How To Guide Run an GSI on your Mi Pad 5

[szewc1]

You can flash the normal version but first you try this command:

fastboot delete-logical-partition product
fastboot delete-logical-partition product_a
fastboot delete-logical-partition product_b

and run the fastboot flash command again

It works for me.

Thank you, this saved my ass.

 

[maxtouf]

Thank you, this saved my ass.

Hi, its not work for me, commands invalid

 

[maxtouf]

Hi, do you know how to install gapps?

 

[xchamelionz]

Hi, do you know how to install gapps?

Try this:

[GSI][UNOFFICIAL][12] Pixel Experience

Pixel Experience for GSI What is this? Pixel Experience is an AOSP based ROM with Google apps included and all Pixel goodies (launcher, wallpapers, icons, fonts, bootanimation) Their mission is to offer the maximum possible stability and...

forum.xda-developers.com

It already has Google Apps included.

 

[xchamelionz]

You can flash the normal version but first you try this command:

fastboot delete-logical-partition product
fastboot delete-logical-partition product_a
fastboot delete-logical-partition product_b

and run the fastboot flash command again

It works for me.

This kinda worked.
I still had "Invalid sparse file format at header magic", but then it started resizing system_a but then it bootlooped into the new GSI boot animation.

 

[xchamelionz]

@NisseGurra

I'm getting bootloop after flashing system.

Flashed stock miui and retried. Same thing.

Any fix?

 

[reymasters]

@NisseGurra

I'm getting bootloop after flashing system.

Flashed stock miui and retried. Same thing.

Any fix?

You flash vb meta?

 

[xchamelionz]

You flash vb meta?

I flashed vbmeta.
Turns out the problem was (or at least I think) a fastboot problem, since I wasn't using my daily pc.

 

[xchamelionz]

Is there any way to make D2TW to work?
Also I noticed that when I put the cover over the screen, the display doesn't turn off.
Is there a way to make it work?

 

[Darkmasterhk]

So I've never tried GSI roms before how does it compare to stock? (Battery/performance wise)
With stock I think battery is quiet good, but it doesn't really feel all that smooth so how do GSI roms perform?
I read it's expected to be a little worse than an actual custom rom?

 

[xchamelionz]

So I've never tried GSI roms before how does it compare to stock? (Battery/performance wise)
With stock I think battery is quiet good, but it doesn't really feel all that smooth so how do GSI roms perform?
I read it's expected to be a little worse than an actual custom rom?

Battery is pretty good on PE+ GSI (active drain: 13%/h, idle drain: less than 1%/h)

GSIs are expected to be a little worse than "regular" custom rom because they're not "ported" for a specific device, so it makes it impossible to use certain device-specific features (D2TW doesn't work, smart pen and keyboard cover don't work as well)

Overall you get a pretty good experience (MIUI is dog sh*t), but in the process you have to sacrifice some features (it depends on what you wish to do with your device)

Hope that answers your question.

 

[UmiCat]

I managed to hard brick my Pad 5 Pro 5G (enuma) recently. It's now back to normal, but with stock CN MIUI. I want to install Pixel Experience 12 but the latest stock fastboot ROM for my model is still an Android 11 equivalent (V13.0.6.0.RKZCNXM). Does anyone know if I can use an A11 vbmeta.img file to install an A12 GSI?

That said, I have tried installing PE12 before (which kept crashing) on my Pad so I must have used an A11 vbmeta file! Thank goodness it didn't brick my tablet.

There are (public beta) A12 *recovery* ROMs for enuma... has anyone used a payload dumper before successfully?

 

[xchamelionz]

I managed to hard brick my Pad 5 Pro 5G (enuma) recently. It's now back to normal, but with stock CN MIUI. I want to install Pixel Experience 12 but the latest stock fastboot ROM for my model is still an Android 11 equivalent (V13.0.6.0.RKZCNXM). Does anyone know if I can use an A11 vbmeta.img file to install an A12 GSI?

That said, I have tried installing PE12 before (which kept crashing) on my Pad so I must have used an A11 vbmeta file! Thank goodness it didn't brick my tablet.

There are (public beta) A12 *recovery* ROMs for enuma... has anyone used a payload dumper before successfully?

I don't know if vbmeta is related to a specific android version, but what I did is to flash the vbmeta linked here and had no problems.

I managed to extract a recovery rom using payload dumper go (you can find it on github, Google it) and patched the stock boot.img to gain root privileges through magisk.

 

[Grigori88]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

[xchamelionz]

View attachment 5692285I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

See #349

 

[Grigori88]

See #349

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It doesn't work for me.

 

[xchamelionz]

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It doesn't work for me.View attachment 5692351

Try to do a "wipe all" from recovery, then reboot to bootloader, then "fastboot -w", then steps from #349 and then do all the steps again starting from vbmeta.
If this doesn't work you might wanna check you're fastboot and adb version, cause it might be out of date.

I had this problem on my work laptop, then switched to my personal laptop and it worked. 90% fastboot issue.

 

[Keyvannn]

View attachment 5692285I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

U should be on china rom.
With global rom i had same issue

 

[kryzeK]

Could be interesting as A12 base stock ROM and then add GSI A12 on top of it:

New MIUI Public Beta Recovery update available!
Device: Xiaomi Pad 5 China (nabu)
Version: V13.0.0.1.45.DEV | 12.0
Release Date: 2022-07-08
Filesize: 4.0 GB
MD5:
Code:
Unknown
Download: Here

Link to the original post (and credits)
Post in thread '[MIUI Updates Tracker] Xiaomi Pad 5 (nabu)' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/miui-updates-tracker-xiaomi-pad-5-nabu.4328591/post-87125007

Is possible to flash it as base without lost my current GSI?
I'm on LOS 19.1 GSI, with MIUI A11 as stock base ROM.

 

[maxtouf]

Do you know if a rom supports flip cover ?

Thanks