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[Q] HELP wanted to install custom boot animation after doing SRE root

Can someone please help me out? I am wanting to install a custom boot animation. I downloaded one from this forum and renamed it to bootanimation.zip. I place on my memory card then used Root Explorer to move it to /system/media. I rebooted the phone but no animation comes up.

gotsomekorn said:
Can someone please help me out? I am wanting to install a custom boot animation. I downloaded one from this forum and renamed it to bootanimation.zip. I place on my memory card then used Root Explorer to move it to /system/media. I rebooted the phone but no animation comes up.
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Galaxy S phones don't use bootanmation.zip they use a proprietary format QMG or something.

Thanks for the quick reply.

any luck??? I have been all over different forums trying to figure this out with zero luck....

aceman0455 said:
any luck??? I have been all over different forums trying to figure this out with zero luck....
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negative.. Gunnyman stated it perfectly.. I researched for hours trying to figure out how to decode the QMG format into frames.. and met with no success.

I'm digging into QMG tonight. If there are mac tools for editing them I'll work on it.

please do, I would really like the boot animation from jh2 (not the S breaking into pieces and rebuilding, but the blue and purple shine that runs though it a couple of times.
super sexy imo.

gunnyman said:
I'm digging into QMG tonight. If there are mac tools for editing them I'll work on it.
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I'm sure you could purchase the tools for several thousands of dollars from the proprietor, Quram Soft.
The price isn't even available on their web site, http://quramsoft.com/solution_e/qmage.asp
The name of the QMG format is Qmage, I've been unable to ascertain if our phones use Qmage or Qmage - F.
See Topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=736412 for all the information that we have on boot animations, shut down animations, and sounds.

actually, you can do the bootanimation.zip, one of my co-workers was messing with it today... you probably need to set the permissions on the zip correctly.
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adding this to SRE right now

When will it stop. Every time I get a new version of are you release another one!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk

designgears said:
adding this to SRE right now
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Please tell me your not messing with us. That would be amazing, being able to flash any boot image?

Dani897 said:
When will it stop. Every time I get a new version of are you release another one!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
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i know how you feel my poor phone is only 4 days old. day one 1.2.2a, day two 1.2.3, day 4 1.2.3a lol

[Q] Flashing Boot Animation

Hey heres the rundown.
Captivate running Andromeda3 with the Ursa Minor kernel. I just downloaded the new Nexus Prime boot animation from the link below. Flashed it through CWM but now when I boot it just plays the Andromeda boot animation. Am I missing out on something here?
Link to the BA: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/10/08/download-nexus-prime-boot-animation/

It installed it to the wrong directory.
That script flashed it to /data/local
For our phones bootanimation.zip is installed to /system/media.
Use a root file explorer and paste it in the aforementioned location.

studacris said:
It installed it to the wrong directory.
That script flashed it to /data/local
For our phones bootanimation.zip is installed to /system/media.
Use a root file explorer and paste it in the aforementioned location.
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Cool. Thanks for the help. But one more thing, how did you know that? Im asking so in the future I can troubleshoot little problems like this on my own.

The link you gave says where it installs to right in the paragraph...
I know where boot animations go, and that wasn't it.
I mean this in the nicest possible way but please read everything you're about to flash BEFORE you flash it or you could very possibly brick your phone.

studacris said:
The link you gave says where it installs to right in the paragraph...
I know where boot animations go, and that wasn't it.
I mean this in the nicest possible way but please read everything you're about to flash BEFORE you flash it or you could very possibly brick your phone.
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The boot animation from the Nexus Prime aka Galaxy Nexus that was teased to us earlier in the week is now available for everyone to play with. The instructions we have are for flashing in Clockwork Recovery, but if you aren’t rooted, you will have to do it the old fashioned way by extracting and moving the bootanimation.zip into /data/local or wherever your particular phone pulls media from.
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I read it, I just didnt know that our phones pull media from another folder. Also the way it is worded kind of confused me. I appreciate the warning though. Been on here a little over six months now and havent managed to brick yet because I typically do more reading than posting. Thanks for the help.

[Q] Unable to Replace bootanimation.zip

Hi guys.
Here's the situation. I have been trying for the past 2 days to replace my bootanimation with a custom one.
I only bought the phone last week and it was completely stock 4.2.2. I flashed 4.3 ARHD 22.1 + TWRP custom recovery etc.
I first flashed the 4.3 bootanimation.zip using TWRP and as soon as I do the "Swipe to Flash" gesture the screen goes off immediately and reboots ( stock bootanimation )
I then thought I would use Root Explorer/Browser, I copied the new bootanimation.zip from sdcard and pasted it in system/customize/resource. I get a pop up explaining file already exists with that name so I press "Overwrite", soon as I click Overwrite the phone goes off immediately and reboots.
No custom boot animation after doing the above and when I go back into Explorer/Browser and view the bootanimation.zip in system/customize/resource its back to the stock 1.35MB animation.
I tested this with more than 1 animation and its the same with them all.
Something so easy like replacing the bootanimation is turning into a nightmare, Can anyone experienced please shed some light on this.
Thanks in advance!!

Update on this, Made Nandroid backup, wiped everything & flashed ARHD 30.0 , used ES File Explorer to replace animation and BOOM working away like a champ! :laugh:
Thanks @langer hans @descenpet @B BOY DRAW2 for trying to help me fix it. :good:

Good times bro!!!
Glad you sussed it in the end!!!

B BOY DRAW2 said:
Good times bro!!!
Glad you sussed it in the end!!!
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Back to square one now again, found a different boot animation i wanted to use and done same steps as before, except phone auto reboots when placing new boot in resource folder :crying:

Hey,
I know this thread is pretty old, but I was hoping you have found a fix Dempsey. I'm on ARHD 71.1, and have the exact same problem (rebooting when trying to place anything in the resource file, or flash a boot animation) and this was the only thread I have found that comes close to dealing with it. I figured I'd post here first, and maybe in a day or two go to the general Q&A threads.
Thanks

System Media Folder

Hi can some one please post the System/Media/ folder. I've been trying to resolve an issue i have with the boot animation and i was wondering if just replacing the whole folder would fix it.

What are you trying to do?

BACARDILIMON said:
What are you trying to do?
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Im trying to fix the issue i had here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/help/boot-animation-trouble-experience-t3036965
I tried changing roms to Firekat for about 3 days and during that time i got the old boot animation back. But when i switched back to my old recovery i lost it again.
It seems when I installed "CWM_CustomBootanimation_44_Enable.zip" as stated in the link, i lost the ability to boot up to a ".qmg" or a "bootanimation.zip"
Ive tried both.

Flashable zip?...
Hey man
I don't think you still have this problem...
But this zip that you are saying to us, is a flashable one...
You should try to flash it with a custom recovery
Sorry for my english if it's bad

Note 4 - System/Media
Yeah, so can someone please post that now? Put up a couple screenshots & or a detailed list. I used the S Boot Animations App to download & install new bootanimation for my Note 4. The one I liked was corrupted so I settled for another & it worked fine. Then I tried making the corrupted one work by downloading the GIF & renaming it a qmg, but it didn't work & now when it boots it only loads the Galaxy Note 4 still frame for the whole duration. I put the boot file I didn't like as much back up & it does the same thing. It's as if, even though I only replaced one file with an identical file, that I accidentally erased something else important & against caution I did not make a backup before doing any of this, because it sounded too hard to mess up, but here I did it... So it would be great to see what comes stock with every Note 4 in this file address: System/Media
I can only imagine how many people came to this link hoping it would be here so for me & all future idiots just like me 'if you got'em light'em up!'

AOSP lock screen on RaptorRom

Hey everyone. Just decided to post this for anyone using the wonderful RaptorRom by LarryBoyG that would like AOSP lock screen for whatever reason.
Get a root enabled file manager such as ES File Manager
Go into system/priv-app
Rename HTClockscreen.apk to HTClockscreen.apk.bac
Rename HTClockscreen.odex to HTClockscreen.odex.bac
Reboot system
There you go aosp lock screen

qwerty6532 said:
Hey everyone. Just decided to post this for anyone using the wonderful RaptorRom by LarryBoyG that would like AOSP lock screen for whatever reason.
Get a root enabled file manager such as ES File Manager
Go into system/priv-app
Rename HTClockscreen.apk to HTClockscreen.apk.bac
Rename HTClockscreen.odex to HTClockscreen.odex.bac
Reboot system
There you go aosp lock screen
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Only Raptor?

It may work for other sense based Roms as well. Only confirmed on raptor.

tried it and got a bootloop.

bootloop
icy_gt said:
tried it and got a bootloop.
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hmmm..
Are you on RaptorRom?
I had no trouble doing it. It just booted right up with the AOSP lockscreen.

Anyone else?
qwerty6532 said:
hmmm..
Are you on RaptorRom?
I had no trouble doing it. It just booted right up with the AOSP lockscreen.
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Can anyone else say if this worked?

Forgot a step
http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/activate-hidden-aosp-lock-screen-your-htc-one-m8-0154651/
Look at step 2 it will show you what to after the renaming. I did this too maybe that's why it worked for me?

qwerty6532 said:
http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/activate-hidden-aosp-lock-screen-your-htc-one-m8-0154651/
Look at step 2 it will show you what to after the renaming. I did this too maybe that's why it worked for me?
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Damn, would love to have this. Got all the way to the end but "file doesnt exist" If it was there, I probably got rid of it somewhere down the line. Thanks though.

set up wizard
Here ya go. It goes in system/app

qwerty6532 said:
Here ya go. It goes in system/app
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Badass....Thanks man.:good::good::good:

no problem
Let me know how it goes

qwerty6532 said:
Let me know how it goes
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I threw it in there but wouldn't install. Said there already was a app with same name. Looks like I had it frozen with TiBu. Gonna try in morning. Working overnites nowadays. I'll let you know when I get back to computer

Did you ever get a chance to try?

qwerty6532 said:
Did you ever get a chance to try?
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I am waiting for my wife to bring back home my cable. We have two but apparently with the one thats home I cant get adb to recognise my device. She took mine to work yesterday. Im sure thats all it is as I got in the other day. Kinda pissed but,,,,Ill for sure report back this evening when I give it a go. Very hopeful. Thanks

What are we gunna do with the women.... haha

Well thought I had it. Got all the way thru till the end after changing file names, running file and all but after all is said and done, nothing changes. Yes, I do have Lockscreen widgets ticked under settings-security. Bummer for sure. Thanks much for the help and guidance buddy.

Did you reboot right after changing file names?

qwerty6532 said:
Did you reboot right after changing file names?
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I did, but that was a couple of days ago. Also, I noticed I actually have 3 files
1)HtcLockScreen.apk.bac (the ? kind)
2)HtcLockScreen.odex.bac (the ? kind)
3HtcLockScreen.apk_bac (the ? kind)
the first one (apk) I changed to.bac
second on I changed odex.bac
the last one (#3) was there like that and I left it as is
Not sure why and not sure if I should get rid of one and if so which one. Hmm
Maybe I will switch back, and try again from the beginning. Bummer

CSP III said:
I did, but that was a couple of days ago. Also, I noticed I actually have 3 files
1)HtcLockScreen.apk.bac (the ? kind)
2)HtcLockScreen.odex.bac (the ? kind)
3HtcLockScreen.apk_bac (the ? kind)
the first one (apk) I changed to.bac
second on I changed odex.bac
the last one (#3) was there like that and I left it as is
Not sure why and not sure if I should get rid of one and if so which one. Hmm
Maybe I will switch back, and try again from the beginning. Bummer
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Did you ever back it up with titanium maybe?
When you rebooted 3 days ago did you have the AOSP lockscreen but with no widget support? You should have.
try deleting the _bac one
and running the setupwizrd again?

qwerty6532 said:
Did you ever back it up with titanium maybe?
When you rebooted 3 days ago did you have the AOSP lockscreen but with no widget support? You should have.
try deleting the _bac one
and running the setupwizrd again?
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NO, no change the other day.
Im going to try what you suggest. After remnaming files, reboot then connect to computer, run commands laid out in the article and Bam I hope.
Now earlier, the setup wizard started but I got a "google servers failed, blah blah notice" I tried several times again after and never could get the setup wizard to start again. I know Im close, I can feel it.
So after the wizard runs, then what......reboot or should the lockscreen just change. and how do I go about adding the widgets to the lockscreen or are they just on by default?
Appreciate you sticking with me buddy, either way it turns out.:good::good::good: