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[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
Camera problem

Hello friends. I got a problem and I hope that you will help me. I'm a beginner so I hope you will have understanding :)

The camera on my Zenfone 5 will not work. Can take pictures, record can not. I tried several cameras but each has the same problem.

Please help me how to solve this problem.

Build number is: ASUS_T00J_WW_user_1.98.40.9_20190827_0215
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Have you tried Hard Reset ? Read post # 2972.

Again,why don't you update to the latest framework 2.21.40.44 ? :confused:

Hope this helps!!!
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
Thank you for your prompt reply to a friend. I'll try to do Hard Reset. Is there somewhere Instruction step by step how to upgrade to the latest version? I am a beginner and the only thing I know is that the phone be rooted. Thank you! And I apologize for the bad English :)
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
What do you mean ? Are you rooted or want to root your phone ?
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
Phone is rooted :D

How can I upgrade to the latest version. I had a samsung and on it I installed a custom recovery then I flash rom. How can I do to Zenfone 5? Thank you!
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Follow this tutorial to manually flashing the latest firmware.

Download the latest ZF5 KitKat Firmware from here.

Remember that you will lose your user apps and data so back them up before proceeding.

Hope this helps!!!
[Zenfone 5 General] coilbone:
Hey guys its me again :D I rooted my phone and i need something else right now.

My camera was saving photos to my MicroSD and its not working right now. I cant get it work on my tablet or my pc via card reader.

Is it possible to recover photos from my phone? Is there some backup or something like that for camera photos?

Thanks for help.
[Zenfone 5 General] skeel79:
I want to my root my zenphone 6 it has never been root before.my firmware version is 4.4.2 kitkat 2.21.40.39 the model is tw
[Zenfone 5 General] NEooZX:
Factory reset problem

Cant do the wipe data or factory reset, when i do it through settings it cant boot, just blinks usb icon and then i need to go recovery and reboot so i can use the phone.

Anyone had this kind of problem? Fw is kitkat and phone is rooted.

Thanks in advance :)
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Try Hardware Reset.Read post # 2972.

Hope this helps!!!

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Here you go :)

Hope this helps!!
[Zenfone 5 General] skeel79:
Thank you for reply but im confuse i have read another tut with fastboot img it is the same ?

The méthod on your link its with recovery.img i want to root safely my phone thnks
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
My Build number is: ASUS_T00J_WW_user_1.98.40.9_20190827_0215

Can I install this version:

ASUS ZenFone 5 (T00F / T00J) software Image: V2.21.40.44 for WW SKU only

My phone has a 1.6 processor and 1 GB RAM.

Thank you!
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
I didn't get you.:confused: If you can access your SD Card on PC,why don't you restore your photos ?

In your phone,photos get saved to "sdcard/DCIM/Camera".

If the files are lost,did you try any data recovery software ?

You might find Android Data Recovery,Undelete,Recuva etc useful.

Hope this helps!!!
[Zenfone 5 General] skashamgupta111:
I have Zenfone 5Gold and smart view cover of it. it was all good

Till i got an issue on my zenfone it doesn't shows the smart view it doesn't work I tried another zenfone 5 in that cover was working but in my its not working. Why?

How to fix it? If anyone knows what happened please reply

I really want to fix it!

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
Please somebody help me!

I tried v2.21 and I got an error - status 8th

Then I read this:

"Hi, if you firmware version is JB, you need to update V1.18.40.10 then update to KK V2.19.40.18 and update to the last version"

When I copy V1.18 on the phone's internal memory and disconnect the USB cable. I do not get a notification that I have an update available.
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Not update.You need to downgrade to "V1.18.40.10(WW)" first.Then update to "V2.19.40.18 (WW)" and finally update to "WW_2.21.40.44".

V1.98.40.9(WW) > V1.18.40.10 (WW) > V2.19.40.18 (WW) > WW_2.21.40.44

Hope that's clear now.
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
Yes, I understand. But when I put V1.18 in the phone's internal memory and disconnect the USB cable does not get a notification.

Is the problem that I have root? Do you need to remove the root and how?

Thank you!
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
That won't work with current recovery.You need diff recovery "1.18.40.10_ww_recovery.img" to downgrade to "V1.18.40.10 (WW)".

Find the step by step tutorial here.

Download "V1.18.40.10 (WW)" firmware and extract the required recovery from the firmware zip.

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Did the problem start after updating to kitkat 4.4.2 ? If yes,that's a bug any other ppl are facing the same issue.That's not an issue on the devices running on Jelly Bean.

That might get fixed in future updates.Check your firmware,update to the latest firmware.

Did you try factory reset.Also try wiping "cache partition" via recovery.

Alternatively,you can revert back to JB if you have updated to KK but it's not recommended to get back to less stable framework just to fix the cover issue.

Hope this helps!!
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
I did it, now I have to V2.21.40.44. Thank you!
[Zenfone 5 General] JoshuaLintag:
Hello everyone. I've actually just bought a Zenfone 5 yesterday. It's already updated to KitKat right out of the box. TOOJ_WW_user_ 2.21.40.30 .

I have a big problem. I'm concerned about the poor thing's battery life. About 5 hours of music and facebook, it's down to 15%. I'm downloading the 40.44 firmware now actually hoping it might help.

Battery drains a hell lot fast even if I'm not using my phone and I am left to wonder. Will the firmware update help at all especially with the battery?
[Zenfone 5 General] bluedragon0702:
That's the problems on KitKat ROM for Zen5. I hope ASUS will fix it on the next Lollipop Update by the end of this month.

Just wait for it :)
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
5 h screen time is what you can get with the ZF 5.
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
As bluedragon0702 and peter-k have said.

You might also find this useful,I didn't try that so I can't vouch for that.

Moreover,you can use Greenify to prevent unnecessary apps running in background that that chew up RAM and battery life.If you are rooted you can gain more control using Greenify and use Titanium Backup to freeze the unnessesary apps/processes.Just make sure you don't modify "System" else you won't get OTA update.

Hope this helps!!
[Zenfone 5 General] mhrszl:
hi guys, just got my zenfone 6 (KitKat out-of-box) yesterday.

tried everything i can with it, browsing,streaming audio-video, play music,games etc.

1 think i noticed is the device getting hot on the rear, specifically the area near the camera even only just 10 minutes operating.

i'd try to search on the net and watched few reviews on youtube and they did mentioned the device temperature could be quite hot.

installed cpuz and get the thermal reading up to 63.0°C on one of the processor (maybe? i'll upload the ss later)

do any of you have also experienced this? and what can i do to make it less hot as i'm a bit worried that it could damage the internal components :crying:
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
I am glad you did that :) Once you are done,post the complete procedure you followed.That might be useful for other users who have the framework v1.98.40.9.
[Zenfone 5 General] aldzi:
Guys, would you please give me tutorial to recompile and decompile latest kitkat odex ver? :D i used to modding my galaxy pocket but i think it's now different since when i modded my old device, it's deodexed and easy to decompile recompile using apkmultitool. Please guys give me the tutorial :D
[Zenfone 5 General] N'ayam Amarsh'e:
Sorry, Wrote that TW wrong...

I was Talking about T00J-WW and T00F-WW, sorry.

I haven't installed any Custom Recovery or tried to flash Recovery or Firmware manually, but, I just read an article on www.asus-zenfone.com

[FIX]Failed to update OTA updates on Zenfone 5 & 6

Can that help?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Okay,if you are on stock recovery you are good to go.

Flash recovery "2.21.40.30_ww_recovery.img".And try to update again.

If that doesn't work,you will have to manually flash framework "v2.21.40.30" and after that update to latest framework by flashing "v2.21.40.44".

Download recovery from here and rename it "2214030" (without quotes).

Put the recovery image to "platform-tools" folder of Android SDK.

Set up ADB and in the terminal type

adb devices

It will list your device and number.Now type

adb reboot bootloader

Your phone will reboot in bootloader mode.

Go to "Platform-tools " folder and press and Hold "Shift" key >Right click >Open command window here.In cmd run the following command

fastboot devices

It will list your device.

Now run the following command

fastboot flash recovery 2214030.img

(Make sure you are not naming it 2214030.img.img)

Once the recovery is isntalled,reboot the phone running this command

fastboot reboot

Once the phone starts.Close the command prompt window.

Hope this helps!!
[Zenfone 5 General] muxa1980:
I was on V98.40.9 (WW) and used with this procedure.

So, I had to use recovery software version that I wanted to install. Just follow the instructions set by the optimusodd. After that, I installed a newer version of the software and in the end I installed the latest version V2.21.40 (WW).

I hope this will help someone and thanks again optimusodd;)
[Zenfone 5 General] nicknacknuke:
i know what init.d does.. and scripts, tho i only have 5 years on linux system administration.

what i meant is wheter it's safe to include such scripts on zenfone, since this device is not really as customizable as other devices.. ( xposed framework needs additional tweaks, TWRP & CWM not as easy as other devices, etc )
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
Then you likely know a lot more abt init.d than me. :)

I am using 3C Toolbox. It helps me to adjust settings related to CPU, memory, network, etc.. I can set 3C to apply parameters after start-up, or I can set it to use init.d scripts, which will be executed during boot up. I prefer the later.

I did not have any trouble setting up Busybox or init.d toggler. 3C Toolbox scripts so far are all safe. But I know there are some init.d scripts floating around which can prevent the device booting, make an Iphone saying "I like Android", or even make an Asian to actually follow the traffic rules.

Just commenting, at that time when I installed Xposed it was the normal way with no problem at all. TWRP worked fine too. It is lagging but very reliable. I used CWM, I found it more user friendly but not as 100 % reliable. I am using JB, so your mileage might vary.
[Zenfone 5 General] dani filth:
fastboot flashed with recovery.img

hi there.. same issue,different thread for zrnfone 5 what should i do? my fastboot was accidentally flashed with recovery.img... cant enter droidboot no more. please help... and when i adb sideload the error prompts. see attached photo. thank you. hope to resolve this issue for my Z5 has been restarting randomly..
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Don't spam the thread by asking the same questions again and again on multiple threads.It's a violation of the xda forum rules.

Moderator,please delete those posts.
[Zenfone 5 General] dani filth:
droidboot issues

sorry there. but there is no intention to spam. i thought it would be ok to post as for the issue is not offtopic. the threads are for Z5 anyways. sorry moderators. im just searching for possible xda solutions. thank you.
[Zenfone 5 General] pedropmf:
Hi,

I have a Zemfone 6. I have instaled Terminal Ide. Its run ok, but, if i install its system, when i enter the terminal, i cant type anything and an "exit" comand appear at the prompt. Whats going on? I have	tried to instal it manualy, but still i have this issue... there is a way to get this terminal work, even if it doesmt have	all its functions?

I have another question... i have instaled Android Termimal + busybox 2.7. So, if i type ifconfig, nothimg is show, but if i type "busybox ifconfig", it works as it should... is there a way to male this comand work without type busybox first?

Thanks and sorry my bad emglish...
[Zenfone 5 General] chetan_dua:
Is there sny custom recovery for ZenFone 5 v2.21.40.44 WW
[Zenfone 5 General] razerguy71:
what is the exact date does the Lollipop for Zenfone 5 will be released and avaiable for download?
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
No exact date. My gues is that it'll come on the third week of April
[Zenfone 5 General] dani filth:
philz

you can get it here sir http://xdaforums.com/android/help/root-zenfone-5bootloader-unlock-recovery-t2896589 under "attachments" section... hit thanks if you are happy :)
[Zenfone 5 General] chetan_dua:
Actually this recovery is slow and moreover last time it doesnot detect my internal sd card. Is there any other good recovery like orignal cwm or twrp.
[Zenfone 5 General] dani filth:
TWRP

then try this one http://xdaforums.com/android/general/twrp-asus-zenfone-5-t2855630 i think no modified Z5 recovery is stable for now. thank you
[Zenfone 5 General] cgren:
That would be nice since we can now use TWRP

only 1 sim can use 3G.
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
are u sure bro? it's not like mtk devices.

there's an option to select/unselect 2G mode for each sim

Go to Settings > More > Mobile networks > Network Mode -> untick 2G for sim which u wanna use 3G (only 1 sim allowed for 3G at once but u still can toggle whenever u want)
[Zenfone 5 General] hristcroixqwerty:
transparent status bar on on any launcher

Asus launcher have transparent status bar, but in Nova Launcher, transparency is gone.. In nova settings there's a setting that you can make your status bar transparent but only in 4.4 Kitkat. Can i just mod my systemui.apk so any launcher i install will have transparent status bar? And i want my clock in the middle too.. Anyone can help me here? :D :laugh:

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3G cannot be activated on both sim AT THE SAME TIME. Although both of sim slot is 3G supported.
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
yeah.. but we can toggle sim1 -> sim2 -> sim1 whenever we want :D

try this bro http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1633333 i'm still learning using it, so far not yet successfull, getting error when recompiling framework-res.apk :(
[Zenfone 5 General] cgren:
Yep you can choose between sims for 3G. But not at the same time
[Zenfone 5 General] param1echo:
maybe asus has doing great job for supporting zenfone's software.
[Zenfone 5 General] Sisqo:
Don't think so, they did a good job but there are still bugs to be fixed, a better kernel could improve the battery life.. just hope a dev would be interested in this device
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
have u try this http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/mod-nlpunbounce-reduce-nlp-wakelocks-t2853874
[Zenfone 5 General] ahhl:
i hv my gps off but my battery graphd shows gps o 24hrs?! why!
[Zenfone 5 General] Flashben:
Anyone have issue with Zenfone 5 when using wifi??

Even when I am directly in front of the wifi, is only have 4 bar....
[Zenfone 5 General] cgren:
In my country, there is this carrier who has conflicts with the wifi, they tried other carrier sims and wifi worked flawless. Try to check wiht your carrier.
[Zenfone 5 General] Flashben:
But wifi and carrier is a different hardware right? I have no issue with other phone with my current carrier when using wifi...
[Zenfone 5 General] Tom G Alex:
Version number

Whats the update version number - Is this for WW or only TW or CW ??

With the previous update, when I tried, I noticed root survival mode did not work !!

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Sometimes Wifi issues can occur if you are using a sim that is cut with sim cutter . If so, switch to a standard micro sim from your carrier.

This is because, sim card interferes with Wifi hardware. It is written so in Manual I think
[Zenfone 5 General] nicknacknuke:
Another Wifi problem

hi...

i got this 1.19 CN version somehow.. pre-rooted, with working gapps.. but with wifi trouble.

Downgraded to 1.14WW.. upgrade to 1.17WW. Wifi still sucks so bad.. wifi icon disappear and reappearing in notif. bar..

is this a firmware problem, hardware.. or because of the sim card like you're saying ?

I'm about to loose it with this wifi problem !
[Zenfone 5 General] mprithwish:
Hello

I have been trying to install xposed framework on my rooted WW zenfone 5. I have followed instructions to create offset files. However, the message that the framework is not active continues to appear. I am appending the logcat. Can anyone help?

-----------------

30 Aug 2014 18:43:36 UTC

Loading Xposed v46 (for Zygote)...

Running ROM 'ASUS_T00J_WW_user_1.16.40.50_20140731_6736 release-keys' with fingerprint 'asus/WW_a501cg/ASUS_T00J:4.3/JSS15Q/WW_user_1.16.40.50_20140731_6736:user/release-keys'

Errors during Xposed initialization

java.io.FileNotFoundException: /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/modules.list: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory)

at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:409)

at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:78)

at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:105)

at java.io.FileReader.<init>(FileReader.java:66)

at de.robv.android.xposed.XposedBridge.loadModules(XposedBridge.java:391)

at de.robv.android.xposed.XposedBridge.main(XposedBridge.java:120)

at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Caused by: libcore.io.ErrnoException: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory)

at libcore.io.Posix.open(Native Method)

at libcore.io.BlockGuardOs.open(BlockGuardOs.java:110)

at libcore.io.IoBridge.open(IoBridge.java:393)

... 6 more
[Zenfone 5 General] scarpeta8:
Can confirm Root Survival mode works:)
[Zenfone 5 General] dunghnguyen:
[MENTION=1808003]quyvinh[/MENTION]: have u tried to flash the gapps zip at the twrp ? tks to share us. b.rgds,
[Zenfone 5 General] hristcroixqwerty:
Your xposed files are still not installed.. follow this:

1. Go to /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/ using any file explorer with root capabilty

2. From there create a folder name conf

3. now connect ur phone to pc and use ADB

4. the do this again..

adb devices (make sure your phone show!)

adb shell (hit Enter)

su (hit Enter, then look on your phone and touch OK)

echo 148 > /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset (hit Enter)

chmod 664 /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset (hit Enter)

5. exit, install/update exposed modules then restart.
[Zenfone 5 General] mprithwish:
Hi

Thanks. In fact, i did follow these instructions. As I said, the offsets are already there.

However, I checked the permissions on xposedbridge.jar and app_process, and i found that root permissions were not available with these two. So i fixed them and voila, the framework is not active vanished.

I proceeded to install gravitybox and tried to enable it on xposed. However, i got a toast notification that modules.list cannot be found. Cannot fathom this one...any ideas?
[Zenfone 5 General] DiegoEnzo:
same problem

I have the same problem. when I type your command it says "ro.build.asus.sku=WW" but twrp won't update saying it is TW. Please help. thanks.
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
ASUS has not announced any exact date.Most likely by the end of April or early May 2015.

I have noticed that the new updates for ASUS apps are already getting released.

Hopefully,the battery life will get a lot better after Lollipop update :fingers-crossed:

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Read it.
[Zenfone 5 General] Efuma:
Don't hold your breath

I'm afraid ASUS won't be able to make the previously announced April time frame.

Current beta build for Zenfone 5 is 4.4.2 2.22.40.39_20150207, which I believe is only one past the released build. The next build after this beta build will be Lollipop.

ASUS put up a notice of pending Lollipop testing back in February. A lollipop beta did come out for Zenfone 4 on 3/13, but that was it. There was a hint that lollipop beta was supposed to come out last week for Zenfone 5/6, but there was nothing. Hopefully, we'll finally see this beta this week, or at the very latest the next several weeks.

There is usually a 2 months gap from beta to release, so you're looking at June or later for the official lollipop release on Zenfone 5, that is, if we were to see a beta build this April.
[Zenfone 5 General] nip_miniw:
Can anybody help me with this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59912745&postcount=179

I ask in a different way. I want to flash my Zenfone 5 (A500KL) using adb method. but there is no "fastboot.img" file in the .zip firmware file. There's only "boot.img" file.

I know in A501CG's firmware file there is "fastboot.img" but in A500KL's there's not...

What should I do?
[Zenfone 5 General] chetan_dua:
I have already tried that but Z5 kitkat doesn't go into recovery.
[Zenfone 5 General] sayan7848:
it does mate...if u are having problem with pressing keys try booting in recovery from adb command adb reboot recovery.....
[Zenfone 5 General] Benjamin Kuruvilla:
April last or may first week.. Don't expect to much soo many bugs are waiting..! ?
[Zenfone 5 General] aditya104:
Installed Xposed on Zenfone 5 A501CG 16GB.

The OP method didn't work. These two commands didn't succeed.

echo 148 > /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset (hit Enter)
chmod 664 /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset (hit Enter)

Then succeeded with Arjun Jadeja's Tool. [Tool] Installer for Xposed Installer (for ZenFones). Worked flawlessly.
[Zenfone 5 General] dani filth:
Z5 fastboot/droidboot flashed with recovery.img

a little jumpin help please... if you may brother http://xdaforums.com/android/genera...kitkat-4-4-2-100-t2947092/page36#post59930508 thank you
[Zenfone 5 General] taoren:
update problem

Hi , I have a zenfone6 version 1.98.40.11 --- when I try to update it's give me an error say's first update to the last 4.3 , I download 2.19.40.18 and the newest bulid 2.21.40.39

Can anyone help me ?

thanks
[Zenfone 5 General] hutjeflut:
1.98 does not excist hence you messed with it flashing incorrectly so ota will no longer work.

download the latest 1.18 firmware and flash that manualy then update further.
[Zenfone 5 General] taoren:
Thanks a lot

I didn't do any think with it but when i bought it was rooted -_-

is there a specific way to update ?
[Zenfone 5 General] hutjeflut:
if you bought it second hand the previous owner screwed arround with it then if ont you might have bough a CN version that is converted to a WW version or something in that nature was either way id return it if warrantee. NOOONE should touch a Phone before you open the box if sold as new.

if you bought it second hand you need to convert it to stock completely but first extracting recovery from a stock rom (preferably a 1,18 rom as it saves time) then flash the full rom.

if you want root you need to use rootzenfone at this point and enable supersu pro and rootkeeper in supersu and update to 4.4 from there trough OTA update.

how to flash all this is on the forum somewhere im sure.
[Zenfone 5 General] TogoFire:
Thanks! :)
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Just in case you don't know, ASUS already started beta testing Android Lollipop but they choose very few people to test it. Expect it to be out this week to next week.
[Zenfone 5 General] Efuma:
You are too optimistic and flat out wrong.

Whatever testing that is happening currently on Lollipop Zenfone 5/6 has been internal. ASUS Zentalk TW rep just posted on the beta forum that the initial beta build will be available within 2 weeks. This is an internal beta build that is available only to beta testers on Zentalk TW.

As to the final release build, I'd be surprised if it makes a May date. Please bear in mind that 4.4.2 was in beta for two months.