[ZenFone 2 General] OfficerJimLahey:
Halving problems with rooting, method 3 on my Linux PC. First I had to replace the adb.mac and fastboot.mac binaries in the zip since Linux <> Mac :eek:

bash: ./adb.mac: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

With that done I fired away...

joel@cybaryme:~/Downloads/ZenFoneRootKit$ sudo ./Root.sh

Connect your device with your computer and prepare to ROOT

!!! DO NOT DISCONNECT USB CABLE WHILE ROOTING !!!

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

Rooting, please be patient ..

< waiting for device >

...hmm, stuck. Still here as I type this. Sol I ran (in a separate term):

joel@cybaryme:~/Downloads/ZenFoneRootKit$ sudo fastboot devices
[sudo] password for joel:
joel@cybaryme:~/Downloads/ZenFoneRootKit$

No wonder. My PC isn't picking up fastboot. Which is strange, because I have this...

joel@cybaryme:~$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
#Acer
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0502", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#ASUS
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0b05", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Dell
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="413c", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Foxconn
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0489", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Fujitsu & Fujitsu Toshiba
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04c5", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Garmin-Asus
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="091e", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Google
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Haier
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="201e", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Hisense
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="109b", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#HTC
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Huawei
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="12d1", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#K-Touch
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="24e3", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#KT Tech
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2116", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Kyocera
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0482", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Lenovo
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="17ef", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#LG
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1004", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Motorola
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="22b8", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#MTK
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0e8d", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#NEC
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0409", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Nook
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2080", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Nvidia
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#OTGV
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2257", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Pantech
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="10a9", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Pegatron
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1d4d", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Philips
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0471", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#PMC-Sierra
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04da", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Qualcomm
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#SK Telesys
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1f53", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Samsung
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Sharp
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04dd", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Sony
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="054c", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Sony Ericsson
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Teleepoch
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2340", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#Toshiba
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0930", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
#ZTE
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="19d2", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
joel@cybaryme:~$ lsusb
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 03f0:5c11 Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C4200 Printer series
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 009: ID 1004:61f9 LG Electronics, Inc.
Bus 007 Device 008: ID 0b05:4daf ASUSTek Computer, Inc. Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 (Fastboot)
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
joel@cybaryme:~$

Ideas what to do next? I tried the Windows counterpart too, but XP doesn't want to install neither drivers nor ADB. Because of OTA, I

really

want to get this method to work. 551, 2GB, WW, 2.18.