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Need help with ADB

I am pulling my hair out. I have SDK installed and whatever I was instructed to install on SDK, for the life of me I can't get the command shell to work. When I open a command shell and type adb. I get a message 'adb' is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable batch or program file.
My phone is plugged in debugging checked, I have it set to mass storage, not kies. What am I doing wrong.
Sorry for the noob question. I have been reading every forum I can find, every document I can find. I am trying to learn and I like to mess with my phone and should know how to use adb command shells.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks.

Rhiannon224 said:
I am pulling my hair out. I have SDK installed and whatever I was instructed to install on SDK, for the life of me I can't get the command shell to work. When I open a command shell and type adb. I get a message 'adb' is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable batch or program file.
My phone is plugged in debugging checked, I have it set to mass storage, not kies. What am I doing wrong.
Sorry for the noob question. I have been reading every forum I can find, every document I can find. I am trying to learn and I like to mess with my phone and should know how to use adb command shells.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks.
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PC or mac?
On a PC cd /Android/Tools then use adb commands
on a Mac: cd /Android/Tools then use ./adb then the command

PC. Thanks I will try that.
update
system cannot find the path specified
I am ready to delete everything and start over, maybe the path is wrong and I borked something in the download. There should be an Android for dummy's book or something, for us noobs.

where did you install the files? You had to download the SDK and unzip it.
Then you use a command window to change directories to where ever you installed it. Then run the commands.
If you don't know how to move around directories using DOS commands, you better find a tutorial on that first.
Your problems sound like you are not in the tools directory - CMD issues not Adroid - CMD is the windows shell btw.

alphadog00 said:
where did you install the files? You had to download the SDK and unzip it.
Then you use a command window to change directories to where ever you installed it. Then run the commands.
If you don't know how to move around directories using DOS commands, you better find a tutorial on that first.
Your problems sound like you are not in the tools directory - CMD issues not Adroid - CMD is the windows shell btw.
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downloaded and upzipped. It's in a folder named Android, in my c;/drive. I watched a tutorial and put it where I thought I was supposed to, then I made sure to edit the path. I can undo that. I know it's a CMD issue. Great DOS commands, this is a little over my head.
I's probably easier for me to delete everything and start over.
Is there an ADB for dummies or anything. I find them for other devices not Captivate?

if you change directories to the tools directory, do you see adb.exe listed? I am not sure which tutorial you used, but there is no reason to edit the path if you change directly into the android sdk/tools directory.
In a CMD window, change to the tools directory and do a DIR and see if the first file is adb.exe
Deleting and starting over is not going to change things at this point. Also ADB is a command that works the same regardless of which phone you have. The only things that are different is if you can mount the system partition - depends on your kernel - is it custom. Not phone dependent though.

alphadog00 said:
if you change directories to the tools directory, do you see adb.exe listed? I am not sure which tutorial you used, but there is no reason to edit the path if you change directly into the android sdk/tools directory.
In a CMD window, change to the tools directory and do a DIR and see if the first file is adb.exe
Deleting and starting over is not going to change things at this point. Also ADB is a command that works the same regardless of which phone you have. The only things that are different is if you can mount the system partition - depends on your kernel - is it custom. Not phone dependent though.
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Thanks I did this and no it isn't listed. the Android folder is, that is where I extracted all the files. Should I move from the folder. After extracting the files did I need to install anything from it?

Rhiannon224 said:
Thanks I did this and no it isn't listed. the Android folder is, that is where I extracted all the files. Should I move from the folder. After extracting the files did I need to install anything from it?
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You should have extracted everything. You should have a folder that extracted:
android-sdk-windows and in that a tools folder. In the tools folder is ADB.exe
It is one big zip file - nothing to install - just unzip where you want it.

hold shift and then right click on that tools folder(wherever you put it), select open command window here from the menu, then type adb to make sure it worked

Kagoshema said:
hold shift and then right click on that tools folder(wherever you put it), select open command window here from the menu, then type adb to make sure it worked
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Thank you. That did the trick. It is there and it worked. So I am guessing that when I want to open a command shell and use ADB this is how I will be able to do it. Thank you so much for all of your help everyone.
I am very new to Android and smart phones, 7 weeks now and I am trying to learn as much as I can and I try to find the information without asking too many questions.
Last night with SRE and it's sleeping death made me realize that I need to know how to use ADB and a command shell should things go wrong.
Again, thanks to everyone for the help.

[Q] Noob Root Walkthru

I am new to the ASUS family of tablets, and j just can't figure out how to root. I have rooted many tablets and installed custom roms before but the i cannot follow the how tos listed here. For one fastboot doesnt work on my computer. It opens and closes immediately. What i would like is a detailed step by step guide with a trouble shooting guide. I mean now i reading about downgrading, blob files and a few other things i never dealt with on my galaxy. Someone help......would love to root this thing. Email me if u want [email protected]

You need to run fastboot from the DOS Prompt
start run - cmd
then type fastboot command.
I take it you have unlocked your bootloader?

Check this thread, it has videos about rooting and whatnot, hope it helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663244

Northern-Loop said:
You need to run fastboot from the DOS Prompt
start run - cmd
then type fastboot command.
I take it you have unlocked your bootloader?
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Yes, Bootloader is unlocked. Ok, so I tried the flashboot command, so now what? I typed the command from the walkthru "fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img " but get an errorcannot load recovery.img. So what am I missing. I have the recovery image on my desktop.....

Put the recovery image in the same folder as your fastboot application and it should work.

xAshxMoneyx said:
Put the recovery image in the same folder as your fastboot application and it should work.
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....what fastboot folder? I installed the ADK per the instructions, I downloaded the root and recovery image. I looked in the system for a fastboot folder and do not see it. Plus when I try to type in the fastboot command now, it says it is not a recognized command. I am sure this is something simple, but I am just not getting it. Is there a more detailed step by step somewhere that will actually walk you thru the steps without assuming you know what they are talking about? I can root my phone, my galaxy tab all day long and install and change ROMS, but this one has me upside down.

When you installed android SDK and ran SDK manager to install the tools, it should create a "platform tools" folder. In that folder you should see "fastboot.exe." Put the recovery image into the same platform tools folder.
Make sure when you run the command that you are in the command prompt, and that you have navigated to the same platform tools folder. It should then recognize the fastboot command and flash your recovery.

xAshxMoneyx said:
When you installed android SDK and ran SDK manager to install the tools, it should create a "platform tools" folder. In that folder you should see "fastboot.exe." Put the recovery image into the same platform tools folder.
Make sure when you run the command that you are in the command prompt, and that you have navigated to the same platform tools folder. It should then recognize the fastboot command and flash your recovery.
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Found the folder and it did have the platform tools in it but Apparently I have forgotten how to navigate in CMD, so I moved the folder to the current location CMD was at. I typed in the command fromt the walkthrough and I get "adbwinapi.dll" is not installed. Not sure if this is progress or not.....so now what.

That file should be in your platform tools folder as well. I think it's a driver issue. Is your tablet showing up in device manager? Does it have a yellow triangle? I'm not really an expert unfortunately, hopefully someone with more knowledge can jump in.

xAshxMoneyx said:
That file should be in your platform tools folder as well. I think it's a driver issue. Is your tablet showing up in device manager? Does it have a yellow triangle? I'm not really an expert unfortunately, hopefully someone with more knowledge can jump in.
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So I think I am going to delete everything and start from scratch. This shouldn't be this difficult. Here we go......

tccc143 said:
So I think I am going to delete everything and start from scratch. This shouldn't be this difficult. Here we go......
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Ok, so reinstalled everything.....did a quick refresher on CMD directions and had it rooted with CWM in 10 minutes. I have been working in Android so long without the use of a PC that I forgot how to use the PC. Thanks for the help....now we wait for some nice roms.

Sweet, glad you got it, I've done this stuff a few times but I always have to refresh myself and take it slow on each different device.

tccc143 said:
Found the folder and it did have the platform tools in it but Apparently I have forgotten how to navigate in CMD, so I moved the folder to the current location CMD was at. I typed in the command fromt the walkthrough and I get "adbwinapi.dll" is not installed. Not sure if this is progress or not.....so now what.
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You should not move the folder. This can cause all kinds of problems. in the cmd prompt just type
cd \folder\folder\etc.
The cd means change directory and you start off with a backslash to set the initial path to the root of your drive. if folder names include spaces then wrap the path with quotes, cd "\folder one\folder two\etc". the prompt should change from C:\windows or whatever to what you typed in.
if you've installed on a drive other than C: then first change to that drive by typing the drive letter followed by a colon, ie D:
Good old DOS will never die.
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[Q] Soft-Bricked my tablet with CF3D, HELP!!

All right guys, I know I should search the forum, but I have no time now, this is what's going on: I tried to install CF3D's plugin on my Transformer, but it went darn bad, I can't get past Asus' "powered by tegra" screen, and I need this by tomorrow, for my class, how do I fiz this?! I unlocked it, running TWRP v 0.2.2.3., can't remeber my rom's name but it's a mod of the CleanRom, v3.1 that's all I know. I think I can fix this by re-flashing my rom, but I don't know if I can put files into my SD only with TWRP in my hands, if not is it a real brick?? Please, help me!!!

TheBloodEagle27 said:
All right guys, I know I should search the forum, but I have no time now, this is what's going on: I tried to install CF3D's plugin on my Transformer, but it went darn bad, I can't get past Asus' "powered by tegra" screen, and I need this by tomorrow, for my class, how do I fiz this?! I unlocked it, running TWRP v 0.2.2.3., can't remeber my rom's name but it's a mod of the CleanRom, v3.1 that's all I know. I think I can fix this by re-flashing my rom, but I don't know if I can put files into my SD only with TWRP in my hands, if not is it a real brick?? Please, help me!!!
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I don't understand "if I can put files into my SD only with TWRP in my hands", you don't have a pc where you can copy the rom to your sdcard? BTW you should be using twrp 2.3.1.0.

I actually have my PC here with me,
but like I said im not sure I can connect it to the pc since it will be on recovery, you know, like an MTP or mass storage, can TWRP do that?
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TheBloodEagle27 said:
I actually have my PC here with me,
but like I said im not sure I can connect it to the pc since it will be on recovery, you know, like an MTP or mass storage, can TWRP do that?
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You can't take the sdcard out and put it to your pc, copy the rom from pc to sdcard then put it back to your device? or you could use adb to push the file and hope adb is working on your pc.

ADB is working on my PC, but I don't see the TF700T icon under my computer
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TheBloodEagle27 said:
ADB is working on my PC, but I don't see the TF700T icon under my computer
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Try this,
Copy the rom.zip to the directory where your adb.exe is, then boot your device to twrp (home screen).
On your pc type
adb push rom.zip /Removable/MicroSD then hit enter (this copy the rom.zip from your pc to the root of your microsdcard.
If you see bunch of number and bytes and time then it's working.

buhohitr said:
Try this,
Copy the rom.zip to the directory where your adb.exe is, then boot your device to twrp (home screen).
On your pc type
adb push rom.zip /Removable/MicroSD then hit enter (this copy the rom.zip from your pc to the root of your microsdcard.
If you see bunch of number and bytes and time then it's working.
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Alright, I'ts getting late, so I'll try it after school after all, I was thinking of using flashtool to flash the room through fastboot, that's how I used to do on my Xperia Play, but I don't know if the program works with asus' tablets... Anyway, thanks a lot man, for trying to help me and all, If it works I'll have a lot to owe u.

TheBloodEagle27 said:
Alright, I'ts getting late, so I'll try it after school after all, I was thinking of using flashtool to flash the room through fastboot, that's how I used to do on my Xperia Play, but I don't know if the program works with asus' tablets... Anyway, thanks a lot man, for trying to help me and all, If it works I'll have a lot to owe u.
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EDIT: I must be doing something wrong. Where is the adb.exe location? I found one in the Asus Sync folder, is it that one? Second, where do I put this command? I know, in the command prompt, but which folder is it supposed to open?

TheBloodEagle27 said:
EDIT: I must be doing something wrong. Where is the adb.exe location? I found one in the Asus Sync folder, is it that one? Second, where do I put this command? I know, in the command prompt, but which folder is it supposed to open?
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You don't move the adb.exe, where ever the adb command located, you need to open command prompt and navigate to the adb.exe folder. Asus Sync is located in C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sync and so is the adb.exe. so open command prompt and type:
cd\ hit enter, this bring you to root Ccomputer displayed C:\>
type:
cd Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sync hit enter, you're now in the Asus sync folder (this is where your rom.zip should be in also)
computer should displayed:
C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sync>
now type
adb push rom.zip /Removable/MicroSD then hit enter (this copy the rom.zip from your pc to the root of your microsdcard.

buhohitr said:
You don't move the adb.exe, where ever the adb command located, you need to open command prompt and navigate to the adb.exe folder. Asus Sync is located in C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sync and so is the adb.exe. so open command prompt and type:
cd\ hit enter, this bring you to root Ccomputer displayed C:\>
type:
cd Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sync hit enter, you're now in the Asus sync folder (this is where your rom.zip should be in also)
computer should displayed:
C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sync>
now type
adb push rom.zip /Removable/MicroSD then hit enter (this copy the rom.zip from your pc to the root of your microsdcard.
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"system could not find specified directory" Heads up ¬¬...

Do you actually have a microSD card inserted into the tablet?

MartyHulskemper said:
Do you actually have a microSD card inserted into the tablet?
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haha!! sorry for lol! if you don't have the sdcard, you could push it to internal sd.

buhohitr said:
haha!! sorry for lol! if you don't have the sdcard, you could push it to internal sd.
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Ok then, how do I push ut to the internal SD?

TheBloodEagle27 said:
Ok then, how do I push ut to the internal SD?
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adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
or
adb push rom.zip /storage/sdcard0/
Edit: Is it working for you yet??

buhohitr said:
adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
or
adb push rom.zip /storage/sdcard0/
Edit: Is it working for you yet??
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I'm not sure, i'll try it out right now. I guess if it doesn't work it could be a problem with adb, is there any tutorial on how to set it up?

buhohitr said:
Try this,
Copy the rom.zip to the directory where your adb.exe is, then boot your device to twrp (home screen).
On your pc type
adb push rom.zip /Removable/MicroSD then hit enter (this copy the rom.zip from your pc to the root of your microsdcard.
If you see bunch of number and bytes and time then it's working.
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I tried this, but got this message:
adb server is out of date. Killing...
ADB server didn't ACK
*failed to start daemon*
error:
what does that mean?

TheBloodEagle27 said:
I tried this, but got this message:
adb server is out of date. Killing...
ADB server didn't ACK
*failed to start daemon*
error:
what does that mean?
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I thought that you already have adb working on your PC, but seems like you don't. You need to download Android SDK and once installed, you can use adb command from this SKD. Here is the link to how install Android SDK. It shouldn't take no more than 10 min. Just download and run the install, only select packages with the word "Android name" should be only 2. Once you done this, adb and fastboot should work fine. You also need Java, but like 99% ppl with a PC should already had Java installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1616059
This tool is very important in rooting, recovery, flash stuff to your device. So I recommend you install this and get it working, it will save you a lot of time and headache in the future.
EDIT; If you think you have all the components already installed, you could download the adb/fastboot package here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1403567&d=1350299936 , unzip it to your C drive, you will have a folder called "Install recovery", in this folder there's adb and fastboot command, and then open cmd navigate to this folder and execute adb command line I provide previously see if that works.

buhohitr said:
I thought that you already have adb working on your PC, but seems like you don't. You need to download Android SDK and once installed, you can use adb command from this SKD. Here is the link to how install Android SDK. It shouldn't take no more than 10 min. Just download and run the install, only select packages with the word "Android name" should be only 2. Once you done this, adb and fastboot should work fine. You also need Java, but like 99% ppl with a PC should already had Java installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1616059
This tool is very important in rooting, recovery, flash stuff to your device. So I recommend you install this and get it working, it will save you a lot of time and headache in the future.
EDIT; If you think you have all the components already installed, you could download the adb/fastboot package here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1403567&d=1350299936 , unzip it to your C drive, you will have a folder called "Install recovery", in this folder there's adb and fastboot command, and then open cmd navigate to this folder and execute adb command line I provide previously see if that works.
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All there is in here is a .cmd file, no adb or nothing, I tried to use the command line you provided me, but all I get is:
adb server is out of date. Killing...
*daemon started succesfully*
Protocol Failure
Edit: I also downloaded the Android SDK Manager and downloaded the two tools

TheBloodEagle27 said:
All there is in here is a .cmd file, no adb or nothing, I tried to use the command line you provided me, but all I get is:
adb server is out of date. Killing...
*daemon started succesfully*
Protocol Failure
Edit: I also downloaded the Android SDK Manager and downloaded the two tools
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If you go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...7&d=1350299936 download the zip file then unzip to your drive. In this new folder you should see adb.exe and fastboot.exe and a few dll files. Do you see them??? Make sure your anti-virus doesn't strip the files.

buhohitr said:
If you go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...7&d=1350299936 download the zip file then unzip to your drive. In this new folder you should see adb.exe and fastboot.exe and a few dll files. Do you see them??? Make sure your anti-virus doesn't strip the files.
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Oh man, this sucks, it says 404 page not found, didn't you cpy the wrong link?

[Q] Custom rom not flashing???

My phone recently got completly stuck on the google screen, and the only thing i can do is get into bootloader, and then go into recovery to get into CWM. I have the Cyanogenmod 11 ROM on my computer. I open cmd, and i do the "adb push" command, with the file name of the ROM, but it never works. Solutions? What is the exact command I have to give to push the rom onto my phone??
thanks

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
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CRIME INC. said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
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I folllowed the instructions but it says "the system cannot find the path specified" the rom is in my user>documents file

seanxytv said:
I folllowed the instructions but it says "the system cannot find the path specified" the rom is in my user>documents file
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put your rom/gapps in the same folder as adb

simms22 said:
put your rom/gapps in the same folder as adb
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I have, but it says cannot find the path selected. I wrote down exactly, "cd d:\User\Documents\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321\sdk\platform-tools adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/cyan.zip"

seanxytv said:
I have, but it says cannot find the path selected. I wrote down exactly, "cd d:\User\Documents\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321\sdk\platform-tools adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/cyan.zip"
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Press shift and right click mouse then open cmd here in the folder where the adb and cm files are located.
Then
adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/

varuntis1993 said:
Press shift and right click mouse then open cmd here in the folder where the adb and cm files are located.
Then
adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/
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When i press shift and right click, that doesn't show up, only "View, Sort by, group by, stack by, refresh, paste, paste shortcut, undo delete, extract"

seanxytv said:
When i press shift and right click, that doesn't show up, only "View, Sort by, group by, stack by, refresh, paste, paste shortcut, undo delete, extract"
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you don't have to right click on that file, open that folder which contains the files, right click on the empty space

varuntis1993 said:
you don't have to right click on that file, open that folder which contains the files, right click on the empty space
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I went to user>documents>adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321>sdk>platform tools, where adb and the rom is, and i clicked on the big white empty space below but that does not show up :/

seanxytv said:
I went to user>documents>adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321>sdk>platform tools, where adb and the rom is, and i clicked on the big white empty space below but that does not show up :/
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In command prompt type:
cd' user/documents/adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321/sdk/platform tools
adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/

seanxytv said:
I went to user>documents>adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321>sdk>platform tools, where adb and the rom is, and i clicked on the big white empty space below but that does not show up :/
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Ahh dude, I think you forgot to press shift......press shift and right click on the mouse at the same time.
btw what windows are you using?

seanxytv said:
I went to user>documents>adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321>sdk>platform tools, where adb and the rom is, and i clicked on the big white empty space below but that does not show up :/
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You need to hold the Shift Key and then right click in the blank space...

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varuntis1993 said:
Ahh dude, I think you forgot to press shift......press shift and right click on the mouse at the same time.
btw what windows are you using?
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it still doesnt seem to work unfortunatly, i held shift, and then right clicked. And im using Vista Business

seanxytv said:
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it still doesnt seem to work unfortunatly, i held shift, and then right clicked. And im using Vista Business
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I know you have been stuck for a long time but you have created 3 different threads for the same purpose.

varuntis1993 said:
I know you have been stuck for a long time but you have created 3 different threads for the same purpose.
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Shoot, I did not know i made a copy of this thread. Sorry, I will delete the other 2

seanxytv said:
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it still doesnt seem to work unfortunatly, i held shift, and then right clicked. And im using Vista Business
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If your using Windows XP that won't work to open command prompt. You can either go to the folder where the ROM and adb are and highlight and copy the directory path from the address bar and paste it into command prompt and put cd' in front of the directory path or
In command prompt type:
cd' user/documents/adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321/sdk/platform tools
adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/

xdrc45 said:
If your using Windows XP that won't work to open command prompt. You can either go to the folder where the ROM and adb are and highlight and copy the directory path from the address bar and paste it into command prompt and put cd' in front of the directory path or
In command prompt type:
cd' user/documents/adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321/sdk/platform tools
adb push cyan.zip /sdcard/
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i copied and pasted the exact path, but "cannot find path specified" shows up

seanxytv said:
i copied and pasted the exact path, but "cannot find path specified" shows up
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Sorry I told you wrong it would look like this instead:
cd \user\documents\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321\sdk\platform tools

seanxytv said:
i copied and pasted the exact path, but "cannot find path specified" shows up
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It means that the directory you're entering doesn't exist.. You're goofing up while typing in the command prompt! What I don't understand is, how were you able to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery if you aren't able to execute simple adb commands? Unlocking the bootloader uses fastboot but the navigation to the directory is the same.
My suggestion would be to delete the android sdk from that path and install it in an easy path like : "E:/sdk/platform-tools"... So that it would be easier for you...
Well, if you still can't set it up properly, then use an OTG cable to flash the rom via a flash drive...

@vin4yak Go through this thread to know where he went wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/nexus-5-stuck-boot-screen-t2731712

[Q] Can't Flash 5.0 Image

I can't flash the image file. It fails for some reasons.
I'm getting an error message("fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command") in cmd when I open flash-all.bat file.
phone is rooted, with open bootloader. I had AOKP custom rom before i tried to flash 5.0.
Any Ideas what to do?

ArsenaMarabdeli said:
I can't flash the image file. It fails for some reasons.
I'm getting an error message("fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command") in cmd when I open flash-all.bat file.
phone is rooted, with open bootloader. I had AOKP custom rom before i tried to flash 5.0.
Any Ideas what to do?
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It means you've not copied the files into your ADB folder as it can't find the fastboot files

ArsenaMarabdeli said:
I can't flash the image file. It fails for some reasons.
I'm getting an error message("fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command") in cmd when I open flash-all.bat file.
phone is rooted, with open bootloader. I had AOKP custom rom before i tried to flash 5.0.
Any Ideas what to do?
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open the folder where you extracted the tarbal
hold down shift and right click
open command prompt here
do a "fastboot devices" to check if your device is connected
continue flashing using the commands.

gamer.11 said:
open the folder where you extracted the tarbal
hold down shift and right click
open command prompt here
do a "fastboot devices" to check if your device is connected
continue flashing using the commands.
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This won't work if fastboot binary isn't in env PATH.
EddyOS said:
It means you've not copied the files into your ADB folder as it can't find the fastboot files
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"Into your FASTBOOT folder". adb's got nothing to do with this.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Follow method two in this guide.

beekay201 said:
This won't work if fastboot binary isn't in env PATH.
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worked for me i never had to put anything into my android tools folder, i have system wide access no matter where i open up the command prompt.

Easiest way is to extract the sh1t out of the Google file until you eventually see all the img files. Then extract the fastboot zip into the same folder they're in and open a command prompt there.
Fastboot zip -
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b8wxmwfi2ekdw3a/Adb And Fastboot.zip?dl=0
Sent from my Android 5.0 Nexus 5

gamer.11 said:
worked for me i never had to put anything into my android tools folder, i have system wide access no matter where i open up the command prompt.
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Because it's in your PATH.

beekay201 said:
This won't work if fastboot binary isn't in env PATH.
"Into your FASTBOOT folder". adb's got nothing to do with this.
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People refer to the folder with ADB and fastboot in it as the ADB folder (If you had adb/fastboot in the system path this wouldn't even be required)
Do you really think I meant them to use ADB? Come on, now

beekay201 said:
Because it's in your PATH.
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oh "env" meant environment, sorry did not understand your shot hand.
by the way OP? solved your issue?

EddyOS said:
People refer to the folder with ADB and fastboot in it as the ADB folder
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I refer to this folder as the platform tools folder

nikon120 said:
I refer to this folder as the platform tools folder
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Makes more sense I guess, just more to type! This is where being in PATH makes life better