Root problems in the installing ROM process

[Slug]

Okay, you'll need the adb.exe file from the Android SDK to do this. To save you downloading the whole thing, can you PM me an email address that will accept a 1MB file and I'll send you what you need?

 

[adz63]

sent pm thanks slug

 

[Xyro]

Did you download the android sdk?

You want the adb.exe in the tools folder.

EDIT: Hmm, seems I need to refresh this thread more often before posting

 

[Slug]

ZIP on the way. It's compressed to 329kB so shouldn't take long.

@Xyro: I've sent the adb.exe and fastboot.exe from the 2.1 SDK, which should be enough to get the job done..... hopefully.

 

[adz63]

right thanks slug downloaded unzipped and both in a folder called adb on c:

 

[Xyro]

Ok, so the commands should work as I wrote them then.

*Fingers crossed*

 

[Slug]

unzipped and both in a folder called adb on c:

Alright! Now we're cooking....

Open a command prompt (All Programs, Accessories) and with your handset connected via USB enter:

cd \adb
adb devices

You should see something similar to this:

adb server is out of date.  killing...
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx    device

 

[adz63]

ok entered c:adb

this application has failed to start because adbwinapi.dll was not found . re-installing the app may fix the problem .


shall i double click and go through the run ?

 

[Xyro]

That's something I have in my adb folder. It might be easier to set this up properly than having to email you extra files every 5 minutes

EDIT: Download the android sdk:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Extract it, then run SDK Setup.exe inside. Reject all the updates it offers except the USB drivers, (Don't know if any updates are even necessary, but it sounds like it should be needed), then install it.

Close the window and go back the folder where you found the SDK Setup.exe. Click on the tools folder; that should contain adb.exe and every other file you need.

 

[adz63]

i cant even run and install coz of the missing dll and its defo not in system32 folder i looked

 

[Slug]

It might be easier to set this up properly than having to email you extra files every 5 minutes

Har-de-har..... I assumed by the filenames that those were only required for the emulator and/or DDMS. The SDK download is quite large and seems a bit OTT just for this? It's up to Adam I guess.

 

[adz63]

the sdk from android developers site ?

 

[Xyro]

You dont have to install all the parts of the SDK, it's just the (22MB) download folder contains all the adb files.

Yeah, the top download in that page I linked to.

 

[Slug]

Yup. The two DLL files are 79kB in total.... compare and contrast.

 

[adz63]

lol ok i will go and find the download page for it .

i gotta been trying 3 days i wont let it defeat me lol

 

[Xyro]

Ok fair point

EDIT: It's here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

 

[adz63]

do i download

android sdk starter
anndroid platform 1.5 , 1.6 , 2.1 or 2.2 i take it 1.5 as thats what i have yeah

or sdk tools r6

 

[Slug]

Just download the Windows SDK Starter - that's all you need.

 

[Xyro]

It's right on the very top of the page I linked to

 

[adz63]

yeah i got it do i now need to install that dll i said about

 

[Slug]

Just unpack the ZIP into a c:\sdk folder for now.

 

[adz63]

ok unzipped renamed folder sdk and put on c:

 

[Slug]

You should then have c:\sdk\add-ons, \platforms and \tools. The \tools folder is where all the required files are.

 

[adz63]

yeah its all there

 

[Slug]

In that case, GOTO post #82 but substitute "\sdk\tools" for "\adb" and check it works.