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[HTC Sensation] dsp4774:
I saw a thread in general, answered it, and figured this is a better place for this sort of thing. This only applies to the T-Mobile branded Sensation, but might help others as well.

1. Open up Root Explorer and navigate to where you put the bootanimation.zip you want to use.

2. Copy it from there then go to /system/customize/resource.

3. In Root Explorer, then make sure to click the "Mount R/W" button.

4. Paste it there.

5. Find the file "TMOUS_bootanimation.zip" and rename it to "TMOUS_bootanimation.zip.bak" or something of the like.

6. Rename the file you pasted to "TMOUS_bootanimation.zip" and reboot.

There you have it! I've tested it and it works for those of you that managed to get S-OFF and perm root working.

I also wanted to note that my personal experience with this did NOT require changing any file permissions. Your mileage may vary.

I've added the boot animation that was in the leaked video from AlphaRevX to get you started:

View attachment 670948
[HTC Sensation] smoochiezz24:
Do you know of any boot animations for the qHD display? That might be a great thing to add to your post.
[HTC Sensation] deanesn:
You need to change permissions otherwise you will get blank screen.
[HTC Sensation] Stiegi:
Just for your information:

On my german Sensation the file is named "TMDE_bootanimation.zip".
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
i keep getting a blank screen were or how do you change permissions ?
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
in root explorer hold your finger on the file till the menu pops up. Tap on "permissions"

Owner: read & write checked, execute unchecked

Group: read checked, rest unchecked

Others: read checked, rest unchecked

all special permissions unchecked
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
thx did that but did not work keep giving me a blanc screen only the tmous animation works ..
[HTC Sensation] deanesn:
Your resolution must be wrong? Did you creat the animation your self?
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
yes i did im guessing im doing something wrong i will try it with another one and see if it works , what resolution should i use if i only use a pic how do we make our own boots animations ?
[HTC Sensation] deanesn:
It's your zip file. To make it work just pull the oem one and remove the files from within using winrar and insert yours same way. That will fix it. I know it's the compression of the zip file but can't remember how to compress it. Search the forum for boot animation compression or google it.
[HTC Sensation] nccu_eagles:
Thanks! I made it my boot down and boot up animation LOL
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
since a lot of you guys are having problems making bootanimations ...

1. the zip file must not have any compression

You can do this with 7zip. Right click the files, 7zip -> add to archive -> for "compression level" select "store"

2. you should sign the zip

not sure if this is necessary although I simply sign everything that goes into my system folders. You can use ZipSigner from the market. (For "key/mode" select "platform")

3. rename the extension of the current bootanimation to .bak or just skip this if you never want to use it anymore

4. copy the signed file to system/customize/resource with root explorer

5. in root explorer hold your finger on the file till the menu pops up. Tap on "permissions"

Owner: read & write checked, execute unchecked

Group: read checked, rest unchecked

Others: read checked, rest unchecked

6. restart and you're done!

I attached an animated dark blue qHD HTC quietly brilliant bootanimation that I made for good measure.
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
is it a video that u brake down in to frames or is it pics that you take i have no idea how to start i can do the last part no problem but how or were to start would b a great help thx ...
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
oh well why not..

1. create a folder called "android" and place the frames of your animation in PNG format in that folder.

2. name them as follows:

NAME_01.png

NAME_02.png

...

NAME_xx.png

3. create a text file called "desc.txt" containing for example:

540 960 15

p 1 1 android

explanation of the desc file:

Width Height Frame-rate

p Loop Pause Folder

first line: width height frames-rate

second line: p just stands for play. the first number says how often to loop the animation. The second number says for how long to pause the animation after every loop. the string is the name of the folder we created above.

So now you have the desc.txt and a folder with your png files - compress them as uncompressed zip file. Continue as described in my previous post.
[HTC Sensation] Shaquiel Harris:
wouldnt it be easier to just adb push it to that directory?
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
thx for your help
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
im new to this and is too confusing for me i tried almost all day i can make other boot animations to work but i cant create my owns and at this point i give up thx
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
yeah probably but then most likely the next question would be "what is adb and how do i use it" :D
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
is not the what it is but the how we make them , i can put the files in the directory i can rename it , but the thing is how to create them , were to start , step by step i created a file name android put 4 pictures in there png,name them 01,02,etc etc used a desc.txt file from another animation did the resolution end the loop set up everything then using 7zip made the zip but still did not worked ......
[HTC Sensation] nccu_eagles:
search button is your friend http://www.google.com/cse?q=boot+an...ub-2900107662879704:fs7umqefhnf&ie=ISO-8859-1
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
thx i have been searching i have been trying i have been reading looking at videos on youtube but nothing specific nothing step by step they tell you create a read file but they dont tell you what to use to create it anyways thx to all for your help.
[HTC Sensation] smoochiezz24:
Its supposed to be a zip with No compression. Maybe that's what throwing you guys off?
[HTC Sensation] phonegod:
if your still on tmobile stock rom you have to rename the zip to TMOUS_bootanimation.zip because there is thre boot zips one that just say bootanimation.zip and the other two TMOUS_bootanimation.zip and TMOUS_downanimation.zip
[HTC Sensation] darkjuan:
Works awesome, thanks!!

Now I just need to get the Portal Turret sound "Activated" for the bootup sound and "Shutting Down" for the turn off sound.

Any ideas on how to do that?
[HTC Sensation] ryokowashu:
for anyone having issues making a boot animation after a very long time of trying different things i found the reason i kept getting black/blank screen.

its 7zip do not use it for some reason it still has a little compression when set to the store setting. instead use winrar with the store setting. just make sure you make it a zip and not a rar.
[HTC Sensation] Hamsteriel:
What is the max number of frames for one of these animations? I made a 600 frame animation ripped from the Hackers intro, but it crashed about 1/4 of the way through.
[HTC Sensation] xidominicanoix:
you need to replace the UnLock.ogg and Lock.ogg files in /system/media/audio/ui
[HTC Sensation] sbihue:
can you do the same process for TMOUS_downanimation.zip to change the default shutdown animation
[HTC Sensation] darkjuan:
Just did that, but no sound.
[HTC Sensation] dream8441:
HEY THERE THANKS, IVE TRIED THAT AND IT DOES NOT WORK...IVE PUT BLACK "HTC QUIETLY BRILLIANT" FOR BOOTANIMATION.ZIP AND DOWNANIMATION.ZIP EACH ZIP ON SYSTEM/RESOURCE.....BUT LABELED AS "bootanimation and downanimation" and they dont work....do i have to relabel them as the one you have TMOUS?? and both go there? i was told bootanimation goes in data/local....and downanimation goes on system/resource....set to r/w. any help please thanks :)
[HTC Sensation] cp3o:
got it thanks
[HTC Sensation] :
I'm on T-mobile US, using Revolution HD Rom

I had to name the file bootanimation.zip and place it in data/local

I also changed the permissions people talked about before
[HTC Sensation] micanuck:
I really like some of these custom screens for bootanimation and would like to install them. Having difficulty finding system/customize/resource file using Root Explorer.

Is anyone else without a customize file in the system folder?
[HTC Sensation] Vineares:
Yeah I'm in this boat as well. I've looked and looked and looked. I found the boot animation in another folder....dunno if that's the one.
[HTC Sensation] bonesy:
For everyone who cant find where to put the bootanimation.zip file either download the Dsixda Kitchen and enable data/local feature or try the options below.Where it gets the path for the bootanimation.zip is down to the kernel (i am led to believe)

Bootanimation.zip is usually found in...

1) /data/local/bootanimation.zip

2) /system/media/bootanimation.zip

3) /system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip (which is usually also where downanimation is kept aswell)

If making your own or bootanimation it needs to be compressed as "store" not "normal" or "Best" etc...

If you have downloaded a bootanimation.zip not meant for your device you need to change the desc.txt (open in wordpad or notepad++ to keep formatting) and change say 800 400 to our phones resolution 540 960..It would look like this..

540 960 15

p 1 1 android

p 0 1 Sprint

540 960 15= Resolution + FPS

p 1 1 Android = Play android folder once

p 0 1 Sprint = Play Sprint folder in a loop

Just thought this info may help some confusion! Sorry if anyone has said about these got bare bov to look in all the pages ;)
[HTC Sensation] hisoka210:
hey i am running cm7 alpha i don't think cm has a boot down animation and i dont have a system/customize/ place in my phone i was wondering where if i could still use a bootdownanimation but i dont know where to put it
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
i am using Rcmix and the boot animation is in system/customize/resource/htc_bootanimation.zip.thx works great.
[HTC Sensation] jeibosquez:
Hi

Not having a problem finding but once i change it to the boot and down animation i want and it doesn't work... I've changed permissions and put the boot zip in data/local and in system/customize/resource and still nothing i get an "android" that sits on screen and the boot up... Im using ARHD 4.1.5 and faux's latest kernal.... Pls help...
[HTC Sensation] tmobiletilt:
Does the sound file have to be ogg or can it be mp3? I've got my bootanimation working but no sound. I'm on the HD revolution ROM.

I have placed my sound file in

/system/media/audio/notifications

I see it there as -rw-rw-rw-.

I have tried to go in with adb shell and cd to the folder, then send the command chmod 755 andriod_audio.mp3 <-- name of the sound file and i get error that it doesnt' exist but it does because i can see it when i send ls -l

Please help. WOuld like to get the sound working althought i'd rarely see it.
[HTC Sensation] scstryfe:
ICS Changes?

There's a boot animation from the IC GB ROM for the Sensation the shows a rocketing Android and the T-Mobile 4G logo. I tried to steal the bootanimation.zip out of the old ROM and bring it over to the new ICS version, but it won't work. Any ideas why?

I thought all you needed was the zip and the correct permissions. Am I missing something?!?
[HTC Sensation] jmcdonald58:
I use that on mine permissions rw r r
[HTC EVO 3D] RichardsChris:
So i have an Ar.parrot drone and in order for it to work with my 3d i need my 3d to be able to detect an adhoc network.

I am fully rooted using revolution.

Is there a certain file I need to change in order for me to detect ad hoc networks on my 3d?

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] Drewmungus:
I thought those only worked with ios? Ever since I first heard about those I've been keeping a eye out for a cheap ipod, but no more!

3VO+ ar parrot drone= insanely sweet!
[HTC EVO 3D] RichardsChris:
there are a few apps in the market to control the ar parrot but your phone has to be able to see an adhoc network for them to work
[HTC EVO 3D] bhughes3:
I am right there with you...had to add a .dll to the rooted evo 4g to get it working i'm pretty sure...i also have an ipad though, so i'm not desperate. Just give it time. The devs will get things working how they need to
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
Now that I have s-off, I'm wondering what rom is everyone using? I'm mainly looking for speed, but I do like the sense 3.0 lockscreen.

Any thoughts?
[HTC Sensation] ChimeyJimmey:
LeeDROiD Sensational V1.0 - 22nd July | APM | CRT | OverScroll | FAST & STABLE

That is my first choice. ;)
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
Any reason why that would be your first choice?
[HTC Sensation] ChimeyJimmey:
Close to stock, but rooted and tweaked for performance.

Plus, the developer inspires confidence in me, somehow... :D
[HTC Sensation] Jur1nator:
geeez s-off is made public today..

and also the kernel code.. give the deys a few days/weks to cook up something awesome..

:)
[HTC Sensation] ChimeyJimmey:
But of course!

However, why not have some fun in the meantime, once the original image is backup-ed with clockworkmod?

Theoretically - it should do no harm, that cannot be undone.

Have fun, if flashing constantly with new ROMs is fun for you! :p
[HTC Sensation] t0ny0:
Me personally - I cant wait for an plain android rom ;) AOSP rom that has wifi calling - this is my dream :)
[HTC Sensation] cenwesi:
+1. As long as BT A2DP works.
[HTC Sensation] mpmilestogo:
I want CM7 something or other. I'd love to see a AOSP on this thing. Its such a beast of a phone. All the extra goodies, overclocking, and other stuff that's packed in. Hopefully we get a CM7 on it.
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
The rom (leedroid) I just flashed on my T-Mobile USA doesn't support RX diversity for the GSM network. So that means your reception will be poorer especially when traveling (mostly all GSM for us T-Mobile users) I tried to deathgrip it and unlike on the stock T-Mobile USA rom, my bars just stayed at 1 instead of switching to the antenna at the top of the phone and bringing me back to 2-3 bars. No RX diversity on 4G from what I can tell. Wait for something that is specifically for T-Mobile USA Sensation 4G users so we can have WiFi calling and RX diversity.
[HTC Sensation] joeyklatzko:
Is there any ROM out here that supports Wifi-Calling yet?
[HTC Sensation] RestInPieces209:
i noticed none of the devs here are from the US.. when will we get a rom optimized for tmous sensation 4g?
[HTC Sensation] IrishStyle:
I am sure we will see some sick roms in the next few days.
[HTC Sensation] kirdroid:
I currently have a sgs2, ordered a sensation with att 3g bands today. I'm so excited that I can get s-off when I receive my sensation and flash different roms :)
[HTC Sensation] intel.nehalem:
LeeDroid's ROM seems sick :D Its tempting to try it out but I see some posting that there is a bit of lag . Oh well, let's give our devs some time to cook up some great roms
[HTC Sensation] ags29:
Eugene373 should be cooking up something soon.. Can't wait.
[HTC Sensation] swiftinmotion:
sorry for the stupid question but when trying to flash a recovery via rom manager i cannot locate my phone model through the phone list. i assume there is something i missed or i have to wait for the sensation to be added to the list ??

Sorry for the noob question ive been reading around and havent gotten a clear answer, any help is appreciated and thanked
[HTC Sensation] tdy2kn1:
I am waiting for CM7 or MIUI (preferably).

Is CM7 rom the only rom that offer nightly built? Why aren't all rom doing this?
[HTC Sensation] Differentiation:
I flashed Leedroid first but couldn't stand the lag, so I jumped over to Android Revolution and...we'll see how it goes :S
[HTC Sensation] setzer715:
I may be reading your post wrong but I think your very confused on what Diversity is. It is nothing built into your handset. ALL PHONES WHETHER GSM, UMTS, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, WiMAX OR WHATEVER SUPPORT DIVERSITY RX. In fact, it's not even a function of your phone. Diversity RX has NOTHING to do with your handset whatsoever!!! You do NOT have 2 antenna's. Diversity is at the cell site. Diversity is having 2 receive antenna's on a tower that are a part of a single sector (there are typically 3 sectors per tower, but can be more depending on the RF design). Anyways, how to put diversity in easy terms. So when your phone is registered on a sector, that sector will have 2 different receive paths originating from 2 different antenna's. What this does is allows the cell site to determine which path has the best (not to be mistaken with strongest, best means best quality) receive path for your phone and then utilizes that path. It's for quality.

Again, you DO NOT have separate antenna's in our cell. Whatever test you trying, is a fluke. Even if you had those, which you don't, that information would be written into the radio image, NOT the OS.
[HTC Sensation] kabuk1:
I believe LeeDroid & a few others have patches out that enable this & a few other T-Mo specific features.
[HTC Sensation] zaferaxu:
You can use step2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
[HTC Sensation] bruce2728:
Android Revolution working fine so far, been using it all night with no problems:)
[HTC Sensation] bruce2728:
But it comes with the new market which I don't like
[HTC Sensation] Crew One:
People didn't like Windows in the DOS era. Look where we are now.

Resistance is FUTILE! :D
[HTC Sensation] setzer715:
LMAO!!!

10Char
[HTC Sensation] dragonraelms:
Android Revolution is working fine and stable atm. Tried Leedroid first, its nice but suffers some lag atm.

Haven't got round to trying the rest, but for a first time flash id def recommend Revolution
[HTC Sensation] bachviet:
I want either stock or CM7 but I probably am going to try Android Revolution HD with no Sense.
[HTC Sensation] frenchie746:
This.
[HTC Sensation] bruce2728:
LOL I was one of those people then too
[HTC Sensation] woundtrauma:
Android Revolution HD. Absolutely. I'm not sure but Mike1986 does not have the phone yet, but He is very experienced ROM developer. I have used his ROM on my DHD since' version 1.0. Over half year developing, it is brilliant!

Sensation ROM is currently version 1.1.2..
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
I'm running leedroid w/ launcherpro and its geeereat

Sent from my LeeDROiD Sensation
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
Are you serious?

Handsets can and do have RX diversity. The Sensation 4G has an extra antenna contact in the upper plastic top half for better reception. I know what I saw with my own eyes. I saw my phone sitting at -107dBm in a deathgrip and not recovering like it always has on the stock ROM. I just did it again on the stock ROM in the same location and it went back up to -97/99dBm

The DROID X/X2 has receive diversity. The Sensation 4G (NOT the regular Sensation) does confirmed with an HTC Champion rep. Instead of 1 antenna, they have two antennas to mitigate signal loss when held in your hand..
[HTC Sensation] digiholic:
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1
[HTC Sensation] RaDeN305:
All these ROMs still have Sense and a ton of bloat. I had more bloat removed via temp-root that are still in these ROMs. I'm running Revolution HD now and it's faster but there's a few bugs. I won't bother changing it until an AOSP ROM is out.

If you're like me and don't want anything to do with Sense, wait for more ROMs.
[HTC Sensation] cenwesi:
Exactly why i am waiting and just using LP for now...Sense 3.0 is nice but it just slows this phone down a little.
[HTC Sensation] tenbeau:
I am going to flash a rom this evening and after reading your post I assume that Revolution HD plays nice with Tmous. Are there any issues or bugs especially with calls or wifi or sms or mms? Or loss of signal? Thanks once again for the help:)
[HTC Sensation] Crew One:
Then why pick the sensation? Makes no Sense!

Not related: More interesting will be which kernel to get!
[HTC Sensation] fallenangel408:
:D CMYLXGO cant wait!
[HTC Sensation] iJohnny:
I am thinking about flashing Android Revolution HD 1.1.2 rom.

What are your experiences with it and how does it compare with other roms?
[HTC Sensation] RaDeN305:
Because of the hardware. I knew I could get rid of Sense eventually.
[HTC Sensation] ldelossa.ld:
Been using it for about an hour or so no, lag in opening anything is ridic reduced. I'm loving it right now.
[HTC Sensation] anarchyuk:
why on earth to people want cm7? i know its fast but are you ready to loose hd recording? f that
[HTC Sensation] kabuk1:
I wish I could just get the stock rom with no sense & no bloatware.
[HTC Sensation] iJohnny:
I hope you will post your experience with Android Revolution HD 1.1.2 after you use it for a little while.
[HTC Sensation] RaDeN305:
I've been using it for a full day and it honestly doesn't feel much better than stock. I've noticed some lag using the notification menu and definitely opening the widget menu. I also may be having some touch responsive issues as I find myself double-tapping way too often. I didn't have these issues before. I'll stick with it until some AOSP ROMs come out but, again, it's not better than stock IMO.
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
This this this!!!!!!!!!

That's all I want. I was looking forward to android revolution with the no sense script, but the stock gingerbread app drawer is all messed up in that one.

I just want a stock gingerbread build, like on the g2x.
[HTC Sensation] mikeDCMDVA:
Yeah, I don't think those ROM's available are suiting TMOUS Sensation's very well, I might just stick with stock until we get an official ROM built over a TMOUS device...
[HTC Sensation] tsekh501:
Really, no need to rush. While a lot of people here are constantly complaining about their Sensation, so far everything is working completely fine on my T-Mobile Sensation 4G. I don't get any of the problems that people are complaining about, really. My phone is stable, has good reception and awesome battery life. That doesn't mean I don't look forward to improvement that can be made with custom roms (having used 3 Android phones before... all with various roms, I know what they can do).

But as much as I like faster and more feature-rich roms, I hate having to backup/restore/reflash over and over again. For now I am just going to stick with stock rom and probably root it.

The kernel source and S-Off have just been made available, I'll give it a month or two for the devs here to toy with them, explore the potential of this phone, and iron out the kinks. People here are often over-optimistic and call every experimental rom here "stable", although having tried them only for a day or less.
[HTC Sensation] RaDeN305:
I hear ya. My Sensation was fine with the bloat I had removed with temp-root. I wish I would have stayed with stock a little longer but I rushed into flashing Revolution just to try something different. Not gonna go through the trouble of flashing other ROMs until I find one that's really different.
[HTC Sensation] shatred:
i am waiting for miui :"D
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
i have tried a couple of them and they are pretty lagy so im staying stock for now i also been reading about other roms and same thing , waiting for CMYLXGO roms

stock but the performance is alot better also he usually makes a lite v of the rom and themes for them :D cant wait.......
[HTC Sensation] kabuk1:
I'm probably gonna just make my own rom if I can fight my ADD & actually sit still long enough to learn how to do it. I want a barebones, no frills, absolutely BASIC ELEMENTS rom that I(and anyone else, if I actually build & release it) can completely customize the way *I* want it. I don't want fancy animations or a ton of 'tweaking' apps installed, I can add that stuff later. This is why I loved the CM7 nightlies when I was using my HD2, they were so simple, fast, and customizable. I really hope Cyanogen comes out with something really good for this phone.
[HTC Sensation] falcon eyez:
tried leed .. it's sooo laggy so reverted to stock and waiting for the fastest rom available ! .. I wanna enjoy the speed of the processor :D
[HTC Sensation] fallenangel408:
just was talking to him and he's with sprint evo3d so NO cmylxgo roms for sensation :( but im sure theres plenty good ones out!
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Waiting for some stable fast ones which I'm sure are on the horizon!
[HTC Sensation] pandacat17:
same...miui is going to look BEAUTIFUL on this phone!