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cant flash to any other ROM.. aside from CM13

Was using an CM13 unofficial build for months... then i decided i needed SPen and Heartbeat sensor
so i was hoping to try Erobots rom ( did full wipe ) , after successfull install... got boot loop... just keeps restarting on the Note 4 Logo
so i tried reflashstock rom(s) with both odin and kies 3 , after every flash , i always get the installing system update... erasing... and then boot loops
i though i got a perma soft brick.. till i tried using Cm13 again.... and it works ??
so what's causing this ? me not being able to use TouchWiz based roms ? both stock at custom

up

Try going to Recovery via the 3-button combo. Then wipe cache and data/factory reset.
If it didn't help, flash the official stock rom via odin. Then do the wipe cache/factory reset again in Recovery after flashing the stock rom.

yup tried those... i always ended up.. installing system update... then erasing... then boot loops

I have the exact same issue, I was stupid enough to not backup my system with TWRP when I had first rooted the device, so I cant just 'restore' my backup. I would like to use another rom but cannot due to this issue.
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try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/n910c-stuck-frustrating-bootloop-t3301750

Slaid_ said:
I have the exact same issue, I was stupid enough to not backup my system with TWRP when I had first rooted the device, so I cant just 'restore' my backup. I would like to use another rom but cannot due to this issue.
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try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/n910c-stuck-frustrating-bootloop-t3301750
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have edited my original post ,

I've had something similar when I tried CM. It uses a not so generic recovery.
Try to flash a different recover with Odin - TWRP for example.

Softbrick Nexus 6P

Please help me. I'm using a Google Nexus 6P. I'm in a softbrick state (bootloop). At first, i taught a simple flash of stock factory image from google with help. But nothing helped. I tried everyhting from the internet asked me to do. I used adb, fastboot, nexus toolkit, but nothing helps. The phone keep on bootlooping. I can go to bootloader and recovery. The bootloop starts when i was flashing a nandroid backup (PureNexus Rom) from a BenzoRom. When i finished flashing the nandroid backup, the bootloop starts. I even did a factory reset, wipe everything, flash a fully stock rom (7.0.0), but the phone won't start..please help me XDA..i really need your help!

Are the android versions of Benzo and PureNexus the same?

CharliexCharger said:
Are the android versions of Benzo and PureNexus the same?
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Yes it was 7.0 for both of them

afdhalzaed said:
Please help me. I'm using a Google Nexus 6P. I'm in a softbrick state (bootloop). At first, i taught a simple flash of stock factory image from google with help. But nothing helped. I tried everyhting from the internet asked me to do. I used adb, fastboot, nexus toolkit, but nothing helps. The phone keep on bootlooping. I can go to bootloader and recovery. The bootloop starts when i was flashing a nandroid backup (PureNexus Rom) from a BenzoRom. When i finished flashing the nandroid backup, the bootloop starts. I even did a factory reset, wipe everything, flash a fully stock rom (7.0.0), but the phone won't start..please help me XDA..i really need your help!
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Welcome to the club..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/figure-brick-t3450921/page38
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Same thing happened to a lot of us. Some were able to recover and some were not, unfortunate I couldn't no matter what I tried. And believe me I tried everything possible. Fastboot , toolkits no go , as for me I couldn't even access recovery. So I did the next best thing, as I was able to flash factory images and lock bootloader I had to rma the device. Waiting on the new one now.

BIGSAMDA1ST said:
Welcome to the club..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/figure-brick-t3450921/page38
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Same thing happened to a lot of us. Some were able to recover and some were not, unfortunate I couldn't no matter what I tried. And believe me I tried everything possible. Fastboot , toolkits no go , as for me I couldn't even access recovery. So I did the next best thing, as I was able to flash factory images and lock bootloader I had to rma the device. Waiting on the new one now.
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that's hard..your device was in hardbrick state yes? mine is in softbrick..that's why im so stressed out why this thing cant be fixed..because usually soft brick is easy to be fix..

afdhalzaed said:
that's hard..your device was in hardbrick state yes? mine is in softbrick..that's why im so stressed out why this thing cant be fixed..because usually soft brick is easy to be fix..
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I was able to flash all factory images manually, I was able to use a toolkit which I normally won't use to download all the images fine. Just that when it came to booting up or even accessing recovery it was a no go. Everything flashed fine via fastboot or toolkit.

I actually did it! oh my god i actually did it! i got out from the freaking bootloop! and trust me i tried EVERYHTING else. Only this method, for me at least, helped. I will described exactly what i did.
1. You need a nandroid backup. Any nandroid backup for your phone is good i think. You NEED to know what version of nandroid backup you are having, and what version of ROM.
2. Wiped, erased everything on my phone.
3. Reverted my phone to stock version of the nandroid. (Google Factory) (For me i reverted to MTC20F full stock because my nandroid backup was on PureNexus MTC20F, used flash all.bat)
4. Tried booting to system but failed, still bootlooped.
5. Flashed TWRP, for me, TWRP 3.0.2.0 works. My suggestion, don't go above this version of TWRP, lots of problems!
5. Flashed the custom ROM the nandroid you had (for me, the nandroid backup was PureNexus MTC20F 6.0.1, so i flashed the PureNexus ROM running MTC20F vendor)
6. I tried rebooting to system, but not to avail.
7. I restored the nandroid backup i had earlier.
8. Progress, the boot animation appeared. Before, only Google logo poped out and then it restarts again.
9. Flash back to full stock MTC20F. (flash all.bat without wiping anything)
10. The phone fully boots!

Unable to flash anything

I have a asus zenfone ze550kl. I was running a cm14 nightly and a new one came so I downloaded it through cm14 and when it finished it said that it would flash it automaticly. Then it booted into twrp but nothing happend. I tried restoring my back up and stock rom also but it doesnt boot into it. Im not able to boot to fastboot mode either.
IDK IF A BRICKED IT. PLS URGENT HELP NEEDED
THANKS

Can you still boot in TWRP? Then flash again CM14.

24imelqui said:
Can you still boot in TWRP? Then flash again CM14.
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Im able to boot to Twrp and Fastboot now. I just flashed cm14 it flashed succesfully, but when I start it it boot to recovery

Wipe system and flash again, also try to flash the previous build.

abhishek_los said:
Im able to boot to Twrp and Fastboot now. I just flashed cm14 it flashed succesfully, but when I start it it boot to recovery
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Just flash TWRP latest version using computer

Same happened with me. Nothing is flashing. Tried almost all ROM and even Backup of stockroom is not booting. Every reboot moves back to TWRP. CM14.1 update messed my device.
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Ok This is stupid. Asked for help minute ago and I am now with solution. Here what I did and got my device back. Download CM recovery from CM downloads page. Download recovery of 12 not 13. and now download TWRP recovery latest version. Both can be found on XDA. Flash CM recovery first. Boot your device into recovery by taking off battery and then vol. down + Power. Now CM recovery will bootup. Now power off device and again boot into bootloader. Now flash latest TWRP recovery and do same as with CM. Now it will work flash anything.

aayushgupta219 said:
Same happened with me. Nothing is flashing. Tried almost all ROM and even Backup of stockroom is not booting. Every reboot moves back to TWRP. CM14.1 update messed my device.
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Ok This is stupid. Asked for help minute ago and I am now with solution. Here what I did and got my device back. Download CM recovery from CM downloads page. Download recovery of 12 not 13. and now download TWRP recovery latest version. Both can be found on XDA. Flash CM recovery first. Boot your device into recovery by taking off battery and then vol. down + Power. Now CM recovery will bootup. Now power off device and again boot into bootloader. Now flash latest TWRP recovery and do same as with CM. Now it will work flash anything.
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So many steps to solve a simple issue that simply required updating your TWRP. lmao

LuK1337 said:
So many steps to solve a simple issue that simply required updating your TWRP. lmao
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Atleast i posted my way out before you My great developer who even didn't think to inform guys to update TWRP or we could have this problem.:fingers-crossed: LOL

aayushgupta219 said:
Atleast i posted my way out before you My great developer who even didn't think to inform guys to update TWRP or we could have this problem.:fingers-crossed: LOL
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Oh yeah?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69689618&postcount=348
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69689621&postcount=1054

Before you do something, make sure you read all of the dev posts in the thread or ask there.

aayushgupta219 said:
Same happened with me. Nothing is flashing. Tried almost all ROM and even Backup of stockroom is not booting. Every reboot moves back to TWRP. CM14.1 update messed my device.
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Ok This is stupid. Asked for help minute ago and I am now with solution. Here what I did and got my device back. Download CM recovery from CM downloads page. Download recovery of 12 not 13. and now download TWRP recovery latest version. Both can be found on XDA. Flash CM recovery first. Boot your device into recovery by taking off battery and then vol. down + Power. Now CM recovery will bootup. Now power off device and again boot into bootloader. Now flash latest TWRP recovery and do same as with CM. Now it will work flash anything.
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Thanks I used this and it works well

Miui 10 Android Pie Beta is Released For Mi max 3

hi you can grab download link from here
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-pie-beta-xiaomi-mi-max-3/

google play store keeps stopping =/

Hi,
I do assume that if I install this, I will get a device that is ARB protected.
Can you confirm that ?
Regards.

Moirae said:
google play store keeps stopping =/
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i think its china rom and because of that play service stops:/
i cant even flash it...

I think we have to download google apps from the mi store and change permissions for it to work.

Can someone send Bigota link for 8.11.27 OTA? Thanks

NexusPenguin said:
Hi,
I do assume that if I install this, I will get a device that is ARB protected.
Can you confirm that ?
Regards.
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ARB yes

Has anyone used https://opengapps.org/ to install all Googly things with this ROM yet.

There is no download link
Ignore me I found it? How long does it take to boot? Used red wolf and was on miui.eu latest?
flashed using red wolf was ok but stuck at boot logo. the dots are moving but rom is not booting up

Im using this new pie rom for hours and its super smooth and fluid
full screen gestgures are now super fast and with no stutters
flash this rom and other official miui zip roms using nijel8 twrp recovery otherwise it will not boot

pejji said:
Im using this new pie rom for hours and its super smooth and fluid
full screen gestgures are now super fast and with no stutters
flash this rom and other official miui zip roms using nijel8 twrp recovery otherwise it will not boot
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going to try this now lets hope you are right as i have tried everything else and various combinations to get this booting...........
it didnt boot so starting to think this is fake rom. i tried clean flash on miui.eu rom then flashed stock gobal and clean flashed again. used this recovery and same results. it sits on boot screen with the dots flashing and nothing else happens...........how long did yours take to boot?

shingers5 said:
going to try this now lets hope you are right as i have tried everything else and various combinations to get this booting...........
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try it and if didnt boot here are my steps if i remember correctly :
-flash latest global developer fastboot rom with mi flash (flash all , be careful with locking bootloader accidentally )
-wait until first boot before phone setup and don't go through it
-reboot to fastboot mode and flash nijel twrp
-reboot directly to recovery
-wipe->factory reset
-flash 8.11.26 pie
-reboot system

Exatly as for me. Flashed with nigel TWRP, with format data before. Few issues but CN firmware... Google must be installed.

ok will do that now and report
i flashed latest global then tried to flash with that recovery but nothing.
i am now going to flash china dev latest and try again
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so to be clear
i am gonna flash dev global 8.11.23 via fastboot
then wait for it to get to 1st set up screen but not go through the setup process
will then flash that twrp you mentioned via fastboot
and flash the rom after factory reset

shingers5 said:
ok will do that now and report
i flashed latest global then tried to flash with that recovery but nothing.
i am now going to flash china dev latest and try again
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so to be clear
i am gonna flash dev global 8.11.23 via fastboot
then wait for it to get to 1st set up screen but not go through the setup process
will then flash that twrp you mentioned via fastboot
and flash the rom after factory reset
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i did exactly what you said again just to be sure
and it booted up with no problem
- mi flash->global 8.11.23 -> clean all
- first boot until welcome screen
- power off-> volume down+power -> fastboot and run "fastboot flash recovery nijeltwrp.img"
- volume up+power to boot to recovery
(so far if decryption goes well twrp shuold not request decryption password and you could mount data and see internal storage contents in /sdcard with no problem in twrp file manager)
- wipe->factory reset
- install pie zip rom 8.11.26
- wipe dalvik+cache
- reboot system
it took about 4 or 5 minutes for me to boot

If I've gone straight from the latest stock China ROM to xiaomi.eu 10.0.0.6.0 and have since flashed the latest nijel TWRP - which is all working fine.
Can I simply flash to this pie release or do I need to have previously flashed one of the developer ROMs?

Guys, quick conformation, please as I hear conflicting reports about MIUI Pie and my TWRP...
Please, from experience, decryption works, right? How about formatting data with TWRP and boot to Pie? Is MIUI Pie able to encrypt fresh data partition? And if yes is TWRP able to decrypt it again?
Thank you, feedback is really appreciated so I know what needs to be done for full Pie compatibility!!!

eresen said:
has anyone used https://opengapps.org/ to install all googly things with this rom yet.
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nijel8 said:
Guys, quick conformation, please as I hear conflicting reports about MIUI Pie and my TWRP...
Please, from experience, decryption works, right? How about formatting data with TWRP and boot to Pie? Is MIUI Pie able to encrypt fresh data partition? And if yes is TWRP able to decrypt it again?
Thank you, feedback is really appreciated so I know what needs to be done for full Pie compatibility!!!
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You can't decrypt it anymore!

nijel8 said:
Guys, quick conformation, please as I hear conflicting reports about MIUI Pie and my TWRP...
Please, from experience, decryption works, right? How about formatting data with TWRP and boot to Pie? Is MIUI Pie able to encrypt fresh data partition? And if yes is TWRP able to decrypt it again?
Thank you, feedback is really appreciated so I know what needs to be done for full Pie compatibility!!!
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first thanks again for your great work on this recovery
decryption was good with oreo 8.11.15 china rom but right after pie rom boots and rebooting to recovery, decryption fails
from there rebooting to recovery again doesn't change anything ... recovery asks for decryption password every time.
and cuz data partition is not mounted so recovery log will not be saved to internal memory to attach it here
after formatting data miui boots successfully and encrypts data again.setting up the phone and rebooting to recovery ... but same thing happens and decryption fails.

[HELP] Bootloop after Datawiping and Format Data

I was wiping my Cache in TWRP on Pixel Experience 10 and I accidentally wiped data as well. Despite this, I figured the worst thing that would happen is I would have install my apps again.... Instead my phone would directly boot to recovery, and the internal storage directory was now a bunch of folders with unrecognizable filenames. ****.. I figured if I format data I would at least get it to boot again. Nope still straight to recovery. So I thought I would reinstall the ROM by flashing miui_DAVINCI_V11.0.2.0.QFJCNXM_f6f375d6c4_10.0, formating it again then installing PixelExperience_davinci-10.0-20191225-0807-OFFICIAL. Still going straight to recovery....
I am worried I've permanently bricked it somehow by wrecking the system partition or something along those lines. Has anyone experienced this have some suggestion on what I could try. Would fastbooting davinci_global_images_V11.0.1.0.PFJMIXM_20191028.0000.00_9.0_global_156b6de73d.tgz possibly fix this? Any help would be greatly appreciated, I really hope I don't need to buy a new phone after this mishap

You're phone is encrypted because it cannot boot probably, but you should be able to enter your password in recovery.. but if you have a bootloop while encryption is enabled sometimes it doesn't recognize the password (in my experience). i know you want to keep some stuff, but what i would do is dirty flash custom rom (and gapps if that is needed for the rom). If that still doesn't want to boot you should clean flash the rom.
I used TWRP from LR team, but the official should also work. If the phone is still not booting you'll have to return to stock i think... Thats what i did.
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Btw forgot to mention, reverting to stock doesn't really work well with a custom recovery sometimes. I flashed an xiaomi.eu rom from xda which did not work for me. But i downloaded an official full update from Xiaomi and installed it with twrp. I lost twrp, but back at my pc a did not fastboot flash it again, but just only booted so i could flash magisk and go on that road

its the peanut said:
You're phone is encrypted because it cannot boot probably, but you should be able to enter your password in recovery.. but if you have a bootloop while encryption is enabled sometimes it doesn't recognize the password (in my experience). i know you want to keep some stuff, but what i would do is dirty flash custom rom (and gapps if that is needed for the rom). If that still doesn't want to boot you should clean flash the rom.
I used TWRP from LR team, but the official should also work. If the phone is still not booting you'll have to return to stock i think... Thats what i did.
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Btw forgot to mention, reverting to stock doesn't really work well with a custom recovery sometimes. I flashed an xiaomi.eu rom from xda which did not work for me. But i downloaded an official full update from Xiaomi and installed it with twrp. I lost twrp, but back at my pc a did not fastboot flash it again, but just only booted so i could flash magisk and go on that road
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I never encrypted it and there is no password prompt from what I can tell. The phone just boots into the main menu of TWRP even after I format and install custom rom.... If I could just get it to boot it would be a success. If I Fastboot to V11.0.1.0.PFJMIXM from V11.0.2.0.QFJCNXM could that pose any problems you think?

rickbos said:
I never encrypted it and there is no password prompt from what I can tell. The phone just boots into the main menu of TWRP even after I format and install custom rom.... If I could just get it to boot it would be a success. If I go from V11.0.2.0.QFJCNXM to V11.0.1.0.PFJMIXM could that pose any problems you think?
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Well yes.
In these times almost every device has been encrypted straight out of the box... Most of them (correct me if i am wrong). My oneplus 6 is encrypted, and same for my Mi 9T. You don't have to do it cause it's already done by Xiaomi in case of theft or when you lose it. Handy for those situations but a pain when you brick your phone because twrp wont be able to read the data. Now i don't need encryption because i always have my hands in my pockets so I'll know when it gets stolen.
I don't know what recovery you are using but i read that some of them can't read encryption properly. But what i do know is that the latest TWRP by LR team does read it good and can also disable the encryption and have backup working. There is an thread on xda for all available recoverys where its included, you can try the one from LR and maybe it can read it or ask for a password.
You can also try to stick in a USB via OTG (cable or adapter), redownload the files (as i guess the rom and stuff is stored on your phone?) And put them on the usb, mount it in twrp and flash it that way because a usb otg is not encrypted and can be read. I always put my files and backups on the usb otg so i dont screw myself.
Before going to stock just try the LR team TWRP and/or the OTG method, if you can boot the phone properly and unlock it then you should be good. After that you can backup everything and maybe if you want proceed to decrypt the phone.
For decrypting, there is also an xda thread about it using the LR teams twrp, but i will warn you! Back up everything because decrypting requires to format data so you'll probably wipe everything. It's all in those threads
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I used this website for my stock rom, if you can boot anything try from here (I don't know if it's official, but it worked)
I could not boot my phone, it got in bootloop or back to recovery. I flashed the zip file with twrp from LR and also official version and both worked but for some reason i cannot change my region, its stuck on china and i want it to the Netherlands... But it is not a big deal.
Now be careful, you'll have to choose your device. But when you choose the Mi9T series it also combines the Mi 9, Mi 9T and the 9T Pro... And also region specific.
In my case it was the Mi 9T EEA (europe) and miui V11.0.3 (miui 10). Check it to be sure!
https://c.mi.com/miuidownload/index
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its the peanut said:
Well yes.
In these times almost every device has been encrypted straight out of the box... Most of them (correct me if i am wrong). My oneplus 6 is encrypted, and same for my Mi 9T. You don't have to do it cause it's already done by Xiaomi in case of theft or when you lose it. Handy for those situations but a pain when you brick your phone because twrp wont be able to read the data. Now i don't need encryption because i always have my hands in my pockets so I'll know when it gets stolen.
I don't know what recovery you are using but i read that some of them can't read encryption properly. But what i do know is that the latest TWRP by LR team does read it good and can also disable the encryption and have backup working. There is an thread on xda for all available recoverys where its included, you can try the one from LR and maybe it can read it or ask for a password.
You can also try to stick in a USB via OTG (cable or adapter), redownload the files (as i guess the rom and stuff is stored on your phone?) And put them on the usb, mount it in twrp and flash it that way because a usb otg is not encrypted and can be read. I always put my files and backups on the usb otg so i dont screw myself.
Before going to stock just try the LR team TWRP and/or the OTG method, if you can boot the phone properly and unlock it then you should be good. After that you can backup everything and maybe if you want proceed to decrypt the phone.
For decrypting, there is also an xda thread about it using the LR teams twrp, but i will warn you! Back up everything because decrypting requires to format data so you'll probably wipe everything. It's all in those threads
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I used this website for my stock rom, if you can boot anything try from here (I don't know if it's official, but it worked)
I could not boot my phone, it got in bootloop or back to recovery. I flashed the zip file with twrp from LR and also official version and both worked but for some reason i cannot change my region, its stuck on china and i want it to the Netherlands... But it is not a big deal.
Now be careful, you'll have to choose your device. But when you choose the Mi9T series it also combines the Mi 9, Mi 9T and the 9T Pro... And also region specific.
In my case it was the Mi 9T EEA (europe) and miui V11.0.3 (miui 10). Check it to be sure!
https://c.mi.com/miuidownload/index
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Thank you for your help. It seems the only way around this is to decrypt it but I am not sure how that is done. I am on the official twrp-3.3.1-0-davinci from teamwin. When I try to reinstall a custom rom it says "E:Unable to decrypt FBE device" before running the rest of the commands. This is still after I have formated data...

rickbos said:
Thank you for your help. It seems the only way around this is to decrypt it but I am not sure how that is done. I am on the official twrp-3.3.1-0-davinci from teamwin. When I try to reinstall a custom rom it says "E:Unable to decrypt FBE device" before running the rest of the commands. This is still after I have formated data...
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I ran into that FBE message yeah, but i was able to flash. I have decrypted before doing anything. Btw i am not sure but i think the twrp you are using is older then available now, marionofro (correct is misspelled) made a newer i think. But i have had no problems with LR. Seems that people say you can ignore that fbe message if you can proceed.
I'll post the links below that i used. The first one will be the thread for twrp by LR (its combined with a few others to choose from and also a linked thread to how to install) but if twrp is working and you have an usb on the go you could install that version through that way and install as recovery img. Or you have to fastboot flash it. Btw if you flash miui via twrp you will loose twrp and get stock recovery. With twrp the rom didnt seem to want to boot
The other link is for decrypting, but before this try to dirty flash your rom... Or clean flash via LR twrp so you might save the storage (do not wipe internal or format data yet). If that didn't work, then try to decrypt following those instructions, flash the rom you want and then i thing was change something in the extra options with forceencrypt.
Thread collection of multiple twrp versions, recommend the one from LR
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-9t/how-to/twrp-versions-xiaomi-mi-9t-t3955946
Tutorial for decrypting, READ IT CAREFULLY and do exactly as said as if you do it wrong you can make it worse. The required and fully working twrp is also linked there i think.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/tutorial-howto-decrypt-phone-backup-t3930946
Here is also a handy tool for pc to flash certain things, and our device is supported, i used it to temporarily boot twrp to flash certain zips without flashing the recovery. Might be handy for flashing fastboot stuff too.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-9t/development/tool-tool-one-driverstwrpfactory-t4009871

Thank you so much this really helped me out. Unfortunately it seems as though I will have decrypt everytime I load a ROM and I lost my data since I had to format but at least I am having it boot up again. Many thanks from Canada!!!

rickbos said:
Thank you so much this really helped me out. Unfortunately it seems as though I will have decrypt everytime I load a ROM and I lost my data since I had to format but at least I am having it boot up again. Many thanks from Canada!!!
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Happy to help.
Thats the down part of encryption/decryption... You have to take in account that you will loose data. That is why i back everything up on an external device that i can plug into the phone by OTG method.
Greetings from Holland