Develop Bugs

[Boot Animation] Nexus One boot animation

For those who would like to have Nexus One boot animation for your G2 ROMs
Requirements:
Permanent root (S-OFF)
adb OR RootExplorer
Recommendations:
NanDroid backup – Part of Clockwork Recovery
Instructions:
Download the bootanimation.zip attached in this thread and save it to your adb tools folder
Use adb to push it to your phone (see commands below)
If you'd like to keep the original boot animation but want the Nexus boot animation as default, use these commands:
Code:
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
adb reboot
If you'd like to replace the current boot animation, use the commands below:
Code:
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media
adb reboot
Sorry, if this is repeated.
I take NO credit for this. This is all what I've found and learned from the forum. I thought I should share it with you guys. Enjoy!

Thank you for this. I had been wanting the N1 boot animation since moving to the G2 and here it is I installed it, and it worked fine. However, I did so in recovery via adb (had to do adb shell mount /data first though).
Probably will be doing it again once I have CM 6.1.0 installed.

randalla0622 said:
Thank you for this. I had been wanting the N1 boot animation since moving to the G2 and here it is I installed it, and it worked fine. However, I did so in recovery via adb (had to do adb shell mount /data first though).
Probably will be doing it again once I have CM 6.1.0 installed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have been trying to get this Nexus One boot animation on my NAM Desire Z (unlocked, WWE Desire Z rom, s-off) all night, but it doesn't seem to take. Tried flashing in clockwork, pushing with adb like this, using root explorer, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

mrmartin86 said:
I have been trying to get this Nexus One boot animation on my NAM Desire Z (unlocked, WWE Desire Z rom, s-off) all night, but it doesn't seem to take. Tried flashing in clockwork, pushing with adb like this, using root explorer, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Anyone have any ideas?

You could try using boot animation changer lite from the market. Pretty easy to use and it backs up the stock animation if you want to revert.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

sandire said:
You could try using boot animation changer lite from the market. Pretty easy to use and it backs up the stock animation if you want to revert.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome! Worked well, although the one they had for "Nexus One" has a weird lead into it.

mrmartin86 said:
Awesome! Worked well, although the one they had for "Nexus One" has a weird lead into it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, I'm still trying to figure out how these worked. I took that boot animation by modifiying it (removing some of the pictures), renaming in order, and made sure the desc.txt was in the right format, then I write it back to /system/media. What am I missing here on how this works?
I've pushed the boot animation to these 3:
/data/local/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
/system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
I've attached the file I'm trying to write if you can see anything wrong it it. Thanks!

mrmartin86 said:
Okay, I'm still trying to figure out how these worked. I took that boot animation by modifiying it (removing some of the pictures), renaming in order, and made sure the desc.txt was in the right format, then I write it back to /system/media. What am I missing here on how this works?
I've pushed the boot animation to these 3:
/data/local/bootanimation.zip
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
/system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
I've attached the file I'm trying to write if you can see anything wrong it it. Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nevermind about this. I finally found out how to fix it. I mounted the /system file in terminal emulator, then manually copied and pasted the bootanimation into those 3 places from my sd card. But do you know where I can find the boot sound?
Got it. It's all in the /system/customize/resource folder. The audio is "android_audio.mp3"

mrmartin86 said:
Nevermind about this. I finally found out how to fix it. I mounted the /system file in terminal emulator, then manually copied and pasted the bootanimation into those 3 places from my sd card. But do you know where I can find the boot sound?
Got it. It's all in the /system/customize/resource folder. The audio is "android_audio.mp3"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Last question, and I can put this to rest, so hopefully someone can answer it. What is the deal with the desc.txt file? I tried editing using both notepad (which I heard corrupts it) and wordpad, but it screws everything up. Here is the current settings:
512 256 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
And I'm trying to get it to be only 20 fps as so:
512 256 20
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
Is there a reason it won't work when I do that?

mrmartin86 said:
Last question, and I can put this to rest, so hopefully someone can answer it. What is the deal with the desc.txt file? I tried editing using both notepad (which I heard corrupts it) and wordpad, but it screws everything up. Here is the current settings:
512 256 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
And I'm trying to get it to be only 20 fps as so:
512 256 20
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
Is there a reason it won't work when I do that?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Does anyone know? I can't seem to find anywhere that explains it well enough, and I'd like to be able to develop some different boot animations.

mrmartin86 said:
Does anyone know? I can't seem to find anywhere that explains it well enough, and I'd like to be able to develop some different boot animations.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, since nobody seems to help, I kept looking and looking and hopefully I can help someone who is just as confused.
It was not the editing of the desc.txt file that caused the problem. It is when you zip the files, do not zip it with any compression. Simply zip it as a "store" option, and you should be fine if everything else is all set.

Thanks i love the boot animation!

Stock Kernel For Jelly Bean That Provides Boot Animation

Anyone know of a kernel I can use with my AT&T S3 - UCDLK3/Jelly Bean. I am looking for one that doesn't have modifications to WiFi/Bluetooth, and pretty much only allows for Boot Animations. I am using the latest Stock/Rooted ROM.

dratsablive said:
Anyone know of a kernel I can use with my AT&T S3 - UCDLK3/Jelly Bean. I am looking for one that doesn't have modifications to WiFi/Bluetooth, and pretty much only allows for Boot Animations. I am using the latest Stock/Rooted ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unless you really just want a new kernel, the stock ATT kernel will allow custom boot animations with a few minor edits... this works for JB or ICS. Make backup copies of files just in case, or Nandroid but this is simple change, really.
in /system/bin, do the following:
1. delete samsungani
2. rename bootanimation to samsungani (the file, not a zip file)
You will need to edit the boot animation zip you want to use. Open with archiver of choice and navigate to the desc.txt file.
Change the 0 after the p in the second line to a 1. Here's an example in bold:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
change to:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
Save, and place in /system/media. Reboot. Profit.
Oh yeah, make sure perms are set (644) or it won't work.
Credit to billard412 for this

78Staff said:
Unless you really just want a new kernel, the stock ATT kernel will allow custom boot animations with a few minor edits... this works for JB or ICS. Make backup copies of files just in case, or Nandroid but this is simple change, really.
in /system/bin, do the following:
1. delete samsungani
2. rename bootanimation to samsungani (the file, not a zip file)
You will need to edit the boot animation zip you want to use. Open with archiver of choice and navigate to the desc.txt file.
Change the 0 after the p in the second line to a 1. Here's an example in bold:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
change to:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
Save, and place in /system/media. Reboot. Profit.
Oh yeah, make sure perms are set (644) or it won't work.
Credit to billard412 for this
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Worked thanks Now need to change the startup audio.

Well I thought it worked, but I don't get the Animation I was expecting, but just a multi colored "X" which I think is the default Nexus boot animation?
Found the PowerOn.ogg file in /system/media/audio/ui folder. Renamed that to PowerOn.old and copied a wav file to same folder as PowerOn.ogg, works. Just can't get the bootanimation.zip file to load. Just the glowing "X" loads as the animation.
EDIT:
Using the above method just prevents the AT&T logo boot animation from running, and it defaults to /data/local/bootanimation.zip. I tried renaming that file, and copying the custom bootanimation.zip to /data/local, but that seemed to mess up my phone. It would boot, but the screen was blank, and then parts would become visible. Had to restore from a backup to get phone working again.
EDIT AGAIN:
Looks like one particular Boot Animation ZIP file is the culprit. I tried another and placed it in /data/local and it worked.

This mess up my phone all i get it is black screen even after i wait good 10 min. I had to restore nandroid backup..

norbarb said:
This mess up my phone all i get it is black screen even after i wait good 10 min. I had to restore nandroid backup..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just saw this...black screen after boot is usually a perms issue. Double check all file perms before rebooting.

How to change bootanimation runnig stock.

Hi, I am currently using stock JB with a couple of mods/extras i managed to link in via the kitchen. But frustratingly so I cannot change the boot image and are hoping with appreciation someone in here can direct me. So far I have tried everything I am capable of. That is from within the kitchen enabling the function which is suppose to allow you to change your boot animation. Although it gives you the tick and creates a different directory for your boot animation this still doesn't work. I have tried replacing hTC_boot_one.zip file but does not work. Whenever i do replace or alter that file the boot starts as normal with white htc and then goes to black with android with a back light rolling from side to side, like kit in night rider. I also have tried flashing Mattmans-Boot-Animation which uses aroma installer. Still didnt work and as far as I know it just added the file in system/customize/resource/. There appears to be a command file preventing any changes internally in stock. Really appreciate and hope someone can help. Thanks in advance......happy new years.....:good:

Did you root the rom ?
You need root acces to write in the system directory's ......

You need SU

Mr Hofs said:
Did you root the rom ?
You need root acces to write in the system directory's ......
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah rooted with su access to system files.....cheers!
basically is just stock jb base.....

veroby said:
Hi, I am currently using stock JB with a couple of mods/extras i managed to link in via the kitchen. But frustratingly so I cannot change the boot image and are hoping with appreciation someone in here can direct me. So far I have tried everything I am capable of. That is from within the kitchen enabling the function which is suppose to allow you to change your boot animation. Although it gives you the tick and creates a different directory for your boot animation this still doesn't work. I have tried replacing hTC_boot_one.zip file but does not work. Whenever i do replace or alter that file the boot starts as normal with white htc and then goes to black with android with a back light rolling from side to side, like kit in night rider. I also have tried flashing Mattmans-Boot-Animation which uses aroma installer. Still didnt work and as far as I know it just added the file in system/customize/resource/. There appears to be a command file preventing any changes internally in stock. Really appreciate and hope someone can help. Thanks in advance......happy new years.....:good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude. I think you need root your rom to get custom boot (-:
There're a lot ready-to-go tools for booting animation
Good luck !

allv.newbie said:
Dude. I think you need root your rom to get custom boot (-:
There're a lot ready-to-go tools for booting animation
Good luck !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its rooooooooooteeeeeeeed thx..

veroby said:
its rooooooooooteeeeeeeed thx..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simproductions.bachanger&hl=it I think it can works

fez vrasta said:
lol
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simproductions.bachanger&hl=it I think it can works
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey thx, but it did not work. I cant even find where it has placed the file. If it managed to. Man im p-i-s-s-e-d. not your fault its just on my tits. cheers....

allv.newbie said:
Dude. I think you need root your rom to get custom boot (-:
There're a lot ready-to-go tools for booting animation
Good luck !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its rooooooooooooooooooteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed cheers....
Its my own custom rom but this little simple thing i cannot get around. I can only semis that within stock base there's a system file preventing any change...

Have you mounted system as rw? In root explorer you just press the button, not sure on other apps, and have you set the right permissions? rw-r--r-- to match everything else in system/customize/resource.
maXimus One X

evo1rs said:
Have you mounted system as rw? In root explorer you just press the button, not sure on other apps, and have you set the right permissions? rw-r--r-- to match everything else in system/customize/resource.
maXimus One X
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your help. Not sure what you mean by mount the system as rw. The permissions - yes always changed permissions when trying to replace the hTC_bootup_one.zip file. Cheers...

veroby said:
Thanks for your help. Not sure what you mean by mount the system as rw. The permissions - yes always changed permissions when trying to replace the hTC_bootup_one.zip file. Cheers...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If system is mounted as ro (read only) you can't change anything in the folder, this is the default setting I think and it needs to be mounted as rw to allow changes.
You could try to rename something in the system directory and if it doesn't actually change then you need to change it, or check if the filesize of the boot animation you replace changes.
Like I said, rootexplorer app changes it with a tap of the button, not sure what else to use
maXimus One X

evo1rs said:
If system is mounted as ro (read only) you can't change anything in the folder, this is the default setting I think and it needs to be mounted as rw to allow changes.
You could try to rename something in the system directory and if it doesn't actually change then you need to change it, or check if the filesize of the boot animation you replace changes.
Like I said, rootexplorer app changes it with a tap of the button, not sure what else to use
maXimus One X
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks again. No problem renaming any file within system so I guess it is mounted as rw. As to file size, i have tried different file sizes and identical file sizes to the hTC_boot_one.zip file. I have even tried using the same Zip file and just replacing with different images. Making sure to end up with the same values. Nothing seems to work.

Strange, I had rooted stock Rom and it worked fine, maybe you have the wrong format of files or haven't zipped as store only, no compression. I assume it is a sense one x Rom?
Maybe try this one I made for the Rom I use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31136343#post31136343
maXimus One X

evo1rs said:
Strange, I had rooted stock Rom and it worked fine, maybe you have the wrong format of files or haven't zipped as store only, no compression. I assume it is a sense one x Rom?
Maybe try this one I made for the Rom I use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31136343#post31136343
maXimus One X
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol - hadnt planned on having maximus on my own custom rom but will give it a try tomorrow. Let you know...cheers again...:good:

Yeah, just to test formats and setup of course!
maXimus One X

Why isn't my custom bootanimation working?

So, I've tried just about everything I can think of here and my bootanimation still won't play and I get a black screen after the LG boot screen until the phone turns on. I created a custom boot animation using the Gamecube startup animation and every image is in 1080 x 1920 at 24 bit depth. There are 162 frames and they are all in a folder named Part0. My desc.txt file looks as follows:
1080 1920 30p 1 0 part0
All of this is compiled in a NONcompressed zip named bootanimation.zip and located in System/Media (the old animation is now bootanimation.bak)
I honestly don't see any flaws in the zip, yet my phone still won't use it. I'm running rooted stock 5.0.1 on VS985 23C.
Any ideas? Can't link the file since I'm new to the forum unfortunately. :/

Thesanealien said:
So, I've tried just about everything I can think of here and my bootanimation still won't play and I get a black screen after the LG boot screen until the phone turns on. I created a custom boot animation using the Gamecube startup animation and every image is in 1080 x 1920 at 24 bit depth. There are 162 frames and they are all in a folder named Part0. My desc.txt file looks as follows:
1080 1920 30p 1 0 part0
All of this is compiled in a NONcompressed zip named bootanimation.zip and located in System/Media (the old animation is now bootanimation.bak)
I honestly don't see any flaws in the zip, yet my phone still won't use it. I'm running rooted stock 5.0.1 on VS985 23C.
Any ideas? Can't link the file since I'm new to the forum unfortunately. :/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you have correct permissions set?

tallman43 said:
Do you have correct permissions set?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think so. they are set to rw-r--r--

The g3 has to use 1440p boot anis

Changing Boot Animation?

Hey, guys! I haven't really posted on here yet. Though once I got my Pixel 2 XL and root was achieved I immediately got to work on modding. I hadn't ever rooted a device before and it took so much trial and error. But I've gotten to a point where I'm relatively comfortable with my device except for one issue: restarting my phone causes that AWFUL bright, max brightness screen to be displayed. Most of my apps and such are dark if I can help it.
I've been trying to flash/move the file/alter my boot animation using substratum, system/media/ in solid explorer, etc. No dice thus far! Substratum just gives me an error.
I'm not able to modify/rename things in system/media/ and have only managed thus far to copy/paste a .zip renamed to "bootanimation.zip" into the folder and overwrite the original. It definitely overwrote it. But now I just get a black screen with Android across it for an animation. I assume that's the OS fallback.
Is it just not possible yet in Oreo? I can deal with it. But it's bugging me and I don't know if I'm just missing something.

No need to flash a new boot animation, just take whatever boot animation zip file you want to change it to and replace the original one. The location is in system/media, the name you need to use for the zip is bootanimation, and once your new boot animation is in the system/media folder, change the permissions of the file so that it reads rw-r-r-
The boot animations in substratum themes often do not work, but any properly assembled bootanimation of the appropriate size will work when replaced in the above described method.

Definitely sounds like a permissions issue. Make sure you change the permissions for the zip file when it is in the system/media folder other wise any file you paste into that folder will just revert back to -rw-rw---- which of course will not play during the boot and you will experience the black screen.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852621
This might help also. But what he said too.

jasonstackhouse said:
No need to flash a new boot animation, just take whatever boot animation zip file you want to change it to and replace the original one. The location is in system/media, the name you need to use for the zip is bootanimation, and once your new boot animation is in the system/media folder, change the permissions of the file so that it reads rw-r-r-
The boot animations in substratum themes often do not work, but any properly assembled bootanimation of the appropriate size will work when replaced in the above described method.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just checked and it appears I do have the right permissions. Could it be the permissive thing, as mentioned below?

jasonstackhouse said:
Definitely sounds like a permissions issue. Make sure you change the permissions for the zip file when it is in the system/media folder other wise any file you paste into that folder will just revert back to -rw-rw---- which of course will not play during the boot and you will experience the black screen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have it set for rw-r-r- and it is still just the black "Android" animation.

Finally got it fixed! Ultimately I found that setting permissions in solid explorer wasn't enough. I downloaded Root toolkit by cpu82 on here, mounted system r/w, then I moved things around.
Renamed original bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.bak, moved the new "bootanimation.zip" to the /system/media folder, set the permissions (as suggested on this post), then rebooted to test.
Other than the REALLY white Google splash screen with the unlocked lock icon, the boot animation is dark! I'm very pleased with it, as it now matches my system. Thanks for the help, guys! I just needed another way to make the system folder writable.

jgreen077 said:
Finally got it fixed! Ultimately I found that setting permissions in solid explorer wasn't enough. I downloaded Root toolkit by cpu82 on here, mounted system r/w, then I moved things around.
Renamed original bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.bak, moved the new "bootanimation.zip" to the /system/media folder, set the permissions (as suggested on this post), then rebooted to test.
Other than the REALLY white Google splash screen with the unlocked lock icon, the boot animation is dark! I'm very pleased with it, as it now matches my system. Thanks for the help, guys! I just needed another way to make the system folder writable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Does SafetyNet still pass when altering the boot animation in system?

ilal2ielli said:
Does SafetyNet still pass when altering the boot animation in system?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes mine does

ilal2ielli said:
Does SafetyNet still pass when altering the boot animation in system?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine does as well! It still has the white screen that shows the unlocked icon, but after that the boot animation kicks in.

jrbxx7 said:
Yes mine does
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
jgreen077 said:
Mine does as well! It still has the white screen that shows the unlocked icon, but after that the boot animation kicks in.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you both for confirming. I had been waiting for someone to confirm, as I hadn't seen any information whether or not it would trip SafetyNet.