[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] Lycan:
HOW TO CHANGE BOOTANIMATIONS AND BOOTSOUNDS !!

*The size 7 looks funky eh? ;)*

Ok, so this thread is a tutorial on how to change the bootanimations and bootsounds on our beloved LG - Optimus One/P500..(You had already guessed that, had'nt you? :p) .. Basically I will start from scratch so this thread can be easily understood and appreciated (;)) by everyone including newbies to Android ('n00bs' is racist, isn't it ?) ..So here goes...

PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS

1) First and foremost 'BRAINS' .. Please read and re-read the thread carefully before asking any stupid questions.

2) A Rooted Phone. Use any one click application such as z4root or gingerbreak to root your phone. There are many tutorials on the net for that matter.

3) A file manager (Installed on your phone) with the ability to R/W (Read/Write) .. Such as Root Explorer (Highly Reccomended) ,File Expert..etc..

4) ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE TRYING ANY OF THESE METHODS.

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BOOTANIMATIONS

1) Download any bootanimations online (or create one using the link below) and make sure they are of '.zip' format. Please see the links below this section.

2) DO NOT extract the file. Simply rename the file to 'bootanimation.zip' (without the quotes).

eg: if your file name is xxxxx.zip ,change it to bootanimation.zip

3) Connect your Phone to the computer ,turn on usb mass storage and copy paste the file onto your sdcard. You can place it anywhere, but just remember to keep track of it. Turn of usb mass storage and disconnect.

4) Go to Root Explorer and move your file to data/local (put it in the 'local' folder) or system/media. The location of the bootanimation varies with ROMs . Wherever you see the old bootanimation.zip file, put it in that folder. If a file with the same name already exists, replace it with the new file and move the old file onto your sdcard. (Thats your old bootanimation)

5) Reboot

STFU and enjoy your new bootanimation !

NOTES :

If the file you downloaded from the net is already named 'bootanimation.zip' you do not need to re - rename it. (That was obvious, wasn't it ?).

Also you could also rename the file using root explorer and not neccesarily using the PC. Its really upto you.

If you want to download some bootanimations go HERE

P.S. My personal favourite is Transformer Bootanimation by aspee.

You can create your own bootanimations using this tool.

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BOOTSOUNDS

1) Ok, for this process you need a sound file, preferably a '.wav' file, but any will do ... You could download them from the net (Google :D) or you could just choose any file from your PC, its really up to you.

2) Now you need to convert the sound file to a '.mp3' format..A fast and easy way to do this is by going out here and following the instructions on screen. You could also use any other audio converters but everyone has their own preference.

3) Change the name of the converted file to 'PowerOn.mp3' ('P' and 'O' capitalized)

eg: change the name from xxxxxxx.mp3 to PowerOn.mp3

4) Connect your Phone to the computer ,turn on usb mass storage and copy paste the file onto your sdcard. You can place it anywhere, but just remember to keep track of it. Turn of usb mass storage and disconnect.

5) Go to Root Explorer and move your file to system/sounds/lgeSounds (put it in the 'lgeSounds' folder). If a file with the same name already exists, replace it with the new file and move the old file onto your sdcard. (Thats your old bootsound)

6) Reboot

Your smiling, ain't you ? :) Enjoy the new bootsound.

FOR CYANOGENMOD USERS

Thank him for this.

Shell script download -> Clcik Here

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NOTES :

1) Yes. These animations do work on custom roms. You do not need to do anything else as stated elsewhere by other articles.

2) Always make a backup before doing new things.

3) If you still have a problem then you see that reply box below..Well yeah, fire away !

4) Utilize the THANKS button. That was made for a reason :D

THANKS AND CHEERS !!