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adb unable to connect...

I was to B&N today, read few books in store (on nook)
Came home, tried to connect:
adb unable to connect...
run dropbear - unable to ssh
rebooted nook via terminal
adb unable to connect...
Scratched head…
rebooted nook again via terminal
adb unable to connect...
Did basic adb troubleshooting:
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
stop adbd
start adbd
adb unable to connect...
stop adbd
adbd &
adb unable to connect...
netstat
showed listening (with adbd running)
127.0.0.1:5037
0.0.0.0:5555
rebooted nook via terminal
rebooted PC…
adb unable to connect...
put noogie SD, reboot, check uRamdisk – same size & timestamp
removed noogie, off/on - connected right away!
I’m puzzled…
I saw few times, after 2-3 days of reading adb is unable to connect, but reboot fixed it always.
What was different this time?
“Cold reboot”?
I spend like 30min and feel like an idiot right now…

I was unable to connect over the usb port as well. Without too long investigation I've used adbwireless app on NT and was able to connect.
You might want to refresh server
adb kill-server
adb start-server
then connect using your NT ip address:5555 and you should be done.
In my case, I think, there are too many conflicting drivers installed and NT is not being recognized when connected.
Good luck

Adapt0r said:
I was unable to connect over the usb port as well. Without too long investigation I've used adbwireless app on NT and was able to connect.
You might want to refresh server
adb kill-server
adb start-server
then connect using your NT ip address:5555 and you should be done.
In my case, I think, there are too many conflicting drivers installed and NT is not being recognized when connected.
Good luck
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I did it as well before every adb connect, thought it not worth to mention.
Naturally, "rebooting PC" should reboot adb server too, right?
But it didn't help either...

If you see this issue again, just try toggling ADB Wireless On/Off and it should reset anything on the devices side. Also I've noticed that sometimes and completely random from what I can tell "USB Debugging" will get unchecked, which will mess with ADB access via USB.

Disabling/Enabling ADBwireless sometimes may help.
Maybe a stupid question: Do you have a firewall running on your pc?

digiflash said:
Disabling/Enabling ADBwireless sometimes may help.
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won't it be the same as below or it does more?
Code:
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
stop adbd
start adbd
digiflash said:
Maybe a stupid question: Do you have a firewall running on your pc?
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Always
I did check it too. It was nothing worth to mention.
abd attempted to connect - got nothing back (timeout)
on NST adbd was listening, I was able to access gmail.
I can ssh neither, and dropbear was listening too.
Looks, in fact, like firewall on NST was blocking all incoming connection.
That's why I wrote "Scratched head…" - which means I checked pretty much everything.
Could somebody explain, what is the major difference for NST between:
reboot (hot reboot) & shutdown/start (cold reboot)
Or more precisely for the latter:
insert noogie SD/reboot/remove noogie SD/turn off/turn on

ApokrifX said:
insert noogie SD/reboot/remove noogie SD/turn off/turn on
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Cannot connect today at all. Cold reboot doesn’t help anymore...
Did some more tests (including ADBwireless):
I cannot ping [nook IP] from my computer
I can ping [nook IP] from router.
From PC
>telnet [nook IP] 5555
Connecting To [nook IP]...Could not open connection to the host, on port 5555: Connect failed
From router:
telnet [nook IP] 5555
Connection didn’t timeout (i.e. it does connect!)
Again, looks like something on Nook blocking connections from all IP, except from default gateway (i.e. router)
Question: Does rooting process unblock connections from other IPs?
About Disabling/Enabling ADBwireless:
Before running ADBwireless
netstat
127.0.0.1:5037
0.0.0.0:5555
netstat -tapn doesn’t work
stop adbd
both above disappear from netstat
start adbd
both show up
run ADBwireless
get message: ADBwireless is off
pushed button, message changed to: adb connect [nook IP]:5555
(adb connct didn’t work)
Switch to terminal,
netstat
127.0.0.1:5037
I.e. no more: 0.0.0.0:5555
Subsequent "stop adbd"/"start adbd" changes nothing:
netstat
127.0.0.1:5037
I was wondering what ADBwireless supposed to do then?
Could somebody check from his nook what netstat shows, please?
Nook can connect to internet (gmail, market) + netstat shows all outgoing connections…
What else can I try?
I guess, I can switch to adb usb…

It might be helpful if you tell what OS you are running on your PC and what did you do with NT. If we can reproduce your case then we can troubleshoot it otherwise you will hear useless guesses and speculations.
I like NT as a reader and nothing else. Web and games are looking awful on it.

Adapt0r said:
It might be helpful if you tell what OS you are running on your PC and what did you do with NT. If we can reproduce your case then we can troubleshoot it otherwise you will hear useless guesses and speculations.
I like NT as a reader and nothing else. Web and games are looking awful on it.
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One box is XP with Outpost firewall (abd set to full trust).
Another win7 (FW policy – allow outgoing connections + few exceptions).
I’m Win developer/admin and Linux(CentOs) admin.
I’m complete noob when it comes to Linux non-shell related programming.
Router runs DD-WRT.
As of now I switched to uRamdisk_1_1_rooted_usb.
When I run dropbear, I see it listening on 22, but cannot ssh still.
That’s all I guess…
Could you do one test for me please?
If your NST runs uRamdisk_1_1_rooted_wifi:
Could you ping you NST from you box
If not - could you do same from your router/AP?

1. I don't have uRamdisk_1_1_rooted_wifi on my NT and can't test it.
2. adbWireless works on my Win 7 and Mac the same way. Both comps have firewalls running and both are on the same network. I can connect and ping NT.
Just for clarification I will describe how it works on my setup:
- I start adbWireless on NT,
- it asks for root permission if it for the first time and I grant it
- then shows fat button on the screen and says adbWireless is off
- I push the button
- it says adbWireless is on, from your computer run
adb connect 192.168.15.112:5555
At this point I can ping IP address and run adb shell.
I've rooted NT for purposes of software testing and customization. I did it twice with older and newer Nooter and did not find any noticeable differences.
Let me know if you want some other tests or info.

Adapt0r said:
I can connect and ping NT.
…
At this point I can ping IP address and run adb shell.
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To clarify (trying to get a setup as simple as possible):
We connected NST to our home wireless network and it gets IP.
We didn’t touch adbWireless yet!
Now do two tests, please:
1. From NST we ping gateway or "another device on same network", (providing it let us).
2. From "another device on same network", ping NST.
What do you get?
I thought, adbWireless just configure adbd for IP connection (as opposite for USB one) and starts it - nothing else.
If #1 works, but not #2,
and #2 starts working after you “hit adbWireless button”, than adbWireless does more then I wrote above…

Sorry, I didn't have time to do your test at home. I'll try today.
I think you are correct, adbWireless does configuration of connection by executing something like this:
Turning On:
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
stop adbd
start adbd
Turning Off wifi and start listening on usb
setprop service.adb.tcp.port -1
stop adbd
start adbd
Cheers!
Edit:
Ping NST_ip_address from PC works fine.
Since I don't have terminal installed I could not test reverse pinging.

Ouch…
Just figured out:
1: I press “big red button” in adbWireless.
2: I push back button
And it pushed adbWireless into background.
If it’s the same as turning it (adbWireless) off,
it’s possible, that adbWireless reset adbd service to use USB.
Thus there is nothing listening on 5555 when I run netstat in terminal on NST.
Who’s with me?
Should be east to test:
press “big red button” in adbWireless.
I push back button
try to connect

ApokrifX said:
Ouch…
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Updated router firmware - I can ping nook and ADB over wireless works too.
Not sure thought, if it was wireless channel problem.
I've read somewhere, some NST firmwares doesn't work on high channels or certain combined modes - like works on A+B, but not A+G
Apparently, NST firmware 1.1.2 was targeted to solve some of these issues.

PROBLEM SOLVED.
I didn't have the proper folder for the adb.exe.
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I have a similar problem: I recently rooted my nook simple touch with touchnooter 2.1.31, and all seems well but I can't connect to the adb wireless. IP is 192.168.0.6:5555 according to adb; I can ping from my Win XP computer if I use 192.168.0.6, but not if I add the 5555, but I just can't connect to the ereader. Wireless connections seem fine otherwise. I've tried shutting off and one the wireless adb.
I'm a complete beginner in this. On the reader, the screen has this:
"from your computer run: adb connect 192.168.0.6:5555"
This suggests that I can't simply use a firefox browser to connect? I tried using the windows cmd box, but windows indicates it doesn't know what 'adb' is. Then I found a website about adbwireless: http://theunlockr.com/2011/04/12/how-to-connect-to-your-android-device-through-adb-wirelessly/
and installed Adroid SDK Tools as indicated. When I use the cmd window, go to the proper sdk tools subfolder, and type 'adb connect 192.168.0.6:5555', windows still insists it doesn't recognize 'adb'
Please help!

try adb.exe

Meter 13,
Thanks for the reply. I added a pre-script to my op. I had created a bat file to move to the proper folder but had realized that the adb.exe had been moved to the platform-tools subfolder from its old location in the tools folder. Once I realized this, all worked well - connected to my nook, and used adb to install an apk file.
Bob

Just a note:
Ping isn't the usual TCP/UDP stuff, so there are no (port) numbers on the end.
ping 192.168.1.27
ADB uses TCP and a port number but it usually defaults to 5555
adb connect 192.168.1.27
adb connect 192.168.1.27:5555
You can also telnet to check if you can connect to the nook via TCP and port 5555
telnet 192.168.1.27 5555
(Note: If this works it will tell you that you are connected, but you can't do anything because ADB is a binary protocol.)

I had the same problem, turns out the correct drivers weren't installed. Ive downloaded HTC sync from HTC.com. I installed it and removed HTC sync afterwards. The drivers should stay there. Now reconnect your phone and try "adb devices" Before ADB wouldn't recognize my device but now it does. Tried to "adb backup -all" again, and it worked instantly.
Maybe this solves the problem?

You could try going back to a stock /boot partition.
I run my nstg rooted with the addition of about 8 files (su, xbin, busybox in system, adb wireless in /data plus a launcher) when I first root.
with the nstg, at least, I don't actually need the modified kernels - adb connects from my computers to the nstg, I simply don't have a root shell when I first connect.
This is fixed by doing an
su
once I'm in
Might be worth trying a restore of just partion 1 from your backup?

Not able to ADB my STR

Hello folks,
I had a WinXP computer, and I installed android SDK, and I was able to connect to my nook via ADB. As it was aging and having fan problem, I bought a new Dell (i5, win7, 4Gb RAM, 500 Gb HD). I installed android SDK, but never tried to ADB my nook. Yesterday I tried it, and whenever I try to connect via IP, or use adb devices, nothing shows up. I tried messing with the firewall, but it was not working at all.
Does anybody have any idea to help me? And also on how to get my firewall back (removed Norton, which I believe is a bloating spyware, and installed avast antivirus, but firewall was not released either, and it gives a 0x80070424 error).

Try this
Attach the usb cable to the NST and see if it is visible in device manager. Ideally if no driver is installed, you would just see it there with an exclamation mark.
Then follow ros87's instructions here. If adb_usb.ini doesnt exist create it.
Then from device manager, update device drivers for the unrecognized nook and point it to the i386/amd folder within the android drivers folder.
once that is done, restart adb, run "adb usb", then try "adb devices". If it worked it should show you the device.

ADB wifi was easier. In fact, it was such a long time since I last used it (before 1.1.1), that I forgot to add the adbwireless button to turn it on.
But thanks anyway. I've never dared to use USB due to inner messiness of the process.

[Q] Choosing ADB over USB or WiFi, when Rooting

After reading around, I've learnt that MinimalTouch 1.1beta5 is a reliable way to root my new Nook Simple Touch. Since I intend selecting the package version in the beta5 folder, I must choose between the "START" zips: beta5-2 XUFullTouch-PART-1-START and beta5-2 XWFullTouch-PART-1-START. I gather the first zip is ADB over USB, and the second, ADB over WiFi, but have found little documentation on either, except that ADB is a method to connect your home computer to your Nook.
The above link states that all W zips install ADB wireless Uramdisk, and all U zips install ADB USB Uramdisk + ADB widget to enable wireless adb at need. Am I right that ADB over USB is the best choice because both USB and WiFi are available after rooting? If so, would anyone select the ADB over WiFi option?
Can someone please explain how and why one chooses between the two options when rooting the Nook?

On startup the ADB daemon, adbd looks at the property service.adb.tcp.port
If it is set it uses that value as the port number over TCP (presumably over WiFi) to listen for connections.
If it is not set it tries to connect over USB.
I'm not sure how these applications that switch mode work.
They probably kill the daemon and restart it.
The only difference between the two versions of W and U is the line:
Code:
service.adb.tcp.port=5555

Renate NST said:
The only difference between the two versions of W and U is the line:
Code:
service.adb.tcp.port=5555
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Thanks for your help. I've taken a while to make sense of your post since all this is new to me - I rarely use a mobile phone.
I've just looked at contents of both the "START" zip files and noticed they're the same, except that the file uRamdisk in the folder boot of the WiFi option is marginally bigger. You have shown me the difference lies in the property service.adb.tcp.port in the Java source code, and that property determines whether the rooted Nook tries to connect by WiFi or USB. In other words, the two zips are identical except for ADB connection.
But my opening post, in ignorance, attempted to ask a more trivial question. I know whenever I wish to access any laptop computer from my desktop computer under Windows XP, I can connect the two using a network cable from the laptop to my wireless router/modem or, more simply, by activating WiFi on the laptop. Similarly, I am assuming I can connect the rooted Nook to my desktop either by cabling the Nook microUSB port to a USB port on my desktop, or by activating WiFi on the Nook. I expect to connect every few days. Since the USB "START" zip of MinimalTouch 1.1beta5 provides an ADB widget to enable wireless adb at need, what is the point - for the end user - of a separate WiFi only "START" zip file?
In other words, in routinely connecting my rooted Nook to the desktop computer every few days, why on earth would I or anyone benefit from having had the two "START" zip options available in MinimalTouch 1.1beta5?

[Q] ADB error: device unauthorized and device offline

I'm currently getting some strange errors while trying to control my N4 over adb.
http://prntscr.com/1km24i
On Ubuntu I get "device unauthorized" and on Windows 8 I get "device offline".
Same thing happens over USB.
Any idea?
PS: I'm currently on 4.2.2. I where on 4.3 yesterday but installed 4.2.2 again after some strange errors.

HashWorks said:
I'm currently getting some strange errors while trying to control my N4 over adb.
http://prntscr.com/1km24i
On Ubuntu I get "device unauthorized" and on Windows 8 I get "device offline".
Same thing happens over USB.
Any idea?
PS: I'm currently on 4.2.2. I where on 4.3 yesterday but installed 4.2.2 again after some strange errors.
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As the message have stated, you need to allow the adb access on your phone.
You need to first connect the phone to your PC with USB cables, then the authorization message will pop out on the screen. Tick remember your choice, then allow it.

ksilver89 said:
As the message have stated, you need to allow the adb access on your phone.
You need to first connect the phone to your PC with USB cables, then the authorization message will pop out on the screen. Tick remember your choice, then allow it.
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I'm not getting any message.
Maybe because I already authorized my pc before. A few weeks ago adb worked just fine.

HashWorks said:
I'm not getting any message.
Maybe because I already authorized my pc before. A few weeks ago adb worked just fine.
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Remove /data/misc/adb/adb_key, reboot your phone and try connect again. The message should come up.

Perfect, worked. Thanks!

I just got my phone back from LG (the mainboard "Fried"). I have the new update pushed to the phone. I have to re-root the phone now as its basically a new phone.
I am getting the Device offline as well message in ADB. As I don't have root, how can I fix this error? I can't navigate to that particular directory. I had no authotization message show up on my computer when I plugged the phone in for the first time... so not sure how to get past this...

usafle said:
I just got my phone back from LG (the mainboard "Fried"). I have the new update pushed to the phone. I have to re-root the phone now as its basically a new phone.
I am getting the Device offline as well message in ADB. As I don't have root, how can I fix this error? I can't navigate to that particular directory. I had no authotization message show up on my computer when I plugged the phone in for the first time... so not sure how to get past this...
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This shouldn't be happening on new phone, because the key won't be created if you haven't authorized it.
Can you check your adb version? Try updating it with android sdk manager.

I am going to try and re-download the ADB SDK. I think it's an issue with whatever version I downloaded. I've tried to run the ADB Manager.exe and nothing happens. Currently flying to London so it will have to wait until I get back. Nice of LG to fix my phone and they didn't charge me a dime. Although I did lose everything.

Hello,
I'm having the same problem "Please check the confirmation dialog on your device", but there is no such dialog on the device.
Things I tried and DID NOT SOLVE:
1) Remove /data/misc/adb/* - Failed, there was nothing there (full wipe before flash a new rom)
2) Try different ROMs - Failed, tried AOKP Milestone 1 and 2 and CM10. Dialog never showed up.
3) Try different usb cable OR usb port - Failed, adb is recognized, but no confirmation dialog on the device (device shows as unauthorized)
4) Removed all drivers and installed them again - Failed, same problem;
5) Updated android-sdk (or full delete and reinstall [remembering to adb kill-server]) - Failed, problem continues even with platform-tools up-to-date.
6) Removed all folder C:\Users\Myself\.android - Failed, it was never recreated;
7) Tried to connect via adb over wifi, device is found but unauthorized persists;
Things that gave me some clues:
1) Reboot to recovery mode allowed me to use ADB without any authorization (only while in recovery);
2) Recovery sideload works without any problem;
3) HOWEVER, when connecting to another computer (Windows XP, fresh install on a virtual machine), dialog appears and adb works!
The scenario:
1) Devices tried: Galaxy Nexus / Galaxy S3 I9300
2) ROMs tried: AOKP (4.2.2) / CM10 (4.2.2)
3) Windows 7 x64
The problem is on the computer side, that's a fact. However, I would like to SOLVE it without having to reformat my computer, or change my OS.
Where to start?
Thanks!

legalbrr2 said:
Hello,
I'm having the same problem "Please check the confirmation dialog on your device", but there is no such dialog on the device.
Things I tried and DID NOT SOLVE:
1) Remove /data/misc/adb/* - Failed, there was nothing there (full wipe before flash a new rom)
2) Try different ROMs - Failed, tried AOKP Milestone 1 and 2 and CM10. Dialog never showed up.
3) Try different usb cable OR usb port - Failed, adb is recognized, but no confirmation dialog on the device (device shows as unauthorized)
4) Removed all drivers and installed them again - Failed, same problem;
5) Updated android-sdk (or full delete and reinstall [remembering to adb kill-server]) - Failed, problem continues even with platform-tools up-to-date.
6) Removed all folder C:\Users\Myself\.android - Failed, it was never recreated;
7) Tried to connect via adb over wifi, device is found but unauthorized persists;
Things that gave me some clues:
1) Reboot to recovery mode allowed me to use ADB without any authorization (only while in recovery);
2) Recovery sideload works without any problem;
3) HOWEVER, when connecting to another computer (Windows XP, fresh install on a virtual machine), dialog appears and adb works!
The scenario:
1) Devices tried: Galaxy Nexus / Galaxy S3 I9300
2) ROMs tried: AOKP (4.2.2) / CM10 (4.2.2)
3) Windows 7 x64
The problem is on the computer side, that's a fact. However, I would like to SOLVE it without having to reformat my computer, or change my OS.
Where to start?
Thanks!
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Make sure to use the latest ADB executable, also check if you don't have any other adb.exe in your computer, from command promt: where adb.exe

maxrfon said:
Make sure to use the latest ADB executable, also check if you don't have any other adb.exe in your computer, from command promt: where adb.exe
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Hello,
No, adb.exe is up-to-date and there's a single instance of it on my computer.
Problem must be somewhere else.
Thanks anyway

legalbrr2 said:
Hello,
No, adb.exe is up-to-date and there's a single instance of it on my computer.
Problem must be somewhere else.
Thanks anyway
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Hello,
please delete the sdk settings folder on your pc, on my linux box i deleted ~/.android and it worked
Regards

c.cicali said:
Hello,
please delete the sdk settings folder on your pc, on my linux box i deleted ~/.android and it worked
Regards
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Doesn't work yet..
Tried to delete "C:\Users\Myself\.android" and "Documents\.android".
Did a full search on filesystem, and found no other .android folders.
Thanks anyway.

legalbrr2 said:
Doesn't work yet..
Tried to delete "C:\Users\Myself\.android" and "Documents\.android".
Did a full search on filesystem, and found no other .android folders.
Thanks anyway.
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After removing your .android directories, you need to restart the adb server to send fresh credentials to the phone.
First unplug the phone from your computer, then run:
Code:
$ adb kill-server
$ adb start-server
Now plug your phone back in and you should see a dialog on the device asking to confirm new credentials for your computer.
After confirming the credentials you should be able to connect to your device.

I hope that this helps...
legalbrr2 said:
Hello,
I'm having the same problem "Please check the confirmation dialog on your device", but there is no such dialog on the device.
Things I tried and DID NOT SOLVE:
1) Remove /data/misc/adb/* - Failed, there was nothing there (full wipe before flash a new rom)
2) Try different ROMs - Failed, tried AOKP Milestone 1 and 2 and CM10. Dialog never showed up.
3) Try different usb cable OR usb port - Failed, adb is recognized, but no confirmation dialog on the device (device shows as unauthorized)
4) Removed all drivers and installed them again - Failed, same problem;
5) Updated android-sdk (or full delete and reinstall [remembering to adb kill-server]) - Failed, problem continues even with platform-tools up-to-date.
6) Removed all folder C:\Users\Myself\.android - Failed, it was never recreated;
7) Tried to connect via adb over wifi, device is found but unauthorized persists;
Things that gave me some clues:
1) Reboot to recovery mode allowed me to use ADB without any authorization (only while in recovery);
2) Recovery sideload works without any problem;
3) HOWEVER, when connecting to another computer (Windows XP, fresh install on a virtual machine), dialog appears and adb works!
The scenario:
1) Devices tried: Galaxy Nexus / Galaxy S3 I9300
2) ROMs tried: AOKP (4.2.2) / CM10 (4.2.2)
3) Windows 7 x64
The problem is on the computer side, that's a fact. However, I would like to SOLVE it without having to reformat my computer, or change my OS.
Where to start?
Thanks!
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I know that this post is old, but I came across the same problem while attempting to root my Galaxy S4 today. This ended up being the solution:
1. Grant yourself root access on the PC that is running adb
2. Remove RSA Keys:
rm /home/username/.android/*
3. Restart adb server:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
I hope that this helps.

SOLVED!
I guess I should have read the previous post before I posted this but anyway maybe this helps.
I had this happen to my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 running 4.3 (VRUEM2K) after I rooted using saferoot, then removed the SuperSU app using SuperSU's so-called "safely unroot" menu option. It will no longer request the RSA key from the Ubuntu system I previously authorized (and used to root) and won't re-root using saferoot or motochopper. But since I dual-boot Windows 7 (I hardly use it, came with the laptop), I figured I'd give Odin a try and re-flash it to stock which didn't do anything to the "custom" flag and I still got "unauthorized" in adb in Ubuntu, but I noticed it does show up fine with adb in Windows. I tried the windows verison of saferoot and it was able to re-root my phone and re-install SuperSU just fine. Phone still showed "unauthorized" in Ubuntu.
After posting this I saw the previous comment saying to rm -rf ~/.android/ in Ubuntu. I also cleared all previously authorized computers and disable dev mode on my phone, rebooted, turned dev mode back on, rebooted again. Not sure if this helped, but I went through the following steps as root:
[email protected]:~# adb kill-server
[email protected]:~# adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
15506b89 unauthorized
At this point I pretty much said "F it, not gonna work" and walked away to get a snack, leaving my phone plugged in. I was only gone a couple minutes and when I came back, the RSA authorization request had popped up on my phone. I checked the box to always allow this computer and authorized it. Then SUCCESS, as seen below:
[email protected]:~# adb devices
List of devices attached
15506b89 device
Removing the .android directory seemed to do it, but you need to wait a few minutes for the computer to re-request the RSA key.

after a week of searching. I NEVER KNEW it pop to accept to authorized. WOW cant believe it... after reading this thread im lol'ding right now.

I had tried to kill adb etc but keep saying aunauthorized. solution was to reboot my phone with usb connected,after boot it the dialog to connect appear and my s4 got authorized. backup success.

thanks to the adb kill-server guy! worked for me

gonpwnya said:
thanks to the adb kill-server guy! worked for me
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Ditto

Recover rooted NST with broken LCD?

Just checking it there is some way to recover files. I previously rooted it and can't remember if that means there's any way to get at it via ADB or otherwise to recover files before transfering to a new device

Well, if you have ADB working you can just transfer the files.
Or you could use my AdbSync.exe (along with ADB) to backup.
Code:
C:\>mkdir whatever
C:\>adb devices
C:\>adbsync /hcsu /s /v C:\whatever sdcard

ADB doesn’t seem to be working or at least via USB… And I can’t get on it to select a Wi-Fi network. Wondered if there is some way of forcing it to boot in Adb mode or something that doesn’t rely on screen interaction

mrbryan said:
ADB doesn’t seem to be working or at least via USB… And I can’t get on it to select a Wi-Fi network. Wondered if there is some way of forcing it to boot in Adb mode or something that doesn’t rely on screen interaction
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You're the second person in a week or so that seems to have this issue and it got me curious. There's a message at the beginning of NookManager about starting WiFi if you want to directly connect with the device via SSH(?) or ADB. I've always ignored it but I just tried it to see what would happen. After you elect to start WiFi (your NST must have been known to your network beforehand, password entered, etc.), you are given the option to start either SSH or ADB (the IP address is displayed at the top of the screen).
When I chose ADB I was then able to start up ADB on my PC and connect to the IP address shown on the NST screen. Of course.....if your screen is broken........Maybe you know the IP address of your NST already or could find it by starting WiFi and then consulting your router?
Anyway, the advantage with NookManager is that everything is done with the side hardware buttons. If you can't read your screen at all I can see that even that would be a problem, though. If you have some partial display, you might be able to limp along until you have ADB connected and then handle everything from your PC. Or I could supply you with a button-push sequence to try.
To just get this working you can make a NookManager card--no need to make the updates I described elsewhere.

thanks so much for the suggestion. I'll have to think that through and whether I have my current wifi set up ( edit: in the nook already).
maybe I can hack around in the scripts for nook manager in case I can set it to go right to the ADB on boot and inject a wifi name & key too

Get an image for the old noogie and put it on an SD card.
Boot up, you should have ADB.
Or do the whole OmapLink procedure and boot from there.
Or connect to the 1.8V UART root console inside the case.