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Root Splash Screen Issue

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AndroidSerpent

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Hi as my title states I'm trying to install a splash screen and I'm having so much trouble. It's the Transformer file from XDA. The issue is I can't use sdk or adb for the life of me. I've tried going by it's instructions and I just can't. I remember changing my splash screen by renaming it PC36IMG and flashing it as an update. Question is if I change the name of the file from the XDA link to PC36IMG and flash it, will it work? Thanks your help is greatly appreciated.
 
Every time I have done something like that, it's not done via flashing, it's done in the bootloader. Just rename to PC36IMG.zip and put on the root of your sd card (this means don't put it in any folders...keep it in the top level of your SD card). Then boot into the bootloader...it will scan for files and find this, then update.
 
I renamed the file PC36IMG.zip and it does not recognize it. States something like parses and then it goes into the regular hboot were I can choose fastboot, recovery, etc...

OCN: I tried downloading that android flasher but it wont open. It might not be too friendly with vmware (I use a mac).
 
AndroidSerpent said:
I renamed the file PC36IMG.zip and it does not recognize it. States something like parses and then it goes into the regular hboot were I can choose fastboot, recovery, etc...

OCN: I tried downloading that android flasher but it wont open. It might not be too friendly with vmware (I use a mac).
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yeah it will not work on a mac. to bad because it makes things like this super easy to do.

do you have a link to the splashscreen you are interested in?
 
ocnbrze said:
yeah it will not work on a mac. to bad because it makes things like this super easy to do.

do you have a link to the splashscreen you are interested in?
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I'm running windows xp on vmware but it wont run it on XP. Today has not been a good computer day for me either so maybe I'll try something else later on.

I do, here is the link --> XDA I wanted to install the Transformers file (EvoGeneration1).
 
AndroidSerpent said:
I'm running windows xp on vmware but it wont run it on XP. Today has not been a good computer day for me either so maybe I'll try something else later on.

I do, here is the link --> XDA I wanted to install the Transformers file (EvoGeneration1).
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ok so looks like this one you will need to do it using the adb and fastboot. this one is not in a flashable PC36IMG file that you can have the bootloader do it for you. you can make it a PC36IMG file if you like. you will need winrar to open PC36IMG (any file will do) and delete any image file inside and replace it with the evosplash1 file.

here is the post with in the thread:
xda-developers - View Single Post - Splash Screen's For EVO

or if you like we can try this in fastboot. but you will need to set up adb. i can help you with that as well.
 
ocnbrze said:
ok so looks like this one you will need to do it using the adb and fastboot. this one is not in a flashable PC36IMG file that you can have the bootloader do it for you. you can make it a PC36IMG file if you like. you will need winrar to open PC36IMG (any file will do) and delete any image file inside and replace it with the evosplash1 file.

here is the post with in the thread:
xda-developers - View Single Post - Splash Screen's For EVO

or if you like we can try this in fastboot. but you will need to set up adb. i can help you with that as well.
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I don't know how to do that and those steps are not specific to me. I have the file downloaded and I unzipped it. Am I suppose to just rename the evosplash1.rgb565 into android-info.txt and then rename the .gif picture into splash1.img compress it back into a zip file, name that file PC36IMG.zip? I'm so confused right now. Thank you for taking your time to explain this to me.
 
AndroidSerpent said:
I don't know how to do that and those steps are not specific to me. I have the file downloaded and I unzipped it. Am I suppose to just rename the evosplash1.rgb565 into android-info.txt and then rename the .gif picture into splash1.img compress it back into a zip file, name that file PC36IMG.zip? I'm so confused right now. Thank you for taking your time to explain this to me.
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yeah you picked a really old thread. and they used to do it differently back then and now there is a bunch of different ways to replace the splashscreen. this one is a little more complicated.

one way is to set up adb and fastboot and then you can command the file over to fastboot and it will install it that way. only thing is i do not know how to set up adb for macs. you can try it here:xda-developers - View Single Post - [How To] Setup ADB for Windows/ Mac to get adb setup. i would create a file called android and put all the adb files there. make sure you have fastboot.exe as well. and from there i can show you how to do it.

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you can take any old PC36IMG file. use a program like winrar(not sure on a mac) and open the PC36IMG file and delete the img file there and replace it with the evosplash1 file and then move to the card and have the bootloader install it for you like the link i pointed out suggests. but again i never have touched a mac so i have no clue what programs you will need to get this done.
 
ocnbrze said:
yeah you picked a really old thread. and they used to do it differently back then and now there is a bunch of different ways to replace the splashscreen. this one is a little more complicated.

one way is to set up adb and fastboot and then you can command the file over to fastboot and it will install it that way. only thing is i do not know how to set up adb for macs. you can try it here:xda-developers - View Single Post - [How To] Setup ADB for Windows/ Mac to get adb setup. i would create a file called android and put all the adb files there. make sure you have fastboot.exe as well. and from there i can show you how to do it.

or

you can take any old PC36IMG file. use a program like winrar(not sure on a mac) and open the PC36IMG file and delete the img file there and replace it with the evosplash1 file and then move to the card and have the bootloader install it for you like the link i pointed out suggests. but again i never have touched a mac so i have no clue what programs you will need to get this done.
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Thanks for the info. I'll try this out see where it takes me.
 
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