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I'm lost. Need rooting help.

I'm lost as hell. I found this thread:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/06...credible-next/
I did the unrevoked thing and I see this icon called SuperUser Permissions in my app list.
Am I able to proceed and fully root or do I have to re-do the root with the Toast method? This looks too complicated and by the way I tried the ./adb thing on my mac and I get errors saying "No such file or directory".

gqstatus0685 said:
This looks too complicated and by the way I tried the ./adb thing on my mac and I get errors saying "No such file or directory".
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adb isn't installed on a Mac out of the box; You'll need to go download the Android SDK. Untar it somewhere (I put it in ~/), then open a term, do:
Code:
cents-macbook-pro:~ $ cd android-sdk-mac_86/tools/
cents-macbook-pro:~/android-sdk-mac_86/tools $ ./adb

CentroniX said:
adb isn't installed on a Mac out of the box; You'll need to go download the Android SDK. Untar it somewhere (I put it in ~/), then open a term, do:
Code:
cents-macbook-pro:~ $ cd android-sdk-mac_86/tools/
cents-macbook-pro:~/android-sdk-mac_86/tools $ ./adb
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Massive Brain Freeze.. What do you mean by "(I put it in ~/)"?
I downloaded the Android SDK already. I understand what terminal is so when I download the Android SDK where do I place it?
Am I pointing terminal to the directory? Android SDK is currently in a folder on my desktop.

gqstatus0685 said:
Massive Brain Freeze.. What do you mean by "(I put it in ~/)"?
I downloaded the Android SDK already. I understand what terminal is so when I download the Android SDK where do I place it?
Am I pointing terminal to the directory? Android SDK is currently in a folder on my desktop.
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~ in most flavors of Unix/Linux is short for your home directory. In MacOS, ~ is /Users/<username>. *nix pro-tip:
Code:
cents-macbook-pro:~ $ echo ~
/Users/cent
So in my case, ~ is short for /Users/cent.
If it's on your desktop, open a terminal and type:
Code:
cd ~/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/tools
-OR-
Code:
cd /Users/cent/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/tools
And then you can proceed to issue your adb commands. Just remember to prefix it with "./", which tells MacOS to look in the current directory for the adb command.
Code:
cents-macbook-pro:~/android-sdk-mac_86/tools $ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
HT05RHL1XXXX device

Ok. I think I'm just going to pay someone to do this for me. I'm getting a migraine.
So I'm basically typing the below:
~/android-sdk-mac_86/tools $ ./adb devices (Do I type this in one line)
List of devices attached
HT05RHL1XXXX device
I ran the thing and it doesn't show my phone listed.

I've got the time, if you have the money!
1. Make sure USB debugging is enabled. On your phone, go to Settings -> Applications -> Development, and make sure "USB debugging" is checked.
2. Make sure your USB cable is connected to your phone and computer.
3. Open a terminal
4. Type "cd ~/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/tools" and press enter.
5. Type "./adb devices" and press enter.
If it lists your device, you're then good to go to start following the rooting instructions!

You're the best dude. It was the USB debugging that was giving me the problem.

Good deal man, glad you got that part worked out! Have fun getting your root on!

this is the easiest way to do it....it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701152

Do i have to keep dubugging mode on or can I turn it off before I root it. I did the command:
"cd ~/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/tools"
and then
adb push PC36IMG.zip /sdcard (Doesn't do anything. I tried without the space and some stuff popped up. Can I just manually put it on my SDcard?

gqstatus0685 said:
Do i have to keep dubugging mode on or can I turn it off before I root it. I did the command:
"cd ~/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/tools"
and then
adb push PC36IMG.zip /sdcard (Doesn't do anything. I tried without the space and some stuff popped up. Can I just manually put it on my SDcard?
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Debugging mode needs to stay on if you want to use adb. You can turn it off once you root, but it won't hurt to leave it on.
The push command should tell you the number of bytes transfered. You need to make sure that the file you are pushing is in the current directory you're in (tools), or manually enter the path, like "./adb push ~/Downloads/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard"
But yes, you can mount the card as a disk drive and copy the file there in Finder.

Ok, seriously...what is a shell?!?!

- on your PC open a shell again and do:
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I have tried and tried to find a simple explanation of 'what is a shell?' and get more and more confused.
Is this ADB? What is ADB and where is all that code everyone says to type supposed to go? I have the sdk, I have eclipse...I have never found 'a shell'
Now...here is what I think I know...
- Is that DOS window you get from run>command line a shell?
- What is with some people running ADB from C: directory and others saying you have to get all the way to the sdk directory?
(BTW...at one point I went into command window and ran some adb kill command on a running app in my emulator...it worked...but I still have NO idea what I did.)
So...is there an "Extremely" simple explanation of what this is all about"?
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From a wiki I got this "COMMAND.COM – shell for various DOS versions including Windows 95-98-ME, also present in the operating systems of the Windows NT-2000 and XP substreams. MS-DOS Command.com is directly available when using OS/2 on a dual-boot configuration." which is why I attempted the above.
But if command.com is a shell why dont we say that...why all this shell business?
I know many of you are shaking your head...but lets assume I am like 70 and need you to teach me how to double click...lets go with that...

Shell is the command line, there are a few different programs that are run as command shells; bash (is the default one for most linux distros) and command.com (is the default for windows). If you use ADB Shell it basicly routes your phones bash shell through to your command line (be it windows or linux) You need to use a terminal emulator to access the shell on your phone directly (they can be found in the market)
ADB is the Android Debug Bridge it allows us to remotely access phones shell, push files to the phone, pull files from the phone, some other stuff to. It is part of the Android SDK and thus is bundled with it. I do belive HTC Sync might install it as well, however.

adb shell
'nuff said

midri said:
Shell is the command line, there are a few different programs that are run as command shells; bash (is the default one for most linux distros) and command.com (is the default for windows). If you use ADB Shell it basicly routes your phones bash shell through to your command line (be it windows or linux) You need to use a terminal emulator to access the shell on your phone directly (they can be found in the market)
ADB is the Android Debug Bridge it allows us to remotely access phones shell, push files to the phone, pull files from the phone, some other stuff to. It is part of the Android SDK and thus is bundled with it. I do belive HTC Sync might install it as well, however.
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Ok...thanks for trying to clear it up.
Now..you run the command....adb shell...from command.com (in windows?) So are you actually setting up a shell inside a shell? Earlier I found a post that said...
- on your PC open a shell again and do:
adb shell
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Now I tried that...I cd back to C:\ and typed in adb shell...and got an error about adb not being recognized internal/external command.
So...see...still so much newbies can't find...

SteelH said:
adb shell
'nuff said
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uhm....see and that helps no one...ok well doesn't help me at all. If you asked me to explain the adenosine tri-phosphate cycle and I said...ATP baby...would that help at all?
I thought not.

sablesurfer said:
Now I tried that...I cd back to C:\ and typed in adb shell...and got an error about adb not being recognized internal/external command.
So...see...still so much newbies can't find...
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because you either have to do it from the "android-sdk/tools" folder or add the path to the environment variables in the advanced system properties.

t3project said:
because you either have to do it from the "android-sdk/tools" folder or add the path to the environment variables in the advanced system properties.
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Ah hah...ok. I recall just following the instructions on the error message that popped up and it had the whole path in there. (Had to reach back to my DOS (win3.1) days to do that in command window.)
Ok...so this is what I figured out from a video and your comment. Right click 'my computer'...'advanced' tab...'environment variables' button. Then find the 'Path' option in the system variables section and ADD...';C:\path\to\folder\android'
Once I have that then just from any old prompt it will find ADB? I can be at c:\> or c:\documents and Settings\sablesurfer>
Is that right?
Ok...all this research lead to next question about the shells...if you type adb shell....does that mean the phone must be connected to computer? I guess so now that I write that out...because you only use adb shell to interact with the phone in first place...right?

You need to add the /tools folder in the android ask folder to your path. i.e. c:\android-sdk\tools if that is where you extracted it. All the tools like adb.exe and fastboot.exe are in the tools did not the android-sdk folder.

frankenstein\ said:
You need to add the /tools folder in the android ask folder to your path. i.e. c:\android-sdk\tools if that is where you extracted it. All the tools like adb.exe and fastboot.exe are in the tools did not the android-sdk folder.
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Ok, good to know!
Thanks everyone for being patient!

So found this reference to shell that is different from what I have seen so far...
"1 After switching to a root shell (# prompt), type mount and press Enter."
What is 'a root shell'? From little bit of research it seems you type sudo su to get to a root shell? Where are you typing that? On the pc or on the phone? In command.com on pc or ... in what on the phone?

[Q] Help with setting up adb shell

I must be stupid or something cause I'm stuck on getting this to work. Can someone help me finalize setting up adb shell?
This is where I am so far:
I have installed phone driver and Android SDK. In SDK have installed packages API 2 through 8, usb driver package 3, etc.
What do I need to do when opening SDK manager? My phone is in tether mode but it just sits there. What am I not doing?
Thanks.

No love from the community on this one??

I'm a little confused.
When you set the evo to usb debugging and open a command prompt, cd to your sdk/tools dir, enter "adb devices" does your evo show up? It should be listed as a serial #.

Yes.....an HT### serial comes up which I am assuming is the phone. Guessing I can now just run the commands I need and it will communicate with the phone?
My confusion was that I was running the SDK Manager.exe and expecting it to find my phone and produce the adb shell.

Ok! You should be good to go. Just enter "adb shell" and you are set.

Good deal....thx.

Ok....thought I had this working. However, when in adb shell any commands I put in tells me "adb: not found".
What do I need to do from this point?

Let me clarify this.....
When I list devices it does find my phone. But, when issuing the adb shell command and trying to enter anything from the "#" prompt it always says "adb: not found".
I must be missing a step or something.

I'm kind of confused, mostly because I don't know what it is you're doing in a shell, but once you're in the shell and you get the # sign, there's no need to type in adb before your commands, for example, from the command line you would navigate to your tools folder. For me it would be
cd AndroidSDK/tools
./adb shell
Some jibber jabber about daemon starting
#
From then on I could run whatever command I planned on running in the shell like
echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/flashlight/brightness
And not
./adb echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/flashlight/brightness

CCallahan said:
Let me clarify this.....
When I list devices it does find my phone. But, when issuing the adb shell command and trying to enter anything from the "#" prompt it always says "adb: not found".
I must be missing a step or something.
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What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Then we can determine what's going on.

I'm running Myn's RLS4 and am trying to change the power bar in the notifications.
Trying to follow the instructions in this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836721

OK. What part are you getting stuck at?
Edit: for this code, you do not need to be in the ADB shell:
Code:
adb remount
adb push widget.txt /system/customize/
adb reboot
You just need to cd to your tools folder of the SDK in your command prompt.

CCallahan said:
I'm running Myn's RLS4 and am trying to change the power bar in the notifications.
Trying to follow the instructions in this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836721
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The commands he has given here
Code:
adb remount adb push widget.txt /system/customize/ adb reboot
do not require you to be in an adb shell, you just open up the command window do an adb remount then type in his commands one by one and male sure you have the .txt file that specifies what widgets you're going to use is in the tools folder of your AndroidSDK folder so that adb can locate and push it to its respective directory.

Ok...that worked.
Knew I was doing something wrong. Was trying to run those commands from the adb shell....makes sense that it could not find adb.
Thanks.

i have no adb shell at all can anyone help?

G2; How to initiate/ launch adb

ok,,,noob here.. but not a dummy. I want to load music on my sd card. I have downloaded everything I think I'm supposed to have.. SDK, adb, drivers eclipse java program...I'm running vista 32 and have created C:\program files\Android\android-sdk-windows. I have extracted all files I think all the drivers. I have spent some considerable time (wee hours ..) I can start the sdk .exe and the java eclipse but how do I use it to connect to my usb connected phone? I want to load data onto my sd card. BTW I have temprooted with VISIONary r14.
The cmd prompt window that comes up with the sdk .exe does not respond to typing in it. Commands typed into the computer's cmd prompt are not recognized. Or maybe I'm typing the wrong thing. I can't navigate to the android folder, to find my usb'd phone. I have read a lot of posts here trying to figure this out..I'm really at wits end anybody please help!!! I thought there'd be a desktop lauch icon..haha.

There's a guide for using ADB in the dev forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685
If you are just trying to put music on your SD card though, I don't think you need to do all of this. Just mount the SD card once your phone is connected to your computer (there will be an option that appears in your notification drawer to do this). Your SD card will then show up as a drive on your computer...

I saw that guide..Step 4 doent apply on vista.."My Computer" and the path that is described is not on Vista, or anything similar. I can't "update your Path variable." It did not say HOW TO LAUNCH! What is it application that I need to work from for adb? I have read every post I could find here..and that one maybe four or 5 times. I want to use adb I can see and browse my SD card as drive F..thanks..I still want to run adb.. I cant type into the sdk cmd pane.

captmack007 said:
I saw that guide..Step 4 doent apply on vista.."My Computer" and the path that is described is not on Vista, or anything similar. I can't "update your Path variable." It did not say HOW TO LAUNCH! What is it application that I need to work from for adb? I have read every post I could find here..and that one maybe four or 5 times. I want to use adb I can see and browse my SD card as drive F..thanks..I still want to run adb.. I cant type into the sdk cmd pane.
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Whoa whoa whoa! If all you want to do is load music on your phone and your using Windows, either just install Doubletwist on it. It's kind of like iTunes for everything. Or just make a music folder and load your music onto that. No adb needed.
Now, about adb; there is no program to run. You don't really need to set your path either, it just makes things easier. Just cd to the sdk tools folder.
Sent from my HTC Vision

It's not all i want to do...i should not have mentioned it.
cd to the ??
If I wish to make an adb command, what and where do I go/do to do that....on a vista puter....thnkx
I can see tghe adb android interface is there ...I figured out to right click on "computer" "manage", which opens Computer Manager. There in the left column is "Device Manager" clicked on that and I see the Android Phone listed, with subcatagory android adb interface. and down at the bottom under "Portable Devices" HTC is shown. All drivers are showing up and say they are functioning properly.
appreciate the help..

captmack007 said:
It's not all i want to do...i should not have mentioned it.
cd to the ??
appreciate the help..
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Oh I see. You first mentioned simply putting music on your phone and the next thing you've got a full development emvironment! Lol!
Cd to the tools folder of the android sdk. (Bear with me as I haven't done this on windows in a good long while). For example, open command prompt, then type "cd C:\androidsdk\tools", where the androidsdk part is whatever the sdk is called.
Sent from my HTC Vision

Once you have the android sdk on your computer- change the folder name to something simple so typing is easier. You'll also want to edit the enviornment variables (google is your friend, but I'll post a link tomorrow to help). The latest sdk is missing a dll file - I'm sure one of us can upload it, I just don't remember which one it is right now.
Now that you've got that done open command prompt an type:
cd c:\where\you\put\it (the sdk)
Then type:
adb devices
Or
adb start-server
If you get an error it means you did something wrong.

"cd C:\androidsdk\tools
I'll ad that to the list of command that do nuttin...lol
I downloaded all the sh*t I was told in these threads to dowload...yeah..everything to create an app. lol
I still am waiting to read or be informed of the precise command line that will let me into adb... tfn

thks KCRic... I will give that a shot.. nice tip on renaming the folder..I did not type cd C: first.. (the tuts I've been rackin my brain on did not say that..
I had read that it was missing and found it downloaded it and put it in tools..
the edit the environment variables is what I can't find where to do that.. thanks.
I added the missingAdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll and Adb.exe (of course) into the tools folder...

I renamed the folder in Programs\Android..."android-sdk-windows" simply "sdk"
I typed in:
cd c:\program files\Android\sdk\tools
I got in..opened a port..gave me my phones serial #
so this is where adb commands are made? (stupid question perhaps)
I thought the other cmd screen that opens with the sdk.exe was it. And I cant type anything there anyway.

If you have got "adb devices" to show you your phone's serial number, then adb is working find, and you can start using the other adb commands.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

captmack007 said:
I renamed the folder in Programs\Android..."android-sdk-windows" simply "sdk"
I typed in:
cd c:\program files\Android\sdk\tools
I got in..opened a port..gave me my phones serial #
so this is where adb commands are made? (stupid question perhaps)
I thought the other cmd screen that opens with the sdk.exe was it. And I cant type anything there anyway.
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Just type "adb", no quotes, and that will give you an output of all the adb commands.

captmack007 said:
I renamed the folder in Programs\Android..."android-sdk-windows" simply "sdk"
I typed in:
cd c:\program files\Android\sdk\tools
I got in..opened a port..gave me my phones serial #
so this is where adb commands are made? (stupid question perhaps)
I thought the other cmd screen that opens with the sdk.exe was it. And I cant type anything there anyway.
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Yeah you're up and running now. If you typed adb devices or adb usb and got it to list your phones serial # then it's connected and running.
As far as adb commands, you can type adb help to get a list of some and they're pretty easy. Some of them are:
adb push <path\to\file> <where\to\push> - copies files to your phone
adb pull <path\to\file> <where\to\put\it> - copies files from the phone to your computer
adb remount - remounts your device
adb reboot - self explanatory
adb install <path\to\file> - self explanatory
adb start-server - starts adb service
adb kill-server - kills adb process (I always type this in when I'm done, sometimes it doesn't terminate and causes issues)
adb shell <linux type command> - runs command in the device shell
adb shell [enter] - operates in the devices shell until you type {exit}
Once you enter the shell you can type {su} to enter superuser. All commands in the shell are in linux format so if you're unfamiliar with that then do some reading.
HERE is a link that should help with adb also.

KCRic said:
As far as adb commands, you can type adb help to get a list of some and they're pretty easy. Some of them are:
adb push <path\to\file> <where\to\push> - copies files to your phone
adb pull <path\to\file> <where\to\put\it> - copies files from the phone to your computer
adb remount - remounts your device
adb reboot - self explanatory
adb install <path\to\file> - self explanatory
adb start-server - starts adb service
adb kill-server - kills adb process (I always type this in when I'm done, sometimes it doesn't terminate and causes issues)
adb shell <linux type command> - runs command in the device shell
adb shell [enter] - operates in the devices shell until you type {exit}
Once you enter the shell you can type {su} to enter superuser. All commands in the shell are in linux format so if you're unfamiliar with that then do some reading.
HERE is a link that should help with adb also.
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Apologies if you've seen it already, but most of that is covered in the adb guide on the dev forums, with that link also - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685

Thanks for the great info... Now I'm standing at the gate (maybe the precipice..lol)
As far as completing the pathway...
I found (through excrutiating trial and error) the Vista path for step 4 on that tut.
So under "Environment Variables" there are two editable windows, and the bottom with the "Path" that the tut says to edit says to ad the path to the tools folder and the platform folders...
The question is, when I double click to edit the Path line,(C:\Program Files\JavaFX-sdk1.3....) it changes to a different path (~1C:\Program Files\Quicktime\QTSystem\
So am I to delete that line and ad a new path or ad to the Quicktime line..
ty

The existing path was probably just too long to show up on the screen (so you saw the beginning of the line initially and the end of the line when you tried to edit it). Just add a semi-colon and then the path you want to add. You don't want to delete what you already have there since it might mess with other software installed on you computer.
So for example:
...C:\Program Files\Quicktime\QTSystem\;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools

Quicktime and android are both separatefolders under program files... so....no.. that's not it. I don't even know why java showsthere... my sdk is in C:/Program Files/Android/sdk/tools...
p.s. how you do backslash on this keyboard....lol
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

The path is simply a listing of directories separated by semi-colons. When executing a command, Windows will check the local directory you are in first for the program, and then parse through the directories listed in your path. This is why this step is even needed (it allows you to run adb.exe from any directory instead of always having to change to the tools directory). This is also why I said it's not a good idea to simply delete what is already there. You just want to add the tools directory where adb.exe is located to the existing listing.
So in your case, the end of the path variable will look like this:
...C:\Program Files\Quicktime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Android\sdk\tools
Alternatively, you could stick it in the beginning of the path (so double-click to edit the variable, hit Home to go to the beginning, and add the directory there with a semi-colon). It should look like this in your case:
C:\Program Files\Android\sdk\tools;C:\Program Files\JavaFX-sdk1.3...
And there is no backslash on the G2 hardware keyboard (as you noticed), but you can access it by hitting the Alt key and then space to pull up a dialog box of additional symbols.

Word of advice to anyone reading this:
When adding the adb to your path make sure and don't put a space after the the semicolan. When I set mine up I spent 4 hours trying to figure out why it wasn't working, and it was the stupid space lol.
I haven't looked at the wiki since I did it back in October so maybe they've updated it to be clearer but just want to throw it out there.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Rooting with Gfree HELP!

Okay, I'm a complete noob and I'm following these instructions (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2) using Gfree I believe.
I finished downloading the SDK File Manager and all the .zip folders that were mentioned on the site. However, I am stuck at the first temp root step. It says I can either enter in the command via cmd window or a different terminal. I chose a cmd window because I already have that and know how to use.
I run Windows 7, so I simply type cmd in the search bar to pull up a cmd window. I then "cd desktop" and then "cd gfree_temp-root" because it says to navigate to that folder. However, when I enter in the first command, my cmd window tells me this "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file". Does anyone know what I have to do?
Also, do I have to install Eclipse and an ADT plug-in to root my phone? And is anyone available right now to chat and walk this complete noob through this????

You're fine, just make sure your android sdk with adb is in your system path, in Win7 find it in ctrl panel/sys and security/system -> advanced system settings on the left, then advanced tab, environment variables at the bottom. In there in the bottom text window, find Path, edit it, go to the end of the path line and if there isnt already add a ; to the end of the line then paste in the full path to your android sdk where adb is - for me someandroidsdkpath\platform-tools

Alright, bumping into a new problem. I found an alternative way to run adb through another guide on the forum. Downloaded adb.exe and this is what I do.
Pull up a cmd window and then cd to the folder that contains the adb.exe, and then I copied all the files that needed to be push on the wiki page that needed to be push into that same folder. Howeverr, I am getting permission denied.
I got adb to recognize my device and all, but don't understand why permission is being denied.
EDIT: While I am waiting for a reply, I went ahead and did what the previous user told me to do. Now I can use adb through my cmd window. I navigate to the window of the file but I still get permission denied. What's going on?

LGS1231 said:
Alright, bumping into a new problem. I found an alternative way to run adb through another guide on the forum. Downloaded adb.exe and this is what I do.
Pull up a cmd window and then cd to the folder that contains the adb.exe, and then I copied all the files that needed to be push on the wiki page that needed to be push into that same folder. Howeverr, I am getting permission denied.
I got adb to recognize my device and all, but don't understand why permission is being denied.
EDIT: While I am waiting for a reply, I went ahead and did what the previous user told me to do. Now I can use adb through my cmd window. I navigate to the window of the file but I still get permission denied. What's going on?
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Hmmm, are you in adb shell running the commands? ie a $ prompt?
the prompt at the point you send the push command would look like (for Windows): c:\myrootfileshere> adb push somefiles /sdcard/wherever

No, I am in a cmd window.
This what is looks like:
C:\User\XXXX\Desktop\gfree_temp-root> adb push su /sdcard/su ... I would then get "failed to copy 'su' to '/sdcard/su': Permission denied
Even if I wanted to use adb shell, I would get this:
C:\User\XXXX\Desktop\gfree_temp-root>adb shell
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
adb: permission denied

LGS1231 said:
No, I am in a cmd window.
This what is looks like:
C:\User\XXXX\Desktop\gfree_temp-root> adb push su /sdcard/su ... I would then get "failed to copy 'su' to '/sdcard/su': Permission denied
Even if I wanted to use adb shell, I would get this:
C:\User\XXXX\Desktop\gfree_temp-root>adb shell
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
adb: permission denied
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Alrighty then try adb devices (not in the shell) and just verify it actually shows your phone, it won't show 'PHONE' but it's either going to show something or not.
Next, make sure the sdcard is mounted for the phone and not usb disk mode for the pc
Another thought, make sure there isnt a loose 'adb.exe' in the folder, we want to use the one ref'd from androidsdk\platform-tools
All of that failing, mount the SD card.. copy/paste the file(s) to to SD card.. unmount SD card.. continue as if you pushed it to the SD card

WHOOHOOO! I am rooted! I had to turn off the USB transfer thing and it all worked!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!

Nice bro! If I helped at all and if you wouldn't mind, hit the thanks

No problem!

thanks and happy flashing!