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[ZenFone 2 General] m3gatr0n777:
Phone refusing to go into recover

Hello, I got my phone from etotalk and I could have it pre-rooted so I thought why not ?

Apparently that was not the best idea I ever had since I am totally unable to get in recovery, I do not even get the dead android, I select recovery and the phone just goes into fastboot again,

Please help me.

Thank you
[ZenFone 2 General] Michaelkchios:
i have the same problem but if you follow the tutorial you will enter recovery, at least i did. The thing is now what should i do to update the phone and keep the multilanguage support and Google market which they say it will be lost if i even factory reset the phone? By the way the technical department are totally useless. The said that i cannot enter the menu because it is has intel cpu:eek:. By the way with what firmware did you receive it. Mine is with 2.14..40.19 WW

update: i flashed the the phone with adb sideload to the latest firmware ( 2.20.40.97 WW) without even unrooting and it worked. Then i did a factory reset, which took a while deleting( almost gave me a heart attack) and rerooted with oneclickrootkit.

It took a while and it got me worried at some points. The most irritating is that i gave at these guys about 10 USD more(for multilanguage, google play and rooting) to mess with the phone because i did not want to spend one day searching through forums.
[ZenFone 2 General] m3gatr0n777:
I know what you mean, never asking for any extra service from them again (same firmware btw and the battery consumption is pissing me off) . I used to have nexus devices and everything was simple, would you mind pointing me to which method of the ones in the tutorial u used to get recovery and the adb sideload?

Update: I tried all three methods ,still won't go into recovery. will restoring factory seetings help or will I just have to go to the trouble of reinstalling everything for nothing?
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
Latest Xposed v75 for Zenfone Stock ROM 5.0

1. Connect your zenfone 2 with USB (USB debugging enabled)

2. Extract the downloaded zip and launch InstallXposedFramework.bat (phone will reboot)

3. Now launch InstallXposedInstaller.bat to install Xposed apk on your phone. Enjoy Xposed on your zenfone 2

[MENTION=5650813]mhp1995[/MENTION] please add this to main thread and remove the old one. Thanks!
[ZenFone 2 General] paolinhos:
Hi all, i can't root with oneclik root kit because when i launch the root.bat on screen i see adb.exe is not a valid command, fatboot.exe is not a valid command, etc..

What i need to do to make it works?

Tx.
[ZenFone 2 General] Michaelkchios:
According to them(through email ) it is ok to factory reset it. According to the note which was included in the box a factory reset or update procedure would return the phone to Chinese status. As you may see in the app settings there some deactivated Chinese apps. Now i do not know where the truth lies but do not forget that they are the same guys who emailed that i can not enter the fastboot menu because it is an intel based android phone.......

As for the recovery problem : Which Asus Zenfone do you have? Mine is with the Z3560 32 GB ROM and 4 GB RAM, If you have the same model with the same firmware and same configuration from etotalk you should get in to recovery the same way i did..

First of all i guess in fastboot menu you have the same fake serial 123456790ABCDEF or something. I do not know why is that and i hope someone more experienced would explain.

When i pressed recovery the phone rebooted and after that it showed the message Installing Updates->Failed with a dead droid on screen. Then i pressed Power+volume up and the recovery menu appeared

For the flashing procedure i used this tutorial asuszenfoneblog.com/2015/04/how-to-flash-asus-zenfone-2-via-adb which i found in an earlier post from here but you will have to use adb 1.31 from xda not the one included here ( it returned a message "You have to use adb 1.03 and above" or something)

Then from recovery i wiped data and cache (it took awhile)

Al last i used oneclickroot to root the phone again

For firmware i used the one from the Asus Site.

Maybe you have to to flash to stock recovery which is here if you still can not enter recovery.. i am a noob ( former ios user)

Can someone explain how can i enter recovery without the dead bot thing and how can i have the true serial in recovery?
[ZenFone 2 General] paolinhos:
Solved, i don't know why yesterday the tool isn' t working and today yes, mistery.
[ZenFone 2 General] Michaelkchios:
i replied in post 730
[ZenFone 2 General] NiKiToS-04:
I downloaded the file and replaced it with the new VOLD. However when I tried changing the permission, it told me that the system is read-only even though I did it through SU. After the restart my phone is stuck on the loading screen, how I can fix that?
[ZenFone 2 General] sajidsadat:
zenfone 2 bricked...os dnx needed :(

i was just browsing on my zenfone and suddenly it takes a reboot and shows a usb logo..cant access to the recovery mode also by pression vol up and power button..i have seen the fix using xfstk download and all i need is the os dnx..can u guys please tell me where i can found this file..acuallty there is no asus service center :( please help..please
[ZenFone 2 General] Abhishek1108:
Long story short guys,

Due to some mishandling by me, i dropped the ze551ml (2gb version) and somehow crooked the micro usb port and now my pc is not detecting it and it is charging very slowly. I unrooted the phone and removed twrp as i wanted to give the phone to service center but i forgot to completely backup my phone and i need root again but now there is no way to backup my data reliably as i cannot root my phone as the usb port is not working. So how can i root my phone for titanium backup or any other non root method which also backups data other than apk without connecting to my pc (cannot use helium or holo backup). Also i need to root my phone to convert Dr. Safety to system app as i accidentally deleted it using titanium but after installing it from play store it installed as user app and giving status 7 error when doing ota. So in short i need a method to root zenfone without pc.
[ZenFone 2 General] sTIMulat3:
Currently there is no way to do that.
[ZenFone 2 General] MKh979:
Hi! Can someone help me?

If I change the firmware from CH to WW with the 4# op guide, than will I have the ota normally like the WW version from Asus?

Thanks!

Inviato dal mio Z1 utilizzando Tapatalk
[ZenFone 2 General] Abhishek1108:
Can i not transfer the root files from the 1 click root tool using sd card manually and execute the commands from the phone itself.

Pls i really need to backup my data before giving to a service center because they assured me of a complete factory reset.

Thnx in advance.
[ZenFone 2 General] obar46:
Dear all.....how to root ASUS Z00RD Z500KG, thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] neckabutu:
Have you checked for that thread?
[ZenFone 2 General] toebus:
This worked fine for me on .97

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/development/tool-windroid-universal-android-toolkit-t3206907
[ZenFone 2 General] roguetr:
If you have twrp I'm guessing you've unlocked the bootloader and have no warranty. Might end up costing too much :S ... But yeah no idea if you can root from the phone :( ... Sorry
[ZenFone 2 General] m3gatr0n777:
Really can't access recovery

Sorry for bugging everyone again .

I cannot enter recovery, no dead robot with exclamation mark no nothing . I get the option to go to recovery ,I press it and it goes on fastboot again .

I tried the cache wipe from adb , I get a blue OKAY and still the same thing . As I mentioned before the phone was pre rooted from etotalk.

However I was unable to instal TWRP, unable to upgrade the FW (ofc since that requires recovery) and basically I cannot do anything.

Will doing a factory reset assist my situation ?Any ideas ? device is Z00A (4GB RAM But 1.8 GHZ CPU)

Thank you in advance for finding the time to respond to my problem

tried to attach 4 images to show you guys what is going on , but I cannot since I am a new user

More than happy to provide any other info you require
[ZenFone 2 General] Michaelkchios:
Have you tried to flash the stock recovery from fastboot?

From etotalk they sent me an updated rom. ( i really must got to their nerves), i did not use it since i was able to flash it through the directions in here,do you want to pm you the dropbox link and the email they sent me?
[ZenFone 2 General] cpuz99:
yeah, anyone can confirm this rooting method also works for model Z00RD? :silly:
[ZenFone 2 General] Monstruonauta:
It is not true, I am beta tester from Asus Zenfone 2, i receive a new FOTA yesterday, now i can't download again, the install fails and now i just see the dead droid. :/ I try to unroot, and the issue don't solve
[ZenFone 2 General] intelprakash:
Just got my Zenfone 2 yesterday and just shifted to my new device today. 1st of all BIG THANKS OP for providing some easy methods to get access to some important things like rooting and installing Xposed Framework. Rooted (Method 3) my ZE551ML (4GB RAM 32GB ROM version) just after finishing OTA to latest. I'd like to get some clarification on few thing. 1. Can I integrate my updated system apps into the ROM via Titanium Backup or something similar? coz according to this thread I can't modify system apps if I wanna get further OTA updates. 2. I've uninstalled some apps came preinstalled (like 50+ games & Tripadvicer to name a few) with the device by just choosing uninstall from settings>apps does this also count as installing apps that came with the mobile?
[ZenFone 2 General] samijam:
does anybody have a source for fastboot/adb version 1.0.32 for arm linux?
[ZenFone 2 General] Aleks192:
Need some help! I rooted my ZF2 using method 3. According to that, no unroot needed to apply OTA's, and no bootloops are supposed to happen. Well, I applied the small OTA that ASUS released, and lo and behold I have a bootloop. I've downloaded the stock image off ASUS, placed it on a 32GB SD, renamed it and attempted to do the stock recovery repair with no luck. I get a broken robot with an error pretty much immediately. The device was only rooted, not unlocked. I can't recall if I had USB debugging clicked (I had used it before, not sure if its on or off right now). I am on a Mac, have used fastboot many times, came from Nexus devices so clearly not prepared for this stuff. I have connected, gone into terminal, and under ./adb devices the phone does not come up under connected devices...I assume this means my USB debugging is not clicked.

I got into recovery fine, I saw the "failed to map file" error. I attempted to wipe the cache (was going to aim for a factory reset), it hung on that as well. Now when I go to recovery, I just get a slow blinking sleeping robot, and not able to get into recovery, the power, volume up and release isn't doing anything......

I've also tried installing twrp via fastboot, the command works, and is successful, but when I try to reboot into recovery now, it just goes back to the fastboot screen every time. But I am able to push stuff too it via fastboot

Can anyone help me out? I'm going back to my N5 for now until I can get this sorted...I like this phone but man does this suck
[ZenFone 2 General] sTIMulat3:
Try renaming the stock firmware zip to "MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip", placing it on the root of your external SD, then try to enter recovery. It should then start automatically installing the zip.

Sent from Zenfone 2 using XDA One
[ZenFone 2 General] Aleks192:
Tried that but got the failed message. That was my first attempt at repair. It recognized the update file, but failed at the file mapping stage according to the log. Now I have no recovery, no ability to get into recovery, when I try it just goes back to the bootloader, and reboot also just goes to bootloader.

EDIT: So I pushed droiboot, recovery, and boot img files to it via fastboot. That got me back into stock recovery, which I think is progress. So now I'm redoing the wipe cache, and factory reset, and I'll see if I get anywhere after that. I have a system img coming in as well so I will likely try pushing all 4 if this doesn't work and see if that at least gets me booting. If it does, I'll boot, get back in to USB debugging, and push a vanilla via ADB and hope all is well? Or just retry the MOFD_SDUPDATE file again....

Edit 2: All of the above basically worked......After fastboot flashing the droidboot, boot and recovery, I attempted to reboot. Stuck in the bootloop again, so I figured why not try that SD card again. Rebooted to bootloader, with SD card in, went to recovery, started updating, and finished without a hitch. So back from the dead.....Lesson learned!
[ZenFone 2 General] XinoGami:
Thanks for the all-in-one post, very useful when you don't have much time.
[ZenFone 2 General] SenpaiCham:
Is it alright to use this TWRP Version for Asus Zenfone 2 ZOOAD?
[ZenFone 2 General] intelprakash:
Please reply to my query guys :eek:
[ZenFone 2 General] roguetr:
Method 3 for me worked fine and I removed most of the Asus software, except where it impacted their framework.

I performed one OTA with no ill effects but I've seen reports that say otherwise (as in method 3 no longer allows OTAs). I'd suggest if you plan on using the stock rom then you maintain it's stockiness :) ... Though I have heard of sideloadable OTAs ... Which brings me to ...

Unfortunately for modifications I'd say the best way is to maintain full backups at different stages but with the current bootloader unlock fiasco, your best bet is to wait it out until everything is known to work.

Sorry but I don't think there is a good answer at present. The only thing I'm nearly 100% sure about is that uninstalling apps that natively have an uninstall option is fine :)

---------- Post added at 08:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:43 PM ----------

FYI I'm running official TWRP + CM nightly 20151027 and it's better than any stripped back version of the stock rom was ... Root is built in with SU and terminal just a toggle away. But milage does vary and I won't recommend it at this point ... It's worth waiting though and not bothering to heavily customise the stock rom.
[ZenFone 2 General] Kenzo007X:
Do you recommend rooting the phone (using method 3)? I want to stay on the stock rom for now (will unlock bootloader when we will know how to relock it). Just bought the 551ML btw, awesome device!

Thanks, Francesco
[ZenFone 2 General] Ronycb:
Cwm recovery

How i can flash Cwm recovery please help me....
[ZenFone 2 General] Chorly89:
Hi i just reserved one, and i want to know one questions....

If the device come with a CN firmware can i root it and install the latest WW firmware manually¿? or i have to do the 4th point :renaming the ota files

Thank u guys im so lost
[ZenFone 2 General] dh_711:
Just follow the 4th Method "Changing CN to WW." I think that should do the trick.
[ZenFone 2 General] Dansen48:
Semi Update

pls update

there is a Xposed v75 SDK22

i will update again on some things
[ZenFone 2 General] Ricochet90:
Root causes bootloop

Hi.

I have a zenfone 2 (CH version) with the WW 2.20.40.97 firmware and recovery installed,i want to root using the one click method (the root.bat) it but I've read somewhere that when you try to update the binaries at SuperSU it enters a bootloop.

Is this true? or the method is safe?

Also in case i screw it,it's possible to re flash the original FW using adb sideload and the zips that asus provides or I'm screwed for good?
[ZenFone 2 General] Peacekeeper888:
Uninstalling updates will do no harm, unless you complately remove stock apps permanently using app like uninstall master
[ZenFone 2 General] roguetr:
Not sure if that is entirely true. Most of the stock apps update via play store, I removed a lot/most of these apps and applied at least one OTA successfully. There doesn't seem to be a requirement to have these apps for the OTA update to be successful ... That I observed at least. Obviously there the potential to accidentally remove a dependency.

I tested the boot time against a completely unmodified Z00A and the modified one was a lot slower. Operation whilst running was a lot leaner but overall probably not worth it.

Moving to cyanogenmod on the other hand ... ?
[ZenFone 2 General] areyoujep:
Won't update

Hi, even after i unroot my Asus Zf2 and download the system update, my phone won't update where it only show dead android..please help..:crying:
[ZenFone 2 General] nutcasev1.5:
Hi everyone. I own a 551ml with 4gb and 2.3Ghz.

after rooting with method 3 on .97 WW I got the ota to .130 WW which released on 13 nov 15.

but when the device rebooted to recovery it showed an error and it booted normally afterwards.

now recovery is stuck on error and I tried to unroot & update but nothing.

can't sideload via adb.

Plz help!!
[ZenFone 2 General] renegatpl01:
Up

Wysłane z mojego ASUS_Z00AD przy użyciu Tapatalka
[ZenFone 2 General] cilmanalo:
Xposed installer not working with ZE551ML firmware WW_2.20.40.139

hello everyone

i recently updated my phone to the newest firmware but upon after the update, i kept getting a boot loop after running InstallXposedFramework after the installation. Not sure if it's related to the firmware but i haven't had this problem before in the previous firmwares. I've tried reinstalling and clearing the cache but still nothing.

How can i fix this?

thank you very much
[ZenFone 2 General] skoolkaholic:
xposed v78 confirmed working on my zenfone 2.

just download xposed installer from first page, extract and replace the content inside :

assets / xposed-sdk21-x86 /

META-INF

system

with latest version of xposed :

xposed-v78-sdk21-x86.zip

META-INF

system

original thread :

[OFFICIAL] Xposed for Lollipop/Marshmallow [Android 5.0/5.1/6.0, v78, 2015/11/15]

tested and worked on my zf2
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
yes, same issue was faced by me. updated to latest firmware and after installing xposed framework, got stuck at bootloop. Had to go into bootloader mode and flash latest firmware by adb sideload.

---------- Post added at 12:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:50 PM ----------

@mhp1995 please upoad latest stock recovery i.e. of v2.20.40.130 for Z008
[ZenFone 2 General] vvtiett:
Sir

I have one problem , that when I insert simcards on sim 1 and sim 2 slots, MOBILE DATA NETWORK is available only on SIM -1 . Please tell is there any way to switch over Mobile Network data from one SIM to another SIM.

Please tell Asus Zenfone 2 Z00AD supports this.
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
Mobile data can be used only in Sim1. Sim2 is just for calling, no data
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
no, you can only use mobile data in sim1
[ZenFone 2 General] bozzy_guzz:
recovery stock 2.20.40.139

Hi,

I don't find the recovery stock 2.20.40.139 in "http://www.mediafire.com/folder/setyy42t2cymy#8fkqf3t71fa4s"

Where can I find it?

Thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] g3ar:
I wanna know that too. Where do u get stock recovery images? And why does not recovery update itself with update? or i need manually flash it every time?
[ZenFone 2 General] jamesta:
PLEASE HELP :( boot loop via xposed installer

Hello anyone can please help me, I tried installing xposed from the files given on page 1

I opened InstallXposedFramework.bat and then I granted access with SuperSU and it rebooted but then it got stuck on ASUS screen loading in circles. Is there anyway I can fix this? I thought this would really work :(
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
Just power off your phone. Go into bootloader mode (volume up + power)when vibrates, just leave the power, not volume. U will see NORMAL. connect ur phone to pc. And click remove xposed in from xposed folder
[ZenFone 2 General] jamesta:
Hi, thanks for your help - I tried doing this and it said connecting on port 5039..

daemon started successfully **

__

and then it didn't do anything else so then I chose normal boot after and it's still stuck on boot loop on ASUS screen....

:(

Did I do something wrong?
[ZenFone 2 General] Pranay Singh:
Hey, I have my bootloader unlocked and my phone is rooted. If I unroot my phone through Super SU and update via OTA will it be updated without any issues?
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
did ur phone get detected in pc when u connected? only then it will work

---------- Post added at 10:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 PM ----------

yes, it will get updated without any issues. dont forget to remove xposed framework if its installed!
[ZenFone 2 General] Pranay Singh:
Thanks a lot! Btw can Xposed Framework be installed on the latest firmware which was released a day or two ago?
[ZenFone 2 General] Siddk007:
yes, install latest version of xposed, i.e. v78 sdk21 x86.
[ZenFone 2 General] Pranay Singh:
Thanks, btw is this method ok for rooting the device on this firmware V2.20.40.139. http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/root-newbie-root-instructions-zenfone-2-t3114063
[ZenFone 2 General] dineshdotcom2000:
Hi how come 2.17.40.12 version, last week on Wednesday i have updated to 2.15.40.13. In one week again new version and whats new in this version?
[ZenFone 2 General] Reviewers:
The release notes for 2.17.40.12 version are located here:

http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=8740&extra=page=1&mobile=2

ASUS is fast with updates I guess :)
[ZenFone 2 General] dineshdotcom2000:
OK, can i update this OTC update on my PRE ROOTED AZP 2 V WW_2.15.40.13 ???
[ZenFone 2 General] Reviewers:
You CANNOT apply the OTA update on the PRE-ROOTED WW_2.15.40.13 firmware.

You have to download the firmware here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60855429&postcount=58

You have to follow these instructions if you want the newest version rooted (Which is WW_2.17.40.12)

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
[ZenFone 2 General] cangcan:
thank you for the update..but why must we download the whole pre-rooted img to flash latest update..if only there is easier way to root the stock rom..i just downloaded 2.15.40.13 version yesterday and today new ota came out..wish that i have a fast internet download speed..
[ZenFone 2 General] thedisturbedone:
Glad you got it running mate!
[ZenFone 2 General] menbaosusu:
I also have a TW version of Asus Zenfone 2 and I can confirm the TW version uses WW firmware...I think this information is mentioned somewhere before. From their main firmware sites, I did not see TW firmware. All I see is WW, CN & JP.
[ZenFone 2 General] cangcan:
Now I really messed up my zf2, cant even enter recovery mode..help me please.. there is error dead android logo, tried press power and release but still no luck, the recovery keeps bootlooping..
[ZenFone 2 General] cieffe54:
Try this

fastboot erase cache

I had the same problem and it worked for me:)
[ZenFone 2 General] cangcan:
your the man bro!! i love you!! OP please add this to op!! omg, im dying looking for solution, if there's recovery its easy as usual wipe cache and dalvik..

thank you so much bro!! :D:good:
[ZenFone 2 General] rony1234:
Yes Fastboot erase cache had worked for me too when I had the issue two days back.

The command should be documented in the first post, would be helpful for people who face the issue.
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
Your wish has been granted child :D Added this method in the first post... btw [MENTION=2085303]cieffe54[/MENTION] ty for easier method :good:
[ZenFone 2 General] tasar:
One issue when change the DPI lower the the orig. (480) : "Power Saver" in Settings-Energie management ends in force close. It work only with 480 dpi.
[ZenFone 2 General] traviscthall:
Anyone done an OTA update after rooting with method 2? I know it says it should work, but I'm just paranoid :confused:

Also what about OTA after installing xposed? Any success stories there?
[ZenFone 2 General] menbaosusu:
Anybody tried removing bloat and then do an OTA update after using method 2 root? Will the OTA update work on missing or changes to the system bloated apps?
[ZenFone 2 General] liana ana:
I am getting an error when attempting method 2 of rooting. (Ze551ml 2.3ghz/4gb version running WW 2.17.40.12 firmware). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[ZenFone 2 General] ImperiusRex:
I would like to have the bloat removed as well

Hope somebody does it. =)