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[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigar7:
My Apologies and Thank You SuperPichu

Thank you for that piece of information.

[MENTION=2672500]SuperPichu[/MENTION]: You've done a commendable job for this community and I meant no disrespect to the effort you've put into the guides available here. I am a total noob at this.

Yes, you are partially right. I should have been more clear. For fist timers, the guide does tend to be a bit confusing. It gets easier with practice I guess. The SHIELD Tablet is my very first android device. I come from the Apple ecosystem.

Even when I got into jailbreaking iOS devices, although it is a one/two click jailbreak process, there are quite a few do's and don't that one needed to be aware of and that is exactly what I was looking for in the guides.

Why we need to root? Why CWM? Which one is better for OTA Philz or CWM? What does SuperSu/Flashify do? etc. Had to google quite a bit to figure out what exactly rooting is... and I need it just for moving apps into my SD card.

Towelroot was possibly the last best thing to happen.. with no future releases in sight. *sigh* I guess it isn't easy at all to create rooting tools like jailbreakers do.. probably because there are so many different android devices in the market unlike Apple's inventory of just a few devices launching each year.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigar7:
boot-root.zip download for Lollipop

[MENTION=2672500]SuperPichu[/MENTION]: I was able to gather all the necessary files but I am still missing the boot-root.zip file (Under the Flashing SuperSu and Rooting section). The link provided in the doc is only for SuperSu. Any idea where I could get it. Thanks.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperPichu:
You can move apps to sd without root.

That document is out of date. That file used to be attached to the post but isn't needed anymore so I removed it to prevent confusion. Follow the doc for the prereqs and then follow my instructions.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashtonx:
Hey just to get things straight, since i've already updated to newest version if i want to root:

unlock bootloader

flash cwm

flash ota from nvidia page

flash supersu

Normally i'd worry about unlocking bootloader but it seems nvidia official statement is that it won't affect hardware failures only software issues.

Oh and one more thing - afaik once you unlock a bootloader you can't really brick this stuff permanently right ?

I'm more of a pc kind of guy so analogy would be, if it's seriously ****ed up just make a clean install (in this case reflash firmware)

Also afaik ota is still working even when you're rooted / unlocked right ? that is, i'd have to reflash cwm and supersu but it's not like with asus tf300 where you stop getting updates once you unlock.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperPichu:
That is close. Flash OTA and then do CWM.

In order to OTA you have to reflash the stock recovery. The best analogy I think for the bootloader in relation to a pc would be the BIOS, in that as long as you don't break that you can always reinstall everything else.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashtonx:
Thanks :) I was hoping more for boot loader to be like a linux boot loader, though i was expecting bios analogy. But then again unless i end up with a power outage during flashing i don't see a way for it to be unrecoverable :) Rather, from now on i'll prolly flash it on laptop with full battery in case of serious bad luck :)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperPichu:
It technically is the linux bootloader however in the context of our use it's more like the bios.

I think even in the event of power loss you be okay. You could just reboot the device back into the bootloader with the hardware keys.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashtonx:
And you've just risen my hope :) still i'll be using laptop just in case but honestly now i feel safer getting clear idea on how this works :)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperPichu:
That's why I'm here. I've pretty much stopped doing anything with this (as long as it keeps working there is nothing to do). I've moved on to the kernel now and I may try to work on porting multirom.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novasnow:
recovery mode stuck

I have done everything in your tutorial, now I am stuck with the android logo and a red triangle over top of his opened belly, help?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tantan93:
Cwm, SuperSU and and so on

I am a newbie but gotta I start somewhere. Am I going to get OTA from now on or do I have to flash it all the time? I have the Unofficial cmw in the other threads.. Anyone know about this?:) I have the stock 5.0.1 img and so on but with another bootloader. Is this going to screw it up?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Howlin1:
I have 5.0.1 installed and want it rooted,but the bootloader is locked so will I need to downgrade to 4.4 and root/install CWM etc?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Urumii:
I've followed each step from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/development/root-root-nvidia-shield-tablet-lollipop-t2972316

When I do "In the console, type "adb sideload supersu.zip", it says "device not found".

It seems to be disconnecting when I enter CWM. What should I do?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] primetechv2:
That definitely sounds like you didn't correctly install the ADB drivers correctly. Not your fault; it isn't necessarily an easy process. You may want to look into the universal naked driver (if that's still a thing).

oh, and P.S, you can use the command "adb devices" to see if any devices with successfully installed ADB drivers are connected.

Sent from my Galaxy S5
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Urumii:
Thanks, I actually got it working about 10min before this post.

The drivers appeared to install correctly. I was seeing my device in the "adb devices", and in the device manager. However, upon entering CWM, my device disconnected and reconnected to my computer and was no longer recognized. I reinstalled the drivers from the device manager after entering CWM mode and everything worked perfectly.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kvsh88:
Rooting Question for Nvidia Shield

Hello All,

I just got my new Nvidia Sheild. I love it, but google really screwed it up. Access to SD card in particular. I want to root it but I recieved Lollipop out of the box. So how should I proceed over this.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigar7:
Hi there, please follow this step-by-step guide that was uploaded by gamerslovco@hotmail.com here [http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/help/qa-root-shield-tablet-2-0-lollipop-t2945163/page13]

It is a .doc file. I did face a few issues while getting the windows ADB & Fastboot drivers to work properly on Windows 8.1 Pro but I google and watched youtube a bit and found the correct drivers which can be found here [http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2399737]

P.S.: Unlocking your bootloader may void your warranty. But since nVidia has officially given the steps to unlock the bootloaded on their official website [https://developer.nvidia.com/sites/default/files/akamai/mobile/shield/SHIELD_tab/HowTo-Flash-Recovery-Image.txt]

I think it won't void your warranty.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Latheman:
No, that was fixed in lollipop I believe

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Not that I have seen. I am sticking with 4.4.2 till exposed is running well.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiffyDivine:
Well nuts then, so the only choice is to unlock the bootloader then and go at it like I do cellphones then.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 16CharactersName:
Hey, I just did this successfully from your position. Here's what I did:

1. Unlock bootloader

2. Boot into bootloader

3. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

4. Use keys to enter recovery

5. Flash SuperSU with CWM

6. Reboot

7. Boot into recovery again just to check

8. Back to bootloader

9. fastboot flash boot boot-root.img

Hope this helps!
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blanquet:
Hi all

I have also installed version 2.0 Lollipop and I'm having trouble with the root process.

Right now im stuck with the bootloader, since i upgraded to Lollipop and the only way to get root working is through bootloader. When i load my nvidia shield tablet into fastboot, i can't get windows to recognize it. I have a "Fastboot" in Device Manager, that i can't get any drivers for. I have downloaded several drivers from xda forum, on all posts regarding nvidia shield, and until now with no success. I'm running windows 7, so driver signature isn't a problem.

I tried with universal naked driver 0.73 with no success.

Can someone point me to the right drivers for my nvidia shield tablet?

Android Version: 5.0

Kernel Version 3.10.33-g5b8dba4

Compilation LRX21M.28311_475.5300

Thank you in advance.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash5000:
Here you go:

https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload#?search=Shield tablet Windows USB

You can find all Shield Tablet related stuff here: https://developer.nvidia.com/develop4shield
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blanquet:
Thank you for the quick reply. Will try it after dinner! :)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eat it iPhone:
Im at the step where i am trying to flash supersu via CWM. The issue im facing is CWM gives me an error stating cant mount <name of sd card>

In the mounts and storage area i have the option to mount stroage\sdcard1 but it fails and have no option for other memory.

Ive pushed the supersu zip to the internal memory and still have an issue. Doesnt matter if i chose install zip from sdcard or stroage\sdcard1, both fail to mount.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Using install sideload worked. CWM will give you the syntax to install zip via adb
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] layanto:
Trying to root with locked bootloader method

On this step

adb shell dd if=/sdcard/boot-root.img of=/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/LNX

Receiving cannot open for write: Permission denied

Please help. Thanks.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperPichu:
That sounds like you are trying to run the shell command in android without root. You have to run that while booted into CWM.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] layanto:
Bootloader

I got myself into a worse state now. I thought since I couldnt get it to work with locked bootloader method, I tried the unlock bootloader method. Managed to unlock bootloader but then maybe due to the failed bootloader method previously, now cant boot into android and can't even boot into bootloader. I tried the Power + Volume Down combo to get into bootloader but all it shows is either blank screen or android logo (not the android logo with nvidia logo, just android logo).

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I have never successfully entered bootloader mode before using key combo (previously via adb reboot bootloader when I was unlocking bootloader); but now as I can't get Windows to see Shield as ADB Interface (only as MTP) and as I can't boot to android, couldn't change USB Debugging or MTP setting. Last option is to HW boot into bootloader. Do you still see the nvidia and android boot logo prior to entering bootloader mode or straight into bootloader mode? So far I always see the nvidia + android logo screen then either blank screen or android logo only screen but stuck there.

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Never mind. Managed to get into bootloader, was holding the power button for too long. Worked if I just press and immediately release the power button.

Now attempting to do full recovery with os from nvidia.

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I think I know where I went wrong (though too late to retry, will try unlock method onces OTA redownloads after full recovery). I did step 4 to step 5 from flashify inside android and not in CWM. I read in another post somewhere that said not to reboot so I kept saying no to reboot when asked by flashify. Maybe worth adding reboot into recovery between step 3 and 4?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tecnoworld:
rooting shield tablet with lollipop

Hello. So there is NO way to root the shield tablet with lollipop, without having to loose all data?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperPichu:
If your bootloader is locked and you already updated then yes
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash5000:
I just successfully updated to Lollipop and rooted my Shield Tablet LTE (locked bootloader) without flashing the modified kernel, but using SuperSU 1.27. Everything working fine so far! [emoji108]
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
Hey there

Some people are reporting no need to install the custom boot. Img. Why this is needed?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ooBONGoo:
Bluetooth controller (ipega 9023) is no longer working right.. Wanted to know if it's just me or any others experiencing the same thing..

Bluetooth still pairs and connect.. But the controller can't control anything,
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Latheman:
My bootloader is locked, I have root on 4.4.2 can I unlock without loosing data?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaybenosa:
How do you unlock the bootloader when you have already updated to lollipop
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suparokr:
I just got a replacement from NVIDIA. I'm on v1.0 and already rooted it. When I check for the update, it says to flash v1.1. What is the correct path to getting to the 2.0 update, please? Do I just flash each one, then stop before taking the 2.0 update and follow the instructions for a locked bootloader? I'm pretty sure I only rooted it, meaning I don't think I unlocked it.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M4Kval:
I have just got'n my tablet. It's 4.4.2. And I am wondering, what do you think I should do? Update and probably root at a later time, or root now and take the kind of schecty way to root without unlocking the bootloader?

And I have forgotten all the android stuff since it's over a year since my last device. Does changing bootloader and recovery void warranty? And just rooting void doesn't right?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
Is just you, mine works flawesly.

Try turning On the ipega first and then turn on the tablet bluetooth.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ooBONGoo:
will try it later when I get home, but it's strange. When I was tearing my hair out yesterday to get my controller working, the controller connects to the tablet, but right analog (mouse function) doesn't register anymore. None of the buttons would register anymore except for the volume and start button. When i tried running one of my emus, the buttons registered as keyboard letterings instead of your "L1, x, y, etc." also.. holding start doesn't bring up the mapper anymore either..

This controller was working flawlessly when my tablet was still KK, but haven't had any luck getting it to work correctly since Lollipop.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
As a final resort, unpair and pair again.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibblebill:
Having a huge issue getting CWM to stick but I'm unlocked and otherwise rooted. I haven't tested it (yet). WIsh I'd done this before so I didn't have to redownload 15-20GB of games and apps... ADB Restore isn't working out too swell.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
There is something really wrong with this update.

No matter what, every time i turn off the tablet and turn it back on, all the icons are gone, meaning my personal settings get lost. For the record, i've did a factory reset, and still. Some apps that are installed on the internal memory start again as its initial configuration. That's odd and annoying.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sarge29490:
This is how I did it...

While on KitKat I was rooted and had Philz recovery, so I upgraded to Lollipop before seeing this thread.

Fortunately the recovery was still there so I did this successfully getting root and making the device extremely fast/snappy (better than ever):

(Assuming u were already rooted on kitkat and had philz recovery and have already updated to Lollipop and lost root)

0. Download SuperSU 2.27 zip and copy to sdcard -link:- http://download.chainfire.eu/630/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.27.zip

1. Without unlocking the bootloader and installing any boot-root.img, boot into recovery

2. Do a factory reset, clear cache and dalvic/art cache

3. In the advanced option select re-root

4. install the SuperSU 2.27 zip

5. Reboot System

6. When lollipop has booted up go to settings > Battery > from menu select SHIELD POWER Control > change Processor Mode from Optimized to Max Performance

7. Reboot and Magic!

Hope this helps (For me this method is safer cause until there is a way to unbrick shield tablet I wouldn't touch bootloader or kernel)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibblebill:
Is re-downloading and reflashing am option?

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z3
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
I did a factory reset again and wild the cache also. After that it asked for fix root and so I did.

So far is not doing the same but sometimes when reboot or boot it get stuck at nvidia logo. Had to turn it off holding the power and turn it on again.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibblebill:
I meant reflashing the whole update- it sounds like something might've got corrupted.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
For that I need to downgrade with recovery image. Ota 2.0 is not longer in nvidia developer site.

In case of doubts, did you use the parched kernel? I am un locked bootloader, not willing to unlock if not extremely needed, but I don't feel comfortable with this patched kernel.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibblebill:
I'm using the patched kernel now because I wanted to use my Ouya and PS3 controllers. If you can't find a mirror by monday with the OTA 2.0, I'll upload it. It's on my laptop at work and I can put it up on my Mediafire if you wanna try that. It's the zip I used.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CM17X:
At first i'm thinking about to switch to the original kernel because i thought it was one of the reasons for my problems with the tablet, but if it still doing well i keep it. I would love to know whats patched on this kernel i put into without know.

Let's see. Thank you, man.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tecnoworld:
hello, I'm with locked btl and rooted kitkat (through towelroot).

Where do I get adb and fastboot for my pc, to complete the procedure?

also, where do I store the file that is operated from adb (boot-root.img)? On the pc or on the tablet?

Where do I store the supersu.zip to install from cwm? How do I install it, precisely?

Last, after downloading the ota image and installing cwm via flashify, shall I reboot the tablet normally, in order to use adb? If so, before or after having flashed thr new firmware?

Thanks.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scar45:
Wanted to drop a note to confirm that Chainfire's SuperSU v2.27-beta works for me. I was running OTA 2.0 (lollipop) with a locked bootloader. Since I wanted to factory reset anyway because of some high CPU issues with Android System after upgrading from KK, I then unlocked the bootloader.

Afterwards, I temporarily booted into CWM and then flashed SuperSU v2.27-beta. CWM offered to "fix root" when choosing to reboot the device, but I chose NO, and successfully tested root by using adb shell --> su. Everything has stuck between reboots, and no issues thus far. I did not use the patched kernel, as this was the 'new feature' with the v2.27-beta.

Do be warned that v2.27-beta has been tagged as "high chance for bootloops" by Chainfire himself ( SuperPichu also warns the same), however after seeing Android Police's Artem confirm it working on the G+ post, I took the chance and it appears to be working great. Take that risk only on your own choice, of course taking backups before.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] element20three:
Nvidia Shield Tablet Lollipop can't flash CWM :(

So I was able to get to the after unlocking the bootloader. Now I'm trying to flash CWM using the command

>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

But I'm getting...

sending 'recovery' (1226 KB)...

FAILED (remote: (Timeout))

finished. total time: 2.059s

I can confirm that the device is attached and I can see the device number by running command "fastboot devices" and I am in the directory where recovery.img is located.

Is anyone else getting this when trying to flash CWM? Any ideas?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3c:
You'll have to unlock your boot loader.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tecnoworld:
could anybody answer my questions, please?

In the post #52.

Thanks!
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash5000:
ADB and fastboot: use Google or XDA search to get only the necessary parts. As an alternative, you can also download the Android SDK where these tools are in a subfolder (but that's overkill as the package is huge).

You do not need to flash boot-root.img anymore if you use SuperSU 1.27 Beta (tried it myself, works fine).

You download the SuperSU 1.27 ZIP to your tablet (doesn't matter where it's stored, you can leave it in the Downloads folder). Then flash it in CWM after having flashed the Lollipop update (no reboot between!). If you are asked about fixing root by CWM, you can click yes (worked for me, don't know if it matters).

After flashing CWM with Flashify, you can directly reboot to recovery. Flashify has a menu entry to do this.

And, by the way - all this info is available on XDA and in many tutorials all over the internet. Try searching first next time, please.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmb4444:
Followed Steps, Upgraded to and Rooted Lollipop

THANKS. It does help to read through the thread, even if you don't understand every word.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acchan520:
Dear,

I am fresh new in root a device. I have two basic questions need your help ~

1. Would you please guide me how to unlock the bootloader of my SHIELD Tablet WIFI which is already OTA to Andorid 5.

2. By the way, would you please teach me how to backup the game saves in my SHIELD Tablet? It is better done before the root of my device ~ :)

Thanks a lot!

AC
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tecnoworld:
Thx so much. But if I wanted to use supersu 2.23, where should I store boot-root.img to operate it from adb? Thx again.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash5000:
boot-root.img needs to be in the same folder as the ADB tools (or, if not, you need the exact path to the file) on your computer.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PowaPuffGirl:
Nvidia Shield Tablet root on Lollipop

Hi Guys,

i´m to stupid to follow the root instructions in this therad. I have already updated to android 5.0. On Android 4.4.2 i rootet my device with towelroot. My Bootloader is stil locked.

I really have no idea how this should go. I have read the Therad up and down. :(

PLEASE HELP ME :D
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tecnoworld:
Thanks! And I guess I have to boot in the system, before using adb on the device? I mean after having installed the ota and the supersu. Thx.