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How to make an Boot animation[tutorial]

Getting the files ready
1. First create your animation. I usually use Flash.
2. Once you are happy with it you need to turn it into a series of png files. In flash goto [File > Export > Export Movie] then choose "PNG Sequence".
3. Next you have to rename the png files. i use "better file rename"(make renaming easier) for this (eg. "animation_00001.png", "animation_00002.png")
Making the bootanimation.zip
1. First make two folders "part0" and "part1" (you can call them anything, but its easier to explain this way)
(part0 is for animation that plays once, part1 is for animation that loops untill the device is loaded.)
2. Now make a text file "desc.txt" and enter something like this:
"320 480 30p 1 0 part0p 0 0 part1" - G1 example
"480 800 30p 1 0 part0p 0 0 part1" - N1 example
3. Once you have that done its time to turn it into a zip. I use Winrar for this. Make sure you call it bootanimation.zip and there must be no compression. The zip is just for storage.
It should look like this:
bootanimation.zip -
> part0
> part1
> desc.txt
4. After that just push via adb to /system/media
or
if your rooted place file into /system/media and replace bootanimation.zip
320 480 15
p 1 150 android
p 50000 1 last
So,WTH is a desc.txt file!
First line contains 3 numbers width, height and fps
Second line (and any succesive lines) starts with the letter "p" (which comes from animation part) and contains 3 items:
-count: number of time this part is repeated
-pause: number of microseconds to pause after the last frame of the part
-path: the directory which contains the png files that compose the frame of this part
if you wanna try out my boot animations visit this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004925

Very nice,thanks! Been wanting to try to make one of these. Just need to learn flash now...
Sent from my X10a using XDA App

I actually didn't bother with Flash myself, I used Photoshop and manually created a PNG file, saved it, then added on and saved as the next in the sequence. Would have saved me a lot of time had I done it in Flash, but then again, I'd have to learn it, first, lol.
Great tutorial, King !

thanks for the tutorial

[GUIDE] [how to] CREATE OWN ROM [FOR ANY ANDROID DEVICE] [FOR N00B] [EASIEST METHODS]

NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL WORK ANY ANDROID DEVICE BUT HAS FEW EXTRA PRE-SUGGESTED LINKS FOR GALAXY ACE PLUS USERS.
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Special Thanks to -
dsixda for his awesome kitchen. Please Hit Thanks button for him.
inspired by isidromxz's thread.
Please kindly remind me if i have forgotten to write any name in thanks section, i have collected all things from many many sources and with modification.
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Who is this tutorial for?
Absolute Beginners.
People with little or no programming skills.
people who really want to learn how to make custom rom's
people who want to learn android and don't know where to start.
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Tools Required : (Update them manually and report me dead links please)
Java JDK FROM HERE OR JAVA.SUN.COM - FOR INSTALLING CYWIGN
(WARNING: Do not install Cygwin before the JDK!!
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Cywign Direct Download- Linux Terminal For Windows
Android Kitchen (ROM Development Tool)- For Cooking custom ROM and many more things, Please update this Kitchen to latest version when available.
Official Link to dxda's Kitchen - Official Thread and Github source. Please refer FAQ on official thread for Kitchen related problems.
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Demo META-INF Folder Download- For Making Flashable zip files and comparing updater script.
Custom Booting.zip - for custom boot animation
notepad++ - for editing files like build.prop, updaterscript
MOST IMPORTANT TOOL YOUR BRAIN... AND ALSO LOTS OF TIME... [DOWNLOAD LINK NOT AVAILABLE...lol]
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Step one: Installing the JAVA JDK, Cygwin and Setting up the Kitchen.
*Before you do anything install the java jdk*
Try this Dsixda Kitchen Install Picture Tutor(recommended)
OR
watch this video tutorial by gitagaire for how to setup cygwin and kitchen(recommended)
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INSTRUCTIONS
Download and extract the cygwin_packages.zip
Run the set up(make sure there is no previous cygwin installation)
NOTE: INSTALL CYGWIN IN ROOT DISK LIKE C:\
Follow the kitchen read me txt!!!
local package directory *must* be the path to the cygwin_packages folder that you just extracted
{
"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"
}
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when it shows all the package names, go to the top and select "all default" until it changes to "all install" (you must click on the arrows)
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Download the kitchen from above. Then, extract the kitchen's .zip file to a folder under your home account. Rename the dsixda-android-kitchen-*** folder to just "kitchen". In Cygwin, this folder would depend on what was set for your Cygwin install directory, e.g. C:\cygwin\home\John\kitchen
NOTE!! If your user folder contains spaces (e.g. C:\cygwin\home\John Smith\kitchen), then the kitchen will not function properly. Instead, copy it under C:\cygwin\home\kitchen.
Now your ready to run the kitchen type:
those who have their kitchen like this C:\cygwin\home\John\kitchen use these commands given below.
cd kitchen(enter)
./menu(enter)
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those who have their kitchen like this C:\cygwin\home\kitchen use these commands given below.
cd ../kitchen(enter)
./menu(enter)
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If you did things right you should see this:
congratulations!!
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Step Two: Setting up a working folder
THERE ARE TOW METHODS FOR THIS.
1. WHEN YOU HAVE BASE ROM AVAILABLE.
2. WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE BASE ROM.
FIRST METHOD -
First our folder structure should look like this:
Code:
cygwin folder/home/your user name/kitchen
Inside the kitchen it should look like this:
Now we need a rom to work on, for GALAXY ACE PLUS[s7500] users i will recommend this rom by blackburner but you can use any rom.
Just Place the original rom zip in the original_update folder inside the kitchen.
run the cygwin.exe again type:
Code:
cd kitchen(enter)
./menu(enter)
now enter option 1, enter again. You should see your rom listed, choose and enter
you will be asked about changing the working folders name, at this point it makes no difference so just continue.
congratulations you have a working folder!!!
SECOND METHOD - this method is by neroyoung
FIRST MAKE A WORKING FOLDER IN CYGWIN FOLDER
IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
cygwin folder/home/your user name/kitchen/WORKING_(your rom name)
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NOTE: FOR THIS MEETHOD WE NEED 3 FILES AND FOLDERS TO BE PLACED IN WORKING FOLDER.
1. META-INF FOLDER - GET THIS FROM DOWNLOAD FILES LIST IN FIRST POST
2. SYSTEM FOLDER - TUTORIAL BELOW
3. BOOT.IMG - TUTORIAL BELOW
2. getting system folder
(NOTE - YOU MUST BE ROOTED FOR THIS MEDHOD)
This is universal method and can be done easily using terminal emulator.
For this simply download Terminal Emulator from Android Market.
we need freshly flashed device here. OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE LOT OF JUNK FILES.
Open it and type:
su
tar -c system/* >> sdcard/system.tar
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This will copy all your /system folder to your SDcard with name System.tar
This will take some time to finish so be patient.
After it's done you should have a tar file in your /sdcard named system.tar
You can extract it using Winrar or 7zip software. But yes this will have huge size , as it has other useless folders so you will have to delete them. After extracting this system.tar file you will get following folders (Similar one)
/etc
/fonts
/framework
/lib
/lost-found
/media
/sd
/semc
/usr
/xbin
build.prop
And some other files and folders like ""autorooted,kernel files" etc
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Now simply delete the folders marked in red color and its done.Don't worry if you don't have folders with red colors above,we don't need them.
And the final files that we will have in our system folders will be
/app
/bin
/etc
/fonts
/framework
/lib
/media
/semc
/usr
/xbin
build.prop
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If it dont have semc folder no need to worry.
NOTE: YOU CAN ALSO GET THIS SYSTEM FOLDER BY USING ANY ROOT BROWSER. JUST FIND THIS FOLDER AND COPY/EXTRACT TO SDCARD
NOW COPY THIS system FOLDER TO WORKING FOLDER
3. getting boot.img
Here we have 2 options
1. stock boot.img from stock rom - simple kernel which we get in brand new mobile.
2. custom boot.img from custom kernel - kernel which are modified for overclock or other features
1. getting stock boot.img from stock rom.
extract your stock rom with winrar or 7zip. you will see boot.img there. copy it to working folder
2. getting custom boot.img from custom kernel.
download any custom kernel which is only for your device. [galaxy ace plus [s7500] users get from here or here]
extract it with winrar or 7zip and copy boot.img to working folder
NOTE: many of new devices have kernel.bin and other files instead of boot.img so skip this part if your device don't have it...
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Step Three :change/modify/update rom
YOU CAN MODIFY YOUR ROM IN TWO STEPS:
MODIFY USING ANDROID KITCHEN - for basic modification.
MODIFY MANUALLY. - for advanced modification.
1. MODIFYING USING ANDROID KITCHEN
watch this amazing tutorial by neroyoung on how to editing rom with kitchen
NOTE: DON'T FORGET TO DEODEX YOUR ROM
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2. MODIFYING MANUALLY.
FOR ALL ANDROID PHONES (ESPECIALLY FOR GINGERBREAD ROMS) USE THIS GUIDE FOR COOL MODS. like center clock,CRT animation, ics and jelly bean style mods etc... ANOTHER GUIDE BY ME
Adding/removing applications
1. Go to the working folder where you extracted your rom, inside you will find:
OR
2. Then go to "system/app" inside this folder you will find all the rom applications(apks) you may also find some in the data folder if your rom has this folder.
3. Copy, replace, and change any app(apk) be carefull if you dont know what the apk is do not delete!!
LIST OF APPS YOU CAN DELETE - HERE OR HERE
If you can not find some apps in this guide then try opening all those app in your phone and see app name and icon or move those apps from system/app to sdcard and see what is not working...
Adding new boot animation
android kitchen doesn't works for this in Samsung phones. So we need a different method.
1) Download and extract the bootanimation and samsungani file from Custom Booting.zip attached in first post.
2) Put them in the /system/bin folder and replace the existing files there
3) Now download any boot animation, and rename the bootanimation to “sanim.zip”.
4) Now, navigate to /system/media and replace the “ODEanim” with “sanim.zip”
You are done with the bootanimation change
customizing the theme
1. replace stock launcher with launchers like nova launcher
2. theming using uot kitchen (fonts, status bar, batery and other icons etc
watch this amazing toutorial by jdlogan151
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Edit the gps script for your country/location
1. In the workingfolder/system/etc/ you will find a file named gps.conf, you can
edit this file with notepad++ or even word.
2. using the right gps script in this file can speed up gps lock, you can
find some from angeldeath, download extract and replace the gps.conf.
Adding ringtones :
Take your ringtone file...it should be in .ogg format..If not then convert it to .ogg..
Locate to the folder system>media>audio>ringtones>
Copy and paste your .ogg files here in ringtones folder..
You can also change notifications, alarm and UI tones like this..
Changing the Fonts :
Take your desired font.ttf file and rename it as DroidSans.ttf..
Locate to the folder system>fonts>
Now, replace the file DroidSans.ttf with your desired DoridSans.ttf...
To change the lock screen clock font...replace the Clocktopia.ttf with your desired one..(rename first)..
build.prop tweaks!!
check this or this or this post for build.prop
NOTE: EDIT BUILD.PROP WITH NOTEPAD++. SIMPLE NOTEPAD WILL CORRUPT THE FILE.
adding mods and scripts...
download mods and scripts from links below and copy past all files in same folder as your rom... like for init.d scripts add them to system/etc/init.d/here and all permissions in updater script to your updater script...(dont forget to give them credit for it...)
links:-
[TweakZV6] Init.d best tweaks[Flashable] Increase your performance by [email protected]
Collection build.prop; init.d; etc. by optik19918
init.d Tweaks collection by dsexton702
[SCRIPTS][TWEAKS][CWM]SlaidyBoost-V2.3 by slaid480
[CWM][SCRIPTS][TWEAKS] Adrenaline™ Engine by ImbaWind
V6 SuperCharger by zeppelinrox
[SCRIPTS]CronMod-A2SD/D2EXT/INT2EXT by croniccorey
Xloud and Bravia engine by aiman112
AwesomeBEATS™ v.3 by ...Awesome...
(MOD)Beats Audio(2.3+up) by RockoDev
Tuned MegaBassBeat by kurotsugi
Maximum MultiTasking Mods + V6 SuperCharger BY zeppelinrox
[AROMA] Beats Mode - Enhanced Beats sound V7.5 by MemAllocatoR
Interactive Phone Modification [GUIDE]
ICS Style 'Settings.apk' - Make it yourself by balamu96m
StatusBar Tweaks by Master&Slave™
Change lockrings on any rom by daveyannihilation
change ICS lockscreen animation to Honeycomb style by evilisto
S Voice for any devices [ICS] by PlaYOuT
Implement Swipe to Remove Notification by hansip87
Remove SMS log from Call log by wilfredcool007
Activate the rotation of the lockscreen by GalaxyUser
How to use AROMA INSTALLER in any ROM/MOD by pankaj88
All in one tweaks build.prop,init.d,Wifi,Xloud,Bravia,A-Gps,A/V Sync,Modules by XtremePeople
Add 6 lockscreens Mod + Lockscreen Gestures by pratyush.creed
How to add customizable 14 statusbar toggle buttons for samsung ROM by lidroid
Create a custom notification dropdown by jeffsanace
these are few i love, find more yourself...
MORE WILL BE ADDED SOON...

MORE ADVANCE MODIFICATION (not advised for beginners)
editing .apk files
THERE ARE TWO BEST TOOLS FOR EDITING .APK FILES
1. APKTOOLS
This video by neroyoung teaches you how to setup APKTOOL folder as well as teaches you how to edit .apk files.
2. APK Manager
this video by adgoosuc teaches you How to unpack,repack and sign an APK File with APK Manager
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[*]Editing .JAR Files
In this video by neroyoung you will get information on how to edit .jar files like services.jar using APKTOOL.
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[*]THEMEING .apk FILE
HERE IS A AWESOME TUTORIAL BY Andrewtst FOR THEMEING ANY .apk FILE.
for porting themes:
1. download and extract theme you want to port.
2. open both apk(base and port) in 7zip/winrar
3. drag and replace png files with same name
this works with only png files not with xml and others
FOR THEMING YOUR ROM YOU CAN EDIT framework-res.apk AND GET MANY COOL THINGS
LIKE you can change smiles, default wallpaper, default lockscreen wallpaper, add 14 toggle mod and many cool things...
for that use Framework Flasher or apktools or any other tool and do changes manually.
CHECK THIS GUIDE BY dully79 TO KNOW WHICH FILES YOU CAN MODIFY AND HOW.
HERE ARE FEW MORE COOL GUIDES -
ICS Style 'Settings.apk' BY balamu96m
Implement Swipe to Remove Notification BY hansip87
add customizable 14 statusbar toggle buttons for samsung ROM BY lidroid
FOR MORE SEARCH MORE...
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CHANGING HARD KEY FUNCTION (REMAPPING BUTTON)
1. open /system/usr/keylayout/[phone model]-keypad.kl with notepad++
(Some phone may have different names, but it will always end with "keypad.kl)
it will look like this --
Code:
# Copyright (c) 2011, Code Aurora Forum.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# [url]http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0[/url]
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
#
key 2 1
key 3 2
key 4 3
key 5 4
key 6 5
key 7 6
key 8 7
key 9 8
key 10 9
key 11 0
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 230 HOME WAKE
key 60 SOFT_RIGHT WAKE
key 62 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 229 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 59 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 228 POUND
key 227 STAR
key 231 CALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 61 CALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 232 DPAD_CENTER WAKE_DROPPED
key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE_DROPPED
key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE_DROPPED
key 102 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE_DROPPED
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 212 SLASH
key 213 DEL WAKE_DROPPED
key 355 DEL WAKE_DROPPED
key 16 Q
key 17 W
key 18 E
key 19 R
key 20 T
key 21 Y
key 22 U
key 23 I
key 24 O
key 25 P
key 30 A
key 31 S
key 32 D
key 33 F
key 34 G
key 35 H
key 36 J
key 37 K
key 38 L
key 14 DEL
key 44 Z
key 45 X
key 46 C
key 47 V
key 48 B
key 49 N
key 50 M
key 51 COMMA
key 52 PERIOD
key 28 ENTER
key 56 ALT_LEFT
key 42 SHIFT_LEFT
key 215 AT
key 57 SPACE
key 53 SLASH
key 127 SYM
key 100 ALT_RIGHT
key 399 GRAVE
HERE YOU WILL FIND 3 ROWS...
1. As you can see, there are different attributes assigned to each key. like this
Code:
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
2. Specific application/action launchers:
Code:
HOME #Launches "Home"
MENU #Launches "Menu"
BACK #Takes you back to the last activity
SEARCH #Launches "Universal Search"
CALL #Launches the "Phone" activity and corresponding .apk or initiates a call
ENDCALL #Ends a call
CAMERA #Launches "Camera" activity and corresponding .apk
FOCUS #Initiates Auto-Focus while using the Camera
VOLUME_UP #Self explanatory
VOLUME_DOWN #Self explanatory
3. And attributes saying if it should wake the phone at button push to complete the action, or if it should just complete the action without waking the screen.
Code:
WAKE #Completes the action without waking the screen
WAKE_DROPPED #Wakes the phone to complete the action
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2. NOW WE WILL EDIT SECOND AND/OR THIRD ROW
Erase the center row value for any key to completely disable it. To reassign the key, replace the center row value with another one from the same row. Change the right row value to either "WAKE" or blank to enable the wake function. Do not modify the left row.
NOTE: don't edit left row i.e. first row which contains specific key identity number.
FOR EXAMPLE I DO THESE CHANGES
DEFAULT VALUES ---
Code:
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
CHANGED VALUES ---
Code:
key 115 CAMERA WAKE
key 114 FOCUS WAKE
NOW VOLUME UP KEY WILL WORK AS CAMERA KEY AND VOLUME DOWN KEY WILL WORK AS FOCUS KEY....
NOTE: all words should be in BOLD letters i.e. capital letters...
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MORE COMING SOON
FOR ADVANCE ROM DEVELOPMENT GUIDES (like porting rom) SEE THIS COLLECTION BY F3niX

Step Four: repackage the rom
AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ALL CHANGE/MODIFICATION YOU WANTED OPEN CYGWIN AGAIN AND TYPE
cd kitchen(enter)
./menu(enter)
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now convert update script to updater script(in option 23)
now lets edit updater script(optional)
Thanks to user langthang for a great updater-script guide.
Download it HERE
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the updater-script basically tells CWM what steps to take during the installation(flashing rom).
If you don't have any experience please don't edit anything other than what is in this simple tutorial.
TO EDIT UPDATER SCRIPT -
1.Go to META-INF/com/google/android
2.Open the updater-scrip file with Notepad++
3.Any text that would appear during the CWM install should be in this format :
Code:
ui_print("Put your text in HERE");
Add your text start at top and save,
then replace with new updater-scrip
IF YOU GET ANY ERROR YOU CAN COMPARE YOUR UPDATER SCRIPT WITH MINE (attached in 1st post)
NOTE: DO NOT COPY WHOLE UPDATER SCRIPT JUST EDIT PART WHERE YOU GET ANY ERROR...
most common errors will be in mount, remount part in starting and end and boot.img installing part... so replace only those lines....
AND AT LAST
[*]Now that you have made some changes it's time to pack the rom and test!!
Run the cygwin and type
cd kitchen(enter)
./menu(enter)
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enter option 99 - "biuld rom from working folder"
Choose your build option and few more enters
I recommend that you go with all default options until you get more experience with the kitchen.
When rom is packed and signed it will ask to change rom zip name (type name of your rom)
When its all done you will find a folder inside "cygwin/home/yousername/kitchen" called output_zip
Inside the folder is your new rom ready to be flashed and tested!!!
IF YOU WANT THAN YOU CAN MAKE CWM FLASH ABLE ZIP'S MANUALLY USE THIS TOOL BY I.AM.H3RO
congratulations you have build your own rom
TROUBLESHOOTING (by hell_lock)
If you are facing java related problem with cygwin than refer to this post. and Google search
If you get problems in installing a rom then compare your updater-script in META-INF folder with one attached in first post.
If you have a rom without kernel then remove these lines:
Code:
assert(package_extract_file("boot.img", "/tmp/boot.img"),
write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p8"),
delete("/tmp/boot.img"));
NOTE: mmcblk0p8 can be different with different devices... this works fine with galaxy ace plus...
If there is a package error then extract the files of the rom and repack them using any compression software.
If rom installed correctly but stuck onto logo screen?? Then remove try removing kernel and flashing rom again.
If rom installed correctly but got onto bootloop then there could be many possibilities which could lead to this. If you want accurate cause of it then do a logcat.
If there are some apk's which are not working then check if you correctly modded them.
For status errors like status error 0, status error 6, status error 7 see this guide by Tha TechnoCrat and for rest go here and type your error.
NOTE: Most of the problems occur because of updater-script problems so before trying any of the troubleshooting try the first tip.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS FEEL FREE TO POST HERE OR PERSONAL MESSAGE ME.

omg all my thanks goes for you today
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how about using dsixda, toolchain etc in linux? would u please add some tutor for that...even i guess it has the same way... i mean in ubuntu what version of dsixda that work well and what lib is needed for that? cos i have made my own kernel on my last device galaxr fit(gt-s5670) that use armv6 procie..maybe it need diferent type n bersion of tools?
thanks in advance
Sent from my GT-S7500 using xda app-developers app

Sorry i dont use lunix so i know nothing about it..... there are more threads related to this... they can help you....
Sent from my GT-S7500 using xda premium

Can i use this for micromax funbook tablet?

Yes it will work on any device... good luck
Sent from my GT-S7500 using xda premium

Had a quick read through, seems fairly easy to get started, so thanks for that!
What I want to achieve is to be able to take an existing ROM, and customise it for my organisation. I want to be able to remove the initial set up that you get when you flash a new ROM, e.g. name, Google account etc. Do you know how I would achieve this, or the files I would need to edit?
I also want to remove some APKs and preload some APKs, I think I know how to do this its just a case of replacing them in the system folder?
Also I want to preload some Wifi settings on so set it to know our SSID and PSK, is this something which is possible?
Thanks for your help!

fro5tie said:
Had a quick read through, seems fairly easy to get started, so thanks for that!
What I want to achieve is to be able to take an existing ROM, and customise it for my organisation. I want to be able to remove the initial set up that you get when you flash a new ROM, e.g. name, Google account etc. Do you know how I would achieve this, or the files I would need to edit?
I also want to remove some APKs and preload some APKs, I think I know how to do this its just a case of replacing them in the system folder?
Also I want to preload some Wifi settings on so set it to know our SSID and PSK, is this something which is possible?
Thanks for your help!
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1st for rom you will use as base, get permission of its developers before doing it...
2nd the setup wizard you are talking about(i guess where we have to touch android) is by app in system/app named SetupWizard.apk but i think you should not delete it. it also controls few other things.
3rd replace/delete app you know about...(system/app)
4th i don't know much about preloaded settings... all i know is you will need to edit smali files of apk....

Hi
I've been playing around with this, I've extracted the ROM to a working folder and made a few changes, e.g adding and removing APKs. Then I've repackaged the ROM, but when I copy the .zip onto my SD card and try flashing it, I get an error:
Install /sdcard
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying Update package
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
I can't install CWM on this device so its just using the Android System Recovery 3e
Is there something else I have to do to get it flashable?

hiii
okay.. so first get cwm recovery as you say you dont have cwm... then while making a zip with android kitchen make sure when it ziplangs all apks then it signs your rom zip... make sure you press enter or press y and then enter...
while flashing rom with cwm you get this error again then in 'ïnstall zip from sdcard' select 'toggle signature verification' then try again if still no luck rply back....
and it seams like you used this guide and you found it helpful i guess and you dint even pressed a thanks button... i don't know why you guys enjoy all stuff and don't even press thanks button.. i am not asking you for money... it wont cost you anything...
fro5tie said:
Hi
I've been playing around with this, I've extracted the ROM to a working folder and made a few changes, e.g adding and removing APKs. Then I've repackaged the ROM, but when I copy the .zip onto my SD card and try flashing it, I get an error:
Install /sdcard
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying Update package
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
I can't install CWM on this device so its just using the Android System Recovery 3e
Is there something else I have to do to get it flashable?
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Hi
Thanks for this, I've got it sorted now.
I can't install CWM as its not compatible with my device, but it was just that the zip needed signing for my device. I found info on another forum to sign it properly, and its flashing fine now.
Thanks for your help.

fro5tie said:
Hi
Thanks for this, I've got it sorted now.
I can't install CWM as its not compatible with my device, but it was just that the zip needed signing for my device. I found info on another forum to sign it properly, and its flashing fine now.
Thanks for your help.
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Wich device you have?

use this to make your own cwm recovery.... http://builder.clockworkmod.com/
fro5tie said:
Hi
Thanks for this, I've got it sorted now.
I can't install CWM as its not compatible with my device, but it was just that the zip needed signing for my device. I found info on another forum to sign it properly, and its flashing fine now.
Thanks for your help.
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androsamace said:
Wich device you have?
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Its an Ainol Novo 7 Elf 2 (chinese tablet)
lokeshsaini94 said:
use this to make your own cwm recovery.... http://builder.clockworkmod.com/
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I'll take a look.

HTC One X
- no ROM support, but de-odexing only! (Here is the guide to de-odex)
So i wanted to start building a ROM the easy way, guess I have to find the manual method..

i dont know what are you talking about... here is link for htc one x roms
http://onexroot.com/category/one-x-roms/
xSilv85 said:
HTC One X
- no ROM support, but de-odexing only! (Here is the guide to de-odex)
So i wanted to start building a ROM the easy way, guess I have to find the manual method..
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Oh i mean the kitchen.. not suited for htc one x is stated in the op.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

[TUTORIAL] How to create and install android bootanimations from scratch

How to create and install android bootanimations from scratch
This is a guide which tells you how to make a your very own bootanimation and install a bootanimation on your device.
Please let me know if you made a bootanimation using this method so that every bootanimation made using this method can be posted here
Code:
#This guide assumes that you are windows user and have -
1- 7 zip or winrar installed
2- a image editing software (for ex-photoshop) #
Bootanimation- what is it ?
Bootanimation basically is a collection of .png pictures that are projected on the screen one after the other quickly so that it looks like a animation , stored in a zip file
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Prerequisites
1-you need a bootanimation.zip file [you can find them on google]
now if you have downloaded the bootanimation.zip file ,open it up
2- as you can see in the picture you find some folders in it named
Code:
"part0" "part1" "part2"
and a desc.txt file .
{
"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"
}
EXPLANATIONS
folders like part0;part1,etc. STORE .png pictures of bootnaimation
the desc.txt file contains all the necessary info to run bootanimation like resolution fps ,etc
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EXPLANATION OF desc.txt
Code:
As you can see in the image
#1-it is the resolution of the bootanimation(you should basically use your device's resolution for ex - in the pic it is 320X480)
#2-it is the fps(frames per second) of your bootanimation [higher the no. faster will your bootanimation play [B]a standard fps should be 30[/B]]
#3-these are the folders which contain images for your bootanimation
#4-it is a pointer to tell it to look at new commands
#5-specifies the no. of times this section of bootanimation will play ( 0 means infinite)
#6-defines pause in seconds before repeating or moving on next line (o means no pause 10 means 10 sec pause)
Fire it up el captain !!
we'll start making a bootanimation from scratch from here
#1-create a folder anywhere put in desktop for ease,let's call it
Code:
bootanimation
#2-open the folder and create another folder name it
Code:
part0
#3- With part0 created, it's time for you to start creating an image. To make it simple for beginning we'll make a simple one .So, using Photoshop as an example, create a new image which is the resolution of your handset. [like if ur on htc explorer use 320X480 or galaxy mini use 340X320] (if u don't know your device's resolution google it
#4-Give a black background to the image and take a image you wan't to fade in . paste it as a new layer and set the layer to 0% opacity
so now you can only see a black background.
#5-now save the image in your
Code:
part0 folder
and name it
Code:
image00.png
#6-now increase the opacity of your bootanimation by a narrow degree say 6%.now save it as
Code:
image002.png
in the part0 folder
#7-repeat step 5 every time until you reach 100%.and each time save it as image003-image004 etc. in part0 folder
#8-open notepad and type this --
Code:
[B][COLOR="Blue"]
1080 240 24
p 1 60 part0
c 1 0 part1
c 0 0 part2
c means that the entire part of the animation (eg part2) will be played even if bootup completes.[/COLOR][/B]
Code:
[B]change[/B] the 1080 240 with the resolution you are using
Thanks to @cisza for this info.. [images will be updated soon ]
#9- save it as :
Code:
desc.txt
in the root of your bootanimation folder (not in part0)
#10- compress it using your archive manager say 7zip ;winrar,etc.
imp: SET COMPRESSION METHOD TO STORE
or else bootanimation WON'T work
congrats u just made a boot animation... and remember to share with us your bootanimation
You can also use boot animation factory by RD despotovski01 It may help you with debugging and previewing and also creating bootanimations
Installing bootanimations
To install your bootanimation just use root explorer to put it in system/media folder
if using htc stock rom put it in system/customize/resources folder (make sure to rename it the bootanimation.zip to htc_bootup.zip )

Thanks for the tutorial. I'll try it soon.

What did I do wrong??
It just shows a black screen and sometimes doesn't even finish booting, so I have to delete it from recovery.
EDIT: Nevermind it workes now??????

Thank you for the instructions. At first I couldn't get it to work but then I noticed that some of my *.png files were saved in uppercase, changed to lower, worked without a hitch. Great job :good:
Glad to be rid of the vodafone boot and exit animation. btw - on my Huawei g300 the shutdown animation can be changed using the exact same bootanimation.zip file, just need to change the name to shutdownanimation.zip and copy it the same /system/media folder.

thanks alot but plz tell me what the use of another folders n some more commands

thanks
thanks alot for this....
1-made a 480x800 video,
2-used video to photo converter (# of frames selected)
3-used irfanview to rename them to image###
4-created the folder.(part0)
5-desc.txt
6- used root explorer to paste that zip to resources folder in system...
worked like a charm....

.....
m not gettin compression method "store" in 7 zip...

bid4sumit said:
m not gettin compression method "store" in 7 zip...
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I didn't either, but I left that part out, and it worked like a charm. Maybe the default is correct

Nice guide
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda premium

bid4sumit said:
m not gettin compression method "store" in 7 zip...
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I found "store" in compression level instead of method.
I was doing this for maybe an hour and a half wondering what I did wrong. I decided that I was ziping it wrong, couldn't figure out how to make winzip (I suspect that was my problem) do a "store" zip, and just decided to download 7zip. When I used 7zip and changed the compression level to "store," it worked like a charm. A charm that works really well.

Not sure what I am doing wrong!!!
Hi, my first post!
I really not sure what I'm doing wrong here...
Few facts:
Phone: ZTE Blade (San Fancisco), o2, rooted
On Windows 7 using: Photoshop, irfanview, 7zip.(also tried using SDFormatter, no joy)
On Android using: cm-10-20121124-KonstaKANG, ES File Explorer (root)
I tried to make my own boot Animation
I copied the "bootanimation.zip" file from the "cm-10-20121124-KonstaKANG-blade.zip" which was already installed
I then changed the first 3 images and as far as i can tell kept them the same size etc:. but they are larger on disk now.
I re-zipped (using store) and copied to sd card then copied as above guide to System/media
When I reboot, I get the basic android text while waiting to come to system... I must admit is quite quick to get there.
Also when i get to system (lock screen) I have garbled text or line in the status bar at the top and no unlock screen for quite a while! I put the 2 together as I never got this before playing with boot screen! (This also happens at times, seemingly at random, when coming from sleep).
I will reformat soon so not too much of a problem, but I really would like to produce a boot screen for my phone and all guides I have seen tell me I am doing nothing wrong.
Thanks
Mike

bid4sumit said:
m not gettin compression method "store" in 7 zip...
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For 7-Zip it is Compression level. Change it to store or none (whichever is available)

NIce Tutorial! Thanks

Thank you! I'll try because I'm editing a rom for my Galaxy Ace

Utilities to convert
Can anyone recommend, free/freeware programs to convert video to .png files. Also a program to batch crop/resize would be helpful too.

Thanks for this.
Mine looks a little wonky but it worked on my HTC Droid Inc. 4G
Had some sequential pics of my daughter. Manipulated them to the correct dimensions and converted them to .png using Gimp 2.6
Was pretty easy outside of the time it took to mess with the pictures.

Hi,
I just replaced bootanimation.zip file in system/media , and now I got Android boot from nowhere . Now I can not get him out. I flashed omega boot , but nothing... What to do ?

Re: [TUTORIAL] How to make and install android bootanimations
Cool tutorial, gonna try this out tomorrow. I've always used Rom Toolbox to download boot animations; it'll be cool to make my own!
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Re: [TUTORIAL] How to make and install android bootanimations
delevic said:
Hi,
I just replaced bootanimation.zip file in system/media , and now I got Android boot from nowhere . Now I can not get him out. I flashed omega boot , but nothing... What to do ?
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Change the permission of the bootanimation.zip to rw-r--r-- using root explorer.

[GUIDE]How to create custom boot animations - Wrap Up of Famous Articles + error fix

[Rooted Phones Only]​or if you have adb or acces to root!​
Hi,
so there are many threads regarding custom boot animations , but all of them are missing 1 or 2 information which others specify , so I decided to make a thread that contains all of the needed info (and of course I have a 50% chance of missing some information just as others did).
Ok so lets begin in a step by step tutorial:
Step 1
Creating Folders:
So the first thing you wanna do is make the folders where all the images are going to be located.
You can name the folders ANYTHING! and just to make it easier , don't use spaces , or else you might have to use quotation marks.
If you're creating an animation that loops , create 1 folder.
If you're creating an animation , followed by other animation that loops , then create 2 folders.
If you have multiple animations , such as : "Animation , Loop, Animation , Infinite Loop". Create as many folders as you want.
Looping doesn't mean infinite loop , you can set an animation to loop for a period of time , not necessarily forever!
Step 2
The Images:
Ok so you're gonna need to create the images in order to make them available for your device.
So you are going to decide the dimensions of your device , go to http://www.gsmarena.com/ (gsm arena , for non registered users) search for your device and under the display check your resolution , I'm gonna use 320x480 as that's my mobile's display size.
320 = width and 480 = height.
Prepare an image editing program , I'll use Photoshop , GIMP is an alternative but since I have photoshop , why not use it?
Create as many images as you want that you want them to be the animation , just like you are creating a gif , but frames are pictures , so each frame must be a different picture. Make sure you save them as .png and that they do not exceed 300 image in total.
Organize the pictures in folders , the animation into folder 1 and the looping animation into other folder , and others into other folders.
Make sure you name them in a sequence , such as : 01 02 03 , or 001 002 003 , or picture1 picture2 ...etc The devices uses Sort By Name to determine which goes first ,so the order the pictures are put in on your PC's screen ,is the same as the boot animation order.
It doesn't matter if the folders have the same or different sequence , as long as they are sequenced correctly.
Example:
Folder 1: 01 02 03 04 05
Folder 2: 06 07 08 09
This method is better because you can keep track of your image count and you can determine which folder to go first.
Now you're ready to the next step.
Step 3
Creating the DESC.TXT
Desc.txt is the file that the android reads in order to know which animation to play first.
this is how you create your Desc.txt
First make sure that you have Notepad++ installed , as notepad and wordpad can't run it correctly.
In Notepad++ go to Edit>EOL Convertion>UNIX Format , this way the android can read it perfectly , avoiding any errors.
Now this is how a Desc.txt would be :
Line 1 = Width Height FrameSpeed
Line 2 = p PlayTime FolderSwitchSpeed FolderName
Line 3 = p PlayTime FolderSwitchSpeed Folder2Name
In the first line you're going to put the resolution you chose for your device , I'll put 320 480 , then I'd put 20 Frames per second , so it plays at a normal speed , you can use anything from 10~30 , 10 = Slow , 30 = Fast. 20= Medium.
This is what my file looks like now:
320 480 20
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Line 2 is going to have the folder's name and play duration , you must start by typing "p" without the quotation marks ( " " ). Followed by the Playtime , if you want it to play once , type 1 , play twice , type 2 , Infinite Loop , type 0 .... and so on. Next is the folder switch speed , which means how much should the animation pause between switching from folder to folder. I'll always use 0 so switching becomes instant. Then you type the folder's name , such as Main , if you have spaces (not recommended) use "Folder Name". My Desc now shows:
320 480 20
p 1 0 Main
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Now the 3rd line (if present) is the same as Line 2 , but we'll set it to loop now , so instead of p 1 0 , I'm using p 0 0. so my Desc now says:
320 480 20
p 1 0 Main
p 0 0 Loop
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Now , most of the Guides miss this step , YOU HAVE TO ADD AN EMPTY LINE IN THE END! because the final line is always ignored , so if you leave it as blank , the blank will be ignored , if you set an animation sequence here , the sequence would be ignored resulting of bad things :'(
Now you are done.
Step 4
Packaging:
Now you need to use winrar to pack them , because it has the features that we want.
Select all the folders that contain your animation and the Desc.txt , and right click them , click on Add to Archive.
On the left choose the format to "zip" , instead of rar , and in the compression method choose "store".
Name it as anything , but after that you have to name it bootanimation.zip
Step 5
Copying to your Mobile
Now you are ready and you have your animation , you need to copy it to your device , your phone must be rooted in order to access the System Files and be able to write on them.
Rename your zip file into bootanimation.zip , and put it on an SD Card. Then you can use your mobile and your preferred File Explorer to put it in the right destination.
You can use Root Explorer , or ES File Explorer (recommended).
Root Explorer:
Make sure the memory is set to R/W by click on the button that says "mount r/w"
ES File Explorer:
Go to the settings , Scroll to the bottom and open Root Settings , make sure ReMount as Root is selected so you have root Write Access.
Now , you have to place the bootanimation.
If your mobile phone doesn't have an animation , or if it uses the Default "Android animation" which is the blue Android Text Shining , then you have to put the bootanimation.zip into /Data/Local/ , from there it will be automatically read.
If you own Samsung , If you're lucky you can find it in /System/Media/ , Or you can find animation files that are NOT EDITABLE! sorry about that , just search in your mobile's section here on the XDA forums.
If you Own hTC , then you'll probably find it in /system/custom/resources .
If you couldn't find it anywhere , use the search and search for bootanimation.zip
I believe that you can use the /Data/Local/ method with any mobile except for hTC....because /Data/Local/ has higher priority.
If you find bootanimation without any extensions , do not edit it , you might loose your boot animation and crash your mobile , but don't worry , you'll only loose the ability to boot an animation , and you'll just have black screen
After you place your bootanimation.zip open its properties and make sure the following is checked:
Read
Write
Execute
in ES File Explorer you'll have three checkboxes under each one , and in the properties it should then say rwx rwx rwx (Read Write eXecute). This step is also forgotten by some guides.
Now just reboot your phone and you're good to go!
If I missed anything just let me know.
Check out some of these animations that I made , I won't give download links to them , just a gif that you may copy.
Regarding the Sound on Bootanimation
It Won't work , because there are 2 methods , :
1-playing an mp3/ogg on starting init.rc which startes soundboot.
2-mp3 can't be read on boot , soundboot corrupts the OGGs it is associated with.
there's one method which is using Java to build a file for the soundboot which I'm not sure yet about , which is using the media player , but it won't probably work because the media player hasn't been launched yet , will give you a heads up.
(for how to make your own media player for that purpose , check out thenewboston on youtube , he has 200 episodes of JAVA Android.)
Update...these methods work with any mobile except for mobiles Running Android on SD via Haret or BADA. it should work fine on android phones.
To try it out on your phone , your phone must be rooted and follow this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8274824&postcount=2
These animations are on my Android version of my hTC HD Mini , so thats why they have the Windows Logo
{
"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"
}
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new animations by me
Cyanogen 7 Red Flare - thethiny 320x480
Cyanogen 7 based on Cyanogen 9 - thethiny 320x480
Sonic vs Shadow - thethiny 320x240
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Links:
WinRar
Notepad++
Photoshop
List of Some Boot Animations

Need to know how to get the sounds going, that's what you and all of them forget (sorry) it's not all about the animation without the sound right?? I've played with about 5 boot animations and all work fine but don't have sound, I'm with HTC Viper 2.0 ROM
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TheCrow1372 said:
Need to know how to get the sounds going, that's what you and all of them forget (sorry) it's not all about the animation without the sound right?? I've played with about 5 boot animations and all work fine but don't have sound, I'm with HTC Viper 2.0 ROM
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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even though I do love this too , but I didn't include this because there is no working version of sound ...I didn't forgot , just didn't find , I'll keep you updated.

thethiny said:
even though I do love this too , but I didn't include this because there is no working version of sound ...I didn't forgot , just didn't find , I'll keep you updated.
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What about their method, I've tried but maybe u guys can figure it out?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133856
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

TheCrow1372 said:
What about their method, I've tried but maybe u guys can figure it out?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133856
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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trying it now ...meanwhile , This has Worked for me , but it's complicated , try using it as a temp solution (works one time then gets deleted)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8274824&postcount=2

[Completed] [TUTORIAL] How To Install Custom Boot Animations on ANY Android Device

NOTE: This tutorial REQUIRES root access for it to work. If you do not have root access you need to get it for this
tutorial to work ( If you are confused on what root is and/or how to install it, you can run a simple Google search )
WARNING: If you have already rooted your device, your warranty is already void. If you have not rooted your device, keep
in mind that rooting and installing custom recoveries, roms, kernels, etc will void your warranty, no way around it. Unless
you do not want to void your warranty, then do not continue with this tutorial.
DISCLAIMER:I WILL NOT be responsible for any possible damage that may/may not occur to your device by following this
tutorial, you decided to go through with it, therefore it is YOUR FAULT if YOU damage YOUR device. If you point the finger
at me for any damage caused to your device by following this tutorial, myself and the community will laugh at you.
You'll need a few things before we get started:
1) A Windows Computer
2) Your device & your respective device's USB charging cable
3) 7Zip / Winrar installed on your computer
4) CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOUR DEVICE HAS ROOT ACCESS
5) A Web Browser, and, preferably, a video editing software that can render image sequences (Preferably Sony Vegas)
6) Also check to make sure your devices rom supports custom boot animations, if it doesn't, feel free to install a custom
rom that does support custom boot animations.
Lets Get Started!
You'll need to 'generate' an idea in your head of what you want the animation to look like on your device, thinking doesn't
take much effort now does it?
Go to your web browser and download all images, videos, gifs, etc you need for your animation. But keep in mind that the boot
animation is consisted of many individual .png / .jpeg / .jpg images, and a DESC.TXT file (which we'll get to later). The
boot animation cannot be consisted of a .gif or any video of any kind (.MP4, .AVC, .AVI, etc) otherwise the animation will not
play.
Next, take some time to construct your animation in the video editor you should've downloaded ( if you do not have the time,
money, or HDD space to download a video editor needed make a boot animation, you can send it to me and I will happily make it
for you, just know i cannot make 20 animations at the same time. Gather the files needed to construct your animation, compile
them in a simple .ZIP file and upload it to Google Drive or File Dropper, then send me the link to it and once done, i will
send you your new boot animation, free of charge of course )
Once done, render the video you've made as an image sequence ( this setting is different/non-existent on some video editors,
hense why i prefer Sony Vegas ) to a simple and easy place to remember and make sure you render them with a name sequence
similar to the example below.
Example:
BOOT_00001.jpeg
BOOT_00002.jpeg
BOOT_00003.jpeg
BOOT_00004.jpeg
BOOT_00005.jpeg
BOOT_00006.jpeg
CONTINUE DOWN BELOW!
DESC.TXT file:
The DESC.TXT file can be the most complicated part for some users, it involves code that basically outlines how the animation plays,
the amount of images to play, image size, frame rate, etc. It can get pretty confusing. However once you do it once or atleast twice,
it becomes pretty easy. I will now show you how to make your DESC.TXT file.
Here's an example from my Samsung Galaxy S4:
1080 1920 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
To newbies, it can look really complicated at first glance. But it's what these values mean that make the DESC.TXT file the easiest
part of the whole tutorial. Here's the most basic explanation I can give of what these values mean ( All values below are ripped from
the example stated above, values may differ depending on device ):
1080 = Animation Width ( Your devices screen width )
1920 = Animation Height ( Your devices screen height )
30 = Frame rate / FPS ( Frames Per Second ) ( For most boot animations, 30-35 is the best FPS to have )
p = First animation part
1 = How many times this animation part loops ( in this case, only once )
0 = An amount of pauses after the part is finished playing ( in this case, none ) ( Note that the number of pauses can only range from 0-10 )
part0 = Name of the folder where the images for the first part are stored ( Preferably, keep the name of the folder part# )
p = Second animation part
0 = Defines that it loops until Android starts
0 = Defines a pause
part1 = Name of the folder where the images for the second part are stored ( Preferably, keep the name of the folder part# )
In a nutshell, that's how you make the DESC.TXT file for your boot animation.
TYPES OF BOOT ANIMATIONS:
If you are making a one part boot animation, continue down below.
If you are making a multi part boot animation, continue down to 'Multi Part Boot Animations'
One Part Boot Animations:
For one part boot animations, you will only need one folder named 'part0', place all your images into that folder. After that, scroll up
a bit for instructions on how to make the DESC.TXT file.
Here's an example from an older boot animation on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S:
2560 1600 35
p 5 0 part0
Again, these values may differ depending on your device, but for one part boot animations, that is typically what the DESC.TXT file will look
like. This screenshot is what your one part boot animation should look like.
Multi File Boot Animations:
For multi part boot animations, it requires more than one animation part ( part1 or even a part2 ), for this tutorial, I will not go passed
2 animation parts, if your animation is more than 2 parts, pls leave a comment down below. It also requires more code in your DESC.TXT file.
Continuing to use the example from my Samsung Galaxy S4's DESC.TXT file:
1080 1920 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
If you are having troubles at the DESC.TXT file, please refer to the 'How to make DESC.TXT file' section above. In this case, we only have 2
animation parts, so this is what your boot animation file should look like on your pc.
Depending on how you wrote your DESC.TXT file, you may have to do some thinking on your own to determine how to finalize your respective devices boot animation. But for me, part1 loops until Android finishes booting, so i had to go down to the end of the folder i rendered my animation in and select the images that i felt should go into part1 ( again, DESC.TXT files and the amount of images in a part can vary depending on device ). At the end, the boot animation turned out exactly how i intended. For the part1 folder, you may have to do some thinking on your own to get all the images set in their correct directories.
So after all that, you might be asking yourself, "How do we install the boot animation?" Your gonna find out right now.
Installing / Packaging your boot animation:
Once you have your animation set and ready to go, follow the screenshots below, afterwards, you're file will be ready to install.
{
"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"
}
Now that you've done that, copy it to your devices internal storage or a Micro SD card ( if your device has Micro SD card slots on it )
preferably for transfering to internal storage, copy it into your 'Download' folder.
Next, download the boot-animations.apk and install it onto your device ( you should know how to do that, if not, run a Google search ). After
installing it, click on the small '+' icon in the bottom right hand corner of the frame, click 'Install from local storage', and browse your
phones internal storage/sd card for your bootanimation.zip file. Once the application has pulled the animation up, it is recommended to make sure you did everything right by clicking on the play button on the top, it will give you a preview of your boot animation. After confirming you've done everything correctly, you can click the '+' icon below to the right of the preview box, un-check 'Create A Backup Before Installing', then click install. Wait for the installation to complete.
After completion, you should get a 'Success' message in the notification bar.
Before rebooting, click on the small '+' icon, then click 'Manage Current Bootanimation' then click 'Apply' 3 times and let it process. This
is because on some devices, the animation wont play without performing this step.
After all that, reboot your device and enjoy your new boot animation!
If you had ANY troubles at all while following this tutorial, post a comment down below and I will be happy to help you!
Downloads:
S4 Boot Animation: filedropper.com/bootanimation
Boot-Animations.apk: filedropper.com/boot-animationsapk
7Zip: 7-zip.org/download.html

KingOfTheNet said:
NOTE: This tutorial REQUIRES root access for it to work. If you do not have root access you need to get it for this
tutorial to work ( If you are confused on what root is and/or how to install it, you can run a simple Google search )
WARNING: If you have already rooted your device, your warranty is already void. If you have not rooted your device, keep
in mind that rooting and installing custom recoveries, roms, kernels, etc will void your warranty, no way around it. Unless
you do not want to void your warranty, then do not continue with this tutorial.
DISCLAIMER:I WILL NOT be responsible for any possible damage that may/may not occur to your device by following this
tutorial, you decided to go through with it, therefore it is YOUR FAULT if YOU damage YOUR device. If you point the finger
at me for any damage caused to your device by following this tutorial, myself and the community will laugh at you.
You'll need a few things before we get started:
1) A Windows Computer
2) Your device & your respective device's USB charging cable
3) 7Zip / Winrar installed on your computer
4) CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOUR DEVICE HAS ROOT ACCESS
5) A Web Browser, and, preferably, a video editing software that can render image sequences (Preferably Sony Vegas)
6) Also check to make sure your devices rom supports custom boot animations, if it doesn't, feel free to install a custom
rom that does support custom boot animations.
Lets Get Started!
You'll need to 'generate' an idea in your head of what you want the animation to look like on your device, thinking doesn't
take much effort now does it?
Go to your web browser and download all images, videos, gifs, etc you need for your animation. But keep in mind that the boot
animation is consisted of many individual .png / .jpeg / .jpg images, and a DESC.TXT file (which we'll get to later). The
boot animation cannot be consisted of a .gif or any video of any kind (.MP4, .AVC, .AVI, etc) otherwise the animation will not
play.
Next, take some time to construct your animation in the video editor you should've downloaded ( if you do not have the time,
money, or HDD space to download a video editor needed make a boot animation, you can send it to me and I will happily make it
for you, just know i cannot make 20 animations at the same time. Gather the files needed to construct your animation, compile
them in a simple .ZIP file and upload it to Google Drive or File Dropper, then send me the link to it and once done, i will
send you your new boot animation, free of charge of course )
Once done, render the video you've made as an image sequence ( this setting is different/non-existent on some video editors,
hense why i prefer Sony Vegas ) to a simple and easy place to remember and make sure you render them with a name sequence
similar to the example below.
Example:
BOOT_00001.jpeg
BOOT_00002.jpeg
BOOT_00003.jpeg
BOOT_00004.jpeg
BOOT_00005.jpeg
BOOT_00006.jpeg
CONTINUE DOWN BELOW!
DESC.TXT file:
The DESC.TXT file can be the most complicated part for some users, it involves code that basically outlines how the animation plays,
the amount of images to play, image size, frame rate, etc. It can get pretty confusing. However once you do it once or atleast twice,
it becomes pretty easy. I will now show you how to make your DESC.TXT file.
Here's an example from my Samsung Galaxy S4:
1080 1920 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
To newbies, it can look really complicated at first glance. But it's what these values mean that make the DESC.TXT file the easiest
part of the whole tutorial. Here's the most basic explanation I can give of what these values mean ( All values below are ripped from
the example stated above, values may differ depending on device ):
1080 = Animation Width ( Your devices screen width )
1920 = Animation Height ( Your devices screen height )
30 = Frame rate / FPS ( Frames Per Second ) ( For most boot animations, 30-35 is the best FPS to have )
p = First animation part
1 = How many times this animation part loops ( in this case, only once )
0 = An amount of pauses after the part is finished playing ( in this case, none ) ( Note that the number of pauses can only range from 0-10 )
part0 = Name of the folder where the images for the first part are stored ( Preferably, keep the name of the folder part# )
p = Second animation part
0 = Defines that it loops until Android starts
0 = Defines a pause
part1 = Name of the folder where the images for the second part are stored ( Preferably, keep the name of the folder part# )
In a nutshell, that's how you make the DESC.TXT file for your boot animation.
TYPES OF BOOT ANIMATIONS:
If you are making a one part boot animation, continue down below.
If you are making a multi part boot animation, continue down to 'Multi Part Boot Animations'
One Part Boot Animations:
For one part boot animations, you will only need one folder named 'part0', place all your images into that folder. After that, scroll up
a bit for instructions on how to make the DESC.TXT file.
Here's an example from an older boot animation on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S:
2560 1600 35
p 5 0 part0
Again, these values may differ depending on your device, but for one part boot animations, that is typically what the DESC.TXT file will look
like. This screenshot is what your one part boot animation should look like.
Multi File Boot Animations:
For multi part boot animations, it requires more than one animation part ( part1 or even a part2 ), for this tutorial, I will not go passed
2 animation parts, if your animation is more than 2 parts, pls leave a comment down below. It also requires more code in your DESC.TXT file.
Continuing to use the example from my Samsung Galaxy S4's DESC.TXT file:
1080 1920 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
If you are having troubles at the DESC.TXT file, please refer to the 'How to make DESC.TXT file' section above. In this case, we only have 2
animation parts, so this is what your boot animation file should look like on your pc.
Depending on how you wrote your DESC.TXT file, you may have to do some thinking on your own to determine how to finalize your respective devices boot animation. But for me, part1 loops until Android finishes booting, so i had to go down to the end of the folder i rendered my animation in and select the images that i felt should go into part1 ( again, DESC.TXT files and the amount of images in a part can vary depending on device ). At the end, the boot animation turned out exactly how i intended. For the part1 folder, you may have to do some thinking on your own to get all the images set in their correct directories.
So after all that, you might be asking yourself, "How do we install the boot animation?" Your gonna find out right now.
Installing / Packaging your boot animation:
Once you have your animation set and ready to go, follow the screenshots below, afterwards, you're file will be ready to install.
Now that you've done that, copy it to your devices internal storage or a Micro SD card ( if your device has Micro SD card slots on it )
preferably for transfering to internal storage, copy it into your 'Download' folder.
Next, download the boot-animations.apk and install it onto your device ( you should know how to do that, if not, run a Google search ). After
installing it, click on the small '+' icon in the bottom right hand corner of the frame, click 'Install from local storage', and browse your
phones internal storage/sd card for your bootanimation.zip file. Once the application has pulled the animation up, it is recommended to make sure you did everything right by clicking on the play button on the top, it will give you a preview of your boot animation. After confirming you've done everything correctly, you can click the '+' icon below to the right of the preview box, un-check 'Create A Backup Before Installing', then click install. Wait for the installation to complete.
After completion, you should get a 'Success' message in the notification bar.
Before rebooting, click on the small '+' icon, then click 'Manage Current Bootanimation' then click 'Apply' 3 times and let it process. This
is because on some devices, the animation wont play without performing this step.
After all that, reboot your device and enjoy your new boot animation!
If you had ANY troubles at all while following this tutorial, post a comment down below and I will be happy to help you!
Downloads:
S4 Boot Animation: filedropper.com/bootanimation
Boot-Animations.apk: filedropper.com/boot-animationsapk
7Zip: 7-zip.org/download.html
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