acidbath5546

Hey all, just thought this would help out any noobs or inexperienced users that want to change their Incredible's Splash Screen and boot animation.
I take no credit for developing any of this, just wrote up a little guide for noobs.
All credit goes to App developers of Boot animation changer lite, touchpro247 for his xda thread.

Go Here :
http://www.gizmoninja.com/2010/08/17/change-your-droids-splash-screen-and-boot-animation-its-so-easy/

How to includes how to:
Add your own splash screen.
Add custom boot animations and sounds.
Links to some cool apps and animations and splash screens.

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Last edited by acidbath5546; November 12th, 2010 at 04:38 PM.

jasperwill

what is the difference between a splash screen and a boot animation?
i have changed my boot animation already...
is the splash screen the white screen that says something like "HTC... " right before the boot animation?

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andreezy

Thanks for the how to.. however I have to ask... how to change the splash screen to an image I want? Now that would be a great how to...

ruggerxpunk

Correct.

acidbath5546

You're right...Luckily for us that has already been done!
Added link to article for HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM SPLASH SCREEN.
Thanks for pointing that out...can't believe I forgot that...lol
Cheers.

JC2

[HOW TO] Create custom hboot-flashable SPLASH1 images - xda-developers

Use that thread. Just added my own splash. Piece of cake.

Edit: Too slow.

andreezy

Youse guys Rock!

Dex

I still cannot get my boot animation to change.

I have pushed to both /data/local and /system/customize/resource. I have tried both VZW_bootanimation.zip and bootanimation.zip. I have tried several methods. I have tried using mounting data and/or system and pushing it. I have tried the mount -a method and neither has worked.

I now have a splash screen that I like, but I just can't seem to get the boot animation to change at all. =(

I am running Adrynalyne's Third Wave ROM.

jeremy84jackson

Thanks a lot I really needed it !

syrguy1969

Great link, but did I miss it or are there instructions on creating your own boot animation somewhere?

acidbath5546

I don't see how its not working for u...hmmmm...try asking whomever created ur boot animation ur trying to push...or adrynlne maybe its ROM related...although I doubt that.

acidbath5546

Haven't had time to write one up....and xda wiki is still reformatting and what not...so k can't find link to one....let me know if u find one

syrguy1969

Can do....thanks for the reply!!
(haven't found one yet)

acidbath5546

Nevermind...I added a write up on HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM BOOT ANIMATION in the article

contagous

Thanks for that, I'll give it another whirl :0, where can i get a stock bootani, as the new VZW one is setup totally different to how you explain.

Thanks

acidbath5546

I don't have it on my 4shared anymore...I know its on XDA ..chk there..

Cheers

JC2

I believe Adrynalyne moved the bootanimation.zip file to /system/media

That's where it's located on his "One rom to rule them all"

Try pushing your new one there.

contagous

Finally got this working thanks, my images was being saved as indexed, as my computer was setup to print out quality from my designing, forgot all about it.

So quick note for everyone trying this, make sure you images (.png's) are saved in RGB mode

Jakaro

Ho about a how to apply themes? im new to android. just getting the hang of this stuff.

Two_cents

it moved again... my advice to you is to use rootexplorer to find it... its under /system/media now... and the name has changed back to android_audo and Bootanimation... no more VZW_bootanimation and VZW_Droid.mp3 it took me a minute to find it again too

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acidbath5546

Glad ya got it working ...it is always something simple isn't it? I do that a lot...lol

Cheers!

stoney1

you could down load these zips at....
New splash screens..... - xda-developers

i tried putting these files on here, but couldnt do it.

andreezy

Any way to revert back to the stock incredible splash screen that said htc incredible? Thanks for thoughts!

*edit: OK, so I'm a dumb ass- The original stock one is available here if you need it:

http://www.wjddesigns.com/2010/08/17/change-your-droids-splash-screen-and-boot-animation-its-so-easy/

labeled "Official HTC Incredible Stock"...

Last edited by andreezy; September 8th, 2010 at 09:15 AM.

acidbath5546

Lol...yeah I was gonna tell ya that but ya beat me to it...lol
Cheers

SirKronan

The instructions say:

"Type in the following command: nbimg -F splash1.bmp -w 480 -h 800"

Do we need to change it to 480 by 854 for the Droid X, as well as the original image size?

SirKronan

Ok, I'm a total newb here, but I have a rooted droid that's working great, with a custom boot animation and launcher pro. Loving it and it's glorious battery life.

However, this one I can't figure out:

"Place your newly created PB31IMG.zip on the root of your SD card, and reboot to hboot. (adb reboot oem-42)"

Do I have to have adb to do this step? I tried volume down + power on, but does that only work for HTC phones? I appreciate any help!! I made a couple startup splash screens, and when it's not so late I'll post them up to share, provided they actually work!

jasperwill

My phone I use volume down and power. I do have an htc phone. Have you gotten to the hboot screen before?

najaboy

The filename PB31IMG is specific to the Incredible.

SirKronan

Ah, my bad. Anyone know how to do this on Motorola droids yet??

mandophish

Hey I'm wondering if anyone can help me here. I'm trying to change my splash screen and I'm hitting a brick wall.

I've got a rooted s-off incredible running the stock factory rom. I've downloaded a couple different incredible splash screens thinking maybe there was something wrong with the first two I tried.

I downloaded the PB31IMG.zip files to my computer and transferred them to my sdcard root. I used astro to verify the file name PB31IMG.zip. I reboot the phone into hboot but no matter what I do from there i get nowhere.

Terabethia

So now that I am rooted I put on my old custom boot animation and made a custom splash screen.

I LOVE having root access Haven't even gotten into ROM's and such, but still having so much fun!


splash1.jpg

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mandophish

I searched here and elsewhere for an answer to what might have been causing my issue and was only able to find a couple of posts from others that had this happen with no resolution.

After much thought I figured it may have been an issue with the file system on the sd card so I copied the contents of my card to a folder on my pc then unmounted the phone from the computer and reformatted the sd card using the phone. After the format I mounted the phone to the pc copied my files back to the card and then put the PB31IMG.zip on the card.

after that I rebooted to hboot and it ran the PB31IMG.zip file perfectly.

Hope that helps someone else.

mandophish

Does anyone know of another forum that may have links to downloadable splash screens and boot animations other than xda?

acidbath5546

Most boot animations I know are on XDA ....the ones I use are here :
Android Boot Animations | WJD Designs

Also some are around here or in themes sections...

mandophish

thanks!

jasperwill

ok so either this is now gone or im completely blind.
I need the stock splash file so i can exchange my phone under warrenty. (the power button is dying and its getting extreamly hard to unlock my phone)

EDIT:
well after some more searching i have found another spot with splash screens and boot animations:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7754717#post7754717

one of them says its the stock one.. havent tested yet, but downloaded it.

EDIT2: yes this is the correct file
now i can just reflash the stock rom, turn s-on, and reflash the stock recovery...

Last edited by jasperwill; September 13th, 2010 at 09:32 PM.

stoney1

i do custom splash screens... what did you have in mind??
i also do wallpapers and custom docks and icons for launcherpro plus....

i modded the dock from the sapphire redrum theme (i can make docks from scratch if you want something OG). the font is part of the dock. the pentagram in the center is an icon i made for the app drawer, and the other 4 icons are invisable... dialer on the right, camera next to that, dolphin browser on the left, and handsent next to that. and the wall paper is also made by me.

mandophish

That's pretty rad, stoney! Really clean too.

I'd like to make this as a splash screen and I think I can figure it out once I get to checking for instructions in the article mentioned a page or so back.



edit: ok, I read those directions and I think I can manage it. It's just going to take some trial and error.

Last edited by mandophish; September 18th, 2010 at 11:09 PM.

emmur0

Can you post a link once it's done?

kevin5fan

I have a problem i made my own splash and put it on my sdcard, but when i go to hboot, i powered off and holded the volume down button and the power button at the sametime, it loads a screen and doesn't do anything else please help me?

jasperwill

thats not quite enough information. what screen does it load?

lennie paz

Anyone know how I can change the boot animation on the IncDoes MIUI ROM? Supposedly the internal memory won't mount so I can't get to the folder where I need to put the boot animation zip.

Casbah

Nice image Tina.

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rcrott1

i have a custom one that i want made, but dont know how to go about it. grr.

bigred8080

ok so i put the actual zip file pb13img with out unzipping it on the root of my sd card then boot into hboot and it is supposed to reconize it and install it? cuz mine isnt.i just does the little searching for image blah blah blah....what am i doing wrong lol

rcrott1

i followed the directions to the T, and all i get when i boot up my phone is the 3 android guys on skateboards instead of my custom image.........grrrrrr

RuLEoF2

acidbath5546…

Hi,

I followed the link you provided and got a “database file” error. Can you recommend another source?

Thanks.

xfuchsiax

Is anyone else having problems getting this to work once they've updated to Gingerbread? I'm following instructions to the letter and simply cannot get my splash screen to change.

I'm trying to change it to "HTC Incredible and Unrevoked (Black)" listed here: Splash1 and Bootscreen Compilation! - xda-developers

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superchaos

When I go to the HBOOT screen, it sees the PB31IMG.zip file The last message is "(parsing PB31IMG.zip) then it returns to the HBOOT screen.

The new splash does NOT appear upon reboot.

iowabowtech

I believe they changed the location of the bootanimation.zip starting with Froyo. Location for stock rom is in /system/customize/resource if I remember correctly. Don't have my phone with me right now to verify path. Path may be different if you're on a custom rom. Best to use Root Explorer and locate the zip ahead of time, then swap it out with the animation of your choice. I've never messed with splash screens much so not much to offer there. If you want to mess with splash screen, try this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753788

Last edited by iowabowtech; September 25th, 2011 at 10:09 AM.