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[Help] Asus Zenfone 2 ze551ml bricked and denies ADB pushed files

Hello, I'm needing some help with my 4gb 2.3 ghz rooted Asus after attempting to installing xposed framework. I'm certain it is bricked. Currently it is still able to charge and access the boot loader, but I am not able to flash the phone. The ADB shell just responds with "Access Denied". The phone was encrypted before I tried the xposed install so I'm guessing it messed up the process and is blocking my from using ADB. I did try factory resetting, but I guess that just covers the user app data. I also had debugging enabled within the developer options before everything went haywire. Any suggestions would be helpful, otherwise I'll just have to send it to Asus support for a pretty penny. It doesn't have warranty and I'm positive they don't really help you when your phone is rooted.

Try to wipe /cache. If it doesn't work, backup all your important data and wipe /data in recovery.

HungNgocPhat said:
Try to wipe /cache. If it doesn't work, backup all your important data and wipe /data in recovery.
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Ok, I did a data factory reset and wiped the cache. The problem i'm encountering now is i get status 7 in ADB when attempting to push a new zip of firmware to the phone. I know status 7 means the firmware cannot be installed due to system modification and root. So i'm thinking i'll have to reflash a pre-rooted system.img with droidboot.img and boot.img (recovery is functioning properly so i don't believe that i will need to flash recovery.img) I am also having a hard time finding detailed guides concerning flashing images and getting the zenfone 2 into fast boot. I did try a fastboot reboot fastboot command, but i,m thinking i'm missing a few important details on prerequisites to flash the phone.

HungNgocPhat said:
Try to wipe /cache. If it doesn't work, backup all your important data and wipe /data in recovery.
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Ok, I did a data factory reset and wiped the cache. The problem i'm encountering now is i get status 7 in ADB when attempting to push a new zip of firmware to the phone. I know status 7 means the firmware cannot be installed due to system modification and root. So i'm thinking i'll have to reflash a pre-rooted system.img with droidboot.img and boot.img (recovery is functioning properly so i don't believe that i will need to flash recovery.img) I am also having a hard time finding detailed guides concerning flashing images and getting the zenfone 2 into fast boot. I did try a fastboot reboot fastboot command, but i,m thinking i'm missing a few important details on prerequisites to flash the phone.

Asus enthusiast 12 said:
Ok, I did a data factory reset and wiped the cache. The problem i'm encountering now is i get status 7 in ADB when attempting to push a new zip of firmware to the phone. I know status 7 means the firmware cannot be installed due to system modification and root. So i'm thinking i'll have to reflash a pre-rooted system.img with droidboot.img and boot.img (recovery is functioning properly so i don't believe that i will need to flash recovery.img) I am also having a hard time finding detailed guides concerning flashing images and getting the zenfone 2 into fast boot. I did try a fastboot reboot fastboot command, but i,m thinking i'm missing a few important details on prerequisites to flash the phone.
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What adb command you ran? It should be "adb sideload filename.zip"
If you can't, rename your firmware file to mofd_sdupdate.zip, copy to external sdcard, boot recovery then it will install install the zip automatically. Root using temp cwm/twrp.
If the above method doesn't work for you, flash a pre-rooted firmware.

failed to flash ob 10 and can only boot into recovery now

Tried to flash flash ob 10, but twrp said the zip was corrupted. I could not boot into the system anymore.
The problem is the system partition is ok ( verified from twrp file manager), but every time I choose reboot system, it will go back to twrp. I tried to re-flash ob 9, but twrp again reported another error. Log is attached. How should I solve the problem?
By the way, I wipe all data, including storage in twrp by mistake. Is there any way to recover the data? I am traveling now, just got several hundred pictures.:crying::crying: It seems to be impossible to do it on a computer in MTP mode, but I could not boot into the system neither.

Download the modded twrp from here and install it. Use it to flash community builds and all other roms from now on.
About the file recovering part, I wouldn't know.

You need to flash stock recovery, ADB sideload the official Open Beta, and boot into ROM.
By any chance, did you trigger an OTA update with TWRP installed?

zTweaked said:
Download the modded twrp from here and install it. Use it to flash community builds and all other roms from now on.
About the file recovering part, I wouldn't know.
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I am always using the modified one. I am encountering a weird error.
The message is like
'E: unknown command [log]
........
script succeeded: result was [1.000000]'.
Update: flashing stock recovery seems to be effective ( of course, twrp does not exist anymore ).

SoybeanYoung said:
I am always using the modified one. I am encountering a weird error.
The message is like
'E: unknown command [log]
........
script succeeded: result was [1.000000]'.
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Unknown command is a known and harmless issue on all 7.x.x roms. Just ignore it and go ahead.
And I think I saw 3.0.2-1 twrp version in your log.
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pmbabu said:
You need to flash stock recovery, ADB sideload the official Open Beta, and boot into ROM.
By any chance, did you trigger an OTA update with TWRP installed?
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Open Beta builds can be flashed via modded twrp, no need to use stock recovery and adb sideloading. Plus even if he installed an OTA update, it won't get installed on twrp ~ and no harm will be done.

After you flash any rom, reflash recovery. Reboot to RECOVERY & then to system.
The red message it's on almoust every Nugat rom. And it's about some log .

zTweaked said:
Open Beta builds can be flashed via modded twrp, no need to use stock recovery and adb sideloading. Plus even if he installed an OTA update, it won't get installed on twrp ~ and no harm will be done.
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He said he could only boot into twrp. That occurs (reboot to system will take it back to twrp over and over) only if someone tried an OTA update with twrp.

I don't think this is the case for you, but if you tried the other suggestions don't work try the below. I had a similar issue and found that my recovery partition was corrupted. However, an additional symptom I had was that my TWRP would hang completely when selecting reboot after any successful flash. I think modded TWRP does not like internal storage wipe from within TWRP (rather than through fastboot format userdata).
Boot to fastboot
Fastboot erase recovery
Fastboot flash recovery filename.img
Boot to recovery and flash your desired ROM+supersu which you can sideload via MTP (drag and drop from Windows) or adb push C:\SourceLocation\filename.zip /sdcard
I recommend ADB push over MTP.

Had the exact same problem as op, after some issues i was forced to use the unbrick method to get phone back as it wasn't even booting. Now im using beta 10 perfectly.

Did you manage to fix it? I have the same probem.

root problem after update to beta 19

hi,
my oneplus 3 has been rote since i got it (i bought it on launch day) but since i updated it to the beta 19, my phone is no longer rooted : when i put the phone in fastboot it says that my bootloader it unlocked but all the apps who requier root are saying that the phne is not rooted and i cant get twrp to work. i tryied with the official app on my phone and with a program called "tool all in one" (https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ol-tool-one-driversunlocktwrpfactory-t3398993) and when i flash twrp from the program, i can boot into twrp but then i can't access my files and after i boot the phone, i can no longer boot to twrp
does anyone have a solution that doesn't involve me wiping the phone?

You loose root after updating. Try installing twrp again and then rooting it. Use the toolkit for oneplus 3. Simplifies the process

what do you mean by "then rooting it" ?
the program i use does the same thing as the toolkit and when i install twrp, as i said, it can boot on twrp one time and in twrp i can't access my files and after i boot the phone i can't get back to twrp ,i get the stock recovery

Unless your ROM has built-in root, after flashing TWRP, you have to flash SuperSU or Magisk to obtain root. Mere flashing of TWRP will not give you root.

I know but i can't get to the folder when the magisk file is : when in boot into twrp i cant see my files

Few details... it's quite difficult to help you.
What's the root method? Magisk, SuperSU or Kingroot? Which version?
Ps TWRP recovery is not depending by root, you just need to unlock bootloader (surely it's already unlocked) and flash the same recovery, from PC, via the command "fastboot flash recovery filename.img".
Now enter in TWRP:
1) Wipe /system and /cache;
2) Flash another time Open Beta 19;
3) Flash Magisk or SuperSU (be sure to have latest release);
4) Move TWRP img file from computer to device, then flash it another time (because firmware provides the OOS stock recovery);
5) Reboot and wait 5-10 minutes, because of cache rebuilding.
Tell me if you solve

I am using magisk
Yes my bootloader is unlocked
My problem is that when i flash twrp i cant access my files so i don't want to wipe system if i cant reflash something after
I think that I'll wait for the next update, maybe then it will work
But thank you for your help

Which version of TWRP do you have? Try eng.stk's latest version.

I tryied 3.1.1-2
The eng.stk is not available anymore

Your phone is encrypted, so you have to format data ( but your internal storage wiped by formating data, so back it up ,then only twrp read files in your storage)and flash custom kernel then boot restore backup .

how do you know that my phone is encrypted? i never encrypted it
i use titanium backup so i can't back my phone up until i get rot back

Whenever you flash stock ROM it encrypt if you boot into system directly . So twrp could not read internal storage. Whenever you flash stock ROM you must flash custom kernel or any other method to avoid encryption. This is happened to me and what I'd done is flash custom kernel before boot into rom
To save your data try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/unencrypt-oxygenos-loosing-data-t3412228

Who said that? Check this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=15934#downloads
Edit: If you want to save items in internal storage, you can use ADB commands instead of TWRP. You can also simply copy and paste if your PC recognises the internal storage of your phone.

I succeeded but i had to clean everything and use the last backup i made a week ago
Thank you all for your help

TWRP for K420n (HardwareRevision 1.2) ?

I get my mobile back from lg repair service with a new mainboard.
I unlock the bootloader, flash twrp and reboot into recovery.
But twrp only shows erroros..i test du flash magisk but dont work...i test flash SuperSu, the installer shows install but after boot no root and twrp replace with stock recovery.
/system /data (& int.Sd) /externalSD and /cache are not mountable...adb sideload dont work too.
But i can push files over adb push to /cache an flash them

ElRongMcBong said:
I get my mobile back from lg repair service with a new mainboard.
I unlock the bootloader, flash twrp and reboot into recovery.
But twrp only shows erroros..i test du flash magisk but dont work...i test flash SuperSu, the installer shows install but after boot no root and twrp replace with stock recovery.
/system /data (& int.Sd) /externalSD and /cache are not mountable...adb sideload dont work too.
But i can push files over adb push to /cache an flash them
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How much they asked to repair that phone?

Janis2017 said:
How much they asked to repair that phone?
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Nothing..bring it back coz usb-plugin was damaged and cant charge my phone..
I get a new board with new s/n imei, and between the stepes wipe&restore aboot for unlocking boatloader by laptop goes power off so i brick it.
Take it back to shop say after repair it makes nothing anymore aand after a few days my phones comes back again with a new board with new s/n and imei..so now we are here

Finaly i found on weekend a soloution how i can root my device without twrp and it may work on other versions without working twrp.
Steps i do...(with linux (on raspberry pi) coz LGLAF dont regnotize my device after unlocking bootloader, reboot and come back to download modus)
1. Unlocking bootloader from this tutorial:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-k10/how-to/guide-unlock-bt-install-twrp-download-t3574701
2. Making backup from boot:
"python partitions.py --dump boot.img boot"
and reboot my phone
3. Pushing the boot backup to my phone
"adb push boot.img /sdcard"
4. Install the the MagiskManger from this thread (very great tool)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
and open it
5.After downloading magisk into MagiskManager and patch my boot.img from internal SD i get a patched boot.img
"/sdcard/MagiskManager/boot_patched.img"
6.Copy the patched Image to the PC
"adb pull /sdcard/MagiskManager/boot_patched.img /boot_patched.img"
and goes to download mode.
7. I restore the boot_patched.img to boot
"python partitions.py --wipe boot && python partitions.py --restore boot"
and YEAH...after reboot my phone is rooted

When I was in operator shop, where I purchased it, they said nobody will fix that for free. not my problem that they make low-quality devices even if its water or screen.
Phones value is now half less than when I get it. Now I will be happy living whit no mobile phone.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/orW6KGp3kTer14rq1

[9 SE] OTA update encrypted storage

Hi,
Everytime I try to OTA update de weekly rom, I get the message that says that my memory is encrypted and directs me to recovery.
In recovery when I select the ROM, it returns ERROR 7, I know that it is related with 2 command lines in the updater script.
My question is, how can I fix this problems so I can normally OTA update?
Xiaomi MI 9 SE
TWRP 3.5.0_9-0
xiaomi.eu weekly (it happens in all versions)
Thanks

Hi please be specific are you using custom rom (twrp,cynogen...?)
Which phone are you using?
otherwise no one will help you (just edit the first message with the necessary info

flairepathos.info said:
Hi please be specific are you using custom rom (twrp,cynogen...?)
Which phone are you using?
otherwise no one will help you (just edit the first message with the necessary info
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You're right, I think this is a generic problem, that's why I've not specified the model.

vmlc said:
You're right, I think this is a generic problem, that's why I've not specified the model.
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Ahh I see now,some phones are built with a custom recovery failsafe so updating straight from the phone won't work
Youre going to have to download the update file to the phone (usually ota.zip)
copy it to pc
Unzip it and check the code (installscript.sh, build.prop... all of them(use Notepad++)) and remove recovery what nots (mine had expect recoveryxa84883,and some other recovery partition nonsense) - this is so you dont lose your twrp
compress all the files and name the zip (anything you want)
copy the zip to your adb fastboot folder
Then make sure usb debugging is enabled and
on pc type in adb: adb reboot recovery
after twrp open select the sideload option and use the method of flashing update then your update will flash easy
or
flash your stock firmware recovery image from extsdcard (external sd card) recovery.img as recovery in twrp (surely you know how to tranfer files from pc to microsddard ..)
reboot to system when done and do normal update should work fine
then flash twrp image from pc flashing software into recovery

flairepathos.info said:
Ahh I see now,some phones are built with a custom recovery failsafe so updating straight from the phone won't work
Youre going to have to download the update file to the phone (usually ota.zip)
copy it to pc
Unzip it and check the code (installscript.sh, build.prop... all of them(use Notepad++)) and remove recovery what nots (mine had expect recoveryxa84883,and some other recovery partition nonsense) - this is so you dont lose your twrp
compress all the files and name the zip (anything you want)
copy the zip to your adb fastboot folder
Then make sure usb debugging is enabled and
on pc type in adb: adb reboot recovery
after twrp open select the sideload option and use the method of flashing update then your update will flash easy
or
flash your stock firmware recovery image from extsdcard (external sd card) recovery.img as recovery in twrp (surely you know how to tranfer files from pc to microsddard ..)
reboot to system when done and do normal update should work fine
then flash twrp image from pc flashing software into recovery
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Thanks for your reply.
Your first method is what I have to do to update manually, delete the model verification in updater-script. But I have to do this every time I want to update. How can this prevent from happening next times?
The second method, I haven't understood, have to flash stock recovery every time I want to update?
My point is to prevent this from happening, I want to OTA update normally, without having to do this procedures every time.
Regards

vmlc said:
Thanks for your reply.
Your first method is what I have to do to update manually, delete the model verification in updater-script. But I have to do this every time I want to update. How can this prevent from happening next times?
The second method, I haven't understood, have to flash stock recovery every time I want to update?
My point is to prevent this from happening, I want to OTA update normally, without having to do this procedures every time.
Regards
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Yes
and the second method, yes, flash stock recovery to OTA update (it'll think that everthing is fine)
you can keep stock update if dont need twrp anymore
to update normally you would have to modify your stock recovery to have an intergrated twrp
basically making "stock twrp recovery" mod
Or in the same manner add a partition or boot option for twrp in boot image in maybe boot to [normal, recovery, bootloader"fastboot", and twrp]
with enough dedication it is definitely possible

flairepathos.info said:
Yes
and the second method, yes, flash stock recovery to OTA update (it'll think that everthing is fine)
you can keep stock update if dont need twrp anymore
to update normally you would have to modify your stock recovery to have an intergrated twrp
basically making "stock twrp recovery" mod
Or in the same manner add a partition or boot option for twrp in boot image in maybe boot to [normal, recovery, bootloader"fastboot", and twrp]
with enough dedication it is definitely possible
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So this is not fixable, keep TWRP and have OTA update?

vmlc said:
So this is not fixable, keep TWRP and have OTA update?
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Yes but now that you mention if you could edit the twrp recovery_id to match that of the stock recovery ,it might work because the system/ ota file calls for a specific recovery_id