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Does anyone have a complete guide for installing ADB on windows vista? I would really appreciate it.

You have to dl the Android sdk. Then install the java jdk. Once java is on u can run the Android setup. Once u have the sdk on u have to go to options and check force. Then u can see the components available. I chose the 2.1 and usb packs. That's as far as I got last night.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
This where you can find the sdk needed and alot of information.

okay question, i followed the directions in that link to the letter and still when i plug in my Evo, it asks for ADB drivers. what am i missing??
plus in toasts method, is it really as easy as typing adb COMMAND? you don't have to preface it with anything? im a bit lost

SilverStone641 said:
okay question, i followed the directions in that link to the letter and still when i plug in my Evo, it asks for ADB drivers. what am i missing??
plus in toasts method, is it really as easy as typing adb COMMAND? you don't have to preface it with anything? im a bit lost
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can't help with the drivers issue, but that's windows for you.
as for using adb, yeah - it's like DOS. you can use it to pass individual commands or as an interactive shell.

figured out what i was missing. Install HTC Sync to deal with the ADB drivers on the phone side(http://handheld.softpedia.com/progDownload/HTC-Sync-Download-81096.html)
and then be sure to add the place you unpacked the SDK tools to the system PATH. after that, everything worked flawlessly!

i need help!

help me root my phone i dont understand this im really f'd up this is like dsa adveture
ok here is the problklmemo
"Step 5: Plug your phone into the computer via USB, Make sure that the connection type in the Notification Pull-Down Bar is "Charge Only", not "Disk Drive" or else this won't work.
If your computer asks you to restart after the new drivers were installed, do that now.
Once ready, type these commands in cmd prompt from your adb tools directory.
Code:
adb push unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/
adb push mtd-eng.img /sdcard/
adb push PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/"
oksssssss now..one person say i right click on tools and open cmd,,,so i dids that
then i type it in and its doesnt work..it says adb or abd waterver it is is not a command and its not reconixed...help me please!!!thanjs

Bank that nand up
Use the correct forum and answers may be provided.

Bielinsk said:
Bank that nand up
Use the correct forum and answers may be provided.
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sorry im on anotheyhrfnd vci wikll try

you trying to root 2.1 or 2.2?

alextrox69 said:
then i type it in and its doesnt work..it says adb or abd waterver it is is not a command and its not reconixed...help me please!!!thanjs
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You're getting this message because the tools folder in your Android SDK isn't in your path.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=500196

first off..if u need help ( im not gonna be that GUY to tell u SEARCH and post in the RIGHT forums) please post your stats and info...what type of root are you trying to do...what are your hardware specs...are you currently 2.1 or 2.2? not everyone rooted the same ways....and sometimes different hardware/software you gotta use different root steps

he is 2.2
If he was 2.1 he probably wont be using this method, there are easier ways for 2.1!!

lamboh said:
first off..if u need help ( im not gonna be that GUY to tell u SEARCH and post in the RIGHT forums) please post your stats and info...what type of root are you trying to do...what are your hardware specs...are you currently 2.1 or 2.2? not everyone rooted the same ways....and sometimes different hardware/software you gotta use different root steps
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im on 2.2 officail..i want to get cm6 on my phone..thats my goal

illogic6 said:
You're getting this message because the tools folder in your Android SDK isn't in your path.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=500196
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i did what that link told me to do and it still isnt working

my G2 is root proof.

Ive tried the black prince video, the unlockr method and the original xda perm root guide and my G2 will not perm root. Seriously need some help.

do you have adb and sdk installed?

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no such thing!
its just smarter than you (;
lol

it is funny that you mention the black prince video, because that is what i used. im not sure, but i followed that video exactly and got it my first try. just watch the video very carefully, and follow EVERYTHING that he does and it should work. if not, then i am really not sure. obviously, you just need "S-off"

Are you using Visionary ? I would suggest the rage method, IMHO it's a lot more reliable and you can see if anything goes wrong because you're using individual commands.

i know its possible because I rooted my friends G2 just days before I got mine. I don't have adb, to be honest as soon as i see that it takes more than just installing a program on my pc, i flee, and its not because im new to android or rooting or anything like that, i just don't have a whole lot of spare time. And i DO have S-OFF. Like ill do everything in the blackprince video, then after I'm done I'll got and test the root by typing SU in terminal, and it says permission denied. Or for any of the other methods, same thing.
Now if someone could give me a REAL WALK THROUGH on how to do it in ADB and not just assume I already know how to use it and use vocabulary I don't understand because I've never used the program, i would be willing to try that method. It's just all the walkthroughs for ADB ive found just assume I've already used it before and know how to use it.

adamtheindien said:
Now if someone could give me a REAL WALK THROUGH on how to do it in ADB and not just assume I already know how to use it and use vocabulary I don't understand because I've never used the program, i would be willing to try that method. It's just all the walkthroughs for ADB ive found just assume I've already used it before and know how to use it.
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Download HTC Sync from the HTC website (look in the downloads section), and install that on your PC. That'll give you all the USB drivers you need.
Download the Android SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and install it on your PC. Be sure to read the guide on installing it at http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Plug your phone in to your PC using the original HTC cable (do not use a third-party cable for this) and type "adb devices" at your PC's command prompt, and tell us if it can see your phone. It should show up your phone's serial number (don't tell us exactly what that is, this is a public forum), but if there's an error then we need to sort that first.
Edit - partially prompted by this request, I've started an "adb for Noobs" guide (very much a work-in-progress) at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685

installed htc synce, sdk, jdk for sdk, went into command prompt, typed adb devices, said adb was recognized as any kind of command.
and thank you for starting that guide, definitely something that needed to be done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1SOSXwkc_8

adamtheindien said:
installed htc synce, sdk, jdk for sdk, went into command prompt, typed adb devices, said adb was recognized as any kind of command.
and thank you for starting that guide, definitely something that needed to be done.
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when you type adb devices does it recognize your device?
Super easy way.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228 just copy paste the codes.

Your phone might be s-off, but not allowing you to do any su commands. Mine was, but I just installed rom manager and it flashed clockwork recover no problem, then I flashed cyanogen and everything was good. Go into hboot and just make sure it says s-off, then do the rom manager bit. Try it and see if it works.

no it doesnt do anything. just says its not a command. and ive already looked at that link, i'm already lost when it tells me to navigate to a folder in a command window.

yeah, but i cant use rom manager since i dont have super user permissions. do i just temp root then try to install a rom? that seems sketchy. haha.

Earlier you said that you have S-OFF. If this is the case, then just open up Market and download Superuser by ChainsDD. Then you should be good to go.

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no it doesnt do anything. just says its not a command. and ive already looked at that link, i'm already lost when it tells me to navigate to a folder in a command window.
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When you type "adb" on your PC, Windows needs to know where to find the "adb" program to run it. So you either need to specifically add the directory containing adb to your Windows PATH variable (which you can do in the environmental variables section, which will be in different places on different operating systems - on XP you need to right-click on My Computer, then select Properties, then Advanced, then the "Environmental Variables" button) - or you need to cd to where adb is stored under where you installed the Android SDK, and run it from that folder.

pretend youre explaining this to a five year old...

ok, which operating system do you have on your PC ?
Where did you install the Android SDK, i.e. which folder on the PC did you put it in ?

never mind guys, did what that dude said and just installed a rom with temp root and im all good now. thanks for everyones help though, sorry for my lack of knowledge in adb and what not.

[Q] Please Help!!

I recently purchased a nexus and i am new to this, i have tried everything to root this on a mac and had no success. Has any one else rooted this on a mac? If so could you walk me through it. Thanks in advance!

Are you sure you have ADB and fastboot setup correctly?
What part are you getting stuck at?

I dont think so, i downloaded some things called superboot and i keep messing up in terminal i think...did you use superboot?

Yes sir I did, also on a mac. Here, you might want to checkout this link to make sure you have everything set up properly before you start the superboot process:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9842005
The guide will talk about fastboot towards the bottom, you can download a fastboot file from this page:
http://blog.wapnet.nl/2011/05/setup-adb-and-fastboot-with-android-sdk-on-mac-osx/

Okay, thank you very much, i will try it out and let you know if it wprks

Sounds good, let me know

on the (export PATH=${PATH}: part when your are supposed to drag the folder into text edit im getting just the folder icon instead of (export PATH=${PATH}:/Users/siedkins/android-sdk-mac_86/platform-tools) like the guy said his looked, is that okay, or do I need to start over?

Nevermind, I got it!

Sorry! I was asleep haha if you need more help I'll be checking in
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Thats fine lol, okay on the Fastboot part when you find SDK/platform-tools in terminal , i type in ls> desktop> SDK > platform-tools and it says its not there and its on my desktop. Am i skipping anything in terminal?

I actually can't get the ls part to work.. I just ignore that part haha but the fastboot file should be in your tools folder of platform-tools I believe

im on the superboot part now...is this a good method? http://www.helloandroid.com/content/root-galaxy-nexus-superboot

Yessir, that is the method I used but I found the instructions in the development forum of the galaxy nexus section.. should be the same method though
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Okay , last question and ill leave you alone lol, where it says (MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh' followed by './install-superboot-mac.sh')
I have the sdk located on my desktop, how would i type that in terminal to find it so i can do this step?

Haha, no worries
To get to that folder in terminal, you want to type "cd ~" without the quotation marks, and then you can drag the folder into the terminal window and it the path to that folder should pop up in the terminal, then just hit enter

Okay, thanks alot man, i really appreciate your help

Anytime! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions!

[Q] Complete noob, grateful for root help

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