Mobile Phone Tools is a proprietary program that has to have built in support for each specific phone it needs to recognize. If you have a rather new phone you might be out of luck for support until a newer version of Mobile Phone Tools comes out that supports it.
Likewise the PST Phone Programmer also comes in many different versions. Since our primary use for it is to enable the Java Application Loader, it needs to know where that option is located for each specific phone. If your phone is new, it might not be able to find the location and freeze.
Your best bet is to search for as much information as you can relating to the specifics of your phone. You might also be inclined to try programs that edit the "Flex" of the phone. This is a viable approach but it is also very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.
2. How do I delete just one java application? There is only an option to delete all java applications.
It's easy. Just go to Menu -> Games and highlight the game you want to delete. Then press the menu button and there will be an option to delete that specific game.
3. Seriously, Where do I get all of these programs?
P2k Drivers are all over the Internet, usually called P2k.zip. Just make sure that you find one that is actually for Motorola Phones, as there are many for other devices. The one for Motorola Phones usually has 3 files in the Zip
p2k.info - 22kb
P2k.sys - 38kb
USBMOT2000.INF - 10kb <--- A much more important identifier
Mobile Phone Tools is a paid for program. You will need to purchase it or use a friend's copy.
PST Phone Programmer is all around the internet. It's just one of those downloads you're going to need to try and find.
Midway, on the other hand, can be freely downloaded after subscribing to MOTOcoder.com (which is also free). It is also around on the internet if you're too lazy to sign up.
Some people have received tons of help downloading from sites such as VXXStuff.com and FileMirrors.com but anything found should be thoroughly virus scanned first (even though I have never seen any virus bundled software).
4. I only have a .jar file for the Java Application/Game I was to upload, is that ok?
Nope, but there's a simple solution. There are programs that can generate .jad files based on the .jar files. The programs have names such as JADMaker and Jad Generator, a simple google search will show many results. If you have a jad file, but no jar file, you're screwed.
5. These Java games don't fit my screen!!!
This is indeed a big problem. Most games on the internet are made the so called "Triplets" Series which includes the (V300, V500, and V600). Unfortunately for us the V180 and V220 screen is just slightly smaller. Since most java game programmers use absolute indexing for their games, the games always appear off center and usually inoperable. The only solution is to keep searching for games that work, they're out there and I'd love to compile a list. If you find a game that works for the V220 please send me an email at cdigiamo [at] ic.sunysb.edu.
6. I have a Motorola E398. Does this tutorial work for me too?
Answer from C. Martinez:Yes, the tutorial works for this phone also. The Motorola E398 has both a Flash Memory Card and built-in Memory. If you plug in the phone and it detects it as a Mass Storage Device, then you will need to change the Settings. You can change the settings as follow Settings -> Connections -> USB Settings -> Change from Memory Card to Data/fax connection. Now your phone will be recognized as a Motorola Modem and you can use Midway to transfer Java programs to it.
If you have a motorola phone not listed here, and you want to give this tutorial a try please send me your results, and I will post them here too.
