Root HOW TO: Change bootup/shutdown animations and sounds

[Piiman]

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).

On most android phones you can place the animation in either system/media or data/local and it will play. I assumed it would work that way on the fascinate but apparently Samsung has messed with it. When I say remove I mean either delete or rename. I've noticed that there is a file called bootsamsung.qmg that when you rename it the default Samsung animations also stops and you just get a blank start up. I'm betting that file has some info in it that points to the animation or even possible that's the animation.

I'd like to see this work with out a custom kernel myself.

 

[Mazeraski]

On most android phones you can place the animation in either system/media or data/local and it will play. I assumed it would work that way on the fascinate but apparently Samsung has messed with it. When I say remove I mean either delete or rename. I've noticed that there is a file called bootsamsung.qmg that when you rename it the default Samsung animations also stops and you just get a blank start up. I'm betting that file has some info in it that points to the animation or even possible that's the animation.

I'd like to see this work with out a custom kernel myself.

Oh okay. Yeah, I noticed the bootsamsung.qmg file as well but I wasn't sure to what effect it had on the boot animation so I didn't mess with it. If the default Samsung animation stops when you rename it then I would assume that it is the stock boot animation file, but who knows. Did you try to run a custom animation after renaming the bootsamsung.qmg file while running the stock kernel?

 

[Piiman]

Oh okay. Yeah, I noticed the bootsamsung.qmg file as well but I wasn't sure to what effect it had on the boot animation so I didn't mess with it. If the default Samsung animation stops when you rename it then I would assume that it is the stock boot animation file, but who knows. Did you try to run a custom animation after renaming the bootsamsung.qmg file while running the stock kernel?

I don't think I renamed the animation bootsamsung.qmg. More testing is in order..
Hold on I'll be right back.....

Nope unless its a different format, which considering its .gmg extension its highly likely

 

[nitsuj17]

bump for a great thread, and one i couldnt find earlier

 

[Mazeraski]

I don't think I renamed the animation bootsamsung.qmg. More testing is in order..
Hold on I'll be right back.....

Nope unless its a different format, which considering its .gmg extension its highly likely

Yeah, I'm really late responding to this, but I haven't ran the stock kernel in ages. So I'm not sure if you found a way to run a custom ani on the stock kernel since. From what I have gathered though it seems you can stop the stock ani by renaming the bootsamsung.qmg but cannot run a custom ani on the stock kernel, even by doing this (correct me if I'm wrong).

bump for a great thread, and one i couldnt find earlier

Thanks nitsuj

 

[grin0048]

So I was trying to put in a new shutdown animation last night but found that I couldn't move or delete the original (and by original I simply mean the ones currently there) images. Every time I tried removing them from the folder, they'd just get replaced right away...any ideas?

 

[saps]

So I was trying to put in a new shutdown animation last night but found that I couldn't move or delete the original (and by original I simply mean the ones currently there) images. Every time I tried removing them from the folder, they'd just get replaced right away...any ideas?

Are you using root explorer? this wont work with just astro

 

[grin0048]

Are you using root explorer? this wont work with just astro

Yep, using root explorer. When I delete a file, I get the confirmation notification and the file disappears. As soon as I either refresh or leave the folder and come back, the file is there again. Strange that nobody else has described anything like this problem yet.

 

[grin0048]

Reinstalling root explorer seems to have done the trick.

 

[Mazeraski]

Reinstalling root explorer seems to have done the trick.

Sometimes it's the simplest solution, glad you figured the problem out

 

[nitsuj17]

Sometimes it's the simplest solution, glad you figured the problem out

maz! hadnt see you around in awhile

 

[seanatsb]

So I downloaded a couple different boot animations and tried getting them to work by placing them in /data/local but they do not work. I still get the samsung/verizon bootup.

I am running DJ05/JTSuperClean rom/ Stupidfast 1.54 stable kernel.

I could have sworn I read somewhere that stupidfast supports custom boot animations. Am i wrong?

If I am wrong, i'll switch to one of JT's. Is JT's 12/12 test kernel non-voodoo? I want to stick with non-voodoo kernels for a couple weeks to make sure I don't have problems with DJ05.

Also, if a kernel doesnt support custom boots, what will happen if you replace the system boot file with a custom zip?

Oh, and if someone has the time, what location is the system bootup animation located in? I know it's posted elsewhere, and I will look for it when i have time, but figured I'd ask meanwhile in case someone can take 30 secs to answer.

Thanks guys.

 

[nitsuj17]

So I downloaded a couple different boot animations and tried getting them to work by placing them in /data/local but they do not work. I still get the samsung/verizon bootup.

I am running DJ05/JTSuperClean rom/ Stupidfast 1.54 stable kernel.

I could have sworn I read somewhere that stupidfast supports custom boot animations. Am i wrong?

If I am wrong, i'll switch to one of JT's. Is JT's 12/12 test kernel non-voodoo? I want to stick with non-voodoo kernels for a couple weeks to make sure I don't have problems with DJ05.

Also, if a kernel doesnt support custom boots, what will happen if you replace the system boot file with a custom zip?

Oh, and if someone has the time, what location is the system bootup animation located in? I know it's posted elsewhere, and I will look for it when i have time, but figured I'd ask meanwhile in case someone can take 30 secs to answer.

Thanks guys.

i dont use geeknik kernels, but i know some earlier dj05 revisions did not support boot animations

 

[seanatsb]

i dont use geeknik kernels, but i know some earlier dj05 revisions did not support boot animations

Thanks. This one (Stupidfast) definitely doesn't support it. I installed JT's 12/12 non-voodoo kernel and custom boots now work.

 

[Piiman]

So I downloaded a couple different boot animations and tried getting them to work by placing them in /data/local but they do not work. I still get the samsung/verizon bootup.

I am running DJ05/JTSuperClean rom/ Stupidfast 1.54 stable kernel.

I could have sworn I read somewhere that stupidfast supports custom boot animations. Am i wrong?

If I am wrong, i'll switch to one of JT's. Is JT's 12/12 test kernel non-voodoo? I want to stick with non-voodoo kernels for a couple weeks to make sure I don't have problems with DJ05.

Also, if a kernel doesnt support custom boots, what will happen if you replace the system boot file with a custom zip?

Oh, and if someone has the time, what location is the system bootup animation located in? I know it's posted elsewhere, and I will look for it when i have time, but figured I'd ask meanwhile in case someone can take 30 secs to answer.

Thanks guys.

try putting it in /system/media

 

[sreymj]

Thanks. This one (Stupidfast) definitely doesn't support it. I installed JT's 12/12 non-voodoo kernel and custom boots now work.

I am running StupidFast v12.15.10 along with a custom boot animation.

 

[nitsuj17]

I am running StupidFast v12.15.10 along with a custom boot animation.

yes new ones should...older ones dont

 

[Mazeraski]

maz! hadnt see you around in awhile

Yeah, I've been away for what seems like an eternity Away from here and irc, though I've been popping up in irc more as of late. I've been missing out though, I needed to come back


As for the StupidFast kernels, the earlier DJ05 ones don't support custom boot/shutdown ani's. I haven't tried the most recent (12.15 or 12.19) to see whether they do or not, but I will try it as well.

Speaking of the animations, does anyone know where to find the animation of the droid with a circle being traced around him that was included in JT's non-voodoo kernel that's in ROM manager? I sort of like that one and it's one that I could add to the original post.

 

[razorclose]

do custom boot animations not work on DJ05?

 

[nitsuj17]

do custom boot animations not work on DJ05?

yes they do...some of the earlier dj05 geeknik kernels didnt...but now virtually all of them do.

if you are on the stock kernel however...i have no idea as i didnt stay on it long

 

[lowtech80]

I'm getting "you cannot paste here because the file system is read only" whenever I try to take something in system/etc.

 

[nitsuj17]

I'm getting "you cannot paste here because the file system is read only" whenever I try to take something in system/etc.

In root explorer in the upped right corner there is a button to switch from r/o to r/w...,push it.

 

[nitsuj17]

I'm getting "you cannot paste here because the file system is read only" whenever I try to take something in system/etc.

In root explorer in the upped right corner there is a button to switch from r/o to r/w...,push it.

 

[lowtech80]

Thx

 

[razorclose]

yes they do...some of the earlier dj05 geeknik kernels didnt...but now virtually all of them do.

if you are on the stock kernel however...i have no idea as i didnt stay on it long

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

Time to upgrade!