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Here is the correct way to use root explorer for manually replacing system files:
1. Mount the system as r/w (read/write) per the top right corner. Navigate to the file that you plan to replace (e.g., system/framework/framework.jar).
2. Copy (not move) the file and paste it somewhere on your SD card (internal or external, doesn't matter - as long as you can locate it in case you need to put it back). Rename the file you just pasted, but very subtly. For example, when renaming framework.jar, I would only throw something in front of the file name, such as "Backup - framework.jar", so I can easily distinguish it from the new file if I put them in the same spot.
3. NANDROID BACKUP!
4. Download/put on your sd card (whatever you do) the new file that you want to replace the old one with.
5. Move the new file to /system (not in a subfolder yet). Here you will change the permissions, which is crucial to avoid FCs and problems. In root explorer, you would long press the file, press permissions, and set them to whatever the old file's permissions are. This may require going to verify what they are before starting this step. For example, in a lot of cases, the permissions will be RW-R-R. In Root Explorer, this would mean checking the first two boxes on the first line and only the first box on the next two lines. In any situation, confirm that the permissions you see after you've changed them (right below the file name) match exactly what you're replacing.
6. Ensure that your new file is correctly named to exactly what it is replacing (case actually matters) and double check the permissions.
7. Move your new file to the folder, root explorer will ask if you want to replace the file. Confirm.
8. Back out of root explorer and immediately reboot.
No force closes, no problems .
It may seem like a lot to someone who doesn't do it often but for me, I actually do this method faster than any other and fly through it every time. I got tired of seeing people explain ways to use Root Explorer which result in bootloops, FCs, etc. without fail. So, I decided to put an end to it.
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
Audiochild said:
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Toggle "Mount R/W" button at the top.
Audiochild said:
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Sounds like you need to mount \system as read-write. There is a button in the upper right corner of root explorer to mount
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Thanks wonner and kbilly70! That was the issue
Awsome. Bookmarked!
thanks for the awesome guide. worked great for me!
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
kZard said:
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
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Those are only for flashing purposes. Not needed if you're not flashing it. You only need to pull everything besides that folder and place them appropriately.
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
Edgarhighman said:
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
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You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
Simba501 said:
You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
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I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
Edgarhighman said:
I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
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If the apk is compatible, it will work. At no point should you get an "application not installed" prompt, unless you attempted to manually install it at some point. If it wouldn't work, it just wouldn't appear in the app drawer: no prompt.
I guess this should be mentioned in the OP, but some times, clearing data of the application may be necessary after finishing. Usually a force stop at the most will allow you to see changes (which is why the steps include a reboot). You've piqued my interest. Post the files of question and I'll see if they work on my device. There was a similar issue someone else was having; I told him to redownload the apk and that was the problem. Some kind of botched file/download.
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can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
mikoal said:
can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
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No. Why would you want to?
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Simba501 said:
No. Why would you want to?
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
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just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
dsmboost said:
You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
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It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
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Simba501 said:
Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
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Ah okay, I was referring to ES file explorer, which can modify other files in that directory.
thanks to you both!
Cannot get my boot sound to work. I successfully changed the BootAnimation, but the BootSound does not work.
Tried - putting bootsound into /system/media/notifications, then /system/media alongside the bootanimation, and both have not worked. Renamed file .ogg too both times.
Running CM7 Bat2f, Motorola Atrix 4G. Any help is appreciated!
Try putting it into /system/media/audio/ui
Maybe that will work.
lilphil240 said:
Cannot get my boot sound to work. I successfully changed the BootAnimation, but the BootSound does not work.
Tried - putting bootsound into /system/media/notifications, then /system/media alongside the bootanimation, and both have not worked. Renamed file .ogg too both times.
Running CM7 Bat2f, Motorola Atrix 4G. Any help is appreciated!
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Just tried that now, rebooted, and still did not work. Thanks anyways.
You can do this manually also,
Please bootanimation.zip in /system/media and changing permissions to rw-r-r
And place the sound [.ogg] file in system/media and changing permissions to rw-r-r
Do not forget to rename the old boot animations to .bak, so that you can revert back anytime
You can find some cool boot animations with sound in below links for Atrix as flashable zip,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423763&highlight=boot+animations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185339&highlight=boot+animations
/system/media/
I tried manually putting the files using Root Explorer in the /system/media and /system/media/audio/notifications, and the permissions were fixed every time, but still no sound plays.
My speaker works fine, btw. Again, bootanimation plays fine, just not the sound, which is non-existent.
EDIT: I'm using the Spider Pig bootanimation. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227598
Are you sure the audio file is named correctly? There should also be no "spaces". Maybe it was a bad download, have you tried re-downloading the files and trying?
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I tried manually putting the files using Root Explorer in the /system/media and /system/media/audio/notifications, and the permissions were fixed every time, but still no sound plays.
My speaker works fine, btw. Again, bootanimation plays fine, just not the sound, which is non-existent.
EDIT: I'm using the Spider Pig bootanimation. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227598
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CM7= no bootanimation sounds
CM7 does not support bootanimation sounds, which is why you aren't able to get it working.
*Edit*Dude, I just answered this for you a couple days ago.
Yeah I know, but after google searching, I see many other individuals who are able to use boot animations/ sounds in their CM7. But none of their instructions worked for me.
lilphil240 said:
Yeah I know, but after google searching, I see many other individuals who are able to use boot animations/ sounds in their CM7. But none of their instructions worked for me.
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Link the posts/sources here please.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048231
Thats the instructions I followed. I'm 99% sure I did it correctly. Yet it still doesn't work.
Also, after doing this, I went to bed. I remember seeing the battery at ~45% so I didn't charge overnight. I woke up in the morning to see the battery at 5%. Wtf?! This never happened before.
Well, the link you provided states that the file needs to be in mp3 format and you said you changed it to ogg. Also, have you ran the script that is provided from the link through terminal emulator? You didn't specify if you did this step. Although it says you can just place the file using Root Explorer it still says you have to run the script from the sd card.
lilphil240 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048231
Thats the instructions I followed. I'm 99% sure I did it correctly. Yet it still doesn't work.
Also, after doing this, I went to bed. I remember seeing the battery at ~45% so I didn't charge overnight. I woke up in the morning to see the battery at 5%. Wtf?! This never happened before.
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The things I mentioned in an earlier post was a different method I tried.
When doing the method I just linked to, I uninstalled the bootanimation.zip, which includes the sound file, and reintalled, effectively starting from scratch. And yes, when following the steps in the link, I competed all of them, including the terminal emulator.
Well, when asking for help you have to be more forthcoming with the details and provide the links up front so we all know what you are trying to do and how you are trying to do it.
Either way, I'm stumped. Good luck.
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The things I mentioned in an earlier post was a different method I tried.
When doing the method I just linked to, I uninstalled the bootanimation.zip, which includes the sound file, and reintalled, effectively starting from scratch. And yes, when following the steps in the link, I competed all of them, including the terminal emulator.
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Yeah sorry, I'm not much of a forum poster, I'll be sure to do so next time I have an issue.
If anyone with an Atrix CM7 wants to try this on their own, using the link, let me know how it went!
Ok guys, I downloaded a different .mp3 file to try and use as my boot sound.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048231
So, I finished steps 1-3, now how do I adb push my .mp3 file from the adb tools folder on my computer to the /system/media folder on my phone? I want to try it this way instead of the root explorer way.
Please be clear with any instructions, I'm not exactly advanced in this subject
Thanks!!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048231
Thats the instructions I followed. I'm 99% sure I did it correctly. Yet it still doesn't work.
Also, after doing this, I went to bed. I remember seeing the battery at ~45% so I didn't charge overnight. I woke up in the morning to see the battery at 5%. Wtf?! This never happened before.
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From what you say and the link it seems maybe the txt file in bootanimation.zip isn't pointing to the correct audio file. Probably the name of the file is wrong.
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I checked the file, and it wants it as Spiderpig.ogg, which I tried before. ADB pushing is giving me errors that it cannot find the file in the location i selected, but it's in there.
Cd C:/Android/Android-sdk/platform-tools
adb remount
adb push android_audio.mp3 /system/media
I placed the .mp3 in the platform-tools folder, no idea whats wrong.
NM.............I just read through the script, and don't see anything wrong with it.
You should just use Root Explorer. It's fast, easy, and works.
I'll give this a try in the morning myself to see if I can get it to work.
Tried Root Explorer many times, using different sound files, renaming them, putting them in different folders, basically whatever could work, and nothing did. Which is why I'm trying the ADB method.
Boot sound isn't THAT important to me, but I like the challenge of trying to get it to work.
I should try on this on my CM9 HP Touchpad. Will post the results.
Took me hours of reading to figure out something extremely simple. But, hopefully this will save some of the smart people here from having to expend energy belittliing retarded noobs like me.
When I flashed to SHOstock's ICS 2.2.6 I missed the droid animation he had with his GB 1.9.4. So I went searching on how to change it back.
It's pretty simple. All you have to do is.....
1. Get a file explorer with root access. I use ES File Explorer
2. Download any of the custom ROMs in GSII Development
3. Unzip the ROM, open System>media folder. Find the bootanimation zip file and copy that to a folder of your choice on your phone.
4. On your phone, open your file explorer and allow it root folder read/write access
5. Navigate to System>media folder and backup the original bootanimation zip, in case you ever want to replace it.
6. Navigate back to where you put the custom bootanimation zip and copy and replace that zip into the media folder on your phone.
You're done.
If there was audio to the bootanimation it's the same copy and paste process. The .wav file should be located in System>etc. It's named "PowerOn". Once you move that over you may have to change the file permissions to RW--R--R.
To change permissions in ES File Explorer you long press the icon. It'll pull up an "Operations" drop down. Scroll to "Properties". Click "Change". Then make sure User: read/write is checked. Group: read. Other: read Then click ok.
If the sound doesn't work you may have to rename the PowerOn.wav to "PowerOn.ogg"
I'll try and answer any questions you may have but keep in mind i've only had this phone for less than two weeks. I've been lurking and studying on XDA for even less. But i'll do my best.
Remember, before asking questions, searching/reading the forums is your best option. I'm still a total novice but because of this wonderful place i've managed to root my phone, installed several different kernels and themes and flashed two different ROMS
You can also put the bootanimation.zip file in data/local. This way you will preserve your stock bootanimation file.
Sent from my SGH-I777
Hey I'm not sure if this is recommended but I didn't see any instructions specifically for disabling the bootsound. I did find the location of it in this post so I just removed it and my phone stopped making noises when it boot up. I'll report back if any weird issues start happening.
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Hey I'm not sure if this is recommended but I didn't see any instructions specifically for disabling the bootsound. I did find the location of it in this post so I just removed it and my phone stopped making noises when it boot up. I'll report back if any weird issues start happening.
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Should be ok. Because if the animation didn't have sound to begin with the .wav file wouldn't be there.
Props to chetan_mohanty for the bootanimations.
Most of the links to the ba's are down but the MassEffect one is still active.
MassEffect - http://depositfiles.com/files/f461b8tt3
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2jWIHSODw
You can thank him here or see his other animations.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20673303&postcount=1
So I wanted an appropriately shiny boot animation for my newly Fresh-rommed Evo, and I found this page:
http://droidmodderx.com/galaxynexus/how-to-install-100s-of-bootanimations-for-your-galaxy-nexus (Full of previews, will bog your computer down!)
That phone has the same screen resolution, 720 x 1280, so most of these seem to work for me. I didn't bother with flashing them from recovery, as the bootanimation.zip file can be easily extracted and placed in /system/media using Root Explorer. Your mileage may vary. I am using Spyro at the moment, nice ICS-ish colors.
SOME of them did not work, or rather they worked, with intermittent flashes of a white screen..I am not sure but suspect it's something to do with frame rate? Anyone?
Updates.................
Directories: Your individual rom maker may have put the animation package in one of several locations. These include:
/system/media
/system/customize/resource
/data/local
I have seen still other locations used on my old EVO 4G (and new roms are coming out all the time), so if you just cannot find anything, try doing a search for 'animation.zip' from the root level, with your file browser.
Filenames: Your rom maker may have used one of several slightly different name variants for the bootanimation.zip package; it really depends on what they started out with as a base. Sense-based roms, for example, will tend to change things up. You might have an 'HTC_bootup_one.zip' instead of a 'bootanimation.zip'. You can't go wrong by naming your new package the exact same thing, and putting it in the same folder. (BUT you also have the option of deleting all oddly named animation packages you find in odd locations on your phone, and just using the standard 'bootanimation.zip' and putting it in /system/media. This is the Android standard location, and it will almost certainly look there if it can't find it elsewhere. Note that if you do this and fail to find and delete the other package, it will still use the other instead.)
Permissions: You shouldn't need to change permissions on the package file, at least that's never been an issue for me. If you are having problems there, I'd suggest trying the standard 644 setting one usually finds in the system folder, or RW-R--R--. (As long as the file is Readable by the owner, I would think that it would work.)
I can't delete or change these files! You may be using ES File Explorer, which is not the easiest app to drive. It requires root permission being set in its settings, and if you don't do that, hilarity can ensue. (I again recommend Root Explorer by Speed Software, which is not free but gives the most straightforward file browsing experience you can imagine, a big plus if you're new to rummaging around in your phone's innards!)
You absolutely cannot play with this stuff without root, so don't even try, okay? And when you want to change anything in a root-level folder, you will need to remember to set that folder RW (read/write), and then remember to set it back to RO (read only) when you are done, yes? You smart folks already know these things, I just want to make this post as complete as possible.
But I need MORE animations! I found the link above by googling 'bootanimation.zip 720x1280' so have at it!
If you've any more questions, please ask..
Worked great for me, thanks!
-Mike
What about activating sound?
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What about activating sound?
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Well, if you want sound and the animation doesn't include it, it is possible to add any fairly short sound in .ogg format to the same /system/media folder, and call it with an edit to the bootanimation.zip file. (You'll need to call it from the desc.txt file inside the zip.)
Say you have a sound picked out and converted, and it's called evoboot.ogg. Your desc.txt will need to include the line:
s evoboot.ogg
There are some tutorials on building these animations from scratch, if you look around on here, like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420991
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You can also use this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321360
Sent From My Sweet Ass EVO LTE
I have been wanting to change Boot Animations - and I have done it on other phones and ROMS I have used - but I am a little confused - I went to my system/media folder and there isn't a boot anmiation file in that folder now - The Rom I am using (Charmeleon or something like that) has a boot animation of some kind - but it must be in a different folder - any suggestions?
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I have been wanting to change Boot Animations - and I have done it on other phones and ROMS I have used - but I am a little confused - I went to my system/media folder and there isn't a boot anmiation file in that folder now - The Rom I am using (Charmeleon or something like that) has a boot animation of some kind - but it must be in a different folder - any suggestions?
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I use the same rom. The file is in system/customize/resource. You have to rename the bootanimation to hTC_bootup_one.zip. Also don't forget to make the permissions match.
I am very much looking forward to trying some of these out tomorrow when I get off of work!! I've read through the two guides on making your own and implementing your own sound files. These sound very exciting as well, but I feel they are over my head still. I am going to pace myself a bit and wait to try them.. but soon I will try.. But for now there are just so many to choose from.
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I use the same rom. The file is in system/customize/resource. You have to rename the bootanimation to hTC_bootup_one.zip. Also don't forget to make the permissions match.
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Could you expand on how to make permissions match. I found two files in that directory that has me confused. One is hTC_bootup.zip and one is SPC_bootanimation.zip. Which do I change? Also it seems that I can't delete the spc one to put the zip I downloaded in its place. Am I making this harder than it really is?
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Could you expand on how to make permissions match. I found two files in that directory that has me confused. One is hTC_bootup.zip and one is SPC_bootanimation.zip. Which do I change? Also it seems that I can't delete the spc one to put the zip I downloaded in its place. Am I making this harder than it really is?
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Got it. Thanks.
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Got it. Thanks.
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Got what? Can anyone elaborate?
I'm wanting to know this too, because I tried some other boot animations from an HTC ONE series phone, and it didn't work.
These were mentioned here on the boards earlier, and I tried to use a flashable "beats" BA, but it did not work. Also tried the "suckerpunch" BA manually by going into system/customize/resource, and THAT did not work either.
A guide would be greatly appreciated, and a sticky should be made for boot animations, as well as splash screens.
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Got what? Can anyone elaborate?
I'm wanting to know this too, because I tried some other boot animations from an HTC ONE series phone, and it didn't work.
These were mentioned here on the boards earlier, and I tried to use a flashable "beats" BA, but it did not work. Also tried the "suckerpunch" BA manually by going into system/customize/resource, and THAT did not work either.
A guide would be greatly appreciated, and a sticky should be made for boot animations, as well as splash screens.
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Where did those animations come from that you mentioned? Cause i doubt the names are correct for this phone
Sent From My Sweet Ass EVO LTE
Okay. First go download the boot animation that you like from:
http://tinyurl.com/co9ulfv Not sure if you can post the full links here but at least this one is clickable?
(One of the bootanimations I clicked on was bogus so use your brain. The next three brought me right to the file download without visiting a website first.) Then go into ES file explorer and go into settings and make it writable by placing a check next to Root Explorer and Mount File System. Next I found the downloaded file and clicked into it and clicked Data then local and found the actual boot animation zip and copied it to the root of the SD card so it would be easy to find. After that I renamed that file to SPC_bootanimation.zip. Now you go into system/customize/resource and delete the file labeled as SPC_bootanimation.(I saved a copy first and this must be done before you copy the file you're pasting in there. Don't know why but once I copied I couldn't delete the stock _bootanimation.zip file). Then I went back to the sd card and copied the renamed SPC_bootanimation file and pasted it in the resource directory where i deleted the original. Bingo, reboot and you will see your new animation. I did all of these steps in ES File Explorer.
Your folder may be in system/media depending on which rom you're using. I am on stock/ ultra smooth lscape Rosie by flex360.
P.S. the way I was messing up first was I was trying to rename the file I downloaded to spc_bootanimation not the bootanimation.zip file located inside of that original download in the Data/Local directory.
Also, I'm not an English major by any means, so if something is spelled incorrectly or the proper grammar wasn't used, sorry. I'm not looking for a lesson just looking to help out. heck if it's bad enough, just click on the donation tab next to my name and maybe I can afford some classes.
I'm using the bluplazmall boot animation. Looks really good.
http://gunnermike53.com/Themers/jaekar99/Galaxy-Nexus-403/BluPlazmaII-403-Nex.zip
I updated my post, does it answer your questions? If not, or if you would like to correct a point, let me know.
dased14 said:
Where did those animations come from that you mentioned? Cause i doubt the names are correct for this phone
Sent From My Sweet Ass EVO LTE
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they are correct when your running a one x rom port. thats what hes referring to joelz rom.
thanks, I can't stand the stock animation and haven't found much so far for the EVO LTE. Lots of stuff out there for the G Nex!!
what you looking for?
Ok maybe I'm just retarded, or just a little rusty on my adb. Tried this in RootExplorer, didn't work. Tried it using adb, didn't work either. It's saying /system is mounted as Read-Only. I tried an app called SUFBS and made sure that it was mounted as Read-Write, and it failed. In adb, I'm navigating to the correct folder, "adb devices" to make sure it's showing up, "adb remount" which is succeeding, then "adb push SPC_bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/" and it's giving the Read-only error. I'm running ViperRom 1.2.1 and am S-Off. Anybody got any pointers? Oh and btw, I did extract the bootanimation.zip from the .zip file I downloaded from the website in the op.
I am curious what root explorer is saying when in that directory..does the button at the top allow you to set it RW?
It's not showing an icon for rw or anything. May be a different, crappier version? It's the one that came with ViperROM. That SUFBS app is very similar, and I chose rw in it, found the bootanimation.zip file on my sd card, moved it to /system/customize/resource, and it showed it moving the file, but it never showed up.
Edit: It's RootBrowser. Nonetheless, SUFBS is essentially the same thing. I'm curious though why I can mount as read-write in that app, yet adb says its read-only.
EDIT: Found the original bootanimation file in a different thread -- but when I replaced it back in the system/media folder (checking to make sure permissions were set to 0644), it still doesn't work. I'm now officially confused -- any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey guys -- I tried to change the boot animation with Rom Toolbox but something appears to have gone kablooey. Still boots, no issues there -- just no animation. I've tried restoring the back up I made with RT -- no dice. Also tried putting a manual backup copy of the zip I'd made in the system/media folder, changed the permissions to 644, and rebooted -- also no dice.
Can some kind soul upload the original bootanimation.zip so I can try that one out?
Alternately, if anyone has had any success changing the stock bootanimation -- any idea what I might be doing wrong? Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks much.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54461479&postcount=3
Bootanimation needs rw-r--r--
Custom animations is recommended to match resolution of the display
marlowe310 said:
EDIT: Found the original bootanimation file in a different thread -- but when I replaced it back in the system/media folder (checking to make sure permissions were set to 0644), it still doesn't work. I'm now officially confused -- any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey guys -- I tried to change the boot animation with Rom Toolbox but something appears to have gone kablooey. Still boots, no issues there -- just no animation. I've tried restoring the back up I made with RT -- no dice. Also tried putting a manual backup copy of the zip I'd made in the system/media folder, changed the permissions to 644, and rebooted -- also no dice.
Can some kind soul upload the original bootanimation.zip so I can try that one out?
Alternately, if anyone has had any success changing the stock bootanimation -- any idea what I might be doing wrong? Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks much.
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I've been using the ones found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2814467
Nice an easy just renaming the original with a .bak extension, then making sure the permissions are RW-R-R
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Mistertac said:
I've been using the ones found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2814467
Nice an easy just renaming the original with a .bak extension, then making sure the permissions are RW-R-R
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Thanks for the idea -- I went ahead and tried the ones in that thread, but I can't get anything up and running. Has anyone managed to change the VZW models' bootanimation successfully? If so, I'd love to get a walkthrough of what they did to actually get it running.
But frankly at this point, I'd just love to get ANY animation up and running.
Last question -- would reflashing the entire phone via the TOT method restore the bootanimation? Because frankly I'm willing to.
marlowe310 said:
Thanks for the idea -- I went ahead and tried the ones in that thread, but I can't get anything up and running. Has anyone managed to change the VZW models' bootanimation successfully? If so, I'd love to get a walkthrough of what they did to actually get it running.
But frankly at this point, I'd just love to get ANY animation up and running.
Last question -- would reflashing the entire phone via the TOT method restore the bootanimation? Because frankly I'm willing to.
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Yea I'm on a Verizon G3
I simply downloaded the one I liked from that thread. Then with ES File Explorer I enabled Root Explorer then I mounted System RW
Then I went and renamed the stock one in /System/Media To BootAnimation.bak
Then I just pasted the downloaded one into that same folder and made sure it's permissions were RW-R-R
Worked just fine, you doing it that way??
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That's exactly what I did, except I used FX File Explorer instead of Root Explorer. I also just tried it with RE, no dice either. I am MOST confused.
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That's exactly what I did, except I used FX File Explorer instead of Root Explorer. I also just tried it with RE, no dice either. I am MOST confused.
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Hmmmm you tried ES ? And just curious what SuperUser are you using. I use SuperSu
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Hmmmm you tried ES ? And just curious what SuperUser are you using. I use SuperSu
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Haven't yet tried ES, but I also use SuperSu.