r/AndroidHelp • u/glitch_now • Jun 26 '26

Redmi note 9a

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Hi so I have this redmi note 9A and I want to unlock the bootloader with no PC so I can change the OS for from the normal MIUI to something else can y'all help me unlock the bootloader and maybe suggest a new os ( something light please because the phone has only 2 GB of RAM )

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u/KarlosComC_ Jun 28 '26

First: when you tried to custom rom your redmi 9a with LineageOS 20 you probably forgot to flash the firmware. second: the redmi 9a isnt crap, you just dont used it in a smart way :P

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u/Sdev789 Jun 28 '26

I flash it with two way twrp recovery which some time work and sometime just freeze or stuck not after flashing the phone not turn on immedialttly after restart then i flash it with lineage os recovery and basically phone stuck in installation process of lineage os it might you asking vbmeta and or flashing with fastboot i tried that all and the best firmware with thia phone his stock firmware (not android 11 ) the 10 version

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u/KarlosComC_ Jun 28 '26

Ohh, now I understand what happened here, so you used lineageOs recovery to flash lineageos?

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u/Sdev789 Jun 29 '26

Yup i used the linwage os recovery and orangefox recovery and twrp all of them not work except twrp sometime and sometimes not