yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] drakonizer:
I've built RR Marshmallow for the Mi Pad. Unfortunately, my device will not be with me for another month. Please PM me if anyone is willing to test it. I will not create a thread for it till someone verifies that it boots.

Sorry for hijacking the thread! I didn't want to make a new thread for this, and considering this is all highwaystar_ru's work, it technically belongs here.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] highwaystar_ru:
Update is here. Radndom crashes and black screens resolved, all changes from lineage 13 imported. ROM is almost working, only camera and wvm left. Check first post for changelog and download.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] hell1134:
Good lord .... You are definitely the god of mi pad 1 mocha. I will shift to this ROM once camera is fixed. Also, are you trying to port the shield's graphics blobs to our device ? BTW I am on your los 13 & IT ROCKS.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] panzerox123:
You can't port shield's blobs since they need a newer kernel
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
Pico works for me, if you had a backup that's the time that Google will ask to restore any Backup.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Predatux:
Bluetooth sharing crashes several times.

it activates and after a while it is deactivated alone
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] ghino:
hi,

i wuold like to update to latest build but i'm not able to enter in recovery.

how can i do?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] bitelmaniaco:
Why can Tittles of Kairosoft not open like this on this ROM?

Thank you for the ROM!!!!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Iamjamesbond:
Flash twrp using twrp app from playstore or use adb and fastboot method to flash twrp

:)
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] chengda85:
what is mocha? I have a mipad, is that mocha?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Xinxeta:
Yes

Mipad (1) is mocha.

Enviat des del meu XT1635-02 usant Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] crlxs:
It's there any fix for this bug?

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It's there any fix for this bug?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] bigcrunch:
This ROM has some bugs, but it's an amazing start. I hope it still be under development. Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
How can I install smokeR21.5 in this rom. And why smokeR21.5 kernel download link is not working??
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
Why not f1xy kernel instead?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
Are you using f1xy with Los 14.1? If yes, then how is the performance ?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
Will not work,

Smoke Kernel are now bundled with their ROM.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
Then why the performance profile app doesn't work with it?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
Some slight hiccup at startup but the rest is fine and smooth!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] tomato33:
1

So it is faster with this kernel?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
In long session use, not much of a difference between them but a little tuning from kernel adiutor will do just fine but do watch your battery life though...
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
Needs root & built into ROM as service, (talking about the last update of Lineage 14.1 by Smoke team, based on Nexus Blob).
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Artemka2008:
My app is compatible with our kernel only if u meant it
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
But I guess development of Lineage os 14.1 by smoke team has been stopped. Even the download link was also removed from its thread.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] MiliWanili:
What are you talking about, they still working on the ROM / kernel and download link is there, stop spreading lies like that. No wonder Smoke Team doesn't wanna post on xda...
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Artemka2008:
We left out from xda. We post our work on 4pda only.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
oh I am sorry I didn't knew about this. I was talking about xda only.

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can you please send me the link? , and is that rom is available in english ?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] MiliWanili:
Oh, sorry pal, no hard feelings :highfive: they update everything on 4pda, Russian forum but with Google translate you can read it no problem :good:

Here you are buddy

https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=632766&st=12200
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] ashd63:
I am experiencing video stuttering after some time of use. The only way to fix it is a reboot. Sound works just fine but video stutters. Can someone else confirm?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
Yes, Its a bug but a simple reboot fix it. Sometimes app doesn't uninstall. A simple reboot fix that too. But still its a very nice rom for daily use. It has some bugs but developer is doing best to make it stable. Thanks to developer
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] ashd63:
Yes absolutely. It's a very impressive feat considering we were stuck on kitkat for years! Thanks for confirming the bug.

Excellent job developer!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] tomato33:
I dont understand it, even with google translatee :(
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
On stock or F1xy KERNEL?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
Both
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] samspark:
Great work on the rom [MENTION=7737930]highwaystar_ru[/MENTION]

1)Can someone check if Game of Thrones Conquest works.

I installed this rom as the game needed atleast Marshmallow to run.

But sadly the game doesnt get past the loading screen.

2) Rom's extremely laggy at times I'm on the latest build, Antutu score is just 66k.

3) Also im unable to install f1xy kernel device goes into bootloop and i have to restore boot.img to fix it.(Im using adoptive storage if that helps)

Edit: I fixed the Game problem by forcing GPU rendering and disabling HW overlays.

I fixed the kernel problem by installing an older version(0.7) as newer version is incompatible with adoptable storage.

As for the lag its reduced after flashing f1xy kernel but Antutu score is still around 70k.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] :
Can you please explain me, why do you use Adaptive Storage on a device with plenty of memory for apps, even on 16G variant?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] samspark:
I have many big games( gl2sd didnt work on Los14.1) so i thought why not give adaptable storage a try( i didt know how effed up this was) and now I want to switch back and im just too lazy to back up all the data and restore it to portable.

Edit: anyway i can get your kernel to work? From all the feedback ive seen it seems to be great.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
You should have used foldermount instead... Never ever use adoptive storage for gaming.

As for f1xy kernel, that kernel is great! Just don't wipe anything after you flash it.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] samspark:
Im just lazy to switch back from adoptable storage now, I got the older version(0.7) of the kernel working.

My main intention was to be able to play Game of Thrones conquest on this tab and i guess its not working due to problem with hardware acceleration.

Thanks for the suggestion ill try it someday :)

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For anybody who is having problem with hw acceleration and running unity games.

Go to Developer Options and Enable Force GPU Rendering and Enable the disable hw overlays option.

I finally got Game of Thrones conquest to work?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
Idk what is great about f1xy kernel. After installing it, my tab became too laggy. As per my experience I found the default kernel much better and smooth. Yeah, there was a slight improvement in battery life with f1xy but not too much. I had also tried spectrum app but that also didn't helped. Idk if I am doing something wrong.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] samspark:
How do i fix the problem videos getting messed up on Instagram and Youtube at times, I think its because of Hardware acceleration being messed up.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
If you're talking about the glitches and artifacts in video while playing ,then a simple reboot will fix it. It happens sometimes. You gotta reboot your tablet to fix it whenever this happens.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Home pc:
Video Lags occured frequently and I have to reboot many time and there was a camera stuck issue which was also fixed at reboot.force close bugs.

It's stable for daily use

Thx bros

:)
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
How is F1xy 1.0 kernel for this lineage os 14.1 ? Should i flash it. Does it enhance my system .

If yes then what should be the correct procedure

I have just flashed this rom yesterday so just curious about all these stuff
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
Before flashing f1xy 1.0 I wiped dalvik &cache and after flashing via twrp 3.1.1 is complete the 2 option comes wipe dalvik and reboot so I wipe and then reboot

Is this a problem?

How is battery life in this kernel I suppose now the battery is draining very fast.but the is become lagg free

My device is non rooted and I am using 14.1 9/11 version gapp pico
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] samspark:
F1xy kernel is great, works better if u r rooted and have spectrum app. Flash it directly dont wipe anything.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] navtech:
Brother I have Android Kitkat 4.4 CM12 how to repartion into one

I have TWRP and have CM12 android KitKat 4.4 installed. I am not sure how to repartition the two partition of my Mi Pad.

I mean I have gone through the repartition link of yours but I am confused

could you please suggest few simple steps make repartition easy since I am not so technically sound.

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How did you repartition Plz share steps to merge 2 partition i have CM12
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] ferrels:
I followed the instructions here: http://en.miui.com/thread-118294-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Palm Trees:
Follow my guide: https://xdaforums.com/mi-pad/how-to/guide-flash-twrp-merge-partitions-mi-t3611814
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
I am using Mr Highway star's lineage os 14.1 gapps picso + root +f1xy 1.01 kernel & spectrum app & the following things I have observed

Pros

Smooth

Games are working fine

Sound outputs is very good

Fast boot

Cons

Heavy battery drain 6700mah could not survive a day

Slight flickering randomly

You tube video glitches

But I just have to say that is there any things that can be done for the battery

Because if we get poor battery backup then how can we utilize this beast tab

Please note I have disable sync,auto brightness,

Attached screenshot of battery consumption
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
Seems like the kernel is at fault here. Post it to the f1xy kernel thread, not here.

Wait... 1.01? Did I miss something?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
Sorry by mistake its f1xy 1.0
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
As the the battery backup is very poor I have flashed miui9 and it's very good stable and battery backup is also very good.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] jauling:
Interesting, I had no idea Mi still did any development on the MiPad, albeit I do see that MiUi9 on MiPad is still KitKat. I guess I shouldn't be surprised :eek:

I'm on crDroid which I believe is based on the ROM discussed in this thread. Is there a decent method to backup/restore so I can switch between MiUi9 and a LineageOS 14.1 based ROM?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] MiliWanili:
Sadly still no way to flash it like any other ROM.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
Still... I can't find the "links to the folder" as G's translate says.

Uhh... Why is this the case?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] pra0kash:
Well, here is the link: https://drive.google.com/drive/mobi...JRT2qqXwFZ9qE?usp=sharing&sort=13&direction=a
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
Kudos to you giving the link! So... Just flashing both of these zips, can I exclude /data from wiping? Need to make sure so...
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rohit25:
Too many critical bugs to even think about flashing... I will stay with this build... Getting insane sot of 7hrs
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] pra0kash:
I believe this LOS is much more stable than the 4pda's.

You should clean install it ie. Wipe data
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] AsterGlace:
So... Have you tried the shield blobs? If yes, then what can you say about it?

EDIT: Oh, no... How can I return back to the stock vendor, just in case? I see that the file doesn't exist in 4pda. Don't worry, I haven't flashed yet.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
I think back up of twrp won't work as for lineage os you need to merge the partition

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Dont you think 6700 mah battery capacity should give more SOT i am talking about lineage os 14.1 by highway star f1xy kernel

I got very poor backup of 4 hr Sot
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] RC02:
Actually this build is relatively stable. I didn't experienced random reboots or other bugs, and antutu scores have reached 90000+ which also led to smooth performance.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rohit25:
Nah... I don't think that.... Big screen and I use max bright ness... With sync on.... I watched the I guess 6 or 7 episodes of stranger things before I reached 10℅ critical mass
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Kage Yume:
The latest LOS14.1 with the Shield's 3.10.96 kernel (11/2) is seriously great. In term of smoothness, this is the smoothest rom I've ever experienced on the Mi Pad. Summary of my experience:

Pros:

- Smoothness. Chrome and keyboard lags rarely happen now.

- Bluetooth works in parallel with wifi. There were some problems connecting my earphone but when it's connected, it worked well.

- Vulkan.

- No artifacts in apps.

Cons:

- Sometimes the devices randomly reboots as with most LOS 14 roms.

- Camera does not work (obviously as it does not use stock blob).

Many thanks to Smoke Team for your hard work to make this happen!
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rocky869:
Can someone post a video review on new Shield blob ROM?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Tautologica:
https://xdaforums.com/mi-pad/how-to/process-porting-kernel3-10-96-t3679449

Shield ROM discussion is over there...
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] hell1134:
Regarding the restarts, have you done the following :

1) Flash the tos and other images in the Google drive folder?

2) Disable ambient display and screensaver?

Seriously man, the new ROM is amazing! You get support for vulkan, cuda & opengl es 3.2 !!!

For me camera is a minor issue.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Kage Yume:
I took a quick video of my Mi Pad. Sorry about the ambient noise.

https://youtu.be/IfJzTUhbH_c

Thanks for the suggestion.

I followed the tutorial on 4pda and flashed system img package before flashing the rom. I'll try disabling ambient display and screensaver and report later. The random restart only happened while the device was resting so it may have something to do with screen saver.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] aniroy2012:
Stuck at mi logo

Hi guys, I messed up something while flashing this rom. request help urgently.

This is what I did:

A) tried repartioning the system as was advised.

B) I delete data, system cache, dalvik cache.

C) then tried to flash the repartioning tool. Pls note I didn't took any backup of data since data was not imp to me.

D) while flashing it rebooted into cwm and there was yes or no thing. Maybe mistakenly I chose no

E) it again rebooted and stuck at mi logo.

F) I tried pressing power on and vol - key together for 10 secs. The screen remains blank.

G) I can't even turn off the device. It again comes back to mi logo and is stuck there.

Pls help me guys how to get the pad working. My intention was after flashing the repartioning tool, to flash the lineage ROM. Pls help.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
Abhinav Singh:

Use mi pc suite

And fastboot your phone

And connect ur phone t pc

And open pc suite

Then a flash option will come automatically

Juat select an option and start the procedure

Automatically everything thing would be done automatically
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] aniroy2012:
Can I charge the battery? The screen got blank since there is no charge. I put on the charger and can see the red notification light blinking. Not sure whether it's charging or not.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] vickdu31:
I had exactly same as you, I could not even boot in TWRP at first so I found a way : connect USB cable to PC and keep VOL+ pressed until you reach TWRP.

TWRP have MTP support so you can copy new files to flash, you can also check the /system partition size !

My problem was that its still 670mb instead of 1,2GB. Even after flashing partition script, this is because I had to wipe all those partition manually once script was ok.

So after flashing partition script, try to wipe /system /cache/ data.

Check /system filesize

Then you must flash shield blobs (which also includes new TWRP)

Flash rom (if you have any error during flash, tell me)
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Predatux:
Hi, any new update?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
I would suggest you that you press volume up +power button simultaneously and wait for fast boot mode to come that cartoon figure. And wait for some time and keep on holding these button untill this image comes and if nothing happening you do this by connecting mi pad and straightway press these two button simultaneously and wait
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] catchint:
Great job , but please fix

First of all thanks a ton ,

It would be your kind if you fix the screen flickering issue,

Sometimes screen flickers while playing videos on YouTube, or offline videos on apps like mx player .

Please rectify the same and oblige.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
Old version of twrp v2.8 or cwmr for the script to work.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
1. Flash twrp 2.8.4

2. Flash repartition 1.2gb zip file

3. Install diskinfo app from playstore to check that the system partition is successfully merged.

4. Install twrp latest version 3.(something)

5. Now you can flash any custom rom you want

PS. Google drive link is attached , find twrp 2.8.4 and repartition zip file in it.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1d6nh0mqF7RbxoKx0hlTjl98RH9Y9fJ04
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
System should be 1.2gb
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rahul_gupta:
[MENTION=7737930]highwaystar_ru[/MENTION] are you still working on this device?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Yoto3939:
I really appreciate the developer's work and very very thankful for this great rom but I have a request to the developer that please do something for its battery backup. 6700mah battery last for just 10-13 hrs.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] highwaystar_ru:
There is no much to do on Lineage 14.1 with stock blobs, everything what was possible to fix was fixed, only fm radio left. Other Lineage 14.1 with shield blobs is project that brings something new over it, so if you searching for something new and faster try it.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rohit25:
Will you be forking it and working on it as well... ???

Thanks again though for this awesome ROM... I use my tablet even more nowadays
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rocky869:
Hey, what do you think about Android Oreo chances in Mi Pad :p

Or may be u can optimize few old lollipop or Marshmallow Roms ;)

I m still stuck at BDITA kitkat rom for its battery life,as I basically use my Tab as a PDF reader and little bit of browsing. Just looking for Roms with best battery life and stability.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
For Stability and long lasting battery, MIUI 9 is good alternative.. just disable the memory optimization on developer option.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] geopapa:
I still have the annoying bug that the video breaks and you have to clear the memory or if it doesn't work, restart the tablet.

Am I doing something wrong?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] shouryashri14:
System ui is still laggy and stutters at times

Thanks for the build. Way more we could ask for but still need some fixes or optimisation for it to fell smoother
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
Battery life is awesome i get 10hr screen on time and it's very stable

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How much battery life u get? After disabling this feature
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
Without memory optimization on my Mipad felt more responsive with less lag specially on YouTube.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
Well I also disabled let see how good battery becomes. Earlier I had no issues with you tube. Only Rae it happens.

Will check and share the final battery figures and overall stability after disabling memory optimization
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] rocky869:
Can you direct me to the link of MIUI 9 global build ROM and the installation process.

Thanks.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] Jankev:
The only updating ROM available is MIUI 9 China Dev for our Mipad 1.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] monu3690:
http://bigota.d.miui.com/7.11.9/miui_MIPAD_7.11.9_1ec8700267_4.4.zip

http://en.miui.com/extra.php?mod=rom/download&r=229&mobile=no#312

Please note it's China developer rom. It's stable and working absolutely fine I am using it. It's Miui9 KitKat based.

It received updates weekly.

Tje global rom is miui8 based

And yes China developer rom does not have Google apparel & services for that I would suggest you to flash gaps (Pico) after flashing the above given zip file and just select English at the starting.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other D] twu2:
Xiaomi already announce they will stop release China developer rom for MiPAD.

So no more update for this from now (but will get stable MIUI9 later).