alex110:
Thanks all, I finally did it following this guide but using Orange fox recovery.
https://androidfilebox.com/tips/enable-camera2-api-redmi-5-plus/
Worked for moi!

GrandMufti:



I'm also assuming you have enabled usb debugging?

https://androidfilebox.com/tips/root-redmi-note-5/

akinis09:
u have to boot ur device to fastboot mode by turning off ur device and count to 20 now pressing both power+ volume button until u see fastboot robot. Then u type fastboot devices, if ur phone is connected u should see the serial number, the go ahead and flash ur recovery.
Note: if ur device is redmi note 5 ai, u need to know ur arb version, but I bet it should be v4. If its v4 u have to flash dummy IMG file before u flash ur recovery

papiforreal:


Yes i have enabled USB debugging. I have followed the above tutorial, all the first steps works, but when flashing the twrp, it tells me it cannot open recovery.img. Seems like I am going to look at the dummy img file angle. Do you know how I can do that?

Lavoca:
Which device are you using? Is the twrp for your phone or you should use orange fox

papiforreal:


Yes i have enabled USB debugging. I have followed the above tutorial, all the first steps works, but when flashing the twrp, it tells me it cannot open recovery.img. Seems like I am going to look at the dummy img file angle. Do you know how I can do that?

papiforreal:
Redmi note 5 ai

papiforreal:


How can I flash the dummy img file. Yes it's note 5 ai.

GrandMufti:


Use twrp for note 5


For the command to work, two things are essential. One is naming the .IMG file correctly. The other is to place the .IMG file in the same folder as your adb tools.

The correct format would be fastboot flash recovery <name of file>.img
Rename the file to recovery ,do not add any .img extension.


You can also flash the recovery by typing in this command:
"fastboot flash recovery" and then drag the twrp.img into your cmd prompt

akinis09:
download the fastboot-unlock-anti v4 from the below site and place it the same folder with the recovery.
Flash from fastboot running this command
fastboot flash antirbpass dummy.img
Now flash twrp recovery of ur choice.


https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/how-to/index-everything-anti-roll-t3816219

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papiforreal:

Rooted now. Thanks for your help. The issues was mainly because of extension. My window wasn't recognising. Img

GrandMufti:


Ok

CuteMaro:

using fastboot method, install recovery temporarily, then flash Cam2Api.
You can now install gcam of your choice.
check YouTube for videos.

papiforreal:

Thanks
How can I solve the issue of gcam closing while trying to switch to front camera?

papiforreal:

My gcam closes when selecting a selfie, any fix for that?

GrandMufti:


Give gcam all permissions or use the one below

GCam_5.1.018_by_SerJo87_1.6RC2_test4c

papiforreal:

How can I download this?
I downloaded another one but if I snap a pic on front camera with portrait mode, it only saved a blank picture. I will manage like that anyway. Thanks

GrandMufti:


I really don't know.

Cc adamix

DLifeless1:
Damn! Guys I went to hell and came back unburnt, ama never doing all these modding stuffs again.
Remember its not being up to 2 months I bought my redmi 6 pro with the Chinese ROM, that curiosity kicked in and I decided to tinker with my phone, I just wanted to unlock the bootloader only but after unlocking it, rooting and installing custom recovery and co started calling.. that was how I mistakenly wiped all my system files that the recovery wrote no OS to boot into; it actually means that am in the soft brick gallery but I had little luck, my bootloader is unlocked and all drivers are intact and even USB debugging was on though I don't know whether it will have any effect. My phone now cycles between fastboot to twrp recovery and noting more. I didn't want to install any custom ROM cos of its bugs. I started searching, saw one rom that they said it is global MIUI v10 but flashable through recovery, I tried, it failed because the recovery wrote that it is for Ceres or so which is redmi 6 not 6 pro. Hmm! I've entered panic mode, went to xiaomi site and saw Indian global flashable through fastboot, downloaded and when I tried flashing using miflash tool, mismatch error, I went online and saw so many stuffs about editing the flash_all.bat files, didn't see any need taking such risk since most people reported the method bricked their phone. All these ROMs are not less than 1.5GB, oooh! Less I forget, I read you should first rename the .gz file to extension of .tgz, since I've not modified my laptop folder view, I did so to enable me change extensions cos extracting the .gz file with WinRAR will give you another file that needs extraction, simplest method was using 7zip but didn't know then. I later on found the original Chinese ROM both the fastboot and recovery and voom I went to download, my laptop wouldn't connect to the hotspot, I had to beg my sister to help me with her phone, she obliged but she doesn't have ucweb cos I trust that browser like hell and her phone's ram is 1GB meaning I have to stay in that app less I risk closing it or corrupting my downloads.
I started downloading the fastboot ROM which is 2.44GB, I literally plugged the phone and never removed my attention from it and it took helly years to finish and also downloaded the miflash tool v2018, had them thrown into my system and zapped them out; meaning extracted them via WinRAR. I put my dead phone in fastboot, my system recognized it since I had my adb drivers ready, imagine I had to uninstall the 2017 version of miflash tool just for the sake, the new 2018 version is a portable app not installable......
Straight I tried flashing, and the first error was that the tool couldn't find the flashing files, chei! I wanted to die but I checked the file path and like me, I love using weird symbols for filenames so I extracted the flashing files to my desktop and retried, vaam! Another bloody error, "flashing system error" I sweated on my tongues but no lele... I went to Google and saw terrible things but the most terrible was that it was likely the downloaded firmware was corrupt, I shouted God forbid inside my heart... I saw another thing, that during extraction, some files can get corrupt.. so I went back and reextracted it but this time with 7zip.... I tried flashing again... It was moving and progressing, wasting time... In my heart I was making progress.. already my bladder was overfull and overrunning so I needed the toilet, so I said if I go to the toilet and on my way back, I'll peep to my phone to check if it has rebooted which signified success but I came back from the toilet, it was still moving... Immediately I unpaused the movie I was using to distract myself, I discovered my dead phone was already booting, I flew up, went to my sister's room and woke her, this was around 2 am and kissed her cos if not that she lend me her phone, what would I have done, maybe today I'd still be feeling miserable..I had 443 niara in my sim. I'll thank ifeco pipipi who gave me 640naira and aniiii who gave me 1k to resubscribe after my system gutted down my previous 11 gig , I just resetted the system and was reinstalling some apps like chrome cos I hate edge that hates idm and I needed idm to download efficiently and I forgot to put it in metered connection cos of anxiety, that was why I opted to use my sister's phone and manage the 2k sub prudently.
So praise da Lord somebody.
No vex say I dey disturb, we have different things that tickle us and mine is electronic gadgets, I can't just do without them.
Just ignore the typos, am in the toilet.

adamix:

Shared link but i was banned by bot

CuteMaro:

Congrats bro.

But next time no need to panic. Just do proper research before flashing or wiping, no rush, follow procedures step by step and you won't encounter problems.

Make sure you join the official telegram group of your device, download telegram on ur pc and log in too in case of future issues, this way u'll get help and directions faster, plus links to the right files to download, even wen ur fone is dead. Cheers!

DLifeless1:


I've begged for the telegram group for my phone but no head way, maybe lemme go to Google.

DLifeless1:
Damn! Guys I went to hell and came back unburnt, ama never doing all these modding stuffs again.
Remember its not being up to 2 months I bought my redmi 6 pro with the Chinese ROM, that curiosity kicked in and I decided to tinker with my phone, I just wanted to unlock the bootloader only but after unlocking it, rooting and installing custom recovery and co started calling.. that was how I mistakenly wiped all my system files that the recovery wrote no OS to boot into; it actually means that am in the soft brick gallery but I had little luck, my bootloader is unlocked and all drivers are intact and even USB debugging was on though I don't know whether it will have any effect. My phone now cycles between fastboot to twrp recovery and noting more. I didn't want to install any custom ROM cos of its bugs. I started searching, saw one rom that they said it is global MIUI v10 but flashable through recovery, I tried, it failed because the recovery wrote that it is for Ceres or so which is redmi 6 not 6 pro. Hmm! I've entered panic mode, went to xiaomi site and saw Indian global flashable through fastboot, downloaded and when I tried flashing using miflash tool, mismatch error, I went online and saw so many stuffs about editing the flash_all.bat files, didn't see any need taking such risk since most people reported the method bricked their phone. All these ROMs are not less than 1.5GB, oooh! Less I forget, I read you should first rename the .gz file to extension of .tgz, since I've not modified my laptop folder view, I did so to enable me change extensions cos extracting the .gz file with WinRAR will give you another file that needs extraction, simplest method was using 7zip but didn't know then. I later on found the original Chinese ROM both the fastboot and recovery and voom I went to download, my laptop wouldn't connect to the hotspot, I had to beg my sister to help me with her phone, she obliged but she doesn't have ucweb cos I trust that browser like hell and her phone's ram is 1GB meaning I have to stay in that app less I risk closing it or corrupting my downloads.
I started downloading the fastboot ROM which is 2.44GB, I literally plugged the phone and never removed my attention from it and it took helly years to finish and also downloaded the miflash tool v2018, had them thrown into my system and zapped them out; meaning extracted them via WinRAR. I put my dead phone in fastboot, my system recognized it since I had my adb drivers ready, imagine I had to uninstall the 2017 version of miflash tool just for the sake, the new 2018 version is a portable app not installable......
Straight I tried flashing, and the first error was that the tool couldn't find the flashing files, chei! I wanted to die but I checked the file path and like me, I love using weird symbols for filenames so I extracted the flashing files to my desktop and retried, vaam! Another bloody error, "flashing system error" I sweated on my tongues but no lele... I went to Google and saw terrible things but the most terrible was that it was likely the downloaded firmware was corrupt, I shouted God forbid inside my heart... I saw another thing, that during extraction, some files can get corrupt.. so I went back and reextracted it but this time with 7zip.... I tried flashing again... It was moving and progressing, wasting time... In my heart I was making progress.. already my bladder was overfull and overrunning so I needed the toilet, so I said if I go to the toilet and on my way back, I'll peep to my phone to check if it has rebooted which signified success but I came back from the toilet, it was still moving... Immediately I unpaused the movie I was using to distract myself, I discovered my dead phone was already booting, I flew up, went to my sister's room and woke her, this was around 2 am and kissed her cos if not that she lend me her phone, what would I have done, maybe today I'd still be feeling miserable..I had 443 niara in my sim. I'll thank ifeco pipipi who gave me 640naira and aniiii who gave me 1k to resubscribe after my system gutted down my previous 11 gig , I just resetted the system and was reinstalling some apps like chrome cos I hate edge that hates idm and I needed idm to download efficiently and I forgot to put it in metered connection cos of anxiety, that was why I opted to use my sister's phone and manage the 2k sub prudently.
So praise da Lord somebody.
No vex say I dey disturb, we have different things that tickle us and mine is electronic gadgets, I can't just do without them.
Just ignore the typos, am in the toilet.

horlahwaley:
Am tired of miui,can someone suggest a rom which is battery efficient please

DLifeless1:
Damn! Guys I went to hell and came back unburnt, ama never doing all these modding stuffs again.
Remember its not being up to 2 months I bought my redmi 6 pro with the Chinese ROM, that curiosity kicked in and I decided to tinker with my phone, I just wanted to unlock the bootloader only but after unlocking it, rooting and installing custom recovery and co started calling.. that was how I mistakenly wiped all my system files that the recovery wrote no OS to boot into; it actually means that am in the soft brick gallery but I had little luck, my bootloader is unlocked and all drivers are intact and even USB debugging was on though I don't know whether it will have any effect. My phone now cycles between fastboot to twrp recovery and noting more. I didn't want to install any custom ROM cos of its bugs. I started searching, saw one rom that they said it is global MIUI v10 but flashable through recovery, I tried, it failed because the recovery wrote that it is for Ceres or so which is redmi 6 not 6 pro. Hmm! I've entered panic mode, went to xiaomi site and saw Indian global flashable through fastboot, downloaded and when I tried flashing using miflash tool, mismatch error, I went online and saw so many stuffs about editing the flash_all.bat files, didn't see any need taking such risk since most people reported the method bricked their phone. All these ROMs are not less than 1.5GB, oooh! Less I forget, I read you should first rename the .gz file to extension of .tgz, since I've not modified my laptop folder view, I did so to enable me change extensions cos extracting the .gz file with WinRAR will give you another file that needs extraction, simplest method was using 7zip but didn't know then. I later on found the original Chinese ROM both the fastboot and recovery and voom I went to download, my laptop wouldn't connect to the hotspot, I had to beg my sister to help me with her phone, she obliged but she doesn't have ucweb cos I trust that browser like hell and her phone's ram is 1GB meaning I have to stay in that app less I risk closing it or corrupting my downloads.
I started downloading the fastboot ROM which is 2.44GB, I literally plugged the phone and never removed my attention from it and it took helly years to finish and also downloaded the miflash tool v2018, had them thrown into my system and zapped them out; meaning extracted them via WinRAR. I put my dead phone in fastboot, my system recognized it since I had my adb drivers ready, imagine I had to uninstall the 2017 version of miflash tool just for the sake, the new 2018 version is a portable app not installable......
Straight I tried flashing, and the first error was that the tool couldn't find the flashing files, chei! I wanted to die but I checked the file path and like me, I love using weird symbols for filenames so I extracted the flashing files to my desktop and retried, vaam! Another bloody error, "flashing system error" I sweated on my tongues but no lele... I went to Google and saw terrible things but the most terrible was that it was likely the downloaded firmware was corrupt, I shouted God forbid inside my heart... I saw another thing, that during extraction, some files can get corrupt.. so I went back and reextracted it but this time with 7zip.... I tried flashing again... It was moving and progressing, wasting time... In my heart I was making progress.. already my bladder was overfull and overrunning so I needed the toilet, so I said if I go to the toilet and on my way back, I'll peep to my phone to check if it has rebooted which signified success but I came back from the toilet, it was still moving... Immediately I unpaused the movie I was using to distract myself, I discovered my dead phone was already booting, I flew up, went to my sister's room and woke her, this was around 2 am and kissed her cos if not that she lend me her phone, what would I have done, maybe today I'd still be feeling miserable..I had 443 niara in my sim. I'll thank ifeco pipipi who gave me 640naira and aniiii who gave me 1k to resubscribe after my system gutted down my previous 11 gig , I just resetted the system and was reinstalling some apps like chrome cos I hate edge that hates idm and I needed idm to download efficiently and I forgot to put it in metered connection cos of anxiety, that was why I opted to use my sister's phone and manage the 2k sub prudently.
So praise da Lord somebody.
No vex say I dey disturb, we have different things that tickle us and mine is electronic gadgets, I can't just do without them.
Just ignore the typos, am in the toilet.

gidieberry:
which device