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Play Store - full howto

Here is an instruction how to install Play Store (and Play Services) on Chinese version of Nokia N1
DISCLAIMER: you're doing it on your own risk, it can probably even eat your kitten
Credits should go to rumambo who has described everything in this thread.
Original credits from rumambo:
Thanks a lot sadfrog_lin for right link
Great Thanks social-design-concepts for Tools and working solution !!!
This was successfully done by me on A5CN507 build. IMO it should work the same good on other versions of Lollipop, but I cannot promise anything.
Prerequisites
I assume that you have Intel Drivers up and running http://opensource.dell.com/releases...ition/FlashTool/IntelAndroidDrvSetup1.5.0.exe
I assume that you have adb/fastboot up and running http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
I assume that you have usb debugging enabled
I assume that yu have a basic knowledge how to use these tools
Installing GApps
Download GApps from this thread. I have used Nano version for Android 5.x, direct link here.
Copy it to your sdcard (any method is fine, but adb will do: adb push <filename> /sdcard/).
Download and extract IntelAndroid-FBRL-05-16-2015.7z.
Connect N1 via USB and run launcher.bat
Type ACCEPT (all capital) and select T4 method.
N1 should reboot and do a lot of things, then you should end up in temporary CWM Recovery session.
Choose install zip (volume up/down + power to select) and find and select the previously uploaded file.
After it finish reboot the tablet
Final fixes
After reboot you should have initial selection of Google Apps (including Play Store) installed. However Play Music will crash on start and GMail won't work (Play Services crashes). The reason for that is that GApps package is probably not fully prepared for x86 - but now you can simply fix it.
Go to ApkMirror and install Google Play services with -470 suffix, it is Lollipop x86 version (on the time of writing this the newest version was here ). Now both Play Music and GMail should work correctly.
An another issue is that Play Store reporting some apps (like Chrome, Google Maps, Google Earth, Chromecast, etc) as incompatible with the device. It probably could be fixed by hacking build.prop, however I haven't had time for it yet. The easiest method is to download them from ApkMirror and side install. Drawback is that you won't get autoupdates for them.
Enjoy!

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For information the next update fails with this log...
I:verify_file returned 0
Installing update...
Verifying current system...failed to stat "/system/app/QuickSearchBox/QuickSearchBox.apk": No such file or directory
file "/system/app/QuickSearchBox/QuickSearchBox.apk" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache
failed to stat "/cache/saved.file": No such file or directory
failed to load cache file
script aborted: "/system/app/QuickSearchBox/QuickSearchBox.apk" has unexpected contents.
"/system/app/QuickSearchBox/QuickSearchBox.apk" has unexpected contents.
E:Error in /cache/A5CN51C_update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
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This really works! Thanks a lot.
After the installation, a few days later I found out that there was an update for N1. I could not make the update successfully. Probably the GAPP issue. So in the end, we still need the Taiwan ROM so far. So that the system update can also be made.

I installed GAPPS, but disabled root(in SuperSU's settings). I can run the OTA update (A5CN51C) successfully.
After the update, "google service is stopped" appears again. I think re-flush GAPPS and SuperSU is needed.

bricked
Hi Guys,
after the issue with the update I started replacing new files with the originals from the previous update. I've checked md5 of every file I used and compared it with update script from the new update - so I'm sure every file was correct. Actually everything was working fine with these original files.
However after the update I got a boot-loop. If I remember correctly it was something abt OpenGL in logcat. I was not able to run recovery by pressing volume up and power, but since adb was working I did it via adb. I came with an idea to clear user data. That was mistake!
Now I still have the boot-loop but developer mode was disabled by cleaning the data. My plan is to reflash with A5CN507 which contains a full system partition image. To do so I need to boot into recovery or download mode.
Do you guys have any ideas how to boot into recovery or download mode if volume up (and down) doesn't work?
Thanks in advance.

Can confirm the boot loop. I was able to get into the CMW session again and tried to restore the backup I made before installing the gapps but CMW got stuck while restoring the system partition.
The device is now stuck in the "Powerd by Android" screen, any help is warmly welcome

Can't root by the method after update to latest 5.1.1 firmware. Pls update the method

After the update to 5.1.1 I get an error from the Play Services: Wrong archticture ( x86, x86_64). Does anyone know were I can get a APK for the x86_64 Play Services?

Ahbrosha said:
After the update to 5.1.1 I get an error from the Play Services: Wrong archticture ( x86, x86_64). Does anyone know were I can get a APK for the x86_64 Play Services?
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Your tablet bootloader is locked by the update. I've not found any ways to unlock it and install google play.

same here 5.1.1 messed everything up
Ahbrosha said:
After the update to 5.1.1 I get an error from the Play Services: Wrong archticture ( x86, x86_64). Does anyone know were I can get a APK for the x86_64 Play Services?
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same here - so I thought I redo the whole thing with Gapps for 5.1.1, but now Fastboot Tethered Recovery Launcher doesn't recongnize my N1 anymore. Can anybody help? Thanks in advance

Any chance that the following common command work ?
Code:
fastboot oem unlock

jujudeshighlands said:
Any chance that the following common command work ?
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
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It's used to make your device unlocked, but only limited to some devices.
http://lifehacker.com/the-most-useful-things-you-can-do-with-adb-and-fastboot-1590337225

jujudeshighlands said:
Any chance that the following common command work ?
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
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Thank you,
I tried that, it didn't work - it says "waiting for device", but it waits forever. As to the Fastboot Tethered recovery launcher, this time I used the one from Jul, 27, before I had an earlier version. Could it be that the older version would work, but not the latest one? It does recognize my device, but it says unauthorized, although it OEM-unlocked and USB debugging is authorized. Thanks for any help.

and that's the end of it, good night N1
Since my N1 is still bricked, hung halfway through bootloading, I talked to an Android-Repair-shop. They said it cannot be unbricked, I would need a new motherboard... but motherboards for the N1 are not available.
Does anyone hv better news?

Hi,
so I came back to the problem today - and I managed to unbrick my device. Somehow (vol-up + power) I managed to enter fastboot. Then I rebooted into recovery and sideloaded a full update.zip with 701.
Now I'm trying to change Chinese version to Taiwanese one.

my nokia n1 stuck
my Nokia n1 stuck at boot screen i lost my recovery too my tablet only open at fastboot mode.Pls HELP
i need boot.img and recovery.img for NOKIA N1(A5CNS1C)

Good day. What are the opportunities to put Google play on version 5.1.1 ?Bought and it came with this version.A5CNB19

sasha2910 said:
Good day. What are the opportunities to put Google play on version 5.1.1 ?Bought and it came with this version.A5CNB19
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I will be posting a complete guide about Google play store for your Chinese Nokia n1. Tried different methods and finally got it right. Keep waiting...

LineArc said:
I will be posting a complete guide about Google play store for your Chinese Nokia n1. Tried different methods and finally got it right. Keep waiting...
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Can't wait for that! :good::good::good::good::good::good:

NOST - Improved Version of OST LA 6.0.4 (v0.6, 02. Mar 2019)

"NOST" - short for "No Service Tool" (or "Nokia Service Tool" but that sounds too official and boring ) is a small hobby project I've been working on in the last couple of days.
It aims to make the service tool for Nokia 8 (and HMD Phones in general) more useable, user-friendly, and straigtforward to use, and after having to test it myself, and also
making a small beta test in the Telegram group for Nokia 8, I feel like posting it here so others can try it out too if they want.
First, to be clear: NOST is not completely my work. It is based on OST LA 6.0.4, which was made by HMD/Foxconn. Unlike the previous OST Patches, NOST does not replace
the executable with a hacked one, but instead wraps it and patches the methods that need patching at runtime. The result is that the changes are completely opensource
and readable by others, while the underlying OST files are not modified at all. I tried to base it on a different (i.e. newer) version of OST, but those are pretty much unpatchable,
at least not with a serious amount of reverse engineering, which brings not only time issues but legal ones as well.
NOST changes a couple of things, compared to the unmodified OST LA:
It removes the need for authentification against HMD/FIH servers (really, shoutout to the one who made the original hack, even though I could not use their code)
Moved the logs folder to the same folder as the application, as opposed to somewhere on the system to make debugging easier
The options for flashing firmware images appear reliable now. (At least for me they only appeared sometimes if not never on the original OST).
Removed one of the options that if it appeared crashed the flashing process ("Check System AP Status")
One user of the Telegram group had issues where OST would crash because it detects an invalid locale setting in Windows. NOST just catches that issue and defaults to english
Removed the "Edit Phone Information" button. It never worked and it's only purpose was to make the "Next" button appear, which works like it should now as well.
NOST refuses to flash your phone if your bootloader isn't unlocked critically. The old OST would just try to flash but never make any progress which confuses inexperienced users.
Perhaps the most important change: NOST allows to flash modified firmware images without the need to extract and modify them by hand.
With the original OST, people who wanted to reflash their phone had to download a firmware bundle, extract and edit it to be able to use it with OST LA 6.0.4, since the newer versions
had unpatchable issues that prevent using them. Repacking the images in a format OST expects wasn't possible either since that enabled some sort of signature algorithm on the modified
images and caused the flashing to fail. NOST solves this problem by allowing the use of a different packaging format. Those binaries still need to be extracted but it is done transparently in
the background without the user having to download any other tools. The formats that can be used in images are .zip and .qlz
.zip Firmwares:
.zip firmware files are simply archives of the (edited) files that would normally be extracted from an .nb0 file. This means, if you extract a .nb0 with the extractor found on XDA, the contents
of the *_unpacked folder it creates should be the contents of your .zip.
.qlz Firmwares:
.qlz files are based on QuickLZ compression, which gives them a small size but also a low decompression time.
The tool to generate them is called exdupe. Generating these images is pretty straigtforward. Assuming you are on windows, download the exdupe
tool from the link above (or take it from the NOST Tools/ folder) and copy it into the folder that contains the unpacked .nb0.
Code:
- exdupe.exe
- <nb0 name>_unpacked/
- <nb0 name>.mlf
- ....
Open a commandline in that folder, and run the following command:
Code:
exdupe.exe <name of the folder to compress> <name of the firmware file>.qlz
You should already see how fast it compresses the firmware folder now. As a reference: Compressing the latest Nokia 8 firmware (about 4GB) takes maybe 30 seconds and yields a 2GB file.
Repacked Firmware Bundles:
I created .qlz images of the May and November firmwares, as well as one of the various Pie Maintainance Releases.
You can find them here: https://tmsp.io/fs/xda/nb1/firmware
I already successfully reverted from December Security Patch to November using NOST, and then updated back using OTA Sideloading without problems.
As always when working with flashing tools, proceed with caution!
How to unlock to critical:
KonikoO said:
For those who wonder how to unlock into critical state :
Reboot into bootloader download mode and execute those commands :
fastboot flash unlock *unlock .bin*
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
Afterwards you should be able to flash provided .qlz with NOST.
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Download:
The actual tool: https://github.com/StollD/NOST/releases
Drivers: https://github.com/StollD/nokia-driver-installer/tree/master/out
Source Code: https://github.com/StollD/NOST
License:
OST LA 6.0.4 is copyrighted by the respective authors. It is not modified permanently.
The custom NOST code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.
Icon by Freepik © Flaticon

I tried this is working,nice tool.
Thanks dev.

Thank you THMSP! very cool?
Sent from my TA-1004 using XDA Labs

Can flash the May and November update but cannot flash latest Pie with this tool. I flashed Pie but returned back to November update?

Lee Castro said:
Can flash the May and November update but cannot flash latest Pie with this tool. I flashed Pie but returned back to November update?
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Yes, you can revert back from Pie to Oreo using this. What is the issue with Pie for you?

THMSP said:
Yes, you can revert back from Pie to Oreo using this. What is the issue with Pie for you?
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What I mean is if I flash the Pie file you provided I just returned back to Android 8.1 Novemeber update no changes at all. Maybe there something wrong with the Pie file you uploaded. But the rests are all working fine with the tool.

Lee Castro said:
What I mean is if I flash the Pie file you provided I just returned back to Android 8.1 Novemeber update no changes at all. Maybe there something wrong with the Pie file you uploaded. But the rests are all working fine with the tool.
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Thanks for the hint, I will take a look. Probably just derped when pulling partitions and renaming the images (might have worked in my November folder by accident).
EDIT: I repulled the images from Pie (I indeed somehow worked in my November folder when making the image), repackaged them and updated the version in the drive folder. You should now be able to flash Pie. Sorry for the mistake.

THMSP said:
Thanks for the hint, I will take a look. Probably just derped when pulling partitions and renaming the images (might have worked in my November folder by accident).
EDIT: I repulled the images from Pie (I indeed somehow worked in my November folder when making the image), repackaged them and updated the version in the drive folder. You should now be able to flash Pie. Sorry for the mistake.
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Thanks again,This is really a big help.

Wow, this is something we've been all seeking for a long time now ! For those who wonder how to unlock into critical state :
Reboot into bootloader download mode and execute those commands :
fastboot flash unlock *unlock .bin*
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
Afterwards you should be able to flash provided .qlz with NOST.

hey there! wonderful tool to have. Thank u so much

Not working in my laptop say a software need a to update

Blackhacker07 said:
Not working in my laptop say a software need a to update
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If you have dependency issues I would suggest to install OST LA 6.0.4 first, so you get its dependencies, until I can make a proper installer for NOST.

THMSP said:
If you have dependency issues I would suggest to install OST LA 6.0.4 first, so you get its dependencies, until I can make a proper installer for NOST.
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Could you perhaps figure out how to get rid of the unlocked bootloader message?

ironman38102 said:
Could you perhaps figure out how to get rid of the unlocked bootloader message?
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Are you talking about the error message that appears when you press the Next button to start flashing?
If yes, your bootloader needs to be unlocked to critical, then the message won't appear.
If you are unsure if your bootloader is unlocked to critical, do "fastboot oem device-info", it will tell you.
If you mean the message that your phone displays when booting with an unlocked bootloader then sorry, I doubt that's possible (I think it is embedded into the bootloader).

THMSP said:
Are you talking about the error message that appears when you press the Next button to start flashing?
If yes, your bootloader needs to be unlocked to critical, then the message won't appear.
If you are unsure if your bootloader is unlocked to critical, do "fastboot oem device-info", it will tell you.
If you mean the message that your phone displays when booting with an unlocked bootloader then sorry, I doubt that's possible (I think it is embedded into the bootloader).
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Actually its in splash.img that can be dumped. Its the hex editing possibly that might be a problem for someone not familiar with it

How to flash it's says this...

Blackhacker07 said:
How to flash it's says this...
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What do you mean?

KonikoO said:
Wow, this is something we've been all seeking for a long time now ! For those who wonder how to unlock into critical state :
Reboot into bootloader download mode and execute those commands :
fastboot flash unlock *unlock .bin*
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
Afterwards you should be able to flash provided .qlz with NOST.
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Thank you so much for this advice. I wouldn't have ever figured out how to unlock critical on my own and that was the thing that was preventing me from flashing. I tried searching the other OST LA flashing threads as well but this info seemed to have been missing, or then i completely missed it. Thank you so much anyways. If anybody else is trying to figure out why their OST LA or NOST is giving them the se_err_adb_cmd_get_fail_result error, this should help. I just used the unlock.key in place of the *unlock.bin* in your command and it worked.

Can you please upload Oreo December update stock and patched boot image. TIA

Yesterday I noticed that my Pie Image was still not quite useable, since it contained a corrupted system partition.
This seems to have happened because of my Magisk Setup and me only replacing the boot partition image and not uninstalling Magisk completely.
I rebuilt the image, to be fully stock, and also included the latest B07 update that @hikari_calyx uploaded yesterday. You can get it from the drive link in the OP.

[GUIDE] LineageOS 17.1 ROM for Galaxy A50 Android 10 Q

The phone must be installed TWRP Recovery. Use at your own risk, I'm not responsible for bricking your device.
Installation Instructions:
1. Enter TWRP Recovery Mode: Turn power off; Press and hold Volume Up key + Power key, when samsung logo appears release power key only, keep pressing volume up until TWRP recovery appears
2. Select Wipe - Format Data - type "yes" and confirm
3. Copy GSI ROM to your phone
4. Install - Install Image - select lineage-17.1-20200413-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img - select System Image and Confirm to flash.
5. Select Reboot - System ( boot without magisk )
6. Setup the Phone
7. INSTALL GAPPS: Enter TWRP Recovery Mode
8. Copy GAPPS zip file from PC to Phone
9. Select Wipe - Advanced Wipe - select "System" - Repair or Change File System - Resize File System - Confirm to Resize.
10. Select Install - select open_gapps-arm64-10.0-nano-20200408.zip and Confirm Flash
11. Reboot - System
12. ROOTING: Enter TWRP Recovery Mode
13. Copy magisk manager apk from pc to phone
14. Reboot to Recovery ( boot with magisk )
15. Connect the phone to internet
16. Install magisk manager
Done!
Download:
LineageOS 17.1 ROM
Open Gapps
WATCH VIDEO HOW TO INSTALL IT: https://youtu.be/u9gDx6VEORo

Thanks. So this is GSI? Bugs?

Youtube comments mention:
Fingerprint not working.
MTP not working.
Face lock also not working.
but also he say's; "This is Generic GSI ROM, it means. it has some basic feature and limitations"
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Edit: I couldnt get this to install, followed the how-to and when i tried to reboot i got "no OS installed" in twrp. tried 3 times, but no joy, A505FN

Hello everyone
iam in the Process of considering to put LOS on my device.
But the i saw the remarks from InFam0us-1985
Is it therefor not adviceable to use this on a Samsung Galaxy A505FN because this is exactly what i have
Saludos from Spain

DId i Brick my Samsung Galaxy A505FN?
Hello one Question:
"did i Brick my device if for some reason after Trying to flash TWRP it fell back in to OEM-locked and i’ am now in a Boot Loop, ore is the any Hope?
I used Heimdal and at first it did the Job but then it would not start again as expected.
After some attempts to flash it Properly it suddenly fell back in to OEM-Locked!
Pleas if you now some advice it be greatly aprichiatet
My device is a Samsung Galaxy A505FN (Spain)

I found a way to Unbrick my device
Just to let anyone that pass her know i finally found a way to unbrick my device here it is:
After it falls back in to OEM-Lock i found you can unlock it again by doing whats explained in the Video.
Have fun be Careful when messing around with rooting
Saludos Hans

hans2020 said:
Just to let anyone that pass her know i finally found a way to unbrick my device here it is:
After it falls back in to OEM-Lock i found you can unlock it again by doing whats explained in the Video.
Have fun be Careful when messing around with rooting
Saludos Hans
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AFAIA, OEM locked you can always flash stock?

I’ am not sure if thats True
InFam0us-1985 said:
AFAIA, OEM locked you can always flash stock?
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All i know in case of my Samsung Galaxy A50 it is Possible!
To lift the OEM-Lock mode again.
i do not know if that is true for every Device.
Ultimately i was successful to install full Root-access!
I had great difficulty tho to use Heimdall ore any tool on Linux so i ended up using Odin in a VirtuelBox with WinXPpro
but do to no support of Long file names i had to trick there, to to make it work.
I just shorten the Names of every .tar to the first 2 letters.
I was able to successfully flash TWRP with Heimdall but not the Android ROM for my Phone.
I still wonder how to make it work!
There was one Thing i Noticed when Using Odin it seams in the Process he flashes vbmeta.img twice.
That impossible with Heimdall it creates a error message.
Well if anyone - that passes here - knows how to flash a Android 10 ROM of a Samsung Galaxy A50 using Heimdall let me know i tried very very hard to no avail.
I was surprised to learn there is no Good Tool for Linux-user doing this Task.
i only found Old Tutorials!
Is it truly possible that Heimdall dose not support modern Phone-flashing anymore properly?
As of now if a Linux-user ask me about Rooting i would advice him/her to do it in a VritualBox with windows installed.
If you have a License of a Windows Version Higher then XP good otherwise you have to Shorten File names if the very long to make it work.
I scarcely use windows anymore that why i only have a old WinXPpro legally in my Possession.
Unbelievable that the Linux-Community should not have a modern Flash Tool!???
Saludos
Hans
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Hello to @everyone
I had great difficulty to do this as a Linux User using Heimdall and eventually had to give up (after trying for 3 full days)!
I ended up doing it using Windows out of a VirtualBox!
It was Possible tho to successfully flash TWRP using Heimdall!
It also showed Success when Flashing Android 10 Version for my Phone but would not work.
Using the same Firmware with Odin it worked just fine.
When i compared the Flash-Protocol of Odin with what i did i only Noticed that Odin would flash vbmeta.img twice in the Process something that cant be done with Heimdall as it produces the duplicate error.
I wonder if this is the Reason it would not work.
I was also surprised to Learn, that there is virtual now Tutorial out there using Heimdall on a Modern Phone (last 12 Month ore less).
Is it truly Possible that There is now good solution for Linux Users?
I also Looked in to Fastboot and ADB and other Tools for Linux Platform and they all seam to be outdated!
Also all this Tools could not accomplish the task at hand.
Now if its me and anyone knows how to make it Work on Heimdall let me know as it is a Pretty good tool after all and by now i know it well. I would gladly start to make a tutorial and provide it here for free if i know how to make it work.
I have a txt file where i made a complete Protocol of all i tried if someone is curious ill send it to you.
Saludos Hans
##################################################################
I send some more Details of my Challenge in hope someone my know what it is i have to change!
My Device:
Samsung Galaxy A505FN
I created a .txt file protocol of all i did, i gladly provide it if someone ants to see it.
I analyzed the Whole Firmware-archive and the Pit file of my Phone to eventually find the Problem.
Note:
The Firmware was the correct one as it worked just fine using Odin!!
Analyzing all this, i only noticed two things:
First:
There are 3 seemingly identical files in the Archive and two so called
fota.zip files witch are not Identical
(one in the AP-Packet and one in the CSC-Packet)
Those where:
– cache.img one in the AP-Packet and one in the BL-Packet
– vbmeta.img one in the AP-Packet and one in the BL-Packet
– product.img one in the AP-Packet and one in the BL-Packet
Second:
Once i used Odin to finally flash successfully i noticed that in the Flash-protocol of Odin it seams Odin flashes the vbmeta.img twice in the process!?
Heimdall would not allow me to do so giving me the “Duplicate Error message”
Furthermore i tried one more thing in my desperation to make it work:
i thort: “maybe the order in wish the files a flashed chronologically matters”
So i did exactly that, trying to flash in the same chronological sequence as Odin did.
Note:
Every time i flashed, Heimdall would successfully finish the process but the Phone would not start with android
no matter what i tried.
ALSO i did successfully flash TWRP to my Phone using Heimdall
SO Heimdall works just fine on my system!
I spend a Long Time searching the Internet for a workable Tutorial or glue’s as to what is missing and how i could make it work.
I really want to succeed doing this, as i want to provide my folks offer her in Germany and also English and Spanish speaking Linux-Community with a Tutorial to do this!
I did also drop this Question and Challenge i face in some other Forums no useful answer returned so far
The latest Governmental Abuses and infringement on Peoples Privacy using Corona as excuse, makes it abundantly clear how important this kind a work is!
As for now i think, the only true option for a Linux-User is to run Odin from a Virtual-Box Windows installation, given
you have a legal copy in you're possession and have higher then Windows XP
(else you must change the Filenames of the .tar archives as WIndows XP and lower did not support excessively long filenames.)
Also you have to Install you're Phone USB drivers and have them up and running properly!
Internet access to you're VB makes it all more comfortable, but you can also use Shared folders with the Host-System to do the job.
Note:
I did indeed tried the "WINE-plugin-environment" (Windows 10) under Linux. i could not get it to work.
It was to much messing around make it recognize the USB-connection to the Phone!
I could not get it to work, I don't know if you can?
I guess that would be a nice way for Linux-users if it could be made to work!
What do you guys think, can this be solved?
Pleas let me know if you know the answer to my Challenge!
You're help is not only needed but would be greatly appreciated
Sincerely yours
Hans from Germany

well I Found this from 2017;
Yes you can do fastboot and adb cmd in Linux but you have to install adb and fastboot drivers to Linux by using
1) sudo add-apt-repository ppahablet-team/tools && sudo apt-get update
2) sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
That's it you get your fastboot and adb cmd’s all the cmds are same just as windows just you need to add sudo in front if not in root
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source: https://www.quora.com/Can-I-flash-Android-devices-using-Linux
so maybe have a read of this too; https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...actory-images-android-using-fastboot-0175277/

Well i do know
Of course i know how to Install a Software on Linux and i did indeed installed those Two
But both of them would not even Detect my device jet Heimdall and Odin had no problem doing that.
Anyhow i might go about and try those Two harder.
And no Iam not confused
thank you anyway
Saludos Hans
InFam0us-1985 said:
well I Found this from 2017;
source: https://www.quora.com/Can-I-flash-Android-devices-using-Linux
so maybe have a read of this too; https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...actory-images-android-using-fastboot-0175277/
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I cant call or receive call and send and receive messages via sim
Please help
I cannot call and receive calls
Cannot send and receive messages ,one time passwords, through message
Cannot login through whatssapp .
volte is not enabled
And no option for it to enable
I am from India using jio sim card .
Please help.
If any custom rom is used in my SM-A505F i cant do calls or receive calls nor send or receive messages.
country id : INS
Original firmware of A50 : Atb6

Will this image work with the SM-A505G version?

USB File Transfer Does Not Work
After flashing the ROM, when I connect my phone to my PC with the USB cable to transfer files, it does not work. No errors on my PC. I tries switching between modes and back to File Transfer as some suggested, but no luck.
Has anyone experienced this and if so, any solution?

OmariCelestine said:
After flashing the ROM, when I connect my phone to my PC with the USB cable to transfer files, it does not work. No errors on my PC. I tries switching between modes and back to File Transfer as some suggested, but no luck.
Has anyone experienced this and if so, any solution?
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This is what you get with a GSI, finger print wont work either.

InFam0us-1985 said:
This is what you get with a GSI, finger print wont work either.
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Actually it's the only Custom ROM where the finger print works. My only problem was with the USB File Transfer.

OmariCelestine said:
Actually it's the only Custom ROM where the finger print works. My only problem was with the USB File Transfer.
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Try with a custom kernel

the project is down? Because I love LineageOs, but the A50 is abandoned :/
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OmariCelestine said:
Actually it's the only Custom ROM where the finger print works. My only problem was with the USB File Transfer.
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you need to run into Twrp and it work. But only in TWRP

hey man, the project is being upgraded? Tanks for your time

InFam0us-1985 said:
Youtube comments mention:
Fingerprint not working.
MTP not working.
Face lock also not working.
but also he say's; "This is Generic GSI ROM, it means. it has some basic feature and limitations"
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Edit: I couldnt get this to install, followed the how-to and when i tried to reboot i got "no OS installed" in twrp. tried 3 times, but no joy, A505FN
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Got the same problem here. i guess i'm staying on the stock firmware

I have installed lineage-17.1-20210212-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvS.
Fingerprint and MTP working.

How To Guide How to root C21 with locked bootloader

GitHub - bkerler/mtkclient: MTK reverse engineering and flash tool
MTK reverse engineering and flash tool. Contribute to bkerler/mtkclient development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
please note that I will make a proper procedure in this post shortly. but in the mean time, you WILL need linux to be able to root your phone, as windows process does not work.,
while using linux, need to change the commands to be python3 where it says python.
just abit snowed under at the moment, but will be done inthe next 48 hours

Hi, to complete what our friend previously said, we are at least three people to have used this tool and made it work. My phone REALME C21 is unlocked and rooted.
I used Windows, albeit it probably wasn't perfectly done.
The solution is to use the mtkclient tool produced on this github and follow each step of the guide on the github, under "Usage / Root the phone (tested with android 9-12)".
You must absolutely use the magisk App given on this github, the official one won't work, this is what prevented me previously to succeed. This magisk app has been patched for mediatek/realme phones.
Do not omit dumping steps, as it is your only way out if it doesn't work.
Also, for obscure reasons, I was unable to chain commands ; tool wouldn't work this way...
So each time I did and succeeded in doing one "mtk" command on the phone, I unplugged it, launched the next command, pushed vol up and vol down, and replugged it.
Maybe I missed something. (note that for the mtk tool to work, phone must be shutdown and then plugged the way I described or that it is described on the guide/tool itself)
Anyway, no guarantee for you here, but hey, it works .

Cherryblue said:
Hi, to complete what our friend previously said, we are at least three people to have used this tool and made it work. My phone REALME C21 is unlocked and rooted.
I used Windows, albeit it probably wasn't perfectly done.
The solution is to use the mtkclient tool produced on this github and follow each step of the guide on the github, under "Usage / Root the phone (tested with android 9-12)".
You must absolutely use the magisk App given on this github, the official one won't work, this is what prevented me previously to succeed. This magisk app has been patched for mediatek/realme phones.
Do not omit dumping steps, as it is your only way out if it doesn't work.
Also, for obscure reasons, I was unable to chain commands ; tool wouldn't work this way...
So each time I did and succeeded in doing one "mtk" command on the phone, I unplugged it, launched the next command, pushed vol up and vol down, and replugged it.
Maybe I missed something. (note that for the mtk tool to work, phone must be shutdown and then plugged the way I described or that it is described on the guide/tool itself)
Anyway, no guarantee for you here, but hey, it works .
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Congrats
And i wanna point some thinks
Actually using windows for such job is a real pain, i used EndeavourOS.(Based on arch linux)
Magisk app actually not matter if you are on android 10, and actyally @smiley.raver used magisk app from original releases.
Therefore, i already asked differences here;
What is the benefit of pacthed magisk? · bkerler/mtkclient · Discussion #116
I used this tool today and my device was successfully rooted :-) However, I have a question in my mind; What is the differences of magisk app you provided and official magisk app? Why should we use...
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I had not need to replug my phone for each command, but i dont exactly remember how i did, lol.

Does using this method it will erase data / formatting data?

Yes. At least, this is one of the steps in the github guide, and it probably would not work if you don't do it.

A12sma said:
Does using this method it will erase data / formatting data?
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You should clear data, beacuse it bootloops without clearing data.
Before doing anything you can backup your files from recovery mode, adb can be run as root at recovery mode.

apokogies for not getting a more step by step guirde completed with a series of issues with my mental health..
Bootloader unlock can only be on Android 10 - as soon as you try upgrade to android 11 - fastboot stops working - . I have not yet found a work around for android 11 as of yet - but you can still use the mtkclient tool to flash files like you would fastboot.

do a full phone backup - with python mtk rl out or python mtk rf flash.bin - this will ensure that if you do something wrong, or wipe a partition or bootloop - you can always flash the out directory or the flash.bin file - I am using 2 at the moment - 1 as daily driver - the other i had to restore after screwing around with a few wrong files - but i keep the backup of python mtk r out - and have reflashed and bricked and reflashed it about 15 times in the last 24 hours trying to get fastboot to work with android 11

smiley.raver said:
do a full phone backup - with python mtk rl out or python mtk rf flash.bin - this will ensure that if you do something wrong, or wipe a partition or bootloop - you can always flash the out directory or the flash.bin file - I am using 2 at the moment - 1 as daily driver - the other i had to restore after screwing around with a few wrong files - but i keep the backup of python mtk r out - and have reflashed and bricked and reflashed it about 15 times in the last 24 hours trying to get fastboot to work with android 11
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I am glad you finally become online after a long time
I have few think to say.

Trying to compile a twrp at same time.
Yeah it's been a rollercoaster of a ride the last few months. Had to put my dog down 2 days before Christmas. So this has been giving me a good distraction .
Found out a fair few things with this phone. Very weird and different to how it operates and upgrades/downgrades.
Been using a mix of sp flash tools, mtkclient and fastboot where applicable.
So what interedting things have happenef while I was away

smiley.raver said:
do a full phone backup - with python mtk rl out or python mtk rf flash.bin - this will ensure that if you do something wrong, or wipe a partition or bootloop - you can always flash the out directory or the flash.bin file - I am using 2 at the moment - 1 as daily driver - the other i had to restore after screwing around with a few wrong files - but i keep the backup of python mtk r out - and have reflashed and bricked and reflashed it about 15 times in the last 24 hours trying to get fastboot to work with android 11
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Oh also if upgrading to android 11 make sure you have the correct firmware forthe correct region otherwise you get boot loop freezes and all sorts of wonderful $hit

Cherryblue said:
Yes. At least, this is one of the steps in the github guide, and it probably would not work if you don't do it.
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As with any phone, unlocking bootloader erases all data. This is just android, you are always advised to backup all data prior to preform a bootloader unlock

Cherryblue said:
Hi, to complete what our friend previously said, we are at least three people to have used this tool and made it work. My phone REALME C21 is unlocked and rooted.
I used Windows, albeit it probably wasn't perfectly done.
The solution is to use the mtkclient tool produced on this github and follow each step of the guide on the github, under "Usage / Root the phone (tested with android 9-12)".
You must absolutely use the magisk App given on this github, the official one won't work, this is what prevented me previously to succeed. This magisk app has been patched for mediatek/realme phones.
Do not omit dumping steps, as it is your only way out if it doesn't work.
Also, for obscure reasons, I was unable to chain commands ; tool wouldn't work this way...
So each time I did and succeeded in doing one "mtk" command on the phone, I unplugged it, launched the next command, pushed vol up and vol down, and replugged it.
Maybe I missed something. (note that for the mtk tool to work, phone must be shutdown and then plugged the way I described or that it is described on the guide/tool itself)
Anyway, no guarantee for you here, but hey, it works .
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Just to clarify, the magical app is not patched as such, it is an alpha branch, which encorporates extra coding/coding that is removed from the normal magisk, and. Can still be used on other phones as well, (it is hard to understand what most changes are as I can not read (assumption Chinese) that magisk alpha is mainly change logged as .
But yes that was one of the issues I faced being that didn't use the magisk alpha app originally.
Under Linux I didn't have to unplug each command. But under windows yes you need to run the command and then plug the phone in under Brom/download mode. You don't have to restart the phone after each command. Just need to unplug and run next command and then plug phone in

smiley.raver said:
Trying to compile a twrp at same time.
Yeah it's been a rollercoaster of a ride the last few months. Had to put my dog down 2 days before Christmas. So this has been giving me a good distraction .
Found out a fair few things with this phone. Very weird and different to how it operates and upgrades/downgrades.
Been using a mix of sp flash tools, mtkclient and fastboot where applicable.
So what interedting things have happenef while I was away
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We have TWRP, please get in touch with me from telegram.
I had sent you my telegram profile link from privatebmessage

MrMiyamo said:
We have TWRP, please get in touch with me from telegram.
I had sent you my telegram profile link from privatebmessage
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Ok. Is it working. Because the ones I found were t working and setup for different phone.
Will jump on telegram tonight. Just busy today

smiley.raver said:
Ok. Is it working. Because the ones I found were t working and setup for different phone.
Will jump on telegram tonight. Just busy today
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We have working twrp for RUI1, but not fully tested.
Booting and decryption works though.
I didn't install the android 11 update on my phone in time,
And I can't find the RUI2 firmware anywhere right now.
(Sofware update center does not show RUI2 update anymore)
So if you have RUI2, we can build twrp for it.
I am looking forward for your message on telegram

How To Guide [Guide] Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 MIUI12/13 ROOT Step-by-step - Pass SafetyNet, Widevine L1

Everything you do, you do at your own risk. I'm not responsible for all damages, this can also lead to loss of warranty.
Hi,
Probably many of you know how to do a Magisk install without TWRP, but this guide is for people who don't know and don't want to mess things up.
I will try to show you step by step how to do it.
Many thanks to:
kdrag0n
topjohnwu
Leave them a nice feedback
!!! Before we start make sure your device is unlocked, if you don't know how to do it below is link to official Xiaomi guide !!!
https://c.mi.com/thread-2262302-1-0.html
Requirement
Xiaomi Mi Flash ver. =>3-14-0 - Needed to install all adb drivers Download
ADB & Fastboot tools - Could be the one built into Mi Flash tool I'll use this to make it simple
Magisk =>24.2 - This software is base of our rooting process Download
SafetyNet Fix => 2.2.1 (Zygisk) - Needed to backdoor SafetyNet fail check, at the moment it is only working method for Mi Pad 5 Download Make sure you download the Zygisk version!
Boot.img - You can download from official MIUI website full flashable rom and separate boot.img file from there, or use my if your Miui version is China 13.0.5, EEA 13.0.3, Global 13.0.1
China 13.0.5​EEA 13.0.3​Global 13.0.1​​​Installation
To make it easier, Green color mean what you need to do on Tablet, Orange on PC
Unzip Mi Flash tool
Open folder and run XiaoMiFlash.exe, if window "Driver" won't pop-up click on the Driver tab and then "Install" button and close all windows.
Connect your tablet to computer, when your tablet ask how you want use USB, choose File Transfer/Android Auto
Copy to internal storage Magisk-v****.apk, safetynet-fix-v****.zip and boot.img
Open File Manager on your tablet find a folder where you copied all files, and install Magisk
Open Magisk app, and click on Install in section Magisk, then select "Select and Path a File", after that find your boot.img file and click on it
Click "LET'S GO" button on the right side and wait until process will be finished
On your computer in the tablet's storage window, go to the file specified in the application probably /Download/magisk_patched-*****
Copy this file to a subfolder of Mi Flash on your computer, exactly to MiFlash2020-3-14-0\Source\ThirdParty\Google\Android and change the name of this file to boot.img
Open PowerShell/Windows Terminal in this folder (Hold Shift + Right click -> Open PowerShell window here)
Make sure your tablet have enabled USB debugging in Developer options Setting -> Additional settings -> Developer options -> USB debugging
Turn off your tablet, then hold down Power and VOL- until the screen lights up, then release power button, if Fastboot appears, everything went fine
Go back to your Terminal window and type to check if your computer see your tablet
Code:
./fastboot.exe devices
If you see answer "******** fastboot" it mean there is communication between PC and Tablet
Next type this command to flash patched boot image
Code:
./fastboot.exe flash boot boot.img
Next type this command to reboot your device
Code:
./fastboot.exe reboot
Restart can take a longer time than normal
Open Magisk app and check status of Magisk, if you see for exaple "Installed 24.2 (24200)" everything went fine
Open Settings in right corner of app and in section App click on Hide the Magisk app then type name for hidden app, it will ask to install new app so do it
Open again Magisk app and open Settings in section Magisk enable Zygisk (Beta) and Enforce DenyList
Click on Configure DenyList than click on three dots in right corner and uncheck Show system apps
Search for all the apps in the list below and check them. It is important to click on their name to see all modules, once you have done this click on the box to activate all of them
Code:
Google
Google Assistant (I have two)
Google Pay
Google Play services
Google Play Store
After that reboot your tablet, and open again Magisk app
On the bottom click on Modules
Click on Install from storage button and find file safetynet-fix-v*******.zip, than click on it
After that reboot your device one more time
After reboot open Android Settings go to Apps and Unhide system services than find and clear all data of Google Play services and Google Play Store
Reboot tablet last time
If you have reached this point it means that everything has gone correctly, probably for about 3 hours you will still not be able to install Netflix and some banking applications but after this time everything will be back to normal, this is because Google's servers have detected that Magisk has been installed but that the application has been changed and Zygisk has been enabled so at the next check it notices that everything is Ok and gives access back.
Quick explaination what happend here:
Magisk has been installed and device is Rooted
The application has been changed and hidden
Zygisk has been activated and hidden from Google services
SafetyNet-fix was installed, which restores the functionality of SafetyNet and Widevine L1, which is blocked after the installation of Magisk and unlocked Bootloader

Hello,
(I use google translate).
Thanks for your method. Before using it, I would like to ask you a few questions.
I have already rooted a few devices (mipad 1, mi phone, htc...) with my macbook and twrp.
The adb files are already installed on my mac.
1) once the pad 5 is rooted, should I, like on my phone, patch the new boot.img file with each update?
2) Could I install the twrp application afterwards to be able to do a complete backup of the system and possibly install a version of lineageos later?
3) Is there a version of miflash unlock tool for mac os x?
4) Should I register or register on the xioami site before unlocking the boot?
Thank you in advance for your method and your answers.
Nux01

Nux01 said:
Hello,
(I use google translate).
Thanks for your method. Before using it, I would like to ask you a few questions.
I have already rooted a few devices (mipad 1, mi phone, htc...) with my macbook and twrp.
The adb files are already installed on my mac.
1) once the pad 5 is rooted, should I, like on my phone, patch the new boot.img file with each update?
2) Could I install the twrp application afterwards to be able to do a complete backup of the system and possibly install a version of lineageos later?
3) Is there a version of miflash unlock tool for mac os x?
4) Should I register or register on the xioami site before unlocking the boot?
Thank you in advance for your method and your answers.
Nux01
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Hi Nux01,
1. Unfortunately yes, TWRP isn't supported for Pad 5 yet.
2. It won't work, TWRP app is only making a request to TWRP custom recovery, until it doesn't exist you can't even install custom ROM
3. It is, but i didn't test it yet on Pad 5, and I don't know if it will work with new decides because last release is from 20.07.2020.
https://github.com/francescotescari/XiaoMiToolV2/releases
4. Yes, you need Xiaomi account, also your device has to be logged in, and registered to unlock, Xiaomi made complete guide how to do this, link is on the top of this post.

Hello,
Thank you for your quick reply.
The latest version of Mitool does not work. On the other hand, with regard to version 20.7.21, it's OK.
What does it mean: "I do not know if it will work with new decides".
And to unlock the bootloader, I have to use the Xiaomitool V2 application?
Thanks again.
NUX01

Nux01 said:
Hello,
Thank you for your quick reply.
The latest version of Mitool does not work. On the other hand, with regard to version 20.7.21, it's OK.
What does it mean: "I do not know if it will work with new decides".
And to unlock the bootloader, I have to use the Xiaomitool V2 application?
Thanks again.
NUX01
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I mean it's quite old release so it may not work with current unlock bootloader process on new devices like a Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi Pad 5 etc. I can't promise it won't brick your device, only confirmed method is by official Xiaomi tool.

Thank you
I'll wait a little bit before rooting my tablet.
Have a nice day.

Followed the instruction, worked like a charm. Although I had unknown "chinese sings" errors with the driver install it worked. By the way there is a newer version of the flashing tool.
Thanks for the effort of writing this down!

Hello,
I just managed to unlock the bootloader of my tablet "Pad 5".
I tried under Mac and Linux with Xiaomitool V2 without success (error 20036 and 20045).
I also tried with VirtualBox who did not recognize the tablet.
I succeeded with VMware and Windows 7 by testing different drivers and it worked.
I just root the tablet with Magisk.
On the other hand, is there the equivalent of TWRP to make a complete system backup. Apart from Titanium and MyBackup.
Thanks for your help.

thanks dude.
didn't try this yet, just wondering.
can't i just flash recovery and then flash magisk.apk?
thanks

Can i update ota to 13.0.2 after rooted? Just update and root again?

Cpanel10x said:
Can i update ota to 13.0.2 after rooted? Just update and root again?
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You can update, but after that you need root again but with boot.img from 13.0.2

How to get the boot.img 13.0.2? I checked the 3GB Firmware and only found vendor_boot.img. Is it the same thing?

Never mind. I got the boot.img from here: https://miuirom.org/tablets/xiaomi-pad-5

Thomas Brown 99 said:
Never mind. I got the boot.img from here: https://miuirom.org/tablets/xiaomi-pad-5
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boot.img for miui global 13.0.3(RKXINXM) isn't available there. Plz help...

Thanks for this awesome guide. Do you have some suggest about the magisk modules to install?

thanks, it just worked perfectly and your step by step guide is very handy and helpful. thanks so so much.

vjsaini00 said:
boot.img for miui global 13.0.3(RKXINXM) isn't available there. Plz help...
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Today evening, I'll add more boot.img

kisielec said:
Today evening, I'll add more boot.img
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eagerly waiting, Thanks

Hey there.
I have done everything above and i MIGHT have some problem. The problem with my problem is that its not really reproducable easily even for me.... Weird, I know!
Lets go into details:
Issue description: When I reboot my tablet it goes into "MIUI Recovery" window, on which I am offered to reboot the device or clean.... And when I reboot it goes back to the recovery screen again. Like a loop-hole.
....
But then if I leave it untouched for several minutes it reboots itself and launches the system properly finally...
When did it start: It first started after I performed this step:
24. Click on Install from storage button and find file safetynet-fix-v*******.zip, than click on it
25. After that reboot your device one more time
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When I finally landed in the system I of course continued and performed further steps. After another reboot in step 27 the same thing happened but much, much longer.
I thought it somehow self fixed and works - once I am in the system. Right? So I did a reboot to test it. And no... recovery screen again for another 20 or so minutes until finally MIUI loaded fully.
Now I am afraid to turn off / reboot my tablet... I am afraid it might never finish booting next time.
Any ideas whats wrong and how to fix this weird and irregular behaviour?
My details:
Device: Xiaomi Pad 5 6/256gb
Original system was Chinese. I have reinstalled to Global one a version ago.
MIUI version currently running: 13.0.3(RKXMIXM)
Android version: 11 RKQ1.200826.002
Magisk version: 25.1 (25100) (32)
Magisk Modules: Universal SafetyNet Fix v2.2.1 (yes I made sure to download around Zygisk section)
Anything else I shall provide?

cysmaster said:
Hey there.
I have done everything above and i MIGHT have some problem. The problem with my problem is that its not really reproducable easily even for me.... Weird, I know!
Lets go into details:
Issue description: When I reboot my tablet it goes into "MIUI Recovery" window, on which I am offered to reboot the device or clean.... And when I reboot it goes back to the recovery screen again. Like a loop-hole.
....
But then if I leave it untouched for several minutes it reboots itself and launches the system properly finally...
When did it start: It first started after I performed this step:
When I finally landed in the system I of course continued and performed further steps. After another reboot in step 27 the same thing happened but much, much longer.
I thought it somehow self fixed and works - once I am in the system. Right? So I did a reboot to test it. And no... recovery screen again for another 20 or so minutes until finally MIUI loaded fully.
Now I am afraid to turn off / reboot my tablet... I am afraid it might never finish booting next time.
Any ideas whats wrong and how to fix this weird and irregular behaviour?
My details:
Device: Xiaomi Pad 5 6/256gb
Original system was Chinese. I have reinstalled to Global one a version ago.
MIUI version currently running: 13.0.3(RKXMIXM)
Android version: 11 RKQ1.200826.002
Magisk version: 25.1 (25100) (32)
Magisk Modules: Universal SafetyNet Fix v2.2.1 (yes I made sure to download around Zygisk section)
Anything else I shall provide?
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I also have this module installed without problems, as there is no recovey for Pad5, it is a good idea to install in magisk the module Magisk Bootloop Protector, which serves exactly to prevent what you are afraid that happen with your tablet