ADB for Dummies - Almost impossible to mess this one up

mv ~/Desktop/sdk/tools/adb /usr/bin/adb adb

You should be able to run the adb commands from any directory

Not too hard to cd to the correct directory but i personally don't like to type:

cd ~/Phone/tools/android-sdk/tools

And again, thanks to mark925 for his input:

"Just to add, if you take adb.exe and adbwinapi.dll and copy or move them to the \windows\system32 directory you can run adb from any dos directory prompt."


Now that you have all the essential files you need to run "adb", let's get started shall we?

First off you want the make note of where you downloaded the ADB Android Driver and the Android SDK. Both of these files are zipped and will need to be extracted before they can be used. Windows vista has ".zip" extracting built-in and does not require an external app.(I have listed some links below)

Use the links below to install a 3rd-party compression/extraction app:

7-zip 4.65 32-bit

7-zip 4.65 64-bit

(If you do not know how to install a windows executable file, please kill yourself now! )

OK, now it's time to move our extracted ADB Drivers and Android SDK to a better location(preferably the root of C:\).

- Right click on the extracted folders(android_adb_usb_driver or android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1) and select copy(or Ctrl+C)

- Now navigate to the root of your primary hard-drive(C:\) and right-click then select paste(or Ctrl+V)

After we copy both of our newly extracted folders to our (C:\) drive we now have to install the USB drivers.

- Connect your G1 to your PC using the provided USB Cable or just a plain ole 6-pin to 4-pin usb cable... (I prefer to use one with a ferite core)

DO NOT MOUNT YOUR G1 TO YOUR PC FROM THE G1 NOTIFICATION WINDOW!

- When the new hardware device notification pops-up on your pc point windows to the driver folder we moved to our C-drive(C:\android_adb_usb_driver) and install the adb driver.

- Now that windows knows what the G1 is let's get started learning how to run adb shall we?

Section 3: Running ADB from Command Prompt

Running Command Prompt:

Windows XP: Select Start or Tap the Windows Key on your Keyboard, select "Run" and type "CMD" then hit "Enter".

Windows Vista: Select Start or Tap the Windows Key on your Keyboard, select the search box on the left and type "cmd" then hit "Enter".


- Also, Mikey1022 has reminded me to add the "ADB" directory path as a system variable in windows...

To do this right-click on "My Computer" and select Properties. Next select the Advanced tab(Advanced Settings in Vista) then select Environment Variables.

Click "New" under System Variables and add the following:

Variable: adb
Value: C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools

Now your are in a command prompt! Everybody DANCE!!!

From the command prompt we must navigate to the adb executable within the android sdk. You can find the adb executable in the tools folder within the android sdk.

Let's point our command prompt to the tools folder now:

C:\Users\Your User Name> cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools <-- Tap Enter
 
C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools> <run your adb command here>

Ok, now that you know how to initiate an adb command let's try one shall we?

Remember, we are still in the command prompt and in the /tools folder within the android sdk....

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1> adb shell <--- Hit Enter
# <--- Now notice that if done correct you will be inside the android shell
# ls <--- Hit enter to show a current directory listing

THAT'S IT LADIES & GENTLEMEN!!!!

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What do i do if the new hardware device notification doesnt pop-up ? NM i got it. Thanks for the writeup

@King_tee: Assuming windows, you follow the following steps.
1. Start > Control Panel > System.
2. Hardware > Device Manager
3. Click on the last icon below the File menu. It should correspond to "Scan for Hardware Changes."

If that doesn't work, try unplugging / replugging USB cable, different USB cable, restarting phone, restarting computer, etc.

If you never see the notification, navigate to the Device Manager(inside "System" in the control panel in XP and inside Device Manager on Vista).

You will see ADB Android Device at the top of the list with a Yellow Icon beside it meaning the device is not working. Right-click on the device and select "Update Driver".

Follow the dialogs that pop-up and navigate to where the unzipped drivers are at...

You should be good to go from there...

ok, i need some help please... I downloaded the SDK and followed the instruction in this thread, but when i try to update my driver for the phone, it says the driver is not compatible with my phone.. I am using Haykuro's ROM 4.5 with FW 1.5.. would that be the reason for this issue?

Originally Posted by devildogg2001  

ok, i need some help please... I downloaded the SDK and followed the instruction in this thread, but when i try to update my driver for the phone, it says the driver is not compatible with my phone.. I am using Haykuro's ROM 4.5 with FW 1.5.. would that be the reason for this issue?

you may need to uninstall the current driver for your phone if you have mounted it before downloading the SDK. if you don't have the SDK setup the first time you plug the phone in then your computer will auto-update the driver to a regular UMS driver and it won't help you when you try adb. i forget how to uninstall your current driver since i don't use windows, but i'm sure you can find a nice crash course online

Originally Posted by tubaking182  

you may need to uninstall the current driver for your phone if you have mounted it before downloading the SDK. if you don't have the SDK setup the first time you plug the phone in then your computer will auto-update the driver to a regular UMS driver and it won't help you when you try adb. i forget how to uninstall your current driver since i don't use windows, but i'm sure you can find a nice crash course online

I dont know if thats the problem because when i plug it in, it doesnt show up as a notification, and when i go to the device manager it shows the little yellow triangle.. I'll look again. Thanks for the quick reply though. I am no expert in linux, but i have it installed, let me see if i can figure it out there..

Originally Posted by tubaking182  

you may need to uninstall the current driver for your phone if you have mounted it before downloading the SDK. if you don't have the SDK setup the first time you plug the phone in then your computer will auto-update the driver to a regular UMS driver and it won't help you when you try adb. i forget how to uninstall your current driver since i don't use windows, but i'm sure you can find a nice crash course online

ok, so i am in linux now, and i just noticed this guide was for windows.. lol can you or someone tell me how to install the SDK on linux?

Originally Posted by devildogg2001  

ok, so i am in linux now, and i just noticed this guide was for windows.. lol can you or someone tell me how to install the SDK on linux?

Downloading
http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.1_r1/index.html

Installing
http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.1_r1/installing.html

Found through Google...imagine that.