Stupid/silly question, but I want to make custom notification sounds for my M8. Is there a way to do so considering I don't have access to the /system folder?
On your sdcard or built in memory you can do this...
-make the following folders
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Alarms
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Notifications
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Ringtones
And just add your mp3 files in there and they will show up in the system settings
*you may need to do a reboot before they show up
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who MIKE D said:
On your sdcard or built in memory you can do this...
-make the following folders
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Alarms
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Notifications
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Ringtones
And just add your mp3 files in there and they will show up in the system settings
*you may need to do a reboot before they show up
Sent from my HTC6525LVW
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TYVM
Already had the folder and dropped a file in, works like a charm!
who MIKE D said:
On your sdcard or built in memory you can do this...
-make the following folders
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Alarms
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Notifications
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Ringtones
And just add your mp3 files in there and they will show up in the system settings
*you may need to do a reboot before they show up
Sent from my HTC6525LVW
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The below work too.
- Sdcard/Alarms
- Sdcard/Notifications
- Sdcard/Ringtones
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Thanks
who MIKE D said:
On your sdcard or built in memory you can do this...
-make the following folders
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Alarms
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Notifications
- Sdcard/Media/Audio/Ringtones
And just add your mp3 files in there and they will show up in the system settings
*you may need to do a reboot before they show up
Sent from my HTC6525LVW
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Thanks Mike,
This worked perfectly, I'm delighted.
works for one m7 as well
works for one m7 as well.. nice
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Download this than follow instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=333033&d=1274945942
Via root explorer :
-dl file
-put file in SD
-forceatop market from settings > applications
-use root explorer to look for file.
-make sure file name is vending_preferences.xml (no .txt) if not rename.
-copy file
-using RE go to data > data > com.android.vending > shared_prefs
-paste vending_preferences.xml (over writing the one you have)
-forcestop market again if you have to.
Via adb
-dl file
-make sure file name doesn't have .txt
-forcestop market
-adb remount
-adb push vending_preferences.xml /data/data/com.android.vending/shared_prefs/
-forcestop market again if you have to
And now paid apps should show works on the New Froyo Builds by Herver too
Edit: Doesnt work for CM but works on every other rom
didnt work here
same followed it to the letter
what rom are you'll using and what problems did you have?
Will this work in CM6?
I compared your new file to the file already on my phone with CM6 and, aside from the timestamps, it was identical.
nick8197 said:
what rom are you'll using and what problems did you have?
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Cm6 N7 did not work
Has anyone tested this on tonight's CM nightly?
TheBiles said:
Has anyone tested this on tonight's CM nightly?
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didnt work last nights dont think it would work in new one
Cm6 N7 did not work
hi.
i usually copy the audio folder that i have found (link is below) to /system/media everytime after i flash a ROM. i do this using android commander.
however, lately, there are many ROMs and i flash new ROMs quite frequently and im not always near my PC.
i dont know how to make flashable update.zip files to flash in recovery.
can someone please make one so that it wil copy the attached folder to /system/media?
thanks nd advance
here is the folder:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lnu7xqtinjh3v11
zidane said:
hi.
i usually copy the audio folder that i have found (link is below) to /system/media everytime after i flash a ROM. i do this using android commander.
however, lately, there are many ROMs and i flash new ROMs quite frequently and im not always near my PC.
i dont know how to make flashable update.zip files to flash in recovery.
can someone please make one so that it wil copy the attached folder to /system/media?
thanks nd advance
here is the folder:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lnu7xqtinjh3v11
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Why not just put them on your sdcard in media folder? I think all roms read from there too as long as the paths are the same (minus the system folder)
Yeah, make the below folders on the sdcard either on the root, or within a folder called media:
notifications
ringtones
alarms
The phone will then present the contents of these when you are selecting one (eg/ the notifications contents will be visable when choosing a message alert).
i am familiar with the media folder on the root of the SD card, however, there are 2 reasons why i dont use it:
1. sometimes, the response is slow, so when someone calls, for a second or 2, the phone lights up with the contact calling but does not ring immediatly.
2. some files get duplicated.
thanks for your quick responses!
zidane said:
1. sometimes, the response is slow, so when someone calls, for a second or 2, the phone lights up with the contact calling but does not ring immediatly.
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Strange, never noticed this happen to me. I've had it play a default ringtone while my sdcard was mounted, but never noticed any kind of delay otherwise.
zidane said:
2. some files get duplicated.
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Good point. I have a similar audio collection on my sdcard but I manually removed the ones that appear in CyaogenMod so they wouldn't duplicate but that could be a pain if switching between roms.
Anyway, here is the update.zip you requested
Crap, just over the 8meg attachment limit even with maximum compression, so here ya go:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tsf9252plbggr8x
gIMpSTa said:
Crap, just over the 8meg attachment limit even with maximum compression, so here ya go:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tsf9252plbggr8x
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haha i know! i went through that too!
and thanks so much for this!
Well I've read a good number of articles online about setting your own ringtone on the Apollo - none of which work on this G3 Modded phone for some reason?
I cannot write a new folder called media on the internal SD card - it will not let me.
I can write a new folder called media on the ext_SD card but it will only allow me to put one folder inside....
No matter what I try, the phone will only look at reading the media folder in the system for the default ringtones...
So, does anybody have any idea how to choose your own ringtone and notification?
gtd2000 said:
Well I've read a good number of articles online about setting your own ringtone on the Apollo - none of which work on this G3 Modded phone for some reason?
I cannot write a new folder called media on the internal SD card - it will not let me.
I can write a new folder called media on the ext_SD card but it will only allow me to put one folder inside....
No matter what I try, the phone will only look at reading the media folder in the system for the default ringtones...
So, does anybody have any idea how to choose your own ringtone and notification?
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If you have root you can push your ringtones to system/media/audio/rintones (or system/media/audio/notifications for notifications).
zygis10 said:
If you have root you can push your ringtones to system/media/audio/rintones (or system/media/audio/notifications for notifications).
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I have root access but for whatever reason cannot copy/move any files to system/media/audio/ringtones etc..?
Any ideas?
Perhaps I don't understand "push"..?
gtd2000 said:
I have root access but for whatever reason cannot copy/move any files to system/media/audio/ringtones etc..?
Any ideas?
Perhaps I don't understand "push"..?
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When I use Astro - I copy or move the file but then once I choose paste I get an error : "Could not write file"
gtd2000 said:
When I use Astro - I copy or move the file but then once I choose paste I get an error : "Could not write file"
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Try using root explorer, at the top right corner there will be mount R/W button just press it when you will be in system/media/audio/rintones and you should be able to copy. The same with notifications.
zygis10 said:
Try using root explorer, at the top right corner there will be mount R/W button just press it when you will be in system/media/audio/rintones and you should be able to copy. The same with notifications.
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Well I managed to get Root Browser installed onto the phone - then although I could transfer the files finally, the system wouldn't see them as .mp3 files.
Converted them online to .ogg and the system still couldn't see them...when selecting ringtone etc.
Rebooted phone as a last effort and all is now well :silly:
I'm not so sure why this is so difficult really - it was all very simple on the previous non-Smart phone from ZTE :cyclops:
Thanks for the help
You're welcome
There is this option called Themes in the settings menu. consider me a complete newbie and tell me how that works(Like does it help in changing themes if so how do I do it).
There is no option called themes on the stock Rom. What are you running?
blackuse said:
There is this option called Themes in the settings menu. consider me a complete newbie and tell me how that works(Like does it help in changing themes if so how do I do it).
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A custom ROM dev may choose to add the new CM theme engine to his/her ROM. If you were to install a theme (via Play Store or .apk from XDA, NOT themes that you flash or where you modify files) you use the theme manager to use the theme.
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A custom ROM dev may choose to add the new CM theme engine to his/her ROM. If you were to install a theme (via Play Store or .apk from XDA, NOT themes that you flash or where you modify files) you use the theme manager to use the theme.
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nice it works great !!. how do i add fonts to the system like change the whole system fonts
hi do u remember my pre question about my missing internal files i jst figured out that when i delete this folder "storage" all the files gets wiped out
only happens when i delete it through my comp, not able to see the file using any file explorer with in the phone and i have no idea of which app created that file
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hi do u remember my pre question about my missing internal files i jst figured out that when i delete this folder "storage" all the files gets wiped out
only happens when i delete it through my comp, not able to see the file using any file explorer with in the phone and i have no idea of which app created that file
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Storage is an android folder and it contains links to tour /sdcard
Don't delete things of you don't know what they are
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blackuse said:
hi do u remember my pre question about my missing internal files i jst figured out that when i delete this folder "storage" all the files gets wiped out
only happens when i delete it through my comp, not able to see the file using any file explorer with in the phone and i have no idea of which app created that file
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You deleted a symlink that linked to your internal storage, thus it deleted everything. You can't see the symlink in a file explorer while in Android but while connected to a PC, you can.
https://www.google.com/#q=define+symlink
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You deleted a symlink that linked to your internal storage, thus it deleted everything. You can't see the symlink in a file explorer while in Android but while connected to a PC, you can.
https://www.google.com/#q=define+symlink
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wow never expected it to be so complicated. Does this symbolic link show up only in custom rom's, if no then normal users like myself would probably mistake it for an empty folder and delete it.
Thanks for the explanation.
blackuse said:
wow never expected it to be so complicated. Does this symbolic link show up only in custom rom's, if no then normal users like myself would probably mistake it for an empty folder and delete it.
Thanks for the explanation.
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It exists in any ROM. You shouldn't delete anything if you don't know what it is.
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Hey, on my G2, I had a zip I flashed that put just about every devices ringtone and notification on my phone. Can someone figure out how we can get that zip on here without recovery. Or if it's amazingly simple, and I'm just stupid , be nice and explain...thanks
big70tom said:
Hey, on my G2, I had a zip I flashed that put just about every devices ringtone and notification on my phone. Can someone figure out how we can get that zip on here without recovery. Or if it's amazingly simple, and I'm just stupid , be nice and explain...thanks
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Can you give the link to that zip file.
Maybe you need to put those ringtone/notification in system/media/audio and in their respective folder.
There is a tethered recovery that you can use to flash it with. I had a similar thing with my S3, had my own sound pack that I flashed with recovery. Tried on my G3 with the tethered recovery and works fine.
Create the following folders on you sdcard "Ringtones" "Notifications". Whatever sounds you put into these folders will show up in the respective list when you try to select the ringtone or notification. As for your flashable zip, just open it with a file editor, search for the folders containing the notification sounds, ringtones and copy them into the folders you just created on your sdcard. This way you don't need root and won't mess up anything in the system folder by accident.
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istinet said:
Create the following folders on you sdcard "Ringtones" "Notifications". Whatever sounds you put into these folders will show up in the respective list when you try to select the ringtone or notification. As for your flashable zip, just open it with a file editor, search for the folders containing the notification sounds, ringtones and copy them into the folders you just created on your sdcard. This way you don't need root and won't mess up anything in the system folder by accident.
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Completely spot-on. Personally I always copy them manually to /system/media but your solution also works fine (don't forget to reboot though, before additional questions will be asked ).
Thank you gentleman