Softbrick REDMI 3S. Stuck at Mi Logo. Fastboot works. locked bootloader - Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers

Hai all , I am new here.
I need some help to unbrick my device. i tried almost all method and still no luck. the only method i havent tried is DFC, but i dont prefer to do it since its pretty complicated.
My device run rom Global Stable Miui 7 and i flashed Developer rom Global using EDL download mode.
there was an error and now my device stuck in Mi logo. I can still access Mi bunny fastboot ( vol down + power)
So far I have tried 3 methods
Method 1: reboot to fastboot mode, plug to pc, open ADB cmd prompt and type fastboot oem EDL. But no success because device is still locked bootloader.
Method 2: reboot to fastboot mode, plug in to pc, download fastboot EDL cmd from xda forum, unzip then run edll.cmd, device reboot to mi logo again.
Method 3: in Mi logo, plug in to pc, open cmd prompt, type Adb reboot edl, press enter but device cannot reboot to edl mode because it says I need to tap on confirmation dialog on device. But its not possible since device only load up to mi logo

Download the latest stable fastboot ROM from here http://en.miui.com/a-234.html then flash it.
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If only it was that easy. I've tried 3 methods above but still no luck. Use Adb reboot edl, fastboot oem.
How to flash if its only stuck at mi logo

Because I had this exact same thing happened before. What I did was while it kept bootlooping at the Mi boot splash I held down Vol - + power until fastboot mode pops up. Then you'd be able to flash.
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Trovies said:
If only it was that easy. I've tried 3 methods above but still no luck. Use Adb reboot edl, fastboot oem.
How to flash if its only stuck at mi logo
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First off you cannot just unlock the bootloader easily, like in fastboot or anyhow, you need to follow the guides. And this is possible by the way only with a working Dev rom.
Well so now, you've to get miflash tool and flash either stock rom, or dev rom.
You simply hold power and volume down as long (can take some time) as it will show "fastboot" and some android art.
Then you follow the guides to flash either stock rom or dev rom using fastboot, and you're good to go.
I don't see why this wouldn't be working for you, try to stick exactly to what i said. If you don't know how to use Miflash then search at en.miui.com

Trovies said:
Hai all , I am new here.
I need some help to unbrick my device. i tried almost all method and still no luck. the only method i havent tried is DFC, but i dont prefer to do it since its pretty complicated.
My device run rom Global Stable Miui 7 and i flashed Developer rom Global using EDL download mode.
there was an error and now my device stuck in Mi logo. I can still access Mi bunny fastboot ( vol down + power)
So far I have tried 3 methods
Method 1: reboot to fastboot mode, plug to pc, open ADB cmd prompt and type fastboot oem EDL. But no success because device is still locked bootloader.
Method 2: reboot to fastboot mode, plug in to pc, download fastboot EDL cmd from xda forum, unzip then run edll.cmd, device reboot to mi logo again.
Method 3: in Mi logo, plug in to pc, open cmd prompt, type Adb reboot edl, press enter but device cannot reboot to edl mode because it says I need to tap on confirmation dialog on device. But its not possible since device only load up to mi logo
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Did you unlock developer mode as in my case I am also stuck in bootloop and fastboot oem edl is not working as developer mode is disabled thus oem is also disabled.

Hey!
I had the same Problem.
Flashing with Miflash was unsuccessfull and then EDL was locked. You can check this when the device is in fastboot and send "fastboot oem edl". Then there may be the message that EDL is locked. In that case you have to build a "deep flash cable". It is pretty easy. You can check this tutorial:
http://en.miui.com/thread-310325-1-1.html
But I would build it another way: Just cut a USB cable and reconnect all wirepairs with the open copper. Now you can just put "ground" and "data+" togehther and follow steps 7 to 9. At point 10 you can just disconnect the wires "ground" and "data+" again, so that all wires are connected normally again. Now you are in EDL and can flash with MiFlash.

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URGENT ! Bricked, no download, no recovery after upgrade attempt.

Just bought this phone and attempted to upgrade from 7 to 8 and before so i done few things such as disabling some google sh*t. It upgraded and stuck on booting screen, vibrating sometimes. How do i handle this ? XiaoMiFlash says : flash tz error. Also there's no recovery and download mode.
If you have updated to MIUI 8.1.1.0 then I am afraid you have no other option left than flashing fastboot rom with deep flash cable using test point method presuming you have locked BL. For more info visit http://en.miui.com/thread-310325-1-1.html
But if you are still on MIUI 7 then you can flash using Mi flashtool in EDL mode.
For entering edl mode press volume + and volume - button simultaneously( test mode) and after plugging in USB cable with PC enter in windows CMD:
PHP:
fastboot oem edl
. After that proceed with flashing using flash tool
.
you cant disable Music, Youtube, Chrome,blah blah,... but dont disable Google, it will cause bootloop.
i figured this out after 15 bootloops lol
What ?! What the is deep flash cable ?! I don't have one ! Maybe i should exchange my Redmi 3s in shop next monday. It's stuck at mi logo and 3 circles, vibrating frequently...
UPDATE : Phone enters some screen where shows phone and cable and link to Mi Pc Suite. I click recovery flash option, but i says that phone is up to date. When i click recovery, nothing happens. How do i force flash ? Maybe i will flash a recovery rom using this mode, it's visible via adb.
rahulbarai said:
If you have updated to MIUI 8.1.1.0 then I am afraid you have no other option left than flashing fastboot rom with deep flash cable using test point method presuming you have locked BL. For more info visit http://en.miui.com/thread-310325-1-1.html
But if you are still on MIUI 7 then you can flash using Mi flashtool in EDL mode.
For entering edl mode press volume + and volume - button simultaneously( test mode) and after plugging in USB cable with PC enter in windows CMD:
PHP:
fastboot oem edl
. After that proceed with flashing using flash tool
.
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Phone won't enter EDL mode ! Just Mi logo and nothing else...
jakubekw1997 said:
Phone won't enter EDL mode ! Just Mi logo and nothing else...
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I have given you the link about how to make deep flash cable by yourself. Xiaomi has locked EDL mode post MIUI 8.0.3.0. So you wont be able to flash normally in EDL or Emergency Download mode. Now you are in bootloop so either you can unlock your bootloader and flash in fastboot mode, in this case you have to wait bit longer or you can make a deep flash cable and flash in the mode you have mentioned i.e MI logo with PC suite sign.
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One more device saved
rahulbarai, Dude, I love you, you saved my skin, thought my smartphone had the "bootloader" unlocked, because on the home screen it appears "unlocked" but it was locked, unlocked now I can resurect normally and use the device, thank you very much!

Need help, bricked my 3s

Was supposed to flash CM13 Rom. I did a full wipe including system via TWRP.
Before flashing I decided to reboot into recovery, but it didn't. Only gets stuck in the MI logo now. Can't boot into recovery anymore.
I can go into Fastboot mode. Tried flashing twrp via ADB but whenever i type 'adb devices' in command prompt it says device is offline.
Tried to enter EDL via ADB in fastboot mode, it gets stuck at 'waiting for device'.
When plugged in PC, it gets detected as USB ADB interface
Bootloader was unlocked prior, was on xioami.eu ROM before this. I have TWRP system backup of last ROM installed.
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction on what to do next. Very much appreciated, thank you.
Hi Supdow,
I was facing with the same issue and I also thought I bricked my phone... No worries. To solve it is very easy, just unlock your bootloader again with Mi UnlockTool. Than you have access to your recovery again.
Good luck!
Boesila said:
Hi Supdow,
I was facing with the same issue and I also thought I bricked my phone... No worries. To solve it is very easy, just unlock your bootloader again with Mi UnlockTool. Than you have access to your recovery again.
Good luck!
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Do I have to apply to unlock the bootloader again like the first time?
Boesila said:
Hi Supdow,
I was facing with the same issue and I also thought I bricked my phone... No worries. To solve it is very easy, just unlock your bootloader again with Mi UnlockTool. Than you have access to your recovery again.
Good luck!
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Was able to unlock bootloader again, but I still can't access recovery. I may have forgotten how to exactly do this since the last time I did it. What do i have to do after unlocking bootloader? I tried flashing TWRP via fastboot but it only gives me an error.
So you have a few options
1. Hold volume+ & - and power (if you have twrp)
2. Take fedosis twrp 3.1 and installer, put twrp 3.1 into extracted installer folder, then shift+right click on installer folder, open cmd, then type
fastboot flash recovery twrp_name.img
fastboot boot twrp_name.img (or do step 1)
3. Just flash dev/stable with miflash (recommendation: go into fastboot, then like step 2 go into cmd and type fastboot oem edl then flash mi rom)
Hope this helps
bekcicandrej said:
So you have a few options
1. Hold volume+ & - and power (if you have twrp)
2. Take fedosis twrp 3.1 and installer, put twrp 3.1 into extracted installer folder, then shift+right click on installer folder, open cmd, then type
fastboot flash recovery twrp_name.img
fastboot boot twrp_name.img (or do step 1)
3. Just flash dev/stable with miflash (recommendation: go into fastboot, then like step 2 go into cmd and type fastboot oem edl then flash mi rom)
Hope this helps
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Thank you, finally on CM13 fedosis!

what to do if bootloader is unable to unlock and mobile is dead?

3 months back i hv flashed fastboot rom successfully. but now i stuck with different problems with no solution
1) mobile is dead, when i hold power button mobile screen blink for a second and off again
2)when mob is dead i cant go in developer option and do all that stuff
3)in fastboot mode when i type command "fastboot oem unlock" it shows error
4)when bootloader is locked i cant flash fastboot rom through mi flashtool
this all happen because of choosing wrong patched_boot file at the time of installing magisk manager.
cmd cammand only recognize my device but cant unlock. i find only one solution that is test point method. before i proceed to that need suggestion from u gye's should i go for testpoint or to service center coz mobile is still under warranty.
You can flash stock ROM in edl mode with locked bootloader.
Put phone in fastboot mode and type "fastboot oem edl".
You should be able to flash stock ROM with Miflash. If your device is not recognised update your drivers. Google for qualcomm qloader drivers.
Next time before flashing a modified boot.img try to only boot it and see if it works.

My Mi 9T is stuck in "this device is destoryed" mode and I cannot access recovery

My Mi 9T is stuck in "this device is destoryed" mode and I cannot access recovery
My bootlooader is locked and recovery is unaccessible. Please help me to unlock my phone if I can.
Coolness3579 said:
My bootlooader is locked and recovery is unaccessible. Please help me to unlock my phone if I can.
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What u did that cause this?
Fastboot and miflash?
if the device has locked bootloader you have no way other than opening up thhe back glass and putting it on edl mode
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if the device has locked bootloader you have no way other than opening up thhe back glass and putting it on edl mode
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Ok thanks I will send it in to a shop where someone can do that
Connect phone to pc, start adb on pc...put phone in fastboot mode ( press volume - and power ) , type in adb
fastboot continue
After command, phone will reboot and boot system.
After that , you add mi acc and start unlock process.
If you reboot phone, you need to do this step again.
When you unlock bootloader, flash official rom or xiaomi.eu...
You could flash official xiaomi fastboot rom with Miflash tool: this flash recovery and MIUI also with BL locked.
Then you'll use miunlock tool to unlock bootloader
GGelmi
did your problem solved?

Not enter fastboot mode or recovery mode

Hello,
I had the Syberia ROM and decided to switch to MIUI ROM.
I did the process with fastboot and mi flash tool but failed and as a result the phone no longer opens. I didn't lock the bootloader but it was giving me an error. Then I saw that probably because I used old version of Mi Flash. I downloaded the Fastboot ROM from https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
Right now if I try with the keys to enter fastboot or recovery, the Redmi logo flashes for several minutes and then some time it stabilizes. So through the buttons I can't do anything.
If I connect it to PC it does not recognize the device. Neither through Minimal ADB and Fastboot nor with adb devices.
I understand that I have to somehow get into fastboot mode and flash the rom but I can't find any other way.
What do you suggest I do?

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