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[HD2 General] jase33:
Make Splash Screens WITHOUT DOS!!!!

Here is a little program that I use to make boot screen .nbh files. In CE4ARAB skoogee provided us with a small program that can anable you to have any shot to be your HD2 Leo 1st boot or 2nd splash

To use them you will first need to have or create your own image you want to use. They must be 24bit, 480X800 .bmp files.

Create a folder (name it what you want) and put the file "BMP2NBH 1st Boot.exe" in the folder along with the image file you would like to be your boot image and the CustomRUU.exe file.

Rename your image file to "1boot.bmp" and run "BMP2NBH 1st Boot.exe"

This will create the .nb & .nbh files for you.

After you have done this, run CustomRUU.exe and it will flash the new image to your phone.

I have tried this and it works fine with a Android NAND build on the phone.

You can also replace the second boot screen using "BMP2NBH 2nd Splash.exe"

You follow the same steps as above however, you will name your image file "2splash.bmp"

****I have not tried to flash a second screen since flashing Android NAND so I do not know if it will work correctly or cause any problems***
[HD2 General] Madraum:
Thank You Very Much :)
[HD2 General] AirforcProductions:
First Custom

Heres my first Custom, props to Crowbarr for the hd2 logo at the top

preview image is not exactly correct. the flashable version is all black background and correct resolution size
[HD2 General] SpottierPython:
thanks already looking for this thread... For Windows Splash screen I was using the thread started by SamSamuel. I don't think there is any difference. But the thing I want to know that procedure for watermarking will stay same or it is changed?
[HD2 General] ByteFax:
Another one, hope u like it

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1007391/HTCSplash.7z
[HD2 General] mskip:
The procedure for the second splash screen is still the same by using 601 instead of 600.

Mark.
[HD2 General] Kashka11:
Thanks for the splash screen instructions...you guys are really top notch...i've learned so much about my HD2 just by following you gys instructions...

Keep up the good work
[HD2 General] edbolor:
Link keeps saying download not available ... :confused:
[HD2 General] salvadorrodriz1:
Hello, I need some help, I did all as described to make the splash file nbh, with steps here, 1. Create your image 480x800 and save as 24bit bmp

2. Copy the image and the nbimg tool to the root of your C Drive

3. Enter dos mode on your pc (Start, Run, cmd)

4. Change to the C Drive (cd c:\) and put the following parameters:

nbimg -p 18400 -w 480 -h 800 -F nameofphoto.bmp -T 0x600 -S 64 -D PB8110000

everything goes good, but I don't see any file been created. any help???
[HD2 General] mskip:
A .nb and .nbh file should be created in the same folder as where you placed your original bmp image (in the Root of your C Drive if you followed the instructions).

Mark.
[HD2 General] XDAGH0ST:
Works nice thx =)
[HD2 General] Yellowbrother:
can u reup via another site or upload on here???
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
mskip, hope this is appropriate for your thread.

i am trying to create my own. have followed your instructions exactly (though will say have never used dos mode before.)

this is the error i receive:

and a pop up window stating "nbimg.exe has stopped working."

the image is a 24-bit bmp.

both the image and nbimg.exe are copied to the root of the C drive.

i am using windows vista (if that matters.) do you have any suggestions on how to get this to work? thanks.
[HD2 General] TurboKan:
I re-upload it tonight.

( and I send you a PM )
[HD2 General] mskip:
Its quite appropriate :)

It seems like there is definitely a problem with the image. Can you double check that the dimensions of the image are 480x800 and re-save it as a different filename such as splashscreen1.bmp as a 24bit bmp.

If it doesnt convert the image then rename it to .zip so you can attach it in this thread and I will have a go at converting it for you.

Mark.
[HD2 General] polstein:
Apologies for going off topic - tried to pm but no response.

I'm looking for the background for original image #3 (the one with the blue background) - but without the Android & HD2 text on it (just the blue background). I'm using #3 as my splash screen, & would like to use the plain blue for my wallpaper.

Having no luck at all with google to find a match. Trying some feeble blending effort now (but I'm no photoshop geek).
[HD2 General] El Che:
first attempt...proportions dont seem right :o
[HD2 General] mskip:
To get the blue background from image 3 I used the green one from image 2 and changed its colour. Unfortunately I dont have the original image anymore sorry but I found it on xda somewhere (dont remember where now).

If I come across it I will post it in here for you.

Mark.
[HD2 General] Yellowbrother:
would really appreciate it...
[HD2 General] sodeknetters:
oh yeah, these splash screens are starting to look splashy alright!

keep them coming, gentlemen...

ps I agree with Smetke, would love to have a version of the android figure eating 'an' apple, but this joke really doesn't need the extra pun with the second apple logo and the linux text on top.
[HD2 General] mskip:
Added 2 new Splash Screens to the first post that I made tonight. The downloads are LEO_Android_SplashScreen_5 and LEO_Android_SplashScreen_6. Files attached in the first post.

Hope you like them :)

Mark.
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
mark,

thank you for your response.

i have tried multiple images - all 480x800, all 24-bit bmp. tried with paint.net and gimp to create the images. tried various names. even used a bmp from a zip in your first post. even tried it with my virus protection disabled. keep getting the image as noted above. does "no padding added. check file size." mean something as that is the warning i keep seeing.

any other ideas or triage options?

i can post the image, but to be honest i am not done with them...but rather wanted to see if i could follow your directions before investing too much time.

thank you for your time.
[HD2 General] crowbarr:
Another contribution. If anyone wants some ot the transparencies I've been toying with (from pics and logos I've found around the web), I'd be more than happy to zip them up and post them for you.

Link to flash file:

http://www.multiupload.com/IR0AJW343K
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
My Contribution

Cool post, been using this method for quite some time :D

images in .zip are 480x800 & ready to flash !

Don't forget to hit thanx if u like em :D

**I included the archive NBIMG it contains the nbimg utility as well as the images above & the rom flasher all in one folder. To open a command prompt in a directory simply hold shift & right click in it & select 'open command promp here'. Makes it alot easier if everything is in one folder. Enjoy !

#Edit

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Heres a video tutorial I just made for you guys, Happy flashing !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTa7QRk-EMY

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[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
bit more branded.....
[HD2 General] mskip:
Im sure we can figure it out mate.

Can you go through the procedure 1 more time on your pc, then after its finished right click in the dos box and click select all, then do a ctrl 'c' to copy the contents and paste them in here for inspection.

The following is exactly what I do (after copying the nbimg.exe and the bmp image to the root of the C Drive) to convert a splash screen and what my screen displays. It might help in figuring out what you are doing wrong:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Windows7>cd c:\

c:\>nbimg -p 18400 -w 480 -h 800 -F MarkSplash1.bmp -T 0x600 -S 64 -D PB8110000
=== nbimg v1.1
=== Convert NB <--> BMP splash screens
=== (c)2008 Pau Oliva - pof @ xda-developers

[] File: MarkSplash1.bmp
[] No padding added. Check file size.
[] Encoding: MarkSplash1.bmp.nb
[] Image dimensions: 480x800
[] Adding 18400 bytes padding using pattern [0xff]
[] Adding HTC splash screen signature
[] Generating NBH file
[] Done!

c:\>

Mark.
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
thank you.

this is what i see:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Familia McCabe>cd c:\

c:\>nbimg -p18400 -w 480 -h 800 -F boot1.bmp -T 0x600 -S 64 -D PB8110000
=== nbimg v1.1
=== Convert NB <--> BMP splash screens
=== (c)2008 Pau Oliva - pof @ xda-developers

[] File: boot1.bmp
[] No padding added. Check file size.
[] Encoding: boot1.bmp.nb
[!!] Could not open 'boot1.bmp'
[] Generating NBH file
[!!] Could not open 'boot1.bmp.nb'

c:\>

so it seems the image is the issue. (i swear it is right dimensions and is 24-bit...even if i rt-click the image, go to properties it states width 480, height 800 and bit depth 24.)

thank you for looking at this.

james
[HD2 General] F-bone:
thank you for this program - just what I was looking for! ..but it wont run... I double-click on it and nothing happens... windows 7 32-bit.
[HD2 General] polstein:
Ah well, thanks for the reply. At least that's a clue since I've been searching for different keywords involving 'blue'.

Never been too clear on the of the backgrounds with an image. They look nice, but either make it too hard to see shortcuts/widgets or are covered by the shortcuts/widgets. Welp, different strokes for different folks and all.

Now on a splash screen where there are no widgets - go for broke :)
[HD2 General] matthew33:
run it all on my computer, says NBH has been created, but where does it put the NBH on my computer? can't find it.

cheers

Matt
[HD2 General] mskip:
One thing I noticed about the command line you typed is that there was no space after the -p command. That may fix something or may not but I dont think it will make any difference because I just tried it without the space and it made no difference. If it doesnt then can you send me the Boot1.bmp file that you are using to test the conversion. It doesnt matter if its finished or not I just wanted to test the exact same file to see if it converts on my pc. If its not the image then maybe its something on your pc blocking the conversion process. I might try writing some kind of basic conversion program to automate it a bit.

Mark.
[HD2 General] mskip:
It puts it in the same folder as you copied your image and nbimg.exe file to before running the command. If you followed the instructions then it will be in the C:\ folder.

Mark.
[HD2 General] :
can someone pls make a splash screen with the "you" ads by htc?

would love it :D

there are a few but i have and example below.
[HD2 General] mskip:
Can you be a bit more detailed about exactly what you want and how you want it layed out?

Mark.
[HD2 General] :
the "YOU" in the upper middle, and the

"HTC HD2

take the big screen with you" under the "YOU"

that would be great....thank you!!

EDIT: sorry if im asking for too much, it would be nice if the wm phone can be replaced with this: http://forums.ixplora.com/uploads/monthly_11_2010/post-559-1290343735.jpg
[HD2 General] mskip:
So the YOU at the top but instead of the mobile phone replacing the 'O' you want the Android image from the link you gave? Did you want the Android text anywhere? Also what colour background did you want?

Mark.
[HD2 General] :
You got it right,no android text. a white back ground will be good.

thanks a bunch sir!!!
[HD2 General] matthew33:
can the image only be a certain type, like not a real photo, say of a person....coz i'm trying to use normal photos of people, resizing them, converting them to 24 bit bmp etc....it's flashing and image is showing up VERY VERY blurry, totally unrecognizable.

any ideas?

cheers

matt
[HD2 General] matthew33:
I'm on XP and it wont run either.

matt
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Try again.......

It's not a GUI program that opens when you double click it. It's a program that runs code from cmd.exe, and converts a .bmp to .nbh

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10342565&postcount=63

Extract NBIMG directory to desktop & follow the instructions in the archive I included.

It's a ton easier when everything is in one folder (nbimg.exe, YourPhotoToFlash.bmp & RUU.exe) that way u convert, & flash it from the same directory.
[HD2 General] mskip:
Ok how about this?

Its your idea so let me know if you want anything changed :)

Mark
[HD2 General] cybercrash:
Hey guys,

thanks for the cool splash screens.

I flashed the apple eating one.

The picture is great, but only shown for about under a second. And it's moved up with some white space at the bottom of the screen.

After the less a second cool picture the "htc" logo (the green text on black) is shown for quite some time.

Can I "splash" that one also? How?

CyberCrash
[HD2 General] mskip:
I think they are talking about *THIS* program :)

It doesnt work on my Windows7 PC either but then the command line method is just as easy to use.

Mark.
[HD2 General] :
ooooohhhhh myyyyyy gooodness!!! thanks dude!!!!

it look better than i imagined.

will use now
[HD2 General] mskip:
I actually fixed that Splash Screen in *THIS* post :)

The Splash Screen does only stay on the screen for about a second. The one you are talking about is the Android Bootup screen which is part of the Rom and cant be changed.

Mark.
[HD2 General] mskip:
Glad you like it :)

Let me know how it looks on your phone and if you want anything editing.

Mark.
[HD2 General] matthew33:
cheers dude.

matt
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Oh **** ! Guess I wasn't paying that much attention to which .exe was in question. Thanx for clearing that up. Maybe you can add a sticky to the 1st post with the package I included for people with win7/or problems. Cheers.
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
No worries bro, let us know how it works out for you & which image you flashed :D

*I'm currently on this one I posted a page or so back. I made this one just for this thread 8)
[HD2 General] :
Looks even better on the phone :D

thanks for this man!
[HD2 General] hardyr1:
im a dummy

i cant get this nbimg tool to work for me at all I followed everything like 5 times at first i get could not open .bmp what am i doing wrong
[HD2 General] Bonito77:
Sorry Mark for my OT here.

@dapoharoun, saw on your attached picture your desktop and wondering how do you make your taskbar look like 3D. Looks realy awesome. Have you therefor an link or anything else.

Grtz B.;)
[HD2 General] matthew33:
my 'apple sucks' screen
[HD2 General] :
i moved the bottom bar to the top and installed "object dock"
[HD2 General] hardyr1:
my 2 cents, wish i could figure out the install process
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Video tutorial

Is HD2.bmp inside NBIMG directory ? The image you are trying to flash has to be in the directory with nbimg.exe

Heres a video tutorial I just made for you guys, Happy flashing !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTa7QRk-EMY

Here's the original post from the video.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10342565&postcount=63
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
about the space after -p --> tried with it also, and same response.

attached is my image. again, thank you for trying to figure this out. i do see some other options in this thread and will look at them, but your prompt seems just so simple.

again, thanks.

EDIT:

Mark...

Followed the steps found here and all worked and flashed my first image....thanks for triaging and really the inspiration here. Cheers!

DOUBLE EDIT:

Made some simple Anastasia based splash screens if anyone is interested...
[HD2 General] yllivia:
Can we replace the DFT logo?
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
That is part of the initrd.gz within the boot.img 'logo.rle'

You can change it by copying the boot.img from another build or kernel.

Alternatively there is a way to change via adb with 'install kernel' batch file.

Attatched is Hastarin 8.6 custom as found in ocm7's CM NAND build. It has the classic green HTC on white background. Hope that helps.
[HD2 General] yllivia:
Here is my bootscreen. Enjoy it!
[HD2 General] hardyr1:
it was user error, works now thanks, now to get rid of the HTC boot image in the nand rom.
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Let's keep it rollin' folks......

Here's some 'remixes' of images I posted a few back & some new ones aswell. Enjoy :D
[HD2 General] prim3:
Request

people, can i make a request please, found a nice splashscreen:
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Nice HD2 logo !
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
no problem...
[HD2 General] mskip:
Glad you got it working :)

Im just a bit confused though as to exactly what you did differently to fix your conversion problems. The 2 sets of instructions are almost identical and both use the same nbimg.exe file to convert the bmp in dos mode.

At least now you can join the party :D

Mark.
[HD2 General] prim3:
Great! Thx m8!
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
i haven't triaged it yet, but my guess is vista does not like things on c:\ being altered (or there is some preference checked off, etc.) the method i used above simply ran the command somewhere else...but again, i am a noob at things like commands and even the phrase c:\ so beats me!

again, thanks for taking the time. cheers.
[HD2 General] matthew33:
get flashin'

matt
[HD2 General] bartju94:
Here is mine:

Download link:
[HD2 General] yllivia:
Here is another bootscreen that i made for myself and i wanted to share.. I hope you like it.
[HD2 General] :
Wow, nice work, downloading!!

(groetjes van DeMoN vanaf GoT ;))
[HD2 General] Klyupp:
Someone else asked before bur van anyone please explain how I can change the DFT image with the grey background wich you get after the HD2 splash screen

Thanks in advance...

btw: Sorry for (maybe) bad English
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
I'm diggin it !
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Please read the entire thread as I have posted an explaination of that file as well as a fix :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10364239&postcount=98
[HD2 General] crowbarr:
here's a couple more:

http://www.multiupload.com/MFDESUEE0X

and

http://www.multiupload.com/RFLKSEP34V
[HD2 General] :
is it possible to change this if i'm already on nand? :rolleyes:
[HD2 General] Moon2:
Yes.... ,,,
[HD2 General] imphoking:
is there anyway to make these into the installs for splash screens i like the atari girl one
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Sure, here you go ! Glad you liked it, I thew most of those together in a stoned daze :D
[HD2 General] DaNnY549:
the default splash doesn't work :(
[HD2 General] bartju94:
Got a request to make a bigger one:

Also made a green one ;):

Small version here

Download:
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Lovin' em bartju94 ! How bout a cyan android one ?
[HD2 General] bartju94:
Here you go ;)
[HD2 General] yllivia:
Launch Android splash screen

Ok i know i am getting addicted to making splash screens. But i sure like these little android fellas. Here is another splash screen ;)
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
This is gonna look awesome right before CM7 loads.......

Thanx !
[HD2 General] detlefd:
some very nice splash screens are out there! go ahead girls and boys
[HD2 General] mdpgc:
Need a splash screen made...pls!

I would appreciate it if a splash screen can be made image from this link.

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2010/339/7/3/android_is_awesome__by_fetuscakemix-d3482dp.jpg

After the "H.S." can you add HTC HD2 logo. Thanks

Much appreciated!!!
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Didn't see much room after the 'HS' considering is has to be scaled the complete opposite way. But here's my rendition for ****s and giggles. Enjoy.
[HD2 General] mdpgc:
thanks for the splash screen
[HD2 General] gilla87:
Wow, these are really nice! Im gonna have to get rid of the windroid splash screen now as I did away with windows altogether now :D
[HD2 General] bartju94:
I made a bootanimation that is similair to the green splash screen ;)

It can be found here.

Enjoy!
[HD2 General] rizky_p:
sorry for asking, is this supposed to replace the "stuck together" in the HD2 TMous splash screen?

this is safe for HD2 Tmobile-us?

thanks.
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
yes (i believe...been a long time since seeing it) and yes, definitely safe.
[HD2 General] rizky_p:
yup it is safe, this is the first time i have seen it gone..lol. Gone are the blinding white stuck together splash screen :)
[HD2 General] srt4cab3:
can you make the google image install file for me? :)
[HD2 General] jhol3368:
OK, so i got the new boot screen showing when I first turn on but how do I get it to show after magldr (just before the boot anim) at the minute it's just the basic HTC logo.

I don't know if its ROM specific but one of the roms (MDJs_CyanogenMod7_v.2.0_NAND_A2SD+) showed me my new boot screen after magldr (just before the boot anim).
[HD2 General] dodietheshorters:
SplashSreens by dodietheshorters

Thanks for your instructions mskip, appreciate it bro. :)

----

I'll use this post to store all of my future works, just to save you guys time.

CustomRUU.exe is zipped up along with the .nbh file.

These previews have been resized to 50% but originals are 480 x 800

DTS-Droid-1

DTS-Droid-2

​

Let me know what you all think. ;)
[HD2 General] mskip:
The image after Magldr loads is controlled by the NAND Rom that you flashed. It is possible to change it but it has to be done at root level and I dont have those instructions in my head.I think they have been mentioned in here somewhere though if you want to look.

Mark.
[HD2 General] mskip:
Looks good.

I added your SplashScreen to the list on the first post for others to enjoy :)

Mark.
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Maybe if you had read the enitre post you would see I posted info on it a few pages back. Please go thru all the threads before asking questions that have already been answered <----This is the mantra of XDA !
[HD2 General] KillaHurtz:
Surething !
[HD2 General] zole2112:
I must be doing something wrong, I am trying to make my own boot screen image and used Photoshop to edit my picture to 480x800 and saved it as a 24 bit bmp file. I ran the nbimg tool and got an nb and nbh file with no issues. After flashing to my phone (CustomRuu, nb and nbh files in the same folder) the boot image is all messed up, looks all blurry like it has the left sliver of the picture repeating across the image. I am able to flash other peoples boot images with no problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!
[HD2 General] mskip:
Can you send me the bitmap so I can check whether its your image or some problem with the conversion process.

Mark.
[HD2 General] zole2112:
Sure, how do I attach the bitmap?

never mind I found it, sending now.
[HD2 General] zole2112:
duplicate post, sorry!
[HD2 General] zole2112:
Here is my bitmap, sorry for all of the posts, I forgot I had to zip it first.

Ok, I guess I didn't have to zip it, oh well, here it is...

Thanks for your help!
[HD2 General] mskip:
Ok the image you attached is 400x800 and the image NEEDS to be 480x800 or you will get the graphical error you encountered.

I resized the image and ran nbimg on it and it works perfectly. I have attached the converted file for you to flash and you should be able to do it fine yourself as long as you use the correct dimensions. If you want me to delete the attached file and your attached pic then just let me know.

Mark.
[HD2 General] i$tickitinyour$u$hi:
could someone help me please, always get this message when i try to convert my image:

[!!] could not open "test.bmp"

the picture has the size 480x800 and 24bit.
[HD2 General] jsmccabe78:
works fine for me. attached is the flashable version. did nothing to your image.

i did this way of making the command and it worked:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10342565&postcount=63
[HD2 General] zole2112:
Alrighty, I must have read the instructions a dozen times and never caught that, that's old age setting in. Thank you for the help and thank you for this tool!
[HD2 General] i$tickitinyour$u$hi:
thanks ;)

tried it again with your files, but still not works for me :confused:

i get always the same message: [!!] could not open "test.bmp"