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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rifatspir:
I have installed alka recovery as well as root my *RN3 special edition* using supersu. Everything works great but Internal storage show (0) mb. When i flashed supersu, its shows *can't mount data*. Can i update to zcx recovery? If so then how...

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Same here... Please expects reply..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Alka does not work with most newer MiUIs and some other roms. You have to use ZCX TWRP.

To flash zcx from alka, download the zcx image and copy to sd. Boot to recovery and choose install > image. Select the ZCX image and choose recovery as the partition.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rifatspir:
Done! Thank you... Could u please suggest me a perfect android 7.0 rom for my kate?. ... If i install kenzo rom on kate and install radio & framework, it will work perfectly?. ...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Sorry, no idea about 7 for kate. I would recommend going through the individual threads. I think, but am not sure that Halogen OS works.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] supenthoelll:
Please update guide on the OP since my rn3sd bootlooping because of following unupdated guide..

Bootloop + broken usb port = the end :crying:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Tag the OP.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adizz4:
I was on latest miui global dev rom with ZCX TWRP. I flashed cardinalAOSP, gapps and CM13-firmware zip.I flashed Cm13 thing bc settings/security was fc'ing.

I got device encrypted msg in both recovery and rom. Internal storage was erased and I had to reflash miui from miflash.

Can someone tell me where I went wrong?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Did you wipe /system before flashing cardinal?

Normally, whenever I am switching away from MiUI, i do a full format, including internal storage. Then copy zips. Flash order > firmware > ROM > Custom Kernel > Gapps > Phh Superuser (If SuperSU is not inbuilt, in which case I usually remove it, unless I'm in a hurry). Then again, I am using TWRP with F2FS support, not sure about ZCX. But, considering I flash new ROMs once every 5-6 days on average, this method has never failed me.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jangoux:
As someone who came from a Moto G, this is somewhat confusing. I already unlocked the bootloader of my Redmi Note 3 (Xiaomi sent the authorization within 5 minutes of the request) but I don't understand which one of the TWRP versions is the right for each rom. Can someone give me a general explanation of which version should one install for each purposes (between official, official + f2fs support, zcx, cofface, safe and alka) ?

Btw, I will probably install Cm or CrDroid.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] fardeenah:
hello i am new to the redmi note 3, so do i necessary have to use the alka to backup the nandroid for kenzo? can't i use the latest version of twrp. wich is the best twrp version that i can use to flash both miui and custom rom, thank u, im a noob on android, coming from iOS, everything is so complicated right now
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sam.1211:
The OP should warn new owners of redmi note 3 special edition (kate) to not flash kenzo firmware and lose imei and radio. It seems not so special anymore, not for korean market anymore. Also that damned qcn backup that I wish I have done....
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] GDanielBP:
Hello guys!

I received my Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition (Kate) today, and i want to try RR or CM13 ROM. I have TWRP on my phone, but i need some information about flashing. What is CM13 Firmware? What's the difference between FW and the ROM? I know it's a noob question, but i'm a starter. Where can i find CM13 FW for Kate? What's the good sequence? 1. FW, 2. ROM, 3. Gapps 4. Kate Radio? Is this ok? Thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sam.1211:
Nice to meet you!

First of all, try to officially unlock. The confirmation sms came în basically 5 hours.

Try to Root via kingroot, it should work on miui 7. Downgrading from miui 8 to 7 is a bad idea.

If You end up flashing kenzo rom, do not temper with efs partition, it's fine, just flash kates radios.

Lots of users broke their phone this way. And You can help us. Just google search qcn backup. It's easy to make once rooted.

You should ask a moderator to edit out your imeis to 0000 and publish it.

Once you have your qcn file, as long as You don't disconnect your phone while flashing using usb cable, you can revive it completley. That means, you can flash kenzo cm13/14 roms/fw+ kate radios and will Be fine.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] GDanielBP:
Thanks for the help, i'll try it tomorrow.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] privateriem:
I'm interested in flashing Android 7.1 roms but I'm not sure what version of TWRP to use, a there are quite a few and apparently some don't work with some roms, some are outdated, I don't know.

My bootloader is unlocked officially, I'm just really afraid of bricking my device again.

Additionally, I have no intention of returning to Miui once I pick a rom.

Help please?

(The roms i'm interested in are Citrus-CAF and XenonHD 7.1)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] iliyas10:
flashed the rom,gapps,xposed,susu wiped cache n all, rebooted after that went to settings-> security the settings force closes. any solutions

oops sorry posted in wrong thread. want to post it in Qualcomm AOSP roms thread. plz ignore..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] 42o247:
could i save myself the effort of flashing the UBP and just restore a working boot.img?

also, if you use f2fs any twrp besides the one that supports it will not be able to see any of your partitions. coincidentally the miui rom doesnt seem to support the f2fs file system and wont boot.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mU$!c:
....ok
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Arny209:
can switching between miui and cm rom cause damage to motheboard? I just switched from cm14 to xiaomi.eu rom and while setting up, the device rebooted.. do I need to worry?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Planning to ditch MiUI? Great. Use Official, Cofface, or F2FS. If you need to backup from TWRP, use ZCX.

Personally, I use f2fs. I don't back-up from TWRP.. Hell, I don't backup at all. I just sync my Google account. I have my nova settings and Arise profiles backed up in telegram. Whats the point in backing up emails? :D

If I F-ck up, I clean flash and download apps again. :crying:

I am currently using TeslaN. I did use Citrus about a week ago. Honestly, found Tesla more stable than Citrus, but hardly any stability problems in either. 1 random reboot in both, hardly matters for what are basically beta roms.

Well, what happened after? About the damage, well you run a similar risk compared to installing Linux and Windows on a pc. Unless you manage to damage your USB port, you can always recover from any F-Up.

Working miui bootimg, depending on where you extract it from, can remove root, relock bootloader (not sure about this one), etc. To get best compatibility, official TWRP is probably best. But I have had no problems flashing any ROMs (barring MiUI, which I never tried) with f2fs.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sampath521:
Can I Unlock Bootloader and Install TWRP (ZCX~TWRP) On Stable ROM Kenzo 32GB v8.0.6. I've Obtained Permission and downloaded the required files ( ZCX TWRP ,Mi flash and Xiaomi drivers ) Please answer the questions below

1.Can I Unlock Bootloader on Stable ROM ?

2.Unlocking bootloader means I will loose all data right?

3.can I directly flash ZCX TWRP after unlocking bootloader ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajay1602:
1. Yes you can unlock bootloader on stable Rom

2. I didn't loose any data when I unlocked bootloader officially though it's better to backup data

3. Yes you can flash zcx after unlocking bootloader
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] karan11000:
For the IMEI & EFS Repair, I'd like to suggest this thread.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] duren11:
Partition Backup

While looking to try CM 14, I realized that when moving to CM 13, I used standard twrp for backup instead of alka which didn't get all the partitions. I immediately booted alka TWRP and backed up all of them before flashing CM 14.

My question is did I lose anything critical by missing the backup for those extra partitions before flashing CM13? Does the official CM nightly do any modifications to those extended partitions? Am I good now that I've backed them up prior to flashing CM14?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] REDswapnil:
There are 2 fastboot commands, one is "flash" and the other is "boot". Flash will overwrite the stock recovery and permanently flash twrp and the boot command will temporarily boot into twrp, not replacing stock recovery. I need to know the exact boot commands so that I can root my rn3 pro while not having any OTA breaks. Thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurav1902:
Use Zcx twrp
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] shetty_chadda:
Yeah, the thread has to be updated as i was on Global Dev version, 6.11.3 and i unlocked bootloader unofficially, i installed twrp alka and had to face 0MB issue, same was happening in Safev2 twrp, and then my fone endud up in boothloop, had to use edl method to get back device in working method, will be waiting for updated thread.

Also as everyone is saying that zcr twrp has to be used , but isnt its only suposed to be for those who have unlocked device unofficially.??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lzwfkv:
First the 0mb issue is because you have to boot into twrp the first time before booting into the miui.

Second zcx twrp as any other twrp is independent on the official or unofficial bootloader unlock, you can use it in both cases. I use zcx twrp on an locked bootloader even.

Inviato dal mio Kate
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] shetty_chadda:
I did started Twrp on first install before booting in to miui
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-ryder:
Same here. Flashed unmodified fastboot ROM to kate. Flashed modified fastboot ROM then to unlock (both in edl mode). Unlocked successfully unofficial. Now I am stuck because somehow safe TWRP v2 on kate does not work after flashing it and booting directly into it. Can not mount partitions. I want to flash xiaomi.eu weekly. No luck. Flashed modified fastboot ROM now 3 times so devices gets unbricked. After safe TWRP v2 reboot device is dead always. Meh...! Booting after fastboot ROM flash takes so long after each time flashing. grrrrr.....

[MENTION=651203]lzwfkv[/MENTION]

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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanixvinsmoke:
Phone is dead

this happens to me too, after flashing sTWRP V2.img my phone is just dead (kate also)

then i need to flash it again using EDL to make it back to work. seems like sTWRPv2.img is not working on unofficial unlocked bootloader

what should be the fix here?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-ryder:
Use this

LINK

Works like a charm. I am on xiaomi.eu multilanguage stable now.

Don't forget to create your EFS backup.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanixvinsmoke:
how to make efs backup sir? sorry im too noob
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-ryder:
Go to "backup" in TWRP and do a full backup of all partitions shown, there should be EFS there (select all or just what you need).

Save that backup to your PC.

If you brick your phone and EFS is lost you can restore just this and/or other things needed (partly restore).

btw; no need to apologize. We all started as noobs.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanixvinsmoke:
i guess it's okay if i leave data unchecked right? mark all of them and leave data because it's too big tho with apps installed on my phone
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-ryder:
Sure. With all user data the backup gets quite big for some.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] promwarm:
Thanks for this great guide!

I've flashed TWRP Alka and unlocked unofficially on my Redmi Note 3 SD - Kate.

Unfortunately (and very stupid!) I didn't backup my partitions before deleting them.

After flashing CM13 Kenzo, flashing radio, gapps nano and SuperSU, CM13 booted correctly!

Bad news: the internal memory shows 8GB instead of 32GB.

I found out I have to format both caches and data partitions to f2fs, but TWRP Alka can't do that.

Can I flash the f2fs recovery through TWRP Alka, reboot to recovery and end up in TWRP f2fs?

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cmglng:
Hey I'm currently running RR 5.7.4 with TWRP of course. When I tried to check in fastboot it says bootloader is locked. Is that normal?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Some of the roms lock the bootloader. e.g. All the roms by Santosh's lock the bootloader. If you unlocked officially, just use the miunlock tool to unlock again. No idea about unofficial unlocks, but I am guessing you have to repeat some of the steps.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] m0han:
this being a redmi-note-3/how-to thread, could someone put up a post detailing how to flash a android 7.x custom rom on the kenzo variant of redmi note 3 running stock miui rom that came with the device? if such a

single post

exists, either here or elsewhere, please link to it. thanks.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cmglng:
I guess I don't need to unlock gain cause I just tried the latest CM14.1 by The Strix, and I'm on CM13 11-17 now. I caould still switch ROMs as it is so maybe I don't really need to unlock again.

By the way, I didn't flashed any rom from Santosh.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
The way to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery image (TWRP), and root is the same for MiUI7 and 8.:good:

If you want to flash a custom rom (MM or N):

1. Submit unlock permission.

1.1 wait

1.1.1 wait some more

1.2 Get unlock permission.

1.2.1 Wait for another 4-7 days for servers to update.

2. Unlock bootloader using miunlocktool.

3. Flash TWRP

4. Download desired N ROM.

5 Copy Rom to /sdcard (phone memory)

6. Reboot to recovery

6.1 Remember - Backup is for sissies. "Be a man!" - Russel Peters

7. Flash new glo-ree-us N ROM.

8. Kick flithy peasant MiUI out of your life.

9. Also Gapps and CM14 Firmware. Refer to Rom flash guide for details.

PSA

Some of the steps listed above may represent personal opinions of the author.

Some of the steps listed above may be optional.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lil Geeky:
What's the solution for Couldn't verify device in Miunlocktool?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-ryder:
Best howto I read in a while. lulz.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
1.2.1 Wait for another 4-7 days for servers to update.

It took mine 6 days, others have reported as low as 2, but that was on the miui forum by some fanboy.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] smustafasms:
mine got unlocked in less thn 24 hours
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] privateriem:
Plug phone in computer.

Put phone in Fastboot mode.

Open Device Manager.

Find your phone (Android device something something, can be named different things)

Right click on it.

Update Driver Software

Browse my computer for Driver software

Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.

If there are two (or more) drivers in the list, pick the oldest one (should be from 2013 I think, at least was on my W10)

Install.

Now try to unlock with the Miunlock tool, should normally work.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rinku221:
hi thanks for the information:

please help me m littlebit confused if i directly flash alka recovery without flashing any boot image(e.g like cofface recovery) should recovery works in my device.

i have redmi note 3 bootloader unlocked officially latest marshmallow dev global rom.

Please help.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
RESTORE TO MIUI ...when does it come?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jyotisankar9:
Can any body help me with the difference between CM 14.1 ROMs from Strix and Santosh? Which one should I try?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Infinity:
Both roms are using different device tree, vendor , kernels etc. (Developed by respective developers)

Thats the main difference...

Or else source is same i.e. cm
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Krupped:
I can't seem to get past the "flashing robot head" portion of the cm13 boot. I've left it for more than 30 minutes to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I used the following steps:

1. unofficial bootloader unlock (verified in fastboot device-info)

2. flashed twrp 3.0.2 for kenzo (at first I tried the safe twrp v2, but it had the same symptoms)

3. booted twrp, used adb to copy over cm13 firmware, cm13, Gapps micro

4. wiped Dalvik, cache, Data, and System

5. flashed in order: cm13 firmware, cm13, Gapps

6. rebooted

Is there any way that I can debug this? Does anyone have any suggestions?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lil Geeky:
Guys i just restored my Global beta MIUI rom backup From Cofface twrp but after rebooting there is no fingerprint options in setting , What's the issue here?

[MENTION=7525148]talkaboom[/MENTION]
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] FinalbossMLG:
HI, I hope somebody can help me, I recentrly acquiered my RN3 (kenzo) it came with MIUI 7 global Stable, then an OTA came, firstly I dimissed it, then one week later I updated my RN3 to MIUI 8 Stable, but now that I want to unlock my bootloader I have seen that all tutorials for unlocking BL are on MIUI 7,so I looked for a tutorial to go back to MIUI 7 (downgrade) in order to do that I must have already Unlocked my BL, because I need to put the device in EDL mode to flash MIUI 7 throgh MI Tools, so any idea how to downgrade, or how to Unnoffical unlock my BL in MIUI 8 ¡¡???
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivanlai:
As far as I know, you can follow normal procedure for that.

Just boot into fastboot mode, run the file to reboot to edl , then you can flash a China developer ROM.

Set it up, then reboot to fastboot mode and unlock using MiUnlock. After that, you can either reflash your global stable MIUI or go with custom ROMs.

Of course, you can just reboot to edl mode and flash MIUI7 if that's what you want.

It's safest, however to unlock your bl with a developer ROM.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] FinalbossMLG:
I'll try, thankyou for answering
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] aerifal:
So the best TWRP version for official unlocked BL if I want to flash many ROM MIUI - AOSP - CM - RR etc is TWRP by Cofface?

How if I use CZX TWRP to go back to MIUI Global Stable from RR 5.8.0? Will my BL get locked?

it has Disable Boot-System DM-Verify also, and integrated SuperSU.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] 42o247:
twrp with f2fs support reboots when you try to wipe dalvik after installing a rom.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-ryder:
I guess this guide is wrong.

I got a Redmi Note 3 SE (Kate), unofficial bootloader unlock, and the only TWRP working properly is ZCX.

Every function is working, and I got no mounting errors as with other images.

Just saying.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] strat1959:
It's a great thread/article, If you finish the <RESTORE TO MIUI> section,it will be the most comprehensive guide for this device. this thread has helped me a lot.

thanks man! [MENTION=5110858]SharkcpN[/MENTION]
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] dev_shady:
can we backup efs using zcx ? or for that we should first backup everything with alka and then flash zcx ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurav1902:
Efs can be backed up using zcx
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] aenima73:
Error in modem partition

I made a backup with a TWRP 3.0.0.0 based on COFFACE but when I tried to restore the backup I was not able to restore the modem partition. I get:

"extractTarFork() process ended with error=255"

just after "Restoring Modem..."

Could I restore the modem partition with ZCX?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] hash004:
Thanks for the guide. I found it really useful as a beginner. Rooting Xiaomi phone was a slightly different/annoying experience compared to Nexus phones. One thing I would like to mention, it would have been nicer if you should have included instructions on how to flash certain things. I'm sure newbies wouldn't know how to do them. They are simple steps but they will cost a lot of confusion for new users.

Otherwise great guide and I really appreciated it :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
I am facing a similar problem. Have you tried the same ROM/Kernel combo with other TWRPs?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] anshulratchet:
Okay I'm a little confused between the two... It may have been the recovery rom. See first I downloaded the Ota and tried flashing that but it failed. Then it prompted me to download the full rom (1.1gb in size, through the updater app) so I downloaded that and flashed it just like that without wiping anything. But it still says that I'm on 7.3.5.0. So what do I do?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] prathameshsd:
Both of you, flash any Global Stable fastboot ROM via EDL mode using Mi Flash Tool
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Don_rocks:
Thanks for clarifying things which are way too much confusing for beginners like myself.

I'd like to know after rooting officially unlocked device with Alka TWRP, how do we go about installing OTA updates.

Do we need to install full recovery ROM for every OTA update? Will this wipe all app/user data every time?

Please guide us about future OTA updates and maintaining it's root status through updates.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rino.a:
thanks, this is a really helpful thread for a n00b like me. lol

correct me if im wrong (and pardon me if it's already been asked over and over again), so basically alka's only used by unofficial bootloader to backup and restore EFS, and then later we had to flash save twrp again for flashing utility (roms etc)?

but what if we'd like to restore the EFS? should we flash alka again beforehand?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ToyKiller:
Flashing Santhosh's CM13 based on 'M' Firmware with unlocked officialy.

you can't flash it with safe twrp! it wont allow you to change the bootloader and it wont work.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] prathameshsd:
To flash OTA updates on a rooted device you need to open the OTA zip > Go to META-INF > com > google > android > updater-script > open with notepad++ > Scroll down you will find the following lines

ui_print("Verifying current system...");

# ---- start making changes here ----

These lines check the integrity & authencity of the system files, if you are rooted these conditions will return false & OTA will fail to install. So we have to delete all the lines in between verifying system & start making changes here. After deleting save the updater-script > Repack the OTA zip > Flash it via TWRP. In this way you can flash OTA updates while still staying rooted. You will have to do these changes everytime.

Yes, to restore a specific backup always flash the TWRP which you used to backup.

Didnt get you. You can change the ROMs, kernels & recoveries even on a locked bootloader after flashing Santhosh's CM13 build.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] prashu#1:
Can alka twrp be use to flash miui ROMs?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] prathameshsd:
Official users can use it. Unofficial users will always have to use Safe TWRP v2.