yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Fallendreams11:
Extract the 5 files from the FW and drag them on top of the Back2STock.zip. Windows 10 should simply just compress and add them to the zip file. In the end the Back2STock should still be a zip file, with all of its original and 5 added files in it.

Boot to Fastboot: use either ADB, TWRP, or Power + Volume Up) to get there. All the same.

As for acquiring the recovery. I was told by a couple people that it was possible to do it with the method I shared... however I just tested it out for myself as well and am having issues finding the Recovery.img. If you cant figure it out with that method you'll have to ask/search for it elsewhere. But that will be the next biggest hitch.

And yeah :( being nervous is normal for this... gets a little weird when you are flashing a lot more than just the common things.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bert269:
Will this work for me: ZE551KL, 1WW_1.16.40.763

Hi

Will this work for me to go directly to MM, if I follow these steps?

I am on LolliPop (1.16.xxxx) and have TWRP loaded. Should I instead try 1.16 first - but I notice that there is no recovery.img file in the official ASUS .zip file - how do I get the recovery to flash that first?

Thank You!
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Fallendreams11:
If everything on your phone is golden all you have to do is flash the 1.16.xxxx recovery.img then the last 3 steps. If you run into errors they may be solved by first factory wiping phone then trying again. If you keep getting errors. factory wipe again, do the entire set of steps but with 1.16.xxx firmware and recovery. Then from the stock recovery select the MM firmware and it should update.

Finding the proper recovery is the hardest ****ing part, to be honest I am not sure where to get it :(
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bert269:
Thank you kindly!!!! ZE551KL and MM, rooted

Thank you So much.

With your help I managed to get my device upgraded to MM and for some weird reason, my Bootloader was still unlocked, so I flashed TWRP and have if rooted!

Great work!

Thanks!
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Fallendreams11:
Hey! I was just thinking about how you were doing! Dude so glad to hear it all worked out :)
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] jairoescrito:
I have the same problem, but I have WW_1.17.40.1531_20160427...

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[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
I don't have stock recovery images anymore, sorry.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] jairoescrito:
Ok thanks... i followed steps you posted, it's so clear... bit i still in TWRP... i would like to update yo MM... well tahnks a lot for your help... i going to looking a way to do it... sorry for my english but i just speak spanish

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[Zenfone 2 Laser General] jairoescrito:
I found and tried recovery Z00T, and work well, now I have MM. Maybe you want to take a risk... I found it in http://xdaforums.com/zenfone-2-laser/general/recovery-stock-recovery-img-boot-img-t3409505

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[Zenfone 2 Laser General] rotatorkuf:
Has anyone successfully figured this out? Its been impossible for me to get out of marshmallow in my ze551kl (horrible battery life)...

I copy the files as instructed in op into backtostock.zip,

Factory reset,

Flash zip,

Reboots and loads into is then reboots and remains stuck in bootloop
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Hari kris 123:
Hey i need a big help.

I tried to root my phone by adb.

But i ended up in some big mistake.Now i cannot enter into recovery mode while pressing power button + volume down, it keeps on switching on and on.And when i tried to format my phone it switches off and then switch on not formatting.And system update option missing
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Noor Abdalla:
Is this a way to unbrick?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
It depends on the way your phone is bricked.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Noor Abdalla:
Soft bricked
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
Then yes, you might get your phone working again.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] pudiim1:
I do not know what to do , my phone hardbrick i think . I'm stuck on the screen asus . When I install the stock via TWRP get the following error : "could not find " TARGET = INF / com / google / android / update -binary 'in the zip file .

And when I try to install the fastboot at the time of system.img file I get the error : <File too large > ( see the picture )

HELP ME PLEAASE :(
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
Why are you posting that here?

This is a thread about going back to stock with TWRP not fastboot.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] pudiim1:
Sorry bro,

I'm desperate , I ****ed my phone in two weeks . But I'm also having problems to re- stock via TWRP
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
Message me on steam / hangouts / irc at 12:00~14:00 GMT+2 and I'll help you out.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] pudiim1:
I may be contacting you by email? or leave message in your steam ? I'm from Brazil and the time zone is complicated haha .
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
Just try to catch me online.

Mail is least preferred option tbh.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] pudiim1:
Ok man, so much thanks! I send invite on your steam.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Sumit221:
We have to clean wipe or just a update from zip
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Sumit221:
I m on cm 13 .device Z00L ..i have white spot on display right side they seen in on white screen only ..i have to go back to service centre. if i flash this zip of mm it can relock the bootloader and ota support ..i m just scared right now i have warranty ..but white spot are came thats y m asking
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
No, it won't relock your bootloader or restore OTA.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Sumit221:
thanks for rly ..anyway to relock bootloader
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] johnny.max:
Hi Luk, thank you very much for this thread!

I used your zip to update my stock rooted and unlocked ze500kl with twrp, to latest stock MM build from the previous one.

I didn't perform the factory reset, just wipe cache and dalvik and it acted exactly as an OTA update :)

Then I applied root again from twrp.

Bye
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
I tried this just for fun (flashaholic) and did everything perfect. Flashing went great and factory reset after then when I tried to reboot to system it said there was no OS installed. I have 3 official firmware zips on my laptop and all of them have 0 in the size for system.patch.dat. Is that the problem? What did I do wrong?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
It's normal.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
So swipe to reboot even if it says no os?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
Yes.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Sir I'll never doubt you. Worked like a charm. Very cool.

ASUS Z00LD_LG G2 f320s
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] M Huzaifah:
Which firmware version did you flash?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Latest marshmallow. WW-21.40.1220.1794

It worked. It said "no OS installed" but I booted anyways and it took about 10 minutes showing ASUS logo and went to setup wizard.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] M Huzaifah:
OK, I will give a shot. :good: :silly:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
This method is not working in Asus zenfone 2 laser (ze550kl) after applying this method my mobile is automatically rebooted after first boot please help me
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Tell your steps and what firmware you used and you'll get help. I just did it with ze550kl so I know it works.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
I am on custom rom beanstalk v6.20.20160813

I download back 2stocl.zip and go to TWRP recovery and then wipe all data and then i flash it
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
So you didn't follow directions and put the 5 files from the stock firmware into the back2stock.zip?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
Yes ,i put 5 files from stock firmware into the back2stock.zip
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Which stock firmware did you use? What did the phone do after you flashed it? Bootloop, or errors?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
Stock firmware v ww.1.17.40.1234.zip

After flashing back2stock.zip and format my phone then i reboot my phone then it come on welcome screen and then automatically rebooting
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Somebody correct me if there's something else but I'd try MM firmware instead of LP firmware and see if that changes anything.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
Can you help me plllzzzzzzz
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Pm me.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
(Pm me) means
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Private message me. I'll help.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] zxabhishek:
Ok how I contact with you
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] M Huzaifah:
Woohoo... It's working! Nice. :good:
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] aryanchinha:
This method works like a charm on my ze601kl, i practically tried with two different official frimware (the latest update and the initail mm update). Latest official (yep - fota update on non touched device )update with august security patch for ze601kl broke the silent mode of the phone, i flashed the whole phone , installed twrp and was running RR for a couple of days. Got bored then tried this method to revert back to stock and it worked flawlessly (but for some reason creating a new zip with back2stcok contents leads to "unable to read update.bin error, i tried winzip premium, 7zip, winrar everything, adding the 5 mentioned files by op (drag drop on back2stock zip) worked).

I am gonna xpose the hell out of the device now :)

Thanks for the guide and the update scripts, op, you are doing an awesome job.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] vetha24:
Can't Receive OTA Updates

I have downgraded ZE550KL to Android L....but I cant't receive any further updates
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] LuK1337:
Of course. Your IMEI / serial number is blacklisted.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
ASUS added VoLTE to the 3gb variants of ze550kl. Here's the link if anybody wants it. [MENTION=5075128]LuK1337[/MENTION] might add it to the OP. I made a back2stock zip and will try it later.

https://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=114272&highlight=Zenfone+2+laser&mobile=2
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] theimpulson:
So i restore to stock android will i be able to get new offical updates? I meant flashing stock rom, stock recovery relocking bootloader and removing root.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] theimpulson:
Isn't there any method? Common tell me man, you are a developer. Tell me!
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] theimpulson:
Well look for using 4G internet in my country we require VoLTE support! That juwt we got in stock rom. Any ideas when you will be able to add support for VoLTE in CM 14?
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
You found a way to relock bootloader?

ASUS Z00LD_LG f320s_Lenovo a328
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] theimpulson:
I have a brazillian friend who told me how to unlock, he was going to help to lock too. But i don'nt require it now i have sucessfully flashed stock rom with volte support
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] bdwilk:
Hmmmm. If you say so.
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] chachifontana:
Hello! I try to do this but it stuck on "Patching system image unconditionally".

The phone is Ze601kl. Can u help me?

Thanks
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] Timberlake.C:
Thanks a lot,this work on my (ze500kl)
[Zenfone 2 Laser General] ritik1008:
Can u build cm14 for z00ed
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joker950:
Hi guys, i searched but i haven't found anything. I'm searching a camera porting like note 5 or s6 for my aryamod.. someone can help me?
[Onetouch Idol 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommyw200:
Hello guys.

So i rooted my Idol 3 5'5 6045Y on software 010 10 which is very very old and buggy. So i decided to do OTA update but i can't do it because my phone is rooted. So i searched all the forum and found a tutorial how to come back to stock. Ok, everything goes ok., i run Mobile Upgrade Q 4.9.2, and i click update phone, and when it is 20% the program says: there is no greater software. What should i do? HELP! I want the update!
[Nexus 6P General] wizardfingers:
In a case spigen one to be specific with a tempered glass on fell from about 5 feet flat on its back on ceramic tile picked it up and the screen no longer turns on. Everything else functions LED, sound, and even when I put my hand on the the fingerprint reader it vibrates. I knew the 6P isn't that durable from the countless of videos from YouTube, but damn.

Not sure what its worth atm I think I'll keep it maybe Google will give the 6P users a free replacement from accidental damage like they did the Nexus 5 at one point.

Really tempted to buy another, but I'm on a budget right now.

Now I'm sad seeing all the N news going on :rolleyes:

:(

FML
[Nexus 6P General] Pain-N-Panic:
Sucks to hear man. Did you get Nexus protect?
[Nexus 6P General] Bluemgt06:
Look the lcd over for any cracks. The display cracks like glass and when it does it doesn't display anything. A local repair shop may be able to fix it for cheap. The part is only about $80 on eBay.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] kochoid:
On the S6 on lollipop, "Running applications" in the Applications section of settings would show it. VZW has removed Smart Manager, so where can we see free ram. I can download an app, but I'd rather stick with what should be on this phone somewhere.

thx
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] suchavibrantthang:
Developer options > running services
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] soad1789:
How are Android L and M ROMs handling Bluetooth connectivity, both for audio and talk?

I'm wondering specifically about CM12, CM12.1, and CM13 based ROMs vs AOSP, AOKP-based ROMs.

What are Verizon S4 users' best choices for stable Bluetooth 2 & 3 performance on Android L and M?

I'm using OctOS, specifically OCT-L-M6-FINAL-5.1.1-20151229, and Bluetooth more or less works but I have run into a few Bluetooth Share FC's over the few days I've been testing it so far.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] JoeFCaputo113:
Figured since it's a brand new OS (Marshmallow; 6.0), it'd be nice to have a thread with all info on root/mods/recovery/ROMs/etc. Share your info guys on what works/doesn't work! :good:

1. First and foremost, the MM 6.0 100% stock TAR. Thanks so much [MENTION=4287865]Sunderwear[/MENTION]

2. Sadly, we still do not have a recovery that supports this new update (the TWRP 3.0 doesn't work unfortunately).

3. Root by flashing this TWRP in Odin, then flashing SuperSu 2.68 in recovery!

4. No mods/ROMs yet for Sprint S6 MM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] albaniandroid:
Has anyone got root already ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] deviantus:
http://xdaforums.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/root-marshmallow-6-0-update-t3333547
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
anyone living outside of US loses their signal after updating to MM 6.0.1?

i flashed back the stock 5.1.1 OL1 freshly, then updated to MM 6.0.1 right away without installing anything.

anything went right except no signal. i cant make call or sms...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Euronymous88:
All you should have to do is flash TWRP in Odin...which is still compatible with the update and then flash SuperSU 2.68.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] weirdfate:
I tried to flash the recovery. How long did it sit on the boot before the recovery started?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] migue7d:
have you been able to fix this yet??

:confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
not yet :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] lilila:
Have you tried to select GSM/UMTS only in network setting?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] migue7d:
Damn! wonder if that's gonna happen to me, I live outside the US as well! and I'm just donwloading the update now!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
yes i did, but it didnt work for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] albaniandroid:
I live outside us and i can make calls and sms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Jimmy1life:
Tried flashing twrp stays at recovery is not seandroid enforcing. Is there a way to boot into recovery yet?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] lekienhuhu:
me too, i can't make call and sms, i'm staying Vietnam.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Euronymous88:
Have you tried going to options in Odin and turning off the auto reboot feature first before flashing TWRP. And then when it says pass...you manually reboot into TWRP...by holding the volume down and power button until it turns off and then hold the button combo for recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Jimmy1life:
Exactly bud restarted manually after odin twrp 3.0 it stayed at that screen recovery is not seandroid. I waited a few minutes. Maybe not long enough but dont want start over before work. Then had to re odin the MM md5 file.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] weirdfate:
I emailed twrp. Doesnt mean were gonna get a fix rite away but i feel better that i let them know even if they already knew :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] lilila:
So after upgrading to MM, voice and sms still works for you without any changes or tweaks?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] bowhunt2005:
So ive been running the teamspr rom and my device wont download the ota. Is there a way to get it to work without needed a pc? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] albaniandroid:
yes it works , i live in Albania ( europe ) and everything works perfectly

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you have to unroot it , and you will get OTA . I did this yesterday I had teamspr rom , flashed stock and got OTA

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] usman farhat:
I took the MM OTA and now the signal is gone. I cannot make any calls or sms. I live in Pakistan.

Can I flash a lollipop stock rom via odin? I have heard many times that sometimes downgrading isn't possible due to some changes e.g in kernel etc.

Is there some issue like this on Marshmallow update or can I downright flash the old stock ROM via odin?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
you can.

but, before doing that, remember to back up all your data from your phone, since after flashing 5.1.1, you have to factory reset in order to make the phone work, or it will be stuck on logo screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] usman farhat:
Thanks for replying. You also seemed to have the issue. Have you tried this yourself?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
yep. i have the very same issue, and i did flash back the 5.1.1 OL1 on my phone to use. it works again.

waiting for the solution for the signal on MM 6.0.1 :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] usman farhat:
I went into Settings > mobile networks > data roaming > and ticked all toggles, then went further into Data roaming > Roaming Guard and ticked all toggles there as well. Then I changed network mode to Automatic. It asked me to reboot and when I did, I got the signals :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
data roaming is a known solution, but not for everyone, since my phone does not have data roaming option in setting at all >.<
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] usman farhat:
Strange. It's my brother's phone so I can't tell if he had this option in Lollipop or not. But I also saw this option for the first time, having used many devices and many ROMs. At least I never saw Roaming Guard anywhere before.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
im using OL1 5.1.1 now and can confirm my phone does not have that roaming setting either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] bowhunt2005:
How did you unroot?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] asafegous:
i assume that xposed has to be flashed on this device to work?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] edlee:
how do you remove the carrier label from the notification bar?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] albaniandroid:
There is a tutorial somewhere here but i cant find it right now and u simply download the sprint firmware 5.1.1 and flash it via odin ..check for updates and the update starts
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] balistic2:
I doubt we can. Sprint really wants you to know you are STUCK!

Our option to remove that carrier stamp will likely be root, a de-0dexed rom, and Xposed framework installed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] xJuice:
On left is pre MM update, right is post MM update. :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] JoeFCaputo113:
Lol wtf!?? Which one is right?

EDIT: Just googled it and the pre MM on is right (277.4222) -_- Samsung always finding new ways to fail.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] iamterence:
So how's the new Marshmallow update treating everyone so far? For me, I feel like it's almost a completely different phone. Performance on my device has went up 1000%. Before on Lollipop, yes it was fast, but a lot of the time apps would slow down to a crawl, and of course the infamous random FCS. For Marshmallow, I have yet to come across any of those force close issues I used to have. There IS still some slight lagging here and there, but it's nowhere NEAR like how it was before.

And then you got the fingerprint scanner. I don't know what Samsung did in the update, but holy SH!T it's so much better than before. Previously I'd have to register an additional 2 extra fingerprints (two right, two left) just to get the "weird" spots of my thumbprint, but it seems now that the scanner is much more accurate and fine-tuned than before, thus axing the reason for the additional fingerprints. All I have registered are Right and Left thumbs, and I am now fully confident that when I go to unlock the phone, I won't have to "search around" for the right print that I need. It's pretty much on par with an iPhone/Nexus at this point.

Battery life seems slightly better as well. Granted this isn't my main phone, so it's always on airplane mode with WiFi turned on, it seems pretty good! A much welcomed improvement.

The Samsung keyboard also seems to have gotten a lot better as well. Before the update, I HATED the Sammy keyboard on Lollipop. I tried to give it a shot, tweak it as much as I could, but it couldn't hold a torch to Google's standard keyboard. But now, it's actually usable. Text prediction is much more accurate (which was the biggest problem I've had with it), "ghost touching" seems to have been improved a lot (that's when you go to type a letter and a completely different letter registers), and overall just seems much better. No need to switch keyboards now with this update.

All in all, this is a MUCH needed improvement, and it is exactly that in every sense of the word: an improvement. Everything is faster, better, more accurate, more fluid. I honestly couldn't be any happier. I'm actually considering switching my main phone back to the S6 from my Nexus 5x just to get an actual real-world experience with Marshmallow on this device!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
I live outside USA and signals are fine..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] fachadick:
I'm trying to confirm the following information, and this seems like best place to ask...

1 - there is a recovery available for our devices now that is compatible with mm

2 - root is available with mm on our devices

3 - the only mm rom currently available is the stock mm rom

4 - mm xposed is not only available, but will work with the stock mm rom

5 - it is not necessary to do a full wipe coming from renegade to go to the stock mm rom. You can just Odin on top of it, and it should save all of your information

Can someone confirm all of the above, and Joe, maybe clear up the op? Unless I'm the only one who's confused...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] pablonsky:
Lo mismo

Friend'm going through the same since the upgrade can not make calls and sms only lte not only that living past in Dominican rapublica
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] amieldl143:
Has anyone noticed no emojis on keyboard itself so now i cant use emojis like i use to on instagram or facebook..also i noticed enhanced messaging is useless now. When i press attachment cant access enhance messaging to attach full quality pic or video.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] migue7d:
Same here! In he end I didn't experienced any time of inconvenient, I actually love the update, the phone seems faster in general and I do notice battery life improved just a bit, still curious about what happened tho those who can't make calls or text outside the US
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] amieldl143:
Never mind figured it out.lol