[Xiaomi Redmi 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] nofx161:
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this thread is for Flashing/Unbricking Redmi 5 with Test Points. This thread will let you know step by step process to the Flashing/Unbricking Redmi 5 with Test Points.

WARNING !!! You're doing all of the above at your responsibility!!! No one here will be responsible if you haven't read the guide completely and then you have damaged your phone beyond repair!!! You have been warned!!!​

Important: - Before flashing, it is advised to take the backup of data and make sure that your phone battery is charged enough.

Note: This method will work with every ROM, Upgrade/Downgrade, Locked BL/Unlocked BL. Don't ask queries before reading the whole guide.

When you can use Test Point for Flashing:

1. If a phone is totally dead, No Fastboot, No recovery.

2. If you are stuck in Qualcomm USB 900e mode.

3. The bootloader is locked and a device is in bootloop.

4. You need to Flash Developer or Stable ROM on Locked BL.

Steps on how to take off the back cover from Redmi 5 are described in this video https://youtu.be/ibkTKQ-SBig

You need a twizzer or Piece of wire to Short/connect the test points to Enter EDL mode.

here is the picture where u have to short

Follow the below steps for effective results.

1.Disconnect the Battery Connector from Main Board. Keep Device Manager Opened on PC and wait for hardware changes when you will short Test Points.

2.First Connect USB cable to Phone only and Place Phone on stable position.(Battery should be disconnected).

3.Short the Test Points with Twizzer or Wire and now Connect USB to PC. When PC detects new hardware, Remove Twizzer/Wire from Test Points.

4.You will get a new device in Device Manager, It can be QHUSB_BULK or Qualcomm HS-USB.

Note: - Driver Signature Enforcement: It's recommended to disable. Reboot your PC in Advanced Mode and Choose Disable Driver Signature.

5.Choose Browse My Computer for Driver Software.

6. Choose the Path of Xiaomi Folder. Most of the users will find it like this.

Note: - If Folder does not exist, Install MI Flash and check C:\XiaoMi\XiaoMiFlash

7.The driver will be installed Successfully and you can see added in Ports as Qualcomm HS-USB.

You are ready to flash any ROM

You will need Fastboot ROM. Recovery ROM will not work. If you have already downloaded Fastboot ROM, there is no need to download again.

(File Extension with.Zip file is Recovery ROM, .tgz or .tar file is Fastboot ROM, if it is .tar after download, Rename to .tgz for easy extraction)

You can download latest Fastboot ROM and MI Flash

Steps to Flash ROM:

1. Download ROM from the above link (Which one you want to Flash) and extract it to Desktop or any location on PC (Use Winrar Software to extract).

(Please check if the file suffix is '.tgz'. Please rename it to '.tgz' if the suffix is '.gz or .tar')

2. Download flashing tool from the above link and install it. Once the installation is complete, Run MiFlash application. Click on browse and Select ROM folder from Desktop(From the location where ROM is saved)

Note: Use latest Mi Flash Tool only, it will work on both 32 and 64 Bit windows.

3. Press Refresh button to see your device in flashing tool.After pressing refresh button you will see a connected device.

Warning: Don't select flash_factory.bat if you are flashing ROM using Fastboot Method, it will wipe IMEI

Note: Clean All, Save User data options will not work in EDL Mode.

4. Click on Flash and it will start flashing ROM on your device

5. Once flashing process completes, you will see Success Message.

6. Remove the cable and Connect the Battery connector to the phone and Re-Assemble Phone in Power off Mode.

7. Power it on by holding Power Button for 10 Seconds.

The device will start, wait until completion, it can take up to 10-20 minutes.

have fun

source: mi.com, youtube