Good call there, Hendrik! I dont recall it working before, but the sdk I
had was ancient - grabbed the latest android SDK and it works great now,
best part is I didnt have to set up any udev rules! Only odd thing was I
had to uncheck and re-check the 'usb debugging' option in the phone
settings before it would ask to allow the computer to connect. After that
it was authorized and adb could connect.

I'll have to give heimdall another go as well. I've been wanting to root
this thing for years but couldn't get Odin or Heimdall to cooperate with it.

Definitely give adb in the andriod sdk a try Nate -->
developer.andriod.com/sdk/index.html (link's at the bottom)

Platform-tools will contain the adb executable after you run the update
command found in the readme.

SWS
On Apr 29, 2016 5:45 PM, "Nate Bargmann" <n0nb@???> wrote:

> * On 2016 29 Apr 15:29 -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 11:31:29AM -0400, Steven W. Scott wrote:
> > > Alas, some are, some aren't and it seems to depend on manufacturer.
> Android
> > > is a wild-west with tens of thousands of different devices and every
> > > manufacturer, ISP, and their cousin puts their own little tweaks and
> mods
> > > on the kernel and drivers. Highly annoying.
> >
> > Of course if all else fails, it is possible to access files o the phone
> > with the android debugger -- db, which runs on the computer you plug
> > the phone into. But you'd have to put the phone into developer mode
> > first.
>
> I gave up and installed AirDroid years ago as my phone requires a
> Windows app that enables MTP otherwise it presents itself as a read only
> USB mas storage device with the installer for the Windows app. :(
>
> - Nate
>
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