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[BOOT ANIMATION / SHUT DOWN ANIMATION] Nexus S Alternate Colors

I replaced the Google RGBY colors with alternate hues.
NOTE: you need to extract this file.
Inside you'll find your bootanimation.zip and the "shutdown" folder:
Copy the "shutdown" folder into your /system/media/video folder.(Delete or backup the original shutdown folder)
Copy the bootanimation.zip into your system/media folder
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everytime i try to place a boot animation in system/media i get an error, i was told to mount in r/w so i used sgs tools script but that didnt work.

ksimilie said:
everytime i try to place a boot animation in system/media i get an error, i was told to mount in r/w so i used sgs tools script but that didnt work.
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use root explorer, makes things way easier

I keep getting an error that there isn't enough room

Sorry if the instructions were unclear.
You will have to make the /system/ folder Read/Write before you can make any changes, then change it back to Read Only again when you are finished.
In Root Explorer, look at the upper right-hand corner and you will see a grey button with "Mount R/W", click the button and it will change to "Mount R/O". Now it will allow you to make changes...
Using Root Explorer, navigate to your system/media/ folder and copy bootanimation.zip there. Then move to system/media/video/. Backup or delete the current shutdown folder, then copy the new shutdown folder there...
When you are done copying the files into the /system/ folder, click the "Mount R/O" button and you're done.

AtariBorn said:
Sorry if the instructions were unclear.
You will have to make the /system/ folder Read/Write before you can make any changes, then change it back to Read Only again when you are finished.
In Root Explorer, look at the upper right-hand corner and you will see a grey button with "Mount R/W", click the button and it will change to "Mount R/O". Now it will allow you to make changes...
Using Root Explorer, navigate to your system/media/ folder and copy bootanimation.zip there. Then move to system/media/video/. Backup or delete the current shutdown folder, then copy the new shutdown folder there...
When you are done copying the files into the /system/ folder, click the "Mount R/O" button and you're done.
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it says:
Paste Failure
There was not enough free disk space to complete the past operation.
Please note that the free space displayed by Root Explorer (as reported by linux) is not always 100% accurate.
*Edit: In my settings, I have 12.1gb available on my internal

AtariBorn said:
I replaced the Google RGBY colors with alternate hues.
NOTE: you need to extract this file.
Inside you'll find your bootanimation.zip and the "shutdown" folder:
Copy the "shutdown" folder into your /system/media/video folder.(Delete or backup the original shutdown folder)
Copy the bootanimation.zip into your system/media folder
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is there a Nexus Boot animation that is bigger??

[BOOT ANIMATION] Custom Android VS Apple

Hey guys so i spent sometime making a custom Android VS Apple boot animation.
Its 480X800
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here is the download link - Android vs Apple
Let me know what you think if you like it or not. Also if you need it faster or slower let me know. it seems as tho each rom needs a bit of a tweak for it.
If you don't know how to install it then look at this thread for instructions they should be very similar depending on your rom Other boot Animation

thats hysterrical.. how would one load this is it flashable from recovery or is this a root explorer thing?

JSmurfy said:
thats hysterrical.. how would one load this is it flashable from recovery or is this a root explorer thing?
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This isn't flashable as i have no idea how to make them flashable through recovery. But it takes about 2 minutes to replace your current boot animation using root explorer or a similar app. If you need help look at the bottom link on my post or Private message me and i'll be happy to walk you through it.

I actually followed all steps. I keep getting the last bootanim that i flashed yesterday. I been breaking my head alllllll day.. ill pm u in a lil.. i can't get anything to load in root explorer over my last flashed anim....
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This isn't flashable as i have no idea how to make them flashable through recovery. But it takes about 2 minutes to replace your current boot animation using root explorer or a similar app. If you need help look at the bottom link on my post or Private message me and i'll be happy to walk you through it.
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sent from evo ....

Okay well I'll put the instructions here again just in case anyone else needs them (plus i'll flush it out a bit)
This is again for 480x800 resolution
Installation:
1. get es file explorer or root explorer
2. mount the drive as writable
(with root explorer its just a matter of hitting the button on the top that says "Mount R/W"// with es file explorer you have to go into the menu/settings/root options and check "Root Explorer" and then "Mount File System")
3. take the zip you download here and place it on the root of your sdcard
(I would suggest first looking at your current boot animation and checking the name depending on your rom it may be "bootanimation.zip" or "VZW_bootanimation.zip" or some other variation. You boot animation should be located either in system/customize/resources or system/media or sometimes again a variation. Whatever it is named write it down EXACTLY and rename the bootanimation.zip you downloaded here to match it. Then place it on the SD Card)
4. unmount the drive from your computer
5. go to system/customize/resource (or where your boot animation is stored read above for other possibility) and rename the current VZW_bootanimation.zip to VZW_bootanimation.zip.bak to save it just in case (again these files may be names something else like stated above).
6. move the bootanimation.zip you downloaded to the same place as your current bootanimation.zip.bak file ( at this point your old file should have a .bak at the end)
7. restart and enjoy the new boot animation.

I never tried this was. Will report back thank you
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holy krap i got it.. now to add this zip hold
-- flashable thru recovery -- Android Apple Bootanimation
i tested it b4 i posted it i made sure i didnt crap out my phone and it worked.. SWEEEEEET.. enjoy

[Bootanimation] NyanCat!!

Hi everybody
This is my first bootanimation,so please be patient
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Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4
(the bootanimation is without sound )
how to install:
1. copy the bootanimation.zip into SD card.
2. go to all apps > root explorer > system > media > and you will see a bootanimation.zip
3. press PASTE and your new bootanimation.zip will replace it.
ore just push it trough ADB to /system/media
enjoy!

lol, this is fantastic!

thanks for the animation! honestly I dont want nyannyannyan on my phone but it got me a cool idea for a personal boot animation, however I can not install it: when trying to paste it to "system\media " folder with root explorer I got this message: "you cannot paste here because the file system is ready only"
phone is rooted but still on stock rom, any ideas where do i go wrong?
anyways, nyannyannyan nyannyan...

topanyel said:
thanks for the animation! honestly I dont want nyannyannyan on my phone but it got me a cool idea for a personal boot animation, however I can not install it: when trying to paste it to "system\media " folder with root explorer I got this message: "you cannot paste here because the file system is ready only"
phone is rooted but still on stock rom, any ideas where do i go wrong?
anyways, nyannyannyan nyannyan...
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If you have root explorer you should be able to just paste it right in. All you need to do is mount the sd as R/W. To do this just click on the R/W button at the top right hand side of root explorer. After pasting it I think you need to change the permission of the zip file as well to let the system access it. You can also do this with root explore.
I'm new on XDA so please press the THANKS button if I was any help. I need at least one thanks to look a bit respectable in this forum.

Giiar said:
If you have root explorer you should be able to just paste it right in. All you need to do is mount the sd as R/W. To do this just click on the R/W button at the top right hand side of root explorer. After pasting it I think you need to change the permission of the zip file as well to let the system access it. You can also do this with root explore.
I'm new on XDA so please press the THANKS button if I was any help. I need at least one thanks to look a bit respectable in this forum.
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your answer is correct sir! (its not necessary to change zips permission, they should be fine allready)
@topanyel, remember to NOT COMPRESS your zip folder with the bootanimation in it, else it will not work.

topanyel said:
thanks for the animation! honestly I dont want nyannyannyan on my phone but it got me a cool idea for a personal boot animation, however I can not install it: when trying to paste it to "system\media " folder with root explorer I got this message: "you cannot paste here because the file system is ready only"
phone is rooted but still on stock rom, any ideas where do i go wrong?
anyways, nyannyannyan nyannyan...
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i realy like the part where its says nyan!

[Q] Change galaxy tab 8.9 boot animation?

Anyone know how to change the animation to support bootanimation.zip ?
(Samsung galaxy tab 8.9 _motley kernel. KJ5 Honeycomb 3.2)
No luck on my end yet.
But here's what ive tried:
I connected my tab via ADB
Renamed bootsamsung.qmg to bootsamsung.qmg.bak
Renamed bootsamsungloop.qmg to bootsamsunglook.qmg.bak
Copy custom bootanimation.zip to /system/media/bootanimation.zip
copy custom bootanimation.zip to /data/media/bootanimation.zip
Type: bootanimation
It plays on my screen.
CTRL+C to quit.
I issue a reboot command and my 8.9 tab and I see Samsung logo, hear Samsung sound, but I do not see my custom start up. So samsung boot animation is down. But the custom animation is not up.
Can someone point me out to what I may be missing? I see some 8.9 roms support bootanimation.zip Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321142&highlight=bootanimation+zip
....but I wanted to try it my self without flashing a new rom.
Any insight welcome.

I've answered this question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20977703&postcount=14
The correct way would of course be to change init.rc in the initrd but that's a bit complicated so a quick hack would be just to overwrite /system/bin/samsungani with /system/bin/bootanimation

kallt_kaffe said:
I've answered this question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20977703&postcount=14
The correct way would of course be to change init.rc in the initrd but that's a bit complicated so a quick hack would be just to overwrite /system/bin/samsungani with /system/bin/bootanimation
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Thanks for the reply on the other thread, but I thought it would be better to bring this question outside of the rom discussion thread. Don't want to contaminate their discussion of the rom with something somewhat less important.
Anyhow, I tried the above in this specific order:
1. Using root explorer app, rename the 'samsungani' file to located in /system/bin
Done: samsungani.bak
2. Rename the file 'bootanimation' (also located in /system/bin) to 'samsungani'
Done.
3. Now put the bootanimation.zip of your choice in /system/media folder
Done.
However, after i reboot, now i'm stuck at the boot animation staying on screen even after the system has booted up. The animation goes on... If i tap my screen, I can launch apps and such, i just cant see behind the animation. If i rotate my tab, My main screen becomes visible at the bottom but portion of my screen is still occupied by the boot animation. Wierd! lol.
Looks like i have to adb and rename / fix stuff back.
Ever have this happen to you?
fun fun.
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0okami said:
Thanks for the reply on the other thread, but I thought it would be better to bring this question outside of the rom discussion thread. Don't want to contaminate their discussion of the rom with something somewhat less important.
Anyhow, I tried the above in this specific order:
1. Using root explorer app, rename the 'samsungani' file to located in /system/bin
Done: samsungani.bak
2. Rename the file 'bootanimation' (also located in /system/bin) to 'samsungani'
Done.
3. Now put the bootanimation.zip of your choice in /system/media folder
Done.
However, after i reboot, now i'm stuck at the boot animation staying on screen even after the system has booted up. The animation goes on... If i tap my screen, I can launch apps and such, i just cant see behind the animation. If i rotate my tab, My main screen becomes visible at the bottom but portion of my screen is still occupied by the boot animation. Wierd! lol.
Looks like i have to adb and rename / fix stuff back.
Ever have this happen to you?
fun fun.
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(For 7300/7310 reference, if you have a different device then please ignore)
Actually, to change or remove the bootanimation, you don't have to touch anything at /system/bin (you might break something and might have to ODIN later on). The only files that matter are:
1_Power_on.ogg (the bootanimation sound) located at /system/etc
bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg both located at /system/media
Those are the 3 files you would have to delete or replace. No zip files in there. You actually have to unzip that file in your computer, not put it in the device. Check the mentioned contents, replace in the device and reboot.

nirogu325 said:
(For 7300/7310 reference, if you have a different device then please ignore)
Actually, to change or remove the bootanimation, you don't have to touch anything at /system/bin (you might break something and might have to ODIN later on). The only files that matter are:
1_Power_on.ogg (the bootanimation sound) located at /system/etc
bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg both located at /system/media
Those are the 3 files you would have to delete or replace. No zip files in there. You actually have to unzip that file in your computer, not put it in the device. Check the mentioned contents, replace in the device and reboot.
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bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg have already been renamed to
bootsamsung.qmg.bak and bootsamsungloop.qmg.bak
After doing that, even with bootanimation.zip in place, it was just giving me a black screen until the launcher came up.

Seems the bootanim service needs to be stopped when boot is complete. This is not needed in Gingerbread asfaik.
In the Overcome ROM this has been added to the init.rc to take care of stopping the bootanimation:
Code:
on property:dev.sfbootcomplete=1
stop bootanim
Adding this means you have to unpack boot.img and the initrd, do the changes and then assemble it all again. This is a bit more complicated and nothing I recommend without doing the proper research on the subject first.

0okami said:
bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg have already been renamed to
bootsamsung.qmg.bak and bootsamsungloop.qmg.bak
After doing that, even with bootanimation.zip in place, it was just giving me a black screen until the launcher came up.
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Hmm, actually you do have a very valid question. The dev didn't mention a How-to related to the Bootanimation.zip support. Have you checked at the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps forum for a clue?

progress...
I found these instructions and it got the boot animation loading and going away, but the sound that gets played with animation stopped working. (fixable since i backup everything)
Found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142838
My post in that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21010818&postcount=31
Basically the steps in Root Explorer:
wesbalmer said:
ROOT EXPLORER METHOD, thanks Berner:
Code:
Basically the steps in Root Explorer:
1. Copy bootanimation.zip to /sdcard (USB mount, dropbox, whatever).
2. Select /system/bin/playsound
(note - you'll need to set /system/bin as R/W here)
3. Rename to playsoundBACKUP
4. Select /system/bin/bootanimation
5. Copy/paste - new file will be named bootanimation - Copy
6. Rename bootanimation - Copy to playsound
7. Select bootanimation.zip whereever its located on .sdcard
(note - you may need to set /system/media as R/W here)
8. Move to /system/media/
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ignore this post. double post.

[Q] Individual ringtones not working with Slim

I recently upgraded my i897 with Slim 4.2.2 build 3 from 4.1. Before this, I was using stock Gingerbread. With the slim roms my individual ringtones have never worked. I wiped the cache and Davlik before I upgraded the rom. Not sure what is going on but it always plays the default ringtone. Thanks in advance for your help!

I think it is the same problem with media scanner/storage app that surfaced in cm10.1 nightlies in mid March.
If you open up the settings/sound dialog immediately after boot, then try to select a ringtone, you will only see the stock ringtones that are stored in the system/media/ringtones folder. about five minutes later, when media scan has completed, the tones from your internal sd will be available.
any assignments made to tones located on sdcards (vfat) won't survive a reboot.
my workaround has been to copy my custom mp3 tones to /system/media/ringtones and chmod 644 to make sure they are readable by all apps.
before I use cwm to flash an update, I add the custom tones to the zip file under the system/media/ringtones folder and they are included in the new rom. my ringtone choices, including assigned tones to contacts, are preserved.
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Thank you! I will try it!

Ok, I tried it. I plugged the phone into my computer by USB and copied all the mp3 into the system/media/ringtones folder. Now for the chmod part....I unplugged my phone and thought it would be simple to figure out how to do it through Root Explorer and I was wrong. How do I chmod? Do you think it would be simpler to compress the mp3s into a zip files and flash 4.2.2. again? Thanks for your help!

edit
the correct app name is Xplore. see play store link in next post with screenshot.
I use an app called xplorer, from google play, with the root settings enabled, both to copy and to change permissions. there are other file manager apps that do the same. if you long press the file in xplorer, a menu opens and change permissions is at the bottom of the list. behind the screen, xplorer takes care of remounting the system as writable, writing the revised permissions, then remounting system again as read only.
in the dialog for permissions, you want to make sure that all the boxes in the read column are checked. the dialog box will show 644 below the boxes, and you click okay.
xplorer also supports adding the files to a zip file.
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oops. it is called xplore, no r on the end.
play store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore
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I downloaded Xplore and when I long press on the file, at the bottom of the list is "hex viewer". What am I doing wrong? And thank you in advance for your help!

You need to set X-Plore for root mode in the settings or 'configuration'.
also, it won't show permissions if the file is still on your internal or external sd card, due to vfat partition on the sd cards.
you need to move or copy the files to system/media/ringtones first, then change permissions. that is a linux ext4 partition that supports permissions.
if you are adding them to an existing update.zip then don't worry about permissions - it should get set as part of the update scripts in the zip.
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