Newb With Boot Animation Question - LG Thrill 4G

How does one going about changing the boot animation on the Thrill 4G? I have the cell rooted, running Thriller 1.1.0, not really thrilled with the default boot animation.

Dont worry its stupid easy... Take your new bootanimation.zip and put it on your sdcard.... Using a file explorer that can work with the root... For example root explorer... Long press the new bootanimation.zip and select Copy.. then navigat e to system/media and if using root explorer click the button at the top of the screen and mount as r/w and paste it there... Overwrite the original... Backup if you want... Then long click and press permisions and make sure all boxes are checked... Just to be safe... Then mount back to r/o... Done...
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Thanx Trek, that's what i was thinking, just wanted to be sure...

Running root explorer, cannot get the system/media folder to mount r/w, nor the /system

CoryMac913 said:
Running root explorer, cannot get the system/media folder to mount r/w, nor the /system
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Did you grant it superuser permissions?
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CallMeAria said:
Did you grant it superuser permissions?
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Root Explorer has been granted Superuser Permissions comes up when i open it

That is interesting... You can always use adb if you want... Or flash the new doomed froyo rom by urabewe that I helped theme... It has a nice boot animation
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You could also get the boot animation installer on the market. Its got a ton of different boot animations and a reboot option in the settings menu for once you've picked the animation you want. I personally love the app and its only $1.
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Why not just put it in "/data/local"?
I believe NO ROOT is required.

The Dark Lestat said:
Why not just put it in "/data/local"?
I believe NO ROOT is required.
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Didnt know that... good info
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I have started a new flashable zip boot animation thread. There are a few over there already. You can request to have one made if you don't know how to make one yourself. Just point me to the boot animation and I'll make it.
All you have to do is download zip, put on sd card if not already there. Go into CWM and flash like you would a rom. BOOM! New boot animation

Or you could just place it on your phone or sdcard and boot into CWM and flash the zip package. 0_o!

RootTheNoob said:
Or you could just place it on your phone or sdcard and boot into CWM and flash the zip package. 0_o!
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It has to be a flashable zip... you can't just flash any zip file you want. If its just bootanimation.zip then all it contains is the boot animation.

Related

Honeycomb Original Boot Animation

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Hi there ppl, here I post you a link to a lil modified version of the original honeycomb rip boot animation that will work in our Arias fullscreen. Is just the dimensions changed in the desc.txt file but it'll save you sometime (as I had to go all the way to get how boot animation worked q: )
Here how it looks on a Nexus S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrAoqgAzKyQ
If you're running CM7 it should be as simply as replacing the bootanimation.zip located in /data/local/ with this one (use root explorer or ES file explorer with root explorer option to navigate there). If you're running another ROM (and you dont have a bootanimation at /data/local/) take the second version and flash it in recovery. Not sure if that would work (havent tried) but it'll replace the animation found at /system/media/ folder as our Arias are s-on still.
Bare Version (just drop it in /data/local/)
Recovery Flasheable Version (replaces bootanimation found at /system/media/)
Neither way works breh
Edit: CM 7rc
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There's really no science to have it, you just need to replace the bootanimation.zip in /data/local/ (that folder is hidden, you need root explorer to get in there, is in the phone memory, not the sdcard)
Darius_bd said:
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There's really no science to have it, you just need to replace the bootanimation.zip in /data/local/ (that folder is hidden, you need root explorer to get in there, is in the phone memory, not the sdcard)
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The original is in /system/media. Putting a bootanimation.zip in /data/local will supercede the original. It looks great on the aria. Thanks for the port.
It should work on any rooted phone, CM or not.
Also, there's no need to use root explorer. Just place bootanimation.zip on your sdcard root and open Terminal Emulator:
su
cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /data/local/
reboot
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Works like a charm.
Some of the versions floating around have white flashes between the loops - this one fixes that:
http://lts.cr/QHX
bkmo said:
The original is in /system/media. Putting a bootanimation.zip in /data/local will supercede the original. It looks great on the aria. Thanks for the port.
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Thank you, that was very helpful. But it is a sick boot animation.
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Perhaps I did it wrong, but the image appears rather pixelated to me during load up.
Awesome. Cheers!
seboj said:
Some of the versions floating around have white flashes between the loops - this one fixes that:
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The white flashes happens when there are foreign files inside the folder with the PNGs. In most case, a certain thumb.db hidden file I think we all have meet before
powerchess said:
Perhaps I did it wrong, but the image appears rather pixelated to me during load up.
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You can try cooking your framework and add the HC boot animation @ the UOT Kitchen
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Looks awesome Darius, thanks for sharing.
I am drooling right now that's the most epic thing I have sawn lol
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Thanks this is awesome. Took me a while to install it. Running liberated 2.2 based on the gratia release and none of the above methods worked. Finally replaced the boot file in system/customize/resource with this one and flashed the whole Rom thru recovery no wipes. Worked perfectly.
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Wow, it looks great and the install was a piece of cake. I don't really spend much time watching the phone boot, but it's cool anyway.
awesome boot animation, but i'm curious about changing the boot image like the one in the video to like a picture in my gallery?
thanks for this!! worked like a charm.
can't get it working, running FR008.
HTC White-screen
I used Root Explorer to drop the file into the right folder, and when I rebooted the phone (multiple times), it got stuck at the HTC Screen.
Not worth the hassle...at least for something that lasts less than a minute.
Did it wow for a complete noob, if no one doesn't know how to do this shouldn't be rooted at all lol.
1. Get root explorer
2. Download his bare version and put it right on ur sd card so u can find it
3. Then go to phone on root explorer go out of where it first takes u via back button
4. Copy the bootanimation.zip
5. Then it'll have a option to paste hit back button it will take u back to where u were
6. Go to data/local/ and hit paste
7. Reboot and watch the awesome boot!
-AriaUSer_
AriaUSer_ said:
Did it wow for a complete noob, if no one doesn't know how to do this shouldn't be rooted at all lol.
1. Get root explorer
2. Download his bare version and put it right on ur sd card so u can find it
3. Then go to phone on root explorer go out of where it first takes u via back button
4. Copy the bootanimation.zip
5. Then it'll have a option to paste hit back button it will take u back to where u were
6. Go to data/local/ and hit paste
7. Reboot and watch the awesome boot!
-AriaUSer_
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Better yet:
Copy the bootanimation.zip file to the ROM zip file (system/media folder) and THEN copy the ROM file to your device using your choice of file exchange.
The first thing I do with new ROMs is to delete the files I don't want or need (like the language files) and add those I want to have (e.g., the original CM7 email app that supports color-coding accounts).
You can also replace the ROMs bootanimation the same way.
I've significantly reduced the size of the ROM by getting rid of unnecessary ring tones (who needs 50 of them?), programs (e.g., ROM Manager), and wallpapers (e.g., smoke, other useless ones).
I can shave typically 5-7 MB off the size, which may not seem like a lot, but helps.

Android particle ring bootup

Sometime I forget there is a main page on xda. That is a sweet bootup animation, but when I put the .zip onto my card and try to flash it I get a fail message. Can anybody make this flashable for the epic?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/boot-animation-android-particle-ring/
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You need to take the bootanimation.zip and replace the one in data/system using a file browser that allows r/w permissions.
Migital Warfare said:
You need to take the bootanimation.zip and replace the one in data/system using a file browser that allows r/w permissions.
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I have root explorer and I've just started to touch on the r/w method. So which file am I over writing? Or deleteing?
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husher said:
I have root explorer and I've just started to touch on the r/w method. So which file am I over writing? Or deleteing?
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Its named exactly the same...bootanimaton.zip, which is in /system/media
Just copy paste and says yes to overwrite
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squshy 7 said:
Its named exactly the same...bootanimaton.zip, which is in /system/media
Just copy paste and says yes to overwrite
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Awesome thanks for the help. Both of you. I got it to work, looks sick on the superamoled
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Adding Audio
The animation looks great! I was wondering how to add a sound to the bootup. I've read to just throw an audio_android.mp3 into /system/media, but that isn't doing anything for me.
husher said:
Awesome thanks for the help. Both of you. I got it to work, looks sick on the superamoled
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any way to share with the other kids in class? =P
ThrasherJKL said:
any way to share with the other kids in class? =P
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i broke down and bought root explorer and did what they said. there is a toggle in root explorer that does R/O and R/W and if you long press a file (like .zip or .apk) permissions will be in the sub menu select it (permissions isn't in the free version) there is a 3x3 grid of check boxes and most of them are selected, select them all. then long press the item and select move.
the boot zip goes to system/media paste it asks if you're sure say yes, if it says it's read only toggle that little button on the right hand corner to r/w and try paste again.
to change the MMS to black and bubbless (iphone esh) same thing only paste it in the system/apps and paste
reboot, look at your new splash screen and minimal MMS
i tried the free stuff but having to toggle between two apps was a pain and I've been using root explorer for installing transparent .apk and moving files around so it's paid for it's self. Even though i tried to buy it / refund it after i was done with it.
husher said:
i broke down and bought root explorer and did what they said. there is a toggle in root explorer that does R/O and R/W and if you long press a file (like .zip or .apk) permissions will be in the sub menu select it (permissions isn't in the free version) there is a 3x3 grid of check boxes and most of them are selected, select them all. then long press the item and select move.
the boot zip goes to system/media paste it asks if you're sure say yes, if it says it's read only toggle that little button on the right hand corner to r/w and try paste again.
to change the MMS to black and bubbless (iphone esh) same thing only paste it in the system/apps and paste
reboot, look at your new splash screen and minimal MMS
i tried the free stuff but having to toggle between two apps was a pain and I've been using root explorer for installing transparent .apk and moving files around so it's paid for it's self. Even though i tried to buy it / refund it after i was done with it.
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Where did you obtain the files to work on the boot up screen? How well is yours still working? (This next one is a bum questuon) any chance of providing your end product? I'm curious to what this boot screen looks like and couldn't find anything on the article about it.
Thanks for the reply!!!
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Edit... I think I found the files to work with, found a nice blue =D
husher said:
i broke down and bought root explorer and did what they said. there is a toggle in root explorer that does R/O and R/W and if you long press a file (like .zip or .apk) permissions will be in the sub menu select it (permissions isn't in the free version)
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I find using adb while hooked to a computer is the easiest for filesystem modifications. That's mainly because I'm really used to linux in general though, command lines are fairly easy for me to use
nbutala said:
The animation looks great! I was wondering how to add a sound to the bootup. I've read to just throw an audio_android.mp3 into /system/media, but that isn't doing anything for me.
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The Epic uses the PowerOn.wav file in /system/etc for the boot sound
optmsprim2 said:
The Epic uses the PowerOn.wav file in /system/etc for the boot sound
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Yeah, im also wondering bout that cuz ive been trying to figure out how to implement sound on my boot but had no success! ill try that but is their any method to implent sound on there, or do i just rename the mp3 file i want in there with poweron.wave? or how do i do that? and for flashing boot animation with sound? how can i go bout that?
Im currently on the CWM 3 with SyndicateRom Twilight 1.1.0 on my Epic 4G
Best Choice ive ever made, Epic has never been so smoothly and super fast
Do you have to be running a modded kernel or something to get this working? I looked in /data/system and /system/media and don't have a bootanimation.zip to overwrite. I am stock rom and kernel with root.
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Won't allow me to delete certain files etc in System?

I am currently looking to install a new boot animation
in /system/media/bootanimation.zip
However, it is to my surprise it will not allow me to do that?
I have super manager and my system is rooted.
Android 2.27x
What file explorer are you using? You have to mount the directory as r/w. You have to use root explorer for this (it works for others but ES file explorer would never work for me with it's root options enabled) or you have to adb push the file
[dpeeps74]
Solved my own problem. Got Super Manager to work it out. Root enabled+BB and CHMOD and it was done with.
Indirect said:
I am currently looking to install a new boot animation
in /system/media/bootanimation.zip
However, it is to my surprise it will not allow me to do that?
I have super manager and my system is rooted.
Android 2.27x
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Custom boot animations should go into /data/local/, not /system/media/
jasonmaloney said:
Custom boot animations should go into /data/local/, not /system/media/
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Out of curiosity, why is that? I've always slid mine into system/media with no issues.
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user7618 said:
Out of curiosity, why is that? I've always slid mine into system/media with no issues.
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It's really just a matter of style. The ROM checks /data/local before it checks /system/media, and you don't have to be root to push to /data/local.
There is an 'HTC' screen that comes up before my new boot screen. Is it inside of /data/local/ ?
or am I stuck with it forever?
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Custom boot animations should go into /data/local/, not /system/media/
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If you ever go to replace the boot animation with a flashable zip, you'll need to delete the old one from data/local or that will be the one that boots up.
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Indirect said:
There is an 'HTC' screen that comes up before my new boot screen. Is it inside of /data/local/ ?
or am I stuck with it forever?
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Check your other thread.
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Indirect said:
There is an 'HTC' screen that comes up before my new boot screen. Is it inside of /data/local/ ?
or am I stuck with it forever?
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That would bw your splash screen. There is a way to change it, though I don't have a link. If you can't find it, Impaler can direct you to it.
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[Q] change cm9 boot logo

Is there a way to change the boot logo, the blue guy, to a different image?
YoshiFan501 said:
Is there a way to change the boot logo, the blue guy, to a different image?
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Yes,...
As long as you installed AOKP SGT7 or CM9 correctly you shoul have root access.
1. Download Root Explorer from Google Play store if you don't have one yet.
2. Download the bootanimation zip file and rename it to bootanimation.zip
3. Using Root Explorer, go to /system/media folder. Change access to R/W by click the R/W button on the top.
4. Find and rename the original bootanimation.zip to origboot.zip.bak.
5. Move the new downloaded bootanimation.zip to /system/media
if still not clear,
Follow my signature.
ok. What about the logo before that.
YoshiFan501 said:
ok. What about the logo before that.
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that, you will need to tweak it in the kernel itself. Just leave it be for their credits of giving us this ROM.
not
is bootanimation not boot logo
Nearly a year of wrong word.
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How do i

How do i mount system? I want to change the bootanimation.
zulmajdi said:
How do i mount system? I want to change the bootanimation.
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You can mount system through recovery. It should be easy to find.
But to change bootanimation just delete the original .zip and place the new one there, set permissions and done.
WILLI120 said:
You can mount system through recovery. It should be easy to find.
But to change bootanimation just delete the original .zip and place the new one there, set permissions and done.
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Can you tell me even more specific. I new to this edit stuff
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Can you tell me even more specific. I new to this edit stuff
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Which ROM are you using? The location of the bootanimation will vary depending on whether its like stock, or sense, or added bootanimation by dsixda ROM kitchen (you get the idea here).
A file explorer app like solid explorer or es file explorer lets you mount /syste m
im using the es explorer but i can't see any system location.
zulmajdi said:
im using the es explorer but i can't see any system location.
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I would actually recomment root explorer for this simply cuz it doesnt have so much eye candy and everything is easier to see.
But nevermind that,in order to go to the system files (not the SD card files) you have to go to settings and tick all the boxes under root settings (or something with a similar heading). Then take the bootanimation you want (copy it).
The bootanimation for the ROM is different depending on the ROM. On AOSP and AOKP ROMs its in the /system/media folder. Simply rename the original bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.bak just in case you want to change back. Paste your bootanimation and rename to bootanimation.zip. Then set the permission to rw-r-r.
I dont know where the bootanimation in Sense ROMs are though but the process is still the same.
Bootanimation locate in system/customize/resource

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