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[King Tetiro]

Hey folks, need a hand with a problem. I've been preparing the Android running so that I can test for Android system with Legena and my 3D coursework as per usual with my GMS testing.

However in the Android preferences, I clicked the Check SDK button thing and it stated that "KeyStore file does not exist"

I have no idea what a KeyStore is. Would anyone be able to enlighten me on what KeyStore is and how to fix this problem?

Thanks to those who help

[Mayhem Games]

I believe a KeyStore is how you sign an application for Android, Similar to the Provisional Profile for iOS.

You can generate yourself one in the Preferences dialog, under the Android tab.

Edited by Mayhem Games, 04 March 2012 - 09:10 PM.

[Chronic]

Go here: http://wiki.yoyogame...dio_for_Android

[King Tetiro]

I believe a KeyStore is how you sign an application for Android, Similar to the Provisional Profile for iOS.

You can generate yourself one in the Preferences dialog, under the Android tab.

I have tried and tried to generate it, but there's no luck at all. I searched for the .keystore file and it doesn't exist. What's going wrong?

[Nocturne]

Did you follow all the instructions included in the wiki that Chronic linked to above?

[King Tetiro]

Did you follow all the instructions included in the wiki that Chronic linked to above?

• Download SDK - DONE
• Run Installer and make sure it's "C:\Android\android-sdk" - DONE
• Install additional tools - DONE (This took ages to solve)
• Get to know the SDK - DONE
• Do the Studio Basic Setup - DONE
• Fill in the Private Keystore Details - DONE

I did all these things

[TheMagician]

I've just had the exact same error.

Here's how I solved it (but I'm not sure whether this is how you should really do it):
I created a file called "android_keystore.keystore" somewhere on my harddrive (I placed it in the GMS subfolder in AppData).
Then, in the Android preferences in GMS I generated a new keystore file with its name also set to "android_keystore".
When you click on "generate" the field "Private KeyStore File" is filled in with a default path. I modified this path to point to the .keystore file that I had created before.

Everything works well now.

[Nocturne]

What did you fill in for the keystore details? A known issue is when you have (for example) "Dundee, Scotland" (note the comma) as your work location, or "N/A" as not applicable for the developement unit. Ideally, you should only have one word in those sections...

[King Tetiro]

What did you fill in for the keystore details? A known issue is when you have (for example) "Dundee, Scotland" (note the comma) as your work location, or "N/A" as not applicable for the developement unit. Ideally, you should only have one word in those sections...

Name : king_tetiro
Passwords...
Alias : King Tetiro (No space and Caps. Yeh. I'm that clever.)
Common Name : King Tetiro (Got lazy)
Organizational Unit : N/A
Organization : N/A
Location...
Country : GB

As you can tell, everything was filled in.

[Nocturne]

Get rid of the N/A and just either leave it blank or actually write "not applicable" and then try again...

[TheMagician]

Have you tried my solution?

[King Tetiro]

Yup and it seems to have shut GMS up for now

[Nocturne]

Yes, but only because you have fooled it into believing you have that keystore file... But what about the Android Market? Is the keystore file you create this way valid? I think it would be better to generate an actual keystore file than to fake one in this way and possibly have problems at a later date.

[King Tetiro]

Yes, but only because you have fooled it into believing you have that keystore file... But what about the Android Market? Is the keystore file you create this way valid? I think it would be better to generate an actual keystore file than to fake one in this way and possibly have problems at a later date.

I completely agree, which is why I'm still going to try and fix the problem. Now I noticed that the file is automatically created in the Local/AppData. I went to the Local area and there's no AppData folder which I can publically view (But it is there apparently). Anyone know how to open the folder?

[Nocturne]

Just copy the direction from the studio form and paste it into windows explorer (minus the actual file name) and windows should open the location... So, for example, I would copy this "C:\Users\Nocturne\AppData\Local\GameMaker-Studio\" and paste it into the windows explorer bar...

[King Tetiro]

Just copy the direction from the studio form and paste it into windows explorer (minus the actual file name) and windows should open the location... So, for example, I would copy this "C:\Users\Nocturne\AppData\Local\GameMaker-Studio\" and paste it into the windows explorer bar...

Ok I've done that and the keystore I generated isn't there despite it being the correct directory and clicking the Generate button a ton of times

[Nocturne]

Okay... Hmmm... Wait, in your checklist you fail to mention the Java Developement Kit (JDK). You DO have that installed to, don't you?

[King Tetiro]

Okay... Hmmm... Wait, in your checklist you fail to mention the Java Developement Kit (JDK). You DO have that installed to, don't you?

I have installed the latest version and it's still the same problem

[King Tetiro]

I have spent the last 3 nights trying to figure this out and it has failed to provide positive results. I have no idea why a keystore isn't being created

EDIT: I think I just had a special moment, do you need to have an Android device connected to the PC/laptop to generate a keystore??

Edited by King Tetiro, 09 March 2012 - 03:50 PM.

[rwkay]

No you do not need to have the device connected at all, you should just need to ensure that the Java SDK is installed correctly as the tools are contained inside that for generating the keystore, please ensure that you have the Java SDK and not just the Java Run Time Environment (JRE) as this may appear to work in some situations but it does not have all the tools that are required.

Russell