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Any way to change startup screen

Just wondering if the loader screen can be changed? I have used several ROMs and most come with different start-up screens. Is there a way to change them for a custom image?

Easiest way I know of is to cook up a custom ROM using the PPCGeeks kitchen (ppckitchen.org). Lets you choose up to 3 boot splash images, and if you then flash a rom which doesn't have its own boot screens (I use JakDillard's roms), they won't be overwritten and you end up with a chef's rom with your custom splash.

If you're talking about the animated startup Sprint screen I'm not sure. If you're talking about the green WM6 startup screen you can change the /windows file welcomehead.96.png with anything you want. There's a couple of really nice ones you can find if you do a search.

to change sprint startup animation go to:
HKLM\Software\HTC\Startupanimation
and point "GIFFile" to a GIF amination of your preference.
or you can replace to file SPCS_Startup.gif located in \windows.

The screen I would like to change is the one that first pops up before the animation. It has the ROM version, and Radio version and other information on it. The picture I have right now is of a muppet. "And it says PPCGeeks and PPCKitchen.org Present", is there anyway to change that one? I am intrigued by the idea of creating my own ROM, but will my OS still work the same? Will I k still have the same OS just different ways of customizing? Or will I have to get a new OS? Sorry if I am not making sense, I currently have W6.1, GPS upgrade, google Maps, TomTom Navigator 6, and other good apps. How can I keep these apps while eliminating other ones. Also can I make a ROM that does all that while changing my Radio from 3.37 to 3.35? Sorry for all the questions but I figured I would ask in a single post rather that several
Thanx in advance

Polaris Custom Splash Screens & How To

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

Maybe i'm stupid HELP!!!!!!!

I keep creating cabs using for HD wallpaper and it doenst work? it says i have installed on device correctly and i have followed the instructions below but still no imgae on my wallpaper all i want is wallpaper on all my touchflo tabs surely its not that harD??????
"This is a small program that will allow you to create high resolution wallpapers for the TouchFlo 3D interface from any image.
Tested on HTC Touch HD, HTC Touch Diamond 2, HTC Touch Pro 2, Dutty's Extreme ROMs, Manila v2+
Portrait & Landscape Mode
.NET Framework v3.5 required
Creating a high resolution wallpaper in 4 steps:
1. Load or drag&drop the image, press "Auto Crop & Resize" or select crop & resize options
2. Press the button "Convert"
- optional: Press "Landscape" & repeat steps 1 & 2
3. Press the button "Create CAB"
4. Copy and install the CAB on your device"
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe this Program was made for manila 2 and up not a stock manila, are you using a stock Rom on your HD?

yes, i think so, how do i know and how would i change it?

You've got two options mate,
Either flash a new ROM with Manila v2, for example Duttys 3.7xt
Or you can search for Mun_Rus Background for all tabs.
If i was you, i'd do the latter until you feel comfatble to flash a new ROM. My advice is stick around, get sue to your device, to read the wiki and the ROM dev forum.
There's bounds of information here but as i said in your last thread, please use the search function first, it only takes a minute and most of the time gives you your answer!
But ye, read the Wiki, the FAQ and search, before you start a thread

Energy Rom Leo custom wallpapers not working

I have looked through a lot of the existing threads and tried installing the cabs that people have posted made from HDwall. I havent been able to get the wallpapers to work.
I am using latest leo rom with manila 2.5.2
Are there any settings or patch installations that i am missing?
Can anyone give me a step by step guide to installing these cabs or how i can create my own wallpapers using hdwall for the rom that i have. What settings should i be using in hdwall to create wallpapers?
thanks

im having the same problem
whenever i try to use hdwalls to set m,y background it does nothing
ANd when i install the cab it changes the task and softkeys but leaves the bg unchangable

take a look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5537653&postcount=7866

ill give it a try thanks bro

ctbear said:
take a look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5537653&postcount=7866
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I tried this method....i can install the cab now but i am having a few problems...
1. the wallpaper is portrait mode is not properly aligned with the top and bottom bars
2. landscape wallpaper is completely messed up...it basically is rotating the portrait and putting it in landscape.....
is there way to fix it....can someone please post step by step instructions or a screen shot of the HDwall configuration that u have
thanks

when i even try this hdwalls it makes my background grey and unchangable enless i reflash the rom
help me plz

Can anyone help?

what other cabs do you have installed? background4all? cookie monster? max manila.
I use cookie monster and when I install background4all my wallpaper disappears until I uninstall background 4 all.

loading old wallpaper after new rom?

i was using the blue marble wallpaper but after running the sprint upgrade it can no longer see the theme. i keep trying to install it but it never comes up in the list. i believe i may have downloaded it from the hd section but it worked fine until the upgrade. are there specific wallpapers needed to work with the new rom's software?

crash said:
i was using the blue marble wallpaper but after running the sprint upgrade it can no longer see the theme. i keep trying to install it but it never comes up in the list. i believe i may have downloaded it from the hd section but it worked fine until the upgrade. are there specific wallpapers needed to work with the new rom's software?
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hi, do you mean it is in a cab made using HD walls?? if so then yes it can depend on what rom you have to if it works as there are many options in the making process. can you apply "normal" wallpapers ok?

Ok i just looked back after i remembered i asked the sae question a while back, this solution from Andrew, worked for me but you will need the original wallpaper from which the cab was made. You could extract the wall paper from the cab using Quick cab-which is free
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Hi Andrew, may i ask, what file you are using for background for all on this Rom? or will the HDwall do this? Also offTopic but which config in HD wall did you use to create this?
Cheers
Hi osrix25
Easy: Install "HQWallpaperPatch_v1.22_forManila2.5.19222xxx. cab" which is attached to post #2123 of this thread. N.B. This will make your Sense 2.5 incompatible with Co0kieMonster's new home tab MOD (leads to square by clock bug). Once you've installed this patch you can then install a HDWall cab. Here's how I made it:
Make sure you're using HDWall 2.8b. Choose the profile: "HTC Sense v2.5 & WM6.5 - No Compression", then use the "Convert" button to create the manila files from your image. Next, change the profile to: "HTC Sense v2.5 & WM 6.5 - All Tabs - No Compression" and convert to manila files as before. When making the .cab file, ensure you include all the manila and image files you have used when converting using both profiles.
If that doesn't work, use the profiles in the opposite order. The only limitation of HDWall at the moment is that for this version of Sense 2.5 it can only use the same image when skinning both the landscape and portrait images. This may be a limitation of Sense 2.5.2011.3030 - more research is needed I think.
To skin the lock screen and start menu backgrounds make WVGA portrait and landscape .jpg files of your image and then rename them:
Portrait: "stwater_480_800.jpg"
Landscape: "stwater_800_480.jpg"
Copy these two .jpg files to \Windows and restart the device.
Hope that's helpful.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking
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yeah it's a cab file with 2 images for normal and landscape. i'm going to try with jpg's for now.

crash said:
yeah it's a cab file with 2 images for normal and landscape. i'm going to try with jpg's for now.
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Are these the ones you wanted to use?