bootanimation.zip with music? - Android Themes

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?

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Create a folder in /system/media

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.

sound in boot animations?

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.
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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/ ?
roblikeschocolatecake said:
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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I see many kernels / roms with bootanmiation.zip support but where can I get anims?

I am looking for a cool new bootanimation, as I saw the kernel I use (SO) supports AOSP bootanmiation.zip
Unfortunately I had little luck finding many.
I found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661219
But most of the files there are .gifs and not .zips
Maybe this can become a repository for galaxy s compatible boot anims.
Editing a bootanimation.zip (No Audio)
Open the ROM file or go to /system/media/bootanimation.zip
Replace the files in the folder "part0" with your Gif or PNGs.
If using PNGs, edit desc.txt to include the no. of PNG frames.
Save your work. Now push the new bootanimation.zip into /system/media.
Remember to backup before you start.

[BOOT] Eclipse RFI Boot Animation

Eclipse RFI Boot Animation
Put this together as an alternative for the Eclipse ROM...
Thanks goes to nitroglycerin33 for the sweet ROM and the custom font
YOUTUBE Video:
Eclipse RFI Boot Animation by dubsx
AS ALWAYS...
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE AS A RESULT OF USING THIS CONTENT, JUST AS IT IS NO ONE ELSES FAULT FOR ANY DAMAGE I MIGHT DO TO MINE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE RISKS INVOLVED, YA MIGHT JUST BE BETTER OFF STICKING WITH STOCK. It's not that complicated, just do a little research. Plenty of knowledge floating around XDA...
Simple enough:
1:: download the .zip
2:: rename it (using ES File Explorer or Astro or any ROOT EXPLORER that will allow you to MOUNT SYSTEM AS WRITABLE) by simply cutting out the description so that it is just bootanimation.zip
3:: copy or cut the bootanimation.zip and paste it in the system/media folder
4:: you will be warned that the merge will overwrite the existing file and that the world will end (not really, just accept the merge)
REBOOT
CAUTION: DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYEWEAR
Eclipse RFI Boot Animation [9.15MB]:
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
...don't be afraid to use the "THANKS" button...
NOTE: The file below is the same animation in JPEG format, for anyone who wants a smaller file or has issues with the larger PNG version above.
Looks good
REVISED and OPTIMIZED version posted
the attached .zip is in JPEG format. PNG version is the "CLICK TO DOWNLOAD" link
how to install this bootanimation on 4 step i was accept the merge but it writes that files cant copied and then a give to my es explorer root and writable mode then copy the file accept the merge and then it writes that file can't copy and bootanimation.zip that lay into media folder go away i don't know what happened with he after reboot my old bootanimation come again how install this bootanmitaion?
Imagine it works on V2

[Q][SOLVED] Changing/Adding boot sounds

Hello people of XDA,
I'm in a sticky situation. I want to add a boot sound on my Bionic, it isn't working. I'm running Eclipse 2.1 (.901) and have the boot animation running perfect but sound is not coming through.
I downloaded a mp3 file, converted it to .ogg and placed it in the /system/media/audio/notifications folder (Renamed it to Bionic.ogg) and I have the animation in /system/media named bootanimation.zip
I found this tutorial over on the Droid X2's side ( here ) and edited the desc file and added "s Bionic.ogg" to the line.
I rebooted multiple times and still no luck. Help please!
I found the solution to this HERE you need a different bootanimation file under system/bin and save your audio as android_audio.mp3 in /system/media

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