Can I flash Nexus 7 with Odin? Current status

Device issue

I have a Asus Nexus 7, I can't flash anything with fastbootbecause all flash procedures I have read need to unlock (using fastboot oem unlock) or mount /cache partition and for some reason when I try something I get freezed mounting /cache partition.

More details about this please read: Nexus 7 Error: Failed to mount /cache, which still UNSOLVED.

Asus support

I asked to Asus Support Service (in USA and Mexico) and they answer that this device do not have support.

My claim

So I want to try to flash using a tool like Odin. Maybe it can solve my problem (now I have an expensive paperweight).
OEM device-info? I found plenty of confirmation of what I suspected which is a corrupted bootloader. Look at Google issue here, here, and here. OK what you need to do is.


Download a factory OTA for your device.Here is a collection of OTA's but verify md5 to be sure.
Take OTA for the OS you currently have get the upgrade. Based on your other post recovery picture it's KK 4.4.4 KTU84P to LR50
Sideload the next OTA with ADB command. 



  adb sideload 0xxxa.signed-nakasi-version-from-version.0xxx9.zip


It should start to load once complete reboot. Don't worry with an official OTA your bootloader needs to be locked.


Repeat OTA sideload but this time from LR50 to LR51.


This should get you back up and running. If somethings off then the OTA should abort. If you need a debugging script refer to first here reference and check with with csm.hrm's example.