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Can I Install Android Pie GSI to Xiaomi Mi6 and How?

Hi everyone, just decided to flash a new ROM to my Mi6 and ran into Project Treble. There is a lot of threads and discussions about Treble and installation to Mi6 and I decided to open a thread which people can help me and future Treble noobs Thanks in advance!

Also I saw something about partitions ( A B and A/B ) and searched which one I'm using and which one is better? Found Mi6 is using A partition table but can't found info about which one is better and can I switch between them....

Chandler Muriel Bing said:
Also I saw something about partitions ( A B and A/B ) and searched which one I'm using and which one is better? Found Mi6 is using A partition table but can't found info about which one is better and can I switch between them....
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A-only is better for custom ROMs since it's straight-forward.
A/B results in two system, vendor and boot partitions ( and possibly other ones too ) , excelling at seamless updates ( OTAs install on the B partitions while you are using your phone and when you reboot, the phone switches to the B partitions and you can use the update right away ).
However, on A/B devices, there's no dedicated recovery partition so you have to infuse TWRP into the boot.img just like Magisk.

The Marionette said:
A-only is better for custom ROMs since it's straight-forward.
A/B results in two system, vendor and boot partitions ( and possibly other ones too ) , excelling at seamless updates ( OTAs install on the B partitions while you are using your phone and when you reboot, the phone switches to the B partitions and you can use the update right away ).
However, on A/B devices, there's no dedicated recovery partition so you have to infuse TWRP into the boot.img just like Magisk.
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Many many thanks for too much useful and full of information post
I chechked HavocOS 2.0 GSI thread and i think i'll install it

Chandler Muriel Bing said:
Hi everyone, just decided to flash a new ROM to my Mi6 and ran into Project Treble. There is a lot of threads and discussions about Treble and installation to Mi6 and I decided to open a thread which people can help me and future Treble noobs Thanks in advance!
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how can i upgrade my tecno phantom 5 please, it running on lollipop and i need an upgrade urgently

taptechcom said:
how can i upgrade my tecno phantom 5 please, it running on lollipop and i need an upgrade urgently
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I don't think that device has treble support, sorry. But still you can search for custom ROMs

GSI ROM Testing (8.1.0)

Successfully flashed emui 8.0 on usa variant without need to rebrand by using hurupdater WOOT AND zero issues encountered
Step 1. all i did was fastboot flash system of 64bit A only gsi resurrection remix
Step 2. make sure you are using stock recovery from huawie and fromat data.
Step 3. reboot && profit
EDIT: side note, apparently people on here are asking if this is for real or not lol. heres a screenshot in here https://imgur.com/a/depZugF
i have tested this rom for about 6 hours and as of now its smooth as butter, havent had a single issue (yet).
pretty sure if you are using emui 8 you are golden to install whatever Aonly GSI you want.
also for bonus i instaled latest magisk and you guessed it is flawless
hoping this is not a duplicate but i cant find a post on this yet
try heading of to treble rom dev and have a go at it guys!
Edit: BIG THANKS TO JAX
download everything except hwota> https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-update-to-emui-8-t3807806
unlock bootloader
flash nougat compatable twrp (search the dev form)
thanks jax 5. Add the downloaded files to the folder "HWOTA7\Update" and rename two files same as mentioned below->
- update_data_full_public.zip to update_data_public.zip
- update_full_BLN-AL20_all_cn.zip to update_all_hw.zip
-update.zip don't rename.
place all three filles in same folder on sdcard
download hurupdater (search the form)
place it in same folder as the file just mentioned
boot to twrp.
format system data cache
navigate to sdcard the update folder with all four files.
flash hurupdater.zip
press vol down
wait for completion
reboot system
wait 10 minutes
hold power till reboot
boot to recovery and it should be stock.
format data
reboot
should boot up and work flawlessly except for missing browser which can be downloaded :/
woot you are on emui 8 and your partition setup is now oreo
now turn phone off
hold vol down and plug into pc with fastboot tools
go here https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development
download a oreo rom A only (i used Resurrection Remix)
flash system with fastboot
reboot to recovery
format data
reboot
profit.
BONUS
go here after all said and done https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/rom-emui-8-0-0-honor-6x-dual-sim-t3794079
make sure to thank KingOfMezi
download this https://mega.nz/#!a81EDZAR!2-9yPFh3reghkGcfSl3nRIJhHGkP8fqDsgUG66ewjkk
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk RECOVERY-V2.img
boot to recovery and flash latest magisk for root goodies

Which emui 8 did you flash ? I have a usa Honor 6x and would like to do the same

pspgarret said:
Successfully flashed emui 8.0 on usa variant without need to rebrand by using hurupdater WOOT AND zero issues encountered
Step 1. all i did was fastboot flash system of 64bit A only gsi resurrection remix
Step 2. make sure you are using stock recovery from huawie and fromat data.
Step 3. reboot && profit
i have tested this rom for about 6 hours and as of now its smooth as butter, havent had a single issue (yet).
pretty sure if you are using emui 8 you are golden to install whatever Aonly GSI you want.
also for bonus i instaled latest magisk and you guessed it is flawless
hoping this is not a duplicate but i cant find a post on this yet
try heading of to trble rom dev and have a go at it guys!
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is themes apps working for you? flashing emui 8 via huru will give incomplete flash.

This was possible for the US variant ( L24) since July. It was mentioned couple times before. I think using hwota is a cleaner way of upgrading.

How do you do it?, Where is the links of the files?

thanks for responses, i updated the op and hopefully that is a bit more informative.
let me know if it is confusing at all and ill try to fix it

Can i flash p gsi.? (havoc 2.0)
And.. Is volte working..?

If I am not wrong I think volte will not work on any custom roms except for a stock based custom room because Huawei hasn't released source for it. Dunno I could be wronf

jhorne917 said:
If I am not wrong I think volte will not work on any custom roms except for a stock based custom room because Huawei hasn't released source for it. Dunno I could be wronf
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It's not a custom rom... It's gsi

anyone tested other gsi? i only tried open kirin roms

are you sure it didn't rebranded? at about information, it say bln-24 or bln-al20? it could brick the phone, I thinks is better using the emui 8 from india instead the china version

hey guys, any A ONLY GSI ROM should work. i used treble resurrection remix NOT openkirin as the op states.
and i DID NOT rebrand, it states in rom info i am BLN-L24 -thats usa ver.

pspgarret said:
hey guys, any A ONLY GSI ROM should work. i used treble resurrection remix NOT openkirin as the op states.
and i DID NOT rebrand, it states in rom info i am BLN-L24 -thats usa ver.
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You went from android7 to RR based on android8 without rebranding and updating to stock android8 ?

Nollie8969 said:
You went from android7 to RR based on android8 without rebranding and updating to stock android8 ?
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op states i upgraded to emui 8 using nothing but hurupdater script and update packages in 7.x twrp buddy
https://imgur.com/a/depZugF

That's great man, i need to backup a lot of stuff since last TWRP backup, but I'm definitely gonna do this. I own a BLN-L21, so i hope this'll works the same as on any other variant, and that would be the real gem in all of this. Thanks for sharing

galapagos said:
This was possible for the US variant ( L24) since July. It was mentioned couple times before. I think using hwota is a cleaner way of upgrading.
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Link to guide for the hwota method of upgrading bln-l24 to EMUI 8 without rebranding?

You mean the guide: How to brick your phone ?

Nollie8969 said:
You mean the guide: How to brick your phone ?
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That's helpful and informative.

johnnyrichter said:
Link to guide for the hwota method of upgrading bln-l24 to EMUI 8 without rebranding?
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Searching for "hwota7" gives you this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/hwota7-hwota8-honor-6x-t3792601
In short, all you have to do is put the oreo firmware files (L22 version, not the Chinese version) in the update folder and run the batch script. Choose L24 region during the process and you're done. I've done this at least couple dozen times as I frequently test out all treble ROMs as they're released/updated, and sometimes go back to nougat in case I find something that's not compatible with oreo. But all in all, this oreo ROM is very stable and is my daily driver.

galapagos said:
Searching for "hwota7" gives you this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/hwota7-hwota8-honor-6x-t3792601
In short, all you have to do is put the oreo firmware files (L22 version, not the Chinese version) in the update folder and run the batch script. Choose L24 region during the process and you're done. I've done this at least couple dozen times as I frequently test out all treble ROMs as they're released/updated, and sometimes go back to nougat in case I find something that's not compatible with oreo. But all in all, this oreo ROM is very stable and is my daily driver.
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During your testing, which ROM has been the most stable in terms of daily-driver use so far? Last year after getting this 6x I tried a few different ROMS, back before OpenKirin happened, and had nothing but problems with boot loops and etc so I went back to stock EMUI5. Few days ago I got B365 and then B376 via OTA after installing the Huawei software on my PC. This phone really makes me miss my S5 with LineageOS.

Stock Android 10, I want to flash HavocOS 3.6 GSI with Android 10

Hello there, I have a fully-compatible treble Motorola One Action (not rooted, no twrp, bootloader was not unlocked[yet])
I was wondering, can I flash a GSI ROM with Android 10, having already Android 10?
Looked on Android Devs site, no answer for this question.
I have to mention that my device has AB partitions.
Please help me!

AlphaCoder64 said:
Hello there, I have a fully-compatible treble Motorola One Action (not rooted, no twrp, bootloader was not unlocked[yet])
I was wondering, can I flash a GSI ROM with Android 10, having already Android 10?
Looked on Android Devs site, no answer for this question.
I have to mention that my device has AB partitions.
Please help me!
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Yes. Project Treble is independent from the android version as long as your device comes with minimum Android 8 out of the box (cause with Android 8 Project Treble was introduced).
Of course your current Stock will be replaced. And you need a unlocked bootloader to boot a GSI (which probably will lead to a wipe of your data so backup it first).

AlphaCoder64 said:
Hello there, I have a fully-compatible treble Motorola One Action (not rooted, no twrp, bootloader was not unlocked[yet])
I was wondering, can I flash a GSI ROM with Android 10, having already Android 10?
Looked on Android Devs site, no answer for this question.
I have to mention that my device has AB partitions.
Please help me!
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Adding to the post by the other user, it's VERY recommended to:
Install Twrp (whatever is latest)
Use Twrp to flash "permissiver v4 or v5" (Google it )

Custom Recovery

I don't know if theres any News for the mi10t Lite
But is there a TWRP/OrangeFox in the work?
The 10T Lite Forum seems so empty

I love this phone, the only downside seems like no one is developing for it. I think this is due to being only released in Europe and not in india, where most of the devs are from.
I wold love to install customs roms on my device.

sr.arenisca said:
I love this phone, the only downside seems like no one is developing for it. I think this is due to being only released in Europe and not in india, where most of the devs are from.
I wold love to install customs roms on my device.
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The Kernel Sourcecode just got released a while ago
GitHub - MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource at gauguin-q-oss
Xiaomi Mobile Phone Kernel OpenSource. Contribute to MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Which probably means that there's still things in work, hopefully lol, its a very powerful device

Redmi note 9 pro 5g is essentially the same phone I have a recovery that is for the note 9, my bootloader can be unlocked tomorrow then I'll try it out and post the results. If interested is built by wzsx150.

aradalien said:
Redmi note 9 pro 5g is essentially the same phone I have a recovery that is for the note 9, my bootloader can be unlocked tomorrow then I'll try it out and post the results. If interested is built by wzsx150.
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wzsx150 released twrp for redmi note 9 5G, not for pro version.

Well i tried it anyway had to flash the factory images to get it working again, great phone but depressing having no twrp.

aradalien said:
Well i tried it anyway had to flash the factory images to get it working again, great phone but depressing having no twrp.
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Try this twrp.
gauguin-gauguinpro-gauguininpro_twrp

geoanto555 said:
Try this twrp.
gauguin-gauguinpro-gauguininpro_twrp
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Can I know who build this twrp? anyone try it? any issue?

twrp created by me.
Tested by a member of the Greek miui forum.
Today it will be tested in a rom installation.

geoanto555 said:
twrp created by me.
Tested by a member of the Greek miui forum.
Today it will be tested in a rom installation.
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thanks for your hard work
waiting your full good results

Device Tree

geoanto555 said:
twrp created by me.
Tested by a member of the Greek miui forum.
Today it will be tested in a rom installation.
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The recovery works great but it is not detecting external sdcards, OTG is detected though.

Ok i will fix tomorrow.

@aradalien please test this recovery
gauguin_05-01-fixsdcard

That worked geoanto555 backed up the recovery to sd to test good job

aradalien said:
That worked geoanto555 backed up the recovery to sd to test good job
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is it possible to install gsi/rom now we have a working custom recovery?

Yes it is possible

hi
@aradalien
Please boot to twrp and check the script if has fails..
"failed to mount vendor" , "product" system......

@geoanto555 no there is no fails mounting the partitions on my end

can you upload screenshot with the script?

Question Downgrade?

Hello, am new to pixel device... My previous device was Xiaomi Mi 11 , my device carne with A13 !my question is there any way to downgrade to A12 I want to flash derfest A12 my fav ROM .. thx in advance

Hello, welcome to Pixel land.
First, in order to flash a factory image, you'd have to unlock your bootloader. If you don't know already, click the yellow How To Guide quick filter at the top of the list of threads in this section and you'll find 3-4 threads that tell how. I also have a link in my signature below - you can use the link for the Pixel 7 Pro - the instructions to unlock the bootloader are the same, and the OP of my Pixel 7 Pro thread is much better organized than my one for the Pixel 6 Pro, in my opinion.
After that, the only way you can downgrade (and have everything working, and not brick your phone is to use one of the two Android 12 Developer Support images for Pixel. There's an Android 12.0 build from February and an Android 12.1 build from July. They will never receive updates, however.
You can always manually flash a Pixel 6 Pro stable Factory Image to re-upgrade at a later date, or use the Official Google Android Flash Tool (OEM Unlocking needs to be toggled on - you may not have to manually unlock the bootloader - the "site" will do that on its own) to re-upgrade.
Any of the stable Android 12 builds at that factory image link should not be flashed because the Android 13 bootloader cannot be downgraded to an Android 12 bootloader, and if you flash everything from 12 Stable but the bootloader, it'll appear to work at first, but it truly won't work correctly - it will not be useable.
If you unlock the bootloader, you should also make sure the Android 13 bootloader is flashed to your inactive slot as well, to avoid the possibility of accidentally bricking your new phone.

Thanks for the fast reply sir much appreciated .. I got the idea ... My device stock unlocked and rooted .. now my question is if I flashed the July A12.1 developer ... Can I flash custom ROM based on A12.1 like derpfest etc ... Sorry I mixed up things here little harder than xiaomi

Antidote03 said:
Thanks for the fast reply sir much appreciated .. I got the idea ... My device stock unlocked and rooted .. now my question is if I flashed the July A12.1 developer ... Can I flash custom ROM based on A12.1 like derpfest etc ... Sorry I mixed up things here little harder than xiaomi
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You're welcome. I don't fool around with custom ROMs except on my 6-year-old or more phones, so I can't answer that question. Part of the best things about having Pixels is the software features Google starts off exclusively on the Pixel stock ROMs.