adb not found - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey there,
hopefully somebody can help me out here.
I tried to execute an .sh script which executes some adb commands. (kill-server / start-server). I sadly only get an "adb: not found" response.
Yes, ADP WIFI is enabled in Developer Settings. I also disabled and enabled and tried again. i also tried to execute adb command from "Android Terminal Emulator" App. That didnt work eighter. i am running 5.2.1.0 build. What am i doing wrong here?

You most likely need to put adb back onto the device. see here

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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.

"Not Found" error message when attempting to push file via ADB

I'm using Cyanogen Mod 6, the most recent nightly build. I want to push the Sense UI notification sounds to the android notifications folder. I attempted to do this via terminal emulator via the following:
Code:
$ adb push /sdcard/HTC_Audio_Files/notifications/Ascend.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications.mp3
When I did that, I get a "not found" error. I was thinking I didn't have permissions, so I did:
Code:
$ su
# adb push /sdcard/HTC_Audio_Files/notifications/Ascend.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications.mp3
I got the same error.
Then, I decided to copy the files I wanted to push into the tools folder on my computer, in the Android SDK. I did the adb devices command, and I saw my device listed. I did the same code as above, and still get the "Not Found" error. I'm sure it's something very simple that I'm missing. I made sure the directories are correct, even making sure everything was case-sensitive.
tokuzumi said:
I'm using Cyanogen Mod 6, the most recent nightly build. I want to push the Sense UI notification sounds to the android notifications folder. I attempted to do this via terminal emulator via the following:
Code:
$ adb push /sdcard/HTC_Audio_Files/notifications/Ascend.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications.mp3
When I did that, I get a "not found" error. I was thinking I didn't have permissions, so I did:
Code:
$ su
# adb push /sdcard/HTC_Audio_Files/notifications/Ascend.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications.mp3
I got the same error.
Then, I decided to copy the files I wanted to push into the tools folder on my computer, in the Android SDK. I did the adb devices command, and I saw my device listed. I did the same code as above, and still get the "Not Found" error. I'm sure it's something very simple that I'm missing. I made sure the directories are correct, even making sure everything was case-sensitive.
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You're entering the wrong command(s).
Place your notification sound into your AndroidSDK\tools folder, then run:
Code:
adb push name-of-soundbite.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications/
This will place a .mp3 called "name-of-soundbite" into your notifications folder. You then need to reboot your phone in order for it to work.
Thanks for the help. I was still having the "not found" error, after your instructions. I figured it out, though. I had to run the "adb remount" command, to make the system partition writable. After I was finished, I ran the remount command again, to make it read only.
So, for anyone who has this error later here's the code I used (I did not need to go into the adb shell to do this):
Code:
adb remount
adb push name-of-soundbyte.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications/
adb remount
tokuzumi said:
Thanks for the help. I was still having the "not found" error, after your instructions. I figured it out, though. I had to run the "adb remount" command, to make the system partition writable. After I was finished, I ran the remount command again, to make it read only.
So, for anyone who has this error later here's the code I used (I did not need to go into the adb shell to do this):
Code:
adb remount
adb push name-of-soundbyte.mp3 /system/media/audio/notifications/
adb remount
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Oh? I apologize, I thought you already knew to run that.
pseudoremora said:
Oh? I apologize, I thought you already knew to run that.
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It's fine. I'm a newb/noob, so my adb skills are almost non-existant, but I when I saw the error about the system partition being readonly, that triggered something I read in the adb wiki. I found the remount code there, which paved the way for my success.

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.

[Q] Can't push files with ADB/TWRP

Here's my issue. Trying to put an updated CM on my kindle. Put when I open up cmd prompt from my ADB file location from my desktop it won't let me push files.
I'm able to put in the cmd; adb devices. and can see my device is listed in recovery mod. but every time I run the cmd, adb push filename.zip /sdcard/ filename.zip....It doesn't send instead the cmd prompt returns a bunch of lines of code explaining the different commands that are available.
I've reinstalled the USB drivers for my kindle and am running TWRP v2.6.3.1.
Any help is appreciated
Edit: solved my own issue, sorry

[Q] Help Running Command with ABD

I have a problem. I'm running ViperOne and I've been told I need to run this command
adb shell su restorecon -FR /data/media/0
Here is the issue, I don't know how. This is because 1) I'm inexpierenced and 2) I think there is an issue.
When I open up my android folder with my htc plugged in and run that command I keep getting the "error:closed"
I'm told I need to update adb, but I thought I did. I can't get this to work. Someone help?
Hey there, to update ADB through the console, go to the tools folder, its on the same level as platform-tools, run a command prompt from there, by shift-right clicking and hitting open command window here, then type;
android update adb
after that it should tell you to restart the server, and you should be good.
Good Luck!

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