Out of the box phone bootloop - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers

So I got my brand new Xiaomi Redmi note 5 global version 2 days ago. Really happy, until I tried to turn it on...
Power (Normal boot) : the phone keeps bootlooping, never passes the Mi initial logo screen
Power + volume up (recovery) : gives an error saying "The system has been destroyed" and just turns off
Power + volume down (fastboot) : works fine
Bootloader it's locked obviously so I can't flash anything
Sometimes the "powered by Android" and the 3 dots blinking appear but they just keep loading and nothing happens (I've waited for 2 hours even) or it just freezes and restarts again. I managed to get into MiRecovery once, don't ask me how, it just got into it without me doing anything special. I tried to flash a new rom via "update.zip" but the phone wasn't recognized via MiAssistant. Never booted into MiRecovery ever since, just gives me the error now.
When I put the phone charging, it automaticaly keeps booting. It only appears the battery icon when the battery it's empty.
Activating warranty is what I'm supposed to do I know, but the problem is that it would take me at least a month to get the phone back since I'm from Portugal and I bought it in a Hong Kong warehouse.
I thing that's all, I really have nothing else to say, I would appreciate some help, thanks in advance!
EDIT : forgot to mention, did the "fastboot getvar anti" test and the result was "anti : 3"

I think you have a chinese variant phone and was flashed with global rom. The system has been destroyed error means you are using a rom not compatible with phone and the bootloader was locked. Only fix is to unlock bootloader OR do a testpoint and flash china rom with anti ver 3 bootloader http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.5.16.0....EICNFA_20180531.0000.00_8.1_cn_e2d86ecd6b.tgz
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Also try mi assistant beta on my thread and flash china recovery rom
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/how-to/tut-flashing-official-recovery-rom-t3798165

devcon69 said:
I think you have a chinese variant phone and was flashed with global rom. The system has been destroyed error means you are using a rom not compatible with phone and the bootloader was locked. Only fix is to unlock bootloader OR do a testpoint and flash china rom with anti ver 3 bootloader http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.5.16.0....EICNFA_20180531.0000.00_8.1_cn_e2d86ecd6b.tgz
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Also try mi assistant beta on my thread and flash china recovery rom
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/how-to/tut-flashing-official-recovery-rom-t3798165
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Does deep flash/EDL cable works too? I really don't want to open my phone and void the warranty if I ever need it
I tried to boot recovery via fastboot "fastboot boot recovery.img" and it gives me a "Too many links" error

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Bricked OnePlus 3. Please Help!

Okay. I'm desperate... I bricked my OP3 and have no money for a new one!
Here's what happened:
I was running the latest stable version of FreedomOS and everything worked perfectly. I got bored and decided it'd be a good idea to install CM 13. I booted into TWRP and flashed the rom then realized "oh wait i could install CM14" . I went to the XDA thread which said i first had to install a version of Oxygen OS.
Instead of just flashing the O2OS zip through TWRP like a normal person I decided to revert fully to factory settings. I found some instructions on how to do so. They said:
1 - flash stock Recovery
2 - run "fastboot oem lock"
I got this far and reaized that i F***ed up. My OP3 won't boot into recovery or system and i can't run "fastboot oem unlock" (it says remote unlock isn't allowed).
I tried the "Mega Unbrick Guide" but the msn download always fails and says "sahara connection failed"
Is there any way to restore my OP3?
Please say there is... I'm broke and can't afford a new phone... ?
Well, keep trying with that unbrick guide ... It's your best bet.
Btw, re-locking bootloader is not necessary, even if you're reverting to fully stock. It's pointless and can only cause problems, no benefits whatsoever. But now you know that already ...
Sent from my OnePlus 3 using Tapatalk
dmdylan said:
Okay. I'm desperate... I bricked my OP3 and have no money for a new one!
Here's what happened:
I was running the latest stable version of FreedomOS and everything worked perfectly. I got bored and decided it'd be a good idea to install CM 13. I booted into TWRP and flashed the rom then realized "oh wait i could install CM14" . I went to the XDA thread which said i first had to install a version of Oxygen OS.
Instead of just flashing the O2OS zip through TWRP like a normal person I decided to revert fully to factory settings. I found some instructions on how to do so. They said:
1 - flash stock Recovery
2 - run "fastboot oem lock"
I got this far and reaized that i F***ed up. My OP3 won't boot into recovery or system and i can't run "fastboot oem unlock" (it says remote unlock isn't allowed).
I tried the "Mega Unbrick Guide" but the msn download always fails and says "sahara connection failed"
Is there any way to restore my OP3?
Please say there is... I'm broke and can't afford a new phone...
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Well first off, factory settings is just a wipe from TWRP I have no idea why you would install Stock Recovery and relock the device. That's like...LITERAL restore back to stock like before you even got the device.
Next is that your phone needs to be in fastboot mode in order to run OEM unlock.
Plug the phone into a different USB port and try it if not do a little more digging in the OP forums
No need to panic for as long as you have fastboot, you're all good..
Go here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/untouched-oxygen-os-3-2-5-img-boot-img-t3460975
Download the boot and system images and flash through fastboot.. I've done this myself and once your phone boots, install twrp etc..
hagar006 said:
No need to panic for as long as you have fastboot, you're all good..
Go here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/untouched-oxygen-os-3-2-5-img-boot-img-t3460975
Download the boot and system images and flash through fastboot.. I've done this myself and once your phone boots, install twrp etc..
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Thanks for your help but it didn't work because my bootloader is locked
dmdylan said:
Thanks for your help but it didn't work because my bootloader is locked
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resolveste have the problem ????
Excuse my English, I am Portuguese
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Excuse my English, I am Portuguese[
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there is a way to solve this, you have windows 10 ????
When you cannot afford another phone ..why the f you touch your current phone. Leave it as it is... The stock is the most stable. The most battery friendly most performance.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using XDA-Developers mobile app
unbrick tool
hello,
you need the OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool_Full.rar to unbrick your phone, i was also in your situation,
you need also the Qualcomm_Diag_QD_Loader_2016_driver.exe with this two tools you can flash to restore the OP3
me helped al lot this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3405700
a had a success with this part How to Make the device show as Qualcomm 9008
it is important that you have the correct driver installed on your pc that the phone will be recognized as Qualcomm 9008
if you need help you can pn me if you want
try this also http://www.androidbrick.com/unbrick-oneplus-one-two-3-qualcomm-hs-usb-qdloader-9008/
1. download one plus rom from the official oneplus website -> s3.amazonaws.com/oxygenos.oneplus.net/OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_015_all_1609141252_c38077177cfc4e74.zip
2. boot in recovery and select install rom from adb -> downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3/oneplus_3_oxygenos_3.2.6 (follow the Flash Instructions)
3. be happy

Need help with my Mi A2 lite

The phone was rooted before and I had a few magisk modules installed.
After updating a few of them, the phone entered in a bootloop state. I waited 2 hours, hoping it will start, since a similar event happened a few weeks ago. After realising it will not start I tried to flash back to stock. It gave an error message and now I'm stuck. The phone does try to power on, holding the power button makes it vibrate. It also gets recognized by the PC as "Android". When I try to flash the stock img back on, I get "phone is locked" or something along those lines message. I did try going into recovery but it doesn't work, the screen is black (not dead, it is black color). What can I do?
Mi Flash Tool <<<<<<
I had the same problem with Magisk and version 10.07
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Mi Flash Tool <<<<<<
I had the same problem with Magisk and version 10.07

Mi A2 Lite bricked on stock

Hello everyone,
My Mi A2 Lite just died today. I was on stock 8.1 rooted and suddenly it freezes so I rebooted it and I got stuck on Android One logo WITHOUT ANY animation.
I tried to boot into recovery via adb but I get stuck on TWRP logo. I tried to flash fastboot image but nothing changes....
I really need help because I'm out of options
pocchio said:
Hello everyone,
My Mi A2 Lite just died today. I was on stock 8.1 rooted and suddenly it freezes so I rebooted it and I got stuck on Android One logo WITHOUT ANY animation.
I tried to boot into recovery via adb but I get stuck on TWRP logo. I tried to flash fastboot image but nothing changes....
I really need help because I'm out of options
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Two quick questions:
1.The phone died on its self without your intervention or...?
2.Have you tried to flash the stock firmware via MiFlash , while the phone is in edl mode(the command is: fastboot oem edl)?
1) yes, it got stuck so I rebooted it
2) I tried flashing with MiFlash tool in fastboot mode. When I connect it in fastboot edl the mi flash tool sees it as COM and therefore I’m not able to flash it.
I’m I doing something wrong?
pocchio said:
Hello everyone,
My Mi A2 Lite just died today. I was on stock 8.1 rooted and suddenly it freezes so I rebooted it and I got stuck on Android One logo WITHOUT ANY animation.
I tried to boot into recovery via adb but I get stuck on TWRP logo. I tried to flash fastboot image but nothing changes....
I really need help because I'm out of options
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pocchio said:
1) yes, it got stuck so I rebooted it
2) I tried flashing with MiFlash tool in fastboot mode. When I connect it in fastboot edl the mi flash tool sees it as COM and therefore I’m not able to flash it.
I’m I doing something wrong?
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I think you are confusing some things here; adb is not an option now so you can´t boot device normally and also you said "fastboot edl" but they are different modes.
While in fastboot how did you try booting to TWRP image? (you said through adb but this is not right)
Can you get to fastboot? (hold vol down while booting, should see a rabbit on the screen)
pocchio said:
1) yes, it got stuck so I rebooted it
2) I tried flashing with MiFlash tool in fastboot mode. When I connect it in fastboot edl the mi flash tool sees it as COM and therefore I’m not able to flash it.
I’m I doing something wrong?
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When your phone is in EDL mode(you won't be seeing any logo on your phone ,only black screen) it's absolutely normal to see the device as COM port , because the device is in another factory mode. And there is no problem flashing stock ,when your phone is seen as COM port. So if you can't flash the stock firmware in fastboot mode or EDL mode , maybe you have a hardware issue. To be sure -take a screenshot of the error in MiFalsh when the phone is in edl Mode (seen as a COM port) and you try to flash the stock firmware.
Ok, I understand the difference between EDL (black screen) and Fastboot mode. I can get in both mode. I tried to flash fastboot stock rom (taken from the thread in xda) and everything goes smoothly, but it stays in fastboot mode at the end and when I send the command fastboot reboot it gets stuck again on the Android One logo (no animation).
When I tried the EDL mode, mi flash returns something missing (I will post the screenshot asap) and it seems like is not the right thing I'm trying to flash or something similar (I will post more information as soon as I can). (I'm trying to flash the same fastboot roms found in xda)
So, just to make sure I'm doing the right thing, where I can find the stock firmware to flash?
Thanks again for your help!
pocchio said:
Ok, I understand the difference between EDL (black screen) and Fastboot mode. I can get in both mode. I tried to flash fastboot stock rom (taken from the thread in xda) and everything goes smoothly, but it stays in fastboot mode at the end and when I send the command fastboot reboot it gets stuck again on the Android One logo (no animation).
When I tried the EDL mode, mi flash returns something missing (I will post the screenshot asap) and it seems like is not the right thing I'm trying to flash or something similar (I will post more information as soon as I can). (I'm trying to flash the same fastboot roms found in xda)
So, just to make sure I'm doing the right thing, where I can find the stock firmware to flash?
Thanks again for your help!
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Here is the stock firmware from Xiaomi site:
https://en.miui.com/getrom-354.html?m=yes&mobile=2
Don't worry that it says MIUI , the firmware is Android One , they just forgot to change the name from MIUI to Android One , I have already tried it ,and I can confirm that it's 100% stock Android One firmware , good luck!
Ok I performed the flash but the error i get is new.
I get the error ACK count don't match!
I tried the version
daisy_global_images_V10.0.9.0.PDLMIXM_20190514.0000.00_9.0_f9d0c739e0.tgz
pocchio said:
Ok I performed the flash but the error i get is new.
I get the error ACK count don't match!
I tried the version
daisy_global_images_V10.0.9.0.PDLMIXM_20190514.0000.00_9.0_f9d0c739e0.tgz
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I will give a solution in a minute
EDIT: Are you sure your bootloader is unlocked? (fastboot oem unlock)
You have two choices , you need to find an older version of MiFlash beta , i'll give you a video :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7O1Svib14g
In the video description you can find a link for the MiFlash beta ,I hope it helps.
If not , you'll have to consider the Testpoint unbrick method , there are several guides.
OK, thanks to the use of the BETA version I was able to flash the rom but unfortunately I still get the same AndroidOne logo without any animation....
I really don't know what to do now...
Yes the bootloader is unlocked and I checked with fastboot getvar
pocchio said:
OK, thanks to the use of the BETA version I was able to flash the rom but unfortunately I still get the same AndroidOne logo without any animation....
I really don't know what to do now...
Yes the bootloader is unlocked and I checked with fastboot getvar
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Ok , it totally sound like some kind of hardware issue with the storage . Is there any way to boot in TWRP ?
Download the TWRP version 3.3.3-1 offain and try to boot with it (fastboot boot recovery(the name of the recovery).IMG) and wait until the TWRP logo disappear. Wait at least 1 minute if the logo doesn't disappear , then in my opinion , you have a hardware problem , if you succeed to booting in TWRP download the GM 1.1 version from this thread :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/development/9-miui-rom-t3960704
and flash it via TWRP. Then reboot and leave the phone without touching at least 10 minutes (until you see some movement like on the bottom of the screen , there will be a MI logo , right above the logo if you see 3 dots moving , then you're saved . From there we can proceed , but if you can't flash even this rom , if nothing helps. I hope you have a warranty , reflash the stock rom with the option flash_all_lock and go to your warranty service center.
EDIT: I googled and found another issue, that might be causing this strange situation: You may got scammed , and the device might not be a Mi A2 Lite , but rebranded Redmi 6X. See this thread:
http://en.miui.com/thread-5984082-1-1.html
If your phone is displayed "Wayne" ,not "Daisy" ,then you'll have to flash a Redmi 6X firmware to get rid of the bootloop
nikoman1987 said:
Ok , it totally sound like some kind of hardware issue with the storage . Is there any way to boot in TWRP ?
Download the TWRP version 3.3.3-1 offain and try to boot with it (fastboot boot recovery(the name of the recovery).IMG) and wait until the TWRP logo disappear. Wait at least 1 minute if the logo doesn't disappear , then in my opinion , you have a hardware problem , if you succeed to booting in TWRP download the GM 1.1 version from this thread :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/development/9-miui-rom-t3960704
and flash it via TWRP. Then reboot and leave the phone without touching at least 10 minutes (until you see some movement like on the bottom of the screen , there will be a MI logo , right above the logo if you see 3 dots moving , then you're saved . From there we can proceed , but if you can't flash even this rom , if nothing helps. I hope you have a warranty , reflash the stock rom with the option flash_all_lock and go to your warranty service center.
EDIT: I googled and found another issue, that might be causing this strange situation: You may got scammed , and the device might not be a Mi A2 Lite , but rebranded Redmi 6X. See this thread:
http://en.miui.com/thread-5984082-1-1.html
If your phone is displayed "Wayne" ,not "Daisy" ,then you'll have to flash a Redmi 6X firmware to get rid of the bootloop
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I will now try your solution, I just tried the testpoint unbrick method but still same problem.
The output from fastboot getvar all shows a DAISY bootloader. Where I can see the real name of the device to see if it is a Mi 6X?
pocchio said:
I will now try your solution, I just tried the testpoint unbrick method but still same problem.
The output from fastboot getvar all shows a DAISY bootloader. Where I can see the real name of the device to see if it is a Mi 6X?
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the command is: fastboot oem get-product-model
nikoman1987 said:
the command is: fastboot oem get-product-model
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Unfortunately I get unknown command.
Additionally when I try to boot the TWRP I get stuck at logo forever....
pocchio said:
Unfortunately I get unknown command.
Additionally when I try to boot the TWRP I get stuck at logo forever....
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tried the command too, it doesn't work.
So test point doesn't work too.. That's bad news
EDIT: fastboot getvar product command works , you can try it
And another question , have you tried to boot with patched boot.IMG ?
It seems indeed some hardware problem... Is there any way I can try to boot something from the SD card? (In order to rule out the storage problem....
pocchio said:
It seems indeed some hardware problem... Is there any way I can try to boot something from the SD card? (In order to rule out the storage problem....
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You need a recovery to flash , which has a specific partition in the phone storage. You can flash only via fastboot . You need to boot into recovery , so try with a patched boot image for your version of the rom
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pocchio said:
It seems indeed some hardware problem... Is there any way I can try to boot something from the SD card? (In order to rule out the storage problem....
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So the last resort , we'll try to flash the ROM that I have mentioned before via fastboot. Place the zip file GM 1.1 in your PC (it has to be in the same directory as your adb and fastboot tools)
then open cmd and run the command
fastboot flash (the full name of the zip).zip
and hit enter
maybe that will solve it
And if this doesn't help again... type these fastboot commands :
fastboot format userdata
fastboot format system
fastboot format cache
fastboot format vendor
fastboot format recovery
fastboot format boot
then try again to reflash the stock rom (first try in edl mode ,if this doesn't do anything ,you'll have to format everything via fastboot commands again ,and try to flash the ROM in fastboot mode)
And if this doesn't help too... Then you're free to hit that ? in the ground hahahah (just kidding)
Tried both these two last but nothig works, I always get the same problem.
I just saw your comment on patched boot, can you elaborate a little bit on this?
I'm honestly very close to throw it in the trash
pocchio said:
Tried both these two last but nothig works, I always get the same problem.
I just saw your comment on patched boot, can you elaborate a little bit on this?
I'm honestly very close to throw it in the trash
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which version of the firmware you are flashing? 10.0.9.0 or another version , so I can send you a link and walk you through the procedure.
And when you flashed the GM 1.1 the boot screen didn't changed from Android one? (the GM 1.1 version is a MIUI stock port and has to change your boot screen to black screen with white MI logo on it) It is very important to know
One of my friends told me to try this: just open the directory of the stock firmware , navigate to flash_all.bat and run the bat file (NOT THE FLASH_ALL_LOCK!!!) and wait for the end of the process. He had a similar problem , and it worked. He explained that for any reason , the recovery was the problem , because it was flashed in the boot partition. When you use flash_all.bat The file will erase all partitions and rewrite them. MiFlash won't , so try that

From Android 10 back to Stock not possible?

Hi all,
i have a big issue with my mi6 sagit. Actual phone stats: unlocked, TWRP 3.3.1-2, Android 10 (Lingaeos).
I unlocked month ago. Now tested Android 10 put i want back to stock. I used Mi Flash. Phone was found but every firmware i tested - 8.5.xxx to 11.0.xxx, global, chinese - MiFlash shows "missmatched echo phone...."
Google told me wrong firmware.
Ok, the checked the Threasd about Miui 12. "Use twrp for flash". Downloaded, flashed, Bootloop.
I dont know what happened. Is twrp the issue that i cant go back to latest stable stock?
Best regards Kullino
Try format data first. If mi flash did not help try fastboot.
Hi,
i tried format data, didnt help. Ok, will read about flashing with fastboot. Thanks.
1- install xiaomi adb drivers 1. 4. 3.
2-click shift+right click and open power shell screen
3-plug your phone and write "fastboot oem edl"
4- your phone's screen will be dark. After install MiFlash 01042016 version.
5-your phone will be appear like "COM10" then use your global stable stock rom and flash with 01042016 version ( choose clean all)
6-stock rom will be installed your phone after them. Good luck.
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kullino said:
Hi all,
i have a big issue with my mi6 sagit. Actual phone stats: unlocked, TWRP 3.3.1-2, Android 10 (Lingaeos).
I unlocked month ago. Now tested Android 10 put i want back to stock. I used Mi Flash. Phone was found but every firmware i tested - 8.5.xxx to 11.0.xxx, global, chinese - MiFlash shows "missmatched echo phone...."
Google told me wrong firmware.
Ok, the checked the Threasd about Miui 12. "Use twrp for flash". Downloaded, flashed, Bootloop.
I dont know what happened. Is twrp the issue that i cant go back to latest stable stock?
Best regards Kullino
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New versions of MiFlash doesn't work with mi6.
Can I go back from Android 10 to 9 or 8.1?

[SOLVED] Trying to unbrick phone from "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device" after failed OFFICIAL OS update.

I have a bricked Redmi Note 5 Pro. Stock firmware, locked bootloader, did literally nothing that would cause this. Just updated firmware (it happened few years ago, just now decided to try and repair it), and after update It's stuck in Mi-Recovery 3.0, with options only for "Reboot", "Wipe Data" and "Connect with MIAssistant", with red text at the bottom "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device" (see photo). Tried everything form this menu, nothing solves the problem. I can boot into fastboot but can't use it as the bootloader is locked and debugging is off. I can go into EDL mode but can't flash as I need to log in into Mi Account, and my sister (this phone was hers) forgot the password and even the account which was connected to this device. I was looking for MiFlash that bypasses authorization but can't find any that is not marked as malware (anyone knows of any that is safe?). At was past the warranty and I've tried to ask few phone-repair shops but the said that is unrepairable.
Any ideas what I can check or try next to solve this problem?
BTW. Does anyone knows why all of this happened? As I already said, never did anything with OS, only updated it which caused brick. My only idea is, as this phone was bought not from official store, that it might be a phone that was bought cheaper in china, then flashed with modified global OS and after update it was replaced with official global OS which bricked the phone. No idea if something like this is possible.
Edit [Sep 19, 2021]: I got somewhere. Used Firehose file to flash whyred global image without authenitcation. Got into system. I can at least go into fastboot and it's detected correctly in windows. Now I'm trying to get root, flash TWRP and any non-stock OS. Couldn't flash directly via fastboot because of anti-rollback check. Tried to do "fastboot boot twrp_rn5pro.img" which resulted in FAIL in console (status read failed - too many links) and "The system has been destroyed - click the power button to shutdown".
Edit2 [Sep 19, 2021]: Looks like my bootloader is still locked and that's why I can't flash custom recovery. But when I look in the phone settings it says that my phone is already unlocked. Checking in fastboot via PC says otherwise. Enabled OEM unlocking, but fastboot still says "FAILED (remote: Token Verify Failed, Reboot the device". Can't unlock it using MiUnlock cause they say that I need to set my account as available to unlock in unlock status on my device, but I can't do it as my device says that it's already unlocked.
Edit3 [Sep 20, 2021]: I've tried other tool: XiaoMiTool V2 (by Francesco Tescari). As the option "My device works normally I want to mod it" didn't work I chose "My device is bricked I want to unbrick it". Selected option without unlocking bootloader (wouldn't work). And it actually auto-detected that it's chinese phone and flashed chinese OS (MIUI 10.3 Stable). At the boot I got a prompt that this device is locked and I need to log into my Mi account (the one I logged in in the last ROM - from first Edit), after logging in it let me go through setup (luckily there was English). But phone still says that it's unlocked while it's still locked in fastboot. So in the end it didn't got me anywhere, but at least I know that orginally it was a chinese phone.
Edit4 [Sep 20, 2021]: Finally solved the problem! Used this tutorial. Did everything like shown on video and at the end I have MIUI 12 with unlocked bootloader (this time it's actually unlocked - checked with fastboot). Managed to flash TWRP using dummy.img and flashing to recovery. Couldn't boot from img, but vol+ + power did the job. With working recovery I can do everything else I wanted to do.
I had the same issue, which I also managed to fix. I thought I'd share what I did here.
My phone was bricked with access to MIUI recovery and Fastboot. My phone was locked, however my phone was not linked to my Mi account, and so I couldn't unlock it using the Mi Unlock tool. The only way to get into EDL mode was via the testpoint method. It's not as scary as people may think.
Many of the YouTube videos on testpoint show that you have to touch the two terminals while pushing the cable into the phone. Several times I was able to activate EDL mode without doing both at the same time - i.e. I could just connect the cable and touch the two terminals (I used a paper clip) and the phone would enter EDL mode. I think it might have had something to do with me pressing the power button. In my case, I had to have the battery disconnected from the circuit to get into EDL mode.
I used the Xiaomi Flash tool. Always remember to select not to relock the bootloader. I think it's stupid that relocking is the default option and that the radio buttons are at the bottom of the program and sometimes not visible on a laptop. That's how I got into this mess in the first place!
One of the things that I think causes the "MIUI version" problem is attempting to install the incorrect stock ROM. The phones may be fussy about which stock ROM they will accept. In my case, I thought the phone was a global version, then worked out that it was probably a Chinese version.
I replaced the firehose files in all the ROMs I attempted flashing with the ones supplied on XDA. The Xiaomi Flash tool reported success several times, but when starting up the phone it would go into recovery with the "MIUI version" message. I tried about six different MIUI ROMs with the testpoint method, both global and Chinese, before stumbling on the one that worked (after replacing the firehose files): whyred_images_V11.0.2.0.PEICNXM_20191023.0000.00_9.0_cn
When I got back into MIUI, I linked the phone to my MI account and then attempted flashing the latest LineageOS (which was what I was trying to do in the first place), using the Lineage recovery. The phone wasn't accepting the Lineage recovery, so I flashed OrangeFox-R11.0-Stable-whyred. I had to boot to Orangefox in order to flash it. You copy the Orangefox zip file to your phone using your computer when you have MIUI up and running, then you enter Fastboot and run the following command from your computer:
fastboot boot recovery.img
From Orangefox, you then select the Orangefox zip file on your phone and swipe to install.
Once that was done, I rebooted to recovery and did a wipe of the phone. It wasn't enough for me to wipe Dalvik/ ART Cache and Cache (as recommended), I had to also wipe System, Vendor and Data. (I tried just the first two and the LOS installation was corrupt, even though it was reported as being successful.) I then copied LOS to a micro SD card, inserted it into the phone and mounted it, before flashing LOS by navigating to the zip file on the SD card, selecting it and selecting wipe to install.
Finally success!
I think the key with the testpoint method is to keep trying ROMs until you stumble on the one that works. If the Xiaomi Flash tool reports success, I think it means you are doing something right. I also wonder if a lot of people who have the "MIUI version" issue have a phone with the Chinese ROM and don't realise it.
Hope this helped someone!
by any chances how do you unlock bootloader if you just bypass the mi account?
yoshukii19 said:
by any chances how do you unlock bootloader if you just bypass the mi account?
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No hacking ... Why did you bypass mi account???
drnightshadow said:
No hacking ... Why did you bypass mi account???
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the reason is I got my phone Redmi Note 5 Pro on fb marketplace by swapping my old phone, when I'm using it there's no mi account logged in on my phone then I tried to install the latest MIUI 12 by flashing it on MiFlash but I didn't notice that I didn't change the setting on clean all so it locked my bootloader, after I manage to fix the issue about my phone because it doesn't open and it only boot on recovery with a message "This MIUI...." and make it boot by flashing cn official rom, it says that my phone is locked and I need to logged in the old mi account, I already ask the previous owner but he said he doesn't have an access on that account, even the number and email are already lost
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No hacking ... Why did you bypass mi account???
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If it's locked and you haven't registered the phone with Mi Account, then you will need to use test point. There are a lot of claims that it's not necessary, but I tried many of them and it wouldn't work. I think they are a load of rubbish to get you to pay money. Test point is not that hard, but you need to pick the right ROM.
Aurora333 said:
If it's locked and you haven't registered the phone with Mi Account, then you will need to use test point. There are a lot of claims that it's not necessary, but I tried many of them and it wouldn't work. I think they are a load of rubbish to get you to pay money. Test point is not that hard, but you need to pick the right ROM.
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Why did you quote me?!?

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