Root Asus Zenfone 5 KITKAT 4.4.2 (100% work)

[silent_owl]

i got an error on my phone on it's 3rd boot, it's an image of droid with error on it, is that normal? but when i looked at the cmd status it's all fine, no errors all "okay"

i have this problem too

"system update failed. Your device is recovered to the original configuration"

Me too, but after rooted, my device constantly restarting around a minute after boot. So I have to unRoot, and it's fine again. I didn't know why

 

[ExAvantz]

Thats what i did and i successfully updated the firmware. Don't forget to fix permission to rw-r-r.

many thanks bro :good::good::good:

 

[silent_owl]

So... What should I do now?

 

[geepee410]

many thanks bro :good::good::good:

No problem sir!

 

[chan4preet]

i am little bit confused, before i connect usb cable should have to power of my phone..

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Hi me again, sooo i finally did it!! hahah

i did like what u said, i unrooted the phone and do the process all over again...
But this time im using root-zenfone5-ww not Root-ZenFone5-en...

and it worked and finished till the end...

so i guess, the file need to be the same with the phone, my phone was ww since the beginning...

so thank you mate, let me try the battery life now....

should i have to power of my phn before connect usb cable with pc.... help me...
can u mention steps in txt file. and attach it here.

 

[xpresotw]

after Un-Root.. the phone cannot update ota.

 

[jimmys121979]

hi guys..any suggestion for custom rom for zenfone5?

 

[Human_dude_007]

really ? i also change the AudioConfigurableDomains file to loud the speaker ... could i replace the original file to the folder ?
can it solve our problem ?

Hello friend,Sorry for offtopic,
but can someone please guide me to a thread for increasing speaker volume,
Any edits in system props or files needed.
Its too low by default and i;m really pissed with this.

 

[ExAvantz]

Hello friend,Sorry for offtopic,
but can someone please guide me to a thread for increasing speaker volume,
Any edits in system props or files needed.
Its too low by default and i;m really pissed with this.

here is bro :

How to up or down volume for all Zenfone
How to up or down volume for Headfone,Speaker,Voip,..and all
Need root
Need Notepad++
Open file in system/etc/parameter-framework/Settings/Audio/AudioConfigurableDomains.xml
The needed files AudioConfigurableDomains.xml
In Notepad++ search "analog" and once you get into the sound settings.
Max volume for all your devices 39
Change parameter for example >31 31< to >33 33< and above
You may
InCall.IHF
InCall.Headset
InCall.Earpiece and other
The options you want:
<ConfigurableElement Path="/Audio/REALTEK/SOUND_CARD/OUTPUT/SPEAKER/ANALOG/VOLUME">
<ConfigurableElement Path="/Audio/REALTEK/SOUND_CARD/OUTPUT/HEADPHONE/ANALOG/VOLUME">
Save the changes and move to the phone, give rights rw-r-r
Reboot.
Joy.

 

[Human_dude_007]

here is bro :

thanks bro but I'm finding hard to watch for those values in huge text file.
if you don't mind can you copy your modified file and upload it us,
we can simply just copy paste and set permissions.
please bro,if you feel audio sound is better now.

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---------- Post added at 10:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 AM ----------

Same here but I found out what causing the error.. Its the file that i change in system to improve sound speaker and headphone.

can you share your method for sound improvement or link to original thread .
I see another friend tried to help,but can't get it fully correct for me.
thanks.

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I tried this now,
^volume has increased, but I find some noise and distortion..no clear volume..I just want volume boost for media and songs.

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[ExAvantz]

thanks bro but I'm finding hard to watch for those values in huge text file.
if you don't mind can you copy your modified file and upload it us,
we can simply just copy paste and set permissions.
please bro,if you feel audio sound is better now.

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---------- Post added at 10:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 AM ----------


can you share your method for sound improvement or link to original thread .
I see another friend tried to help,but can't get it fully correct for me.
thanks.

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---------- Post added at 11:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 AM ----------

I tried this now,
^volume has increased, but I find some noise and distortion..no clear volume..I just want volume boost for media and songs.

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u just simply Ctrl + F for Find Next function in your Text Editor by find a ANALOG word...
or i can email the to u...
pls PM me your email address :fingers-crossed:

 

[Human_dude_007]

u just simply Ctrl + F for Find Next function in your Text Editor by find a ANALOG word...
or i can email the to u...
pls PM me your email address :fingers-crossed:

i got it bro yesterday itself bro. I just edited media related sounds ..but sound quality for media is on the downside when volume is increased..I can understand the reason.
thanks a lot.

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[silent_owl]

Still no solution for my case huh?
Oh well, I guess I have to wait a little longer ... and be patient

 

[tr4falgar]

well after doing the open command window and the adb devices.. the cmd not showing any device.

whats that suppose to mean? what are the problem?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dapidc]

doesn't work . is it because update?

My ZenFone just arrived. Out of the box I setup all needed to access the menu Settings to enable developer mode. BUT, software update alert me that there is an update, and I applied it.

Then, I try the steps provided. It doesn't work.

at steps where we should run adb devices, there is no list of device. Already tried restarting, and uplug-replug cable. Nothing.

Current version is ASUS_T00F_WW_user_2.20.40.13_20141105_1055 release-keys 044000307_201407220024

Is this because of the updates or anything else? Please advice.

Thanks,

 

[Human_dude_007]

My ZenFone just arrived. Out of the box I setup all needed to access the menu Settings to enable developer mode. BUT, software update alert me that there is an update, and I applied it.

Then, I try the steps provided. It doesn't work.

at steps where we should run adb devices, there is no list of device. Already tried restarting, and uplug-replug cable. Nothing.

Current version is ASUS_T00F_WW_user_2.20.40.13_20141105_1055 release-keys 044000307_201407220024

Is this because of the updates or anything else? Please advice.

Thanks,

well, just for adb devices showing up there are just a few requirements ,you must be going wrong in one of them.

1.proper USB drivers,of Intel,your device,
basically if your phone is already getting recognized in MTP mode or so,it means you already got them working

2. you have to enable developer options by tapping build number in software information under settings and enable USB debugging ,
once done,while connecting to pc,you would get an authorisation prompt on phone when you use adb,allow always and you must he good to go.
there can be no other issues .maybe just driver update needed a reboot..try restarting your phone and or PC.

well after doing the open command window and the adb devices.. the cmd not showing any device.

whats that suppose to mean? what are the problem?

Thanks in advance.

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---------- Post added at 12:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:07 PM ----------

Still no solution for my case huh?
Oh well, I guess I have to wait a little longer ... and be patient

just from what I see and my experience , any change you/any action of yours makes to any system partitions other than /data and /cache remain unchanged after a factory reset also.
meaning if something is corrupted it doesn't get fixed automatically on factory reset.
for example, I made ES file explorer as a system app and move it to system/app.
and after factory reset I noticed ES file explorer was not removed.

this implies if any of you played with tweaks / some error occurred initially during root process,
those files remain inside the folder.
factory reset doesn't help wither from recovery or settings because it just erases /data and cache.

only work around for this is ,
look at your current firmware version, and download the same or an updated firmware (if u wanna update ) from Asus site.
be careful about WW TW SKU stuffs..you have to get same version.
once downloaded place it in internal memory or SD card .

you will get an option for update available..just proceed with it and this update fixes system files and makes them clean..
then retry rooting.
I'm not 100% sure this could help you, but it does a clean job, I messed with xposed framework and kept having auto reboot issues even after factory reset randomly.
later I found out that the corrupted files were not removed and hence causing issues.


also a possible reason for root failure could be using the latest update ,
someone posted on Asus forums that the latest (late December update ) .40 had a new bootloader and he could not find raw image for it to make proper root and OTA support.
and recomended people to root from .13 version.
but I didn't find any issue rooting on .40

worked like a charm.

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[Sta'ko]

Thanks

:good: It workd just fine for me many thanks,keep up the good work:good:

p.s I'm with last OTA update and did not have any problem rooting my phone!

 

[andrehsu]

Does this root work with Zenfone 5 LTE?

 

[PirateArt]

how to?

Followed all instruction and it works... my Zenfone 5 already rooted...

but...

1. cannot install new system update...

2. when lolipop is available can a rooted z5 will be updated?

 

[dapidc]

Update to my post earlier

Hi all,

I tried to post a reply to my post since yesterday, sorry, it didn't make it here...

Here are the updates:
1. The problem when adb devices not showing anything is because my device is not recognized by windows yet. Recognized but not in the right way. I visit ASUS web site and download the usb driver or here, install it and the 'MTP Device' shown earlier got replaced with 'ADB ... something' (I forgot the name, but it's something about adb.).

Then, try again with adb device, and the rest is like in the guide. You must tap OK to authorized it and so on ...

It is now rooted. Tested with Titanium Backup and I also edit the permission on platform.xml to enable write access to SD card. (so that the backups written there instead of internal storage).

Thanks for the guide. It helps a lot.