can't download adb tools - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

hey guys
i downloaded the factory images for android 5.0.1 last night. now that i want to download the ADB tools it doesn't allow me. do you know any where else that i could download it from?

Just download Android SDK. You can find ADB and Fastboot in platform-tools.

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hello folks!
where can I download the SDK required to run commands (like installing app)from the command line? is it Android SDK? can you provide me with link please?
Yes, Android SDK. Find it on the official android webpage, read the info over there; the nifty tool is called adb and ships in that package under the platform-tools directory.
ofiry said:
hello folks!
where can I download the SDK required to run commands (like installing app)from the command line? is it Android SDK? can you provide me with link please?
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http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

[Q] Help On Root

I managed to get S-Off even though it never said complete at the end. I used the alpharevx. Somehow I kept trying it and even though it never said completed, I now have the Alpharevx bootloader.
I tried to install clockworkmod since I don't have it, and I did this in linux(ubuntu). I downloaded the fastboot files and the image. Ran terminal and ran
fastboot devices while my phone is in fastboot usb mode. I get "command not found." I try to flash the image too and I get the same error.
Is there a step i skipped?
How are you running your command?
Well i run sudo /home/selayan/android-linux-tools/fastboot flash recovery <recoveryimagename.img>
I also went as far as installing the android sdk and adb in linux and it still will not work.
selayan said:
Well i run sudo /home/selayan/android-linux-tools/fastboot flash recovery <recoveryimagename.img>
I also went as far as installing the android sdk and adb in linux and it still will not work.
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All of the procedures I have seen show that you should run sudo in the same directory as fastboot and the recovery image are in:
sudo ./fastboot flash recovery recoveryimagename.img
The problem is alpharevx did not install ClockworkMod for me so I need to do it manually. In this case I have to install JDK, and anddroid SDK plus ADB too I think in order to get everything working. I saw a post on how to flash CWM manually but it was for windows not linux.
selayan said:
The problem is alpharevx did not install ClockworkMod for me so I need to do it manually. In this case I have to install JDK, and anddroid SDK plus ADB too I think in order to get everything working. I saw a post on how to flash CWM manually but it was for windows not linux.
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If you can do it via Windows, you only need four files: adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, cwm-recovery-vivow.img, fastboot.exe.
That was all I used when I did it last night. Yeah, I went through the hassle of installing the JDK and SDK for Android, but it probably wasn't necessary. You can pull the first two files from the temp root download, and they'll probably work fine.
Well I'm on a macbook pro so I need to do it on Linux, I could try running windows 7 in vmware and just doing it that way, but I think since I have linux set up, it would be easier to do it that way. I hope it works, I will reinstall ubuntu, and then go through the android sdk install instructions.

[TOOL]ADB + Fastboot v1.0.31 for OS X/4.3 [NOW Includes ADB & Fastboot][08-17-2013]

[TOOL]ADB + Fastboot v1.0.31 for OS X/4.3 [NOW Includes ADB & Fastboot][08-17-2013]
ADB & FASTBOOT FOR OS X​
There has been some confusion since I discuss using Fastboot in this post, but the zip only contained ADB. This is completely my fault and I apologize. Either way I've updated the .zip to include ADB & Fastboot.​UPDATED: 08/17/2013 - Added Fastboot to adb-1.0.31-mac.zip​
I've seen several people having issues on OS X trying to use ADB since the release of Android 4.3. In my case ADB recognized my device, but each time I ran adb devices my device would be reported as offline. I downloaded the SDK from Google several times and always ended up with ADB v1.0.29 (4.2.2).
This will should solve your OS X & ADB issues if you're running Android 4.3. This ONLY includes the ADB & Fastboot executable files and is for Mac OS X ONLY. I, like many others, do not need the full SDK. If you're not an app developer, like myself, this is all you need to have ADB working on your machine.
For any new OS X users I'll add a how to just so you don't have to go search for it else where:
How to setup ADB + Fastboot on OS X
Note: This is for not for developers. This only includes ADB & Fastboot and is not the full Android SDK
Step 1: Download the ZIP containing ADB & Fastboot
Step 2: Extract the ZIP to the directory of your choice
Step 3: Optional Create an environment variable
1. Open Terminal
2. Type cd to take you to your home directory.
Code:
cd
3. Type touch .profile to create a hidden file in your home directory named .profile
Code:
touch .profile
4. Type open -e .profile to open the file you just created in TextEdit
Code:
open -e .profile
5. In the file, add the following:
Code:
export PATH=${PATH}:/PathToDirectoryWhereYouExtractedTheZIP
6. Save the file and close TextEdit, quit Terminal, and relaunch the Terminal
Step 4: In Terminal type adb devices, you should see your phone's corresponding serial number Ex: HXM1005HNF012345 device
Code:
adb devices
Note: If you choose not to create an environment variable from Step 3 it effects two things:
1. You will need to cd to the directory containing ADB each time you want to run ADB.
2. When executing ADB commands you will need to add ./ in front of ADB. Ex: ./adb devices
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I've used a mac with with all three of me nexus devices so ime pretty familiar but..is anyone else having probs with fastboot trying to flash a system.img ...I kept getting a error everytime. Boot.img would go through but not system img...? Any help would be great. If not no worries...adb seems to work fine if u need to push something ... But this is the first device I couldn't use fastboot flash system with...??
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matthew0776 said:
I've used a mac with with all three of me nexus devices so ime pretty familiar but..is anyone else having probs with fastboot trying to flash a system.img ...I kept getting a error everytime. Boot.img would go through but not system img...? Any help would be great. If not no worries...adb seems to work fine if u need to push something ... But this is the first device I couldn't use fastboot flash system with...??
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Did you have ADB previously installed before download this .zip? This is not the full Android SDK, but the updated version of ADB and doesn't include fastboot.
wad3g said:
...and doesn't include fastboot.
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Perhaps all references to fastboot should be deleted, right now this thread still says "adb + fastboot...". Thanks for providing it all the same. Save me the 400mb download
Chatperdu said:
Perhaps all references to fastboot should be deleted, right now this thread still says "adb + fastboot...". Thanks for providing it all the same. Save me the 400mb download
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You're right. I can't believe that never crossed my mind, I guess I was assuming everyone previously had ADB on their machine.
Anyway, I've updated the download links and attachments so now everything includes ADB & Fastboot files. Hopefully this will clear up any confusing in the future and I apologize to all of you who had issues due to this.
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You're right. I can't believe that never crossed my mind, I guess I was assuming everyone previously had ADB on their machine.
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I have a previous installation. I am assuming fastboot doesn't have to match the adb version. Will try it out soon. My previous solution is to boot into bootloader, than adb will find the device, an inefficient work around.
Chatperdu said:
I have a previous installation. I am assuming fastboot doesn't have to match the adb version. Will try it out soon. My previous solution is to boot into bootloader, than adb will find the device, an inefficient work around.
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Yes a previous version of fastboot should work fine. I don't believe fastboot was updated. I still use the the fastboot version that came with 1.0.29.
i followed these instructions, including creating .profile, but still neither my nexus 4 or new nexus 7 running 4.3 are recognized. Nothing is listed when I do adb devices, just an emtpy list

Fastboot not found

So i am running android 7.1.1 beta program and i want to flash the stable version. I have installed adb and fastboot , adb is found but fastboot not. Im doing this with nexus root toolkit. Any help?
Try using the Android SDK. Download Android SDK and open the SDK Manager. Download Android SDK Platform-tools from there, when that is finished go to the folder "platform-tools" and inside there you find both adb.exe and fastboot.exe.
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads
File: tools_r25.2.3-windows.zip
sprremix said:
Try using the Android SDK. Download Android SDK and open the SDK Manager. Download Android SDK Platform-tools from there, when that is finished go to the folder "platform-tools" and inside there you find both adb.exe and fastboot.exe.
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads
File: tools_r25.2.3-windows.zip
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not working :"
aWpTiger said:
not working :"
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what is not working? Try to be more specific if you want to be helped.
sprremix said:
what is not working? Try to be more specific if you want to be helped.
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i solved it , thanks

Minimal ADB & Fastboot From Google

Google has finally made a minimal install of ADB and Fastboot available. Instead of having to download the full SDK, which is a 1.6GB file, you can now download just ADB and Fastboot, at a bit under 4 MB.
Every user should have this!
Latest files for download: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
Lifehackers guide to what you can do with ADB: http://lifehacker.com/the-most-useful-things-you-can-do-with-adb-and-fastboot-1590337225

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