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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
Hey guys,

This one really has me stumped and I need some help. I have 5 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pros - we're starting to use these at work. I bought two first to trial with, and they worked awesome on CM, and it was easy to unofficially unlock. I used this method. The next batch simply won't work with exactly the same process. I flash the device with 7.1.8.0 Global and the modified bootloader and whilst the flashing process goes OK, the device does not boot into MIUI afterwards. It flashes the MI logo twice, then shuts off. Plugging in the PC results in a blinking red light. Fastboot works, and I have been using that to reboot to EDL mode to try and fix it, but that's about it. Soft bricked.

So far I've tried both the original unofficial bootloader and the updated one from here and they both result in exactly the same behavior, both on Global ROM 7.1.8.0 and 7.3.6.0. Omitting this modified bootloader will result in the system being bootable on stock MIUI, but that's not what I want.

If I boot into fastboot and try to unlock the bootloader I get the following error: "FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)".

Has Xiaomi blocked unofficial unlocking or modified bootloaders via a hardware update? It's the only thing I can think of since I have two Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pros that worked flawlessly with this method (although I suspect they were slightly older stock). Is there any way around this? I have another 13 phones on the way and I don't really want to make 15 Mi accounts to unlock officially.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] razr96:
Why can't you unlock different phones on the same account?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
Last time I checked it was one phone per month per account. Also, it takes ages, and doesn't always work (but neither does the unofficial unlock as I'm now discovering).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] razr96:
Well i can unlock an unlimited number of times on my account.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
This is news to me... I'll try that then. Last time I tried official unlock it got to 50% and froze, so that's why I was trying to do the unofficial unlock. It also takes ages to get the code.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
I'd still like to be able to unlock unofficially though.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] cetchmoh:
I'm having the exact same issue!

I also tried to switch between stable MiFlash and XiaoMi Flash beta.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
Yeah its really frustrating. I love these phones, but the bootloader unlock process is pure hell.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] cetchmoh:
I found the solution:

Boot into a working ROM (e.g. 7.1.8 global)

1) Enabled Developer options

2) enable USB debugging

3) enable OEM unlocking (how could I miss this!?!)

After that you can flash the modified fastboot rom and unlock the bootloader.

Voila ;)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
I'll test this later and report back. I have a sneaky feeling it might not work...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
Alright, an update.

Just before I went to do the unofficial unlock, I got a confirmation code saying that I am able to unlock officially. I tried this on one of my phones (China Dev ROM) and it worked great. I went to do the second one, and I got presented with this error:

[IMG="One Device per 30 Days"]https://i.imgur.com/bisxzD1.png[/IMG]

Damn.

I then tried what you mentioned. Flashed stock 7.1.8.0, enable OEM unlock (it was enabled when I enabled dev options anyway...) and then rebooted to fastboot. I then tried to flash the emmc_appsboot.mbn file from fastboot... no luck. I get "FAILED (remote: device is locked. Cannot flash images)", which is no surprise since the device still has a locked bootlaoder. I then thought alright, well I have the ROM installed with OEM unlock enabled, lets try booting to EDL mode and flashing the ROM with the modified bootloader but without wiping data. I did that, and no luck - just flashes the Mi Logo twice and shuts off. Gah! There's something special about these phones. They must be running a new hardware revision that prevents modified bootloaders from being installed. The only way I can think of unlocking a bunch of phones is to create a heap of different Xiaomi accounts and use the official unlock method, but that is a major hassle!! Really frustrated about this situation. Anyone able to offer some insight?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] cetchmoh:
Hey, after you enabled OEM unlock in the options reboot to edl and flash the ROM with the modified emmc_appsboot.mbn. After its done reboot to fastboot (Power & Vol Down) and perform "fastboot oem unlock-go". Sorry that my instructions were not clear enough.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
I don't see why that would work. I'll give it a try tomorrow anyway... have you had this exact issue before? I haven't seen it mentioned before, I did a lot of Googling before I made this thread.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] cetchmoh:
The setting to "enable OEM unlock" is stored somewhere where MiFlash doesn't write during flashing.

If it is not enabled you get the error described in your first post (FAILED remote: unlock is not allowed).

You still need to edl flash the modified bootloader to unlock. Good luck ;)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] stephendt0:
IT WORKED.

Oh my gosh. I could have sworn the "enable OEM unlock" option was active the entire time I was trying to unlock the bootloader, but nope. I must have forgot the first time around. The guide doesn't mention that this is necessary, although the screenshot indicates that it was enabled for them. It must have been turned on by default on some phones and turned off on some other phones. That must have been it. For some reason I also thought the system would be able to boot up with the modified locked bootloader, so I thought there was a problem there when it turned itself off.

In the end it was really simple:

Boot into stock ROM, enable "Enable OEM Unlock"

Reboot to EDL mode.

Flash ROM with modified bootloader

Reboot to fastboot

Unlock bootloader

Alright, consider it solved. And I feel like a massive idiot. Thanks! At least if someone else has issues with this they can at least know now that it was something silly :silly:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] kamol77:
Hey,

What was causing the problem? Im trying to unlock bootloader from couple of days and I have no idea what to do now. I checked dev settings and enable OEM unlock every time when im trying to flash ROM with modified bootloader and every time: (FAILED remote: unlock is not allowed).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] sumitkhkh:
Do all in 64 bit windows then go to advance option n select raw and patch then it will work

Not works on marshmallow works on lollipop
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhevans79:
Hi,

I've been having issues with OTG support for external usb memory sticks for a long time due to security policy restrictions on my device. Searching the forums doesn't show many people having the same error and even then it usually resolves itself within an update our so.

I think it is related to the way my carrier builds the ROM (Swisscom) and am looking to install a generic version from the UK or somewhere.

If I am simply replacing the stock rom of one country with another, do I still need to do the full device erase and reinstallation, or do you think it should just work to overwrite the current image in situ? I would prefer not to have to revoke all the two factor authentications I have setup on the device and loose all my personal preferences.

Any previous experiences would be appreciated :D :thumbup: :thumbup:

Regards

David
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dreiundachzig:
You don't have to wipe your phone if it's the same build number.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] infamouzwt:
I unplugges my phone at 530 am and at 544 it was already at 91 percent. Anone have an idea why?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] bosswick:
Check your battery statistics in the settings? Your question is VERY vague, but it is most likely something running/syncing in the background. Also, the first 10% are always the quickest to go.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] infamouzwt:
It just says screen on time
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tron_Legacy1680:
I have a Moto G 3rd Gen. XT1550 on 6.0.1 and I want to root my phone. After reading a lot about rooting on the internet, I was thinking if it was possible to root by temporary loading the recovery by the fastboot command "fastboot boot recovery.img" so that I wouldn't lose the stock recovery. Someone please tell if this can be done. If not how can I revert back to the stock recovery after flashing TWRP?

Thank You!
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplepizza:
That is how I rooted my phone. I still have stock recovery installed. I recommend you make a TWRP back up before flashing SuperSU.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tron_Legacy1680:
Thank you for replying but I think I'm going to flash TWRP as I have found stock recovery image. It was good to know that it was possible.

Thanks!
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplepizza:
Probably a good choice. I kept stock recovery thinking there would be OTA updates even though I was not sure if updates could be applied after unrooting. Looking back and considering no updates have come yet (its been 8 months), I should have flashed TWRP.
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[Honor 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jasoepde:
Hi everyone!

As you all know for sure,we can record slowmotion videos on our honor 7,but if you try to upload yo the network,or send to a friend by whatsapp,the video will be a normal speed,not slowmotion.

Yesterday i was at mall,and i was able to try the same slowmotion video mode on P9 lite and P9 and this problem wasn't exist.

Apart,i have a doubt,why the software is not capable of record in 4K?Meizu smartphones with the same camera sensor are capables.

How would be able to get Honor or Huawei to tell these both things and try to get resolved?

Thanks and sorry for my english.
[Honor 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DigiGoon:
Yes, our camera is capable of handling 4K but our processor doesn't have native encoding for 4K, so we can't have 4K video recording. :)
[Lenovo A6000/Plus Questions & Answers] JovanSijacki:
Is it posible to port roms from motorola moto e 2015 as its the same chipset as ours.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
Although this isn't my cup of tea, it is always nice to see more options... But why post this here instead of in the Development area?

Also, these RIL issues should be pretty easy to correct if you are using a CM 12.1 base, the CM device tree for this phone is pretty stable fully functional... I would suggest talking to other developers about what you are missing.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anveshparashar:
it would be great if anyone can help me fix it and

though the patchrom of flyme (lolipop) is avaliable no developer had compiled this flavour of android and patchrom method is easier to download and build if one can fix rejects
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sowmith_Reddy:
I have a moto g (2013) with cm 12.1 and twrp flashed on it. I never had made a nandroid backup. A week ago i did... And the result is that now I am stuck in a bootloop. Though i can access the fastboot menu. I cant access twrp recovery. I tried flashing stock rom but my pc doesnt recognize my device. Please help! [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
Flash the latest Factory Firmware Image for your model using Fastboot. If this is not successful, it would help to see a log of the flashing process. Copy and paste command prompt screen. Take screenshots if necessary.

Firmware Images: http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/general/index-moto-g-falcon-factory-firmware-t3110795

Fastboot Tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sowmith_Reddy:
Thank you for your time.... I will look into it and will let know the result..:) [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sowmith_Reddy:
thank you..it worked. but actually it was silly of me as i had forgotten that i had uninstalled device drivers from my pc few months back. Today i reinstalled the device drivers and was able restore to stock. Thank you for your precious time [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfireman:
Anyone experiencing severe battery drain since Marshmallow upgrade? I had this problem and it's caused by my phone that is often in "keep awake" state.

The culprit for this "keep awake" state is usually Android OS, and sometimes Google Play Services. I tried disabling things like WiFi scanning, Keep WiFi Awake, clear phone cache, safe mode, changing battery, and factory reseted the phone but the problem still persist.

The only solution that works now is by activating the battery saving mode, it stops the keep awake state. I really hope I can make this problem gone as it's annoying.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkGuyver:
I've never experience that problem with my N910C and I'm running on the latest version of Marshmallow. Try going into the Settings menu and see if you can find a way to disable the function.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanmz:
What's the difference between N9005DX, N9005VJ, N9005XX and N9005ZS?

I'm trying to pick software for my N9005 but I'm a bit confused now.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Country / network

Model is N9005

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Deepurple:
I'm so confused, I'm not a tech head pm please forgive me, I'm getting different stories from people re which of the above is best for UK, 701L apparently but 703L accepts any updates, I really want this phone/phablet but don't know what to order, my location is best on Vodafone or 02 btw!
[Huawei MediaPad X2] audioralf:
We forgive you ;)

The difference is only in the lte band frequencies. For Europe normally the 701 is fitting.

Although the 701 has no updates, you can use the 703 updates. AJ removed Chinese bloatware and added Google play store.

You can choose between B202 and B211 KangVIP which has some useful extensions

My device: 701->703 B211 xposed 86
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Deepurple:
Re 701L

Am err sorry you've lost me on the other numbers, you'll need to understand that I'm a thicko when it comes to tech, hard enough trying to work out this page, ha... so 701 works in UK, but 701 won't upgrade but somehow I can download any new updates that the 703 gets, very sorry if I've got it wrong,

The bottom line is for UK what's the best x2 to buy.

Also what's the difference between huawei mediapad x2 and huawei honor x2... cause they both seem to have the same tech stuff, both 7 inch as well, identical apart from the differing motif on back of device. Thanks for your patience if it don't expire, ha!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
Hey i had a question regarding using wifi at airports and hotels, with roms like pure nexus etc i always have an issue connecting to wifi at airports and hotels and have to turn on dhcp clients under dev settings, after that also it's broken and wifi show "connected but no internet" message. Anyone here who travels a lot and uses wifi at such places ? i'm a pilot so this thing is really important for me. Looking for a rom where this issue isn't present preferably some someone who has been using wifi at airports and hotels regularly. Also when i reverted to stock after unrooting it i'm facing no issues now, but i can't stand the stock rom lol. Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fast69mopar:
I had the same issue on the previous two builds of Pure Nexus but when I toggled DHCP Client in Developer Options I was able to connect to airport/hotel wifi and use it too. I didn't have the "Connected, No Internet" afterwards. I carry a USB-OTG drive with a ton of different ROM's and Kernels on it. When this happened to me last week while running the latest version of Pure Nexus, I wiped everything and restored a backup of of AOSiP 4.4 and I didn't have this issue at all. I also restored a backup of the stock MOB30M and it was not present as well. AOSiP 4.4 is the only custom ROM I tried while I was at the airport and my hotel. I haven't had a chance to work on the issue with Pure Nexus again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
well this helps a lot, ill check out AOSiP 4.4, thanks :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fast69mopar:
Give it a shot. It's worth it if it works for you. I have been at home for the last week so I haven't had a chance to try any other ROM's to see if the issue persists. AOSiP 4.4 was just the only one I tried during that time frame. Hope it works for you too.

If you want to try AOSiP 4.5 here is the link below:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24651429356503310

AOSiP 4.4 is here:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905720427

I also use Banks GAPPS and have never had any issues. AOSiP is a really nice ROM in my opinion. Lots of customization, good looks and stable with their kernel or any other kernel I have tested with. I personally use B1RCKB1RD Kernel with every ROM.

Good luck and happy flashing. As always, make a backup before hand in TWRP or make sure you have one saved somewhere just in case some goes awry.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jissatsu:
Ok guys so I have a Sony Xperia Z Ultra and I decided to install Marshmallow 6.0 on it (which wasn't released for my phone). I downloaded the boot, cache, system and userdata imgs of Marshmallow 6.0 and installed them using fastboot, then I was supposed to boot in recovery mode and wipe the caches and do a reset, before installing the G-apps zip file and completing the entire process. So I tried to start recovery mode which I had previously installed already and it failed, starting in safe mode instead. Then I re-installed the recovery using a batch file in a directory downloaded from NUT's XDA Developers download site, which failed on the first try. So I tried again and it was installed, meaning my phone will automatically reboot into recovery right after it was done. My phone rebooted but my screen remained black and nothing happened. I tried holding down the power button and it vibrated but nothing happened again. I tried holding down the power and volume down button for 30sec and more, tried it with the volume up button too and it didn't work. I tried connecting my phone to the pc but it won't recognize it (of course) and I tried holding the volume up button upon connecting to enter fastboot but that failed as well. Now it's stuck like this and I'm hoping its battery drains out and it powers off. Help.

Update: I went to sleep and now that I've woken up, the screen is still going with the low battery red light. I don't know for how long it will continue, but the problem remains.

Update: Now my pc recognizes it but all adb commands have no effect.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] MusterMaxMueller:
you should give some info... like what rom youre using. also use twrp 3.x with mm

you cant expect help without telling the error messages you get...

you can always power off your phone with holding vol down + power for 30sec
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jissatsu:
YEAH ok here's my issue. NO MATTER WHAT recovery I install (through the app or fastboot) IT DOES NOT WORK. Any earlier version of TWRP, it will boot into, but the screen is unresponsive, while the latest version of TWRP simply acts like it isn't there as the phone never boots into recovery, this has been happening on MM and now it's happening on my latest stock. After the failed MM attempts I've downloaded the latest C6833 stock and everything is fine, but I'd like to be able to install custom roms like everyone else. It took me a day or two to learn how to actually do that, but I still have no idea why NO recovery works for me. My device is rooted, bootloader unlocked, all that crap. I tried many kernel links on your site, especially that main one that the mod posted, but the links are dead. Help.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] MusterMaxMueller:
there is other way to enter twrp 3.0.2 with new bootloader, power + vol down (instead of up!)

read op of twrp thread and follow instructions carefully and it'll work. also for the twrp i build you must be on a rom which uses sony aosp device tree (like aicp). otherwise i wont guarantee that it will work.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jissatsu:
I tried holding the button down like you said, tried rebooting to recovery from TWRP manager itself, with root access granted of course. Nothing. Can you link the post or something? However I don't think anything in it will fix my issue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RealityFails:
Sounds like you flashed a recovery for another model. I had this issue with a ROM awhile back.

Didn't read the walls of text.

I recommend using you flashtool and flashing a stock ftf. Re-root, recovery and flash again.

---------- Post added at 06:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:11 AM ----------

Edit. Read somethings. There are plenty of ROMs on xda do not flash the old way which is part by part. Flash the most recent Sony firmware, and you should be able to flash MM ROMs.

I have copy's of the recovery if needed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jissatsu:
I did flash the latest FTF using the flash tool, but I need a working recovery in order to install the gapps and still no recovery works on my device.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] andro971:
check here

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra...2-0-togari-t3452968/post68481255#post68481255
[Huawei Watch] microcox:
Hey guys,

My watch woke me up in the middle of the night with a strong vibration. I looked at it and it was updating... (It is now on the July security patch).

The thing is, I was pretty sure it was supposed to ask me before updating, with a card saying the update has been downloaded. The weirdest thing is that my phone was on airplane mode and the house's wifi was off, so the watch had been disconnected for several hours before deciding to update on its own.

Did you hear about a similar behavior? Can I turn it off somehow?

Thanks!
[Huawei Watch] pablo71:
the only way I know of to turn it off is to root your watch and install a custom recovery like TWRP ... I wake up in the morning a lot seeing TWRP recovery staring at me, instead of my watch face, which tells me my watch 'tried' to update in the middle of the night, but couldn't, because the stock huawei recovery isn't there to install the patches
[Huawei Watch] microcox:
Ok, so I'm not completely crazy. I find it weird having the updates forced onto us. Is it recent? Do you people or Ok with it ?
[Huawei Watch] kellybrf:
I don't like it, but it is what it is. my sw3 and 360 sport do the same thing