Flashing Guide - Redmi Note 8 Pro (begonia)

Prerequisites

Warning: Your warranty is void. If you brick your device, corrupt storage, or otherwise damage it — that is on you. Proceed at your own risk.

Before you begin:

• Your bootloader must be unlocked.
• A custom recovery (e.g. TWRP/PitchBlack or OrangeFox) must be installed.
• Make a full data backup — a clean flash will wipe everything.
• Ensure your device has at least 30% battery.
• Only flash files meant for Redmi Note 8 Pro (begonia/begoniain).
• First boot may take 5–10 minutes. Do not interrupt or force reboot unless it exceeds 10 minutes.

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Unlocking the Bootloader

Unlocking the bootloader wipes all data on the device.

1. Enable Developer Options: go to Settings → About Phone and tap MIUI Version 7 times.
2. In Developer Options, enable OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging.
3. Apply for bootloader unlock permission via the Mi Unlock app (may require a waiting period).
4. Download and run the Mi Unlock Tool on your PC.
5. Connect your device in fastboot mode (hold Power + Volume Down) and follow the tool’s instructions.

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Installing a Custom Recovery

1. Boot into fastboot mode: hold Power + Volume Down.
2. Connect to your PC and verify the device is recognized:

   fastboot devices
   

3. Flash the recovery image:

   fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
   

4. Boot into recovery immediately (hold Power + Volume Up) to prevent MIUI from restoring the stock recovery.

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Clean Installation

1. Boot into your custom recovery.
2. Go to Wipe → Advanced Wipe.
3. Select System, Vendor, Data, Dalvik, Cache and confirm.
4. Flash the ROM zip.
5. If using a vanilla/FOSS build, flash GApps now. If using a GMS build, skip this step.
6. Reboot back into Recovery.
7. Select Wipe → Format Data and type yes.
8. Reboot to System.

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Update (Dirty Flash)

Dirty flashing will not work for major Android version upgrades (e.g. Android 14 → Android 15).

Method 1: OTA Update

1. Go to Settings → System → System updates.
2. Download the latest available build.
3. Tap Reboot once the download finishes.
4. The device reboots into recovery and installs the update automatically.
5. Reboot to System.

Method 2: Recovery Flash

1. Reboot to Recovery.
2. Select Install → Choose ROM → Swipe to flash.
3. Reboot to System.

Note: For vanilla builds, GApps must be reflashed after every update, including OTA and recovery-based dirty flashes.

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Device Info

Field	Details
Codename	begonia
SoC	MediaTek Helio G90T
Android	9 (launch)
RAM	6 GB / 8 GB
Storage	64 GB / 128 GB (UFS)