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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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
Intro:
Another boot animation fix comin at ya. A TON of people want to know how to add and change sounds on custom boot animations on the Droid X2 and like all of them I could not find enough info on the world wide web that I could send a link to them to help out. SO after a little bit of messing around and some help from WugFresh I have the answer.
The apps:
First you will need a couple apps. You will need absolute system, root explorer and file converter. You can get them from the android market, just do a search for them. They're not free but if you know anything about root you probably already have root explorer and maybe even absolute system, but you will need file converter by ice cold apps.
The programs:
Again if you know anything or a decent amount about root you probably already have these programs but if not then download them. You will need 7Zip (preferably 7Zip) because as far as I know it is one of the only if not the only program that can zip files correctly WITHOUT compression which is mandatory because if there is any compression applied to the bootanimatiom.zip file OT WILL NOT WORK! You will also need either GVIM or Editor++ in order to properly edit the desc.txt file in the bootanimation.zip which we all know is what makes the boot animation work and if that is not configured correctly then, well, you're gonna be throwing things.
The method:
1.
Find the boot animation you want and download it using absolute system or from whatever source, whether it be from a forum thread or whatever. If you download it from a source other than absolute system you have to make sure before applying it you have to place it on the root of your sd card and make sure it is not named bootanimation.zip if there are other boot animations on your sd card because if they are named the same, obviously, they will overwrite eachother so name them however you want.
2.
Find the sound you want to use, it can be any sound file as long as it's short enough (or not) to play completely on boot. Download it, place it in your sd card and open the file converter app. Use file converter to find the file and once you've found and selected it select to convert it to .ogg. It MUST be converted to .ogg or it WILL NOT work. Once it is converted find the converted version ("sound".ogg or "whatever you named it".ogg) and use root explorer to move it to /sytem/media and leave it there for now.
3.
Plug your phone in to your computer, make sure USB debugging is enabled, and put your phone into USB mass storage mode once your phone is connected. Open up the files from your sd card on your computer and find the boot animation .zip you are going to change and move it to your computer. Next open up 7Zip and find the boot animation .zip file you just moved. Select the file and extract it to wherever you want to on your computer. Once you have extracted the .zip files with 7Zip go to the extracted files on your computer.
Note: (This next part will save the edited version as the orginal version so if you want to make a backup before you edit it just rename however you want or copy it into a separate folder named desc backup.)
4.
Right click on the extracted desc.txt file from the boot animation amd right click on it. Once you right click you will see an option that says either "edit with Editor++" or "edit with VIM" depending on which program you decided on (I prefer Editor++). Select the option and it will open up the desc.txt in your editor of choice. There may be a lost of guidelines in the desc.txt file for editing parts of the desc.txt but this is usually only in stock boot animations. Decide where you want the sound file to play and comment in the sound file you want to use by adding a line under the part you choose it to play at by typing "s 'sound'.ogg" DO NOT type what I wrote verbatim, the name 'sound' is just to give an example. Here is an example of a desc.txt file that has been edited to have sound:
(The red part is the sound line)
# 540 wide, 960 tall 10 frames per second
540 960 10
# p means we're defining a part
# first number is repeat count, 0 means infinite
# second number is delay in frames before performing the next part
# so if you are playing 15 frames a second 15 would be... one second
# string defines the directory to load files from
# files will be loaded in order but names don't matter
# s defines a sound for a part
# sounds will be loaded from /system/media
# oggs with loop points will loop automatically
# only one sound will play at a time
# timing is driven by the part, not the sounds
# if you want no sound, leave blank
# droid
p 1 0 01_droid
s Fusion.ogg
# fusion
p 1 0 02_fusion
# mobility
p 1 0 03_mobility
# loop
p 0 0 04_loop[/SIZE]
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Notice the name of the sound in the desc.txt file is the same as the one I want to use. I hate to sound like I'm trying to make you feel stupid, which I am most definitely not, I just want to make sure this is detailed enough for anyone to follow.
4. Continued:
Once you have commented in the sound line, and you can add as many as you want just make sure you read the guidelines in the example desc.txt file above, save the file and exit your editor.
5. Open 7Zip and find the extracted boot animation files again with the edited desc.txt file. Make sure that the only files showing up in 7Zip are the boot animation files you extracted including the original desc.txt file that was edited and only that edited one, not the backup if you made one. In the menu bar on the 7Zip program click on "edit" and click on "select all" in the drop down menu that pops up. Next click "file" in the menu bar, move your cursor to the 7Zip option and when the drop down menu pops up click on "add to archive..." Then when the window pops up just change the name to whatever you want, select "zip" in the Archive format drop down menu, select "store" in the compression level drop down menu (you must select store or the boot animation .zip file you are creating will be compressed and as I mentioned above it won't work with compression) and then click "OK" to create the .zip file. Once it is created go ahead and move it onto the root of your sd card.
6. Unplug your phone from your computer and once the sd card is mounted open up absolute system. Go to boot animations and press menu and selct "boot animation editor." Press menu again and select "import from sd card." Find the boot animation you edited and slect it. Pres menu once it brings up the window with all the .png images and select "import" and when the window pops up prompting you to name the bootanimatiom just name it however you want and select "import." In order for the boot animation you edited to show up in your list of downloaded boot animations in absolute system you must first close absolute system and reopen it, go into boot animation editor again and it should be there. Select your edited boot animation and when it opens up the window with all the .png images press menu and select "desc.txt editor" which will open up the desc.txt file in absolute systems own editor. Scroll down untill you see the "s" line you commented in and press on it, this will open up a small window prompting you to choose the file from either /data/local or /system/media. Selct to choos from /system/media and there will be a list of .ogg files to choose from (if there are more than one you put in there). Select which one you want to play for that line. This is just to make sure the bootanimation.zip is using the right .ogg file and so your phone knows where to play it from on boot. You can change these if you want but you cannot comment lines in or out using absolute system. Once you have finished making changes or confirming the sound files press menu and select "save changes." Once it's done saving the changes press back.
NOTE: THIS NEXT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MUST BE DONE EXACTLY AS I HAVE WRITTEN, IN THE EXACT SAME SEQUENCE I AM GIVING YOU.
7.Sorry for yelling hehe. Once absolute system is done saving the desc.txt file and you have pressed back to re-enter the .png images window in absolute system press home and open up root explorer. In root explorer go to /system/media where you placed your .ogg files and move them again into /system/media/audio/notifications and press home key again. Open absolute system and install the boot animation to /data/local by selecting change install location and selecting "/data/local" and reboot your phone. If the sound does not play, which it should, install the boot animation in BOTH /data/local AND /system/media using absolute system.
You should now have sound along with your boot animation. I hope you all have fun adding crazy sounds to your boot animations. The thanks button is always happy when you press it!
Awesome. The sound always gives me a hard time. Good job on this.
Sent from my DROID X2 using xda premium
Nice tutorial!
Sent from my Droid BionicX2 using my XDA App.
Thanks I was surprised and a little aggravated that there is no other instructional thread for this.
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA Premium App
Thanks
Good Job on this tut. Im sure it will help others. You have my thanks, others should do the same.
Thanks a bunch I really appreciate it
SBF'd from my tasty X2 MAXX
Did all the steps to the t and still no sound
Sent from my SGH-T839 using xda premium
Thanks for sharing really usefull info
Hello..... Is this method still valid? Does it work with Android 4.0.4?
Kind regards.
will this method work on the Galaxy S4 SGH-M919?
i only want to change the sound,
i already changed the boot animation.
Great thread!!
But,will this work on a Nexus5?
Code:
640 400 30
c 1 30 part0
c 1 0 part1
c 0 0 part2
c 1 30 part3
c 1 0 part4
c 1 0 part5
My desc.txt file is shown like this!!
Where should i add the file name?? What if i insert my .gg file name at the last?
Does this method work for Huawei phones? Someone led me to this post. If so, sound isn't working for me. After every boot the 's name. ogg' tag gets removed. 'Boot animation' is 25 seconds and 'boot sound' is 19 seconds.
I want to play one bootsound throught the entire Bootanimation, please tell me how to do it. I have one sound that i want to play in 11 parts.
Thank you
Pls give me a link for absolute system.Cant find a place to download it?
adarshm4you said:
Pls give me a link for absolute system.Cant find a place to download it?
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The directories being listed are referring to SYSTEM directories (hidden from user-land view). Your phone must be rooted (root access) first. I'd suggest you use a 'root file browser' afterwards.
The "Root Browser" application (unsure if its listed on Google Play at this time) is an excellent one to use. Simple and fast interface. Minor annoyance with banner ads (free copy).
Hope that helps you (albeit a late reply). These forums are a gold mine of information!
In reference to the OP:
Infantry667 said:
6. Unplug your phone from your computer and once the sd card is mounted open up absolute system. Go to boot animations and press menu and selct "boot animation editor."
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It sounds as if you're referring to an application (I will Google it after this post) named "absolute system." It piqued my curiosity. You should be able to use adb strictly to push/pull all files onto the Android phone. I understand this thread was made in 2011. I can only assume times were different back then.
However: Why would you need or be required to place the "bootanimation.zip" (stored) and "XXX.ogg" into both the ./system/media and ./data/local directories? Does Android (for some unknown reason) pull two copies for security verification (stab in the dark)?
On this rooted LG K7 (Android 5.1.1): The ./system/media directory appears to be full of all related boot animation data and the latter is void of life; To reiterate: I understand this thread was from 2011 and the Android version was more than likely significantly lower.
If anyone could shine some light on this subject: I'd heavily appreciate it. I'm attempting to add in sound (a converted *.wav into *.ogg file) to the boot animation (no loop; Simply play it once).
Thank you, future poster.
ObliviousEnigma,
At this point, adding bootanimation zip to data/local will no longer be recognized by android 5.0+. Just /System/media.
Also, considering if you want to add sound to it, I noticed that you have an LG phone. It should be easier for you to change it if you are on a stock ROM. you must go into the directory /system/media/audio/ui. And inside you should find the file called PowerOn.ogg. That is what you want to replace if you want to have different sound along with your boot animation. My recommendation, make sure that the audio is atleast 7 seconds long. I tried to experiment past it and it didn't work for me no matter what phone I used.
For others who are still using the droid x2 but with a custom rom (other devices work too), First off, your best bet is to extract the bootanimation zip first. Secondly, if you want the sound to be played at the beginning, add the sound file to the part 0. Leave the sound file the way it is instead of converting it to .ogg, but make sure to rename it to audio.wav. There are 3 things to keep in mind before moving on:
1) the desc.txt is not required to change.
2) it seems that only a 7 second audio can be played. Any others more than 7 seconds will not play.
3) if there are other existing audio wav files inside any folder of the bootanimation (except the one you placed at), delete it.
Thirdly, once you are finished, rezip the file without compression, whatever app that you use to do it (I use the RAR app by Rarlabs). Fourth, drag the bootanimation.zip back into /System/media. If permissions need to be set, make it rwxr-r-. Lastly, reboot your phone to watch the magic happen!
How to add sound in bootanimation now
Before I start, I'm not sure if this is know or whatever, but I wanted to contribute it anyway. So yeah.
There's a vid on the bottom showing the results.
So I ran into a really cool mod for our TPs. I found that I was able to change all the system sounds on the ICS rom. I was able to replace the default system sounds with custom sounds of my own. I ran into this idea when I was replacing the system sounds on my laptop's OS (Windows 7). And I thought, hey, why I couldn’t do this with my TP. So I began my research here and various places in search of custom sounds that others had used. I found none mainly because I cut my search short. Anyway, I replace several SS (system sounds) with really cool, IMO, sound effects and synthesize speech. For instance, my lock and Unlock system sounds. My "Lock" sound, this is when you push the power button to allow the TP to sleep of shutdown, has been switched from a "Click" sound effect to a synthesize speech saying "Good bye." The same goes for my "Unlock" sound, which is now "Welcome." I also switch the "tick" sound with a single water drop sound effect and “Notification sound” to a speech synthesis saying “Your Attention is required”. You’ll find all of them attached to this thread. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CUSTOM SOUND EFFECTS PLEASE POST THEM HERE!! I'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM!!!
It's really neat IMO. Anyway, you can do this too and here's how:
Disclaimer: I will not be responsible for any harm or damage that you may cause to your device. Proceed at YOUR OWN RISK.
Requirements: Must have rooted device.
Things you'll need before you start:
•Desired sound effects. You can use the one I supplied if you like or you can use your very own.
•An audio converter. There are tons of free audio converters out there. TONS. I used Switch Sound File Converter. It’s free and incredibly fast.
•A root explorer app. It must be able to access, read, and write system files. Root Explorer is perfect.
• BACK UP YOUR DEVICE. You don’t have too but I don’t want to hear crap.
Installation:
1. Download your desired sound effects.
2. Convert, if not already, these sound effects to an “.ogg” file. With Switch Sound File Converter, simply drag and drop selected files into the “add files” box of the program. Then, on the bottom left of the window there is an “Output Format” field. Select .ogg in that box.
Explanation: We must convert to an .ogg file because it is the only kind of file android recognizes in the system folders.
3. Compile all newly converted sound effects into a folder and name it whatever you like. Something you can remember. Now drag and drop it to the root of your device. We just need it to be somewhere where we can access it quickly.
So at this point you should have the folder that contains all the converted sound effects in a folder in the root of your device.
4. Now with your *Root* File Explorer, navigate to the folder containing all the converted .ogg files. Choose one to begin with. I’ll switch up my “Lock” system sound with a speech synthesis saying “Good bye”
5. Select and long hold the desired sound effect.
6. Select the “Copy” option
7. Now navigate to the system folder. You’re going to have to push back several times to get to that folder. This is the path: system>media>audio>ui
8. Now paste the file to this folder.
9. Okay. Now we must rename that file we just pasted to the one we want to replace. In this instance we’ll be replacing the “Lock” file.
• To avoid troubleshooting, rename the file to “Lock1.ogg.” Do not forget that “1.” I did this because I didn’t know how the ROM would react to two files in the system with the same name. I basically did it to be safe.
• And Spell it out exactly how the original file is spelt.
So now we have the original file and the pasted file. Do whatever you desire to the original file. Delete it. Copy it to back it up. I don’t care. Just remove it from this folder.
10. Now rename the file currently named “Lock1.ogg” to just “Lock.ogg” without the “1.”
11. Now we have to set permisions. To do that, press and hold the system sound file that we just renamed. Select "Permissions." Make sure that the only ones that are check are the entire "Read" column and in the "Write" column the user should be check marked. It should look like an upside down L.
Explanation: We cannot simply use a file with a random name because the Android OS only recognizes these specific tittles or descriptions. Trust me; I have tried many times in the “notifications” folder. I thought it was just a drag and drop thing. Boy was I wrong.
12. Now test it by pushing the power button. If you don’t hear the custom sound effect, try doing a hotboot and try again.
In addition, you can use these sound effects on your PC. Of course you'd have to use the original files and not the converted ones. But they work all the same. I've replaced most of my PC system sounds with these.
Again, Please post your custom sound effects if you have any! I'd really like to hear all of them.
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Thanks. I was searching for how to set the permissions. It worked perfectly on my Galaxy S on AOKP ICS rom
disclaimernotice said:
Thanks. I was searching for how to set the permissions. It worked perfectly on my Galaxy S on AOKP ICS rom
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Don't mention it pal.
More sounds
In regards to more sounds/notifications this site has literally thousands, all in mp3 so need to be converted http://soundjax.com/ . I use " Captain incoming message" just search Worf , for my E-mail notification .
Hope you find it useful.
Took me hours of reading to figure out something extremely simple. But, hopefully this will save some of the smart people here from having to expend energy belittliing retarded noobs like me.
When I flashed to SHOstock's ICS 2.2.6 I missed the droid animation he had with his GB 1.9.4. So I went searching on how to change it back.
It's pretty simple. All you have to do is.....
1. Get a file explorer with root access. I use ES File Explorer
2. Download any of the custom ROMs in GSII Development
3. Unzip the ROM, open System>media folder. Find the bootanimation zip file and copy that to a folder of your choice on your phone.
4. On your phone, open your file explorer and allow it root folder read/write access
5. Navigate to System>media folder and backup the original bootanimation zip, in case you ever want to replace it.
6. Navigate back to where you put the custom bootanimation zip and copy and replace that zip into the media folder on your phone.
You're done.
If there was audio to the bootanimation it's the same copy and paste process. The .wav file should be located in System>etc. It's named "PowerOn". Once you move that over you may have to change the file permissions to RW--R--R.
To change permissions in ES File Explorer you long press the icon. It'll pull up an "Operations" drop down. Scroll to "Properties". Click "Change". Then make sure User: read/write is checked. Group: read. Other: read Then click ok.
If the sound doesn't work you may have to rename the PowerOn.wav to "PowerOn.ogg"
I'll try and answer any questions you may have but keep in mind i've only had this phone for less than two weeks. I've been lurking and studying on XDA for even less. But i'll do my best.
Remember, before asking questions, searching/reading the forums is your best option. I'm still a total novice but because of this wonderful place i've managed to root my phone, installed several different kernels and themes and flashed two different ROMS
You can also put the bootanimation.zip file in data/local. This way you will preserve your stock bootanimation file.
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Hey I'm not sure if this is recommended but I didn't see any instructions specifically for disabling the bootsound. I did find the location of it in this post so I just removed it and my phone stopped making noises when it boot up. I'll report back if any weird issues start happening.
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Hey I'm not sure if this is recommended but I didn't see any instructions specifically for disabling the bootsound. I did find the location of it in this post so I just removed it and my phone stopped making noises when it boot up. I'll report back if any weird issues start happening.
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Should be ok. Because if the animation didn't have sound to begin with the .wav file wouldn't be there.
Props to chetan_mohanty for the bootanimations.
Most of the links to the ba's are down but the MassEffect one is still active.
MassEffect - http://depositfiles.com/files/f461b8tt3
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2jWIHSODw
You can thank him here or see his other animations.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20673303&postcount=1
So I wanted an appropriately shiny boot animation for my newly Fresh-rommed Evo, and I found this page:
http://droidmodderx.com/galaxynexus/how-to-install-100s-of-bootanimations-for-your-galaxy-nexus (Full of previews, will bog your computer down!)
That phone has the same screen resolution, 720 x 1280, so most of these seem to work for me. I didn't bother with flashing them from recovery, as the bootanimation.zip file can be easily extracted and placed in /system/media using Root Explorer. Your mileage may vary. I am using Spyro at the moment, nice ICS-ish colors.
SOME of them did not work, or rather they worked, with intermittent flashes of a white screen..I am not sure but suspect it's something to do with frame rate? Anyone?
Updates.................
Directories: Your individual rom maker may have put the animation package in one of several locations. These include:
/system/media
/system/customize/resource
/data/local
I have seen still other locations used on my old EVO 4G (and new roms are coming out all the time), so if you just cannot find anything, try doing a search for 'animation.zip' from the root level, with your file browser.
Filenames: Your rom maker may have used one of several slightly different name variants for the bootanimation.zip package; it really depends on what they started out with as a base. Sense-based roms, for example, will tend to change things up. You might have an 'HTC_bootup_one.zip' instead of a 'bootanimation.zip'. You can't go wrong by naming your new package the exact same thing, and putting it in the same folder. (BUT you also have the option of deleting all oddly named animation packages you find in odd locations on your phone, and just using the standard 'bootanimation.zip' and putting it in /system/media. This is the Android standard location, and it will almost certainly look there if it can't find it elsewhere. Note that if you do this and fail to find and delete the other package, it will still use the other instead.)
Permissions: You shouldn't need to change permissions on the package file, at least that's never been an issue for me. If you are having problems there, I'd suggest trying the standard 644 setting one usually finds in the system folder, or RW-R--R--. (As long as the file is Readable by the owner, I would think that it would work.)
I can't delete or change these files! You may be using ES File Explorer, which is not the easiest app to drive. It requires root permission being set in its settings, and if you don't do that, hilarity can ensue. (I again recommend Root Explorer by Speed Software, which is not free but gives the most straightforward file browsing experience you can imagine, a big plus if you're new to rummaging around in your phone's innards!)
You absolutely cannot play with this stuff without root, so don't even try, okay? And when you want to change anything in a root-level folder, you will need to remember to set that folder RW (read/write), and then remember to set it back to RO (read only) when you are done, yes? You smart folks already know these things, I just want to make this post as complete as possible.
But I need MORE animations! I found the link above by googling 'bootanimation.zip 720x1280' so have at it!
If you've any more questions, please ask..
Worked great for me, thanks!
-Mike
What about activating sound?
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What about activating sound?
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Well, if you want sound and the animation doesn't include it, it is possible to add any fairly short sound in .ogg format to the same /system/media folder, and call it with an edit to the bootanimation.zip file. (You'll need to call it from the desc.txt file inside the zip.)
Say you have a sound picked out and converted, and it's called evoboot.ogg. Your desc.txt will need to include the line:
s evoboot.ogg
There are some tutorials on building these animations from scratch, if you look around on here, like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420991
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You can also use this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321360
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I have been wanting to change Boot Animations - and I have done it on other phones and ROMS I have used - but I am a little confused - I went to my system/media folder and there isn't a boot anmiation file in that folder now - The Rom I am using (Charmeleon or something like that) has a boot animation of some kind - but it must be in a different folder - any suggestions?
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I have been wanting to change Boot Animations - and I have done it on other phones and ROMS I have used - but I am a little confused - I went to my system/media folder and there isn't a boot anmiation file in that folder now - The Rom I am using (Charmeleon or something like that) has a boot animation of some kind - but it must be in a different folder - any suggestions?
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I use the same rom. The file is in system/customize/resource. You have to rename the bootanimation to hTC_bootup_one.zip. Also don't forget to make the permissions match.
I am very much looking forward to trying some of these out tomorrow when I get off of work!! I've read through the two guides on making your own and implementing your own sound files. These sound very exciting as well, but I feel they are over my head still. I am going to pace myself a bit and wait to try them.. but soon I will try.. But for now there are just so many to choose from.
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I use the same rom. The file is in system/customize/resource. You have to rename the bootanimation to hTC_bootup_one.zip. Also don't forget to make the permissions match.
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Could you expand on how to make permissions match. I found two files in that directory that has me confused. One is hTC_bootup.zip and one is SPC_bootanimation.zip. Which do I change? Also it seems that I can't delete the spc one to put the zip I downloaded in its place. Am I making this harder than it really is?
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Could you expand on how to make permissions match. I found two files in that directory that has me confused. One is hTC_bootup.zip and one is SPC_bootanimation.zip. Which do I change? Also it seems that I can't delete the spc one to put the zip I downloaded in its place. Am I making this harder than it really is?
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Got it. Thanks.
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Got it. Thanks.
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Got what? Can anyone elaborate?
I'm wanting to know this too, because I tried some other boot animations from an HTC ONE series phone, and it didn't work.
These were mentioned here on the boards earlier, and I tried to use a flashable "beats" BA, but it did not work. Also tried the "suckerpunch" BA manually by going into system/customize/resource, and THAT did not work either.
A guide would be greatly appreciated, and a sticky should be made for boot animations, as well as splash screens.
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Got what? Can anyone elaborate?
I'm wanting to know this too, because I tried some other boot animations from an HTC ONE series phone, and it didn't work.
These were mentioned here on the boards earlier, and I tried to use a flashable "beats" BA, but it did not work. Also tried the "suckerpunch" BA manually by going into system/customize/resource, and THAT did not work either.
A guide would be greatly appreciated, and a sticky should be made for boot animations, as well as splash screens.
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Where did those animations come from that you mentioned? Cause i doubt the names are correct for this phone
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Okay. First go download the boot animation that you like from:
http://tinyurl.com/co9ulfv Not sure if you can post the full links here but at least this one is clickable?
(One of the bootanimations I clicked on was bogus so use your brain. The next three brought me right to the file download without visiting a website first.) Then go into ES file explorer and go into settings and make it writable by placing a check next to Root Explorer and Mount File System. Next I found the downloaded file and clicked into it and clicked Data then local and found the actual boot animation zip and copied it to the root of the SD card so it would be easy to find. After that I renamed that file to SPC_bootanimation.zip. Now you go into system/customize/resource and delete the file labeled as SPC_bootanimation.(I saved a copy first and this must be done before you copy the file you're pasting in there. Don't know why but once I copied I couldn't delete the stock _bootanimation.zip file). Then I went back to the sd card and copied the renamed SPC_bootanimation file and pasted it in the resource directory where i deleted the original. Bingo, reboot and you will see your new animation. I did all of these steps in ES File Explorer.
Your folder may be in system/media depending on which rom you're using. I am on stock/ ultra smooth lscape Rosie by flex360.
P.S. the way I was messing up first was I was trying to rename the file I downloaded to spc_bootanimation not the bootanimation.zip file located inside of that original download in the Data/Local directory.
Also, I'm not an English major by any means, so if something is spelled incorrectly or the proper grammar wasn't used, sorry. I'm not looking for a lesson just looking to help out. heck if it's bad enough, just click on the donation tab next to my name and maybe I can afford some classes.
I'm using the bluplazmall boot animation. Looks really good.
http://gunnermike53.com/Themers/jaekar99/Galaxy-Nexus-403/BluPlazmaII-403-Nex.zip
I updated my post, does it answer your questions? If not, or if you would like to correct a point, let me know.
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Where did those animations come from that you mentioned? Cause i doubt the names are correct for this phone
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they are correct when your running a one x rom port. thats what hes referring to joelz rom.
thanks, I can't stand the stock animation and haven't found much so far for the EVO LTE. Lots of stuff out there for the G Nex!!
what you looking for?
Ok maybe I'm just retarded, or just a little rusty on my adb. Tried this in RootExplorer, didn't work. Tried it using adb, didn't work either. It's saying /system is mounted as Read-Only. I tried an app called SUFBS and made sure that it was mounted as Read-Write, and it failed. In adb, I'm navigating to the correct folder, "adb devices" to make sure it's showing up, "adb remount" which is succeeding, then "adb push SPC_bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/" and it's giving the Read-only error. I'm running ViperRom 1.2.1 and am S-Off. Anybody got any pointers? Oh and btw, I did extract the bootanimation.zip from the .zip file I downloaded from the website in the op.
I am curious what root explorer is saying when in that directory..does the button at the top allow you to set it RW?
It's not showing an icon for rw or anything. May be a different, crappier version? It's the one that came with ViperROM. That SUFBS app is very similar, and I chose rw in it, found the bootanimation.zip file on my sd card, moved it to /system/customize/resource, and it showed it moving the file, but it never showed up.
Edit: It's RootBrowser. Nonetheless, SUFBS is essentially the same thing. I'm curious though why I can mount as read-write in that app, yet adb says its read-only.