How to convert APK to BAR and signing it

this is how you convert Android APK files to Playbook supported BAR files.

http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/adobe.jsp
http://www.mediafire.com/?m5d990yhbu2c070
http://www.adobe.com/special/products/air/sdk/
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/android/signingkey

blackberry-signer -csksetup -cskpass yourPinhere

blackberry-signer -register -csjpin yourPINhere -cskpass yourPinhere client-RDK-##########.csj

blackberry-keytool -genkeypair -keystore QNX.p12 -storepass yourPinhere -dname "cn=oXProskillzXo" -alias author

apk2bar-HaTaX.bat C:\....apk

blackberry-signer -keystore QNX.p12 -storepass yourPINhere -cskpass yourPINhere NAMEofBARfile.bar author

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[RitzNChips]

we also need abode flex?

[oXProskillzXo]

@RitzNChips that's the other way to do it

[TeamDriftKings]

does it have to be signed. :p cause does signing mean making it available to the app world?

[oXProskillzXo]

@TeamDriftKings it has to be signed for the playbook to recognize it. it'll not show up in app world

[martijn600m]

in mine bin folder i have only 2 files and when i excute them nothing happens

[oXProskillzXo]

@martijn600m execute thru cmd with code

[Xenerous]

When i try to put the bars onto the playbook it always says 'Failure 881 required signatures missing RDK, AUTHOR'

[m5ugar]

Info: Sending request: Install

Info: Action: Install

Info: File size: 8285610

Info: Installing ...

Info: Processing 8285610 bytes

actual_dname::

actual_id::

actual_version::

result::failure 500 BarFileUnsignedError

I already followed all your steps in this video.. but, when i want to install it to my playbook, that error appear.. do you know how to solve it? thanks

[MrTrillaT]

@Xenerous i get that samething this guy is shit

[8ibonek9]

Sorry but your video is not very well explained, for something like this you need to break this shit down into steps, not just run through it because everyone relplying to this video it either not working or have lots of questions, too bad because your the only video on youtube to do a video on this perticular topic that i can find. You video would be awesome if you re-did it and broke it down into steps bro. Not trying to be rude or nuthin' .....respect.

[yodayodayoda]

@xXavikingXx You should not mix in the HaTaX code. I suspect that set was based off an older version of the commandline tools which is why it is not working on the current OS2.0 release.

[yodayodayoda]

@xXavikingXx The readme.txt in the blackberry.tools.SDK gives a breakdown of how to use the command line tools. You first open a CMD and navigate to the bin folder. From there input the command (eg to sign the BARs: batchbar-signer C:\BAR\[File for single or no file name to sign all BARs] ...

You also have to be mindful of the directory and file names. Best to put the path & the filename within double quotes. I found that spaces tends to trip up the program.

[xXavikingXx]

@yodayodayoda

I downloaded the command line tools and inside there are three folders bin, blackberry, lib and the readme.

Inside those folders there is no .exe so I tried to point the bat file in the bin folder named apk2bar that didn't work then I tried to add apk2bar-HaTaX.bat to the apk2bar folder like the set up that is used in the video but with the newer files inside the folders still nothing.

Clearly I am just not setting it up correctly. If you could help just a little more.

[yodayodayoda]

@xXavikingXx The signing tool in the PB SDK and the HaTaX files doesn't sign the file properly. To be able to sign your converted BAR file, go to the Blackberry website and download the CommandLineTools.zip file. Within it, it will have the latest apk2bar executable along with a working blackberry-signer. Hope this helps.

[xXavikingXx]

I am getting the 881 error.

I can only assume that it is because I am trying this with the newly released 2.0 playbook software and this tutorial is on an older OS version and this is causing problems. I am going to delete everything and start over and try the step by step over at crackberry since it appears that this is NOT going to work using this method.

[copakid3229]

I keep getting this error and I cant seem to find the solution anywhere online. 881 required signature is missing (RDK). The error comes up when I am trying to load the signed app to my playbook, at least I assume it signed since it says signed when I run the Rim Signing tool. Does anyone havve any ideas what I could try?

[kayge1000]

Getting same error 'Failure 881 required signatures missing RDK, AUTHOR'