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[HD2 General] Reignzone:
Thanks once more for all of the instructions.

I'm going to give this a whirl. It's my first time ever messing with such modifications. I used to create and flash alternative boot animations and splash screens on my Android devices, but this will be my "cherry popping" moment on the Windows Mobile platform. AWESOME! :D

I'm quite certain others will find your advice very useful as well.
[HD2 General] xeebot:
You're welcome.

I would suggest anyone doing this should keep the original files as is in case you ever need to go back for whatever reason. Basically, don't delete the original files, just rename the new files and "point" to them.
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
Alright. Everything worked out just fine. Thanks to your detailed instructions, I managed to change absolutely everything forementioned.

This should quite literally become a STICKY POST because those instructions were very thorough and easy to understand. Anyway, thanks again... I'm finally able to enjoy powering down my device, JUST to watch it boot up again. ;)
[HD2 General] donalgodon:
Do the cabs not work? Any reason not to use them?
[HD2 General] xeebot:
I think some work. The problem with some of the cabs is that they were made for the Euro/Asia HD2 and the path and files in the US HD2 is different. That's why when you turn off the animation and turn it back on in BsB it does not work.
[HD2 General] Camusa:
Quick question

Excellent directions and I have now put in some really cool animated .Gifs and JPEGs however I neglected to write down the name of the original Splash screen files that were for "Carrier Bitmap" and "MS Bitmap" In case I HAD to revert.

Do you know these?

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
Welcomehead.png

AND

Welcomehead.192.png
[HD2 General] Camusa:
Excellent.

Thank you so much.
[HD2 General] digitallysick:
I don't understand, can someone make a usa Tmobile HD2 cab file with the htc animation??? please? It would make my life easier!
[HD2 General] donalgodon:
I'd just like to replace them all with black versions because I often start my phone in low light, and the 100% default brightness is often a retina-cooking extreme.

Initial boot Black background/HTC Green logo.

Is that an option?
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
Fellas, please...

READ the first few posts, and you'll find every detail necessary in order to alter the animations and splash screen. After reading it, RE-READ IT! :D

It took me about two or three times of reading it to gain a thorough understanding of the instructions.

You don't learn to hack... you have to HACK to LEARN! ;)
[HD2 General] donalgodon:
The only thing I have left to change is the initial splash on startup, and since that has to be changed via flash, does anyone have a black version with custom RUU?

The other two I have changed successfully, but that initial splash is still white.
[HD2 General] sinclac:
Thanks works great, one question the Stick together screen does not go away with this right?
[HD2 General] xeebot:
That's correct guy's. The very first screen cannot be changed. The only way I know to change it is by flashing a new ROM that has the first splash screen you want. I think it's deep in the "file system" and cannot easily be changed like the other two.:(
[HD2 General] xeebot:
I don't know how to make cab files, sorry. If you're confused about the instructions let me know what your question is and I'll try and help you. It all sounds complicated, but it's not that bad.:)
[HD2 General] donalgodon:
Well, I've changed the TMOUS "Stick Together" initial splash on my Euro HD2 after flashing the 2.09 test ROM. I used the LEOsplash_Stock file via Custom RUU, and it placed the green HTC initial splash.

What I want is to change the super-bright white file with a black and green one, because it's nonsense to blast full-brightness on startup, and full-white uses more battery anyway than black.
[HD2 General] xeebot:
Yeah, like I said, that first screen is done by the person cooking the ROM. You might have to ask someone who cooks ROMs, they might have a better idea on how to change it.

If you figure out a way without flashing a new ROM please let us know.
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
You are capable of changing the initial T-Mobile, "Stick Together" ... kind of splash screen, but it requires that the files be "attached" to a properly signed RUU system file, almost as if it's being flashed, like a ROM.

To be completely honest, I don't mind it that much... it's just not worth the trouble.
[HD2 General] donalgodon:
As I have said a few times now: It is possible to change the initial "Stick Together" flash without flashing a new ROM. It simply requires a custom RUU and the proper file.

I'd like to know how to change it to something OTHER than the stock HTC (which is white and green). I'd prefer a black and green, and I already have the file prepared. I just don't know how to prepare the file to be installed by the custom RUU.
[HD2 General] xeebot:
I still don't get how you're going to modify the RUU and not flash the device. A bit over my head I guess.

Good luck, I hope you figure it out.:)
[HD2 General] donalgodon:
It is a flash, just like flashing a Radio, or a ROM, but... just like flashing a Radio and unlike flashing a ROM, it does not change the ROM in any way. It simply modifies the start splash.

What I want is to dump the stupid white splash for a more eye and battery friendly black and green one, and I already have the file prepared. I just don't know how to edit the LEOsplashStock.nbh to include the black version instead of the white one.
[HD2 General] famewolf:
You are indeed flashing the device...to clarify..a full rom has a radio, a rom and a splash screen....when building a rom however you CAN elect to create a radio only flash...or a splash screen only flash... etc. It's all options in the rom kitchen when assembling the "flash" file (along with the custom RUU)
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
It used to be true that full-white took more energy to display than black, but that was back in the CRT days.

For LED and LCD (ours are WVGA-LCD), it actually takes a little more power to display a black image than it does a white one.

A test of "blackle.com" using a new LCD monitor showed that it actually took 1watt more power to display than "google.com".

Myself, I prefer a crisp, dark or black display with white or green font, simply because it lessens my eye strain after a few hours (hence the default terminal settings for older machines running UNIX and Linux).

Also, it is very impressive to see the black HTC bootup screen, though I rarely have the chance to show it off. If I have to reboot by phone in front of someone, I'm generally too embarassed to make a big deal out of it ;)
[HD2 General] Vosberg1:
Here is a little insight - if anyone is better at this than me

Below is a copy and paste from another thread that i have been watching / posting on - i have been working on this issue as well.....

Well, here is the precdicement, i have done many ROM flashes with my old Tilt, and have helped others, but now i must say that i am stumped. I have posted on the forum where this issue is, but the last post before me was the 10.April.2010. Here is a copy and paste of the message reagrding an issue of creating a custom splash screen on the HD2 (Leo - T-Mobile)

OK, this is what i have done, i have just got the Leo (have not updated the specs in sig, so that is incorrect) but i am using the nbimg tool. As of yet, it is working, but one thing. I created the image threw Photoshop, saved it as a 480x800, and when i flash the .nbh, there is part of the image missing. I have tryed using differnt resolutions, and tryd to use the -w and -h commands, but when i use that, the tool does not create any .nb file. What am i doing wrong? Attached is the file that i am trying to use as the Splash Screen.

Update - I just tryed again after work, and now when i try to create the .nb file, Comand Prompt says that it cannot find the file. I have the .bmp in the same folder as nbimg, and file size is 1,126. I have tryed to resave the file, but to no avail, and i have tried moviung the file (but i dunno where to move it so that it can find it) Any ideas / help will be much appricated.

Update 2 - I have tryed yet again, successful to get the .nbh, now the splash screen is white, and i found an instruction,

Make sure you have HSPL instaled in your HD2 !!!

How to make the first Splash Screen:

1) First make a 480x800 pixel *.bmp picture for your Splash Screen.

2) In PC Windows Go to Start, Run and type cmd.

3) In cmd, go to where you extracted the tools directory and type nbimg -F *.bmp

4) Check the size of *bmp.nb . It must be 786.432 byte. If it's not, calculate by hand: 786432- *bmp.nb size and type again in cmd nbimg -F *bmp -w 480 -h 800 -p "hand calculation result"

5) Check again file size of *bmp.nb. It should be 786.432 byte.

6) Close cmd.

7) Open Htcrt.exe from Tools folder and go to ROM builder tab.

8) Go to Device and select LEO.

9) Go to Splash (... right side of window) and select your *bmp.nb

10)Click Build.

Tryd that, the pading size is above 18400 - but when i run the tool, it says unknown command. I am at wits end, what am i doing wrong? I attached a screen shot.

Final size of the .nbh file stays at 770316. I have tried to get it to change (adjusting image size, many, many tries from nbimg) and no avail.

Is there any way that you can give me a hand? It would be much appricated.

Here is the link to the image that i am trying to make as the splash screen -

http://yfrog.com/0zsplashrp

I have been puzzling over this for a little while, and still no luck. It refuses to give the right pading, and will just show a white screen when flashed.

(Note - this has been updated three times, the tool - (sorry, no direct link) is IBIMG) It is a Command line tool, so open it THREW command prompt)
[HD2 General] Psyrecx:
here are my animated startup and shutdown screens

Startup

Shutdown
[HD2 General] fflakes:
Thanks for the help in changing these. Anyone have a good link to splashscreen gif/pngs?
[HD2 General] mfrey0118:
Ok so just to be sure: is there or isn't there a way to change the tmobile splash screen without a custom ROM and if so please provide noobie-proof instructions...
[HD2 General] Vosberg1:
Yes, there is a way to make the Splash Screen...

1) First make a 480x800 pixel *.bmp picture for your Splash Screen.

2) In PC Windows Go to Start, Run and type cmd.

3) In cmd, go to where you extracted the tools directory and type nbimg -F *.bmp

4) Check the size of *bmp.nb . It must be 786.432 byte. If it's not, calculate by hand: 786432- *bmp.nb size and type again in cmd nbimg -F *bmp -w 480 -h 800 -p "hand calculation result"

5) Check again file size of *bmp.nb. It should be 786.432 byte.

6) Close cmd.

7) Open Htcrt.exe from Tools folder and go to ROM builder tab.

8) Go to Device and select LEO.

9) Go to Splash (... right side of window) and select your *bmp.nb

10)Click Build.

OK, there is a trick. MAKE SURE THAT THE .BMP IS SAVED AS 24 BIT!!! IF IT IS NOT THAT THE PADDING WILL BE OFF!!! AND WITH THE CMD TOOL, ON WINDOWS 7 ULT N IT IS NOT LETTING ME DO THE HAND CALCULATED PADDING. Posted the same post that i did above in another thread, and they gave me the idea. Changed the Splash screen twice now......
[HD2 General] sly5789:
anyone know how to change the splash screen when you dual boot onto android instead of the black and white htc quietly brillant screen.
[HD2 General] sumflipnol:
The first screen (Stick Together) actually has 2 sub-levels. The first is the blank Stick Together screen; the second is the Stick Together screen with the red text at the bottom-left of the screen.

Both of these [sub-]levels can be changed by flashing a splash screen RUU or a custom ROM that contains the image. For this, you will need HardSPL on your phone.

I can create the splash screen(s) for you (level 1 & level 2 -- see above for my explanation that you need to replace 2 stages of the Stick Together image). Just send me the image as an attachment in this thread, or PM me a link to the image. After that, I should be able to get it to you quickly.

It is possible to change the Stick Together splash screen without flashing a custom ROM; however, you still need HardSPL because it is like flashing a ROM/radio.

~~I have some experience with creating splash screens; you can see in my sig that I have created splash screens for the EnergyROM (HD2) and the ValkyrieROM (TP2), and I have also created custom splash screens for users who PM'd me. Feel free to PM me and provide the image you would like as the splash screen.~~
[HD2 General] ezbay.sales:
...awesum talk-thru! got a nice, simple screen into a decent transitional .gif, into an identical, but with the windoze logo underneath. once i finally found the tut regarding the conversion for the initial boot image (none of the other tutorials i found mentioned anything about "cd C:\") - i had been trying only "C:\"... even tho i had successfully boot-screen'd another unit just last week (crap memory :P ). anyhow, thanx a lot for the instructs! ciao ('',)
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
Bump, bump, bump, bump, bump it up.

www.bump.com

C'mon folks, someone has to have an idea here...

Thanks again.
[HD2 General] blooregard_q_kazoo:
ive run into the same problem, cant figure out why though. all the boot cabs ive found install fine but dont replace the stick together animation.

ive even tried removing the .gif files from the windows folder, but it still is there, drives me nuts!
[HD2 General] xeebot:
In case anyone else runs across this thread and needs the answer:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=659874
[HD2 General] joefosho315:
Hey guys, I can swear that when I first had my TMOUS HD2, I could play music on the sense music player, and could then press the end button to turn the screen off without the music stopping. For whatever reason now, whenever I press end to turn the screen off, however, the music also stops. I can't figure out if I changed a setting anywhere or not, but any ideas? Fyi, I installed TCPMP player and messed with a few of the "play music/video" in the background settings, but I don't think that's what's doing it.
[HD2 General] chvvkumar:
I am not sure about sense player but most of the music players I tried have the turn screen off option. The only player which plays even if the screen is locked from outside the player is the "Pocket Player" (conduits.com). You can change that behavior though.
[HD2 General] Shadowdh:
also if you hit the screen off button (one on the right/hang up button) then hit it again so the lock screen comes up this has made a difference for me... (allows the non windows media player player to keep playing)...
[HD2 General] zolom:
A solution to that will be welcomed. I want my LastFM client to keep on playing after the screen goes off. Currently it starts to stutter and then shuts up.:(

On the HTC HD, I used the "nueDynamicClock" application, which could maintain (for chosen applications) higher CPU clock while the HD went into suspend. This app does not work on HD2.

Please advice

Thanks
[HD2 General] se1988:
My sense player keeps playing as i hit the hang up button and screen turning off... Don't know if this helps, but here are my versions:

OS: 5.2.21869.5.0.82

Manila: 2.5.19211619.0

ROM: 1.66.409.1 (76641) NOR (Norwegian official updated ROM)

Radio: 2.06.51.07

Anyways, the sense player isn't what i want it to be, it is far too limited, so i use CorePlayer. CorePlayer also plays with the screen off, no problems.
[HD2 General] mrdannyaitch:
Have you tried using S2U beta (from the people who made S2U2)?

I was having the exact issue, but S2U is a god send. You can control the skip, play/pause and volume buttons with the screen locked.

It's very good, especially if combined with S2U2 for text, email, mms and calendar previews while the phone is locked. Well worth checking out.

There are threads on xda-developers about both.
[HD2 General] joefosho315:
The funny thing is, I'm on a stock TMOUS rom, and I definitely recall that at least in the beginning, I was able to have the sense music player keep playing with the screen turned off. Thus, there must be a way to get this back again. Any more ideas?
[HD2 General] joefosho315:
Update: For no apparent reason at all, it seems that my phone has reverted back to "normal" and now allows me to play music in the background with the screen turned off. Did absolutely nothing.
[HD2 General] colinm:
Have you tried the start button and then lock.

I use this when listerning to audio books viaTCPMP
[HD2 General] joefosho315:
Yup, I can lock the phone just fine without the music turning off, but it's as soon as I then press end to turn the display off (even after locking the phone) that my music suddenly stops playing. And as an update to my previous update, my phone has decided to revert back to pausing as soon as I turn the screen off! Just when I thought all was well...
[HD2 General] colinm:
Once you have locked your phone there is no need to to ress the end key. Your screen will switch off depending on your timeout settings.
[Nexus One General] 0lddirtypaki:
So I just wanted to share with you guys how I'm personally raping apple. The company I work for provides me with a free iPhone 3gs with unlimited everything. This was before I has my n1 so naturally I loved it and jailbroke it. Since I got.bored of the OS and got the n1 unlocked tmobile, I'm running at&t edge running on it. The phone still runs great and the internet is still very quick for edge, but I wanted it faster. So I'm using my iPhone as a wifi hotspot in my pocket: ) so basically my iPhone caters to my n1 hhahaha. I know this is a pointless post but I thought it was worth sharing: )
[Nexus One General] nellyspageli:
lol why didn't u just get the att version of the nexus and pop ur sim card in it?
[Nexus One General] t0mmy:
that is awesome :)

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[Nexus One General] uansari1:
Never discount the ingenuity of a Paki. ;)

I can say that cuz I'm a Paki too...
[Nexus One General] PhantomRampage:
Yeah that ^
[Nexus One General] t0mmy:
The funny thing is when people pull out their phone and i see that it is an iphone, i basically just laugh and look at them in disgrace. Then, if i care to actually pull out my nexus, they are completely humiliated and shamed.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
I hope you don't really do that, it actually sounds kind of rude. I'm surprised people don't look at you like "um.. wth is that guys problem, why did he just randomly burst out laughing?"
[Nexus One General] t0mmy:
obviously i don't just burst out in laughter like a fool, it's more of a grin. :)
[Nexus One General] 0lddirtypaki:
loll well duh i woulda but it wasnt out when i bought it, plus this way i turned off my data on my n1 and just using the wifi from my iphone for free! company paid :)
[Nexus One General] djmcnz:
Well, conventional wisdom is that Apple gets a slice of iPhone data usage on AT&T so you're still lining Apple's pockets.

If you want to put it to the man, destroy your iPhone on video and upload it.
[Nexus One General] attn1:
Draw, you yellow bellied, chicken-livered sod buster.
[Nexus One General] t0mmy:
now that would be awesome
[Nexus One General] t0mmy:
my nexus one is really my six shooter just beggin to empty out :)
[Nexus One General] djmcnz:
Yes, let's see if the op is really as brave as his words.

I promise the op, we'll all appreciate a video and you'll get extra points for creative destruction (Thermite springs to mind).
[Nexus One General] 0lddirtypaki:
Very good point dude and I would be all for it, but yeah it's company owned so yeah not happening. LOL plus this wifi is too nice on my nexus I could careless hoe much money apple gets from my phone, I ain't paying it! :)
[Nexus One General] deprecate:
why stop with one iphone...hop on ebay and buy up a dozen broken iphones for cheap...toss all of the devices in a crate with some creative means of destruction and film it :)

Perhaps set a tickle me elmo doll on fire while he holds your iphone :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYGhmJD9LKc
[Nexus One General] t0mmy:
i think u might like this site.
[Nexus One General] deprecate:
yeah, I have already seen it...was nice to watch again though :)
[Nexus One General] jimmywisdom:
Funny, that was my buddy Scott who made that video.
[Nexus One General] 0lddirtypaki:
Ahahhahha that video is wayyy too creepy
[Nexus One General] rjhay22:
ROFL! yah would love to see that too, but then he wont have data connection if he does that. :P
[General Questions and Answers] jnowotny:
Is there a way to get to the "HTC Notification Manager" with a shortcut instead of the small icons on the top bar?

Jimbo....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] shane8002:
hey guys I have a htc mogul or ppc 6800 and its not in service right now but it has wifi. First question is, is it possible to turn the cell tower radio off and have the phone use only wifi. I was also wondering if there is a way to use voip on the phone strictly over wifi, because I am always around a wireless network (home, work, cafe') I could use the wireless networks to make phone calls. So in a nutshell, the phone used to be used on Us cellular's network but now I have a prepay phone, so what im trying to do is make this phone where only wifi is enabled and cdma/3g is disabled. And also to make phone calls over wifi using voip.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rigeek:
yeah, you can use wifi. maybe you can dig up a skype for winmo 6.1 from 'somewhere' on the web & you're good to go.

The only hiccup is that the battery life s**ks. I used to have one.

Good luck!

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[General Questions and Answers] breytex:
Hello everybody!

I got my touch pro 2 for 5 months now, but i am interested in the new htc desire.

I dont know, if its worth to sell my touch pro two and get the desire, since there maybe will be an perfect running android version for the tp2.

One of the main reasons, why i want to change, is , that i dont like windows mobile anymore.

Maybe thats because I had an iphone after my good old htc tytn, and i liked the appstore and all the easy apps.

I dont want to go back to the iphone, but i am searching for an alternativ.

And i think, i have found that in android.

What do you think i can get for an 5 month old, well looking, tp2 on ebay?

Do you recommend me to go for the desire?

Or is it worth waiting for windows mobile 7 or an perfect running android?

thx for help, and sorry for my bad english :->
[General Questions and Answers] breytex:
no one an idea ?
[General Questions and Answers] domineus:
android is really taking off fast for the tp2 handset. theres already a stable build of an htc desite rom in the android blacstone forum. it still has its quirks but the progress is very fast. i suggest at least trying android out first on your tp2

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[General Questions and Answers] breytex:
so you think keeping the tp2 and wait for a perfect android, would be the best decision?
[General Questions and Answers] denco7:
There will never be a " perfect Android " running on the TPII. While ported versions of non native OS' can be made to run quite well, they will never run as fast or as trouble free as an OS running natively.

If Android is what you want then get one, but remember as soon as WP7s comes out , selling your TPII will be like selling your Pentium II PC.
[General Questions and Answers] breytex:
so you think, i have to decide as fast as possible :D ?

What do you think i get get atm for an 5month Tp2 ?
[General Questions and Answers] aliyans:
$200-300 on ebay.

Do a search of completed listings and you'll get a better idea.
[HD2 General] unleashed12:
Is there any way to try the default messaging app without getting rid of htc messaging on the phone? also im wondering if its possible to integrate the default app with the sense messaging display so when you press the message it opens it in the default app?.. thanks..