@allegedlyacat Hi, had this issue the other day. The workaround is to use a VPN and it should work. This has happened now a few times in the past and connecting through my VPN always resolves the issue.

@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.

@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.

@FrostDaemon Try going above Android 9 and then use the rollback zip ROM to roll back. Don't use TWRP to install the zip.

@FrostDaemon They are working for me. I also used the Android 9 downgrade zip. It does the job well.

@FrostDaemon Looks like your ROM may be at fault. I got mine from here:

XDA developers.

@nnn19 No, there were issues with the port, The POCO X3 Pro has different hardware to the POCO X3 NFC and POCO X3. If you try it, you will most likely end up with a brick.

@FrostDaemon Try installer version 0.10.0. Clear your downloads cache on the installer as well.

@FrostDaemon The UT installer is now on 0.11.2 and it works for this device. You have put the device back to Android 9 and unlocked the bootloader?

@Simmonz That is correct, the device must have the toggle button in developer options set to unlock in Android and then booted into the bootloader (fastboot mode), attached to a PC and unlocked using a terminal on the PC to put it simply. It varies on devices, but is intrinsically the same.

@kari said in FP4 can install Android 11/12/13 and /e/OS 11/12/13 and PostMarkOS, except Ubuntu Touch:

The only thing that really annoys me at the moment is that I am informed each time when I power up the device that the boot loader was still unlocked .. and that I'd better not store any sensitive data on it.

And that is a badge of honour meaning Google is not scraping and selling your data.

@liam Check this out on the fairphone forums, you may have damaged the partition table.

@liam Reading here may solve the issue.

The critical partitions may need to be unlocked.

Install Android 11 and make sure the bootloader is unlocked.

Then unlock the critical partitions using the command in the linked forum post. If using Windows you may have to put ./ in front of the command.

@March I don't know, but with the amount of RAM it is unlikely. It would be better to ask the question here:

https://t.me/waydroidonut

@Vlad-Nirky Yeah, I linked to that and I haven't tried it yet......

@scottbouch Xiaomi made it frustratingly difficult to unlock the bootloader. You have to log into your Mi account on the device , have a SIM card installed with mobile data and switch Wi-Fi off. Then use the Mi Unlock tool with the device in fastboot mode, logging into the the Mi Unlock tool with the account you logged into on the device, to be told you have to wait 168 hours to unlock the phone (7 days) and you have to wait, there is no way round it. Then when you have waited, boot to fastboot mode, run it through the Mi Unlock tool again with the unlock tool logged into the account used on the device to finally unlock the bootloader. Once that is done, install the Android ROM required( stipulated by the porter for technical reasons) and DO NOT relock the bootloader, set Android up again then install UT.

@scottbouch said in Installation guide Redmi Note 9S:

Is there a way to install UT on the Redmi Note 9 without a Windows PC? (I only use Linux machines outside of work)

Cheers, Scott.

Yes, you can fastboot the correct ROM on. The only time you need a Windows machine is to unlock the bootloader which requires the Windows based Mi Unlock tool - someone has developed a Linux Tool to do the same thing (check this out). which I have not tried yet as Windows is just easier.

@scottbouch I am not a photographer and if I was I wouldn't use a phone camera (30+ years of dealing with professional photographers and even they don't get it right with top range camera kit).. I like them working on the device as it is part and parcel of the hardware and they do work. Whether or not it is to the satisfaction of your eye, that is a different matter

@March I don't even know now if 3Gb will be enough as I hosed Waydroid on my old Redmi Note 7 4Gb/64Gb version. and haven't used it since. The newer devices now come with 4Gb plus RAM so would be more suited to run Waydroid.