ADB
ADB is a tool for Android debugging. With ADB, you can install applications from you PC, copy files to/from your device, access console. You can access your device using an USB Cable, or through network (using an IP address).
You can take ADB from SDK [1] or inside <my_android>/out/host/linux-x86/bin/adb
I cannot see my device
- First checkpoint must be for ADBD. It´s the ADB daemon, and if it´s not running on your device, you will not be able to access it.
- Install and configure any USB driver [2] [3]
- Double check connection (USB cable, ethernet)
- Double check if debugging is on
- Double check if USB config is right (see how on User Guide)
Tips and Tricks
Turning on
Remember to turn debugging mode on:
Settings->Applications->Development->USB debugging
No Permission
When you get "no permissions" from ADB, you need to start server with your root user:
$ sudo /usr/share/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb devices
List of devices attached
???????????? no permissions
$ sudo /usr/share/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb shell
error: insufficient permissions for device
$ sudo /usr/share/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb kill-server
$ sudo /usr/share/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
$ sudo /usr/share/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb devices
List of devices attached
0123456789ABCDEF device
$ sudo /usr/share/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb shell
# ls
dev
etc
