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

[youuishype]

i got mines working, i used the 64 bit even though i have 32bit, after that the ADB interface came out on my device manager, but still wasnt working properly then i used the 32bit drivers it said again i had the best ones installed. i restarted my pc and it was just working.

 

[naTTan]

Can someone help me? I have read this a couple of times and i still fail to adb, basically, what happens is that everytime i put adb shell the error device not found comes out.

Is there anything that i am doing wrong? i have made sure that the device driver is correct i put the one in the sdk, and in my device manager it no longer writes mass storage window, but there is a logo at the top saying adb interface i am guessing this is what i am meant to achieve?

So what is wrong with what i am doing?

 

[jjjackson56]

Can someone help me? I have read this a couple of times and i still fail to adb, basically, what happens is that everytime i put adb shell the error device not found comes out.

Is there anything that i am doing wrong? i have made sure that the device driver is correct i put the one in the sdk, and in my device manager it no longer writes mass storage window, but there is a logo at the top saying adb interface i am guessing this is what i am meant to achieve?

So what is wrong with what i am doing?

Dont feel bad same thing is happening to me i have deleted the driver and reinstalled it many times. It shows up in device manager says no problems its not under usb mass storage but yet when i do command prompt adb shell says device not connected. looks like im gonna have to try ubuntu


EDIT: I tried a different computer now it works but for some reason doesnt recognize it in fastboot

 

[KidJethro]

I downloaded the 64bit vista drivers and tried to unzip them with winzip. Winzip wouldn't do it...I got the corrupt file thing too. Tried 7-zip and the file would unzip, but the drivers wouldn't install because they weren't digitally signed. THEN I booted into test mode and everything worked first shot. Booting into test mode required entering a command at the command prompt then rebooting....can't remember the command though. I found it here though, should be searchable.

In fact, I'm still running in test mode because I don't know how to turn it off. lol

 

[maydaysos]

i got this to work to regain superuser after updating to 5.0.1h.
but when i got to 5.0.2r2 i lost superuser and su control in terminal emulator.
I did the mount remount command thingy and got adb to finish installing the new su/superuser. but when i go back to terminal emulator and type su it ask if i want to allow yes no or alway. I choose yes or always then i get the #, but i still get permission denied. Then if i back to adb its says its not read/write. so i do the mount remount command thingy again.

Im so lost.

 

[robpet2]

man i needed this.. just got adb working on my pc.. got a usb 2.0 card now.. lol

 

[skiptomylou11]

I did everything up to the actual ADB install. When I tried to install it, it said "The system cannot find the path specified."

So I checked my driver updates, uninstalled the regular USB driver and tried to update ADB, but it says "Windows found driver software for your device, but encountered an error while attempting install it.

HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface."

Now instead of showing as the G1, it shows as an unkown device, so I'm at a loss to what I need to do.

By the way, this is on Vista 32 bit.

 

[peliROJO]

Thank you very much. This tutorial got me started today with backups, the version 5 port, updating my twitter, and understanding the difference between root, SPL, and ADB, but I'm still trying to memorize the various keyboard presses to reboot your phone in various modes. And I get your humor!

 

[sman234]

i had a few hiccups but your tut couldnt have been better thanx man
make sure debugging mode is enabled that caused most of my problems Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging

 

[tulamidan]

Man! Was I so blind that I didn't see this information anywhere? The USB Debuging Mode was THE last link I needed.
Cheers mate! That was big help!

 

[ArmandHammer]

Im having trouble extracting this usb driver software. Everytime i go to extract it says there is an error and i have to skip over 10 things for it to extract.
I am using vista
Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[breaultm]

Hmmm...i'm one of the others that are having the issue of Windows defaulting to a mass storage device driver each time the phone is plugged in. Trying to manually update the driver to correct version results in windows denying you.

 

[wendee]

Hmmm...i'm one of the others that are having the issue of Windows defaulting to a mass storage device driver each time the phone is plugged in. Trying to manually update the driver to correct version results in windows denying you.

I get something similiar i get Cannot Install and i have the latest usb driver and still no luck dont know what else to do now

 

[breaultm]

I get something similiar i get Cannot Install and i have the latest usb driver and still no luck dont know what else to do now

Right, it's not so much that you've got an incorrect version of the android driver. it was mentioned on the first page--If you've plugged your android phone into your computer prior to installing the SDK USB driver, then windows defaulted to assuming the G1 is simply a mass storage device and that's it. Trying to uninstall the device manually just results in windows automatically picking it as a mass storage device again without prompting you for alternative drivers. I gave up on this computer and did it on another i know i hadnt plugged my phone into before. I'm sure there are relevant registry keys that need to be removed to get windows to stop automatically treating it like a mass storage device and to prompt you for alternative drivers, but i just took the easy route.

 

[ArmandHammer]

I think there is something wrong with the usb driver on this site. Everytime idownload and go to extract i get an error.
This is the second computer I have tried to extract it and i get a "File skipped unkown comression method" error.
^That is the message I got on my windows xp and i got a different message on vista.
Anybody else having trouble extracting the driver?
http://modmygphone.com/wiki/index.php/Setting_up_ADB the driver off this site extracted just fine.

 

[sweetandsour]

follow instructions

I think there is something wrong with the usb driver on this site. Everytime idownload and go to extract i get an error.
This is the second computer I have tried to extract it and i get a "File skipped unkown comression method" error.
^That is the message I got on my windows xp and i got a different message on vista.
Anybody else having trouble extracting the driver?
http://modmygphone.com/wiki/index.php/Setting_up_ADB the driver off this site extracted just fine.

Im having trouble extracting this usb driver software. Everytime i go to extract it says there is an error and i have to skip over 10 things for it to extract.
I am using vista
Any help is greatly appreciated.

do not extract with winrar it dont work...trust me...it clearly says to download .7zip to extract the drivers...it worked flawlessly when i extracted with 7zip...so learn to follow instructions

 

[sweetandsour]

vanillaTbone...

dude thank you...
it was hard figuring things out at first...(went from xp to vista 64bit)
but i stared messing with cmd and commands and i got it working without a flaw..(ADB and Fastboot working like a charm)
i just thought i would show u some recognition and appreciation for your work because it was very helpful
thanks for your tutorial

 

[ArmandHammer]

do not extract with winrar it dont work...trust me...it clearly says to download .7zip to extract the drivers...it worked flawlessly when i extracted with 7zip...so learn to follow instructions

I followed directions and this is what it said.
Direct quote from the front page "Windows vista has ".zip" extracting built-in and does not require an external app.(I have listed some links below)"
So I did clearly read directions and it said if you have windows vista, you do not need an external app,
??

 

[sweetandsour]

I followed directions and this is what it said.
Direct quote from the front page "Windows vista has ".zip" extracting built-in and does not require an external app.(I have listed some links below)"
So I did clearly read directions and it said if you have windows vista, you do not need an external app,
??

thats what it says..
and i know vista does but for some reason u get all kinds of error messages right???...i tried winrar and that didnt work aswell
well download .7zip for your 32bit or in my case 64bit vista
and u can extract those files..
try it download 7zip and tell me how it goes..doesn't hurt 2 try right??
if u need more help i will do my best to help u...
ill check the post regularly or just send me a pm

 

[tehseano]

GREAT tutorial mate!! I've been using Windows 7 64bit and have felt so underprivelaged because I wasn't able to run adb commands and such, but it was only because certain info was left out

EDIT: I figured everything out

EDIT 2: Ok, so can you like, mass-install? I figured out how to push and pull and entire directory, but is there a way to install the apps without selecting and installing each one, one by one?