[Q] adb for beginers - Nook Color General

where should a beginer look to learn how to use this.. I used auto nooter to root so this is a bit new to me. I want to over clock and try some of the other cool stuff everyone keeps talking about but it all seems to use adb

ADB – Easy Tutorial
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[HOW-TO] ADB for Dummies(How-To Learner's Guide)

sasigns said:
where should a beginer look to learn how to use this.. I used auto nooter to root so this is a bit new to me. I want to over clock and try some of the other cool stuff everyone keeps talking about but it all seems to use adb
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This link is hands-down the best guide you'll ever find on the internet:
ADB User's Guide
I guarantee you will not find a better source for information.

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Noob question about guide

I am wondering if there is any literature online about a simple guideline or something of that nature about the adb shell and commands and all that. I have rooted my phone and used the adb, but dont really understand it just basically copying off guides that were on here. also like loading apks through the shell and taking apks off, and having to rename zips all this stuff im kinda gray on but if someone could maybe point me in the direction of a good place to understand all this i would be very grateful....i am new to this but am very addicted to xda now modifying my phone I am currently using darch's 2.1 and really want to add all the additions but need to know about using the shell thanks in advance guys...people on xda rule the world
aauussttiinn88 said:
I am wondering if there is any literature online about a simple guideline or something of that nature about the adb shell and commands and all that. I have rooted my phone and used the adb, but dont really understand it just basically copying off guides that were on here. also like loading apks through the shell and taking apks off, and having to rename zips all this stuff im kinda gray on but if someone could maybe point me in the direction of a good place to understand all this i would be very grateful....i am new to this but am very addicted to xda now modifying my phone I am currently using darch's 2.1 and really want to add all the additions but need to know about using the shell thanks in advance guys...people on xda rule the world
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Well id say if your very addicted to xda then you should know there's these things called Sticky's at the top of page very useful info could of answered your own question.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=603052
When you use the command "adb shell", that is simply dropping you into the shell of the phone. The phone runs Android, which is a version of Linux. Since almost EVERY ROM has "busybox" installed, you are able to run Linux shell commands on the phone, just as if you were on a Linux install on a computer. So just learn basic Linux commands, and you'll be fine
yea bertman in the stickies there is nothing what im asking about but thanks for your help anyway....mrhinehart so instead of running the cmd promt from my pc i can just run busy box or do i run busy box from reboot recovery?......................ohh snap i found it in the stickes thanks bertman that actually exactly what i was looking for just didnt think it would be in something that had to do with rooting....thanks a bunch man
ADB / 101 Info from Nexus One Forum
Here's some information from the Nexus One forum. Hopefully you'll find it useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619153
I seriously apreesh all the help that last post was like the icing on the cake.Roundaway i see that you have darch's 2.1 seriously a badd ace rom. i have v3 of the rom and the aosp 2.1 kernal and thats all and i have really been wanting to add the jit and fix the whitelist etc etc all that awsome stuff that people have been finding at that thread and i would real remount this or rename the zip to this and just never understood why but that clears up alotta things and connects alot of bridges for me so no on to playing with the adb thanks again everyone

Droid explorer-like app for mac?

Title says it all. I have a mac, and I want to sideload on my rooted Captivate. Are there any easy apps for mac to sideload? Downloading the SDK is not on my list of preferred methods....
Choices:
1. Use ADB
2. Modify the DB to allow non-market apps, put them on SD and use something like root explorer to install them.
3. Install windows in Boot Camp.
MSigler said:
Choices:
1. Use ADB
2. Modify the DB to allow non-market apps, put them on SD and use something like root explorer to install them.
3. Install windows in Boot Camp.
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All three are very good options, if you're good with terminal then ADB is pretty simple.
Just edit the db, it takes all of 5 mins and then BAM. life is good
what is this ADB thing? Can someone help me out?
li1on said:
what is this ADB thing? Can someone help me out?
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http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=ADB
Moved Thread to General Section. Not Quite a Development Question.
Thanks!
Thankyou so much..
thank you, was looking for adb details.. am a new developer, any help in geting started would be greatly appreciated.
btw, am using mac, so as u can guess, i need some special help
Thanks! [/QUOTE]
Dual boot your Mac with a Linux partition.
Any other App for MAC apart from making it a dual boot ?
That would be more helpful any ways !!

How do you Root Froyo on the Captivate the Easiest way?

I have the one click root on my computer. I was able to root stock 2.1 but not Froyo. I cant seem to get a normal Update.zip to reinstall to root it. Can anyone help me out with this? Thank you
Have you used adb before? Its easy. Just need to get the sdk dev kit. Then go here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797397
smokestack76 said:
Have you used adb before? Its easy. Just need to get the sdk dev kit. Then go here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797397
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I never have. But Im to nervous to attempt it bud lol
Its not hard. You can PM me if you want. Its easier than all the flashing to swap Kernels i think.
smokestack76 said:
Its not hard. You can PM me if you want. Its easier than all the flashing to swap Kernels i think.
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+1 Its easier to cut and paste between windows. I also like to see how adb commands are used.
Terrigno said:
I never have. But Im to nervous to attempt it bud lol
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If you're comfortable with flashing Froyo using adb shouldn't be a problem.
cappysw10 said:
If you're comfortable with flashing Froyo using adb shouldn't be a problem.
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I sent smokestack a PM to see if he can help me out on how to do it. I just flashed the phone with Froyo following the directions here. I wasnt to sure about what I was doing but I did everything and it all eventually worked out well, with a couple scares lol. Im new to the rooting scene. I mean Im pretty savy when it comes to certain stuff and I was easy to install beta leaks and builds with BlackBerrys for 3 years. Im new to Android since the Captivate came out, so Im slowly trying to learn the tricks of the trade
Terrigno said:
I sent smokestack a PM to see if he can help me out on how to do it. I just flashed the phone with Froyo following the directions here. I wasnt to sure about what I was doing but I did everything and it all eventually worked out well, with a couple scares lol. Im new to the rooting scene. I mean Im pretty savy when it comes to certain stuff and I was easy to install beta leaks and builds with BlackBerrys for 3 years. Im new to Android since the Captivate came out, so Im slowly trying to learn the tricks of the trade
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Sent you a reply as well.
I was wondering if someone was also willing to help me, the instructions on the link are kinda of vague I think
we are working on it
Seems that adb does not like Win7. Anyone else see issues?
smokestack76 said:
Seems that adb does not like Win7. Anyone else see issues?
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nope. been working fine on mine since July....i have it on 3 machines all running win7 64bit ultimate
alme1304 said:
I was wondering if someone was also willing to help me, the instructions on the link are kinda of vague I think
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The instructions seemed clear as day to me. Put the phone in debug mode, use adb to push the files, execute a shell script, use sqlite3 to allow side loading, change permissions on the files you pushed, and reboot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
rajendra82 said:
The instructions seemed clear as day to me. Put the phone in debug mode, use adb to push the files, execute a shell script, use sqlite3 to allow side loading, change permissions on the files you pushed, and reboot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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you are forgetting one important step that nobody seems to want to do.
learn what all that means
its a gimme gimme gimme world....gimme now, i dont want to understand it! just do it for me!
Pirateghost said:
you are forgetting one important step that nobody seems to want to do.
learn what all that means
its a gimme gimme gimme world....gimme now, i dont want to understand it! just do it for me!
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Kinda. Seems the OP here has win7 and i cant get it to play right. I see the above poster said they have it. Please post some info
rajendra82 said:
The instructions seemed clear as day to me. Put the phone in debug mode, use adb to push the files, execute a shell script, use sqlite3 to allow side loading, change permissions on the files you pushed, and reboot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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I think what they are looking for is where to put the files that they download. I know in the rooting tread, it was missing. I also think some people do it differently, so it may help just to let them know how you find it easiest to navigate to them, etc.
Personally, I take the files that were downloaded and extract them all. Then make sure you have downloaded the android SDK program and put it on the root of your computers hard drive such as drive C:. Then add those files you downloaded to the "Tools" file within sdk.
To navigate to them with command prompt, it would look like: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Then run the commands as listed in the tread.
Hope this helps.
Perhaps this is not the answer you are looking for, but if you are comfortable flashing roms, flash Cognition 2.2 (its already rooted).
Good luck
ronandi said:
Perhaps this is not the answer you are looking for, but if you are comfortable flashing roms, flash Cognition 2.2 (its already rooted).
Good luck
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Its funny all the n00b post. I guess i dont know what im doing
Gr8Danes said:
I think what they are looking for is where to put the files that they download. I know in the rooting tread, it was missing. I also think some people do it differently, so it may help just to let them know how you find it easiest to navigate to them, etc.
Personally, I take the files that were downloaded and extract them all. Then make sure you have downloaded the android SDK program and put it on the root of your computers hard drive such as drive C:. Then add those files you downloaded to the "Tools" file within sdk.
To navigate to them with command prompt, it would look like: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Then run the commands as listed in the tread.
Hope this helps.
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I'm running W7 and am having issues with adb. I'm a noob to android but I'm learning. Anyway, I tried your suggestion of adding the files to the tools directory but when I enter "su" the system returns "su: not found". Any help?
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How to set up Open VPN - IN ENGLISH!!!

I've tried to figure out how to set up OpenVpn on my incredible, but all the posts are too complicated - talking about adb shells and .conf files (as if we're supposed to know what that is).
All I want is a simple app to use OpenVpn or very specific instructions on how to get OpenVPN on the phone (please explain what adb, .conf, tun.ko is).
Can anyone help?
For adb, check the sticky section. There's already a guide there. Learn to walk before running.
PonsAsinorem said:
For adb, check the sticky section. There's already a guide there. Learn to walk before running.
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Even getting over the ADB hurdle, there are still a litany of terms I don't understand. If OpenVPN is in such demand, why can't someone just make an app for android that accomplishes this. It would make a fortune.

[Q] Run dot apk in windows

Id like to run apk(s) within windows, such like live profile. Also i know you can do it for dev modding, id like to give that a go sometime aswell. So can some one please help me out, I already have SDK installed, but no clue how to use it apart from "adb devices"
bigmadpete said:
Id like to run apk(s) within windows, such like live profile. Also i know you can do it for dev modding, id like to give that a go sometime aswell. So can some one please help me out, I already have SDK installed, but no clue how to use it apart from "adb devices"
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Start the emulator and adb install the apk.
You'll be starting a very slow emulator running android designed for developing apps. It'll be slow but it should work
Can you explain that in a step by step please.
bigmadpete said:
Can you explain that in a step by step please.
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Nope. don't have a computer with the sdk nearby. There are plenty of guides around the net telling how to set up the sdk.
bigmadpete said:
Can you explain that in a step by step please.
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http://tinyurl.com/434pdg2

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