How Setup ADB And Fastboot Tools On Linux PC

Android Debug Bridge, ADB for short, is the tool responsible for bridging the gap between your android devices and your PC.
ADB let's you remotely communicate with your android device directly from your PC; even when the android device is off but remains connected to the PC.
Here, within this page, we discuss how to setup ADB Tools which include the fastboot and the adb (Android Mode) on your Linux PC.

Windows PC users should check this page for the guides on how to setup ADB Tools on the Windows PC.

Setting Up ADB Tools On your Linux PC
Except that you are a developer, you most likely need to have just the ADB and Fastboot tools ready on your PC for they are the commonly used android debug tools. Therefore, this guide is only meant for android phone users or mobile phone software engineers that only troubleshoot, transfer files to/fro android devices and their Linux PC, and or repair software related problems of android devices.
Also, if you root, flash ROMs, sideload apps on android devices amongst others, you also need these ADB packages.

Now, follow the step by step guides given below on how to setup basic ADB Tools on your Linux PC (Ubuntu, Fedorra) amongst others.

1- Conncet your Linux PC to the internet.
2- Lunch Terminal on your Linux PC.
3- First, you need to add the PPA from webupd8.org to your PC. Just type this sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 on Terminal and hit the enter button. Enter your admin password once it prompts.
4- Now, you need to update your directories with all the necessary dependencies. To do so type sudo apt-get update on the Terminal and hit the enter button. Depending on the server, this may take few minutes. Simply wait until it completes.
5- And finally, to install ADB and FASTBOOT packages on the Linux PC, simply type sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb and hit the enter button. Once it completes type sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot and hit the enter button.
6- Supply the admin password for your Linux PC then hit the enter key.
7- Wait few seconds for the installations to complete and ENJOY!

To confirm the version of ADB and Fastboot packages installed on your Linux PC, simply type sudo adb version on the Terminal.
The next line of codes should display the ADB and version installed on your Linux PC.

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Get 3GB of Data for Just N1,000 -Glo Users Only

How beautiful would it have been if the data bundles and subscriptions for the android devices in Nigeria were subsidized just like the Blackberry smart-phones!
When it comes to browsing the internet on android devices, it is as ugly as it is beautiful. Ugly in the aspect of its data consumption and beautiful when it comes to its browsing speed.

However, the previous Blackberry cheat that was working with all networks before it eventually seized is back and running fine with Glo, Airtel and MTN networks with the exception of the Etisalat network.

How to Setup Your Android Device to Using the Blackberry BIS Subscription
First, before you are able to use any of the Glo BIS subscriptions on your android devices, you need to modify your android device IMEI. For detailed info and step by step guides on how to modify or change your android device IMEI to a Blackberry device IMEI, click here.

Preparing your Android Device for the Cheat
Once your android device IMEI has been successfully changed to a Blackberry device IMEI, all that you have left to do is to change your APN (Access Point Name) to the Blackberry APN which is blackberry.net

To change the APN:

1- Go to Menu <<>> Settings <<>> Mobile Data <<>> Access Point Name
2- Click on the APN to be modified and change the APN to blackberry.net

Please note that the settings configuration pattern given above is for the HTC Android devices and may vary to the configuration pattern for your phone. The bottom line is; simply change your APN to the Blackberry APN which: blackberry.net

Once you have done that, you can begin surfing the internet using any BIS subscription from Glo, MTN and Airtel.

What is Android Device CID And How to Get it?

At some points in time, you may have stumbled upon a CID/MID or, you may have being requested to provide your HTC phone's CID/MID, this is mostly required whenever you need to make some modifications to your android phone's recovery, bootloader or firmware.
We shall discuss what the CID is and its relations to the android phone's recovery, bootloader and firmware here.

What is an Android Device CID?
The CID also known as the Carrier ID is the line of code that is already embedded in android devices. The CID is being used to lock the phone to a particular carrier and helps prevent the phone from accepting any other carrier SIM card other than the carrier it is locked to.
E.g

An android device whose CID is for the AT&T cannot be used with the TMobile SIM Card until it is unlocked.

Three (3) Ways to Know your Android Device CID
Before you can be able to manipulate the firmware or bootloader of your android device, you most likely need to know the CID of the device.

1- ADB Method: this is a generally accepted method that can be used to reveal most android devices CID.
To use this method, you need to have installed ADB/Set up ADB Tools on your PC and also; the android drivers for the particular android device must have being installed and ready for use on the PC.

Once done, simply connect your android device to the PC using compatible USB Cable, wait few seconds for the PC to install the necessary drivers, then lunch the Command Prompt.

1- On command prompt type; cd c:/your-adb-folder-name then, hit enter button.
2- On the next line type; adb devices and hit enter button.
3- On the next line type; adb reboot bootloader then, hit enter button. Wait few seconds for the phone to reboot to bootloader/hboot screen.
4- Now, make sure that the PC sees the phone in fastboot mode by typing fastboot devices on command prompt.
5- Lastly, type fastboot getvar CID on command prompt and hit enter button.

Note that you must have enabled "USB Debugging" on your android device before using this method. Also, learn more about setting up ADB on your Windows PC here.

2- Below Battery Seat: on most android devices especially; HTC the CID, MID amongst other details are written on the phone's battery seat. Simply remove the battery to reveal your phone's CID.

3- SIM Slot Cover: also, on HTC android devices like the HTC One V, the CID can be found around the SIM slot area. Look for the phone's CID around there.

Use Glo And Other Networks BIS On Any Android Device: New Working Cheats

Since browsing with the android device is not so affordable because of the rate at which it consumes data and worst still, the available data plans for the android device are not so price-friendly in Nigeria; android phone users readily look for alternatives for browsing the Internet on their android devices.

Here, we will reveal a permanent solution for all android devices to using Glo BIS and other networks BIS subscription for browsing the Internet.

About a year ago, we were able to use Blackberry APN which is blackberry.net to running Blackberry BIS subscriptions on any device that has Internet facility. This cheat worked on all networks for about a year before it was eventually blocked, but this time around, this cheat may work forever.

Since most network providers including Glo use mobile phone IMEI to determine the type of phone you use, we have found a way to change your android device IMEI to a Blackberry device IMEI.

By changing your android device IMEI to a Blackberry device IMEI, you will be able to use services designed for Blackberry including the BIS on your android devices. You just have to change your android device APN to blackberry.net (for all networks) and begin enjoying unlimited downloads on your android devices.

Changing Your Android Device IMEI to A Blackberry Device IMEI
This trick will disguise or clone your android device as Blackberry device, therefore, you might want to backup your android device before you proceed or save your original IMEI in case you wish to revert to your original IMEI in the future.

There are two methods for which you can use to change your android device IMEI to a Blackberry device IMEI and they are;

1- ADB/Fastboot Method. (Requires S-off or Unlocked Bootloader)
2- Terminal Method. (Requires Android Root)

1- ADB/Fastboot Method:
If your android device has S-off or Unlocked bootloader, this is the best method that works for all android devices. The guides to follow using this method are given below;

1- Install the android drivers for your particular android device on the PC and setup ADB Tools on the PC. Click here for info on setting up the ADB Tools.

2- Boot your android device to fastboot/bootloader mode by using the key conbinations or via Terminal/Command Prompt.

HTC Users can use this key combinations: Put off the phone then, Press the Power+Volume Down Buttons together until the phone boots to hboot.

To boot to bootloader via Terminal/Command Prompt; connect your android device to the PC, wait few seconds for the PC to install all the drivers then; open command prompt/Terminal and type these command lines;

cd c:/your-adb-folder-name
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader

***After each command line above, hit the enter button on the PC. To make this method work, you must enable USB Debugging on the phone.

3- Once the phone is on the bootloader screen, the PC should install another drivers. Make sure USB is seen on the phone bootloader screen. Confirm the bootloader mode by typing this line of code on the Command Prompt/terminal;

fastboot devices

Your android device Serial Number should be displayed on the Terminal/Command Prompt window.

4- Get any valid Blackberry Device IMEI number. You can use your friends Blackberry device IMEI number or generate another one using this tool.

5- Now, change your android device IMEI Number to the Blackberry device IMEI by typing the following code on Terminal/Command Prompt;

fastboot getvar imei
fastboot oem writeimei the-blackberry-imei
fastboot getvar imei

***The first IMEI displayed on the line above is your original IMEI. And the last IMEI displayed is the Blackberry IMEI you changed to.

The Terminal Method:
This method of changing android device IMEI to a Blackberry device IMEI can only be done on a rooted android device and Terminal Emmulator nust be installed on the phone. You can download Terminal Emulator from the Play Store.

To begin; Single SIM Device

1- Open Terminal Emulator on the phone.
2- Type SU and hit enter -this allows you to gain root access.
3- Type this command line in terminal: echo 'AT+EGMR=1,7,"IMEI_NUMBER" '>/dev/pttycmd1 or echo AT+EGMR=1*7*IMEI_1>/dev/pttycmd1

If your phone is a Dual SIM android device, use this command line;
echo 'AT+EGMR=1,10,"IMEI_NUMBER" '>/dev/pttycmd1 then; hit the enter button.

4- Wait for the exploit to complete then, reboot your phone.

NOTICE:
***This exploit works for all android devices including the MTK Androids and Nomandi (Nokia Androids).
***If at first your data service signal fluctuates, simply off and on the phone, run BBM at the first startup and then; the signal should become stable.

This Exploit Works for Which Networks?
This exploit has been tested and verified on the following networks;
1- Glo (Perfectly)
2- MTN (must first subscribe using a Blackberry device before you transfer the SIM to your android device)
3- Airtel (Perfectly)
4- Etisalat (Not yet confirmed)

Use PIG to Generate Blackberry Device IMEI And PINs

For one reason or another, you might be in need of Blackberry device IMEI and or PINs, this tool "PIG" can generate valid Blackberry device IMEI for you in just few seconds.
This is one of the best yet simple Blackberry Device IMEI generator I have used and below are the guides on how to use it.

How to Generate Blackberry Device IMEI Using PIG
1- Download the PIG Utility from here: this is a very light Blackberry Device IMEI generator that does wonders.

2- Extract And Lunch the Program: the program is compressed in a .rar file, simply extract it on your PC using WinRAR, WinZIP or any other extractor then; lunch it.

3- Fill in the Space as in the image below: this program requires you to have an IMEI. Fill the first field below with a valid IMEI of any device.

4- Select Your Desired Model line: select your desired Blackberry model from the second field.

5- Click the generate IMEI Button: once you click the generate IMEI button, the program scans and displays four (4) generated Blackberry Device IMEI for you.

To confirm if they are valid Blackberry device IMEI or not, visit imei.info.

Linux, Recommended Computer for Servicing Android Devices

Because the android is built based on the Linux form and kernel, Linux PC is arguably the best PC to be used for servicing android devices.
Although, you rarely find an operation that can be carried out on any android device using Linux PC and of which such cannot be done using Windows PC yet, Linux PC has a better chance servicing androids.

Why Linux PC is Preferred to Windows PC for Android Servicing

As a savvy that knows how android devices work, you should know the importance of android drivers and the relationship between the android drivers, Command Prompt/Terminal, Command lines and the ADB.

Of all the reasons why the Linux PC maybe preferred to the Windows PC when it comes to servicing the android device, there is only one reason most important of all and that's what we discuss here.

Android Servicing Tools

Command Prompt is an important tool for servicing and correcting software related problems of the android devices on Windows PC and Terminal is it counterpart on Linux PC, also for similar purposes thus; servicing and correcting software related problems of the android devices.

ADB, Android Debug Bridge, is the support tool needed to be installed on both Linux and Windows PCs before either the Terminal (On Linux PC) or Command Prompt (On Windows PC) could be useful for servicing and correcting any software related problems of an android device.

However, there is one more thing much more important and needed on either of the PCs, the Android Drivers.

Even with the ADB installed on the PC, the PC won't be able to communicate with the android device without the Android Drivers ready on the PC -this however implies only to the Windows PC.

As for the Linux PC, you only need to install the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) which are the support tools for the Android devices.

In plain words, Linux PC does not require android drivers to communicate with any Android Devices. You can correct and repair any software related problems of any android devices using your Linux PC without android drivers.

Get 1MB of Data for Just N1: Aryk DataShare Service Re-introduced

If you have once enjoyed the Aryk DataShare service and long to have it back, yes. The Aryk DataShare Service has just been re-introduced and this time, it is open to all MTN lines including MTN prepaid and postpaid lines.
Recently, the Aryk DataShare Service was basically for Glo subscribers before it was retired. You can check the detailed info about the Aryk DataShare Service that was for the Glo Subscribers here.

Get 1mb for N1, 500mb for N500 And So On

You can now get data (mb) for browsing the internet on any device that has internet facility at a price equal to N1 per 1mb and with a validity of 30 days i.e 400mb for N400, 500mb for N500, 1GB for N1,000 etc.

How it Works

Supposing you are an MTN Subscriber and wish to purchase a data plan from Aryk, what you will do is; just buy an MTN recharge card amount equal to the Data (mb) as in the table below:

Aryk MTN DataShare Cap. And Prices
S/N	Amount by Cash	Amount by R. Card	Data Cap.	Validity
1-	N300	N500	200mb	30 Days
2-	N450	N700	250mb	30 Days
3-	N600	N1,000	500mb	30 Days
4-	N1,100	N1,300	1GB	30 Days
5-	N2,200	N2,500	2GB	30 Days
6-	N3,200	N3,500	3GB	30 Days
7-	N4,200	N4,500	4GB	30 Days
8-	N5,200	N5,500	5GB	30 Days

***Your subscription will be activated within 3-5 minutes and you can check your data balance by dialing *461*7#

Send the recharge PIN by SMS to 08077888311, 08085997677 or by mail to aryk.info@gmail.com in the format given below:

Your Glo Phone Number «» Recharge PIN «» Recharge PIN Amount

If you prefer to send your payment using cash (money), you can send your payment via Quickteller, Paga, eTransact and direct ATM Transfer.

For details of the cash payment account, contact Aryk Enterprise on 0807 788 8311, 0808 599 7677 or via email: aryk.info@gmail.com.

Once the message/payment is recieved and validated, we would convert the recharge amount to MB (Data) for you. You shall recieve the validation notification by SMS within about 5 minutes. Then, the internet is at your fingertip!

Although, your data cap. expires in 30 days based on your subcription, the volume of data alloted to you expires once exhausted regardless of the day within the set period.

Settings for Each Device or OS

Though, you need the same configuration parameters for different devices and OS, below we give you a preview of where to locate configuration settings for each device.

For Blackberry Users go to:

Press Menu Button «» Options «» Advance Options «» TCP/IP
Mark/Tick enable APN box and fill in the text fields.

For Nokia S60V3 Users go to:

Press the Menu Button «» Settings «» Connections «» Access Points «» Add Access Points
And fill in the text fields as appropriate

For Nokia S40 Users go to:

Press the Menu Button «» Settings «» Configuration Settings «» Personal Configuration Settings
Press option to add new access point then, set it as your default.

For Android Users go to:

Press the Menu Button «» Settings «» Wireless Networks «» Mobile Networks «» Access Point Names
Then, press menu or option to add new APN and fill in the text field as appropriate.

NOTE:
The usual MTN configuration settings work for this data as well.

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