Ive done this on g2 g3 g4 now the stylo. I use root explorer. But i guess any file explorer of your choice.
goto system/media/audio. Change each sound as u see fit. System uses .ogg flacc files for boot sounds keep em under 10 seconds or will lengthen boot time and chop clip off.
Rember make backups first always always always. Slight edit so theres no confusion new sounds must have same name as original examp.ogg. i think ones called twinkle.ogg new file must be named twinkle.ogg i move origes to a new folder first for backup and so theres no overwrite conflicts. But can confirm it works on ls991
New edit beforw hand u have to mount system rw.
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I posted this all int eh captive section >.< but thought I would put it here in case the other vibrant users would like to know this...
I found the hard way of change the startup sound and shutdown sound, which can be confusing, but i'll try to explain (this is after you have root)
1) went into Astro and copied the file from etc called PowerOn.wav to my SDcard as backup
2) found a wav file I wanted to change for power on and named it PowerOn.wav and stored it on the root of my SDcard
3) downloaded terminal emulator from market
4) when I launched, superuser permissions granted it SU access
5) type the command 'su root' (without the ' of course)
6) then type the command 'cp /sdcard/PowerOn.wav /etc/PowerOn.wav' and hit the enter key
This changed mine to a cooler "system activating" wav file I found...this was my way and it worked, but would much rather know the simpler version of How to grant Astro superuser permissions.
PS I used Audacity to convert my mp3 to wav and ogg files...in case anyone wants to know a free software
Shutdown Video:
I think you can change the shutdown video by adding custom PNG files in the /system/media/video/shutdown folder, but I haven't tested yet...i'm trying to figure out what I was going to do for the video (has to be 14 PNG files...or 14 of them all named the same thing).
I'll be testing soon and letting you know if this works.
EDIT: SUCCESS!!!
I was able to create 14 PNG images and copy them from my SDcard to the /system/media/video/shutdown folder and now I have a new shutdown video...anyone have a sight I could upload the new shutdown PNG files too? I have a couple different ones I created...really basic, but a little nicer than the T-mobile default one.
EDIT...AGAIN: And the new shutdown video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t83uQZqAPDw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPorxuJ6n4
Anchor reply for future information on this...possibly some shutdown videos
couldn't you just use root explorer and put the new wav file in the place of the old one with the same name? This is how I changed my boot animation. I'll try your way if mine doesn't work.
Thanks for this.
hey can you zip your shutdown file and give it to me without the sound? it looks badass, and the axura is pretty homo right now.
also are you sure this will work for vibrants?
my startup i changed from sdcard/system/media/...
Vibrant using simply honey 2.8
Im tryn to add a boot sound an cant figure it out please help there was no boot sound to begin with.. i made PowerOn.wav an tryed in system/etc and then tried media then ui nothings working am i naming this wrong or what Please help me out some on! pm me
Sorry if this has been covered, I Searched and couldn't find anything on it other than custom roms.
All you need for this is to have your phone rooted and use the program Root explorer or similar.
Open root explorer or similar go to: system/media/audio/ui directory
Then at the top of root explorer click the button that says Mount R/W to change it to Mount R/O
Then rename the file poweron.ogg to poweron.ogg.bak and enjoy silent boots.
You can do the same to any other sounds you want to disable. Or if you are adventurous you can put your own custom sounds in there.
As noted below, it's not such a bad idea to backup files before you tinker with them. Simple making a copy and stashing is somewhere takes a few seconds and could save you some trouble.
I'm not liable if you screw up your phone, do at your own risk.
Yea you ll be fine, you did it right. Backup so if u delete something u want. u can put it back
spoonerdee do you know where the charging notification is when you plug your phone in the charger? It is disabled in the blazer rom and I would like it back so when I connect the phone to the charger it makes a sound.
deeznutz1977 said:
Yea you ll be fine, you did it right. Backup so if u delete something u want. u can put it back
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This is why I recommend renaming it vs removing/deleting it. Safer that way.
But as you said, no harm in making a copy of the file for a backup, you never know
stu5797 said:
spoonerdee do you know where the charging notification is when you plug your phone in the charger? It is disabled in the blazer rom and I would like it back so when I connect the phone to the charger it makes a sound.
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It's in the same folder as the other: system/media/audio/ui directory
the file is called Charger_Connection.ogg
Can someone convert or tell me how to convert this bootanim to the Nexus 7?
Thanks!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12414928/bootanimation.zip
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Can someone convert or tell me how to convert this bootanim to the Nexus 7?
Thanks!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12414928/bootanimation.zip
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Hi, Boncey...
When you say 'convert', I assume you mean 'encapsulate' it into a CWM/TWRP flashable .zip.
Well, that skill and level of technical knowledge is a bit beyond me, I'm afraid. But changing a boot animation is a relatively trivial task, providing you exercise care, and are comfortable poking around inside /system.
I've tested your bootanimation.zip on my own Nexus 7... and it works... but there's too long a duration after the animation has run, before you're presented with the home launcher (or Android desktop). All you see, after the animation (which runs for about 2 seconds) is 30 seconds of black screen.
It's also quite large, clocking in at a whopping 9.7Mb... compared to the standard KitKat 'dancing colored circles' boot animation... which is just a miniscule 714Kb.
Anyway... here's the how-to-bit...
Your Nexus 7 will need to be rooted.
You'll also need a root capable Android file manager. There are several such file managers available on Google PlayStore, with ES File Explorer File Manager arguably one of the most famous and renowned. But I prefer X-Plore file manager, because it has dual-pane capability, which makes copying stuff from one location to another easy. So my instructions and thumbnails that follow are written with 'X-Plore file manager' in mind...though they should be adaptable to any root capable Android file manager.
Whichever file manager you choose... you'll first need to go into its settings or configuration options, and enable root... you'll also need to enable a setting which allows changes to be made to /system.
In X-plore filemanager, this is called Superuser+Mount Writable (Superuser mode, which allows changes in read-only mode).
(See thumbnail no.1, at the bottom of this post).
Other Android file managers may use a different description and words... but the key thing to remember, is that you're allowing the file manager to makes changes to /system. And for this reason, EXTREME CAUTION should be exercised when using the file manager with this setting enabled. By default, and for very good reasons, /system is set as READ-ONLY. Enabling the 'Mount Writable' option, makes /system READ-WRITE.
Once you've completed the following procedure, remember to disable the 'Mount Writable' option.
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OK... with that lengthy preamble out of the way... we begin.
The Nexus 7's boot animation is stored in a folder called /system/media... and unsurprisingly, its called bootanimation.zip.
The first thing you need to do, is rename this file. When doing this sort of thing on my own Nexus 7, I just rename the file extension... so, bootanimation.zip becomes bootanimation.bak
Leaving the old (original) boot animation in place is a good idea, so should you tire of its replacement... you can easily revert back, by simply renaming the files extension back to .zip, ie., bootanimation.zip
Next... copy the new replacement into the same system folder... namely /system/media
You should now have two files in the folder /system/media...
/system/media/bootanimation.bak - the original boot animation, but disabled.
/system/media/bootanimation.zip - the new, replacement boot animation.
(See thumbnail no.2)
We're nearly there... but there is one last thing to do... set the file permissions on the new bootanimation.zip file.
How this is done will vary from one file manager to the next... but in X-Plore, it's accomplished by LONG PRESSING on the file in question, until a context sensitive menu appears.
(See thumbnail no.3)
Select the option marked 'Permissions'... a dialogue box will appear with nine check boxes.
Ensure all the ones for READ are ticked, and just the USER one for WRITE. The permissions mode should amount to 644. Anyway, it's probably better if you just take a look at my screenshot at the bottom of this post. (Describing this sort of thing makes my head hurt... a picture really does paint a thousand words).
(See thumbnail no.4)
Finally... go back into the file managers settings option, and disable the Mount Writable option (or whatever it's called in your chosen file manager).
Right that's it... you can now reboot your Nexus 7 and enjoy the dubious pleasure of watching the green Android mascot peeing all over an Apple logo... I'm guessing you're not a big fan of Apple!.
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Although the above sounds fairly involved and complicated... it really isn't. Like all things technical, it's easier to do, than describe. Descriptions often run to several paragraphs for the most prosaic of things.
Summary.
** A rooted Nexus 7.
** A root capable Android file manager.
** Enable root and Mount Writable or similar option in your chosen filemanager.
** Rename /system/media/bootanimation.zip...to.../system/media/bootanimation.bak
** Copy the new bootanimation.zip into the folder /system/media.
** Set file permissions on it... to 644.
** Disable Mount Writable or similar option in your chosen filemanager.
** Reboot... Enjoy!.
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Good luck... and hope this helps.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Thanks!
Turns out my permissions were wrong!
Many people have a problem with this and don't know what to do.
I think the charging sound of the Sony Xperia Z2 is really annoying and useless. It makes the device feel cheap (at least for me).
So I explored some folders and files in my phone, and I finally found the fastest way to disable the sound.
Turns out there were some other sounds in there too!
Basically you need a rooted phone and a root explorer. I use Cheetah Mobile's File Manager but you can use anything you want.
Enable Root Exploring and then navigate to /system/media
You can see here that there is also the boot animation file.
Move on to /system/media/audio/ui
Find the ChargerPluggedIn.ogg file
Rename to ChargerPluggedIn.bak (basically you change the extension)
Reboot device, and there you go! You can also disable any other annoying sounds from there if you want.
Note: To restore any sound you disabled, rename it back to FILENAME.ogg or whatever the extension was, then reboot.
Of coarse u have to be rooted. I recomend a backup just in case. Always back up old sounds too..
Navigate in a file explorer of your choice to system/media/audio all the .ogg files are your sound replace them with sounds of your choice. Must be in .ogg format power up sounds need to be kept fairly short 5 6 maybe 7 seconds. I have changed many stock sounds keypresses and such all work great.
But in the off chance thats what backups are for. Im not responsible for ww3. Bilogical outbreaks or bricked device if u make a mod its at ure own choice no one forced you
Update just for those who are gonna try or ask make sure ure new sound is the same file name as the orig move the orig to a secure storage location of ure choice and then paste or move in new file in ect Poweron.ogg