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[Q](SOLVED) Personal Audio files

Hi All,
I've taken a look around and can't seem to find anything relating to this so I'm gona ask.
I've just got my DHD and love it but I have never used Android before so it's taking some getting used to. ( I'll get there I'm sure )
My question is I have an MP3 file I'd like to use for my notifications ( comes from my HTC Touch HD ) but for the life of me I can't seem to put it in the media folder that the DHD uses. I can find it using the ES file search thing but it won't let me copy in to it?
Do I need to get admin rights? Rooting or whatever its called?
Sorry if it's a daft question. but its annoying the bejesus outa me.
Thanks in advance
JD

I think you have got to place the mp3 in a folder on the root of your sdcard called "notifications".
Hope that works!

Hi CD993,
Thanks for the reply but..
I can't find any folders on the sdcard other than the ones i've made from having it in my Touch HD.
I can however find the Notifications folder in audio on the phones memory. This has all the MP3's that the phone uses. But still I can't paste to it. Just says copy failed.
I'm just wondering if I need to "jailbreak it" or root....something something to be able to add to the root folders.

put your phone in settings,connect to pc,select disc drive now your computer willl see your sdcard as a drive look at your my computer and either go into my mobile at the bottom or go into the sdcard on my computer it comes up as Idrive as copy your mp3 file into your mobile here disconnect your mobile and search for it in your mp3 files through your media music app.you may have to reboot your mobile once disconnected from the computer so the file gets noticed.
if this is not what your looking for then sorry but I dunno.

Hi Magpie,
Thanks but no.
I already have the MP3 on the sdcard but I can't seem to copy it to the system/media/audio/notifications. This is where the phone reads the sounds that it plays when you receive email/txt etc.
Maybe I should just flash a new ROM although this appears harder than it is with the touch HD on winmo lol
Thanks for the reply anyways
JD
Edit:
I've since managed to Root the phone "give me root admin rights" but still am unable to copy files to the phones root folders.

Im sure you just put the mp3's in a folder on your sdcard called notifications e.g. sdcard/notifications/ringtone.mp3

cd993 said:
Im sure you just put the mp3's in a folder on your sdcard called notifications e.g. sdcard/notifications/ringtone.mp3
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Hi CD993,
Maybe there is a problem with my sdcard? I don't have such a folder on it. I have a music folder data folders google folders I've looked through them all and can't find a notifications folder on the sdcard?
Should the DHD be using the sdcard as its main source for audio etc?

SdCard/Sounds/Notifications
SdCard/Sounds/Alarms
SdCard/Sounds/Ringtones
SdCard/Sounds/UI
Make the folders as you need them. Then you will be able to find them in the Sounds tab in the menu.
jadeddave said:
Hi CD993, Should the DHD be using the sdcard as its main source for audio etc?
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If you have root access you should be able to write them to the main memory using a program like Root Explorer. You can find system sounds in /System/Media/Audio.

Kalavere said:
SdCard/Sounds/Notifications
SdCard/Sounds/Alarms
SdCard/Sounds/Ringtones
SdCard/Sounds/UI
Make the folders as you need them. Then you will be able to find them in the Sounds tab in the menu.
If you have root access you should be able to write them to the main memory using a program like Root Explorer. You can find system sounds in /System/Media/Audio.
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Hi Kalavere,
you are a star! Easy when you know how I guess Now I know how to do that it's time to learn to flash ROMS to droids...Wish me luck not to brick it lol

jadeddave said:
Hi Kalavere,
you are a star! Easy when you know how I guess Now I know how to do that it's time to learn to flash ROMS to droids...Wish me luck not to brick it lol
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Flashing Android ROMs is so much easier than WM. It's getting the root that is the *****. It took me ages to work out how to install the ADB drivers when I first got my Desire.
Flashing ROM's just replaces two folders, so if you are updating from one AOSP ROM to another, maybe even Sense I don't know I don't use it, generally speaking you don't need to wipe the phone and you keep all of your apps.

cd993 said:
Im sure you just put the mp3's in a folder on your sdcard called notifications e.g. sdcard/notifications/ringtone.mp3
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Hi cd993,
I realise now you were saying the same thing
Sorry for my noobish dismissal
JD

Kalavere said:
Flashing Android ROMs is so much easier than WM. It's getting the root that is the *****. It took me ages to work out how to install the ADB drivers when I first got my Desire.
Flashing ROM's just replaces two folders, so if you are updating from one AOSP ROM to another, maybe even Sense I don't know I don't use it, generally speaking you don't need to wipe the phone and you keep all of your apps.
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Hi Kal,
Yes as far as I'm aware I have root perms. i used VISIOnary? and followed a thread on here When I open cmd promt or whatever its called on linux and type su it gives me the # which apparantly means i have rooted it?
Yet I was unable to copy to that folder on the phones main memory.
That ADB driver I'm afraid i've not even looked into it yet all I know is my win 7 failed to install it when I plugged the phone in for the first time.
I've gotten as far as using titanium back up for apps etc. Just need to do some more research I guess I'm new to android
anyway thanks for all your help people. i'm sure i'll have more questions in the appropriate threads as time goes by. Thanks all
JD

Personal Audio Files for Yahoo! Mail
Everything you all have said works, if I put something in mnt/sdcard/media/audio/notifications I am able to then see the files under the Sounds Setting.
My issue is needing Yahoo Mail to see the notification. For that I need to copy the files to /system/media/audio/notification and for that I am not able to change the permissions. I have tried ES File Explorer and I am not even able to move up from sdcard. I have also tried total commander and I get "Error writing to target file! /system/media/audio/notifications/yahoo.mp3
Can someone please help. I really like the Yahoo! application.

Setting Yahoo Notification
Root explorer will allow you to change the directory from Read Only to Read Write. It can be purchased from Play (Market) or acquired by other means as I did.
Copy the file to /system/media/audio/notification using root explorer.
Reboot.
Tada...

[Q] can the factory ringtones be copied from rom?

lol i had one of these and i basically traded it for a vibrant(long story), anywho i fell in love with the full court ringtone... is there any way this can be taken from the phone, like from a zip of the system or smthn like that?

If you're lucky enough to have a flashable zipped ROM of the "host" phone, you can open it up and copy out the ringtones. They're stored in /system/media/audio. Also, if the phone is rooted and you have access to the /system directory, you can copy them to the sd card and transfer over USB to your computer.

No longer have access to the phone, I really love that ringtone, I kno someone here is rooted with access to sys files... Maybe they could throw me a bone
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Check the ROM bible in the dev section and see if you can find a stock rom to download. It should have the tone you want.

[Q] How can I make my MP3 ringtone into a notification sound?

I have this MP3 ringtone that I want to use as my SMS/text notification sound,
but I don't get the option to look for it in my SD card.
The only option I get is to go to HTC hub and download their ringtones.
Running SAC's Kingdom rom version 9
Hardware version 0003
Pri version 1.77_003

Make a folder on your sd card called "alarms" and copy/move whatever sounds you want in there. They should now show up, worked for me.
Sent using my fresh Warm 2.2.

Won't work.
Goth_ said:
Make a folder on your sd card called "alarms" and copy/move whatever sounds you want in there. They should now show up, worked for me.
Sent using my fresh Warm 2.2.
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Did not work, but thanked you anyway.
Ed
Found it! I made a folder called "notifications" Thanks for the idea Goth.

Try this.
you have to move the music into the ‘notifications’ folder or create a folder witht the MP3's on the root of the SD card, after you have done that, you can now start to set your own custom text message alert on your HTC EVO

You can use the ringdroid app
Go Bucks!!

yeah sry, i read it wrong. thought u were talking about alarms and not notifications.
/facepalm.

dl the app in market called "rings extended" will let u use any sound mp3 file as a notification.

put it in the sd card under Media/Audio/Notifications.

Notification Tones

Is there any way of using your own music or sound files for your notification sounds? Im running on 2.2.2 retail and have yet to root my defy! I can use my own music as ringtones but not as notification alerts! Thanks in advance guys, any help with this will be very much appreciated
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

Tasked? It says everythin is customisble.. just gt the app. Will try n say
Cheers
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Tasker. . Sorry autocorrection
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Create /notifications folder on root of SD card. Likewise /ringtones if you like. Any mp3 or ogg vorbis file will then appear in the sounds menu.

LenAsh said:
Create /notifications folder on root of SD card. Likewise /ringtones if you like. Any mp3 or ogg vorbis file will then appear in the sounds menu.
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Bloody Hell....................you sir are a bloody genius. Is that all I need to do?? I'll ty it. Thanks

LenAsh said:
Create /notifications folder on root of SD card. Likewise /ringtones if you like. Any mp3 or ogg vorbis file will then appear in the sounds menu.
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It worked a treat thanks. However, I have bought a new 4gb HC micro sd card and wanted to transfer all my ringtones and sms alert tones. I created both a Ringtone and a notification folder and added my stuff. But only the ringtons appear on my phone, not the notications. What have a I done wrong? is it because Im now using a 4gb HC card? Why do the ringtones appear on my phone but not the notification?? When I browse my phone and the sd card, I can see both folders Help

On my SD card there appeared at some stage a folder called "Notifications"; try the exact name.

juried said:
On my SD card there appeared at some stage a folder called "Notifications"; try the exact name.
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Firstly, I created both a Ringtones and a Notification folders for both my ringtones and sms alert tones. At first, I could only see my ringtones on the actual device. I then did a reboot and restored my device to factory settings, I then took my sd card out and formatted that. I created my folders again and this time, I could now see and use both my ringtones and notifications in my phone. However when I try to add new ones, getting to me phone through Moto helper, the new additions do not show up in my device, even though when I browse my phone's sd card, I can see them through Motorola MTP interface. is there any way to fix this? Has anyone else had the same problem?? Help

can't see all files when folder is full

Hi guys..
I have this annoying problem with my arc.. Can't figure out or find any simpler thread talking about it..
The problem is when I make any new folder lets call it "whatever" and try to put all my files and stuff in it.. Untill some sort number of files the system will not able to show any new file has been added (using any file browser apps) but they actually still There.. I can access them by write the exact link starting from /sdard/ till the file's name.. Same problem happens to system's folder like "Download"..
If I plugin my arc to Windows I can see all the files.. So the problem is related to android system
Can anyone please why this happen and how to solve it

in computer click propeties...untick hide and read only...

can't see these functions while i plugged in my phone to PC.. do i need a Card Reader to change that?

try
[email protected] said:
can't see these functions while i plugged in my phone to PC.. do i need a Card Reader to change that?
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no need cardreader...connect your fon to pc...find your file then right click...click propeties...you will see 3option...archive,hidden,read only...untick all...

thanks alot
it works for now.. but all the options will return to "read only" after reconnect.. is there a way to do that permanently?

its ok...but i have no idea about that...