#Xiaomi notebook air 2018 bios update install#

Instructions to Install Linux Mint on Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air.

Change boot-order to boot from USB in Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air.

Advantages of Installing Linux Mint in your Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air.

A: All Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices including China-only devices.

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#Xiaomi notebook air 2018 bios update update#

Q: Can I flash an update of region X if I am using a version of region Y?ДЄ: No, to switch regions you will have to unlock the bootloader and flash the fastboot ROM of the region you want to switch to.

In a nutshell, the update that doesnвЂ™t have fastboot version is not a fully released stable update yet. Then, after some days if the update was stable enough they release it to everybody via OTA along with releasing fastboot package. HereвЂ™s a good guide about flashing the official updates: Flash official ROMs - XiaomiWiki.ДЄ: Basically, Xiaomi releases stable updates in gradual phases in which an update reaches some devices randomly but not all devices.

Fastboot updates can be installed using MiFlash official tool, but you must unlock the bootloader of your device first.

If you canвЂ™t see this option, click on MIUI logo in the updater several times till you see a message that tells you more features have been enabled. After downloading the MIUI update, whether the incremental or the full one, open the updater from settings then click the 3-dots menu and choose Install from a local file, then select the downloaded MIUI zip. If the update is a stable beta you might not be able to install it.

Recovery updates can be installed using the official updater app inside your device settings, but keep in mind that only stable updates can be installed like this.

Actually, all download links are from MIUI servers directly, we donвЂ™t have enough space to mirror more than 25K ROM files. You will also find the latest updates there, meanwhile, MIUI Updates Tracker has every single update of every device since 2014 organized and easy to access!ДЄ: Yes! We donвЂ™t touch updatesвЂ™ files at all.

Because XiaomiвЂ™s official websites are too messy and not being updated regularly! You will spend a lot of time searching for a ROM on the official websites.

A: Usually, the modem gets updated with newer firmware, you can check it in Settings > About > Baseband.ДЄ: A place to download MIUI ROMs.

ThereвЂ™s no need to wipe/format anything before or after the installation.

Flash it using TWRP or any custom recovery.

IT MUST BE NAMED WITH THE SAME CODENAME OF YOUR DEVICE.

Download the package you want to flash.

Q: Do I need updating the Firmware If IвЂ™m MIUI official or MIUI custom ROM user?ДЄ: No, MIUI ROMs contain the firmware-update package which I extract and provide here.ДЄ: All Snapdragon and MTK devices including China-only devices.

It includes various things like Modem, Bluetooth, Bootloader, DSP and etc.ДЄ: Firmware is provided from Xiaomi directly, and there are no sources for it to let developers build and edit it on their own like custom ROMs, so if you want to keep your device up to date always update your firmware!

#Xiaomi notebook air 2018 bios update drivers#

Q: What is Firmware? Is it a full ROM or OTA package?ДЄ: Firmware is not a ROM nor OTA Package, itвЂ™s a set of low-level drivers which helps the operating system do whatever it wants to do.A: Xiaomi Firmware Updater is a community project, started in January 2018, aims to provide firmware packages for Xiaomi devices, in order to allow custom ROM users to update their devicesвЂ™ firmware easily through custom recovery instead of having to flash full ROM every time they want to update.