Adb\fastboot for rookies

**Nainus Dextrous** · 08-16-2009, 10:17 AM

Ok my apologies for the stupidity of this question (as I've only just begun to learn this stuff), but I got as far as this: after typing in the first batch of commands as instructed in my laptop's c-prompt, I got the following encouraging message:
* daemon started successfully *
Sadly, it was followed by this, less encouraging message:
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong, some guidance would be greatly appreciated! .... and to think I was convinced that the hard part was over, having gotten rid of my .00006 perfect SPL!
Thanks for your time and all of your inspired work!
Cheers
-His Most Dextrous

**crazythunder** · 08-16-2009, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Nainus Dextrous

Ok my apologies for the stupidity of this question (as I've only just begun to learn this stuff), but I got as far as this: after typing in the first batch of commands as instructed in my laptop's c-prompt, I got the following encouraging message:
* daemon started successfully *
Sadly, it was followed by this, less encouraging message:
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong, some guidance would be greatly appreciated! .... and to think I was convinced that the hard part was over, having gotten rid of my .00006 perfect SPL!
Thanks for your time and all of your inspired work!
Cheers
-His Most Dextrous

make sure your sdcard is NOT mounted to the pc. did you install the usb drivers properly from the 1.5 sdk? does adb interface show up in device manager when you plug your phone in to pc?

**crazythunder** · 08-16-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by SladeOfDark

okay this was indeed a fantastic and very simple tutorial.. im so inpired by this site and all the info in the threads im going to make an ULTRA EASY FOR DUMMIES tutorial and explain all the things that i got stuck on and all the things that were left out of the DOZENS of tutorials and threads i read. too bad im late getting into the G1 arena as there will probably be something new out this fall and G1 will no longer be officially supported.

one thing missing from this great tutorial is when installed the 64 bit drivers in Vista64 for example you must restart the computer b/c you will get an error that says the file is in use after having to wait a REALLY long time when manually adding the driver. Also it is NOT mentioned that the phone must be in FASTBOOT mode already when you plug it into the PC so that you get an entry called Android 1.0 in the device manager.. it is THIS entry (Android 1.0) that the USB drivers in the SDK folder are needed for. after that you can connect to adb shell with ease and all the other things become possible. i love this phone!

i could have sworn that was in there. you sure? i'll have to check it. but i do know that if your phone is already plugged in and you boot to recovery\fastboot,it will not register on your pc. i'll edit my tut if it's not in there. thanks.

edit....it was already in there....
quote from my unedited tutorial " unmount your phone from the pc and unplug it. power down your phone. hold camera and press power to start into bootloader\fastboot mode. depending on which spl you have,you might have to hit the back button to get to the fastboot screen. make sure it say's fastboot on your phone screen. now,plug the phone into your pc."

it was already in there.

**safil** · 08-17-2009, 01:35 PM

hi, thanks for the tutorial. installed it sat. night and got everything working great. the only thing i didn't do was make a backup! boy im an idiot. now windows crashed and i can't start up my pc. anyway, while i try to fix it, i had a question. i got a macbook pro, that im using now to type this. i downloaded the adb for mac. is there a tutorial for the mac? im new to mac so, need someone to hold my hand through it. was in the processs of rooting my mytouch3g and got all the way to the last part. was gonna continue now but, like i said, pc is down. now hoping to do it on the mac. any help, please, please, please? or anyone do it on their mac, that would be even better, thanks in advance!!!

**Ryan11** · 09-03-2009, 02:39 PM

Thanks for all your help and hard work here!
Question for ya... is there an ADB out there that is compatible with the MyTouch3G? I tried to browse through the adb listing but theres so many... instead of trial and error---because i am a full time college student and i work full time--- i dont have much time... any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

**konzern** · 09-03-2009, 03:59 PM

what do you mean an adb thats compatible with the mytouch? adb is all the same

**deserttopping** · 09-03-2009, 05:18 PM

I think ADB should be compatible w/ any Android device, provided the driver is installed.

**Ryan11** · 09-04-2009, 09:46 AM

woops my bad... i meant the usb driver that comes with the android SDK... i used the link from the first page of this forum and it wouldnt work ---- said usb drive was not compatible with the mt3g...

**Casey Rain** · 10-01-2009, 10:55 PM

I can't get my computer to recognise the phone in fastboot mode

**beki76** · 10-27-2011, 08:34 AM

Hi to all. I have Joyplus m718 cca 3 months. I whant to upload new Android 2.3.3. on it. I install "VTC Driver Installer v5.00 for 2000_XP" (telechips driwers) that I download from Joyplus site. But Windows XP or 7 dont recognize m718, and I cant upload 2.3.3.

Can someone help me to find way with driwers for Windows?

Thanks wery much