eclair boot animation help - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

had a question. i was wondering if there was a way to change the boot animation? if so what is the file type for the images, also what size(?x?). please any help would be appreciated. i would like to make mine a little more personal.
i need to know what to do to change it. i tried to replace the images in the media bootscreen.zip. but to no avail. so pleas someone help me with this.

saprano614 said:
had a question. i was wondering if there was a way to change the boot animation? if so what is the file type for the images, also what size(?x?). please any help would be appreciated. i would like to make mine a little more personal.
i need to know what to do to change it. i tried to replace the images in the media bootscreen.zip. but to no avail. so pleas someone help me with this.
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There are two files in frame-work-res.apk/assets/images called android-logo-mask.png and android-logo-shine.png. These are what you play with.

cloverdale said:
There are two files in frame-work-res.apk/assets/images called android-logo-mask.png and android-logo-shine.png. These are what you play with.
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That's for donut and below- eclair moved into a zip file in /system/media/bootanimation.zip

JAguirre1231 said:
That's for donut and below- eclair moved into a zip file in /system/media/bootanimation.zip
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I had just assumed since his signature said donu, that he was interested in doing this for donut, but thank you for the clarification.

no i havent changed my sig yet. i know where the files are but when i change them all i get is a black screen durring the boot. i dont know if they have to be a certsin size or what.

saprano614 said:
no i havent changed my sig yet. i know where the files are but when i change them all i get is a black screen durring the boot. i dont know if they have to be a certsin size or what.
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I would use the one from your current rom, then put your images but keep them the same name as the ones in the zip, I think that the problem lies in the .DS_Store and the desc.txt. They are probably looking for specific images with specific names. The images need to be 320x480

tried this to no avail. replaced the images with mine in the same size and with the same names still no go. these are the images i want to use http://www.4shared.com/file/189292613/ebadfd8d/image.html if anyone could help please. would love to be able to just flash an update to any eclair rom. i am currently running the eclairxrom.

Try putting this in /system/media
http://www.4shared.com/file/189414303/373ff927/bootanimation.html

Thanks for your help but still just a black screen. Can't figure out what I am missing. There has got to be something I am not doing somewhere.

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s2u2 question

Anybody know of a way to change the wallpapers?
chris30_2001 said:
Anybody know of a way to change the wallpapers?
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Go into the S2u2 folder and look at the image files.
get the image u want to replace it with.. and rename the file the exact name as the original file. for best results u also have to resize the image to the size of ur screen.
hope that helps
I figured it might be something like that right after I posted that thread. Thanks for the confirmation!!

G1 FONTS! Post them here!!!!

Hey guys, since u all can see that the "original fonts" of G1 is same as other phone and surely "boring". So i think it will be unique if G1 has the other kind of fonts. So here where mine come from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480328
Well because i dont know how to take out the front so just download the theme down and install it. After than u can install a different theme over it and the fonts will be there still.
Or u can try to delete the framework and app inside the folder and install it (dunno if it will work because i never try it)
And if anyone else got any kind of fonts that can install in G1 please post it here for sharing.
Here below is some pic about my fonts:
couldn't any font be put on the G1? i can't see why only some would work.
Not sure of compatibility but i know that some fonts dont look right if they are too small. One example i can think of is segoe ui. it is a very nice font but doesnt look right below 8.
Font doesnt bother me, it is very legible and clean and matches most themes.
does anyone know how to change the font? and if o does anyone know where i can get a good font? i have 1.42 rc33
If I can figure it out I really want to make just straight Font update.zip files so that people could just download the font that they want install it over the theme that they have and presto!! There it is! If anyone wants to help me figure this out Private message me! I really want so different fonts on my phone too! Cheers!
Hm........if u read my first post, i did show u how to install the fonts i have above, but that all i know lol. Sorry i cant help
I've done that too. What I really want to do is just make a bunch of update files that only contain the font to be updated. That way it doesn't take long to update and it would be a rather small file that people could hopefully swap out even if they have apps installed and such as opposed to having to having a fresh install of RC33...
It took me about a week just to get the nuts to root my phone to begin with and I'm down to 1 so I don't even have a test phone to mess up.
I'm going to read over the theme creation threads a few more times and see if I can do it alone. I will post my results to you sir!
Yea good luck to u lol.
As for me, everytime i get the gut to try to learn how to make a theme by myself. A big headache hit me so i stopped lol.
And yea i didnt got the gut to root my phone either into i give my phone to a friend to make it can read vietnamese (G1 cant read some words of Vietnamese). And when he return it too me, he told me my phone is rooted lol i still dont know should i say thanks to him or f*** him
with the guicci theme the creator added his own font that you apply as update.zip i think its old english bt its really hard to read idk how he created it tho but this is wat u mean bt an update.zip font right? i would really like to see fonts like that and i kno it can b done i just wish i knew how to do it
i wonder how is done here is a post where it has only font update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468436
how can u sign the fonts only? dont look that hard
fonts only
http://www.fightforthepits.com/Androidstuff/update-fonts.zip
Nitro212 said:
i wonder how is done here is a post where it has only font update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468436
how can u sign the fonts only? dont look that hard
fonts only
http://www.fightforthepits.com/Androidstuff/update-fonts.zip
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Thank you!
Question though. Can I just replace the TT font files with a different set of them and re zip it? That sounds way to easy but I hope so. lol
I'm wondering how you can include different fonts in the update...
when I view the files in a font update.zip i can see all the .ttf files but I don't know which ones are used under what circumstances. I'd like to not have the same font for everything as that kinda sucks...
jdwash11 said:
I'm wondering how you can include different fonts in the update...
when I view the files in a font update.zip i can see all the .ttf files but I don't know which ones are used under what circumstances. I'd like to not have the same font for everything as that kinda sucks...
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Yea I was thinking the same thing, what font is for what? Do we just change the name of the font & replace it in the update.zip & resign? Or is there more to it?
dandaninc said:
Thank you!
Question though. Can I just replace the TT font files with a different set of them and re zip it? That sounds way to easy but I hope so. lol
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not sure, have not tested it.. i was bout to do the same.. edit the files but idk if the cert will give me errors :/ but than again... i don't know what font is for what lol
i did it found the font i wanted to use and and copied it to the zip and renamed them to "droidsans.ttf" and "droidsans-bold.ttf" tried to update it but it won't.. forgot what it said but it aborted the installation..
Probably that the font was in use
anddep said:
i did it found the font i wanted to use and and copied it to the zip and renamed them to "droidsans.ttf" and "droidsans-bold.ttf" tried to update it but it won't.. forgot what it said but it aborted the installation..
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what you need to do is sign your update. Also make sure it's a true type font, I don't think it will work otherwise.
Geo411m said:
what you need to do is sign your update. Also make sure it's a true type font, I don't think it will work otherwise.
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Thank you for the signing comment I would have forgot to do that and just started getting pissed because it wouldn't work. I think that renaming the font to the ones in the file should work. I will try this and get back to everyone here. I really want this to work...
Also if I do get this to work than I will start making a bunch of random font update files and start a thread for it! Cheers!
G1 fonts! Post it here.
Dont start a new thread, that is what this thread is for, just post them here.
I am sure this will work, just make sure the font is True Type.
Don't you need an install script for it to know where to copy the file(s)? You can't just have a file called update.zip with some files inside of it and expect it to know what to do with them. There would need to be a update-script file located in the META-INF/com/google/android directory of your update.zip. It would need to have a line such as:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
and the fonts would need to be located in system/fonts of your update.zip. So your update.zip would look like what I am going to attach, however with fonts. You could probably just put them into my attached empty zip template, resign the zip and be good to go. I put the original fonts in it just so I could test sign it and verify the manifest is creating properly.
You can download it here:
Fonts Update
This should work. Not sure if you had an install-script in your file, but I am assuming you did not.

[Help] How to Get Bootscreen

So i found this but dont know how to get it to work on T-Mobile G1. If any one knows how, can you please help me ?
http://rapidshare.com/files/323951279/Nexus.Sound.rar
what are you asking how to edit the eclair bootanimation? or if you can add sound?
Oh, sorry. What im asking is if its possible to get the NexusOne bootscreen on T-Mobile G1 ? The files i provided are the NexusOne bootscreen files that a dude over at some other site put on the web. Though when i apply the files to my phone the way he said it doesnt work. Im wondering if any 1 knew how to get this working on G1 ?
TheUriel said:
Oh, sorry. What im asking is if its possible to get the NexusOne bootscreen on T-Mobile G1 ? The files i provided are the NexusOne bootscreen files that a dude over at some other site put on the web. Though when i apply the files to my phone the way he said it doesnt work. Im wondering if any 1 knew how to get this working on G1 ?
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Depends. I'm pretty sure those files are the x sparks that come together, these can only be used in an eclair rom.
bootanimations
you can get the nexus bootanimation or you can make your own. this post has some that i did. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623907
or just extract the zip and edit the images in the part0 folder. they must be .png and must be 320x480. make sure you rename your images to something like 00.png 01.png and so on. then using either winrar or 7zip select both the desc.txt file and the part0 folder and add the to an archive name it something like bootanimation.zip. make sure you set the compression to store. then connetct your phone to the computer and using adb push the zip to the media file in the system. the rest of the instructions are in the other post. this has worked every time for me. just when you want to change the images you must extract them and then make a new .zip or it wont work.
as for the sound i am looking for an answer to that question myself that is the one thing i havent been able to get to work yet.
JAguirre1231 said:
Depends. I'm pretty sure those files are the x sparks that come together, these can only be used in an eclair rom.
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Yeah, i was just told that. Thanks for your help and time, same goes for you "saprano614" thanks. :]
Mods you can delete this if not useful for any other users.

Help combining framework apks

What I am trying to do (on DC v1.1b5) is combine 3 (or more) signed zips (espresso, clear notification bar, and a taskbar) into an unzipped rom so I can sign it later and flash the whole rom with my changes. (NO I'M NOT GOING TO POST IT AND SAY ITS MY ROM lol)
All of these modifications each change framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk in their own way.
Would I have to figure out every single change to each individual apk and merge them into one file? Or is there another way?
I am not only doing this for my phone, but I am doing this to learn.
Any help would be appreciated
Yes, since there's really no way to tell which files were edited in each theme, you have to go through and find it.
Honestly, the easiest way to do this that I've found is to unzip the archive and scroll through the folders with thumbnails enabled so you can quickly see what they all look like.
I know that the statusbar .pngs are in framework-res.apk/res/drawable-mdpi and they all start with statusbar_* or status_bar*.
The .pngs for the Rosie are found in com.htc.resources.apk/res/drawable-port-mdpi/
EDIT: I would also recommend creating a MetaMorph theme when you get all the files you need. (I'm not sure if it works on 2.1/Sense ROMs, I'm about to use it and find out though) that way you can apply the themes while your phone is on, you can easily transfer it between ROMs, and you only need to use the files that you've changed, instead of the entire .apk. For instructions on creating a MetaMorph theme: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
on windows 7 you can make one folder called NEWframeworkapk paste all the original file to it, then copy and paste all the files from the others. it will say "do you wish to move and replace "jpg" say yes for all and then you have the changed files.
haha thats what i do? prolly some super easy way though.
Gregalous said:
Yes, since there's really no way to tell which files were edited in each theme, you have to go through and find it.
Honestly, the easiest way to do this that I've found is to unzip the archive and scroll through the folders with thumbnails enabled so you can quickly see what they all look like.
I know that the statusbar .pngs are in framework-res.apk/res/drawable-mdpi and they all start with statusbar_* or status_bar*.
The .pngs for the Rosie are found in com.htc.resources.apk/res/drawable-port-mdpi/
EDIT: I would also recommend creating a MetaMorph theme when you get all the files you need. (I'm not sure if it works on 2.1/Sense ROMs, I'm about to use it and find out though) that way you can apply the themes while your phone is on, you can easily transfer it between ROMs, and you only need to use the files that you've changed, instead of the entire .apk. For instructions on creating a MetaMorph theme: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
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Avalaunchmods said:
on windows 7 you can make one folder called NEWframeworkapk paste all the original file to it, then copy and paste all the files from the others. it will say "do you wish to move and replace "jpg" say yes for all and then you have the changed files.
haha thats what i do? prolly some super easy way though.
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thank you both for the input.
now to go find EVERY change they all make lol
if anyone has an easier way, PLEASE don't hesitate to post lol
regaw_leinad said:
thank you both for the input.
now to go find EVERY change they all make lol
if anyone has an easier way, PLEASE don't hesitate to post lol
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Gregalous said:
I know that the statusbar .pngs are in framework-res.apk/res/drawable-mdpi and they all start with statusbar_* or status_bar*.
The .pngs for the Rosie are found in com.htc.resources.apk/res/drawable-port-mdpi/
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Here's a headstart
Gregalous said:
Here's a headstart
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Thanks
I actually prefer MetaMorph over doing a zip file because all you need are the files that have been changed. However, in 2.1 a lot of files are scattered around or in different places and once the Sprint update comes through who knows where everything will be. Once I finally figured out how to set up the folders the rest I have done became easy...and no need to turn off your phone.
Edit: You can also combine more than one folder at a time
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&RoidRage said:
I actually prefer MetaMorph over doing a zip file because all you need are the files that have been changed. However, in 2.1 a lot of files are scattered around or in different places and once the Sprint update comes through who knows where everything will be. Once I finally figured out how to set up the folders the rest I have done became easy...and no need to turn off your phone.
Edit: You can also combine more than one folder at a time
HTC HERO
DamageControl V1
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Yeah, MetaMorph is pretty cool.
but my problem was actually FINDING the changes in already made zips lol
but I think I got it, well most of the changes (hopefully all)

WHY!!!!

i pulled the phone apk found the framework changed,re size the img and for what ever #$%^&@* .... the img wont stick...... WHY what am i missing...
Maybe the image actually wasnt changed within the apk? or the image u need to replace is in a different res folder, or could be a .9.png...could be a whole number of things
If you're still having problems after messing with it some more, feel free to upload the apk and the images edited. ill take a crack at it
Big-O-Devil said:
i pulled the phone apk found the framework changed,re size the img and for what ever #$%^&@* .... the img wont stick...... WHY what am i missing...
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what image are you talking about and are you talking about the phone.apk. Your probably changing the wrong one... you might want to try wiping the dalvik also.
ok so i got it... for whatever reason i had to change it in the contacts apk... weird but i got it... hey thank you guys for your support...

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