Installing applications on the Solstice using TKFE and the Master Key

I'll leave this guide up as it is shorter and accurate, but for those looking for a larger guide with step by step pictures, Agoattamer has posted his guide on the Solstice forums. Click anywhere around here to see it.

First off, thanks to Agoattamer on the Eternity and Impression forums for finding the master key. It greatly simplifies app installation, and allows for safe installation of apps without a data plan.

Second, if you don't have a data cable (since unlike the impression, our phone doesn't include one), there are some good links to ridiculously cheap cables on this thread (at the eternity site).

OK, with that out of the way, lets get to work. I cannot yet attach files I believe, so i will first redirect you to the Impression site to download TKFE and JADGen. TKFE is a program that allows you to browse and edit much in the phones filesystem, and JADGen is a program that will create the necessary jad files for installation with TKFE.

(Text below is copied from Agoattamer's post on Samsung-Impression.org)

Jar files for games and applications can be found everywhere. But you also need the jad. Download the jadgen.exe file from below. Unzip it somewhere like on your desktop. Then drag the jar file into it. It will create a jad file for you inside the same folder as the jar file.

Connect your phone to your pc using TKFE

On your phone navigate to the exe/java/appls folder

Now that you are in applications, create a new folder. Name it after what you are going to install.

Now you will need to place the .jar & .jad files of the program you will be installing in that folder. On the top half of TKFileExplorer, browse  to where you saved the jar and jad files and download them to the folder you created.

Install as many games and apps you want.

Each jar and jad combination needs its own folder. EX: operamini5beta.jad and operamini5beta.jar go in the Opera Mini folder

When all jars and jads are in the folders then disconnect from TKFE

Open up your dial pad and enter the following, *#6984125*#.

Choose INTERNALS and enter the following, *#3818790*#.

Now scroll down and choose Storage Settings. Then update Java DB, followed by update apps database.

Now you are finished.

Go to Menu>Applications/Applications. Your newly installed app should be visible!!!

I had to manually type in my COM Port (COM7) for me.

With your phone plugged in and in samsung pc-studio mode does it still want to install drivers?

Have you tried to connect your phone in mass storage mode?

Did you put your phone in pc-studio mode? It wont connect unless it is in that mode.

Have you looked in your add/remove programs? do you have drivers for any other phones in there that might be causing a conflict? If you were able to install pc-studio then you installed the drivers.

Set your phone to pc-studio mode.
Enter this like you were making a phone call.    *#197328640#
press 9 for common
press 6 usb configuration
and make sure the tick is in 1 for samsung usb. If it is not select it.

What OS are you using. I know for a fact that there are problems with Windows 7. I have to change the USB mode to Qualcomm, which I can tell you how to do after you have exhausted all other options.

Well if you know how to change it with qualcom let me help you out with some qualcom drivers.

64bit vista is definitely a problem. You should have mentioned this at first. And i should have asked. There is a version that connects with the eternity. But it will not find your phone. I know because pc-studio 3 will not work with the impression either. But the drivers it installs may work with TKFE.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/detail/supportPrdDetail.do?menu=SP01&prd_ia_cd=&prd_mdl_cd=&prd_mdl_name=SGH-A707

Of course you need to uninstall pc-studio and all samsung drivers in your control panel first before installing.

Here are some links.

http://www.samsung-eternity.com/index.php/topic,2000.0.html
http://www.samsung-impression.org/introduce-yourself/importing-contacts/msg8016/#msg8016

Also try different usb ports. Compatibility mode.