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Change Ion Boot Logo/Sound [Logo Solved, Sound Needs Work]

This has been bugging me forever. I love the Ion ROM for its speed but I hate not changing the boot logo (not splash1, the boot animation). I've discovered why/how the Ion ROM is different and how to fix it (partway).
First off, Ion doesn't use the standard boot.gif & boot.mp3 files in /system/media. If you try to place the files there you will get no response. Instead Google, for whatever the reason, has changed it into framework-res.apk.
If you unzip framework-res.apk the files are inside (unzipped dir)/assets/images/. They are named android-logo-mask.png, which is the text that says Android on boot, and android-logo-shine.png, which is the white & blue shine that slides across the text as it boots. You can simply change these out and resign the apk with your method of choice to change the icon.
Now on to the sound, the ROM ships with 2 boot sounds that I can't seem to distinguish other than the names. They are located in framework-res as well, in (unzipped dir)/assets/sounds. They are named bootanim0.raw & bootanim1.raw. A good audio editor for opening .raw files is Wavepad Sound Editor by NCH Swift Sound. It works well and handles the files with ease and has a free version or a 30 day trial available.
For whatever the reason, the sound doesn't play on boot by default. I haven't had a lot of time to mess with it but I believe the problem lies in init.rc when it calls the boot image, I know thats how it works on other ROMs but I haven't looked into Ion init.rc yet. You can probably tweak the init.rc to call the bootanim0.raw file to play when the logo shows. I will play around with it.
Hope this helps anyone else with this problem and PM me or post in this thread and I will try to help with any problems you have
Geniusdog out.

This was already covered awhile ago in the Dream Themes and Wallpapers section.

[TOOL][Linux] Splash Screen creator / flasher

Hello there! I am re-posting this from the Mytouch 3G thread which can be seen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6507176#post6507176
I have made some slight modifications in order to make this work on the HTC G2 (vision).
This is a HTC G2 tool to easily convert images in splash screen ones.
This tool is based upon ffmpeg and you need it installed on your system before proceeding (it will prompt you about the program missing in any case)
REQUIREMENTS
ffmpeg installed on your system
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
a 480x800 image
a 480x800 device (i.e. HTC G2) with engineering SPL (s-off)
USAGE
Code:
./ElegosSplashCreator.txt --help or -h
Prints out how to use the script
Make sure that the script and image you are converting are both in the same directory that you are in in the command line (Terminal)
Code:
./ElegosSplashCreator.txt your_image_file
Converts your image into a flashable splash screen, if you want the script will continue flashing the file directly.
I ASSUME NO RESPONSABILITY ABOUT THE USAGE OF THIS SCRIPT. USE IT "AS IS", LOOK AT THE OUTPUTS AND YOU'LL AVOID BRICKS!
Please, if you wish to redistribute this script, give the right credits and don't change the prog_header please (maybe link this discussion in a text file)!
Make ElegosSplashCreator.txt executable permissions (right click on file and go to Properties > Permissions, then make executable) and use it!

Here's mine, feel free to post your own folks
Flash these Splash Screens at your own risk. It is not my fault if you have a faulty usb cable or computer, or accidently unplug your phone while flashing! But the chance of a soft brick is very small
Fastboot images to flash in fastboot:
Here is a .zip attached below with all these splash screens ready to flash in fastboot with pics that match the names of each image to flash
How to flash: fastboot flash splash1 name.raw565

Thanks mate! I used your thread a long way back and rewrote the script (for my personal use only, didn't put it up) to work with the g2, but I lost that way back when
This will come in handy, I need a new splash screen

captainreynolds said:
Thanks mate! I used your thread a long way back and rewrote the script (for my personal use only, didn't put it up) to work with the g2, but I lost that way back when
This will come in handy, I need a new splash screen
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No worries, I just uploaded the flashable splash screens they are the same same size as my device. I also attacked the script to the main post.

There is an app called bootflash pro in the market that will flash and jpg as your splash. I'd recommend that you have the pics at 480x800.
Works for me all the time.

Ashaman_Kupo said:
There is an app called bootflash pro in the market that will flash and jpg as your splash. I'd recommend that you have the pics at 480x800.
Works for me all the time.
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This is not a app this is a linux script but thanks for the tip. The splash screens I already posted are 480x800 and the script is already set to convert any images (not just jpg) to splash screens 480x800. It's not recommended to have them as 480x800 but it's a requirement! If you don't have them set to the right size the script will not convert the images because it could brick your phone flashing a wrong size image.

[GUIDE] How to Create Custom Splash Screen (Boot Logo) for Wileyfox Swift

Creating custom splash.img for Wileyfox Swift:
Note:
This is not bootanimation, this is the splash screen (the 'Wileyfox' logo which is displayed when device is switched ON)
This is for Wileyfox Swift only..
For other devices, please send me your splash.img so that I can create a tool for you too.
Before proceeding, make sure fastboot is setup properly in your computer (just incase something goes wrong)..
STEPS:
1. Make sure you have a picture for your custom splash with:
i. Resolution: 720x1280
ii. PNG or JPG format
iii. picture size less than 200kB
iv. less colorful
(Tip: Try compressPNG.com to reduce no. of colors in PNG picture.
Upload your picture, click Settings, reduce number of colors to 16 or below & download it)
2. Download this tool to your computer: CM_Splash_Maker.zip
And extract it.
3. Drag & drop your splash picture on the file "CREATE_Logo.bat" & select your device.
4. After the custom splash image (filename.img) is created, the output directory will be opened..
5. Transfer the filename.img to the device's internal storage & flash it using Terminal Emulator like:
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/filename.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/splash
(Or you can flash it from fastboot as given below)
Note:
Incase you flashed & your device doesn't bootup, don't worry
Just flash the original splash.img from fastboot like:
Code:
fastboot flash splash splash.img
Credits:
1. Based on my original tool for Yu devices here..
2. @GokulNC (myself ) who created this tool..
3. @beroid (who provided the stock splash.img & tested this).
Hit the Thanks :good: button if it worked for you
Don't forget to share the custom splash screens that you made, since others may find it useful

Hello, thank you very much for these useful guide.
To create my splash screen I had to run your scripts inside a virtualbox running windows as I'm a linux user.
But it was'nt a good solution to run only two .bat files.
So I decided to write bash scripts that should be compatible with almost every *NIX systems.
You should have ffmpeg installed on your computer. If this is not the case, install it with your favourite package manager.
Download my archive at the end of this post and extract it
If you are in trouble running CM_SPLASH_RGB24_converter, just go to bin/ directory, then
Code:
gcc CM_SPLASH_RGB24_converter.c -o CM_SPLASH_RGB24_converter
Then to create your splash screen just run
Code:
./CREATE_Logo.sh filename.png
where filename.png is the logo you want to add to your splash screen
The splash.img created is located in the output/ directory
Similarly to extract your splash screen into a png picture
Code:
EXTRACT_Logo.sh splash.img
The picture extracted is located in output/extracted_logo/

Are there any custom Splashscreens around ?

perfectly functioning on wileyfox swift bro.. thanks a lot

good day bro GokuINC.
can you also make a splash maker for android one seed which have the same/similar functions of this cm splash maker tool? so fastboot logo can be also changed? thank you very much for this.. i've been using it since it was posted.

dont work on lineage os

Thank you for this tool and the adjustments for the Wileyfox Swift.:good:
In my case, the dump of the "splash" partition was about 10 MB large, while the actually used part is about 210 KB, so I guess the image is already large enough for more complex images, too. At least in my case it was no problem.
RusWF said:
dont work on lineage os
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For me it works, with the recent LineageOS 16.0 and using the more recent version on GitHub.
fred0r said:
Are there any custom Splashscreens around ?
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Keeping the stock fastboot/battery images (which are slightly different to the versions in the ZIP/on GitHub!), I modified the logo and moved the Wileyfox logo to the top and added the NSA monitored device logo in the center.
It just seems that it is not possible to add attachments being a new user...

Wow, glad something like this exists!
Does this work with newer variants of the WileyFox Swift line of phones?
I am specifically interested in changing the splash screen on my Swift 2X.
I'll be happy to provide a dump of my current splash if need be, when I figure that out.

[BOOTLOADER THEME]Material Dark

Disclaimer:
I will not be responsible for whatever you do to your device.
You are free to edit the file for whatever purpose, but it would be nice to credit me if you post the exact same file somewhere else.
Now that that is taken care of, this TWRP flashable ZIP simply does the same thing that an ordinary bootlogo file would. Motorola seems to have configured the bootloader to read files from the logo.bin file, and all it's contents are editable thanks to the original work by @caitsith2, and suitable modifications by @xpmule. The themes that I have created use three of @1chrome's bootlogos, and I hope he doesn't mind their usage.
WHAT IS THIS?
This is a tiny hack that allows you to replace the rather ugly looking text like “START”, “REBOOT BOOTLOADER”, the 2009-era Android logo in the bootloader among other things, with material design counterparts, as shown in the image. Bear in mind that this DOES NOT alter your bootloader, as the file is the same one you would use for a BOOTLOGO. Try it out and see if you like it. I'm sure you would.
Instructions to flash:
Download (Developer Edition, Invicta, LOS, RR) and place file somewhere on your device.
Flash it in TWRP.
Boot into bootloader to see the change.
If you would like to see more themes, send your request over to this thread. I'll see to it when I have the time. Even better, edit the files that are present using the tool.
Credits: @zeomal, @1chrome.

Nice! I would also like to contribute to this Would you please tell me how exactly this is done or point me to a relevant guide/tut ?

1chrome said:
Would you please tell me how exactly this is done or point me to a relevant guide/tut
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To be frank, it's your own guide. Here are the additional steps:
Image.
Notice the files under logo_charge, and their thumbnails on the right.
Extract these images to any folder of your choosing.
For the button images, that is, images like RESTART BOOTLOADER, choose the one with the highest length as your default resolution for the new images.
Use GIMP/Photoshop, or any other source for making the images, replace these in Motorola Bootlogo maker.
You can do the same for driod_operation and logo_xxxxx files.
After this, make the new Bootlogo using File>Save As.
You can also edit the updater script as explained by @1chrome in his post to personalize the TWRP installer.

zeomal said:
To be frank, it's your own guide. Here are the additional steps:
Image.
Notice the files under logo_charge, and their thumbnails on the right.
Extract these images to any folder of your choosing.
For the button images, that is, images like RESTART BOOTLOADER, choose the one with the highest length as your default resolution for the new images.
Use GIMP/Photoshop, or any other source for making the images, replace these in Motorola Bootlogo maker.
You can do the same for driod_operation and logo_xxxxx files.
After this, make the new Bootlogo using File>Save As.
You can also edit the updater script as explained by @1chrome in his post to personalize the TWRP installer.
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Ah, I hadn't really noticed that. Thank you @zeomal !

1chrome said:
Ah, I hadn't really noticed that. Thank you @zeomal !
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You might also want to create mockups of how the bootloader looks, to let people know what the thread is about at first glance. I think many have skipped flashing the ZIP because it's not obvious what the thread is about until you flash it.

zeomal said:
You might also want to create mockups of how the bootloader looks, to let people know what the thread is about at first glance. I think many have skipped flashing the ZIP because it's not obvious what the thread is about until you flash it.
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Sure, when I get to this, I'll definitely do it so people can see what it's about. Maybe you could add that to your post too when I finish them

Avesome ! ! !
I want to see more.

zeomal said:
Disclaimer:
I will not be responsible for whatever you do to your device.
You are free to edit the file for whatever purpose, but it would be nice to credit me if you post the exact same file somewhere else.
Now that that is taken care of, this TWRP flashable ZIP simply does the same thing that an ordinary bootlogo file would. Motorola seems to have configured the bootloader to read files from the logo.bin file, and all it's contents are editable thanks to the original work by @caitsith2, and suitable modifications by @xpmule. The themes that I have created use three of @1chrome's bootlogos, and I hope he doesn't mind their usage.
WHAT IS THIS?
This is a tiny hack that allows you to replace the rather ugly looking text like “START”, “REBOOT BOOTLOADER”, the 2009-era Android logo in the bootloader among other things, with material design counterparts, as shown in the image. Bear in mind that this DOES NOT alter your bootloader, as the file is the same one you would use for a BOOTLOGO. Try it out and see if you like it. I'm sure you would.
Instructions to flash:
Download (Developer Edition, Invicta, LOS, RR) and place file somewhere on your device.
Flash it in TWRP.
Boot into bootloader to see the change.
If you would like to see more themes, send your request over to this thread. I'll see to it when I have the time. Even better, edit the files that are present using the tool.
Credits: @zeomal, @1chrome.
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If i get any error then how would i restore my stock bootloader image?

GUIDE - Replace "N/A" boot image? [QUALCOMM] Moto E4

The credit for this guide goes to @1chrome, who made the guide for the Moto G4/G4+. Everything is basically the same, aside from the position of the N/A.
The problem - When we unlock our bootloaders and install TWRP, the Moto boot logo is replaced with a black screen that says N/A. Now, thanks to @mikaleee, we have a template to create custom bootlogo images. Unfortunately, even though we can replace the plain black bootlogo, whatever image we replace it with will still have the N/A overlay show up. However, depending on the image used, or your creativity, you can use white/light images to hide the N/A.
On the attached template, there is a black block to illustrate where the N/A will show up on an image. Again, depending on the background of the image used, or your creativity, you will be able to hide the N/A with lighter colors.
I have attached pictures to illustrate.
What you’ll need to create your own bootlogo:
1. Windows PC
2. Moto Bootlogo Maker from here (all credits to @caitsith2) and @xpmule (12/18/17 UPDATED LINK TO CORRECT VERSION OF MOTOBOOTLOGOMAKER)
3. Your desired image (in 720 x 1280 px resolution, PNG/JPG)
4. MotoE4-BootLogo.bin I've created for reference (Attached below. Unzip before using)
Procedure:
1. Open Moto Bootlogo Maker
2. Go to File > Open > Select MotoE4-BootLogo.bin
3. Once loaded, ensure that the Motorola device is listed as Custom and the resolution is set to 720 x 1280.
4. Replace the following entries with your custom image. You can either double click or select replace.
* logo_boot
* logo_unlocked
* yellow
* red
* orange
5. When done, select File>Save As. This will create a flashable zip that you can install with TWRP.
I’ve also attached a custom bootlogo, but it will display the N/A as I’ve not had time to find other images to play with. However, it may be a nice replacement until you create your own.
Original Post
I am rooted and have TWRP installed. Naturally, when i boot the phone I get the black screen with "N/A".
I have tried flashing a new logo.bin image through TWRP, Terminal Emulator, and even ADB. Nothing works. All guides pretty much say the same thing, and the actual procedure isn't that difficult, so why is replacing the logo.bin on the E4 so dang difficult? I have my images formatted to 720x1280. I've looked at the stock logo.bin. I can't figure this one out. It would be nice to boot up and not see "N/A", although it isn't the end of the world. But now this is a freakin' quest!
Any advice?

I've been trying to figure it out myself

@mn1968 disable *boot_logo_updater* within the ramdisk.

@Francesco Franz
Well, that settles it. We need someone smarter than me. I couldn't find any useful directions/guides on the subject.

mn1968 said:
@Francesco Franz
Well, that settles it. We need someone smarter than me. I couldn't find any useful directions/guides on the subject.
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search for this
service boot_logo_updater /vendor/bin/bootlogoupdater
comment "#" out this service.

Thanks. But it's still over my head.

There's not even a file with that name on my phone

KyleBryant said:
There's not even a file with that name on my phone
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Yeah, I've been looking like hell but I can't find it either. That looks like something that would be in the ramdisk but I don't see anything like it yet. I have an idea though. I'm going to try something.

try this boot.img
download > https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620757558
also boot_logo_updater is found on line 793 in file named init.mt6735.rc

iykeDROID™ said:
try this boot.img
download > https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620757558
also boot_logo_updateris found online 793in file namedinit.mt6735.rc
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Unfortunately that file doesn't exist in qcom variants. Don't flash that unless you have a mediatek variant guys!
Sent from my Moto E (4) using XDA Labs

amarc78 said:
Unfortunately that file doesn't exist in qcom variants. Don't flash that unless you have a mediatek variant guys!
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Okay,
I think you have to state your Variant next time

(redacted)

All there

Update: as y'all probably already surmised.... Nope I guess it doesn't work.. I tried XD :/
It works but not in a way to be visible I guess

Got the default logo back instead of the ugly black screen. (15 mins of messing around in the MotoBootLogoMaker tool.) IT STILL DISPLAYS THE N/A but it's hardly visible with the blue bg

mikaleee said:
Got the default logo back instead of the ugly black screen. (15 mins of messing around in the MotoBootLogoMaker tool.) IT STILL DISPLAYS THE N/A but it's hardly visible with the blue bg
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Dude, you're AWESOME! I had been replacing images in the logo.bin I extracted from the retail firmware. I notice in your logo.bin, there are entries for red, yellow, & orange (just like the Moto G4 I have). However, in the retail firmware logo.bin, they are labeled as yellow warning, red warning, orange warning, and those did not work for me on the E4. I had considered using the template from the G4 but didn't think it would work. Regardless, you have now provided a template to create custom bootlogos.
To hide the "N/A", one would need to either use a white background for the logo, or creatively use white/light images to hide the "N/A".
When I have time later, I'll update the OP with a guide/template to create custom boot logos.
THANKS FOR FIGURING THIS OUT!

Yeah I actually started with a logo.bin from a G5 (provided by somebody in the forums) and then opened another window with the "official" logo.bin from the E4 stock, extracted every icon and replaced the G5 larger ones with the E4 ones. And changed the resolution. This was the only way I could get it to show up. When I tried replacing boot logo in the default E4 one just got a black screen. So finally a working template

OP updated with guide and template.

Twrp ends with error 6
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I followed the op instructions

Ljseegar said:
Twrp ends with error 6
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I followed the op instructions
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Try flashing one of these. If they work, then you didn't do something right when you made yours.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4/themes/custom-boot-logos-e4-qualcomm-maybe-t3699202