Unable unlock Bootloader on Redmi note 7 pro
from __lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml to degoogle@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 11:46
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Hi guys, I’m actually facing a little trouble around here, im trying unlock the bootloader of my redmi note 7 pro. But the latest xiaomi unlock tool doesn’t recognize it, is there something to do with port. Im using windows for this, the laptop detects the mobile but the xiaomi application won’t. Any suggestion or have anyone faced similar issue with any other xiaomi device.

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CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 07 Oct 12:23 next collapse

Clean your phone’s port. This is not a joke advice, but over long time use the port can get filled with all sort of gunk.

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 18:38 collapse

Sounds odd, but will give it a try too. Thanks for the device.

muhyb@programming.dev on 07 Oct 13:02 next collapse

As far as I know Xiaomi stopped letting unlock the bootloader even for older devices, so you’re out of luck I’m afraid.

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 18:43 collapse

I think they might not have stopped completely, but it seems they let very few devices to unlock like 10 per day. But if that’s the case, then they give no choice but to show a freshly roll out middle finger.

muhyb@programming.dev on 07 Oct 19:02 collapse

Well, they already made it very hard. Their account requires a phone number. You have to use their community app to appeal for an unlock request, and it only works at a certain time on a day. If it didn’t work at the first try, you have to wait for 10 days (this part could be different, 7 or 14 don’t exactly remember). Also. it never works at your first try anyway. They limited the unlock count per account, 3 per year, then they dropped it to 1 per year. Last time I heard it was impossible to unlock older devices because they shut down their server. So the very restricted version of unlocking appeal only works for HyperOS versions I think, so if you have MIUI it’s not possible anymore.

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 08 Oct 02:36 collapse

Oh damn, haha i lost the tiny bit of positivity in me.

muhyb@programming.dev on 08 Oct 08:56 collapse

Sorry about this. It happened to me with a Huawei phone in the past. I wanted to unlock its bootloader but their server was shut down and it was not possible anymore. Since that day, the first thing I do with a phone is unlocking its bootloader even though there isn’t a ROM to install yet.

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 08 Oct 11:22 collapse

Thats a good thing, it seems u got used to it.

muhyb@programming.dev on 08 Oct 14:54 collapse

Well, you can say that is an experience.

By the way, this won’t help for your current case but I suggest to track this page for your possible future phones. I know I never gonna buy Xiaomi again.

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 09 Oct 06:08 collapse

Sure, I’ll will visit it. Thanks btw.

muhyb@programming.dev on 09 Oct 08:41 collapse

You’re welcome!

durably465@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 16:10 next collapse

I have a xiaomi pad and also want to unlock the bootloader.

It seems that Xiaomi allow a limited number of token to unlock the bootloader each days at 00:00 China time.

Well… I tried 2 times, and I also tried scripts python to execute the requesy 4 times : 00:00:100 00:00:200 00:00:400 00:00:500

And that didn’t work. Son f*ck xiaomi. I’ll try again later when I got more time to kill.

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 18:48 next collapse

Since im not familiar with python scripts i couldn’t dare, but only rely on official line. I see two other comments mentioned on drivers may be i should give a shot after fixing it.

GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world on 08 Oct 08:34 collapse

Depending on the device, an older version of the Xiaomi app used to request unlocking might work better for getting past the “try at midnight” restriction.

voxel@feddit.org on 07 Oct 19:25 collapse

Could you specify what you’re trying to do?

xyproblem.info

Lemmchen@feddit.org on 08 Oct 00:48 next collapse

How does this apply here? OP wants to unlock their bootloader

__lone_eagle___@lemmy.ml on 08 Oct 02:47 collapse

I wanted to unlock bootloader in my redmi note 7 pro so that i can boot lineage os. But to unlock it i need to use miui account and xiaomi unlock tool application in pc. So in that process my device should be recognized by the application while its in fastboot but the application doesn’t detect it. Yet the laptop detected my phone but not the application did not. That’s the problem here. Got it? Just like the xy problem.