yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
The 1st screen you see (without rom radio spl etc) is the HTC Logo

The 2nd screen you see (with rom radio spl etc) is the splash

The 3rd screen you see (again without rom radio spl etc) is the welcomehead of windows mobile 5.0

A lot of roms use the same picture for the first 2 screens.

Some may even use the same as welcomehead.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hica:
Excelent Work
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] molski:
Nice job,

Can I put this how-to on Molski.Biz?

Offcourse I will give you the credits for it ;)

Molski
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Sloop:
HI there,

I am a newbie and wanted just download the first file of this posting, but I am not able to download it due to access restrictions or something like that. I am able to download the BLC.EXE but I need the first file. Maybe someone can help?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
That would be great. :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Tommy2005:
Quality of first splash screen is so bad

I did all as directed and it's DONE. But to made the size of first splash screen exactly 65536 bytes, I must save JPG/BMP to GIF then back to BMP (using MS Paint on Windows XP SP2). When doing that, quality of picture is very low. I used a picture taken by a 5M pixcel per inches digital camera. How can I keep the quality of picture good enough when converting it to GIF. I tried to convert BMP to JPG with 98-99% quality but did not find how to do that on MS Paint (Using SAVE as). Thanks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] rmelara:
tnx! works great!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] commander5555:
Help Wanted!!!

I followed your tut step by step , but your RUU (inluded on zip pack) does't work on my G4. I flashed with softspl ruu it completes the operation with 100% and display msj congratulations, but display on wizard remians w/white screen forever. I reset the the wizrd gets into bootloader mode. so i had to use wizard love to un-bricked. What am i doing wrong ?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
For splash screens your wizard doesn't need to be CID-unlocked.

Besides, you better use the later version of the Ruu aka "mun's RUU".

I have posted it in the OP of the Hard-SPL topic.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] commander5555:
Thanks men. I'll sure try that i'll post the results
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] xRoman:
Dotaz

I can't nowhere find "mun's RUU". Where puts draw down?

Cannot please in more detail describe, how carry out upgrade, when me it always stops on whites screen??? Thanks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] SlimDan22:
Okay iv read through all 19 pages of posts but couldnt find an answer for my problem

so here is goes

I can create the HTC splash fine without any problems

but when i try to create the 2nd splash screen, it never works when i flash it

i did everything correct in the instructions

but the only problem is the signed.002.nb file is 150,000 bytes instead of the 196,608 it should be

i have tried several different splashs people uploaded on here and all keep being converted to 150,000 bytes

any ideas??

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] tgantt:
splash screens on the XV6800

Is there any way to change the splash screen on the xv6800?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] SlimDan22:
NVM i figured it out

i forgot to delete the .nb in the file name

which i think was a stupid mistake lol
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] commander5555:
After 100 of tries & finnally could flash splash screens without getting into bootloader mode on my g4. I used wizard love ruu to flash it. that was the only ruu program that works.

many many thanks to the-equinoxe for this great tutorial & advice....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] sharksp:
Original Vodafone imges

Does anyone have the original vodafone screens?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] parlato_edoardo:
Green gradient 2nd splash screen

I'm trying to get rid of it since a couple of days! Following post#1 procedure and using serveral older different methods, i'm still going crazy with it. The strange thing it's that using wizSplash to backup the splash bitmap after having flashed with this procedure all bmps i tried to put as splash are there!!! Simply seems that IPL/SPL don't show it.

Here's the situation:

1st splash is ok... (i can change it as i want and has no problems)

2nd splash shows a green to black gradient and system data (but backing up the right bitmap is there)

3rd splash is ok!

any suggested solutions?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] DurKNesS:
I've seen issues with the black lines on the first screen and that's where I'm currently at. The splash changes fine but the first is always messed up. I haven't seen a person say that they fixed it.

The only thing that doesn't flow right is when I make the RUU.zip an .exe. Winrar still extracts the files instead of running the bootloader like Badbert's. When I use his RUU Splash.exe it runs just like it's suppose to. Ofcourse the computer never knew that it was a .zip file. Any ideas on how to get it to run right and possibly getting my first screen modded? Thanks!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
I haven't looked @ this thread for ages..

Mainly because these tools have been improved by others, they are in most ROM kitchens available nowadays.

eg. you could try Core's multidevice rom kitchen (it has nicer scripts ;) )

I also have been getting reports of programs which do the same trick.

As I see badbert's collection, I believe he has perfected the way of splash cooking, however, I don't know which toolchain he is using.

What I am trying to say is: this toolchain is outdated, and there are newer better tools out there, as I have improved the way of splash screen building, others on their turn have improved that again..

(and that is the way it should be, viva l'evolution)

Regards, and have fun customizing your ROMs.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] kasra1976:
Hi guys,

I've searched alot ,couldn't find a reall worling way to change Boot splash image ( the very 1st one) in my orbit 2, is there any way to do so ?

thanks

Kas
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] parlato_edoardo:
Ok I'll give a try to core's kitchen to build a splash screen only ROM...

reports will be posted.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] willmax:
Following your instructions on 2nd step I have created the file [signed.002] then clicked the file [splash2.bat] nothing happens

Any idea what went wrong?

first step works fine.

Please help.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] willmax:
sorry...

misunderstood [signed.002] file and [signed.002.nb] as the [nb_image_converter.exe] creates extension [.nb] by itslef.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] J0nas:
this thread still alive?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Nah, not really..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] J0nas:
can you make splashscreen from this image please?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] wangxiaohu:
Can anyone cook a progress bar like Windows booting, just using this 3 splash screens? It's like a 3 frame animation.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Tut and scripts are in the first post, you could do it yourself with that stuff.

Currently I can't do anything windows related, I am on an iMac now, and have some problems with my PC, it really needs to be upgraded.

(I am working on getting windows running for dev. stuff on my mac).

Regards,

EqX
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] solucionesjj:
htc tytn ii

Hi, good program, but in my htc tytn ii don't connect, any idea? the htc is conected ok, the error message is error 222 device not responding.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Duh, it's for HTC Wizard..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Pappagallo:
4 Splash Screens ??

Hi,

has the number of splash screens gone to 4 ??

Currently running SVI Angel 6.1 ROM, and have been able to change the first 2 splash screens, as well as the welcomehead.png which used to be the third.

When i start my Wizard G3 however after the first 2, i get an animated HTC Logo with a startup sound, after that i get the welcomehead which I installed with the cab file.

Any possibility to flash the animated HTC Logo as well ?

EDIT:

Changed to CR86 Touch HD 1.8.0 in the meantime and also found out that the animated HTC Logo and Startup Sound (as well as the Welcomehead picture) can be changed with Advanced Config.

So please ignore my question ;)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] plandesign:
Hey dude, I'd like to thank you for the great Thread! It is awesome! I just followed all the steps on creating the necessary files to apply the changes for the news splashes and everything went fine, all the files were created exactly as you have mentioned but when I try to rename the file RUU_SPLASH.zip to RUU_SPLASH.exe nothing happens, the file remains with the same extension such as 'RUU_SPLASH.exe.zip', I'm using windows vista ultimate and I have no idea on how to make it executable. Another doubt I have is...Let's say I suceed making the file executable, do I have to run it on my computer or directly on the phone?

P.S As I'm a vista user I don't use the Active Sync, instead of that I use the Windows mobile center for vista...just in case syncronization is required to complete the tweak....

I almost forgot to say the .cab file has just worked fine....Thanks again and Congratulations!!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mjb1994:
Thanks Man worked great for my G4 8125
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] darkshad01:
error message

sorry don't know if this has been covered if anyone is still on this thread but i keep getting an error when i try to convert the second bmp using the nb_image_converter which says "component comdlg32.ocx or one of it's dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid" i followed all instructions and downloaded all the files but it still comes up with the same error every time.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
The error is related to the runtimes, You need to (re)install the runtime libraries:

Regards,

EqX
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] darkshad01:
I have already done that, as i said I downloaded everything and followed all instructions and still get the same error, on all 4 of my computers and I cannot figure out for the life of me why it is doing that. is there anything else that can be causing that error?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Yeah, if you use a slimeline version of XP or any version of Vista.

However someone took my scripts and has build a better gui for it, sadly I forgot his name.

Maybe his program will work for you.

Regards,

EqX
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] faria:
Coul you please update wiki? with your great work.

we all need to do our bit;)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ratcom:
Tried making my own splash screens yesterday and got the same results, Ive downloaded the missing program and everything worked first time!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Thanks, I have updated the Wiki.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] banannq:
i used aWizard mentioned here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=253308

it uses only one image, is there a way to change all images separatly?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Yes offcourse, you don't have to use the same image for all 3 splashes.

I have 3 images with a progress-bar so it looks like it's (sortof) animated..

If you only want to change 1 splash:

to change only the 1st:

then proceed with the installer

this can be done also for the 2nd splash:

then proceed with the installer

the welcomehead is stand alone just read step 4a-d
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] banannq:
ok, i'll probably try this. you see, i got misguided, because my original logo was tmobile ugly pink dots, it was just one picture for all of the splashes. then i changed "only one" logo and all of them got changed. that's where my doubts came from. thank you guys;]
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] huangyz:
Got it.

Thanks!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Mr. Vi:
Hi guys!

First of all, I want to say thank you the-equinoxe! You did a really great job! :)

I just made my own screens, and thought, that i could share them. So, here we go!

Greets, Vianney!

P.s.: They aren't really special, but they're simple :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jwzg:
Is anyone able and kind enough to provide a zip file with the OE HTC splash screen, the OE Qtek screen and the OE WM screen? I don't really care for all the custom looks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
I "pasted" the new HTC logo together to be used as a splash screen.

Made 2 versions of it.

Used the htc press releases as a source, and pasted them together in paint :P

Hope they are usefull.

Feel free to use them.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] monkey_knight:
nk.nbf

Ok, I followed everything in steps 1, 2, and half of 3 to create the nk.nbf file without a problem. However, on step 3f, I checked the RUU_SPLASH.zip file that came with 3-splash-screens.zip file in the first posting, however when I open RUU_SPLASH.zip, it doesn't have an existing nk.nbf file there to be replaced. So, no idea what date/time that I'm suppose to be checking for. Can I just add the created nk.nbf file to this zip file, rename it as an exe and run it or am I missing something? (just a bit concerned, since this thread is the only info on this method of replacing the splash screens (which by the way look simpler than the others, so thanks!) and I've never made a self-custom modification to my phone yet (though I'll consider on cooking my own extended ROM, similar to what prestonmcafee indicates he had done with xelencin's 2.26 ROM).

ALSO, just noticed something with Xelencin's Custom 2.26 ROM. After flashing to his ROM, my Settings -> Device Information -> Version indicate that the ROM Version is 2.26.10.2 WWE, however the RUU file that I downloaded from Xelencin's site indicates ENG in the file name. Additionally, When I decided to go ahead with the above file (just added it to the zip file, since there was nothing to replace), after changing the zip to exe and running it, the section after you go through the confirmations and it shows you the FROM and TO of what is being updated, my FROM indicates ENG, while the TO indicates WWE. Should I fix the original file I had made with the nbfsplash-tool.exe to make the language as ENG, or will this not matter?

[edit] OK...decided to correct to ENG (just in case) and went ahead with the flashing. Worked perfectly. Thanks for the nice tutorial the-equinoxe!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] huangyz:
It's all about personalities.

I guess what u need is this:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] huangyz:
share mine::o
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] huangyz:
yes, just leave them alone.

ENG=WWE=WorldWideENGlish, just a symbol, not affecting rom-flashing.

drag and drop in the ZIP file, it's just that simple. Date&Time checking is necessary only when you are not sure about whether the RUU package is the newest that you've just made.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
Ok, changed the tut.

I removed the "existing" part. Indeed the public release never had the file in the zip.

About WWE/ENG: I have no idea how critical this is. I always kept the same as my rom.

Your welcome.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jwzg:
谢谢你。

Practicing my Chinese a bit.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] macguffin:
here's mine, a bit of rudimentary animation to wake up the device. Shame molski's ROM is so stable I hardly ever get to see it.

Cheers
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] huangyz:
不用客气。:)

the forum system say my post is too short so I have to type more here#$%^&
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jwzg:
Thanks a lot for this tool. Very slick, indeed.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] monkey_knight:
thx for the update. I got the splash screens working fine. I'll just keep the original zip files saved for when i decide to switch my ROM to a stable update (ie, faria's final release of AKU 3.2 or Molski's if he releases one...or whomever might be working on one :p)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] breckw:
Replace ROM?

I've completed all the steps and ran RUU_SPLASH.exe. The ROM update utility says that it will update the ROM to 1.2.0.0. Is this correct? I just ran Molski's 2.3 and reinstalled everything.

CING8125
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
doesn't update rom, only splash-screens

No, it doesn't update (downgrade) your rom to 1.2.0.0.

The Update Utility has been patched, it is the version of the update utility that has the NO-ID patch.

This means it will just update the splash screens if you use the nk.nbf file you have build using my instructions.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] breckw:
Thanks. Does it still erase all my programs so that I'll have to reload?

In some ways that might not be bad. I should probably install more on the card and less on the built-in RAM.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] huangyz:
no, nothing will be changed except the 3-splashes. After RUU is completed only a soft-reset happens.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] breckw:
Shweeet! Thanks guys. Especially the-equinoxe for the time and effort.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] breckw:
Damn! Frozen at 66%

Well, I jumped in and ran RUU_SPLASH. The program ran and showed complete on my workstation, but my wizard is stuck at 66%. Do I just need to wait it out or is it FUBAR? What next?

Cing8125
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] breckw:
Couple problems

I've got a couple issues. First, my HTC splash image was too large so it wouldn't compress to 65536 bytes, my mistake.

But, in the 2nd Step, splash2.bat (glue signed, ren signed.unk signed-splash.nb)

doesn't find signed.002 (which was actually created as signed.002.nb by nb_image_converter)

Also, it returns " 'glue' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
If it doesn't find signed.002 and the file is named signed.002.nb, then you should rename the file called signed.002.nb to signed.002

Strange, you must accidently have erased glue.exe because you could make a nk.nbf file first, and you got the error that it couldn't find the signed.002 file later, the error that it can't find signed.002 is generated by glue.exe.

Check the zip-file and extract the glue.exe in the folder with my files and your bmp's.

Good luck.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mun_rus:
I have a problem with first splash.Following your instructions I have created the file [htc.bmp] then clicked the file [htc-compres.bat] but still nothing happens
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
What error did you get?

did you put your file in the same folder with my files?

Was the output file created?

Please be specific.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] bittermormon:
I'm able to create the HTC_Logo file no problem. But on my splash.bmp file I'm running into a snag I'm wondering if you can help me troubleshoot. I create the signed.002 file all right, but when I click on splash2.bat nothign happens. If I run it in a promt so I can see whats happening I get teh following:

ERRor: Nothing to glue!!

then when it tries to run the ren signed.unk signed-splash.np command it tells me it cannot find teh file specified.

Any Ideas? Also if I change my RUU_SPLASH compressed folder to RUU_SPLASH.exe, I get a compressed folder called RUU_SPLASH.exe. Any ideas there also??

Thanks for any help anyone can give.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
sorry a fast reply writing in the dark while been driven home after a night out(spelling alert!)

@bittermormon:

please check if the files signed.001, signed.002, signed.003, glue.exe and the bat are in the same directory.

When the glue didn't work there will no unk file be created, so there is no file to be renamed.

about the rom update utility; you shouldn't extract it to a folder.

You should drag and drop your nk.nbf file on the compressed file. then rename it to an exe.

hope this helped.

best regards.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] bittermormon:
yeah everything is in teh same folder, but it wasnt working. Part of my problem is that the computer I was working on is desperately in need of a format and cleanup.

This affected the renaming of teh zipped RUU folder as well. It worked fine on my home laptop. I actually got it to work using some different instructions that seemed to do the work of your scripts only manually.

Thanks for teh effort in creating and keeping up with this thread. I'm going to tweak my spash a bit more but I'll post it for others when I'm happy with it.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mun_rus:
@the-equinoxe

I didn't put output file. I get some error message that bcl.exe could not be execute.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
re-download the zipfile in the first post.

extract it and put your bitmaps in that folder.

Then try again.

Probably have erased some files (like bcl.exe).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mun_rus:
I redownloded this zipfile. All is the same. All files are OK.

But htc-compres.bat makes nothing :(

I try to execute bcl.exe, and got error that this program doesn't work correctly, please reinstall it...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
download and install MSVC 8.0 runtimes:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...EE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en

added this to the startpost.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mun_rus:
now it works! thanx for all:)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] tunx:
hi

i am having problem in creating the signed-splash.nb , when i double click on splash2 , it opens for a second and closes and doesnt create the file ,

when it opens for a second , it says , glue signed !!

please help ....

EDIT : OK DONE IT !!

i renamed the signed.002.nb to signed.002 and got the file signed-splash.nb

then there was a problem with RUU , so i changed it to the latest RUU from the molski rom that i have installed

and it WORKED !

thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ratindahat:
Everything is working, but i do have a question.

I get a white screen for a second between the second and third images. Is this normal?

Thanks,

-Dusty-
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] the-equinoxe:
That is quite normal, it's when the OS is being loaded.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ratindahat:
cool. Just making sure.

Thanks everyone.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] bachviet:
Here are mine
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ratindahat:
I'll post mine up.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] JorgeGZC:
Remove the HTC logo Splash Screen

how to remove the HTC logo Splash Screen

anyone know how??
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jwzg:
admin edit: Please read the thread all the info you need is mentioned there. (sounds like a much nicer way to put things...)

Greetz, Flar