FLASH SUMMARY 🌐⚡

••• ⚡Summary:

FLASHING METHODS:

📀 Clean Flash: Clean flash of a new ROM classic method, recommended always.

💿 Dirty Flash: Flashing over another ROM, used to avoid starting from scratch.

ROM VARIANTS TERMS:

Gapps ROM: ROMs that have Google Apps installed by default.

Vanilla ROM: ROMs that don't have Google Apps, but can be installed

FLASHING TERMS:

Firmware: Used for installing AOSP ROMs, Miui/HyperOS normally do not require this,

This only weighs approximately 70MB

It's a common mistake think installing full ROM (5-7GB) it's like firmware (70mb)

Rom: Generally a GB.zip file containing the custom rom images

Recovery: Phone recovery or updater system, a custom recovery can be used for several functions such as installing ROMs or delete user or phone data

Gapps: Installable Google apps suite, there are different brand, The most recommended ones are NikGapps and BitGapps

Example: Nikgapps Full, Nikgapps Omni, Nikgapps basic, Nikgapps Core

Gapps Core: These are variants of GApps brands, Core is usually the smallest variant, with only a few Google apps.

Example: NikGapps Core, BitGapps Core

RO2RW: Used for the installation of GApps, without it, it is not possible (for now)

Converts RO (Read Only) system to RW (Read and Write)

Full DFE: Disable Force Encryption

DFE removed: Always recommended

ROMS NAMES:

📲 STOCK ROM: Xiaomi's official ROMs for the phone

These ROMs are not .zip files, they are .tgz files, and they weigh approximately 5-7GB.

📗AOSP ROM: Custom ROMs based in AOSP, these ROMs can be Gapps or Vanilla

Example: EvolutionX, InfinityX, Crdroid, AxionOS, etc

📘📙MIUI/HYPEROS ROM: Custom ROMs based on MIUI or HyperOS versions.

Example: Xiaomi.eu, HyperOS Lite, etc

💽 PORT ROM: Stock ROMs from other phones or OS adapted to our phone

Example: OxygenOS Port, ColorOS port, HyperOS 3.0 Port, Poco F7 Port for RN124g

💾GSI ROM: Generic ROMs, inherently unstable, work on phones that support GSI (Generic System Image)

ROM LEVELS:

🤖⚡Fastboot ROM: It is used to refer to ROMs that can be installed via FASTBOOT, which is very useful when it is not possible to install them via recovery

Example: Stock ROM or some Miui/hyperos Custom Roms, not available in AOSP

🦊⚡ Recovery ROM: ROMs installable via recovery (example: OrangeFox, TWRP)

All ROMs are usually installed via recovery (AOSP is mandatory )

⚡ Hybrid ROM: ROM that can be installed in recovery and fastboot

Most custom ROMs based on MIUI/HyperOS are hybrid

🛠️ 🚨 EDL AND EMERGENCY TOOLS:

⚙️🚨 EDL: Your device enters EDL mode (Emergency Download Mode) only when the system has made critical changes (Caused by bad flashing, uncontrolled rooting, wrong flash) as a measure of complete flashing, this is very rare, but extremely dangerous

🛠️🚨⚡ EDL FLASH: Flashing in EDL usually requires a paid service (people who are authorized to do those services) or using a bypass (it may work)

✅ And many more to discover for yourself!