Tuesday, April 30, 2013



Configuring ADB & Fastboot for Windows
 1) Download the SDK package you need from the following link: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

2) Extract the file's contents to your hard drive

3) Within the unzipped "sdk" folder, you need to locate the platform-tools folder, and place it somewhere convenient on your hard drive. I usually rename the folder Android-adb for convenience, and place it in the root of drive C. So it should look like this C:\Android-adb

Disclaimer: As of right now, ADB and Fastboot are set up, but to use it, you would have to navigate to the appropriate folder every time through command prompt. We're going to go ahead and add this location to Windows system path variable, that way you can issue ADB commands from wherever you want

4) Right click on the computer icon you have on your desktop, and go to properties

5) In system properties, go to the advanced tab, and click on environment variables. Use following picture for reference:

 


6) In the lower pane of the window are the system variables. In that location, locate Path and highlight it, then click the edit button. Use the following picture for reference:



 7) There will already be a set of locations here; just navigate to the very end of it, and add the following text:    ;C:\Android-adb     (Now that is assuming you did like I recommended, and renamed the file to android-adb and put it at the root of your c drive) If not, then enter the path you stored the folder at. Once all is done, click ok.

ADB and Fastboot are fully configured and ready to use now. You should be able to issue ADB commands from any location within command prompt now. To verify everything worked, hook the device up to the computer via usb cable. Make sure USB debugging is enabled on phone, open command prompt, and type in adb devices. If you followed instructions correctly, it should display a list of all connected devices, and your device should be on there




Root method for Entire Quattro Lineup

The following method is for Windows/Linux users who wish to root their device.

1) Set up ADB and Fastboot on your computer

2) Download and extract the following file to the root of your hard drive(C:\) https://copy.com/7RUwl

3) Hook your phone up to the pc, via usb cable

4) Open command prompt/terminal, and type in adb devices. This will ensure that your phone is successfully recognized by the pc. You should get a message showing the list of devices connected, with your device listed. If it's not listed, then you did not set up your paths to adb correctly

5) If all went well and the device is recognized, type in RunMe.bat(Windows) or RunMe.sh(Linux) and press enter

6) Now press 1 for normal root, and let it work it's magic

7) The device should reboot a couple times during this process, once it is completed you should be fully rooted