I have been off of HTC devices for a bit and am at a loss as to why I have having so much trouble changing my boot animation. I have tried replacing the vzw_bootup.zip file in system/customize/resources but no luck. The permissions are set right. Does anyone know a link to a simple set of instructions on boot animations for the One Max? I am rooted, s-off, bootloader relocked. Thanks for any assistance.
Stock rom? If so kernel blocks any changes without read write module,and reverts any changes made
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Does anyone know where the splash screen file or image is located? I'm trying to experiment to see if I can change it cuz the blinding HTC splash is horrible. I've been looking through all the files with root explorer, and there are hundreds, but I'm not seeing it so far.
Just curious if any one knows where it is?
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you can swap the boot animation but not the splash screen atm, its an issue of not having s-off.
F033x said:
you can swap the boot animation but not the splash screen atm, its an issue of not having s-off.
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Ya I've located the boot anim, so basically without s-off there's no way to change that huh? I was thinking, locate the image and then replace it ha ha. Not that simple I guess then.
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misfit61871 said:
Ya I've located the boot anim, so basically without s-off there's no way to change that huh? I was thinking, locate the image and then replace it ha ha. Not that simple I guess then.
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You can change your boot animation by replacing the "bootanimation.zip" file with a boot anim of your choice. However, you cannot change the splash screen which is the white screen with the HTC when you first turn on your phone, at least not until we get S-OFF.
Also, its more than just one image. Its a series of images played back using a desc.txt file all put into one .zip file. (im going off of memory and the file could be called something else.)
An Invisible location called S-Off
So I made the changes some changes to the build.prop file on my EVO 4G LTE from an androidcentral post to restore the functionality from the whole apple vs htc feud. This is exactly what I did:
Found the line ro.da1.enable=true
Changed it to ro.da1.enable=false
Directly under it I added the line ro.da1.method=false
I rebooted.
This is where my problem is. After I rebooted I got the HTC boot screen and then my phone gets stuck on a black screen. I was being and idiot and used Root Explorer (since I had already had it installed) to make the changes to the build.prop file instead of using my computer. I would like to know if there is a way to get my phone past this black screen, I can still pull up hboot so I don't think it's bricked but I'm not entirely sure. Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance for any help and thank you for your time.
You didn't nandroid first? (Admittedly, I didn't either, but mine booted fine after edits)
When you edited it with Root Explorer, it should have created a backup of original with .bak added to it. So, you could reflash a stock ROM, or if you have adb set up, there are commands to replace with the backup RE made. Unfortunately, I haven't used adb enough to know the commands. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will post the commands.
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did u save the file afterwards?
Thanks for the reply scottspa74!
Unfortunately I didn't do a nandroid backup, but I do have the .bak file as well as the original build.prop file on an sdcard. As far as reflashing a stock ROM would I need to have access to recovery or can I flash through hboot? Also if you dont mind me asking, where can I find a stock ROM to flash?
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did u save the file afterwards?
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Yes I did, I clicked the save and exit option afterwards.
try wiping caches in recovery
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try wiping caches in recovery
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I can't get into recovery mode from hboot, I'm guessing it is because I don't have a custom recovery maybe?
You should be able to flash a custom recovery from fastboot.
Fastboot flash recovery <insert file name of recovery>.IMG
TWRP recovery is the one currently working the best for the EVO LTE atm. Once you download and flash you should be good to go.
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OP, are unlocked, or rooted only?
If rooted only, DO NOT flash any recoveries as you'll probably end up having to do a RUU to recover.
A recovery can ONLY be flashed after the phone has been unlocked (htcdev or other means). Unfortunately right now, there are no other methods, so htcdev is your only option (to unlock).
Whoops shouldn't have assumed he was rooted and htcdev unlocked.
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Ok so I did the HTCDev unlock, flashed stock ROM, and my evo is back to normal, a little better actually since it has custom recovery now. Anyways, thank you everyone for your input, you guys have been a big help!
Good Afternoon,
I am trying to get an idea of how the kernels/modules work in regards to S-ON, S-OFF, etc. Basically, Im just trying to understand the concept. I have noticed that a lot of the Kernels in the Custom Development thread say that you need to flash the kernel via fastboot, and then flash the modules via recovery, but others state that if you are S-OFF you can simply flash the .zip?
I suppose here are my questions:
What all does S-ON "protect" or impact?
Why can you simply flash the zip with S-OFF, but have a two-part process with S-ON?
What is the boot process for the DNA? Specifically, there is a boot.img, system image, etc. When someone says "bootloader" are they referring to the boot image, or is that a level lower than the boot image, that gets handed off to the boot image from the boot loader?
Thanks in advance for your answers!
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Good Afternoon,
I am trying to get an idea of how the kernels/modules work in regards to S-ON, S-OFF, etc. Basically, Im just trying to understand the concept. I have noticed that a lot of the Kernels in the Custom Development thread say that you need to flash the kernel via fastboot, and then flash the modules via recovery, but others state that if you are S-OFF you can simply flash the .zip?
I suppose here are my questions:
What all does S-ON "protect" or impact?
Why can you simply flash the zip with S-OFF, but have a two-part process with S-ON?
What is the boot process for the DNA? Specifically, there is a boot.img, system image, etc. When someone says "bootloader" are they referring to the boot image, or is that a level lower than the boot image, that gets handed off to the boot image from the boot loader?
Thanks in advance for your answers!
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To the best of my ability... S-on/S-off is a security flag engrained into the system. This influences write protections and your ability to change them. When your S-off(securty flag off) then you have the ability to manipulate write protections as you please on the root directory(like c:\ on windows)... the boot partition exists on this directory... without s-off you only have write capabilities while in recovery or bootloader mode(cept for a few kernels that provide this ability). The bootloader is actually a sub OS level interface that allows for the flashing of firmwares and whatnot. Since you cant write to the boot partition without s-off then you have to acess the bootloader and push the system into fasstboot mode which is a manufacturer method of firmware flashing... with me??? ok so then the modules are the remainder of the kernel and reside in the system partition and therefor can be written in recovery and hence flashed with a .zip package. So when you have s-off this can all be accomplished in one go because you have write permissions on all directories and paritions greatly simplifying the process as well as providing system write capapbility natively (without kernel mod) during system up time. hope that all made sense at work and didnt have time to read back through
edit: heres a good read about android boot order and the meanings/descriptions of each item http://www.kpbird.com/2012/11/in-depth-android-boot-sequence-process.html
Thanks for the info. That makes sense. I appreciate it.
Nice writeup, and the link you provided is educational too :good:
Hey guys, I'm new to the forum and looking for some answers about my phone. I am NOT a tech guy, but I rooted my Sprint HTC Evo 4g LTE recently, because I wanted to use my 32 Gb SD card to partition off 4 Gb of memory and turn it into more RAM. Unfortunately, I could not figure out how to make that work (anyone know a current, up-to-date walk-through for that procedure, I would be grateful). But I am now interested in finding a way to cure my phone of the hideous stock splash screen and boot animation, without flashing a new ROM or whatever. Apparently, from what I can gather, the new 4g LTE's boot directly from the "boot image", so if you change out the SPC_bootanimation (for example), or rename it, when you reboot, it reboots from the boot image and not from the files that were altered. This sucks. There must be a workaround for this that does not involve a noob like me trying to mess around with flashing a new ROM. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys!
Check the Themes and Apps section
No luck
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Check the Themes and Apps section
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Could not find a post that addresses this particular issue. What I need is someone that knows what they are talking about to tell me if flashing a new ROM on my phone is the ONLY option, if I want to change/remove the stock boot animation/splash. I have tried several different methods, but no matter what I try, when I reboot all the file alterations I make are removed, as the boot image is used to mirror all "system" files.
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Could not find a post that addresses this particular issue. What I need is someone that knows what they are talking about to tell me if flashing a new ROM on my phone is the ONLY option, if I want to change/remove the stock boot animation/splash. I have tried several different methods, but no matter what I try, when I reboot all the file alterations I make are removed, as the boot image is used to mirror all "system" files.
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There should be some boot ani zips in Themes and apps and most likely the reason they won't stay with the ani you pick is because HTC has made it harder to modify our phones by locking down the ability to write to system.
As for the splash screen you need to be S-OFF to change splash screens.
S-OFF will most likely fix the boot ani from changing also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223142
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747313
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OK, please excuse my ignorance . . .
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223142
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747313
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Just so I am completely clear on the process of installing your boot animations -- I have a rooted (S-ON) HTC Evo 4g LTE, Hardware Version 0003, Software Version 3.16.651.3 71ORD, Android Version 4.1.1, HTC sense version 4+, HTC SDK API level 4.63, PRI Version 2.97_003, PRL version 25015 (I list all of this information because I am not really clear on what is relevant to this particular issue). Now, am I correct in my understanding that if I download the list of plug-ins you provided, and then download the animation zip file (and I am not clear exactly where I need to place this file after I download it), that is all there is to it? Do I need to download Cinema4d, or any other program to make this work? And how does this take care of the problem of the phone rebooting from the boot image and replacing the bootanimation.zip I install? Every time I install bootanimation.zip, when I reboot, all my work is erased with the original boot image. Does one of these plug-ins take care of this problem?
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Yo need to get s-off to do the changes that you want, since you are s-on and running 3.16 that prevents you from making any changes to the system, just Google about that issue and you should find lots of info about it, flar2 found a way to bypass that and and with his Kernels allowed the s-on users to do things like what you are trying to get done, go get s-off and you should be able to change anything you want on your phone without any issues, since you are on 3.16 look for moonshine in the original development thread for this phone... And... Good Luck!
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Thanks for the help
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Yo need to get s-off to do the changes that you want, since you are s-on and running 3.16 that prevents you from making any changes to the system, just Google about that issue and you should find lots of info about it, flar2 found a way to bypass that and and with his Kernels allowed the s-on users to do things like what you are trying to get done, go get s-off and you should be able to change anything you want on your phone without any issues, since you are on 3.16 look for moonshine in the original development thread for this phone... And... Good Luck!
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OK, from what I can determine, the Moonshine procedure for S-Off on my HTC 3.16 is beyond my technical capabilities. I do not understand several of the steps involved in the walkthrough, so that probably means I should not be messing around with it. And if I understand this correctly, with the phone rooted with S-On, I will be unable to download any updates to firmware/software that HTC might release in the future. And in order to unroot my phone, I need to get S-off. So, I guess I will just suck it up and endure the hideous boot animation, since apparently I have no realistic option that does not involve jumping through absurdly elaborate technical hoops just to change my boot animation (which is exactly what HTC was counting on when they designed 3.16, I am assuming). And when the new updates come out for my phone, I will determine if they are worth learning the necessary technical expertise required to S-off my phone to unroot and download updates. If any of you experts find any of this to be inaccurate or otherwise incorrect, please feel free to educate me. I am a stranger in a strange land with all this android/Linux stuff -- my tech world has always revolved around Windows.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Moonshine is windows friendly as far as I know, you just have to use cmd as an administrator and its fully automated if you have the right drivers, just read the op and follow the instructions to the dot, you should be able to do it, don't be scared, there is nothing that you can break that someone in this forum can help you to fix! Good luck!
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jocarog said:
Moonshine is windows friendly as far as I know, you just have to use cmd as an administrator and its fully automated if you have the right drivers, just read the op and follow the instructions to the dot, you should be able to do it, don't be scared, there is nothing that you can break that someone in this forum can help you to fix! Good luck!
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+1 to this, there are tons of people here to help. I used the moonshine, followed the instructions to a tee, and everything worked just as it should.
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Hello, I have changed my HTC's boot animation using root browser, but every time I reboot, it reverts back to the original!
I use a zara_UL and InsertCoin.
Is system-write protection off? I think it needs to be, whether from a kernel or s-off, because I remember trying to change the build.prop and it would revert without.