[GUIDE] Marshmallow Root Guide for ZE500KL

Jhyrachy · May 16, 2016

ATTENTION!
You MUST read all the guide BEFORE doing it, if you do it without reading all of it first you may ends up bricking your phone!

Prerequisites:
Asus ZE500KL (may work on ZE500KG, but haven't tested, do it on your own risk) on Marshmallow, NOT LOLLIPOP!
Also, it must have fully booted AT LEAST one time, otherwise, you'll soft-brick it.

If your phone is not on Marshmallow, you can use THIS guide instead

Download and put the unlocker zip file and the SuperSu zip file in the phone

How To:
1 - Install adb and fastboot driver (follow THIS guide)

Now you can connect the phone to your computer

2 - Reboot in fastboot mode with one of the following method:

a -Volume Up while booting up

b -With adb, after enabling USB debugging in developer settings, using:

Code:

 adb reboot bootloader

Now that you are in bootloader, you have to boot in TWRP,
download THIS recovery (is the twrp one) and boot in to it, using this command:

IMPORTANT: DON'T FLASH IT OR YOU WILL GET BOOTLOOP!!!

Code:

fastboot boot TWRP-x-x-x-x.img

(Obviusly the recovery name must be the one you downloaded)
IMPORTANT: DON'T FLASH IT OR YOU WILL GET BOOTLOOP!!!

It should automaticaly enter in recovery.
Now you MUST flash FIRST ZE500KL_BootloaderUnlock.zip, otherwise you'll brick your phone

Btw, the recovery will mount your phone's memory, so you can put now the files in the phone, if you forgot to do it before

AFTER you installed the unlocker zip, you can install the SuperSu zip

When the install is complete, clear the cache and reboot your phone, now you can enjoy your root!

Downloads:
Latest @MiauLightouch TWRP - 3.0.0.2 Mirror
Latest SuperSu zip - 2.65 Mirror
Bootloader Unlocker (from @MiauLightouch original post) - Mirror

Credits:
@MiauLightouch for pretty much everything
@LuK1337 , @luca020400 and everyone on #titandev for being awesome

MuzgontarAco · May 16, 2016

So.. I'm thinking of buying a ZE500KL and I've been doing some reading on this phone on the forums.. did it really just get unlocked like yesterday? does that mean custom roms from now on?

MiauLightouch · May 17, 2016

MuzgontarAco said:
So.. I'm thinking of buying a ZE500KL and I've been doing some reading on this phone on the forums.. did it really just get unlocked like yesterday? does that mean custom roms from now on?

I would recommend Z00L/T, you will get cm13, official unlock at least.

Ismar01 · May 17, 2016

You Say " May Work On ZE500KG" Is ze500kg already receive Marshmallow Update?

MuzgontarAco · May 17, 2016

MiauLightouch said:
I would recommend Z00L/T, you will get cm13, official unlock at least.

thanks for the advice but my choices are poor with about 5 phones in this price range with this one looking waay better.. getting it via contract so yeah..

Seanjhon027 · May 17, 2016

How to install supersu zip? Tia.

Jhyrachy · May 18, 2016

Seanjhon027 said:
How to install supersu zip? Tia.

Inside TWRP there is a big "Install" button, press it and select the zip

mohamedelkholy · May 19, 2016

what is the meaning of booted

Jhyrachy · May 19, 2016

mohamedelkholy said:
what is the meaning of booted

context?

MiauLightouch · May 20, 2016

until you saw the lock screen, that's what "booted".

tynlc · May 20, 2016

stuck waiting for device

C:\Users\Clynt\Desktop\Android M>adb reboot bootloader

C:\Users\Clynt\Desktop\Android M>fastboot boot twrp.img
< waiting for device >

Ok I don't know where I get wrong but I got this error.

Img file name is ok because I renamed it.
Drivers were installed already.
Developers mode is enabled already.
Windows 7 64bit
Tried rooting this using lollipop and everything went well.

thanks!

UPDATE: i got it. it has something to do with the drivers.

Muminek111 · May 20, 2016

Without opening the bootloader.
Notice. I have not tried it.

http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2016/05/how-to-root-asus-zenfone-2-laser-ze50kl-marshmallow.html?m=1

mohamedelkholy · May 21, 2016

thanl you man i have rooted my zenfone 2 laser

pohlipit · May 22, 2016

Thanks very much for this guide and your work.

Muminek111 · May 24, 2016

Can I install the new update v13.10.7.1 when I opened bootloader.

wulfe13 · May 25, 2016

The twrp recovery is temporary or permanent? If permanent how to go back to stock recovery? Tia

finz85 · May 26, 2016

thanks

thks TS
now my phone its rooted

hidehico · May 27, 2016

Muminek111 said:
Without opening the bootloader.
Notice. I have not tried it.

No... when trace a perequisite link Given..
you really need to unlock bootloader first

wulfe13 said:

The twrp recovery is temporary or permanent? If permanent how to go back to stock recovery? Tia

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

i think isnt permanent, this step is needed to boot into twrp then flashing a unlockBL..
to make permanent.. the command must "fastboot flash recovery twrp_X.X.X.X.img"
but make sure to unlock bootloader first...
CMIIW

midoen · May 28, 2016

Is it me or everytime I reboot the device after rooted, it's going back to unrooted?
Root is a success tho, great job, OP!

Edit: okay, not every reboot, but after several reboots, then it went back unrooted

Namegar · May 28, 2016

When I flashed bootloader unlocker by SD card I haved the following bugs:

HTML:

Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid argument)
Updating partition details ...
Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid argument)
...done
Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid argument)
FullSELinux support is present.
Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid argument)
Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid argument)
MTP Enabeld
Installing zip file ' /sdcard1/Android/ZE500KL_BootloaderUnlock.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check : no MD5 file found 
-supported device model detected!
-Magic is set. skip....
-unlocking bootloader....
-patching tampered bootloader....
-SSN correct ,skip....
-Done!
Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid argument)
....done

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