adb and terminal use

**ddamienzz** · 02-08-2012, 02:50 PM

hello i have been using this forum for a little while, and occasionally run into a tutorial where it tells me to use adb, or terminal or something like that. i dont know what this means. how do you do it?

**epidenimus** · 02-08-2012, 02:57 PM

ADB refers to the Android Debugging Bridge, it is a part of the . It allows you to send commands and files to your phone when it is connected to your PC. You would need to install--or download and run locally--the Android SDK to use it (and the device drivers, if you are using Winblows).

**ka5023** · 02-08-2012, 07:02 PM

ADB or terminal refers to using Linux commands on the phone. ADB can be used by connecting the phone via USB and enabling debugging via Settings. This is a lot easier than installing Android Terminal and typing the commands via the softkeyboard. There are a few other ways to accomplish the same thing (telnet/ssh) but that's for another discussion.

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**lolinternet** · 02-08-2012, 07:23 PM

**drewwalton19216801** · 02-09-2012, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by lolinternet

That's a pretty good ADB guide, but it's with mentioning that you can ignore anything about fastboot or HBOOT as the Optimus uses neither.

**epidenimus** · 02-09-2012, 10:51 AM

I'd be happy to put a link to an ADB guide in the newcomers' post if anyone has a good source that is up to date, includes Mac and Linux, and preferably omits the fastboot and HBOOT stuff.

**CuriousNoob** · 02-09-2012, 02:47 PM

I used the setup from ' How to flash rom without SD card '. Now I use adb for everything.

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**epidenimus** · 02-09-2012, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by CuriousNoob

I used the setup from ' How to flash rom without SD card '. Now I use adb for everything.

I sometimes use Terminal Emulator on the device, but having the real keyboard and ADB really makes things quicker. Either way, I prefer the manual approach, so I can both see what's happening and learn how to do things with it.