I was able to change my splashscreen once, but changing it again doesn't seem to work. I place the PD98IMG.zip in the root of my SD card, overwriting the previous, and when I boot into bootloader I just see something come up like "parsing PD98IMG.zip" and it just finishes without giving me the option to volume up or down to actually change/load the new PD98IMG.zip file. Any ideas?
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I've tried deleting it completely/loading new file and I still have the same splashscreen.
Are you rooted? I've seen this behavior when S-ON is still active
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Are you rooted? I've seen this behavior when S-ON is still active
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Yes, I am rooted.
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When you put the file in the PD98IMG.zip, did you unzip and then re-zip? If so, you should just open the zip file with 7zip/winrar/whatever so you can see inside, and then just paste your .img file inside. Then close it.
Other than that, we need more details. What process exactly are you doing. Are you creating your own .img with nbimg, or using someone else's already made .img
I am using some one else's .img file (mainly from the splashscreen emporium post) and I just move the file from my download folder to the root of my sdcard and click OK to overwrite with root explorer. I havent tried zipping and unzipping yet on the computer, but ill let you know if it works.
what i meant was don't unzip/rezip. Just browse the zip file and drop your .img in it. But since you're going with someone else's zip, i have no idea where the problem could be.
if you really want the splash screen, have a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059520
it's more difficult than just grabbing someone else's, but it's honestly not too bad, especially since he gives step-by-step instructions
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I was experimenting around today, and we've been flashing radios with out eng s-off.
YOU MUST HAVE ROOT AND S-OFF!
So the reason you are here, to find out how to flash a boot splash with out having to have eng s-off
I have attached a blank PD98IMG at the bottom of this post.
1. Download the splash1.img you want as your new boot splash.
2. Download this blank PD98IMG.
3. Using winzip or 7 zip place the bootsplash.img in the blank PD98IMG using normal compression. (DO NOT unpack/unzip the PD98IMG!)
4. Place the PD98IMG on the root of your sd card.
5. Boot into h-boot and press volume up to flash.
6. The phone will reboot with your new splash screen.
7. Delete the PD98IMG off the root of your sd card.
Enjoy! You're more then welcome to use this method, just be sure to give credit where credit is due .
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I was experimenting around today, and they we were flashing radios with out eng s-off.
So the reason you are here to find out how to flash a boot splash with out having to have eng s-off
I have attached a blank PD98IMG at the bottom of this post.
1. Download the bootsplash.img you want as your new boot splash.
2. Download this blank PD98IMG.
3. Using winzip or 7 zip place the bootsplash.img in the blank PD98IMG using normal compression. (DO NOT unpack/unzip the PD98IMG!)
4. Place the PD98IMG on the root of your sd card.
5. Boot into h-boot and press volume up to flash.
6. The phone will reboot with your new splash screen.
7. Delete the PD98IMG off the root of your sd card.
Enjoy! You're more then welcome to use these method, just be sure to give credit where credit is due .
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Amazing work my friend!! Do you mind if I post my splash screen for the Phoenix ROM I posted last night? I just created it today and it is bad a$$ imo
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Amazing work my friend!! Do you mind if I post my splash screen for the Phoenix ROM I posted last night? I just created it today and it is bad a$$ imo
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Thank you! Your more then welcome to! I thought about this a while ago when they were flashing radios.
Also I will add that there is virtually little risk of bricking using this method, I know because the first time I tried flashing a splash.img that was in the wrong bmp coding >_<.
I just cant seem to get this working on cm7.
I made a splash and saved it as a 24 bit bmp then I renamed it bootsplash.img. I open up two 7-zip windows and copied the splash into the zip file.
But when I try to flash through Hboot it says that the image failed.
Am I missing anything?
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I just cant seem to get this working on cm7.
I made a splash and saved it as a 24 bit bmp then I renamed it bootsplash.img. I open up two 7-zip windows and copied the splash into the zip file.
But when I try to flash through Hboot it says that the image failed.
Am I missing anything?
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Hmmm I am not sure about cm7 if I remember correctly the actual rom doesn't do any thing to the boot partition mind posting the image and letting me give it a try ?
It must be named splash1.img the same as if you are doing it from ADB. I just did it and it worked. bootsplash.img will make it fail.
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Thanks for the Zip Template mate! Good work!
Shokouhi
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I was experimenting around today, and we've been flashing radios with out eng s-off.
So the reason you are here, to find out how to flash a boot splash with out having to have eng s-off
I have attached a blank PD98IMG at the bottom of this post.
1. Download the bootsplash.img you want as your new boot splash.
2. Download this blank PD98IMG.
3. Using winzip or 7 zip place the bootsplash.img in the blank PD98IMG using normal compression. (DO NOT unpack/unzip the PD98IMG!)
4. Place the PD98IMG on the root of your sd card.
5. Boot into h-boot and press volume up to flash.
6. The phone will reboot with your new splash screen.
7. Delete the PD98IMG off the root of your sd card.
Enjoy! You're more then welcome to use this method, just be sure to give credit where credit is due .
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Can I do these exact same steps to flash a radio by downloading your blank PD98IMG?
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Can I do these exact same steps to flash a radio by downloading your blank PD98IMG?
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This is the same method as flashing a radio, though I would highly recommend checking the md5 to make sure it is not corrupt once you transfer it to your sd card
|OP| updated to lessen confusion.
Im getting a partition update fail on the hboot screen after I press yes to update. I did all the steps on the 1st post.
Im on Cognition 1.0.1
can you post the image so I can give it a try ?
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can you post the image so I can give it a try ?
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Here's the image. Thanks.
Off hand your image isn't 480x800 you may want to redo it, but to make it easier on you I have re sized it some of the edges got clipped.
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Off hand your image isn't 480x800 you may want to redo it, but to make it easier on you I have re sized it some of the edges got clipped.
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Thanks for ur help.
Still got the update fail
I'm not exactly sure how you are trying to do this but it works.
Place the pd98img on your sd card delete the three ( do not unzip or unpack). It will work because I just tried it.
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I'm not exactly sure how you are trying to do this but it works.
Place the pd98img on your sd card delete the three ( do not unzip or unpack). It will work because I just tried it.
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Thanks that worked for me. What r u using to change the .bmp to .img? Sorry I'm such a
noob at this.
nbimg its a script you run through command promp, there is also a link to it on the second page in the dev section .
Hello. I have an HTC Inspire 4G and believe I am following the steps correctly. Does the phone have to be rooted in order to work or can I use a stock phone with S-On?
after flashing several roms back and foward, I'm having this problem, if I go into recovery I can't see any zip file at all, folders are there, but no zip files, I can still install from Rom manager but not from recovery since i cant find them, Please help
Running Ginger Beast 2.1.2.
But regardless what rom I'm running Zip's are gone
Are they on root of SD card or in a folder? If in a folder, try them in the root. I have never tried with them in a folder, but instructions always say put them on the root so there must be a reason.
they are on root, just can't see them from recovery, but can see and flash from Rom Manager.
I place my ROMs in a folder along with another folder containing kernels and system tweaks, there really is no problem placing them in folders.
I will try that, will let you know
Well guest what I can see them when I place them under a folder! Weird but I guess is another way to do it, I will still like to know why I can't see them on the root.
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Well guest what I can see them when I place them under a folder! Weird but I guess is another way to do it, I will still like to know why I can't see them on the root.
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Try throwing a z in the file name and scroll all the way down while in CWR and see if it appears...maybee you couldnt decipher the right file out of a lot of others.
Folders make everything easier
Nope I always erase old roms from my phone, for some reason they just won't show
Hmm... Well thank you for that bit of info. I had a few roms j downloaded to play around with in folders never tried flashing! I always assumed since they stress placing them on a root there must be some reason! Well I guess the old saying about what happens when we assume holds true! I would thank now but can't from the app. Will do it soon!
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I am not positive why Devs tell people to place them on the root of the SD card, but I have somewhat of an idea...
Many users simply do not know how to work there way around a file system and so they just infer every user doesn't understand and so placing on the root is just the easiest to do.
Yeah that's what I was thinking too... You'd think anybody who could root and use cwm would not be big enough noobs to fail with folder structures. Oh well. Thanks again!
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I've followed shadowfox's instruction on how to flash a radio and have been looking at the new inspire radio thread and I've followed the instructions (not well enough obviously) but when I boot into hboot it says that the image can't be found. I've downloaded the radio file and replaced it in the hack fit file and put it on my sdcard but doesn't seem to work. The name is correct. I'm not sure what place it on the root of the sdcard means so I got this feeling I'm not putting it on my sdcard correctly? thanks for the help. I know, newb question but I'm doing my best.
Root of the sd card is on the as card and in no folder whatsoever
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So pretty much just putting it on the sd card then correct? beacause I've done that and it doesn't recognize that it's there. Here's what I did so if you see anything wrong then it might be easier for you to help me?
1. Download radio from thread (ex.using the radio from the cleardroid thread)
2. take the zip file and replaced it in the PD file from the hack kit
3. put the .zip file on the sd card.
as I was looking at the instructions, am I supposed to take the radio file I downloaded and actually name the radio.img file the pd98img.zip and compress it? I'm sorry if this is frustrating to work through.
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I've followed shadowfox's instruction on how to flash a radio and have been looking at the new inspire radio thread and I've followed the instructions (not well enough obviously) but when I boot into hboot it says that the image can't be found. I've downloaded the radio file and replaced it in the hack fit file and put it on my sdcard but doesn't seem to work. The name is correct. I'm not sure what place it on the root of the sdcard means so I got this feeling I'm not putting it on my sdcard correctly? thanks for the help. I know, newb question but I'm doing my best.
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Just like XAviierG said, make sure that it's not placed into any folders of any kind when you're putting it on your sd card. If you use Root Explorer (or a similar file browser), and you go into your /sd card directory, you should see the PD98IMG.zip file in that directory without having to open a folder to get to it. This is referred to as the "root" of your sd card. If your radio of choice is there, just boot into HBOOT per the Radio sticky's instructions and flash away. Just don't power-down or disturb the radio upgrade in any way once you press Volume-Up to accept the upgrade. As always, verify those MD5's while the files are on your sd card for both the radio and the matching RIL prior to flashing the radio zip, (you'll flash the RIL from Recovery after mouning /system if you need to flash it). You can use something like Android File Verifier or Astro File Manager to verify the MD5's if you don't have an MD5 verifier on your PC.
Still not working, I see it while I use the file explorer and for some reason when I boot into hboot it doesn't recognize its there...As per shadow's instructions am I supposed to rename the radio.img in the download radio file to pd98img and zip it and then place it on the sd card? or just move the downloaded zip file right to the sd card?
why doesnt anyone use the RADIOS/RILS thread any more? the instructions are great and the files are already in correct format
MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
So pretty much just putting it on the sd card then correct? beacause I've done that and it doesn't recognize that it's there. Here's what I did so if you see anything wrong then it might be easier for you to help me?
1. Download radio from thread (ex.using the radio from the cleardroid thread)
2. take the zip file and replaced it in the PD file from the hack kit
3. put the .zip file on the sd card.
as I was looking at the instructions, am I supposed to take the radio file I downloaded and actually name the radio.img file the pd98img.zip and compress it? I'm sorry if this is frustrating to work through.
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Do it the easy way. Just go to THIS THREAD and grab the radio that you need, (the newest radio for the Inspire is the 26.10.04.03_M radio and the matching RIL is the 0153 RIL), and put those 2 files on the root of your sd card. Keep in mind that ClearD will already have a RIL packed in with the ROM, but I've never ran ClearDroid, so I'm not sure which RIL it may be. The radio is around 10MB or so in size and the RIL is about 447KB or so. Flash the radio (PD98IMG.zip) through HBOOT and then reboot the phone when prompted. Once you're up and running, you should be in business. I wouldn't mess with the RIL just yet. Like I said before, ClearD will already have one packed in. I can see that ClearD is a great Dev, so enjoy that ROM!
EDIT: Keep in mind that if you've downloaded anything to your PC in PD98IMG.zip format, you'll want to delete that from your PC first before downloading another one. The reasoning behind this is so that your download manager doesn't rename the file to something like PD98IMG(1).zip, or anything like that. If that zip is not named EXACTLY PD98IMG (the .zip portion will show up on your phone's sd card, but perhaps not when on your PC) when you boot into HBOOT, it will not parse properly, and HBOOT will just look at you like you just farted in Church.
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Pirateghost said:
why doesnt anyone use the RADIOS/RILS thread any more? the instructions are great and the files are already in correct format
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+ 1 million.
I couldn't agree more, Pirate
I'm running with the same issues that are facing the OP as well. For the life of my I can't figure it out.
Was about post that link too haha
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Thanks guys flashed the radio..I guess I was just really overthinking all of that! thanks again guys!
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Was about post that link too haha
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No problem, X. I have to be quick when you're answering questions, too! Ninja chop!
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MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Thanks guys flashed the radio..I guess I was just really overthinking all of that! thanks again guys!
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No problem, man. Glad to see you got it knocked out.
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I'm running with the same issues that are facing the OP as well. For the life of my I can't figure it out.
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If you're still having trouble, I figured out what I was doing wrong and it may be the same thing for you...when i downloaded the radio file for cleardroid, I had to rename the file to "PD98img.zip". My computer already had it as a zipped file so when I added the .zip to the end of it, it was actually being called "PD98img.zip.zip" and therefore hboot wasn't finding the file. Rename it PD98img if your computer is recognizing the file as a zipped file already..the radios on the thread given a couple post up don't need to be named so I didn't run into the same problem with those. Hope this helps man! good luck!
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If you're still having trouble, I figured out what I was doing wrong and it may be the same thing for you...when i downloaded the radio file for cleardroid, I had to rename the file to "PD98img.zip". My computer already had it as a zipped file so when I added the .zip to the end of it, it was actually being called "PD98img.zip.zip" and therefore hboot wasn't finding the file. Rename it PD98img if your computer is recognizing the file as a zipped file already..the radios on the thread given a couple post up don't need to be named so I didn't run into the same problem with those. Hope this helps man! good luck!
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dude ive tried everything and i can not get it to flash WTH lol.
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dude ive tried everything and i can not get it to flash WTH lol.
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Are you having any radio issues? What version are you running? Are you S-OFF and/or ENG HBOOT?
I am eng s-off I can flash any Rom or ril but radios want fly
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What radio are you trying to flash? Some devs that come from the dhd section will post the radio without the needed text file inside inorder to flash via hboot. They still tend flash pushing it through adb. So for those files you simply can't rename to pd98img and flash
no hay de queso no mas de papa
Lost root after installing 9ZGgDXDi.zip.
This of course installed JB 4.1.1 but then when I go to recovery after entering fast boot menu I see a supine green robot with a red triangle with an exclamation point spilling out of its guts. (truly a horrible sight)
It also installed recovery-from-boot.p in System folder.
I know the solution is to rename recovery-from-boot.p file to recovery-from-boot.p.bak or renaming to something else or deleting, however since I lost root I don't see how I can rename or delete this file.
When I use root explorer I cannot mount r/w so cannot rename the file
Using ES File Explorer I rename the file but get the message that rename failed.
Connecting the phone via usb and turning on usb storage I can only access files from sd card and so cannot get to system folder in the parent directory.
Please can someone help destroy or rename the .p file.
If I'm reading it right, you lost your root and recovery after installing the OTA, right? You can still flash a custom recovery and install SU from said recovery after flashing CWM. You would then have the ability to rename the script which replaces the custom recovery with the stock. The file, if IIRC, is called recovery.sh or something along those lines.
Refer to this guide and re-root. Probably the easiest way to solve it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789216
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If I'm reading it right, you lost your root and recovery after installing the OTA, right? You can still flash a custom recovery and install SU from said recovery after flashing CWM. You would then have the ability to rename the script which replaces the custom recovery with the stock. The file, if IIRC, is called recovery.sh or something along those lines.
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you are reading me right.
However I cannot flash anything thanks to recovery-from-boot.p file.
Whenever I try to flash anything I get message that "installation aborted"
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Refer to this guide and re-root. Probably the easiest way to solve it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789216
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Tried that site, but the links to software are broken
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oops, yes the links to software work, just didn't see the correct download for all the advertizements.
Thanks for your help but I have solved my problem by adb flash of cwr
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you are reading me right.
However I cannot flash anything thanks to recovery-from-boot.p file.
Whenever I try to flash anything I get message that "installation aborted"
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You get this from the fastboot screen?
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You get this from the fastboot screen?
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I think its after fastboot screen - that is when I go to apply zip from sd card
However I have since solved the problem by using adb to install cwr again so I am now back to root
thanks to both of you for trying to help
Hi,
I tried the trickdroid ROM but i dont see any benefits, instead there are downsides, like wifi disconnecting and so on. I would like to go back to the original Stock ROM but i do not have the boot.img and nandroid does not back it up along with my backup. Without it, my wifi does not work.
Where can i get this boot.img, or can someone give it here? Thanks!
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Hi,
I tried the trickdroid ROM but i dont see any benefits, instead there are downsides, like wifi disconnecting and so on. I would like to go back to the original Stock ROM but i do not have the boot.img and nandroid does not back it up along with my backup. Without it, my wifi does not work.
Where can i get this boot.img, or can someone give it here? Thanks!
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http://www.4shared.com/file/k-UJs2Eo/RUU_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_hTC_Asia_.html?aff=7637829
You can try this stock. by the way , I'm using Trickdroid V1.0,I do not have WiFi problem at all.You have to manually flash the boot img using fastboot.
i have strange problems where my 3g or wifi will stop connecting on TD. Even if i go to airplane mode it does not recover. I have to reboot phone. But last time i did not do a backup of my boot.img.. thats why i need it now
Is it possible that i just get the boot.img instead of downloading the whole giant file? thanks!
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Is it possible that i just get the boot.img instead of downloading the whole giant file? thanks!
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RUU file is a install script setup launcher where you can install onto your window then connect your phone to usb , execute this file , then follow the instruction on the screen . I do not have the boot img.
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Is it possible that i just get the boot.img instead of downloading the whole giant file? thanks!
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Possible to extract only the boot.img but not without downloading the whole big file.
Open the .exe and make sure that it fully started.
Don't click anything, just go to windows icon and search for %temp%.
You will now find some folders, just search through these folders for the ROM.zip.
If you found it, you can copy it to your desktop or somewhere else.
Extract it with WinRar,7-zip or something like that and take the boot_signed.img.
Now copy the two files into the folder where the fastboot.exe is placed (if you have installed the Android SDK, it should be in platform-tools)
Plug in your One S, go into the bootloader and go into fastboot mode.
Navigate with the cmd in the folder with the fasboot.exe and the two .img's.
Now type in that:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot_signed.img
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This was copied from a thread in One X made by Setsuna666 and pasted there from user: torxx (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190), but applies for any RUU file extraction. It is not from me, but this method works.