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A tutorial for how to get ADB and DroidExplorer up and running for your Rhodium in Windows Vista.
All this information exists in bits and pieces of posts throughout this (and other) forums, though I felt it would be helpful to compile it in one place.
If you’re running a different version of windows, the differences should generally be fairly minor. Please let me know if there’s any mistakes or modifications I should make here.
ADB refers to the Android Debug Bridge, a tool put out by google, which lets you access your android device via the USB connection for the purposes of debugging it. One particularly useful component is the ability to access your phone from your PC via a terminal window (similar to a command prompt). While not necessarily intended for this purpose, it may be used for a rudimentary level of USB access to transfer files to and from your device. It will NOT let you have any of the advanced functions that a native driver would.
Optional First Step: Download ADB from Google:
You may choose to install the SDK yourself, but this will be incorporated in your installation of DroidExplorer in step 4 if you don't already have the SDK installed.
ADB is part of the Android SDK (Software Development Kit), which you can download from:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.htmlInstall the most recent version for windows. For simplicity sake, I suggest you extract/install it to the root, so for example, to
C:\android-sdk-windows\
Optional:
To make your life easier, it’s a good idea to add the folder containing adb to your system environment path, so you can use adb from anywhere on your drive.
To do this, right click on My Computer, click ‘Advanced System Settings’, and then click on ‘Environment Variables’.
Choose one of the PATH variables (either for your user, or the system wide one), and add the path containing the adb.exe file. For example, if you extracted the sdk to the root of C drive as I had suggested, the path would be:
[blah blah, preceding path values] ;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\
Make sure you remember to have a semicolon preceding the path you’re adding, so windows knows it is separate from the previous entry.
Second Step: Remove previous drivers:
If you have tried to connect your phone (in android mode) to your PC, you may need to go to the device manager and remove the incorrectly-installed drivers.
Third Step: Install Drivers:
The key obstacle here is that there is no driver made by HTC (or others) specifically to connect the Rhodium in Android mode to a PC. While there may eventually one day be such a driver, we need to resort to a work-around.
Drivers Option #1:
A product called PDANet installs software on your android phone and your windows PC that then functions as a PC and device driver set. (The application has other intended uses, as you can read on their website, but these are secondary to our purpose).
Download and install the latest version of PDANet, on both your android Rhodium (via marketplace) and your PC (via the below link):
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php
You will then need to follow the prompts to connect your phone, select the manufacturer (HTC), and the HTX XDA Driver will be installed. Windows security may require you to approve the installation, as the driver is unsigned. After installing, you will need to restart your computer before the drivers will work.
As part of the install, you will be asked to connect your RHOD phone to your computer via the USB cable. The new hardware wizard should pop up, and you should choose to install the driver automatically (given that you’ve previously placed the driver onto your system with PDANet – if you’ve managed to locate the specific driver file as I’ve heard rumors of, then browse to that file).
USB Debugging needs to be enabled on your device, which it is in the stock builds provided here (Settings->Applications->Development->USB debugging).
Drivers Option #2:
Install the HTC Sync Drivers - this has been described for Windows 7, although there are mixed reports as to the success. Information is in the below links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12705726&postcount=7
http://www.mydigitallife.info/workaround-for-htc-hero-sync-problem-in-windows-7/
Optional:
To check that your phone is working, type ‘adb devices’ into your command prompt. If you see your device, you’re good to go. (if you didn’t set the environment path to include the location of adb.exe, you’ll have to either cd to the directory first, or type
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\adb devices(if you installed the sdk elsewhere, then modify the expression appropriately
What can you do now? To see a list of commands you can use, simply type adb from the command prompt.
To use adb to send a file ‘picture.jpg’ to your sd card, in your command prompt, go to the location of the picture, and then type :
adb push picture.jpg /sdcard/to see the contents of /sdcard , type:
adb shell ls /sdcard/Read more about ADB here: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
And for more details on setting up and using ADB, see this (the source for this workaround):
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/
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Fourth Step: Install Droid Explorer
Now that this is working, you may appreciate an application called DroidExplorer, which gives you a GUI that lets you navigate your device in a manner similar to windows explorer. From here, you can copy, move and delete files, as well as install and uninstall applications.
Download and install DroidExplorer from here:
http://de.codeplex.com/
Startup DroidExplorer, and you’re finished. Do read up on ADB and DroidExplorer on their respective pages so that you know both what you can do as well as what you might inadvertently break by blindly playing with options.
As has been said frequently on this website, if you want safe, stick to the default ‘stable’ XDAndroid install for the Rhodium, and keep your windows mobile running as a backup. If you want more, know that you’ll have lots of learning to do, and potentially may loose all the data on your phone and need to spend hours learning and fixing it. You may even brick your phone (make it unusable and unsalvageable – make it about as valuable as a brick).
Helpful Links:
The wiki for ADB on XDAndroid:
http://xdandroid.com/wiki/FAQ#What_is_ADB_.2F_How-To_ADB
Original xda thread on getting USB to work on the rhodium:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849718
If you have any additional comments/changes to suggest, please let me know, and I’ll modify this initial post.
Heh, I always meant to turn that "original XDA thread" into an ADB tutorial for Windows users... but I just never got around to it.
Thanks for putting this together - do you mind if I reference it in the FAQ?
Just skimmed over the how-to - perhaps you should mention that in lieu of the Android SDK, you can simply download Droid Explorer. It usually takes care of the nitty gritty stuff, but pdanet seems to fill in the gaps with driver issues...
I actually found the drivers we needed (XDA in Device Manager)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12705726&postcount=7
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I actually found the drivers we needed (XDA in Device Manager)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12705726&postcount=7
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Droid Explorer took care of all the drivers for me on Windows the first time. The second time, PDA.net took care of them for me. I had issues with a ton of different drivers the second time around; even tried wiping them from the system, etc... PDA.net was the only solution that worked for me, as you can see in the linked thread I started.
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Droid Explorer took care of all the drivers for me on Windows the first time. The second time, PDA.net took care of them for me. I had issues with a ton of different drivers the second time around; even tried wiping them from the system, etc... PDA.net was the only solution that worked for me, as you can see in the linked thread I started.
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I installed Droid Explorer and was left w/ 3 (!) Drivers missing, CDC abstract control model ACM x 2, and XDA. After I installed the HTC Sync drivers, it found the driver for XDA and then that gave the ability to let Droid Explorer install the other two *shrugs*
AkumaX, which version of windows did you get the drivers working with? Had you previously tried to install other versions of drivers, or was this 'fresh'? I haven't tried this route (being happy with my PDANet drivers working) - would you say the instructions are good on: http://www.mydigitallife.info/workaround-for-htc-hero-sync-problem-in-windows-7/
arrrghhh, please go ahead and link to this post. I had included the SDK portion because I had mis-read the droidexplorer main page, where the author stated his intent to stop updating the SDK and default to the pre-installed SDK. I see now that he intends to link to the SDK, and thus facilitate its installation for the user. I'll update that in the first post.
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AkumaX, which version of windows did you get the drivers working with? Had you previously tried to install other versions of drivers, or was this 'fresh'? I haven't tried this route (being happy with my PDANet drivers working) - would you say the instructions are good on: http://www.mydigitallife.info/workaround-for-htc-hero-sync-problem-in-windows-7/
arrrghhh, please go ahead and link to this post. I had included the SDK portion because I had mis-read the droidexplorer main page, where the author stated his intent to stop updating the SDK and default to the pre-installed SDK. I see now that he intends to link to the SDK, and thus facilitate its installation for the user. I'll update that in the first post.
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I'm using Win7-64 bit, so I used those drivers. It was a fresh install, and I never even thought to use PDANet, my own searching stumbled upon that thread for the HTC Sync Drivers. It could be better that you install the HTC Sync Drivers before Droid Explorer, but I'd have to find another 'clean' system to try on
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I'm using Win7-64 bit, so I used those drivers. It was a fresh install, and I never even thought to use PDANet, my own searching stumbled upon that thread for the HTC Sync Drivers. It could be better that you install the HTC Sync Drivers before Droid Explorer, but I'd have to find another 'clean' system to try on
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That's what VirtualBox is for! lol.
yes i can install usb drivers thank you !
http://surl.im/MhvRr
This has really breathed new life into my HP Chromebook. The only downside to this OS is the way it handles ZIP files. You must drag them to the Download section and they get unpacked and show up in left column.
Android Apps that work for me:
Pandora
DoggCatcher
Garman My-Cast Weather
TWIT.TV
Android Apps that won't run:
iBird Pro
WinAmp
Gmail 5.0
Anyone know if gmail 5.0 will run well on Chromebook? I need a new laptop and would like to go to ChromeOS but I need a decent exchange email client. The company that hosts our web access will not enable full version of OWA for anything other than IE.
Thanks for sharing useful information with us.It helps for the new followers who dont know about this.
I dont see the FIOS app listed, can it be done? I use my tablet like a second tv at home and to watch stuff in HD as I do not have the hd box. Thx.
Technically, yes you can run any Android application on a Chromebook, but it will require quite a lengthy process that may not even be worth the time. Here's the guide. Just follow these steps: (I would post a link but I'm a new member...)
"Google is currently working with a handful of developers to bring a few Android apps to Chrome OS—but why wait for the pokey process to bear fruit? You can run any Android app on your Chromebook today. Chat on Skype, play Minecraft Pocket Edition, or read the latest news in Flipboard; it’s all possible, with a little help from Linux.
Here’s how it works: Google created a “runtime” that allows any Android app to run on Chrome OS. To test it out, it released four Android apps—Vine, Evernote, Duolingo, and Sight Words—that are now on the Chrome Web Store. Installing one of these apps will get you the runtime, and then you can “sideload” an Android app and run it on your Chromebook.
Google's goal is to get every Android app running on a Chromebook. In practice, the runtime is still in development and some apps crash—especially since Google's Android backend services aren't present on a Chromebook—but many apps already work just fine. Apps that use the microphone and camera even have access to your Chromebook’s microphone and camera. Android app notifications appear in Chrome’s notification center, too.
4.3 skype on chrome os
Skype's Android app running in Chrome OS, complete with notifications in the lower-right corner. Nobody tell Microsoft!
Getting started
First, install one of the four official Android apps—like Kids Sight Words—from the Chrome Web Store. Try the app and ensure it works on your Chromebook. Installing this sample app will also install the Android runtime for Chrome OS, and that’s what lets this hack work behind the scenes.
Install an Android app on Chrome OS
We’ll be using the chromeos-apk tool for this. It runs on UNIX-like systems (read: Linux and Mac OS X). We performed this process with Ubuntu 14.04, but there’s a way to convert APK files manually if you’re on Windows, or you can run Ubuntu from a live CD or Wubi. You can even do this on a Chromebook itself if you’re a geek who’s installed Linux in developer mode.
On Ubuntu, open a Terminal window. Run the following two commands to install and set up node.js:
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
Next, install the chromeos-apk tool:
sudo npm install chromeos-apk -g
You’ll need the Android app’s APK file. Google doesn’t just allow you to download these from the Google Play Store. You can sometimes find APK files on various websites online, but that's risky—it’s like downloading a program’s .exe file from an unofficial file-hosting site instead of the official source.
1 download android app apk file for chrome
Downloading an Android app's APK using AirDroid's web interface. (Click on any image in this article to enlarge it.)
If you have an Android smartphone or tablet, AirDroid works well for this. Install the Android app you want to run on your Chromebook on your Android device, and install AirDroid as well. Open the AirDroid app and visit the AirDroid website on your computer. Sign in to the AirDroid interface. You don’t need to create an account, just scan the QR code on the screen with your device’s camera. Click the Apps icon, locate the app you want to run, and click the Download button to its right. You’ll get the app’s APK file on your computer.
Next, you’ll use the following command on your computer to package the Android app up for Chrome OS. (Be sure to replace “/path/to/app.apk” with the file path to the downloaded APK file on your drive.)
chromeos-apk /path/to/app.apk
If you’d like to use the app’s tablet interface instead of it smartphone interface, add --tablet to the end of the command, like so:
chromeos-apk /path/to/app.apk --tablet
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Converting an Android app for use on a Chromebook using the Chromeos-apk tool in Ubuntu Linux.
I saw an error message with Skype and had to enter the “com.skype.raider” name when prompted, but the tool still successfully converted Skype and it ran on my Chromebook. The tool is supposed to get the appropriate name from the APK file so you don’t have to enter it by hand, but it doesn’t always work.
The command generates a directory, which will appear in your home directory on Linux. Copy the entire directory to your Chromebook via a USB flash drive, SD Card, or shuffling it around using a cloud syncing service. Go to the Extensions page on your Chromebook (Chrome > "Hamburger" menu > Tools > Extensions), click Enable developer mode, and use the Load unpacked extension button to load the extension directory for the Android app.
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The Extensions menu's developer mode in Chrome OS.
Once that's done, simply open select the Launch option for the app in the Extensions menu.
Run more than one app
This tool has some limitations. Google’s Android runtime for Chrome is currently restricted to four specific apps, and the tool above replaces Vine with an app of your choice. You can only use the command above to install a single Android app on your device at a time. If you want to install up to three more, follow these instructions.
Vladikoff—chromeos-apk’s developer—has also now released a modified Android runtime for Chrome. It’s known as the ARChon Custom Runtime, and it allows you to run any number of apps at a time. It even allows you to run Android apps in Chrome on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. This modified runtime is less official and may be more unstable. Of course, Windows users already have a good way to run Android apps with BlueStacks or by installing Android in a virtual machine.
soundcloud chromeos Vladikoff
Soundcloud's Android tablet app running on a Chromebook.
Where is this headed?
In the future, Google will likely improve their Android app runtime and allow all Android developers to easily package their apps and put them on the Chrome Web Store. Google could go even further, adding Chromebooks as another supported device in Google Play so you could easily install any Android app on a Chromebook like you'd install it on a smartphone or tablet.
We’ll probably need unofficial tools like chromeos-apk for a while. It’s unlikely we’ll see every Android app appear in the Chrome Web Store any time soon. Chrome OS users may have to use tools like chromeos-apk to package up apps like Skype; Microsoft probably doesn’t want Skype running on Chromebooks, as they like using it as a cudgel against Chrome OS in their “Scroogled” campaign and other ads.
Check out /r/chromeapks on Reddit for more discussion of this tool, including whether specific apps work! We’ll hopefully see the tool continue to improve, bringing more software to Chrome OS—though you have to wonder what this means for the future of Chrome and its offline “Chrome apps.”
It's a pretty straight forward guide.
chromebooks are a google product...
griffmac12 said:
Anyone know if gmail 5.0 will run well on Chromebook? I need a new laptop and would like to go to ChromeOS but I need a decent exchange email client. The company that hosts our web access will not enable full version of OWA for anything other than IE.
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where chromebooks are a google product, yes, you shouldn't have any problem running your gmail.. i can sink my email from my samsung gal 4 and no issues... comes equipped with gmail, you will have to set up an account, or use an old one... to set your chromebook up... it's like an android netbook... but i love this... ( had a netbook, loved it too, but... this is way better!!!)
good luck with yours!!
apps
hi
i have a hp 14 chromebook(celeron)
android skype and ymail are working for me
hi
how successful are people at running android apps on there chromebooks?
i have been trying off and on since christmas to run android apps on a intel acer chromebook with no success,
while i havent used this method described here, as i havent got linux, i have tried the other two methods that are supposed to work.
i have mainly been trying to convert mincraft as this is supposed to work fine, i just thought get this working and move on
first i installed evernote, to get the run time on chrome book, its definetly on there
then i have put ARChon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.bpear.archonpackager
on my phone, and used it to create the files/folders from apk files which then i put on the chromebook, and install via chrome/load unpacked extension
but it just shows the icon for a minute then the chrome crash screen
i have then tried installing Twerk,
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/twerk/jhdnjmjhmfihbfjdgmnappnoaehnhiaf?hl=en
directly on the chromebook, converting the apks with twerk and then again install the resulting files/folders via load unpacked extension
but same result,
next attempt, i put the Archon runtime on the chromebook
https://archon-runtime.github.io/
i have repeated the previous steps, archon on my phone and twerk on the chromebook but still get same results
i have also tried a few other random apks, and i have tested the apks im using on a tablet so they all work
For older Chromebooks/Chromeboxes that Google will not load the Android store on, there is one possibility. There is a Linux distribution called "Android x86". I have installed this Linux distribution on my PC laptop, dual boot with Windows 10 and Ubuntu. It looks and runs android marshmallow just like my android tablet and phone. You don't need touchscreen. The mouse point, click and drag works fine to perform all touch functions. I can download and run Google Play Store apps to my PC with Android x86.
So, since you can install Linux through Crouton on a Chromebook/Chromebox, you should be able to install Linux Android x86 through Crouton.
hi,
i am trying to install google play services to my avd. even though i followed a tutorial (cannot post outside links; i used installing google play on the android emulator api 21 on flink.org) step by step, i cannot push the apk files to /system/priv-app/.
adb remount does not work; actually, now that i tried it again while typing this post, it did work. however, pushing the apks still produces an error:
failed to copy 'GmsCore.apk' to '/system/priv-app//GmsCore.apk': Read-only file system
or is there a better way to install google play services on a virtual android? i used to push apk files via adb, but this particular app i am testing on needs to be installed directly from google play or i will not work correctly.
thanks in advance for your help
(repost from http://forum.xda-developers.com/gen...y-services-t3414858/post67712731#post67712731)
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a tablet on Amazon, which is slowly gaining a lot of fame for its really affordable price .Unfortunately I was unable to find information on the specific rooting procedure for this device. I hope someone knows how to recommend a way to solve the problem, thanks to everyone anyway
PS: I have already tried several OneClickRoot applications like Kingo Root, KingRoot, Framaroot and 360 Root.
Tablet information:
Tablet name : H7 pro
Brand name : Haoqin
Device model : H7_EEA
Android version : 9
Android security patch level : August 5, 2019
Kernel version : 4.4.189
Build number : Winnovo_H7_V1.7_20200406
nubrox99 said:
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a tablet on Amazon, which is slowly gaining a lot
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Kernel version : 4.4.189
Build number : Winnovo_H7_V1.7_20200406
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Hi,
Unfortunately I didn't even found the firmware file for your tablet so I doubt someone will be able to root it successfully without those files.
Have a good day
nubrox99 said:
PS: I have already tried several OneClickRoot applications like Kingo Root, KingRoot, Framaroot and 360 Root.
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My POV: Those so-called One-Click-Rooters all are crap. Most of them are heavily outdated, not applicable on devices with newer versions of Android as with Android 9 GO what is installed on your device. For example KingRoot you tried only may work on devices with Android versions up to version 5 & Framaroot you also tried only may work on device's with Android version less then Pie.
And worst: They may even inject trackers as it's reported in WEB.
In short: You have to root your device's Android manually by yourself, of course only if supported by OEM/Carrier. To verify this boot into device's Recovery and look for option "apply update from adb".
If NOT present then simply stop further reading.
How-To:
In Android's Settings->Developer options enable "USB debugging"
Install ADB-driver on your computer and make it systemwide accessible, means add its location to PATH environment variable and re-boot computer
Download SuperSU Pro
Rename the downloaded ZIP-file to update.zip and move it to folder where ADB-driver is housed
Make sure your Android is charged over 60%
Connect your Android device with computer via USB-cable
On computer open command prompt: [Win]+[R], input cmd and press Enter-key
Run commands - one by one
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot recovery
Don't close command prompt window!
In Android's Recovery menu select option " apply update from adb" and confirm by pressing power button
On computer run command
Code:
adb sideload update.zip
The zip.file will be sideloaded and written in your Android. The process will take quite a long time, so please enjoy yourself with something during the period. When it completes, you can see something like "Install from ADB complete" on the screen.
As last step on computer run command
Code:
adb reboot
Close command prompt window
You also may delete file update.zip: it's no longer needed
I hope I've made it clear to you.
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adb sideload update.zip
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Hi jwoegerbauer , thank you very much for your timely and detailed reply, sorry if I did not answer immediately.I tried with your suggestions, but when I do this step, it gives me an unrecognized device error (in fact the adb devices command give me an empty list) .Checking on google, I noticed that it is a driver problem and then the phone is not recognized in recovery mode but, always on google I was unable to find a guide to solve the problem. On the android developer site I downloaded a file zip called "usb-driver", but when I update the drivers and set this folder as a directory it gives me this error: "The specified folder does not contain a software driver compatible with the device. if there is a driver in the folder, make sure it is designed to work with windows for x64 systems "
I hope it is not my mistake or that it is something resolvable anyway, I wait and trust in your further clarification if possible
@nubrox99
The driver package usb_driver_r12_windows.zip you downloaded isn't the expected one, it's only meant to be explicitely used with Google devices. Typically the USB-driver gets downloaded from OEM's/Carrier's website. If not provided by them, then the Universal ADB Driver should get installed.
Hi, I have been trying to “debloat” my Samsung TabA8 and have been trying to do it for some days now. Have done everything according to online directions )Developer Options, debugging, etc.)
My problem:
When opening ADB power shell, I get only the list of some of the installed apps on my laptop with Windows 10, but no apps on the Samsung Tablet. Win10 apps then ask me how I want to open those apps. Some of my choices are: Notepad, Open Office,Google Drive, Internet Explorer.
I have tried all of them. Nothing is working.
How do I get a list of Samsung full apps list on the desktop power shell window??
Just entering for instance: “adb shell pm list packages“ or: “com.samsung.android.apps.spage” is not recognized. I have tried several others also.
I have done all of the online remedies and tried the same thing with another tablet-same problem. Nothing seems to help. There is probably something really easy I am missing...(I hope)
If anybody has any suggestions/advice, I would appreciate it very, very much.
uses platform tools then uses adb from inside them not powershell.
read it here https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. Yes, I have been using the platform tools app. Also, made sure that the drivers are up to date. My problem starts in the platform tools power shell. Samsung apps are not visible there. In the past, before adb + develpoper options ,etc.,connecting the tablet to the laptop via usb, I can see the content and can delete pictures, etc.
So, I'm doing something wrong somewhere with adb.... I would really like to disable and render invisible some of those pesky Samsung apps without rooting. Have rooted my Nexus several years ago. It was great. I just don't want to lose the warranty for now.
Again, thank you. If you have any other suggestions, I will appreciate it very much.
Update...I just realized that the problem is probably with adb and power shell. At opening at the top it reads:
"PS C:\ User's \Ann\ Desktop\adb setup"
Is it not completly set up?
A few days ago,I have unzipped, and agreed to install Fastboot, ADB system-wide and installed Device Drivers. If I right click, it wants me to install again. Have done it a couple of times.... Still, it just isn't working...
Again...thank you!
Oh, one more thing I failed to mention is that this tablet is WiFi only. Does it make any difference? I want to debloat it first before doing it on my Samsung S22 phone.
-Device Driver installation problem (your wins)
-Platform tools (adb,fastboot) run with CMD from inside this folder.
you known howto fix it. wins problem.!
Samsung Android USB Driver | Samsung Developers
You need the driver only if you are developing on Windows and want to connect a Samsung Android device to your development environment over USB.
developer.samsung.com
You should also replace your adb with the latest binaries by Google.
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Download the platform tools for windows zip file. Find out where your current adb.exe file is located. Extract the zip into that location, overwrite the old file(s).