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[Q] Hardbrick after overwrite fastboot

Dear All,
I hard bricked my ZE551ML 64GB by using the following sequence:
'fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img'
'fastboot flash fastboot recovery.img'
'fastboot flash fastboot boot.img'
'fastboot flash fastboot system.img' <-- got error only at this stage
So don't do it it is totally wrong.
Now I got the usb logo when i go to fastboot, see attached image.
I can see a procedure for Zenfone 5 to recover from this error here:
http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2014/11/how-to-unbrick-zenfone-5-and-zenfone-6_8.html
My question is does the same procedure exists for Zenfone 2 and where to download all the files?
Thanks

I believe most of the programs there should also work for the ZF2. I would give this procedure a try, and I wish I could get my hands on a Bricked device to try this. But remember, DON'T use the ZF5/6 images!
Get the stock images for the ZF2 from: https://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/HelpDesk_Download/

EdoIsa said:
I believe most of the programs there should also work for the ZF2. I would give this procedure a try, and I wish I could get my hands on a Bricked device to try this. But remember, DON'T use the ZF5/6 images!
Get the stock images for the ZF2 from: https://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/HelpDesk_Download/
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What are FZ DnX, IFWI, FW DnX and OS images files ?
How to extract them from the site you mentioned?
Another issue, is my PC refuses to regonise the ZF2 when connecting to USB, saying MTP Android USB driver failed to install....

I have no experience with FZ DnX, IFWI, FW DnX files, but the OS image file is on the site I posted.
Follow my link. Once there, expand the list 'Firmware' and download firmware Version WW_2.15.40.10. Once its downloaded, open the zip file. Inside should be a System.img file. Extract the System.img file into your Fastboot folder. This is the OS image the guide is referring to.
Ask around for the meaning of the other files. Meanwhile, I will research more about those files later tomorrow and get back with any info I can find. Good luck!

cde2006 said:
Another issue, is my PC refuses to regonise the ZF2 when connecting to USB, saying MTP Android USB driver failed to install....
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install driver manually. see attachment.

When you plug your phone into the computer, does the phone show up in the device management? Typing devmgmt.msc into the windows 7 start menu or the start run menu on XP is the fastest way to get to Device Manager.
Is the device already known by your computer?
What does device manager think it is?
If its unknown, please let us know what the Hardware Ids and Compatible Ids for this device show up as. In device manageer, you can open the devices properties and under the details tab choose Hardware Ids and Compatible Ids. you could screen shot these with Alt + PrtScn and use mspaint to save them off. Otherwise you have to use Ctrl + C to copy them out . You can choose all lines by selecting the first and while holding Shift, select the last. Then you can Ctrl + C to copy all of them out.

Looks like you've flashed incorrectly.
Should be
fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
What you've essentially done (or tried to do) is flashed over fastboot with 4 different images. Only the first line of commands you used is correct.

Chinaphonearena said:
Looks like you've flashed incorrectly.
Should be
fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
What you've essentially done (or tried to do) is flashed over fastboot with 4 different images. Only the first line of commands you used is correct.
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Yes got this sequence from this forum,,, anyway I go the phone replaced now and all is fine.
Thanks people for the help.
I won't be rooting this phone until there is a more safe proven way to do it.

I think that avoiding flashing droidboot and recovery, and making sure file hashes match, everything should be fine.

Same issue
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cde2006 said:
Dear All,
I hard bricked my ZE551ML 64GB by using the following sequence:
'fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img'
'fastboot flash fastboot recovery.img'
'fastboot flash fastboot boot.img'
'fastboot flash fastboot system.img' <-- got error only at this stage
So don't do it it is totally wrong.
Now I got the usb logo when i go to fastboot, see attached image.
I can see a procedure for Zenfone 5 to recover from this error here:
http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2014/11/how-to-unbrick-zenfone-5-and-zenfone-6_8.html
My question is does the same procedure exists for Zenfone 2 and where to download all the files?
Thanks
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I put my 64gb sd in my ZF2 that I originally partitioned for my LG Optimus Pro and I moved a bunch of apps to the SD with link2sd and the first time I rebooted, the same screen with the USB logo and a full progress bar showed up. It won't recognize any fastboot or adb commands even though the ASUS adb is showing up in device manager. Nothing else shows up. In devices and printers I get Moorefield. The phone randomly reboots and goes back to the same screen over and over and each time the asus adb disappears from device manager and then returns. I found a guide on the zenfone 5 that looks promising, using the intel flash tool, however it requires the ZenFone 2 raw firmware files and I can't find them... Hopefully someone could help me salvage my ZF2 cuz I was really beginning love the phone... Thanks ahead of time for anyone that looks into this for me!

i can give you the files you look for. the easiest was is to flash with intel flash tool. Here you can read how th etool works and you found a link there.
I load your files up now here.

sry, had only the files for V5. I will load down and put it here.

boot error and bricked zenfone 2
i have same problem with my phone please send moorefields or other intel based boot drivers.. tanks

please tutor how to fixed it, thanks for advice

cde2006 said:
Yes got this sequence from this forum,,, anyway I go the phone replaced now and all is fine.
Thanks people for the help.
I won't be rooting this phone until there is a more safe proven way to do it.
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Lol @ "got sequence on this forum" and "more safe proven way."
You didn't read the instructions carefully enough and made a big mistake as a result. The correct sequence was given. You just didn't read it carefully. Lesson learned.
Hopefully you can unbrick it.

No offense, but this type of thing is what happens when people just copy/paste and don't understand what they're doing.
What you did was overwrite the fastboot partition each time you flashed. You flashed a 2GB system img on top of your fastboot partition. This probably seemed like it locked up and you either unplugged or turned it off. This likely caused a corrupt partition.
Reading is key when you do anything with your phone.
This is perfectly safe. This is the way it works for all devices. It has nothing to do with the files or the phone. This was 100% user error. Simple as that.

ze550ml hard brick
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/zenfone2-ze550ml-hard-bricked-t3148174#post61657126
my ze550ml hard brick too. please help me
sorry for bad english.

hardbrick zenfone 2
konsolen said:
i can give you the files you look for. the easiest was is to flash with intel flash tool. Here you can read how th etool works and you found a link there.
I load your files up now here.
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Hello, i have the same issue with my zenfone 2, I download the firmware files from Asus website, but the Intel flash tool can't found a flashable image file. My question is to, if you have the firmware files that send it to me?

same issues here please help,

same issues here please help,

lg g3 bricked

so the issues goes like that i was using cloudy 2.2 rom my varient was g3f400l i accedently installed 855 version from twrp the fone stated in fastboot mode . using fastboot i erased boot.img modem and recovery img laf.img and also reflashed those file flashboot gave error on partitiongt img file stating tha no file to flash so the fone did start with wrong rom that is d855 with a lot of errors i tried to falsh tot with flashtools it refused to flash stating that i am using wrong file so i edited build pro from d855 to f400l then i entered download mode connected flash tools i did start flash just after laf.img i gives an error stating unable to flash partion some thing like that and stops my fone is permanently in download mode when i turn it on the pc does detect it so as LG support tools but the KDZ flasher never worked for me nor the lg support tools they do download the right file but just as starts to updates it says disconnected check cable( same issue occured when my fone was working properly i tried to flash on windows 8 and windows 7 mechines ) any ways flashtools only flash laf.img and gives error and KDZ flasher for some wired reason didnt flash my fone before. i am thinking if some how i could enter the fastboot mode then i would manually flash all the files included system.img the fone would boot but how to i enter fastboot. and why the kdz never worked for me doesnt it work on win 7 and win 8 or is it the drivers what should i do help really appriciated thanks what if when falsh tools start to flash laf.img i remove the cable so laf.img cannot get flashed would that allow me to enter fastboot or there is any software that would work in download mode and manually flash all the img files plz help me thanks

satirg said:
so the issues goes like that i was using cloudy 2.2 rom my varient was g3f400l i accedently installed 855 version from twrp the fone stated in fastboot mode . using fastboot i erased boot.img modem and recovery img laf.img and also reflashed those file flashboot gave error on partitiongt img file stating tha no file to flash so the fone did start with wrong rom that is d855 with a lot of errors i tried to falsh tot with flashtools it refused to flash stating that i am using wrong file so i edited build pro from d855 to f400l then i entered download mode connected flash tools i did start flash just after laf.img i gives an error stating unable to flash partion some thing like that and stops my fone is permanently in download mode when i turn it on the pc does detect it so as LG support tools but the KDZ flasher never worked for me nor the lg support tools they do download the right file but just as starts to updates it says disconnected check cable( same issue occured when my fone was working properly i tried to flash on windows 8 and windows 7 mechines ) any ways flashtools only flash laf.img and gives error and KDZ flasher for some wired reason didnt flash my fone before. i am thinking if some how i could enter the fastboot mode then i would manually flash all the files included system.img the fone would boot but how to i enter fastboot. and why the kdz never worked for me doesnt it work on win 7 and win 8 or is it the drivers what should i do help really appriciated thanks what if when falsh tools start to flash laf.img i remove the cable so laf.img cannot get flashed would that allow me to enter fastboot or there is any software that would work in download mode and manually flash all the img files plz help me thanks
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You can try this , It always works for me and this youtuber is great:
youtube.com/watch?v=1WgXuxDbmbc

satirg said:
so the issues goes like that i was using cloudy 2.2 rom my varient was g3f400l i accedently installed 855 version from twrp the fone stated in fastboot mode ....................................................................................................................................................................plz help me thanks
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Hi there.
Sorry to hear you are having such problem.
Please check this thread out because the OP also flashed the wrong ROM on his phone but he found a solution to fix it http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/solution-flashed-wrong-model-rom-to-d852-t2987242
Let me know if this helped you please as I always feel sorry for people who brick their devices. Good luck.

Zenfone 2 Z00AD Stuck on usb logo

Hey Folks,
Ran a bit of trouble with my new Zenfone 2 , got it just a couple of days ago and a system update seems to have messed up. The phone froze half way through the update process and I had to turn it off (ran out of patience) and when I booted it up it just loads up to the ASUS logo and stays there for eternity.
I was not able to get to the Recovery mode, had a war with the dead android guy with the red triangle, ( holding power and volume up didn't help). I did however manage to get the device recognized on the Platform tools command like when I connected to my PC. I tried the ADB reboot command, ADB reboot recovery, and they didnt help. I did manage to work a couple of fastboot commands, fastboot erase data and fastboot erase cache BUT, looks like that's got me into deeper trouble.
Ever since I did that, I cannot manually go into the recovery mode anymore using the power and volume keys. I get a white USB logo and something that looks like a battery status bar below it. No combination of keys seem to help.
To make it worse, my device is not recognized on my PC anymore, ADB devices command doesn't list it, and neither does fastboot devices. I did however notice that now on my device manager, the phone shows up as a 'ortable Device - MTP USB Device'. No ammount of uninstalling and re-installing various kinds of ADB and USB drivers seem to help.
I did see a few blogs that give a fix for the same issue on a zenfone 5, but being a noob (hate to admit it) at this, I dont wanna risk it unless I'm sure it will help.
Can anyone help me out on this please? Any kind of help would be much appreciated

Download the Lastest firmware from here
https://www.asus.com/support/Download/39/1/0/13/Lk0Sg1Ulh0Ph49Hl/32/
If you WW then download.
keep the zip file in SD card and rename it as MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
Now go to bootloader and then recovery mode. it will automatically apply update. update may take time 10~20 mins

From your description you probably need to read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3162848
Sorry it's not good news
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk

It's showing error (status 7) . Help Me !!

stuck on usb logo
please help me my asus zenfone 2 z008d got the same problem from yesterday . its stuck on usb logo

Search xFSTK for repair/temporary fastboot, do the tutorial. Then goto recovery if still can. If recovery missing try to fastboot recovery. If failed then u must use Asus Flashtool to flash raw image. After that retry to flash droidboot, recovery, boot. Reboot to fastbootand go to recovery, then choose adb. Run adb sideload to flash full firmware.zip

I become an expert at unbricking hehe 
Stuck on USB logo...
Turn your phone off...
Start downloader ..flashing ifwi and fwr dnx and os image..connect phone.
Try flash os image on its own repeatedly ...ignore errors just keep doing it .
Then after 10 goes at it ..flash ifwi and dnx with it repeatedly till success.
Note that when it succeeds ..
Stop! and pause, keep an eye on your screen of phone..you see it flash , might take 5 mins before you see this start ..but when its finished ..you flash raw in flash tool after and it will reboot straight into system all by itself 
Me have been guilty of flashing raw before the flash of downloader...and a bet many others have too.
Ps select, wipe data in flash tool too.

i did update using the new firmware as u told by renaming the file to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
but after that my imei changed to 0049100491.....
then i formated whole using miracle box
now its stuck on asus logo and can't update now
hang on logo
please help

ritupaul91 said:
i did update using the new firmware as u told by renaming the file to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
but after that my imei changed to 0049100491.....
then i formated whole using miracle box
now its stuck on asus logo and can't update now
hang on logo
please help
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You may want to reflash your phone using RAW firmware.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using XDA Labs

Asus Zenfone 5z Z01RD ww

Hi, i just got this yesterday, Asus Zenfone 5z Z01RD ww， ZS620KL , i have bricked it, i need help urgent
Now i only can boot up to a mode, doesnt give you option to pick, then boot, no matter what i pick, it just reboot to the same menu.
i connected to pc, is just in fastboot, but i cannot do anything.
is there a way this fix this.
what i did was try to patch and root. and then turn out to be this.
Please help！！！！

Maybe this thread helps you out !
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5z/how-to/guide-zenfone-5z-how-to-root-downgrade-t3815877

Arcticstar said:
Maybe this thread helps you out !
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5z/how-to/guide-zenfone-5z-how-to-root-downgrade-t3815877
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I tried, i extracted the rom, use the command, not working.
Thanks

Download the firmware zip of the same version you have on your device from Asus's website. Then extract the boot image from the zip using the payload_dumper tool. Now try flashing the boot image when your device is in fastboot mode connected to a PC using command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
And then restart to see if it solves the problem:
fastboot reboot

Hard Bricked Ze551ml?

Hi everyone, i'm kinda new here and noob i'll describe the problem.
I have already followed many guides about bricked phones, fastboot solving and xftsk.
I have this Zenfone 2 Deluxe that i have modded with Groovy Android, tried to root with magisk but it didn't work so i wiped everything with TWRP(every option). Only TWRP worked for 2 days telling me that there was no OS. So i tried to flash a stock firmware via ASUS Flash tool but it didn't work cause it couldn't enable ADB. ADB didn't work once, first it didn't detect phone, then it said device offline so I gave up. Found the xFTSK method. Tried it and worked ( it booted into bootloader with the rainbow icon and still does) but the serial changed to 0123456789ABCDEF. Tried Fastboot right after as guides said. Fastboot didn't and still don't work. He couldn't find files, couldn't load them and now it says " failed (write to device failed(unknown error)). So I tried ASUS flash tool again but he said flash image failure status read failed too many links, then that fastboot coulnd't be loaded and other errors.
Along the way recovery mode "disappeared" too. It doesn't work anymore. Plus sometimes the phone boots and keeps rebooting into a white usb icon.
What should I do? Feel free to re-link me guides, PM or something else, i'm open to almost everything to solve that.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: fastboot gaves some kinda errors with partitions too ex: can't erase cache.
Battery and cable are not ASUS original ones.

MixedFried said:
Hi everyone, i'm kinda new here and noob i'll describe the problem.
I have already followed many guides about bricked phones, fastboot solving and xftsk.
I have this Zenfone 2 Deluxe that i have modded with Groovy Android, tried to root with magisk but it didn't work so i wiped everything with TWRP(every option). Only TWRP worked for 2 days telling me that there was no OS. So i tried to flash a stock firmware via ASUS Flash tool but it didn't work cause it couldn't enable ADB. ADB didn't work once, first it didn't detect phone, then it said device offline so I gave up. Found the xFTSK method. Tried it and worked ( it booted into bootloader with the rainbow icon and still does) but the serial changed to 0123456789ABCDEF. Tried Fastboot right after as guides said. Fastboot didn't and still don't work. He couldn't find files, couldn't load them and now it says " failed (write to device failed(unknown error)). So I tried ASUS flash tool again but he said flash image failure status read failed too many links, then that fastboot coulnd't be loaded and other errors.
Along the way recovery mode "disappeared" too. It doesn't work anymore. Plus sometimes the phone boots and keeps rebooting into a white usb icon.
What should I do? Feel free to re-link me guides, PM or something else, i'm open to almost everything to solve that.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: fastboot gaves some kinda errors with partitions too ex: can't erase cache.
Battery and cable are not ASUS original ones.
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do not use asus flash tool to flash raw firmware. use commands to flash firmware. second if you will use latest raw after xFSTK it will not work. Use old raw firmware provided in guide. Hoping that ASUS flash tool has not messed up your device. use old firmware in guide command's method. if fails once again use xFSTK and flash old firmware via commands. Stay away from asus flash tool.

sukhwant717 said:
do not use asus flash tool to flash raw firmware. use commands to flash firmware. second if you will use latest raw after xFSTK it will not work. Use old raw firmware provided in guide. Hoping that ASUS flash tool has not messed up your device. use old firmware in guide command's method. if fails once again use xFSTK and flash old firmware via commands. Stay away from asus flash tool.
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Thanks for the advices. Fact is, fastboot commands do not work so I tried flashing varius raw files via Asus flash tool but without success. If u think u can help me I can post screenshots about the errors ( I don't know why they change everytime)

MixedFried said:
Thanks for the advices. Fact is, fastboot commands do not work so I tried flashing varius raw files via Asus flash tool but without success. If u think u can help me I can post screenshots about the errors ( I don't know why they change everytime)
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yes a screenshot would be good. as i told earlier. new firmware version or bootloader have different set of commands. post raw firmware version number you are using along withifwi version and bootloader version you are on currently.

sukhwant717 said:
yes a screenshot would be good. as i told earlier. new firmware version or bootloader have different set of commands. post raw firmware version number you are using along withifwi version and bootloader version you are on currently.
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Fine, bootloader version says " unknown " now, i'll try re-using xFSTK. About the screenshots here they are. http://puu.sh/D7tXU/b83ccf1502.png