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[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kibmikey1:
I'm taking a look at the stuff here, and I think I can work with it. I do take some exception to the somewhat costly tools, however.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsyCLown89:
I think the Zenfone 2 will have a decent backing in terms of ROMs and such, considering the price range and what the phone is capable of.

Probably going to be one of the best value phones this year.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aceofzeroz:
I'm happy to hear that you'll at least be one of the persons willing to take up the challenge, since any effort made is better than none.:) I myself wouldn't mind being a rom builder or at least assist with with the process since I have prior experience with my current Moto Atrix 2. I'm still a novice so I can't do any level of coding or kanging.:p

Along those lines, I do hope Asus is cooperative enough to enable as open rom development as possible to ensure they that they will maintain our loyalty to the Zenfone 2 line. They absolutely need to avoid OTA update fragmentation, locked bootloaders and poor software update support to any issues we all face. If they really play their cards right, they'll definitely make this their and our year for a revolutionary device worth working with!;):cool:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiyagiSan:
Do you know of AOSP roms on any device using an Intel Atom SoC/cpu?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] istperson:
The Nexus Player runs AOSP, the codename is fugu.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiyagiSan:
What I meant to ask was:

Do you know of AOSP roms like CM12 or Omni or PA on any

smartphone or tablet

using an Intel Atom SoC/cpu?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] istperson:
Here's the opportunity for you to make one.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeze.keyk:
hmm.. i think might buy this phone rather than meizu m1 note.

asus releases kernel source code for their device. :D
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radier:
Today ASUS released Kernel Sourcecode for ZE550ML/ZE551ML:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE550ML/zenfone2_2_12_40.zip

and for ZE500CL:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE500CL/Z00D_12_16_4_2_kernel.zip
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aceofzeroz:
Wow, a prompt kernel source release is definitely a great sign that Asus is definitely planning to play their cards right!:D:cool: Looking forward to a healthy start to Zenfone 2 software development in April-May onwards for most of us by then.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeze.keyk:
that was fast. :good:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hp420:
That sounds great when you say it like that, but what about those of us who are coming from the lovely world of Nexus and just want a phone that is cheap but offers the same level of choices for custom roms and mods??? We will definitely not be satisfied with an emerging community that offers a small handful of options because the devs are still figuring stuff out. I don't mean any offense...I totally get that every new tech means devs have to learn about it before they can just 'do' but many of us don't want to wait for that to happen. We just want to get a new phone and hit the ground running with a dozen rom/kernel choices sitting on deck on the sd card ready to be flashed the moment we unbox it.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdragonpt:
They really need to learn ,how to use GitHub....

Cheers
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] istperson:
The above conversation was about if there will be custom roms for the Zenfone 2. And I said there'll probably be, because it's not expensive, it's a solid phone, and certainly it's a challenge. But then it turned into if there's anything now. And we all know there's nothing custom now that works on an Atom phone, so it makes no sense demanding it. I use a Note 3, it has a Qualcomm chip, but it took almost a year to make a practically flawless Cyanogenmod port. But now it's my daily driver, and I'm more than satisfied with it.

So for this one it'll take even more time. So if anybody asks if they should buy this for immediate mods and roms, then the answer is no. But to me it's a challenge, and it's still a very solid phone with more than great price, so that I can't just walk away from it.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiyagiSan:
I asked if there were already any AOSP roms on Intel Atom smartphone/tablets. It was a calculated question, Atoms has been around a while and no AOSP roms might be indicative of a problem or restriction that prevents AOSP roms on that platform.

Haven't found any yet and I'm not holding my breath unless Asus (or indeed Intel) decides to follow Sony's example and

make

it happen.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjmiester:
Great news! I'm pretty dead set on getting one of these. It looks like a really kick-ass deal for such a well loaded phone!
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troy5890:
Man I'm so excited for this to come out. It will be a whole new feeling. Sorry samsung, it's been fun. ?✋?✋?✋
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kibmikey1:
Between this and the Intel Dev stuff, it shouldn't be too difficult to work with. In fact, I'm looking forward to the challenge. Android is getting exciting again! ?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aceofzeroz:
Don't mind me saying this but I like your attitude towards development work, as it seems most just want the fast and easy road to enjoyment.:p:D
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiyagiSan:
Assuming there are no blocking surprises.

Intel is widely regarded as open source friendly so, why is it that 2 years down the road and there is no AOSP roms on any Atom smartphone/tablet. Troubling to say the least....
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poondog:
I bet they use something like this internally, but they zip it up like this just to piss us off :)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewGuy100:
My guess is because the previous processors wren't built from the ground up to handle Android it was more difficult. Things have changed with the Moorefield / Merrifield line of processors as they have put considerable resources into making their processors work with Android.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiyagiSan:
Thanks.

It is frustrating. I am keen to get involved in an Atom AOSP project (like Nokia N1 or Zenfone2 maybe) but,...... :confused:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewGuy100:
I here ya. I own their stock so I would love them to succeed here in Anrdoid. They spent $1 billion buying their way in with Baytrail so they are serious in making it work. The prices for their AP are competitive with Qualcomm they just need to get some design wins and I think the Zenfone 2 is a solid win for them. I've got a Nexus 5 right now and I am tempted to upgrade to the Zenfone 2. I just don't know if I want a 5.5" phone again. Had the Note 2 and it was fun for a couple of weeks then it got annoying. I wish they had a 5" variant with the new processor :-/
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR96:
Well I'm very pleased to see a few of you knowledgeable and experienced guys interested and keen to develop this platform. Who knows? Once you get stuck into it you may find it comparatively easy and flexible to make great ROMS. Yes it wil be a learning curve that will take a bit of time.

But I can't help but think one of the first tasks will be to get into it enough to be able to select/activate which network bands are utilized. We know it is capable of many, but out of the box it'll only be set-up for the local market. And that may not even be all the bands used in that market. In Australia we have 7 LTE bands in use. The two major carriers use 5 each.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teamjm:
And i'm on my way to Taiwan this weekend and thinking of getting one for myself.

I'm still using a Nexus 4 and still quite satisfied with it.

My only problem is will i see future roms and kernels for the zen fone 2 hehe.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theoneofgod:
http://xdaforums.com/razr-i/development/rom-unofficial-cyanogenmod-11-t2966855
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nashant:
Got mine on the way to the UK, delivery estimated 6th April!

Hope someone figures out root before too long, I hate having my phones at stock DPI. Anyone know of anything I can try when it arrives?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordpipa:
Mine gets delivered in Dallas on Monday. We'll see what this baby can do.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hp420:
one single custom rom in the entire development section is hardly a case. this actually did more to worry me than reassure me.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theoneofgod:
Oh well! :)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troy5890:
I don't mind not having a custom rom for this device. At least until you completely get bored of the stock rom.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balaji.iyer21@gmail.com:
well....Intel chips are from completely differnt architecture..x86(correct me if i'm wrong)

there would be a tussle for compatablity btwn ARM v8 and intel's

U need kernel source code"s...

IF intel want's to sell in US....it must support "AOSP".stuff..,CM etc.,,MIUI

(why not a Google Play Edition.)of Zenfone 2
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
ZenFone 5 has a bunch of custom ROMs and that phone didn't even have its own section on XDA. Those were also intel based.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alose:
It is x86, and the source is available from Asus. ZenUI is a pretty light, mostly some minor tweaks compared to Stock. It is definitely not some abomination like Touchwiz. I just replaced a Nexus 5 and before that, had Samsung phones.

Most of ZenUI is actually just ASUS apps, so one can run something else, or just not use them. I am mostly happy with the phone as is, and other than not being able to customize the notification icons like the battery, I am not feeling a need for a custom ROM yet. I am waiting for someone else to take the plunge and root the phone first.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balaji.iyer21@gmail.com:
but i still need stock xperience...system ui,,framework,,,notif drawer,,settings etc......

I'm a SKIN hater any day.......accounts suuport is not given u have KIDS mode...(some glove mode to increase touch sensitivity)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahman45:
where can i find these custom roms? I mostly saw stock rom customized rom and a cm11 that barely works(cannot even make phone call)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] istperson:
Patience! The Intel phones are so scarce that there was practically no development for them. That's why Intel is giving their Atom SOCs so cheap to gain market, and if they succeed there will be enough custom ROMs, you'll see.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipercoyote:
probably wont be able to have roms

But the default zen software is awesome. You will NOT need a rom, just ROOT
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordpipa:
Differ from that. This thing on a custom ROM will fly and definitely more bang for your buck. Zen UI is fine not bad not great... Specs on the phone is another thing.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xazac:
Do you guys think it is possible to port Ubuntu (maybe Touch) to ZenFone 2? I think it would be easier since Ubuntu works on x86 architecture.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahman45:
zenui may be nice but what will happen when asus stops updating it... would be better if it has developers supporting it... i used my old htc desire for 4-5 years thx to custom roms.. the latest official rom was gingerbread.. with developers I got to use ICS, Jellybean and even kitkat...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aceofzeroz:
I can relate heavily with you where almost needing custom roms are concerned. My current device is the Motorola Atrix 2, released from 2011 (though I've only owned mine since April 2013), locked bootloader and abandoned at ICS by Moto.

It's thanks to amazing efforts of devs who wanted to give it and other similar hardware devices some life that it could reach as far as 4.4.4 KK. Despite the locked bootloader handicap, we managed to get a considerable amount of roms working and we could even have LP running if it weren't for the stupid enforced SELinux and lack of updated recovery...

I have much faith that we'll have sufficient dev support as things begin to settle and the community grows some more.:) If the Zenfone 4/5/6 could have it, then with this device series being far more popular and desirable it's inevitable we'll receive developer attention.:cool:

Sent from the Ace's Tapatalk 4
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJR96:
OK, so a few of you have got your hands on one by now. Has anyone found/know the dialer code to access a service menu yet? What sort of options are in it? All I want is to be able to select/activate certain LTE Bands and I'll be very happy.

There is kernel source code and all sorts already out there, at - asus-zenfone . com - mostly. So ASUS and Intel are keen for developers to go nuts with it. They know full well that gaining popularity in this crowd helps overall. So has anyone looked into them? Encouraged by what you've found?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberboy_sj:
Should we expect cyanogenmod for asus zenfone 2 ... I have heard that with Intel inside batch it is impossible for dev's to build cyanogenmod
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatteXperiaU:
we already have root..so i guess something is moving..and very fast..
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ward24:
I don't know bout Roms or how to build one or anything like that but u would think there would b Roms for it BC of the popularity its going to bring BC of the low price with high end specs and the high end model having 4gigs of ram ... I hope we get Roms like cm and pa
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordpipa:
Realistically we need the bootloader to be unlocked and a custom recovery that plays well with Intel processor. After that's done and at the rate that things are moving, I don't see why not other than the Intel processor being a pain. Same reason I was hesitant at first when buying the phone. If bootloader and recovery come custom roms will start coming. I know I will build Broken for it when time comes.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glockaki:
custom roms will come.we allready have root.plus,asus allready gave the sources !with all the problems in the distribution and circulation of the phones and the high semand its a miracle asus is giving the oroper and updates.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clemsyn:
It might :) Looks like the bootloader is unlocked because root was possible via system.img fastboot flash. Looks like ASUS also released their stuff appropriately so it's just a matter of time before a hard working dev would release an AOSP :) I could be wrong though and bootloader is not really unlocked.

Update: Yeh, I'm wrong, rooting got nothing to do with bootloader... Asus, can you release unlock tool pls :)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsin.android:
I really like the phone as its pricing suits me :) but I'm also a big fan of CM. I had phones from LG, Sony and I even had a Nexus 5 but I never used the stock ROM.

Only thing stopping me buying this phone is the dev support. I would be enough at least for me if we can have only CM supported for the phone.

I would love if CM could add this cell phone to its supported devices list.

I would wait a month or two and see if there is some dev support for Zenfone 2 otherwise I have to go for other options like OP 2.

---------- Post added at 04:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 AM ----------

I came across this tutorial for unlocking bootloader.

http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/2015/02/asus-zenfone-2-ze551ml-6917.html

Don't know if it is real and working as I don't own the device :)

Further I saw an official unlock app for older Asus device so we can hope one foe zenfone 2

http://23pin.logdown.com/posts/2341...-bootloader-without-using-official-unlock-app
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsin.android:
I had discussion on Facebook CM page ( with their representative I guess )

It seems that they do not have a plan for this device in near future because their maintainers do not own this device to carry out testing and bug fixes.

After that I have a strong feeling not to buy the device.

Please share your opinion.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Induced_Apathy:
I have Virgin Mobile ZTE N800 (two of them) or Awe devices that I picked up for 20 dollars a pop on a sale. This device has development for it. It's not as open as Zenfone 2. The Zenfone 2 has all the signs. Unlocked bootloader? Check. Limited company support? Check. There will be traction on the community here or somewhere eventually. Give it time.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clemsyn:
kernel

I have compiled a kernel via instructions from ASUS for the ZE550ml but I have a couple of questions (been so long since I did this :) ) so I need help. Instead of the usual zImage file, I got a kernel file and a bzImage file (both files have the same size as the original zImage). Basically all I did was rename the kernel file to zImage file and built the boot.img via Android Kitchen. It created a boot.img file but I'm not flashing this on my phone coz this will certainly brick it if we have a locked bootloader but then again, do we really have a locked bootloader :) ? Also, I bought this from Taiwan and I would hate to ship it back if I brick it.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glockaki:
be patient and dont hurry...lot of us havent the phone yet thanks to......... asus!!!!!!
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberboy_sj:
Zenfone is not going to get stable and official version of cm

But I hope ... Devs will work hard and release atleast a nightly version of cm for it :rolleyes:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiriusCybernetik:
There are way better aosp-style ROMs out there than CM.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tony crousty:
Which ROM do you have in mind?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
id be astounded if it doesn't actually given it's the best phone on the market.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahman45:
in what countries have zenfone already been release? I know it's released in taiwan, france and india... anywhere else? cuz not much/no movement in development forum... unless all developers are from USA...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcof93:
Released also here, in Italy.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0ngstr0us:
Released here in Singapore last week. 4GBs Mid May.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metaphz:
Yes Lollirock for the Asus Nexus Player.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajadev:
anyone making ROM for this?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordpipa:
Smh.....
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panpjp:
You registered just to ask this? This isn't the purpose of XDA, sure, we try not to bash newcomers, but questions like this are a bit... daft.

To answer your question, we just got the phone (me not included) bootloader unlock is nein for now, so flashing custom ROMs are impossible.

We have faith that this isn't an iPhone (lock down all the things!), plus the fact that Intel SoCs are the nemesis of ARM SoCs (arch-speaking and market-speaking) makes it hard to develop for, since most phones are ARM and we are familiar with that.

(sorry if I sounded harsh)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blast1987:
So we just have to wait asus offically releases a bootloader unlock tool?

Sorry i'm kinda noobish :D , why is that hard make rom for intel based processors? Is the difference between ARM and Intel too big?

And what about asus official updates? Isn't asus good on releasing firmware\android updates?

(i don't even know if android 5.1 is scheduled for this phone)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyeith:
1. yes.. we need a bootloader unlock tool

2. cuz most of the work relating to custom roms done so far are for ARM processors.. so while other phone devs can cherry pick features and commits, intel ones have to start from scratch

3. asus is being quite consistent with the updates thus far.. and i think its a given that 5.1 will arrive.. we can probably reasonably expect up to Android M or N i suppose
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neo_N5:
French Asus CM says that Android 5.1 is scheduled for this summer. With it, Zenfone 2 will become a true 64-bits phone (yet only the kernel is 64-bits)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tool Belt:
Assuming this is true for the WW version this "fone" just became even more compelling.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neo_N5:
Yep the French firmware is the WW one. But knowing Asus it will be like 2 or 3 months later...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
They seem to be fairly consistant with releasing updates, about every 15 days a new update seems to be available, at least that appears to be the case since I got my Zenfone 2"s...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abhishek1108:
Guyz boot loader unlocked for every ZenFone 2.

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/congrats-to-bootlocker-unlocked-t3138547

I have personally unlocked my ZenFone 2 ze551ml 2gb variant's boot loader. Now recoveries and roms should come flying in. :)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukenova:
This process has been started. There is now a way to unlock the bootloader, which allows installation of custom recovery. There is already one custom ROM, which is just stock with a lot of the bloat removed. With these major hurdles out of the way, we can hopefully expect some other people to jump on board with some ROMs.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrinal Roy:
I heard a rumor that zf2 is gonna get official cm 12...is it true?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yakub234go:
https://github.com/cm-zenfone2
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whynottoday:
I hope so?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Veelog:
Zenfone 2 Rom

I really appreciate all your efforts Sirs. May our efforts come to fruition.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
Big thanks and best of luck to [MENTION=3857343]crpalmer[/MENTION] :D
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themonyo666:
im looking forward to... but i dont wanna try it first the cyanogen 12.1 one plus one,

i read it more about cyanogen 12.1 one plus one,
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CenereZar:
yes,we have just to expect for cm
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnsena:
how do i install this kernel ?

can you teach me to install this kernel?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] 100Tbps:
Hello,

I'm running a stock 8525 (ROM v1.34.502.1) with several hacks (works great). I just purchased a Qstarz BT-Q818 and it worked out of the box with Google Maps and even Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006. Neither of these products are fully-capable GPS navigational products.

I've seen questions and comments about TomTom 6, upgrades from 5, work with WM6, etc, - but I'm curious if anyone can share their experiences installing and using TomTom 6 on Windows Mobile 5. I plan to use US maps, but I don't know if the selected country's maps makes a difference to the reliability, ease-of-use, or installation experience. I don't plan to migrate to WM6 for a bit (until I have a real good reason).

Thanks in advance for your opinions!