Hi there,
I have got a bricked Redmi 5 Plus from my friend.
The phone has locked bootloader.
Firstly, I've read about that I had to turn the phone in EDL mode.
I've launched the redmi phone in EDL mode by test points.
I've tried to flash ROM via miflash, the program gives me an error xml during system.img flash after about 570 seconds.
In only one ROM that I've downloaded I was able to get to the system.img flashing for about ~570 seconds.
On other ROM's the error was at ~26 seconds.
Another option that I've tried was to flash via QPST.
Here, I've got firehose error, or sahara error, depends on which ROM i was trying to flash.
I'm not able to boot or change developer settings.
I can't even get to the MIUI's recovery.
Could someone help me deal with it? Please
I can Help you by logging in my EDL Authorised account. Free just help you
urbanmec said:
I can Help you by logging in my EDL Authorised account. Free just help you
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Could you give me some contact info please?
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Hello there I had just unlocked the bootloader yesterday and flashed an Oreo ROM without updating base bands and now my device doesn't boot up it just shows the bootlogo and turns off again in less than a second it doesn't even charge, good thing is I am able to go to edl mode I guess but then when I tried qfil and mi flash to flash stock rom i m getting the sahara cannot detect com port handle error and the system cannot find the file specified error in mi flash please help its just been a week since I got this phone
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Chin_hebbar said:
Hello there I had just unlocked the bootloader yesterday and flashed an Oreo ROM without updating base bands and now my device doesn't boot up it just shows the bootlogo and turns off again in less than a second it doesn't even charge, good thing is I am able to go to edl mode I guess but then when I tried qfil and mi flash to flash stock rom i m getting the sahara cannot detect com port handle error and the system cannot find the file specified error in mi flash please help its just been a week since I got this phone
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I've used MiFlash Tool, and the problem was fixed. Sahara Error occurs when you take to much time to flash after booting to EDL, you only have few seconds to flash util the port is closed for writing. QFIL takes around 20 to 25 seconds in caching the files so use MiFlash and It'll flash. Best way to do it is:
1. Install and setup MiFlash for flashing.
2. Open MiFlash and select your Firmware's folder.
3. As soon as you connect the phone refresh miflash and hit flash.
If everything goes well you'll flash will be successful else try again.
I tried doing as fast as a could too on mi flash and it would come up as trying to connect to com4 port something in the status and would eventually come back to same error in the picture.
Chin_hebbar said:
I tried doing as fast as a could too on mi flash and it would come up as trying to connect to com4 port something in the status and would eventually come back to same error in the picture.
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I need to flash Baseband for Oreo. Please guide me
windows 10 problem
Chin_hebbar said:
Hello there I had just unlocked the bootloader yesterday and flashed an Oreo ROM without updating base bands and now my device doesn't boot up it just shows the bootlogo and turns off again in less than a second it doesn't even charge, good thing is I am able to go to edl mode I guess but then when I tried qfil and mi flash to flash stock rom i m getting the sahara cannot detect com port handle error and the system cannot find the file specified error in mi flash please help its just been a week since I got this phone
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I face this problem in windows 10.
first uninstall zuk drivers and qfill and disable driver signature enforcement (Google it how to do it) then install zuk drivers and qfill use original cable and your phone will get flashed
Balaji Sriram said:
I need to flash Baseband for Oreo. Please guide me
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Follow the instruction from this post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/how-to/zuk-z2-baseband-flashing-guide-t3715121
Do not listen to anyone telling you to use miflash, only use qfil otherwise you WILL encounter other issues because qfil is the only way to reach the deeper partitions that mi is unable to... Other issues may range from no volte, calling or signal problems etc its just easier to do it right the first time.
Guys,
I need help, I was upgraded to Redmi 6 pro for the miui 10, but when I did an update the phone did not start the system and hence I can not find a solution to install a new system. I have tried some methods because I can not separate the OEM to use Miflash.
Help me please !!!
napoleoncm said:
Guys,
I need help, I was upgraded to Redmi 6 pro for the miui 10, but when I did an update the phone did not start the system and hence I can not find a solution to install a new system. I have tried some methods because I can not separate the OEM to use Miflash.
Help me please !!!
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Have you tried to enter fastboot and flash than with miflash?
Another thing you can try is to enter stock recovery and do a wipe.
Redmi 6 pro Bricked
TJ1999 said:
Have you tried to enter fastboot and flash than with miflash?
Another thing you can try is to enter stock recovery and do a wipe.
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I already tried to perform a wipe, but it is still in looping, when I try to use Miflash it has a "erase boot error"
Then you need to enter edl mode.
If your Bootloader is locked you have to use the testpoint Methode:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77709470&postcount=3
Testpoint EDL mode also wont work.
Need EDL Flash permission from the Xiaomi, which they wont give..
My device is in bricked state for the last 10 days.
Better visit your nearest Service point ..
hello, my mi6 suddenly dead, hard brick, can't enter to fastboot mode. Mi6 6/128 ceramic edition.
so i decided to open back covers and shortlink 2 pins it detect as qualcomm loader in mi flash, but when flashing fastboot rom it always show error " set boot partition 1 failed "
i tried many version of mi flash and use global stable, global dev, china stable, china dev fastboot rom but always ended in set boot partition failed..
i've searching lots of forum but can't found an answer for set boot partition failed error.
i also tried QPST for flashing with fastboot rom but also give error,
please help anyone have same problem with me? or any xiaomi engineer here? i just need how to solve flashing in mi flash with error set boot partition failed.
i hope no need to change/replace the hardware...
You can try to use XiaomiTool and flash your phone with instead.
https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/
Also, have you tried fastboot boot recovery.img
To see if you can boot TWRP or something?
(fastboot boot might work better than flashing)
I don't have any experience with Miflash, so can't offer any advice on that.
Personally I would try fastboot boot first, since XiaomiTool is in alfa-version.
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You can try to use XiaomiTool and flash your phone with instead.
https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/
Also, have you tried fastboot boot recovery.img
To see if you can boot TWRP or something?
(fastboot boot might work better than flashing)
I don't have any experience with Miflash, so can't offer any advice on that.
Personally I would try fastboot boot first, since XiaomiTool is in alfa-version.
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thanks for replying.. my phone is dead can't boot to fastboot. only detect in edl mode. i think its problem with my partition being messed up (look from mi flash logs)
anyway i have tried to install xiaomitool v2 but i think it's not compatible yet with unbrick device it show error like this:
zilan said:
thanks for replying.. my phone is dead can't boot to fastboot. only detect in edl mode. i think its problem with my partition being messed up (look from mi flash logs)
anyway i have tried to install xiaomitool v2 but i think it's not compatible yet with unbrick device it show error like this:
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it seems your Mi6 is alive again how was the solution?
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it seems your Mi6 is alive again how was the solution?
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no , still dead.. :crying:
look into https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39906951/android-edl-mode-commands
zilan said:
thanks for replying.. my phone is dead can't boot to fastboot. only detect in edl mode. i think its problem with my partition being messed up (look from mi flash logs)
anyway i have tried to install xiaomitool v2 but i think it's not compatible yet with unbrick device it show error like this:
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Sorry for my late reply, I had forgotten to answer this earlier, did you try to perform a regular flash (not bricked option) from XiaomiTool. if that doesn't work either, maybe you should ask the developer of XiaomiTool2 for hints.
Try mipcsuite chiese version, i saved my Mi6 when it showed penguin in the middle of screen, no fastboot nor recovery etc
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Try mipcsuite chiese version, i saved my Mi6 when it showed penguin in the middle of screen, no fastboot nor recovery etc
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do you have a link? and what rom to use?
zilan said:
do you have a link? and what rom to use?
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Is there any update? Did your phone recovered from that situation?
I am in the same situation with my Asus Rog 2. It has life sign only in edl mode and when I try to recover I ve got that error too "set boot partition failed" still dead.
zenhex said:
I am in the same situation with my Asus Rog 2. It has life sign only in edl mode and when I try to recover I ve got that error too "set boot partition failed" still dead.
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u fix it?
zilan said:
hello, my mi6 suddenly dead, hard brick, can't enter to fastboot mode. Mi6 6/128 ceramic edition.
so i decided to open back covers and shortlink 2 pins it detect as qualcomm loader in mi flash, but when flashing fastboot rom it always show error " set boot partition 1 failed "
i tried many version of mi flash and use global stable, global dev, china stable, china dev fastboot rom but always ended in set boot partition failed..
i've searching lots of forum but can't found an answer for set boot partition failed error.
i also tried QPST for flashing with fastboot rom but also give error,
please help anyone have same problem with me? or any xiaomi engineer here? i just need how to solve flashing in mi flash with error set boot partition failed.
i hope no need to change/replace the hardware...
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if you're still there, i resolve this issue.
you need to jump charge your battery using external charger ( external charger jumped wire direct on your battery). maybe for 30mins.
then try again to charge your phone, if it reapond and have display 0% battery, let it charge for atleast 50% then power ON.
If it stucks on logo.. do reflash.
Hi everyone. My Redmi note 5 pro is not turning on, it just gets stucked at the "redmi" logo. I tried disconnecting the battery but that didn't work. Since I can enter fastboot mode I also tried to flash the fastboot miui 12 rom with Miflash but an error appears saying "error flashing partition - write protected" (my phone has bootloader already unlocked). Even in EDL mode I couldn't flash the rom since it doesn't let me authenticate in my xiaomi account and miflash gets stucked at "edl authentication". Can you help me to unbrick my phone? Thank you.
nico.fiaba1 said:
Hi everyone. My Redmi note 5 pro is not turning on, it just gets stucked at the "redmi" logo. I tried disconnecting the battery but that didn't work. Since I can enter fastboot mode I also tried to flash the fastboot miui 12 rom with Miflash but an error appears saying "error flashing partition - write protected" (my phone has bootloader already unlocked). Even in EDL mode I couldn't flash the rom since it doesn't let me authenticate in my xiaomi account and miflash gets stucked at "edl authentication". Can you help me to unbrick my phone? Thank you.
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Same thing happened to me and another one of my friends who owned redmi note 5 pro last week. Trust me I literally tried everything, but sadly I had to go for a new phone. The xiaomi service center told me the motherboard needed to be replaced which would cost 4-5k plus the screen would need to be replaced ( if you have even a couple screen cracks ) which would cost another 2-3k. Even then I would advise to go for a new phone.
Still sus how so many RN5 pro are getting the write protected error out of nowhere in the past 15 days. I did see a couple more posts about the same here.
Hi, I have the same problem. So I did enter EDL with the two pins on the mainboard, but when I try to flash miui 12 with QFIL (Qualcomm Flash Image Loader) I get authentication error. Even if I used a patched firehose programmer file. I tried 3 different patched firehose programmer files.
Does someone have a working patched firehose programmer file for Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro?
So If we do not find a working patched firehose programmer file or a xiaomi developer who share his account for 5 min then I think we are not able to solve this problem..
ralaud said:
Hi, I have the same problem. So I did enter EDL with the two pins on the mainboard, but when I try to flash miui 12 with QFIL (Qualcomm Flash Image Loader) I get authentication error. Even if I used a patched firehose programmer file. I tried 3 different patched firehose programmer files.
Does someone have a working patched firehose programmer file for Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro?
So If we do not find a working patched firehose programmer file or a xiaomi developer who share his account for 5 min then I think we are not able to solve this problem..
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Search it on XDA forum there are links and explanation how to use it.
Tip: use MI flash tool (start with version from 2018 and than newer....)
Same thing happened to me in the last week of may, I even posted a thread here for help and my phone is even stuck on fastboot logo, sadly i couldn't find any solutions. If you find any solutions please reply to this post and help a brother.
Warvid said:
Same thing happened to me in the last week of may, I even posted a thread here for help and my phone is even stuck on fastboot logo, sadly i couldn't find any solutions. If you find any solutions please reply to this post and help a brother.
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Did you end up solving the issue? I am also facing the exact same issue.
Hi there,
I recently bricked my Redmi Note 9 Pro trying to reflash the original rom under TWRP. It was a Global version (joyeuse) originally.
It simply is stuck on a bootloop (Redmi logo showing up for 1sec then rebooting) so can't access fastboot or recovery mode.
After many hours of research, I kinda came to the conclusion that there is no way of flashing the rom in EDL mode without an authorized MI account for MI Flash Tool.
I'm still asking though : is there any trick to bypass it or flash the original rom without using an authorized account on a Qualcomm-based device ?
Cheers !
AkilisUi said:
Hi there,
I recently bricked my Redmi Note 9 Pro trying to reflash the original rom under TWRP. It was a Global version (joyeuse) originally.
It simply is stuck on a bootloop (Redmi logo showing up for 1sec then rebooting) so can't access fastboot or recovery mode.
After many hours of research, I kinda came to the conclusion that there is no way of flashing the rom in EDL mode without an authorized MI account for MI Flash Tool.
I'm still asking though : is there any trick to bypass it or flash the original rom without using an authorized account on a Qualcomm-based device ?
Cheers !
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There's no trick and it cannot be unbrick as of now even mi service center can't flash fw through edl. Your only option are: 1.)Mi Service Center (they'll replace the board it'll cost you $120 USD like you bought a second hand of the same unit). 2.) Sell the parts to make profit and buy a new phone. 3.) Set aside and wait for available unbrick solution. You cannot avail services from indian and russian guys almost all their services are scam. That's all you can do and I can share.
Facing s similar issue. Looking forward to a solution..
I'm able to access both recovery and fastboot. Only issue is that i accidentally locked the bootloader while tinkering with it on mi flash unlock.
Apparently accessing EDL mode is the only way to get past this (based on hours of extensive google research, lol).
As of now I couldn't find any solution.
In my theory it can be unbrick in two methods:
1st method is bypassing authentication (server hack or modified mi flashtool).
2nd method is modified firehose programmer file.
We can use other flashtool programs like (Xiaomi Fire Tool, Chimera, and other paid apps to flash) but we need a modified firehose for that.
If someone else has the solution please help us unbrick our phones. May be we can donate instead of buying from someone else we don't even trust and letting them access our computer that's too risky.
Moreover, I asked xiaomi support, In our case they won't help us for them our bricked phones are trash. We are helpless.
In case someone has time to help patch these files for us. I got these files from latest firmware: (Joyeuse Global). I will donate my money instead of availing service.
Firmware:
joyeuse_global_images_V13.0.1.0.SJZMIXM_20220804.0000.00_12.0_global
Source:
https://c.mi.com/global/miuidownload/detail/guide/global/miuidownload/index
Hello, I have my redmi note 9 pro (joyeuse) working again. After days of deep searching in the web for fix I almost got out of my mind.
If you have no other choice you can pay someone for authorized flash just make sure your phone can enter into edl mode stably. I was very skeptical and have trust issues but my only choice is: give it a try.
AkilisUi said:
Hi there,
I recently bricked my Redmi Note 9 Pro trying to reflash the original rom under TWRP. It was a Global version (joyeuse) originally.
It simply is stuck on a bootloop (Redmi logo showing up for 1sec then rebooting) so can't access fastboot or recovery mode.
After many hours of research, I kinda came to the conclusion that there is no way of flashing the rom in EDL mode without an authorized MI account for MI Flash Tool.
I'm still asking though : is there any trick to bypass it or flash the original rom without using an authorized account on a Qualcomm-based device ?
Cheers !
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Hi, have you tried holding lower volume button and power button at the same time, that will make the phone go to fastboot mode. After that download XiaomiAdbFastbootTools and open it. It should automatically point you to Fastboot tab. In Fastboot tab under Image: 1. select ROM folder( oh forgot to mention to download FASTBOOT image for your phone's model before this) and for method put clean install and then just click on flash ROM and done.
Good luck from someone who has bricked a phone like you for at least 20 times lmao
Mumi32 said:
Hi, have you tried holding lower volume button and power button at the same time, that will make the phone go to fastboot mode. After that download XiaomiAdbFastbootTools and open it. It should automatically point you to Fastboot tab. In Fastboot tab under Image: 1. select ROM folder( oh forgot to mention to download FASTBOOT image for your phone's model before this) and for method put clean install and then just click on flash ROM and done.
Good luck from someone who has bricked a phone like you for at least 20 times lmao
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Hey,
My phone is hard bricked, meaning that I don't have access to fastboot or recovery anymore. My only option was getting rid of the back cover, unplug the battery and short-circuit the pins with a pair of tweezers to access edl mode (which I did), then install the original rom with an authorized account (don't have + cannot find) or bypass the authorization or mayber with a modified firehose (I tried to find one, but didn't succeed as mentionned by gfchhhh earlier).
So I my brother gave me a spare phone that will clompetely do (redmi note 10 pro actually) !
Thanks for your time tho !
This happened to me in 2020 when I bought the phone after the release and I tried to install the Curtana ROM on a Joyeuse device, so I bricked the phone by mistake!
Thankfully, I found some shady Telegram group with people that offered EDL service from India (I think...) with official MI Flash tool from authorized service provider (supposedly they were the owners of the account). At first, I was skeptical and I tried different ways to service the phone, but couldn't find any so I delved into the shady realm of a remote service provider.
From my experience, the dude in question that offered the service seemed very rude because he probably didn't speak English very well. I paid him 30€ through PayPal beforehand, which I know it was a risky move. We agreed on a date to fix the phone remotely, but he wasn't punctual and I had to wait a couple of days for him to respond.
He connected via TeamViewer, he asked to download the MI Flash Tool (I don't remember the name fully), and asked me to put the phone in EDL with a paperclip or tweezers. Then I remember him logging in his Mi service account, sending a repair request (i think), and after a couple of minutes, he copied and pasted what looked to be a very long 2FA single use code (two factor authentication) to begin the flashing.
The process took about 30~60 min or so, of which I didn't remove my eyes from the computer at any moment to check if he was going to do pesky things through the remote access. After the long wait, the phone booted and I got my phone working.
I have never again tried to root the phone until today, because I have a severe problem with the audio interface and I need to modify some system files.
Wish me luck!