One of the mods that I really fell in love with was the modified boot logo (not animation) on previous builds.
This afternoon I opted to odin back and rebuild from scratch - mostly testing to bring my wife's phone up, but also to correct a little bizarrery that popped up. I opted to skip changing the boot logo on DL09, thinking that I could still do it when I was all done. I had seen this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1157978 and figured I was all set.
I did not notice that those commands were exactly what they were in Froyo. I tried.
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs fails as there is no such directory.
I am hoping that this can be done, since glitch has it in teh kernel. It was pretty cool before I odin'd today - it would flash my image for about 2 seconds, then glitch's logo, then my boot animation would kick in. I loved it and was hoping to get that back.
Any thoughts?
no one? nothing?
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Girlfriend got a Fascinate yesterday and deemed me worthy enough to root it so she can kill all the bloatware (yay for me!). I've got root on the phone, and I understand that if I don't flash a custom kernel for the phone, it'll just break the recovery (using "cwm-recovery-all.tar") as soon as the phone boots up. She likes the overall touchwiz experience and all that, so I'm not sure of any rom's that are pretty stock cept for bloat, and any kernels I should use so recovery doesn't break.
I'm just concerned about getting recovery to stick so that I can perform a backup in case anything should happen.
I have a OG Droid, so all this bending over backwards for root and recovery is new to me and threads seem either too full of info or not enough for me, so here's me asking for help!
Either way, thanks!
Dustin
seraph_harim said:
Girlfriend got a Fascinate yesterday and deemed me worthy enough to root it so she can kill all the bloatware (yay for me!). I've got root on the phone, and I understand that if I don't flash a custom kernel for the phone, it'll just break the recovery (using "cwm-recovery-all.tar") as soon as the phone boots up. She likes the overall touchwiz experience and all that, so I'm not sure of any rom's that are pretty stock cept for bloat, and any kernels I should use so recovery doesn't break.
I'm just concerned about getting recovery to stick so that I can perform a backup in case anything should happen.
I have a OG Droid, so all this bending over backwards for root and recovery is new to me and threads seem either too full of info or not enough for me, so here's me asking for help!
Either way, thanks!
Dustin
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You're just a few steps away.
First download this stock ed01 debloated/debinged stock ROM from link below and place in root directory of SD card:
http://www.multiupload.com/BKHF5DKJ18
also, choose a kernel and place on sd card. I recommend imnuts' PB&J variety-you might want to stick with stock voltage or -50uv for now. Be mindful to get non-voodoo if you aren't planning on getting into this. found here (try the 3rd or 5th option):
https://sites.google.com/a/imnuts.net/android/kernels
Next, use Odin to install your CWM again. When you boot up this time, boot directly into CWM by turning phone off, and holding volume down, volume up, and power (all 3) until CWM appears. flash your rom, and kernel. If you don't boot into cwm directly by this method, the stock kernel will overwrite CWM, which is what was happening to you, i believe.
after rom/kernel is installed, choose reboot system now from cwm.
Yeah, I just wasn't sure about what kernel would be good for her phone, so I just was kinda "stuck" at that point. ^^;;
But I will give it a go and she how it works out! thanks much!
Everything was a success, and there was much rejoicing!
They only thing I noticed was after the Samsung bootloop animation, it goes to the default "android" one instead of Verizon's... I'm sure there's a way to get that back, but its not in the system dump I have. I'm currently searching for it on the net ^^;;
Thanks again!
Edit: I was able to find a boot animation that had the first part of the Galaxy S bit without the Verizon part. When it booted it just repeated the "Galaxy S" animation. I thought by adding, renaming, and reversing the shutdown animation would at least give that back, but now I just get a black screen for that segment...Still working on it....I think it has to do with the txt file inside, but i'm not sure.
The PowerOn.wav is still present on the phone, but it doesn't play either.... >_<
Are you certain you put poweron.wav in /system/etc folder?
Yup, its there and plays fine in the media player, but I just noticed that there's also a PowerOn.snd file right above. Could that be interfering?
Make a backup elsewhere of that file, then delete it and see if that works.
Sent from mah Fascinate using XDA Premium App
The sound won't work with most kernels that are not stock because the boot sounds aren't actually turned on in the kernel
Swyped from my CM7 fascinate
Oh okay, any chance to get the default boot animation from any of you guys? She doesn't mind the sound "missing," but she would like the boot animation at least.
Eitiher way, thanks much for the info!
since it seems like you're using a stock Rom just debloated and rooted, you may want to think about just using the stock Kernel with the recovery wipe removed, it has two options one that sticks with the stock boot animation and may still have sound and one that allows custom boot animations. This kernel was created by imnuts and can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060457
Awesome, thanks! I'll give that a try and see how it turns out!
And it worked! Thanks again!
hi all,
hope someone can help with this.. i have some sort of CWM bug that is messing up the entire flashing system for me.
ill try not to be too long winded.
was on MIUI 1.10.14 with JT "stock" kernel and all was fine..although this had the "no boot to recovery" issue, so i couldnt get to CWM by the menu. i decided to try glitch kernel again. so on tuesday i downloaded glitch V12 ML from the thread and flashed it by using ROM MANAGER and selected "install from sd card" ..i noticed immediately that something was sketchy, since when it booted to CWM via RM, i got version 4.1.xxx ? not 5.0.xxx like glitch is supposed to show.. i flashed anyway and it flashed and everything peachy. figured rom manager knew what it was doing..
so today rolls around..and since RickS put out the fixed MIUI 1.10.21 i again used Rom manager to get to recovery, and now its a totally diffrerent color 4.0.xx something.. i figured "it'll work like last time" .. uhhh no..
boot loop hell..
so i come home and ODIN it back to ED05, and install the CWM 4.0 Fixed for CM7.tar that i have used before...so now, i go to flash and at the splash screen on boot (no matter what i flash, ive tried older miui, and CM7.1) at the kernel splash screen it will hang for a second, flip over to what looks like a CWM script running very quickly (have seen blue and yellow so far for colors) then will go to boot screen and boot loop on either the blue CM logo (if CM7.1) or on the MIUI "globe"..
what the heck did i do and how do i fix it? i have ODIN'd back to EDO5 and it still will not rid it of the "problem"
Ideas?
mrjake1970 said:
hi all,
hope someone can help with this.. i have some sort of CWM bug that is messing up the entire flashing system for me.
ill try not to be too long winded.
was on MIUI 1.10.14 with JT "stock" kernel and all was fine..although this had the "no boot to recovery" issue, so i couldnt get to CWM by the menu. i decided to try glitch kernel again. so on tuesday i downloaded glitch V12 ML from the thread and flashed it by using ROM MANAGER and selected "install from sd card" ..i noticed immediately that something was sketchy, since when it booted to CWM via RM, i got version 4.1.xxx ? not 5.0.xxx like glitch is supposed to show.. i flashed anyway and it flashed and everything peachy. figured rom manager knew what it was doing..
so today rolls around..and since RickS put out the fixed MIUI 1.10.21 i again used Rom manager to get to recovery, and now its a totally diffrerent color 4.0.xx something.. i figured "it'll work like last time" .. uhhh no..
boot loop hell..
so i come home and ODIN it back to ED05, and install the CWM 4.0 Fixed for CM7.tar that i have used before...so now, i go to flash and at the splash screen on boot (no matter what i flash, ive tried older miui, and CM7.1) at the kernel splash screen it will hang for a second, flip over to what looks like a CWM script running very quickly (have seen blue and yellow so far for colors) then will go to boot screen and boot loop on either the blue CM logo (if CM7.1) or on the MIUI "globe"..
what the heck did i do and how do i fix it? i have ODIN'd back to EDO5 and it still will not rid it of the "problem"
Ideas?
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odin back to dl09 eclair, that should fix it. I had the same problem. You can find the files in my guide.
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your solution worked and got rid of the mess... thanks!
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.
Sent from my SCH-I500
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
I got myself a bricked Vibrant from someone and trying to fix it.
I'm guessing the dude tried to flash captivate stuff on it, because the boot image is AT&T.
Anyway, I was able to odin back to stock 2.1, which seemed to make the power button work again because it would start up and show the AT&T logo but that's it.
Then I tried odin'ing a vibrant bootloader, which got me to replace the AT&T logo with a green andy logo, but same thing, stuck.
So I tried reflashing 2.1 with odin again. Now the boot logo is back to the stock i9000 > Vibrant, but then it stops here. I can't seem to be able to enter the 2e(or 3e?) stock recovery.
Any idea on what else I can try flashing to it?
Update: I tried flashing the froyo bootloader, which did get me to the stock recovery, but again - i can't seem to get this phone past this stage, doesn't boot into the OS.
wonshikee said:
I got myself a bricked Vibrant from someone and trying to fix it.
I'm guessing the dude tried to flash captivate stuff on it, because the boot image is AT&T.
Anyway, I was able to odin back to stock 2.1, which seemed to make the power button work again because it would start up and show the AT&T logo but that's it.
Then I tried odin'ing a vibrant bootloader, which got me to replace the AT&T logo with a green andy logo, but same thing, stuck.
So I tried reflashing 2.1 with odin again. Now the boot logo is back to the stock i9000 > Vibrant, but then it stops here. I can't seem to be able to enter the 2e(or 3e?) stock recovery.
Any idea on what else I can try flashing to it?
Update: I tried flashing the froyo bootloader, which did get me to the stock recovery, but again - i can't seem to get this phone past this stage, doesn't boot into the OS.
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So what is your desired ROM after flash?
I suggest that you should flash it to LidDroid with Vibrant bootloader. From that, you can upload the phone to 2.3, 3.0 or ICS 4.0 ROM.
On mobile now so I cannot giive you the download links for needed files. If you need them, just post a reply in the thread.
Thanks, I tried LidDroid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058802
And flashed Froyo and GB bootloaders, nothing is working. It just shows boot screen then still shuts down.
Update: Well I'm not sure what the issue is, I was able to get it to boot to the lock screen once, but then it shut down right after. Now I can only get it back to boot image before shutting down.
The thing I noticed is that the phone gets hot really fast, so maybe it's drawing too much power somewhere and its shutting down as a protection. Also the stock batteries don't seem to work for it, just this particular battery that it came with, which the contacts on the battery are flush with the edge of the battery instead of indented like the stock ones.
What you should do is take out your sim card and external sd card if you have one, use odin to flash back to stock rom (either 2.1 or 2.2), wait for it to load up as it might take a few minutes after you see the Vibrant logo (just be patient). If you get this far and you see the operating system, flash clockwork recovery on it.
If you can get this far, let us know then we'll talk about custom roms. The main purpose now is to get it running stock, we can worry about the custom stuff later.
Here's a couple of links to help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737 -- try this one first!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
I was trying to deodex the stock 6.14.85 leak to better use the V6 Supercharger script. I rebooted my phone and it just got stuck on the electric boot screen. I tried to wipe cache and data in stock recovery (no cwm/bootstrap/safestrap/nandroid backups), and now the electric boot screen won't even come up. Now, I know I can't fastboot to .173 or .181. I tried to decipher the methods outlined in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651596, but I can't get it working. Is it because that solution is for GSM and not CDMA (Verizon, btw). I used the ICS Installer V1.2 to install ICS, which worked well until I messed it up with this bonehead move. Is there anything that I can do to get it to just boot back to usable state or am I boned until there's a fastboot (if ever)? I'm a bit of a noob here, so if there's a solution, a little hand holding would be nice. Thanks in advance.