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Cant unlock bootloader after 7.0 update

Hi, i have following problem.
I have installed MIUI EU Rom with Android 5.1.1 with Root and unlocked bootloader.
With Titanium Backup i freeze some Mi Apps, like Mi Account
After that i installed newest Update of MIUI EU Rom with Android 7 with Update function, not with twrp. i lost root and my bootloader is locked.
I received the unlock code from xiaomi and want to unlock bootloader. But for that i have to link my device with my xiaomi account.
The problem is, that i cant unfreeze the mi account app, because i lost root
I found no other way, to unlock my device or get root.
Downgrade don't work, factory reset don't work, reboot to recovery don't work
Device shutdown and must be started manually every time. After Reboot it stays on current rom without any changes
Any idea how to unfreeze or reinstall my mi account app, link my device to xiaomi account or to unlock my device?

You have to erase all the data and reinstall the last build.
Then reconnect to your Miui account.

Kéno40 said:
You have to erase all the data and reinstall the last build.
Then reconnect to your Miui account.
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But how can i do that?
I cant access recovery or flash things with fastboot
I cant flash a rom with Updater App. Phone restarts, shutdown und must be restartet manually. Rom not changes
When i try "factory reset" in settings, phone shuts down, same thing. Nothing changed
It seems, like revovery is not working anymore and i cant flash new one because bootloader is locked.
Is there an option to reset data by fastboot?
Does "fastboot erase userdata" work with locked bootloader?
And will it unfreeze "Mi Account", because its a system app, not a user app?

Mitools via fastboot. You'll have to erase all

XIAOMI Redmi Note 5 Pro [whyred] global fastboot ROMs bug

just to make sure no one getting the trouble i had. if you bought Xiaomi devices (not sure its the devices after Redmi 4a or every devices with miui 9.5) with the bootloader already unlocked by the seller or the distributor, make sure youre registering or linked your account to the device. because when whenever youre trying to install global fastboot ROMs with the lock option selected, the device will stuck at recovery with red notification at the bottom saying "the MIUI version cant be installed on this device". the thing is after youre installing fastboot ROMs and locking bootloader of your device, you cant install global fastboot ROMs no more and left with chinese fastboot ROMs or using TWRP. since youre locking your bootloader and if your mi account is not bound to your device, you cant unlock bootloader with the official unlocking tool (it will spit out error "current account is not bound to this device") and yes youre stuck with chinese fastboot rom. you can still bind your account after youre installing the chinese fastboot ROM and unlock your bootloader, but you still cant flash the global fastboot ROMs.
so heres my story for everyone who is experiencing the same issue
i bought my whyred with the bootloader unlocked from the seller/distributor (its a normal thing here, maybe) and i have no issue what so ever in first month i bought it. im changing ROMs with every custom ROMs i found until im bored and decided to installed global fastboot ROM then locking my bootloader. so im stuck on recovery with red notification at the bottom saying "the MIUI version cant be installed on this device" after i flashed my whyred with global fastboot ROM. i thought i was installed the wrong miui ROM, but no. since i locked my bootloader and i havent bind my mi account to the device yet i cannot install custom recovery and installed fastboot ROM no more. so i left with EDL mode then. i tried to enter EDL Mode with button combinations (since miui 9.5 this was disabled, cmiiw), deep flash cable (not working anymore), adb (well i flashed device and stuck, so i cant do adb), fastboot (nope, its locked) and i left with test point methode and this is the only working methode for you with the same situation.
so i flashed ten or so global fastboot ROMs i can find from different sources just in case i have a bad day. but nope, none was working. so i flashed chinese ROM and worked, i immediately tried to unlocked my bootloader but i now faced with 240 wating time. well i guest im stuck with chinese ROM for the next 10 days. the XDA and MIUI forum said that you should be able to flash global ROMs (not sure if this includes fastboot ROMs) again after unlocking your bootloader.

How to bind the phone with miui account. Explain the process in detail. Thank you.
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Mi Mix 2s don't start

Hi, yesterday after install TWRP, the phone don't start the miui. Bootloader now are locked and after flash rom, the message appear: This Miui can't be installed on this device. I try to unlock bootloader again but the account used for it are of the seller. What can I do? Thanks

fabuscom said:
Hi, yesterday after install TWRP, the phone don't start the miui. Bootloader now are locked and after flash rom, the message appear: This Miui can't be installed on this device. I try to unlock bootloader again but the account used for it are of the seller. What can I do? Thanks
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the only thing to try is test point edl mode flash

SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED Urgent Help needed!!!!!

I was using Pixel expierence rom but then i decided to lock my bootloader again so i was flashing redmi note 7 pro through mi flash tool but was laptop got off between the process and after that i booted my phone again into bootloader mode and unlocked the bootloader and tried flashing the rom through mi flash tool but after flashing completed it boots and says "SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED"
I tried almost everything but not finding solution to solve it
if i unlock the bootloader phone boots normally but when i lock bootloader i get the SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED message
help me in Locking my bootloader with Stock Miui rom
twrp bootloader accessible

mrstarnge said:
I was using Pixel expierence rom but then i decided to lock my bootloader again so i was flashing redmi note 7 pro through mi flash tool but was laptop got off between the process and after that i booted my phone again into bootloader mode and unlocked the bootloader and tried flashing the rom through mi flash tool but after flashing completed it boots and says "SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED"
I tried almost everything but not finding solution to solve it
if i unlock the bootloader phone boots normally but when i lock bootloader i get the SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED message
help me in Locking my bootloader with Stock Miui rom
twrp bootloader accessible
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Boot into Fastboot mode and flash MIUI using the Mi Flash tool (make sure to untick the lock bootloader sign)

Naveenthemi said:
Boot into Fastboot mode and flash MIUI using the Mi Flash tool (make sure to untick the lock bootloader sign)
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i did that phone works fine but whats the point if i cant lock my bootloader

mrstarnge said:
I was using Pixel expierence rom but then i decided to lock my bootloader again so i was flashing redmi note 7 pro through mi flash tool but was laptop got off between the process and after that i booted my phone again into bootloader mode and unlocked the bootloader and tried flashing the rom through mi flash tool but after flashing completed it boots and says "SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED"
I tried almost everything but not finding solution to solve it
if i unlock the bootloader phone boots normally but when i lock bootloader i get the SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED message
help me in Locking my bootloader with Stock Miui rom
twrp bootloader accessible
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I have two Redmi Note 7 Pro devices. (Global Devices - A.K.A Indian Variant)
first device is unlocked but no custom rom installed like ever
second device is unlocked with lots of custom rom history
While trying to relock my bootloader with MIFLASH (clean all and lock) and Global firmware 11.0.8
First device firmware flash worked perfectly and bootloader is set to lock state - (Widevine status is L1 )
Second device as stated in OP . Flashing success but device showing "SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED". If i unlock the bootloader of the device then it boots normally but device is in unlock state (widevine status L3)
I think some modifications might have happened to some system partitions which causes the VBMETA - SRCLIST check failure.
ANY DEVS PLEASE LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE ...
Yeah someone out there I"m trying to relock bootloader bcoz to get access to my corporate mails , netflix HD content and GPAY
(On other hand magisk is having CTS profile check failure as google changed the approach to check the unmodified system)

mrstarnge said:
i did that phone works fine but whats the point if i cant lock my bootloader
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If you wanna lock your bootloader then don't untick the option, use MiFlash along with lock devide option. That should give you stock ROM and a locked bootloader, but don't try this on a custom ROM.

Naveenthemi said:
If you wanna lock your bootloader then don't untick the option, use MiFlash along with lock devide option. That should give you stock ROM and a locked bootloader, but don't try this on a custom ROM.
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Its common sense bro that i can only flash stock miui rom through miflash and i did that only with clean all and lock option but it hasnt worked yet

Naveenthemi said:
If you wanna lock your bootloader then don't untick the option, use MiFlash along with lock devide option. That should give you stock ROM and a locked bootloader, but don't try this on a custom ROM.
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There is no harm having unlocked bootloader with miui stock you still secured and still gets all updates pushed by Xiaomi.
I recently flashed rom miui by mi flash tool and with unlocked option on and as I started from fresh got latest update 11.8.0 hope so but you do one thing uninstall the mi flash tool and reinstall it then do the same steps again you will get successful

CHETAN9 said:
There is no harm having unlocked bootloader with miui stock you still secured and still gets all updates pushed by Xiaomi.
I recently flashed rom miui by mi flash tool and with unlocked option on and as I started from fresh got latest update 11.8.0 hope so but you do one thing uninstall the mi flash tool and reinstall it then do the same steps again you will get successful
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Yeah never said there's a problem..just that if you try it on a custom rom it will brick the device..

CHETAN9 said:
There is no harm having unlocked bootloader with miui stock you still secured and still gets all updates pushed by Xiaomi.
I recently flashed rom miui by mi flash tool and with unlocked option on and as I started from fresh got latest update 11.8.0 hope so but you do one thing uninstall the mi flash tool and reinstall it then do the same steps again you will get successful
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I tried it 100 times not worked

I'm still searching for a way....

BuGGy said:
I'm still searching for a way....
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I have talked to some developers and they have said its happening to everybody due to some issue by Redmi side you cant rollback from anrdoid 10 custom rom to miui 11 android 9 based you have to wait till redmi releases miui 11 based on android 10 then you can lock the bootloader or you can use edl mode

Did you find any solution to this?

mrstarnge said:
I have talked to some developers and they have said its happening to everybody due to some issue by Redmi side you cant rollback from anrdoid 10 custom rom to miui 11 android 9 based you have to wait till redmi releases miui 11 based on android 10 then you can lock the bootloader or you can use edl mode
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Even EDL mode isn't a solution.
One of my known violet user went to service center and they failed to revive the phone even from EDL flashing. At last they changed the mobo.
Hope this gets fixed after miui 12 with android 10 comes.
P.s : i lost all my hope of relocking the bootloader & i don't think so that android 10 update from Xiaomi will fix this.

Lets hope it gets fixed

I always use the fastboot method to restore original system. Works 100% of the time. It has scripts to flash stock without lock

mrstarnge said:
I have talked to some developers and they have said its happening to everybody due to some issue by Redmi side you cant rollback from anrdoid 10 custom rom to miui 11 android 9 based you have to wait till redmi releases miui 11 based on android 10 then you can lock the bootloader or you can use edl mode
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may be it wont work.....I've tried to flash my mobile with stock flash file and have to unlock bootloader to boot my phone but the same process for my frnd phone worked sucessfully without unlocking the bootloader......but it aint work for me......!

does this mean that if i am running a android 9 pie custom rom i can relock the bootloader

BuGGy said:
Even EDL mode isn't a solution.
One of my known violet user went to service center and they failed to revive the phone even from EDL flashing. At last they changed the mobo.
Hope this gets fixed after miui 12 with android 10 comes.
P.s : i lost all my hope of relocking the bootloader & i don't think so that android 10 update from Xiaomi will fix this.
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Well brother I ran into the same problem "System Destroyed" but with BL Locked, there's a way to fix it
check this out :
[ Fix ] System has been destroyed [ Bootloader Locked ]
Hello Folks !! I ran into this error "system has been destroyed" when I tried to flash Stock MIUI 12 using Mi Flash with "clean all and lock" option checked, it seems if you have ever flashed a custom Rom like Pixel UI etcetera on Violet there's...
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Mi 7 system has been destroyed what can I do

Question Allow oem unlocking option missing in developer options

So, i recently flashed arrow os 12.1 on my poco x4 pro (veux) using twrp. Flashing the rom removed twrp and now i cant flash it back because fastboot says that my bootloader is locked...
Of course, it isn't and the problem is that allow oem unlocking isn't on... I really would appreciate some help because i've been stuck on this rom for a day.
Gonna wait for some answers, thank you.

In the first place, flashing the rom shouldn't relock your bootloader. Can you please reboot to fastboot mode and use mi unlock tool with the same account you used to unlock bootloader first time.

Soma Das said:
In the first place, flashing the rom shouldn't relock your bootloader. Can you please reboot to fastboot mode and use mi unlock tool with the same account you used to unlock bootloader first time.
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Thank you for your response. Sadly i already tried that and the tool says that the phone is unlocked.
I'm trying to reflash stock rom via EDL mode, but i always get some error.
By the way, when using fastboot getvar command, it says that my bootloader is locked.
So, i recently bought a poco x4 pro (veux) and flashed a custom rom using twrp. Sadly, the rom's recovery managed to overwrite twrp and when i tried to flash twrp back, i could not flash it because fastboot said my bootloader wasn't unlocked. When i tried to unlock the phone again the xiaomi tool said that the bootloader was already unlocked. So, i used the getvar command which said that my bootloader was locked. So, i remembered that i didnt turn on allow oem unlocking in developer options. Sadly, when i looked for it the setting wasn't there. I tried using Edl mode to go back to stock but with no success. I always get some failed to read hello packet error. Can someone give me any help? Im kinda getting desperate...

WhyisAethertaken said:
So, i recently bought a poco x4 pro (veux) and flashed a custom rom using twrp. Sadly, the rom's recovery managed to overwrite twrp and when i tried to flash twrp back, i could not flash it because fastboot said my bootloader wasn't unlocked. When i tried to unlock the phone again the xiaomi tool said that the bootloader was already unlocked. So, i used the getvar command which said that my bootloader was locked. So, i remembered that i didnt turn on allow oem unlocking in developer options. Sadly, when i looked for it the setting wasn't there. I tried using Edl mode to go back to stock but with no success. I always get some failed to read hello packet error. Can someone give me any help? Im kinda getting desperate...
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Go to service centre if it is critical. I have never seen such case so i couldn't help. I am afraid that you would have to pay the service centre people money for reflashing your device.
Also have you tried flashing fastboot ROM (MIUI) through fastboot? Also try to flash stock recovery rom via the recovery you have now currently.
Another thing you could try is using the Xiaomi official flashing utility (which is not unlock tool) to flash stock rom which does not require OEM unlock.

Soma Das said:
Go to service centre if it is critical. I have never seen such case so i couldn't help. I am afraid that you would have to pay the service centre people money for reflashing your device.
Also have you tried flashing fastboot ROM (MIUI) through fastboot? Also try to flash stock recovery rom via the recovery you have now currently.
Another thing you could try is using the Xiaomi official flashing utility (which is not unlock tool) to flash stock rom which does not require OEM unlock.
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Thanks for the reply, i will try what you said.