yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
I'm downloading the ROOT-LINEAGE.zip (It's better ever Nvidia release)

After download finished (1 hour minimum) I'll try to install it (with Magisk + LSposed) and report the result, please be patient.

ROOT-LINEAGE.zip mirror: https://file.cm/kiv5713879je
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
Is that one fully working with Bluetooth and AI upscale
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
I hope so!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
@jenneh Does it possible to build new version of ROOT-LINEAGE.zip based on microG please?!

Official microG mdarcy:

mdarcy
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I will definitely try it when I solve my driver problem~! I don't know, I didn't even know there was smaller versions, you ARE AMAZING~! Thank you for sharing that with me.
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
If you open the 0-SideloadMajisk.bat file with notepad (as text editor) you can see it look for majisk.apk file, but the original magisk file name is: Magisk-v24.1.apk

So you can rename: Magisk-v24.1.apk to majisk.apk
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
@jenneh the ROOT-LINEAGE.zip file does not contain boot.img & tw.img does it reasonable?! As I know, the boot.img is vital to system boot up! (tw.img mean TWRP as recovery. right? So it should not flash on boot partition, right? )

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[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
The reason why the root image was wrote out that way, was because I was intending to try to get Nvidia's "rooted" system image to post with their stock recovery, as opposed to using TWRP. Technically, if we had a proper set of images, twrp would be uneeded, as far as the initial flash, of the system itself. Meaning, if everything went accordingly, we should have booted up into what looks like a stock version of the shield, but had full root at stock as coded in by Nvidia. Therefore, if it flashed correctly, booted up, and ran, we could go back into the bootload, run fastboot boot tw.img and then just use twrp for sideloading apps or whatever
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
What you need boot.img to?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
So unlocked bootloader is required ?!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
@mrhamed correct should just be unlock bootloader and flash all partitions, no twrp needed, when operating functionally~!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
So sideload Magisk give me full root access?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
Install ROOT-LINEAGE:

- run 0000-EraseAllPartions.bat

- run 0000-ShieldRoot.bat

result: fastboot loop :(

So I change 0000-ShieldRoot.bat:

fastboot flash mdarcy.dtb mdarcy.dtb.img to fastboot flash dtb mdarcy.dtb.img

fastboot flash boot tw.img =to=> fastboot flash boot boot.img

and copy boot.img from ANDROID11.zip to my working dir:

- run 0000-EraseAllPartions.bat

- run 0000-ShieldRoot.bat

- NOW device boot up, but I can connect to WiFi and connected Ethernet cable not detected! This issue is my old issue with all older ROMs... anyway, this image is not seem lineage OS! (by the boot logo and setup wizard )

@jenneh I thought is LOS! What is wrong with me?!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
HAHA oh I am So Sorry hahaahaha that Honestly was unintentional. These sources will be updated with the correct code (tee-hee~!) and working partitions, along with a custom bootloader driver for those that are experiencing issues.
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
My internet connection is very very slow. Can you make minimal package contains only changed files, please?

I don't require these folders and files: /Shield Drivers/ & /*.exe
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
Please pack only require (vital) .img files, the system.img & vendor.img & lineage-17.1-20220209-nightly-mdarcy-signed.zip & gapps.zip are huge! Omit them if those are not required! Thank you.
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
Will definitely do~! Thank you so much. I will build a mini build thanks to you~! 4 roms it is haha
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
I can't get Magisk
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
Is only saying Ramdisk no
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
I got fully Root Access now I installed the Magisk APK 24.1 and renamed it to .zip and install it trough TWRP
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
@jenneh I restored (data only) LOS 17.1 twrp backup, now it skips Wi-Fi setup (my old trick) :

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Unfortunately, LOS 17.1 has many buggies! So I decide to stay at v9 official because:

- has no bug as I know (as same as 8.2).

- has internally samba server (very important for me)

- while TV is of the device run proper resolution (LOS 17.1 issue: https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-official-lineageos-for-the-shield-android-tv.3632652/post-86454547)

- and many many little things what I care about...

I hope the LOS release has as much as stability of official ROM.

Finally, I have a serious issue with official ROM, it does not support external storage formatted with EXT4 FS. as I know it depends on kernel, right? any suggestion?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
@mrhamed how do install the xposed module now with Magisk? And use it to move my apps over from Internal Storage to USB stick so I won't run out of space?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
@mrhamed It is Really Inspiring to Meet people like you that have the drive, too. Thank you so much for everything you share with us. I will let you know when all the SOURCE mirrors are updated, and the new one you requested. Not sure the timeline but I would hope in a day or two
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
Follow related topic please: https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-magisk-the-age-of-zygisk.4393877/
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
I didn't understood it it didn't said anything about move over apps or installing the xposed module
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
magisk removed xposed repo, so to search & install use: https://github.com/Fox2Code/FoxMagiskModuleManager
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
And what is that use for?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
@jenneh I can mount my external HDD with EXT4 FS with command:

busybox mount -w -t ext4 UUID=89087942-e2b5-4f4a-99d7-9818559c6844 /mnt/media_rw/

But it is not available for apps, can you help me please?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I'm sorry dear, I am not able to test as I do not have the hard drive, only a usb right now, but oddly enough I had a little "blip" or a vision of a memory of how android emulators's root systems work with external storage. Idk if you have ever seen before in a root explorer, a folder for 0 or "emulated" space, but i theorize perhaps in root you are simply missing the folders to make everything link correctly. I will boot up an emulator, and make you an unlisted video here in a minute so you can see what i mean bc it is hard to explain in text. And Good morning world~! Not going to get into politics but i know its not a great day, let's all do what we can to try to make the world better and further educate it...~! Peace and Love
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
@mrhamed https://drive.google.com/file/d/11EXJ1SrbQjXpOTVX4AfWfh8EH3ZRQdG8/view?usp=sharing is a link for root explorer app if you need it

is an unlisted video showing the extra folders or "directories" that are present on an emulator, to access a computer's harddrive, not sure if this has anything to do with it

the reason i question if the root cause may be, missing directories, is because missing folders can cause an array of strange problems on different android systems, including the inability to drag and drop as evidenced in this video

if you would like an emulator to play with, to be able to see for yourself the differences in the root directory, i have cracked nox

https://xdaforums.com/t/fully-cracked-nox-android-emulator.4381833/
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
@jenneh I have access to sdcard (folder for 0 or "emulated" space)...

My problem is:

After connect the external HDD the OS notify it does not support (because it EXT4 formatted) so I have to mount it manually...

After I mount it manually, I can browse/read/write on it with any root explorer, but I can't open it's file with VLC, MXPlayer... because those apps can't access mounted HDD (android does not detect it as a storage)
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I could only really advise if I had my external HDD present. I am intrigued by this problem and will send for my HDD so I can try to replicate and repair the issue, if you are unable to find a solution before then. I cannot do anything with my shield unfortunately, until I finish my studies on this driver problem, so bare with me as I do that~!

I do know I can revert to Windows 10 and the drivers from nvidia will work out the gate for a short while, but I refuse~! :cool:
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I've made signifigant progress in my research to build a custom driver, I'm hoping to finish that today and then I should be able to start building these roms either today or tomorrow~! The End Game here is I want to take my shield apart and see what all is inside it and how I could add a custom ssd or what all is possible. That will not be a right away project, but something to look forward to in the next month or two after I complete two other things I'm working on.
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
Something to be aware of https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/25/nvidia-cyber-incident/
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
This video is an excellent resource for understanding the

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behind Roms~! It helped me to Understand Better, what AOSP, Android Open Source Program, Is, as well as chaining the terminology of android kitchens, baking and cooking images, etc.... I mean For Me, this kind of brought everything together. Maybe it will help you?

It also explains the truth about Google Play Services, for those new to these concepts, in a truthful, technical, logical, non-paranoid fashion :>

I do appreciate the patience; I promise to give a Quality analysis and Sourced Rom set and not just some half-baked attempt to "knock it off the project list"

Understanding AOSP
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
@jenneh do you know how /dev/block/vold works?!

Can you build a vold binary from LOS 18.1 arm.v8 source please? (I can replace the original ROM's vold binary, maybe solve the problem)
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I don't, but I Will soon learn about it~! Thank You for telling me about this, I will start researching this~!

For everyone else, A little More Data on the Nvidia Breach.

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[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
@mrhamed i went ahead and reverted back to win10 for now, my shield is posting , and i was able to amend the dtb code, thank you~! i'm going to delete the original source links, test, then reupload these three fatties, for those that want them, then build a mini build with lineage and only needed files~! I'll leave a comment when it's done.

I am also curious about cooking up my own image from aosp and learning how to bake a kernel, so we'll see if we can make any headway in that department this week.
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
hi @mrhamed I have to step away from the pc for the night, this is what I have so far with the lineage mini version, i got hung up however, on the adb sideloading, for whatever reason the adb sideload command didnt work in twrp, i will fix it tomorrow. or maybe if you have time before I wake up, you can check it out?

do you know, do i need to flash that lineage recovery image instead of using twrp?

LINEAGE MICRO-G.zip

drive.google.com
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] mrhamed:
I don't have enough time to spend on my shield, by my opinion the LOS does not have many features which are required for an android TV and those features are not easy to develop by one person, but good luck to you!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
Thank you~!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
All Rom Source Code has been added and updated~! I have also personally tested each one, Except the Micro.

I will learn more about AOSP Now, as I am going back to my project of Rooting Windows Subsystem for Android, and the two Correlate <3

Perhaps we will learn how one creates a custom, from scratch, rooted system image ;-)
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
Hey can you give me the Android 11 Stock Images Root files again? And do you think it had been possible to create a Full Android OS ROM for Nvidia Shield Tv Pro 2019 Model?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
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[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
I tried that one but last night but I just got stuck on the bootloader
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I cannot advise further. It's been tested and is using images from nvidia themselves. I have posted every step word for word how to download, and run the commands yourself. As I stated in the Original Thread, I will Not be maintaining these. This is essentially a Time Capsule of Nvidia, and Lineages' Stock Offerings, as far as the Android OS.

I am learning how to build my own rom, as I work through reverse engineering my phone. That Would be Maintained. This will Obviously Take some time. Now let's not ask troubleshooting questions here. Read, Re Read if you have to. I made it plain as day what you need to do.

For anyone interested,

https://xdaforums.com/t/mapping-out-the-g20s-internals.4416907/

This is what is helping to learn everything I want to know about the shield.

When I finish my book, I will return to this area.

Thank you~!
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
Have you seen the AndroidOS Roms for Nvidia Shield 2017?
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] Jacob Lundin:
I run the shield root but instead is just get me to TWRP boot loop
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
No longer works!

LineageOS Downloads

download.lineageos.org

The version off the wayback machine doesnt work to flash lineage, so I have the original I will share soon

I found all the old original firmwares 8.+ on nvidia's gameworks dev portal, making flashable mirrors now, will be on a new streamlined guide.... linked here..

Therefore, THIS Thread IS OUTDATED

https://xdaforums.com/t/all-2019-nv...rmware-ever-mirrored-and-flash-ready.4495713/

REPLACES THIS​
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] dynamic.toni69:
Hi, in your video you said there are many ways to root. I'm looking for permanent root without magisk. Is there a way to achieve this? If not then maybe another way without magisk? Tried SuperSU 2.82 but get boot loops. Anyways thanks in advance:)
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
Essentially getting "root" involves being able to have read and write access on said device. one way to do that on the shield, you can use the developer firmware released by nvidia themselves. Every firmware shared on this page has full read write access (root), no magisk required https://xdaforums.com/t/all-2019-nv...rmware-ever-mirrored-and-flash-ready.4495713/

If you mean you need another "root manager" as in magisk or supersu, then you may be SOL as magisk was created by topjohnwu to thwart new security advancements in the later androids that supersu is obsolete for
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] dynamic.toni69:
Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have tried the "rooted" images from Nvidia straight outta they site and when I use a root checker app it says not rooted. Are the images that you are sharing different? Are they really rooted? Let me know and I will try them out:).

Thanks in advance.
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
A root checker app won't work properly without a Root Manager that is appropriate for your device. Magisk is the only working root manager I am aware of for the shield. Magisk has the built in Super User request screen that is called upon when you first open a Root Checking app. Without Magisk, you cannot grant the Root checking app SU access, it will not be able to ask you for Superuser Privledges.

As far as whether or not the images are the same as yours depends if you specifically downloaded the developer edition or the recovery stock. The ones I shared are the Developer edition, meaning they are full read + write (root), meaning you could hop into an adb shell as SU and modify any files or folders at will. No need to have a root checker to see the root for that step. Root checker only checks for a SU manager, if no Magisk, no SU manager, but that Does Not Mean no Root.

Hopefully I explained that okay

Learned all this the hard way last year when toying around. Had never heard of magisk before and kept trying to get supersu to work but it won't with this version of android, have to use magisk if you want to be able to grant root apps superuser access
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] dynamic.toni69:
Ugh why you gotta be so polite lol. Your reply is very clear and I'm very happy you answer everyone here with such respect. After reading this I have no more need to download the developer rom as I have 9.1 rooted. If you ever make a custom rom for the shield I will be checking back once in a while for that. Anyways you saved me a lot of time with your reply. Thank you very much again for your help:)
[Nvidia Shield TV & Shield TV Pro (2019) Guides, Ne] jenneh:
I wanted to link this so I have it somewhere incase I needed it, but for anyone interested in another reason why supersu is no longer trusted by the community is that chainfire is no longer involved in the development, hasnt been in years, and it is widely believed that even supersu for older devices may not be safe anymore. Not because of chainfire but the sketch company that took over. This thread, although not specifically about supersu, goes into it in the comments section with details i hadn't heard before

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just for knowledge for anyone else interested
[Touch HD General] dusty_nz:
Does anyone have any sources for early buying of the HTC HD for Australia. I believe the device has already released in Germany but have been unable to find any suppliers who will ship.

The diamond took almost 4 months extra to get here.
[Touch HD General] globalgpj:
I called Telstra, as they are a fond carrier of HTC products and they don't have a date. So I emailed today their rep and as soon as I hear from her, I will post it.

However, if you get any info here in Australia, let me know. Maybe Harvey Norman will carry them ??!!?

If it takes too long, I'll just find a good supplier from Europe.

Cheers.
[Touch HD General] MontAlbert:
still not sure how it will run on Telstra's nextG seeing as the phone will not be 850MHz... HTC have stated that they will not produce a HD that is compatible with US 3G networks- a 850MHz phone would mean one that is.....

on the other hand...... i want one for 3!!! wonder how i can pay for it.... get a decent free phone with a new contract, sell the phone on ebay and use the proceeds to go towards paying for the HD......????
[OnePlus 9 Pro] DroidShift79:
Hi.

I would like to know if there's a way to have custom boot animations on android 12 already.

Are there some to download?

I tried old oos11 zips but they won't "play"

//EDIT:

So, I made a magisk zip which flashes bootanimation.zip to /system/product/media but still it doesn't play.

Maybe bootanimation.zip format is different in oos12

//EDIT:

ok... Hmmm...

Original Bootanimation files are under /my_product/media/bootanimation but I can't write there with solid explorer. Also I assume I can't make a magisk zip that writes there...
[OnePlus 9 Pro] terlynn4:
Boot animations, fonts, emojis, etc. are part of the theme in A12 and apparently cannot be changed by overwriting files like in previous versions. There is a Theme Store app for OnePlus now that has a few fonts, but there's not much else in it. Hopefully they'll expand it going forward and include boot animations like Xiaomi's theme store does, but of course that method will be limited to what's available in the Theme Store.

As far as I know, no one has found another way yet, but if you find anything that works let us know. I'm beyond bored with the limited/non-existent modding in OOS12 myself.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] DroidShift79:
That's really sad. These fonts in the theme store are just bad. Guess we need a bit more digging and hopefully one finds a way to mod at least fonts and bootanimations.

When it comes to fonts, I made a bit progress, it is possible with a magisk zip to change some fonts.

//EDIT:

Here the original bootanimation.zip from /my_product/media/bootanimation/

anyone has a clue on how to make /my_product/.. writeable ?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheKnux:
@toolhas4degrees is there any way you could help out here? I know you have a thread on here of your bootanimations. :)
[OnePlus 9 Pro] toolhas4degrees:
No it's their theme engine. Someone will have to download a theme extract it find what is controlled and located for fonts and boot animations in the theme. Then break it apart and build a new theme to apply this. I'm still on a11.but you could try doing what I just said. Reminds me of crappy Samsung days
[OnePlus 9 Pro] toolhas4degrees:
I tried but I'm not a magisk or coding dev my attempts failed trying to mount that partition in a magisk zip but in not a magisk zip god. It would probably be easier to download a theme. Extract it and edit it.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] CXZa:
What's the point really?

I keep my phone is always on so I don't see them really at all.

Boot animations and such are just for kids anyways.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] toolhas4degrees:
It's personal preference in customisation of your phone and how you like it. Has nothing to do with your age. Maybe when I'm 70 I won't want to toy with my tech
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk squarejaw:
I bought my twins a pair of Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4" tablets for Christmas and are both into Minecraft. I was going to install a couple mods they used to have on their old Fire 8 tablets, but I hit a roadblock. I can't access the com.mojang folder. I tried a few File Explorer FX, Total Commander and a third one I can't remember and all gave errors trying to copy the files needed into the folder.

At first, I thought maybe Android 11 had been too Appleized to allow access but one of the three file explorer apps I tried finally gave an error stating that it is Google Family link that is causing the problem.

That's, the new issue. I like Google, but their documentation leaves a lot to be desired and some options that should be easily accessible are very unintuitive. Same thing here. I can't find any way to temporarily disabling Family Link in the app aside from deleting my kids account and because the tablet is set up with Family Link, it won't let me add myself as a user.

It's starting to look like the only option is to factory reset both tablets, sign in as me, install the mods, and then set family link up after they've been installed.

Before I go with the nuclear method, does anyone know of some option that Google has buried somewhere that I can't find?