Big Lou's Boot Animation Tutorial for Noobs

[xSLuGSHOTx]

When i try to run the SDK Setup file, i get this message: "Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/re...repository.xml, reason: HTTPS SSL error. You might want to force download through HTTP in the settings." Can anyone help?

[Imatriceratops]

When i try to run the SDK Setup file, i get this message: "Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/re...repository.xml, reason: HTTPS SSL error. You might want to force download through HTTP in the settings." Can anyone help?

Yes! I had the same problem. Go to your setting and click the option that has something to do with force and then load again

[halfam]

THIS ISNT WORKING! I DO ALL THAT AND IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SCREEN!


Caps lock because i'm frustrated.

[dredge]

ok i UNDERSTAND ALL SAID EXCEPT - Extract folder and run setup. Help please!

[DROIDsys]

ok i UNDERSTAND ALL SAID EXCEPT - Extract folder and run setup. Help please!

When you go to download the SDK, extract the folder using 7-zip, winrar ect., in the extracted folder theres a .exe file that you have to open and from there download all the necessary files. Chances are you will have the same problem in an earlier post saying it can't fetch the files and to force http blah blah blah. From that point as was stated earlier, you have to go to the settings and click force http, from there it will download everything you need and it will take a little bit to download.

Another thing everyone needs is the USB driver for using the phone in debugging mode. It does come with the drivers but I've downloaded the SDK on two seperate computers and its never worked. Instead go to here and download whichever one for the operating system you have (32 or 64 bit) USB and PC Charging Drivers - Motorola USA

From here do exactly as the tutorial says and you should have your custom boot animation working fine as long as you follow directions correctly. As for custom boots, search the forum. Props to Big Lou for the tut!
Edit: One thing I forgot to mention, might help some noobs out, after you download all the files for the SDK, move the entire folder (its going to be about 900 megs or so after the download is completed) onto the root of your main harddisk and rename the folder. For instance what I did was renamed it SDK, put it onto my C: drive (might be a different letter for you but it's the all same) that way when I open cmd.exe, to get to the tools folder I just type cd C:\SDK\tools.

Remember people, search is your friend

[xSLuGSHOTx]

ok i UNDERSTAND ALL SAID EXCEPT - Extract folder and run setup. Help please!

When you go to download the SDK, extract the folder using 7-zip, winrar ect., in the extracted folder theres a .exe file that you have to open and from there download all the necessary files. Chances are you will have the same problem in an earlier post saying it can't fetch the files and to force http blah blah blah. From that point as was stated earlier, you have to go to the settings and click force http, from there it will download everything you need and it will take a little bit to download.

Another thing everyone needs is the USB driver for using the phone in debugging mode. It does come with the drivers but I've downloaded the SDK on two seperate computers and its never worked. Instead go to here and download whichever one for the operating system you have (32 or 64 bit) USB and PC Charging Drivers - Motorola USA

From here do exactly as the tutorial says and you should have your custom boot animation working fine as long as you follow directions correctly. As for custom boots, search the forum. Props to Big Lou for the tut!
Edit: One thing I forgot to mention, might help some noobs out, after you download all the files for the SDK, move the entire folder (its going to be about 900 megs or so after the download is completed) onto the root of your main harddisk and rename the folder. For instance what I did was renamed it SDK, put it onto my C: drive (might be a different letter for you but it's the all same) that way when I open cmd.exe, to get to the tools folder I just type cd C:\SDK\tools.

Remember people, search is your friend

Thanks! I was stuck for the longest time trying to push the bootanimation.zip to the phone but it worked perfectly once i downloaded the usb drivers.

[DROIDsys]

No problem, glad I could help.

[Big Lou]

Thank you for the props! Remember, I will be adding this to my new Droid hacks tutorial site: rootyourdroid.info

It's essentially empty now; I've been on a ski trip for the past week and a half, but expect to see some new tutorials posted this coming week. It won't be soley Root tutorials, you will see other things like this.

All the tutorials will be even EASIER than what I wrote and was quoted on the opening post of this thread. They will be better organized and will have photos/screenshots. Some tutorials will even find their way on YouTube.

[Imatriceratops]

ALSO, if you're looking for some boot animations to choose from, user mammlouk made a whole site for them! This is also another person you could pm a thank you Boot Animations - Droidboots

[Imatriceratops]

Thank you for the props! Remember, I will be adding this to my new Droid hacks tutorial site: rootyourdroid.info

It's essentially empty now; I've been on a ski trip for the past week and a half, but expect to see some new tutorials posted this coming week. It won't be soley Root tutorials, you will see other things like this.

All the tutorials will be even EASIER than what I wrote and was quoted on the opening post of this thread. They will be better organized and will have photos/screenshots. Some tutorials will even find their way on YouTube.

Sounds like a great idea . My phone isn't rooted, so maybe I'll wait for one of your tutorials to come up