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[Q&A] [STABLE][6\2\2014][Build#Final] HTC PICO/Explorer Sense 3.5 Gamersab Rom 2.3.5

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] weasing:
does it support script
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] ron@:
Yes its support script...
[General Topics] Rudegar:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1150688

maybe i'm getting too old but this thing is too big for me to call it a cellphone :P
[AT&T LG G3] ILikeH8:
I updated to the new version for my lg g3 on the 17th of February and now it's not letting me get into my root explorer, SuperSU, G3 Tweakbox, market unlocker, and Freedom because I don't have a root on my phone anymore... Another problem I am seeing is when I try to add any account of my 5 google accounts to the phone trough play store or trough setting is give me this error (Attached file). Anyone have a fix on this so I can get my root or at least the playstore back? Xposed works but says I can't do anything because I am not rooted properly.
[AT&T LG G3] :
You've lost root because you updated which breaks it. You would need to clear out your host files using root explorer in order to get your market and such back.. Which you can't do now. You may have to factory reset, or go back to KitKat. If you're running a custom recovery you might be able to just flash a ROM.
[AT&T LG G3] KeeperOfThePizza:
He's gonna have to flash back to stock with the flash tool, No root exists at this time, nor is there any flashable lollipop for us yet.

Just follow this guide here.. Very simple and fool proof.

http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/07/how-to-unroot-lg-g3-all-variants.html
[Shield Tablet General] badler6545:
Installing the OTA now. Includes color correction fixes and an improved netflix experience apparently. Hopefully retains the performance enhancements we received in 2.2.

I believe this is the WIFI zip: http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_wf-full_ota-29979_515.3274.zip

Mod edit: I have edited the thread a little to publish the OTA links in the first two posts. I changed the title as well. Enjoy!
[Shield Tablet General] lupick:
Lte eu row

This should be the link for LTE ROW version

http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_un_do-full_ota-29979_515.3274.zip
[Shield Tablet General] pknall:
Great, the color issue has been bugging me.

Anyone have the full update urls for flashing in cwm? (How do you find those, btw?)
[Shield Tablet General] on6hp:
After the update this morning the sensitivity of the screen is completely gone and worthless!!! Adjusting the sensitivity does not solve the problem! Experience went from 9/10 to 5/10 for me. Anybody else having the same problem?

---------- Post added at 09:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:18 AM ----------

Update. : it looks like the calibration of the sensor increases with the number of calibrations you execute. So after 4 times redoing the calibration it looks like i have my sensitivity back where i wanted it.
[Shield Tablet General] wawyed:
How do you calibrate the touchscreen sensibility?
[Shield Tablet General] MidgetMob:
Yea if anybody could provide the build number for this version, it would be much appreciated.
[Shield Tablet General] ichiaido:
does anybody have a link with a flashable zip ( Ota full file ) for me which works with cwm?
[Shield Tablet General] on6hp:
Double tap very quickly model number in settings /about tablet./model number and then touch the "touch" button and follow the directions.
[Shield Tablet General] silasje1:
OTA 2.2.1 ZIP file.

You might want to remove the checks for device and such as it doesn't work on my device. I have the Wifi version.

http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/XM5Ak4Ry/file.html
[Shield Tablet General] MidgetMob:
Never realized they'd hid the touch calibration here....lol

Thanks for this. Build number is 29979_515.3274 for anybody that wants to know. I'll be uploading the OTAs to the link in my sig if anybody would rather download from there.
[Shield Tablet General] ichiaido:
great, thanks! is there a way to flash it with cwm without loosing the cwm recovery?
[Shield Tablet General] huckjam:
Can anyone tell me where you find the links for the full cwm flashable OTA. I always just get them from the forum post but I would like to know where you find these so I van get it myself. Like right now nobody has posted a link to the us WiFi only full 2.2.1 ota yet and if I knew where to look I could go get it myself. Thanks
[Shield Tablet General] jefferai:
Wi-Fi Image

http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_wf-full_ota-29979_515.3274.zip
[Shield Tablet General] sixstringedmatt:
I assume that the same rules apply for hotfixes when rooted? Flash in custom recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, flash superuser? Is wiping the cache necessary?
[Shield Tablet General] m666p:
Just updated mine ,but the colors seem the same on rgb(reddish) and native (greenish); only really noticeable on whites though, also no touch issues for me...

And lastly what color correction mode are you guys using?...
[Shield Tablet General] Awestrike:
Flashed this and SuperSU using TWRP, and everything seems to be working okay.
[Shield Tablet General] jdenman03:
I just want a fix to my random freezes. I can't go a day without it freezing.
[Shield Tablet General] greniesa:
Mine freeze only when I open Chrome and I tap on the address bar, I use the SwiftKey keyboard. Do you have the same problem?
[Shield Tablet General] jdenman03:
Exactly. I'm gonna ditch SwiftKey and see if it's that. It's anything Google related when it freezes. Google play, play music, Google search, or Chrome. It's either play services related or SwiftKey. I'll report back after ditching SwiftKey.

Edit: even after just a short period of time I can tell you this has helped big time! No more Swiftkey for me at the moment! Now my only issue is WiFi speed
[Shield Tablet General] oldcynic:
US LTE update:

http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/productionBL-droid-signed-wx_na_do-full_ota-29979_515.3274.zip
[Shield Tablet General] ED2O9:
Is your tablet wifi or LTE?
[Shield Tablet General] Awestrike:
US LTE, sir.
[Shield Tablet General] grv00711:
flashed us lte version on [ROM] [WX_NA_WF] [5.0.2] TeamEOS - Shield Tablet - Alpha with twrp .....not a good move.
[Shield Tablet General] MidgetMob:
Eh, you can just flash it back. Did the same thing with flashing my wifi to US LTE.
[Shield Tablet General] AbrahamZX1:
My tablet is rooted and with an unlocked bootloader and I accidentally flashed the full hotfix of the US LTE version on my Wifi version (upadte 2.2.1). I quickly flashed the wifi version OTA after having found out of the mistake, but now the bar below in the tablet looks like in the photo below. Neither the home button or the windows button are there and I can't pull down the small quick access menu in the top (won't open more than what it has in the photo). Also when I hold the power button I only get two options, "Power off" and "Restart", the other options are gone. I would like to know if there is anything I can do to fix the issue without having to reset the tablet or something like that. Ps: I don't know how backups work so I have never made one and nothing else seems to have been affected so far.
[Shield Tablet General] otto888:
Try the following command.

am start -n com.google.android.setupwizard/.SetupWizardTestActivity

It should go through some setup steps then go back home with the buttons visible. If they still don't show up, try rebooting.
[Shield Tablet General] AbrahamZX1:
Oh man you have saved me. Many thanks, I followed the steps and it appeared just like you said. Thanks again. :good:
[Shield Tablet General] koop1955:
For backups I use a combination of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore

Very easy to use and fast.

There is an old saying "There are two kinds of people...those who DO backup and those who WILL backup." Two free apps and you get peace of mind. :)
[Shield Tablet General] philosoweed:
Can I enter this command in terminal? Or via PC.
[Shield Tablet General] otto888:
Either one. Works in terminal and ADB shell.
[Shield Tablet General] ThePhoneGeek:
I downloaded the full WiFi ROM that [MENTION=393298]jefferai[/MENTION] mentioned here and dirty flashed via TWRP. After that I needed to re flash SuperSu but after that all is well and no issues.

MG
[Shield Tablet General] berryman13:
Anybody got the lte zip? Gonna try the wifi with some changes.
[Shield Tablet General] thefiqs:
Is this backup combo better than TB?
[Shield Tablet General] philosoweed:
I reflashed the wifi version, I entered the command through terminal, It ran a few lines 5 or 6, didn't go home, I rebooted and no change. Permission denial start activity asks to run as user -2 but is calling from user 0 INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL permission.
[Shield Tablet General] terrigan:
Reboot into recovery and do a data/cache/dalvik wipe. Fixed it for me.
[Shield Tablet General] eSbek:
lupick already posted the EU LTE FULL version on first page (thanks lupick!):

... and oldcynic the US LTE FULL one:
[Shield Tablet General] ugoff:
*Edit: Nevermind. "Clear OTA data" option will clear the notification if it's still there after updating.
[Shield Tablet General] AbrahamZX1:
It seems to me that you might not have given the terminal root permissions, it's the only thing I can think of. Before you give it the command, give the command [su] (without parenthesis of course) and then copy and paste the command. It should not give you any permission errors then, in my understanding.
[Shield Tablet General] contro19:
That build number is that the latest that should be seen after the latest updates ?

Mine says in the About section :

LRX22C.29979_515.3274

I have a 32GB US LTE Nvidia Shield Tablet Rooted with CWM 6.0.5.0
[Shield Tablet General] MidgetMob:
I didn't include the "LRX22C" as it's unnecessary for the OTA download links, however your build number matches what I was referencing.
[Shield Tablet General] contro19:
Ok , just checking because I actually did my update via the tablet notification and then i tried it with the flashable zip and it wouldn't work. Now I know why.
[Shield Tablet General] technoob86:
since installing 2.2.1 i get the message that ota 5.0..1 is out but i already have it on my phone. wifi version here. rooted. anyone having the same issue?
[Shield Tablet General] berryman13:
Wx_na_do here and I too am shown the OTA u even though I have it.
[Shield Tablet General] maforget:
Boot Loop

Just received my replacement tablet today. It was already updated at 5.0.1. I did all the updates up to 2.2.1, right out of the box. When I installed 2.2.1 after it rebooted it stuck on the Boot Logo. After restarting it 3 times it finally upgraded. After that I unlocked the tablet and installed TWRP 2.8.2.0 and rooted. It booted fined. After restoring all my stuff I rebooted in TWRP to install the Ext-SDCard Fix. After that it stuck again, but after a couple of restarts it finally booted. Everytime I restarts it gets stuck on the Logo. I waited at least 10 min and it seems stuck. There doesn't seem to be a pattern sometime it will boot fine but most of the time it gets stuck.

Tried a couple of things but 1 thing that seems to make it boot everytimes is wiping the cache and dalvik, now it upgrade all it apps and boot. Not sure what the problem is since it did that right out of the box with nothing on it yet. I found 1 question "hxxps://android.stackexchange.com/questions/100999/unrooted-shield-tablet-bootloops-after-2-2-1-ota" that someone has the same problem. Problem with 2.2.1?
[Shield Tablet General] lowsum:
I've got the exact same problem, it successfully reboot one time out of two. Do you have xposed installed? I do and I suspect it might be related. If you find any solution please reply to this thread. I was about to fully wipe the tablet but if you're saying it happened to you right after receiving your new tablet, I'm wondering what's causing this...?
[Shield Tablet General] maforget:
No xposed is not installed yet
[Shield Tablet General] DFA1:
What is this sdcard fix you speak of? Is this for moving apps to the sdcard? If so I thought lollipop already allowed for apps to be on the sdcard...
[Shield Tablet General] maforget:
No so the SdCard can be written to.
[Shield Tablet General] DFA1:
I think I need this, my torrent apps are not allowing me to save to the sdcard, where is this sdcard fix? Will the kitkat on play store work? EDIT Okay, I found it and installing it now. Ugh, looks like the Apps are still installing to the device and not the sdcard ;( christ... why can't Google make apps default to run from the sdcard....
[Shield Tablet General] on6hp:
Just put the sd card in a pc and give it a name. Then you will be able to write to it when you point to the sd card. Try it it works for me, no fix installed and even not rooted.
[Shield Tablet General] maforget:
One thing to do is replace the bootanimation in /oem/media with something animated so when the devices freezes when booting you can see the animation chug then stop completely. At least you know right then if it freezes.
[Shield Tablet General] jasonpctech:
No issues here mine is a LTE. Are you running Facebook? If so freeze or uninstall it. Facebook app is a major hog. Try the Tinfoil Facebook app, it basically embellishes the website a exits clean. Or go to Apitode and try Facebook lite, fewer features but not bad. Also I am a browser geek and just found Easy browser pro 2.1 on Apitode app store its 1.5 megs plays flash if you have it installed and runs super fast.

Good luck.
[Shield Tablet General] koop1955:
Yes, so I went to System/App and deleted the OTA.apk. No more annoyance.
[Shield Tablet General] tha kid2012:
Ok so I downloaded the wifi update through the tablet itself and I'm ready to flash it through CWM along with Supersu but when I look in the Nvidia folder the update isn't there like the 2.2 version was. The file itself is only about 90 something mb so I don't think it's a full update. I'm not sure if flashing that small update will have me lose root and cwm. Do I have to dl the full update already posted here and just re flash over the 2.2 already installed on the tablet along with supersu? My build number is 29082_493.9700 if that means anything
[Shield Tablet General] oliwek:
I have just done exactly that : flash 2.2.1 above 2.2 without factory reset, then flash supersu, then wipe cache, all from CWM recovery. Everything is Ok. ;) so yes, get the full update for your model.
[Shield Tablet General] koulio shield:
I had my bootloader unlocked and my shield rooted. after i installed the 2.2 update the root was gone as expected. i try to reroot again but i can t get in to cwm recovery. instead i get an error with a dead android avatar. anyone can help?
[Shield Tablet General] wingdo:
Reinstall cwm via fastboot then reflash supersu.
[Shield Tablet General] koulio shield:
i use this method

''Step-1: Download and install the "Mini" ADB/Fastboot from here [Do not forget to say yes to create the link on the desktop as this will be useful later.]

Step-2: Download and install NVIDIA ADB Drivers from the official Nvidia site

Step-3: Enable Developer Mode on the Shield Tablet. For this navigate to Settings>> About tablet>> Tap more than five times on the Build number until the Developer Mode is activated. Now go to Developer Mode>> Enable USB Debugging

Step-4: Download CWM recovery and SuperSU root package on your PC. Rename the SuperSU to supersu.zip.

Now copy the CWM image and SuperSU to the similar location, where you installed the Mini ADB/Fastboot. It should under C:Program FilesMinimal ADB and Fastboot

Step-5: Click the link created by the Mini ADB/Fastboot installation. It should open a DOS console already at the install folder.

Step-6: In the Windows PC type in the following command

adb reboot bootloader

Step-7: From the rebooted tab, using the Volume keys select Load fastboot protocol and use the Power to confirm

Step-8: Again in the Windows PC type fastboot oem unlock

Note: This step will wipe out the data of the device. Press the Volume Down button to select this and Power button to select Unlock bootloader option on your device

Step-9: In the Windows PC type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" to install the recovery

Step-10: On the tablet, select recovery reboot

Step-11: You should get the CWM recovery. From the recovery, select install zip from >> install from sideload

Step-12: In the console, type adb sideload supersu.zip to flash the root package

Step-13: Once the installation is completed, go back to CWM recovery and select reboot system. CWM will ask you to keep root, say Yes for this''

and i cant get it reinstalled. do i miss anything? (i have low experience sorry guys)...
[Shield Tablet General] koulio shield:
ok after a few times repeating the same steps it worked and now is rooted. Can i install the hotfix 2.2.1 now or not because i am rooted?
[Shield Tablet General] tha kid2012:
Sounds good. I don't seem to se a full update zip of the 29082_493.9700 model I have so I'm not sure where to find that one. I see the other model here though. Is it ok to flash the 29979_515.3274 version over mines?
[Shield Tablet General] eSbek:
my Antutu benchmark went from 50k to 22k points after both updates...
[Shield Tablet General] jdenman03:
Mine is still fine. I'm on 2.2.1 and just ran a 56k
[Shield Tablet General] lowsum:
Check your performance profile, mine had nothing selected after the update. Choose optimized and you should be good.
[Shield Tablet General] eSbek:
Thanks, it's normal now.
[Shield Tablet General] mariancerny:
I have a rooted and unlocked Shield (EU, WiFi).

I've been getting the OTA notification for some time now, even though I installed it the first time I got it.

When I go to settings / about tablet, I see it's running 5.0.1. Does that mean the update is applied?

If yes, why do I keep getting the notification and how can I update to 2.2.1?

If no, how do I update (straight to 2.2.1) without loosing root?

I assume I'll have to do a backup, but Nandroid backup mentioned here in the thread is absolutely useless for me... doesn't do anything. Which app is the simplest to use and most reliable?

Thanks
[Shield Tablet General] Awestrike:
There should be an option to clear update data. You might also be able to just manually delete downloaded files from the NVIDIA folder.
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
Hmm, I tried doing an OTA update but when I'm into recovery, it says invalid command. Should I system wipe and then update? Or will flashing the ZIP manually do it. Maybe the root is interfering with the update.
[Shield Tablet General] mariancerny:
I did clear update data and I still get the notifications... If I delete the update apk, will it stop any future updates from throwing notifications? I don't think I want that.
[Shield Tablet General] An Droid:
What's the Kernel version reported in your 'about' menu? Are you sure you're up to the latest version?
[Shield Tablet General] mariancerny:
It says 3.10.33-gc5ae1e9

I updated OTA, no flashing, which, I have a feeling, didn't do the trick.
[Shield Tablet General] thefiqs:
5.0.1 doesn't mean 2.2.1 it can be 2.2 as well.

The OTA doesn't applied to you because of your recovery, IMO. You have to download flashable image and flash with CWM / TWRP.
[Shield Tablet General] An Droid:
Sorry, meant to say what's the build version...but it does look like you're still on the 2.2 version - hence being constantly notified about the 2.2.1 update.

Since you're rooted, you can't use the OTA. You need to flash the full version 2.2.1 .zip in your custom recovery followed by the latest SuperSU. .zip (if you still want root) as explained previously in this thread.
[Shield Tablet General] Keithn:
Got to System updates, press the menu button in the top right and select clear update data. If it still says you have an update then you aren't on it.

If you flashed it through the updater while anything but completely stock it didn't actually flash. Download the full OTA, reboot into recovery and flash the ota.zip and your supersu.zip. I wouldnt even worry about loosing root with an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery on any device since you can always reflash root or something that is rootable.

Nandroid backups are just that, backups. You don't need to but it's never a bad idea incase something gets messed up while flashing you can revert to what was working for you.

Which app for what? There isn't any necessary app.
[Shield Tablet General] mariancerny:
Successfully flashed the update and it seems to be working fine. Still freezing as a mofo, but I guess that's part of the game, lol

Cheers!
[Shield Tablet General] thefiqs:
Try to use superpichus kernel. For me it's not so bad. Just some freezings here and there.
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
I flashed this link and got a messed up firmware. Missing all of the menu buttons, no notification bar, super lag, and screen is barely responsive. Weird, but I'm attempting to flash another zip so all good
[Shield Tablet General] FoxyDrew:
Is it the right one for your model?
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
Uhm.. I believe so. Am I suppose to match something other than the wifi/LTE model? I have the WiFi model.
[Shield Tablet General] FoxyDrew:
Uhm.. that file wasn't for the WiFi model haha.

I don't know what your initial issue was, but that file was for the LTE model. That's why it messed up your device.

Also for future reference there are 3 versions of this tab. The US LTE, International LTE, and of course the WiFi model.
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
That makes a whole lot of sense. Thank you! I'm currently trying to flash over the WIFI model zip that I found however, having some trouble flashing CWM now. I guess it got deleted after updating. Keep getting "cannot open 'recovery.img' ". Any Ideas?
[Shield Tablet General] FoxyDrew:
I'd recommend redownloading THIS CWM and installing it via fastboot. Then perform a full wipe, and flash THIS file. Should bring you back to stock.

Credit to this thread, and [MENTION=6279337]MidgetMob[/MENTION] for uploading the file.
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
I tapped the thanks button! I'll try it out as soon as I'm done with hw. I wouldn't be able to flash the WiFi zip without flashing back to stock first? Is the second link for firmware 5.0?
[Shield Tablet General] FoxyDrew:
What do you mean flash the WiFi zip?

And yes the second link is the full 2.2.1 Lollipop 5.0.1 zip.
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
Sorry, I meant the WIFI model ZIP file for the update. Okay great! I'm about to try out the links you gave me. So the second link is 2.2.1 which is the latest update?
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
Hey, I tried flashing the zip you sent but I'm still at the messed up firmware. Should I downgrade to like 4.4.4 or the 2.1 update?
[Shield Tablet General] FoxyDrew:
Are you using CWM? And did you make sue to wipe everything (/system, /data, /boot, /cache, dalvik cache and data)
[Shield Tablet General] HighDesertTrekker:
Did you try flashing the cwm recovery via fastboot?
[Shield Tablet General] Thejimmynguyen:
Yeah I'm using CWM. Yeah.. must have forgotten to wipe everything.. I'm a dummie. Everything is fine now =) thanks!