[HOWTO] Change the HTC BootSplash

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blackburn29

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Feb 28, 2009
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I know this has been posted before, but I figured I'd make my own version and share it with the community.


2 Images that I made, feel free to use, but please give credit when needed!



Requirements: Fastboot/ADB, Root, S-OFF ENG, NBIMG HERE, Photo Editing Software(I use photoshop)



First open up your photo software and create a new image that is 480x800.



Edit the photo to your liking and save as splash1.bmp
[File Format: Windows - 24bit]



Now that your image has been created, extract NBIMG to a new folder on your desktop and move the splash1.bmp that you just created into the folder.



Open up a CMD prompt window by Shift+Right Clicking in blank space inside the folder, then click Open Command Prompt Here.





Type in this command:

Code:
nbimg -F splash1.bmp -w 480 -h 800


Inside of the folder, it should have created a file called "splash1.bmp.nb", rename this to "splash1.img"


YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED YOUR SPLASH SCREEN! TIME TO FLASH IT!



Okay, so now plug your phone into your PC and enable Debugging. (If you do not know how to do this, I do not recommend going any further..)

Open CMD Prompt once again and type:

Code:
adb reboot bootloader



Once your phone reboots, it should be at the Bootloader screen with Fastboot enabled.



Copy your splash1.img into your AndroidSDK folder



Type in this command into CMD Prompt:

Code:
fastboot flash splash1 splash1.img

You should get a few messages that Pop-Up saying "OKAY"


Now type in CMD:

Code:
fastboot reboot

Enjoy your new SplashScreen :D
I have attached 2 Splash's that I made!

TODO: Add the rest of the pictures.
 

Gene Poole

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This fails for me:

sending 'splash1' (750 KB)... OKAY
writing 'splash1'... FAILED (remote: not allowed)

I'm rooted and bootloader shows S-OFF