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[Shield Android TV General] drilus:
Is it normal for it to take 1h 30m just to erase userdata?
[Shield Android TV General] Stealthgyro:
Well I think I'm going on about 40 minutes right now. If yours finished at an 1h30m I'm hopeful mine will complete.

EDIT: I do have the 500GB model
[Shield Android TV General] van1104:
Hi.can some one make video on this plssssssss.thanksssssssss.:)
[Shield Android TV General] cdsn99:
Not sure if I'm doing everything correctly, but I had previously rooted and oem unlocked my 16gb system., I also had previously flashed my recovery partition with steel01's TWRP recovery, So when the 1.3 update showed up on my home screen I just clicked the update button, the system rebooted into TWRP, flashed the update, and rebooted all by itself, with no loss of root. All is working great :)
[Shield Android TV General] Stealthgyro:
C:\Users\Stealthgyro>fastboot oem unlock

...

(bootloader) erasing userdata...

(bootloader) erasing userdata done

(bootloader) erasing cache...

(bootloader) erasing cache done

(bootloader) Unlocking bootloader...

(bootloader) Bootloader is unlocked now.

OKAY [5785.173s]

finished. total time: 5785.173s
[Shield Android TV General] Nekromantik:
Anyone else have issues using fastboot boot revcovery.img after 1.3 update?

Mine just hangs on Nvdia boot logo.

Im using steels custom multirom version.
[Shield Android TV General] iplayforkeeps:
With the Shield still booted, run "adb push supersu.zip /sdcard" (change supersu.zip to appropriate file name). This will upload the SuperSU update zip to your device, which you'll install from TWRP.

I keep getting "failed to copy 'supersu.zip' to '/sdcard': Is a directory"

Any help?
[Shield Android TV General] Nekromantik:
Try

adb push supersu.zip /storage/sdcard0/
[Shield Android TV General] iplayforkeeps:
Worked thanks! run "adb reboot bootloader" worked. When i run "fastboot devices" nothing happens..... and Run "fastboot oem unlock" says waiting for device... Any reason fastboot devices wont show my device but i can reboot into fastboot
[Shield Android TV General] Rolldog:
I have the Nvidia Shield Android TV, and I want to be able to root it so I can run something besides the Leanback Launcher it came with and I was to be able to access the entire Google Play Store so I can have a wider selection of apps to install. My problem is that I've never rooted any of my devices, and I hear stories about someone bricking their device and making it worthless.

Is there a "beginners" way to root this device, which might give me access to some of the features I'm looking for? Anytime I try something new, and have the directions and apps in hand to follow the directions step by step, something will usually go wrong. I was to be able to use my Android TV like all my other Android devices but don't want to screw everything up.
[Shield Android TV General] machx1111:
Weird Google Play issue

I just got a new device - rooted using instructions in OP. Google Play Store opened and worked fine initially - I even downloaded some apps to my device, but now I come back to it and it never even loads the Google Play main screen. I can't download any apps or even see anything. It is jut a black screen with Google play logos all over it. Any ideas?? This is truly annoying.
[Shield Android TV General] cdsn99:
next time try putting a forward slash at the end of sdcard also. such as "adb push supersu.zip /sdcard/ don't ask me why , but it seems to need that forward slash on the end and it will copy, hope this helps
[Shield Android TV General] Humpie:
Hmm I wonder if the Shield is rootable without unlocking the bootloader. It would save a lot of time backing up data, unlocking and putting it all back. Plus with every update you'll have to do it again!
[Shield Android TV General] reflog@gmail.com:
[MENTION=3372705]Humpie[/MENTION] - nope, you need to unlock it
[Shield Android TV General] Humpie:
And how about those rooting methods like kingroot, towelroot, kingo root etc? They sometimes can unlock nexus devices without having to oem unlock.
[Shield Android TV General] jamesking420:
Hi! Does this require a USB OTG cable or can I connect to my device with a MicroUSBcable?

Thanks,

James
[Shield Android TV General] Luxferro:
If you're going to root it, you should unlock it. If you mess up the device while rooted but locked, you wouldn't be able to flash factory images, or boot a 3rd party recovery to use someone else's nandroid. Plus after you root it you won't be able to apply OTA's anymore, since they are now block level patches since lollipop.
[Shield Android TV General] JohnHenryIron:
If time backing up is your main concern, you can easily make a backup using ADB. There is a link to instructions in the 1st post. You can restore without even having to download the apps again
[Shield Android TV General] Humpie:
Very good points... Thanks
[Shield Android TV General] Nekromantik:
I cant seem to get usb mouse working in recovery.

I tried both Microsoft wireless mouse and wireless air mouse.

Both work fine in Android.
[Shield Android TV General] stratman71:
^This. I updated to 1.3 before trying to root, I get ADB access but when in fastboot, the "fastboot devices" also shows nothing. Wondering if its the update or my drivers.
[Shield Android TV General] Nekromantik:
Anyone else have issues with wireless mouse working in newer TWRP builds?

For me, only the upside down version of twrp has mouse working. I got two mice and none work on newer builds.
[Shield Android TV General] mikebeatrice:
If you don't see it when running the devices command, of course it'll just sit there "waiting" when you try any other command.

Make sure you have the latest Windows drivers.

It's been awhile since I've run into a problem like this, but it seems like I nearly always solve it by getting the latest drivers from the android sdk
[Shield Android TV General] stratman71:
That was it, when the shield was in the bootloader, my windows device manager showed fastboot with an exclaimation point, I chose the fastboot driver to manually install as Google/ Adb testing interface ver 3.10 and now the shield is responding to "fastboot devices".
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Can I just ask if anybody knows if foldermount is now working once you have root? Someone asked in a seperate thread without a response. Been as you guys are rooted Im hoping one of you would know.
[Shield Android TV General] fishbait007:
Hi,

So I follow the guide and everything seem to be working on 1.3. The only problem is that the controller can no longer be connected via wireless. I can use the controller via USB cable and the remote seem to work. But no go on the controller.

Anyone know how to fix this?
[Shield Android TV General] BenjiHansell:
Did you try holding down the controller's capacitive button for a few seconds on the pairing screen?
[Shield Android TV General] stratman71:
Had similar issue. Had to unpair all devices and resync the controller.
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
any update on rooting.. just making sure there isnt any issues and it all works correct after rooting and is there is a update to the guide on page 1
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Rooted on 1.3 a couple of days ago. Everything working normally, controller, game streaming and the Nvidia Hub.
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
what guide did you use to root...i wanna make sure i use the up to date files and method.. Mine is on the latest firmware
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
This guide mate from first post
[Shield Android TV General] lartomar2002:
Whats the best way to unroot for a OTA update?
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
in supersu you can unroot

after you do the OTA you can reroot it.... I think thats how it works for the shield tv cause Im not rooting it till I know we can still update cause I heard on this thread that you cant OTA anymore if its rooted :( because of twrp thats why cause it replaces the stock recovery
[Shield Android TV General] Nekromantik:
Thats why I just boot trwp instead of flashing it. :)

So I can root and then OTA and then re root.

Only issue I seen is TWRP latest versions wont work with any of my mouses. So have to resort to first version which was upside down. :(

Posted it in twrp thread but got no response.
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
I also just used trwp to run supersu to root ... Also found it way easyier to change the file names on trwp and supersu to run adb ... One typying mistake and your retyping
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Yep thats what I did as well. Just booted it instead of flashing it :)
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
I am looking for a clean very of twrp I used the org her that was upside down.... My shield tv is the 16b ver. My neck still hurts..lol
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
do you need an OTG cable to do the steps in the first post?

and to boot twrp its "fastboot boot twrp-2.8.6.0-shieldtv-unofficial.img" right? and not "fastboot flash" cause that will replace the stock recovery with twrp.
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
Yes I used the cable and just fastboot boot the file... I didn't wanna mess with the stock IMG.. I'm sure there might be a reason to flash it but just booting it worked for me ... If someone has a better ver that the twrp is correct please repost it...

---------- Post added at 10:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 AM ----------

Also what apps is everyone using now that we have this thing rooted
[Shield Android TV General] JohnHenryIron:
I use steel01 multirom TWRP. It works with USB mouse / keyboard and right side up!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3140926

I flashed the recovery image, because I thought i can easily access it without having to disconnect my shield TV and hook it up to my PC. That doesn't seem to be the case though. I will try to flash stock recovery and see if I can do OTA update like you mentioned.
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
we connect our shield to our pc to do any of this right? this is my first time rooting a shield tv...lol ive rooted a crap ton of phones in the past but not stuff like this haha.

also cant you use the usb cable that came with the shield as an Otg and connect it to the pc that way?
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
The ver of twrp u are using us the 20150630 foster.IMG correct

---------- Post added at 10:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 AM ----------

You can use the controller cable that came with the shield to hook it up to your PC and if you use the new twrp IMG it fixed the upside down screen and you can just plug a usb mouse right in to the shield
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Yes you do need the otg cable to connect a usb mouse and navigate the recovery, and yes fastboot boot is what you need to do. I remamed the recovery to sheild.img to make it easier. Then "fastboot boot sheild.img" :good:
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
First thing first you need to make sure you have adb and fastboot working correct that was the worst park for me
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
wheres the new twrp with the fixed screen?
[Shield Android TV General] JohnHenryIron:
[MENTION=5272378]sandog12[/MENTION] that is the same version TWRP I used. [MENTION=5257444]crowruin[/MENTION] i posted a link a few posts up
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
I can just boot into it right? I dont have to flash this version?
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
Yes you can just boot
[Shield Android TV General] machx1111:
Can someone do me a huge favor and try to install CF.Lumen? Either from the play store (I doubt that would work)

or from the apk file directly attached to the XDA post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2711912

I don't have a device right now but I really need to know if it's possible to install such an app.

Thanks!
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Cool I struggled with the upside down TWRP and otg cable. I'll give this one a go going forward. :good:
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
baileyjr how did it go for yo? Did the new img workout for you ... Screen and usb for the mouse work like it should of? What was your plan after rooting.. I found some stuff on a custom rom someone did for it but it was done off the 1.2 fw so I'm not sure about it since we're on 1.3 and a update is coming soon so they say. Anyone have any info some some custom fw or anything else make sure you holla at us..
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
I did it some time back using the original recovery in the first post and an otg cable.

I rooted because I couldn't move files around between the internal nand and the external usb/SD card in ES file manager without root. I also wanted to to use foldermount to move the data and obb folders to an external usb HD. That worked great. No issues at all.
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
Yes sir gotta be able to move files around thats huge when you need it... I gotta say thanks to people like teletype that spend the time and share how to root new devices and people that spend time to answer question when people like me get stuck and need help... Buy far this is my fav android/kodi device. This thing has been great its gonna be even better once this bad boy gets crack wide open
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
Does anyone know if the voice search button works on a Firetv remote paid to the shield TV... Its half the price of nvida's remote and its a nice remote
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
when Android M is released will the boot loader unlocking and root method both change? thats why im hesitant to root it cause if I root it now im not sure if i will be able to update to Android M when its released later on
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
I flashed steel01's multirom recovery last night and can confirm it is the right way up and usb mouse is working. Nice recovery, I was able to do a nandroid backup straight to my external usb3 hd :good:
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
what is gonna be better on android m
[Shield Android TV General] jamesking420:
Hi,

I have updated the instructions to ones that more closely aligned with my experience of doing this. The initial instructions were good for me - but some were in slightly the wrong order or not quite clear enough to be immediately intuitive. I've tried to fix that :) Hope it helps.

On the Shield device, head to Settings -> About, and click "Build number" 7 times. This will enable Android's Developer options.

Exit settings, then go back in to settings -> Developer options, and enable USB debugging.

Install the ADB/fastboot drivers and utilities on to your PC if you don't already have them. When "adb devices" shows your Shield, you're good to go.

Download the latest Super user zip file from the super user thread here.

Download and extract the recovery file from here. (it needs to be a .img not a .zip)

run "adb reboot bootloader". Your device should shut down, and display the Fastboot screen after a few seconds.

FOLLOW THE NEXT THREE INSTRUCTIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK. This WILL wipe all your user data, back it up with ADB first if you want to preserve it. DISCLAIMER #2: I have no idea if there are any DRM keys or anything that get wiped when this is done.

This step will unlock your bootloader to enable booting unsigned images.

Run "fastboot devices" and make sure your Shield is listed when you do so.

Run "fastboot oem unlock" and follow the prompts on the Shield's screen. You use the power button on the shield device itself to navigate the menu, and long press to select an option. Once you have confirmed, this can take along time to unlock (hour and a half for me on the Pro version). Your bootloader is now unlocked.

"Fastboot reboot" to reboot to AndroidTV.

run "adb push supersu.zip /sdcard/" (change supersu.zip to appropriate file name that you downloaded earlier). This will upload the SuperSU update zip to your device, which you'll install from TWRP.

Now, boot the TWRP image with: "fastboot boot RECOVERYFILENAME.img" - Note: I used this instead of "fastboot flash" so I could keep the stock recovery around, to grab an image of it after rooting. (change the name of the file in the instructions to the name of your recovery file that you downloaded).

After a short while you should now see a TWRP recovery menu.

Connect a keyboard or mouse via OTG cable, and select "Install", navigate to your SuperSU zip, select it, and follow the prompts.

Click "reboot" and you should now be rooted.
[Shield Android TV General] lartomar2002:
Frgive my noob question because I am drawing a blank. All I have is pc and the monitor nor the pc has a hdmi input. How do you see Twrp to do all that is necessary to do on it. I must be missing something.
[Shield Android TV General] jamesking420:
Your shield needs to be connected to a TV at the same time.

:)
[Shield Android TV General] lartomar2002:
Well now, that is going to be a problem because my pc is at the other end of the house and belive it or not my old laptop died on me. I did not replace the laptop because my Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet is replacing it. [MENTION=231125]imtiajmeah[/MENTION] is developing a rooting function for his windows Nvidia shield TV Utility app that can connect to the shield over network but says he is waiting for the 2.0 firmware update before implementing the rooting function which kind of confuses me because I have not heard of a 2.0 firmware update has anyone else?
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
nvidia is gonna jump to the 2.0 firmware thats what I heard at the forums also I have the same problem but I have a desktop and im not rooting till I know we can update to Android M cause the rooting and unlocking boot loader method could change.
[Shield Android TV General] lartomar2002:
Can you tell me what is supposed to be in the 2.0 update or point me i the direction. I googled it but did not get anything on the first 3 pages.
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/863152/shield-android-tv/whats-going-on-nvidia-/
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
I saw that you posted on the Foldermount thread... so can you use an external USB HDD with Foldermount for games?

cause I have a 16GB shield and Android M isnt gonna come out for the shield till late Oct - Nov around that time.
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Yes if you install games to the external USB if you use foldermount. I have 2.5gb used on my internal which is basically just the stock Rom size. The Android Data and Obb subfolders are mounted the the external USB and are about 40gb in size :) The Sheild just thinks they are in the correct internal location, it works really well. Worth rooting for on its own.
[Shield Android TV General] craigmack69:
Hi everyone. im new here. Just bought a shield tv and upgraded it to 1.3. I have adb installed from using it on my fire tv but when i type in "adb devices" its not showing the shield listed. Im sure it has something to do with drivers but i cant get them to install properly on my windows 8.1 machine. Can anyone help a newbie here out :) I didn't have a problem with getting the fire tv up and rooted but this shield tv is becoming rather aggravating for me unfortunately.

The performance of the shield is amazing though. kodi runs sweet and almost as fast if not faster then my machine.

EDIT: It seems im having driver issues because my windows 8.1 machine is mounting it as a MTP USB Device. Any way to get around that?
[Shield Android TV General] Status_Errorv1:
I was gonna root it but decided not to cause of Android M is coming the shield also I saw a forum member at the geforce forums confirm that you CAN use an external HDD as internal storage cause he has the dev preview on his nexus player.

I would ONLY root at this point to use adaway and thats basically it :)
[Shield Android TV General] craigmack69:
more follow up, no matter what i install the driver returns error code 10 cant start........ this is the worst driver set ive ever worked with. and thats really sayung something. ive had 9 different android devices. samsung, lg, moto ect and none of those drivers gave me any trouble when installing. and i mean seriously, nvidia must pump out geforce drivers every week so why are these so screwy? I just dont get it. I am hoping maybe someone here has had that problem and has a fix or maybe some insight on what i may be doing wrong. Help! :)
[Shield Android TV General] craigmack69:
Edit: AFTER I GOT DRUNK, i decided to try on my windows 7 laptop. beasted through it. thanks for the steps bud. glad i figured this out on day one.
[Shield Android TV General] lartomar2002:
Love your honesty. :laugh: Maybe that is what I need to do because if I brick it I'll just laugh it off.
[Shield Android TV General] craigmack69:
it was great because when you do something like this, you aleady feel accomplished, BUT WHEN UR DRUNK! Its like i saved the world from blowing up lol
[Shield Android TV General] Rolldog:
I agree. I think it's because of Windows 10,which some people have upgraded to and some haven't, so I think they're trying to create 1 driver that's compatible with all versions of Windows, but once they release a driver, they find a bug and have to release another one. I saw 3 drivers come out yesterday. I quit making sure I have the latest driver and just let the GeForce Experience software update it if it needs to be updated.
[Shield Android TV General] thoomfish:
Can anyone confirm whether or not unlocking/rooting messes with Netflix (either via DRM keys or via Netflix getting grumpy about root)?

I'd really like to root my Shield so I can mount my NAS to access files without copying them over, but losing 1080p video or 5.1 audio on Netflix would be a dealbreaker, since the Shield is still primarily a Netflix/Plex box.
[Shield Android TV General] lartomar2002:
I thought we were not getting 5.1 with Netflix because it was using a format that the Shield was not licensed for.
[Shield Android TV General] Pilz:
So I was able to boot into the TWRP recovery and I sideloaded the supersu zip but it won't find it at all. I even tried putting g my microsd card in it but it wouldn't mount. Has anyone had any issues not being able to find the supersu zip? I found the folder on the sdcard0 but when I click it it shows no files to flash.
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
I vaguely recall something similar so I put my zip in the download folder and flashed it from there
[Shield Android TV General] Pilz:
I tried that too :/ I put it in the regular sdcard0, download folder, DCIM etc... None have worked thus far for whatever reason of it matters I was trying to flash SuperSU v2.49 beta
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
Shouldn't make any difference but I flashed 2.46. Can you see the file in the TWRP file manager under advanced settings?
[Shield Android TV General] Pilz:
Nope it doesn't show up at all for some reason
[Shield Android TV General] baileyjr:
I would try downloading the su.zip using the sheild. I would sideload and use ES file manager. There's a section in there you can use as a browser. If that doesn't work I would reflash the recovery. Theres a couple of different ones you can use. The one on the OP is the inverted on I think. I have flashed Steel01's recovery from here.

http://xdaforums.com/android-tv/nvi...very-twrp-2-8-6-0-shield-tv-variants-t3140926
[Shield Android TV General] Pilz:
I never flashed the recovery I only used the 'fastboot boot' command instead but I will give that a try and let you know how it goes.
[Shield Android TV General] sandog12:
What ver of twrp are you booting 2? I think I had the same issue when I used the wrong ver of twrp once. ..

Also I think I remember I had to change something in twrp for it to read .zip files....... Make sure you put it in the root so its right there when you open up everything and you don't have to search around