Im trying to install a custom boot animation on the recently-developed Cyanogenmod 9 ICS beta ROM (4.0.3) by Lupohirp (for my Optimus T) and I used ES file explorer to navigate to the either the /system/media directory or the /data/local directory and are having problems getting it to work.
Is it a ROM dependant issue why it won't show the custom boot animation?
Because when I put the bootanimation.zip file in the /system/media folder, it still defaults to the vanilla Android flashy logo.
If I try to paste it to the /data/local folder, it will come up with an error saying "bootanimation.zip paste failed!"
MDA400 said:
Im trying to install a custom boot animation on the recently-developed Cyanogenmod 9 ICS beta ROM (4.0.3) by Lupohirp (for my Optimus T) and I used ES file explorer to navigate to the either the /system/media directory or the /data/local directory and are having problems getting it to work.
Is it a ROM dependant issue why it won't show the custom boot animation?
Because when I put the bootanimation.zip file in the /system/media folder, it still defaults to the vanilla Android flashy logo.
If I try to paste it to the /data/local folder, it will come up with an error saying "bootanimation.zip paste failed!"
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you need to make sure it's going in the right folder, some ROMs point to different places.
you also need to make sure you've given ES root and r/w mount privilege so it can paste stuff where you want.
orangekid said:
you need to make sure it's going in the right folder, some ROMs point to different places.
you also need to make sure you've given ES root and r/w mount privilege so it can paste stuff where you want.
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It'll take me a bit to ask the creator of the rom since i need 10 posts, but I thought it could be a reason for where the ROM looks for the boot animation.
As for the root and read/write privlieges, i have set ES to request root from SuperUser and know which privileges i need to set (rw-r--r--) as informed by the creator of the boot animation.
Have you tried a boot anim utility?
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Hooride707 said:
Have you tried a boot anim utility?
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No, but as soon as you posted that, i googled it and its an actually app. thats pretty cool ill try that.
Note: i tried again yesterday to get a boot animation to work and finally got it to paste into /data/local with rw-r--r-- permissions and even tried pasting it into /system/bin, but it wont work. Just boots up with the white LG logo on a black background, then to the lockscreen.
EDIT: Apparently there is no support for boot animation in this ROM for now, and its clear why it doesn't show one anymore at start up. i guess it did before, but now it doesn't.
Ill just wait to see how its updated in the future, but for now, thread resolved.
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Want to change your boot animation, but dont wanna mess with ADB?
Download the desired bootanimation.zip
Put on root of SD.
Rename chosen boot animation to bootanimation.zip
Open up Root Explorer, navigate to root of SD long press the bootanimation.zip file, and select move
Navigate to /system/customize/resource
Click Mount R/W
Click paste, and overwrite the existing file.
Reboot.
**NOTE: you may want to back up the existing boot animation first, in case you dont dig the new one**
I can only verify that this will work with the HTC EVO. Im not responsible if you accidentally mess up your phone.
The directories may not be the same for every rom...
How do I get this to work on the CMod7 RC2, I go to file manager system/media and I see the bootanimation.zip file but it wont let me delete or move it...Any ideas?
The built in file manager for cm7 does not mount the system partitions as R/W which is required. I actually have not found a single file manager that *CAN* mount cm7 system partitions as R/W.
I tried Root File Explorer, ES File Explorer and Root System Explorer. All 3 crash the phone when attempting to mount the system as R/W
I used Root Explorer running CM7 Rc2 on my EVO to change my boot animation and it we worked fine.
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yes I got it working with root explorer, thanks!
noluv901 said:
I used Root Explorer running CM7 Rc2 on my EVO to change my boot animation and it we worked fine.
Sent From My EVOrything Killa!
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kind of confused on how to do the steps after putting it on the root of the sd card
mrlamar09 said:
kind of confused on how to do the steps after putting it on the root of the sd card
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After that, open root exploxer, go to the sdcard, long press on bootanimation.zip, then up one folder to the phone memory, navigate to the system folder, then the media folder inside system, then paste/hit the menu and click move.
how can i get this to work on m Evo shift? plz HELP..
Great guide , keep up the hard work. I did this with splash screen too works just fine.
Bumping, because im seeing questions about this still.
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Found this over on the DHD forums. Put in /system/customize/resource with either Root Explorer or adb push. Make sure you set the directory to read/write mode and backup the existing one if you want to put it back
can i have it on Live Wallpaper
I do not have a bootanimation.zip file in that directory. I have a couple other *animation.zip files though. I'm running Android Revolution ROM (Sense UI).
Any ideas?
I have downanimation.zip and shutdown.zip
What gives?
It just means that that rom doesn't have a bootanimation.zip.
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aaron1389 said:
can i have it on Live Wallpaper
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I didn't make this. I found it.
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akira02rex said:
I do not have a bootanimation.zip file in that directory. I have a couple other *animation.zip files though. I'm running Android Revolution ROM (Sense UI).
Any ideas?
I have downanimation.zip and shutdown.zip
What gives?
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Try putting it in /data/local. That's where mine is and works fine.
I've done a few boot animations this way.. put the bootanimation.zip on the root of your SD card, and go into Terminal Emulator (you can download one from the Market for free) and type the following, hitting enter after each line:
su
cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /data/local/
reboot
note that when you hit enter after the 2nd line, it may take a few secons before you get the # sign again. once you see it, type reboot and enter. and you're all set!
Thats freaky!! Awesome, but freaky!
gunnyman said:
Found this over on the DHD forums. Put in /system/customize/resource with either Root Explorer or adb push. Make sure you set the directory to read/write mode and backup the existing one if you want to put it back
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akira02rex said:
I do not have a bootanimation.zip file in that directory. I have a couple other *animation.zip files though. I'm running Android Revolution ROM (Sense UI).
Any ideas?
I have downanimation.zip and shutdown.zip
What gives?
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In stock ROMs, the bootanimation will be located in /system/customize/resource. Other ROMs, including Revolution, you will find it in /data/local.
The animations you're seeing in the resource folder is the shutdown animation
Running Android Revolution HD 5.1.6 by mike1986So I downloaded the Call of Android boot animation using the Absolute System app. I copy/pasted into the /system/media/ where it should be using Root Explorer (File Manager) app. So after I pasted it in there, I rebooted and it didn't work.My question: Is this boot animation compatible with my phone? If it's not, oh well. If it is, did I do something wrong or is there something I didn't do?
Thanks in advance.
Oathdynasty said:
Running Android Revolution HD 5.1.6 by mike1986So I downloaded the Call of Android boot animation using the Absolute System app. I copy/pasted into the /system/media/ where it should be using Root Explorer (File Manager) app. So after I pasted it in there, I rebooted and it didn't work.My question: Is this boot animation compatible with my phone? If it's not, oh well. If it is, did I do something wrong or is there something I didn't do?
Thanks in advance.
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Check the android revolution thread and see what it says about boot animation. Make sure that's where its supposed to be for that rom. Also did you rename it to whatever its supposed to be named for that rom. I'm not sure if its bootanimation.whatever but look into that too (rename it to whatever the name of the file was you replaced).
You can replace HTC boot animation with any custom boot animation. Just replace bootanimation.zip in data/local
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So I put it in /data/local and restarted. Nothing :/
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So I put it in /data/local and restarted. Nothing :/
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My bootanimation.zip file needs to be located in system/customize/resource for the ROM in my sig. Dig around for where the file is supposed to be located for your ROM.
Edit: Also what the file name needs to be.
Well mine is in system/media/ and it's bootanimation.zip. I even tried installing it in clockwork recovery.
Oathdynasty said:
Well mine is in system/media/ and it's bootanimation.zip. I even tried installing it in clockwork recovery.
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Just copy the file there using a file manager and re-boot. I don't think you need to flash a boot splash. That's all I do in my ROM. Just make sure the file is named correctly.
Well I put it in there, reboot and after it shows HTC, it goes black until sense loads
SGT 2 7.0 , rooted it last night with the tutorial here, cm10
Root checker says its good and I can install root apps
I'm dieing to install a custom boot animation and the moving the zip file into system/media folder just isn't working. I believe the other suggestion was to move the zip file, it Root Explorer, into the data/local folder thats not working either
Someone help a poor noob? Hey, I'm not that bad, I got this far on my own
As far as I know, the kernel maker has to support this feature, and it's not in the stock ROM. You have to go CM or similar for this feature.
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hmm
MultipleMonomials said:
As far as I know, the kernel maker has to support this feature, and it's not in the stock ROM. You have to go CM or similar for this feature.
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I'm pretty sre I'm on Cm10
Sorry, didn't see that. Use ES file explorer for the copying, it has good error messages. Make sure to enable mounting system in ES settings. You may need to download "mount system rw" from Play Store. You could also download Rom Toolbox Pro, which will do it for you, but it costs something like $5.
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meh
no luck there either and they make it look so easy haha. ah well, thanks anyways
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no luck there either and they make it look so easy haha. ah well, thanks anyways
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Okay this could be a couple of things...
First if your new animation is already named bootanimation.zip it won't let you overwrite the existing one. Delete the existing CM10 bootanimation.zip file in the system/media directory. Now you should be able to move the new animation file to the target directory.
If that doesn't work make sure ES File Explorer has the rights to make these changes.
Go to ES File explorer settings.
3rd from the bottom it says root settings.
Click on that and check all 4 things in the next menu.
Super User should prompt you allow access for ES File Explorer. Grant it.
Reboot.
Now you should be able to move the file you want to the media folder in the system partition.
After you put in the new file you may have to update the file permissions as well. I forget what they are supposed to be but I usually just check everything as read/write for all permissions options on bootanimations.
If none of that works...I dunno...come back with more specific errors you are encountering. Specific error messages, etc.
sheesh
I've done every instruction, followed them to the letter and the default boot ani won't even go away although i can find no hint of any boot ani files anywhere. it appears to function as it should, deletes the files, moves the new ones, file permissions are ok... there's just no change whatsoever, it's kind of baffling. my tablet may be possessed by he devil.
Waitwaitwait. You're saying there is NO bootanimation.zip in /system/media and it still has the stock bootanimation? Try doing a system-wide search for bootanimation.zip using CM file manager. If it does come up, note its location. If there is no bootanimation.zip in the correct folder, Android will play one hardcoded into the kernel, an image of flashing "android" text. So if there is no animation in the right place and you still see the stock CM one, you are putting it in the wrong place.
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wowzers!
OK, so I realized that I didn't have cm file browser and did a search and finally did the nightly update. What a trip that was. It got stuck on the boot ani and wouldn't shut off or anything so I had to wait for the damn thing to run its battery dead. It starts and definatly has a different ani now. The whole new layout is messing me up bad, took me several hours just to get back online.
I have even more questions now.
BTW I'm on android version 4.1.4 now I believe.
For instance, apparently I still have all my apps installed because if I go to the store it says so and won't let me download them but I can't find them anywhere.
And some how I disabled that bar on the bottom that allows me to go back or switch windows and if I go into a program I can't get out of it because I can't switch windows.
HELP! AAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!
ok
I got the window switcher bar back, it was extended desktop option. Still can't see these apps I supposedly have instslled.
Oops. Sorry about that.
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If you have a titanium or cwm backup, wipe data and restore it.
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Try using ROM Toolbox Lite, it's a free app. It worked for me.
In Lineage OS 13 it's possible...
Like mentioned above - in LOS 13 from AndroidAndi it's possible to change/overwrite the existing bootanimation.zip contained in system/media. Done here with a nice Aurora Borealis bootanimation
Hi. I tried changing the boot up (and down) animation on my One S (S3). And it just doesn't seem to work. I don't get how. Here's all the things I did:
1. Copied the zip file to my phone, through USB. Renamed it to hTC_bootup_one.zip (as mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637870). Then moved it to /system/customize/resource using ES file manager.
2. Copied it to my phone. Booted into TWRP recovery. Moved the file from there.
3. Tried replacing the bootanimation.zip and hTC_downanimation.zp with the same zip file.
All three times, it moved the file just fine. ES asked me everytime if I wanted to replace the original file. And after I replaced it, I went into the zip file with the archive viewer, and checked the files, and they were the right ones.
But every time I shut down and restart, I still get the original animation. What am I doing wrong? Is it the wrong location? Please, please help!
I'm running TrickDroid v5.0.0. Could this be the issue?
Finally, this is the file I'm trying to use: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1732732
Did you set the permission correctly?
Goatshocker said:
Did you set the permission correctly?
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Sorry, but what exactly do you mean? Permission for the zip file? Or permission to write onto the system folders? I've got the latter covered. I do have permission to write in the root folders. But if you're talking about permission for the zip file itself, I'm not sure how to do that!
Im talking about the step "- Set permissions to rw-r--r--"
Its done through a terminal or adb shell witrh the command 'chmod'. Im not sure what number rw-r--r-- translated to though, maybe 766 or something.
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Im talking about the step "- Set permissions to rw-r--r--"
Its done through a terminal or adb shell witrh the command 'chmod'. Im not sure what number rw-r--r-- translated to though, maybe 766 or something.
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I just checked that. And yep, it's set to the correct permissions. rw-r-r. The odd thing is though, the original boot animations aren't even there anymore. Since I replaced them with the new one. So how it it even showing me the original one still? Am I doing this in the right location for the One S (S3)? /system/customize/resource?
No idea where its located actually... Try a search for the file and see if it pops up elsewhere (ES Fileexplorer can search, other explorers can probably too)
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No idea where its located actually... Try a search for the file and see if it pops up elsewhere (ES Fileexplorer can search, other explorers can probably too)
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Right so I gave up, relocked, reflashed stock recovery, got the official JB update, unlocked, flashed TWRP, and viola, boot animation works. So basically the problem was with TrickDroid. I'm not sure what. But, there you go. Thanks anyway.