Now connect your device via USB to the computer. Minimize the terminal window and open up a new terminal window and navigate to the STF-master folder again. Next, type this in from a terminal still inside the same directory rethinkdb. If you're on Linux then manually install the dependencies via the provided links:Įxtract the STF-master folder from the Github zip and navigate to it from Terminal npm install then npm link. If you are using OS X then you can use homebrew (navigate to brew.sh for homebrew) to install all dependencies with a single command:īrew install rethinkdb graphicsmagick zeromq protobuf yasm pkg-config This requires a ton of dependencies, and while the instructions are pretty simple, it may seem a bit hazy so I'll try to simplify. Download STF (Smartphone Test Farm) from github.It requires a bit of configuring, and honestly I have no idea if it works on Windows, so you may have to borrow a friend's Mac or install Ubuntu inside Virtualbox or something, but it's well worth it. This is the my absolute favorite method so far out of everything I have tried for countless hours of Google surfing for this exact same answer. What are my options? Let's make this a community wiki, to help anyone who's broken their screen! fastdroid-vnc is a binary (not apk) and it runs fine via shell, but something is broken and it shows nothing.

VMLite is another VNC server that can be started with a special Windows utility (and doesn't need root!) but it's not OSS so I can't get the apk in order to install (Google Play is not pushing apps to my phone prob because I disabled some service-let me know if I can force Google Play to update itself from ADB or install the app).

Eg, using Droid VNC Server, I install the apk, and am supposed to execute /data/data//files/androidvncserver but there is no files directory inside (instructions from here: ). Installing a VNC server is another, but for the love of me I can't get it to work. Perhaps someone knows why and we can patch the code? (see: ) How can I use my PC (ie, via ADB) to control the phone?Īndroidscreencast would be the ideal solution, but its keyboard/mouse control feature does not work in Jelly Bean.

My rooted Galaxy Nexus has a broken screen.

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