Why Can I Not Get The SDK Working For Screenshots

[kopkiwi]

Unrooted phone, all I want is take a bloody screenshot of it.

I follow the walk throughs, to the letter, every time I get to the ddms.bat file, I get a quick flash of the cmd panel and then it closes and nothing else happens.

I have red all about environment variables, I have no idea what the heck that means.

Can someone PLEASE tell me how to fix this very annoying issue.

 

[EddyOS]

Which guide are you following? Chances are it's based on the old SDK file structure. Since v8 of the SDK adb has moved from /tools to /platform-tools so make sure you check this

 

[SUroot]

I dont think you need this anymore. Have a look through the last few pages of the homescreens thread. Someone mentioned an app that doesnt require root.

Also, worth mentioning there is an app that applies temp root (lost at reboot) or perm root (unrootable via app too) without voiding warranty.

It doesnt touch recovery, so you cant flash new roms etc, but you CAN run pretty much any root apps.

19/Nov r14: VISIONary + one click root - Android @ MoDaCo

I havent tested it myself, as I am rooted. but I recommended someone tried it to use titanium backup and it worked. Its a very interesting application.

 

[EddyOS]

Does the perm root work with that? Didn't think it did...

 

[Moh1336]

I used this guide a couple of days ago and it works fine on Win7x64. Using a google cache link since the site seems to be having issues for me today.http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ndroid-mobile-phone/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

 

[SUroot]

Does the perm root work with that? Didn't think it did...

Hmmm. Good question. Not sure on that one. hadn't heard that it hadn't but I know temp definitely works.

OK so that takes set CPU out of the list of useful apps if it only temp roots.

But in regards to Ti backups and Drocap for example, its not too much of a hardship to temp root before using. They wont be used all the time.

 

[DesireMe]

Are you missing the drivers?

 

[kopkiwi]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, will have a look into them.

Yep, got all the drivers installed and what not.

 

[kopkiwi]

I dont think you need this anymore. Have a look through the last few pages of the homescreens thread. Someone mentioned an app that doesnt require root.

Also, worth mentioning there is an app that applies temp root (lost at reboot) or perm root (unrootable via app too) without voiding warranty.

It doesnt touch recovery, so you cant flash new roms etc, but you CAN run pretty much any root apps.

19/Nov r14: VISIONary + one click root - Android @ MoDaCo

I havent tested it myself, as I am rooted. but I recommended someone tried it to use titanium backup and it worked. Its a very interesting application.

Dude!!! Thank you SO much. THat worked perfectly. So simple and finally got screens of my desktop. I can finally post them!!!

 

[DesireMe]

Just noticed you got it sorted with your post on the Show Screens thread. Good stuff. Wander why the traditional screenshot method didn't work though...

 

[DesireMe]

I dont think you need this anymore. Have a look through the last few pages of the homescreens thread. Someone mentioned an app that doesnt require root.

Also, worth mentioning there is an app that applies temp root (lost at reboot) or perm root (unrootable via app too) without voiding warranty.

It doesnt touch recovery, so you cant flash new roms etc, but you CAN run pretty much any root apps.

19/Nov r14: VISIONary + one click root - Android @ MoDaCo

I havent tested it myself, as I am rooted. but I recommended someone tried it to use titanium backup and it worked. Its a very interesting application.

Do you reckon you could do this temp root and remove the bloatware apps?

Then return to normal, just minus things like TopApps, MobilTV, Download Navigon and the few others T-Mobile put on with 2.2

 

[kopkiwi]

Just noticed you got it sorted with your post on the Show Screens thread. Good stuff. Wander why the traditional screenshot method didn't work though...

Yep, finally got it working.

Not sure why the SDK method wouldn't workl.

 

[SUroot]

Do you reckon you could do this temp root and remove the bloatware apps?

Then return to normal, just minus things like TopApps, MobilTV, Download Navigon and the few others T-Mobile put on with 2.2

Yes, using titanium backup to remove system apps. It works for def

 

[kkh786]

Yes, using titanium backup to remove system apps. It works for def

I hope so.. I will try this.. I am a noob so wish me luck!

 

[kkh786]

Unrooted phone, all I want is take a bloody screenshot of it.

I follow the walk throughs, to the letter, every time I get to the ddms.bat file, I get a quick flash of the cmd panel and then it closes and nothing else happens.

I have red all about environment variables, I have no idea what the heck that means.

Can someone PLEASE tell me how to fix this very annoying issue.

I had the same issue.. but when I moved the adb file from platform-tools to the tools directory I was able to do screen shots.