How to Enable Sideloading of Apps on Captivate

[maerlim]

It almost seems like you have your phone set up for USB Mass Storage, which locks the SD cards for use only by the computer. You need to make sure you haven't mounted the SD cards to your computer and that USB Debugging is turned on.

 

[Pinetree09]

This is probably a stupid question, but when I type in adb shell and hit enter, it says device offline, how do I make it "online"?

 

[maerlim]

This is probably a stupid question, but when I type in adb shell and hit enter, it says device offline, how do I make it "online"?

Make sure you have the USB drivers installed for your PC, and turn on USB Debugging on the phone.

 

[Pinetree09]

Make sure you have the USB drivers installed for your PC, and turn on USB Debugging on the phone.

I've done both of those, but I still get "device offline"

 

[YellowGT0]

I think hes doing it on a Mac. Does that change anything? You don't have PC or Bootcamp?

 

[Pinetree09]

I think hes doing it on a Mac. Does that change anything? You don't have PC or Bootcamp?

Are you implying I own a Mac? That offends me

Anyways, nah, I'm using a PC, win7, etc.

 

[lilo]

Here is how Samsung support site tells to do this:

1. Download and install the latest Android SDK from the Android Developer or click here. (For easy of access, it is recommend to extract to local host root (C)
2. Download and install the Java Developer Kit (JDK) from Sun or click here.
3. Download and install the latest Android Developer Bridge (ADB) driver located click here.
4. Enable USB Debugging under Settings>Applications>Development
5. The installation file should have an extension of .APK, if properly compiled. Place the application in the tools directory, i.e. (C:\android\tools)
6. Using the command prompt, go to the tools the folder (i.e cd\android\tools)
7. Type in ADB Install .APK
8. The ADB tool should now report the application to be installed. To verify, tap on Applications on the device and locate the name of the application.

URL: How Do I Side Load Applications On My SGH-i897 (Captivate) Phone Using The Android Debugging Bridge (ADB)?

 

[YellowGT0]

Are you implying I own a Mac? That offends me

Anyways, nah, I'm using a PC, win7, etc.

Hahaha sorry, I thought you were the same guy I was talking to before. I would be Offended also.

 

[Darkeligos]

Nevermind, getting it.

 

[dsjr2006]

Macbook-2:tools Alee$ ./adb shell
$ su
# cp /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db /sdcard/settings.db
cp: can't create '/sdcard/settings.db': Read-only file system

I get this error. Anyone have any thoughts? My phone is rooted, and has Busybox installed.

Make sure SD card is mounted to phone, not computer. In notification bar make sure you dismount SD card from comp before trying this.

 

[mjgunn]

Stuck at "cp: not found". Downloaded busy box from the marketplace, opened it. It said "Status: Waiting...", so I hit install. Now it says "Status: Done!" Below that it says "Your phone is rooted. Busybox was found here: /system/xbin". Seems like it's installed? But still getting "cp: not found"

Anyone?

Edit: Got it working

 

[Pinetree09]

hmm, now I get "error: more than one device and emulator" when i type in adb shell and hit enter

edit: did adb devices and it shows the phone twice, both offline :/

 

[YellowGT0]

Are you going down to the windows tray and right click and disconnecting your Galaxy S before you unplug it?

 

[Pinetree09]

Nah, but now it's just saying device offline...again

 

[Drazzamatazz]

Noob and Mac user.....do I just follow the directions entering everything into Terminal? Nothing seems to happen when I do that, is there some special script I need or some step I'm missing?
Thanks for the help.

 

[Drazzamatazz]

Logging on to a PC, upon entering "cd to SDK install directory" I get "The system cannot find the path specificed."
I know I have SDK as its open....but did I somehow install it wrong?

 

[Darkeligos]

For anyone having trouble with devices being offline or not working, try running this first and then retry your command.

adb kill-server

Logging on to a PC, upon entering "cd to SDK install directory" I get "The system cannot find the path specificed."
I know I have SDK as its open....but did I somehow install it wrong?

You have to learn how to use the cd command if you are typing that out word for word. Supposed my tools folder is in C:\users\Darkeligos\SDK\tools -- I could either do one of the two:

cd C:\users\Darkeligos\SDK\tools

or

cd \
cd users
cd Darkeligos
cd SDK
cd tools

 

[Bedub]

And after I rebooted again, my phone is freezing on the Galaxy S bootup screen, and then shutting off. When I try to hold down the volume button down, and the power button to do a hard restore, it doesn't work..


Sucks to be me.

My phone is doing this too. I can get to the recovery console, but no matter the case it seems to stop loading at the point where the Galaxy S logo is displayed.

When I try the adb shell it now tells me I have no devices attached.

Any ideas on how to get it going again?

 

[sonicanatidae]

I couldnt figure out how to get the stupid thing into USB debugging mode.

Here's a guide I found.. Step by Step.. Even us fast moving aquatic fowl can follow it...

Turn On USB Debugging Mode In Nexus One or Other Android Phone

 

[kbarsi]

I've got to be missing something. I can't find:

"Scroll down to ID 6, "install_non_market_apps". Double-click."

I don't see anything called ID 6 under Tables/secure. I only see _id, name, and value. Am I in the wrong section?

 

[kbarsi]

I've got to be missing something. I can't find:

"Scroll down to ID 6, "install_non_market_apps". Double-click."

I don't see anything called ID 6 under Tables/secure. I only see _id, name, and value. Am I in the wrong section?

Never mind. I didn't see the tabs.

 

[Tadi]

I have tried reinstalling BusyBox numerous times and I am still receiving "cp: not found". Does anyone have a fix or maybe an alternative?

Edit: My phone is in debug mode

 

[maerlim]

I have tried reinstalling BusyBox numerous times and I am still receiving "cp: not found". Does anyone have a fix or maybe an alternative?

Edit: My phone is in debug mode

Maybe if you copy-paste what you're doing into a post it'll help us help you. Start with where you cd into your android sdk tools directory and copy-paste everything in the cmd window.

 

[YellowGT0]

I have tried reinstalling BusyBox numerous times and I am still receiving "cp: not found". Does anyone have a fix or maybe an alternative?

Edit: My phone is in debug mode

You have to install it on the phone not on the computer. That was the mistake I made.

 

[coldkiller]

Ok.... got the phone rooted and db set to 1. No how do i install a app for example a game. I downloaded a zip file. Do I put in on the SD card and run a app to install? Which app???

Thanks for all who have contributed to these fourms!!!!!