i found this link <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11974700/nexus-7-not-visible-over-usb-via-adb-devices-from-windows-7-x64> and now i have a few real devices tha i can debug on.
it seems like you have to fool around with each one :( thanks On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 6:17:33 AM UTC-7, Gus wrote: > > Has it worked before? Looks like a driver issue. Try reinstalling the > driver. > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 5:19 AM, Ray Tayek <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> i added a galaxy tab s. and put both into developer mode >> <http://davidrs.com/wp/fix-android-device-not-showing-up-on-windows-8/>. >> >> >> adb list now see the galaxy, but not the nexus. >> >> thanks >> >> >> On Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 12:50:35 AM UTC-7, Ray Tayek wrote: >>> >>> i have a nexus 7 (2012). >>> >>> device manager in win 8.1 recognizes it as am android device and says >>> it's an adb device. >>> >>> it uses the ClockworkMod driver 7.0.0.1. >>> >>> adb devices does not find anything. >>> >>> android device monitor does not find anything. >>> >>> how do i get to use it? >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

