Newbie has problems with Redmi Note 8T

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@Gman

I have done all the necessary steps including step 4 from the manual:

@Gman

Furthermore I was asked to download the MI Flash application, whereas there is no further explaination given what to use this software for.

A little point. How did you get on with unlocking the bootloader?

Perhaps compare, another user suggests different route/different model: Xiaomi - Redmi Note 8 - ginkgo - Documentation Suggestions - #4 by Deano