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* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this thread
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
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PREQUISITES:

Make sure your tablet is properly charged (50-80%)

Mi Pad 1 AIO.zip (miuies_TWRP_MiPad_2.8.4_signed + Repartition_MI_Pad_1_2GB_zardMi3) [from Attached Files]

15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3 (https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979)

Mi Pad 1 Stable Rom: miui_MIPADGlobal_V7.3.1.0.KXFMIDD_0d8dcf2bc3_4.4.zip (http://en.miui.com/download-229.html)

DiskInfo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.kuder.diskinfo&hl=en (to confirm the repartition was successful)

Latest TWRP version (https://twrp.me/devices/xiaomimipad.html)

Let’s get started :)

1.	Install 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3 and extract the contents of Mi Pad 1 AIO.zip to your Mi Pad's internal storage.

2.	On your Mi Pad 1 go to ‘Settings’ and ‘About Tablet’ press 7 times on ‘MIUI Version’ to enable developer options.

3.	Go to ‘Additional Settings’ select ‘Developer Settings’ and turn on ‘USB Debugging’

4.	Rename TWRP_multirom-v2.8.4-mocha.zip to update.zip (small letters only)

5.	Run the following command in CMD ‘adb reboot recovery’

6.	Press volume down and choose ‘English’ by pressing the power button

7.	Choose ‘Install update.zip to System One’

8.	‘Confirm install update.zip?’ select ‘Yes’

9.	Once complete, press ‘Back’ and ‘Power Off’.

10.	Once Android is booted run the ‘adb reboot recovery’ command.

11.	Your Mi Pad now boots into TWRP 2.8.4

12.	In TWRP select ‘Wipe’ and choose ‘Cache, Data, System and Dalvik Cache’

13.	After wiping, press ‘Install’ and flash the ‘Repartition_MI_Pad_1_2GB_zardMi3.zip’

14.	Your Mi Pad boots back into TWRP as no OS is installed

15.	Install miui_MIPADGlobal_V7.3.1.0.KXFMIDD_0d8dcf2bc3_4.4.zip (there will be an error, just ignore it and let it finish). Reboot. Wait 5-10 minutes. The MIUI welcome screen will appear, complete the setup.

16.	Install DiskInfo from Play Store to confirm your repartitioning was successful.

Time to upgrade to the latest TWRP version

17.	(Step 2 and 3) On your Mi Pad 1 go to ‘Settings’ and ‘About Tablet’ press 7 times on ‘MIUI Version’ to enable developer options. Go to ‘Additional Settings’ select ‘Developer Settings’ and turn on ‘USB Debugging’

18.	Copy twrp-3.1.1-0-mocha.img (or newer if available) to your Mi Pad’s internal storage

19.	Run ‘adb reboot recovery’.

20.	Once booted to recovery, press ‘Install’, in the lower right corner select ‘Images’, scroll down and choose twrp-3.1.1-0-mocha.img

21.	TWRP will give you two options ‘Select Partition to Flash Image: Recovery / Boot’ select ‘Recovery’. Once selected swipe to flash.

22.	You will be asked if you want to flash SuperSU – that’s up to you 

23.	Reboot to recovery if you want to make sure you’ve flashed the latest version of TWRP correctly.

24.	Your TWRP is now updated and ready to flash any custom rom you like.

25.	Congratulations and enjoy :D

Q&A

Q: Why did you flash miui_MIPADGlobal_V7.3.1.0.KXFMIDD_0d8dcf2bc3_4.4.zip instead of flashing a custom rom directly?

A: I wanted to make sure the repartitioning was successful.

Credits:

Snoop05 for the 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3

Juliusssssmiui for the miuies_TWRP_MiPad_2.8.4_signed.zip and twrp-3.1.1-0-mocha.img files

zardMi3 (MIUI forums): The Repartition_MI_Pad_1_2GB_zardMi3.zip file

Xiaomi for http://en.miui.com/download-229.html

HighwayStar for bringing Mi Pad 1 back to life again.

All the developers for their hard work, time and dedication.

All testers for useful feedback and ideas.