Nvidia Shield Portable Linux

The device is similar in shape to an xbox 360 controller and similar in control setup to a dualshock controller with two analog joysticks a d.

Nvidia shield portable linux. Rearmed android browser and miracast. It s a usb 3 0 device. The nvidia shield is a great portable gaming system. It plugs into your nvidia shield pro and can be up and running within minutes.

As part of this update several apps and features that are not supported on android 5 1 will be removed including. Shield portable runs on android lollipop 5 1 featuring a flip 130mm 5 inch touchscreen display with 1280 720 resolution. Please note this guide is for the shield portable and not the tablet. The following step is intended for a ubuntu based linux distribution.

The physical controls and tegra 4 gpu make this a perfect fit for running retro games with emulators as well as regular android games that support the controller. Basically a way to build normal linux for the tegra i e. You will need to register as a developer with nvidia easy and free to do because part of the build requires a tool code from them. What you are looking for is linux4tegra.

It can be used without any need to have any google application installed. Download official lineage os for nvidia shield portable roth marshmallow 6 0 1. Optional update this software upgrade updates shield portable to android 5 1. Seven storage options to choose from.

Look below for links to relevant downloads. Portions of open source software are provided under license terms that require redistribution of source code including the gnu general public. Nvidia publishes source code binary packages and usb drivers for developers and the android open source community to use in development and to create custom os images for shield devices. This tutorial will show you how to install clockwork mod cwm recovery on your shield.

Official lineage os is based on the android open source project with extra contributions from many people within the android community. Works flawlessly with nvidia shield. Seagate s portable 5 terabyte tb external hard drive takes the editor s top pick. I see other guides that i have not tried.

A few days ago i posted an article on reasons to root your nvidia shield portable.