Android SDK not recognizing debug-able device.

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Android SDK not recognizing debug-able device.

I'm new to Android development, and am attempting to run a test application on my actual device. I followed the instructions at http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html (and related links), but the Android Debug Bridge (adb) doesn't recognize my connected device.

Some quick background info, I'm running WinXP, developing with Eclipse, with a Motorola Droid running Android 2.1 as my physical device.

An overview of the steps I've taken:

Installed the Android SDK, downloading all necessary packages.
Enabled USB Debugging on my device.
Connected Device via USB, installing the driver from the SDK folder.

I'll stop here (though I continued to setup my application to be debug-able in Eclipse), because I at this point I noticed a problem.

Running "sdk\tools\adb devices" at this point (at least, by my understanding), should list my device as connected. However, running this yields only:

List of devices attached

My device recognizes that it's connected to a computer in debug mode, and my computer recognizes the device. However, I can't seem to get the sdk to recognize it. I'll leave out the steps I used to setup Eclipse for debugging on a device, as it doesn't seem relevant to the problem. I'll include them if requested.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd greatly appreciate some assistance. Thanks in advance for your time.

Kal I had the same situation some months ago, my device was recognized for my computer but adb doesn't recognize my device is connected, I had to update from the device manager.... hope it helps you!

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Jorgesys 2010-06-05 18:30:25

Yes, yes I do. I did mention I followed the steps to make my application debug-able. However, that's not relevant, as the problem is the sdk is not detecting my device. It has nothing to do with a specific application.

Kal Zekdor 2010-06-05 18:40:12

Make sure you have Motorola's USB driver, as is described on this thread.

CommonsWare 2010-06-05 19:27:14

The usb driver is installed, yes. However, the device is not recognized by the adb.

Kal Zekdor 2010-06-05 19:33:20

@Kal Zekdor : Perhaps the driver is not being recognized by XP -- with the device plugged in, follow the instructions on http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html to "Update an existing driver", and see if there is any indication of a problem. Perhaps your micro-USB cable is faulty, as I seem to recall running into that once.

CommonsWare 2010-06-05 19:41:56

No, the driver is recognized, and windows recognizes the device properly. I'll try on another computer when I get the chance, but for now, I have no idea what the problem is.

Kal Zekdor 2010-06-05 19:54:45

I am using an HTC, so it may be different, but for me i have to sync the device with the pc before it will recognize the phone. When its ready, a notification pops saying that the device is attached for debugging.

Also, you need to mark your app as debuggable if you haven't already done that as explained here

mtmurdock 2010-06-05 22:51:36

The application is flagged as debugable. I've done all of that.

Kal Zekdor 2010-06-05 22:53:55

sorry, i reread your question and edited my answer. maybe it will help

mtmurdock 2010-06-05 22:55:23

Have you tried killing the adb process and starting it back up again? That's worked for me before.

JRL 2010-06-05 23:03:02

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