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[GUIDE] Everything You Need to Setup and Use ADB

Hello All!
After much frustration with setting up ADB i finally got it working. Everyone said its simple and takes minimal knowledge but when things dont work, nothing really worked. Anyways after 2 hours of research trying to get ADB to work i finally got it all working and wanted to share my knowledge to anyone else that needed help.
This Guide is for windows only. If you are using Mac OS X please go here: ADB For Dummies
If you are using Linux please go here: [HOW-TO]Set up Android SDK/ADB/Fastboot on Ubuntu Linux
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Things you need:
Android SDK - Download
Winrar - Download (32bit) Download (64bit)
Windows PC
USB Cable
A Rooted Android Device
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Setting up the Android SDK
Download the file from above
Unzip to your desktop
Take the "android-sdk-windows" folder and move it to the root of your hard drive (C:\)
Right click on My Computer and click properties
Select the Advanced Tab or Advanced System Setting (Vista/Windows 7)
Select Environment Variables...
Press New
For Variable Name type: adb
For Variable Value type: C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Now,
1. Run SDK Manager.exe located in the android-sdk-windows folder
2. If it gives you an error go to settings and click on "Force http//....."
3. Select all options and let it download and install
If you cant get the setup to work, Download the USB-DRIVERS folder - HERE (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7)
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Preparing your phone for ADB
Go to Settings on your phone
Select Applications
Select Development
Make sure 'USB Debugging' is checked
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Installing Drivers
Plug in your phone through USB and DO NOT MOUNT IT!!!!!
Your computer should see a new device and try to install Android 1.0 driver (If it doesnt, scroll down to the "Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB" section)
Let it load
Once it cant find them select "Install drivers from my pc"
The drivers you need are in the Android SDK 1.5r2 folder (C:\android-sdk-windows\usb_driver)
Depending on your OS pick x86 or amd64
You ADB Android Device should now be installed! Good Job
For Android SDK 1.5r7+
1. Run SDK Manager.exe
2. If it gives you an error go to settings and click on "Force http//....."
3. Select all options and let it download and install
If you cant get the setup to work, Download the USB-DRIVERS folder - HERE (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7)
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Check if your phone is detected by ADB
Open up Command Prompt (Go to run, type in cmd, press enter)
Type in
Code:
cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools === Press Enter
adb devices === You should see your device listed
adb shell === you should see # in the next line
Now you are all set to run adb commands
Note: for a list of commands type in 'adb' in cmd
CONGRATS YOU NOW HAVE ADB FULLY RUNNING!
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Download Droid Explorer - Here
Install the program, and let it setup the SDK files for you
Connect your phone
Enjoy!
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"Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB"
Why: Your computer has detected your phone but as a protable device and as a storage device.
Fix: This took me a lot of research and time to figure out so this is what your are going to do.
First download USBDeview - Here
Unzip it
Run USBDeview.exe as Administrator
You will see all drivers being used on your computer
Highlight and Uninstall all drivers with the description have HTC Android (Should be 3 of them)
Right Click on the driver and press uninstall
Once done, Unplug your phone and plug it back in
You should now get the notification of the ADB device
Follow the steps above to install the drivers
Still not working?
Try this: Get ADB to recognize your myTouch 4G [Thanks importflip]
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When Typing just adb in cmd you will get whats called a "usage doc" which gives you a lits of commands that you can use:
Code:
-d - directs command to the only connected USB devic
e
returns an error if more than one USB device is
present.
-e - directs command to the only running emulator.
returns an error if more than one emulator is r
unning.
-s <serial number> - directs command to the USB device or emulator w
ith
the given serial number
-p <product name or path> - simple product name like 'sooner', or
a relative/absolute path to a product
out directory like 'out/target/product/sooner'.
If -p is not specified, the ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT
environment variable is used, which must
be an absolute path.
devices - list all connected devices
device commands:
adb push <local> <remote> - copy file/dir to device
adb pull <remote> <local> - copy file/dir from device
adb sync [ <directory> ] - copy host->device only if changed
(see 'adb help all')
adb shell - run remote shell interactively
adb shell <command> - run remote shell command
adb emu <command> - run emulator console command
adb logcat [ <filter-spec> ] - View device log
adb jdwp - list PIDs of processes hosting a JDWP transport
adb install [-l] [-r] <file> - push this package file to the device and instal
l it
('-l' means forward-lock the app)
('-r' means reinstall the app, keeping its data
)
adb uninstall [-k] <package> - remove this app package from the device
('-k' means keep the data and cache directories
)
adb bugreport - return all information from the device
that should be included in a bug report.
adb help - show this help message
adb version - show version num
scripting:
adb wait-for-device - block until device is online
adb start-server - ensure that there is a server running
adb kill-server - kill the server if it is running
adb get-state - prints: offline | bootloader | device
adb get-serialno - prints: <serial-number>
adb status-window - continuously print device status for a specifie
d device
adb remount - remounts the /system partition on the device re
ad-write
adb root - restarts adb with root permissions
networking:
adb ppp <tty> [parameters] - Run PPP over USB.
Note: you should not automatically start a PDP connection.
<tty> refers to the tty for PPP stream. Eg. dev:/dev/omap_csmi_tty1
[parameters] - Eg. defaultroute debug dump local notty usepeerdns
adb sync notes: adb sync [ <directory> ]
<localdir> can be interpreted in several ways:
- If <directory> is not specified, both /system and /data partitions will be u
pdated.
- If it is "system" or "data", only the corresponding partition
is updated.
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Commands that you should know
adb push - Insert file to phone such as Stock.apk to /data/app_s
Code:
adb push <pathtofile.apk> <file system location> - Example: adb push c:\app.apk /data/app
adb pull - Remove file from phone such as Stock.apk from /data/app_s
Code:
adb pull <pathtofile.apk> - Example: adb pull /data/app_s/Stock.apk
adb install - Install app to phone
Code:
adb install <path to file> - Example: adb install c:/apps/apps2sd.apk
adb uninstall - Uninstall app from phone
Code:
adb uninstall <name of application> - Example: adb uninstall linda.apk
For more ADB Commands go - Here
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Thats it for ADB! Congrats and if you have any questions please ask me or if anything is missing or not correct please tell me. I got all of this from research and personal experience.

Even after unstalling the HTC and myTouch 4G Drivers, when I plug my MT4G back in there's nothing to install. It automatically installs what it has to. I have no idea how to connect it with ADB.

I had to do this:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Operating-System-Software/HOW-TO-Get-ADB-to-recognize-your-myTouch-4G/m-p/540017

This is why after the temp root. I used root explorer to move the files to right folder . And then used the terminal app to do the rest. Really no need to use ADB..
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Scoop24 said:
This is why after the temp root. I used root explorer to move the files to right folder . And then used the terminal app to do the rest. Really no need to use ADB..
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I did that too but insmod said can not open wpx.ko every time. No idea why, worked perfect on my G2.
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Arcadia310 said:
Even after unstalling the HTC and myTouch 4G Drivers, when I plug my MT4G back in there's nothing to install. It automatically installs what it has to. I have no idea how to connect it with ADB.
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You ran the HTCDriver exe that is on the SDCard? Did you go into Devices on your computer with your phone plugged in and see what it is showing up as?

setzer715 said:
You ran the HTCDriver exe that is on the SDCard? Did you go into Devices on your computer with your phone plugged in and see what it is showing up as?
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It seemed to work for me when I copied the HTCDriver.exe from the storage card to my PC and install the drivers. My device showed up as some letters and numbers, which is ok I guess I have not named or done anything to the device.

Amazing write up. ABD has always gave me a hard time. I will be following this write up when I get time to root this. Thanks a lot!
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Four things:
1. You don't need the generic drivers from the SDK package. I haven't even tried them. You need the HTC Drivers on the SD card.
2. I start adb by SHIFT-right clicking on the tools directory in the SDK folder and selecting 'start command prompt here' in the contextual menu. In order to see if things are working, just type 'adb devices' to see if the HTC device is connected.
3. I don't need to disable mounting of the device. I can adb and have the SD card mounted on the PC at the same time.
4. I don't see the need to add the environmental variable. Perhaps I've done something wrong, but theoretically, by adding this variable, you should just be able to type 'adb' in any command prompt window and have the system recognize adb. I can't seem to get that to work. So, instead I just do #2 above.

setzer715 said:
You ran the HTCDriver exe that is on the SDCard? Did you go into Devices on your computer with your phone plugged in and see what it is showing up as?
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Yes I have, how exactly do I get into devices on my computer?
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Arcadia310 said:
Yes I have, how exactly do I get into devices on my computer?
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type
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adb devices
in the command line

Arcadia310 said:
Yes I have, how exactly do I get into devices on my computer?
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What does the output from typing "adb devices" give you?

grankin01 said:
What does the output from typing "adb devices" give you?
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It says can not recognize ADB. I have had the SDK and ADB on my PC for months.

Arcadia310 said:
It says can not recognize ADB. I have had the SDK and ADB on my PC for months.
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Sounds like you aren't in the directory that adb is in when you type it. try going into the tools directory in your sdk and run the command from there.

Arcadia310 said:
Yes I have, how exactly do I get into devices on my computer?
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What version of windows are you running?

setzer715 said:
What version of windows are you running?
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Windows XP. When i actually go to ADB and click on it it opens and closes within an instant.
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Arcadia310 said:
Windows XP. When i actually go to ADB and click on it it opens and closes within an instant.
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You don't click on it. It's a utility to use in command line. What it does is makes it easier to enter commands (along with some other useful stuff). Basically, anything you would type in terminal you can type in command line on your pc with "adb shell" pre-face. For example:
In terminal: cd /system/app
In command line: adb shell cd /system/app
Makes sense? You should really read up some guides out there

floepie said:
Four things:
1. You don't need the generic drivers from the SDK package. I haven't even tried them. You need the HTC Drivers on the SD card.
2. I start adb by SHIFT-right clicking on the tools directory in the SDK folder and selecting 'start command prompt here' in the contextual menu. In order to see if things are working, just type 'adb devices' to see if the HTC device is connected.
3. I don't need to disable mounting of the device. I can adb and have the SD card mounted on the PC at the same time.
4. I don't see the need to add the environmental variable. Perhaps I've done something wrong, but theoretically, by adding this variable, you should just be able to type 'adb' in any command prompt window and have the system recognize adb. I can't seem to get that to work. So, instead I just do #2 above.
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Hey sorry about the driver problems... i wrote this guide based on the Nexus one and T-Mobile G1 and was asked to repost it here. If you let me know exactly what drivers you used i can change it in the OP.
The environmental variables set so that you can run adb and fastboot commands from anywhere in windows without have to be in the tools directory of the sdk. You can press SHIFT or w/e but this is a 1 time solution so u basically never have to be in that directory again...
As for the mounting, it is recommended that you dont mount your SD-Card and use adb for editing system files because that could corrupt your sd card.

Thank you, I got it working. Android is very different from winmo.

nephron said:
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"Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB"
Why: Your computer has detected your phone but as a protable device and as a storage device.
Fix: This took me a lot of research and time to figure out so this is what your are going to do.
First download USBDeview - Here
Unzip it
Run USBDeview.exe as Administrator
You will see all drivers being used on your computer
Highlight and Uninstall all drivers with the description have HTC Android (Should be 3 of them)
Right Click on the driver and press uninstall
Once done, Unplug your phone and plug it back in
You should now get the notification of the ADB device
Follow the steps above to install the drivers
Still not working?
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This saved me... Constantly had it reverting back to USB storage device, this did the job. Thanks, a little something coming your way...
Bill

[GUIDE] ADB for Noobs - How to get adb working !

A lot of people seem scared to use "adb" (Android Debug Bridge), or try it out and hit problems, then immediately give up.
I personally think that the method of rooting using adb (rage) is "better" than Visionary, because you have more control over the process and can see what it's doing. e.g. if there's an error message then you can see that, and ask for help.
But even if you don't use adb in rooting, it's still a very useful tool to have available. You can use it to run commands on your phone, copy files between your PC and phone, and to debug various issues that may occur at some point (plus lots more).
The guide in this first posting is for Windows, since I think this is what the majority of what people are using, and also it's what I use myself. Though you can use adb on Linux or Mac too. There's a Mac guide in the second posting, with a Linux guide "coming soon".
There are different ways to install adb. Below I list two methods, the first method I call "Complete", which involves installing the Android SDK (Software Development Kit), and the second "Quick" way. Either should be fine for rooting etc.
There's also a guide by gtrab in his useful FAQ posting (thanks !) HERE , which involves a very quick way to get it up and running (scroll down to the "Adb Mini Package" section).
INSTALLING ADB ON WINDOWS - METHOD A, THE "COMPLETE" WAY, USING THE SDK
Step 1
If you haven't done so already, then download and install HTC Sync from HTC's website.
You'll find it in the Support section for the Desire Z (works on the G2 too), e.g. at http://www.htc.com/www/help/htc-desire-z/#download.
This is HTC's software to sync various stuff from your phone to your PC, such as email, bookmarks etc. However, even if you don't need that stuff, HTC Sync has a bunch of USB drivers for your phone, and that's what we *do* need.
Step 2
Download and install the Android SDK (Software Development Kit) Starter package from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
There are two choices for Windows there, a simple zip file which you can unzip somewhere appropriate on your PC (e.g. put it on C:\ if you like). Or there's an installer (which is the recommended option according to the Android website), though that forces you to download some Java stuff which we don't really need for adb and takes a lot longer to install (but there won't be any harm in getting). It doesn't really matter which one you pick though.
You can read all about how to install the SDK at http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html . Ignore all the stuff about Eclipse though, you don't need that unless you're going to start writing Android apps.
Step 3
Now we need to add the Platform Tools component to the SDK, because that contains adb.
Run "SDK Manager" on your PC. You will find that in the root directory of the SDK, so you can open up a file explorer window to find that, then double-click on "SDK Manager" to run it.
Wait for a few seconds while it checks on the Android website for updates etc, let it then pop up with a window showing you what is on offer.
Add the "Android SDK Platform Tools", you can "reject" (i.e. don't install) all the other things it offers you if you like, though there's no harm in installing them (just takes up disk space on your PC).
Step 4
Now we need to update your Path variable. This lets you run adb on your PC from a command window no matter which directory you are in (which makes things a lot easier). If you don't setup your Path, then every time you want to run adb, you will either have to type the whole long pathname where you put adb, or cd to where you've put adb and run it from there (which could be inconvenient if you are transferring files to/from your phone).
On your PC, right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties". (on Vista, click on "Change Settings"). Go to the "Advanced" tab, then select "Environment Variables". Find the "Path" variable in the list of variables that it shows (you might need to scroll), and then double-click on that entry to edit it. Add the full path of the "tools" and "platform-tools" folders of the SDK to your path. e.g. if the SDK has been installed in "c:\Program Files\android-sdk-windows", then add to your Path "c:\Program Files\android-sdk-windows\tools;c:\Program Files\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools" (Please Note - don't put any spaces between the semi-colon and pathname, otherwise it won't work !)
Step 5
On your phone, go into Menu->Settings->Applications->Development and make sure you have the entry "USB Debugging" ticked. adb will not work without this.
Step 6
Plug your phone into your PC using the original HTC cable. This is important, do not use a third-party cable since it might not work with adb (even though it might seem fine with other communication with your phone). If this is the first time you've done it since installing HTC Sync, you might have to wait while it installs additional drivers.
Step 7
Fire up a command prompt on your computer, e.g. "Run" then "cmd", or pick the "Command prompt" option from the menus, and type in the following (obviously the C:\> bit is your actual PC's prompt, not what you type). To emphasise, you are running this on your PC, not directly from your phone (e.g. terminal emulator) :
Code:
C:\> adb devices
This should display something like the following :
Code:
List of devices attached
XXX12345 device
... where the "XXX12345" bit is actually your phone's serial number. If the list is blank and the phone is plugged in ok, go back to Step 5 and make sure USB Debugging is enabled. If you can see your phone, then you're in business, adb can see your phone and communicate with it, and you're ready to start using adb !
By the way, the first adb command that you type may well also come up with some lines similar to "adb deamon out of date" etc, but don't worry, that's normal, just check the rest of the output.
INSTALLING ADB ON WINDOWS - METHOD B, THE "QUICK" WAY, NO SDK
Thanks to amroush_1800 for the input on this.
Step 1
If you haven't done so already, then download and install HTC Sync from HTC's website.
You'll find it in the Support section, e.g. at http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=325&act=sd&cat=all.
This is HTC's software to sync various stuff from your phone to your PC, such as email, bookmarks etc. However, even if you don't need that stuff, HTC Sync has a bunch of USB drivers for your phone, and that's what we *do* need.
Step 2
Download this zip archive and unzip it somewhere memorable on your PC (e.g. into a folder on your desktop) - http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r04-windows.zip
Step 3
On your phone, go into Menu->Settings->Applications->Development and make sure you have the entry "USB Debugging" ticked. adb will not work without this.
Step 4
Plug your phone into your PC using the original HTC cable. This is important, do not use a third-party cable since it might not work with adb (even though it might seem fine with other communication with your phone). If this is the first time you've done it since installing HTC Sync, you might have to wait while it installs additional drivers.
Step 5
Fire up a command prompt on your computer, e.g. "Run" then "cmd", or pick the "Command prompt" option from the menus.
Use the "cd" command to change to the folder that contains the adb.exe and other files that you unzipped in Step 2.
Then type in the following (obviously the C:\> bit is your actual PC's prompt, not what you type). To emphasise, you are running this on your PC, not directly from your phone (e.g. terminal emulator) :
Code:
C:\> adb devices
This should display something like the following :
Code:
List of devices attached
XXX12345 device
... where the "XXX12345" bit is actually your phone's serial number. If the list is blank and the phone is plugged in ok, go back to Step 3 and make sure USB Debugging is enabled. If you can see your phone, then you're in business, adb can see your phone and communicate with it, and you're ready to start using adb !
By the way, the first adb command that you type may well also come up with some lines similar to "adb deamon out of date" etc, but don't worry, that's normal, just check the rest of the output.

INSTALLING ADB ON MAC
The following excellent guide kindly provided by siedkins, please thank him and not me !
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):
Code:
cd ~
The screen should then look like
NAME_OF_YOUR_MACHINE:~ USERNAME$
For me I have:
Mac-Pro:~ siedkins$
Next, type
Code:
touch .bash_profile
to create your new bash / path file
Next, type
Code:
open -e .bash_profile
to open it in TextEdit.
Now into Text Edit please copy:
Code:
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.
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 !!!!!!
INSTALLING ADB ON LINUX
Coming soon ...

USING ADB
There's a comprehensive guide to using adb, including all its commands, at http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Here are a few example commands :
Code:
C:> adb push hello.txt /data/local/tmp
The above copies the file hello.text from the current directory of your PC (i.e. the directory shown in the command prompt) into the /data/local/tmp directory on your phone.
Code:
C:\> adb pull /sdcard/error.log error.log
The above copies the file /sdcard/error.log onto your PC.
Code:
C:\> adb install Superuser.apk
The above installs the app in the Superuser.apk file in the current directory of your PC, onto your phone.
Code:
C:\> adb shell
The above starts a command prompt session on your phone. So when you see the $ prompt, that's your phone and commands you type there will be executed on your phone.
Code:
C:\> adb shell ls
The above runs the command "ls" on your phone and displays the results. So it's a way of issuing one command at a time, without starting your own shell session. You can subsitute other shell commands for the "ls".
Code:
C:\> adb reboot
The above reboots the phone.
Code:
C:\> adb reboot bootloader
The above reboots the phone into the bootloader (hboot).
Code:
C:\> adb reboot recovery
The above reboots the phone into recovery.
USING ADB FOR DIAGNOSTICS (logcat)
Coming soon ...

Thank god! Lol thanks for all your hard work.
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Get a "how to logcat" section added.
Nice work. Can we elect you to be a mod?
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ddotpatel said:
Get a "how to logcat" section added.
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Thanks for the suggestion, will do

Nice dude. Just what I needed
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+1 mod vote!
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Nice guide mate. Let me know if you need any more posts or help in any way

steviewevie said:
Using adb
Using adb for logcat
adb logcat
Or
adb lolcat
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Also update it for Mac / Linux users.
Mainly different adb files (I had adb and fastboot for Win/Mac/Lin uploaded somewhere, if you want?) and they go in /system/bin instead of PATH.
Otherwise, good idea + well done.

DanWilson said:
Also update it for Mac / Linux users.
Mainly different adb files (I had adb and fastboot for Win/Mac/Lin uploaded somewhere, if you want?) and they go in /system/bin instead of PATH.
Otherwise, good idea + well done.
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Thanks. I need someone to help me come up with the different steps for Mac/Linux users please ? Then I can add those in.

steviewevie said:
Thanks. I need someone to help me come up with the different steps for Mac/Linux users please ? Then I can add those in.
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I'll do that.
I'll also hunt down my Mediafire adb and fastboot files, because not everyone wants the whole SDK
I don't know if you need any drivers for the phone (like HTC Sync for Windows). Someone else will need to tell you, or you can wait till Christmas.

INSTALLING ADB
Step 0
Drivers perhaps? XD
Step 1
Download these files;
Mac - http://www.mediafire.com/?z8myxs9941kz3gg
Linux - http://www.mediafire.com/?m62rt943mroxm4s
Or you can download and install the Android SDK (Software Development Kit) Starter package from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
You can read all about how to install the SDK at http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html . Ignore all the stuff about Eclipse though, you don't need that unless you're going to start writing Android apps.
Now, from version 8 (Android 2.3) of the SDK onwards, adb has been taken out of this starter package. If you downloaded version 7 (Android 2.2), then you've already got adb and you can skip Step 3 and go straight to Step 4 below. Otherwise you need to proceed to Step 3 to add adb to the SDK.
Step 2
Extract the files and rename "adb-linux" ("adb-mac") to "adb" and "fastboot-linux" ("fastboot-mac") to "fastboot"
You could call it anything you like, like "cheese" and "bread", but that makes things difficult.
Step 3
Mac - Copy the files to the folder /bin
You will need to unhide the folder. Google it.
Linux - Copy the files to /system/bin *OR* /bin
I have not used Linux for ages so my folders are rotting away. I believe you will need root access to do this, I used Kongregate (I think) as an app to control my root copying needs.
Step 4
On your phone, go into Menu->Settings->Applications->Development and make sure you have the entry "USB Debugging" ticked. adb will not work without this.
Step 5
Plug your phone into your PC using the original HTC cable. This is important, do not use a third-party cable since it might not work with adb (even though it might seem fine with other communication with your phone). Or whatever.
Step 6
Open a Terminal window. On your PC/Mac. To emphasise, you are running this on your PC, not directly from your phone (e.g. terminal emulator) :
The part were it says "Dan-Wilsons-MacBook:~ danwilson$" will probably not be on your PC/Mac, unless you are called Dan Wilson, and have a MacBook.
Code:
Dan-Wilsons-MacBook:~ danwilson$ adb devices
This should display something like the following :
Code:
List of devices attached
XXX12345 device
... where the "XXX12345" bit is actually your phone's serial number. If the list is blank and the phone is plugged in ok, go back to Step 6 and make sure USB Debugging is enabled. If you can see your phone, YOU WIN A CHEESECAKE!
If you decided to be awkward and call "adb-linux" ("adb-mac") "cheese", replace the word "adb" in command lists (like the above) to "cheese". It looks cool but complicates things.
Example;
Code:
Dan-Wilsons-MacBook:~ danwilson$ cheese devices
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I think this looks OK. Some bits are weird and I don't know about drivers, but still, better than nothing. It is rough, but I've not done it in ages. Sorry bout that.
Here is the adb and fastboot files for Windows. Check they work with the Z before throwing them in the first post. If you do.
http://www.mediafire.com/?zlbyfbaaf5lrj8i

I've updated this guide to flesh it out a bit more (still more to be done though).
Significantly, please note that in the latest version of the SDK (i.e the one for Android 2.3), they have taken adb *out* of the Starter version of the SDK. So now there's an additional step, which is downloading the "Platform Tools" component of the SDK. It's all in the guide though.

nice, this needs to be "stickied"..

steviewevie...
whatever you are on.. can i haz some?
you are poster of the year! wow, such effort.
this beeyotch must be stickied all over the world.
EDIT -- i dont see "adb pull /" so as to dump all your files from system data etc into your sdk folder. if i missed that nevermind!

@steviewevie:
My 2 cents for your great work:
I have tested and uploaded a Mini ADB package and the ADB USB drivers for Windows Vista / Windows 7, to the Resources Centre, easy tutorial + FAQs thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835777
I thought this would make things easier for newbies or people who don't want to download the whole SDK / Sync software
Also, setting the path is not required, since the "Runme" file is located inside the same folder within the ADB files
This could save some steps for newbies
If you find it helpful, feel free to link from your guide

Thanks for the input guys, I have some updating to do !

steviewevie said:
INSTALLING ADB - METHOD B, THE "QUICK" WAY, NO SDK
Step 2
Download the adb binary from ? * to be completed *
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Direct Download Links for Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 1
ht*p://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r01-windows.zip
ht*p://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r01-windows.zip
It contains ADB.exe and needed dlls
size 3.06 MB
Also i recommend ADBMagic from Chainfire if you got tired of using ADB commands by hand for a lot of operations
ht*p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=746313
Have fun

if you add adb.exe to system32 folder is windows u can adb from anywhere in command prompt.. just in case adding the variables dont work

Getting adb to work on ubuntu 11.04

So I have had a hell of a time getting adb to recognize my device on the latest Ubuntu 11.04
I have looked at numerous tutorials and scoured through pages and pages but no matter what I do, I can't get adb to recognize my device.
If anyone has any experience setting this up on 11.04 please let me know, thanks.

i didnt have any problems setting mine up.
i didnt add my usb devices to my udev rules yet, so i just run
Code:
sudo adb blahblahblah
either be in your platform-tools directory or copy adb into /usr/bin
Code:
sudo cp adb /usr/bin/

Pirateghost said:
i didnt have any problems setting mine up.
i didnt add my usb devices to my udev rules yet, so i just run
Code:
sudo adb blahblahblah
either be in your platform-tools directory or copy adb into /usr/bin
Code:
sudo cp adb /usr/bin/
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Thank you I got it working now. I had forgot to enable usb devices on my virtualbox (created a new one).
I feel stupid but thank you for your reply!

you dont get
???????????????
listed in the device when you type adb devices?

This link has all the system IDs on it. Just add the one for HTC where it says to.
Sent from a Western Union telegram.

I had followed all of the instructions previously and it would have worked had I enabled usb devices in VirtualBox originally. Since usb was not enabled..that is why it was showing nothing when I typed "ADB Devices".
All is good now. I am back to compiling.

Why are you using it through Virtualbox, when you can easily dual boot?
I ask because I dual boot Win7 and Ubuntu. I upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04 and haven't had any issues with adb. I used to with 10.10 until I realized I forgot to set udev rules.

the Android instructions are a little dated - don't use the SYSFS attribute in udev rules, but use ATTRS.
For example:
Code:
[email protected]:/etc/udev/rules.d$ cat 51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666"
And don't forget to restart udev. Unplug the device, do the command below and then plug back in. HTH.
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

How to Root Kindle on Mac or Linux! {video tutorial}

For those of you with Mac OSX or Linux, you can root it using this method:
Step 1. Go to Settings->More->Device and make sure “Allow Installation of Applications” is checked “ON”.
Step 2. Connect your Kindle Fire to your computer via micro-USB cable. And hit “Disconnect” to turn off the USB disk drive mode.
Step 3. Download KindleFireRootMacLinux.zip and unzip to the root directory of your hard disk such as c:\KindleFireRoot.
Download KindleFireRootMacLinux.zip
Step 4. Open up a terminal.
Step 5. Browse to the KindleFireRootMacLinux directory by typing:
cd Downloads/KindleFireRootLinux
Step 6. Type:
mkdir ~/.android
cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android/.
*Note – You might have to add “sudo” for Ubuntu
Step 7. Type:
For Mac:
./adb-mac kill-server
./adb-mac devices
For Linux:
./adb-linux kill-server
./adb-linux devices
If you get a bunch of numbers and letters, that means you are good to go.
Step 8. Type:
For Mac:
sh runmemac.sh
For Linux:
sh runmelinux.sh
Step 9. Your Kindle Fire should do its rooting and reboot.
You can verify you have SuperUser app by going to Settings->More->Applications->All Applications.
Yay!

I do not have anything show up when I do the devices command. I am running a mac.

soundslikemitch said:
I do not have anything show up when I do the devices command. I am running a mac.
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What do you get?
Did you do this step?
cp adb_usb.ini ~.android/.

soundslikemitch
I had this issue as well and zedomax is correct, you have to make sure that this file resides in your own $HOME/.android folder. While cp adb_usb.ini ~.android/. works you may want to try 'cp adb_usb.ini $HOME/.android` as well. I also had the issue where my fire wasn't being shown while executing ./adb devices which required me to reboot and then it seemed to start getting picked up without issue.
Hope this helps and thanks zedomax for the tutorial

There's a problem with the original instructions: adb needs to be restarted after editing adb_usb.ini. You need to run
./adb-mac kill-server
or
./adb-linux kill-server
to make it work without rebooting your computer.

SifJar said:
There's a problem with the original instructions: adb needs to be restarted after editing adb_usb.ini. You need to run
./adb-mac kill-server
or
./adb-linux kill-server
to make it work without rebooting your computer.
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thanks forgot to put that in the instructions, fixed!

Moving it to my home folder in .android worked!
But apparently this broke the video store.

No-go for me. Tried all above instructions and nothing shows up in devices. The thing that had me thrown off a bit is the instructions don't exactly match.
I want to follow exactly so is step 6 necessary since the zip file already has the android directory with the file already in it?

soundslikemitch said:
Moving it to my home folder in .android worked!
But apparently this broke the video store.
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I figured out how to fix the video store. Amazon seems to be looking for the existence of the file /system/bin/su so just rename it if you want to watch videos.
i.e.
Code:
mv /system/bin/su /system/bin/su2
reboot
I am still able to type "su2" and get root and I am able to play videos.

Another solution is installed voodoo OTA rootkeeper (free) from the market place. Once installed you can temporarily remove root, then restart the amazon video service and voila. Once the service is started you can re-enable root for the duration that the service is active (not rebooted) you will have root and amazon video.

you have "mkdir ~.android"
The more common syntax, and what worked for me as your syntax didn't, is:
mkdir ~/.android
This is under Mac OS X 10.6.8

None of these instructions have worked for me, I have spent countless hours trying to do this via Windows (the windows tutorial) and on mac. My device never shows up and it does not root. I have tried restarting my fire, unplugging and plugging back in, etc. I am running Lion 10.7.1. Please help, if possible, pm me so we can chat via Google Chat or something.

Also had the same problem (with Lion 1.7.2 ): Waiting for device...
I used this commands to get it working: (first you have to follow instructions from zedomax step 1-5)
cd downloads/
cd KindleFireRootMacLinux/
mkdir ~/.android
cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android
./adb-mac kill-server
./adb-mac devices
after device is shows up enter:
sh runmemac.sh
After this the KF will reboot and get rooted!

The OSX instructions did not work for me either. I ended up busting out my Windows Laptop and followed the guide and programs from rootkindlefire.com

masterc1111 said:
Also had the same problem (with Lion 1.7.2 ): Waiting for device...
I used this commands to get it working: (first you have to follow instructions from zedomax step 1-5)
cd downloads/
cd KindleFireRootMacLinux/
mkdir ~/.android
cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android
./adb-mac kill-server
./adb-mac devices
after device is shows up enter:
sh runmemac.sh
After this the KF will reboot and get rooted!
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Doesnt work, it still does not show up under devices and the command runemac.sh just says it is waiting for the device.

I don't know why this may work, but try adding a trailing slash to the cp command; cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android/
Also, this works great under (Sabayon) Linux. Very great little script you have here. Only way it could be easier would be if it did the copying and all that on its own.

The problem I had was that the terminal kept saying "waiting for device." I originally downloaded the "KindleFireRootMacLinux" folder to my desktop. I substituted "desktop" for "download" in the prompts. I tried to root it at least 10 times with no success. The terminal never recognized my kindle. Then I moved the "KindleFireRootMacLinux" folder to the "Downloads" folder and it worked the first time. I'm assuming that some of the code is looking in the downloads folder. Try to move it there and see if that works.

bsoplinger said:
you have "mkdir ~.android"
The more common syntax, and what worked for me as your syntax didn't, is:
mkdir ~/.android
This is under Mac OS X 10.6.8
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Dude! Thanks so much for pointing out the syntax issue. I tried to do this for nearly an hour... couldn't get it to see my device. But after adding the "/" as you so cleverly suggested, voila. Success!
Thanks a million!

root ran ok
should su show up in apps? Nevermind found it

I searched for the voodoo file and it doesn't show up in the app store. If its on the Android Market then I guess you'd have to download and install that first right?
EDIT: which is explained here - how to get market on fire
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349902

Rooting Trekstor Surftab Ventos 10.1 from Linux ADB if the device is not recognized

Hi friends,
a short tutorial for rooting Ventos 10.1 from simple user Linux Ubuntu, when ADB doesn't recognise the device using Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33 from this thread.
Disclaimer: The following rooting guides take software from third-party sources and are not products of danjde. I cannot be held responsible for any effects on your device resulting from this rooting guides. Please attempt only after reading through and understanding the guide(s) and proceed with caution.
ATTENTION: TABLET BATTERY MUST BE CHARGED!!
ALL FROM LINUX CONSOLE/TERMINAL WITHOUT EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
1) edit from super user editor and add the correct USB Ids to /var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids:
2207 RocketChip
now lsusb should show the device properly
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 012: ID 2207:0010 RocketChip
2) add udev rule in /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2207", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
3) restart udev service
service udev reload
4) optionally add vendor id in ~/.android/adb_usb.ini or in the same adb location
0x2207
5) extract the content of Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33 and give executions permission to all fro semplicity (compessing whith zip have lost attributes)
chmod -R 755 "extracted-folder"
6) cd into the utility "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry" directory
cd stuff
7) restart adb server
./adb kill-server
./adb start-server
8) connect Ventos and enable usb debugging.
9) now adb devices shows the device.
./adb devices
224DDD88E8722FA848300A20B9F8XXXX device
10) run as normal user
./RunMe.sh
[IMPORTANT: if you obtain on 64bit linux machine: "/stuff/adb: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5..."
install lib32ncurses5: apt-get install lib32ncurses5 and try again]
11) select normal mode
12) wait until 5 minus
finish!
tested :good:

Dear Danjde,
I habe a Trekstor Surftab Ventos 10.1 that I would like To root.
It appears, however, hat there exist At least 2 Version oft the tablet.
In Android settings it is called ST10216-2A.
Can you confirm your Version?
Also, is it possible To root the device fron a local shell via the same commands AS in the *.SH file?
Thank you so much!
Andreas

Hi der.einstein,
I confirm that two are the ventos 10.1 versions,
mine is the second, and from my research the method shown applies to both models.
For the second question the answer is: no
ciao!