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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    But what about the sock JB ROM? That has a valid kernel. It should, theoretically, be possible to install that.
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    Thanks. I did check it out while I was still in China and some of the things were as was mentioned on that website. That's why I went back to the vendor, only to be given a similar fake. There is one thing I don't understand. When I buy a new laptop it always has Windows. I don't want Windows...
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    Thanks for your answers. I guess I'll just have to live with it or buy another phone. I bought it at a mobile phone store Beijing. I had a colleague from the local office come with me and harass the store clerks to make sure they sold me an `authentic' Mi. We tried many stores and most were...
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    According to Anktutu the resolution is 1280x720, as specified. When I try to boot into recovery (vol up + power button) it shows the MI logo for an instant and then I get a broken android sign (the robot lies on its back and has a red ! sign on top). I CAN boot into fast mode (vol down +...
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    Cheers, I will try that and post any further comments if it doesn't work. Yes, I considered it being a fake (a very fast fake).
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    It doesn't work. I download the ROM, I use the Updater app, the programme then needs to reboot the phone and the moment it tries to reboot I see the broken android sign (the one with the robot lying on its back and a ! on top of it). ALl I can do is wait until it reboots by itself into normal...
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    As I said above, tried all of that. Didn't work because I cannot get into recovery mode.
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    Cannot upgrade Mi2 using any method - please help

    Hello all, I have been reading these fora for some time and have tried to follow all of the Mi2 updating methods but my Mi2 won't update. I'm at my wit's end and would please ask for assistance. Please allow me to state what I have done. 1) I have tried to update the Mi2 using the bult-in...