So, I took a hiatus from the rooting scene for a bit. Actually, more like a year. Seems I've forgotten how to add custom boot animations to a ROM. I remember it involved replacing some stuff in a system/media folder or something, but can't remember exactly. I checked stickies and tried to search, found nothing.
Also, is there a thread dedicated to boot animations? The stock Verizon one kind of blows.
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I was wondering if it's safe to flash new ROM with a custom boot animation active?
I want to update my SynergyROM as it's gotten slow and clunky, though it's about 40 revision behind the times. I haven't messed with customizing my phone for months, however, and am a bit rusty. I downloaded the latest SynergyROM, made my backups, and was just wondering about this. In fact, I'm searching for my bootanimation.zip right now, not sure where I manually installed it... lol
Also, apparently there is a way to just flash boot images now? Anybody have a link to some solid info?
Thanks in advance!
Weioo said:
I was wondering if it's safe to flash new ROM with a custom boot animation active?
I want to update my SynergyROM as it's gotten slow and clunky, though it's about 40 revision behind the times. I haven't messed with customizing my phone for months, however, and am a bit rusty. I downloaded the latest SynergyROM, made my backups, and was just wondering about this. In fact, I'm searching for my bootanimation.zip right now, not sure where I manually installed it... lol
Also, apparently there is a way to just flash boot images now? Anybody have a link to some solid info?
Thanks in advance!
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bootanimation.zip is in /system/media, so it'll get formatted when you flash a new rom anyways.
I'm assuming you're referring to bootanimations or splash screens, not boot.img's ..... But then again confused by what you're asking. Bootanimations just need to be put in a zip and the updater-script push it to /system/media. Splash screens there's a thread explaining how-to.
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Okay, so here's my dilemma. Unlike most other people I want boot sound enabled on my ROM's. I have spent countless hours searching every forum and post, trying everything that is suggested. Nothing seems to work. The only breakthrough I've came across the last several months is that while running a ROM with boot animation support and a stock kernel I am able to achieve both custom mods. What I'm shooting for is to be able to do the same with a custom kernel. I'm relatively new to this but through process of elimination I have concluded that the coding for this lies in the boot image. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems that way.
Listed under the features in almost every single ROM the developer usually puts "muted boot sound" my question is, how do I un mute the sound? Is there a simple fix, possibly a script that I can run or does it involve pulling apart the boot image and editing code? If it has to do with the boot image could somebody possibly tell me what code needs to be edited. I have no problem decompiling and recompiling boot images, I'm just not sure what part of the code needs to be added. Any help would be extremely appreciated! I'll keep my fingers crossed!
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Okay, so here's my dilemma. Unlike most other people I want boot sound enabled on my ROM's. I have spent countless hours searching every forum and post, trying everything that is suggested. Nothing seems to work. The only breakthrough I've came across the last several months is that while running a ROM with boot animation support and a stock kernel I am able to achieve both custom mods. What I'm shooting for is to be able to do the same with a custom kernel. I'm relatively new to this but through process of elimination I have concluded that the coding for this lies in the boot image. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems that way.
Listed under the features in almost every single ROM the developer usually puts "muted boot sound" my question is, how do I un mute the sound? Is there a simple fix, possibly a script that I can run or does it involve pulling apart the boot image and editing code? If it has to do with the boot image could somebody possibly tell me what code needs to be edited. I have no problem decompiling and recompiling boot images, I'm just not sure what part of the code needs to be added. Any help would be extremely appreciated! I'll keep my fingers crossed!
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see my post in andybone's mod thread. you need an edited volumedb in system/etc folder where the volume is raised. i think they just set the volume level in the db to 0 and the file i posted raises it so you can now hear sounds. confirmed to work on CR6.2 by myself. oh and you will need a PowerOn.ogg in system/media/audio/ui folder... hope it helps!!:highfive:
So I updated to 4.3 (not OTA, I used the TouchWiz rooted with aroma rom) but I lost the bootscreen that Ive had on my phone forever. In trying to reinstall it, it just doesnt work anymore. After doing some googling, and reading around on other threads, I see that animations are now under .qmg's as opposed to the old bootanimation.zip methods. Well, I still dont know what Im doing, because I got a proper bootsamsung.qmg, used root explorer to change it out of read only, deleted the one in the media folder, pasted mine in there, and changed the permissions back to rw-r--r--, and im still getting the new stock bootscreen.
Is there something Im missing here? Again, I feel stupid for asking this. Im not super knowledgeable on alot of this, but I can get myself around, and usually find where Ive gone wrong and fix my problem, but this one has straight up stumped me
If you are referring to old&slow's TW Rom, in the 3rd post of his thread, there is a link to flashable boot animations. After you flash one of those, you can then replace the boot animation with whatever you want.
Alright, so I'm pretty new to all of this. I've read the threads here for probably 2 years, and finally decided to join because I rooted my phone. It's rather old to be honest my phone. It's a Samsung Galaxy Gio. Gt-S5660M (Canadian) (M). Well anyways due to it being a Samsung phone, and my phone having stock kernel. I believe that's how it is. Plus it having the stock rom, but bing rooted, the files for startup animations are called - "samsungboot.qmg" , They all have that suffix of .qmg . So its made trying to understand how to implant a new boot animation rather difficult. Should I root my phone to a different version in hopes that it changes the system files and no longer requires a qmg. File but rather can utilize a bootanimation.zip file instead? I could be completely off, mainly the reason I am assuming this is becausemost pre-made animations are built in a .zip format. Well any help would be much appreciated, I'd like to learn as much as possible about what is possible and can be achieved. Or how to change that animation would suffice. . Currently running GB 2.3.4 rooted. If any specs are needed I'd be glad to share. Even images of the system folders if it helps anyone in aiding me.
You have to use ODIN
You have to use ODIN, look for it on the search pane.-:silly::good::cyclops:
Alright, that would make sense!
TheMiracle said:
You have to use ODIN, look for it on the search pane.-:silly::good::cyclops:
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But, still though, I will have to take a look into it, what exactly will I be doing in odin? Does it convert file format, or am I changing my phone's OS again? Having to use Odin is better than me being in the dark, but I'm just curious as to how it helps with my problem. Thank you for your reply however. Hopefully you can help me work through this. -.-
Everything You Need to Know About Rooting Your Android Phone
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/#!5789397/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone
A beginners guide to rooting for Android
http://www.androidauthority.com/root-android-277350/
Well, my phone is already rooted... I had a rather specific question about getting a custom booting animation... And then wanted to know how exactly Odin would aid me with that.
Alright, so I'm pretty new to all of this. I've read the threads here for probably 2 years, and finally decided to join because I rooted my phone. It's rather old to be honest my phone. It's a Samsung Galaxy Gio. Gt-S5660M (Canadian) (M). Well anyways due to it being a Samsung phone, and my phone having stock kernel. I believe that's how it is. Plus it having the stock rom, but bing rooted, the files for startup animations are called - "samsungboot.qmg" , They all have that suffix of .qmg . So its made trying to understand how to implant a new boot animation rather difficult. Should I root my phone to a different version in hopes that it changes the system files and no longer requires a qmg. File but rather can utilize a bootanimation.zip file instead? I could be completely off, mainly the reason I am assuming this is becausemost pre-made animations are built in a .zip format. Well any help would be much appreciated, I'd like to learn as much as possible about what is possible and can be achieved. Or how to change that animation would suffice. . Currently running GB 2.3.4 rooted. If any specs are needed I'd be glad to share. Even images of the system folders if it helps anyone in aiding me.
Try searching for forum thread number 2189934 (sorry, can't post links yet).
sallyann said:
Try searching for forum thread number 2189934 (sorry, can't post links yet).
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Alright, thanks I'll take a look into it and hopefully it will help.
Check this link shows method for rooted and non rooted phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580642
Edit: Sorry didn't notice it was for asus transformer prime,still check out if it could work for you.
nbafan said:
Check this link shows method for rooted and non rooted phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580642
Edit: Sorry didn't notice it was for asus transformer prime,still check out if it could work for you.
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Being a samsung, my bootanimations are actually in a qmg format. I've looked into using bootanimation4u, but the rom won't flash. Which is pissing me off to be honest, supposively it's supposed to enable your phone to being able to use just regular bootanimation.zip files. I hate samsung for doing what they did, I seriosuly can't figure out why it won't flash either, it says that it's going to, no issues, then error. -.- any ideas?
Archon453 said:
Being a samsung, my bootanimations are actually in a qmg format. I've looked into using bootanimation4u, but the rom won't flash. Which is pissing me off to be honest, supposively it's supposed to enable your phone to being able to use just regular bootanimation.zip files. I hate samsung for doing what they did, I seriosuly can't figure out why it won't flash either, it says that it's going to, no issues, then error. -.- any ideas?
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Here I found this, but it requires your phone being rooted and yes its for your phone,post here if it worked for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2034933