Depends how you setup ADB.Place update on desktop and just do:
adb push C:\Users\(username)\Desktop\update.zip sdcard
adb push C:\Users\(username)\Desktop\update.zip sdcard
That command alrite, would work if you were on Windows7/Vista 
Easiest way is to put the update.zip anywhere that you can remember (for arguments sake, lets say the C:\). Hold down the SHIFT key, right-click and click on Open Command Window Here.
Then use the command
Adb push update.zip /sdcard
It all does depend though on how you've setup ADB, but all that should work fine.
Easiest way is to put the update.zip anywhere that you can remember (for arguments sake, lets say the C:\). Hold down the SHIFT key, right-click and click on Open Command Window Here.
Then use the command
Adb push update.zip /sdcard
It all does depend though on how you've setup ADB, but all that should work fine.
thats true, it all depends on your setup. But if you have already cd into your tools folder then just put the update.zip in your tools folder. . Again, you can use the ADB file explorer which allows you to look for the file in a GUI and push it to your sdcard
. Again, you can use the ADB file explorer which allows you to look for the file in a GUI and push it to your sdcard
Using SHIFT to open the command takes away the needs to specify a directory. Many ways to achieve the same thing really ^_^
Also Windows 7 is miles better than Vista... I too used Vista upon beta and final release but Windows 7 does many things right.
Also Windows 7 is miles better than Vista... I too used Vista upon beta and final release but Windows 7 does many things right.
@ Nephron, I don't mean to ask a stupid question, but in the code section of the ADB, you have:
Format your EXT3 Partition (ADB is needed)
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
rm -r /system/sd/*
reboot recovery
then flash the update.
is "reboot recovery" part of the code you type in or are you telling us to reboot into recovery?
Also, do you know if there's a more cohesive guide to ADB for Mac users than the ADB For Dummies guide? Your directions for the windows users are awesome, but in the directions from the mac users link you provided, there are a lot of extra side notes in there that seem to jumble everything up.
Format your EXT3 Partition (ADB is needed)
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
rm -r /system/sd/*
reboot recovery
then flash the update.
is "reboot recovery" part of the code you type in or are you telling us to reboot into recovery?
Also, do you know if there's a more cohesive guide to ADB for Mac users than the ADB For Dummies guide? Your directions for the windows users are awesome, but in the directions from the mac users link you provided, there are a lot of extra side notes in there that seem to jumble everything up.
it's part of the code. When you type "reboot recovery" the phone will automatically reboot itself into recovery
does it reboot into recovery right when you hit enter?
i ask this because "then flash the update." is right after that. i would assume that that's directed toward the user, but it's in the code box so that's why i ask. sorry, i'm a little new to this, so i just want to make sure i get it right.
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Yes
When it automatically reboots your phone into recovery just Alt+S
*flashes the update*Yes
When it automatically reboots your phone into recovery just Alt+S
Thanks so much!
wdfcoinstaller error
i get this when i plugged in my g1. it says windows does not support it or it is a corrupt file and to try to reinstall it. I did and I get the same error. any help?
i get this when i plugged in my g1. it says windows does not support it or it is a corrupt file and to try to reinstall it. I did and I get the same error. any help?
Can you please add my how-to on installing the SDK + ADB + Fastboot on Ubuntu Linux to your original post? It can save stickies and save failed search attempts.
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Once again nephron, you fail to let me down amazing post man..wish they were all this nice.
Once again nephron, you fail to let me down amazing post man..wish they were all this nice.
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23Hello All!
After much frustration with setting up ADB i finally got it working. Everyone said its simple and takes minimal knowledge but when things dont work, nothing really worked. Anyways after 2 hours of research trying to get ADB to work i finally got it all working and wanted to share my knowledge to anyone else that needed help.
This Guide is for windows only. If you are using Mac OS X please go here: ADB For Dummies
If you are using Linux please go here: [HOW-TO]Set up Android SDK/ADB/Fastboot on Ubuntu Linux
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Things you need:
Android SDK - Download
Winrar - Download (32bit) Download (64bit)
Windows PC
USB Cable
A Rooted HTC Dream (Google G1)
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Setting up the Android SDK
Download the file from above
Unzip to your desktop
Take the "android-sdk-windows" folder and move it to the root of your hard drive (C:\)
Right click on My Computer and click properties
Select the Advanced Tab or Advanced System Setting (Vista/Windows 7)
Select Environment Variables...
Press New
For Variable Name type: adb
For Variable Value type: C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
Now,
1. Run SDK Manager.exe located in the android-sdk-windows folder
2. If it gives you an error go to settings and click on "Force http//....."
3. Select all options and let it download and install
If you cant get the setup to work, Download the USB-DRIVERS folder - HERE (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7)
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Preparing your phone for ADB
Go to Settings on your phone
Select Applications
Select Development
Make sure 'USB Debugging' is checked
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Installing Drivers
Plug in your phone through USB and DO NOT MOUNT IT!!!!!
Your computer should see a new device and try to install Android 1.0 driver (If it doesnt, scroll down to the "Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB" section)
Let it load
Once it cant find them select "Install drivers from my pc"
The drivers you need are in the Android SDK 1.5r2 folder (C:\android-sdk-windows\usb_driver)
Depending on your OS pick x86 or amd64
You ADB Android Device should now be installed! Good Job
For Android SDK 1.5r7+
1. Run SDK Manager.exe
2. If it gives you an error go to settings and click on "Force http//....."
3. Select all options and let it download and install
If you cant get the setup to work, Download the USB-DRIVERS folder - HERE (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7)
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Check if your phone is detected by ADB
Open up Command Prompt (Go to run, type in cmd, press enter)
Type in
Code:cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools === Press Enter adb devices === You should see your device listed adb shell === you should see # in the next line
Now you are all set to run adb commands
Note: for a list of commands type in 'adb' in cmd
CONGRATS YOU NOW HAVE ADB FULLY RUNNING!
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Droid Explorer by Camalot
Droid Explorer is a Windows software that will download, install, and setup the android SDK for you all in under a minute so you are ready to go. I use this on a daily basis. This amazing piece of software has tons of plugins and a built in file explorer for all your files on your phone! All you gotta do is download, install, and go!
Download Droid Explorer - Here
Install the program, and let it setup the SDK files for you
Connect your phone
Enjoy!
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"Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB"
Why: Your computer has detected your phone but as a protable device and as a storage device.
Fix: This took me a lot of research and time to figure out so this is what your are going to do.
First download USBDeview - Here
Unzip it
Run USBDeview.exe as Administrator
You will see all drivers being used on your computer
Highlight and Uninstall all drivers with the description have HTC Android (Should be 3 of them)
Right Click on the driver and press uninstall
Once done, Unplug your phone and plug it back in
You should now get the notification of the ADB device
Follow the steps above to install the drivers
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When Typing just adb in cmd you will get whats called a "usage doc" which gives you a lits of commands that you can use:
Code:-d - directs command to the only connected USB devic e returns an error if more than one USB device is present. -e - directs command to the only running emulator. returns an error if more than one emulator is r unning. -s <serial number> - directs command to the USB device or emulator w ith the given serial number -p <product name or path> - simple product name like 'sooner', or a relative/absolute path to a product out directory like 'out/target/product/sooner'. If -p is not specified, the ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT environment variable is used, which must be an absolute path. devices - list all connected devices device commands: adb push <local> <remote> - copy file/dir to device adb pull <remote> <local> - copy file/dir from device adb sync [ <directory> ] - copy host->device only if changed (see 'adb help all') adb shell - run remote shell interactively adb shell <command> - run remote shell command adb emu <command> - run emulator console command adb logcat [ <filter-spec> ] - View device log adb jdwp - list PIDs of processes hosting a JDWP transport adb install [-l] [-r] <file> - push this package file to the device and instal l it ('-l' means forward-lock the app) ('-r' means reinstall the app, keeping its data ) adb uninstall [-k] <package> - remove this app package from the device ('-k' means keep the data and cache directories ) adb bugreport - return all information from the device that should be included in a bug report. adb help - show this help message adb version - show version num scripting: adb wait-for-device - block until device is online adb start-server - ensure that there is a server running adb kill-server - kill the server if it is running adb get-state - prints: offline | bootloader | device adb get-serialno - prints: <serial-number> adb status-window - continuously print device status for a specifie d device adb remount - remounts the /system partition on the device re ad-write adb root - restarts adb with root permissions networking: adb ppp <tty> [parameters] - Run PPP over USB. Note: you should not automatically start a PDP connection. <tty> refers to the tty for PPP stream. Eg. dev:/dev/omap_csmi_tty1 [parameters] - Eg. defaultroute debug dump local notty usepeerdns adb sync notes: adb sync [ <directory> ] <localdir> can be interpreted in several ways: - If <directory> is not specified, both /system and /data partitions will be u pdated. - If it is "system" or "data", only the corresponding partition is updated.
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Commands that you should know
adb push - Insert file to phone such as Stock.apk to /data/app_s
Code:adb push <pathtofile.apk> <file system location> - Example: adb push c:\app.apk /data/app
adb pull - Remove file from phone such as Stock.apk from /data/app_s
Code:adb pull <pathtofile.apk> <path where you want to save it>- Example: adb pull /data/app/Stock.apk C:\
adb install - Install app to phone
Code:adb install <path to file> - Example: adb install c:/apps/apps2sd.apk
adb uninstall - Uninstall app from phone
Code:adb uninstall <name of application> - Example: adb uninstall linda.apk
For more ADB Commands go - Here
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Thats it for ADB! Congrats and if you have any questions please ask me or if anything is missing or not correct please tell me. I got all of this from research and personal experience.6Nandroid Backup and Restore
Whats is a Nandroid Backup?
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Nandroid Backup is a tool allowing all rooted g1 users to create a full system backup and restore which, when flashing and testing different roms can be very useful.
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What You Will Need
A Rooted G1 phone, I suggest with the latest SPL (Guide above to install latest Radio and SPL)
Cyanogen's Pimped Out Recovery Image 1.4 - Download (IMG)
An SD Card with 100mb of free space
A Computer
SD Card reader or USB Cable
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Installing the New Recovery Image
Download the recovery image from above, you will want the Download (IMG) download
Place the cm-recovery-1.4.img file in the root of your SD Card (Root = not in any folder)
Go back to your phone (Dont forget to unmount)
Open terminal and type in the following
Code:su (wait for a screen to popup and press "allow") flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
If you have problems with a "no space on device" error, try using fastboot and erasing first:
Code:fastboot erase recovery fastboot flash recovery cm-recovery-1.4.img
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Creating a Backup using Nandroid 2.1
Boot up your phone in recovery (Turn off, then turn on while holding Home button)
You will now see your new Cyanogen 1.3.1 + JF recovery screen (YAY!!!)
Scroll down to "nandroid v2.1 backup" and press on it to create your Backup
Let it work, it should take a minute or so
Once its done, your backup is complete and is saved on your sdcard in the "nandroid" folder
Recovering to Your Nandroid Backup
Option 1 (Without a Computer)
Note: This recovery will only recover your latest nandroid backup (the one with the newest timestamp)
Make sure u made a backup and its in the nandroid folder on your sdcard
Boot up your phone in recovery (Turn off, then turn on while holding Home button)
Scroll down to "restore latest backup" and press on it
Let it work
Once its done reboot your phone and you backup will now be restored!
Option 2 (With a computer)
Note: With this option, you can use any nandroid backup that you have made, not just the latest one
1) First go in to your tools folder where you put your SDK 1.5r2 (C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools as reference)
2) Take the files adb.exe fastboot.exe and AdbWinApi.dll (found here - http://sharebee.com/16a06ebb) and place them in C:\WINDOWS\system32
3) Download the Nandroid Backup and Restore GUI made by Markazeh - Here
Extract the folder to your desktop or where ever you can easily find it (I put mine in the SDK folder for easy access)
4) You will need 4 files: Boot.img, System.img , Data.img, and Recovery.img
Place those 4 files in the same folder as the Nandroid Recovery GUI folder you just extracted in step 3
5) Boot your phone into fastboot mode (Turn off the G1 and turn on while holding the BACK button. If you have an older SPL then hold the CAMERA button and press POWER)
6) Once in fastboot (you should see a white screen with three androids on skateboards) plug your phone to your computer via USB. You might have to press the BACK key to turn it into FASTBOOT mode, or follow the on screen prompts.
NOTE: If you dont have the drivers installed please look one post above to setup fastboot
7) Open NANDROID_Recovery_GUI.exe, everything on the left hand side should be "found!"
8) Choose an option from the right to Restore All, Restore all except Recovery, or Restore Data Only. Let the program do its thing.
Once its done you can reboot and all your info from your backup should be restored!
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Congrats! You now Backed up your phone and will/have restored it!
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Disclamer: I am not liable to any damage that happens to your phone. This is just a guide which you have chosen to follow, so please do not blame me for any damaged phones or bricks.3[GUIDE] Fastboot for Noobs
Fastboot
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Things you need:
New SPL - Download
New Radio - Download
Your Current ROM - CyanogenMod 3.6
SD Card Reader
Rooted G1 Phone
Computer
USB Cable
Patience
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Install Radio FIRST
Download the Radio Update
Rename it to update.zip
Remove your SD Card from your phone and place it in your SD Card Reader
Put the update.zip at the root of your SDcard (root = not in any folder)
Insert your sdcard back into the phone
Turn off your phone (Hold power and press Power Off)
Hold the Home button and then press the power button (Keep holding power)
You will now enter recovery
Open up your keyboard and press Alt-S
Let it finish the update
When done reboot by pressing Home and Back
You should be able to access your Home screen (If its stuck on the Google G1 screen dont panic, just remove your battery for now)
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Installing the new SPL
Note: To update you must have a PVT board. To Check go into fastboot (Power and Camera and check)
Take your SD Card out again and plug it into the pc
Remove the update.zip that you put in there
Download your current Rom or any other ROM that you want. I suggest CyanogenMod 3.6
Download the SPL Update
Rename the SPL Update to update.zip
Remove your SD Card from your phone and place it in your SD Card Reader
Put the update.zip at the root of your SDcard (root = not in any folder)
Insert your sdcard back into the phone
Turn off your phone (Hold power and press Power Off) or put your battery back in and turn it on
Hold the Home button and then press the power button (Keep holding power)
You will now enter recovery
Open up your keyboard and press Alt-S
Let it finish the update
Now it will reboot on its own back to recovery
Reboot again by pressing Home + Back
Your phone will be stuck on the T-Mobile G1 Screen (Again DONT FREAK)
Remove the battery from your phone
Remove your SD Card and plug it back into your computer
Take the ROM that you downloaded and rename it update.zip
Remove the update.zip that was on your SD Card and put this new one it
Put the battery back into your phone
Enter recovery (Home + Power)
Press Alt+s to update
Let it finish
Press Home + Back to reboot
Thats it! You now have your new SPL and Radio
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Getting into Fastboot
Turn off your phone
Hold the back button and keep holding it while turning your phone back on
You should see 3 Android guys on skateboards
You should now be in Fastboot mode!
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Setting up fastboot to work with your computer
Plug your phone in to your computer through USB
You should get a popup that your computer found the ADB Device for fastboot
When it asks you for drivers, make sure u select the option to locate the drivers from your computer yourself
Since you already have your Android 1.5r2 SDK installed, the drivers are in the same place where the ADB drivers are
C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\usb_driver
Make sure you choose the correct folder depending on your OS
Press ok to install the drivers
Fastboot should now be up and running
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Make sure Fastboot is working
Open up Command Prompt
type the following
Code:cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools === Press Enter fastboot devices === Press enter, your device should be listed fastboot shell === You should see a # in the next line
type fastboot and press enter for general commands
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When Typing just fastboot in cmd you will get whats called a "usage doc" which gives you a lits of commands that you can use:
Code:usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command> commands: update <filename> reflash device from update.zip flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system' flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition erase <partition> erase a flash partition getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it devices list all connected devices reboot reboot device normally reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader options: -w erase userdata and cache -s <serial number> specify device serial number -p <product> specify product name -c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
For more fastboot Commands go - Here
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Congrats! You now have Fastboot and ADB up and running!!!
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Disclamer: I am not liable to any damage that happens to your phone. This is just a guide which you have chosen to follow, so please do not blame me for any damaged phones or bricks.1
Thanks for clarifying that. I asked the same thing on the 5th. See the quote below from the OP for the source of our confusion.
1Pc does not recognize fastboot mode on device
Hey guys I've been bumping my head for a while trying to update my phone to radio 2.22.27.08 and hboot 1.33.0013d. I currently have adb and fastboot installed on my laptop. Currently I have hboot 1.33.2005 and radio 2.22.23.02 running biffmod 2.1 on my magic 32b(G1).
When I go into "adb devices" it lists my device, but when I go to "fastboot devices" it just prompts back "C:\android-sdk_r09-windows\tools.
I've tried uninstalling the driver and then reinstalling the usb driver while in fastboot mode and it accepts it, however when I type in "fastboot devices" it just begins the prompt over again (C:\android-sdk_r09-windows\tools). If I type "fastboot" it lists the commands. If I type in "fastboot flash radio radio-2.22.27.08.img" while in fastboot mode on the phone it just says "waiting for device" on my pc.
I have both the hboot image and the radio image in the same tools folder on my computer. Heck I even put them on the sd card.
I've been searching around the forum for the past few days but still no dice resolving this. I've even tried the new tool "Easy fastboot for most htc devices" but it still says "waiting for device..." Which leads me to believe there is a problem with the pc not recognizing the phone in fastboot mode.
Any and all help is appreciated
LB FAM
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