[Guide]Noobs Guide to creating a logcat[All methods explained as of 20.1.2013]

[Dark Passenger]

Q. What is a logcat?

Ans. A logcat is a sort of written report for what things(operations like starting processes lot of dev related technical things) the phone is doing at a given time.


this guide shall provide simple step by step method (Will try to be very short and direct)
Why create this guide cause i found a lot of guides on this topic(Really a lot !!!)
But were written in a fairly roundabout manner so here is my attempt to simplify things.

Prerequisites : (Please read before doing anything)

For creating a logcat via computer :

1.ADB(Android Debugging Bridge) you can get a smaller version from here : ADB & logcat tools.zip else you can get it along with android SDK.

For creating a logcat via phone :

1.alogcat/catlog[APP]

OR

2.Terminal Emulator.[APP]

Ok down to business...

Via Computer (ADB) :

very useful cause you can start logcatting(Is there such term) even before booting.

open terminal at the location for ADB example for me its C:/ADB>

so now your teminal should look like this :

C:/ADB>

now connect your phone via USB and don't forget to tick Android Debugging option under app>development(2.3.x) or Developer Option>usb debugging(4.0.x & above) on your phone

now type this in the terminal

adb logcat -v long > name of problem.txt

nothing will happen on the terminal don't worry its working to end the logcat press ctrl+c.

you shall have a log file called name of problem.txt or whatever you thought of substituting that name of problem with inside your ADB folder.

Via Phone :

1.Via Terminal Emulator :

its same as for adb except you are already in the shell that is rather than doing adb to reach your phone and then command just enter the command simple

type this in your terminal emulator :

logcat -v long > name of problem.txt

to finish logging press vol down button + c

you will find a text file on your SD Card.

2.Via logcatting(still don't think its a word) APP

here are the links.
1.CatLog

2.aLogCat(free)

Sources :

http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/logcat.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
and tutorial by paxChristos just a blatant ripoff by me just Noobyfied(is there such a word ???) by me.

 

[Dark Passenger]

If you have any doubts or problem Private message me ...(I do not reply to hate mail,controversies,or doubts that i feel have been adressed to the best of my knowledge here)

Good Luck and hope this helps you to get other developers address your problems convincingly:good::highfive:

 

[speed_bot]

good tutoiral you could add some basic adb commands to the op..

 

[ZmisiS]

Via Phone don't works for me. Do I need to install something before this?

 

[Brady_4love]

Can we make a logcat through our phone? ?

 

[sudarshan_mehta]

Can we make a logcat through our phone? ?

yes, you can do it from phone using terminal emulator!!!

 

[Brady_4love]

yes, you can do it from phone using terminal emulator!!!

What command?

And then can we copy all the data from there? ?

 

[sudarshan_mehta]

What command?

And then can we copy all the data from there? ?

search from google!!! i am too lazy to type all that commands!!!!

which data are you taking about?

Sent from my GT-S5670 using xda premium

 

[Dark Passenger]

taking logcat via phone (apps and terminal) is explained in the first post please look.

if confused pm me.

 

[flasherruts]

thankx

Q. What is a logcat?

Ans. A logcat is a sort of written report for what things(operations like starting processes lot of dev related technical things) the phone is doing at a given time.


this guide shall provide simple step by step method (Will try to be very short and direct)
Why create this guide cause i found a lot of guides on this topic(Really a lot !!!)
But were written in a fairly roundabout manner so here is my attempt to simplify things.

Prerequisites : (Please read before doing anything)

For creating a logcat via computer :

1.ADB(Android Debugging Bridge) you can get a smaller version from here : ADB & logcat tools.zip else you can get it along with android SDK.

For creating a logcat via phone :

1.alogcat/catlog[APP]

OR

2.Terminal Emulator.[APP]

Ok down to business...

Via Computer (ADB) :

very useful cause you can start logcatting(Is there such term) even before booting.

open terminal at the location for ADB example for me its C:/ADB>

so now your teminal should look like this :

C:/ADB>

now connect your phone via USB and don't forget to tick Android Debugging option under app>development(2.3.x) or Developer Option>usb debugging(4.0.x & above) on your phone

now type this in the terminal

adb logcat -v long > name of problem.txt

nothing will happen on the terminal don't worry its working to end the logcat press ctrl+c.

you shall have a log file called name of problem.txt or whatever you thought of substituting that name of problem with inside your ADB folder.

Via Phone :

1.Via Terminal Emulator :

its same as for adb except you are already in the shell that is rather than doing adb to reach your phone and then command just enter the command simple

type this in your terminal emulator :

logcat -v long > name of problem.txt

to finish logging press vol down button + c

you will find a text file on your SD Card.

2.Via logcatting(still don't think its a word) APP

here are the links.
1.CatLog

2.aLogCat(free)

Sources :

http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/logcat.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
and tutorial by paxChristos just a blatant ripoff by me just Noobyfied(is there such a word ???) by me.

Thankx a lot man . Am a newbie and it helped me a lot!!!!! Thanks !!!:highfive::victory::good:

 

[Jfulton67]

ADB Push

Thankx a lot man . Am a newbie and it helped me a lot!!!!! Thanks !!!:highfive::victory::good:

Are there any tricks to using ADB push and install? I hae been trying and cannot get it to work.

 

[jean019]

thanks a lot

 

[Bluedio777]

Flashing NC2 Kernel

Installed NC4 firmware via Odin 3.09 version and used the safestrap by Hashcode, 3.75, posted on XDA. Installed "Towel Root" as well, but the problem is everytime I attempt to flash NC2 kernel it fails Looking for advice.

 

[swat4samp]

Installed NC4 firmware via Odin 3.09 version and used the safestrap by Hashcode, 3.75, posted on XDA. Installed "Towel Root" as well, but the problem is everytime I attempt to flash NC2 kernel it fails Looking for advice.

Sorry mate, you're on the wrong forum. Do you even check the title of OP before posting anything?

 

[agriculture]

That's good work

 

[Daniellero995]

please help

Q. What is a logcat?

Ans. A logcat is a sort of written report for what things(operations like starting processes lot of dev related technical things) the phone is doing at a given time.


this guide shall provide simple step by step method (Will try to be very short and direct)
Why create this guide cause i found a lot of guides on this topic(Really a lot !!!)
But were written in a fairly roundabout manner so here is my attempt to simplify things.

Prerequisites : (Please read before doing anything)

For creating a logcat via computer :

1.ADB(Android Debugging Bridge) you can get a smaller version from here : ADB & logcat tools.zip else you can get it along with android SDK.

For creating a logcat via phone :

1.alogcat/catlog[APP]

OR

2.Terminal Emulator.[APP]

Ok down to business...

Via Computer (ADB) :

very useful cause you can start logcatting(Is there such term) even before booting.

open terminal at the location for ADB example for me its C:/ADB>

so now your teminal should look like this :

C:/ADB>

now connect your phone via USB and don't forget to tick Android Debugging option under app>development(2.3.x) or Developer Option>usb debugging(4.0.x & above) on your phone

now type this in the terminal

adb logcat -v long > name of problem.txt

nothing will happen on the terminal don't worry its working to end the logcat press ctrl+c.

you shall have a log file called name of problem.txt or whatever you thought of substituting that name of problem with inside your ADB folder.

Via Phone :

1.Via Terminal Emulator :

its same as for adb except you are already in the shell that is rather than doing adb to reach your phone and then command just enter the command simple

type this in your terminal emulator :

logcat -v long > name of problem.txt

to finish logging press vol down button + c

you will find a text file on your SD Card.

2.Via logcatting(still don't think its a word) APP

here are the links.
1.CatLog

2.aLogCat(free)

Sources :

http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/logcat.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
and tutorial by paxChristos just a blatant ripoff by me just Noobyfied(is there such a word ???) by me.

I followed the steps you gave, but when I try to open powshell in the ADB folder using "shift+right click" the option to open powershell is not there until 100 attempts later... you please tell me what Im doing wrong?