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[Zenfone 2 Laser General] alfonsoalcala_:
i tried adb sideload but it says "cannot read <file.rar>" help pls. my phone crashes (restart) for like 15 times a day :(
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
Is the file you are trying to flash this one? UL-Z00L-WW-1.13.40.496-user.zip
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
transfer downloaded file in external or internal storage, then go to recovery>choose update from sd card, choose .zip file & flash it,

after flashing wipe data/factory, wipe cache, restart phone.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] ceo888:
Are there any report .. that we are going to have custom roms on asus zenfone 2 laser??
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
Not till yet,

Before getting any custom rom, we need

custom recovery

unlock bootloader

and we do not have much developers to help us :(
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] PWNER951:
Thanks!

Everything works perfectly except 4G. Is there a way to fix it? 3G works but nothing i tried fixes 4G

Edit: Nevermind. Seems my sim card was outdated.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] prking07:
Does this work on the US 551kl model?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
A new OTA update for ZE550KL was released today (ZE550KL_ WW_ V1.15.40.639). It primarily features camera and image detail improvements among other things.

Would you still be able to receive OTA updates after flashing the pre-rooted image by shakalaca? If that's possible, will the root survive an OTA upgrade?

Thanks again for your help in bringing root to ZE550KL!
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
by default, update has been removed from rooted image in order to avoid any issue while auto update.

I can not say anything about root survive as I have not tested till yet.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
I assume that anyone who hasn't rooted their phones and install the new OTA update won't be able to root it unless they downgrade back to 1.13.40.496?

Will root only be available for 1.13.40.496 or is there plans to make a scrip that will work on future updates as well?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
yes, they will not able to root unless they downgrade it.

at present root is available to this version, no plan to make any script like this.

will try to ask developer patch image file once firmware will be uploaded to asus website.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] dexter20082001:
Everyone is asking the wrong person for development and help. rajlko did not make this. As he said, he is simply reposting it here from a post by shacalacca (23pin). This is a brand new phone that has only just been released. People will get around to development. It is currently sold out in the U.S. Amazon, Newegg, and B&H are all sold out, of the entry model. Asus Online Store just started selling them so be patient. It is very rude to just shout at people to give you something that they do in their spare time for free. Stay calm and be reasonable and respectful.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] blueandro:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE550KL/UL-Z00L-WW-1.15.40.639-user.zip

latest full firmware link
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
I am well aware that rajlko did not make this exploit and I take exception that I was in any way shouting at him and demanding that he make a root exploit for the new update. Rajlko has been very helpful and everyone here appreciates the advice he has given. Thanks to him we all know that if we want root simply downgrade to the 1.13.40.490 firmware and apply the patches. If a new patch comes along for the updated firmware he will pass it along.

Please read the replies carefully before accusing posters of being rude.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] dexter20082001:
I am sorry you feel as though I was directing this at you. I wasn't. There were plenty of people just asking him to do things. Please don't take things so personally. I was referring to the entire life of the thread where many have simply demanded things. I was in no way referring to what you said directly or saying that Rajlko hasn't been helpful. So I am sorry you misunderstood what I was saying. I have read the posts here carefully which is the exact reason why I said what I said. Sorry to have offended you.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] eugineprakash:
Thanks for the link share.

Now i got 4G signal.Previously rooted firmware doesn't detect my 4G signal, and also i saw camera photo quality improved in this latest asus update 1.15.40.639.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] drone991:
Cannot flash stock firmware

I had successfully rooted the device and had been using it with no problems. But I wanted to upgrade to the new version 1.15.40.639. I downloaded the zip file from asus website, copied it to my sdcard but everytime I try to flash it from recovery it gets stuck on verifying update package. I've tried rebooting and trying again but still stuck at verifying update package. Has anyone tried flashing the stock firmware ?

Is it normal to be stuck for a while at verifying stage ?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] eugineprakash:
Dude i follow this instructions didn't face any error just wait until update

"transfer downloaded file in external or internal storage, then go to recovery>choose update from sd card, choose .zip file & flash it,

after flashing wipe data/factory, wipe cache, restart phone. " and also check your download file size UL-Z00L-WW-1.15.40.639-user.zip (1.72 GB (1,857,262,478 bytes)
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] drone991:
Solved

I wiped the data and cache first then tried to flash the zip. And it worked like a charm. All done, the phone is now booting up :good:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] arielsoyyo:
Update

I guess following those steps and applying this update I miss being root , is it? (Sorry for my bad english)
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
That's unfortunately right. If you flash the latest update, you'll lose root access.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] aboutmarkanthony:
Any news about pre-rooted 1.15 firmware version? Or the rooted firmware will be stucked at 1.13/
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
Play the waiting game

None yet. Since developers work on projects like this in their free time, expect to wait for a while until one is made available or a rooting method that survives OTA updates is discovered. Maybe someone builds a CWM recovery for the device in the meantime? If that happens, you can flash the SuperSU flashable zip package every time after an OTA update to get root.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
It seem developer busy, I ask him but no response.

If we know, how to unpack & repack this system image file then, we may compare both images & find the solution.

But I can not find a way to unpack system image.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
New firmware rooted, testing this, will let you guys know about results soon. :D

xposed is also working well.:D
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] caldent:
Putting the recovery image itself might help in rooting isn't it??

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But we do need somebody to make e TWRP recovery. Flashing will be much easier
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
Putting recovery image will not root, as it has totally different root procedure.

Making TWRP for ze550kl is not easy as it has locked bootloader & simple boot command does not work.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] caldent:
Have you tried SHAUME
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
no root procedure is working except patch system image.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] harshk60:
Thnx.

If u want a tester than pls tell me.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
no thanks dear,

root is posted for new build.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
[MENTION=6793814]rajlko[/MENTION] has posted the pre-rooted image of the latest build (version 1.15.40.639) here: http://xdaforums.com/zenfone-2-laser/general/root-ze550kl-zenfone-laser-z00ld-1-15-t3249326
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] harshk60:
Sir.

What new in this ? And

Can we use some of the file like system. 001 orr 002 of before zip means of build 496.,or we have to download all these again.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
The changelog for this build is listed here: http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=55306&extra=page%3D1%26filter%3Dtypeid%26typeid%3D661

If you visit the link, you'll see this release note:

【Version】
V1.15.40.639

【Model Name】
ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE550KL)

【Release Date】
2015/11/10

【Release Note】

1 Imrpoved phone call quality.
2 Improved photo quality in HDR mode.
3 Fine-tune camera image detail and noise improvement.
4 Updated camera shutter/focus animation and improve shooting speed.

# New Features
1 Camera shutter up to 32 seconds in Manual mode.
2 Add ZenFlash App, the first external Xenon Flashlight for mobile devices.
It can fulfill the demand of professional photographers in rendering dark detail and strengthen delicate sense.

To answer your second question, no you can't use the system image from the previous build to root the current build. You'll have to download the files again.

However, if [MENTION=1813976]shakalaca[/MENTION] was kind enough to provide xdelta patches for the system image (and the other files) from the previously rooted build (like he did for enabling Xposed Framework with the 'xposed_patch' file in the current pre-rooted image) then you could use those to save some bandwidth and re-create the current pre-rooted build from the older copy. Without that however, you'll probably have to download everything once again.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] harshk60:
Ok. Thnx
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] alfonsoalcala_:
yep but i already restored my phone back to normal by copying the stock rom to the internal memory then rename the zip from UL-Z00L-WW-1.13.40.496-user.zip to UL-Z00L-WW-1.13.41.496-user.zip then system notified me for an update (because of the renamed zip) then it goes back to normal. :) so sorry for the late reply and thanks for the reply hahaha :--)

---------- Post added at 03:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:46 PM ----------

i tried that before but it didn't work but i already restored my phone back to normal by copying the stock rom to the internal memory then rename the zip from UL-Z00L-WW-1.13.40.496-user.zip to UL-Z00L-WW-1.13.41.496-user.zip then system notified me for an update (because of the renamed zip) then it goes back to normal. so sorry for the late reply and thanks for the reply hahaha :--)
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
any one is using 3gb version of this devise which was having Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 processor if yes then plese give me advise which will be good to buy 2gb version or 3gb version
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
Go for the ZE550KL-1C123IN

I don't have to use the 3GB variant of the ZE550KL to recommend you to go for that one :good:

The only difference between the two is performance - with the higher priced model coming with an extra gigabyte of RAM (never a bad thing!) and a faster (octa-core, 1.5 GHz) Snapdragon processor. Compare that to ZE550KL-1B018WW, which has a quad-core Snapdragon 410 and 2GB of RAM and you can see why you'll be losing out on performance. The price difference between the 2 models is 4K INR which isn't much considering the performance gains you're sure to experience on the higher priced variant.

If you're one to make your buying decisions based on synthetic benchmark scores, the lower end ZE550KL has an AnTuTu score averaging around 23468, while the higher end model has a score of about ~40K.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
ur right but i any development is going on 3gb variant or not like 2gb version is now rooted and xposed is also working i thing that most of peoples are using 2gb version
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
At present no development is going on for 3gb variant.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
should it be good for going 3gb

no root no xposed means no fun :silly:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
it s you who have to decide,

we got out variant rooted after 2 months, it will root but may be take some time.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
Personally, if I had the extra cash to burn, I'd choose the high powered variant over the 2GB variant. Whether you get root for it or not, you'll definitely see a performance boost and that's what matters ultimately, doesn't it? I'm no Android expert but from the looks of it though, it seems that both models are essentially the same with the only difference being a larger memory and a faster processor. It's possible that rooting it could be very similar to the rooting method for the 2GB variant, but that's just speculation of course.

[MENTION=1813976]shakalaca[/MENTION] would be better equipped to determine whether or not rooting the 3GB variant is possible using the same method to root the 2GB variant.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
offcourse, if I had extra cash to burn, i would choose the high end variant over 2gb, at the time we preorder this version ze550kl, there were no root around more than 2 months.

if you are talking about specification & rooting procedure then you may be aware that ze500kl & ze550kl share same specifications except screen size & battery, but both have totally different bootloader, due to which rooting procedure is totally different for both variants.

first we were thinking that since ze500kl & ze550kl share same chips then root for one will work for other but that s not true.

zenfone laser 5.5 & zenfone selfie have different chipset but both have nearly same bootloader (ze550kl + something = selfie).

ya sure he may tell it better.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
I hear you! Almost the same and yet vastly different. If only manufacturers allowed customers to opt for a rooted phone (without warranty) at the time of purchase or released a tool to unlock the bootloader and/or get root and forego warranty rights, that would've been awesome.

Anyway, I found out that ASUS has released a bootloader unlock tool that does just that for the ZE551ML. Hopefully they'll release one for the ZE550KL and other variants too.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
Actually there are 2 versions of the ZE550KL. Both have 2GB RAM but one has the quadcore snapdragon 410 and the other has the octo-core snapdragon 615 (which I have). The difference between the octo-core version ZE550KL and the ZE551KL is the ZE551KL has 3GB RAM and hi-res screen. The ZE550KL has 2GB RAM and low-res screen. Both have 3000mah battery.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
Ah, I wasn't aware of a ZE550KL variant with an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor and 2GB of RAM. Here in India, the two ZE550KL variants available for online purchase differ in that one of them has 2GB RAM and a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (which I own) while the other has an octa-core Snapdragon 615 with 3GB of RAM. ZE551KL wasn't released in India (I think) but we have ZE550ML and ZE551ML that share similar specs (both with Intel Atom Z3560 and 2GB RAM, with 551ML having a full HD screen resolution).

The ZenFone 2 phone that's very similar to the one you describe (2GB RAM, octa-core Snapdragon 615) is sold in India as ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL-6C308WW) with 2GB RAM, 1.7 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, a Full HD screen, 13MP front and rear cameras with laser autofocus and 5.5" screen. It costs an extra INR 5000 compared to the 2GB ZE550KL.

ASUS could definitely do a better job of naming their ZenFone models, in my opinion. :silly:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
I agree fully. Asus has far too many Zenfone 2 models. This is the list of zenfone models on the Asus website - https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-Products/ and the specs for the zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-2-Laser-ZE550KL/specifications/ which shows the 2 processors.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] blueandro:
http://hemanthkandula.blogspot.in/2015/10/drivers-and-tools-to-download-1.html

is this method woeking or its just fake
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
The author asks you to download Intel USB driver (the download link for which is cloaked) when ZE550KL has a Qualcomm chipset. Moreover you have to request access from the author to download the root kit from the author's Google Drive. That's very shady. I don't think it's a genuine rooting method.

The screenshots mention shakalaca's name so if this was indeed a working method, I think we'd know about it from shakalaca himself. The article also mentions a batch file called "CheckBeforeAction.bat", which is listed here in a post by shakalaca about rooting ZenFone 5/6.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] AzFa48:
So, i'm using Asus Zenfone 2 Laser Z00RD, is this method works too for my phone ? Since i'm too sick about the bootloader itself and regretting bought this phone because i couldn't even tweak it, you know i buy this phone not rent it from asus.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
Please visit this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone-2-laser/general/wip-finding-to-root-ze500kl-t3223797
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
any one facing problems with camera 360 app while saving photos directly to sd card ZE550KL_WW_1.15.40.639 in this version :confused:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
I haven't used that app but on an unrooted phone running Lollipop, all Android apps must ask for permission to write/modify external storage. I use QuickPic and FX file manager and they both need be granted write access before they can edit files on the SD card. However, a rooted phone might not have this limitation.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
360 app dosent ask for any permissions that's why its not saving photos to sd card directly :confused:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
dose any any one facing battery frez problem in any rom version

try clearing cache

remover all data of power status app power saving app but no luck when i fully switch off my device the it update the % of battery
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
no issue at all,

used every build, everything works fine except camera issue.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
have u removed any stock app
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
I removed some apps but disable most app I do not used.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] muttu251:
i am getting the error cant load system.img it is around 2.84gb can any one resolve this please thanks in advance
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
it will take some time to load, just keep watching.

if you have issue then please share command log.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
try to install adb and drivers properly i am using win8.1 and i have never face any problem like this
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] BTiwari:
viper is working or not :confused:

try it but not working driver installation problem
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] vinchelase:
ww1.11.40.699

your firmware is for ww1.13 and ww1.15 , how about ww1.11?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] drone991:
No point

What is the point in having older firmware when the latest is ww V1.15.40.639..
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Gustapo:
Can I downgrade from "1.15.40.639" using this method? Thanks!
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] drone991:
Yes

Yes :good:

Follow the steps with files for v1.13 and you can downgrade from 1.15...
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Gustapo:
Thanks. I managed to downgraded by using the "apply update from sd card". Would've used this method if the first one did not work. :good:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] feuillearouler:
Hi all,

I had got a brick after trying to root....no boot, no access to recovery...

I finally get back boot and stock recovery...but I have no more system...

I tried UL-ASUS_Z00E-WW-12.8.5.118-user found on asus website... but it doesn't work...

Have an idea of which rom should I put in my phone to get back stock rom working ?

Thank
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] blueandro:
use latest version then this 1.15
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] feuillearouler:
Hi,

****...I make a mistake.......I have a ze500kl !....

But no problem, seller change my phone as I have bought it 3 days before :p...
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] sarath21:
How to return

How to reflash to stock if phone is dead. Any recovery for flashing 1.15.40.639 ?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] drone991:
Follow this.

Pre rooted firmware: https://mega.nz/#F!lodnzDhK!H5ChxausDTyko1qGlnF7dw!Fg9FwLoa

Asus Original Firmware: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Zen...0.639-user.zip

If you wanna flash the original firmware then do the following:

--Copy the firmware into sd card.

--Switch off phone.

--Hold power and volume down button until asus logo appears, now release the power button. Do not release the volume down button until recovery loads.

--Select 'apply update from sdcard' and select your firmware. Flashing will take upto 5 mins so be patient.

If you can't even access recovery:

--Download the pre rooted firmware from the above link, follow steps in the 1st post. Then you can keep the rooted firmware if you want or follow the above steps to get the original firmware.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LoTechFoe:
Will this work with the ZE551KL (32gb model)?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] capeorigins:
Unfortunately I believe this won't work. I think we have a locked bootloader?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
Did anyone get the new 1.16.40.763_20151201 OTA update? ASUS release notes only mention an update for the 551KL, however I get the update on my 550KL.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
yes I got it as well on my ZE550KL. Installed fine.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] reddevilx:
If i have the root on 1.15.40.639 i can update to 1.16.40763 OTA? will i lose the root?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
yes, you may update but you will loss root.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
I thought OTA updates were disabled on the pre-rooted firmware. Are you able to update without screwing up your phone? Root access will probably be lost, but does everything else work fine?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] reddevilx:
So i must wait the new prerooted firmware to update, right?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] heywheelie:
I think you will find the OTA will download but won't install.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
Testing root for 1.16.40.763

I unlocked my bootloader & test boot image of other device :D
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
Nice! How did you unlock your bootloader? Could you explain the process?

Never mind, I found out. You need to use the ZE600KL bootloader unlock utility.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] caldent:
Is this unlocking the bootloader working in the latest update.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] xyberz09:
I would hope so. The pre-requisite for using the tool as mentioned in the description on ASUS' website for the unlock tool says
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] caldent:
Have you updated the ph to Its latest version. 1.10.40.763. And then used the boot unlocker
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rajlko:
yes, updated to latest version 1.16.40.763, then used unlocked bootloader.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] decentguy49:
Well Well well, root access and now unlocked bootloader,

hopefully we will see a CM very soon :)
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] caldent:
ok, The unlocked installed fine. Now can you create a root boot tool for rooting.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
Please help!

I just got a brandnew UMI eMax Mini and via terminal on Mac OS X I wanted the phone to boot in bootloader mode.

So i typed "adb reboot bootloader".

The Phone rebooted, UMI-Logo was fine, but then everything wents black and flickers slightly.

I cannot access Recovery Mode or Fastboot Mode. Only thing I can do is to boot in DOWNLOAD MODE...

Please help. The Phone has nearly Stock Android (I have the original ROM) and a Snapdragon 615.

Thanks in Advance!
[XDA Assist] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello, and thank you for using XDA Assist! :cowboy:

Some devices (Like Samsung), don't have an accessible fastboot - putting preference on download mode instead. But I haven't seen any bad consequences of trying to access fastboot when it's inaccessible.

I would suggest going to this thread to ask (can copy and paste), your device experts can be found there:

> Android Development and Hacking > Android General > UMI EMAX MINI 64bit Octa Core FHD 4G Smartphone

Please note, you will need to have an XDA account to post there.

Hope this helps, and good luck! :)