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[Q] Cannot get adb to connect to Nook Color

Ok I've researched this to death and tried in on both Windows 7 and osx 10.6.6 to attach using adb and install a couple of .apk's and the same thing happens on both platforms - NOTHING :-(.
You would think this would be pretty basic, but I am missing something somewhere.
Summary:
1. Am running the stock rooted b&n rom.
2. Can access both the internal and SD cards on the nook on both windoze and
osx. Eliminates cables, drivers etc...
3. Debug is selected in the nookstools settings
On both OSX and Win 7 installed the latest version of the Android SDK - both installs provided me with the platform-tools directory from which I will initiate all adb commands. So far so good...
on mac: ./adb devices returns:
$ ./adb kill-server
$ ./adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
$
As you can see I never get any device information returned, does not matter if Im on Windows or mac - same response.
Just for grins I downloaded the wireless app and tried to connect adb that way...no luck...
I could go into everything that i have tried over the last 24 hours...but that would also be pointless.
Bottom line...assuming this is something simpleI am just missing. Assuming since the symptoms are the same on both platforms that the issue lies on the nook but for the life of me I cannot find it.
Assuming if I cannot figure this out I will slowly go insane..my next step is to flash either froyo or honeycomb rom and see if this helps with the problems. Of course I MUST have the market available to me or I will not b able to load any .apk's.
Hpe Im in the right place. Any guidance is GREATLY appreciated.
Love this little Nook....BG

I know this will sound stupid, but I had this same problem and the only way I found to fix it is to adb while I have the superuser app running.
YMMV, but it solved that issue fo me.

Who Swami - It Worked
Swami,
I fall to my knees and bask in your knowledge: It WORKED!
I knew it was something simple, there is not a post on the entire Internet in any forum I have ever found (and I may have searched them all!) that mentions superuser needs to be running for adb to be able to communicate with the device. I wonder if this is a nook issue only. Will test on my wife's Epic this evening and post the results tonight.
My sanity now restored I bid you all a hearty SEE-Ya!
-BG

Omg I actually helped someone!
Glad it worked for ya I'm sure you felt the same relief I did when I finally stumbled across that fix.. I was pulling my hair out for hours LOL

Thanks Once More
As was I such a simple fix you would think I would have thought about permissions on the client side , such is life and tech thats why we all hang together.
Must say I was going to purchase the iPad 2 when it came out (NEVER buy 1st gen Apple) but now I'm not so sure...LOVING my Nook.

themirthfulswami said:
I know this will sound stupid, but I had this same problem and the only way I found to fix it is to adb while I have the superuser app running.
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I'm not sure if this is related but I *think* that what made it work for me was to freshly enable the Debugging USB mode immediately before connecting the USB cable. Maybe that also triggered the Superuser app??? It's always the small things in life that make us smile

my problem is a little different.... I have sd cards with honeycomb (no market) and froyo (market and other apps). I can see the NC in adb with both, but honeycomb shows the device offline... and adb cannot talk to it. froyo show the device online and I can use adb. Both honeycomb and froyo show up in windows too.
I can't find anything that talks about getting the NC to show online to adb.

Same Problem
I have the same problem of trying to get my nook recognized. The only thing I can see different between my setup and the instructions on NookDevs was that they said I should see Android ADB Composite Interface on my Device Manager. Mine reads Android ADB Interface.
Tried the Superuser and the USB Debugging with no luck. Just really trying to get this set up so in case I need to factory reset. Because the 8x method manually is way too hard.

Have you guys read though this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008&highlight=ADB
it worked for me like a charm.

that thread didnt work for me..
i tried lots more ways. just not able to get my nook (running honeycomb) online.
adb devices
just shows a serial code and says offline.
what do i do?
i want to install the G-apps.

I had intermittent ADB success with my Mac. After installing the ADB Wireless app there have been no problems.

Seaweedbrain said:
that thread didnt work for me..
i tried lots more ways. just not able to get my nook (running honeycomb) online.
adb devices
just shows a serial code and says offline.
what do i do?
i want to install the G-apps.
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nvm
i connected my nook to the back of the cpu.
for some reason, it seemed to work fine.
it read the device as online.
got the g-apps

[Q] What's the micro usb port for?

Does anyone use the micro usb port? I have yet to find a use for it. I can't transfer files with it, charge with it nor are there any peripherals (that I know of) that can use it. I searched around but couldn't find much useful stuff on the port. All I found was this useless video:
**Ok I can't post the video because of more stupid forum rules but just go to youtube.com and append this after the url: /watch?v=1xBVu-IatDQ **
Anyway, if someone has ideas on how this port can be used I'm all ears... Thanks.
dq

It is a file transfer port. you plug a cable into it and into your PCs usb port. works like the ones on your phone.

Does it work for you? Because it doesn't for me. Nothing happens when I plug it into a computer. No automounting on the computer side or indication on the tablet that I can put it into "usb storage mode" like the 2.X Android versions do.
dq

don quixada said:
Does it work for you? Because it doesn't for me. Nothing happens when I plug it into a computer. No automounting on the computer side or indication on the tablet that I can put it into "usb storage mode" like the 2.X Android versions do.
dq
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What OS are you using on your computer, and have you installed the drivers for it?

don quixada said:
Does it work for you? Because it doesn't for me. Nothing happens when I plug it into a computer. No automounting on the computer side or indication on the tablet that I can put it into "usb storage mode" like the 2.X Android versions do.
dq
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Computer OS? i just plugged it into my Win7 system and it was there instantly. 3.0 shows up as a media device, which allows both the tablet and the computer to talk to the sdcard at the same time. So you won't see a mount prompt on the tablet. BTW my Incredible2 is running 2.3 and also lets me access the SD card on it and the computer at the same time.

I'm still using an old tiny xp and it worked fine for me just plugged it in and there it was

I tried Gentoo Linux and XP and neither worked. What drivers do I need to install?
I also have access to a Win7 system so I'll try that.
dq

Drivers from acer website.

I have adb installed should this not be enough?

You need none installed. ADB if its running in some form might be interfering. its just a basic driver in windows it uses.

I only run adb-server when I need it and not all the time. I thought that any needed drivers would have been installed when I installed adb.
For my Gentoo machine what should I do? It's not detected at all if I plug it in. My x10 mini and Nexus One are detected no problem and I can mount them and everything so what's up? Is there a kernel module that I need to build?
Thanks.
dq

I had to download these drivers for my xp netbook ,,
http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...A Tab&Step3=A500&OS=a05&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_6

I agree with Nova 5. The Windows drivers for USB come with the SDK and while you might not think you will have use for the SDK you will. It makes the process of installing custom ROM,s and Recovery Kernels a breeze. You download your zip flashes or recovery images to Win 7 and then you adb push your downloads to the tablet. The alternatives, unless soneone was nice enough to compile you an apk, which most advanced system developers don,t bother with, unless their app is destined for the massees throug Andriod market, is to install a terminal emulator and enter native Unix/Linux shell commands manually. If you aren't a shell cmd expert I suggest you immediatly download the latest Android SDK for Windows and start learning what it can do for you with just 2 or 3 adb push commands which can help you advoid 10's of lines of manually entered Linux shell commands that can do some real damage to your system if you are copying someone elses terminal emulator sh install instructions, don't understand what they do and make 1 simple typing mistake. With adb push you don't even have to get involved in Linux's complicated bit based permission changes to install something at the system level.
Sent from my A500 using xda premium

Yes, well I only really use adb in the same capacity as what you describe-- to root a device. After that busybox can be installed and I can either ssh into the device (which I prefer) or use the terminal on the device itself.
But my problem is the detection of the device once it is plugged into my Linux box. I'm not sure if I need a special driver for that and I'd rather not aimlessly search through the kernel config in order to build one (I've done that before and it's painful!). It's good to know that one can mount it on an external device and still use it simultaneously though. That will save me time in trying to fiddle around with settings in the tablet itself...
dq

don quixada said:
I have adb installed should this not be enough?
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If you are not able to transfer files Try enabling usb debugging before connecting to pc.

If the tab is not in the usb devices list and it doesn't show up as an unknown device, you might want to try another usb cable. Or another port if you have the Windows and Linux on the same machine and you are trying to connect on the same port.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App

gradyzero said:
I agree with Nova 5. The Windows drivers for USB come with the SDK and while you might not think you will have use for the SDK you will. It makes the process of installing custom ROM,s and Recovery Kernels a breeze. You download your zip flashes or recovery images to Win 7 and then you adb push your downloads to the tablet. The alternatives, unless soneone was nice enough to compile you an apk, which most advanced system developers don,t bother with, unless their app is destined for the massees throug Andriod market, is to install a terminal emulator and enter native Unix/Linux shell commands manually. If you aren't a shell cmd expert I suggest you immediatly download the latest Android SDK for Windows and start learning what it can do for you with just 2 or 3 adb push commands which can help you advoid 10's of lines of manually entered Linux shell commands that can do some real damage to your system if you are copying someone elses terminal emulator sh install instructions, don't understand what they do and make 1 simple typing mistake. With adb push you don't even have to get involved in Linux's complicated bit based permission changes to install something at the system level.
Sent from my A500 using xda premium
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Not nearly what I was saying. Not even close enough that a bomb would touch it.
Simple answer is my vista and win7 systems accessed the iconia as a media player device requiring no drivers as they are a common system driver. My only comment about ADB was that it might be interfering if it somehow was left running in the background.

I'm not sure what the problem is, but I had to play around with the settings and plug it in several times and finally it showed up. Now I plug it in and the dialog for auto play shows up instantly. When I choose to view files, I get a window with two drives. One is the internal storage and the other is the sd card.

sandiegoan said:
I'm not sure what the problem is, but I had to play around with the settings and plug it in several times and finally it showed up. Now I plug it in and the dialog for auto play shows up instantly. When I choose to view files, I get a window with two drives. One is the internal storage and the other is the sd card.
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Sometimes mine gets a bit wonky as well. Every now and then, I'll plug it in, get the windows dialogue box asking me what I want to do. I open it up and the box is blank, no drives, nothing. Unplug it, wait a few seconds, pop it back in, and everything is OK. No rhyme or reason, and it doesn't happen all the time.

Quick trick for win7 .
Plug in the device.go into device manager delete its entry and the USB controller it resides on.unplug device.install driver from acer web site.then try the device again.
This works on several USB type issues
Good luck if you don't understand don't try

If anyone knows how to get adb working with the Iconia-

I can't get adb to work with my iconia to save my life... I've tried every driver out there to try to get the device recognized but I can't even get it connected to my computer. I have the mini usb cable and all, and I can copy/paste files into the tablet memory, but whenever I start adb it won't recognize it. How did you guys get yours set up? And I've connected my incredible via adb so I know my sdk kit is legit. Just let me know, thanks-
Oh, and: Iconia is rooted. Also, I've tried to start the device manager (i'm on win7 btw), locate the missing device driver, update driver, and navigate to where I got the acer driver from their website, but to no avail. Could it be my rom? I have a hc 3.1 on there atm. Well, that's about it haha
The ultimate goal is to install native ubuntu on the a500, but I need access to adb first.

officetally said:
I can't get adb to work with my iconia to save my life... I've tried every driver out there to try to get the device recognized but I can't even get it connected to my computer. I have the mini usb cable and all, and I can copy/paste files into the tablet memory, but whenever I start adb it won't recognize it. How did you guys get yours set up? And I've connected my incredible via adb so I know my sdk kit is legit. Just let me know, thanks-
Oh, and: Iconia is rooted. Also, I've tried to start the device manager (i'm on win7 btw), locate the missing device driver, update driver, and navigate to where I got the acer driver from their website, but to no avail. Could it be my rom? I have a hc 3.1 on there atm. Well, that's about it haha
The ultimate goal is to install native ubuntu on the a500, but I need access to adb first.
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Hmm ... did you install the USB drivers from Acer's support site?
http://support.acer.com/product/default.aspx?modelId=3851
Another option with ADB is to do so via IP. Search the Market for 'adb' and there should be a few apps that will allow you to use ADB over TCP/IP. From your computer, with ADB installed, you'd connect with something like:
adb connect <Tablet's IP address>:<port>
I seem to think port 5555 is the default.
If, after trying this method, you still cannot access/see your tablet (assuming you started ADB services), then you may want to check your SDK.
Best of luck.

officetally said:
I can't get adb to work with my iconia to save my life... I've tried every driver out there to try to get the device recognized but I can't even get it connected to my computer. I have the mini usb cable and all, and I can copy/paste files into the tablet memory, but whenever I start adb it won't recognize it. How did you guys get yours set up? And I've connected my incredible via adb so I know my sdk kit is legit. Just let me know, thanks-
Oh, and: Iconia is rooted. Also, I've tried to start the device manager (i'm on win7 btw), locate the missing device driver, update driver, and navigate to where I got the acer driver from their website, but to no avail. Could it be my rom? I have a hc 3.1 on there atm. Well, that's about it haha
The ultimate goal is to install native ubuntu on the a500, but I need access to adb first.
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This may sound silly, but have you gone into settings, applications, development, and checked "USB debugging" to on?

kjy2010 said:
This may sound silly, but have you gone into settings, applications, development, and checked "USB debugging" to on?
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DUDE! Haha, why didn't I think of this?? Thanks a lot man, it worked!

looking335 said:
Hmm ... did you install the USB drivers from Acer's support site?
http://support.acer.com/product/default.aspx?modelId=3851
Another option with ADB is to do so via IP. Search the Market for 'adb' and there should be a few apps that will allow you to use ADB over TCP/IP. From your computer, with ADB installed, you'd connect with something like:
adb connect <Tablet's IP address>:<port>
I seem to think port 5555 is the default.
If, after trying this method, you still cannot access/see your tablet (assuming you started ADB services), then you may want to check your SDK.
Best of luck.
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And please my op... of course I tried the drivers from acer's site, both of them. And my sdk kit works, just like I said. But thanks!

officetally said:
DUDE! Haha, why didn't I think of this?? Thanks a lot man, it worked!
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Glad it was something simple!

Sometimes we always overlook the simple things.
But I would not have told on myself.to many other things could blame it on.giggles

[Q] ADB - Device Not Found (v6.2.1)

Before the 6.2.1 update, I was able to connect to the Fire just fine. There was the occasional issue with it killing the USB port on my PC & then I would have to reboot it in order for ADB to see the Fire again. Now I can't get ADB to talk to the Fire at all, even though it shows up in the Device Manager & I'm able to connect the storage up to Windows 7 just fine. As a frame of reference, I'm able to get my Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY to be seen by ADB.
Does anyone know how to get ADB fixed on my Fire & is there a way to push an insecure build of ADB to it? Thanks.

CrimsonSentinel13 said:
Before the 6.2.1 update, I was able to connect to the Fire just fine. There was the occasional issue with it killing the USB port on my PC & then I would have to reboot it in order for ADB to see the Fire again. Now I can't get ADB to talk to the Fire at all, even though it shows up in the Device Manager & I'm able to connect the storage up to Windows 7 just fine. As a frame of reference, I'm able to get my Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY to be seen by ADB.
Does anyone know how to get ADB fixed on my Fire & is there a way to push an insecure build of ADB to it? Thanks.
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BurritoRoot causes the normal adbD to behave as an unsecure one, but if your not seeing the kindle under adb devices then you have PC side problems likely.

I figured it might be PC side. I've tried everything I could after updating the Android SDK. Updating everything with what's needed for the Fire to be seen hasn't worked. I'm a bit at a dead end for ideas... I tried even using the USB3 controller on my mobo but no luck either.
Edit: Fixed!
I uninstalled the Kindle Fire from the Device Manager & got it reinstalled. It now works perfectly with ADB. I'm in the process of rooting it as I type this.

I have the same problem.
However, I have 2 fires, one running CM7 and the other 6.2.1.
The PC recognizes the one running CM7 but not 6.2.1.
So, I don't think it is the PC.
No matter what I do, adb and fastboot, device not found.
Can not access the one with 6.2.1.
Does not show up in device manager.
I have read and try various things from xda, Rootzwili and Liliputing.
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follow this video thats wht helped me get past that part ur on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KapnjR89ICA&feature=player_embedded
u have to make sure u update the drive for ur kindle with the driver from sdk
this is also helpful tooo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409120

What worked for me was following this guide up to step 3. Then, with the device manager it launches, i deleted ALL my adb/android devices and then I let windows re-install the driver when I plugged the kindle (you may need to choose the driver manually), then I could finally access fastboot/adb via cmd..

Solved problem, Thank You.
I have many drivers on my PC, Motorola, Samsung, HTC and Android.
I noticed on one boot the Kindle was listed as Samsung Android Phone.
I uninstalled the Samsung drivers.
Connected the Kindle. All is fine.
Connected my Samsung SGS II, it found the drivers.​

Crimson, thanks for sharing your fix of uninstalling then reinstalling. Worked for me.

hi, i would like to apologize in advance, i am new to adb so i'm not sure if i'm even doing it right, but i have successfully rooted and installed cm7, after much googling. i did it a while ago and used the clockwork mod method. i would like to replace it with twrp but the only way i have found to do it is by using adb or the kindle fire utility, which if i understand correctly uses adb. the only problem with that is that i can't get adb to recognize it. i'm assuming it's because i don't have the proper drivers for the "cm7 kindle" because i install them for the stock kindle. please help me. i have no idea how to fix this. thanks
edit: ok guys i'm really sorry, i'm an idiot, i forgot that i had turned off usb debugging. turned it back on, worked perfectly. again sorry.

Nexus file transfer tedious.

Hi all,
Of late i have been facing this issue of transferring media files from PC to my nexus 10. On connection, MyComputer just crawls and whenever it connects the file transfer bar shows virtually no progress. Even if the file is just a few MB. I also have 2 users on this tablet and on the other user the same thing happens. I have to do multiple restarts to fix this and multiple file transfers is not possible as the whole PC hangs and Windows Explorer crashes.
Any help will be appriciated.
PS. Windows 7 OS and stock N10 with 4.4.2

Hi,
While I can't help you with the Windows issue I can offer you a temporary solution! Which is using adb push.
To do as such please go to the Manta Help Thread and check how to set up adb and enable USB Debugging. From there you will now open a terminal in the folder you want to copy the files and type:
Code:
adb push *filename* /sdcard/
Now the file is in your Nexus 10, if you want to push many files, I suggest creating one folder with the files and pushing the folder itself.
Code:
adb push *foldername*/ /sdcard/
Hope this helps a little . I use it a lot since my Fedora can't recognise MTP hahaha .
~Lord
"All I ever needed was a little piece of hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)
Sent from my Xperia Z1

Have you looked at the wifi file transfer apps? - I've never tried them because I'm rooted and use Sambadroid.
Re the transfer speed problem I've a vague recollection that a USB 1 device, like a keyboard will pull other usb 2 devices on the same hub down to usb1 speeds. Have you tried other usb sockets? Other things you can try are disabling USB Legacy Support and enabling AHCI in your BIOS.
If you decide to pursue the USB problem then you may find these progs helpful
There's a microsoft program usbview.exe that you can get from MS here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063(v=vs.85).aspx It's also here http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities/usbview.zip . My copy is copyright 1996-98 and it runs under W8.1
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html

XxLordxX said:
Hi,
While I can't help you with the Windows issue I can offer you a temporary solution! Which is using adb push.
To do as such please go to the Manta Help Thread and check how to set up adb and enable USB Debugging. From there you will now open a terminal in the folder you want to copy the files and type:
Code:
adb push *filename* /sdcard/
Now the file is in your Nexus 10, if you want to push many files, I suggest creating one folder with the files and pushing the folder itself.
Code:
adb push *foldername*/ /sdcard/
Hope this helps a little . I use it a lot since my Fedora can't recognise MTP hahaha .
~Lord
"All I ever needed was a little piece of hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)
Sent from my Xperia Z1
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Will try.
peterk-1 said:
Have you looked at the wifi file transfer apps? - I've never tried them because I'm rooted and use Sambadroid.
Re the transfer speed problem I've a vague recollection that a USB 1 device, like a keyboard will pull other usb 2 devices on the same hub down to usb1 speeds. Have you tried other usb sockets? Other things you can try are disabling USB Legacy Support and enabling AHCI in your BIOS.
If you decide to pursue the USB problem then you may find these progs helpful
There's a microsoft program usbview.exe that you can get from MS here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063(v=vs.85).aspx It's also here http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities/usbview.zip . My copy is copyright 1996-98 and it runs under W8.1
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
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Thanks

You've had a few tangential suggestions, the ADB push being the fastest with the hardware and software you have currently.
I don't actually store files on my "PC" really as my source, I store them on a NAS and then pull them either to my PC or my other devices. This makes all my devices "stateless" as I find individual devices I'm moving around with ultimately break more often so I prefer the NAS route. My NAS is a Raspberry Pi running Rasbian with a 1TB USB hardd drive and a 64GB OTG flashdrive.
You can add to the other ideas:
Airdroid which runs a small web server on your Android device and you access the Android device from browser on PC and push files, at Wifi speeds.
run web server on your "PC" and then in Android just get them in a download app. My "PC" is Linux and its running Apache and I either SSH from the PC to the Android and then wget the file or use of the file download methods inside Android.
USB OTG stick which also serves to augment capacity, I get about 22MB/s from USB to inside N10
One other indirect thing, is when you do a full Android flash wipe it seems to reformat and speed up the filesystem better than if you've done an upgrade, although I never benchmarked it to know, just an impression.