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[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Saadbinaamer:
A question, now we have antibrick and cfw can we upgrade to miui android 10 fastboot version by unchecking "preloader 3 files" in spflash tool?

Or if i uncheck all the "img" files of CFW in SPFlash Tool..... after flashing cfw... Will Miui 11 Android 10 work this way?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Ceynt:
Finally unbricked, but some things unclear

I've finally got mine unbricked from EDL Mode by pay, but I don't get that first post.

I see, that it's recommended to flash that factory preloader and little kernel, but after doing this, I can't boot up MIUI.

I tried flashing TWRP and the CFW ZIP, after this TWRP was gone and I was unable to flash it again, I always got stuck in that selector and pressing Recovery only did restart the phone, which also was only bootlooped.

SP Flash Tool still threw the BROM error, I was gladly able to fix this state with the flash_all fastboot batch inside the fastboot rom of Android 9.

Why is there no safe description how to simply root the device and don't get in that risky state anymore?

CFW Roms don't really matter for me atleast, as the MIUI OS is functional enough and Xiaomi.eu Rom doesn't exist anymore, but even flashing Magisk to Boot is a slight risk.

Where to start now? I only want to root, which initially got me in the situation of the EDL brick (TWRP not flashing, Preloader flashed by some shady instruction in editing pattern)...
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Agent_fabulous:
MIUI Android 10 will NOT work with factory preloader and LK. If you wanna use MIUI Android 10 and later, you'd have to use the full MIUI firmware.

If you'd like to use MIUI A10, you'd have to use the normal preloader and LK. As mentioned in the thread, do not flash CFW for MIUI. You cannot use CFW on MIUI and cannot use Factory preloader and LK on MIUI A10 and newer. I'm not sure what recoveries and mods exist for MIUI A10, but given the risk it poses, I am not willing to develop things for the MIUI Preloaders.

Also, you'll only get BROM errors if you boot into BROM. The factory preloader does not require any key presses and will not throw any errors or ask for any account login.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] BayjelMan:
does any one have problems with fingerprint after flashing preloader? and if it true, do you find the answer?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] hassan_eldhraawy:
Yes the fingerprint gets slightly slower after flashing Preloader
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] cociuba:
- the MiUnlock Tool from here https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/tool-miunlocktool-unlock-bootloader-t3782444 is not working anymore

- so I tried to unlock in windows need to wait for 168 hours, so we will see.

Thanks a lot for your feedback.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] primaditra:
I successfully installed EvoX without flashing preloader and lk (before it becomes CFW), can I flash preloader and lk now? Cuz EvoX becomes CFW, I'm afraid to brick my phone.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] saiz0313:
Help

I flashed some cfw-rom,like Evolution X 4.4,CesiumOS 2.6,can't found dual-sims.

It's a bug of cfw ?

but SuperiorOS-Phoenix-begonia-UNOFFICIAL-20200604-1417 is fine.

I found answer:If no sim-cards at first boot,just reboot!

reflashed not work!
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] saiz0313:
all cfw-rom can't change usb-mode,but developer options.

It's cfw issue?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Stacyboy:
Hi. Thanks a lot for the great info. I'm trying to find a custom kernel for Redmi Note 8 Pro which:

- allows external wlan adapters

- supports monitor mode for external wlan antenna

- preferable also for the built-in antenna

- paket injection if possible

Any help is much appreciated.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] dft601:
I have given up and had sent the device to Xiaomi. In Germany you are "allowed" to flash... so I did not have to pay anything.

But I am really wondered. I got back a device with new IMEI and Serial number. They told me , that they had to change the mainboard.....

I cannot imagine what I have should done to need a new mainboard....

Mike
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Tinderbox (UK):
No Speaker Cleaning Mode on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Even though the lower spec, Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has the feature.

Even though a photo on the Xiaomi website says the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has Speaker Cleaning it must be a mistake.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mf_417:
Hi, Just want to make sure this process do not brick my phone:

My Rom is: MIUI Global 11.0.4 Stable (PGGINXM) Android 9 PPR1.180610.11

So it is miui 11 android 9

1. Unlock bootloader

2. Enter fastboot:

fastboot flash preloader preloader_begonia_ufs.img

fastboot flash lk lk.img

fastboot flash lk2 lk.img

fastboot flash recovery files/orangefox-cfw-recovery.img

am I ok? there is a preloader_begonia_ufs.img file instead of preloader_begonia.img inside begoniain zip file

also because I do not want to root (or even use) stock firmware, it seems that there is no need for a non-cfw compatible recovery, so I flash a cfw recovery (OrangeFox)

4. Enter recovery:

wipe system/cache/dalvik

format (not wipe) data

flash lineage-17.1-20200606-UNOFFICIAL-begonia.zip

wipe cache/dalvik

reboot

If the process is ok and safe, please let me know.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] m1k3l011:
I'm waiting for my device to be unlock, but I'm already reading some post to make sure I don't brick it.

I have 2 questions.

If I install CFW means that I won't need TWRP? Or can I install both?

Before flashing CFW I need to flash preloader, lk and lk2, right?

Thank you a lot for this post!
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] m1k3l011:
Where do I find MIUI based on Android 9 ROM? Searching on the internet I found a ROM made for the Indian version, will it work for global?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroLizard:
Global ROM: https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/begonia/roms-global-stable/

Indonesia ROM: https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/begonia/roms-id-stable/

Russia ROM: https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/begonia/roms-ru-stable/

EEA ROM: https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/begonia/roms-eea-stable/

India ROM: https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/begonia/roms-in-stable/

China ROM: https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/begonia/roms-cn-stable/

All ROM with VXX.X.X.X.PXXXXXX pattern is based on Android 9 :good:
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] reza.8.h:
SO!!! if i only try to root this phone could cause brick my phone??!!

Damn i'm bought wrong phone
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] wang1chung:
Soft brick, not hard brick, but that is the case with all phones. Use Magisk, you'll be fine, probably have to disable avb. If you use LR TWRP, it's all built in, just got to check 2 boxes.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] DEMIAN8:
iomem

Hi All!

Could the anybody to post the content of /proc/iomem file? I don't have the rooted phone and I don't have permission to cat this file.

Thanks!
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] PewPewGottcha:
So a couple of questions regarding this. Quite new to this area so can't wrap my head around a few things.

First of all, the non-CFW version, how can I find that?

And then the CFW compatible ROM, could that be POSP? or does it need to be MIUI, in that case where can I find That?!?

Do I need TWRP to first to do this? or does that come later?

Whenever the text says flash, that is done with fastboot right? Same principle as for the preloader stuff?

Would love if someone could write a complete guide with links to downloads for the firmware!

And thanks for doing all these ROMs and tinkering to find out what works and not.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] NavMander:
Looking for a rom suitable for gaming

MIUI sucks at gaming and i am looking for a rom suitable for gaming (for my RN8 pro), i have tried PE , now i am on Evolution X , Ev X is a little better but sometimes it feels like miui was similar too ,can i try posp or please tell if any other rom available for gaming,

Sorry i am not sure if this is the correct placr to ask.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] shc_gunz:
I try to share my way to fresh install from MIUI to CFW

1. Flash with this first in fastmode TWRP unofficial , u need bootloader unlock first and on Android 9 for this twrp to work.

2. Go to recovery first time power + volume up and Wipe system, cache, dalvik

3. Next i flash this 2 files from fastboot, and yeah u need flash lk.img 2 times just rename that file with something else than flash (i dunno why just do it like guide in first post)

4. Boot to recovery with new menu from preloader (just look on first page how to use this menu) and copy CFW file that on first post and ROM file to ur phone, just downlod ROM thats support CFW like POSP ROM (dont forget gapps if u use POSP) , download CFW from here :

- begoniain version

Or Begonia.

And flash CFW file first (i use Begonia cause that my phone type) and go flash POSP rom next and gapps from TWRP unofficial (u can flash anything else u need after finish)

5. Still in TWRP unofficila and Do Format data (not wipe, select "Format Data", you'll lose all userdata) from TWRP.

6. Reboot to bootloader (or go to fastboot from preloder)

7. Flash CFW recovery from ur PC or Laptop or whatever download here.

8. Reboot! And go to normal mode from preloader (yeah u need to chose whta u need to access on preloder mode) You're now on CFW!

Ok thats i do for like first try from new fresh unlock bootloader MIUI to CFW and got no error or bootloop or anything else.

Please NOTE --> think again before do anything to ur phone cause this guide work for me, if u do wrong u will get bricked phone, i dunno if this think work to anyone out there.

All my knowledge get from all dev thats posting here and i claim thats all link not mine, thanks for [MENTION=5834335]Agent_fabulous[/MENTION] and team for all of this.

(Sorry for my bad english iam indonesian)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] dsanhao:
Refer to this, see last line on post, A9 = Android 9 in case you wonder what it means

Any ROM thread that have [CFW] on their title mean its CFW compatible ROM, (ex: [ROM][CFW][10.0.0_r39] POSP v3.2.0-hotfix+16 - begonia/begoniain [OFFICIAL][STABLE]). So yeah POSP is one of them.

As mentioned on CFW Migration Steps, better flash factory preloader and lk as mentioned in first post of this thread first before flashing any recovery to prevent risk of perma-brick that will cost you trip to service center. And remember you need to download 2 versions of TWRP here, non-CFW TWRP for migrating to CFW and CFW compatible TWRP to make TWRP work on CFW. The links to download both of TWRP are available on the link in the first answer, CFW compatible TWRP link is in the middle line of post, and non-CFW TWRP is in last line of post.

Yes and no, factory preloader, lk and both of TWRP are flased via fastboot, and CFW is flashed via non-CFW TWRP after you flashed it.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] SupBurst:
Help !

I followed the pritish1998 guide but when its suposed to boot into trwp it gets stuck in a bootloop. This only thing that guide doesn't mention is that you are suposed to downgrade from miui 11 to 10 which i didn't.. i hope i didn't brick my device. What should i do ? I can't seem to enter stock recovery for the love of god. I downloaded the stock rom but i can't find recovery.img in it. Help. I can boot into fastboot mode.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] guiguid66:
Hi,

If you have fastboot and stock rom,

flashall is your friend.

On linux do sh ./flashall.sh
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] shc_gunz:
I cant tell u for this one cause i dont have that roblem for my device.

But u can find solution for this like this one Here.

If thats not work try find another post out there :fingers-crossed: .

Note : First of all u need to read all post before do something to ur device, thats i do before flash all my device.(yeah reading is su*k but thats the way to succes bro):svetius:
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] BayjelMan:
hi. its make my phone reboot when using fingerprint on every cfw rom. i think this is a CFW issue. may be some one find some method to solve that? see some times peoples report this bug.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] guiguid66:
Same issue : finger print reboot. on all CFW ROM.

I think dev are on it.

(begonia EU)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] PewPewGottcha:
Thank you for answering,

So i flashed the preloader and twrp, now I just put the POSP CFW on a memorycard, stick it in and flash it using TWRP? Then flash the CFW twrp to recovery and I'm done?

Or do I still have to flash the indian vendor image before flashing POSP?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] PewPewGottcha:
Never mind my post above, I figured it out!

SO! Here is how I did it and the way I would have wanted it explained to me!

I'm gonna assume that you have unlocked your device and have it on android 9.

Download flashboot on your computer:Link

Download the preloader files from the first post here. Link

Save the files in the same folder as your flashboot.

Open flash boot and use the code from the first page:

fastboot flash preloader preloader_begonia.bin
fastboot flash lk lk.img
fastboot flash lk2 lk.img

To minimize the risk of bricking your device you need to find the vbmeta.img for the ROM you are currently on! I had some trouble with this since I didnt know where to find it but I just unziped the ROM I had installed and there it was.

Save the vbmeta.img to the samefolder as your flashboot and flash using

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

Now you need to download and install TWRP as your recovery. Link

Again, save the file in your flashboot folder and use the code

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

fastboot reboot

After this you are set to install the Custom ROM you want. Download the CFW package (Link) and the ROM of your choice and if needed also the Gapps, Link

Save these files to the phone, easiest way is to use a SD-card.

Enter the recovery (TWRP) and go to INSTALL, choice the zipfiles to install, CFW package, ROM, Gapps. You can also follow this tutorial Link

This should be it!

But you should also install a CFW friendly recovery version of TWRP. Link

Do as before!

Hope this helps, if anyone finds something thats not right please let me know! I'm by no means a proffesional, I just gathered what information I could find here and in other places.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Beardroid78:
Good evening everyone, sorry for my bad English. It is my first time modifying a phone, my first phone Xiaomi was this. However, after trying to understand the Mega post, I don't understand how I should do the Donwgrade to Android 9. Can anyone help me? I would greatly appreciate it.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
This might help :

https://firmwarefile.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-8-pro
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tomekk228:
First: Sry guys. I understand english very well (reading). But with writing in specific grammar, i am very bad.. Im so sorry! :eek:

Goddamit Guys! You Guys are Genius.

First, i want to thank you developers, to find everytime ways to install custom roms and others on nice smartphones.

But the explanations are not so clear for me. I life in germany, and want to buy the Redmi Note 8 Pro. Because this badass smartphone costs here only 200€ (and cant still believe it, on my first handons it was so frickin fast and nice).

But like everytime, i first check the support for my 3 must haves: Orangefox Recovery, Lineage OS, Magisk.

On every other Phone i had (6 different phones. samsung, xiamoi, sony, and other) the Procedure was very clear and very simple:

- Unlock bootloader with fastboot* on xiamoi with xiamois unlocker

- flash orangefox recovery with fastboot

- reboot phone into recovery

- wipe and format everything

- start adb

- (adb sideload needed firmware)* this step only the poco f1 needed

- adb sideload lineage os

- adb sideload magisk

- finish & ready to use

I am not new into flashing roms and other things. I started at the release of Samsung Galaxy S2. And for the must phones i had i compile lineageos by my self with few "extra patches" (another boot logo, few different icons for different settings like wlan, bluetooth. adding a iptables script file at boottime that the smartphone have no internet access until i using a vpn).

But with the Note 8 Pro, i got totaly confused:

-So long i understand, a downgrade to Android 9 is a MUST HAVE? Otherwise flashing other recovery or rom cause a brick witch is only repairable by xiaomi self?

-CFW(? what ever this means) dont is a requirement, but nice to have?

- Orangefox Recovery isnt possible, because only a custom patched TWRP is possible?

- In no Rom Guide on this Forum is mentioned if it needed to install specific firmware (https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-8-pro/development/firmware-xiaomi-redmi-note-8-pro-t4096343) ?

- In the LineageOS thread is a link, that the megathread is a must have. but the megathread says lineageos is not compatible/possible with CFW? Still dont know if CFW needed?

- and many things more that got me confused... on my list i have 9 different things i have to flash, to use lineageos. But that i cant believe and i think i missunderstood so many things....

.... so i wrote this post!
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Disaster:
Only boot ROM Download mode

Hey guys. I know that question will be very stupid, but can you tell me how exactly working Only Boot ROM download mode, and how to check Mi Account authorization.

Plz.?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Beardroid78:
Good morning, I am terribly confused. Inside the Megapost, what is the noncwf and the cwf to flash? How do I know that my device has the cwf correctly? I hope you can guide me
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Are you saying what does CFW mean? It's Custom FirmWare. If you haven't installed a custom ROM (firmware), then you have stock ROM, or non-CFW.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] IndianTigers:
Regarding rollback and relock bootloader

I am currently on Pixel Experience ROM. Can I simply flash Stock MIUI 11.0.4.0 Pie via mi flash tool to relock my bootloader and revert to MIUI?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tomekk228:
Thank you guys for your help and time!

I buyed a Redmi Note 9S. Because its the newer and better phone, costs only 30€ more, and the Unlock & Flash Process is like i know since years. And it hat official crdroid support :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Tinderbox (UK):
Anybody know where the themes are stored, I have over 150 and wondered how much space they are taking up, Also where they are located.

Thanks.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
I think you'll find /wallpaper/ and /theme/.data/ in /system/media/. I'm not sure if that's all your downloaded ones, tho, or just the ones that come pre-loaded.

Even if you have a couple hundred of them, the total size wouldn't be enough to worry about. Way less than 1 mb apiece.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Tinderbox (UK):
It looks like it`s in internal shared storage/MIUI/theme (enable show hidden to see files)

Looks like 183 themes is using 1.59gb

edit: I used the BACKUP option in Settings, to backup only the themes and the backup size shows as only 7.85MB ??

Thanks.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Holy moly, I was way off! haha

Cheers
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beginner148:
sorry for beginner question , my rn 8 pro is global and shipped with latest miui 10 as stock rom when i bought it back then , is it ok to revert to android 10 rom immediately or you must flash stock pie rom that you got out of box? , can someone tell steps to switch back?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] corus:
Hi, when I want to try another CFW rom (I'm on cecsium OS at the moment) do I have to format Data (I would like to keep my apps)?

I'm aware that a clean flash is always the best choice, but in your experience does it make a big difference? Or could I get any performance issues?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Danmann:
Not really sure but you could use titanium backup. But you have to start every app manually after restore. And you should check app info as well for every restored app and allow permissions etc. . Maybe it'll be the same when you don't format data. Maybe the Rom doesn't even start. So take a twrp backup and titanium backup. Just in case.

Twrp unofficial (cfw version) restore backup didn't worked for me for a few roms. So be careful with that. Maybe orangefox is a better option for backup and restore data or even the whole os.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beginner148:
gapps don't work with me on pe+ do i have to flash them again or is it normal bug?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Iitachiuchiha:
Wewww amazing work :)
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] DarthGW:
i just unlocked the bootloader and on MIUI11.0.6 PGGCNXM. where do i find the vbmeta img for this rom?

do i need to install the non-cfw recovery before migrating to cfw or i can just flash the lk files then go straight to flashing orangefox recovery?

i want straight away flash to Pixel Roms immediately from stock MIUI
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] khb8255@gmail.com:
Simply put...

1.miui android 9 status.

2.- Begonia: https://sourceforge.net/projects/begonia-oss/files/CFW/begonia-A10-CFW_20200530.zip/download

Flashing

3.CFW Reboot..?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] GHOST2711:
HELP

Hello, I have a rn8pr8 and it has the bootloader closed and apart it has an error of NV DATA CORRUPT And it does not let me start the Cell phone could you help me.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beginner148:
i highly recommend going to nearest service center,

you can read this but again it's better to go to service center if you don't know what you're doing.

https://c.mi.com/thread-1479882-1-0.html
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] orangpelupa:
Hello, anyone have more detailed guide for those that already in Android 10?

Page 1 only saya to downgrade to compatible qndroid 9 miui. But how? What files are needed? What android 9 is compatible?

Oh and why I can't simply unlock, flash twrp, and flash custom rom zip?
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
No, you can't just do what you've done on other devices.

This is a fantastic explainer on just why you can't (you'll hard-brick your device, and you won't be able to save it yourself):

https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-edl-unbrick-authorized-mi-accounts/amp/
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] orangpelupa:
Thank you! Whoa if I know that I won't be buying begonia. I'll stick with OFW then :(
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beachfl:
Yeah, CFW on this device probably isn't for the faint of heart haha.

That said... a lot of people have installed CFW and are really happy with it, so it can be done. I think it's kinda like a lot of things - as long as you read thoroughly as much as you can about the processes involved, and you follow the instructions carefully, it shouldn't be too risky. The instructions in the OP are pretty detailed.

I mean... I didn't know anything about my RN8P a few weeks ago, but now I think I know a fair bit about it. If it weren't a primary device, I'd give it a go.

Good luck x
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] beginner148:
but cfw roms for mtk devices are in beta and not stable , all have issues for example pixel experience famous issue, messages don't appear and shows unknown sim number in about phone , chrome crashes every day once , camera not most stable so is volte, I'm not saying they're bad but it's not even close to being as reliable as snapdragon variants.

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-Qualcomm-powered-devices-have-much-better-Custom-ROM-support