I thought that i just had to place the bootanimation.zip file in /data/local and that was it, but its not working. is there another way?
New location is /system/customize/resource/VZW_bootanimation.zip
Rebooted into recovery, mounted system and did:
adb shell
cp /system/customize/resource/VZW_bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/VZW_bootanimation.zip.bak
exit
adb push VZW_bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/
I made sure that my animation was named VZW_bootanimation.zip and in the same folder as adb.
^ taken from SimonTuffGuy
Well guys I've been tweaking with this a lot and I've finally got it working. Here are the steps to do so:
First of all you must be ROOTED!
-Open Root Explorer and Mount R/W
-Go to System/Media
-Delete Bootani.qmg
-Reboot (You will hear the sound but will not be able to see the bootlogo. )
-Go to Root Explorer
-Go to System/ etc
-Delete "Power On"
*Big thanks for Austin420 for the help on removing the sound.
-Next Step (Flashing a Bootanimation.zip)
the sound is under system > etc
file is called "Power On". its the only audio file type in this folder.
austin420 said:
the sound is under system > etc
file is called "Power On". its the only audio file type in this folder.
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Thank you for the contribution.
Edit: Apparently the file cannot be deleted.
Now, to delete the shutdown will be a little harder.
ive got a blank .wav file (10 seconds of silence) that can be renamed PowerOn.wav . do you think replacing the original file with the silent one will do anything, i.e. overwriting the old file instead if deleting it since the system wont let you?
I don't think so. Apparrently permission requierments aren't as easy to aquire as I thought. To remove this files is gonna be a PITA and also I don't think we have aquire 100% root. And that's our main problem.
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Through adb?
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Doesn't work. Says we don't have sufficient privilages. And that is a read-only file. I've tried every method I know and nothing seems to be working.
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Through adb?
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root explorer...did you try mounting the /system folder in root explorer with r/w
bubby323 said:
root explorer...did you try mounting the /system folder in root explorer with r/w
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When I enter the System Folder, root explorer automatically enters RW.
Not sure the issue but this seems to not be working for me.
Root explorer will delete the file but it comes back on reboot.
Root explorer not currently working w epic. Its not mounting properly.
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same issue here root explorer is already showing R/W and sound and animation comes back on boot
has anyone tried to replace this file with a GIF or ZIP image file?
I want the Bootani.qmg from the unlocked Galaxy S
STEP-BY-STEP instruction
Fixter said:
Well guys I've been tweaking with this a lot and I've finally got it working. Here are the steps to do so:
First of all you must be ROOTED!
-Open Root Explorer and Mount R/W
-Go to System/Media
-Delete Bootani.qmg
-Reboot (You will hear the sound but will not be able to see the bootlogo. )
-Go to Root Explorer
-Go to System/ etc
-Delete "Power On"
*Big thanks for Austin420 for the help on removing the sound.
-Next Step (Flashing a Bootanimation.zip)
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These instructions were kind of vague. Actually, VERY vague, haha. So here are the steps that I did to make it work:
(I'm assuming you have ADB and know how to use it, and you're in your operating system's terminal or DOS window)
1. Make sure you're connected.
Code:
adb devices
2. Connect to your Epic through SHELL.
Code:
adb shell
3. Connect as root.
Code:
su root
4. Remount /system with read/write ability.
Code:
remount rw
6. Go to /system/media folder.
Code:
cd /system/media
7. Change the security settings of the video file so that you can rename it or delete it (I renamed it). This video file is the boot up video (Sprint + Galaxy S).
Code:
chmod 777 bootani.qmg
8. Rename or delete bootani.qmg
To rename, type:
Code:
mv bootani.qmg bootani.qmg.bak
to delete, type:
Code:
rm bootani.qmg
9. Now to do the sound. go to /system/etc directory.
Code:
cd /system/etc
10. Change the security settings of the audio file.
Code:
chmod 777 PowerOn.wav
11. Rename or delete PowerOn.wav.
To rename, type:
Code:
mv PowerOn.wav PowerOn.wav.bak
to delete, type:
Code:
rm PowerOn.wav
12. Exit SU mode.
Code:
exit
13. Exit ADB.
Code:
exit
Now reboot your phone, and the video that plays will be gone!
I HAVE CONFIRMED that this does NOT make your device boot faster! Side by side with another Epic 4G, on boot, He has the nice Sprint + Galaxy S video, and mine just stays BLACK and both login screens show up exactly at the same time.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Thanks QuietFreak, your method did work, although on my Epic it took down the Galaxy S animation too, which seems strage as there's that SamsungBootLogo.qmg or whatever. Maybe the first one calls the second or something. Either way, cheers.
Maybe it's one long boot animation?
Here's what I did:
I wanted to silence the boot sound before I flashed a ROM, so...
1. Open ROM with 7zip (DON'T EXTRACT IT!)
2. rename /system/etc/PowerOn.wav to PowerOn.wav.bak
3. close 7zip and transfer zip to your SD card.
4. Flash and have fun! No sound, even on the first boot.
Perfect! Now where is the power off sound at?
Edit: found it.
Use root manager to mount as rw then use root explorer then mount that as rw then delete bootani.qmg and playlogo and power.wav this will remove sprint and samsung galaxy boot screens and boot sound. but i heard that the root method uses the boot sequence to start the script so i dont know if it is wise to remove the boot with root or if it starts even before the sprint screen.
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
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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
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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.
I really like the original Bootanimations of the One S, but the "tm" and "BeatsAudio" always bugged me, so I decided to modify both ( the original one and the one used in TrickDroid ) and share them with you.
ROOT REQUIRED
How to install: ADB
-Make sure you got the Android SDK installed
-Open a CommandPrompt and cd into the adb.exe directory
example:
Code:
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools"
-Connect your Device with USB-Debugging enabled to your computer
-Remount Partitions
Code:
adb remount
-Now send the Bootanimation to the Device
examble:
Code:
adb push "C:\Android\HTC One S\Bootanimations\Original Black Clean\hTC_bootup_one.zip" /system/customize/resource
After typing in "adb push " you can simply drag&drop the file into the CMD
Preview + Download
Black Clean
Download
White Clean
Download
Note
Make sure you rename the file before you push the whole thing to your device ;-)
Welcome XDA Members!
To Use ADB First You Have Enable ADB In The Developer Options In Your Android Phone. In This Thread I Will Tell You How To Push And Pull Files Via ADB.
Pull = Taking (OR) Copying Files For System(Android)
Push = Copying The Files To The System
Note: If You Are Using CM12,CM13 Set Root Access To "Apps And ADB".
How To Pull Files:
1. Open CMD (OR) Terminal In Your PC
2. First You Have To Start ADB In Root
Code:
adb root
3. You Have To Mount The System
Code:
adb remount
4. Now We Pull The Files (Exampel: Settings.apk)
Code:
adb pull /system/priv-app/Settings/Settings.apk
5. Replace /system/priv-app/Settings.apk To Your File Location
6. You Got Your File Form The System!
How To Push files
1. Open CMD (OR) Terminal In Your PC
2. First You Have To Start ADB In Root
Code:
adb root
3. You Have To Mount The System
Code:
adb remount
4. Put Your File In The ADB Folder
5. Now We Push The Files (Example: Settings.apk)
Code:
adb push Settings.apk /system/priv-app/Settings.apk
6. Replace /system/priv-app/Settings.apk To Your File Location
7. You Have Copied Your Files To Android System.
Press The Thanks Button!
Enjoy! :
Is there any way to push files in bunch to like hundreds of files to system at once just like copy paste
Ash225 said:
Is there any way to push files in bunch to like hundreds of files to system at once just like copy paste
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yes just push the folder containing those files (you can leave a space at the end of your push command and specify a particular location in your android device)