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Nvidia Shield Tablet (nvidia-shieldtablet)

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Nvidia Shield Tablet
Nvidia Shield Tablet
Nvidia Shield Tablet
Manufacturer Nvidia
Name Shield Tablet
Codename nvidia-shieldtablet
Released 2014
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset Nvidia Tegra K1 (T124)
CPU 4 × Cortex-A15 R3 2.2 GHz
GPU GK20A (Kepler)
Display 1920x1200 IPS Retinal LCD
Storage 16/32 GB
Memory 2 GB DDR3L
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android 7.0
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android
postmarketOS
Category downstream
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
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Device package device-nvidia-shieldtablet
Kernel package linux-nvidia-shieldtablet
Features
Flashing
It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Partial
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Untested
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Broken
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Untested
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Untested
Camera
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
GPS
Untested
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Untested

Contributors

  • samb96

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

  • AnimalFriend11
  • Dragon788 (Notes: have a couple of these, one soft bricked by Nvidia due to the battery issue and a couple other GSM LTE models)
  • Illen (Notes: 32 GB LTE variant. Dying battery (Y01) and damaged USB port)
  • Samb


How to enter flash mode

When the device is powered off, press and hold the power and volume down buttons.

Installation

$ pmbootstrap init # Select nvidia shieldtablet
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata # Flashing to the system partition fails
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

See also