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Getting Nexus One ADB/USB Mount working (Driver)

Download This file and extract.
hit Windows Key + r
Type in devmgmt.msc
right click on nexus one
click update
update from location on computer.
select that folder.
---------------Notes-------------
Be sure to enable debugging on your phone via Settings>Applications>Devlopment>USB debugging.
Confirmed working on:
Win 7 Ultimate x64/x86
Win 7 Home Edition x86?
Win Vista
XP Home x86
XP Pro x64/x86

O.S
What O.S you had this working on?

@th3fallen
143!!

I got it working on win7 Ultimate version

This works for Windows 7 Home Premium Edition as well.

In order to get ADB working on Linux (Ubuntu 9.04) I had to edit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules (I may have created this file for the G1) and add:
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
What I was seeing was the device would sort of show up when I ran adb devices, but it would list ????????? as the ID and no permissions.
~Kenny

I was able to access it by using dream, magic and adb testing device didnt need any specific driver.

I did this to get it working on win 7 ultimate x64

NexVision said:
I was able to access it by using dream, magic and adb testing device didnt need any specific driver.
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You need the latest refresh of the drivers (and tools for updated fastboot, etc.) from the SDK. If you go to a Windows command prompt and run Android, assuming the tools directory is in your path, you can select the update for both. It will fail in updating tools, since you are using an app in it, but don't close the app, just reapply at that point and it will work on the second go. Then when you install the N1, you will have the drivers you need to install as before.

Not meaning to argue with you but what I was saying is I have had no issues doing anything via adb with it as a magic I have done fastboot as well hey maybe its just working for me.

kfk2 said:
In order to get ADB working on Linux (Ubuntu 9.04) I had to edit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android-rules (I may have created this file for the G1) and add:
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
What I was seeing was the device would sort of show up when I ran adb devices, but it would list ????????? as the ID and no permissions.
~Kenny
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Hmm...I have that already in my /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules (mine has .rules, not -rules...I'm assuming that's a typo in your post?) and I'm still coming up with ?????????? as the device and no permissions, all attempts to do anything with adb result in it telling me I don't have permission to do these things.

Swervo said:
Hmm...I have that already in my /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules (mine has .rules, not -rules...I'm assuming that's a typo in your post?) and I'm still coming up with ?????????? as the device and no permissions, all attempts to do anything with adb result in it telling me I don't have permission to do these things.
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Yah that was a typo.. The no permissions error appears to me that adb doesn't have access to the /dev/ devices used. I'm not at home so I cannot lookup what device is created and used in /dev/ for you to check the permissions. I know I killed the adb server and restarted it a few times while trying to get mine to work, along with updating to the latest sdk. So you may want to try those things, you could also try running adb as root and seeing if that fixes it (if so, then it's a simple permission error with udev not creating it with correct permissions).

Alrighty, I think I got it. I'm no udev expert (in fact, I'm rather useless at it), but this worked for me.
1) Make sure USB debugging is turned on on the phone.
2) Plug the phone into the USB port on the machine.
3) Make sure /etc/udev/51-android.rules has
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
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in it.
4) run
adb kill-server
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5) As root, run
service udev restart
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6) run
adb start-server
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Worked for me to get the device recognized.

Hey guys, I have the Android 1.5 SDK/ADB installed on my computer.. so I don't know what will happen when I mount my N1 (haven't tried yet). I want to be able to mount my N1 normally without ADB or anything, 'cause I'm not going to root it for a while. Thanks!

Confirmed on Vista
I can confirm that the instructions in the OP work on Vista. Thanks a lot, th3fallen.

Alleviate said:
Hey guys, I have the Android 1.5 SDK/ADB installed on my computer.. so I don't know what will happen when I mount my N1 (haven't tried yet). I want to be able to mount my N1 normally without ADB or anything, 'cause I'm not going to root it for a while. Thanks!
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Nothing will happen, ADB doesn't start interacting with your phone without you explicitly telling it to. Also, if you don't have debugging turned on on your phone, then it won't even if you do explicitly tell it to. Feel free to mount the drive on it.

ADB and Root
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I can't get ADB to recognize my phone. ADB is all set up correctly, I have it updated (I believe) to the most recent version. I installed the updated USB driver and I see the "Android Phone" in my device manager. I have USB Debugging checked off in my phone settings. ADB worked fine for my G1, but it doesn't recognize my Nexus One.
I shouldn't have to root the phone to have ADB working should I? Can anybody think of something I overlooked? I am running Windows XP Professional SP3

Okay, so I navigated to the "1.1-nexusone-superboot" folder in the command prompt and tried
Code:
adb-windows devices
and my device showed up. Now I want to move those files to where I originally had my adb files in C:\android-sdk-windows\tools so that all I have to type is
Code:
adb devices
to have my phone listed. I tried replacing the files in my \tools folder and renaming them to what they were named before, but that didn't work. Could somebody please help me get this set up properly?

ccunningham83 said:
Okay, so I navigated to the "1.1-nexusone-superboot" folder in the command prompt and tried
Code:
adb-windows remount
and my device showed up. Now I want to move those files to where I originally had my adb files in C:\android-sdk-windows\tools so that all I have to type is
Code:
adb devices
to have my phone listed. I tried replacing the files in my \tools folder and renaming them to what they were named before, but that didn't work. Could somebody please help me get this set up properly?
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in your command prompt you have to be in the c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ directory for it to work

ccunningham83 said:
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I can't get ADB to recognize my phone. ADB is all set up correctly, I have it updated (I believe) to the most recent version. I installed the updated USB driver and I see the "Android Phone" in my device manager. I have USB Debugging checked off in my phone settings. ADB worked fine for my G1, but it doesn't recognize my Nexus One.
I shouldn't have to root the phone to have ADB working should I? Can anybody think of something I overlooked? I am running Windows XP Professional SP3
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I was having the same problem yesterday. But i'm on Vista. Nothing seemed to work, but ADB was working fine on my Mytouch. At any rate, I ended up going to download the most recent SDK and trying adb again from a command prompt @ the tools location of the newest SDK, and then everything worked. I don't know if that was something I should have done in the first place and I just didn't know it (duh), but that's what worked for me.

[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.

[TUT] ADB Guide

Hopefully this helps someone...
If something doesn't work here let me know and I'll add it and make corrections. I will gladly accept recommendations and input from anyone. Also Mac and Linux users please post your info and I'll gladly add your pieces to my guide as well.
Step 1:
Some files are needed such as the SDK and USB driver. Note: Some devices require Windows drivers provided by the manufacturer we will have to play around and see what works with Adam...
System Requirements
USB Drivers
Android SDK
- Download the zip file
Step 2:
Extract the zip and run the exe to install. It should check for JAVA dependencies and get you all setup.
Copy the SDK folder to the root of your C: drive or where ever you want. Plug in the device (Adam in this case), DO NOT MOUNT ANYTHING, and when prompted install the USB driver. NOTE: I'm not sure yet if the drivers in the link will work with Adam or not so play around and see what works. You can always go into Device Manager and remove the driver.
Step 3:
Create environment variables for ADB by right-clicking on "My Computer" and select Properties. Then go to Advanced tab (or Advanced Settings in Vista) and select Environment Variables. Add the following:
Variable name: adb
Variable value: C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Note: that variable value may change if you do not run the sdk from the root of your C: drive and depending on the name of your SDK folder...
Step 4:
Code:
adb [COMMAND]
If you replace "[COMMAND]" with an adb command, the above should work for you. Go here for a listing of ADB commands...
A simple command to test with is:
Code:
adb shell
"adb shell" should return one of two values, "$" or "#". And this should be the shell prompt from the device, not your local terminal window.
If that code didn't work, put in your full SDK folder path and try again. If it works that way, look into the environment variable and make sure its the same as the path to your SDK folder.
References:
The first is the sweet guide from XDA member VanillaTbone and is widely used here at XDA.
The second is one I wrote over at NotionInkHacks. This one is only for Windows at the time being, but once people with other OSs leave feedback I will update to include those other OSs as well.

Thanks for the links!
They were helpful to me and I am sure they will be to others.

Thank you, stickied! This is useful to people unfamiliar with ADB.

Updated the OP so this is now a full guide. I also updated the title to reflect tutorial.

webs05 said:
Updated the OP so this is now a full guide. I also updated the title to reflect tutorial.
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Excellent work. This will help all the first time Androiders here!

How to get your Adam detected in Windows
After following this.. you can follow this next to now make sure windows detects your Adam.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12022670#post12022670

it would be more uniform if people installed the .exe and have 2 paths for step 3 depending on 64 bit or 32 bit
for 64 bit when installing the exe the path is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
and for 32 bit I believe its (not sure on this one because I have 64 bit)
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
Also might be wise to mention that if you do not define a push or pull path way when you start up the command prompt it will look in C:\users\"UserName"

edit: fixed: http://developer.nvidia.com/tegra/forum/after-installing-froyo-adb-cant-see-device
thanks for your help
howdy,
I have previously installed the adb driver for my sgs and sgs2. When I plug in my adam, the mass storage components come up, but nothing shows up with regards to android devices which will allow me to update the driver for.
Debugging is enabled on my adam (it is a PixelQi/Wifi version running beast+clemsync v3) and shows up in the notifications. USB Mass storage works fine.
ADB also works fine for my SGS2 when I plug it in and run adb shell/devices. When I plug my adam in, adb does not see anything related to it.
Where should I go from here to get windows to like this thing?
edit:
When I plug it in I can see these things:
If the nvidia harmony device shows up in the device manager I don't know where
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possible retail root

not sure if anyone has seen this but i found it posted in another forum dated june 8 (retail launch date) and no one has commented. i dont know enough to try this out my self but looks promising.
Galaxy Tab Rooting Instructions - ADB Method
These instructions provided me with a permanent root workaround when SuperOneClick, run within Windows 7, repeatedly hung "waiting for device". SuperOneClick elegantly automates the ADB method, but for some reason the ADB command "adb devices" fails to recognize an attached Galaxy Tab when run from within Windows 7. The larger problem seems to be that in some situations like mine, ADB simply does not run correctly from within Windows 7, even when one right-clicks on SuperOneClick.exe and runs it as Administrator. Perhaps SuperOneClick would work OK on Windows XP, but I have no idea.
The procedure below uses components from SuperOneClick but runs the ADB server and commands from within Linux. In this environment the ADB command "adb devices" correctly reports the attached Galaxy Tab, and other ADB commands work correctly as well. To obtain the needed SuperOneClick components, download SuperOneClickv1.9.1.zip to Linux and unzip it there. The SuperOneClick.exe (which is a Windows executable) will be ignored, but other files (see below) will be pushed to the Galaxy Tab during the rooting process.
I'm indebted to authors at http://pastebin.com/i234U96k and http://rootingdroid.com/ for the hack below. Note that there is a modification to require no dependence on a "cp" command at the ADB shell prompt. For some reason "cp" is missing in /system/bin on my Galaxy Tab.
As always, attempt using this procedure at your own risk. Be specifically aware that you may not be able to "unroot" your Galaxy Tab after using this procedure--ever! This procedure doesn't back anything up from the unrooted device, so if "unrooting" it requires restoring something from such a backup, I'm (and you're) stuck with a permanently rooted device. This condition may interfere with your receiving certain updates or downloading DRM content in the future.
1) Download and install TitaniumBackup and SuperUser onto your Galaxy Tab from the Android Market. Note that SuperUser may not be necessary since there are sources for this app below. I'm including it at this step because I had previously installed it prior to the steps below.
2) Download and unzip SuperOneClickv1.9.1 into some Linux folder of your choice. You can get it at http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2 near the bottom of the page.
3) Install Android SDK for Linux x86 into your home directory on your Linux box. You can get it at http://developer.and.../sdk/index.html The ADB server will be located in ~/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools.
4) For convenience, copy from the SuperOneClickv1.9.1 folder above the files Superuser.apk, psneuter, su-v2 as su, and busybox into ~/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools. Note that SuperOneClick seems to provide three different versions of su (su-v1, su-v2, su-v3). The su-v2 version worked for me. Performing this copy simplifies entering the "adb" commands below.
Note that there is an alternative source for Superuser.apk and su at http://www.rootingdroid.com at the "Download" link in Step 2.
5) Enter the Linux directory containing the ADB server with the command
cd ~/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools
6) Plug in the Galaxy Tab to the computer, with USB debugging turned on.
7) Test ADB recognition of the Galaxy Tab with the command
./adb devices
You should see messages indicating the ADB server is starting, and then a message similar to
List of devices attached
100020497aab device
If no device is listed, begin investigating by ensuring that USB debugging is turned on. In my experience, when the "adb devices" command is entered from within Windows 7, no device is listed. Again, I think this is related to the "waiting for device" hang when SuperOneClick is run in Windows 7.
8) Push psneuter to the Galaxy Tab with the command
./adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
9) Make psneuter executable with the command
./adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
10) Run the psneuter exploit with the command
./adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
The message "property service neutered." should appear indicating success.
11) Test for successful rooting with the command
./adb shell
The # prompt should result.
12) Remount the /system volume rw (by default it's ro), so that files can be pushed to /system, with the command
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
13) Return to the Linux computer command line with the command
exit
14) Push Superuser.apk, su and busybox to the /system volume with the commands
./adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
./adb push su /system/bin/su
./adb push busybox /system/bin/busybox
15) Make su executable with the command
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
16) Remount the /system volume as ro with the command
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
17) Verify that su works with the command
su
You should see the # prompt; type the command
exit
and you should see the # prompt again.
18) Power the Tab down and then power it back up. Run TitaniumBackup, which will ask for root privileges that (hopefully) will be granted. It's a good idea to backup your Galaxy Tab before using your new root privileges!
i take no credit for this. all credit to feral urchin for which ever device this works for retail or I/0 but something tells me its for retail because I/o has had an easier way to root for a while..

I am running windows vista ultimate. Should I try this and see if I have the same bug that has been reported for Windows 7?
I have a new Tab 10.1 Retail picked up today.

give it a try let us know the results please

dsh897 said:
but for some reason the ADB command "adb devices" fails to recognize an attached Galaxy Tab when run from within Windows 7. The larger problem seems to be that in some situations like mine, ADB simply does not run correctly from within Windows 7, even when one right-clicks on SuperOneClick.exe and runs it as Administrator. Perhaps SuperOneClick would work OK on Windows XP, but I have no idea.
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This might work. I am running Vista Ultimate x64 and my adb does recognize my retail Tab 10.1. See image below.
Now when I execute the command on step 10 I receive this error. . .
"Failed to set prot mask <Inappropriate ioctl for device>"
Suggestions?

4) For convenience, copy from the SuperOneClickv1.9.1 folder above the files Superuser.apk, psneuter, su-v2 as su, and busybox into ~/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools. Note that SuperOneClick seems to provide three different versions of su (su-v1, su-v2, su-v3). The su-v2 version worked for me. Performing this copy simplifies entering the "adb" commands below.
did you put everything in the right directory?
where are you a firefighter? im a medic finishing up fire academy in 2 weeks in sofla

im attempting another angle right now..
i got odin working with my galaxy very quickly i backing up now. but i have a funny idea that i can flash the i/o unlocked bootloader with odin 3 unlock it then gain root and then update everything and then flash clock work.

dsh897 said:
4) For convenience, copy from the SuperOneClickv1.9.1 folder above the files Superuser.apk, psneuter, su-v2 as su, and busybox into ~/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools. Note that SuperOneClick seems to provide three different versions of su (su-v1, su-v2, su-v3). The su-v2 version worked for me. Performing this copy simplifies entering the "adb" commands below.
did you put everything in the right directory?
where are you a firefighter? im a medic finishing up fire academy in 2 weeks in sofla
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Yes I copied all those files to the correct directory. Only on my windows machine the it is /android-sdk/platform-tools/
I am a firefighter in the Charlotte, NC area. Just got off tour this morning.
Google searching that error as I type. I'll let you know the progress.

dsh897 said:
im attempting another angle right now..
i got odin working with my galaxy very quickly i backing up now. but i have a funny idea that i can flash the i/o unlocked bootloader with odin 3 unlock it then gain root and then update everything and then flash clock work.
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I would like a backup image to odin if needed as well. How do I do this. I have a slight idea but i don't know the directories to pull?

i just disconnected my odin during dump im screwed at the mobile phone and computer! dunno how to get out
trying both volume rockers now. days downloading and flashing android box

just hold the power button for 10 seconds or just goto recovery mode and select reboot
that should get you back to honeycomb.

yea i got it with the power up then the recovery mode thx

How did you get adb to dump. i am running all sorts of commands and nothing works. some help would be greatly appreciated.

i was using odin3 to dump but it doesnt seem to be working correctly i think because its still locked. my next step is to flash the I/0 bootloader / system but im nervous now after it not correctly dumping (failure to write) it just creates a dummy file.
I am at work i will have to play with at home more. and have more resources

I am at an standstill as well. I don't know much more then what I have done thus far. I admittedly know nothing about Linux user privileges so I was never a help to begin with. The image below speaks for itself.

have you been able to flash anything with odin? i think if we can flash the stock i/o bootloader were set

Nope. Dont you think thats a little balzy without a retail dump to fall back on? Although, i could just exchange the device with best buy if something happens...
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haha why i havent done it yet. i cant see to get adb to recognize my tablet anymore i was making progress until now

is this method working ok to root a new retail SGT 10.1? thanks
i tried it and this what i got
"Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device)"
any suggestions, thanks

neonflx said:
is this method working ok to root a new retail SGT 10.1? thanks
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Nope. I am stuck. He is stuck. We are stuck.

any other methods to root a retail SGT, i took my XOOM back to Cotsco already

[GUIDE][ADB]Easiest How to use adb, logcat, etc for noobs and newbies

ADB:-
Android Debug Bridge
Very useful program made itself by Google for Programmers and developers. Its based on command line and basically communicates with your Android to respond to certain commands. There is vast amount of knowledge about adb but its most useful commands limit to getting:-
Logcat:-
A real time log of what is happening in background of our devices. It is really useful for developers to see which component has malfunctioned and helps to narrow down their search for what failed and what needs to be fixed. Several times users are asked to give logcats of their devices which are giving errors. We will go in detail that how to get logcats in every and easiest way possible.
App Installation and Management:-
adb proves really handy if you want to install apks directly from your PC or want to batch install or delete them.
Shell Execution:-
You must have heard of Terminal Emulator. It is an app for android to execute shell commands(linux commands) which are basically present as applets in /system/bin, /system/sbin or /system/xbin(in our case) folders. A very imporant applet called busybox is installed there mainly used for execution of basic commands during root browsing or ROM installation. Many times updater script of ROMs use busybox commands to install it. Well, these commands can be initiated from your device too but they can be initiated from adb also making it easy for programmers.
Pushing and Pulling:-
Most used commands of adb. adb makes it a piece of cake for new device developers to get an ideo of structure and basic knowledge of devices by pulling command. We can pull out i.e copy any files or folders from our devices to our PC, even the root directories without rooting the devices. It help rooters and ROM chefs of new devices to get an idea and implement their mods on them. Pushing is also very useful command. It copies your files and folders from PC to your device. Very useful in pushing some /system apps and other things
Remounting and setting permissions
Basic commands:-
Of-course basic commands such as rebooting and rebooting in recovery mode and download mode are supported.
Others:-
There are several other features of adb such as fastboot, aapt, etc
Setting up ADB
Pre Requirements:-
PC(This is a windows guide, if asked I will add linux and mac guide later)
Java Runtime environment or Java Developing kit
Your Device Drivers
An Android Device
USB Debugging MUST be turned ON in the device for ADB to see it & Developer options is hidden in Android 4.2 and
above, Hitting Build number 10 times in
About Phone/Tablet reveals the menu (Thanks lilHermit for reminding me to add it)
Assuming you all these ready and working properly, we continue
If you are having trouble completing Pre-Requisites, there are several guides featuring them too
Start
1. First Download Android SDK. Roughly about 70 MB
2. There may be any compressed zip file or exe file
If zip file, then extract it to C:\android-sdk
If exe file then double click on it and install it in C:\ Drive(or any other drive you want)
3. Now to get adb and other tools, you need to download 'Platform Tools'
To download them, go to the android-sdk folder and double click on SDK Manager
It will ask you which package to download? However, it is your choice which package to Download, but here, we will only talk about platform
Tools. So, simply tick on Platform Tools and click on install. Once you have done it. Go to the platform-tools folder in the directory where you installed android-sdk. You will find several files there like adb, fastboot, aapt, etc
4. Now, you can backup the whole folder of android-sdk to any external storage that will make you not download package
again if you want to. You can have it placed in any computer and run it as it does not require registry to work
5. Now, you are just one step away from using adb. Next step is SKIPPING SETTING ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE (If you however want to set environment variables. Click on Show Content)
We can easily append the sdk platform-tools and tools folder to your systems environmental path variable directly from command line(cmd) by simply issuing one command and performing a system reboot:
Code:
[COLOR=Black]SETX PATH "%PATH%;[/COLOR][COLOR=Indigo]SDK_Install_Path[/COLOR][COLOR=Black]\platform-tools;[/COLOR][COLOR=Indigo]SDK_Install_Path[/COLOR][COLOR=Black]\android-sdk-windows\tools" -m[/COLOR]
Just replace the "SDK_Install_Path" in the above with the proper path of your SDK installation. Example: C:\android-sdk-windows
(Thanks to WugFresh for telling me :victory
Many guides on internet say that it is to be done for making it easy for users and if you have some basic knowledge of Command Prompt,
you will know that to execute any application with command prompt, you first need to change the directory to the one where application is
placed. And to skip changing the directories every time you open CMD, you need to put that application is environment variable. However, we will not do so.
6. Type cmd in the search bar. Copy cmd.exe from there. Go to the directory where you have installed android-sdk. Go to platform-tools folder. Paste cmd there, right click on it and in the settings, select Run as Administrator.
7. You are done. Now what to do in it?
ADB Commands
Type adb in command prompt. And several commands will show up on your screen. It is very difficult to analyse these all commands, so we will only talk about most used and important commands
Connect your device via USB cable
And open the CMD in platform-tools folder(Make a shortcut of it on desktop). And type the suitable commands
Code:
adb devices
Will show the list of devices attached to the PC andtheir serial numbers. If this shows up correctly on your PC, then it means that everything is fine for continuing.
Logcat
Code:
adb logcat
It will display the real time log of your device
Best time to do it is when your device boots up
Now, many users ask me how to copy the logcat and upload it from CMD
There are several methods:-
1. Right click on the Title Bar of Command Prompt. Hover the cursor over edit and select mark. Select all the things you want to copy and then click enter. All the things will be copied to clipboard.
2. This is the correct way of getting logcat saved.
Code:
adb logcat > logcat.txt
This command will create a logcat.txt document in platform-tools folder with the complete logcat of the device. Ofcourse you can type any name instead of logcat.txt
3. I prefer taking logcat this way as it neatly compiles logs of different time
Code:
adb logcat -v long > logcat.txt
This is a very nice way to get logcat.
Installing Apps
Code:
adb install %PATH OF APK%
This will install an app on your Android
For example, if my app AreeB.apk is in G:\ drive (G:\AreeB.apk)
Then I will type
Code:
adb install G:\AreeB.apk
Be sure your apk is not in a folder that has space in its name, else the command will break at space bar.
For eg:-
G:\Program Files\AreeB.apk
Note:
If you have spaces in path of apk, you can execute the command without breakage if you include the path inside quotes. (Thanks to etcman)
Eg:-
Code:
adb install "G:\Program Files\AreeB.apk"
Mounting
However, I never found any problem in tweaking with system files with adb, but some users said that they couldn't do it, so the problem was that their system partition was mounted as Read Only(R/O)
So, it is necessary now to tell how to mount system partition as Read Write(R/W)
Code:
adb remount
It is easiest way to do so, if it does not work then
There is another method that we will discuss in ADB Shell commands section
Pushing and Pulling
For pushing,
Type
Code:
adb push %PATH TO BE PUSHED% %PATH WHERE TO BE PUSHED%
Suppose I have an app named SystemUI.apk(PATH = G:\SystemUI.apk) which I want to push in /system/app/ on my android(or in other words, install an app as a system app). Then I would type
Code:
adb push G:\SystemUI.apk /system/app/
More examples
G:\Dance.txt file to be pushed in Dance folder in sdcard
Code:
adb push G:\Dance.txt /sdcard/Dance/
OR
Code:
adb push G:\Dance.txt /mnt/sdcard/Dance/
G:\Movies folder to be transferred in SDCARD in Videos Folder
Code:
adb push G:\Movies /sdcard/Videos/
G:\system\framework\framework-res.apk to be pushed in /system/framework/
Code:
adb push G:\system\framework\framework-res.apk /system/framework/
For pulling,
push command replaces with pull and paths are swapped​
Code:
adb pull %PATH TO BE PULLED FROM% %PATH TO PLACE PULLED FILE%
Example,
All system apps are to be pulled to G:\ROM\system\app
Code:
adb pull /system/app G:\ROM\system\app\
build.prop to be extracted to desktop
Code:
adb pull /system/build.prop C:\Users\Areeb\Desktop\
However, if a folder is in platform-tools folder, you don't need to type full path
Suppose if I type
Code:
adb pull /system/ system
Then a folder named system will be created inside platform-tools with all the files in system in it
If a file is in platform-tools folder, then also no need to type full path
For example,
There is an app name DeskClock.apk in this folder then, to push it to /system/app, type
Code:
adb push DeskClock.apk /system/app/
ADB Shell Commands
This mode of adb allows you to execute linux shell commands from your PC
These commands can aldo be executed through the mobile using Terminal Emulator
To initiate shell mode
Type
Code:
adb shell
You will get an prompt like this
sh-3.2#
Now you are in shell mode
adb commands won't work here and a new set of commands will work here. But we will only go in a little detail here.
Assuming you are in adb shell mode, I will only type commands that will work on shell. Note:- These commands won't work if you type them alone on cmd. But, these command will directly work on your mobile's Terminal Emulator
As these commands can also work on mobile, I am going to tell you a way of taking logcat on mobile
Type
Code:
logcat
You will see log of your device
To save this
Type
Code:
logcat > /sdcard/log.txt
A file named log.txt will be generated in sdcard
Uninstalling Applications
Code:
cd /data/app
This will change the directory to /data/app
Code:
ls
This will show the list of files in there
Suppose, there is an app named com.opera.browser (Opera Mobile) you want to uninstall it
Type
Code:
rm -r com.opera.browser
This will uninstall the app
Mounting Command:-
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Miscellanous commands:-
su: Initiates root request
du: Shows file foldrs and size
date: Shows todays date
ls: Shows list of directory
cd: Changes working directory
rm: Removes the file
logcat: Displays logcat
mount: Mounts the partition
busybox: Busybox Applets
Credits
Google: For Android and several searchings
Samsung: For Galaxy Ace s5830I
paxChristos for amazing logcat guide
Broadcom: For their Open Sourceness
XDA Forums : For the precious knowledge

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Reserve the guide

install full rom
how to install a full rom from adb?

Pretty sure it's impossible. Sorry.
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Perfect Guide to use ADB Commands..
It is very clear and perfect guide to use ADB commands.. I tested this all and works fine..

You can use apks to do logcats from the phone too, I use catlog.

About Broadcom being open sourced made me laugh hahaha.

open source broadcomm, i see what you did there .

Updated OP

Hey, I have downloaded adb a week ago. I did everything like your tutorial and more but adb doesn't see my device. I already have USB Debugging on and have the USB Drivers, but it doesn't work. This is what I get (Screenshot)

Android-fany said:
Hey, I have downloaded adb a week ago. I did everything like your tutorial and more but adb doesn't see my device. I already have USB Debugging on and have the USB Drivers, but it doesn't work. This is what I get (Screenshot)
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Probably because of bad drivers
Can you use any other software with your mob
Because when I had this problem, reinstalling drivers fixed it.

iamareebjamal said:
Probably because of bad drivers
Can you use any other software with your mob
Because when I had this problem, reinstalling drivers fixed it.
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I already reinstalled it like 5 times. Still doesn't work.

Android-fany said:
I already reinstalled it like 5 times. Still doesn't work.
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Which Windows?
Which ROM?

iamareebjamal said:
Which Windows?
Which ROM?
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Windows Vista
Stock Rom + Interactive Kernel (If the kernel is important too)

Android-fany said:
Windows Vista
Stock Rom + Interactive Kernel (If the kernel is important too)
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Ah Vista
That old Nemesis
Frankly telling you bro, Vista sucks big time
I unistalled it as soon as I found out that Android kitchen won't work on it
Sorry bro
I don't know much about Vista
Install 7 or 8

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iamareebjamal said:
Ah Vista
That old Nemesis
Frankly telling you bro, Vista sucks big time
I unistalled it as soon as I found out that Android kitchen won't work on it
Sorry bro
I don't know much about Vista
Install 7 or 8
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I can't install Windows 7/8 because it is not my computer.
But Android Kitchen and the other tools works. Just not adb.
Tapatalked by s5830i

Android-fany said:
I can't install Windows 7/8 because it is not my computer.
But Android Kitchen and the other tools works. Just not adb.
Tapatalked by s5830i
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Very strange
Download My Phone Explorer and check if its working!!
Its just 2mb-6mb