Problem with imported Ringtones - Motorola Droid RAZR

Hi eveyone.
I've recently had a problem with the custom imported ringtones in my RAZR. I copied a .mp3 file in my sdcard and then the phone automatically indexed it in the ringtones database. (settings/sounds/phone ringtones). The ringtone was successfully changed then.
The problem is, while rebooting the phone, the selection was somehow undone; i.e. another ringtone was being played during an incoming call. A ringtone which was not even indexed in the list of ringtones!
I used root explorer to move my custom ringtone to the phone's original ringtone folder (system/media/audio/ringtones) and then rebooted my device and it works fine at the moment. But the question is, why the first approach was failed after reboots?
Does anybody else have the same problem?

I make the same as you, weeks ago,
and want to kwnow why
I found a simple answer :
The you reboot the phone, or plug it to the computer,
the SD card (internal and external) desapears, ah the boot he take a moment to initialise
The razr check FIRST time if a custom ringtone are here, but the SD are not initialised, so, he don't find the ringtone...

Sounds correct. Thank you for sharing your opinion. However, it's a little bit odd.

Interesting. You could try putting the custom ringtone on your internal memory and see if that fixes it.
Let us know if you try it.

I guess it should work, considering the explanation XtremePower gave and the fact that the original ringtone folder is located on internal memory.

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[Q] Help on Custom notifications.. Please

I'm a newbie and need help. I have a rooted atrix running Gingerblur 3.5. I have used an app to create a custom ogg file to use as a notification. I then copied the file to system/media/audio/notifications. After rebooting the phone the file shows up in the list of notification choices and lets me select it. However the file is not being used by the system. The file directly beneath it is used even though the custom one is selected. What have I done wrong or failed to do?
Thanks.
handcentSMS has a ringtone picker that works great with other apps.
Edit:
After looking in root explorer.. Put your ogg in
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
Not
/system/...
WiredPirate said:
handcentSMS has a ringtone picker that works great with other apps.
Edit:
After looking in root explorer.. Put your ogg in
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
Not
/system/...
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Thanks, but that was not the problem. Like I stated I am new at this, but I did figure out the problem. The permissions on the file were set to not allow the owner to do anything. After changing the owner permissions it is working now. I had to do this in the /system/media/audio/notifications because the sd card location did not allow permission changes.
Thanks again for your interest & reply though.
WiredPirate said:
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
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is that where im supposed to place all my ringtones and such? cause i put them in a ringtone folder and sometimes when i restart the phone or lose a full charge my default ringtone changes, it's like the phone couldnt find it anymore...
OP its good you figured it out. How did you change the permissions? Never heard of that..?
sanriver12 said:
is that where im supposed to place all my ringtones and such? cause i put them in a ringtone folder and sometimes when i restart the phone or lose a full charge my default ringtone changes, it's like the phone couldnt find it anymore...
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That is where I keep them and it works great for me, I never have the prob where the default changes. but! You have to put them in their correct folders..
/notifications
/ringtones
/alarms

[Q] How to disable startup sound on Rooted phones and edit boot up pictures

Device: Motorola CLIQ MB 200 Android 2.1 phone [Rooted] Blur_Version.2.1.5.MB200.T-Mobile.en.US
Which file needs to be edited to disable the annoying startup up boot sound? I would rather edit then use an app.
Can T-Mobile "Stick Together" animation that plays at each boot be edited? Can Motorola animation that plays before that be edited?
EDIT: HERE's how:
c627627 said:
I will and to clarify, initial Motorola splash is seen but Motorola Blur animation is gone. Cell Phone carrier animation is gone as well.
As for my question - success! I hope this helps someone else:
• Renaming /system/media/bootanimation.zip gets rid of the default Motorola and default Cell carrier animation and the Android logo changing colors can be seen instead at boot up.
• Renaming /system/media/audio/notifications/OnTheHunt.ogg is the only way to get rid of the boot up sound.
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I have a couple of other questions: How can you disable your Contacts being backed up by your phone carrier?
Is it necessary to manage background RAM usage on Androids, should you make Apps release RAM they used after you finish using them?
Using Droid Explorer I found that this zip file contains the boot up animation:
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
The zip file contains a series of .png files which I assume can be simply replaced?
But you can use Droid Explorer from your PC to only copy files from phone - not write files TO phone. How do I mount the phone as read and write so I can simply copy-paste files from PC?
set the sytem sound to zero and the startup sound will atomatically be disabled...
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set the sytem sound to zero and the startup sound will atomatically be disabled...
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c627627 said:
Using Droid Explorer I found that this zip file contains the boot up animation:
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
The zip file contains a series of .png files which I assume can be simply replaced?
But you can use Droid Explorer from your PC to only copy files from phone - not write files TO phone. How do I mount the phone as read and write so I can simply copy-paste files from PC?
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Use root explorer in your phone to acces system/media/bootanimation.zip. Then copy it to sd card and extract it edit the .png files then re zip it and copy the modified bootnimation.zip back to /system/media/ and reboot your device. (Backup orginal bootanimation.zip as well as do a nandroid backup of your rom before doing so because you might get into problem, so you can revert anytime)
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c627627 said:
Using Droid Explorer I found that this zip file contains the boot up animation:
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
The zip file contains a series of .png files which I assume can be simply replaced?
But you can use Droid Explorer from your PC to only copy files from phone - not write files TO phone. How do I mount the phone as read and write so I can simply copy-paste files from PC?
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Use root explorer in your phone to acces system/media/bootanimation.zip. There you will have mount as R/W option. Click it and then copy it to sd card and extract it edit the .png files then re zip it and copy the modified bootnimation.zip back to /system/media/ and reboot your device. (Backup orginal bootanimation.zip as well as do a nandroid backup of your rom before doing so because you might get into problem, so you can revert anytime)
c627627 said:
Device: Motorola CLIQ MB 200 Android 2.1 phone [Rooted] Blur_Version.2.1.5.MB200.T-Mobile.en.US
Which file needs to be edited to disable the annoying startup up boot sound? I would rather edit then use an app.
Can T-Mobile "Stick Together" animation that plays at each boot be edited? Can Motorola animation that plays before that be edited?
I have a couple of other questions: How can you disable your Contacts being backed up by your phone carrier?
Is it necessary to manage background RAM usage on Androids, should you make Apps release RAM they used after you finish using them?
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IMO, ES File Explorer is the best on the Market. It's free and it allows read/write access for root users. Just make sure to enable the option in the Setting menu. Then select your new bootanimation.zip file and paste it into /system/media. Rename the original bootanimation.zip.bak (if you like - although that boot animation is horrible so it's doubtful you'll ever need it again). Then simply reboot. There are thread on XDA dedicated to sharing custom boot animations - just do a search.
In terms of RAM, Android manages it pretty well all by itself. I've heard users more experienced than myself say that unused memory is wasted memory. Point is - don't worry about it. And definitely do not use a task killer unless you know exactly what you're doing. I recommend the app Watch Dog. There is a free add supported version in the Market. It's a great tool if you want to monitor your RAM usage.
By the way, I HIGHLY recommend you flash CyanogenMod 7. The lastest nightly version 86 is running wonderfully on my Cliq. You'll notice huge improvements in terms of performance and battery... everything is better. Flash it asap. Either use ROM Manager or check out the Cliq thread on simplyandroid.com.
Thank you for great suggestions, I will look into all of that. Yes! ES File Explorer is better than Astro File manager I had installed. I think both ES File Explorer and ES Task manager need to be installed. And then you can copy-paste files from SD card to phone system if you CHECK: Mount File System in its settings. Thank you.
I understand I need to set system sound to zero and the startup sound will automatically be disabled.
Cliq has no system sound setting, look: Settings > Sound & display:
• Ringer volume
• Media volume (for music and videos)
• Phone ringtone
• Phone vibrate
• Notification ringtone [you can just select messaging tone here]
• Audible touch tones [Disabled]
• Audible selection [Disabled]
• Media audio effects [Disabled]
• Haptic feedback [Disabled]
• SD card notifications Notification [Disabled]
That's it. Where is system sound so I can disable boot-up sound?
I guess its Phone Ringtone!!!
c627627 said:
I understand I need to set system sound to zero and the startup sound will automatically be disabled.
Cliq has no system sound setting, look: Settings > Sound & display:
• Ringer volume
• Media volume (for music and videos)
• Phone ringtone
• Phone vibrate
• Notification ringtone [you can just select messaging tone here]
• Audible touch tones [Disabled]
• Audible selection [Disabled]
• Media audio effects [Disabled]
• Haptic feedback [Disabled]
• SD card notifications Notification [Disabled]
That's it. Where is system sound so I can disable boot-up sound?
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I guess its Phone Ringtone, try to set it to zero and reboot. You can also try setting each option to check which one is for boot sound. Since I don't have Cliq I can't tell the exact one.
In my gts5570 setting system volume to zero disable all unnecessary sounds such as bootup and others (it eventaully boosts battery performance also.)
Phone ringtone selects the sound for the phone ring. It does not have a volume setting - only selection of which ringtone you wish to use.
Ringer Volume has a volume selection obviously but that turns off ringing or message sound notification - and I just want to turn off boot up sound.
None of the sounds on the listed options correspond to the boot up sound.
I am trying to locate the sound in the system so I can replace it with a muted file with the same name. Any ideas where to look on the Cliq?
c627627 said:
Phone ringtone selects the sound for the phone ring. It does not have a volume setting - only selection of which ringtone you wish to use.
Ringer Volume has a selection but I do not want to turn off ringing or message sound notification.
None of the sounds on the listed options correspond to the boot up sound.
I am trying to locate the sound in the system so I can replace it with a muted file with the same name. Any ideas where to look on the Cliq?
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First of all, you're right, unless you download a 3rd party volume managing app, you cannot adjust "system volume." And really, you don't want to set that to zero. If you do you will lose other sounds. The system volume manages every other volume setting on your Cliq. In other words, if you lower the system volume, the media volume will also be lowered. And perhaps this does not apply to all phones, but it definitely does with the Cliq. The best way to eliminate the sound at boot is to either remove the audio file from your /system/media (as you said), or to flash a different ROM.
As I said before CM7 is a great ROM for the Cliq. It has no sound at boot. After you flash and get the phone set up, it will feel like a brand new device. I don't know where the audio file is located for the stock 2.1 ROM, but seriously, check out simplyandroid.com and find the CM4Morrison 7 ROM thread, read thoroughly and flash away.
EDIT: I just did a quick search on boot audio file locations, and it appears it should be in /system/media/audio. Looks like every device/ROM is a bit different, but look for a file called something like, poweron.wav or boot.ogg or something to this effect. I can't check my device because I'm running a different ROM, but if you can locate the boot audio file, simply delete it or rename is .bak and then reboot.
Flashing is the next step. For now I just wanted to figure out how to change all the defaults. I am still looking for that audio file. It is definitely somewhere on the system... but where?
Also: simply renaming bootanimation.zip gets rid of the default Motorola and default Cell carrier animation and the Android logo changing colors instead is seen. Definitely a quick way to get rid of ugly animations.
c627627 said:
Flashing is the next step. For now I just wanted to figure out how to change all the defaults. I am still looking for that audio file. It is definitely somewhere on the system... but where?
Also: simply renaming bootanimation.zip gets rid of the default Motorola and default Cell carrier animation and the Android logo changing colors instead is seen. Definitely a quick way to get rid of ugly animations.
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Like I said, the audio file should be in /system/media/audio. And yes, renaming or deleting the bootanimation.zip should result in the default animation. But the Motorola splash screen should remain. That's strange that it's gone.
I know I've said it twice before, but CM7 is amazing. When I finally flashed it on my Cliq, my only complaint was - why did I wait so long? My Cliq was very problematic when I was running the stock 2.1 update - and even before that with 1.5. But now it's customized and optimized and it runs brilliantly for a first generation Android phone. Check out the link below when you're ready.
http://www.simply-android.com/discussion/1459/rom-cyanogenmod-7-for-cliqdext-061611/#Item_2275
I will and to clarify, initial Motorola splash is seen but Motorola Blur animation is gone. Cell Phone carrier animation is gone as well.
As for my question - success! I hope this helps someone else:
• Renaming /system/media/bootanimation.zip gets rid of the default Motorola and default Cell carrier animation and the Android logo changing colors can be seen instead at boot up.
• Renaming /system/media/audio/notifications/OnTheHunt.ogg is the only way to get rid of the boot up sound.
c627627 said:
I will and to clarify, initial Motorola splash is seen but Motorola Blur animation is gone. Cell Phone carrier animation is gone as well.
As for my question - success! I hope this helps someone else:
• Renaming /system/media/bootanimation.zip gets rid of the default Motorola and default Cell carrier animation and the Android logo changing colors can be seen instead at boot up.
• Renaming /system/media/audio/notifications/OnTheHunt.ogg is the only way to get rid of the boot up sound.
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That's great that you found the file for the sound at boot up. I remember that now... since you essentially froze the onthehunt.ogg file it won't be available as a notification anywhere else. But that's probably okay with you. I remember wondering why the 2.1 update included that notification sound at boot. It seemed silly that they recycled an old notification sound. At any rate, glad you fixed it.
Copying it to SD card and using it as a custom sound under the same or a different name would make it available again I think. But I just want to say that I understand what you are saying about flashing, and how good it can be.
Do you drive image your phone and if so which program do you use to make a drive image of your phone for quick restoration.
I would like to figure that out so that I can flash whatever I want and test it - knowing I can reimage my phone in minutes back to the state it was in before experimenting.
c627627 said:
Copying it to SD card and using it as a custom sound under the same or a different name would make it available again I think. But I just want to say that I understand what you are saying about flashing, and how good it can be.
Do you drive image your phone and if so which program do you use to make a drive image of your phone for quick restoration.
I would like to figure that out so that I can flash whatever I want and test it - knowing I can reimage my phone in minutes back to the state it was in before experimenting.
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Yes, I do make regular backups using ClockworkMod recovery version 2.5.1.2. There are newer versions but this particular one was recommended by "team rogue." It has worked flawlessly. That's the first thing I would suggest - download Rom Manager, and then from within Rom Manager you can flash ClockworkMod Recovery. As you probably know it is through CWM that you are able to create nandroid backup images, restore the backups, as well as flash new ROMs. Nandroid backups are my little safety nets. I backup often.
OK, so stick with ClockworkMod recovery version 2.5.1.2 and do not upgrade.
Any ideas why, is it because of Cliq or something else?
I can really only make an educated guess as to why... the Cliq is an older device. My current phone is much newer, but I'm not even running the most recent CWM on it. I believe Rom Manager will prompt you with a message that displays your device, then you'll click yes to confirm, then you'll flash CWM... if I remember correctly it detects the proper version for you.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Well thanks again.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager
Hope I got it right: Rom Manager > Scroll down to All ClockworkMod Recoveries > Select 2.5.1.2 > OK > to install ClockworkMod 2.5.1.2 instead of the latest v5.x or higher.
You may need to mount the system with RW access or Run Fix Permissions under Rom Manager first then go to Backup Current Rom > Enter backup name then the system will automatically run the backup and save it to
SD card:\clockworkmod\backup
c627627 said:
Well thanks again.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager
Hope I got it right: Rom Manager > Scroll down to All ClockworkMod Recoveries > Select 2.5.1.2 > OK > to install ClockworkMod 2.5.1.2 instead of the latest v5.x or higher.
You may need to mount the system with RW access or Run Fix Permissions under Rom Manager first then go to Backup Current Rom > Enter backup name then the system will automatically run the backup and save it to
SD card:\clockworkmod\backup
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Sounds like you did it perfectly. I believe you only need to run Fix Permissions after you've flashed a new ROM. It should fix (or greatly reduce) any issues with FC's. But I have not had any problems with this myself.
It is now time for CyanogenMod 7 for Cliq as you suggested.
I am confused as to which one I should download fro the Cliq,
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=stable
c627627 said:
It is now time for CyanogenMod 7 for Cliq as you suggested.
I am confused as to which one I should download fro the Cliq,
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=stable
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The Cliq is the Morrison... I'd start with the latest nightly. Remember to thoroughly wipe/factory reset to flash 'clean' the first time. If you continue to update the nightlies, you only need to wipe cache/dalvik cache each time you flash.
Also, there is a "superwipe" zip which can be found here:
http://www.simply-android.com/discussion/1617/rom-cyanogenmod-7-for-cliqdext-ongoing-nightly-updates
This also includes detailed instructions on how to flash for the first time, as well as how to flash the updates.

MiniCM7-2.1.4 no custom ringtones

Hi,
I just installed the custom rom MiniCM7-2.1.4.
When I want to change my ringtone I can only choose from a few that are basic.
In the first version (MiniCM7-2.1.1) I could browse in my folders to search for ringtone.
But I can't choose my own one that I have on my SD card.
I was able to in MiniCM7-2.1.1 but not with the new version.
How am I able to use my custom ringstones?
The steps I take are: Settings > Sound.
And in there I change my ringtone for incoming calls and text messages.
Thanks in advance.
Greetz,
Jan2426
jan2426 said:
Hi,
I just installed the custom rom MiniCM7-2.1.4.
When I want to change my ringtone I can only choose from a few that are basic.
In the first version (MiniCM7-2.1.1) I could browse in my folders to search for ringtone.
But I can't choose my own one that I have on my SD card.
I was able to in MiniCM7-2.1.1 but not with the new version.
How am I able to use my custom ringstones?
The steps I take are: Settings > Sound.
And in there I change my ringtone for incoming calls and text messages.
Thanks in advance.
Greetz,
Jan2426
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I'll tell you what I did, it worked. Take any ring tone you want and copy it in phone/ system/ media/ ring tones. I used root explorer to paste it. If you had short space just delete rings you never use. I hope it also works for you
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Sorry I realised I missed folder. The right path is to copy the ring tone you like from sd card using root explorer and paste it to phone/ system/ media/ audio/ ring tones. After that you can go to settings and voila your new ring is there to select it. Hope it works.
If you like, you can also prepare a ROM with more ringtones before installing it. Just unzip, add the ringtones you like to /system/media/audio/ringtones and zip again.
You can grab ringtones from any ROM zips just by unzipping and looking in the mentioned folder.
Here's a link to a post with stock ROMs in case you want some of the S-E original ringtones (or alarms, notifications etc that are other sub folders to audio):
androidforums.com/x10-all-things-root/272949-flashtool-guide-how-n00bies.html#post2243501
Both thanks for your response!
yomiguy said:
I'll tell you what I did, it worked. Take any ring tone you want and copy it in phone/ system/ media/ ring tones. I used root explorer to paste it. If you had short space just delete rings you never use. I hope it also works for you
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Sorry I realised I missed folder. The right path is to copy the ring tone you like from sd card using root explorer and paste it to phone/ system/ media/ audio/ ring tones. After that you can go to settings and voila your new ring is there to select it. Hope it works.
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I installed the root explorer on my mobile.
But when I try to paste it in there (/system/media/audio/ringtones).
I get a Warning: "Warning: You cannot paste here because the file system is read-only).
I can only press "OK".
And so can't paste it easly in there how can I be able to make it write able?
Thanks in advance
mikewse said:
If you like, you can also prepare a ROM with more ringtones before installing it. Just unzip, add the ringtones you like to /system/media/audio/ringtones and zip again.
You can grab ringtones from any ROM zips just by unzipping and looking in the mentioned folder.
Here's a link to a post with stock ROMs in case you want some of the S-E original ringtones (or alarms, notifications etc that are other sub folders to audio):
androidforums.com/x10-all-things-root/272949-flashtool-guide-how-n00bies.html#post2243501
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I rather not remake the .zip file and keep flashing it when I only want a new ringtone.
It should be easyer.
Still though thanks for your response
There's an option in Root Explorer to mount the file system R/W.
mikewse said:
There's an option in Root Explorer to mount the file system R/W.
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Wow quick response I love it!
Thanks again now I'm able to copy my music in there.
Although I see there are only .ogg files in it and it can't read .mp3 files.
Is there a easy way to make those .ogg files or is there a other way to be able to read the .mp3 files?
Thanks in advance.
jan2426 said:
Wow quick response I love it!
Thanks again now I'm able to copy my music in there.
Although I see there are only .ogg files in it and it can't read .mp3 files.
Is there a easy way to make those .ogg files or is there a other way to be able to read the .mp3 files?
Thanks in advance.
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Sorry man!! It was strange for me you couldn't set your mp3 ringtones so I tried to do what I did the first time again... because it was 2 weeks ago, and I made a mistake in my answer... sorry!! The thing is much more easier than changing format or pasting to phone...
follow the next instructions: open root explorer, go to your sd card, look for a folder called media, in media look for audio (it's like the system's audio one but in sd card), then go to ring tones and there you can paste everysong in mp3 you want without problem of space because they will be in your sd card. there is also a folder called notifications where you can put anything for messages, also in mp3... If you didn't find the folders I mentioned, just create them in the order I told you... sd/media/audio/ringtones, ok? and whatever you pasted in the phone now you can delete it because it occupy space you could need for other things...
I hope to help you now, and sorry for my initial mess... Now it must work you because I tested it before posting it here
Let me know if it worked for you
yomiguy said:
I thought the same as you... so I downloaded a program called Format Factory which convert your mp3 to ogg easily... However in ogg format it loses quality and I tried to paste a mp3 song anyway... For me it worked, I went so settings and I chose my mp3 song and now it's my ringtone... If it doesn't work for you try to convert it to ogg with the program I told you. You can find it in www.softonic.com
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Thanks for your reaction and giving me hope!
At first it didn't display at me, so I rebooted my phone and then checked again.
And so it was after the reboot its showing the .mp3
So reboot did the final touch hehe.
Thanks all for your help my problem is solved!
jan2426 said:
Thanks for your reaction and giving me hope!
At first it didn't display at me, so I rebooted my phone and then checked again.
And so it was after the reboot its showing the .mp3
So reboot did the final touch hehe.
Thanks all for your help my problem is solved!
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I'm glad to know your good news!! I thought I was wrong all the time but if you want to try my last advice I think it doesn't need to boot and obviously you have plenty of space to put much more songs in your sd than in your phone now you choose!!
Anyway I'm happy to be useful taking into account I was noob just 3 weeks ago
yomiguy said:
I'm glad to know your good news!! I thought I was wrong all the time but if you want to try my last advice I think it doesn't need to boot and obviously you have plenty of space to put much more songs in your sd than in your phone now you choose!!
Anyway I'm happy to be useful taking into account I was noob just 3 weeks ago
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Well I can't choose if I want a song from my SD card or phone.
It needs to be in the specific folder on my phone though.
If you know a trick how to be able to get songs from my SD card, then I would love to know.
But atleast I don't have to make .ogg files.
I told you the trick before, but I repeat it again here... Basically it's similar to what you are doing in the phone directory but in the sd card... here you are
follow the next instructions: open root explorer, go to your sd card, look for a folder called media, in media look for audio (it's like the system's audio one but in sd card), then go to ring tones and there you can paste everysong in mp3 you want without problem of space because they will be in your sd card. there is also a folder called notifications where you can put anything for messages, also in mp3... If you didn't find the folders I mentioned, just create them in the order I told you... sd/media/audio/ringtones, ok? and whatever you pasted in the phone now you can delete it because it occupies space you could need for other things... it's simple!! I don't know how, but whatever you put in that folder you can choose it later in settings, sound... as if it were a ringtone placed in the phone!! must be magic of this pefect minicm rom!! if the song doesn't appear to you at the first time try reboot as you do when copying to phone... I hope it works and you can put a lot of songs without losing space in phone...
yomiguy said:
I told you the trick before, but I repeat it again here... Basically it's similar to what you are doing in the phone directory but in the sd card... here you are
follow the next instructions: open root explorer, go to your sd card, look for a folder called media, in media look for audio (it's like the system's audio one but in sd card), then go to ring tones and there you can paste everysong in mp3 you want without problem of space because they will be in your sd card. there is also a folder called notifications where you can put anything for messages, also in mp3... If you didn't find the folders I mentioned, just create them in the order I told you... sd/media/audio/ringtones, ok? and whatever you pasted in the phone now you can delete it because it occupies space you could need for other things... it's simple!! I don't know how, but whatever you put in that folder you can choose it later in settings, sound... as if it were a ringtone placed in the phone!! must be magic of this pefect minicm rom!! if the song doesn't appear to you at the first time try reboot as you do when copying to phone... I hope it works and you can put a lot of songs without losing space in phone...
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I love you man!
It works although I need to reboot my phone before he sees it but that's not a big deal though.
Sorry for the miss understanding though.
I'm happy to know about that!! I can't help to many things because as I told you I'm a bit noob like many people here, but it's good to know I helped someone like this page helped me to improve my phone so much!! Now enjoy your phone as I'm doing!!
yomiguy said:
Sorry man!! It was strange for me you couldn't set your mp3 ringtones so I tried to do what I did the first time again... because it was 2 weeks ago, and I made a mistake in my answer... sorry!! The thing is much more easier than changing format or pasting to phone...
follow the next instructions: open root explorer, go to your sd card, look for a folder called media, in media look for audio (it's like the system's audio one but in sd card), then go to ring tones and there you can paste everysong in mp3 you want without problem of space because they will be in your sd card. there is also a folder called notifications where you can put anything for messages, also in mp3... If you didn't find the folders I mentioned, just create them in the order I told you... sd/media/audio/ringtones, ok? and whatever you pasted in the phone now you can delete it because it occupy space you could need for other things...
I hope to help you now, and sorry for my initial mess... Now it must work you because I tested it before posting it here
Let me know if it worked for you
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BTW AM USING nAa's MiniCM7-2.1.7 AND ITS QUITE FAST AND MOST STABLE.
Thanks a lot it worked just fine and now i can set message,and even email notifications to the full mp3 songs i have copied into the notifications folder.
Hope they find a way of letting us browse the sd card and set any music you like just like in the original SE KERNEL AND STOCK ROM.
Good to know it was useful for you!! It´s amazing how much we can enjoy our little minis taking into account the monster phones which are out there

[Q] Vanilla Rootbox Ringtone Issue (Reverts back to default)

Hi everyone here
First I want to say that i have done many searches in the forum before creating this thread, and it is not very obvious to go through hundreds of pages and posts so here I asl the question (once more ?)
I have Flashed vanilla Rootbox 3.2 (JB) with Dorimanx Kernel V7.22-ICS-JB
My problem is that everytime that I connect the usb cable to my phone, the ringtone reverts back to "Cobalt' which is unherable
The origin of the problem would be obvious if my ringtones were placed in the internal ou external sd card, as these media are disconnected everytime usb storage is used, but in fact, I managed to put them in root/system/media (with some SGS III addon because copying manually to this location makes ringtons invisible !) and fixing permissions (not sur that I have done it properly)
Anyway, have anyone gone through this issue ?
Any help is welcome
leech4 said:
Hi everyone here
First I want to say that i have done many searches in the forum before creating this thread, and it is not very obvious to go through hundreds of pages and posts so here I asl the question (once more ?)
I have Flashed vanilla Rootbox 3.2 (JB) with Dorimanx Kernel V7.22-ICS-JB
My problem is that everytime that I connect the usb cable to my phone, the ringtone reverts back to "Cobalt' which is unherable
The origin of the problem would be obvious if my ringtones were placed in the internal ou external sd card, as these media are disconnected everytime usb storage is used, but in fact, I managed to put them in root/system/media (with some SGS III addon because copying manually to this location makes ringtons invisible !) and fixing permissions (not sur that I have done it properly)
Anyway, have anyone gone through this issue ?
Any help is welcome
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had this issue on my phone with RR3.1.1 with some 4.2 mods installed then reflashed the rom once and got rid of the same
it was those Mods/Addons that were causing the issue for me
try re-flashing the rom once without any wipes and see
Sun90 said:
had this issue on my phone with RR3.1.1 with some 4.2 mods installed then reflashed the rom once and got rid of the same
it was those Mods/Addons that were causing the issue for me
try re-flashing the rom once without any wipes and see
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Thank you for the advice, my phone is now rebooting, I will give feedback very soon
Meanwhile, were you able to add some more "Nicer" ringtones to the system partition, because the AOKP default ringtones are not "very faboulous" (Tried slim bean 2.7 before...) and putting them in SD cards is not a good solution as i use USB connection very often
EDIT:
Reflashing the ROM and Kernel solved the issue, but still not able to add more ringtones, any idea ?
leech4 said:
Thank you for the advice, my phone is now rebooting, I will give feedback very soon
Meanwhile, were you able to add some more "Nicer" ringtones to the system partition, because the AOKP default ringtones are not "very faboulous" (Tried slim bean 2.7 before...) and putting them in SD cards is not a good solution as i use USB connection very often
EDIT:
Reflashing the ROM and Kernel solved the issue, but still not able to add more ringtones, any idea ?
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for adding the ringtones, the simple steps u can follow is
1) rename the file to have a .ogg extension
2) push the same manually to the desired place(system>media>audio>ringtones) using root explorer / browser then set permission rw-r--r-- then reboot and see selecting the same file as ringtone
Sun90 said:
for adding the ringtones, the simple steps u can follow is
1) rename the file to have a .ogg extension
2) push the same manually to the desired place(system>media>audio>ringtones) using root explorer / browser then set permission rw-r--r-- then reboot and see selecting the same file as ringtone
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One more "noobish" question: as I said in OP, I don't really get what is setting permissions, could you tell me step by step ?
leech4 said:
One more "noobish" question: as I said in OP, I don't really get what is setting permissions, could you tell me step by step ?
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It's stickied in the general section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30812338
Sent from my Galaxy SII
Solved
Finally got it to work
I was confused between "setting permissions" (with rootexplorer) and "fixing permissions" within CWM :silly:
Thank you everyone :good:

[MOD]OGG Files For Sound Mods

Ok, I do not have much in means to make PayPal Donations, therefore i am going to try to contribute in some small way.
These are files found from ringtone websites and mp3's that i have converted for your enjoyment and customeizing.
Sorry i do not yet know how to make flashable .zip files to flash for convenience, but i will take requests(within reason), meaning i will do some searching, convert the audio files to .ogg, and place them in a zip file for you to unzip then place into the external sd card for use, i have a folder called System sounds on my external sd.
Please give me time as i can only do this Saturday night and some of Sundays.
Please hit thanks, and if you are in a generous mood, or i made a nice compilation you absolutely love, donations to fuel my wide eyed Monster Energy habit are appreciated!....Definately not expected. Any Developers that would like a my time for some sounds, please contact me as you guys are the ones that keep us all rolling custom!!!
I am unsure if you have to be rooted and unlocked for this...but i am.
I use root explorer as it is free and has everything you need to make these changes.
Once you have unzipped the .zip file, and placed the content in a folder on the root of your external sd card...
in root explorer (with Superuser access granted) go to /system/media/audio then you have four choices.
1. alarms
2.notifications
3.ringtones
4.ui
When working in these folders be sure to click the white box near the upper left that says Mount R/W.
in root explorer use parent folder to top screen(no more parent folder, scroll down to storage click on it, then extSdCard click open, find the folder of .ogg files you earlier placed onto your external sd now one at a time or in a group (Menu soft key, multi-select) use the move function.
use parent folder to get back to the begining of your files, again find system/media/audio then either into alarms,notifications,ringtones place the .ogg files you selected to move. after reboot the will appear in you system settings as choosable ringtone/notification/alarm options....Enjoy
Number 4 is slightly more tricky.
In the ui section if you want to use custom sounds you must first Mount R/W then go to file you would like to replace(ex. Power.ogg, PowerOff.ogg,Lock.ogg,Unlock.ogg) long press the item, hit rename. Then after the original file name( ex. Power.ogg) place the following
.bak (ex. Power.ogg.bak) this should create a backup of said item.
next longpress the selected item and choose Move
Use parent folder to the beginning, then find storage / extSdCard and paste to root of external sd. while in extSdCard fine the item you want to use to replace the ui file you just renamed. make sure you rename the file to the exact same name of the item you are replacing
EXAMPLE if using tranformer.ogg you need to rename transformer.ogg to Power.ogg
then use the move function, once again using parent folder to return to the beginning, then system/media/audio/ui , once in the ui folder paste the newly renamed Power.ogg . once you reboot your phone you should now have your custom sound associated with whichever ones you decide to replace.
I take no responsibility for what happens to your device, if you do not feel comfortable, please do not proceed. I am not a n00b when it comes to unlocking the potential of multiple devices, but i am a n00b when it comes to manually changing system files, but i found this to be an easy, very personal modification that is not too overwhealming for someone with a little skill, and the ability to research further than just my guide, before diving in and changing a bunch of system files.
I hope you all can get some enjoyment and personalization out of this and there are too many people that i do not yet know to thank.
I Personally Thank.. AdamOutler for his outstanding work, scrosler of Scott's Roms, beanstown 106 of JellyBeans, icedventimocha the themer,and TeamWin as they are the main threads and insperation since i joined XDA!!!! Much Props!!!!
Remember Changing Sytem Files Could Damage and Even BRICK Your Device.
So Learn, Learn Again. Then When Comfortable.....Enjoy!!!!
Remember to hit thanks if you found this helpful.
Another note, i noticed some roms have different ui settings, so for example in Cleanrom Ace 4.0.5 there is no Power.ogg you can change...but in JellyBeans Build 6 there is a Power.ogg.
Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ckisy8ekg3y97w7/OGG sounds star wars and transformers.zip
Added: Video games for true Nerdz...Like Me!!
Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/69199h7tvz6eki0/70s to 90s Video Games.zip
It Would Be Really Cool If Some Of The Themers Out There Would Sticky Some Wallpapers To Go With These Sound Files..Possibly Some bootanimation.zip to match these sounds up with.(perfect world Andi the Android Eating Some Pelets!!!!
In Case You Lose Any .ogg that you did not backup or accidently erased Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hxqu1o638k0k54k/jqIKVAkPpM
Chance77 said:
Ok, I do not have much in means to make PayPal Donations, therefore i am going to try to contribute in some small way.
These are files found from ringtone websites and mp3's that i have converted for your enjoyment and customeizing.
Sorry i do not yet know how to make flashable .zip files to flash for convenience, but i will take requests(within reason), meaning i will do some searching, convert the audio files to .ogg, and place them in a zip file for you to unzip then place into the external sd card for use, i have a folder called System sounds on my external sd.
Please give me time as i can only do this Saturday night and some of Sundays.
Please hit thanks, and if you are in a generous mood, or i made a nice compilation you absolutely love, donations to fuel my wide eyed Monster Energy habit are appreciated!....Definately not expected. Any Developers that would like a my time for some sounds, please contact me as you guys are the ones that keep us all rolling custom!!!
I am unsure if you have to be rooted and unlocked for this...but i am.
I use root explorer as it is free and has everything you need to make these changes.
Once you have unzipped the .zip file, and placed the content in a folder on the root of your external sd card...
in root explorer (with Superuser access granted) go to /system/media/audio then you have four choices.
1. alarms
2.notifications
3.ringtones
4.ui
When working in these folders be sure to click the white box near the upper left that says Mount R/W.
in root explorer use parent folder to top screen(no more parent folder, scroll down to storage click on it, then extSdCard click open, find the folder of .ogg files you earlier placed onto your external sd now one at a time or in a group (Menu soft key, multi-select) use the move function.
use parent folder to get back to the begining of your files, again find system/media/audio then either into alarms,notifications,ringtones place the .ogg files you selected to move. after reboot the will appear in you system settings as choosable ringtone/notification/alarm options....Enjoy
Number 4 is slightly more tricky.
In the ui section if you want to use custom sounds you must first Mount R/W then go to file you would like to replace(ex. Power.ogg, PowerOff.ogg,Lock.ogg,Unlock.ogg) long press the item, hit rename. Then after the original file name( ex. Power.ogg) place the following
.bak (ex. Power.ogg.bak) this should create a backup of said item.
next longpress the selected item and choose Move
Use parent folder to the beginning, then find storage / extSdCard and paste to root of external sd. while in extSdCard fine the item you want to use to replace the ui file you just renamed. make sure you rename the file to the exact same name of the item you are replacing
EXAMPLE if using tranformer.ogg you need to rename transformer.ogg to Power.ogg
then use the move function, once again using parent folder to return to the beginning, then system/media/audio/ui , once in the ui folder paste the newly renamed Power.ogg . once you reboot your phone you should now have your custom sound associated with whichever ones you decide to replace.
I take no responsibility for what happens to your device, if you do not feel comfortable, please do not proceed. I am not a n00b when it comes to unlocking the potential of multiple devices, but i am a n00b when it comes to manually changing system files, but i found this to be an easy, very personal modification that is not too overwhealming for someone with a little skill, and the ability to research further than just my guide, before diving in and changing a bunch of system files.
I hope you all can get some enjoyment and personalization out of this and there are too many people that i do not yet know to thank.
I Personally Thank.. AdamOutler for his outstanding work, scrosler of Scott's Roms, beanstown 106 of JellyBeans, icedventimocha the themer,and TeamWin as they are the main threads and insperation since i joined XDA!!!! Much Props!!!!
Remember Changing Sytem Files Could Damage and Even BRICK Your Device.
So Learn, Learn Again. Then When Comfortable.....Enjoy!!!!
Remember to hit thanks if you found this helpful.
Another note, i noticed some roms have different ui settings, so for example in Cleanrom Ace 4.0.5 there is no Power.ogg you can change...but in JellyBeans Build 6 there is a Power.ogg.
Download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ckisy8ekg3y97w7/OGG sounds star wars and transformers.zip
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Thanks for the share
Sent from my Galaxy Note II
icedventimocha said:
Thanks for the share
Sent from my Galaxy Note II
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No problem, so many of you do so much for us little guys, so i figured anything i can try to do to help, I think if i do not get any specific requests, my next upload will be a collection of atari and nintendo sounds to rock some old school on our devices that are far past those systems...
Updated!!!
help plz,...
I replaced this files,first it worked,but with very low sound,so i gained the volume to 400% and as i played it,was loud as expected,then replaced it again in the system ui,but it was not satisfactory,so i made it more loud and replaced,but then one by one there were no sounds,i am able play and hear them but there is no playback from system ui,....

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