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[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
No, isn't needed ;)

Yup :D

Use 4.3, select return back to stock and select recovery

Use 4.4, there's an how to.

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[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
ok......after flashing to stock recovery via 4.3 ....will the root work
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Yes

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[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
thanks my dear...i will get back to u after getting back to stock recovery and after that updating firmware and than again doing the rooting process via 4.4 :D
[ZenFone 2 General] madn3ss00:
Right now i have the bootloader unlocked and the phone rooted with your 4.0 version. One thing's annoying me: That unchecked error during reboot.

If i do it again with your 4.4 version, will that error disappear?

Many thanks in advance!
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Sure!

If you mean the 5-sec wait error no, it's related to bootloader.
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
dear i successfuly flashed the stock recovery via 4.3 but while installing f/w update device gets restarted and goes on the android logo screen and process bar is working for a while and after few minutes sleeping android logo appears with error text and than i restarted my device. i tried again to download the update and its not even downloading.

what to do now ?

please help
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
xFSTK works fine, u need to be in no signature check of Windows and to run it as administrator
[ZenFone 2 General] MystikMan97130:
I'm back. I had a problem with my old pc so I could not test.

I received the new I will tested the 4.4 just the time to download the new frimware. :)

Edit : Stuck here for me

********************************

Phh's Superuser (Magisk Version)

********************************

******************************

Powered by Magisk (@topjohnwu)

******************************

- Mounting /system(ro), /data, /cache

- /data/magisk.img detected!

- Mounting /data/magisk.img to /magisk

- Copying files

- Setting permissions

- Unmounting partitions

- Done

Done processing script file

PROGRAM WILL HANG 2 MINS, DON'T CLOSE IT

Installing Phh's Superuser + Magisk Manager...

error: device '(null)' not found

- waiting for device -
[ZenFone 2 General] ayush.gl:
Same problem with me phhs superuser didn't get install. I installed superuser with twrp separately.
[ZenFone 2 General] MystikMan97130:
I need xposed and help Giovix92 i can't try this :/

[MENTION=7023217]Giovix92[/MENTION] i think you make will need to use %adb% kill-server %adb% start-server before this step :)

Or the phone must be in fastboot mode for this?
[ZenFone 2 General] tm_muri:
ZE551ML_Modder

I was succeeded in rooting and installing Xposed, using this tool, before (v3. 3), with firmware 184

And then, it came to firmware 223.

I found that, after reversed to stock boot and recovery.img, it was still failed to install the OTA file. The installation just interrupt, in between.

I had to download the full firmware (around 1.2 GB) then put it in the Internal Storage, to upgrade.

The problem started, when I tried to re-root and re-install Xposed.

I never succeeded in using this tool of version 4.3 (then also 4.4), started from unlocking bootloader, then rooting, then installing Xposed (yet I successfully flashed TWRP)

Using 4.3 and 4.4, especially rooting and installing Xposed, always end up with TWRP displayed and error null device.

And after those bleedings, I tried to download the old version 3.0 of this modder, since it is the latest one available, in the 1st page of this forum, and try to do the unlocking bootloader, re-flashing TWRP, rooting (semi-auto) and installing Xposed (semi-auto).

It worked better than the newer ones.

But then I found, that after reboot my phone (to activate Xposed), my phone ended up bricked (Asus Logo and moving dots).

Currently, after re-flashing boot.img manually, I have to be satisfied, with only rooted (by v3. 0 semi-auto), without Xposed installed, which is quite disappointing, since I have several modules previously that come to nothing, then.
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
same a me, can't install update because can't go in stock recovery.

returned to stock recovery and bootloader but recovery not work, appears dead robot with "no command" logo.

returned to stock using both 4.3 and 4.4 same results.

can't sideload because no recovery mode.

can't update from internal memory for same reason.
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
when in no command screen press (power + volume) up to go into recovery.
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
thanks, now I'm flashing with twrp, seems that the firmware file was really corrupt.

edit: twrp successfully flashed the 223 firmware (whole firmware). now I try to unlock, twrp and root/xposed.
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
:)

did you managed to update your device from .184 to .223 via ota

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how you flashed it via twrp and did you lose any data
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
just rebooted, seems fine.

anyway to flash with twrp simply download the whole firmware (1,18 gb) and put in internal or external memory.

boot into twrp and select install.

select storage and the firmware zip, wait about 10 min and after done reboot.

results are all data remains but loose root and xposed, now I try to use tool
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
ok buddy... downloading the f/w now :D

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@ holymoz

hey buddy, did you got success in rooting the device via 4.4
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
success unlock and twrp but can't have root

it's strange, I have no root but xposed works with the previouslt installed modules.

also magisk says no root and in the left menu doesn't appear the module and download section
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
so I dirty flash 223 on 184 and obtained unlock and twrp but can't get root

tried unroot and rooting with both 4.3 and 4.4, can't have root.

anyway during root process the phone reboot to android, to continue process must be debug usb enabled AND usb set for transfer files (not recharge), then the process continues but results are that xposed strangely works including modules but there is no root and magisk not work (doesn't show module or download tabs).

now restored twrp backup and wait some infos
[ZenFone 2 General] MystikMan97130:
[MENTION=7023217]Giovix92[/MENTION] say me instal Xposed activate a module and Reroot it's work for me after 7 try :)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
yes, already did that, after installing xposed I already had xposed apk installed and all my modules activated and working, then I made the root process again without good result.

I don't understand why magisk is without module or download tabs.

first time I did it magisk showed supeuser module and after updated su from magisk I had root, now can't do this because magisk show me nothing.
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
I got managed to Update and re-root my device again with no data loss. Thankyou all for guiding me...

Steps that worked for me:-

1. Flashed stock recovery via 4.3 tool

2. Download and copy the full firmware in external card and install it by restarting your device and it will ask you to update with a popup window, press to install and wait for approx. 10 mins or so.

3. Uninstall the magisk, supersu and xposed via app manager and reboot once.

4. Now use 4.4 tool firstly to unlock bootloader and than flash twrp than root i.e. compatible with .184.

5. Now uninstall the magisk and supersu and flash the magisk, phhroot via twrp and install xposed.apk (Provided by KapilTapsi)and if you don't find supersu in menu than use phhroot.apk

6. Hopefully it will work for others too.

I have rooted my device by doing these steps for 2 times with fully functional root and xposed. And i m just sharing my experience so please follow it at your own risk.
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
there is an update in xposed, so can anyone please tell me is it safe to update it.
[ZenFone 2 General] MystikMan97130:
yes safe :)
[ZenFone 2 General] Pupii90:
Does this tool work for WW-4.21.40.223? And can i install cm13 or cm14 with this version of twrp
[ZenFone 2 General] demod_oz:
i have root issues too. I installed phh root. - seemed to go fine, then xposed. But nothing gets root access. So I manually installed root. No luck. Uninstalled xposed, uninstalled root. Did it all again. Installed phhroot, still no root.

I noticed a few others had this issue. Did you fix it? I'm ideally going for systemless.
[ZenFone 2 General] whosucks:
I just went through this problem. You need to manually sideload the Magisk.zip in the tool because Magisk v10.2 has phh superuser already included, but the tool installs superuser again. (I guess it ****s things up)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
tried that, no success.

can you clear well the procedure? point 5 is uninstalling the magisk app and supersu app?

point 5 flashing magisk and phhroot you mean the zips in the tool folders right?
[ZenFone 2 General] papin97:
Point 5 is using uninstall zip, not just apk (there is magisk uni.zip).

Then re-flash magisk and phh from the zip and reinstall apk.
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
IN step 5. just uninstall magisk and supersu via app manager and than flash magisk.zip and phhroot.zip(KapilTapsi's one) and after rebooting install phhroot.apk and xposed and hopefully your device is rooted now.

note:- does this method worked for anyone ? please let us know

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have you done it and facing no problem at all.

thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
thanks, will try again.

a question, the phhroot.zip in the tool is different from KapilTapsi's one?
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
don't know about the difference but KapilTapsi's one worked for me
[ZenFone 2 General] demod_oz:
Well it took a while, but I got there. I ended up corrupting the boot partition, which forced me to start fresh. (Without losing my data!)

1. Install .223 full image via twrp. (Assumes a dud root system) (also has another meaning in Australia! :D )

2. Boot to verify working.

3. Unlock

4. Install twrp again

5. Install magisk (from tool folder) manually via twrp

6. Wipe cache

7. Boot to verify root

8. Install xposed_m via twrp

9. Wipe cache.

10. Boot to verify root and xposed.

Even though I was doing that before something made sure root wasn't going to work, even after uninstalling magisk/root etc.

I found copying Giovix's tool unzipped and the image to the SD card made these steps a bit easier!
[ZenFone 2 General] whosucks:
Magisk v10.2 has phh superuser included already. Flashing phhroot.zip just breaks the root for me.
[ZenFone 2 General] Pupii90:
This does not work on the lastest firmware...
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
It works buddy. You just have to restart it manually when on white splash screen.
[ZenFone 2 General] Pupii90:
I did that when i saw the white screen i turned it off then booted into fastboot as you can see on the command window it says it fails (permission denied). :( if any of you guys can help me unlock my boatloader i been trying for 4 days xc
[ZenFone 2 General] crownpiyush:
when in fastboot screen try to run restore.bat
[ZenFone 2 General] MystikMan97130:
Very very strange ! I saw KapilTapsi's bat use same script and files it's just a simplified version of the tool :rolleyes:
[ZenFone 2 General] Pupii90:
I fianly got twrp to work i had to set my phone to unlock screen to none i flashed cm 13 it didn't work but cm14 works well... Do you think ressurrection remix works and can i root and install xposed with this tool on cm? Thanks for all the help:)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
success to root (and unlock - twrp - xposed)

anyway I used a mix of the suggestions of the thread.

reassuming, I started from mm 184 with root, magisk and xposed

1- uninstall magisk, xposed and superuser apps (from app manager).

2- install full update 223 from twrp, reboot.

3- to be sure put the tool folder in c: and execute it with right click "execute as administrator".

4- unlock bootloader with the tool. (at white screen shut down phone and restart manually in bootloader).

5- install twrp with the tool and enter twrp to be sure is working.

6- root: flash magisk (from tool folder) manually via twrp (includes the root).

7- while in twrp Wipe cache.

8- Boot - seems there is no root, open magisk app and update it from play store if needed.

9- open magisk app and must says properly rooted (green), but still no root on the phone.

check the magisk modules and must be empty.

10- install phhapk.apk (it's superuser app) from tool folder "phh".

11- check in magisk, must be present now superuser and xposed (framework), eventually flash xposedm.zip from tool folder.

12- install the xposed apk from tool folder, check that previously installed xposed modules are there and activate them.

now checking root with apps like root checker should go right.

try and report, for me worked.
[ZenFone 2 General] Shizmac84!:
So as I stated before 50 pages ago, with users who already used the earlier version of the tool (3.0 to 3.5..etc etc..) is it safe to say that the method used by holymoz is the way to go?? Because I have noticed that the tool works great if you never modified the 551ML before. But if you have already, I noticed that either xposed or root will cause problems with the phone simply because they already been installed earlier. How do you proceed with reinstall of all methods?
[ZenFone 2 General] rummsbumms:
unfortunately it's not the way to go. the way to go depends 1.) on your current firmware version & 2.) if you still have any variant/version of magisk, xposed, root installed especially anything that modified your /system partition.

if you cleanly uninstalled everything that modifed /system or just have nothing installed that modified /system then i suggest you to go the systemless way.

1.) remove unnecessary apps from magisk, xposed, root

2.) (via fastboot) return to stock boot image (depends on your firmware version!)

3.) (via twrp) if you want to use supersu instead of phh, flash it. its important that you flash supersu before magisk!

4.) (via twrp) flash magisk

5.) (running system) if you haven't flashed supersu: install phh superuser from play store

6.) (running system) open magisk manager, let install the play store version, enable magiskhide, busybox and systemless hosts & reboot system

7.) use magisk hide tab to hide root from any app (e.g. banking apps) you want, but keep the number of apps as low as possible

8.) (opt.) (running system) install latest "Material Design Xposed Installer" (http://xdaforums.com/xposed/material-design-xposed-installer-t3137758) then (via twrp) flash the magisk version of xposed
[ZenFone 2 General] prosquos:
It worked for me! Thank you very much :)

Furthermore, I started directly from the point 2 on firmware .184 with root and xposed both based on supersu version. So, flashing the update .223 from TWRP over a rooted+xposed device worked for me like a charm (no data loss) and didn't need to unistall anything before.

I just want to inform that by now Xposed based on supersu version still works only on firmware .134. In fact, on latest firmwares it leads to bootloops unless you manually apply the fix mentioned many posts before. For this reason, it could be useful update the corrispondent zip in the tool with a working new one (if it already exists or if it's possible repack it including the fix) or at least update the label with a warning in the tool in order to avoid mistakes.

To fix the bootloop due to xposed supersu version (or eventually to root supersu version) is enough deleting xposed.img (and/or su.img) in "/data" folder from TWRP file manager and reboot.

Hoping to help anyone... greetings!
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
In fact, KapilTapsi's bats are mine. He, originally, copied my code and didn't give me credits, only after 1 week it gave me credits. :)

Edit: for more infos, check first pages of him thread.

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[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Guys, if I need to fix something in 4.4, quote this post and detail the problem, i'll try to fix it in 4.5. ;)

Thanks for using this tool. Best regards,

-Giovix92

Edit: A new borets kernel is out, so in the next update custom kernel will be updated!

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[ZenFone 2 General] whosucks:
Magisk 10.2 has phh superuser included, so unless you've experienced otherwise, we dont need to flash it. In fact, flashing phhroot.zip broke root for me.
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
same as me, root doesn't work with tool, had to flash manually magisk.zip and install superuser.apk to have root (not phhsuperuser.zip)
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Hmm you're right. phhroot.zip brokes all the things. So, I'll remove it. Thanks!

Will remove it ;)
[ZenFone 2 General] ilmancr:
maybe you can provide with unroot option too;):):) thx
[ZenFone 2 General] subhash8765:
I unbricked the phone, updated to .223 MM firmware. Unlocked bootloader, installed TWRP, rooted with SuperSU successfully. Is there a way to get rid of the ' FAILED TO VERIFY DEVICE' on startup? If there is any way of doing that it would be helpful it is added in 4.5 .

Can anyone suggest a stable custom ROM which gives decent battery life?
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
hi, the failed verification is an asus thing, can't be removed.
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
[MENTION=7023217]Giovix92[/MENTION], I see some users use supersu instead of superuser, can you add it in the tool to root the 223 firmware? thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
You can install supersu when you want, it's already included :)

AICP 11/12.1 ;)

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[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
Currently i have root with superuser, how can I switch to supersu safely?
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Guys, I and [MENTION=6034616]Kapil Tapsi[/MENTION] decided to cooperate on this project. I'll add him batch file, that are a "simplifed" version of mine, if anyone wouldn't download 130mb of tool. Will add these downloads file+an how to in OP shortly.

Thanks for the attention.

Best regards,

-Giovix92

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[ZenFone 2 General] Toronadian:
Asking in continuation with Kapil's thread...so I followed the video that he created back on the 21st for unlocking bootloader, rooting and installing Xposed. From his old thread and his downloads, the unlocking of the bootloader works no issue as well as TWRP.bat. The issue comes when trying to run ROOT MAGISK PHH SUPERUSER.BAT. I have the same issue as I did when using Giovix92's toolkit. It'll run and then say "DON'T TOUCH THE PHONE, IT'LL REBOOT IN 30 SECONDS" or something similar. In the video, the script works no issue but for me it says something like "Error, device null" a few times. Then it tries again but this time instead of 30 seconds it's 2 minutes. Again nothing happens. I don't get why this is the case because the fastboot commands no issue which got the phone's bootloader unlocked in the first place. It's when it reaches TWRP and the commands don't work.

I have tried different usb cables, have USB debugging enabled, it's been an issue each time (even with the different versions of Giovix92's toolkit).
[ZenFone 2 General] daultimate:
I have the exact same issue please help :)
[ZenFone 2 General] MystikMan97130:
It's like an ADB Driver bug try reinstall it and kill adb process before
[ZenFone 2 General] Toronadian:
So I managed to get things working by just doing what the script does manually. I went into TWRP recovery and did ADB sideload of both phhsuperuser.zip (or whatever it is called) as well as magisk.zip. Then did the same thing with the xposed zip. Xposed Framework now works and I'm rooted according to magisk manager.
[ZenFone 2 General] daultimate:
hi :)

today I updated to .223 MM from .198 LP successfully.

I wanted root access to delete all the unwanted apps, I tried the tutorial which is provided in the description, I got stuck while rooting it, twrp installed successfully. so I tried ur method I reached till

step 10)install superuser apk from tool folder.

after installing superuser, it says binary needs to be updated so I tried manually which did not work ..so how should I do it?

and I don't want xposed I simply want to root my phone to delete unnecessary apps.

Thank you :)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
hi, have you flashed magisk.zip before? then you must install (not flash) the app superuser that is the file phhapk.apk in phh folder, sorry if I was unclear before
[ZenFone 2 General] daultimate:
I tried dat, I installed the app directly, after installation it said ' su binary needs to be updated' so it had 2 options via recovery and manually. I tried manually but it did not get installed
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
u r right on that part with the apk, that today is more like a graphic interface for the binary files that has to be flashed from twrp, none that tried only the apk file got the root, it can't actually write the binary files in the path where it needs root access, if is someone that it say it works, means that has no idea of what is talking about
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
Yes. Exactly. If you want only root. Then flash magisk.zip then phh.zip. and when you boot. Install both apk in corresponding folders. I.e magiskmanager.apk and phh.apk
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
I know that magisk.zip already includes root, flashing again phhroot.zip breaks the root so I flashed only magisk.zip and superuser apk and had working root.

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at this point try flash phhroot.zip
[ZenFone 2 General] daultimate:
magisk app says the device is rooted. But if I use any rootchecker , those apps say 'It is not rooted' .

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and also I wanna know how to install apk in corresponding folders? (sorry just a newbie)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
magisk says right, the steps are done right, the root is present but not active because it needs the superuser app installed, it's the phhapk.apk app in the tool folder "phh", to install the apk simply execute the file on the phone and will be installed (have to enable the installation from unknown sources in settings - security)
[ZenFone 2 General] daultimate:
So u mean to say I need to do till step no 9 and after dat simply install phhapk.apk app right?

nothing more to do for root?
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
exactly, try
[ZenFone 2 General] daultimate:
that was pretty easy!!

Finally rooted. Thank you so much :)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
:good:
[ZenFone 2 General] arunkannan:
Thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] Captain Danger:
[MENTION=7023217]Giovix92[/MENTION] : Any custom rom can be flashed with it means the new Lineage OS too right? Just wanna confirm before I go with it.
[ZenFone 2 General] druid23:
Where I can find lineage for ze551ml? Can you give me a link?
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
man, where did u heard that lineage got out as custom rom for this device? for now is up only for 5 devices, if i'm not wrong, and probably will be some custom to run over cm14.1 but as a demo, or limited time, just look more around about lineageOS
[ZenFone 2 General] druid23:
Read captain danger up ahead
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
well, i just looked on the official website of lineage and the only asus devices that can get a lineage is zenfone 5 nougat 7.1.1,zenfone 2 laser, same,and zenfone max, i don't see our device over there, as far as i can see on their website, they still have problems with it
[ZenFone 2 General] Captain Danger:
Head over to the Lineage OS subreddit which is now public to find more information about it, here is what was recently posted : https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/...dium=hot&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=LineageOS

It includes our device too there.

Moreover it is already up for ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) (P024)

Keep checking this as it could be up anytime now : https://download.lineageos.org/