yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
They must've rolled out the WiFi update first.
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
That's very interesting. Can you boot back into CWM Recovery after the update? If so, gaining full root in the older CWM will provide the avenue to get and replace the kernel image.
[Shield Tablet General] lowsum:
Yup, just received my update notification, Quebec, Canada here. I won't update until anyone report rootability. Hope Xposed framework for art will come soon too. Arghh...dilemma!
[Shield Tablet General] gerrykv:
It's on its way...
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Yeah I can get back into CWM but I can't seem to get SuperSu to flash correctly. It says there is no su binary.
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
While booted in recovery, are you able to adb shell with root? Can you give me a link to the CWM recovery you're using? (link to thread is fine..)

Thanks

Gary
[Shield Tablet General] matyas69:
Fresh install
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Here is the thread: http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/development/recovery-cwm-recovery-nvidia-shield-t2848064

I can get a root adb shell.
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
Did you choose the .IMG on the first post?
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Has ANYBODY received 5.0 on their LTE model yet?
[Shield Tablet General] darksideauto:
Just finished installing the update and playing with some apps. Now what? I guess its back to everyday business.........or I can count the days (or weeks) till my other devices get the update.
[Shield Tablet General] chispas117:
My update is here
[Shield Tablet General] Gamingmayr:
I just updated my LTE Model but the performance is very bad now. It laggs while doing everyday tasks. I also did Antutu and 3DMark benchmark tests. The results: Only about 50-60% of the original performance left. Anybody else having this kind of problem?
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
No. I haven't got the update yet :(
[Shield Tablet General] vegas217:
Update

I am downloading the update now. I will report back soon.
[Shield Tablet General] matyas69:
Inverse for me, navigation is ultra-smooth. Antutu score up a littre 53900 to 54500. Sunspider score a bit less than Kitkat, but with Chrome 39 bétâ it's approxitly the same(Kikat Chrome 39: 548 ms, Lollipop Chrome 39 : 622 ms, Lollipop Chrome Bétâ : 586 ms)

Some screens :
[Shield Tablet General] techiedj:
OTA URL?

Can someone with root grab the OTA url before they run the update from Logcat Extreme? :fingers-crossed:
[Shield Tablet General] mailman7091:
I want KitKat Back

I really don't care for Lollipop. I want my Kit Kat back. I don't like how you don't have a choice from the home screen to swipe left you can only go right. My live wallpapers are all screwed up and everything.
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
thats enough?
[Shield Tablet General] otto888:
No, we need the link to the ZIP file. Search for ZIP, not OTA.
[Shield Tablet General] ShrekOpher:
Got the OTA today. WOW its fast! No lag at all. Did bust root though.
[Shield Tablet General] mejdam:
Just updated and even though i still have SuperSU i have lost root, anyone find a fix for root yet?
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
zip
[Shield Tablet General] otto888:
Ok. Looks like Nvidia handles updates a bit differently. Goto /sdcard/nvidia/app/ota/download/ROM/ in a file manager and backup whatever is in there after the update is done downloading. Then upload it once you've updated.
[Shield Tablet General] terrigan:
Got 5.0 this morning via OTA, very nice and very fast. I guess the 5.0 root thread will start, no? :)
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
fyi, the USA LTE rollout is delayed due to carrier approval https://forums.geforce.com/default/...read-released-11-18-14-/post/4367308/#4367308.

The international edition is not.
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
ok, I will upload it but it'll take a little bit.

PS: 30% now
[Shield Tablet General] Karim.younus:
I get home, run straight to me Shield. See the notification icon and click on it yet it still says System is up to date. What a troll
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
I should have clarified. The US rollout is delayed, but as far as I know the international model is rolling out as planned.
[Shield Tablet General] dj_spore:
This pisses me right the hell off. I went with the shield thinking it would be like a nexus. AT&T doesn't even sell the device, and I'd bet if you went into an AT&T store, you would be sent to NVIDIA. I also don't remember agreeing to be at the will of AT&T. I purchased the device after the announcement Lollipop would be available today, it did not say anything about it being the WiFi only update. I'm thinking the Shield is going back, and a Nexus will be in its place. Thanks for the free games NVIDIA. Way to shoot yourself in the foot!
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Bullcrap. That's just garbage. This is an unlocked tablet. That's entirely bullcrap! Unfortunately, my return period for Amazon is over, but I'm going to go to NVIDIA customer service about this. That is unacceptable!
[Shield Tablet General] Snah001:
Just had the ota message but when I wanted to check it was gone.

Strange.
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
What makes me doubly concerned is now I have to wonder if AT&T will let NVIDIA fix the issues with TMO reception?
[Shield Tablet General] bigxie:
Wifi users can grab the file here: http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/general/ota-shield-tablet-wifi-android-5-0-t2944883
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
I wonder if CWM could be used to flash the International LTE zip to the US one, or if that'd break it? This AT&T thing pisses me off. I already had a huge fight with them over a defective phone that almost cost me $300+.
[Shield Tablet General] daledenton:
I just had this same thing, wifi version.
[Shield Tablet General] ThePhoneGeek:
Has anyone tried adding twrp or cwm yet or do we need to wait for an updated recovery version?
[Shield Tablet General] dj_spore:
Just left a message with NVIDIA's Director of Customer Relations. Lets flood his voicemial. This is an unlocked tablet that is not sold or supported by AT&T and should not be reliant on them to approve an update that we were promised with no mention of whether LTE matters. If this update is not released today, I for one will be returning this tablet.

NVIDIA Corporate HQ

1+ (408) 486-2000

Tell them not to transfer you to Customer Service in India, demand to speak to someone at a corporate level. Let them know how misleading they were and what poor customer service this is.
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Root successful!

I just successfully got root. If I can make it permanent I will post the necessary files/instructions here.
[Shield Tablet General] techiedj:
Really? I understand the frustration of having to wait, but this has ALWAYS been the case for any device with a cellular radio. Anyone who visits XDA should know this. Even Google's own Nexus 7 devices don't have Lollipop yet if they have cell service, only the wifi only variants do. :rolleyes:
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
We were told we'd be getting the update today and we aren't. That's why. I wouldn't be as angry if they'd told US users ahead of time.
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
Mirror for 16GB WiFI

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BweqpFXbdkz2dEl1QnhkSEptTG8&export=download
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Which version? Also, check your sharing permissions.
[Shield Tablet General] PuffinNugz:
lol
[Shield Tablet General] dj_spore:
The point is that there is no reason AT&T should have their fingers in the sugar bowl if they aren't making the Kool-Aid. All NVIDIA had to do was put an asterisk and say NOT US LTE Variant. Plus, if this is ALWAYS the case, why would the international version receive the update? If you are going to force a carrier branded device on anyone who wants your promotional games or additional storage, you should not punish them for buying a better, upgraded model. If it needed approval, say so. This is not advertised as an AT&T device, just comparable.
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Root Instructions.

These instructions are out of date. Please see the thread here:

[ROOT] Root for SHIELD Tablet 2.0 (Lollipop)

Ok I got root on lollipop. Here is how to do it:

Note this has only been tested on the US WiFi version

I am not responsible if anything goes wrong.

Pre-requisites:

Already flashed OTA 2.0 (Unless bootloader is locked in which case read instructions for locked bootloader.)

Unlocked bootloader and flashed CWM from here

SuperSu Beta v2.23 zip file from here

PC with working adb and fastboot

This editied boot.img (Unzip)

Instructions (Unlocked bootloader):

Reboot tablet into recovery mode

adb reboot recovery

Flash SuperSu zip file with CWM

Reboot tablet

If CWM asks to fix root, say yes.​

Reboot tablet into fastboot mode

adb reboot bootloader

Flash boot.img

fastboot flash boot boot-root.img

Profit.

Instructions (Locked bootloader):

Download update but DO NOT UPDATE YET

Gain root on previous build via towel root.

Flash CWM from link in prereqs via Flashify

In CWM choose update from zip and choose the zip file in the bottom of your 'nvidia' folder on your internal storage (/sdcard/).

Reboot tablet

Reboot tablet into recovery mode

adb reboot recovery

Flash SuperSu zip file with CWM

Reboot tablet

Copy boot-root.img to root of internal storage.

Reboot tablet into recovery mode

adb reboot recovery

If CWM asks to fix root, say yes.​

Flash boot.img via adb shell

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

Reboot tablet

Profit.

If anyone wants me to try to port this to their version, PM me.
[Shield Tablet General] lostboykev:
performance mode

Am I going crazy or is the performance options missing in settings after the update?
[Shield Tablet General] PuffinNugz:
Check the menu under battery settings.
[Shield Tablet General] bigxie:
Has the Shield always been able to move apps to the SD card, or is this new in Lollipop?
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
It's always been there
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
Is the hardware in the international edition any different from the US (AT&T)? if not, is it flashable?

I'm a little disappointed at nvidia for partnering with AT&T, as they advertise the Tablet as unlocked, but still has some tie-ins to AT&T, like holding up the update for example, plus AT&T apps that cannot be removed or disabled.

FYI I'm using a TMo sim and I'm happy with it, no LTE support but at least I have 5GB of 3G service everywhere for cheap.
[Shield Tablet General] diigibio:
They are there but under a different sub-menu. Can't remember which one, my device is currently doing a factory reset. You get either max performance or optimized processor mode and a couple of other. if you haven't found it later i will check again and post for you.
[Shield Tablet General] lostboykev:
Thank you for the sanity check. I have another stupid question but I just got the tablet yesterday. Does the frame rate lock apply to everything? I'm having trouble finding this feature as well.
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Always been there.
[Shield Tablet General] mcord11758:
Maybe a stupid question but does unlocking the bootloader void waranty in the case that you could recieve a Rma unit due to cracks
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
It does but as far as I know as long as you don't break your device to the point of not booting you can always re-lock it.
[Shield Tablet General] okantomi:
I'm still on KK and I have that option...just checked.
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
I was told that it does.
[Shield Tablet General] whoamanwtf:
Yeah it was able to do that before, it does not move all apps or even all of the app that is does move so it really is no where near the same as using something like FolderMount that will save you a ton of space.
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
Where I find the windows (8.1, 64bit) driver for fastboot?
[Shield Tablet General] Provokateur:
Root on Lollipop

[MENTION=2672500]SuperPichu[/MENTION]

I can confirm your method is working on Nvidia Shield Tablet EU (Germany) without any problems (i just have to flash cwm 3 times).

Thank you for your fast work ;) Good job

@*$M3RT$ Download the Nvidia USB Driver for the Shield Tablet and install them.

Provokateur
[Shield Tablet General] ThePhoneGeek:
This method worked perfect on my WiFi model in the US.

Many thanks!

MG
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
You're welcome

I assume that is the WiFi only model?
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
I'm angry at NVidia. I just created an account on their "geforce" forum solely to post the following on their "official feedback" thread:
[Shield Tablet General] Provokateur:
Yes, just Wi-Fi
[Shield Tablet General] Sean09:
I'd be curious as to feedback on whether 5.0 fixes any of the software issues such as battery drain, weak wifi etc.
[Shield Tablet General] Chaleman:
Hello all! Can someone with an LTE Shield that has gotten the update (Europe I guess) uploaded to a mirror so we can flash it?

Thanks!!!
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
I saw that. My biggest concern is not being told, and T-Mobile LTE reception. I was told it'd be fixed. Having AT&T approve the update makes me really doubt this.
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
This looks like it: http://developer.download.nvidia.com/mobile/shield/SHIELDTablet_WHQL_USB_driver.zip

But I'm not sure, I do all my development stuff in linux
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
I have a locked bootloader with cwm and root. I install the ota with custom recovery and now I have SuperSu. When I start SuperSu I cant update the su binary. Know I need to unlock my bootloader and boot the img from SuperPichu?
[Shield Tablet General] mejdam:
This shoudl be a sticky!!! You Rock, thanks for root!!!
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
use adb into cwm recovery as a back door.
[Shield Tablet General] mejdam:
on the last step i did a

fastboot boot boot-root.img

instead
[Shield Tablet General] fifarunnerr:
The OTA link found in Logcat when downloading the 5.0 Lollipop update on my European LTE Shield tablet.

http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_un_do-full_ota-28311_475.5300.zip
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Link works! I'll see if it'll let me sneak this onto my tab... :)
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
You still need an unlocked bootloader to flash the boot.img.

That will only boot the new img once. On reboot you will lose root.
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
Why? Is 'dd' not working?
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Can you use dd to flash the boot partition? I would think even if the android terminal had it, root would be required.

You can't do it from a PC. The device mounts via MTP which doesn't give you the low-level access required to do that.
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_do-full_ota-28311_475.5300.zip

POSSIBLE NA ZIP!

Downloading now before its pulled!

EDIT: If it works/whenever it downloads, I"ll up it to my Mediafire
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
Me too. I want to flash, but I don't want to brick, lol!
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Is that the one for the WiFi only? If that doesn't work I have the zip file on my hard drive if people want it.
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
Shield US LT IMAGE?

I'm currently downloading the following image:

http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_do-full_ota-28311_475.5300.zip

Somebody suggested changing the _eu_ for an _na_ (north america) and seems to be working. Now I need to verify it this is the LTE version
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
adb shell while the device is in recovery. Then use dd to flash the boot partition.
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
It is believed that this link is to the US LTE version, since there is only one WiFi SKU, there would be no point in labeling it NA vs EU
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Oh wow I didn't even think of that. I will update the instructions to add that as an option.
[Shield Tablet General] Sh0X31:
how I do this?
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
Sorry I just saw the previous posts about the same thing
[Shield Tablet General] garyd9:
Some very pissed off person. ;) Actually, it was just a wild guess from comparing the 1.21 recovery image file names:

EU LTE: extract-nv-recovery-image-shield-tablet-wx_un_do-24526_458.3788.sh

US LTE: extract-nv-recovery-image-shield-tablet-wx_na_do-24526_458.3788.sh

So, it seemed reasonable that the only difference between EU and NA LTE are those two letters...

Edit: Wifi seems to use "wx_na_wf"
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ovShaWgmzoMUhZVEREemRrRXc/view?usp=sharing

Link to the US LTE 5.0 update on Google Drive in case it becomes unavailable on Nvidias server.

Not responsible for you bricking your device, blah blah etc.
[Shield Tablet General] badler6545:
I had to restart one or two times, but then it worked like a charm :)
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
What about file size diff? The US LTE shows a download of 709MB
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Sweet. If I get the full download I"ll mirror it on my Mediafire and Drive as well.

---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 PM ----------

AT&T apps.

Anybody know what directory I should stick this zip into? I'm not 100% sure on that. I'll report as soon as I can put it somewhere to test!
[Shield Tablet General] darksideauto:
I got the update earlier. As of right now it lags a bit between some menus or animations. The biggest issue for me right now is the google play movies and TV app is locking up while trying to view movies. I thought it was only when I had the HDMI connected but it does it by itself as well. The whole thing freezes for a few seconds or more. Won't register screen taps or anything and the sound skips. Not a huge issue right now but hopefully it's fixed soon because I have a lot of movies on google and the shield is the only device I can connect to the TV. Also I'll be taking a 10 hour flight with a small child and he needs his kid flick fix.

I have multiple devices receiving 5.0 updates and it seems to me that they are all having some kind of issues. I think the OEMS are working too fast.
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Ive figured out the folder. Will repost in about 10-15 on what happens!

EDIT: The updater won't see the zip. Any ideas on forcing the update?
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
Where did you put it?
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
/nvidia/app/ota/download/ROM/

But I can't get the updater to "see" it.
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Updated this post with instructions for locked bootloader.

Also if anyone can give me a link to the LTE builds I should be able to get root on those as well.
[Shield Tablet General] mjgr33n:
For anybody that wants the International EU LTE version I have uploaded it to Dev-Host - (Sorry I cannot post links, have to copy and paste it to your browser) -

d-h.st/72w

My Nvidia Shield downloaded it but refused to Flash so I copied to my PC and then Sideloaded it in ADB, updated fine

Filename: shield_tablet_software_upgrade_2.0_--_lte__5.0.zip

Size: 705.20 MB (739459323 bytes)

Uploaded By: mjgr33n

Uploaded On: 2014-11-18 13:27:44

Downloaded: 0

MD5 Sum: 813f8306edcf3cd419d9b6f98ddc6050

File Desc: shield_tablet_software_upgrade_2.0_--_lte__5.0
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
Here's the North America LTE build from nvidia: http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_do-full_ota-28311_475.5300.zip

Here's the backup I created in case the take it down: https://mega.co.nz/#!tVNDhChK!E95Db3k_YvGZlzEfyjCY5qXcS_Ajdr8Dm7ZcVhoILBs
[Shield Tablet General] Chaleman:
Guys, I posted a reply on the other thread in this forum. I flashed my US LTE version with the US version zip provided in the link and everything seems to be fine. Just beware that after installing the zip and rebooting, the Nvidia boot screen will remain on for 3-5 minutes... don't reboot it!!! I did sweat a little... patience is a virtue.

Carlos
[Shield Tablet General] nourez:
Patiently awaiting for someone to be the first to take a bit at flashing that zip.
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Could you please extract the boot.img from that and upload it somewhere? It's an 8mb file and I would rather not download ~700mb to get it. Thanks.

Also please redirect all questions pertaining to root here.
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
Here you go: https://mega.co.nz/#!tIEDkDAI!rVoUujBvcG6ZvG2DnZFl2eU5JHCarc4cJQbuR7l2qC0
[Shield Tablet General] hurrpancakes:
US LTE boot.img
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
New Thread for 5.0 NVidia Shield US LTE?

Should we start a new thread for this version of the shield?
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
Got it. So it'll just flicker NVIDIA for a bit? I'm at that stage!

EDIT: HAH! AT&T DEFEATED! THE NA LINK WORKS BY JOVE! Done w/ the PhilZ recovery!
[Shield Tablet General] an0m13:
Here's the thread : http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/general/ota-nvidia-shield-tablet-2-0-lte-5-0-zip-t2945023
[Shield Tablet General] Chaleman:
Sure!

http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/general/ota-nvidia-shield-tablet-2-0-lte-5-0-zip-t2945023

Carlos
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
I am LIVID. I STILL get no LTE signal via TMO.

EDIT: Got signal now. Will give it a few days and see what happens.
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
I think I got it. I'm adding it to the thread. http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/development/root-root-lollipop-t2945044
[Shield Tablet General] zenobik:
I installed that update by OTA, but after installation tablet stuck on screen with nvidia logo :(
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
How long has it been there? Mine took around 2-3 minutes to boot the first time.
[Shield Tablet General] zenobik:
About 20 minutes :/
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
It seems to sit there for a while. Mine sat there for 5 more minutes when I went to encrypt my device. I remember the Nexus 10 had a similar occurrence upon upgrade to 4.4 from 4.3.
[Shield Tablet General] zenobik:
What should i do now ? How can i factory reset device ?
[Shield Tablet General] dibblebill:
I don't know. Mine started going it after encrypting. Won't boot at all. Trying to get it to at LEAST go into recovery to factory reset. Could it be recovery related?

EDIT: Based on its continued behavior, it seems to be that the blank NVIDIA screen is the new booting screen. They could've done better. After I rebooted it via power button it started right up.
[Shield Tablet General] johnnystuff:
Is there a way to force the update or a version check via the nvidia update (not downloading the zip and such)? Others in my country already installed it but mine doesn't even tell me there's an update

edit: oh yep found it.
[Shield Tablet General] DazEB:
Wondering if i should try root since im in UK.

Heres the boot.img from the UK update, is it any different from the NA version before i try root?

EDIT: Wont let me post outside links :(

Should i try it or no?
[Shield Tablet General] SuperPichu:
Please ask all root questions in the root thread. http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/development/root-root-lollipop-t2945044
[Shield Tablet General] speedygonzales3rd:
ALL went nice and smooth

Hi all

I had no Problems at all, in Swizerland.

All my Apps are on the right Place, after reboot.

All in all it was taking 15 minutes with my Pad.

I use the Shield as a Portable Android Desktop PC,

with mouse and keyboard and 24" Screen, realy small and fast.

The Picture Grafics and the primary speed is a bit better after update.

Need to try Antutu now.

befor i had 54497 now maybe more.

In the Net there are allready some Guys with around 60000?

For me the original Speed is ok, otherwise it gets to hot.

The Tablet is running since 1 Week nonstop, pluged in Charger,

and pluged in Hdmi, we will see how long it Lives, hopefully

1.5 Years fullon, every day.then all is allright

Good Luck for the Update
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
Got it on mine this morning, awesome! Downloaded and flashed quickly, no issues yet.
[Shield Tablet General] Theshocktherapy:
What happened to the native web browser? does anyone have the apk?
[Shield Tablet General] DazEB:
Root worked perfectly, UK user.

Thanks!