Failed to parse the output of 'adb version'?

Question

I am running Windos 7 and Eclipse 3.5 and I don't know why I keep getting this error. When I try run the program it gives me:

[2010-02-13 23:09:41 - HelloAndroid]The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occured.
[2010-02-13 23:09:41 - HelloAndroid]You must restart adb and Eclipse.
[2010-02-13 23:09:41 - HelloAndroid]Please ensure that adb is correctly located at 'C:\Users\Mohit\Documents\AndroidSDK\tools\adb.exe' and can be executed.

I even tried runing Eclipse and adb.exe as admin. What is going on? How can I fix this and start making Android apps?

Solution 1

Yes i had the same problem after i had did the update,

however, i have just fixed it :) TO FIX THE PROMBLEM:

in folder: \android-sdk-windows\ go to folder \platform-tools ; copy the files and paste in to folder \tool

Restart the Eclipse

Solution 2

turned off COMODO Defense+ module and all worked....

Solution 3

If you have comodo internet security installed, you dont have to shut this feature down:

1. run comodo settings
2. defense+
3. list active processes
4. add adb.exe to trusted processes
5. restart server: run "adb kill-server" "adb start-server"

EDIT: For user of Comodo 6.x

1. Open Comodo
2. Click Tasks Icon at right top
3. Click Advanced Tasks
4. Click Open Advanced Settings
5. Select Security Settings --> File Rating --> Trusted files from left panel
6. Click on the upward arrow icon at the bottom
7. Click Add --> add the adb.exe

there you go :) Hope this helps

Solution 4

I messed with all the solutions provided above, but I found another one-

Try launching eclipse with administrator privileges

RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR

hope it'll do the job.

Solution 5

After installing 2.3 SDK I got adb inside D:\AndroidSetup\android-sdk- windows\platform-tools directory. I had set this path in environment variable and my problem is solved.

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Comments

[Mohit Deshpande]

Well I tried to kill and start the server. So I guess the problem is the blocked 5037 port. So how do I unblock it? (I am running Windows 7 Pro)

[VonC]

@Mohit: since netstat -o does include the process id (PID) in its output, you could try and kill any process linked to that port.

[Mohit Deshpande]

Weird, port 5037 is not listed. The closest thing to it would be the 5040 port.

[VonC]

@Mohit: depending on your configuration, the port number might be different. A tool like a Process Explorer (technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) can show you if the PID associated with that port number is a abd one.

[VonC]

netstat will not list directly abd. Did you mean your Process Explorer does not display any abd process?

[Dominic Tancredi]

There's a file in /tools called "adb_has_moved.txt" that explains this issue and says you need to update the PATH vars to include /platform-tools. Ram's right.

[ol0]

Indeed it was COMODO's fault in my case

[Menion Asamm]

omg, after more then half a day re-installing, testing etc ... damn COMODO and thanks Cool Khan!!

[xorinzor]

it was the behavior blocker in my case that did evil, disabling it when starting Eclipse works

[Ahamed]

Add the adb.exe to trusted files. It will work like a charm. No need to turn off comodo.

[Owen B]

+1 for checking Comodo, dammit! What's annoying is that i'd already exited Comodo from the tooltray, so had foolishly assumed it couldnt be affecting me. Restarted, added to the defense+ list and we're good.

[PolyMesh]

I tried pretty much everything else I could find on the subject of adb.exe hanging/freezing, nothing else worked. Thanks. Hope it keeps working!