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[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Cristiano1102:
Note 8 pro india

Hello, i have Note 8 pro india, can i change to global version in this link? khttps://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?device=1900375
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] BLUEPOP:
[MENTION=5834335]Agent_fabulous[/MENTION] just wanted to know something, do you think in the future there's a way to put the preloader included with twrp? so we won't need to remember to flash every time?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Zementblock:
Hello there, thanks very much for the tutorial. I have followed it step-by-step (I hope :)) and I would just like to ask, if I've done everything right so far. I'm asking this because the menus that I'm getting now look a bit strange. I've understood that the features explained in the OP are curative, and I've got a feeling everything is ok.

After doing the steps from the mega-thread, I installed TWRP and Magisk via this thread ([guide][begonia] unlock bootloader, flash twrp and root [proper]). All went well.

My device: Redmi Note 8 Pro

MIUI: 11.0.3 Stable / 11.0.3.0(PGGCNXM) (China ROM)

Android 9 with Bootloader unlocked

Now when I shut down the phone and press (Vol-) + Power, I get presented with this menu:

The last entry reboots the phone to system, but I'm not risking to press any of the other entries. ;)

When I press (Vol+) + Power, I see this menu:

From here I can access Fastboot. The Fastboot screen simply spawns below this menu. Everything is functional AFAIK.

And accessing TWRP via this menu works, too:

Is this the expected behaviour? I'm just a bit confused about the Chinese menu.

Thanks for your help. :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] djzero86:
You're Ok
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Flo150210:
Hey guys, do you confirm the difficulties to root this device and the low margin for error? I have rooted a couple of Xiaomi phones before and it went smoothly, but I'm a bit worried with this device. No recovery from hardbrick is VERY stressfull..

Thanks for your input, and for everything else.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] jsyzdj:
Thank you for your hard work! :good::good::good::good:

but when we can add a zip that can be flashed from TWRP in future, that sounds convenient ,THX
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Zementblock:
Thanks djzero86 for the answer!!

Now I just need to figure out a safe way to switch from China ROM to Global ROM.

Can I use the offical global ROM (Android 9, MIUI 11.0.6.0) and load the scatter file for it, then untick the partitions "preloader", "lk" and "lk2" before flashing?

Thanks again! :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] wang1chung:
Good chance of a hard brick, ask me how I know
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Zementblock:
Thanks wang1chung for the warning!!

I'll just read and search a bit more (tbh, I've read through most of the relevant threads already and the information is overwhelming). ;)

If anyone knows of a safe way to convert from China to Global after having installed the custom preloader, then please point me in that direction. It'd be highly appreciated. :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] djzero86:
Here in xda exist a guide for change China to global rom, maybe work for you, until I understand you want un tick those partitions when flashing the new rom, but I don't know how much safe is :confused:
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Zementblock:
Yes, I have seen that guide and read through all the pages. :)

I'm just not sure because of this:

I have some experience with SPFlashTool. There I would load the scatter and untick the partitions mentioned by Agent_Fabulous. But I don't know how it works here. I could delete the partitions from the .zip archive, but not sure if that's the correct way to do it.

The other option as I understand it would be to switch to Global ROM first, and then apply the patches for the custom preloader again.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mek32:
Can t find the files for download. Where are the links?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] donkyshot:
In the downloads section on top of the thread.
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[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Palcorix:
There's no hope for "anti-brick" method for android 10 eh?

Just waiting for another leak?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sherfield41:
Sp flash tools advanced mode

I'm only using all caps in hopes that more people will see what i write while in sp flash tools if you hold down ctrl alt plus v it will enter into an advanced mode which gives you considerably more flashing options plus recognition options for the device and computer i've never seen anyone mention this advanced mode before it baffles me using this method of advanced mode is what got my phone to flash without an authorized account i hope this helps other people thank you
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] WinterR:
Without the factory preloader?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sherfield41:
Confirmed fix w/battery pull

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15exVfAkk-VMVWYeEV3U3j7uXOQGz3vG5/view?usp=drivesdk
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Geison Bourne:
What version of my flash?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] feizafra:
can you fix rn8p hardbrick via this method?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sherfield41:
Sp flash tools advanced mode

While it would be arrogant and impossible for me to say that this is a complete fix for every single device that is in need of repair from being bricked. I will say that my device was hard bricked I had black screen no recovery no fastboot no vibration when holding button combos the only thing I could get was an LED light when hooked up to a computer I tried for days to get this to work letting the battery die failing every single time requiring authorized Xiaomi account. So I remove the battery I use the latest SP flash tools for windows run SP flash tools with admin once I've entered SP flash tools I push control Alt and v to enter advanced mode once you're there go to your settings or configuration check connection settings to make sure that if your battery is removed that the proper settings are in place. The first time I tried flashing the device the phone was immediately recognized and flashing started right away with no errors and completed successfully.

---------- Post added at 09:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:36 AM ----------

Also for those of you wondering what the Google drive Link was that I posted it's simply is a video showing my device in the process of being flashed also with a screenshot of my laptop and the device hooked up with the battery disconnected
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] feizafra:
is there any other method(remove battery and service centre) to repair hard brick ?

second : is that possible fix this issue with dongel or box (Ufi and ...)?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Dindang2win:
How did u open the backcase without damaging it? Would it void the warranty?

It give me dilemma want to do it or not because currently in my region goverment has declared lockdown due to covid-19 pandemic. That's mean service centre no longer available. I don't know how long this lockdown.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] thanhnam1324:
I can't see the link to download. Can you give me a link?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] gadmei.tw:
:confused:

In January of this year, my begonia got a hard brick. I used SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1936-Advance mode to flash it, but it failed. The screen showed [Account Authorization Code is required] after input mi account.

SO, bro,

If you successfully understand how to reslove hard bricks, could you make a simple SOP with the necessary tool links to help everyone.:good:

ex:

1. SP_Flash_Tool_v5 XX: Link:

2. Driver: XX Link:

3. Remove the battery

.

.

.

Anyway, thanks for advance help! :highfive:
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Tin_Man_0:
Thank you so much for all your info dude! I got my phone back to a working status. The russian guy was a pain in the ass! but it did look like he knew what he was doing, so I didn't freak out too much. So after all that little nightmare, what do I do? I reflashed twrp, closed adb, re-reooted, and flashed preloader and lk and lk2. I must be a glutton for punishment cuz I'm back at it again. I want to see if I can get Lineage OS 17.1 working on this phone, and I noticed you seem to have it working on yours. Where did you get that rom? Because the one I tried out had major issues that made it unusable (wifi didn't work, neither did bluetooth, and it went to a black screen trying to navigate my around to try and fix anything. The one I tried I got from this link....

https://www.cyanogenmods.org/redmi-...edmi_Note_8_Pro_LineageOS_171_and_other_files

It seemed legit enough, so I'm not sure why i had so many issues. I even installed the open google apps to see if that helpd at all after flashing this rom, but not luck.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] LordDaemon:
i cant flash my phone because i didnt install the preloader ): can u help me?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] A.313:
How can I solve this problem??

??????

Can't verify update

It's not allowed to upgrade to unofficial ROM package.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] n70shan:
you cant update manually if you have unlocked bootloader... neither through twrp as well.. i also have the same problem..

now we only have two options left.. either

1. re-lock the bootloader and then update manually through system settings

2. wait for Android 10 Fastboot rom to be available and then flash it through Mi tool... cant find it anywhere at the moment
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] A.313:
Are there problems if you open the bootloader
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Tin_Man_0:
Can someone PLEASE translate the preleader menu that's in chinese for me? I got curious and started checking a couple out and sure enough, it wiped my data. :(

Please translate top and submenu options if possible. I've been looking all over assuming someone had done it by now, but I can't find a thing anywhere.

Also, can some clarify for me regarding the preloader and recovery and fastboot? becasue even though I flashed twrp and rooted my phone and fastboot worked just fine, after flashing this preloader, I can't seem to get into either one of those modes again. Are they no longer options to boot from anymore? Is the preloader now the launching straight to system? If so, how do I install custom roms?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] u8ububu:
Yes, that's the one I used. Read my previous post, you'll want the stock kernel, otherwise things break.

With the stock kernel, the only breaks I've noticed so far are the hotspot, which despite turning on won't work correctly, and broken video in some apps (FB ones, system settings and some gallery app), but not all (VLC seems fine, even with hardware acceleration on; LOS Gallery also works).

---------- Post added at 11:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:33 AM ----------

Last entry means reboot; but that's pretty much all the chinese I know.

I've tried using google translate, but it's hard getting the strokes correctly (especially since those are squashed so hard) and could only figure out the common part of the menu title and first 3 entries means something like perform/do/execute, which is not very useful.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] fideldamoure:
Salem, My new redmi note 8 pro bootloops, i tried to flash it but the bootloader is locheked, i tried to unlock the bootloader officially but they asks me to activat the developer mod on the sphone wich is stucked like I had said. Any solution please??
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] asd1115056:
Factory Mode

----------------------

Automatic test

Manual test

Single-part test

Test report

Adjust test setting

Clear eMMc

Version information

Reboot phone

----------------------

Hope those translation can help you:))

ps: first 3 entries are use for test the phone's module (like, WI-FI ,NFC,CAMERA,Bluetooth..etc) make sure those can work well.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Mohammed Eihab:
Can the miui 11 android 10 be flashed on top of the factory preloader and lk?

Global versoin
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] eszumlas1985:
So, can anyone tell me what happened to my second imei/sim card? It doesn't show up anywhere now and i dont know how to fix it. I usually use both Sim cards and i noticed that only one set of signal bars was at the top and upon further investigation I discovered it had disappeared completely... One is AT&T and the other is Safelink (AT&T/Tracfone network) and they worked together fine before it up and decided it didn't exist anymore today.. Need help if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this... I'm on Android 10 MIUI 11.0.2.0 Global EEA...
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ozair wani:
is ur device rooted...
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] eszumlas1985:
No, not rooted yet, I'm still waiting on the 300+ hour waiting period to unlock my bootloader... No root yet, although i recently upgraded to Android 10 a few days back, but my imei's were fine afterwards and everything was fine till today... Not a faulty sim card either because slot one works fine with either card, its slot 2 that randomly and suddenly went MIA all of a sudden...
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] polfrank:
Thanks for sharing this awesome brick-protection method! Thanks for your work and efforts! Flashed (lk+preloader) + twrp + LOS17 without problems!
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ozair wani:
wait till ur bootloader unlocks,,then try flashing firmware via fastboot..
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] skezza:
I am considering buying this phone but as always, I check to see if it's a strong device for custom updates for when Xiaomi, Samsung, etc decide they don't fancy doing updates.

Are you saying that the update to MIUI 11 effectively prevents this anti-brick from being flashed? I assume that's just a software block? If I buy the phone and it comes with 11, can I downgrade to 10 and flash.

This device seems to be getting great support and I'm considering this vs the Samsung A50.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Lgazver:
Help

i got failed status while flashing recovery from fastboot mode,

bootloader unlocked, adb driver installed, mtk usb driver installed. did i missed something ?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] KurogamiZz:
So can someone tell me exactly what can I do to not brick my phone and install ROMs/root on chinese phone?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] spoooky1:
Hi,

I followed exactly the procedure to root my 8 Pro and everything worked fine, several reboots, no worries.

But now when I restart my smartphone I constantly arrive on the fastboot rabbit, even via recovery, or through the mini menu :

Reboot -> this will boot on the fastboot rabbit menu

Start bootloader -> this will boot on the fastboot rabbit menu

Start Recovery -> this will start TWRP

Power off -> this will power off the phone

in TWRP, reset factory -> boot on the fastboot rabbit menu

in fastboot mode : fastboot boot boot.img -> reboot on the fastboot rabbit menu

Should I flash the boot.img ? or another image? in which mode ?

Or another solution?

Regards

[EDIT] finally I saved everything in adb mode and reinstalled the stock rom with twrp
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] guacianiero:
hello guys. My redmi note 8 pro enter only fastboot. I can flash recovery but after i can't enter in recovery mode and i can't find fastboot room for flash with miflash. Original firmware are EEA 11.02.0 with android 10. Can i solve my problem? i am very worried
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] aganhq:
try to flashing with twrp for android 10
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] gadmei.tw:
See this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaiXXP5ZYO0

;)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] hassan_eldhraawy:
Just need a little help here..

I just want to flash the Indonesian rom, I don't want root or recovery..

Now I'll unlock the bootloader and then flash the Indonesian rom with mi flash..

And I'll keed the bootloader unlocked just in case I want to return to global rom..

Is there any harm to my phone?

Is there any need to flash the preload stuff in this thread?

Thank you in advance
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] gazavn:
Thank you for sharing this. I'm waiting to unlock BL.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] sauliux:
Download links not working?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] JuanM2020:
Hmmm your issue is something else. Where did you hear you need to delete a file to get twrp to work? I have flash twrp many many times on begonia I have never once had to manually delete anything.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] wang1chung:
He's talking about the script that replaces any non-stock recovery with a backup.

Enable USB debugging, connect to your computer and type "ADB reboot recovery". What happens? Going back to fastboot and reflashing TWRP should've worked. That file you're deleting in MIUI needs to be deleted before MIUI boots. Either use the file manager in TWRP to delete it or use an ADB shell to do it.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Nalarian:
Please fix the download link
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] eszumlas1985:
Actually I flashed the preloader and lk files and I think it may be that because it wont let me use my key combo to get it to reboot into TWRP after flashing it like its supposed to be.. I have to install TWRP then boot into MIUI to delete the recovery script that replaces TWRP with stock but by then Its already been replaced and the only way itll boot even into stock is by typing adb reboot recovery... Even the option to go into recovery that you have to select when booting just goes to a blank screen and reboots no matter what recovery i have on it... Is there a command to delete the file with fastboot or someway to get it to reboot into TWRP after flashing it instead of booting all the way up or getting the black screen and reboot like ive been getting?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] wang1chung:
That blank screen IS recovery, just with brightness set to 0. Flash LR-TWRP, use the preloader menu to go to recovery, then delete the recovery script thru file manager
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Tin_Man_0:
Just a quick note I tought I'd mention since I don't really see it anywhere. Once you flash the anti-brick preloader you will lose the ability to charge you phone while powered off. After flashing that preloader your phone will automatically power back on when you connected it and if you attempt to power it off while connected, it will simply reboot.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] sauliux:
not relevant
[Magisk] DAVE.MO:
Hello everyone,

I am facing an issue and will be eternally grateful if someone helped me with it. I recently lost some very important audio recordings from my phone. These are very important and I want to run a data recovery tool to help retrieve them but all such tools require root access. I then rooted my phone using magisk and checked the status via those root check apps and they show the status as rooted. However, the problem is that none of the data recovery tools recognize the root and hence cannot run a scan. Perhaps I am overlooking something here. Model of my phone is SM-N920I. I flashed the magisk via twrp and have also installed the Magisk manager. Everything is up to date. Again, when I check the root status of my phone via the app "Root checker basic" it says "Root access is properly installed". Also, when I am using the data recovery tool i.e. Fonelab my phone does not prompt me for root access. Nothing is shown on the screen.

I am sorry if this thread is in the wrong section. Mods can feel free to move it or notify me. Thanks
[Magisk] Didgeridoohan:
If other root apps are functioning properly it's an issue with the app you're trying to use. You should contact the developers of the apps in question...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] smokieuk:
hi all

forgive me if this seems a silly questions

but how long should you charge a new 3150mAh Battery

second question when i plug the charger in my uni it switches the phone on is this normal can you charge without the phone coming on

thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Duke Nukem:
It is normal that phone powers itself on when you put it on charger...

You should charge your battery until it's full :D 100% should do it :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vigge93:
So I just now tried to root my Oneplus 6T. I followed this guide: https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t-unlock-bootloader-root/

The steps I went through were:

1. Enabled unlocked bootloader, enabled debugging USB mode and set USB mode to file transfer

2. Ran "adb reboot bootloader"

3. Ran "fastboot oem unlock"

The phone reset and rebooted, and I redid steps 1 and 2.

4. Ran "fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-x_blu_spark_v9.91_op6.img" and got the message:

Sending 'boot.img' (28664 KB) OKAY [ 0.627s]

Booting OKAY [ 0.069s]

Finished. Total time: 0.877s

After this it tried rebooting and it is currently stuck on the fastboot mode boot screen. I've tried the following:

1. Turning it off by holding the power button >15s - Didn't do anything

2. Turning it off by holding the power button and volume down button >15s - Didn't do anything

3. Running "fastboot reboot" and got the message "< waiting for any device >" and didn't get any further

My current thought is to let it run out of charge and try rebooting it into the bootloader. However, this will probably take a very long time, since it was quite full when I started. Any ideas for what might fix this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laugeek57:
If you can enter in fastboot mode try with Tool All In One application :good:

You can do eveything with it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vigge93:
I solved it by letting the phone completely discharge and then booting it with twrp-3.3.1-17 instead.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] alveox:
hi guys, i stumble on /e/ rom after reading distrowatch weekly news.. after i visit their site, they got rom for leeco le max 2. Is there anyone here that tried that rom?
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] lihao1233:
I used it ok
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] augie7107:
Look up fsc script for Flashtool if you want to continue to use this method. You will need to find device specific file and put it in the Flashtool folder. The easier method would be to use Newflasher. There are tutorials on XDA.
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] changikman:
I don't know if script files are supported for the dual version.

I have already used the 55.sfc file, but failed to install the tft file.
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] changikman:
I think someone suffered a similar phenomenon like me.
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] augie7107:
Can you give Newflasher a try?
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] changikman:
Tried, in several different versions.

You cannot install ftf on various older versions.

I tried 10 to 20 versions.

In 20 versions I get an sfc error.

In 10 versions , you get an -error- error.

The picture below shows an error in 10 versions.(ex.:16

ver, 18 ver..)
[Sony Xperia 5 Questions & Answers] nolihowell:
Hello i experienced the very same issue with flashtool when it doesn't seem to recognize the flash script the solution is to use newsflasher now I'm running Android 9 in Xperia 5 J9210 from Android 10 with the Drm keys still intact.