If you're experiencing an error due to a locked bootloader, you'll need to unlock it.In the C: /
adb folder, hold shift and right click in empty space.
If you're confused, refer to the image above to see what your C: /
adb folder should look like at this point.
On Mac and Linux, it will depend on where
ADB folder when the utility was installed.
For Mac and Linux users, it depends on where you extracted
your ADB folder when you installed the utility.
If you don't have adb set up in your system PATH, copy the boot.img file and place it in
your adb folder — C: \ Android \ platform - tools in this case.
Point to
the ADB folder that you extracted.
Not exact matches
Then use WinRAR or 7 - zip to extract the files to the same
folder that contains the Android
ADB and Fastboot tools.
Unlike some devices, the
folding slate didn't put up much resistance to a root method that requires an
ADB installer and special Sony Tablet Root tool.
The kindle apk can be placed in the same
folder where the
ADB is located and it will find it right away.
If have have
adb set up in your system PATH, Shift + Right Click in the
folder where you unzipped all the factory image files and select «Open a command window here.»
As it stands, you have to navigate to
ADB's
folder and open a Command Prompt there whenever you want to use it.
However, if you add it to your Windows System PATH, that won't be necessary — you can just type
adb from the Command Prompt to run commands whenever you want, no matter what
folder you're in.
Next, move all of the contents of the archive to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory, then open an
ADB Shell window in this
folder.
For Mac and Linux users, simply open a Terminal window, then change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory.
Copy the system image files into the same
folder as
ADB.
On Mac or Linux, open a new window in Terminal, then change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside your
ADB installation directory using the «cd <
folder location >» command.
Make sure you have
ADB and Fastboot installed, then transfer the twrp.img file to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory.
To launch
adb, hold shift + right click in the
folder containing
adb and make sure your phone is connected to your PC with debugging enabled.
The platform - tools
folder is significant because it houses a pair of files (
adb.exe and fastboot.exe) that the Windows command prompt needs to reference before it can send any
ADB or Fastboot commands.
This
folder's location will vary, depending on where you extracted
ADB and Fastboot when you installed the utilities, so search your hard drive for «platform - tools» if you don't know where it is.
So next, you'll need to open a Command Prompt or Terminal window in the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory.
To carry this task out, you'll need to open a command prompt or Terminal window in the platform - tools
folder within your
ADB installation directory.
Open up command prompt / terminal / command line (use the one corresponding to your OS) and change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory.
If you can't locate the
folder where you extracted
ADB and Fastboot after the utilities were installed, simply perform a search on your hard drive for «platform - tools.»
For Mac and Linux users, simply open a Terminal window, then change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory using the command:
If not, go to the
folder where you installed
ADB, then open the platform - tools
folder located inside.
For Mac and Linux users, it depends on where you installed
ADB, so search your hard drive for the «platform - tools»
folder if you're unsure about its location.
For the following process, all you will need is the
adb and fastboot files which are located in the Platform Tools
folder.
For Mac and Linux users, you'll need to open a Terminal window, then change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory.
Next, open up a Command Prompt or Terminal window and change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB and Fastboot installation directory.
Thankfully, XDA forums user Snoop05 created an installer that massively simplifies the process, by installing both Fastboot and
ADB, installing the necessary device drivers, and adding these tools to your system PATH (allowing them to be run from any
folder via the command line), into a 15 - second operation.
It is easiest to then uncompress the file in the Platform Tools
folder where the
adb and fastboot files are so that you don't have to type the path to the different files when flashing the firmware.
Otherwise, go to the
folder where you installed
ADB, then open the platform - tools
folder located inside.
Next, open a command window on your computer and change directories to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB and Fastboot installation directory (using «cd <
folder location >»).
With Minimal
ADB and Fastboot, that will be the C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Minimal
ADB and Fastboot
folder — so just copy the ota.zip file from your Downloads
folder, then paste it right in here.
All the files that you are about to flash via «
adb sideload» will have to be placed under the «platform - tools»
folder, it can be found under the Android SDK directory.
Now open the Command prompt in
ADB and Fastboot
folder by the press and hold the shift key and click the right button of the mouse.
zip file, and move them to
folder with fastboot and
adb.
Launch
adb from your computer by pressing shift + right click in the same
folder containing your
adb files, then choosing to «open command prompt here» if you're on Windows.
Download the BIN file emailed to you and transfer it to the platform - tools
folder inside of your
ADB installation directory.
To do that, Windows users will need to open the platform - tools
folder inside of their
ADB installation directory, which can usually be found at C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Android \ android - sdk \.
If your device still doesn't show the RSA key approval popup, then open the command prompt on your desktop and navigate to the
folder where
ADB and Fastboot reside.
ADB and Fastboot will now reside in the C: android - sdkplatform - tools
folder if you followed step 2 as outlined.
If you chose a different directory, than
ADB and Fastboot will reside in the platform - tools
folder under whatever location you chose to install the Android SDK Tools to in step 2.
If you followed our instructions from the Installing
ADB and Fastboot section, it will be in the C: android - sdkplatform - tools
folder.
Inside the Platform Tools
folder, you will need the
adb and fastboot files to boot into your bootloader and go into fastboot mode.
As a workaround, you can navigate to the
folder with the
adb and fastboot executable files and work from there.
Installing an OTA zip file manually is done using «
adb sideload» and the «apply update from ADB» option from your Recovery fold
adb sideload» and the «apply update from
ADB» option from your Recovery fold
ADB» option from your Recovery
folder.
Copy the contents of the extracted factory image
folder into the Minimal
ADB and Fastboot
folder.
The extracted
ADB tools and factory image should be in the same
folder.