Extra Mod for Haykuro's H Users...

[diaztradeinc]

I was messing around with one of my update files on winrar and opened system/Media. There I found boot.gif and boot.mp3 which both play at start up with the htc logo and sound. So I decided to change both with my own. So I did then I signed the update zip and flashed. Worked like a charm, sorry if someone beat me to this if you guys already knew then ill just delete the thread.

How To:

1. You must have a copy of the build/rom you are using. You can use the last update.zip you've used to flash to your latest rom.


2. Open up the update zip file using winrar or whatever unzipping tool you use.


3. Once unzipped goto system/Media.


4. Here you will see two files boot.gif and boot.mp3 these are the files you are going to mod.


5. Editing boot.gif, find a replacement animated gif file you would like to use and rename to boot.gif and add it to the archive replacing the original. MUST BE A .GIF FILE ONLY!


6. Editing boot.mp3, you do the same procedure as step 5 but replace with a mp3 file. MUST BE AN MP3 FILE ONLY!


7. When finished put the update.zip you just edited place on the root of sd card and flashhhh!


8. HAVE FUN!

Alternative with adb without wipe thanks to: Andonnguyen

adb remount
adb shell
#cd /system
#cd /media
#rm boot.gif
#rm boot.mp3
#mv c:\locationoffile\boot.gif /system/media/boot.gif
#mv c:\locationoffile\boot.mp3 /system/media/boot.mp3
#reboot

boot.jpg

Could not add the boot.mp3 but here it is the linux mandriva boot sound.
link to boot sound here:

http://www.zedge.net/ringtones/56739...rtup-ringtone/

[Christopher3712]

Nice find! Too bad I just got everything set up the way I like it. I'll probably be flashing again on "Firmware Friday." I'll try this out then!


I've got about a million ideas for what I want my phone to do when I turn it on....

[diaztradeinc]

Yea its great, I currently have an android dancing gif instead of the htc and Pitbull I know you want me for the boot sound lol. I put it on just to test and now that I know it works, I will also be changing it to something sick on firmware Friday...

[aluspl]

There is One big problem
How you sign your update ...
When I used auto sign to signed my mod ... I have a error in recovery mode

[diaztradeinc]

Originally Posted by aluspl There is One big problem How you sign your update ... When I used auto sign to signed my mod ... I have a error in recovery mode

Which auto signer are you using? I suggest using Stericson's also make sure your singing the whole update.zip

[Nikeem24]

So this really does work?

[The Great NY]

i may try this for the next update as well, good find

[kylebrodeur]

Anyway you can make a how to or point me to the direction of this information?

[diaztradeinc]

Originally Posted by Nikeem24 So this really does work?

Yup, i've tested and it works.

[andonnguyen]

As an alternative method (for those who don't want to wipe), modify the boot.gif and boot.mp3 then place them somewhere on your hard drive. Next type the following commands in ADB while your G1 is connected via USB to your computer:

adb remount adb shell #cd /system #cd /media #rm boot.gif #rm boot.mp3 #cp c:\locationoffile\boot.gif /system/media/boot.gif #cp c:\locationoffile\boot.mp3 /system/media/boot.mp3 #reboot

STERICSON (or anyone familiar with editing the xml files on android), please read below:

In the H builds of 1.5, there is also an xml file called boot_animation.xml in /system/media, the contents are as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- * Copyright (C) 2008 HTC Inc. * --> <!-- <BootConfiguration> <BootAnimation image="/system/media/boot.gif" audio="/system/media/boot.mp3" image2="/system/media/boot2.gif" (optional) image3="/system/media/boot3.gif" (optional) screenX="100" (optional) screenY="130" (optional) image_bg = "/system/media/boot_bg.gif" (optional) useAudio="0" // 1: true ; 0:false (optional) /> </BootConfiguration> --> <!-- Demonstrates configuration for application --> <!-- Remove background <BootConfiguration> <BootAnimation image="/system/media/boot.gif" image_bg="/system/media/boot_bg.gif" audio="/system/media/boot.mp3" screenX="100" screenY="130" useAudio="1" /> </BootConfiguration> --> <BootConfiguration> <BootAnimation image="/system/media/boot.gif" audio="/system/media/boot.mp3" useAudio="1" /> </BootConfiguration>

It looks as if we can manage to load multiple animated gif's during the boot process after splash1 and splash2 images. Could you please look into this, and offer any input as how to modify the xml to allow this?