[Redmi Note 8] Unable to boot to recovery or fastboot (System has been destroyed)

[Rocker_2102]

Redmi note 8 (unlocked bootloader) stuck on "Your system has been destroyed" (I was trying to install PixelExperience 12, but was not able to boot into the PitchBlack recovery itself). Unable to boot to recovery or fastboot (no button combination is working).
If connected via USB (while just charging too), it just keeps rebooting & shows "Your system has been destroyed".
When disconnected from external power supply, it shuts down automatically after a few seconds, but when I try to boot into the bootloader (or try to turn it on), it again goes to the system destroyed screen.

Here are the set of commands I ran just after unlocking the bootloader:

PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot flash recovery ginkgo_recovery.img
Sending 'recovery' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.404s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.385s]
Finished. Total time: 1.824s
PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot boot ginkgo_recovery.img
Sending 'boot.img' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.391s]
Booting OKAY [ 0.148s]
Finished. Total time: 1.591s
PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot devices
97900a40 fastboot
PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot flash recovery ginkgo_recovery.img
Sending 'recovery' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.414s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.381s]
Finished. Total time: 1.808s
PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot reboot recovery
Rebooting into recovery OKAY [ 0.001s]
Finished. Total time: 0.003s
PS D:\Android\ADB> ./adb devices
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
List of devices attached

PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot devices
PS D:\Android\ADB> ./fastboot devices

What I believe is that I forgot to disable vbeta verification before flashing the new recovery (when I tried flashing a new recovery in my POCO, I got an error regarding this, but this time none of that happened). Is there any way to do it now? without having to go into EDL mode & stuff?

 

[loopypalm]

Is there any way to do it now? without having to go into EDL mode & stuff?

to avoid problems on ginkgo you have to flash VBMETA then TWRP then the recovery you want

now try to flash the attached VBMETA using :
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
it will fix "System destroyed", if not you have to use EDL

 

[Rocker_2102]

to avoid problems on ginkgo you have to flash VBMETA then TWRP then the recovery you want

now try to flash the attached VBMETA using :
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
it will fix "System destroyed", if not you have to use EDL

Umm.. that's where the problem is for me, I am unable to boot into fastboot mode. It juts goes back to the system destroyed screen no matter what button combination I try .

 

[loopypalm]

Umm.. that's where the problem is for me, I am unable to boot into fastboot mode. It juts goes back to the system destroyed screen no matter what button combination I try .

did you try the comand while "system destroyed" is displayed ?

 

[Rocker_2102]

No.. but I tried connecting using adb and it did not work. I think I event tried "fastboot devices" which too didn't show anything .
But I'll try again now to confirm this.

 

[Rocker_2102]

Hi,
Thank you @loopypalm , I was able to boot into fastboot somehow. Now the device is working fine on MIUI 12.

 

[loopypalm]

Hi,
Thank you @loopypalm , I was able to boot into fastboot somehow. Now the device is working fine on MIUI 12.

I think you should try some custom roms
miui is not the optimal choice unfortunately ...

 

[Rocker_2102]

I think you should try some custom roms
miui is not the optimal choice unfortunately ...

It wasn't my phone so just bringing it back to working condition is pretty awesome for me . On my phone I keep trying new ROMS (just tried Projet Elixir)

 

[Techue]

bro how did you booted into fastboot i also in same situation

 

[Techue]

how did you fixed i also in same situation

 

[Rocker_2102]

how did you fixed i also in same situation

Just keep trying pressing the fastboot button combination.. It took me around 2 days

 

[Jyothis Jayanth]

how did you fixed i also in same situation

same here, it's not booting to fastboot even tho I tried the combination when "Your system has been destroyed" was displayed ;-;

 

[Rocker_2102]

Just keep trying pressing the fastboot button combination.. It took me around 2 days

I got it to working condition this way only, unfortunately.