Root ADB Issue

[bumpylemon]

im on windows 7. that adb process is what wont work. it says everything is updated to the latest drivers. then when i run the cmd prompts for adb i get

"adb is not recognized blah blah"

what do i do now


also when i try to browse and click on the folder i get
"best driver for this device is already installed"

 

[ad720]

Did you try restarting after installing the drivers?

 

[bumpylemon]

i didnt have to install anything. thats my point. i plug my phone in and it doesnt install any drivers. then when i click to update drivers i then try and use that files provided and it says my current drivers are up to date

 

[bumpylemon]

will this video help?

YouTube - How To - Setup ADB for Android Devices (www.TheUnlockr.com)

 

[Fabolous]

I had to install the Motorola drivers to get ADB working in PC Mode. Get them here:

Motorola DROID X - Motorola USA

To the left, where it says USB + PC Charging Drivers.

Good luck!

 

[pman219]

Type the following into the command prompt window cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices
You should see a serial number pop up, it

 

[bumpylemon]

I had to install the Motorola drivers to get ADB working in PC Mode. Get them here:

Motorola DROID X - Motorola USA

To the left, where it says USB + PC Charging Drivers.

Good luck!

so after installing them what step did you start at?


edit: ok i installed them and then tried running cmd then adb services...got same thing,,,,and i went to device manager and still getting the same drivers up to date

 

[bumpylemon]

based on the video i posted i get a seriel number stating i have adb installed and a device listed....sooooooo?

 

[bumpylemon]

i still get abd is not recognized as an internal or external command

 

[Fabolous]

based on the video i posted i get a seriel number stating i have adb installed and a device listed....sooooooo?

So you should be set to go. Just run all your adb commands out of your /tools/ folder.

That means you need to unzip the DX root files into that folder too.


If you really want to set up a good ADB environment though, I would add your tools directory to your PATH, so you can call upon adb from any directory.

 

[bumpylemon]

So you should be set to go. Just run all your adb commands out of your /tools/ folder.

That means you need to unzip the DX root files into that folder too.


If you really want to set up a good ADB environment though, I would add your tools directory to your PATH, so you can call upon adb from any directory.

haha if i only knew what all that means. this is my first time doing this...i was a crapberry man.

 

[mortymouse]

That is the key. You need to run the commands out of the TOOLS folder in the androidsdk folder. This is the same folder that you need to put the files from the zip file in.

 

[bumpylemon]

That is the key. You need to run the commands out of the TOOLS folder in the androidsdk folder. This is the same folder that you need to put the files from the zip file in.

yup just got that...off i go.

 

[mortymouse]

haha if i only knew what all that means. this is my first time doing this...i was a crapberry man.

OK, so now that you have everything installed it is very simple. Just follow this:

Start the CMD command from Windows 7. I assume you know how to do this sicne you have been using it so far.

You should see something like C:/users/XXXXXX<----whatever your anem or cpu name is)

Type CD..

Then Type CD.. again

That will get you to a C:

From there:

Type cd androidsdk (or whatever the folder is named that you put the android sdk in)

From there:

Type cd tools

Now your command prompt will look something like this:

C:\androidsdk\tools

It is from this location that you will start with the instructions.

 

[bumpylemon]

now i get exploid not found..

 

[bumpylemon]

says no such file or directory

 

[doctajay]

I had to install the Motorola drivers to get ADB working in PC Mode. Get them here:

Motorola DROID X - Motorola USA

To the left, where it says USB + PC Charging Drivers.

Good luck!

Exactly this is a VERY IMMPORTANT STEP. I had to do this before my windows 7 box would see my phone under the adb devices command.

 

[mortymouse]

now i get exploid not found..

When you downloaded the zip folder (DroidXRoot) for the root, did you unzip the contents into the androidsdk/tools directory? If not, do that right now and try again and you will be golden.

So you take the DroidXRoot.zip file and unzip it. Inside are the following 4 files:

exploid
exploid_c
su
Superuser.apk

Drag the first two files and put them in your androidsdk/tools folder

then follow the rest of the instructions:

 

[bumpylemon]

When you downloaded the zip folder (DroidXRoot) for the root, did you unzip the contents into the androidsdk/tools directory? If not, do that right now and try again and you will be golden.

yeah i did....and when i go in that folder i see the exploid file.

 

[bumpylemon]

here is a screenshot of the folder

 

[bumpylemon]

looks like the problem started with the chmod 755 exploid cmd

 

[drhill]

you don't need to run from your tools direction. You just need to set your tools direction in your windows path variable.

 

[bumpylemon]

since i cant go any further did i just screw up my phone? can i start it over?

 

[mortymouse]

yeah i did....and when i go in that folder i see the exploid file.

OK, I had this issue this morning and I think it was the way the directions were written. Its fine to start over so no worries at all here.

OK, so now that you know the files are in the androidsdk/tools dir we should be good.

Open up the cmd propt again and get yourself to the androidsdk/tools directory again. Once there, confirm your phone is connected by typing in adb devices. You should see your phone attached identified by a string of numbers. Once you know that the phone is showing then type the following:
(make sure you are in the android/tools directory then:

Step 1: type: adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals
Step 2: type: adb shell
Step 3: type: cd sqlite_stmt_journals
Step 4: type: chmod 755 exploid
Step 5: type: ./exploid
Step 6: type: rootshell
Step 7: type in password secretlol
Step 8: Your should be in root
Step 9: Mount your sdcard to pc and put Superuser.apk and su in the sdcard
Step 10: unmount sdcard
Step 11: Go back to cmd prompt (if you have not left you can start right from where you are. (Make sure you can see the # sign)
Step 11: type: cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
Step 12: type: cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
Step 12: type: chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

 

[bumpylemon]

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