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Really annoy xiaomi models: redmi note 5? note 5 pro? or note 5 plus? which rom?

I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.

libralibra said:
I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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If it had snapdragon 636 on the chipset, you are on the right forum.

libralibra said:
I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.

new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .

fadgry said:
If it had snapdragon 636 on the chipset, you are on the right forum.
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Thanks, I'm sure it's sd636.

raptorddd said:
new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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Sorry I had China version and can install global miui freely

XsConfused said:
On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
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It looks like this should be redmi note 5 AI, that's how xiaomi advertises it in China. The current one global version I got from aliexpress has dual camera as well. But hardly to say it's AI or not.
Thanks for your reply. I'll download some whyred ROM to give it a go. Really scared to brick it as there is no way to unbrick but visit xiaomi service center, which has none locally here.

fadgry said:
Sorry I had China version and can install global miui freely
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Really thanks for your reply. I'm going to jump on the same boat as you now. From my research, I need:
1 unlocked BL using one xiaomi account old enough (than 360 hours)
2 download global ROM from some where.
3 flash in fastboot.
Any advice on that? Is it difficult to flash? Anything I missed? Do I need turn any other options in develop mode like USB debug or anything similar?

raptorddd said:
new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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If it's true I would be very sad since I cannot return it anyway.

libralibra said:
Really thanks for your reply. I'm going to jump on the same boat as you now. From my research, I need:
1 unlocked BL using one xiaomi account old enough (than 360 hours)
2 download global ROM from some where.
3 flash in fastboot.
Any advice on that? Is it difficult to flash? Anything I missed? Do I need turn any other options in develop mode like USB debug or anything similar?
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If you plan to unlock UBL first you can flash the recovery rom via updater instead flashing via fastboot. It is more convenient if you rarely touch the pc

redmi note 5 is VINCE
redmi note 5 pro is WHYRED
so any miui rom having name mentioned VINCE is NOT for you!

fadgry said:
If you plan to unlock UBL first you can flash the recovery rom via updater instead flashing via fastboot. It is more convenient if you rarely touch the pc
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thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?

libralibra said:
thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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Yes you need UBL before flashing recovery rom via updater. You will find 2 version of MIUI on their website, fastboot and recovery version

libralibra said:
thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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Normally when you are on Official stable or developer MIUI ROM, you can just download the recovery file of any other Official MIUI rom and use the updater app(just select the update package and it will start installing). It works a lot of the times. So you dont really need unlocked bootloader if this method works. Please note that it works on official MIUI roms only.
In case it doesn't work you need to unlock the bootloader. Then you have two options. Either you can use TWRP recovery to flash recovery file ROMS(usually a .zip file). Or you can use fastboot roms for which you need a pc(with miflash tool).
One ANNOYING thing about bootloader unlocking. You have to add the Mi account to your phone manually(in developer options). After that there is a cooldown of 72,360 or 720 hours depending on your phone model. Mostly its 720 hours now. After the cooldown you can unlock your bootloader.

XsConfused said:
On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
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exactly, it's really not hard at all

SALVO9 said:
exactly, it's really not hard at all
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In some places the Redmi 5 plus is known as simply the Redmi Note 5. It causes a lot of confusion.

XsConfused said:
Normally when you are on Official stable or developer MIUI ROM, you can just download the recovery file of any other Official MIUI rom and use the updater app(just select the update package and it will start installing). It works a lot of the times. So you dont really need unlocked bootloader if this method works. Please note that it works on official MIUI roms only.
In case it doesn't work you need to unlock the bootloader. Then you have two options. Either you can use TWRP recovery to flash recovery file ROMS(usually a .zip file). Or you can use fastboot roms for which you need a pc(with miflash tool).
One ANNOYING thing about bootloader unlocking. You have to add the Mi account to your phone manually(in developer options). After that there is a cooldown of 72,360 or 720 hours depending on your phone model. Mostly its 720 hours now. After the cooldown you can unlock your bootloader.
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Thanks for your clarification. I got one zip file from miui global forum download page. It looks like to be the recovery file you mentioned. Thank God I knew this from you since I thought it was the full fastboot flashable ROM. Who knows what will happen if I flash it via fastboot.
Another one from this forum is a tgz, unzip to tar. It might be the proper fastboot file but a version before anti rollback. I need to get the new phone in hand to check if I can flash it nor not.
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.

libralibra said:
Thanks for your clarification. I got one zip file from miui global forum download page. It looks like to be the recovery file you mentioned. Thank God I knew this from you since I thought it was the full fastboot flashable ROM. Who knows what will happen if I flash it via fastboot.
Another one from this forum is a tgz, unzip to tar. It might be the proper fastboot file but a version before anti rollback. I need to get the new phone in hand to check if I can flash it nor not.
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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You need Unlocked bootloader to flash fastboot ROM. MiFlash will throw error message saying this cannot be flashed in locked bootloader.
One advantage of MiFlash is, software checks bootloader index and if you try to flash older version arb3 ROM(without antirollback) then software throws error message, unable to flash because bootloader index(anti3) is lesser than the present bootloader index(anti4)
Most of the people bricked their device while flashing older version of MIUI ROM in TWRP because twrp recovery will not check bootloader index value
Downloaded recovery ROM name starts with HMNote5ProGlobal
and downloaded fastboot ROM name starts with WHYRED these ROMs are for Redmi note 5 Pro (Indian version) and Redmi Note 5 (Global)
In India we have Redmi note 5 (Redmi 5 plus global) codenamed Vince

libralibra said:
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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Unfortunately, that wont work. My mi account is really old(3 years, unlocked bootloader of note 3 and 3 pro). Still I had to wait for 360h after adding mi account to my new Note 5 AI. And there is a new rule afaik and the waiting period is 720 hours now. Which translates to about a month. It is really frustrating, I know.
One more thing, "adding mi account" is not just logging in your mi account of your phone. You have to add the account in developer options.

XsConfused said:
Unfortunately, that wont work. My mi account is really old(3 years, unlocked bootloader of note 3 and 3 pro). Still I had to wait for 360h after adding mi account to my new Note 5 AI. And there is a new rule afaik and the waiting period is 720 hours now. Which translates to about a month. It is really frustrating, I know.
One more thing, "adding mi account" is not just logging in your mi account of your phone. You have to add the account in developer options.
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Ah.... That's the worst info. 720h is too....Too long. Dam xiaomi.
Do you have the link of ROM you flashed to China redmi note 5 AI? I need to make sure flash the right one.

difference between Cina and global firmware (not rom)

Hi all. Does anyone could explain me the difference between the two firmware.
On xiaomifirmwareupdater.com there are both of them, but I haven't found what is the difference?
May I install a China fw on a global device or I will brick it?.
Tnx

It's safe to flash it. Xiaomi EU uses the China Beta ROMs and Globalized them to include other languages that would be in a Normal Global beta rom from Xiaomi...so with that being said I feel it's safe because if Xiaomi EU and Miroom uses the China Beta as their base then I assume that you flashing just the firmware will not brick your device.

[email protected] said:
It's safe to flash it. Xiaomi EU uses the China Beta ROMs and Globalized them to include other languages that would be in a Normal Global beta rom from Xiaomi...so with that being said I feel it's safe because if Xiaomi EU and Miroom uses the China Beta as their base then I assume that you flashing just the firmware will not brick your device.
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Tnx.
Have you any idea where to find the differences?

Unfortunately not at the moment but I will look into it and get back to you if I find something.

Question is redmi k40 and poco f3 the same device? same custom recovery and custom rom?

or whats the difference?

Yes they are the same. Only difference is the MIUI that's bundled with it. All custom ROMs on this forum support K40 and Poco F3.

Robert314 said:
Yes they are the same. Only difference is the MIUI that's bundled with it. All custom ROMs on this forum support K40 and Poco F3.
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Hello
If they are the same is possible to instal the original MIUI ROM instead the MIUI FOR POCO?

hello!
Identical phone.
POCO F3 is just a rebrand of the Redmi k40 made for the global market outside of china (mi 11x is the rebrand made for the indian market).
The MIUI changes, precisely because they are marketed in different countries.
From what I have read it is possible to install Chinese stock roms on global phones (only with unlocked bootloader and being careful of the anti roolback) but not the other way around.
For castom roms there should be no compatibility problems, as for recovery. However in the thread of each castom rom it says in which phone it is possible to install it.

RollDload said:
hello!
Identical phone.
POCO F3 is just a rebrand of the Redmi k40 made for the global market outside of china (mi 11x is the rebrand made for the indian market).
The MIUI changes, precisely because they are marketed in different countries.
From what I have read it is possible to install Chinese stock roms on global phones (only with unlocked bootloader and being careful of the anti roolback) but not the other way around.
For castom roms there should be no compatibility problems, as for recovery. However in the thread of each castom rom it says in which phone it is possible to install it.
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I have a mi 11x with unlocked bootloader and poco f3 global installed. Any way I can lock the bootloader with poco f3 global official rom? Couldn't find a confirmed answer.

arcaddiction said:
I have a mi 11x with unlocked bootloader and poco f3 global installed. Any way I can lock the bootloader with poco f3 global official rom? Couldn't find a confirmed answer.
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You can lock the bootloader only with the rom of the region the phone was born with. If when you bought it there was the stock india and you flashed the stock global, blocking the bootloader goes into brick. The bootloader can only be locked with the original firmware. make sure, when you block, that there is the original rom on the phone, if not, it goes into brick

good to know it, it should be written with big red letters!

RollDload said:
You can lock the bootloader only with the rom of the region the phone was born with. If when you bought it there was the stock india and you flashed the stock global, blocking the bootloader goes into brick. The bootloader can only be locked with the original firmware. make sure, when you block, that there is the original rom on the phone, if not, it goes into brick
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It's quite interesting because with my old Mi9 I can swap regions even with locked BL but trick was with MI ASSISTANS or something like this (XiaoMiTool V2 software).
Is it possible with F3 as well? If not - why? Some kind of info inside one of the partition? Or because A/B system?

mucha.k1994 said:
It's quite interesting because with my old Mi9 I can swap regions even with locked BL but trick was with MI ASSISTANS or something like this (XiaoMiTool V2 software).
Is it possible with F3 as well? If not - why? Some kind of info inside one of the partition? Or because A/B system?
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Personally i haven't tried that software to change region with locked bootloader, i can't tell you if it works or not.
However, I do not recommend carrying out any modding operation with a locked bootloader, it is very risky, and if there are problems it is very difficult to restore it.
Since unlocking the bootloader does not invalidate the warranty and is accepted by xiaomi, it is the best solution to carry out modding operations with the least possible risk of brick.

RollDload said:
hello!
Identical phone.
POCO F3 is just a rebrand of the Redmi k40 made for the global market outside of china (mi 11x is the rebrand made for the indian market).
The MIUI changes, precisely because they are marketed in different countries.
From what I have read it is possible to install Chinese stock roms on global phones (only with unlocked bootloader and being careful of the anti roolback) but not the other way around.
For castom roms there should be no compatibility problems, as for recovery. However in the thread of each castom rom it says in which phone it is possible to install it.
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This is not true. I have a Redmi K40 purchased in China, and I can install global ROMs just fine (Xiaomi.eu, EEA, etc).

leoliang said:
This is not true. I have a Redmi K40 purchased in China, and I can install global ROMs just fine (Xiaomi.eu, EEA, etc).
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true. but u did not try to check lock boot loader option in mi flash tool. if you wanna do it should be done on original china rom for k40.

Question How to flash global stock ROM

Hi,
I just got my unit a few days ago and found that I dislike MIUI and planning to flash some custom ROM. But for some reason I need some way to re-flash stock ROM in case something bad happen. Could someone help me which tool used to flash stock ROM? any link to files or guides is really appreciated.

Google for mi flash tool and download the stock firmware from xiaomi website.
Also do note to select "Clean all" instead of "Clean all and lock" before clicking on the flash button

this is a good video

keyoke87 said:
Google for mi flash tool and download the stock firmware from xiaomi website.
Also do note to select "Clean all" instead of "Clean all and lock" before clicking on the flash button
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jefffrom said:
this is a good video
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Thanks a lot

hadi_rena said:
Hi,
I just got my unit a few days ago and found that I dislike MIUI and planning to flash some custom ROM. But for some reason I need some way to re-flash stock ROM in case something bad happen. Could someone help me which tool used to flash stock ROM? any link to files or guides is really appreciated.
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Here
Xiaomi Firmware Updater
The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
and here
Official Xiaomi alioth Redmi K40 / Mi 11X / POCO F3 ROM Download | XiaomiROM.com
Xiaomi Redmi K40 / Mi 11X / POCO F3 (alioth) OFFICIAL MIUI firmware of Recovery and Fastboot for region/country with China, Europe (EEA), Global, India (IN), Indonesia (ID), Russia (RU), Taiwan (TW), Turkey (TR)
xiaomirom.com
find the archives of roms of all regions, (fastboot and recovery).
Here
Xiaomi Flash Tool - Official Mi Flash Tool
Download the latest and Official Xiaomi Flash Tool from the Official Xiaomi Flash Tool Website.
xiaomiflashtool.com
find "mi flash tool" the program to flash fastboot roms. {Windows only} (there are also tutorials).
If you use "mi flash tool" remember to check the "clean all" option otherwise block the bootloader and brick your phone.
Also read this guide to avoid it.
Safest way to flash with MiFlash Tool (Unlocked Bootloader Users)
When always you download a fastboot firmware from the official site (the fastboot method) you need to do these steps in order not to soft brick your mobile by forgeting to switch from "clean all and lock" to "clean all" by default 1)- download...
forum.xda-developers.com
Last tip, pay attention to the anti rollback. read here
Xiaomi's Anti-Rollback Protection Explained: How to avoid bricking your phone
All Xiaomi smartphones and tablets will have anti-rollback protection enabled. What is it and how do you avoid bricking your device because of it?
www.xda-developers.com

RollDload said:
Here
Xiaomi Firmware Updater
The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
and here
Official Xiaomi alioth Redmi K40 / Mi 11X / POCO F3 ROM Download | XiaomiROM.com
Xiaomi Redmi K40 / Mi 11X / POCO F3 (alioth) OFFICIAL MIUI firmware of Recovery and Fastboot for region/country with China, Europe (EEA), Global, India (IN), Indonesia (ID), Russia (RU), Taiwan (TW), Turkey (TR)
xiaomirom.com
find the archives of roms of all regions, (fastboot and recovery).
Here
Xiaomi Flash Tool - Official Mi Flash Tool
Download the latest and Official Xiaomi Flash Tool from the Official Xiaomi Flash Tool Website.
xiaomiflashtool.com
find "mi flash tool" the program to flash fastboot roms. {Windows only} (there are also tutorials).
If you use "mi flash tool" remember to check the "clean all" option otherwise block the bootloader and brick your phone.
Also read this guide to avoid it.
Safest way to flash with MiFlash Tool (Unlocked Bootloader Users)
When always you download a fastboot firmware from the official site (the fastboot method) you need to do these steps in order not to soft brick your mobile by forgeting to switch from "clean all and lock" to "clean all" by default 1)- download...
forum.xda-developers.com
Last tip, pay attention to the anti rollback. read here
Xiaomi's Anti-Rollback Protection Explained: How to avoid bricking your phone
All Xiaomi smartphones and tablets will have anti-rollback protection enabled. What is it and how do you avoid bricking your device because of it?
www.xda-developers.com
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Thank you informing anti rollback article

hadi_rena said:
Thank you informing anti rollback article
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It is among the things to be careful with these phones, especially the check on "miflash" that blocks the bootloader.
I have read many posts in which users have bricked up the phone because they have blocked the bootloader with roms other than those with which the phone was sold.
Unfortunately, to get out of certain situations it is necessary to have the assistance center

Question where's global rom?

where's global rom? not yet?

Wait for the release of the poco F5 assuming that the roms are compatible with the redmi note 12 turbo.

simplebaech76 said:
where's global rom? not yet?
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Too early from what I can tell. Patiently waiting as well hehe.
I wouldn't be surprised to have to wait at least a month.

simplebaech76 said:
where's global rom? not yet?
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红米 Note 12 Turbo / POCO F5 (marble) 全球版 Fastboot 线刷包 & Recovery 卡刷包 ROM | XiaomiROM.com
红米 Note 12 Turbo / POCO F5 (marble) 全球版 官方 ROM，含稳定版、开发版/内测版 MIUI。 刷机包以安装方式区分，包括 Recovery 卡刷包 及 Fastboot 线刷包 (需要 mi flash tool)。 这是一个完整的红米 Note 12 …
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Global ROM here: https://miuirom.org/phones/poco-f5
Edit: Tried flashing on Redmi Note 12 Turbo, but it booted into recovery with error: "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device"

Lusberg said:
Global ROM here: https://miuirom.org/phones/poco-f5
Edit: Tried flashing on Redmi Note 12 Turbo, but it booted into recovery with error: "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device"
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Are you using a fastboot rom?

NOSS8 said:
Are you using a fastboot rom?
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Yes, I am using the fastboot ROM: marble_eea_global_images_V14.0.2.0.TMREUXM_20230320.0000.00_13.0_eea_4bd5593a1d.tgz

Lusberg said:
Yes, I am using the fastboot ROM: marble_eea_global_images_V14.0.2.0.TMREUXM_20230320.0000.00_13.0_eea_4bd5593a1d.tgz
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with Miflash or directly with the bat file?
So the Poco roms are not compatible with the 12 turbo.

NOSS8 said:
with Miflash or directly with the bat file?
So the Poco roms are not compatible with the 12 turbo.
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I am using MiFlash. Haven't tried to use the bat files directly.
Seems that they are not compatible.
I will try to flash it a few more times, then back to official China ROM for now.

Lusberg said:
I am using MiFlash. Haven't tried to use the bat files directly.
Seems that they are not compatible.
I will try to flash it a few more times, then back to official China ROM for now.
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Can you post the flash_all.bat file?

NOSS8 said:
Can you post the flash_all.bat file?
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Yes, here it is

I see nothing to change on this file compared to the others, maybe an ARB problem, what is the version of the CN rom on the device?

Okay! Here's what I did to get it working!
When first flashing from Redmi Note 12 Turbo China ROM to Poco F5 EEA ROM, I used flash_all_lock.bat. This did not work. However, when I used MiFlash Unlock afterwards, then it booted!
Anyone trying this, please use the Flash_all.bat script or do what I did explained above.
At this point I can confirm that Poco F5 Global ROM works on Redmi Note 12 Turbo

Lusberg said:
Okay! Here's what I did to get it working!
When first flashing from Redmi Note 12 Turbo China ROM to Poco F5 EEA ROM, I used flash_all_lock.bat. This did not work. However, when I used MiFlash Unlock afterwards, then it booted!
Anyone trying this, please use the Flash_all.bat script or do what I did explained above.
At this point I can confirm that Poco F5 Global ROM works on Redmi Note 12 Turbo
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You were lucky not to brick your device with Miflash using the flash_all_lock.bat file.
On a CN device always use the flash_all.bat file to flash a rom other than CN.
MIFLASH[GUIDE]⚙ USE XIAOMI FLASH TOOL
FOR ALL XIAOMI BOOTLOADER MUST BE UNLOCKED https://new.c.mi.com/global/post/101245 https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All your data...
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NOSS8 said:
You were lucky not to brick your device with Miflash using the flash_all_lock.bat file.
On a CN device always use the flash_all.bat file to flash a rom other than CN.
MIFLASH[GUIDE]⚙ USE XIAOMI FLASH TOOL
FOR ALL XIAOMI BOOTLOADER MUST BE UNLOCKED https://new.c.mi.com/global/post/101245 https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All your data...
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Yep, that info was new for me - didn't know you can't lock the bootloader when going from China to Global ROM.

Lusberg said:
Yep, that info was new for me - didn't know you can't lock the bootloader when going from China to Global ROM.
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Lucky man,to have the play store certified you will have to root and use some magisk modules or install a Xiaomi Eu rom.

Poco F5 (global version of Redmi Note 12 Turbo) launched today. So just get that if you want a global ROM.

NOSS8 said:
Wait for the release of the poco F5 assuming that the roms are compatible with the redmi note 12 turbo.
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Hello
I am form Portugal and i have in my POCO F5 the global room 14.0.4, its possible to change the rom for the European 14.0.6 without problems? Thanks

zcaldeira said:
Hello
I am form Portugal and i have in my POCO F5 the global room 14.0.4, its possible to change the rom for the European 14.0.6 without problems? Thanks
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Yep, but you have to unlock the bootloader first then use Miflash.
Your phone will not be better with an EEA rom (rom for Europe), for example you will have a limited sound volume.
The best (in my humble opinion) are the Xiaomi Eu roms.
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Unlock bootloader
Xiaomi Community
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Apply for unlocking Mi devices
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NOSS8 said:
Yep, but you have to unlock the bootloader first then use Miflash.
Your phone will not be better with an EEA rom (rom for Europe), for example you will have a limited sound volume.
The best (in my humble opinion) are the Xiaomi Eu roms.
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Xiaomi Community
new.c.mi.com
Apply for unlocking Mi devices
en.miui.com
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Thanks for the advise