ionl / free-xiaomi-mi-mix-2-to-e.foundation-rom Goto Github PK

• Before : Android 9 MIUI Global 10.4.1
• After : /e/ Android 8.1.0 : https://e.foundation/
  • gitlab issue
  • latest rom

Very important: please read the following carefully before proceeding!

Installing a new operating system on a mobile device can potentially

1. lead to all data destruction on the device
2. make it an unrecoverable brick.

So please only flash your device if you know what you are doing and are OK with taking the associated risk. I deny any and all responsibility about the consequences of using /e/ software and/or /e/ services.

1. Start configuration
   • Backup your current files and data
   • Make sure your device battery is charged above 50%
   • Settings > About phone, enable
     • Developer Options (Tap on the MIUI version 7 times)
   • Settings > SYSTEM SETTINGS > Additional settings > Developer Options, enable
     • OEM unlocking
     • USB Debugging
     • Mi Unlock Status
       • Give permission
       • Add mi account
2. Unlock bootloader
   • On PC Windows, go to https://en.miui.com/unlock/
   • Log to mi account and download Mi Unlock
   • Shut down your phone. Hold volume down key and power button to enter Fastboot mode
   • Connect your phone to PC using USB cable and click miflash_unlock.exe
3. Replace recovery : TWRP
   • Install ADB drivers
   • Shut down your phone and connect phone to pc
   • Enter Fastboot mode (hold volume down key and power button)
   • Check usb link²
     • $ fastboot devices -l

       6bb90eca fastboot usb:1-1.2

     • $ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
     • $ fastboot boot recovery.img
     • $ adb devices

       List of devices attached 6bb90eca recovery

   • Transfer zip
     • $ adb push Disable Force Encryption³ /sdcard
     • $ adb push Magisk⁴ /sdcard
   • Install zip with TWRP > Home > Install > Select
4. Install /e/
   • Download /e/ rom⁵
   • TWRP > Home > Advanced > ADB Sideload, then swipe to begin sideload.
   • On the host machine, sideload the package using
     • $ adb sideload chiron.zip
   • Once finished, TWRP > Home > Reboot > System

¹ https://eu.dl.twrp.me/chiron/twrp-3.3.1-1-chiron.img.html

² adb usb link help

• $ lsusb

  Bus 002 Device 009: ID 18d1:d00d Google Inc. vendor id: 18d1 product id: d00d

• $ sudo vim /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

only fasboot menu

• $ sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
• $ sudo usermod -aG adbusers $LOGNAME
• $ sudo adb kill-server
• $ sudo adb start-server

³ https://www.cyanogenmods.org/downloads/disable-force-encryption-twrp-flashable-zip-treble/

⁴ https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/

⁵ This rom has been modified because of error when flashing

assert failed : xiaomi.verify_trustzone("TZ.BF.4.0.6-00124","TZ.BF.4.0.6-00130") == "1"

solution

• Unzippe /e/ rom
• Delete 2nd line from file META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
• Zipped it and push it to http://ionl.fr/chiron.zip