Install CyanogenMod 12.1 on Zenfone 5 (A500CG/A501CG)[With Video Guide]

Downloads :
1. fix-boot.img (10.2MB)
2. system-new.img (~830MB)
3. Fastboot (~1MB)

Disclaimer : While this ROM has little to no bugs installing it voids your warranty and also might damage your device during the installation. Do it at your own risk and I take no responsibility for any damage that you might cause your device while following this tutorial. However if you follow everything as per instructions you should face no issues at all.

Don't wan't to read all this stuff? Just see this 5 min video showing the whole process live. 

 First of all I am not the developer and I take no credits whatsoever for this ROM or the files. If anyone knows who should be credited for this please let me know in the comments below and I will update it immediately. 

Okay so to get started first you will need to Unlock your bootloader first. 

Click here to learn how to Unlock your Boot-loader (Voids Warranty) [Coming tomorrow, if you can't wait, Google it for now]

So after you are done with that you will need to download the two files and the Fastboot tools if you don't have it. 

After that extract the Fastboot zip and copy the two files "boot-new" and "system-new" into the extracted Fastboot folder. 

Wait! Wondering how the ROM runs and what bugs are present in the ROM? Check out this Hands-on review video where I explain and show what works and what not. (COMING SOON. As soon as tomorrow. Don't forget to subscribe my channel and check back tomorrow)

Moving on...
Your phone needs to have ADB Debugging Enabled. (Don't know how to do that? Google it. It's pretty easy)

Next in the Fastboot tools folder that you extracted, press Ctrl+Shift+Right Click and select "Open Command Window Here"

Then type in this command and hit enter

adb reboot boot-loader

This should reboot your phone into your boot-loader.  When in bootloader type out this command and hit enter to flash the boot-new.img first..

fastboot flash boot boot-new.img

When that completes, you need to flash the second image file. Type this command and hit enter..

fastboot flash system system-new.img

This might take some time so please be patient..
When this is done all you need to do is reboot your phone. Type in this command and hit enter..

fastboot reboot

And voila your Zenfone 5 should boot into CyanogenMod 12.1. The first boot might take a long time, even more than 15 mins so be patient. Leave the phone for a while after it boots up otherwise it might be very laggy at the start. Let all the system resources get warmed up for the first time.

Still have questions? Ask me in the comments below.