Had to get new Optimus G as I broke the prior one. But on the other after rooting and unlocking the LG logo was replaced with a nice looking Google logo with an unlocked lock on the bottom. How do I get that one back?
One a related note last time I unlocked the boot loader would show at the top what selection I'm about to choose (Normal, recovery, boot loader) but now I'm having to guess which one I'm about to select as there is no indicator. Is there an update that fixes this?
tl;dr How change lg logo on boot. How update boot loader to show selection indicator.
You have to be rooted and bootloader unlocked to change the boot animation.
If you look in the themes and apps section, you can find multiple boot animation threads (the Google one you're describing is one of them). You gotta download the zip and locate it using a file explorer like ES file explorer or root explorer. Then copy and paste it to /system/media and rename it bootanimation.zip if it isn't already. I also recommend renaming the current bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.bak just in case something goes wrong so you'll still have that one.
I recommend making a backup in recovery just in case (although you shouldn't need it).
As for your other question, idk what you did but I've always had a "hidden menu" for my bootloader. To get in recovery, I hit volume down (volume up) twice then the power button.
EDIT: it's been a while since I've done this but I think this is how it's done. If someone else wants to chime in, feel free.
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I think he's referring to the LG splash screen before the boot animation. I've never seen anything other than the LG logo. And the boot loader menu has always been hidden.
Not sure where you saw this stuff before.
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His previous phone was converted to a Nexus 4.
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His previous phone was converted to a Nexus 4.
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It was never converted.
I have an LG Optimus G. I rooted, then unlocked it with the FreeGee. I then installed Ginsix Rom. My boot loader had the selections at the top. The little android bot was standing next to it and it would show me the different options as i hit the volume up and down.
Every time i booted the phone up instead of the "LG" splash i had a black background with white letters saying "Google" in the center and on the bottom was an open lock.
Am... i the only one?
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It was never converted.
I have an LG Optimus G. I rooted, then unlocked it with the FreeGee. I then installed Ginsix Rom. My boot loader had the selections at the top. The little android bot was standing next to it and it would show me the different options as i hit the volume up and down.
Every time i booted the phone up instead of the "LG" splash i had a black background with white letters saying "Google" in the center and on the bottom was an open lock.
Am... i the only one?
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It almost had to have the N4 bootloader for that to be the case. Somehow it got on there.
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It almost had to have the N4 bootloader for that to be the case. Somehow it got on there.
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I have no idea how it could. I stayed away from the conversion...
Nvm. I've figured both out and have got it back the way i had it before. So, never mind.
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Nvm. I've figured both out and have got it back the way i had it before. So, never mind.
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Would you mind telling us what you figured out? I'm kinda curious, and wouldn't mind having these changes myself.
@Digil,
The splash screen is built into the kernel- he mentioned 'Ginsix' rom, so that's where he got it. The rom I have has the splash screen he mentioned - as for pulling it out of the kernel and making something useful, at this point kernel stuff is above my pay grade. :silly:
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You have to be rooted and bootloader unlocked to change the boot animation.
If you look in the themes and apps section, you can find multiple boot animation threads (the Google one you're describing is one of them). You gotta download the zip and locate it using a file explorer like ES file explorer or root explorer. Then copy and paste it to /system/media and rename it bootanimation.zip if it isn't already. I also recommend renaming the current bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.bak just in case something goes wrong so you'll still have that one.
I recommend making a backup in recovery just in case (although you shouldn't need it).
As for your other question, idk what you did but I've always had a "hidden menu" for my bootloader. To get in recovery, I hit volume down (volume up) twice then the power button.
EDIT: it's been a while since I've done this but I think this is how it's done. If someone else wants to chime in, feel free.
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Easiest way to change the boot animation is to use one of the CWM touch recoveries (14.4.5, 14.4.6 or 14.4.7 to be specific) and then flash the zip using the change boot animation in the "Advanced" section.
It can also be done in the CFX settings in synergy's ROM (IIRC).
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Digil said:
Would you mind telling us what you figured out? I'm kinda curious, and wouldn't mind having these changes myself.
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OK that explains the boot animation. Is the recovery selection menu difference, the same issue?
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Hi Guys am quite new at this however i've been doing some research on how to install [ROM]KaosFroyo V30 on my Eris but i have not found any instructions or guide and so i was wondering if anyone here could help? by the way i am running the android 2.1 version released by Verizon an HTC and hopefully this won't be a problem.
Google is your friend, also the Eris root app might make things easier.
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first question is are you rooted?
i think the phone's rooted now!
well i used the eris root app and when it asked me to i used the KaosFroyo V30 zip and it seemed to install ok, then i boot up the device and after an initial boot screen i get a screen saying android in blue and like a white light inside i don't know if that makes any sense but that's where the phone stays. i guess i am rooted now but then phone won't fully boot up
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well i used the eris root app and when it asked me to i used the KaosFroyo V30 zip and it seemed to install ok, then i boot up the device and after an initial boot screen i get a screen saying android in blue and like a white light inside i don't know if that makes any sense but that's where the phone stays. i guess i am rooted now but then phone won't fully boot up
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The first boot can take 10+ mins. Wait it out.
well the phone boots pass the skatebording androids and then it shows "ANDROID" with a while light scrolling through the letters and is been like that for about an hour now.
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well the phone boots pass the skatebording androids and then it shows "ANDROID" with a while light scrolling through the letters and is been like that for about an hour now.
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Did you download goggle apps and flash that zip while in recovery after you flashed kaos v30?
Edit:does kaos have a google apps zip?
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Did you download goggle apps and flash that zip while in recovery after you flashed kaos v30?
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ok so this is what i did i downloaded eris root app i ran the app rebooted the phone as instructed by the app turned it off again then held down volume down and pressed power. then i chose recovery and from there instead of using the default zip file i used the "kaos v30" zip file everything installed well then i just rebooted the device. since then the phone doesn't boot completely it just says android and it just stays there.
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ok so this is what i did i downloaded eris root app i ran the app rebooted the phone as instructed by the app turned it off again then held down volume down and pressed power. then i chose recovery and from there instead of using the default zip file i used the "kaos v30" zip file everything installed well then i just rebooted the device. since then the phone doesn't boot completely it just says android and it just stays there.
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turn off, turn back on holding the end button and the vol UP, use the trackball scroll to backup/restore click the trackball, click nand backup, let it run hit vol down, scroll to wipe, wipe data and wipe dalvik, hit volume down hit flash zip click on the kaos v30 zip assuming that its on your sd card and let it run and then reboot shouldnt take much longer than 10 min to boot up
Thanks everyone for the help specially Funnyface19 your last suggestion solved my problem my phone is working great!
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Thanks everyone for the help specially Funnyface19 your last suggestion solved my problem my phone is working great!
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good luck and remember to always do a nand backup before flashing anything...saves more lives than seatbelts
The thing that you did different was wiping caches before flashing. That's why it works now.
BTW, NAND backups are important, but the one you made this time was worthless.
A NAND backup makes a copy of your system. Unfortunately your system wasn't functional when you created it.
Use this as a lesson. Always do a NAND before you change anything. That way you can restore to a working system.
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Hi guys I was messing around on the HTC DROID ERIS and I may have damage my phone. I change the wrong NV items. 435,436,1192,1194 and now phone keeps turning on and off. it only gets to the skate boarding green dudes. I try adding a custom rom but i dont think i am rooted. I try doing the system wipe but as soon as it reboots to enter that mode it reboots and reboots again same system. I can only update with the PB00IMG.zip but does not changes anything. I can only keep it stable on the hboot usb which I dont know what else to do with that. anyone has any idea on how to correct this issue...
Ok guys, before I go into my question let me tell you what I did. (a bit of a long story, if you don't want to read it, just head to the bottom to read my question )
I did a complete format of my phone inside twrp, wiped everything, to install a new rom. I got an error which after a bit of searching I found out that I had to install the latest twrp. So, withing the twrp menu, I selected "mount usb" and copied the latest pc86img file to the card. I dismounted and, again, inside the twrp menu selected "power off". I turned on the phone by holding down the volume button. It updated the recovery and all was good..... up to right now.
Now, I could not boot my phone into a rom because I had already formatted all of my phone, so I could not erase the pc86img file. Also, I could not boot into recovery because hboot kept finding the pc86img file and it would not give me any other options than to apply or reboot.
I ended removing the case, removing the back cover, removing the battery, removing the sdcard, plugging in my sdcard into my computer, deleting the file, putting back the sdcard, put the battery, put the back cover, and finally put the case back on.
I think this was too much work for something so simple. I remember in my Evo 4G, if there was a pc86img file sitting in the sdcard, the bootloader would detect it and if I did not want to apply it, it would just take me back to the bootloader's menu.
So, now to my question: is there anybody out there in this wonderful community of hackers talented enough to put out a new/modified hboot that will thow me back to the bootloader menu if I don't want to apply the pc86img file? Thanks.
arqbrulo said:
What he's trying to say is, make it so when you don't want to update the PCIMG, it doesn't auto reboot. Sucks to have to take the file out and then re-reboot again.
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seewhatididthere?
I approve of this request. +10 on correctness, grammar... And clearness. WIN!
I don't see this situation coming up often enough for anybody for it to be worth fixing...
...besides, unless you are never near a computer when you are a romman and moddan why no just flash via fastboot instead?
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So, now to my question: is there anybody out there in this wonderful community of hackers talented enough to put out a new/modified hboot that will thow me back to the bootloader menu if I don't want to apply the pc86img file? Thanks.
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All you had to do was turn the phone on and at the splash screen was type "adb recovery" from cmd.
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Would the engineering boot loader that is available in development have this same problem.
cruise350 said:
Would the engineering boot loader that is available in development have this same problem.
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Yes, I tried the eng hboot, and it's the same. Therefore, I'm sure it's an HTC thing.
And no, I am not always in front of my computer when I'm romming/nodding.
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All you had to do was turn the phone on and at the splash screen was type "adb recovery" from cmd.
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Did not know that.
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So I accidentally made my Photon boot into a black screen with my CWM options all in white letters. At the bottom it says "Cold booting Linux". I cannot select any options to go into Android recovery. Any one ever see/hear of this and if so, how do I fix it. Thanks in advance.
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I should also add that every time I select android recovery, all of my options reload themselves and OS boot in 5 seconds appears.
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So I accidentally made my Photon boot into a black screen with my CWM options all in white letters. At the bottom it says "Cold booting Linux". I cannot select any options to go into Android recovery. Any one ever see/hear of this and if so, how do I fix it. Thanks in advance.
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You need to reinstall your recovery.. Via fastboot or bootstrap. One of those two should def work. Worst case scenario is a SBF back to stock, I had that issue and sbf'd instead of trying recovery install.. was stupid..
Edit : Nevermind. It does look like you need to fastboot flash recovery. Should only take a few minutes to do.
Mine does the same thing. When the phone first boots you have 5 seconds to toggle. Press the down volume button until it says recovery. Then volume up to select it. No need to flash recovery unless you miss the M bootlogo.
I got to this mode by partitioning emmc or something like that. I got into the partition menu in CWM and there was no go back option. It was an accident for sure, but hasn't affected operations. I just don't have the M while booting.
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atroph said:
Edit : Nevermind. It does look like you need to fastboot flash recovery. Should only take a few minutes to do.
Mine does the same thing. When the phone first boots you have 5 seconds to toggle. Press the down volume button until it says recovery. Then volume up to select it. No need to flash recovery unless you miss the M bootlogo.
I got to this mode by partitioning emmc or something like that. I got into the partition menu in CWM and there was no go back option. It was an accident for sure, but hasn't affected operations. I just don't have the M while booting.
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That is the same thin I get, however I cannot go into CWM. When I select it, it just reboots that menu. When I get back home today, I'm gonna install CWM like its my first time again. Thus time I can choose another color other then orange.
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I did a quick search and didn't see anything on completely removing the sprint boot animation. Can it be done? If it can, can someone point me to the post that explains how to do so? Thanks!
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Assuming you could totally remove it, are you wanting just a blank screen during the boot process or just something different?
For totally blank, try deleting (or better yet, just renaming) the bootanimation.zip in the system/media directory of your system (you must be rooted to do any of these procedures). To totally remove the red 'M' logo at the begining of the boot you'll have to replace it with a blank (black) image (see below).
To change the boot logo, go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248221.
To change the boot animation, go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257590 and use one someone else created or learn to make one of your own.
Thanks. Figured it out.
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I rooted my HTC Evo 4G LTE and flashed it to the meanROM, but I want to customize the phone with a different splash screen and boot animation. Every time I go into Recovery mode the process fails, I am not able to achieve s-off, but thought I could still make though changes. I tried ROM Toolkit Pro and it still fails. Is it possible, and what would be the steps.
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I rooted my HTC Evo 4G LTE and flashed it to the meanROM, but I want to customize the phone with a different splash screen and boot animation. Every time I go into Recovery mode the process fails, I am not able to achieve s-off, but thought I could still make though changes. I tried ROM Toolkit Pro and it still fails. Is it possible, and what would be the steps.
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What fails recovery? How are you trying to install the bootanimation? Is the splash screen one that you flash or one that requires install through bootloader.
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I thought that they both are flashed from recovery, and I tried both of them in recovery. Then I tried a boot animation from ROM Toolkit Pro.
All fails...
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I thought that they both are flashed from recovery, and I tried both of them in recovery. Then I tried a boot animation from ROM Toolkit Pro.
All fails...
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What animation(i have never used toolkit pro) i have a couple i can send for you to try and see if its something to do with toolkit
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I tried loading the bios bootanimation, and it did not work, I tried loading it through recovery it did not work.
I tried loading the chicago bears splash screen from the themes & apps through recovery it failed... I am confused.
bgduece22 said:
I tried loading the bios bootanimation, and it did not work, I tried loading it through recovery it did not work.
I tried loading the chicago bears splash screen from the themes & apps through recovery it failed... I am confused.
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What does it do when you flash the bootanimation(blackscreen,default silver Android text, or do you get an error message in recovery. Is your recovery up to date?
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It actually goes through the process on the splash screen install, and says that it was a success, but when I boot, I still have the HTC screen
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What does it do when you flash the bootanimation(blackscreen,default silver Android text, or do you get an error message in recovery. Is your recovery up to date?
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It actually goes through the process on the splash screen install, and says that it was a success, but when I boot, I still have the HTC screen
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Have you tried another one maybe bad dl
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Same thing..I have Team Win Recovery Project v2.2.1 Recovery, and it goes through the process of installing the splash screen, but I still have the HTC screen
The reason the ones from toolbox fail is because they flash to the wrong system folder so it wont work and for the boot anis that dude made them for a windows app he created to flash them only the ones that say flashable zip as a link that are recovery flashable
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Also whos splash screens thread did u dl from because they may have to be flashed from bootloader e.t. heils are recovery fladhable try his thread
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I tried moving them to the system folder, but I can not write in that folder, and can not change permissions on the file to move them. The phone is rooted and MEAN ROM is installed...are the permissions on that directory restricted...this phone is S-on
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I tried moving them to the system folder, but I can not write in that folder, and can not change permissions on the file to move them. The phone is rooted and MEAN ROM is installed...are the permissions on that directory restricted...this phone is S-on
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Should not be make sure what file explorer u using? Make sure your system is mounted as r/w not r/o
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I just re- flashed the mean ROM and would like to start over.
I just want to flash a new splash screen the Chicago Bears.zip on this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706861
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I just re- flashed the mean ROM and would like to start over.
I just want to flash a new splash screen the Chicago Bears.zip on this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706861
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What hboot you got? Did u take the ota or not? If you on hboot 1.15 you cant flash splashes man im sorry if your not on 1.15 u might wanna use tb or twrp and back up then soff that ish while u still can then i guarentee no issues flashing them
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Just a reminder hit the thanks button for dased's help bro
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To make a long story short, I had a Evo 4G that I had rooted and had S-off, but it was stolen out of my car, so I replaced it with a Evo 4G LTE, and they updated it to 1.22.651.3 before I got a chance to do anything. So is life.
I rooted the phone and my Hboot is 1.15.0000 I am running MeanROM-ICS-v15-jewel-ltevo
Sorry bro u cant do splashes and as far as the boot ani..make sure your system is mounted as r/w and go intoo system folder find customize folder then find SPC_bootanimation.zip and android_sound.mp3 (not sure if thats right name ill double check) and move them and rename them to something else i use stock_ani.zip and stock_sound.zip then replace with the bootanimation and sound from your download and rename exactly to what they were named when removed...if that dont work pm me and ill help you out
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Will this be resolved when a s-off resolution for the HTC Evo 4G LTE is made?
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Will this be resolved when a s-off resolution for the HTC Evo 4G LTE is made?
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Yes
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Well I will just have to wait until then...
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Well I will just have to wait until then...
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You cab do boot animations tho
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