(This method worked for me) If not google “MI Flash tool not detecting my device” etc. Insert batteryAnd check if MI Flash Tool is detecting any device. Check in MI Flash app click on REFRESH button whether it detects any device.In most cases you get a device as anything “0” or “324ehvh2” or just COM #3 If MI Flash tool does not detect any device then - Open device manager - Take battery out from phone - Insert usb - Keep pressing ‘volume down’ key. It is neccessary to use it.2 Connect your boot dead redmi 2 with usb to your pc. Click Here to DownloadProcedure1 Firstly download the MI Flash tool that i mentioned in ‘Requirment’ section.
Your PC might not detect it as well.Extra DetailsMy Device- Redmi 2Model- 2014818Fastboot ROM i used wt88047_global_images_5.8.22_20150723.0000.6_4.4_globalRequirementsBoot Deat Redmi 2.MI Flash tool Made here is linkAny Fastboot rom which is made for your devicePatience All the Drivers For the Device must be installed properly like universal adb drivers fastboot drivers.Qualcomm QDLoader Drivers 32/64 bit. This means that device does neither show MI logo nor boot in fastboot mode.
Then i searched for the solution and tried a solution which was not meant for my device(Redmi 2).Frustated with all this I flashed a wrong boot image and my device went boot dead/hard bricked.WHAT IS BOOT DEAD?It is a condition of device when it does not boot up at all, like there is no battery.
So i decided to unlock BOOTLOADER using MI Flash Unlock tool.I was not successful to unlock the bootloader. I founded out that the problem is because of locked BOOTLOADER. But as to my suprise i was not able to flash a recovery or boot in recovery.
With time perfomance decresed so i decided to install a custom ROM. Click Here to see themI was using MIUI HM2XWcPro_V7.3.3.0.LHJCNDD on my Redmi 2. It is not a Copied Post.UPDATE(20 JUNE 2019) : CLICK HERE TO READComments are disabled on the MIUI Forum Thread, so i have moved the thread here so that people can coment their problems.Though there are some important comments on the MIUI Forum on this Thread. So it will be available to comment and share.