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HOWTO: Custom boot animations on NON-ROOTED phones.

You need adb working.
Download http://www.multiupload.com/SVHPN9AINF into your tools dir of your sdk (/home/jcase/android-sdk/tools/ - c:\android-sdk\tools\ something like that)
go to command line, and change your dir to the tools dir of your sdk
cd /home/jcase/android-sdk/tools - or something like that
run adb push
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/
reboot phone. This will override the boot animation in /system/media
Enjoy.
-jcase

yay! first post
and install. works. +1 rep.

Thanks Jcase will try when I get home

Any way to backup the original incase I would like to go back?

adb shell rm /data/local/bootanimation.zip will do it.
the boot process looks in /data/local/ THEN in /system/media. So, if you remove the one you put in /data/local, the original is STILL in /system/media, and is displayed.

Would this work for the Nexus boot animation as long as we change the name of the zip to bootanimation.zip ?
here's the link to the nexus one: sendspace.com/file/0qwx4v

why is it that enevthough I am rooted i get this error when attempting to copy to /system/media?
C:\Users\Derek\Documents\Droid root\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media
failed to copy 'bootanimation.zip' to '/system/media/bootanimation.zip': Read-on
ly file system

mattoxic,
if its in the right format it should
derekm2j,
mount it as read/write
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
or push to data/local

jcase said:
mattoxic,
if its in the right format it should
derekm2j,
mount it as read/write
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
or push to data/local
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thanks a million my linux is a little rusty. now why would it say no space left on device? I know I dont have to do it this way but the blasted thing is telling me no. Therefore, i want to do it this way.

Ok, this must be for 2.1. Cause I am on 1.5 and it will not work. I keep getting the same boot screen.

Chev, not rooted yet?

Nope, just a little chicken$hit. If there was a way to go back I would.

I have a way back to 1.5 if needed, but it doesnt replace the bootloader.

jcase said:
I have a way back to 1.5 if needed, but it doesnt replace the bootloader.
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You have my attention .

I will post details

Where can I get different boot animations? I'm not sure if i like the Nexus one boot animation much.

Thank you! Works for me!
Question-
Can something like this be done for the Lockscreen?

Chevelle1768 said:
Any way to backup the original incase I would like to go back?
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The original bootanimation.zip is under /system/media. You dont really need to back it up if you are doing this the non-root way. Just delete /data/local/bootanimation.zip to revert to the original boot animation.

jadesdan said:
Thank you! Works for me!
Question-
Can something like this be done for the Lockscreen?
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Nope. Need r/w access to /system for that. Need root.

here's a great site with a ton of boot animations for this way
droidboots.com/downloads/boot-animations/
I'm using the nexus one now and it works great.

[BOOT ANIMATION] Georgio Armani Samsung Galaxy S

FOR ROOT USERS ONLY
1. Copy bootanimation.zip to /data/local/
2. Copy android_audio.mp3 to /system/customise/resources/
Please Note
Works with New Gingerbread Leaked Roms

FOR ROOT USERS ONLY
1. Copy bootanimation.zip to /data/local/
2. Copy android_audio.mp3 to /system/customise/resources/
Please Note
Works with New Gingerbread Leaked Roms

FOR ROOT USERS ONLY
1. Copy bootanimation.zip to /data/local/
2. Copy android_audio.mp3 to /system/customise/resources/
Please Note
Works with New Gingerbread Leaked Roms

If the animation runs too fast on your phone, edit the desc.txt file in bootanimation.zip and decrease the number 15 to around 8-10 as per your liking

frist post audio mp3 file corrupted please repost file bey++the file can't copy to /system/customise/resources/ why is read only bey
On my disare hd don't work on New Gingerbread Leaked Roms

The file is alright. Use 7zip to extract.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

cant extract the audio file because of CRC error in the first post.. not with either winrar or 7zip..

I downloaded the Armani video off youtube and made another version
http://hotfile.com/dl/109705198/24857b3/bootanimation.zip.html
click the thanks button if you like it

I cant find my folder /data/local/ my data folder contains nothing. What should I do? I can only see /system/customise/resources/

does that have sound ?

I didnt bother do the sound, but I can add it, or you can add it too if you still have the files

tids2k said:
does that have sound ?
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what sound?
I cant find folder /data/local. where should i put the bootanimation.zip? i can only see using Astro File Manager is /system/customize/resource. HELP PLEASE.

Schiso said:
what sound?
I cant find folder /data/local. where should i put the bootanimation.zip? i can only see using Astro File Manager is /system/customize/resource. HELP PLEASE.
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you need root manager or su manager to write files in that directory ..

tids2k said:
you need root manager or su manager to write files in that directory ..
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how do i write files in taht directory? ( i downloaded es file explorer/astro file explorer. what should i do? step by step please

Use root explorer.the other 2 you used don't get write permission
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

how do i remove the sound if i had already flash the sound for my boot animation?

use root explorer to browse to /system/customise/resources/ and delete android_audio.mp3
or use adb in command prompt
Code:
adb shell
cd /system/customise/resources/
rm android_audio.mp3
you can always type "ls" after you do /system/customise/resources/ to look for the sound file.

thanks for the quick reply !
my boot animation will hang... but it still can be loaded into android.
any idea how to solve it? i change the framerate from 15 to 10 and it still hang ..

is it one you downloaded or you made? framerate 15 = 15/100th of a second, correct me if im wrong there.

I pasted the file into system->media and on boot the animation was lighting fast so i changed the value from 15 to 8 in that file in the zip, saved and pasted it back into system->media and now i get no boot animation. i then pasted it into data->local and still nothing

[Q] Bootanimation Problems

I have rooted my LG Optimus 2x and have tested it by installing apps only for rooted phones. My phone has a bootanimation from the Swiss carrier Swisscom which is getting on my nerves as it also plays some miserable music. I have downloaded a different bootanimation but whe I try to rename the old bootanimation it says "insuffisient permission"....
anyone can help out with this please? There is also a close animation when turning the phone off.
Much appreciated.

Although you have root permissions you still need to mount the directory that the bootanimation is in with read/write permissions. If you have Root explorer this can easily be done.

robertosandros said:
Although you have root permissions you still need to mount the directory that the bootanimation is in with read/write permissions. If you have Root explorer this can easily be done.
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Cheers Roberto. I have astro file. how do I mount the directory? thank you.

Maliacrete said:
Cheers Roberto. I have astro file. how do I mount the directory? thank you.
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astro file cant' change the bootanimation!
u can use "root explorer"!

I'm not entirely sure but i think you dont need to have to change the orginal bootanimation.zip
If you put the new one in data/local/ that should work as well. You should try that before you change stuff around.

Search on market for bootanimation. I changed mine aswell.
Sent from my LG-P990

Do you need any further help? Or did you fix it

Make sure your bootanimation.zip only runs with 15fps and then put it to your sdcard.
Open up adb shell, and make sure you have root.
now use the following command to copy the new bootanimation to your phone:
cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip´
If your bootanimation runs with more than 15fps, you will have to make a flashable zip, and flash it to /system/media/bootanimation.zip
more info about bootanimations here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922902

Hallo and sorry for the late reply. I was not able to change the bootanimation. I read that I need to change the name of the existing bootanimation.zip, name the new bootanimation.zip and just put it in the system/media using root explorer. is this correct? I do not think i have the knowledge to check the amount of fps and how to make a flashable zip in case its more than 15fps... sorry but it sounds a bit of rocket sience here..

I have found the bootaniation changer lite on Market.. is this something good? anyone tried it?

Your bootanimation does not need to be 15 fps. I have a 30 fps one in data/local and it works just fine.

[Q] [AOKP] Cannot access root files to install boot animation

So, I've rooted my captivate and have installed build 32 of aokp.
I'm trying to install a custom boot animation. However i cannot access /system/media from my computer and when i try to copy and paste the .zip from the sdcard, file manager won't let me. /data/local does not exist.
I should mention i'm running blue infinium.
Any help? I'm pretty sure i'm being stupid but i've tried everything i can think of and read a bunch of threads.
Thanks in advance,
JSP

jsb_front said:
So, I've rooted my captivate and have installed build 32 of aokp.
I'm trying to install a custom boot animation. However i cannot access /system/media from my computer and when i try to copy and paste the .zip from the sdcard, file manager won't let me. /data/local does not exist.
I should mention i'm running blue infinium.
Any help? I'm pretty sure i'm being stupid but i've tried everything i can think of and read a bunch of threads.
Thanks in advance,
JSP
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Unless I'm mistaken, you actually want to put your boot animation in /system/media.
And if you have ADB installed, you can just reboot to recovery, hook up the USB cable, put your bootanimation.zip into the /platform-tools folder where ADB resides, and issue this command:
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
If you don't have ADB, you'll need to get a root-level file manager (ES File Explorer, Root Explorer, etc) to move the file.

Noob mode activated:
I'm assuming ADB is an app, and the code i'm supposed to enter is entered on the phone through a terminal program?
Otherwise thanks, makes sense. Anyway to access /system files through windows explorer?
Thanks again
*EDIT* Also, thats what i've been trying to do with the file manager. But when the file is selected/cut/copied, i cannot access the root files. I have tried several different root file systems.

jsb_front said:
Noob mode activated:
I'm assuming ADB is an app, and the code i'm supposed to enter is entered on the phone through a terminal program?
Otherwise thanks, makes sense. Anyway to access /system files through windows explorer?
Thanks again
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ADB is on the computer, you run it in terminal or command prompt. There isn't a way to access /system through windows explorer
Sent from my CM9 ICS i897 Captivate

korockinout13 said:
ADB is on the computer, you run it in terminal or command prompt. There isn't a way to access /system through windows explorer
Sent from my CM9 ICS i897 Captivate
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Alright, thank you. Also, does terminal=cmd? I understand terminal can be on the phone, but i always thought, on windows anyway, that terminal is synonymous with command prompt.
Thank you all for the help

jsb_front said:
Noob mode activated:
I'm assuming ADB is an app, and the code i'm supposed to enter is entered on the phone through a terminal program?
Otherwise thanks, makes sense. Anyway to access /system files through windows explorer?
Thanks again
*EDIT* Also, thats what i've been trying to do with the file manager. But when the file is selected/cut/copied, i cannot access the root files. I have tried several different root file systems.
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ADB is Android Debug Bridge - it's part of the Android SDK that you have to download and install from Google. It's a pretty handy tool to have.
As korockinout13 pointed out, no dice with the Windows Explorer seeing the root files, and terminal does equal cmd/command prompt.
With the explorer app on your phone, you'll have to look around and find a setting that will tell Android to mount your /system folder as read-write. I believe in Root Explorer there's a button near the top that switches read-only and read-write.

Looked around on explorer and couldn't find the setting. Root explorer costs 4$ and I've tried a couple others. All giving me the read only memory error. I'll just have to wait till I get home to do it over adb. Thanks for all the help.

root access wont let you "see" your root folders when you mount your phone as SD card.
adb is one of many options.
copy to sdcard, then use a root level manager to move
wait!! there was this on the portal today.... Quick ADB Pusher.. adb file pusher GUI
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/push-files-to-your-device-with-quick-adb-pusher/

Got it to work with Ghost Commander. There's an option to remount files as ro/rw.
Works great. Thanks for your help!

That bootanimation is screwed up - it's not zip, files are stored. It took me a while to figure it out.

Changing boot animation on Android M Preview 3

I tried to change the boot animation, running M Preview 3, and despite the fact that the flash claims to have performed successfully, it did not. I'm trying to flash the Marvel boot from the Themes and Apps section, and I know the flashable file worked on 5.1.1. It didn't overwrite the bootanimation.zip in /system/media. At one point, I was able to manually move the file there myselfusing Root Explorer, but I did not realize that the /system partiton did not have enough space to hold the entire zip file, so it was a corrupted zip at that point, and now my boot animation is just "android" in gray lettering. I cleared up enough space to hold the entire zip file of the marvel boot, but now I cannot move the file there, ES File Explorer and Root Explorer simply say it failed to copy.
I just tried to use adb to push the zip file from my computer, but it fails because /system is a read-only file system. So, I tried to remount with a shell as read-write, after some initial issues with apparently /system/xbin/mount not working properly, it did remount as read-write when using /system/bin/mount. But, adb push still fails because /system is a read-only file system.
Code:
mount | grep system
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
But, as you can see, it's mounted as read-write.
I, also, just tried to move the file as root in an adb shell, with no luck. A bootanimation.zip shows up in /system/media, but apparently it is corrupt because I cannot open it with root explorer, or in Windows when I pull it. When I try to move the boot animation that I want, the shell reports that there is not sufficient space, which is true now. The bootanimation.zip takes up 40MB of the 55MB of free space in the /system partition. Any time I try to delete the zip, it is automatically recreated before I have a chance to move anything in it's place, even when I do:
Code:
rm /system/media/bootanimation.zip | mv /storage/emulated/0/Download/marvelboot/system/media/bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
So, what am I missing? Is it even possible to change the boot animation on Android M? Am I doing something wrong, or not doing something I need to?

why flash it? its a boot animation.. extract it from the zip, then pkace the bootanimation.zip into /system/media/ then just reboot. thats all it takes.
edit.. i didnt read ypur whole post and realuze that yoh have other issues.

Yeah, I wish it was just as easy as flashing or moving the zip file to /system/media/... Normally it is, but with Android M there seems to be a problem?

cappiez said:
Yeah, I wish it was just as easy as flashing or moving the zip file to /system/media/... Normally it is, but with Android M there seems to be a problem?
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no, no problem here. do you have full root? i mean do you have the ability to edit anything in /system/?

Everything seems fine according to root checker. And, if I make small changes to my build.prop (Just editing build.id), the changes stick after a reboot. Soooo.. Yes?

cappiez said:
Everything seems fine according to root checker. And, if I make small changes to my build.prop (Just editing build.id), the changes stick after a reboot. Soooo.. Yes?
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so you fo have full root. i use root explorer to put animations into /system/meda/, havent had any issues. does that animation work on a n6?

It worked on 5.1.1. Since I moved to the M Preview 3 builds, it appears to have stopped working.

cappiez said:
It worked on 5.1.1. Since I moved to the M Preview 3 builds, it appears to have stopped working.
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nope. im on m preview 3, and it works fine here.