So lets say I like the boot animation from one rom, can I install a specific boot animation from one rom and replace another rom's boot animation with the one i like? Btw, I am S-On
Yup.
Just copy the zip of the animation and replace the existing one.
GrayTheWolf said:
Yup.
Just copy the zip of the animation and replace the existing one.
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I'm assuming its the bootanimation.zip? And how would i replace the existing one? just put the zip file on the sd card and flash it?
oh nvm i got it, theres a custom boot animation option in ROM control.
Well you would have to use an app like Root explorer to replace the current one with the new one.
If you are on a sense ROM it will be named something like vigorbootanimation.zip
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Why do boot animation zip only work if the file name is bootanimation.zip versus something like bootanimation_droid_eye.zip. It makes it hard to tell which one your putting to use
Anyone ???
scottcwhite said:
Why do boot animation zip only work if the file name is bootanimation.zip versus something like bootanimation_droid_eye.zip. It makes it hard to tell which one your putting to use
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because thats what the system is looking for when booting (bootanimation.zip) so without modifying how the system works its best to just rename whatever bootanimation you dl'd to bootanimation.zip
I have tried to add numerous different boot animation on my phone. From my understanding you place them in the system/media folder and replace the existing bootanimation.zip with the custom animation and reboot. However I have tried with 4 different animations and only got a black screen. I tried to unizip them and rezip them using 7.z and making sure I zip it with "store" to no avail. Any help is greatly appreciated here. Also does it matter it Im using Supermanager to move and rename the zips, or does it strictly have to be thru adb. (Though I have tried both)
Im running gingerblur 1.3 with honey glow theme and boot animation.
Dont unzip it. Put the bootanimation.zip in the system/media. I use Root Explorer.
WiredPirate said:
Dont unzip it. Put the bootanimation.zip in the system/media.
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What method would I use to zip a modified custom animation tho?
Krshaw18 said:
What method would I use to zip a modified custom animation tho?
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Oh. You asked how to install you should ask how to create, or how to zip.
I said in my original post that I have tried just placing it in the folder, and that I have tried to rezip them. My question was why it wasnt working, or what I was doing wrong.
is it possible to pull a boot animation from another Rom? if so how do i do it?
Yes you can do it. I won't get too in depth cause there are several threads explaining how, but copy whatever bootanimation you want to SD card first. Then depending on what ROM you have the bootanimation could either be in /data/local, /system/media, or in stock ROM i believe /system/customize/resource. Rename the stock bootanimation to bootanimation.zip.bak in case you want to revert then copy your new bootanimation to same folder and make sure the filename is bootanimation.zip and the permissions match what the previous one was which is (rw-r--r--). Reboot and your done. Same thing can be done with the downanimation also.
Thanks found an animation from another ROM I liked and wanted to put it on ROM I like using
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dirtyfingers said:
Yes you can do it. I won't get too in depth cause there are several threads explaining how, but copy whatever bootanimation you want to SD card first. Then depending on what ROM you have the bootanimation could either be in /data/local, /system/media, or in stock ROM i believe /system/customize/resource. Rename the stock bootanimation to bootanimation.zip.bak in case you want to revert then copy your new bootanimation to same folder and make sure the filename is bootanimation.zip and the permissions match what the previous one was which is (rw-r--r--). Reboot and your done. Same thing can be done with the downanimation also.
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Thank you! worked perfectly. other than verizons bootanimation is named VZW_bootanimation.zip. worked great!
I have galaxy player 5.i cant change my boot animation.how can i change my boot animation?its 2.3 gingerbread.sorry for english.
tahsin197 said:
I have galaxy player 5.i cant change my boot animation.how can i change my boot animation?its 2.3 gingerbread.sorry for english.
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Are you rooted? There are a couple of ways. If you have RootExplorer (or any other file explorer app) go into /system/media and replace the bootanimation.zip. The new file MUST have the same exact name as the one you are replacing. Best bet is to rename the old one (i.e. bootanimation.zip.old) and place the new one. Change the permissions to match the other files in there (rw_r__r__). Reboot and enjoy.
Second method would require you to have the root and CWM installed. You can find and download flashable bootanimations and use CWM recovery to flash.
I prefer the first method though..
Mine doesn't seem to have a bootanimation.zip. There's a bootsamsung.qmg and a bootsamsungloop.qmg but those are the only things that seem to be related to boot animation.
Try replacing sanim.zip using the same instructions as above.
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[email protected]@rd said:
Mine doesn't seem to have a bootanimation.zip. There's a bootsamsung.qmg and a bootsamsungloop.qmg but those are the only things that seem to be related to boot animation.
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I think stock Samsung Froyo and GB roms have these files.
I have two Players and one of them is still on stock Samsung GB (rooted). And as you mentioned, files are not in zip format. So... I am not sure what to tell you here. I had my other one with a custom GB Rom which had the .zip format boot animation and it was piece of cake to replace. So... you can try a custom rom or just leave the booranimation as it is, I guess...
Maybe someone else has a better suggestion for you.
Flash with CWM Recovery
I'm not too sure whether you can change the boot animation on a stock rom, but on the custom rom i'm using, there isn't a bootanimation.zip file. I simply flashed the bootanimation.zip file through CWM recovery.
Hope this helps!
Does anyone know know any process to replace stock boot animation of Evolution X rom?
Thanks in advance.
XanDevoir said:
Does anyone know know any process to replace stock boot animation of Evolution X rom?
Thanks in advance.
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Try accessing the media folder on the system folder. maybe it's there
inn000 said:
Try accessing the media folder on the system folder. maybe it's there
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Yes I've got it...now do I just replace it with a boot animation Ive downloaded?
XanDevoir said:
Yes I've got it...now do I just replace it with a boot animation Ive downloaded?
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you could. but make sure it has the right resolution for your phone. Not quite sure what happens when you used low or oversized res bootanims. and make sure its named bottanimation.zip
System is write protected. we can only read or delete files on system but won't replace ir change it. Maybe your device not boot if you do this.
If you just remove the animation from the system, the system will boot as Android.
Definitely don't try to replace the animation with another one when the system is running. If there was a bootlop, you would have no way to fix it.
You can safely replace the animation only in recovery, in case of a bootlop you can put it back in recovery. If recovery allows you to exchange.
Soyabkhan said:
System is write protected. we can only read or delete files on system but won't replace ir change it. Maybe your device not boot if you do this.
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maybe thats why when I tried to copy the new animation inside root folder I couldnt paste it there...yeah I dont think I will do any animation replace as I am very new at this and this is my first time flashing a rom even... I'll just wait for any pros to do it first... Thanks a lot for your warning.
StaryMuz said:
If you just remove the animation from the system, the system will boot as Android.
Definitely don't try to replace the animation with another one when the system is running. If there was a bootlop, you would have no way to fix it.
You can safely replace the animation only in recovery, in case of a bootlop you can put it back in recovery. If recovery allows you to exchange.
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I think it requires some knowledge of stuff if things go bad...and I really dont have that...so i decided to leave the boot animation for now... Really thanks for your reply
XanDevoir said:
I think it requires some knowledge of stuff if things go bad...and I really dont have that...so i decided to leave the boot animation for now... Really thanks for your reply
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We can change boot animation with magisk if you want to try.
i cant find the media folder in my s9
Soyabkhan said:
We can change boot animation with magisk if you want to try.
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Yes, sadly Magisk is the only feasible way to do it with A/B device, or build the rom, at least the /system image, by ourself with other bootanim
the bootanimation.zip file is present at system/product/media
also, you will find another bootanimation.zip in product/media