[Shield Q&A] Evo_Shift:
Ok, if you have the fastboot driver installed which you should if device manager says fastboot without any yellow exclamation. Windows device manager needs to say fastboot while your shield is connected in fastboot mode (hold home and back while powering the shield up) Download these two files that I link below (or go directly to Gnurou's site and get them if you feel more comfortable https://github.com/linux-shield/shield-root) and put them in the same directory that your fastboot android package is in.. They are the two files needed from gnurou's site for rooting. One is a text file and one is some sort of .gz file (don't unzip this .gz file.

http://db.tt/oPHjgctM

http://db.tt/S0p9KMPi

If your shield is not yet unlocked do this:

1. Switch your SHIELD off (long press the NVIDIA logo button and select Power off).

2. Power your SHIELD on while maintaining the back and home buttons pressed (these are the two buttons that lie under the big NVIDIA-logo button, on its left and right). Release them once you see the bootloader screen.

3. Connect your SHIELD to your computer using a USB cable.

4. open a command window from your fastboot folder and type this (I am assuming you have the android fastboot all set up properly):

fastboot devices

4a. That should list a big long number. If it does that means your fastboot is working.

5. On your computer, enter the following command:

fastboot oem unlock

6. This will display the unlock menu. Read the disclaimer and think one last time about what you are doing. This is your last chance to stop.

7. Use the back and home buttons to select your option. If you decide to continue, select Unlock and press the NVIDIA-logo button to validate. Your personal data will be erased and your device marked as warranty-void permanently.

Regardless of your choice, you will be back to the bootloader screen. Using the same buttons, navigate to Poweroff and select this to power your SHIELD off.

Rooting (Shield should be unlocked at this point)

1. turn your shield off.

2. turn your shield on while holding the home and back buttons until you are in the bootloader.

3. plug the shield into the computer

4. open a command window from your fastboot folder and type this (I am assuming you have the android fastboot all set up properly):

fastboot devices

4a. That should list a big long number. If it does that means your fastboot is working.

Now type this:

fastboot boot zImage_dtb ramfs.img.gz

You should see the shield do it's thing with the penguins and then you're rooted.

This is how I rooted mine. It's way easier than doing that manual method. I copied some of the instructions directly from Gnurou's git site but the formatting is a little different. It all boils down to getting those drivers installed properly and you will know those damn things are installed properly when you have your Shield plugged into your computer while in fastboot mode (you held home and back before turning the shield on) and you can type fastboot devices and it lists a long number. I think people are shying away from this method because github can be confusing as far as how to download files and people seem to be confused about what all the other files are for on Gnurou's site when really you only need the two I linked.

Keep at it man. I know you'll get it.