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Need Help Entering Commands

Hi Guys,
I am new to this stuff and I am having problems with entering commands for certain stuff.
So, I rooted my Desire and I wanna change the virgin mobile boot image that comes up after the white HTC screen during the booting process and I found the info on the forums here but I am just not getting the last part.
I get into the recovery and all that but where do I type in this command? I tried using the run function on my PC and typed in cmd to open a Command Prompt but after that if I type that stuff in, it doesn't work.
I'd really appreciate if someone can help because it seems like this typing command stuff seems necessary in a lot of the things that I'd like to do with my phone.
Thnx in advance
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How to change boot animation
1. You need to have HTC Sync and Android SDK installed
2. Copy bootanimation.zip to SD Card
3. Turn off Desire and then turn it on while holding back button to enter bootloader(white screen)
4. Once in "white screen" press power button again to enter bootloader
5. Connect Desire with PC
6. Press Volume Down and than Power to enter Recovery
7. Open Command prompt/Terminal and type
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb push C:\bootanimation.zip /data/local
adb reboot
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Try the following, may be easier for you:
get adb running (download & extract the sdk, it will be in the tools folder)
the full path will be C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
add adb to path
put bootanimation.zip into the same folder as the adb app (e.g. in the tools folder of the sdk)
open cmd & navigate to the tools folder
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local

Hey man,
I really appreciate it but I guess I am just not as advanced as some of you guys and your instructions are still not too clear for me. I tried to do what you told me but no luck, so I am guessing I am obviously not doing something right.
Ok, so I got the SDK and extracted but I am not sure what you mean by "Get adb running". Are you referring to the adb.exe file in the tools folder?
And, when I am following your instructions, what stage my phone should be on? In the recovery with the triangle and the ! or just turned on normally?
Sorry for all the hassle man but I really appreciate your help. I am just trying to get a hang of this.

Dodolom said:
Hey man,
I really appreciate it but I guess I am just not as advanced as some of you guys and your instructions are still not too clear for me. I tried to do what you told me but no luck, so I am guessing I am obviously not doing something right.
Ok, so I got the SDK and extracted but I am not sure what you mean by "Get adb running". Are you referring to the adb.exe file in the tools folder?
And, when I am following your instructions, what stage my phone should be on? In the recovery with the triangle and the ! or just turned on normally?
Sorry for all the hassle man but I really appreciate your help. I am just trying to get a hang of this.
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No, the phone does not need to be in recovery but it needs to be turned on and connected via USB
Open command prompt and type cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools, hit enter.
Next, type adb, hit enter.
Now, having placed the bootanimation.zip file in the adb SDK tools directory, push it to the phone:
Type adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local in command prompt.
Note: Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your phone:
Go to Settings on your phone > Select Applications > Select Development > Make sure 'USB Debugging' is checked

thank you so much man. Worked like a charm.

No problem man, its only easy when you know how
Regards,
Mas.
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Can be better for all user create the bootanimation.zip inside a update.zip for only flash it. Users not asking, users without problems

ADB commands not working

So i rooted my desire using the modaco r6 root.
I'm using defrost 1.0 atm and when I'm entering recovery i cant use any adb command, except for devices which show my desire in recovery mode.
all other commands return an error like:
su:
/sbin/sh: su: not found
logcat:
/sbin/sh: exec: line 1: logcat: not found
install
/sbin/sh: pm: not found
just to name a few.
i just got it so i don't know if they worked before.
however i did get one boot loop due to flashing the circle battery mode.
after which i recovered the nandroid backup.
If you need more info tell me what to do im clueless, im prolly just doing something very stupid.
Thanks in advance.

Go into partitions menu and mount /system then try.

No go doesn't even change the error.

so no ideas? i got no wifi or 3g connectivity atm so you guys are my last resort.
just some updates i flashed mcr 3.1 and it change in addition htc sync doesn't recognize my desire now.

you've cd to your android sdk tools folder right?
and youve typed in 'adb shell'?
when writing commands there should be a hash before the command?

Can you not boot into fastboot. Volume down and power. Then go to recovery. Then hold volume up and power. Select wipe data and wipe cache. Wouldn't that solve your wifi issues etc?

Wait...if you're using root r6 then your using fake flash aren't you? Try looking for r5 and use pauls recovery or look for amskghs recovery and use that. Pretty sure adb stuff doesn't work easily with fake-flash.

cgrec92 said:
you've cd to your android sdk tools folder right?
and youve typed in 'adb shell'?
when writing commands there should be a hash before the command?
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yea i'm in the sdk tools folder when i'm typing commands otherwise the
"adb devices" wont work and it does.
i typed adb shell.
sorry about this but what is hash? :S
ephumuris
i tried using amghskmod recovery and it doesn't work as well, the errors are a bit different.
its just saying su not found instead of the whole /sbin/sh thing.

Hash = #
What exact commands are you doing and what are you trying to achieve?
I really want to help

LByte said:
yea i'm in the sdk tools folder when i'm typing commands otherwise the
"adb devices" wont work and it does.
i typed adb shell.
sorry about this but what is hash? :S
ephumuris
i tried using amghskmod recovery and it doesn't work as well, the errors are a bit different.
its just saying su not found instead of the whole /sbin/sh thing.
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I had your same problems and felt retarded too, but it might be something funky with the dos command prompt in windows. Follow these instructions to make adb commands universal so it doesn't matter what directory the dos command prompt thinks you're in (because obviously it didn't actually move you to the tools folder somehow even though you instructed it too):
- Also, Mikey1022 has reminded me to add the "ADB" directory path as a system variable in windows...
To do this right-click on "My Computer" and select Properties. Next select the Advanced tab(Advanced Settings in Vista) then select Environment Variables.
Click "New" under System Variables and add the following:
Variable: adb
Value: C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools
This was found here: sorry can't post link to give proper credit, but do a google search for adb for dummies or adb commands, it's an xda forum post...

The thread looks dead, but im going to post the possible solution anyway.
PM commands like install and uninstall doesnt work in recovery mode, so if you want to use them, run the commands when the phone had booted normally.

i have same problem? anyone help me
adb error /sbin/sh: exec: line 1: logcat: not found

Adb help

Hi.i am trying to set up adb on my compaq laptop vista,i tried everything,youtube videos,guides
Still dont work,please help me if there,s any other metod.any help ill bappreciated,
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Have you tried this ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685

Prob solvd thanks so much.
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Please help me on this one too
Hi,i am running vista trying to use gfree 2,seems to b everything working finr,adb starts fine,prob is when I run a cmd it says no file or directory found.please I m new on droid,please help me how to execute files through adb.
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imranbandial said:
Please help me on this one too
Hi,i am running vista trying to use gfree 2,seems to b everything working finr,adb starts fine,prob is when I run a cmd it says no file or directory found.please I m new on droid,please help me how to execute files through adb.
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Have you been through the guide that I linked above, and done all the steps to get adb setup on your PC ?
If you're having a problem with the gfree procedure it would be best if you post up a question in it on that thread. Are you sure you're typing the commands exactly as it says there ?

the only thing i wanna know how to execute files,where should i put gfree on my comp and on my phone so the adb cmd recognize it,thanks once again .adb working fine it recognize my device the only thing it dont recognize any cmds,file or directory not found..

imranbandial said:
the only thing i wanna know how to execute files,where should i put gfree on my comp and on my phone so the adb cmd recognize it,thanks once again .adb working fine it recognize my device the only thing it dont recognize any cmds,file or directory not found..
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When you are running adb, if for example you do "adb push gfree", where you are trying to copy (push) the file "gfree" from your PC to your phone, it will look in your current directory for gfree. So given you are usually doing this at the command prompt, in Windows do a "cd" (change directory) to change to the directory where you have put gfree.
For example, if gfree is in "\users\fred\desktop", then do "cd \users\fred\desktop", then run your "adb push gfree" and it will find the file.
If you do "adb shell" does that work, does it come up with a $ prompt ? If so, then it's working and has started a command "shell" on your phone.

[GUIDE] Using ADB & FASTBOOT in OSX / Mac

Hi,
I thought I'd add this here because I've recently starting using OSX after building my own hackintosh out of PC parts. I got very fed up with Windows and the need for drivers all over the shop so I'm moved over now.
I've also just got into flashing my HTC Desire and it was made very easy by lots of the guys here. One thing that will always be useful when rooting and flashing your phone is ADB. There are lots of guides out there for ADB on Windows but I wanted to run in natively in OSX.
After a lot of research and a few failed attempts .... I've now worked out how to run ADB in OSX.
What you will need:
A Mac
USB cable
Android SDK for OSX- http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
At the time of writing this the version was "android-sdk_r08-mac_86" so please have a look at the above link and let me know if you can't find that same version.
So download the zip file and I would extract it to a folder where you are happy to keep it such as within your user home folder i.e. Macintosh HD/Users/{Your User Name} and for my mac it is Users/siedkins which is how I have my OSX set up.
Then open then still in Finder, open "android-sdk-mac_86" then "tools".
Now launch Terminal - ⌘ + space then type Terminal or Applications>Utilities>Terminal
Now drag and drop the file called "android" in the "tools" folder into your terminal window and you should see something like:
/Users/siedkins/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/android
Then hit enter - this should load Android SDK
Next go to Available Packages on the left and Android Repository > Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 1 -tick the box and hit "Install Selected"
It should download and install the Platform Tools which includes ADB !!!!
Now quit Android SDK after it has downloaded and go back into Finder. Now you should see a new folder "platform-tools" in the "android-sdk-mac_86" folder. Open that and you can now see a file called adb.
Now .... I am going to show you how to make your life a lot easier in Terminal to run ADB without having to navigate to the folder every time you want to launch it.
Go back to your Terminal window and type (or copy & paste):
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.
***** If you have issues being able to save the file at all then please jump to the bottom of the post*****
Now ........ to turn on USB Debugging in your handset Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging - ticked and also go to Settings > Connect to PC > Default connection type > Charge Only and also UNTICK "Ask me ..." there also. You can always go back here and change these settings back.
Now plug in your phone to a USB port. I noticed that if I plugged my phone into one of the standard USB ports on the front of my machine I couldn't see the phone further down the line and if I plugged it into a powered USB port on the front (I have an "akasa AK-ICR-08" which has a powered connector behind the 5 USB ports. But you guys will probably be using a MacBook or MacPro and there shouldn't be any issues with the power to your USB ports.
Now to launch ADB - re-open terminal (remember that you had quit it - very important!) then type in:
Code:
adb devices
And you should see:
List of devices attached
HXXXXXXXXXX device
where XXXXXXXX is your unique phone ID.
Now you can run all of your favourite ADB commands straight by typing:
adb shell
etc straight into Terminal. I won't go into that here as there are plenty of guides about what to do with ADB once it's installed!
Now you have ADB setup on your Mac and can run it without the need for installing HTC Sync - un-installing it - loading some modified drivers over the top !!!!
It all just works !!!!!!
Please drop me a line if you have any queries about this !
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If you are have user account issues such as Terminal or TextEdit says that you can't do anything then try adding "sudo" to the front of your terminal command as this will allow you to execute the account as a superuser or root user for OSX! ROOT!!! Note that you will have to enter your password to enable the superuser access rights and you won't see anything as you type in your password.
i.e. try:
Code:
sudo touch .bash_profile
then
Code:
sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit .bash_profile
(slight change in the coding here to ensure that TextEdit opens
Or you could do:
Code:
sudo pico .bash_profile
This will open up the Pico text editor instead of TextEdit. Here you will have to type out all of the text then you press "ctrl+x" to exit and then you can save on the next screen. To check that has worked you can then open the file in terminal again and check it with the normal command:
Code:
open -e .bash_profile
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Please see post #37 for How To Use ADB Over WIRELESS !!!!
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EDIT - 27th JAN 2010
FastBoot
I've now found you all a precompiled version of Fast Boot:
http://developer.htc.com/adp.html
Please download and unzip the precompiled version for OSX to your "SDK/platform-tools" folder.
Rename the unzipped file from "fastboot-mac" just to "fastboot". You need to fix the permissions of the fastboot file using CHMOD in Terminal.
In Terminal navigate to your "SDK/platform-tools" folder and then type:
Code:
ls
You should see all of the files in your "platform-tools" folder such as adb, aapt, fastboot, etc.
Then type:
Code:
chmod 777 fastboot
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED THE FILE NAME ABOVE !
Now with the permissions fixed you should be able to run fastboot.
Connect your phone via USB and set to "charging only". Then turn off your phone and leave the USB in. Then hold the back key and then turn your phone on again. You will have a white screen with 3 skateboarding androids on.
Now in Terminal type:
Code:
fastboot devices
And you should see your unqiue phone ID! (Note that you have to be at that white screen with the skateboarders for the "fastboot devices" code to run!
Now you have a fully working fastboot !!!
Sorry this explanation is a bit short - I did write out a longer one but my browser crashed and I lost it all. However if you cannot follow the above then I think it's maybe best that you don't use fastboot as you could seriously brick your phone.
NOTE - I HAVE NEVER USED FASTBOOT TO FLASH A RADIO OR PHONE SO I PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP IF YOU GET ERRORS IN USING FASTBOOT OR FLASHING YOUR DEVICE ! The above information is how to shortcut the navigation to the folder. Please don't blame me if you break the recovery image of your phone!

Thanks for such a thorough step by step guide. But Im having a problem I followed the directions and at the last step I get "permission denied". Any tips for me would be truly appreciated. Thanks

dhoshman said:
Thanks for such a thorough step by step guide. But Im having a problem I followed the directions and at the last step I get "permission denied". Any tips for me would be truly appreciated. Thanks
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which last step ?

dhoshman said:
Thanks for such a thorough step by step guide. But Im having a problem I followed the directions and at the last step I get "permission denied". Any tips for me would be truly appreciated. Thanks
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What version of MacOS? Also are you sure your device is properly rooted? I'm assuming you are getting the error when typing "adb devices"?
EDIT: That's what I get for being distracted while typing this.. ;-)

The easiest way to get the sdk is by using homebrew, which is an amazingly useful tool. https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew
Code:
brew install android-sdk
It doesn't add adb to your path however, you have to do that manually by adding /usr/local/Cellar/android-sdk/r8/platform-tools to your path.
Hope that makes it a little bit easier.

I found that on my mac using terminal I have to always start the adb commands with a ./ otherwise it wouldn't work right. This might be common knowledge for some, but I'm a terminal newbie
So, for example:
./adb devices

Thanks for the walk through
This work great. I put the the SDK folder on the root of Macintosh HD and renamed it to AndroidSDK. Then in the .bash_profile my path was /AndroidSDK/platform-tools/ . I then made a backup of my SD card with adb pull from /mnt/sdcard to my local machine.

mun-key said:
I found that on my mac using terminal I have to always start the adb commands with a ./ otherwise it wouldn't work right. This might be common knowledge for some, but I'm a terminal newbie
So, for example:
./adb devices
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Kind of weird. To me that would mean that you're path variable isn't setup correctly. Usually the ./ before a command means to run the command from the current directory and ignore the path variable.

It doesn't even have to be this complicated. Download the sdk, whatever files you want to push to your phone put it in the same folder. Then do the commands (./adb push). Simple.

Great and easy tutorial! Got it working in 5min ^_^

madj42 said:
Kind of weird. To me that would mean that you're path variable isn't setup correctly. Usually the ./ before a command means to run the command from the current directory and ignore the path variable.
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Ok - that makes sense now. And reading Krisrk's reply, that's exactly how I did it.
On my device I only needed to push a single file. Don't really need adb anymore. Your post was like 12-hours too late for me though. I spent 3 hours trying to figure out why it wouldn't work, then saw the ./ in a youtube video. After that I was rooted with a new rom in minutes
thanks for all the great info guys

Just wanted to thank you! I already had ADB working on my Mac OSX but didn't have the "environment variables" in the .bash_profile. So now I can just use adb commands directly without going into the finder and find the adb!
Also, kudos for the very detailed guide with your own examples, that reads very well!

Thanks for the comments guys.
I know that you can navigate to the SDK folder and just run it from there but I thought that people might like the above guide to do the shortcut once and then never have to jump around folders again in terminal which is a bit of a pain. Plus my method removes the need for the "./" prefix.
anyways I'm easy I'm sure that everyone will have their own preferred method if you already use adb on OSX

i cannot get beyond the command:
touch .bash_profile
the terminal returns permission denied. what do i need to add or what am i doing wrong?

What type of user account do you have set up in OSX?
System Prefs > Accounts
Also what about trying the following in Terminal
Code:
sudo touch .bash_profile
And then enter the password for your user profile?
Any better?

Thanks for this!!!!!
Nobody ever shows macs love.
Sent From My HTC Evo 4G Using Tapa Talk Pro!

siedkins said:
What type of user account do you have set up in OSX?
System Prefs > Accounts
Also what about trying the following in Terminal
Code:
sudo touch .bash_profile
And then enter the password for your user profile?
Any better?
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it popped up and asked my password, then it said i entered the wrong one and i never was asked this again. this is incredibly frustrating as i cannot even get it to work in windows
edit: ok got to the part where i bring up text edit, but it will not let me save. states i do not have permission to save. is there a way i can turn off this password crap for the time being? all i want to do is push files to my phone, i can't even get this far

Ok...
I'm trying not to look stupid, but for gods sake, im stuck at the first command. I copy paste cd~ and nothing happens. press enter nothing. I've been reading up on terminal and i still feel quite stupid considering how im stuck on step one
edit: got it! I got lost going back into the same terminal and not closing the android sdk window. there fore I was still in the sdk and not telling the computer anything. a dur. Opening a new terminal and doing all of the steps did the trick. Thanks for this btw!

thanks for the detailed guide. i've been looking all over the web for a guide to setup adb for MAC. followed the steps here and now, i'm able to use ADB on my macbook. YAY!!

monstereo said:
thanks for the detailed guide. i've been looking all over the web for a guide to setup adb for MAC. followed the steps here and now, i'm able to use ADB on my macbook. YAY!!
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Hey just a random note, nice prof pic stig ftw

Properly rooted?

I was trying to do the radio s off with visionary and something went wrong.
I downloaded visionary+ onto my Telus HTC Desire HD no problem, I had rooted it earlier and beleived that to be done correctly. I was getting ready to flash my radio and was going through the steps to do so when my problems began.
Now, all that happens is VISIONary+ keeps on rebooting. I have tried pulling the battery, I have tried to change my settings (re: usb debugging) but nothing seems to help.....all it does is continously shut back off and try to reboot.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Update: This issue has been resolved. I am now trying to figure out if my phone is properly rooted...go to page 2 in thread please

What is your build number in settings>about>software information? Anything higher (and including) than 1.7 will cause Visionary to fail. Then you have to downgrade first.

OK, that is my first mistake, my Build # is 1.84.61.2.
I will attempt the downgrade and report back here

I am at the downgrade prompt. When I put in the command "adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp" I get a message saying "'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
What did I do wrong?

bleagues said:
I am at the downgrade prompt. When I put in the command "adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp" I get a message saying "'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
What did I do wrong?
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download android sdk first
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
put your command to the folder .. for example if u extract to desktop with folder android, then go to command prompt, point to the folder first
e.g: "cd desktop" "cd android"
p/s: put the file inside the folder too

Thanks Hayday, this dosen't seem to help though.
I have the Android SDK in my C: drive and I have placed the "downgrade" folder inside of it. And I still get the same error of "adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file" when I type the "adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp"
Any other suggestions?
I believe it still may be a driver problem. I keep getting a message from HTC Sync that says "HTC sync port of ### is not responding. Please disconnect cable and reconnect after 10 seconds"
Can I use the program terminal emulator to do this directly on the phone?

does the folder have adb.exe in it ?
if you place the android sdk folder in c for example the folder name is "android" , you just go to cmd .. then type "cd c:/android/"
and then type "adb" ..
you must use the command inside c:/android .. not c:/android/Downgrade
to be safe, just copy everything in "Downgrade" folder and paste to android sdk folder too ..
btw, here is the full thread by jkoljo himself on how to downgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003&highlight=downgrade

I have done exactly as you say, I have the "downgrade" folder inside of the "AndroidSDK" folder....and still get the exact same message of "'adb' is not recognized....."

I cannot post a question in that other thread because I have fewer than 10 posts. I will as soon as I get up to 10.

Download & install htc sync, this should include all the drivers you need.
I think you need net framework 3.xx installed as well.
Then in cmd, go to where you put the downgrade file (cd blah blah) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=483902&d=1294492245 - & then the command lines should work.

arlrb said:
Download & install htc sync, this should include all the drivers you need.
I think you need net framework 3.xx installed as well.
Then in cmd, go to where you put the downgrade file (cd blah blah) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=483902&d=1294492245 - & then the command lines should work.
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oh forgot to mention. download and install htc sync for the driver.
http://www.htc.com/www/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=324&act=sd&cat=all

bleagues said:
I have done exactly as you say, I have the "downgrade" folder inside of the "AndroidSDK" folder....and still get the exact same message of "'adb' is not recognized....."
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adb.exe is found in platform-tools folder in the android-sdk folder.
Add it to your path. Eg: PATH=c:\android-sdk\platform-tools;%PATH%

Thanks arjunr, after a little bit of tinkering with some files and folders I got it!
Thanks!

Now that I have the proper build #, I want to make sure my phone is properly rooted......or do I have to re-root it?
Is there any way to check and see if my phone is properly rooted?
I had rooted it before I did the build downgrade, does this make a difference?
My phone out of the box was a HTC Desire HD by Telus. The rooting that I followed was the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954997"which is the "[GUIDE] Telus Desire HD - Rooting and Flashing" found here on this website

I am good to go, I am rooted and downgraded!

bleagues said:
I am good to go, I am rooted and downgraded!
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yeah now you can proceed with s-off, and flash new roms if you like.

Heydayat, I seem to be having some issues with anything internet related. I have started another post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012754 can you take a look at this and see if you can help me?
Thanks
Update: I have fixed the issue at the other thread, it was my APN settings.
Thanks to all for the help