Lost root and recovery yesterday - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have the Fire TV 1 and had TWRP and Pre Rooted 5.2.4.1 FW installed. Yesterday during a restart the FTV started boot looping. I could see the option for TWRP recovery though.
I booted into TWRP recovery and reflashed the Pre Rooted 5..2.4.1. The FTV now booted but I have lost both TWRP and SuperSu as well. When I type su into an adb shell I got su not found?
Updated were blocked through the device as well.
Anyone else experience this? What can I do now to get TWRP installed and root established?

Help anyone?

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Did you do any factory reset or something? I don't know how you could have lost SU and twrp when installing the prerooted roms. All apps say no root? i wonder if you did a factory reset if it would help or re-installed whatever version you were on when you rooted? I'm a novice so don't blame me for bricking! lol

Michajin said:
Did you do any factory reset or something? I don't know how you could have lost SU and twrp when installing the prerooted roms. All apps say no root? i wonder if you did a factory reset if it would help or re-installed whatever version you were on when you rooted? I'm a novice so don't blame me for bricking! lol
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Thats why I am stumped! I did not do any factory resets or wipes. I simply selected rbox's rooted 5.2.4.1 ROM, installed and rebooted. Now I dont see the initial boot screen when the fire tv restarts. Just the regular animation.

is your bootloader unlocked? I don't have any rooted FTV1's. I think you could reflash the recovery if your unlocked....

Michajin said:
is your bootloader unlocked? I don't have any rooted FTV1's. I think you could reflash the recovery if your unlocked....
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Unfortunately I don't think my bootloader is unlocked

pspTP said:
Unfortunately I don't think my bootloader is unlocked
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all i can think of is try to root with a USB A to A cable, i think that was possible. From appstarter do you see anything non-stock?

Michajin said:
all i can think of is try to root with a USB A to A cable, i think that was possible. From appstarter do you see anything non-stock?
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Since I had installed rBox's 5.2.4.1 rooted ROM when I had root, thats what I am on now except without root now. I had blocked updates on the device so thankfully that is still in place. And according to aftvnews, this version cannot be rooted.
I do have a bunch of non stock apps that I had installed that are still present on the device.

pspTP said:
Since I had installed rBox's 5.2.4.1 rooted ROM when I had root, thats what I am on now except without root now. I had blocked updates on the device so thankfully that is still in place. And according to aftvnews, this version cannot be rooted.
I do have a bunch of non stock apps that I had installed that are still present on the device.
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you ever try to sideload SuperSU? Or run a root app that requests access and seen if it just says access denied? Just throwing out ideas to try, I didn't see anyone else trying to help. If you flashed pre-rooted version then i would think some of the exploits are still in your system.

Michajin said:
you ever try to sideload SuperSU? Or run a root app that requests access and seen if it just says access denied? Just throwing out ideas to try, I didn't see anyone else trying to help. If you flashed pre-rooted version then i would think some of the exploits are still in your system.
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I downloaded the latest supersu and sideloaded it. When I run it there is simply a blank screen and back to where I was. Nothing happens.
Now in appstarter I can see two versions of su, one from before and the latest one. Running either does not do anything.
I had Adaway installed before as well. If I run it now, it just comes back with not a rooted device

Do you still have TWRP? You should be able to flash SuperSU that way.

Sizzlechest said:
Do you still have TWRP? You should be able to flash SuperSU that way.
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No thats the kicker, I lost both TWRP and root.

It is a long shot, but you could try kingo root and king root, see if they can get root access. I know they dont work on a firetv stock for rooting, but something must have flashed wrong and maybe they can find a way into root.
Curious though, every time you have flashed the pre-rooted OS did you always disable the updates every time?

Michajin said:
It is a long shot, but you could try kingo root and king root, see if they can get root access. I know they dont work on a firetv stock for rooting, but something must have flashed wrong and maybe they can find a way into root.
Curious though, every time you have flashed the pre-rooted OS did you always disable the updates every time?
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I believe the pre-rooted OS has that setting disabled in the first place.

pspTP said:
I believe the pre-rooted OS has that setting disabled in the first place.
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AFTVnews always recommends disabling updates to be sure. It almost seems like you got updated. Try running Kingroot. Worst case it fails and you are still where you are at...

Related

Is there a way to manually root 4.3 using an unsecure boot image ?

As title.
I always rooted my gnex using an unsecure boot image.
Now I can boot with an unsecure boot image, I can push/chmod su, superuser and daemonsu using adb but than what should I do?
What should I do to root the phone?
Thanks.
sblantipodi said:
As title.
I always rooted my gnex using an unsecure boot image.
Now I can boot with an unsecure boot image, I can push/chmod su, superuser and daemonsu using adb but than what should I do?
What should I do to root the phone?
Thanks.
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You can either flash the SuperSU .zip by Chainfire in a custom recovery or you can take the .zip apart and do it manually. Push all of the files in the .zip to the corresponding locations on your phone and look at the updater-script to see if you need to do any other commands. Root in 4.3 is different and Chainfire's method basically uses a script to enable it at every boot. I have not read about any other superusers working for 4.3, though I could have missed it.
mwalt2 said:
You can either flash the SuperSU .zip by Chainfire in a custom recovery or you can take the .zip apart and do it manually. Push all of the files in the .zip to the corresponding locations on your phone and look at the updater-script to see if you need to do any other commands. Root in 4.3 is different and Chainfire's method basically uses a script to enable it at every boot. I have not read about any other superusers working for 4.3, though I could have missed it.
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is there a way to undo this process once done?
sblantipodi said:
is there a way to undo this process once done?
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Naturally, backtrack your steps.
beekay201 said:
Naturally, backtrack your steps.
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Can I safely remove all the files copied from the zip ?
sblantipodi said:
Can I safely remove all the files copied from the zip ?
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Yes.. Restoring whatever in the process..if you modified anything that was there already.
Galaxy Nexus 4.3 NO ROOT w/ SuperSU_1.51.zip
Ok XDA - you're my only hope. I've completely lost root after flashing the last two PA releases. I just flashed the most recent (dirty), flashed GApps, rebooted, Flashed SuperSU_1.51/zip, Wiped Dalvik/cache in TWRP, rebooted, SuperSU says no binary installed, please manually root. Losing my mind here, need to get rooted again, could someone lend me some backup?
innerspace said:
Ok XDA - you're my only hope. I've completely lost root after flashing the last two PA releases. I just flashed the most recent (dirty), flashed GApps, rebooted, Flashed SuperSU_1.51/zip, Wiped Dalvik/cache in TWRP, rebooted, SuperSU says no binary installed, please manually root. Losing my mind here, need to get rooted again, could someone lend me some backup?
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Did you manage to solve this problem?
I've got the same problem now...(There is no SU Library installed... This is a problem!)
Previously I had root but SU Library wouldn't update, ChainFire told me to re-root which caused me to lose root completely, tried again to root, without any luck.
Stuck without Root
AMKhatri said:
Did you manage to solve this problem?
I've got the same problem now...(There is no SU Library installed... This is a problem!)
Previously I had root but SU Library wouldn't update, ChainFire told me to re-root which caused me to lose root completely, tried again to root, without any luck.
Stuck without Root
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download the most current supersu.zip and flash it in recovery.
if you're using a toolkit (i bet you are) STOP IT.
Zepius said:
download the most current supersu.zip and flash it in recovery.
about 2 minutes prior to your reply, I updated the "Toolkit" along with all the other items (supersu, img, etc..)
And after that, my device is rooted again.
Although, the main reason I started all of this was to update my device's build further, but it seems the OTA update is now gone... I'll have to wait for it appear again and see how it goes...
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I'll keep that in mind...
if you're using a toolkit (i bet you are) STOP IT.
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Thanks for the reply!
Much appreciated!
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AMKhatri said:
Did you manage to solve this problem?
I've got the same problem now...(There is no SU Library installed... This is a problem!)
Previously I had root but SU Library wouldn't update, ChainFire told me to re-root which caused me to lose root completely, tried again to root, without any luck.
Stuck without Root
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I did, though I'm fuzzy on how exactly, and no, no toolkits here. IIRC I ended up wiping, updating recovery, and then manually flashing, but I had to do it multiple times to get root to stick. Sorry I don't have any better info to provide, glad to hear a) I wasn't the only one who experienced this problem, and b) you got your root back.

[Q] Where to find SU binaries for P600?

Hi All!
I'm stuck in the state where I cannot complete root after update. I have no idea why this happened. I used autoroot first time on a stock. Everything worked like a charm. However In order to install update I have installed xposed and few modules to hide reset flag. After that I was able to update stock. Problem is that after this running autoroot and installing stock recover does not help. I not getting root despite the fact that I see instalation successfully completed and other people report success.
So question is - were to get SU binaries for P600 and where to put them? I'm able to reboot in TWRP using ADB if this matter.
I would also glad to reflush latest stock, but I do not know how to do it, because KIES says i'm up to date.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
CNemo7539 said:
Hi All!
I'm stuck in the state where I cannot complete root after update. I have no idea why this happened. I used autoroot first time on a stock. Everything worked like a charm. However In order to install update I have installed xposed and few modules to hide reset flag. After that I was able to update stock. Problem is that after this running autoroot and installing stock recover does not help. I not getting root despite the fact that I see instalation successfully completed and other people report success.
So question is - were to get SU binaries for P600 and where to put them? I'm able to reboot in TWRP using ADB if this matter.
I would also glad to reflush latest stock, but I do not know how to do it, because KIES says i'm up to date.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried updating Supersu from play store
lsherif said:
Have you tried updating Supersu from play store
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Yes, I did. It says that binaries are not found.
CNemo7539 said:
Yes, I did. It says that binaries are not found.
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Have you tried flashing SU zip? You should be good to go after flashing :good:
http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
22sl22 said:
Have you tried flashing SU zip? You should be good to go after flashing :good:
http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
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Thank you! Now I'm rooted again!

[Q] [IMPORTANT] Is there any way I can root htc one m8 Lolipop 5.0?

Someone if you know and tested it, can I root my htc one m8 device having the new firmware updated 5.0.1 lolipop??
Please anwser and if there is a way please send a link
THANKS A LOTTT!!
It's exactly the same as before.
Look for how do I root here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711073
You unlock bootloader. Flash a custom recovery... I suggest twrp. It will ask you when you exit if you want to root. Say yes.
Boot into android, install supersu if it or superuser aren't there already. (from play store)
Or just flash recovery . Install a rom , likely rooted already.
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Darth said:
It's exactly the same as before.
Look for how do I root here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711073
You unlock bootloader. Flash a custom recovery... I suggest twrp. It will ask you when you exit if you want to root. Say yes.
Boot into android, install supersu if it or superuser aren't there already. (from play store)
Or just flash recovery . Install a room, likely rooted already.
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thanks for that but when I did it in my phone it says su binary out of date! what can I do now?
Can you explain everything you did, beginning to end. And exactly when/where you get that message?
I had already TWRP in my phone so I download your files. Opened the recovery and I did from there (install). When it finished rebooted the device and after that when i did a root check it said root access not properly install or sometihing
Koukosftw said:
I had already TWRP in my phone so I download your files. Opened the recovery and I did from there (install). When it finished rebooted the device and after that when i did a root check it said root access not properly install or sometihing
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Open the SuperSU app, and it will prompt you to install the binaries. Select yes, of course.
i did that too nothing happened :/
xunholyx said:
Open the SuperSU app, and it will prompt you to install the binaries. Select yes, of course.
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This ^^^^
If it asks to update with a "normal" and "twrp/cwm" option... Try normal first. The other option if that doesn't work.
Darth said:
This ^^^^
If it asks to update with a "normal" and "twrp/cwm" option... Try normal first. The other option if that doesn't work.
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I tried the normal it didnt work, how I do the second, I pressed it but nothing happened!
I don't think you have twrp installed anymore, or not properly. You've flashed it with fastboot, since updating to lollipop? How did you update to lollipop?
Normal, I never had root before. Upgraded my phone to 5.0 and then i tried to root it
Rooted fine here with normal method. Just had to update super su.
OK, can you please walk us through exactly what steps to Root you took. From the beginning. And we'll see what happened.
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i havent been able to find the option to disable fast boot so i havent even tried yet but if anyone has let me know
chinkyarmour said:
i havent been able to find the option to disable fast boot so i havent even tried yet but if anyone has let me know
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Settings > Power > Fast boot
xunholyx said:
Settings > Power > Fast boot
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its not in lollipop
but i did it just now and rooted anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuHFcGvUjwA
followed this method again no problem
chinkyarmour said:
its not in lollipop
but i did it just now and rooted anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuHFcGvUjwA
followed this method again no problem
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They must have taken the option out. It didn't boot any faster for me anyways. Not since 4.4.2
chinkyarmour said:
its not in lollipop
but i did it just now and rooted anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuHFcGvUjwA
followed this method again no problem
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SO GUYS, ITS ME THAT I CREATED THIS THREAD! PROBLEM SOLVED. I ALREADY HAD TWRP AND DOWNLOADED THE Update-supersu file from the above youtube video (links) and I did it with recovery mode. I DONT KNOW BUT THE PREVIOUS supersu I installed couldnt update the su binary. This one did it. PROBLEM SOLVED AND I ROOTED MY 5.0.1 LOLIPOP DEVICE.
THANKS GUYS FOR EVERYTHING REALLY HELPFUL!!!

Verizon LG G Pad 8.3 system update

I rooted this tablet last week (just rooted, I left it stock) and this morning I notice there is a system update waiting to be installed. I am reading Lollipop is starting to roll out in Asia somewhere now but I am in the US lol. I thought it wasn't possible to get OTA updates once you root? If I allow this to update will I get unrooted, would it even work?
I foolishly allowed it to update after checking in Supersu to not allow the root to be lost and now I keep booting directly into TWRP lol. How do I wipe this tablet from TWRP so that it is fully stock again (NO ROOT)? I see a factory reset option in TWRP do I need to include all the partitions in the advanced wipe or is just the normal wipe method enough? Or will this not work at all? I already tried to restore the phone using TWRP to my backup and that didn't seem to work.
Anthony-m said:
I rooted this tablet last week (just rooted, I left it stock) and this morning I notice there is a system update waiting to be installed. I am reading Lollipop is starting to roll out in Asia somewhere now but I am in the US lol. I thought it wasn't possible to get OTA updates once you root? If I allow this to update will I get unrooted, would it even work? .
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Simply rooting a device doesn't keep it from TRYing to update via OTA. Rooting can prevent an OTA from succeeding, plus can hard or soft brick if you try to take an OTA, although usually only if you've gone beyond just rooting by installing a custom recovery or changing the contents of any partition besides Data by, fire example, downgrading your bootloader (aboot.img) or modem, running a custom kernel, debloating system apps, etc.
There are at least three variants of the G Pad 8.3. I have the VK810.4G, which do you have?
I know on the VK810.4G, Verizon just released a very, very minor update from LG build #23A to 24A. Still KitKat.
I foolishly allowed it to update after checking in Supersu to not allow the root to be lost and now I keep booting directly into TWRP lol.
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There's the main problem, you had a custom recovery installed. OTAs are applied with the stock recovery, that's why it (probably soft) bricked it.
How do I wipe this tablet from TWRP so that it is fully stock again (NO ROOT)? I see a factory reset option in TWRP do I need to include all the partitions in the advanced wipe or is just the normal wipe method enough? Or will this not work at all? I already tried to restore the phone using TWRP to my backup and that didn't seem to work.
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You might not be able to fix it from TWRP. You could try @autoprime 's fix recovery zip available the same page his flash2 scripts are. You'll have to Google:
autoprime flash2
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Otherwise, you'll have to restore to 100% stock unrooted and start from scratch. Two methods.
One is using LG's official Mobile Tool, which will download the latest official ROM in KDZ format (takes 20+ minutes to download) and flash it with your tablet in Download mode (probably with the tablet off, hold both up and down volume buttons in and while holding them, turn the tablet on.
I've got to go do something so hopefully someone else will help further or I can get back to you later, dont know when though.
Good luck!
Sent from my VK810 4G
I did the TWRP terminal commands from the thread listed below and it got me right out of that jam...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/help/vk810-download-mode-boot-loop-t2991512
OK now that I am up and running fine the system update message keeps popping up. This time I KNOW not to try and upgrade while rooted. Is there any way I can stop the tablet from constantly giving me the upgrade message? Can I do anything from TWRP to stop this?
Anthony-m said:
... This time I KNOW not to try and upgrade while rooted. Is there any way I can stop the tablet from constantly giving me the upgrade message? Can I do anything from TWRP to stop this?
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Don't install TWRP. I was rooted (w/ stock recovery) with 23A, and the OTA update worked fine (still rooted).
DeanGibson said:
Don't install TWRP. I was rooted (w/ stock recovery) with 23A, and the OTA update worked fine (still rooted).
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TWRP is already installed..
Can I uninstall TWRP, keep root , do the update and then reinstall TWRP? If so how? Is there any other way around this issue, any way of not having the tablet continue to ask me to upgrade? Thanks BTW...
Anthony-m said:
TWRP is already installed..
Can I uninstall TWRP, keep root , do the update and then reinstall TWRP? If so how? Is there any other way around this issue, any way of not having the tablet continue to ask me to upgrade? Thanks BTW...
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Yes, you can do that, but I don't know the steps. Others here do.
Why do you want TWRP? I thought the usual reason was to install custom ROMs (in which case you won't receive any OTA updates). If you just want to root, it's an unnecessary complication (as you have discovered).
DeanGibson said:
Yes, you can do that, but I don't know the steps. Others here do.
Why do you want TWRP? I thought the usual reason was to install custom ROMs (in which case you won't receive any OTA updates). If you just want to root, it's an unnecessary complication (as you have discovered).
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Thanks Dean, and yes I do agree with you about it being a complication. I was always under the assumption if I rooted a phone that I needed to also use some sort of recovery god forbid I had an issue with the phone not booting up or something so I could possibly fix the issue, make a backup/install a backup etc. Maybe I will ****can it if someone will tell me how to do so without losing my data or root.
Anthony-m said:
Thanks Dean, and yes I do agree with you about it being a complication. I was always under the assumption if I rooted a phone that I needed to also use some sort of recovery god forbid I had an issue with the phone not booting up or something so I could possibly fix the issue, make a backup/install a backup etc. Maybe I will ****can it if someone will tell me how to do so without losing my data or root.
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FYI I just froze the update using Titanium backup pro and my problem is solved for now..

[ROM] Nvidia Factory Stock ROOTED ROMs

Nvidia makes pre-rooted stock ROMs available via their website. You'll have to register for access, but it makes life lots easier this way. I don't know if this factory pre-rooted ROM supports OTAs, and if it does accept an OTA if it will cause loss of Root, but if you have access to the Developer site, you can always flash another pre-rooted ROM version as they become available.
https://developer.nvidia.com/shield-developer-os-images
For those who prefer a more stock system, but want some measure of control, I wanted to pass along that I was able to install Xposed, Xprivacy, TiBu and ES File Explorer to this ROM. I had to download and reapply SuperSU and allow it to relaunch/install via TWRP, but all's well.
I did this by flashing Zulu's full Android ROM first, installing some utilities, then flashing the Nvidia OEM system partition on top of it. Some apps appear on the SATV screen (ES, Xprivacy) others do not (TiBu, Xposed installer) but I'm sure there's a way to get the icons to appear.
In any event, for those who prefer the stock Nvidia look & feel, along with their installed apps, this is at least one way to get it done.
Hi there,
my shield is on stock now with several apps on it.
How can I flash without losing my data? Is it enough to NOT flash the userdata?
THX
Chaos
Hi there,
gonna answer myself.
As my bootloader was not unlocked the system got wiped anyways while unlocking it.
After that I installed the system as suggested by nvidia and restored my backup.
Concerning the root: From what I could see it is rooted for adb only. So apps don't gain root.
I ended up installing root via twrp, no imho no real advantage using the developer image.
THX
Chaos
BillTheCat said:
Nvidia makes pre-rooted stock ROMs available via their website. You'll have to register for access, but it makes life lots easier this way. I don't know if this factory pre-rooted ROM supports OTAs, and if it does accept an OTA if it will cause loss of Root, but if you have access to the Developer site, you can always flash another pre-rooted ROM version as they become available.
https://developer.nvidia.com/shield-open-source
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I have a question, where do you find pre-root load in below link?
I only find Open source and recovery image.
you mean to modify Open source and build pre-root load?
https://developer.nvidia.com/shield-open-source
https://developer.nvidia.com/shield-developer-os-images
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https://developer.nvidia.com/shield-developer-os-images
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thanks
hardwarechaos said:
Hi there,
gonna answer myself.
As my bootloader was not unlocked the system got wiped anyways while unlocking it.
After that I installed the system as suggested by nvidia and restored my backup.
Concerning the root: From what I could see it is rooted for adb only. So apps don't gain root.
I ended up installing root via twrp, no imho no real advantage using the developer image.
THX
Chaos
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Have you installed SuperSu and tested it with various apps?
Im debating installing this image instead of starting all over to root the "real" way.
hardwarechaos said:
As my bootloader was not unlocked the system got wiped anyways while unlocking it.
Concerning the root: From what I could see it is rooted for adb only. So apps don't gain root.
I ended up installing root via twrp, no imho no real advantage using the developer image
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Ditto here. Now that you've posted, it confirms what I experienced. At first, I thought I had made a mistake.
Tyler27 said:
Have you installed SuperSu and tested it with various apps?
Im debating installing this image instead of starting all over to root the "real" way.
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Here's what I did.
Unlock bootloader (fastboot oem unlock - easy enough!)
Flash the Nvidia 2.1 ROM to ensure stock condition (I used the 'rooted' Dev edition, but I doubt it matters)
Reboot bootloader
Flash TWRP
Reboot bootloader (to reinitialize partitions)
Flash SuperSU, Xposed
Reboot into system, sideload ES File Explorer, Xprivacy, TiBu
Hi
Tyler27 said:
Have you installed SuperSu and tested it with various apps?
Im debating installing this image instead of starting all over to root the "real" way.
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After I saw that the developer image was root for adb only, I flashed twrp recovery and installed SuperSU via twrp.
So right now I don't see any benefit over the "standard image with root".
IMHO if you have adb root there should be a way to install it via adb too, but I could not find one and didn't want to mess around with installing the SuperSU files manually.
THX
Chaos
hardwarechaos said:
After I saw that the developer image was root for adb only, I flashed twrp recovery and installed SuperSU via twrp.
So right now I don't see any benefit over the "standard image with root".
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Agreed - turns out the Dev images are no real benefit. I found that installing TWRP, rebooting the bootloader, entering recovery and then flashing SuperSU works like a champ.
Anyone else having trouble flashing system and userdata? Keeps saying FAILED (Remote: data too large)
BillTheCat said:
For those who prefer a more stock system, but want some measure of control, I wanted to pass along that I was able to install Xposed, Xprivacy, TiBu and ES File Explorer to this ROM. I had to download and reapply SuperSU and allow it to relaunch/install via TWRP, but all's well.
I did this by flashing Zulu's full Android ROM first, installing some utilities, then flashing the Nvidia OEM system partition on top of it. Some apps appear on the SATV screen (ES, Xprivacy) others do not (TiBu, Xposed installer) but I'm sure there's a way to get the icons to appear.
In any event, for those who prefer the stock Nvidia look & feel, along with their installed apps, this is at least one way to get it done.
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I'm on Zulu full with Amazon video working. Any idea if I go to stock rooted will that knock out the Amazon video?
jweaks said:
I'm on Zulu full with Amazon video working. Any idea if I go to stock rooted will that knock out the Amazon video?
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Yes it will kill amazon video.
BillTheCat said:
Ditto here. Now that you've posted, it confirms what I experienced. At first, I thought I had made a mistake.
Here's what I did.
Unlock bootloader (fastboot oem unlock - easy enough!)
Flash the Nvidia 2.1 ROM to ensure stock condition (I used the 'rooted' Dev edition, but I doubt it matters)
Reboot bootloader
Flash TWRP
Reboot bootloader (to reinitialize partitions)
Flash SuperSU, Xposed
Reboot into system, sideload ES File Explorer, Xprivacy, TiBu
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how did you flash TWRP to Nvidia through adb?? or through recovery on the Nvidia.....been reading to much can't comprehend...thanks dill
dillfever said:
how did you flash TWRP to Nvidia through adb?? or through recovery on the Nvidia.....been reading to much can't comprehend...thanks dill
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can close this got er all done.......dill
hardwarechaos said:
Concerning the root: From what I could see it is rooted for adb only. So apps don't gain root.
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Hello,
Same result for me.
I've just received my Shield, I've followed the instructions given on the developers web page. I have an up-to-date 3.0.0 version, but applications don't have the root authorisations (tested with ES File Explorer).
I think I'll use the TWRP method...
i download 3.0 rooted version it came a zip with all files on it on nvidia shield.com tutorial said just ento bootloader and type comand flash-all.bat and gualahhh! but try like 1000 times and always said null error message and force close adb
can some one tell what im doing wrong please and thanks people!
bye the way gamestop its selling shield tv for 100bucks so for those who want another its the right time to get one
Not trying to start drama here at all, but what steps would I need to go through in order to get off of Zulu's full Android 5.1 and on to this? I see he's gone through and deleted all of the posts detailing the process of how to install his ROMs so now I don't even know the steps that I took back in August to install that ROM in the first place. My Shield is having a very strange problem where it stutters hard every 60 seconds or so and I want to go back to stock or something vaguely stock just in case I have to RMA this thing.
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Not trying to start drama here at all, but what steps would I need to go through in order to get off of Zulu's full Android 5.1 and on to this? I see he's gone through and deleted all of the posts detailing the process of how to install his ROMs so now I don't even know the steps that I took back in August to install that ROM in the first place. My Shield is having a very strange problem where it stutters hard every 60 seconds or so and I want to go back to stock or something vaguely stock just in case I have to RMA this thing.
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to remove zulu rom this is easy.
just go to nvidia site and get the complete factory images for your shield.
it will come with a guide on how to flash your shield with them.
it will delete everything in your shield and it will be stock like brand new.
then you can root it if you want or install a different rom.

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