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[Q] ADB Devices

I am preparing to root my beloved new Nexus S, but am just wanting to make sure everything is set before I venture off.
I'm a previous nexus one owner, and used fastboot and adb in the past following guides from on here.
Following another guide from here, i've managed to get "fastboot devices" to show my Nexus S connected, however, when I try adb devices, nothing is listed.
I run windows 7, in order to get the fastboot devices to work, I downloaded some drivers and installed them, and then an "unknown Android 1.0 device (as shown in Device manager) was recognised as an ADB device - so I assume i'm all good on the driver front.
Is there any specific mode I need the phone connected in to get adb to recognise it? I cant remember from when I last did it on my N1?

dannstarr said:
I am preparing to root my beloved new Nexus S, but am just wanting to make sure everything is set before I venture off.
I'm a previous nexus one owner, and used fastboot and adb in the past following guides from on here.
Following another guide from here, i've managed to get "fastboot devices" to show my Nexus S connected, however, when I try adb devices, nothing is listed.
I run windows 7, in order to get the fastboot devices to work, I downloaded some drivers and installed them, and then an "unknown Android 1.0 device (as shown in Device manager) was recognised as an ADB device - so I assume i'm all good on the driver front.
Is there any specific mode I need the phone connected in to get adb to recognise it? I cant remember from when I last did it on my N1?
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to be safe you should uninstall the unknown device and reinstall ur NS

dannstarr said:
I am preparing to root my beloved new Nexus S, but am just wanting to make sure everything is set before I venture off.
I'm a previous nexus one owner, and used fastboot and adb in the past following guides from on here.
Following another guide from here, i've managed to get "fastboot devices" to show my Nexus S connected, however, when I try adb devices, nothing is listed.
I run windows 7, in order to get the fastboot devices to work, I downloaded some drivers and installed them, and then an "unknown Android 1.0 device (as shown in Device manager) was recognised as an ADB device - so I assume i'm all good on the driver front.
Is there any specific mode I need the phone connected in to get adb to recognise it? I cant remember from when I last did it on my N1?
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Do you have USB Debugging on under Menu > Settings > Application > Development?

slowz3r said:
to be safe you should uninstall the unknown device and reinstall ur NS
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?? huh?
unremarked - thanks very much, this is the step I had forgotten - usb debugging. Now turned on, computer auto installed some drivers, adb devices now works.
Thanks a whole bunch

dannstarr said:
?? huh?
unremarked - thanks very much, this is the step I had forgotten - usb debugging. Now turned on, computer auto installed some drivers, adb devices now works.
Thanks a whole bunch
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glad to see you got it working but it shouldnt say unknown android device

slowz3r said:
glad to see you got it working but it shouldnt say unknown android device
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Sorry - my bad explanation. Before I got "fastboot devices" working, it was shown as an unknown android device. I downloaded and installed drivers and that then turned in to a recognised android adb device
I got that bit done, thats why I was still confused over why in cmd "adb devices" did not show anything listed - but yeah, all sorted now, thanks

[Q] How can I get ADB working?

It seems like I go through this every damn time I get a new Android device, so you'd think I'd have figured it out by now, but I haven't.
How the heck to I get ADB working for this device? It's not being recognized by the "adb devices" command right now. As far as I know, I've got the drivers installed (at least, I could communicate via fastboot). I don't know what else I need to do, and would appreciate any help.

How did you get install the drivers? If you haven't done so, you can just grab the drivers from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345

Stryder5 said:
How did you get install the drivers? If you haven't done so, you can just grab the drivers from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345
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Yes, that's where I got the drivers (and that's how I got fastboot working).
I've taken the drastic step now of uninstalling the entire SDK thing and am currently re-installing it. We'll see how that goes.
EDIT: yeah, "adb devices" still gives nothing at all.

You need to turn it on first but Developer Options are hidden in Settings. Go into About phone and tap the build version. After 7 times you will have access and you can turn on USB Debugging

chinly43 said:
It seems like I go through this every damn time I get a new Android device, so you'd think I'd have figured it out by now, but I haven't.
How the heck to I get ADB working for this device? It's not being recognized by the "adb devices" command right now. As far as I know, I've got the drivers installed (at least, I could communicate via fastboot). I don't know what else I need to do, and would appreciate any help.
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do you have usb debugging on? its under development under settings. to make it appear, you need to press the about phone 7 times or so. http://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-developer-settings-android-42
^^what the user said above. he beat me to it

0.0 said:
do you have usb debugging on? its under development under settings. to make it appear, you need to press the about phone 7 times or so. http://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-developer-settings-android-42
^^what the user said above. he beat me to it
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While this was, admittedly, once my problem back in the early days of android, it's not the problem this time. USB debugging is on.
EDIT: I've also reconfirmed that fastboot is still working after the whole re-installation thing.

Anyone have any other ideas? Is it correct that when I plug the phone in, it's detected add an MTP device?

chinly43 said:
Anyone have any other ideas? Is it correct that when I plug the phone in, it's detected add an MTP device?
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thats very odd...perhaps run the android sdk and check for any updates for the drivers and whatever else is needed

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thats very odd...perhaps run the android sdk and check for any updates for the drivers and whatever else is needed
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That's all I can suggest as well, although I can't see what the issue could be

Yer try installing the SDK and downloading the "Google USB Drivers" from there to see if it helps.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

Here try this. It's from the sdk. I just zipped it. https://www.box.com/shared/7sutkummukh4pup0rwoi
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

You can just get the windows executable from Google, r21
http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r21-windows.exe

Thanks, everyone who's been reading/trying to help. Unfortunately, it's still not working.
People suggesting the .exe installer - that's how I've installed it each time. Twice now I've uninstalled/reinstalled the SDK. When installing, I choose the SDK tools, SDK platform tools, the 4.2 API (which is probably unnecessary, right?), and the Google USB driver. Each time, ADB has worked *in general*, but will not recognize this device (via the "adb devices" command).
Here's how things are going right now. When I first plug the phone in (with debugging on), if it's not currently installed as a device then it automatically self-installs and shows up as an "mtp" device. I try ADB, doesn't work. I then go in and manually install the drivers found in various places around this board. When I do this, it no longer appears as MTP. This is weird, though, and I didn't notice this last night - when I look at the list of devices in Device Manager in Windows, the category it falls into is "ASUS Android Devices", under which it's listed as "Android Composite ADB Interface", and it still doesn't work.
Something seems wrong about it being listed as ASUS, though. I wonder if all these current difficulties are a result of the problems I had getting my Transformer Prime to work with ADB? If anyone sees anything above that looks like I'm doing something wrong, let me know; I think the next thing I'm going to try is doing this whole process on a fresh computer here at work that's never been exposed to android at all, see how that goes. I'll check back in after I do that.

Have you tried these drivers?...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345

EddyOS said:
Have you tried these drivers?...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345
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I have, and it still doesn't work on my laptop. However...
It's working! On a shared computed at work that had never had *anything* android-related installed before. Went through the same procedure I did on my own computer, so the problem is with my laptop, I guess. Which I'm more okay with than it being a problem with the phone. I guess I need to more thoroughly remove everything from the laptop, maybe?

An update:
I DO. NOT. UNDERSTAND. why this worked; I haven't changed the drivers or anything on the laptop itself. On a whim, I changed the device type on the N4 from "media device" to "PTP device" and suddenly ADB is recognizing it on the computer where it's never worked. Should I have expected that?

chinly43 said:
An update:
I DO. NOT. UNDERSTAND. why this worked; I haven't changed the drivers or anything on the laptop itself. On a whim, I changed the device type on the N4 from "media device" to "PTP device" and suddenly ADB is recognizing it on the computer where it's never worked. Should I have expected that?
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I have to do that to my Nexus 7 before ADB will recognize it, so you're not alone there.

Just curious, what brand phone did you have before? If it was a samsung and you had all the samsung drivers and what not installed still, this could be causing the problem. My cousin couldn't get adb to recognize his device and we finally discovered the samsung software was conflicting in someway. He uninstalled it all and adb worked like a charm.

I had the same problem, here's what you need to do. When you plug it in, change the settings from MTP to Camera for USB settings. I don't know why, but you need to do it.

dcarpenter85 said:
Just curious, what brand phone did you have before? If it was a samsung and you had all the samsung drivers and what not installed still, this could be causing the problem. My cousin couldn't get adb to recognize his device and we finally discovered the samsung software was conflicting in someway. He uninstalled it all and adb worked like a charm.
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I've got four other android devices that all worked (simultaneously, at that): T-Mobile/HTC G1, Nook Color, T-Mobile/HTC G2, and an Asus Transformer Prime.

[Q] adb sideload

cant get adb to see n7 in sideload mode using google drivers any ideas?

trentreed said:
cant get adb to see n7 in sideload mode using google drivers any ideas?
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I'm having the same issue. Trying to sideload the 4.2.2 update on Win 7 using the Android SDK USB drivers, and when I get to the ADB sideload screen on the phone, the N7 disappears from Windows.
At that point, "adb devices" shows nothing and there's a '?' in the Windows Device Manager.
What's the trick here?

You have to manually edit the driver to include the recovery hardware ID.

jaysus145 said:
You have to manually edit the driver to include the recovery hardware ID.
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Thank you! That sounds like what was needed and helped me search for more details.
Here's a link to the process: http://blog.dantup.com/2012/10/fixing-adb-device-not-found-with-nexus-7-in-recovery-mode

[Q] Issues with ADB

when i type adb devices it says my device is offline but gives the serial number, but commands like adb reboot won't work, but when im in recovery it says recovery on my computer and commands work any ideas? thanks

https://www.google.com/search?q=adb+devices+offline

ksilver89 said:
https://www.google.com/search?q=adb+devices+offline
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tried that guide/fix and didn't work, i think it's because i haven't gotten the screen where it says to accept adb or whatever but how can i get it to pop again?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401452

Check adb version, it should be 1.3.0 or something basically the latest version of adb, then switch on USB debugging mode, plug in phone and a window should pop up on the nexus 4, accept than do adb devices, should say online and good to go...
"iPhone=Boat shoes,sweaters over shirt/tie,whores,non prescriptive glasses with slicked hair,hipster concerts,too much ignorance"-sent from my NEXUS 4

[HELP]Device not detecting in fastboot mode

I had installed Moto drivers and also enabled the usb debugging but my my device is not showing in fastboot mode.
Seriously need help.
Thank you.

Just to clarify, when you reboot your device into the bootloader (fastboot), if you type the command 'fastboot devices' (without quotes) in ADB, you get nothing showing up in the device list?
Which Moto drivers are you using, what device do you have and are you issuing the commands via minimal ADB or another ADB command tool?

echo92 said:
Just to clarify, when you reboot your device into the bootloader (fastboot), if you type the command 'fastboot devices' (without quotes) in ADB, you get nothing showing up in the device list?
Which Moto drivers are you using, what device do you have and are you issuing the commands via minimal ADB or another ADB command tool?
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I am using Motorola device manager drivers and using minimal adb tools
When I type command mfastboot devices nothing shows.
And I am trying to flash TWRP recovery it's saying waiting for device

Robinson#2 said:
I am using Motorola device manager drivers and using minimal adb tools
When I type command mfastboot devices nothing shows.
And I am trying to flash TWRP recovery it's saying waiting for device
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Turn on your phone and run " adb devices " then see if it's getting connected in power on mode or not.. if not then try to install Adb Drivers..

Tried with ADB drivers still not working. I think its a driver problem how to reset drivers in Windows 10 machine

Robinson#2 said:
Tried with ADB drivers still not working. I think its a driver problem how to reset drivers in Windows 10 machine
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It's same as you do in other Windows, go to "Device Manager" you will find device related name in that Tree,
Uninstall it and update again..

____Mdd said:
It's same as you do in other Windows, go to "Device Manager" you will find device related name in that Tree,
Uninstall it and update again..
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Tried that but didn't worked

Robinson#2 said:
Tried that but didn't worked
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Is it same computer that you used to unlock?
Had it worked to get unlock data and for unlocking..?

____Mdd said:
Is it same computer that you used to unlock?
Had it worked to get unlock data and for unlocking..?
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Yes it's the same computer I used to unlock bootloader and flashed stock nougat with fastboot method 3 months back.

Robinson#2 said:
Yes it's the same computer I used to unlock bootloader and flashed stock nougat with fastboot method 3 months back.
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If installing drivers again, use of different USB port, different data cable don't work then better to use different PC..

____Mdd said:
If installing drivers again, use of different USB port, different data cable don't work then better to use different PC..
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I am going to try with a bootable pendrive with linux mint.

Robinson#2 said:
Tried with ADB drivers still not working. I think its a driver problem how to reset drivers in Windows 10 machine
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If you're on Windows 10 with an UEFI firmware, I recall you need to disable driver signature enforcement if you wish to use fastboot. Credit to: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70792544&postcount=2028
Hopefully it'll work with the Linux distro though

echo92 said:
If you're on Windows 10 with an UEFI firmware, I recall you need to disable driver signature enforcement if you wish to use fastboot. Credit to: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70792544&postcount=2028
Hopefully it'll work with the Linux distro though
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This was very helpful. Took me hours to find it but glad I did. On to step 2. lol How I was able to fix not being able to load anything in fastboot was this.
1. I right clicked on the Motorola_Mobile_Drivers_64bit.msi and selected uninstall. Repair did nothing.
2. Rt click view properties of Motorola_Mobile_Drivers_64bit.msi.
3. On the general tab I noticed it was blocked so I unblocked it.
4. Then switched to Compatibility tab.
5. Selected run compatibility mode, any previous version of windows.
--This stops the version checker
6. Hit apply save and ran it.

MrTwigglesworth said:
This was very helpful. Took me hours to find it but glad I did. On to step 2. lol How I was able to fix not being able to load anything in fastboot was this.
1. I right clicked on the Motorola_Mobile_Drivers_64bit.msi and selected uninstall. Repair did nothing.
2. Rt click view properties of Motorola_Mobile_Drivers_64bit.msi.
3. On the general tab I noticed it was blocked so I unblocked it.
4. Then switched to Compatibility tab.
5. Selected run compatibility mode, any previous version of windows.
--This stops the version checker
6. Hit apply save and ran it.
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Bro i didi not detecting please help