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windsorclarenc

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Splash Screens: Let It Begin! - xda-developers

I saw this on XDA and it says it's possible to make your own. So I was wondering if anybody could explain how to do this. I unzipped the test flash zip from the above link to see what was in there. There are a couple updater scripts or files, I'm assuming to flash the image you want. Then there is a folder with a file named "dd" and "splash1.img".

I'm guessing you get an image that matches (or edit one to match) the screen's size. My next guess would have been to convert it to an .img file to replace splash1.img, but .img files are not images right?
 
windsorclarenc said:
Splash Screens: Let It Begin! - xda-developers

I saw this on XDA and it says it's possible to make your own. So I was wondering if anybody could explain how to do this. I unzipped the test flash zip from the above link to see what was in there. There are a couple updater scripts or files, I'm assuming to flash the image you want. Then there is a folder with a file named "dd" and "splash1.img".

I'm guessing you get an image that matches (or edit one to match) the screen's size. My next guess would have been to convert it to an .img file to replace splash1.img, but .img files are not images right?
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Hmmm, good questions. I've never really messed with splash screens, and I'm sure it's different because it's ICS. The .img stuff I'll need to ask around. :o
 
back in the days of the original Evo, you just needed a program that could save your splash screen image to RGB565 format. Then you can flash the image directly via a fastboot command:

fastboot flash splash1 yourimage.rgb565

If what you have is an .IMG file, the way to flash it was to package it in something like PC36IMG.zip (OG Evo) or PG86IMG.zip (3vo), stick it in the root of your SD card, and boot to HBOOT. It will automatically find that file and flash the .img.

Not sure if any of this is still relevant to Evo LTE. Most notably, when I boot into HBOOT, I no longer see it scanning for files. Maybe it still does in the background, but I haven't tested any of this.
 
The Splash screens are flashed in recovery, directly to the splash screen mmc block.

We're using NBIMG to convert the files to nb (IMG) format. Currently, due to the size of the BMP files, we're only able to do it successfully using the Linux NBIMG version (I've been doing them in Ubuntu).

But they do work. It's the same principle for flashing radios, actually.
 
novox77 said:
back in the days of the original Evo, you just needed a program that could save your splash screen image to RGB565 format. Then you can flash the image directly via a fastboot command:

fastboot flash splash1 yourimage.rgb565

If what you have is an .IMG file, the way to flash it was to package it in something like PC36IMG.zip (OG Evo) or PG86IMG.zip (3vo), stick it in the root of your SD card, and boot to HBOOT. It will automatically find that file and flash the .img.

Not sure if any of this is still relevant to Evo LTE. Most notably, when I boot into HBOOT, I no longer see it scanning for files. Maybe it still does in the background, but I haven't tested any of this.
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When you boot the phone, on the splash screen there's a vertical progress bar in the top right. I wonder if thats the new bootimage scan?

Also I'm going to find the new hboot .img code and post it up. I've seen it somewhere, but I can't remember nor can I find it. :confused::mad:

CapThrowback said:
The Splash screens are flashed in recovery, directly to the splash screen mmc block.

We're using NBIMG to convert the files to nb (IMG) format. Currently, due to the size of the BMP files, we're only able to do it successfully using the Linux NBIMG version (I've been doing them in Ubuntu).

But they do work. It's the same principle for flashing radios, actually.
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Could you possibly post up a tutorial on how to make and flash splash screens Cap'n if, you've got the time? :)

Also would you happen to know what the new .img file is that hboot scans for? I thought I saw it somewhere but I seem to have lost it with my brain. :p
 
Granite1 said:
When you boot the phone, on the splash screen there's a vertical progress bar in the top right. I wonder if thats the new bootimage scan?

Also I'm going to find the new hboot .img code and post it up. I've seen it somewhere, but I can't remember nor can I find it. :confused::mad:



Could you possibly post up a tutorial on how to make and flash splash screens Cap'n if, you've got the time? :)

Also would you happen to know what the new .img file is that hboot scans for? I thought I saw it somewhere but I seem to have lost it with my brain. :p
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The post linked on XDA has complete instructions now (as does the original NBIMG thread).

The bootloader scans for PJ75IMG.zip files, if that's what you're asking. I made an HBOOT-flashable zip for TWRP 2.1.8 which I posted in the thread over on XDA.

I also have a new thread over on themikmik with recovery-flashable radios. There are only 2 so far, but I'll try and keep it up to date.
 
EarlyMon said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but that means that despite s-on we can do everything that we did with s-off, one way or another.
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I was going to post up the radio thread from over at themikmik earlier, but I didn't want to steal the Cap'ns thunder. :D

Apparently we can!!

I really doubt S-OFF will ever happen now, it's not necessary. Why go through all the trouble, then have to do it all over again when an update is released?
I know some folks like the challenge and will try just to crack the puzzle, but you won't have the fervor nor the multitude behind it.
 
Granite1 said:
I was going to post up the radio thread from over at themikmik earlier, but I didn't want to steal the Cap'ns thunder. :D

Apparently we can!!

I really doubt S-OFF will ever happen now, it's not necessary. Why go through all the trouble, then have to do it all over again when an update is released?
I know some folks like the challenge and will try just to crack the puzzle, but you won't have the fervor nor the multitude behind it.
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I mentioned that somewhere else too. Why waste the effort to get S-OFF, when for all intents and purposes, it's not necessary?

And feel free to post the Radio thread. I hate maintaining multiple threads ;).
 
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