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Stock WW 2.13.40.13.img file

Hi, I was wondering if someone could make a stock img file of ww 2.13.40.13. I seem to get system errors with the pre-rooted version and it stops me from flashing back to stock with the downloaded stock files (they come as a zip file).
Even if you could send me in the right direction to make one myself, that would be helpful.
Fixed it without the image file.
Just to let others know how,
Connected via ADB and erased system, boot.img and droid_boot.img then reflashed WW versions... All working fine now but was a few hours of frustration and hair pulling... Honestly, I look like Lex Luthor...

Same problem but didn't understand your procedure
Thank you for your solution but I didn't understand
I had the same problem : I rooted my phone by flashing pre-rooted system.img. It worked but now I want to be able to update OTA. So I need to replace pre-rooted system.img with stock one.
Can you please explain how you "erased system, boot.img and droid_boot.img then reflashed WW versions"?
I tried the following : fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, and then adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.13.40.13-user.zip with official firmware downloaded from asus.com. But now my phone is blocked on black boot screen "ASUS in search of incredible, powered by android". I can only boot to recovery. Can you repair my phone without wiping data? Thank you.

Not even any clue
So after hours of searches, the only solution I found was to flash a pre-rooted system.img back. My phone boots again normally.
But I don't have any solution to my first problem.
When I try to flash official firmware, I do:
1. In phone recovery menu : apply adb update
2. In PC terminal : adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.13.40.13-user.zip
3. At around 52% transfer, error displayed on phone :
Can't install this package (Wed Apr 1 00:14:20 CST 2015) over newer build (Fri May 29 00:14:18 CST 2015)
E:Error in sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Has anyone succeeded in getting back to a stock system after flashing a pre-rooted one? I searched in many thread and did not found any solution.

remidem said:
So after hours of searches, the only solution I found was to flash a pre-rooted system.img back. My phone boots again normally.
But I don't have any solution to my first problem.
When I try to flash official firmware, I do:
1. In phone recovery menu : apply adb update
2. In PC terminal : adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.13.40.13-user.zip
3. At around 52% transfer, error displayed on phone :
Can't install this package (Wed Apr 1 00:14:20 CST 2015) over newer build (Fri May 29 00:14:18 CST 2015)
E:Error in sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Has anyone succeeded in getting back to a stock system after flashing a pre-rooted one? I searched in many thread and did not found any solution.
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Apparently you can unroot through supersu. This should then allow OTA updates...

Already tried
ultramag69 said:
Apparently you can unroot through supersu. This should then allow OTA updates...
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No I already tried to unroot via supersu, I have the same issue. As said in thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
"If you root via*METHOD 1*you can update SuperSu app as well as update binaries but*PLEASE DON'T apply any OTA updateas the phone*WILL GET STUCK IN A BOOTLOOP...Manually flash the firmware via adb..."
But it is not written how to revert METHOD 1 root.

remidem said:
No I already tried to unroot via supersu, I have the same issue. As said in thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
"If you root via*METHOD 1*you can update SuperSu app as well as update binaries but*PLEASE DON'T apply any OTA updateas the phone*WILL GET STUCK IN A BOOTLOOP...Manually flash the firmware via adb..."
But it is not written how to revert METHOD 1 root.
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From what I did, the pre-root.img was fine to OTA with as long as you don't update supersu... I flashed a pre-root.img on then applied the OTA through a 32gb or FAT32 formatted sd card and it worked fine, also took out root so you will need to put back in there if you want it....

Impossible to update with sdcard
ultramag69 said:
From what I did, the pre-root.img was fine to OTA with as long as you don't update supersu... I flashed a pre-root.img on then applied the OTA through a 32gb or FAT32 formatted sd card and it worked fine, also took out root so you will need to put back in there if you want it....
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Thank you for your reply. I tried OTA update with sdcard:
1) In Settings/About/Software information, my current version is 2.13.40
2) I dowloaded, from http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/ota-links-stock-rom-t3093999 update from 2.13 to 2.14
3) Copied to external sd, in root folder, and renamed zip to MOFD_SDCARD.zip
4) Rebooted in recovery
5) Update failed. Here is my log:
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
Opening update package...
E:file path:/sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
Installing update...
script aborted: Package expects build fingerprint of asus/WW_Z00A/Z00A:5.0/LRX21V/2.13.40.13_20150401_8390_user:user/release-keys or asus/WW_Z00A/Z00A:5.0/LRX21V/2.14.40.19_20150415_9660_user:user/release-keys; this device has asus/WW_Z00A/Z00A:5.0/LRX21V/2.18.40.12_20150529_9543_user:user/release-keys.
Package expects build fingerprint of asus/WW_Z00A/Z00A:5.0/LRX21V/2.13.40.13_20150401_8390_user:user/release-keys or asus/WW_Z00A/Z00A:5.0/LRX21V/2.14.40.19_20150415_9660_user:user/release-keys; this device has asus/WW_Z00A/Z00A:5.0/LRX21V/2.18.40.12_2015
E:Error in /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
(Status 7)
SD Installation aborted.
This is because the version of system.img is 2.18 and the fimware version is 2.13.
Indeed I have 2 choices:
- override system with a system.img in version 2.13, but I cannot find any.
- try to apply OTA update 2.17 to 2.18 or 2.18 to 2.19 but it seems risky.
Finally I found!!! I think that a version of the firmware is tagged in system partition and another version (classically the same) is tagged in data partition (this is the one you see in Parameters -> About -> Firmware version). When I wanted to flash a firmware the same version as the one written in parameters (2.13), my phone refused to downgrade because the version of system was higher (2.18). So I had to format the system partition, apply update with official 2.18 firmware. And it worked! My phone was unrooted and I could apply method 3 root.
My issue occurred because I made the following:
1) bought a phone with a 2.13 firware
2) used it for months, applied OTA updates until 2.18
3) flashed a 2.18 pre-rooted system.img
4) used it for weeks until a made an update of supersu
5) my phone couldn't boot any more, so I wiped data (I could avoid that, if I knew!). It made a factory reset, ie get back firmware to 2.13, but system was still in 2.18
Here is the procedure to revert a phone flashed with a pre-rooted system.img (to sell it, send back to warranty, or root with another method):
1) Download official firmware from asus website in the same or higher version of your pre-rooted system.img. Do not rely on version in Parameters -> About -> Firmware version. Or simply download the latest version.
2) In your phone bootloader, enter the following commands with your PC:
fastboot erase system (I'm not sure it is necessary)
fastboot format system
3) With your phone, go into recovery menu, then to "Update with adb"
4) With your PC, go to the directory where you downloaded the firmware as zip, and enter the following command: adb sideload nom_du_fichier_teléchargé.zip
5) It takes about an hour
6) You can reboot
After that I used method 3 to root again, so that I can now OTA update exactly the same way I used to do before rooting. Moreover, I think I can update supersu as well.

tried this method, and it fails with a /sideload/package.zip error using the .18 zip. Trying to unlock as i took the .22 update... root works fine though

wrecklesswun said:
tried this method, and it fails with a /sideload/package.zip error using the .18 zip. Trying to unlock as i took the .22 update... root works fine though
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Someone said you need to use fastboot to flash droidboot.img, boot.img, system.img and recovery.img to go back to an older version. Not sure if this works as I unlocked bootloader when I had the chance.
If you can't then you might have to wait for the "Official" unlock tool but ASUS will know and you will be out of warranty.

ultramag69 said:
Hi, I was wondering if someone could make a stock img file of ww 2.13.40.13. I seem to get system errors with the pre-rooted version and it stops me from flashing back to stock with the downloaded stock files (they come as a zip file).
Even if you could send me in the right direction to make one myself, that would be helpful.
Fixed it without the image file.
Just to let others know how,
Connected via ADB and erased system, boot.img and droid_boot.img then reflashed WW versions... All working fine now but was a few hours of frustration and hair pulling... Honestly, I look like Lex Luthor...
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Can you please post the complete steps for the fix! Stuck here for hours, you wouldn't want to look let Lex Luthor

kamranyusuf said:
Can you please post the complete steps for the fix! Stuck here for hours, you wouldn't want to look let Lex Luthor
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VERY IMPORTANT - Make sure you have checked the MD5 checksum on the boot, droid_boot and recovery image files as these are definitely needed to boot phone. If these are corrupt then you can brick your phone... You have been warned...
Download firmware from here-http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/orig-development/rom-pre-root-img-t3079590
It is pre-rooted but the other files needed are included in the folder.
2. Put phone in fastboot mode and erased droid_boot.img, boot.img, recovery.img and system.img using command "fastboot erase (put choice here)"
3. Flash the files I just erased back on using fast boot - "
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
This got me the pre-rooted 2.13.40.13. As the supersu has been inserted it is fine to use OTA to update, just make sure you don't update supersu before the OTA flash.
Good luck....
And may you retain a strand or 3 of hair like Homer Simpson....

Zip Flashing problem.

Hi, Devs!
i'm having problem with flashable zips. :crying:Every time i flash a zip in TWRP
which is not specially made for Zenfone 2 x86 devices it shows me an error
"updater process ended with error 255":crying:
I also changed the 'update-binary' file from METAF folder from the Zenfone to firmware. But again it shows me another error of "updatre process ended
with error 6".:crying:
Someone can please tell me how could i make zips X86 device compitable?

There is a TWRP available for the Zenfone 2. May not be the latest but it works, its in either Android Developement or Original Android Developement.

i have TWRP
But i have TWRP version 3.0.0.0?
But let me know that the above problem is becouse of TWPR or the ZIP file?

Unable to flash update.zip, assert failed error

Hi,
I have a honor 8 pro device duk L09C675B140. I've unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp. However the root didn't happen completely but my device works fine. I recently tried flashing a zip file to update it to B150. The zip file was valid. But I keep getting the assert failed error. I tried everything I could. Please let me know what is going wrong. Here is the log file:
Edit: I can't add the log file because of xda's policy.

Rocky1516 said:
Hi,
I have a honor 8 pro device duk L09C675B140. I've unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp. However the root didn't happen completely but my device works fine. I recently tried flashing a zip file to update it to B150. The zip file was valid. But I keep getting the assert failed error. I tried everything I could. Please let me know what is going wrong. Here is the log file:
Edit: I can't add the log file because of xda's policy.
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I can't flash update.zip from twrp .

update.zip is meant to be flashed through the stock recovery. Or you can use the fullOTA flasher to flash those updates through TWRP (you will need 3 update files)

Softbricked Mi10t Lite (gauguin)

Hello guys,
I have rooted 2 days ago my phone with TWRP and Magisk; everything worked fine until I tried to change somethin in /system/ folder. It always said I dont have write rights. So I decided to go back to stock rom. I have downloaded the stock rom for my phone (gauguin, Global 12.0.8.0 , Android 10.) Now I have the following problem. My device is soft bricked.
So i decided to google and try to flash another Rom for my phone. I found one here.
https://xiaomirom.com/en/rom/mi-10t-lite-gauguin-global-fastboot-recovery-rom/
How Can I flash that file? its .tgz
I have stock rom installed and I cant flash TWRP
Thanks in advance
Francesco

here is what comes when I try to flash. It fails aftter Flashing super :
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Image error hosted in ImgBB
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Francescohub said:
here is what comes when I try to flash. It fails aftter Flashing super :
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Unpack TGZ archive, then untar TAR file again. You will see folder with images and script files. Run "flash_all_except_storage.bat".

Francescohub said:
here is what comes when I try to flash. It fails aftter Flashing super :
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Image error hosted in ImgBB
ibb.co
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Get it too work ?

_mysiak_ said:
Unpack TGZ archive, then untar TAR file again. You will see folder with images and script files. Run "flash_all_except_storage.bat".
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For the love of god, I just spent 3 hours to install fastboot ROM and did not succeed. No idea what went wrong, but at the end I finally restored my device..
1. download recovery ROM and transfer it to internal SD
2. download fastboot ROM, unpack it
3. modify flash_all_except_storage.bat and delete lines with CRCLIST and SPARCECRCLIST
4. run the script
5. phone will keep rebooting on MI logo
6. boot to TWRP "fastboot boot twrp.img"
7. install recovery ROM from TWRP
8. (install Magisk), reboot phone to system
For some reason fastboot flashing doesn't install /odm partition correctly. I have the latest drivers, android tools, tried 2 PCs, 2 different USB cables, different USB ports, using Mi Flash, nothing helped. The only solution was to flash recovery rom from TWRP. Fortunately no data has been lost.

Francescohub said:
Hello guys,
I have rooted 2 days ago my phone with TWRP and Magisk; everything worked fine until I tried to change somethin in /system/ folder. It always said I dont have write rights. So I decided to go back to stock rom. I have downloaded the stock rom for my phone (gauguin, Global 12.0.8.0 , Android 10.) Now I have the following problem. My device is soft bricked.
So i decided to google and try to flash another Rom for my phone. I found one here.
https://xiaomirom.com/en/rom/mi-10t-lite-gauguin-global-fastboot-recovery-rom/
How Can I flash that file? its .tgz
I have stock rom installed and I cant flash TWRP
Thanks in advance
Francesco
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Can you boot into fastboot? You said it's soft bricked so I imagine you can. Reply and I'll get back to you, I soft bricked mine and fixed it fine.

Hey guys, I was finally able to flash the Rom.
I used to flash a Rom with Xiaomi Flash, accidentaly it was a wrong rom, which I saw later on.
So I installed TWRP recovery with fastboot commands and downloaded the right rom. I used to download the EEA Rom instead of Global Rom. So I transfered the EU Rom to micro SD Card and flashed it with TWRP.
Everything is working now, except the access to /system folder, after I rooted with magisk 20.4. Even with the newest Version it does not work.
So I tried in the terminal the following command while I was in /system folder: mount -o rw,remount/ But this does also not work. How can I get acess to it?
Sorry for my english again

Francescohub said:
Hey guys, I was finally able to flash the Rom.
I used to flash a Rom with Xiaomi Flash, accidentaly it was a wrong rom, which I saw later on.
So I installed TWRP recovery with fastboot commands and downloaded the right rom. I used to download the EEA Rom instead of Global Rom. So I transfered the EU Rom to micro SD Card and flashed it with TWRP.
Everything is working now, except the access to /system folder, after I rooted with magisk 20.4. Even with the newest Version it does not work.
So I tried in the terminal the following command while I was in /system folder: mount -o rw,remount/ But this does also not work. How can I get acess to it?
Sorry for my english again
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Think you storage is corrupted what I did was download the ROM for my phone open the tar ROM to you see a file says images flash all and other stuff play rom folder in mi flash tool folders and open CMD use flash all in ROM folder

Make sure your phone is in fastboot before you use the flash all file it will return your phone to stock ROM

Struggling to root my FP3

I'm trying to root my FP3 via these instructions. First of all, SAR is yes, but it's not a Samsung device. I don't know what SAR is, but I'm assuming I can ignore that for now.
Ramdisk is yes. So I went ahead and downloaded the core OS via this link. I extracted it and copied the boot.img as instructed in the first link. The, via magisk, I patched that image, pulled it via adb, rebooted into recovery and tried to flash via fastboot and got the following error:
"fastboot: error: boot partition is smaller than boot image"
I have no ideas what to do next. Is there somewhere I can get a betterboot.img?
I did try and follow the instructions here as well, but I think they must be out of date. There is no option to download a zip file in Magisk - only to patch a file.