donpichie: Dude, don't even bother taking your Xiaomi phone to Ikeja. Half the folks there have never heard of the brand before and the other half are just high school dropouts with an archaic Pentium laptop and hunger driven audacity.
I remember when i took my hard bricked RN5 to one dude there in Ikeja and explained what happened to it in simple tech terms. Dude had apparently never heard of EDL mode and was hell-bent on cracking open the device as his primary intervention.
I kuku carry my device run for safety. Friendly advice tho, google and google till you find a solution.
Also, check telegram groups too. Lotta tech heads in multiple forums on that platform.
demsid: I have some few questions. Fastboot ROM, will i download it with the pc b4 i star the process. The battery flex, I cant identify it. My phone is not alike with the one in d video. The 2 points too, i cant find it. The phone i want to unbrick is redmi 6pro. Though ive opened the back but i will need to show u, maybe u can identify these things. Your whatsapp number in ur siggy is stating last seen Sept 5. And I msged u, not delivered. Bro i will like u to guide me thru
Am using a special whatsapp.... Its true the fones hav diff designs.. Redmi 6 pro is new but u shuld be able to identify the two points.. The video i sent here is just fr illustration..
demsid: This method also needs system. And what's the guy clicking on d system.
Yes it need system na..
U need fastboot rom..disconnect d battery flex den connect ur fone to laptop wd usb cable den use d copper wire to touch d two point n go to device manager in ur laptop.. It wl display QCOM 9008 remove d copper wire.. Den open mi flashtool tool n refresh den flash..wait fr 600 secs.. The fone wl reboot and all wl b fine
gwkid: so i have downloaded d Chinese rom.. But how do i install it, now that my phone is not bricked
Use ur fingers to open d fone starting from d speaker area underneath n den get sometin like atm card to open it up.... Bfr doin dis Remove ur sim tray... Get a tweezer or copper wire bend it so it hav two points..
gwkid: saw the video..thanks Funny thing just few days after getting the device HK Goldwayhas updated the description to have OTA support
Shop rom wl have OTA support but if u update it ..u r in trouble... Becos its unofficial..it wl apply d update well but wen it want to reboot.. Na dere d mata de
Very useful information you got there but this your writing pattern dey turn eye. Please try and be more concise in your writing, am sure adding the extra one or two letters to your words shouldn't waste your time
bigtt76: Wao! Thanks for this. Good to know. Wonder why they would want to do this ....despite the global rom being available some might still indulge in this act
Yes some will still sell the devices with d fake rom...
gwkid: so it will brick even if the update is showing on my phone? Like it's disturbing me to update ,posted a pic of it
If u update it ..ur fone wl brick... Beta bricking....
Fr u to solve it.. Jus learn d testpoint ..den download chinese rom.. Wen d fone comes open it and flash d chinese rom inside and den use google app installer to install google apps online ..since d chinese rom gat no gapps..
bigtt76: Valuable information. One must avoid unnecessary tinkering of the device then Question now is how do we identify a fake rom in case the seller does not point that out
When u switch on it after sometime u wl see a message at the top.of ur fone sayin its looks like ur rom is unofficial..
And also wen u go to about fone .the fake one will be shwing .TA in baseband version... Lemi send u pix
D second one is original..
The reason why dey put fake global rom is becos dere is no.global rom yet for the fone .. Its only chinese ..and for dem to sell quick dey hav to sey global so dat ppl wl rush and buy it.. It to sey u knw u fr say make e send d chinese version fr u.. Den u wl unlo k d bootloader n flash a good rom wen xiaomi releases it
gwkid: My buyer sent this to me yesterday, shey I can do it? And everything go still Dy well
The seller has installed fake global rom for u... If the bootloader is not unlocked bfr it comes here ..my dear sorry is ur case... With dat rom if u update ur fone wl b bricked.. The only solution is for u to open d back of d phone and do testpoint to flash a good rom inside..i experienced dis january and learnt testpoint bfor d fone came to nigeria ..
Reddington: Thanks for your reply brother. Pls do you have any idea how gtbank token service works? Do they have a token app like First bank or are they issuing the old token that costs N2,500 or thereabout?
Bleep those assholes man... I think its stl d hardware 2500 token stuff.. If u wan to order jus use otp its beta
Reddington: Thanks a lot bro. One more thing, pls; I have heard series of complaints about banks charging more than their actual exchange rates during online payments. Pls any idea if this is true? Cos I wouldn't want gtbank to rip me off just like that. If they sell USD at N365 (as clearly shown on your screenshot), then it MUST be N365, right?
Aliexpress rate is 358 but our banks is from 363 to 367
Reddington: Morning guys, pls I want to get a Xiaomi device from aliexpress. Any idea the current dollar exchange rates for GT & Access Bank Mastercard transactions? Thanks..
fibonacci2526: You get luck, China registered airmail items are no where to be seen. As for me, am not using them again until they sort out their mess.