[WIP][Root+Recovery+Rom+Q&A]"Xiaomi Mi3 WCDMA"[Cancro]{ALL IN ONE}

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 14, 2014

XIAOMI MI3 WCDMA

This thread is WIP

Anyone can ask questions about anything related to mi3 and i will try to figure out.

Specifications-Mi3 W

RECOVERY(for installing recoveries see rooting method below)

Stock Recovery by raimondomartire
CWM recovery 6.0.3.2 by raimondomartire and @m1cha
CWM 6.0.4.x(TDB) by @furniel

ROOTING
*If you are currently on Developers version then its pre-rooted.Or Just install recovery by below method and flash superuser update.zip

Rooting Stable Release:-

Download Super User Update Package from Here and put into storage.
Download any CWM recovery from above and put into storage.
Use updater app and choose "Select Update Package" and select recovery.
Now after successful update reboot your device to recovery by Updater App or by holding Power Button+ Vol(+) button when turned off.
When in recovery mode select install ZIP from SD and choose Super user update file.After installation it may ask to fix root then select yes.
Now reboot your device.Done.

"OR"

Download the root file as per your ROM version - V18 ----- V23
Got to Updater app.
Select UPDATE PACKAGE and choose the downloaded file and let it apply the UPDATE and wait for REBOOT.
After reboot open SECURITY app
Select PERMISSION and ENABLE ROOT PERMISSION.
Now you have rooted.See below FAQs column for ROOT FAQs.

Disclaimer:-This post is Just a shareware and i do not own any credits of works that i have not done.If any owner of any stuff mentioned above have objection can PM me and i will take immediate action on it.
Also if anyone have suggestion to add stuffs in the post can PM me or comment below.

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 14, 2014

News/notice/important reminder

NEWS/NOTICE/IMPORTANT REMINDER

MIUI 6 Launching on 16th Aug
Hugo Barra promised to release Kernel Sources by end of Year.
CyanogenMod 11 arrived to our device Mi3 by @varun.chitre15
MoKee ROM arrived to our device Mi3 by @Ruling
SlimKat arrived to our device Mi3 by @pandasa123
An awesome Xiaomi Tool made by @linuxxxx for troubleshooting and performing various tasks with PC help.

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 14, 2014

ROMs Download URLs

LATEST OFFICIAL ROMs

UNOFFICIAL/Custom ROMs

LATEST OFFICIAL Fastboot ROMs

DRIVERS

MiPhone Manager English

MiPhone Tools

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 14, 2014

FAQ

FAQs

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 14, 2014

Unbricking

UNBRICKING

If your Mi3 is bricked then Follow below methods to unbrick-

If your device is in bootloop and you have a rom package in your memory and CWM or another rom with TDB then follow-(SOFT BRICK)

IF your device is in boot-loop and you do not have any rom package into memory/no other rom with TDB or not booting into recovery or not turning on then follow-(HARD BRICK)

In case you facing bootloop and you have no rom in storage and no rom on TDB but your CWM recovery is Opening then you can Mount OTG usb device formatted with Fat32 with rom inside and flash it and boot. (SOFT BRICK)

If no other method worked then you should search more on internet or PM me i will try to help as much i can.Or visit Service center.

michael9413 · Aug 1, 2014 at 5:08 AM

No custom ROM>???
i want AOSP/AOKP/CM roms....

rahilsayed · Aug 4, 2014 at 9:39 AM

michael9413 said:
No custom ROM>???
i want AOSP/AOKP/CM roms....

I am sorry but Xiaomi mi3 is a GSM phone.....not WCDMA !

Sharqi · Aug 21, 2013 26 3 0

Solution for those who are facing assert failed error

I was facing assert failed error so i followed below steps:

Extract recovery.img from the update.zip file.
Download fastboot download minimal adb and fastboot if you don't have it.
Keep the recovery.img in the same folder as fastboot resides
Download superuser update package and keep it in storage
Turn of the phone and press volume down +power then connect device to pc
Let it download drivers from windows update
Then using command promo navigate to the fastboot folder and type this command

fastboot boot recovery.img

Nothing will happen for few seconds on device then cwm will boot
After that flash superuser package using install zip option.

Reboot and enjoy your have rooted device.

P.S this will not install cwm permanently

coolravsun · Nov 15, 2011 77 9 0

Not able to Flash Developer ROM on WCDMA-Singapore MI3 16GB

digyvijaykumar123 said:
XIAOMI MI3 WCDMA

This thread is WIP

Anyone can ask questions about anything related to mi3 and i will try to figure out.

RECOVERY(for installing recoveries see rooting method)

Stock Recovery by @raimondomartire

CWM recovery 6.0.3.2 by @raimondomartire and @m1cha

CWM 6.0.4.x(TDB) by @furniel

ROOTING
*If you are currently on Developers version then its pre-rooted.Or you can just download and install developer version to acquire root.

Rooting Stable Release:-

Download Super User Update Package from Here and put into storage.

Download any CWM recovery from above and put into storage.

Use updater app and choose "Select Update Package" and select recovery.

Now after successful update reboot your device to recovery by Updater App or by holding Power Button+ Vol(+) button when turned off.

When in recovery mode select install ZIP from SD and choose Super user update file.After installation it may ask to fix root then select yes.

Now reboot your device.Done.

LATEST OFFICIAL ROMs

Stable-MIUI-KXDMIBE18.0
Developer- MIUI-4.7.25

UNOFFICIAL/Custom ROMs

WiUi V5 by @iolinux

More To come....

Disclaimer:-This post is Just a shareware and i do not own any credits of works that i have not done.If any owner of any stuff mentioned above have objection can PM me and i will take immediate action on it.
Also if anyone have suggestion to add stuffs in the post can PM me or comment below.

I followed the steps as mentioned in the Guide: http://en.miui.com/thread-20100-1-1.html for flashing Developer ROM.
I downloaded the MiFlash.exe and latest Mi3 MIUI Developer Version ROM (http://bigota.d.miui.com/4.8.1/cancro_images_4.8.1_4.4_cn_90b2fd492f.tgz). I followed the steps for Falshing MIUI ROM in FASTBOOT Mode.

But, when I click on 'Flash' button in the MiFlash tool on my "WIN 8.1 HP Probook6470b" Laptop, I am getting message under the status column, "The system cannot find the file specified.(0x80070002: execute F:\Downloads\cancro_images_4.8.1_4.4_cn\images\flash_all_except_storage.bat"

Below mentioned are the files I have after decompressing the Developer ROM.
images {Folder}
flash_all.bat {File}
flash_all.sh {File}
flash_all_except_data_storage.bat {File}
flash_all_except_data_storage.sh {File}

Please help.

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 11, 2014 at 1:44 PM

coolravsun said:
I followed the steps as mentioned in the Guide: http://en.miui.com/thread-20100-1-1.html for flashing Developer ROM.
I downloaded the MiFlash.exe and latest Mi3 MIUI Developer Version ROM (http://bigota.d.miui.com/4.8.1/cancro_images_4.8.1_4.4_cn_90b2fd492f.tgz). I followed the steps for Falshing MIUI ROM in FASTBOOT Mode.

But, when I click on 'Flash' button in the MiFlash tool on my "WIN 8.1 HP Probook6470b" Laptop, I am getting message under the status column, "The system cannot find the file specified.(0x80070002: execute F:\Downloads\cancro_images_4.8.1_4.4_cn\images\flash_all_except_storage.bat"

Below mentioned are the files I have after decompressing the Developer ROM.
images {Folder}
flash_all.bat {File}
flash_all.sh {File}
flash_all_except_data_storage.bat {File}
flash_all_except_data_storage.sh {File}

Please help.

I think this error is caused by wrong rom location(address in MiFlashTool)...
Please check the rom address....

coolravsun · Aug 12, 2014

digyvijaykumar123 said:
I think this error is caused by wrong rom location(address in MiFlashTool)...
Please check the rom address....

I double-checked even triple-checked the address in MiFlash tool. It is correct.

The point to be noted here is that the error message is seeking the file "flash_all_except_storage.bat" in the Images folder in the decompressed ROM Directory. Is there any such file in the Images folder? I could not find it in the Images folder when I decompressed the ROM.

nexpired · Aug 13, 2014

Enable Root Mi3 (Indian) Stable Rom - Easiest and Fastest Method

Root Process:

1. First, download this file from here.
2. Your device must be charged up to 80%.
3. Now, put the downloaded file in the root i.e. the main folder of your sd card

4. Right after, Go to Tools>Updater>Select Update package
Clicking on menu in the updater will bring up the “chooseUpdater package” option
5. Choose the file you just downloaded. Tap Update.
6. Now, your phone will now Restartand update
7. Go to the Securities application. Choose Permission. Switch ON root permission.
8. Benefit!!!
Xiaomi supports rooted devices for warranty too so go ahead root your device.
If you ever require to unroot download this file and follow Step 2 to 6.

Kapiljhajhria · Aug 13, 2014 at 8:36 AM

nexpired said:
Root Process:

1. First, download this file from here.
2. Your device must be charged up to 80%.
3. Now, put the downloaded file in the root i.e. the main folder of your sd card

4. Right after, Go to Tools>Updater>Select Update package
Clicking on menu in the updater will bring up the “chooseUpdater package” option
5. Choose the file you just downloaded. Tap Update.
6. Now, your phone will now Restartand update
7. Go to the Securities application. Choose Permission. Switch ON root permission.
8. Benefit!!!
Xiaomi supports rooted devices for warranty too so go ahead root your device.
If you ever require to unroot download this file and follow Step 2 to 6.

File (that we get on clicking the link) is only for version 18. We now have v23. Don't use the same file. http://goo.gl/fscQhV

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 13, 2014 at 9:06 AM

nexpired said:
Root Process:

1. First, download this file from here.
2. Your device must be charged up to 80%.
3. Now, put the downloaded file in the root i.e. the main folder of your sd card

4. Right after, Go to Tools>Updater>Select Update package
Clicking on menu in the updater will bring up the “chooseUpdater package” option
5. Choose the file you just downloaded. Tap Update.
6. Now, your phone will now Restartand update
7. Go to the Securities application. Choose Permission. Switch ON root permission.
8. Benefit!!!
Xiaomi supports rooted devices for warranty too so go ahead root your device.
If you ever require to unroot download this file and follow Step 2 to 6.

Kapiljhajhria said:
File (that we get on clicking the link) is only for version 18. We now have v23. Don't use the same file. http://goo.gl/fscQhV

I think the safest and long existing method for rooting is Flashing Superuser update zip via CWM...which will work on all roms...(mentioned in OP)

Giridharbavana · Aug 13, 2014 at 12:00 PM

I'm getting this error !!

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 13, 2014 at 1:05 PM

Giridharbavana said:
I'm getting this error !!

Which update are you applying and getting this error?
What are you trying to do?
Extra Info needed,,,,,

nexpired · Aug 13, 2014 at 2:06 PM

Giridharbavana said:
I'm getting this error !!

I got the same error while using cwm mentioned, on v23.

---------- Post added at 06:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:34 PM ----------

Kapiljhajhria said:
File (that we get on clicking the link) is only for version 18. We now have v23. Don't use the same file. http://goo.gl/fscQhV

Brother, its working on recent update v23 too. I rooted my device today via same file.

poran123 · Aug 13, 2014 at 3:03 PM

need help... i lost my google apps.. How can i get it back?

melander · Aug 13, 2014 at 9:44 PM

coolravsun said:
I double-checked even triple-checked the address in MiFlash tool. It is correct.

The point to be noted here is that the error message is seeking the file "flash_all_except_storage.bat" in the Images folder in the decompressed ROM Directory. Is there any such file in the Images folder? I could not find it in the Images folder when I decompressed the ROM.

If you do not see that .bat file in the decompressed folder then just choose any of the available .bat files there.
Just take note that the flash_all.bat will wipe the phone, the other one will keep the current files and will just flash (dirty install) the ROM.

digyvijaykumar123 · Aug 14, 2014 at 9:39 AM

coolravsun said:
I double-checked even triple-checked the address in MiFlash tool. It is correct.

The point to be noted here is that the error message is seeking the file "flash_all_except_storage.bat" in the Images folder in the decompressed ROM Directory. Is there any such file in the Images folder? I could not find it in the Images folder when I decompressed the ROM.

I just downloaded 4.8.1 Fastboot rom and i can see followning files and folders.You can verify yours.....
And you can try putting "flash_all_except_storage.bat" file under image folder by copying it from outside.

Code:

images//
//8974_msimage.mbn
//boot.img
//cache.img
//dummy.img
//emmc_appsboot.mbn
//flash.xml
//gpt_backup0.bin
//gpt_both0.bin
//gpt_main0.bin
//misc.img
//MPRG8974.mbn
//NON-HLOS.bin
//patch0.xml
//persist.img
//rawprogram0.xml
//recovery.img
//rpm.mbn
//sbl1.mbn
//sdi.mbn
//system.img
//tz.mbn
//userdata.img
flash_all.bat
flash_all.sh
flash_all_except_data_storage.bat
flash_all_except_data_storage

poran123 said:
need help... i lost my google apps.. How can i get it back?

See FAQs section for gapps....

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