Just got my fiancee a new Polaris to replace her Elfin, and decided to give it a little more shine during the bootup process, here's my results.
Just sharing with the community as I think some people might want to use it themselves.
Her Polaris has 3 splashes before Windows appears (I know some may have 4) so that's what I focused on.
Screen 1: changed to a nicer splash I just whipped up in Photoshop.
Screen 2: left alone as the htc .gif is nice.
Screen 3: changed to a nicer 'Starting Windows' screen.
Procedure:
To change the 1st screen, just download 'Polaris Splash.zip' and run 'Polaris_CustomRUU.exe' which will apply the new Cruise logo. (make sure your phone is CID unlocked with HardSPL!) The image fits perfectly along with the System Info that displays in the bottom right corner during boot.
To change the 2nd screen, 99% of the time it is in WINDOWS\animated.gif (I haven't included one as the default one is fine)
To change the 3rd screen, 99% of the time it is in WINDOWS\welcomehead.96.png so all you have to do is download the image and copy/overwrite into your Windows folder on the Cruise.
Hope some enjoy the images, or at least use this guide to change their splashes to their own custom built screens. Enjoy.
EDIT: Added a YouTube video of the bootup -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2r2nlyeEkQ
nice
thank you for sharing
I've changed your splash screen to my welcomehead...
find enclosed my animated.gif which is used for my Pcarvalho Extreme Rom
Unlocked?
In order to change the ROM splash... Do I need to unlock my Fuze?
Hi!
I´ve flashed the boot splash screen and it´s ok, but the second screen, for you maybe is the image 1,5 ( the one with the radio version ), is still the operator splash screen and i want to change that image, do u know how i do that?
thanks!
Sorry mate but norton 360 found a trojan in your updaterom utility
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I tired the current utilities, and none of them seem to work. Do they work for anyone?
I guess we will have to patiently wait for someone to find out how to replace the splash screen. Theres 3 screens total now (HTC, i-mate and WM) Will be cool to have 2 splashies.
Well I was using the q-tek test rom, and there were three splash screens on it. But the current tools worked for changing the second splash screen. the third is easy to change. Just copy enablerapi.cab to your device...run...and make a 340x340 image named welcomehead.96.png and copy it into the windows folder on your device.
Cool. i didn't know that. Though I don't mind the third splash screen. I i-mate one is the one I want to swap.
i was fumbling around with the hypercore kitchen and found a tool in a subfolder called "nb image tool". i was curious, since it suggested only a few simple clicks in order to create your own splash screen. so i flashed my creation but now i have TWO splash screens: one white HTC INNOVATION, and one OEM. the latter one can still be changed. but the first one seems to be branded into my device.
i found out that this tool was originally made for the himalaya which actually does have TWO splash screens. but i haven't found any hint how to reverse this **** again.
requesting immediate help, please!!!
bro have the startup animation.
i changed my welcomehead.96.png (the second startup screen) So if someone else could copy out the said file in \windows to help sort chriskay out.
*Edit* muddleheaded me thought that this was for the Nike (with regards to the startup screen, the welcomehead.96.png should be the same). Hope it helps with the wm6 prophet (me speculating again)
Is it possible to have Startup Animation on P4350 Like Wing ?
You WANT the wing startup?
I have the HTC startup on my Wing. lol
Or are you just wanting to have an animated startup animation?
take this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360327
From my understanding, we couldn't change this without recooking the rom. I was experimenting with this once, and nothing worked. If I'm wrong, please please please someone let me know how to do this.
WHICH splash screen? Technically, there's three. I can show you how to change all three.
EDIT: The first one requires you to flash your device with a custom splash screen. The second and third I've only done while cooking but I don't see why they wouldn't work as cab files or done manually...
ok, well, I just made a cab to change the first bootscreen.
3? I know of 2...
Do you know what the registry entry and the file name is for the second bootscreen? In the original Tmo rom, it was green Windows with a circle.
There's also the PrimarySplash.nb bootscreen.... I'm not home right now and I don't know if that information survived my PC "issue"... we'll see.
I think I was not clear enough.
I have tried installing Animated startup on my P4350 but it just not smooth, there is kind of a jump when the animation start.
I replaced the the animation dll's with the one's from a elf rom and it works very smooth but then you loose the vibration.
Has any one experience this before.
The rom I am using is based on the original herald rom not the wing rom.
I also tried the Wing rom and replaced the TMO_Startup animation with another Gif file and it also jumps at the begining with a screen flicker.
The Startup animation I want to use is the elf animation.
Please advice
Best Regards
It would be nice if someone figured this out. I think we've all been under the impression this wouldn't work at all, but maybe it will work.
duprade said:
It would be nice if someone figured this out. I think we've all been under the impression this wouldn't work at all, but maybe it will work.
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It works very nice and smooth with the elf DLL's but somehow the vibration does not work
Regards
I've always wanted to just get rid of the first T-Mobile Splash Screen but I don't think its possible. Stock Rom.
zcink said:
I've always wanted to just get rid of the first T-Mobile Splash Screen but I don't think its possible. Stock Rom.
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It is possible
-To stop the Startup Animation Delete the following registry key and it will not work anymore.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\StartupAnimation]
- The Attachment is HTC Splash Screen which I made from Elf Startup Animation in NBH format and RUU Flasher included
Regards
Post the files you are refering to so I can take a look at them, please. Thank you.
Its not the Startup Animation that I want to eliminate. Its the first splash screen -- the T-Mobile screen I want to get rid of. Its not possible.
shafez said:
It is possible
-To stop the Startup Animation Delete the following registry key and it will not work anymore.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\StartupAnimation]
- The Attachment is HTC Splash Screen which I made from Elf Startup Animation in NBH format and RUU Flasher included
Regards
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shafez,
do i need to have to have hard spl on my herald to use your splash screen or is it safe without? with this just change the splash or will it hard reset my phone?
thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=361287
That is what you're looking for...
ivanmmj said:
Post the files you are refering to so I can take a look at them, please. Thank you.
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Here you are, The RvBCrS HTC Startup Animation.cab I found somewhere here in the forum.
It works without Sound but have to delete the Flags Key in HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\HtcInit.
Also there is a Jump at the begining of the startup animation.
When I replace the StartupAnimationEngine.dll with the Elf Dll, The Animation is very smooth but you loose the vibration.
Same issue if I replace all the DLL's with Elf Dll's, Also loose vibration but animation is very smooth and still no sound also.
Best Regards
shafez said:
Here you are, The RvBCrS HTC Startup Animation.cab I found somewhere here in the forum.
It works without Sound but have to delete the Flags Key in HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\HtcInit.
Also there is a Jump at the begining of the startup animation.
When I replace the StartupAnimationEngine.dll with the Elf Dll, The Animation is very smooth but you loose the vibration.
Same issue if I replace all the DLL's with Elf Dll's, Also loose vibration but animation is very smooth and still no sound also.
Best Regards
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In which order I have to install this on my Herald?
Regards, Tommy
germanPDAuser said:
In which order I have to install this on my Herald?
Regards, Tommy
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- Install RvBCrS HTC Startup Animation.cab
- Delete the Flags Key in HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\HtcInit using any registry editor.
- Soft Reset your device.
Regards
Need Help with TMO Wing Spash replacement via Rom
shafez said:
It is possible
- The Attachment is HTC Splash Screen which I made from Elf Startup Animation in NBH format and RUU Flasher included
Regards
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Ever since I got my TMO Wing 2 weeks ago I've been trying to replace the 1st boot splash with a custom graphic. I've managed to get it working with other people's ROMs (ie. Open Touch & Touch-IT) so I know it is somehow possible.
The Spash Only rom for HTC above has also worked successfully. However, I still cannot get a custom graphic converted to nbh and flashed to the device no matter what I try.
Can you provide the steps on how you made the ROM for the HTC Spash from the ELF Startup? or let me know what I need to do to my BMP to get it into a valid NBH?
Everything I do gives a ERROR [328] : INVALID COMMAND at the end of the flash.
I have a TMO Wing
IPL - 4.10.0002
SPL - 4.10.0000
I use HERALD-USPL-beta3 and it works for all ROMs but my own.
I've tried Splash Screen Changer and nb_image_converter.exe with HTC_ROM_Tool to no avail.
Custom BMP Properties:
width 240
height 320
resolution 71 dpi
Bit Depth 24
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knrubar
Hi All,
first: I know there was just few posts ago same thread.
BUT!
What i really want to see here(We r in Polaris section not Kaiser)
is proper tools and proper explan. how to build and flash Splashes for Polaris.
I tried to do that with info given in Kaiser branch but no luck(mostly coz i was affraid to brick my cruise)
I have to deal with noobs every day at work (i put myself in noob cat. when it concerns phones-flashing-and etc.) and the only way to help them when screeming at u saying that u r as..ole and dont want to help--- is to draw them a "PICTURE" with what they have to do.
So.
Im nOOb here and i'd love to see that PICTURE.
It'd be nice if someone who knows this stuff and does it every day, would make some PrintScreen of the whole proccess of creating and flashing splashes for Polaris.
Thanx alot to all of u who makes our(nOOb's(but willing to learn)) lives more interesting
Cheers lads
Don't know about changing the first HTC splash screen but the Windows one that loads after it really got on my nerves...so if you want to change just that one this app worked for me.
It basically unlocks the file welcomehead.96 in the Windows folder. You can then overwrite it with a picture of your choice (renamed "welcomehead.96"), saved as a .png image and resized to 240x320 (I used Paint for this).
Hope this helps a little.
cheers dude.
SubSplash Flash
Hi, here is a group of very useful tools that load any image you like into the boot loader creating your own splash
There is an interesting thing: another Splash after the first one called Subsplash (when showing radio and rom versions) that is tricky to replace. It has place at the address 0x601. So, you have to edit htcrt_devices.ini file by changing the address wherever you read 0x600 put 0x601, look for your device (or change them all in the list just in case). Only then you can produce the RUU_signed.nbh. After that, replace into ROMUpdateUtility folder and flash. Try it. Almost one day to find out how to get rid of that awfull image from Claro Argentina! Hope this helps.
A few new Diamond splash screens for you all....
Unzip and run the 'DiamonCustomRUU.exe'.... it looks like a rom upgrade but it will only install the new splash screen... nothing else will be touched and it WONT hard reset
Splash 1 = generic version
Splash 2 = MoDaCo branding
enjoy!
Not sure if you need Hard SPL.... ??? probably
EDit 1 : slightly modified Splash2
EDIT 2 : Added Windows Mobile OS startup screen replacement... same as splash 1
copy the 'welcomehead.192.png' into the /windows directory.
EDIT 3 : Added startup animated gif... unzip 'StartUp_480x640.zip' and copy into the /windows directory.
Nice! Hope to see more of this!
cool .... Great job .... Thanks ....
Nice, do you reckon we can get uploads of all the original splash screens too? I'm not wanting to change mine unless i can change it back for warranty reasons!
sorry, how can i change my splash screen ?
It looks great, but it takes more time to boot with this splash screen...it would be better to kill the animation after it, so the reboot will be faster. Have you an idea?
Neo XL said:
It looks great, but it takes more time to boot with this splash screen...it would be better to kill the animation after it, so the reboot will be faster. Have you an idea?
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are you sure?? i diddnt think it made any difference :/
you can remove the animation... us the 'Advanced Configuration Tool' i think????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418151
Addicteddddd said:
Nice, do you reckon we can get uploads of all the original splash screens too? I'm not wanting to change mine unless i can change it back for warranty reasons!
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i dont have them to hand... anyone else?
Added new windows mobile OS splash screen image... see first post
see new and original attached...
i want the orginal splashscreen in black, i have seen it, but i dont know where:S
get a black one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2813299#post2813299
What does the exe do?
Can't we simply change the registry entry of the file or overwrite the default?
Advanced config has an option for selecting a different image as splash screen.
Also has option for selecting shutdown (default is none) and carrier (default is the same with the startup - welcomehead.192.png) images