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[Galaxy Note II Android Development] twanskys204:
Will I be able to use romtoolbox to get different boot animations?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
I have never used romtoolbox but I would think it uses the same setup. So for installing them I would say yes it should work.

@seeker how big is samsungani if its mine it should be less than a kilobyte. Im trying to determine if it installed properly.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] twanskys204:
Im gonna give it a shot ill report back...im only using it cause I got it, and it saves me threw going threw xda and looking for them

K tryed romtoolbox it works however i cant seem to get the resizing to work....make a backup people!!!!!!!!!

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O and great work by the way
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seeking:
73 bytes

and thanks

im pretty sure its yours. when i open it with a text editor it says this in the file:

#!/system/bin/sh

#Bootanimation4U

#smokin1337

/system/bin/bootanimation
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Did you flash the included bootanimation ? If not try it and see if it works. Maybe the one you have now isnt working.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seeking:
what i did was this:

rebooted into recovery and flashed bootanimation4u, then I immediately flashed the gears bootanimation. i rebooted and got the blank screen.

i'm rooted, but do i need to unlock a boot loader or something for this to work? maybe the bootloader is already unlocked as part of the root...i dont know how that side of things works. I feel like im the only guy whose note isnt letting him change the boot animation so there's gotta be something I'm missing...i would think....this is the first device that ive had issues changing the bootanimation on though....nexus 1, s2, note 1, nexus 7....all completed with no issues

Should I have a bootanimation file under system/bin because I don't

bootanimation under system/media is confirmed as google gears though
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Yea its odd. You did everything right and it should be working.

Root is only needed to edit the files. You could try a diff rom or reflash your current rom and try again. Not sure at this point.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seeking:
I wonder if it's the phone...it didnt work on stock ROM or Jedi X; however, Jedi X did come with it's own bootscreen which was different from the stock one and it displayed fine. Thanks for all the help though I appreciate it. Could you check to see if you have a bootanimation file under system/bin though?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Yes I do the script directs to it and it should be in every android build.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seeking:
I do not have a bootanimation file under system/bin

would you mind uploading yours so that I can copy it to mine? perhaps that missing file is what the problem is
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Here you go im gonna edit the zip when I get home and include this in it.

http://db.tt/ejEaRBf8

Be sure to fix the permissions after moving they should be rwxr-xr-x
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seeking:
that solved it man!!! omg finally! thank you so much for your help
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Awesome glad to hear it :D
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bbobarino:
So this works on the t999 deodexed stock ROMs even with the stock jb kernal

Without boot animation support?

Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Yes it will work
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Robalboa:
Works perfect on rooted stock GS3 sprint.

Galaxy S 3 32gb ...Sprint ;)

jelly bean LJ7 rooted....yahhhyuhhh
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ValenteL:
Flashed Bootanimation4U.zip on "Redemption v3.1" Rom on my Note 10.1 and work.

I see now the Redemption Bootanimation.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jrose2002:
Sound, splash screen, boot down and charge animations

Thank for the advice on boot animation could you also instruct me on how to change/add sound to boot up and down, how to change the charge animation and the splash screen then well really be working with something.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Mr_Jay_jay:
Will this enable boot sound??? all the Stock Base Roms that I've used don't have the boot sound enabled.... I'm using a t-mobile's Galaxy S3 with latest JB Stock baseRom
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ReelFiles:
Awesome!

1. Make a backup just in case.

2. Flash bootanimation4u.zip from recovery (I use TWRP).

3. Reboot and install Boot Animations Root from the Play Store.

4. Go into the app's preferences and change install location to /system/media/ and leave the default filename (bootanimation.zip) and go back to the main screen.

5. Select any bootanimation from the Server tab and hit Install. (Tablet ones at the bottom of the list look best.)

6. Select the installed bootanimation again and hit Resize. Set it to 720x1280 30FPS.

7. Tap the options key and select Preview current. Make sure you like it and reboot.

I use the Tablet - Shatter one, it looks like the one from the Jedi Roms, but higher quality.

If you preview a few different ones and then decide to use one you downloaded earlier, delete it first then install and resize it again, or the preview will just be a black screen and might not work at all.

I believe you can preview before installing the animation if you buy the Pro version.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Nice tut. Im gonna use this myself. :D
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] fbauto1:
Nice. The one I did months ago is to create a bootanimation.zip from ANY video.

Look at my signature
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ReelFiles:
Thanks! I made a short video if you wanna use that too.

[YOUTUBE]PR4Rsdgtc0I[/YOUTUBE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR4Rsdgtc0I if the embed doesn't work, wouldn't play for me :/
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Added to OP thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mauserruger:
No Boot Animation

I followed op and now I have no boot animation at all.. Screen is totally black till unlock screen! any Ideas
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ReelFiles:
Sounds like you didn't resize the animation or set the wrong values, try again. :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Did you get it fixed ? If not what device do you have and what animation are you trying to use ?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bill2fm:
4U.zip won't flash

P7500R - ICS orig rom - CMR 4.0.0.4 - rooted

When I try to run the Bootanimation4U.zip I get this

ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.4

-- Installing: /sdcard/Bootanimation4U.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

E:Error in /sdcard/Bootanimation4U.zip

(Status 0)

Installation aborted.

gave the bootanimation zip a whirl ( why not ) and got the same thing

The original boot happens as usual on reboot

have system/bin/samsungani ( rwxr-xr-x14.17k )

and have system/bin/bootanimation ( rwxr-xr-x 22.69k )

and have system/bin/busybox ( rwxrwxrwx )
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Not sure what the problem is maybe a bad download. Try grabbing it again and flash like normal. If it doesnt work extract the zip and copy the two files in the system folder to system/bin. Then fix perms.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bill2fm:
much thanks for promptness :eek:

re-dnld / re-flash / same result

manual extract / copy / re-perm , now I have a change

samsung 'swirl' is gone , and have simple blank/black screen instead

continues on as normal to lock screen

Assuming there simply are not any animations to show ...

So I tried the Boot Animations Root app , but that didn't insert any boot splash

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Noticed that the app did not put a file 'bootanimation.zip' into '/system/media/ ' as directed

It updated a 'bootanimation' in it's app cache tho
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
You need a bootanimation.zip in /system/media then it will show it. I see you have one in /data/media just move it.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ReelFiles:
The directions state to manually change the Boot Animations Root install directory to /system/media/ before downloading any bootanimations. Watch the youtube vid :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] betoNL:
A couple of original and/or recently adapted animations here :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2037324

Just in case....

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[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
I added it to the OP
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] betoNL:
I added a link to your thread on my bootanimation thread as well..

I hope it's a good idea, since I suspect there will be users that will mix methods, if you get what I mean ....

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[Galaxy Note II Android Development] cebs:
CM10 bootanimation is awsome...

Thanks a lot \0/
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Organized_Chaos:
Works great on my Galaxy S III running Serenity (based of a GNote JB ROM I think). I use ROM Toolbox Pro to get my boot animations.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryuinferno:
For those who are getting Status 0 errors in CWM, just replace the update-binary in Bootanimation4U.zip with another from a zip that works with your phone...;)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Nice, then if you dont mind share the zip here and what device its for and ill add it to the OP.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] sickysticky:
I'm not sure if this works for the gt p-3113 I flashed both and fixed permissions. All I get is the gtab2 splash screen..

Any advice would be nice, I'm on stock-odex Rom with root and cmw
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Do you normally have a bootanimation or just the splash ? And do you have a bootanimation.zip in /system/media ?

Edit: nvm just saw the screenshot. Make sure /system/bin/samsungani is there and should be small around 60 bytes. And make sure /system/bin/bootanimation exists.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] anbech:
hi OP,

why didnt you just use my flashzips?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1897969

check post #4 especially..

ive checked out your flash file, and you made it extracting the files, which isnt that good..

and here is why:

the files youve packed down that is extracted can work on many devices, but you can come to point where it wont..

because of the fileversion.. the first flashzip ive made was with the same method, but then there was some base update for my android, and then it didnt work.. also, if google does some improvements to the file, then the users wont be getting those, as they will be stock with the ones youre providing.. just saying..

well, ive made 2 flash files, one for enable and one for disable.. the enable zip uses commands to copy a backup (just in case sh*t goes wrong), copy bootanimation file to samsungani.. and the disable zip copies back the backup file to samsungani.. and the only thing required for this to work is busybox..

that way you, and the users, will have the most current fileversion, and is guaranteed to work for their particular device..

and my flash zips are reported to be working on the note2 as well, and other devices too..
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
This mod doesnt rename bootanimation to samsungani it uses a script to point to bootanimation. Same result different method.

And the third attachment only edits the samsungani file leaving the bootanimation file as is si fileversion doesnt matter. I only included the bootanimation file because a few users didnt have it. Now the third attachment excludes the bootanimation file for those that do not need it. Most roms have the file but i guess some do not.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] anbech:
arh i see.. clever ;)

well, may i suggest that you remove the bootanimation file from the flashzip..? or have you done something with that one as well? :)

if its the usual bootanimation file, it may not work for some.. and then its better to use the stock one that comes with the rom.. well, thats what my experience tells me.. :)

i do hope im not sounding like some smart-butt.. just talking.. ;)

cheers

EDIT:

you edited your post right before ive pressed the post button :P

yea ok then.. just wanted to inform, if you wasnt aware of it.. :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Not at all :) And I added one without that file after reading your post, good call.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryuinferno:
One thing about this method to enable custom bootanimation...I am not sure why (maybe only my device) but the bootanination never stops (background processes are already running, launcher should be up yet the bootanimation is still looping, I know because I can lock the phone, but home screen never shows)...I am on stock modified kernel (without custom bootanimation support by default)...I am using a dirty workaround, which is to limit the loops instead of leaving it to loop forever (infinite times until bootanination is killed)...anyone faced anything similar?:o
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] anbech:
oh.. i see.. well, glad i could be at your service then ;)

and if you like, then you could check out the thread of mine, the link that i post in my first post.. because its the exact same way for bootanimations for s3 and n2.. and a lot of users have been helped with different issues in that thread.. just a suggestion :)

or you can always feel free to pm me.. ive played a lot with bootanimations since ive got my device.. :)

you can check out the ones me and a mate have created exclusively for our rom here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2047450

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hi mate,

ive been asked about this for so many times now, so guess i can help you with this one :)

my guess is that you are using ICS.. is that correct? because everyone who had encountered that issue, had been using ICS, including my self.. and as soon as JB came, infinite loop worked..

cheers
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryuinferno:
No wonder...I might try to switch the bootanimation binary...maybe something good might happpen...:p
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] anbech:
not to destroy your dreams, but ive actually tried copying the bootanimation file from JB to ICS, and that didnt work.. :P
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] sameog:
Finally! a well-written walkthrough! Let's see if Apple can do better........<insert sarcasm>
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bill2fm:
I have a GT-P7500RUXLH2_deo_zip_root.zip that worked on my P7500

unzipped theBootanimation4U.zip

replaced the META-INF\com\google\update-binary ( yes different size )

zipped using freeZip

loaded onto P7500 - apply update from zip - different error

Opening update package...

E:Can't open /sdcard/Bootanimation4U.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Open bootanimation4u.zip amd manually copy the files to /system/bin using es or root explorer then fix the perms.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bill2fm:
goofed on a previous post , posted pic ( and thoughts ) from a first failure :silly:

but same result in the end

these are the 'Boot Animations' apps suggested locations ?

This is the sizing I used , my tablet is a little different screen so I changed the size right ?

when I chose 'preview' for the ani that I want to try

I see the correct ani

BUT after 'install' and reboot - blank animation

Noted that after starting the app again and selecting 'Preview current'

I get the same blank as I do at restart

don't get my intentions wrong , I'm not expecting that there is some remedy for this device , but if somebody else has similar experiences they should not feel alone

On another note , I thought I'd give the original Bootanimation4U.zip a try on my rooted P6800

It is a default-portrait boot , so I thought I'd try

the error was a little different on that machine

E:signature verification failed

I think that is significantly something else ?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Signature verification is in recovery you should be able to disable it.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bill2fm:
I tried that really early on. See post # 50

It was a success in that it stopped the original Samsung animations

But it leaves the blank/black that is is doing ever since

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Stock recovery on the P6800 device, I see the option on my P7500 tho , damn
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] serio22:
thanks im really digging the google gears animation :D
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] wchill:
Out of curiosity, what does the samsungani binary in the zip do? Does it just make a call to /system/bin/bootanimation?

Because I remember doing something similar on my Verizon Galaxy S3 months ago by running "cp /system/bin/bootanimation /system/bin/samsungani" (basically overwriting the Samsung boot animation loading code with a binary that would load bootanimation.zip) and writing an app to do this for me so I wouldn't have to type all that out every time I flashed a new ROM, ahahaha.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Its just a one line script pointing to bootanimation. No renaming involved its real simple but alarming in a way because you can run any one line code from the script. It will only run one line though I tried. I made it edit my cpu settings instead of loading bootanimation and it worked. The samsungani file on this mod is just a script not a binary.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] sickysticky:
The bootanimation.zip is where it's suppose to be, and both files are in the bin folder.

Also the stock bootanimation sound still plays, just no animation...
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] kerbiii:
- siii gt-i9300
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
You need to flash bootanimation4u.samsungani.only.zip
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] porkandbeans:
Please forgive my Noobnes, but I dont understand how to make my own animation! How do I make my own boot up stuff? I like the work of others but would rather do my own. Is there anyone woth knowlege of a Noob friendly how to make and flash you own animation? Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryuinferno:
Search for tutorials...there are tons of those, and even GUIs to ease the process...using "noob" as an excuse is not a way to save yourself trouble (which I don't consider a trouble at all) from using the search function...
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
Here are a few threads covering that:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1096068

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852621

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1678540 <<<<Probably the best option, be sure to thank the dev.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bdorr1105:
ok so i am not sure what I am doing wrong. I pick the boot animation I want and I hit install, then i hit the boot animation again and resize it to 720 x 1280 then I hit preview and its full screen...then I reboot it is no longer full screen, its got some black on top and bottom of the animation
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] kerbiii:
Then after that i can install any customboot using the app

- SIII GT-I9300
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jco23:
my device's boot animation file is "sanim.zip", but in the same folder. If I want to use this mod and a custom boot animation, would I need to change it to read "bootanimation.zip", or would the "bootanimation4u.zip" need to be adjusted to point to the "sanim.zip"?

thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
As long as you have samsungani and bootanimation in /system/bin the file should be named bootanimation.zip

@kerbiii - yes you can use the app
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Eudeferrer:
It worked like a charm. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bill2fm:
I loaded CMR onto my P6800 so that I could try this on that device

I backed up the samsungani file

Both the Bootanimation4U and Gears-Bootanim zip installed without any issue

but no ani - just blank/black screen

I tried the BootAnimation app and got the same results as in post #74

altho I altered the settings to portrait instead

The app says the 'current animation' is blank/black just like the boot-up

I noticed that the lock-screen wallpaper loaded very slowly - 50%, then 75%, then 100%

Not sure if that is significant

I replaced the samsungani bin with the original, and all is back to normal

I gave the Bootanimation4U.Samsungani.Only zip a try , same results
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] henslo:
I've always used ROM toolbox to change boot ani. Just choose the bootanimation.zip and it installs fine.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bdorr1105:
So anyone have some advice for this?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
I honestly do not, i have had a few of these i just move on to the next one. Attach the animation you are trying to use here and i will download it and see if i can fix it.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Spixe1:
black boot up

I tried following the instructions but got a little confused between flashing the google gears and then some of the other zips, and then when putting them in system/media didn't work I thought flashing samsungani or custom boot enabler (in your other thread) would have, well, enabled it. Finally I figured out i had to use root explorer to change the permissions, but by that time when I boot up, it shows the Samsung logo and then goes black (and a red light blinks once or twice) for about 5 seconds, the normal time of the bootup animation, and then the phone boots up as normal showing the wallpaper, etc. So there is just no bootanimation right now. After finally changing permissions, I tried pushing a normal bootanimation but to no avail. How can I somewhat "reset" the boot animation, or at least get it to not be just black anymore? Thanks for any help.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
What device do you have ? Seems like the mod worked but now you need a bootanimation.zip for your device. If the resolution is too far off it will not show. It could also be the bootanimation file if the diff animation doesn't work try pushing bootanimation file (located in /system/bin) from a rom to /system/bin.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Spixe1:
I have a note 2, international model. The bootanimation worked at first, at least google gears worked because it was easy to flash from CWM before I installed any of the other stuff (like boot animation enabler) after figuring out the other zips weren't installed the same way. After that, nothing worked. I tried different boot animations, thinking maybe it was a resolution problem, but even the original bootanimation file won't work. I also did as you said and tried pushing a bootanimation file from a rom (android revoluation hd) and still nothing. Any other suggestions? I'd hate to have to reflash my rom just to fix a black boot animation.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] brolee93:
it is work great on Galaxy Tab 2 Official firmware 4.1.1 :) thanks for your great work bro
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] smokin1337:
To fix it just push bootanimation and samsungani from the rom you are using to /system/bin. Sounds like your rom already had bootanimation support maybe in the kernel. If the bootanimation.zip is in /system/media in your rom it suppprts custom bootanimations.