[ZE500KL] Can't load invalid boot image!
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facing the same problem from last 2 days....tried loads of methods. Performing HIT&TRAIL methods but nothing happened actually......don't know how to make it working again.Well, i can feel some doubt in your post...but h*ll yeah! I'm currently facing the same problem; where flashing stock rom, downloaded from their site, using their stock recovery, adb, and adb sideload....
the rom flashes successfully, but still boots with the same error...To be frank, i'm fed up...and almost about giving up on this phone...
-i believe i'll give it another shot this very night, trying different methods...funny ones though; if and when they work, i will definitely update my post again... my phone version is Z00ED, in case anybody cares to know-
UPDATE:
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Aaaaaanyway, I downloaded 2 kinds of stock roms from the Asus official site;
1. UL-ASUS_Z00E-WW-13.1010.1612.53-user (the latest:- M) and...
2. UL-ASUS_Z00E-WW-12.8.5.222-user (and older version:- actually, the pre-installed version)
after flashing the first one over and over again; after and before wiping my phone and cache over and over again, NOTHING HAPPENED; no change!!! still kept throwing back the error message.
So I decided to flash the second one, and for a split second, I was happy cos the error had disappear...only for me to wait for eternity and in vain for the phone to boot (that is, even if it could). suddenly, I realized what had happen....the phone couldn't boot pass the ASUS logo, neither could it load recovery again (as it used to). It only boots into ADB, but of course, that will require USB DEBUG MODE to be ON to be able for the phone to be detected through ADB (which is far from possible due to the numerous wipes I performed).
CURRENT SITUATION: I can't ADB, I can't get into recovery, and I'm stacked with the logo at boot......when the phone is completely turned off and placed on charge, the battery shows an empty battery with the loading (status) sign (but it charges, even without the OS being able to display the process).
Don't know whether anyone is facing same, or I can start a new thread with this? and I need help before taking it to a 3rd party repairs (since we don't hv Asus customer care in our country yet).
Will be glad to find help.
PS: The computer still detects the phone as an ADB Android device, and to me, that's a beacon of hope.
I hope it boots successfully last time and i won't do anything with it (although i'm very skeptical about it, but still
):silly:---------- Post added at 04:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:14 AM ----------
worked for me.... yipee... Thanks a TON brother....
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how to remove the "ERROR: Can't load invalid boot image" on Asus ZE500KL Zenfone 2 Android 6 marshmallow.
you should have a working ADB, see link for ADB install: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Files needed and where to place:
A. Download this twrp: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7F3ZXr565GkY28yUjhfRkd5MUk/view
click download button at top right. place this file in your PC adb folder
B. Download this ulock bootloader: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7F3ZXr565GkMWNwUkZJa1BUVUU/view
click download button at top right. place this in your SDCARD root directory
C. Download this supersu: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7F3ZXr565GkOTcxb2VPbmQzT2M/view
click download button at top right. place this in your SDCARD root directory
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1. Restart to fasboot mode - can be done by holding "power + volume up". this should show the screen Fastboot Mode !!! long press power key to restart system, ASUS logo with "IN SERCH OF INCREDIBLE" in the middle, POWERED BY android at the bottom.
2. the twrp.img file download link above should be at your ADB folder in your PC already. plug your phone to pc, with a working adb in your PC open command line console by pressing "windows key + r" then type "cmd". in the command line type: 'fastboot boot twrp.img' (without the qoutation marks).
3. while your phone still connected to PC it will reboot to TWRP screen. the screen should look like: at top is Unmodified System Partition(blue background). swipe the "Swipe to Allow Modifications" at the bottom.
4. tap Install(flash in tech terms) which is the top left button. on the next screen tap "Select Storage" and select MicroSD. tap OK.you should see the files in your SDCARD and not the internal. tap unblock_bl.zip. at the bottom swipe "Swipe to confirm Flash".
5. tap the back soft button(at the bottom triangle ponting to left). tap UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550 from the files in the SD card. at the bottom swipe "Swipe to confirm Flash". this will take around 1 minute more or less. last line in the install should read "...done"
6. tap "Reboot System" button in the bottom right.
7. first reboot will take sime time. 2 minutes or so. BUT!... grats your phone is back alive!!
CREDIT to Muminek111, this tutorial is expanded.
you should have a working ADB, see link for ADB install: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Files needed and where to place:
A. Download this twrp: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7F3ZXr565GkY28yUjhfRkd5MUk/view
click download button at top right. place this file in your PC adb folder
B. Download this ulock bootloader: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7F3ZXr565GkMWNwUkZJa1BUVUU/view
click download button at top right. place this in your SDCARD root directory
C. Download this supersu: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7F3ZXr565GkOTcxb2VPbmQzT2M/view
click download button at top right. place this in your SDCARD root directory
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1. Restart to fasboot mode - can be done by holding "power + volume up". this should show the screen Fastboot Mode !!! long press power key to restart system, ASUS logo with "IN SERCH OF INCREDIBLE" in the middle, POWERED BY android at the bottom.
2. the twrp.img file download link above should be at your ADB folder in your PC already. plug your phone to pc, with a working adb in your PC open command line console by pressing "windows key + r" then type "cmd". in the command line type: 'fastboot boot twrp.img' (without the qoutation marks).
3. while your phone still connected to PC it will reboot to TWRP screen. the screen should look like: at top is Unmodified System Partition(blue background). swipe the "Swipe to Allow Modifications" at the bottom.
4. tap Install(flash in tech terms) which is the top left button. on the next screen tap "Select Storage" and select MicroSD. tap OK.you should see the files in your SDCARD and not the internal. tap unblock_bl.zip. at the bottom swipe "Swipe to confirm Flash".
5. tap the back soft button(at the bottom triangle ponting to left). tap UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550 from the files in the SD card. at the bottom swipe "Swipe to confirm Flash". this will take around 1 minute more or less. last line in the install should read "...done"
6. tap "Reboot System" button in the bottom right.
7. first reboot will take sime time. 2 minutes or so. BUT!... grats your phone is back alive!!
CREDIT to Muminek111, this tutorial is expanded.
This worked for me, if it help someone I also could boot manually the phone using the fastboot boot boot.img command.
I got the error of the post when I updated the phone via an OTA update
Things are working now, but in 6.0.1 the wifi is not turning on, any advise?
@esterlinpol is your phone rooted or you have tried rooting it? if yes, what procedure did you do to root it?
hi,
Can anyone help me to resolve the boot issue in Asus zenfone 2 laser model ZE00LD. its stuck on Asus logo and restart the phone again and again.
I ran flash on my phone but doesn't worked.
please help me...
Can anyone help me to resolve the boot issue in Asus zenfone 2 laser model ZE00LD. its stuck on Asus logo and restart the phone again and again.
I ran flash on my phone but doesn't worked.
please help me...
My solution:
1. Boot into TWRP using fastboot boot twrp.img
2. Extract the stock ROM install zip (the ROM version that you have currently installed on the phone).
3. Move the boot.img file from the zip to your device.
4. Choose "Install", then "Install Image" and then select your boot.img.
5. Choose "Boot" and swipe to flash.
6. Reboot
I don't know why this method works and fastboot flash boot boot.img doesn't...
And I think you don't need to flash the "UnlockBL" file because you'll unlock the bootloader when you boot TWRP.
EDIT: Only this TWRP will unlock the bootloader automatically when you boot it.
EDIT 2: If you're unable to boot TWRP for some reason, such as you're using Lollipop bootloader, you can still upgrade to Marshmallow using the stock recovery.
If you don't have stock recovery, you can still boot fastboot mode and use Asus Flash Tool to flash raw firmware file. After flashing, you'll have the "Can't load invalid boot image" error. So, just follow my guide to fix that.
1. Boot into TWRP using fastboot boot twrp.img
2. Extract the stock ROM install zip (the ROM version that you have currently installed on the phone).
3. Move the boot.img file from the zip to your device.
4. Choose "Install", then "Install Image" and then select your boot.img.
5. Choose "Boot" and swipe to flash.
6. Reboot
I don't know why this method works and fastboot flash boot boot.img doesn't...
And I think you don't need to flash the "UnlockBL" file because you'll unlock the bootloader when you boot TWRP.
EDIT: Only this TWRP will unlock the bootloader automatically when you boot it.
EDIT 2: If you're unable to boot TWRP for some reason, such as you're using Lollipop bootloader, you can still upgrade to Marshmallow using the stock recovery.
If you don't have stock recovery, you can still boot fastboot mode and use Asus Flash Tool to flash raw firmware file. After flashing, you'll have the "Can't load invalid boot image" error. So, just follow my guide to fix that.
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