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(Q) Splash1 Partition and Bootup Audio

I have been trying to customise my boot animation and splash screen and have come accross a few issues, any help would be apreciated guys
1) so the bootanimation.zip is in /system/media/ right? but how do we get the audio to work with it? should it be the same format/filename as other android devices? because the one im trying to use from my DHD wont work
2) i've been trying to flash a new splash screen, i have an unlocked bootloader, i converted a .bmp into a spash .img but when i tried to flash it fastboot returns the error "partition not found" what is the splash partition called on the play if it's not splash1

Sorry to dig out an old thread I'm also interested in making a new splash screen for my xplay and I can't find no play specific instructions.
Any of the free xperia guys fancy shedding some light on this? I like the freexperia splash but also would like to flash my own design.
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Sony have messed up partition tables compared to other android phones, it looks like there isnt even a splash1 partition, i wouldnt be suprised if, the spash is held in /boot like recovery, meaning to change the splash, we would have to add it to the boot.img and flash that

AndroHero said:
Sony have messed up partition tables compared to other android phones, it looks like there isnt even a splash1 partition, i wouldnt be suprised if, the spash is held in /boot like recovery, meaning to change the splash, we would have to add it to the boot.img and flash that
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Thinking about it yes it will be in boot.img as when you flash cm7 splash screen gets changed to free xperia splash. Ill extract boot image from cm7 and take a look when i get time.
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I'm off to bed, but the file is not in the boot.img and easily modified.. Will jump online tomorrow and help you
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FrAsErTaG said:
I'm off to bed, but the file is not in the boot.img and easily modified.. Will jump online tomorrow and help you
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Great thanks.
But when flashing cm7 splash screen changes, and its only boot and system img what gets flashed.
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The file is part of the system.img
You can replace the boot animation located at
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
Make sure to chmod 644 the file
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FrAsErTaG said:
The file is part of the system.img
You can replace the boot animation located at
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
Make sure to chmod 644 the file
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Were talking about the splash, not the bootanimation

Lol my bad, looking at xda before bed is not good
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FrAsErTaG said:
Lol my bad, looking at xda before bed is not good
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Haha Don't worry, we have all been there and done that

did anyone try
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/bootflash-an-app-to-install-custom-splash-screens/

FrAsErTaG said:
did anyone try
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/bootflash-an-app-to-install-custom-splash-screens/
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Doomlord actually wrote a tutuorial on making splash screens for the xperia devices.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140406

Splash Screen

Im looking to remove the white splash screen from startup... Id like something in black, any help would be appreciated!

I use the chainfire live demsg log. It's black. Available in the google playstore.

ECEXCURSION said:
I use the chainfire live demsg log. It's black. Available in the google playstore.
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pretty sure thats a bootanimation not a splash screen.

You can't change the splash screen without s-off

gunnyman said:
You can't change the splash screen without s-off
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i know this, but dont think the op did so good answer. i should have said that earlier!!!! nice.

I don't have s-off just unlocked bootloaders, recovery and root, flashed the files and my splash image and boot animation is now the black one
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rob219 said:
pretty sure thats a bootanimation not a splash screen.
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Oops. Thanks for pointing that out.

shackman716 said:
I don't have s-off just unlocked bootloaders, recovery and root, flashed the files and my splash image and boot animation is now the black one
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What file did u flash to make the splash screen black?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720885
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Custom splash screens...

I noticed Evo lte has custom splash screens that hide the red HTCdev message. Think this method would workforus? If so we need to get our splash on!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706861
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703770

nugzo said:
I noticed Evo lte has custom splash screens that hide the red HTCdev message. Think this method would workforus? If so we need to get our splash on!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706861
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703770
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From what I see the Evo LTE uses the same partition for the splash screen as the One X so I'd say there method would work for us.

Tiffany84 said:
From what I see the Evo LTE uses the same partition for the splash screen as the One X so I'd say there method would work for us.
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Thanks.. Maybe i'll get the nerve to try it. I bricked the other day doing simple stuff i didnt think would matter...It did matter! Tried to install CWM through the recovery manager app. No warnings or nothing. Said it installed correctly. Reboot and i'm in emergency download mode.. Bricked

So, who wants to be a brave soul and try it?

i took the plunge awhile ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720885

Your custom boot image would need to have a red background where the text appears to actually 'hide' the HTCDev boot message.

BLOWNCO said:
i took the plunge awhile ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720885
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So it worked for u then?
Edit....i answered my own question! Too bad u moved on from the one x though!
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zounduser said:
So it worked for u then?
Edit....i answered my own question! Too bad u moved on from the one x though!
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is there any way to get stock splash screen back without running the whole ruu again?
edit.......didnt mean to quote my own post. sorry

If anyone is interested in splashscreens ive tried 4 of the evo lte splash screens, and they all worked!! However, the red htc message is still there.
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[Request] White HTC Quietly Brilliant Splash screen

Hey guys, I need stock splash screen with quietly brilliant one, ive been searching it and can't find one which fit for sensation screen res.
Thanks for your help

look here

Looks like something wrong with xda download server, cant download any file from it and image which uploaded to xda host file doesnt seem to appear.
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aimcr7 said:
Looks like something wrong with xda download server, cant download any file from it and image which uploaded to xda host file doesnt seem to appear.
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Wait I have to post the link as it is not in my thread.
Edit: Download this zip file, I think I have the stock splash screen it it but I am not on my computer to check. If not search the Paranoid Android thread in the Sensation development forum I know it is a link to the stock splash screen posted in it.
Edit2: Here is a link to the post with the stock splash screen linked in it. Just try both of them as one is the stock splash screen.

T-Macgnolia said:
Wait I have to post the link as it is not in my thread.
Edit: Download this zip file, I think I have the stock splash screen it it but I am not on my computer to check. If not search the Paranoid Android thread in the Sensation development forum I know it is a link to the stock splash screen posted in it.
Edit2: Here is a link to the post with the stock splash screen linked in it. Just try both of them as one is the stock splash screen.
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Its with quietly brilliant one or just HTC?
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[Q] Why would my one s be s-off, with a red htc disclaimer :S

Hi, as my nexus s has recently been lost i decided its time to put a custom rom on my one s, i was about to unlock the bl on it and noticed the tamper banner on the bl screen, its also s-off with a cid of 11111111, i have attatched a pic of the bl screen for reference, As far as i know the one series cant as of yet cannot be s-off'ed like the older htc devices, how would this be possible on my device? It was bought from brand new quite a while ago and until now has always run the the stock rom with no root etcetc.. The only thing i can think of is i had it unlocked not long after purchasing it but not sure what method the shop used. When i access the bootloader on my one s i can choose what to do fastboot or recovery etc etc but on this one s i get the red htc disclaimer like pictured below when i select recovery, i have the latest cwm touch flashed but cannot get into it.. So how can i access recovery?? any help would be appreciated
Sorry about image quality its taken on an old webcam

Your bootloader is still locked, that would be my guess. That's why the pink banner at the top says "locked". Unlock that and you should have access to recovery.
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I have since unlocked the bootloader, and still getting the same problem, recovery just won't load, as with old HTC devices such as sensation, desire s, DHD bootloader unlock was not relevant if you had s-off not sure about the one series, my main question is how it's become s-off in the first place
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Keep the bootloader locked, don't use the HTCDev method to unlock it. You're extremely lucky to have S-OFF, this means that you can easily get your warranty back running an RUU, changing CID and fastboot oem writesecureflag 3. This will make it S-ON again, and no trace of it being S-OFF will be there.
The current method is HTCDev, which submits a Unique Device Identifier so they can decline your warranty due to an unlocked bootloader.
S-OFF is better than HTCDev for flashing ROMs, as it means you don't have to flash the boot.img seperately.

usaff22 said:
Keep the bootloader locked, don't use the HTCDev method to unlock it. You're extremely lucky to have S-OFF, this means that you can easily get your warranty back running an RUU, changing CID and fastboot oem writesecureflag 3. This will make it S-ON again, and no trace of it being S-OFF will be there.
The current method is HTCDev, which submits a Unique Device Identifier so they can decline your warranty due to an unlocked bootloader.
S-OFF is better than HTCDev for flashing ROMs, as it means you don't have to flash the boot.img seperately.
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Hi thanks for your responce. Since I took those pics the bl has been unlocked, warranty I'm not too fussed about, the main issue I have is how its become s-off in the first place, and when I try to boot cwm I get the red message pictured in my first post, I've tried to flash a recovery via fastboot and.Rom manager and no luck what so ever, I've tried com touch and cwm standard aswell as twrp I have the s4 device and Im stuck lol. Jeez I miss my nexus already
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PEP-C is a friend of mine, I've just purchased the above mentioned one s for £150 but that's irrelevant, I have owned HTC devices before but never have I seen that red message pictured in the first post, it appears every time the phone boots up, any suggestions? My mate said he's had it from new but I'm not so sure.
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furrabbit.nh said:
PEP-C is a friend of mine, I've just purchased the above mentioned one s for £150 but that's irrelevant, I have owned HTC devices before but never have I seen that red message pictured in the first post, it appears every time the phone boots up, any suggestions? My mate said he's had it from new but I'm not so sure.
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Its a new thing HTC is doing. Normally pops up when you have a modified kernel/recovery.
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Posted in error
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usaff22 said:
The current method is HTCDev, which submits a Unique Device Identifier so they can decline your warranty due to an unlocked bootloader.
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Man... I hate HTC sometimes haha
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Sgt-Hartley said:
Ahh thanks for clearing that up, I did wonder, all though it does show up even on a fully stock system, no root, stock recovery, as you can see from the pics in first post the BL was still locked when those snaps were taken, even though its s-off it would not let me flash a recovery for him without unlocking the BL after I typed the fastboot command it said not allowed or something similar.
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I have no idea how its like that, but that's normally why it shows up.
Maybe it has to do with it being S-off?
I do know however, that with S-off you can remove the red text. I'm sure someone here would know what to do.
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xxquicksh0txx said:
I have no idea how its like that, but that's normally why it shows up.
Maybe it has to do with it being S-off?
I do know however, that with S-off you can remove the red text. I'm sure someone here would know what to do.
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You can remove it, but messing around with it could brick your phone. I wouldn't even think about it.
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PEP-C said:
Hi thanks for your responce. Since I took those pics the bl has been unlocked, warranty I'm not too fussed about, the main issue I have is how its become s-off in the first place, and when I try to boot cwm I get the red message pictured in my first post, I've tried to flash a recovery via fastboot and.Rom manager and no luck what so ever, I've tried com touch and cwm standard aswell as twrp I have the s4 device and Im stuck lol. Jeez I miss my nexus already
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Try flashing a stock recovery, then flash the one from modaco. Apparently that one works best
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It is a s4 device right ? According to the hboot its a s4
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Mine is s off too and also with the red text when booting
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gock said:
Mine is s off too and also with the red text when booting
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Consider yourself extremely lucky too, I'd die to have S-OFF
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Sure does seem to be a rash of s-off devices popping up lately. Maybe we'll get lucky and somebody will wander over to the forums and help us with the method(s).

diabolusmiles said:
Sure does seem to be a rash of s-off devices popping up lately. Maybe we'll get lucky and somebody will wander over to the forums and help us with the method(s).
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Why cant a dev ever get lucky lol.

Darknites said:
Why cant a dev ever get lucky lol.
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Even if a Dev gets lucky, there's nothing no one can do about it. It's how it got there that's important, not whether you have it or not.
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gock said:
Mine is s off too and also with the red text when booting
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You get the red text if your boot image is not signed by HTC. Regardless of s-on/off.
And afaik, you get **TAMPERED** if your recovery image is not HTC signed.

touch of jobo said:
You get the red text if your boot image is not signed by HTC. Regardless of s-on/off.
And afaik, you get **TAMPERED** if your recovery image is not HTC signed.
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I have ***TAMPERED *** and I have the stock recovery and a locked bootloader. The only thing I have is su.bin and superuser.apk
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usaff22 said:
I have ***TAMPERED *** and I have the stock recovery and a locked bootloader. The only thing I have is su.bin and superuser.apk
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The s-off device of mine had tampered before I even unlocked the bootloader or even flashed custom recovery, I only bought it to sell but no I'm unsure, the one s and one x both seem to be.doing well even without s-off. As for the red message it only appears with custom Rom on my device, if on stock its not there.
Edit: Just to clear things up I now own the device mentioned in the first post
Edit 2: does anyone know if xtc clip can s-off the one series? Can't find any updated info
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gock said:
Mine is s off too and also with the red text when booting
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Did you ever get your phone sim unlocked via a third party company, if so what method did they use?
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aditya. said:
It is a s4 device right ? According to the hboot its a s4
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Yes it's s4
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