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Root converted to bmp now what?

foxII

foxII

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I converted my images to 24bit bmp files by using MS-Paint. Then went to XDA : [UTILITY] 1-click Android Flasher(Recovery, splash1, Radio, HBOOT)[V1.5.5](UPD!) - xda-developers

I downloaded Android Flasher_1.5.5.rar and step 1 says extract. Its an rar file and I get a "windows cannot read this file (I would have assumed it would be a zip file but its not). Do I have to have my phone plugged in, set to debug, and then click on this rar file from the folder on my computer that I saved it to in order to get it to execute?
 
Rar files are just a different format of compressed files (like a zip). You need something like winrar for windows to decompress it.
 
OK downloaded winrar and it recognized the rar file.

The instructions say:
Features:
Multiple flashes without closing the application.
Deletes all used files leaving you with nothing more than you had to start with.
Completely automatic, only user thing is to make a BMP file, have a recovery img, a hboot img or a radio img.
Easy interface.

I created the bmp file, what is the recovery img (original img that came with the phone?) and what is the hboot img?
 
Those are just the features :). The instructions are below that in the thread. This tool is meant for making four things easy:

Changing your splash screen using whatever picture you want
Flashing a different recovery image
Flashing a different hboot version
Flashing new radios

That being said, there are multiple ways of flashing any of the above. Generally, anything can be flashed as a PC36IMG from hboot. This is more appropriate for fixing things that can't be done from recovery or involve fixing recovery. Another options is, of course, flashing things from recovery. These need to be packaged as flashable zips that contain scripts for recovery to use. There are other odd options such as fastboot, but that's rarely necessary.

This tool basically takes img files, which is another format of whatever you want to flash, and flashes it for you. It's handy for splash screens because it allows you to start with whatever you want instead of using somebody else's prepackaged splash screen. As for recovery, hboot, or radios, you can use this tool to flash any one of those as long as you have the img for it. This is exactly the same as the command line tool known as flash_image, which you can use directly from the phone. This just makes it easy by making it so you can do it from the computer. You can take RA 2.1.1 for example. If you look at the developer's post here:

[Recovery] [02-Jan-2011] RA-supersonic-v2.1.1 - xda-developers

You'll see that he provides an img file. You can flash that by using this tool.

Yes, that was long-winded, but as long as you understand what I wrote, you should at least have a better understanding of what this tool is for :).

Either that or I just confused you... ;)
 
final question. What is "push Go".
Will this be a setting that will pop up on the phone or computer that I just click a "yes" to?
 
foxII said:
final question. What is "push Go".
Will this be a setting that will pop up on the phone or computer that I just click a "yes" to?
Click to expand...

If you look at the screenshot in the thread, you'll see once you click Splash Flasher (that's hard to say out loud), you get a new window with a giant button that says "GO!". I'm going to guess that's what they're referring to :).
 
yes,

once you have made your image, save in a place you can navigate to

open the flasher by clicking on the application icon "Android Flasher"

click go, it will pop up a search box for you to find your picture, select your picture, and wait. It will roll through the steps it is taking in the white box.


when set up with the proper adb drivers this thing makes it super simple. all you have to do is plug your phone in, make sure usb debugging is on and follow the few steps and it flashes everything to the phone for you.
 
Tried it but image is not showing up. There is some talk of fastboot mode. How do you get that mode?
 
This is the error message I get:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'Data\splash1.bmp'.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileCopy(String Source, String Destination)
at SPLASH_Flasher.Splash.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3615 (GDR.050727-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
Android Flasher
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.5.5.015
CodeBase: file:///C:/DOCUME~1/LYLEGA~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/Rar$EX00.125/Android Flasher.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSI...0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3614 (GDR.050727-3600)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSI....0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSI..._b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------
************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
For example:
<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
 
No idea what all that means. I literally plug my phone in. Make sure usb debugging is on. Open android flasher. Push go. Point it to the pic. Its all automatic from there.
 
If u want, send me the pic and i will make you a zip file you ca just flash from recovery
 
This seemed like it was suppose to be an easy method and I don't want to get into anything more complicated.
 
Well, after many hours of half azz input debatable threads and posts. I finally figured it out.

Now its on to the animation........

Splash1.jpg
 
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