Warning! This instructions can lead to a bootloop in random cases. Proceed at your own risk!

Before proceed with the following tutorial, here are some recommendations for you. First of all, you’ll need to synchronise your device with Mi Account and disable drivers signature check on your Windows 10 PC. It’s also highly recommended to install ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC.

Now we are ready to continue with the main tutorial.

How to Install Indian Global Firmware without Unlocking The Bootloader on Redmi Note 9S

1. Download the XiaoMITool V2. We recommend the 9.8.7 version. Here’s a download link: XMT2_Windows_Setup_9.8.7.exe
2. Download Indian Global Recovery ROM .zip archive on your PC.
3. Move the downloaded ROM archive into the folder with XiaoMITool, by default it’s “C:/Xiaomi/XiaomiTool2/res/tmp”.
4. Enable USB debugging in the developers settings on your phone.
5. Connect your device to PC via USB cable and enable file transferring.
6. Start the XiaoMITool.
7. Open XiaoMITool setting and select the region.
8. Close settings and click on “Continue”
9. Wait until the drivers are successfully installed.
10. Select the required mode – “My device works normally I want to mod it.”
11. You should see your device serial code in the list.
12. Press “Select”.
13. Your phone will reboot in the “fastboot” mode.
14. Check the XiaoMITool, then press volume up on your phone to enter the recovery mode on reboot. If this didn’t worked and your phone didn’t reboot in recovery mode automatically, you’ll need to do it manually.
15. Use volume buttons to navigate and select “Connect with MIAssistant” and press “power” button to confirm.
16. Check the XiaoMITool once again if there is any useful information.
17. Wait until the check is completed.
18. If everything is good you’ll see the “Please choose procedure category”. Select the suitable one depending on the ROM you’re using. In our case it is “Official Xiaomi ROM” > “India Stable”.
19. XiaoMITool will require you to enable ADB.
20. Reboot your phone in fastboot mode.
21. Once the firmware is identified and checked, reboot in recovery and enter “Connect with MIAssistant” mode. The flashing process should start on this step.

If you see that installation process is stuck on 90%, don’t panic and just wait, that’s pretty normal. Do not turn off or reboot. In case you see an error at the end or start seeing a bootloop, again don’t panic, reboot into recovery and do a format, then reboot once again.

Share your comments and suggestions regarding this tutorial in the comments below and good luck to you!

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In this exact post we are going to use Orange Fox Recovery as it seems to be the most suitable one. Also because the Fox Recovery tool works pretty much on every Curtana and Miatol devices.

Flashing Redmi Note 9S using any recovery: TWRP, Orange Fox, PBRP & TRB

So, to begin with, we will need the unlocked bootloader, custom TWRP installed with any working firmware on your device. It’s highly recommended to have an SD card, so we can flash from it, and not from internal memory.

Before starting the flashing process: download all required files firstly. Most important, you’ll need to download a firmware you want to flash. If it’s a ported ROM, make sure it has all required files like “vendor” & “firmware”. Also pay attention when downloading these ROMs, they must be suitable for Curtana device.

If Android versions differ from the currently installed firmware with the one you want to install, then firstly install the firmware which is suitable for this version. It’s recommended to flash the latest versions of firmware. Once you got this done, follow these steps:

1. Boot into recovery and format every partition except SD card and OTG.
2. Format “data” partition by typing “yes”, after this step it’s important to reboot into recovery once again.
3. Find the previously downloaded ROM on your SD card and start the flashing process.
4. If there was “vendor”, then flash in after the main ROM.
5. Setup DM-verity & Permissiver.
6. If there was no error during the installation process, then you can now reboot into the system. If there was any error, repeat the steps once again.

Some ROM versions might show an error that system isn’t installed, simply ignore these type of errors and reboot.

If you got error while flashing any custom rom version, then try flash local ROM firstly and then repeat the same steps above.

You might also notice that the first startup might take longer than usual, it’s ok. Just wait on the loading screen. If your device stuck in the bootloop, then try holding “Volume Up” and “Power” button to start the recovery mode and try those steps:

1. Format “data” partition once again
2. Flash “Magisk.zip”.

Usually we install magisk, new kernel and GAPPS after the first system startup setup.

How to Root Redmi Note 9S without TWRP

We decided to also include here a small and very quick tutorial on how you can enable root on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S (Curtana) without flashing a custom recovery. You still must have unlocked bootloader firstly.

1. Take the boot.img file from the firmware that you want to flash and patch it with magisk.
2. Reboot your smartphone.
3. Find the patched image in the “download” folder, change the name to “boot” and copy to your PC.
4. Install adb drivers.
5. On Your PC, on C:\ drive the “adb” folder will be created.
6. Move the patched boot file there.
7. Start your phone in fastboot mode, hold “shift” button and right mouse click, open the adb in command line and enter the following command “fastboot flash boot boot.img.”

Don’t forget to share your experience and recommendations in the comment section below.

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