Hi, I'm new here.
So I've got kind of a funny problem.
It involves my root system folder.
I neglected to make a back-up in my haste to make a custom boot animation for my Samsung Galaxy Rush.
It had .qmg format for the files so I flashed a zip that I believed would allow me to easily install a new boot animation.
But something kind of strange happened. The mod worked, but not in the way you'd expect. A few hours before I installed the mod I purchased Rom Toolbox Pro that has Boot Animations included with it. I tried to install one that I thought was nice before I realized that it was specifically for an HTC Eris. Luckily for me, the install failed from the app, so I was left with the same old Boost Mobile animation on start-up. Funny thing though, is I found a few more appropriate boot animations in the same app that I'd prefer and they also failed to install. Although I believe the Eris one was my first attempt.
So then I install bootanimation4U, from a developer on this site, and much to my chagrin, instead of the bootanimation.zip I put into my system > media folder, the HTC Eris boot animation showed up upon restart instead.
Can anyone explain this?
Or at least inform me on how to return my boot animation back to normal?
just flash the stockrom to return to the normal boot animatian
iwjosi said:
just flash the stockrom to return to the normal boot animatian
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I don't have a stock rom. Samsung Galaxy Rush is kind of obscure. I don't think there's anything about them on this site.
I'm kind of a noob. Could you explain how I could manage this?
Well. Actually. I do have a stock rom I could flash. But I'm not sure I trust the source exactly. It's not from xda.
I suppose I could make a back-up.
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Okay. I flashed the only stock rom I could find and it wont load past the samsung screen.
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Problem solved, but I flashed a custom ROM. Boot animation still gone.
Alright so this is my 1st android phone and have a few questions as to how to do a couple things. I'm pretty smart when it comes to software and modding, but this is new to me do I don't want to screw something up.
I ditched my jailbroken iphone 5 for the galaxy s5. I'm with sprint and it's rooted. I also have odin mobile pro if that helps with anything. So here are my questions, hopefully someone can help and give me some in site.
I would like a custom boot animation. Actually id like to keep my Samsung s5 boot animation, but change the sprint spark animation to something custom. I have poked around in system/media. I do not have the bootanimation.zip. I have multiple QMG files. I'm currently on my stock Rom because I'm not exactly sure about a custom Rom yet. Don't know what to choose or if they are compatible with the g900p. Seems that omega is a good choice, but have only seen updated version for Verizon. I have customized my stock Rom with Winam xposed.
Plus I've read that you have to do a clean restore before flashing a custom Rom. I have Titanium backup pro if that would make things easier. I'd like to get rid of some of the bloatware too.
Since I've rooted and installed xposed and added some modules, my S health no longer works.
Anyone wanna give me some how toos to get my phone into the custom android game?
Thanks!!
Ok maybe it is just my search tactics, or i just need someone to hold my hand all the time. Anyway I have a ATT Galaxy Note 10.1 (SGH I497). I have successful rooted the device. But i can not change the boot animation. I used the boot animation app on Google Play, it said the new animation was installed but when I rebooted nothing, same stock animation. I also wanted to know if. again is it just me, or is there absolutely no custom ROMs out there for this device? I know it is old but I just want to play around with it. I like messing with this stuff but unfortunately it looks like I some how got the device no one wanted to customize. I did find a custom ROM on this site by DJ Skribble the latest post was June of 2014 but that is the only custom anything I have really been able to find on the entire internet for my device. Any help with this (boot animations and/or good theme customization on rooted device and custom ROMs) would be greatly appreciated.
THIS GUIDE IS TESTED WORKING ON CYANOGENMOD 12 WITH THEME ENGINE ONLY.
Please do not post that this isn't working for you unless you have a ROM which has the CyanogenMod 12 theme engine installed.
It should theoretically work on all ROMs based off CM12 like CyanogenMod 12, GearCM12, AICP, Vanir, BlissPop, CyanideL, Candy5, Euphoria, Temasek, Resurrection Remix, Screw'd, Validus, Team UB, Dirty Unicorns and many more!
I recently posted a thread on changing the lock screen wallpaper on CM12 (which got featured on the portal ). And now, I'm gonna share another way of customizing the CM12 on your phone. As you know, you can't apply custom boot animations except through the theme engine- until now. Some people did figure this out, but I couldn't find a thread anywhere that listed the steps to do this clearly. So I thought I'd post one. Devs probably already know how to do this, but I'm hoping this helps some newbies out there.
Please follow this carefully step by step or this may not work for you. If you ARE on a ROM based off of CyanogenMod 12, and you did these steps correctly and it still didn't work (I don't see why it wouldn't), post your device information and ROM details and I'll look into it.
What boot animations will work?
Try to do this only with a boot animation that was meant for CM12, with the correct resolution of your phone. Pay attention to the dpi when downloading your boot animation. Most devs will provide boot animations for different resolutions. Make sure to download the correct one. If you try to do this with an incompatible boot animation, mess up your phone then point your finger at me, I will laugh at you. This is relatively easy, and if you followed the steps correctly, you will not go wrong. Pay attention.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU READ THE F.A.Q. BEFORE DOING THIS.
Now that that's out of the way, let's get started.
Things you'll need:
A ROM based off of CM12 (duh)
Root access.
A root file explorer.
Here's a video tutorial I made to make things easier to understand:
Here are the steps:
Download/place the boot animation you want to apply in your internal/external storage and remember it's location. THIS HAS TO BE A .ZIP FILE.
Go to theme manager, and apply the boot animation of the stock theme. <-- IMPORTANT. Or the new boot animation will NOT work.
Download, install and open a root file browser. (ES File Explorer recommended)
Grant the file explorer root access.
Go into the root directory and then go to system/media.
Scroll down till you find a file named "bootanimation.zip". Rename that to "bootanimationOLD.bak" to keep it as a backup.
Now navigate to where you saved your new boot animation, and rename it to "bootanimation.zip" ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS TO BE .ZIP FILE..
Now move this file to the location mentioned above (system/media).
Change permissions to -rwx r-- r--
Reboot the phone now, and watch your new boot animation.
F.A.Q.
Q: How do I revert to the old boot animation?
A: Simple. Just delete the new one, and rename the backed-up boot animation.
Q: Will this work on ROMs other than the ones based off of CM12?
A: I do not know. I've only tested this on Resurrection Remix 5.3.1 which is based off of CM12 on a S4 GT-i9500. Give it a shot, and if it worked, let me know so I can update the OP.
Q: Will this cause any bricks or bootloops if I mis-rename the files?
A: Theoretically, no. If something isn't right, the phone should just start up, but without any boot animations. I've never had any other problems with this. But if you DO get stuck in a bootloop or anything like that, rename the files back from the recovery. Make sure to have a backup so you can revert changes from the recovery. But if you followed the steps EXACTLY like I mentioned and set the right permissions, then this WILL work. Watch the video for proof. A few other XDA members have already tried this method and it works just fine.
Q: What happens if I just rename the existing one and don't replace it with anything?
A: You might possibly end up with a bootloop, a soft brick, or no boot animation during boot. Revert changes through recovery to get out of this.
Q: What boot animations will work?
A: Try to do this only with a boot animation that was meant for CM12, with the correct resolution of your phone. Pay attention to the dpi when downloading your boot animation. Most devs will provide boot animations for different resolutions. Make sure to download the correct one. If you try to do this with an incompatible boot animation, mess up your phone then point your finger at me, I will laugh at you. This is relatively easy, and if you followed the steps correctly, you will not go wrong. Pay attention.
Q: I did this, and I see a boot animation, but it's not the one I downloaded and applied.
A: Go to theme manager, and go into boot animations. Select the system (default) and apply it. It should work. (You should have done this in the first place.)
Q: I did everything right, and it still doesn't work!
A: Please make sure you did everything correctly again. Redo all the steps. Watch the video for more help. Verify that you've set the permissions right, renamed it properly,set the stock theme's boot animation. If it still doesn't work, then it means your ROM just doesn't support it. Ask the dev for help.
Watch the video if the steps seem complicated to you. If you're gonna tell other people about this, please link back to this thread.
Enjoy your new CM12 boot animation. :good:
TheXGX said:
THIS GUIDE IS TESTED WORKING ON CYANOGENMOD 12 WITH THEME ENGINE ONLY.
Please do not post that this isn't working for you unless you have a ROM which has the CyanogenMod 12 theme engine installed.
It should theoretically work on all ROMs based off CM12 like CyanogenMod 12, GearCM12, AICP, Vanir, BlissPop, CyanideL, Candy5, Euphoria, Temasek, Resurrection Remix, Screw'd, Validus, Team UB, Dirty Unicorns.
I recently posted a thread on changing the lock screen wallpaper on CM12 (which got featured on the portal ). And now, I'm gonna share another way of customizing the CM12 on your phone. As you know, you can't apply custom boot animations except through the theme engine- until now. Some people did figure this out, but I couldn't find a thread anywhere that listed the steps to do this clearly. So I thought I'd post one. Devs probably already know how to do this, but I'm hoping this helps some newbies out there.
Please follow this carefully step by step or this may not work for you. If you ARE on a ROM based off of CyanogenMod 12, and you did these steps correctly and it still didn't work (I don't see why it wouldn't), post your device information and ROM details and I'll look into it.
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Oneplus One, CM 12 (Sabermod by RobbieL811), and this boot animation from here. Gets stuck at boot animation. I tried five different boot animations (all for CM 12) and they all get stuck. Only one that boots is the stock boot animation.
spacebar2011 said:
Oneplus One, CM 12 (Sabermod by RobbieL811), and this boot animation from here. Gets stuck at boot animation. I tried five different boot animations (all for CM 12) and they all get stuck. Only one that boots is the stock boot animation.
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Just tried that exact same animation on my Galaxy S4 i9500 to test it. It works flawlessly using the same method.. Using CM12 (Euphoria OS by BlaqueDroid). See attached screenshots!
I have a feeling that THIS is your problem.
TheXGX said:
Just tried that exact same animation on my Galaxy S4 i9500 to test it. It works flawlessly using the same method.. Using CM12 (Euphoria OS by BlaqueDroid). See attached screenshots!
I have a feeling that THIS is your problem.
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I'm aware of that issue, but tbf, I don't think that's the issue in my case. I have to get into recovery and delete the Theme folder in /data/system and then it boots fine. This has something to do with the CM12 theme engine. Pretty buggy still.
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I'm aware of that issue, but tbf, I don't think that's the issue in my case. I have to get into recovery and delete the Theme folder in /data/system and then it boots fine. This has something to do with the CM12 theme engine. Pretty buggy still.
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I have no idea then :/ I've tried various boot animations using this method on my phone, and about five other friend's phones including the Nexus 5 and Galaxy S5.. They all worked fine.
hi everyone, I am new to this forum.
i've been interested in rooting / mods for my old Samsung s9 to give it a new life.
I did so by rooting it using the TWRP app in combination with the Magisk V23.0
now what happened was that i was downloading some random apps yesterday and for some reason the phone went on bootloop...
i accidentally deleted the system without making a backup lol... a little stupid of me...
now it keeps telling me that i've no OS on my phone. i was thinking that i could easily find the ''un-edited'' or simple version of my original OS. but i've looked through many sites without succes.. either looks 2 good to be true or just fake...
is there anyone who can advise me on what to do? i just want my phone to work with any OS right now... but which one is the cleanest or best to use? i do prefer a newer os like 10
thanks in advance!
If you still have access to recovery mode, your best choice would probably be installing LineageOS. It's the most lightweight ROM and many ROMs are based on Lineage. From what i can see, your phone is no longer officially supported.
I found this one based on Lineage 18.1 (Android 11). Before installing, take a look at the bugs, working, and installing sections.
And don't forget to install the Google Apps after installing the system and before rebooting.
that looks crispy. i appreciate your quick & good advise. can you tell me wether i can still run Magisk on it?
Yes, you can still flash Magisk or any type of root with both the OS and the GApps.
what i'm consider about is, wether a region code CRC matters?