SHIELD RECOVERY IMAGE FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS To follow the instructions in this guide, you will need adb and fastboot. These tools are provided as part of the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Before flashing this recovery image to your SHIELD, connect your SHIELD via USB to the PC where you downloaded this recovery image. Next, put your SHIELD into fastboot mode using one of the following methods: SW method: - Boot to android home screen - Connect the device to linux/windows system - Open terminal (on linux); command prompt (on windows). - Type "adb reboot bootloader" in terminal/command prompt HW method: - Disconnect power cable - Insert USB OTG cable and make sure to connect other end to a host PC - Connect power cable to SHIELD - Quickly start pressing power button for ~3 seconds - Do not hold the button and connect power supply afterwards - HDMI TV should be always connected to SHIELD Alternative method: - Perform software shutdown on SHIELD by holding Power button for 10 seconds - Connect USB OTG cable to SHIELD - Start pressing power button for 3 seconds - HDMI TV should be always connected to SHIELD Fastboot menu navigation: - Single tap on touch button for navigations between different menu. - Hold down touch button for 4 second and release for selecting any menu To flash this recovery image to your SHIELD, run the following commands from the directory where you extracted the recovery image package. If this is the first time you have done this procedure, you must unlock the bootloader. Get DTB file name to use for flashing for your product(see below): fastboot flash recovery recovery.img fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot flash system system.img fastboot flash userdata userdata.img fastboot flash staging blob fastboot flash dtb Unlocking the Bootloader Your SHIELD may have shipped with a locked bootloader. To update the device, you must unlock the bootloader using the following: - fastboot oem unlock - It will take you to '!!! READ THE FOLLOWING !!!' page. - Two selectable options are available. 'Confirm' and 'Back to menu'. - Select 'Confirm' to unlock the bootloader. Unlock may take upto 2 hours for pro device. Get - For base sku use dtb file "tegra210-foster-e-p2530-0930-e02-00.dtb" - For pro sku use dtb file "tegra210-foster-e-hdd-p2530-0932-e02-00.dtb"