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PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ EACH STEP IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE DOING IT.
Table of Contents:
--1.0-Installing ADB
----1.1 Downloading the SDK
----1.2 Installing and Extracting the SDK
----1.3 Installing the Necessary USB Drivers
----1.4 Loading up ADB and Detecting Devices
--2.0 Installing GAPPS, The Newest Vending.APK (Market) or any APK for that matter.
----2.1 Installing the newest Vending APK (A.K.A Market Place)
----2.2 Installing the latest Google Applications (GAPPS)
--3.0 Help
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Hey guys, I have noticed quite a few people have been having some problems with installing ADB and Google Applications on their newly loaded ROMs that don't have the GAPPS pre-installed. Well I am going to make this post to try and help some of those that are having a little bit of trouble. So please bare with me, as this is my first "Tutorial" post here at XDA. If you see any errors with this tutorial please let me know so I can make the appropriate changes ^_^
STEP ONE: Installing ADB
First thing is first, the method in which I will be showing you how to install GAPPS will be using ADB. If you don't know what Android Debug Bridge (adb) is it is simply a versatile tool lets you manage the state of your Android device. If you already know what ADB is and already have it installed feel free to skip to step 2.
-The Prerequisites for ADB-
1.1 Downloading the SDK
In order to gain access to using the ADB tool you need to first download the android SDK.
If you do NOT plan on developing any software for the AOSP you can skip to step 1.3 and download and install IOMonsters Easy ADB USB Driver installation. It contains a STRIPPED down version of the SDK which include the necessary components for using ADB. However, if you want to be on the safe side and download the whole sdk keep reading
The newest SDK can be found here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
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1.2 Installing and Extracting the SDK
For you windows users out there after you have downloaded the SDK for windows (preferably the .EXE) you are going to want to change the installation location to "C:\android-sdk-windows" or the paths you need to enter below will be different.
Now, once you have verified that the C:\android-sdk-windows folder exists you need to run the SDK Manager.exe - If you have any trouble with the SDK Manager downloading files try clicking Settings and choose "Force https:// sources to be fetched"
1.3 Installing the Necessary USB Drivers
NOTE: If you plan on NEVER using ADB over USB you can install the WirelessADB widget Go to market, and search for ADB Wireless. Install the app and run it.
Now that you have the SDK downloaded and extracted it is time to Patch the USB Driver files. Thank GOD for IOMonsters Easy USB (DRIVER ONLY) Pack. To use this tool you will need to download it. To do so you can choose from the following links:
http://legacyschool.us.to/nookdev/nook-usb-installer.rar
http://r00tyou.com/android/tools/nook_usb_driver.zip
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I have noticed that for some people simply executing the "install.exe" from the USB drivers folder does not work. For me I had to run the install.exe and when that was finished I ran the "DPInst64.exe" NOTE: THE ONLY REASON I RAN THE DPInst64.exe WAS BECAUSE I AM USING A 64 BIT OPERATING SYSTEM. IF YOU ARE RUNNING A 32 BIT OPERATING SYSTEM PLEASE USE "DPInst.exe"
For those of you who do NOT want to download the ENTIRE Android SDK please refer to IOMonsters thread about installing and using the Easy ADB Drivers and SDK Tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008
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1.4 Loading up ADB and Detecting Devices
Now that you have ADB up and running, and your computer is recognizing your nook through USB (or ADBWireless) it is time to load up the ADB tool and see if we can get your computer to find your device. To do so, please make sure your device is plugged into the computer via the proper USB cable. After that you are going to need to open the command prompt. To do so, click start and run, or for windows vista and up you click start and in the search bar type "cmd" and hit enter.
Once the windows console is opened you are going to need to type:
cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
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(assuming you installed the android-sdk in the root of C: - If not just replace it with the path of your sdk folder)
After you have successfully changed to the platform-tools directory proceed by issuing the following command:
adb devices
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If you see the following output you are in good shape:
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
[Your device is listed here]
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If not, please make sure you have your device plugged in, and the USB Drivers are functioning. If you are still at a loss at this step, feel free to PM me and I will assist you the best I can.
2.0 Installing GAPPS, The Newest Vending.APK (Market) or any APK for that matter.
This process of installing can be used for any APK you have on your computer and you want pushed over to your device.
2.1 Installing the newest Vending APK (A.K.A Market Place)
If all you want is the market, you can download the newest market APK from my webserver.
http://www.r00tyou.com/android/tools/Vending(new).apk
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To push it to the device simple connect the device to your computer using ADB and type the following in the console:
adb devices
adb install \path\to\the\downloaded\apk\Vending(new).apk
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Wait for it to successfully transfer over and install.
Viola, you have the newest market APK.
2.2 Installing the latest Google Applications (GAPPS)
For those of you who want the newest GAPPS, you can download the file from the cyanogen website and push over the whole gapps bundle.
To do this, simply download the latest GAPPS from here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version#Google_Apps
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Again, using ADB type the following commands:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb push [the path to your SDK tools folder]\system system/
adb reboot
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The console will show the progress of what apps are being transferred over and installed. Once it is done rebooting it will prompt you for logging in to your Google account to setup your device. You can simply skip this (Tapping in each corner of the screen starting from the top left going clockwise) or you can proceed with the setup process.
Hope that helps
3.0 Help
If you have encountered an error while following this tutorial PLEASE PM me and I will list some common errors/problems here and make the necessary changes to this tutorial.
Problems/Solutions:
DISCLAIMER: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS. I ASSUME THAT EVERYONE READING THIS HAS SOME SORT OF KNOWLEDGE WITH HANDLING THIS DELICATE PROCESS.
will be looking this over later.
Thank you
Your welcome Please post some feed back and anything you run into while following the steps ^_^
Reneg4d3 said:
2.2 Installing the latest Google Applications (GAPPS)
For those of you who want the newest GAPPS, you can download the file from the cyanogen website and push over the whole gapps bundle.
To do this, simply download the latest GAPPS from here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.ph...on#Google_Apps
Again, using ADB type the following commands:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb push [the path to your SDK tools folder]\system system/
adb reboot
The console will show the progress of what apps are being transferred over and installed. Once it is done rebooting it will prompt you for logging in to your Google account to setup your device. You can simply skip this (Tapping in each corner of the screen starting from the top left going clockwise) or you can proceed with the setup process.
Hope that helps
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WRT the installation of latest gapps, can we use (gingerbread based) CM7 gapps with (eclair based) rooted stock?
met67 said:
WRT the installation of latest gapps, can we use (gingerbread based) CM7 gapps with (eclair based) rooted stock?
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It might be backwards compatible, that I am not sure of. However, I tried using the eclair apps on the gingerbread ROM and it put me in a boot loop. I am not sure if that was just coincidence that I just so happened to push the gapps over or not, but when I reinstalled and pushed the gingerbread gapps over I did not get put in a boot loop, the boot loop consisted of the device booting up, it hit the screen where you tap the droid, then it would flash, and the CM7 loading screen would appear. It would continue to do this until I re-flashed the device.
Excellent post. All the steps seemed pretty straight forward. I couldn't install the vendor API, but at this point I'm thinking that something is wrong with my permission set. I'll go over the list again and see what I may have missed.
If you are stuck on anything please feel free to let me know. It is also a possibility that some of the steps are incorrect as I typed them out from memory
nookie froyo emmc
i'm not familiar with adb other than the method i rooted my evo with back in august so now i'm trying it with your guide (THANKS!!!)
after failing to install every version of vending.apk i have access to with root explorer, even putting marketupdater.apk in /system/apps.
It will open for a split second and then disappear so im giving up on the root explorer method. i attempted to adb install the version you have listed (the vending.apk single) and i get INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS
so i removed the vending.apk and marketupdater.apk from /system/apps and then removed vending-1.apk from data/app (dunno how it got there but i found it and removed it). i try installing with adb again, i get INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY. did i remove an important file? i am now trying to install the gapps but am unsure exactly where i should put my gapps.zip and if i should unzip it first?
the link for the gapps you gave didnt show which version to download for nook color so i grabbed the hdpi for cm6, correct?
Edit, found my problem, i was trying to install wrong market, i grabbed the market i will link below from Here and then i adb install it and it installed
hmm, keeps FC. lemme wipe and try again
Ok, it appears I didn't compensate for a small variable when writting the tutorial. IF you want to install ONLY the new vendor.apk DO NOT push the whole GAPPS bundle over, simply download the vendor.apk from my website located here:
http://www.r00tyou.com/android/tools/Vending(new).apk
And push the Vendor(new).apk over by itself after RENAMING the old vendor.apk to something like vendor.apk.old then rename Vendor(new).apk to vendor.apk and run the installation.
If you need more help, or are still having problems feel free to send me a pm or post here.
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mmmm, same FC to me, i can't restore the old market, via adb or via root explorer... eclair default rom here...
Can't the new market apk just be side loaded?
C:\Users\Kris>adb install C:\users\kris\downloads\vending(new).apk
2036 KB/s (2123059 bytes in 1.018s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/vending(new).apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]
What's this about?
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C:\Users\Kris>adb install C:\users\kris\downloads\vending(new).apk
2036 KB/s (2123059 bytes in 1.018s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/vending(new).apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]
What's this about?
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Nevermind.. I just pushed gapps and got the market that way
Mariohyeah said:
mmmm, same FC to me, i can't restore the old market, via adb or via root explorer... eclair default rom here...
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So what is the EXACT process that you are doing? And what is causing the FC? It's weird because I just retried this and I got it working :\
Does this tutorial work for DeeperBlue's HC 3.0 on microSD cards?
Hi,
Does this tutorial work if I have DeeperBlue's HC 3.0 preview v4 on a microSD card on NC? Or does it only work on internally rooted NC's? I'm encountering at the android market the error message "There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account". Have tried various things but not the ADB installation thing. I did download and install the android.vending_2.2.6.apk but still getting same message when trying to install something from the android market. Do I need ADB or could it be some wrong setting the "My Market Account" or "My Account"? Thanks in advance for any help!
Randy
Does this tutorial work for DeeperBlue's HC 3.0 on microSD cards?
Somehow my post repeated. Sorry.
Thank you so much for the Iomonsters! Finally after 2 days of trying it fixed my adb.
met67 said:
WRT the installation of latest gapps, can we use (gingerbread based) CM7 gapps with (eclair based) rooted stock?
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Would like to know too as the CM7 version is not working for me on my Nook Simple Touch, will try CM6....
i root my nook touch and can't access market and have not any file managers (installed my devices);i follow steps &
i installed usb-driver but
software can't recognize device;
and this error
please help me
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
[Your device is listed here]
showed nothing
Man, I just want to say, You are awesome! Nice tutorial it worked from the first time!
I have wiped and restored more times tonight than I can count....HELP!!!! I have a very lean rom. So lean it that it has no file explorer and I don't want to install gapps. All I want to do is install Titanium Backup (the .apk file is on the root of my SD card) with the terminal emulator and I'll be all set. I have had all different error messages, and I'm more confused now then when I started this adventure, 6+ hours ago. Any help would be great.
hockeyfamily737 said:
I have wiped and restored more times tonight than I can count....HELP!!!! I have a very lean rom. So lean it that it has no file explorer and I don't want to install gapps. All I want to do is install Titanium Backup (the .apk file is on the root of my SD card) with the terminal emulator and I'll be all set. I have had all different error messages, and I'm more confused now then when I started this adventure, 6+ hours ago. Any help would be great.
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Just download a file manager, (es fileexplorer, or root explorer) and install it that way. or if you have adb and all the drivers you need for it.
Put the .apk in the tools folder in the SDK
and go to it in a command prompt and type adb install titaniumbackup.apk..
Or whatever you apk is named.
if you need help, dont quote this, just send me a pm for help =]
(Posting this again for others reference all this is pulled from my previous post which you can find in my signature - "Terminal/adb shell commands")
Adb commands are completely different than terminal commands.
First enter "su" to get substitute user (the # sign)
Then enter "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" to make the root r/w
to copy files use "cp" command
to move files use "mv" command
to remove files use "rm" command
to change file/dir permissions use "chmod"
to change directories use "cd" - "cd .." will bring you back one directory - "cd //" brings you back to root
to list files in the dir use "ls"
to read/mod/combine a file use "cat"
to edit a value use "echo"
to see running processes use "top"
to kill a process use "kill -9 PID#HERE"
ex) cp /sdcard/download/myapplication.apk /data/app/myapplication.apk
If you know any linux commands then you should know your way around terminal emulator. If you want i can give you more examples just let me know. Hope this helped
To answer your question OP, just follow my example. Except in your case it'd be something like this:
Code:
su
cp /sdcard/TitaniumBackup.apk /data/app/TitaniumBackup.apk
replace "titaniumbackup.apk" with the actual file name of your apk file.
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kyouko said:
(Posting this again for others reference all this is pulled from my previous post which you can find in my signature - "Terminal/adb shell commands")
Adb commands are completely different than terminal commands.
First enter "su" to get substitute user (the # sign)
Then enter "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" to make the root r/w
to copy files use "cp" command
to move files use "mv" command
to remove files use "rm" command
to change file/dir permissions use "chmod"
to change directories use "cd" - "cd .." will bring you back one directory - "cd //" brings you back to root
to list files in the dir use "ls"
to read/mod/combine a file use "cat"
to edit a value use "echo"
to see running processes use "top"
to kill a process use "kill -9 PID#HERE"
ex) cp /sdcard/download/myapplication.apk /data/app/myapplication.apk
If you know any linux commands then you should know your way around terminal emulator. If you want i can give you more examples just let me know. Hope this helped
To answer your question OP, just follow my example. Except in your case it'd be something like this:
Code:
su
cp /sdcard/TitaniumBackup.apk /data/app/TitaniumBackup.apk
replace "titaniumbackup.apk" with the actual file name of your apk file.
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i know theyre different,i was getting a point across, in which if he cant get it too work, try adb. Even though errors with TE usually means youre not entering something correct
davidevan said:
i know theyre different,i was getting a point across, in which if he cant get it too work, try adb. Even though errors with TE usually means youre not entering something correct
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Yea they are. Besides, personally I'd do it the way you mentioned; either first using a filemanager (easiest imo) or via adb install
Only reason I replied was in case there was a specific reason he'd only want to use terminal emulator and not adb or a FileMan
Edit: Oh I see what I think you're referring to, the line:
Adb commands are completely different than terminal commands.
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That was just directly copied from a post I made before something about wanting to "adb push" with TE, it had nothing to do with your response
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Thank you everyone. I need to use Terminal Emulator, because I'm not allowed to install the ADB drivers on my work computer, the ROM I want to use did not have a file manager packed in it and I don't want to install gapps to download one from the market. I simply want to install Titanium, so I can add a file manager and a couple of other select apps so as not to clutter up the system. As soon as I flash back to that rom, I'll try it the above mentioned way.
hockeyfamily737 said:
Thank you everyone. I need to use Terminal Emulator, because I'm not allowed to install the ADB drivers on my work computer, the ROM I want to use did not have a file manager packed in it and I don't want to install gapps to download one from the market. I simply want to install Titanium, so I can add a file manager and a couple of other select apps so as not to clutter up the system. As soon as I flash back to that rom, I'll try it the above mentioned way.
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Ah thats sucks bro, it come in handy now and then, Listen to this guy up here since he knows more about TE than I. Also a simple google "terminal emulator" command and it might add on to your comprehension.
And judt to get this outta of the way, in TE if you do type su <enter> you get #? if you dont #,you get acces denied; denied meaning youre not rooted. Meaning it cant find an su in the bin or xbin, rendering TE pointless. So make sure youre root
hockeyfamily737 said:
Thank you everyone. I need to use Terminal Emulator, because I'm not allowed to install the ADB drivers on my work computer, the ROM I want to use did not have a file manager packed in it and I don't want to install gapps to download one from the market. I simply want to install Titanium, so I can add a file manager and a couple of other select apps so as not to clutter up the system. As soon as I flash back to that rom, I'll try it the above mentioned way.
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btw click my thanks meter ;]
its the ony thing i have left lmao! :'(
davidevan said:
Ah thats sucks bro, it come in handy now and then, Listen to this guy up here since he knows more about TE than I. Also a simple google "terminal emulator" command and it might add on to your comprehension.
And judt to get this outta of the way, in TE if you do type su <enter> you get #? if you dont #,you get acces denied; denied meaning youre not rooted. Meaning it cant find an su in the bin or xbin, rendering TE pointless. So make sure youre root
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and how is your computer not compatible with SDK. You dont have Windows, linux or Macc?
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and how is your computer not compatible with SDK. You dont have Windows, linux or Macc?
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It's not an issue of compatibilty..... It's an issue of the IT people at work having our computers locked up so we can't install / uninstall anything from them. All I can do is transfer files from the pc to my sd. I don't have authorization to install the necessary drivers for my phone.
hockeyfamily737 said:
It's not an issue of compatibilty..... It's an issue of the IT people at work having our computers locked up so we can't install / uninstall anything from them. All I can do is transfer files from the pc to my sd. I don't have authorization to install the necessary drivers for my phone.
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If you can transfer files from a computer to a device, then you should be able to take files from a USB drive and put them on the C drive of your computer.
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If you can transfer files from a computer to a device, then you should be able to take files from a USB drive and put them on the C drive of your computer.
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To clarify.... Yes I can access my sd card from my computer. Yes I can transfer files between my sd card and my hard drive. However, when I try to install the ADB drivers to access the rom in my phone I get a little message that I'm not authorized to add / remove hardware or software from the computer....to please contact my IT administrator. Maybe it's something I'm doing wrong, maybe it's not. If I can learn to use this emulator though, it doesn't really matter. I have ADB on my computer at home if I really need it, I'm just not inclined to turn the computer at home on very often. Thanks again to everyone for the help.
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hockeyfamily737 said:
To clarify.... Yes I can access my sd card from my computer. Yes I can transfer files between my sd card and my hard drive. However, when I try to install the ADB drivers to access the rom in my phone I get a little message that I'm not authorized to add / remove hardware or software from the computer....to please contact my IT administrator. Maybe it's something I'm doing wrong, maybe it's not. If I can learn to use this emulator though, it doesn't really matter. I have ADB on my computer at home if I really need it, I'm just not inclined to turn the computer at home on very often. Thanks again to everyone for the help.
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Search the dev thread for my guide on how to install adb. Might do the job for your work computer. Or just hit my avatar and find the thread that way. If you do try it let me know if it works.
#Root/Hack_Mod-Always®
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Search the dev thread for my guide on how to install adb. Might do the job for your work computer. Or just hit my avatar and find the thread that way. If you do try it let me know if it works.
#Root/Hack_Mod-Always®
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Sitll no good installing ADB at work, but I did get a good ADB workout at home this weekend rooting my son's Optimus......Wholy crap!!! Revert to old software, lose the lcd display, root with rage against the cage, push recovery to the phone, revert back to current version of software, lose root, and then re-root on current software with recovery already installed, what a process that was!!!! BTW.... Terminal Emulator commands worked perfect. Mistake I was making was trying to "push" from my SD card instead of "copy".
Hello everybody! I have a lot of android apps on my pc and I want to transfer them to my nook, but I don't know if it is possible. If it is, which folder do I drop them off in? I tried to find where the other apps are installed in my nook that I directly download from the android market, but I can't find their location. Please help me out, I really need some of the apps I have and I can't even find them or can't download them directly. Thank you for your time!
psbear532 said:
Hello everybody! I have a lot of android apps on my pc and I want to transfer them to my nook, but I don't know if it is possible. If it is, which folder do I drop them off in? I tried to find where the other apps are installed in my nook that I directly download from the android market, but I can't find their location. Please help me out, I really need some of the apps I have and I can't even find them or can't download them directly. Thank you for your time!
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Use adb
Code:
adb install myapp.apk
ros87 said:
Use adb
Code:
adb install myapp.apk
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Thanks for taking your time to help me I really appreciate it. I've run into a problem though. when I try to set up adb it wont find my device in the cmd prompt. I am following these instructions to set up adb: search in youtube "ANDROID SDK Tools (How-To Install)" first video. I get stuck at the part at 6:23 it just says "list of devices attached" and doesn't list anything. I don't know what am doing wrong .
psbear532,
You can use a file explorer program (astro, es explorer, etc), and choose the apk on sd and install it. Just remember to use nookcolortools and de-select and re-select the non-market app box.
I guess it would be easier - I haven't had luck with adb so far...
psbear532 said:
Thanks for taking your time to help me I really appreciate it. I've run into a problem though. when I try to set up adb it wont find my device in the cmd prompt. I am following these instructions to set up adb: search in youtube "ANDROID SDK Tools (How-To Install)" first video. I get stuck at the part at 6:23 it just says "list of devices attached" and doesn't list anything. I don't know what am doing wrong .
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Assuming you've successfully rooted your NST:
1: Enable wifi on your NST and make a note of the IP address assigned to it.
2: Tell adb to connect to that IP
Code:
adb connect 10.0.0.2
That's it, if adb was able to connect you can now adb push or adb install all you want
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apeine said:
psbear532,
I guess it would be easier - I haven't had luck with adb so far...
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Why?, apart from having to download and install the Android SDK, using adb should be straightforward unless you're trying to get it to connect to the NST trough usb.
Ros87,
Maybe that was my mistake. I've always tried using USB :S
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Ros87,
Maybe that was my mistake. I've always tried using USB :S
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Getting adb to work over USB on the NST is a pain in the a**
Some people have reported getting it to work with the Google drivers, but none of them worked for me in W7. Also I'm unable to try it in Ubuntu as I'm running that trough VMware Player and I cannot redirect the USB port properly.
Thank you both so much! Ros87 I got it to work over wifi which I think is even better since now I don't even have to deal with the wire. apeine I didn't try your method since adb worked, but thanks for your time anyway.
ros87 said:
Getting adb to work over USB on the NST is a pain in the a**
Some people have reported getting it to work with the Google drivers, but none of them worked for me in W7. Also I'm unable to try it in Ubuntu as I'm running that trough VMware Player and I cannot redirect the USB port properly.
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So why don't you install linux on a separate partition?
How does one do this without an SD card? I will be getting one soon, but for now, can I just create a temporary folder on the home directory and install it from there? Does it automatically install to the apps directory?
Thanks!
EDIT: I just figured out how much you can browse with the computer. So...
The simplest method is to just copy the apps to an SD card, insert the card,browse to the .apk location,tap on the .apk file, you will be prompted with an screen asking if you want to proceed to install or just use the adb over wifi method as explained above
I use and app names Airdroid. It allows you to install apps remotely from your computer via wifi.
I have an "apk" folder in my UbuntuOne account, Dropbox should work too.
then i have the app for the service installed.
it works fine for me
Trying to be charitable and cautious, I'm trying to back up my EFS folder before I go messing around and it is consistently failing. I'm using:
SGS Tools Vz 0.5.7
Busy Box Vz1.17.2
On my previous captivate this works just fine. Now I get
"could not create backup folder /sdcard/SGSToolbox/backup (date string)" and then the bluebox saying creating backup. This never goes away and to clear I have to reboot.
Any helpful hints?
I tried to download the latest and greatest SGS Tools but Google knows I have it installed and won't let me get the newest one. Haven't figure out how to get around that unless I just have to un-install my current one.
Rooted 2.2, KB2, running existz KB1 kernel.
Knowing there are no successful backups... just successful restores.
If you're willing to use your computer and can get the Android SDK and ADB going, just get into a command prompt in the ADB directory and type "adb pull /efs". That will back it up to your computer.
Or you could open a file explorer and copy the directory from there to your sd card
You could use an app called nitrality
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Try to update your su binary, the simpliest way is use Root Explorer to backup whatever u want
Well just to be daring, I tried to install the ADB tools. Had to install the Java development software first. After I installed what I thought was the ADB suite, I can't seem to find the place to type in commands, dumb as that sounds. I may not have gotten the right package. Going to tinker with it though.
My SU is up to date.
I can see the folder with Super Manager so I guess I'll just copy with that. Interesting though I can't see anything in the /efs directory. Probably just something else I don't understand.
Still curious though as to why SGS Tools is failing... part of my nature.
Thanks to all that replied.
Make a note of where adb is installed (e.g. c:\users\person\Android-sdk-windows\platform-tools). Then hit the windows key and R, and type cmd. Once in the prompt, type CD (directory from before, no parentheses) and hit enter. From there, type your adb commands.
Ahhhh.... I get it. Was expecting something a bit more elegant. Gotta love DOS commands.
Well..there are a couple more elegant ways to do it.
Open up a new note in NotePad, just type:
Cmd
Exit
And save, but instead of a .txt file extension save it as a .bat, now drop that into your adb directoty, then just double click on that to open a prompt in that directory, so you don't have to do the cd command every time.
Or..the most elegant way is to add adb to your environmental variables so you can enter adb commands from anywhere
That's a good solution. I've got a set of files put into my C:\Users\(my username) folder called "adb", "adbr" (adb reboot), "adbrd" (adb reboot download), and "adbrr" (adb reboot recovery).
Each of these is a .bat file with a version of this text in it:
@ echo off
cd "C:\Users\(me)\Other\tools\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools"
adb reboot
That way, all I have to do is hit Win-R and type one of those file names and it does that command for me. Or, I can type cmd, then adb, and automatically be where adb is installed without cd'ing through a long file list.
My suggestion is Root Explorer. I was able to backup the EFS directory without problems also create a .tar file.
I used root explorer to do my backups, another option is the explorer inside the rom tollbox aplication its also very good
Now I have another adb question...
First off, now I'm just trying to learn and get better. I've built my bat files and I can get adb working. Thanks to those that helped with that. When I tried to pull the /efs folder it said there was no device recognized. I was in "mass storage" mode at the time.
Whenever I've seen people talk about using adb, I don't recall anything being said about if it should be in Download, debug or what. One of those assumed knowledge things.
So what do I have to do to the phone to let adb recognize it?
gnawing on the bone....
I'm also thinking of pulling a logcat or something when SGS tools fails... just to see. That's my next step.
Enable usb debugging in settings> applications> development
SGS Toolbox doesn't work with efs backups. Are there easier ways to do the backup?
Adb or root explorer.
I did both... just to say I did it and finally got adb working.
Had to factory reset kfhd7 and when I did, it booted up like an android phone. ... Now there's no browser and I can't get play to work. Usb debug is enabled but when I connect to the computer to try and push a browser, my computer doesn't recognize it. I have all the newest drivers installed and just about every program that I can think of (adb, sdk, jdk) What I don't have is a fastboot cable. Any ideas?
Missing my kindle
Edit* So I do have chrome installed but when I open it, I get an error message saying "critical functionality required to run chrome is missing; either your chrome installation is incomplete, or not compatible with this version of android"
Terminal emulator installed too but when I try to open it I get a "terminal emulator has stopped" error.
Super SU installed, works.
No es file explorer
edit#2
Ok, so I decided to open cmd just to see if I can recognize my device.... and it did! So how can I fix my kindle if adb is connecting?
Edit#3 adb devices shoes device but when running a command, it says "device offline"....
Edit#4 plugged usb into another port and reloaded drivers = adb connects, device is online. I have tested by pushing an app to the sdcard. My goal now is to be able to push es file explorer to /system/app/ .... or ..... /data/app/ ...... or where ever it will become active for use. (you know what I mean?) I don't know how to change the permissions via adb and push to system folder. I believe I have successfully pushed es file explorer to the /sdcard/ but I have no idea where to go next.
Now what..... ?
How to Install Packages using adb install
Krsmqn said:
Had to factory reset kfhd7 and when I did, it booted up like an android phone. ... Now there's no browser and I can't get play to work. Usb debug is enabled but when I connect to the computer to try and push a browser, my computer doesn't recognize it. I have all the newest drivers installed and just about every program that I can think of (adb, sdk, jdk) What I don't have is a fastboot cable. Any ideas?
Missing my kindle
Edit* So I do have chrome installed but when I open it, I get an error message saying "critical functionality required to run chrome is missing; either your chrome installation is incomplete, or not compatible with this version of android"
Terminal emulator installed too but when I try to open it I get a "terminal emulator has stopped" error.
Super SU installed, works.
No es file explorer
edit#2
Ok, so I decided to open cmd just to see if I can recognize my device.... and it did! So how can I fix my kindle if adb is connecting?
Edit#3 adb devices shoes device but when running a command, it says "device offline"....
Edit#4 plugged usb into another port and reloaded drivers = adb connects, device is online. I have tested by pushing an app to the sdcard. My goal now is to be able to push es file explorer to /system/app/ .... or ..... /data/app/ ...... or where ever it will become active for use. (you know what I mean?) I don't know how to change the permissions via adb and push to system folder. I believe I have successfully pushed es file explorer to the /sdcard/ but I have no idea where to go next.
Now what..... ?
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Krsmqn,
Sorry for the delayed response, we have been real busy the last few days. You may use the
following command to install or reinstall software on the Kindle:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
android update adb
If adb is working move on to install software:
Code:
adb install package-whatever.apk
You need to make sure the .apk software package in in the same directory as adb. If
you can not get the Kindle stable you may need a USB Factory Cable, you may order
one from XDA User SkOrPn just send him a PM with the subject Factory Cable Info Please,
include your ship to country and number of cabled needed. He will respond with a PayPal
Invoice. The cable is about $15 USD and is worth every penny since it allows quick
recovery of your Kindle.
prokennexusa,
I want to thank you for all your help. Unfortunately, my issue was kind of a rare issue. I had deleted some amazon apps that were system apps. I tried your solution time and time again to no avail. I was stumped until I remembered a thread I saw in development.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886189
I was able to download and unzip the 7.2.3 update version and simply install the apks that I was missing. Then, as far as google play went, I just went into System>Applications>Installed Applications>Appstore (Amazon)> Force stop, clear data & cache. Reinstalled Vendor.apk and then updated. Viola!
The USB notification came back, as well as all the other options in settings. Problem solved. Hope this helps future users.
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Krsmqn said:
prokennexusa,
I want to thank you for all your help. Unfortunately, my issue was kind of a rare issue. I had deleted some amazon apps that were system apps. I tried your solution time and time again to no avail. I was stumped until I remembered a thread I saw in development.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886189
I was able to download and unzip the 7.2.3 update version and simply install the apks that I was missing. Then, as far as google play went, I just went into System>Applications>Installed Applications>Appstore (Amazon)> Force stop, clear data & cache. Reinstalled Vendor.apk and then updated. Viola!
The USB notification came back, as well as all the other options in settings. Problem solved. Hope this helps future users.
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Krsmqn,
Great post Krsmqn, I am glad to hear your problems are solved! We offer a fresh copy of the /system/app
folder here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/app.zip
Anyone who is experiencing odd issues can download this folder and side load it back to the Kindle through
adb or ES File Explorer. Thank you again, I was getting a bit worried.