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[HowTo] Disable HTC Evo 4G Startup Sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7TbLlzFzsU
Wow why is it so hard to embed a Youtube video on here
The startup sound of the HTC Evo 4G is one of the few things I find annoying about the phone. The fact that even plugging headphones into the Evo does not stop the sound is lame. Here's how you can disable it.
Fast and Easy Way for Froyo:
Root your device, use a File Browser (like Root Explorer) and rename the /system/customize/resource/SPC_animation_final.mp3 file.
Requirements
Your phone must be rooted with Toast's method
You must be familiar with ADB and Toast's custom recovery.
If you need more information on Toast's root and recovery, read this {tutorial} how to root \0/ - xda-developers
Disable Startup Sound
Connect your Evo to your computer thru usb and Enable USB debugging on the Evo.
Reboot into recovery. In a commandline do: adb reboot recovery
Start toast's custom recovery by running recovery-windows.bat as Administrator (or the equivalent for Linux and Mac). Do this by right-clicking on the recovery-windows.BAT file and choose Run as Administrator.
Use a different commandline and do: adb shell
Mount the system partition by doing: mount /system
Skip to #9 if you are on 2.2 Froyo
Go into first folder: cd /system/media
rename the mp3 file: mv android_audio.mp3 android_audio.mp3.bak
Go into 2nd director: cd /system/customize/resource
Rename the mp3 file: mv SPC_animation_final.mp3 SPC_animation_final.mp3.bak
You're done! Reboot: reboot
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Nice one pingpongboss! Come to think of it, modders can tailor made (if they haven't done so. sorry if they have. i'm a n00b.) this procedure to load their own custom sounds and animation during startup.

joackie27 said:
Nice one pingpongboss! Come to think of it, modders can tailor made (if they haven't done so. sorry if they have. i'm a n00b.) this procedure to load their own custom sounds and animation during startup.
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Yup, that's right. I think BuglessBeast does that for the Moto Droid. You can also replace these files with your own files manually.

Thanks for the howto! Definitely glad to remove the sound.

thanks! Naive question, though. Why can't you just to rename the files directly in the evo using a file manager? I thought i'd ask before i try and mess things up .

bkofman said:
thanks! Naive question, though. Why can't you just to rename the files directly in the evo using a file manager? I thought i'd ask before i try and mess things up .
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That is because when you boot into android, /system becomes NAND locked. So you cannot write anything in /system
You can only write to /system in recovery mode.

Does anyone have the stock sprint start up sound SPC_animation_final.mp3 that can upload it here?
I flashed Fresh 0.2 rom and I don't like the startup sound that goes FRESHHHHHHHH. =/

Thank you pingpongboss! It was driving me crazy!

Ketty said:
Does anyone have the stock sprint start up sound SPC_animation_final.mp3 that can upload it here?
I flashed Fresh 0.2 rom and I don't like the startup sound that goes FRESHHHHHHHH. =/
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Haha I was really scared the first time I heard that sound

yeah so how do you enable it if it's gone???

You can also set your phone sound profile to silent before you shut off your phone and it Disables the HTC Evo 4G Startup Sound.

hotboy8628 said:
yeah so how do you enable it if it's gone???
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If you did it yourself, then just redo all the steps, but rename all the files back to .mp3.
If your Rom cane with no sounds then you can probably stick your own mp3 into the right folder.

pingpongboss said:
If you did it yourself, then just redo all the steps, but rename all the files back to .mp3.
If your Rom cane with no sounds then you can probably stick your own mp3 into the right folder.
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it said it was read only when i go to the folder

is this procedure different for froyo?
i get to...
6. Go into first folder: cd /system/media
7. rename the mp3 file: mv android_audio.mp3 android_audio.mp3.bak
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and the android_audio.mp3 file doesn't exist?

cjohnson said:
is this procedure different for froyo?
i get to...
and the android_audio.mp3 file doesn't exist?
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Its very well possible that they may have changed the location of the bootup sound. Is the SPC_animation_final.mp3 still there? And does sound go away when you rename that.

Code:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb reboot recovery
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
/ # mount /system
mount /system
/ # cd /system/media
cd /system/media
/system/media # mv android_audio.mp3 android_audio.mp3.bak
mv android_audio.mp3 android_audio.mp3.bak
mv: cannot rename 'android_audio.mp3': No such file or directory
/system/media # ls
ls
audio
/system/media # find / -name android_audio.mp3
find / -name android_audio.mp3
/system/media # find / -name SPC_animation_final.mp3
find / -name SPC_animation_final.mp3
/system/customize/resource/SPC_animation_final.mp3
/system/media # cd /system/customize/resource
/system/customize/resource # mv SPC_animation_final.mp3 SPC_animation_final.mp3.bak
mv SPC_animation_final.mp3 SPC_animation_final.mp3.bak
/system/customize/resource # ls
ls
BigBen.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_12.jpg
CCInfo.txt htc_wallpaper_small_13.jpg
Colosseum.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_14.jpg
EiffelTower.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_15.jpg
SPC_animation_final.mp3.bak htc_wallpaper_small_16.jpg
SPC_wallpaper.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_17.jpg
StatueOfLiberty.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_18.jpg
bootanimation.zip htc_wallpaper_small_19.jpg
htc_wallpaper_01.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_20.jpg
htc_wallpaper_02.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_21.jpg
htc_wallpaper_03.jpg htc_wallpaper_small_22.jpg
htc_wallpaper_04.jpg m1b586a02.jpg
htc_wallpaper_05.jpg m2dcca705.jpg
htc_wallpaper_06.jpg m43a4ec7b.jpg
htc_wallpaper_07.jpg m43b340e3.jpg
htc_wallpaper_08.jpg m4d5e5f0e.jpg
htc_wallpaper_09.jpg m512d806c.jpg
htc_wallpaper_10.jpg m53b5efe7.jpg
htc_wallpaper_11.jpg m6f42e22c.jpg
htc_wallpaper_12.jpg mbd5dc6f8.jpg
htc_wallpaper_13.jpg mc8a1ff6b.jpg
htc_wallpaper_14.jpg md32a3a14.jpg
htc_wallpaper_15.jpg mdcdc890d.jpg
htc_wallpaper_16.jpg mfac50f3a.jpg
htc_wallpaper_17.jpg mfca3085e.jpg
htc_wallpaper_18.jpg resource
htc_wallpaper_19.jpg s1b586a02.jpg
htc_wallpaper_20.jpg s2dcca705.jpg
htc_wallpaper_21.jpg s43a4ec7b.jpg
htc_wallpaper_22.jpg s43b340e3.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_01.jpg s4d5e5f0e.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_02.jpg s512d806c.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_03.jpg s53b5efe7.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_04.jpg s6f42e22c.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_05.jpg sbd5dc6f8.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_06.jpg sc8a1ff6b.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_07.jpg sd32a3a14.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_08.jpg sdcdc890d.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_09.jpg sfac50f3a.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_10.jpg sfca3085e.jpg
htc_wallpaper_small_11.jpg
/system/customize/resource #
seems as though they did away with "android_audio.mp3" in froyo on the evo. if you skip steps 6 and 7 (and the bit about toast's recovery in my case since i have amon_ra's installed) everything will work fine.

I would just like to add how I did it.
I rooted using another method but I found a simpler way that works on the EVO 2.2. I downloaded Root Explorer (paid app) for removing bloatware, but I used it to navigate to /system/customize/resource just find SPC_animation_final.mp3 and add .bak to the end of that.
Done and done.
Thanks for the info on which file it was!

chjade84 said:
I would just like to add how I did it.
I rooted using another method but I found a simpler way that works on the EVO 2.2. I downloaded Root Explorer (paid app) for removing bloatware, but I used it to navigate to /system/customize/resource just find SPC_animation_final.mp3 and add .bak to the end of that.
Done and done.
Thanks for the info on which file it was!
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Is there any free application that can do this? I don't see the directory when I use ES File Explorer. I'm guessing it is hidden somehow?
edit: Nevermind, I found it with ES. No file manager I've tried will allow me to edit the file. What is Root Explorer doing that is so special? Just giving itself superuser? Can't we do that manually?
edit2: I did it via ADB but I'm still wondering the answer to my question above. Also, has anyone noticed if it takes longer to boot? It seems to sit at the white screen for longer than before. Maybe it's spending time looking for the mp3 file before on? Or maybe it's just my imagination.

Minjin said:
Is there any free application that can do this? I don't see the directory when I use ES File Explorer. I'm guessing it is hidden somehow?
edit: Nevermind, I found it with ES. No file manager I've tried will allow me to edit the file. What is Root Explorer doing that is so special? Just giving itself superuser? Can't we do that manually?
edit2: I did it via ADB but I'm still wondering the answer to my question above. Also, has anyone noticed if it takes longer to boot? It seems to sit at the white screen for longer than before. Maybe it's spending time looking for the mp3 file before on? Or maybe it's just my imagination.
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Sorry for the long delay but it looks like you've figured it out.
IDK what makes root explorer do what it does, but in order to edit anything you have to click the button near the top (once you are in the directory you are working in) that says 'Mount R/W' to make the files read/write instead of read/only. It locks the files as read only by default.
I haven't noticed any longer boot times or anything on mine... dunno.

Blah
This sounds to complicated just turn your volume down before you shut it down.

GPS fixed on Captivate. Combination of 2 methods + detailed steps

This is how I fixed my GPS issue on Captivate. It would not lock on, not even after 5 minutes of me standing still.
Found this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786486
Was trying to follow the steps and realized I wished it was spelled out more. So this is what I am doing in this thread, to make it easier for everyone else, if they decide to try. After an hour of googling commands and trial and error - its done, and my phone's GPS locks on under 10 seconds.
I downloaded that zip file. Then installed Droid Explorer on my PC. I already had USB drivers installed for the Galaxy S, so during install I unchecked it. When I opened Droid Explorer I realized I cant write to the /system/bin and the other two. The Write permissions for the system folder were not set, so when I dragged files over - they wouldnt copy over to my phone. It would kinda "refresh" but files wouldnt show up in there.
Easy way seemed to be to buy and install Root Explorer on my phone from the market. And click on Mount R/W for the system folder. However I am waiting for credit card replacement in the mail and was so fed up with GPS that I wanted to do it NOW, and was not gonna stop until its done. Today.
So the other way to make /system/bin , /system/etc and /system/lib folders writable was thru command prompt.
First off my phone has Cog 5.5 on it so it is rooted.
1. set phone in usb debugging mode and connect to pc
2. navigated to my sdk/tools directory on my hard drive. In my case it looked like this
Code:
cd c:\sdk\tools
<hit enter> but it depends on where you downloaded and unzipped your android SDK folder
3. typed
Code:
adb shell
<hit enter> then
Code:
su
<hit enter> to give me root access to the phone.
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The phone will ask if you want to grant permissions to unknown, hit Yes.
4. Now we need to set system as writable. While googling commands it seemed that the command should be
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /system
But in my case that didnt work, telling me location was invalid. I obviously was missing something. Duh! correct location! So -
type
Code:
mount
<hit enter> It will list the root directory. We need t locate exactly where system is on the phone. In my case it was /dev/block/st19 /system
So the command should be then
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/st19 /system
<enter>
then
Code:
chmod 777 /system
<enter>
Code:
chmod 777 /system/bin
<enter>
Code:
chmod 777 /system/etc
<enter>
Code:
chmod 777 /system/lib
<enter>
Code:
exit
<enter>
and one more time
Code:
exit
<enter>
The folders are now writable.
5. Opened Droid Explorer, copied files over, lbstestmode launch app was already installed on my phone. So it didnt have to do that step, as it was in j101399j's thread
6. Rebooted the phone, opened lbstestmode, deleted GPS data.
Started testing. It wouldnt lock. Went to Get Position Test in lbstestmode app. It would see the sattellites, 8 of them but wouldnt give me my lat/long! So I remembered this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9150551&postcount=7862 by cnewsgrp
and changed
3. In the LBSTestMode menu change “Operation Mode” to MS Based
4. In the LBSTestMode menu, find “SUPL/CP Settings” and change the SERVER & PORT to supl.google.com and port 7276 (DO NOT use www. in front of supl)
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Didnt even have to reboot. Went to Get Position Test again and it saw like 8 or 9 satellites and had * next to 4 of them in 10 seconds. Give me my lat/long with precision. Wanted to mention that I tried cnewsgrp 's method a week ago, just by itself, and it gave me no results.
So to summarize. Combination of those 2 fixes worked wonders for me. And the Captivates GPS issue is definitely not hardware based.
I do have a question however,lol, how do I revoke write settings for my system folder, and go back to how it was? Would that be
Code:
chmod 755
?
I hope these detailed instructions help someone.

And this is why people who don't know what they are doing shouldn't be poking around with root. chmod'ing everything 777 is only one step removed from just running rm -rf * and deleting everything.
There has to be a much easier way of doing things.
And you can "revoke" the settings by remembering what each and every file in those directories had their permissions set to and setting them back with chmod. I guarantee they were not all 755.

chmod 777???
NO THANK YOU!!

zerojay said:
And this is why people who don't know what they are doing shouldn't be poking around with root. chmod'ing everything 777 is only one step removed from just running rm -rf * and deleting everything.
There has to be a much easier way of doing things.
And you can "revoke" the settings by remembering what each and every file in those directories had their permissions set to and setting them back with chmod. I guarantee they were not all 755.
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it didnt change file settings inside folders, just folder setting

also this is where I got chmod 777 from - http://android-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/01/mount-filesystem-read-write.html and http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2009/04/25/mounting-system-partition-in-read-write-mode-in-android/
was obviously for android.

There's a reason why 777 permissions weren't there to begin with
also I love how there are currently 7 views and 6 replies. which means almost everyone is going - Aaah!!!!! NOOO!!! Must post and warn her!!!

my phone's GPS locks on under 10 seconds
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This is meaningless. A quick lock does not mean the GPS is "fixed", I wish people would stop making misleading threads

sinoth said:
This is meaningless. A quick lock does not mean the GPS is "fixed", I wish people would stop making misleading threads
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ok, misleading threads? it was combination of two threads that I linked to, with explanation. Obviously it works for me, and stuff in other threads worked for other people. Enough already with GPS thread policing, hate and trolling.
Yes there is a
"a reason why 777 permissions weren't there to begin with"
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It is a system folder after all. Same as Windows warns you not to modify windows folder contents. People wrote to and modified android system folder for years. Your point is non existent.
And regarding chmod 777 - look at my screenshot, file permissions arent changed. what was changed was ability to write to those folders. Also Root Explorer function to mount system as R/W obviously does the same thing. Why is it there, if it is soooo dangerous
Went and did chmod 755 on the folders I 777'd. Everything is back to the way it was and works fine.

bmvik said:
ok, misleading threads? it was combination of two threads that I linked to, with explanation. Obviously it works for me, and stuff in other threads worked for other people. Enough already with GPS thread policing, hate and trolling.
And regarding chmod 777 - look at my screenshot, file permissions arent changed. what was changed was ability to write to those folders. Also Root Explorer function to mount system as R/W obviously does the same thing. Why is it there, if it is soooo dangerous
Went and did chmod 755 on the folders I 777'd. Everything is back to the way it was and works fine.
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I do agree that it takes a while to get a lock...but the BIG concern here is tracking. Hows the accuracy, the tracking? Does it stay locked while driving? That is the REAL problem here...

kletiz said:
I do agree that it takes a while to get a lock...but the BIG concern here is tracking. Hows the accuracy, the tracking? Does it stay locked while driving? That is the REAL problem here...
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I agree. I'll let you know regarding tracking as I test. Before however, not only it would take 5 min to lock on, but would lose me while I was driving, constantly. Accuracy was jumping to 200 meters or so. So instant lock was a good sign to me.

bmvik said:
Yes there is a It is a system folder after all. Same as Windows warns you not to modify windows folder contents. People wrote to and modified android system folder for years. Your point is non existent.
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Wow, the cluelessness.

kletiz said:
I do agree that it takes a while to get a lock...but the BIG concern here is tracking. Hows the accuracy, the tracking? Does it stay locked while driving? That is the REAL problem here...
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For me it does. I have been using GPS with any issues for past few days. And to give credit what ever steps I have posted have been around for a long time just search for "Vibrant GPS fix". The only reason I needed to do that was my GPS stopped working after applying Cog 2.4 ROM with is Vibrant ROM. I applied Vibrant GPS fix and voila GPS now works!!
I must stress here that I have had no GPS issues with any of the Captivate ROMS or Stock ROMS. I usually get lock in 10 - 30 seconds and it tracks well for me. I used GPS test and I an see around 8-9 satellites with S/N ratio of 35 and accuracy of 16.5 regularly.

Oh the boogeyman
I also would like to add, had anything went wrong during these steps - I would've just reflashed my phone to another Cognition ROM and started from scratch. Voila!

bmvik said:
Same as Windows warns you not to modify windows folder contents. People wrote to and modified android system folder for years. Your point is non existent.
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bmvik said:
Also Root Explorer function to mount system as R/W obviously does the same thing. Why is it there, if it is soooo dangerous
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It's clear you don't understand the issue. It's not about editing the file system. Heck we all do that if we are in the dev section . It's about having /system permanently open to editing by anything. It's just problematic from a security point of view.
If I run an unverified app not from the android market, I sleep soundly knowing that it stays within its borders (unless I give it superuser permissions). I like to have the choice of saying, root explorer I trust you, you have SU permissions. Okay I trust who made this framework-res.apk, I can add this to /system/framework. I don't want /system permanently open.

installing unverified app and installing fishy framework on phone that is the problem .. not the permissions , I ran my (previous) android phone for a long time with random folders / files at 777 absolutely no damage can nor did happen from doing this alone
thishread is being filled wit los of misinformation while its sole purpose was to 'help the community with a ( well needed it seems ) gps fix
I dont know why everyone is bashing the OP I dont need the fix but its nice to know there is one ..
bashing is all I saw in here nbody told the OP something like ' why wouldnt it work with 644 nor any other suggestions no everybody started bashing .. I m like wow .
/end rant

DAGr8 said:
installing unverified app and installing fishy framework on phone that is the problem .. not the permissions , I ran my (previous) android phone for a long time with random folders / files at 777 absolutely no damage can nor did happen from doing this alone
thishread is being filled wit los of misinformation while its sole purpose was to 'help the community with a ( well needed it seems ) gps fix
I dont know why everyone is bashing the OP I dont need the fix but its nice to know there is one ..
bashing is all I saw in here nbody told the OP something like ' why wouldnt it work with 644 nor any other suggestions no everybody started bashing .. I m like wow .
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It would help if OP can take a snapshot of before and after to list what files had changed. That would help pinpoint what is being used by the GPS that needs more permissions.

DAGr8 said:
installing unverified app and installing fishy framework on phone that is the problem .. not the permissions , I ran my (previous) android phone for a long time with random folders / files at 777 absolutely no damage can nor did happen from doing this alone
thishread is being filled wit los of misinformation while its sole purpose was to 'help the community with a ( well needed it seems ) gps fix
I dont know why everyone is bashing the OP I dont need the fix but its nice to know there is one ..
bashing is all I saw in here nbody told the OP something like ' why wouldnt it work with 644 nor any other suggestions no everybody started bashing .. I m like wow .
/end rant
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Thank you. I mean, really.
fatttire said:
It's clear you don't understand the issue. It's not about editing the file system. Heck we all do that if we are in the dev section . It's about having /system permanently open to editing by anything. It's just problematic from a security point of view.
If I run an unverified app not from the android market, I sleep soundly knowing that it stays within its borders (unless I give it superuser permissions). I like to have the choice of saying, root explorer I trust you, you have SU permissions. Okay I trust who made this framework-res.apk, I can add this to /system/framework. I don't want /system permanently open.
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Let me spell it out for you. In this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786486 OP suggests
2. Using root explorer or droid explorer, copy the files from each folder.
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For root explorer to be able to write to system folder it would HAVE to change that folders permissions. I didnt have the app, so changed them manually, then used droid explorer. Then changed permissions right back to 755.
cnewsgrp said:
It would help if OP can take a snapshot of before and after to list what files had changed. That would help pinpoint what is being used by the GPS that needs more permissions.
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Well I just copied the files from the zip file I linked to in the OP, over to the system/bin, /etc and /lib I dont know how screenshot would help

aaaand uhhhhhh can you non-haters vote the thread up, plz? some 5 haters hit 1 star

OP is trying to help. Geez, cut some.slack.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

skinien said:
OP is trying to help. Geez, cut some.slack.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Lol stop using the samsung keyboard the period is in the wrong spot.
btw op can you plz post some tracking results with mytracks or something. Locking on is not the problem, tracking is.
If you do ill vote this thread up

[Q] Changing the "Verizon Wireless" text

Can anyone please help? I have been going through multiple threads across many forums and still can not find out how to change the color of the "Verizon Wireless" message in the notification bar. I have read the one for Droid but no info for Droid X. I know how to change what it says but just want to change it to a blue or white. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Never mind about the pm I sent you, I figured it out. I would like to know how to change the color too though.
EDIT:
I found this, it may be useful
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/thebowers/27622-text-color-change-complete-how-do.html

I did read this but does it apply to Droid only or can the same be done for Droid X?

I'm not sure. I haven't tried it. I guess the only way to find out is to make a nandroid of your phone and start experimenting

MAKE A BACKUP
Here is the guide:
1. Go into root explorer navigate to system/framework
2. Hit mount r/w on top then hold and copy framework-res.apk
3. Paste framework-res.apk on root of sdcard
4. Mount the phone to your pc AND move framework-res.apk to desktop
5. Right click framework-res.apk on desktop hit 7zip then hit open archive
6. Navigate to res/xml/ find eri.xml and drag it to your desktop
KEEP ARCHIVE OPEN YOU WILL BE BACK
7. Right click eri.xml on desktop open with HxD
8. Now look to the right side of the screen and find "Verizon Wireless"
9. Highlight the whole word "Verizon wireless"
10. While highlighted type your new name..16 LETTERS MAX
(if any "Verizon wireless" is left just keep hitting space bar after new name)
11. Now save your new eri.xml and drag it back into archive
12. Close the archive
13. Put framework-res.apk back on root of sdcard
14. Now on your phone open Android Terminal Emulator on phone and type
Su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework
reboot
15. Your done.

spaciorek said:
MAKE A BACKUP
Here is the guide:
1. Go into root explorer navigate to system/framework
2. Hit mount r/w on top then hold and copy framework-res.apk
3. Paste framework-res.apk on root of sdcard
4. Mount the phone to your pc AND move framework-res.apk to desktop
5. Right click framework-res.apk on desktop hit 7zip then hit open archive
6. Navigate to res/xml/ find eri.xml and drag it to your desktop
KEEP ARCHIVE OPEN YOU WILL BE BACK
7. Right click eri.xml on desktop open with HxD
8. Now look to the right side of the screen and find "Verizon Wireless"
9. Highlight the whole word "Verizon wireless"
10. While highlighted type your new name..16 LETTERS MAX
(if any "Verizon wireless" is left just keep hitting space bar after new name)
11. Now save your new eri.xml and drag it back into archive
12. Close the archive
13. Put framework-res.apk back on root of sdcard
14. Now on your phone open Android Terminal Emulator on phone and type
Su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework
reboot
15. Your done.
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He wants to know (as do I) how to change the color of the text, not how to change what the text displays, he stated he already knows how to change the displayed text.
I know you have to modify an .xml file, I just don't know which one and what part to modify to change the color.

Thanks for the assist but bouchigo is correct I am looking to change the text color. Already changed words.
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I finally figured it out:
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Just follow this link.....read it a few times and you will get it:
http://androidforums.com/droid-all-things-root/49813-guide-change-notification-clock-pull-down-text-colors.html

Thanks I did read this one. Can you pull the 3 files from and do it direct without adb by just using a copy of original files then replacing with 7zip? Not to proficient with adb.
Thank you by the way good job and you work is much appreciated.
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scott021467 said:
Thanks I did read this one. Can you pull the 3 files from and do it direct without adb by just using a copy of original files then replacing with 7zip? Not to proficient with adb.
Thank you by the way good job and you work is much appreciated.
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The three .xml files modify the drop down menu on the status bar and other status bar elements.
If you want to modify the network tag, clock or date, you have to modify services.jar
Do this:
1 Make a folder called "framework" on your desktop because you will put services.jar inside there.
2. Take your services.jar file from inside your framework folder from the ROM you have installed on your phone (if you are using a theme, take the services.jar from your theme, or you can pull it from your phone as the guide in the link i posted earlier states to do).
3. Now right click on that folder and "Add to Archive" with winzip.....make sure you select Archive format to ZIP not RAR......you can name the zip file to be "theme" or whatever you want to call it.
4. Now put the newly zipped file in the root of C:\ drive. Make sure colorChagev3.jar is in C:\ too.
5. Now, using PowerCmd cd yourself to C:\ since that's where all your files are at and type this to change the "Verizon Wireless" color (it will be blue in this case; blue = 0000FF, but entered reversed FF0000 the last FF is just the degree of transparency):
java -Xmx512M -jar colorChangev3.jar theme.zip network=FF0000FF
6. If you want to change the date color, then enter this:
java -Xmx512M -jar colorChangev3.jar theme.zip date=FF0000FF
7. If you want to change the clock color, then enter this:
java -Xmx512M -jar colorChangev3.jar theme.zip clock=FF0000FF
8. Or you can do it all at once:
java -Xmx512M -jar colorChangev3.jar theme.zip network=FF0000FF date=FF0000FF clock=FF0000FF
9. After the color change is complete message, there will be a new zip created in C:\ called theme-new.zip. You will take services.jar from there and adb push it back to your phone OR do step 10:
Code:
adb remount
adb push services.jar /system/framework/
adb shell reboot
10. Or you can simply replace the services.jar in the theme you are using with the new services.jar and re-flash the theme to your phone.
If you want to change the .xml files then you will need to extract the framework-res.apk and make changes to it according to the guide then just replace it in the same manner as the services.jar.
Mine looks like this right now....I will be removing the clock from the status bar, I don't like it there since it's redundant in my case because I have BW to show me the time:

Thank you very much, I will try this as soon as I get home tonight and let you know how it turns out.

Cool, hopefully it all works out for you.

Unable to access jarfile colorChangev3.jar....grrrr....just do not understand this.

scott021467 said:
Unable to access jarfile colorChangev3.jar....grrrr....just do not understand this.
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Are you using PowerCmd or windows command prompt? Try using PowerCmd.
You put all the files in C root and renamed colorChangev3 correctly?
EDIT:
I think you don't have java installed. Go here and get it, then try again:
http://www.java.com/en/download/inc/windows_upgrade_xpi.jsp

YES......Completed and now I am the proud owner of a properly colored notification screen.......I owe it all to the helpful guidance of bouchiga...thank you sooo very much...since I cannot post pics here for some reason I will pm you a link.

bouchigo said:
I finally figured it out:
Just follow this link.....read it a few times and you will get it:
http://androidforums.com/droid-all-things-root/49813-guide-change-notification-clock-pull-down-text-colors.html
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this is sick!

scott021467 said:
YES......Completed and now I am the proud owner of a properly colored notification screen.......I owe it all to the helpful guidance of bouchigo...thank you sooo very much...since I cannot post pics here for some reason I will pm you a link.
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Sweet, you finally got it working.....it looks real nice too!
Persistence pays off in the end
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Thanks to you and happy you like the finished product. Thanks for all the help, Happy Thanksgiving.
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scott021467 said:
YES......Completed and now I am the proud owner of a properly colored notification screen.......I owe it all to the helpful guidance of bouchiga...thank you sooo very much...since I cannot post pics here for some reason I will pm you a link.
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hello, how did you fix "Unable to access jarfile colorChangev3.jar" error? i get it too and dont know what to do ..
i have java instaled and using PowerCmd still the same
thanks!
i fix that

I was not renaming the .jar.zip file correctly. Once changed it's icon should change to a java icon from there you are good to go.
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[Boot Animation]Droid Prime

Disclaimer:I am not responsible if you break,brick,hump,throw against wall or any other action you do to your phone. By using this bootanimation you agree anything that happens is your own noobtastic fault. Any attempts at blaming me for anything other than this being fantastic will result in you being pointed and laughed at.
If you are using BACKSIDE/IHO or have already installed the script dont I REPEAT DONT run the script again. Doing so makes multiple instances of the commands and will stop the bootsound from playing. If you run the script more than once you will have to delete somethings to get it to work. SO be warned DO NOT RUN THE SCRIPT IF YOU HAVE ALREADY OR ARE USING BACKSIDEIHO ROM
Ran across this the other day and have been waiting patiently ever since. I posted about it already now its ready for the wild.
I did not create this. I have only edited the desc.txt so it will run on our phones. All credit goes to BootAnimator on RootzWiki. Again I did not create this so please thank the creator BootAnimator on RootzWiki
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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}
Unzip the file then follow the instructions below.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7tmnb3u7axbu2u0
Root Explorer method:
1. Rename your bootanimation to bootanimation (if not already named this)
2. Put it on your SD card
3. Open Root Explorer and copy bootanimation.zip to /system/media. This will replace the existing boot animation
4. Reboot your phone
ADB method:
1. Make sure you have downloaded android sdk
2. Put android sdk in C:\
3. Set the directory of command prompt to C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools. Click here for a video tutorial.
4. Rename your boot animation to bootanimation and put it in C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
5. Open cmd
6. Type in order:
-adb remount
-adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
-adb reboot
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You can also preview your bootanimation before rebooting.
In adb type adb shell bootanimation.
To add the sound.
If you are running BACKSIDE or have already installed the script all you have to do is using root explorer copy the file "android_audio.mp3" from the zip you downloaded to /system/media.
Then reboot and you should have awesome bootsound.
If you have never run the script and are not using BACKSIDE then follow the instructions below.
Originally Posted by hockeyfamily737
0. It's recommended to do a nandroid backup first!
1. Download the "bootsnd.sh" file and put it on the root of your sd card.
2. Using root explorer copy the file "android_audio.mp3" from the zip you downloaded to /system/media
3. Open Terminal Emulator and type the following commands using the stock keyboard. Press enter after each line:
su
cd /sdcard
sh
sh bootsnd.sh
reboot
4. As the device boots up you will hear the transformers sound bite sound. You are now free to replace the android_audio.mp3 file in /system/media with any .mp3 file you like as long as you rename it to "android_audio.mp3"
5. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OUTSMART THESE DIRECTIONS OR YOU WILL BE RESTORING YOUR NANDROID BACKUP!
6. Enjoy
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10373328/bootsnd.sh
If for some ungodly reason you ignored the above warning and installed the script again..read below.
Here is how to fix it.
Make sure you are mounting in r/w mode on each of these steps.
Using a app like root explorer, goto /system/bin and delete the file bootsound.
Back out to /system now open build.prop in text editor mode, look for this text.
Code:
ro.config.play.bootsound=1
Delete it from the build.prop and save and exit.
This is optional but recommened.
Reboot phone.
Verify no sound is playing.
Now run the script again and reboot.
You should have a boot sound again.
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eollie said:
Disclaimer:I am not responsible if you break,brick,hump,throw against wall or any other action you do to your phone. By using this bootanimation you agree anything that happens is your own noobtastic fault. Any attempts at blaming me for anything other than this being fantastic will result in you being pointed and laughed at.
If you are using BACKSIDE/IHO or have already installed the script dont I REPEAT DONT run the script again. Doing so makes multiple instances of the commands and will stop the bootsound from playing. If you run the script more than once you will have to delete somethings to get it to work. SO be warned DO NOT RUN THE SCRIPT IF YOU HAVE ALREADY OR ARE USING BACKSIDEIHO ROM
Ran across this the other day and have been waiting patiently ever since. I posted about it already now its ready for the wild.
I did not create this. I have only edited the desc.txt so it will run on our phones. All credit goes to BootAnimator on RootzWikiAgain I did not create this so please thank the creator BootAnimator on RootzWiki
Unzip the file then follow the instructions below.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7tmnb3u7axbu2u0
You can also preview your bootanimation before rebooting.
In adb type adb shell bootanimation.
To add the sound.
If you are running BACKSIDE or have already installed the script all you have to do is using root explorer copy the file "android_audio.mp3" from the zip you downloaded to /system/media.
Then reboot and you should have awesome bootsound.
If you have never run the script and are not using BACKSIDE then follow the instructions below.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10373328/bootsnd.sh
If for some ungodly reason you ignored the above warning and installed the script again..read below.
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Umm... It never work... I tried this for 7 times...
Sent from LGE XDA phone

Do this plug your phone in via the usb and open adb window.
Type "adb shell bootanimation".
It will say "mmap failed:errno 19 no such device" and play the animation on your phone screen.
If it says anything else post it here and I can figure out what the problem is.

Boot animation works. But sound doesn't. Used root explorer and changed the permissions also.
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lekhwani said:
Boot animation works. But sound doesn't. Used root explorer and changed the permissions also.
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+1 Same... 40 times I tried ur method...
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lekhwani said:
Boot animation works. But sound doesn't. Used root explorer and changed the permissions also.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
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dax4182 said:
+1 Same... 40 times I tried ur method...
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Im sorry its probably your phone. I see dax is using a P500. Some phones just wont play the boot sound.Ive seen it happen on the V no reason just refuses to play.

eollie said:
Im sorry its probably your phone. I see dax is using a P500. Some phones just wont play the boot sound.Ive seen it happen on the V no reason just refuses to play.
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But on the official ginger is able to play the bootsound as is original manfacturered...
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DaxElectro said:
But on the official ginger is able to play the bootsound as is original manfacturered...
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Where is the bootsound located on the official gingerbread release?
I only say some phone just wont play it because Ive tried to help several people on android central get it working and their phone just wont play it no matter what we did. Im sure somebody with more knowledge than I have on this would be able to figure it out, however Im not sure why it wont work. I was told that on CM rom the kernel was trimmed and bootsound was removed that is why you have to run the script I link to.

[Tutorial] permanent fix for notifications issue

Hi guys.
First of all, all credits go to @ZeroPDA. The processo is from him. Im just making this tut for everyone to see.
Requirements - root
1-download root explorer and terminal emulator
2-download universal init.d
3-go in the universal init.d APP and turn it on.
4- go in root explorer, go to etc/init.d and create a filé named deviceidle. Note that you have to give all permissionários to etc folder and init.d folder in order to be allowed to creat the file.
5-open the file that you just created, deviceidle, with a text editor, and write the line "dumpsys deviceidle disable". Save. Nós erase everything else from the folder init.d.
VERY IMPORTANT - BEFORE THE BELOW 6 STEP, GO TO SETTINGS, ADMIN PERMISSIONS, AUTO INICIALIZE APPS AT BOOT, AMD GIVE PERMISSION TO UNISERSAL iNIT.D
6-reboot your phone.
7-please allow some seconds when it boots, to see the message that universal init.d has been granted with supersu permissionários. This may take 30 seconds after boot.
8-when you see the message, go in terminal emulator and type "su"
9-type "dumpsys deviceidle enabled". If it returns 0 your good to go. If it returns 1 you've done something wrong.
Gonna include a video recorded imeadiatly after boot
New video with steps
https://youtu.be/-FJ6YsVJgxM

Did not work, getting 1 and I redid and followed every step.

Thank you for recognizing my efforts. I decided to make it even more clearer with reference to the apps
Requirements - root
Download root explorer and Terminal Emulator for Android
Download Universal Init.d
Go in the Universal init.d app and turn it on.
Go in root explorer, go to /etc/init.d and create a file named deviceidle with permissions rw- --- --- (Only Owner can Read and Write).
Open the file that you just created, deviceidle, with a text editor, and write the line dumpsys deviceidle disable. Save. You can delete everything else from the folder /etc/init.d Just leave one file deviceidle there (You can also leave 99SuperSUDaemon if it is present)
Reboot your phone.
Please allow some seconds when it boots, to see the message that Universal init.d has been granted with supersu permissions. This may take 30 seconds after boot.
After seeing the message, go to the terminal emulator and type "su"
Type "dumpsys deviceidle enabled". If it returns 0 your good to go. If it returns 1 you've done something wrong.

New vídeo with the steps
https://youtu.be/-FJ6YsVJgxM

I did these exact steps, does still not work..

MFRCNS said:
I did these exact steps, does still not work..
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do it again. sometimes you have to check the permissions again. at first, with me, i had to check them twice. also, put all permissions in the file created. when yoiu reboot, please allow a few seconds till the message "universal init.d has been granted su privileges"

I writed a new step. its very importan and might be the reason some people arent being sucessfull with this.
before you reboot the phone, GO TO SETTINGS, ADMIN PERMISSIONS, AUTO INICIALIZE APPS AT BOOT, AnD GIVE PERMISSION TO UNISERSAL iNIT.D

For some reason this method does not work for me
I donwload and install everything, but when i try to go through the steps this is what happens:
I open universal init.d and nothing happens , no way to turn it on!
Then, in Root Browser i have no init.d folder inside etc and if i try to create it, the browser gets stuck and no folder is created!!! Please Help

maurosch said:
For some reason this method does not work for me
if i try to create it, the browser gets stuck and no folder is created!!! Please Help
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Probably either you are not rooted or not given root permissions.

ZeroPDA said:
Probably either you are not rooted or not given root permissions.
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thank you for your reply. I am rooted and permissions for the etc folder are 777 all clicked!!!i want to do this cause i really miss notifications!!!! at first they work, but after a while i have to reboot the phone to start getting them again!!!

What kind of notification doesn't work? GMail, WhatsApp, Viber? All of them?
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maurosch said:
thank you for your reply. I am rooted and permissions for the etc folder are 777 all clicked!!!i want to do this cause i really miss notifications!!!! at first they work, but after a while i have to reboot the phone to start getting them again!!!
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give permissions to etc folder and also to init.d folder. when you create the deviceidle file, before you write anything, save the file without nothing and give also full permissions to that file

nosidefcp said:
give permissions to etc folder and also to init.d folder. when you create the deviceidle file, before you write anything, save the file without nothing and give also full permissions to that file
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i have been usinf this method for awhile, and has worked perfectly.
but since i am on a different firmware now, i had to redo it, and yes it still works...
BUT, only for some time and then it reverts back. (so when checking in Terminal it reads 0, and stays like that for an hour or two, and then automatically turns to 1)
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-AL10 using XDA Labs

I tried it the first time did not work. Then I opened the Universal Init app and it showed ON and below were the scripts, so I went to SuperSu app to make sure Init app gained permissions, and that was the problem it didn't work in the beginning because did not gain Root. So, went back to the Init app and click the TEST button at the bottom, and there appeared the SuperSu window asking for Root permissions, so, granted permissions, rebooted the phone and opened terminal to make sure it worked this time. SUCCESS, it showed 0 this time. I don't know if it changes back to 1 like someone mentioned above, but I'll check and come back here. Good luck

maurosch said:
thank you for your reply. I am rooted and permissions for the etc folder are 777 all clicked!!!i want to do this cause i really miss notifications!!!! at first they work, but after a while i have to reboot the phone to start getting them again!!!
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Freeze phone manager. I'm not sure how people are reporting success with this when doze is a feature for all Marshmallow devices and none have this issue. I have no doubt that the problem is with phone manager and I'm sure if we were able to decompile the file properly there would already be a solution.

On B321 after selecting keep wifi on during sleep and keep mobile data on during sleep I have zero notification issues. I don't even have to move any apps to system/app anymore.

The problem is that there is no B321 for L29 officially. Any try to flash B321 to L29 is connected with risk to brick the phone. And there is no reliable guidance how to return back to B180 from B321 if someone doesn't like it.

ajsmsg78 said:
On B321 after selecting keep wifi on during sleep and keep mobile data on during sleep I have zero notification issues. I don't even have to move any apps to system/app anymore.
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I couldnt find "keep mobile data on during sleep" option. Where is it?

hi my friend
testing this tip
for lock app after sleep facebook line email etc. show noti. but drain batt'
unlock after sleep not show noti. but save batt.
making by wipe down lock frist wipe down unlock second make in recent app
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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}

b180 fixed the gmail notification issue for me, it is already stated in the official change log that it fixes gmail notification.
That's maybe why the report for b180 drains more battery, doze is half disabled on b180 but so far the notification is working like it should.