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[ZenFone 2 General] Kabeesh:
Finally Updated..

Hey guys.

I had a rooted 2.17.40.12 fw. I got a notification OTA. I tried unrooting through SuperSU. Successfully unrooted the device. Then I tried to update through OTA, finally ended up by an error, that contexts do match something.

So I tried all the ways and I successfully ended up with one.

At first I tried,,

...Unrooting and updating through OTA>>>>> FAILED.

...Placing the update package in the root of internal storage with file name MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip and or by its original name>>>>>FAILED.

...Fully resetting the device and then unrooting and updating>>>>FAILED.

...OTA never showed up after resetting so tried sideloading (at 53% an error pops)>>>>>FAILED.

Successful TRY...

...Flashing the original FW image without root, 2.17.40.12, through adb sideload, and after completion,, without restarting, flashing the update package through adb sideload, succeeded,. Restarted the device, worked like a charm, I rooted the device using temp CWM method.
[ZenFone 2 General] joni1981:
just got my zf2 CN version with WW firmware

tried to update with OTA with no success, tried to update from internal storage by renaming the file no success.

can somebody explain how the hell i can update the firmware? please help.
[ZenFone 2 General] Kabeesh:
Flash the stock Rom without root, by adb sideload, and then flash the update package without restarting the phone using the same method. It will work fine. It worked for me. I flashed like that.

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Hey guys.

I had a rooted 2.17.40.12 fw. I got a notification OTA. I tried unrooting through SuperSU. Successfully unrooted the device. Then I tried to update through OTA, finally ended up by an error, that contexts do match something.

So I tried all the ways and I successfully ended up with one.

At first I tried,,

...Unrooting and updating through OTA>>>>> FAILED.

...Placing the update package in the root of internal storage with file name MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip and or by its original name>>>>>FAILED.

...Fully resetting the device and then unrooting and updating>>>>FAILED.

...OTA never showed up after resetting so tried sideloading (at 53% an error pops)>>>>>FAILED.

Successful TRY...

...Flashing the original FW image without root, 2.17.40.12, through adb sideload, and after completion,, without restarting, flashing the update package through adb sideload, succeeded,. Restarted the device, worked like a charm, I rooted the device using temp CWM method.
[ZenFone 2 General] joni1981:
by original firmware you mean CN firmware or the WW?
[ZenFone 2 General] Kabeesh:
Yeah the CN OR THE WW.
[ZenFone 2 General] tso4ev:
I have device offline error in adb any ideas ? USB debug is ON :)
[ZenFone 2 General] evildave_666:
This OTA fixes the phone totally locking up when sending traffic over IPSec XAUTH PSK (aka old-school Cisco IOS/PIX) VPN.
[ZenFone 2 General] versatilias:
is it necesary to flash the boot, recovery and droidboot again? or only the pre-root system.img for 18.40.12?

i flashed all those files before including the system.img for the 17.40.12 last time.
[ZenFone 2 General] sooty84:
Hi Guys, I am one of those that previously rooted at 2.17.40.12 and found myself getting the OTA for 2.18 but unable to install.

found out that even after unrooting, busybox still exist even though i have uninstall busybox before patching.

here is my solution, just manage to root 2.18.40.12

1) download full rom of 2.17.40.12 into your SD card.

2) use temp CWM method and access into CWM, once you reach to CWM, you are not going to root it but you are going to remove all cache under advanced menu, wipe cache partition and lastly wipe user data factory reset.

3) choose install from external card and select your full rom 2.17.40.12, let it install till suceed.

4) reboot to system > choose no instead of yes.

5) do your settings > set up dev mode enable debugging > now we are going to do sideload using adb method

6) reboot from into recovery and select adb sideload

7) copy the OTA file to this directory and check if your connection is there by going into administrator mode CMD > adb devices

8) if you are able to see the device then you are ready to go, if not kindly boot back your phone and reconnect it with your computer to allow connectivity

9) key in adb sideload filename.zip > it will install till 100%

10) setup your phone and root it with your fav method.
[ZenFone 2 General] Immortel.CZ:
Hey guys.

Apologizin if answer to my question is mentioned somewhere here but I could not find it.

Owning ASUS Zenphone 2 (2/16) ZE551ML.

Build number: LRX21V.WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.13.40.13_20150401_8390_user044030427_201501060109. Im guessing FW is 2.13.40.13 (Im kinda new to this), right?

It looks like I have WW version but on box in back side is C.P/N: ZE551ML - 6J112CN - Does this means I have CN version which was flashed to WW?

EDIT: Just read the rules. Sorry :x , going to collect my 10 posts.
[ZenFone 2 General] Chinaphonearena:
Yes. This is what it means. Phone is CN with WW ROM. (CN/IN LTE).
[ZenFone 2 General] Immortel.CZ:
Allright, I thought so.

Do you have this 2.18.40.12 FW? Could you please try set Czech language and tell me, if there is those ugly rows after every word of main titles? I have those and think this is not intending.

I would upload screenshot so you can see what I mean, but I cant now. Word of main titles I mean, if you open settings-language, there is writen "speech" with grey color. Looks like it like this? :

Speech________________________
[ZenFone 2 General] maxlifan:
This is interesting. So on the original firmware. I had horrible stand by. 2-3% per hour loss but great on screen. At 6 hours or so. Now on the latest one I have ok standby at 1.1-1.3% per hour but horrible on screen. Using the phone drains battery like crazy. And most of it seems to go to Android OS. Is there a firmware with ok standby and ok onscreen time? Where android OS isn't 50% of the drain.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Anyone else finding that their notification bar at the top is sometimes disappearing after this update? Mine sometimes disappears, and when it comes back it is like the phone just started up (get the external storage notification about the SD card). Other times it doesn't disappear, but the SD card notification randomly appears.
[ZenFone 2 General] castaway1:
CN variant with WW software can i install simple WW update?

guys i have similar phone CN phone version that come with WW installed 2.13.40.13.

Question is can i install update just as simple as download WW_2.17.40.12 from asus web and copy it to SD card? (update should popup and install?) thanks!

BTW: i dont know why but in bootloader there is only "unknown" and version " ? ". Another issue is my asus update application is FC (DMClient force close)
[ZenFone 2 General] thedisturbedone:
These are SystemUI restarts.. Does it go back to lockscreen everytime this happens? Don't you get any error messages?
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
No error messages. Sometimes goes back to lockscreen but not always. Sometimes just keeps going with no notification bar for a while. Not really doing much harm, but pretty irritating.
[ZenFone 2 General] moondoggeh:
Hey guys,

I have a CN flashed to WW (converted it myself)

I do not see this update, nor did i have it in notification, and on the site i cant see it as a zip file. was it pulled back?

~md
[ZenFone 2 General] jorgeg73:
please help. this is my problem.

I have rooted the phone an unrooted.

following one click root. i did delete some blotware

After that i try 2.18... could not. via OTA, no sucess.

reading and reading, i have try to update via SD card and i get failed to map file .

then i try wipe data/factory reset try again whit sd card same result.

Than i try ADB when i write to apply update from adb and send the file in the pc it seem its doin something but after a while comes back whit a could fine the device an on the phone its waiting if i send adb devices i can see the device .

I can not update, please, please show me how to getting back to stock or something to update t

thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] ycavan:
@ jorgeg73:

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596

Perform step 3 Method 1) Pre-rooted image 2.17 image

After you reboot, go to applications -> SuperSU

Perform a full Unroot

Reboot

Apply 2.18 OTA

re-root with Method 2 from the same link ( if you want root )

If you don't want to deal with this again, don't remove the bloat; there's not really much bloat here
[ZenFone 2 General] iainmann:
What "bloat" is safe to remove. Is it ok to remove the stuff that allows you to uninstall? Or do you have to leave everything?
[ZenFone 2 General] jorgeg73:
Will try report later on results. If leave rooted do you think there be problems updating I the future ?

Thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] ycavan:
if you don't touch the bloat or system files, I believe all you would need to do for future OTA's is to perform a full Unroot -> Apply OTA -> re-apply root w/ Method 2.
[ZenFone 2 General] Toronadian:
Posted this in the General Discussion Q&A section so I thought I'd try this here...Does flashing Cerberus zip to install it as a system app affect me in anyway in the future with taking OTA updates? I've rooted my Zenfone 2 (yes I'm aware of the whole unrooting before taking OTA update with this phone). Wanted to install Cerberus on it (which I have, but just the disguised APK version) via flashing it on the custom recovery (temporary one, all-out working one not available yet because of locked bootloader). I've installed Cerberus as a system app on my previous phone the Nexus 4 but each time prior to taking an OTA update on that phone I would revert to a stock nandroid backup before updating so I wouldn't know if Cerberus as a system app had any effect on OTA updates.
[ZenFone 2 General] moondoggeh:
Ok, so here is what i had done. (forgetful as i was)

I had updated to OTA 2.18.40.12 by:

downloading the zip file from asus (for a weird reason it did not see the update in settings)

forgetting to unroot, and just putting the zip file on root

rebooted and phone said update file found, click to install

the phone rebooted it self and upgraded without problems. no bootloop bug

atm i am unrooted as i am away from home, but everything works ok

Last versions i had were rooted by method 2.

if it helps i have a CN version manually converted to WW by me.

also i have uninstalled and freezed a lot of bloatware before, and the update went OK.

cheers

~md
[ZenFone 2 General] PrimalDirective:
Im so glad i thought of that before i decided to wipe my phone.

Go me.
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
Can you write a quick guide on how you did that?
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
:D haha btw i think side-loading will wipe ur phone...Still to be on the safer side backup ur phone .. Post the results when u side-load it :)

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See #4 of this thread http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
Right... now all I have to do is find the zip file...
[ZenFone 2 General] malco:
By sideload it fails....

/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml has unexpected contets
[ZenFone 2 General] cieffe54:
I too!:crying:
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
I had issues updating at first even though I unrooted, uninstalled busybox and disabled Adaway.

After reflashing system image, I unrooted and rebooted and then installed OTA and it updated and booted normally without issues or data loss. Hope this helps.
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
So which method did u use for updating?? ADB or pasted the zip file in the internal storage??
[ZenFone 2 General] ravian29:
i tried to update but failed now updater is not showing any update, can anyone please tell me where can i find update zip in mobile? thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
anyone successful with the OTA??
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
Stock OTA method. I just went into settings, search for update, it redownloaded and I hit install.
[ZenFone 2 General] stephtban:
Update OK

I successfully updated to 2.18.40.12

Here is what i did:

1- Unroot with SuperSU option

2- Uninstall Busybox

3- Reboot phone

4- Search for OTA and install it
[ZenFone 2 General] tweak17emon:
how did you reflash the system image? I did the following:

-uninstalled busybox

-unrooted via supersu

-attempted to load the OTA from system update and it failed.
[ZenFone 2 General] jose makalolot:
Same steps I did and also failed.

Sent from my phone.
[ZenFone 2 General] celelivada:
I managed to get it running by:

restoring all bloatware

unrooting

downloading the zip file from http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/ota-links-stock-rom-t3093999

renaming it to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip

pushing it into the root of the SD card (if you have one or just borrow one)

enter recovery

Update should start automatically

NOTE: if it doesnt work then try copying the zip file with no name change to the root of the internal storage
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3079590

I flashed the pre-rooted image in that thread. I then full unrooted from supersu, rebooted and applied update successfully.
[ZenFone 2 General] tweak17emon:
im lazy, and at work. im doing an application backup and im just going to do a full system recovery and start from ground zero. its only 1 month of data (most of which is saved to the cloud anyways).

edit: nvm, that sounds like an extreme amount of effort. when i get home ill try sideloading.
[ZenFone 2 General] chuckdez:
I was able grab the zip.

http://fota.asus.com/delta_package/...W_Z00A-20150529/WW_551_0515_0529_20150529.zip
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
It was already present in this thread... All the OTA's are here... http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/ota-links-stock-rom-t3093999
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
Lol @ edit. The new update includes new GPU drivers I think or some other performance improvements. This one game (Witcher Battle Arena) would slow down on my phone and heat it up a lot and one map was super laggy due to particle effects and lighting.

Well, not anymore! Plays like a dream now on my Zf2 - great update, ASUS!
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
Cool...What bout those big sim labels? did they remove it... I am planning to update it...first i will flash the pre-rooted system.img then un-root and then update OTA and then re-root :mad:
[ZenFone 2 General] chuckdez:
Okay wasn't sure. I extracted it from /data/data/com.asus.cm/files/tree.xml
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
All methods are failing, so i decided to just wipe and apply the ota with a fresh install. Question: since i removed some system apps, will it be a problem if i just do a standard factory reset through the options menu?
[ZenFone 2 General] xuggs:
Now the OS identifies my 128GB microSD when granting access to apps like Solid Explorer, brilliant.
[ZenFone 2 General] PrimalDirective:
This didnt work for me.
[ZenFone 2 General] tweak17emon:
did you wipe from the system option on the phone, or via usb?
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
Just try this flash the pre-rooted system.img then un-root and then update OTA and then re-root... I am going to do this only
[ZenFone 2 General] beastofexmoor:
Did the color of SIM1's connection status (bars) change in the notification bar for anyone else? Both my SIM1 & SIM2 were white previously, and now SIM1 is kind of a greenish color.

edit: Perhaps this is item 29 in the changelog? "System UI: Improve the SIM icon in system UI after FOTA MR6"
[ZenFone 2 General] Hank87:
With the new update is disappeared the powersave icon in the quick settings?
[ZenFone 2 General] knowledge@heart:
The best way to update is to flash the full V2.17.40.12 stock rom from Asus Website by renaming it to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip and placing it on the SD card. As soon as you try to enter recovery, It will start to install the full stock ROM.

Link for the V2.17.40.12 FULL STOCK ROM is http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE551ML/UL-Z00A-WW-2.17.40.12-user.zip?_ga=1.22495419.1062461284.1433343671

And Bingo!!! You are a step away from an OTA.

You could also wait for asus to update the new ROM on its helpdesk and then flash it by the above procedure.(Requires a 5 day patience period)

The safest method to get the update. no need to restore deleted apps or unroot.

worked with me for the previous updates.

Will try it out once i'm back home
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
Couldn't tell ya. Only using one SIM at the moment.
[ZenFone 2 General] DUDUNINO:
Can i place it on the internal memory instead? or is the SD card required?
[ZenFone 2 General] ccav2000:
Yes it did, it's back to how it was before the 2.17 update, SIM1 is green, SIM2 is white, no additional labels to take up space!
[ZenFone 2 General] malco:
Worked for me!

Thank you

p.s. my problem was caused by some uninstalled system apps
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
Will the first option wipe my data?
[ZenFone 2 General] DKM119:
How to proceed if you have framework xposed?
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
Just flash the pre-rooted system.img over your current setup through fastboot, unroot, reboot, search for OTA and accept install after update.

I don't think you'll be able to install xposed again over the latest ROM until the installer is updated but you could try.
[ZenFone 2 General] marcof93:
Ok but we can install pre-rooted 2.13.40.13 over 2.17.40.12? We don't risk bootloop?
[ZenFone 2 General] preetshardoc:
if xposed is installed

if u have xposed installed, then use then first uninstall xposed apk then using the same method u had used to install xposed, use it to uninstall xposed by using RemoveXposedFramework.bat

then reboot

then Unroot using SuperSu Unroot option

then reboot

then look for update

Download update

reboot

Use ur fav method to root

Install xposed framework again.

We are still on Android 5.0 so we can use the same Xposed installation method.

I have done it. Now on latest firmware....

Maybe it's just me but I miss those ugly Sim Icons :)
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
No need to search for OTA again if u have downloaded the OTA on PC ...Just flash the pre-rooted system.img and then while in recovery select update via adb... And then sideload the latest OTA firmware using adb...

JUST MAKE SURE TO UNFREEZE THE BLOATWARE THIS TIME AND NOT UNINSTALL SYSTEM APPS SO THAT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO UPDATE NEXT TIME
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
Just use latest pre-rooted which is 2.17.40.12.
[ZenFone 2 General] marcof93:
Sorry bro, you're right, I was reading the wrong thread.
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
I installed Xposed framework and its working perfectly fine...Xposed WORKS
[ZenFone 2 General] iainmann:
Sorry guys, but I'm new to this and I need a really simple explanation of what I should do to get this update.

Because of battery drain, I rooted my Zenfone 2 ZE551ML and removed some bloatware apps after making a full backup using Titanium Backup.

I'm also using Greenify.

What's the best way for me to do it? I don't mind going back to stock and wiping all data if I have to.
[ZenFone 2 General] DKM119:
Yeah that didn't worked for me.. I had to flash via recovery the official unrooted latest update before today's then updated to today's update normally.

Good thing is that my phone setup was untouched, gonna root now but I'm gonna stay away from Xposed for a while.
[ZenFone 2 General] beastofexmoor:
Makes sense. I just got my US version last week so I hadn't seen the earlier firmware. I had wondered why they would make those damn things take up half the screen.
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
But here (http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596) it says to never install on OTA if you've rooted with the first method (I mean with pre-rooted system img)!
[ZenFone 2 General] iainmann:
Yup...that's one of the things thats confusing me. I used the second method...so can I just unroot using SuperSU and do the OTA update without going into a boot loop?
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
Also, I just flashed the pre rooted system img and now I'm stuck at the first setup, if I go through all the steps the procedure just restarts!

And also, if I unroot it still does not find an update!
[ZenFone 2 General] tabemasu88:
so you can't update OTA if you flash the pre rooted system.img?
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
I am unable to do so. Should I risk a factory reset?
[ZenFone 2 General] mhp1995:
Yes for now as the OP (@shakalaca) has said so in his thread http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/orig-development/rom-pre-root-img-t3079590... I will confirm this with him and will update on my thread ASAP...Till then just root via 2nd or 3rd Method...

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Didn't Xposed framework work for u?? I am running latest firmware and xposed framework is workin fine :confused:
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
I didn't even have Xposed installed. Now I just wish I had my homescreen back. I've run the temporary CWM, I'll try to wipe the cache and see if it works.
[ZenFone 2 General] DKM119:
Xposed is working now.
[ZenFone 2 General] tasar:
What i have done: Make full factory reset, install latest prerooted, Full unroot in SuperSU, reboot, get update info and install, install failed (error in Bebble(??) ) another full reset and now i got no update info...
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
It seems I'm also unable to erase the cache via the temp CWM... It's looking bleak.

Edit: Ok, I succesfully erased the cache, but I'm still unable to exit the guided install procedure.
[ZenFone 2 General] maback:
Where is the update stored? I need to delete it so that I can get back into recovery after a failed attempt.
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
You guys are making things too difficult on yourselves. AFAIK there's no stock ROM image to flash, if there is use that. Otherwise the pre-rooted image is identical to stock after the full unroot.

That's why we're saying flash that image and then unroot. Any modifications done to /system/ (ex. uninstalling bloat instead of freezing, busybox installs, cf.lumen driver etc) will be overwritten to stock.

Once back to stock, the integrity check of the OTA will pass and it'll install successfully. Don't clog these threads up please.
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
Ok, i'm doing the procedure again by flashing the system img.

Hopefully I'll be able to exit the guided install procedure this time.

Edit: Nope, still unable to exit the guided install...
[ZenFone 2 General] maback:
Nevermind, I figured out my problem.:p
[ZenFone 2 General] whynottoday:
same issue for me. xposed does not work with latest firmware:crying:
[ZenFone 2 General] jejemc:
Good evening all I tried installing via adb sideload nothing there but here is the error message. help please
[ZenFone 2 General] DKM119:
Xposed works with the latest firmware....I was referring to the way of doing the OTA update.
[ZenFone 2 General] tasar:
This is, because you use old ADB files. Use THIS ADB files and sideload will work
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
What is the issue you're encountering? What d'you mean by guided install?
[ZenFone 2 General] stilgar1337:
It's the program that runs the first time you boot the phone, where it asks you to connect to your wifi network and so on. It was stuck there, after going through all the steps the procedure just started back from the beginning. I tried doing a factory reset, let's see if I can get out of it this way.

Edit: It seems stuck on deleting my files, it's been that way for like 10 minutes, is this normale? I mean, at the screen with the spinning android...

Edit2: Is it safe trying to force restart the phone at this stage?
[ZenFone 2 General] rlaw:
Idk. I've never had to delete my data or factory reset.

I'm not sure why you're stuck on initial setup, either.

Have you formatted and tried a fresh install like that? Is your phone overheating and stuck in a loop?