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Redmi Note 7 / State of play

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    • N Offline
      Nico38
      last edited by Nico38 26 May 2021, 20:11

      @Josele13
      @stanwood
      I installed lineageos 17.1 with open_Gapps pico (minimum).
      The phone is quite reactive.
      =>GPS OK on Sygic offline navigation app.
      So I'm not sure I can find the energy for, once again, install UT.
      I managed to swipe the system partition (!) and was unable to flash a stock rom. Too many "how to" on internet made me confused.
      My phone is still alive, fortunately, and I think it's safer to keep it as it is now, with this light Android os.
      Another time, I hope.
      Thanks a lot for your help guys.
      Long live to Ubunbtu Touch.

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        Josele13 @Nico38
        last edited by 26 May 2021, 20:37

        @nico38 I'm glad your phone is working, come back to Ut any time.
        Regards...

        Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 pro
        Oneplus Nord 100
        Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
        Nexus 5
        Bq E4.5 Ubuntu edition .... is dead

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          wurst
          last edited by 13 Sept 2021, 11:35

          I installed UT on lavender via the installer. But a caller from Android hears an echo. Switched from stable to devel channel. UT was updated (version of yesterday), and also updated all apps. But still the same, echo for Android caller. I thought the echo problem was fixed. Can someone please confirm that there should be no echo. Should I reinstall UT? Or how can I fix this caller issue?

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            stanwood @wurst
            last edited by 13 Sept 2021, 18:08

            @wurst Well, I have no echo anymore since OTA-17.
            But you can try this:

            setprop persist.audio.fluence.voicecall false
            

            Not sure if you have to make this after each boot (best is to try)

            Redmi Note 9S Stable
            If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

            W 2 Replies Last reply 14 Sept 2021, 06:54 Reply Quote 0
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              wurst @stanwood
              last edited by 14 Sept 2021, 06:54

              @stanwood thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this didn't help. I will try a clean install. How can I see on which OTA I am?

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                AppLee @wurst
                last edited by 14 Sept 2021, 08:39

                Hi @wurst

                You can see the current version in the "system settings" > About

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                  wurst @stanwood
                  last edited by 14 Sept 2021, 21:36

                  thanks @AppLee for your reply.
                  I tried both the devel channel, and the stable. Even reinstalled (without wiping the personal data) to OTA-18. Without success, the non-lavender caller has an echo.

                  btw, @stanwood, what do you mean, that you have "no echo anymore since OTA-17"? Did you also have an echo on the lavender?

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                    stanwood @wurst
                    last edited by 14 Sept 2021, 21:57

                    @wurst I had some echo on OTA-16, but fix was released in OTA-17. So I confirm I have no more echo since then.

                    Redmi Note 9S Stable
                    If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                      wurst @stanwood
                      last edited by 15 Sept 2021, 14:17

                      @stanwood may I bother you again:-) Did also the lavender caller hear an echo? Or both the lavender and non-lavender caller?
                      In my case (OTA-18) the lavender caller has no echo, the non-lavender caller hears himself. Also the mute microphone does not work on the lavender. Should I reinstall again, also with wiping the personal data? Or flash TWRP, make a factory reset including formating the data, and then perform the ubports installer again? How can I safe and restore the personal data (including the apps, their settings and storage data) on UT?

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                        stanwood @wurst
                        last edited by 15 Sept 2021, 17:22

                        @wurst Well I don't remind if recipients did hear an echo and I have no way to reproduce this now.

                        Maybe a more technical person would better help you.

                        Redmi Note 9S Stable
                        If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                          FranzM @Nico38
                          last edited by FranzM 10 Aug 2021, 20:01 8 Oct 2021, 19:59

                          @nico38 @Josele13 @stanwood
                          Hi, same issue than nico38, no GPS after a data wipe and fresh install. I have activated GPS (position=on), restarted the RN7 to "force" according to Josele13, but test_gps always returns error "gps interface not found :("
                          Restarted several times, waited long minutes, but gps always fails.
                          Maybe did I buy the RN7 that was owned by nico38 😉 ?

                          Developer
                          Nexus 5
                          Redmi Note 7

                          S 1 Reply Last reply 8 Oct 2021, 20:19 Reply Quote 0
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                            stanwood @FranzM
                            last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 20:19

                            @franzm Weird indeed. Was the device purchased with a Chinese global rom?

                            Did you well first installed UT with the vendor.img in lineage-16.0-20200226-lavender-vendor.zip ? (Which is required by the installer).
                            Indeed this file contains the appropriate firmwares for the Redmi Note 7 under Ubuntu Touch.

                            Redmi Note 9S Stable
                            If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                              FranzM @stanwood
                              last edited by FranzM 10 Aug 2021, 21:29 8 Oct 2021, 21:22

                              @stanwood Global ROM yes, but not Chinese global...? or does "global" ROM means also Chinese? The ROM had ref. V12.5.1.0.QFGMIXM, available here: https://xiaomifirmware.com/roms/miui-roms-for-xiaomi-redmi-note-7-lavender/
                              In this page, I think Chinese roms are in a separate section.

                              I just flashed the 'vendor' partition with vendor.img contained in lineage-16.0-20200226-lavender-vendor.zip (installer v0.8.8 does not ask for the vendor.img file, whereas v0.9.1 does). Test_gps still says "interface not found".

                              Original MIUI ref was : MIUI Global 12.0.3 stable

                              Do you think I should revert back to the original rom, and restart UBports install? I could now do that eyes shut...

                              Developer
                              Nexus 5
                              Redmi Note 7

                              S 1 Reply Last reply 8 Oct 2021, 21:38 Reply Quote 0
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                                stanwood @FranzM
                                last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 21:38

                                @franzm Well it looks like a truncated instruction set is preventing your device from communicating with the GPS module. Maybe due to the original firmware, I'm not sure.

                                In any case the GPS is perfectly functional with the Redmi Note 7, I use it every day.

                                So, yes, I can recommend you to try to reinstall the original official rom (Android 9, NOT 10), then reinstall UT using the right vendor.img (see above).

                                I had solved a similar problem on my Nexus 5 some time ago (the screen was out of alignment). I reinstalled a newer, official stock rom, then reinstalled UT. The problem had disappeared.

                                If not, see if people on XDA could help you?

                                Redmi Note 9S Stable
                                If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                                  FranzM @stanwood
                                  last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 21:56

                                  @stanwood Thank you for the advice.
                                  What is exactly the original official rom?
                                  My RN7 came with Android 10, but since I bought it by a well-known used phones seller, they may have upgraded the rom when resetting the phone.
                                  Ok, I will try restarting the whole process, with a previous global rom with Android 9, switching from firmware v12.5.1.0 to older v11.0.1.0.
                                  Let's go!

                                  Developer
                                  Nexus 5
                                  Redmi Note 7

                                  S 1 Reply Last reply 8 Oct 2021, 22:39 Reply Quote 0
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                                    stanwood @FranzM
                                    last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 22:39

                                    @franzm Ok. I can't help you further on those technical issues, but wish you good luck, hoping to hear good news from you soon 😉

                                    Redmi Note 9S Stable
                                    If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                                      FranzM @stanwood
                                      last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 22:48

                                      @stanwood Disappointed. I reverted back with stock "global" rom miui11/android9, tested the gps under Android which worked well, relaunched UBports installer v0.8.8 which does not ask for any vendor.img, then fastbooted vendor.img to the 'vendor' partition... and still no gps 😞
                                      But now the fingerprint security works! Before that it did not: a little sunshine in my cloudy sky.

                                      Developer
                                      Nexus 5
                                      Redmi Note 7

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                                        FranzM @stanwood
                                        last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 23:02

                                        @stanwood Thank you anyway for your support! I will contact XDA people to understand why your RN7 has gps and not mine. Have a nice day (night?).

                                        Developer
                                        Nexus 5
                                        Redmi Note 7

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                                          wurst @stanwood
                                          last edited by 9 Oct 2021, 09:06

                                          So, yes, I can recommend you to try to reinstall the original official rom (Android 9, NOT 10), then reinstall UT using the right vendor.img (see above).

                                          should it really be the stock rom? Isn't https://build.lolinet.com/file/lineage/lavender/lineage-16.0-20200226-UNOFFICIAL-lavender.zip sufficient, @stanwood ?

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                                            stanwood @wurst
                                            last edited by stanwood 10 Sept 2021, 09:42 9 Oct 2021, 09:37

                                            @wurst Indeed, this has the same name that the one I used.
                                            But in mine I had only one file: vendor.img
                                            UBports installer did guide me on all the steps. This file was automatically suggested to download.
                                            So I can't help further now. Sorry. 🙄

                                            Did you check here?

                                            https://github.com/mrdrhax/xiaomi-redmi-note-7-installation-manual

                                            Redmi Note 9S Stable
                                            If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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