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[Zenfone 5 General] slim_thumb:
Pinaslang Bazzrom and Firststage kernel

To anyone who follows the Bazzrom thread in XDA which is now closed:

There is a new Bazzrom version 4 which is based on the latest 2.21.40.44 firmware:

Bazzrom V.4

FirstStage kernel v.2.1

Note that you have to update to the latest 2.21.40.44 firmware in order to flash this custom rom.

The Zenfone 5 (Z2580) I bought is a TW version. It came with 1.18.40.8 TW firmware. I followed this guide to downgrade and change the firmware to WW 1.14.40.50 in order to get full Google Play store:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCHeOd2lOms

After downgrading and changing to WW, I found out that you cannot use OTA to update to the latest FW straight from 1.14.40.50 (somehow it always says "you have the latest firmware" in OTA). Therefore I download FW from Asus support and flash the firmwares manually.

I also found out that you cannot flash the latest FW manually straight from 1.14.40.50. You have to go through:

(1) 1.18.40.10 WW

(2) 2.19.40.18 WW

(3) 2.21.40.44 WW

After you have the latest 2.21.40.44 FW, you can flash Bazzrom (see instruction included in the Bazzrom download).

(Note: the Bazzrom post says you can flash a "blob file" to avoid full firmware update, I did not do that).

The Bazzrom v4 (I never tried v 3.5) includes a CPU control app called "coretroller". You can use this app to underclock and shut down one or more cores in order to save battery and reduce heat.

I find that the optimal setting for me is to shut down one of four cores, and decrease the max. frequency to 1.3 GHz. I am not a gamer (the most CPU/GPU intensive game is Fruit Slice (Fruit Ninja clone)). With these settings I got about 4-4.2 hours of

continuous screen-on time playing

Fruit Ninja or watching youtube video in mobile browser (not youtube app) (I notice youtube starts to stutter if I decrease the max. frequency below 1.3 GHz; it still plays reasonably well when you shut down 2 cores). With the original FW and stock kernel, I only get 3-3.5 (mostly 3) hours. I never tested the phone standby time with and without tweaks, because the phone seems to eat a lot of battery only when you are using it.

I tried the FirstStage Kernel v2.1. Note that this is

NOT

an overclock kernel. Although it says it "for 2.21.40.30", it seems to work fine with the latest firmware and bazzrom. I do not find any significant difference in battery saving with the same amount of core shut-down and underclocking.

P.S. I don't know if this is subjective, but I find that the Intel Z2580 is fast (even when underclocked to 1.3 GHz) and the SGX544 MP2 GPU is really smooth, compared to my THL T11 which has MTK6592 Octa core and Mali-450 MP4 GPU.
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Of course,it's rooted.
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
I concur.

The Snappadragon Z5 got an Antutu score of 17.300, I got 17.800 with Intel Z5 at 933 Mhz. At 1.33 i am getting 23.000. Not that I'm a benchmark nerd but that kind of difference can be felt.

To the others, sorry to bore with my repeat.
[Zenfone 5 General] slim_thumb:
In my experience, the Imagination GPU (SGX and hopefully the latest G series) renders smoother than Mali and Adreno. The amount of "jerkiness" (which looks like stop-frame animation) is lowest in the SGX (my experience with SGX 540 in the Samsung Hummingbird and now the SGX544 MP2 in the Z2580). This is much better than the Mali (my experience with Mali-400 MP4 in Samsung Exynos 4210 / 4412, and the Mali-450 MP4 in Mediatek MTK 6592) and the Adreno (Snapdragon S4 with Adreno 305). I think the comparison is fair because none of these are the newest latest GPUs.
[Zenfone 5 General] le0naj0edz:
Audio/Volume

Good day! I just bought a zenfone 5 with firmware updated to WW_2.21.40.44. I'm planning to root/tweak this phone once I get acquainted with it. I just have one question. I observed that the audio volume of the phone when the headphone is used in taking calls is low or muffled. This only happens when the headphone is used. Without the headphone, the volume is just fine. I've tried using other headphones in case mine is defective. However, I get the same result: low and muffled sound. Is this inherent in all zenfone 5 phones or is this a factory defect? Can this be corrected by using the Viper4Android? Thanks in advance. :)
[Zenfone 5 General] xactor:
Anyone tried this??

I found cwm for zenfone 5 ?

anyone tried this?

http://www.asuszenfoneblog.com/2014/08/cwm-recovery-for-asus-zenfone-5.html

Edit: Philz too is there..

http://www.asuszenfoneblog.com/2014/09/cwm-philz-touch-recovery-for-zenfone-5.html
[Zenfone 5 General] mepsnet:
Battery problem

After updating to WW_2.21.40.44, I get fast battery drain on my zenfone 5. Is there any patch/update for this?Please help
[Zenfone 5 General] taoren:
game hack problem

Hi , I have a rooted zenfone 6 but apps like gamekiller or game gardian can't even show my games data , error : your game is dead ?

can anyone help me ?

thanks
[Zenfone 5 General] hutjeflut:
Sadly this just seems to be the kitkat rom. its fixed in 4.4.3 but we dont have a 4.4.3 rom availeble. lets hope that 5.0 thats being released in april will fix it and not screw up something else with it.

i went from 2/3% idle drain a day to almost 12% idle drain overnight.

im so fed up with this pos Phone with now this drain and previously incorrect battery values (all software related issues as with all asus products) that im getting myself a LG G2 this week.

Im never ever buying asus products again they just dont have the skills inhouse to fix important things fast. i had to wait 6 months for them to fix my battery problems others had to wait 9+ months wich is unacceptable.

After 2 years they still didnt bother fixing my motherboard bios problem or my tablet only lasting 4 hours on the battery.

when it comes to writing software asus has no clue what they are doing.
[Zenfone 5 General] ashu258:
Me too my phone also seem to have same problem after latest update. I got almost 2.5 hour of browsing in 3G and 3.5 hours in 2G
[Zenfone 5 General] irvan.herdian:
hi guys, i really need help bout my Z6.

a week ago, when i charge the phone i found my Z6 screen start to tap randomly by itself and i can't even use it. (the screen don't react to my finger tap). and then i take it to the service centre, they said it caused by the hardware (lcd) and they suggest to replace the lcd.

after the lcd replaced (not until 5 hour form the service center) it start to tap randomly again and on the screen appear random line. it start after i inserted the micro sd to the phone.

so i really confuse, is that really a problem on my hardware or it caused by the micro sd (maybe it contain virus or something)? please help me...

sorry for bad english :eek:
[Zenfone 5 General] mepsnet:
Did any one test this PROGRESSIVE ROM BETA V1 ROM

http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4886&extra=page=1
[Zenfone 5 General] le0naj0edz:
Viper4Android

Finally got the chance to root my phone and try viper4android. So far, so good. Audio using headphones slightly improved. :)
[Zenfone 5 General] archemist:
System Update Zen5 not work

always tried to update my zen5 FW using system update but always said "Your system is up-to-date" even there's new update on ASUS site. this happen since i buy the phone several month ago.

that why i always update my FW using manual update (download FW file on asus site)..

but i got tired coz every time there's new update, i need to download over 750 MB. :(

even after update to KitKat, my phone still unable to check FW via 'System update'.

since i curiosity about that, just a moment ago i flash/downgrade my zen5 from FW UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-2.21.40.44-user to UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-1.18.40.9-user

using this method http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1625

when i check system update, that still said "Your system is up-to-date" :( (screenshot)

anyone know how to fix it?? or what FW i need to instal to solve the problem??

thanks before, and regard

sorry for my bad english
[Zenfone 5 General] akshaydas:
Dalvik runtime

I have my zenfone 5 rooted. But how to find runtime setting under developer options as i can find it?

i need to switch to dalvik runtime mode because xmod games works only on dalvik runtime mode.

currently i m using zenfone 5 2.21.40.41 with android version 4.4.2
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
Battery Drain on KK. Activate Intel Deep Sleep after KK update.

-----------FOR ANYONE WHO HAVE BATTERY DRAIN ISSUE AFTER KK UPDATE---------

The battery life is not the best feature of the ZF (actually, it is probably the worst...).

But he battery draining of ZF went worse after KK update than on JB4.3.

So here is a method to recover (at least) the same battery life as there was on JB.

Why ?

Because the intel deep sleep is deactivated after KK update (if you want to know why, please ask Asus...).

How to check that ?

Install CPU Spy (from play store) and run it. You'll see if the deep sleep indicator is dramatically lower then the other, and can compare with yoiur usage : basically, the deep sleep should be activated when the screen is off. So if there is a big difference between your screen off time and the deep sleep time, then your phone is affected by this bug.

How to fix that ?

I find a process on the web.

This process sounds weird, like a placebo.... I was sceptic, but I had nothing to loose. So I followed that STEP BY STEP, and I must admit : it works !!!

So, please give it a try :

1. Use the Asus Zenfone 5 normally until it reaches 1% battery charge. Switch off WiFi and data.

2. Switch off your device and connect charger and allow it to charge until notifications led becomes green. It may take long time around 4 or 5 hours.

3. If the LED indicator doesn’t turns to green, power on the device with charger connected and check and you might find it to be at 94% or so. Switch off again and let it charge more to 97% or more.

4. Disconnect charger from the wall socket.

5. Use the device normally and discharge to 92%.

6. Switch off again and charge till led becomes green.

7. Switch on with charger connected.

8. After home screen comes up after boot, disconnect charger. Intel deep sleep is now enabled

Please share that with anyone who ask for some solution regarding battery drain (of course, this kind of information should be share easier of ZF has its own XDA forum...).

All thanks go to the guy who figure the process out. I don't know who he is, but thanks to him !
[Zenfone 5 General] ashu258:
Hi bro check tmmy screenshot and please tell me about deep sleep activated on ny phone or not?

I just installed CPU SPY, hasnt followed procedure.
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
Hi

I would say that the deep sleep is activated.

For my case, after more than one week uptime, the deep sleep only represented 8% of the usage (and i used disabled service for deactivated unusefull services + greenfiy).

So, you don't seem to be affected by this bug.
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
Speaking about disble service, which service we can disable safely. I did some with wearable service.

Thanks
[Zenfone 5 General] jolat111111:
i dun goofed

i kept trying to root my zenfone 5, then soft bricked the thing, and i was about to return it to the shop and lo and behold, it was a501cg. i thought it was a500cg. yeah my bad.

so its a soft brick, i can go to the droidboot BUT, well i tried the asus flashtool 1.07 and it supports a500cg, NOT a501cg. because i tried. well it flashed something, but it didn't finish, and the error was unknown. i tried again and it said invalid sku. so now i know my zenfone is 501 not 500. (its apparently on the stupid box.

summary!

using adb

1. i flashed 1.17.40.16_ww_recovery (jellybean) into my a501cg 2.20.40 (kitkat) to be able to root it then use the 32GB expanded memory

2. i used an app to be able to save into the expanded memory. it needed root access. it worked!

3. my phone became buggy as crap and would restart or hang after 1 to 2 minutes.

4. i used UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-1.18.40.10-user recovery.img, boot.img, fastboot.img to try and reflash the phone but now my phone is stuck in a bootloop/soft brick

5. i enter into recovery and the droid is dead with an exclamation point. power+down or just down volume does nothing. it restarts/shuts off after a few minutes.

6. i can boot into droidboot and asus flashtool 1.07 detects my fone as a500cg but after trying to flash Zenfone 5 _1.17.40.16_20140811_0963-user-fastboot-user raw it unexpectedly stopped and it literally said unknown error.

7. i tried asus flashtool 1.07 again, and this time it says the sku is different and will not flash it.

so several questions

what is the difference of a500cg to a501cg?

does asus ever update its asus flashtool? will it update to include a501cg?

and the million dollar question, how do i recover from softbrick of my a501?

please and thank you
[Zenfone 5 General] sayan7848:
help

sirs,i am a zenfone 5 user... i am facing some trouble and apparently no fb group or forum members are able to solve....i was using bazzrom 4 for sometime...i enabled softkeys via gravitybox and saw that when i swipe up keeping soft home key pressed the phone freezes....i tried build prop method but then also same thing happened...i then tried both on stock deodexed rom and everything was fine....i then did some theming of my ui and the problem returned.....can anyone point my mistake?????? :( :crying:
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
There are negative feedbacks about them.That's why I am still sticking to Stock ROM and Recovery.Guess,we still need to wait :eek:

---------- Post added at 11:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:21 PM ----------

Have you tried Greenify? ;) That will make your battery last longer.If you are rooted and want more control,go for Greenify (Donation Package).There is a thread related to Greenify on XDA,check that out.

Hope this helps!!:)

---------- Post added at 11:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:27 PM ----------

Yep,that's the hardware problem.The problem is with the touch screen digitizer of your phone.Get that replaced and get the authentic digitizer coz if you dont get the right one ,the response to your TOUCH will be a bit sluggish.

That's not a virus problem.

---------- Post added 8th March 2015 at 12:18 AM ---------- Previous post was 7th March 2015 at 11:40 PM ----------

You can't jump directly from "WW-1.18.40.9" to "WW-2.21.40.44" in one go.For some Android versions with major difference (e.g. Android 4.3 to Android 4.4) you are required to upgrade to an "Intermediate Version" before updating to the latest Android version.

So you need to upgrade your FW this way :

WW-1.18.40.9 > WW-1.18.40.10 > WW-2.20.40.9 > WW-2.21.40.44

Hope this helps!!:)

---------- Post added at 12:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:18 AM ----------

Sorry mate,Xmodgames doesn't support Zenfone 5 at this time.
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
I tried to go to Recovery, and now my phone won't boot. When I attempt to boot, it just displays a USB icon then turns off. Anyone run into this before? Is there any fix?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Navigate UP or DOWN using "VOLUME +"or "VOLUME -" buttons and select reboot.

---------- Post added at 01:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:16 PM ----------

If I understand you correctly,you want system updates get detected and downloaded automatically,right ?

What's your current framework ?

Boot into Droidboot mode >Factory reset your phone >Go to Recovery and Wipe Cache Partition > Upgrade to 2.21.40.44 > Again go to Recovery and Wipe Cache Partition > Flash the latest Framework 2.21.40.44.

Hope this helps!!!
[Zenfone 5 General] ashu258:
Hi all,

The onscreen buttons (back, home, recent app) doesnt have good sensitivity on asus. Or they have very small radius within we have to touch.

Is there any way to have onscreen buttons like motorola devices have on stock android.?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
If you are ROOTED you can use GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys

OR

follow this tutorial.

Hope this helps!!:)

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:28 PM ----------

Damn!You messed up big time.

WTH told you to flash recovery to Root your phone ?You have no idea what you are doing and you are facing the consequences.

What's your Firmware version ? Check your box.
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
It is quite normal after a such a relevant firmware change the system will be busy for a while. It's updating itself, it may be calling home and / or to the apps vendors, sorting memory, refresh media files indexing, etc.

After 2 or 3 normal recharge cycles the behavior should return to normal.

I can get less than 1 % idle draw in 8 h (over night), if I switch from interactive to ondemand Governor. Performance is still good and difference only small. Unfortunately, one core of the 4 processor cores will tend to hang at 1.8 occasionally.
[Zenfone 5 General] archemist:
yes :)

getting tired to download 750 MB every new update :D

2 days ago i just flash back to FW 2.21.40.44

ok,. i try it later. need to back up the app first

thanks sir :)
[Zenfone 5 General] ahhl:
Asus Zenfone 6

not working weather ( nothing appear on the launcher), clock (forced closed) and google + (cannot authorised), facebook ( nothing read by the plugin)

my phone not rooted. can logcat work?
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
Hello,

What you said does make sense.

But from my side, once I updated to KK, even after several reboots, even after an uptime of more than 10 days, the phone almost never went to sleep deep.

Actually, I identify this bug when I install cpu spy after more than 10 days uptime, and I saw that my phone only deep slept for a total of 2 hours...

Now, after applying the described process, my phone deep sleeps most of the time the screen is off (my phone's configuration /applications remain exactly the same, so the only move I made is following the process...).

rgds.
[Zenfone 5 General] zxrzxrxp:
hello, I wanted to ask, if I install the recovery pwrt touch? on zenfone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] pankajd:
Paid ROM bussiness

Most of the android Phones are stuck with Old ROMs. Is it not possible if some of you guys (who knows the ROM stuff) make ROMs - Pure Android kind of -for popular phones then sell it . I sure there are many like me who want steady updates to their mobile and free from all bloatware, and are, ready to pay for this! I want pure android experience on the Zenfone and Android L. Most likely we are not going to get other updates after Android L ( God knows when that will come!). So I am ready to pay some money so that I can keep my phone updated..
[Zenfone 5 General] geepee410:
Found this app in playstore and it works well on my zf5.
[Zenfone 5 General] hutjeflut:
I was forced to update to 4.4 in order to fix my battery stats and my idle drain went from 2% overnight to over 12% overnight and 24% for a full day!

My possible screen on time had therefore bin refuced by about 2 hours in comparison to 4.3.

Lets hope that version 5.0 next month fixes this but i doubt it will.

So far every new android version had reduced battery life

2,3 to 4.0 reduces battery life

4.0 to 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 reduced battery life and 4,3 to 4.4 reduced battery life on all my devices.

im guessing this is because theres more and more build in crap running in the background without you noticing. and google is even making an effort to keep this services from showing up in battery loggs.

Luckaly some apps can still show this drain but sadly we cant disable it because its all linked these days.

my google services boots up 8 processes and services there in 4.0 that was 2 for the same functionality (i dont need the rest after all but i cant disable it...)

and when it comes to battery life on android i have a fun one for everyone to think about.

why does my Phone last only 4 days idle with a sim card in (basic standby) and if i put it in flightmode it lasts over a month?

Now compare this with old nokias with 800 mah batterys that had 3 weeks standby with a sim card in the Phone.

Why is android idle with mobile network on so ineffective these days?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
That's interesting.Where did you find that ?
[Zenfone 5 General] cheeze.keyk:
goodnews everyone. heres a cm11 rom for your zenfone 5.

original thread:

http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2015/03/rom-cyanogenmod-11-for-zenfone-5.html

Download link:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B05UM2q8MdJFTG5DcWxyZlkxRkk#
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
Thanks for the info. Good on you to share your knowledge.
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
And I am guessing you are spot-on.

That one, I am guessing you are somewhat wrong. The 6 additional services are certainly not giving any benefit to us. But to whom? Most of that Geofencing, Wallet, and the like. And most of it can be disabled.

Because - you are guessing it - it's the metadata, which is meanwhile being constantly transmitted in the background which is sucking the power.

Many people worry about encryption of messages. I wonder about what do they think how much Google would be interested reading millions and trillions of messages everyday? Would they be interested in messages reading my mum is baking a apple cake this week-end?

I purchased 3C Toolbox to disable most of it. Consequence: no Google Maps, no Google Wallet, no Google Hangout. Do I really need it? No.
[Zenfone 5 General] jolat111111:
anybody know where to get a501cg raw for asus flashtool?
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
I am a new with my asus zenfone 6. It is possible to safely root my phone? I have a 4.4.2 android. If i root my phone i will get an info about next updates?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Yes if you follow the instructions carefully you can safely root your phone.You will get the updates without any problem if you don't modify the system partiton (preinstalled apps etc).

Alternatively,you can manually update your firmware.Find that here.
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
Ok but what instruction is 100% safe and it works?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Can you guarantee that it won't work if you follow the instructions properly ?

You will be doing everything at your own risk,XDA is not responsible for your bricked device.RESEARCH before doing anything.

What's your "Android version" and "Build number" ?
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
4.4.2 and version:
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Here you go :)

Good luck!!
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
One more thing. What about with the quaranty? If i'll need to send my phone to service how to unroot the phone to factory state?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
If you want to claim the warranty,you will have to flash the Stock ROM.

If you'd like my 2 cents ,you won't regret rooting your phone ;)
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
2 cents? Sorry i dont understand :)

Ps. Your link not work
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Nevermind,that's just an idiom :) In my opinion,you won't regret rooting your phone.

EDIT : Which link is not working ?
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
From #2885 post
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Here you go : http://www.asuszenfoneblog.com/2015/02/how-to-root-asus-zenfone-6-firmware.html
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
Thanks again. I have a zenfone 6 from yesterday cause my my note 2 was dead. One thing that on note 2 I have a very good wifii signal. On zenfone it is very weak. Is that normal in this phone?
[Zenfone 5 General] optimusodd:
Did you buy it yesterday or is it a used one ?You can resolve the Wi-Fi problem.I can't say about ZF 6 as I am using ZF 5 and not facing any problem regarding Wi-Fi

This might help you :

http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1006657
[Zenfone 5 General] samson09:
It is used one but what the diffrent?
[Zenfone 5 General] Benjamin Kuruvilla:
Guys is there any other important root apps.?
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
Busybox, Init.d Toggler, F-Droid, Faster GPS, Wakelock Detector, YAAB.

You also could replace some of the above by 3C Toolbox. Swiss Knife.
[Zenfone 5 General] Benjamin Kuruvilla:
Can u say what was the purpose of this apps..! M a newbie in the rooting field that's y.. :P
[Zenfone 5 General] geepee410:
Try this make sure you have xposed framework intalled.
[Zenfone 5 General] Benjamin Kuruvilla:
I hear that after installing xposed can't update through ota is that right...?