Can anyone give step-by-step instructions on how to change the Splash Screen? I'm tired of looking at that Motorola image...Thanks in advance! I saw the thread for the Evo, but wasn't sure that would work here.

Just an update: I tried using the method described in the aforementioned thread - Didn't work...didn't think it would either, Photon froze during install, pulled battery, and it booted as normal (update didn't work and Motorola red dot was still there)

Does ANYONE have a custom splash for the Photon yet?

Thanks!

 

Yup! I was able to change my bootanimation.

 

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Hey, I had posted on XDA about splash screens as well (or as they liked to call it boot logos) and they linked me to a thread about it when used on the Atrix. It supposedly works the same for the Photon, but I've yet to try it. I'll keep you guys updated. The boot logo is just the Motorola image with the Dual Core copy underneath, the bootanimation (which happens after the boot logo) is essentially a series of pictures, not movies, that will play like a flip animation. If you unzip the bootanimation file under /system/media, you'll have a better idea.

 

The best thing is: it IS that simple! Please read the following and check out the files I've attached at the bottom. I'm a San Jose Sharks fan..so that's was my boot logo. (taken from XDA - MUCH THANKS to thewarhawk, justforflashing, and M@XLOL)



FOR BOOT LOGO (prior to bootanimation)

What you'll need:
Image Editor - I used Photoshop
Binary Editor (I used FHRED -- it's free)
Fastboot
The included logo-header

Creating Your Logo

First: Open up your image editor, and make your boot image the dimensions must be 540x960. Important: you must flip the image vertically.

Second: Save your boot logo as a .BMP file, but it must be saved in 565 format. To do this in photoshop, save as the BMP file, then when the extra options come up push the advanced modes button, and select the R5 G6 B5 option.

Third: Open up the .BMP file with your binary editor and delete the first 70 Bits (pairs of numbers), and the last 2 bits (with FHRED, just highlight and hit delete

Fourth: Copy the header from the attached bin file and paste it at the top of your bin. Your file should be 1036820 bits. Save as logo.bin.

Applying a Logo

Fifth Unzip fastboot and move your logo.bin to the same directory.

Sixth: put your phone in fastboot by booting the phone holding the volume down, and then once you see fastboot on the screen, press voume up. connect your phone and open command prompt and use the cd command to navigate to where your fastboot and logo.bin is and enter:
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot reboot

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any misfortunes in your life including, but not limited to: death, taxes, or bricked phones
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FOR BOOTANIMATION:

Step 1: Create a series of images that will be your animation. Dimensions (540x960) and name each of them in sequential order. I used _00001.jpg as the numbering method. I ended up going up to _00010.jpg and then looped the animation.

Step 2: You'll need to edit the desc.txt so it'll play your animation as you want. When you open it, there are lines that describe everything. I just haven't figured out where to put the sounds...(I prefer that my phone load up silent anyway...) If you notice, in the text, you can call out specific folders (which you can rename to anything..I've kept it as sprint had). In the file it'll show you how to loop the animation (repeat count) I've chosen 0 for the animation part so it'll loop until the phone completely boots. You can keep playing around with timing and frames/sec...so you can essentially make a movie out of it.

Step 3: Zip your folders containing your images and your desc.txt in one .zip file. DO NOT COMPRESS IT. When saving it choose STORE as the compression mode. Name this file bootanimation.zip and save to your SD-Card on your phone

Step 4: Using Root Explorer, go into System/Media. Click on Mount as R/W. Then rename the current bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.bak to save it if you want. Next, move the bootanimation.zip you created into that /media folder. You'll need to change the permissions by long pressing the file.

It should be:
Owner: Read and Write are selected
Group: Read selected
Others: Read Selected

Click OK

Step 5: Reboot!

You can check out the bootanimation I made. Again, I'm a Sharks fan, and didn't want to make it too crazy...so I just made the eyes light up.

AGAIN I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBILE IF YOU DAMAGE OR BRICK YOUR PHONE.

 

Not that I would be able to help, but what other issues are you having?