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

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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