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Well here we go, this will revert your bootscreen to the Stock Verizon Android Bootscreen with Sound.
(Verizon animation then waving droids, followed by the HTC animation)
!!!! THIS IS FOR ROOT USERS ONLY !!!!
This has not been tested with any Non-Root ROM!
This HOW-TO was put together on a Windows Machine, Please adjust your syntax if you are using linux.
This has been tested on the Plain Jane ROM (Thanks Jcase!!) And confirmed working on Ivan's ROM (Thanks pkopalek)
EDIT [6/9/10 @ 3:39pm EST]: THIS WORKS ON Eris-based ROMs ONLY at this time. I will be experimenting with other ROM's and will post my findings.
This Bootscreen was pulled from the Downgrade.zip included in this post:
Android Fourms
Please give credit where credit is due. All i did was get all together and write this HOW-TO.
1. Download this zip ... bootscreen_Stock_Sound
And Extract to any location on you computer. You should have a folder named bootscreen with some xml,mp3,and gif files.
2. if you have pushed a bootscreen to /data/local, delete it.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell rm /data/local/bootanimation.zip
3 Enter the adb shell and cd to /system/media and list contents.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/media
ls
Back up the bootanimation.zip located here.
Code:
cp bootanimation.zip bootanimation.bak
or delete it.
Code:
rm bootanimation.zip
Exit shell
Code:
exit
4. Now to push the animation to /system/media
<your-save-path-here> is where you extracted the RAR. When extracted you will have folder named bootscreen_Stock_Sound with a nested folder named bootscreen.
I downloaded the rar to the desktop on Win 7 so my path would be:
C:\Users\Lostbytes\Desktop\bootscreen_Stock_Sound\bootscreen
NOT: C:\Users\Lostbytes\Desktop\bootscreen_Stock_Sound\bootscreen\
as this will nest the folders.
Code:
adb push <your-save-path-here>\bootscreen /system/media/bootscreen
Wait for it to finish.
EDIT:For those having problems with a black boot screen, please enter the following to set the permissions on the bootscreen folder.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell chmod 775 /system/media/bootscreen
5. To Test.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
bootanimation
PRESS Ctrl-C to return to the shell.
Now a creative person with the inclination, should be able to modify the contents of the bootscreen xml file to use custom sounds and animations. Have Fun All
TO THE DEVS:
Thank you for all your hard work day in and day out. Without people like you, this scene would not exist.
Have Fun
Have Fun Everyone!!!!!!
I've been thinking about this bootscreen for a long time.
Thank you for this.
And for what it's worth, with all the files in place,
my Evil Eris boot animation is just a blank, black screen.
Hmm..... I'm missing something.
I thought this had to be in a ZIP format...
After downloading ..it is a RAR file...
bukada said:
I thought this had to be in a ZIP format...
After downloading ..it is a RAR file...
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This is not the common Bootanimation.zip!!!
Please read the directions, this is the old Style bootanimation format. (using a XML instruction sheet, NOT the desc.txt file w/ png in zip format) This allows much more control. You mush first back up or remove any and all Bootanimations on your phone.
pkopalek said:
And for what it's worth, with all the files in place,
my Evil Eris boot animation is just a blank, black screen.
Hmm..... I'm missing something.
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Did you back up or remove the bootanimation in
/data/local
/system/media
also if /system/media already has a bootscreen folder delete it and replace it with the one from the RAR.
Bootanimation formats as far as i know are:
/data/local/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/booanimation.zip
/system/media/bootscreen/<XML,Gif,MP3 files>/
This bootscreen is the last format. It works on a ERIS running Plain Jane, Will post vid soon.
pkopalek said:
And for what it's worth, with all the files in place,
my Evil Eris boot animation is just a blank, black screen.
Hmm..... I'm missing something.
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Same here. Followed the instrucations and only have a blank screen now during boot up. Is a step missing?
lostbytes said:
Did you back up or remove the bootanimation in
/data/local
/system/media
also if /system/media already has a bootscreen folder delete it and replace it with the one from the RAR.
Bootanimation formats as far as i know are:
/data/local/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/booanimation.zip
/system/media/bootscreen/<XML,Gif,MP3 files>/
This bootscreen is the last format. It works on a ERIS running Plain Jane, Will post vid soon.
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All checkpoints check.
This is also pretty standard for all of Android, so I am baffled as to why we're getting black bootscreens!
pkopalek said:
All checkpoints check.
This is also pretty standard for all of Android, so I am baffled as to why we're getting black bootscreens!
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I will recreate the procedure from the beginning . All i did was pull the original boot screen from Android 1.5 and push to my phone, Maybe i missed documenting something.....But it is a simple operation. Will post again soon.
Yeah, I see.
I even pulled apart downgrade.zip (which I have on my computer) and looked at it myself, just in case a file got corrupted or something.
I can't figure it out!
Maybe this needs to be turned into a bootanimation.zip for some ROMs?
pkopalek said:
Yeah, I see.
I even pulled apart downgrade.zip (which I have on my computer) and looked at it myself, just in case a file got corrupted or something.
I can't figure it out!
Maybe this needs to be turned into a bootanimation.zip for some ROMs?
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Its possible, I will look into it some more, What baffles me is that works for me!!! It may be ROM dependent but i am just recreating the file structure with no modifications from the original. So, in theory the ROM should not matter.
I tried grabbing the /system/bin/bootanimation file from another ROM (so that the 'bootanimation' command would maybe work?) to see if that makes the difference, but it doesn't seem to.
It seems like something silly is missing! I even did a Root Explorer search for anything with the word 'boot' in it to see what could be causing the trouble, but I don't see anything at all! The only things with 'bootscreen' or words like it is in the /system/media/bootscreen/ folder that is there (because I put it there).
Baffling!
Here are screens of what i did, I recreated the whole process and it worked fine for me. Again i am running the Plain Jane ROM (Thanks to Jcase) if that matters.
link To Screen
Hope this helps!!!
I confirmed this DOES seem to work on normal Eris-based ROMs like yours (Ivan's 1.0, in my case)
but NOT on EvilEris.
pkopalek said:
I confirmed this DOES seem to work on normal Eris-based ROMs like yours (Ivan's 1.0, in my case)
but NOT on EvilEris.
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Would you like me to post the bootanimation file from /system/bin?
maybe replacing this file with mine might solve the issue...
File located here........... Bootanimation
Please let me know if this resolves the issue. If not i will install EvilEris and try to recreate.
Same exact success rate.
I also had to chmod your 'bootanimation' to make it work, but that may or may not be related to me downloading/pushing it from a Windows machine.
Neither here nor there, just a black screen.
Blah.
pkopalek said:
Same exact success rate.
I also had to chmod your 'bootanimation' to make it work, but that may or may not be related to me downloading/pushing it from a Windows machine.
Neither here nor there, just a black screen.
Blah.
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pkopalek, Would you please, in root explorer, goto /system/media/bootscreen and list its contents? there should be a bunch of files and NO folders. I thinks my code was nesting the files in a second bootscreen folder.
lostbytes said:
pkopalek, Would you please, in root explorer, goto /system/media/bootscreen and list its contents? there should be a bunch of files and NO folders. I thinks my code was nesting the files in a second bootscreen folder.
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Nope. Exactly the contents it should have.
android_audio.mp3, android_audio.mp3_, boot.gif, boot.mp3, boot_animation.xml, etc etc etc.
Certainly no folders in here. Exactly the contents it should have.
/system/media/bootscreen
same contents as C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.PAULSTERM1\Desktop\android\downloads\bootscreen
which is where I extracted the bootscreen contents (twice, once from your download, once from my own downgrade.zip. same results.)
pkopalek, Would you please, in root explorer, goto /system/media/bootscreen and list its contents? there should be a bunch of files and NO folders. I
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Nope. Exactly the contents it should have.
android_audio.mp3, android_audio.mp3_, boot.gif, boot.mp3, boot_animation.xml, etc etc etc.
Certainly no folders in here. Exactly the contents it should have.
/system/media/bootscreen
same contents as C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.PAULSTERM1\Desktop\android\downloads\bootscreen
which is where I extracted the bootscreen contents (twice, once from your download, once from my own downgrade.zip. same results.)
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This may be obvious, but make sure to check the permissions on the folder itself.
Try this, then reboot.
adb remount
adb shell chmod 775 /system/media/bootscreen
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Hello:
i tried to change my Bootanimation but with no Luck.
1. i tried to make a "theme" via Online Kitchen; got a file (about 6mb) flashed it via Recovery but Botscreen stayed at white "HTC-Briliant"
2. i tried to manualy delete the bootaniamtion.zip at /data/app/local with androidmate (free)--> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10041079&highlight=bootanimation#post10041079
3. i tried to make my own update.zip ( http://www.londatiga.net/it/how-to-create-android-update-zip-package/)
script:
Code:
show_progress 0.1 0
copy_dir PACKAGE:data\app\local data\app\local:
show_progress 0.1 10
4. tried to change the bootimage.zip in NEO's Reflext.Rom by deleting all unneccesary stuf and changing the bootanimation-zip
--> got stuck after Recovery so i had to reflash the whole ROM..
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why i'm not able to change this bootanimation ?
can someone provide me a funktional Update-zip for this ROM
(or a HowTo for doing it myself?)
i would like to test these Bootimages:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=648555
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905538 (android particle2)
PLEASE Help
EDIT: i also tried via
Terminal Emulator
- Connect your phone to your computer via USB
- Copy the downloaded file to your sdcard
- Disconnect phone from computer
- Open Terminal Emulator on your phone and enter the code below (press enter after every line)
su
cp /sdcard/480x800_AndroidGlow1.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip
reboot
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EDIT:
Try putting it into /system/customize/resource
thats where the bootanimation (and the boot sound..) was located on my desire rom.
tried this but:
1: i found no "resource" folder under /system/customize..
2. after creating this folder and copying bootanimation.zip nothing happens
it seems like NEO put it on a special place in his ROM so i cant't figure out..
Test this route: /system/etc/customer/bootanimation.zip ;-)
System/sd/app/local remplace the bootanimation.zip and reboot.
It worked !!
Thanks ASIER
the System/sd/app/local .. did the trick
why does neo uses this folder-structure.. weird ..
(and also thx to raa_ for his help)
does it make sense if i say, i don't have a /system/sd/app/local folder??? the sd part is nowhere to be found
any idea?
edit. found it on my Desire it was under /system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
cheers
i think it depends on the ROM you are using!
i use the ReflextSense 1.7 from NEophyte.360
that uses the "unusual" path as postet before.
"normal" Sense ore SenseHD Roms are using different locations as you found out..
it is sad that there's not a standard-path for all roms !
Asier said:
System/sd/app/local remplace the bootanimation.zip and reboot.
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I have the reflext 1.7 rom on my desire and i have no folder named app in system/sd
neo2006pf said:
I have the reflext 1.7 rom on my desire and i have no folder named app in system/sd
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are you sure youre on the system-"partition" ?
i first set the System to Read/Write in SPareparts and afterwards used ESData explorer (in the program you have to enable ROOT funktions..)
--> menu/settingsroot options --> mount filesystem
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click on the button on the very left (sd-icon) and it should change into a "house"
the path should be a "/"
afterwards choose SYSTEM/SD/APP/Local
in this folder there should be bootanimation.zip, downanimation.zip, shutdown.zip and "placeholder"
hope it helps
I cant find my bootanimation.zip anywhere,Im using insertcoin 1.8f(trying to update to 1.8h with no luck )
this Thread describes Changing BOOTANIMATION in ReflextSense (1.7)
i think insertCoin uses an different Folder for Bootanimation.zip than this rom.
you could try one of these options:
get shure you hav read/write acces to your Root.. (as i described in de Posting before..)
search the "insert coin" thread for Bootanimation.zip
ask in the Thread about the neccesary "Path"
try to download a "change bootanimation" zip from online kitchen or from the forum..
apply the zip via Recovery and if it works !! ... open the zip and analyse the script file (which Path it uses..)
i hope it helps..
klefreak said:
are you sure youre on the system-"partition" ?
i first set the System to Read/Write in SPareparts and afterwards used ESData explorer (in the program you have to enable ROOT funktions..)
--> menu/settingsroot options --> mount filesystem
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click on the button on the very left (sd-icon) and it should change into a "house"
the path should be a "/"
afterwards choose SYSTEM/SD/APP/Local
in this folder there should be bootanimation.zip, downanimation.zip, shutdown.zip and "placeholder"
hope it helps
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I had the right path but was using a software that can't see the folder system/sd/app. I managed to replace the bootanimation.zip with SUFBS. Thank you for your help though.
Just thought I would give a heads up to anyone who wants to rid themselves of the annoying boot sound.
It is located in /system/media and the file name is FinalThunder.mp3. Move it to FinalThunder.mp3.old and it's gone.
I'd write a quick update script, but the new update-binary format escapes me.
Hope that helps.
Good tip, I was glad that moving that sound file to somewhere more accessible was part of the ROM image cause I also like to remove that sound. I like to tinker with the phone at work sometimes so a quiet boot is necessary
I know whatcha mean man. I can just imagine me rebooting in school with a crack of THUNDA! Thanks Unheard.
yo, just fyi, i couldn't find it in /system/media; found out that it gets moved there on the debloat rom.
for non debloat rom users, its here /system/customize/resource
Thanks for the tip . The sound was really annoying
Thank you! It works
man I love that sound myself
how do you rename it? I tried es file explorer, hit the file and rename to .old but operation failed!
I added this mp3 of windows 95 crashing and the windows breaks perfectly to when the lighting flashes kinda funny but work goodwhen i renamed it to FinalThunder.mp3 http://www.zedge.net/ringtones/303308/windows-95-crash-ringtone/
Hehe, I'm a thunder crashing sound whore, myself
You need to use root explorer or another root file explorer.
I noticed when you remove the bootanimation from the same folder the stock android boot animation is used!
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thank god. i was so sick of that sound when rebooting.
tornadog said:
how do you rename it? I tried es file explorer, hit the file and rename to .old but operation failed!
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It's in the /system folder, meaning to modify it:
1) You need to be logged in as a super-user (root).
2) You need to make the /system directory writable.
1) Root your device, adb shell into it, and type "su".
2) Upon logging in as su, type:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
Flashed and all looks well, although the font is painful
Made a simple app to remove and restore the thunderbolt sound, download below
@Other Rom Devs, feel free to include it in your roms
Go cap'n go cap'n go...
Glad you posted this, I rooted yesterday at work & I dunno how many times I had to reboot with the sound of that Thunder cracking everytime. Someone stuck their head up over the cube after about the 5th time & is like WTF IS THAT?!?!
Got it deleted!
Thanks. That sound needed to go.
i want to get rid of it so badly i might start adbin' my phone to get freakin' root to do that! i really like so much zroot for my droidx i wonder when our developers will do something like this for thunderbolt so i dont have to work w/ adb
So after the sound is removed, am I safe to delete the app, or will the sound revert?
Hi chaps ,
Here's a little bootanimation i was working on for the Desire.
Here's a preview :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fOI0HOMtak
Caution : You flash this at your own risk! I take no responsibility what happens to your phone! (99.9% it will work )
Note : This has only been tested on the Htc Desire | Samsung Galaxy S | ZTE Blade it is meant for 480x800px (and above) phones...but i think it will work on small resoultion phones as well
* How to instal * (rooted phones!)
1. Download the file (obviously)
2. Put the file on to your SD card
3. Use Root Explorer ( market Link ) or any other phone explorer that allows you to manipulate your rom files.
3. Navigate to where your existing bootanimation is (on Sense it's usually /data/local/ on AOSP it's /system/media)
4. And replace it (overwrite it) Don't forget to make a backup of your current Bootanim.
5. Reboot
* ADB method *
1. Connect your phone with the pc via USB cable and turn on USB debbuging
2. Put the file into your /tools folder where you installed your AndroidSDK)
3. Open CMD (command prompt)
4. Type :
Code:
cd location of your /tools folder (in example) cd c:\androidsdk\tools
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local ([B][U]for SENSE roms)[/U][/B]
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media [B][U](for AOSP roms)[/U][/B]
* Recovery *
1. Put file on your SDcard (no subfolders)
2. Boot into recovery
3. Flash the zip file
4. Reboot
Downlaods :
Code:
* (22.jan) all dll likns are dead,i will re-up then within the week,as well as v1.5
* You can still download it via http://uot.dakra.lt/ :)
If you have any suggestions and/or ideas /etc feel free the post them (no pm's plz)
ENJOY!
Awesome thanks!
a flashable zip file maybe? thanks it look nice
hertiz9511 said:
a flashable zip file maybe? thanks it look nice
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Sure ,ill make it later
Worked great using adb.
Ok guys,final version is here it works like in the preview
Just have to test it on some other phones (just in case) and i'll release it when i get back to my dorm in 2days
cheers
@Ttalk.
Great work, thank you. Works fine.
Just tried it on my desire, very nicely done. Thanks !
Hey.
Using it on my Desire.
Really nice!
If you change the looping sequence so that you see no interruption when starting the loop sequence again it will be perfect.
In the splash screen thread is a perfect splash for the animation btw.
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I don't get it, I followed the instructions but when I type in "adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media/" it comes up with a message saying "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file".
Someone help...please?
Desire, CM7, 3(UK)
Do you have ADB setup on you pc? see this thread > http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/
or http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
Or just flash it through the Recovery,it's easier.
Looks really cool!
Nice, Thanks!
can you make a matching splash?or even a downanimation?
your work is really nice! :0
gonemad02 said:
can you make a matching splash?or even a downanimation?
your work is really nice! :0
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I already have ,here's the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14013656&postcount=789
Works simply and looks nice, thanks.
I really like your splash screen and the boot animation. Well done!
aca85 said:
I already have ,here's the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14013656&postcount=789
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nice one! +1
Good job. Thanks
awesome animation.thanks
Can anyone please help me recover from a boot problem after implementing the boot animation fix below. My phone now gets stuck at the end of the boot animation and will not go any further. It might be caused because I didn't do the last bit and "change number of loops (usually 0 - after the word p in second line) in bootanimation.zip" I have tried to copy in a new boot animation using android commander, but it won't let me mount /system/media as read and write. What tool and procedure could i use to access the phone file system as writeable? I have never used a shell tool. Is there a graphical tool I could use that would mount the system folder so I can write a file to it?
Can someone please advise on a fix?
I did this procedure below, but forgot to change the number of loops
"1. Rename samsungani in /system/bin to anything
2. Copy bootanimation in /system/bin into this folder and rename it into samsungani
3. Copy your bootanimation.zip into /data/local or /system/media
* this method wont work if there's more than 1 folder in bootanimation.zip
* and don't forget to change number of loops (usually 0 - after the word p in second line) in bootanimation.zip, file part.desc into 1 or more than save it. Otherwise you will get into boot loop in bootanimation "
Simply reflash stock ROM with PC Odin
Yeah reflashing the rom can get you out of the bootloop.
But be sure u r on a Safe Kernel.
Speedmod k3-3 or Chainfire kernel v > 5.6
Before you change the rom,
try this
Before using android commander (I assume that your android commander has not obtained root access)
Open the windows command prompt
Locate your adb.exe and run the command from the same folder as follows.
c:\ADB> adb root
restart android commander
and then try to mount in RW mode
Reflashing ROM why need to have safe kernel??
Oh right u need safe kernel only if ur wiping.
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