[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RajGopi:
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WARNING: this method of rooting

voids your phone's warranty

because you can flash system as usual and as it used to be, so don't worry

root with your own risk

this method works for WW SKU

(i don't know about other SKU images but you can always give a try if you are on other SKU)

here am posting two methods of rooting

whatever the method it is , all we need is our zenfone 5 to be rooted. right??

one is root process by shakalaca and you can find his post here(use google translate in his page)(you can find the english translated here in the end of this post)

the second process is here as i posted below

make sure you have adb n fastboot drivers, intel mobile usb drivers, asus usb drivers

usb debugging must be turned on(settings-->developer options)

to get developer options goto settings-->about-->build number(tap on it 7times) now go back n u will find developers options

first of all download the bootloader.zip attached below

download SuperSU flashable zip attached below and place this

UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip

file into your

internal storage

(lets flash it later why so hurry?)

extract the bootloader.zip and place the extracted files in your adb or fastboot folder(or simply place them in c:\users\xxx )

turn on the usb debugging option(settings-->developer options-->usb debugging)

connect your zenfone 5 to your windows pc

open command prompt on your computer and run these following commands

adb devices(you will see your device serial number)

adb reboot-bootloader(now your device will boot(startup) in droidboot menu

fastboot flash dnx dnx_fwr_ctp_a500cg.bin

fastboot flash ifwi ifwi_ctp_a500cg_unlock.bin

now your bootloader is unlocked so that we can flash custom recovery

best part: it is unofficial bootloader unlocking and when you update the next firmware via OTA the bootloader relocks by itself(yep you will receive OTA updates even after this)

my bootloader relocked after OTA update ofV2.19.40.18 n it relocked my bootloader

now i hope u unlocked your bootloader

download this recovery

recovery_philz_t00f.tar

(attached below)

extract it and you wil find the recovery_philz_t00f.img file

place that recovery in your fastboot folder and run these following commands

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot devices (just to make sure your device is connected)

fastboot flash recovery recovery_philz_t00f.img

give it time to write the recovery( takes 3-4 seconds)

now that you have philz recovery

now run this command

fastboot reboot-bootloader

now your Zenfone reboots to bootloader menu and select recovery option by scrolling down(use volume-) and select( use power button)

u can disconnect your device now and u are in recovery

the recovery is a little bit laggy but works fine

select the option install zip from sd card

select the

UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip

file that u placed in your internal storage earlier

now you have options to say yes or no.. select yes and let the recovery flash SuperSU

I hope u have flashed successfully

now opt for

reboot system now

guess what your ZenFone is rooted Buddy

check it using any root checker app or install any root related app or you can check that SuperSU is working without any error

screenshots????

well attached below for proof

Want to relock the bootloader??

i suggest you not to relock the bootloader coz the OTA update relocks the bootloader automatically

still want to relock bootloader?

read below posts before relocking the bootloader because some members faced problems

here you go

refer to this link

http://www.asuszenfoneblog.com/2014/09/how-to-relock-bootloader-on-asus-zenfone.html

Stuck at USB logo????

WELCOME BACK

here is the solution:

flash this modified stock recovery https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvauuk0tzid1o3i/1.18.40.9_ww_recovery.img?dl=0 in droidboot menu

fastboot flash recovery <filename>.img (filename can be anything or the name of recovery you downloaded from above)

download the last JB update package V1.18.40.10

now goto recovery n wipe data/cache

then sideload the JB update package V1.18.40.10(how to sideload????? explained below)

it will work for sure

after updating wipe data n cache again

now reboot system n go through initial setup n everything will be fine

well you will be on JB now but if you want Kitkat then sideload the Kitkat update package

and follow the root process from the beginning

finally i suggest you not to relock the bootloader because when you sideload the update it will relock the bootloader)

OTA updates are available after rooting by this process

yes OTA updates are still available(even if the bootloader is unlocked)

image attached below to show ota update

i got OTA update of

2.19.40.18_20141003_8008 release-keys

and downloaded it n updated successfully without any issues

if you can't find OTA update from your ZenFone 5 then download the update package from asus website

whenever you get OTA update check for ASUS website and download the package from there

here is the link to asus website for downloading future updates http://www.asus.com/in/Tablets_Mobile/ZenFone_5_A500CG/HelpDesk_Download/

there just click on select OS and select android and then you will find the update packages

after downloading the package extract it and u will fing another zip of name like UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-2.19.XX.X-user.zip

place that .zip file in your internal storage and the system detects it as update file and notifies you whether to update

if it fails then sideload the update via ADB

applying OTA updates via adb

Just download the package from the ASUS website stated above(click on the link)

place the package UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-2.19.XX.X-user.zip to your adb or fastboot folder

now enter into droidboot menu(power off your phone and hold power button+volume up till you see droidboot menu) of your Zenfone 5 and connect it to your PC

now scroll down(use volume keys) to recovery and select it(use power key) and your phone will boot to recovery

now that you are in recovery(you can see a droid symbol lying down with red triangle over its stomach)

press n keep holding volume down button, press volume up button(press vol+ button while still vol- button holding)

now you will see recovery commands

scroll to apply update from ADB

now open the command prompt on your PC and type this following command

adb sideload UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-2.19.XX.X-user.zip

now wait for the process to complete till 100%

now the system update starts and HURRAY you just updated the firmware successfully

(if you have installed xposed framework or Lucky Patcher then you have to follow these steps before updating

2.19.40.18_20141003_8008 release-keys

)

for those who have xposed installed on Zenfone 5 the latest update will fail

but here is the solution for that

open the .zip package of firmware you have present on your Zenfone 5

for example the UL-ASUS_T00F-ww-V2.19.40.6-user.zip

open it using winrar and navigate to system/framework

find the files core.odex

core.jar

services.jar

services.odex

drag them out on your desktop

now copy them into your internal storage

now use a file manager like ROOT EXPLORER and navigate to /system/framework

delete the

core.odex

core.jar

services.jar

services.odex

files because these are patched by xposed framework and wont let the system to update

now after deleting the patched files

move the files

core.odex

core.jar

services.jar

services.odex files you dragged from zip package and pasted in your internal storage to the folder/system/framework and change the permission to like this rw-r--r--

image attached below

[IMG="permissions"]https://www.dropbox.com/s/sbslw5oc7g3uidc/Screenshot_2014-10-08-11-52-01%5B1%5D.jpg?dl=0[/IMG]

for all the four file(now you restored all the system actual files)

now update it using OTA or by ADB SIDELOAD it wont give you any error

i did this and i updated sucessfully

you will lose root access for the first boot but dont worry

reboot your device again and you will get back the root access

happy updating

root process by shakalaca

enable USB DEBUGGING in settings-->developer options

now download this package root by shakalaca and open in your windows pc

extract it and connect your Zenfone to pc in normal mode

do not remove or unplug your zenfone during this process

now double the

root-zenfone-5-ww.bat

(select tw if your SKU is TW or CHT if its CHT SKU)

follow instructions

now sit back and relax

dont panic during this process your zenfone reboots many times(like 6 times i guess)

and when it says finished just look out for SuperSU in your App Drawer

and yes you are rooted

sorry for grammatical errors(if any)