The new phone craving crept in a few weeks back. Since I was on a budget I decided to go with the Xiaomi Redmi 2 (2GB RAM 16GB ROM version/ HM 2TE-CU ). It arrived yesterday and then I noticed it came with some weird ROM [MIUI16.5.1.0(KHJCNCD)]. I checked the official Xiaomi Redmi 2 download page and flashed the latest global rom and afterwards all hell was let loose. I lost network signal on the phone though wifi worked flawlessly.
Apparently my model of the Xiaomi Redmi 2 which is HM2014813 is built for China only thus Global ROMs do not work on it yet. The modem on the Global ROM is not compatible with this model so the only way out is replace the modem with a chinese modem for the HM2014813.
WARNING: While this guide has worked for almost everyone, some have complained of getting invalid imei and unknown baseband errors. Do please only proceed with this guide if you are ready to take the risk. Thank you.
Simply download and install MIUI ROM Flashing Tool and the Xiaomi Redmi 2 HM2014813 modem.
Shut down your phone and then press Volume – and Power button together then release when the phone vibrates. This will take you into Fastboot mode
Once in fastboot mode, plug your phone into the computer.
Navigate to the Android folder of your MIUI ROM Flashing Tool i.e C:\Program Files (x86)\Xiaomi\MiPhone\Google\Android. Copy and paste the modem file you download previously here.
Hold down the left Shift key on your keyboard and right click inside this folder and then select Open command window here.
This will launch this screen
Type in this command fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin and hit the enter key and the modem will be flashed as shown in the screenshot below. Afterwards type in fastboot reboot and your phone will automatically reboot.
Your network should be back after that. Enjoy.
If this doesn’t fix your problem, I recommend you head to the MIUI Forums
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thank u brother it worked however my one problem still exist and that is some time my redmi 2 has blank screen and has to restart the phone
what the fuck! after flash modem my redmi 2 became invalid imei and unknown baseband
Sorry to hear about that. You might have to take it in to the repair center for fixing :(.
You probably flashed the wrong model of Redmi 2
THANKS
I don’ t even know how to thank you.. I was messing about with this trouble all evening, this helped me a lot.. thanks ;)
You’re very welcome
Thanks it also worked for me.
I live in greece and it works now but will i have a problem if go to another country,for example spain?
@Lena it will work in Spain if Spain and Greece use the same GSM/LTE bands
Thank you it works and I have signal, but now the settings app dosent open and I cant unistall any app. Any idea?
@Javier: No idea man. When I tried it back then everything was working just fine. Maybe the current OS has issues with that modem file
I had the same problem and I resolved it when had tried other modem’s firmware http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=320478&page=1#pid5945035
thankyou so much I have been looking for this answer for weeks
You’re welcome sir
It works but the network is intermittent and I cannot go to “settings”. Any one has any solution to solve the new issue of unable to go to “settings”??
@Bishek I have no idea man. Sorry
It works but my network is intermittent and I cannot go to “setting”. is there any way to make “settings” work too??
Have the same problem, have you solved?
It’s work. Thank you..
Thanks for the feedback. You’re welcome
Will this work for redmi note 2? I have the same problem
@Aldin No it won’t work. You have to flash the exact rom for your model of Redmi Note 2
Thanks a lot man, you’re my hero
You’re welcome. Thanks for the feedback
Thanks a lot man. this help me alot
Thanks it work for me
You’re welcome :)
VERY HUGE THANK YOU !
It works, and you rescued me !
@Dmnovikov: You’re welcome :D
very thank’s man!
@Danilo: You’re welcome 😆
I am using Redmi Prime 2 in las week, and my phone have a problem with network. while finishing phone calls my network goes “no service/Emergency Call only” for some seconds. that time i have to wait for the network to come for making other calls. also sometimes while making phone calls it says not a valid number. but the same number i used to call before few minutes. Please help me to resolve this problem.
@SK Verma: What rom version are you using?
THANK YOU!
@FL: You’re welcome man
Dear friend, I just want to say THANK YOU!
Your tutorial was the only way to regain my REDMI 2,014,112 HM network system.
I had to change the rom China by a European (I am a Spanish-speaking), not only by language, because the stock rom was awful! full of bugs. The most serious was the ram performance.
So when I changed the rom I lost the network system and only your information saved my phone, the other way only had functioned as a mini tablet.
So, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Best wishes from Chile, South America.
Andrea.
@Andrea you’re welcome. Habló español también como estudie medicina en Cuba pero llevó ya 8 años sin hablar el idioma.
Que fantastico!
Bueno, te doy las gracias de nuevo.
Sí, aquí en Chile hay muchos médicos cubanos y gente que estudio allá.
Quería preguntarte si tu crees que este método se podría hacer el un Mac (apple) o solo funciona en Windows?
Mac también tiene modo terminal así que en teoría se podría?
De dónde eres tú Emmanuel? de qué país?
@Andrea esto si se puede hacer en un Mac pero nunca me sale. Siempre me da errores. Hacerlo por windows es más fácil para mi. Quizás uno de estos días voy a intentar hacerlo por el Mac de nuevo a ver si me sale finalmente.
Soy Nigeriano.
Sir, its solved my problem, but when i update my Redmi 2 Prime, the problem reappear.
Please help.
@Andhi thanks for the feedback. As long as you’re not using the right ROM for your device, each time you apply a major update the modem will be overwritten and you will lose netwrok signal and have to repeat the whole process again.
If English is your native language, I suggest you install the Chinese ROM that was built specially for your device. That’s what I finally did to stop the problem of flashing modem after each major update
You got my Redmi 2 calling again!!!
Thank you for your help.
@Hans you’re welcome 😊. Thanks for the feedback