So I've been rooted on APE1 and have been tweaked everything from my status bar to my navigation keys, and I realized I hadn't changed my boot animation yet. So I went out and googled how to do it, and sure enough changing your boot animation is possible and pretty easy too. So here's what you need to do.
1. Download an alternative boot animation, I've used animations from here: http://androidbootanimation.com/category/samsung-qmg-boot-animations/
And of course the sweet boot animation from the Stang5Litre ROM:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224409429
2. Download a root browser, I personally use Root Browser from JRummy Apps.
3. Grant it root access and keep tapping the two dots (underneath which it says parent folder till you reach the root of your phone.
4. Click system, then click media.
5. Scroll till you find these files.
SPR_shutdown.qmg
SPR_bootsamsungloop.qmg
SPR_bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsungloop.qmg
shutdown.qmg
6. Move these files out of the system/media folder to your SD card if you're replacing both the shutdown and boot animation (I created a folder called boot animation in my SD card):
SPR_shutdown.qmg
SPR_bootsamsungloop.qmg
SPR_bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsungloop.qmg
shutdown.qmg
6b. Or move these files out of the system/media folder to your SD card if you're replacing just the boot animation (I created a folder called boot animation in my SD card):
SPR_bootsamsungloop.qmg
SPR_bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsungloop.qmg
7. Extract the boot animation you downloaded earlier and copy the files which are labeled like this this if you're replacing the boot animation and shutdown animation:
bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsungloop.qmg
shutdown.qmg
Or like this if you're simply replacing the boot animation:
bootsamsung.qmg
bootsamsungloop.qmg
8. Paste them into the system/media folder.
9. Long press the files you copied, and click permissions.
10. Set the read as allowed for owner, group, and others. Set the write and execute as allowed for only the owner for all 3 files if you're replacing both the startup animation and the shutdown, or for two of the files if you're replacing only the startup.
11. Click ok.
12. Ensure all three or two files are there and have the right permissions.
13. Reboot, and you should see your new boot up and shutdown animation.
Credit goes to @stang5litre and @gadget! For the Stang5Litre boot animation, it's not my work.
Also the animations from: www.androidbootanimation.com are not mine and belong to their respective owners.
Hit Thanks if it helped and feel free to ask questions, and please don't quote the entire OP.
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for those who want to go back to stock Samsung animations, here you go!
just extract them to their respective folders
bootsamsungloop.qmg & bootsamsung.qmg = system/media (start up animation)
shutdown.qmg = system/media/video/shutdown (shutdown animation)
power_on.ogg & power_off.ogg = system/media/audio/ui (power on & off sounds)
try deleting "bootanimation.zip" from app/local folder to make the animations work, it tends to overlap the .qmg files from starting if you keep it there (at least that was the case for me)
for some reason the S3 shutdown animation works but the boot up doesn't for the Galaxy Note
Check data/local/ for a place to put your boot animation zip.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
ZPaul2Fresh8 said:
Check data/local/ for a place to put your boot animation zip.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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what i meant was you don't need the bootanimation.zip.. just the bootsamsung.qmg & bootsamsungloop.qmg
in my case whenever there's a bootanimation.zip installed, it plays instead of the .qmg files which i prefer playing. so there.. the fix is just don't put a bootanimation.zip when you're using .qmg
WITH the bootanimation.zip installed = slow slooooow boot up animation but the same
WITHOUT the bootanimation.zip = fast animation and perfectly normal
I am a Noob on Xda-Developers. Please forgive me for my English.
The Android boot animation is stored within one very special file named bootanimation.zip inside the phone’s memory. Change the .zip, change the animation. It’s as simple as that.
What’s not simple is how Android stores bootanimation.zip. For some unknown reason, Android actually keeps two copies of the animation file. One is stored at /data/local and the other at /system/media.
The difference between these locations is minor. The /data/local copy does not require root access. The phone also uses this animation before the other. The other one in /system/media does require root. However, installing a new animation to /system/media means that it will survive a factory reset. It’s a trade-off.
Regardless of which location you decide to use for your new boot animation, be absolutely sure to back up the original files. When replacing bootanimation.zip, keep a copy of the original .zip file saved to your computer. To be absolutely sure, you may want to make a Nandroid backup before doing any modifications.
How It Works
This section is intended to inform those who might wish to make their own start-up animation. If you have no interest in doing so, feel free to skip ahead. Understanding exactly how bootanimation.zip works is not necessary to install a new one.
If you copy bootanimation.zip to your computer and unzip it, inside will be a collection of files. There will be folders labeled part0, part1, part2 and so on. Also included will be desc.txt.
For our MIUI ROM, the boot animation was split into two parts. Part 0 had a huge list of image files which it used for the animation. Part 1 simply held the final screen at the end of the animation.
Desc.txt contains extremely simple instructions telling the phone how to run the animation. The first line lists the width, height, and frame rate of the animation. So 480 800 24 means to run the animation at 480×800 resolution and 24 frames per second.
The next two lines refer to the animation files. “P” invokes a part folder. The next number tells the phone how many times to play that part of the animation. So our second line “p 1 0 part0” means that the animation files in the part0 folder will play once. If we put zero, then the animation will loop until fully booted. The most notable use of looping animations is CyanogenMod 7’s spinning blue arrow.
The second number in that line is the pause time. This tells the phone how long it should pause DURING/BEFORE/AFTER/ the animation. Pause time is measured in frames, so 24 would be 24 frames of pause at 24 frames per second. Thus it pauses for one second. Our 0 means the phone pauses for zero frames (no time).
Creating Your Own Boot Animation
The first step is drawing the animation. Create a series of images which form one continuous animation. The frames must be labeled by increasing numbers, e.g. 000.png and 001.png and so on. Each part of the animation goes into a separate folder, starting with part0 and part1 and so on.
Finally open Notepad and write out a few lines of instructions. The first line should be the resolution and frame rate of the animation. The resolution must match that of your device. If you don’t know what that resolution is, see this page . The frame rate should match the one in the original desc.txt.
The next lines dictate the parts. Each part folder requires one line of instruction. Write out the numbers for each part of the animation. Once finished, save the file as desc.txt.
The final step is creating the .zip file. Select all the part folders and desc.txt. Right click on the files and select Send To > Compressed folder(Make sure that you select Store on Compression level). Windows should quickly create the new file. Be sure to name it bootanimation.zip and nothing else.
Various Methods of Changing the Boot Animation:
Installation by Flashing
Other themes come as .zip files which can be flashed within ClockworkMod. This is much easier and definitely recommended. When downloading a theme from XDA or elsewhere, be sure to check the page. It might be a flashable .zip.
To flash a .zip file, simply copy it to the SD card.
Reboot into recovery mode.
Now go to “Install .zip” and choose the file from your card. CWM should run the file.
Reboot once finished.
Installation by Copy/Paste
Copy your corresponding zip into your memory card.
Go to system/media & make a backup of bootanimation.zip.
Then copy your new bootanimation.zip from sd card & paste it to system/media.
Change permission to: rw-r-r
Reboot & enjoy
To change the boot audio:
Find an mp3. It should be relatively short as most phones don’t take much time to turn on.
Rename the mp3 to bootaudio.mp3.
Copy it to the SD card.
Now open Super Manager and copy the mp3 to /system/media.
Always make a Backup before doing any modifications
Try it with your own risk
I am not responsible it anything wrong happen with your mobile.
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So I rooted my Lg Realm ls620 with TowelRoot and I downloaded ROM Toolbox full version for 5$ from PLay Store
Which comes with cpu control boot animations Led control and more.
When I was going to flash a boot animation I downloaded from it I accidentally chose a plain picture instead of the thing I downloaded from it. Now my Lg realm wont go past its startup screen.
This is what it says on the top left corner upon startup.
[670] fastboot_init()
[670] Error:allocating memory for ssd buffer
[670] USB init ept @ 0x7ac9000
[710] udc_start()
Is there a way to fix this? I even tried to factory reset. It says it's resetting but nothing happens within hours.
Im kind of new to this rooting/bricking stuff. Thanks.
Have you tried removing battery and putting it back in? I had something similar happen (not with bootanimations though) and that worked for me.
I've used bootanimations from rom toolbox and xda without a problem. If you install a bootanimation from rom toolbox it puts it in system/media folder but your not done yet. Using root explorer go to system/media folder and copy your bootanimation to carrier/cust/poweron (rename the one that's in there first to bootanimation.zip1 if you don't want to delete it). Make sure to rename your new one bootanimation.zip. You have to change permissions. Using root explorer press and hold on bootanimation scroll down and tap on permissions. First column "Read" check all. Second column "Write" check first box. Uncheck all others. You can use the same procedure with a shutdown animation in the poweroff folder. You can use the same bootanimation or a different one and just copy to poweroff folder rename it to shutdownanimation.zip and change permissions the same way you did for a bootanimation.
Also if you want sound with your animation below the bootanimation there's a Poweron.ogg file. You can use a notification ringtone (I used the Darth Vader one to go with my r2d2 droid animation). Using root explorer just copy your ringtone to the poweron folder and rename it to Poweron.ogg (delete the one that's in there first) and change permissions to the same as the bootanimation. You can do the same in the poweroff folder just rename that one to Poweroff.ogg.
Other people have deleted these poweron and poweroff folders and used just the system/media folder, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/bootanimation-android-5-0-l-boot-t2814467/page34) post #335, but I like doin it this way.
Edit: Rename PowerOn.ogg not Poweron.ogg and PowerOff.ogg not Poweroff.ogg.
Hello Everyone,
Today i am going to show you how to change that boring boot animation by this cool one. So lets begin:
STEPS :
For Cyanogenmod users -
1) Download the file from below.
2) Install as normal apk.
3) Go to Settings>Themes>Boot animations.
4) Browse the boot animation and apply.
5) Done, Show this awesome boot animation to your friends.
For normal users - (Root needed)
1) Download the file from below.
2) Download any root explorer of your choice.( I prefer Es file explorer)
3) Navigate to the downloaded apk and long press it.
4) Under the 3 dot menu select extract to and extract the apk.
5) Now you will find the bootanimatio.zip file in assets folder.
6) Now go to the root folder and navigate through system>media. Once there locate your current bootanimation.zip file
7) Long-press your current bootanimation.zip file, and click copy, as we'll want to have a backup just in case. Paste it wherever convenient for you OR simply change the extension from .zip to .bak
8) Once your new bootanimation.zip has been selected for moving, navigate back to system > media and paste it there. You'll have to overwrite your current animation zip, but that's fine since you have a backup in case something goes wrong. Go for it.
9) For many of you, the previous step will be the last step. But, if for any reason you're still stuck with you old animation, you can try aligning the permissions of your newly-copied bootanimation.zip file with the permissions in the system/media folder. In our case, those were rw-r-r. Just long-press your new bootanimation.zip file and click Permissions and change them until they fit. The logic behind these abbreviations goes like this: Owner - Group - Other. Read for 'r', Write for 'w', and Execute for 'x'. Save the changes and restart...
10) Done, Show this awesome boot animation to your friends.
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Note :
You are choosing to make these modifications, and dont point the finger at me for messing up your device.
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I'm using kernel which is not showing bootanimation. So i can't test it.
thank you i will try this.....
HUNTER_SG said:
thank you i will try this.....
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No need to post thanks, just got the thanks button!
Don not have any pictures?
a sample video or picture would be great
Tried on RR5.6.4 on Xiaomi Redmi 1s. During the colored part, top and bottom have little black part, which looks kind of annoying. And I don't know whether its just on my phone, but in the end it looked like the animations broke. Rest of the parts are very good and really cool. Great work
awesome bro
i will try soon ,
thanks
I made a small preview od this animation, it is not full and GIF has very low resolution
mega.nz/#!4wRSyYLR!DTJIei-KbCoDMJ5km36RvcpZ1dcE9JhsYZqvIWEGsKc
nice
SS plz
Since I've had my N970U rooted I've been trying to replace the Bootanimation but couldn't find it. I have no idea what qmg files are in /system/media but when I replaced a few times it made no difference to the bootanimation. I'm posting this because I couldn't find the location of it all across the internet. So if anyone is interested it's found in: /product/omc/ "Choose your Carrier"/res/media. That is the animation you want to replace.
The "shutdown.qmg" is not in the same folder for some reason. Shutdown is in /system/media. Sound is PowerOn.ogg in /system/media/audio/UI.
It seems like a lot of people don't care about the boot animations anymore but I'm not about to have a rooted phone with the stock animation even if I have to deal with the stock rom, lol
Boot Animation: /product/omc/ "Choose your Carrier"/res/media
Shutdown Animation: /system/media
Boot Animation Sound (PowerOn.ogg): /system/media/audio/UI
Gregbmil1 said:
Since I've had my N970U rooted I've been trying to replace the Bootanimation but couldn't find it. I have no idea what qmg files are in /system/media but when I replaced a few times it made no difference to the bootanimation. I'm posting this because I couldn't find the location of it all across the internet. So if anyone is interested it's found in: /product/omc/ "Choose your Carrier"/res/media. That is the animation you want to replace.
The "shutdown.qmg" is not in the same folder for some reason. Shutdown is in /system/media. Sound is PowerOn.ogg in /system/media/audio/UI.
It seems like a lot of people don't care about the boot animations anymore but I'm not about to have a rooted phone with the stock animation even if I have to deal with the stock rom, lol
Boot Animation: /product/omc/ "Choose your Carrier"/res/media
Shutdown Animation: /system/media
Boot Animation Sound (PowerOn.ogg): /system/media/audio/UI
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Awesome.
Thank you!