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[BOOT ANIMATION]The Screaming Droid! Now With Sound!!! (Updated 3/13/11)

UPDATE:
First I want to thank every one, I also want to give a shout out to
Mrdaviso for making the sound possible on cm7, please give him thanks for his thread on this. I've been waiting to have sound for the animation for sooo long and now it finally works and thanks to him.
I stripped all the text out of the animation except for the android logo and the preview below is exactly what it is, he screams and then stares at you and blinks until your phone boots.
The scream I choose is one I thought was appropriate... the original Godzilla roar! But if you really want, and I honestly would love to see more sound files made, please offer others. You can use mine as a template for syncing with the animation. I love to see others post sounds for this!
Heres the d/l link hope you guys like this.This zip file contains the bootanimation.zip, android_audio.mp3 (godzilla) and the bootsnd.sh (to setup sound playing on phone bootup)
Installation of the new un-branded versions with sound!!! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
First how to setup boot animation sound on cm (link to the op):
To install boot animation:
1. just unzip the screaming_android_with_sound.zip file on the root of your sdcard
2. copy the bootanimation.zip file to the system/media folder replacing the old one or renaming the old one and copying this one over if your just testing.
3. Android wins again!
Changing the ResolutionThe resolution for the animation is 480X800 if you'd like a different size:
1. copy the bootanimation.zip file to your computer.
2. open the zip and edit the desc.txt 's second line (480 800 not the 25 read below) to match your phones resolution.
3. save the file and close the zip program
4. you shouldn't need to unzip the bootanimation.zip file to do the above
5. if you do need/want to unzip it when rezipping make sure the compression level your zipping it on is "store" or it won't work.
Sound doesnt seem to match up?... change to animation speed in the desc.txt file:
1. copy the bootanimation.zip file to your computer.
2. open the zip and edit the desc.txt 's second line (only the 25 not the first 2 numbers) to speed it up or slow it down.
3. save the file and close the zip program
4. you shouldn't need to unzip the bootanimation.zip file to do the above
5. if you do need/want to unzip it when rezipping make sure the compression level your zipping it on is "store" or it won't work.
NOTES:
want a different sound on the animation... the sound file has to be called android_audio.mp3 for it to play, this file will play for any new bootanimation you install unless you remove the android_audio.mp3 file and it has to be an mp3.
Programs to help... if you don't have root explorer get "Super Manager" from the market it does r/w and root privileged file exploring (and more) just like root explorer and its free.
I'm only giving this out in zip file format, I'm not doing a flashable as its to hard to keep up with all the different roms and resolutions. I provide instruction on how to change the resolution of the animation to fit your phone.
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Preview:
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Installation of the old branded versions: just flash the the zip file below.
Screaming Droid Boot Animation Flashable Download 320 x 480 flashable to system/media
Screaming Droid Boot Animation 480 x 800 This is just the boot animation, rename and install where needed.
Screaming Droid Boot Animation Flashable 480 x 800 This flashable installs to the data/local folder if this isn't where you need it use the above bootanimation.zip and place it where its needed.
Screaming Droid Boot Animation Flashable 240 x 320 This installs to the system/media folder if this wont work for you i'll post the bootnaimation.zip and you can push it or you can pull it out of the flashable and push it.
Push Instructions:
use adb and push the bootanimation.zip (which must be in the tools folder which is inside your android-sdk folder) to /system/customize/resource, /data/local, /system/media, i think you only need to push it to the first one, but try all 3 just in case
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media or /data/local or system/resource/customize
or with term app
first copy bootanimation.zip on your SDCard
run terminal
and write
#su
#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
(now you can write to /system)
("browse" to location, where you have copied bootanimation.zip, if it is in root of your card)
#cd /sdcard
(you can check if it is there)
#ls
(now just copy it)
#cp bootanimation.zip /system/media
(you can exit, and reboot, new animation should work, enjoy)
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I like this boot animation you did a great job thanks
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raymond4 said:
I like this boot animation you did a great job thanks
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Thank you. It took a while I had several version I didnt like and I finally settle on this one.

Looks good man ... Great job on it. Do u plan on making a dark version?

Really does everything have to be black around here. Lol what do you mean by dark? Maybe if I get enough requests.
I did have a good idea for a dark boot animation... one that would be easier to make dark. The way this was ripped doesn't lend well to dark colors.

Fun stuff as always XD
Awesome job buddy

ASimmons said:
Really does everything have to be black around here. Lol what do you mean by dark? Maybe if I get enough requests.
I did have a good idea for a dark boot animation... one that would be easier to make dark. The way this was ripped doesn't lend well to dark colors.
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Black background ....

Very cool, thanks!

Your welcome. Thought it be more popular....
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great job, something new.

Absolutely cool as hell!!! Thank you for this. One Suggestion. Do you think you could make the android scream more than once before the phone boots up?

aerajan said:
Absolutely cool as hell!!! Thank you for this. One Suggestion. Do you think you could make the android scream more than once before the phone boots up?
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Thanks, I'll check through my iteration and see I think I had one that did that. I pretty much done with this one, I spent to much time on it so I'm moving on to something else.

ASimmons said:
Thanks, I'll check through my iteration and see I think I had one that did that. I pretty much done with this one, I spent to much time on it so I'm moving on to something else.
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Cool. Thanks! Def enjoying it either way.

I love it! If I could add anything at all it would be sound. I think a good Jurassic Park roar would sound friggin awesome when the droid screams. I have no idea how to do that though, lol

Thanks... Well I could add a sound but it would only work for sense based rom. How I wish there was sound.
If people want a sense version I will male one with sound.
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sweet, worked like a charm

CrapExplosion said:
sweet, worked like a charm
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Good to here.

I would love one with sound for my sense Rom
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skndeep102 said:
I would love one with sound for my sense Rom
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Ok I can do this but I wont be for a couple of days since I'll need to put it together, Just look for an update in the next couple of days.

ASimmons said:
Ok I can do this but I wont be for a couple of days since I'll need to put it together, Just look for an update in the next couple of days.
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Cool I appreciate it
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[Q]Samsung Galaxy S bootscreen

Hello,
I know you guys probably get this answer often but can someone explain to me very slowly and clearly what i'm doing wrong.
I tried to edit the bootscreen of my custom rom (from romkitchen)
I got a file from the interwebz named bootscreen.zip and edited this with my .png
Than i copied it to my phone via BT and used rootexplorer to paste it in system/media i set the permissions to read only and execute... no1 can write it. than i changed rootexplorer back to RO. so now it is in there ( still the good 1 with my .png)
than i closed rootexplorer and tried to reboot, but now it doesn't show my bootscreen nor the bootanimation from romkitchen, but the standard bootscreen from Samsung (the shiny S)
is there something wrong with my bootanimation.zip or am i doing something wrong?
Please help me
PS this image is just the basic one... gonna make a glowing animation of it later on ( with multiple .png's with succeeding numbers right?)....... i hope...
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Ok so i think i found out what the problem is... the bootanimation.zip is wrong i just examined a bootscreen from a romkitchen .tar and that has a different structure, because this one has a part 0 and a part 1 with jpg's instead of png's so i guess that's the problem. But where do i put my bootscreen? in part 0 or 1? and do i have to delete one? What is the difference even between the 2? It's kinda odd because part 0 goes from image 1-9 and part 1 10-30ish
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Using the new bootanimation.zip i've made a little progress.... its custom now... custom black. i get an entirely black screen. made me even panic for a sec there but still booted afterwards
I googled it and some1 had the same problem, but his solution didn't help me. apparently android cant play this animation ( still 1 pic but now i dupped it like 50x XD
I've added the .zip as it looks right now i made it a zip as a store... no compression at all... so that isn't the problem

I really don't know enough to tell you why its not working but it's my understanding that part 0 runs once & then part 1 runs in a loop.

3rdstring said:
I really don't know enough to tell you why its not working but it's my understanding that part 0 runs once & then part 1 runs in a loop.
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hmmm that would make sense.... as u'll only want to fade in once... Still haven't fixed black screen problem tho.

Find your bootanimation file. on my SGS Continuum it is in the /system/media folder as bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg. if you have these.qmg files, there is currently no easy away around them. they do not use the common bootanimation.zip like most other phones. search the forums for the ".qmg" boot images and there are some not so perfect ways around this without a whole new kernel flash.

Ok i just examined a .tar from romkitchen.... and in it is a bootanimation.zip so if i change that with my own animation and flash the kernel it should work right? or is there an easier way? and if u use the same settings for romkitchen that i have right now i dont even need to flash right?

[bootanimation] Fallout 3 plus splash!

For all of the Fallout fans, I just finished putting this together. I had to shrink the bootanimation though, it was to big at just half screen, the phone wouldn't even load it....
[Splash]
Put it on the SD card, reboot into hboot, flash it (only flashes the image, does not delete data)
[Animation]
Stock users; place in /system/customize/resource and overright the stock (or rename it as a backup)
Rom users; place it in the /data/local directory, and rename it to bootanimation.zip
Currently working on getting a boot sound to put on the stock but it's being a pain.........
EDIT: Modified the time abit on the animation

Mil'Dravin said:
For all of the Fallout fans, I just finished putting this together. I had to shrink the bootanimation though, it was to big at just half screen, the phone wouldn't even load it....
[Splash]
Put it on the SD card, reboot into hboot, flash it (only flashes the image, does not delete data)
[Animation]
Stock users; place in /system/customize/resource and overright the stock (or rename it as a backup)
Rom users; place it in the /data/local directory, and rename it to bootanimation.zip
Currently working on getting a boot sound to put on the stock but it's being a pain.........
EDIT: files not uploading right......
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So, I'm guessing this isn't good to go?
Looking forward to trying it out though.

It's good to go now, still working on the sound. Anyone know the exact sample rate of the original file?

The splash is working great but not the animation. I'm on RCMixHD Kingdom ROM and put the file in the data/local directory but I still get the HTC animation. Is the location it needs to go ROM specific?

lookin in to that...

I got it working. Had to put it in the customize/resource folder.
I like it but the video is really small.
I really like the splash though

+1 on the splash - cant wait to show it to my kid.

pside15 said:
I got it working. Had to put it in the customize/resource folder.
I like it but the video is really small.
I really like the splash though
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ah, good. much like stock then :]
about the vid, i am looking for a larger res. I'm using youtube downloader, and it's always such a small vid :[

Mil'Dravin said:
ah, good. much like stock then :]
about the vid, i am looking for a larger res. I'm using youtube downloader, and it's always such a small vid :[
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I have been looking for a good video of the Vault Tec guy, whatever his name is, but I haven't been able to find one yet.

perk guy :]
dunno if a vid exists....he's never usually moving, just stationary....

He is active, sort of, in some of the vault tec commercials. Like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--KbiSO9uIE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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animation is not working with cyanogenmod. normally i would place in /system/media but when i rename and place in the folder all i get is a black screen.

Never usually

Never usually
Will this work with the captivate also?

Black screen
yeah im having trouble also i pushed the fie using terminal on my phone to /data/local/, it shows up there but when i reboot i get a black screen.also the splash screen looks like a bad reception tv. any fixes for these, because i was excited to have this on my phone. now im bummed

Fallout 3 Boot animation
Mil'Dravin said:
For all of the Fallout fans, I just finished putting this together. I had to shrink the bootanimation though, it was to big at just half screen, the phone wouldn't even load it....
[Splash]
Put it on the SD card, reboot into hboot, flash it (only flashes the image, does not delete data)
[Animation]
Stock users; place in /system/customize/resource and overright the stock (or rename it as a backup)
Rom users; place it in the /data/local directory, and rename it to bootanimation.zip
Currently working on getting a boot sound to put on the stock but it's being a pain.........
EDIT: Modified the time abit on the animation
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Hey there,
I'm Will, Im a noob here, I work in motion graphics for a living. I promise not to step on your lawn.
I've been tinkering with my new phone (Galaxy S3) to try and make it look like a pip boy 3000. I also thought it would be cool to have the Boot animation be similar to the games, so I had a go at creating my own [Sorry cant post URLs Yet] problem is I cant figure out how to change it on the S3.
The file formate is QGM and I havent been able to find much on how to create them.
I was wondering if you might be able to help? or maybe your interested in collaborating? :highfive:
Let me know if you want to see the one I have done and I can Email you a link.

works
so far it works pretty well!

I know this is stupid question but can i use this bootanimation on my SGS3 GT-I9300? I asked this because i was looking for different animation and i found fallout 3 animation for sgs3 on youtube. Here's the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJF9YIOkyzo
thanks before

[BOOT ANIMATION] V2.0 - Retrograde Sensation (Hero is back...)

Like some people, I missed the little 'droid boot animation from my HTC Hero.
So I've made one for my Sensation...
As you can see from the YouTube clip above, it's a re-work of the original Hero boot
It's available to download from here : https://sites.google.com/site/techbobbins/home/articles/retrograde-sensation
It also incorporates the black HTC "quietly brilliant" graphic already available on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193798&highlight=black+htc) - so credit where that is due (mexxxico)
Just put the .zip & .mp3 into /data/local (or just the .zip if you don't want the noise!)
NOTE: This animation was created for use (initially) with ARHD 1.1.8 - if your bootanimation.zip goes elsewhere, put it (and the mp3) in the relevant location.
splash.img is obviously just the splash image, and instructions for getting that up are here...
UPDATE: I have now (30/08/2011) released V2.0, in which I have :
updated the main animation to be reflected (although I have not yet made the 'droid character reflect!)
reduced the .zip by 176K (size matters!)
amended the timings slightly to (IMO) better match the sound
removed the 'non-reflected' splash image - only the reflected one is available now
NB: Someone noted the reflected text is hard to see - it's as close as I could get it to the Hero one, and thus is very faded - if you tilt the top of your phone toward your eyes and "look down" on the phone, you'll definitely see it
Hope you like it

pushed the bootanimation only, it works great and looks great! thanks so much!

Welcome
When I get some more time, I'll add the faded mirror text under Sensation (like it was on the Hero originally) - but for a first stab, I'm happy

Ow, so lovely Thanks you made this, mate! That was the only thing I missed about my Hero!

Great work! Best boot animation for sensation so far!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

Great work! Thanks

this works on 2.3.4?

I can't get different boot animations to work. I place them in the /data/local folder, but nothing changes when I restart my phone. Also tried placing them in the /system/customize/resource folder... But nothing. Anyone know what gives?
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kurtis.austin2 said:
I can't get different boot animations to work. I place them in the /data/local folder, but nothing changes when I restart my phone. Also tried placing them in the /system/customize/resource folder... But nothing. Anyone know what gives?
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Did you change the permissions? ("owner" read&write ticked, "group" only read ticked and "others" only read ticked)

BladeKnight said:
this works on 2.3.4?
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It should, but as I'm running ARHD, I've not (yet) gone to 2.1.0 to try it.

Axefield said:
Did you change the permissions? ("owner" read&write ticked, "group" only read ticked and "others" only read ticked)
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If you are rooted (which you presumably are), get an adb shell up and run
Code:
find / -name *animation.zip
It will return any file ending animation.zip (such as bootanimation.zip) with the full path. If you have a TMOUS for example, I believe they put their file in the resource dir, whereas ARHD lives in /data/local
Find your existing one, and put your chosen ones in that location with the same name - just backup the old one first

hey guys does i need to root my phone to change the boot animacion please tell me cous i want to get rid off the stupid vodafone logo

ice_lander said:
hey guys does i need to root my phone to change the boot animacion please tell me cous i want to get rid off the stupid vodafone logo
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Yes you do - start here. Post all support related questions in the Q&A forum or in that linked thread.

mp3 file
hi,ive got the bootanimation to work but im finding it very very hard to get the sound working also,ive tried putting it in data/local didin't work...ive now got bootanimation in system/customize/resource and works PERFECTLY,i've tried puttin the mp3 file in system/media/ringtones........NO JOY........i've set permission to RW-R-R. Please could u tell me what i've done wrong........THANKS

It seems some custom roms vary.
Mine (ARHD) is quite happy in /data/local - called android_audio.mp3
Try calling it android.mp3, and putting in the resource directory.
Also, you don't need to reboot to try it, you can simply run adb shell, and run "bootanimation" from the # prompt
This thread (here) shows the anim being renamed as well, so it's a bit rom dependant!
Happy hunting though!

ptruman said:
UPDATE: There is now a second splash image (splash_reflection.img) which has the Hero-style reflected text. I've yet to update this to the rest of the animation but it'll be coming...
Hope you like it
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Very good boot. Any plan to update?
If you do, any chance you can modify the splash/boot so that when transition is smoother?
Also, the Quitly Brilliant "Sound" is a little late compared to the animation.

Does the build.prop determine default file name and location for resources like splashes and boot animations?

omar302 said:
Very good boot. Any plan to update?
If you do, any chance you can modify the splash/boot so that when transition is smoother?
Also, the Quitly Brilliant "Sound" is a little late compared to the animation.
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Can't modify the splash/boot transition timing...
The splash.img is a ROM item (BMP converted directly from one of the JPGs in the anim), and the 1st graphic frame of the animation is the same dimensions/image (barring reflection) - it's how the phone O/S cuts over....
I should be able to work on the sound/sync - it's the exact audio file from the Hero, which I don't want to play with - so I may be able to shorten (or speed up ) the Sensation fade out so the audio is in quicker.
re: updating in general - I do plan to, but am a bit busy atm!

halftonehero said:
Does the build.prop determine default file name and location for resources like splashes and boot animations?
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Nope! I don't know where it's defined, other than in the OS.

Thank you much!
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Changing boot animations

I have read the information on manually changing the boot animations, but has anyone used a tool to do it? Rom Tool Box and a slew of other apps have change boot animation functions. I was just wondering if anyone has successfully used any stand alone app to accomplish this? also boot logos?

henbone11 said:
I have read the information on manually changing the boot animations, but has anyone used a tool to do it? Rom Tool Box and a slew of other apps have change boot animation functions. I was just wondering if anyone has successfully used any stand alone app to accomplish this? also boot logos?
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I tried Rom Toolbox but it doesn't chance animation on mine. I don't know nor can find where the settings or the directory is on the tf700 is to change it in Rom toolbox. If you know... please share it or a link to the answer. Thanks
Ice, rooted and unlocked. NVflash backup

Boot Animations works fine.

Apparemtly tf700 users can't get this to work either. just need to know which dir tf700 actually uses.

andyk11 said:
just need to know which dir tf700 actually uses.
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I've copied an LCARS one to /data/local and works perfectly.
How To Change, Customize & Create Android Boot Animation [Guide]
So you have found a boot animation that you want to install on your phone? Created one of your own and can’t wait to see it in action on your device? All you have to do is copy it at a certain location on your device. There are two locations you can copy it: /data/local and /system/media, and both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages of copying it to /data/local is that you will not require root access for it and it should work for all non-rooted devices without running the risk of changing anything in the /system partition. Furthermore, if a bootanimation.zip file is found in both locations, Android ignores the one found in /system/media and gives priority to the one in /data/local. A disadvantage of this method is that upon a hard reset (also called a full data wipe or a factory reset), the new boot animation will be lost.
Copying the boot animation to /system/media/ is possible only if your device is rooted and you have read+write access to the /system partition. An advantage of this method is that upon a hard reset, the new boot animation will still remain and there will be no need to apply it again. A disadvantage is that it requires ADB or a root level file browser such as Root Explorer or Super Manager.
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xcal321 said:
I've copied an LCARS one to /data/local and works perfectly.
How To Change, Customize & Create Android Boot Animation [Guide]
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Thanks for the info. I saw that and tried it but no luck. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Tried to change it with ROM Toolbox pro also an doesn't work. Am rooted and unlock but no JOY. I did find the /system/media/bootanimation.zip file but it just doesn't load.
Update: I copied the animation.zip files to both /system/media and also data/local. The only thing that loads is the White Asus sign for about 5 sec then a Black screen for about 20 sec then boots normally. Theres got to be a setting that directs the bootanimation file to load but can't find what file the boot looks for to load where to find bootanimation.zip.

andyk11 said:
Update: I copied the animation.zip files to both /system/media and also data/local. The only thing that loads is the White Asus sign for about 5 sec then a Black screen for about 20 sec then boots normally. Theres got to be a setting that directs the bootanimation file to load but can't find what file the boot looks for to load where to find bootanimation.zip.
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This, to me, looks like the animation is corrupt or is not a boot animation. Check out this tool. Restore the original animation to /system/media and then use the one in the link of my previous post and put that in /data/local.

Thanks. I checked out the program and tried it but got errors pushing the file. to /media but it worked going to /local. tried previewing with romtools pro but not working. I'm stumped. Found a bunch of treads for this problem but nothing. files are not corrupted. I can get the boot animation files to run outside of android on a pc ect but not while trying to get them to animate inside there folders.... /local or /media. Somewhere in the boot process it's not loading. Need to find out why the White Asus animation works for a few seconds and where it is. It used to turn Brown/ Goldish and rotate but no longer. Anyone else with any guess's?
Also: Forgot to mention am using the JB bootloader.

andyk11 said:
Thanks. I checked out the program and tried it but got errors pushing the file. to /media but it worked going to /local. tried previewing with romtools pro but not working. I'm stumped.
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Have you tried viewing the animation in the tool I mentioned?
andyk11 said:
Need to find out why the White Asus animation works for a few seconds and where it is.
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That is not the boot animation of Asus, it's a still image embedded in either the bootloader or something close to it. It's not mean to be customized, the metallic ASUS logo with the light effect and then the circular progress indicator are part of the default bootanimation.zip
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Anyone else with any guess's?
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I haven't given up yet Would you be willing to share the bootanimation that you are trying to use, with us. This way we can have a look an see if it works for us.
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Also: Forgot to mention am using the JB bootloader.
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As am I. I'm on JB 4.1.1 (WW 10.4.4.18).

xcal321 said:
Have you tried viewing the animation in the tool I mentioned?
That is not the boot animation of Asus, it's a still image embedded in either the bootloader or something close to it. It's not mean to be customized, the metallic ASUS logo with the light effect and then the circular progress indicator are part of the default bootanimation.zip
I haven't given up yet Would you be willing to share the bootanimation that you are trying to use, with us. This way we can have a look an see if it works for us.
As am I. I'm on JB 4.1.1 (WW 10.4.4.18).
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Yes of Course I'd be willing to share it. As I said I can view it outside of the floders on a Windows PC running the boot animtion progam. The one I was tring to install comes with RomToolbox Pro. The droid Peeing on an APPLE... need a few hours sleep as am to tied to keep messin with this. will get back to you... OH... I deleted all animation zip files also and still get the ASUS screen. non animated. whereever that file is it's corrupted I think.

andyk11 said:
Yes of Course I'd be willing to share it. As I said I can view it outside of the floders on a Windows PC running the boot animtion progam. The one I was tring to install comes with RomToolbox Pro. The droid Peeing on an APPLE... need a few hours sleep as am to tied to keep messin with this. will get back to you... OH... I deleted all animation zip files also and still get the ASUS screen. non animated. whereever that file is it's corrupted I think.
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Sorry for the wait. I have no way of uploading the animation file in question here. Looking for somewhere to upload it so you can look at it but as I said the file is not the problem. I need to reinstall the bootloader which is 9.4.5.30r01 Not sure how to just do that as I haven't looked into it. The 9.4.5.30r01 came from the nvflash tread in this forum. I need to research if I install a jb bootloader if I still have nvflash "JUST IN CASE" Have a nice day.

andyk11 said:
Sorry for the wait. I have no way of uploading the animation file in question here.
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No problem, I have ROM Toolbox myself and got the animation. While playing around (copying animations to my tablet from my NAS) I figured out what might be wrong on your side.
Make sure your bootanimation.zip is in /data/local and set the file permissions to rw-r--r--.

xcal321 said:
No problem, I have ROM Toolbox myself and got the animation. While playing around (copying animations to my tablet from my NAS) I figured out what might be wrong on your side.
Make sure your bootanimation.zip is in /data/local and set the file permissions to rw-r--r--.
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Thanks I already tried that. I found that in a post days ago but no luck. permissions where set right. Since my last post I updated to the 10.4.4.18 the odex version and I got bootanimation back. I backed it up using trwp 2.3.1.0 and tried changing it with Rom toolbox again. I set the paths to data/local in the settings. I installed the new bootanimation.zip file and rebooted. It would not boot up at all. Got past the white asus and went blank and I waited 10-15 min but noting. I rebooted by holding down power button for like 10-15sec and still would not boot up. Had to go back to trwp and reinstall my .18 backup and it started right up. Am going to give up for now till I can find out what is causing this for me and not others. Theres just something I'm missing and haven't pinned it down. Thanks for your time and effort. really appreciate it.
Update: 10-22 @11:34 pm. I got it working... Installed CleanRom 2.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919851
Not even sure what I did other than flashed, wiped and reset. I checked the location of the bootanimation directory in this rom and it was only in /system/media. I read all the treads and info I could find. I used Rom Toolbox pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro&feature=search_result and changed settings to install it in /data/local as everywhere I read suggested that directory. If you've read what I've tried in the past I already did that over and over. Checked the permissions of the file and all. the one thing I didn't do was remount the zip file after copying to the directory. I didn't think I would have needed to since toolbox would have handled that... I though. Thats the only thing I can think of why it wouldn't load on boot is because it wasn't remounting. Anyways. I got it working but to be honest I still don't know why and I actually wanted to know why... A learning experiance if you want. One more time... Thanks a million for your time.

andyk11 said:
Thanks I already tried that. I found that in a post days ago but no luck. permissions where set right. Since my last post I updated to the 10.4.4.18 the odex version and I got bootanimation back. I backed it up using trwp 2.3.1.0 and tried changing it with Rom toolbox again. I set the paths to data/local in the settings. I installed the new bootanimation.zip file and rebooted. It would not boot up at all. Got past the white asus and went blank and I waited 10-15 min but noting. I rebooted by holding down power button for like 10-15sec and still would not boot up. Had to go back to trwp and reinstall my .18 backup and it started right up. Am going to give up for now till I can find out what is causing this for me and not others. Theres just something I'm missing and haven't pinned it down. Thanks for your time and effort. really appreciate it.
Update: 10-22 @11:34 pm. I got it working... Installed CleanRom 2.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919851
Not even sure what I did other than flashed, wiped and reset. I checked the location of the bootanimation directory in this rom and it was only in /system/media. I read all the treads and info I could find. I used Rom Toolbox pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro&feature=search_result and changed settings to install it in /data/local as everywhere I read suggested that directory. If you've read what I've tried in the past I already did that over and over. Checked the permissions of the file and all. the one thing I didn't do was remount the zip file after copying to the directory. I didn't think I would have needed to since toolbox would have handled that... I though. Thats the only thing I can think of why it wouldn't load on boot is because it wasn't remounting. Anyways. I got it working but to be honest I still don't know why and I actually wanted to know why... A learning experiance if you want. One more time... Thanks a million for your time.
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The reason why it don´t work is that Asus maybe has integrated a check of system files in some asus app or in the kernel (don´t now)
Changing Bootanimation does only work for me with a cleanrom and cm10.
as you sad when you change it in the stock rom it wont boot anymore.
So Asus dont want that someone removes their bootanimation i think

blackmambazzz said:
The reason why it don´t work is that Asus maybe has integrated a check of system files in some asus app or in the kernel (don´t now)
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So Asus dont want that someone removes their bootanimation i think
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You don't have to remove/replace the Asus bootanimation. Just place your own in /data/local set the correct permissions and you're good to go.