Detecting device for debugging (ADB) does not work

Question

I've turned USB debugging on on my Archos 43 Internet Tablet (Android 2.3.26), but adb does not detect the device.

I have Kubuntu 11.04.

Output of shell command "lsusb":

michael@schlepptop777:~/.android_sdk/platform-tools$ lsusb Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e79:1411 Archos, Inc.  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 

So my "Vendor ID" is 0e79, isn't it?

For the next step I've created the following file:

sudo kate /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules 

with the following content:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666" 

After that I've set the permissions:

sudo chmod a+rx /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules 

Then I've saved it and restarted udev:

sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart 

And after doing all that steps adb still does not display my device:

michael@schlepptop777:~/.android_sdk/platform-tools$ ./adb devices List of devices attached  <empty line, because stackoverflow does not display this> 

Answer 1

In some cases you also have to add vendor id to this file: ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT. # USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE. # 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE.  0x0e79 

Mind that this file might be overwritten when you upgrade SDK, so you might need to re-edit it afterwards.

Answer 2

Mageia 2

At first, I got something like:

$ adb devices * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 * * daemon started successfully * List of devices attached  

Then I found I needed to do Settings | Applications | Development and Check the USB Debugging check box.

$ adb devices List of devices attached  ???????????????? no permissions 

Trying as root, I got:

$ su -l # adb devices List of devices attached  ???????????????? no permissions 

Then I realized that adb was still running as regular user. When, as root, I did:

# adb kill-server # adb devices * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 * * daemon started successfully * List of devices attached  A43-A44C0002-9BF80000-0C60C4CC-0D020027 offline 

ADB for Android Developers (ARCHOS Internet Tablet) was helpful, except I ended up doing this as root:

# cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{PRODUCT}=="e79/*", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="e79", MODE="0666" # udevadm control --reload-rules # udevadm monitor . . . ^C 

The monitor command was helpful because it showed the device connects, disconnects, paths, etc.

I was then able to stop the server running as root, and start it as a regular user:

# adb kill-server # exit $ adb devices * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 * * daemon started successfully * List of devices attached  A43-A44C0002-9BF80000-0C60C4CC-0D020027 offline 

The device will not work when "offline". To fix that I had to reboot the Archos 43.

$ adb devices List of devices attached  A43-A44C0002-9BF80000-0C60C4CC-0D020027 device 

Though I doubt that these actions were required, to play it safe, after rebooting, I made sure to plug in the USB and select Charge Only before I set USB Debugging on. I had also disabled WiFi and Syncing, but once it started working, adb would still connect with those being on.

At this point, downloading my app worked:

$ adb install bin/HelloWorld.apk  2914 KB/s (157589 bytes in 0.052s)         pkg: /data/local/tmp/HelloWorld.apk Success 

P.S. The next day, knowing that everything worked the night before, I booted up my development system and tried to connect again. This gave the "offline" status. I disabled sync and WiFi, without rebooting the Archos 43, and then adb devices showed "device" status instead of "offline". I am not sure what to make of that, but turning this stuff off could have significance after all.