[ROM] A11 ArrowOS [Garden] 29-12-2021 UNOFFICIAL

[Ivan.Adriazola]

bro, where did I get this ROM from, I think, I got it from here,

[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][12.1] ArrowOS 12.1 for Redmi 9A/9C/9 Activ [garden][23/05/2022]

ArrowOS /* * We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM * before...

forum.xda-developers.com

but I swear when I uploaded this:

REDMI 9A - Google Drive

drive.google.com

I checked the links on this site and they were all the same, the f is going on, maybe im dumb but I was so sure about it...


Hate to say it but the only logical explanation is Im stupid XD.

 

[Ivan.Adriazola]

Bingo! ArrowOS 12.1 booted right away.

Wifi, bluetooth ok. more tests needed ofc
TKS!

UPDATE: phone calls ok, amazing UI speed, kudos!

As a guy who bought this phone exclusively for it signal in rural areas, I can say, its a little bit worse, it used to work the whole 45 minutes to my site on in the country on 4g the whole way, but now its more like 25 minutes good, 1 or two minutes off, and the rest of the way, its only 3G and below, but the debloat is just too good to pass on, and for now the signal is good enough, I also love seeing the apps, there is so few of them, I love it.

Here is a collection of the issues Ive have with arrow OS 12 so far.

No wifi hotspot (nor VOLTE whatever that means it was in the known issues of the build)

Even with Gapps, using google drive back ups for whatsapp is not posible, IDK maybe im dumb, i had to use a local backup transfer.

Google maps location is buggy, it works kinda, but sometimes even on good wifi it tells you it doesnt know your location (I use google maps a lot, this is actually my biggest issue so far). probably also related to Gapps

The touchscreen issue that came with stock rom when I bought it is still there, not really arrowOS fault but it wouldve been nice if it was fixed (its a lot better tho)

Also, to answer your question

Somebody can share wich google apps should we install?

On the link I provided, there is a Gapps, but to be honest I didnt like them, there is something off about it, google maps and google drive back ups dont want to work, I think there must be a better solution, maybe try to register your phone to google, I didnt do it because the command to get android id did not work, but maybe you find a workaraound, or one of these nice people can provide a way to get android ID on this custom ROM.


I also rooted the phone, I can help you guys to do that, but to be honest I dont see a reason to do it, I wanted to solve my touchscreen issue but it did not work.


Lastly, I feel like I should apologise, I was here giving advice on how to do something that was never going to work and if I was just a little more careful I wouldve noticed it was as easy as posting a link to the right thread.

 

[carlos9545]

As a guy who bought this phone exclusively for it signal in rural areas, I can say, its a little bit worse, it used to work the whole 45 minutes to my site on in the country on 4g the whole way, but now its more like 25 minutes good, 1 or two minutes off, and the rest of the way, its only 3G and below, but the debloat is just too good to pass on, and for now the signal is good enough, I also love seeing the apps, there is so few of them, I love it.

Here is a collection of the issues Ive have with arrow OS 12 so far.




Also, to answer your question


On the link I provided, there is a Gapps, but to be honest I didnt like them, there is something off about it, google maps and google drive back ups dont want to work, I think there must be a better solution, maybe try to register your phone to google, I didnt do it because the command to get android id did not work, but maybe you find a workaraound, or one of these nice people can provide a way to get android ID on this custom ROM.


I also rooted the phone, I can help you guys to do that, but to be honest I dont see a reason to do it, I wanted to solve my touchscreen issue but it did not work.


Lastly, I feel like I should apologise, I was here giving advice on how to do something that was never going to work and if I was just a little more careful I wouldve noticed it was as easy as posting a link to the right thread.

I followed ur guide and it worked
I was using the latest version of miui 12.5, thanks to your advice I decripted the data partition with fastboot -w then wiped all partitions and reboot with orange recovery again, then just flashed the arrow os and BiTGApps-arm-12.1.0-v1.8_signed.zip
And I got it working just fine, faster than any other rom and better

 

[Ivan.Adriazola]

I followed ur guide and it worked
I was using the latest version of miui 12.5, thanks to your advice I decripted the data partition with fastboot -w then wiped all partitions and reboot with orange recovery again, then just flashed the arrow os and BiTGApps-arm-12.1.0-v1.8_signed.zip
And I got it working just fine, faster than any other rom and better

Wonderful, hey man if you can, check how google maps works (I'm actually interested in GPS so Uber, or pokemon Go, or others, will also give me the info I want) I have the theories that GPS doesn't work because of my Gapps, but I think maybe its the GPS controller ArrowOS uses in which case, its not easily fixable.

 

[Ivan.Adriazola]

Hello guys, I bring amazing news, I fixed Wifi hotspot, Im currently testing what else got fixed, I flashed the boot.img (of the oficial MIUI ROM) to te boot partition from recovery.

Ill leave the one I used in here with the other files

REDMI 9A - Google Drive

drive.google.com

I have no idea what consequences this might have, I also have no fast way to check if volte is working, but Ill try to check that too, I just came here as fast as I was able to.

Installation Guide:

1. Flash MIUI Global 12.0.10 Via Fastboot (Or else, you are going to have issues with wifi)
2. Install PBRP 3.1.0 Garden
3. Boot into recovery (Power button + Vol up button until Redmi logo shows up)
4. Wipe data
5. Reboot recovery
6. Flash ROM
7. Flash GAPPS (Optional)
8. Reboot to system
9. Install Magisk (Optional)
10. Done

this is big enough for the OP to fix it, I would also recommend updating the link to ArrowOS 12.1

or maybe we all should move to this thread on Redmi 9C IDK

 

[rudd15221]

View attachment 5497043







About:

ArrowOS is an AOSP based project started with the aim of keeping things simple, clean and neat. We added just the right and mostly used stuff that will be actually USEFUL at the end of the day, aiming to deliver smooth performance with better battery life.



Made for Garden (Redmi 9A/Redmi 9/Redmi 9C)

Installation Guide:

1. Flash MIUI Global 12.0.10 Via Fastboot (Or else, you are going to have issues with wifi)
2. Install PBRP 3.1.0 Garden
3. Boot into recovery (Power button + Vol up button until Redmi logo shows up)
4. Wipe data
5. Reboot recovery
6. Flash ROM
7. Flash GAPPS (Optional)
8. Reboot to system
9. Install Magisk (Optional)
10. Done

Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_wiTK5mwZpb6oRZg3iv3iV7LRP0cTXD/view?usp=sharing



Sources:
ROM: https://github.com/ArrowOS/android_manifest
Device Tree: https://github.com/garden-dev/android_device_xiaomi_garden
Vendor: https://github.com/garden-dev/proprietary_vendor_xiaomi_garden
Kernel: Prebuilt on Device Tree
ROM SITE: https://arrowos.net/




PSA: You can search for more roms made for Garden on xda forums

Thankyooooooou sooooo much!

 

[carrot213]

Tried this from MIUI 12.5.6, antivar didn't return an index, so I thought anti-rollback protection was off.
Now device is softbricked and stuck at redmi boot logo. Guess I'll try some other stuff.
Update: Tried flashing MIUI 12.0.10, then ArrowOS, now phone's hard bricked. Welp.
Update: Fixed the hardbrick using my guide so it had 12.5.4.0 , then flashed OFRP, then flashed ArrowOS. Phone stuck at redmi boot logo now. I'm gonna leave it as is for a while, maybe it will work this time.

Okay that didn't work.

Can you explain this in further detail?

Please did you use OFR to install the miui12.5.4 zip & then flash ArrowOs 12 zip?

 

[ax0]

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I ENDED UP DOWNLOADING FOR THE 9A AND NOT 9C!

Im not blaming anyone for this but,
As other people, I bricked my phone using A10 MIUI 12.0.10.0 and OrangeFox Recovery

I have a Redmi 9C, (and from what I can tell, somehow, I downloaded the 9A version and not the 9C) ,and when I follow a tutorial (

), it tells me to press power off, volume up and down. After I do that like in his video MediaTek USB connects, but disconnects after a seccond or two.

What can I do to un-brick my phone?

 

[Ivan.Adriazola]

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I ENDED UP DOWNLOADING FOR THE 9A AND NOT 9C!

Im not blaming anyone for this but,
As other people, I bricked my phone using A10 MIUI 12.0.10.0 and OrangeFox Recovery

I have a Redmi 9C, (and from what I can tell, somehow, I downloaded the 9A version and not the 9C) ,and when I follow a tutorial (

), it tells me to press power off, volume up and down. After I do that like in his video MediaTek USB connects, but disconnects after a seccond or two.

What can I do to un-brick my phone?

Im assuming you already have a SPFLASH tool, still, Id recomend downloadong this version since its one I know worked for me a short time ago.


SPflash tool uses 3 files:
The ROM, the correct one for you should be here ( in this case you should use global fastboot 12.5.4.0)

The Scatter file, that is on the ROM, you need to extract the ROM and search into ROM/images/ the file that says scatter in its name is the correct one

The auth file, that you should not need, if it fails youll need to look for a new pair of scatter file and auth file, I honestly tried like 7 until one scatter file with no auth worked, Ill leave here what I have on hand, but remember, I am redmi 9a and you redmi 9c so I dont know how incompatible they might be, anyway here it is; redmi 9a scatter files specifically the one that worked for me was MT6765_Android_scatter--V12.5.4.0.RCDMIXM.txt)

take notice that the scatter file should ideally have information on its name about what it is for, for example I did not even tri the ones that said 12.0.3 cuz thats a different ROM version

I hope the best for you man.

 

[ax0]

Im assuming you already have a SPFLASH tool, still, Id recomend downloadong this version since its one I know worked for me a short time ago.​

SPflash tool uses 3 files:
The ROM, the correct one for you should be here ( in this case you should use global fastboot 12.5.4.0)

The Scatter file, that is on the ROM, you need to extract the ROM and search into ROM/images/ the file that says scatter in its name is the correct one

The auth file, that you should not need, if it fails youll need to look for a new pair of scatter file and auth file, I honestly tried like 7 until one scatter file with no auth worked, Ill leave here what I have on hand, but remember, I am redmi 9a and you redmi 9c so I dont know how incompatible they might be, anyway here it is; redmi 9a scatter files specifically the one that worked for me was MT6765_Android_scatter--V12.5.4.0.RCDMIXM.txt)

take notice that the scatter file should ideally have information on its name about what it is for, for example I did not even tri the ones that said 12.0.3 cuz thats a different ROM version

I hope the best for you man.

Hey there! Ive actually gotten' very far!
Do you know maybe what I could do to fix the current issue?

Currently trying/issue:

Show's sign of life for a milliseccond,
then turns off

 

[Ivan.Adriazola]

Hey there! Ive actually gotten' very far!
Do you know maybe what I could do to fix the current issue?

Currently trying/issue:

Show's sign of life for a milliseccond,
then turns off

No idea, I had that same issue, but it got fixed doing what I sugested, my only idea is try different roms and diferent scatter files, one ought to work, what does SPFLASH tell you?

 

[Ivan.Adriazola]

Im assuming you already have a SPFLASH tool, still, Id recomend downloadong this version since its one I know worked for me a short time ago.


SPflash tool uses 3 files:
The ROM, the correct one for you should be here ( in this case you should use global fastboot 12.5.4.0)

The Scatter file, that is on the ROM, you need to extract the ROM and search into ROM/images/ the file that says scatter in its name is the correct one

The auth file, that you should not need, if it fails youll need to look for a new pair of scatter file and auth file, I honestly tried like 7 until one scatter file with no auth worked, Ill leave here what I have on hand, but remember, I am redmi 9a and you redmi 9c so I dont know how incompatible they might be, anyway here it is; redmi 9a scatter files specifically the one that worked for me was MT6765_Android_scatter--V12.5.4.0.RCDMIXM.txt)

take notice that the scatter file should ideally have information on its name about what it is for, for example I did not even tri the ones that said 12.0.3 cuz thats a different ROM version

I hope the best for you man.

i just remembered you need the DA the ROM and scatter are basically the same, Iscrewed up