LOCKED BOOTLOADER
This is always our headache, how to unlock bootloader, why Xiaomi why locked again? and so on and so forth...
Lets say you bought a unit that is tampered unofficial ROM, you want to flash to China Stable
Let me walk you thru how to flash official Roms to Mi Max without having the hassle to unlock its bootloader.
Download:
Follow these Steps:
1. Install Mi Flash Tool Beta
2. Extract the downloaded fastboot ROM from MIUI
★小米Max 32G标准版 最新 开发版 线刷Fastboot完整包点击下载 - HYDROGEN DEV ROM CHINA
★小米Max 32G标准版 最新 稳定版 线刷Fastboot完整包点击下载 - HYDROGEN STABLE ROM CHINA
★小米Max 64G/128G高配版 最新 开发版 线刷Fastboot完整包点击下载 - HELIUM DEV ROM CHINA
★小米Max 64G/128G高配版 最新 稳定版 线刷Fastboot完整包点击下载 - HELIUM STABLE ROM CHINA
The folder inside should look like this:
3. Go to About phone and click your MIUI VERSION 5x to let you access Developers Option
4. Go to Additional Settings\Developers Options and turn on USB Debugging
5. Turn off your phone
6. Open Mi Flash Beta
7. Unplug cables, then hold Vol + and Vol - then plug in the USB Cable to phone. (remember to plug USB to the back of the PC so that its direct to the motherboard)
** NOTE: there are cases that it will not work, do this alternative: Plug in USB Cable to phone, hold down Power, Vol + and Vol - then wait for first vibrate then release powerbutton, wait for second vibrate and release Vol + and Vol -
8. Click on Refresh on Mi Flash Beta and select the proper extracted folder
mine is D:\roms\max\helium_images_V7.5.1.0.MBDCNDE_20160523.0000.23_6.0_cn
your phone will be detected as COM3 or COM4
9. Select Clean all at the bottom then hit FLASH
10. When it said Success, then you are good to go. Unplug and turn on your phone.
Enjoy your newly Flashed Rom.
This works with Global or China Roms. (Global has yet to debut soon)
