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Need Help Entering Commands

Hi Guys,
I am new to this stuff and I am having problems with entering commands for certain stuff.
So, I rooted my Desire and I wanna change the virgin mobile boot image that comes up after the white HTC screen during the booting process and I found the info on the forums here but I am just not getting the last part.
I get into the recovery and all that but where do I type in this command? I tried using the run function on my PC and typed in cmd to open a Command Prompt but after that if I type that stuff in, it doesn't work.
I'd really appreciate if someone can help because it seems like this typing command stuff seems necessary in a lot of the things that I'd like to do with my phone.
Thnx in advance
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How to change boot animation
1. You need to have HTC Sync and Android SDK installed
2. Copy bootanimation.zip to SD Card
3. Turn off Desire and then turn it on while holding back button to enter bootloader(white screen)
4. Once in "white screen" press power button again to enter bootloader
5. Connect Desire with PC
6. Press Volume Down and than Power to enter Recovery
7. Open Command prompt/Terminal and type
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb push C:\bootanimation.zip /data/local
adb reboot
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Try the following, may be easier for you:
get adb running (download & extract the sdk, it will be in the tools folder)
the full path will be C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
add adb to path
put bootanimation.zip into the same folder as the adb app (e.g. in the tools folder of the sdk)
open cmd & navigate to the tools folder
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local

Hey man,
I really appreciate it but I guess I am just not as advanced as some of you guys and your instructions are still not too clear for me. I tried to do what you told me but no luck, so I am guessing I am obviously not doing something right.
Ok, so I got the SDK and extracted but I am not sure what you mean by "Get adb running". Are you referring to the adb.exe file in the tools folder?
And, when I am following your instructions, what stage my phone should be on? In the recovery with the triangle and the ! or just turned on normally?
Sorry for all the hassle man but I really appreciate your help. I am just trying to get a hang of this.

Dodolom said:
Hey man,
I really appreciate it but I guess I am just not as advanced as some of you guys and your instructions are still not too clear for me. I tried to do what you told me but no luck, so I am guessing I am obviously not doing something right.
Ok, so I got the SDK and extracted but I am not sure what you mean by "Get adb running". Are you referring to the adb.exe file in the tools folder?
And, when I am following your instructions, what stage my phone should be on? In the recovery with the triangle and the ! or just turned on normally?
Sorry for all the hassle man but I really appreciate your help. I am just trying to get a hang of this.
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No, the phone does not need to be in recovery but it needs to be turned on and connected via USB
Open command prompt and type cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools, hit enter.
Next, type adb, hit enter.
Now, having placed the bootanimation.zip file in the adb SDK tools directory, push it to the phone:
Type adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local in command prompt.
Note: Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your phone:
Go to Settings on your phone > Select Applications > Select Development > Make sure 'USB Debugging' is checked

thank you so much man. Worked like a charm.

No problem man, its only easy when you know how
Regards,
Mas.
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Can be better for all user create the bootanimation.zip inside a update.zip for only flash it. Users not asking, users without problems

How to install a custom font on desire?

Once you a custom rom installed is it possible to install a custom font to your phone?
I've been able to change all my icons with bettercut just want to change the system font now
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Me too please. I would love to change my system fonts. Just a little bigger

If you are rooted, you can do this if you are familiar with adb commands. The commands would be something similar to this and would be executed while in Recovery Mode with USB connected:
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/fonts/(font name)
adb push (font name) /system/fonts
adb shell remount
adb shell reboot
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Thanks Masdroid. I am rooted but not familiar with adb commands. Would you be kind enough to expand a little. I am using windows vista 32 and phone is defrost 1.6

duryard said:
Thanks Masdroid. I am rooted but not familiar with adb commands. Would you be kind enough to expand a little. I am using windows vista 32 and phone is defrost 1.6
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If you are running Windows, you need to first make sure that you have the Windows Android SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) downloaded and extracted to your computer, use the following path to extract it: C:\android-sdk-windows.
Next, download and place the selected font files to the root of your C: (e.g. C:\[font name])
Then, switch off your phone and boot to Recovery Mode. Once booted into Recovery Mode, first perform a Nandroid backup which you can restore afterwards if anything happens to go wrong. Now, while still in Recovery Mode, open a separate command-line window and then type: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools, press enter.
Now type the following commands in adb and hit enter afterwards to execute:
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/fonts/[font name]
adb push [font name] /system/fonts
adb shell remount
adb shell reboot
The default system fonts that the Desire uses are:
DroidSans.ttf
DroidSans-Bold.ttf
DroidSansMono.ttf
etc. I had some other font (I forget, let's say Helvetica for fun):
Helvetica.ttf
HelveticaBold.ttf
HelveticaMono.ttf
If you rename the Helveticas into the DroidSans names, back up the old fonts somewhere else, and then put your renamed fonts in the /system/fonts folder, it will work. Since we don't have /system write access while in the device, we can't tell Android to look at our different fonts while running - we just have to replace what's there.
I have attached a zip with random the font files I renamed. The non-mono fonts came from a font called Comfortaa; the mono is Vera Sans Mono. These are plug-and-play - back up your old versions of DroidSans.ttf, DroidSans-Bold.ttf and DroidSansMono.ttf and push these to your /system/fonts folder in their place. Replacing DroidSans.ttf pretty much updates everything in the system.

Thanks Masdroid

No worries bud.
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MasDroid said:
Now, while still in Recovery Mode, open a separate command-line window and then type: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools, press enter.
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What do you mean open a separate command line window, open it where?
And do you know any sites or anything which convert fonts to .ttf?

While your phone is connected via USB and in Recovery Mode (green and black menu), simply open up another command prompt window (Start > Run > type cmd, press Ok). Access adb and execute commands.
Nope, not aware of any sites that convert fonts to .ttf - try Google or Bing
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did anyone manage to do this? is there not an app or something? like rom manager

Can you tell me how i can do this on mac osx snow leop?
I can't change fonts with root explorer so i want to try with another tutorial..

hello
I have a HTC desire
I am root and in recovery mode, I also copied that are interested in c: \annifont.ttf.
once in the cmd, I type the first line
"Adb shell mount / system" and enter all goes well. For the second,
"Adb shell rm / system / fonts / annifont.ttf" and it goes wrong, he said:
"Rm can not remove '/ system / fonts / annifont.ttf': No such file or directory.
Help, what is the problem??

i must rename the fonts

you can try this app, it's really easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618019

syfo said:
you can try this app, it's really easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618019
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I just wanted to post this too
You have to download HTC Sync (because of the drivers) before you can use this suite on your desire

Hi ! I was trying to change the lockscreen font ( Clockopia.tff ) with Root Explorer ( just renamed the old one and placed another font there ( named Clockopia.tff ofc )), but it resulted in bootloop. So what am I missing here?
A little help would be apreciated! Thought I'd ask in this thread and not create a new one.
EDIT: Found a little program called Type Fresh, installed it to my Desire and changed the font. I was afraid the font was some way corrupted, but I guess not.

Can't move any apk into /sys/app using root explorer

Hi guys I want to install keyboardmanager by installing from /sys/app try as I may i just can't move any apk into the root sys folder. Have read write permission in the folder but after paste or copy request the file remains on the sd. Can copy files from sd to /.
Have searched and searched but can't find out why I can move files to this path. I need access as would like to remove some stock apps also.
Rooted with evoke and am running a desire with cyanogen 6.1.0 stable and clockwork mod recovery 2.5.0.7
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Are you S-OFF?
If not you do not truly have RW access, just the appearance of it in File Explorer.
Try booting into recovery and using adb to move it, or go through the steps to S-OFF.

Try copying it to /system/app/
Not /sys/app/...wrong place.

Mercianary: I think he used sys as short for system.
To answer the question. The desire is nandlocked so even with root you can't write to system while it is booted. You need to hack the phone on bootloader level (get s-off) to gain this write access.

@cwakerly From what i understand, you are trying to install an apk from your sd card to /system/app while the phone is on and running? As suggested above, you cannot do this via a File Explorer app unless you have full root to the /system partition (S-OFF). Try it via ADB instead and follow these steps:
Perform a Nandroid backup first just incase anything were to go wrong.
1. You need to have USB Debugging enabled, HTC Sync and Android SDK installed (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html).
2. To get adb running on the Windows OS platform, for example, download & extract the Android SDK to the following path: C:\android-sdk-windows.
3. Turn on your phone and connect it to your PC via a USB port, and then boot into Recovery mode..
4. Instead of placing the apk onto the SD card, place it into C:\android-sdk-windows\tools in Windows.
5. Open command prompt and type cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools, hit enter.
6. Type adb shell mount /system, then hit enter, to mount the /system partition.
7. Type adb push keyboardmanager.apk /system/app, hit enter.
8. Type adb reboot.
Let me know if that is what you meant and if it works for you.

Hey guys thanks so much for suggestions will try them and let you know if it works
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hi i have installed sdk, htc sync and java plug ins.
using command line when i try to run adb shell mount /system command i get the following error message:
'adb' is not recognised as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file.
any ideas what's happing here?

Have you navigated to the tools folder of the sdk?
Mine is C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Yours maybe something similar....
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cwakerly said:
hi i have installed sdk, htc sync and java plug ins.
using command line when i try to run adb shell mount /system command i get the following error message:
'adb' is not recognised as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file.
any ideas what's happing here?
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try it in smaller chunks, type adb shell, you will then get a # sign, now type mount /system

hi have navigated to tools folder of sdk, still the same error message. when i type adb shell i get the same error!

If you have latest sdk you need the "other" tools folder. I'm not at my pc so I'm not sure the exact name.
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if you haven't got it done yet use this update.zip
open the zip then put the apk you want to install in /system/app then zip it back up. it wont be signed so turn off signature verification in recovery before you flash it.

Hurray using the update zip worked!! Thank you everyone for your help on this
Have a great Christmas.
Craig
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need help with adb.. not to sure what i am doing wrong..

I have SDK installed..Installed SDK Tools, Platform tools and the Google USB Driver Packages..... I have been trying to push a boot animation I get all the way through CMD prompt I type "adb shell reboot" my phone reboots with the same boot animation........one thing though in device manager it says composite adb interface.. (composite) is that right???????? and also should I plug my phone in for charge or disk drive

First you need to put the bootanimation.zip file in the tools folder of the sdk folder.
Your phone should be plugged in as charge only.
Once you navigate to your folder, the only commands you need to run are:
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media [if on sense /system/customize/resource]
adb reboot.
And you'll be okay.

mbancroft41 said:
I have SDK installed..Installed SDK Tools, Platform tools and the Google USB Driver Packages..... I have been trying to push a boot animation I get all the way through CMD prompt I type "adb shell reboot" my phone reboots with the same boot animation........one thing though in device manager it says composite adb interface.. (composite) is that right???????? and also should I plug my phone in for charge or disk drive
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You want your phone to be plugged in and set as 'charge only.' Once it's plugged in, open up a command prompt. Depending on how you set things up, you may need to navigate to your sdk platform tools folder. Once your in the directory where your adb drivers are (if you put the adb.exe and adbwinapi.dll file's in the system32 folder, you should be able to issue adb commands from any directory). Anyways, type
adb devices (hit enter) you should see your device's serial number show up, if everything is set up correctly.
If so, then navigate to the directory where your boot animation file is. For instance, if I was doing this, and I was on a sense rom, I would do this
cd C:\Android (because that's where my bootanimation.zip file is located)
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource
adb reboot
Once it reboots, you should have your new bootanimation. (providing the boot animation you downloaded is not a flashable zip file, and it is indeed meant to be pushed with adb)
Edit: Damn, roxx you were way ahead of me on that one!

ok I'll try this... I was putting system/media... Did not know it varied per rom

k2buckley said:
Edit: Damn, roxx you were way ahead of me on that one!
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Lol only a couple of minutes.
mbancroft41 said:
ok I'll try this... I was putting system/media... Did not know it varied per rom
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It doesn't vary by rom [in a sense] but the TYPE of rom:
You push the animation file to the following.
Sense roms: /system/customize/resource
AOSP roms: /system/media

ok it worked..... thanks ...u are the shizzel.....

mbancroft41 said:
ok it worked..... thanks ...u are the shizzel.....
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Glad that we could help and get it working for ya.

Change bootanimation on any phone (NO ROOT REQUIRED)

Hello all,
This happens to be my first post. This is about changing the boot animation without having the root access to your phone/tablet.
First of all you need to have a bootanimation.zip ready with you that suits your phone's resolution.
Instructions for changing bootanimation:
1. You will need android SDK installed on your PC. For those who do not know what it is, Download android SDK and extract to some folder.
2. Open command prompt and navigate to the folder having adb.exe (previously extracted folder.)
3. Place bootanimation.zip in the same folder.
3. Type the following command:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
4. DONE.
5. To preview the bootanimation, enter this command:
adb shell bootanimation
Do not forget to hit Thanks if it worked for you

In Sense ROM (no rooted phone) bootanimation is in the folder system/customize/resources ...
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On my wildfire S it only shows "read-only filesystem" and nothing happens...

Me too
yrek150 said:
On my wildfire S it only shows "read-only filesystem" and nothing happens...
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same here

does this thing work