Im the happy owner of a Redmi 2 - HM2014811, 16 GB, 2 GB RAM. The 4G band my network operator runs is the rather exotic - I'm in EU - TDD 38(2600) and this phone has it.
Im running as we speak the Redmi 2 4G Global Stable ROM - Version: V8.0.1.0.KHJMIDG (MIUI8), KitKat based.
Question1: Is it possible to flash Redmi 2 Prime Global Developer ROM, Lollipop based?... I'm asking this because i want to preserve the native LTE bands of the phone, not losing the TDD38(2600). As seen on gsmarena, the Prime version is dedicated to the indian market - and the LTE bands are quite different.
Question 2: If yes, should is use recovery or fastboot method, as the actual ROM is KitKat based and the Developer ROM I want to flash is Lollipop based?
Question 3: Will I feel a lack in performance, considering the phone has 2 GB RAM?
I asked the same questions on the miui forum, but I hardly got an answer related to the first question.
1. Yes , .. Go ahead and install the Prime's Developer ROM .. im saying this as one of my friend with 20140811 (TDD) , is using it ,I don't exactly know how it works but it should be able to use , this might sound not Convincing but You can Always revert Back ..
2. You can Use Recovery or Fastboot , both would Work .. but if you're using Custom Recovery such as TWRP , make sure its Compatible with Lollipop Bootloader , like TWRP 2.8.6.1 doesn't have Support whereas TWRP 3.0 or later have ..
To avoid as Mishappenings , Try not to use Mi Recovery as In most cases We are now getting the Error 7 in TWRP and Not able to flash in MI Recovery .. the Error 7 is due to , if you know , the Updater Script and Can be solved by Editing it .
3. It's more than Sufficient .. the 2gb of ram , you'll not feel any lack in performance
Hope this helped
I was running Mokee based on MM on the Kitkat bootloader. I wanted to revert to Miui so i flashed the lollipop MIUI Rom via the bootloader. It flashed without any errors and when I opened my phone, i went to settings just to check the lollipop easter egg. When I opened about phone, instead of lollipop, it showed that it was on Kitkat. I, at first, thought that maybe I flashed the wrong ROM and I checked every forum in the books and every forum proved that the ROM version I had was based on Lollipop. I used the Kitkat ROM that I had flashed and I got the MIUI 8 OTA upgrade. I downloaded it in the hopes that maybe that might upgrade it to Lollipop. However, it didnt. I then flashed the Kitkat MIUI ROM and did an OTA update to MIUI 8 and it is still on Kitkat. I gave up and I flashed AICP based on Nougat. Now the thing is, VoLTE works on AICP and VoLTE is not a feature of the KITKAT MIUI ROM. In fact, I checked whether VoLTE was there on MIUI 8 that I had and I couldn't find the VoLTE option. I took a nandroid backup via TWRP of the MIUI 8 ROM and a lot of features weren't there that should be there in the ROM.
Just to be clear, my bootloader is not locked.
My question is, how do i get the lollipop MIUI ROM ? Where am i going wrong?
Simple.....go to xiaomi.eu site.Download miui 8 ROM for your device .Flash it by the t.w.r.p provided at that site only and don't wipe system before flashing.
You must have to flash miui ROM by fastboot....that is not true.
raymond_bqg said:
Simple.....go to xiaomi.eu site.Download miui 8 ROM for your device .Flash it by the t.w.r.p provided at that site only and don't wipe system before flashing.
You must have to flash miui ROM by fastboot....that is not true.
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does that mean i have to reflash twrp and then flash the miui ROM?
Also, are these ROM's official ROMs? As in, do they come with OTA updates and are they the same(feature wise) as the MIUI ROM available on the official MI forums?
One more thing, does this version of twrp support other roms as well? As in, if I want to flash a custom ROM in the future, will it support those ROMs?
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does that mean i have to reflash twrp and then flash the miui ROM?
Also, are these ROM's official ROMs? As in, do they come with OTA updates and are they the same(feature wise) as the MIUI ROM available on the official MI forums?
One more thing, does this version of twrp support other roms as well? As in, if I want to flash a custom ROM in the future, will it support those ROMs?
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1)Yes u have to reflash t.w.r.p ( found in xiaomi.eu site) for miui ROM .
2)Those are not official. But OTA is there(weekly and monthly)Go to the site and read about more OTA facts.
3)You can flash other miui ROM(from miui official site) and other custom ROM by that tw.r.p.But in the case of custom ROM(like lineage) u may face isuues.So flashing custom ROM by t.w.r.p(found in XDA by kumajay sir) is best.
But reflashing Different t.w.r.p is not so irritating bcz there is option of flashing image file in both t.w.r.p.
raymond_bqg said:
1)Yes u have to reflash t.w.r.p ( found in xiaomi.eu site) for miui ROM .
2)Those are not official. But OTA is there(weekly and monthly)Go to the site and read about more OTA facts.
3)You can flash other miui ROM(from miui official site) and other custom ROM by that tw.r.p.But in the case of custom ROM(like lineage) u may face isuues.So flashing custom ROM by t.w.r.p(found in XDA by kumajay sir) is best.
But reflashing Different t.w.r.p is not so irritating bcz there is option of flashing image file in both t.w.r.p.
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In your third point, you mentioned that I can flash the official MIUI from the official MIUI forums. So, if I just download the recovery MIUI 8 ROM from the official forums of MI, it'll work?
My question is, if I need to flash a fastboot ROM after doing the above steps, will I face the same issue of me getting a Kitkat based ROM instead of a Lollipop based ROM? Also and this is something that I have always wanted to try but because of fear of my device getting bricked and I never tried, what happens if I flash the official MIUI recovery ROM from kumaya sir's twrp build? Will that do the trick? If it is, how do I do it?
anshikohri said:
In your third point, you mentioned that I can flash the official MIUI from the official MIUI forums. So, if I just download the recovery MIUI 8 ROM from the official forums of MI, it'll work?
My question is, if I need to flash a fastboot ROM after doing the above steps, will I face the same issue of me getting a Kitkat based ROM instead of a Lollipop based ROM? Also and this is something that I have always wanted to try but because of fear of my device getting bricked and I never tried, what happens if I flash the official MIUI recovery ROM from kumaya sir's twrp build? Will that do the trick? If it is, how do I do it?
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Oops.... I have misinformed u a little accidentally.
What is your need ?
To be on lolypop firmware? Or trying miui ROM.
There are two types of miui ROM(I am only talking about recovery flash able) on miui official site. Global and developers.
U can't flash any global ROM by any custom recovery (like t.w.r.p) for sign. Issue.You have to flash it by stock recovery.
U can flash developers ROM by t.w.r.p(me) found on xiaomi.EU site or miui site.
Just take back up of your current ROM before doing anything.ANd u will be fine.
But I suggest you to try miui ROM by xiaomi.eu .Bc they're far better than official miui .
And also if u flash official miui rom and then u want flash custom ROM again .Then u have to root it and flash t.w.r.p again as it is not rooted and it come with stock recovery.
But miui ROM by xiaomi.eu is prerooted and come with t.w.r.p.
Is your Redmi 2 the 1GB version? If yes, stick in KK or upgrade to custom ROMs. I tried to use a LP MIUI and it wasn't a good experience. The low RAM + MIUI + Lollipop really brings performance lags. I was on Xiaomu.eu's MIUI 8.1 + Premaca Kernel MK for KitKat and now I'm at RR 5.8 + Premaca's Cosmos kernel. Both are good to RAM.
raymond_bqg said:
Oops.... I have misinformed u a little accidentally.
What is your need ?
To be on lolypop firmware? Or trying miui ROM.
There are two types of miui ROM(I am only talking about recovery flash able) on miui official site. Global and developers.
U can't flash any global ROM by any custom recovery (like t.w.r.p) for sign. Issue.You have to flash it by stock recovery.
U can flash developers ROM by t.w.r.p(me) found on xiaomi.EU site or miui site.
Just take back up of your current ROM before doing anything.ANd u will be fine.
But I suggest you to try miui ROM by xiaomi.eu .Bc they're far better than official miui .
And also if u flash official miui rom and then u want flash custom ROM again .Then u have to root it and flash t.w.r.p again as it is not rooted and it come with stock recovery.
But miui ROM by xiaomi.eu is prerooted and come with t.w.r.p.
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since you mentioned that the roms at xiaomi.eu are better, in what respects are they better? What are the major differences?
To answer your earlier question, I want the lollipop firmware, I flashed the MIUI 8 official ROM based on lollipop, but I got Kitkat instead of Lollipop. I flashed MIUI 7 based on Kitkat and MIUI 7.5 based on Lollipop, updated them via OTA to MIUI 8 and still,it was on Kitkat. I just want MIUI to be on lollipop so that i can flash other mods which I can't on a Kitkat based ROM. My bootloader came unlocked and it was unlocked when I did all this(i checked it just to be sure).
Dan_Jacques said:
Is your Redmi 2 the 1GB version? If yes, stick in KK or upgrade to custom ROMs. I tried to use a LP MIUI and it wasn't a good experience. The low RAM + MIUI + Lollipop really brings performance lags. I was on Xiaomu.eu's MIUI 8.1 + Premaca Kernel MK for KitKat and now I'm at RR 5.8 + Premaca's Cosmos kernel. Both are good to RAM.
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I have a Redmi 2 Prime(2GB + 16 GB). I flashed RR based on Nougat but I faced a lot of random reboots and since sound is a top priority for me, the sound output was bad, both via the headphone jack and the speaker. How is Premaca's Cosmos Kernel with RR? Can you give me an in-depth review on the following areas:- sound, performance, battery(with/without heavy usage) and any unique features that you find great(I'm aware of the customization options that come with RR,so in that area, i don't doubt it)?
anshikohri said:
since you mentioned that the roms at xiaomi.eu are better, in what respects are they better? What are the major differences?
To answer your earlier question, I want the lollipop firmware, I flashed the MIUI 8 official ROM based on lollipop, but I got Kitkat instead of Lollipop. I flashed MIUI 7 based on Kitkat and MIUI 7.5 based on Lollipop, updated them via OTA to MIUI 8 and still,it was on Kitkat. I just want MIUI to be on lollipop so that i can flash other mods which I can't on a Kitkat based ROM. My bootloader came unlocked and it was unlocked when I did all this(i checked it just to be sure).
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Better for me ....As...No Chinese apps,Rooted,5-5.15 hrs sot on LTE.More free RAM(though doesn't matter).But RAM management is good and not sluggish on heavy usage.And of course Volte.
Look....if u want just to be on lolypop firmware....just flash it .You will not regreat. ...I am sure.
There are other options also to be on lolypop firmware:-
U can flash lolypop firmware from lineage OS.(try it first).
U can flash also miui Hellas by gkalen.
raymond_bqg said:
Better for me ....As...No Chinese apps,Rooted,5-5.15 hrs sot on LTE.More free RAM(though doesn't matter).But RAM management is good and not sluggish on heavy usage.And of course Volte.
Look....if u want just to be on lolypop firmware....just flash it .You will not regreat. ...I am sure.
There are other options also to be on lolypop firmware:-
U can flash lolypop firmware from lineage OS.(try it first).
U can flash also miui Hellas by gkalen.
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I'll give it a shot. Thanks for answering my questions.
anshikohri said:
I have a Redmi 2 Prime(2GB + 16 GB). I flashed RR based on Nougat but I faced a lot of random reboots and since sound is a top priority for me, the sound output was bad, both via the headphone jack and the speaker. How is Premaca's Cosmos Kernel with RR? Can you give me an in-depth review on the following areas:- sound, performance, battery(with/without heavy usage) and any unique features that you find great(I'm aware of the customization options that come with RR,so in that area, i don't doubt it)?
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Sound: Great (louder than stock)
Performance: Very good
Beauty: OMG!
Stabilty: a issue here: The phone reboot or power off at night (I don't know exactly happens, I just see the phone off, with charging screen. So, I can't use it as alarm clock). I will try RR with only stock kernel (not cosmos) to see if it persists.
I like the ROM. It's surprisingly light. I'm using 2 Whatsapp (through Parallel Space), Facebook Lite, Spotify and I doesnt have the "kill spotify" issue. When I was at MIUI, opened Spotify, opened Swipe/Whatsapp, the Spotify simply was wiped from memory. Yes, I couldn't listen a music and take a look in facebook. In the RR 5.8 I can do this without issues.
Dan_Jacques said:
Sound: Great (louder than stock)
Performance: Very good
Beauty: OMG!
Stabilty: a issue here: The phone reboot or power off at night (I don't know exactly happens, I just see the phone off, with charging screen. So, I can't use it as alarm clock). I will try RR with only stock kernel (not cosmos) to see if it persists.
I like the ROM. It's surprisingly light. I'm using 2 Whatsapp (through Parallel Space), Facebook Lite, Spotify and I doesnt have the "kill spotify" issue. When I was at MIUI, opened Spotify, opened Swipe/Whatsapp, the Spotify simply was wiped from memory. Yes, I couldn't listen a music and take a look in facebook. In the RR 5.8 I can do this without issues.
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Thanks a lot!
I'm pretty new to Android. Just bought a seller refurbished Xiaomi Redmi 2 (HM 2LTE-CMCC) 2GB 16GB 2014CP6123 from ebay. Has MUI 7.0 4.4.4 ktu84p. Should I factory reset (to get rid of any Chinese viruses/spyware etc.) and then flash EU Rom or global? I don't want to root it as I want to use banking apps etc. but would like the latest possible Android version which I read is nougat, is installing a custom Rom different to EU/Global Rom? Would a custom Rom affect the apps available on the play store? (I rooted an android tablet and couldn't use banking apps etc.)
Hoping someone could give me step-by-step general advice and best Roms etc/tutorials links? Also the video recording stated it would be 1080p but is a little fuzzy, it's turned itself off once or twice from sleep mode despite being almost fully charged and the battery seems to quite quickly. Do I need to buy a new battery?
Seems your phone is Redmi 2 Enhanced (HM2014813) which is China only version. i'm sorry to tell you that this version has no official global rom (China rom only available), no custom rom, and mostly no much help about this device. I think the used Leadcore CPU is the main problem.
Flashing miui rom using fastboot method is recommended to get rid of some bloatware. Please note you will still get some xiaomi chinese apps after flashing due to your phone variant.
Flashing guide :
https://en.miui.com/thread-126437-1-1.html
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Seems your phone is Redmi 2 Enhanced (HM2014813) which is China only version. i'm sorry to tell you that this version has no official global rom (China rom only available), no custom rom, and mostly no much help about this device. I think the used Leadcore CPU is the main problem.
Flashing miui rom using fastboot method is recommended to get rid of some bloatware. Please note you will still get some xiaomi chinese apps after flashing due to your phone variant.
Flashing guide :
https://en.miui.com/thread-126437-1-1.html
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That's a shame! To be honest it seems to be faulty anyhow so will try to return, if I'm stuck with it I'll follow the guide linkd, thank you for replying :good:
I am from China so I can help lol
Hello
I have bought a very cheap mi mix 3 5G and I have some questions about Unlocking and TWRP and Roms.
the first thing is after unlocking, and flashing twrp, magisk, what does disabe force encryption file?
If i flash Miui it will relock the bootloader automaticaly ar it will stay unlocked?
Since I had a mi4c, I used to flash roms "cooked" from mi-globe.com. Did anyone has used their roms? I have seen that their roms are a little bit older for mi mix 3 5G.
10.3.17.0 while the phone can update to 10.3.23.0
I have PEMEUVF, theirs is PEMCNXM, and I have found some with PEMEUXM, what is the diference from china, global and european rom?
I like to use mi-globe roms since you can make therom without xiaomi bloatware, wallpapers, apps. If I install a normal rom from xiaomi, can I delete their bloatware with a rooted system app disabler? I want to get rid of some google bloatware as well, like chrome, drive, duo, facebook, and all that crap that come preinstalled with the phone.
can I install dolby and stereo speaker mod in the same time?
motanel_pufos said:
Hello
I have bought a very cheap mi mix 3 5G and I have some questions about Unlocking and TWRP and Roms.
the first thing is after unlocking, and flashing twrp, magisk, what does disabe force encryption file?
If i flash Miui it will relock the bootloader automaticaly ar it will stay unlocked?
Since I had a mi4c, I used to flash roms "cooked" from mi-globe.com. Did anyone has used their roms? I have seen that their roms are a little bit older for mi mix 3 5G.
10.3.17.0 while the phone can update to 10.3.23.0
I have PEMEUVF, theirs is PEMCNXM, and I have found some with PEMEUXM, what is the diference from china, global and european rom?
I like to use mi-globe roms since you can make therom without xiaomi bloatware, wallpapers, apps. If I install a normal rom from xiaomi, can I delete their bloatware with a rooted system app disabler? I want to get rid of some google bloatware as well, like chrome, drive, duo, facebook, and all that crap that come preinstalled with the phone.
can I install dolby and stereo speaker mod in the same time?
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Ok so here is what i know, miui automatically replaces twrp with its own custom recovery, dfe prevents that so that twrp remains( might be wrong about this), the bootloader will never lock itself, the miui.eu rom is the same as global minus some bloat i guess but beware, it only has widevine l3 so no fullhd netflix, now if you use a normal rom you can use adb to remove most bloatware that came preinstalled, if you want to install some roms you should join the mi mix 3 5g telegram group, we have wip pe and lineage roms. https://t.me/mimix3_5G
After Xiaomi unlocked the phone, I have flashed twrp, magisk and flashed latest PEMEUXM
Everything works fine.
I wished for 2020 security update. This one is from 2019.08.01
And the stereo mi mix 3 mod does't work for me.
You have January 2020 update available for MIUI Global Stable. 10.3.21
As you can see, even that I'm on the global10.3.23.0, security update is still in 2019. Maybe it is a wrong rom.
When I have bought the phone it was with 10.3.21.0 and wanted update to 10.3.23.0.
need help note 7 global updated to miui 12.5.3 after auto update and now wifi camera gsm not working for any rom downgraded from 12.5.3. none of these are working for even custom rom and official roms, only with official global miui 12.5.3 does the wifi camera and gsm work again. please need desperate help have looked for solution everywhere but couldnt find help even after flashing oldcam new cam kernels and separately installing foirmware files for the drivers.
nothing is working flashing via miFlash tool or twrp or anything for that matter flashing official rom via the official way absolutely nothing. please need help must downgrade back to anything but MIUI 12 it is a nightmare using such a horribly made rom
Test to flash vendor image https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/vendor/lavender/
Or miui.eu and then your customer rom
joke19 said:
Test to flash vendor image https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/vendor/lavender/
Or miui.eu and then your customer rom
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before i do im not quite sure what vendor images are. my note 7 is the global version, which image should i be flashing? thanks
flashed vendor imgae of the version i want installed still the same situation, gsm wifi camera only working on layest miui 12.5.3 only, need help
even tried xiaomi.eu roms nothing works no way to downgrade and get camera wifi or anything signal based working!