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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ROUGE13:
Hi,

Problem on my Redmi 3 note pro special edition (kate) I unlocked unofficially.

Short version:

After years of phone use with no problem, I got a bootloop at Mi.com logo. The recovery got the same symptoms with it own logo.

I restart from scratch : Put the phone in EDL mode and Flash with mi flash tool. Flash lineage Os (android 6). The phone was back working fine.

But only 2 weeks later, I got the same bootloop at Mi.com logo.

Question below.

Complete/Long version:

I had a wonder-full pleasant use of my phone on resurrection remix rom (android 6),

No problem for years but a couple of days ago, in an app (each time the same) the phone get stuck, this happened 1 or 2 times / day but the rest of time I fully can use my phone.

This morning, the phone was stuck on Mi.com logo. (I don't modify or update the ROM for years)

It stay on logo about 60 seconds (less or more) and reboot and the same again and again

I can't go to recovery menu cause I get the recovery icon and 60 seconds later (less or more) it reboot and same problem with Mi.com logo...

(I wanted to try https://xdaforums.com/sho....php?t=2426426)

But I can go in fastboot system,

And my computer can communicate with fastboot.

I can go to EDL mode too and with the help of Black_Stark/naik2902 (see here : https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/bootloop-rn3pro-se-kate-mi-com-icon-t3879412) I could use MiFlash tool and start from scratch.

I choose the lineage ROM (still android 6), everything goes well, I started to install my stuff, reconfigure etc... I reboot it with no problem many times.but only 2 weeks after it, I got the same problem: stuck at mi.com logo...

I was on my browser and the 3 virtual (screen) buttons stop to respond. Anything else was still working, so I used the power button (short press) to reboot gently the phone.

After a very fast shutdown I got stuck at this #@!#0@ mi.com logo again :'(

Exactly the same symptoms as before, the recovery get stuck at his own logo too.

Question:

Can this come from the unofficial bootloader unlock? If yes can I still re-lock it and unlock it officially?

Thank you for reading,

Sorry for my poor english level,

If I don't put my message at the right place, tell me, I will correct.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandyss18:
doesnt work

i tried. flashing part shows success but when checked in fastboot mode, device info shows bootloader locked
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mopide:
??

Strange situation.. If you had twrp before this means you had your bootloader unlocked before you tried this method..

Anyone confirms that method works on miui 10?

Please let someone give me an answere, official method do not work for me :/
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] zaichii:
not wroking

not working :( miui 9
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] hawkdown77:
with this method can i install any custom rom OREO or PIE??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pablocool:
Hello I confirm this method to be working. I successfully flashed twrp afterwards. Howewer when I flash new MIUI Rom from twrp, emmc_appsboot.mbn (locked BL) is flashed from that rom zip. Then neither twrp starts nor android. I need to reflash emmc_appsboot.mbn, flash twep and then lazyflasher so android start. This problem does not apply to flashing lineageos. Do you face this issue?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Black_Stark:
Dont flash miui using twrp. Only use fastboot or edl mode.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pablocool:
Thank you for explaination. However this also apply to Xiaomi.eu roms which are distributed only in recovery (zip) version and suggested to be installed within twrp.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aswery:
is there RN5_UnlockBlOnly.rar??

i mean unofficial unlock bootloader for Redmi note 5 pro / Whyred???
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tibo2:
after flash ask me password?!

my phone is kate
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] harpy.eagle:
This procedure did work but since i had not logged out of mi account prior to procedure and had not removed all locks and passwords, i had to fomat the data partition.

Although bootloader may show as still locked, i could flash custom recovery onto mobile which i was not able to do in fastboot mode.

So finally, without official bootloader unlock, i could flash custom recovery and hence custom rom finally onto mobile as MIUI was giving too much of issue wrt mic.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlexCleric:
Which version of Redmi Note 3 do you have?

kenzo, kate, mtk?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] 315phatboi:
where can I find the version of the phone......... all the writing is in its native language
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlexCleric:
You have the original Snapdragon version or the Special Edition with B20 (4G) support, or the chinese MTK version?...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] weser:
Hello Heisenberg00!

First I'd like to thank you, to provide another way to unlock! The other unofficial way didn't work for me. So I tried your way. After I finished your procedure, I went into fastboot. The BL was still locked, but I was able to unlock it with "fastboot oem unlock-go". Then I flashed TWRP and rebooted into recovery. There I wiped and tried to install xiaomi.eu ROM. But before anything gets flashed, the phone just reboots. This happens everytime when I try to install a ROM. Any idea what might be wrong?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlexCleric:
Which TWRP you flashed? Try it with ZCX TWRP. It's specially for unofficially unlocked bootloaders. In ZCX TWRP go into settings and enable the options like in the picture. ( https://img.xda-cdn.com/nR4qQ1phmAR...01609/15/191041gizw3wlswtwgchf4.jpg.thumb.jpg ).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] weser:
I have the same version number as in the screenshot, build 20161230. I didn't have the "MIUI-OTA" option set, so I did everything again with the suggested settings. But it still reboots during installation. The last message I can just see is something like "MIUI OTA support enabled..." before the screen goes blank.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeyLee:
Someone please post the command you used to boot into edl cause that "tutorial isn't really mush of a tutorial at all.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeyLee:
When trying to flash the TWRP that you are suggesting after unlocking the bootloader, why am I getting this error?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] weser:
This was a lot of help to me, when my phone was stuck during boot, but it is useful in any case:

https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/guide-how-to-reboot-to-edl-fastboot-t3394292

The attached tool allows you to enter edl mode from fastboot.

---------- Post added at 07:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:36 PM ----------

Talking to myself here...

Meanwhile I got the unlock code from xiaomi and I reverted everything back to stock using edl flash. The official unlock method worked fine. Unfortunately the problem of TWRP crashing during installation of a ROM didn't go away. So I'm pretty shure that this has nothing to do with the unlock method, but I have no idea what could be the cause of this. There is no error message and so far all different versions of TWRP that I came across behave the same :crying:

Update: it gets weirder. This only happens with xiaomi.eu ROMs; resurrection remix works as expected
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] weser:
did you try

fastboot oem unlock-go
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeyLee:
No I haven't tried that method.

---------- Post added at 03:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:50 PM ----------

Try this in Fastboot mode or edl mode?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeyLee:
After following these steps and getting everything to work and also obtaining root, I can no longer change my DPI settings using the command in ADB. It's never been an issue until now. Anyone know why this would happen?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] LOLcorpse:
Work on kenzo. You need to allow UNLOCK bootloader in developer options of MIUI. Without it didnt work
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeyLee:
I had an issue with OTA and my phone is junked. I am trying to see if I need to unlock again cause I cannot flash recovery. This method is not working now. Token verification failed. Any suggestions?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeyLee:
C:\Users\Mikey Lee\Desktop\Flash Folder_kenzo_0917>fastboot oem unlock-go

...

FAILED (remote: Token verification failed, reboot the device)

finished. total time: 0.010s

C:\Users\Mikey Lee\Desktop\Flash Folder_kenzo_0917>
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] LOLcorpse:
You need to allow unlock in developer settings of miui
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kev Mac:
What will be erased by this TRICK? apps only OR My Images,videos,files etc...........

What will Be erased by this Method only apps or my images,files,videos etc...[emoji28] [emoji28] [emoji28] .
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] himanshux:
[MENTION=6651987]Heisenberg00[/MENTION] It is nice guide but seems its little incomplete, Flashed through MIFLASH, Fastboot script option "Flash All" was chosen by default.

Didn't know it, Pressed Flashed and bang........everything was cleaned, Now left with no OS, No Recovery.

Nothing on phone, thank god bootloader was unlocked so i was able to install TWRP and install custom ROM.

But lost my data. Anyway no problem as had almost all data backed up.

But yesterday, I tried to go back to MIUI after trying lineage OS by TheStrix, Dowloaded the ZIP file of MIUI 8.2 and tried to flash it from TWRP (Made a mistake) Phone rebooted, but got bootloop, not able to access the Recovery.

Seems bootloader is locked again as i am not able to write recovery by fastboot method as it says not allowed or something.

Again used MIFLASH to write to flash phone through Fastboot.

Phone is working now but this method for unlocking bootloader is not working no more.

Any help willl be appreciated.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlexCleric:
Nothing will be erased...

I don't know what are u guys doing wrong... It doesn't erase anything. And it's working with the latest 7.3.9 beta roms, and also with cm roms for me...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jack600:
I have note 3 kate with global stable 8.1.3.0 will this way work for me? any one try it with miui 8?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thank you for the unlock files! I was on LineageOS with locked bootloader and just tried your tutorial and it worked.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] seaman5705:
Great and easy to do unlock . It worked after flashing latest stable 8.2.1.0 which relocked my bootloader .

Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] himanshux:
Yes, figures it out that I did something wrong. No problem now as now unlocked boot loaders of 3 more colleagues.

cc [MENTION=4153349]Heisenberg[/MENTION]00
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] himanshux:
I don't know why updater is giving me this error while updating to 8.2.1.0

Any idea?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] seaman5705:
ROM was withdrawn . They are still working on final stable release . I flashed this version which was withdrawn - you can find a link in another thread.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Last Second:
Thanks for the method.

Worked like charm. Was experienced with EDL though cause i already flashed TWRP.

Nevertheless great work
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrsim:
issue i am having is that after unbricking this kate version and flashing latest V8.1.3.0 global MIUI i cannot get this device recognised in device manager,,,it just refuses to connect to any ADB or normal drivers...tried using Mi PC suite but it refuses to connect to that as well...have googled for hours without success for an answer...can anybody here help with this issue please...god these phones are a nightmare...they used to be so good..... : (

UPDATE: so managed to get everything done like in the OP....but...fastboot oem device-info and my bootloader is still false not sure what to do now some help would be appreciated

UPDATE 2.0 : so finally managed to get this bloody nightmare unlocked so for anyone reading this who is having the same problem that i am with this method not working and the bootloader showing false simply follow the steps in the OP afterwards boot into fastboot open android SDK if you have it installed open a command window and type

fastboot devices (press enter)

wait for the device to be recognised

next type

fastboot oem unlock-go (press enter)

your device should now reboot/factory reset wiping all of your data once the device has booted,(please be patient takes around 5-10 mins),enable developer options and usb debugging,boot into fastboot mode again and open another command prompt window in android SDK again type

fastboot devices (press enter)

wait for device to be recognised

next type

fastboot oem device-info (press enter)

now you should see your device showing unlock TRUE all done profit
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jack600:
it worked thank you man :D
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Se7enpoint62:
will this work on the locked bootloader with los14.1 on kenzo?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] AoSora:
Hi everyone

i tried this guide but after flashing completion my phone went to dye! it is totally bricked...

my phone (sd, kenzo) doesn't show any reaction by holding any buttons but red notification led (when is pluged to pc)

can anyone help me? there are no way to flash it without going to fastboot?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] edu_pozzolini:
https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/unbrick-rn3-hs-usb-900e-edl-cable-100-t3447928
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] shinu#333:
i flashed sucessfully but how do i confirm the bootloader is unlocked as fastboot oem device-info still shows the bootloader is locked?[i did unlock before with the hard way of flashing emmc with rom but now i cant find the 7.x.x rom i used to flash and unlock as now the official xiaomi site only has miui 8 there ]
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cavecar:
Hi, thanks for your work , tried it on RN3 Kate and worked fine.

The only thing i noticed after a couple of days is that the notification led are not working anymore.

Tried hardware testing and failed, not even the charge led is working

could it be related to the unlocking file we flashed?

cheers

cave
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] fester40:
mrsim YOU DA MAAAAN!!!! Finally I succesfully unlocked my Kate thanks to your post. GOOOD WOOORK!!! :good:

P.S. Many thanks to AlexCleric too!!!!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] SuperSimian:
do I need to be on a MIUI rom to unlock the BL? I'm on LOS with zcx twrp and a LOCKED BL.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickdu31:
This just saved my phone... Since may 3rd build of LOS14.1, we need to update the modem files so everyone with locked bootloader who install the new modem files will brick right away with only fastboot. I didnt do any backup so I went to EDL mode and followed this and the phone just boot now :)

Read my message, for me it worked on "bricked" LOS but I just flashed the official TWRP also. Anyway; to update LOS you will need new modem so you will need to unlock bootloader, this tutorial is great because nothing is deleted.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ranching:
It isn't working on Kenzo with developer ROM 7.5.19. I did everything as described in the first post. After the first failed try, I enabled USB debugging and OEM unlocking in developer options, but it's still locked after flashing.

Edit: It works after issuing "fastboot oem unlock-go" command.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] at0607:
It works. Thank you.

Kenzo Global Stable 8.2.2.0
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vishnujith:
Will it work on 8.2
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] qewlpal:
I am facing the exact issue. Can anyone please help ?

Followed the procedure exactly,

went into fastboot

installed drivers

ran fastboot_edl

opened MiFlash tool - gave path C:\RN3_unblockblonly

refresh and flash

got success message.

removed from USB and tried to start the phone, and now getting red blinking light when connected to USB

adb reboot bootloader, adb reboot edl etc not working

fastboot throwing error

<waiting for device>

Please Help.

My Device: Redmi Note 3 SD (Kenzo) - Device Encrypted on Global Stable 8.0.6.0 at the time of doing this.

UPDATE: I managed to solve the issue, by Deep Flashing using copper wire shorting of 2nd pin of USB method and flashing official Fastboot ROM for kenzo.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaseto96:
my device is unlocked but it's on lolipop bootloader, so i cant flash newer roms. Can i flash that to update it basically or that would brick it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] qewlpal:
Unbrick from 900E to 9008

I followed these two guides to fix (Diagnostics 900E in device manager, with redlight blinking):

thread-274589-1-1.html

in MIUI forums

watch?v=xFeNSj3ngXY

in Youtube

I DID NOT WANT to open back panel of my phone. Also I didn't have a Deep Flash Cable with me.

In the video, it is NOT necessary to pull the wire while connecting as shown; after connecting for 10 seconds, just remove the USB connection, pull out the copper wire and connect to PC again, it worked.

MOST IMPORTANT: The copper wire should be touching only the 2nd (Data+) pin, and nothing else, otherwise motherboard could be roasted.

I spent around 10-15 min, just making sure the wire is thin and connecting ONLY to that pin.

Anyway, if you have a Deep Flash Cable, you should use that.

If successful, you hear a sound in Windows, and can check the status changed in Device manager from 900E to 9008

Then,

FIRST you should flash official Fastboot Stable ROM (V8.2.4.0) with unlocked emmc file, in the images folder.

SECOND, refresh MIFlash Tool to see a serial no, and not COM, then replace the original emmc back and flash it again, it brought back my Kenzo.

I gave rough instructions, you should go through the above links.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Peternotepro:
when i install custom roms, aosp, etc the twrp give me error and i cant install, updater proccess ended with error 7. WHAT HAPPEN PLEASE!!!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] zurik:
Anyone have issue with this trick? Because my friend want to unlock the Bootloader and flash LineageOS. (KENZO)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Siddharth.2001@:
So I did use your files but i ran into an issue, on booting device the phone was asking a password which was different from my mi account password or phone password so i took emmc file from other source and then unlocked it it worked great.

---------- Post added at 04:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:16 AM ----------

Hey there this issue is because of the wrong emmc file google it and get another emmc unlocked file for redmi note 3 and replace in the unlockbootloader file you just downloaded frome here flash it. Then go to fastboot mode and type fastboot oem unlock-go

This will unlock your bootloader then use any recovery and it will work.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] sibikallikkat:
My RN3 Kenzo was successfully unlocked with this method but I lost touch.

Touch was not working after the flash.

I had to reflash fastboot rom via edl mode . Now touch works fine.

So Beware
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajvg:
does this work with Mui 8.2.4 Kenzo (snapdragon)?

---------- Post added at 08:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:00 PM ----------

Tried and it works perfectly , now Install twrp .

for peopel getting error 7 , make sure you use firmware -miui_HMNote3ProGlobal_7.5.4_Firmware get the unlocked one & thats it..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Corias:
Is this one for kate only?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajvg:
It's for both, Kate/ Kenzo
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomsonmathewv:
Are u sure that it works for MIUI 8.5.1.0 runs based on Marshmallow 6.0.1? Is there any data loose?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajvg:
I haven't tried with 8.5...

I have done with fresh flash so can't comment on data loss...

But ideally whenever you do BL data is lost , so be cautious...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomsonmathewv:
I am using Redmi Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon Version). Is this file works for it? Can u gave me the exact link to the flash file.

I got permission for unlocking the bootloader. But not able to add account in OEM unlock (in setting->Developer Options). Is there any problem while i unlock with this file?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gdwivedi95:
TWRP asking for decrypt password

what to do?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Danoz88:
Any idea why it doesnt work for my redmi note 3 pro kate? The flash with XiaoMiFlash succeeded but when I boot into fastboot and check my unlock state its still false. Same on developer options, its still locked

EDIT: Problem solved. Thanks for this unlock!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Not working on Kenzo with MIUI 8.5.2.0 or 7.7.13. The bootloader still locked.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thank you very much! Now works! :highfive:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] maztur10:
It works seamlessly!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] badaboomBURP:
Hey I've tried this method but after flash success the phone just stuck in edl(?) with red light flashing, holding buttons doesn't work, is my phone bricked or just stuck in edl? the phone was recognized as 900e on device manager

please help I need my phone for work. thanks

Also my I think I have shop-rom I haven't changed rom ever since I bought it and when check for MIUI update theres no update on the phone yesterday
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rane1810:
is it still working with latest miui 8.5.3.0 ??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vishnujith:
I have done it as per the steps. How do i know whether it is unlocked or not ???
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrStark007:
I had followed this unofficial method to unlock my Redmi note 3 Kenzo edition.

After this I entered into fastboot mode and flashed twrp recovery. It says that flashing is successful.

Just after that step all rooting methods contain a step to type FASTBOOT BOOT recovery.IMG But when I type the command and hit the enter key, it says that the recovery

image is unsigned and step is unsuccessful.

What is the problem actually ? How do I know whether the bootloader is unlocked or not ? If unlocked then suggest some alternatives for installing TWRP. I cannot unlock it officially as there is some problem regarding the email account linked with the Mi account.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Amon_Re:
How did you solve it?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rane1810:
Can explain me how u do it plz

Step please
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] maztur10:
I just did what OP suggested and that's it. Don't forget to disable driver signature verification on windows 8 and up before you install any driver otherwise your redmi won't be detected by PC (self experience)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] justreybro:
deleted
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] KadirDvl:
not work

i did exact as written but bootloader shows still locked please help me to unlock bootloader correctly