Originally a tmobile G2 which i rooted because i got bored of waiting for them to release the update to 2.1 straight from htc.
I run launcher pro over the top of sense and all i want to know is, is it possible to have a custom boot animation. I no that it is possible with a custom rom but dont really want to do that am happy with the way it is.
ive tried adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/
but all that happens is it pushes the files over but the boot animation hasnt changed
So you're still on 1.5?
You need to find the current boot animation on the system partition and replace that. There are usually two locations and these are usually referenced in bootanimation topics.
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Is there a link to explain how to delete or change the stock start up pink screen on the T959 Vibrant? I hate it.
Root the phone then put download Rom Manager and titanium backup. The download a custom rom and flash that....... you will never see the pink screen again.
You need to read more, alot more.........
WHAT ????
ya ya ya done all that , done all the reading, done a lot of roms, done a lot of rooting ........
your assumption is "all" rom make new boot screens I guess?????
guess not. go load Project_V & see what I'm talking about.
i'm looking for answers, not rebukes.
Never been on Project V and i dont even remember stock but theres 3 startup images usually ~Bootloader,kernel,bootanimation. I doubt its bootloader
If its Bootanimation is located in /system/media/bootanimation.zip just swap for something else or put "debug.sf.nobootanimation=1" in build.prop for no boot animation at all
Or it might be the kernel boot picture, change kernels since i dunno where kernel image is stored, Bullet is good
Root rom boot animation.
sent from my Sensation XD
replace the boot animation. and delete the shutdown animation. thats what i did. im currently on project v.
Sent from my Vibrant
has anyone successfully done this? i have a rooted fascinate running aokp milestone 4. i have read all the forums and have studied for hours. i finally got the nerve to try it....and....brick. lol i tried using heimdall. installed the drivers properly, opened the program, flashed the hacked param.lfs, program ran, phone booted into a blank screen for about 25 sec then went into recovery. tried wiping and restoring but right back to recovery i went. lol . had to odin to stock and build back up.
was just wondering if someone got this to work and could maybe give me a clue of what i may have done wrong..thanx.
Are you just wanting to replace the boot animation? In the case of AOPK, this would be the Unicorn animation. I do this all the time, directly from the phone. I use ES Explorer, although Root Explorer or an equivalent should work just as well. You'll need to go to /System/Media and delete the pre-exisiting bootanimation.zip. You can then replace this file with your preferred boot animation and be good to go. You can also move the old bootanimation.zip to your SD card before replacing it, allowing for easy recovery if you decide you want it back. You can also place your preferred boot animation in /data/local and supposedly a re-flash won't overwrite the boot animation. I haven't done this, as I prefer to see what animation is included in the ROM, then change it out if I wish. I'm sure there's other ways to accomplish this, but this procedure is quite simple. My preference at the moment is the rockets animation from makelegs' CM7 Kang, but there are lots available for download. Or, you can make your own if you are so inclined. I have a folder on my SD card that has a half-dozen boot animations in it, allowing me to choose which one I'd like to use.
If you need to download ES Explorer, there are a few options you'll need to enable to be able to manipulate the local filesystem. They are "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System" I think it goes without saying, but you'll need to grant ES Explorer with root permissions when prompted.
WARNING: If modifying your file system like this, BE CAREFUL what you delete. Delete the wrong file, and you could be starting over. I am not responsible for you bricking your phone.
I believe bdogg is referring to the boot splash screen. If you are following the directions that I think you are, I have not yet been successful at getting it to work yet either . If you figure it out let me know.
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It is quite possible that I misunderstood which screen it was he was wanting to change. On my phone, all I get during the boot sequence is the black & white "Samsung" screen twice (once when the phone first powers on, and then it flashes quickly and reappears for what I assume is the Glitch kernel), and then the AOKP Unicorn boot animation. Once the Unicorn boot animation finishes, I get the unlock screen, at which point I consider the boot process finished. To my knowledge, you can't change the B&W Samsung screen. I could very much be wrong here, I've just never seen anything stating differently. The Glitch "logo" is set in the kernel, although I'm guessing if you edit the right thing in the .zip before you flash it that could be changed. It's not something I care to attempt, it's not on screen long enough for me to really care, and I have no preference to go messing around in the kernel. That leaves the Unicorn boot animation, which I know can be quite easily changed out to whatever different boot animation you prefer.
I'm currently running AOKP Build 28 with Glitch 14 B6.
EDIT: After a quick Google search, it appears I am wrong and that it is possible to edit the default "Samsung" screen. I didn't fully read up on the process, as I don't care to do it myself, but I did glean enough to know that I probably posted instructions here to something that you already knew, and that didn't help you one bit. I'll do better next time.
Yes, we are talking about the initial samsung logo. It is fun to change it to other things i admit. I only was able to do it per the instructions on the gb roms. I thought I saw new ones for ics but can't remember where I saw them.
Sent from my SCH-I500
Hi All
I recently bought a ST7 but was disappointed to see no compatible recovery or custom roms for it.
A LITTLE HISTORY:
I did find a Crystal_Root.zip on the net which installed the SU on my tab.
But I couldn't change any CPU settings via the kernel tuner or the rom toolbox (they were buggy and acting up) and it corrupted my system in the end after I modified build.prop to add the windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec.
I triple checked the property name and value in rom toolbox, it asked for a reboot when I tried to save the changes and it got stuck at the boot animation screen.
I had to take it to the customer care to get it fixed (which wasn't very pleasant, had to wait there for 4 hours to get it done).
NOW, THE IMPORTANT BIT:
Is there a way to backup my stock rom and put it in a update.zip or such so I could flash it back on if I have a similar situation in future?
I did try: adb pull / and copied the files over to my pc (but not sure about the updater-script part or do I not need it?)
To an experienced developer, a twrp or clockworkmod port for ST7 would be great and much appreciated. I know there is one for ST8 and 10 but none for ST7?
Maybe asking for too much, a custom rom port of jelly bean for ST7?
P.S. it is my first post here. So please be kind.
Any help with Andriod Upgrade?
I too have been looking out for custom rom or atleast upgrade to Android 4.1 or 4.2 for the Karbonn Smart Tab 7 (ST7).
Has anyone been able to upgrade? Because lots of issues with stock ROM. I keep getting message that no SD Card found even though the SD card is present and detected by the device.
ankitstr said:
Hi All
I recently bought a ST7 but was disappointed to see no compatible recovery or custom roms for it.
A LITTLE HISTORY:
I did find a Crystal_Root.zip on the net which installed the SU on my tab.
But I couldn't change any CPU settings via the kernel tuner or the rom toolbox (they were buggy and acting up) and it corrupted my system in the end after I modified build.prop to add the windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec.
I triple checked the property name and value in rom toolbox, it asked for a reboot when I tried to save the changes and it got stuck at the boot animation screen.
I had to take it to the customer care to get it fixed (which wasn't very pleasant, had to wait there for 4 hours to get it done).
NOW, THE IMPORTANT BIT:
Is there a way to backup my stock rom and put it in a update.zip or such so I could flash it back on if I have a similar situation in future?
I did try: adb pull / and copied the files over to my pc (but not sure about the updater-script part or do I not need it?)
To an experienced developer, a twrp or clockworkmod port for ST7 would be great and much appreciated. I know there is one for ST8 and 10 but none for ST7?
Maybe asking for too much, a custom rom port of jelly bean for ST7?
P.S. it is my first post here. So please be kind.
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Hi all! I have a slight issue.. So my sisters phone is rooted and on offical kit-kat NAB.
I tried to install @kevinrocksman's hypnotoad boot animation, flashable through twrp. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467543
It didnt work and after the Note 3 screen it stays black till it boots up. I figure it is because the phones only on stock rooted, and that uses a bunch of weird .qmg files. I cant restore the nandroid for several reasons so thats not an option. So I tried the following troubleshooting steps to either get the hypnotoad to work or restore the default sprint sound and animation.
1. I manually pushed the hypnotoad bootanimation.zip into system/media and changed permissions. no go
2. Then in hypnotoad aroma installer I installed it again. Still no go
3. In aroma I tried restore default feature, the sounds back but no yellow sprint animation
4.I deleted the bootanimation.zip in system/media. no go
.5.On the thread @shabbypenguin commented. Posting an enable bootanimation.zip to have the phone look for .zips instead of .qmg. I flashed it. (http://www.mediafire.com/download/xlbsop29q44vlco/Enable-Bootanimation.zip)
6. Then I tried twrping the hypnotoad aroma boot ani again, hoping shabbypenguins enable bootani will make it work. Nada
7. I tried restoring default again through aroma, still boots with sound but no yellow sprint animation.
So if anyone has an idea to either get the hypntoad to work or get back the defualt boot animation, that would be GREATLY appreciated.
I know it was probably dumb to try on stock rooted sorry, but my sister is stuck with no bootanimation, and she does not want to flash a new rom
So thanks
what thread was this??
shabbypenguin said:
what thread was this??
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All was found on @kevinrocksman s thread. Your comment was at the bottom of the page
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467543
I hope you have a fix mr. shabbypenguin sir! :fingers-crossed:
Do you know of any fixes @kevinrocksman??
I would think there would be a flashable. Zip laying around but i couldn't find any
if you read to the second page, you would have seen that zip doesnt work
shabbypenguin said:
if you read to the second page, you would have seen that zip doesnt work
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Ive read the whole thread, and the comments. I believed it would work because I have been on several stock Samsung based roms, and all of either the flashable.zips or manually pushing to /system/media have worked fine. Im even currently on AOSP and pushing the monster attack bootanimation.zip to system/media worked perfectly. So I believe my error lies in possibly two things. Either..
A.these bootanimaton.zips are not NAB compatible; which would seem odd because as far as I know bootanimation.zips are fairly universal. It worked on AOSP just fine
B. Or since this is stock STOCK rooted, the system files have not been configured by a dev to allow changing bootanimation.zips.
If it is scenario B, which i think is more likely, then a solution would be to flash a custom built Nab rom, right? I would think if I flashed Freezas stockISH rom it would be too stock and the boot ani system files would be the same situation. Which is why im thinking @sac23 s kit-kats v1 nab rom would allow me to change bootanimation.zip. Do you think this would be accurate?
I did some further digging and I believe I may have found a way to be able to push bootanimation.zips and have them work even on stock stock roms.
What do you think of this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50218786
I gather if I push the bootanimation.bin in OP and replace it with the current one in /system/bin it will enable me to change bootanimations just like normal. You probably would have a better idea then me, do you think this is an accurate conclusion?
Thanks :good:
kevinrocksman said:
samsung has been using qmg files since before the SGS1, this http://www.mediafire.com/download/xl...tanimation.zip should enable it. it swaps out the bootanimation binary for one looking for .zip's. it may not work if they are still using samsungani
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this is what it does in adb when u execute bootanimation
CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE: cannot locate symbol "_ZN7android21SurfaceComposerClient
14getDisplayInfoEiPNS_11DisplayInfoE" referenced by "bootanimation"...
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as for all the other zips idk, but mine doesnt. as for figureing it out etc, youll have to ask someone who is up to date on samsung software and/or owns a note 3.
shabbypenguin said:
as for all the other zips idk, but mine doesnt. as for figureing it out etc idk, youll have to ask someone who is up to date on samsung software and/or owns a note 3.
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okay thanks anyway, I happen to have an extra replacement note 3 for a little bit so ill run some tests!
thanks
Has anyone modified the boot animation for stock ND7/Android 4.4.2 in order to remove the Verizon logo (so that the boot animation shows only the Samsung splash)? I know that this has been done for the 4.3 boot animation, but I can't find a modified version of the 4.4.2 one anywhere (the Samsung splash is different for each).
I'm ashamed to say how much time I've spent looking for this. I've searched throughout xda and Google and haven't found any luck. I've downloaded a few s5 boot animations as well as 3 roms for the international Note II, hoping to find the right ones, but they haven't been correct unfortunately. I've even tried using a couple qmg to png hacks in order to cut out the Verizon logo myself, but I haven't been able to get them to work right.
So this is my last resort. Has anyone happened to stumble upon this or know of an easier way for me to extract it?
EDIT
Found it.