fix(config): degrade an unreachable Shield to the pairing form (t44 F1)

`_start_protocol_pairing` called androidtvremote2's cert generation and
`async_start_pairing` with no try/except, so `CannotConnect` propagated straight
out of `async_step_protocol_pair`. The caller already had the shape for a soft
failure — `_async_begin_protocol_pairing()` returns `(client, None) | (None,
error)` and `_async_restart_protocol_pairing` renders `errors["base"]` — the
exception simply bypassed it, and the protocol_pair form never appeared: not the
address field, not the "continue without pairing" escape.

That made it a default-path crash rather than an edge case: t41 turned the
protocol transport ON by default, so an asleep, rebooting or mis-addressed Shield
(whenever someone adds the integration, or skips ADB pairing into this step)
raised out of the flow instead of showing the form. The reviewer reproduced both
under real HA.

Now the step returns `(None, "protocol_unreachable")`, logs the address and the
library error, discards the half-built client so a retry starts clean, and renders
the same form the other failures render — with the address editable and the skip
option intact. `protocol_unreachable` is documented in strings.json AND
translations/en.json (a form error without copy shows a bare key in the UI).

Tests (tests/test_config_flow_ux.py::TestUnreachableShieldDuringPairing): the fake
client can now fail to start pairing, and five cases cover fresh setup, the
ADB-skip route into the protocol step, reconfigure, reauth and the skip path that
still finishes the entry — all as FORMS, never exceptions. Red proof on HEAD:
the same drive raises CannotConnectStubError out of async_step_user.

Verified: 361 passed / 2 skipped, 362 / 1 with androidtvremote2, ruff clean.

custom_components/nvidia_shield/config_flow.py

@@ -416,12 +416,20 @@ class NvidiaShieldConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
         Certificates live under ``.storage/<domain>/`` (core androidtv_remote
         helpers.py pattern) and are shared between pairing and runtime. Returns
-        None when no host is resolvable or ``androidtvremote2`` is missing —
-        the caller turns that into an error key, never a crash.
+        ``(client, None)`` or ``(None, error_key)`` — no host, a missing
+        ``androidtvremote2`` and an unreachable Shield are all keys the form can
+        show, never an exception out of the step.
+
+        t44 F1: androidtvremote2 raises ``CannotConnect`` from both calls below,
+        and the protocol transport is ON by default, so an asleep, rebooting or
+        mis-addressed Shield is the ordinary case rather than an edge one. Left
+        uncaught it escaped the config flow entirely, and the protocol_pair form
+        — the address field AND the "continue without pairing" escape — never
+        rendered.
         """
         host = self._host()
         if not host:
-            return None
+            return None, "protocol_no_host"
         certfile, keyfile = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
             protocol_cert_paths, self.hass
         )
@@ -434,19 +442,26 @@ class NvidiaShieldConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         if client is None:
             # build_protocol_client already logged the missing library;
             # pairing cannot start, and the form still offers the skip path
-            return None
-        await client.async_generate_cert_if_missing()
-        await client.async_start_pairing()
-        return client
+            return None, "protocol_unavailable"
+        try:
+            await client.async_generate_cert_if_missing()
+            await client.async_start_pairing()
+        except Exception as err:  # noqa: BLE001 - the library's error IS the finding
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "protocol pairing could not start at %s (%s: %s) — showing the "
+                "form so the address can be corrected or pairing skipped",
+                host,
+                type(err).__name__,
+                err,
+            )
+            with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+                client.disconnect()
+            return None, "protocol_unreachable"
+        return client, None
 
     async def _async_begin_protocol_pairing(self):
         """Start a PIN pairing session: ``(client, None)`` or ``(None, error)``."""
-        if not self._host():
-            return None, "protocol_no_host"
-        client = await self._start_protocol_pairing()
-        if client is None:
-            return None, "protocol_unavailable"
-        return client, None
+        return await self._start_protocol_pairing()
 
     def _show_protocol_pair_form(self, errors=None):
         """protocol_pair form: the PIN, the address, and the skip escape.

custom_components/nvidia_shield/strings.json

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       "protocol_no_host": "No IP address for the Shield yet. Fill in the host field above (a discovered Shield is pre-filled automatically).",
       "protocol_pair_failed": "The Shield rejected that pairing code. Check the code on the Shield and select Submit to try again.",
       "protocol_unavailable": "The androidtvremote2 library is not installed, so the remote protocol cannot pair. Install it and restart Home Assistant, or turn on 'Continue without protocol pairing' to finish setup anyway.",
+      "protocol_unreachable": "The Shield did not answer at that address. Check the address above and that the Shield is awake, then select Submit to try again \u2014 or turn on 'Continue without protocol pairing' to finish setup without it.",
       "no_state_source": "No state source selected. Choose at least one: 'Add the Nvidia Remote Protocol' or 'Read state over ADB'.",
       "invalid_app_map": "Each line must be package=name with a non-empty package (no spaces) and a non-empty name \u2014 for example ar.tvplayer.tv=TiviMate.",
       "invalid_digit_delay": "The digit delay must be between 0.05 and 1.0 seconds."

custom_components/nvidia_shield/translations/en.json

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       "protocol_no_host": "No IP address for the Shield yet. Fill in the host field above (a discovered Shield is pre-filled automatically).",
       "protocol_pair_failed": "The Shield rejected that pairing code. Check the code on the Shield and select Submit to try again.",
       "protocol_unavailable": "The androidtvremote2 library is not installed, so the remote protocol cannot pair. Install it and restart Home Assistant, or turn on 'Continue without protocol pairing' to finish setup anyway.",
+      "protocol_unreachable": "The Shield did not answer at that address. Check the address above and that the Shield is awake, then select Submit to try again \u2014 or turn on 'Continue without protocol pairing' to finish setup without it.",
       "no_state_source": "No state source selected. Choose at least one: 'Add the Nvidia Remote Protocol' or 'Read state over ADB'.",
       "invalid_app_map": "Each line must be package=name with a non-empty package (no spaces) and a non-empty name \u2014 for example ar.tvplayer.tv=TiviMate.",
       "invalid_digit_delay": "The digit delay must be between 0.05 and 1.0 seconds."