HELP!! Nvidia Shield Portable touch screen non-responsive

[chicodelta]

I have an OG Nvidia Shield Portable with a cracked screen. The digitizer wasn't working after the screen was cracked but that was no biggie seeing how the device could still be managed using the analog sticks and buttons. I encountered a bug with the device so I decided to do a factory reset and, unfortunately, I'm now stuck on the start up screen on the device (I'd forgotten that the device requires the touch screen during the initial set up prompt). The device is on stock, so still on Lollipop, and I can't think of any way to get past the initial setup screen. Does anyone know if a usb mouse would register on the setup screen if I were to connect using a usb otg cable? I have some reservations about that method considering that the analog stick serves in a similar capacity when the device is fully boot. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[chicodelta]

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