Hi Folks,
I am running Mac OS X 10.8.2 and I have ran into the following issues. I am trying to root a friend's Nexus 4 that's on 4.2.2, unlocked bootloader and USB debugging enabled/on.
I can easily root this on my Windows desktop but I thought I'd try out the Mac. Do note that I am not getting the "Allow USB Debugging" message that pops up on the phone when you connect it to a computer normally and you select Allow for the respective RSA key. The one that shows up after 4.2.2 is updated from 4.2.1.
I am not getting the above prompt when hooking up the phone to my Mac. *PS I removed the name of my MBP pro and the user name.
Okay so here are the two issues/scenarios:
1) I downloaded the latest ADB and Fastboot Mac OS X 64 bit files from the ADB dev tools website, etc. The files are "adb" and "fastboot"
When I type "./adb devices" since the "./" command is for Mac on the terminal, I get the following message and it does not show up any device listed.
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Then when I type "./adb reboot-bootloader", I get the following:
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2) When I use an older adb and fastboot files from last year: "./adb_Mac" , "./fastboot_Mac" and "ADB-Install-Mac.sh", I get the following:
When I type in the adb devices command and the adb reboot-bootloader command:
The serial # shows up this time (Again I have crossed out half of it lol)
When typing in the reboot-bootloader command:
Now to my knowledge, I know that I am getting the device offline mode based on using the old ADB and Fastboot files. So the way to fix it, is to download the updated files but it doesn't result in anything at all.
With the updated ADB and fastboot files, and by booting into fastboot mode manually and then typing in ".fastboot devices", I get the Error Could Not Get Pipe Properties error in a loop.
Would appreciate the help folks!
T.I.A
Try this command
adb kill server
adb start server
scream4cheese said:
Try this command
adb kill server
adb start server
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Beauty! I didn't know that it has to be done for the same in OS X. Query, does this have to be done every time or?
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So for the first time I've set up my ADB since I will getting a MT3G tomorrow. Environment variables (PATH) set correctly, etc.
When I type adb shell in recovery model, it says *daemon not running. starting it now, daemon started successfully, error: device not found*
"Android Compsite ADB Interface" shows up in my USB devices. So what's the problem.
Then when I load up "emulator -data c:\", it starts up and gives me this error. msvcrt.dll? I've dealt with that .dll file before for other apps and it is in my system32 folder.
So what's going on here.
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try reinstalling the usb driver.
mine identifies as HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface.
did you install the usb driver that comes in the SDK?
what if you navigate to the location you have the sdk installed? does it work then? maybe the path is not set up as correct as you think? (i had this problem when trying to do fastboot. everything else worked fine except for fastboot. to get that working i had to navigate to the sdk directory.)
I sure did, and it reads exactly that.
Even adb devices doesn't bring a device up. Or adb remount.
Other thing is under Hard Drives Tree, the HTC Android USB Phone Device has a Microsoft driver. I tried to install drivers from the android/usb_driver/ and nothing. Do I have to do this in the Home Screen for the first time so it brings up the permission screen where I click on "Allow Always" for root? Cause I'm not getting that there, so I rebooted into recovery....nothing there as well.
i did have an issue recently where i couldn't get the usb driver to change over.
what i had to do to get it to change was disable and then re-enable usb debugging while the phone was connected to the computer.
it triggers a hardware change in windows and this allowed me to reinstall the correct driver.
uninstalling the current drivers might also help.
I've tried both things.
Same issue.
What Windows Services need to be enabled in order to get ADB to work? I did some tweaking of the services.msc for XP. I think that might be the reason adb shell isn't working.
Same problem I have:
I have TWO rooted G1s, Cyanogen 4.0.4 modified devices with identical Software releases.
The one (rooted by the Golcard Method) is recognized by ADB - the other one (rooted by the One Click Method) is not.
Troubled !
Oh Sorry -this is a Sapphire forum ... I apologize
Originally when I tried rooting my Kindle Fire HD on 7.2.3, ADB Devices wasn't showing my Kindle Fire HD device. So, a solution to my problem was installing the Google USB Driver from my Android SDK Manager. After the installation, I was able to open up CMD (Administrator) and see if ADB Devices would show my Kindle Fire HD. Bingo! It appeared!
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I'll probably be asking what method I used, and I was using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049288
My computer is:
WINDOWS 7 X64
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Proof of my root:
ADB Server Out of Date
Great post. I If updating the driver does not do the trick, update the ADB daemons. Here are the latest versions:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/ADB%20Update.zip
if updating adb doesn't work...
prokennexusa said:
Great post. I If updating the driver does not do the trick, update the ADB daemons. Here are the latest versions:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/ADB%20Update.zip
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And if updating ADB daemons doesn't work try this -> (this is the problem I had)
I was also having trouble getting adb to see the device, even though Composite ADB Interface was there in the Device Manager. After much searching, I found that I needed to put 0x1949 in C:\Users\<my name>\.android\adb_usb.ini. Neither the file nor the directory existed on my system, so I created them both and put that number on a line by itself, saved the file, unplugged/replugged the Fire, and it worked!
found here: http://androidforums.com/kindle-fir...6683-root-kindle-fire-hd-7-a.html#post5363515
ADB Communication Issues
bbanghyung said:
And if updating ADB daemons doesn't work try this -> (this is the problem I had)
I was also having trouble getting adb to see the device, even though Composite ADB Interface was there in the Device Manager. After much searching, I found that I needed to put 0x1949 in C:\Users\<my name>\.android\adb_usb.ini. Neither the file nor the directory existed on my system, so I created them both and put that number on a line by itself, saved the file, unplugged/replugged the Fire, and it worked!
found here: http://androidforums.com/kindle-fir...6683-root-kindle-fire-hd-7-a.html#post5363515
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bbanghyung,
Great work and informative, thank you.
I love this community, we work together
for everyone's benefit. Keep up the great
work.
So i was searching around and couldnt find actual answers on how to get rid of that annoying ass sticky bit factory fastboot menu when phone powers up. So i decided to take matter in my own hands and learn a little bit about adb and fastboot commands etc.. Typed in some commands in a certain order and BOOM sticky bit no longer gets in the f-ing way ^^ this should work on any android powered phone seeing how it doesnt go to any specific phone. So far i learned that it works on the xpirea (how ever you spell it) and the droid razr m consumer and dev edition. so here we go.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE USB DEBUGGING ENABLED
Files to download:
Android.zip: http://www.mediafire...0imf9xv2uicwkbh
Latest usb drivers: http://www.motorola....motodev_lp.html
STEPS
1. Power up your phone completely.
2. extract the folder in the android.zip file to your local disk. just drag the folder to local C: or whatever your main HD is
3. hold left shift and right click on the folder and click on pen command window here"
4. plug in your phone if you havnt done so already
5. in the command window type: adb devices ( this makes sure your phone is connected and it'll show its serial number under List of devices attached.
6. once it shows the serial number type in these commands ( these are in order)
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
and walla phone will reboot like when you first got it ^^
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Your links are broken.
This seems cool. But I don't know what menu you are talking about, perhaps more clarity, as I'd like to know what causes this menu to be shown and if I am just missing it somehow. Curious to know if this fix may aid me in the future. As probably are some other users.
Also probably helpful for you to note that fastbooylt erase userdata will clear user settings.
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Thank you...
Your steps got me out of the sticky mess...
I'm 63 years old & could do with some help - trying to flash my Moto G4 but no luck
Hello folks.
I apologise in advance. I thought something was a good idea, and I said to myself I would give it a try and I won't give up, but I have been at this for about 5 hours now and no progress.
I have a Moto G4 which my wife gave about a year ago. I don't like stock Android and want to install Lineage OS onto it. I understand that first I need to:
1. Unlock my bootloader (done)
2. Install ADB Driver Installer onto my Dell (done)
3. Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot onto my Dell (done)
4. Plug my G4 into my Dell using the correct cable. It seems to work as the ADP Driver Installer / APK Installer recognises it as per the image below
/https://imgur.com/a/NBfrIcZ
5. Open up the command promt in the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder, type adb devices - the device is recognised
6. Here is where the problems start!
(a) At this stage, as soon as I type adb reboot bootloader, the G4 reboots but as it does so it disappears from the ADB Diver Installer / APK Installer
(b) Soon after when I type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img then nothing is found, no files or directory or anything. I don't understand what I am doing wrong and am very stuck sadly
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Would really appreciate some help!
Great, my pictures don't work. I don't understand why. But basically when I write fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (it is in the same folder as Minimal ADB and Fastboot), it says not found to a bunch of things and no such file or directory.
George425 said:
Great, my pictures don't work. I don't understand why. But basically when I write fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (it is in the same folder as Minimal ADB and Fastboot), it says not found to a bunch of things and no such file or directory.
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Ask your question here in moto g4 forum you will gets answers correctly ,because that's where you should have asked, buts it OK here is the link https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...hread-question-noob-friendly-t3526598/page175
And upload the photos in Google drive and turn on the link sharing feature and post the link there there are many people there to help you out. Don't worry, everything will be fine.
Thank you Dhanush-raj I will do that now.
If my upgrade fails, how do I boot from the slot that I installed the crap on the inactive slot from so the phone boots to the old version before the update?
I wanted to know and found the answers. I'll post here in case anyone wants to know cause I found nothing on these forums:
How to Check if Partition Slot A or Slot B is Currently Active?via https://krispitech.com/check-partition-slot-a-b/
Make sure the smartphone is connected to the PC with a USB cable
Now boot the smartphone into Fastboot Mode
This process will vary from device to device but usually involves holding certain button(s) down during the boot cycle.
Open up a Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, or a Terminal in the same folder as your ADB and Fastboot files
Type out the following command. . .
fastboot getvar all
. . .then press Enter on the keyboard
Wait for a lot of text to finish scrolling and look for the (bootloader) current-slot text
This should actually be toward the bottom without the need to scroll up.
The letter after this text will be the currently active partition slot for your device
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In this instance, my device was currently using partition slot B.
How to Boot from One Active Partition Slot to Anothervia https://krispitech.com/change-active-partition-slot/
Boot the smartphone or tablet into Fastboot Mode
Connect the device to the PC with a USB cable
Open a Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal and type out the following command. . .
fastboot --set-active=a
OR
fastboot --set-active=b and then press Enter on the keyboard
Make sure you get a successful OKAY response before restarting the device
So if my updates go pear-shaped, I should be okay. And if not, well, I'm not buying a OnePlus ever again cause I've had it with all the extra steps, headaches, and disappointments with this model.
Excellent guide, I like it.
Think check out TWRP too, I think ( not 100% ) but I think it can change slots for you too.