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[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
What version are you on? I would recommend flashing the pre-rooted system.img that matches your current version. See post one for links.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] uchiharayka:
now my status on 13.40.13 rooted condition sir.

so i can direct flash pre-rooted system to version 15.40.10, doesn't it?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
I spoke about this just pages before. Please see my post on page 24

Unroot, Update using the latest full zip (WW_ V2.15.40.10) from ASUS. This is the easiest way to update all the firmwares. Flash the matching preroot over your phone, and then you can update to today's firmware (WW_ V2.15.40.13).
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Chinaphonearena:
There's no need to use the ROM from Asus. This is DL'ing and flashing double what you need to. Simply flash all parts from the pre-rooted ROM folder https://mega.co.nz/#F!k4MHiAgL!dVuOKeH3eokcwPSNI79ffw (recovery/boot/flashboot/system). Then download and apply the 20mb update package from the OTA thread.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
Manually flashing specific portions does not take care of anything else the original ROM could be improving, like silverlake or modem firmware. The time and space downloading the original full stock ASUS rom from ASUS is minuscule in comparison to potentially bricking your phone. Which happened very recently because someone copy and pasted the info incorrectly and a newbie used it as is. By using the Stock ROM for the heaving lifting, you minimize how much you are manually flashing to your phone, thus reducing the risk of human error and bricking the device.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Chinaphonearena:
The only thing in the most recent original ROM from Asus that the images *may* not have is the modem firmware, but those are in the OTA update, so literally with the method you suggest, the user is double downloading and double flashing for nothing.

The user copying the correct commands, yes this is quite important, but IMO doesn't warrant DL and flash of an extra redundant GB. Just stress the command portion of the tutorial.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] uchiharayka:
please anybody help me :crying::crying:

i can't go to boot normal and recovery mode :(

last time i go tor system recovery mode and then i tried for wipe cache, but suddenly is stuck and then sudden death

next i turn on again with normal mode, i got blank screen and then droidboot is blinking, when i tried on recovery mode happen like on the picture

probably this is brick

please help me, what i must to do?

i tried flash boot.img/ recovery.img droidboot.img nothing change
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
I would guess it doesn't like your microSD card. You aren't bricked. If you have a microSD card, try a different one.

The advice I gave fluffy may work for you. Post #188 Specifically downloading the stock zip from ASUS, renaming it, copying it over to the microSD, prior to booting your phone into recovery. The phone should automatically look on the root of the microsd card for a file named MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip and start updating your phone with it. The latest full WW zip from ASUS should include all the important images.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] uchiharayka:
oh god, thank you so much buddy, :D

because of you, my zenfone back to normal and now with latest firmware rooted version

thanks thanks brother ;)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] marsapa:
Sorry I did not understand if I have to rename the file in system.img or extract from the system.img and flash

edit

Ok I solved alone , now I try to rebuild the image by inserting some things , the boot recompiled with support init.d does not start , you have ideas ? I'm new on the platform intel
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] hapticc:
Okay so I see this is the stock ROM with just root. Maybe someone can make a stock de-bloated ROM by removing the bloatware like Asus PC Link, Cleanmaster, Play Movies, etc. etc as all these apps can be easily downloaded from Play Store. Instead of downloading a big system.img the size of the debloated system will decrease moreover users requiring those apps can download it easily from Play Store.

Or maybe someone can point me to correct guides on how to remove bloatware and repack system.img successfully.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
I Can unpack it an remove it all but I can't repack it I because I don't have a Linux PC so if someone can pack it ??
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] marsapa:
if you tell me what I can do I want to remove the repack
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
What do u mean (I want to removed the repack)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] marsapa:
i can repack the system.img
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
Oh no problem I will unpack an remove the chinese stuff an preroot it anyone have the newest firm
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] marsapa:
Ok
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] tasar:
Big thanx to shakalaca for the pre rooted rom´s. Got my 551 4GB yesterday and flashed the pre rooted rom 2.15.40.10 today . I know that shakalaca has allways the new one but i want to see, if OTA work with pre rooted. And it worked. After flash the pre rooted i can update to the new OTA and all was fine, no boot loop and root was not gone.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] hapticc:
Does flashing this prerooted system wipes applications and data of internal storage.....
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
It wipes the system partition. Any root companion apps you have installed will get blown away. This system partition is separate from user installed apps and user data files.

Your signature is outdated. We are long past December 2014.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] menbaosusu:
I am still using 2.13 pre root and just tested out the phone for the whole day and battery is not that good.. from 8am-20:34on, battery life is 28%..TomTom GPS drained like 5% for 15mins..I was wondering if 2.15 pre root has major improvement in battery life? Anybody tested it yet?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Xcaliber:
I haven't noticed any major improvements.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] menbaosusu:
I just hope asus unlock their bootloader soon and some dev can made an optimized rom like HTC maximus rom
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
Battery is about the same. I've consistently gone a day with the battery. Not 24 hours, but 10 - 16 hours between morning and night. You also have to take into account 40 minutes on a charger gives you a big chunk of your battery back. You can get quick charge 2.0 chargers for AC and car outlets. I have found the quality (gauge) of USB cable determines if your phone gets 5v or 9v power when charging which will affect time to charge.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sangalaviral:
I have used the 2.15.40.13 Z00A. SuperSu is asking me to update binary. Please tell me if it is safe to do so?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ilos:
2.15.40.13 Z00A preroot ???

Since i used 2.15.40.10 preroot i don't update binary
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sangalaviral:
Actually clean master is having problem obtaining proper root. When i try to use its startup manager it gives me an error stating that problem with root permission
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] tasar:
Here the same with Cleanmaster but when you update the SU binary, all is fine. But remember: Then OTA updates doesnt work anymore
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sorg:
I suggest DON'T flash manually though fastboot anything except boot.img, recovery.img, system.img.

Especially, don't flash droidboot.img manually! droidboot.img is fastboot, and if you somehow will flash corrupted image, you won't be able to boot to fastboot anymore and won't be able to flash anything to phone anymore!

It's absolutely no need to update fastboot because it's not used when you boot android. So, the version of fastboot doesn't matter.

Fastboot will be updated when you will flash official firmware package and it will be checked against check-summ to be sure it's not corrupted. This is enough. Even never update is fine.

I've managed to build x86 Xposed framework for Zenfone 2. I'm using it around one week already and so far so good.

It even survived OTA from 2.15.40.10 to 2.15.40.13. I will release pre-patched system.img in couple days.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] abuihsan:
thanks for the caution to not flash the droidboot, it make sense to my problem before maybe I flashed corrupted file or maybe something else that caused I cannot boot to fastboot (tried both method, manually by pressing volup+power & through adb command from windows), only USB symbol appear, that is happened after I did the following:

1) Rooted from 2.14 to 2.15.40.10 by just like this method

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60587253&postcount=228

2) Then (can be because of this), update the SU binary

3) 2.15.40.13 appear on notification and I download it manually, and before I apply this update,

4) I fully unrooted through SU and then applied the 2.15.40.13 update

5) It started to reboot but it stopped during process, ERROR

6) I push the power and it boot normally

7) tried to use adb (from PC) to enter fastboot mode (as a bridge to enter recovery mode) but after phone off, it only USB symbol appeared, just like THIS [MENTION=2455566]cde2006[/MENTION]'s problem, NO fastboot. tried it manually (Vol-up+Power), same result

panic for a while, remember I am still with 2.15.40.10 firmware and

my phone can boot normally

.

and I found this threat:

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/help/how-to-upgrade-cn-version-to-ww-t3101556

Did-straight to- Step number 5 until the end and I got fastboot mode back : )

Now I'm on rooted 2.15.40.13 and maybe, either because I flash correct (not corrupted) droidboot.img AND/OR because I am not update SU binary, my fastboot mode is now fine : )

Thanks!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] whynottoday:
thanks
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] keepfishes:
Thanks [MENTION=334644]sorg[/MENTION], I will update the guide to reflect that!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] tasar:
Is that right, that you have a working Xposed running on the Zenfone 2 ? That where great!! Can you tell more about that or a link?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] danger2u:
so i have the build 2.15.40.10.20105425_1396_user 044030427_201501060109 rooted image

how can i update to the last version and keep root?

thank u
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] tasar:
I make it like you: I Flash Pre root 2.15.40.10, dont update SU binary and then i make the OTA update, no problem , root is allways there.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] danger2u:
thanks

very useful

update via OTA after u flash the pre root system img and then update Su and binaries

and root remains

thanks again
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] gopzzz:
Installation instructions Please

Please create a step by step instructions for flashing the prerooted firmware for CN sku so that I can change it to WW sku....
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] hecho:
thanks for work, news for 500CL? :);)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] gopzzz:
Hi

system.img file gives error while flashing...

says "error: cannot load 'system.img' " I am trying the 2.15.40.10 system image....

pls help!!1

Update: Found out to be because of flashtool.zip so used an other version with bootloader file inside flashtool.zip and voila Got it installed
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] MironV:
There is some infomation here: http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/help/how-to-upgrade-cn-version-to-ww-t3101556 OR follow my steps below: I hope it works like this:

1. Install Intel USB driver for Android Devices (this is a new version, recently released): https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/intel-usb-driver-for-android-devices

2. Download the 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2 and install everything from it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118 (there is an installation process on the thread)

3. Download the desired pre-rooted firmware from MEGA: https://mega.co.nz/#F!k4MHiAgL!dVuOKeH3eokcwPSNI79ffw (there should be 4 files for each firmware: droidboot image, boot image, recovery image and system image - the system image is split into multiple files through a .zip archive...so extract it after all the parts are downloaded)

4. Copy the droidboot.img, boot.img, recovery.img, system.img into the folder where ADB installed its files.

5. Make sure you don't have any OTA update file on the phone.

5. Power Off your phone.

6. Enter fastboot mode (hold power button & volume up key)

7 Plug your phone to your PC via USB cable

8.. On your PC, go to the ADB folder, hold shift and right mouse button and choose "Open command windows here"

9. Type fastboot devices . You should see your device afterwards in the command window.

10. Type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (this will flash the recovery image) and wait till it's done

11. Type fastboot flash boot boot.img (this will flash your boot image) and wait till it's done

12. Be careful on this line and make sure your droidboot.img is in your ADB folder, otherwise you may brick your phone: Type fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img (make sure to write this line correctly) This will flash the fastboot image. Wait till it's done.

13. Type " fastboot flash system system.img" - this will flash your system image and it takes a while. Wait till it's done.

14. Disconnect USB cable

15. Choose Normal Boot from your current menu on your phone

16. Wait for the phone to reboot

17. Access the SuperSu notification and choose to update binaries via Normal Way/Mode

Your phone will now reboot and everything should be okay. Do not update your phone via OTA services.

You will still not get the WW 4G band frequencies. Maybe an unlocked bootloader will offer total support for these :).

Later edit: I now see, that you managed to flash the things :D. Please tell me if everything is okay.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] gopzzz:
Thank you for the extensive and a clear instructions... One final doubt is CAN i update the supersu.....?/???

Some say to update the OTA and the rest to update binaries... so pls help
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ilos:
No, do not update supersu and binaries coz you will not be able to use OTA

Envoyé de mon ASUS_Z00AD
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] tasar:
No problem with update supersu (not binary) and Ota after root
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] laidick:
I found that the MEGA server Z00A_WW_2.15.40.13 has an 'old' directory containing the system.img files. What's the difference with the on in upper directory?

Thanks
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] mhp1995:
I am on 2.15.40.10 and i updated the SuperSu app as well as i updated binary...No bootloops no issues...But i can't update OTA
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ilos:
maybe a version including xposed :laugh:
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] abuihsan:
Hi can you enter fastboot mode? Curious as after updated SU binary on 2.15.40.10 I cannot enter fastboot, it lost.. Thanks in advance!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Ramdanih:
after flash fastboot system.img must factory reset or wipe data?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] mhp1995:
[MENTION=4742570]abuihsan[/MENTION] I just checked and i am able to enter fastboot mode...I don't experience any problem with my zenfone 2 at all...except skipping of audio...Everything else seems to be fine..

[MENTION=2662764]Ramdanih[/MENTION] U don't need to factory reset or wipe data after flashing system.img... Just flash boot.img, droidboot.img, recovery.img and system.img and restart..No need to do anything else...
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] abuihsan:
Ok thanks, so maybe I flashed corrupted droidboot.img

I can get the fastboot back by manualy update the firmware : )
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
You save 1.08GB of download traffic (and time) if you download the compressed zip files instead of the uncompressed image. Thats the difference.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] lordpipa:
My question is, why do we have to flash all those things for just the rooted system.img? Wasn't it just either update to latest and after that flash latest rooted system.img?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
Ok
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
Here is my score with antutu
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
Here is the right one
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] lordpipa:
Can anyone clarify something for me? when I go to Mega what i can download is a file with 5 split system images, how do i put them together or am i missing something?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Aceofzeroz:
Hey pipa, it's easy to put them together but you need Winrar. If you don't have Winrar, install it and then extract the single zip file. That will extract the system img by combining all the parts.:cool::thumbup:

Sent from the Ace's Tapatalk 4
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] cycojesus:
Both are zipped.

The image in old is dated 2015-05-09 and the other 2015-09-11.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] tasar:
And what's the different? I have flashed the 05.09 so shall I flash the 05.11??
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] lordpipa:
Hmm I'm on Linux but I will try. I have extracted them but they are still separate.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] shakalaca:
The new one has SuperSU 2.46 .. :)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Aceofzeroz:
That's supposed to happen as long as you still get a 2gb system.img at the end. That's the only one you'll flash since the extra parts don't disappear.;):)

Sent from the Ace's Tapatalk 4
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
it shut make an folder

wen u extract it shut make one big system.img file at arround 2.2gb
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] xmaxxmax:
Hi and thanks for your work.

I need latest rooted CN firmware for ZE550ML (recovery, droidboot, boot, system), where can i find it?

Thanks in advance!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] lordpipa:
Didnt happen for me on Linux, had to go to windows and extract. All good now. Not on latest tho, as it doesnt find an OTA update
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] harpreet.s:
Hi ,

I received my 4/32gb zenphone 2 yesterday. After OTA it is now on 2.15.40.13. How can I use the pre root image now as I see it is for older version in OP.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] stephtban:
2.15.40.13 can be found in "mega" folder. Look at the second link in OP.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] shakalaca:
Just uploaded to MEGA :)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] xmaxxmax:
Sorry, can not find a CN rooted fw for the ze550ml. Z00A is for ze551 :(

Thank you!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] shakalaca:
Oops, my fault, but there's no CN firmware on ASUS web site though ..:(
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] satede:
i have rooted my device no, how can i update to a new version
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Jonog:
This is all very complicated now. Am I doing any harm statying on 2.13?

I took all the crap off that I dont need. What would I be gaining by updating to 2.15? I need to keep root!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sangalaviral:
With the news image of 2.15.40.13 for Z00A it has been mentioned that we cannot apply OTA and we are free to update superSU binary?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ilos:
Anyone got this ? That's happened only on app with in app billing that i've already purchased
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] madsatan:
just flash the pre rooted 2.15.40.13 first...

then update supersu binary

works for me ...
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] vivix:
Follow easy guide in my sig.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
works fine here
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] cycojesus:
winrar works fine with Wine. I haven't found a native linux way to unzip the thing yet though :|
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sorg:
Midnight Commander works fine with zip archives.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] cycojesus:
To be sure we're talking about the same thing: it can extract system.img from the Z00A_WW_2.5.40.13_system.z{ip,01,02,03,04,05} ?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sorg:
I don't know. I've saw multi-volume zip only once in my life ;)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] cycojesus:
There's a bunch there: https://mega.co.nz/#F!k4MHiAgL!dVuOKeH3eokcwPSNI79ffw ;)

For normal zip files I use unzip just fine but the split zipped system.img as in the MEGA folder are strange things...
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] -fluffy-:
[MENTION=334644]sorg[/MENTION]

Have a look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=55321005
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Chinaphonearena:
Just double click the Z00.....system.zip. It will automatically put them together as system.img to be extracted.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] dineshdotcom2000:
How to ROOT Zenfone 2 4GB 64 ROM India ZE551ML VZ00A-2-15.40.13.201506_3876

Please help
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] sorg:
that's for Qualcomm devices.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] mhp1995:
Please see this guide : http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596

You will get everything on this thread :)
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ansebovi:
Can any tell me is there any pre root img for 2gb ram, ZE551ML version.. Name is z00ad or can I use z00a img in that
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
They don't differentiate the software between the different version of the ZE551ML assuming you are on the WW build. ZE550ML is a different ROM from the ZE551ML though.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] CB620:
I am getting this
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] ddfault:
Change which version of adb and fastboot your are using. I've posted in this forum thread many times the links from Google for these files.

From post #163

Here are some places to get adb and fastboot:

Google directly. (Links fixed 2015MAY08):

Windows SHA1:720214bd29d08eb82673cd81a8159b083eef19d7

Linux SHA1:b78be9cc31cf9f9fe0609e29a6a133beacf03b52

MacOS SHA1:ddc96385bccf8a15d4f8a11eb1cb9d2a08a531c8[/QUOTE]
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] menbaosusu:
I am currently on 2.13 pre root and I have uninstall lots of Asus bloat using Titanium. If I were to return to stock, do I unroot from the SuperSU? or do I re-flash 2.13 pre root or 2.15 pre root and do the unroot from SuperSu?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] kibmikey1:
If you want to return to stock, you can simply re-flash stock. Of course, I'm talking about a complete (userdata) wipe back to it. For some reason, I have to specify that more and more often when referring to this. It's my standard, but then again, I guess my circumstances might be different. I digress, but a simple re-flash of stock will do the trick, with or without unrooting.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] hecho:
news for ze500cl?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] suzook:
Did you read the op? Give it a try and let us know how it works out.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Harfainx:
Instead of having to deal with pieces of the zip and Mega (which I'm not a fan of), I've put it all into a zip and hosted it on 4shared.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2OJIWJ3yAeBQ1FlTDNDemV2QkU&authuser=0

This is ONLY for ZenFone 2 Z00A_WW_2.15.40.13

This is the same PRE-ROOTED firmware in the thread. I just put it all together so you don't have to deal with WinRar and/or pieces of a zip.

I didn't do anything to this, nor am I claiming credit for it.

Just another mirror, and you don't need to have WinRar for this. Just download and extract with whatever you have (7zip works). Then follow the instructions for flashing found HERE.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] alexcyb:
thx for upload!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Harfainx:
Rooted. I just updated my post to clarify. It's the same pre-rooted build that's here.

I didn't do anything to it. I just put it together so it's easier to extract and flash.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] boowho:
Is this available anywhere for Z008 ??

My device was delivered with 2.15.40.13 already on it.

Boowho
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] Harfainx:
Second post says that is on the Mega link. You should be able to get it there.
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] DJR96:
Well, everything was going ok until I got to loading the system.img file and I got the pictured error. :confused:

I've managed to fix things by installing stock 2.15.40.13 ROM via SDcard, but it's not rooted yet. Any pointers anyone?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] thedisturbedone:
Did you check md5 to see if the download was unharmed?
[ZenFone 2 Android Development] cieffe54:
new