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Wipe everything
Install global developer zip file
When reboot, twrp says no OS installed
Help pls
if the recovery method of flashing the full rom fails, then you have no other recourse except to flash via fastboot method.
take note of this "Please wipe all data in Recovery mode if you want to update to a discontinuous ROM version, or downgrade to an older ROM version using MIUI full ROM pack. If you upgrade from MIUI Stable ROM based on Android M to MIUI Developer ROM based on Android N, please flash it via Fastboot update. Recovery update might cause upgrade failure."
http://en.miui.com/a-232.html
http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
lucasho2312 said:
Wipe everything
Install global developer zip file
When reboot, twrp says no OS installed
Help pls
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Did you just tried rebooting to system after flashing? I also got that error "no OS installed" in TWRP so many times, but rebooting to system with no problems at all.
nnth said:
Did you just tried rebooting to system after flashing? I also got that error "no OS installed" in TWRP so many times, but rebooting to system with no problems at all.
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Unmounted system before flashing ROM .
in my opinion why just not use rom from xioami.eu because you have custom recovery .
p.chandra284 said:
Unmounted system before flashing ROM .
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Dont unmount system flash zip and after flash use hardware buttons to reeboot
U need to format data before installing miui
lucasho2312 said:
Wipe everything
Install global developer zip file
When reboot, twrp says no OS installed
Help pls
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The reason is, that you can't flash OFFICIAL Chinese (Developer/Stadle) Rom with cusom recovery (TWRP). But you can flash anything esle. Like Lineage OS. If you want to use MIUI Rom, you have to flast a Xiaomi.eu ( developer or stable) rom. NOT OFFICIIAL CHINESE !!! If you prefer Official Chinese Global rom, you must download a FASTBOOT rom (not recovery) , and flash it in fastboot mode, with MiFlash.
instead of beating around the bush, why not follow the official procedure of flashing an official miui rom
if you are coming from a custom rom, as specified herein?:
http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
When can we expect official RR for mi max 2?
It was already available for redmi note 4 which is having the same processor.
You have to wait for custom Rom until miui release the kernel source which is must have to develop a custom one. please be patience...
If you flash rom with out error, Even no os installed warning, you can boot into system without problem.
Hi previously i have tried all the roms and all were working properly without any issues then i switched to Stock miui again (Indian Firmware flashed via MiFlash Tool)
then again i flashed twrp and now trying to install custom roms but all roms having the same issue
i.e. - wifi doesn't turns on, Flashlight doesn't work and camera doesn't work.
P.S. - i have india varient device and i always installl 10.3.16 firmware before flashing roms and also i have formatted data (internal storage)
Edit:- everything fixed after i installed miui eu (10.3.16 )
And then flashed roms now everything is fine
pritish sahoo said:
Hi previously i have tried all the roms and all were working properly without any issues then i switched to Stock miui again (Indian Firmware flashed via MiFlash Tool)
then again i flashed twrp and now trying to install custom roms but all roms having the same issue
i.e. - wifi doesn't turns on, Flashlight doesn't work and camera doesn't work.
P.S. - i have india varient device and i always installl 10.3.16 firmware before flashing roms and also i have formatted data (internal storage)
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Try extracting the persist.img file from the latest fastboot ROM, then flash this to the persist partition in TWRP. You'll need a TWRP that can access the persist partition, regular TWRP doesn't allow access to it. LR.Team TWRP should be OK.
Did you try using Android 10 beta? Many people had issues when returning from beta.
Try installing MIUI 10.3.16.0 CN using MiFlash first? Many custom ROMs are based on lastest CN MIUI and using it firmware.
Please help me. I can't seem to understand what exactly I need to do in order to install a custom ROM on my K20 Pro (Global 10.3.5.0.) I have tried following this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20...0-pro-t3953844) post thoroughly and others as well, but can't seem to exactly understand what I am required to do. Most custom ROM's state [Raphael], but as I purchased this device in India, it would most probably be [Raphaelin], after unlocking the Bootloader and installing TWRP, am I supposed to flash a Custom ROM (for ex. Lineage OS) directly or would I have to install a ROM which would make my device [Raphael]? Vendor and Firmware have gone over my head, I do not understand what I need to di. If someone could help me out, It would be mean a lot. Thank you.
Platinum_Pyth0n said:
Please help me. I can't seem to understand what exactly I need to do in order to install a custom ROM on my K20 Pro (Global 10.3.5.0.) I have tried following this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20...0-pro-t3953844) post thoroughly and others as well, but can't seem to exactly understand what I am required to do. Most custom ROM's state [Raphael], but as I purchased this device in India, it would most probably be [Raphaelin], after unlocking the Bootloader and installing TWRP, am I supposed to flash a Custom ROM (for ex. Lineage OS) directly or would I have to install a ROM which would make my device [Raphael]? Vendor and Firmware have gone over my head, I do not understand what I need to di. If someone could help me out, It would be mean a lot. Thank you.
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If you're running stock MIUI and haven't moved to any custom MIUI's till date then you can straight away flash LOS. Moreover, most of the custom roms work on multiple vendors irrespective of whether it is a China Vendor or India or Global. It doesn't matter till the time the developer specifically asks you to be on a particular vendor.
Vendor isn't a dreaded thing. It's just the drivers needed to run the various components in the device (BT, WiFi etc). Till the time you don't wipe the vendor partion in twrp, you would always be good to go. You could carry on flashing custom roms w/o careing about the vendor.
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Sukhi said:
If you're running stock MIUI and haven't moved to any custom MIUI's till date then you can straight away flash LOS. Moreover, most of the custom roms work on multiple vendors irrespective of whether it is a China Vendor or India or Global. It doesn't matter till the time the developer specifically asks you to be on a particular vendor.
Vendor isn't a dreaded thing. It's just the drivers needed to run the various components in the device (BT, WiFi etc). Till the time you don't wipe the vendor partion in twrp, you would always be good to go. You could carry on flashing custom roms w/o careing about the vendor.
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Thank you very much for your reply. So, just to check if I have understood correctly. I can just install TWRP and then flash Lineage OS straight away, right? I checked (https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-t3965311), and it mentioned:
Instructions :
Download the latest build and GApps
Reboot to recovery
Flash proper vendor and firmware
Flash the latest build and GApps
Reboot
What is "proper vendor and firmware"? And would I also be required to flash this?
Thank you.
Platinum_Pyth0n said:
Thank you very much for your reply. So, just to check if I have understood correctly. I can just install TWRP and then flash Lineage OS straight away, right? I checked (https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-t3965311), and it mentioned:
Instructions :
Download the latest build and GApps
Reboot to recovery
Flash proper vendor and firmware
Flash the latest build and GApps
Reboot
What is "proper vendor and firmware"? And would I also be required to flash this?
Thank you.
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Go back to the Lineage instructions and read immediately below that. It starts P.S.
It explains exactly proper vendor and firmware means.
No you won't need to install anything for this step
Platinum_Pyth0n said:
Thank you very much for your reply. So, just to check if I have understood correctly. I can just install TWRP and then flash Lineage OS straight away, right? I checked (https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-t3965311), and it mentioned:
Instructions :
Download the latest build and GApps
Reboot to recovery
Flash proper vendor and firmware
Flash the latest build and GApps
Reboot
What is "proper vendor and firmware"? And would I also be required to flash this?
Thank you.
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Nope ! You don't need to flash vendor + firmware as you already running an untouched stock MIUI build. That is for people who are coming from either modified MIUI builds (EU, Miroom etc) or custom roms with a different vendor (India device running on China Vendor)
Custom roms don't carry the Vendor Firmware files and you can only modify the existing Vendor when you move to other region stock or custom MIUI roms.
Back up your data on Internal storage to a safe place either on a PC or OTG. Skip this step if you have nothing important.
Boot In TWRP
Wipe System, Data , Cache , Dalvik
(Don't reboot at this point, Not Even a Recovery reboot)
Flash LOS
Flash GApps
Go to Advanced Wipe and Format Data by typing Yes
Reboot
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Sukhi said:
Nope ! You don't need to flash vendor + firmware as you already running an untouched stock MIUI build. That is for people who are coming from either modified MIUI builds (EU, Miroom etc) or custom roms with a different vendor (India device running on China Vendor)
Custom roms don't carry the Vendor Firmware files and you can only modify the existing Vendor when you move to other region stock or custom MIUI roms.
Back up your data on Internal storage to a safe place either on a PC or OTG. Skip this step if you have nothing important.
Boot In TWRP
Wipe System, Data , Cache , Dalvik
(Don't reboot at this point, Not Even a Recovery reboot)
Flash LOS
Flash GApps
Go to Advanced Wipe and Format Data by typing Yes
Reboot
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I'm trying to install a custom rom in K20 pro raphaelin. But it is getting stucked at recovery. Then I have to install stock ROM using MIFlash. Any help on this issue?
Custom ROM is successfully flashed in TWRP.
MyNameIsAbey said:
I'm trying to install a custom rom in K20 pro raphaelin. But it is getting stucked at recovery. Then I have to install stock ROM using MIFlash. Any help on this issue?
Custom ROM is successfully flashed in TWRP.
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Did you do FORMAT Data (not just Wipe) when you installed your custom ROM, and before rebooting?
Hi togehter,
I had some problems with flashing new custom roms and ended up in a bootloop with not being able to boot to recovery. This could be solved by flashing the stock image with the xiaomi flash tool.
Before I will fu up again I would like to bring some light into the darkness.
When coming from Stock Rom:
1. Unlock Bootloader -> done successfully
2. Flashed TWRP Recovery -> done successfully but storage (data) was encrypted
3. Flashed Magisk via Recovery -> done successfully (storage still encrypted)
from here I was happy using the Stock Rom with Root.
Now I started messing things up:
Because there are a few things that bother me about the stock rom i wanted to use lineageOS/Pixel Experience. So I proceeded as following:
1. Backup my data (still have to enter key when starting twrp to decrypt the storage) -> done successfully
2. Flash LineageOS -> resulted in bootloop to TWRP
When entering twrp there was no query about the key and data where encrypted. Also the Backup was not accessible .
3. I used all in one tool to erase storage and decrypt data. -> successfully... Now i was able to place data on the internal storage again and start flashing a rom
4. Flashing LineageOS -> done successfully and able to boot into rom
Back to TWRP data was encrypted and I had to enter key.
5. Flashing remove force encryption script via twrp. -> done but now i was facing boot to black screen. TWRP was not working anymore.
Only way to get it work again, was flashing stock image.
Why is the data system always encrypted. This is rly annoying and backups don't work, because i can not encrypt them. Also, I can not put any files on the memory because it is encrypted.
I would rly like to try a custom rom, but I would also like to be able to go back to a backup. What have i done wrong?
You have to flash no dm verify right after formatting data & flashing rom. Don't let it boot.
I would recommend using the stock firmware. Los/AOSP is rubbish for our device, it's too unstable, lacking features and has worse gestures.
SeppGoPro said:
Hi togehter,
.... What have i done wrong?
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You need to format data (not just wipe data) in TWRP. Some people suggest before flashing a ROM and some say after, but I don't think it makes a great deal of difference either way.
Make sure you either flash the appropriate firmware and vendor recommended, or the fastboot ROM of that version.
Then in TWRP wipe cache and dalvik, then format data.
Reboot into TWRP, or unmount and mount the data partition in TWRP so it correctly reads the data partition.
Copy across the ROM (and GApps if needed)
Them flash.
Boot into the ROM and you should be good.
After initial setup, if you want root, boot into TWRP and flash Magisk.
From here, if you've set a pin on the ROM, you'll be encrypted, but everything should still work normally. You should be able to access everything normally in TWRP and also perform backups. You should be able to got data across from/to a PC normally.
Turbine1991 said:
You have to flash no dm verify right after formatting data & flashing rom. Don't let it boot.
I would recommend using the stock firmware. Los/AOSP is rubbish for our device, it's too unstable, lacking features and has worse gestures.
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Not true in many ways.
There is need to flash no dm verity. It's one way of solving the issue, but it's not the only way. You should only do this if you know what it's for and if you know you want this.
AOSP ROMs are not unstable. I've been using them on mine for over 4 months. None are perfect and they have a few minor issues/bugs, but they are far from being considered unstable. I've never had shutdowns, reboots or FC'S.
Thanks for the replies.
Robbo.5000 said:
Make sure you either flash the appropriate firmware and vendor recommended, or the fastboot ROM of that version.
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So for example with LineageOS 17 I can use the global vendor and firmware, but sometimes in the thread it is recommended to use chinese vendor and firmware. In this case I should flash another vendor and firmware then the global one.
What do you mean with a fastboot rom. How can I identify one of them?
Is the MiuiMix Rom a fastboot rom. This one changed my vendor and firmware. After flashing this rom, my bootlogo changed to redmi... Am i right with this suggestion?
SeppGoPro said:
Thanks for the replies.
So for example with LineageOS 17 I can use the global vendor and firmware, but sometimes in the thread it is recommended to use chinese vendor and firmware. In this case I should flash another vendor and firmware then the global one.
What do you mean with a fastboot rom. How can I identify one of them?
Is the MiuiMix Rom a fastboot rom. This one changed my vendor and firmware. After flashing this rom, my bootlogo changed to redmi... Am i right with this suggestion?
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Fastboot ROMs are official ROMs that are flashed through the Mi Flash Tool
, with the phone booted into fastboot mode and connected to the PC. They contains almost all partitions, including vendor and all firmware. They will be a .tgz file. They are mainly used as an almost failsafe way to recover the phone, should you mess things up. Flashing them will restore the phone to factory, so will lose TWRP, but you're guaranteed a clean starting point.
If, for example, you want to install Havoc 3, it is recommended to flash it on top of either China or India 10.4 vendor and firmware. So if you're phone is currently on global firmware, you would then need to flash, say, Chinese firmware and vendor flies, before flashing Havoc.
If you have been previously flashing other mods, such as 75Hz, screen refresh rate, for example, then you might choose to flash the official Chinese fastboot ROM, instead of just the firmware and vendor, to ensure that you've cleaned the phone of any mods, etc. In most cases you will be fine flashing firmware and vendor, though.
Miuimix is a custom ROM, which is based on the official China MIUI ROM. Because it's based on the China ROM this is why the logo changed to Redmi.
Robbo.5000 said:
Miuimix is a custom ROM, which is based on the official China MIUI ROM. Because it's based on the China ROM this is why the logo changed to Redmi.
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So in this case, i can just flash this rom and there is no need of flashing a diffrent vendor or firmware.
So final question: I'm happy with the stock rom plus root. I would like to try a custom rom but I'm not willing to go through the whole installtion procedure again. Is there a way of making a backup and keeping it?
When I backup the stock rom right now, the backup will ne encrypted again...When I formate the data, all my data will be gone again ?
Am currently on MIUI 11.0.3 flashed with miflash
when i flash a custom rom, my phone gets rebooted to recovery
before flash wipe cache and dakvik and data and system...(the problem persists without and with wipes)
i have tried Pixel experience - Havoc -Evolution X....
also tried flashing global vendor before flash rom, but it also doesn't work.
Recovery is TWRP latest version, have also used orange fox recovery
Bootloader unlocking
Any solutions for this problem?
thanks
Masoud.Ser said:
Am currently on MIUI 11.0.3 flashed with miflash
when i flash a custom rom, my phone gets rebooted to recovery
before flash wipe cache and dakvik and data and system...(the problem persists without and with wipes)
i have tried Pixel experience - Havoc -Evolution X....
also tried flashing global vendor before flash rom, but it also doesn't work.
Recovery is TWRP latest version, have also used orange fox recovery
Bootloader unlocking
Any solutions for this problem?
thanks
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Format the data partition in TWRP. You need to do this when installing over MIUI.
Robbo.5000 said:
Format the data partition in TWRP. You need to do this when installing over MIUI.
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thanks
but after Format the data partition and Wipe cache and dakvik and mount and unmount the data partition and reboot and flash rom
and reboot to system my phone gets rebooted to recovery again
Masoud.Ser said:
thanks
but after Format the data partition and Wipe cache and dakvik and mount and unmount the data partition and reboot and flash rom
and reboot to system my phone gets rebooted to recovery again
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Are you booting into MIUI at least once after flashing it, before flashing anything else?
I've stopped doing the mount/unmount. I now always reboot back into TWRP after formatting data, seems more reliable.
In TWRP do a factory reset, then format data, then reboot back into TWRP.
After this install the ROM you want
Robbo.5000 said:
Are you booting into MIUI at least once after flashing it, before flashing anything else?
I've stopped doing the mount/unmount. I now always reboot back into TWRP after formatting data, seems more reliable.
In TWRP do a factory reset, then format data, then reboot back into TWRP.
After this install the ROM you want
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yes booting into MIUI at least once after flashing it
after wipe and flash rom and reboot
phone into twrp again and also internal storage format auto and am cant use storage and must again flash miui rom with miflash for problem storage
Masoud.Ser said:
yes booting into MIUI at least once after flashing it
after wipe and flash rom and reboot
phone into twrp again and also internal storage format auto and am cant use storage and must again flash miui rom with miflash for problem storage
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Can you provide all the steps you are doing. I can't see any reason why it's not working.
Robbo.5000 said:
Can you provide all the steps you are doing. I can't see any reason why it's not working.
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1.flash miui 11.0.3 with miflash and boot...no set setup...
2. flash twrp 3 with fastboot and reboot to twrp
3.wipe cache and dakvik
4. wipe data
5.reboot to twrp
6.flash custom rom without error
but after reboot phone again into twrp and no load rom also cant use storage and write and copy file on storage ...
i have tried Pixel experience - Havoc -Evolution X....
Masoud.Ser said:
1.flash miui 11.0.3 with miflash and boot...no set setup...
2. flash twrp 3 with fastboot and reboot to twrp
3.wipe cache and dakvik
4. wipe data
5.reboot to twrp
6.flash custom rom without error
but after reboot phone again into twrp and no load rom also cant use storage and write and copy file on storage ...
i have tried Pixel experience - Havoc -Evolution X....
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Step 4 needs to be format data, not wipe data, you have to type 'yes' to confirm when you do it.
Robbo.5000 said:
Step 4 needs to be format data, not wipe data, you have to type 'yes' to confirm when you do it.
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thanks
work good.
I'm new entered the Xiaomi phone discussion
a few short questions
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1-Is it necessary to format data for flash in each time?
2-even need to flash miui with miflah and boot before flash custom rom in each time?
and do need to flash vendor global my phone before flash custom roms?
Masoud.Ser said:
thanks
work good.
I'm new entered the Xiaomi phone discussion
a few short questions
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1-Is it necessary to format data for flash in each time?
2-even need to flash miui with miflah and boot before flash custom rom in each time?
and do need to flash vendor global my phone before flash custom roms?
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1 No
2 No
If you want to flash something else, remove lockscreen security first before flashing. This should allow you to dirty flash an update, or clean flash a new ROM, without problems. You only need to format data when flashing over MIUI.
If you get into problems and you cannot successfully get a custom ROM working, this is when you need to flash MIUI first.
You only need to flash vendor/firmware files when the custom ROM recommends/requires a version that is different to what you currently have.
Masoud.Ser said:
Am currently on MIUI 11.0.3 flashed with miflash
when i flash a custom rom, my phone gets rebooted to recovery
before flash wipe cache and dakvik and data and system...(the problem persists without and with wipes)
i have tried Pixel experience - Havoc -Evolution X....
also tried flashing global vendor before flash rom, but it also doesn't work.
Recovery is TWRP latest version, have also used orange fox recovery
Bootloader unlocking
Any solutions for this problem?
thanks[/QUOTE
Which model is yours indian version or Chinese ?
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vicky#kick said:
Masoud.Ser said:
Am currently on MIUI 11.0.3 flashed with miflash
when i flash a custom rom, my phone gets rebooted to recovery
before flash wipe cache and dakvik and data and system...(the problem persists without and with wipes)
i have tried Pixel experience - Havoc -Evolution X....
also tried flashing global vendor before flash rom, but it also doesn't work.
Recovery is TWRP latest version, have also used orange fox recovery
Bootloader unlocking
Any solutions for this problem?
thanks[/QUOTE
Which model is yours indian version or Chinese ?
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I am on k20 pro and trying to flash mortal os rc 14 but after flashing it properly it always stucks in bootloop...
1. Clean all the data partitions except internal storage
2. Flashing latest vendor for MIUI
3. Flashing mortal os rc 14 zip file
4. Flashing DFE
5. Rebooting and get stucks in bootloop
Help me what can i do..
aniketkumarak said:
I am on k20 pro and trying to flash mortal os rc 14 but after flashing it properly it always stucks in bootloop...
1. Clean all the data partitions except internal storage
2. Flashing latest vendor for MIUI
3. Flashing mortal os rc 14 zip file
4. Flashing DFE
5. Rebooting and get stucks in bootloop
Help me what can i do..
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The emoji's screwed up my reply. Try again.
1. Next time create a new post, don't resurrect a vaguely similar old post.
2. Restore MIUI with a fastboot ROM and try again. Use my guide here to help you install the ROM of choice.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/how-to/simple-guide-flipkart-owners-t4151007/post83329343
If you're not sure what you're doing, follow the guide exactly, do not freestyle.
1.Install any rom
2. In recovery factory reset or change data partition to ext2 and then again back to ext4
Reboot
It will boot.
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2. ...change data partition to ext2 and then again back to ext4...
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WT........
Seriously?
Hi, I am new to K20 Pro, I have not unlocked my phone yet, I was just going through the forum, to understand all the things and how flashing is done in K20 Pro, I have a question about flashing the vendor, some ROM require it & some don’t, can anyone explain? And how do I choose the correct vendor for my device?? Where can I download the right vendor??
Thanks!
stanlin salu said:
Hi, I am new to K20 Pro, I have not unlocked my phone yet, I was just going through the forum, to understand all the things and how flashing is done in K20 Pro, I have a question about flashing the vendor, some ROM require it & some don’t, can anyone explain? And how do I choose the correct vendor for my device?? Where can I download the right vendor??
Thanks!
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When flashing you will actually need vendor and firmware files together.
These are taken from the official MIUI fastboot ROMs. You can find them repackaged in a single flashable zip file from here.
https://downloads.akhilnarang.dev/MIUI/raphael/
Flashing one of these files in TWRP is the easiest way to go.
You can also find then repackaged as separate zip files from here
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/
This site has a much greater archive, so is good if you need an older version that you can't find in the other site. You will need to make sure you download vendor and firmware files for the same version.
You should always stick to the version that is for the region of your phone. e.g. Indian vendor and firmware for an Indian K20 Pro, etc.
Some ROMs use an OSS vendor and so this is included as part of the ROM install. In which case there is no need to flash the MIUI vendor.
When a new version of MIUI is released, vendor and firmware files might get updated, to fix a bug or to add extra functionality. In this case some custom ROM devs will include them so that they get the bug fixes or extra functionality in their ROM too. When this happens they will update the minimum vendor and firmware version requirements for their custom ROM - the version will be the actual MIUI version in which the vendor and firmware files were updated.
Where a ROM doesn't specify vendor and firmware and doesn't have an OSS vendor, then it normally implies that any version will work that is from MIUI based on the same Android version. In this case use the most recent version, which you will already have if you've kept up to date with MIUI updates.
When installing a new ROM, you will only need to flash vendor and firmware files if your current version is less than the required version of the new ROM.
Robbo.5000 said:
When flashing you will actually need vendor and firmware files together.
These are taken from the official MIUI fastboot ROMs. You can find them repackaged in a single flashable zip file from here.
https://downloads.akhilnarang.dev/MIUI/raphael/
Flashing one of these files in TWRP is the easiest way to go.
You can also find then repackaged as separate zip files from here
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/
This site has a much greater archive, so is good if you need an older version that you can't find in the other site. You will need to make sure you download vendor and firmware files for the same version.
You should always stick to the version that is for the region of your phone. e.g. Indian vendor and firmware for an Indian K20 Pro, etc.
Some ROMs use an OSS vendor and so this is included as part of the ROM install. In which case there is no need to flash the MIUI vendor.
When a new version of MIUI is released, vendor and firmware files might get updated, to fix a bug or to add extra functionality. In this case some custom ROM devs will include them so that they get the bug fixes or extra functionality in their ROM too. When this happens they will update the minimum vendor and firmware version requirements for their custom ROM - the version will be the actual MIUI version in which the vendor and firmware files were updated.
Where a ROM doesn't specify vendor and firmware and doesn't have an OSS vendor, then it normally implies that any version will work that is from MIUI based on the same Android version. In this case use the most recent version, which you will already have if you've kept up to date with MIUI updates.
When installing a new ROM, you will only need to flash vendor and firmware files if your current version is less than the required version of the new ROM.
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Thanks a lot brother, for this detailed explanation.. [emoji56][emoji1]