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Hi,
I thought I'd add this here because I've recently starting using OSX after building my own hackintosh out of PC parts. I got very fed up with Windows and the need for drivers all over the shop so I'm moved over now.
I've also just got into flashing my HTC Desire and it was made very easy by lots of the guys here. One thing that will always be useful when rooting and flashing your phone is ADB. There are lots of guides out there for ADB on Windows but I wanted to run in natively in OSX.
After a lot of research and a few failed attempts .... I've now worked out how to run ADB in OSX.
What you will need:
A Mac
USB cable
Android SDK for OSX- http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
At the time of writing this the version was "android-sdk_r08-mac_86" so please have a look at the above link and let me know if you can't find that same version.
So download the zip file and I would extract it to a folder where you are happy to keep it such as within your user home folder i.e. Macintosh HD/Users/{Your User Name} and for my mac it is Users/siedkins which is how I have my OSX set up.
Then open then still in Finder, open "android-sdk-mac_86" then "tools".
Now launch Terminal - ⌘ + space then type Terminal or Applications>Utilities>Terminal
Now drag and drop the file called "android" in the "tools" folder into your terminal window and you should see something like:
/Users/siedkins/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/android
Then hit enter - this should load Android SDK
Next go to Available Packages on the left and Android Repository > Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 1 -tick the box and hit "Install Selected"
It should download and install the Platform Tools which includes ADB !!!!
Now quit Android SDK after it has downloaded and go back into Finder. Now you should see a new folder "platform-tools" in the "android-sdk-mac_86" folder. Open that and you can now see a file called adb.
Now .... I am going to show you how to make your life a lot easier in Terminal to run ADB without having to navigate to the folder every time you want to launch it.
Go back to your Terminal window and type (or copy & paste):
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cd ~
The screen should then look like
NAME_OF_YOUR_MACHINE:~ USERNAME$
For me I have:
Mac-Pro:~ siedkins$
Next, type
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touch .bash_profile
to create your new bash / path file
Next, type
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open -e .bash_profile
to open it in TextEdit.
Now into Text Edit please copy:
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export PATH=${PATH}:
Then go into Finder and navigate your your "android-sdk-mac_86" folder. Then click on the "platform-tools" folder and drag and drop this into TextEdit at the end of the code above that you copied. Mine looks like:
export PATH=${PATH}:/Users/siedkins/android-sdk-mac_86/platform-tools/
Yours should look like:
export PATH=${PATH}:insert your path to the "platform-tools" folder in your Android SDK here
All you need is that one line. Then Save and exit TextEdit and then very importantly QUIT TERMINAL.
***** If you have issues being able to save the file at all then please jump to the bottom of the post*****
Now ........ to turn on USB Debugging in your handset Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging - ticked and also go to Settings > Connect to PC > Default connection type > Charge Only and also UNTICK "Ask me ..." there also. You can always go back here and change these settings back.
Now plug in your phone to a USB port. I noticed that if I plugged my phone into one of the standard USB ports on the front of my machine I couldn't see the phone further down the line and if I plugged it into a powered USB port on the front (I have an "akasa AK-ICR-08" which has a powered connector behind the 5 USB ports. But you guys will probably be using a MacBook or MacPro and there shouldn't be any issues with the power to your USB ports.
Now to launch ADB - re-open terminal (remember that you had quit it - very important!) then type in:
Code:
adb devices
And you should see:
List of devices attached
HXXXXXXXXXX device
where XXXXXXXX is your unique phone ID.
Now you can run all of your favourite ADB commands straight by typing:
adb shell
etc straight into Terminal. I won't go into that here as there are plenty of guides about what to do with ADB once it's installed!
Now you have ADB setup on your Mac and can run it without the need for installing HTC Sync - un-installing it - loading some modified drivers over the top !!!!
It all just works !!!!!!
Please drop me a line if you have any queries about this !
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If you are have user account issues such as Terminal or TextEdit says that you can't do anything then try adding "sudo" to the front of your terminal command as this will allow you to execute the account as a superuser or root user for OSX! ROOT!!! Note that you will have to enter your password to enable the superuser access rights and you won't see anything as you type in your password.
i.e. try:
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sudo touch .bash_profile
then
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sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit .bash_profile
(slight change in the coding here to ensure that TextEdit opens
Or you could do:
Code:
sudo pico .bash_profile
This will open up the Pico text editor instead of TextEdit. Here you will have to type out all of the text then you press "ctrl+x" to exit and then you can save on the next screen. To check that has worked you can then open the file in terminal again and check it with the normal command:
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open -e .bash_profile
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Please see post #37 for How To Use ADB Over WIRELESS !!!!
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EDIT - 27th JAN 2010
FastBoot
I've now found you all a precompiled version of Fast Boot:
http://developer.htc.com/adp.html
Please download and unzip the precompiled version for OSX to your "SDK/platform-tools" folder.
Rename the unzipped file from "fastboot-mac" just to "fastboot". You need to fix the permissions of the fastboot file using CHMOD in Terminal.
In Terminal navigate to your "SDK/platform-tools" folder and then type:
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ls
You should see all of the files in your "platform-tools" folder such as adb, aapt, fastboot, etc.
Then type:
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chmod 777 fastboot
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED THE FILE NAME ABOVE !
Now with the permissions fixed you should be able to run fastboot.
Connect your phone via USB and set to "charging only". Then turn off your phone and leave the USB in. Then hold the back key and then turn your phone on again. You will have a white screen with 3 skateboarding androids on.
Now in Terminal type:
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fastboot devices
And you should see your unqiue phone ID! (Note that you have to be at that white screen with the skateboarders for the "fastboot devices" code to run!
Now you have a fully working fastboot !!!
Sorry this explanation is a bit short - I did write out a longer one but my browser crashed and I lost it all. However if you cannot follow the above then I think it's maybe best that you don't use fastboot as you could seriously brick your phone.
NOTE - I HAVE NEVER USED FASTBOOT TO FLASH A RADIO OR PHONE SO I PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP IF YOU GET ERRORS IN USING FASTBOOT OR FLASHING YOUR DEVICE ! The above information is how to shortcut the navigation to the folder. Please don't blame me if you break the recovery image of your phone!
Thanks for such a thorough step by step guide. But Im having a problem I followed the directions and at the last step I get "permission denied". Any tips for me would be truly appreciated. Thanks
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Thanks for such a thorough step by step guide. But Im having a problem I followed the directions and at the last step I get "permission denied". Any tips for me would be truly appreciated. Thanks
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which last step ?
dhoshman said:
Thanks for such a thorough step by step guide. But Im having a problem I followed the directions and at the last step I get "permission denied". Any tips for me would be truly appreciated. Thanks
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What version of MacOS? Also are you sure your device is properly rooted? I'm assuming you are getting the error when typing "adb devices"?
EDIT: That's what I get for being distracted while typing this.. ;-)
The easiest way to get the sdk is by using homebrew, which is an amazingly useful tool. https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew
Code:
brew install android-sdk
It doesn't add adb to your path however, you have to do that manually by adding /usr/local/Cellar/android-sdk/r8/platform-tools to your path.
Hope that makes it a little bit easier.
I found that on my mac using terminal I have to always start the adb commands with a ./ otherwise it wouldn't work right. This might be common knowledge for some, but I'm a terminal newbie
So, for example:
./adb devices
Thanks for the walk through
This work great. I put the the SDK folder on the root of Macintosh HD and renamed it to AndroidSDK. Then in the .bash_profile my path was /AndroidSDK/platform-tools/ . I then made a backup of my SD card with adb pull from /mnt/sdcard to my local machine.
mun-key said:
I found that on my mac using terminal I have to always start the adb commands with a ./ otherwise it wouldn't work right. This might be common knowledge for some, but I'm a terminal newbie
So, for example:
./adb devices
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Kind of weird. To me that would mean that you're path variable isn't setup correctly. Usually the ./ before a command means to run the command from the current directory and ignore the path variable.
It doesn't even have to be this complicated. Download the sdk, whatever files you want to push to your phone put it in the same folder. Then do the commands (./adb push). Simple.
Great and easy tutorial! Got it working in 5min ^_^
madj42 said:
Kind of weird. To me that would mean that you're path variable isn't setup correctly. Usually the ./ before a command means to run the command from the current directory and ignore the path variable.
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Ok - that makes sense now. And reading Krisrk's reply, that's exactly how I did it.
On my device I only needed to push a single file. Don't really need adb anymore. Your post was like 12-hours too late for me though. I spent 3 hours trying to figure out why it wouldn't work, then saw the ./ in a youtube video. After that I was rooted with a new rom in minutes
thanks for all the great info guys
Just wanted to thank you! I already had ADB working on my Mac OSX but didn't have the "environment variables" in the .bash_profile. So now I can just use adb commands directly without going into the finder and find the adb!
Also, kudos for the very detailed guide with your own examples, that reads very well!
Thanks for the comments guys.
I know that you can navigate to the SDK folder and just run it from there but I thought that people might like the above guide to do the shortcut once and then never have to jump around folders again in terminal which is a bit of a pain. Plus my method removes the need for the "./" prefix.
anyways I'm easy I'm sure that everyone will have their own preferred method if you already use adb on OSX
i cannot get beyond the command:
touch .bash_profile
the terminal returns permission denied. what do i need to add or what am i doing wrong?
What type of user account do you have set up in OSX?
System Prefs > Accounts
Also what about trying the following in Terminal
Code:
sudo touch .bash_profile
And then enter the password for your user profile?
Any better?
Thanks for this!!!!!
Nobody ever shows macs love.
Sent From My HTC Evo 4G Using Tapa Talk Pro!
siedkins said:
What type of user account do you have set up in OSX?
System Prefs > Accounts
Also what about trying the following in Terminal
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sudo touch .bash_profile
And then enter the password for your user profile?
Any better?
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it popped up and asked my password, then it said i entered the wrong one and i never was asked this again. this is incredibly frustrating as i cannot even get it to work in windows
edit: ok got to the part where i bring up text edit, but it will not let me save. states i do not have permission to save. is there a way i can turn off this password crap for the time being? all i want to do is push files to my phone, i can't even get this far
Ok...
I'm trying not to look stupid, but for gods sake, im stuck at the first command. I copy paste cd~ and nothing happens. press enter nothing. I've been reading up on terminal and i still feel quite stupid considering how im stuck on step one
edit: got it! I got lost going back into the same terminal and not closing the android sdk window. there fore I was still in the sdk and not telling the computer anything. a dur. Opening a new terminal and doing all of the steps did the trick. Thanks for this btw!
thanks for the detailed guide. i've been looking all over the web for a guide to setup adb for MAC. followed the steps here and now, i'm able to use ADB on my macbook. YAY!!
monstereo said:
thanks for the detailed guide. i've been looking all over the web for a guide to setup adb for MAC. followed the steps here and now, i'm able to use ADB on my macbook. YAY!!
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Hey just a random note, nice prof pic stig ftw
In the process of following the rooting wiki, had hella problems getting adb working. Got adb connected finally, got the money sign, tried first instruction, got adbermission denied. What could be the problem? Did a google search as well. I have the contents of adb tools, in the same place as g free, as it is completely impossible to start up adb shell, and then navigate to a completely different folder. Also, before moving adb tools, tried long addresses of the gfree stuff, same deal.
Did you do "adb shell" and then you tried more adb commands and got "permission denied" ?
If so, then that's because "adb shell" starts a command prompt session on your phone, and the adb commands need to be run on your PC, not your phone. So don't do the "adb shell" first.
So wait a second, you're saying that the wonderful wiki, either is in the wrong order, or requires me to follow the pc, and phone steps simultaneously? Because im running them from my pc. Which would be implied by my saying im following the wiki. Fyi, i meant the one on the g2, involving rooting the g2, on the xda-dev site. I've done this before, i know how to use adb. this is the first time i have rooted a g2. Don't mean to sound like a ****, but you basically didnt read anything i wrote.
The Wiki isn't in the wrong order. But IMHO it's very confusing that it shows a $ prompt when it shows "adb push" etc, because that makes it looks like it is run on the phone. But it's assuming you're running from Linux/Mac. On a PC the prompt for your adb commands would be C:\ or similar.
The Wiki doesn't tell you to run "adb shell"
So the answer to my question was yes, it works, but i had to wait 5 minutes to post this. I dont understand why there cant be a note that, unless you put adb into your path, cmd isnt going to recognize it unless its in the folder you're using. I feel no need to put a tool that i will use maybe once a year at most into path. also, when i just checked the wiki now, i noticed how the dollar signs had changed to c:/ ha ha. and sorry about the rudeness, at first it just seemed like you were making fun of me.
jenlow said:
Okay, so before i opened the adb shell from cmd, when i would type adb push, i would get adb is not recognized as an internal or external command. so, my solution of putting the adb tools into gfree, should work now once i cd to the gfree folder?
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That's an issue with your path not being setup properly on your PC. You can adb adb's folder to the path to mean you can run it from anywhere. Otherwise you need to put the gfree tools etc in the same folder as adb, then cd to there and run the commands.
Or if the path is setup properly, cd to where the gfree tools are and start doing your "adb push" etc from there.
I have just edited the Wiki to show a "C:\" prompt for the stuff that's run on the PC, to try and avoid this confusion.
Did it work ?
jenlow said:
In the process of following the rooting wiki, had hella problems getting adb working. Got adb connected finally, got the money sign, tried first instruction, got adbermission denied. What could be the problem? Did a google search as well. I have the contents of adb tools, in the same place as g free, as it is completely impossible to start up adb shell, and then navigate to a completely different folder. Also, before moving adb tools, tried long addresses of the gfree stuff, same deal.
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the "permission denied" thing... from the phone? Or from the computer? You know you need to be root in order to access the hardware, or at least set the permissions on the hardware to be accessible to your user account....???
And... you DID enable adb on the phone side, didn't you?
I used the Wiki and am now perm rooted. A few tips that may help you since they helped me to get it done. I opened a command prompt and noted the default path that opened. For me it was C:\Users\Ed . I used windows explorer to navigate there and open up the Ed folder and created a new folder in Ed that I named pr. This is where I unzipped both of the gfree zip files...into that same folder. When temp rooting and perm rooting, I simply opened up the command prompt, it opened to C:\Users\Ed and then I typed cd pr then I hit enter. That set me up to input the commands in the right place both times and it worked out just fine.
Another thing that I noticed. After temp rooting, I had to ctrl alt del to open up task manager and close down adb.exe (as noted in the instructions that appeared in terminal emulator). I couldn't load adb again until I closed it down and let it restart itself. When I entered the first command in the perm root process adb started up again by itself and all went well.
Good Luck! It is well worth it. I now have Cyanogen's latest stable build loaded along with the Google apps package that I found online.
Ed
OH! yeah, it did work. i thought i said that somewhere ha. I am currently running CM 6.1.1 now. I've decided that since the adb file, and necessary files are tiny i can just move them around to whatever i need to use adb for. Path editing should only be done by hand in linux And jesus CM has improved since i had it on my cliq. I'm like 90% sure i'm going to make a donation out of the school funds.
Root my phone!!! HELP
Hi Guys
I've tried root and my cell phone, but it is not. I've tried almost everything I have .. First I tried to root using the terminal emulator''''by typing different commands ..
Also, I tried the program''Visionary''but when I pressed the application so that it was held to root, but then the screen goes black, and I had to press the home button to get out of the situation ..
Also tried I saw another app called ''Universal androot'' and when I pressed root, then came the''Failed! No ~~~~~~~~~ Fu goo ..'' I also tried''app ''superoneclick I pressed the root, also came the''error: protocol fault (no status)''
What should i suppose to do, to fix this problem.. please reply
Thaaaanks!!!
mannær said:
Hi Guys
I've tried root and my cell phone, but it is not. I've tried almost everything I have .. First I tried to root using the terminal emulator''''by typing different commands ..
Also, I tried the program''Visionary''but when I pressed the application so that it was held to root, but then the screen goes black, and I had to press the home button to get out of the situation ..
Also tried I saw another app called ''Universal androot'' and when I pressed root, then came the''Failed! No ~~~~~~~~~ Fu goo ..'' I also tried''app ''superoneclick I pressed the root, also came the''error: protocol fault (no status)''
What should i suppose to do, to fix this problem.. please reply
Thaaaanks!!!
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None of those apps work with the G2 to perm root without extra steps. And in that case only Visionary. You need to check out the vision wiki page.
Ed thoroughly described how to make it work. I did the exact same thing he did and got it last night.
jenlow said:
OH! yeah, it did work. i thought i said that somewhere ha. I am currently running CM 6.1.1 now. I've decided that since the adb file, and necessary files are tiny i can just move them around to whatever i need to use adb for. Path editing should only be done by hand in linux And jesus CM has improved since i had it on my cliq. I'm like 90% sure i'm going to make a donation out of the school funds.
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What method did you use to root your cliq, and did you still have 3G? I have stock motoblur 2.1 on it now, I have it for a backup phone (got a G2), but I would like to root it.
hi my htc desire keeps restarting when i flash any gingerbread miui rom i have tired data2ext and a2sd and have wiped and also formated my sdcard and stil have same problem with both but it works fine with all other roms and the froyo version of miui. please help
What hboot are you using and how did you root your phone?
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hi im using normal hboot-0.93.0001 i used unrevoked to root my phone i am not really a noob i have flashed and rooted many phones but for some strange reason all other roms including miui froyo work on my phone but gingerbread miui wont it loads up to the home screen and then just reboots ive tried data2et version and a2sd version and same thing happens with both versions.i have also tried using diffrent recoverys amon-ra,clockwork etc and still get the same problem.
You need to understand what is going on under the hood.. Getting an adb logcat is the way to go..
Code:
Windows>Start>Run
echo "null" > log.txt
start log.txt
adb logcat > log.txt
Use Notepad++ to associate with the txt file and reload the file every couple of seconds while keeping the cmd shell in the background.. See what's happening just before it reboots. It could be anything from a bad script to a bad module
Have you tried gingerbread 2.8, its simple and a very plain ROM, I have had issues with miui roms with my desire, if that doesn't work I will keep looking my self, sorry I'm not very insightful, you have an odd problem.
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Nice one Droidzone, I will have to try that also.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium
Hi droidzone thanks for your reply could u please maybe help me and tell me the steps to get the log cat i know how to access adb by cmd but thats about it im a noob when it comes to adb commands and dont know much about it and didnt really understand the commands that u asked me to do,do i enter those while in adb or before.
casanova786 said:
Hi droidzone thanks for your reply could u please maybe help me and tell me the steps to get the log cat i know how to access adb by cmd but thats about it im a noob when it comes to adb commands and dont know much about it and didnt really understand the commands that u asked me to do,do i enter those while in adb or before.
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Once you open a command line prompt in the folder where adb is installed (or anywhere else, if the file adb.exe is in your Windows path variable-Dont worry about that if you dont know), you can directly type each line of the commands starting from step 2.
Before that, install Notepad+, and associate .txt file to open with it by default..
By the way, you have to start typing those commands directly after rebooting from recovery after installing the Rom..
hi droidzone i have installed notepad++ but dont understand how to install Notepad+, and associate .txt file to open with it by default. also my adb is located in c:\androidsdk\tools that is what i type in cmd to get adb working and if i type adb devices it shows my device.also i typed the commands u gave me once in adb and it says "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
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hi droidzone i have installed notepad++ but dont understand how to install Notepad+, and associate .txt file to open with it by default. also my adb is located in c:\androidsdk\tools that is what i type in cmd to get adb working and if i type adb devices it shows my device.
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Hmm.. I seem to be offering more Windows support than Android!
I meant Notepad+. Hold Shift, rightclick any text file, Choose Open with Notepad+ as default. You can go to your adb folder like you normally do and then type each line I posted and hit Enter after each time. You can also make a batch file with all those commands (search Google for that if you dont know how)
hi thanks i have made notepad+ to open as default but when i type the commands u told me it says "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
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hi thanks i have made notepad+ to open as default but when i type the commands u told me it says "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
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Hmm yes, that can happen if you have more than one adb.exe process running in the background because you exited it by closing the command shell with the close button instead of typing
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exit
after done with it.
Use Ctrl+Alt+Del or Process Explorer to terminate the background adb.exe processes
Hi .. would really like some help as I got a replacement G2 and I need to return my broken phone back tmrw and would like to root it.
I actually rooted my first g2 using temp root/visionary about a year ago...
but now I can't seem to understand the wiki's or any guides on how to root my phone again. . help!
Tried the AMT way, says device is not connected
Currently trying to use this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107911
I can't even get past the first step.. in the command prompt I get
"*daemon started successfully*
error: device not found
any help would be appreciated.. sorry I am a complete noob at this
ahan421 said:
I can't even get past the first step.. in the command prompt I get
"*daemon started successfully*
error: device not found
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Do you have the HTC Drivers installed? Do you have Android debugging enabled on your phone? I don't know if it matters but I think your sdcard shouldn't be mounted when you connect it to your PC.
With the above things done, you should be able to type
adb devices
And it should list your device and its serial number.
You probably need to install drivers. I'm assuming you're using windows?
You can get the driver package here
You'll need to downgrade first with this guide
Then I recommend the wiki method to root
-Nipqer
I just downloaded the HTC drivers
i'm following the downgrade guide now
i downloaded the 2 files and put them in the platform-tools folder
already having trouble with the first step
"Run the following command to verify the exploit has access to what it needs. (Only the first line is the command. The second line should be the result returned if all goes well.)
Code:
> adb shell cat /dev/msm_rotator"
where do i type this command?
"> adb shell cat /dev/msm_rotator"
sorry if i sound like an complete idiot.. i have no clue what to do.
alright, i read through some of the adb for dummies
when i type in adb devices i do not see a serial number.. but i've installed the htc drivers already
is there something else i need to install? thanks
edit:* Yay i just got the drivers working, serial number is now showing!
edit 2: i had no idea what i was doing... somehow got through the instructions, downloaded some pda drivers, followed the guides and now my phone is rooted!
i felt like Neo typing in the codes... Thank you guys. Thank you XDA!!
Glad to hear you got it sorted out. Sounds like a good learning experience
so my wife dorpped her s3 and broke the screen, the phone is rooted and i have adb debugging turned on i can use adb to pull/puch etc. but i dont know how, could some on tell me what adb commands i need to issue to the device to pull her internal sd data to my computer and push it back to her new s3, i also need to know how to wipe her phone with adb and reset to stock so i cna return it to the insurancce company, if anyone could tell me how to basically pull everything from her phone, internal sd data, and her text messages i know to pull the texts and view them i will need to use sqlite 3 to view the .db of her text messages but i cant figure out the commands to do so and i cant figure out how to format the commands so that it will pull the info to my desktop for viewing through sqlite 3 on the computer, also if i need to install sqlite 3 on the device with adb i need to know the commands for that as well, all help is welcomed, i have to get this thing back to stock in the next week or so, you are even more than welcome to call me an idot noob because i really am, i am very technically inclined and can follow complex instructions provided they are complete, please help ! lastly is there an adb command that would transfer what should be displayed on the screen if it worked within a emulator window if so please include that information as well.
This has been solved thanks to the info that was given, i was able to wrap my head around the entireity of adb, and my actual problem was not formatting of commands, my wife had a lock screen so i had to get that unlocked before adb would allow pulls if you need to do this with you phone i have posted a tutorial in the android general development and hacking [developers only] forums
MotoDefier said:
so my wife dorpped her s3 and broke the screen, the phone is rooted and i have adb debugging turned on i can use adb to pull/puch etc. but i dont know how, could some on tell me what adb commands i need to issue to the device to pull her internal sd data to my computer and push it back to her new s3, i also need to know how to wipe her phone with adb and reset to stock so i cna return it to the insurancce company, if anyone could tell me how to basically pull everything from her phone, internal sd data, and her text messages i know to pull the texts and view them i will need to use sqlite 3 to view the .db of her text messages but i cant figure out the commands to do so and i cant figure out how to format the commands so that it will pull the info to my desktop for viewing through sqlite 3 on the computer, also if i need to install sqlite 3 on the device with adb i need to know the commands for that as well, all help is welcomed, i have to get this thing back to stock in the next week or so, you are even more than welcome to call me an idot noob because i really am, i am very technically inclined and can follow complex instructions provided they are complete, please help ! lastly is there an adb command that would transfer what should be displayed on the screen if it worked within a emulator window if so please include that information as well.
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I'm not going to call you an idiot noob. It seems to me that you know a little more than you express. A few Google searches could answer all of your questions. You are asking for someone to write you a novel, it's not going to happen.
Aerowinder said:
I'm not going to call you an idiot noob. It seems to me that you know a little more than you express. A few Google searches could answer all of your questions. You are asking for someone to write you a novel, it's not going to happen.
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google has actually been un helpful in this dilema, however I think the explaination of adb commands on the sdk's page looks like it has enough information for me to write, my own novel (lol) so I will start there tonight, and hope that I understand the procedures described as well as I think I do, thanks for the reply anyway
Now that I have a little more information I guess what I really was trying to ask is for someone to give me a little better understanding of how issuing commands work I know how to issue ADB commands for instance with ADB HELP OR HELP ALL the command looks like this in the example. Adb pull [<local>] [<remote>] i dont understand what information adb is looking for where it says local and remote, is adb looking for me to type the [<local>] [<remote>] exactly this way or is it leading me to give a path for local and a path for remote, if so how do i go about figuring out said paths?
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Local would be path on pc, remote would be path on phone.
sorry, for asking probably dumb questions
Aerowinder said:
Local would be path on pc, remote would be path on phone.
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I know that it sounds stupid that i know how to open adb, i know how to issue commands (mostly) and i know that you said you think i know more than i am taking credit for, but heres the thing i do know ALOT about computers and can do almost anything with them however Command line utilities is not my strong suit, so local is the path on the pc remote is the path on the phone i am assuming that this would be the proper way to pull the sd data
adb pull -shared [< / sd>] [< C:\user agentlogon\Desktop>] if i wanted to store the file on my desktop would that be correct or am i just completly command line retarted? , i know that this isnt the real path but if it were is this correct formatting for the command line?
Like this: adb pull -shared "/sd" "C:\user agentlogon\Desktop"
Adb kill-server
Adb start-server
Adb pull <file> <Local>
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Aerowinder said:
Like this: adb pull -shared "/sd" "C:\user agentlogon\Desktop"
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Ok, so sorry, at this point i feel like a total idiot and im sure if your not right there with me your getting close, but i think this last question will help me understand command line utils better in the future, so when you see [<>] am i correct that the utility is showing me its okay to perform said command on [ ] directories <> files ? Also i am a very literal learner so do i use the quotes on the command or are you just quoting me?
[<>] = variable. Replace the entire sequence. So, [<local>] = "C:\directory\file.ext" This is not standardized across commandline apps. The [<>] is only meant to show the user that they need to replace this with his/her own value.
In commandline utilities, spaces separate commands, this is why you need quotations around directories that have spaces. If you don't, the C:\... directory will be interpreted as two seperate commands, resulting in a syntax error. I always use quotations around directories out of habit. / is often used as a switch. To be safe, always quote directories. This is standardized across all commandline apps.
TrinityHaxxor said:
Adb kill-server
Adb start-server
Adb pull <file> <Local>
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Yeah i got the kill start sever on lock, and i am wanting to pull thecentire contents of the sd, not a single file, but thanks for your input it is all welcomed!
Aerowinder said:
[<>] = variable. Replace the entire sequence. So, [<local>] = "C:\directory\file.ext" hhis is not standardized across commandline apps. The [<>] is only meant to show the user that they need to replace this with his/her own val
In commandline utilities, spaces separate commands, this is why you need quotations around directories that have spaces. If you don't, the C:\... directory will be interpreted as two seperate commands, resulting in a syntax error. I always use quotations around directories out of habit. / is often used as a switch. To be safe, always quote directories. This is standardized across all commandline apps.
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now i have a new problem it is saying /sd does not exist do you possibly have a screenshot of the path for the sd in a file manger you could post for me if not i will try to look at it with my wifes new phone and hope that the stock file system is the same as the modded system she has on the broken phone. also if this doesnt work how would i just do a full wipe of the phone so it looks like i just wiped it for privacy.
Try:
/storage/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/mnt/sdcard
/mnt/sdcard0
One of those should work.
Aerowinder said:
Try:
/storage/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/mnt/sdcard
/mnt/sdcard0
One of those should work.
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IIts not giving me any errors, but its not giving me the files either, i tried to adb root to see if that would change and it says adbd cannot run as root in production builds, i tried to adb remount it says opperation not permitted, i tried adb shell then su and adb freezes and wont let me exit shell, it either freezes or just echo's what i type, so if i type exit it returns exit showing the word exit twice but leaves me no choice other than to close cmd and re open and restart adb, not sure what im doing wrong, the device show with adb devices in adb and shell but then says device not found when i try to su in shell lol, fml!