ASUS Zenfone 5 root for WW-2.22.40.54 (4.4.2) firmware

noRetail · Sep 15, 2015 at 9:54 PM

Root/Unroot zenfone 5/6 without unlock bootloader

This process don't change bootloader, recovery, etc.

1. Get zip in http://www.mediafire.com/download/i7e2c15319u64qc/root_unroot.zip

2. Extract files and execute commands to root:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash /system/bin/resize2fs magic
fastboot flash /system/bin/tune2fs busybox
fastboot flash /system/bin/partlink supersu.tgz
fastboot oem start_partitioning
fastboot flash /system/bin/logcat installer
fastboot oem stop_partitioning

fastboot reboot

2. Extract files and execute commands to unroot:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash /system/bin/resize2fs magic
fastboot flash /system/bin/tune2fs busybox
fastboot oem start_partitioning
fastboot flash /system/bin/logcat uninstaller
fastboot oem stop_partitioning

fastboot reboot

The binary fastboot in zip is compiled for support intel chipset by TK. (https://software.intel.com/en-us/user/1068033)
and work in linux machines

good

Lokcies · Oct 6, 2015 at 5:53 AM

can i install this for lollipop, my camera is not working too,so i think this might solve the problem ?

Lokcies · Oct 7, 2015 at 3:40 PM

how can i solve the camera not found bug by not changing my TWRP recovery,because when i use this script it changed my recovery to the stock recovery back

chethankumar94 · Oct 30, 2015 1 0 0

my asus t00j shows null imei and no signal, no speaker, no mic

renthebat · Nov 2, 2015

something really strange happens to me.. upgrading to lollipop, then downgrade.. root, etc, then upgrade again to lollipop without unrooting, over and over, now i can't unlock bootloader.. any idea guys...?
i've flash older bootloader but it seems still failed, asus unlocker also failed, now i can't flash customs.. oh god.. @sigoshere do u have any idea why this happens?

ricardosobral · Jul 28, 2013 33 1 8

Works in the latest version (3.24.40.78)?

sigoshere · Nov 4, 2015 at 9:19 AM

renthebat said:
something really strange happens to me.. upgrading to lollipop, then downgrade.. root, etc, then upgrade again to lollipop without unrooting, over and over, now i can't unlock bootloader.. any idea guys...?
i've flash older bootloader but it seems still failed, asus unlocker also failed, now i can't flash customs.. oh god.. @sigoshere do u have any idea why this happens?

This rooting script supports only 2.22.40.54 (kitkat) android. Upgrading to lollipop will unroot your phone.

1. If you want root, you need full downgrade exactly to 2.22.40.54 version, and then apply script. If something goes wrong, try wipe your phone after downgrade. As I mention earlier - upgrading will unroot.
2. If you want lollipop and rooted phone, you just need find another rooting solution for this android.

I hope that everything is now explained.

sigoshere · Nov 4, 2015 at 9:21 AM

ricardosobral said:
Works in the latest version (3.24.40.78)?

Nope, sorry. It works only for 2.22.40.54.
I don't like lollipop and I don't support rooting for newest android.

I bet there's available few rooting methods for lollipop - do a little research.

renthebat · Nov 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM

sigoshere said:
This rooting script supports only 2.22.40.54 (kitkat) android. Upgrading to lollipop will unroot your phone.

1. If you want root, you need full downgrade exactly to 2.22.40.54 version, and then apply script. If something goes wrong, try wipe your phone after downgrade. As I mention earlier - upgrading will unroot.
2. If you want lollipop and rooted phone, you just need find another rooting solution for this android.

I hope that everything is now explained.

my bad.. now i can root and unlock bootloader, i flash jb bootloader then unlock, it works, btw thanks for the info bro, and for the rom too.. u rock

stevenangkasa · Nov 6, 2015 at 5:25 AM

nice one

m.borana3 · Nov 9, 2015 4 0 0

Error

When i did Shift+Right click and opened cmd, i typed "adb reboot bootloader", it showed "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file".
I have 2.22.40.54 firmware and still i am unable to fix it.
If it doesn't work, Can I fix camera not found bug by unrooting my phone? Please help.

sigoshere · Nov 9, 2015 at 7:33 AM

m.borana3 said:
When i did Shift+Right click and opened cmd, i typed "adb reboot bootloader", it showed "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file".
I have 2.22.40.54 firmware and still i am unable to fix it.
If it doesn't work, Can I fix camera not found bug by unrooting my phone? Please help.

This script requires platform tools (adb etc). Google for: windows platform tools. After installing this, you can root your phone and fix camera bug.

Fixing camera in anyway needs platform tools.

m.borana3 · Nov 9, 2015 4 0 0

sigoshere said:
This script requires platform tools (adb etc). Google for: windows platform tools. After installing this, you can root your phone and fix camera bug.

Fixing camera in anyway needs platform tools.

Can you please specify the name of tool? Because there are so many. And i am new to this. Thank you.

sigoshere · Nov 9, 2015 at 7:59 AM

@m.borana3

Platform tools at xda.

m.borana3 · Nov 9, 2015 4 0 0

sigoshere said:
@m.borana3

Platform tools at xda.

Yes it worked. Thank you so much. I have been trying since yesterday. And finally my camera is working. Thank you again.

raffer07 · Nov 13, 2015 2 0 0

zenfone 5

hi everyone: i have a problem with this phone I followed all the steps and the camera still does not work (camera not found) what can I do more? Thank you so much.

sigoshere · Aug 12, 2011 101 65 0

raffer07 said:
hi everyone: i have a problem with this phone I followed all the steps and the camera still does not work (camera not found) what can I do more? Thank you so much.

The solution was tested by several thousand people. It's just work. Probably, you're doing some wrong or you have incorrect version of firmware etc.

1. Do you have ASUS Zenfone 5 (T00F/T00J) phone?
2. Do you have official WW-2.22.40.54 (4.4.2) firmware?
3. What is your computer operating system?
4. What exactly do you do?

raffer07 · Nov 13, 2015 2 0 0

ZENFONE 5

sigoshere said:
The solution was tested by several thousand people. It's just work. Probably, you're doing some wrong or you have incorrect version of firmware etc.

1. Do you have ASUS Zenfone 5 (T00F/T00J) phone?
2. Do you have official WW-2.22.40.54 (4.4.2) firmware?
3. What is your computer operating system?
4. What exactly do you do?

i have asus zenfone 5 T00J
OFFICIAL WW-2.22.40.54 (4.4.2)
OPERATING SYSTEM WIND.XP
I DO EXACTLY THE ALL STEPS THE FIRST POST
THANKS

sigoshere · Aug 12, 2011 101 65 0

raffer07 said:
i have asus zenfone 5 T00J
OFFICIAL WW-2.22.40.54 (4.4.2)
OPERATING SYSTEM WIND.XP
I DO EXACTLY THE ALL STEPS THE FIRST POST
THANKS

Everything looks good. Try again with manual. If it doesn't help, try use another computer. It must works.

Good luck.

mizuhored · Mar 6, 2015 35 5 0

just wanna ask

how to open terminal the asus zenfone rootmaster? should i hold shift and then open new window command to open the cmd? sorry for not understanding

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