Stuck in Fastboot mode, no recovery, no OS (Asus Zenfone Max M2)

SwissTell

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Hi Guys

I rooted my Asus Zenfone max M2 successfully.
-unlock Bootloader
-flash TWRP and Magisk
......
but i was greedy i tried to install a custom Firmware: MIUI-AB-9-20191003-ErfanGSI.img.
Yes i flashed pitch black with success

The answer of my phone was: Your devices is corrupt turning of in 30s

So i erased everything i could, with fastboot (fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase vendor, fastboot erase userdata)

Guess that was a big mistake.

Bamm from now on my phone ONLY boots in fastboot, no recovery, no OS, only fastboot

The connection with Fastboot (cmd) to the phone is working but ADB is not working.

I can flash recovery, looks like this:

C:\Users\John Doe\Desktop\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery "C:\Users\John Doe\Downloads\twrp-3.3.1-0-X01AD.img"
Sending 'recovery' (29764 KB) OKAY [ 0.721s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.163s]
Finished. Total time: 0.944s

But when i reboot the phone, guess what, it reboot in fastboot mode, aargh.

this is what "Fastboot getvar all" is showing:
C:\Users\John Doe\Desktop\platform-tools>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version:0.5
(bootloader) CPU:SDM632
(bootloader) build-type:user
(bootloader) secret-key-opt:SDOJCBYR5T5pmdTHa5f
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:3814106
(bootloader) variant:QRD eMMC
(bootloader) unlocked:yes
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:pE1830-0x01-20190816155720
(bootloader) logical-block-size:0x200
(bootloader) erase-block-size:0x200
(bootloader) display-panel:
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:1
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:1
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x1fe00000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0xce77fbe00
(bootloader) partition-type:version:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:version: 0x20000
(bootloader) partition-type:factory:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:factory: 0xa00000
(bootloader) partition-type:priv:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:priv: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:asdf:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:asdf: 0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-type:ADF:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:ADF: 0x2a00000
(bootloader) partition-type:APD:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:APD: 0xc800000
(bootloader) partition-type:asusfw:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:asusfw: 0x4000000
(bootloader) partition-type:logdump:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:logdump: 0x4000000
(bootloader) partition-type:dpo:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:dpo: 0x2000
(bootloader) partition-type:msadp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:msadp: 0x40000
(bootloader) partition-type:apdp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:apdp: 0x40000
(bootloader) partition-type:keymasterbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:keymasterbak: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:keymaster:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:keymaster: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib64bak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib64bak: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib64:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib64: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlibbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlibbak: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:lksecappbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:lksecappbak: 0x20000
(bootloader) partition-type:lksecapp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:lksecapp: 0x20000
(bootloader) partition-type:mcfg:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:mcfg: 0x400000
(bootloader) partition-type:syscfg:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:syscfg: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:mdtp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:mdtp: 0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-type:dip:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:dip: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:mota:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:mota: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:limits:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:limits: 0x8000
(bootloader) partition-type:eek:em:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:eek:em: 0x10000000
(bootloader) partition-type:config:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:config: 0x8000
(bootloader) partition-type:keystore:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:keystore: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:misc:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:misc: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:persist:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:persist: 0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x15e00000
(bootloader) partition-type:vendor:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vendor: 0x32000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x100000000
(bootloader) partition-type:fsgall:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:fsgall: 0x400000
(bootloader) partition-type:devinfo:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:devinfo: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:recovery:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:recovery: 0x4000000
(bootloader) partition-type:boot:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:boot: 0x4000000
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmetabak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmetabak: 0x10000
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta: 0x10000
(bootloader) partition-type:dtbobak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:dtbobak: 0x800000
(bootloader) partition-type:dtbo:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:dtbo: 0x800000
(bootloader) partition-type:abootbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:abootbak: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:aboot:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:aboot: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:splashlowbattery:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:splashlowbattery: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:splashsocbattery:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:splashsocbattery: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:splashkernel:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:splashkernel: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:splashlk:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:splashlk: 0x100000
(bootloader) partition-type:splash:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:splash: 0x900000
(bootloader) partition-type:sec:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:sec: 0x4000
(bootloader) partition-type:fsg:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:fsg: 0x180000
(bootloader) partition-type:DDR:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:DDR: 0x8000
(bootloader) partition-type:modemst2:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:modemst2: 0x180000
(bootloader) partition-type:modemst1:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:modemst1: 0x180000
(bootloader) partition-type:dsp:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:dsp: 0x1000000
(bootloader) partition-type:devcfgbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:devcfgbak: 0x40000
(bootloader) partition-type:devcfg:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:devcfg: 0x40000
(bootloader) partition-type:tzbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:tzbak: 0x200000
(bootloader) partition-type:tz:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:tz: 0x200000
(bootloader) partition-type:rpmbak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:rpmbak: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:rpm:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:rpm: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:sbl1bak:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:sbl1bak: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:sbl1:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:sbl1: 0x80000
(bootloader) partition-type:ssd:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:ssd: 0x2000
(bootloader) partition-type:fsc:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:fsc: 0x400
(bootloader) partition-type:modem:raw
(bootloader) partition-size:modem: 0x5800000
(bootloader) hw-revision:10000
(bootloader) serialno:K4AXB760K904LDJ
(bootloader) kernel:lk
(bootloader) product:msm8953
all:
Finished. Total time: 1.535s

Any advice to fix this?

Regards
 

SaburoSiro

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Flash the raw firmware

Via the fastboot mode, Flash the raw firmware that its version is same as you used previously.
I guess that when you flashed GSI image one or all portions of partitions on your device broke.

To repair them, flash raw firmware to main patitions.
But raw firmware can't make the imei partition repair.
 

Anmolesanjay

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Not able flash the stock rom

Flash your stock rom
I am having issues tools
there no usable tools
Asus tool is saying that your phone battery is 1% even is it higher than it.
And in some older version of Asus tools there is no model number available of Asus max m2.
I tried to flash havoc os fastboot ROM but it's not working.
When I try to flash twrp recovery ,
It flashed successfully , but doesn't boot in into recovery it only boots into fastboot mode.

Can help me with this.
Please

---------- Post added at 11:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 AM ----------

Can help me ,
I can't find stock rom flashing tool
And right stock rom
For Asus ZenFone max m2
 

SaburoSiro

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Regarding below process, do your own risk. Otherwise Please skip without implementing

Please google by the word of "firmwarex".
After finding that site, search the word of "ZB633KL" or "ZB632KL" further.
There are "raw firmware" that can be flashed by "fastboot" command without using Asus flash tool.

You must read that code carefully and must understand the contents in code before using that script.
If you could not understand, you should give up.
 
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