Step one, therefore: Download APX drivers. I found these for. Still need the SBK:.
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Here are a basic list of resources I'm researching that have potential, I'll be posting as stream-of-consciousness and these links will also be here for reference when I reboot into Linux for some of the more advanced stuff. I can't make any promises, but stay tuned, this might just work!
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An old method that worked on the first variation of the kill switch (doesn't help anymore, since now the kill switch directly attacks the bootloader)
More discussion on the topic:
So far:
- Bootloader is corrupted. Devide is showing as APX.
- Step one, therefore: Download APX drivers.
I found these for the Shield, weren't easy to come across.
- Slight issue with signature verification. You need to reboot into advanced settings and disable device driver signature verification.
- To use NVFlash, we need the device's SKB. Most forum members seem to agree that's virtually impossible without a leak from NVidia themselves, but those same people also claim the same issue with getting an APX driver for the Shield, so maybe it can be done. A hopeful post on the matter:
- Below link looks promising, need to obtain blob from stock rom. Guy claims he has the blob file, but we still need the SBK:
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