Aug 12 2017, 03:45 PM
QUOTE(tertiary @ Aug 3 2017, 10:00 AM)
I tried every shortcut I could think of, but I have to report that you are correct. My own findings with the MI 3:
1. .trx files cannot be flashed from the stock firmware.
2. .trx files cannot be flashed from the developer firmware 2.11.20 (that interface is in Chinese btw).
3. I thought Prometheus might allow me to flash the .trx that Muncheno linked in this thread in February. I put it on a usb stick. Ran the VM, Quit out of Prometheus and issued the following commands from # prompt:
sudo su
mkdir /media/usb
mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb (dev ID can be found by command fdisk -l)
cp /media/usb/MI*.trx /home/user/rt-n56u/trunk/images
The command executed but Prometheus would not recognise the pre-built image, and I couldn't even ls the images folder to see if it was there. I think this is by design, to limit FW distribution.
Anyway, I finally gave up, bit the bullet and built the toolchain and firmware from scratch. It took about two hours on my slow ass laptop.
This is the clearest set of instructions: http://en.miui.com/thread-550069-1-1.html
The appendix of this Reddit post has some useful tips about customising the build: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/5d...om_firmware_on/
If you already have Padavan on your own Mi 3, then I offer you the build that I made on 2nd August 2017. No customisations and only a couple of skins. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK, YOUR TESTICLES MAY WITHER AND YOUR FAMILY DISOWN YOU ETC ETC. MI 3 ONLY, NOT MINI!!!!!:
https://mega.nz/#!9PAHSaKR!vzmgSFkr...QpKUqKG9YaLQcn0
Hope this helps someone
does it have the ability to change WiFi mac address? (it was introduced in Padavan 4 firmware)1. .trx files cannot be flashed from the stock firmware.
2. .trx files cannot be flashed from the developer firmware 2.11.20 (that interface is in Chinese btw).
3. I thought Prometheus might allow me to flash the .trx that Muncheno linked in this thread in February. I put it on a usb stick. Ran the VM, Quit out of Prometheus and issued the following commands from # prompt:
sudo su
mkdir /media/usb
mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb (dev ID can be found by command fdisk -l)
cp /media/usb/MI*.trx /home/user/rt-n56u/trunk/images
The command executed but Prometheus would not recognise the pre-built image, and I couldn't even ls the images folder to see if it was there. I think this is by design, to limit FW distribution.
Anyway, I finally gave up, bit the bullet and built the toolchain and firmware from scratch. It took about two hours on my slow ass laptop.
This is the clearest set of instructions: http://en.miui.com/thread-550069-1-1.html
The appendix of this Reddit post has some useful tips about customising the build: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/5d...om_firmware_on/
If you already have Padavan on your own Mi 3, then I offer you the build that I made on 2nd August 2017. No customisations and only a couple of skins. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK, YOUR TESTICLES MAY WITHER AND YOUR FAMILY DISOWN YOU ETC ETC. MI 3 ONLY, NOT MINI!!!!!:
https://mega.nz/#!9PAHSaKR!vzmgSFkr...QpKUqKG9YaLQcn0
Hope this helps someone
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