Can I connect to a shell from a PC to my Android using bluetooth or USB?

Question

I want to run some commands on my rooted android phone. It is not very practical to interact with a shell using the touch screen, therefore I wanted to run a daemon on it and connect to it from a PC. I can't use the wifi connection for that because it is not working properly. I figured that it should be possible to do it via bluetooth or USB, but I could not find information on how to do it.

Is there any ready-to-use solution?

Answer 1

Yes, just use ADB over USB and run adb shell. See http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html#shellcommands

Answer 2

Before you run adb you have to install the developer kit and set up your SDK environment to detect your phone (instructions). Then you'll be able to use the android debug bridge, or adb, as @Matthew_Read suggests.

Connect your USB cables, check for a dialog on your phone to allow it to be mounted, and then run adb devices from your computer to confirm that your phone really is talking to adb. From there you can use adb shell to launch a shell environment.