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[Q] adb error using shift root and recovery

Help! When I try to root my evo shift with gui shift root and recovery all I get is an adb error message. I have installed htc sync on my laptop. I also cannot connect to sync. These problems may be related? I am running windows vista.

sounds like the drivers may not have installed... Where did you get the version of sync you installed? You're best bet is to use the one off the sdcard. I've had an occasion or two also where things got messed up, and I uninstalled it all and reinstalled. (under programs and features you'll find HTC sync and driver installer, remove both and reinstall if necessary)

I installed it off the sd card and have did the install/ uninstall at least 5 times. still no luck.

i had same error but i just did mine maually. theres a video now for manually rotting it. if you fllow the steps you will root your shift

candler72 said:
I installed it off the sd card and have did the install/ uninstall at least 5 times. still no luck.
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I'm in the same boat no matter what I do it my shift won't connect to sync and when I run adb devices it kicks a blank line then right back to platform-tools I'm running Vista myself and messed with it for hours and no luck I'm mad because I have rooted my shifts already and don't know what went wrong with the drivers sync or my pc this sucks as I need to be able to adb to help test some things
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You do have adb debugging on right... the only other thing I could think of.

Yes I do have debugging on.

have you tried getting sync from htc's website to be sure?

If I'm correct the old version of syn from sprints website was giving me problems loading the drivers. I used the newest version from htc website and voila I was good to go. U may want to try that. I just re rooted earlier use the gui and it worked like a charm
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I have the sync from htc website. I still get error running adb try again. Ive used the same usb cord and ports with my archos pad and have no trouble transfering files.

What exactly does the error message say? And with what command?
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Error running and. Try again
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Adb
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Maybe it's your sdk that is messed up... Maybe try downloading and installing again.
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Ive got temp root now with visionary. And have it set to reroot when i turn my phone off/on. I have wireless tether (non adhoc) which is what I was wanting to tether my archos 101. I still can't connect to sync. Wondering if its a vistas issue?

danaff37 said:
What exactly does the error message say? And with what command?
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I dunno what the other guys error is but I know on mine if I go to device manager there is an error code 37 with my HTC on my Vista pc.....I can cd to my c:\Android\Android-sdk\platform-tools
But when I hit add devices it kicks back and empty line after it starts the Damon on whatever then right back out to platform tools...it does the same thing with every sync I install, plus my phone can't find sync on my pc at all even if its open...and help would be really appreciated
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candler72 said:
I have the sync from htc website. I still get error running adb try again. Ive used the same usb cord and ports with my archos pad and have no trouble transfering files.
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I'm having the "error running adb try again" problem as well. Unfortunately when I try to run adb from the cmd prompt its output goes to a popup cmd prompt window which disappears before I can read it. My guess however is that it's blank like yours.
I'm convinced I've done everything they way I'm supposed to. Has anyone yet gotten the htc drivers to work under vista?

I had this same issue with ADB..all I did was, while connected via usb, uncheck debugging and then recheck. Clicked root again and it worked.

Sigh, there was a adb update. Install the new version from the sdk, delete the one in shiftrr, copy the new one in, close adb with task manager, then run as you were trying to do before. That fixed it for me.
And make sure when you install the recovery, not to use the one it comes with, it doesn't support the newer roms we have on the shift now. If you want to flash current ones, use clockwork 5.0.2.0, our twrp (recommended)

[Q] Computer doesn't recognize sensation :(

I've searched the interwebz numerous times and I can't seem to find a fix.
My computer will find the SD card when I turn on disk drive, but not the phone itself.
I'm running Android Revolution HD 6.6.4 XE if that is needed.
It used to be recognized by the computer when I was rooting, S-OFF, and unlocking bootloader. When I was updating firmware I got into a bit a snag and got a bootloop, so I did the .img method on SD card with the bootloader to restore stock and it locked my bootloader again. Since then is when it cant be recognized.
Things I've tried-
1. Different cable and USB ports
2. Different computers (Mac and Windows 7)
3. Downloaded HTC SYNC for drivers, but it didn't seem to do anything.
Anyone have any answers?
I greatly appreciate any feedback! Thank you sensational community

enable htc sync on the phone and also usb debugging

I have tried both.

johnerz said:
enable htc sync on the phone and also usb debugging
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Just realized something important!
When I go into es file explorer, I'm only allowed to view my SD card. I can't go up to see android system files. Did I delete all that somehow? How to get it back??

xparsons said:
Just realized something important!
When I go into es file explorer, I'm only allowed to view my SD card. I can't go up to see android system files. Did I delete all that somehow? How to get it back??
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Well, that would mean that using the OS would be sorta-kinda impossible. So it's not exactly a bad thing. Try another file manager, OI file manager, root explorer. See if you can see the file system.

Ok. Download android SDK tools, searc it on google and it contains the correct drivers. Once downloaded, extract it and run the application. Then click on install all or something like that I believe.
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sensation lover said:
Ok. Download android SDK tools, searc it on google and it contains the correct drivers. Once downloaded, extract it and run the application. Then click on install all or something like that I believe.
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Okay I'm installing right now I will let you know in a few.

xparsons said:
Okay I'm installing right now I will let you know in a few.
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Worked for me perfectly, hope it works for you though
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sensation lover said:
Worked for me perfectly, hope it works for you though
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Unfortunately its still not reading my phone Only my SD card

Try USB debugging mode on?
What do you need the computer to do with your phone and also what do you mean only Sd card?
Do you mean something like removable disk K or something?
If its that then you can just transfer any file over and ruu files will work. It won't say the phone itself, just removable disk.
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Is there any way to unlock boatloader without it recognizing my phone? That is all I'm trying to do because I'm going overseas soon.

sensation lover said:
Try USB debugging mode on?
What do you need the computer to do with your phone and also what do you mean only Sd card?
Do you mean something like removable disk K or something?
If its that then you can just transfer any file over and ruu files will work. It won't say the phone itself, just removable disk.
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Debugging is on as well. I'm really not sure what it is. I'm trying to unlock bootloader since I'll be going overseas in a week.

bump

Ok, when you plug the phone.into the computer what does it say?
Also go to my computer and click on each disk in there, one of them will be the one for your phone, you can tell because it will have all of the fies and also it wink have things like an android folder. That's all it is, like you said before it is just reading the Sd card, you can't access phone actual memory from a computer I believe.
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sensation lover said:
Ok, when you plug the phone.into the computer what does it say?
Also go to my computer and click on each disk in there, one of them will be the one for your phone, you can tell because it will have all of the fies and also it wink have things like an android folder. That's all it is, like you said before it is just reading the Sd card, you can't access phone actual memory from a computer I believe.
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Okay then I guess the real question is how to make adb recognize my device then, since all I want to do is unlock the bootloader. When I use the super toolout says daemon has started and then no devices found

To get adb to recoginse it I think that all you need to do is download it and put it in all the same folder.
Hope this helped
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sensation lover said:
To get adb to recoginse it I think that all you need to do is download it and put it in all the same folder.
Hope this helped
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Okay not to be a noob, but when you say put it in the same folder.. what do you mean by that? Place ADB in the same folder as ____

xparsons said:
I've searched the interwebz numerous times and I can't seem to find a fix.
My computer will find the SD card when I turn on disk drive, but not the phone itself.
I'm running Android Revolution HD 6.6.4 XE if that is needed.
It used to be recognized by the computer when I was rooting, S-OFF, and unlocking bootloader. When I was updating firmware I got into a bit a snag and got a bootloop, so I did the .img method on SD card with the bootloader to restore stock and it locked my bootloader again. Since then is when it cant be recognized.
Things I've tried-
1. Different cable and USB ports
2. Different computers (Mac and Windows 7)
3. Downloaded HTC SYNC for drivers, but it didn't seem to do anything.
Anyone have any answers?
I greatly appreciate any feedback! Thank you sensational community
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first let me clear you some things
1.connecting your phone to computer..via disk drive..will only show SDcard...even if you are SOFF and have unlocked bootloader...on computer your phone wont show you anything other than sdcard
2.i think you are SOFF..and have locked bootloader...the only disadvantages of locked bootloader is nothing but..it prevents fastboot flash commands ..(these flash commands can be used to flash recovery,boot,radio, etc etc via fastboot)
3.to see the other files in Es-file explorer
go to es-file explorer->menu soft key->settings->path settings->check "up to root"
also check
all three in "root settings" in the same path given above to modify/replace the stuff in ROM
4.Now to identify your device in your pc....connect your phone to pc (from lock screen/home screen)
then go to your adb folder
hold shift + righ click ->open command window here
then type "adb devices" without quotes ..it should show your device (check usb debugging is enabled or not in settings->develop option)

ganeshp said:
first let me clear you some things
1.connecting your phone to computer..via disk drive..will only show SDcard...even if you are SOFF and have unlocked bootloader...on computer your phone wont show you anything other than sdcard
2.i think you are SOFF..and have locked bootloader...the only disadvantages of locked bootloader is nothing but..it prevents fastboot flash commands ..(these flash commands can be used to flash recovery,boot,radio, etc etc via fastboot)
3.to see the other files in Es-file explorer
go to es-file explorer->menu soft key->settings->path settings->check "up to root"
also check
all three in "root settings" in the same path given above to modify/replace the stuff in ROM
4.Now to identify your device in your pc....connect your phone to pc (from lock screen/home screen)
then go to your adb folder
hold shift + righ click ->open command window here
then type "adb devices" without quotes ..it should show your device (check usb debugging is enabled or not in settings->develop option)
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Okay I followed all of your instructions and this is what I got

xparsons said:
Okay I followed all of your instructions and this is what I got
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you have adb in that folder
the output is saying that it doesnt have the adb command
try this just type ad and press tab...the window will fill the rest of the part (mostly the name would be adb.exe)
so type "adb.exe devices"
if that is working..then in the tutorial you were following...relpace adb with adb.exe and similarly fastboot with fastboot.exe

Help with Ubuntu 12.04

I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I am trying to use Adams linux tool to unlock it. I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and got ADB to recognize my phone. I downloaded the tool extracted it, opened it nothing ran so I found the file Root GS3 with DebugFSRoot in Scripts I opened that and then clicked on adb.exe and got this error.
Archive: /home/eric/.cache/.fr-97pmjP/adb.exe
Zip file size: 191488 bytes, number of entries: 33758
[/home/eric/.cache/.fr-97pmjP/adb.exe]:
Zipfile is disk 58485 of a multi-disk archive, and this is not the disk on
which the central zipfile directory begins (disk 30091).
I am completely lost on how to fix it. I am still learning Ubuntu and am familiarizing myself with the system. For some reason when excuting adb commanding I have to put ./ in front of every command or it will not recognize the command. I tried following a guide which would update a source file so I would not need ./ Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

No one used Adams tool? Or even offer a link to something to help me out?

joebob296 said:
No one used Adams tool? Or even offer a link to something to help me out?
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Just download the app its in the play store it will unlock your boot loader. Its simple! If you are trying to root your phone also the you will have to use Adams tool if you chose. You will also need java JDK 6.XX. If you look in development you will see other ways to root also and a link to the app for boot loader
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egore93 said:
Just download the app its in the play store it will unlock your boot loader. Its simple! If you are trying to root your phone also the you will have to use Adams tool if you chose. You will also need java JDK 6.XX. If you look in development you will see other ways to root also and a link to the app for boot loader
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Yea I have java installed my laptop also recognizes my phone over adb so I know java is working and installed in the right place I also set my path variable. I know there is an app and there is a windows version, but I'm trying to get used to using linux.

joebob296 said:
Yea I have java installed my laptop also recognizes my phone over adb so I know java is working and installed in the right place I also set my path variable. I know there is an app and there is a windows version, but I'm trying to get used to using linux.
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Gotcha, I don't use linux. How is it? I might try it out.
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Gotcha, I don't use linux. How is it? I might try it out.
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I did download it. I decided to try windows when I used Adams.
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Ubuntu
joebob296 said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I am trying to use Adams linux tool to unlock it. I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and got ADB to recognize my phone. I downloaded the tool extracted it, opened it nothing ran so I found the file Root GS3 with DebugFSRoot in Scripts I opened that and then clicked on adb.exe and got this error.
Archive: /home/eric/.cache/.fr-97pmjP/adb.exe
Zip file size: 191488 bytes, number of entries: 33758
[/home/eric/.cache/.fr-97pmjP/adb.exe]:
Zipfile is disk 58485 of a multi-disk archive, and this is not the disk on
which the central zipfile directory begins (disk 30091).
I am completely lost on how to fix it. I am still learning Ubuntu and am familiarizing myself with the system. For some reason when excuting adb commanding I have to put ./ in front of every command or it will not recognize the command. I tried following a guide which would update a source file so I would not need ./ Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I used to use Ubuntu a great deal until I needed Word to write my dissertation. I tried to use Adam's tool in Ubuntu as well and eventually gave up and went back to Windows. For some reason, the tool always said I had a good connection to my phone event when I unplugged my phone from the cable. My computer obviously was not recognizing the phone properly. Since I have been back on Windows for a few years, I just decided to follow the idiots guides out there and just get it done.
Here are a few stupid errors I made:
1. I did not have java runtime environment installed. I simply went to the software store that comes with Ubuntu, searched for java, and installed it.
2. I did not make the .jar file executable. I just clicked on the file, went into properties, and chose the make it executable option.
This at least got the program to run rather than exploring the file .jar file for what it included in it.
As I am sure you know, the Ubuntu forums are a wealth of information. I could have searched there for answers, but I decided to take an easier path. Of course, Adam's program didn't work for me under windows either so I just used a different method. Good luck and I hope you get it working for you in Ubuntu.

joebob296 said:
No one used Adams tool? Or even offer a link to something to help me out?
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Download this app from the app store.
Sent from my Rooted, Synergized (1.7) and now unlocked bootloader VZW S3!

OK not being a **** to anyone who says "just download the app, or use windows" if you read my post you would know that I'm trying to use Linux. Read the post before submitting a useless response. I thank the people who read my post and submitted and gave me a place to start.
Sent from Verizon's now unlocked Galaxy S3.

Got it to work I sent Adam a pm had to run it from java
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not rooted, easy way to transfer files

Good morning, my cousin is giving me his onex and he is having a hard time transferring his files. Can I get some help with how to transfer files as quickly and painlessly as possible. He got an SGS3.

merikgvr4 said:
Good morning, my cousin is giving me his onex and he is having a hard time transferring his files. Can I get some help with how to transfer files as quickly and painlessly as possible. He got an SGS3.
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If it's on the newest update, you'll need to install the MTP drivers for windows to recognize it as storage. Install HTC sync on your pc, it should automatically install them for you.
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Thanks he said he was going crazy trying to transfer files. Will let him know to install that software.
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[Q] HTC One X AT&T/Computer doesn't recognize phone

I have question.
I transferred everything to my sd card, there was a function to choose from my phone settings. Afterwards I connected my phone to my computer- which was always detected by my computer without a problem-to clean out some cache files from game folders, using total commander. While I was deleting the cache files I believe I accidentally deleted the sd card folder on my computer (which was associated with my phone.) I know this sounds kind of strange, but I do not have root access or any rights to deleting system files from my phone since my phone is locked because I have a contract with at&t. Now after resetting my phone 3 times, my computer fails to recognize my phone when I plug it in. When I plug my phone in, it charges but it is not recognized on my or any other computer for that matter. My computer states that there is an unknown device but not recognizing it as my htc. I located the unknown device on the device manager and installed all the drivers requested of me from the htc device sync manager folder and that still did not work. I have contacted htc directly and I have contacted at&t. They were not able to offer anything beyond doing another factory reset, which I have already done 3 times.
So my question, is there anything I can do? My phone works and charges it is just not recognized by my computer anymore and I cannot add music or anything. Since my warranty is up should I just unlock my phone and install the new android version? Any help or tips would be appreciated.

Have you tried uninstalling the drivers and then plugging the phone in
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area51avenger said:
Have you tried uninstalling the drivers and then plugging the phone in
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Yes. But nothing helped.

djrnz said:
Yes. But nothing helped.
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A Ubuntu or any other LINUX OS may recognize SD CARD... Give it a try!
btw when you connect it and i assume you have Windows does it even show a semi transparent icon of Removable Storage?

1.What OS are you using on the computer?
2. Do you receive any sort of error messages from the cpu?
I have heard of corrupted or missing usb INF files on computers causing this exact same issue.
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Sonone said:
A Ubuntu or any other LINUX OS may recognize SD CARD... Give it a try!
btw when you connect it and i assume you have Windows does it even show a semi transparent icon of Removable Storage?
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it only says unknown device

Black!Jack said:
1.What OS are you using on the computer?
2. Do you receive any sort of error messages from the cpu?
I have heard of corrupted or missing usb INF files on computers causing this exact same issue.
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1. Windows 7
2. No report errors about that. Computer says: "unknown device" and that is all. I located the unknown device on the device manager and installed all the drivers requested of me from the htc device sync manager folder and that still did not work.

djrnz said:
1. Windows 7
2. No report errors about that. Computer says: "unknown device" and that is all. I located the unknown device on the device manager and installed all the drivers requested of me from the htc device sync manager folder and that still did not work.
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Have you tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
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Black!Jack said:
Have you tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
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I do not have root access. Phone is locked.

djrnz said:
I do not have root access. Phone is locked.
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Since you don't have root access I'm assuming you do t have supercid or s-off. You could run the RUU. It will completely wipe and restore your phone to an original state. See the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
Scroll down and you will find a link for HTC OTAs and RUUs.
Or , as you mentioned at the end of your OP, you could just root your phone and install a custom Rom.
I hope I've helped in some way.
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