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Restoring Samsung lock screen in Cognition

Hello, just wondering how I could restore the stock samsung lock screen (with the puzzle pieces). I'm on cognition beta 5. I have titanium backups that likely have samsung's stock lock screen (was running 2.2 leak previously) - any ideas?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

i just searched for "lock screen" in the cognition thread and found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8537704&postcount=2356

bryman27 said:
i just searched for "lock screen" in the cognition thread and found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8537704&postcount=2356
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Yep, I have done that twice and works great!!!

Sorry guys, I had searched the cognition thread but perhaps not as awesomely/thoroughly as you had.
I am not one to bother posting and waiting for an answer when I can find it through a simple search. Looks like I didn't use the system correctly this time. Thanks for humoring me anyway and including the relevant search result.
Yours in humble and eternal magisterial grace in the name of the LORD Zeus,
Elgo
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Quick question--is that the Eclair or Froyo lockscreen? Let me rephrase that--do you have to pull the lockscreen one inch, or like 3 inches? Are there any other differences between the 2.1 and 2.2 lockscreens other than the increase in distance that you have to drag the screen?

j1mb34m said:
Quick question--is that the Eclair or Froyo lockscreen? Let me rephrase that--do you have to pull the lockscreen one inch, or like 3 inches? Are there any other differences between the 2.1 and 2.2 lockscreens other than the increase in distance that you have to drag the screen?
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My guess is that it's the froyo one.
I don't know if it would cause issues or not but you could probably get the eclair version from the JH2/3/7 threads

Stock Lockscreen
pilot_xphile said:
Yep, I have done that twice and works great!!!
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It says to put it in your /system/framework folder... anybody that can tell me where this is located would be greatly appreciatedd..

Nuqqets said:
It says to put it in your /system/framework folder... anybody that can tell me where this is located would be greatly appreciatedd..
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It's on your phone
before you use adb you should read all of this
If you have the file on your computer, then you can use adb to push it to your phone.
In this particular case the commands would be: (replace path to android.policy.odex with the actual path to the android.policy.odex file on your computer)
adb push "path to android.policy.odex" /system/framework/android.policy.odex
chmod 644 /system/framework/android.policy.odex
Or you could just use root explorer.

bryman27 said:
It's on your phone
before you use adb you should read all of this
If you have the file on your computer, then you can use adb to push it to your phone.
In this particular case the commands would be: (replace path to android.policy.odex with the actual path to the android.policy.odex file on your computer)
adb push "path to android.policy.odex" /system/framework/android.policy.odex
chmod 644 /system/framework/android.policy.odex
Or you could just use root explorer.
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Haha. I am so losst :\.
can yu please explain how to do it step by step ?

Nuqqets said:
Haha. I am so losst :\.
can yu please explain how to do it step by step ?
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First, just to be extra sure you know exactly what this is, this will make your lockscreen look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So, if your phone already looks like that, then don't mess with this.
Now, since you sound confused, I'm going to recommend you spend the $4 on "root explorer" (it's in the market, just search for it) and do this the easy way.
1. Normally this step would be to root your phone, but if you don't have this already then you are certainly already rooted. (if you are rooted there will be an app on your phone called "superuser")
1.5. download the android.policy.odex file to your phone, either through usb or just download it straight to your phone
2. download root explorer if you have not already
3. open root explorer
4. tap on "allow" when superuser pops up (if you have opened root explorer before then this will likely not happen, if you are not rooted a message will pop saying to restart the app)
5. scroll down to sdcard and choose it then look for the android.policy.odex file
6. tap and hold on that, then choose copy
7. press the back button and then scroll down to system and choose it
8. then choose framework
9. then choose "paste" at the bottom of the screen
10. then choose yes to overwrite the old file
11. then tap and hold on "android.policy.odex" and choose permissions
12. then check all the boxes in the left column (read) and only the first box in the middle column (write) and none of the boxes in the right column (execute)
13. choose ok
14. turn your phone off and then back on
15. enjoy

bryman27 said:
First, just to be extra sure you know exactly what this is, this will make your lockscreen look like this:
So, if your phone already looks like that, then don't mess with this.
Now, since you sound confused, I'm going to recommend you spend the $4 on "root explorer" (it's in the market, just search for it) and do this the easy way.
1. Normally this step would be to root your phone, but if you don't have this already then you are certainly already rooted. (if you are rooted there will be an app on your phone called "superuser")
1.5. download the android.policy.odex file to your phone, either through usb or just download it straight to your phone
2. download root explorer if you have not already
3. open root explorer
4. tap on "allow" when superuser pops up (if you have opened root explorer before then this will likely not happen, if you are not rooted a message will pop saying to restart the app)
5. scroll down to sdcard and choose it then look for the android.policy.odex file
6. tap and hold on that, then choose copy
7. press the back button and then scroll down to system and choose it
8. then choose framework
9. then choose "paste" at the bottom of the screen
10. then choose yes to overwrite the old file
11. then tap and hold on "android.policy.odex" and choose permissions
12. then check all the boxes in the left column (read) and only the first box in the middle column (write) and none of the boxes in the right column (execute)
13. choose ok
14. turn your phone off and then back on
15. enjoy
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THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH!. Its people like you that make this site so great ! Willing to help a fellow android member out . I greatly appreciate the very detailed and accurate steps and instructions you gave me. Respect.

bryman27 said:
First, just to be extra sure you know exactly what this is, this will make your lockscreen look like this:
So, if your phone already looks like that, then don't mess with this.
Now, since you sound confused, I'm going to recommend you spend the $4 on "root explorer" (it's in the market, just search for it) and do this the easy way.
1. Normally this step would be to root your phone, but if you don't have this already then you are certainly already rooted. (if you are rooted there will be an app on your phone called "superuser")
1.5. download the android.policy.odex file to your phone, either through usb or just download it straight to your phone
2. download root explorer if you have not already
3. open root explorer
4. tap on "allow" when superuser pops up (if you have opened root explorer before then this will likely not happen, if you are not rooted a message will pop saying to restart the app)
5. scroll down to sdcard and choose it then look for the android.policy.odex file
6. tap and hold on that, then choose copy
7. press the back button and then scroll down to system and choose it
8. then choose framework
9. then choose "paste" at the bottom of the screen
10. then choose yes to overwrite the old file
11. then tap and hold on "android.policy.odex" and choose permissions
12. then check all the boxes in the left column (read) and only the first box in the middle column (write) and none of the boxes in the right column (execute)
13. choose ok
14. turn your phone off and then back on
15. enjoy
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im using cognition b8 and in the framework folder their is no android.policy.odex but their is an android.policy.jar ? should i change the extension of the downloaded file to .jar or is their a different file available

Evan269 said:
im using cognition b8 and in the framework folder their is no android.policy.odex but their is an android.policy.jar ? should i change the extension of the downloaded file to .jar or is their a different file available
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No, do not change the extension. You need a different file.
try this one: link removed, read below
it's from the I897UCJJ4-Optimized ROM.

Aww ..
I used Cognition 2.3B6
Changed the .jar file using root explorer as mentioned by bryman27.
Now phone stuck in a looping reboot ..
Few vibration den all the button not working .
Newbie here.
What to do ?

Nagashiro said:
Aww ..
I used Cognition 2.3B6
Changed the .jar file using root explorer as mentioned by bryman27.
Now phone stuck in a looping reboot ..
Few vibration den all the button not working .
Newbie here.
What to do ?
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follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
this will take you back to how your phone was when you got it

bryman27 said:
No, do not change the extension. You need a different file.
try this one: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4516127/android.policy.jar
it's from the I897UCJJ4-Optimized ROM.
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yo that file messed up my device

Evan269 said:
yo that file messed up my device
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Aw man!
So sorry I'll remove the link, try the one-click I linked to and ask someone in the Cognition thread about the samsung lock

bryman27 said:
Aw man!
So sorry I'll remove the link, try the one-click I linked to and ask someone in the Cognition thread about the samsung lock
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yaah i restored through heimdall (im a mac user) its fine and yes please remove the link so people do not continue to try and mess up their devices

So is there a way to do this then? I really like b8, but would like it more with the samsung lock screen.
Last night I was able to get the launcher working but when I tried using a couple different sources for the lock screen I ended up stuck in a boot loop.
A solution for this would be greatly appreciated.

thanks to mdoctor for posting instructions in the Cog forum!
here's the Samsung lock screen for Cognition 2.3b8:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4516127/android.policy.jar
I tested it myself to make sure we don't have a repeat of the last incident.
For anyone who's interested, this file came from Cognition 2.3b4

[STICKY][HOW-TO] Google Apps - Update.zip installer w/ extras

Instructions for how to install Gapps on your Gtablet.
Install:
1) Download the latest gapps update.zip from here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version
The link you are looking for is near the bottom, shown in the red rectangle:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Options A: Stock Recovery:
2a) Download this recovery file for your install location
--SDCARD: http://www.multiupload.com/LURU5RRYKI
--SDCARD2: http://www.multiupload.com/31HBVXHB19
3a) Unpack the recovery zip file to your sdcard or sdcard2.
You should see /sdcard/recovery/command
4a) Copy your gapps update.zip to /sdcard
5a) Hold volume + and power to boot into recovery
Install should start automatically and reboot
Option B: Clockworkmod Recovery:
2b) Copy download to SDCARD
3b) Hold volume + and power to boot into recovery
4b) Choose, choose zip from sdcard
5b) Choose the zip to be applied as an update
Market Fix(Enable Full Market):
Follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861044&highlight=market+fix
EXTRAS:
TnT KB Standalone: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KUEXY5OA

Saved for additional growth.

rothnic said:
This is an update.zip that you can run from recovery. Meant to get you up and running with commonly added things over a base
After install, long press an input area to select the new input option.
TnT Kb: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KUEXY5OA
TnT Kb + Live WP + Gapps: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EJQP1OW5
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Roth, Does this build include the standard e-mail app which I can sync with exchange and my contacts with the contacts app shown here as well or does this build only include g-mail and standtard TnT mail appliation which does not let you sync calendar and contacts?
Thanks for the great work!

insight3fl said:
Roth, Does this build include the standard e-mail app which I can sync with exchange and my contacts with the contacts app shown here as well or does this build only include g-mail and standtard TnT mail appliation which does not let you sync calendar and contacts?
Thanks for the great work!
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This isn't a ROM, just an update.zip. What you see in that image is what is copied to /system/app

rothnic said:
This isn't a ROM, just an update.zip. What you see in that image is what is copied to /system/app
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I made a copy of the TnT Kb + Live WP + Gapps zip, put it in /sdcard and rename it update.zip, turn off the unit and then press power+volume up, but nothing happens -- it does says recovery and I got that triangle with an "!". I'm on stock TnT with adw launcher.
Any suggestions and help are most appreciative!

case-sensitive said:
I made a copy of the TnT Kb + Live WP + Gapps zip, put it in /sdcard and rename it update.zip, turn off the unit and then press power+volume up, but nothing happens -- it does says recovery and I got that triangle with an "!". I'm on stock TnT with adw launcher.
Any suggestions and help are most appreciative!
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You need to have clockworkmod recovery to just use the update.zip.
Otherwise you need to grab the /recover/command off of a different update. I think the clockworkmod recovery update.zip comes with it.
Using the stock recovery, it needs to see the command file to work.

case-sensitive said:
I made a copy of the TnT Kb + Live WP + Gapps zip, put it in /sdcard and rename it update.zip, turn off the unit and then press power+volume up, but nothing happens -- it does says recovery and I got that triangle with an "!". I'm on stock TnT with adw launcher.
Any suggestions and help are most appreciative!
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rothnic said:
You need to have clockworkmod recovery to just use the update.zip.
Otherwise you need to grab the /recover/command off of a different update. I think the clockworkmod recovery update.zip comes with it.
Using the stock recovery, it needs to see the command file to work.
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I get pretty much the same thing as case-sensitive. Except, after copying the recovery directory from the cwm update.zip to the sdcard root, I get an image of a box with a down arrow and an animated progress bar at the bottom and then the triangle ! after a couple seconds or so.
Any ideas?

The file appears to have disappeared.

Updated, changes in post.

Is there a way to uninstall the apps I'm not using? I was gunning just for Calendar and Contacts, which aren't picking up my Gmail accounts, and I'm not using the other apps, so would like to get them away from my OCD. But it's still way cool!

jacindc said:
Is there a way to uninstall the apps I'm not using? I was gunning just for Calendar and Contacts, which aren't picking up my Gmail accounts, and I'm not using the other apps, so would like to get them away from my OCD. But it's still way cool!
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root explorer will do it. i think androotfile will do it to. just go into system/app and delete the but make sure its mounted as r/w

I can't get these to install. Running CM6.1 beta2. There are no errors during the install in CWM recovery but when the device boots, none of the programs are there.

Do I need to run clockworkmod inorder to put it in recovery?

foreverknight said:
Do I need to run clockworkmod inorder to put it in recovery?
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No, but it would be easier for you to go ahead and get clockworkmod installed. I have a post that links to a v0.8 version update.zip that will apply clockwork from the stock recovery.

Thank you. I have 2 questions. 1. I have "androotfile" installed and cant seem to get it to mount as R/W in order to copy and paste the files needed to get the android market to work right I get "unable to chmod/system/framework:read only file system. 2. Now forgive me I am a newbie but how do you get the g tablet in recovery and why.
Thank you for all the help.

foreverknight said:
Thank you. I have 2 questions. 1. I have "androotfile" installed and cant seem to get it to mount as R/W in order to copy and paste the files needed to get the android market to work right I get "unable to chmod/system/framework:read only file system. 2. Now forgive me I am a newbie but how do you get the g tablet in recovery and why.
Thank you for all the help.
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Follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844088
Then follow the first post in this thread.
I'm unsure what you are trying to copy exactly. This post doesn't talk about manually copying anything.

I've tried this twice already with a factory reset in between each try, and it's worked both times!
Attached is a bunch of files you will need to make this work.
1.Download the attached Zip file and extrat the contents to your desktop
2.Mount your G and upload the "G Tablet" folder to your G's internal SD card
3.Using AndRootFile or any other file manager that supports root access, mount as R/W, and copy the contents of G Tablet\permissions to System\etc\permissions.
4.Copy the contents of G Tablet\framework to System\Framework
5.Copy the contents of G Tablet\lib to System\lib
6.Copy all the APK's found inside G Tablet\APK into your system\app folder.
7.Install them in this order:
1.GoogleServicesFramework.apk
2.OneTimeInitializer.apk
3.SetupWizard.apk
4.Talk.apk
5.Vending.apk
6.Gmail.apk
7.Maps.apk
8.Make sure you remount it as R/O when you're done!
9.Restart your G, Connect to Wifi, then launch Market.
10.Follow the standard Google Account setup procedure and enjoy your newly installed Market.
I got these instructions on another thread and all worked untill I got to the part about coping files to other directorys. Thats when I got that error in andfileroot.

foreverknight said:
I've tried this twice already with a factory reset in between each try, and it's worked both times!
Attached is a bunch of files you will need to make this work.
1.Download the attached Zip file and extrat the contents to your desktop
2.Mount your G and upload the "G Tablet" folder to your G's internal SD card
3.Using AndRootFile or any other file manager that supports root access, mount as R/W, and copy the contents of G Tablet\permissions to System\etc\permissions.
4.Copy the contents of G Tablet\framework to System\Framework
5.Copy the contents of G Tablet\lib to System\lib
6.Copy all the APK's found inside G Tablet\APK into your system\app folder.
7.Install them in this order:
1.GoogleServicesFramework.apk
2.OneTimeInitializer.apk
3.SetupWizard.apk
4.Talk.apk
5.Vending.apk
6.Gmail.apk
7.Maps.apk
8.Make sure you remount it as R/O when you're done!
9.Restart your G, Connect to Wifi, then launch Market.
10.Follow the standard Google Account setup procedure and enjoy your newly installed Market.
I got these instructions on another thread and all worked untill I got to the part about coping files to other directorys. Thats when I got that error in andfileroot.
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You are mixing two separate guides. You do not have to manually copy anything.
The thread you copied those instructions from is very old, and will not work as well as the one from this thread. I put together an update.zip that copies everything that needs to be copied, so you don't have to do those step.
It is very very simple:
Load the gapps update.zip to sdcard, run update.zip.

Do i need clock work mod to run this .zip cause the only option is to extract and there is no run.
PS really, thank you for your time

foreverknight said:
Do i need clock work mod to run this .zip cause the only option is to extract and there is no run.
PS really, thank you for your time
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The download here will have two files in the zip.
One file will be an update.zip, the other is a folder that looks like this: /recovery/command. The folder with command in it tells the stock recovery to flash the update.zip on the sdcard.
If you want to keep stock recovery, then rename the gapps update.zip to literally "update.zip" and put the folder /recovery/command on your SDCARD. Then you will hold volume + and power to run it.
If you want clockwork, just unzip the download here to your SDCARD. It will have the update.zip and /recovery folder to flash clockwork.

[Q] install boot animation

i downloaded assassaians creed boot and im lost on how to install it plz help

Duh :|
silverbacc said:
i downloaded assassaians creed boot and im lost on how to install it plz help
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replace the default animation file
u must be rooted and hav root explorer
hit thanks button if helped

nikhilpshankar said:
replace the default animation file
u must be rooted and hav root explorer
hit thanks button if helped
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also rename the bootanimation to what yours is named either ATT_bootanimation.zip or bootanimation.zip

Here is how I did it.
1. Download the .zip to your desktop and rename this file to the file that your device uses. (I use ATT, so I navigated to system, customize, resource, and that's where I saw my boot animation and it was, ATT_bootanimation.zip
2. Mount the disk so you can open the external sd drive on your computer
3. Moved the .zip file from the desktop to the external sd drive
4. I use Rom Toolbox, but use a root explorer and copy the bootanimation zip file from your external sd card, to your devices bootanimation file, It will ask if you want to overwrite or keep both files, but you MUST overwrite. Reboot phone and it should work. If that doesn't then try and install it from your recovery and you might have to delete the cache, but try that.
I do recommend backing up the phone and the current rom though...Just incase

Is there a specific place to go where i can download different boot animations for the vivid as well as preview them before downloading?

There are boot animation threads...
Trial and error as far as what works...
Our screen is 960x540
Anything smaller COULD work
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk 2

Conjukt said:
Is there a specific place to go where i can download different boot animations for the vivid as well as preview them before downloading?
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You can always try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540&highlight=sense
You have to download them first but it lets you see what it will look like.

Don't overwrite your ATT_bootanimation.zip file just rename it ATT_bootanimation.bak (or just bootanimation.bak if your original bootanimation file is named just bootanimation). This way if you can't get it to work then you can delete the file that dosen't work and go back to your original file by putting the .zip back.

Try install boot animation factory
HTC VIVID 4.0.4 SENSE 4.1

I'd love to try Annimation Factory but it requires Win SP3. I only have/use the laptop my company gives me and they control what SP are installed with an iron fist and we are only on SP1. I really need to build a new box. I"m still working on doing it the old fashion way as discribed in the OP's document.
EDIT - FYI - I installed Annimation Factory and it works just fine on SP1. One thing that I have noticed every time I open it it prompts me there is a new version even when turning off the check for updates in settings. When I try to download the new version it gives a downloader error. I don't think this is related to SP1. The AF version I have works good though. I'll go and get the new version manually.

Customizing Your Bootanimation w/ A QUIETER Bootsound!

COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE​
I finally managed to get a BOOTSOUND working on my custom BOOTANIMATION last night, but then the real frustration came. IT WAS SO FREAKING LOUD!!! I spent all night and today researching on the net about this & even trying to implement my own code in the mix in an effort to thwart/bypass the issue, but to no avail. Android seemed to insist on blasting the mother & from what I read, it seemed like this was a real problem for a great MANY, most of whom eventually gave up. Who would've thought that the solution would be much easier than I'd imagined.
I know this issue has been solved for many phones out there in many different ways, but not all and for those of us, like me, who are running stubborn versions of Android that insist on running at MAX VOLUME every time you fire them up, then this is for you!
This Bootanimation With Sound Was Made With This Tutorial!
WHAT TO KNOW FIRST:
1) BEFORE DOING ANYTHING YOU NEED TO BACK UP YOUR NAND FIRST!!! It can be done with Clockwork Mod Recovery or EXT-4 Recovery. In case you mess up you will need this to recover your rom. I am not responsible if you brick your phone!!!
2) You will need "ROOT EXPLORER" from the Android Market to do this.
3) This tutorial is for ADVANCED USERS and is assuming that you have already successfully installed your bootanimation, which is usually called "bootanimation.zip". In my case, however, it was "htc_bootanimation.zip". It will be whatever your current bootanimation is called. Just rename the original to something like "bootanimation1.zip", in case you want to go back and use it again later. Then, copy your new .zip file with the proper bootanimation name into the proper folder. Mine was in "/data/local", but different versions of Android will keep them in different places. I think, for instance, Cyanogen Mod keeps it in "/system/media". You'll just have to do some research & if you don't have a bootanimation.zip file for your phone, just search XDA for bootanimations. There are tons on here.
4) I tested this on "dansta34's" Team Blue Droid V3.7 Sensation XL Gen3 EU & Tmobile SonyXloud rom, which is ANDROID v2.3.5 w/ SENSE 3.5..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275119
Alright! Once you've made sure your "bootanimation.zip" is in place & you've rebooted to see that it works, you are ready to go!
INSTALLING A QUIETER BOOTSOUND ON ANDROID:
1) Make sure you have already read & done everything above.
2) Download the "bootsnd.sh" file from the internet. There are lots of sources for this, so I'll just throw out a random link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30200380/bootsnd.sh
Once you've downloaded it copy the file to the root of your sd card.(ie. "/sdcard")
3) Download or dig out the MP3 or WAV file that you would like to be the sound for your animation. Make sure it's not longer than like 30 seconds to a minute. Mine's about 1 minute, but that's only because that's how long my animation is & how long my rom generally takes to start up. Once you've downloaded it rename it to "android_audio.mp3" & then copy it to the root of your sd card as well.
4) Now, open the Root Explorer app from the Android Market. You may have to agree to allowing it SuperUser functions if you haven't opened it before. just click "ok" if that screen pops up. Make sure it says "Mounted as r/w" at the top. If not, click the "Mount R/W" button.
5) If you already know where your "android_audio.mp3" file is supposed to go, then go ahead and move it now, but if not, then we'll start with executing the "bootsnd.sh" file as the audio file location can be a bit complicated.
6) Everyone says to run "bootsnd.sh" through commands in "Terminal Emulator", but I think it is much easier to just execute it manually in Root Explorer. NOTE: If you want to do this, then skip to Step 7 now. If you must install it with "Terminal Emulator", however, then just run these commands in it and skip to Step 8:
su (then hit enter)
cd /sdcard (hit enter)
sh bootsnd.sh (hit enter)
If you get a "No Such User" error doing that last command, just ignore it. Don't run it again. The script has been written. We just need to fix some permissions later.
7) If you haven't executed "bootsnd.sh" yet, let's do it manually! Again, make sure it says "Mounted as r/w" at the top & scroll down to the "sdcard" folder in Root Explorer and click on it. Then, scroll down to the "bootsnd.sh" file. Press & hold on the file until a popup menu comes up. Select the option "Permissions" & click on all the boxes, except the "Special Permissions" ones, in the popup & click "OK". If it does not allow you to do this, then don't worry about it. We'll take care of this later. After that, just click(rather than press & hold) on the "bootsnd.sh" file to open it. The Script File menu should popup this time(3 buttons). Click on the Execute button. This is the same as running the "Terminal Emulator" commands above.
8) Now, lets just make sure we have the proper permissions. Move up a level from "/sdcard" to just "/" & navigate to "/system/etc". Look for the file "init.local.rc". Press and hold on this file & click "Permissions" on the popup menu. Again click all of the boxes except the "Special Permissions" ones if they're not already & click "OK". Then move up a level again to the "/system" folder & click on the "bin" folder. You should now be in "/system/bin". Look for the file called "bootsound". Press and hold on it and do the same. Click "Permissions" & check all the boxes except "Special Permissions" boxes & click "OK". Permissions are done. NOTE: If you already know which file your bootsound MP3 or WAV needs to be copied to then move to step 9 now. If not, you will need to do steps 9 & 10 later. Skip to step 11 for now.
9) EDITING THE "BOOTSOUND" FILE IN "/system/bin" TO POINT TO YOUR MP3 or WAV: Press and hold on the "bootsound" file. Scroll down in the popup Options menu & select "Open in Text Editor". You'll see a bunch of code. Don't worry about what it means. Just look for the part that says something like "/system/media/android_audio.mp3". If your file belongs in this folder, then you don't have to change anything. If not you will have to edit this part. I had to change mine to "/system/customize/resource/android_audio.mp3", for instance, as that's where my sound file is supposed to go. Once you have made your changes. Save the file by hitting "menu" button and selecting "Save Changes". This will put you back to "/system/bin".
10) Now let's move our audio file to the right place! Back out to just "/" again & then open the "sdcard" folder. Scroll down to your "android_audio.mp3" file. Press & hold on the file until the popup menu comes up. Select the option "Move" to move the file. Then, navigate to the proper folder for your sound file according to your rom or Android version and click "Paste". NOTE: Copy the file to the same folder you designated in step 9 & move on to step 12.
11) Now, where to move this file is tricky! I had to try many different folders...one by one...rebooting each time to see if the sound would play...to figure out which one was correct for my rom. It is usually the same folder as your "bootanimation.zip". In my rom I had 2 copies of "bootanimation.zip". One in "/data/local" & one in "/system/customize/resource". However, my bootsound only worked when placed in "/system/customize/resource". I did not have to change the bootanimation in this folder though, only the one in "/data/local", as the resource folder one is more of a backup. Anyhow, I think in Cyanogen Mod, it goes in "/system/media" & still others require that it be in "/data/local" and so on. You will have to do a search on bootsounds for your rom or Android version...or just post a question in your rom thread. Don't try to be smart like I did & put a copy in all of these folders. When I restarted it, it played multiple files at the same time, which made it LOUDER THAN EVER!!! If you don't know where it goes, you will have to try the different folders one by one and reboot each time to see if it plays. Make sure before you reboot that your phone is not on MUTE, as it may make a difference, depending upon which folder your "android_audio.mp3" is supposed to go in. For instance, the fact that mine goes in "/system/customize/resource" means that the bootsound is directly linked to my ringer volume in Android. ie. If I put the phone on mute before rebooting, the bootsound will not play. It's not like that for all roms, but it is for mine. NOTE: Once you think you've figured out which folder the bootsound is supposed to be in, you will need to go back and do steps 9 & 10 before proceeding to step 12.
12) Now that you've got your bootsound to play on your bootanimation, all the hard stuff is done. Now you just have to ask yourself one question. Was it too loud? Unfortunately, many Android versions & roms default the bootsound to MAX VOLUME & like I said earlier I tried tweaking the code for it in so many different ways, but it just kept on blasting.
SO, I CAME UP WITH TWO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOOTSOUND VOLUME PROBLEMS.
As I mentioned briefly in step 11, due to my "android_audio.mp3" file being in the "/system/customize/resource" folder, the volume of my bootsound depends partly upon my ringer volume(same as system volume) level in Android. So, if I put my phone on low volume or mute & then reboot, it actually makes my bootsound at low volume or mute. I've also read that sometimes the notifications volume can affect bootsound files that are placed in "/system/media" as well. I don't think that this is very common, but you can try playing around with different volume levels to see if it makes a difference. If you find that this doesn't apply to you then I have another suggestion below.
After messing around with all that, however, I still thought my bootsound was really loud at times so I came up with another solution which was simple, but actually worked quite well. I used a sound editing program that I had on my computer. It had an option on there called "FADE", which allowed me to load a sound file and then lower its volume manually within the file. The program was called "Cyberlink Wave Editor", but I think it only comes bundled with other software. If you want to try this method though there are tons of programs at sites like DOWNLOAD.CNET.COM. Some are free. Some are trials. Just took a quick glance & saw that there's an awesome one on there called "WavePad Sound Editor", which is just like mine. It's just a trial program, but you only need it once really & then you can delete it. You can always just search GOOGLE too by typing in something like "sound editing software decrease volume" or something, but I know CNET is virus free stuff, so that's what I use.
Anyhow, I hope this wasn't too confusing & that it helped some of you!!! If so, please click the "Thanks" Button if you can!

Boot Sounds?

I'm on 2 different AHD. 1 has CM 10.1 RC2/4.2.2 & the other has CM 10.2/4.3. I got the same custom boot animation on both. Its the red umbrella. Any way to add sound?
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cmdru1980 said:
I'm on 2 different AHD. 1 has CM 10.1 RC2/4.2.2 & the other has CM 10.2/4.3. I got the same custom boot animation on both. Its the red umbrella. Any way to add sound?
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(Credit Goes to Infantry667)
The apps:
First you will need a couple apps. You will need absolute system, root explorer and file converter. You can get them from the android market, just do a search for them. They're not free but if you know anything about root you probably already have root explorer and maybe even absolute system, but you will need file converter by ice cold apps.
The programs:
Again if you know anything or a decent amount about root you probably already have these programs but if not then download them. You will need 7Zip (preferably 7Zip) because as far as I know it is one of the only if not the only program that can zip files correctly WITHOUT compression which is mandatory because if there is any compression applied to the bootanimatiom.zip file OT WILL NOT WORK! You will also need either GVIM or Editor++ in order to properly edit the desc.txt file in the bootanimation.zip which we all know is what makes the boot animation work and if that is not configured correctly then, well, you're gonna be throwing things.
The method:
1.
Find the boot animation you want and download it using absolute system or from whatever source, whether it be from a forum thread or whatever. If you download it from a source other than absolute system you have to make sure before applying it you have to place it on the root of your sd card and make sure it is not named bootanimation.zip if there are other boot animations on your sd card because if they are named the same, obviously, they will overwrite eachother so name them however you want.
2.
Find the sound you want to use, it can be any sound file as long as it's short enough (or not) to play completely on boot. Download it, place it in your sd card and open the file converter app. Use file converter to find the file and once you've found and selected it select to convert it to .ogg. It MUST be converted to .ogg or it WILL NOT work. Once it is converted find the converted version ("sound".ogg or "whatever you named it".ogg) and use root explorer to move it to /sytem/media and leave it there for now.
3.
Plug your phone in to your computer, make sure USB debugging is enabled, and put your phone into USB mass storage mode once your phone is connected. Open up the files from your sd card on your computer and find the boot animation .zip you are going to change and move it to your computer. Next open up 7Zip and find the boot animation .zip file you just moved. Select the file and extract it to wherever you want to on your computer. Once you have extracted the .zip files with 7Zip go to the extracted files on your computer.
Note: (This next part will save the edited version as the orginal version so if you want to make a backup before you edit it just rename however you want or copy it into a separate folder named desc backup.)
4.
Right click on the extracted desc.txt file from the boot animation amd right click on it. Once you right click you will see an option that says either "edit with Editor++" or "edit with VIM" depending on which program you decided on (I prefer Editor++). Select the option and it will open up the desc.txt in your editor of choice. There may be a lost of guidelines in the desc.txt file for editing parts of the desc.txt but this is usually only in stock boot animations. Decide where you want the sound file to play and comment in the sound file you want to use by adding a line under the part you choose it to play at by typing "s 'sound'.ogg" DO NOT type what I wrote verbatim, the name 'sound' is just to give an example. Here is an example of a desc.txt file that has been edited to have sound:
(The red part is the sound line)
Quote:
# 540 wide, 960 tall 10 frames per second
540 960 10
# p means we're defining a part
# first number is repeat count, 0 means infinite
# second number is delay in frames before performing the next part
# so if you are playing 15 frames a second 15 would be... one second
# string defines the directory to load files from
# files will be loaded in order but names don't matter
# s defines a sound for a part
# sounds will be loaded from /system/media
# oggs with loop points will loop automatically
# only one sound will play at a time
# timing is driven by the part, not the sounds
# if you want no sound, leave blank
# droid
p 1 0 01_droid
s Fusion.ogg
# fusion
p 1 0 02_fusion
# mobility
p 1 0 03_mobility
# loop
p 0 0 04_loop
Notice the name of the sound in the desc.txt file is the same as the one I want to use. I hate to sound like I'm trying to make you feel stupid, which I am most definitely not, I just want to make sure this is detailed enough for anyone to follow.
4. Continued:
Once you have commented in the sound line, and you can add as many as you want just make sure you read the guidelines in the example desc.txt file above, save the file and exit your editor.
5. Open 7Zip and find the extracted boot animation files again with the edited desc.txt file. Make sure that the only files showing up in 7Zip are the boot animation files you extracted including the original desc.txt file that was edited and only that edited one, not the backup if you made one. In the menu bar on the 7Zip program click on "edit" and click on "select all" in the drop down menu that pops up. Next click "file" in the menu bar, move your cursor to the 7Zip option and when the drop down menu pops up click on "add to archive..." Then when the window pops up just change the name to whatever you want, select "zip" in the Archive format drop down menu, select "store" in the compression level drop down menu (you must select store or the boot animation .zip file you are creating will be compressed and as I mentioned above it won't work with compression) and then click "OK" to create the .zip file. Once it is created go ahead and move it onto the root of your sd card.
6. Unplug your phone from your computer and once the sd card is mounted open up absolute system. Go to boot animations and press menu and selct "boot animation editor." Press menu again and select "import from sd card." Find the boot animation you edited and slect it. Pres menu once it brings up the window with all the .png images and select "import" and when the window pops up prompting you to name the bootanimatiom just name it however you want and select "import." In order for the boot animation you edited to show up in your list of downloaded boot animations in absolute system you must first close absolute system and reopen it, go into boot animation editor again and it should be there. Select your edited boot animation and when it opens up the window with all the .png images press menu and select "desc.txt editor" which will open up the desc.txt file in absolute systems own editor. Scroll down untill you see the "s" line you commented in and press on it, this will open up a small window prompting you to choose the file from either /data/local or /system/media. Selct to choos from /system/media and there will be a list of .ogg files to choose from (if there are more than one you put in there). Select which one you want to play for that line. This is just to make sure the bootanimation.zip is using the right .ogg file and so your phone knows where to play it from on boot. You can change these if you want but you cannot comment lines in or out using absolute system. Once you have finished making changes or confirming the sound files press menu and select "save changes." Once it's done saving the changes press back.
NOTE: THIS NEXT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MUST BE DONE EXACTLY AS I HAVE WRITTEN, IN THE EXACT SAME SEQUENCE I AM GIVING YOU.
7.Sorry for yelling hehe. Once absolute system is done saving the desc.txt file and you have pressed back to re-enter the .png images window in absolute system press home and open up root explorer. In root explorer go to /system/media where you placed your .ogg files and move them again into /system/media/audio/notifications and press home key again. Open absolute system and install the boot animation to /data/local by selecting change install location and selecting "/data/local" and reboot your phone. If the sound does not play, which it should, install the boot animation in BOTH /data/local AND /system/media using absolute system.
You should now have sound along with your boot animation. I hope you all have fun adding crazy sounds to your boot animations. The thanks button is always happy when you press it!

Rick1488 said:
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(Credit Goes to Infantry667)
The apps:
First you will need a couple apps. You will need absolute system, root explorer and file converter. You can get them from the android market, just do a search for them. They're not free but if you know anything about root you probably already have root explorer and maybe even absolute system, but you will need file converter by ice cold apps.
The programs:
Again if you know anything or a decent amount about root you probably already have these programs but if not then download them. You will need 7Zip (preferably 7Zip) because as far as I know it is one of the only if not the only program that can zip files correctly WITHOUT compression which is mandatory because if there is any compression applied to the bootanimatiom.zip file OT WILL NOT WORK! You will also need either GVIM or Editor++ in order to properly edit the desc.txt file in the bootanimation.zip which we all know is what makes the boot animation work and if that is not configured correctly then, well, you're gonna be throwing things.
The method:
1.
Find the boot animation you want and download it using absolute system or from whatever source, whether it be from a forum thread or whatever. If you download it from a source other than absolute system you have to make sure before applying it you have to place it on the root of your sd card and make sure it is not named bootanimation.zip if there are other boot animations on your sd card because if they are named the same, obviously, they will overwrite eachother so name them however you want.
2.
Find the sound you want to use, it can be any sound file as long as it's short enough (or not) to play completely on boot. Download it, place it in your sd card and open the file converter app. Use file converter to find the file and once you've found and selected it select to convert it to .ogg. It MUST be converted to .ogg or it WILL NOT work. Once it is converted find the converted version ("sound".ogg or "whatever you named it".ogg) and use root explorer to move it to /sytem/media and leave it there for now.
3.
Plug your phone in to your computer, make sure USB debugging is enabled, and put your phone into USB mass storage mode once your phone is connected. Open up the files from your sd card on your computer and find the boot animation .zip you are going to change and move it to your computer. Next open up 7Zip and find the boot animation .zip file you just moved. Select the file and extract it to wherever you want to on your computer. Once you have extracted the .zip files with 7Zip go to the extracted files on your computer.
Note: (This next part will save the edited version as the orginal version so if you want to make a backup before you edit it just rename however you want or copy it into a separate folder named desc backup.)
4.
Right click on the extracted desc.txt file from the boot animation amd right click on it. Once you right click you will see an option that says either "edit with Editor++" or "edit with VIM" depending on which program you decided on (I prefer Editor++). Select the option and it will open up the desc.txt in your editor of choice. There may be a lost of guidelines in the desc.txt file for editing parts of the desc.txt but this is usually only in stock boot animations. Decide where you want the sound file to play and comment in the sound file you want to use by adding a line under the part you choose it to play at by typing "s 'sound'.ogg" DO NOT type what I wrote verbatim, the name 'sound' is just to give an example. Here is an example of a desc.txt file that has been edited to have sound:
(The red part is the sound line)
Quote:
# 540 wide, 960 tall 10 frames per second
540 960 10
# p means we're defining a part
# first number is repeat count, 0 means infinite
# second number is delay in frames before performing the next part
# so if you are playing 15 frames a second 15 would be... one second
# string defines the directory to load files from
# files will be loaded in order but names don't matter
# s defines a sound for a part
# sounds will be loaded from /system/media
# oggs with loop points will loop automatically
# only one sound will play at a time
# timing is driven by the part, not the sounds
# if you want no sound, leave blank
# droid
p 1 0 01_droid
s Fusion.ogg
# fusion
p 1 0 02_fusion
# mobility
p 1 0 03_mobility
# loop
p 0 0 04_loop
Notice the name of the sound in the desc.txt file is the same as the one I want to use. I hate to sound like I'm trying to make you feel stupid, which I am most definitely not, I just want to make sure this is detailed enough for anyone to follow.
4. Continued:
Once you have commented in the sound line, and you can add as many as you want just make sure you read the guidelines in the example desc.txt file above, save the file and exit your editor.
5. Open 7Zip and find the extracted boot animation files again with the edited desc.txt file. Make sure that the only files showing up in 7Zip are the boot animation files you extracted including the original desc.txt file that was edited and only that edited one, not the backup if you made one. In the menu bar on the 7Zip program click on "edit" and click on "select all" in the drop down menu that pops up. Next click "file" in the menu bar, move your cursor to the 7Zip option and when the drop down menu pops up click on "add to archive..." Then when the window pops up just change the name to whatever you want, select "zip" in the Archive format drop down menu, select "store" in the compression level drop down menu (you must select store or the boot animation .zip file you are creating will be compressed and as I mentioned above it won't work with compression) and then click "OK" to create the .zip file. Once it is created go ahead and move it onto the root of your sd card.
6. Unplug your phone from your computer and once the sd card is mounted open up absolute system. Go to boot animations and press menu and selct "boot animation editor." Press menu again and select "import from sd card." Find the boot animation you edited and slect it. Pres menu once it brings up the window with all the .png images and select "import" and when the window pops up prompting you to name the bootanimatiom just name it however you want and select "import." In order for the boot animation you edited to show up in your list of downloaded boot animations in absolute system you must first close absolute system and reopen it, go into boot animation editor again and it should be there. Select your edited boot animation and when it opens up the window with all the .png images press menu and select "desc.txt editor" which will open up the desc.txt file in absolute systems own editor. Scroll down untill you see the "s" line you commented in and press on it, this will open up a small window prompting you to choose the file from either /data/local or /system/media. Selct to choos from /system/media and there will be a list of .ogg files to choose from (if there are more than one you put in there). Select which one you want to play for that line. This is just to make sure the bootanimation.zip is using the right .ogg file and so your phone knows where to play it from on boot. You can change these if you want but you cannot comment lines in or out using absolute system. Once you have finished making changes or confirming the sound files press menu and select "save changes." Once it's done saving the changes press back.
NOTE: THIS NEXT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MUST BE DONE EXACTLY AS I HAVE WRITTEN, IN THE EXACT SAME SEQUENCE I AM GIVING YOU.
7.Sorry for yelling hehe. Once absolute system is done saving the desc.txt file and you have pressed back to re-enter the .png images window in absolute system press home and open up root explorer. In root explorer go to /system/media where you placed your .ogg files and move them again into /system/media/audio/notifications and press home key again. Open absolute system and install the boot animation to /data/local by selecting change install location and selecting "/data/local" and reboot your phone. If the sound does not play, which it should, install the boot animation in BOTH /data/local AND /system/media using absolute system.
You should now have sound along with your boot animation. I hope you all have fun adding crazy sounds to your boot animations. The thanks button is always happy when you press it!
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For some reason when i try and use bootanimation editor with absolute system, it force closes and unroots my phone so, I gotta go to recovery and erase & restore. I've just been business ES for a explorer cause it does everything I need it to, I think but as far as 7-zip & store on a PC and put it back on card, I got that down.

Did you get it working? I know you don't have to use the programs they are requesting as I used what works for me so you can do the same. I will however say the boot sound annoyed me so In the end I removed it.

Rick1488 said:
Did you get it working? I know you don't have to use the programs they are requesting as I used what works for me so you can do the same. I will however say the boot sound annoyed me so In the end I removed it.
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Naw. Never got it. I love music. I have 50,000 songs on a hard drive and I like to theme my phones to a certain artist, including splash and boot. I've got two AHD and was gonna do 2 different ones but, without the sound.....
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Rick1488 said:
Did you get it working? I know you don't have to use the programs they are requesting as I used what works for me so you can do the same. I will however say the boot sound annoyed me so In the end I removed it.
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How'd you do it?
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Rick1488 said:
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(Credit Goes to Infantry667)
The apps:
First you will need a couple apps. You will need absolute system, root explorer and file converter. You can get them from the android market, just do a search for them. They're not free but if you know anything about root you probably already have root explorer and maybe even absolute system, but you will need file converter by ice cold apps.
The programs:
Again if you know anything or a decent amount about root you probably already have these programs but if not then download them. You will need 7Zip (preferably 7Zip) because as far as I know it is one of the only if not the only program that can zip files correctly WITHOUT compression which is mandatory because if there is any compression applied to the bootanimatiom.zip file OT WILL NOT WORK! You will also need either GVIM or Editor++ in order to properly edit the desc.txt file in the bootanimation.zip which we all know is what makes the boot animation work and if that is not configured correctly then, well, you're gonna be throwing things.
The method:
1.
Find the boot animation you want and download it using absolute system or from whatever source, whether it be from a forum thread or whatever. If you download it from a source other than absolute system you have to make sure before applying it you have to place it on the root of your sd card and make sure it is not named bootanimation.zip if there are other boot animations on your sd card because if they are named the same, obviously, they will overwrite eachother so name them however you want.
2.
Find the sound you want to use, it can be any sound file as long as it's short enough (or not) to play completely on boot. Download it, place it in your sd card and open the file converter app. Use file converter to find the file and once you've found and selected it select to convert it to .ogg. It MUST be converted to .ogg or it WILL NOT work. Once it is converted find the converted version ("sound".ogg or "whatever you named it".ogg) and use root explorer to move it to /sytem/media and leave it there for now.
3.
Plug your phone in to your computer, make sure USB debugging is enabled, and put your phone into USB mass storage mode once your phone is connected. Open up the files from your sd card on your computer and find the boot animation .zip you are going to change and move it to your computer. Next open up 7Zip and find the boot animation .zip file you just moved. Select the file and extract it to wherever you want to on your computer. Once you have extracted the .zip files with 7Zip go to the extracted files on your computer.
Note: (This next part will save the edited version as the orginal version so if you want to make a backup before you edit it just rename however you want or copy it into a separate folder named desc backup.)
4.
Right click on the extracted desc.txt file from the boot animation amd right click on it. Once you right click you will see an option that says either "edit with Editor++" or "edit with VIM" depending on which program you decided on (I prefer Editor++). Select the option and it will open up the desc.txt in your editor of choice. There may be a lost of guidelines in the desc.txt file for editing parts of the desc.txt but this is usually only in stock boot animations. Decide where you want the sound file to play and comment in the sound file you want to use by adding a line under the part you choose it to play at by typing "s 'sound'.ogg" DO NOT type what I wrote verbatim, the name 'sound' is just to give an example. Here is an example of a desc.txt file that has been edited to have sound:
(The red part is the sound line)
Quote:
# 540 wide, 960 tall 10 frames per second
540 960 10
# p means we're defining a part
# first number is repeat count, 0 means infinite
# second number is delay in frames before performing the next part
# so if you are playing 15 frames a second 15 would be... one second
# string defines the directory to load files from
# files will be loaded in order but names don't matter
# s defines a sound for a part
# sounds will be loaded from /system/media
# oggs with loop points will loop automatically
# only one sound will play at a time
# timing is driven by the part, not the sounds
# if you want no sound, leave blank
# droid
p 1 0 01_droid
s Fusion.ogg
# fusion
p 1 0 02_fusion
# mobility
p 1 0 03_mobility
# loop
p 0 0 04_loop
Notice the name of the sound in the desc.txt file is the same as the one I want to use. I hate to sound like I'm trying to make you feel stupid, which I am most definitely not, I just want to make sure this is detailed enough for anyone to follow.
4. Continued:
Once you have commented in the sound line, and you can add as many as you want just make sure you read the guidelines in the example desc.txt file above, save the file and exit your editor.
5. Open 7Zip and find the extracted boot animation files again with the edited desc.txt file. Make sure that the only files showing up in 7Zip are the boot animation files you extracted including the original desc.txt file that was edited and only that edited one, not the backup if you made one. In the menu bar on the 7Zip program click on "edit" and click on "select all" in the drop down menu that pops up. Next click "file" in the menu bar, move your cursor to the 7Zip option and when the drop down menu pops up click on "add to archive..." Then when the window pops up just change the name to whatever you want, select "zip" in the Archive format drop down menu, select "store" in the compression level drop down menu (you must select store or the boot animation .zip file you are creating will be compressed and as I mentioned above it won't work with compression) and then click "OK" to create the .zip file. Once it is created go ahead and move it onto the root of your sd card.
6. Unplug your phone from your computer and once the sd card is mounted open up absolute system. Go to boot animations and press menu and selct "boot animation editor." Press menu again and select "import from sd card." Find the boot animation you edited and slect it. Pres menu once it brings up the window with all the .png images and select "import" and when the window pops up prompting you to name the bootanimatiom just name it however you want and select "import." In order for the boot animation you edited to show up in your list of downloaded boot animations in absolute system you must first close absolute system and reopen it, go into boot animation editor again and it should be there. Select your edited boot animation and when it opens up the window with all the .png images press menu and select "desc.txt editor" which will open up the desc.txt file in absolute systems own editor. Scroll down untill you see the "s" line you commented in and press on it, this will open up a small window prompting you to choose the file from either /data/local or /system/media. Selct to choos from /system/media and there will be a list of .ogg files to choose from (if there are more than one you put in there). Select which one you want to play for that line. This is just to make sure the bootanimation.zip is using the right .ogg file and so your phone knows where to play it from on boot. You can change these if you want but you cannot comment lines in or out using absolute system. Once you have finished making changes or confirming the sound files press menu and select "save changes." Once it's done saving the changes press back.
NOTE: THIS NEXT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MUST BE DONE EXACTLY AS I HAVE WRITTEN, IN THE EXACT SAME SEQUENCE I AM GIVING YOU.
7.Sorry for yelling hehe. Once absolute system is done saving the desc.txt file and you have pressed back to re-enter the .png images window in absolute system press home and open up root explorer. In root explorer go to /system/media where you placed your .ogg files and move them again into /system/media/audio/notifications and press home key again. Open absolute system and install the boot animation to /data/local by selecting change install location and selecting "/data/local" and reboot your phone. If the sound does not play, which it should, install the boot animation in BOTH /data/local AND /system/media using absolute system.
You should now have sound along with your boot animation. I hope you all have fun adding crazy sounds to your boot animations. The thanks button is always happy when you press it!
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what if i use notepad++?
what i got using notepad++ in dsc.txt file was just these things
320 480 12
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
what is that?
please help..i really like to have sound with bootanimation.

the hellboy said:
what if i use notepad++?
what i got using notepad++ in dsc.txt file was just these things
320 480 12
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
what is that?
please help..i really like to have sound with bootanimation.
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Notepad ++ is perfect for this job.
The P means we're defining a part
S defines a sound for a part.
So, what you have there is a boot logo with no sound.
I wish I could help you further, but you need to read the tutorial and post your issue if any and I'll help...
Let me give you a tip 4.11 stock rom's boot logo comes with sound so all I did was edit it with a new boot logo and my own sound. I guess this might be lazy, but it was fast and simple and I ended up dumping the sound about a week later. Annoying!

Rick1488 said:
Notepad ++ is perfect for this job.
The P means we're defining a part
S defines a sound for a part.
So, what you have there is a boot logo with no sound.
I wish I could help you further, but you need to read the tutorial and post your issue if any and I'll help...
Let me give you a tip 4.11 stock rom's boot logo comes with sound so all I did was edit it with a new boot logo and my own sound. I guess this might be lazy, but it was fast and simple and I ended up dumping the sound about a week later. Annoying!
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thanks for the reply bro..
yes i did go through the tutorial and i ended up with that i quoted before..
i want to have sony make.believe bootanimation with sound..
but i failed..
so where in desc.txt file edit or put sound?
i mean how do i need to edit those parts..if i wanted to put the audio named bootanim?
please help?
and at last is this just for stock roms or even can work in aosp based roms..
i am running 4.3 legacy xperia latese nightly build right now..
any suggestions or help would be appreciated from bottom of the heart..

Hellboy, if you want you could upload your failed boot animation and I'll fix it for you. Sound good? Oh and for your other question this works for all rooted ROMs.
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I did all that and still no sound AND blank screen during part1. I was just using a 2 part bootanimation.
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OK, I'm using OSE ROM now and I did everything except for using absolute system. Mine goes
p 0 0 part0
s att_pu.ogg
att_pu.ogg is what I named my sound and both bootanimation.zip & att_pu.ogg are in /system/media/. Still no sound.
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