I chose my example poorly but hopefully you get the idea. Anyway, only an official answer from NVIDIA could definitely answer wwjoshdew's question. I suggest not to hope too much still.I would be concerned if there wasn't some sort of protection built into a processor to prevent ruining it from an overclock. My core 2 duo processor from like 6 years ago has this.
For those who care and have been waiting, an alpha build of CWM is up in the original android development forum.
You answered one part of that question... Will NVIDIA fix something that's hardware related and in NO WAY related to your bootloader being unlocked, or will they tell you to buy another Shield...
I don't know if the Warranty is void JUST FOR the Software, or the Hardware too... Like if the screen just dies, fan stops working, or something like that.
“NVIDIA’s warranty policy does allow us to reject RMAs if a device has been rooted or boot loader has been unlocked. Our goal isn’t to keep people from rooting their devices though (it’s your device, and we want you to enjoy it), but rather give us a course of action if folks start to abuse the hardware through software modifications.”
Hey, Josh! I asked a contact at Nvidia if they had any official response to your question, and here was their response:
“NVIDIA’s warranty policy does allow us to reject RMAs if a device has been rooted or boot loader has been unlocked. Our goal isn’t to keep people from rooting their devices though (it’s your device, and we want you to enjoy it), but rather give us a course of action if folks start to abuse the hardware through software modifications.”
Which is basically saying that if you root or unlock your device, then something goes wrong that's unrelated, like a fan dying or the screen going out or something, they're not necessarily going to just turn you away flat. The legalese there just protects them from people trying to abuse the system, completely bricking the device and then demanding a new one.
Hope that helps!
Agreed, although I'm somehow doubtful that a signed nvflash image won't make it's way into the light, which can repair a destroyed bootloader (as well as other partitions).
Speaking in my own capacity (I do not have any knowledge of how we manage SBKs for SHIELD, nor will I be looking it up at this point) I would be surprised if it did. My understanding is that all of the SBK leaks so far have come from OEMs, not NVIDIA.
Then again, kmdm and IEF can be magicians sometimes...
For those who care and have been waiting, an alpha build of CWM is up in the original android development forum.
sorry to ask but how do you flash the CWM recovery to your sheild because i get unknown partition when i try to flash. hellpppppp me plllsssss
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img[/QUOTE
Ok thanks I did it and it worked but how do you enter CWM recovery what buttons do you need to press if any thanks
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img[/QUOTE
Ok thanks I did it and it worked but how do you enter CWM recovery what buttons do you need to press if any thanks
Hold HOME and BACK while turning it on. When the menu comes up, navigate with the HOME and BACK buttons to move up and down, and the SHIELD button to select "Recovery"
Hold HOME and BACK while turning it on. When the menu comes up, navigate with the HOME and BACK buttons to move up and down, and the SHIELD button to select "Recovery"
ok i did that but its not CWM recovery, its the system default recovery that boots up or am i doing something wrong
ok i did that but its not CWM recovery, its the system default recovery that boots up or am i doing something wrong
Yeah, that's not the CWM recovery. Are you downloading it from the thread? You may want to show the steps, and probably raise this in that thread, not this one.
Yeah, that's not the CWM recovery. Are you downloading it from the thread? You may want to show the steps, and probably raise this in that thread, not this one.
yes i did download it from the CWM thread or maybe is it because i updated mine staright out of the box, that might be why its not working for me but thanks for your help i will raise this in the CWM thread
AFAIK it does and I'm not sure you even want to risk trying this . There is no purpose, SHIELD will not boot if the bootloader is changed even the slightest bit anyway, and if anything goes wrong before you restored the bootloader your device will become a brick.
If you want to play with fire anyway, make sure you raw-copied the partition from rooted Android first so you can restore it immediatly after.
And no matter what, don't reboot while the bootloader partition is altered!
You answered one part of that question... Will NVIDIA fix something that's hardware related and in NO WAY related to your bootloader being unlocked, or will they tell you to buy another Shield...
I don't know if the Warranty is void JUST FOR the Software, or the Hardware too... Like if the screen just dies, fan stops working, or something like that.
“NVIDIA’s warranty policy does allow us to reject RMAs if a device has been rooted or boot loader has been unlocked. Our goal isn’t to keep people from rooting their devices though (it’s your device, and we want you to enjoy it), but rather give us a course of action if folks start to abuse the hardware through software modifications.”