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Shield Tv lineageOs

Have changed rom for lineageOs 18.1-20230814 - Nightly foster.. But can,t acces the box from pc.. not over Mtp or Adb.. not from windows 7, not from ubuntu.. In windows yellow triangle device not...

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[Q] Nintendo Switch ROM on Nvidia Shield TV?

So, is there any developer brave/knowledgeable enough to pull this off? Since it's the same hardware almost, might be possible to port the firmware from the switch onto a shield tv. Of course it would...

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Wipe/Reinstall Firmware Shield Pro 500GB

I have the Shield TV Pro 500gb model, and I want to reinstall the original firmware on my shield. What would I need to do? I flashed the following via the instructions it provides (fastboot), but it...

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How to recover Shield TV Pro (2015) after an error while flashing a boot.img

Hello, I was flashing the Nvidia Shield Pro (2015) 8.0.1 official Developer image as per the instructions on Nvidia developer site. The device is unlocked already, the latest drivers are used, a fully...

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Remote stops working

Goodmorning. After having a working lineage 18.1 on my shield tv box, ( 1 month, and no problems )the remote stops working.. can pair and connect, but after 1 minute it stopped again.. plugging in a...

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Shield TV Pro 2015 Bootloop Problem

I have a bootloop problem on my Shield TV Pro 2015. A few days ago it crashed and after that it just got to the Nvidia logo and restarted. I tried power cycling, it didn't help. I do have access to the...

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Shield Pro 2019 schematics

Hi there, My shield pro 2019 suddenly developed an HDMI issue whereby it will only display at 720p and the audio output is limited to PCM. I dismantled the device hoping to be able to test the HDMI...

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Has anyone gotten the 2017 Shield permissions to write to SMB?

Title. I got a 2017 pro shield, and a SMB share on my server. Trying to keep all of my retroarch game saves and thumbnails etc. on. The problem is permissions, obviously. I need retroarch to have the...

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MAC address issue after SDD failure / cloning

Hello! I have the 500gb version. I replaced the original hdd with a 500gb SDD a couple of years ago. The SDD recently failed, but I was able to clone it to a new 500gb SDD. (I did not flash an image...

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Directv Satellite app

Does anyone have a way to get the Directv app to work on the Shield with a satellite subscription? I have a firestick and the app works on that. Or is there a way to spoof the app int thinking the...

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Upgrade ethernet to 2.5 Gbit on Shield TV Pro 2019

Hi there I flashed my box back to version 8.2.3 using adb and fastboot. I did this because I heard that the box only supports the use of USB-RJ45 adapters up to this version. I would like to integrate...

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Dead sshd 2015 shield pro

Good evening all ! My 2015 shield pro died . Tried to clone the sshd but sadly disk had too many errors any im sure i read somewhere you could clone from a different shield but would lose full hd on...

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NVIDIA Shield TV (2017) - 16GB - bricked?

Hello everyone, I am the second owner of NVIDIA Shield TV (2017) - 16GB, unfortunately I am not able to boot it to the dashboard. When I start the device, the fastboot is automatically started...

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VPN Kill Switch not available in Android TV - Can someone tell me of a...

Hello there, NVIDIA Shield Pro owner here, good device but not great because there's no VPN Kill Switch ability baked into the OS like regular Android. Therefore NordVPN, ExpressVPN, PIA, WindScribe...

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Nvidia Shield Tv P2571 Drive Image?

Hello, I know this is an old topic but I need help. My mothers HDD died so she/we cannot copy the drive image and put it onto a SSD. What I am looking for is a way to restore this device. I have a...

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nvidia shield tv fastboot oem unlock handle a has no response

My device is nvidia shield tv 2017 16G fastboot version 24.00.2015.42-t210-2c4b303a In the unlocking menu, the key a cannot be used for confirmation, and USB keyboard, USB hub and other methods have...

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How To Clone 500GB to 1TB or 2TB SSD?

I have a 500GB drive that I want to image / clone a 1TB SSD but i heard I have to do some Hex value manipulations. Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

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driver installation RTL8156 Realtech USB-RJ45 USB ethernet adapter

Hi there! I flashed my box to 8.2.3 NVIDIA SHIELD ANDROID TV 2019 Pro Developer Only OS Image. Now I would like to install a driver for a Realtech USB-RJ45 2.5 Gbit adapter. I can access the box via...

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Nvidia Shield 16Gb (2015 NON-Pro)- Any hardware/chip flashing tools to fix...

Original model 16GB 2015 Shield was working great until the 9.0 updates which basically bricked it. Didn't happen to everyone, but Reddit and Nvidia threads suggest this is NOT uncommon. Even a tech on...

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Hack to quickly switch between Stereo and Dolby audio modes on Nvidia Shield?

Looking for a hack that will let me quickly switch between normal Dolby Digital+ and Stereo. The reason is because I have a full ATMOS home theater but my shield is also connected to some equipment...

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