Root HOW-TO: Boot Animation Screen *Root*

[Daft Punk]

For you EVO users, may work for other android phones.
How to change your boot animation.
Easy way to change your bootscreen *updated for fullroot!* - xda-developers
1. get the .zip animation you want from XDA
2. put .zip in the pushboot folder
3. follow steps in link using pushboot2
Enjoy



FYI Im rooted via Unrevoked 3.

 

[exclamation_mark]

I was looking for a specific boot animation that i had seen on youtube using the star trek lcars and when i googled it i found a link to xda (no surprise) anyway, I was able to flash it like i would a ROM or kernel, i didnt have to use adb or anything.

Is there a collection of flashable boot animations? or was this a unique circumstance?

*oh, and "Revive old thread!"

 

[v01rider]

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[surfologist87]

Wait, so how exactly do you 'install' a new animation? I tried reading..
Do you copy/paste and replace the original files on your phone?
Or do you flash the zip via Clockwork/Amon...?
thanks

 

[cabbie]

i made one.

really enjoy.

link

 

[exclamation_mark]

Wait, so how exactly do you 'install' a new animation? I tried reading..
Do you copy/paste and replace the original files on your phone?
Or do you flash the zip via Clockwork/Amon...?
thanks

That's the same question i had, it seems that some are made to flash while others are just the animations and possibly the sound byte to go with it. I had downloaded a flashable boot animation earlier and got to thinking that i could use the zip file to install any animation i wanted by simply copying the file and replacing the animation folder and .mp3 with what ever animation i had downloaded then re-zipping. I tested my theory and it work, i was able to flash a different boot animation using recovery.

 

[v01rider]

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[v01rider]

That's the same question i had, it seems that some are made to flash while others are just the animations and possibly the sound byte to go with it. I had downloaded a flashable boot animation earlier and got to thinking that i could use the zip file to install any animation i wanted by simply copying the file and replacing the animation folder and .mp3 with what ever animation i had downloaded then re-zipping. I tested my theory and it work, i was able to flash a different boot animation using recovery.

from the bootanimation files i have seen, they are not flashable like a kernel or rom.

you have to install these via a tool or manually by adb.

 

[WaynesNside]

Where is pushboot2 folder located? Just searched sd card and didn't find it.

 

[exclamation_mark]

from the bootanimation files i have seen, they are not flashable like a kernel or rom.

you have to install these via a tool or manually by adb.

This one can be flashed from recovery.

Forgot to put the link in.

 

[v01rider]

Where is pushboot2 folder located? Just searched sd card and didn't find it.

it needs to be on your computer.

 

[cabbie]

ya'll should really learn to use the adb commands, its really simple, you only need three

start->run->cmd to open command window
change the directory to sdk\tools where the bootanimation.zip is contained
type:
adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media
adb reboot

done

 

[novox77]

huh, weird, i had to push the file to

/system/customize/resource

 

[v01rider]

[DOWNLOAD] R2D2 Boot animation from D2 Special Edition - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum

the original droid!! this is my evo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm50BI7xjZM

 

[Munnarg]

Can this be done using Root Explorer on the phone?

 

[v01rider]

Can this be done using Root Explorer on the phone?

yes, just have to put the bootanimation.zip in the correct location. it differs from rom to rom.

 

[Munnarg]

I'm using the stock rom that I rooted recently with unrevoked 3.2. What would be location be?

 

[v01rider]

I'm using the stock rom that I rooted recently with unrevoked 3.2. What would be location be?

possibly

/system/customize/resource

 

[ToreUpFrmDflorUp]

i did this a few minutes ago and it works great on my EVO. Im on Fresh 3.2 ROM.
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