adb logcat hangs with "waiting for device" message

android adb android-logcat cts
Android Boy picture Android Boy · Apr 4, 2012 · Viewed 43.7k times · Source

When I type adb devices command on terminal, it shows device is connected

List of devices attached

0123456789ABCDEF device

But when I type adb logcat command, it hangs with below message

waiting for device

Can anybody tell me what is the problem behind this? I test the device on cts.

Answer

Deva picture Deva · Apr 4, 2012

I am not pretty much sure if this works for you but can you please try the steps below:

# Kill and restart      
$ adb kill-server      
$ adb start-server     
 daemon not running. starting it now *      
 daemon started successfully *         

# Device appears, but is listed as offline

$ adb devices      
$ adb logcat

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