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I know the basic commands but I was wondering if I were to do
Adb pull /sdcard....
What command line would be needed for me to direct the contents to a folder in my adb/tools folder on my pc? I tried /sdcard backup (open folder) but it would not let me do so.
Also any great place to find a list or material for adb & busybox commands?
I've been struggling with this for about six hours. Now, I have finally worked out a solution.
Hopefully it works for you. I will do my best to tell you exactly what I did so that if you don't entirely understand how to do stuff (for lack of a better phrase) in Linux, you can get this working.
Step 1: Go download the android SDK
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
When it is done downloading, unzip the file into your home directory. Make sure to rename the folder androidsdk
Open up the newly unzipped folder and go into the tools directory. run the android shell script.
NOTE: WHEREVER IT SAYS "androidsdk" AS A DIRECTORY IN THIS GUIDE, YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THAT WITH WHATEVER YOU NAME THE FOLDER. (I would suggest just naming it androidsdk)
Go to "available packages" and select all of the boxes. Once they are all selected, click on "Install" in the bottom right corner.
Go grab a cup of hot chocolate. That is an order.
Go into the platform-tools directory in the sdk directory (androidsdk) and right click on adb. Go to "properties" then the "permissions" tab and make sure the box that reads "allow executing file as program" is checked.
Go to the "open with" tab and add "autorun prompt."
Step 2: Get your paths in order
Go to your home folder and hit ctrl H to show all of the hidden folders and files.
Find bashrc and open it with the text editor. Copy and paste the following text at the very top.
#AndroidDev PATH
export PATH=${PATH}:/androidsdk/tools
Open up your terminal and type:
export PATH=$PATH:/androidsdk/tools
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
#When it opens up the file 51-android.rules, copy and paste this into it, then save the file:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device",
ENV{PRODUCT}=="0e79/*", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"
Plug in your Archos Gen8 Tablet via USB.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/AndroidFiles/LINUX_SDK_ADB_INSTALLER.zip?w=b4bd354e&dl=1
(The credit is in the code)
Download that and extract the zip to your home directory.
Go to the home directory and run the LINUX_SDK_ADB_INSTALLER shell script
It will download and install the drivers for ADB.
Step 3: Nautilus-ize it
Open up another terminal and type in:
sudo nautilus
(If you don't have nautilus like i didn't, just type in: sudo apt-get install nautilus)
once a window pops open that says "root", go ahead and navigate back to the filesystem (one folder up)
navigate to /usr/local/androidsdk/tools and make sure that adb is still an executable and is set to open with the "autorun prompt" (like in step 2)
close the window that nautilus opened up and shut down the terminal to end the root session.
Step 4: Finishing touches.
Go to the .Android directory in Home (it is hidden, you will have to put ctrl H to make it show) and find a file called adb_usb.ini ( if there isn't one, then you just have to create a text file and save it as adb_usb.ini )
Copy and paste
"0x0e79" >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
Into the adb_usb.ini file
Step 5: Run ADB.
Open up a terminal and type:
cd /usr/local/androidsdk/tools/
Type:
echo "0x0e79" >~/.android/adb_usb.ini
./adb kill-server
./adb start-server
type in ./adb devices
your Gen8 Tab should show up now as A70-3FAXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX device (the X's are your serial number. Don't freak out if you don't get a bunch of X's)
you can now run all of the adb commands by typing:
./adb kill-server
./adb reboot
./adb etc... etc...
(Those are examples. you dont have to actually type them in)
Voila. You are now all connected via ADB.
If you have any questions or something isn't working, we can troubleshoot in the comments.
I hope i was able to help those using Ubuntu 10.10 that need ADB.
(Hopefully if we get this working, it will be easier for developers to pull/ push files and get things working better.)
~ClothoBuer6293
~PokeJake2002
I get error 403 when i try to download the file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=448536&d=1290585848
There. That is the link to the original location of the file.
I guess i need to work on making dropbox links.
There's a couple of things wrong, since it's mixing terminal commands with doing things entirely via the GUI (Step 4 more precisely). It also seems it's mixing guides from different sources, there's a couple of redundant steps. I don't think you've done these steps as they stand, they wouldn't have worked
This is my suggestion:
Step 1. Download SDK and extract it
Step 2. Run android shell script in extracted_folder/tools (just double click and choose run in Ubuntu). If you just want adb then it's sufficient to mark only "Android SDK Platform-tools revision 1" for installation. The adb executable ends up in extracted_folder/platform-tools, and already has the exacutable bit set.
Step 3. For the device to show up with adb you need to do the udev step above, that is:
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules (in a terminal) and paste this in the file
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device",
ENV{PRODUCT}=="0e79/*", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"
In the same terminal, enter
gedit ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
and paste this in the file (or add at the bottom, if you already have it)
Code:
0x0e79
Step 4. Enable USB Debugging on the Archos (Settings -> Applications -> Development) and connect it to the computer
Step 5. Navigate to extracted_folder/platform_tools and run
./adb devices
(if nothing shows up, run ./adb kill-server followed by ./adb start-server and then ./adb devices again)
So what needs to be fixed in the guide is:
* the redundant step of downloading adb separately
* step 4 is really messed up, it's pasting terminal commands in the adb_usb.ini file and if it worked for you, it's because after pasting the terminal command you actually in Step 5 also echo the vendor ID to the end of file. Also, step 4 uses relative paths (./) to the adb executable, which indicates that the path step hasn't been done. Actually, come to think of it you get "no such file or directory" error if you enter ./adb if you don't happen to be in the right directory, so adding the adb folder to PATH isn't going to help.
Personally, I think the path step can be skipped altogether, but if people really want to be able to enter the adb command when they open a terminal window they should make sure the put the folder somewhere they plan to keep it. The best thing is for people to know how the basic terminal command works, as that is what they are using for adb anyway.
Thanks. This is pretty much my first walkthrough so i appreciate your assistance.
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It's a good first attempt, you're detailed in your steps which is good. One thing which is nice though, is describing why something is done too, for example the case with adding the udev rule etc. Speaking of that, thanks a bunch for the info on that, wouldn't have gotten my Archos to show up without it
Thanks. Haha.
I was really confused and I think most of what I did to get it to work was on accident.
I just didnt see any particular howtos on getting ADB for Archos Gen8 working in Ubuntu so I thought I would type one up based on how I got it to work and hope that smarter developers would correct me and help me to polish it.
The only way I have been able to connect to the Archos is to run as "root". Is this the purpose of the "nautilus" instruction? I thought the MODE="0666" would make the device accessible to all users. If I try this as a normal user, the device appears with "no permissions".
How do you fix this?
pokejake2002 said:
I've been struggling with this for about six hours. Now, I have finally worked out a solution.
Hopefully it works for you. I will do my best to tell you exactly what I did so that if you don't entirely understand how to do stuff (for lack of a better phrase) in Linux, you can get this working.
Step 1: Go download the android SDK
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
When it is done downloading, unzip the file into your home directory. Make sure to rename the folder androidsdk
Open up the newly unzipped folder and go into the tools directory. run the android shell script.
NOTE: WHEREVER IT SAYS "androidsdk" AS A DIRECTORY IN THIS GUIDE, YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THAT WITH WHATEVER YOU NAME THE FOLDER. (I would suggest just naming it androidsdk)
Go to "available packages" and select all of the boxes. Once they are all selected, click on "Install" in the bottom right corner.
Go grab a cup of hot chocolate. That is an order.
Go into the platform-tools directory in the sdk directory (androidsdk) and right click on adb. Go to "properties" then the "permissions" tab and make sure the box that reads "allow executing file as program" is checked.
Go to the "open with" tab and add "autorun prompt."
Step 2: Get your paths in order
Go to your home folder and hit ctrl H to show all of the hidden folders and files.
Find bashrc and open it with the text editor. Copy and paste the following text at the very top.
#AndroidDev PATH
export PATH=${PATH}:/androidsdk/tools
Open up your terminal and type:
export PATH=$PATH:/androidsdk/tools
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
#When it opens up the file 51-android.rules, copy and paste this into it, then save the file:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device",
ENV{PRODUCT}=="0e79/*", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"
Plug in your Archos Gen8 Tablet via USB.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/AndroidFiles/LINUX_SDK_ADB_INSTALLER.zip?w=b4bd354e&dl=1
(The credit is in the code)
Download that and extract the zip to your home directory.
Go to the home directory and run the LINUX_SDK_ADB_INSTALLER shell script
It will download and install the drivers for ADB.
Step 3: Nautilus-ize it
Open up another terminal and type in:
sudo nautilus
(If you don't have nautilus like i didn't, just type in: sudo apt-get install nautilus)
once a window pops open that says "root", go ahead and navigate back to the filesystem (one folder up)
navigate to /usr/local/androidsdk/tools and make sure that adb is still an executable and is set to open with the "autorun prompt" (like in step 2)
close the window that nautilus opened up and shut down the terminal to end the root session.
Step 4: Finishing touches.
Go to the .Android directory in Home (it is hidden, you will have to put ctrl H to make it show) and find a file called adb_usb.ini ( if there isn't one, then you just have to create a text file and save it as adb_usb.ini )
Copy and paste
"0x0e79" >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
Into the adb_usb.ini file
Step 5: Run ADB.
Open up a terminal and type:
cd /usr/local/androidsdk/tools/
Type:
echo "0x0e79" >~/.android/adb_usb.ini
./adb kill-server
./adb start-server
type in ./adb devices
your Gen8 Tab should show up now as A70-3FAXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX device (the X's are your serial number. Don't freak out if you don't get a bunch of X's)
you can now run all of the adb commands by typing:
./adb kill-server
./adb reboot
./adb etc... etc...
(Those are examples. you dont have to actually type them in)
Voila. You are now all connected via ADB.
If you have any questions or something isn't working, we can troubleshoot in the comments.
I hope i was able to help those using Ubuntu 10.10 that need ADB.
(Hopefully if we get this working, it will be easier for developers to pull/ push files and get things working better.)
~ClothoBuer6293
~PokeJake2002
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I thought the instructions from Archos were pretty clear. I've never had an issue with ADB in Linux.
Code:
Add Archos vendor ID (0x0e79) to adb_usb.ini in .android folder in your home directory:
Windows: echo 0x0e79 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
Macos: echo "0x0e79" >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
Linux: echo "0x0e79" >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
For Linux users only: You need to add a udev rule if ADB only works as root:
Create a file /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules that contains the following lines:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device",
ENV{PRODUCT}=="e79/*", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="e79", MODE="0666"
Make the rule known to udev with the following command:
udevadm control --reload-rules (or udevcontrol reload_rules on older systems)
foh1981 said:
There's a couple of things wrong, since it's mixing terminal commands with doing things entirely via the GUI (Step 4 more precisely). It also seems it's mixing guides from different sources, there's a couple of redundant steps. I don't think you've done these steps as they stand, they wouldn't have worked
This is my suggestion:
Step 1. Download SDK and extract it
Step 2. Run android shell script in extracted_folder/tools (just double click and choose run in Ubuntu). If you just want adb then it's sufficient to mark only "Android SDK Platform-tools revision 1" for installation. The adb executable ends up in extracted_folder/platform-tools, and already has the exacutable bit set.
Step 3. For the device to show up with adb you need to do the udev step above, that is:
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules (in a terminal) and paste this in the file
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device",
ENV{PRODUCT}=="0e79/*", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"
In the same terminal, enter
gedit ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
and paste this in the file (or add at the bottom, if you already have it)
Code:
0x0e79
Step 4. Enable USB Debugging on the Archos (Settings -> Applications -> Development) and connect it to the computer
Step 5. Navigate to extracted_folder/platform_tools and run
./adb devices
(if nothing shows up, run ./adb kill-server followed by ./adb start-server and then ./adb devices again)
So what needs to be fixed in the guide is:
* the redundant step of downloading adb separately
* step 4 is really messed up, it's pasting terminal commands in the adb_usb.ini file and if it worked for you, it's because after pasting the terminal command you actually in Step 5 also echo the vendor ID to the end of file. Also, step 4 uses relative paths (./) to the adb executable, which indicates that the path step hasn't been done. Actually, come to think of it you get "no such file or directory" error if you enter ./adb if you don't happen to be in the right directory, so adding the adb folder to PATH isn't going to help.
Personally, I think the path step can be skipped altogether, but if people really want to be able to enter the adb command when they open a terminal window they should make sure the put the folder somewhere they plan to keep it. The best thing is for people to know how the basic terminal command works, as that is what they are using for adb anyway.
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It's important to ad ADB to your PATH. Many aapt tools and the like use it. And you can't just put ADB in every directory you want to work in. I do framework stuff in a framework folder, os stuff in others, etc. I'm not going to use the full path every time I type.
pokejake2002:
All that is really needed in this tutorial is "Download the SDK, extract, run ./tools/android and download the ADB driver. Add vendor id to .android/adb_usb.ini, then create udev rule /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules. Add export PATH=$PATHdownloaded directory)/android-sdk/platform-tools to bash.rc"
That's it. I'm not sure what all that extra stuff is. You've done almost every step twice, and some are incorrect, such as the export path, you did it twice, and the actual path should be platform-tools, not just tools, and you echoed the vendor ID twice as well.
Also, nautilus is included by default in ubuntu > 7.0, so i'm not sure how it wasn't installed on 10.10.
Also, all the "./adb" lines should just be "adb" if you exported the path correctly, which like i said, is supposed to be platform-tools, not just tools.
Just FYI, not trying to flame, I can tell you don't have much experience, it's not a bad thing. But also, "(Hopefully if we get this working, it will be easier for developers to pull/ push files and get things working better.)" I don't know any developers who haven't had adb working from day one.
1. Linux(easy)
2. Mac(easy)
3. Windows(medium)
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1. Linux
You don't need any special drivers for SDK on linux(adb shell), but you don't get fastboot binary in SDK package. To set fastboot for linux follow instructions:
1. Download SDK(this isn't need if you want just fastboot)
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Download fastboot linux binary
http://www.mediafire.com/?ldlovlzi9mx3pbh
3. Copy it to your SDK directory
/path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools
or
if you use fastboot often and you don't want to type cd /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools, ./fastboot <action> every time, you can do this:
1. Open Terminal and type:
sudo nautilus
to get file browser with root privileges.
2. Copy fastboot binary to /bin directory
Now, just open terminal and type fastboot <action> and that's it?
Copy this file to /etc/udev/rules.d
EDIT:
Code:
sudo chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
Easy?
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2. Mac
I don't have Mac, but it should be like for linux:
1. Download SDK(this isn't need if you want just fastboot)
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Download fastboot Mac binary:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kjozh1q5dyyqhn3
3. Copy it to your SDK directory
/path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools
or
(I don't know that this is possible on Mac, try to change nautilus with Mac's default file browser?)If you use fastboot often and you don't want to type cd /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools, ./fastboot <action> every time, you can do this:
1. Open Terminal and type:
sudo nautilus
to get file browser with root privileges.
2. Copy fastboot binary to /bin directory
Now, just open terminal and type fastboot <action> and that's it? Easy?
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3. Windows
1. Download SDK
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Download Google USB Drivers from SDK Manager
3. After download, there're located in /path_to_your_SDK_directory/extras/google/usb_driver
4. Open android_winusb.inf and add this after [Google.NTx86] or [Google.NTamd64](32 bit or 64bit)
;NVIDIA Tegra
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01
(Here is my modificated android_winusb.inf file here, but it's old and an updated version arrived from Google and it's compatible with 32bit and 64bit)
5. Open CMD from Start>Run and type:
echo 0x955 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
6. Reboot
==========================================================
7. On tablet go to Settings > Applications > Development and enable USB Debugging if it wasn't enabled and connect tablet with computer via USB.
8. Right-click on Computer and click Manage. Identify your device from the list(I think it's Tegra with board icon), right-click it and click Update Driver Software
9. Choose to browse your computer for driver software and then select to pick from a list device drivers on your computer
10. Choose to view all devices and click Have Disk
11. Browse to the google-usb_driver folder inside your Android SDK folder(/path_to_your_SDK_directory/extras/google/usb_driver) and select the android_winusb.inf file
12. If you get any warnings prompts telling you that the driver might not be compatible, just choose to continue installing
13. Once the drivers have been installed, you should be able to use ADB with your device
14. To confirm that your device is recognized, launch a Command Prompt window and enter these commands:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
If you see your device name or a few numbers as the output under the list of devices, your device is now recognized by ADB
For fastboot you need to go to /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools in terminal(cd /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools) and type fastboot(.exe) <action> and before it to change ADB Interface to ADB
That's it, if you have some complaints, post them.
Bye!!!
EDIT: Changed android_winusb.inf file due error in it.
EDIT2:Changed android_winusb.inf file due error in it again.
echo 0x955 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
shut the cmd say something ? because when i write the command and push enter its just jump to another line and says nothing ???
No. You can go to that file("%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini") and manualy add 0x955 to it.
Sorry!
I cannot connect to this link:http://www.mediafire.com/?kjozh1q5dyyqhn3
Please do me a favor, send fastboot as an attachment to this mail address:
[email protected]
I'll try because I'm not at home, I went to my grand parents and I have really slow internet.
Hello guys I have a problem, the step 5. Open CMD from Start> Run and type:
echo 0x955>> "% USERPROFILE% \. Android \ adb_usb.ini"
I run this step but I open a txt file that says this:
Android # USB Vendor ID 3RD PARTY LIST - DO NOT EDIT.
# USE 'adb Android update' TO GENERATE.
USB Vendor ID # 1 FOR LINE.
0x955
I now do not understand where I write echo 0x955?
/documents_and_settings/[your user name]/.Android(hidden file)/adb_usb.ini
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Nice guide. Think you forgot the udev rule for Linux:
Create a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules containing:
Code:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666"
Without that Linux won't give you write permission to the device.
Ok, I'll add.
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So when I want to use fastboot, I install the Android Bootloader Interface driver? Not the ADB interface driver?
Needless to say I haven't got fastboot working yet but ADB works. One other thing: If I manage to install a firmware and do a wipe and everything works; can it be that I would experiance better performance if I as well managed to to a full wipe with fastboot? I mean, can it flush things that CWM can't? I'm using the latest cyanogenmod (test version) from DerArtem, but I am a bit interested in trying the latest progress of honeycomb...
I have problems with interfaces. On one computer is ADB interface and on other is something else but I prefer linux for doing any job that's connected with android. In theory wiping should be same with fastboot and recovery but, again, I prefer fastboot because it's JUST erase all on data/cache/system partition and recovery might don't have support for other partition types as well as other problems, but I don't say that it can be different.
Thanks. I hope I continue to have a functioning cwm. If it breaks I will have to install Linux
ı do everything but when ı wrote adb devices nothing
Linux or Windows?
Jon2555 said:
Linux or Windows?
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windows 7 x64
When the tablet is open in USB Debugging mode I can see my device adb devices list but when ı restart my tablet fastboot mode ı can't find
The best slow to install Linux via VM. It complicated on windows, it's different from computer to computer.
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do i type this exactly with all the " ???
echo 0x955 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
????????????????/
HELP PLEASE
No
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When i tipe the echo 0x955 line
It keeps on saying that system cannot find the path specified
can someone please help?
even when i open comand prompt and type adb it says adb is not recognised as an internal or external.........
Hello
Like some other guys i use linux on my PC. If you want to change your x10mini via shell you can do it but its not very confortable.
I made a few tools so it's easier to use.
Note: This "tricks" are only usefol to you if you are a little advanced with linux and want to "work" with your x10i via shell. I tested it all on a Debian 64bit but think most parts are universal.
1. Putting adb to /etc/bin
First of all you should put the adb-binary in /etc/bin/ so you can access it like every other cmd. You can use the binary in my attached tar or the one from SDK. use "sudo cp adb /system/bin/adb" (if you have a system with sudo, eg debian & ubuntu)
2. adb: error insufficient permissions for device
If you plug in the phone and want to connect via "adb shell" it may says that you don't have permissions for device. There is a workaround:
- Create file /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
- Put the following in the file:
Code:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2137", MODE="0666"
- restart udev "sudo service udev restart" (again this is debian&ubuntu-only)
if you still got "insufficient permissions", i made a little shell-script "adb-fix-permissions" attached in tar-file
3. bash-completition for adb
Bash is really annoying whitout completion. That means you can just start to type a word, then press [tab] and bash complets it for you. For example you type "adb ki[tab]" and bash complets it to "adb kill server"
To get this you need "adb_completition" from my attached zip or from here. Put this file in /etc/bash_completion.d/ and you got it.
example command to copy it:
"sudo cp adb_completition /etc/bash_completion.d/adb_completition"
4. Some keys not work in adb shell
This is a known and annoying bug. Eg in nano text editor you cant use the [enter]-key. There is a (little unclean) workaround for it: start a telnet-service on the phone, forward ports via adb and connetc to your phone via telnet. You will need telnetd from the attached tar. And your phone needs to be rooted.
- Remount system writable:
Code:
adb remount
- Put telnetd on your phone
Code:
adb push telnetd /system/bin/telnetd
- Make it executable:
Code:
adb shell chmod +x /system/bin/telnetd
for usage i have a little made a little script (in attached tar) "adb-shell".
Or you can do it manual:
Code:
adb telnetd &
adb forward tcp:9999 tcp:23
telnet localhost 9999
.. to be continued...
if you have one, please share your linux-android-tricks with me
thanks
my ADB will not work at all in command prompt i get this message 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
thats what i get when i enter adb devices in the command prompt whether i have a device plugged in or not
I'm assuming that since you're asking about adb, you already have the Android SDK installed (or) you have a folder that you downloaded from somewhere with adb.exe, fastboot.exe and some other exe's in it. The reason you're getting that message is because your computer doesn't know where to look for adb.exe, unless you open command prompt in the folder itself. To be able to use the command universally in cmd, you need to add it to the Windows PATH system variable.
1. Control Panel->Search 'environment variables'->Click on 'Edit the system environment variables' with the administrator icon.
2. Click on 'Environment Variables' at the bottom, find Path (or) PATH under 'System variables', and click Edit.
3. Here, you need to provide the path to where the tools and platform-tools folders of the Android SDK are located, or to the location of the folder which contains adb.exe (if you have it that way instead of the SDK). There will already be some paths here for other stuff, each separated by a semicolon. Make sure that the previous path has a semicolon at the end before putting in your path. For example, the end of my path variable is - <previous paths>;F:\Programs\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\tools;F:\Programs\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\platform-tools
4. That's it. Now adb and fastboot will work in cmd anywhere from your computer (no need to be in the adb folder).
sashank said:
I'm assuming that since you're asking about adb, you already have the Android SDK installed (or) you have a folder that you downloaded from somewhere with adb.exe, fastboot.exe and some other exe's in it. The reason you're getting that message is because your computer doesn't know where to look for adb.exe, unless you open command prompt in the folder itself. To be able to use the command universally in cmd, you need to add it to the Windows PATH system variable.
1. Control Panel->Search 'environment variables'->Click on 'Edit the system environment variables' with the administrator icon.
2. Click on 'Environment Variables' at the bottom, find Path (or) PATH under 'System variables', and click Edit.
3. Here, you need to provide the path to where the tools and platform-tools folders of the Android SDK are located, or to the location of the folder which contains adb.exe (if you have it that way instead of the SDK). There will already be some paths here for other stuff, each separated by a semicolon. Make sure that the previous path has a semicolon at the end before putting in your path. For example, the end of my path variable is - <previous paths>;F:\Programs\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\tools;F:\Programs\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64\sdk\platform-tools
4. That's it. Now adb and fastboot will work in cmd anywhere from your computer (no need to be in the adb folder).
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ive done all that im just going to erase everything and run usbdeview and start over
you need to add the location of adb.exe to the path in your windows. with a default android sdk install, I added ";C:\Users\pat\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools" to the end of my system path. then you need to reboot. (change the pat part to whatever your username is)