yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZenFone 2 General] trinity1:
Does it works if I'm in stock 2.20.40.198 (no root, bootloader still locked)?

EDIT: sorry, missed just the few posts above... Can anybody tell me how to upgrade to MM?
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
just get on the official website of the device and download the last update, pass it on to the phone, restart the phone and the phone will see the update, or just use the adb part, is kinda hard to believe that u don't know how to update the stock and u want to start rooting and installing custom roms, read the forum for more information, don't just jump to the last page and ask
[ZenFone 2 General] trinity1:
man, don't be rude.

I'm not a newbie in rooting procedures (HTC Desire, Galaxy S2, S3, LG G2 and G3, Huawei P7, Xiaomi MI2S and MI3, HTC One M8 have been rooted by me), BUT the Zenfone 2 is quite old and I've never managed the phone, which means that I have already started searching rooting procedures. AND, since the threads here are billions, it took some time to get a possible working procedure. Which means that I wanna be pretty sure of what I'm going to do before doing that and possibly making mistakes, which I did while rooting the above phones. AND since the Z2 so far is my MAIN phone I can't make mistakes this time.

In my opinion it's better to ask and let people think you're stupid than not ask and PROVE you are.

BTW, thanks for your directions
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
i'm not rude, was just a simple fact, usually reading the first page, u get the idea of how, through the forum, u see problems and solutions, i know is a lot to read, but will save you the time to write and the time to wait for an answer, i'm not saying that you or anyone else is stupid or anything, just pointing what ppl should do, information is power :)
[ZenFone 2 General] trinity1:
Agree, but too many information are useless, and that's what happens in XDA (as it happens throughout the web). That's why, when I was more confident with something and somebody else asked I used to answer, giving help.

Anyway, since we both went OT, suggest to go back to the issue. I upgraded to MM. I'll give a feedback about the tool as soon as I have time.

Cheers

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[ZenFone 2 General] ketogeno:
< waiting for device >

...

(bootloader) Start partitioning

OKAY [ 0.202s]

finished. total time: 0.204s

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending '/tmp/start.sh' (0 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.215s]

writing '/tmp/start.sh'...

OKAY [ 0.216s]

finished. total time: 0.436s

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending '/tmp/recovery.launcher' (289 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.226s]

writing '/tmp/recovery.launcher'...

OKAY [ 0.216s]

finished. total time: 0.448s

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending '/system/bin/logcat' (178 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.235s]

writing '/system/bin/logcat'...

OKAY [ 0.221s]

finished. total time: 0.456s

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending '/tmp/unlock' (369 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.240s]

writing '/tmp/unlock'...

OKAY [ 0.208s]

finished. total time: 0.464s

...

(bootloader) Stop partitioning

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 0.692s

Is it something I should worry about?
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
No worries ;)
[ZenFone 2 General] ketogeno:
Okay so there is a problem. After I enter recovery mode, I can't boot "normally". It always boots to recovery, or fastboot with button-combo.

But...! Using your tool, flashing f.e. Magisk or Xposed I have seen that something is going in TWRP and the phone works fine.

After I booted recovery, flashed new splash screen, it breaks the phone completely.

Could you help me please? Or maybe could you even add capability to your tool such as to remove warning splashscreen?
[ZenFone 2 General] hardroco:
I can not unlock the bootloader in any way asus

HELLO ,

I do not know if anyone has asked abuot this, so I m sorry if there is a post or a link about this topic ....

I have been trying to UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER, however the tool doesn't work. I did the whole process exactly as software says, the phone reboots, but I can not see the white screen wich indicated the bootloader is unlock, my phone just reboots and stay equal, this is the log I see after running the software and yes the bootloader is still unlock .

finished. total time: 0.479s

rebooting into bootloader...

OKAY [ 0.006s]

finished. total time: 0.008s

Unlocking...

...

FAILED (remote: unknown command)

finished. total time: 0.005s

target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes

sending '/tmp/start.sh' (0 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.005s]

writing '/tmp/start.sh'...

FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)

finished. total time: 0.013s

target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes

sending '/tmp/recovery.launcher' (289 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.016s]

writing '/tmp/recovery.launcher'...

FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)

finished. total time: 0.043s

target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes

sending '/system/bin/logcat' (178 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.011s]

writing '/system/bin/logcat'...

FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)

finished. total time: 0.021s

target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes

sending '/tmp/unlock' (369 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.019s]

writing '/tmp/unlock'...

FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)

finished. total time: 0.034s

...

FAILED (remote: unknown command)

finished. total time: 0.004s

All done!

you can see that there are severals issues in the process and I did a factory reset before the process,

so could some one help me with this ? I need to root my phone ...
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
any news to root and unlock the latest 4.21.40.327 update?
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Didn't it just come out today?
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
saw it today, not updated yet, better flash whole firmware when will be available on asus site
[ZenFone 2 General] tm_muri:
What I successfully did yesterday,

1. While in a current rooted state, I deleted Xposed.img (if any) and magisk.img from /data

This is mandatory, so that OTA update successfully installed otherwise will get stucked before finish

2. Download (about 356 MB) but not installed OTA Update

3. Unroot the device.

Actually, this step should be easily done by the tool, but since I failed to use it (the tool didn't recognize my device, a.k.a failed to verify), I flashed stock boot.img and recovery.img, using fastboot commands.

4. Reboot the device and saw that it was unrooted

5. Installed the downloaded file (if not automatically pop-up, then simply click the System Update App Icon)

6. Wait for the process (about 15 - 20 minutes) of upgrading

7. Re-flash TWRP (again, this step should be easily done by the tool, but since I failed to use it (the tool didn't recognize my device, a.k.a failed to verify), I used twrp.bat from Kamil Tapsi, simply double-click the related *.bat icon

8. Boot to Recovery (TWRP)

9. Flash Magisk.zip (previously copy the file to my SD Card), then wipe cache

10. Flash Xposed.zip (previously copy the file to my SD Card), then wipe cache (this is optional, I used Xposed)

11. Flash ViPER4Android.zip (previously copy the file to my SD Card), then wipe cache (this is also optional, I love ? ViPER4Android)

12. Reboot to System

13. My Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 6.0.1, then became rooted again, with new Firmware

Thanks for reading. ??
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
where did you got that? is nothing on official website, so how you know that will be an update?, all i've heard is that they killed the zf2 project, no more updates
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
Its ota update, check update in settings

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[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
no ota update and asus didn't sent an ota update from kk, all updates were files on the website
[ZenFone 2 General] Magister54:
I did as tm_muri wrote, I now have .327 with twrp/magisk :)
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
Ota update, why you cant?
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Think you might be wrong about this.
[ZenFone 2 General] ray_O7:
This method is not working. Iam on mm firmware WW-4.21.40.327.

Please suggest me mesthod to unlock bl. ASAP
[ZenFone 2 General] tm_muri:
This method assumes that your device bootloader has been already unlocked.

So, if it has not, it won't be working.

You can unlock bootloader using this tool in the 1st page of this thread.

If you are already on .327, means you are already in the latest update firmware.

You don't have to follow my method, then.

Simply use the tool at the 1st page. ?
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Hello guys, I'll update stock imgs and Magisk to V13 version with BETA SafetyNet Fix (IT WORKS ONLY ON STOCK ROM WITH UNTOUCHED SYSTEM PARTITION) soon.

Thanks for using this tool.

-Giovix92
[ZenFone 2 General] stork321:
Actually there is an OTA update released.
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
as i said, asus is not sendin OTA updates from KK, all updates are posted on the official website, u need to download them and install on the phone, i check twice on the phone and nothing and i am on stock rom, unrooted, ww sku version
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
KK?
[ZenFone 2 General] Magister54:
Maybe he is talking about MM, not KitKat. And I got the OTA update notice from Asus a few hours after the package was put online. Unrooted, flash stock recovery, install OTA, flash TWRP/Magisk, that's it.
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
I'm thinking he meant LP. Because the upGRADE from LP to MM was download only. But the updates after that are OTA. He's still on LP, that's why he doesn't see the new update on his phone. He would need to upgrade first.
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
yes, sorry, LP, since the MM, i never got an OTA notification, i had to look on asus website to see if is an update, even when it was 1,i checked many times on the phone, no update notification at all, i tried on wifi and data, nothing, so i really doubt that that thing only works for some, when they push the update, is worldwide, but i guess that since they messed up when was with the MM beta..... no more OTA
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Are you on LP or mm now?
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
MM since was on beta
[ZenFone 2 General] turan05:
May I know that if version 5.4 stable is suitable for unrooting the phone to stock so that I can update to the latest MM update via OTA or do I need to wait for another newer version? Thanks.
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Yep sure, you can use 5.4 for unrooting.
[ZenFone 2 General] turan05:
Thanks for your reply
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Updated to 5.5, check it out!

Thanks for using this tool.

Best regards,

Giovix92
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Delete (double post)
[ZenFone 2 General] tm_muri:
Flashed the v13.0 Magisk by TWRP, then Wipe Cache/Dalvik, here are the results,

a. Open Magisk Manager: "No Magisk Installed"

b. Safety.net checking: "Failed"

Rolled back to v12.0 :(
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
You shouldn't wipe cache dalvik after rooting it removes root. And magisk 13 is working awesome with safety pass.
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Why? This tool has already a semi-tethered root method (it boots a TWRP but it automatically flashes the root zip). Can you explain this words: "root our device in future"? Thanks.

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[ZenFone 2 General] quicksilver53:
Hi. Option 6 does not work for me. Several attempts give the same result. I get a message in purple "error: device '(null)' not found - waiting for device -.
[ZenFone 2 General] Dan_Jacques:
Could you include the Magisk package / phh superuser / systemless xposed magisk package? After the last pokémon go update it becomes a need.
[ZenFone 2 General] temeeee:
A me funziona perfettamente, grande Giovix. Work perfectly. Thank Giovix, good work
[ZenFone 2 General] MMMedic:
I used this tool to unlock my BL, install TWRP, root the device and install xposed and it all went well. I booted, installed an xposed module (which I know and trust %100, it wouldn't cause problems) and updated the SU binary from the SuperSU app. After rebooting, my device got extremely laggy. At some points it freezes and restarts the SystemUI to recover. Did I do something wrong? What could be the problem? I don't want to open a whole new thread for this.

Edit: I gave it some time and it looks like it's coming back to normal except freezes while unlocking the screen but I still would like to know if I did something wrong and how to fix it.
[ZenFone 2 General] dangelo.davide:
Future... future version. What I'd like to have is a root method that does not unlock bootloader... sorry for my errata question ;)

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[ZenFone 2 General] playingmax:
Would the new update remove "warning boot up msg" every time the phone boots up
[ZenFone 2 General] montenell:
And this will work on cm 13?
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Hmm... You need to reboot to normal android os for sideload Material Xposed Installer. It's wrote in menú ;)

I'm publishing 2.0 ver, please check OP

You're welcome! (Sei italiano? :D)

Hmm uninstall the lastest xposed module that you've installed.

Beh, I think that isn't possibile atm. I need to check more accurately this option.

No, it's a bootloader related question. If I remove the signature check, the phone won't boot up anymore.

I think Yes :D

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[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
So guys, released V2.0! Enjoy playing Pokémon Go!

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[ZenFone 2 General] SiDcasanova:
can you plz tell me how to root asus zenfone 2 ze550ml running android 6.0.1

can you plz tell me how to root asus zenfone 2 ze550ml running android 6.0.1
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Hmm... I need to get a unlock tool working. Can you test it? Please note that you Can brick your device.

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[ZenFone 2 General] quicksilver53:
Hi. Thanks, I finally got option 6 side loaded. Can not believe I was doing it wrong.
[ZenFone 2 General] temeeee:
Si Giovix, italiano, da Venezia
[ZenFone 2 General] Eddy2151:
The bl unlocker works, now I can flash TWRP to my phone, after flashing twrp I went to the recovery with "allow modification in twrp" and I pressed "read only"

So any way to set it back?

EDIT: worked by selecting Mount > uncheck Set system as read only, try this if you have the same situation
[ZenFone 2 General] sci05:
Thanks. I successfully unlocked my bootloader. In the future what needs to be done to do an ota update? Is it better to do a tethered recovery for ease of installing ota in the future?
[ZenFone 2 General] montenell:
What are the steps for those of.us on cm 13 with mm blobs
[ZenFone 2 General] CBT38:
Hi,

I can not understand why I can not pass twrp password. I got : "twrp failed to decrypt data"

I tried my password, tried to remove it... but nothing... (twrp 3.0.2-0 M1)

Anyone could solve this pls ?

Tks !
[ZenFone 2 General] montenell:
Flashed it. But magisk installer says root improperly installed
[ZenFone 2 General] Giovix92:
Finalmente qualche italiano! :D

Lol, glad to hear that you solved!

Beh, I think that you don't need to unroot, because all the su files are loaded by boot.img. Also, if you flash stock boot.img you'll lose root access. ;)

Same steps ;)

Hmm. Try reinstalling TWRP/redo a backup without password. Or search into backup for a password file.

Root improperly installed? How do you get this error?

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[ZenFone 2 General] tm_muri:
Kamil,

Following your reply above, I tried to re-flashed Magisk v13.0, again, using TWRP.

I saved the Magisk v13.0 separately in my SD Card, previously.

But, the result was still the same.

No Magisk Installed and failed to pass SafetyNet.

Please see the screenshot attached, for your reference.

Please advise.

Thanks in advance.

Note:

I always wipe Cache Dalvik, in a root state, especially after installing any zip file using TWRP, and never lose the Root State.
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
You need to update your magisk manager to latest version that is 5.0.2. magisk 13 is only compatible with magisk manager 5+ Search forums for it. Or find it here

https://mega.nz/#F!tpwzzbKZ!Gxr5N3ZPscvKmN_SgD3wIQ
[ZenFone 2 General] tm_muri:
Kamil,

Noted and thanks.

It works! :good:
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
Glad to know it worked.
[ZenFone 2 General] ketogeno:
Does it work with latest fw update? (UL-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.327)
[ZenFone 2 General] reversegear:
Hi, i've installed TWRP using the tool.

i'm facing this problem

when i reboot to recovery using bootloader/terminal cmd it boots in to stock recovery

when i use ur TOOL to boot in to recovery it boots in TWRP how to over come this.
[ZenFone 2 General] zonexo:
Hi,

Some ppl asked if Lollipop stock rom can be used with this code. It seems that it cannot be. Is that so?

I was previously on Marshmallow -> Nougat RR, and I'm now back to lollipop with SuperSU root. So can I use this? I hope to get pass safetynet and have xposed (if possible). Thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] Hardyan:
dont pased safetynet

I reflash magisk vs 13.170612; and magisk mánager 5.0.2 , i am the safetynet check and have error:

x ctsProfile: false

x basicIntigegrity: false

any possible solution and the problem ?

Screen off and restar phone or listen music and restar anymore each screen off for a long time

please help me.
[ZenFone 2 General] Lutherian:
Hi,

Sadly, it did not work for me. I flash the Magisk 12.0 fix in a XDA thread and then Magisk worked and Xposed too. But Titanium Backup and Grennify couldn't get Root access at all. Everything was fine in Magisk 12.0 (5.0.2) and Xposed (87.0).

I tried to flash Magisk 13.0 but it did nothing and I'm now still at 12.0 and have to reflash the fix.

Is it possible to add directly Magisk 13 and Xposed 87.1 to your great rom ? Thanks in advance.
[ZenFone 2 General] ofr679:
Asus have been releasing their new stock rom for z008 M V4.21.40.311. Have this tool been supporting this new rom? (xposed+magisk+root)

Thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
311?mine say 327
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
[MENTION=7023217]Giovix92[/MENTION] magisk 13.1 stable is out, here the signed magisk for zf2, can you add it in the tool? thanks

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72981568&postcount=191
[ZenFone 2 General] PrinceLys:
its ze550ml

327 for ze551ml
[ZenFone 2 General] ranzer69:
Hi, do you have a guide how to apply OTA updates on zenfone 2 after rooting?
[ZenFone 2 General] Magister54:
What I did was to use the batch tool from rummsbumms, I unroot, flashed stock recovery/boot, then in android I went to system upgrade, download the OTA, install OTA, when finished and everything working, I re-used the tool to reflash TWRP and magisk. Installing the OTA is long, flashing recovery/twrp/magisk is 1 minute.
[ZenFone 2 General] PrinceLys:
Did anyone update firmware 352 and root with new magisk 13.2?
[ZenFone 2 General] jags3g:
I am using cleanstock, which has magisk 13.2 along with .352 libs
[ZenFone 2 General] prosquos:
I did it and it works fine. I wrote how here:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73041216&postcount=515

Actually I downloaded the latest twrp.img (version 3.1.1) from the thread above linked, then installed by replacing it in the correspondent folder of Giovix's tool. Then I flashed the zip of Magisk 13.2 by TWRP and at the end I just installed the latest apk of Magisk (5.0.5).

If you want also xposed you can just use the tool like before.
[ZenFone 2 General] ofr679:
327, 352 are for z00a (ze551ml). I have z008 (ze550ml), the last rom is V4.21.40.311 WW. Those device are a bit different, not compatible for changing rom each other.
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
the link of 352 on the official website is not working, no idea why they posted an empty link
[ZenFone 2 General] Gughix:
Hi guys I have a problem while unlocking the bootloader. When the first step finishes, in the cmd comes out a warning that when the phone enters the white splashscreen and turn on the device in fastboot mode. When booting in fastboot mode goes into bootloop and after repetitive restarts, the phone enters fastboot mode (finally :D). When it has finished unlocking the bootloader, in my reboot my Asus seems to be back with the bootloader unlocked (because the splashscreen is black with white fonts) and it restarts successfully. Can anybody tell me if it's normal?
[ZenFone 2 General] carabaothai:
Do we need supersu.apk to give rights to the application when we have already magisk.apk ?
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
No. Magisk is sufficient.

---------- Post added at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:34 PM ----------

If you can boot successfully, root successfully then every thing is ok. Also multiple boot isn't because of bootlader unlocker. But if everything is going cool then let it be.
[ZenFone 2 General] carabaothai:
But if i don't have superuser i cannot use application who need rooted phone.

i have message "superuser error .....request for superuser permission...."

EDIT : i uninstall Magisk with tool

Install again and install Magisk 5.1

now it is OK

Can i install Magisk update 5.1.1 or must i wait a special one for Zenfone 2 ?
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
Magisk has inbuilt super user. So the app you are using is the one which needs traditional root rather than systemless root. Check for it.
[ZenFone 2 General] carabaothai:
i uninstall Magisk with uninstall tool

Install again and install Magisk 5.1

now it is OK

But safetynet checking is false

Can i install Magisk update 5.1.1 or must i wait a special one for Zenfone 2 ?
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
You can update magisk manager 5.1 . There is nothing special in magisk manager. Modification is required for magisk framework not for magisk manager. Keep going.
[ZenFone 2 General] carabaothai:
There is also Xposed 87.1 in Magisk module .... possible to install or not.

What can i do for Safetynet that doesn't work?
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
Don't install xposed as it is not stable. If you want to take risk go ahead.

As I have already told you to enable hide magisk in settings of magisk manager. It may help you. If it doesn't then remove Xposed if you use it.
[ZenFone 2 General] Kapil Tapsi:
I uninstalled it and my safety net works
[ZenFone 2 General] Rahul97:
how can i upgrade magisk 12 to magisk 13.3 bcoz i having problem while flashing magisk 13.3 zip . it stuck and goes to twrp while booting
[ZenFone 2 General] Bad-Pixel:
Anyone using this tool with latest .352 firmware? Is it compatible?

I need the unlock bootloader feature mostly, since I wanted to return to stock rom and root it...

EDIT: ok i've tried by myself. Unlock bootloader feature works on latest .352 firmware too.
[ZenFone 2 General] ranzer69:
Anyone know how to update the system without using OTA? Cause even after unrooting and returning back to stock I can't receive OTA notification or even when manually check for update.
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
if you are on stock recovery simply download the full 352 firmware from asus site and put it in internal memory, you should see an update notification, if not try reboot.
[ZenFone 2 General] ranzer69:
The 1GB+ firmware? Wouldn't that be like a new installation? or it will only add the update?
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
1.2 Gb, is a new installation, i never heard about just update, i never got an OTA notification since MM came out
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
I update always like that, no data is lost.

if you were rooted you will have a clean full stock return + update.

if you deleted some stock app before then you will have them again.

if you want only the ota update you must find somewhere the ota file and put it in internal memory with same method but you must have a stock no root system.
[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
not somewhere, there is the official website where to find the files for the device you have
[ZenFone 2 General] holymoz:
In the asus site there are only the full firmwares, never saw the single ota update
[ZenFone 2 General] ranzer69:
Then it will be like flashing a new rom but no previous apps/data will be deleted in the process? Will I need a stock recovery to do this?