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. 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 License. Contact oss-requests@nvidia.com to request source code if you are not able to locate it on this page.DEVELOPER OS IMAGES
NVIDIA Corporation SHIELD Controller P2920. An FCC ID is the product ID assigned by the FCC to identify wireless products in the market. The FCC chooses 3 or 5 character 'Grantee' codes to identify the business that created the product. For example, the grantee code for FCC ID: VOB-P2920 is VOB. The remaining characters of the FCC ID, -P2920.
As a service to software developers, NVIDIA publishes some binary 'developer OS images' with decreased security restrictions or preview drivers. For more information, see here.
Older version of controller has been released in 2015. It's larger and heavier, has physical volume control (2 buttons), capacitive touch buttons for NVIDIA home/back/start and below thumbsticks it has clickable touchpad which emulates mouse. Official drivers are disabling rumble support and require Nvidia GPU. Use with PC platforms Windows. The drivers for the controller are bundled with GE, any you cannot get them any other way. Without the drivers, the controller basically does not work. I recently upgraded from a Radeon to a GTX, and to help people who are in the situation I used to be in, I decided to make them available. This is a full precision controller with support for both PC gaming and Android gaming on SHIELD devices. It has two joysticks, a D-pad, ABXY buttons, L/R bumpers, L/R analog triggers, a multi-function Start button, Android Home and Back buttons, volume control buttons, a touch pad button, and a multi-function NVIDIA/Power button. Trying to get my shield controller, the newest model, to work with the PC. I have unpaired it from the Nvidia Shield, I have a nvidia graphics card, and I have GeForce Experience installed with the latest drivers. When I plug it into the PC the controller vibrates and nothing else happens.
SHIELD ANDROID TV
Nvidia Shield Portable
Open Source Resources
NVIDIA publishes source code and binary packages for the community to use to create custom OS images for SHIELD. Find instructions for the open source packages here:
Nvidia Shield Ps3 Controller Driver
Recovery Images
NVIDIA also publishes binary 'recovery images' for users wishing to revert to the stock NVIDIA OS. Download recovery images from the Download Center (unpack instructions are provided there; the linux package does not require a login).
Before attempting to flash a recovery image, you must have the lastest fastboot executable from the Android SDK (available here under the 'Get just the command line tools' heading) installed on the host machine.
To enter fastboot mode on the SHIELD TV (2017 edition), follow the instructions in the 'How To Flash' section of the latest open source README (for example, the 5.0.0 README linked above or here).
Windows USB Driver
NVIDIA provides updated Windows USB drivers for developers having issues with the default Google adb or fastboot driver. If your machine is unable to detect SHIELD, download this driver and follow the instructions linked from the Download Center to install.
SHIELD TABLET K1
These materials are for the NVIDIA SHIELD TABLET K1 released in late 2015; see below for the original SHIELD TABLET.
Open Source Resources
NVIDIA publishes source code and binary packages for the community to use to create custom OS images for SHIELD TABLET K1. Find instructions for the open source packages here:
Recovery Images
NVIDIA also publishes binary 'recovery images' for users wishing to revert to the stock NVIDIA OS. Download recovery images from the Download Center (unpack instructions are provided there; the linux package does not require a login).
Windows USB Driver
NVIDIA provides Windows USB drivers for developers having issues with the default Google adb or fastboot driver. If your machine is unable to detect SHIELD, download this driver and follow the instructions linked from the Download Center to install.
SHIELD TABLET
Open Source Resources
NVIDIA publishes source code and binary packages for the community to use to create custom OS images for SHIELD tablet. Find instructions for the open source packages here:
Recovery Images
NVIDIA also publishes binary 'recovery images' for users wishing to revert to the stock NVIDIA OS. Download recovery images from the Download Center (unpack instructions are provided there; the linux package does not require a login).
Windows USB Driver
NVIDIA provides updated Windows USB drivers for developers having issues with the default Google adb or fastboot driver. If your machine is unable to detect SHIELD, download this driver and follow the instructions linked from the Download Center to install.
SHIELD PORTABLE
Open Source Resources
NVIDIA publishes source code and binary packages for the community to use to create custom OS images for SHIELD. Find instructions for the open source packages here:
Recovery Images
NVIDIA also publishes binary 'recovery images' for users wishing to revert to the stock NVIDIA OS. Download recovery images from the Download Center (unpack instructions are provided there; the linux package does not require a login).
Windows USB Driver
NVIDIA provides updated Windows USB drivers for developers having issues with the default Google adb or fastboot driver. If your machine is unable to detect SHIELD, download this driver and follow the instructions linked from the Download Center to install.
Tegra NOTE 7
The original Tegra NOTE 7 with Wi-Fi (the 'Tegra NOTE 7 model P1640') is built by NVIDIA in partnership with hardware companies from different parts of the globe. The device is sold by: EVGA (USA), Dixons (UK), Zotac (APAC, EU), Gigabyte (APAC), Homecare (China), Eldi(Ukraine), Lava(India). Please check with the relevant vendor in your region for open source release information.
The Tegra NOTE 7 with LTE integration (the 'Tegra NOTE 7 LTE model P1988' or 'TN7C') and the related Wi-Fi version (the 'Tegra NOTE 7 WiFi model 1988W' or 'TN7CW'), are built and maintained by NVIDIA and sold by Cherry Mobile (Philippines) and Etuline (Russia). NVIDIA publishes source code and binary packages for the community to use to create custom OS images. Find instructions for the open source packages here:
- Tegra NOTE 7 LTE (P1988 or TN7C) open source and binary driver releases:
- Tegra NOTE 7 WiFi (P1988W or TN7CW) open source and binary driver releases:
Recovery Images
NVIDIA also publishes binary 'recovery images' for users wishing to revert to factory or OTA images for the P1988 and P1988W. Download recovery images from the Download Center (unpack instructions are provided there; the linux package does not require a login).