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[Shield Tablet General] Sir_Nomad49:
The app should not be able to install other apps, but if you want to be sure, root your tablet and set the permissions of all nvidia apps manually.
[Shield Tablet General] subsss:
You can flash without rooting and even installing a custom recovery

Check here what i wrote : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62598201&postcount=510

I just forgot 2 steps : unlock bootloader if still locked, and mount /system once you started TWRP
[Shield Tablet General] oliwek:
I'm in the same wagon, old tablet not flagged after 10 days use of the new one (nomoreOTA.zip was flashed before any internet connexion on the new tablet, too) :good:

EDIT : my old tablet has finally been flagged, there is now a Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent) waiting to be sent to it ; it still works though, thanks to nomoreOTA.zip.

So topcat, beware, you could be flagged, even if it takes longer (I suppose they manually flagged it, they know from the transporter that I recieved my replacement, and maybe they have other means to see that the right serial number was connected to grid or to another Nvidia server)
[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
I removed the OTA folder so there should be no harm done.
[Shield Tablet General] jerrry:
Just quick question - I did a root of my Shield Tablet (with stock 5.1.1 ROM) - (my new tablet may arrive in next few weeks, I got the shipping email from NVIDIA) and installed your nomoreota.zip. Checked the folder /system/app and "TegraOTA.apk" is gone. So now I am safe with the kill-switch, right? And what If I do a hard-reset?
[Shield Tablet General] Sir_Nomad49:
Yes you should be safe. as long as you are not flashing anything new ( original rom) it stays removed. because a reset should not restore the TegraOTA.apk
[Shield Tablet General] jerrry:
Thank you for quick reply :) perfect!
[Shield Tablet General] kaamila:
Sorry I'm really new at this but I installed Kingroot and it said it was successful but when I go to TegraOTA folder it's still not letting me manually delete it. Is there something else I need to do besides install and run Kingroot?

EDIT:

So what I did was use Kingroot(took me two times to get it to root), then download flashify. Downloaded the TWRP file from this site. Then I flashed that file and rebooted in recovery. In the recovery I tried running the nomoreOTA zip but when I rebooted and checked, the TegraOTA file was still there. Then I went back into flashify and flashed the nomoreOTA.zip and rebooted. It went into command prompt saying it was successful then rebooted itself. Checked to see if the TegraOTA folder/file was there and it was not. I guess it worked lol?
[Shield Tablet General] P00r:
I have received my replacement tablet today, I am in Canada had filled the request the same day it was announced. Was shipped from Stericycle, It's brand new in box and they have placed a single yellow sheet that tell me to dispose of the old tablet using local e-waste guideline. I will probably remove the recovery partition on the old one, I don't like the idea of having the new one with this new feature either..
[Shield Tablet General] :
So i went into the recovery mode thingy and managed to install the nomoreota.zip.

What else do I need to do now? Is there a file I need to delete? Something I need to do? Because I still can't find out how to locate (/system/app/TegraOTA). There is no "system", nor is ther ean "app" or "TegraOTA" on my device.
[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
Look in "Settings" -> About tablet. If the first option is "Send feedback to NVIDIA" then you removed TegraOTA and you are safe from the killswitch.
[Shield Tablet General] :
That is my first option, yes. Thanks.

So I can just turn on Wifi now, then? I don't have to worry about sudden updates for my tablet?
[Shield Tablet General] supertunerman:
kill info

hey guys i've received today my replacement.

i've rooted, and installed nomoreota.

can i be safe to open new one????

(i dont have tegraota folder and root and flashing is fine)

better to install custom rom???
[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
You are both safe now. I did the same to the new tablet too.
[Shield Tablet General] supertunerman:
i've booted the new one.

there is an update (3.1.1 lte)

Do i have to make it or not????
[Shield Tablet General] Sir_Nomad49:
You don't have to do it and if you want to be safe, flash it manually and then flash no more ota so that you are completely safe.
[Shield Tablet General] supertunerman:
what i have to flash??? custom rom?

i already wiped and flashed with nomoreota
[Shield Tablet General] d-style:
Someone should probably create a new FAQ because the same questions keep getting asked over and over again.
[Shield Tablet General] Hellren:
Because people are too lazy to read more than a few posts back and unable to use search. Simple search. But no, people would more likely write new post to ask what twenty people asked in previous posts.

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[Shield Tablet General] 0mn1us:
Finaly I had some timr to root my old tablet and activate thr new one. I use dthe ZIP file provided here and I should be safe at this moment.. hopefuly. Was there any information that someone who did not go this way have his tablet disabled btw? I did not notice this kind of information so I am just wondering how's the situation for BFUs.

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[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
Are a few in this thread that reported bricked tablets. Read this thread too late.
[Shield Tablet General] 0mn1us:
I am trying to follow this thread since begining and I was waiti g to take any action and to even turn on new device for over two weeks. Still waiting for some bad news from someone using procedure descrived here.

Any way I am aware that there has been some bricked tablets it seemed to me like maybe user himself was responsible rather than NVIDIA's kill switch.

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[Shield Tablet General] WhereCoffeeFlowsLikeMud:
Same here. There are lots of reports from folk who've installed the mod, and lots of reports from folk who've got an urgent update waiting in the wings, but very few from folk who've installed the mod, received their new tab, and connected their old tab with urgent pending updates to the net, and are still enjoying the hardware unrestrained. I won't feel comfortable about connecting my old tab to the net until a reasonable number of folk have a modded tab still working after a couple of weeks of activating the new tab.
[Shield Tablet General] d-style:
After applying the nomoreota zip my old tablet has been just fine for 3 weeks now.
[Shield Tablet General] akapurple:
I rooted my old tablet, manually deleted TegraOTA and flashed with Blisspop, to be on the safe side. The urgent kill OTA has been activated for it, but it's still working fine and I started using the new tablet a couple of weeks ago. With the new tablet I accepted the update and haven't changed it, removed TegraOTA or anything and it is also working fine.

Thanks to Bogdacutu and everyone for a great thread!
[Shield Tablet General] trekafied:
Hey guys,

I have been reading through this entire thread for days trying to understand what is necessary for this installation. I have literally no experience moding or flashing or playing around with the innards of any android device, so this is a learning curve for me. What we are trying to accomplish is flashing this zip file directly into the internals of our Shield Tablet to avoid the kill switch.

Now... the problem is that this forum is very squirrely... one person says one thing, another person says another... and when anyone asks for a step by step guide... they get told to read through the whole damn 651 - post thread. I think what we need here is a comprehensive, step by step guide that is attached to the original post (or if not possible, because I don't know the rules of this forum, a new thread) - from the guy who knows exactly what it takes to go from a crisp Y01 Nvidia shield to one with the ability to kill the kill switch. If that's too much work, and you guys know a web site that will tell us EXACTLY what to do, by all means, attach it to the first page.

If you really read through this forum, there are many people (and many more who have not posted) who have just been introduced to moding because they want to save their tablet from the scrap heap. Please, please, please empathize with those who just want to see that a good tablet doesn't go to waste (looking at you, head honcho :) ). Otherwise I think 70% of this thread will be filled with "obviously" answerable questions and people with real problems that need solving will not get the attention they require.
[Shield Tablet General] d-style:
I understand what you're saying but the problem is that the only thing NEW in this thread is flashing the nomoreota zip that the OP created. The steps needed to flash this one file (unlocking the bootloader, installing a recovery, obtaining root) were laid out long before this thread was created. If you are going to hack your device like people do on XDA you are expected to know the bare minimum of requirements. After that, if you have any problems, read through other people's threads to see if they solved a similar problem.

I don't post that often on here but the people that repeatedly give the same instructions for flashing this tablet have way more patience than I do. I was able to do all of these steps by starting with a Google search.

Forgive me if I'm seem mean spirited because that is not my intention. The OP did us a favor by finding this solution so now it's on us to do the legwork needed to implement that solution for our own devices.
[Shield Tablet General] Kantti:
Hi,

I understand ppl's attitude here towards questions from ppl like me who don't have vast experience in modding. You're saying that we should have bare minimum knowledge for unlocking, rooting and modding to do this. I understand this. At the same time there are plenty of people saying that even failing in modding without any experience is better than letting kill-switch activate. Also, please note that at this time kill switch for shield is quite hot topic in internet and this thread is the number 1 result in google. This leads people desperate to save their shield here. You are not going to drive them away being tough or uniformative. If you want them to leave you alone, you could mod first post (of which I want to give great kudos to OP) so that it has links to basic flashing/unlocking/rooting guides (that CAN be found from 66 pages of messages, I read them, but most ppl won't) for Shield.

Again, thank you for making it possible to save the Shield and thank you for your patience for newbies. Even if you're developer/modder forum, at this point try to understand that you're also number 1 result in google and think if you could serve a public a bit more readily, only to reduce spam if nothing else. ;)
[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
I tend to agreee with these guys... Bogdacutu, could you add in the first post a link or a few steps prior to nomoreota.zip flashing ? Would save a lot of further repetitive questions.

On the other hand,this question was asked so many times that any of you, new commers, would only need to go max. 5 pages back from here to see the steps. I found it over 3 times :)
[Shield Tablet General] frenziedfemale:
I would recommended you read this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53951593 it is a guide for nexus devices but the information on getting your computer set up, (installing fastboot/adb), and basic commands like unlocking your bootloader are universal. It will get you started up to the point where you unlock your bootloader. Then you need to come back to this thread to read up on flashing TWRP and the nomoreOTA zip.

DO NOT USE ANY TWRP OR RECOVERY LINKS FROM THE GUIDE I LINKED. DO NOT USE FACTORY IMAGES FROM THE GUIDE LINKED. THESE ARE NOT FOR THE SHIELD.

Just read the guide, it will help you understand the basics and get you ready to go.

EDIT: the link in Topcat's post below is also great. If you are new to rooting read both guides before proceeding.
[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
EDIT: I stand corrected :)

Great start for noobs !

And here are the steps for the Shield tablet: http://xdaforums.com/shield-tablet/development/root-root-nvidia-shield-tablet-lollipop-t2972316
[Shield Tablet General] frenziedfemale:
That is why I said not to flash them! But for newbies the quide I linked explains what fastboot is and how to install the required fastboot/ADB (Android sdk). Things many may not understand. Before they can even get to unlocking bootloder and flashing.
[Shield Tablet General] guily6669:
I even thought that the lockage would be already included in the latest update and we just needed to connect to the web so it could change a value and the device wouldnt turn on anymore. Thank god it is a downloaded file instead :)

For now I will have my old tablet for offline only and later on I decide what to do with it. I still wanna see if later on even with a CFW or something else the device could still be locked somehow by nvidia...

ps: I wish is that we could later install wind 10 natively in it since it will support ARM...
[Shield Tablet General] Bogdacutu:
Although I don't exactly agree with that (as it detracts from the point of the thread, even though it's a little bit late to care about that now), if someone wants to make a guide and post it either in this thread or in a new thread, I'll gladly link to it in the first post.

Even Windows CE supports ARM too, but they are all useless without proper drivers.
[Shield Tablet General] Ywosiny:
Bogdacutu, thanks for your work, you are the best ;) :good:

I have the new with stock rom and the old is for experiments :D but i have one question. I have ubuntu on old tablet and in VLC player i have no video only audio. Is there any way how to fix it?
[Shield Tablet General] Bogdacutu:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/763308/jetson-tk1-vlc-hardware-accelerated-decoding-/
[Shield Tablet General] RedSpider93:
Okay, I think I have enough understanding on what to do to move forward with modding my old tablet to resist the brick order, but before I do I want to confirm: If I do this will there be any risk of my new replacement tablet suffering any kind of error (or worse, bricking) as a result? I plan to leave my new tablet completely stock, unboxing it and immediately using it in its unmodified state. Will the kill order somehow come down the pipes into my new tablet?
[Shield Tablet General] d-style:
Not in my experience. It's been almost a month since I turned on the new tablet after flashing the nomoreota zip on the old tablet and both are working just fine. I have the new tablet completely stock and unmodified and the bricking update for my old tablet is live.
[Shield Tablet General] BradleyR2010:
there is a new OTA rolling out today, hopefully there is not another kill switch in it

http://shield.nvidia.com/support/shield-tablet/release-notes/1
[Shield Tablet General] Keithn:
What do you mean another? It will have the tegraOTA since that's the app for their updater and I'm going to assume they aren't going to push a bad bootloader out as an official update and brick everything.

Sent from my m8wl
[Shield Tablet General] Ywosiny:
It looks like most of the people doesnt know how the kill switch update works... I think there are no way how to incloude kill switch to the normal update.

This new ota will be just regural update.
[Shield Tablet General] Joe-XT:
I guess I'll have to wait and see on the new update. I realize I could flash and then go delete TegraOTA if it's there before booting up, but I'm nervous Nvidia got sneaky and stuffed something else in there that calls home for a serial check... The update is out there waiting for me already, like a wolf at the door.
[Shield Tablet General] Paharsahath JG:
Hi. Here is John from Italy. both my new and old tablet (i freezed the TegraOta package) work and today i updated my new shield with the small OTA of the 9th September. I went to shield.bogdacutu and i checked if the kill switch has been triggered for my old tablet and i received this:

"Shield Tablet OTA Check

Serial number: 0*******************

Next OTA: SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 3.1.1 - WiFi

Return to form"

what can i do? can i update my old tablet?
[Shield Tablet General] punifra:
It could contain the Kill Switch or not, we can't know until someone installs it... I wouldn't do it anyway.
[Shield Tablet General] Paharsahath JG:
Ok. Thank you.
[Shield Tablet General] bonkeng:
Hello guys. Did anybody flash custom rom?

I flashed blisspop, but my pc cannot detect the tablet when connected by usb. I tried flashing cm12, same issue. Anybody encountered the same problem?
[Shield Tablet General] Paharsahath JG:
Hi. I flashed aosp, cm12, blisspop but everything was fine. I always used the the pc to boot shield into twrp. I never flashed the recocery

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How about drivers? Try to download them from google
[Shield Tablet General] bonkeng:
You can connect your usb just fine? My charging indicator also cannot detect while charging. Although it can charge just fine.

Before the recall happened, everything works perfectly. Although i was using stock kitkat before.

Btw, can i use twrp to flash stock? Is it the same method? Coz i downloaded the file, but there's a few .img file inside.

Thank you.
[Shield Tablet General] Paharsahath JG:
Ok. But you want to revert to stock right?
[Shield Tablet General] JuStAdsor:
Hi!

My tablet was not replaced yet, however I have installed TWRP and apply the patch to remove OTA.

I haven't root the device.

I would like now to upgrade to the latest version, however I do not know exactly how to do it without having to do a complete wipe.

Can someone post all the necessary steps to be on the safe side? (also I mean here not to have the tablet killed) :)

Thank you!
[Shield Tablet General] Paharsahath JG:
Do you want to update normal nvidia updates without ota?
[Shield Tablet General] bonkeng:
I would prefer to keep using blisspop. But it's difficult not having my pc detect it. I would try the other method, stock + nomoreota. But can i flash to stock using twrp? Which img should i use? Recovery, userdata?
[Shield Tablet General] 300thspartan:
Hello

I recived the new tablet but i want to keep the old one too..i had the old one in airplane mode so i didnt go on internet so its working..but today i noticed there is an update..can i update the old one ? If it will work or not..I dont have root because Kingo Root didnt work and nothing else.And OTA Check has next OTA : Shield Tablet Update 3.1.1

My tablet NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet 5.1.1 LMY48C.35398_567.2193
[Shield Tablet General] MusikMonk:
To put at ease the minds of those scared from updating their old tablets with today's update, I've done that a couple of hours ago and, as I expected, there are no issues.

In detail:

The tablet was on 3.1 with TegraOTA deleted.

I downloaded the full 3.1.1 update (there are at least two threads next to this one with links, make sure to get the full not the incremental), flashed it using TWRP, flashed SuperSU and finally removed TegraOTA. I've done that last step manually, but it's the same as flashing nomoreota.zip so you can do that if you want.

As a side note, Bogdacutu's page as well as NVIDIA's server are only showing the 3.1.1 update for my old tablet (still are, even after the update). Even though till yesterday they were only showing the "yy" update.

There's no more mention of the update of death but I don't want to take unnecessary risks so I'm keeping TegraOTA removed.

And a bit off topic, this update seems to have fixed the issue with the replacement tablet showing Y01 battery after rooting. It's now showing B01* (I suppose the asterisk means that it's rooted, but I didn't check the value before rooting it).
[Shield Tablet General] Praal:
I can confirm the same. Yesterday I received replacement for old Shield Tablet. Before activating the new one, I've rooted and removed TegraOTA from the old device.

Today Bogdacutu's page showing next OTA 3.1.1 for the old Tablet (i still didn't get kill switch activated for it)

Regarding battery - old Tablet is rooted with stock ROM 3.1.0 and battery info is still reporting Y01 (without asterix). Maybe NVidia don't want to show Y01 in new FW and just renamed Y01 to B01* ? ;)
[Shield Tablet General] MusikMonk:
My old tablet is still showing Y01 on rooted 3.1.1 so it's definitely not that.
[Shield Tablet General] Linuxslate:
I just installed the 3.11 update on my old tablet.

My new one is sitting at home in the box never opened. I haven't backed up my tablet yet. I plan to do a "spring cleaning", and then a manual backup to my NAS, and I haven't had time to do that yet.

My (old) tablet is 100% stock, never rooted, stock recovery, OTA's installed when they hit (except the bad one, buy pure luck) like a good little consumer.

My tablet installed the 3.11 update, and seems fine.

I'm not sure what I am going to do with the old tablet yet. I really don't know what is the "morally correct" think to do. It seems fine, I know how to manage LiPo's (I race drones, and fly R/C planes. We handle lots of large LiPo's and I know and accept responsibility for what can happen). AFAIK, there was nothing in the replacement info I filled out that legally obligated me to send back my old tablet. I did not know anything about a return until my new tablet was accompanied by a return box. It is also wasteful and environmentally incorrect to send a functioning tablet back when it will probably go to the landfill. The other alternative (hopefully unlikely) is that they will use parts of my tablet to repair other peoples, which is also morally incorrect.

So to get to my question.... What is the best/easiest way to kill the OTA without unlocking bootloader/etc.?

Is there any way to install the ZIP in the OP with the stock recovery or fastboot?

I will probably try a temporary root, and manually remove the OTA package.

Actually, if I never back up and restore, I am probably safe anyway, but that is taking a chance.

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Just another note: My battery is also still reported as Y01.
[Shield Tablet General] Bloobik:
Hi guys, can anyone upload TegraOTA.apk from 5.1.1 (3.1.0) EU LTE shield?
[Shield Tablet General] chicodelta:
So have we concluded what is symptomatic of a deactivated tablet? Does anyone know if the tablet will power on to the boot screen if it is deactivated?
[Shield Tablet General] Bogdacutu:
no, it won't power on anymore at all
[Shield Tablet General] jp.esteban:
Any idea if the 3.1.1 OTA included alternative methods of patching files or applying the kill switch, or am I just being paranoid?
[Shield Tablet General] rtfpessoa:
Just flashed the new OTA (Full zip version) and the tegra ota removal after, and it just booted fine.

I also have multirom with other versions installed.

Their website still says: "Next OTA: SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 3.1.1"

(My new device is still untouched in the box, this is the old one with burning battery.)
[Shield Tablet General] xavior00:
Hey guys,

How do we go about getting the new update 3.1.1 stagefright fix and optimization while avoiding the kill switch on the spare tablet? Is there a way for us to modify the incremental update to remove the TegraOTA while still updating?
[Shield Tablet General] topcat36:
You cannot install the incremental update. Not unless you have the stock, untouched firmware (no root, no nomoreota). You need to install manually the fullOTA update, and follow the same path as before, rooting, removing TegraOTA.
[Shield Tablet General] Paharsahath JG:
Dont you have a nandroid backup of your stock tablet?