Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Global/Pro (whyred)
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http://www.kopirky.org/whyred/
Flash the Pixel Experience Pie ROM
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0. It is recommended to backup your private files (photos, contacts, etc...).
1. Download these files to the "PixelExperience-Updates" folder in your phone:
+ TWRP-3.3.1-0-whyred.img
+ TWRP-3.3.1-1-whyred-9.0-only.img
+ FW_whyred_V11.0.5.0.PEIMIXM_45f26eac62_9.0.zip
+ PixelExperience_Plus_whyred-9.0-20191211-2057-OFFICIAL.zip
2. Switch off the phone.
3. Boot to the Recovery [VolumeUP]+[Power].
4. Install image - Recovery - TWRP-3.3.1-0-whyred.img to the Recovery partition.
(Safer way, if you have old TWRP or FW 8.1. This TWRP works with FW 9.0 without support of USB-OTG.)
5. Reboot the phone to the Recovery.
6. Install ZIP - firmware 9.0 - FW_whyred_V11.0.5.0.PEIMIXM_45f26eac62_9.0.zip.
7. Reboot the phone to the Recovery.
8. Install image - Recovery - TWRP-3.3.1-1-whyred-9.0-only.img to the Recovery partition.
(Install only if you have installed FW 9.0.)
9. Reboot the phone to the Recovery.
10. For the clean flash (If you have any problems. For downgrade. From another ROM.):
Advanced Wipe - Cache, Dalvik, Data, System, Vendor. (Nothing more!)
11. Install ZIP - ROM - PixelExperience_Plus_whyred-9.0-20191211-2057-OFFICIAL.zip.
12. Wipe Cache/Dalvik.
13. Reboot the phone to the System.
14. Due to bug do basic setup of Google Account in English. After that set your language.
Root
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1. Download these files to the "PixelExperience-Updates" folder in your phone:
+ Magisk-v20.3(20300).zip
2. Switch off the phone.
3. Boot to the Recovery [VolumeUP]+[Power].
4. Install ZIP - Root - Magisk-v20.3(20300).zip.
5. Reboot the phone to the System.
Kernel
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Illusion - default from ROM - sometimes after reboot the touch panel doesn't work, press Power button twice
KangarooX - alternative kernel - one of the timers often freezes, the wake up alarm does not ring
IceCold - alternative kernel - unstable functions, frequent restart required
PureCaf - alternative kernel - the same touch panel issue as Illusion it has
Panda - alternative kernel - the display often lights up slowly
Last update of this User Guide in 2020-09-28