Cannot enter EDL mode - Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers

Hey.
I bricked my phone so I'm trying to get into EDL mode and flash it that way.
Entering EDL mode with shorting test point doesn't work.
That way phone shows up as "Android Bootloader Interface" in Device Manager.
Yesterday I could enter EDL that way but I went to sleep.
Why can I get into EDL mode now?
//EDIT:
Phone now has locked bootloader BTW. Ginkgo.

pan.dimen said:
Hey.
I bricked my phone so I'm trying to get into EDL mode and flash it that way.
Entering EDL mode with shorting test point doesn't work.
That way phone shows up as "Android Bootloader Interface" in Device Manager.
Yesterday I could enter EDL that way but I went to sleep.
Why can I get into EDL mode now?
//EDIT:
Phone now has locked bootloader BTW. Ginkgo.
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Even though if you managed to boot into edl
You cannot flash rom as you said it has locked bootloader.
Go to any nearest service center to get the rom flashed.

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Good to know your device is alive.
Why u have not visited service center for flashing?

Arqumkhan said:
Good to know your device is alive.
Why u have not visited service center for flashing?
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Do you mean some kind of Xiaomi repair service or a regular one?

pan.dimen said:
Do you mean some kind of Xiaomi repair service or a regular one?
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Regular one xiaomi official service center

Arqumkhan said:
Even though if you managed to boot into edl
You cannot flash rom as you said it has locked bootloader.
Go to any nearest service center to get the rom flashed.
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You are wrong. You can flash fastboot rom using edl even if your phone is in locked bootloader state.
https://c.mi.com/thread-1479882-1-0.html

Bro, have you found it? Please let me know if so. I've encountered this problem

pan.dimen said:
Hey.
I bricked my phone so I'm trying to get into EDL mode and flash it that way.
Entering EDL mode with shorting test point doesn't work.
That way phone shows up as "Android Bootloader Interface" in Device Manager.
Yesterday I could enter EDL that way but I went to sleep.
Why can I get into EDL mode now?
//EDIT:
Phone now has locked bootloader BTW. Ginkgo.
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Bro, have you found it? Please let me know if so. I've encountered this problem

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My phone got stuck in Fastboot mode

My D855 got stuck in Fastboot mode, i try to get into TWRP, but also got stuck at teamwin screen. I went to Download mode, but then straight direct me back to Fastboot mode..... Now my phone couldn't switch back to adb mode, only stays at LG screen..... What can i do in fastboot mode? I try to do the command to restore the stock recovery, no working at all.....and all errors..... And my pc only can detect the phone when its in Fastboot mode, which is i can't flash stock rom or else..... Is there anything that i can do to get my phone back?
Which twrp are you using. I can't find for d855 only the d851 it has unlocked bootloader
angelky said:
My D855 got stuck in Fastboot mode, i try to get into TWRP, but also got stuck at teamwin screen. I went to Download mode, but then straight direct me back to Fastboot mode..... Now my phone couldn't switch back to adb mode, only stays at LG screen..... What can i do in fastboot mode? I try to do the command to restore the stock recovery, no working at all.....and all errors..... And my pc only can detect the phone when its in Fastboot mode, which is i can't flash stock rom or else..... Is there anything that i can do to get my phone back?
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Did you try the option "Restore Upgrade Errors" in PC Suite ?
teazgood said:
Which twrp are you using. I can't find for d855 only the d851 it has unlocked bootloader
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Im using TWRP v2.7.1.3
danw84 said:
Did you try the option "Restore Upgrade Errors" in PC Suite ?
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Nah, now the phone only stays at LG screen or fastboot mode, so pc couldn't detect the phone at all....
No solution?
Check my guide in general section
Why did you install TWRP if you have a locked BL? Have you tried sending commands via fastboot to get into DL mode? Also have you tried to flash the stock ROM via fastboot using the fastboot flash img command?
angelky said:
My D855 got stuck in Fastboot mode, i try to get into TWRP, but also got stuck at teamwin screen. I went to Download mode, but then straight direct me back to Fastboot mode..... Now my phone couldn't switch back to adb mode, only stays at LG screen..... What can i do in fastboot mode? I try to do the command to restore the stock recovery, no working at all.....and all errors..... And my pc only can detect the phone when its in Fastboot mode, which is i can't flash stock rom or else..... Is there anything that i can do to get my phone back?
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try reflashing the download mode
fastboot flash laf laf.img but someone needs to give them to you
angelky said:
My D855 got stuck in Fastboot mode, i try to get into TWRP, but also got stuck at teamwin screen. I went to Download mode, but then straight direct me back to Fastboot mode..... Now my phone couldn't switch back to adb mode, only stays at LG screen..... What can i do in fastboot mode? I try to do the command to restore the stock recovery, no working at all.....and all errors..... And my pc only can detect the phone when its in Fastboot mode, which is i can't flash stock rom or else..... Is there anything that i can do to get my phone back?
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Your phone is in secure lock! and flashes led?
Hold power and vol down when turning phone on, when LG logo appears stop pressing and press again, then it will say to hard reset, say yes!, then u go to fasboot, from there fasboot boot TWRP, and do what u want!, remember to see instructions! you have to backup ur recovery just in case...
latino147 said:
No solution?
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Not at all, but i took it to warranty, so should be ok. And now juz needa wait for it to get fixed...
romfanatic said:
Check my guide in general section
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Thanks, but like i said from above....
Pilz said:
Why did you install TWRP if you have a locked BL? Have you tried sending commands via fastboot to get into DL mode? Also have you tried to flash the stock ROM via fastboot using the fastboot flash img command?
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Actually G3 only have one or few versions are BL unlocked, and they are not the international version that i got, so no hope..... Since i took it to warranty, what they have to do is to change the mainboard and that's it
suljo94 said:
try reflashing the download mode
fastboot flash laf laf.img but someone needs to give them to you
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Thanks, and i will try it next time if it happens.
xhitm3n said:
Your phone is in secure lock! and flashes led?
Hold power and vol down when turning phone on, when LG logo appears stop pressing and press again, then it will say to hard reset, say yes!, then u go to fasboot, from there fasboot boot TWRP, and do what u want!, remember to see instructions! you have to backup ur recovery just in case...
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As i said, i got stuck in the teamwin screen, which means i can't even get into TWRP, so i cant do nothing about it at all from TWRP....
angelky said:
Not at all, but i took it to warranty, so should be ok. And now juz needa wait for it to get fixed...
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I'm wondering if they won't say it's our (my) own fault and make you (me) pay for it.
latino147 said:
I'm wondering if they won't say it's our (my) own fault and make you (me) pay for it.
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The thing is they can't check it out coz they can't use the ordinary way to access into the phone and its files, so the only way is to change mainboard
angelky said:
Actually G3 only have one or few versions are BL unlocked, and they are not the international version that i got, so no hope..... Since i took it to warranty, what they have to do is to change the mainboard and that's it
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Only the D851(T Mobile) has an unlocked BL. I would just be careful because they could always not cover it under warranty.
angelky said:
The thing is they can't check it out coz they can't use the ordinary way to access into the phone and its files, so the only way is to change mainboard
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I hope so! Did they tell you how long the reparation would take approx?
angelky said:
My D855 got stuck in Fastboot mode, i try to get into TWRP, but also got stuck at teamwin screen. I went to Download mode, but then straight direct me back to Fastboot mode..... Now my phone couldn't switch back to adb mode, only stays at LG screen..... What can i do in fastboot mode? I try to do the command to restore the stock recovery, no working at all.....and all errors..... And my pc only can detect the phone when its in Fastboot mode, which is i can't flash stock rom or else..... Is there anything that i can do to get my phone back?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/lg-g3-ls990-sprint-bootloop-t2890796#post55883838
so I had a similar problem. The service said that the phone is not in Ukraine. because it can not do.
But there was no official service to the man who revived all.
Try to find out if he can help remotely.
Shipping to Ukraine for repair will be abnormally expensive.
Pilz said:
Only the D851(T Mobile) has an unlocked BL. I would just be careful because they could always not cover it under warranty.
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I bought mine from Hong Kong, im in Sydney, so i took it to LG in Sydney to check. And they said they only can do is to change the mainborad, but since the phone is not bought in Australia, so i have to pay. That's why i send it back to Hong Kong for warranty.
latino147 said:
I hope so! Did they tell you how long the reparation would take approx?
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Oh, that's gonna be really long....roughly 4-6 weeks..... That's why i ordered the Note 4
alotosh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/lg-g3-ls990-sprint-bootloop-t2890796#post55883838
so I had a similar problem. The service said that the phone is not in Ukraine. because it can not do.
But there was no official service to the man who revived all.
Try to find out if he can help remotely.
Shipping to Ukraine for repair will be abnormally expensive.
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For mine, i dun have to pay any extra cost at the moment, i think coz LG couldn't find out the reason or else
! how to fix any g3 in fastboot mode
hi there everybody just wanted to share this . how to fix fast boot mode in all variants LGG3..
! 1 lg flash tool
! 2 need 2 computers imac & windows
! 3 plug in usb cable to the mac pc than plug in usb cable to the G3.
! 4 make sure the battery is out of the phone than while holding volume up push battery back in place..
! 5 it will go into download mode .
! 6 take the G3 with the usb cable on it while the phone is in download mode and conect usb cable to the windows pc..
! 7 open flash tool .make sure you all ready have tot file for your variant and dll file and make sure your com port is in com41. and there you have a new LGG3 working like the first day enjoy .......

Help !! Phone stuck on linux (penguin) logo. No rom installed.

So I bought a redmi note 5a(prime) from a local retailer nearby. I was careless and didnt check the phone.After opening the phone at my home , its not booting up at all and retailer says you bricked the mobile and its against warranty.I didnt even use it once.Please help if anything can be done. No repair shop has been able to fix the problem.Any help or information will be highly appreciated.
Shaurya9008 said:
So I bought a redmi note 5a(prime) from a local retailer nearby. I was careless and didnt check the phone.After opening the phone at my home , its not booting up at all and retailer says you bricked the mobile and its against warranty.I didnt even use it once.Please help if anything can be done. No repair shop has been able to fix the problem.Any help or information will be highly appreciated.
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Have you try using edl method?
But at least can you access fastboot first, using power off + volume down
If you could, then it can boot into edl mode using tools provided from the internet, there are many of them
And flash fastboot firmware using MI flash or Qualcomm Flash Image Loader (QFIL)
voidGlyph said:
Have you try using edl method?
But at least can you access fastboot first, using power off + volume down
If you could, then it can boot into edl mode using tools provided from the internet, there are many of them
And flash fastboot firmware using MI flash or Qualcomm Flash Image Loader (QFIL)
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No, I tried but nothing happens.I can't enter fastboot and nothing appears other than that logo. I think the device is completely bricked and I don't think I can fix this.Thanks for your time.
Shaurya9008 said:
No, I tried but nothing happens.I can't enter fastboot and nothing appears other than that logo. I think the device is completely bricked and I don't think I can fix this.Thanks for your time.
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Because I have another xiaomi device before, and it also get into penguin logo, and I can assure that my device has no installed os too
But because most of xiaomi phone chipset is Qualcomm, and Qualcomm device has edl mode, to flash image
And sure with my bricked device (stuck in penguin logo), I still able to access edl mode
But it was my old phone, not Redmi Note 5A, and I'm searching for how to enter edl mode on Note 5A, the process is you must use test point inside the device
Other than that, I don't know though
But if for my old phone (Redmi 2 Prime) the procedure is press volume down, then insert USB cable that connected to pc, then I can start to flash using QFIL
voidGlyph said:
Have you try using edl method?
But at least can you access fastboot first, using power off + volume down
If you could, then it can boot into edl mode using tools provided from the internet, there are many of them
And flash fastboot firmware using MI flash or Qualcomm Flash Image Loader (QFIL)
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you can reflash ROM by using EDL method which you have to shortcircuit some pins to enter EDL, it is pretty easy if you have the tools. After reflashing it, reboot and it should be okay.
nayefhaidir said:
you can reflash ROM by using EDL method which you have to shortcircuit some pins to enter EDL, it is pretty easy if you have the tools. After reflashing it, reboot and it should be okay.
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Oh yeah I forgot about this too, this is the most useful one
I also saw some people do with test point
Because I don't have any experience to do that, so I didn't do, as it needs to crack open the phone

Pattern lock remove

Hey,
I'm working for a farming company as IT, and one of the employees left the Company with a locked phone. Xiaomi has a pattern lock.
What I tried;
Factory reset,
ADB devices do not see any (when trying unlocking bootloader)
fastboot boot twrp(got msg "device is locked")
Mi Reset, but ADB doesn't see any devices
Any ideas?
used Android fastboot Reset tool and got msg "device is locked"
gnide93 said:
Hey,
I'm working for a farming company as IT, and one of the employees left the Company with a locked phone. Xiaomi has a pattern lock.
What I tried;
Factory reset,
ADB devices do not see any (when trying unlocking bootloader)
fastboot boot twrp(got msg "device is locked")
Mi Reset, but ADB doesn't see any devices
Any ideas?
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Hey im the maintainer of one of the custom roms for this phone you can look up on google how to use the test points if you short those with a tweezers or something it will go into edl and that should allow you to use miflash and completly reflash the stock rom.
Why don't you call him lol. Let's be honest you thought it was an iPhone X or something and stole it right?
lacia-chan said:
Hey im the maintainer of one of the custom roms for this phone you can look up on google how to use the test points if you short those with a tweezers or something it will go into edl and that should allow you to use miflash and completly reflash the stock rom.
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Hey,
Thank your support, but the phone is still on the warranty and I can not do such operations. Strictly NO NO.. Would you have any more ideas?
gnide93 said:
Hey,
Thank your support, but the phone is still on the warranty and I can not do such operations. Strictly NO NO.. Would you have any more ideas?
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Take them to the official service center, if there's one?
RFD80M-75679 said:
Take them to the official service center, if there's one?
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Hey,
That was my bosses first Idea but I said I can manage such issue. Well its not Samsung where Odin can do all kind of thinks and community is huge. Now I think service is the last option.
gnide93 said:
Hey,
That was my bosses first Idea but I said I can manage such issue. Well its not Samsung where Odin can do all kind of thinks and community is huge. Now I think service is the last option.
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Hey ,have you tried the command "fastboot oem edl" when your phone is connected to pc in fastboot mode ,the screen has to go black ,and the led indicator would blink .If you manage to go in edl mode(emergency download mode) ,just reflash stock firmware with MiFlash. Merry Christmas!
nikoman1987 said:
Hey ,have you tried the command "fastboot oem edl" when your phone is connected to pc in fastboot mode ,the screen has to go black ,and the led indicator would blink .If you manage to go in edl mode(emergency download mode) ,just reflash stock firmware with MiFlash. Merry Christmas!
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Hey, Thanks for your help. I got message device is locked! no edl
Any more ideas?
gnide93 said:
Hey, Thanks for your help. I got message device is locked! no edl
Any more ideas?
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Short circuit pin mode, as @lacia-chan said. Search on Google, XDA or Mi Forums on how. Note: need to open phone.

Question POCO F3 Stuck in fastboot after USB disconnecting

So I downloaded pixelos and wished to revert to stock miui, i was using the miflash tool and in the first few seconds my usb disconnected. Then i could not exit fastboot no matter what I pressed. I've tried to flash miui again but am getting the error "data transfer error" and "data transfer time unknown". I could really use the help. Thank you
This kind of crap happened to my Redmi K30 Pro as well. The only difference is that mine did not turn on anymore after I tried to restart it. Both Recovery Mode and Fastboot are unaccessible.
I think there's always a risk going from a custom rom back to miui, specially so when using fastboot.
If u can access EDL mode either via touch point or EDL Usb cable, do that and try flashing the MIUI again through Mi-Flash. Make sure you're using the same MiAccount and hope they will flag it as authorized, otherwise you'll be forced to take it to a service center and have the whole motherboard replaced.
You can also use QFIL but that's a unreliable tool and it always spouts out Sahara error messages.
iceman0826 said:
This kind of crap happened to my Redmi K30 Pro as well. The only difference is that mine did not turn on anymore after I tried to restart it. Both Recovery Mode and Fastboot are unaccessible.
I think there's always a risk going from a custom rom back to miui, specially so when using fastboot.
If u can access EDL mode either via touch point or EDL Usb cable, do that and try flashing the MIUI again through Mi-Flash. Make sure you're using the same MiAccount and hope they will flag it as authorized, otherwise you'll be forced to take it to a service center and have the whole motherboard replaced.
You can also use QFIL but that's a unreliable tool and it always spouts out Sahara error messages.
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I am not familliar with EDL mode, any tutorials you know to get into that? I really appreciate it.
Google is your bestfriend. If ur going with touch point method, know that it will void the warranty as you'll have to open it and short the pins, to invoke EDL mode.
EDL cable is advisable so try that first and follow the instructions that came with the package. It's a cable with a button.
iceman0826 said:
Google is your bestfriend. If ur going with touch point method, know that it will void the warranty as you'll have to open it and short the pins, to invoke EDL mode.
EDL cable is advisable so try that first and follow the instructions that came with the package. It's a cable with a button.
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And once im in EDL mode, do i just have to try the miflash tool again?
Also can i try get TWRP again and try boot a rom from there, could that be possible?
If u can access the recovery mode then try that first.
For EDL mode, yes you have to use MiFlash for this. Make sure you're using the same Mi Account that you've used when you unlocked the bootloader and do not remove the device from the Mi Account. This way, it will recognized it as authorized and it will flash successfully.
iceman0826 said:
If u can access the recovery mode then try that first.
For EDL mode, yes you have to use MiFlash for this. Make sure you're using the same Mi Account that you've used when you unlocked the bootloader and do not remove the device from the Mi Account. This way, it will recognized it as authorized and it will flash successfully.
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Okay I've managed to get TWRP installed, any idea what to do from here?
I'm sure you're knowledgeable in flashing, and knows how to use google. I'm sure u also know that accessing TWRP is a good sign and u can now access fastboot or EDL via adb from there.
iceman0826 said:
I'm sure you're knowledgeable in flashing, and knows how to use google. I'm sure u also know that accessing TWRP is a good sign and u can now access fastboot or EDL via adb from there.
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I've only flashed one custom rom so not too knowledgable, I would probably try to get a miui recovery file and transfer it to my phone and then install from twrp. I think that would work
Also i cant decrypt my data despite entering the only pin I have ever used

Question Hard-Bricked Poco F3 (shocker). Won't boot into EDL.

Hello peeps.
My Poco F3 got hard bricked after update froze (was doing clean install of stable EU rom). Phone won't boot into any mode, and won't appear on pc. I've tried sorting the Test Pins 50 different ways and it still doesn't get picked up by the pc. Qualcomm Drivers are installed. Device is connected with working data transfer USB cable. It definitely is getting charge cause Battery and CPU are hotter than the rest of the phone. I'm at complete loss, I have no idea what I'm doing wrong or if I screwed up my phone that bad that EDL also doesn't work. Thanks for anyhelp!
1. Disconnect the battery
2. Make USB-Cable ready for Insertion
3. While shorting the 2 Test-pins, connect the USB-Cable
This is how I had to do it. ^^ This can be difficult and may require multiple trials, but this should work!
Windows should make the "Hardware connected"-Sound directly after connecting the USB-Cable, and show "Qualcomm 9008" in Device Manager.
If not, you need to repeat it: disconnect USB, short the 2 Test-pins and connect USB again. All while leaving battery unplugged.
Note: EDL Mode can't be bricked. This read-only Mode resides inside the Qualcomm SOC. There would have to be physical (hardware) damage for this to not function.
If you need more assistance or so, I can give you my Discord. Though you already seem quite far. Good luck dud.
cyanGalaxy said:
1. Disconnect the battery
2. Make USB-Cable ready for Insertion
3. While shorting the 2 Test-pins, connect the USB-Cable
This is how I had to do it. ^^ This can be difficult and may require multiple trials, but this should work!
Windows should make the "Hardware connected"-Sound directly after connecting the USB-Cable, and show "Qualcomm 9008" in Device Manager.
If not, you need to repeat it: disconnect USB, short the 2 Test-pins and connect USB again. All while leaving battery unplugged.
Note: EDL Mode can't be bricked. This read-only Mode resides inside the Qualcomm SOC. There would have to be physical (hardware) damage for this to not function.
If you need more assistance or so, I can give you my Discord. Though you already seem quite far. Good luck dud.
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I'd love it if you added me on discord. Please do give me your name
sumurtugu said:
I'd love it if you added me on discord. Please do give me your name
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cyanGalaxy#3161
Hello , Can someone help me please, edl mode ok but nothing more on my Poco F3....
gregdeberg33 said:
Hello , Can someone help me please, edl mode ok but nothing more on my Poco F3....
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I am assuming the phone screen does not light up at all, no fastboot or recovery mode.
This would mean the phone's hard bricked. It will require EDL flashing which can be done by someone with an authorised Xiaomi account.
user0u said:
I am assuming the phone screen does not light up at all, no fastboot or recovery mode.
This would mean the phone's hard bricked. It will require EDL flashing which can be done by someone with an authorised Xiaomi account.
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Hello Indeed and it has been done just to relock the bootloader, i have to use miflash with the same rom used and choose flash all with lock ?
gregdeberg33 said:
Hello Indeed and it has been done just to relock the bootloader, i have to use miflash with the same rom used and choose flash all with lock ?
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Yes. Just to be safe I would flash the rom with "clean all" instead of "clean all and lock" if I were you. Then after booting up the phone you can later lock the bootloader safely using "fastboot oem lock" in adb.
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user0u said:
Yes. Just to be safe I would flash the rom with "clean all" instead of "clean all and lock" if I were you. Then after booting up the phone you can later lock the bootloader safely using "fastboot oem lock" in adb.
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Ok thanks but why ? Fastboot oem lock is better ?
gregdeberg33 said:
Ok thanks but why ? Fastboot oem lock is better ?
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In case of "clean all and lock" if something goes wrong during flashing, the bootloader will be locked and you will not be able to fix the phone. So it is safer to flash the rom first without locking the bootloader and then lock it after booting up.
user0u said:
In case of "clean all and lock" if something goes wrong during flashing, the bootloader will be locked and you will not be able to fix the phone. So it is safer to flash the rom first without locking the bootloader and then lock it after booting up.
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It will not.
If the Flash aborts, it won't even get to the stage of locking the bootloader.
gregdeberg33 said:
Ok thanks but why ? Fastboot oem lock is better ?
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just clean & lock
cyanGalaxy said:
It will not.
If the Flash aborts, it won't even get to the stage of locking the bootloader.
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I meant in case of a bootloop.
gregdeberg33 said:
Ok thanks but why ? Fastboot oem lock is better ?
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Because if you lock bootloader while flashing a rom with a different region than what came in the box, you will hard brick your phone

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