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HTC Desire Boot Animation [Ubuntu Guide]

Thought I would post as I'm not sure if anyone has tried this yet but I used the nexus 1 bootloader anamation found here and it works perfectly.
So for anyone who wants to do it them selves heres a guide once you have rooted your desire follow these steps.
1. Put the nexus-bios-boot.zip onto your sd card.
2. Load up into ubuntu.
3. Turn off your desire.
4. Turn it on again while holding down the 'volume down' button this time. The screen will look similar to before, but will say 'HBOOT' instead of 'FASTBOOT'. Use the volume buttons and the power button to select the 'RECOVERY' option. You should then see a screen with a red triangle - at this point, plug it into your usb.
5. Now you need to unzip the 'push files' zip that you downloaded.
6. copy pushfiles folder to the desktop
7. open terminal
8. type this into the terminal window
Code:
cd ~/Desktop/pushfiles
9. then type
Code:
sudo ./recovery-linux.sh
10. In the recovery image (moving around using the optical trackball), select 'Flash zip from sdcard' and choose the nexus-bios-boot.zip
11. Confirm then reboot desire.
I would like to point out that none of this is my own work I simply compiled all of the above information from others work to make a simple guide. All credits goto Paul @ MoDaCo for rooting and his guide and I am unsure of who actually made the boot screen. But the link is at the top of the post.
Below are all of the files you will need to get started
and here is a quick vid

nice one, thanks

Installed this too, looks smart!

Dont know if anyone noticed but as its booting it says nexus one lol I have posted in the original thread maybe someone who knows what they are doing will edit it and make one specifically for the desire.

Hi,
Great work!
Would this work for all Boot screens for Android?
Regards
Mo

I'm honestly not sure this is my first android phone. I saw the boot animation thread a few weeks ago an thought as soon as we have root I'm going to try it and to my sunrise it worked. I would guess any existing nexus one animations would work on the desire fine but I an not 100% sure. If you find any others I would be happy to try them and post my results.
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

FeaRThiS said:
I'm honestly not sure this is my first android phone. I saw the boot animation thread a few weeks ago an thought as soon as we have root I'm going to try it and to my sunrise it worked. I would guess any existing nexus one animations would work on the desire fine but I an not 100% sure. If you find any others I would be happy to try them and post my results.
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Umm How about..
These over at modaco?
Green Android is Very Cool....
Regards
MoJo

As soon as I get my pc up and running again (can't believe I still use Windows) I will test them out and let you know if they are working
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FeaRThiS said:
As soon as I get my pc up and running again (can't believe I still use Windows) I will test them out and let you know if they are working
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Thanks buddy.
I'm looking forward to it.

It would be nice to have a bootup with the actual android on the screen lol

I quite like the Open Eclair boot animation. The one with the logo exploding into a million androids that fly at the screen.
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as you can restore the original boot?
Thanks

I have not tried but as the boot animation is loaded onto the rom I would guess if you restored an original rom I would set it back to "how it was ment to be". I am jus grabbing the files I need now and will test a few more out and post my results + vids.

mojavaid36 said:
Umm How about..
These over at modaco?
Green Android is Very Cool....
Regards
MoJo
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I have just tried all three and get the same message saying... E: No signiture E: Verification failed
I also tried another from the original thread I linked to the nexus-boot-apple 1 and it worked fine. Possible they need signing properly and then they would work but dont really know enough about android phones atm to really sepectualte.
Edit: Just been told that the files you linked to do not get flashed but you push them over via adb.

bootanimation.zip
Just a wierd question.
I tried to create a bunch of png files to create an animation.
Numbered from 00001 to 00009
I placed those in a folder named android.
Edited the desc.txt file to:
480 800 1
p 1 1 android
Zipped this to bootanimation.zip and placed this zip file in /data/local
When rebooting the phone i get a nice black screen.
Now what am i doing wrong in this progress?
Greetings from a vastloper

You need to re-sign the package. To do that just zip up the 'data' and 'META-INF' directories then use the following guide to sign it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=2

i signed it also.
Didnt work either.
Do i need to change the meta.inf file ?
Thanks for the reply

It shouldn't be a file called meta.inf, it should be a directory named META-INF.
If you use nexus-bios-boot.zip as an example (from Post #1) then in the META-INF directory should be a few signature files:
CERT.RSA
CERT.SF
MANIFEST.MF
(delete these - they will be recreated when you sign the file)
and subdirectories com -> google -> android containing the update-script
(which can be left alone)
Do you have the update-script in the correct place? Zip it all up, sign and apply. Any change?

Might be a problem with bootanimation.zip actually.
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-droid/25774-custom-boot-animation-figured-out.html
I think the folder with the .pngs needs to be called part0 and part1:
"the folder part 0 is the part that does not loop. part 1 will loop after part 0 plays and while phone is still loading."

Final tidbit...
You could always just use adb to push the bootanimation.zip to the correct place.
No need to worry about signing or update-script! Of course you have to do this from recovery mode after mounting the system, so the full code you would run:
Code:
adb shell mount /system
followed by:
Code:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/

[Bootanimation] droid bootanimation for G1

i went ahead and resized the droid boot animation to fit the G1 and it look great and works well. may do droid x and incredible later on. for ppl with the x and incredible plz extract the boot animation.zip file and send it to me by using adb
Code:
adb pull /system/media/bootanimation.zip C:\users\[your name]\desktop
here is the link
Download
add it with adb by typing in:
Code:
adb push C:\[file location]\bootanimation.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip
to remove it to go back to the original boot screen, use adb and type:
Code:
adb shell rm /data/local/bootanimation.zip
this does require root for the purpose of installing eclair/froyo to use it.
happy modding

im having a small problems, that i hope you can clear for me.
(not with the process of sending a new bootanim to the phone)
sooo.. steps im doing...
create frames of animation (24bit PNG files, 220x220)
put them in two different folders,
create conf file,
pack up into bootanimation.zip and adb push it to the phone...
yet all im getting is black screen...
are my png files not correct?
zip program? (im using winrar to zip it to bootanimation.zip)
http://muziol.us/misc/g1/bootanimation.zip

he3r0 said:
im having a small problems, that i hope you can clear for me.
(not with the process of sending a new bootanim to the phone)
sooo.. steps im doing...
create frames of animation (24bit PNG files, 220x220)
put them in two different folders,
create conf file,
pack up into bootanimation.zip and adb push it to the phone...
yet all im getting is black screen...
are my png files not correct?
zip program? (im using winrar to zip it to bootanimation.zip)
http://muziol.us/misc/g1/bootanimation.zip
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I PM'd you your working boot animation. Let me know how it goes.

he3r0 said:
im having a small problems, that i hope you can clear for me.
(not with the process of sending a new bootanim to the phone)
sooo.. steps im doing...
create frames of animation (24bit PNG files, 220x220)
put them in two different folders,
create conf file,
pack up into bootanimation.zip and adb push it to the phone...
yet all im getting is black screen...
are my png files not correct?
zip program? (im using winrar to zip it to bootanimation.zip)
http://muziol.us/misc/g1/bootanimation.zip
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sorry for not responding. didnt realize i had my old email in my profile so the email notifications werent working.

Thank you
Thank you, it looks pretty nice on my Mytouch 3G...
Best regards

This is awesome! Thank you for putting this together for everyone. I do wish that I could have the cool "droid" voice on bootup (while the animation is going) but I will have to do some more research on how to do it correctly. If anyone wants to take a stab at it, the soundfile is available via the zedge app. If I get it working I'll zip it myself and put it up here for the dev to add to the OP.
Thanks again!
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darthlukan said:
If I get it working I'll zip it myself and put it up here for the dev to add to the OP.
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it actually needs to be in a separate folder (the sound bite) but afaik it doesnt work with the G1 or MT3G

can i install it via terminal emulator

No you would need root manager or ghost droid
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[Q] Trouble Changing Boot Animation

Im running CM 6.1.1-Stable with pershoots kernel (rooted via gfree method) and I am trying to use the Droid X boot animation on my phone. However, I keep getting the default android bootanimation with silver text with the word "android" and some intermittent shining of the text.
I downloaded the bootanimation from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710204
I copied both the audio and the bootanimation.zip files to /system/media according to these instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9118652&postcount=12
It erases the cyanogenmod boot animation, but instead i get the default silver android text bootanimation. I tried deleting the system/media/bootanimation.zip file and placing the new bootanimation.zip and audio in /data/local but this resulted in the same default bootanimation.
Am I missing something here? Most people seem to be able to easily change their bootanimation by pushing the file to /data/local, but for me, the cyanogenmod bootanimation in /system/media seems to take priority. Either way, pushing the bootanimation to either /system/media or /data/local is not working. Any ideas?
Also, do I need to do anything special to get the droid sound to work besides pushing it along with the bootanimation.zip file?

Anyone? Id really appreciate any insight that can be offered!
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it's because the first link is for changing the boot animation
the second link is for changing the splash image
you need to find the directions for overwriting the bootanimation, not the splash image.
fwiw, i was looking for the instructions when i found this thread

here's the instructions you're looking for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10230516&postcount=26

Are you doing an ADB Remount? Try this:
Code:
adb devices
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
If it doesn't work for the /data/local then do the following:
Code:
adb devices
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media
NOTE: I put it in the code box because essentially that's what it is. Make sure when you do the ADB Push you put the full file path where the bootanimation.zip is located
Reboot the phone to see if it takes the change. Either that, or you can always try an ADB Shell > bootanimation. This will show the boot animation, and then just CTRL + C to stop it. But if the ADB shell doesn't show it, definitely try a reboot and let us know.
Good luck

Still the same
soliton_wave said:
Im running CM 6.1.1-Stable with pershoots kernel (rooted via gfree method) and I am trying to use the Droid X boot animation on my phone. However, I keep getting the default android bootanimation with silver text with the word "android" and some intermittent shining of the text.
I downloaded the bootanimation from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710204
I copied both the audio and the bootanimation.zip files to /system/media according to these instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9118652&postcount=12
It erases the cyanogenmod boot animation, but instead i get the default silver android text bootanimation. I tried deleting the system/media/bootanimation.zip file and placing the new bootanimation.zip and audio in /data/local but this resulted in the same default bootanimation.
Am I missing something here? Most people seem to be able to easily change their bootanimation by pushing the file to /data/local, but for me, the cyanogenmod bootanimation in /system/media seems to take priority. Either way, pushing the bootanimation to either /system/media or /data/local is not working. Any ideas?
Also, do I need to do anything special to get the droid sound to work besides pushing it along with the bootanimation.zip file?
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I have exactly the same problem with my desire S. Nothing seems to be working apart from the regular android animation (not even the original rom animation which i re copied). Was this ever solved?

Boot Sound

I have been banging my head against the wall for days now regarding this problem and can't quite figure it out. I created my own boot animation and was able to get that running just fine. I wanted to add a boot sound as well, so I did my homework and followed the instructions to a T. I resolved an error that I was getting while running the command sh bootsnd.sh, but even after it ran successfully I still was left with no boot sound. In the /system/media folder I have an mp3 named android_audio.mp3. I also verified that the build.prop file in the system folder had the line ro.config.play.bootsound=1 in it as well. I am currently running CM9 RC2 on my T-Mobile G2. Is there something I am missing? Can the G2 even play boot sounds? Has anyone gotten boot sounds to run on their G2? If so, how? Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated and thank you all in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

Did you set permissions for the file to rwxrxxrxx?
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Atomix86 said:
Did you set permissions for the file to rwxrxxrxx?
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I double checked to make sure, but yeah the permissions were set correctly.
I can run the command 'stagefright -a -o /system/media/android_audio.mp3' from the terminal and it plays the sound without a problem.
Any other suggestions?

Are you calling it in desc.txt inside the bootanimation? I'm sure that's a part of it.
-Nipqer

I don't know if this makes a difference at all, but in the rom I use (EliteMod ICS, modified CM9 kernel, AOKP rom), seems you need to only place an boot_audio.mp3 file into /system/media/ , much like how you place boot animation.zip in /system/media, and chmod 644

Nipqer said:
Are you calling it in desc.txt inside the bootanimation? I'm sure that's a part of it.
-Nipqer
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I did some additional research and did find a few references to adding the audio to the desc.txt file by adding a line like this 's android_audio.mp3' to it. I tried doing this and it borked the entire thing. On the reboot I saw the HTC logo, then was met by a black screen with no sound for a few moments before my home screen appeared.
kbeezie said:
I don't know if this makes a difference at all, but in the rom I use (EliteMod ICS, modified CM9 kernel, AOKP rom), seems you need to only place an boot_audio.mp3 file into /system/media/ , much like how you place boot animation.zip in /system/media, and chmod 644
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I tried renaming it and changing the permissions again only to be met again by silence.
Thank you both for the suggestions. Do you guys have anything else I could try?

http://www.mydroidworld.com/topic/7677-how-to-add-a-bootsound-to-cyanogenmod/
i managed to add boot sound thx to that method... you will need bootsound.zip... here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1298144 and follow instructions of first link... hope it will help...

[Q] REPLACING s3 bootanimation

So i've researched all morning and there is simply nothing to be found. I have a bootanimation.zip the COD one if it matters. And I've tried putting in in system/media, changing the samsungboot and samsungbootloop files, tried putting it in data/local, tried changing its permissions. The most i've accomplished is turning off the boot animation. Could someone help with getting my bootanimation.zip as my bootup?

Upload your boot.zip I'll check it out for you
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wow, hey thanks, mate. Anything you could do would be much appreciated.

And this is the sound file associated with it.... well it actually won't let me upload the mp3, but here is the origional thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=904350

I've read that its a propriety samsung file, the .qmg you have in the system/media. Since i don't know the samsung specifics they add onto the ics os, the only thing i can assume is that one would have to do a one for one switch. Which means i would have to do whatever samsung did and convert the bootanimation.zip with all its images into a bootsamsung.qmg file and replace the thing directly. I also ready and downloaded the samsung theme designer http://innovator.samsungmobile.com/cms/cnts/knowledge.detail.view.do?platformId=13&cntsId=11264, which was said to edit these specific files, but so far no luck.

This is no fun talking to myself, common you guys with experience pipe up and steer me here. But as i was experiencing, just the samsung theming software isn't enough, apparently from what i've read it would cost big bucks to get what you need to create a full on .qmg bootanimation file. So a lot of guys have turned to pulling stuff from full on roms which have just enabled the ios to go off of a bootanimation.zip instead of samsungs stuff. I completely forgot to mention, i'm running rooted stock ics, and don't want to flash any new roms seeing as jelly bean official is on the horizon. So i guess what i'm wondering now is what do you devs do to enable the OS to boot from a .zip???

Your current ROM and Kernel must be able to support bootanimation.zip files. Otherwise, you'll have to create/convert it to sanim.zip

assuming i want to stay on the stock rom, do you know of a writeup or something specific on this sanim.zip, i;m coming up short on my google searches

I'm not giving up on this, i really want that COD boot screen.

Dude I'm sorry I was looking for your post. I'm working on it as soon as I get off work today. I'll get back to you with the solution. (Hopefully soon)
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thanks man i await anxiously

Hey lets not give up on this, I need this COD bootanimation, or for that matter anything other than tmobiles HORRID animations, man they are ugly.

bossman137 said:
Hey lets not give up on this, I need this COD bootanimation, or for that matter anything other than tmobiles HORRID animations, man they are ugly.
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Assuming you have root, do this :
adb shell
$ su
# mv /system/bin/samsungani /system/bin/samsungani.bk
# mv /system/bin/bootanimation /system/bin/samsungani
# chmod 0755 /system/bin/samsungani
# exit
$ exit
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media/sanim.zip
(not sure which animation the binary looks for, so pushed twice)
That should do it.

Hey thanks so much i'll give it a try. I'm using the sonic rom but not much seems to have changed. How do i access the abd shell and this command window?