Redmi Note 3 Special Edition (kate) In Boot Loop

[zsoltsandor]

Hi there,
I got a Redmi Note 3 Special Edition (Kate) as a gift and now it is stuck in boot loop.
Things that happened before getting into boot loop:

• I activated encryption
• Play Store got frozen

Things to consider:

• Bootloader is locked
• ADB debug mode was not turned on
• I am using Linux

Now I tried all the solutions I could find, limited by the fact that I'm using Linux.

• Booting into Fastboot works but I can't do much there because bootloader is locked.
• Booting into Download Mode(? the one with the plugged in device screen) works, adb sees the device, but I can't boot into EDL, "adb reboot edl" reboots the phone normally.
• Booting into Test Mode works, but adb does not see the device, so I can't boot into EDL.

How can I solve this problem?
Shall I find a Windows machine and use Mi PC Suite? Will that solve the problem?

I have no intention to disassemble the phone, and I would like to have a working phone. It's a bit too expensive for a paper weight.

 

[unnilennium]

You may need a modified fastboot command that is windows only, but Can dolce problem passing edl parameter to the device, allowing you to flash it. There is a xda thread and another thread in this forum, it's for Kenzo but i think Can work also with kate

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[zsoltsandor]

I think I will wait for the official unlock approval and then do a clean fastboot flash. Everything else feels too risky, unrelieble, unclear.