Hi guys. I have spent a lot of time to make a boot animation for a rom based on froyobread who some guys are making. But it wont work. I have make exacly like the old one. Same nane on the picture, maps and in the text dock. But it wont work. So i have post the boot animation here and perhaps some nice guy wil help me fix it. Bescause its a relly nice boot animation i think, so please help me. It will make my day
PS : when i put the bootanimation_by.Baronen.zip into media folder in my phone i renamne it to bootanimation_cm6.zip, just like the old one.
Can post download link :/
So i describe instead. I have made it exactly like the old one. And i have butted it where the old one was putted. In system>Media. But it wont work. PLEASE HELP IT WILL MAKE MY DAY
I have that problem too.. I have FroyoBread 23b and i CANT change my bootanimation to BIOS boot animation for xperia x8..
It not working
Denoo said:
I have that problem too.. I have FroyoBread 23b and i CANT change my bootanimation to BIOS boot animation for xperia x8..
It not working
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froyo bread have 2 bootanimations named bootanimation-cm6.zip and bootanimation-cm7.zip! you need rename bootanimation.zip to bootanimation-cm6.zip and bootanimation-cm6.zip and replace it!
I know but it dont work . Please help :/
Sent from my X8 using XDA App
Place it to data/local
is your desc.txt correct?
240 320 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
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Dark red is resolution
Dark Green is name ofthe first folder that plays just one, lime color is name of the folder that loops
"30" is fps.
Dare-Devil Inside said:
Place it to data/local
is your desc.txt correct?
Dark red is resolution
Dark Green is name ofthe first folder that plays just one, lime color is name of the folder that loops
"30" is fps.
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it is correct the desc.txt (for xperia X8 its "320 480" without quotes) also the folders are correctly named and the zip file is in /data/local with the right permissions aswell.
using "adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local"
all that i end up with is a quick boot logo then black screen until the keypad for pin code comes up.
Here is the bootanimation file btw: Bootanimation.zip
UPDATE: saw now it said "part1" and "part2" in desc.txt even tho i didnt type that, so i changed that, pushed file and still same same but lil different =/
Btw ive searched all over XDA and i found a post that said it can be placed inside /system/customize/resource/
is that correct is it it way way waaaay off ?
Yeah we have tried alot off stuff but nothing helps. So please someone help us !!
Problem is your desc.txt
You need to use linux to edit it (or any editor that doesn't use CRLF for separating lines)
Don't make separate lines between the data.
Attachment may help.
I used the Text Editor in Root Explorer, but maybe the problem is, that the bootanimation.zip has to be a store-only-zip,compressed ones won´t work
doixanh said:
Problem is your desc.txt
You need to use linux to edit it (or any editor that doesn't use CRLF for separating lines)
Don't make separate lines between the data.
Attachment may help.
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Thanks for help dx, tho it went to a complete black screen as before.
im using ubuntu 11 on a virtualbox inside wintendo btw.
no idea why this dont work as intended but curse the one who ever gives up, through hard times you learn
Use notepad++ (or Linux )
Use STORE method when creating zip.
@Baronen, I'm responding to your PM here so i can help others too.. the problem with the animation you sent me by PM is that it's compressed.. When you pack it you need to be sure that the compression is set to "0" or "store", depending on what program you are using..
quoting goonsquadx8
all that i end up with is a quick boot logo then black screen until the keypad for pin code comes up.
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This happens when the desc.txt has an error or is malformed.. As DX said, you need to use a specific editor, notepad won't do it.. You can use notepad++ but you have to configure it so it treats text like unix.
PIC: http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7074/notepadj.png
Some other tips:
Always convert your images to 256 colors
Don't use more than 12/15 FPS
Try not to use the native device resolution (320x480), even with low fps the animation will get slow.. take the ones on froyobread for ex, they are slow because the images are at 320x480 (yeah i will fix them when i have a bit of time)
EDIT: goonsquadx8, just saw your desc.txt file, you have blank lines between the arguments
Nikkopt said:
@Baronen, I'm responding to your PM here so i can help others too.. the problem with the animation you sent me by PM is that it's compressed.. When you pack it you need to be sure that the compression is set to "0" or "store", depending on what program you are using..
quoting goonsquadx8
This happens when the desc.txt has an error or is malformed.. As DX said, you need to use a specific editor, notepad won't do it.. You can use notepad++ but you have to configure it so it treats text like unix.
PIC: http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7074/notepadj.png
Some other tips:
Always convert your images to 256 colors
Don't use more than 12/15 FPS
Try not to use the native device resolution (320x480), even with low fps the animation will get slow.. take the ones on froyobread for ex, they are slow because the images are at 320x480 (yeah i will fix them when i have a bit of time)
EDIT: goonsquadx8, just saw your desc.txt file, you have blank lines between the arguments
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First of all im a married man with wife and son, but at this moment in time id frigging kiss ya and hug ya and then make wheel carts for about an hour.
thanks to you and doixanh it is properly working now, i used 0 compression and the desc.txt and its working now.
you two sir's/ma'am's are ma new god's *kneels down and make hail mary's*
goonsquadx8 said:
First of all im a married man with wife and son, but at this moment in time id frigging kiss ya and hug ya and then make wheel carts for about an hour.
thanks to you and doixanh it is properly working now, i used 0 compression and the desc.txt and its working now.
you two sir's/ma'am's are ma new god's *kneels down and make hail mary's*
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LOl, i'll pass but it's the intention that counts xD
NOt work
Hello
this bootanimation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064611
not working on my X8 with Froyobread 23b..
First i tried to put the two same folders named
bootanimation-cm6.zip
bootanimation-cm7.zip into system/media
then i rebooted, nothing happened..
then i get back to system/media and i removed the old
bootanimation-cm6.zip
bootanimation-cm7.zip files..
then i rebooted.. i see there is change! >>>
>>> I see android orange logo .. Then i see ,,android´´ logo..
Then i go to Xrecovery.. custom zip. and i install the x8-bios-boot(updated).zip
and reboot and NOTHING.. still the suck orange logo android.
HELP ME PLS!
Baronen said:
Hi guys. I have spent a lot of time to make a boot animation for a rom based on froyobread who some guys are making. But it wont work. I have make exacly like the old one. Same nane on the picture, maps and in the text dock. But it wont work. So i have post the boot animation here and perhaps some nice guy wil help me fix it. Bescause its a relly nice boot animation i think, so please help me. It will make my day
PS : when i put the bootanimation_by.Baronen.zip into media folder in my phone i renamne it to bootanimation_cm6.zip, just like the old one.
Can post download link :/
So i describe instead. I have made it exactly like the old one. And i have butted it where the old one was putted. In system>Media. But it wont work. PLEASE HELP IT WILL MAKE MY DAY
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I usually put my animation in the media folder in froyo bread and it works...only thing I do is make a copy of the zip file and will name the two zip files bootanimation_cm6.zip and bootanimation_cm7.zip....and will keep these both files in system>media folder....
when making the animation I usually takes the dimensions of the picture around 256x256 pix...also in the text file I write 320 480 as my resolution...this will help to stretch my pic to full screen......
Okey thanks everyone it works fine now !!!!
XDA is the best
Denoo said:
Hello
this bootanimation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064611
not working on my X8 with Froyobread 23b..
First i tried to put the two same folders named
bootanimation-cm6.zip
bootanimation-cm7.zip into system/media
then i rebooted, nothing happened..
then i get back to system/media and i removed the old
bootanimation-cm6.zip
bootanimation-cm7.zip files..
then i rebooted.. i see there is change! >>>
>>> I see android orange logo .. Then i see ,,android´´ logo..
Then i go to Xrecovery.. custom zip. and i install the x8-bios-boot(updated).zip
and reboot and NOTHING.. still the suck orange logo android.
HELP ME PLS!
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I have edited you file and now its working in our x8.....
copy both the attached files to system>media folder...
make sure no other zip files is there in media folder other that these two...(I mean delete old animations).Restart your phone....hope it works for you!!!....take care
Orange logo will come...after that animation starts...
I tried your guide and that happened:
Sony ericcson logo
Orange android robot
,,android´´ logo
NOTHING WORKS
sandy4everyone said:
I have edited you file and now its working in our x8.....
copy both the attached files to system>media folder...
make sure no other zip files is there in media folder other that these two...(I mean delete old animations).Restart your phone....hope it works for you!!!....take care
Orange logo will come...after that animation starts...
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Are you sure that they work? I haven't tried them but i noticed that the desc.txt files have blank lines between the arguments and i'm not sure if android likes those filenames... For ex, you named them xxxx_280x420.png and i think that the number sequence "xxxx" must be at the end of the name, although i can be totally wrong
Anyway, one thing you can do is to reduce the color number to 256 and those 3MB files will drop to half a kilobyte
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Has anyone figured out how to change the boot animation?
It seems it's stored in /system/media/bootanimation.zip
I tried replacing the .PNG images inside the archive and that didn't work, although I might have messed up something. I'm just glad to be rid of that dreadful SE color splash until someone else finds a solution.
finished playing with this a little while ago... when you replace the files you must use no compression, ie store. i've attached one with the android robot waving (cropped from nexus) simple, but at least the splash is gone
toreador514 said:
finished playing with this a little while ago... when you replace the files you must use no compression, ie store. i've attached one with the android robot waving (cropped from nexus) simple, but at least the splash is gone
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Thanks for this! Looks so sweet!!
strange... I replaced one frame to see if it changed and saw nothing ( i put a big red X across one image ). I did use no compression ( kept the zip open in winrar and saved )
will try again!
morning_wood said:
strange... I replaced one frame to see if it changed and saw nothing ( i put a big red X across one image ). I did use no compression ( kept the zip open in winrar and saved )
will try again!
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i finally found it for sure...from the zip above extract them all put your images in an then add in a zip file all of them again but you have to rename it as bootanimation.zip and you have to choose at winrar compression method store...its final and you can put anything you want...
Thank you for helping me sort this out.
Here's GLa’DOS "Android Scribble" animation for the x10 mini.
Apparently anim2 lasts a couple of seconds, and anim3 last the longest.
I lost my first x10 mini, so I added a name and telephone number for my animation after posting (and a lock screen for the phone).
if anyone want me to make any anime feel free...
here is my first one and of course greek...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/enormous101/Untitled.gif
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/enormous101/Untitled1.gif
http://www.mediafire.com/?abm54nd13pocn1d
Noice one peeps.
Simplified it a bit down to one folder now though.
Got mine working now (needs 24bit png)
Sent from my E10i using XDA App
Hi Guys.
I've been trying to change the bootanimation, but as
I'm a little slow to understand, I have no doubt
to decompress it and stuff.
Who can explain me the luxuries of details please?
It would be a great help ...
FreddyStark said:
Hi Guys.
I've been trying to change the bootanimation, but as
I'm a little slow to understand, I have no doubt
to decompress it and stuff.
Who can explain me the luxuries of details please?
It would be a great help ...
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1 root your phone
2 download rootexplorer(<---and install it) & any bootanimation.zip you want
3 open rootexplorer and go to your sdcard hold down your finger and choose copy
4 then go to system/media
5 at the upper of your root explorer its a button that says mount r/w make it says by pushing it mount r/o
6 push the button paste and then when it says ovewrite push yes
7 reboot and you r ready!!!!
if i make it a single file you will not have the option when the first animation is over the second to be anime it will be a still picture if you want that just leave one image in the second folder..because it have 2 phases of animation..!!!!(if you remember first when the colours where mixing and then the still image with sony ericsson logo and letters)
I've been trying to edit the desc.txt file so I can have a little more flexibility but even if I save it without making any changes it stops working.
After a look around the interwebs someone mentioned saving in the UNIX format, so I used Notepad ++ in UNIX and tried editing/saving in that but there's still problems, sometimes it doesn't work at all and sometimes it only shows the first folder.
Also, are there any limitations as to framerate and how many files can go in the part0/part1 folders (revision of enormous101's bootanimation.zip).
Finally, is it ok to add a part2?
do not use compression - use Winrar and select "store"
Mitchio said:
I've been trying to edit the desc.txt file so I can have a little more flexibility but even if I save it without making any changes it stops working.
After a look around the interwebs someone mentioned saving in the UNIX format, so I used Notepad ++ in UNIX and tried editing/saving in that but there's still problems, sometimes it doesn't work at all and sometimes it only shows the first folder.
Also, are there any limitations as to framerate and how many files can go in the part0/part1 folders (revision of enormous101's bootanimation.zip).
Finally, is it ok to add a part2?
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as i mentioned part 2 is when the bootanimation of sony ericsson stays frozen you can add anything you want and its safe to play with part two.. no limitation except your internal storage!!!!what exactly are you trying to do with desc?may i help you?if you find my preview posts at the first page you will find to download the bootanimation.zip with two parts so unzip it and when you add your images zip it with winrar at store compression mode...
morning_wood said:
do not use compression - use Winrar and select "store"
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Already doing that.
Maybe a stupid idea, but... has anyone tried to use transparent images?
I want to watch the kernel booting
edit: Forget this.
Nice thread!
I was wondering about the desc.txt file. I am using the Rogers 2.1 firmware and I want to remove the Rogers screen that shows up just before desktop loads. The PNG file for the Rogers screen is located in Anim5 and I was wondering if I just removed the entry for anim5 in the desc file, would that do the trick? I've already moved the original bootanimation.zip file onto my computer so it is backed up but I was just wondering if this would work. I am using a X10 but it seems like the file system is the same which is why I'm asking here. Any help would be appreciated!
hope helped
JDwan said:
Nice thread!
I was wondering about the desc.txt file. I am using the Rogers 2.1 firmware and I want to remove the Rogers screen that shows up just before desktop loads. The PNG file for the Rogers screen is located in Anim5 and I was wondering if I just removed the entry for anim5 in the desc file, would that do the trick? I've already moved the original bootanimation.zip file onto my computer so it is backed up but I was just wondering if this would work. I am using a X10 but it seems like the file system is the same which is why I'm asking here. Any help would be appreciated!
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if you dont know how to change desc.txt then dont...unzip the bootanimation.zip change the images inside anim5 folder and then zip it but at compression mode use ''store'' instead of everything else and just put it in your phone...i cant change your desc.txt and make it into two folders because i dont own x10...
enormous101 said:
if you dont know how to change desc.txt then dont...unzip the bootanimation.zip change the images inside anim5 folder and then zip it but at compression mode use ''store'' instead of everything else and just put it in your phone...i cant change your desc.txt and make it into two folders because i dont own x10...
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Thanks for your response! From what I've been reading, it seems that if I remove the entry for anim5 in the desc.txt, that it won't load that animation. It just seems easier to do this than to replace the image in that folder. Though the problem would then be making changes to a UNIX based txt file using a Windows OS and then the phone not recognizing the desc.txt file based on it being in the wrong format.
Anyway, I suppose I could just copy over the last image in anim4 and replace the one in anim5 with that and that would be the easier solution (as per your suggestion).
Here is the thread I was reading where it describes the desc.txt file and how to modify your boot animation.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/33932-bootanimation-zip-file-explained.html
was playing around a bit with the build-in dell boot screen. since i want my own i tried figuring out how.
in system/media there is a file called bootanimation.zip
i tried many different pictures and such and all i get is a black screen.
no idea what is the problem. i altered the text file on the phone itself. did this on windows but it seems that additional characters are added.
in the end i found out that 72dpi 24bit 480 800 16 color files should do.
but over and over again i get black screen. in the end i tried a bootanimation.zip from a friends G1 that runs this droid x r2d1 theme. and guess what.. it works ??
attached it down here.
anyone got any idea what can be the problem with this bootscreens ?
as soon as i change the zip file it wont work anymore but if i leave it as it is it works fine, allthough it has different screensize and such.
use 7zip... set it to STORE and no compression. Make sure you dont have any thumb files in there after and retry
template for bootanimation.zip
cue_32 said:
use 7zip... set it to STORE and no compression. Make sure you dont have any thumb files in there after and retry
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was using winrar for it. on normal compression. im gonna try what u suggest
edit : that worked used winrar and set it to STORE instead of NORMAL compression.
it seems the bootanimation.zip should be in /Data/Local/ as Android operating system looks here first and then when it doesn't find it there it looks in /System/Media/
it doesnt have any problem with different bootanimation.zip in both dirs, it just loads the one in /Data/Local/ first.
use this template zip i made for your own creations
desc.txt file :
480 800 16
-> size of screen 480x800 and FPS that the stuff should play @
p 1 0 part0
-> p is for part dir. this lets android know which dir to use first to show the pictures. the first number 1 is 0 or 1 repeat on/off. the second is pauze time. part0 is foldername where pics are to be found.
p 0 0 part1
-> p is for part dir. this lets android know which dir to use next to show the pictures. the first number 1 is 0 or 1 repeat on/off. the second is pauze time.part 1 is foldername where the pics are to be found.
If pause = 10, it will show the last frame and then it will sleep 10/fps seconds before continuing with the animation.
you can add as many pictures as you like as long as they follow up in numbers . i.e. yourname_0001.png yourname_0002.png yourname_0005.png yourname_0025.png .. and so on. as long as the files have increased numbers its fine.
awesome, thanks!
now we cant start debranding this thing
any idea about boot sound?
I thought I saw bootanim.raw
and part1.raw
and part0.raw
in root explorer
any ideas?
I managed to change it, but I am unable to change the first dell logo splash screen that pops up.... grrr...
can we change the splash screen yet?
droidpiss v1 bootanimation
I made my first conversion of a bootanimation i found somewhere on a forum
it is called : droidpiss v1
shows my appreciation for apple
installcode for adb :
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
chrisrotolo said:
any idea about boot sound?
I thought I saw bootanim.raw
and part1.raw
and part.raw
in root explorer
any ideas?
I managed to change it, but I am unable to change the first dell logo splash screen that pops up.... grrr...
can we change the splash screen yet?
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splashscreen is in loader in the firmware/bios
i found somewhere where to put the audiofiles..
/system/customize/resources/
I have /system/customization..inside there is an MMs and a Wallpaper folder
no /system/customize/resources.
should I create it, what should the bootsound be named bootsound.mp3? or .ogg?
Thanks
ya know whats weird, is i bought an at&t version from bestbuy and i have yet to see any sort of branding at all aside from the network block...
nothing. no logo on the phone or boot screen or menus etc..
i entered an unlock code already and as best i can tell its the same as the unlocked dell version other than i can taked it back to best buy for 30 days and get a new streak as opposed to sending it back in for a refurb which is what you get straight through dell.
of course after 30 day thats what i have to do as well..send it back in for a refurb...
chrisrotolo said:
I have /system/customization..inside there is an MMs and a Wallpaper folder
no /system/customize/resources.
should I create it, what should the bootsound be named bootsound.mp3? or .ogg?
Thanks
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i dont see the bootsound service in init.rc so i presume there isnt going to be audio until there is a script playing it.
in the desc.txt add these line
s bootsound.ogg
and add a bootsound.ogg in data/local
put the bootanimation.zip also there and delete all other instances of the file.
didn't work for me, added line at end of desc.txt, and bootsound.ogg in /data/local and removed any other my backupanimation.zip from the /local folder..
nothing...
I would just be satisfied to get the first splash screen changed without too much trouble.
chrisrotolo said:
didn't work for me, added line at end of desc.txt, and bootsound.ogg in /data/local and removed any other my backupanimation.zip from the /local folder..
nothing...
I would just be satisfied to get the first splash screen changed without too much trouble.
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yu, it requires a service to play the audio file, which isnt there. so it wont play any sound. maybe someone with some android knowledge can implent it.
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.
kmiller8 said:
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).
MrSER said:
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?
PixoNova said:
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
I made (ported) a bootanimation. [MY FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO XDA SINCE I JOINED]
mixture of nexus 1(without the htc logo appearing)
+ a cyanogen 3d animation(which I got from nexus 1 themes and apps section)
+ android pissing on apple. ALL IN ONE!
http://db.tt/gMFnd2e
actually I made it for myself but thought of sharing it.
To port a animation which you like (to make is difficult than port)-
1. unzip 'bootanimation.zip' or any other name which you want to port.
2. you see 1 or 2 or more folders + a .txt file.
2. batch resize all png images in all those folders to 240*400 using 'Fast Stone Photo Resizer'.. no need to change anything else. (they would be of different resolution as they are made for different phone.)
3. edit using 'notepad++' the 'desc.txt' file and change the resolution value typed there to 240 400.
4. the folders and .txt file are ready.
5. archive these files using '7zip'
archive format- zip
compression level- store
don't change anything else and zip it.
6. YOUR BOOTANIMATION IS PORTED.
To apply custom bootanimation-
1. rename the zip to bootanimation.zip
2. move using root explorer to /data/local/ or /system/media/ either of them only, don't move to both!
3. remove 'playlogo' from /system/bin/
4. EVERYTHING DONE!! JUST REBOOT AND ENJOY!! :
WARNING- ITS THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATION EVEN A NOOB CAN UNDERSTAND BUT EVEN THEN IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE. BACKUP 'playlogo' IN CASE YOU WANT TO REVERT TO ORIGINAL BOOTANIMATION AND REVERSE FOLLOW THE GUIDE.
ROOTED PHONE NEEDED.
this is just ported by me, made by different people. The guide I wrote was googled from different sources and I tried the simplest way for myself and thus for the post.
Good work !
1. use Fast Stone Photo Resizer for resizing the .png files
2. notepad++ for editing desc.txt file, not the windows notepad.
3. 7zip, not winzip/winrar/anything else.
this is all I needed to port bootanimation.
Mod edit : remove the same
dont ask for the thanks button it is to be given by the member of his own free will & not to be asked for
Edit: solved. post delete.
I have
1.uploaded the file over xda.
2. added a download link for non xda members.
If you want to mix animations as I have done, maintain the animation sequence by renaming the files in sequence you want to play your animation, in those 2 folders.
You can better unzip my animation and check what I have done about mixing different animations and it's sequence.
Reserved.......
Hey i already made a thread on this long time ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024665
But I didn't steal your stuff. And I ported and mixed 3 animations into one for my personal use, just sharing the animation and ' how to do it'.
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Hey i already made a thread on this long time ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024665
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But I didn't steal your stuff. And I ported and mixed 3 animations into one for my personal use, just sharing the animation and ' how to do it'.
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Chill dude
Was just telling
Can I link these bootanim in my thread with credits?
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Can I link these bootanim in my thread with credits?
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Ya Sure..
Thanks
Ported? when I want to use boot animation from other device(galaxy tab.animation 800x600), I only coppy animation in system/media, and this work awersome.. I think, that resize is only waste of time...IMHO
I used irfanview to batch resize and windows notepad to edit the file.
Ziped the files with winrar.
It works great! Thanks for the infos!
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Ported? when I want to use boot animation from other device(galaxy tab.animation 800x600), I only coppy animation in system/media, and this work awersome.. I think, that resize is only waste of time...IMHO
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No not just ported, I edited them to add the android pissing on apple in place of that htc logo + there is a bit of cm7. I mean I edited that 'nexus one bootanimation'
LarryMetal said:
I used irfanview to batch resize and windows notepad to edit the file.
Ziped the files with winrar.
It works great! Thanks for the infos!
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Ya irfanview is a nice 'open source' alternative.
I used 7zip because I love 'open source', anyway that 'compression - store' is important.
But I read somewhere that windows notepad adds 'something' which I don't know, to the text file making it difficult or unreadable for android, result-black boot screen, again I am not sure. never tried it.
Notepad++ does no such thing.
So I recommended it.
very very cool boot animation.. thanks a lot!!
would be more enjoyable if that pissing scene could last a bit longer!!
neo1691 said:
very very cool boot animation.. thanks a lot!!
would be more enjoyable if that pissing scene could last a bit longer!!
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Hi
Actually the frame rate is bit high,18/s
Maybe reducing it to 15 or 16 would be fine.
Also, in the original pissing animation, pissing scene loops and so lasts longer. Here it plays only once.
adding new pictures for pissing scene is possible but it would be a painful job, renaming and all those stuff again!
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Hi
Actually the frame rate is bit high,18/s
Maybe reducing it to 15 or 16 would be fine.
Also, in the original pissing animation, pissing scene loops and so lasts longer. Here it plays only once.
adding new pictures for pissing scene is possible but it would be a painful job, renaming and all those stuff again!
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well that explains everything!!
Awesome, great work!
Hello!
I've made my first boot animation for my phone (atrix 4G)... But I still have a few problems. Maybe someone can help me?
First, when the phone is booting, my animation is displayed but only for a few second (maybe 2 or 3) before a black screen appears until the phone ended to boot (about 15/20 sec.). What I don't understand, is that the animation is normally during about 12 sec... First mistery!
The second one is that no sound is playing during the animation... But I put a .ogg file in system/media folder and entered the command line in the desc.txt file with the right name.
Here is what I have in my desc file:
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p 0 0 JM
s JM.ogg
I don't understand where is the problem...
Thanks a lot if someone has an idea.. And sorry for my aproximative english!
misterantrios said:
Hello!
I've made my first boot animation for my phone (atrix 4G)... But I still have a few problems. Maybe someone can help me?
First, when the phone is booting, my animation is displayed but only for a few second (maybe 2 or 3) before a black screen appears until the phone ended to boot (about 15/20 sec.). What I don't understand, is that the animation is normally during about 12 sec... First mistery!
The second one is that no sound is playing during the animation... But I put a .ogg file in system/media folder and entered the command line in the desc.txt file with the right name.
Here is what I have in my desc file:
540 960 25
p 0 0 JM
s JM.ogg
I don't understand where is the problem...
Thanks a lot if someone has an idea.. And sorry for my aproximative english!
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For Gingerbread, the sound file has to be in /system/media/notifications
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
could you post the zip? I don't see anything wrong with it, other than the previously mentioned fix for the sound, maybe I could find the problem with a more hands on approach
I have had problems in the past when using upper case to name folders and audio files with boot animations. Never knew why I would have issues, but I always use lower case for everything now just as a matter of course. Also, as previously mentioned, you need to change the location of your audio file.
It may also be because you have only one animations folder. I have done a lot of boot animations, and always have a part0 and part1 folder and haven't had problems.
540 960 25
p 1 0 jm
s jm.ogg
p 0 0 jm2
How are you zipping the boot animations?
Should be using 7-Zip with format set to zip, and compression level set to store.
First of all, thanks for the sound fix, it just works great in the right folder...
It may also be because you have only one animations folder. I have done a lot of boot animations, and always have a part0 and part1 folder and haven't had problems.
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I tried to create two folders... Same issue...
My file is zipping with winrar, using "simple storage" mode. But if there were a problem with the zipping, I think the bootanimation shouldn't work at all. Mine is working... But for a few seconds only!
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could you post the zip? I don't see anything wrong with it, other than the previously mentioned fix for the sound, maybe I could find the problem with a more hands on approach
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A attached the zip if someone wants to take a look...
misterantrios said:
First of all, thanks for the sound fix, it just works great in the right folder...
I tried to create two folders... Same issue...
My file is zipping with winrar, using "simple storage" mode. But if there were a problem with the zipping, I think the bootanimation shouldn't work at all. Mine is working... But for a few seconds only!
A attached the zip if someone wants to take a look...
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AFAIK the folders names that contain the main animation and the looping part must be named "part0" for main animation and "part1" for the loop. So not "JM" and "JM0" but "part0" and "part1". But I think your desc.txt goes along with the two folder names that you had, so maybe change it like a regular desc.txt that goes along with the folder names part0 and part1.
Finally I used the original bootanimation folder from ATT and just put my images instead of the ATT's and it just work fine.
I can't understand what's the trouble with my file, but now it's working.
A attached the zip if someone wants to take a look...
AFAIK the folders names that contain the main animation and the looping part must be named "part0" for main animation and "part1" for the loop. So not "JM" and "JM0" but "part0" and "part1". But I think your desc.txt goes along with the two folder names that you had, so maybe change it like a regular desc.txt that goes along with the folder names part0 and part1.
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I don't think this is the problem because in the original bootanimation, folders are named "ATT", "ATT Freeze", "Intro"... Not Part1, Part 2...
So, I'll put the tread in solved... even if it isn't really! Thanks for your help!
Here is your bootanimation fixed and working fine. I just downloaded your animation, then changed some stuff around, rezipped with 7-Zip, and uploaded again.
Maybe looking at this will help you for the future.
Cheers!