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Does anyone know what the underlying mechanism for running the boot animation is? I have Android 2.2 on an HTC Incredible and replaced the VZW_Droid.mp3 and VZW_bootanimation.zip with some animations I did, but all I get on boot is a blank screen. Do the files in the zip have to be named the same way, or do they just have to be in alphabetical order?
Thanks!

adprice said:
Does anyone know what the underlying mechanism for running the boot animation is? I have Android 2.2 on an HTC Incredible and replaced the VZW_Droid.mp3 and VZW_bootanimation.zip with some animations I did, but all I get on boot is a blank screen. Do the files in the zip have to be named the same way, or do they just have to be in alphabetical order?
Thanks!
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post the animation zip file you are tryin to use and I will see if there are any obvious issues with it

I did a quick search and found this, not sure if this is what your looking for!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=708316
ID

Cool, thanks guys. I will post when I get back home. I've been doing some searching as well and it seems that you have to set the compression mode to "store" when you create the archive. Not sure where to do this on a mac, but I'll see if I can figure it out.
As a side note, does anyone know what the fields in the desc.txt file are? I figured out the first two are image size, but any idea what the third number on the first line is? Frame rate maybe? And then the next lines specify directories, but I have no clue what the numbers in front of them mean.
Arg, sorry - second paragraph of questions answered in the thread IncredibleDoes posted...

SOLVED
Alright, the "store" problem was the issue. According to the zip documentation, "store" compression doesn't actually compress the files, it just archives them (I guess similar to .tar). So once I did that it worked fine. For anyone else using a Mac from the command line its
Code:
zip -r -Z store desc.txt part0 VZW_bootanimation.zip
You can, of course, specify other directories as well. The sound also started working once the animation did, nothing special there.
And now, I've posted the animation I made. Nothing special, I'm just a big half life fan and whipped this up with my very limited animating skills. Enjoy!
Hmm...won't let me upload the .mp3 file. I guess message me if you want it...

[Q] can't flash loading screen

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.
SwiftKeyed from Oxygen with Transparent XDA App

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?
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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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[Solved] Boot Animation Help

Ok, I have been pulling my hair out over this creating a boot animation process! Here are the things I have tried:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/tutorial-and-step-by-step-guide-to-creating-boot-animations/
This is a great tutorial and I am pretty sure I am following it correctly, but when I install the one I created I get a black screen instead of a boot animation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540&highlight=create+boot+animation
This is a nice little tool, and I used it. I created the animation, previewed the animation and it all looks good and appears to work. That is until I install it on my phone, I have even tried to use the program to push to my phone, but I don't think it likes me. All I get a black screen instead of the boot animation.
I have changed the permissions to rw--r--r.
I have created the desc.txt with Notepad++ and windows based notepad.
I am saving it into system/media.
I am verifying the name is "bootanimation.zip".
I have tried to use ROM Toolbox to install it but still get a black screen.
The dimensions are 480x800 and FPS is 30.
I am running the CM10 Global ROM build 1 by DKStunna108
Here is the file if someone has time to look at it and see if something looks off: http://d-h.st/I1Y
Any help would greatly be appreciated, I am just not sure what I am doing wrong...it is probably something easy that I am over looking.

[BOOT ANIMATION] Matrix green landscape

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

Lg boot screen?

Anyone know if the Lg part of the boot animation can be disabled? I a newb, but I think it may be affecting my custom boot animation making it cut off too early. I'm on the skydragon rom. Also I set permissions to r-w-r-r on both bootanimation.zip as well as poweron.ogg. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Demonic7789 said:
Anyone know if the Lg part of the boot animation can be disabled? I a newb, but I think it may be affecting my custom boot animation making it cut off too early. I'm on the skydragon rom. Also I set permissions to r-w-r-r on both bootanimation.zip as well as poweron.ogg. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
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If you are talking about the screen that says powered by android at the bottom (splash screen), it's separate from the boot animation. I don't recommend disabling it. You can change your bootanimation settings in your desc.txt file. If you have multiple folders, part0, part1,.... etc.... change the p of the folder line to c and that should make your boot animation complete before going to your default screen. Here's an example of how to modify your desc.txt. The change is in BOLD:
Text to right between (....) describes each "setting" in desc.txt and are not part of the desc.txt file.
Original
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
p 3 0 part1 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Changed
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
c 3 0 part1 (complete, # of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Hope this helps.

Thanks for info I'll try it out when I get a chance, or in the mood rather to switch it back out. I'm currently using one from one of the themes for cm12, but right now I'm on blisspop.
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jran0880 said:
If you are talking about the screen that says powered by android at the bottom (splash screen), it's separate from the boot animation. I don't recommend disabling it. You can change your bootanimation settings in your desc.txt file. If you have multiple folders, part0, part1,.... etc.... change the p of the folder line to c and that should make your boot animation complete before going to your default screen. Here's an example of how to modify your desc.txt. The change is in BOLD:
Text to right between (....) describes each "setting" in desc.txt and are not part of the desc.txt file.
Original
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
p 3 0 part1 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Changed
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
c 3 0 part1 (complete, # of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Hope this helps.
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Hey tried it. It didn't even show up at all. I was using a boot animation in themes (I'm on blisspop atm) Pretty sure I've done everything right unless there are different steps than on kk?
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Demonic7789 said:
Hey tried it. It didn't even show up at all. I was using a boot animation in themes (I'm on blisspop atm) Pretty sure I've done everything right unless there are different steps than on kk?
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Sorry forgot to say I did switch back to the stock blisspop BA before setting it up. I didn't reboot before doing that though. Could that be the problem?
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Is your bootanimation part of a theme you are developing? Or is it only a boot animation.zip file? If just a file, you can try and place it in /data/local/tmp and see if it supersedes the stock one. I have been having an issue getting a custom bootanimation to work on rooted stock D851, both KK and LP. If I place in /system/media or /data/local/tmp and either rename the original BA or move it to another location, when I reboot phone, it shows LG screen until boot complete. Seems to be on going issue. Wouldn't think it would affect CM based ROMs with theme engine. You may want to work it into a theme a see what happens.

jran0880 said:
Is your bootanimation part of a theme you are developing? Or is it only a boot animation.zip file? If just a file, you can try and place it in /data/local/tmp and see if it supersedes the stock one. I have been having an issue getting a custom bootanimation to work on rooted stock D851, both KK and LP. If I place in /system/media or /data/local/tmp and either rename the original BA or move it to another location, when I reboot phone, it shows LG screen until boot complete. Seems to be on going issue. Wouldn't think it would affect CM based ROMs with theme engine. You may want to work it into a theme a see what happens.
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It's just a bootanimation.zip I ran it fine rooted on SkyDragon putting it in system/media. Aside from the issue the op was about. Could point in the right direction for working it into a theme?
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Try placing it in /data/local/tmp and reboot. Sometimes that'll work. As for theme development, there are excellent resources here on XDA. Search theming, cm12 themeing, or similar. Also check github.com/cyngn for the latest CM12.x theme templetes and requirements.
Good luck.

jran0880 said:
Try placing it in /data/local/tmp and reboot. Sometimes that'll work. As for theme development, there are excellent resources here on XDA. Search theming, cm12 themeing, or similar. Also check github.com/cyngn for the latest CM12.x theme templetes and requirements.
Good luck.
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Thanks I'll see if that works. Also wanted to look into making themes anyway. So win win I guess. If you don't care it'd be nice to add you to share what I come up with.
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Definitely. I don't mind at all.

jran0880 said:
Definitely. I don't mind at all.
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Hey would I need to edit the files usong a computer instead of like es file explorer. I decided to go rooted stock for a while. Still didn't work.
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As long as you can extract a zip and repack it, you can change the desc.text file or any of your frames in the boot animation. Just make sure there is no compression selected when you rezip. Make sure you select "Store" for your level of compression (which is zero compression). For some reason, rthe G3 doesn't want to accept an alternate boot animation. I've tried /system/media and /data/local/tmp for storage with no luck. Usually get the splash screen until boot or sometimes a blank screen after splash screen until boot. I am probably going to try CyanogenMod or another ROM that has the CM theme engine and use my personal theme as a test to see if that works.

jran0880 said:
As long as you can extract a zip and repack it, you can change the desc.text file or any of your frames in the boot animation. Just make sure there is no compression selected when you rezip. Make sure you select "Store" for your level of compression (which is zero compression). For some reason, rthe G3 doesn't want to accept an alternate boot animation. I've tried /system/media and /data/local/tmp for storage with no luck. Usually get the splash screen until boot or sometimes a blank screen after splash screen until boot. I am probably going to try CyanogenMod or another ROM that has the CM theme engine and use my personal theme as a test to see if that works.
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Well it working fine stock rooted. Except for not playing all the way through. I had to extract it with es to edit it. That said I had no idea what to select when I reziped it. That's probably where I screwed up.
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Stock KK or LP? I tried both with no success in either folder. As far as it completing boot before animation completes, do you have more than 1 "part" folder? If so, make sure all "part" folders (part0, part1, part2.....) run only 1 time. Your last "part" folder should repeat, but not infinitely (do not set to 0 for loop number). If your animation is excessively long, try increasing frame rate to play faster.
Would you please walk me through the process you went through to install your animation? Also, what are your settings in "desc.txt" file? As well as the size of each image in your "part" folders? Are your images .png or .jpg? I'm wondering if maybe my image resolution is not high enough for this screen....

jran0880 said:
Stock KK or LP? I tried both with no success in either folder. As far as it completing boot before animation completes, do you have more than 1 "part" folder? If so, make sure all "part" folders (part0, part1, part2.....) run only 1 time. Your last "part" folder should repeat, but not infinitely (do not set to 0 for loop number). If your animation is excessively long, try increasing frame rate to play faster.
Would you please walk me through the process you went through to install your animation? Also, what are your settings in "desc.txt" file? As well as the size of each image in your "part" folders? Are your images .png or .jpg? I'm wondering if maybe my image resolution is not high enough for this screen....
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I'm not to sure about what file type haven't looked as I didn't make it myself. I haven't edited the desc file yet. Also I'm stock kk. I used es file explorer with root explorer turned on copied the bootanimation to system/media, and the poweron.ogg file to system/media/sounds/ui. Set permissions to r-w-rr, and rebooted. Also if you need to find the files types you can find the boot animation I'm using here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/bootanimation-android-5-0-l-boot-t2814467
It's watch dogs by kachow I do believe.
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