I'm collecting all the ringtones from Stock and Custom ROMs to be included in a CWM flashable zip. I figure people like choices when it comes to ringtones/notifications and they also like the ease of CWM flashable zips. Not that ringdroid doesn't do a great job but sometimes you don't want to hunt down sound files to create them from.
Is there a limit to the file sizes that can be used in /system/media/audio/ringtones? Do only ogg files go in that folder or can MP3s (like from the motorola atrix dump) be placed there also?
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Can anyone tell me if and how i can get all of the ringtones from the various nexus one roms?
I have used a few different roms on my nexus and in each rom I hear a ringtone that i really like so I want to get all of those ringtones into my current rom (Enom 1.8.1).
So can anyone help me get these ringtones.
Thanks
This should be in the Q&A section.
MOD EDIT - Moved to Q&A
What ringtones, you can push them to /system/media/audio/ringtones
So if i have the roms how do I extract the ringtones from the roms while they are on my laptop. Then I want to place the extracted ringtones on to my phone via usb.
So how do I do this? Is there a guide, a video tutorial, something?
Thanks in advance for the help.
This has been discussed before. Search for guides on how to setup adb, mount the /system/ partition, and push the files to the location above.
You can extract the 'rom' zip file and look in the directory above to get the ringtones.
You can also just copy them to your sdcard and move them over from terminal or file manager.
So I've got a handful of audio files I need to copy to /system/media/audio/notifications and /system/media/audio/ringtones every time I flash a new ROM (even upgrade).
I do this since I often have my SD card mounted (car/desk/etc), and if I do, I get the terrible system beep ringtone/notification, since my N1 can't find the configured sound file.
How would I go about creating a flashable zip that would install those files to the correct location, rather than doing it manually each time?
I've made a similar flashable zip.
Here is what I did. Took a ROM zip file. Made a copy. Opened the *copy* up. Navigate to System. Delete all files/folders except for media.
Open up media folder. Delete all files/folders except for audio.
Open up audio folder. Delete all files/ folders except for ringtones and notifications.
Open up ringtones folder. Delete all files and add the ringtones you want.
Open up notifications folder. Delete all files and add the notifications you want.
Save the new zip file to the SD card and flash it.
And most importantly, NANDROID before you flash it.
BTW, you can also make a media/audio/notifications folder (and/or media/audio/ringtones) on the SD card. Then you can run then right from the card instead of loading them each time. Takes a little time for the new ringtones to show up in settings.
Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I really appreciate the work you all do and would like to learn how to contribute. However, I do have a few questions about Boot Screens and Themes.
How exactly do you create Boot Screens? and are different boot screens interchangeable with different ROMS
Also are themes interchangeable with different ROMS or are they specifically made ?
Lastly, I'm running Fasty II 1.9, is their a thread with specific bootscreens and themes for it? Thanks!
How exactly do you create Boot Screens? and are different boot screens interchangeable with different ROMS
Easiest way to do this would be to grab the bootanimation.zip out of the /system/media folder in your current rom, unzip it, and take a look inside. It's just two folders (part0 and part1) with .png files in it that play in sequence, and a text file (desc.txt). The desc.txt file tells android how to play those files in the two folders. For your first go around, I'd recommend just trying to swap files (with the same names) with the files in the bootanimation.zip file you grab. Just make sure to use 7zip with no compression (store only mode) when you put the files back together, and that the 3 files (part0,part1, and desc.txt) are on the top level of the zip file.
Also are themes interchangeable with different ROMS or are they specifically made ?
Themes are usually specific to the rom they're made for. Unless a theme specifically calls out "Multi-rom", assume that it's best to stay with themes built for your rom.
Lastly, I'm running Fasty II 1.9, is their a thread with specific bootscreens and themes for it? Thanks!
Ahem. Boom and boom.
Thanks Alot!!
No problem.
Also, I realized I forgot to answer your question about boot animations working between Roms. The answer is: Uh... maybe? If you really like a particular boot animation, I'd suggest backing up whatever you currently have and dropping it in. Worst case scenario is that it doesn't work and you have to restore the backup.
You can also just pull the files from the one you want (in the part0/part1 folders) and drop them in a copy of the one that's currently working for you. Then just put that in the /system/media folder.
I was just getting ready to ask about that. Thanks I figured it out. It's fun actually learning to do it instead of just asking for it
Make your own flashable zip so you can add any song you like on to your phone.
Instructions:
1. Download the DIY-sounds.zip
2. Open zip but do not extract it
3. Navigate through "system" until you get to the folder that you want to make changes to
4. Drag and drop your song in that folder
> e.g. if you want a new alarm, navigate to "alarms" folder and drop your song in to the alarms folder
5. Delete the README.txt
6. Navigate to the other folders and add your songs there too
> If you don't want to add any other songs, just delete the README.txt files in each of the other folders
7. Nandroid backup
8. Flash in recovery
Note: Don't delete the README.txt files without first putting something in that folder, or the directories will disappear
Stock HTC sounds
These are stock HTC Desire HD sounds in a flashable zip format
Have you just flashed a new AOSP rom and you've realised that all of your favourite ringtones or notifications or alarms sounds are gone now?
I got used to the new sounds, but after briefly flashing back to stock recently I realised how much I missed the old ones!
There are two formats available -
1- Merge the stock sounds to the phone so that you keep all of the AOSP sounds as well (stock-sounds-merged.zip)
2- Remove all of the AOSP sounds and just have the stock HTC sounds on the phone (stock-sounds-only.zip)
Instructions:
1. Nandroid backup!
2. Flash zip in recovery
3. Enjoy
When flashing a new rom just stay in recovery and flash this zip straight after
will theses work on Sense roms ? sorry if its a stupid question ..
swazii said:
will theses work on Sense roms ? sorry if its a stupid question ..
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Not a stupid question, the zips also work on sense
Thanks for creating the diy flashable zip, it works perfectly and was exactly what I was looking for to add ringtones and notifications to my Nexus S.
will this work with the UI files too? (i like to change the Lock and Unlock sounds)
Thanks!
Jaws4God said:
will this work with the UI files too? (i like to change the Lock and Unlock sounds)
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Open the zip file without extracting it, add a folder under stock-sounds-merged.zip/system/media/audio/ called ui, and drop your sounds in there.
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Open the zip file without extracting it, add a folder under stock-sounds-merged.zip/system/media/audio/ called ui, and drop your sounds in there.
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will this work on Android 6.0 ROMS?
Thanks.
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will this work on Android 6.0 ROMS?
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I think so...I've been doing this with my own script on my Samsung SPH-L720 with CyanogenMod 13 and the only issue I've had is getting the media scanner to notice the new sounds. Give it a go and see if it works. If it doesn't, I might have something that could work instead.
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?