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Many Questions in 1 Thread

1) I just got Ubuntu on my computer. How do I use adb on it? I have already put the file in that udev folder and debugging is on already. What files do I need and what do I run in terminal?
2) Adb&fastboot do not work for me anymore. It always says "waiting for device" but nothing happens
3) Are there any alternates to applying your nandroid backups other than fastboot?
4) I just got LucidREM's new JFv1.51 but whenever I receive a call my phone vibrates then just loses all connection and has me input my 4 digit sim card key to unlock it. Anyone else get this problem?
5) What is the latest system recovery utility build? Mine is JFv1.42

First, make sure you have set up the adb compatibility for your distribution:
http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/04/29/ubuntu-jaunty-and-android-adb/
Note this is for jaunty.
do you have the android SDK? you need to download it, then run adb from the tools folder, or add it to your .bashrc profile so that you can type "adb" from anywhere.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/download.html?v=android-sdk-linux_x86-1.5_r2.zip
http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.html
There are no "image all" alternates to fastboot. If you need a compiled for linux fastboot (32 bit), here:
http://yochai.dyndns.org:8888/android/fastboot
I can't help you with the last one.

yochaigal said:
First, make sure you have set up the adb compatibility for your distribution:
http://telyas.com/wordpress2/2009/04/29/ubuntu-jaunty-and-android-adb/
Note this is for jaunty.
do you have the android SDK? you need to download it, then run adb from the tools folder, or add it to your .bashrc profile so that you can type "adb" from anywhere.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/download.html?v=android-sdk-linux_x86-1.5_r2.zip
http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.5_r2/installing.html
There are no "image all" alternates to fastboot. If you need a compiled for linux fastboot (32 bit), here:
http://yochai.dyndns.org:8888/android/fastboot
I can't help you with the last one.
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So I installed the adb. It is in /android/tools/
How do I get to it

either use
Code:
cd /android/tools
./adb devices
or
Code:
sudo cp /android/tools/adb /usr/bin/adb
adb devices
either one will work. if you use the second one you can use adb from any directory. Also the latest recovery image for the G1 is 1.43 but i still use 1.42 since i don't think there is a differnce

tubaking182 said:
either use
Code:
cd /android/tools
./adb devices
or
Code:
sudo cp /android/tools/adb /usr/bin/adb
adb devices
either one will work. if you use the second one you can use adb from any directory. Also the latest recovery image for the G1 is 1.43 but i still use 1.42 since i don't think there is a differnce
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Thanks ill try that out later.
Also, how can I restore my boot.img, system.img, data.img without fastboot?

Abolfazl said:
Thanks ill try that out later.
Also, how can I restore my boot.img, system.img, data.img without fastboot?
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you can't

tubaking182 said:
you can't
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Ok I have fastboot and I put it in /android/tools
I did sudo cp /android/tools/fastboot /usr/bin/fastboot
But when I run "fastboot" I get "bash: /usr/bin/fastboot: Permission denied"
Any help?

Abolfazl said:
Ok I have fastboot and I put it in /android/tools
I did sudo cp /android/tools/fastboot /usr/bin/fastboot
But when I run "fastboot" I get "bash: /usr/bin/fastboot: Permission denied"
Any help?
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use: sudo fastboot

korndub said:
use: sudo fastboot
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sudo: fastboot: command not found
Fastboot is in /usr/bin :\

use the path
either try specifying the full path to fastboot in your sudo command, or ensure that sudo is installed, which should obtain, since Ubuntu installs it by default

arqueware said:
either try specifying the full path to fastboot in your sudo command, or ensure that sudo is installed, which should obtain, since Ubuntu installs it by default
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Alright I got fastboot working.
Now my only problem is that whenever I use fastboot to restore the 3 .img's my phone just goes to the android image and it keeps on cycling the boot

[HOW-TO] Setting up ADB - The Tutorial For WINDOWS USERS...

SETTING UP ADB FOR WINDOWS USERS
The example shown in the video tutorial is running Windows 7. XP, Vista should run the same way.
1) Download the SDK program for your OS Here..
2) Download the latest Java Platform if you don’t have an updated version.
3) The SDK program will download in a .zip file. Extract that file somewhere easily accessible [like your desktop!]
4) You should now have a folder on your desktop with a name: android-sdk-windows
5) Drag that folder into the root of your HD…
The pathway should be something like: Computer > Local Disk ( C: ) > android-sdk-windows
6) make SURE to install the USB driver package in SDK... this way your device will be recognized when running adb commands later on...
Now that you have placed the SDK program there you can run ADB commands. But you need to run them Manually. Most people go into the tools folder and click adb and expect it to work its magic… you can stare all you want, but all it’s going to do it open a command prompt, run commands, and disappear. Now, don’t go “ZOMG I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO! IT WONT WORK!” …. Trust me, it will work..
6) Open a command prompt, go to windows start menu and click “search” or “run…” and in the box type: cmd and then press enter. This will execute the command prompt [terminal]
7) Now connect your Eris via USB. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE USB DEBUGGING ON!! If you don’t, go to settings < applications < development and check the box: usb debugging
8) Don’t mount your SD card yet.
9) Now you are almost ready to execute your first adb command. But first you must re-direct the path in command prompt to be your tools folder in SDK… this is what command should look like before:
C:\Users\YourUserName>
Now type in command: cd
But DON’T press enter… drag and drop the path from your SDK tools into that command line, so it should look like this:
C:\Users\YourUserName> cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Now press enter. NOW your command prompt should say:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Ok, last part… to test adb type in command: adb devices
Now it should return something like:
List of devices attached
HT9ANXXXXX Device
Ok so now you can execute Adb commands. Make sure you always have your command prompt pathway set to SDK tools or it WILL NOT WORK! You can now also execute adb commands directly to your device from it’s shell by typing: adb shell followed by your command.
For Visual people here is my short Youtube video explain it all again... and here is my screen shot to show you what it should look like, pay attention to my command prompt.
Another example: Custom boot animation for NON-ROOT USERS.
1) Find / create a boot animation that works with the Eris
2) name the Zip file bootanimation.zip
3) place .zip file in SDK tools folder
4) Follow above instructions to set path in CMD to tools folder and connect your device
5) execute this command:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
Feel free to PM if you have any questions... I hope this helps

adb
Could someone sticky this please?... and I think themes and apps is a good place for it..unless you think it belongs in general..

Help
I followed your instructions to the "T" everything worked but when I tried to push abd bootanimation command it says access denied is this because I don't have root? I am running on the 2.1 leak Version 2 OTA . Seems to be working fine for me. Although I wish I would have waited for root!! C'mon DEVS I'm pulling for you. Any suggestions?

cornjo said:
I followed your instructions to the "T" everything worked but when I tried to push abd bootanimation command it says access denied is this because I don't have root? I am running on the 2.1 leak Version 2 OTA . Seems to be working fine for me. Although I wish I would have waited for root!! C'mon DEVS I'm pulling for you. Any suggestions?
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EDIT: See OP at bottom for directions.

how do i install an apk file right to my phone using the "cmd"

jibbz said:
how do i install an apk file right to my phone using the "cmd"
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adb install whatever.apk

n1ghtwish said:
adb install whatever.apk
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ok my problem is tht when i use the cmd n get to my SDK tool folder n type in adb install (app name).apk it dont do anything

Hopefully its this simple
jibbz said:
ok my problem is tht when i use the cmd n get to my SDK tool folder n type in adb install (app name).apk it dont do anything
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You probably don't have the .apk file in the same directory as sdk tool folder
try moving it there and see if that works.

[Q] Help! Setting Up ADB Shell in Linux

I followed all of these instructions. Link: Here
But when I try to navigate to AndroidSDK folder in my home directory I can't get adb shell to start.
Code:
cd ~/AndroidSDK/tools
adb shell
After that the terminal says command not found and stuff.....anyone know how to set up adb shell on linux? (I'm running linux mint 10 specifically but I am a experienced linux user, i've used ubuntu and linux mint 10, so if you give me ubuntu commands for fixing this i can convert them into linux mint commands if need be).
Thanks for helping me get this set up on linux. I've mainly been a windows user and as easy as it would be for me to dual boot into windows instead i'm trying to make linux my main operating system slowly b/c i'm liking this operating system more than windows 7. so before i do that I want to make sure i know how to complete all the task i would want to do on windows 7 on linux instead, starting with adb shell

Those instructions are for an earlier version of android SDK. I am sure you downloaded and installed the latest from google's official website. If so, the adb command has moved to a different folder - platform-tools.
Do a search in the android sdk folder for "adb.exe", you should be able to find it and then use that folder as your base adb folder. Alternatively, you can setup the folder to be part of the path, that way you can execute adb from anywhere. If you need help, let me know.

andythegreenguy said:
Those instructions are for an earlier version of android SDK. I am sure you downloaded and installed the latest from google's official website. If so, the adb command has moved to a different folder - platform-tools.
Do a search in the android sdk folder for "adb.exe", you should be able to find it and then use that folder as your base adb folder. Alternatively, you can setup the folder to be part of the path, that way you can execute adb from anywhere. If you need help, let me know.
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Can you give me full instructions on how to set up adb using the latest android sdk from google? Thanks
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kifno said:
Can you give me full instructions on how to set up adb using the latest android sdk from google? Thanks
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
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What I found when setting up mine on linux was to start adb, navigate to the tools directory where you have it setup, and use the command "./adb shell" minus the quotes. This seems to work fine, I don't know why. I beat my head against the wall, and don't remember how I found out about this. It's safe to say, the ./adb should need to be used with all the adb commands.

Kifno check the dev section for my thread on how to install adb on Ubuntu should help you out. It might be buried but I posted a full guide.
Edit---- If you look on my thread on how to indtall adb in windows. On the bottom of the post its a link to my other thread..
Yea it's me Again. With the
Modified .HERO.

Step-by-step guide to setting up android sdk on linux:
1. On your linux box, go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and download the package for linux
2. Create a "androidsdk" folder in your home folder
3. Unzip the contents of the "android-sdk-linux_x86" from inside the tgz file - into the above folder. You should have "add-ons", "platforms", "tools" and "SDK-readme.txt" in the above folder
4. Open a terminal window and navigate to androidsdk -> tools directory
5. Execute command "android" without quotes - this should open a UI
6. Go to available packages and install all packages you need
7. Once it has installed everything, exit the application
8. Navigate to your androidsdk/platform-tools directory - you should have adb there.
Now you can run adb from here or setup your computer to run from anywhere - following steps are to setup so that you can run adb from anywhere...
1. Append the following code in your .profile file - replacing "full path to your platform-tools directory" with the actual path with quotes:
if [ -d "full path to your platform-tools directory" ] ; then
PATH="full path to your platform-tools directory:$PATH"
fi
2. Save your .profile
3. Logout and log back in.
Now you should be able to execute adb from anywhere on the linux box, when you login using your credentials.

andythegreenguy said:
Now you can run adb from here or setup your computer to run from anywhere - following steps are to setup so that you can run adb from anywhere...
1. Append the following code in your .profile file - replacing "full path to your platform-tools directory" with the actual path with quotes:
if [ -d "full path to your platform-tools directory" ] ; then
PATH="full path to your platform-tools directory:$PATH"
fi
2. Save your .profile
3. Logout and log back in.
Now you should be able to execute adb from anywhere on the linux box, when you login using your credentials.
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the bold is where i'm having trouble....where is the .profile file located?
also would this be the correct full path leading to platform tools? (so i can know when i get ready to do the .profile file thingy once you explain that)
~/AndroidSDK/platform-tools
btw thanks for the help (clicking thanks button.....lol)
edit: i also just got this problem
Code:
kevin-Satellite-L305 platform-tools # ./adb shell
error: insufficient permissions for device
it won't let me launch adb shell even after i typed su and put in my password

.profile is in your home directory. You can get to your home directory from anywhere in linux by typing "cd $HOME" at the shell prompt without quotes and as is here. If you know of DOS, you can relate to a .profile file as an autoexec.bat, that executes everytime a user logs in.
You need the absolute path to the platform-tools folder - which you can get by being in that folder and typing "pwd" without quotes.
The last error, it has something to do with your computer OS not recognizing your device.
1. Go to /etc/udev/rules.d
2. Look for a file 99-android.rules - if one does not exist, create one
3. Append the following line to the file: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", OWNER="linux user name" GROUP="linux user group", replacing linux user name and linux user group with the actual values.
4. Save the file and restart your computer
This should do it.

Install a recovery without a pc?

Hi everyone, I searched but didn't found but if any thread out there about installing a recovery without a pc(rooted with towelroot and installed super su and busybox and recovery-less). I know it's irrelevant but if there is a way to do it, it'll be super-awesome!!

As far as I know a PC is needed. This because we cant flash anything without a PC or a recovery..
Perhaps a developer can create a script that can be used with a script thing on the phone?
~~ Regards

This might be a revolutionary idea, @MrSteve555 introduced flash tool on the go and if this also happens, we might not need pc every time.

pranavthombare said:
This might be a revolutionary idea, @MrSteve555 introduced flash tool on the go and if this also happens, we might not need pc every time.
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It's easy .
Download the latest recovery-flashable recovery package from dssmex.
Extract /data/local/tmp from the zip to same path on your phone.
Then run these commands from terminal:
Code:
chmod 755 data/local/tmp/step1.sh
sh /data/local/tmp/step1.sh
This way you can do pretty much everything without PC

You are awesome buddy. Thanks

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MrSteve555 said:
It's easy .
Download the latest recovery-flashable recovery package from dssmex.
Extract /data/local/tmp from the zip to same path on your phone.
Then run these commands from terminal:
Code:
chmod 755 data/local/tmp/step1.sh
sh /data/local/tmp/step1.sh
This way you can do pretty much everything without PC
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Can you plz elaborate extraction step..
i m confused,which file to be extracted to the phone at which path!

You can use terminal emulator. .or mobile uncle tool to install recovery without pc
Press thanks

pradip.108 said:
You can use terminal emulator. .or mobile uncle tool to install recovery without pc
Press thanks
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Actually the recovery partition is missing (I think so.).
How to use terminal emulator for installation ??

Then, download a terminal emulator onto your
and fire it up.
Once in the terminal emulator, type the following
commands one line at a time, waiting after each
line for the appropriate prompt:
$ su
# dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/
mmcblk0p18
# reboot recovery
Your device should then boot into the custom
recovery, which serves as immediate confirmation
that you did things correctly.
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No need to type commands just use root browser and just click on step1.sh and execute script as root and its done.
Hit " Thanks " if helpful.. :good:

Ok done?
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MrSteve555 said:
It's easy .
Download the latest recovery-flashable recovery package from dssmex.
Extract /data/local/tmp from the zip to same path on your phone.
Then run these commands from terminal:
Code:
chmod 755 data/local/tmp/step1.sh
sh /data/local/tmp/step1.sh
This way you can do pretty much everything without PC
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After executing the script in the logs i have :
installation : OK
Model Number : C5303
Version : Unknow --> (ERROR: NOT COMPATIBLE)

USB Device not recognized in fastboot

I get the error in the title over and over again. When my device is on normally, it is recognized fine. I have tried uninstalling the drivers in device manager, but even that doesn't work. Using Squabbi's toolkit crashes when I try to download the HTC drivers.
Any ideas on how to fix it? I have a 4.1.2 device with 1.44 hboot. Can/should this be updated?
Is it true that there are no drivers for Windows 8? If so, do you recommend a linux VM ?
Thanks

Ubuntu USB boot
Or a windows 7 machine.

SaHiLzZ said:
Ubuntu USB boot
Or a windows 7 machine.
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To do what? Just whenever I need to use adb functions?

Bilge656 said:
To do what? Just whenever I need to use adb functions?
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yup, HBOOT 1.44 doesn't work in Windows 8 or above.

Bilge656 said:
To do what? Just whenever I need to use adb functions?
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ADB should still work. It works in recovery or OS.
Fastboot is what you won't be working on windows 8 and 1.44 hboot

Oh ok. Is there any toolkit for Linux? Any guides?

Bilge656 said:
Oh ok. Is there any toolkit for Linux? Any guides?
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Here use this guide:
HOW TO USE LINUX FOR FASTBOOT & ADB VIA USB
This guide originally posted by @Danny201281
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54272479&postcount=219​Linux is your friend; if your drivers are not working the chances of getting them working again without the phone booting are slim. But Linux doesn't need drivers to talk to your device.
Go here: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ and download Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3
Then go here: http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/ and download Ubuntu from the first link at the top that says PC (Intel x86) desktop CD
Then use these files to create a bootable Linux USB drive with at least a 2 GB persistent file for storing files. You'll also probably need to change your boot settings in the computers bios to boot from USB.
MOVING YOUR FILES TO UBUNTU
Once booted you should be at a screen with options to "Try Ubuntu” or "Install Ubuntu". We don’t need to Install anything so just choose "Try Ubuntu" and the computer will boot to the Ubuntu Desktop (If you get a popup saying "system has encountered an error" or something similar just cancel and ignore it, it should have no effect on what we need to do as it is due to missing Linux OS updates we don’t need). On the left of the screen you'll see the Dock. Open the orange folder icon near the top this is the Home folder. It’s where we need to put any files we need to work with such as a rom.zip you want to push to the device or recovery.img files for flashing.
To get your files here is a simple drag and drop process. In the top left of the Home folder you'll see the drive structure of you pc under devices. Choose your PCs hard drive and Right-Click then" Open in a new window". Locate your .zip or .img files and drag them into the home folder. Now wait for the copy process to complete and rename them for easier typing later, e.g., rom.zip, firmware.zip or recovery.img etc.
USING ADB AND FASTBOOT
First you need to install adb fastboot; this is easy just 3 commands in the terminal. Thanks to Webupd8 team.
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
Code:
sudo apt-get update
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
Make sure your connected to the internet and press Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal then type or copy and paste the above commands one at a time waiting for each to complete their output. It may seem to have stopped at times but be patient when the prompt returns to normal enter the next command and when there all done you’re ready to use adb and fastboot.
Once you've moved all the files you need to the home folder that’s it you’re ready to go. Close everything down on the desktop (optional) and press Ctrl+Alt+T this will open the terminal now connect your phone with the USB cable. All fastboot commands need to have the "sudo" prefix added at the start, e.g.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img becomes sudo fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot devices becomes sudo fastboot devices
However, adb should work basically the same as on windows. If you do have problems with normal adb commands adding “sudo” can help here as well.
If you get "no permissions ?????????" when trying to use adb, type:
Code:
killall adb
Disconnect the phone for a few seconds, then reconnect and type:
Code:
sudo adb devices
adb should now work as normal without the sudo prefix.
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majmoz said:
Here use this guide:
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Ok so I did all of that, but my device still is not recognized. It is not detected at all in my Windows 8 build as well as my virtual machine of Ubuntu.

Bilge656 said:
Ok so I did all of that, but my device still is not recognized. It is not detected at all in my Windows 8 build as well as my virtual machine of Ubuntu.
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you have to boot linux from a usb drive or from a live cd, not like a virtual machine like virtualbox or anything similar.

alray said:
you have to boot linux from a usb drive or from a live cd, not like a virtual machine like virtualbox or anything similar.
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I did that, and at first I plugged it in and it was recognized. Then after awhile, it stopped being recognized all together after some reboots.