HOW TO ROOT ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER 5.5s (ZE550KL) MARSHMALLOW 6.0.1-using MAGISK

Got curious about the new kid on the block named Magisk that is making names to compete with our old school SuperSu so I did some research and need first to uninstall xposed framework.

To unroot I need to do some wipe data/factory reset to get rid of my current SuperSu then tried to reflash my stock recovery.img then tested the adb sideload to root my device but failed.

I tried to flashback my TWRP custom recovery.img and tried again the adb sideload command but still getting error 1 and say to flash back the stock boot.img.

After flashing my stock boot.img back and with a custom recovery TWRP seem to be successful but there is only one thing after flashing the zip via adb sideload, my device seem not to proceed to the home menu and got stuck from Asus logo and more than 30mins have passed it won't push through (bootloop).

HOW TO INSTALL XPOSED FRAMEWORK MARSHMALLOW 6.0.1 ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER 5.5s

xposed installer

If you have read my post on how to install xposed framework for your device which was dedicated to Lollipop Android version (rooted), this time we will try to install xposed framework for 6.0.1 version Marshmallow (rooted) particularly Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5s ZE550KL device.

If you haven't rooted your Marshmallow device follow guide here.

Not much different process from the first tutorial on Lollipop but just updating the zip files intended for Marshmallow.

Instead of the sdk21 for "L", this time will be using sdk23 for "M" again thanks to rovo89 from xda-developers.com

Now make sure to check your processor so you would be able to download the correct framework if arm, arm64, x86 etc.

HOW TO ROOT ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER 5.5s (ZE550KL) MARSHMALLOW 6.0.1

Marshmallow_root_access

Thanks to Chainfire who developed Superuser app that we can use to grant us root access to our device so we can get rid of those bloatware apps pre-installed.

After the upgrade to Marshmallow and reverting back to Lollipop then going back to M trial and error steps, I also tried to root my upgraded M 6.0.1 version and finally came up with a solution since my root access was removed after the update.

If you miss out my post on how to install update via adb sideload you may check it out here.

Decide if you wish not to install custom recovery.img like TWRP to your device then you may try directly the "adb sideload" command to install the zip file SuperSu, just boot to recovery and select "apply update from ADB" before typing your "adb sideload" command.(Retested with Magisk.zip on a stock recovery but get installation abort error)

BOOTLOOP FIX VIA ADB SIDELOAD FOR ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER 5.5s (ZE550KL)

After upgrading to the latest Marshmallow version, I have tested to find out a way to revert back to Lollipop version but ended up "bootlooped" instead, after trying to flash back TWRP via adb and restoring my backup zip files that was rooted before.

It does not end from Asus logo rather it can open up to the homepage but keeps on restarting back to Asus logo, so I did found a solution whenever you encounter such problem you can easily use ADB sideload.

Whatever problem you may have like stuck on logo, auto reboot etc this will be a good fix to your device and be back to normal as I tackle below on how to recover back your device from such errors.

At the end of this tutorial I will show you some scenarios that I tried but got some errors for your reference only.

ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER 5.5s (ZE550KL) MARSHMALLOW 6.0.1 UPGRADE

This tutorial is for Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5s (ZE550KL)-Z00LD marshmallow upgrade from my current Lollipop version which was rooted via Kingroot app.

Since I'm already rooted I would no longer be able to access auto update via system update but would simply do the upgrade manually.

If your phone is not rooted then simply download the chosen firmware of your liking and just save it to your internal storage by transferring through PC after download.

ERROR ESTABLISHING A DATABASE CONNECTION FIX

If you are a publisher or simply loves to blog using different hosting sites and if you happen to accidentally messed up with some urls definitely you will fail to access your cPanel.

Aside from failure to access the cPanel your ongoing blog or site you are creating will not be accessible.

Helping out a friend who is using 000webhost.com to create his website (free hosting) just accidentally overwrite the default given urls.

Here's the quick fix in case you encounter the same error and need not panic as long as you haven't deleted the database from your free web hosting site.

JAVA FIX FOR WINDOWS

I was about to reinstall my MultiDoge desktop client when suddenly it gave me an error on Java not found. I did tried to reinstall my java but it seems it did not resolve the problem.

Take note that other programs like Android SDK tools will require you to have java installed to your computer so you can manage to customize apk from your android device and other stuff.

Let me share then a quick fix so your computer would be able to recognize the java version installed via the use of CMD.

If java is not yet installed you may go to their site.