Crucial Warning: Never cross-flash firmware, modems, or partition files designated for the Qualcomm Snapdragon variants (kenzo or kate) onto this MediaTek hennessy board. Flashing Qualcomm binaries onto a MediaTek board corrupts the preloader and triggers a severe hard brick. Furthermore, when using SP Flash Tool, strictly select "Download Only" and never select "Format All + Download", which permanently erases the factory NVRAM partition holding your device IMEI and MAC addresses.
Download Firmware for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (hennessy)
Official Stock Fastboot & Recovery ROMs 2 packages
hennessy_images_V9.6.1.0.LHNCNFD_20180620.0000.00_5.0_cn_bd34f81de6.tgz
Final official stock Fastboot factory firmware. Contains MT6795_Android_scatter.txt for low-level SP Flash Tool flashing and flash_all.bat for Fastboot restoration.
MD5: bd34f81de6e6e8b378e25908e2d069f3
miui_HMNote3_V9.6.1.0.LHNCNFD_c1e5a895a8_5.0.zip
Official signed recovery update package for MIUI 9.6. Can be installed via stock recovery updater or custom TWRP recovery.
MD5: c1e5a895a8e843f946227a0fc1ad79a9
Xiaomi.eu Multilingual Community Builds 1 package
xiaomi.eu_multi_HMNote3_V9.2.2.0.LHNCNEK_v9-5.0.zip
Stable multilingual community ROM built by Xiaomi.eu. Includes Google Play Framework, European translations, and removed Chinese regional bloatware.
MD5: 49ef93e1428d5d947736254a0846d6f0
Official Custom Recoveries (TWRP) 1 package
twrp-3.7.0_9-0-hennessy.img
Official TeamWin Recovery Project image for hennessy. Required for flashing Xiaomi.eu ZIP archives, performing full Nandroid backups, and root installation.
MD5: c443be700d57789be73e929d95d8612c
Flashing Overview for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (hennessy)
- Verify that your device is the MediaTek variant by running "fastboot getvar product" to confirm codename hennessy
- Download and install 64-bit MediaTek Preloader and VCOM USB drivers on your Windows computer
- Extract the official Fastboot .tgz package twice using 7-Zip into a clean directory path like C:\hennessy_fw
- Open SP Flash Tool, load MT6795_Android_scatter.txt, verify "Download Only" is checked, and click Download
- Power off the phone and connect the microUSB cable while holding Volume Down until flashing starts
Expand preparation checklist for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (hennessy)
- Confirm your handset is the MediaTek variant by checking Fastboot product identity (run 'fastboot getvar product', which returns 'hennessy').
- Install signed MediaTek VCOM / Preloader USB drivers on your Windows PC to ensure stable tool communication.
- Charge the 4000mAh internal battery to at least 50% before flashing.
- Extract the Fastboot .tgz archive twice using 7-Zip until MT6795_Android_scatter.txt and the partition images are visible.
- Use an authentic microUSB data cable connected directly to a rear motherboard USB 2.0 port to prevent communication timeouts.
- Back up personal data before flashing, as clean flashing overwrites internal user storage.
Compatibility & Bootloader Notes
The Redmi Note 3 MediaTek was the first Xiaomi smartphone to introduce a factory locked bootloader. While Fastboot flashing via flash_all.bat requires bootloader unlocking through Mi Unlock, low-level factory restoration and soft-brick recovery can be carried out using SP Flash Tool in Download Only mode via the MediaTek BROM/Preloader handshake.
Ready to Flash This Firmware?
Full step-by-step instructions for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (hennessy), including prerequisites, error fixes, and screenshots, are on FlashGuideHub's SP Flash Tool guide.
Can also be flashed via Mi Flash Tool: Open Mi Flash Tool Guide →
Frequently Asked Questions
The Redmi Note 3 hennessy is built around the MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 SoC with PowerVR G6200 graphics and eMMC 5.0 storage without a microSD card slot. In contrast, the later kenzo and kate models use Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processors with Adreno 510 graphics, hybrid microSD SIM trays, and entirely different partition layouts. Firmware binaries between MediaTek and Qualcomm variants are completely incompatible.
Because hennessy utilizes a MediaTek chipset, its flash memory layout is defined by a hardware scatter file (MT6795_Android_scatter.txt). This configuration allows the package to be flashed both through standard Fastboot scripts (flash_all.bat) when the bootloader is unlocked, and through low-level SP Flash Tool via the BootROM (BROM) interface for soft-brick recovery.
The Redmi Note 3 hennessy was produced in two hardware configurations: a Standard Edition featuring 2 GB of dual-channel LPDDR3 RAM with 16 GB of eMMC 5.0 flash storage, and a High Edition featuring 3 GB of LPDDR3 RAM with 32 GB of internal storage. Both hardware tiers share identical partition tables, kernel binaries, and firmware packages.
Official software updates for hennessy remained on Android 5.0.2 because MediaTek ceased Board Support Package (BSP) and proprietary kernel source updates for the Helio X10 MT6795 chipset following the Lollipop release. Xiaomi continued updating the MIUI skin layer up to MIUI 9.6 (V9.6.1.0.LHNCNFD) while preserving the underlying Android 5.0.2 kernel base.