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
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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 !!
So I'll admit that I'm a newb and only have a basic grasp of all these shenannigans that go around here however thanks to all the fantastic instructions I have managed to root my Nexus One without unlocking the bootloader, flash Amon RA's recovery and made it stick and even flashed MCR21 which kicks ass BTW. Now the only thing missing for me trackball wake which for some odd reason was not included in my prebake. I have the new android.policy file but when I try to use the command adb remount it returns adb: not found. I also tried using Root Explorer to copy and paste the file from my SD card and it said the file could not be moved. Does anyone have any ideas on what my problem may be? Thanks.
do you have the android SDK installed and are you in the android directory (e.g android-sdk-windows>Tools)
ilostchild said:
do you have the android SDK installed and are you in the android directory (e.g android-sdk-windows>Tools)
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Yes I do and yes I am.
what sdk are you using windows or linux? or MAC?
ilostchild said:
what sdk are you using windows or linux? or MAC?
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Windows. I grew a little impatient so I signed up for a Modaco plus account and baked a new ROM with trackball wake already in it. Thanks so much for your help though!!
First post! So hello,
I made a big screwup. First i rooted my lg-p990, next i deleted lg-home using Titatium Free. I did not backup my file. Also i never installed a new homescreen.
When finishing this action, the phone didnt respond anymore. Now it wont restart. It is still possible to connect to pc and view sd cards. Also it will restart bringing the installation sequence, but when finishing it, the phone stops responding again.
I realise i havent been very smart. But does anybody have a solution?
Im guessing you will have to push the apk through adb.... but as i have limited knowledge on this i would wait until someone more experienced gives you help!
Moonie17 said:
Im guessing you will have to push the apk through adb.... but as i have limited knowledge on this i would wait until someone more experienced gives you help!
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thanks for your reply. I heard about this before, but dont have they faintest clue about how to deal with it.. I hope sombody can help me out
goaner33 said:
thanks for your reply. I heard about this before, but dont have they faintest clue about how to deal with it.. I hope sombody can help me out
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Short answer for you:
1) Download my attachement
2) Rename it from .zip to .apk
3) Put in adb folder
4) Run:
adb remount
adb push LGLauncher.apk /system/app/
adb reboot
doesn't pushing apks to system/app require root? Correct me if I'm wrong
aMpeX said:
doesn't pushing apks to system/app require root? Correct me if I'm wrong
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Yes it does, as well as removing /system apps
Piter1225 said:
Short answer for you:
1) Download my attachement
2) Rename it from .zip to .apk
3) Put in adb folder
4) Run:
adb remount
adb push LGLauncher.apk /system/app/
adb reboot
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Thanks again for your reply.
My next problem is that i dont know how to operate adb. I've got android sdk installed, but cant find how to work with adb.. What to do?
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I did some more research, and i cant use the commandline to acces :\android-sdk-windows\tool. This path doesn excist. Neither am i sure if USB-debugging is activated on the phone. I cannot acces the phones menu, so i cannot check..
what to do....
goaner33 said:
Thanks again for your reply.
My next problem is that i dont know how to operate adb. I've got android sdk installed, but cant find how to work with adb.. What to do?
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You need to use command line to enter the lines I've written
Piter1225 said:
You need to use command line to enter the lines I've written
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There are a few problems:
First is that there is no adb map to be found. Second is that when i for example enter the command "adb remount" my system doesnt recognise the command..
Thanks for your efforts though
Well. You rooted the phone. So usb debugging is enabled. It has to be for super one click to work.
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Try that
Go to C:/Windows/System32
Copy cmd.exe
Paste it in SDK folder, where the ADB.exe is
Than enter my commands
gensplejs said:
Well. You rooted the phone. So usb debugging is enabled. It has to be for super one click to work.
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And what when i... and i dont know this for sure, turned usb debugging off...
goaner33 said:
There are a few problems:
First is that there is no adb map to be found. Second is that when i for example enter the command "adb remount" my system doesnt recognise the command..
Thanks for your efforts though
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"adb remount" wont work untill we have a modded boot image.
anyway. I can help you remotely if you want. just write me a PM.
gensplejs said:
"adb remount" wont work untill we have a modded boot image.
anyway. I can help you remotely if you want. just write me a PM.
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Dam... my bomgar server seems to be down... or i locked myself out :-(
But i can help you remotely tomorrow.
gensplejs said:
Dam... my bomgar server seems to be down... or i locked myself out :-(
But i can help you remotely tomorrow.
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Wow, that would be great! i'll pm you for my contactinfo!
Piter1225 said:
Try that
Go to C:/Windows/System32
Copy cmd.exe
Paste it in SDK folder, where the ADB.exe is
Than enter my commands
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Okee, i must sound liek a real noob. I cannot find this SDK folder and the only file that i can find that relates to adb is adb_usb.exe..
i know that i am a real pain in the ass
If you manage to get a working adb connection the commands you need to execute are. Please make sure that the phone is unlocked when typing su (you will get a su access prompt on the phone and need to press allow)
adb push LGLauncher.apk /sdcard/
adb shell
su
busybox mount -o,remount -rw /system
stop
cp /sdcard/LGLauncher.apk /system/app/
reboot
problem solve
E-mail download link of the LGhomeLaunger.apk
Download on you phone and install.
It works as new!
Ok i solved the problem, thanks for thinking along with me..
It seemed i could still recieve emails, so i just sent the lghome.apk as a downloadlink true email..
it worked!
i guess sometimes solutions are not always as dificult!
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Ok i solved the problem, thanks for thinking along with me..
It seemed i could still recieve emails, so i just sent the lghome.apk as a downloadlink true email..
it worked!
i guess sometimes solutions are not always as dificult!
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well...
that is not a permanent fix.
when you install that way it is only installed in user space... If you ever factory reset the phone you will be stuck without a launcher again... and probably no way to config ur email :-(
you need to put the launcher apk file on your sd card... and then copy it to the /system/app folder using root explorer.
If you do this it will be fixed even after a factory reset...
anyway. Next time just freez apps. Dont uninstall them. If they are only frozen you can allways factory reset to get them back.
I'm attempting to root a friends nook hd+ on a different computer as I already rooted mine on the other. My problem I'm having is when I attempt to run the makeroot.bat file to root it I get an error
"EOCD not found, not Zip file 'makeroot.bat' is not a valid zip file"
I never encountered this error when I rooted mine. What am I missing here?
ADB is set up and the nook shows up when I type adb devices. Thanks for your help.
Never seen that, but from the look of error message, it sound like you are attempting to unzip makeroot.bat rather than running it from command prompt.
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Never seen that, but from the look of error message, it sound like you are attempting to unzip makeroot.bat rather than running it from command prompt.
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I was able to find a sorta solution to this problem that worked for me. I got to the adb folder in cmd and drag and dropped the makeroot.bat file to it and hit enter and everything worked out as it was supposed to. Just wanted to leave this in case someone else has this problem.
AMAN
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I was able to find a sorta solution to this problem that worked for me. I got to the adb folder in cmd and drag and dropped the makeroot.bat file to it and hit enter and everything worked out as it was supposed to. Just wanted to leave this in case someone else has this problem.
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Mna please help how actuly u get rid of this.... i ma trying to update my nexus for but while flashing files i am getting an error EOCD not found. I am traversing the google from last one month but haven't find the solution you are the only one having this issue so PLEASAE HELPP ME. I SHALL BE VERY THANKFUL TO YOU
Hey guys, I am very frustrated right now because I have been trying to root my phone for over 5 hours and have not gotten anywhere. This is my first time rooting, and I really would appreciate your guys knowledge and help. I have windows, and I have been reading and watching videos and downloading all kinds of things. I tried following the steps in htconeroot.com and I watched the whole video tutorial, and I couldn't even get the htc one root zip downloaded to my computer... Can someone please help me, I am completely lost. I feel like I have just been reading and trying things that are outdated and/or the links do not work anymore. Thank you very much, as I am in need right now and I would really like to get my phone rooted as soon as possible.
Thanks again!
Click the DIY guide in my sig and if you have questions post them here or PM
BD619 said:
Click the DIY guide in my sig and if you have questions post them here or PM
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Hey, thank you very much for helping out BD,
I am just learning all this stuff so sorry if I may not know what to do on very basic steps.
My first question is,
on step 5 on htcdev bootloader, it tells me to type in a command. I typed it and I got this, "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
Sorry man, if you get me through this lol I promise I will get you some fine Costa Rican coffee! I want to get it done, I hope you can be here guiding me and I am very thankful!
Howdy,
You need to download all the drivers and add bundle. Which OS do you use on your computer? For the adb get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
If you need any further assistance just tell and I can make a quick video for you.
Cheers
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Hey, thank you very much for helping out BD,
I am just learning all this stuff so sorry if I may not know what to do on very basic steps.
My first question is,
on step 5 on htcdev bootloader, it tells me to type in a command. I typed it and I got this, "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
Sorry man, if you get me through this lol I promise I will get you some fine Costa Rican coffee! I want to get it done, I hope you can be here guiding me and I am very thankful!
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Open the cmd window from the folder with all the files that you downloaded
Download and install this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 and check the desktop shortcut in the setup. Run the new desktop shortcut and type commands there. Put the unlock token bin in the install folder. You can do this by right clicking the shortcut and clicking open file location and drag the token there.
All the files are under download, I went to the cmd window and typed download. Man, I have no idea how to do any of this stuff. I am completely new to all of this. I downloaded the files but then I don't even know if I am suppose to do anything with them...
I will restart again, as if I have not downloaded anything at all...
My first steps should be following the bootloader instructions on HTCdev, and at step 4 I download the files and then extract them to another folder. Then I should go hit start, type cmd. Click cmd, and type that stuff? That is what I did, where did I go wrong?
If you can wait for a bit I can make a video guide, if you wish? Just tell, cheers
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All the files are under download, I went to the cmd window and typed download. Man, I have no idea how to do any of this stuff. I am completely new to all of this. I downloaded the files but then I don't even know if I am suppose to do anything with them...
I will restart again, as if I have not downloaded anything at all...
My first steps should be following the bootloader instructions on HTCdev, and at step 4 I download the files and then extract them to another folder. Then I should go hit start, type cmd. Click cmd, and type that stuff? That is what I did, where did I go wrong?
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Unzip the folder all the files you need are inside
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Daichisan said:
If you can wait for a bit I can make a video guide, if you wish? Just tell, cheers
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There are 2 videos posted in my guide
BD619 said:
Unzip the folder all the files you need are inside
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There are 2 videos posted in my guide
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I really appreciate you guys on not giving up on me, BD should I download the root files before doing anything else?
Also, since I feel like an idiot about this stuff. Because everyone seems to have no problems and I can't even unzip a file or open a command. I had to google to even know what unzipping a file meant.
Is there any files I should have on my computer prior to attempting to download anything else in the guide? Also, should I just make a folder and name it something like androidroot, and then whenever I download a file, copy it to the desktop and try to open it?
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I really appreciate you guys on not giving up on me, BD should I download the root files before doing anything else?
Also, since I feel like an idiot about this stuff. Because everyone seems to have no problems and I can't even unzip a file or open a command. I had to google to even know what unzipping a file meant.
Is there any files I should have on my computer prior to attempting to download anything else in the guide? Also, should I just make a folder and name it something like androidroot, and then whenever I download a file, copy it to the desktop and try to open it?
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Yes download the root files everything you need is inside
Hey guys, I have gotten past all that other stuff and I just got my unlock pin code on my email, I ran into a problem saving it. Whenever I tried to save it, i get a message saying windows can't open the file that it needs to know what program to use to open the file? What should I do in this part, and sorry about my questions before, I just had to read more and explore the links you provided, before I started watching the video link I was trying to follow every step on htcdev
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Hey guys, I have gotten past all that other stuff and I just got my unlock pin code on my email, I ran into a problem saving it. Whenever I tried to save it, i get a message saying windows can't open the file that it needs to know what program to use to open the file? What should I do in this part, and sorry about my questions before, I just had to read more and explore the links you provided, before I started watching the video link I was trying to follow every step on htcdev
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It's been a while but I think you just right click the .bin and select save as and save it to the root files folder
BD619 said:
It's been a while but I think you just right click the .bin and select save as and save it to the root files folder
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It askes me to use a program to open the file with, the guy on the video is able to just save it with no problem on his desktop then move it to the root file. Whenever it gives me options to manually select the program I can choose to open the bin and I click the root folder, the options of programs it gives me are th HTC driver, fastboot, cmd, another folder saying stock recovery and boot images, and adb?
I have no clue, it doesn't give me an option to just save it to the desktop like how the guy in the vid did. Plus it says windows can't open the file and it asks me to search the web for a program to open the file or to just open the file with an already installed program, I just dont know what program to choose.
Thanks for sticking with me, really appreciate it.
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It askes me to use a program to open the file with, the guy on the video is able to just save it with no problem on his desktop then move it to the root file. Whenever it gives me options to manually select the program I can choose to open the bin and I click the root folder, the options of programs it gives me are th HTC driver, fastboot, cmd, another folder saying stock recovery and boot images, and adb?
I have no clue, it doesn't give me an option to just save it to the desktop like how the guy in the vid did. Plus it says windows can't open the file and it asks me to search the web for a program to open the file or to just open the file with an already installed program, I just dont know what program to choose.
Thanks for sticking with me, really appreciate it.
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Are you right clicking the .bin?
If you left click it will try to open.
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Are you right clicking the .bin?
If you left click it will try to open.
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Yeah I did both, the problem is it doesn't give me an option to save as because its on my email (gmail.) I'm using firefox webbrowser, the only options I have is to hit the download arrow or show in drive. If I right click it, the options are
back, forward, bookmark this page or save page as, background image. Just the regular options.
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Yeah I did both, the problem is it doesn't give me an option to save as because its on my email (gmail.) I'm using firefox webbrowser, the only options I have is to hit the download arrow or show in drive. If I right click it, the options are
back, forward, bookmark this page or save page as, background image. Just the regular options.
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Ok choose download then find it in the downloads folder and copy and paste it to the root files folder
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Ok choose download then find it in the downloads folder and copy and paste it to the root files folder
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Haha I am so happy right now, that worked. Thank you, now to root it and do the recovery part
OKay, ran into another problem just now.
Whenever I open the cmd on the root folder, and type in adb reboot boot loader, it gave me a message saying device offline?
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device offline
thats exactly what happened
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OKay, ran into another problem just now.
Whenever I open the cmd on the root folder, and type in adb reboot boot loader, it gave me a message saying device offline?
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device offline
thats exactly what happened
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Ok go into setting/about/software/more and tap the build number 7 times it will enable developer options
then go to settings/dev options and UNcheck then re-check USB Debugging you will now get a popup on your phone with an RSA number check the box that says always allow from this PC and hit OK.
Your device should show as device rather then offline