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EASIEST sdk adb guide tutorial instructions

I have learned alot from this site so i figured i'd give something back. these are the the two easiest methods i have found for setting up the android debug bridge. one for windows and one for linux... these instructions should work for any version of windows.
first make sure you download the latest sdk by going to android.com and clicking on developers.
windows:
after you have download the sdk, unzip it to your desktop. rename it to sdk. cut the UNzipped folder on the desktop that you just renamed by right clicking and hitting "cut" then go to start>my computer>c: and paste the folder here. now go into the new "sdk" folder and right click on the "tools" folder and click "send to" then choose "desktop (as shortcut)" you should now have a shortcut on the desktop called "tools-shortcut"
now for the easy part: hold shift and right click on tools-shorcut, holding shift adds the option "open command window here" to the context menu that comes up so click on that. now just make sure your phone is connected to the computer and on ur phone debugging is enabled (menu>applications>development>debugging). on ur command window that came up you should see a black box with white text and the cmd should be c:\sdk\tools> just type "adb devices" and you should see your phone under "list of devices attached" if you do see it you should be able to start running adb commands
adb pull "/location to file or folder on phone" -(the pulled folder or file will be in the tools folder we created earlier which you can still access by clicking on the tools-shortcut on your desktop)
adb push "name of file or folder to be placed on the phone sdcard" -(make sure the file or folder you wish to place on the phone has been placed in the "tools" folder on the computer, again its the same folder the "tools-shortcut" opens up)
hint and examples: i have found a good way to back up and reinstall all ur apps using just adb push and pull. just experimenting and playing around with it i have found you can accomplish installing with just knowing these commands above... if you plan to data wipe and flash a new rom but you don't want to go through the tedious task of reinstalling and you have a rooted android phone then you may use this method to backup/reinstall ALL of your apps. plus this will give you good practice using adb.
backup example:
adb pull /data/app .... let it finish
adb pull /data/app-private ...let it finish
now you should have ALL of ur apps in ur tools folder on ur computer! in the tools folder, create a new folder and name it what u want, i named mine APPS4EVO because i have an evo and and epic and some apps don't work for both so i keep them seperate. cut and paste all of ur apps and put them into your newly made folder. now back to the adb window
restore example:
adb push /APPS4EVO /data/app/
this will push all of your apps in your backed up folder you made earlier to the folder where apps go when they are installed and if you wait 1-10 minutes depending on how many apps you have you should be able to see them on ur phone as if you had installed them one by one. also notice the space between /APPS4EVO and /data/app/ the space seperates the folder from inside ur tools folder you wish to install and the location you wish to put them on ur phone. please be aware that you do not need to type c:\sdk\tools\APPS4EVO because the command window is already being ran in the tools folder, so the location would just be /APPS4EVO in my case.
adb shell -opens up the terminal shell to run commands specifically for the phone, while in the shell you cannot run other "adb xxxxx" commands, you will have to exit the shell by typing "exit"
OPTIONAL: i marked this as optional bc with the above it is not necessary... i have never done this and my adb works great but i have seen it often in other tutorials around the web.... i believe its only necessary on windows 7 and maybe vista. go to start then right click on "my computer" and click on "properties" then in the left pane click on "advanced system settings" then in the window that pops up click on "environment varables" button, in the next window that pops up, under "system variables" scroll down to the "path" variable and double click it. in the "variable value" box do NOT erase anything but add ";c:\sdk\tools" (without quotations). then click ok on all the windows cuz ur done.
thats all for windows.
linux (ubuntu)
extract the sdk to your home/name/ folder and rename it to sdk. now right click on the folder and go to permissions and make sure (run as executable) is checked, now go into the folder and do the same permission change to the tools directory.
now you should be able to run adb commands in the terminal when your phone is connected. same as in windows except your commands will be preceded by your tools folder location....
FOR EXAMPLE:
/home/jay/sdk/tools/adb devices
/home/jay/sdk/tools/adb push xxxx xxx
/home/jay/sdk/tools/adb pull xxxx
EXTRA:
if your having troubles connecting ur phone to ur computer over usb, even after installing drivers, like i sometimes have with my epic, you can download "wireless adb" from the market which i found to be surprisingly easy to use, just like if u were connected by usb, except under adb devices you will show up as your gateway address not ur device name but trust it still works the same.
good luck everyone, i hope this post isn't redundant and i really hope i help someone out there just starting! adb is confusing at first.

[TIPS] Fastboot and adb on linux

I have a tip for everyone who use adb and fastboot in linux.
In most of the tutorials i see that you have go to exac folder to use them, but there is quite simple think you can do to use them from anywhere in your consol. All you have to do is
1. go in consol to the folder where you have adb and fastboot
2. then give command
Code:
sudo nautilus
or
Code:
su
nautilus
This should open a window with root permissions
3. in this windows you need to create shourtcats for adb and fastboot by right click mouse menu.
4. Next you need to cut shourtcats you created and place in folder /bin (you need to do this in the same window beacose you need to have root permissions to paste anything there.
5. And last think you need to do when you paste them it`s change there name`s for adb and fastboot.
Now you can use this commands without "./" and firstly you do not need to go to the folder where they realy are.
Now let say you have an system.img in /home/user/data you can now flash your phone in this way
Code:
su
cd /home/user/data
fastboot flash system system.img
or
Code:
su
fastboot flash system /home/user/data/system.img
su gives root permitions
Now i want to apologize for my english
If any one want to add this to his tutorial please give link for this thread or just write it`s made by me

abrams89 said:
I have a tip for everyone who use adb and fastboot in linux.
In most of the tutorials i see that you have go to exac folder to use them, but there is quite simple think you can do to use them from anywhere in your consol. All you have to do is
1. go in consol to the folder where you have adb and fastboot
2. then give command
Code:
sudo nautilus
or
Code:
su
nautilus
This should open a window with root permissions
3. in this windows you need to create shourtcats for adb and fastboot by right click mouse menu.
4. Next you need to cut shourtcats you created and place in folder /bin (you need to do this in the same window beacose you need to have root permissions to paste anything there.
5. And last think you need to do when you paste them it`s change there name`s for adb and fastboot.
Now you can use this commands without "./" and firstly you do not need to go to the folder where they realy are.
Now let say you have an system.img in /home/user/data you can now flash your phone in this way
Code:
su
cd /home/user/data
fastboot flash system system.img
or
Code:
su
fastboot flash system /home/user/data/system.img
su gives root permitions
Now i want to apologize for my english
If any one want to add this to his tutorial please give link for this thread or just write it`s made by me
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Sometimes SU alone wont switch to the root user in some distributions (eg. Ubuntu Variants) If you want to switch to root, type sudo su or type "sudo <name of program>" and it will run that program as root.
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how to disable light sensor in stock rom

this light sensor is really pissing me off , is there any way to shut it off , i'v found a way that is telling me to chmod 777 the patch file after installing it manually but idon't know what chmod 777 is and how to do this please help me

Is stock eclair there isn't a GUI option to disable it.
About chmod 777, I haven't done it yet... but I guess you have to adb shell something.
To know how to use those commands, just have a click on the search button...

maveloth said:
Is stock eclair there isn't a GUI option to disable it.
About chmod 777, I haven't done it yet... but I guess you have to adb shell something.
To know how to use those commands, just have a click on the search button...
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i searched and found nothing please help it's pissing me off for real !! se u suck i bought this phone because of it's design but their software update service sux !

I have found what you were looking for [just search in devs forum].
Here it is an explaining link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888232

maveloth said:
I have found what you were looking for [just search in devs forum].
Here it is an explaining link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888232
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thanks i found this thread before but i can't apply this method because i don't know how to chmod777 the file so i can't get this to work ? can you try it and then tell me how to exactly do it please , thanks again m8

First thing, you have to learn how to adb shell.
But you have to make everything ok before using it.
So, let's see how it has to be done..
Download the .zip file posted on the other thread [linked above].
Using root explorer, just copy and paste the content of the .zip file under the /etc/ path of the phone.
After you have done this, let's adb shell.
1. Download this file: http://db.tt/cq44S4v
2. Extract the adb.zip file to C:\adb [there will be a folder named "adb" within the C:\ path, with 3 files within it].
3. On your phone, click Settings > Applications > Development, and make sure USB Debugging is on.
4. Plug your phone into your computer via USB cable [it needs to be on]. It should say installing drivers if your phone is plugged for the first time and you are using Windows.
4.1 You'd better install the drivers which comes with X8 software [PC Companion], or just google for them.
5. After it installs the drivers, go to the Start menu and type "cmd" into the search bar to open the command prompt.
6. Type the following into the command prompt window [hitting enter at the end of every line]:
Code:
cd\
cd adb
adb devices
You should see a serial number pop up, it’s the serial number of your phone. This means you are all set.
After all this procedure, you can finally "chmod" your files.
Always from the CMD, type this:
Code:
adb shell
You should see a "#" on the left. That's good.
Now enter the path with the file to chmod:
Code:
cd /etc
Then finally chmod it:
Code:
su chmod 777 hw_config.sh
You're done.
Hope this helps.

maveloth said:
First thing, you have to learn how to adb shell.
But you have to make everything ok before using it.
So, let's see how it has to be done..
Download the .zip file posted on the other thread [linked above].
Using root explorer, just copy and paste the content of the .zip file under the /etc/ path of the phone.
After you have done this, let's adb shell.
1. Download this file: http://db.tt/cq44S4v
2. Extract the adb.zip file to C:\adb [there will be a folder named "adb" within the C:\ path, with 3 files within it].
3. On your phone, click Settings > Applications > Development, and make sure USB Debugging is on.
4. Plug your phone into your computer via USB cable [it needs to be on]. It should say installing drivers if your phone is plugged for the first time and you are using Windows.
4.1 You'd better install the drivers which comes with X8 software [PC Companion], or just google for them.
5. After it installs the drivers, go to the Start menu and type "cmd" into the search bar to open the command prompt.
6. Type the following into the command prompt window [hitting enter at the end of every line]:
Code:
cd\
cd adb
adb devices
You should see a serial number pop up, it’s the serial number of your phone. This means you are all set.
After all this procedure, you can finally "chmod" your files.
Always from the CMD, type this:
Code:
adb shell
You should see a "#" on the left. That's good.
Now enter the path with the file to chmod:
Code:
cd /etc
Then finally chmod it:
Code:
su chmod 777 hw_config.sh
You're done.
Hope this helps.
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lol it's freaking hard , thanks for your help m8 i appreciate it is there any easier way?

Have you tried installing Spare Parts from the market. I know it has light sensor tweak option plus has tons of other useful tweaks and monitors.
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Master Darko said:
Have you tried installing Spare Parts from the market. I know it has light sensor tweak option plus has tons of other useful tweaks and monitors.
Sent from my I7500 using Tapatalk
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tried it still no use , the sensor is still working !!

Run Fastboot, ADB, etc. from anywhere on your PC

Had some interest in this, so I thought I'd make a quick thread about it. Not a big secret or anything, just a little time saver.
Here is how to set up your computer so that you can run a fastboot, adb, etc. command from anywhere in the file system. You will no longer have to goto the fastboot folder and the type the full file path to the file you are trying to install, push, etc. if you saved it somewhere else, or clutter up the same folder you have these important files saved in.
*These instructions are for Windows 7 (x64):
First make sure that your fastboot files, adb files, moto-fastboot files are in a folder that isn't going anywhere (give them a permanent home on your pc ).
Then do the following:
Navigate to: Control Panel -> System ->Advanced System Settings -> Advanced Tab -> Environmental Variables
Under "System variables" scroll down to the variable labeled "Path" and choose Edit.
Go to the end of the Variable Value and add a ";" (no quotes) if needed on the end of the last variable, and then add the complete file path to the location of your files (only add spaces if there are spaces in the file path). So mine would be: ....;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
OK out of everything.
Now you can just shift + right-click in the folder you saved the file, Open command window and type the command.
*Note: If you change the location of your fastboot files, you will have to change the location in the variable path again, otherwise this wont work. Capiche?

Swiftks said:
Had some interest in this, so I thought I'd make a quick thread about it. Not a big secret or anything, just a little time saver.
Here is how to set up your computer so that you can run a fastboot, adb, etc. command from anywhere in the file system. You will no longer have to goto the fastboot folder and the type the full file path to the file you are trying to install, push, etc. if you saved it somewhere else, or clutter up the same folder you have these important files saved in.
*These instructions are for Windows 7 (x64):
First make sure that your fastboot files, adb files, moto-fastboot files are in a folder that isn't going anywhere (give them a permanent home on your pc ).
Then do the following:
Navigate to: Control Panel -> System ->Advanced System Settings -> Advanced Tab -> Environmental Variables
Under "System variables" scroll down to the variable labeled "Path" and choose Edit.
Go to the end of the Variable Value and add a ";" (no quotes) if needed on the end of the last variable, and then add the complete file path to the location of your files (only add spaces if there are spaces in the file path). So mine would be: ....;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
OK out of everything.
Now you can just shift + right-click in the folder you saved the file, Open command window and type the command.
*Note: If you change the location of your fastboot files, you will have to change the location in the variable path again, otherwise this wont work. Capiche?
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Thanks you as I had trouble with this for my nabi2

Swiftks said:
Now you can just shift + right-click in the folder you saved the file, Open command window and type the command.
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It turns out you CAN learn something new every day! This is a huge timesaver. I wish I had known this years ago!

Huge thank you! I knew i could do this somehow, but havet managed to do so before. Whit this guide i managed to get it working in windows 10 enviroment.

[Tutorial] copy files to android from windows and the other way for locked phones

hi.
so we now have android in windows phone.there's a tutorial on how to copy files from that android and to that android os but i think you're phone needs to be unlocked (interop).and if you're phone is locked you can do it (i've been away from these kind of things for a long time.correct me if i'm wrong)
i used adb before and knew there was some kind of command to check the folders and files in the phone.so i took my chances and i tried them.
here is the code:
1-
Code:
adb shell
2-result will be something like
Code:
/system/bin/sh: No controlling tty: open /dev/tty: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: warning: won't have full job control
[email protected]:/ $
3-type this
Code:
ls
it will gives you a list of all folders in the phone (in android os in windows phone in this case)
4-the main folder is "mnt" so type this code
Code:
cd mnt
5- you can still type
Code:
ls
but it'll take a lot of times to find folders so i'll just give it to you guys.these are the command you need to enter and press enter.(each line must be typed separately)
Code:
cd shell
Code:
cd emulated
Code:
cd 0
6-in here is you type
Code:
ls
you can see that you have Pictured,Music and things like this.so if you want to create a folder in your android just type
Code:
mkdir YourFolder
7-after you created your folder enter
Code:
exit
to exit the shell and now you can "push" and "pull" commands.here's how push command work
Code:
adb push Path\To\Your\File.txt mnt\shell\emulated\0\YourFolder
i like to put my files that i want to push in the same folder that i have adb.exe so i just need to type the file name and extension.
8-after that you can install an android file manager to manage your files.
i haven't tested "pull" command but it'll work.i just need to test it.
so sorry if you guys knew this method , i just wanted to share it with you.
this method is really good for phone like 920 and for apps and games that has .obb data files (like Fallout Shelter )

Really appreciate you for this tutorial and helping nature,but we had a ""shortcut ""way using file Explorer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...utorial-how-to-copy-files-android-to-t3178808