Adding own ringtone to a NAND - HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera

Hi,
Could someone please tell me where I put my mp3 file so that 'sound settings' detects it as a ringtone. I used to put it in the media folder for SD roms but obviously that's all changed.
Thanks.

Hi,
I found the folder in NAND but putting the file in there didn't work. I'm not sure but all the ringtones were using .ogg format so it didn't see the mp3 file. Even tried converting to ogg but didn't work either!
I managed to get the ringtone applied by using "music" app, finding the mp3 on my sd card, hit the menu button and select "set as ringtone".
This was the only way I found
If you find a better method, let me know as the stock gingerbread ringtones are cr*ap.

I just have the media folder on my SD card, and it still picks up all my custom ringtones and notifications in every nand build I've tried.
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Gushfevah said:
I just have the media folder on my SD card, and it still picks up all my custom ringtones and notifications in every nand build I've tried.
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I used this method but during connection to pc as mass storage mode, the ringtone and and notifications will revert back to default internal ringtone as the sdcard is not seen by the system.

It's a strange one. I'm sure someone out there knows the answer.
With winmo you just navigated to the sounds folder on the device.
Anyone?

Just dropped an MP3 in ringtone folder and it's working fine...
You'll need a file manager with root access. I use "Super Manager" and the following instructions are specific to that application but will be similar in any other file manager.
Note: Before you begin make sure you have enabled the root function in the system settings.
1. Select the file you want to move...longpress on the file and select copy from the menu that pops up.
2. Navigate to /system/media/audio/ringtones
3. Press the windows hardbutton and select "Switch System R/W" to enable writing to the system directories.
4. Longpress the screen, when the menu pops up select paste.
5. Exit and reboot (ringtone won't appear until you reboot)

bdkinney said:
Just dropped an MP3 in ringtone folder and it's working fine...
You'll need a file manager with root access. I use "Super Manager" and the following instructions are specific to that application but will be similar in any other file manager.
Note: Before you begin make sure you have enabled the root function in the system settings.
1. Select the file you want to move...longpress on the file and select copy from the menu that pops up.
2. Navigate to /system/media/audio/ringtones
3. Press the windows hardbutton and select "Switch System R/W" to enable writing to the system directories.
4. Longpress the screen, when the menu pops up select paste.
5. Exit and reboot (ringtone won't appear until you reboot)
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Perfect. Thank you.

Incidentally, if you don't want to go through that hassle, you can also put the ringtones in.
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones

LiFE1688 said:
Incidentally, if you don't want to go through that hassle, you can also put the ringtones in.
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
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Problem with that is that when connected to the PC nothing on the SD card can be read.

jamesbond_28_007 said:
Problem with that is that when connected to the PC nothing on the SD card can be read.
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Serious? When you say connected to PC, you mean connect phone to pc with android running? Well, depending on which build. Desire/DesireHD, you will need to unmount the sd card in settings->storage in order to use the phone as a usb mass storage device. If you are using Gingerbread build, you will have to use Multi-mount.
Unless you are my hero, and you went full ext2/ext3/ext4 partition for the whole sd card without fat32.
Then it would be almost useless in a card reader with a windows 7 pc.

LiFE1688 said:
Serious? When you say connected to PC, you mean connect phone to pc with android running? Well, depending on which build. Desire/DesireHD, you will need to unmount the sd card in settings->storage in order to use the phone as a usb mass storage device. If you are using Gingerbread build, you will have to use Multi-mount.
Unless you are my hero, and you went full ext2/ext3/ext4 partition for the whole sd card without fat32.
Then it would be almost useless in a card reader with a windows 7 pc.
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I think he is referring to this problem posted above:
"I used this method but during connection to pc as mass storage mode, the ringtone and and notifications will revert back to default internal ringtone as the sdcard is not seen by the system." -nghockcheng

LiFE1688 said:
Incidentally, if you don't want to go through that hassle, you can also put the ringtones in.
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
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i did this but remain the same problem
when the phone rings .it ring with the old ringtone from system-->media-->>audio-->>ringtons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

a dual mount sd app would help if you don't want the usb to kick your sd card every time that you use mass storage

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Sound

Maybe a weird question, but is it possible for me to add my own sounds to the list of sounds for alarm sounds etc? Its not a ringtone and cant find a folder in windows that will allow me to do it.
Yes -- you can do it. Just drop them into the root of the Windows directory. I believe they have to be .wav format in order for them to show up to use in the Sounds & Notifications menu.
newbie2 said:
Yes -- you can do it. Just drop them into the root of the Windows directory. I believe they have to be .wav format in order for them to show up to use in the Sounds & Notifications menu.
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Or on the storage card if you create a folder named "My Documents" But be sure that the folder is on the root of the MiniSD card.
I prefer this because it doesn't use your phone memory.
anichillus said:
Or on the storage card if you create a folder named "My Documents" But be sure that the folder is on the root of the MiniSD card.
I prefer this because it doesn't use your phone memory.
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I have a folder on the root of the SD Card that is labeled My Documents but it doesnt seem to work the way that you described. Any ideas? Also, any input on an wav converter program that doesnt make end files 23mb's big?

[Q] Astro file manager doesnt really do anything?

I noticed that whenever I modified the file system with Astro, it doesnt actually change anything on the sd card. Similarly, whenever I modify the sd card using the usb link the changes dont show up in astro. Im using the latest mattc Android build.
Anyone know what's wrong?
i noticed too lol
I just tried it with other file managers too with the same results. This is definatly not ok. Does anyone have a solution?
Root Explorer. Just now used it to change my boot animation. Word.
I was just about to ask something similar...
Basically, A LOT of it comes down to the Android system doing a "rescan" on the SDcard in order to organize the changes (new files, changed files, etc). This is especially true if you use a USB connection to copy new files (movies, .mp3s, etc) to your sdcard (mount as a disk drive) from something like Windows.
There are apps out there that will rescan your card, but they don't appear to work with the way that we have Android set up on the sdcard.
Other than doing a reboot, has anyone been successful in doing a rescan of the sdcard while inside of Android in order to update the changes?
Meteo said:
I noticed that whenever I modified the file system with Astro, it doesnt actually change anything on the sd card. Similarly, whenever I modify the sd card using the usb link the changes dont show up in astro. Im using the latest mattc Android build.
Anyone know what's wrong?
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I have found that when I USB (PC to HD2 (Android), i copy a file from my PC to SD Card while in Android OS, I can see the file on my SD Card with size. However, when I disconnect from USB I cannot install that file (APK) on my HD2. So, I use WM wherever I copy file directly from PC to HD2.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I tried all the file explorers I I think the Root Explorer is the best as it shows all files and has the best/easiest options.
ruinertt said:
Other than doing a reboot, has anyone been successful in doing a rescan of the sdcard while inside of Android in order to update the changes?
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You can either remount the SD card in the settings menu or use the Dev Tools app and tap Media scanner/locater.
shadiku said:
You can either remount the SD card in the settings menu or use the Dev Tools app and tap Media scanner/locater.
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Remount doesn't appear to make it work (you'd think that it would, but negative).
I'll try the Media Scanner trick (although I have tried others, maybe this one will work).
Are you able to confirm that this works?
can someone explain the media scanner trick? I dont know what that means..
If you have a ROM with Dev Tools installed (you can also get the APK but this force closes for some.) you can use the Media Scanner item to recreate the cached list of media files on your SD card.
Good luck.

Cut & Paste

ok ; this is probably a dumb question :
how do you cut and paste a file from your sdcard/bluetooth/blabla.mp3
to your phone/system/media/audio/notifications ?
i tried ASTRO File explore but i can't seem to copy/move it from the sdcard to the phone itself
ps: this is all new to me ( Android ) , its the first time we bought a Android phone .
I haven't used the Astra file menager, I use the EStrong one, but have you tried long pressing on the file to see if a menu pops up?
It does on Estrong
you can't copy files to your systemfolder because of the security on the phone.
You can try to create a folder ringtones on your sdcard, next you reboot the phone.
Then it should be reconized.
at some point you can, you need to root your phone and use "Root Explorer" and make "phone/system/media/audio/notifications" as R/W. then do what ever you like..
or you can make on sd card/media/audio/notifications and media/audio/ringtones
Don't mess with the internal storage too much.. that's the way Android wants it to be. Instead use a external storage card to store ringtones, music etc.
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rolks said:
or you can make on sd card/media/audio/notifications and media/audio/ringtones
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Thanks for all the replies , this works very well

is there a way to put files on the phone and read them without having to restart ?

so is there a way to read the files i have added after i connect my phone to pc as "hard disk " to transfer files ?
every time i add a file, i have to restart the andriod "phone" for it to see it.
if i try to remove the SD card while andriod is running. it will hang and i will have to restart.
is there some other things that can be done? like. media scanner for example.. will it work ?
thanks
Have you tried unmounting and then mounting the SD card? I don't know if it works or not, but it's worth a try.
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
so is there a way to read the files i have added after i connect my phone to pc as "hard disk " to transfer files ?
every time i add a file, i have to restart the andriod "phone" for it to see it.
if i try to remove the SD card while andriod is running. it will hang and i will have to restart.
is there some other things that can be done? like. media scanner for example.. will it work ?
thanks
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WHAT!?!?
Which build you are using?!?
In my build all i have to do is clicking "enable usb storage card" when plugging in pc! Then "safe remove" on pc, click "disable usb storage card" and everything works again!!!
Weird!
Life Engineer said:
WHAT!?!?
Which build you are using?!?
In my build all i have to do is clicking "enable usb storage card" when plugging in pc! Then "safe remove" on pc, click "disable usb storage card" and everything works again!!!
Weird!
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itried 2 builds. the cayanogen and the EVO 1.6 " i am at the EVO 1.6 right now. "
its really like.. the best rom ever for me.
Try Droid Explorer
Mark.
Ty
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Use drop box app. Host your own files online and download them directly to your phone.
bangsters 1.5 supports usb mass storage
I'm only guessing, but it sounds to me that he's talking about apps like music and the gallery. They need to be refreshed somehow when you copy new images or audio files, and I've tried and can confirm that unmounting and then mounting does this.
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Use swiftp to transfer files to your sdcard then you will be able to access them without reboot.
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I am using Droid Explorer to place all the files on my phone.
Works like a charm No reboot needed, only the unmount-mount SDcard option afterwards.
Have a look at this - it may be just what you're looking for ...
http://drdmkt.com/3dw
(That's a market link - you'll need to open it on your phone, or search for SD Reload on the market)
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Had the same problem, now I'm using an FTP server to make a connection to my phone and I'm transferring my files with Filezilla.
See ftp server in app market or on appbrain.com

Files on SD card without restarting

Hi at all,
everytime I put files on the sd card, I have to reboot Android because without ES File Explorer won't show the new files I put on the memory card.
Even "Refresh" in ES File Explorer doesn't helo. Is there any other way?
Thanks!
Wifi sync is your friend
lamajstro said:
Hi at all,
everytime I put files on the sd card, I have to reboot Android because without ES File Explorer won't show the new files I put on the memory card.
Even "Refresh" in ES File Explorer doesn't helo. Is there any other way?
Thanks!
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This is a well documented problem. I think it's to do with the way that android sees the SD card with booting from it but don't quote me on that. As far as I know, the best ways round it are:
1. Use dropbox. Free 2gb account and can be very useful.
2. FTP. This is my personal favourite. SwiFTP is a free FTP server for android and there are many free ftp clients for PC/Mac/Linux available. I use FileZilla (opensource ftp client).
3. I believe that if you unmount your SD card before copying files over, then remount however I don't find it particularly successful.
There are other ways like shared folders, email files etc but the top 2 above are the best for me. I use dropbox for small files and one-offs or if I'm copying a lot of stuff and don't want to reboot to winmo, then FTP.
It's also worth noting that if you are a windows user then winamp can sync music over wifi providing you install the winamp android client. However both winamp for windows and android are free.
Hope this helps..
enjoy
Ok, thank you. But that's bad.
The problem is not only that I want to put files through USB on it, it happens also when I use CurrentWidget for example that wants to create a log file on the sd card. Hmm...
I use MDJ Froyo HD 4.6, and there are practically no problems when using mass storage option... After unplugging the files are on the SD card... Only sometimes have to reboot, but not very often...
Why so complicated? Use "Multi Mount SD Card" (it´s free) to connect to PC and you will see new files without rebooting.
lamajstro said:
Ok, thank you. But that's bad.
The problem is not only that I want to put files through USB on it, it happens also when I use CurrentWidget for example that wants to create a log file on the sd card. Hmm...
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If you're now saying that applications are unable to create files on the SD then there is something wrong with your card. I'd recommend copying everything off it and reformatting it (use disk management to format it, and use the largest cluster size available).
Some builds suffer from this problem and some don't.
Im using HD2ONE 0.3.6 and it's working fine. File explorer detects the new files after transferring via USB Cable
I love this build paired up with the CM6.1.1 Gingerbread Theme
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Some builds suffer from this problem and some don't.
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I've heard many people complain about not being able to see files after copying them across, but I've never heard anyone say that an app could not make a file on the sd card.
I am having the same exact problem. I was transferring files from this PC to my phone and everything was going fine (it refreshes right away after disconnect) then suddenly, my SD Card got corrupted and I was forced to reformat. I used the same ROM (Darkstone's SUPERAM FROYO) and after that, it won't sync anymore. I even tried removing it and using the HD2ONE (mentioned above) ROM and it was the same. I went home, copied everything from my SD backup from the other PC and same symptoms.
I thought I was missing a sync app or something but no. I looked into each of the folders I copied and most of them are blank.
I hope someone can save us!
I find it easiest and safest to just use ES Explorer to access the network shares and copy files wirelessly. The way our data.img is mounted, giving the pc full access to the sdcard is just not a good move. There was good reason when you connected to windows' sync software it disables your phone from accessing the card.
Even though the hd2one build seems to handle it correctly I almost never do it anymore unless it's for big files. It saves the wear and tear on the usb port anyway.
I had that "problem" too, but for me it was easy to solve. Here is the whole procedure:
So, i want some files to put on my sdcard, i plug in the usb cable and select the option "use as a storage", dont check the "use allways" or "dont ask again" (or whatever this is called on your machine). Now the computer "see" the phone and i put my files on it. In this moment i cant browse the sdcard on my hd2, because its reserved for windows now, (thats why currentwidget cant write onto it, same if you have a wallpaper in some "wallpaper" folder on sd).
Now, when i am done, usually i unplug the usb cable for some seconds and then i plug it in again and choose the option "charge only" and the sdcard gets mounted in android like it should and all my new imported files are visible.
Its the same on WinMo, if you choose there the "HDD" option, you cant browse the sdcard on the mobile. Only if you choose "use active sync"(slower) you are able to browse the sdcard.
cheers
ps: the quickest way for me now is to use wifi and shared folders

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