Root HOW TO: Change bootup/shutdown animations and sounds

[nitsuj17]

Ah, that explains it. I'm still using the 1.54 Geeknik DJ05 kernel

Time to upgrade!

yeah 1.6xx or above for geek (im assuming, could have been earlier) enabled boot animations on dj05

 

[karib]

I just changed by boot animation to the pink scribble android and I luv it So easy...even I could do it!! How did I ever become such a phone dork?

 

[djfrost]

easy pisy!!

 

[davidnmegan6907]

Well changed the bootup ani plenty of times but yet to be able to get a shutdown.. maybe at some point itll happen lol

 

[schenker]

Hmm... I just tried changing the boot animation to the BIOS startup one linked above. I followed the directions exactly and have tried it with three different kernels (at least one of which I'm certain allows boot animations) and just get a black screen. Any thoughts?

Kernels:

Geeknik's 12/19
JT's 12/30
imnuts -25 nonvoodoo

 

[nitsuj17]

Hmm... I just tried changing the boot animation to the BIOS startup one linked above. I followed the directions exactly and have tried it with three different kernels (at least one of which I'm certain allows boot animations) and just get a black screen. Any thoughts?

Kernels:

Geeknik's 12/19
JT's 12/30
imnuts -25 nonvoodoo

have you tried moving it data/local and system/media...for some it works in data/local...for other people system/media....remember to rename the file you want to move as well to bootanimation.zip...most arent named that by default

 

[schenker]

have you tried moving it data/local and system/media...for some it works in data/local...for other people system/media....remember to rename the file you want to move as well to bootanimation.zip...most arent named that by default

New file is renamed bootanimation.zip and is now in both data/local and system/media and still black screen.

I was actually not getting any boot animation at all, even before attempting any of this. All I see is the Samsung logo when it turns on.

 

[nitsuj17]

New file is renamed bootanimation.zip and is now in both data/local and system/media and still black screen.

I was actually not getting any boot animation at all, even before attempting any of this. All I see is the Samsung logo when it turns on.

hmmm...afaik geekniks 12/19 supported boot anis...but i could be wrong

 

[saps]

hmmm...afaik geekniks 12/19 supported boot anis...but i could be wrong

yeah I think you are right in fact since/after 1.54 I think he re-enabled them [which is to imply 1.54 didnt]

 

[Tooch01]

New file is renamed bootanimation.zip and is now in both data/local and system/media and still black screen.

I was actually not getting any boot animation at all, even before attempting any of this. All I see is the Samsung logo when it turns on.

Fwiw I never tried any animations on geeknik's but recently went voodoo and I am running this ani right now and it works fine.

 

[schenker]

OK, I figured out the problem. The bios boot animation needs to be flashed via CWM. If you open up the .zip that appears on the hosting page here, you'll see the "bootanimation.zip" file that is actually supposed to go in data/local. Once flashed, the file worked fine.

My question: are the other four files in the zip file important to have? That would be:

Manifest.mf
Cert.sf
Cert.rsa
update-script

I don't want to put additional cruft on the phone if it's not necessary. I would like to just extract the bootanimation.zip and put that on my phone without the other stuff.

 

[Tooch01]

OK, I figured out the problem. The bios boot animation needs to be flashed via CWM. If you open up the .zip that appears on the hosting page here, you'll see the "bootanimation.zip" file that is actually supposed to go in data/local. Once flashed, the file worked fine.

My question: are the other four files in the zip file important to have? That would be:

Manifest.mf
Cert.sf
Cert.rsa
update-script

I don't want to put additional cruft on the phone if it's not necessary. I would like to just extract the bootanimation.zip and put that on my phone without the other stuff.

I am almost certain those other files are required for flashing via CWM. But in the end I just took the bootanimation.zip and pushed it through ADB to data/local and it works fine.

 

[schenker]

I am almost certain those other files are required for flashing via CWM. But in the end I just took the bootanimation.zip and pushed it through ADB to data/local and it works fine.

Thanks, Tooch. I used Root Explorer to extract just the bootanimation.zip file, then put it in data/local, and it works great.

 

[Tooch01]

Thanks, Tooch. I used Root Explorer to extract just the bootanimation.zip file, then put it in data/local, and it works great.

Glad to hear that..it is a cool startup, brings back quite a few memories.

 

[fstbusa]

Downloaded jts non-vood 11/2, and all is good my friend!! Thank you guys for the help!

I'm running DJ05 superclean / stupidfast 1.54 kernel and can't get boot ani to work. I'm assuming its because of the kernel and haven't tried another kernel yet.

The instructions were straight forward and couldn't figure out why I couldn't get them to work. I tried combos of each folder plus both and none worked.

Shutdown ani worked fine.

 

[davidnmegan6907]

I'm running DJ05 superclean / stupidfast 1.54 kernel and can't get boot ani to work. I'm assuming its because of the kernel and haven't tried another kernel yet.

The instructions were straight forward and couldn't figure out why I couldn't get them to work. I tried combos of each folder plus both and none worked.

Shutdown ani worked fine.

Yea I'm pretty sure that 1.54 does not support custom boot ani you need to go to a later kernel

 

[fstbusa]

Yea I'm pretty sure that 1.54 does not support custom boot ani you need to go to a later kernel

got a link to a later kernel?

 

[davidnmegan6907]

http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/235766-one-stop-shopping-sf-kernels.html

check some of these out but make sure to read as some are voodoo

 

[fstbusa]

http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/235766-one-stop-shopping-sf-kernels.html

check some of these out but make sure to read as some are voodoo

I just installed the oc stupid fast kernel and the boot ani worked great!

 

[davidnmegan6907]

I just installed the oc stupid fast kernel and the boot ani worked great!

Good deal

 

[Mazeraski]

Thank you to everyone for taking up the slack in this thread while I have been notoriously absent lately I plan to finally jump to the voodoo5 kernels tonight, and hopefully stick my head in here more often

 

[saps]

Thank you to everyone for taking up the slack in this thread while I have been notoriously absent lately I plan to finally jump to the voodoo5 kernels tonight, and hopefully stick my head in here more often

Well, well, well look what the ole cat dragged. Notoriously absent? Hmm is that like the ocean is wet Yeah get yourself voodoo Maz and then hope on da froyoz dood

 

[davidnmegan6907]

Well, well, well look what the ole cat dragged. Notoriously absent? Hmm is that like the ocean is wet Yeah get yourself voodoo Maz and then hope on da froyoz dood

I'm saying this weekend for me...

 

[Mazeraski]

Well, well, well look what the ole cat dragged. Notoriously absent? Hmm is that like the ocean is wet Yeah get yourself voodoo Maz and then hope on da froyoz dood

Don't faint because I'm responding on the same night saps Just loaded OTB voodoo kernel. Man, why I didn't do it sooner I have no idea. So much better performance-wise than the previous kernel I ran. Now just to test battery life, and then teh froyoz in the near future

 

[nitsuj17]

Don't faint because I'm responding on the same night saps Just loaded OTB voodoo kernel. Man, why I didn't do it sooner I have no idea. So much better performance-wise than the previous kernel I ran. Now just to test battery life, and then teh froyoz in the near future

Maz its good to see you around. you definitely gotta drop by more often