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Hello,
The reason why anyone would do this is for example - I installed the Rogers WM6 but preferred the HTC BOOTSCREEN Image - hence why i personally did it. I did not like Rogers BootScreen Images as they take too long to boot as well as the bootscreen image in the Rogers WM6 used to load after the Green Windows Mobile Screen and on power-up, it used to have a black screen instead of the bootscreen image which to me did not seem practical as I rather see that the phones turned on right away than wait till the Windows Mobile screen loads. I've successfully flashed HTC Bootscreen image using the following steps. I had a member ask me how to flash .nbh files to phone. I'm talking specifically about the bootscreen .nbh images. In order to flash .nbh boot screen images - you have to flash through USPL. Here's how to do it -
1) Firstly, Download all required files that is
a) USPL CID -BYPASS
b) RUU
c) SDA APPLICATION UNLOCK
d) BOOTSCREEN IMAGES(IT CONTAINS HTC, ROGERS AND TMO BOOTSCREEN IMAGES)
2) Copy/Paste RUU File that is ExcaIMG_USPL_1110000unsigned.nbh to the desktop.
3) Copy/Paste ANY of the preferred BOOTSCREEN IMAGE (i.e. for example HTC.nbh) to RUU directory
4) Right Click ExcaIMG_USPL_1110000unsigned.nbh and Select Rename - Press Ctrl + C to copy file name
5) Head over to RUU and Right-Click HTC.nbh, Select Rename - Press Ctrl + V to copy over existing file name.
6) Once you're done this, REMOVE SD CARD AND REBOOT PHONE
7) Once done, APPLICATION UNLOCK YOUR PHONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN APPLICATION UNLOCKED - YOU HAVE TO RUN SDA APPLICATION UNLOCK.
8) Now, Run USPL, Make sure you follow proper instructions as this is the main thing - if everything done right, you'll see screen goes into dim black with penguin and green messages, wait until you see the screen turns white then go to active sync and disable usb connections.
9) After this, run RUU and it'll use the re-named file which is the boot screen image to update the boot screen image. It will take max. a minute or two.
10) Once done, I think you see the tri-color screen but there won't be a cold boot - It'll reboot i think and go directly to the main screen.
11) Reboot and see if you see the preferred boot screen image.
For now, I'll post HTC, TMO and Rogers Boot Screen Images. We should still try as a group to create Custom Boot Screen .nbh files. If someone who know's how to make it, please share in this discussion.
Also, Does anyone know how to bring back the "Vibrate" mode during startup and shutdown?
Good Luck ! Post any concerns or any questions
NOTE: Please follow proper instructions, otherwise it won't work. If i'm missing anything, please let me know as I did this flash yesterday and I'm writing the guide today. Also, YOU HAVE TO FLASH THROUGH USPL - IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR PHONES CID UNLOCKED OR NOT.
Credits go to da_mayhem for uploading the images.
sweet, thanks... I'll try this later tonight after i get home from work... or tomorrow
woohoo, sweet... thanks for the guide lukybandit.
On step #2, you'll want to "Cut/Paste" if you copy, it leaves the original file in the folder, so renaming the HTC.nbh isn't possible unless you delete the original file.
also, step #8... DEFINATELY make sure you disable USB connections, i tried without and it didn't work...
However you're supposed to do that for WM6 rom updates also, but i never have, and haven't had a problem... until now that is.
Change HTC Splash Screen
Hello,
How to change the HTC splach screen which appears just after powering on the device?
I tried a lot of tools but I did'nt found one which works. Is it because the Excalibur screen is 320x240 instead of 240x320?
Does someone knows how to do?
StefanSki
StefanSki said:
Hello,
How to change the HTC splach screen which appears just after powering on the device?
I tried a lot of tools but I did'nt found one which works. Is it because the Excalibur screen is 320x240 instead of 240x320?
Does someone knows how to do?
StefanSki
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replace Shutdown.png in windows folder,with 320x240
i tried this i created a .png file but when i try to place it there access denied lol it wont let me touch anything in the windows folder
This is not this splash screen I mean.
I am talking about the first one, which is in the NBH file as a NB file. I don't manage to make a good NB file in the right format to flash it using RUU.
nbh file wat folder wuld that b in because i jus changed my shutdown screen and i want my turn on screen to b da same as that one
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i tried this i created a .png file but when i try to place it there access denied lol it wont let me touch anything in the windows folder
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you need total commander to overwrite
No one knows how to make a NB file that contains the splash screen? The default HTC NB file begins with "this is smartphone signature".
i changed my shutdown screed with resci explorer but to change the start up screen the htc screen and the freen windows mobile screen i want to get rid of those ugly screens
any1? a little help lol just want to change the start up splash screen any1 know how
You can use nbimg, to convert from NB to BMP.
For excalibur you'll need to use the following syntax:
Code:
nbimg.exe -F MainSplash.[nb|.bmp] -w 320 -h 240 -n
Also you'll need to add the "this is smartphone signature" manually to the generated NB file (using an hex editor). Maybe I'll add support for doing this automatically if there's a need. PM me as I'm not following the thread.
just saw on another thread how to create a .nb file from a .bmp .... i placed this here because apparently luky got the tmo and rogers .nbh files which have the mainsplash.nb files in them. need to know how to take the .nbh files he included and replace the mainslpash.nb and mainsplash.bmp files with the ones i created
heck i'll even upload the images here if someone wants to show me what to do
i was able to get the .nbh file created but when i flashed the phone with that file the first screen now looks like a green gradient image and not the image i put in the .nbh file
thanks for this man much appreciated.
I am trying to unsign a bronzeres.dll. How do you do that. I have Ricky's Rom tools with the unsigner.exe, but when I click on it on my pc, it opens the DOS window and closes it in like 1 second. I don't know how to work this thing. Please help, someone?!?
You got the right tool, you just need to use it the right way. I take it you've never used DOS applications ?
What you do is, you go to the start menu and go up to run. Type "cmd". Using the command "cd c:\xxxx" (where xxx is the name of the folder you want to go to), go to the folder the unsigner.exe tool is located in. It might be easier to move it to a simple folder on the c drive like "1" and then just type "cd c:\1".
After that, just type "unsigner bronzeres.dll" and it will give you a message saying it removed the certificate
IIRC, you can also drag the desired .dll onto the unsigner icon. Try it. ?
He's right, that will work also. You just don't really have to time to check the confirmation message whether the dll was unsigned or not, or if it was already unsigned...
I tried that, but it was unsuccessful. I did get it to work though. I had to get a file called unsigned.bat and drag my file into that folder and the unsigner to that folder, click on the bat and viola,it worked. I guess it must be a Vista thing. Oh yeah, by the way to Organic, I have used DOS, but man, it's been a while I must admit. I have almost forgotten how extremely simple of a program it really is. Kinda made me want to start using it again to do some simple programs, anways, thanks to all of you for the input. Without your help, I would have given up on this and said F**K it. Now my screen looks sharp as hell. I'll post my dll and screen pics and cpr files soon, in case anyone would like my mods that I have made. Holla!!
outerdepth, DOS is a not a program, it is an operating system. Of course now a days all you get is a modified version of MSDOS 5.0 in a virtual machine, but it is still not a program.
Certificate copy
Hello Folks,
How can i Copy Certificate from ORIGINAL MUI file to my own made UnSign MUI file?
How can i use ORIGINAL MUI file on WM ?
(Not by cooking new one, making a cab for it)
Thanks!
I have been trying desperately to get my boot animation to change, and have made some success from just locking the device up to skipping the animation all together.
I can't seem to figure out what people mean when they say to save the desc.txt file as a UNIX file, but have been trying to use UTF-8 in Notepad++. This is what searching google has showed as the prefered *nix text file encoding. I even went so far as to just copy and paste the desc.txt file from one of the other zips on the device to my zip to get it to work, and no joy. So, I am not sure if this is the trouble or not.
This is on a Sprint lovers rom and I have put them in /data/animation. I had them in /system/customize/resource along with another spash screen, but it just ignored it there and went to the /data/animation ones. Or, maybe was using those all along. I am not sure.
So, I shall include my zip for scrutiny, and my audio for scrutiny as well. I have removed most of the images to get the zip down to size limits and stuffed the audio file in the zip as well.
I would like some hints on what I did wrong. I am trying to learn this stuff....
I use a program called Text Pad. It's free just search for it on Google. After creating the file hit "save as" name the file "desc" and at the bottom you will see a drop down menu labeled "file format" and it will give you the option to save as PC, UNIX, MAC. Choose UNIX. The second step is putting it all into a zip folder that isn't compressed. For this I use 7-Zip. Open 7 zip and highlight the desc file and the folders that have your animations. Next click the add button at the top menu, when the next window pops up you will be able to name the zip "bootanimation". Find the drop down menu labeled "compression level" and select "store", next find the drop down menu labeled "update mode" and select add and replace files. Last hit the ok button and your zip will be created and should be usable.
i have been dealing with the same thing all day but i got it to work the problem was that the png has to be no more than 24 bit i downloaded your zip and they are at 32 bit mine would not work at that rate i remade the png at 24 bit and all is well..hope this helps
you may also want to run png through pngoptimizer(google it) make sure you hit enter at the end of desc file then save. sound on system/custosimize/resource should be named SPC_animation_final.mp3 and zipped (storage)with same name (no mp3 should be).zip
see if this works for you
Will it boot?
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you may also want to run png through pngoptimizer(google it) make sure you hit enter at the end of desc file then save. sound on system/custosimize/resource should be named SPC_animation_final.mp3 and zipped (storage)with same name (no mp3 should be).zip
see if this works for you
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I have a question about the kindle fires Bootanimation.zip
will the kindle still boot without the Bootanimation.zip or will it just lock up?
is there anyway to turn off the boot animation? I am running a jb rom and would really prefer it if there were no boot animation..
skipwilly said:
is there anyway to turn off the boot animation? I am running a jb rom and would really prefer it if there were no boot animation..
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Try deleting sanim and bootanimation zips from /system/media.
I'm new to this and just need a tutorial on how to create custom splash screens on a Evo. If any one can show me or post a link that be great.
Download this and unzip it. (On your computer)
http://db.tt/YLmI87K
There's a how-to included in there that tells you how to use it.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk
there's also a program called nbIMG, along with the one mentioned above.
Thanx working great!!
These instructions work for anyone who rooted using the "UnrEVOked" method such as that given at HTCEvoHacks.com. I have not tested these instructions with any other root method out there.
For the sake of these instructions, all references and instructions dealing with PhotoShop are assuming you are using PhotoShop CS5. Cammands may be slightly different on older versions of PhotoShop, so it may take a few extra clicks to find what you're looking for.
1. You can download custom boot images from the web, or create your own in PhotoShop using ANY sort of photo, graphics, text, or combination. You MUST make sure that the image size is set as the same for the EVO's screen resolution (480x800). For this reason, I would double check any image file you try to use prior to converting it for use with your phone.
2. Open your image file in Photoshop and make whatever tweaks or enhancments you like. Remember to "flatten" the image prior to saving it out if you have multiple layers in your file. You can use the next step to resize the image first if you like, but depending on your current settings in PS it should not matter.
3. Right click the file window (the one that contains your image) and set the "Image Size" settings to a width of 480, and the height to 800. These measurements MUST be in pixels as well. If you have the "Constrain Proportions" box checked, you may not be able to tweak these individually without affecting the other. So uncheck that box and change the size settings. Click ok to close the box and the image will resize within Photoshop.
4. After you have finished creating your custom image, flattening the image, and resizing it to fit on your phone's screen, it is time to save the file. Navigate to the "file" menu and click "save as". Here, you can choose where to save it, name it, and choose the file format. It's probably easier to go ahead and save it as "splash" now, so that you wont have to rename it later. Either way, this file MUST be named "splash" when we are in the final stages. Save it as the "BMP" format, and you will get a pop-up window for the BMP options. "File Format" should be set to Windows... and choose the depth option of 24 Bit. The "compress" and "Flip row order" boxes should be unchecked, and you do not need to go into any advanced settings. Once you have saved the file, You can close PhotoShop.
Now the File needs to be converted from the BMP format into an IMG file. This is so that the bootloader in your phone will see it when you flash it to your phone.
There are a few conversion tools out there, but I have found Splash Screen Creator to be the EASIEST way to convert the file with a few clicks.
The link to download this small program is here... http://www.addictivetips.com/?attachment_id=43073 ... and it is FREE!!! (I did not create this program)
1. Download the .zip package from the link above.
2. Extract the files. I found that creating a folder on my desktop to secure these files (and these files only) to be less of a headache.
3. After you have extracted the files, you are ready to convert your "splash.bmp" file. You MUST move this file into the same directory that you unzipped the Splash Screen Creator to. It will only find the bmp file in the same directory, which is why having its own folder is easier. Move your "splash.bmp" file to the same folder and open "RUN THIS ONE". This will open the program in a command prompt.
4. Choose option 1 to convert your existing .bmp file into the required .img file. The next option will ask if you would like to flash the file to your phone. This option is not necessary for these instructions, but I have read of others being successful. You can try this option, but if it fails, go on to the remaining steps.
5. Go ahead and close the program by pressing another key to exit. You should see your new "Splash.img" file in this same directory. Rename this as "splash1.img"
Now that I think of it, naming the BMP file to "splash1" prior to converting to the .img format may solve the error when trying to flash the file to the phone
within Splash Screen Creator. The img file MUST be name "splash1" prior to updating it in the bootloader in the next steps so it makes sense that the program would come up with an error at this point. I have not tested this theory at this time, but you are welcome to. If someone does test this, please update these instructions
to save from many unnecessary steps below!
Your next steps require access to your original "PC36IMG.zip" file that you used during your root process. If you do not have your original "PC36IMG.zip" file, you
can try to download one here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8913849&postcount=156 ... I have not tested this file yet, but worth a shot if you dont have it.
1. Make a COPY of your "PC36IMG.zip" file and move it to your directory where you have worked with the custom splash files. This saves from getting confused between files and flashing the wrong one to your phone. You're also making a copy so that your original "PC36IMG.zip" file is NOT altered.
2. DO NOT unzip the file! Simply drag your "splash1.img" file over to your zipped "PC36IMG.zip" folder and copy it in there. If you get a prompt to overwrite an existing "splash" file, go ahead. Afterall, you are working with a copy of the PC36IMG.zip.
3. After you have added the "splash1.img" file into the "PC36IMG.zip" folder, you can now move the zipped folder over to your sd card. Make sure that it is the ONLY copy on your sd card, and that you have not placed it in any other directories. BOOTLOADER WILL NOT FIND IT IF IT IS IN ANOTHER FOLDER!!!
4. AT THIS POINT YOU WANT TO BE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED UP YOUR ROM!!!! YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CURRENT ROM AND DATA AFTER THE NEXT STEP!!!!
5. Reboot the phone into Bootloader by holding the volume down button and pressing power. The bootloader will find your "PC36IMG.zip" and ask you if you want to update. Press the volume up button to say YES! Grab a coffee, chug a beer, or take a piss, cause this step takes a few minutes.
6. Once the bootloader has finished it's update, reboot your phone. it will now display your new custom splash screen!!! (but you're not done yet)
Because you updated your "PC36IMG.zip" files in the bootloader, you have in effect reflashed the stock rom (rooted of course) back to your phone.
Allow a few mintues for your phone to boot up, log into your g-mail account (so that you have access to the market), and download Rom Manager (or your favorite backup
manager), and restore back to your rom!
Like I said before, I have only done this on the HTC EVO that has been rooted using UnrEVOked through the process explained on HTCEVOHacks.com. I have no idea if
this process will work with other configurations, and I accept no responsibility for the outcome of your actions!!!!
Can't u flash these also ??
neno2323 said:
Can't u flash these also ??
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They're "flashed" in the bootloader, as a PC36IMG with the file being respective to how you rooted. You can also "flash" them using fastboot, but that can only be done if you're on the .76 bootloader.
this is a boot animation that i converted from the intro of matrix 1 movie. I do not own this animation the owners are the owners of the matrix movie.
i simply converted it to animation and formatted it for 1280 x 720 screens
it starts with matrix code then says "the matrix" and after that you get the green cursor blinking.
this took hours to do so thank me if you are thankful.
to make this your shutdown animation, name the zip "shutdownanimation.zip" (no caps) and drop and replace any existing file in /system/media/
if you want to save your old animation just rename it before you drop the file there. ( youll need to use a program like ES file explorder with root access and mount system directory in order for this to work ) then unmount after, and reboot.
same goes for bootanimation the file name is bootanimation.zip sometimes this goes in /system/media/ but more likely then not the boot animation goes in /data/local/ if you want to be safe just copy it to both locations. again ES file explorer is capable of accessing your data folder.
(root required)
any damage done to your phone is your own fault, only use this file if your phone has a screen resolution of 1280x720
if you have another resolution phone you can open the desc.txt file in notepad++ and change the resolution and it should work, just make sure you use the right resolution and you change the smaller number with the smaller number and larger with larger or else your image will be distorted.
note: this method can change most animation resolutions as long as the dimensions are somewhat similar. android will scale the files, if not you'll see distorted images or nothing.
SIDE NOTE: i recommend testing all animations with shutdownanimation.zip FIRST. this way if there is an issue you can pull your battery and boot into your phone and fix it, if you create a problem with bootanimation it could be a little harder to fix, although most of the time a faulty animation will be skipped by the system rather than causing boot loops (most of the time, i have heard of problems thats why i recomend trying any animation not verified working with your phone as a shutdownanimation first)
note on some custom roms like Cyanogenmod you don't want to use a shutdownanimation. because it's shutdown process is like 2 seconds, stock roms do alot of reflashing during shutdown (or something to that nature) and its more like an 8 second shutdown, in this case you'll see "phone shutting down" dialogue for 4-5 seconds" if you are getting that i would recommend using an animation as its much more pleasant to look at.
by the way this animation would look GREAT on a tablet, anything that's 1280x720 should be able to use the file straight up and any other resolution tablet just change the desc.txt file like i described above
KronicSkillz said:
by the way this animation would look GREAT on a tablet, anything that's 1280x720 should be able to use the file straight up and any other resolution tablet just change the desc.txt file like i described above
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another note is that if you unpack the zip at any time and have to repack it, use winrar and make sure you use compression method: STORE and not normal compression (this will cause black screen because the program expects a uncompressed zip file)
here is a matrix code animation that is portrait style instead of landscape with no "the matrix" words just the matrix code. i didn't make this one i just formatted it for 1280x720, i got it off the app "bootanimations root" and reformatted it.
if anyone is having trouble resizing an animation they like, post the animations .zip file here that you download for any other android phone or tablets animation that you want to use with your phone, give me the dimensions of your phone (this can be found by good your phones name and "specs" for instance for this phone lg p930 specs, youll get lists of specs for the phone, and it'll tell you this phone is 1280x720. so give me the zip from the animation you want to use and your phones resolution and i'll make the changes and repack the file for you. (if you dont use the right zip app and text editor it won't work)
Unable to flash it. Says invalid zip
TWRP latest
My phone is 720 p it is sure
Can u still help me?
This is my current boot animation
I found it has 3 parts while ur one has 1
In this animation please replace Part 2 by matrix Green
As I like part1& part3 but hate part2
I m on android 7.1.2 nougat
Mi REDME 3s prime
Custom rom RR 5.8.5