So I've been using quite a few perma-temp-root script and of course it uses quite a bit of adb command to push and stuff. What I'm experiencing is that there seems to be a change in ADB version that I used. For instance:
Before in the Evo 4g time, if I used a command:
adb push myfile /data/bin => which means I'm pushing file named "myfile" to DIRECTORY /data/bin
But with recent ADB, it means that I'm pushing file named "myfile" to directory /data/ but instead of being name "myfile" it is now name "bin".
So to correct it I now have to use:
adb push myfile /data/bin/myfile
It's weird...anyone else get this too?
vboyz103 said:
So I've been using quite a few perma-temp-root script and of course it uses quite a bit of adb command to push and stuff. What I'm experiencing is that there seems to be a change in ADB version that I used. For instance:
Before in the Evo 4g time, if I used a command:
adb push myfile /data/bin => which means I'm pushing file named "myfile" to DIRECTORY /data/bin
But with recent ADB, it means that I'm pushing file named "myfile" to directory /data/ but instead of being name "myfile" it is now name "bin".
So to correct it I now have to use:
adb push myfile /data/bin/myfile
It's weird...anyone else get this too?
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good question and keen observation.
the syntax i've used with adb and linux, both similar for me that have worked are:
adb push myfile /data/bin/
and that will store myfile into the directory bin which is under the directory /data.
adb push myfile /data/bin
this should store myfile under the directory data and rename it to bin
the main difference here being the trailing / indicating whether to place it under an existing directory or not.
hope that makes sense and helps!
joeykrim said:
good question and keen observation.
the syntax i've used with adb and linux, both similar for me that have worked are:
adb push myfile /data/bin/
and that will store myfile into the directory bin which is under the directory /data.
adb push myfile /data/bin
this should store myfile under the directory data and rename it to bin
the main difference here being the trailing / indicating whether to place it under an existing directory or not.
hope that makes sense and helps!
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Yeah it's just weird that it started to happen now...I guess Google did some changes to how adb works (???)...This got me while trying to convert windows .bat file into linux script and at first I didn't some'n wrong but it turned out it's ADB. grrrr
Related
Is there an ADB push nautilus script out there?
That'll be handy, but i'm no scripting expert. I suspect it'll be bit tricky since adb is terminal only, I'm sure someone will have to figure out a way to pipe the output from terminal to GUI pop up dialog box to display progress bar, with success or failure message.
this one seem to work but no progress bar or success/fail message tho. YMMV
Code:
#/bin/sh
adb push $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS /sdcard
save this as adb_push.sh
be sure to set this file with permission:
Code:
chmod a+x adb_push.sh
think of this as rough draft, not perfect. Above code will push straight to sdcard. Suppose you could create few scripts like this..
ADB - Push to System APP
Code:
#/bin/sh
adb remount
adb push $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS /system/app
ADB - Install APK
Code:
#/bin/sh
adb install $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS
EDIT: Forgot to mention this, it'll work only if you've already set path to Android's SDK tools folder in .bashrc
awesome, thanks! I'll test it in a minute
Simple scrip to push files to your android device.
Just put it in your Nautilus script dir (HOME/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts) and make it executable (chmod +x Push\ sdcard). also set path for ADB inside script (ADB=...)
I did something similar a while back for both Konqueror and Dolphin in KDE, but I realized, I just don't use a file manager since I prefer the command line instead. I had a working ADB zsh completion script, but somehow forgot to back it up before my previous hard drive failure.
https://code.google.com/p/send-to-android/
this is interesting
Hi guys, I am trying to move some files into ext partition. I want to do it via adb but ...
It came to my attention that adb shell isn't the solution for adb push or adb pull. I need to do it via windows but whenever I do adb remount or adb kill-server and adb pull or adb push . When I input and press enter it shows an arrow I press enter cuz I dont know what I could input. It just tells me "push not found" or "adb not found" if I say adb push.
Please don't ask me what I do exactly just tell me the exact steps ^^
I would like to move Htc ime mod by jonasl by example.
Hope you will help me out guys
copy tools adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll to the .../windows/system32/
Thank's but doesn't seem to work
I tried doing : cd C:\Program Files\Android SDK
adb push C:\Program Files\Android SDK\tools\su-2.1-e-signed\system\xbin\su \system\xbin\
but this just gives me all adb commands.
Doing this inside adb shell gives me the adb : not found
Any idea/ workaround? (< only adb plz I dont want to install linux)
Code:
cd C:\Program Files\Android SDK
adb remount
adb push tools\su-2.1-e-signed\system\xbin\su \system\xbin\
Give that a try.
You can't use push or pull with shell.
The biggest problem you sill face is having spaces in the PC side path names, try moving the SDK to c:\Android_SDK if the above fails
Try this:
Code:
cd C:\Program Files\Android SDK\tools
adb remount
adb push C:\Program Files\Android SDK\tools\su-2.1-e-signed\system\xbin\su /system/xbin/
AH great, by removing the space beetwin android and sdk I managed to get out but now I am facing Out of memory error
Damn I have like 1.5 gb of memory on my ext2 partition
Where can I check the remaining memory?
EDIT : su is 22ko so I dont think memory is the big deal. However I would still like to know what is left
Maybe my microSD is dying... Any idea?
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yy whatever, if you don't want to answer then don't but don't look high on me.
lol......
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1/ he already answer your question
2/ it's android DEV section, your question if far away from DEV
3/ You have to learn how to use command-line application (Windows suck at this, so you should try on a linux OS)
BTW: a little how-to
cd: a great command, you'll be able to change directory (yes you have "adb" on your harddrive, but you have to tell your computer where is it)
cp : copy
mv: move
ls: list content of working directory
pwd: print current working directory
Now: let say "adb" (adb.exe) is located here: /home/carbonyle/androidSDK/tools/
launch a terminal (WindowsKey + r on windows host, then type "cmd")
Yyour working directory maybe "C:" , or whatever (/home/carbonye/ for me)
now use "cd"
Code:
cd /home/carbonyle/androidSDK/tools/
<. of course adapt this to your environnment
(use ls / pwd to convince you what you're doing)
Code:
./adb reboot recovery
<- for linux user
Code:
adb reboot recovery
<- for Win**** users
Of course this will reboot your phone into recovery mode, just adapt command to your need
Right, this thread has gone far enough with enough flaming for today.
To all of you, im disappointed and you should all know better.
PLease refrain from further flames, tidy up in progress. I am also moving this to QnA.
@ Mister-Tea
You are equally responsible for the flaming by flaming yourself.
@ you all, quit it or i will take further action.
THanks.
I know the basic commands but I was wondering if I were to do
Adb pull /sdcard....
What command line would be needed for me to direct the contents to a folder in my adb/tools folder on my pc? I tried /sdcard backup (open folder) but it would not let me do so.
Also any great place to find a list or material for adb & busybox commands?
So I have been reading quite a few threads here on XDA, and the one thing I noticed for noobs to linux/unix world is that they are struggling with some basic command once adb shell is gained. I decided to whip out this quick tutorial to help those noobs out to become more of an expert...like me...lol j/k
Here we go:
Prerequisites:
You must know how to invoke a adb shell command already to drop into your phone.
ALL commands in Unix/Linux are case sensitive
For more details, go to this ADB tutorial (very good one): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517874
Let's get going:
Once a shell is gained via adb, let's look at some of the basic commands you can do to navigate around the filesystem. Note: you must remove the double-quotes (") for the actual command.
Code:
"cd" = is change directory
to change to any directory, you type: cd dir_name (where dir_name is a full path)
Example: I want to go to /data/local/tmp in my phone, I would do
cd /data/local/tmp <hit ENTER>
You can also use the ".." to go UP one directory.
Example: I'm in /data/local/tmp and I want to go up to /data folder, a command would be: cd ../.. alternatively, if I do cd .. then i'll drop into /data/local folder instead.
Code:
"ls" = list files/directories
to list files/directories within a folder, the command should be:
ls <hit enter> => this will list all NON-HIDDEN file/directories within your CURRENT directory.
ls /data/local/tmp => this will list all NON-HIDDEN file/directories within /data/local/tmp directory.
ls -l => this will list all NON-HIDDEN file/directories within your CURRENT directory, plus additional details. Consider this is like a "Details" view in Windows Explorer.
ls -a => this will list all files/directories (including hidden files) within your CURRENT directory.
ls -la => this will list all files/directories (including hidden files) within your CURRENT directory, plus details.
Code:
"chmod" = change mode
Goes to wikipedia for more details: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Chmod
Most commonly used modes on android phones are:
"755" or "777".
So if you have a root.sh shell script that you downloaded from XDA, and uploaded to your phone and try to execute it with ./root.sh and it said "Permission denied". That means your script does not have the execute permission. You need to do:
chmod 755 root.sh <hit enter>
[B]IMPORTANT: There is *NO* negative sign (-) in front of the mode bit. So it is NOT chmod -755 root.sh[/B]
If you get a "File or directory not found" error, which means you are chmod-ing a file that doesn't exist in your current directory. To execute a chmod on root.sh in /data/local/tmp you do:
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/root.sh
If you want to chmod an ENTIRE DIRECTORY and ALL files underneath it you do:
chmod -R 755 /data/local/tmp => this will set /data/local/tmp and ALL files/folders underneath it to be 755.
Code:
"chown" = change ownership
Go to wikipedia for details: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Chown
Most common used chown for android is: "root:root" or "root:shell"
Example: if you want to change ownership of root.sh to root:shell then you do:
chown root:shell root.sh
NOTE: the -R (recursive) option is also available for chown.
chown -R root:shell /data/local/tmp
Code:
"pwd" = print working directory
so when you are within a directory and you want to know which directory you are in, then you issue the command:
pwd <hit enter>
The system will reply back with the currently directory you are in.
I'll try to add more if I think of anything else useful, or if you have suggestions, please feel free to add.
so what does it mean to add adb to your path? thats holding me back from temp rooting on my mac. Im a total adb noob clearly.
hockey4life0099 said:
so what does it mean to add adb to your path? thats holding me back from temp rooting on my mac. Im a total adb noob clearly.
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The easiest way to explain it is that you can run ADB from anywhere...do a search and you can find a more detailed (and more proper) explanation and directions on how to set it up.
hockey4life0099 said:
so what does it mean to add adb to your path? thats holding me back from temp rooting on my mac. Im a total adb noob clearly.
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What OS are you using?
vboyz103 said:
What OS are you using?
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mac
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hockey4life0099 said:
mac
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Like I said, do a search on XDA...there's a great guide on how to set up ADB properly. I'll link to it tomorrow when I get on the computer.
-- Sent from my 3VO Shooter --
hockey4life0099 said:
mac
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If you use mac, open a Terminal, and you should be at your home directory and type:
nano ~/.profile
if the .profile doesn't exist yet, then you'll see an empty.
Put this into the file
PATH=$PATH:/path/to/your/android/platform-tools
export PATH
save and exit out of Nano, and type:
source ~/.profile
then after this type adb and if adb is in your PATH then you see adb help.
Overview Of Permissions via ADB SHELL
Example = drwxrwxrwx
To Check Permission at anytime in ADB just Type:
ls -l
The First character defines the Directory, Link, Binary.
Below are some examples
Example = d---------
d = Directory
l = Link
b = Binary
The next 9 characters define the file permissions. These permissions are
given in groups of 3 each.
The first 3 characters are the permissions for the owner of the file or directory.
Example = -rwx------
The next 3 are permissions for the group that the file is owned by.
Example = ----rwx---
The final 3 characters define the access permissions for everyone not part of the group.
Example = -------rwx
There are 3 possible attributes that make up file access permissions.
r - Read permission. Whether the file may be read. In the case of a
directory, this would mean the ability to list the contents of the
directory.
w - Write permission. Whether the file may be written to or modified. For
a directory, this defines whether you can make any changes to the contents
of the directory. If write permission is not set then you will not be able
to delete, rename or create a file.
x - Execute permission. Whether the file may be executed. In the case of a
directory, this attribute decides whether you have permission to enter,
run a search through that directory or execute some program from that
directory
In addition to the file permission, you can also modify the owner and
group of the file. The chown program is used here and its syntax is very
simple. You need to be the owner of a file or root to do this.
Understanding Owner Permissions:
The first command is for owner ID, the Second Command is for Group ID.
exp. root.root ( First Root is owner, Second Root is Group ).
Chmod 644 some file, Like Build.prop For testing & then Veiw the Resulted Changes!
Refer to the table below as a quick reference.
Command Line for Both would look like this
chmod 644 build.prop = -rw-r--r--
\/
Chmod Guide
0 - ---
1 - --x
2 - -w-
3 - -wx
4 - r--
5 - r-x
6 - rw-
7 - rwx
SH Chown Guide
\/
chown root.root build.prop
root.root = Root
root.shell = Shell
Busybox SH Chown Guide
\/
chown 0.0 build.prop
0.0 = Root
0.2000 = Shell
I'll update the chmod with more with More Complex Commands Later
Side Note:Always set owner ( chown ) before Setting Permissions ( Chmod )!
Hope this Clears up things & is Helpful to everyone
~Eugene373
Add adb to your path in Windows.
As has been explained above all it does is allowing your adb to be called out from any location.
To set it in windows you will need to add path to your adb.exe file to your PATH in widows XP or CLASSPATH in windows7.
You can find it in start->contro panel->system->advanced.
There is a tab called "Inviromental Variables".
Click on that tab and new window will pop up. New window has 2 field in it. We are interested in bottom field called "System variables".
Windows XP user should look for line with variable "Path".
Click that line and choose edit below. New pop up will apear and you can edit path line in there. You should add path to your adb.exe to that line.
Example.
I did install windows sdk in c:\android\android-sdx-windows so my adb.exe file is in that folder. I did add path to that folder in "Paht" line of system variables. Add path to your adb.exe after semicolon.
;c:\Location\of folder\where you have\adb exe file\
Save changes, apply them. Now you can use call for adb commands from any location.
Widows 7 users.
Same changed need to be appied as for Windows XP.
There is only one difference that that path in Inviromental variables in windows7 is called "CLASSPATH".
Rest is same. Just add the path to folder containing your adb.exe file to CLASSPATH line and you would be able to use adb in any location.
Hope this make sense and will help.
My mac keeps sayin no device but I can access adb from anywhere basically its in my path but won't pick up my phone
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snoopy1e11 said:
My mac keeps sayin no device but I can access adb from anywhere basically its in my path but won't pick up my phone
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Make sure your phone is in debugging mode.
ADB won't see phone if debugging is not enabled.
It is on
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I'm a windows user.
Can't think of anything else.
Sorry.
agat63 said:
Make sure your phone is in debugging mode.
ADB won't see phone if debugging is not enabled.
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If you have USB debugging turned on, you should see a triangle with exclamation mark on task bar. Secondly, try to do this:
adb kill-server => kill off current server first
then
sudo adb devices => u need to enter password
Basically, you are running adb with escalated privilege, sometimes it needs root access.
This is Wat I got
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This is Wat I got
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hmmm interesting...just wondering if you have your device turned on to be disk usage instead of just Charge Only?
Check on your desktop to see if you SD card had mounted, not sure if it makes a difference but worth a try. Another thought is that maybe your USB port doesn't work?? Did you check your phone to see if you have a triangle with exclamation mark in it on the task bar? (to the left)
Also, try it on a different computer if u can, and if it still doesn't work, afraid urs is defective.
I really appreciate ur help I re did the sudo command and hit "adb devices connect" and my device popped up
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snoopy1e11 said:
I really appreciate ur help I re did the sudo command and hit "adb devices connect" and my device popped up
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Ha, interesting cuz I never have to issue that command. Good to know you got it to work.
Hey,
So a few months ago, I installed either an older version of Busybox, or the newer version I installed never stuck. Basically, I have two folders that contain the busybox commands: /sbin and /system/xbin. In Terminal Emu., when I enter a Busybox command, it seems to only acknowledge the older folder (/sbin). eg if I type in "busybox ifconfig..." or "busybox ipconfig...." I'm told that there's no such command, in so many words. How do I go about fixing this?
Would it mess anything up if I moved the contents of the newer folder (/system/xbin) into /sbin ?
Also, should there be a busybox file located anywhere (ie a file in root that's executed when "busybox" is typed into Term. Emu?) I can only locate the one in the internal sdcard directory ("busybox-stericon")
Thanks
bumpity
alljokingaside said:
Hey,
So a few months ago, I installed either an older version of Busybox, or the newer version I installed never stuck. Basically, I have two folders that contain the busybox commands: /sbin and /system/xbin. In Terminal Emu., when I enter a Busybox command, it seems to only acknowledge the older folder (/sbin). eg if I type in "busybox ifconfig..." or "busybox ipconfig...." I'm told that there's no such command, in so many words. How do I go about fixing this?
Would it mess anything up if I moved the contents of the newer folder (/system/xbin) into /sbin ?
Also, should there be a busybox file located anywhere (ie a file in root that's executed when "busybox" is typed into Term. Emu?) I can only locate the one in the internal sdcard directory ("busybox-stericon")
Thanks
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I'm no expert, but based on my experience with Linux, I'd say that the safest thing to do would be to create a symbolic link of all the files in /system/xbin/busybox (or wherever) to /sbin/busybox (or wherever)
If you could post the directory listings of "/sbin" and "/system/xbin" it might help.
alljokingaside said:
Hey,
So a few months ago, I installed either an older version of Busybox, or the newer version I installed never stuck. Basically, I have two folders that contain the busybox commands: /sbin and /system/xbin. In Terminal Emu., when I enter a Busybox command, it seems to only acknowledge the older folder (/sbin). eg if I type in "busybox ifconfig..." or "busybox ipconfig...." I'm told that there's no such command, in so many words. How do I go about fixing this?
Would it mess anything up if I moved the contents of the newer folder (/system/xbin) into /sbin ?
Also, should there be a busybox file located anywhere (ie a file in root that's executed when "busybox" is typed into Term. Emu?) I can only locate the one in the internal sdcard directory ("busybox-stericon")
Thanks
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There is a directory hierarchy in the Android file system.
You can normally see three different directories for binaries. These have the following priority:
/system/bin
/system/xbin
/sbin
This means that if there are two binaries with the same filename, the binary in the more prioritised map will be executed.
In your case, the /system/xbin has a higher priority than /sbin.
As I see it, you have the following choices:
Keep them co-existing. To select an indiviual binary, enter
/sbin/busybox [function] [arguments]
or
/system/xbin/busybox [function] [arguments].
Remove the unwanted one.
If you are unsure of which you want to discard,
just enter the commands as written in the first choice (without any functions of course).
I hope this post helps you.