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Incredible Boot Animation

Sorry for the noob questions but do i do this from my computer or do i put the folder on my sd card? Do i still need to install the sdk?
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Using Mattguyver's method, you don't need sdk. Here's how I did it although I may have done more than necessary:

1.) Download the file he posted to the PC
2.) Unzip to desktop
3.) Drop your bootanimation.zip into the folder (and .mp3 if you're using the version that loads sound also)
4.) Plug in phone (making sure USB debugging is enabled and the phone is set to act as a drive)
5.) Make an exact copy of the folder and place it on the SD card
6.) Open the .bat file from the folder on the PC

This triggers the program to work and it uses a modified DOS window. You have to answer a couple of Y/N questions and hit enter a few times (on the PC) to make it proceed, then it loads the animation to the phone. It's all smoke and mirrors to me but it worked like a champ and was amazingly quick and easy compared to the sdk route.
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Im going to try this when I get home and see if it works for me...

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk
 
civicsisedan said:
So you want me to go through the thread and report all the good posts?
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Well actually I had no one in particular in mind. As I don't know the device there's not much point in me trying to work out what's the best info to include, so I was hoping that some kind soul would help me out. Looks like that's you - thanks for volunteering! :D

I'll have a look at the list you sent to see how the posts fit together then get back to the forum.
 
I've pulled instructional posts from this thread and placed them here. Please cast an eye over it and check that it is suitable.

Still not sure how to make all the cool animation/audio files easier to find. I tried merging them into a second post but (of course) the OP's details are lost which isn't ideal....
 
Slug said:
I've pulled instructional posts from this thread and placed them here. Please cast an eye over it and check that it is suitable.

Still not sure how to make all the cool animation/audio files easier to find. I tried merging them into a second post but (of course) the OP's details are lost which isn't ideal....
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This is the easiest method only saying that becasue I posted it back on pag2 lol and a few other places. Here you go....




Okay, the original instructions are great... provided you aren't a noob. I had to find a lot of stuff out on my own... so please amend the original instructions with these noob friendly additions.

First, you need the Android SDK. You can find that here: Android SDK | Android Developers

Extract the folder and run Setup. It will ask you to download files, do so.


Place this bootanimation.zip into the tools folder of the SDK. You can find the tools folder inside of the android_sdk_windows folder you extracted when you downloaded the SDK.

Connect your phone to your computer with USB. Mount your phone by clicking on the USB message in the notification bar. You will then need to run Debugging mode by going on your phone to: Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging. Make sure this is checked; you should get an exclamation mark icon in your notification bar.

Once you are connected, mounted, and in debugging mode, go to on your computer: Start > Run. Type in "cmd" and hit Ok. This will open command prompt.

You need to navigate to the android_sdk_folder from command prompt. If the folder is in your C drive and the letter next to your cursor is different, simply type: "c:" and it will switch to the correct drive. If you are on an XP machine and the folder is on your desktop, you will need to navigate to the tools folder by typing:

cd c:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools

...where "user" is your login name. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE ADDRESS, you can see the full path at the top of the open tools folder. The "cd" before the directory path is necessary--it tells the command prompt to "change directory".

If you have correctly typed in the exact directory your tools folder is in, you should see the entire directory path displayed to the left of your cursor on the new line. Now, you need to push the bootanimation.zip folder to your phone by entering in this line of text:
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local

Once you hit enter, a second should go by and you should see that a certain amount of data was added to the phone. When you see this, turn off your phone and reboot. You should now see the new animation! You may need to unplug your USB cable before you turn the power back on. In debugging mode, it may display weird menu text when you boot up if you are still connected to the PC.

I hope this helps, I know I was in the same boat as a lot of you, I had to scrounge around to find all this info, don't know why it's not all in one place.
 
SO since I know I couldn't do it... Can anyone get the mp3 of like Knight Rider theme music and then have the sound from KITTs scanner when the two dots are going back and forth around the eye? This using the commercial bootscreen of course
 
Tried playing further with 480x800 files using:

(desc.txt file)
480 800 30
p 1 0 android
p 1 0 eye
p 0 0 loading

Kept getting a black screen. Hmm.
 
Slug said:
Yup, saw that thanks but to my untutored eye it looks like a subset of the instructions I copied? Are the two distinctly different?
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Their not "distinctly different" just the one that was posted above is a lot easier to follow IMO.

I think I wrote (best) or good next to that post number hoping thats the one you used.

And if you could add the uninstall post that i gave ya, that would be awesome too.
 
Slug said:
I've pulled instructional posts from this thread and placed them here. Please cast an eye over it and check that it is suitable.

Still not sure how to make all the cool animation/audio files easier to find. I tried merging them into a second post but (of course) the OP's details are lost which isn't ideal....
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Can you please put Mattguyver's method in the forum, too?
 
mdonova33 said:
Can you please put Mattguyver's method in the forum, too?
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Yes, and include the bit about the need for driver install to remedy the "device not found" issue along with whatever driver install method is preferred. I used HTC Sync but there may be a better/easier way, not sure.
 
mattguyver said:
Easiest way to get boot animations on your phone.
Try this on for size :
1) Download this file PutYourBootHERE.zip ? RGhost ? file sharing
2) Make a folder called PutYourBootHERE and extract the files from above zip file into it
3) Drop a copy of the .zip file for the boot animation you want -don't even have to rename it, the batch will rename it for you- into the PutYourBootHERE folder
4) Run the .bat file
5) Enjoy your new boot
6) Hit Thanks >>>

If you get a 'device not found error' make sure to run the HTC Sync app, that will make sure you have all the drivers you need installed.
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Made sure I had the drivers installed & tried this method and absolutely nothing. My boot is unchanged from the original . . . tried with debugging on and off, tried a few different .zip files, etc. I'm obviously missing something here, any clues? After running the bat file, select "Y" and "1" my phone auto-reboots, but nothing . . . .
 
civicsisedan said:
Their not "distinctly different" just the one that was posted above is a lot easier to follow IMO.
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Fair enough, but the other one contained more detail which IMO was more helpful to someone inexperienced. I'll add the other post below the existing installation instructions.

And if you could add the uninstall post that i gave ya, that would be awesome too.
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Erm, it's there.... "Reverting back to default boot animation"
mdonova33 said:
Can you please put Mattguyver's method in the forum, too?
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I take it that is post #370?
 
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