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Unable to flash custom recovery

Hi,
I have the Find 7 with the new display panel.
I wanted to flash the latest version of TWRP but failed. I do not know what I did wrong.
I can use adb and fastboot without any problem. When trying to flash recovery, it says there that the flash was successful but when I reboot to recovery, TWRP was not installed and the original Oppo recovery is still there.
The bootloader is unlocked. And I tried relocking and unlocking again but to no avail. Whenever I use the command "fastboot oem unlock", nothing happens to the phone.
I am currently on spectrum. I want to try other roms such as the lite COS 2.15 and also maxwen roms since that only those supports the new panel.
I am also trying to get root for my phone and it is impossible without custom recovery.
Thanks for any help.

I had poop loads of issues with getting custom recovery on my Find 7a. Eventually I used these instructions:
http://community.oppo.com/my/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=996
They work. Don't know if it's the versions of ADB or Fastboot or something.
Give it a go

limbot said:
I had poop loads of issues with getting custom recovery on my Find 7a. Eventually I used these instructions:
http://community.oppo.com/my/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=996
They work. Don't know if it's the versions of ADB or Fastboot or something.
Give it a go
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I will give it a go when I get back. Thanks!

This is what a forumer from the official forum said and it works:
After you had successfully flash recovery via fastboot, you MUST NOT reboot the device. AFAIK, if you reboot the device it will restore the recovery back to stock oppo recovery.
So instead, you need to immediately press vol down & power button on the fastboot screen. Keep holding the button until you see the TWRP recovery screen. Hope that helps. Cheers!""

faidz85 said:
Hi,
I have the Find 7 with the new display panel.
I wanted to flash the latest version of TWRP but failed. I do not know what I did wrong.
I can use adb and fastboot without any problem. When trying to flash recovery, it says there that the flash was successful but when I reboot to recovery, TWRP was not installed and the original Oppo recovery is still there.
The bootloader is unlocked. And I tried relocking and unlocking again but to no avail. Whenever I use the command "fastboot oem unlock", nothing happens to the phone.
I am currently on spectrum. I want to try other roms such as the lite COS 2.15 and also maxwen roms since that only those supports the new panel.
I am also trying to get root for my phone and it is impossible without custom recovery.
Thanks for any help.
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Can u teach me how to unlock bootloader.. because when I flash twrp recovery img my fon stuck at fastboot menu, cannot enter the recovery menu.
Some say I get this problem becos I not unlock my bootloader..
Im trying to flash miui os..huhuhu

cikgutan said:
Can u teach me how to unlock bootloader.. because when I flash twrp recovery img my fon stuck at fastboot menu, cannot enter the recovery menu.
Some say I get this problem becos I not unlock my bootloader..
Im trying to flash miui os..huhuhu
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fastboot oem unlock in bootloader mode.

azeem40 said:
fastboot oem unlock in bootloader mode.
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Unlocking bootloader erases data?

Mine wouldn't flash recovery. It said successful but I still had oppo recovery 1.2 and it only worked when I found the latest official twrp over version 3. after flashing, I disconnected usb and then held down power button to shut the phone down. It then was able to boot to twrp ok.
I used the latest one.
https://dl.twrp.me/find7/

Z2 can't boot into recovery.

Hey guys. So here's the thing. I unlocked the zuk's z2 bootloader using the standard method (fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash unlock unlock_bootloader.img, with the img they sent me via email, and then fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem unlock-go), and then I went to flash the TWRP recovery. I downloaded the recovery image from the official twrp website and proceeded to flash it with "fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash recovery twrp.img". The flashing was successful. But before restarting the device, I chose the option to boot into recovery, so that the original recovery wouldn't overwrite TWRP. However, the phone does not boot into the recovery, ever. It "shuts down", tries to boot into recovery, and without showing anything on the screen simply restarts to the normal system. Even flashing a stock ROM in the phone with MiFlash (relocking the bootloader) and trying to boot into the stock recovery does not work.
And, the only method to boot into any recovery that works is to use "fastboot -i 0x2b4c boot recovery.img". But as we know this isn't permanent.
Anyways, sorry for the wall of text, I wanted to make sure what I said was clear Please help guys, what should I do??

Rokuw said:
Hey guys. So here's the thing. I unlocked the zuk's z2 bootloader using the standard method (fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash unlock unlock_bootloader.img, with the img they sent me via email, and then fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem unlock-go), and then I went to flash the TWRP recovery. I downloaded the recovery image from the official twrp website and proceeded to flash it with "fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash recovery twrp.img". The flashing was successful. But before restarting the device, I chose the option to boot into recovery, so that the original recovery wouldn't overwrite TWRP. However, the phone does not boot into the recovery, ever. It "shuts down", tries to boot into recovery, and without showing anything on the screen simply restarts to the normal system. Even flashing a stock ROM in the phone with MiFlash (relocking the bootloader) and trying to boot into the stock recovery does not work.
And, the only method to boot into any recovery that works is to use "fastboot -i 0x2b4c boot recovery.img". But as we know this isn't permanent.
Anyways, sorry for the wall of text, I wanted to make sure what I said was clear Please help guys, what should I do??
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Why not flash twrp as an image file while in non permanent twrp? And while you're there flash supersu too.

Airtioteclint said:
Why not flash twrp as an image file while in non permanent twrp? And while you're there flash supersu too.
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I did manage to flash a custom ROM, GApps and Magisk with the temporary TWRP and everything worked. But I just flashed the TWRP image as you said and the flash was successful, but the phone still doesn't boot into recovery
WTF is going on?? Its kinda like the image is being flashed correctly, but the phone fails to access the recovery partition to boot it... Halp!
Edit: Flashing via flashify also didn't work...

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Rokuw said:
I did manage to flash a custom ROM, GApps and Magisk with the temporary TWRP and everything worked. But I just flashed the TWRP image as you said and the flash was successful, but the phone still doesn't boot into recovery
WTF is going on?? Its kinda like the image is being flashed correctly, but the phone fails to access the recovery partition to boot it... Halp!
Edit: Flashing via flashify also didn't work...
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As that window on boot shows that in 5 sec. to push anything, choose from that window Boot to bootloader, from there using volume buttons choose boot to recovery, it will reboot, wait those 5 secs and immediately after that window gone keep pushing both volume buttons and it should boot your recovery - it's the same for me and idk why

LaurynasVP said:
As that window on boot shows that in 5 sec. to push anything, choose from that window Boot to bootloader, from there using volume buttons choose boot to recovery, it will reboot, wait those 5 secs and immediately after that window gone keep pushing both volume buttons and it should boot your recovery - it's the same for me and idk why
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Its works!!!1!! Much thanks mate!
Still though, it's really annoying having to do that every time to boot to recovery... If i figure out why that happens I'll shed some light here... And Would also be grateful if anyone who knows the reason for it explains why

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Rokuw said:
Its works!!!1!! Much thanks mate!
Still though, it's really annoying having to do that every time to boot to recovery... If i figure out why that happens I'll shed some light here... And Would also be grateful if anyone who knows the reason for it explains why
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Great! Let us know if you'll find anything! Good luck

Thats It!
LaurynasVP said:
As that window on boot shows that in 5 sec. to push anything, choose from that window Boot to bootloader, from there using volume buttons choose boot to recovery, it will reboot, wait those 5 secs and immediately after that window gone keep pushing both volume buttons and it should boot your recovery - it's the same for me and idk why
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As you said, is a patience problem:
I had the same problem and beeing serious I was very desperate, I tried and tried for weeks and nothing! BUT BRO! It was just beeing patient! You did it! You flashed the TWRP, now is just to wait!:
1. Turn on your device
2. Press volume keys to enter to the fastboot menu
3. Choose Recovery
4. Now the device will reboot and show the same thing as always(ZUK,Bootloader is unlocked,blablabla.), and here is when all starts, YOU NEED TO WAIT 5 SECONDS BRO!, AND THEN IT WILL BOOT TO TWRP!
5. Thats all, you're on!
P.D.: Apologize me for bad english :'v
Hope it worked!

mrscattergun said:
As you said, is a patience problem:
I had the same problem and beeing serious I was very desperate, I tried and tried for weeks and nothing! BUT BRO! It was just beeing patient! You did it! You flashed the TWRP, now is just to wait!:
1. Turn on your device
2. Press volume keys to enter to the fastboot menu
3. Choose Recovery
4. Now the device will reboot and show the same thing as always(ZUK,Bootloader is unlocked,blablabla.), and here is when all starts, YOU NEED TO WAIT 5 SECONDS BRO!, AND THEN IT WILL BOOT TO TWRP!
5. Thats all, you're on!
P.D.: Apologize me for bad english :'v
Hope it worked!
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I did it the way you said but when i select recovery in the fastboot menu, the phone restart into fastboot, and even if I wait 5 secs it doesn't do anything! what can i do? thanks

Hi all, I have the same problem. Bootloader is unlocked and twrp is successfully flashed but the phone won't boot to twrp, it always boots to the stock recovery. can I flash twrp from stock recovery?

same problem here

My zuk z2 its not working i dont have a system and no recovery....
what i can do??

zuk z2 plus is not turning on..and the screen blinks and vibrates
zuk z2 plus is not turning on..and the screen blinks and vibrates...i tried to install custom rom of pixel experience...it works well but after 50% it gets shuts down..and now it is fully dead

I Flashed Redwolf TWRP, but my phone still boots into mi recovery 3.0

As the title states, i followed a reputable youtube guide and flashed redwolf TWRP, but when I boot my device into recovery mode, it shows mi recovery 3.0 instead of redwolf, any solutions?

Jonah7654 said:
As the title states, i followed a reputable youtube guide and flashed redwolf TWRP, but when I boot my device into recovery mode, it shows mi recovery 3.0 instead of redwolf, any solutions?
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Right after flashing twrp through fastboot, don't boot into system, instead boot into twrp(hold vol up+power button) and then boot into system. Hope that solves the problem.

Jonah7654 said:
As the title states, ...
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lazyflasher may be your friend

kostas gp said:
Right after flashing twrp through fastboot, don't boot into system, instead boot into twrp(hold vol up+power button) and then boot into system. Hope that solves the problem.
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thanks for the tip

In my case, I would need to flash twrp again.
So
Flash twrp thru Fastboot
Boot to twrp
Flash twrp thru recovery
Reboot to system

[Recovery][TWRP] Mi 8 Lite TWRP-3.2.3 Multilanguage from 4pda

RECOVERY information:
Name Version: Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Multilanguage TWRP
Download:
DOWNLOAD
MOD EDIT: Link removed, side is containing warez
How to install:
Fastboot just run .bat file to install it from fastboot mode
TWRP.img can be flashed manually from fastboot
all credits goes to @wzsx150, and poison-74 (4pda)

U know if this is compatible with latest Miui EU rom?
Is data decryptable?
Not entire related to Platina but Mi8 SE users are having trouble with twrp and miui eu.
Thanks.

Have downloaded and installed file recovery.img with twrp, works ok with xiaomi.eu rom.
I have MIUI 10 xiaomi.eu 9.1.10 android 9

lucainno said:
Have downloaded and installed file recovery.img with twrp, works ok with xiaomi.eu rom.
I have MIUI 10 xiaomi.eu 9.1.10 android 9
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Can you enter in twrp and see if data folder is avalable?
Or it ask a password?

Go recovery no enter password, press cancell .
Before wipe Save All data to PC
(this action wipe All data and internal Memory) Wipe data factory reset and reboot phone
install update recovery.img multilanguage

Please help me, how enter to twrp recovery on Mi8 Lite ? I try all buttons combinations and nothing.

Power of phone
Press Vol + and Power for 5 seconds for enter recovery

Hi guys, I just went from Redmi5 Plus to Mi8 lite, unfortunately I have to wait for the famous 360 hours in the meantime I'm downloading what I need on the R5Plus was available Orange Fox recovery, which automatically decrypted the partitions without having to install lazy Flasch later, here how does this TWRP mod do this?
I would like to install the Xiaomi Eu as soon as I unlock the bootloader I am currently on last Global Stable 10.2.2.0 a help thanks.

It's work on android pie beta global 9.3.1?

this should be a new one:
MOD EDIT: Link removed, side is containing warez

This build does not work with Pie - can someone update the initial post?

excuse me sir, ust want to ask, after flashing twrp 1003 version why after reboot always revert to stock recovery, is there any to fix it, thanks
edit : i already fix it

falqon said:
excuse me sir, ust want to ask, after flashing twrp 1003 version why after reboot always revert to stock recovery, is there any to fix it, thanks
edit : i already fix it
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Could you please share how you fixed it?
Just upgraded the ROM to 10.3.2.0 and now TWRP recovery always reverted to stock recovery after reboot.

reflash your twrp via adb and when u type "fastboot reboot" press and hold Volume Up until enter twrp, and then try to reboot recovery via twrp. i can't share youtube link, afk right now

falqon said:
reflash your twrp via adb and when u type "fastboot reboot" press and hold Volume Up until enter twrp, and then try to reboot recovery via twrp. i can't share youtube link, afk right now
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Done this several times, but I didn't use hard buttons, instead i used fastboot boot recovery.img command to reboot to recovery after flashing recovery. I also tried rebooting to recovery from twrp without problem, but after rebooted to system, twrp reverted to stock recovery, everytime.
I didn't have this problem with MIUI 10.3.1.0 with the same TWRP.
edit : I'm using TWRP 0330 btw, and somehow there was no swipe to allow modification confirmation when the phone rebooted to twrp for the 1st time after flashing twrp.
Wonder why.

ne0t said:
Done this several times, but I didn't use hard buttons, instead i used fastboot boot recovery.img command to reboot to recovery after flashing recovery. I also tried rebooting to recovery from twrp without problem, but after rebooted to system, twrp reverted to stock recovery, everytime.
I didn't have this problem with MIUI 10.3.1.0 with the same TWRP.
edit : I'm using TWRP 0330 btw, and somehow there was no swipe to allow modification confirmation when the phone rebooted to twrp for the 1st time after flashing twrp.
Wonder why.
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check your display panel via device hardware info on playstore, mine is synaptic, not all twrp version work on this panel, i'm using twrp 3.2.3-1003 btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eeiSm7rzZY

falqon said:
check your display panel via device hardware info on playstore, mine is synaptic, not all twrp version work on this panel, i'm using twrp 3.2.3-1003 btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eeiSm7rzZY
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Tks, but I don't have problem with TWRP 0330, it works fine, including touch screen, the problem is TWRP get replaced by Stock Recovery everytime I boot my my phone to system.
I don't want to root my phone, just like to have TWRP recovery around so I can use it to flash hosts file for ads blocking and some other things.
Someone told me i need to flash lazyflasher...I'm going to do it later ..

ne0t said:
Tks, but I don't have problem with TWRP 0330, it works fine, including touch screen, the problem is TWRP get replaced by Stock Recovery everytime I boot my my phone to system.
I don't want to root my phone, just like to have TWRP recovery around so I can use it to flash hosts file for ads blocking and some other things.
Someone told me i need to flash lazyflasher...I'm going to do it later ..
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Boot to recovery through fastboot and then flash the image or the zip through TWRP, then to flash it reboot again to TWRP before to boot up to system.

SubwayChamp said:
Boot to recovery through fastboot and then flash the image or the zip through TWRP, then to flash it reboot again to TWRP before to boot up to system.
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Tried that too, actually more, boot to recovery from fastboot with fastboot boot recovery.img command and also hard button, boot to recovery from twrp recovery, flash recovery.img, boot to twrp recovery again twice, but stock recovery still came back.

ne0t said:
Tried that too, actually more, boot to recovery from fastboot with fastboot boot recovery.img command and also hard button, boot to recovery from twrp recovery, flash recovery.img, boot to twrp recovery again twice, but stock recovery still came back.
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No. don´t try to boot to recovery from fastboot after to flash it, don´t flash it through fastboot.
Do the next three steps and see what happens but do it exactly the same or won´t worth the try:
- In fastboot delete recovery partition by typing fastboot erase recovery
- Then reboot to recovery (don´t flash it yet) by typing fastboot boot twrp.img (rename recovery image firstly to twrp)
- Now once in TWRP flash the zip or image to the recovery partition, when you finish go to Reboot options within TWRP and choose recovery to boot to it before to boot up to system. If you boot at this instance to TWRP then the issue have to be solved, reboot normally to system.
Edit: If this way the problem is not solved then after to install TWRP flash Magisk that can prevent it to be overwritten.

Root global 10.2

Been searching,but I'm feeling a little lost. Is it possible to root mix 3 on global rom 10.2 ?
Bootloader is unlocked ,but I don't know where to go from here .
Thank you.

I don't have my mix 3 yet (should be delivered in a couple of days), but from what I've gathered, yes, you can (assuming your mix 3 is global too).
There's a TWRP_perseus you can use on this forum, but when you flash it, you have to boot in it holding vol+ and power, the command fastboot boot recovery won't work.
Then you can flash magisk v17.1 or v17.3, as v18 is known to have some trouble.
But you may want to wait confirmation from someone who actually has the phone already.

I have a global Mix 3 and global 10.2 ROM, root works fine with Magisk 17.3. The procedure is the same as Chinese Version, flash TWRP followed by Magisk 17.3 zip.

Si_NZ said:
I have a global Mix 3 and global 10.2 ROM, root works fine with Magisk 17.3. The procedure is the same as Chinese Version, flash TWRP followed by Magisk 17.3 zip.
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Is stock camera working for you? I've read a couple cases in which root breaks camera functionality.

Yes the stock camera still works.

veesix said:
I don't have my mix 3 yet (should be delivered in a couple of days), but from what I've gathered, yes, you can (assuming your mix 3 is global too).
There's a TWRP_perseus you can use on this forum, but when you flash it, you have to boot in it holding vol+ and power, the command fastboot boot recovery won't work.
Then you can flash magisk v17.1 or v17.3, as v18 is known to have some trouble.
But you may want to wait confirmation from someone who actually has the phone already.
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I have stucked on rooting global 10.2 for few days.
I usually use fastboot command to boot in to recovery, didn't think of using the button to enter twrp after flash.
Now my phone works fine with magisk 17.3, Thanks a lot!

after booting in to fastboot I try to flash twrp by the following command;
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
No response.
Trying both adb devices and fastboot devices I find my phone attached.
Anyone have any pointers to what might be the issue?
thanks

Hi I also want to root my device but my computer can't find my device in fastboot mode. Do you have drivers I can install? I tried installing those from Google but the problem still persists.

Try and USB 2.0 socket on your PC or an USB 2.0 Hub, this worked for. I have no idea why USB 3 does not work.

boredandre said:
after booting in to fastboot I try to flash twrp by the following command;
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
No response.
Trying both adb devices and fastboot devices I find my phone attached.
Anyone have any pointers to what might be the issue?
thanks
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you have must type 2 command:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot boot twrp.img
then it will successfully reboot to TWRP

Si_NZ said:
I have a global Mix 3 and global 10.2 ROM, root works fine with Magisk 17.3. The procedure is the same as Chinese Version, flash TWRP followed by Magisk 17.3 zip.
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So you don't need to flash a patched boot.img at all? It's literally as simple as unlocking the bootloader, flashing TWRP_perseus, rebooting to TWRP again, and then flashing Magisk 17.3?

Yes, if you have actual Global hardware, you flash twrp, press and hold vol up and power to reboot to recovery (you cannot use commands, atleast with CN hw). Then flash Magisk. If it bootloops, you have CN or other hardware, and you need the Magisk module I created to hide your hardware origin.

Trying to flash on a different computer did it for me. My phone is now rooted. Must have been a driver issue as I did everything exactly the same way as on the first computer. Thank you everyone for your help!

Hey guys, I am very new to Android since i switched from iPhones now to the Mi Mix 3 (EU Version). I unlocked the bootloader already and have the adb drivers installed and when I try to boot into TWRP using "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img" into "fastboot boot TWRP.img" it will boot back into MIUI. I also tried some methods mentioned in various forums like
"1. Put phone in the fastboot mode (switch it off, then press and hold power + volume down for a couple of seconds)
2. Flash twrp through fastboot (fastboot flash recovery twrp.img)
3. Boot TWRP (fastboot boot twrp.img)
4. When phone screen become black, hold power + volume up until it vibrate then release all
5. The phone will boot into twrp "
but I never get the phone to go into the TWRP recovery mode. It either boots back into MIUI or into the MIUI Fastboot screen. Has anyone an idea? Should I try to reinstall the drivers or what could be the issue?
Thanks a lot in advance!

The Magisk zip file you flash in twrp does the patching for you, that's exactly what it's for in fact.

Barathum91 said:
3. Boot TWRP (fastboot boot twrp.img)
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This is the issue. For now, you have to boot in twrp holding power and volume+ buttons.

veesix said:
This is the issue. For now, you have to boot in twrp holding power and volume+ buttons.
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Does it have to be volume+ ?
I already tried it a lot with volume- button but if that is the difference then I will test that in the evening Thanks

Barathum91 said:
Does it have to be volume+ ?
I already tried it a lot with volume- button but if that is the difference then I will test that in the evening Thanks
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Yes, vol down for bootloader, vol up for recovery, if I'm not mistaken

veesix said:
Yes, vol down for bootloader, vol up for recovery, if I'm not mistaken
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Ahh so maybe that really was the problem I hope it works (testing it later) and thanks again!

Barathum91 said:
Hey guys, I am very new to Android since i switched from iPhones now to the Mi Mix 3 (EU Version). I unlocked the bootloader already and have the adb drivers installed and when I try to boot into TWRP using "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img" into "fastboot boot TWRP.img" it will boot back into MIUI. I also tried some methods mentioned in various forums like
"1. Put phone in the fastboot mode (switch it off, then press and hold power + volume down for a couple of seconds)
2. Flash twrp through fastboot (fastboot flash recovery twrp.img)
3. Boot TWRP (fastboot boot twrp.img)
4. When phone screen become black, hold power + volume up until it vibrate then release all
5. The phone will boot into twrp "
but I never get the phone to go into the TWRP recovery mode. It either boots back into MIUI or into the MIUI Fastboot screen. Has anyone an idea? Should I try to reinstall the drivers or what could be the issue?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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You must do the "fastboot flash recovery twrp_perseus.img" command and then hold VOL UP + POWER. You CANNOT use the "fastboot reboot recovery" command it does not work. The TWRP image we have sucks and I have been asking some people for some better directions so I can build us a working english TWRP image, but no one has replied to PMs yet.