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Custom Boot Images For Dummies

CAN I GET A STICKY I THINK THIS THREAD HAVE HELP ALOT OF PEOPLE AND I NEVER BEEN STICKY BEFORE LOL
This is updated with the lastest tool. (Windows)
I included a zip with all files you may need at the bottom of the post.
1. Turn off your phone
2. Turn on the phone into bootloader (camera+power).
Make sure it say fastboot in the middle if not hit back and it should appear-
3. Make sure your device is found in device manger
If you don't see adb device up top in device manger find the yellow mark devices
Right Click, update driver, and point to the location of the USB Driver
(http://dl.google.com/android/android_usb_windows.zip)
4. Open and extract the below zip to your desktop
You should now have a custom and fastboot folder on your desktop
5. Open up a dos window (start>run>CMD)
6. Type cd desktop then cd fastboot
7. If you would not like to flash the sample images skip to step 9
8. copy and paste the command line by line
fastboot flash splash1 mysplash.rgb565
fastboot flash splash2 mysplash.rgb565
fastboot reboot
Part 2 Making your own images
9. Open up the "create" folder
10. Run CreateG1Splash.exe
11. Open up your image in the program and click convert
12. Goto the folder of your images and their you will find mysplash.rgb565
13. Place the mysplash.rgb565 into the fastboot folder
14. copy and paste the command line by line
fastboot flash splash1 mysplash.rgb565
fastboot flash splash2 mysplash.rgb565
fastboot reboot
Files updated 1/4/08
Credit to JF for all app to make this possible

I was able to, here is mine:

It didnt work for me

brandenk said:
It didnt work for me
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To the OP, you can grab that file from the SDK tools folder and include it in the zip.

Ok, so I downloaded this: http://graha.ms/androidproxy/AdbWin.zip
I put those 2 files in the fastboot folder and it worked! Thank you aron4588!!!
And here is a mirror to your file with those two files added: http://www.4shared.com/file/78814404/36e59544/Boot_images.html

Success
I was able to do it, but quick question.
How many splash images can I have?
I was able to flash 2 over and it boots the first one (splash1) and then the second one (splash2)
How far can I go with this?

MMTest97 said:
I was able to do it, but quick question.
How many splash images can I have?
I was able to flash 2 over and it boots the first one (splash1) and then the second one (splash2)
How far can I go with this?
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You can only do 2 images.
Here's mine

How long does this take to send? It's been "sending" for over a minute now

Yanked the battery, restarted the whole process and it worked. Very nice tutorial!

adon it funny because ur the reason i even flash the mines i seen your post on androidcommunity.com

momentarylapseofreason said:
Yanked the battery, restarted the whole process and it worked. Very nice tutorial!
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I had the same happen with mine the first time.
grokdesigns said:
You can only do 2 images.
Here's mine
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That one's slick man. That's what I just flashed to.

Sorry. Double post.

hey thank you soo much. I was waiting for an easier way of adding boot image...i just flashed mine and it worked perfectly. This only replaces the G1 boot image. anyone tried 3 and 4?
btw, i attached my boot screen if anyone wants to use it. I didnt put any signature or watermarks so other people can use it too.

stuck at last step..
Hi,
I've been waiting for this tutorial for a while since its very friendly to use and thank you for all the posts to help out further with extra files too.
however i after i enter "fastboot flash splash1 mysplash.rgb565" in cmd i get "< waiting for device > and it stays there forever.. i tried restarting and doing it again and the same result...
does anyone know what i'm doing wrong? is this a memory problem?
hbguy
EDITED: got it to work after updating driver . great tutorial for complicated process for newbs

So....has anyone figured out a way to make the animated logo like in the original splash2?

splash2 is not animated if i recalled but it the android boot which i am gonna have look at splash number and file type for it

TheDudeOfLife said:
So....has anyone figured out a way to make the animated logo like in the original splash2?
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there is no original splash2. splash2 isn't used on the G1s (until you flash something to splash2 yourself). The splash sequence is
splash1 (The G1 screen)
splash2 (doesn't get displayed until/unless you flash something there yourself)
animated android screen

Thanks for clearing that up Expert i was looking in the sdk where do you find the splash file at
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there is no original splash2. splash2 isn't used on the G1s (until you flash something to splash2 yourself). The splash sequence is
splash1 (The G1 screen)
splash2 (doesn't get displayed until/unless you flash something there yourself)
animated android screen
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aron4588 said:
Thanks for clearing that up Expert i was looking in the sdk where do you find the splash file at
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My guess would be framework-res.apk. but I may be wrong

anyone got the factory images in case anyone wants to revert back?

[Q] [HELP NEWBIE] Need Help With My Splash Screen on EVO!!

Now I've started this thread hoping that one of you guys that are the greatest..lol would be so kind as to help me with my custom splash screen. I have the Evo of course..I made my photo in photoshop at 480x800. I have been successful with changing it with the ones that are posted by some of you guys.
How I do it is by renaming the file inside of the p36img.zip, and update it in bootloader. Now that I have made my own...when the splash screen comes up, it looks crazy and is upside down. I've also tried some other ways with programs that are made to flash..but I dont' know much about command prompts and it seems to never find or be able to open the picture.
I'm fully rooted and it's only by watching the video on rooting froyo that I was able to get rooted...before the new unrevoked!
Can Anyone help?

try this in fast boot
fastboot flash splash1 myplashscreen.rgb565
but replace the mysplashscreen with the name of your splash screen. pretty sure youll need the eng spl to use this fast boot command tho.

ASimmons said:
try this in fast boot
fastboot flash splash1 myplashscreen.rgb565
but replace the mysplashscreen with the name of your splash screen. pretty sure youll need the eng spl to use this fast boot command tho.
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Is it possible when you get time to explain the steps with the cmd prompts. And I also don't know what the eng spl is...I still have my Android sdk/tools folder that I downloaded when I did the long root..do I need to put the files or photo inside of that folder (sdk/tools) when I do the prompts?

yungsonny2700 said:
Is it possible when you get time to explain the steps with the cmd prompts. And I also don't know what the eng spl is...I still have my Android sdk/tools folder that I downloaded when I did the long root..do I need to put the files or photo inside of that folder (sdk/tools) when I do the prompts?
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When you boot into hboot that, i'm pretty sure is your spl, if you rooted your phone you most likely don't have it, unless your running damageless or CM6 roms. and Eng spl allows you to do the fastboot commands I mentioned previously, it basically unlocks for phone about as far as it can go after you've rooted it.
Next when your in the tools folder of your sdk you can call commands like adb shell ... for the fastboot command or other it helps to have the files in your tools folder but it is not necessary so this fastboot flash splash1 myplashscreen.rgb565 would refer to a splash screen in your tools folder
fastboot flash splash1 ../myplashscreen.rgb565 this would look backwards one directory for the splash screen. and so on.
so if the splash screen was on your desktop something like this would work
fastboot flash splash1 ..\..\..\myplashscreen.rgb565
since I keep my sdk on my desktop which is in android\android_sdk\tools my commands says backup 3 dirs and look on the desktop for mysplashscreen.rgb565.
hope that helps...search this forum for the eng spl its a flashable update.

One more question...
First off I appreciate you for your time...means a lot...I'm running of two hours of sleep...lol went to bed at 4..woke up at six for work.
Ok...now do I need to convert my image to rgb565(if so, how) and do I need to save the photo in any specific format? Bit-depth?
Thanks again...if I have any issues then I'll be back!

yungsonny2700 said:
First off I appreciate you for your time...means a lot...I'm running of two hours of sleep...lol went to bed at 4..woke up at six for work.
Ok...now do I need to convert my image to rgb565(if so, how) and do I need to save the photo in any specific format? Bit-depth?
Thanks again...if I have any issues then I'll be back!
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yes you will it sounds like you were using the alternate method of flashing it through and img correct.
check this thread but this was for the hero and its how I've done it... I'm new to evo so there might be some difference in the file size since the resolution is not that same. but the conversion is the same. Basically get an splash screen from this forum and when you make your splash screen and convert it compair the size to the known good evo splash screen, they should be the exact same size, if so your good to flash. Don't for get the eng spl.

Ok thanks my man...I'm going to try it out and get back..

I haven't been successful with finding the eng spl?
EDIT: Sorry the one I updated...was hboot 0.76.2000..is this the correct one!

Not sure only had my evo for 3 days so i haven't gotten around top flashing the eng spl... but after you flash it the top line should say eng- spl s-off... look in the damageless rom thread.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

[TOOL][Linux] Splash Screen creator / flasher

Hello there! I am re-posting this from the Mytouch 3G thread which can be seen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6507176#post6507176
I have made some slight modifications in order to make this work on the HTC G2 (vision).
This is a HTC G2 tool to easily convert images in splash screen ones.
This tool is based upon ffmpeg and you need it installed on your system before proceeding (it will prompt you about the program missing in any case)
REQUIREMENTS
ffmpeg installed on your system
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
a 480x800 image
a 480x800 device (i.e. HTC G2) with engineering SPL (s-off)
USAGE
Code:
./ElegosSplashCreator.txt --help or -h
Prints out how to use the script
Make sure that the script and image you are converting are both in the same directory that you are in in the command line (Terminal)
Code:
./ElegosSplashCreator.txt your_image_file
Converts your image into a flashable splash screen, if you want the script will continue flashing the file directly.
I ASSUME NO RESPONSABILITY ABOUT THE USAGE OF THIS SCRIPT. USE IT "AS IS", LOOK AT THE OUTPUTS AND YOU'LL AVOID BRICKS!
Please, if you wish to redistribute this script, give the right credits and don't change the prog_header please (maybe link this discussion in a text file)!
Make ElegosSplashCreator.txt executable permissions (right click on file and go to Properties > Permissions, then make executable) and use it!

Here's mine, feel free to post your own folks
Flash these Splash Screens at your own risk. It is not my fault if you have a faulty usb cable or computer, or accidently unplug your phone while flashing! But the chance of a soft brick is very small
Fastboot images to flash in fastboot:
Here is a .zip attached below with all these splash screens ready to flash in fastboot with pics that match the names of each image to flash
How to flash: fastboot flash splash1 name.raw565

Thanks mate! I used your thread a long way back and rewrote the script (for my personal use only, didn't put it up) to work with the g2, but I lost that way back when
This will come in handy, I need a new splash screen

captainreynolds said:
Thanks mate! I used your thread a long way back and rewrote the script (for my personal use only, didn't put it up) to work with the g2, but I lost that way back when
This will come in handy, I need a new splash screen
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No worries, I just uploaded the flashable splash screens they are the same same size as my device. I also attacked the script to the main post.

There is an app called bootflash pro in the market that will flash and jpg as your splash. I'd recommend that you have the pics at 480x800.
Works for me all the time.

Ashaman_Kupo said:
There is an app called bootflash pro in the market that will flash and jpg as your splash. I'd recommend that you have the pics at 480x800.
Works for me all the time.
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This is not a app this is a linux script but thanks for the tip. The splash screens I already posted are 480x800 and the script is already set to convert any images (not just jpg) to splash screens 480x800. It's not recommended to have them as 480x800 but it's a requirement! If you don't have them set to the right size the script will not convert the images because it could brick your phone flashing a wrong size image.

[SPLASH1] Google Edition/Nexus Splash Screen

I also posted this in the bootloader/recovery dump thread - but I think this is a good place for it - I haven't seen too much about splash1 screens around here anyway.
Note:
This is not actually pulled from the google edition. But it pretty much exactly replicates it (same style as the nexus phones too). I just wanted to have this on my phone so I made it.
You need to be S-off
Looks:
Like this - http://i53.tinypic.com/m74byg.jpg (This is not the actual image, the actual one is 1080x1920 and in a nb format, but you get the idea)
Install:
1.) Download it from here: http://goo.im/devs/bbedward/GESplash.zip
2.) Install it like this
Code:
# adb reboot bootloader
# fastboot oem rebootRUU
# fastboot flash zip GESplash.zip
# fastboot reboot
As usual, if your phone blows up or you want a different splash after trying this I'm not responsible :good:

bbedward said:
I also posted this in the bootloader/recovery dump thread - but I think this is a good place for it - I haven't seen too much about splash1 screens around here anyway.
Note:
This is not actually pulled from the google edition. But it pretty much exactly replicates it (same style as the nexus phones too). I just wanted to have this on my phone so I made it.
You need to be S-off
Looks:
Like this - http://i53.tinypic.com/m74byg.jpg (This is not the actual image, the actual one is 1080x1920 and in a nb format, but you get the idea)
Install:
1.) Download it from here: http://goo.im/devs/bbedward/GESplash.zip
2.) Install it like this
Code:
# adb reboot bootloader
# fastboot oem rebootRUU
# fastboot flash zip GESplash.zip
# fastboot reboot
As usual, if your phone blows up or you want a different splash after trying this I'm not responsible :good:
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If you give me the full jpg, I'll make a flashable zip.

aooga said:
If you give me the full jpg, I'll make a flashable zip.
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Don't follow, the zip posted in OP is in RUU format. You can take the splash1.nb0 and convert it to a bmp with nbimg -F splash1.nb , then you'd have the full image.

bbedward said:
Don't follow, the zip posted in OP is in RUU format. You can take the splash1.nb0 and convert it to a bmp with nbimg -F splash1.nb , then you'd have the full image.
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Sorry, I mean flashable in recovery. I just need the full res picture that you used.
Edit: I only have a surface rt at the moment. I can't run any commands.

aooga said:
Sorry, I mean flashable in recovery. I just need the full res picture that you used.
Edit: I only have a surface rt at the moment. I can't run any commands.
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/zlfzf749va1attd/splash1.nb.bmp
That's it in bmp format

This is the site that makes a twrp or cwm zip from the image. My tablet is being stupid and not downloading the zip that it generates. I know it works, so I'll just put the link here and if anyone wants to do it, they can.
http://tibook.jb.b4m.com:81/bootsplash-one

Pretty sure that tool only works with jpgs. Here you go.

iElvis said:
Pretty sure that tool only works with jpgs. Here you go.
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I converted it to a jpg. I know its my tablet that won't download it. But thanks!

Here a little contribution, a GE Style splash entirely made from HTC One GE boot animation
Thanks aooga for the tool (http://tibook.jb.b4m.com:81/bootsplash-one)
flash in recovery

Here's a PNG of the splash screen at 1080x1920, in case anyone wants. (only 5789 bytes!) http://i.imgur.com/QUQFwgm.png

pieceofplastic said:
Here's a PNG of the splash screen at 1080x1920, in case anyone wants. (only 5789 bytes!) http://i.imgur.com/QUQFwgm.png
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Is this from the actual system files or a recreation?

iElvis said:
Is this from the actual system files or a recreation?
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this one has been extracted from the original GE boot animation (not the splash), no modifications were made

iElvis said:
Is this from the actual system files or a recreation?
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it's just the raw RGB data from the splash1.nb0 converted to monochrome png, so uh recreation I guess

iElvis said:
Is this from the actual system files or a recreation?
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Luckily, recreation is easy since its quite a simple splash
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2

iElvis said:
Pretty sure that tool only works with jpgs. Here you go.
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Just flash your attached .zip in recovery and this will remove the HTC with red warning text screen completely, correct?
Just verifying.

y2k1ltd said:
Just flash your attached .zip in recovery and this will remove the HTC with red warning text screen completely, correct?
Just verifying.
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It will not remove the red warning text. That text is created dynamically by hboot when your bootloader is unlocked; it's not part of the splash screen. The only way to remove it is to flash a custom hboot.
More info on all of this in my splash thread (see sig).

{S-OFF}Splash Screen for Verizon HTC One M9

it appears you can use splashes from the M7 and M8 just take splash.565 or splash1.img and rename to splash1.nb0 and place in empty zip
Big thanks to @iElvis for the VZW android-info.txt and zip
to make your own splash use
[APP] Splash Image Converter And Flasher 2.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316060
You must have adb installed.
put splash zip in your platform-tools folder
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip ZIP FILE NAME.zip
fastboot reboot
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EPIC FAILS
Here is a couple i kanged

awesome job many thanks!
just a FYI the android-info.txt says 1.32.401.15, while the one for VZW is 1.33.605.15.
can prolly just edit it to say the correct number, but not 100%

Looks nice. I need that black one. Thanks for finding this out..

i changed the version in the info and fast flashed it worked but since it doesn't really effect anything and becuz im fat and lazy gonna leave it :silly:

Any chance of more detailed instructions for those of us not familiar with those tools? I would really like to try to make my own.

xgerryx said:
Any chance of more detailed instructions for those of us not familiar with those tools? I would really like to try to make my own.
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what you need help with

Karl said:
what you need help with
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Just like, more dumbed down instructions. What is the platform-tools folder, where do those commands get entered specifically. I tried them in ADB shell and nothing was working. The .bat program was giving me an error about the adb program not being installed. So I guess like a more detailed list maybe?

xgerryx said:
Just like, more dumbed down instructions. What is the platform-tools folder, where do those commands get entered specifically. I tried them in ADB shell and nothing was working. The .bat program was giving me an error about the adb program not being installed. So I guess like a more detailed list maybe?
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hmm i see... platform-tools folder is a folder inside android sdk program folder.. those commands are entered in command prompt ...in adb shell
the big thing is you need to learn how to use adb and install adb give these a look over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517874
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266638
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
https://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html

Karl said:
hmm i see... platform-tools folder is a folder inside android sdk program folder.. those commands are entered in command prompt ...in adb shell
the big thing is you need to learn how to use adb and install adb give these a look over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517874
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266638
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
https://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
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Thank you so much! That explains why I couldn't find the fastboot part of it too. I'll do my homework and figure it all out

Karl said:
i changed the version in the info and fast flashed it worked but since it doesn't really effect anything and becuz im fat and lazy gonna leave it :silly:
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nice thanks for testing. I'm OCD and I like the OS to say the correct one in download mode, makes no different though.

I haven't seen this anywhere yet but does anyone know the name (IE: 0P6BIMG.zip) to flash in bootloader like before? is this still an option? I noticed bootloader doesn't look for zips anymore.

Evocm7 said:
I haven't seen this anywhere yet but does anyone know the name (IE: 0P6BIMG.zip) to flash in bootloader like before? is this still an option? I noticed bootloader doesn't look for zips anymore.
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ive seen this

Karl said:
ive seen this
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That's download mode (there is no fastboot usb on the M9).
The file name is 0PJAIMG.ZIP.
That's zero p j a i m g.zip
You need to have the right android-info.txt in the file.

hgoldner said:
That's download mode (there is no fastboot usb on the M9).
The file name is 0PJAIMG.ZIP.
That's zero p j a i m g.zip
You need to have the right android-info.txt in the file.
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:good:thats the only thing ive seen calling for a zip in reference to his question but it was in download not in boot , wasnt sure of its name or if it was still using them

Didn't think of that. Thanks guys

made the black version splash for updated firmware 2.6.605.10
md5: 9f1ffddf81eafd8115360151e10ce3ea
enjoy

good

has anyone been able to go back to stock splash screen after flashing a splash screen? re flashed firmware, reflashed stock aboot (in android development thread), reflashed no red text aboot (in android development thread), and still see first installed black splash screen. can anyone help? just want to go back to completely stock no custom splash screen.

nice didn't know you could do that

magesticschu said:
has anyone been able to go back to stock splash screen after flashing a splash screen? re flashed firmware, reflashed stock aboot (in android development thread), reflashed no red text aboot (in android development thread), and still see first installed black splash screen. can anyone help? just want to go back to completely stock no custom splash screen.
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If the stock splash isn't in either of the firmware.zips, RUU may be only way. Unless the M8 one works.