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[METHODS][Getting Back] to STOCK ROM after flashing Custom roms

This is fully a noob helping guide , Am just trying myself to help noobs instead of explaining them each time .
Method 1 :
Make a twrp backup soon after unlocking boot loader .
Am not going to explain how to unlock bootloader and also twrp flashing ,you can search different threads available in the same section .
Soon after unlocking bootloader , Just boot twrp before flashing it .
This can be done this way , Once you unlocked bootloader .
Upon firstboot ,just goto developer options and enable USB debugging and then Open the folder where you had setup minimal fastboot (Mfastboot v2 google for it) . You should have it as you can't unlock bootloader without minimal fastboot .
In any empty space in minimal fastboot exrracted folder , just press shift+right click and select "Open command prompt here" .
Now copy twrp recovery to Mfastboot folder .
Connect your phone to PC.
In command prompt type the below command
adb reboot bootloader
Hit enter ,
Now your phone reboots to bootloader .
Now type this command .
mfastboot.exe boot twrp.img
(Just rename the recovery to twrp.img before flashing )
Now just take a backup and keep it safe somewhere to access when required .
This is easy , but many may loose their twrp backup for some reasons or forgot to take a backup before stepping to custom ROMs , move to Method 2 if your in such group .
Method 2:
Download update.app from official site .
Extract and put dload folder in root of sdcard .
Power off the phone and press vol up+ vol down and power .
It will now fully flash stock ROM with all stock files .
(This method requires stock recovery so keep in mind to flash stock recovery before trying to update as twrp can't perform these tasks )
Method 3:
Its not hard and not easy too but you required to download some tools .
Huawei update extractor tool (google for it)
Once downloaded open the tool and choose the path where you placed update.app in your PC .
Now the tool opens update.app .
Extract system.IMG and boot.IMG from update.app
Put them in the minimal fastboot folder.
Boot your phn to fastboot using command adb reboot bootloader .
Now connecting your phone to PC in bootloader mode , type the below commands
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img
mfastboot.exe flash boot boot.img
mfastboot.exe reboot
That's it you are on stock ROM.
Method 4:
Flash the stock rom flashable zip posted by devs in your device specific threads and flash it .
Fully for noobs : METHOD 5:
Download the twrp backup posted in device specific threads and put it in sdcard and restore it. Its easy though .
Now your device is ready for flashing official updates "if you get them"[emoji14].

i try every method here and i found myself anytime with modaco custom rom in name build its normal ? ( sorry for my bad english )

yddek971 said:
i try every method here and i found myself anytime with modaco custom rom in name build its normal ? ( sorry for my bad english )
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Cache & Cust partitions need wiping and reflashing. Had the same issue when I reverted a Modaco rom back to stock.
Easiest method for L21 users is to flash this stock ROM: http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/377002-r3-custom-rom-starter-template-honor-5x-kiw-l21-b130/ then replace TWRP with the stock recovery image from http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/development/repository-honor-5x-file-depot-t3328288
yes, the rom says "custom rom starter template" but it's the stock B130 UK ROM repackaged into a flashable ZIP. Much easier than messing around extracting system images.
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I should mention one thing. If you have gone back to stock after a custom ROM then you may find the internal storage partition is the wrong size. Just do a full factory reset from Settings to resolve this.

flibblesan said:
Cache & Cust partitions need wiping and reflashing. Had the same issue when I reverted a Modaco rom back to stock.
Easiest method for L21 users is to flash this stock ROM: http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/377002-r3-custom-rom-starter-template-honor-5x-kiw-l21-b130/ then replace TWRP with the stock recovery image from http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/development/repository-honor-5x-file-depot-t3328288
yes, the rom says "custom rom starter template" but it's the stock B130 UK ROM repackaged into a flashable ZIP. Much easier than messing around extracting system images.
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I should mention one thing. If you have gone back to stock after a custom ROM then you may find the internal storage partition is the wrong size. Just do a full factory reset from Settings to resolve this.
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oh thanks i see the r3 updated to format partitions rather than delete so i dont need to wipping cust and cashe ?
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i just need to flash this rom ?

yddek971 said:
oh thanks i see the r3 updated to format partitions rather than delete so i dont need to wipping cust and cashe ?
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i just need to flash this rom ?
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Yes, if you just flash that rom then you'll be fully restored to stock, but with TWRP still in place. If you flash the stock recovery.img after then this will put the phone completely at stock and you should be able to apply future updates as the rom is completely untouched.

flibblesan said:
Yes, if you just flash that rom then you'll be fully restored to stock, but with TWRP still in place. If you flash the stock recovery.img after then this will put the phone completely at stock and you should be able to apply future updates as the rom is completely untouched.
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thanks a lot !

gopinaidu77 said:
This is fully a noob helping guide , Am just trying myself to help noobs instead of explaining them each time .
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All the TWRP Backups in my Back to stock Guide include stock recovery
And also using the dload/update.app method does not delete your data but it will replace your custom recovery / boot.img and you can take OTA update afterwords

clsA said:
All the TWRP Backups in my Back to stock Guide include stock recovery
And also using the dload/update.app method does not delete your data but it will replace your custom recovery / boot.img and you can take OTA update afterwords
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Yeah , thats what i mean device specifix threads .
And thanks for your repository , all the stuff in one place :cheers:

Hi Gopi,
Please help me getting back to stock on my L-22.
I am planning to go back to stock of L-24 available as (KIW-L24-B151-Stock (Boot.img - System - System/Priv-App Only)) posted by clsA.
1. Which method to follow????
2. Do I need to go back to stock Recovery???? If yes, then how??? where is stock recovery of L-22 posted?????
Please guide me I can cook it.
3. otherwise B140.debloated version -2. I tried to install through TWRP. NO success but a bootloop. is it ok this way???
Thanks in advance.

@subodhverma21 , L22 already got b150 update and i posted ota link .
Try downloading stock twrp backup posted by me and restore it along with stock recovery and then install ota .
Sent from my KIW-L22 using XDA-Developers mobile app

gopinaidu77 said:
@subodhverma21 , L22 already got b150 update and i posted ota link .
Try downloading stock twrp backup posted by me and restore it along with stock recovery and then install ota .
Sent from my KIW-L22 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Thanks man,
It worked. Now on stock with update 150 installed.
Sent from my KIW-L22 using XDA-Developers mobile app

When I try the dload folder method on the root of my SD card the process fails. Can someone please advise what to do? I am L21

Hello,
I have exactly the same problem on a KIW - L21 . Did you find a solution?
Sorry for my english, I'm french.
Thank you

faisalsiddiqui said:
When I try the dload folder method on the root of my SD card the process fails. Can someone please advise what to do? I am L21
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newic2001 said:
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem on a KIW - L21 . Did you find a solution?
Sorry for my english, I'm french.
Thank you
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it's a known issue the L21 update seems to be corrupt their are many posts about it
can you install a rom with TWRP ?
If yes this Rom will get you back to stock >> http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?file=customromtemplate-5x-plk21-b130-r3.zip

Hi I went from Cm13 to stock with emui 2.0 by restoring my twrp backup before I flashed my first huawei gr5 custom rom.
Now i am trying to restore back to stock rom to fully use OTA updates. Here's what I Did:
1. Restore twrp backup (emui 2.0 not rooted)
2. Flash system img and boot.img via adb using img file from update.app also by using update extractor.
Now i realized that im still in twrp. Do i need to flash recovery img first? Then can i do updates without problem? Or do i need to use the update.app via dload updating too?

good work bro, helps a lot of ppl @gopinaidu77
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s4h1k0 said:
Hi I went from Cm13 to stock with emui 2.0 by restoring my twrp backup before I flashed my first huawei gr5 custom rom.
Now i am trying to restore back to stock rom to fully use OTA updates. Here's what I Did:
1. Restore twrp backup (emui 2.0 not rooted)
2. Flash system img and boot.img via adb using img file from update.app also by using update extractor.
Now i realized that im still in twrp. Do i need to flash recovery img first? Then can i do updates without problem? Or do i need to use the update.app via dload updating too?
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try restoring though twrp

clsA said:
it's a known issue the L21 update seems to be corrupt their are many posts about it
can you install a rom with TWRP ?
If yes this Rom will get you back to stock >> http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?file=customromtemplate-5x-plk21-b130-r3.zip
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@gopinaidu77
Hello sir
Does method 3 will have to be done with unlocked bootloader or locked one?
Because nexuse devices need unlocking the bootloader before flashing factroy images

NAROUTO said:
@gopinaidu77
Hello sir
Does method 3 will have to be done with unlocked bootloader or locked one?
Because nexuse devices need unlocking the bootloader before flashing factroy images
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Of course unlocked one.

gopinaidu77 said:
Of course unlocked one.
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Bro
I want your help please?
I tried to flash stock rom. I first extracted update.app .then flashed stock recovery via fastboot and tried to flash stock rom from dload folder in my memory card but always fail to install/and stuck with 5% . Then tried fastboot to flash the rom but error cannot load system.img but boot.img and recovery.img flashed successful.
I am stuck now and don't know why flash system partitions from Adb fails and from stock recovery fail @clsA
Help

NAROUTO said:
Bro
I want your help please?
I tried to flash stock rom. I first extracted update.app .then flashed stock recovery via fastboot and tried to flash stock rom from dload folder in my memory card but always fail to install/and stuck with 5% . Then tried fastboot to flash the rom but error cannot load system.img but boot.img and recovery.img flashed successful.
I am stuck now and don't know why flash system partitions from Adb fails and from stock recovery fail @clsA
Help
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Your update.app fail to flash at 5% right ?
Its easy .. Goto settings/storage and set sdcard as default .
And then try dload method .it will get flashed now

From Lineage Os 13 to Emui

Hello everyone !
I'd like to know the way to go back to Emui, 4.1 or 5.0, after a installation of Lineage Os on my device, a CAN-L01.
Can anybody help me and the people that installed Los and want to go back to Emui too ?
Thanks

M4rt1 said:
Hello everyone !
I'd like to know the way to go back to Emui, 4.1 or 5.0, after a installation of Lineage Os on my device, a CAN-L01.
Can anybody help me and the people that installed Los and want to go back to Emui too ?
Thanks
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How Did you installed LineageOs with fastboot or twrp and did you ever flashed nougat firmware?
You can flash stock firmware via fastboot you need to install on your pc firmware finder, huawei extract tool, fastboot and hisuite (for sub drivers).
So - open firmware finder and search fwd for can-l01 download it and extract update.app
- run huawei extract tool,open update.app with it and extract (with right click) boot.img, cust.img, recovery.img, system.img and userdata.img (cust.img and userdata.img are just in Marshmallow for nougat rom you only need to flash boot, recovery and system) in the root of fastboot folder
- run fastboot trough cmd and flash images you have extracted with huawei extract tool.
If you never flashed nougat you can flash marshmallows, in firmware finder marshmallow firmware is somewhere about 1.9gb.
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Or you can try the other method, download fwd with firmware finder, extract update.app, extract with huawei extract tool recovery.img, flash recovery with fastboot, create a new folder in the root of your ad-card and name it dload, copy the update.app in dload folder, open the dialer app and type

Thanks for your fast reply !
I installed Los with TWRP.
In fact, I have tried for a week to install Emui 5.0, I flashed again and again changing my method but the best result I got was a bootloop, so I went back to Los. I did a full backup of my system running onto Emui 4.1 but to perform something like this I had to remove encryption from my /data partition, I did it with the command fastboot erase userdata. However, everytime I was booting the rom it encrypted the /data... So my backup doesn't contain /data and I think it is the reason I havn't been able to go back onto Emui so far.
Could you provide me a link to download a fullota of any Emui 4.1 firmwarefor CAN-L01C432 or C109 ? I already looked for it but I can't find anything.

M4rt1 said:
Thanks for your fast reply !
I installed Los with TWRP.
In fact, I have tried for a week to install Emui 5.0, I flashed again and again changing my method but the best result I got was a bootloop, so I went back to Los. I did a full backup of my system running onto Emui 4.1 but to perform something like this I had to remove encryption from my /data partition, I did it with the command fastboot erase userdata. However, everytime I was booting the rom it encrypted the /data... So my backup doesn't contain /data and I think it is the reason I havn't been able to go back onto Emui so far.
Could you provide me a link to download a fullota of any Emui 4.1 firmwarefor CAN-L01C432 or C109 ? I already looked for it but I can't find anything.
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http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1233848

Can you upload your backup? I was looking for Can-l01 marshmallow backup.

I can upload my backup if you want, but this is a CAN-L01C109, France version.
I'll share the link when I finish downloading the C432B100 and uploading my own.

M4rt1 said:
I can upload my backup if you want, but this is a CAN-L01C109, France version.
I'll share the link when I finish downloading the C432B100 and uploading my own.
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Did you uploaded your backup? Still waiting for download link.

Updating Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom ZE553KL by TWRP : some errors and difficulties

From the first time i was not able to upgrade my phone to another new version of Android.
The phone was bought on chinese store with Android version : WW V10.40.47.107 (Android MM)
When i checked availability of new versions, phone showed me no result available.
Then following instructions i unlocked bootloader and then install TWRP as recovery system.
I tried to install updates of ROM downloaded from Asus website using this methods with this results :
installing by TWRP with ROM transfered to internal memory of phone KO
installing by "ADB sideload" command KO
I partially resolved after many attempts updating only to Version V11.41.87.2 (Android MM)
I solved in this way :
i used TWRP installing from file transfered directly in microSD
i extracted from zipped file "updater-script" file that is possible to find in the following folder path :
META-INF > com > google > android
and then deleted this rows :
(!less_than_int(1494697617, getprop("ro.build.date.utc"))) || abort("Can't install this package (2017年 05月 14日 星期日 01:46:57 CST) over newer build (" + getprop("ro.build.date") + ").");
.....
getprop("ro.build.asus.sku") == "WW" || abort("Please use the right SKU for updating...");
.....
and then save file extracted and compress into zip file.
During TWRP install process i got some error updates, it seems connected to System folder/partition update
but at the end i was able to update Android to my phone
I tried to do the same method with an other update Version V20.32.67.25 i got a corrupted System folder/partition
It seems essential to update this phone to use original recovery system. Can anyone give it to me?
Or is there someone who has been able to install updates using TWRP without any error ?
Also after installation I wiped the Boot, System, Data, Cache partitions and then I restored from Nandroid backup done by TWRP.
But the phone did not start at the reboot.
I then had to reinstall the update with the method described above to get the working phone back
Why did Nandroid backup with TWRP not correctly restore the phone?
Many thanks to anyone can help me

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=72448182
There is a link to a rom in this post. In that zip you will find recovery.img. Flash it with adb, like you flashed twrp.
Then you can flash the last M official rom, and subsequently the first and last N roms.
That's the way I did it. I had to end up wiping data, to make it work correctly.
I'm also looking for a Nougat recovery.img.
I wouldn't like to go thru all the process again if there is another update.
Good luck.
Sent from my ASUS_Z01HD using Tapatalk

betche99 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=72448182
There is a link to a rom in this post. In that zip you will find recovery.img. Flash it with adb, like you flashed twrp.
Then you can flash the last M official rom, and subsequently the first and last N roms.
That's the way I did it. I had to end up wiping data, to make it work correctly.
I'm also looking for a Nougat recovery.img.
I wouldn't like to go thru all the process again if there is another update.
Good luck.
Sent from my ASUS_Z01HD using Tapatalk
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I already downloaded that file but i didn't find any recovery.img file inside.
I try again
Many thanks :good::good::good:

johnjohnmel said:
I already downloaded that file but i didn't find any recovery.img file inside.
I try again
Many thanks :good::good::good:
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i think you need flash full firmware bro ,
1. Download newer version firmware
2. You need Convert system.New.DAT to system.img
3. Move system.img and boot.img to minimal adb & fastboot folder
4. Open minimal adb & fastboot
5. Flash boot.img and system.img

halim_wijaya58 said:
2. You need Convert system.New.DAT to system.img
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Hi Halim
Can I change *.DAT to *.img? or I should convert DAT to IMG with special app.?

Hi all.
I have the same room and can't seem to upgrade to N does anyone have a solution?

halim_wijaya58 said:
i think you need flash full firmware bro ,
1. Download newer version firmware
2. You need Convert system.New.DAT to system.img
3. Move system.img and boot.img to minimal adb & fastboot folder
4. Open minimal adb & fastboot
5. Flash boot.img and system.img
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Just to let you know I did this then downloaded each update from Asus website. You have to do it in order ie newest MM to oldest N to newest N. Takes a lot of time but it works. I now have N on my phone.
Thanks everyone for all your help.

mikejasonsmith said:
Just to let you know I did this then downloaded each update from Asus website. You have to do it in order ie newest MM to oldest N to newest N. Takes a lot of time but it works. I now have N on my phone.
Thanks everyone for all your help.
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Boss, I have Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom. I want to update Android nougat. Please help me . Already I unlocked bootloader and convert CN to WW Rom ........
Please help me ....... Please help me....... Please help me
???
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mikejasonsmith said:
Just to let you know I did this then downloaded each update from Asus website. You have to do it in order ie newest MM to oldest N to newest N. Takes a lot of time but it works. I now have N on my phone.
Thanks everyone for all your help.
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Boss, I have Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom. I want to update Android nougat. Please help me . Already I unlocked bootloader and convert CN to WW Rom ........
Please help me ....... Please help me....... Please help me
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Dear boss , please give me Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom Nougat flashable Rom or any easy solutions........
???

After 11 hours trying out finally solved!!!
I originally just wanted to do a factory reset, and swiped then not only data/cache, but unfortunally - because of lack of expirience - also system partition. After that all the problems occured like described above and partitionally in https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/unbricking-zenfone-3-ze552kl-dm-verity-t3563970 (there was no OS anymore, twrp warned me this every time I wanted to power off, but I couldn't install the firmware again through fastboot neither through twrp -> install zip; have got error 7 or 6).
Afer a lot of fears and hours of trying aroud possibilities above as well as ideas from articles here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/unbricking-zenfone-3-ze552kl-dm-verity-t3563970
https://www.getdroidtips.com/v20-31-49-2-nougat-asus-zenfone-3-zoom/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...om-ze553kl-t3612990/post72448182#post72448182
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/twrp-failed-to-mount-system-invalid-argument.508967/
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/165370/restoring-system-partition-in-twrp
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=810939&st=240#entry63616813
I have finally founded a solution!!! This is in FIRSTLY restoring original recovery and just then flashing the stock ROM. Here the steps to do for it:
a.) Download original stock rom (raw-version!) from https://cloud.mail.ru/public/HuMJ/wEybSNsQA (raw is to flash through AFT - asus flash tool) or from any other source you can find online; official name seems to be "WW-ZE553KL-20.31.49.2-MR2-user-20170620235128-release_raw.zip"
b.) Exctract and move recovery.img to your adb-folder on PC
c.) Boot your phone into fastboot/boot mode, connect to PC through USB-Cable
d.) Run cmd in adb folder, then type in the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
e.) Reboot and choose recovery mode - now you have no twrp anymore, but the original recovery menue
f.) Install update, which means, original stock from your sd-card.
Be happy!
It would be nice if you could give me feedback, whether my solution was helpful for you, because it took time to write it and hope it will usefull

figulus said:
I originally just wanted to do a factory reset, and swiped then not only data/cache, but unfortunally - because of lack of expirience - also system partition. After that all the problems occured like described above and partitionally in https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/unbricking-zenfone-3-ze552kl-dm-verity-t3563970 (there was no OS anymore, twrp warned me this every time I wanted to power off, but I couldn't install the firmware again through fastboot neither through twrp -> install zip; have got error 7 or 6).
Afer a lot of fears and hours of trying aroud possibilities above as well as ideas from articles here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/unbricking-zenfone-3-ze552kl-dm-verity-t3563970
https://www.getdroidtips.com/v20-31-49-2-nougat-asus-zenfone-3-zoom/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...om-ze553kl-t3612990/post72448182#post72448182
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/twrp-failed-to-mount-system-invalid-argument.508967/
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/165370/restoring-system-partition-in-twrp
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=810939&st=240#entry63616813
I have finally founded a solution!!! This is in FIRSTLY restoring original recovery and just then flashing the stock ROM. Here the steps to do for it:
a.) Download original stock rom (raw-version!) from https://cloud.mail.ru/public/HuMJ/wEybSNsQA (raw is to flash through AFT - asus flash tool) or from any other source you can find online; official name seems to be "WW-ZE553KL-20.31.49.2-MR2-user-20170620235128-release_raw.zip"
b.) Exctract and move recovery.img to your adb-folder on PC
c.) Boot your phone into fastboot/boot mode, connect to PC through USB-Cable
d.) Run cmd in adb folder, then type in the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
e.) Reboot and choose recovery mode - now you have no twrp anymore, but the original recovery menue
f.) Install update, which means, original stock from your sd-card.
Be happy!
It would be nice if you could give me feedback, whether my solution was helpful for you, because it took time to write it and hope it will usefull
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Boss,
This solutions can work with ASUS ZENFONE 3 ZOOM.........???
I have ZenFone 3 zoom. Already I successfully convert CN to WW Rom by following this introduction ... https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3-zoom/how-to/transfer-cn-rom-to-ww-rom-ze553kl-t3612990
But, I can't update android nougat any way. I convert system.new.dat to system.img...... And try to flash it but unfortunately that's not working......
Please help me .......:crying:

Yes, I did it with my Zenfone 3 Zoom (ze553kl). So, you have firstly to flash the original recovery - to find, as described, in the raw stock rom zip archive. Or, you can find all original recovery's also here: (not tested by myself) https://mega.nz/#F!p90wgAaY!l1JbJilmAUEKTKWu43pT9w
Copy recovery.img to adb-folder, then flash it in fastboot mode in the cmd with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img". Also copy the original stock rom with Android N to your sd-card and put it into your phone.
Then reboot your phone into recovery - now you have no twrp anymore, but original recovery. Install now the zip with Android-N-stock-firmware from sd-card. Enjoy!

figulus said:
Yes, I did it with my Zenfone 3 Zoom (ze553kl). So, you have firstly to flash the original recovery - to find, as described, in the raw stock rom zip archive. Or, you can find all original recovery's also here: (not tested by myself) https://mega.nz/#F!p90wgAaY!l1JbJilmAUEKTKWu43pT9w
Copy recovery.img to adb-folder, then flash it in fastboot mode in the cmd with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img". Also copy the original stock rom with Android N to your sd-card and put it into your phone.
Then reboot your phone into recovery - now you have no twrp anymore, but original recovery. Install now the zip with Android-N-stock-firmware from sd-card. Enjoy!
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Boss ,
Thank you very much ...... Your solution absolutely excellent and work very well . I am very happy for your support . But unfortunately I found new problem on my phone ...... After update nougat a white line found on the display......
How can I solved it .......
Waiting for solution.......
Thanks again for your support ........

Glad to hear, that it worked for you as well. About white line I have no idea, but on other pages I have already seen somewhere, that other users also reported about this problem. Try to look at google "ze553kl update white line". You can also search a solution for ze552kl instead of ze553kl, because, as far as I know, the ze552kl (ZenFone 3, without "Zoom") is almost the same device, just with a little worse cam. Therefore, it seems to be longer on the market and to have more users, so there are also more solutions for problems which can occure to this device in the internet. Wish you a good luck!

figulus said:
I originally just wanted to do a factory reset, and swiped then not only data/cache, but unfortunally - because of lack of expirience - also system partition. After that all the problems occured like described above and partitionally in https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/unbricking-zenfone-3-ze552kl-dm-verity-t3563970 (there was no OS anymore, twrp warned me this every time I wanted to power off, but I couldn't install the firmware again through fastboot neither through twrp -> install zip; have got error 7 or 6).
Afer a lot of fears and hours of trying aroud possibilities above as well as ideas from articles here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/unbricking-zenfone-3-ze552kl-dm-verity-t3563970
https://www.getdroidtips.com/v20-31-49-2-nougat-asus-zenfone-3-zoom/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...om-ze553kl-t3612990/post72448182#post72448182
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/twrp-failed-to-mount-system-invalid-argument.508967/
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/165370/restoring-system-partition-in-twrp
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=810939&st=240#entry63616813
I have finally founded a solution!!! This is in FIRSTLY restoring original recovery and just then flashing the stock ROM. Here the steps to do for it:
a.) Download original stock rom (raw-version!) from https://cloud.mail.ru/public/HuMJ/wEybSNsQA (raw is to flash through AFT - asus flash tool) or from any other source you can find online; official name seems to be "WW-ZE553KL-20.31.49.2-MR2-user-20170620235128-release_raw.zip"
b.) Exctract and move recovery.img to your adb-folder on PC
c.) Boot your phone into fastboot/boot mode, connect to PC through USB-Cable
d.) Run cmd in adb folder, then type in the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
e.) Reboot and choose recovery mode - now you have no twrp anymore, but the original recovery menue
f.) Install update, which means, original stock from your sd-card.
Be happy!
It would be nice if you could give me feedback, whether my solution was helpful for you, because it took time to write it and hope it will usefull
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Very helpful, thanks!
I must've messed something up when I flashed TWRP.
TWRP ran fine, but when I tried to start it up, it stayed stuck at the Android logo.
Then errors popped up when I tried to install the stock rom through TWRP.
I never would've thought or had the guts to restore stock recovery first.
This should get its own thread.
Edit: I think my mistake was unchecking "Mount system partition read-only."

halim_wijaya58 said:
i think you need flash full firmware bro ,
1. Download newer version firmware
2. You need Convert system.New.DAT to system.img
3. Move system.img and boot.img to minimal adb & fastboot folder
4. Open minimal adb & fastboot
5. Flash boot.img and system.img
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After many days i finally found enough time to try to use your tips.
I tried to convert system.New.DAT to system.img but without success using this program Autotool 3.0
http://www.droidviews.com/convert-and-extract-system-img-and-system-new-dat-files-on-windows/
After this attempt i used a ROM provided by chinese store to flash its content :
system.img
boot.img
recovery.img
Original recovery.img is essential to install other updates.
After that i tried to install other updates recognized directly starting by phone but always without success.
So i have had to install updates using original recovery tool.
Now i got Android 7.1.1 last version installed on my phone but it's impossible to use
TWRP recovery tool.
Obviously it's possible to install TWRP instead of original recovery tool and also possible to make a nandroid backup
but it's impossible to use it to install original ROMs released from Asus and it's not possible
to use to restore nandroid backups.
Is it eventually possible to use a custom ROM ? If it's, which one and possibly compatible with TWRP ?

i solved issue of update, but TWRP ?
halim_wijaya58 said:
i think you need flash full firmware bro ,
1. Download newer version firmware
2. You need Convert system.New.DAT to system.img
3. Move system.img and boot.img to minimal adb & fastboot folder
4. Open minimal adb & fastboot
5. Flash boot.img and system.img
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After many days I finally found enough time to try to update my Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom to Android Nougat.
To solve the issue, I used an original Rom from the Chinese store because it contains useful files for purpose without any conversion:
boot.img
system.img
recovery.img
I flashed all 3 IMG files.
Recovery.img that it's necessary to get original recovery without which any update can be done.
You must use a microSD and the original recovery tool to be able to upgrade your system.
The problem is that it does not seem possible to use TWRP. It is possible to install it in place of the original recovery and you can do also a nandroid backup but in practice you can not use it to install any updates and restore any nandroid backups.
Is there a custom rom that you can use instead of the original one?

SUJAN SN HW said:
Boss,
This solutions can work with ASUS ZENFONE 3 ZOOM.........???
I have ZenFone 3 zoom. Already I successfully convert CN to WW Rom by following this introduction ... https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3-zoom/how-to/transfer-cn-rom-to-ww-rom-ze553kl-t3612990
But, I can't update android nougat any way. I convert system.new.dat to system.img...... And try to flash it but unfortunately that's not working......
Please help me .......:crying:
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how did you convert the .dat to .img?

josejbs said:
how did you convert the .dat to .img?
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Here's a link to the tool
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/tools-extract-dat-t3467581

How to get back to stock from lineages os provided by open kirin

I flashed lineage os beta 4.img which is provided by open kirin recently in my honor 7x. But i didn't like this rom since its beta rom and have significant bugs... So i want to go back to my stock oreo rom. Please help me get back to stock. Thanks in advance.

krishnapenn said:
I flashed lineage os beta 4.img which is provided by open kirin recently in my honor 7x. But i didn't like this rom since its beta rom and have significant bugs... So i want to go back to my stock oreo rom. Please help me get back to stock. Thanks in advance.
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Just need to flash you stock system.img

mrmazak said:
Just need to flash you stock system.img
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Sir. You mean, the same way as i flashed lineage os via adb??

krishnapenn said:
Sir. You mean, the same way as i flashed lineage os via adb??
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I flashed lineage os by copying the .img file into the fastboot folder and then 'fastboot flash system <.img file>
Do you want me to repeat the same process with stock system .img

krishnapenn said:
Sir. You mean, the same way as i flashed lineage os via adb??
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Yes. Thanks factory reset again.
That it. Unless you did other mods,like magisk

mrmazak said:
Yes. Thanks factory reset again.
That it. Unless you did other mods,like magisk
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Sir can you suggest me where i can find stock system img for honor 7x

krishnapenn said:
Sir can you suggest me where i can find stock system img for honor 7x
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You updated to Oreo, correct. Of course you did.
The update.zip has inside (extract it) update.app. use heawei update extractor to extract that file. You will get the system.img there. That one will be the correct one for your model and build number.
If yo I updated from regular ota, you may not have this zip file
If this the case you. Will need to download it. From pro-teammt.ru
Link if you need it.

mrmazak said:
You updated to Oreo, correct. Of course you did.
The update.zip has inside (extract it) update.app. use heawei update extractor to extract that file. You will get the system.img there. That one will be the correct one for your model and build number.
If yo I updated from regular ota, you may not have this zip file
If this the case you. Will need to download it. From pro-teammt.ru
Link if you need it.
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Sir.i checked in teammt website. In there i found only ota file for my phone model number. What to do now sir???

krishnapenn said:
Sir.i checked in teammt website. In there i found only ota file for my phone model number. What to do now sir???
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What is your model and region number.
Example
Bnd-AL10c675
Or
BND-L21c185

mrmazak said:
What is your model and region number.
Example
Bnd-AL10c675
Or
BND-L21c185
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BND-AL10 8.0.0.320(C675)
Sir this is the build number of my phone

krishnapenn said:
BND-AL10 8.0.0.320(C675)
Sir this is the build number of my phone
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it is there. her are the three update file links.
you "should " only need the one main "update.zip" file to extract system.img
but can use all three to make full restore
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G2649/g1699/v133035/f1/full/update.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...l/BND-L22_hw_in/update_full_BND-L22_hw_in.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...35/f1/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip

mrmazak said:
it is there. her are the three update file links.
you "should " only need the one main "update.zip" file to extract system.img
but can use all three to make full restore
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G2649/g1699/v133035/f1/full/update.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...l/BND-L22_hw_in/update_full_BND-L22_hw_in.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...35/f1/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
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Thank you so much for your patience and work sir!!! I'll work on one of the .img

mrmazak said:
it is there. her are the three update file links.
you "should " only need the one main "update.zip" file to extract system.img
but can use all three to make full restore
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G2649/g1699/v133035/f1/full/update.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...l/BND-L22_hw_in/update_full_BND-L22_hw_in.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...35/f1/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
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sir,thank you so much. i have successfully rolled back to honor 7x stock oreo rom . sir one more question?? can i flash nougat stock rom as of now im in oreo.??

krishnapenn said:
sir,thank you so much. i have successfully rolled back to honor 7x . sir one more question?? can i flash nougat stock rom as of now im in oreo.??
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Downgrading to Nougat is not recommended, because EMUI 8 is Treble supported.
That means it has dozens of new partitions and partition lengths. Many people have screwed their phone trying to downgrade.
Unless you have foolproof method of downgrading and correct 'downgrade firmware' (yes, it's different, cause it will re-write all the partitions again), Don't do it.

antariksh said:
Downgrading to Nougat is not recommended, because EMUI 8 is Treble supported.
That means it has dozens of new partitions and partition lengths. Many people have screwed their phone trying to downgrade.
Unless you have foolproof method of downgrading and correct 'downgrade firmware' (yes, it's different, cause it will re-write all the partitions again), Don't do it.
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OK sir for sure I will not downgrade. Sir one more question. How to relock bootloader sir?

krishnapenn said:
OK sir for sure I will not downgrade. Sir one more question. How to relock bootloader sir?
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try this in fastboot mode:
Code:
fastboot oem relock [your bootloader unlock code]

I have a similar problem and I cannot get back to stock from the RR oero
I used the method to upgrade from 5.1 to oero 8.0 here https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/how-to/guide-honor-7x-flash-oreo-update-t3781649/
Then used the Openkirin RR install method using stock recovery. - all goin good but RR has to many crashes.
I have tried to roll back to Stock using the same HWOTA method putting the update files int HWOTA 8 folder, all looks good in twrp and I wipe Cache and Dalvik but it still reboots into RR
I've noticed in Twrp in red letters it says cannot find partition /system
Rebooting into recovery after using to install TWRP it first boots into stock recovery then when i press factory reset it will boot into TWRP.

Need help with extracting system.img
mrmazak said:
You updated to Oreo, correct. Of course you did.
The update.zip has inside (extract it) update.app. use heawei update extractor to extract that file. You will get the system.img there. That one will be the correct one for your model and build number.
If yo I updated from regular ota, you may not have this zip file
If this the case you. Will need to download it. From pro-teammt.ru
Link if you need it.
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I have installed Lineage OS Treble GSI via fastboot and may want to return to STOCK EMUI 8.0 in the future but I have a chromebook and can't use the Huawei Update Extractor Tool(Windows app).
Would you be willing to download the "update.zip", extract and post the "system.img" extracted from the "update.app"?
I need the "system.img" for Huawei Mate SE BND-L34C STOCK OREO 8.0
I searched XDA and GOOGLE for the STOCK Mate SE system.img but unable to find.
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED, THANKS IN ADVANCE.

thescottpatton said:
I have installed Lineage OS Treble GSI via fastboot and may want to return to STOCK EMUI 8.0 in the future but I have a chromebook and can't use the Huawei Update Extractor Tool(Windows app).
Would you be willing to download the "update.zip", extract and post the "system.img" extracted from the "update.app"?
I need the "system.img" for Huawei Mate SE BND-L34C STOCK OREO 8.0
I searched XDA and GOOGLE for the STOCK Mate SE system.img but unable to find.
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED, THANKS IN ADVANCE.
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I remember someone posting mate files before I will look.
I uploaded mate se oreo B330 to file host
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=278212

Oreo stock recovery ze520kl

Does anyone have the stock recovery Oreo for Asus Zenfone 3 ze520kl?
I need it to upgrade my rooted phone since I'm getting error "can't install this package on device version less than...".
I know I can download the .raw and extract it, but I don't have PC to do it. Using phone I couldn't find any app which allows me to extract.
Thanks for your attention

mvini_ab said:
Does anyone have the stock recovery Oreo for Asus Zenfone 3 ze520kl?
I need it to upgrade my rooted phone since I'm getting error "can't install this package on device version less than...".
I know I can download the .raw and extract it, but I don't have PC to do it. Using phone I couldn't find any app which allows me to extract.
Thanks for your attention
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This folder will help everyone with the same problem:
https://mega.nz/#F!lw02CLpA!hpetR2-Sec1F__gHPNRE9Q!xhVEhCjB

mvini_ab said:
This folder will help everyone with the same problem:
https://mega.nz/#F!lw02CLpA!hpetR2-Sec1F__gHPNRE9Q!xhVEhCjB
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Interesting this folder, but it is outdated, the latest firmware stock is WW-15.0410.1806.68
2018/07/13.
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mvini_ab said:
Does anyone have the stock recovery Oreo for Asus Zenfone 3 ze520kl?
I need it to upgrade my rooted phone since I'm getting error "can't install this package on device version less than...".
I know I can download the .raw and extract it, but I don't have PC to do it. Using phone I couldn't find any app which allows me to extract.
Thanks for your attention
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what program do I use to extract firmware recovery?

kiq1702 said:
Interesting this folder, but it is outdated, the latest firmware stock is WW-15.0410.1806.68
2018/07/13.
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what program do I use to extract firmware recovery?
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Yes, it is outdated, but it might be really useful because there are stock recoverys from ze520kl oreo version.
I believe you can extract files using 7-Zip.

mvini_ab said:
Yes, it is outdated, but it might be really useful because there are stock recoverys from ze520kl oreo version.
I believe you can extract files using 7-Zip.
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I can not find any file that corresponds to recovery. Can you tell me what it is?

kiq1702 said:
I can not find any file that corresponds to recovery. Can you tell me what it is?
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Sorry for answering so late.l, but here we go.
You don't have the correct file. What you have is just a file to update your phone. You need to download .RAW firmware if you want to extract stock recovery.
What are you planning to do? If you phone got bricked (like infinite loop) you can easily use that virtual folder and use the latest available (there) recovery to put your phone in normal, trust me, it'll solve the problem.
But if you really need the .RAW files, here you can some Oreo examples, not the lastest, but also work.
ZE520KL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y5OVqmmAjb5PWZ6sKknzP0YnQHGyDxD0/view
ZE522KL:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DInYnZ4hLICjI_-cZ-NvUC_Vpzc_FnPO/view
And, in case you need some stock recovery for ZE520KL from that virtual folder, try these for ZE520KL:
[1803.55] https://mega.nz/#F!lw02CLpA!hpetR2-Sec1F__gHPNRE9Q!xhVEhCjB
[1804.61] https://mega.nz/#F!lw02CLpA!hpetR2-Sec1F__gHPNRE9Q!RgFnSKwZ
Again, I don't know what are planning to do, so my answer might not be useful. xD

mvini_ab said:
Sorry for answering so late.l, but here we go.
You don't have the correct file. What you have is just a file to update your phone. You need to download .RAW firmware if you want to extract stock recovery.
What are you planning to do? If you phone got bricked (like infinite loop) you can easily use that virtual folder and use the latest available (there) recovery to put your phone in normal, trust me, it'll solve the problem.
But if you really need the .RAW files, here you can some Oreo examples, not the lastest, but also work.
ZE520KL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y5OVqmmAjb5PWZ6sKknzP0YnQHGyDxD0/view
ZE522KL:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DInYnZ4hLICjI_-cZ-NvUC_Vpzc_FnPO/view
And, in case you need some stock recovery for ZE520KL from that virtual folder, try these for ZE520KL:
[1803.55] https://mega.nz/#F!lw02CLpA!hpetR2-Sec1F__gHPNRE9Q!xhVEhCjB
[1804.61] https://mega.nz/#F!lw02CLpA!hpetR2-Sec1F__gHPNRE9Q!RgFnSKwZ
Again, I don't know what are planning to do, so my answer might not be useful. xD
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Many thanks, I just wanted to know how to extract the "recovery.img" file from the .raw file.
But I realized that I was looking for the wrong file, this print I sent is from the stock rom firmware file that comes from the Asus website. (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE552KL/UL-ASUS_Z012D-JP-15.0410.1806.68-user.zip).
Where can I find this ".RAW" file that you put there on the link, has it updated on the asus website?

@mvini_ab
Why don't you just skip the stock recovery and flash it thru twrp? Editing the updater-script bypasses the error you're getting. That's how I've been doing it for years, no issues, you just have to flash magisk or superSU afterwards.

kiq1702 said:
Many thanks, I just wanted to know how to extract the "recovery.img" file from the .raw file.
But I realized that I was looking for the wrong file, this print I sent is from the stock rom firmware file that comes from the Asus website. (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE552KL/UL-ASUS_Z012D-JP-15.0410.1806.68-user.zip).
Where can I find this ".RAW" file that you put there on the link, has it updated on the asus website?
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You can't find RAW files on official Asus website.
That was the most recent RAW firmware I could find.
You can flash that and update it through the phone in settings -> system -> update
Flash Tools: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzBzT9RsAkigcTlCSlZpMTRBV1U/view
Put your phone in droidboot mode by holding volume+ and power and then use flashtools.

wang1chung said:
@mvini_ab
Why don't you just skip the stock recovery and flash it thru twrp? Editing the updater-script bypasses the error you're getting. That's how I've been doing it for years, no issues, you just have to flash magisk or superSU afterwards.
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I honestly don't know how to do it. Never read any tutorial teaching that. Furthermore, I don't have computer/laptop (poor enough for that), just my cellphone. =\

@mvini_ab
I've done it through my phone before with rootexplorer, it's annoying but it works. Open the updater-script in the rom zip, it's located in META-INF/com/google/android/. Be careful, there are two files in that directory, you want updater-script not updater-binary.
Open the file with a text editor, delete the first few lines, pretty much up to "ui_print target asus ww_phone release keys", and then save it back into the rom zip and flash it. I think I had to extract the script, delete it from the archive, and then add the edited script back to the archive when I was done.
Flashing magisk and wiping cache/dalvik is all you need after flashing the modified stock Rom through twrp.

wang1chung said:
@mvini_ab
I've done it through my phone before with rootexplorer, it's annoying but it works. Open the updater-script in the rom zip, it's located in META-INF/com/google/android/. Be careful, there are two files in that directory, you want updater-script not updater-binary.
Open the file with a text editor, delete the first few lines, pretty much up to "ui_print target asus ww_phone release keys", and then save it back into the rom zip and flash it. I think I had to extract the script, delete it from the archive, and then add the edited script back to the archive when I was done.
Flashing magisk and wiping cache/dalvik is all you need after flashing the modified stock Rom through twrp.
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Nice! In the next update I'll try that. Thank you, that was really satisfying.

Thank you so much. It's really help me!! I'm going to take my phone to fixer! Thank you again! <3