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    How to flash MIUI Fastboot ROM from Linux


Download the fastboot ROM suitable for your device from the MIUI site and extract the downloaded archive [edit: MIUI page is dead. Use Xiaomi Firmware Updater]
Download and extract the Android SDK Platform Tools


- Make sure adb and fastboot (components of platform-tools) are in your
path


$ export PATH=path/to/android/sdk/platform-tools:$PATH
- Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable and enable USB Debugging in your device's settings. Check if your device is detected. .. code:: bash

$ adb devices

- If device is listed, reboot to bootloader .. code:: bash

$ adb reboot bootloader

- Check if your device is detected by fastboot .. code:: bash

$ fastboot devices


You may need to use sudo before fastboot if you get a permission denied error
There are two scripts for flashing the ROM:

flash_all.sh - Flash ROM and erase user data
flash_all_except_data_storage.sh - Flash ROM without erasing user data


- Whichever script you decide to use, make sure that the interpreter is
mentioned at the top of the script like


#!/bin/sh

If the above line is missing, add it to the top of the script

- Make the script executable (I've chosen flash_all.sh) .. code:: bash

$ cd path/to/extracted/ROM/archive $ chmod a+x ./flash_all.sh

- Run the script .. code:: bash

$ ./flash_all.sh


You may need to run sudo ./flash_all.sh if you had to use sudo with fastboot
Sit back and relax. The script needs no user interaction. After flashing the ROM, the script will reboot your device.
Reboot will take quite a bit of time. Don't panic.