In the latest MIUI ROM’s, Xiaomi has closed the EDL (Download mode). So, to follow this tutorial you must have installed 7.2.13.0 (or previous) ROM. In case you’ve got a newer ROM version installed on your device, then you’ll need to request unlock permission and use another instruction on how to flash Xiaomi Mi5 with unlocked bootloader.

Otherwise, there’s also another method on how to enter EDL mode on Xiaomi Mi5, for this you’ll need to get Engineering Cable (or make it by yourself).

Flashing ROM on locked bootloader Xiaomi Mi 5 with MiFlash

Ok, so first you’ll need to check what ROM version is currently installed on your device. If you’ve got 7.2.13.0 or older, then continue to follow the steps below:

1. First of all make sure you’ve got all drivers installed on your PC. On Windows 8 & 10 disable driver signature verification (here’s the tutorial).
2. Install Xiaomi USB Drivers, XiaoMiFlash and ADB drivers and tools. It’s recommended to use the latest version of MiFlash Tool.
3. Download required fastboot ROM (do not confuse it with the recovery ROM version) from en.miui.com, and unpack downloaded ROM.
4. Now move the folder with unpacked ROM files to C:\ drive.
5. Take your device and enable developer options. Go to developer options and enable “USB Debugging” (simply use search on our site if you don’t know how to enable developer options on Xiaomi phones).
6. Boot in EDL mode. Turn off your device and connect to PC. Open folder with ADB files and open command window here (press “shift” and right mouse click on empty space, select “Open command window here”. Type “adb devices” to check if device is connected. In case everything is ok, we use another command to boot into EDL mode: “adb reboot edl”.
7. At this point, your phone should reboot into EDL (download) mode.
8. Let’s flash our Mi5 phone.
9. Run MiFlash.exe as administrator and press “Refresh” button.
10. You should some port number, COM3 or COM10 for example.
11. In case you see a yellow signal, then update installed drivers manually.
12. Next, in MiFlash press “Select” or “Browse” and locate the folder with unpacked ROM files.
13. In the bottom select “clean all” or “flash all” option. This will lead to clean ROM installation and deletion of all data.
14. Press “Flash” to start ROM installation. You should see a progress bar at this point. Flashing takes around 5-7 minutes. If everything was successful you’ll see a “The operation is completed successfully” message on the screen.
15. That’s it. The phone doesn’t automatically reboots. Disconnect it from PC and start by pressing the “Power” button. First startup will take around 5-7 minutes.

In case you stuck with some errors:

• You’re using old version of MiFlash, try installing a newer version.
• Try unpacking ROM again.
• Drivers aren’t installed.

In case of hardbricked Mi5 device you may try boot into the EDL mode through fastboot:

1. Boot your Mi5 device in fastboot mode (turn off > press “Power” and “Volume Down” buttons and wait for fastboot logo to appear on the screen).
2. Connect your device to PC.
3. Open folder with ADB files and open command window here (press “shift” and right mouse click on empty space, select “Open command window here”. Type “fastboot devices” to check if device is connected.
4. If everything is ok, you’ll see a unique device number.
5. Now enter “fastboot oem edl“.
6. Your device will boot into EDL mode and you can now proceed with MiFlash ROM flashing.

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Root Xiaomi Mi 6 without TWRP Recovery

1. First you’ll need to unlock bootloader on your Mi 6 phone.
2. Download and install ADB drivers.
3. Download official TWRP Custom Recovery for Xiaomi Mi6 (sagit). Copy downloaded TWRP to the folder with adb drivers and rename TWRP image file to “twrp.img”.
4. Download SuperSU .zip archive and copy to phone internal memory.
5. Just in case, you check bootloader lock state by following this instruction.
6. Boot your device in fastboot mode (turn off, press “Volume Down” and “Power” buttons at the same time, wait for fastboot logo to appear) and connect it to PC or laptop.
7. Now we will boot into TWRP Custom Recovery without installing it on our device. (After reboot, TWRP will be gone and replaced back with stock recovery.)
8. In the folder with ADB files and “twrp.img” press and hold “Shift” button and right mouse click on empty space, then select “Open command window here”.
9. In the command line enter “fastboot devices” to check if device is connected.
10. Next type “fastboot boot twrp.img” to boot into TWRP without installing it. (In case you would like to install TWRP Custom Recovery permanently on your device then replace “boot” to “flash recovery”).
11. If everything was done correctly, your device will reboots into TWRP Custom Recovery.
12. In the TWRP menu press “Install”.
13. Find previously copied SuperSU .zip archive.
14. Swipe to confirm installation.
15. Reboot into system.
16. That’s it! Now you’ve got root on your Mi 6 phone!

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Reset forgotten password on Redmi Note 4

How to reset password with locked bootloader Redmi Note 4

First thing can do is flash TWRP recovery with SP Flash tool. Download recommended TWRP version: recovery.img (13.1 Mb) and Wipe all data. This will reset password on your device.

Another method is to wipe your device with SP Flash Tool. Another way is to flash official ROM again.

Next you can try to reset all settings in Mi PC Suite. This will reset password, screen lock pattern and fingerprint scanner. First download required Redmi Note 4 recovery ROM from official MIUI website. Download Chinese Mi PC Suite version: MiInst.exe (3.2 Mb)

1. Start Mi PC Suite.
2. Turn off your device and press Volume Up and Power buttons at the same time.
3. Recovery menu should appear.
4. Press “Recovery”;
5. Connect the USB cable to your device.
6. Mi PC Suite should identify your device and displays your device ROM version.
7. Next press the “Update” button in Mi PC Suite (it is located in the bottom, on the right side of the screen).
8. A new window should appear. First button is for selecting ROM. Second button for WIPE. Press “Wipe” button to wipe all data. Device will reboot.
9. Now press the first button and select ROM you want to flash on your device.
10. Press the first button to start flashing.
11. Wait until flashing process is completed.

And the last possible solution: If you’ve got Google Account on your device, you can sign into your account and delete all data. Same thing you can do with your Mi account.

How to reset password with unlocked bootloader Redmi Note 4

If you’ve got unlocked bootloader device, it’s much easier to reset forgotten password. Boot in TWRP recovery mode and delete these files:

• gatekeeper.password.key
• gatekeeper.pattern.key
• locksettings.db
• locksettings.db-shm
• locksettings.db-wal

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