Android ADB Cannot Find Samsung Captivate

I have tried downloading the Samsung specific drivers. It installs the modem, not sure if the adb bridge got installed. I don't see it in the device manager. I have installed kies 2.0, I have tried connecting USB via MASS storage, via Kies, and under no circumstances so far will ADB detect the device when running adb devices command. I got lots of suggestions to use Kies, I tried this. Don't see any real relationship between Kies and ADB which is a debug bridge. I simply have no clue what ADB is doing when I type adb devices. How does it look for devices, w开发者_如何学编程here does it check, where can i register my device with ADB?

Apparently sometimes you need to uninstall and reinstall the driver multiple times before it works (http://androidforums.com/captivate-all-things-root/136373-adb-shell-error-device-not-found.html). Also, make sure that USB debugging is turned in your application settings.

make sure you are using the correct drivers (32 bit or 64 bit). when you connect your phone in debug mode check device manager. I would bet you have an error in there. Try and delete the error and rescan for changes.