hi,

try this command

adb kill-server

adb start-server


it disconnects and again tries to establish contact with your device via ADB

On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 12:30:45 PM UTC+5:30, Sreedhar Reddy V wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I connected My android ICS device to my windows PC using USB.
>
> I executed "adb devices" from my pc. 
>
> The output
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> List of devices attached
> XXXXXXXXid   device
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> After a long time of say 12 hours, i ran the same command "adb devices" 
> from my pc.
>
> The output
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> List of devices attached
> XXXXXXXXid   offline
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I am not sure what went wrong. i did not even touch my pc, and my device.
> I made settings in my PC so that it will never sleep.
> I am running monkey scripts which wont make android device to lock as well.
>
> Many people said that ur device is offline because adbd deamon is not 
> running on android device. 
> But this is wrong, why because if adbd is not running then the device will 
> not be listed at all.
>
>
> I came across adbd deamon process which will be running on my android 
> device.
> For my device to get detected by adb(server on my pc)  adbd must be 
> running.
>
> I went to adb shell
> I stopped adbd using the command "stop adbd"
> This stopped my adbd deamon on android device.because adbd is stopped mt 
> adb(server on my pc will not detect my device)
> Now adbd is not running, I execute the "adb devices" command the output 
> is, list of devices with empty list.
> The output
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> List of devices attached
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> because the device it self is not detected i cannot log in to adb shell 
> again to "start adbd"  adbd deamon on my device.
> so I shutdown and rebooted my android device, this made my adbd deamon to 
> run again.
>
> Now when i executed "adb devices" on my PC
> The output
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> List of devices attached
> XXXXXXXXid   device
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> By seeing this output it is very clear that adbd deamon is running on 
> device, because if adbd is not running then the device will not be listed 
> at all.
>
> Now the question is?
> what is the reason for the device to go to offline? (i am very sure that 
> "adbd deamon not running"  is not at all a reason for this.)
> How can i switch the device from online -> offline viceversa?
>
> I am very very thank full to any android expert who solve my confusion. 
>
>

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