[Q] Mismatched BL and FW. Freezes all the time. What to do?

[ticica]

I got myself in a situation where I have the mismathched FW and BL versions:
bootloader: US_epad-10.26.1.7
firmware: JSS15J.US_epad-10.26.1.18
I have CM11 on, but it seems to freeze (almost always if I don't interact with the tablet for 5 seconds or so).
I am able to install jb-4.3_ota-full_tf701t-macallan.zip, but it exibits the same freezing behavior as CM11.

I figure, I need to get the .18 BL on it somehow, but am not sure how.

A few questions:
1. Is there a way to figure out what the SKU is (other than looking at settings->about->software)? I got the device from bestbuy.ca (Canada).
2. How do I get the correct version of BL on the tablet?


Other stuff:
I cannot install UL-K00C-WW-10.26.1.18-user.zip or UL-K00C-US-10.26.1.18-user.zip through CWM. The following error shows up: asset_failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "K00C" || ...

 

[MilesWilford]

You and I seem to have essentially the same problem.

Looks like the answer is over here.

From what I can tell, here's what we both need to do:

1. Download your stock firmware package.
2. Extract the zip to get a file named UL-K00C-WW-10.26.1.18-user.zip (or UL-K00C-US-10.26.1.18-user.zip for my SKU, I suppose)
3. Place this file on /sdcard/ in the root directory through MTP
4. Download stock recovery
5. Place stock recovery.img into the fastboot.exe folder
6. Plug in, put the tablet, boot to fastboot mode

7. fastboot boot recovery.img

8. The Android on his back should appear and the tablet will flash to fully stock bootloader and firmware 10.26.1.18 using the ASUS system update.
9. Should now be fully stock and updated.

But I can't verify these steps will work until I get to try them myself. I'm downloading my firmware right now, but ASUS's servers are giving me <40kb/s, so that's not going to work. Meanwhile I don't see a live link anywhere to recovery.img.

If you can get either of those files for me, share them and I'll risk my tablet trying the steps above...

 

[ticica]

Finally got it working by using the SD card update method. To me, the most helpful thread was this one. Particularly useful was the summary post at the very top of page 10 by JoshReuben.

You and I seem to have essentially the same problem.

Looks like the answer is over here.

From what I can tell, here's what we both need to do:

1. Download your stock firmware package.
2. Extract the zip to get a file named UL-K00C-WW-10.26.1.18-user.zip (or UL-K00C-US-10.26.1.18-user.zip for my SKU, I suppose)
3. Place this file on /sdcard/ in the root directory through MTP
4. Download stock recovery
5. Place stock recovery.img into the fastboot.exe folder
6. Plug in, put the tablet, boot to fastboot mode

7. fastboot boot recovery.img

8. The Android on his back should appear and the tablet will flash to fully stock bootloader and firmware 10.26.1.18 using the ASUS system update.
9. Should now be fully stock and updated.

But I can't verify these steps will work until I get to try them myself. I'm downloading my firmware right now, but ASUS's servers are giving me <40kb/s, so that's not going to work. Meanwhile I don't see a live link anywhere to recovery.img.

If you can get either of those files for me, share them and I'll risk my tablet trying the steps above...