[GUIDE] How to change your bootanimation and splash image

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

Hi,

I've tried to find a way to backup the original splash screen image, but haven't found a way to do it. As a workaround, I tried to look for the original, but that was a dead end also. I'm using a saunalahti gen2 phone, and would be happy to have the original around.. just in case.. you know why :)

Anyways, thanks for the guide, the only thing I had trouble with was when repacking a bootanimation.zip. There's no mention here that it shouldn't be compressed. I found a tip from another thread, don't remember where.. Using the following command with linux in the directory with all the files creates a working boot animation archive:

$ zip -r0 bootanimation part0 desc.txt

include partN if using more than one part.

[Guest Maigel]

Should WBAW method work with GEN2 (converted using TPT method)? I tried it and the phone got stuck with boot animation.

Edit: The problem was the boot animation, not the method itself.

Edited April 25, 2011 by Maigel

[Guest ryno17]

Hey, I love this thread because I since I have owned my evo wanted to change the splash screen and with this information and some other info I have got from other sites I know enough to be dangerous, but when I try to change my splash screen from terminal emulator I get stuck. No matter what image I try to use i get the same error.

# flash_image splash /sdcard/splash.bmp

failed with error: -1

can't find splash partition

Any help would be amazing I don't know how to fix this or find a way round.

Edited May 1, 2011 by ryno17

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

Hey, I love this thread because I since I have owned my evo wanted to change the splash screen and with this information and some other info I have got from other sites I know enough to be dangerous, but when I try to change my splash screen from terminal emulator I get stuck. No matter what image I try to use i get the same error.

# flash_image splash /sdcard/splash.bmp

failed with error: -1

can't find splash partition

Any help would be amazing I don't know how to fix this or find a way round.

I thought using the manual method via fastboot would be the best way, that should be universal.

Give it a try!

NOTE: The image probably wont look right on your evo, what with the blades more interesting screen configuration.

But all you need it conformation that method works, and then you should be able to try some un-rotated images etc - which is what I needed when I was testing wbaws clockwork flash method.

[Guest ryno17]

I thought using the manual method via fastboot would be the best way, that should be universal.

Give it a try!

NOTE: The image probably wont look right on your evo, what with the blades more interesting screen configuration.

But all you need it conformation that method works, and then you should be able to try some un-rotated images etc - which is what I needed when I was testing wbaws clockwork flash method.

Thanks I did try and when I do I get an error

error: cannot load 'splash.img'

[Guest ryno17]

thanks for the help!

I ended up changing my hboot version to .76 and everything went flawlessly

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

thanks for the help!

I ended up changing my hboot version to .76 and everything went flawlessly

Glad to hear it!

I think most of this guide is actually universal to all android devices...

Except all the fiddly image optimizing type bits :mellow:

Must update the 1st post...

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

Does anyone care for the new design? What does everyone think?

[Guest HMZX]

Does anyone care for the new design? What does everyone think?

Nice! Very well done, but i think you need to add colour. :mellow: :o

[Guest Phoenix Silver]

what plugin is needed to view the first post ?

firefox doesn't seems to find it

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

what plugin is needed to view the first post ?

firefox doesn't seems to find it

I just embedded an HTML file...

Firefox should support it but I don't know what plugin it wants!

let me try Firefox...

EDIT: Works in firefox now - I changed the script.

Edited May 3, 2011 by Mushroom_Lord

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

Nice! Very well done, but i think you need to add colour. :mellow: :D

yes :D

I did specifically make the colour the same as modaco :o - But yes, more colour!

And I think the title text needs to be smaller...

[Guest Phoenix Silver]

yes :D

I did specifically make the colour the same as modaco :o - But yes, more colour!

And I think the title text needs to be smaller...

yes more colors :mellow:

yes smaller

yes work in firefox linux now

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

yes more colors :mellow:

yes smaller

yes work in firefox linux now

Ok - Excellent!

Will set to work on it later - gotta go for now.

I would have used dreamweaver of something - but I'm trying to "learn" html, and so its better if I do it myself, dreamweaver would do it for me :o - also the code will be more concise and I'll actually understand it better :D

[Guest wbaw]

Updated my nuclear blast boot animation, tidied it up a little bit - http://www.filesonic.com/file/903240404/nukeboot.zip (size: 10.3mb md5: 64a59a5a4ca19ea4007b0694ed2a7004) flash with clockworkmod 3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDH5gaN8PL8

Edited May 5, 2011 by wbaw

[Guest solidchips]

Custom Splash logo and boot animation...

Zip attached, flash using CWR (Splash/Bootanimation previews attached)

SolidChips_splash.zip

Edited May 12, 2011 by solidchips

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

Custom Splash logo and boot animation...

Zip attached, flash using CWR

Add previews and it will be done :unsure:

Animated gif for the bootanimation is preferable :)

[Guest solidchips]

Previews added.

[Guest darkado]

does anyone have default splash and bootanimation?

[Guest wbaw]

Splash image, like the old one, but bigger.

bigdroid_splash.zip

Edited May 26, 2011 by wbaw

[Guest wbaw]

I also optimised the green particle boot animation, made it even smoother (than the already optimised version) - http://www.filesonic.com/file/1073359324/bootanimation.zip

Here is the original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985251

[Guest wbaw]

3d_droid_splash.zip

Edited May 26, 2011 by wbaw

[Guest wbaw]

outline_droid_splash.zip

Edited May 27, 2011 by wbaw

[Guest wbaw]

cyanogen_splash.zip

Edited May 27, 2011 by wbaw

[Guest TouchyAndalou]

I would flash this, but I think it just gave me a seizure!