For issues specific to the Android Debug Bridge (adb), a command-line tool to interact with Android devices and Emulator instances. See the full tag wiki for details and hints.
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How to mount system in rw mode if no custom recovery
When I changed my build.prop for spoofing another device model, I copied build.prop from another device having gingerbrad but my system is froyo. When I rebooted, I lost my internet connection. It ...
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How to pull the apks from my android phone
I have a rooted android phone. I am trying to pull the applications from /system/app/. However this simply does not copy the apk. What I have tried.
adb shell
su
cd data
cd app
ls
...
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Partial adb restore
ICS devices support creating backups using adb backup, and restoring them using adb restore. Using adb backup, one can select that everything should be backed up, or only a certain package.
However, ...
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Rooting Motorolla X2 adb shell problem
i tried this tutorial and in step 1 i followed method 2. I try step 3, and when i try
adb shell it works fine. but the line after,
sh /sdcard/motoroot-step1.sh, I get
sh: Can't open ...
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How do I access .img files with yaffs2?
I've tried mounting them in Ubuntu, no luck, mount does not recognize the yaffs2 file system. I've tried yaffs2utils and ./unyaffs2 but it doesn't actually unpack the img files, I've posted an issue ...
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Can “adb remount” be used on a stock phone (unrooted)?
Is it possible to use adb remount with a standard firmware and without having rooted the device? If not, is there another way to force the system to make /system writable without rooting the device?
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How do I configure ADB for the Samsung Galaxy Y?
How do I configure ADB to recognize my Samsung Galaxy Y? I have installed the USB driver. but when I run adb devices it does not list anything. Following are the steps I followed.
Declare your ...
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Error: “reloc_library cannot locate 'fdatasync'”
I have my phone connected to my laptop via the USB cable and ADB is able to identify the device. When I run adb devices it returns the phone in the list of connected devices. Running the command adb ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Plus — adb drivers
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Plus tablet on my hands, and I am trying to test my "large" scale layouts. The device shows up in harddrive mode on my computer (Win XP), but adb does not recognize it ...
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adb devices doesn't list Samsung Galaxy S Cyanogenmod 7.1
I am unable to list my device under adb devices and my problem is similar to that of Mad Scientist except that in his case Windows took the Google Drivers from the android SDK.
Ever since I have ...
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Is is possible to make a non-rooted Huawei U8110 (T-Mobile Pulse Mini) recognisable by the `adb devices` command on OS X?
Currently, on OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, this is all I get, even with USB debugging enabled on the phone:
$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
$
The phone shows up under About This Mac, and ...
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Is there a way to look inside and modify an adb backup created file?
I created a backup of my Galaxy Nexus with adb backup. The resulting file is named backup.db and it's somehow encrypted.
I wanted to restore the backup, but it stops when it comes to restoring ...
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How can you enable “Use secure credentials” from the shell
On the ICS ROM I'm using, the option to enable the secure credentials is missing from the menu, but the sub system seems to be there since Keystore Locker can communicate with it.
So does anybody ...
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Does ADB push and pull work on non-rooted phones?
I just discovered about the command adb push and adb pull which supposedly lets people push and pull data from within the internal memory. Now my question is, can this be used on non-rooted phones? ...
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Why does adb work only while the tablet boots?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab. When I type "adb devices" or "adb shell", it works while the tablet is booting up - showing the Samsung logo or animation - but once the orange lock screen shows, the ...
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Why would /mnt/sdcard/ not appear?
Using ADB shell to view my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+, I see a /mnt but no /mnt/sdcard/ where according to fable the photos taken by the camera should reside. Why would the sdcard directory not be there? ...
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Getting Segmentation Fault on recovery
It's an Android 4.0.3.
I'm trying to fix my tablet, because it doesn't start anymore.
running fastboot devices returns nothing.
Then, I'm trying to do that through adb.
adb devices returns
List of ...
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“Too many files specified; only takes APK file and verifier file” problem
I have some devices attached to my PC. Now I want to install Astro to a specific emulator. Unfortunately, I get this error.
hieund@hieund:~/Downloads$ adb install "Astro File Manager 2.5.1.apk" -s ...
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How to copy all photos in gallery to linux desktop machine?
I have a bunch of photos on my Samsung Galaxy Tab running 3.2 which I'd like to copy over USB to my main machine running Linux so I can work on them with GIMP and other power tools. Despite this ...
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Is there any way to check the backup that android does?
Today I have been researching a bit about the Android backup options (Since I have seen some people having to lose all their data due to ICS serious bugs).
From now, I prefer to use native options, ...
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adb su permission denied, no rom, rooted, need to fix internal sd card
can someone please help. im pulling my hair out lol
im trying to fix a friends phone GT-I9000.
basically i get error in mounting sdcard.
after searching endlessly and installing 100s of stock rom. ...
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why is my file system suddenly read only?
Some background:
My HTC Desire HD has several issues.
The first issue being that I can not connect to it using a USB cable.
So I found that I can tell ADB to work over wifi and I was using this ...
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Can adb start my android device that shows up as “offline”?
I can see my device in adb devices. It shows up as "offline".
When it is "ready":
$ adb shell
$ su
# reboot
This would reboot my device.
The exact problem is that my cellphone has been turning off ...
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Motorola USB Drivers on Windows 8
Is there any way to install the Motorola USB drivers on Windows 8? I downloaded MotoHelper, but it won't install, saying that the OS Version is unknown. Is there some other way to get ADB to see my ...
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Nexus One stuck in loading screen - How to save application data? (ROOTED)
I have my N1 rooted and after I installed BlackRose and change the partitions with password protection I wasn't able to start Android ever again. It show this screen:
I can access to the adb shell, ...
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How to take backup of all installed APKs from Phone to PC?
How do I take backup of all installed apks from my sgs2 to PC using android sdk/ 3rd party tool etc? My phone is not rooted. I can install/uninstall apks using adb, but is there any similar command ...
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How do I set up adb for the Augen GenTouch78? [closed]
I am trying to root my Augen GenTouch78. I am following instructions from this site but I cannot get past step 8b.
I get this error:
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Windows doesn't detect Nexus S
I recently switched from Linux to Windows 8 consumer preview. I have installed the latest android SDK including the Google USB driver. I connect my Nexus S to the laptop, the phone goes into USB ...
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adb command to search the filesystem
Is there an adb command similar to "locate" or "grep" that would help me find a file on my Android device?
I'm curious about adb specifically, not a search app.
EDIT: "find" has been suggested, ...
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Mass install apps using FTP/HTTP
I would like to mass install few apps at one time from a single FTP server - from Android phone, without using adb command.
The phone will be rooted and will have and the option to install non-Market ...
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How to find app based on package name?
I've installed a malicious app that is posting ads over my notification bar, but can't find it. I know the java package name for it: com.letang.game103.en using the command: adb shell dumpsys ...
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Is it possible to write to a device's clipboard using ADB?
I am interested in learning how to write to (and if possible, read from) a rooted Android device's clipboard.
I hope to do so using ADB over USB and I am not interested in installing any apps to help ...
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How can I get ADB to recognize my Spice MI 350?
I want to use my Spice MI 350 for testing an application I'm developing. I have tried following this link, but so far I cannot get it working.
When I run adb devices I get ???????? as device name. ...
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Broken Screen + Using adb shell to run vnc server
I have an HTC HD2 with a completely busted screen, I tried repairing it with a replacement screen but broke the ribbon cable to the screen (oops) sad day,
I've got two of these and I've been running ...
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How to track device locations in an office [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make my phone/tablet ring remotely without a SIM card?
There are many Android devices in our office which we use for application development and QA. Finding a ...
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How to extract .zip through ADB shell
Exactly what the title says. I've got a 1.5 gb zip file on my sdcard that I would like to extract via adb (not pulling to pc and pushing back). Is there a simple command to unzip a file?
Thanks!
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Has anyone had trouble connecting the Xyboard via ADB? [closed]
I have no problems when I connect any of my other Android devices (Galaxy 7" & 10", DroidX, and Motorola Xoom), but when I attach either the Xyboard 8" or 10", adb doesn't see them as connected ...
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Backup and restore Android Settings and Application through ADB
I would like to ask if it possible to backup and restore all Android Settings and applications through ADB.
I tried:
adb backup -all
adb: unable to connect for backup
It is not working, while all ...
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Can the galaxy s2 be rooted without increasing the custom flash counter using adb?
Normally, rooting guides for the s2 involve flashing a kernel to the device to install busybox and su. This xda post suggests a method for doing so via adb (found approximately in the middle of the ...
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How to use adb over Mobile AP (Portable wifi hotspot)
First : I know about abdWireless app. But my problem is different.
I am using my Android mobile as Mobile AP (Portable WiFi hotspot) for using internet on my computer. I want to use adb in wireless ...
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How to prevent adb shell from exiting upon Ctrl+C
When I adb shell into my device (from Windows desktop), and run some command there, sometimes I want to terminate that command. The standard unixy way to do it is with Ctrl+C key combination. However, ...
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Galaxy Tab 10.1 on windows xp 64bit
I've installed samsung drivers from mobile v1.4.103.0 on windows xp64 from the latest kies package (I've only installed usb drivers).
I see Android ADB interface in windows devices but adb still says ...
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ADB status offline when trying to root Kindle Fire
I'm trying to root Kindle Fire but it always show "ADB status: Offline" when I start "run.bat". Could you help me out of this problem? :(
I tried to plug, unplug, connect, disconnect the Kindle many ...
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Backing up everything on my kindle fire with ubuntu before installing firefirefire, can't get past Hellions with blue flames when rooting
I'm trying to follow this post in order to install firefirefire on my kindle fire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369405&page=1
I'm at the part at the beginning of the guide ...
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Why can't I get s=ON on my MyTouch 4g?
I have followed the following 2 tutorials on how to unroot and get S=ON on the MyTouch 4g:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
I have successfully reverted to the stock ROM and ...
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Use android phone with broken screen as WiFi camera
The screen of my android phone is broken and since I couldn't find a replacement screen I thought of using the phone as wifi camera. I've installed IP cam and use the android.screencast to control and ...
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adb doesn't detect my Defy (Motorola MB525) after I call adb kill-server (rageagainstthecage exploit). Any ideas?
I'm trying cyanogen's mod approach to root my Defy. I can do adb shell, it works as intended. But after I run adb kill-server and try an adb shell I get
error: device not found
It seems my phone ...
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ADB do not recognize a Tegra Based Tablet
I have a tablet and I'd like to use adb but I have some probles, I looked on google but without luck...
Tablet Info: (from tablet)
Model Nr: SN10T1
Android OS Version: 2.2
TapUI Version: 1.2-4204
...
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What options exist when the vendor does not supply an ADB driver for an Android device?
I bought an Android phone and the vendor does not offer any drivers whatsoever. The Android SDK and the drivers that come with it don't seem to work with the device, but the device itself reports as ...
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EeePad Transformer ADB problems with drivers on Windows7 x64
Sorry for the cross-post (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8185773/eeepad-transformer-adb-problems-with-drivers-on-windows7-x64)... I was told this is a better place for my question.
I have 2 ...
