yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr3vv:
Hi! Can someone suggest a lightweight/performance focused ROM for ze500kl? Also, can I install 550kl roms on 500kl?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MezzaLuna:
Hi all.

I have a simple question, which is the reboot time of tour laser ZE500KL?

Mine (bought on march 2016) is a little bit laggy and reboots in 3+ minutes, i think something is wrong.

3+ minutes to a simple reboot does it mean internal storage it's almost dead?

Thank you.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr3vv:
1min 15 to get it rebooted, 1 min 45ish to get it functional after inserting SIM pin and stuff. Dunno about the memory though
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MezzaLuna:
Three minutes and more. Something it's wrong... Thank you for your feedback.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vks.sud:
BootLoop Problem

I have asus ze550kl. it got dropped accidently and after that it is in bootloop.

i have tried using recovery to flash but it shows unable to mount E Unable To Mount /asdf.

I have tried to sideload via fastboot but device is not detected by adb even after installing all needed drivers.

Please help.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr3vv:
I noticed mine started to be a bit laggy when I had storage memory nearly full (had popup notification abut "Storage Space" etcetera). Deleting some files to make the notification disappear made it work a bit faster again, to the point where it no longer took an annouing amount of time to open an app. I don't reboot the phone that much, so I don't know if it affects reboot time, too, but I think it is worth a try to free some storage space before changing phone or something
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MezzaLuna:
I had no popup notification about storage space, 4gb or more of free space it's always available on internal storage and I use class 10 micro SD for audio and pictures.

Thank you for your feedback, I don't think it's this my issue.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
Hey guys, I wiped my system and factory reset my phone.

Now while I flash any rom it stucks on "Patching system image unconditionally " everytime. What should I do?

Please help!!!
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sat3232:
i need real time help

i accidentally deleted my system partition when i was trying to wipe the data and i have no back up

fortunately i can access both recovery and fastboot can anyone plz help me unbrick my phone plz

asus zengfone 2 laser (zoold)

thanx
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Flash a custom ROM. I have a Z00ld and I have a custom ROM. And BTW your phone is not bricked yet. Congratulations! Just flash a ROM and gapps ans you are good to go. :good:

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Firat wipe everything and then install custom ROM.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonewolf98:
Ressurection Remix

& I have heard Cosmic OS is Good too..
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
What do you mean by everything? Can u specify which options to select in advance wipe. And do I need to wipe Internal storage?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Well everything means everything leaving microsd card. It's better to wipe internal too as it contains system files most times which can issues. Better wipe everything (not your microsd).
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
I wiped everything and flashed the rom which i know is not corrupted as I have used it in past but its stuck on patching system image unconditionally
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Try a different ROM then. Which ROM are you trying BTW?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
Resurrection remix
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Try some different then.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elius93:
Reset Control HELP!!!

Hi, i have a problem with reset control of google account: i did an hard reset and then i try to use the code *#*[numbers]*#*#* , activate developer options and data factory reset.... but when restarts i can't skip reset control.

how do i do?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
I tried different ROMs but same problem occurs.

So, I decided to flash stock recovery and stock rom. But I'm unable to flash stock rom as it gets stuck on verifying package and aborts the operation.

While I was on twrp, my battery was behaving strange like not booting on even 90%, after flashing stock recovery battery is fine, so I think twrp is having some problem

U know Any alternative recovery I should try

Plz give links
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
It's Updater script issue. Use Luk's method. His method works on flashing Stock ROM.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
Thanks, I successfully flashed stock ROM.

But a problem still exists.

Before all this flashing chaos my phone was restarting automatically the moment I unlock my phone. So, I formatted but problem occurred again when I was setting up phone. That's why I had wiped everything including system in the first place. Now I have flashed stock rom but it still restarts itself during setup(adding email, etc).

I had replaced my charging port before all these problems started. So I'm thinking maybe it's not soldered properly or maybe my battery is causing problem.

Anyway I'm gonna take it to service center tom.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Why service center? Just delete that setup wizard via TWRP file manager. No setup wizard, no issue. Service center will charge you anyway.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
It's not a setup wizard problem because it was also happening when I unlock phone :(
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Device?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
ZenFone 2 laser - Z00l
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashish8017:
Hey, I flashed stock using Luk's method and phone works completely fine. The only issue is that it automatically restarts the moment I touch the keyboard or dialing pad.

Edit : same thing happens when i use Bluetooth or 3rd party dialers
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
If possible tell me your model number and give me a Logcat
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhansmush:
Hellow po, im newbie of asus i have an asus zoold model unit, i would like to ask an firmware for this unit kasi po after i turn on my unit until logo nalang sya, i try already hard reset but still same, i woul like to ask help po sana kung saan pwede ko ko sya ma ibalik sa program nya kahit stock lang po, i have also pc in my home.. i think it would be a good idea if i re program using a pc if kung pwede. sama ma tulungan nyu ako.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osa11:
Hi i have asus ze550kl on marshmallow i noticed that the battery isn't good i want to ask if it is better to downgrade to lollipop

And i want to ask about rooting this device with twrp an su ... Is it enough to boot twrp and flash root or a have to flazh it before??

Thanks
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffcleds:
GUYS I really need help here. Media files can't be upload after taking them, you need to restart your device in order to upload them. I tried it already. I took a picture, I took a screenshot, but when I am going to upload it somewhere it can't be uploaded.

I'm using RR on my ZOOLD
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonewolf98:
Clean Flash latest GApps package or try a new Rom
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmaiz3r:
OS is LineageOS 14 (7.1)

With latest TWR

Been using my ZE551KL normally without installing anything new for the past 10 days.. Today I rebooted it hoping to fix a weak phone signal but got a bootloop.

I want to fix this loop without wiping data.

Tried wiping dalvic and cache via TWR without luck.

Tried installing LineageOS latest update file. Also no luck.

I have a full backup file I took of the same OS I via TWR but I don't to restore it and lose recent camera photos etc.

Is there a way I could partly restore the old backup file so that recent apps and photos are not lost?

Thanks
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfernandes2012:
You can copy your photos to an SD card using the twrp built in file manager, you'll find it under advanced i think, then you can restore your data backup and copy back the files from the sd card
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmaiz3r:
Thanks a lot. I realized that later and moved everything, and fully [not partially] restored my backup and the bootloop didn't go away ...

Then I restored my 2 months old CM backup and that also didn't solve it.

Wiped data,,,no dice.. then tried cache/dalvic.. then tried wiping internal memory then restoring again.. All don't work. Still get bootlooped whenever the OS animation starts, whether it's Lineage's animation or CM's. Sometimes it bootloops before the animation, just before the animation starts.

My backup image has "Boot/System/Data" if that matters....

Do you think I should restore an ASDF image from my brother's phone which is same model and OS?

If anyone got an idea on how to solve this, please let me know. I'm all ears.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfernandes2012:
I'm not too sure about the internals so I don't know if this will work, but you can try to repair the data file System in twrp (in advanced Wipe)

And don't restore the system partition, instead flash your ROM and Gapps zip.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmaiz3r:
Ok, tried wiping everything [dalvic/system/data/internal/cache] and flashed a fresh Lineage ROM then gapps for a brand new system.... no luck... Same bootloop.

I also tried what you suggested and went to "Advanced Wipe" and repaird the "Data" file system. Also didn't help.

This is starting to feel like a brick instead of a bootloop haha.

Has anyone had this bootloop before?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfernandes2012:
Try wiping boot, but with caution cause if you don't flash a ROOM zip after that, you might not be able to enter recovery (it was like that with my sony, I'm not sure about it with my Z00L, but you can never be too careful)

Also be sure to take a backup of your boot partition after you do this.

If this doesn't fix it, I don't know what will,

Ohh and was your phone encrypted?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmaiz3r:
This sounds promising but how can I wipe boot?

I went through all TWRP options and couldn't find it.

Edit: sorry didn't see your question.. it was Not encrypted..
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfernandes2012:
I think it should be under Advanced under Wipe in TWRP.

If it's not, you can extract your boot.img from your rom zip, put it in your phones internal storage, then flash it with twrp (after selecting the img/image button in install), that should have the same effect as wiping the boot.img
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmaiz3r:
Did exactly what you suggested:

1- Wiped :[dalvik/cache/internal/system/data]

2- flashed boot.img

3- flashed a fresh LineageOS zip then Gapps like usual

4- rebooted...

No luck. Same bootloop... It reboots right before the OS animations.

So now we've tried the following:

Flashing a fresh Lineage rom and Gapps after wiping.

Restoring two backup images [lineage/CM] that contain boot/sys/data.

Wiping cache/dalvik does nothing.

Repairing all partitions' file system.

Wiping everything, then wiping boot, then flashing a fresh Lineage rom.

Removing battery for 10 minutes.

Could it be possible that I have a board malfunction in my ZE551KL?

It was running smoothly until I restarted it to enhance signal strength and this stubborn bootloop just happened... No new apps or anything in the past 10 days.

Has anyone here experienced this before? :silly:
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfernandes2012:
This is a bit worrying to me now, is your Lineage Zip fine? Could it be a corrupted rom zip?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmaiz3r:
OKAY, THE WEIRDEST THING JUST HAPPENED, hahaha.

While the phone was bootlooping the entire ~15minutes after trying your method of wiping everything/flashing boot.img/then flashing a rom..... ... And while I was writing a reply, I glance at the phone and VIOLA, the Lineage set-up window is there.. hahaha.. It worked!

It bootlooped probably for 10minutes, then just booted properly.. This is the first time I've heard of this behavior, haha.

Regarding your note, Don't think the rom was corrupted because I used the the Lineage rom.zip from my update folder [20th/Oct] from my old data before wiping and flashing, and when it didn't work I re-downloaded the rom file from Lineage's official website:

https://download.lineageos.org/Z00T

Note to mention trying to restore two backup images from 1month and 4 months ago namely a LineageOS from September and a very stable CM backup that I used many times before.

Anyhow, thanks a lot gavinfernandes2012.. Flashing boot.img probably fixed this. It took ~10minutes of bootlooping before it worked but I think it was the magic touch. You're a wizard hahaha :laugh:.

Thanks again! Appreciate it!

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Quick update:

The phone booted and after the initial setup I turned it off,,, Turned it on again and the bootloop returned hahaha... Oh well..

This is most probably a hardware malfunction.. Has anyone experienced this before?

My battery was degrading bad lately.. 1.5 hrs of screen time at the most.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfernandes2012:
Ughhh so close, but wait, there might be a way if you can get it to boot once more and turn on adb debugging and get a logcat. From there we can go through it looking for errors. Are you familiar with grabbing logcat? If not just mention it and I'll guide you through it.

(PS the real wizards are the ROM and kernel Devs here, I have them to thank for what knowledge I have)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neijek:
New battery

Hello Guys,

I've recently upgrade my battery from the stock 2070 mah bat to the larger 2400 mah battery... I'm on stock rom and the FIRST full charge went well from mid empty to full (100%) using the charge from off, then unplug, turn on and recharge til green "100%".

The battery is working well, but since that first charge, I can't get it to charge to 100%, even when i leave it over night it stops around 95% and the light always stays orange (charging).

Is there some way to edit the battery stats so it knows it needs to charge to 2400, or is it just some hard coded sensor or something?

thanks :)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skymountain:
adb devices

Hi

im having problems with my zenfone, it is a ZE551KL.

when im in fast boot mode my pc show it as fastboot devices, but when i get into ADB and fastboot cmd and type >adb devices, it just do not show me nothing. i got all the drivers and softwares updates. any idea?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testeraphy:
In ADB, you can't (execute) fastboot (command)

In fastboot, you can't (execute) ADB (command)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I do not know it if will count as general help request.. but I'll try.

My phone started to restart on stock rom (non rooted Z00ED). I've read that some Zenfones do that quite a bit. Got into safe mode to see if it is an app issue. Nope. Still restarts.

So I've flashed a Custom Rom. Long story short. All four different roms just shutdown and do not get up. They do not restart. I need to remove the battery, insert it and than turn on the phone. All four. Did I flash them in a wrong manner? No. (I'll explain that a bit later). The whole story is in my post history if You would like to read it. But in short. Its not an app problem since it behaves differently on various systems and I have tested whit and without apps, Whit and without Gapps. Rooted and non rooted. Magisk and SuperSu, Custom Android 6.01 or 7.1.2. Stock kernel and Firekernel. They shut down and do not restart. Stock just restarts. In my pocket or on the desk. In an additional cover or without it. In doze mode or active. Annoying. Few days earlier I've flashed official and latest stock from ASUS. Stable and does not crash. Just start to restart. Dear Reader! Wait. I've flashed stock whit TWRP. It excludes the theory that TWRP is flashing improperly. Soo.. Apps problems - checked, system problems - sorted out, TWRP issues - crossed out, Android 7.1.2 compatibility issues - checked, Root management - I've covered it also, Gapps issues - been there also, Kernel issues - tested. Whats left? Hardware. Damn. I hate fixing hardware. I don't even know how to solder stuff. The best part is that the stock rom just restarts, and unofficial not approved by ASUS roms just shutdown and don't get up. Looks like ASUS made a clever move whit managing errors. Restart the phone. All other can just shutdown. I beg You dear reader. Since I'm very clumsy whit all the hardware managing issues. What I can do? I what issues I need to sort out? Battery looks OK. Not bloated, spins correctly, the anodes and cathodes are not rusty or dirty. Since my device is already unlocked I've lost my warranty and servicing in official ASUS service means $$$. What can I do. Should I order a new battery ($$$), or just mess up whit.. idk?

EDIT

I used roms

Asus rom: WW-13.1010.1612.53 for Z00ED

audahadi RR for Z00ED - like 10 versions

Xenon HD

ViperOS

MIUI - this one is android 6.0.1
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WahPixel:
Help me PLEASE

Hey, I am using ZE550KL

And I tried to install custom rom; when I say custom rom I tried lineage, cm, RR and ended up in bootloop.

My device is rooted, having custom recovery TWRP and I don't understand where did I made mistake while process.

And p.s no corruption of file ( I made sure downloading 2nd time)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonewolf98:
Try the lastest version of TWRP, ROM and GApps package. Sometimes there are compatibility issues not a big deal really.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidharth@12:
Please can i get a working link for nemesis fusion kernel for my Z00L
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TobyA14:
Greetings

My friend asked me if I can do something about her phone which is Asus Zenfone 2 Laser Z00LD. At first I thought it can still be fixed but lately I'm starting to doubt if it is even possible as I search the web.

Current State is

Locked Bootloader

I cannot access recovery

Only boots on the splash image (bootloop)

I can only get it on Fastboot Mode

I'm just a beginner and I thought it would be possible because I somehow revived two deadboot MTK devices before so I thought there's some kind of way in SD devices as well.

Any help or ideas would be much appreciated

Sorry for my bad English.

Good Day & Thank You
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Flash TWRP through fastboot. Your bootloader status doesn't matter. Boot in TWRP and follow the guide to unlock bootloader through unofficial way. Once bootloader unlocked, you just flash a custom ROM and good to go.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidlam04:
ASUS Zenfone 2 Z00TD

Hi I'm having trouble installing twrp onto my device as I am unable to unlock my bootloader. I also can't seem to access recovery mode. I can't seem to find a guide for this model of phone. It would be great if u could walk me through on how to install lineage os thanks!
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TobyA14:
Thanks man I'll go try it out

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It didn't work. May be the bootloader prevented me from doing so. Any more ideas? Thanks in advance
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Try flashing stock recovery from the Firmware file you get from Asus website.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaysonRare:
just wondering if

is there a custom kernel for our stock rom?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
No
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaysonRare:
ok thx sir for reply
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billysam:
I am on RR 7.1.2 last build (Z00L) faced conference calling issue which wasn't stated in the known bug (Had to find out going through the posts in between), is it only on RR Rom or is this bug present in all the other ROMs?

those who know, can please respond if there are naugot ROMs that are not affected by this bug, Thanks.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discreet3:
Bootloop on Sd615

Anyone here tried flashing roms on SD 615 variant? Flashed RR and lineage already and still not able to boot. Stuck on bootanimation then reboots itself. Wiped system data cache internal in TWRP before flashing. Did i miss something? Please heeeelp
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pratik Dalui:
Hi ! I flashed volte.img using fasboot method in z00ld. But no volte coming.. only baseband changed. Pls help
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpulson:
Try flashing latest firmware and then check.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
stuck in logo. ze500kg/z00rd

after messing things up it's now can only boot to fastboot, can't boot to recovery. tried flashing stock recovery for ze500kl but no luck. can't find stock recovery for ze500kg.

bootloader is locked.

help??

can you give the link to the unofficial bootloader unlock?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SouraTR:
Which ROM is best for battery life with adequate performance levels. Please suggest.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themayoguy:
issues with drastic ds emulator and google clock app

Hi i flashed the lineage os 14.1 on my laser 2 z00ld

and things have been fine except for a certain app i.e. Drastic Ds emulator which is used frequently on my previous stock rom

but now the app seems to be stuck on loading screen and i haven't found a way to get past it

i am using the official paid app from the google store btw

can someone suggests any solutions ?

also my clock app seems to crash everytime i try to open it up

thanks
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osa11:
Ho to root ze550kl on last update Android m 2192 without problems ??
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryonan:
Help!!! Stuck on fastboot!!!

Everytime i flash a custom rom i always boot on fastboot mode!!!

i need help on how to solve please.

like, after flashing lineage OS and GaPPs, i press reboot, then it takes me to "fastboot mode!!!", even if i remove my battery and normally turn it on it still takes me to "fastboot mode!!!"

any ways to solve? please? im getting desperate about this, im sorry im noobie.:crying::crying::crying:
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nahean.ahmed:
Is there any way to set different ringtone (sperate ringtone for sim 1&2) and different notification tone (sperate notification tone for sim 1&2) for this device??

Using asus zenfone 2 laser(z00l)

rom viper os 3.1.1

Android version 7.1.2

Any magisk or xposed module is preferable. or suggest any other rom or app with such option.

Thank you
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tellreded:
hey guys, so a while ago, I deleted my system (duhhhhh not so smart) and now Im trying to get it back working again. I tried a little while ago and got as far as loading a stock rom off the asus website and using a script and apk to install a keyboard since the stock rom didnt come with one. now, I dont have twrp anymore (dont know why its gone but it is) and when I boot the phone, it crashes and reboots on the welcome screen that you get when you first get a phone from the factory. im not to sure what to do now, so any help getting my phone back up would be realy appreciated. thanks!