Alright starting to get a bit frustrated while trying to put a downanimation on my DHD. I know in Sergio stated in his FAQ that the downanimation and bootanimation can now be found in /data/local and I really liked the coredroid bootanimation but wanted to use my bios one to go with my windows troll splash img.
Anyway I have converted the coredroid boot into a downanimation by changing images from jpg to png and then using the method found in Monx®'s thread to make sure it was zipped properly. But just comes up with a blank screen on reboot or shutdown.
Tried a couple of others and still get a blank screen, so just wondering if any1 else has the same problem?
it comes blank because zip file aint properly zipped... did u changed compression method to store in winrar ? or just send me the stuff and i will get it done for you and save u the hassel
Edit : oh snapp.. just noticed.. the file you pushed to data/local is it named bootanimation or downanimation ? if its downanimation.. then rename it to bootanimation... downanimations are not in data/loca
Leather|Face said:
it comes blank because zip file aint properly zipped... did u changed compression method to store in winrar ? or just send me the stuff and i will get it done for you and save u the hassel
Edit : oh snapp.. just noticed.. the file you pushed to data/local is it named bootanimation or downanimation ? if its downanimation.. then rename it to bootanimation... downanimations are not in data/loca
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Thanks for the quick reply. I have attached my coredroid downanimation.zip which I had renamed to downanimation.zip before pushing it. As i said, I made sure compression was set to store.
I first pushed this to /data/local as it says to in Scabes' Coredroid FAQ
Scabes24 said:
Where is Boot Animation, Boot Sound and Shutdown Animation Located?
Since V1.1, they are now located in DATA\LOCAL\...
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Then got a blank screen with both the coredroid downanimation and some other shutdown animations I have found in the DHD theme and apps section.
Then tried the chmod 777 to /system/customize/resource and was getting a blank screen and now cant turn the phone off, just keeps rebooting
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couldnt attach downanimation haha
pezza313 said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have attached my coredroid downanimation.zip which I had renamed to downanimation.zip before pushing it. As i said, I made sure compression was set to store.
I first pushed this to /data/local as it says to in Scabes' Coredroid FAQ
Then got a blank screen with both the coredroid downanimation and some other shutdown animations I have found in the DHD theme and apps section.
Then tried the chmod 777 to /system/customize/resource and was getting a blank screen and now cant turn the phone off, just keeps rebooting
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couldnt attach downanimation haha
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if ur phone keeps on rebooting.. u have to flash a fresh copy .. do a full wipe and flash the rom again...
ive done the same as i played alot with down , shut and bootanimations..
Leather|Face said:
if ur phone keeps on rebooting.. u have to flash a fresh copy .. do a full wipe and flash the rom again...
ive done the same as i played alot with down , shut and bootanimations..
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Not a reboot cycle, just wont turn off. I can use the phone but when I try to turn off the phone with power button to either shutdown or reboot, I get blank screen where down animation should b, give it a few seconds and straight away bootanimation comes up with out my splash image.
Used recovery and I'm back to my last backup before I started playing around with with boot/down animations and circle battery mod. Then push bootanimation back now that works.
Have yet to retry the downanimation yet.
Also just wondering does downanimation images have to be .png? or can they be jpg
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pezza313 said:
Not a reboot cycle, just wont turn off. I can use the phone but when I try to turn off the phone with power button to either shutdown or reboot, I get blank screen where down animation should b, give it a few seconds and straight away bootanimation comes up with out my splash image.
Used recovery and I'm back to my last backup before I started playing around with with boot/down animations and circle battery mod. Then push bootanimation back now that works.
Have yet to retry the downanimation yet.
Also just wondering does downanimation images have to be .png? or can they be jpg
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i wanted to do it for ya but too many pics in the zip.. gona take me long time but im really busy sorry... but lemme make you a quick guide...
1. change all the pics to .png format
2. rename the pics to the name of the folder.. in ur case folder is coredroid so name the pics to coredroid_01.png to everyone just change the numbers to the count of the pics
3. after u do that put coredroid folder and desc.txt in one folder.. now zip these two files.. tip zip and compression to store in winrar ... then do the same again tip zip. then chagne to store.. but then in the uper tabs click on files.. and then below see file paths.. change it to donot store file paths..
4. now double click the zip file to open with winrar... and delete all the pics except coredroid folder and desc.txt.. make sure .zip is renamed to downanimation.zip if it isnt already
5. get root explorer and paste it to where ever ur downanimation.zip is and Hoalah!!! Njoy
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So I've been making attempts at replacing my shutdown animation (on Evil's Sense G2-Z ROM), but have been having troubles.
I've created a shutdown animation at the same resolution as the original, and put that into a downanimation.zip with folder "android" and desc.txt, which sets the parameters for the shutdown animation (the downanimation.zip goes into /system/customize/resource). The desc.txt is the exact same as that in the original downanimation.zip. As far as I can tell, the only differences between my downanimation.zip and the original is file size (their images are very plain, whereas mine are a bit more detailed) and the timestamp.
Now here's where it gets really quite weird. If I edit one image and replace it from the original shutdown animation, it stops working. Which made me think that there's something messed up with how I'm zipping my files. BUT if I change the name of my downanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip (in the same folder as downanimation.zip), and reboot my phone, my shutdown animation works just fine as the startup animation.
So. Anyone have any ideas how to change the shutdown animation, or on what I'm doing wrong?
What are you using to zip the files?
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What are you using to zip the files?
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Yemuzip on OS X.
have you found a solution yet?
ive done the same thing, encountered a weird problem tho.
it only accepts a zip which is set to store not compressed for boot but shutdown none works.. i wonder if it is the file size that is the issue or something else.
if i changed the shutdown/downanimation i cannot boot into bootloader "pwr+vol down" on desire HD. have to boot to clockwork and adb shell rm /system/customize/resources/shutdown.zip/downanimation.zip and then it can boot into bootloader again but shutdown/restart screen would be blank.. weird.
Originally posted by aacrabtree
have you found a solution yet?
ive done the same thing, encountered a weird problem tho.
it only accepts a zip which is set to store not compressed for boot but shutdown none works.. i wonder if it is the file size that is the issue or something else.
if i changed the shutdown/downanimation i cannot boot into bootloader "pwr+vol down" on desire HD. have to boot to clockwork and adb shell rm /system/customize/resources/shutdown.zip/downanimation.zip and then it can boot into bootloader again but shutdown/restart screen would be blank.. weird.
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Yes all guides I've seen say that the bootanimation.zip on the Desire HD (/data/local/) needs to be zipped without compression (using "store" method of compression). I would assume it's safe to do the same thing for the shutdown animation. Thanks for the folder where the shutdown animations are stored on the Desire HD. I was having a little trouble finding it as it's different from other android phones. Just a spelling error though, it's /system/customize/resource/ not "resources"
SOLVED here. Tq.
Thanks for checking in, ok I opened the bootanimation-orig.zip with 7-Zip and copied out the part0 folder, changed each png to be black and white. Then dropped the files back in 7-Zip (it was named bootanimation.zip then) and then took that zip and put it in system/media folder in the theme I flashed. Basically Bionix 4.1
My phone boots fine, but the boot animation doesn't show anything. I just had a blank screen (seemingly) ... I was thinking maybe the whites aren't white enough?
Could someone take a peak, attached with the orig file and my bootanimation.zip that resulted in my edits.
Thanks a ton!!
I've run into this before - the solution, I've found, is to set the compression level to 'store'. It didn't seem to work any other way.
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I've run into this before - the solution, I've found, is to set the compression level to 'store'. It didn't seem to work any other way.
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Yep that was it. Thanks for that!
I found this file here that changes the default Droid boot animation to make it look like a Windows OS BIOS startup.
Here's a link:
http://www60.zippyshare.com/v/89887917/file.html
[UPDATE]: I figured since I posted it, id try it. ClockWork errored out on it but luckily the phone still booted back up just fine.
Actually it is for HTC Desire, and that file has a SystemUI.apk in it and could potentially F UP ur ROM. just as caution.
andybones said:
Actually it is for HTC Desire, and that file has a SystemUI.apk in it and could potentially F UP ur ROM. just as caution.
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hmm... there is a SystemUI.apk file on the Incredible 2 in /system/app
i haven't tried it out yet myself though as i just barely put that black screen on.
[EDIT] that .zip file also has a "bootanimation.zip" file placed in /system/customize/resource/ and on the Incredible 2 there is also a bootanimation.zip file in the exact same place.
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hmm... there is a SystemUI.apk file on the Incredible 2 in /system/app
i haven't tried it out yet myself though as i just barely put that black screen on.
[EDIT] that .zip file also has a "bootanimation.zip" file placed in /system/customize/resource/ and on the Incredible 2 there is also a bootanimation.zip file in the exact same place.
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I am well aware of both files. I have my splash screen and boot animation edited to my liking. but any android phone running gingerbread has a SystemUI.apk.. and that isn't compatible with our phone. not every boot animation or splash screen will work either.. we are 480 x 800 BTW..
Anybody try installing the new CM10 boot animations yet? The link for downloading the master zip file is below, and apparently the vertical 720 is the correct file for the GNex. But as has been reported over on Rootz this results in a totally black screen after boot (and even with the permissions changed to rw-r-r after the copy/paste has been done into /system/media. :silly:
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Anybody try installing the new CM10 boot animations yet? The link for downloading the master zip file is below, and apparently the vertical 720 is the correct file for the GNex. But as has been reported over on Rootz this results in a totally black screen after boot (and even with the permissions changed to rw-r-r after the copy/paste has been done into /system/media. :silly:
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Yup. Black screen all the way.
Yep same here
/data/local? Also don't touch permissions.
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There is something wrong with the boot animation in the 720 folder. Install the one from the 800 folder. I looked in both files and they are identical except the one in the 800 folder works, the one in the 720 folder doesn't. I also adb pushed the file onto my phone so I don't know if there'll be a difference using apps like root explorer, but try it out and see if it works.
Edit: also place it in /system/media
So you guys got the 800 file to work? Method?
I had the same problem, used the 720 from the other thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846845 pushed it with adb to /system/media and it works now
i downloaded a zip which enable custom boot animation and downloaded animation placed in system/media
it worked but it's not fit in screen well , i want to remove it , tryied to do it and now ended up with black screen , i have backup of the old boot animation files and when i copied them back with the right permissions nothing happened i need help how to remove the custom boot animation please , thanks in advance
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i downloaded a zip which enable custom boot animation and downloaded animation placed in system/media
it worked but it's not fit in screen well , i want to remove it , tryied to do it and now ended up with black screen , i have backup of the old boot animation files and when i copied them back with the right permissions nothing happened i need help how to remove the custom boot animation please , thanks in advance
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One important thing to notice, meant for all who flash any zips:
Always take a look into META-INF click thru subfolders and find updater-script and open with an editor.
Within you will find exactly what the zip does, what changes will be made and maybe you understand how to revert back.
In your case you got to disable bootanimation in /system/bin again.
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One important thing to notice, meant for all who flash any zips:
Always take a look into META-INF click thru subfolders and find updater-script and open with an editor.
Within you will find exactly what the zip does, what changes will be made and maybe you understand how to revert back.
In your case you got to disable bootanimation in /system/bin again.
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well , how exactly to do that sir? thanks for ur rapid reply
NVM5282 said:
well , how exactly to do that sir? thanks for ur rapid reply
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Go into /system/bin with any file explorer, find bootanimation and bootanimation.original,
delete first and rename second by deleting the extension .original.
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Go into /system/bin with any file explorer, find bootanimation and bootanimation.original,
delete first and rename second by deleting the extension .original.
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i never made a back up of boot animation
NVM5282 said:
i never made a back up of boot animation
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No need for backup here. I guess that both files are there. otherwise I hit the bootanim-creator.