Installation fails on Redmi Note 9 (merlin)
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OS Tried:
Windows 10 Pro
Arch Linux (with usb udev rules)What Happened?
Plugged in my Redmi note 9 with unlocked bootloader, usb debugging enabled with security features disabled.
Flashing went well, firmware was flashed, then it was stuck on "ADB is waiting for devices" and the device bootlooped for some reason.What can cause the problem?
mostly incorrect image flashed, because when i flashed Engineering ROM for merlin, it did boot, but when I flashed some other custom rom, it didn't(I used the one for merlinx but both are the same). I couldn't get it working and got it hard bricked and restored it using BROM mode.NOTE
Custom recoveries such as LineageOS recovery, UBports recovery didn't go well, it never went to recovery screen despite me holding the hotkeys
but the TWRP for Redmi 10X went well, it worked, but it was temporary flash, (I just booted from it)What did I not try to do
I didn't try to flash manually using twrp, but I flashed manually using fastboot by first erasing the partitions then flashing via fastboot modeWhat happened next
It still was in a bootloop, lost IMEI due to flashing Engineering rom using sp flash tool but successfully restored using MAUImeta, but now stuck on engineering rom.
Xiaomi never provided a working image of its stock rom via its website, its servers are painfully slow and made me wait 3 days but it didn't workWhat help do I need?
I need to somehow flash a working UT image and make it work -
@0xinit69 You need to install the stock Android ROM stipulated by the porters before installing UT. You can download it from here and use the fastboot version. Don't flash through the recovery, flash through fastboot and it takes up to 5 minutes, so leave it alone till the install completes and the device reboots. You don't need to delete all the partitions.
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@MrT10001
Thanks for the response.
I'll download that stock rom and then i'll install it but, my question is, i flashed through fastboot, during Manuel install, as specified in config file (all ones) via fastboot not recovery, but i never booted into Ubuntu Touch.
BTW, do i flash that zip file via TWRP? Sorry I'm a noob at mobile linux.
What does this do? I never understood. -
@0xinit69 said in Installation fails on Redmi Note 9 (merlin):
@MrT10001
Thanks for the response.
I'll download that stock rom and then i'll install it but, my question is, i flashed through fastboot, during Manuel install, as specified in config file (all ones) via fastboot not recovery, but i never booted into Ubuntu Touch.
BTW, do i flash that zip file via TWRP? Sorry I'm a noob at mobile linux.
What does this do? I never understood.No you don't need TWRP at all. Flash the stock ROM through fastboot using the flash_all.bat (Windows) or flash-all.sh (Linux) and be patient it takes some time, so don't move the device or you could cause a communications issue. Once Android id installed the device will reboot, so set up Android again - DO NOT relock the bootloader. Enable USB debugging and use the UT installer. Tick all the boxes and leave the device whilst it is installing.
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Hi 0xinit69,
@0xinit69 said in Installation fails on Redmi Note 9 (merlin):
BTW, do i flash that zip file via TWRP? Sorry I'm a noob at mobile linux.
What does this do? I never understood.When a port is made from a device for the first time, flashing the device is more complicated and time-consuming, which is why we often use the useful TWRP tool.
When the device is later added to the UT Installer, it takes over the necessary tasks that were previously performed by the TWRP tool.Greetings
Mario
