Hi Everyone! ZE500KL is my 2nd Asus device after FE170CG. As usual, would like to share a short tutorial on how to restore stock ROM / downgrade to Lollipop / rescue after being bricked.
Disclaimer
Stuffs Needed:
1. Boot up the device into fastboot mode using vol up + power keys
2. Flash the stock recovery using
3. Now clean the device using the commands one by one
4. Now power off the device
5. Copy the latest Lollipop / Marshmallow ROM zip to the sd card without errors
NOTE: Marshmallow OTA will look for the lastest Lollipop build - 12.8.5.222 before starting the flash. So flash the recovery V 12.8.5.222(Link above) and it will be automatically upgraded during the flash
6. Insert the SD card into the phone
7. Now boot into the recovery using vol down + power keys
8. You should see the stock recovery we flashed earlier
9. Do a factory reset for consistency
10. Now install the ROM using SD card option and follow the prompts
11. On successful install, select the restart option
First boot will take a bit(Be patient!) and you should see the welcome screen if all went well. Good Luck!
Once the recovery is installed successfully, then It should be a piece of cake to install the ROM. I did above method lots of times without failures. I had to downgrade to Lollipop due to insufficient internal storage(8 GB) since I use lots of apps for my office use which can't be avoided!
Disclaimer
Stuffs Needed:
- Stock ROMs - Lollipop 12.8.5.222 WW / Marshmallow 13.1010.1612.53 WW
- Stock Recovery (Signed) - 12.8.5.222 / 12.8.5.118 (old)
- Asus Drivers
- ADB tools - For flasing recovery, clearing data, cache & system and starting clean
- Device charged atleast 75%
1. Boot up the device into fastboot mode using vol up + power keys
2. Flash the stock recovery using
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase system5. Copy the latest Lollipop / Marshmallow ROM zip to the sd card without errors
NOTE: Marshmallow OTA will look for the lastest Lollipop build - 12.8.5.222 before starting the flash. So flash the recovery V 12.8.5.222(Link above) and it will be automatically upgraded during the flash
6. Insert the SD card into the phone
7. Now boot into the recovery using vol down + power keys
8. You should see the stock recovery we flashed earlier
9. Do a factory reset for consistency
10. Now install the ROM using SD card option and follow the prompts
11. On successful install, select the restart option
First boot will take a bit(Be patient!) and you should see the welcome screen if all went well. Good Luck!
Once the recovery is installed successfully, then It should be a piece of cake to install the ROM. I did above method lots of times without failures. I had to downgrade to Lollipop due to insufficient internal storage(8 GB) since I use lots of apps for my office use which can't be avoided!
