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Have I managed to hard brick my mi5? [FIXED]

Hello
I recently got my mi5 after ordering from aliexpress and not a big fan of MIUI and wanting the cyanogenmod experience I applied for opening up the bootloader.
Today I recieved message that the request was granted and i happily started the progress with opening up the bootloader via the miflashunlock tool.
When I used the tool it gave me a message in lines of "No need to unlock this device" So i thought " Ok, maybe the seller had to unlock the bootloader to flash the global ROM or whatever.
I proceeed to flash TWRP and it flashed fine, so my bootloader must obviously have been open all the time?
Then I did a full wipe, instralled CM13 and opengapps and rebooted.
Now the trouble started.
All I boot into is a black screen, nothing happens.
If I try to boot into recovery I get a black screen.
I CAN boot to fastboot
So i go back to fastboot to check bootloader status.
(bootloader) Device tampered: false
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader) Display panel:
How can this happen? How the hell can flashing CM lock my bootloader? I never checked the bootloader in fastboot before this, but since I was able to flash TWRP I must have had an open bootloader.
I have tried to flash different ROMS via the MiFlash tool and it gives me message that the devices is locked (duh!)
I have tried to open the bootloader via the unlock tool but it says that the currenct account is different from the account info on the device. Not very strange since I installed CM13...
I have tried to both flash and boot into TWRP via fastboot but I can't do this since device is locked...
Is my only option to try this
http://en.miui.com/thread-299790-1-1.html
Or can i just throw the phone in the bin after three days and buy a new phone from another company that values openess a little more?
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Booting to EDL-mode with this suggestion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/guide-reboot-to-edl-mode-fastboot-test-t3398718
After this you can flash whatever rom you like with the miflash tool

I still end up in the same situation when trying to flash CM13
Phone boots to black screen, I boot back to fastboot and phone is locked gain.
But this is something I can try to figure out on my own

Just an update so if anyone else who ends up in my situation searches forums they might find answer here.
Every time i flash CM13 the same thing happens. Bootloader gets locked and phone can only start in fastboot.
I tried installing RessurectionRemix instead and it worked straight away.
Why the hell this happens I have no clue, but this some of you geniouses maybe knows.
Right now I really don't care since RR works just fine for me

any solution ? I have the same problem

[All-in-One] Redmi Note 7 (lavender): Unlock Bootloader, Flash TWRP, Root, Flash ROM

Dear Redmi Note 7 user,
I'm not responsible if anything happens to your device. If you execute these AiO procedures properly then you shouldn't face any problems.
Before you proceed please back up all your important data and make sure that your phone battery is charged >80%!
A. Prerequisites:
1. Disable driver signature enforcement in Windows
If your computer doesn’t recognize Xiaomi drivers then please disable driver signature enforcement. How to do this please read here: http://en.miui.com/thread-237673-1-1.html
2. Install ADB and Fastboot tools with drivers on Windows
How to do this please read here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Restart your computer.
3. Enable "OEM unlocking" and "USB debugging" in your device
a. Enable Developer Options in: Settings/About Phone/MIUI version. Click on MIUI version seven times
b. Now go to: Settings/Additional Settings/Developer Options and check "OEM unlocking" and "USB debugging"
4. Check if your bootloader is locked
a. After successful installation of "ADB and Fastboot" enter the fastboot mode by holding together "Volume Down + Power" and connect your device to your computer via USB cable (best would be the original cable).
b. Go to the folder where you have put the "ADB and Fastboot" and open a command window inside that folder. To do that hold together "Shift + Right Click" on any empty white space inside the folder and then select "Open PowerShell Window Here" or "Open Command Window Here"
c. Enter the terminal command in command line: >>fastboot devices<<
If you don't see your device it means that the drivers weren't installed properly or the device wasn't connected properly. If this happens please reinstall your drivers from Point A. 2. or try these drivers here:
http://xiaomiadvices.com/download-xiaomi-usb-drivers/
d. If you see your device then enter the terminal command in command line: >>fastboot oem device-info<<
If your bootloader is locked, you'll get the following status (or something similar):
…………………………………………………………………….
(bootloader) Device tampered: false
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader) Display panel:
OKAY [ 0.058s]
finished. total time: 0.063s
………………………………………………………………………
If your bootloader is unlocked, you'll get following status (or something similar):
…………………………………………………………………….
(bootloader) Device tampered: false
(bootloader) Device unlocked: true
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: true
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader) Display panel:
OKAY [ 0.053s]
finished. total time: 0.055s
………………………………………………………………………
5. Request Permission from Xiaomi to Unlock the Bootloader
a. Create a Mi Account: https://global.account.xiaomi.com/pass/register
b. Sign to Xiaomi and apply for unlocking https://en.miui.com/unlock/
6. Connect your Mi Account to your Device
Go to: Settings/Additional Settings/Developer Options/Mi Unlock status and check "Add account and device"
B: Unlock the Bootloader
Unlocking the bootloader will erase all your data! So please back up your data before you unlock the bootloader!
1. You must enable "OEM unlocking" and "USB debugging" as per point A. 3.
2. You must connect your Mi Account with your device as per point A. 6.
3. Download Mi Unlock Tool here: https://en.miui.com/unlock/
4. Enter the fastboot mode by holding together "Volume Down + Power" and connect your device to your computer via USB cable (best would be the original cable)
5. Start the Mi Unlock Tool
6. Enter your eMail and your password of your Mi Account
7. Connect you device to your computer and start the unlock procedure
8. Follow the unlock tool instructions until the unlock procedure is finished
9. Reboot your device
If you get the message, that the unlocking can be done after 72h or 360h or 720h etc., then you have to wait for that time to pass.
C: Install the TWRP Recovery
a. Your bootloader must be unlocked
b. The official twrp can be downloaded here: https://twrp.me/xiaomi/xiaomiredminote7.html. However the official twrp for Redmi Note 7 is not yet available. For the time being please download the latest unofficial "twrp-x.x.x.img" from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...overy-unofficial-twrp-touch-recovery-t3921637 and put it into a dedicated folder in your computer and rename it to "twrp".
c. Go to the folder where you have put the twrp-file. Now open a command window inside that folder. To do that hold together "Shift + Right click" on any empty white space inside the folder and then select "Open PowerShell Window Here" or "Open Command Window Here"
d. Enter fastboot mode by holding together "Volume Down + Power" and connect your device to your computer
e. Enter the terminal command in command line: >>fastboot flash recovery twrp.img<<. Attention: Do not restart your device otherwise Xiaomi's original recovery might overwrite the custom recovery twrp!
f. Boot your device into recovery (3 possible methods)
+ by entering terminal command in command line: >>fastboot boot twrp.img<<, or
+ by holding together "Volume Up + Power" until you see the MI logo, release "Power" button but keep pressing "Volume Up" until you see the recovery, or
+ by holding together "Volume Up + Volume Down + Power" until you see recovery
If you only want to root your smartphone, then please continue to point D
If you want to install a custom rom, then please continue to point E
D. Root Your Smartphone
a. Download latest Magisk from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445 and put it into internal memory of your smartphone or into the micro sd-card or into on-the-go memory stick
b. In the main twrp screen please click "Install", search for the Magisk-*zip*-file and flash it
c. Restart your smartphone
E. Install A Custom Rom
1. Download the desired rom and put it into device's internal memory or into the micro sd-card or into on-the-go memory stick:
a. Lineage
The official Lineage for Redmi Note 7 is not yet available, but when it becomes available you can download it from here:
https://download.lineageos.org/lavender
Lineage roms don't have Google Apps integrated in them.
b. Resurrection Remix
Please download the official Resurrection Remix for Redmi Note 7 (lavender) from here:
https://get.resurrectionremix.com/?dir=lavender
Resurrection Remix roms don't have Google Apps integrated in them.
c. ATOM
Please download the official ATOM for Redmi Note 7 (lavender) from here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/atom-os-project/files/Ten/lavender/
ATOM roms usually don't have Google Apps integrated in them but the developer of AOSP Extended for lavender is offering both versions, with and without Google Apps.
d. Xiaomi.EU
Download the latest rom (weekly or stable) from here: https://xiaomi.eu/community/
Global Xiaomi.EU roms already have Google Apps integrated in them.
2. (in case you want to have root on your device) Download "addonsu-arm64-signed.zip" (for Lineage: https://download.lineageos.org/extras) or (for other Roms) the latest Magisk (from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445) and put it into device's internal memory or into the micro sd-card or into on-the-go memory stick.
3. If the rom doesn’t contain Google Apps then download Google Apps ARM64, Mini, Pico, Nano etc. from here www.opengapps.org and put them into device's internal memory or computer or on-the-go memory stick or micro sd-card.
4. Enter recovery mode:
+ by holding together "Volume Up + Power" until you see the MI logo, release "Power" button but keep pressing "Volume Up" until you see the recovery, or
+ by holding together "Volume Up + Volume Down + Power" until you see recovery
5. Wipe: Dalvik / Art Cache; System; Data; Cache; (be careful, don't wipe internal storage!)
6. Go back to main twrp screen and install the Rom, install Google Apps (if the Rom doesn’t contain them), install "addonsu-arm64-signed.zip" (in case of Lineage) or the latest Magisk (in case of other Roms).
7. Reboot. That's it, you are done.
F. Returning To The Original Xiaomi Rom, MIUI
for those users who would like to return to original Xiaomi rom MIUI, below the flashing instructions and download links for the Fastboot and Recovery roms:
1. Fastboot:
a. Download latest fastboot rom (*.tgz*-file) from here: https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
b. Flash the rom as per instructions explained in the a.m. link.
2. Recovery:
a. Download latest recovery rom (*.zip*-file) from here: http://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?device=1700360 and put it into device's internal memory or into the micro sd-card or into on-the-go memory stick
b. Enter recovery mode:
+ by holding together "Volume Up + Power" until you see the MI logo, release "Power" button but keep pressing "Volume Up" until you see the recovery, or
+ by holding together "Volume Up + Volume Down + Power" until you see recovery
c. Wipe: Dalvik / Art Cache; System; Data; Cache; (be careful, don't wipe internal storage!)
d. Go back to main twrp screen and install the rom
e. Reboot. That's it, you are done.
If my guide helped you please click "thanks" and enjoy your phone.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Question:
My computer doesn't recognize my device. What can be the problem?
Answer:
1. Check your cable if it is the original one, and if not then use the original one.
2. Check you drivers if they are installed properly and if not, then re-install them.
3. If the problem is not with point 1 and 2 then please try another computer.
Question:
Can I bypass the waiting time to unlock the bootloader?
Answer:
No you can't. You have to wait for that time to pass.

You know you can probably root without recovery using Magisk Manager and fastboot. You'll just need the original boot image which you should be able to extract from Xiaomi's firmware downloads.

any confirmation how many hours to unlock this device (after 72h or 360h or 720h) ?

Cryslin111 said:
any confirmation how many hours to unlock this device (after 72h or 360h or 720h) ?
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Unfortunatelly the waiting time varies from person to person and also which smarphone model we are talking about. Until now the longest time I waited to unlock a bootloader was 72h. In Xiaomi forums people are reporting that they are waiting btw. 72h - 720h, sometimes even more than 1000h.

TWRP for Redmi note 7 from LR.TEAM 21/1/2019
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nYu4gbLnGcoWnfXTOONwJk4ifc82l-Sc/view

senerex said:
Unfortunatelly the waiting time varies from person to person and also which smarphone model we are talking about. Until now the longest time I waited to unlock a bootloader was 72h. In Xiaomi forums people are reporting that they are waiting btw. 72h - 720h, sometimes even more than 1000h.
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I register my mi account by a google voice number，would it make the unlock process faster？OR perhaps I even could unlock my redmi note 7？

wangweitung said:
I register my mi account by a google voice number，would it make the unlock process faster？OR perhaps I even could unlock my redmi note 7？
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No, I don't think so. No.

senerex said:
No, No.
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I will soon check how long I will wait to unlock bootloader.
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senerex said:
No, I don't think so. No.
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It's sad to see that I have to wait 360 hours before I can unlock.

wangweitung said:
It's sad to see that I have to wait 360 hours before I can unlock.
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same here

Enddo said:
same here
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Sam here (actuall 359h)

I've heard that Xiaomi's phone bought from mainland China can't unlock bootloader and flash global rom. Really?

ColtonDRG said:
You know you can probably root without recovery using Magisk Manager and fastboot. You'll just need the original boot image which you should be able to extract from Xiaomi's firmware downloads.
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How would you flash the patched boot.img with a locked bootloader?
It shows this and blocks you from proceeding:

vEEGAZ said:
How would you flash the patched boot.img with a locked bootloader?
It shows this and blocks you from proceeding:
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unlock bootloader first!

lehungit8 said:
I've heard that Xiaomi's phone bought from mainland China can't unlock bootloader and flash global rom. Really?
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That's completely untrue. I do tutorials for these devices on my website Android Explained and have bought the latest ones from the Mi Global seller account on AliExpress.
All have been completely sealed devices, shipped a day or two after their Chinese launch, and once you can unlock the bootloader (you do have to wait a certain period of time), then you can flash the global fastboot ROM with either Mi Flash, or just using the flash_all.bat file
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vEEGAZ said:
How would you flash the patched boot.img with a locked bootloader?
It shows this and blocks you from proceeding:
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the person you quoted said 'without recovery'. . .not 'with a locked bootloader'
You'll still need to unlock the bootloader, but once you do then you can patch the boot.img file for the device with Magisk and then load it onto the phone (instead of installing TWRP and then flashing Magisk) to gain root access

vEEGAZ said:
How would you flash the patched boot.img with a locked bootloader?
It shows this and blocks you from proceeding:
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Yep, as the person above said, I said you could do it without recovery, not without unlocking the bootloader.

ColtonDRG said:
Yep, as the person above said, I said you could do it without recovery, not without unlocking the bootloader.
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Alright, I misunderstood you.
Still more 14 days to go until I can unlock the bootloader

That's completely untrue. I do tutorials for these devices on my website Android Explained and have bought the latest ones from the Mi Global seller account on AliExpress.
All have been completely sealed devices, shipped a day or two after their Chinese launch, and once you can unlock the bootloader (you do have to wait a certain period of time), then you can flash the global fastboot ROM with either Mi Flash, or just using the flash_all.bat file
That sounds interesting - so - please state if I'm correct:
Once Redmi Note 7 Global version is out, I could install the official Global ROM and this one would work and have OTA upgrades in future on my Chinese Redmi Note 7?
Thank you in advance.

tomsag said:
Once Redmi Note 7 Global version is out, I could install the official Global ROM and this one would work and have OTA upgrades in future on my Chinese Redmi Note 7?
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Global rom for Redmi Note 7 is not available yet, and thus I can't test it myself yet, but judging by all other Xiaomi Smartphones I had until now (Mi 5, Mi 6, Mix 2s, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 5 etc.) I was always able to flash the global rom on my Chinese version of these smartphones. Of course the bootloader will have to be unlocked. I'm quite sure that flashing the global rom on Chinese version of Redmi Note 7 will be possible too!
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Thanhbat said:
Does OTA work on that ROM? And How about Android development on Chinese versions compare to Global versions? Can you flash global's ROM on Chinese version?
Thanks
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Yes, OTA will work! Android development on Chinese versions compared to Global version is a prerogative of developers. They decide which version of MIUI (Chinese or Global) they take as basis for their further development.

senerex said:
Global rom for Redmi Note 7 is not available yet, and thus I can't test it myself yet, but judging by all other Xiaomi Smartphones I had until now (Mi 5, Mi 6, Mix 2s, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 5 etc.) I was always able to flash the global rom on my Chinese version of these smartphones. Of course the bootloader will have to be unlocked.
I'm quite sure that flashing the global rom on Chinese version of Redmi Note 7 will be possible! Pozdrav...
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Does OTA work on that ROM?
And How about Android development on Chinese versions compare to Global versions? Can you flash global's ROM on Chinese version?
Thanks

Screen stays "System Has Been Destroyed"

My screen keep on showing "System Has Been Destroyed". The best I can do is to be at fastboot. When in fastboot mode I try to unlock the phone using CMD yet unsuccessfull. I can't get into developer option because it's stuck at "System Has Been Destroyed" screen.
Here's the message after input "fastboot oem device-info"
(bootloader) Verity mode: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
OKAY [ 0.011s]
Finished. Total time: 0.015s

Have you flashed a rom with miflashtool? Probably you've not unchecked "clean all and lock".
I think you're phone is hard bricked

Sounds like hard brick indeed. Check this out: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80029403&postcount=22

overcustom said:
Have you flashed a rom with miflashtool? Probably you've not unchecked "clean all and lock".
I think you're phone is hard bricked
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I have tried to flashed a rom with miflash tool. I've checked clean all only. And it showed "error FAILED (remote : Erase is not allowed in Lock State)".

Brays88 said:
I have tried to flashed a rom with miflash tool. I've checked clean all only. And it showed "error FAILED (remote : Erase is not allowed in Lock State)".
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It means bootloader was already Locked.
On which rom were you before?

overcustom said:
It means bootloader was already Locked.
On which rom were you before?
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I've forgot which rom i've been. Any idea how to unlock the bootloader?

Brays88 said:
I've forgot which rom i've been. Any idea how to unlock the bootloader?
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Unfortunately you have to flash a rom using EDL mode with an authorized account, hard brick is a very awful thing.

Thats why you need to read before doing anything with your phone. Almost every thread has flashing guides and all say that you have to unlock bootloader first to flash with miflash or to flash with twrp to avoid hardbricks. Edl is the way to go, good luck mate

ef1x said:
Thats why you need to read before doing anything with your phone. Almost every thread has flashing guides and all say that you have to unlock bootloader first to flash with miflash or to flash with twrp to avoid hardbricks. Edl is the way to go, good luck mate
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i m having same problem this morning after OTA update!!! my systeme was unlocked and everything goes well, they asked my to update i said yes as ever, but now i have screen Systeme as been Destroyed, i did everythings that i know but nothings worked, i m always blocked because any method i used to flash said can't flash, bootloader locked... WHO the [email protected]#K LOCKED MY BOOTLOADER,,,,, please help i m crying now, it's a 800 $phone useless now, my wife gonna killed me!!!! LOL

[GUIDE] hurdles and obstacles on the way to EDL mode with Mi locked phone

I bought a second hand lavender and want to share my adventure so far trying to unlock from mi cloud. I will update this post when something changes.
- Mi cloud is locked with another account
- bootloader is locked
- oem unlock status is unknown
- Mi recovery mode is possible (from there you only can wipe data, connect to mi cloud or reboot)
- fastboot is possible (from there you can reboot and read some phone vars)
- booting to system is possible but the lock screen only lets you connect to wifi and unlock via account
- miui 11 seems to be installed (you see it sometimes behind the lock screen)
- adb is disabled
- The former owner doesn't know the credentials (he says he got it from another person and lost the password.. who knows..)
- Xiaomi doesn't want to help (if the phone was stolen I would give it back for free, else they should please unlock, but they don't want to..)
- Local police can't help (IMEI is unknown, only parts of the phone number are known from the lock screen but they can't search for it)
- codes like *#06# don't work with emergency call in lock screen
- 'Check "Find device" status' on mi.com after entering the lock number (tap several times in the lock icon) says that the status is enabled
- I have no chance to find out who enabled it (maybe when I have the IMEI, local police can help). IMEI might have been changed already..
- I don't want to open the phone case yet
If someone knows a shortcut to my tries, please let me know!
the lock screen
With miui 11 it seems not possible to circumvent the lockscreen with any method I found in the net (pressing volume buttons, add network, switch between wifi and lock screen).
You can only connect to existing networks. 'Add network' switches back to lock screen immediately.
fastboot
You can read variables via 'fastboot getvars all'. You may need the info that the current rom has ARB4. I will try to flash the lowest possible version with ARB4. From mi.com I found global rom V10.2.7.0.PFGMIXM to have ARB4.
(bootloader) crc:1
(bootloader) anti:4
(bootloader) DP:0x0
(bootloader) token: ......
(bootloader) hw-revision:10000
(bootloader) unlocked:no
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4338
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) erase-block-size: 0x200
(bootloader) logical-block-size: 0x200
(bootloader) variant:SDM EMMC
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
...
(bootloader) partition-type:vendor:raw
...
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) serialno:...
(bootloader) product:lavender
(bootloader) kernel:uefi
test point
Finally the cable worked, so probably no need to open the phone
deep flash cable
I soldered a deep flash cable with a button. Please don't try without button, the effort is worth it. Or buy a cable for some bucks.
Test it for example in fastboot: press the button and fastboot doesn't work
switching off phone
Is not that easy or not possible via buttons and fastboot has no shutdown mode.
I found that waiting some minutes in fastboot mode with disconnected cable switches the phone off
(actually from there you can go nowhere, as the battery must be empty or disconnected)
(not) switching to EDL mode with battery (at least not empty battery)
In Windows I installed Qualcomm drivers (64bit exe package), it reboots and Windows is in 'test mode' then because of test certificates.
So far, when fastboot shuts down the phone, I am in 'Mass Storage' mode.
From there I tried to go into EDL mode via cable in 2 variants: pressing button, then plug in phone first and plug in PC first.
Windows device manager and linux see the same 05c6:f000 device, which seems to be some modem (for LTE-Sticks,..) according to net.
QFIL and QPST don't see anything.
Trying things found in the net:
- USB 2.0 only (already tested with USB2 hub and Raspberry USB2 port) / edit: eventually USB3 worked fine
- Wait x seconds (all possible x tested, it's always the charging mode) / edit: yes, you have to wait some seconds, but that doesn't help with 'charging mode'
- 'when charging mode appears, try again' or so.. well.. yes / edit: retrying doesn't seem to help getting out of 'charging mode'
- 'EDL timeout', 'hello packet': I think, that doesn't apply in my current state, there should be some xxxx:9008 device first
- 'only works when battery disconnected' or when battery is empty (because of EDL timeout or so) / edit: for me it really only works this way
- usb_modeswitch isn't able to switch from f000 to some other mode.
Finally, after draining the battery, it worked!
draining the battery
- flood pinging the phone (no ports open)
- USB-OTG stick on the phone
- Keep display active (tap on your connected wifi, the 'Share Wi-Fi network' window doesn't deactivate screen, also it seems to be the brightest level)
switching to EDL mode with empty battery
The phone shut down and I retried with the cable.
When the battery is too empty, the led is blinking. Wait some seconds or a minute until the screen turns on and shows loading icon, then try again. The led should turn off and the phone seems dead.
The phone is in 9008 now and actually seems to stay there even when pressing power button or reconnecting USB.
ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)
If the battery is too empty, charge it until it tries to start system. Then disconnect charger and try to switch mode.
I found that _only_ via "draining the battery" it is possible to get to the 9008 mode. Pressing power button, even with already empty battery does not work. While draining, android tries to shut down the phone (which could lead to non-9008 mode). As Xiaomi has locked the shutdown (it wrote "Can't power off, the device is locked" sometimes..) it can happily drain.
When you leave 9008 mode, you have to charge until system starts and then drain again.
Further, there seems to be some other mode, which "edl.py" recognizes as "memory dump mode". The USB ID is correct, but EDL commands are not possible.
Interestingly, I have no problems with the second hand device but my other lavender device bought from a..zon returns "Only nop and sig tag can be recevied before authentication" when trying, for example, "edl.py --loader=prog_emmc_firehose_Sdm660_ddr.mbn printgpt". As both should have the same PBL, I don't yet understand it..
There seems to be some timeout (seconds..) when switching to EDL mode, after that no commands are accepted.
I will stop here, as there are already tutorials how to unlock the mi lock in EDL mode and currently I don't want to just reflash via QFIL or QPST. I'm trying some reverse engineering meanwhile.

I can help you pm me ?
Sent from my Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 using XDA Labs

meeep said:
I bought a second hand lavender and want to share my adventure so far trying to unlock from mi cloud. I will update this post when something changes.
- Mi cloud is locked with another account
- bootloader is locked
- oem unlock status is unknown
- Mi recovery mode is possible (from there you only can wipe data, connect to mi cloud or reboot)
- fastboot is possible (from there you can reboot and read some phone vars)
- booting to system is possible but the lock screen only lets you connect to wifi and unlock via account
- miui 11 seems to be installed (you see it sometimes behind the lock screen)
- adb is disabled
- The former owner doesn't know the credentials (he says he got it from another person and lost the password.. who knows..)
- Xiaomi doesn't want to help (if the phone was stolen I would give it back for free, else they should please unlock, but they don't want to..)
- Local police can't help (IMEI is unknown, only parts of the phone number are known from the lock screen but they can't search for it)
- codes like *#06# don't work with emergency call in lock screen
- 'Check "Find device" status' on mi.com after entering the lock number (tap several times in the lock icon) says that the status is enabled
- I have no chance to find out who enabled it (maybe when I have the IMEI, local police can help). IMEI might have been changed already..
- I don't want to open the phone case yet
If someone knows a shortcut to my tries, please let me know!
the lock screen
With miui 11 it seems not possible to circumvent the lockscreen with any method I found in the net (pressing volume buttons, add network, switch between wifi and lock screen).
You can only connect to existing networks. 'Add network' switches back to lock screen immediately.
fastboot
You can read variables via 'fastboot getvars all'. You may need the info that the current rom has ARB4. I will try to flash the lowest possible version with ARB4. From mi.com I found global rom V10.2.7.0.PFGMIXM to have ARB4.
(bootloader) crc:1
(bootloader) anti:4
(bootloader) DP:0x0
(bootloader) token: ......
(bootloader) hw-revision:10000
(bootloader) unlocked:no
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4338
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) erase-block-size: 0x200
(bootloader) logical-block-size: 0x200
(bootloader) variant:SDM EMMC
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
...
(bootloader) partition-type:vendor:raw
...
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) serialno:...
(bootloader) product:lavender
(bootloader) kernel:uefi
test point
Finally the cable worked, so probably no need to open the phone
deep flash cable
I soldered a deep flash cable with a button. Please don't try without button, the effort is worth it. Or buy a cable for some bucks.
Test it for example in fastboot: press the button and fastboot doesn't work
switching off phone
Is not that easy or not possible via buttons and fastboot has no shutdown mode.
I found that waiting some minutes in fastboot mode with disconnected cable switches the phone off
(actually from there you can go nowhere, as the battery must be empty or disconnected)
(not) switching to EDL mode with battery (at least not empty battery)
In Windows I installed Qualcomm drivers (64bit exe package), it reboots and Windows is in 'test mode' then because of test certificates.
So far, when fastboot shuts down the phone, I am in 'Mass Storage' mode.
From there I tried to go into EDL mode via cable in 2 variants: pressing button, then plug in phone first and plug in PC first.
Windows device manager and linux see the same 05c6:f000 device, which seems to be some modem (for LTE-Sticks,..) according to net.
QFIL and QPST don't see anything.
Trying things found in the net:
- USB 2.0 only (already tested with USB2 hub and Raspberry USB2 port) / edit: eventually USB3 worked fine
- Wait x seconds (all possible x tested, it's always the charging mode) / edit: yes, you have to wait some seconds, but that doesn't help with 'charging mode'
- 'when charging mode appears, try again' or so.. well.. yes / edit: retrying doesn't seem to help getting out of 'charging mode'
- 'EDL timeout', 'hello packet': I think, that doesn't apply in my current state, there should be some xxxx:9008 device first
- 'only works when battery disconnected' or when battery is empty (because of EDL timeout or so) / edit: for me it really only works this way
- usb_modeswitch isn't able to switch from f000 to some other mode.
Finally, after draining the battery, it worked!
draining the battery
- flood pinging the phone (no ports open)
- USB-OTG stick on the phone
- Keep display active (tap on your connected wifi, the 'Share Wi-Fi network' window doesn't deactivate screen, also it seems to be the brightest level)
switching to EDL mode with empty battery
The phone shut down and I retried with the cable.
When the battery is too empty, the led is blinking. Wait some seconds or a minute until the screen turns on and shows loading icon, then try again. The led should turn off and the phone seems dead.
The phone is in 9008 now and actually seems to stay there even when pressing power button or reconnecting USB.
ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)
If the battery is too empty, charge it until it tries to start system. Then disconnect charger and try to switch mode.
I found that _only_ via "draining the battery" it is possible to get to the 9008 mode. Pressing power button, even with already empty battery does not work. While draining, android tries to shut down the phone (which could lead to non-9008 mode). As Xiaomi has locked the shutdown (it wrote "Can't power off, the device is locked" sometimes..) it can happily drain.
When you leave 9008 mode, you have to charge until system starts and then drain again.
Further, there seems to be some other mode, which "edl.py" recognizes as "memory dump mode". The USB ID is correct, but EDL commands are not possible.
Interestingly, I have no problems with the second hand device but my other lavender device bought from a..zon returns "Only nop and sig tag can be recevied before authentication" when trying, for example, "edl.py --loader=prog_emmc_firehose_Sdm660_ddr.mbn printgpt". As both should have the same PBL, I don't yet understand it..
There seems to be some timeout (seconds..) when switching to EDL mode, after that no commands are accepted.
I will stop here, as there are already tutorials how to unlock the mi lock in EDL mode and currently I don't want to just reflash via QFIL or QPST. I'm trying some reverse engineering meanwhile.
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Hello,
My lavender was bricked two days ago and I managed to unbrick it.
I think my method will help you get rid of mi cloud.
pm me

Mi.bilel said:
Hello,
My lavender was bricked two days ago and I managed to unbrick it.
I think my method will help you get rid of mi cloud.
pm me
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You can only resolve the Problem with mi acc with a unlocked bootloader, if you bypass & go online the device get closed

Snuk265 said:
You can only resolve the Problem with mi acc with a unlocked bootloader, if you bypass & go online the device get closed
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Do you mean it gets closed by mi cloud or by google?

meeep said:
Do you mean it gets closed by mi cloud or by google?
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If you use the phone to go online, it will be blocked again by your existing Mi account/ mi cloud so that you cannot use it. So you have to open the bootloader to install a custom rom or after you have completed the bypass you must first delete a few system apps via twrp so that the phone is not locked

Snuk265 said:
If you use the phone to go online, it will be blocked again by your existing Mi account/ mi cloud so that you cannot use it. So you have to open the bootloader to install a custom rom or after you have completed the bypass you must first delete a few system apps via twrp so that the phone is not locked
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ok, thank you for the info!

I'm trying to get around the lock without 'magic tools', don't know how much is possible.
Meanwhile I found a great and simple way to remove at least the mi cloud lock:
romprovider com reset-frp-bypass-mi-account-redmi-note-7
To not change the UUID of the persist partition I just mounted it and removed everything but /sensors/sensors_settings and /lost+found.
But now I don't know how to get further. As mentioned by @Snuk265 I cannot just connect to mi cloud again. Or do I?
Btw, now that the phone is unlocked, I got informations online via IMEI:
Sales Region: Cambodia
MI Activation Lock: ON
Device Status: CLEAN
Find Device Status ON
Device Status This device is PROTECTED!
Blacklist Status: CLEAN

meeep said:
I cannot just connect to mi cloud again. Or do I?
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Ok, I tried it, now the device is locked again

meeep said:
Ok, I tried it, now the device is locked again
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I know hehe, I was already there so I told you so

Snuk265 said:
I know hehe, I was already there so I told you so
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I had to test this by myself!
Now, if you can tell me why even with test point and patched programmer I always get "only nop and sig", _that_ would be nice! :laugh:
With deep flash it stop working ("only nop and sig")
So I opened the case.. Tried timings, battery on/off, lcd on/off, fingerprint on/off..
Maybe it's because I'm trying with a downgraded mi rom? But sahara is running in qualcomm rom, so I don't know why this should matter.
From internet:
- I had the same problem with mine, only it came to me after changing the recovery. I confused the version of the recovery because I did not read thoroughly which one to put.
How I fixed it - I downloaded the last stable fast rum rum, unzipped, booted the boot.img file, flashed it through fastboot, without restarting immediately flashed twrp version TWRP 3.2.2-0711, restarted by holding the buttons in the recovery. There was a full wipe of everything, a restart again in Rkavery, I uploaded the last developer rum and flashed with it.
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After leaving the phone alone over night it finally worked! yay!

Phone is unlocked! Many thanks to @Snuk265 !

Not thanks to me xd?
I think I helped too

owl7 said:
I have a Redmi note 7 the bootloader is Unlocked and I managed to install a TWRP
The Mi account is Locked
Is there a Way to Bypass or Remove mi login via TWRP ?
I bought the phone on ebay .
Thanks
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No you can use it only with a custom rom

hello,
My redmi 6a only lights the white led when connecting the usb cable and turns the screen completely black. I can't enter recovery mode nor fastboot.
I have the deep flash usb cable, but I can't make it work either. The adb driver was installed as well as the qualcomm.
Has anyone been through this? Do you have any tips?

Hello,
Maybe you can help me with my problem
I have Mi MAx 3 but the Thing is, the bootloader is locked and the device is locked also.
Sad

For your device i dont have the images sorry

I have basically the same problem with a Mi5. Everything worked fine of course until I tried to wiped everything to reinstall a clean system, couldn't unlock the bootloader, tried various things until I got the device "clean enough" that it would just lock when connecting to a network.
I have access to EDL and flashed it clean from there, but as far as I understand though, if the bootloader is locked there is just exactly nothing that can be done, right? There's a workaround so it doesn't lock on connecting to a network and I can use the system as is (a rather old MIUI10) but it will never be possible to unlock the bootloader (because it's still linked to another Mi account somehow) and install a custom ROM, get root access, etc.
Am I right, or is there somehow a way to still unlock the bootloader?

meeep said:
Phone is unlocked! Many thanks to @Snuk265 !
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Finally, How did you unlocked the device bro?. Which flash tool did you use bro?. Please tell me the process short and simple. I have same problem but im confused because you have told lot of stuff that im messin around. Help me please. Explain step by step short and simple bro

Xiaomi Mi8 bricked by locking bootloader after running Lineage OS

After having problems restoring my Lineage OS (TWRP Restore), I found a guide that recommended to do a "fastboot flashing lock" and "fastboot flashing unlock" to delete the data partition. In a fit of mental derangement I did exactly did that. Well, at least the the first part. Stupid move - really. Now I'm stuck with a locked bootloader. I can't unlock it via fastboot commands:
c:\fastboot flashing unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Token Verify Failed, Reboot the device
')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Same results for "fastboot oem unlock".
Fyi:
c:\fastboot oem device-info
(bootloader) Verity mode: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
The Mi Unlock tool gives me a charming "Please add your account in MIUI's Settings > Developer options > Mi Unlock status." Which isn't possible because I had Lineage OS running and I can only get into Fastboot now. If I try to boot regularly the phone says "The system has been destroyed".
Well, I almost accepted that I have to dismantle the phone to get into EDL mode, but then I discovered hints that I might need some kind of authorization to update the phone via EDL mode. And a lot of shady offers to do exactly that ...
Did I brick my phone for good, or is there any hope to fix it?
Thanks a lot!

Hi, did you solved it?
If not, try to ut the phone in fastboot mode, then download exactly stock firmware (global, india, china,...etc) version for this phone, then flash it via Miflash.