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[Q] How do I install a bootanimation?

Ahoy! Simply put, I'd like to install a new boot animation on my rooted HTC Desire HD running Android Revolution HD 3.0.
I've searched how to do this but I don't exactly understand.
I understand that I can 'push' the new bootanimation.zip to data/local via ADB, but some guides/installation tutorials have simply said 'copy bootanimation.zip to data/local.'
I'd much prefer to be able to simply copy the .zip to data/local and not have to deal with ADB as I have not yet used it, but how do I do this? Am I misunderstanding?
I thought 'copy to data/local' would be as simple as using for example, Astro File Manager and copying the new bootanimation.zip from my SDcard to data/local, however there is no 'local' folder inside of the 'data' folder and the option to create a new folder is greyed-out.
Long story short:
What's the simplest method of installing a bootanimation?
Can I simply 'copy bootanimation.zip to data/local?' If so, how?
If I have to use ADB to install the bootanimation, what is the exact process of doing this?
I'm sure this has been asked before, but my searches confused me more than cleared anything up. Thank you for any help in advance!

You need a program like root explorer(es file explorer with root access should work too) for the copy/paste method because the bootanimation.zip isn't stored at your sd card but at the phones internal memory.
At the root of your phone you should see folders like sdcard, dev, root and many more. One of them is called data. In this folder there is one called local. There should be a file called bootanimation.zip. just replace this file with your bootanimation.zip.
Normally it can't damage your phone when your bootanimation has a wrong format or whatever. If the new file is broken, you'll get a black screen instead of an animation but the phone will boot anyway
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I see the folder you're talking about in both Astro and ES File Viewer, but this 'data' folder is empty by default. There's no bootanimation.zip and there's no 'local' folder.
I'm confused.

take a look at /system/media

Denavar said:
I see the folder you're talking about in both Astro and ES File Viewer, but this 'data' folder is empty by default. There's no bootanimation.zip and there's no 'local' folder.
I'm confused.
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Use ES File Explorer, and make sure that you enable root mode in settings. Use hiapk mode. Also remount /system and /data, that option is also in the settings.

jkoljo said:
Use ES File Explorer, and make sure that you enable root mode in settings. Use hiapk mode. Also remount /system and /data, that option is also in the settings.
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Thank you. This worked perfectly. I wasn't aware I needed to do this. Thanks again.
Edit: I've encountered another problem. Whenever I now attempt to access my SD card via ES File Explorer, I get the error "SD Card Unmounted or not present." How do I rectify this? It works fine in Astro.
Edit 2: I attempted to unmount /system and /data simply by unticking the option in ES (i'm really only just starting to delve into this sort of thing now and don't know what I'm doing.) and it says 'failed to mount'. How do I fix this also? ;P
Edit 3: Re-installing ES File Explorer fixed the above two issues, but I assume it will do the exact same thing again. For the time being and a short fix, is re-installing the app each time OK? I don't exactly know what 'failed to mount' or 'SD Card unmounted or not present' errors mean. I get the idea, but I'm not sure if they're really doing any damage.

I found my original boot animation in '/system/customize/resource/' and replaced with a custom one. Worked!

[Q] Can't copy files to system dir using file managers

I am at a loss. I have found a thousand people on the interwebs that seem to have this problem but I have been unable to find a single solution.
I have searched these forums and every other android forum I can find. Hopefully I'm not posting this in the completely wrong forum but at this point I'm so fed up I'm seeing spots.
I want to use File Expert. I like it, it's pretty, it SEEMS like it might be useful to a person who wants to copy/move files.
But, it just says "operation failed" when I try and copy files into a system directory. (I have some ringtones, alarms, etc that I want to be available even if I'm in usb storage mode so I like to move them into the system directory).
I can move the files from a terminal emulator (pain in the you know) but Root Explorer (ugly) is the only file manager I can find that actually works to move them.
Am I stuck with Root Explorer or is there something I can do to get other file managers to actually work?
Yes I have enabled the root exploring function in File Expert and every option that i believe is applicable. I also like Anttek (quite visually appealing to me) but it doesn't work either.

Try es file explorer you have to have root permissions to move system dir apps and so forth in the settings of es file go down and check root explorer and mount the system as writeable and all your issues will be solved
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Thanks for the quick reply and I will be happy to try ES File Explorer, but why would that work if File Expert (which also claims to be able to mount r/w) doesn't?
Is there really only just ES and Root Explorer that properly get root privileges?

Not sure? I guess so :/
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Oh well ES works and it looks pretty good so i suppose I'll use that. Thanks.

Maybe the other file managers did not obtain superuser permission properly, or don't like the new version of busybox, or just don't like Epics...but Biggie steered you the right way.

^^^^^^^^^ edit: you beat me^^^^^^^^
I know in es file explorer you have to go into the apps settings to give the app root permissions so it can get to /system and all that jazz. Maybe file expert has the same deal in the apps settings.

[Q] Root does not change anything

Hi
I have rooted my p6 via eroot method. It seems to be rooted. I can install cwm touch, I can flash something, superuser works, but I can't rename the files in system, can't copy any files to system folder.
I used Es file explorer and root browser with granting root permissions. Both didn't work.
Any idea, solution? Thanks.

Hi,
Use another file Explorer like root Explorer...
Es file Explorer are my Favorit Explorer but i have the same problem at my p6.
If i aktivate the root Option it will not be fix this.
With an other root Explorer it works perfectly.

Risorius said:
Hi
I have rooted my p6 via eroot method. It seems to be rooted. I can install cwm touch, I can flash something, superuser works, but I can't rename the files in system, can't copy any files to system folder.
I used Es file explorer and root browser with granting root permissions. Both didn't work.
Any idea, solution? Thanks.
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Because you also have to make the folders R/W (Read/Write)

With es file Explorer it doesent work. With every other root Explorer it works without any changes in file system settings.
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goce.nakov said:
Because you also have to make the folders R/W (Read/Write)
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Yes that worked with me. Thank you very much.

no files in internal storage after S-Off

hi
i was going to put some files in "download folder" in the "internal storage" of my m9
however , i can't find any files there , only the folder called "storage" which is 26 mb only
it still says it 11 GB free of total 22.9 GB

seems to be encrypted...can you see the files with any file Manager? like es file Manager?

DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
seems to be encrypted...can you see the files with any file Manager? like es file Manager?
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yes , they are still there

You said you put some files in but can't see any files there...now I asked if you can see them with another file manager and you say yes...so what exactly is the problem now?
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hmm , strange , i can see them now
maybe i did something with the developers options ?
first time they wasn't available when browsing using my PC

yea adb / usb debugging needs to be on when phone is bootloader unlocked/ s-off

Nexus 7 boot animation help needed

hi guys,
i'm trying to change my boot animation - but every time i move the new bootanimation.zip file from sd card to system/media it says operation failed. i've tried both root bowser and root explorer.
any help?

I'm using the ES file explorer. After moving the bootanimation to system /media you have to change permissions to rw-r-r and reboot. Good luck!
Edit : and have a look into the zip before moving. There are some bootanimation coming as flash.zip. When you see two folders meta-inf and system inside, so it is a flash.zip
But in this case be sure that the flash.zip is for your device. If not you can extract the bootanimation.zip from the system/ media folder of the zip and move it manually. In the worst case bootanimation doesn't fit on your screen
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HirogenX said:
I'm using the ES file explorer. After moving the bootanimation to system /media you have to change permissions to rw-r-r and reboot. Good luck!
Edit : and have a look into the zip before moving. There are some bootanimation coming as flash.zip. When you see two folders meta-inf and system inside, so it is a flash.zip
But in this case be sure that the flash.zip is for your device. If not you can extract the bootanimation.zip from the system/ media folder of the zip and move it manually. In the worst case bootanimation doesn't fit on your screen
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Hi, thank you for the advice. Gave it a go
However every time I’m trying to move the file over it won’t go in to the system media folder, just keeps saying operation failed!

Slickz_jm said:
Hi, thank you for the advice. Gave it a go
However every time I’m trying to move the file over it won’t go in to the system media folder, just keeps saying operation failed!
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With root access for ES file explorer enabled?