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[How 2] Custom Bootanimation

You will need to download the android-sdk located www.android.com
I do not take credit for any of this at all, I discovered this on the www.androidforums.com This may help a few of you.
This tutorial should help you get your own custom bootanimation on your Droid incredible. Here is a "PREVIEW" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9erbdb7sOo&feature=player_embedded
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1st)Go to http://www.flexjunk.com/2010/05/01/installing-htc-incredible-android-sd-drivers/ This will help you setup your Droid Incredible to be recognized on your computer. After do this step it will tell you to reboot your computer.
(If your droid is is already setup to be recognized skip step 1)
2nd)Run terminal or (command prompt), point it to your (<sdk>directory)
3rd)With you Droid Incredible-
: go to settings, applications, development, *(Check) USB Debugging*
: plug in your Incredible to the usb, select "disk drive" option
: inside terminal (or command prompt) run
Code:
adb devices
if it doesn't not recognize your device then you did something wrong.
(tips- reboot computer, make sure adb debugging is checked, reboot phone)
4th)Download any custom bootanimation.zip you want and place it inside your 'tools folder' located in your SDK
(you can find many custom bootanimations inside many custom roms <located inside /system/media>)
5th)Now type
Code:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
: If you also want audio to play with your boot animation find the mp3 audio file you want and type this
Code:
adb push android_audio.mp3 /data/local
: If the command worked, you should see a prompt with "bootanimation.zip filesize 4,470 kB" or some file size (yours will be different)
6th)Now type
Code:
adb shell reboot
Please Note: not any audio or bootanimation.zip will work-no one is responsible for your actions. Hope this helps enjoy!!!
*ID*

If I missed any steps please post your problems and we will try our best to help you.

Thanks for this. Will update on how well it works when i finish making my animation.

not sure what im doing wrong i have androidsdk saved as c:androidsdk. but when i run cmd i get this
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Chris>androidsdk
'androidsdk' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

IncredibleDoes said:
If I missed any steps please post your problems and we will try our best to help you.
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This is very cool ID, I was j/w if you had any tutorial/example boot animations... I will check out the ones that come with the SDK, that may be enough to learn from (I'm very interested in creating my own, not just using other people's work without understanding it) for the Incredible. If there is a tutorial in the SDK, feel free to say "RTFM", lol, my phone is 15 miles away but I won't be able to get it until next week =/, but I want to be prepped to go at it before then.

thanks for this, been wanting to put the nexus boot animation on my phone for awile now

I cannot get any mp3 to sound during boot up. Anyone have any ideas. I figured it was because of the size of the mp3 but I even tried a small one and still no luck.

More than likely you'll need an ogg file for sound. I'm about to change mine so I'll let you know.
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android_audio.mp3 works as the file name
edit: sorry for the double post

moosc said:
not sure what im doing wrong i have androidsdk saved as c:androidsdk. but when i run cmd i get this
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Chris>androidsdk
'androidsdk' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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your missing a very important command
cd foldername/tools then hit enter (make sure that your files "bootanimation.zip" and "android_audio.mp3" are in the tools folder or this won't work it will you give you an error)
then type
adb devices
it will list whats connected
then type
adb push bootanimation.zip data/local
hit enter
adb push android_audio.mp3 data/local
hit enter
your done!
restart your phone and enjoy your new boot screen
here's a how to video of how i figured mine out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIBk1-NB_ZM&feature=player_embedded
and here's my result! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SnsXKFvGQs i had some help with the audio syncing, Santod from PPC helped with that part since it was off by a few seconds
Note: this is NOT my boot animation, it was made by a member on Phandroid forums, i'm sharing the files i used to get my result nothing more.
DO NOT unzip the bootanimation.zip to put onto your phone
UNZIP the android_audio.zip to the tools folder where you need to have both files stored to do the file push to your phone
Edit: Just to clear up some confusion, make sure the following files are in your Tools folder for the SDK
bootanimation.zip
android_audio.mp3 (be sure to unzip the zip file to the same directory as the bootanimation.zip file or this will not transfer)

haha, that's awesome m8. Now I am really inspired to create my own Bootanimation from scratch, but first I am going to work on something a little easier (working on 2 different live wallpapers atm... might put them up on the marketplace if they turn out as good as I envision them in my head... anything I make for the Android platform will of course be free to XDA Senior Members/Moderators/etc).

sorry for the noob question but how do i remove the boot sound after I installed it via ADB in the instructions? i really dislike the one i put on...
thanks for any help

you can just remove it from the the directory, rm "file name" But i am still not able to get my sound to work during boot up. Any one have this problem

dincodee said:
you can just remove it from the the directory, rm "file name" But i am still not able to get my sound to work during boot up. Any one have this problem
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Dincodee..
Make sure you unzip the audio file and drop only the .mp3 into your sdk tools folder then push the mp3. Worked for me this way.
parkson...
I believe you can just push another mp3 named the same and it will write over the existing. If I'm wrong someone correct me pls.

is there any way to do this via terminal emulator or astro on the phone itself? ADB does not work for me

BootAni Loaded - Now What?
Hi there - so I get the whole process - piece of cake. However, Where does this data now reside on the phone? Using AndExplorer to view the directory structure, but can't seem to locate where the zip file contents are pushed to, or the *.mp3 file is residing. What if I'd like to revert to the old (and boring) Verizon Wireless boot ani?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Also, kudos to all who posted this.
~Justin

BootAni Loaded - Now What?
Hi there - so I get the whole process - piece of cake. However, Where does this data now reside on the phone? Using AndExplorer to view the directory structure, but can't seem to locate where the zip file contents are pushed to, or the *.mp3 file is residing. What if I'd like to revert to the old (and boring) Verizon Wireless boot ani?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Also, kudos to all who posted this.
~Justin

NCX Designs said:
your missing a very important command
cd foldername/tools then hit enter (make sure that your files "bootanimation.zip" and "android_audio.mp3" are in the tools folder or this won't work it will you give you an error)
then type
adb devices
it will list whats connected
then type
adb push bootanimation.zip data/local
hit enter
adb push android_audio.mp3 data/local
hit enter
your done!
restart your phone and enjoy your new boot screen
Works Great!
thanks for the instructions team!
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i followed the direction directly but when i reboot i get no boot animation at all, just a black screen until my phone actually boots to the homescreen. whats going on?

Thanks this really helped a lot. Also just resently leaded adb so this was a great start for me o learn
Sent from my Droid Incredible

HTC Navigation.apk

anyone have this please id like to have it ...... and how do i remove the other nav please ( like to save it incase i dont like the HTC NAV )

I don't have the .apk for HTC Navigation, but when/if you do get it, just to to system/app and rename your current nav application (i.e. navigation.apk.old) if you don't want it to show up in your app list, but don't want to uninstall.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=700448 At the bottom of post #1 Flip was nice enough to zip all the apks into one zip file. Hope that helps.

Stunna4life888 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=700448 At the bottom of post #1 Flip was nice enough to zip all the apks into one zip file. Hope that helps.
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yea i pulled that from the SDcard but it wont install i might have to push it

Sporkman said:
yea i pulled that from the SDcard but it wont install i might have to push it
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Thats what I had to do, know how do that?

Stunna4life888 said:
Thats what I had to do, know how do that?
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hmm, could you kindly explain what "pushing" is, and how to do it?

my android pushing and pulling files.
for those of you new to android and adb.

ok here is the real answer
pulled directly from android developer tools.
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Copying Files to or from an Emulator/Device Instance
You can use the adb commands pull and push to copy files to and from an emulator/device instance's data file. Unlike the install command, which only copies an .apk file to a specific location, the pull and push commands let you copy arbitrary directories and files to any location in an emulator/device instance.
To copy a file or directory (recursively) from the emulator or device, use
adb pull <remote> <local>To copy a file or directory (recursively) to the emulator or device, use
adb push <local> <remote>In the commands, <local> and <remote> refer to the paths to the target files/directory on your development machine (local) and on the emulator/device instance (remote).
Here's an example:
adb push foo.txt /sdcard/foo.txt

How to push the file via your sd card
So for an example on pushing a file from a computer to phone make sure you are in recovery mode. And assuming you have the apk somewhere on your sd card. Open command prompt and navigate to your sdk-tools to use adb. THIS EXAMPLE IS STRAIGHT FROM FRESH THATS WHY I SAYS ..../FRESH-REMOVED-APKS/. That is just the location on your sd card so this is where you need to type where the file is. WHATEVERAPP.apk thats what the apk name is. Make sure that it is the same spelling and spacing/no spacing as well. notice the space after .apk as well. Now you are ready simply type the following commands (enter at the end of each line.) Last line is simply where your file is on your sdcard then the file name as it appears in the file on your sd card. Hope this helps!
adb shell mount /sdcard
adb shell mount /system
adb shell
cp /sdcard/fresh-removed-apks/WHATEVERAPP.apk /system/app

[HOW TO] Install any font

Okay, folks this is my first tutorial on xda. I am a loyal member that gets most of his info from searching and rarely needs to post. But, I just spent the last few hours figuring out how to install a specific font. I thought I would compile that info here so it is a lot easier for folks in the future.
You will need:
-Basic understanding of cmd and adb
-A file called UnSigner.exe (thanks baniaczek http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329160)
There are many free fonts you can find online and for many of them you will not need to follow the directions pertaining to UnSigner. For the sake of this tutorial, lets assume you want to use a font from windows. You should pick 2 variations of the same font file; one for regular and one for bold.
1. Find the font file. On Windows 7, C:\Windows\Fonts
2. Copy the font file to a folder on your desktop called "Fonts"
3. Download and extract UnSigner.exe to the same folder called "Fonts". Download from the link above.
Now, in the Fonts folder you should have the desired font file(s) and the UnSigner.exe.
4. Rename the font file(s) to DroidSans and DroidSans-Bold, respectively.
5. Open cmd. In Vista and above; hit windows key, then type "cmd". Right click on "cmd" & run as administrator.
6. Change directories to the Fonts folder on your desktop.
Code:
cd c:\users\NAME\desktop\fonts
7. Run the UnSigner.exe on the desired font file
Code:
UnSigner.exe DroidSans.ttf
(Repeat for every font file desired)
For the following you should be in Unrevoked Recovery and already have made a backup.
8. In command prompt, start adb shell
Code:
cd c:\sdk\tools
adb shell
9. Mount system directory on your phone
Code:
mount /system
10. Copy font file from your sd card to the system directory overwriting the current one
Code:
cp /sdcard/DroidSans.ttf /system/fonts/
*It may be wise to backup the current fonts before overwriting them. I never worry tho, because every ROM has them & I can just pull it out and do the above for them, too.
(Repeat for every font file variation)
Tips: I use a light variation of the font for DroidSans.ttf & the regular variation for DroidSans-Bold.ttf, Clocktopia.ttf, gcsh00d-hkscs.ttf, & ucsh00d_c.ttf. The last two are the htc fonts in the widgets and such, I think. Also, a font file degrades with each copy that is made. It is best to make one copy of each font file desired and then rename them accordingly.
Have fun!

Or you could just put them all in one folder named fonts in sdk and adb push to system/fonts. That way you don't have to do all of them individually. Just my 2 cents.thanks for the tutorial though.

coolingout said:
Also, a font file degrades with each copy that is made.
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Wut? Doh, the unsinger requirement. Even that should only make a difference the first time it's run on a file. Running it again shouldn't modify the file any more -- anything else is a bug.
Do you have links to any fonts that this actually does something with?
I installed Microsoft's Calibri, Cambria, and Consolas fonts (the Windows 7 versions) on my phone w/ Type Fresh without using that and they work fine. (Looks awesome too!)
I tried running unsigner.exe on those and some other fonts I had on my system that the font viewer say have digital signatures and it didn't modify them at all. They have the same MD5 hash.

ADB issues

Okay, so i trying to push a file to my SGS4G... I thought i got it to work but when i went to find the file it was just some random file with no extension.
e.g. I typed (adb push FFFFFF.FFF /sdcard/download) it says the file was copied but when i go to my phone ffffff.fff is not there, instead a file called /sdcard/download
I followed these instructions....
A:android-sdk-windows installed
B: (on your phone) go to menu>settings>applications>developement and make sure usb debugging is checked.
C: the file you are pushing must be placed in the tools folder of adb so if you are pushing file "build.prop.txt" this needs to be downloaded/copy and pasted in C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
1: go to run and type cmd (or just open your command prompt)
2: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
3: adb remount
4: adb devices *if everything is set up right this should output a serial number*
5: adb push FFFFFFF.FFF /#####/###### *i hope my notes help here you need to put the file name in for the F(s) and in the pound signs you put the destination on the devices example adb push build.prop.txt /system/bin
6. repeat step 3 for multiple files
7. adb reboot this is how you finish
What am i missing?

i see you are trying to push a file to your download folder on the sd card...
you can just drag and drop for stuff like this.

true true, not sure why i didnt think of that, i do it all the time... But would i use those instructions if i wanted to move a file say a recovery file to the bin directory?

i have never seen the need to use adb for this phone. it is not a nand locked device, so there is no real use for it (im speaking for users, not devs). if you want to push a file, jsut use root explorer or similar. thats all you need.
also, it seems to me like you are trying to get krylons cwm. just flash bali instead. no need for the recovery file or update.zip.

Stock ICS Boot Animation!!

Here's the Stock Ice Cream Sandwich Boot Animation for our G2x.
The resolution is a little messed up IMO but it's smooth and works well.
HOW TO GET IT WORKING:
Method 1) via Root Explorer
Step 1) Buy Root Explorer or any other file manager that allows you to mount you /system partition as R/W
Step 2) Download the attached "bootanimation.zip" to your phones sdcard. You will find it in your "Download" folder.
Step 3) Go to /system/media via root explorer and copy your current "bootanimation.zip" to the root of your SD card (this steps for a backup incase you want to revert"
Step 4) Copy the newly downloaded bootanimation.zip from your downloads folder to /system/media (don't forget to remount /system as R/W) Say "yes" to the over write prompt that root explorer shows you.
Step 5) This steps for making sure your permissions are correct. Long press the bootanimation.zip file in /system/media (the one you copied over in the previous step) and select the "permissions" option.
They should be
Owner: Read and Write shoould be checked
The others must only have "read" checked
Reboot and you should be done!!
Method 2) via ADB
Step 1) (not going into the installation of ADB) Open a terminal window and "cd" your way to your SDK directory.
Step 2) Type in "adb root or on a mac ./adb root" this should restart the ADB daemon as root.
Step 3) type in ./adb remount (this remounts /sytem as R/W"
Step 4) This is the step where you push your new bootanimation.zip to /system/media
Make sure you know which directory on your computer the new bootanimation.zip is in
run this command ./adb push /THE PATH TO THE DIRECTORY/bootanimation.zip /system/media
Step 5) Now that the file has been pushed to the correct directory, the permissions need to be changed again.
run ./adb shell
then type su
then cd /system/media
then, this is the command to change the perms chmod 755 bootanimation.zip (the permissions required are 644 but to be safe change it to 755)
Thats it!! YOur DONE!! now just reboot and you will see your shiny new Animation!!

Put the boot animation in /data/local/ so it doesn't get re-written when you flash a new rom, nightly, release, whatever.
No need for permissions editing if you use adb to push the animation, it is only required b/c the sd card file partition is unable to keep the permission information. When using adb, it all works automagically.
There are plenty of free file manager apps that can use root functionality. Also, it is the stock ICS animation that has been out for a while now, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceBI5RJjScQ

thanks it looksvokay
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

Don't forget about the easy method from your phone terminal
Cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /data/local
But you have to do it every time you flash a new rom
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA

i edited the desc.txt to match my screen's resolution and place it under my roms bootanimation directory because default media didnt work but worked out in the end for my htc amaze 4g. thanks!

jerrypcon said:
Method 1) via Root Explorer
Step 1) Buy Root Explorer or any other file manager that allows you to mount you /system partition as R/W
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Root Browser Lite gets the job done for free. Thanks for the info.