Sorry to hear that, hope for the best!Hey everyone,
Unfortunately some bad, but also good news following the bad ones.
My zf8 died while rebooting. It's probably some sort of hardware failure, as the device is completely dead. It can´t boot to edl by long pressing buttons, screen doesn´t do anything and when plugging it to a power source it stays completely cold as well as no LED.
The good news is that the device will be sent to repair once Chinese new year is over.
So until I have the device back to test there´s no update possible from my side.
Yeah I´m hoping for the best as well. I guess I just need a bit of patience until it´s fixed.Sorry to hear that, hope for the best!
EDIT: if you prefer to continue the development, some of us could test the kernel for you, I could too. I really don't know if it's possible for you to work in this way, or if it's too complicated.
Otherwise, let's just wait for the device to come back (by the way, this is an issues that's regarding too many ZF8s, Asus should have said at least a word about this problem).
Nice!!! So, was the damage covered by the warranty?
That usually happens when something is not matching up at all and the device crashes very very early during boot. Like flashing a non matching kernel to a firmware (e.g. a11 kernel to a12 firmware) or dts not matching the kernel.@Freak07 I flashed `Kirisakura_Sake_T_3.0.0.zip` using both FKM and EXKM, and both times my phone boots right to the bootloader screen :-(
(The screen that says "start" in big green letter at the top, not the fastbootd or recovery screen)
I was able to fix it by extracting the boot.img from the stock firmware, flashing that, then reinstalling Magisk. So, luckily my phone is fine, but the kernel won't boot.
The phone says it's running `WW_33.0210.0210.210` (`UL-ASUS_I006D-ASUS-33.0210.0210.210-1.1.26-2301-user.zip`).
Has anyone else had the same issue? How can I help you debug this?
I am running the official A13 ROM from ASUS. I just have the Zenfone 8 (not the flip). I had no issues with your kernel on A12, so I don't know what the issue could be here. My first thought was that the download/zip file was corrupted, but if that were the case, then I assume it wouldn't flash at all.That usually happens when something is not matching up at all and the device crashes very very early during boot. Like flashing a non matching kernel to a firmware (e.g. a11 kernel to a12 firmware) or dts not matching the kernel.
If you´re running that specific firmware (latest a13 one with the versioning you posted) without any further changes, magisk modules etc, there´s no reason that should happen.
I guess there´s the small chance of a bad download or an unsuccessful flash. Otherwise I have no idea. Do you use a zenfone 8 flip? I don´t think the kernel would work on that.
If it boots right to the bootloader screen there´s also no chance to get any logs.
to get back to stock completely you also want to flash vendor_boot.img and dtbo.img. (as described in the FAQ)
flashing the kernel.zip modifes boot.img, dtbo.img and vendor_boot.img, so to fully return to stock you need to flash all 3, otherwise you end up with a frankenstein configuration (which still works, but is not fully stock).I am running the official A13 ROM from ASUS. I just have the Zenfone 8 (not the flip). I had no issues with your kernel on A12, so I don't know what the issue could be here. My first thought was that the download/zip file was corrupted, but if that were the case, then I assume it wouldn't flash at all.
When flashing, I thought I saw something weird, but I don't know if that's the issue or if that's normal (or if I am wrong about what I saw). I have Magisk installed (obviously) and when flashing in EXKM, I thought I saw "version 11" or something like that, when I am running Android 13. So I don't know if there is an issue with Magisk or how the kernel ZIP is detecting Magisk, or if what I saw was normal and not the issue.
Should I reflash `vendor_boot.img` and `dtbo.img` from the stock image? I just flashed (a Magisk patched) `boot.img` and the phone booted right up again. I guess I didn't fully read the FAQ, my bad.
Thanks for trying to help, I've never had this issue before, it's weird. I hope I'm not bothering youflashing the kernel.zip modifes boot.img, dtbo.img and vendor_boot.img, so to fully return to stock you need to flash all 3, otherwise you end up with a frankenstein configuration (which still works, but is not fully stock).
I think it´s possible for the zip to be a bad download and flash fine, but it´s extremely rare.
Here´s the md5sum of the zip on my phone, just downloaded from XDA that matches as well:
7babc5fdc298c606725ac1c17efbf29c
Which version of magisk are you using?
Can you install this app:
Use this app to flash the kernel.zip, take a log of the flash (it asks you after flashing) and share it with me?![]()
GitHub - capntrips/KernelFlasher: Kernel Flasher is an Android app to flash, backup, and restore kernels.
Kernel Flasher is an Android app to flash, backup, and restore kernels. - GitHub - capntrips/KernelFlasher: Kernel Flasher is an Android app to flash, backup, and restore kernels.github.com
I just asked as there was a new canary version, but that didn´t give me troubles either.Thanks for trying to help, I've never had this issue before, it's weird. I hope I'm not bothering you
Magisk 25.2 (25200), I don't think there is a newer version unless you use an "unofficial" version.
Could the issue be something with slot A vs slot B? I'm pretty sure slot A contains the old A12 (with your 2.0.15 Kernel) and slot B (the current one) contains the latest A13. When re-flashing dtbo.img and vendor_boot.img, do I need to use "fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img" or "fastboot flash dtbo_b dtbo.img"?
Anyway, using KernelFlasher did the same thing. ASUS logo appears, screen goes black (reboots) and then I get a screen with "START" in big, green letters (bootloader screen).
Here's the log from KernelFlasher: https://pastebin.com/KXW3kkck
The fact that this is not working, makes absolutely no sense, it's so weird. I've never had this issue with older kernel versions.I just asked as there was a new canary version, but that didn´t give me troubles either.
The log from the flash looks good.
When reflashing stock images you never have to specify the slot in fastboot as it automatically flashes to the currently active slot.
The now inactive slot where the previous firmware was flashed to doesn´t matter. Except if something with your slots got messed up, but there´s no way to tell. If you manually switch slots, things can get messed up though.
I just tried again, started from clean stock images for the latest A13 firmware WW-33.0210.0210.210, flashed the kernel and all is fine. Something must be different on your end.
Don´t know if you run any mods, magisk modules or apps that alter some stuff, but it might be worth trying without.