Okay, I have seen more than a couple different inquiries (including some by me) on these topics in multiple places in the SF forums and elsewhere. Because of this I figured I would try and collect all the information regarding changing these things and put them into this one thread. If you think I am missing or forgot something, let me know and I can add it in (such as new files, clarification, etc).

Thanks to the respective creators of each file included in this thread. Without you guys we wouldn't even be detailing this process.

DISCLAIMER: This is intended to provide easy step-by-step directions to change bootup and shutdown animations and sounds. I take no responsibility if you screw up your phone attempting to follow these instructions. Read everything carefully.

Related threads:
http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/200410-anyone-had-success-changing-boot-animation.html
-(thank you contributors to this thread)


http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/202093-fascinate-boot-animation-links-requests.html
- has a couple of different animations confirmed to work with the SF (thanks to SirKronan for compiling and respective creators for your work)
*Android Scribble 2.0
*Droid Star Wars R2D2
*Android Bios Boot animation
*Windows 7 boot animation
*Spinning droid custom boot animation
*Regular Galaxy S bootup animation
*Droid peeing on apple boot animation (can you confirm this one saps?) (confirmed below)
*Numerous Captivate animations (Stainless steel android, rotating colors android, electric android, etc.)
*[BOOT ANIMATION] The Droids
*Numerous Boot Animations and PowerOn sounds for the Mesmerize
*Epic 4G- Helix Animations
*Nexus S-Android Vs Apple Lol
*Portal 2 Aperture Laboratories
*Alternate Portal 2 Aperture Laboratories

Here is one sound file (the DROID noise) which is in both formats for bootup and shutdown:
Bootup: DROID.wav
Shutdown: DROID.ogg

More sounds:
*Page with some sounds from Portal

Here are some shutdown animations (originally created as bootup animation's from xda user GLa'DOS):
*Android scribble w/yellow color burst (altered by saps)
*Android scribble w/no color burst (altered by saps)
*Android scribble w/green color burst (altered by me)
Another shutdown animation:
*Galaxy S shutdown
Originally Skywalker's Blackhole bootup animation (reversed by angelikchaos into a shutdown ani):
*Blackhole shutdown
Dysgenic's particles2 shutdown ani (reversed by angelikchaos)
*particles2 shutdown
Dysgenic's Android Glow 1 boot ani (formatted for shutdown by angelikchaos):
*Android Glow 1 Shutdown Ani
Dysgenic's Android Glow 1 shutdown ani (reversed by angelikchaos into a shutdown ani):
*Android Glow 1 Reverse Shutdown Ani
*Mez-Shutdown Ani's and Sounds


PLEASE NOTE: You must be rooted. You must reboot in order for these changes to take effect. You should have Root Explorer (although I am sure there is a way with ADB commands as well though). You may want to create a backup (CWM or the like), just in case. Also, most of the people I have seen do this are running a version of Dirrk's/jt's kernel or a ROM like Adrynalyne's SC or the Community ROM (using OTB kernel), which allow boot/shutdown animations to be changed. The kernel you are currently using when attempting to change the animations must allow for them to be changed for this to work.


The file needed to change your boot-up animation should be a .zip file.
I successfully changed my bootup animation by doing the following:

Boot-up animation:
1) download a new boot animation .zip file (I put mine in /sdcard/downloads)
2) open Root Explorer
3) navigate to where you put the new .zip
4) copy the new .zip
5) paste it into /data/local
6) rename it "bootanimation.zip." (if it isn't already)

Also, if you want to change the startup/shutdown sounds:

Startup sound:
1) DL a new sound file
2) convert to a .wav file (using Winamp+.wav converter/iTunes)
3) put on SD card
4) open Root Explorer
5) navigate to /system/etc
6) rename "PowerOn.wav" to "PowerOn.wav.old"
7) navigate to where you placed the DL'ed .wav file
8) copy
9) paste into /system/etc
10) rename it "PowerOn.wav"

Shutdown sound:
1) DL a new sound file
2) convert to .ogg file (I used Winamp+.ogg converter)
3) put on SD card
4) open Root Explorer
5) navigate to /system/media/audio/ui
6) rename "shutdown.ogg" to "shutdown.ogg.old"
7) navigate to the DL'ed .ogg file
8) copy
9) paste into /system/media/audio/ui
10) rename it "shutdown.ogg"

Shutdown animation (DL is above as well): (thanks to saps):
http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/202093-fascinate-boot-animation-links-requests.html#post1815416

Note: After performing any of these steps, reboot and enjoy

 

Thanks for confirming the Droid peeing animation saps.

It is pretty easy to do. If anyone is thinking about doing it I hope this helps

BTW, here are my bootup/shutdown animations (apologies for the sideways video):

Bootup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EaHUYirCZ0

Shutdown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ajlKDObGCo

 

Agreed. Yeah, I had my phone at my desk (in my hand), I just decided to shoot the video with my digital camera sideways and didn't care enough to redo it at the present time.

 

Done, thanks nitsuj

 

Don't worry about it, we are here to help . As for the boot animation, I'm assuming you have a kernel that allows changing of boot/shutdown animations since you changed the shutdown. The bootanimation.zip can be put in either /data/local or /system/media, however I only included /data/local because I've been told it's easier since the phone looks in that folder first. Did you make sure the .zip file is named "bootanimation.zip"? What boot animation are you trying to use? Did you follow the directions exactly? If not, detail the process you went through and perhaps that may shine some light on something.

The kernel that you currently run must allow for boot animations/shutdowns to be able to be changed. This is why you can't change it in the stock kernel, because I don't believe that it allows it to be changed IIRC.

When you remove the default animation, do you actually delete it? What exactly do you do when you say remove? Sorry for asking a seemingly obvious question, but if it is still on the phone's memory somewhere I'd imagine it would just search for it until it found the file(s).

 

Thank nitsuj, he did all the legwork while I been away from the forum this weekend. Glad you both got everything working now though