[Eee Pad Transformer General] neilkarunatilaka:
[GUIDE] Getting ADB Setup; An Idiots' proof guide on getting ADB working for Rooting! v1.2

Hey XDAers. Getting ADB setup and working is an essential part to rooting your Android device and helps layout the foundations to better understanding the language and using it in this environment. While not going into extreme detail, this is just a quick guide or overview on the first part of rooting; Getting ADB setup and working.

** Make sure your Transformer is not currently connected to your PC yet. We will be installing device drivers first (Step 7) and modify a setting on your tablet first before connecting to your PC (Step 8).

Step 1 :

Download and install the Android SDK.

You can download the SDK from the Google Developer's website. I have linked for you the download page and a direct link to the installer (Note: the direct link may change in the future with future versions, I will try stay on top of this and change the link)

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r10-windows.exe

*New Version : http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r11-windows.exe

You may or may not be prompted to install the latest version of Java if you haven't done so already, install it, and you may or may not have to reboot your computer.

Step 2 :

Once the install is complete, navigate to the directory in which you installed the SDK and launch the SDK Manager executable. It may or may not ask you to download and install the Java JDK, do so if you haven't already.

Step 3:

Once the SDK Manager is launched, it will look something similar to the window below.

You will want to do something along the lines of update all or install all. This way it will download all the latest packages and you willhave the latest SDK tools installed.

Once that is complete, you can exit out of the SDK Manager.

Step 4:

Open up a command prompt window. You can do so by holding the WinKey+R, a run window will appear, type CMD, and hit enter.

Step 6:

Within the Command Prompt window, navigate to the Android SDK folder\platform tools folder (Command Prompt command : CD foldername\foldername\foldername\etc)

Step 7:

Now install the ASUS Sync software if you haven't loaded it previously. http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download. Just select your operating system, hit download, then install.

Step 8:

Enable USB Debugging on your android device / Transformer.

Go to Transformer Tablet, go to settings -> applications->Development, turn on USB Debugging.

Step 9:

Connect the USB cable from your android device / Transformer to the PC. It will begin to automatically install drivers, let it do so and complete. May ask to reboot machine.

Step 10:

Once that is done, go back to the command prompt. Run ‘ADB Devices’

You should see something like above, indicating it detected the transformer, if not, run the following ‘adb kill-server’, ‘adb start-server’, ‘adb devices’

Ok, if you are seeing something like the screenshot above then success, you have successfully gotten ADB up and working! Congratulations! That wasn't too hard now was it? :cool: You can now follow one of the root guides and follow the directions and you should be on your way to a fully rooted device. Cheers!

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Troubleshooting:

In the event you complete the steps above but your computer either will not recogonize the Transformer in Windows as a device, or ADB will not see it please try the following to see if this will fix it for you. You only need to try these if the above steps aren't working for you, but most people, they work fine.

Try uninstalling the ASUS Sync software, and reloading it.

After reinstalling the ASUS Sync software, restart your PC

Make sure your Transformer tablet is in USB Debugging Mode, and connect the USB Cable

You should see a Win7 prompt that says installing drivers. If you do not, try connecting to a different USB port, I've had to do this once on an older PC of mine.

In ADB be sure to kill server and start server and then see if you can see the device

Now, if you are still not seeing it installing drivers, or its not showing up as a device on My Computer, or ADB is still not seeing it, try download and install these ASUS Windows USB Drivers, these may do the trick : http://hotfile.com/dl/118226479/2f89b99/ASUS_Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows.zip.html

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Notes:

-If you want another guide on something else, let me know, and I will see what I can do.

-Yes this has been posted a million times I know, but I thought this might help out those few people that don't feel like looking around. Plus, it has nice color illustrations. Who doesn't like picture books? :D

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Credits

Crimton for Java JDK workaround when not showing as installed

sourworm for new link to SDK installer