Hi there,
The title really says it all!! I've done some searching and cannot find anywhere how to do it. I've installed MoDaCo's rom (1.4.1, excellant, cheers Paul) and this has replaced 50% of the home screen, but just as I turn my Hero on, I still get the T-Mobile screen 1st, before the Hero screen.
Is there anyway to remove this back to the normal Hero boot screen? I just want rid of T-Mobile
You can't do this until a S-OFF hboot is leaked into the wild.
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modaco said:
You can't do this until a S-OFF hboot is leaked into the wild.
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Cool, cheers Paul
I had some cool custom splash screens on my HTC Magic, would be nice to get rid of the T-Mobile G2 one on my Hero and replace it with a good'un.
As with all these things though it's probably better to wait until the Hero has been ripped apart a bit more.
got the same "problem" and waiting desperately for a way to change that ugly screen
sorry guys
as paul has stated....we will all have to just wait....a bit
Oh, come on - the guy on T-Mobile work experience must have spent a whole 10 minutes doing that logo in MS Paint. Give the man a break... ;-)
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You can't do this until a S-OFF hboot is leaked into the wild.
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Just thinking: Magic is essentially the same hardware as hero, but there's no way of using any of the magic stuff (HardSPL, if 'm not wrong and it runs only on dream, not sure) over to the hero. Is this a "32A/32B board" kind of problem?
But I guess we'll just have to wait for someone to leak it (if it even exist :S )
+1
It just sucks to turn on the phone with an ugly bootlogo like that.
Isn't the T mobile splash screen part of the Hero ROM? I thought networks just add it when they brand the ROM? So if you flash it with the generic rom wont the screen disappear?
the G2 Touch screen that appears as soon as you turn it on, is not part of the ROM.
The T-Mobile logo that appears instead of the hero logo on unbranded devices can be changed, but not the initial one.
not yet, anyway....
I know it's being worked on....
oh right, so if I buy the G2 touch as opposed to the HTC Hero, I will be stuck with the T mobile boot screen?
Also does EVERY SINGLE G2 Touch come locked to T-mobile? can you flash a generic rom to remove simlock? Sorry for the off-thread question.
If you buy the G2, then yes, you will be stuck with the boot screen, but this is a minor issue as most people leave the phoen turned on all the time, even at night (you have to or the alarm wont sound) so you won;t really notice it, but if you REALLY want rid of it, you;re stuck for the moment.
yes,. they're all locked to T-mob. or at least the UK ones are, can't speak for the dutch, german etc ones.
no, SIM lock is NOT linked to the SIM. flashing will not get rid of it.
Just wondering if there was any progress on this since 12th October (last post on the topic)?
Nazgulled said:
Just wondering if there was any progress on this since 12th October (last post on the topic)?
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yes. yesterday paul released an unlocked spl (aka hboot) for the hero, which allows us to change the splashscreen.
Hi,
Is there anyone that can provide the original bootscreen logo of htc hero so we can replace the t-mobile bootscreen with it?
Thanks in advance
demetris_I said:
Hi,
Is there anyone that can provide the original bootscreen logo of htc hero so we can replace the t-mobile bootscreen with it?
Thanks in advance
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Gift for you.
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Gift for you.
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you don't happen to know how to extract the currently active bootscreen from the device, do you?
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you don't happen to know how to extract the currently active bootscreen from the device, do you?
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I do, but it involves booting the kernel with some extra parameters and some commandline stuff. If it's a easily obtainable some other way it's prefered. For example if it's a branded logo from some other ROM it's easier to grab it from the RUU than a running device.
If you want to I could write something up later on how to get current one from a running phone.
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Hi,
You are my second HERO!
Thanks alot, being looking for this...
How i flash *.nb0?
Will :
fastboot flash splash1 splash1_Hero_320x480.nb0
Work?
Thanks
Related
For everyone who wants them, here are the original splash screens for both stock Hero and T-Mobile G2
Mark
can i have the hero splash screen in jpeg format?? thanks!!
maddie said:
can i have the hero splash screen in jpeg format?? thanks!!
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Here you go.
Mark
markspark100 said:
Here you go.
Mark
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wow, thanks a lot!
and i got myself a startup screen...
looks nice on my Hero
see attached.
Thanks for the splashes... i have allready thought i needed the stock ones if i'm about to flash in the s-off spl and some custom boot screens thanks again...
Are you thinking of creating some screens that would show like "hero" but underneeth it would say hacked or something like that
Lp
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Are these just the files or can I rename as update.zip and flash like I would any other update?
I'm really keen to get rid of the T-Mobile splash screen!
Cheers
CitizenLee said:
Are these just the files or can I rename as update.zip and flash like I would any other update?
I'm really keen to get rid of the T-Mobile splash screen!
Cheers
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hmmm, no i doubt renaming as update.zip would ever work (There's a bit more to it than just naming a file to be honest)
to change your bootscreen (the t-mobile splash you mention) you will need to root your phone, and then put the spl released on nov 24th onto your phone (it's a sticky)
and use the fast boot program to send the required file to your phone in the rgb565 file format.
there is a how to on modaco with some custom bootsplash screens -- with a few submitted by me i might add
check here (if you're a member, otherwise look for the thread "Custom Splash & Boot Screens for the Hero " in the htc hero thread in the android forum
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hmmm, no i doubt renaming as update.zip would ever work (There's a bit more to it than just naming a file to be honest)
to change your bootscreen (the t-mobile splash you mention) you will need to root your phone, and then put the spl released on nov 24th onto your phone (it's a sticky)
and use the fast boot program to send the required file to your phone in the rgb565 file format.
there is a how to on modaco with some custom bootsplash screens -- with a few submitted by me i might add
check here (if you're a member, otherwise look for the thread "Custom Splash & Boot Screens for the Hero " in the htc hero thread in the android forum
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Exactly what lusephur said but for some reason Agent-5 who started to topic he linked to over at MoDaCo seems to have deleted all his posts but you can find out how to do it here although this is for a Dream not a Hero...to reboot into bootloader on the hero it is back and power when switching on.
oblika said:
Thanks for the splashes... i have allready thought i needed the stock ones if i'm about to flash in the s-off spl and some custom boot screens thanks again...
Are you thinking of creating some screens that would show like "hero" but underneeth it would say hacked or something like that
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Err... yeah sure I can give it a go but I warn you I am really bad when it comes to graphics lol so if anyone else wants to create one but not sure on how to make it RGB565 post it and I can convert it.
Mark
Cheers for the info guys. I'll have a look at the guide shortly.
No worries about rooting and bootloader, it was the 1st thing I did when I got the phone a few months back
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and i got myself a startup screen...
looks nice on my Hero
see attached.
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It looks nice
where did you get it?
i juz bought an HTC Desire with Orange logo on rear battery cover....but its workin w any sim...so is it a locked version.....
srr 4 my foolish question......
What is the exact question? :/
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What is the exact question? :/
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the question: is my HTC Desire is locked version cuz it has the orange logo on the back side ?
My Desire is also Orange UK branded (black one, with the logo on the battery cover...) and it was locked. But I unlocked it and installed generic WWE ROM.
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My Desire is also Orange UK branded (black one, with the logo on the battery cover...) and it was locked. But I unlocked it and installed generic WWE ROM.
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how 2 unlock ....n do i need 2 do that cuz my phone is working w any sim now...
If it works with any SIM already, then it's unlocked (mine was locked, so I had to unlock it).
In that case, your Desire is only branded. You see the orange logo when it boots up, right? If that doesn't bother you, then keep it. If it bothers you, then install generic ROM (you can find them in the Desire Android Development forum).
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If it works with any SIM already, then it's unlocked (mine was locked, so I had to unlock it).
In that case, your Desire is only branded. You see the orange logo when it boots up, right? If that doesn't bother you, then keep it. If it bothers you, then install generic ROM (you can find them in the Desire Android Development forum).
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thanks a lot
you will still need a goldcard to install generic rom
i also got my phone unlocked through htcunlock website. now it just the branded one with orange. so this means that i need a goldcard to intall any rom on it? say for example i want to install Pays Desire ROM, i need goldcard to do so?
please help as i seriously want to install rom
thanks
The way I understand it, since you own branded phone, you still need to pass CID (sd card ID) check in order to install new rom, and you can do it with goldcard
Yes, I had to use goldcard on my branded desire to install a generic ROM.
tried with goldcard but after 45 attempts i gave up completely
You must be doing something wrong.
Would you share with us at what step you get stuck? Maybe someone can help...
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You must be doing something wrong.
Would you share with us at what step you get stuck? Maybe someone can help...
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yep, he forgot to root it first
no i didnt forgot to root. i tried each and every step over and over again, as told here in the forums and also at modaco... but wasnt able to. can someone please post a guide for doing the same? an easy one.... step by step guide with links to the required files.
you need to provide step by step details - what did you do, and where it stucked
I'd also like to put a generic HTC ROM on my Orange Desire.... I found flashing winmo phones easy... but I cant find any Andriod noob guides that really explain how to do it easily enough.... I dont even know what rooting is to be honest!
Try to follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
I've got an O2 Ireland-branded HTC Desire.
This means when I turn it on, the first thing you see is a big O2 logo. After a few seconds this disappears and changes to the the boot animation.
Flashing ROMs changes the boot animation, but it doesn't affect this initial logo.
Does anyone know how to change this logo?
I'm assuming it's stored on some part of the phone which is... hard to change? Is it part of HBOOT? Can it be replaced with the unbranded version?
if your phone is rooted then the easiest way would be to install root explorer and copy and paste the bootanimation zip file you want to use over the original one. or you can buy bootanimation changer app from market and do it that way............sudeki300
I know how to change the boot animation. But that's not the problem. What I'm trying to change is the logo that appears *before* the boot animation. You know, the thing you see the instant you turn your phone on.
FunkTrooper said:
I know how to change the boot animation. But that's not the problem. What I'm trying to change is the logo that appears *before* the boot animation. You know, the thing you see the instant you turn your phone on.
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Hi, I was in this case,the best way is to re-flash the droid with an original (you will have the HTC logo in place of your operator), after that you can use a custom rom.
Does anyone know which part exactly of the offical HTC update would replace this logo? Is it HBOOT? SPL? Something else?
Could this be extracted from the HTC update and flashed separately?
the only way i know of is to debrand the phone by rooting it and flashing a custom rom. or just get hold of a generic htc desire official rom and flash that....................sudeki300
FunkTrooper said:
Does anyone know which part exactly of the offical HTC update would replace this logo? Is it HBOOT? SPL? Something else?
Could this be extracted from the HTC update and flashed separately?
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the file in question is bootanimation.zip. It's not simple to extract it and re-compile the rom; 2 solutions:
- use a kitchen to create your own rom.
- try to replace bootanimation by another one, I try it since few days without success, I'm working on it because the HTC logo is no so sexy.
The original rom from HTC is RUU_Bravo_HTC_Europe_1.15.405.3_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_release_121865
Not that i know the answer, but just to clear things up:
-he is rooted.
-he has changed bootanimation.zip.
He is talking about the logo before bootanimation. Normally 'HTC' in green, in his case 'O2' (I guess in red).
The question is: where is that 'pre-bootanimation-logo' stored and possibly how to change it?
Flashing rom or flashing bootscreenanimation.zip does not work.
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You will have to flash a stock rom and put up with the htc logo, as it stands we cannot flash the splash screen seperately because we do not have an unlocked spl yet
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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You will have to flash a stock rom and put up with the htc logo, as it stands we cannot flash the splash screen seperately because we do not have an unlocked spl yet
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Hello sir - are you saying that I could get rid of the ugly Telstra boot splash screen and replace it with a stock HTC splash screen if I flashed a factory ROM? (Yes, I am talking about the boot splash, and NOT the boot animation).
Anything would be preferable to the splash of a carrier I am not even using.
If so, would I need to re-root, or would I have to de-root first, then re-root?
CHeers - N
Is there any new solutions for that ?
The HTC logo is so ugly :/
morcus said:
Is there any new solutions for that ?
The HTC logo is so ugly :/
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The unrEVOked team should be coming out with an s-off HBOOT soon, which should allow you change this.
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The unrEVOked team should be coming out with an s-off HBOOT soon, which should allow you change this.
Sent from my Amiga 500 using Workbench
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Good news =)
Thanks man
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Good news =)
Thanks man
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it is good news because an unlocked spl will give us full root too
this sort of thing!
if they can do it on the incedible, whats stopping us on the desire?
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/09/1...plash-screen-for-droid-incredible/#more-14344
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this sort of thing!
if they can do it on the incedible, whats stopping us on the desire?
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/09/1...plash-screen-for-droid-incredible/#more-14344
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have you even bothered to read the thread? its because we dont have a hard spl yet
How can i change the initial startup logo? - the one before the animation?
I have rooted and installed masi0 from here. But still the telstra logo persists.
Thanks
Kris
i00 said:
How can i change the initial startup logo? - the one before the animation?
I have rooted and installed masi0 from hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775475"]here. But still the telstra logo persists.
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Kris
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I'm answering only so you don't waste a lot more time looking, and probably won't otherwise get an answer.
I have the same phone (A8183 from Telstra) and that initial logo cannot currently be changed by anyone due to that part of the ROM not being able to be unlocked.
Even rooting your phone and flashing any rom currently available doesn't grant access to this splash screen.
Sorry... not what you wanted to hear I'm sure but it's currently the case.
Cheers - N
(A8183 Desire on Telecom XT)
danm ... but thanks 4 the reply
You can't.....yet!!
wait for s-off. you will be able to flash splash1 with that.
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wait for s-off. you will be able to flash splash1 with that.
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I have read a little about this fabled S-OFF (security off?). How close are we, and will it be as simple as being able to replace a PNG once we have access to another part of the filesystem?
Cheers - Neil G
If you flash a generic ROM you will change it to the HTC logo instead.
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If you flash a generic ROM you will change it to the HTC logo instead.
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This is relevant to my interests... So am I right in thinking this is the process?
- get OTA 2.2 ROM for Desire and flash using current process? (Do I need to change radio?)
- Has this now unrooted me? Do I need to re-root? Is it possible?
- Reapply (say) Leedroid 2.x and the original HTC splash screen stays?
Cheers - Neil G
I rooted my Telstra Desire using r6-desire-root-alt.zip a few months ago, and that changed the initial boot splash to the default HTC splash.. so it can be done.
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I have read a little about this fabled S-OFF (security off?). How close are we, and will it be as simple as being able to replace a PNG once we have access to another part of the filesystem?
Cheers - Neil G
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It's almost ready for public release.
You have to convert it to a specific format, but yeah.
It's not a filesystem, its a raw part of the nand
with a rgb framebuffer format.
Some generic ruu zips contain splash1.
Check inside the zip to be sure.
That is the green-on-white HTC logo.
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I'm answering only so you don't waste a lot more time looking, and probably won't otherwise get an answer.
I have the same phone (A8183 from Telstra) and that initial logo cannot currently be changed by anyone due to that part of the ROM not being able to be unlocked.
Even rooting your phone and flashing any rom currently available doesn't grant access to this splash screen.
Sorry... not what you wanted to hear I'm sure but it's currently the case.
Cheers - N
(A8183 Desire on Telecom XT)
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Hrm.. I'm not sure if I'm doing the same as you guys, but I also bought the Telstra model (outright/unlocked from jb hifi), and since then i've put a number of other roms on there, and they've changed the bootup logo to the stock HTC one
(i'm currently using open desire, but originally i was using r3 from modaco - though that was android 2.1)
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Hrm.. I'm not sure if I'm doing the same as you guys, but I also bought the Telstra model (outright/unlocked from jb hifi), and since then i've put a number of other roms on there, and they've changed the bootup logo to the stock HTC one
(i'm currently using open desire, but originally i was using r3 from modaco - though that was android 2.1)
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Thanks everyone - this is all great news... When I got my Desire I couldn't find anyone that was able to say the splash could be changed (either to HTC default or to a custom image)...
Sounds like S-OFF is close so I'll just wait it out.
Cheers - Neil G
When I had a Hero, I was able to change the initial boot image after i installed an engineering spl (obtained from modaco)
Not sure if the same method would apply for s-off on the desire.
But the criteria for the boot image then was, obtain an image you like, crop it to an exact pixel size, and covert to 365rgb format
then using fastboot on your pc use the command fastboot flash splash1
(bearing in mind it's been a while, and it's late, I may be remembering incorrectly)
But if the process turns out to be similar for the desire, you should be able to easily create any boot image you wish, as long as you follow the process carefully and correctly. An image with the wrong pixel size when converted and flash will not display correctly at all.
Hope that helps.
S-OFF is now available! Just installed on my Telstra Desire and changed the splash1 screen successfully!
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S-OFF is now available! Just installed on my Telstra Desire and changed the splash1 screen successfully!
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Wow... Could you please point to the method you used to get S-OFF?
I have a telstra Desire from Australia as well (A8183) and am very keen to get the bootup splash off it. (More in principle than for any good reason!)
Thanks for the heads up it's now possible
Cheers -- Neil G
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Wow... Could you please point to the method you used to get S-OFF?
I have a telstra Desire from Australia as well (A8183) and am very keen to get the bootup splash off it. (More in principle than for any good reason!)
Thanks for the heads up it's now possible
Cheers -- Neil G
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See the link in the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314
Hello. I have an issue. I want to install LeeDrOiD but before I do I want to find the stock ROM for my phone. I have a UK Three network phone and I'm having trouble trying to find a stock ROM incase my phone decides to screw up during the install of the custom ROM.
Can someone help me? I've had an issue in the past when I didn't download a stock ROM for my G1 and now it's eternally screwed.
I'd imagine it's one of these......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
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I'd imagine it's one of these......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
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It's not on there. That's why I asked for help.
Are you sure your phone is branded, does it show you carriers logo on boot etc.?
Just do a nandbackup.
via xda app
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Are you sure your phone is branded, does it show you carriers logo on boot etc.?
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Just do a nandbackup.
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It was given to me by a Three Network engineer after I asked for a new phone. As far as I know it's a three phone. It comes with the three software onboard.
I'll probably do a nandbackup.
Thanks.
You do not need a backup / the stock rom because the 2.3.3 RUU should be accepted in case of warranty (at least HTC accepts it).
im on three uk also here. yours would be one of these if you was in froyo:
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph..._32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_124822.exe
or this
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...8.00.32U_5.11.05.14_release_149217_signed.exe
if you upgraded 2.3.3 than just get it from the HTC website