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How to flash PE ROM in MI MIX2S device?

Dear every one, I really like this ROM, but how to flash this ROM?
I try to flash to use fastboot and TWRP with IMG flashIng, but after flashing them, the mobile phone will jump to Bootloader page, but when I use the same method in other ROM(like PHH and RR6.1.0)it works. My last ROM version is MIUI10-8.7.12 Globle.
details here
1.formate data
2.4 wipe
3.install and choose img file with system type.
4.wipe again
5.reboot
THanks.

If supported you can flash the image in bootloader mode.
Type in this command.
fastboot flash system nameofimage.img and reboot.

PE just wont boot for some devices. There is a whole different thread about fixing this, it may be for Huawei, but it could work for more devices. Apparently flashing a patched boot from Magisk works.

flash magisk 16.6 it will boot. but then you will have to also format data(not wipe) in twrp to disable encryption.

It finally works!
The steps I took to get it working are the following:
1. Boot to TWRP (I used version 3.2.0.1/v5 from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s/development/recovery-twrp-mix-2s-t3790922
2. Format data, confirm with "yes"
3. Wipe data, system, cache, dalvik
4. Install latest Pixel Experince.img (GSI) from the thread on XDA
5. Flash magisk 16.6 directly after the image. Didn't do a reboot before flashing magisk
6. Rebooted system
7. Got many warnings that the device is not Google certified. Search for this terms and you'll find a tutorial to get rid of the messages. Simply downloaded the "device+ID.apk" from XDA and installed it. Wrote down the GSF ID and visited the mentioned page and got my device registered. Warnings are gone, play services are running perfectly fine. Here's the link to the article https://www.google.at/amp/s/www.xda...fix-device-not-certified-by-google-error/amp/
8. Rebooted system again
Works like a charm. Got everything set up to my needs. Only thing I had to configure was the navigation bar as it was hidden from the beginning. Just opened settings and toggled the navigation bar settings from one setting to the other and it appeared.
Will definitely be my daily driver from no on. Finally we can have a "Pixel" for half the price!
I'm so happy right now. Thanks to all the people who supported me and answered all my questions!

kleinholzinferno said:
It finally works!
The steps I took to get it working are the following:
1. Boot to TWRP (I'm using version 3.2.0.1)
2. Format data, confirm with "yes"
3. Wipe data, system, cache, dalvik
4. Install latest Pixel Experince.img (GSI) from the thread on XDA
5. Flash magisk 16.6 directly after the image. Didn't do a reboot before flashing magisk
6. Rebooted system
7. Got many warnings that the device is not Google certified. Search for this terms and you'll find a tutorial to get rid of the messages. Simply downloaded the "device+ID.apk" from XDA and installed it. Wrote down the GSF ID and visited the mentioned page and got my device registered. Warnings are gone, play services are running perfectly fine. Here's the link to the article https://www.google.at/amp/s/www.xda...fix-device-not-certified-by-google-error/amp/
9. Rebooted system again and it works like a charm. Got everything set up to my needs. Only thing I had to configure was the navigation bar as it was hidden from the beginning. Just opened settings and toggled the navigation bar settings from one setting to the other and it appeared.
Will definitely be my daily driver from no on. Finally we can have a "Pixel" for half the price!
I'm so happy right now. Thanks to all the people who supported me and answered all my questions!
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didnt worked for me rebooted into recovery i used 3.2.1-0 can you link me yours?

From this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s/development/recovery-twrp-mix-2s-t3790922
I used version 5 because in version 6 usb MTP mode is disabled.
Which rom did you come from? I came from a working official resurrection remix gsi. But I don't know if this matters as you wipe everything from the device.
Have you ever had a treble gsi running on your device? I remember installing RR after the android P beta from Xiaomi failed. I then started from scratch and installed the latest official global stable miui rom for the MiMix2S from Xiaomi without magisk and all and went from there. Don't know why but this fixed the problem with the RR gsi.
Maybe theres a problem with older mods you have done. You could try and start from zero and get the device back into the original state.
Hope it works out for you! Let us know how it turned out. Could be anyone else has some more input for you.
I know it's frustrating to flash a rom that works for others and not on your device although you have the same as them and followed every step in the tutorial. I've been there so many times that I lost count but it's always the little things that cause problems. Take your time, read some more about this whole stuff. I had to read a lot to get into this topic. Maybe theres a nother method of flashing that works for you.

kleinholzinferno said:
From this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s/development/recovery-twrp-mix-2s-t3790922
I used version 5 because in version 6 usb MTP mode is disabled.
Which rom did you come from? I came from a working official resurrection remix gsi. But I don't know if this matters as you wipe everything from the device.
Have you ever had a treble gsi running on your device? I remember installing RR after the android P beta from Xiaomi failed. I then started from scratch and installed the latest official global stable miui rom for the MiMix2S from Xiaomi without magisk and all and went from there. Don't know why but this fixed the problem with the RR gsi.
Maybe theres a problem with older mods you have done. You could try and start from zero and get the device back into the original state.
Hope it works out for you! Let us know how it turned out. Could be anyone else has some more input for you.
I know it's frustrating to flash a rom that works for others and not on your device although you have the same as them and followed every step in the tutorial. I've been there so many times that I lost count but it's always the little things that cause problems. Take your time, read some more about this whole stuff. I had to read a lot to get into this topic. Maybe theres a nother method of flashing that works for you.
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i started from 0 flashed in order global official miui rom after rr and after pixel experience all ok without strange messages

PITTAR said:
i started from 0 flashed in order global official miui rom after rr and after pixel experience all ok without strange messages
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Very good, great it works for you now.
Enjoy the new phone! I have it running for a few days now and so far I love it! I'm never going back to miui again! Never!
Some things are not working at the moment like Bluetooth audio to car stereo. Although it shows the song playing with the title and the correct time on the car head unit I hear no sound. Hands free calls work without any problems.
In band ringing doesn't work so I don't hear my ringtone over the car stereo. I can activate this in developer options but it doesn't stay on and doesn't work. Nevermind, this isn't important.
Haven't found many other things that I need at the moment.
Great rom, hope it gets maintained in the future and there will be a device specific rom for the MiMix2S in the near future.
Hopefully Android P in fall/winter?

kleinholzinferno said:
It finally works!
The steps I took to get it working are the following:
1. Boot to TWRP (I'm using version 3.2.0.1/v5 from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s/development/recovery-twrp-mix-2s-t3790922
2. Format data, confirm with "yes"
3. Wipe data, system, cache, dalvik
4. Install latest Pixel Experince.img (GSI) from the thread on XDA
5. Flash magisk 16.6 directly after the image. Didn't do a reboot before flashing magisk
6. Rebooted system
7. Got many warnings that the device is not Google certified. Search for this terms and you'll find a tutorial to get rid of the messages. Simply downloaded the "device+ID.apk" from XDA and installed it. Wrote down the GSF ID and visited the mentioned page and got my device registered. Warnings are gone, play services are running perfectly fine. Here's the link to the article https://www.google.at/amp/s/www.xda...fix-device-not-certified-by-google-error/amp/
8. Rebooted system again
Works like a charm. Got everything set up to my needs. Only thing I had to configure was the navigation bar as it was hidden from the beginning. Just opened settings and toggled the navigation bar settings from one setting to the other and it appeared.
Will definitely be my daily driver from no on. Finally we can have a "Pixel" for half the price!
I'm so happy right now. Thanks to all the people who supported me and answered all my questions!
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Thanks for sharing so much...but I wanna know flashing Magisk 16.6 is significant or not? Why should I must flash that..caz I use bank App which is not allowed root device..Oh, I try to flash Omin ROM, but it can't get into the system..and Magisk16.6 can't be flashed in with error..

jayxiao171735 said:
Thanks for sharing so much...but I wanna know flashing Magisk 16.6 is significant or not? Why should I must flash that..caz I use bank App which is not allowed root device..
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Magisk was mandatory for me because otherwise it ended up booting only to recovery.
I haven't tried what happens when you uninstall magisk after successfully setting up the device.
If you need to hide root use magisk hide, maybe that helps?

Bootloop on the latest stock global firmware (V10.3.1.0.PEIMIXM)

Hi, I've tried to update my Global Redmi Note 5 Pro's firmware for a few days now to allow usage with the latest pie custom roms, but all the attempts to get my phone booting on the latest versions seem to have failed so far.
Everytime the phone either gets stuck on the boot logo or the loading screen (for more than an hour, so I assume it is bootlooping). I am not sure on what could be causing those issues, though they seem to have appened to a few other people on the miui forum. The phone does not get bricked by installing the latest firmware (fastboot and recovery still work), but it only appears to boot after reflashing oreo firmwares. Pie only seemed to work on custom roms relying on an oreo firmware.
Did those issue happen to anyone else, or has anyone found a solution?
So far what I've tried was:
- Installing the a pie firmware from twrp (from xiaomifirmwareupdater's github), installing a pie compatible twrp, formatting the data and cache partititon, then flashing a custom rom -> stuck on bootlogo
- Reformatting data, cache, vendor and system partitions to make sure they are not somehow damaged, then installing the latest firmware, twrp pie recovery, and a custom rom (retried with more than one custom roms) -> stuck on bootlogo
- Installing the latest stock miui pie fastboot firmware with flash_all.sh (should flash all device partitions) -> stuck on miui bootanimation for more than an hour
- Formatting Data/Factory reset -> still stuck on MIUI bootanimation
- Installing the latest stock MIUI Oreo fastboot firmware with flash_all.sh -> works flawlessy
- Installing any Oreo custom rom -> works flawlessy
So far I've not managed to take any logcat (adb does not detect any device, the issue probably happens before adbd starts running). I am not sure on what could cause those issues.
(I was wondering if it could be related to the latest kernel, though the fact that miui reaches the bootanimation means that it's at least somewhat working; another unlikely possibility might be an hardware issue, but then why'd it work on oreo?)
Thanks in advance for any help

With miui pie, older boot-loader wont work. Infact you would need pie recovery and pie rom to boot. You could try fastboot flashing oreo rom and older rom will work. try to flash arb v4 rom or device will get bricked.

Happend to me once.
What I have done:
Flash latest oreo (or pie for better sake) by miui flash. Remember to match your ARB value.
Go to pie via updater (if you don't care ARB thing. I don't know if fwless pie will work). Don't install recovery now. Let it boot first.
Load pie recovery via fastboot then flash recovery via recovery.

I have the same problems. Pie fw has not been use by dev. So please wait some future rom update

arunmohan16 said:
With miui pie, older boot-loader wont work. Infact you would need pie recovery and pie rom to boot. You could try fastboot flashing oreo rom and older rom will work. try to flash arb v4 rom or device will get bricked.
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Thanks for the info; shouldn't the bootloader also get updated when fastboot flashing the latest pie firmware? (xbl.elf and abl.elf get flashed, bl looks like an abbreviation for bootloader)
kekesed97 said:
Happend to me once.
What I have done:
Flash latest oreo (or pie for better sake) by miui flash. Remember to match your ARB value.
Go to pie via updater (if you don't care ARB thing. I don't know if fwless pie will work). Don't install recovery now. Let it boot first.
Load pie recovery via fastboot then flash recovery via recovery.
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Thanks, I just tried to update from an oreo miui firmware via ota as suggested. Unfortunately the result appears to be the same; the phone is stuck on the bootlogo forever and won't boot on a miui pie fw.
namhoang235 said:
I have the same problems. Pie fw has not been use by dev. So please wait some future rom update
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You mean xiaomi/miui devs? But yeah, I guess waiting for some future update is the only thing I can do for now.

Is it your device is china variant or global variant ??
If your mobile is china variant follow below steps.
Flash China Oreo Fastboot rom using MiFlash Software and then flash China Pie fastboot ROM (Later you can flash global android pie fastboot rom but do not lock bootloader)
If your device global avriant, follow below steps
flash 10.3.1 Oreo fastboot ROM and then flash 10.3.1 android pie fastboot rom (or you can update to android pie using updater method)
this should resolve your issue. for more info visit en.miui.com/a-234.html

SunilSuni said:
Is it your device is china variant or global variant ??
If your mobile is china variant follow below steps.
Flash China Oreo Fastboot rom using MiFlash Software and then flash China Pie fastboot ROM (Later you can flash global android pie fastboot rom but do not lock bootloader)
If your device global avriant, follow below steps
flash 10.3.1 Oreo fastboot ROM and then flash 10.3.1 android pie fastboot rom (or you can update to android pie using updater method)
this should resolve your issue. for more info visit en.miui.com/a-234.html
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It's a Global variant bought from an official Xiaomi Store in italy, it always worked with global roms.
Unfortunately I also already tried to flash an oreo fastboot (global) rom, then update to pie from there, but the result was the same, stuck on bootlogo.
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About 10 minutes ago I got it to boot on Pie for about 2 seconds on the setup after another reflash, then it crashed and turned off (and bootlooped).
Idk, I'm starting to think that if it only happens to me it might be an hardware issue. Maybe some blocks of the eMMC are damaged, and the issue only happens in Pie due to the slightly larger firmware images flashed to the various partitions; by coincidence more important data might end up on corrupted blocks.
I'll have to verify by dumping the partitions some times and verifying the data/checking for coherency between the dumps

rw-r-r_0644 said:
It's a Global variant bought from an official Xiaomi Store in italy, it always worked with global roms.
Unfortunately I also already tried to flash an oreo fastboot (global) rom, then update to pie from there, but the result was the same, stuck on bootlogo.
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About 10 minutes ago I got it to boot on Pie for about 2 seconds on the setup after another reflash, then it crashed and turned off (and bootlooped).
Idk, I'm starting to think that if it only happens to me it might be an hardware issue. Maybe some blocks of the eMMC are damaged, and the issue only happens in Pie due to the slightly larger firmware images flashed to the various partitions; by coincidence more important data might end up on corrupted blocks.
I'll have to verify by dumping the partitions some times and verifying the data/checking for coherency between the dumps
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Hello! You're not the only one facing this.
I also have Redmi Note 5 global model, and I'm facing the very same problem. I've tried everything, just like you...
I don't see many people with this problem but I found other 3-4 with the same problem: on Mi Community forum and in some Facebook groups. No one is having success... No one is able to fix this!
I'm worried, because as we are not too much facing this problem, maybe Xiaomi is not knowing that this is happening.
Contact me if you want to know more, and maybe together we can make anything! Let's hope for the best!

floater3 said:
Hello! You're not the only one facing this.
I also have Redmi Note 5 global model, and I'm facing the very same problem. I've tried everything, just like you...
I don't see many people with this problem but I found other 3-4 with the same problem: on Mi Community forum and in some Facebook groups. No one is having success... No one is able to fix this!
I'm worried, because as we are not too much facing this problem, maybe Xiaomi is not knowing that this is happening.
Contact me if you want to know more, and maybe together we can make anything! Let's hope for the best!
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same thing happening to me also tried everything

floater3 said:
Hello! You're not the only one facing this.
I also have Redmi Note 5 global model, and I'm facing the very same problem. I've tried everything, just like you...
I don't see many people with this problem but I found other 3-4 with the same problem: on Mi Community forum and in some Facebook groups. No one is having success... No one is able to fix this!
I'm worried, because as we are not too much facing this problem, maybe Xiaomi is not knowing that this is happening.
Contact me if you want to know more, and maybe together we can make anything! Let's hope for the best!
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Ok...you all are not alone it seems.
Couple of months back I faced this issue but after struggling for a day I managed to boot into miui latest (global) after which I found my EFS+Modem partitions corrupted (ie. unknown baseband,no wifi or imei )...I guess data corruption is the cause.I went to the service center, they told me it was data corruption and the entire Motherboard had to be replaced...they quoted a price of ~Rs 8000 (Incl. GST ) for the repair...I am since then stuck without a phone
Edit: BTW...I bypassed the bootloop by flashing the latest global recovery rom through orange fox...(not recommended cause it might cause you to lose wifi and imei)..

Installing GSI ROMs on Mi8 Pro

The below is a guide to installing GSI images on the Mi 8 Pro. I specifically have experience with the PixelExperience 9.0 (Unofficial) but have had other GSI ROMs booting and working. I hope this is useful for some.
GSI (Generic System Image) ROMS can be flashed to any Project Treble enabled device. These devices have either an A/B partition layout (these allow for seamless updating as the system can boot from A or B partition) or just an A only partition layout. The Mi 8 Pro is an arm64 a only device and support project treble ROMs. You can choose from suitable ROMs listed here and here.
The instructions given below are for Android Pie (9.0). The same basic setup can be used for Android Oreo (8.0, 8.1) ROMs, but the Mi 8 Pro should be flashed with the appropriate Xiaomi base ROM first before flashing any 8 based GSI ROM
As the ROM development for the Mi 8 Pro is basically dead, I decided to buy a OnePlus 6T and sell my Mi 8 Pro. However, due to having my new OnePlus 6T stolen, and due to a lack of funds to buy a new device, I have revived my Mi 8 Pro to try to get something other than MIUI working on it. I now have The PixelExperience (Unofficial) GSI ROM running very smoothly on my Mi 8 Pro.
As the PixelExperience team has stated they will be delivering GSI images again, if there are enough of us asking, we could get better support for things like the fingerprint sensor, for a more complete experience.
Some of the below steps may be unnecessary, but are there for a complete beginner's guide to doing this and getting the right results.
Working:
WiFi
Bluetooth (with APTX)
NFC (Including Google Pay)
RIL
Mobile data (LTE / HSPDA / 3G / EDGE)
GPS
Camera (with camera built in to ROM, as well as some GCAM implementations)
Video Camera (not working on GCAM implementations tested so far - only working on Camer built in to ROM)
Flashlight
Sound / Vibrations
Face Unlock
Hotspot
Not Working:
VoLTE (I have had it working, but unable to end phone calls and problems receiving SMS messages, so reverted)
Fingerprint (There is some support. The fingerprint area of the screen lights up when trying to enrol a new fingerprint. The screen dims when a finger is placed on the sensor, and a green light us emitted from the sensor area, but it does not register the fingerprint and this is not currently working.)
Notification LED
You Tell Me
How to install
Flash the latest Fastboot Global Stable Android PIE (9.0) ROM for the Mi 8 Pro. (eg. equuleus_global_images_V10.3.4.0.PECMIXM_20190712.0000.00_9.0_global_9a181f79c1.tgz) using the Xiaomi Tool.
Update: Use the latest MIUI system. The contents of the vendor partition are important. The most compatible vendor partition as of 2019-08-19 is from equuleus_global_V10.3.5.0.PECMIXM. You can download and flash that vendor independantly, if you have already set up your GSI image.
Reboot and finish basic MIUI setup.
Reboot to recovery.
[*]Format data (Wipe - Advanced - format data - confirm by typing yes)
DO NOT FORMAT DATA. Just perform a factory reset. Formatting data can cause issues and prevent booting.
Wipe Cache - Dalvik Cache and System
Reboot recovery
Use adb to push PixelExperience GSI image (img file extracted from download) and latest version of Magisk to root of SDCard. (Empty due to formatting data).
("adb push c:\path\system.img /sdcard/" and then "adb push c:\path\Magiskv19.3.apk /sdcard/")
Flash the image to system partition by taping INSTALL and then on the "Install Image" button (to toggle between flashing zip and img files). Do not reboot yet.
Flash magisk zip in the normal way (hit the same button as in previous step to show zip files to flash. (This is necessary to avoid bootloops)
Reboot, and enjoy.
You can now set up your "PixelExperience" device with your apps and settings, including registering a face for face unlock.
To pass cts validation for the safetynet and to allow service such as Google Pay to work
In Magisk, under settings - Find “Magisk Hide” and toggle the switch on
Magisk restarts. Go to Magisk Hide from the Magisk menu and ensure that...
Google Pay
Google Play
Google Play Services
Google Service Framework
Any Banking Apps
...are checked so that they cannot see Magisk (canont see phone as rooted).
Now go to downloads and install the SafetyPatch v3 module (created by hackintosh5).
Reboot.
Open settings - go to apps and notifications - and find the above apps to clear all data.
Enjoy your rooted safetynet compliant, as close to stock as possible Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro.

nice work thanks for this great notice, i will test PixelExperience, how work the face unlock? i use the finger print very much, all day, but not work i will use the facial unlock. Then i wanna know how work this.
thanks!!

axelgrox said:
nice work thanks for this great notice, i will test PixelExperience, how work the face unlock? i use the finger print very much, all day, but not work i will use the facial unlock. Then i wanna know how work this.
thanks!!
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Face unlock works fine. I have it paired with Pick to wake phone - so when I pick it up it wakes up to allow face unlock.
However, be prepared for some investment of time (not for face unlock).... I am a bit stuck now and cannot reproduce the above to get this working. Sometimes the results are different depending on base ROM etc.
Share how you get on and anything you may need to do to get this working.
Thanks

Nice work, i will try it .
The mi8 pro 's fingerprint is so bad which can be ignored, and the face unlock is the mostly used, hahahah
thank you very much for your work

Hi, I am waiting to unlock bootloader. Need 148hrs. Will install this. Thanks for sharing.

Quick update: There are some issues with GSI ROMs and the Mi 8 Pro. SOe of these relate to the SIMcard settings - and selection of preferred SIM for data, calls etc.
My experience shows that the vendor image from equuleus_global_V10.3.5.0.PECMIXM fixes many of these. The vendor image from the original MIUI ROM is used with the GSI system image to make the whole Project treble stuff work. I advise flashing this latest vendor image for maximum compatibility.

Do you know what issues remain after flashing the latest vendor image?

Does the face unlock on Pixel Experience work with IR camera or front cam?

I tried installing this and it got stuck on the loading screen with the Google logo. I tried following your instructions and a few other ways and couldn't get it to work at all i'm also not able to root my phone at all. When ever I try rooting my phone just reboots to twrp until I reflash the ram or flash the magisk uninstaller.
Do you have any tips, tricks, or suggestions I might try?
Thanks!

eremeya said:
I tried installing this and it got stuck on the loading screen with the Google logo. I tried following your instructions and a few other ways and couldn't get it to work at all i'm also not able to root my phone at all. When ever I try rooting my phone just reboots to twrp until I reflash the ram or flash the magisk uninstaller.
Do you have any tips, tricks, or suggestions I might try?
Thanks!
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Have experienced this on occasion also.
What GSI image have you tried? after my multiple efforts, I would recommend... in this order: Omni. HavocOS, Descendant(no future updates), PIxelExperience. I am hopeful about the PixelExperience team who have made an announcement that as of August they will no longer produce CAF versions of PixelExperience, and that they will maintain regular GSI builds also. PE official GSI - I am full of hope.
Anyway, back on topic: Try this.
Follow the instructions - a few precisions:
Use XiaoMiFlash to flash the equuleus_global_images_V10.3.4.0 as a base. You can update the vendor partition once you have GSI up and running, but don't let the MIUI update to 10.3.5. Ensure you define a PIN to make sure that data partition is encrypted. (everyone should use encryption nowadays, and besides, I have had bad experiences whn using a xiaomi eu or mi-globe ROM (unencrypted) as the base
Reboot and finish basic MIUI setup. - What I mean here is to let the ROM boot, don't have to sign in to Google or Mi, but get to the home screen after the initial setup.
Then reboot fastboot and flash TWRP 3.3.0. Search for TWRP-3.3.0-0504-XIAOMI8UD-CN-wzsx150.zip.
Boot to TWRP. Make sure that you are able to decrypt the data partition with the PIN you set earlier. If TWRP does not ask you for the passcode / PIN - something is wrong. Try again. ONce all is OK in TWRP, perform factory reset. (DO NOT FORMAT DATA for the aforementioned encryption reason).
adb push the img file.
adb push the Magisk 19.3 zip.
Flash both in TWRP
Reboot TWRP
Reboot system. If it appears to hang, after 5 minutes you can force restart with the power button. I have had the ROM boot OK after second boot only?
Pretty sure that if you strictly follow the above you should get a working GSI image on Mi 8 Pro. Let me know...
It's a bit flaky to set up, but once set up, apart from fingerprint sensor not working, very stable and lovely to have the stock ish android system on a MIUI phone!
Be careful with preferred network type for mobile network as some selections have messed up incoming SMS messages for me... a dealbreaker.
What happens when you flash Magisk? What does TWRP say? Have you tried flashing Magisk, rebooting TWRP, and flahing Magisk again? It may be a TWRP version issue?

Thanks for your reply!
The version of twrp you mention is what I have used. I have not tried installing then rebooting to twrp so I try that.
When flashing magisk it usually flashes fine (I have had a couple times where it just throws an error) then when I reboot the phone will boot past the Mi logo the the Android boot logo then after 10-15 sec. it just reboots to twrp.
I was finally able to get the twrp to stick across boots by flashing twrp, signing boot image, removing twrp then reboot to Miui.
Do I need to adb push the GSI image or should it be fine to install from a USB drive?
The SMS issue isn't really a big deal for me as I use Google Fi routed through hangouts for one sim and a local sim where I'm living for mostly data and a few phone calls for the second one

Thanks so much for this post. I was completely oblivious to the fact that the Mi 8 Pro would actually be different to the Mi 8 when it comes to custom roms. When I decided on my next phone, I read the positive reviews and saw enough Mi 8 roms to be willing to make a switch to Xiaomi. Until I read your post I was close to despairing as I don't want a Xiaomi rom on my phone for various reasons (among them is the fact that I don't trust them and the way they have decided to collect user data).
I've tried to follow your guide in every step (I've also flashed the updated vendor.img), but unfortunately I have not been able to install the Pixel Experience rom on my device. I do see the boot animation but it never stops, I'm forever stuck with the Google-G and the progress bar below it. Has anyone else managed to install the Pixel Experience rom on the Mi 8 Pro? If yes, did you follow the guide here or did you do something else?
Also, in your initial post you write that we should wipe the system in TWRP but as far as I can tell GSI roms need you to wipe data, cache and dalvik cache but not the system partition (if you do it, you also don't get asked for your PIN code in TWRP any more, which - as you said - indicates that something went wrong).
Did you install a particular version of the Pixel Experience rom? Maybe that might be part of my issue?

I have try many times installing it. Didn't manage to boot it up.
Finally, tested with Miroom ROM as base then flash the system.img manage to boot up.
Don't know why it didn't boot but at lease any one who have issue booting may want to try using Miroom rom as base.

tllim73 said:
I have try many times installing it. Didn't manage to boot it up.
Finally, tested with Miroom ROM as base then flash the system.img manage to boot up.
Don't know why it didn't boot but at lease any one who have issue booting may want to try using Miroom rom as base.
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What did you do to install miroom? I've been trying to install it and it just stays on the boot screen. The only non-official from I've been able to install and boot is the unofficial LineageOS rom by fenix-UK.

eremeya said:
What did you do to install miroom? I've been trying to install it and it just stays on the boot screen. The only non-official from I've been able to install and boot is the unofficial LineageOS rom by fenix-UK.
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I install it using twrp 3.3.0 version. Build 0503. But before that I have install the stock rom goble stable version 10.3.5.0. update FW & Vendor using the same twrp.

tllim73 said:
I install it using twrp 3.3.0 version. Build 0503. But before that I have install the stock rom goble stable version 10.3.5.0. update FW & Vendor using the same twrp.
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Thanks.
Is your phone a Chinese version or EU version? Were you able to root global stock rom?

eremeya said:
Thanks.
Is your phone a Chinese version or EU version? Were you able to root global stock rom?
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Hi, I am using a Chinese version. But once you unlock it you will be able to flash any version with the twrp.
I try rooting it with magisk but unable to boot up. That's why I turn to Miroom Rom. They have done something which can boot it up.

tllim73 said:
Hi, I am using a Chinese version. But once you unlock it you will be able to flash any version with the twrp.
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I'm also using the Chinese version but no matter what I try I cannot root the global version of the rom. I can root the Chinese version fine.

eremeya said:
I'm also using the Chinese version but no matter what I try I cannot root the global version of the rom. I can root the Chinese version fine.
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Might be the developer version is only for the Chinese Rom. Anyway I am happy now running with GSI Rom.

eremeya said:
I'm also using the Chinese version but no matter what I try I cannot root the global version of the rom. I can root the Chinese version fine.
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What version of TWRP are you using?

How to install LineageOS on the Mi 10T Lite

Hey guys, if you're a noob or you haven't flashed a custom ROM to an android device since the likes of the Galaxy S2 like me, this guide is made for you!
Disclaimer: I am by no means taking credit for any links posted, credits to the creators of anything mentioned! And a special thank you to the creators of the TWRP and the ROM, hopefully development will grow for such an awesome device! I am not responsible if you brick your device (by not following my tutorial :/)
The only complaints I have about this ROM is the camera quality but install the GCAM port for the Mi10T Lite, it may help!
You will need:
A Mi10T Lite (duh) or any other supported device with MIUI Installed (Android 10)
A SD card
A laptop with fastboot installed ( [OFFICIAL][TOOL][WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3 | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com) )
A Mi account
TWRP (https://www.mediafire.com/file/qaea...0I_3.5.A10_05-01-2021_BL-L-fixsdcard.img/file)
The ROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-unofficial-10-0-gauguin-lineageos-17-1.4224633/)
GApps (I used this one: Download NikGapps from SourceForge.net)
B*lls
First (Ignore this if you already unlocked your bootloader):
Download MiFlash_Unlock (http://miuirom.xiaomi.com/rom/u1106245679/4.5.813.51/miflash_unlock-en-4.5.813.51.zip)
Make sure you have a Mi account and a SIM
Go to settings, enable developer options
Once you have done this, go to developer options (additional settings, scroll down)
Enable OEM Unlocking
Enable USB Debugging (not sure if this is necessary but I like to have it enabled anyway)
Click on Mi Unlock status and add your account, remember your details! (You may need to sign out and sign back in again)
It should say account linked to device successfully or something along those lines
Grab a cable (the included cable worked for me but other cables didn't)
OPTIONAL: YOU MAY WANT TO BACK UP ALL OF YOUR DATA
Open MiFlash_Unlock which you previously downloaded and connect your phone in fastboot mode (if it doesn't show up follow this tutorial: Fixed: Fastboot not detecting your Android device (qasimtricks.com) )
Click on unlock device! It should automatically reboot when it's done
Complete the set-up process, input your Mi account details and you should be good to go!
Enable developer options again and enable USB debugging
Installing TWRP (Ignore this if you already have TWRP installed!):
Turn off your device and boot into fastboot, connect and verify that it is connected by opening command prompt then typing "fastboot devices", it should show up
Point command prompt to the folder where your TWRP is downloaded (if it is located in downloads, type cd c:/users/(your username)/downloads
Then type fastboot flash recovery "twrp".img (replace "twrp" with the name of the recovery installed)
It should say successful, then type fastboot reboot and hold volume up + power
You've booted into TWRP! Hooray!
If it asks for the password to decrypt put it in, if it doesn't then no worries
You will notice that your internal storage is encrypted, not to worry!
Installing the ROM:
Connect your phone to your laptop (it can be in TWRP) and move the ROM to your SD card
Boot into TWRP if you haven't already, click wipe, advanced wipe and wipe Dalvik Cache/ART, Data and Cache
Once this has completed, go to install, then change the storage to SD Card
Locate the ROM file and swipe to flash!
Once the flash has completed, DO NOT REBOOT
Go to wipe and click format data, then type yes
Reboot to system! Done!
Installing GApps (Optional):
Move the GApps file provided to your phone
Boot to TWRP
It will prompt you to enter your passcode, this will decrypt the internal storage!
Click on install and locate GApps, swipe and flash!
Reboot
Congratulations! You have installed the first custom ROM made specifically for the device You can install Magisk if you want, I'm in the UK and my metro bank app didn't work but by using Magisk hide and changing the name of the Magisk manager everything worked (hide every Google app)
Enjoy! I hope you found this useful

thanks, after installing it can i go back to stock with locked bootloader?

jeuxtype said:
thanks, after installing it can i go back to stock with locked bootloader?
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yes you can using xiaomi flash tool

Might want to confirm when to install gapps as if it's done after a boot it's not going to work!

Chari69 said:
yes you can using xiaomi flash tool
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so it's safe to flash lineage, i want to use it but i need to get back to stock to watch netflix and for google pay?

jeuxtype said:
so it's safe to flash lineage, i want to use it but i need to get back to stock to watch netflix and for google pay?
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Yes its safe, download the stock fastboot ROM online and use miFlash as mentioned, before you start flashing make sure the setting at the bottom right of the app is set to wipe + lock, I've already done it once and it worked fine

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Might want to confirm when to install gapps as if it's done after a boot it's not going to work!
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Hey, that's awfully weird. When I tried flashing alongside the ROM I kept getting an error, but after I booted and done initial set up and tried installing it worked fine

Good guide a++++

deanlee121 said:
Good guide a++++
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Thanks Dean!

Google pay works on this?

Xts7 said:
Google pay works on this?
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Yeah just changed the magisk package name, enabled magisk hide and used gpay sqlite fix and it was all working. Metro Bank worked too

The only thing I'd say is that Open GApps Micro is the package you want to install; anything larger won't fit in the system partition - you get an Error 70! JT

jdtanner said:
The only thing I'd say is that Open GApps Micro is the package you want to install; anything larger won't fit in the system partition - you get an Error 70! JT
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Hey, I've just been made aware that that works too, but NikkGapps also works! Also, ArrowOS comes pre-built with GApps and it's better imo, only thing is bluetooth audio doesn't work and the speaker crackles occasionally.

fizzy900 said:
Hey, I've just been made aware that that works too, but NikkGapps also works! Also, ArrowOS comes pre-built with GApps and it's better imo, only thing is bluetooth audio doesn't work and the speaker crackles occasionally.
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Waiting until these bugs are sorted before trying that ROM. Bluetooth and general audio are fairly important to me

jdtanner said:
Waiting until these bugs are sorted before trying that ROM. Bluetooth and general audio are fairly important to me
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Same somewhat lol, its annoying but thank God my headphones have a 3.5mm jack too!

Thanks for the guide, I recently got a redmi note 9 pro 5g from chinaland shipped to the uk then followed this guide pretty much, but instead of going twrp and lineage I went Orangefox and Arrow OS
I wasn't sure how all would go so was grateful of the guide as my first flashing on the new beasty..
I used this guide + info from the arrow thread before I jumped in..
just for info's it worked flawlessly
Steps I did
1. Unlocked bootloader ofcourse
2. installed Orangefox via fastboot
3. flashed latest version of china android 10 from sdcard (no reboot)
4. flashed arrow OS android 11 from sdcard
5. wiped data
To my amazement it booted first go and real fast like in under 5min!
can somebody explain why we need to wipe data after flashing ? surely wiping data means wiping ? but I guess it is not somehow wiping the good flash data..?
Where does all the data go when I flashed the first chinarom and why is it required to flash chinarom first ?
I have one bug bar the odd crackle, has anyone else noticed keyboard issues ? When i type sometimes it shows up backwards
ie google will appear as elgoog ?
I tried swiftkey keyboard + changing languages still the issue persists..
Thanks again @ Fizzy900

Jonny5isalivetm said:
Thanks for the guide, I recently got a redmi note 9 pro 5g from chinaland shipped to the uk then followed this guide pretty much, but instead of going twrp and lineage I went Orangefox and Arrow OS
I wasn't sure how all would go so was grateful of the guide as my first flashing on the new beasty..
I used this guide + info from the arrow thread before I jumped in..
just for info's it worked flawlessly
Steps I did
1. Unlocked bootloader ofcourse
2. installed Orangefox via fastboot
3. flashed latest version of china android 10 from sdcard (no reboot)
4. flashed arrow OS android 11 from sdcard
5. wiped data
To my amazement it booted first go and real fast like in under 5min!
can somebody explain why we need to wipe data after flashing ? surely wiping data means wiping ? but I guess it is not somehow wiping the good flash data..?
Where does all the data go when I flashed the first chinarom and why is it required to flash chinarom first ?
I have one bug bar the odd crackle, has anyone else noticed keyboard issues ? When i type sometimes it shows up backwards
ie google will appear as elgoog ?
I tried swiftkey keyboard + changing languages still the issue persists..
Thanks again @ Fizzy900
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Hey bro, nice glad you enjoyed! So you have to format data after flashing a custom ROM from what I know in order to remove encryption, if you don't it'll show your internal files in a strange way and if you further tinker with it and do something it might stop you from installing apps full stop (happened to me cause I was being a tw*t lol). You need to flash the latest stock firmware (if the ROM requires you to) so you get the latest vendors which work with the custom ROM, although I believe there is a method to just flash vendor images themselves (fastboot flash vendor nameofvendorfile.img).
Yeah so arrowOS has notification crackles for some reason, most of the bugs are audio related (BT audio doesn't work either).
My typing was backwards too sometimes, it's because you're touching the fingerprint slightly which goes to the first element on a page or something (when you're typing it goes to the start of the box where you enter text). To understand what I mean go onto your launcher and tap the fingerprint scanner, it should highlight something.
I just flashed dotOS from arrow, works a charm! No audio related bugs afaik and BT audio works (lifesaver, phew).
Any other questions feel free to drop me a message on Telegram, @stillw0rking.
Take care! Also how in the world did you import the device from China hahahaha

epic fast reply!
<3
ahha the fingerprint!! I was wondering why I got random white box appearing on my home screen (and at random times) can it be disabled ?
So we got another rom already lol how excellent, I would like a rom that is stripped to the bone so we can install what we like, aka the least amount of crap running in the backround the merrier I am
Yea I just ordered from one of the china phone shops, got a note 9 pro 5g for £ 211 including postage, when I saw the price I just had to buy even tho my trusty oneplus 3t is still fine but but had the upgrade bug hehe, was from giztop, risked the custom charge and succeeded haha
Finally thanks for explaining the Encryption bit, yes I did read that but it seemed to go in one ear...
Guessing you are on the mainland somewhere, Greetings from across the pond

Jonny5isalivetm said:
epic fast reply!
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ahha the fingerprint!! I was wondering why I got random white box appearing on my home screen (and at random times) can it be disabled ?
So we got another rom already lol how excellent, I would like a rom that is stripped to the bone so we can install what we like, aka the least amount of crap running in the backround the merrier I am
Yea I just ordered from one of the china phone shops, got a note 9 pro 5g for £ 211 including postage, when I saw the price I just had to buy even tho my trusty oneplus 3t is still fine but but had the upgrade bug hehe, was from giztop, risked the custom charge and succeeded haha
Finally thanks for explaining the Encryption bit, yes I did read that but it seemed to go in one ear...
Guessing you are on the mainland somewhere, Greetings from across the pond
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Haha yes I'm from near London! You must be the first English person I've actually bumped across on XDA ever lol. Aah yes, as far as I know it can't be disabled, it'll be stuck w that until the dev fixes it... ROMs have started to release quite quickly for the phone ever since the mi10i got dropped thank God, hopefully this is a good sign!
DotOS seems to be pretty light, heavy on the customizing side but when I started from fresh I had the basic google apps but gmail wasn't even installed lol. Dot is giving me the same sort of sot as Arrow, so really its up to you, but if the BT audio bug is a major thing for you (thank God one of my headphones can be used with a 3.5mm jack too lol) then I'd recommend Dot, but otherwise they're both extremely similar in terms of performance
And I was gna try and order the mi9T Pro like that but didn't bother, read some bad stories lol.
And no worries But yeah I'm pretty sure that is all it is, when you modify /system or something, the internal storage encrypts so you can't access it on stock ROM with TWRP but with custom you can decrypt easily
Take care mate!

Does lineage for mi 10t lite support 120 hz on screen ? Is it adaptive or locked?

Question Very Weird Encryption/Bootloop issue

Greetings!
An interesting and strange situation has appeared on the Poco F3.
Unlocked device, installed xiaomi.eu dev latest with their own TWRP, Magisk 25.2 (latest stable). I didn't install any DFE or other vbmeta etc patches.
After installing all this, after a couple of days of using the device, I get a bootloop (when I reboot the device it gets stuck on the MIUI logo), just with nothing. Before that, bootloop do not appear (I did a reboot on purpose and loaded into the system). Then, I thought the problem was in the recovery, I flashed orangefox - but the result is still the same. No any Magisk modules installed (specially tested without them). There is also a backup when everything works, it is restored, but it still does not load into the system, it just remains on the MIUI logo. In the recovery itself (what is skkk, what is ofox) is nothing red, without errors during firmware/actions. BTW, there is a problem on other ROMs based on MIUI: like Pulse, MiuiSR I tried to install on it.
I tried option to install a clean stock through miflash, and then put it through fastboot xiaomi.eu - but it also did not work.
I restored the backup when everything worked except for the data section and made data format, and only then it turned on according to the factory settings with the settings down. So the format data allows to revive it to the initial state, but this is not the way out.
On a local forum, I was told that this is some kind of problem with the encryption of the /data partition or android party rescue in recovery (red line) and it met on XDA, but no one found a clear solution.
Why does the bootloop appear only after some time (2-3 days)? This is some kind of hell and misunderstanding that this occurs specifically after a couple of days of using the device, and not right away. Where to dig and in what sequence? Thank you.

eduaaard said:
Greetings!
An interesting and strange situation has appeared on the Poco F3.
Unlocked device, installed xiaomi.eu dev latest with their own TWRP, Magisk 25.2 (latest stable). I didn't install any DFE or other vbmeta etc patches.
After installing all this, after a couple of days of using the device, I get a bootloop (when I reboot the device it gets stuck on the MIUI logo), just with nothing. Before that, bootloop do not appear (I did a reboot on purpose and loaded into the system). Then, I thought the problem was in the recovery, I flashed orangefox - but the result is still the same. No any Magisk modules installed (specially tested without them). There is also a backup when everything works, it is restored, but it still does not load into the system, it just remains on the MIUI logo. In the recovery itself (what is skkk, what is ofox) is nothing red, without errors during firmware/actions. BTW, there is a problem on other ROMs based on MIUI: like Pulse, MiuiSR I tried to install on it.
I tried option to install a clean stock through miflash, and then put it through fastboot xiaomi.eu - but it also did not work.
I restored the backup when everything worked except for the data section and made data format, and only then it turned on according to the factory settings with the settings down. So the format data allows to revive it to the initial state, but this is not the way out.
On a local forum, I was told that this is some kind of problem with the encryption of the /data partition or android party rescue in recovery (red line) and it met on XDA, but no one found a clear solution.
Why does the bootloop appear only after some time (2-3 days)? This is some kind of hell and misunderstanding that this occurs specifically after a couple of days of using the device, and not right away. Where to dig and in what sequence? Thank you.
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Hello. To suggest in detail why this happened, unfortunately, is not advertising. but can be used in the reserve of the manufacturer of this phone?

Olesya13 said:
Hello. To suggest in detail why this happened, unfortunately, is not advertising. but can be used in the reserve of the manufacturer of this phone?
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Hi,
What was meant and what is the meaning of your question?
Regards,
Eduard

developers still improving f2fs file system. I could imagine it's some unpatched bug (without knowing exactly if there is one)

alecxs said:
developers still improving f2fs file system. I could imagine it's some unpatched bug (without knowing exactly if there is one)
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Hi, no idea but from some sources this indicates that the culprit is vbmeta when installing the initial twrp. But this is still being tested. A bug with a custom font in MIUI is also possible, many people know that this caused bootloops after a while in theme manager.