Root Trouble Adding Boot Animation To Droid Razr

[HJP]

So, I have the zip file of my boot animation on my sd card, but when I try to change the name of my stock boot animation it won't let me, and then if I try to move my new boot animation to where my stock one it won't let me. Anybody else having these problems?

 

[mykevin81]

Is it possible that the stock boot animation is on read-only, or locked?

 

[carracerz14]

You're rooted right? If so you're going to have to use a root explorer that allows you to modify system files by changing it to r/w

 

[Podivin]

You don't actually have to change the name of - or do anything to - the existing animation. Just save the file you want use in /data/local. The file MUST be named 'bootanimation.zip' - no quotes of course. The OS checks this location for a boot animation and will use it if it's there, ignoring the one stock animation.
This assumes that you're rooted, and have a file explorer that will get you access to /data/local.

 

[carracerz14]

It is best to change the name of the stock one by adding .Bak at the end to keep it backed up so it is easy to restore it if need be.

 

[Podivin]

I respectfully disagree
If you're not overwriting the original, there is no need to rename it/back it up.
When booting, the OS looks first to /data/local to see if there is a bootanimation.zip file there, if it exists it uses it. If it doesn't exist then it uses the current default animation which is stored in a different location. No harm is being done to the stock boot animation if you store the one you want to use in /data/local. If you want to go back to the stock animation, you just delete bootanimation.zip out of /data/local and you're back on stock.