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[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Srengat7728:
This ROM is 7.1.2 use 7.1

What did confuse you ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] skyownz:
A lot of this thread's members use soda kernel...
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Natsu Yuki:
oh. ok.. i should download arm64 ver 7.1 then. cus my current rom is 7.0
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hastopramudw:
use which soda version?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] readxda22:
Try this one: The Soda Kernel b1.2.1
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hastopramudw:
oke thanks, i try this kernel as soon as possible
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Paradika123:
is it safe to use soda kernel on 3/32 variant?

And I never flash custom kernel before, what indicator can tell me wether soda kernel is installed on my device successfully?

thanks
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
Yes use v b1.2.1 it will overclock your cpu a bit but it's safe tough
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Phil_Smith:
If you mean safe, because of standard frequencies for the 32gb variant, don't worry.

Obviously the CPU is built to run at these frequencies (it's the same CPU in all variants).

Check

settings -> system -> about phone

There you see the installed kernel version
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Natsu Yuki:
i have downloaded the rom and try to install. but its error.

it say cant install this package on top of incompatible data.

i use v3.1.1 final n.zip
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] alboz83:
What firmware for this rom? An older or is good the last nougat firmware? Could I have problems with custom kernel how Soda, Floppy, Prima, using recent firmware?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
I'm sincerely going to try this ROM using latest China dev firmware which is the best choice with the soda kernel b1.2.1 which has no competitors for Nougat ROMs.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] alboz83:
Ok thank you, so i'll try viper and soda kernel with the last nougat firmware
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] rafix96:
Do i must set something for battery in kernel manager with Soda? Or let it default?

Wysłane z mojego MI 5 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
You must install kernel audiutor, to controll many parameter available like cpu/gpu etc
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] alboz83:
I'm on Miui 8, last marshmallow. Is there difference if I flash ViperOS on it, or if I flash official Miui Nougat rom with Mi Flash tool before?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
WOW....I tried this custom ROM and I have to say this is the best ROM ever tried! 2700 free RAM, never seen something like this, very smooth, no lago andò a lot of customization. Devs should learn from this. Maybe just few bugs but nothing really relevant, like when you lock the phone, also if you have disabled wake up with fingerprint, the sensor is still working for a second so you can accidentally unblock the phone. Also I'm getting anormal lag writing on this forum so I have to check processes running. Also the status bar on home screen is not very visible, a little discoloured, but maybe I have to manipulate settings for this, which I can't find.

I hope the devs give us an update soon.

The steps to install it are:

Wipe system, cache, dalvik, data.

Install latest China developers ROM zip.

Install viper os.

Install pico gapps 7.1 .

Install magisk zip to have root.

Reboot and you got a functional working ROM.

Now I also want try new kernels to see if I can fix these random lags.

PS sorry for wrong words but the default keyboard is real rotten. With Gboard a lot better.

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Auditor or Soda, which is the best without touching anything? I've found soda kernel good but If can find something better I will flash it.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Srengat7728:
Hmm, try Soda for Ultra-insane but efficient performace/battery usage ratio
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
Kernel audiutor to tweak the kernel, so you have more controll on your phone
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] rafix96:
What is best settings for kernels tweaks? Governor etc.

Wysłane z mojego MI 5 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
I have found Aex mod Oreo much better... Just few things to say. Can you tell the dev to add force close in task manager during swype? Instead to press force close button, you can force close apps with a swype as in Miui. And is there a way to enlarge download speed text on status bar? Some apps don't work with this ROM.

This is actually one of the best ROM so far.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
I definetly agree with you.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] rafix96:
Do you mean best is ViperOS Nougat or AEX Mod Oreo ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
For Nougat Viper was the best but for Oreo AEX was great.

If you prefer better battery life and stability choose Viper
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] skyownz:
Yes, in spite of AEX Mod Oreo being awesome, I suggest ViperOS Nougat for stability, performance and battery life.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
You are right, We hope the developer release stable Viper Oreo soon,
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
I talked with DennySPb, we will see if he puts some fixes form these issues.

I was thinking that maybe is better I start to learn how to build a custom rom since I found bugs in every ROM...now on Atomic OS latest: I was thinking there is no problemi, but now I see big heat issue recharging with bad lag, plus I can't access sites like mega.co.nz .

So I think it's batter to think about Nougat ROMs which are overall better.

Can you list alla Nougat ROMs so I can see which I miss to try? I tried already a lot of them.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
Beside Viper, may be you could try AICP Nougat, it still updated until now,
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Natsu Yuki:
link
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
updated?? AICP was the real best ROM I tried before all those and it contains customizations, permormance, I didn't find any bug and phone was running great. But, last update I see is from beginning of 2017....very old without important security patches. Maybe you have the link to download the new one, can you give it?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
You could search on Mi 5 Development categories

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I don't use nougat anymore, so I didn't know about feature on it's. I only see it still updated
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] :
Does this rom use CAF codes? Based on LOS?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] matheeus.af:
Yes, based on LOS.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] matheeus.af:
Recommended firmware is 7.7.6.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] XenithV:
Installed! could not be any happier.

-Built in theme to change UI to dark is nice.

-Snappy and more functions than LOS:good::good::good:.

-No bug so far, less than 1day using this ROM.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] shephart:
This rom rocks :o stable as hell and looks better than others
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] peluillo:
What SOT with that config?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] vichucoolics:
Everything is awesome the room is awesome but the camera lags both cm and Google cam lags in my mi5 32 gb with firmware 7.7.6
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] fereidooni:
I don't have this issue

Weird . . .
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] sajib1403:
does ois work?

one thing i can complain that hardware keys don't have shortcut option to select apps like RR. ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] :
Greetings from Brazil =)

going to test it soon
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] whoisvignesh:
Working fine and stable, and snappier, but video call not working, If I did video call, sim service getting restarted.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Herbie17:
Is it possible to set different Ringtones for each Sim? Thanks for an answer.

Gesendet von meinem MI 5 mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] highbud:
i come from caf. isit possible just wipe dalvik and cache to install this viperos? also is it supporting substratum? TIA
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] matheeus.af:
Make a clean install pls. Yes, viper support substratum (OMS).
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] SignalX:
what about gps?

is it working properly as official miui roms?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Herbie17:
How can I get root?

Thanks for an answer.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] vichucoolics:
Just flash magisk zip file via twrp :)
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] panchovix:
After 2 days of use, i can connect with to my Wifi but always says, Wifi connected, but not connection

and i know it is the ROM or the phone itself, all the other phones or PC works with the wifi without problems

someone know a solution, besides changing the ROM? (the battery life is pretty good)

EDIT: nvm, fixed
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Herbie17:
Thank you [emoji2]

Gesendet von meinem MI 5 mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] davidben73:
How you fixed the wifi problem?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] narutog7:
Hello guys. I'm new to these kinds of roms. I've searched and searched for 1-2 days long as to which rom I want to use on my Mi5 Prime(3/64). (Oh i really forgot to input my rom. I'm using 8.3.29 latest developer MIUI rom)

I am a heavy gamer and i'm having a hard time with my phone overheating, getting ridiculous fps drops during gaming. In addition, the battery drains like crazy, and when I'm charging my phone, I lag a lot.

I first asked in the Lineage OS forum. They told me to check out AEX rom(5.3 latest version). Then, a guy on Youtube that works on AEX rom, told me to check out Viper OS if you want gaming performance and no overheating? Oh, and someone else said he was using xiaomi.eu 9.5.1.0 rom with floppy kernel (governor "lionheart" and scheduler "zen")

So, what's really going on here? Please explain this stuff to me. I had a Redmi Note 4(Mido 3/32) and I never had these kinds of issues. I upgraded my phone literally 3 days ago and this is getting really frustrating. :(
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
It was very complete. But since you have found updates, where are them? Maybe you are confusing with AICP Oreo.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
No, I know about Oreo didn't release yet

My fav before was CypherOS Nougat
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
OK so can you provide link?

Unofficial Oreo is out.

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OK I'll try it
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] drpraveen:
Anyone tried viper 8.1, it is on arsenal
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
On downloading progress
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] pakistanish:
Can you provide me the link?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850505096
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] musabcel:
[YOUTUBE]j35oeONrPsI[/YOUTUBE]
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
Thank for the review
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] skyownz:
I'm using the rom, but it feels so slow...
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] HmMarques:
I'm using it for an hour and it's very nice and smooth..

Just go to developer options and reduce all the animation from 1.0x to 0.5x

You'll notice the difference..

Enviado do meu MI 5 através do Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] narutog7:
Hey guys. Do you know any trick about the overheating?

Thermal tweaks in build.prop editor.

I'm having issues with overheating when i play games. Thanks in advance.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] pakistanish:
Which Gapps are you using? I tried to flash the official gapps but it crashes.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] HmMarques:
I used opengapps 8.1 arm64 nano

Works fine.

Only thing about this rom for now is the battery drain.. can't get 3 hours sot[emoji26]

Enviado do meu MI 5 através do Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] zubzer0z:
is it ok if i flash this from MIUI Global 9.2 stable 9.2.1.0(NAAMIEKK) or do i need to flash to china dev rom first?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] smxaz61:
Has anyone tried this?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] skyownz:
Check previous posts :)
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] smxaz61:
ohh.. my bad. didn't see that.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Ondřej Holomek:
This is a very good question .... But no answers :(

I try Viper ... Aex.... And miui with floppy kernel ...

Miui... Its a good looking rom, but the battery its very bad even though the version of oreo was released

Aex (thats what i using right now)... It's fast stable (And pubg run smooth) the device is not overheating So much ... But the battery itsn't good

ViperOs... (Same game pubg ... Run smooth the temperature was fine) battery was very good (50%- 3h 30m) i thing the ViperOs Is the best rom ... Except for security patchs ... They're old

And sorry for my english.. :D
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hastopramudw:
please update viperOS oreo :(
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
+1

I wish dev updated soon
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Srengat7728:
OREO Viper ?

I think Viper Oreo will beat the heck any custom Rom

Because it's fast and efficient
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] masano91:
Anyone tried viper Oreo?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] bensailorboy:
Hi, can you share the link for viper oreo? I tried this aoreo nougat buy disappointed and switched back to MIUIPro

Here is the score from Viper Nougat
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] bensailorboy:
And here is from MIUIPro
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Nikophin:
I don't run benchmarks and I never watch them. The only thing that I care about is fluidity and lag-free experience (and battery life of course). ViperOs is one of the most fluid and lag-free ROMs.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] jmmigo:
Look at the temperature between viper and miui when you try to benchmarking. [emoji57]
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] bensailorboy:
It was my first benchmark i did for i was curious that i felt Viper was not as fluid and smooth as MIUI Pro, honestly to me i felt the most fluid and smooth rom i've tried was cpMIUI nougat but i had problem Titanium didn't recognize Magisk root.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
Next time when you flash any rom let it settled and don't run benchmarks when temps are high

---------- Post added at 04:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:51 PM ----------

New build is up for Xiaomi Mi 5 (gemini):

Changelog over the beta:

- Fix LED Buttons bug;

- Added VoLTE icon;

- Features added;

- Sources updates;

- March Security Patch;

- Added KCAL;

- Changed to Crystal Kernel;

- Updated blobs;

- Added Configpanel and XiaomiDoze;

PS: This is a non-treble build, so format your data partition and all other partitions before make the installation.

Recommended: TWRP: 3.2.1.1 - Firmware: 8.2.1

Download link: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850505096

MD5: 9c885e69525d1fb51ac735319d1dd138
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] bensailorboy:
Viper benchmark was done with only half of my apps installed so i guess it had fewer background processes which in my opinion should lessen battery consumption and supposed to result lower temperature during benchmarking.

Then with MIUI Pro the benchmark was done with all of my apps installed.

The initial temperature of the phone when i started the benchmark was i felt about the same on my palm at both benchmark, couldn't be that much different, i guess the temperatures were all recorded during benchmarking process which i think MIUI Pro has better battery management then, please correct me if it is otherwise.

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Thanks so much, I'll try the oreo build

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Can you share the link to the thread of the oreo too so i can follow the discussion?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
There is no thread for Viper Oreo
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Srengat7728:
Although I've tried LOS oreo, Viper still the fastest to run games with newer engine, combined with soda kernel
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
Try CrDroid oreo
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Mi5G:
Same it's fast
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hastopramudw:
https://viper-os.com/devicedownloads/mi5.html has not been released yet

are there many bugs?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
That was Oreo test build, the officiall was still Nougat
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
No it's not test build, it's the official one. Check ViperOS channel on Telegram.

The test build wasn't pushed to public.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hastopramudw:
oke, im waiting official oreo viperOS
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
We wish the dev release soon
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
Have you read what just I wrote?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
Yes I know but what I mean Mr Dev officially launch or made public the Viper 4
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
It's public as I said check Viper channel on Telegram all official builds are shared there for all devices.

https://t.me/viperos_news
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Fuzzyflazz:
What is the best custom kernel for viperOS v3. 1.1? There's Soda, Nagatobimaru and Dragonxia, and i really dont have any idea about them.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] kickassdave:
Anyone else find auto brightness seems to jump about quite a lot? Is this firmware related rather than ROM related? Is there a fix?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Phil_Smith:
Xceed! bld101
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Pierfranc:
The bad thing of Viper Os is that it encrypts device, so if you want change you'll lose all files in storage.

But there is a newer version: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620759371

Anyone tried it?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] suleyman290:
Best ROM so far.

Tried after RR 7.1, Pixel8.1 and others, this is so far the fastest and best in battery life.

But got an issue: no pc detects its storage in MTP mode, tried several laptops, usb cables. At the same time MTP works in TWRP, but when turned on it only charges in MTP, PTP modes, not even empty storage shows up. tried to uninstall drivers / select manually new ones, etc. issue is in the phone, if no fix, will have to wipe then restore :(

Any advice?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Phil_Smith:
You most probably switched between two Android versions (7.x and 8.x) without formatting data. This could well produce all kinds of issues, including the one you're facing.

Follow this guide and after reading the intro on top, perform a "Complete Formatting".

This should solve it. Don't think there's another way.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] suleyman290:
Thanks, but I did format phone (with YES confirmation), wiped few times, then did everything from scratch.

Also it was working first few days/weeks. But just stopped recognizing, however I didn't do anything, or install some software I don't know.

Also tried switching debugging on/off. no response
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Phil_Smith:
Hm... If you really formatted data before you flashed this ROM, I have no idea :confused:
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] suleyman290:
Same here. Will re-wipe it and restore via Titanium.

(I think restoring via TWRP will restore the bug too)

But sticked to this ROM and Soda kernel, it's a perfect match.

Again, thanks for help attempt :)
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] kryo helios:
Soda kernel?? And how is the performance.? Can it balance performance and battery?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] suleyman290:
everything is great, don't play for a long time, but as I remember it did well.

but generally battery lasts very long and performance is outstanding.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] AlmightyKid:
Why b 1.2.1? Any specific reason?

I checked and 1.3 also have lot's of download
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] hans william:
For Nougat soda kernel b1.2.1 have better battery life than soda upstream b1.3

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For Nougat soda b1.2.1 have better battery life than soda b1.3
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Bishko:
Can you please tell me what's the best way to install above mentioned soda?

Can I just flash ROM and then flash soda at once in twrp? Or it is necessary to run ROM after flashing, tnen reboot to TWRP and flash soda?

Are you sure that soda b1.2.1 is better then the newest soda upstream?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] SaumyeMehrotra96:
For clean install

Flash firmware , rom ,kernel, gapps ,magisk

For dirty install(if you are already on viper os and dont want to install again )

Flash kernel, magisk
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] themancock:
i'm from oreo 8.1 and fw 8.3.8, is it safe to clean install this rom directly? even without changing the fw first?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Ak's World:
VoLte is not working.....

Substratum also not working.....

Pls help....
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] adolz:
why install china developers ROM first? is it necesarry and have effect?

also installing official ROM means it is installed via fastboot? not TWRP?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] ZioRò:
There's no need, you just have to flash the minimum required firmware (or a more recent one, there's a thread in this subforum) instead of flashing the whole Miui rom, but you need to flash it only if you have a too old one...

Inviato dal mio MI 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Ondřej Holomek:
Where is the oreo version .... we need it :D
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] Dr_Feelgood:
telegram channel have some good news.

oreo lauched in april ;)

androidfilehost . com/?fid=818070582850505096
[Xiaomi Mi 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Dev] undertakerx95:
ViperOS has been discontinued no more updates