[TOOL]Minimal ADB and Fastboot [2-9-18]

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shimp208

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To anyone wondering, this tool will install fastboot and adb to your PC, this is a full version of both. Anything that adb or fastboot can do (when installed via SDK or any other method) can be done with this tool.
This is just a super easy and light weight way to install the proper executable files to windows, it is the complete adb and fastboot tools!
Be sure to thank shimp208 for his awesome work here!

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Couldn't have put it better myself, demkantor's description of Minimal ADB and Fastboot is spot on. If you are curious about how to fully utilize Fastboot I would recommend taking a look at demkantor's great fasboot guide here, as well as his other very helpful guides. As always if there are any questions, suggestions, or otherwise regarding my tool anyone may have by all means please ask I will be more then happy to help you out!
 

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I have been using this for awhile now to flash recovery and boot images and it's so compact it's brilliant.

Now I need to start using ADB a little more but when I run adb devices it doesn't show any.
I have these drivers installed HTC_BMP_USB_Driver_x86_1.0.5375 & HTC Driver 4.5.0.001 but I always get a windows found new hardware prompt but it finds nothing.
I have USB debugging enabled on the phone & it's on Win XP SP3 machine.

Is it user error on my behalf.
 

shimp208

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I have been using this for awhile now to flash recovery and boot images and it's so compact it's brilliant.

Now I need to start using ADB a little more but when I run adb devices it doesn't show any.
I have these drivers installed HTC_BMP_USB_Driver_x86_1.0.5375 & HTC Driver 4.5.0.001 but I always get a windows found new hardware prompt but it finds nothing.
I have USB debugging enabled on the phone & it's on Win XP SP3 machine.

Is it user error on my behalf.

Glad you like the tool! Sounds like it's a driver related issue XP is unfortunately notorious for driver issues and other compatibility issues (And it's age isn't helping it either sadly). I would recommend uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling to see if that fixes anything. When it says "Found New Hardware" usually it will show a tray notification or similar saying installing drivers and after a while it will either succeed or fail, you said it recognizes the new hardware but does nothing? I would recommend taking a look at these drivers to if the problem persists http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1426502 . Let me know how it goes happy to help.

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djcsurf

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Thanks for the advice but unfortunately its a no-go.

Guess I'll have to dig out the laptop with Win7 and set that up for my adb needs,
Appreciate the help anyway.

Cheers
 

blownelco

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Tablet MD700 fastboot Ok adb no go

Hello,

I have file premission problem on my MD700 tablet. I have changed permission of build.prop and after rebooting it is bricked

I can boot into fastboot mode and the command

fastboot devices returns:

mt6577_phone fastboot

but i can't do anything with it because i don't have rom file for this device.

In android system recovery menu i type

adb devices:
List of devices is empty


any idee what i do wrong, or how to recover this device?

many thanks
gr
Kurt
 

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Hello,

I have file premission problem on my MD700 tablet. I have changed permission of build.prop and after rebooting it is bricked

I can boot into fastboot mode and the command

fastboot devices returns:

mt6577_phone fastboot

but i can't do anything with it because i don't have rom file for this device.

In android system recovery menu i type

adb devices:
List of devices is empty


any idee what i do wrong, or how to recover this device?

many thanks
gr
Kurt

Is your device using stock android recovery? If your device doesn't show up in stock recovery for use with ADB, I'm afraid you'll need to find a stock image for your device to flash through fastboot. Try contacting the manufacture, and explaining the situation sometimes they will provide you with a factory image.
 

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thanks for reply, what do you mean with your first question? I think the original stock rom is onto the device.
If i connect device unpowered to pc it is detected by pc. If i boot it to recovery it is detected again.

I dont have a clue who is the manufacturer of this device. I find serveral sites where the sell MD700, but not the manufacturer.
 
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shimp208

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thanks for reply, what do you mean with your first question? I think the original stock rom is onto the device.
If i connect device unpowered to pc it is detected by pc. If i boot it to recovery it is detected again.

I dont have a clue who is the manufacturer of this device. I find serveral sites where the sell MD700, but not the manufacturer.

First off I apologize for getting back to you so late, I was in the middle of finals. Since you are running the stock ROM and haven't flashed a custom recovery (Correct?) you are running the stock recovery image. Just for the heck of it connect the phone to your computer and boot into recovery mode and try to start adb shell. I'm guessing from your previous post it will say device not found, but let's see if that's the case.
 

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Thanks for the tool, just downloaded and will try it to flash boot.img (change kernel) with it. Thanks again for making this easier for newbie.
 
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adb version

The ADB version is out of date in this install, easy enough to replace the adb file, but newbs might not be able to break this threshold. Having ADB out of date will prevent the PC from properly requesting debug access on 4.2+ devices, meaning you won't see the prompt to allow/deny USB debugging connectivity until you update the ADB version.
 

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The ADB version is out of date in this install, easy enough to replace the adb file, but newbs might not be able to break this threshold. Having ADB out of date will prevent the PC from properly requesting debug access on 4.2+ devices, meaning you won't see the prompt to allow/deny USB debugging connectivity until you update the ADB version.

Thanks! Great input!
Could you post a link to the current adb?

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shimp208

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The ADB version is out of date in this install, easy enough to replace the adb file, but newbs might not be able to break this threshold. Having ADB out of date will prevent the PC from properly requesting debug access on 4.2+ devices, meaning you won't see the prompt to allow/deny USB debugging connectivity until you update the ADB version.

I believe I included the latest version of ADB 1.0.31 in the installer package, I will look into this though thanks :thumbup:.

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Tsk_Tsk_Tsk

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You can try pushing a ROM to your device by first opening up a command window where you installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot too. Next, run the following command:

Code:
adb push ROM.zip /mnt/sdcard/ROM.zip

The ROM should now be on your sdcard you can then boot into the custom recovery you are running and flash the ROM you pushed to your sdcard.

I've tried every permutation of this command I can find and im not getting any success. My device is confirmed as recognized. My issue is that like an absolute moron I wiped system AND internal storage so I now have now os and no file to flash. I trying to push a rom over and like I said, failing miserably...
HELP!

Edit: nvm....im a noob figured it out.
 
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shwe

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ADB works but Fastboot show ? Fastboot device

Installation went well with Minimal ADB and Fastboot ...
Thanks for that.

Problem is ...
ADB is working ...

when I gave the command
adb devices
it returns
List of devices attached
XXXDBAXXXXXX device

but I put my huawei U8150 into fastboot mode and
gave the command
fastboot devices
it returns with

? fastboot

how can I solve?
 

shimp208

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Installation went well with Minimal ADB and Fastboot ...
Thanks for that.

Problem is ...
ADB is working ...

when I gave the command
adb devices
it returns
List of devices attached
XXXDBAXXXXXX device

but I put my huawei U8150 into fastboot mode and
gave the command
fastboot devices
it returns with

? fastboot

how can I solve?

You likely don't have the correct drivers installed for fastboot mode, some devices use different drivers for adb and fastboot. Check out this thread, when you boot into the bootloader using the guide mentioned, let device manger recognize your device and install the necessary drivers for fastboot to work.
 
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I want to say how thankful I am for this. As myself I only use ubuntu but my wife use that. So I finally set out to figure out how to get adb/fastboot running on win8.1. I was not looking forward to it as I'm not familiar with Windows at all. I decided to Google something before installing sdk's an everything then bam I found your TOOL in it an within 4 mins she is up an running flashing on win8.1 zero issues. Great ????

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shimp208

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I want to say how thankful I am for this. As myself I only use ubuntu but my wife use that. So I finally set out to figure out how to get adb/fastboot running on win8.1. I was not looking forward to it as I'm not familiar with Windows at all. I decided to Google something before installing sdk's an everything then bam I found this video with your TOOL in it an within 4 mins she is up an running flashing on win8.1 zero issues. Great ????

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Great story man thanks for sharing, glad I could be of help :highfive:. And look for Minimal ADB and Fastboot to be coming to OSX and Linux this Summer time willing ;).
 

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    Introduction

    ADB and Fastboot are arguably two of the most indispensable tools used when working with Android devices. If you really want to modify, debug, and tweak along with their countless uses in rooting, and other procedures ADB and Fastboot are a must for any Android device owner. Typically if you want to install ADB and Fastboot you have to download and setup the Android SDK (If you really want to learn about Android Development I highly recommend downloading and installing the full Android SDK from here), but this can be unnecessary for people who just want to install ADB and Fastboot. To simply the process I created a windows installer that will install the latest version of ADB and Fastboot for you quickly and easily. The total installation of Minimal ADB and Fastboot is around 2 MB in size (Compared to the 90+ MB size of the Android SDK Tools, and 425+ MB size of the complete Android SDK) making it very lightweight.
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    Features

    • Easily Install ADB and Fastboot with a simple to use installer
    • Lightweight, total installation around 2 MB in size
    How to Install

    Prerequisites
    • Your device is plugged into your computer
    • You have USB Debugging enabled under Developer Options (Note: This may be listed as ADB Debugging on some ROM's)
    • You have installed the necessary drivers and your computer is recognizing your device

    1. Download the Minimal ADB and Fastboot setup.exe from here
    2. Follow the Installers instructions and select where you would like to install Minimal ADB and Fastboot too (For simplicity I choose to install it to the Desktop)
    3. After you have chosen where to install Minimal ADB and Fastboot too select whether you would like to create a Start Menu Folder or not for the instalation
    4. Once you have chosen where to install it to and if you want to create a Start Menu Folder select the install option
    5. After the Installation Wizard has completed you can select to start Minimal ADB and Fastboot
    6. You can also start Minimal ADB and Fastboot by navigating to the Start Menu Folder you choose to create during installation or the desktop shortcut you choose to create and selecting Minimal ADB and Fastboot
    7. You should now see a command window open, with the command window open you can now issue ADB and Fastboot commands to your device

    For more information on issuing commands to your device using ADB and Fastboot I would recommend taking a look at this guide on ADB and this guide on Fastboot.
    Changelog
    *For previous versions changelog please click the "Click To Show Content" button
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to latest version 1.0.3.6 release candidates Revision 0e9850346394-android

    Version 1.4.3 (2-9-18)
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to version 1.0.3.9
    *Automated build tools initial version uploaded to github

    Version 1.4.1 (10-22-16)
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to latest version 1.0.3.6 release candidates
    *Uploaded Zip file containing portable version meaning no setup EXE just unzip and use the tools!


    Version 1.4 (4-27-16)
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to latest version 1.0.3.5 release candidates
    *Prepared for eventual open sourcing of Minimal ADB and Fastboot


    Version 1.3.1 (8-9-15)
    *Fixed bug with compatibility on 32-bit Windows Operating Systems
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to latest version 1.0.3.2 release candidates


    Version 1.3 (6-26-15)
    *Updated ADB to version 1.0.3.2 latest release candidate
    *Updated Fastboot to latest version
    *Smaller size 0.75 MB
    *Implemented some behind the scenes stuff to get ready for cross platform release


    Version 1.2 (11-6-14)

    *Updated ADB to version 1.0.3.2
    *Updated Fastboot to latest version


    Version 1.1.3 (7-18-13)

    *Fixed problem that was causing a force close with the desktop shortcut on Windows 8/8.1


    Version 1.1.2 (6-28-13)

    *Added start menu shortcut that open a command prompt window in the directory where you installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot to allowing you to easily run ADB and Fastboot commands
    *Added option to create desktop shortcut for command prompt window in Minimal ADB and Fastboot directory


    Version 1.0 (6-10-13)

    *Initial version uploaded
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    Dropbox Mirror:

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    NOTE: Due to the high traffic it causes I will no longer be mirroring on Dropbox newer builds. A new mirroring solution is in the works :good:.

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    Credits

    Code:
    *Google for developing ADB and Fastboot
    Thank you to CONAN TROUTMAN and the rest of the XDA writers for featuring this on the portal on June 12, 2013 :)!
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    @demkantor @berndblb

    As promised ladies and gentleman I'm am proud to present all of you with Minimal ADB and Fastboot Version 1.4!

    Changelog:

    Version 1.4 (4-27-16)
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to latest version 1.0.3.5 release candidates
    *Prepared for eventual open sourcing of Minimal ADB and Fastboot

    Thank you for all the support and please continue to provide feedback on what new features you would to see implemented in the next version of Minimal ADB and Fastboot. Over 450,000 downloaded version 1.3.1 alone!
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    Note: If you would like to create a tool that uses Minimal ADB and Fastboot you are free to do so, all I ask is that you link to the original thread and give proper credit :). Additionally if you would like your tool or guide that uses Minimal ADB and Fastboot to be added to this list please let me know.
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    @000001a @demkantor @berndblb

    Hello everybody :) a new version of Minimal ADB and Fastboot is now available! The changelog is as follows below:
    Version 1.4.1 (10-22-16)
    *Updated ADB and Fastboot to latest version 1.0.3.6 release candidates
    *Uploaded Zip file containing portable version meaning no setup EXE just unzip and use the tools!

    Thanks to all you guys and girls for answering questions and helping each other in the thread when I am not around and thanks a million as the past two versions have been downloaded over 1 million times combined :):good:! As always let me know if you have any questions or comments I'll be happy to help you out :)!

    ~This release is dedicated in memory on my Grandfather (Opa) without him I wouldn't be the tech enthusiast I am today <3
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    @demkantor @berndblb

    Hello everybody as promised before the end of Friday it's 11:30 PM here in Boston and version 1.4.2 of MAF has just been added to the OP! It includes adb and fastboot revisions 0e9850346394-android. The link for the portable version will be uploaded in the morning :good:! Also please leave your feedback on what features you would like to see for MAF version 2.0, which will be the first to include support for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Thank you all for the continued support it means a lot to me :)!