yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
rom specific problem (you might try RR or NitrogenOS), if you still wanna revert back just follow the procedure again but flash latest MIUI with MiFlash. (and dont replace recovery)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kismet-07:
Hello sir. I'm new here in XDA and I just bought my xiaomi redmi note 3 Special Edition. I'm just wondering if how can I check the version of my ROM since you mentioned that it's only for 6.11.3 and below.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
YOUR rom has got nothing to do with it. I suggest you read the op again.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeoYL:
I've successfully done this on my kenzo. After flashing ZCX recovery, I flashed another TWRP recovery in ZCX, and the new recovery boots even after I locked bootloader manually.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
Happy to hear it's working for everyone without problems!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] massan1:
thank you so much for this my kate is running AOSiP now and i'm loving it
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bunnyroger:
hey [MENTION=7911669]khajiit[/MENTION]!

my problem after flashing LineageOS... when i call someone the microphone doesn't work... is there a soulution?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
Yeah i know that problem is LAOS specific...

Try (credit: [MENTION=2515511]arunmcops[/MENTION]) modify build.prop in system folder and change this line

ro.qc.sdk.audio.fluencetype=fluence
to
ro.qc.sdk.audio.fluencetype=none

or do a clean flash and it will work (follow guide step by step)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JCLB:
Does your proximity sensor work ? How to test it through an app (can't access the original test mode)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
I heard SuperSU prior v2.79 breaks sensors on LAOS. Try cleanflash with latest SuperSU.

Can't help more because i'm using AOSiP atm.

You should ask in the official thread for rom specific problems.

Good Luck though!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
You can test your sensors with SensorBox, AIDA64 or CPU-Z for example
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] heyej:
Thank you so much for this guide. I really wanted to try Lineage OS on my Kenzo and finally did. Awesome guide.

Have you tried Backup & Restore in TWRP? Will it be possible to install OTA updates via the official built in LAOS updater?

My phone feels fresh! :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
I'm glad i could help!

There should be no problems updating via OTA updates.

Yeah backup&restore works! Just delete your pincode/fingerprint before you backup (or use workaround method in troubleshooting section)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] strangelovee:
Worked for my Kate, thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gabriel.87:
Great guide

:) that's a great guide mate, thanks a lot. Had been looking for something like this when I flashed my kenzo but couldn't find a complete guide, so had to flash myself, but now this will help a lot more people. Great work :good:

BTW.... I had flashed using the same method earlier but I flashed cm13 and n other firmware, do I need to flash the firmware provided in your post before flashing cm14.1?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
Thx for your kind words! I tried to keep it as simple as possible!

I would do a clean flash, it could work with your firmware you can try but i always prefer clean installed rom.. i dont know which firmware you are using exactly.. if you have the same baseband version it should work
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JCLB:
I've tried but they all show nothing or say I have no sensor :confused:

If I start a compass app it won't work, only the GPS and fingerprint work.

Proximity sensor worked when I disabled "double tap status bar to switch off display"

I've erased cache and Dalvik but no success

Maybe I should flash firmware zip again.

Found some topics about this

https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/help/proximity-sensor-recent-update-t3395221

http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=312976&mobile=2
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
I had same problem once.. started from scratch (MiFlash ver. 6.11.3), restored data backup and everything was working fine again
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Thanzenn:
can you make video tutorial about it ? so newbie like me can do it easily ...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
Good suggestion, i will try to make one but i think it will take 2-3 days until i finish this video project.

If you have any specific problems i can explain in greater detail
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] N.G.:
Hey I am on Miui 8 1.1.0 global stable rom and have managed to install Twrp with locked bootloader can I skip the steps till installing twrp
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
Yes you can!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] monahank:
Hi khajiit,

Just followed your instructions and it worked perfectly.

I just have one question: If I wanted to unlock the bootloader at any point in the future - what method should I use?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kismet-07:
Error in MiFlash

After clicking the Flash button, it says, "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." can you help me?

My phone is in Special Edition (Kate)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
Did you select the image file?

Refresh and try again.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ckflash09:
Can this method be used for redmi 3s with locked bootloader?? I will of course use the respective twrp img. and the miui rom though! Pls do reply
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kismet-07:
It works now!

It works now after many attempts. thanks for those who are trying to help me. It works on my Xiaomi redmi note 3 Kate
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
Ask that guy above if he tried or had any success. According to someone it could work.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] hotmetal@:
Proven as of this date, folks

As of this date I followed the instructions for KENZO and it turned out PERFECT !

The only tweak I had was to NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE because I had transferred the 3 mentioned files over there.

Bravo!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mindtrappergr:
Is there any chance this process works in a Redmi Note 4? Has anyone tried something similar? Or maybe all dev roms for the 4 are patched against this?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maheshnotani:
Did it twice and it is stuck on MI Logo

Hey, [MENTION=7911669]khajiit[/MENTION] and SENIOR MEMBERS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS HELP, DESPERATE HELP NEEDED.

I did flash kate twice, however it is still stuck on MI logo.

Those of you reading are probably going to be pissed, but i beg you please help me. Here is a history of things that i have done.

I basically wanted to flash lineage os on my RN3, but was not able to since the bootloader was locked. Then i unlocked the boot loader unofficially. (Flashed MIUI 7 (Lollipop) (Replaced emmc file), and then used oem unlock commands to unlock) (hxxps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIjVScTm4Es) (replace xx with tt)

Then i flashed Lineage OS, but here is the catch. I deleted EFS, although lineage os was installed. Then i restored MIUI 7, but EFS was gone.

Then i recovered the EFS using this thread https://xdaforums.com/red...ragon-t3406789.

After this i flashed lineage os with CM firmware 15-11-16 and VOLTE patch v2. However the volte did not work. Now i don't know how, but after this the bootloader got locked. So at the moment the bootloader is locked.

Now i have lineage os with LTE, bootloader locked, however i can boot to TWRP using advanced options. (TWRP 3.1.0.0 and not ZCX)

Now i found this thread of yours, please help me flash lineage os again (possible with bootloader locked), and volte working.

AFTER ALL THIS I CAME TO THIS THREAD AND FLASHED 6.11.3 Developer, replaced recovery properly, booted to TWRP ZCX, now stuck on MI LOGO. The Lineage OS was the previous OS installed however with NO VOLTE.

ALSO I FLASHED KATE AT THE MOMENT, PLEASE LET me know what do i do from here on.

My infinite thanks already to this forum.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
Don't know if it will help, but in your situation I would flash a clean miui rom (without twrp image) and do initial setup. After that, you can try OP instructions again.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maheshnotani:
Okay, kate or kenzo?? Stable or Developer, and which ROM would u recommend??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
You should know if you have Kate or kenzo, dude. Stable or developer, just pick one
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maheshnotani:
Yep. Flashed Kenzo. Then installed Lineage OS. Works Good. With VOlte.

Thanks again. :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maheshnotani:
How to do OTA updates and Root?

Okay so i flashed with locked bootloader.

I want to ask about how to flash ota updates from here on. Should i directly install it from the system or manually download updates and flash from ZCX TWRP?

Also how to root the device now?? Flash supersu directly or from ZCX since it has supersu inbuilt.

One more, If i want to flash any other rom from here on, i assume i have to do the following points, please confirm once

1. Wipe > Advanced Wipe > check Dalvik / ART Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache > Swipe to WipeWipe current system (Dalvik, system, cache

2. Flash PSY Man's latest firmware (For VOLTE)

3. Flash Custom ROM (Probably Resurruction Remix Next)

4. Gapps

5. Supersu?

[MENTION=7911669]khajiit[/MENTION] thanks for the awesome guide.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
flash new builds via zcx, you dont need to flash firmware again (method is calldd dirty flash)

1. right

2. don't have to flash firmware second time

3. right

4. right

I use Magisk 12.0 for root (RR has Magisk build-in)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maheshnotani:
Okay great. So supersu for Lineage OS and Magisk 12. for RR is what you recommend right??

And i had issue with supersu 2.74(sensors went crazy ofcourse), so please recommend supersu version(beta or stable).

Also, how to flash ota updates from here on. Should i directly install it from the system or manually download updates and flash from ZCX TWRP? (For both RR and Lineage)

Thanks again :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
i recommend magisk for every rom because supersu can break sensors (as you already noticed)

doesnt matter how you install ota updates. both methods work fine.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maheshnotani:
Okay great. I will try magisk 12.0.

Also, i have the recovery that was linked in the OP. I just wanted to ask that since the Post was created in January, do we need to update the ZCX recovery, if yes then how?

And in case supersu breaks sensors, how to i unroot the device and then flash magisk??

I am a little new to all this hence so many questions. Please don't mind :p

Thanks so much for all your help :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
I am still using the same ZCX TWRP never had any problems, why change if its working? :)

I think only supersu versions <2.79 will break sensors.

But Magisk is just better for rooting (because magiskHide can hide root for most apps)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] N.G.:
Is their any difference in flashing with fastboot mode or edl mode , is the image is different.

(Remember me; you are going good)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
honestly dont know because i never used fastboot for anything

there is nothing u need fastboot for
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
I don't think you can flash developer ROMs on fastboot if you have locked bootloader. I've read something like that several times on Miui forums.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
You can't flash anything via fastboot with locked bootloader, but you don't need to flash anything via fastboot. You can flash anything you want via TWRP.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
I'm talking about MIUI ROMs. I thought you can flash Stable builds on fastboot with Miflash?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pepessz32:
Noob Question

Hello!

i've been thinking alot of flashing my kenzo since i bought it like a year ago,

i have a few basic questions.. im sorry if this is such a noob question, but i gotta make sure first.

1.) This method "Bypassing" the unlocking bootloader step, but will i keep losing my data when i finished flashing it?

2.) Should i turnoff the driver siganture on my computer before doing the steps above?

again, thank you for this marvelous and complete tutorial..

cheers from indonesia :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
1. You will lose your data, so make a backup.

2. I didn't.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pepessz32:
thanks a lot!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pepessz32:
Hi again,

it seems that im running into quite a problem here.

i've rebooted into EDL mode, and when i want to flash my phone the MiFlash doesn't seems to recognize my phone (the message says "specified cast is not valid")

and now im sitting here while my phone is blinking red........

anyone got any quick tips?

thanks before..

----

updated,

im using the older version of miflash now (miflash beta) and i can see now my phone finally connected.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Max94h:
(Solved outdated drivers!) Miflash doesn't recognize my phone in EDL mode... in detects it in fastboot mode only
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkking18:
Latest MIUI ROM Flashing Tool MiFlash
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mindtrappergr:
Will the new roms that require MM bootloader, like the new Lineage, break this method? Do we need to do anything differently? Maybe also replace "emmc_appsboot.mbn" with the MM one circulating in Lineage 14 thread instead of only replacing "recovery.img"?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Qefx:
Im on developer rom 7.5.4 can I still use this method to flash the recovery image?

Edit: Forgot to mention I´m on REDMI NOTE 3 international edition.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] razr96:
Yes you can, the ROM version you're on now is irrelevant.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Qefx:
Thanks, hmm but I still need to use the version from OP?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
The experimental one works on whatever MIUI version you have. It worked on my out of the box Kate(International/special edition).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Qefx:
Oh wow, kinda missed it. With experimental I just flash it over developer rom 7.5.4 and get TWRP and Root?

do I still need to boot into MIUI and than flash? (I want to flash pure nexus rom : )) )
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
No need to boot back in Miui, just flash after booting to twrp(backup 1st). You get no root, only twrp. Just flash SuperSU or Magisk. I think there's an option in zcx twrp to root via SuperSU.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Qefx:
So, just clarify :

Flash with experimental version.

Boot into twrp

Backup

Flash pure nexus

And be done?

I don't need to flash the firmware version?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
correct

but i would suggest to flash magisk if you want to root your device
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Qefx:
Sweet, thanks! Now I know what I will do tonight :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
I would like to know this too, anybody?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] iamkevinhuang:
Does the rom work in mediatek processor ??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gandems:
thanks this is awesome guide!! worked for me , btw

how to restore file on lineage os when im back up my file from miui rom ?

can i get full root acces in this rom? my redmi note 3 still locked boatloader
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
TheStrix posted this warning on his LOS thread: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72211918&postcount=6004

I was just wondering, are people that followed this guide to flash LOS with locked bootloader good to go, or do we need to revert back to stock MIUI and unlock officially?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
If you're already on MM bootloader, I don't think you need to. I've already flashed some ROMs that needs MM bootloader and haven't faced any problems.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
Don't know what bootloader I am on. If following this guide (or relocking my bootloader) didn't change version, I guess I am still on LP. Flashed latest AOSIP without problem though, not sure if mm is needed for that rom.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilvmyname:
If you go through what strix explained there, I wonder then if we are still on 6.11.3 fw, which I don't know is LP based or MM based

And the thing is if something goes terribly wrong since on a locked bootloader, cannot use fastboot command to repair the damage ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
I am on Kate. As Kate ships MM out of the box, it should be on MM bootloader(?).

I did the experimental steps to install twrp, but after flashing the 7.3.2 firmware of TheStrix provided on the DU rom thread, I bricked my phone. So maybe doing the steps here will change your bootloader to LP? I've downloaded the latest firmware provided by TheStrix on his Lineage OS thread and will try flashing that, will report back. Let's hope I don't break my phone:p.

Edit: Yup I broke my phone:silly::laugh: That confirms it that doing this guide will revert you to LP bootloader.

Well good thing I know how to fix it:p. Will try what this guy said:

Update: Replacing LP bootloader with the MM one won't work. TWRP would still not boot.

Anyone who followed this guide is on LP bootloader. Be careful flashing newer ROMs.

you could try Extracting the Official LOS zip and removing emmc_appsboot.mbn(if it's there, I think LOS started shipping with firmware built in) then rezipping it. Should be located on firmware-update folder.

We are on LP "bootloader" not firmware. If you've flashed any subsequent FW then obviously you're on that FW(7.5.4, etc.)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] black dark man:
If you are on mm bootloader and you are sure of it then open the zip and go in meta folder then Google folder and then open updater script and remove the following line

assert(xiaomi.verify_modem("MSM8976.LA.1.0.c3-30041-STD.PROD-1.77504.1.83742.1") == "1");

I have not tried this but this should work.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
Thank you for testing this, at least now we know we need to get back on latest miui global dev. I'm going for official unlock.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
:good: Good luck with that. I received my unlock permission even before I got my phone, 1 month later still haven't officially unlocked:p. I don't feel like downloading 1 Gb+ of ROM. Maybe later if problems crop up.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
Sadly i don't have much time for troubleshooting at the moment.

Only thing i can say is that i never faced any bootloops (lucky me?)

Still using ZCX TWRP version 0719

Flashing RR version on weekly base (atm RR-N-v5.8.3-20170507-kenzo-Nightly)

Using this with francokernel and i think atm 7.5.4 firmware.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
My unlock permission didn't work anymore, had to re-apply. Latest dev miui is running very smooth, so I don't mind the wait.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lins05:
Works but need some tweak

Thanks for the excellent guide!. I successfully installed LOS on my kenzo.

Still i have tried several times to make it work:

- I followed the steps strictly, step by step, but when i flashed minui dev rom and try to reboot into twrp, i just found twrp is not flushed at all: i just get the standard official recovery blank screen. I tried several times and all ended with no much.

- Then i downgraded MiFlashTool to 20160401 and used minui dev rom 2016060929, and repeated the steps - still with no luck.

I even tried to manually edit the flash_all.bat in the extracted dir of miui dev rom manually, to only leave the line that flashes the recovery, but somehow the MiFlashTool still flashes everything.

And before i was ready to give up, i tried for the last time - and it works - it booted into TWRP after flashing the miui dev rom!

I don't know what happened exactly, but for sure something has changed since the guide was written.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
Save yourself the (future) trouble and flash latest global dev rom, unlock your device officially, flash twrp.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bloodytolits:
That's the weird part. They kept saying you need MM bootloader. Yet flashing the MM bootloader will break TWRP which makes me believe that only LP bootloader can be fooled that your stock recovery is TWRP. So anyone doing this guide should be on LP bootloader yet I faced no problems flashing the newest ROMs others have claimed to cause bootloops. I am on Kate though, maybe the file provided on Kate is a modified MM bootloader?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
I never used the experimental method. Used original method from 6.11.3. Maybe only Kenzo has LP bootloader. I'm on Kate as well and never had problems.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristyxxl:
What is wrong with the developers lately, the paste 3 updates for redmi note 3pro have been so bad...

20170426-drained the battery to fast and heated up the device

20170503- didn't have the option for fingerprint at all....

now the last one 20170510 from yesterday i can not install...

Get your s*** together and do something good, stop using drugs :))))))))))))))))))
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] khajiit:
build 20170426: change kernel if your unsatisfied

build 20170503 had unified fp thats why clean flash was needed

build 20170511: working without problems

speaking about RR.

All described "problems" have nothing to do with devs. If you dont read changelogs and/or dont know what you are doing why dont you stay with MIUI??

I hate such posts. Be thankful that devs work on our device....

[/rant]
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mindtrappergr:
I just unpacked my TWRP backup from the MIUI dev rom 6.11.3 from my Kate to check Android version and it says: ro.build.version.release=6.0.1

Does this mean Kate was already on MM bootloader in this dev rom and we are OK with newer roms? Can a kenzo user check his 6.11.3 backup build.prop and see android version there?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bastiros:
I installed the 05/10 build with no problems.

I have a Kate phone and followed this guide. I did a clean install for the newest Version because of the Fingerprint update.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLius:
I did it, back on LOS with official unlock. Believe it or not, but miui runs much smoother :laugh:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] petrapas:
Thank you, this method worked great on my Kate with ResurrectionRemix Rom.

One Problem:

With ResurrectionRemix based on Nougat 7.1.2 suddenly the LTE/4G connection stopped working.

So I flashed all new firmware, modems, Kernels and even other ROMs (based on Nougat 7.1.2) for Kate but nothing resolved the issue.

With ResurrectionRemix based on 7.1.1 it works perfectly.

Has anyone else have/had this problem?