New owner of a Kate, which files should I use ? - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers

Hi all,
I'm a glad owner of a Redmi Note 3 Pro SE "Kate", and I'm a bit lost with all the threads, roms, TWRP versions, methods to unlock the bootloader...
I've read a lot, but there is many many threads and files here, sometimes with outdated info, and I don't want to make the bad choices !
I have already flashed the latest Global Dev ROM and waiting for official unlock at MIUI.
Now, I want to install a custom ROM (like CM or RR) and it's where it begins to be complicated....
So I have two questions:
- Which TWRP version is best for my use ?
- Do I have to flash radio firmware, or some other firmware file if I flash CM or other custom ROM ?
In the CM thread there is firmware file, but I suppose it's for Kenzo, and not Kate, am I right ?
Thanks for reading.

Use Alka TWRP, M4, or official.
Firmware for CM14.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/cm14-14-1-aosp-n-firmware-kenzo-kate-t3507789
Firmware for CM13 is around.

theoneofgod said:
Use Alka TWRP, M4, or official.
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OK thanks.
theoneofgod said:
Firmware for CM14.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/cm14-14-1-aosp-n-firmware-kenzo-kate-t3507789
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I had already downloaded this file, but if I'm understanding well, this is the same I have on my phone right ? (MIUI 8 Global dev 6.12.22, latest beta)
theoneofgod said:
Firmware for CM13 is around.
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Where please ? I haven't found the CM13 official thread...
Do you think there will be issues if I keep the firmwares I have on MIUI 8 Global dev 6.12.22 and flash CM13?
If I flash other custom ROM, (aosp one or cm based), can I use the same firmware file ?

The firmware is for Nougat based for kate
A good thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/unlock-bootloader-twrp-root-7-2-3-t3359492
CM13 thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-t3431866

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How to port cyanogenmod for kenzo to kate devices

Hi guys, can anyone tell me how to do it? I have a kate device here, and I'm dying to have cyanogenmod installed on it. Wish there's a non-too-complicated way to get it done.
Update:
Official CyanogenMod 13 for Kenzo works well on Kate too! Everything seems good right now.
Hey can you please Dump your device with twrp and share it with us so we can try to unlock Band 20
Edit: i think banmeifyouwant did it the others way around. Guess you have to repartition your internal memory to have the Layout of kenzo. Also someone in miui Forum posted he has flashed kenzo fastboot to his Kate device but Radio is not working anymore.
wtfjajaja said:
Hi guys, can anyone tell me how to do it? I have a kate device here, and I'm dying to have cyanogenmod installed on it. Wish there's a non-too-complicated way to get it done.
Update:
Official CyanogenMod 13 for Kenzo works well on Kate too! Everything seems good right now.
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Can you please advise where you got TWRP from? Without TWRP, there's no CM or even root for XMIUI and MIUI Tweaks.
Also looking for a compatible TWRP method for the Kate/prime version. Been scouring the net for hours but can't find anything concrete
Hemphiz said:
Also looking for a compatible TWRP method for the Kate/prime version. Been scouring the net for hours but can't find anything concrete
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Cofface seems to be a reasonable choice. Otherwise, Alka.
Pumpino said:
Cofface seems to be a reasonable choice. Otherwise, Alka.
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You have working twrp on Redmi Note 3 pro prime?
Hemphiz said:
You have working twrp on Redmi Note 3 pro prime?
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I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. Others have used Cofface for Kenzo on their Kate.
Pumpino said:
I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. Others have used Cofface for Kenzo on their Kate.
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Ditto. Mine is due tomorrow. Thought I'd try and do some revision before flashing but the info I'm finding isn't quite enough for me to gain the confidence to try... May I follow you and feed off your knowledge?
Hemphiz said:
May I follow you and feed off your knowledge?
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I'll be flashing Cofface TWRP and Xposed, but not CM at this stage. If that's helpful to you, I'll post how I go (if I ever get my hands on it).
Hy guys.. My de vice is kate. But running cm13 fine, stable and no bugs! Please check baseband for confirm, this device is Kate.
Pumpino said:
I'll be flashing Cofface TWRP and Xposed, but not CM at this stage. If that's helpful to you, I'll post how I go (if I ever get my hands on it).
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Any info/guides would be greatly appreciated. If you stumble across anything you think might be of help for me then feel free to pm me links. I don't know much but read plenty prior to the task ahead. And thanks
DOMRuan said:
Hy guys.. My de vice is kate. But running cm13 fine, stable and no bugs! Please check baseband for confirm, this device is Kate.
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Perhaps you could post more info. Which TWRP did you use and did you have to modify partition sizes, etc? Or was it as simple as flashing the firmware file and then the ROM itself?
Pumpino said:
Perhaps you could post more info. Which TWRP did you use and did you have to modify partition sizes, etc? Or was it as simple as flashing the firmware file and then the ROM itself?
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Hi guys! I helped him to get this working. All things started with He didn't know that him device is Kate in first time and flashed Kenzo 7.1.8 Lollipop with modified emmc... in MiFlash to get unofficial bootloader unlock with fastboot oem unlock-go command. He got 5.1.1 Kenzo ROM working but without SIM Card detected due to flashed Kenzo modem. After it, he just flashed latest ALKA TWRP with all partitions support in fastboot and flashed latest CM nightly + GAPPS + CM13-Radios zip. It boots fine but with NO SIM Card detected too and unknown Baseband version. Don't worry. To solve it, just boot in fastboot and flash Kate modem from Kate MIUI Fastboot ROM and voila, fully working CM in Kate device! You guys with flashed TWRP can try to flash CM ROM without modify Partition sizes because CM use less space then MIUI and Kate partition sizes are same from Kenzo. Only system is bigger than Kenzo system but it works, prof of it is flashing Kenzo ROM in Kate with MiFlash don't give error like flashing Kate ROM in Kenzo.
andersonaragao said:
After it, he just flashed latest ALKA TWRP with all partitions support in fastboot and flashed latest CM nightly + GAPPS + CM13-Radios zip.
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Thanks for the info. What does flashing CM13-Radios.zip do? If we don't flash that, would it leave Kate's default modem active? Would we need to flash the Kate modem each time we install a new nightly? Having to connect the phone to the computer every time would be a pain.
Pumpino said:
Thanks for the info. What does flashing CM13-Radios.zip do? If we don't flash that, would it leave Kate's default modem active? Would we need to flash the Kate modem each time we install a new nightly? Having to connect the phone to the computer every time would be a pain.
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You can try it. Download CM last nightly and copy to internal storage, unlock your bootloader officially, flash ALKA TWRP recovery, go to backup and select ENTIRE PARTITIONS and do a full backup of your phone then wipe SYSTEM + DATA + CACHE + DALVIK CACHE, flash CM13 + GAPPS and reboot. This will keep your modem and all firmware partitions save. If it don't work and you get bootloop, boot in ALKA TWRP again, click in RESTORE, UNCHECK ONLY FIRMWARE PARTITION and start the restore process. This will boot MIUI again. Then start the process again but now this time, flash CM13-Radios.zip after GAPPS flash and try to boot it. When it boot, restart in bootloader and flash Kate modem and you will get fully working ROM. Or you can replace non-hlos.bin with Kate on in CM13-Radios.zip before flash it.
And no, you don't need to flash Kate modem at each new nightly because CM ROM don't comes with Modem files in it. After you get fully working CM nightly, you will get all OTA's without need a PC connect.
DOMRuan said:
Hy guys.. My de vice is kate. But running cm13 fine, stable and no bugs! Please check baseband for confirm, this device is Kate.
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Hy, please call us...how did you unlock the bootloader from your Kate? Offical or Unofficial?
Which TWRP do you use?
Which CM13 do you flash on your Kate? The official CM13 for Kenzo?
A little instructions would be so good...Thanks!
@andersonaragao would you suggest a forum for unofficial bootloader unlock please? I'm getting network dropouts and need to flash the modems but xiaomi can take up to 7 and a half years to send an unlock code
Hemphiz said:
@andersonaragao would you suggest a forum for unofficial bootloader unlock please? I'm getting network dropouts and need to flash the modems but xiaomi can take up to 7 and a half years to send an unlock code
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Unfortunately, to unlock bootloader unofficialy in Kate, you need to flash 5.1.1 MIUI ROM for Kenzo with modified bootloader. I think the better is stay with your stock ROM and wait more for unlock code.
andersonaragao said:
Unfortunately, to unlock bootloader unofficialy in Kate, you need to flash 5.1.1 MIUI ROM for Kenzo with modified bootloader. I think the better is stay with your stock ROM and wait more for unlock code.
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Ok. Will do. A factory reset fixed the network issue so I can't live with that. Cheers
1. All Recoveries built for Kenzo will work without any issue on Kate as well, You can just stay with official TWRP or CM Recovery as you're pleased.
2. You can always flash the official rom back with MiFlash in EDL mode, if you happen to brick your phone.
Official ROM for Kate
Stable: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V7.3.9.0.M...DE_20160523.0000.23_6.0_global_f7170696d8.tgz
Developer: http://bigota.d.miui.com/6.8.25/kate_global_images_6.8.25_20160805.0000.29_6.0_global_195d892285.tgz
3. To install Official Cyanogenmod 13 for Kenzo on Kate (coming from MIUI), you would have to modify the build.prop and then flash the supported firmwares .zip file. One thing worth mentioning here is that, you must remove or replace NON-HLOS.bin found inside the .zip file, otherwise your phone wouldn't be able to detect the sim card. Still, you can flash only NON-HLOS.bin for Kate (from official rom) on fastboot later if you prefer to skip all the trouble modifying the firmwares .zip file. In my case, the only required files from the firmwares .zip for CM13 to run properly are just emmc_appsboot.mbn and file_contexts.

Rom 7.x for kate?

Hi guys,
I wanted to know if there's a way to port the kenzo nougat roms on kate.
Thank you
editLxo said:
Hi guys,
I wanted to know if there's a way to port the kenzo nougat roms on kate.
Thank you
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You can flash any Kenzo rom. You just have to flash Kate firmware / modem afterwards. See here for instructions: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2566258&p=6&#r120
Tantin said:
You can flash any Kenzo rom. You just have to flash Kate firmware / modem afterwards. See here for instructions: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2566258&p=6&#r120
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ok thanks, but It's okay to flash the modem for android 6 or I've to flash another version of the modem?
editLxo said:
ok thanks, but It's okay to flash the modem for android 6 or I've to flash another version of the modem?
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If you want to flash Nougat, you have to use Android 7 firmware. Just use the one by PsyMan. It works and won't lock your bootloader.
Flash the firmware, flash the ROM you want to use, flash GApps (Arm64, Android 7.1)
Noter2017 said:
If you want to flash Nougat, you have to use Android 7 firmware. Just use the one by PsyMan. It works and won't lock your bootloader.
Flash the firmware, flash the ROM you want to use, flash GApps (Arm64, Android 7.1)
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Thanks a lot.
This one seems to be getting universal approval and seems fairly foolproof . Its written for LineageOS (Strix)
[GUIDE][KENZO/KATE]Install any custom rom with locked bootloader - noob friendly and safe
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...-os-locked-t3546154/post70759777#post70759777
editLxo said:
Hi guys,
I wanted to know if there's a way to port the kenzo nougat roms on kate.
Thank you
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...-miui-9-7-11-23-nougat-volte-t3710540/page108

error 7

I'M getting error while installing custom ROM on mi note 3 kenzo snap650 :crying:
even bootloader unlocked official,even updated firmware
1)installing rom: AospExtended-v4.3-kenzo-20170608-1314-OFFICIAL
2)error:7 (xiaomi.verify.modem)
3)error after update of firmware: error 7
thanks in adv
try instal firmware 14.1 kenzo first before rom and gapps
Update your fw, the one in the official thread suffice in my experience.
hemanth sharma said:
I'M getting error while installing custom ROM on mi note 3 kenzo snap650 :crying:
even bootloader unlocked official,even updated firmware
1)installing rom: AospExtended-v4.3-kenzo-20170608-1314-OFFICIAL
2)error:7 (xiaomi.verify.modem)
3)error after update of firmware: error 7
thanks in adv
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Most ROMs only works with firmware 7.5.4 - 7.6.7(7.6.8 on Kate).
If you've installed MIUI(or firmware) 7.6.15(.22) or Stable 8.5.1.0, it won't work. Simply flash any firmware between 7.5.4 and 7.6.7 for it to work.
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Most ROMs only works with firmware 7.5.4 - 7.6.7(7.6.8 on Kate).
If you've installed MIUI(or firmware) 7.6.15(.22) or Stable 8.5.1.0, it won't work. Simply flash any firmware between 7.5.4 and 7.6.7 for it to work.
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so i need to flash miui 7.6.8 on my kate to be able to flash custom roms? anyway to flash just modem and keep unlocked bootlaoder??
reggiexp said:
so i need to flash miui 7.6.8 on my kate to be able to flash custom roms? anyway to flash just modem and keep unlocked bootlaoder??
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You need an unlocked bootloader and TWRP to flash custom ROMs.
Right now most Roms now works even with latest firmware.
I didn't quite get your second question.
Officially unlocked bootloader: Flash Official TWRP
If you want unofficial then follow this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/kate-guide-install-lineage-os-locked-t3546154
Hi did you find a solution? ... I have the same problem and my bl is unlocked with the official method
matii94 said:
Hi did you find a solution? ... I have the same problem and my bl is unlocked with the official method
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If you face the same problem after flashing the latest firmware just update your official TWRP recovery to the latest one or use redwolf TWRP recovery

Flashing Custom ROM on Mido

hello, i'm new mido user, i'm using ido too. i wanna try flash custom rom on mido, is it necessary to flash firmware before flash custom ROM, and what's the purpose we flash firmware? bcause in ido, we don't need to flash firmware before flash custom ROM. I'm still looking for the answer of my question, i hope someone can help me to explain it, thanks
Hmm, what do you mean by firmware?
The steps are:
1. Unlock boot loader
2. Install custom recovery (TWRP)
3. Install custom ROM
i've read some threads of custom rom like Candy ROM, and they said we should to flash firmware. that firmware is cm14-mido-firmware-20170430.zip i mean
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i've read some threads of custom rom like Candy ROM, and they said we should to flash firmware. that firmware is cm14-mido-firmware-20170430.zip i mean
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Oh that. That's only required to flash firmware when you're coming from marshmallow based MIUI only. Otherwise no need.
The thing is if you flash firmware before installing Rom, it's not an issue. You're good to go. You can find latest firmware zips from this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/re.../firmware-firmware-update-2017-08-04-t3651537) thread, huge thanks to @Zile995 for the updates!
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Oh that. That's only required to flash firmware when you're coming from marshmallow based MIUI only. Otherwise no need.
The thing is if you flash firmware before installing Rom, it's not an issue. You're good to go. You can find latest firmware zips from this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/re.../firmware-firmware-update-2017-08-04-t3651537) thread, huge thanks to @Zile995 for the updates!
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Ahh, finally i can sleep in peace. Thanks for the information. :good:

Best goodbuy miui rom

Hi guys, currently running los15.1 official treble. What is the procedure for flashing stock miui rom from twrp? What is the latest stable version and where to download it?
jazzh said:
Hi guys, currently running los15.1 official treble. What is the procedure for flashing stock miui rom from twrp? What is the latest stable version and where to download it?
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If you want to flash stock miui rom you must do it by fastboot by mi flash tool.
The last global stable is 10.2.3.0
Download the rom for mido from here. http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
Be careful to download the right rom.
papsr6 said:
If you want to flash stock miui rom you must do it by fastboot by mi flash tool.
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Thx.
But I just remembered that I have twrp of stock miui that came with my phone 2 years ago. Would it be possible to restore it now from treble twrp? Because when I made it there was no treble partition talks .
jazzh said:
Thx.
But I just remembered that I have twrp of stock miui that came with my phone 2 years ago. Would it be possible to restore it now from treble twrp? Because when I made it there was no treble partition talks .
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You need an other twrp not the official i think.
Redwolf recovery but you must reserts for this i dont know how you can do it.

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