[HOW-TO] ADB for Dummies(How-To Learner's Guide)

[Mikey]

Just wondering:

C:\Users\Your User Name> cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools <-- Tap Enter

Wouldn't it be a whole less typing and confusing if you just extracted the tools folder to C:\
then you would only have too type:

cd C:\tools

Also don't you have to add

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools

into your Environment Variables -> System Variables -> Path ->

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools

???

 

[kathi17]

Thanks for the great tutorial! I haven't run adb yet mostly because all of the information was scatteredt through several messages. This will make it much easier!

I also got a good laugh at your comment about installing an .exe file! (Anybody who doesn't know how to do that shouldn't be modding a phone in my opinion).

 

[AndroidSamurai]

*UPDATE* - *EDIT*

Tutorial has now been updated with more informative information and credit given to the people who posted the suggestions.

Thanks again guys for Reading/Searching before posting and I hope that this tutorial will be of help...


Stay tuned for more updates...

 

[devildogg2001]

this is getting to be a real pain in the but for me. i have gotten the SDK taken care of, but windows wont let me extract the USB drivers from the zip file.. i get unknown method on every file in the folder

EDIT: downloaded 7 zip and it extracted the files.. i skipped this step because i had WINrar installed..

 

[devildogg2001]

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.

yes well thanks for the help, i did plenty of searching and couldnt find it, so i came back here.. I still havent figured it out though.. on linux or windows vista.. it says thats "the driver is not intended for this platform". i got the adb all sorted out, it works i guess, it just cant find the phone..

EDIT: ok, well it appears that i was just doing it wrong (figures...) when searching for device driver i went to the folder "usb driver" and clicked it, i didnt go into the folder and select one of the two (x86 or amd64)...so i went back and selected the folder x86 and it installed.. thanks anyway to everyone who tried to help. lol

 

[AndroidSamurai]

I am glad that you finally figured it out. Thanks for letting me know that you had to click on the architecture specific driver folder for your system. I will edit the tutorial again to include this information.

 

[AndroidSamurai]

*UPDATE*

I will be creating a AIO(All-in-one) package that will be OS Specific(eg. Linux, Mac OS X, Windows) that will include everything you need to get started.

Also working on a batch file(and scripts) to further automate the process and make it more "Lazy Man" friendly...


Stay Tuned for updates and rleases.


Once again, thank you for supporting our tutorials and development skills.

 

[DSBP1]

I'm sorry I tried to do this but I quit halfway there....its just too confusing...I'm sorry, but section 2 is confusing...after I clicked on the link that says installation, it asked me to do all this other things that I did not have a clue what it was telling me to do...I don't know if you can put a video tutorial on youtube or something because as of right now...i'm soo confused that I got frustrated....it is asking me to install "eclipse" then "eclipse" is asking me to install something else....do I really need to be going link by link and through all those other things..

 

[serialtoon]

Using Windows Vista x64 myself and it appears that it simply doesnt like the device. I always get "device not found" yet it works flawless on my Vista 32-Bit laptop. Go figure.

 

[KidJethro]

I dunno....I just got it setup on Vista 64b Ultimate. Took alittle head scratching, but it works. This is what the cmd prompt is showing me-

C:\Users\Joe>cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
# ls
ls
cache                 init.goldfish.rc      sdcard
data                  init.rc               sqlite_stmt_journals
default.prop          init.trout.rc         sys
dev                   proc                  system
etc                   root
init                  sbin
#

 

[tulamidan]

I have a hard time getting the provided USB driver to work.
First the zip format you've used is some kind of non standard and will only unzip with the latest 7zip (I've had an older version that didn't work, as well as WinRar or the Windows standard)
Then I can't get rid of the G1 driver that is already installed. I tried to update it (your driver doesn't need to be updated) or deinstall it. But when I plug my phone back in... magick!The driver is back. And with this one ADB gives me the errorevice not found.

I'll do some more googeling to find out how to force XP to use a specific driver. Wasn't very lucky so far. If I find sth. I'll edit.

 

[kusotare]

I'm having the exact same problem. Vist 32 bit SP1, any time i plug the phone in, the drivers are automatically there. Heres what I've tried, to no avail:
-Updating the driver.
Windows tells me the driver its using is better.
-Uninstalling the driver and trying to manually install the USB drivers before install
Windows cant start the device for the new drivers and automatically installs the standard drivers when I plug in the phone.
-renaming the drivers that windows is using
wont even recognize the phone, new drivers or not.

I'm getting tired of the "support device not found" thing. :/

 

[crocyson]

Hey great job. Everything was really easy but I did end up getting stuck.

I'm in the adb shell but when i try to type anything in it says adb not found

I'm trying to install auto rotate and when I enter adb remount i get the not found.

 

[apfroggy0408]

I dunno....I just got it setup on Vista 64b Ultimate. Took alittle head scratching, but it works. This is what the cmd prompt is showing me-

C:\Users\Joe>cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
# ls
ls
cache                 init.goldfish.rc      sdcard
data                  init.rc               sqlite_stmt_journals
default.prop          init.trout.rc         sys
dev                   proc                  system
etc                   root
init                  sbin
#

I'm getting the exact same thing.

 

[KidJethro]

I'm getting the exact same thing.

That means you did it right.

 

[tubaking182]

when you are typing adb remount do you have a "#" sign or no??? on windows it should look like this:

C:\Documents and Settings> adb remount

or in linux:

[email protected]:~$ adb remount

if it looks like this it's wrong and you need to type exit then the adb remount

# adb  remount

 

[kusotare]

update to my driver problem, for specifics, windows is forcing the microsoft WPD file system volume driver for the "android phone" driver. anyone got any clues?

 

[crocyson]

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[youuishype]

i installed the drivers from my sdk folder since the drivers i downloaded here diddnt wanna extract is it a corruped .zip? i went to my device manager and got this

http://i43.tinypic.com/2dtcex1.jpg

 

[daveyjay]

I'm having the exact same problem. Vist 32 bit SP1, any time i plug the phone in, the drivers are automatically there. Heres what I've tried, to no avail:
-Updating the driver.
Windows tells me the driver its using is better.
-Uninstalling the driver and trying to manually install the USB drivers before install
Windows cant start the device for the new drivers and automatically installs the standard drivers when I plug in the phone.
-renaming the drivers that windows is using
wont even recognize the phone, new drivers or not.

I'm getting tired of the "support device not found" thing. :/

Ditto-Help!