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ADB USB Driver

the USB driver for windows is available at:
http://dl.google.com/android/android_usb_windows.zip
It seems to work... I will update this thread with what I find.

Thanks for posting the driver!
I've tried a few things with adb, and so far I can't get an install to work over usb. I tried the following command.
C:\...\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r1\tools>adb install OperaMini.apk
579 KB/s (0 bytes in 278155.000s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/OperaMini.apk
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED]
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http://www.android-freeware.org/tutorial/how-to-install-apk-files-on-android-device-emulator Had some basic info about the emulator, not sure what would be different for the G1.
The "adb shell" option allows you to access a shell on the phone over USB, which is really great but it appears you don't have root privileges. Any ideas on how to obtain root priveleges? Also, is there a command to install from the android shell? When i cd to /sbin i get access denied. I'm trying to figure out some kind of way to invoke an install either from the device or over USB.

I have the same problem... working on it now...

I don't know about the USB installs, but it seems to be something with the APK as well. I also have the OperaMini.apk and it does nothing. I downloaded the iTunes remote via the G1 and it installed just fine without getting a PC involved.

It looks like you have to put the phone into a "Debug on USB" mode to use ADB. It's working for me now.
http://code.google.com/android/intro/develop-and-debug.html#developingondevicehardware

So you were able to install the opera mini apk through adb with no trouble? I got the error listed above and did have debug mode on

Thank you dagentooboy!

Can someone explain this for this not so savvy person?

chrimage said:
So you were able to install the opera mini apk through adb with no trouble? I got the error listed above and did have debug mode on
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I think that is caused by an issue with the the AndroidManifest.xml file within the APK having to do with going from "beta" to "live" Android. The same reason most of the apps were pulled from the store. I don't believe it takes a major change to make it compatible, but it's fully compiled so, unless you have a decompiler, I think we may be out of luck on that particular one. I have installed other apk's successfully using the same method.

Mikey1022 said:
Can someone explain this for this not so savvy person?
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ADB is the Android Debug Bridge that comes as a part of the SKD. I don't think it was really intended as an end user tool. It has to be called from a command line. I know people have built basic UI's for it for file manipulation when the SDK was the only thing out there. If a better solution isn't found shortly I think we'll see one be made, or else I'll make one myself. In the end it seem to make a big difference of what you're trying to install some things work and some don't, there are some differences between the beta SDK and the G1.

For any developers out there, you can also access the ADB/DDMS feature through the Eclipse IDE, it provides a somewhat simpler graphic interface and is a really easy way to get screenshots. Has anyone tried just typing su through the ADB command prompt to see if it will switch you to # ?

Valicore said:
For any developers out there, you can also access the ADB/DDMS feature through the Eclipse IDE, it provides a somewhat simpler graphic interface and is a really easy way to get screenshots. Has anyone tried just typing su through the ADB command prompt to see if it will switch you to # ?
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the su command and sudo su returns "no permission" or "access denied" or something like that. That is also the same message i get when typing arbitrary commands that shouldn't be anything. And like i said earlier, /sbin along with many other directories are inaccessible. Hopefully someone will find a way to access the root account on the G1 pretty soon.

yes... must... have.... root...
Also a normal shell would be helpful esp when looking thru /proc/ for information.

Please help (ahhhhhh)
Okay So I am pulling my hair out here... I just booted android on my Vogue for the first time, everything works great, voice calls and sms.. But I can get a Inet connection but I am using Cricket not sprint so I added the username and password lines in default.txt and can connect, but Cricket uses a proxy for all http connections. So I found this article http://fggarcia.blogspot.com/2007/11/setting-up-proxy-for-android-emulator.html , which basicly says to use the adp app that comes in the sdk to add some lines to make the proxy. NOW, here is my problem... I can not for the life of me get my come (in windows or linux) to see my vogue while its in android..
In windows it does not appear ANYWHERE in the device manager... So I cannot install the driver, and in Linux it doesnt make a blip in dmesg..... USB debugging is marked and so is use adb....
It does charge when plugged in to the comp running linux.....
Can anyone please help me... And thanks to DZO and everyone else for there hard work on this project..

check too make sure your Android isnt listed under usb mass storage devices in device manager.

Ya USB isn't possible on Vogue yet, I just extracted data.img and added the proxy that way, but it still doesn't work. My Problem is I need all connection to use the proxy wap.mycricket.com:8080. I am not trying to be cheap or anything like the tzones thing for tmobile. Its just the only data plan cricket have use this proxy. So any Ideas would be greatly appreciated.

my computer already had a driver installed and when i try to update it with this one it says there is no better match for my hardware
anyone got a solution for this

Im really sorry to bump this old thread up but i need the r3 drivers and i dont know why they are nowhere to be found on the official page... i think its a region lock thing...

[Q] ADB & Linux

Anyone have adb working with linux? I've had zero luck hacking around with udev. Any assistance (udev rules, etc) appreciated! I do have adb-wireless working. My distro is Debian Sid.

probably not the best way, but i just threw it in the bin folder so i dont have to bother with it at all

I had no issues installing the sdk on lucid on my amd64. Never could get the sdk to install on xp(flp), so I had to install the one click root one line at a time from the *.bat
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

here for future reference, its a quick little script that will root your phone
http://www.mediafire.com/?hk59z8j5dve6tgf this works as long as your using bash shell cannot confirm for any others..
make sure to set click here as executable and make sure debugging is on your phone

shabbypenguin said:
probably not the best way, but i just threw it in the bin folder so i dont have to bother with it at all
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I've installed the SDK and my phone is already rooted. My problem is that adb does not detect the phone. Sorry for any confusion.

hmm try this
adb kill-server
sudo adb start-server
adb devices
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let me know what it says

shabbypenguin said:
hmm try this
let me know what it says
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Thanks, working after the adb server restart. I could swear I had tried that before, but obviously not
Code:
List of devices attached
D700bc859a65 device

yea i know i have to use sudo start server on my computer otherwise i get ???????

[Q] Noob question! What is adb shell?

Hi guys, I own an Xperia X8 running MiniCM RC1 Froyo. Let's say I have stock ROM with rooted phone. If I wanted to change the framework, I would use adb shell. Well...I have NO IDEA what adb shell is. Is this something like a command prompt? Do I access it from my phone? How do I use it?
Please explain.
Thanks in advance.

ADB (Android Debug Bridge) shell is a tool that comes with the Android SDK. It runs on your PC or Mac and connects to your Android phone over USB. You can find lots of documentation here: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html

ADB is also included with AppInventor, which runs on Linux as well as Windows/Mac.

So, if I wanted to change framework-res, what would I do?

I know this is going to sound "elitist", but the right answer is "you would read the ADB docs until you can answer that question yourself." Let's face it, the amount of damage you can do with ADB is substantial. Blindly entering commands is fundamentally unsafe -- if you don't understand the command, you won't catch yourself making mistakes. And if you do make mistakes, you won't have any idea what you did or how to recover.
There are some really good (and easy) guides here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872128 ... post #3 has what you need to figure this out and you'll gain some knowledge that may come in handy down the road.

[Q] ADB CLIENT for android

Hello everyone,
i want to connect 2 android devices with adb.
One of the devices only have wireless adb access, the other one is a standard rooted android phone.
Sometimes there is no pc/mac where i can use adb, but my phone is always with me.
I've searched in the filesystem for an adb binary or something and tried the adb commands with terminal emulator, no success...
Can't find any answers on google or xdadev :/
Maybe its an integrated feature or anyone knows an app/tool, i cant find it..
Thanks for your help (and sorry for this noobish question)

[Q] [510] AndroidVNC and Terminal Emulator

Hi everyone,
my A510 is driving me crazy.
Here is what I’m trying to do:
I want to run Ubuntu and connect to it with AndroidVNC.
I emulate the Ubuntu with Terminal Emulator and it is running fine without any errors.
I go back to the Homescreen and open AndroidVNC. I fill in the necessary fields and hit connect.
And instantly I get this error message:
Code:
Error!
VNC connection failed!
Failed to connect to /127.0.0.1 (port 5900): connect
Failed: ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused)
I tried to connect with Jump and basically the same result. I tried different ports or “localhost” instead of I.P. I used a different emulator and no success.
I also tried different ways to run Linux but none of them solved my Problem.
The androidVNC itself is running fine. I can connect to my Laptop (TightVNC Server running on it) via WLAN and control it.
The only thing it won’t do is connect to the Linux running on the Terminal Emulator.
Do you have any ideas or hints on how to solve the problem?
Android Version: 4.0.3
Kernel: 2.6.39.4+ (stock)
Tablet is rooted – Busybox and Superuser installed
Regards
Rix

Found this interesting and tested it on my A700.
The vnc password is "ubuntu" even if you set a different one on first start.
In the terminal window must show up the line "New 'X' desktop is localhosr:0" after you entered the screen size.
Now I can connect via VNC. I use "ubuntu" as nick, password and username. IP is "localhost".
Hope these few hinty may help.
Sent from my A700 using xda app-developers app

Thanks for your reply.
I have reset my Tablet to factory settings and rooted it again.
Installed Terminal Server and AndroidVNC. Emulated Linux and again the same result.
I don't know why it does not want to connect to the localhost.
My settings are exactly as in the description(s).

Did you use the image provided by this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid ?
This worked for me, even if the result is not very usable. Must figure out, how to use a different window manager, the default one is missing some graphics and has problems with the launchbar icons.

Tried this one as well. No success.
I just don't get it. The device is properly rooted with the "one click" version. Root check tells me it is rooted.
Busybox is succesfully installed. The Linux is running in the emulator but i just can't connect to it.
The strange thing is:
The error message is the same, whether I fill in the fields in AndroidVNC or not.
It absolutely refuses to connect to 127.0.0.1 or localhost.
Really frustrating....

Did you check if the vnc server is really running?
"ps -a" should show a "Xtightvnc" process.
Sent from my A700 using xda app-developers app

OK. I don't know why, but all over sudden it works.
The only thing I need to do know is install a VPN Client using IPSec. Challenge accepted.

Rixar said:
OK. I don't know why, but all over sudden it works.
The only thing I need to do know is install a VPN Client using IPSec. Challenge accepted.
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hey buddy, i am having the exact problem with my VNC and TF201, the terminal is running though can NOT connec to the GUI mod, could u help me out ?
Amir

AmirJamez said:
hey buddy, i am having the exact problem with my VNC and TF201, the terminal is running though can NOT connec to the GUI mod, could u help me out ?
Amir
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did you ever solve this? i have everything setup but the vnc wont let me connect

DЯΦ[email protected]П said:
Found this interesting and tested it on my A700.
The vnc password is "ubuntu" even if you set a different one on first start.
In the terminal window must show up the line "New 'X' desktop is localhosr:0" after you entered the screen size.
Now I can connect via VNC. I use "ubuntu" as nick, password and username. IP is "localhost".
Hope these few hinty may help.
Sent from my A700 using xda app-developers app
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Thank you very much man!!! i knew it was a simple thing. IP "localhost" PW "changeme".
I killed myself looking for this answers. Kali installed and running on VNC.