Hi. I am looking for some help with an issue I have. I have downloaded a boot image zip and it doesn't work. I have sir psychos. Recovery thing from when I rooted and have changed the booyimage file. The one from system/media. (I think that's where it is ) but wanted to know if there is a different file to change since I'm using a custom boot image already? Thanks a lot
I'm using the stock ROM and have 2.0.1 on the Motorola Droid
What kind of ROM are you using. The Nexus boot animations you just need to push your new one to /system/media if you are on 1.5 or 1.6 ROM then its in /system/framework-res.apk/assets/
am i doing it right?
I'm using the terminal emulator and. Adb push bootanimation.zip. system/media. Is that right? It says file does not exist. Where should I put the file before I push it? SD card root? Thanks for the help
I've tried changing my boot animation several times now and I'm stuck at the old boot animation that just says android. I've swapped the zips in system/media and in system/customize/resource. I'm kind of at a loss. I even tried a couple apps that supposedly change it for you. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running Liquid Gingersense v. 1.0 on thunderbolt
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did you move or make a backup of the stock bootanimation.zip ?
make sure you verify the permission of the new bootanimation.zip .
When I've tried this in the past the android boot screen would show when I didn't have the file named right, check the file name and also if you can put the boot zip on your CPU make sure it is zipped in store only and not compressed
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steve.edmund said:
I've tried changing my boot animation several times now and I'm stuck at the old boot animation that just says android. I've swapped the zips in system/media and in system/customize/resource. I'm kind of at a loss. I even tried a couple apps that supposedly change it for you. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running Liquid Gingersense v. 1.0 on thunderbolt
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should be in /system/media/
Make sure the boot animation in system/customize/resource is labelled bootanimation.zip and not VZW_bootanimation.zip,,,,if it is nothing will install unless you rename the boot animation to VZW_bootanimation,,,hopefully that helps it did for me,,,also verify that your permissions are the same as the boot animation currently in there before you swap them out
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.
#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
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..
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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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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.
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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.
2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins!!!
Installation
- Download the .zip file.
- Reboot into recovery mode.
- Flash the downloaded .zip file.
- Done.
.... Reserved ....
Boot animation v2.0
Flash the .zip file using CWR.
Boot animation v3.0
This one is my personal favorite, it's worth trying.
Flash using CWR.
Boot animation v4.0
Flash using CWR.
Boot animation v5.0
Flash using CWR.
Boot animation v6.0
Flash using CWR.
Boot animation v7.0
Flash using CWR.
Stock boot animation - NS
Flash using CWR.
Umm nice animations dude but was it necessary to post each one in a new post?
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Lol
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kenvan19 said:
Umm nice animations dude but was it necessary to post each one in a new post?
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Aesthetics, i think it gets messy if you post too much stuff in one post. One thing i want to ensure u that there is no waste of paper in it.
Regards
Faisal
I'm trying to change my boot animation from yours to another but I can't delete yours. Whenever I put a new file in the system/media folder your bootanimation still shows up on reboot. Is there a special thing I need to do to delete your animation?
cloo24 said:
I'm trying to change my boot animation from yours to another but I can't delete yours. Whenever I put a new file in the system/media folder your bootanimation still shows up on reboot. Is there a special thing I need to do to delete your animation?
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yeah you have to delete the bootantimation thats is there first. thats how i do it. good luck
OP you have some kewl BA. I'll try one or two out, I'm a BA junkie.
cloo24 said:
I'm trying to change my boot animation from yours to another but I can't delete yours. Whenever I put a new file in the system/media folder your bootanimation still shows up on reboot. Is there a special thing I need to do to delete your animation?
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I had the exact same problem when I flashed Galaxy nexus bootanimation Weeks ago, and deleting the bootanimation zip first didn't solve it.
After a bit of exploring I found another bootanimation.zip in /data/local/ and replacing the zip there solved the problem.
Any youtube or gif previews available?
Does anyone have a flashable stock boot animation from ICS?
Nope.
Also, there should be a general thread for all people to post their bootanimation creations.
why isnt there any good boot animations
I'm trying to get custom boot animations working on a stock deodexed ROM. What I've done so far is in /system/bin: deleted "samsungani" and then renamed "bootanimation" to "samsungani". This got rid of the Samsung boot animation in place of the Vanilla Android one and this works fine (although it is rather crap!).
However if I place any custom boot animation at /system/media/bootanimation.zip it works, but it just plays indefinitely and fails to disappear once the Android interface has loaded. I've tried editing the animation settings inside the zip file. I've also tried a boot animation pulled straight out of the Simplicity v2.1 ROM's zip file which doesn't work either, so it is obviously not a problem with the actual bootanimation.zip as that one must be preconfigured to work on an S5830i.
I must need to change something else but I have no idea what? I tried deleting "bootsamsungloop.qmg" "bootsamsung.qmg" from /system/media which done absolutely nothing.
Bump: I think custom ROM developers should know the answer to this or anyone else please?
EDIT: I worked it out. If anyone wants to know, forget about what I said in the first post. It seems that /system/bin/samsungani is modded in ROMs with custom boot animations as there is a difference in file size. So just overwrite your samsungani with the modified version from a ROM's zip file that has a custom boot animation, such as Simplicity v2.1. Then put your bootanimation.zip in /system/media and that's it.
To remove/replace the boot animation sound the file is /system/etc/poweron.ogg, delete it or replace it.