I have ported the window animations from CyanogenMod 4.2.5 to Dwang 1.13. There is nothing else included in this update, just the animations.
This will probably not work on other roms or older versions of Dwang's rom.
Edit: OK this is harder than I originally thought, flashing this causes the menus that pop up form the bottom to run slower than normal, and other window animations are also not as smooth. If anyone has any tips on how to just port over the window transitions, I am interested to hear. I've tried just carrying over parts of the anim directory inside res-framework.apk, but so far without any major success. The xml files don't have very descriptive names so I am not sure which ones to port over.
Here's what I have so far, do a nandroid first in case you don't like the new menu behaviour
http://home.ukstokes.com/animations-1.13.zip
st0kes said:
I have ported the window animations from CyanogenMod 4.2.5 to Dwang 1.13. There is nothing else included in this update, just the animations.
This will probably not work on other roms or older versions of Dwang's rom.
Edit: OK this is harder than I originally thought, flashing this causes the menus that pop up form the bottom to run slower than normal, and other window animations are also not as smooth. If anyone has any tips on how to just port over the window transitions, I am interested to hear. I've tried just carrying over parts of the anim directory inside res-framework.apk, but so far without any major success. The xml files don't have very descriptive names so I am not sure which ones to port over.
Here's what I have so far, do a nandroid first in case you don't like the new menu behaviour
http://home.ukstokes.com/animations-1.13.zip
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Actually this was one of my questions, how hard is it to get animation updates for any ROM. I wonder what files are required to change between different animations.
You only need to replace the xml files in framework-res.apk/res/anim, no need for the services.jar. If i remember correctly the menu popping up is in options_panel_enter.xml and is slower because of the blur effect.
I've created two metamorph files that should work on any ROM.
Blur style animation (the ones that Cyanogen uses): http://www.mediafire.com/?k4nc1umxwy0
Sliding style animations:
http://www.mediafire.com/?nxdtzttznen
If you don't use Metamorph you can extract the animations from the zip file and create your own flashable zip containing the modified framework-res.apk.
Currently running Super D 1.8 after trying out a few of the Eclair ROMs (each shows promise but they're a little buggy at present). One thing I liked about Eclair is the Settings menu. I tried adb pushing both Settings.apk and SettingsProvider.apk into /system/app but it's still the same old settings menu. How can I change it?
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Currently running Super D 1.8 after trying out a few of the Eclair ROMs (each shows promise but they're a little buggy at present). One thing I liked about Eclair is the Settings menu. I tried adb pushing both Settings.apk and SettingsProvider.apk into /system/app but it's still the same old settings menu. How can I change it?
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Its not possible since the 2.1 settings.apk requires 2.1 framework.
Dammit...
Oh well. Thanks for the answer.
law_ren_ce said:
Its not possible since the 2.1 settings.apk requires 2.1 framework.
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How about making a update.zip for the Settings.apk and SettingsProvider.apk?
For Decompiling & Compiling System files you have to decompile the file where the file is dependent on which the application will be Sttings Framework file from your phone!
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=170047
After that, using any RootManager insert a file in the system directory and restart the phone!
Ive tried searching for this and done everything I can find but still having issues. Im using a theme that has the standard htc lockscreen without the curved bar. Im trying to put the standard lockscreen back with the bar. I have the default file and Ive pushed it through adb but when I reboot my phone I have the same barless screen. Can anyone point me in the right direction.
Its been a while since I deviled into lockscreen stuff, but I think the pngs for the lockscreen bar are in the framework or com.htc.resources apk, just a sec...
yes its in the /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
Just open in up and go to /res/drawable-mdpi and it should be
lockscreen_arc.png, lockscreen_arcglass_bottom.png and lockscreen_arcglass_top.9.png
You could simply push the original com.htc.resources.apk but you will be losing all theming done to the resources.apk. If you want to go back to the original theme that's fine, but if you want to keep your current theme but not have a clear lockback adb pull your com.htc.resources.apk, open with 7-zip(don't unzip, just open), delete the 3 above files, then copy those three files from the original resources and adb push it back.
Or pull and upload the com.htc.resources.apk from your rom, let me know what rom your using and I'll make you a flashable zip to keep your current theme minus the clearness. cheers
Awesome, thank you. Ive tried finding this on my own all day and finally got it. Actually able to take a lockscreen from another rom and use the on eI like. Thanks alot.
Hi there,
I was enjoying my DesireHD with Revolution HD and MultiCultiMod. But I would very much like it if i could modify the launcher buttons(see screenshot). I believe this is inside rosie.apk.
This is what i tried:
- Modified png's in Rosie.apk, put Rosie.apk back in Rom. Flash Rom.
->> Launcher still uses default grey buttons.
- Pushed modified Rosie.apk to phone.
>> Launcher wont load anymore.
- Found and modified same looking png's in com.htc.resources.apk, pushed to phone.(no errors)
>> Nothing happens, still same old buttons.
- put com.htc.resources.apk back in Rom and flash Rom.
>> same buttons.
I read that I won't have to re-sign system packages like Rosie and framework, am I right?
what am i doing wrong, and where does android gets its grey button png's if I replaced them all? (ps: I'm not modifying 9.png)
If someone could be of service or help me try update.zip em, I would be very thankfull!
See attachements for my buttons.
THanks! XdA RuLeS!
try edit them in com.htc.resources.apk in framework instead
i have done this many times and it's working..
I do not modify tha Rosie.apk with apk tool..
I just drag out of the apk the files i want to modify and then replace them inside the apk(open it with 7zip)
That's all...
capychimp said:
try edit them in com.htc.resources.apk in framework instead
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Thanks!
I re-tried in com.htc.resources.apk and used the folder drawable-port-hdpi, pushed it back to phone and now it's working!!!
Thanks for the help!!
Just saw this now... looks pretty solid.
Got it to work via ADB but seemed to look too busy. Thanks anyway
Hi all,
I have a CDMA Hero and was trying to get this boot animation working:
The Event Android boot animation by zul8er:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092177
I installed it but get a black screen when the device is booting up. I am running Cyanogen Mod 7 and the animation that came with it worked fine. If you guys could help me out on getting this to work I would appreciate it.
Attached is the animation file that was created by the original author (resized for the Hero):
It is 320X480 and the permissions are set per the link above.
Thanks guys.
You posted this in development, which it is not. I would say read the OP of that thread. I just read it and it says it's 480*800 and if you have a diff screen res (heroC is 320*480) you need to change the desc.txt. Also, depending on what ROM you are running bootanim lives in different folders. Try putting it in data/local
EDIT: just saw you have the 320*480 one.
EDIT2: at least it's not in dev anymore
Yeah, I posted it to the wrong forum. My fault. Thanks mods for correcting that.
did you flash out, or move it yourself? I see a flashable version and one that is installed manually.
nandroids are for sissies.
sent from GB hero.
I tried the flashable version but Recovery game me an error, so the creator of the animation made me a non flashable one. I moved it with root explorer and set the permissions correctly per the creator's instructions.
killabee44 said:
I tried the flashable version but Recovery game me an error, so the creator of the animation made me a non flashable one. I moved it with root explorer and set the permissions correctly per the creator's instructions.
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What rom are you on? Cm7 stable?
If so, it should go into /system/media. I don't know about having to set permissions, I never had to do that to get a boot animation working....
nandroids are for sissies.
sent from GB hero.
You did NOT unzip it, did you?
nandroids are for sissies.
sent from GB hero.
That file you posted was it edited by the op or did you edit it??? Because I can make that flashable for if you want. Pm me if you do. Have a good one.
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laie1472 said:
That file you posted was it edited by the op or did you edit it??? Because I can make that flashable for if you want. Pm me if you do. Have a good one.
#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
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That zip in the op is no good. Something wrong with it, all I got was a black screen. I wonder if something got twisted when it was resized.
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Yeah, I got a black screen. That is the problem. I didn't resize it. The op did. I know not to unzip it and I did put it in /system/media.
laie1472, Ill send you a pm with one of his original ones. Maybe you can get it working for the Hero.
Thanks a lot guys.
double post..
user7618 said:
That zip in the op is no good. Something wrong with it, all I got was a black screen. I wonder if something got twisted when it was resized.
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Yea I think so. I'm no good at resizing img's.
#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
Here's a thread for how-to make your own
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096068
I have tried putting bootanimation.zip in /system/media and /data/local and neither method works for me. I get a black screen instead of the boot animation. I've tried changing the animation multiple times with a few different versions of AOSP and CM7. I've even tried to find the stock bootanimation.zip in /system/media from a newly flashed ROM before adding a new one, and I cannot ever seem to see that file, either.
I keep reading threads with instructions to put the bootanimation.zip in either location with Root Explorer or through Terminal Emulator, with /data/local being preferred), and I keep doing exactly the same steps, but I seem to have no success. I've tried various boot animations from this section of the forums, I've edited the desc.txt file to make sure things are the correct size, etc. I managed to get the Pac Man boot animation to run once (placed in /data/local), edited the desc.txt to have the animation loop, and got the black screen after that. I have not gotten any boot animation to work since then (other than the stock CM7 and AOSP animations for the ROM I'm using). I've even tried using bootanimationutility.apk, but it also cannot find any bootanimation.zip when run it, so it won't change anything for me.
I've brought my Hero back to stock since then, and have flashed Evolvr (I love it, but no Music prevents it from being ROM of choice), CM 7.0.3, and AOSP 5/23. I'm still getting the same results. I wipe everything make sure I start clean, and I still can't change my boot animation.
I've got just enough familiarity with working on this phone to get myself into trouble if I'm not thinking, and barely enough patience to keep myself from running into that problem sometimes. Can anyone help me figure this out? I know my Hero might be getting a little long in the tooth, but I'm getting married in the fall, and my money is a bit tied up in that for a while, so no new Evo 3D for me just yet.
Are you trying to get a boot animation you made to work or just a boot zip period to work??
#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
any boot animation at all.
EDIT: hmmm... now I just got the broken glass boot animation from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096068) to work correctly from /data/local. Maybe my luck has changed.
I guess this is what I get for deciding to stop lurking and start learning.
Another update. I tried to change some of the previous boot animation to have the droid pulse instead of just remain lit. I added the duplicate png files, renamed them in order, and made a new zip. I'm back to a black screen. I'm guessing there's something that I messed up when I created the new zip file. I was able to switch back to the unmodified version, and it worked just fine. Anyone got any tips for editing other non-flashable .zip's? I've got a few that I'd like to try out and tweak a little, but I can't ever get them to properly load when I put them in /data/local, just like what happened here.
It's nice to know people will try to help instead of just ignoring those of us who don't know a ton about all of this.
angelofmenoth said:
Another update. I tried to change some of the previous boot animation to have the droid pulse instead of just remain lit. I added the duplicate png files, renamed them in order, and made a new zip. I'm back to a black screen. I'm guessing there's something that I messed up when I created the new zip file. I was able to switch back to the unmodified version, and it worked just fine. Anyone got any tips for editing other non-flashable .zip's? I've got a few that I'd like to try out and tweak a little, but I can't ever get them to properly load when I put them in /data/local, just like what happened here.
It's nice to know people will try to help instead of just ignoring those of us who don't know a ton about all of this.
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When you zip up your boot animations you have to zip them with no compression. You have to select add to archive and store (using 7 zip). After you zip your folder, you have to go back into it (open archive) and make sure you don't have any thumbs.db files that got added when you zipped up the folder. With CM7 / Aosp roms your bootanimation.zip should go in /system/media. I struggled with this for a couple of days before I got everything working smoothly. Good luck.
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When you zip up your boot animations you have to zip them with no compression. You have to select add to archive and store (using 7 zip). After you zip your folder, you have to go back into it (open archive) and make sure you don't have any thumbs.db files that got added when you zipped up the folder. With CM7 / Aosp roms your bootanimation.zip should go in /system/media. I struggled with this for a couple of days before I got everything working smoothly. Good luck.
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/data/local works just fine.
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user7618 said:
/data/local works just fine.
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Yeah I saw Duce's post earlier. Haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it's true.
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