:
AOSP 10.0 v208
Fix suspend/dt2w for Samsung Q vendor
Fix backlight for Samsung Q vendor
Samsung Q's fine, love gestures but the bloat is killing me.
You can tell Q's going to be so much leaner without bixby & friends.
Glad we installed it to get compatible but I think now we probably stand a better chance with 10 GSI's, hopefully LOS17 & Pixel Experience get updated again soon.
Wondering whether to following the rooting instructions yet?
Phh did say "flash stock rom then magisk and then gsi"
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/how-to/one-ui-2-beta-rooting-installing-twrp-t4012961
ZoiraP's wondering why we sooo slow lol!
Wow this looks good: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-s9--s9-cross-device-development/rom-t4020939

Rom options

would we be able to install a non miui rom on this phone?
Sure. But there isn't any out right now. Development has been slow because many reasons including kernel source not being released fully initially and phone being bricked way too easily with test builds. If you're looking to buy the phone with hopes of flashing a custom ROM, go for the Mi 9T Pro instead. If you already have the phone, be patient for a while.
There's hope from POSP dev, he's actually tried hard building a rom for this device despite getting bricked so many times. Still in progress, be patient.
jabrik_unggul said:
There's hope from POSP dev, he's actually tried hard building a rom for this device despite getting bricked so many times. Still in progress, be patient.
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That's really nice to hear. Is there a POSP Telegram channel we could get latest news at? Thanks!
Helhound0 said:
That's really nice to hear. Is there a POSP Telegram channel we could get latest news at? Thanks!
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Search SaucyPotatoesOfficial at telegram
PHH's AOSP GSI ROM actually works on this device, just download the A/B version of the GSI and you're good to go.
github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki
yayimathrowaway said:
PHH's AOSP GSI ROM actually works on this device, just download the A/B version of the GSI and you're good to go.
github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki
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Huh? Why are we hearing about this for the first time?
We need everybody to promote the bricking issue of redmi note 8 pro so that xiaomi will remove the authentication account.it's absurd to keep us blocked from developing. Pleace make posts everywhere you can so people will know the problem. follow the #note8probrick on twitter and express your dissapointment
Helhound0 said:
Huh? Why are we hearing about this for the first time?
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The N8pro is known to work at the moment after being flashed with that particular ROM, but it really needs to be tested for bugs before it gets promoted as an option.
There are also some other ROMs that derive from PHH's AOSP GSI ROM that could possibly work on the N8pro such as LineageOS 16, Resurrection Remix, and HavocOS

Custom Recovery

I don't know if theres any News for the mi10t Lite
But is there a TWRP/OrangeFox in the work?
The 10T Lite Forum seems so empty
I love this phone, the only downside seems like no one is developing for it. I think this is due to being only released in Europe and not in india, where most of the devs are from.
I wold love to install customs roms on my device.
sr.arenisca said:
I love this phone, the only downside seems like no one is developing for it. I think this is due to being only released in Europe and not in india, where most of the devs are from.
I wold love to install customs roms on my device.
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The Kernel Sourcecode just got released a while ago
GitHub - MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource at gauguin-q-oss
Xiaomi Mobile Phone Kernel OpenSource. Contribute to MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Which probably means that there's still things in work, hopefully lol, its a very powerful device
Redmi note 9 pro 5g is essentially the same phone I have a recovery that is for the note 9, my bootloader can be unlocked tomorrow then I'll try it out and post the results. If interested is built by wzsx150.
aradalien said:
Redmi note 9 pro 5g is essentially the same phone I have a recovery that is for the note 9, my bootloader can be unlocked tomorrow then I'll try it out and post the results. If interested is built by wzsx150.
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wzsx150 released twrp for redmi note 9 5G, not for pro version.
Well i tried it anyway had to flash the factory images to get it working again, great phone but depressing having no twrp.
aradalien said:
Well i tried it anyway had to flash the factory images to get it working again, great phone but depressing having no twrp.
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Try this twrp.
gauguin-gauguinpro-gauguininpro_twrp
geoanto555 said:
Try this twrp.
gauguin-gauguinpro-gauguininpro_twrp
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Can I know who build this twrp? anyone try it? any issue?
twrp created by me.
Tested by a member of the Greek miui forum.
Today it will be tested in a rom installation.
geoanto555 said:
twrp created by me.
Tested by a member of the Greek miui forum.
Today it will be tested in a rom installation.
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thanks for your hard work
waiting your full good results
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geoanto555 said:
twrp created by me.
Tested by a member of the Greek miui forum.
Today it will be tested in a rom installation.
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The recovery works great but it is not detecting external sdcards, OTG is detected though.
Ok i will fix tomorrow.
@aradalien please test this recovery
gauguin_05-01-fixsdcard
That worked geoanto555 backed up the recovery to sd to test good job
aradalien said:
That worked geoanto555 backed up the recovery to sd to test good job
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is it possible to install gsi/rom now we have a working custom recovery?
Yes it is possible
hi
@aradalien
Please boot to twrp and check the script if has fails..
"failed to mount vendor" , "product" system......
@geoanto555 no there is no fails mounting the partitions on my end
can you upload screenshot with the script?

Installing GSI's?

Hey guys,
As the title suggests, I'm looking for help in flashing GSI's(Generic System Images). I was looking through the Android developer website for Android 12 today and the 'Get a Generic System Image' tab caught my eye. I was wondering if any of you guys have experience in installing GSI's and could briefly outline the steps needed.
Here's the link of the Android 12 GSI if you're interested.
I guess I should post this is the general questions section but this is the device(Redmi Note 8) I can afford to experiment with at the moment so here I am.
Thanks in advance.
22naresn said:
I'm looking for help in flashing GSI
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here is the guide
(GSI img for RN8 tend to be less stable, i suggest you use a normal rom)
22naresn said:
Android 12
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there is already a complete A12 build for RN8 that you can flash directly
(be carefull in what firmware to flash)
loopypalm said:
here is the guide
(GSI img for RN8 tend to be less stable, i suggest you use a normal rom)
there is already a complete A12 build for RN8 that you can flash directly
(be carefull in what firmware to flash)
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Wow, thanks man. This helps a lot.

Question Pen on Custom ROMs?

Do you guys think it will be possible to support the pen on custom ROMs? How does that work normally, is it some drivers that need to be installed, or would functionality be at a very low level such that with custom ROMs it wouldn't be possible or...?
By custom ROMs I mean Pixel Experience etc, not the Xiaomi EU MIUI crap.
There isnt any custom ROM for this device
The smart pen nor keyboard cover work with Treble GSI ROMs. The smart pen can be paired to a tablet running GSI, but no response from the tablet's display when using the pen. I'm guessing there is something in the MIUI ROMs for this tablet that allow allow the tablet and pen to work together (may be in all MIUI ROMS).
Hi, it's possible
I was wondering the same thing as well...
Really hope good ROMs are coming soon, the software experience is awful rn
neil_r said:
I was wondering the same thing as well...
Really hope good ROMs are coming soon, the software experience is awful rn
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Pixel Experience 11 is an excellent ROM.
Run an GSI on your Mi Pad 5
To run an GSI on your Mi pad 5 : Unlock bootloader Download an arm64 AB gsi: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/treble-enabled-device-development-a-ab-roms.7260/ I used system-roar-arm64-ab-vndklite-vanilla.img by Phh Download vbmeta.img from...
forum.xda-developers.com
mikefnz said:
Pixel Experience 11 is an excellent ROM.
Run an GSI on your Mi Pad 5
To run an GSI on your Mi pad 5 : Unlock bootloader Download an arm64 AB gsi: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/treble-enabled-device-development-a-ab-roms.7260/ I used system-roar-arm64-ab-vndklite-vanilla.img by Phh Download vbmeta.img from...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Oh wow that's exactly the one I was waiting for, I just thought lt wasn't available yet since it wasn't listed on the pixel experience website !
Does it work well with this device ?
neil_r said:
Oh wow that's exactly the one I was waiting for, I just thought lt wasn't available yet since it wasn't listed on the pixel experience website !
Does it work well with this device ?
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Daily driver for me. I tried PE12 but it was too buggy. Follow instructions to fix sound stutter, Bluetooth and 120 Hz.
mikefnz said:
Daily driver for me. I tried PE12 but it was too buggy. Follow instructions to fix sound stutter, Bluetooth and 120 Hz.
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Did you manage to get the pen working ?
neil_r said:
Did you manage to get the pen working ?
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I don't have a pen, yet.
No, the pen doesn't work on PE11 GSI or any other GSIs I tried. It's a real shame. Still for me PE11 is much better than MIUI.
Hi
If anyone here is really interested in getting custom ROMs for this tablet, I can try with you guys and hopefully I can get at least TWRP running.
I'll need some testers because I don't have the device
lamjiidii1 said:
Hi
If anyone here is really interested in getting custom ROMs for this tablet, I can try with you guys and hopefully I can get at least TWRP running.
I'll need some testers because I don't have the device
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I have a 5G model, and just get PBRP works only with adb . Seems failed with FBE decryption.
lamjiidii1 said:
Hi
If anyone here is really interested in getting custom ROMs for this tablet, I can try with you guys and hopefully I can get at least TWRP running.
I'll need some testers because I don't have the device
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Still in progress?
Got the Mi Pad 5

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