adb can't find my device (sony xperia J)

Question

1. I use windows 7 64 bit
2. My phone is a Sony Xperia J
3. my phone is in debugging mode
4. drivers for my phone are installed
5. 'adb devices' returns: "List of devices attached" with nothing else
6. I have removed all related software and installed it again

There are quite a lot of other things I tried already, but since I've been trying to solve this for 2 days already, I basically already tried every possible solution that is out there on the internet. Please help.

Answer 1

I had the same problem that is no Android driver for Sony Xperia J installed

Solution here : install Sony Companion http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/Software%20Downloads/PC%20Companion/Sony%20PC%20Companion_Web.exe

Enjoy!

Answer 2

I found out that you must put your phone in Mass Storage mode, as default is MTP mode. As simple as that @#! And I spent hours trying all sorts of things reading posts.

Settings / Xperia / USB Connectivity / USB Connection Mode and select MASS Storage, not MTP. I did uncheck Install PC Companion. It work right away. No need to Update drivers, no need to change the android_winusb.inf. You may need to kill adb.exe before trying again adb devices.

That was it for me :)

Answer 3

Answer for Sony Xperia Tablet S:

• enter Sony repository in SDK manager (tools -> manage add-on sites -> user-defined sites - new) http://dl-developer.sonymobile.com/sdk_manager/Tablet-SDK-Add-on.xml

• in main SDK manager, select "repository" (bottom part of screen)

• browse for Sony entry, install "Sony Tablet SDK Add-On"

Modifying the Google USB driver

• install google usb driver in Android SDK Manager
• gives subdirectory $ANDROID_SDK\sdk\extras\google\sub_driver

• this directory contains android_winusb.inf

  • add

  (this will have to be different in your case)

  ;SONY Sony Tablet S %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_054C&PID_05B4&MI_01

  to sections

  [Google.NTx86] [Google.NTamd64]

• open cmd shell

• cd c:\
• mkdir .android
• cd .android
• echo 0x54c >> adb_usb.ini (maybe different number)

Installing the Modified driver

• kill any adb process first
• connect tablet, be sure debug usb mode is selected on the device
• open device manager -> other devices, exclamation mark device
  • update driver
  • browse for driver software
  • !! pick from list
  • !! have disk
  • !! select android_winusb.inf
  • ignore all warnings about unsigned driver
  • select Android ADB Interface

• the device should now show up as "Android Device - Android ADB Interface" (still in device manager

• the above should do the trick.

• try $ANDROID_PATH\sdk\platform-tools\adb devices

  it should list the new device now (before it will be inivisble)

Info used:

links in next post due to restriction