Get Around Ouya Login After Factory Reset 2020 🌱

Things You Will Need

Prerequisites and Downloads

  1. Download Ouya_Hosts_Update.zip Download
  2. Extract the downloaded Ouya_Hosts_Update.zip

Running the ADB Script

  1. Connect the Ouya to your PC with the micro USB cable and power it on
  2. If you have issues with adb connecting to your Ouya watch one of my other Ouya videos to see how to install the Ouya adb drivers on Windows 10
  3. Navigate to the extacted Ouya_Hosts_Update in Windows Explorer
  4. Right click Ouya_Hosts_Update.bat > Run as administrator
  5. When prompted, copy and paste each of the commands below into the adb shell

    su
    mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP
    cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc/
    exit
    exit

  6. On the Ouya, you should now be able to proceed with the OOBE setup by selecting Existing Account and inputting any username and password

I cannot thank Christian Weiske enough for reverse engineering the Ouya API and purchase process and hosting a static recreation of it so Ouya's around the world can continue to work. Show Christian some love at https://ouya.cweiske.de

Further reading: http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/ouya-oobe-network.htm