- If you're developing on Ubuntu Linux, you need to add a rules file that contains a USB configuration for each type of device you want to use for development. Each device manufacturer uses a different vendor ID. The example rules files below show how to add an entry for a single vendor ID (the HTC vendor ID). In order to support more devices, you will need additional lines of the same format that provide a different value for the
SYSFS{idVendor} property. For other IDs, see the table of USB Vendor IDs.
- Log in as root and create this file:
/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules.
For Gusty/Hardy, edit the file to read:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
For Dapper, edit the file to read:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
- Now execute:
chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
- If you're developing on Mac OS X, it just works. Skip this step.
Le sigh.
