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[GUIDE] How to flash recovery image Nvidia Shield TV using FASTBOOT hardware method

All of the instructions I found for doing this weren't exactly clear, so I'm writing this out in a way that even dummies like me can understand. So, my Nvidia Shield TV got soft bricked when I tried to update my TWRP to this version.
First, you have two options for the cables:
This: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=9724
and this: http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5443
Plug them into each other so they're just 1 cable now.
The second option is to use a USB to micro USB data/charging cable, like the one that it came with.
Here are the steps, read it completely through 1 time before doing anything. I find that makes things easier to understand when you're ready to actually do it.
Install FASTBOOT DRIVERS: https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload#?search=SHIELD Family Windows USB
Install Minimal FASTBOOT & ADB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Download OS Image: https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload
Extract the OS Image to your desktop.
Go to the installation folder for Minimal FASTBOOT & ADB and copy its contents into the OS Image folder you just created.
Open a Windows command prompt in this folder.
Make sure power cable & USB OTG cable on NSATV are UNPLUGGED.
Make sure HDMI cable is PLUGGED IN.
Plug the standard USB end of the USB OTG cable pair into a PC.
*** DO THE STEPS BELOW IN THE EXACT ORDER ***
Plug in USB OTG end of the USB OTG cable pair into NSATV.
Plug in the power cable. The next step follows quick.
Quickly touch and hold the power button until the FASTBOOT screen appears on your TV, then release.
Now, go back to your PC.
In the Windows command prompt, type: fastboot devices
Make sure the fastboot device appears.
If you see your fastboot device, then you can follow the instructions in the HowTo-Flash-Recovery-Image.txt file.
I hope this helps. If there's any part that's confusing, let me know and I'll edit it.

Yeah, you guys are awsome, it worked!!!!!
Thanks so much for all your help and advice :good:

You could also just use the charge cable that you get for your controllers rather than buying the extra cables, it works fine.
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gffmac said:
You could also just use the charge cable that you get for your controllers rather than buying the extra cables, it works fine.
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It doesn't need an OTG cable?

Nope, using the supplied cable just connect the micro usb end to shield other to PC and bobs your uncle ?
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any idea if this will work for my shield 16GB? since i was updating it to 3.0 this morning and the electric went now all it does it boot right to TWRP recovery. also i still have access to fastboot.

beefy143 said:
any idea if this will work for my shield 16GB? since i was updating it to 3.0 this morning and the electric went now all it does it boot right to TWRP recovery. also i still have access to fastboot.
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It should?

tried and no it does not just left at the nvidia boot creen with the odd black screen reboot back to the nvidia symbol any ideas as to what i can do to fix my shield?

beefy143 said:
tried and no it does not just left at the nvidia boot creen with the odd black screen reboot back to the nvidia symbol any ideas as to what i can do to fix my shield?
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Follow the instructions EXACTLY. I have the 16Gb model and mine was doing the same thing as yours.

Just to repeat what others said the back of the shield TV has a microusb port so you don't need a otg cable just use any standard microusb cable you have laying around plug small end into shield TV and big end to laptop/computer

Hi!
I tried but failed. The issue is, that it reboots directly after showing the recovery menu.
Only see it 2 seconds, then reboot. No reaction on menu choices...
I guess it happened when I tried to copy the SD card to another one.

You should be using fast boot to do this. Plus, there's no SD card in the instructions. Not sure what you are trying to do.

JoCamel said:
Hi!
I tried but failed. The issue is, that it reboots directly after showing the recovery menu.
Only see it 2 seconds, then reboot. No reaction on menu choices...
I guess it happened when I tried to copy the SD card to another one.
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Try again without an sd card attached maybe. Also try 'fastboot boot recovery.img' instead of flashing it.

Neo3D said:
[*]In the Windows command prompt, type: fastboot devices
[*]Make sure the fastboot device appears.
[*]If you see your fastboot device, then you can follow the instructions
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Hi
All fine up to that point... Fastboot Devices... nothing shows up!
? anyone?
My box is stock, I have not messed with it at all.

if i not enable debug? how to do?

fredphoesh said:
Hi
All fine up to that point... Fastboot Devices... nothing shows up!
? anyone?
My box is stock, I have not messed with it at all.
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Could be a driver issue? Make sure the drivers are properly installed and working? Try rebooting?

Will these steps work with the 2017 16GB version? Cause I want to have full Android on the Shield but the processes I've seen are pretty confusing.

I want to try this, will this work with the new 5.2 update?

Jabadabaduu!! It solved my problem
Hey Neo
First of all, your guide saved my day! - Thanx!
I know this must be a strange question, but is the person on your XDA profile picture, and the one that has written the article really the same person ?

Neo3D said:
All of the instructions I found for doing this weren't exactly clear, so I'm writing this out in a way that even dummies like me can understand. So, my Nvidia Shield TV got soft bricked when I tried to update my TWRP to this version.
First, you have two options for the cables:
This: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=9724
and this: http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5443
Plug them into each other so they're just 1 cable now.
The second option is to use a USB to micro USB data/charging cable, like the one that it came with.
Here are the steps, read it completely through 1 time before doing anything. I find that makes things easier to understand when you're ready to actually do it.
Install FASTBOOT DRIVERS: https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload#?search=SHIELD Family Windows USB
Install Minimal FASTBOOT & ADB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Download OS Image: https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload
Extract the OS Image to your desktop.
Go to the installation folder for Minimal FASTBOOT & ADB and copy its contents into the OS Image folder you just created.
Open a Windows command prompt in this folder.
Make sure power cable & USB OTG cable on NSATV are UNPLUGGED.
Make sure HDMI cable is PLUGGED IN.
Plug the standard USB end of the USB OTG cable pair into a PC.
*** DO THE STEPS BELOW IN THE EXACT ORDER ***
Plug in USB OTG end of the USB OTG cable pair into NSATV.
Plug in the power cable. The next step follows quick.
Quickly touch and hold the power button until the FASTBOOT screen appears on your TV, then release.
Now, go back to your PC.
In the Windows command prompt, type: fastboot devices
Make sure the fastboot device appears.
If you see your fastboot device, then you can follow the instructions in the HowTo-Flash-Recovery-Image.txt file.
I hope this helps. If there's any part that's confusing, let me know and I'll edit it.
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Awesome, works like a charm

Asus zenfone 2 ZE550ML is not recognized by pc in system, fastboot or recovery mode.

I keep changing roms since long time before on my oneplus devices, i bought asus zenfone 2 and tried to root the phone, it got bricked and i unbricked successfully by using xFSTK tool. device turned on like before but unable to connect to pc, even when MTP is selected it just starts charging when i connect it to pc, even tried with different types of cables still the same issue. tried in recovery and fastboot as well.
at least if it would work in fastboot then i can install twrp and add custom rom. not even able to do that.
P.S - tried even installing adb, intel drivers. problem doesn't seem to be going..
PLEASE HELP.

deejaysandee143 said:
I keep changing roms since long time before on my oneplus devices, i bought asus zenfone 2 and tried to root the phone, it got bricked and i unbricked successfully by using xFSTK tool. device turned on like before but unable to connect to pc, even when MTP is selected it just starts charging when i connect it to pc, even tried with different types of cables still the same issue. tried in recovery and fastboot as well.
at least if it would work in fastboot then i can install twrp and add custom rom. not even able to do that.
P.S - tried even installing adb, intel drivers. problem doesn't seem to be going..
PLEASE HELP.
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flash latest Raw firmware with asus flash tool. get it from following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/thead-bricked-phone-updating-to-mm-tips-t3452785

sukhwant717 said:
flash latest Raw firmware with asus flash tool. get it from following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/thead-bricked-phone-updating-to-mm-tips-t3452785
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Brother, after completing this process only i am facing this issue..
unable to connect my phone in any mode. not even to other pc.

Fast charging works?
There may be a problem with the flex cable that has the sim + sd slots on it. Costs 3$ on ebay and its very easy to replace.

pecholino said:
Fast charging works?
There may be a problem with the flex cable that has the sim + sd slots on it. Costs 3$ on ebay and its very easy to replace.
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No, fast charging was not working after the process in xFSTK tool. it would take around 8 hours to get 100 %

deejaysandee143 said:
Brother, after completing this process only i am facing this issue..
unable to connect my phone in any mode. not even to other pc.
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i said flash raw firmware again.. you will overcome the issue! which version you are currently on?

sukhwant717 said:
i said flash raw firmware again.. you will overcome the issue! which version you are currently on?
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The phone doesn't boots normally, and neither connects in fastboot nor in recovery. only shows error. its version 5

deejaysandee143 said:
The phone doesn't boots normally, and neither connects in fastboot nor in recovery. only shows error. its version 5
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then you have to use xfstk again..you can not do anything until you are able to go into fastboot mode. flash xfstk again and again until you enter fastboot mode

sukhwant717 said:
then you have to use xfstk again..you can not do anything until you are able to go into fastboot mode. flash xfstk again and again until you enter fastboot mode
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I can enter only in fastboot mode but fastboot wont be detected in adb, as i mentioned it's not getting recognized..

Well I am having the same simptoms since the sdcard slot got burned. No fast charging and no pc recognition. I am currently waiting for the flex cable so I can fix it

root android philips tv

Hello guys
Can someone help me with rooting my android philips tv? model QM164E,
I tried everery root app, and sometimes it works for a couple of minutes but than restarts my tv and resests the factory settings.
know my question is, is it possible to?
*unlock the bootloader with adb and flash something (wireless because you can't connect the tv with a cable to pc)?
*or instal a custom recovery ?
*or flash custom recovery or supersu with your phone ( i can connect my phone with usb cable) my phone is rooted and framework is working?
*or is there a zip file that i can use in the standard recovery with aply update from usb , (needs verifaction)?
*is there a key combination for starting the bootloader?
*or is there another rom that i can use on my philips tv , example that from a sony android tv.
if nobody has a solution for me i think i destroy my tv and buy a nexus box.
i would be verry thankfull if someone helps me because i get insane about it.
grtzz

[solved] Recover Data: Touchscreen doesn't respond, fastboot only, Stock Android One

Hey gals and guys,
my girlfriend dropped her Xiaomi A2 lite and no the touchscreen doesn't respond. The phone has the stock Android One and I can only access fastboot.
Code:
fastboot devices
recognizes the phone.
The recovery is the stock recovery.
Code:
adb devices
won't recognize the phone and gives me an empty line as output
I also can't access the phone via usb with my filebrowser. If I try, the phone makes a "bing"-sound and the filebrowser gives me:
Code:
unable to open MTP device
I am using archlinux and I also have a windows device available.
Is there any chance on getting pictures etc from the phone?
Any suggestions besides getting a replacement for the touchscreen?
Thank you so much.

Connecting via USB probably needs you to click something.
I'm guessing developer mode is not enabled...
If you've got a micro USB OTG cable, you could plug a mouse in.
If you boot TWRP (fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-dees-troy.img) you should be able to get adb and usb transfers working. Don't need to install it, just boot it. Not sure if that works without unlocked bootloader.

If you've got a micro USB OTG cable, you could plug a mouse in.
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This did the trick.
Thank you

Brick firetv stick 4k?

Hello Girls and Boys,
i have a Problem with my 4k stick, i startet to Root my 4k Stick and after a failure, the stick say in the left down corner: HACKED FASTBOOT mode: (0) - xyz, k4y0z.
I then tried to patch it again, but then got error messages.
I used fireiso1.0 with kamakiri 2.0.1
Please can someone help me.
THX

goldstarhunter said:
Hello Girls and Boys,
i have a Problem with my 4k stick, i startet to Root my 4k Stick and after a failure, the stick say in the left down corner: HACKED FASTBOOT mode: (0) - xyz, k4y0z.
I then tried to patch it again, but then got error messages.
I used fireiso1.0 with kamakiri 2.0.1
Please can someone help me.
THX
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did you do all the tutorial steps?

anphabvn said:
did you do all the tutorial steps?
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YES i do.
After i type "./fastboot-step.sh"
the error message comes.

Hello again,
Please can someone help me to fix this problem.
would it maybe work with a Y-cable + keyboard and the key combination that I saw on yo.t..e?
THX

Post your question to the 4k unlock/root thread for the quickest help
[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)
NOTE: There have been multiple reports of devices with serial numbers containing VM190 or higher being shipped with DL-Mode disabled in BROM. These devices cannot be unlocked using kamakiri. These devices do not show up at all on USB when...
forum.xda-developers.com

Do you know how to use fastboot?
Connect firestick to pc
open terminal
write these commands
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery bin/twrp.img
fastboot reboot recovery
twrp image is in your kamari folder
hope this help

Hello anphabvn THX for your Help,
unfortunately it didn't work completely I end up back at "Hacked Fastboot mode".
The terminal did everything as it should

goldstarhunter said:
unfortunately it didn't work completely I end up back at "Hacked Fastboot mode".
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Hacked Fastboot mode isn't an issue.
But there are some fastboot issues. Would be good to know what kind of messages you see in the terminal.
Anyways, if you're still using the fireISO, connect the fireISO to the internet and run this in a terminal:
Code:
pacman -Sy fastboot
Then connect the stick in hacked fastboot mode, run:
Code:
fastboot devices
In case you see the device, run the fastboot-step.sh to finish the unlock.