ADB cmd question(NOOB) - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

As this is my first time on XDA and im new to cmd.
I've been been trying to use XDA as my last resort, but here I am.
My question is i want to make a cmd script like a batch or however you call it but, I'll just jump to my question and tell you, i type in
adb devices
@echo off
set /p answer=Do you see your device? (Y/N):
pause
cls
adb shell
su
The problem is it that it doesnt go to my su command.
PLEASE HELP!!
I know after this i'll feel stupid

delijestefan said:
As this is my first time on XDA and im new to cmd.
I've been been trying to use XDA as my last resort, but here I am.
My question is i want to make a cmd script like a batch or however you call it but, I'll just jump to my question and tell you, i type in
adb devices
@echo off
set /p answer=Do you see your device? (Y/N):
pause
cls
adb shell
su
The problem is it that it doesnt go to my su command.
PLEASE HELP!!
I know after this i'll feel stupid
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try using this:
echo "Do You See your device?(Y/N)"
read ans
if ans==Y;
then
adb shell
su
You will need to add semicolons wherver requires.Been a long time since i did batch programming so dont remember.

manasgirdhar said:
try using this:
echo "Do You See your device?(Y/N)"
read ans
if ans==Y;
then
adb shell
su
You will need to add semicolons wherver requires.Been a long time since i did batch programming so dont remember.
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Thanks for replying but nah it didn't work, im getting so frustrated, but i'll keep trying on my own until i find a way

the command is:
adb shell "su"

okty2k said:
the command is:
adb shell "su"
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Thanks for replying but yeah it works but after that none of my commands show up and even when i try to manually type i cant :|

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ADB not seeing Evo

Sorry if this is a repost. But hopefully someone can help me out. I'm fully rooted, full nandroid unlock.full 100 yeards. Now this morning I was going to do the process for "Permanently replacing your recovery with ClockworkMod Recovery Image"
But for some strange reason, ADB doesn't see my Evo. I tried running "Command prompt" as administrator also and it wasa no go. I typed "adb devices" and my device wasn't listed like it was yesterday before I did a full nandroid Unlock.
Do anyone have any tips on how I can resolve this issue?
If this helps, I running the Bugless Beast Rom.
Thanks
You might have forgotten a step or two.
Open cmd
Type cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ or wherever your sdk tools folder is.
Then it should work.
thanks. I'll give that a try and reply back
Strange thing....before I rooted/flashed a rom I created a Nandroid backup (I think it was stock. It doesn't have Superuser Permission in my list of Apps). Well I reverted back to that nandroid backup and now ADB sees my Evo.
I will flash back to my previous rom and trywhat you posted. Hopefully tat'll work
phatalboom said:
You might have forgotten a step or two.
Open cmd
Type cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ or wherever your sdk tools folder is.
Then it should work.
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Yeah, I tried what you suggested and itstill didn't see my Evo. I guess my only option is to revert back, then do the process.
Sometimes you need to restart the adb server. Try the following:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb shell
If you get a '#' then you're in.
I'm having same issues and it's not working. My device is not being seen. Do you I have to have the Evo in charging mode or Disk Mode?
chuckhriczko said:
Sometimes you need to restart the adb server. Try the following:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb shell
If you get a '#' then you're in.
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or, you could just try
adb kill-server
adb start-server
lol
then check with
adb devices
seriously though, you may have put on a bad image. did you check the md5 hash? if not, do. there are threads around here on how to do that, if you are using windows. i don't have the link, because linux just has a command for it.
Try doing:
killall adb
sudo -s
adb devices
You must run adb as root on ur pc
timothydonohue said:
or, you could just try
adb kill-server
adb start-server
lol
then check with
adb devices
seriously though, you may have put on a bad image. did you check the md5 hash? if not, do. there are threads around here on how to do that, if you are using windows. i don't have the link, because linux just has a command for it.
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Thanks for trying to help me out. But it still didn't work.
toastcfh said:
Try doing:
killall adb
sudo -s
adb devices
You must run adb as root on ur pc
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What do you mean that I must run adb as root on my pc, i don't know what that mean. Do you mean run it by using the "Command prompt" program?
Also this only happens to me on the Bugless Beast Roms. When I revert back to my 1st nandroid backup that I was using before I flashed any rom, everything worked fine.
Is USB debugging enabled?
CentroniX said:
Is USB debugging enabled?
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Thanks ...that fixed it! I enabled it typed "adb devices" and it showed up. thanks again!
No problem, glad you got it working! When I first started out I ran in to that trap over-and-over. Now I just make it a rule of thumb to turn it on after flashing and leave it on.
Have fun!
I would have started another thread, but this is basically a similar problem to the one I had at first with adb.
Ok...I was trying to install a rosie.apk that was in a zip format. Long story short, the OP informed me that he made a mistake and provided me the wrong information as to reinstalling the rosie.apk. He was giving me steps to "push it" via adb, instead of flashing it.
No problem to Poster and thanks for help if you reading this . But anyways after all that, When I open up "Cmd" and type anything with adb in front of it...adb devices, adb shell..., i get the message that adb is not recognized as a internal or external command. Before this incident happened i was able to just type "adb devices" and my Evo would show.
Do anyone know how to fix this?
By the way I also tried typing all the commands in the previous posts...and I get the same error message.
**Update** I got it working I had to redo the path. All is good now.
Thanks much!
You need to be in the tools directory of the sdk so cmd can find the adb command.

[Q] ADB Shell

So, you'll have to bear with me because I've only had about 30 minutes worth of exposure with adb and all that goes along with it, but I'm having some trouble with a simple command. I'm trying to change the directory to /sbin/ but the command isn't working. It's keeps telling me "permission denied" Any ideas?
Just to give a liitle background information, I screwed up the partition in my phone and am trying to fix them via http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6...ernal-storage/ . My phone doesn't boot, but I can get in to recovery.
Thanks ahead of time.
This should be in the Q&A section....
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
The link to the article doesn't work, so I can't see what it is that you're trying to do.
shell game
I believe with the use of adb shell you don't have to enter the adb push/pull whatever commands. Once you are in the shell, you are in the OS itself.
To quote the Talking Heads "Well, how did I get here?"
Once you type adb shell, you type su
Once su (superuser is what that stands for) is typed, the prompt should change from a $ to a #.
From that point, you are in the OS as the superuser, and can issue the commands w/out the adb prefix.
** more astute coders/adb users - please edit/correct/add input as needed **
This helped my understanding quite a bit - start @ the Removing Bloat section: http://www.jonamerica.com/technology/howto-root-the-htc-droid-incredible/
jermaine151 said:
The link to the article doesn't work, so I can't see what it is that you're trying to do.
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http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6433-solved-messed-up-partitions-on-internal-storage/
smtom said:
I believe with the use of adb shell you don't have to enter the adb push/pull whatever commands. Once you are in the shell, you are in the OS itself.
To quote the Talking Heads "Well, how did I get here?"
Once you type adb shell, you type su
Once su (superuser is what that stands for) is typed, the prompt should change from a $ to a #.
From that point, you are in the OS as the superuser, and can issue the commands w/out the adb prefix.
** more astute coders/adb users - please edit/correct/add input as needed **
This helped my understanding quite a bit - start @ the Removing Bloat section: http://www.jonamerica.com/technology/howto-root-the-htc-droid-incredible/
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Thanks! I appreciate any help I can get. I really would like to salvage my phone. I'm going to give it another go here shortly.

ADB

I'm trying the rage root method after reading up on all the stuff. I managed to get adb installed and connected, but i can't use adb actions.
I type in c\androidsdk\tools\adb shell
$ su
$ SUermission denied
even without su, if i try to type "adb push su /sdcard/su" it says adb permission denied.
I have kept my phone screen on as per another thread, but i do not get a prompt that asks for adb permissions. Am i missing an app or something? I do have debugging and screen awke both on.
I have placed the g2 root folder in the androidsdk\tools\ folder, both just the files and the entire folder just to be sure.
Obviously I'm new to adb, so If i'm doing something completely wrong just let me know.
as long as you're not rooted (temp or perma) you can't use "su" in adb-commands... If you tell a little more about what you're trying to push, then I can help some more
Im just trying to root the phone with rage since visionary seems unreliable.
Im trying to adb push the su/ sdcard/su as per the first line of instruction in the rage temp root guide
hehe... I used the visionary root, and it have worked good for me btw, I think you should've posted in the rage-thread instead of opening a new topic, but now it's already opened so here it goes
firstly... are you sure you're in the right folder, and have the folder "su" in there?
If so, don't go into "adb shell"... use the lines exactly as stated in the OP. adb inside an adb shell won't give the results you want... Post back if it doesn't work
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
$ adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
$ adb push rage /data/local/tmp/rage
$ adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
$ adb push root /data/local/tmp/root
$ adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*
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I don't think Im using adb right then, how do I just type in "adb push ...?" If I do that, it just says that the command is not recognized internally or externally.
For example,
Adb push su/ sdcard/su
gives me that error.
I've tried to set a path directly to adb, but that didn't work, so I was manually going
AndroidSKD\tools\ Adb push su/ sdcard/su but that also didnt work.
I don't have the $ prompt without shell, is that wrong?
I'm pretty sure Im in the right folder, as androidsdk\tools\adb gives me the adb directory, just nothing else works. What exactly does SU folder mean? I have the su file in the tools folder, dont know about the su folder.
Ok, my adb stuff is in c:\tools .. so when I first open command prompt, I have to type this:
cd c:\tools
That puts me into the correct folder. If yours is in C, then you'd probably have to do this:
cd c:\androidsdk\tools
Then type:
adb devices
It should at least give you SOME sort of output, either with your device number (if it's connected, and adb is working properly), or just say devices, with no numbers (incorrectly)
dwang93 said:
I don't think Im using adb right then, how do I just type in "adb push ...?" If I do that, it just says that the command is not recognized internally or externally.
For example,
Adb push su/ sdcard/su
gives me that error.
I've tried to set a path directly to adb, but that didn't work, so I was manually going
AndroidSKD\tools\ Adb push su/ sdcard/su but that also didnt work.
I don't have the $ prompt without shell, is that wrong?
I'm pretty sure Im in the right folder, as androidsdk\tools\adb gives me the adb directory, just nothing else works. What exactly does SU folder mean? I have the su file in the tools folder, dont know about the su folder.
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You, apparently, need to read some more.
Do it exactly as written here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
FYI you will not see the $ symbol. that just indicated the next line you have to enter in commnad prompt. Each time you see $ just mean you type that line then press enter. Wait to see a result of transfer from prompt then enter next line and so on.
rsxtypes72 said:
You, apparently, need to read some more.
Do it exactly as written here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
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This!! I'll be kind though.
Make your life easy. Unzip the contents of g2TempRoot, to your tools folder, in sdk. So, unzip the g2temproot to your desktop. Go into that folder. Copy all, and move them to c:\androidsdk\tools. Now, once that's done, go into command prompt. cd c:\androidsdk\tools. Then, do as follows, as per that link
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
$ adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
$ adb push rage /data/local/tmp/rage
$ adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
$ adb push root /data/local/tmp/root
$ adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*
(Sorry I couldn't be of more help, as I used VisionaryR12 and it worked fine for me.)
One more word of advise...
I would recommend you try temp root first.
Become used to using adb then try to get full root.
When you use temp root everything you do is temporary only.
Rebooting will reset everything back to stock so its good practice.
thanks for the help guys, but i figured it out. I just wasn't in the right directories from the get go.
Edit: Just finished the perm root! And it didn't brick.
dwang93 said:
thanks for the help guys, but i figured it out. I just wasn't in the right directories from the get go.
any tips on going onto the perm root?
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Read .. research .. double check .. triple check .. and right before you do it .. check again. As you're doing it, go over every letter, space, and character to make sure it's as it should be.
On the subject of adb, I have it installed, but when I run adb devices to find my phone, I get "???????????? no permissions". What am I doing wrong here?
Daughain said:
On the subject of adb, I have it installed, but when I run adb devices to find my phone, I get "???????????? no permissions". What am I doing wrong here?
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Upload a screen shot of your command window
with the error
dwang93 said:
thanks for the help guys, but i figured it out. I just wasn't in the right directories from the get go.
Edit: Just finished the perm root! And it didn't brick.
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dude..I think I am doing something like you...could you please post what you did....I think is an issue of directories..but I'm not that familiar with adb and i have not been able to figure this out.....
Thanks!!!

Having problems rooting

ADB is not friendly to me. I was able to root my g1 with pure ease. I cant get started with adb, I dont know why I cant get $, I've read several guides and I'm just about to give up. I'm running 2.2 on my g2.
I do have a couple of questions:
Are rooting with rage or visionary 14 the only way to root?
Are there any root guides out there that dont require ADB?
ADB is a ****ing pain in the ass to me, especially since I've tried everything and cant get it to work. Also, the drivers that go on Win7 64bit just dont work.
Also when I do have root, can I get android updates?
Any help would be thankfully appreciated. Sorry if I'm a pain in the ass, but I'd like to know if there is an easier way.
I think you need the q&a section
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
This will help u get adb working...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685
If you can't figure out adb, you definitely shouldn't be rooting your phone.
Some ROMS disable OTA notifications while others allow it. However, so long as you have a custom recovery, even if you get the notification and download it, you wont be able to flash it.
dictionary said:
If you can't figure out adb, you definitely shouldn't be rooting your phone.
Some ROMS disable OTA notifications while others allow it. However, so long as you have a custom recovery, even if you get the notification and download it, you wont be able to flash it.
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while my knowledge of adb isnt stellar, I have run into problems using it. I'm going to try this new link to the guide and see if it works.
Still if anyone knows other solutions, chime in.
Try the guide linked above. The drivers in the HTC Sync package (see the guide) definitely do work on Win 7 64-bit.
Clicked on SDK Manager.exe and it gave me the attached message; anti-virus is off and bare ass minimum services are running and I added the line in variables.
Any ideas?
sorry about the ****ty pics
cwis said:
Clicked on SDK Manager.exe and it gave me the attached message; anti-virus is off and bare ass minimum services are running and I added the line in variables.
Any ideas?
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Did you definitely add it to your path as it is suggesting in that window ? If so, I think you may need to reboot to pick that change up.
I did that just in case.
Actually, that path field was empty. So, I added it as is.
look up droid explorer
I made some leeway:
C:\Program Files (x86)\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
$ adb: permission denied
good grief!!!!!!!
I've completely removed visionary before starting this procedure. Did I need temproot before attempting this?
Downloading and installing Droid Explorer. Thanks!
Also, I'm using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228
No matter what I've done, permission denied.
The steps you are trying are actually to get temproot (it's an alternate method to Visionary), so you don't need to already be temprooted.
You don't want to run "adb push" commands after you have run "adb shell". ADB commands will no longer work until you exit the shell (simply type exit and hit enter---you'll notice your command prompt will change back to normal). If you are following the guide you linked to, you'll notice adb shell is not run prior to running the first push command.
ianmcquinn said:
The steps you are trying are actually to get temproot (it's an alternate method to Visionary), so you don't need to already be temprooted.
You don't want to run "adb push" commands after you have run "adb shell". ADB commands will no longer work until you exit the shell (simply type exit and hit enter---you'll notice your command prompt will change back to normal). If you are following the guide you linked to, you'll notice adb shell is not run prior to running the first push command.
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^^^^ what he said.
You are trying to run adb on your phone there, which isn't right. That's your phone's command prompt, the "$". "adb" is something totally different on your phone. You need to run the adb commands on your PC. That's why "adb shell" worked (because you ran it on your PC), then "adb push" didn't (because you tried to run it on your phone).
steviewevie said:
^^^^ what he said.
You are trying to run adb on your phone there, which isn't right. That's your phone's command prompt, the "$". "adb" is something totally different on your phone. You need to run the adb commands on your PC. That's why "adb shell" worked (because you ran it on your PC), then "adb push" didn't (because you tried to run it on your phone).
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I did run the commands from my pc. But still permission denied.
cwis said:
I did run the commands from my pc. But still permission denied.
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"permission denied" is a message from your phone, not your PC.
The $ prompt that you copied and pasted up shows that you were running the commands on your phone. As soon as you do "adb shell", then any commands you are entering after that are going on your phone, even though they're physically being typed on your PC - because your PC has started a command prompt on your phone, as shown by the $ prompt.
cwis said:
I did run the commands from my pc. But still permission denied.
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Basically, don't start by typing adb shell. The instructions you are trying to follow don't even say to do that anywhere. I highly recommend you reread the instructions very carefully and follow them exactly. Rooting this phone is actually pretty simple if you just do exactly as the guide states. If you don't know what you are doing and mistype something in some of the later steps though, you can seriously screw up your phone...
I think part of the confusion is that the commands listed on the guide all have "$" at the beginning of them, probably because whoever wrote that was using a Linux PC or maybe a Mac. You are actually executing these commands from your Windows command shell so they will look more like:
D:\Android SDK\platform-tools>adb push su /sdcard/su
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(depending on where you have the SDK installed)
instead of:
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
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but of course you only need to type:
adb push su /sdcard/su
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Again these are typed from your windows command shell.

KFHD 8.9 Help, Please

I rooted my KFHD 8.9, installed the Play Market, Go Launcher HD, and a few other things. Everything went smoothly...until I decided to install TSF Shell 3d. I moved it to system/app, changed permissions, and rebooted. Now, TSF is stuck in a loop and I can't access ES File Explorer long enough to delete it from the device. When I try using Android Commander, it shows "No Root" and I'm not very experienced at ADB. Is there some way to get this off my device so it's usable again?
When I boot up, it boots normally, then before I can unlock the lockscreen, I get "TSF Shell has Stopped" with a button below it to ok the message. When I tap it, it goes away for a split second, then comes right back...over and over.
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
(I posted this here because I did not see a Q and A or Help section that was KFHD 8.9 specific. If it needs to be moved, feel free and I apologize.)
couple of things to try. if you can access the pull down menu go to more settings, applications then find tsf shell and clear defaults. reboot.
if that doesn't work reboot to recovery and do a factory reset.
adb reboot recovery.
I will try the adb reboot recovery option. I can't get into anything on the device itself long enough to do anything. Also, I didn't even set TSF as default home. I'm thinking (the way adb is acting), that I don't have full root privileges. When I try to delete the file using adb, I get a permission denied error.
slim6596 said:
I will try the adb reboot recovery option. I can't get into anything on the device itself long enough to do anything. Also, I didn't even set TSF as default home. I'm thinking (the way adb is acting), that I don't have full root privileges. When I try to delete the file using adb, I get a permission denied error.
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Have you tried:
Code:
adb shell su -c "rm /path/to/TSF.apk"
...replacing "/path/to/TSF.apk" with the actual path to the actual name of the TSF app you want deleted? Just be sure to leave the quotes around the command or it may not work.
soupmagnet said:
Have you tried:
Code:
adb shell su -c "rm /path/to/TSF.apk"
...replacing "/path/to/TSF.apk" with the actual path to the actual name of the TSF app you want deleted? Just be sure to leave the quotes around the command or it may not work.
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I tried adb shell su -c rm/system/app/TSF Shell 3D
"permission denied" and then "device not found" when I tried editing the pathname. What am I missing? The path to the Kindle?
slim6596 said:
I tried adb shell su -c rm/system/app/TSF Shell 3D
"permission denied" and then "device not found" when I tried editing the pathname. What am I missing? The path to the Kindle?
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There is a space between the 'rm' command and the path. Also you need to get the exact name of the file you want removed...
Code:
adb shell su -c "ls /system/app"
And again, don't forget the quotes...meaning leave them there.
"Is" or "rm"?
........and thanks for trying to help me out. I really appreciate it.
slim6596 said:
"Is" or "rm"?
........and thanks for trying to help me out. I really appreciate it.
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'ls' is the list command. Use it to list the contents of either the '/system/app' directory or the '/data/app' directory to find the exact name of the 'apk' that is causing problems, then use the 'rm' (remove) command to get rid of it.
I got it to work. TSF is gone (yahoo!). So now I get to start over. What I finally did was to do a total restore using KFFirstAide. Thanks you guys for pitching in and helping a newb. I appreciate it to no end.

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