Question #1
Im kinda frustrated because i cant make this bootanimation to work with my eris.
http://droidboots.com/wp-content/themes/jq/view/drain-hole/icons/supermario_201.gif
When i run it it only shows the top left quarter of the screen.
I tried everything,if i resize pictures, edit the desc.txt i always get a black screen.
Question #2
Is there a way to add sound to a bootanimation.?
Thanks for yall's anwsers.
#1 = no idea
#2 = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698261&highlight=bootscreen
do you have the original bootanimation.zip file for this. It might be anything from the original image size to how the bootanimation.zip file is zipped. Don't know unless I can take a look.
magnethart said:
do you have the original bootanimation.zip file for this. It might be anything from the original image size to how the bootanimation.zip file is zipped. Don't know unless I can take a look.
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http://droidboots.com/http//droidboots.com/downloads/bootanimations/super_mario.zip This is the link.... like i mention before i tried everything...... thanks alot i really love this boot
resize
as far as I know, you can not resize gifs or they stop working and become an image
you will have to make it in the right size to start with
magicdave26 said:
as far as I know, you can not resize gifs or they stop working and become an image
you will have to make it in the right size to start with
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They are not GIF, they are PNG. I resized them as png as well.
After you changed the image sizes to 320 by 480, the zip file needs to be zipped with no compression.
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App
magnethart said:
After you changed the image sizes to 320 by 480, the zip file needs to be zipped with no compression.
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App
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I did, its not compressed.
is there anyway you can get me the bootanimation.zip file that you created with the resized .png images. maybe upload it to a drop.io site or attach it to your post if you can. I would like to take see if I can get it working then send it back to you.
magnethart said:
is there anyway you can get me the bootanimation.zip file that you created with the resized .png images. maybe upload it to a drop.io site or attach it to your post if you can. I would like to take see if I can get it working then send it back to you.
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I'm sorry for bumping and asking you this but I edited a boot animation I got in XDA and re-zipped it as "Store". When I pushed it via adb (adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local) and tested it out, a black screen showed.
Attached here is the boot animation. Thanks in advance!
Try this! It worked for me.
*note, on some roms the boot animation is located in /system/media.
jadesdan said:
Try this! It worked for me.
*note, on some roms the boot animation is located in /system/media.
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What the f**k did you do? Sweet man.....
It works perfectly, i swear i tried everything....
By any chance you know how to add sound to it?
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I'm sorry for bumping and asking you this but I edited a boot animation I got in XDA and re-zipped it as "Store". When I pushed it via adb (adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local) and tested it out, a black screen showed.
Attached here is the boot animation. Thanks in advance!
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Looks like it was a problem when you made your .zip file. After you zip your folder, open the .zip with windows explorer, you should see the Part0, Part1 and desc.txt files. If you have to go through a folder first, it won't work. I rezipped it for you and attached it below.
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Looks like it was a problem when you made your .zip file. After you zip your folder, open the .zip with windows explorer, you should see the Part0, Part1 and desc.txt files. If you have to go through a folder first, it won't work. I rezipped it for you and attached it below.
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Sweeeeet Let me test it out! Thanks for the effort. I appreciate it!
EDIT: Oh I get it now. Thanks for pointing that out! Thank you so much again magnethart!
xr4v3nx said:
Sweeeeet Let me test it out! Thanks for the effort. I appreciate it!
EDIT: Oh I get it now. Thanks for pointing that out! Thank you so much again magnethart!
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no problem
Related
Does anyone have a working bootanimation.zip without the AT&T logo? I tried editing the original one but I ended up with a blank boot animation screen.
you should be able to search the forum for whatever boot animation you want. Granted they won't be the proper resolution if you pick one with black edges you will be fine. I was using one on a previous flash just fine.
I'll try to find the thread where I found mine
Edit: found it at this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985251
sweet, so exisiting bootanimations work, I can use my old one again haha.
kmiller8 said:
you should be able to search the forum for whatever boot animation you want. Granted they won't be the proper resolution if you pick one with black edges you will be fine. I was using one on a previous flash just fine.
I'll try to find the thread where I found mine
Edit: found it at this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985251
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I tried those animations and they worked fine, but I still wish I could keep the original animation.
Boot Animations, while can be tricky and a headache, are customizable if you can adjust the image sizes, etc.
For example, the Motorola Atrix can use up to 540x960 for the resolution. You can also add custom sounds at load by saving an OGG audio file to /system/media (same location as the bootanimation.zip) and adding it accordingly to the desc.txt file. Below is an example.
Code:
540 960 1
p 1 10 part0
s autodestruct.ogg
p 0 0 part1
The first line is the resolution and the frames per second.
Code:
"540 960" Resolution "1" Frames Per Second (each individual image)
The second line defines a Part. For example, the first animation you want to play. So far for me, this is the animation AFTER the Dual Core logo that plays when I've made mine.
Code:
"p" Depicts this is a Part "1" Repeat this many times (0 is infinite) "10" is the delay in frames before the next Part "part0" is the directory within the zip to load this part from
So far easy right? The next line, is for the audio file. If the OGG has a loop point, the audio will loop until the Part is over that it plays within.
Code:
"s" Depicts a sound "autodestruct.ogg" The filename to load from /system/media
A few more examples of loading parts............
To load a Part that is a single image, that loops till boot is done, use this
Code:
p 0 0 "directory_name_here"
I'll try to post some example bootanimation.zip files with explanations if I get time. I've only made a couple so far for my company out of boredom.
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I was using one on a previous flash just fine.
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So this doesn't break anything? Will I be able to update my phone when an update is out, without having to restore the original bootanimation.zip?
txtsd said:
So this doesn't break anything? Will I be able to update my phone when an update is out, without having to restore the original bootanimation.zip?
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I recommend using your file explorer to rename the original bootanimation.zip on your phone to something like bootanimation_original.zip then put in your custom if you have any worries.
That way, if you go to update just rename custom to bootanimation_custom.zip and restore the original.
Personally, I do not know if the boot animation file will affect updates, but that is a failsafe for you just in case.
ownedbycurry said:
I tried those animations and they worked fine, but I still wish I could keep the original animation.
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Ohh, so what you want is the default bootanimation without the ATT part!
I've personally never worked with bootanimations before, but using MrSER's guide above, i'll try to do that for you.
EDIT: yea... I only get the blackscreen too, really weird...
EDIT 2: figured it out. if you're using WinRAR, when you go to make a .zip, choose "store" instead of "normal" compression, and it should work just fine. I have attached the Default bootanimation.zip without the ATT part
kmiller8 said:
Ohh, so what you want is the default bootanimation without the ATT part!
I've personally never worked with bootanimations before, but using MrSER's guide above, i'll try to do that for you.
EDIT: yea... I only get the blackscreen too, really weird...
EDIT 2: figured it out. if you're using WinRAR, when you go to make a .zip, choose "store" instead of "normal" compression, and it should work just fine. I have attached the Default bootanimation.zip without the ATT part
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Thank you so much!!
kmiller8 said:
EDIT 2: figured it out. if you're using WinRAR, when you go to make a .zip, choose "store" instead of "normal" compression, and it should work just fine. I have attached the Default bootanimation.zip without the ATT part
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My bad mate, forgot to mention that. I make mine with Winzip 15 Pro and set it to No Compression (from my experience, no compression is a requirement).
I may end up doing a tutorial on all this on my blog. If I do, I'll post a copy here and link as well (I like screenshots on my blog, lol).
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My bad mate, forgot to mention that. I make mine with Winzip 15 Pro and set it to No Compression (from my experience, no compression is a requirement).
I may end up doing a tutorial on all this on my blog. If I do, I'll post a copy here and link as well (I like screenshots on my blog, lol).
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Yea i ended up googling and it showed that if the .zip is compressed it will just show a blank screen.
Definitely do a tut, I really wanna start making some Atrix boot animations
kmiller8 said:
Ohh, so what you want is the default bootanimation without the ATT part!
I've personally never worked with bootanimations before, but using MrSER's guide above, i'll try to do that for you.
EDIT: yea... I only get the blackscreen too, really weird...
EDIT 2: figured it out. if you're using WinRAR, when you go to make a .zip, choose "store" instead of "normal" compression, and it should work just fine. I have attached the Default bootanimation.zip without the ATT part
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thanks for the bootanimation.zip, i did chmod 644 it before cp to /system/media to match the perms on the original bootanimation.zip, but i did a reboot and it worked fine. it's nice not having the att logo during boot, and having att removed from the notification bar with the ginerblur mod too. feels good man!
What folder do you put the animation in?
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What folder do you put the animation in?
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In the system/media folder.
I know this is a really newb question but I am a newb when it comes to android... I've owned my Atrix for about a week. Anyway, how do I replace this file and where do I find it?
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I know this is a really newb question but I am a newb when it comes to android... I've owned my Atrix for about a week. Anyway, how do I replace this file and where do I find it?
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Just find a boot animation that you like, download the zip file, rename it to bootanimation.zip and then go into your system/media folder and change the name of the current bootanimation to anything you want like bootanimationold.zip. Then put the new zip file in the system/media folder and there you go. You do not need to move the old boot animation file as long as you change the name.
of course, the method I'm describing is relevant if you have rooted your phone and you have something like Root Explorer, otherwise you will need to use adb, but still you need root.
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Just find a boot animation that you like, download the zip file, rename it to bootanimation.zip and then go into your system/media folder and change the name of the current bootanimation to anything you want like bootanimationold.zip. Then put the new zip file in the system/media folder and there you go. You do not need to move the old boot animation file as long as you change the name.
of course, the method I'm describing is relevant if you have rooted your phone and you have something like Root Explorer, otherwise you will need to use adb, but still you need root.
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Thank you, worked like a champ... Is there an explorer I can use on my PC while my phone is connected? I attempted to use droid explorer but I can't access any of the folders.
mpalatsi said:
Thank you, worked like a champ... Is there an explorer I can use on my PC while my phone is connected? I attempted to use droid explorer but I can't access any of the folders.
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Sorry, wouldn't know about that, I always use Explorer or adb.
kmiller8 said:
Ohh, so what you want is the default bootanimation without the ATT part!
I've personally never worked with bootanimations before, but using MrSER's guide above, i'll try to do that for you.
EDIT: yea... I only get the blackscreen too, really weird...
EDIT 2: figured it out. if you're using WinRAR, when you go to make a .zip, choose "store" instead of "normal" compression, and it should work just fine. I have attached the Default bootanimation.zip without the ATT part
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Thank you so much man I really wanted to remove this AT&T animation
im having a similiar problem on my rooted atrix. I tried to change my bootanim and just gives me a black screen, so i tried to change it back to the orignal and nothing. I checked if the zip was compressed and it isnt. i dont know what i did wrong, i didnt touch anything but the zip
Ported for the Dell Streak 5 (and 7) from Flokey's Galaxy Tab bootanimation. Someone over at Modaco asked for this, so here ya go:
Instructions:
Copy to /data/local and rename to "bootanimation.zip"
more detailed instructions here
cool, does it play that fast on streak?
Not sure yet. Trying it out now. If it does, I'll just dial back the frame rate.
::Edit:: animation looks fine. It's at regular speed, unlike the video, which appears to be in chipmunk speed
hmm i copied to data/local but screen is just blank till it starts. Any ideas?
neiltring said:
hmm i copied to data/local but screen is just blank till it starts. Any ideas?
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Did you rename the file to bootanimation.zip? Use RootExplorer or similar to delete or move /data/local/bootanimation.zip and copy to /system/media/bootanimation.zip
more detailed instructions here
Nice bootup dude cheers
GREAT Job! Thank you for fulfilling my request. It's spot on!
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
nickshertzer said:
Did you rename the file to bootanimation.zip? Use RootExplorer or similar to delete or move /data/local/bootanimation.zip and copy to /system/media/bootanimation.zip
more detailed instructions here
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Yup and yes i moved it there too. Nothing happening.
neiltring said:
Yup and yes i moved it there too. Nothing happening.
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Try changing the permissions on the file to read/write, read, read.
If that doesn't work, move it to /system/media/ and set the permissions as above.
Changing the read/write worked. Thanks. Great start up.
Nick,
The animation look slick on Streak. However, i was wondering if you can convert it to portrait, as it runs in landscape mode for the moment? Or at least point me ho to do it?
Cheers mate,
C
binary_boy01 said:
Nick,
The animation look slick on Streak. However, i was wondering if you can convert it to portrait, as it runs in landscape mode for the moment? Or at least point me ho to do it?
Cheers mate,
C
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unzip the package and use gimp or imagemagick to mogrify rotate and crop the images. When you zip it back up, use 7zip and make sure it is set to store mode (no compression).
I'm trying to create my own bootanimation and was wondering if any of you guys know how to make it play in landscape mode?
I'm not aware of any way using the desc.txt so you'll probably just have to rotate the images.
Yup. Have to rotate images.
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Do I have to change the pixel resolution? I have it 960x540 right now.
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Do I have to change the pixel resolution? I have it 960x540 right now.
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No, resolution will be exactly the same. Just you are rotating the images through 90 degrees.
ok, i have another problem. I been reading different tutorials on how to make my own boot animation but when my bootanimation.zip into the system/media. I restarted the phone and the animation is just blank then the phone just loads up. I had the files as .png but it didn't work so I changed them to jpg and still nothing. Can anyone check what i done wrong? I will attach my bootanimation file.
BOOTANIMATION.ZIP
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=THH790AQ
audiofile
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7R36QTH5
lvlonkii said:
ok, i have another problem. I been reading different tutorials on how to make my own boot animation but when my bootanimation.zip into the system/media. I restarted the phone and the animation is just blank then the phone just loads up. I had the files as .png but it didn't work so I changed them to jpg and still nothing. Can anyone check what i done wrong? I will attach my bootanimation file.
BOOTANIMATION.ZIP
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=THH790AQ
audiofile
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7R36QTH5
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Without downloading your files, (I am at work and don't have the time right now), I would say you probably did not zip the files correctly.
1. Download and install 7-Zip.
2. Highlight your boot animation files, (CTRL or SHIFT and left click).
3. Right click on selected files.
4. Select 7-Zip > Add to archive.
5. Set Archive Format to Zip and Compression Level to Store.
6. Name your zip file accordingly (e.g. bootanimation).
7. Click OK.
Your bootanimation.zip should now be zipped correctly.
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OK, I did the work for you. It was the way you zipped the boot animation up. Here is the working animation:
http://www.mediafire.com/?5hn2wl4d1st8o3k
Remember to rename it to bootanimation.zip
Cheers!
Thanks a bunch, I just tried it and it only plays 1/4 of the images and then turns black, I have to see what's going on.
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Thanks a bunch, I just tried it and it only plays 1/4 of the images and then turns black, I have to see what's going on.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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I use this to preview my boot animations before installing them, got it from despotovski01 on this thread... nice write up and tools.. the links are @ step 7 of the first post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096068
I found that editing the desc.txt file to make sure that there is a 'return' after the last line cures alot of the issues, and making sure you're zipping in 'store' mode..
Thanks I will try it when I get home from work
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I finally got it, Thanks for the links. It helped me out so much.
lvlonkii said:
I finally got it, Thanks for the links. It helped me out so much.
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Yeah, I found that even at 32bits, the animation works, it was the last return after the last line in desx.txt file that was killing my animation.. haha.. but, I try to save in .jpg as it takes up less space and I couldn't tell the difference between the .png and .jpg boot animations...
have fun!
g'day
hello guys i've ported the samsung galaxy s2 boot animation for our device
it works flawlessly and has no lags at all...
VDEO : (SONG DOESNT BELONG TO THE BOOT ANIMATION)
instructions:
1.download the bootanimation.zip
2.using root explorer, copy the zip to system/media/ and replace
(there isnt any need to set permissions, just copy and paste.. and yeah its file size is big, but the boot animation is so ^^HOT^^ LOL )
download : CLICK THIS SENTENCE
ajay.d96 said:
g'day
hello guys i've ported the samsung galaxy s2 boot animation for our device
it works flawlessly and has no lags at all...
VDEO : Soon
instructions:
1.download the bootanimation.zip
2.using root explorer, copy the zip to system/media/ and replace
download : CLICK THIS SENTENCE
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you forgot to tell about the permissions
J.Purungrit said:
you forgot to tell about the permissions
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No permissions for bootanimation.
BTW 11 mb too big for a boot animation.
ak700 said:
No permissions for bootanimation.
BTW 11 mb too big for a boot animation.
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Some HDPI ones go up to 60MB but it should be enough on CM7 since there's a lot of free space in /system/
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ak700 said:
No permissions for bootanimation.
BTW 11 mb too big for a boot animation.
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now post edited buddy..
Really the bootanimation is damn hot !
ak700 said:
Really the bootanimation is damn hot !
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now video added
the video is not available for mobile devices.. cant play on my phone
will it works on cm7 alpha 8..?
edit: it worked
thanks for such a nice boot animation
some bug i found in it
after appearing samsung galaxy s 2 part of boot animation... white flashes are present
will u re edit this boot animation
austin266 said:
will it works on cm7 alpha 8..?
edit: it worked
thanks for such a nice boot animation
some bug i found in it
after appearing samsung galaxy s 2 part of boot animation... white flashes are present
will u re edit this boot animation
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no.. the boot animation is 100% flawless.
the white screen is due to FIMG on cm7 alpha 8
hope this helps
I got white screen too on froyo
So it's not due to open fimg
Envoyé depuis mon GT-I5800
SerkSerk said:
I got white screen too on froyo
So it's not due to open fimg
Envoyé depuis mon GT-I5800
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thanks for the information.. now ill see on to it
ajay.d96 said:
instructions:
1.download the bootanimation.zip
2.using root explorer, copy the zip to system/media/ and replace
(there isnt any need to set permissions, just copy and paste.. and yeah its file size is big, but the boot animation is so ^^HOT^^ LOL )
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Hi,
Apologies for the dumb question but:
Can you use this method to install any bootanimation and do you need an SD card to replace bootanimation?
Thanks
Saf
safcalibur said:
Hi,
Apologies for the dumb question but:
Can you use this method to install any bootanimation and do you need an SD card to replace bootanimation?
Thanks
Saf
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Yeah, you can. You don't need a sd card, because the bootanimation is in the internal memory.
Cheers buddy.
i tried to change it yesterday and dowloaded the new bootanimation to my pc i copied it over to the phone (dragged and dropped it), but when i check the phone via es file explorer i cant see it so thought you needed an sd card in the first place.
And do i just delete the old bootanimation from my phone or do i back it up somewhere.
Will have another go tonight.
Thanks
Saf
safcalibur said:
Cheers buddy.
i tried to change it yesterday and dowloaded the new bootanimation to my pc i copied it over to the phone (dragged and dropped it), but when i check the phone via es file explorer i cant see it so thought you needed an sd card in the first place.
And do i just delete the old bootanimation from my phone or do i back it up somewhere.
Will have another go tonight.
Thanks
Saf
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check to make sure its not an entire update zip that you are pushing to your system media, aslong as it just consists of a desc.txt and a few parts, yeh you can push it there as described. if its an update.zip, just use it or if you want, extract the files and the smaller bootanimation.zip will be inside for you.
Ava.tar said:
check to make sure its not an entire update zip that you are pushing to your system media, aslong as it just consists of a desc.txt and a few parts, yeh you can push it there as described. if its an update.zip, just use it or if you want, extract the files and the smaller bootanimation.zip will be inside for you.
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Awesome! Yep I think that was my mistake, i was pushing the entire update zip folder tot the phone, didnt think to extract the bootanimation.zip from it. Thanks for that mate, will have a look when i get home.
safcalibur said:
Awesome! Yep I think that was my mistake, i was pushing the entire update zip folder tot the phone, didnt think to extract the bootanimation.zip from it. Thanks for that mate, will have a look when i get home.
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Your very welcome mate. If you are looking for a good boot animation, check this one out... http://minus.com/mbm4VCkV2r/
Ava.tar said:
Your very welcome mate. If you are looking for a good boot animation, check this one out... http://minus.com/mbm4VCkV2r/
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Nice! Will give it a whirl tonight mate and report back. Got a couple I have downloaded, will add this one as well. just getting into all of this customising malarky!!
well good luck with it! happy modding! and also make sure you try this one. i tried it earlier and it really is flawless.
Hi!
Recently I have created my own boot animation.
However, for some reason it isnt working.
I am sure I put it in the right folder because when I put another animation in, it works. So I am guessing that there is something wrong with the zip file i made.
Its not perfect but you can download it in the attachment.
Please help me figure out the problem.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
are you getting just a black screen?
unzip your file, open the desc.txt file
add a carriage return after "p0 0 part0"
rezip the files, make sure to set the compression level to "store"
place bootanimation.zip file in data/local folder
reboot and let me know if it works
What did you use to zip up your files? Make sure you use uncompressed. 7-zip doesn't seem to work for some reason btw.
i only use 7zip when making bootanimations. the "Store" compression level is the way to go. if you compress at any level, the ba may not work.
Sardo Numspa said:
i only use 7zip when making bootanimations. the "Store" compression level is the way to go. if you compress at any level, the ba may not work.
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huh, didn't seem to work for me. - shrugs -
tocirahl said:
huh, didn't seem to work for me. - shrugs -
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how does it not work?
do you get the beginning of the animation then nothing? does it just show the samsung logo then black screen then the phone boots? does the phone boot at all?
when i get back from my ride, i'll load it on mine and see what the deal it.
Thanks guys!!!
Everything works now.
I used 7z and set it to store.
I also added a carriage return as shown here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1024860.html
now i have a beautiful boot animation.
Thank you
hyperized said:
Thanks guys!!!
Everything works now.
I used 7z and set it to store.
I also added a carriage return as shown here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1024860.html
now i have a beautiful boot animation.
Thank you
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glad you got it working.
that carriage return at the end is a tricky one