Now that we have first tested this on Mi 5, we have futher tested this on Mi Note Pro (should work as well on Mi Note)
Let me show you how to do it. homebrew style. Lets Do It!
Tools needed:
Plies
Twizer
Stranded Copper Wire
Tape
Micro USB Chord
A Lot of Patience
Step 1: Fold the wire in U-Shape and make sure its parallel
Step 2: Get your USB Chord and put it in a position where the 4 gold pins inside USB is facing the ceiling
Step 3: Locate the 2ND Terminal from the Left.
Step 4: Make a little hook using the folded end of the wire and place the hook on the second terminal. make sure it does not touch the other terminals otherwise surge might happen.
Step 5: Use the twizer and make sure its aligned and touching the 2nd Terminal from the left.
Step 6: Use a small tape to tape the outside terminal of the USB Shield and make sure its thin so that you wont have a hard time plugging the USB to the USB Port.
Step 7: Now plug the USB-C to your Mi Note Pro first and make sure its on a OFF state.
Step 8: Plug to your USB Port, use USB 2.0 (don't use USB 3.0)
Step 9: Make sure your Mi Note Pro did not went into charging mode.
Step 10: Pull the wire off the USB port using the plies and make sure nothing is left inside, there is a chance the copper wire might break inside.
Step 11: You will hear your PC recognizing your phone. CONGRATULATIONS YOU DID IT!
Download:
Installation of Proper Drivers & Mi Flash Tool:
Download all the Zip files and unzipped accordingly, install "minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.4_setup.exe" and "MiPhone20151028.exe" as the following image:
Installation of Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008:
First, double-click on the "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" desktop shortcut, and type the following:
- adb version
- adb devices
Make sure that your device is connected properly and your device will be recognized by ADB like this
After successful installation, the Device Manager should show USB Devices: ADB Interface
Right click on the ADB Device and Update driver using the downloaded Qualcomm Drivers.
Turn on Mi Flash
Turn off your phone
Use the DIY engineering flash cable tutorial we did above.This disables the phone from charging, because natural reaction of phone when plugged to a USB port while off is to charge.
Remember to use the USB port at the back of the PC so that its directly connected to the motherboard.
Your phone will be detected as COM3 or COM4
Load, Mi Flash and select the extracted folder which looks like this
D:\leo_images_V7.5.3.0.LXHCNDE_20160523.0000.23_5.1_cn
Select Clean All at the bottom right
Then Click refresh icon and see if your phone has been connected,
Then Click FLASH to proceed
It will look like this upon flnished flashing
Reboot and enjoy your flashed Rom.
Video Tutorial:
Here is the schematics behind this deep flasher cable we saw from @manaswb
