Since I have less than 10 posts I can't post in the actual [HOW TO] HTC Desire Custom Splash screen thread but I do have a question:
I've gotten the custom splash screen loaded but the image is skewed when it boots i.e. slanty.
I've made sure the image size is 480x800 both in paint when editing and using nbimg, but still no luck.
Any ideas?
A screenshot would be nice if possible. The image has to be 480x800 with 24 bitmap. But you already knew that. How are you flashing it?
I'm using this method to flash the bootscreen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=795132 and I have ensured that it was a 24-bit bitmap file of the proper dimension and followed the instructions in the thread to the letter.
I've attached a screenshot of how it looks. Any ideas what it could be? :S
Hi,
Had the same issue, use this http://www.ivanview.com/ivan-image-converter.html
to convert the image to 480*800 color depth 16 save it as bmp...
Found it in the splash screens threads...
Make sure you unchecked "keep ratio" and "pixels" for your resizing.
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Hi,
Trying to use Android Flasher 1.6.1, but no matter where I unpack it to and no matter what bmp image I use (even ones known to work, such as the onme that comes with Android Flasher), nbimg throws as error and just shuts down. then .NET framework (4) error is that it can't access the fil because something else is using it.
Can't work out what is wrong--have read the entire thread and seem to have everything installed. Help appreciated.
Seems like an error with the phone. Maybe a Hboot problem? Just to make sure you could just run the latest RUU which will wipe everything and put it back to stock and sort things out.
Ended up going the adb route with
fastboot flash splash1 splash1.img
and it worked fine, so i'll leave it at that.
ferreinf said:
Hi,
Had the same issue, use this http://www.ivanview.com/ivan-image-converter.html
to convert the image to 480*800 color depth 16 save it as bmp...
Found it in the splash screens threads...
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At first I couldn't see why this would work if it was already in 480x800 and the right colour depth, but the one difference I noticed was that I could save it as "Windows bmp" or "Old Windows bmp" and tried the latter. Seemed to fix the issue!
I tried both android flash and the android sdk to try to flash my new splash screen and both come up with the "failed (remote: not allowed)" I has s-off on hboot 0.98. I used unrevoked to root and and im on the miui rom
Give some more details.. how you tried to flash.. from fastboot.. what error it is giving.
Use this instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8374523&postcount=1
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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.
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Hey all,
Just made a splash image that I think you guys might appreciate. My friend showed me the picture and I decided to do the necessary changes to make it into a splash.
For your viewing pleasure
To flash: Download the zip then with an unlocked (S-OFF) bootloader, flash the new_splash.img file to your phone:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash splash1 new_splash.img
fastboot reboot
i would rather have it as a background
my boot image shows 1 micro second. not worth even thinking about changing it.
Well the png is there too so u can use it as a background I guess
Powers88 said:
Well the png is there too so u can use it as a background I guess
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Some kind of bloody :-D but looks great, although I'm running a MacBook bit I also love my Android mobile.
Does it work to flash this lb other Android systems like 2. 1/ 2. 2k any experiences?
Thx guys
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This is just a splash image file so as long as your screen size is 480 x 800. You can search for how to change the splash image for your particular phone and then just use this file. I'm sure it will work on any version of android
Anyone have the adb commands handy for pulling the stock splash image just in case I want to put it back?
This is a copy of the original splash that I found in another thread.
did that last attachment post?
lets try that again. this is the default splash.
Nitemare3219 said:
Anyone have the adb commands handy for pulling the stock splash image just in case I want to put it back?
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Even though the original splash is posted, the commands to pull the old one are to be executed from a root shell and are as follows:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=/mnt/sdcard/splash.img
You may have to do a search for it because when I pulled mine it put it into a random folder on my computer
Finally we have S-OFF - which is said to allow us to finally change the annoying HTC Splashscreen???
Now could someone in the know explain how its done? Are we talking ADB Push + Pull? or some other way? A Guide would be great - as well as exact Requirements - I figure it should be 240x320 - but is it a GIF / BMP / TIFF / JPG - can it be a moving Gif..? Please help a guy who's tired to death of the HTC logo on white background.
As far as i know, the HTC splashscreen (not the bootanimation.zip) rely in the bootloader. If you want to change the first splashscreen, you need to decompile or something to change the splashscreen deep inside the bootloader.
correct me of im wrong.
fastboot flash splash1 insert_splash_name_here.img
from command under your sdk folder with .img inserted
pretty easy
example ?
http://alpharev.nl/
dload the alpharev Qvga splash and flash that
end up with this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buCyE2gT8Xs&feature=related
my phone^^
More info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127914
Or here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131038
Hi guys,
I recently rooted and S-OFF'ed my Desire. Really amazing. Everything went fine.
Really enjoying my phone more than ever before.
Now trying to flash my splash screen and boot loading screen.
I'm using Android Flasher 1.8.0 as suggested in the Noob tutorial section.
Splash screen went fine. Automatically reboots into fastboot. And flashes.
The tutorial doesn't actually doesn't go deeper into flashing the loading screen and whether or not it's supposed to automatically reboot into fastboot.
When i manually reboot into fastboot sometimes it can't find the process fastboot.exe and sometimes it can.
When it can it says it can't find my device when it's trying to flash the new loading screen. I don't understand why. Everything else i have tried works fine (except the first time i tried to S-OFF, it also said it couldn't find my device)
It did actually remove my RCmix-S loading screen. So now i only get a black screen when starting up. Everyhing still works fine though. Boots normally.
What should I do?
You cannot flash a new bootanimation with android flasher or fastboot. You have to replace the bootanimation.zip in /data/local or /system/media. You are s-off, so you can do this in os. Just use an explorer with root access (e.g. root explorer), mount /data or /system as r/w (read write) and replace the existing one with yours (but make a backup of the old before and make sure you used the correct resolution).
Okay that was kind of confusing then.
Still weird it's not recognizing my phone but is finding fastboot.exe
Anyway I got root explorer mounted /data/local and put a bootanimation.zip in the folder. It doesn't work though. Does it also have to be in /system/media
or just in one of them??
Thnx
It only has to be in /system/media.
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i got a weird error trying to flash a new splash screen
"sending splash1...OKAY"
"writing splash1"...FAILED <remote not allowed>
phone is recognised in fastboot etc...
any ideas?
thanks
00mpollard said:
i got a weird error trying to flash a new splash screen
"sending splash1...OKAY"
"writing splash1"...FAILED <remote not allowed>
phone is recognised in fastboot etc...
any ideas?
thanks
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Do not post in a thread which has nothing to do with your problem! And use the search.
I tried putting it only in /system/media and only in /data/local.
Both don't work.
My loading screen is still total black. I don't get it. What am I doing wrong. Is there some other file interfering. Do I have to delete something else....
PixelApocalypse said:
I tried putting it only in /system/media and only in /data/local.
Both don't work.
My loading screen is still total black. I don't get it. What am I doing wrong. Is there some other file interfering. Do I have to delete something else....
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It does not have the correct resolution. It has to be 480x800.
Actually it has. I checked.
They are 480 x 800, 24 bit *.PNG. Downloaded these in the splash screen thread.
I got it sort of working now.
I renamed the zip to bootanim.zip instead of bootanimation.zip. Don't know if it should matter but now i'm getting a loading screen.
It's just text reading "Android" with a animated glow going over it.
This is not the one i put on the phone though. Not the pictures in the zip.
Is this some kind of default loading screen?
Which means it's still not working....
Which rom do you currently run? If a sense one, the bootanimation has to be in /data/local. If aosp one, it has to be in /system/media. That's the basic. Furthermore, in your bootanimation.zip has to be minimum two parts:
- one folder named part0
- one file named "desc.txt" (description file)
In the folder named part0 has to be the png files in the correct resolution (480x800x24). In the desc.txt you have to put the following ouput:
Code:
480 400 x p 1 0 part0
'480' is the width (not variable)
'800' is the height (not variable)
'x' is here just a placeholder. You have to replace with a number. This number sets the frames (your choice, what you set)
'1' is the count how often the bootanimation loops (your choice)
'0' sets the a pause (max 10 possible)
'part 0' sets the folder in which the bootanimation files are (not variable).
Source: http://android.modaco.com/topic/338...nimationzip-futurama-bender-bootanimationzip/
Woooot it's working!!
I'm using RCMixS_v2.0_A2SD+_BravoHboot which is a sense rom.
I put it in /data/local.
The animation was only 6 frames. Which was incorrect in the desc.txt.
Also using NO compression when zipping was the key.
Not knowing this is probably key to many people not getting this to work.
Maybe it's a good idea to have that tutorial be made a sticky or include it in the "Complete upgrading guide"
Thnx a lot MatDrOiD!
PixelApocalypse said:
Woooot it's working!!
I'm using RCMixS_v2.0_A2SD+_BravoHboot which is a sense rom.
I put it in /data/local.
The animation was only 6 frames. Which was incorrect in the desc.txt.
Also using NO compression when zipping was the key.
Not knowing this is probably key to many people not getting this to work.
Maybe it's a good idea to have that tutorial be made a sticky or include it in the "Complete upgrading guide"
Thnx a lot MatDrOiD!
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No problem. And you could make very happy if you press the thanks-button.
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.