Hello fellow Rezounders
Not being satisfied with current boot animation offerings, I fired up Adobe Flash and got to making a new, simple boot animation. It isn't labeled "CyanogenMod" or "Super Ultra Special Hax ROM 8.3". Just the one thing we all use in common: HTC Rezound.
Previews
v1 Black
v1 White
v2 Black
Instructions
First, you'll want to choose which version you want. v1 is larger, but stutters a little (like most boot animations) on the first loop through due to its size. v2 is a lot smaller so it doesn't stutter.
AOSP ROMs (CyanogenMod, AOKP):
1. download file
2. put it on your SD Card
3. copy it to /data/local/ using ES File Explorer or another file manager.
Sense 3.6 ROMs:
1. download Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip
3. put it on your SD Card
4. copy it to /system/customize/resource/
5. rename hTC_bootanimation.zip, found in /system/customize/resource/ to hTC_bootanimation.zip.bak
Sense 4.x ROMs:
MaartenXDA said:
@OP, for Sense 4.0+,
Rename the file as hTC_bootup.zip.
Copy it to /system/customize/resource. That should work.
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Downloads:
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/qyk48tszo7mdj/Rezound_Logo
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Didn't work for me on Nils Business ICS ROM.
The default boot animation is Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip. I renamed it and it didn't work. I also tried without renaming it and it didn't work.
Oh well.
GordoGuapo said:
Didn't work for me on Nils Business ICS ROM.
The default boot animation is Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip. I renamed it and it didn't work. I also tried without renaming it and it didn't work.
Oh well.
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Vigor_VZW_bootanimation was in /system/customize/resource/ right? I don't use a Sense ROM so it's kinda hard for me to troubleshoot this issue.
EDIT: I looked into it a little more (read: googled it) and came across this post. I've made the corrections to the zip, please try Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip which I just attached to my first post. Also, rename/remove "HTC_bootanimation.zip" from the /system/customize/resource/ directory
Re: ROM-agnostic Boot Animation
Wow.
I didn't even ask you to look into it and you did! You're awesome.
I appreciate the effort, but it still didn't work. I haven't had any luck with any boot animation I've tried on this phone. Either I'm doing something wrong, or my phone doesn't like cooperating.
Again, thanks for trying, sir!
GordoGuapo said:
Wow.
I didn't even ask you to look into it and you did! You're awesome.
I appreciate the effort, but it still didn't work. I haven't had any luck with any boot animation I've tried on this phone. Either I'm doing something wrong, or my phone doesn't like cooperating.
Again, thanks for trying, sir!
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I want people to use it, that's why I shared it.
Are you on Business Sense with Sense 4.0 or 3.6? I didn't realize there were two different versions. I have no idea how to change the boot animation on Sense 4.0. I can't find any relevant information at all.
If anyone wandering by this thread knows how, feel free to drop a note.
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I'm on 3.6.
Downloaded the new files. Followed your exact instructions, still doesn't work. I think it's just something wrong with the phone or the ROM. This is a fresh flash, too.
Could it be because I don't have an SDcard? My phone doesn't read SDcards anymore, so I'm using only the internal storage.
Thanks again!
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I probably have incorrect instructions, I'm not able to test them on my phone
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GordoGuapo said:
I'm on 3.6.
Downloaded the new files. Followed your exact instructions, still doesn't work. I think it's just something wrong with the phone or the ROM. This is a fresh flash, too.
Could it be because I don't have an SDcard? My phone doesn't read SDcards anymore, so I'm using only the internal storage.
Thanks again!
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You have to change the permissions to match previous boot ani and it well work
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Re: ROM-agnostic Boot Animation (now with Black!)
Downloaded the file again. I made the permissions match exactly, used Root Explorer. Renamed the file. Removed the default files. Still didn't work.
I'll post a comment over in Nils thread to see what I can find out.
Thanks.
Re: ROM-agnostic Boot Animation (now with Black!)
@OP, for Sense 4.0+,
Rename the file as hTC_bootup.zip.
Copy it to /system/customize/resource. That should work.
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new version is up that loads a bit faster so you don't have that stuttering on the first run-through.
scy1192 said:
new version is up that loads a bit faster so you don't have that stuttering on the first run-through.
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Just loaded this up, and you've got your screen dimensions reversed.
#BlameAnt
demmo86rt said:
Just loaded this up, and you've got your screen dimensions reversed.
#BlameAnt
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Yeah I caught this error earlier and didn't re-up the new zip. Dimensions were set to 1024x768 instead of 420x240, so it's fixed now.
Very nice...very clean. I like this a lot.
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Removed the rotation on the Atrix 4G logo. Added some starglow with some shimmer. Reduced file size by half for faster, less choppy playback.
Made it in AE. 20 FPS.
Just overwrite the one in your /system/media directory. Set permissions to match original.
Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QRSfpiSJTc
Download (Manual Install): http://www.multiupload.com/JBWXNU2KLK
Download CWM zip (By madnav): http://www.mediafire.com/file/meouwv6k3wcdaf5/Atrix_hcomb_bootanimation_cwm.zip
WOW that looks freakin awesome....gonna try it out...thanks bro
WOW!!! NICE!
Thanks, hopefully I can get the file size down without killing the quality.
And make the text 3D.
I am trying to get this on my phone but it says cannot paste here because the file system is a read-only. And I cant rename the current bootanimation.zip. Can I use CWM recovery to install this or will this be available as an option later?
This boot animation looks great!! Good job!
Nottach said:
Here's a little diddy I've been working on every once in a while. It's ~25MB but it looks nice.
Made it in AE. 15 FPS.
Just rename to bootanimation.zip and overwrite the one in your /system/media directory.
Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7YOQxrvFAE
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NBUTVZN5 - Updated 4/27 01:50
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What did you update today on it?
katinatez said:
I am trying to get this on my phone but it says cannot paste here because the file system is a read-only. And I cant rename the current bootanimation.zip. Can I use CWM recovery to install this or will this be available as an option later?
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Yeah, I don't think CWM recovery will work...unless it just takes super long. I just tried it and nothing happened...just said "Installing update..." for a good 20-30mins.
katinatez said:
I am trying to get this on my phone but it says cannot paste here because the file system is a read-only. And I cant rename the current bootanimation.zip. Can I use CWM recovery to install this or will this be available as an option later?
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If youre using root explorer than you will need to make the directory youre pasting to read/write. there is a button on the top of root explorer that toggle r/w and r/o. once in r/w you can paste and change permissions.
Gr8Danes said:
What did you update today on it?
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Got rid of the rotation until I make 3D text. Added sparks and reduced fps and file size.
this looks awesome but im stuck... I used root explorer to replace the bootanimation.zip in the correct path but it never works, ive even tried a few different zips.
I used the boot animation app a few weeks ago and replaced my stock animation but it still plays that one? I'm lost someone please point me in the right direction
I'm on gingerblur
jhild352 said:
this looks awesome but im stuck... I used root explorer to replace the bootanimation.zip in the correct path but it never works, ive even tried a few different zips.
I used the boot animation app a few weeks ago and replaced my stock animation but it still plays that one? I'm lost someone please point me in the right direction
I'm on gingerblur
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It may be because of that 3rd party app, not sure how it works and it may conflict with these. If you haven't uninstalled that app I would do so then try this again.
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Nottach said:
If youre using root explorer than you will need to make the directory youre pasting to read/write. there is a button on the top of root explorer that toggle r/w and r/o. once in r/w you can paste and change permissions.
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That toggle doesn't work for me, is there another way to go about doing this?
mpalatsi said:
That toggle doesn't work for me, is there another way to go about doing this?
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I'm not sure why it wouldn't work for you if you're rooted correctly.
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raybond25 said:
I'm not sure why it wouldn't work for you if you're rooted correctly.
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It was my version of root explorer... I recommend anyone else having this issue to re-install root explorer.
Man what a great job. Worked flawlessly, used root explorer, which I just purchased during DL (never needed/got lazy on greyblur. I'm going to reboot my phone again and go to bed. Thanks and huge props! Glad to see a locked bootloader didn't scare away all the great talent from this amazing device =D
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link
The link appears to be broken, does anyone else have the .zip?
Edit: works, awesome thx
this is by far my favorite boot animation, thanks so much for this
i have two questions though, one a lot of times when booting up the animation can lag slightly, is there any tweaks i can do to improve the performance or is this generally how it goes for everyone?
my other question is more of a request actually, I would like the version that you had mentioned that did not have the spinning 3d letters, is that still available somewhere? i didn't see a link
I assume it's because it's loading stuff in the background.
Edit: I just installed it, and yeah, it is noticeable. You can clearly tell where the AT&T Logo is supposed to display because it gets real smooth.
But if you look at the original loader, its noticeable that its also laggy. It's just less because there isn't much to look at. It's like if the Windows 7 boot animation lagged, you can't really notice since there is almost no noticeable difference between frames.
OMG I LOEV YOU NOTACH!! you've answered my prayers! now to dl and try this out
edit: wow looks beautiful man good job!!! still a bit laggy initially i wonder if there are some tweaks i can do
edit2: second and third boots were much faster, but still a bit choppy
Hey there,
I really like the newest Gingeritis ROM , for me it has been relatively stable with just a few spontaneous reboots and an occasional FC.
I am trying to change the boot animation from the one that comes with the ROM. I found the ability to do this in the Spare Parts app, but no matter which I choose, none actually changes from that original "computer boot" looking opening screen. Can anyone help me?
Thanks!
guardiansnet said:
Hey there,
I really like the newest Gingeritis ROM , for me it has been relatively stable with just a few spontaneous reboots and an occasional FC.
I am trying to change the boot animation from the one that comes with the ROM. I found the ability to do this in the Spare Parts app, but no matter which I choose, none actually changes from that original "computer boot" looking opening screen. Can anyone help me?
Thanks!
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Not sure what file Spare Parts is changing, but I found that I needed to change /system/customize/resource/VZW_bootanimation.zip in order to change my boot animation on Gingeritis VIII. I was getting a little mad too, until I realized the boot animation file was the original Verizon name/location.
I thought it might be something like this. Can you describe the procedure exactly? Thanks!
guardiansnet said:
I thought it might be something like this. Can you describe the procedure exactly? Thanks!
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First, I'll start with something maybe a little harsh, but I feel it's true. If you don't know what you're doing already, chances are you should not do it.
Download the boot animation you want, put it on your SD card. Open root explorer (or other file explorer that can mount directories r/w), find the boot animation file you just put on your SD card and copy it. Navigate to /system/customize/resource and rename VZW_bootanimation.zip to something else and paste the file you have copied. Rename the file you just copied to VZW_bootanimation.zip.
I appreciate the response and the explanation. Thanks.
I've just updated to the new Gingertis and was able to get my favorite boot screen back. However, I cannot seem to get the thunder sound. Where is the proper place to put the thunder.mp3? THANKS!
guardiansnet said:
I've just updated to the new Gingertis and was able to get my favorite boot screen back. However, I cannot seem to get the thunder sound. Where is the proper place to put the thunder.mp3? THANKS!
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Did you ever find out where? I'm on Th3ory rom and would like to add a boot animation sound...maybe two if that is possible to the start up animation.
Thanks,
hinds73
Bump. Want to know where to throw a sound file file too.
crackedvenom2 said:
Bump. Want to know where to throw a sound file file too.
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I did a write up here.
Here is my latest boot animation, a dancing android.
This is the version for the NOOK, so width is 600pixels and H 338.
Hope you like it, if so use thank button or donation (lol)
Zip is here
Look for the NOOK one
Thanks
I do like this. And I'm going to use it, but its a little too "busy" and I'm on a less is more kick at the moment. So I don't know how long it will last
thanks. boot can be changed easily
been asked to make a NOOK format, so here i come
jewnersey said:
Thanks
I do like this. And I'm going to use it, but its a little too "busy" and I'm on a less is more kick at the moment. So I don't know how long it will last
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rascarlo said:
thanks. boot can be changed easily
been asked to make a NOOK format, so here i come
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Hi, The animation looks great on youtube.
I have no idea how to use the zip file (I downloaded the nook version of animation).
Can you enlighten me? (on how to install the boot animation)
Thanks.
I dont have a nook, but on phones Zip file needs to be pushed to system/media or data/local, according to the rom. I guess it's the same for nook, if you have root.
You should hit nook thread of the rom you are rocking and ask there.
rvpals said:
Hi, The animation looks great on youtube.
I have no idea how to use the zip file (I downloaded the nook version of animation).
Can you enlighten me? (on how to install the boot animation)
Thanks.
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I found a how-to on changing the boot animation, which worked under Phiremod 6.3, but for some reason didn't work in CM7, unless I did something wrong. Which is WAY possible.
http://androidforums.com/ally-all-things-root/312650-blue-particle-ring-boot-animation.html
I guess for cm7 boot goes to system/media. Use a file browser to search for bootanimation.zip and replace it.
christoophat said:
I found a how-to on changing the boot animation, which worked under Phiremod 6.3, but for some reason didn't work in CM7, unless I did something wrong. Which is WAY possible.
http://androidforums.com/ally-all-things-root/312650-blue-particle-ring-boot-animation.html
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Thanks ..will take a look at home tonight
I found this over in the Sensation forums, and it works well/ looks good on our phone. I haven't tried the green one. I used Root Explorer to put .zip in /system/ customize/ resource, renamed to Sprint_bootanimation.zip, and changed the permissions to match the original Sprint_bootanimation.zip (renamed to Sprint_bootanimation.zip.bak)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198316
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Thanks for the heads up OP! works great. picked the blue one.
NICE find...Thanks...
wow very nice find bro thanks!
So csn anybody help me? Im trying the blue one, I pushed it to system/customize/resource....renamed it Sprint_bootanimation.zip changed permissions to match the sprint_downanimation.zip....and I only get a black screen when rebooting phone
SHOTS FIRED!!! From 3 Dimensions!
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So csn anybody help me? Im trying the blue one, I pushed it to system/customize/resource....renamed it Sprint_bootanimation.zip changed permissions to match the sprint_downanimation.zip....and I only get a black screen when rebooting phone
SHOTS FIRED!!! From 3 Dimensions!
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Maybe try downloading the bootanimation again? Sounds like you're doing everything else right...... I have seen that some roms have the bootanimation in /data/local.
Added the blue one, looks nice, just need to add a sound to it, lol
Thanks given!
There's a zip file on the 3rd page of that thread. Is that okay to flash through recovery?
Dave2582 said:
There's a zip file on the 3rd page of that thread. Is that okay to flash through recovery?
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I wouldn't just because it was made for another phone. If you decide to try it, make a nandroid backup first!
I'm just having trouble covering the basics. I try renaming the original animation to .bak, but I'm getting denied. I can't swap files through Astro or ES Explorer.
ducky1131 said:
I wouldn't just because it was made for another phone. If you decide to try it, make a nandroid backup first!
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It's just a boot animation, doesn't matter if it was made for the G1.
codito said:
It's just a boot animation, doesn't matter if it was made for the G1.
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I got time to loose, Ill try the green android one and report back once done...
Hmmm, Installed without issues, But made no change on my evo. Still has the ViperRom boot anim.
Yeah, I flashed the blue one through recovery with no problem, but no changes were made.
I do like the animation and hope to get it on my phone.
You have to mount the system as R/W to make changes. Also, not all roms have the bootanimation in the same place and/ or named the same thing (i.e. a Sensation bootanimation flashed through recovery isn't going to replace one named Sprint_bootanimation.zip).
Alright,
So after I remount, I can pull the original zip from /system/customize/resource
The new animation is on the sdcard. What's the proper syntax to push?
adb push / sdcard/Sprint_bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource?
I got it, nevermind...
I just switched out the files from my PC once I pulled the original file.
It works now.
Thanks for sharing!
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Hey everyone, I'm posting this so you all can see if Bootanimations work on the nook tablet *aside from that abysmal stock animation* so let's move on, shall we?
Instructions:
What you need to do is just download,rename to bootanimation.zip and push to /data/local/
you can do this by either using adb
Code:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/
or by using a file explorer.
Bootanimation
There are 2 choices.
Code:
Thundercats
Transformers (decepticon)
[size=5] Download: [/size]
[URL="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15069134/bootanimations/decepticonbootanimation.zip"]Decepticon[/URL]
[URL="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15069134/bootanimations/thundercatsbootanimation.zip"]Thundercats[/URL]
Added a second bootanimation to the thread.
I tried, but no luck. A couple things i noticed. One, my bootanimation file lives in /system/bin, second, i'm not sure how to match the permissions. The original file's permissions are rwxr-xr-x, third(ly) i also tried dropping the .zip extension as it's not on the original file.
Let me know what i'm doing wrong, or anything else you'd like me to try. Thanks indirect, for all your work!
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theundeadelvis said:
I tried, but no luck. A couple things i noticed. One, my bootanimation file lives in /system/bin, second, i'm not sure how to match the permissions. The original file's permissions are rwxr-xr-x, third(ly) i also tried dropping the .zip extension as it's not on the original file.
Let me know what i'm doing wrong, or anything else you'd like me to try. Thanks indirect, for all your work!
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WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT TOUCH THE bootanimation Binary File in /system/bin!!! This is the Executable that RUNS a boot animation.... copy over that file and boot animations will cease to function until it is restored to the original file.
Yeah, i realized what it was after some experimenting. So i restored it, and tried indirect's instructions exactly, but no luck.
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Just tried it as well and no luck.
You know on my phone, the location of the bootanimation.zip is in the /system/media folder. Maybe try dropping it there?
Yeah, try pushing it to system/media
We might need to put it in the framework-res if this doesnt work. :/
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Put it in system/media and i got NO starting animation at all (which gave me a bit of a scare for a moment until the unlock screen came on) . But by having NO animation, that means its doing SOMETHING.
phon00b said:
Put it in system/media and i got NO starting animation at all (which gave me a bit of a scare for a moment until the unlock screen came on) . But by having NO animation, that means its doing SOMETHING.
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Getting close. Must be the format of the bootanimation is not compatible with NT.
Try my ice cream sandwich. lol.
xdahgary said:
Getting close. Must be the format of the bootanimation is not compatible with NT.
Try my ice cream sandwich. lol.
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Here's a zip of the actual images used in the stock bootanimation these may help in determining the format needed.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15597684/nook_256.zip
gojimi said:
Here's a zip of the actual images used in the stock bootanimation these may help in determining the format needed.
Where did you find this file tho? Like how do i find this zip to unzip then replace all images? Or would that even work?
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Hi, is there a way to turn off boot animation...I it takes about 5 minutes for my nook tablet to load...kind of annoying when you need to do something quickly.
Thanks so much!
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I have the ROM toolbox app which has the ability to automatically change the boot animation, but I am not sure if I can use the application without messing up the tablet.
somerandomname said:
Hi, is there a way to turn off boot animation...I it takes about 5 minutes for my nook tablet to load...kind of annoying when you need to do something quickly.
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The 5 minute bootup is not affected by the bootanimation at all. The boot animation actually completes fairly early, and becomes a static image until the end of the bootup.
Also, the Nook Tablet uses a special /system/bin/bootanimation which, while recognizing custom bootanimations, fails to actually draw them to the screen. Thus, you end up with a black screen for those ~5 minutes while the boot process is going. It took me a long time to realize that I hadn't bricked my nook to figure that out.
The only bootanimation that works is stored in the /system/framework/framework-res.apk file, which can be tricky to modify, and update correctly. The snowball-mod root that I wrote has a custom bootanimation, but that's just more a side effect of fixing the white-on-white problem, (if you've already hacked one PNG in the file, hacking a few more isn't particularly hard.)
Oh ok thank you for the info. I appreciate it
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Was anyone able to get their boot animation changed from stock at this time. It would be nice to have something that doesn't promote BN. This thread just kind of fell to the wayside.
Thanks...
Gave it a try. It did something. Went from the Read Forever screen to black untill it finished booting. I think its a start. Tried the Thunder Cats file.
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Just tried the other Transformers file and had the same result.
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anyone try using 7-ZIP to drag/drop/replace similar-sized images into the original bootanimatoon.zip? I had some luck doing that on my intercept. I guess it preserves the original sig/align or something.
You have to change the animation in framework-res.apk since that's where B&N use theirs. The normal android way won't work here.
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