Anyone have issues with custom ringtones after rooting?
I had a custom ringtone in the mpga format that was working fine before I rooted. After rooting my phone, applying the lag fix, applying the gps fix, and installing ADW launcher, I can no longer use it as a ringtone.
I can navigate to the file in Astro, but the option to set it as a ringtone is greyed out. Anyone experience this?
Oh, I also clicked on "Fix Permissions" in Rom Manager and it went through the process (I figured it would have a prompt or something), don't know if this has caused it or not, is there a way to reverse whatever it did?
Thanks in advance! I am in Love with XDA and am devouring all the info I can!
I have since tried putting the file in a folder named ringtones in my root sdcard directory and have had no luck getting the file recognized.
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I make custom .mp3 ringtones on my laptop then transfer them over to the phone thru Windows Explorer.
1. Connect your phone to the PC via USB
2. On your phone, it should show that USB is connected on the drop down menu...click on it and mount
3. Now open My Computer on your PC and double click to open your internal sdcard (phone memory)
4. There should be a folder called "media." Double click to open that folder and then then double click the folder called "audio"
5. Create a new folder called "ringtones" (for custom ringtones) and another new folder called "notifications" (for custom message tones)
6. Now drag your audio files into the corresponding folders and you should be able to choose your custom ringtones/message tones through the phone settings
There are also apps in the market that enable you to create your own ringtones on the phone using the music in your library (Ringdroid)
Hope this helps
Thank you! That fixed my issue. I just needed to have the ringtone folder in the right directory. Kinda strange it didn't make me do that before the rooting though. Nonetheless, thank you very much for your help!
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Hey all..
I have a few media players installed on my hero, but on the preinstalled one is there a way to get it to ignore a folder? I am currently learning spanish and have about 500 mp3's on the phone. It unfortunatly lists them all on the media player. I want to get it to ignore them so when i let it play my entire playlist on random it wont choose any of those.
is there a way? I have MixZing lite which does have an option to look at specific folders, but it wont intergrate with the lock screen (which is really very handy!). I tried adding the .nomedia onto the directory but to no avail....
I had the same problem, so far all I've done is hide the entire folder by stiking a '.' on the front of the folder e.g. hide the folder 'hidestuffinhere' by renaming it '.hidestuffinhere' using Astro or something.
The media player ignores everything under these folders:
\Media\Alarms
\Media\Ringtones
\Media\Notifications
However, if you move your spanish mp3s into these folders, they'll show up in alarms, ringtones or notifications.
sweet! that will solve my ringtones issue to then
just moved ringtones to the folder /media/ringtones but not showing up in the ringtone selection... should i do a reboot first?
Try a reboot,
If it doesn't work, backup your SD to your PC. Then format the SD card through the phone and recopy your data back.
That worked for me.
Cannot rename a folder starting with a "."
wheeljack said:
I had the same problem, so far all I've done is hide the entire folder by stiking a '.' on the front of the folder e.g. hide the folder 'hidestuffinhere' by renaming it '.hidestuffinhere' using Astro or something.
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Tried to do the same on my HTC pro but file explorer does not allow me to rename a folder with a name starting with a dot "." ??????
tbondexpert said:
Tried to do the same on my HTC pro but file explorer does not allow me to rename a folder with a name starting with a dot "." ??????
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you need to use linda file explorer or similar.
ricostuart said:
you need to use linda file explorer or similar.
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Yeah, I use Astro, and it works fine.
Yep just used Astro to change my download folder (where I download ringtones to on my sd card) anyways in the music player it used to show a load of unknown albums and list the weird ringtones I had downloaded.
Changed the folder through Astro .downloads and now the music player doesn't pick up those unwanted files.
The other alternative is:
Using notepad, create an empty file
save the file as .nomedia (do not save as .txt, but "All files")
add the file .nomedia to the folder you want to avoid showing media from
This works for video, photos and MP3. They can still be accessed using file explorer.
Hope that helps
I used to use an app called Rings Extended on my G1 to set my own Notification Ringtone(or incoming text). Doesnt seem to work on the Vibrant. Is there another way?
I use tone picker it's in the market. Works fine on mine.
You can also create custom folders which android will recognize for custom sounds. Create a folder called "Media". In that, create a folder called "Audio". In the Audio folder create folders called "Ringtones", "Notifications", "Alarms". If you put custom sounds in those folders, you will be able to select them in your settings.
ultra spikey said:
I used to use an app called Rings Extended on my G1 to set my own Notification Ringtone(or incoming text). Doesnt seem to work on the Vibrant. Is there another way?
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You can only set custom ringtones for entries stored on the Phone (not GMail like it should be). Easiest way is to create a 2nd contact with the same exact name and set the ringtone there. The phone will automatically link them together. You just need to enter the name and set the ringtone, don't need to re-enter their phone number, etc.
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You can also create custom folders which android will recognize for custom sounds. Create a folder called "Media". In that, create a folder called "Audio". In the Audio folder create folders called "Ringtones", "Notifications", "Alarms". If you put custom sounds in those folders, you will be able to select them in your settings.
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Cool thanks...that worked.
FYI, Rings Extended works for me. I had it on my G1 also, and I loved it so it was one of the first things I installed on my Vibrant. Is it just force closing on you? Won't finish installing?
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You can also create custom folders which android will recognize for custom sounds. Create a folder called "Media". In that, create a folder called "Audio". In the Audio folder create folders called "Ringtones", "Notifications", "Alarms". If you put custom sounds in those folders, you will be able to select them in your settings.
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Great solution. No extra app needed.
XfooYen said:
You can also create custom folders which android will recognize for custom sounds. Create a folder called "Media". In that, create a folder called "Audio". In the Audio folder create folders called "Ringtones", "Notifications", "Alarms". If you put custom sounds in those folders, you will be able to select them in your settings.
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Noob question but... where do you create the original "Media" forlder?
I believe you can put it in your sd card folder.
worked perfect
XfooYen said:
You can also create custom folders which android will recognize for custom sounds. Create a folder called "Media". In that, create a folder called "Audio". In the Audio folder create folders called "Ringtones", "Notifications", "Alarms". If you put custom sounds in those folders, you will be able to select them in your settings.
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Wow,...have been searching on how to add custom ringtones for an hour now...such a simple thing to make it work...Thanks a lot OP...worked perfectly.
manticore1977 said:
You can only set custom ringtones for entries stored on the Phone (not GMail like it should be). Easiest way is to create a 2nd contact with the same exact name and set the ringtone there. The phone will automatically link them together. You just need to enter the name and set the ringtone, don't need to re-enter their phone number, etc.
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ya but then when you go to text message there are two of the same person with identical numbers...hence my prob that i cant figure out
Worked for me too on my Vibrant
I feel like such a noob for asking.
How to delete preinstalled ringtones
How to delete preinstalled notification tones
How to add notification tones (without an SD card)
It's MotoBlur causing all these troubles for me, not Android, right?
none is causing trouble. To delete, you first of course need root. mount the system. then you can delete and add and just reboot to have it take affect. Navigate to the directories below to delete or push your new sounds over to them.
system/media/audio/ringtones
system/media/audio/notifications
ES File Manager, cannot paste. Eh? I'm rooted though?
Is it easier to use some other file manager? Or some app to chmod? Or is that terminal only?
you can use root explorer. es file manager, is that a root browser? if so you have to mount read/write before you can edit.
ah and a reboot
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ah and a reboot
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yeah in post 2 i mentioned you need a reboot for it to take affect. glad this is solved haha.
you will need to root, make sure you have moto mediascape installed on your computer so you have the drivers and software installed,
after you have rooted, you simply open up a folder that is within your atrix's memory, it will state "RINGTONES" just slip your ringtone in there and go ahead open up ringtones from your phone and set it to whatever you have installed.
Confused! I have a sound file on the SD card that I used to use for the notification sound of my prior phone (shift). All the sound files need to be in a dir under system/media/audio/ notifications. I tried copy paste via Astro but the permissions prevent the paste action. How do I get the file moved to where the LTE is expecting it?
I can get it to show up as a ringtone choice. But when I go to settings, sounds, default notification, it is not there.
I have had some issues with astro lately when using it to 'move' (copy paste). Just a hunch, but try doing this using Root Explorer.
Solved:
After failing to copy via all file explorer apps I connected to my computer with debug mode on. I was able to copy paste to the notifications folder & now the phone lists it as a choice. I made it my default & all is well. Lot of work for a simple task?
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Confused! I have a sound file on the SD card that I used to use for the notification sound of my prior phone (shift). All the sound files need to be in a dir under system/media/audio/ notifications. I tried copy paste via Astro but the permissions prevent the paste action. How do I get the file moved to where the LTE is expecting it?
I can get it to show up as a ringtone choice. But when I go to settings, sounds, default notification, it is not there.
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If you are not r00ted, or S-OFF, HTC Dev unlocked, you will not be able to use Astro or Root Explorer (my personal favorite) to move the files to the correct location, so you would need to download the notification.
Settings => Sound => Notification Sound
Then, you will see an option called "Shifter" which might be the same.
If not, click on the [Get More] button in the upper-right hand corner, to download whatever you like.
If this fails, then you can connect to your computer via USB ~ TWRP Recovery has a great mount option as well... ~ and you can copy and paste at will.
WHY
I believe all of us here like the android that we can do what ever we want with our device,
I personally dislike some of the sound I hear when my device power on and when I unlock the
screen and when I touch and select Menus and item within android.And also the power up sound
HACKING
Please kindly do a backup in case things go bad for you.
Using the APP Root browser (lite from the google play) or any file editing App that has root access you can
change the UI sound that you hear on any android powered device.
For instance i have tried most of the ROMs in the forums.I just download a Custom ICS,JB ROM
And then navigate to the system file in the zip file on my computer and then to media and copy the
files overthere to my device.
LET GET STARTED
1.Connect your device your computer or laptop and turn on USB connection
2.ROM zip file >>>> system >>>> media >>> audio{alarms,notifications,ringtones,ui}
3.create a folder in the storage (system sd card or external sd card) to copy the files from the
Android ROM you downloaded
4.copy the files from the audio folder into the folder you created
5.Run Root browser and navigate to folder you created and open it and multi select each
of the sound files (.ogg).(it does not work selecting the whole folder you will get an error)
navigate back and go to system folder
System >>>>media>>>>>audio and open and paste the files from the previous respective folder you
copied from earlier.( YOU MIGHT HAVE DUPLICATES THE ONLY WAY TO DETECT SUCH IS THE DATE )
6. Now with the UI sounds there is three of them 1.the unlock sound, 2.the lock sound,
3.the screen selection sound. this files are easy to identify for instance most of them are
labelled as such eg. lock.ogg for phone lock, unlock.ogg for screen password unlock sound and
mostly for Samsung it is TW_Touch.ogg for the screen touch selection.
7. You can repeat all the steps for the other audio files. once done you can select and play
the sound within the root browser. you can also copy sounds from notification and ringtones
and use it for any of the UI sounds and vice versa. These also increase the amount of sound
on your device.
8 .If any of the sounds interest you and want to change your UI sound, all you have to do is exactly rename
the original UI sound eg.1TW_Touch.ogg which was the original and then the sound that interest
you for the touch selection to be TW_Touch.ogg and reboot your Device.
9. Same goes with the power sound(powerom.wav) which is located in different folders on
some ROMS within the system folder. (personal i deleted the power on sound I dont like it)
On the current CM10 ROM the only hackable is user interface sound (Effect_tick.oog) is the touch sound. Which is located
System > media>ui
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Awesome! Does this work for all versions?
Yes as long as you are rooted
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