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initlogo.rle: display an image on boot

You can display a "splash" screen of sorts upon boot. You just have to have a file named initlogo.rle in your root directory. The trick is that the root directory is overwritten each time you boot with the contents of your boot image (mtd2). There are instructions elsewhere on the forums for updating this image.
You can prove to yourself that this works by just copying logo.rle to initlogo.rle in your updated boot image and you will see the "G1" screen twice.
The hurdle I'm running into is generating my own images. There is a program called to565 that takes in an image and spits out the resulting image in the appropriate format (give it the -r flag to generate an rle) [edit, correct flag is -rle]. However, everything I generate with this just looks like random colored bars when I boot up (and sometimes at the bottom of the screen I see part of whatever was left in the framebuffer when I shut down). Supposedly to565 takes in a raw rgb888 file, and perhaps I'm not generating those properly. I tried saving to "raw image" from gimp but so far everything is just different variations on colored bars.
I may give up at this point, but I thought others might be interesting in picking up where I left off.

Huh. Interesting. I'll see if I can give it a whirl. Thanks for posting the info you've found so far

I took a quick look at the source of that to565 program. It looks like you need to use -rle instead of just -r. Did you try that?

JesusFreke said:
I took a quick look at the source of that to565 program. It looks like you need to use -rle instead of just -r. Did you try that?
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You sir, are correct! I just did it with -rle and it works.

How to create a boot image:
1. put a properly encoded initlogo.rle in root directory
2. insert this line in init.rc in the boot: section (optional, this disables the stock android boot animation)
Code:
setprop debug.sf.nobootanimation 1
3. wrap it all up and flash it to mtd2
Attached:
1. A boot image with these changes made. To try it on your phone, first back up your mtd2 image (the boot image). Type the following in a root shell to back it up to your sdcard:
Code:
cat /dev/mtd/mtd2 > /sdcard/mtd2.img
Then, unzip boot-rc29-customlogo.img.zip it and stick it on your sdcard and type the following in a root shell:
Code:
cat /dev/zero >> /dev/mtd/mtd2
flash_image boot /sdcard/boot-rc29-customlogo.img
(when you do the cat, it will tell you "write: No space left on device," which is fine)
To restore your original boot image, do the cat and then flash_image your mtd2.img backup.
2. Samples of the raw image as well as the rle encoded version.
3. A nifty photo of this working on my phone.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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WOW awesome!! great job will test this out when i get back from the airport

i couldn't wait so i did it works perfectly. i just can't get rid of the first boot .img.(i see the instruction but i need further help) if this helps i have a vista 64 but, I'm also running VM to any operating system.

humble said:
i couldn't wait so i did it works perfectly. i just can't get rid of the first boot .img.(i see the instruction but i need further help) if this helps i have a vista 64 but, I'm also running VM to any operating system.
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Yeah, actually I haven't found a way to get rid of the G1 logo on boot. If you change logo.rle on the root filesystem, it still shows that image. I'll post a longer guide to generating your own boot.img later tonight (although I posted a bunch of it in another thread already). You could always create your own boot.img and replace logo.rle to prove to yourself that it doesn't change that initial logo... but I've tried it. It must be somewhere else (including, perhaps, some on-phone memory that we can't access).

hmmm so i've done this correctly since the boot image works...however i no longer have WIFI access. Does anyone knoe whats going on? under settings it keeps saying turning wifi ON... but it doesnt.
EDIT: So i reflashed the original backup img and now its fine. I wonder where i went wrong?

mack said:
hmmm so i've done this correctly since the boot image works...however i no longer have WIFI access. Does anyone knoe whats going on? under settings it keeps saying turning wifi ON... but it doesnt.
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Did you use the boot.img I posted or one of your own? I'm not having any trouble with wifi, and I'm booted with that one. Do you see anything in dmesg about wifi?
Edit: also, it looks like JesusFreke had some issues with wifi not working when he was doing custom boot images. Dunno the details but maybe it's related.

thanks alansj (sorry i miss read). and my wifi still works

alansj said:
Did you use the boot.img I posted or one of your own? I'm not having any trouble with wifi, and I'm booted with that one. Do you see anything in dmesg about wifi?
Edit: also, it looks like JesusFreke had some issues with wifi not working when he was doing custom boot images. Dunno the details but maybe it's related.
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I used your img that you posted with the hackdroid...LOVED it by the way =)
Could it be i'm on RC19 firmware? I'm reading jesusfreke's post but i'm fairly new to the linux thing so i'm having trouble understanding.
anyway i guess i'll just stick to stock until something new comes a long...
Thanks Alansj

mack said:
Could it be i'm on RC19 firmware?
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Good guess. You could first apply the RC29 via sdcard and then flash the boot image.
To apply RC29, download this file, put it on your sdcard, name it update.zip, then reboot your phone while holding down power+home and when you get the recovery screen press alt+L then alt+s.

will this work with 30

jriley60 said:
will this work with 30
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The general process will work, but the boot image I posted is based on rc29. The two things in the boot img are a kernel and a ramdisk (which includes a few of the basic system files). I don't think there was a kernel update in rc30, but I think there were updates to init.rc and possibly adbd (haven't checked). So, flashing with that boot.img I posted would undo the changes in those files done by rc30.
The better approach would be to take the boot.img from the full rc30 release, add your own initlogo.rle, and reflash from that.
I will now go and write a more detailed tutorial on how to edit boot.img

that would be awesome. Thank you!

Kinda off-topic, but where did you get the font that you used in the logo? I'd like to make my own, and I was wondering if I could use it...

amgupt01 said:
Kinda off-topic, but where did you get the font that you used in the logo? I'd like to make my own, and I was wondering if I could use it...
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I just pixel-edited the logo from the android site (had to invent a couple of characters)... no font.

jriley60 said:
that would be awesome. Thank you!
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I just posted it here

alansj said:
I just pixel-edited the logo from the android site (had to invent a couple of characters)... no font.
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Good work, man! Someone is actually working on the android logo font here: http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f37/new-android-ttf-logo-font-ver-1-0-a-6537/#post68847
Just FYI.

Boot animation preview [7/7/10] - Lucky Day

This is a tool for windows that will allow you to preview a boot animation (bootanimation.zip) file before applying it to your device. If you have the SDK in your environment path, it will also allow you to apply the boot animation to the device. I have tested about 50 boot animations and only had 2 that wouldn't load, and they didn't load because there was an invalid line in the desc.txt file.
Requirements
.NET Framework 4.0
Windows XP or later
Android SDK added to Environment path (to set the boot animation on the device, if you don't have it in the path, you just cant set it from the app)
Boot Animation files to open (you can pull one off your device @ /system/media/bootanimation.zip)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This is the dialog to create an animation, it takes a directory, analyzes the "parts" and creates the desc.txt from the values entered in the property grid. Then asks where to save the animation and names it based off the name of the folder.
The other feature that BAP offers, is the ability to export a boot animation as an animated GIF. It will try the best it can to create a gif that will do the animation justice. The export can take some time, and can be somewhat large, depending on the number of images, parts, and "loops" of the boot animation.
Below is an export of the CyanogenMOD 5.07-test2 boot animation
Here is the download for this boot animation, I do not remember where I found to, so if you created it please let me know and I link to your thread instead.
if your interested in more boot animations, here is my skydrive with all the boot animations I have. there may be some dupes in there.

Thanks very much for this. It will come in very handy.

I've made some updates to the application. It now gives you more control when exporting to a gif, you can set the quality and set how many times the "infinite loop" section should loop (if there is one that loops forever). These settings can decrease the size of the file, plus the amount of time it takes to create the animated gif. The better the quality, the longer it will take to process, also the more loops, the longer it will take and the gif will be larger.
See OP for new download.

Is it possible for you to upload the boot animation of the green android on the second GIF? I loved it and i would like to put it on my phone without flashing CM 5.0.7 (i have 5.0.6 already)
thank you.

I may just be misunderstanding how to operate this, but I unzipped the .exe to my sdk tools folder (where adb is located) and ran it from there, opened a random bootanimation, and then hit the phone icon. windows requested permission to run adb, so it appears to have found it, but when I rebooted the phone, my animation was unchanged.
Do I need to have the phone booted into recovery for this to work or have the .exe extracted elsewhere?

AWESOME! It's been an eternity of searching until I finally found this tool allowing me to export zip contents to gif! Thank you!!!

Is this for android 2 and newer versions, or it works and for 1.5, 1,6?

PeRRiiN said:
Is it possible for you to upload the boot animation of the green android on the second GIF? I loved it and i would like to put it on my phone without flashing CM 5.0.7 (i have 5.0.6 already)
thank you.
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Bump,
Did the OP left this project or something?

sorry, im gon bump this also, but i sent an animation to my phone and it works. but when i flash new roms with diff animations... the animation doesnt change.
i want to know where it gets stored when its sent via the program. i searched in /system/media but the animation in there is the one from the recently flashed rom, and not the one i sent using the program.
so im kinda stuck and wondering now...

jakijal said:
sorry, im gon bump this also, but i sent an animation to my phone and it works. but when i flash new roms with diff animations... the animation doesnt change.
i want to know where it gets stored when its sent via the program. i searched in /system/media but the animation in there is the one from the recently flashed rom, and not the one i sent using the program.
so im kinda stuck and wondering now...
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I would try checking /data/local/, as far as I am aware that is the only other place it can go.

JAguirre1231 said:
I would try checking /data/local/, as far as I am aware that is the only other place it can go.
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well, i forgot to mention that... but i used 'astro' and 'andexplorer' but nothing was inside /data folder. so dunno whats up with that. dunno if its the app that doesnt actually show the files or what.
i havent really used adb to check it tho, cuz im not 2 sure how to do it either but... i dunno...

jakijal said:
well, i forgot to mention that... but i used 'astro' and 'andexplorer' but nothing was inside /data folder. so dunno whats up with that. dunno if its the app that doesnt actually show the files or what.
i havent really used adb to check it tho, cuz im not 2 sure how to do it either but... i dunno...
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Those aren't very goof apps to be using as that is the problem. I suggest using something like Root Explorer or SUFBS instead, they are root file explorers.

jakijal said:
well, i forgot to mention that... but i used 'astro' and 'andexplorer' but nothing was inside /data folder. so dunno whats up with that. dunno if its the app that doesnt actually show the files or what.
i havent really used adb to check it tho, cuz im not 2 sure how to do it either but... i dunno...
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sorry, i dont check this thread that often. Yes, it puts it creates /data/local/bootanimation.zip
If you cant find it using any file explorers for your phone, from a command line you can do
adb shell rm /data/local/bootanimation.zip

Thanks very much!
Now I can prview it in full quality and see if it's working!

thank you. i did get root explorer and was able to remove it through that.

Boot Animation Preview 1.5 uploaded and added to OP. This has some minor fixes in the animation algorithm and other little tweaks.
The main feature added is the ability to take a directory and turn it in to an animation. It will read the directory, and the "parts" in there. Then it generates the desc.txt from the values entered in the dialog, like FPS, size etc. Then it zips up the directory to a file named after the base directory.

PeRRiiN said:
Is it possible for you to upload the boot animation of the green android on the second GIF?
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I would love this boot animation as well ... could you upload it please?
EDIT: couldn't find the exact one but found some like it here
would still like the one you posted

Any chance of a Linux version of this program (Or at least one that runs in Mono)?
Ok, so it seems that since the application is targeted towards .net 4.0 which so far only SVN Mono supports. Is there something specific in .net 4.0 you are using in your app, or could it be compiled for .net 3.5 so it would (potentially) work in Mono as well?

Thx a lot - great Programm!
Opening the same animation which is already loaded will cause the program to crash
I need this BootAnimation you created a gif from - the one with the big android in the middle and the lightshow in the background =) where can i find it ?
Nik

He dose it again.
Amazing preview app, Fair play!!

[Splash Screen Images+Tool] 13 540x960 qHD Splash Images + Splash Flasher ....

We put together 13 Custom 540x960 qHD quality splash images for everyone .
We only did 13 to start with and if theres more interest in our work we will
keep producing more . As always we will take requests either by PM or a post
in the thread . The Splash Flasher Tool is from a member on here named
TrueBlue_Drew . Major Thanks to him ! Ive been using this tool for a long time
and its my personal favorite way for flashing . Its also pretty much n00b pr00f
Below is the .zips for the Splash Images and Splash Flasher . If you like our work
please make sure to hit the Thanks button
Splash Flasher Instructions ... (I am not responsible for damage done to your phone , use this at your own risk !)
1: Place image of your choice into the place-image-here folder
2: Click on CLICK-HERE
3: DISREGARD the 480x800 warning this tool works just fine with 540x960 Images .
4: Follow on screen instructions theyre very easy .
5: Enjoy
Update 8-2-11 : if you made a backup of the Original white HTC Splash screen
with the Splash Flasher it will NOT work on your device anymore . This is due
to the program resizing the .img to 480x800 which is NOT compatible with our
devices . I have provided the original white HTC splash below in .png format .
If you wanna go back to the original splash just use this image like you would
any other one .
Splash Images (Theres no double images just subtle differences) ...
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Thanks for these, they look great

No problem glad you like them

cool tool
Well I was able to flash one using your awesome tool but when i tried to change it to try out another it wouldnt so im kinda stuck with the first one I flashed..
Is this normal?

big nu said:
Well I was able to flash one using your awesome tool but when i tried to change it to try out another it wouldnt so im kinda stuck with the first one I flashed..
Is this normal?
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It should work just fine . Ive flashed all the images above with the tool
I provided . Make sure to convert the images that you place into the
place-image-here folder . Make sure to hit option #2 because all the
image formats are .png . Then hit #7 and all should be well

AZ2ENVY said:
It should work just fine . Ive flashed all the images above with the tool
I provided . Make sure to convert the images that you place into the
place-image-here folder . Make sure to hit option #2 because all the
image formats are .png . Then hit #7 and all should be well
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Ok yeah, I dont think I converted..
Do you plan on adding any more images?
Also are these HD images some seem a little blurry.. or was that your intention?
Cool either way!
Thanks a Ton!!
That stock splash was tooo bright when lying in bed at night..

How do i use this flasher tool?

big nu said:
Ok yeah, I dont think I converted..
Do you plan on adding any more images?
Also are these HD images some seem a little blurry.. or was that your intention?
Cool either way!
Thanks a Ton!!
That stock splash was tooo bright when lying in bed at night..
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It depends if the interest in them takes off then yes we will keep putting them
out
Yes they are qHD quality . Some of the images have a soft appeal and sharp
appeal to them . It was intentional to try and combine both Glad you like
them

halla29 said:
How do i use this flasher tool?
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I also need help, you say noob proof but don't explain how to use it. Looking forward to using this please help.

ilesal said:
I also need help, you say noob proof but don't explain how to use it. Looking forward to using this please help.
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I gave the instructions in my first post called Splash Flasher Instructions ... Follow those instructions as
well as the ones that are within the tool itself (you will see what I am talking about when you click on the CLICK-HERE button)
and it will walk you right through .

I just tried this tool, didn't work. It said it completed the task but when I rebooted, I still had the white HTC splash screen. This is the image I am trying to use... can anyone make this for me? I don't know what else to do

AZ2ENVY said:
I gave the instructions in my first post called Splash Flasher Instructions ... Follow those instructions as
well as the ones that are within the tool itself (you will see what I am talking about when you click on the CLICK-HERE button)
and it will walk you right through .
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im trying to use the tool but it cant find my device. help

Beast84 said:
I just tried this tool, didn't work. It said it completed the task but when I rebooted, I still had the white HTC splash screen. This is the image I am trying to use... can anyone make this for me? I don't know what else to do
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That picture will not work because its 360x640 . Too small resolution
for our devices . You need an image in 540x960 in either .png or
.jpeg format . Once you have that let me know .

halla29 said:
im trying to use the tool but it cant find my device. help
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Do you have ADB installed ?

Updated OP with new info !

trying to convert this jordan image but every time it say it converts it and then i flash it i get the green revolutionary splash screen and i didnt even dowload that ??? any help ?

Sorry, is there a tutorial/thread on how I can change the splash screen so I can use my own pics? Thanks a lot!

It doesn't work in my Sensation either
adb connection is OK
image in place image here folder is jpg 540x960
choose option 3 ****Your jpg image has been converted to custom.ing****
choose option 7
Booting into fastboot mode. Please wait ...
sending "splash1" <1012 KB>... OKAY
and so on
Then, when rebooting, first appears image ANDROID Revolution (not mine) and after HTC quietly brilliant
Rgds,

francescrm said:
It doesn't work in my Sensation either
adb connection is OK
image in place image here folder is jpg 540x960
choose option 3 ****Your jpg image has been converted to custom.ing****
choose option 7
Booting into fastboot mode. Please wait ...
sending "splash1" <1012 KB>... OKAY
and so on
Then, when rebooting, first appears image ANDROID Revolution (not mine) and after HTC quietly brilliant
Rgds,
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Same as you bro :/

good tool, bro.
it is easier than the method i use now.

[Splash Screens](Updated 02/06/2012)Diablo67's Splash Screens 4 EVO

Hey guys,i have decided to create splash screens,so i figured i would post a few,let you guys get the idea and then let you guys request the rest.
If any rom developers want splash screens made for your roms,just pm me with the requested rom and text you would like me to input.
I have tested everyone of these splashes and they all work 100%.You have to be rooted to install these on your phone.
I had a few requests to post the method i use to create splash screens,so here we go..
Splash screen tutorial:
Before you attempt to use this tool, please note that conversion from bitmap to splash screen image as well as flashing the resulting image works with any Android device with any screen resolution but conversion of a splash screen image file into a bitmap works only with images for device having a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.
Also note that to be able to flash a custom splash screen, your phone must be fully rooted and must have an unlocked bootloader.
Using the script is very simple and anyone should be able to do so by following these simple instructions.
Convert and flash splash screen to your device from bitmap file
1.Download Splash Screen Creator from the link given below and extract the contents of the zip file to a folder on your computer.
2.Put the bitmap file (with .bmp extension) that you want to convert into a splash screen and flash to your device, into the same folder as the files extracted in Step 1. Make absolutely sure that the resolution of the bitmap file is exactly the same as the screen resolution of your device.
3.Name the bitmap file ‘SPLASH.BMP’. Any other name will not work.
4.Connect your device to your computer via USB and make sure it is properly recognized by the computer i.e. its drivers are installed.
5.From the files extracted in Step 1, run the ‘RUN THIS ONE.bat’ file by double-clicking on it. You will see the following window
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
6.In the DOS window, enter ‘1’. It will convert the bitmap to a splash screen image file.
7.Once the conversion is done, the script will ask you if you want to flash the image to your phone as well. If you want to do so, press 1 and wait patiently while it is flashed. If you just wanted the converted splash screen image, press 2 here and the script will end.
8.Do NOT unplug your phone from your computer while the image is being flashed.
9.Once the image has been flashed, you may close the script.
Convert splash screen file into bitmap file
1.Download Splash Screen Creator from the link given below and extract the contents of the zip file to a folder on your computer.
2.Put the SPLASH.IMG splash screen image file that you want to convert into a bitmap, into the same folder as the files extracted in Step 1. Make absolutely sure that the image is 480 x 800 pixels.
3.From the files extracted in Step 1, run the ‘RUN THIS ONE.bat’ file by double-clicking on it.
4.In the DOS window, enter ‘2’. It will convert the SPLASH.IMG file into a SPLASH.BMP.
5.Once the conversion is done, you may use the SPLASH.BMP file in any way, edit it the way you want and then convert it back into SPLASH.IMG and flash it to your device using the above method.
Original Thread
Splash Screen Creator
You can download the stock splash from below as an attached file.
Instructions:
1)Download the splash screen that you desire.
2)Copy the splash screen(PC36IMG.zip,it has to be named to this!)to the root(first level of the sd cards folder)of your SD card.
3)Power off your phone,wait 10 seconds,then hold the volume rocker in the down position and power on,you will boot into Hboot.(If you have the multi power mod,then you can skip this step and go straight to Hboot from home screen).
4)When in Hboot,wait for Hboot to load,it takes a second,when loaded,it will ask you if you want to install the update,push the volume rocker in the up position to install the update(splash screen).(sometimes when you boot into Hboot it will be in fastboot mode,just scroll to Hboot if it already is'nt there and hit the power button to boot into Hboot).
5)It will then ask if you want to reboot,hold up on the volume rocker to reboot your phone back to your home screen.(on your way back,check out your new splash screen).
6)Once back in your phone,go to a file explorer of your choice and go to the root of your sd card and remove the PC36IMG file,so it does'nt try to update the next time you boot into Hboot.
Disclaimer:I am not responsible for what happens to your phone after you download this file.I posted detailed instructions to install a splash screen,theres no reason for you to brick your phone.
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looks nice man!

Looks really good man.

tommytomatoe said:
looks nice man!
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KommodoreHeinz said:
Looks really good man.
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Thanks Guys.I just updated with 4 more screens.

Looks good man one idea... Maybe include a stock one in case anyone wants to take there phone into sprint. I have one on my OG 4G if you need it.
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gunfromsako said:
Looks good man one idea... Maybe include a stock one in case anyone wants to take there phone into sprint. I have one on my OG 4G if you need it.
Sent from my PG8610000 using xda premium
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That would be awesome brother,you can post it here if you want.Updated 5 more splashes.

Diablo67 said:
That would be awesome brother,you can post it here if you want.Updated 5 more splashes.
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Hey ya go man...

gunfromsako said:
Hey ya go man...
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Thanks bro,i appreciate the stock splash.

The screens seem awefully skewed and stretched. If you create the image at the dimensions necessary for the splash screen then it won't skew like that. Seems like you created this images at a different dimension and then changed them. Hrm..

ihugyou said:
The screens seem awefully skewed and stretched. If you create the image at the dimensions necessary for the splash screen then it won't skew like that. Seems like you created this images at a different dimension and then changed them. Hrm..
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Look dude i think i know the dimensions,maybe its your brain.The screenshots from the host was scaled down so the smaller you go,the crisper the image becomes.

Nice work. I'm always messing with these the more the merrier!

genetic_shift said:
Nice work. I'm always messing with these the more the merrier!
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If you have any requests,just post the pic and the font and text wanted in the splash and ill upload it for you.

Think he just means that since you are using some outside images that they should fit. Doesn't take much to resize. I think that's what he means. Some don't look right, that's all. No biggie.
Anywho. Good look on the collection.

PlusTheHarm said:
Think he just means that since you are using some outside images that they should fit. Doesn't take much to resize. I think that's what he means. Some don't look right, that's all. No biggie.
Anywho. Good look on the collection.
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If you guys notice which ones,tell me and i'll fix them.

Thanks man, Was just thinking about how to install a new splash and BAM, there it was. Appreciate it bud.,,,,How about a tutorial on how to make our own. That would be cool ...

drlzanej said:
Thanks man, Was just thinking about how to install a new splash and BAM, there it was. Appreciate it bud.,,,,How about a tutorial on how to make our own. That would be cool ...
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Tutorial posted in OP,np bro,enjoy.

Diablo67 said:
Tutorial posted in OP,np bro,enjoy.
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Much appreciated man thanks.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium

Sorry for the delayed response. I wasn't referring to the actual dimensions of the splash screens. I was referring to the objects in the splash screen, i guess they seem a little skewed. If you are re-sizing images on separate layers try holding shift while re-sizing (assuming you are using Photoshop). It will keep the correct dimensions.
Sorry if I seemed like I was giving you an attitude, I appreciate the work that you do!

The splash screens are looking good! I've tried out a couple but like the fourth the best.

ihugyou said:
Sorry for the delayed response. I wasn't referring to the actual dimensions of the splash screens. I was referring to the objects in the splash screen, i guess they seem a little skewed. If you are re-sizing images on separate layers try holding shift while re-sizing (assuming you are using Photoshop). It will keep the correct dimensions.
Sorry if I seemed like I was giving you an attitude, I appreciate the work that you do!
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Np dude ,i was having a bad day,its all good,yea i'll try that next time.Thanks.
DARKSUPR3MACY said:
The splash screens are looking good! I've tried out a couple but like the fourth the best.
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Thanks brother.

XT897 bootlogo tools

The boot logo which is a small partition, in mmcblk0p29 (/dev/block/mmcblk0p29)
We can modify this if you have unlocked your bootloader.
I wrote bootlogo_extract.exe / bootlogo_merge.exe to help things done in a more easy way.
1. backup your bootlogo
Backup your logo.bin by one of the following command, or use openrecovery (Thanks Skrilax_CZ)
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p29 of=/sdcard/logo.bin.original
or
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/logo of=/sdcard/logo.bin.original
Remember to adb pull out to your PC.
2. Extract image files
There are 2 bmp files in logo.bin, one for locked bootloader, one for unlocked bootloader.
Use the following command to extract, you will get two 540x540 bmp files, which can be directly open by double click.
Code:
C:\XT897 Photon Q 4G LTE\logo> [B]bootlogo_extract.exe logo.bin.original[/B]
bootlogo_extract for XT897, written by dove.
# Name start size
-----------------------------------------------------------
1. logo_boot 512 874800
2. logo_unlocked 875520 874800
extracting 1.logo_boot.bmp
extracting 2.logo_unlocked.bmp
done.
3. Edit or replace bmp files if you want
Use tools like photoshop or GIMP or ...
4. Merge 2 bmp files into logo.bin
Make sure you have 2 bmp files FLIPPED, 24 bit depth, BMP format, 540x540 !!
My tool will create a logo.bin automatically.
Code:
bootlogo_merge.exe locked.bmp unlocked.bmp
5. Flash back
Reboot to bootloader, then use moto-fastboot.exe to flash
Code:
moto-fastboot.exe flash logo logo.bin
Enjoy modifying you boot logo !!

Thank you for programming such an easy tool... But when trying to merge the BMPs I made, the command "bootlogo_merge.exe locked.bmp unlocked.bmp" doesn't produce a logo.bin in the folder. I have made sure that the file names and locations are correct, I've given administrator permissions to bootlogo_merge.exe, and I've even searched the whole hard disk for that logo.bin, but no success. Please look into this and tell me what have I done wrong, thanks
EDIT: Never mind, the BMPs saved by Photoshop is 2 bytes bigger. Re-saved using GIMP and everything's brilliant!

EDIT: Never mind, the BMPs saved by Photoshop is 2 bytes bigger. Re-saved using GIMP and everything's brilliant!
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Photoshop will add 2 more bytes at the end of file, just delete them.
BTW, is there anyone who can share more nice boot logos ??

dove0rz said:
BTW, is there anyone who can share more nice boot logos ??
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I'll share the simple one I just made for myself (it's a bootlogo, it doesn't have to be fanciful): LINK
Totally inspired by the stock screen protection film on Moto G, as seen here:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This is how the boot logo looks on my own Photon Q:

great , thanks for sharing

AndyYan said:
I'll share the simple one I just made for myself (it's a bootlogo, it doesn't have to be fanciful): LINK
Totally inspired by the stock screen protection film on Moto G, as seen here:
This is how the boot logo looks on my own Photon Q:
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broken link, i really want this boot logo though

ashtreylil said:
broken link, i really want this boot logo though
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Surprised that this was bumped and wanted...
Anyway, here you go in the attachment. Unzip and you get the .bin file for flashing.
Note that this is for qHD screens only - if you have an Atrix HD or RAZR HD, tell me and I'll upload the 720p one.

Thanks I have the multicolor one that looks similar but I like this better since my photon is black and white themed
Sent from my PHOTON Q using XDA Free mobile app

Wheres the logo.bin output?
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Thank you for programming such an easy tool... But when trying to merge the BMPs I made, the command "bootlogo_merge.exe locked.bmp unlocked.bmp" doesn't produce a logo.bin in the folder. I have made sure that the file names and locations are correct, I've given administrator permissions to bootlogo_merge.exe, and I've even searched the whole hard disk for that logo.bin, but no success. Please look into this and tell me what have I done wrong, thanks
EDIT: Never mind, the BMPs saved by Photoshop is 2 bytes bigger. Re-saved using GIMP and everything's brilliant!
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"Never mind, the BMPs saved by Photoshop is 2 bytes bigger. Re-saved using GIMP"
Why does it matter if they are 2 bytes larger? How did you save them in GIMP differently?
dove0rz said:
Photoshop will add 2 more bytes at the end of file, just delete them.
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Just delete what?
Ive tried editing/saving the BMP's in both gimp and photoshop. Heres what I get:
C:\photon>bootlogo_extract.exe logo.bin.original
bootlogo_extract for XT897, written by dove.
# Name start size
-----------------------------------------------------------
1. logo_boot 512 874800
2. logo_unlocked 875520 874800
extracting 1.logo_boot.bmp
extracting 2.logo_unlocked.bmp
done.
C:\photon>bootlogo_merge.exe locked.bmp unlocked.bmp
bootlogo_merge for XT897, written by dove.
why didn't the program output a logo.bin?

Logos Ascetic said:
"Never mind, the BMPs saved by Photoshop is 2 bytes bigger. Re-saved using GIMP"
Why does it matter if they are 2 bytes larger? How did you save them in GIMP differently?
Just delete what?
Ive tried editing/saving the BMP's in both gimp and photoshop. Heres what I get:
C:\photon>bootlogo_extract.exe logo.bin.original
bootlogo_extract for XT897, written by dove.
# Name start size
-----------------------------------------------------------
1. logo_boot 512 874800
2. logo_unlocked 875520 874800
extracting 1.logo_boot.bmp
extracting 2.logo_unlocked.bmp
done.
C:\photon>bootlogo_merge.exe locked.bmp unlocked.bmp
bootlogo_merge for XT897, written by dove.
why didn't the program output a logo.bin?
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This is long obsolete - use the mighty MotoBootLogoMaker instead.

AndyYan said:
This is long obsolete - use the mighty MotoBootLogoMaker instead.
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You're using the latest 2.4 version with your Photon Q LTE, without problems?

Logos Ascetic said:
You're using the latest 2.4 version with your Photon Q LTE, without problems?
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I've long sold my PQ (for 3+ years already), but at the same time I've used it with a bunch of other Motos such as the XPure and G4 and it works well.