ok i have a problem i installed the custom boot android bios and i want a new one but it wont flash the new one i downloaded i tried manually installing but didnt work but i noticed the directories where different one was data/local while the new one was system/media can anyone tell me how to remove my old one ty in advanced
i copied the new "bootanimation.zip" to both directories. In data/local, i had to delete the original "bootanimation.zip". in system/media, i just copied my "bootanimation.zip"
I got the instructions from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696193
I didn't use ADB though. I mounted my phone to my comp, copied the files, then used root explorer.
Hi,
i want to have the stock bootanimation on my N1 which is running CM7 #96
I have this attached bootanimation and want to sign it, so that i can flash it.
I dont want to push it to system/app via rootexplorer and change permission and reboot anymore.
How do i do that? Or can somebody get it done for me?
It's a little more complicated than just signing it - in fact, you don't need to sign it, you need to create a flashable zip which will install the file.
I find the easiest way is to add the file to a gapps package in the right directory structure, so that everything gets flashed in a single zip. You would need to look at the install script in the gapps package, and make sure it first removes the existing animation, and then check to see if it installs the whole /system structure, or individual files. If it installs individual files, you will need to list your animation...
Hey guys,
Been doing lots of reading online and haven't been able to figure out how to change my boot image/animations.
I'm running a Canadian captivate I896 and I have flashed it with the Odin 1-click gingerbread flash tool found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127249
I also rooted it with the stuff in that thread.
I would like to be able to just drop a bootanimation.zip into a system folder but it appears that I have the .qmg files in the System/Media folder. Everything in there also appears with a shield on the icon and I can't rename, delete or put any other files in that folder.
I am using Root Explorer and I have it in R/W mode.
What do I have to do? Is there another thread I should read? I have done lots of searches but can't find anything.
Thanks
Depending on the version of Android you're running, the filename of the animation is different. For Froyo(2.2), bootanimation.zip. For Gingerbread(and Ice Cream Sandwich, presumably, 2.3/2.4), sanim.zip. /system/media is usually where you would put the file, but some kernels read it from /data/local.
The qmg files are the original Samsung boot animation. You can usually leave them there.
If Root Explorer won't let you write, even after hitting the R/O-R/W button a few times, it sounds like the rooting didn't work.
ugoff said:
Depending on the version of Android you're running, the filename of the animation is different. For Froyo(2.2), bootanimation.zip. For Gingerbread(and Ice Cream Sandwich, presumably, 2.3/2.4), sanim.zip. /system/media is usually where you would put the file, but some kernels read it from /data/local.
The qmg files are the original Samsung boot animation. You can usually leave them there.
If Root Explorer won't let you write, even after hitting the R/O-R/W button a few times, it sounds like the rooting didn't work.
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Thank you very much for the reply.
I just flashed to the Illuminance 3.0 rom with the Samurai 1.4.2 Kernel.
Root Checker says I have root access.
Still can't write anything to the system/media folder.
Good to know that I need to rename the .zip file though.
Any further info you could offer on the read/write issue or where the .zip needs to go would be greatly appreciated.
Ha! Threw the .zip in the data/local file and the animation works great THanks. Now I just need to figure out how to get rid of the stupid AT&T image.
wallybanger said:
Ha! Threw the .zip in the data/local file and the animation works great THanks. Now I just need to figure out how to get rid of the stupid AT&T image.
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The first image you see is from the bootloader. The AT&T bootloader can be hacked to replace the image. Alternatively, installing bootloaders from the i9000 will replace this with the stock Galaxy S image. Check out the Android Development section for bootloader info.
When I try to move the .zip file I get the error "Java.io.FileNotFoundException" why?
If your device is rooted, you can run the app called "root tools" and change your boot animation, it comes with a few good animations. the only thing is you have to pay for it. google root tools.apk and you'll be able to find it
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If your device is rooted, you can run the app called "root tools" and change your boot animation, it comes with a few good animations. the only thing is you have to pay for it. google root tools.apk and you'll be able to find it
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There is a much better, simpler, and safer way to change your boot animations.
1. Make a copy of the zip file that your rom installer came with.
2. Using a program like 7zip, open the zip file and clean out all directories except everything in META-INF, and /system/media.
3. Go into the /system/media folder and remove everything except bootanimation.zip and sanim.zip.
4. Copy over the bootanimation.zip and sanim.zip (if they're both there - if not, just copy over the one that's there) with your own versions of these files. MAKE SURE THAT THE FILE YOU PUT IN WAS ZIPPED WITH NO COMPRESSION. (You can specify compression in 7zip - it will be the "store" option).
5. Close the zipped file.
6. Save the zipped file (with whatever name you want) to your internal SD card.
7. Reboot into CWM recovery and flash.
This will replace your boot animations with your modded ones. If something goes haywire, worst case scenario will be you don't see a boot animation before the rom boots. If that happens, just use the same steps above, but don't replace the boot animations. Flash that "revert" version.
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If your device is rooted, you can run the app called "root tools" and change your boot animation, it comes with a few good animations. the only thing is you have to pay for it. google root tools.apk and you'll be able to find it
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Yea im rooted running illuminance 3.0.1 with the latest corn kernal...
Edit...fixed it, had to grant the program superuser permissions...
Hello again forum:
If you have a bootanimation that is placed in /data/local that is causing you trouble, flash this zip in recovery; it will remove it. Make sure you have another bootanimation in /system/media!
Feel free to comment and what not.
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Recently I tried to make a bootanimation and I epically failed in doing so. When I applied my bootanimation to my xoom and rebooted, my xoom was going crazy!
Luckily, I had my bootanimation in /data/local and I still had the stock bootanimation in its respective location.
After panicking for a couple minutes or so, I decided that I was going to take my bad bootanimation out of /data/local by recovery. I took one of the gapps zips I had laying around, and I took out everything I didn't need and modified the script to remove the bad bootanimation.
Here it is.
Today I learned the importance of putting bootanimations in /data/local.
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BTW: Remember to always make a nandroid, and remember to check what zip you rename to bootanimation.zip!
Usage Instructions:
1. Place zip in a place accessible in recovery.
2. Flash zip in recovery as you would anything else.
Alright so I'm new to all this stuff and decided that changing the boot animation (after reading multiple threads) would be any easy enough beginner mod. So I downloaded the animation zip that I wanted, copied it on to my sdcard, used root explorer to delete and replace the factory bootanimation.zip with the one i had downloaded. However it didn't work. So I thought maybe I should try a different file but still no go. No matter which one I try I still get the same animation. It just says "android" in a silverish color while booting. Any help is much appreciated. And maybe keep the noob bashing to a minimum?
Did you put the bootanimation.zip in the /system/media folder? Did you verify the permissions? Maybe try clearing cache in recovery? I think the animation you see is if there is no valid boot animation file.