Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Mi 2016021 Redmi Pro Comprehensive Flashing Guide
Mi 2016021 Redmi Pro Comprehensive Flashing Guide
Mi 2016021 Redmi Pro Comprehensive Flashing Guide
Fastboot Method:
Download the following:
Installation of SP Flash Tool & Drivers:
Download all the Zip files and unzipped accordingly.
The Fast boot Rom may be tricky, this one you need to use winzip to unzip, then use 7-zip to unzip the .tgz file.
Next, you need to install drivers in order to connect your device properly, just extract "Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.zip", and double-click "Install.bat", and it will automatically install the necessary drivers, and allow permissions for these drivers to be installed.
- Redmi Pro Latest China Developer Fastboot ROM
- MediaTek USB VCOM drivers
- SP Flash Tool v5.1620
Installation of SP Flash Tool & Drivers:
Download all the Zip files and unzipped accordingly.
The Fast boot Rom may be tricky, this one you need to use winzip to unzip, then use 7-zip to unzip the .tgz file.
Next, you need to install drivers in order to connect your device properly, just extract "Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.zip", and double-click "Install.bat", and it will automatically install the necessary drivers, and allow permissions for these drivers to be installed.
Unzipped, both SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1620.00.000.zip and omega_images_6.8.11_20160805.0000.29_6.0_cn.tgz.
Fast boot Flashing - SP Flash Tool:
Goto to SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1620.00 folder and right-click "flash_tool.exe", then choose "Run as administrator" as shown below:
Fastboot Flashing - SP Flash Tool:
Goto to SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1620.00 folder and right-click "flash_tool.exe", then choose "Run as adminsitrator" as shown below:
Once in the SP Flash Tool, click on the "Download Agent" and locate "MTK_AllInOne.bin" from the unzipped SP Flash Tool folder earlier and click Open, as shown below:
Next click on the "Scatter loading" button and locate the "MT6797_Android_scatter" from the unzipped "omega_images_6.8.11_20160805.0000.29_6.0_cn" folder earlier and click Open, as shown below:
There are cases reported that cust.img is too large, download this file and replace in the extracted files to make it successful:
Cust.img
Now turn your Redmi Pro Off.
Connect the USB to the PC/ Laptop, and the other end (USB C) dont connect to phone first.
Now click the "Download" button.
PRESS and HOLD Volume Down, keep holding it and immediately plug in your USB C to the phone.
You will immediately see the progress bar going Red, Purple momentarily, and Yellow for a few minutes until the flashing process is complete, as shown below:
Release Volume Down button.
**NOTE: If Volume Down alone did not work, use Volume Down + Power Button instead**
You have successfully flashed the current "China Developer 6.8.11" and your phone will then reboot itself accordingly. But if it did not reboot, unplug then press the power button till the Mi LOGO appeared.
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Recovery Method:
Download the latest MIUI ROM file Recovery ROM on your PC/Computer and copy it to your "downloaded_rom" folder on the root folder of your Redmi Pro, as shown on the image below:
Be sure to put your phone to MTP File Transfer mode first.
Make sure your phone is connect to WiFi, proceed and click the Updater App on your phone.
Click the ... icon on the upper right of the screen.
Click choose update package.
Go to downloaded_rom folder and select the zip file.
And you are all done!
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