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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
well, for a starter, you did use the enabler for 4.3 right? and while you were at it, you got the disabler as well, correct?

and how did you root it? if you used Chainfire's autoroot, you shouldnt install superuser, as CF-Autoroot comes with supersu.. but get busybox, and try again..

oh, and im always gentle, unless im dictated not to be ;) haha

EDIT:

what variant of S4 do you have?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] o0obixelo0o:
first at all, i think i'm in the wrong section... i must say sorry... :o

if we can continue here, i can say at your first question yes.

i picked both files:

CWM_CustomBootanimation_43_Enable.zip

CWM_CustomBootanimation_43_Disable.zip

from here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31833122&postcount=4

to root my s4 gt9505 with 4.3 itv stock rom, i used this file: CF-AR for GT-I9505 from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2255190

but i don't know if busybox is already there, or i need to download it apart and install it also.

then i picked the bootanimation from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341463

So:

1- i rooted with the CF-AR

2- then, in the market i update the Superuser ( as it told me that need to update )

3- i copied both file ( enable and disable.zip ) in my externa sd card.

4- i installed the latest clockworkmod recovery ( if i'm not wrong the latest is 6.0.4.4 )

5- i rebooted the s4 in recovery mode then i installed: A: the enabler.zip ( message was successfully installed ) and B: then the bootanimation ( message was ok, no error ).

Nothing happened.

:good:

thanks :)

s4 gt9505 nobrand, italian version
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
ok then :)

well, youll need busybox as my enabler/disabler scripts is dependent of it.. check your "/system/bin"-folder, and see if there is a file named "busybox".. if not, then go get it, and try again :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] o0obixelo0o:
got it.

i just checked the bin folder and no busybox word in there ( i saw a file called bootanimation in there hehe ).

ok i'll try again installing also busybox.

where i can find it?

on the market or there's something also here?

Thanks again for your support :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] o0obixelo0o:
it worked!

i just needed the busybox, and everything goes well.

thanks for your support man :)

cheers
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
just had to fix some htc one for a mate, sorry by that..

but awesome mate! glad it worked out for you :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Team DevDigitel:
You need to now put a bootanimation.zip in system/media. Rom toolbox has a good collection but I think it only comes in pro addition. Go to first page om thread
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] o0obixelo0o:
thanks anbech :good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
well, why not make your own? then its unique, one of a kind.. that is the main reason why i made post #5 ;)

youre welcome :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dt1401:
Thank you very much for posting this. It worked great on my Sprint GS4 running 4.3 (Build JSS15J.L720VPUEMJA)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
Do the methods in this thread work for ROM's that use the QMG format animations? Such as my Galaxy S4 running Google Play Edition 4.3 ROM?

Does it kill the QMG and use zip's instead?

I'd rather ask before trying and not have to worry about screwing something up. Have got my ROM pretty well dialed in already.

I did search the thread for "QMG" but the results were confusing and none seemed to answer my question.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
Are you for real? I hope not, but if you are then i will suggest that you read post 1 and 4..

And yes, it makes the device use zip instead of qmg..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] easyrider77:
anbech,

I love this idea, and I tried both of the 421 zips, and seemed to work good....I think anyways.....I flashed the enabled but when I rebooted it was a black bootup screen, so I figured it didn't work, even though it booted fine. I then flashed the disabled, and the normal bootup screen was back.

So that leads me to a question.

First off MY device is a Samsung epic 4g on boost model SPH-D710, and I'm using a stock TW gc01 deodexed rom, no modifications other than rooted and deodexed, other than that it's full stock.......just in case that info is needed for future reference.

My question is, does the enabled zip file have or is spose to enable a pre-made boot animation, or is it suppose to be a black screen on purpose, and will just change once I put in a bootanimation.zip file in system/media?

I hope that question made sense lol, not sure how to word it exactly.

If no boot animation was included in the enabled zip file, that would explain why I get a black screen, and I will just proceed to add my own bootanimation.zip file to system/media.

Thanks for your hard work, and I appreciate any help you can give.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
The word QMG is not mentioned anywhere in the first page.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] easyrider77:
Well I gave it a shot, but it didn't work as planned.

I flashed the enabled 412 zip file, rebooted got a black screen, I tried putting the boostanimation zip file within system/media, then rebooting, but still resulted in a black screen at bootup.

I know for a fact the boot animation file works, as I've used it before on this exact phone, so no modifications are not needed to adjust the file ie: size, fps, etc......it already works.

I just thought I'd give this a shot as it seems so much easier to do than the thread I was useing this one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2063280 and this has a restore zip as well.

Oh well I gave it a shot, but if anyone has any ideas how to get this to work on this phone Samsung epic 4g on boost model SPH-D710 please feel free to let me know.

I heard that it is dependent on what kernel you use as to wether or not it work, because I guess some kernels don't support bootanimation.zip, so maybe perhaps the kernel I am useing doesn't support bootanimation.zip? I am useing Agats 1.3 TW kernel, so maybe it doesn't support this bootanimation.zip way

Update: that method worked fine with the other thread, so this kernel does support the animation file.

I would still rather use this method, but for now I will have to use the ther way unless somone can find a way to make this work for me.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
You can now add "Google Play Edition" 4.3 Galaxy S4 to your list of devices working with your mod.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] CZ Eddie:
Just a heads up.

Google Play Edition 4.4 ROM for Galaxy S4 does not work using the 4.3 enable zip.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] leaderbuilder:
Works with Stock Sprint GS4 4.3 and with Two custom ROMs I tried it on too (Sacs and Triforce)

I should note that I used animation zips that were properly formated to the right screen size 1080 1920
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Alakazamm:
Im having some problems with this and if anyone could help I would be grateful. I have root and Cwm recovery. I tried the test custom boot animation as suggested. I flashed it using cwm bc it wouldn't allow me to move the zip file to system\media and data\local didn't exist on my phone, at least I couldn't find it, I searched using Es file Explorer. So once I flashed the custom test bootanimation I rebooted it and it loaded up as the normal s4 bootanimation. So I Dl the enable and disable zip files and flashed the enable zip, I rebooted the phone up and then I flashed a bootanimation I had DL, at the end of the message it said it was aborted. So I rebooted and the custom test animation now showed up, and that's what I'm stuck with now. I have a few questions:

-how can I tell if the bootanimations I Dl will fit my device and my screen before I flash it? And is it possible to download a bootanimation and change it to fit your device?

-when I flash the enable zip, do I only have to do that once, or do I have to do it everytime before I flash another zip boot animations?

-do I need to extract the Zip to any specific file before I go into recovery?

-after flashing the enable zip, should I reboot device and let it fully load up and then go back into Cwm and then boot the animation zip? Or can I flash both at same time?

-do I need to install these bootanimation zips in a specific folder if I'm using cwm to flash them? , does it matter if it's on the device, SD card, or external sd card? I know u specified those two folders to put it in but I thought that was only if you weren't using cwm to try the test zip?

Everytime I try to flash a new bootanimation zip the test bootanimation appears since I flashed the enable zip file after the test didn't work, now the test works and I can get anything to replace the test boot animation.

Can anyone help me please?

Thanks a lot for everyones time yall put into helping other people, I know yall must work very hard and we all appreciate it.

Sent from my SPH-L720 4.3

So after posting this I ended up getting the animations offered in the 3rd post to work. Only thing is, they arnt the same resolution that my phone supports. Can I resize any boot animations to fit my phone somehow? When can I download ones just made for Samsung galaxy s4 4.3 SPH-L720.?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
not sure why my mod doesnt work on yours, and cant test it myself as i dont own a device like yours.. but as long you got it sorted.. :)

it could be the kernel or rom you use, but not sure.. perhaps you dont have busybox installed?

just uploaded two new flashzips for 4.4.. hope they work for you :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31833122&postcount=4

wow mate... lots of questions... you should be able to get most of them answered just by reading the first page of this thread.. especially post #5..

the enable flashzip should only be used once.. unless you would like to use qmg animations instead, then you have to disable it again.. and therefore you will need to enable to use zip files again..

and you wont need to reboot in order to flash the bootanimation after enabling custom bootanimation..

if youve got an bootanimation that isnt flashable, you should just copy it to /system/media or /data/local.. its always those two folders, the /data/local is the folder the device will check first, and if it cant find any it will check /system/media..

but i can see that the resizing part is what bugs you the most, ill get that one answered here for you..

extract the bootanimation.zip file you'd like to use.. use FSResizer or something equally, and resize all the frames to 1080x1920.. then edit desc.txt with notepad++, and make it say 1080 1920 <frames per second>..

pack it all down into a zip again, but with no compression.. thats it :)

hope that solves some of your questions.. but please, just use the search function for the rest of your questions, since it been answered several times in this thread already..

take care
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] decalman:
Running S4 Revolution v11 4.3

flashed the 4.3 zip

worked but the original s3 logo appears first.

can i fix that?

very cool mod, thanks!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Alakazamm:
Tja=anbech;48385774]not sure why my mod doesnt work on yours, and cant test it myself as i dont own a device like yours.. but as long you got it sorted.. :)

it could be the kernel or rom you use, but not sure.. perhaps you dont have busybox installed?

just uploaded two new flashzips for 4.4.. hope they work for you :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31833122&postcount=4

wow mate... lots of questions... you should be able to get most of them answered just by reading the first page of this thread.. especially post #5..

the enable flashzip should only be used once.. unless you would like to use qmg animations instead, then you have to disable it again.. and therefore you will need to enable to use zip files again..

and you wont need to reboot in order to flash the bootanimation after enabling custom bootanimation..

if youve got an bootanimation that isnt flashable, you should just copy it to /system/media or /data/local.. its always those two folders, the /data/local is the folder the device will check first, and if it cant find any it will check /system/media..

but i can see that the resizing part is what bugs you the most, ill get that one answered here for you..

extract the bootanimation.zip file you'd like to use.. use FSResizer or something equally, and resize all the frames to 1080x1920.. then edit desc.txt with notepad++, and make it say 1080 1920 <frames per second>..

pack it all down into a zip again, but with no compression.. thats it :)

hope that solves some of your questions.. but please, just use the search function for the rest of your questions, since it been answered several times in this thread already..

take care[/QUOTE]

Thannks anbech for helping me out even thi ugh I did ask a lot of questions lol, it was a build up of two days of frustrating fails. I know you probably think I didn't read but I really did research this for days before I even asked, i am also very new to this. I really do just ask questions after I have tried just about everything I've read. I first emailed jrummy BC I bought his boot animation + root app which people stated didn't work for galaxy s4. So I emailed jrummy and its been almost a week with no reply. Amyways , I did try everything on the first pg but they weren't working for me. It wouldn't let me change the extension of the original boot animation in system/media but I also though the disable zip was only in case I was stuck in a bootloop. I guess maybe that's y I wasn't able to change or rename that file. I am going to try all this out but I have now flashed the liquidsmooth ROM and really like it but IMA try a few more. If you have any sugestions for ROMs you've had good experience with I would love to test them out. I will let you know how the resizing goes. And once again I apologize for all the questions, I am a noob at this and this is my first rooted phone (except for htc evo, friend did all work on it tho) and first time flashing roms. I've only asked you and jrummy questions so I feel I've done pretty well with out anyone's help until now haha, still have a lot to learn. How bout this anbech, I'll treat ya to a beer. Thanks alot
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] eaganrubio:
i love this bootanimation thanks!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Alakazamm:
[MENTION=4699197]anbech[/MENTION]

I tried to give ya a little donation but it came up another language. How can I get it to English?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] decalman:
http://youtu.be/DX0nhIhlm5Q

here is the boot animation i made. as you can see the s3 logo appears first and i cant get rid of it.

feel free to use it

Get it here http://www.mediafire.com/download/lbkdl7mx24q5xn6/S3 TO NOTE 3.zip

install it using bootanimation from the play store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.boot.animations&hl=en
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] decalman:
here is another one i made. just use the 720 x 1280 for the s3

http://youtu.be/n4Impx6--pA
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] kenn7:
flashed the 4.3 zip, works flawlessly

thx mate :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
I will get back to you all as soon as possible.. I havent got access to my pc for a while now.but will in the next couple of days.cya then, and merry christmas :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] brusyev:
Thanks for sharing these Anbech. I have a problem with my boot animation and was wondering if you could help. I am currently using the stock international Samsung boot animation. Upon boot the animation starts playing and the login prompt appears then suddenly the animation starts playing again...this looks quite annoying as it looks like the phone has restarted again...Do you know of a way to fix this?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Keon24:
i'm itching to test this out, my only concern is that i use TWRP (the only one available for me right now) would the flash work?

edit: tried it, it worked. only thing is....it's stuck on the animation now....not going to the home screen but i can hear when messages come in and lock the screen. any advice?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Jspex:
I used twrp to flash this and it worked fine for me. Just make sure as with any flash to do a back up first just in case.

Did you thank your Developer today?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] xerius67:
Thanks for this.

This Work well
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Jack123hello:
Hi, your tutorial is great:D , butbI want to ask if I put my bootanimation.zip into /system/media, ehat permission should I set:confused: Thx~
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
I'm back!

hi everyone,

ive been away for over two weeks now, and sorry i havent been responding..

i just checked all the posts since ive left, and must say its quite overwhelming..... so if you guys could post your probs/issues again, i would be grateful to you, since i dont know where to start now... :eek:

hope you can understand..

cheers, and hope everyone of ya got into the new year with ease ;)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Ra2fet:
Hey bro, can you add S4 bootanimation for S3 4.3 jellybean?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pug1:
hey up pal... i just read the op as i want a custom boot animation for my sg tab 3 10.1... my boot animations are bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg. Do you no if this method works for these files... i tried to make a .qmg file with samsung theme program but doesnt show the animation.... just the samsung tab 3 pic, it boots fine with the sound just no image

Can you help

thanks in advance :laugh: :good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
is it the qmg stock animation from s4, that you would like to use on your s3? if so, im not quite sure that would work, since the devices have different resolutions.. s4=1080x1920 .. s3=720x1280..

hi mate,

hmm, not quite sure what youre requesting?

to clarify; custom bootanimations (my enable zips), uses the bootanimation.zip method, while the native/stock sammy bootanimations (my disable zips), uses the bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg method..

which one do you want to use on your device?

and btw, ive made a youtube tutorial on how to convert zip-animations to qmg-animations.. check this thread, made by [MENTION=5139272]xessus[/MENTION], in the first post there is a link to my yt vid.. hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pug1:
Omg :facepalm: lol... Wot a plank I really am lol.... OK I will try it now

Thanks for the fast response :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
youre welcome mate. just ask :)

cheers
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Ra2fet:
ok give it a try, what about s4 boot logo for s3?:)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
never tried playing with the bootlogo.. read about it for a year ago, and it will involve some hacking to the bios itself.. i wouldnt bother messing with it... :p
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Ra2fet:
I have both colors white & black . I will pm them to you if you are interested in ;)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pug1:
I flashed the enabler zip and when I booted there was no animation again...

Tried a boot animation thats for my screen size 1280x800 but still nothing.... is it possible for this to be modded to work on the tab 3 10.1

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
now im too curious to see what youve got.. ;)

pm me :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Ra2fet:
done, check inbox :D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
it should..

what rom do you have? and what android version? you did make sure to use the right enable zip, corresponding to your rom version, right?

if you get a black screen upon bootup, it could be the bootanimation.zip youre using, that might be the issue..

downloaded the files, will check them out tomorrow.. and thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pug1:
OK.... I run 4.2.2, stock rom cooked in rom kitchen.

It booted fine just no animation

I will try find another today and test

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] millzyy:
Hi guys,

Having some problems flashing custom boot on my GS3.

Flashed 'bios boot' zip for GS3.

Tried flashing enable too.

I get the stock GS3 splash screen followed by the word 'android'.

I hear what I think is the custom bios boot (pc booting) but dont see anything.

I just flashed the newest 4.3 omega rom. So that's what I'm working with.

I have tried a combination of flashing disable and enable bit no love.

any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] CNexus:
The boot logo is an initlogo.rle file stored inside the boot.img. Not hard to change, and you can write a script to swap out the new one with the old one on the fly like we did for the Sprint S3
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] decalman:
you got my attention. i want to learn how to do that. can you teach me or direct me to where i can learn.

thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] anbech:
try one of those made here: Omega ROM Graphics thread [Beware: Lots of images] -- just try one that is for Note 10.1.. it has the same resolution as yours..

by what you say, it sounds like its the bootanimation itself that is causing this..

the android-greenie-thingy bootani, means that the custom bootanimation method is enabled..

are you using the "/system/media" or "/data/local" folder? you did use the 4.3 enabler?

nice one mate! thanks for the info.. i just read like a year ago, that it would be some messy stuff, so i wouldnt try.. and havent really thought about it since then.. :)

How to Create a initlogo.rle

just found this.. havent tried it myself though.. but seems promising.. guess ill have to install some linux distro now, long time no see :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pug1:
Thanks. I tried the one for note 10.1 landscape and no show again. Tried the 4.3 enabler still no joy. Giving in lol

Thanks for your time

BIG EDIT... yes I finally got it to work.... took the qmg file, disabled custom boot and flashed qmg zip and spinning omega... yes :D

Now my question is how did you make that image.

Thank you for helping me until I got it workin
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pug1:
Thanks for all your help pal I finally sorted it. I wasnt putting the frames in to samsung theme studio

Your video is excellent as well
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] millzyy:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bqjp9n9bu7avk4s

:)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] boyheadkick:
all disabler zips aren't working on Omega54 GML4 based :(

when i was on Omega52 i was able to use 44disabler and was able to restore stock bootanimation using Original Boot Animation zip from n7100 forum
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] M1ster1:
Infos

Dear Anbech,

I want to follow your tutorial available here but I'm not sure if this will work.

I've just flashed my Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) with the custom rom Android Revolution HD, so now my android version is 4.3

I think that I should go and flash your files CWM_CustomBootanimation_43_Enable.zip & CWM_CustomBootanimation_43_Disable.zip in recovery mode but the problem is that my recovery is not CWM but TWRP 2.6.3.0.

Will it work anyway ?

Another thing, I'm pretty sure the .zip mode for the bootanimation isn't enabled on my phone but I've tried to follow the tutorial anyway.

In step 2 you write :

Download this bootanimation.zip, I’ve made only for testing, and place it in /data/local or /system/media folder. Or flash this with CWM: CWM_CustomBootanimation_Test.zip

I didn't try to flash it because, as I said I'm with TWRP and I'm afraid to break anything.

But I've tried to place the bootanimation.zip in /system/media.

I can't see this folder when I connect the phone to the computer, but I can see it using the ES explorer, and when I try to copy/paste the bootanimation.zip I get this error :

/system/media/bootanimation.zip: open failed: EROFS (Read-Only file system)

Thanks in advance for any help ! :angel:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ThE ROckStar:
because system is in read only mode

just press mount r/w on top screen or look for it in any root file manager

instead use root explorer.(as u will find it easy)

and simply paste the zip in data/local it will work!