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System Partition Missing

My Galaxy Nexus system partition appears to be missing Is there anyway to recreate it?
Thanks

What makes you think it's missing? What you were doing to your phone when this happened? Got Nandroid backup? More details, please..

When I attempt to mount it CWM states that it is unable to mount and when you run the log it states that the volume does not exist.
I was attempting to install Bugless Beast from Rom Manager download and it looked to me that it was successful and I rebooted and I was stuck at the Google lock screen. I have a android backup but when I attempt to restore it CWM states that it is unable to mount and erase /system which is what leads me to believe its missing.

Have you tried to flash one of factory images? Which version of GN you have? GSM/CDMA?

Yeah I have tried all the images. I have a CDMA model.

Sorry, i'll give up here. Perhaps someone else can help you.
PS. Just a thought. What if you could find .PIT file and and flash factory images from ODIN with "Re-Partition" option ticked?
Just be warned, on SGSII forums i've seen few people crying about bricked phones after doing so.

Boot int CWM, connect the phone to your PC, then open a command prompt and run the following adb commands and post the results here.
Code:
adb shell ls -l /dev/block/mmcblk0*
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 count=5

[TUTORIAL]All you need to know to flash a ROM on LG-P350

Hi guys, this is my second tutorial and in this one I will show you every thing you need to do to flash a custom ROM on the LG-P350. So let's get started.
DISCLAIMER: This is tampering with the system itself and if done incorrectly a simple factory reset will not fix it. It is YOU who is doing this on your phone and I am in no way responsible if any damage happens to your device. (tough it shouldn't if you follow these steps carefully) You have been warned!
WHAT WE NEED :
1.An LG-P350 running stock Froyo
2.LG mobile united drivers, get them from here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Faau7Enf-Bc1hhbWRtTkczNEE/edit?usp=sharing
3.A PC running Windows (can be done on linux too but this guide is based on Windows)
4.A microUSB data cable.
5.The official Android SDK obtained from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Make sure you select the version for your OS (32-bit or 64-bit)
6.USB debugging to be on. Go to Settings>Apps>Development>Turn on USB debugging
7.ADB to be properly set up.
8.Patience to read this thread carefully
1. Root
Ok so what is root? Well simply said rooting gives us the permission to modify parts of the Android system itself. Normally when you try to tamper with it it would simply say that either you don't have the privilege to do so or it would fail. When we have root permissions then you can change anything you want.
Note: Be careful tough, removing or modifying some parts of the system can damage the system and prevent it from working/booting. Always make a nandroid backup (will talk about this later) before editing anything in the system.
Now for the rooting itself.
Most versions of the software for the P-350 can be rooted using gingerbreak, which can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 Get the newest version, copy it and install it on your phone and follow the instructions on screen.
For those who prefer some other root method you can also use z4root which can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953 or superoneclick which can be obtained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 (For superoneclick you need the USB cable and drivers installed)
2.ADB
Ok so what is ADB? ADB is a short term for Android Debug Bridge. It is one the most essential tools in the Android world and is used for a number of things such as sending commands (which can do anything you imagine with the device), getting various log data etc.
To set it up you will have to get the latest version of the official Android SDK (look for the link in the Introduction). Once you've downloaded the sdk you will get a .zip file you need to extract. I extracted mine to C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\ (so this guide is based on that) but it can really be anywhere. If you decide to put a different directory then adapt the guide to it. Once extracted you will get two folders. Here we only use the sdk one, the other one is for the Eclipse plugin used for application development. Open up the cmd from the start menu and then input these codes.
Code:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-tools\ (you adapt this to your case if you didn't extract it there)
adb shell
Do this with your device connected otherwise it's pointless.
NOTE1: In order for adb to recognize your device you must have the drivers installed.
NOTE2: If you are too lazy to type all this every time you can make a .bat script. Open up notepad and copy/paste these codes
Code:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-tools\ (adapt to your location)
adb shell
pause
After that just click on File and click Save as. In the window that opened, under file type select all files and on the file name save it as adb.bat
Now whenever you want to use adb you can just double click on the script you made and it will open up adb instantly leaving out the hassle of typing in commands every time.
3.Recovery
Now that we have root it's time for the recovery module.
The recovery allows us to modify parts (or even the entire) system by "flashing" (installing) .zip files prepared by our developer. They can be tweaks,fixes, additional features or even a completely new version of Android. There are a couple of ways to do this and the choice is yours.
Before you do this you need to get a recovery image. We have a couple of them for our device:
1. AmonRa-The very first recovery for our phone. It is outdated and generally not recommended for use. If anyone wants it you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080911
2. CWM (clockwork mod recovery)- One of the most popular recoveries around. It is a well made piece of software which will make flashing simple and fast. We have a couple of versions for our phone and the links are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075797&highlight=recovery ClockWorkMod 6.0.2.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768895&highlight=recovery ClockWorkMod 6.0.1.4
You will also need a flash_image file gotten from https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Faau7Enf-BTURDQmp1OWIzVGM/edit?usp=sharing
Method 1: cmd
Ok so this tutorial is from a developer who has retired and who made the original recovery our phone. All credits for that go to him.
Also note that it is recommended to reboot the device prior to flashing to increase the RAM.
1.Copy the .img file and copy the flash_image file to the rood directory of your sd card NOT in some folder. If you got your recovery in a .zip then extract the .img file from it and copy it and the flash_image file to the root of the sd card.
2.Using ADB shell copy these commands into the cmd :
Code:
$ su
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# sync
3.Now flash it:
Code:
$ su
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/*insert image name here*.img Here you should put the name of your .img file without the starts ofc :)
# sync
4.After that if no error occurred you can type this in
Code:
reboot recovery
WARNING: If some sort of error showed up DO NOT type in reboot recovery. This could brick your device. Instead restart the phone and start over.
Method 2: Venkat's toolkit RECOMMENDED
This toolkit does the same from above but it does it automatically without the user having to do anything. You can get it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948326 It can also be used for rooting.
It is also recommended to make a nandroid backup of your current system in case you want to go back. Nandroid backup is a complete copy of your system as it is when the backup was made. It backs up EVERYTING not just apps and data, so it is a perfect thing to have if a ROM or a tweak you are trying render the phone unbootable since you can just restore the backup you made and no harm done.
That is recovery. Now you can use it to flash whichever ROM for our device you choose. You can boot to it either by typing in adb/terminal reboot recovery or by pressing the following buttons when the device is turned off: Power + Call + Volume Down. Also don't worry if the touchscreen doesn't work in the recovery. That is normal use the volume up and down buttons to navigate menus and either the menu button(for amon ra) or the call (CWM) to confirm your choice.Use the back/power button to cancel/go back.
4.Flashing
Flashing is a process where we install the entire system or its parts contained in .zip files from the recovery module.
NOTE When you get a flashable .zip package DON'T extract it to the sd card. Copy it as you got it to the root of the sd and then continue.
Now that you've gotten the ROM you desired the process is pretty straight forward. Copy the .zip file you got to the root directory of your sd. Once you've done that, reboot to recovery and make a nandroid backup (if you haven't done so already) and go to the option install zip from sd card. Then choose the .zip you copied and confirm. After it says install complete you can reboot your device.
NOTE 1: Flash only things that are either universal or made for this device. Flashing stuff not made to work on this device could damage it.
NOTE 2: When flashing new ROMs you MUST wipe Dalvik cache,cache and data partitions. It is also recommended to wipe Dalvik cache when flashing kernels.
Those are pretty much all the basics you need to get into the flashing stuff You can find loads of ROMs and other tweaks on the official P-350 forums here on xda http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1769
You can also find info and development support on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/p350development/

Revision 1: Added tutorial for setting up adb, explaining what adb is, as well as an adb script code.

i think this thread need to stick, try to contact mods

A comment on the 'adb' way. Before executing the commands, you might want to cd to where adb.exe is because you will have an error executing the command and the terminal will show 'adb is not a valid command'
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And installing android sdk is optional because there are standalone adb available for download.
Sent from my X8 using xda premium

Ya sticky this thread mods, cuz' i read, Many people stuck at LG Logo or fastboot mode even hard reset when flashing ROM without recovery before..
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rho57 said:
A comment on the 'adb' way. Before executing the commands, you might want to cd to where adb.exe is because you will have an error executing the command and the terminal will show 'adb is not a valid command'
Sent from my X8 using xda premium
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And installing android sdk is optional because there are standalone adb available for download.
Sent from my X8 using xda premium
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It already is set to the adb.exe path that's needed in order for adb to be activated on Windows. That's why we use the cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-tools
And I know but there are a lot of other useful tools as well. And it is most reliable too.

Good job dude

Why complicated more then needed. Just make tut with andking toolkit.

boyan81 said:
Why complicated more then needed. Just make tut with andking toolkit.
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Not complicated, this is a basic tutorial for those who don't want/can't use his toolkit. It also has some explanations about basic Android terms which you won't find there.

It would be nice if you update the wiki too, as there is an old but yet usable guide which pretty much has the same information written here...
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[TOOL]ADB + Fastboot v1.0.31 for OS X/4.3 [NOW Includes ADB & Fastboot][08-17-2013]

[TOOL]ADB + Fastboot v1.0.31 for OS X/4.3 [NOW Includes ADB & Fastboot][08-17-2013]
ADB & FASTBOOT FOR OS X​
There has been some confusion since I discuss using Fastboot in this post, but the zip only contained ADB. This is completely my fault and I apologize. Either way I've updated the .zip to include ADB & Fastboot.​UPDATED: 08/17/2013 - Added Fastboot to adb-1.0.31-mac.zip​
I've seen several people having issues on OS X trying to use ADB since the release of Android 4.3. In my case ADB recognized my device, but each time I ran adb devices my device would be reported as offline. I downloaded the SDK from Google several times and always ended up with ADB v1.0.29 (4.2.2).
This will should solve your OS X & ADB issues if you're running Android 4.3. This ONLY includes the ADB & Fastboot executable files and is for Mac OS X ONLY. I, like many others, do not need the full SDK. If you're not an app developer, like myself, this is all you need to have ADB working on your machine.
For any new OS X users I'll add a how to just so you don't have to go search for it else where:
How to setup ADB + Fastboot on OS X
Note: This is for not for developers. This only includes ADB & Fastboot and is not the full Android SDK
Step 1: Download the ZIP containing ADB & Fastboot
Step 2: Extract the ZIP to the directory of your choice
Step 3: Optional Create an environment variable
1. Open Terminal
2. Type cd to take you to your home directory.
Code:
cd
3. Type touch .profile to create a hidden file in your home directory named .profile
Code:
touch .profile
4. Type open -e .profile to open the file you just created in TextEdit
Code:
open -e .profile
5. In the file, add the following:
Code:
export PATH=${PATH}:/PathToDirectoryWhereYouExtractedTheZIP
6. Save the file and close TextEdit, quit Terminal, and relaunch the Terminal
Step 4: In Terminal type adb devices, you should see your phone's corresponding serial number Ex: HXM1005HNF012345 device
Code:
adb devices
Note: If you choose not to create an environment variable from Step 3 it effects two things:
1. You will need to cd to the directory containing ADB each time you want to run ADB.
2. When executing ADB commands you will need to add ./ in front of ADB. Ex: ./adb devices
Dropbox Download
Alternate Download

I've used a mac with with all three of me nexus devices so ime pretty familiar but..is anyone else having probs with fastboot trying to flash a system.img ...I kept getting a error everytime. Boot.img would go through but not system img...? Any help would be great. If not no worries...adb seems to work fine if u need to push something ... But this is the first device I couldn't use fastboot flash system with...??
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matthew0776 said:
I've used a mac with with all three of me nexus devices so ime pretty familiar but..is anyone else having probs with fastboot trying to flash a system.img ...I kept getting a error everytime. Boot.img would go through but not system img...? Any help would be great. If not no worries...adb seems to work fine if u need to push something ... But this is the first device I couldn't use fastboot flash system with...??
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Did you have ADB previously installed before download this .zip? This is not the full Android SDK, but the updated version of ADB and doesn't include fastboot.

wad3g said:
...and doesn't include fastboot.
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Perhaps all references to fastboot should be deleted, right now this thread still says "adb + fastboot...". Thanks for providing it all the same. Save me the 400mb download

Chatperdu said:
Perhaps all references to fastboot should be deleted, right now this thread still says "adb + fastboot...". Thanks for providing it all the same. Save me the 400mb download
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You're right. I can't believe that never crossed my mind, I guess I was assuming everyone previously had ADB on their machine.
Anyway, I've updated the download links and attachments so now everything includes ADB & Fastboot files. Hopefully this will clear up any confusing in the future and I apologize to all of you who had issues due to this.

wad3g said:
You're right. I can't believe that never crossed my mind, I guess I was assuming everyone previously had ADB on their machine.
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I have a previous installation. I am assuming fastboot doesn't have to match the adb version. Will try it out soon. My previous solution is to boot into bootloader, than adb will find the device, an inefficient work around.

Chatperdu said:
I have a previous installation. I am assuming fastboot doesn't have to match the adb version. Will try it out soon. My previous solution is to boot into bootloader, than adb will find the device, an inefficient work around.
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Yes a previous version of fastboot should work fine. I don't believe fastboot was updated. I still use the the fastboot version that came with 1.0.29.

i followed these instructions, including creating .profile, but still neither my nexus 4 or new nexus 7 running 4.3 are recognized. Nothing is listed when I do adb devices, just an emtpy list

[SOLVED] [I9195I] `adb nvbackup` corrupts up phone and causes bootloops

So I have been recently playing around with my S4 Mini Value Edition/Plus (I9195I) trying to port CyanogenMod to it. Then when it was really late I read about the `adb reboot nvbackup` (DO NOT EVER RUN THIS COMMAND ON THE S4 MINI VE), and now the phone is basically stuck in a bootloop. I think the problem is identical with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2657519 which points out that Samsung has simply messed up something there and now the FSG and BACKUP partitions are corrupt. According to the thread it is possible to recover if you get clean versions of the FSG and BACKUP partitions so I'm hoping someone with the S4 Mini Value Edition (i9195i) can help me by getting the clean versions from his device. It's not much to do and won't do anything to your device but will help me to continue (and actually have a working device again).
Can someone run these commands (either in a rooted shell (e.g. adb shell -> su -> change in the directory of your internal/external sdcard (not sure about the path), use TWRP way if in doubt), or from TWRP directly (Advanced -> Terminal Command -> then select e.g. your /external_sd or normal /sdcard) -> Select (bottom of the screen)), type the following 2 commands and send me the resulting files (e.g. by attaching it here to a post, or uploading it on AndroidFileHost or Dropbox, ... whatever):
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=fsg.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=backup.img
This will place the partition contents of FSG and BACKUP in the current dir (file names fsg.img and backup.img) and you can upload them from your PC e.g. by inserting your external SD card in your PC or simply booting into Android and connecting your phone to the PC. Unlike the names suggest they don't seem to contain a backup but actually files that are necessary for booting which is now corrupted after I run this stupid command... Thanks in advance, I hope someone can help me with getting my phone back working.
PS: I'm pretty sure there is no separate forum for the VE/Plus variant, so I guess this is correct here.

Solved with the help of @kariboo92 (thanks!), if someone ever makes the same mistake as me for this device, just PM me and I can help to fix it.

[GUIDE] Revert, rollback, or downgrade Nvidia Shield TV Experience Upgrade +DATA LOSS

NOTICE: Several users have reported issues downgrading from v7.2.x, so it might require some additional experimentation to downgrade from that version.
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Missing your screenshot or twitch streaming functionality? Hate the new launcher layout w/ its tiny one row of icons and its numerous rows of psychologically-aggressive suggestion imposition?
Well, now you can stop cursing at Nvidia, because they provided a way (albiet, a highly technical and mostly-undocumented way), to load any version of their OS that you choose.
I've seen others wanting to downgrade (including myself), so I've collected the relevant steps which I used to successfully revert to an earlier version. This guide assumes a bit of technical working knowledge, so I apologize if you are one of the 'normal' people that Nvidia has bulldozed over...
All the usual "don't blame me for bricked devices" caveats apply.... please be careful, know what each step does! research each step!
Best of luck...
0 - prereqs
make sure your PC & nvidia shield are both plugged into a UPS, b/c a power failure during a flashing operation is not very pleasant.
make sure you have (or do get) the adb & fastboot binaries ("commands") for your computer
make sure that you get all your userdata off the device, because it will be erased by this process
1 - using a web browser
register for an nvidia developer account (which you will have an opportunity to do if you attempt the next step)
download the 6.3 'developer os' rom for your particular model
https: //developer.nvidia.com/shield-developer-os-images (sorry, noob filter won't allow the real/clickable url)​
NB: The 6.3 developer rom for the 2017 console is missing the userdata.img, there are currently no reports (on this thread) if a different userimage (pre-6.3 or for the 2015 version) works on the 2017 console (testers welcome!).
NB: if the cost of being identified as a developer offends you (i.e. yielding a name, company, email, etc), then you can probably dig up a link to the roms in the comments or elsewhere on the xda forums.
2 - on the device
enable developer mode by clicking the 'build' entry in settings->info
enable usb debugging in settings->developer-options
plug it into your computer using the usb port furthest from the hdmi port
3 - in a terminal
unzip the downloaded rom & cd into the resulting directory
edit the 'flash-all.sh' script to add the following line just before the final reboot:
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img​
#(this will add even more wall-time to the flashing process, but will clobber the already-erased newer 7.0 user partition data with the old)
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock && ./flash-all.sh
NB: Now confirm your willingness to lose all your data. On the 2015 'pro' version of the console, this is accomplished by pressing (or holding) the nvidia logo 'button'... AND WILL TAKE NEARLY TWO HOURS. Others use the x/y/a/b buttons on the game controller connected to the usb port nearest to the hdmi port.
[... time passes ...]
NB: the 7.0 to 6.3 was a clean backstep for me, but if you are going between other versions, I can see that this script might stall in the middle if the device does not come back up with adb services available... in which case you will need to enter fastboot manually using a hardware method.
4 - Break TegraOTA
You have now flushed the correct version onto your device, but we can't complete the setup process... if you were to try, the final step would immediately and automatically start downloading & applying the latest (7.0) experience update! Therefore, we must neuter the updater itself.
Still in the terminal:
adb root
adb remount
adb shell
# now these commands are run in the adb shell (technically on the phone through the PC terminal)
# the first path was the right one for me, but I'm putting here all the paths known to me in case you are using a different version
rm -rf /system/priv-app/TegraOTA
rm -rf /system/app/TegraOTA
rm -rf /system/app/TegraOTA.apk
sync
reboot
5 - you should now be able to setup and pain-stakingly reconfigure your nvidia shield to the way it was before you blindly trusted an OEM update without doing extensive research beforehand.
PS: if you fear that netflix or amazon-video will at some point stop working because of this process, you might wish to "fastboot oem lock" the device (knowing that an unlock will erase your user-data, but having the developer rom means you can always get root access via adb).
I hope you find this useful.

Thanks! I will be trying this tonight! I miss 6.3 and PLEX is BROKEN in 7.0!
Any idea if this can be done without needing a controller? My buddy has a shield TV but bought it used without a controller.

rossbeck said:
Thanks! I will be trying this tonight! I miss 6.3 and PLEX is BROKEN in 7.0!
Any idea if this can be done without needing a controller? My buddy has a shield TV but bought it used without a controller.
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Plex is NOT broken in 7.0 i use it everyday.

Builtfordtough1 said:
Plex is NOT broken in 7.0 i use it everyday.
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I use it every day too... and since Plex v6.13, files fail to play after 3 seconds unless you run them a 2nd time.
It's a known issue that everyone is having due an acknowledged bug in exoplayer2 with certain containers like mkv. Since 7.0/oreo has plex v6.14 baked in as a system app, it's impossible to downgrade to v6.12 to get rid of the issue until Plex fixes it... and they've known about it for 2 months now. Since quantity has been their focus over quality lately, I'm not holding my breath for a fix.
The solution is to downgrade to 6.3, manually install plex v6.12, and turn off app updates.... so that's my plan.

rossbeck said:
Any idea if this can be done without needing a controller? My buddy has a shield TV but bought it used without a controller.
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I think it depends on the model. AFAIK, the newer 2017 ones need a controller (or possibly a USB keyboard) to confirm the userdata partition wipe.

Osndok said:
I think it depends on the model. AFAIK, the newer 2017 ones need a controller (or possibly a USB keyboard) to confirm the userdata partition wipe.
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Ahhh, good call. I'll have him try a usb keyboard.

doesnt work for me... i have a nvidia shield tv 2015. i tried with flash-all.bat
and im stuck after reboot. is there any other way?

crazyscow said:
doesnt work for me... i have a nvidia shield tv 2015. i tried with flash-all.bat
and im stuck after reboot. is there any other way?
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What command did the script stop at? and how 'stuck' are you (i.e. can you get to fastboot?).
I imagine that if you started with the wrong rom, it would likely fail to boot.

thanks for the fast reply, i just manually installed it without the bat file
I went manually into the fastboot mode by unplugging the power pressing the power button and plugging it back in until fastboot mode comes.
then i typed
fastboot flash staging blob
fastboot flash boot boot.img
wait until the sound on windows comes then - adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot reboot
and then it booted

crazyscow said:
thanks for the fast reply, i just manually installed it without the bat file
I went manually into the fastboot mode by unplugging the power pressing the power button and plugging it back in until fastboot mode comes.
then i typed
fastboot flash staging blob
fastboot flash boot boot.img
wait until the sound on windows comes then - adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot reboot
and then it booted
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How did you get past the forced update? I was able to flash 6.3, but it forces the update during setup and I don't have ADB access yet because usb debugging isn't turned on. Can't disable the OTA updates without it!
Basically I've successfully flashed 6.3 and am sitting at a working fastboot prompt. Not sure what to do from here.

rossbeck said:
How did you get past the forced update? I was able to flash 6.3, but it forces the update during setup and I don't have ADB access yet because usb debugging isn't turned on. Can't disable the OTA updates without it!
Basically I've successfully flashed 6.3 and am sitting at a working fastboot prompt. Not sure what to do from here.
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Disabling the OTA update is step four, if ADB does not work, I would guess that you forgot to flash userdata.img in the previous step(s).

Osndok said:
Disabling the OTA update is step four, if ADB does not work, I would guess that you forgot to flash userdata.img in the previous step(s).
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So you did what to get userdata.img? Created it in TWRP or something? It's not included with the recovery images... and this basically bypasses the OOBE/setup stuff?
Thanks man

rossbeck said:
you did what to get userdata.img? ... It's not included with the recovery images... and this basically bypasses the OOBE/setup stuff?
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userdata.img is inside the ZIP from the nvidia developer website, as can be seen here:
Code:
$ jar tf nv-recovery-image-shield-atv-pro-6.3.0-dev_rooted.zip | grep user
nv-recovery-image-shield-atv-pro-6.3.0-dev_rooted/userdata.img

rossbeck said:
[the userdata.img] basically bypasses the OOBE/setup stuff?
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No... not really. The userdata.img from the developer pack both (1) matches the 6.3 version (doesn't have any of the newer, potentially incompatible entries), and (2) has developer-mode & adb enabled by default.
So in addition to it probably just working better, flashing the userdata will let you get adb access, and thus break the OTA, and thus complete the setup w/o the update.

I thought it would boot up, but im still stuck on the android loading screen!
Ill try to reflash the rom again tonight.
update:
I got it to work now, without update having to update to 7.0.2
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash staging blob
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
//waiting for nvidia logo and the Windows PC to make the connection noise
//otherwise you can check by typing
adb devices
// if it shows something then continue
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot reboot
once it booted it up, i went thru the procedure of setting it up with my network and google account, then the window pop-up "downloading version 7.0.2" then i followed the guide in the first post
Code:
adb root
adb remount
adb shell
# now these commands are run in the adb shell (technically on the phone through the PC terminal)
# the first path was the right one for me, but I'm putting here all the paths known to me in case you are using a different version
rm -rf /system/priv-app/TegraOTA
rm -rf /system/app/TegraOTA
rm -rf /system/app/TegraOTA.apk
sync
reboot
after that it booted up into android 7 with not OTA update notification.
thank you!

hello, thanks for the contribution, but when decompressing the image of developer 6.3 of shield tv 2017 I do not know where to get the file userdata.img, could you give me where to get it?

lohengrim93 said:
when decompressing the image of developer 6.3 of shield tv 2017 I do not know where to get the file userdata.img, could you give me where to get it?
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As I said in #13, I found the userdata.img inside the archive from nvidia (the 2015 "pro" version to be exact), and I don't know why it is missing from (at least) the 6.3 archive for the 2017 device.
If you are feeling adventurous, you can try downloading either of the 2015 zips, and use its userdata.img... maybe the 16gb one?
I would be eager to know if that works for you, since I'm unsure if the userdata.img can be mixed between different versions of the console...
JUST BE VARY CAREFUL to not mix up your directories and start flashing the wrong blobs & boots... that would be a recipe for a brickin', methinks.

crazyscow said:
I got it to work now, without ... having to update to 7.0.2
... i followed the guide in the first post...
after that it booted up into android 7 [without] OTA update notification.
thank you!
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I'm quite pleased to hear that it worked for you... (my first success report!).

Adb root
When I attempt to run the adb root command it just errors on me at the end, do I need to have the shield booted into setup for it to work?

Insatiablejimmy said:
When I attempt to run the adb root command it just errors on me at the end, do I need to have the shield booted into setup for it to work?
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You forgot to include (or even describe) the actual error message, so I can only guess as to what is wrong.
However, since "adb root" is the linchpin of the developer rom, I would assume that you did not flash a developer rom (or as indicated above concerning the 2017 model) are missing the "userdata.img", which could also cause this behavior.