How to flash Xiaomi MiPAD 2

Almost all owners of tablet Xiaomi MiPad 2 of the Russian-speaking region accounts at least once over the lifetime of the model puzzling question its firmware device. The proposed material presented below are a few ways by which you can bring the software portion of the tablet in accordance with the requirements of most users. And also the following terms, if necessary, help to eliminate the consequences of errors when using the device, install the OS, recover the system software on the machine, to make the transition from Android to Windows and vice versa.

Indeed, in general, a great product MiPad 2 from the famous manufacturer Xiaomi may disappoint consumer performance and functionality pre-installed by the manufacturer or seller of the system software. Global-firmware for the model does not exist, because the product is intended exclusively for the realization of the territory of China, and China-interface version is no Russian language, and does not support many of our usual services.

Android firmware and install Windows 10 2 Xiaomi MiPAD

When all of the above despair and suffer the shortcomings of the Chinese version of MIUI firmware bugs or installed by someone unknown, just not worth it! In carrying out the instructions below, you can get almost the ideal solution for business and pleasure with all the right features and capabilities. Just do not forget:

Before proceeding to implement the manipulation of the system software of the device, the user is fully aware of the risks and possible negative consequences for devaysa and assumes full responsibility for the results of operations!

The process of preparing the firmware

In order to successfully equip Xiaomei MiPad 2 desired type of operating system and version is necessary to spend certain preparatory procedures. Having at hand all the necessary tools, software and other components that may be required in the process of manipulation to achieve the desired results are obtained quickly and without much effort.

Xiaomi MiPad 2 Tablet preparation for flashing

Types and System Software for Xiaomi MiPAD 2

Probably, the reader knows that the model can run as Android, and the Windows, and this applies to both versions of the hardware device - with 16 and to 64 gigabytes of internal memory. system software packages are used to install, and the tools involved in the process are the same, regardless of the volume of the internal data storage device.

Android . In this embodiment, the device is equipped with a Xiaomi branded shell, called MIUI. This OS is characterized by a rather large variety of types and species, not to mention existing versions. Before interfering with the program part of MPAD 2, we recommend to familiarize yourself with the information from the material on the link below, it will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the firmware objectives in one way or another, as well as the issues of terminology used in this article.

Just in case, the reference below is the archive with the tablet drivers for manual installation. If there are any difficulties with the conjugation of the device and the PC, use the files from the package:
Download Drivers for Xiaomi MiPad 2 firmware

Backup data

It is likely that custom information is in the tablet to reinstall the OS in the tablet. Due to the fact that during the firmware in most cases, the internal memory will be cleared of all data, it is necessary to create a backup of everything important in any available way.

Several ahead of events, it should be noted the importance of creating a backup of not only user information, but also the firmware itself before installing the operating system into the device. Since all the modified Android options are installed in MiPad 2 via TWRP, make a backup in this environment before each shift system software on the device. This will increase the duration of the process of reinstalling the OS, but will save the mass of the nerves and time when recovering, if something goes wrong during the operation.

Read more: Creating a backup via TWRP before firmware
Installation Android

So, having prepared, you can go to the direct procedure for firmware Xiaomi MiPad 2. Before performing actions, read the instructions from starting to the end, download all the files that will be needed and purchase a complete understanding of the actions produced during the intervention process in the software part of the device. Methods 1 and 2, presented below, suggest the equipment of the device with official "Chinese" versions of MIUI, Method No. 3 - installation of modified systems, which are well the most suitable model under consideration, from the point of view of the Russian-speaking user.

Method 1: "Three Points"

The most simple procedure, as a result of which reinstalling / updating the MIUI of the official version in Xiaomy Mipad 2, is the use of "System Update" - built-in android-envelope. This method received among the users the name "Firmware through three points" due to the fact that to call the installation installation option, the button is used with the image of these three points.
We use the official stable assembly of the MIUI OS of the last of the existing article at the time of writing MIUI9 v9.2.3.0. . You can download the installation package to the instructions below from the official Xiaomi website. Or use the Stable download link, as well as Developer Packets:
Download Stable and Developer Xiaomi MiPad 2 Firmware To install "Three Points"
1. Check the battery charge percentage. Before starting manipulations, it should be at least 70%, and it is better to charge the battery completely.
2. Copy the obtained Zip Package of the Miui in the MIPAD2 memory.
3. Open "Settings", select the "About Phone" item from the list of options (located at the top of the list in MIUI 9 and at the bottom, if the device is running the previous versions of OS), and then "System Updates".
  
  If there is not the latest MIUI assembly on the device, the tool displays the notification of the need to actualization. It is possible to immediately update the version of the OS, tapping on the "Update" button. This is a completely acceptable option, if the goal is to increase the version of Miui to topical at the time of the operation.
4. Press the button with the image of three points, which is located in the upper corner of the screen on the right, and then select the "Choose Update Package" function from the Outside Menu.
5. Specify the path to the zip file with the firmware. After setting the mark near the package name and tap on the "OK" button,
  
  Mipad 2 will restart and start automatically installing and / or updating the MIUI.
6. Upon completion, the device is loaded into the OS, the corresponding package selected for installation.
Method 2: Miflash
MIFLASH created by Xiaomi is designed to equip in Android-devices of the brand with system software and is one of the most efficient and reliable tools in the MIPAD firmware case. In addition to updating / rollback options, the MIUI version and the transition from Developer- to Stable-assembly or vice versa The program very often helps if the tablet does not start in Android, but it is possible to enter the "FastBoot".
Method 3: Modified MIUI Firmware

Using the two installation methods described above, Xiaomi MiPad 2 can be equipped with only official SHINA versions of MIUI. But to fully implement all the functions of the device, the user from our country can only install the system or custom solution modified by one of the local lector teams, if Siaomi's branded shell is not suitable for use for any reason.

The process of installing informal versions of Android in MPAD 2 should be divided into several steps steps.
Step 1: Unlock bootloader
The main obstacle to the installation of informal firmware and conducting other not documented by the manufacturer of operations in Xiaomi MiPad 2 is blocked initially bootloader (loader) of the device. Unlocking the official method for the model under consideration is not applicable, but there is an unofficial method using ADB and FastBoot.
Examples of using FastBoot are presented in the material on our website. We recommend reading if this console utility did not have to work earlier.
Step 2: TWRP firmware

As for most other android devices, to obtain the possibility of installing informal versions of the OS, a custom recovery can be installed on the tablet. In the case of MPAD 2, the most popular and functional version of such a recovery is Teamwin Recovery (TWRP).

To receive TWRP, an IMG image of a medium can be downloaded by reference below. As for the installation of the installation - everything you need already pouches the User's PC, which has fulfilled the bootloader. This is an ADB and FastBoot toolkit.
Download Teamwin Recovery (TWRP) for Xiaomi MiPad2
1. Place the image "TWRP_LATTE.IM" in the AdB_FastBoot folder.
2. Run the command prompt and go to the toolkit directory by running the CD C: \ adb_fastboot command.
3. Move Mipad 2 to "FastBoot" and connect it to the PC if disabled earlier.
4. To transfer the recovery image to the device, enter the FastBoot Flash Recovery TWRP_LATTE.IM in the console and click "Enter" on the keyboard.
5. The appearance of the "Okay" response on the command line suggests that the image of the modified medium has already been transferred to the cordback of the tablet memory. In order for TWRP to be installed and did not fly away, it is necessary to first reboot the recovery after the above items. To do this, use the FastBoot OEM Reboot Recovery command.
6. The execution of the command will restart the device and display the Bootloader Error Code 03 screen. Press "Volume +", wait a bit - the TWRP logo will appear.
  
  For subsequent recovery launches, you can use the combination of hardware keys "Volume +" and "Power". Buttons should be pressed on the disabled device, but when the USB cable is connected, and hold them until the "Bootloader Error Code: 03" menu appears, then click "Volume-".
7. After the first download to the modified recovery environment, it must be configured to a little. Turn the recovery interface into Russian (select Language button), and then activate the "Allow Change" switch.
When the TWRP is running on the model under consideration, some "resolution" of the recovery interface is stated. Do not pay attention to this disadvantage, the fulfillment of the functions of the medium this in the end does not affect!
Step 3: Installation of an unofficial localized OS

When there is a TWRP on the tablet, the installation of modified Android versions is very simple. The functionality of the recovery environment is described in detail in the article, to familiarize themselves with which it is recommended if Custom recovery have to face for the first time:
Lesson: how to flash an Android device via TWRP
Select and load the MIUI modified package from one of the localizer commands. The example below uses the product from Miui Russia. In addition to almost all the necessary components (root-rights with SuperSU and BusyBox (in Developer assemblies), Google, etc.), embedded in the firmware, this system has an indisputable advantage - support for updates through OTA ("by air").

Download a package installed in the example below, you can link:
Download firmware from miui.su for Xiaomi MiPad 2
1. Place the downloaded zip file in the MiPad 2 memory.
2. Reboot to TWRP and create a backup of the installed system.
  
  After creating a backup, it must be saved on the PC disk. Without leaving the recovery, connect the tablet to the USB port, if disabled, and it is determined in the "Explorer" as the MTP device.
  
  Copy the catalog «BACKUPS» from «TWRP» folder in the internal memory of the device in a safe place.
3. Perform formatting partitions. Paragraph "Cleaning", then switch to "swipe to confirm."
4. Proceed to install localized MIUI. Option "Installation" on the main screen TWRP - Select a package from the system - "swipe to the firmware."
5. After receiving the message, "Success" at the top of the Setup screen, tapnite "Reboot into the OS."
6. It remains to wait until all the components are initialized MIUI and will welcome screen system.
7. In this equipment MiPad 2 "translated" the firmware is completed. Perform initial setup MIUI
  
  and enjoy a fully functional and stable operation of the system with Russian interface,
  
  as well as many advantages and opportunities!
Installing the WINDOWS 10

Xiaomi MiPad hardware platform created by Intel and it gives the possibility to equip the tablet computer full Windows operating system 10. This is an advantage, because the user is the most common to date the operating system there is no need, for example, to search for analogues Windows-based applications for Android, and it is possible use familiar tools.

Method 1: The image of the operating system on the user's choice
The most appropriate standard procedure for installing Windows 10 method is applicable to the subject device, allows the user to get in the end the chosen operating system on their own wording and Russian interface languages. Process equipment Xiaomei MiPad 2 windose 10 should be divided into several stages.
Step 1: Download the OS image
1. Go to the official page download windose 10 on the Microsoft Web resource on the link below and then click "Download tool now."
2. Run obtained by the previous step the tool «MediaCreationTool.exe».
  
  Read and accept the License Agreement.
3. In the query to the desired effect, select the "Create installation media ..." and proceed to the next step using the "Continue" button.
4. Determine the architecture and release of the operating system and click "Next". Recall, for the model under consideration it will take the image "Windows 10 x64".
5. Next window - "Select Media". Here, set the switch to the "ISO file" position and continue by clicking the "Next" button.
6. The Explorer window will open, where you must specify the path to which the image "Windows.iso" will be saved, and then click "Save".
7. Expect completion and subsequent download check.
8. As a result of the program, the program "Windows.iso" will be saved along the path selected in step 6 of this Instruction.
Step 2: Creating a boot USB-Flash

As already indicated at the beginning of the article, the Windows 10 will need a USB flash drive that needs to be prepared in a certain way. In the example below, a universal means for creating loading media with Windows is an RUFUS application.
1. Navigate to the instructions assumed as a result of its execution Creating a boot drive using RUFUS, and perform all of its items:
  Lesson: How to create a bootable USB flash drive 10
2. Open the media prepared by the Rufus and copy all the files into a separate directory on the PC disk.
3. Format the USB flash drive in the FAT32 file system.
  
  Step 3: OS Installation
  
  The process of equipping the model under consideration by the Windows 10 operating system is very similar to that in the case of a personal computer or laptop, but still the architecture of these devices is seriously different from MiPad 2, so be careful!
  
  Perform the instructions calmly and thoughtfully, do not rush! The process takes a lot of time, be sure to fully charge the device battery before starting the procedures!
  1. Connect the USB-HUB to the OTG-USB Type-C turned off. Connect the USB flash drive made in the previous step, as well as the keyboard and mouse.
  2. Turn on the power of the device and almost immediately start pressing the "F2" key on the keyboard. This will lead to the launch of the BIOS.
  3. Using the arrow keys on the keyboard to move on the items and the "Enter" keys on it to confirm the action follow the following path:
    - Open the "Boot Maintenance Manager" section, then select "BOOT FILE FILE";
    - Select the second point containing a flash drive label created by RUFUS. Next - point-catalog "EFI";
    - The "EFI" catalog contains a "boot" subfolder containing the "bootx64.efi" file is the ultimate goal of the path, select it and go to the next item of this Instruction.
  4. Making sure that the file "bootx64.efi" is highlighted, press "ENTER" on the keyboard. The tablet will automatically reboot and starts start from the flash drive.
    
    Take patience and wait for the Windows Installer's start screen appears. It will be necessary to wait for a long time (the device can "hang" on the logo "MI" about ten minutes).
  5. Click "Next" in the language parameter selection window, and then "set" in response to a welcome request of the installer.
  6. Determine the editorial office of Windows that will be installed. You can install any, here you need to be guided by your own preferences and needs. Recommended choice - "Windows 10 home".
  7. The next stage is MPAD 2 memory markup under Microsoft operating system:
    - In the section selection selection window, remove all 13 logical disks, alternately highlighting each of them and applying the "Delete" option.
    - Mark the unintended space after deleting partitions and click "Create". Next, confirm the request for the creation of additional sections.
    - Specify the system the largest "Disk 0: Section 4" volume, click "Next".
  8. The process of preparation of Windows components for installation will begin, then their transfer to the memory of the device and related procedures. This stage takes quite a long time (about an hour).
    
    The best solution will leave the tablet "Alive" and not to produce any action with it until the installer performs its work.
  9. Upon completion of the above-described manipulations, MPAD will automatically restart. At this stage there is one nuance. If you do not disable the Windows installer from the device at the time of rebooting, the setting will start first, because the tablet BIOS has a priority load from a USB drive. At the same time, "catching" the moment of restart is not necessary. Just wait for the screen with the language parameter selection window, remove the USB flash drive from the USB-hub, then hold the "Power" key. MIPAD 2 will restart and install the operating system will continue.
  10. After the window appears with the choice of a region of use, the Windows installation can be considered almost complete.
    
    Determine the main parameters of the OS.
  11. A few more minutes of waiting ...
    
    And in front of you will appear Windows 10!
  Additionally. Drivers for Windows 10, running Xiaomi MiPad 2
  Having received Windows 10 on the tablet, using the method described above, the user detects the inoperability of many hardware components due to the lack of drivers. This situation is easy to correct - drivers for all technical components can be obtained by downloading the archive:
  Download drivers for Windows 10 installed in Xiaomi MiPad 2
  1. Unzip the PC package
    
    And then copy its contents on the USB flash drive.
  2. Connect the drive with a folder containing the driver to MPAD 2 and execute the manual driver installation instructions from the lesson below the link below for each device, which was determined in the device manager with a yellow exclamation mark.
    Read more: Installing drivers with standard Windows tools
  3. Upon completion of the driver update for all hardware components, restart the device and receive as a result, fully performing all Xiaomi MiPad 2 functions!
  Method 2: Installation Script
  
  In some situations, the execution of the above method of transition to Windows 10 may seem like an unprepared user too time-consuming or not to bring success due to the appearance of errors in the process. In this embodiment, you can use the ready-made solution to the transition to Microsoft OS, which formed as a result of the experience gained by users in repeating procedures for equipping different instances of the Windows operating system model.
  
  Download files (system components and script that allows you to install automatically) necessary to work when executing the instructions below, you can link:
  Download everything you need to automatically install Windows 10 to Xiaomi MiPad 2 Tablet
  1. Charge the tablet battery to 100%, prepare (format in FAT32) USB Flash-drive, OTG adapter and YUSB-hub, as well as keyboard with mouse.
  2. Unpack the archive downloaded by the link above, and open the folder "20160125-10586-Oobe-16G" contained in it
  3. Copy all the contents of the above folder in the root of the flash drive, be sure to formatted in FAT32.
  4. Connect to MPAD 2 yusb-hub via OTG adapter. Connect the file with files, mouse and keyboard to the hub.
  5. Turn on the tablet power and expect a blue screen appearance on which the command prompt window will soon be launched and the setup script commands will begin.
  6. The process of installing Windows is fully automated and takes more than one hour. An indication of the progress of the necessary procedures is a growing percentage counter in the console window.
  7. Upon completion of the execution of the script commands, the tablet will automatically turn off. Disconnect the adapter with the hub and start the MPAD 2 by clicking the "Power" button on it. After a short wait, a window for selecting the basic parameters of the OS will appear.
  8. Define standard settings, wait for the installer manipulations.
  Additionally. Russification
  Very few users want to put up with the English-speaking interface of Windows 10, which is obtained on the MPAD 2 above the method. It is worth noting that the Russification of the OS is an easy process that has already been considered step by step in the material on our website:
  Read more: Changing the Language Interface in Windows 10
  
  Follow the instructions from the above article with the result that the Windows interface will acquire a more friendly and understandable appearance.
  Return to Android after installing Windows, "Discipping".
  
  In order to return the device to the original state, after Windows has been installed in MiPad 2, you should flash the so-called clean Chinese android, and then install Miui.
  
  As for the "pure android", this set of system components when transferring them to the device provides the ability to restore partition structure and clear the MPAD 2 from previously recorded data. This allows you to subsequently equip the device by the official firmware without special difficulties. The image itself of this system and all the tools necessary for its installation were carefully collected by one of the advanced tablet users together and laid out in sharing. You can download the archive required to execute the Recovery Instructions by reference:
  Download "Clean Android" for "Decillary" Xiaomi MiPad 2 and Return to MIUI with Windows 10
  1. Unpack the above package and place the "Native-Release" folder contained in it in the root of the C:.
  2. Move the MPAD 2 to the special service mode "DNX FastBoot" and connect it to the PC. To activate the specified mode, do the following:
    - Disconnect from the USB cable device. Press the "POWER" key, hold it until the "MI" logo appears on the device screen, and immediately press the volume control keys until the gray inscription appears;
    - Once again, press "Volume +" and "Volume-" at the same time - the yellow inscription "DNX FastBoot Mode ..." will appear. The device is translated into DNX FastBoot mode;
  3. Open the Platform-Tools directory from the Native-Release folder and run the Flash_all.Bat script.
  4. The console will be automatically run and the execution of commands contained in the batch file will begin.
  5. Wait for the end of transferring files to the device's memory sections. At this point, the command-line window will close automatically. Disconnect the cable from the tablet and restart it in Native Android by clicking and holding the "Power" button until the boolean appears.
  6. No useful functional fullness set by the execution of the above steps of the OS does not carry, it is important only to start completely. Making sure that you turn off the device.
  7. Put the Miui China package using MIFLASH, executing the instruction "Method 2" installation of the Android, offered above in the article, and then the following method to the desired type and version of the OS.
  Summing up can be stated: almost all manipulations with operating systems on a very successful solution from the company Xiaomi - MiPad 2 Tablet PC can be carried out by the owner of the device alone. Attentive execution of instructions predetermines the success of the process, and also practically one hundred percent guarantees a positive result!