Ok so I'm a noob but I was trying to create my own boot screen and in the /system/media folder there is an audio folder and a bootanimation.zip I zipped my own images over the sprint layout and I have nothing but a black screen. Then I wasw looking at fresh 2.3.3 and its setup with a bootscreen folder in the media folder. Don't know if creating a bootscreen folder would work I'm just trying different things. So if you could explain to me how to create a folder in the system. I tried adb push bootfolder /system/media however that just push the contents. Thanks!
Mr.J.K said:
Ok so I'm a noob but I was trying to create my own boot screen and in the /system/media folder there is an audio folder and a bootanimation.zip I zipped my own images over the sprint layout and I have nothing but a black screen. Then I wasw looking at fresh 2.3.3 and its setup with a bootscreen folder in the media folder. Don't know if creating a bootscreen folder would work I'm just trying different things. So if you could explain to me how to create a folder in the system. I tried adb push bootfolder /system/media however that just push the contents. Thanks!
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Use the way its done it fresh or in my rom. But to get it to work u have to delete the boot animation.zip file. Fresh uses specific names to the files others use generic ones.
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So I guess my question is, "Can anyone help me?"
I used custom ringtones, and I don't like using them from the SD card, it creates lag, takes longer to load the ringtone, etc, so I keep them on my /system/media folder. Normally to accomplish this, when I install a new ROM update, I edit it and resign it, with my media folder, rather than the ROM's.
My predicament however, is that I don't know how to change the file structure for the update, I know there are files in the update that say, this and this folder exist, where this goes, etc. This is what I don't know how to do.
All I need the update to do is contain the media (/system/media) folder, so I can just add all my ringtones and notifications to this update, and flash it after I flash whatever update/rom, etc, instead of always having to be at my computer to create a custom version of every rom I use.
Could anyone please care to help? I'd be ever grateful.
You can use the attached file.
Just edit the files in the ROM
zip it
put the zipped ROM in the same folder as the attached files
run sign.bat
FLASH
ID# said:
You can use the attached file.
Just edit the files in the ROM
zip it
put the zipped ROM in the same folder as the attached files
run sign.bat
FLASH
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is this just to be used for signing? i already know how to sign files. i need someone to edit w/e files are inside the rom that tell its structure (this folder exists, and gets flashed here, this folder goes here, etc). i cant just take a cm rom and delete everything i dont need then flash it. it will get errors in recovery.
Make a folder called media in the root of your update, and create the proper descending folders in media (i.e. audio/ringtones, etc). Place your notifications/ringtones/alarms etc in the proper folders. (I am sure you understand this already)
Open your update-script file for the update and add the line
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:media SYSTEM:media
That should do it.
Note that if in the update-script you already have an entire system folder being copied over via
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
then you need only add the folder media to the folder /system in the update.
cloverdale said:
Make a folder called media in the root of your update, and create the proper descending folders in media (i.e. audio/ringtones, etc). Place your notifications/ringtones/alarms etc in the proper folders. (I am sure you understand this already)
Open your update-script file for the update and add the line
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:media SYSTEM:media
That should do it.
Note that if in the update-script you already have an entire system folder being copied over via
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
then you need only add the folder media to the folder /system in the update.
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Thanks man, but my buddy actually just helped me out with this, but yeah thats exactly what I needed to know. Thanks a ton mate
ok, so I've made some modifications to the default theme but I cannot seem to get a .zip that will flash. I've just transferred them straight to my hero using android commander, which works.
But anyway, it doesn't really matter if no one wants to use it, right? so here are some screenshots, if someone could help me out that would be much appreciated.
easiets way is to look inside a rom.zip
Take out the files META-INF and System
go through the meta-inf folder until you get to update-script and open it in notepad.
Delete everything except the first show progress line and the on saying copy package:SYSTEM or something very similar.
Go back to the system folder and open that,depending what files you are trying to flash you need to keep and empty those files....
if your changing rosie.apk its in system/app so empty system>app and put rosie.apk inside it.
Framework-res.apk is inside system>framework so put it there
When you have finished putting your files in go back to where META-INF and system are,Add them to an archive (.zip) and then resign! if you are unsure of the siging process please search google on how to resign update.zip
ok so i read on XDA that you can get sound on your boot animations. i have put together a droid x boot animation and with your help i got it to "install". now, i was told to edit the "desc" text document to read:
"320 480 22"
p 1 0 android
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
so i did that. then they said to name the mp3 file "Anroid_Audio.mp3" so i did. then they said to put the file into the "bootanimation.zip" where the desc txt document and the part0 and part 1 files are. then they said to copy that and go into data, then local, then paste it. so i did. then they said to reboot the phone and it would work. so i rebooted the phone. and all that happened was a blank screen for a little while and then it went to the homescreen.
anyone have any idea on how to get this to work?
anyone? i really would like to have sound..
Lol. I would like but don't know how to make it work.
seems like no one knows
Use WinRAR to compress your bootanimation.zip, and set the compression to "Store."
saturnine_sweet said:
Use WinRAR to compress your bootanimation.zip, and set the compression to "Store."
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tried that but then when i opened up Root Explorer on my phone i pasted it into data/local and it said it pasted but it still showed the old bootanimation. tried same with system/media. no luck :/
Hmm idk about installing it that way. Using an update.zip or pushing from ADB might be more effective.
You spelled "Android" wrong in the file name of the mp3. Maybe that's the problem.
I've never added sound to my boots, but I do have a custom boot picture and custom animation. It seems to me that the title in your txt file should refer to the mp3 by the exact file name.
Let me know if you get this working. I'd love to change mine.
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why don't you browse through the original rom seeking for bootanimation.zip ?
btw by my own experience changing the original bootanimation.zip through a recovery script (aka update.zip) simply doesn't work so if its your case just do it manually with root explorer.
Hope it helps
joshw0000 said:
You spelled "Android" wrong in the file name of the mp3. Maybe that's the problem.
I've never added sound to my boots, but I do have a custom boot picture and custom animation. It seems to me that the title in your txt file should refer to the mp3 by the exact file name.
Let me know if you get this working. I'd love to change mine.
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App
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lol sorry about that. i spelled it right on the file, just a mispelling on the post
Mister-Tea said:
why don't you browse through the original rom seeking for bootanimation.zip ?
btw by my own experience changing the original bootanimation.zip through a recovery script (aka update.zip) simply doesn't work so if its your case just do it manually with root explorer.
Hope it helps
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I've changed the boot anim a number of times using a zip through recovery. However in these instances I was not the one that compiled the zip so I'm unsure about the exact process.
I belive your boot anim has to be a anim GIF along with a XML file.
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Have you tried putting the android_audio.mp3 file into /system/customize/resource/ and not inside the .zip?
That works for me.
5noc said:
Have you tried putting the android_audio.mp3 file into /system/customize/resource/ and not inside the .zip?
That works for me.
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no i havent tried that but thanks for the tip, ill try it a little later
edit: i didnt see a folder named customize..?
roblikeschocolatecake said:
no i havent tried that but thanks for the tip, ill try it a little later
edit: i didnt see a folder named customize..?
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On my Android 2.2 (froyo) device, the path to the bootanimation and sound file is:
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/android_audio.mp3
Both are at the same folder level. Also, each 'frame' of the animation is a separate .png file in two directories. One directory has the opening part of the animation, the second directory contains just the looping part.
dklockshine said:
On my Android 2.2 (froyo) device, the path to the bootanimation and sound file is:
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/android_audio.mp3
Both are at the same folder level. Also, each 'frame' of the animation is a separate .png file in two directories. One directory has the opening part of the animation, the second directory contains just the looping part.
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i have a cliq with a 2.1 rom on it. inside the bootanimation.zip is a part0 and part1 folder. part0 contains the png's for the opening part of the bootanimation and part1 has the png's for the looping part. now, do i add a line into the txt file saying "android_audio.mp3" ? and then put the android_audio.mp3 into /system/media/ ?
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i have a cliq with a 2.1 rom on it. inside the bootanimation.zip is a part0 and part1 folder. part0 contains the png's for the opening part of the bootanimation and part1 has the png's for the looping part. now, do i add a line into the txt file saying "android_audio.mp3" ? and then put the android_audio.mp3 into /system/media/ ?
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In my bootanimation.zip, my 'part0' folder is named 'android' (the opening part of the animation). There is no entry in the 'desc.txt' file for the audio file, it just sits in the media folder along side the .zip file, not inside it.
I just had an idea that the name of the audio file needs to match the name of the folder that has the first part of the animation. For example, my folder is named android and the audio file is 'android_audio.mp3'. If you're still having problems getting the audio to play, try naming the audio file 'part0_audio.mp3' and see if that works for you.
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In my bootanimation.zip, my 'part0' folder is named 'android' (the opening part of the animation). There is no entry in the 'desc.txt' file for the audio file, it just sits in the media folder along side the .zip file, not inside it.
I just had an idea that the name of the audio file needs to match the name of the folder that has the first part of the animation. For example, my folder is named android and the audio file is 'android_audio.mp3'. If you're still having problems getting the audio to play, try naming the audio file 'part0_audio.mp3' and see if that works for you.
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im not even gonna bother messing with it now. i mean the hd2 is a windows mobile phone yet it can run an android 2.2 rom. im jealous of my dad... and im sitting here with a cliq that still has android 1.5 and yet again moto has delayed the update. im ready to give up on the cliq. its got nothing out there. i mean, ive got it rooted and have a 2.1 rom on it but i just cant handle not having any development for it. but the thing is i just got my cliq from tmobile around april so im not sure if i qualify for an upgrade yet. should i maybe complain to tmoblile about moto being horrible with there updates and im not satisfied with the phone to try and get them to give me a new phone for free?
Im fairly certain you leave the sound file OUT of the bootanimation.zip. Just place it in there, and make sure the desc has the part0 sound thingy...
Didn't the older Android versions have sound in the boot animations?....Just for a brief moment. You could probably download a 1.5 rom, extract the boot animation from it, change the mp3 (and maybe something in the text file) and put it in data/local or system/media (or both) of your current rom.
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ok i have a problem i installed the custom boot android bios and i want a new one but it wont flash the new one i downloaded i tried manually installing but didnt work but i noticed the directories where different one was data/local while the new one was system/media can anyone tell me how to remove my old one ty in advanced
i copied the new "bootanimation.zip" to both directories. In data/local, i had to delete the original "bootanimation.zip". in system/media, i just copied my "bootanimation.zip"
I got the instructions from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696193
I didn't use ADB though. I mounted my phone to my comp, copied the files, then used root explorer.
i see how to get music when flashing a bootanimation zip with qmg and binary files, but if i want to just manually add a bootanimation.zip file (part0, part1, etc. + desc.txt) to the system/media folder, how do i get music to play on boot? any help would be appreciated!
aeneas1 said:
i see how to get music when flashing a bootanimation zip with qmg and binary files, but if i want to just manually add a bootanimation.zip file (part0, part1, etc. + desc.txt) to the system/media folder, how do i get music to play on boot? any help would be appreciated!
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The way that you are asking this question is very confusing as first of all bootanimation.zip files are different than qmg files as there are no "part0", "part1", these qmg files are proprietary to Samsung devices only, see what I mean from my collection. Not to make matters more confusing than they really need to be. To get a music file to play aside a bootanimation, this file is often converted to an .ogg file often runs under the file name PowerOn.ogg depending on the device, the system/media/audio/ui name bootanimation sound, there can also be a shutdown sound either named PowerOff.ogg or Shutdown.ogg again this varies depending on the device. Often the most challenging part working with sound files is timing getting the Sound file to start and finish the same time as the bootanimation, and to get the two files to work consistently together time and time again. GL.
from what i understand you can alter your boot animation by either changing the omg files or by adding a bootanimation.zip file (part0, desc.txt, etc.) - and this can be done by manually adding the omg files or zip to a specific folder(s) or by flashing a zip (that contains the omg files or the bootanimation.zip along with with binary files) via recovery. my question is if i choose to go the manual bootanimation.zip route (part0, desc.txt, etc.), i.e. adding the bootanimation.zip it to the system/media folder, how do i get audio to work at boot? and how do i get a shutdown animation to work? it's pretty easy to get audio, boot animation and shutdown animation to work using omg files, but how do you accomplish this using the manual bootanimation.zip method?