Big Lou's Boot Animation Tutorial for Noobs

[2amReply]

Thanks, it worked using Windows. I was scared because that M seemed like it was just sitting there and the animation kept going and going and going...

And yes...I was able to delete the bootanimation.zip file afterwards, which reversed the changes.

After you deleted the bootanimation.zip what did you do to get back to the stock boot animation?

Thats all I had to do (delete). I didnt have to replace with another file. Im thinking the device has a backup somewhere.

[dub8420]

wow i still need help i now have no boot animation at all. i really felt like i followed all the directions. when i tried to push the first time, it said no such file or something, so i changed the file name to bootanimation (no .zip) then pushed again and it worked...... but now no animation at all.....

update: i was compressing the wrong folder. i noticed this when i would double click on the .zip folder i made, there was a folder inside nexus_bootanimation inside that was the actual boot folders, so i compressed those folders instead and named it bootanimation.zip redid the push and all is well.

thank you for finding this tutorial

I feel like I've followed all steps correctly. I pull up the file and use 7zip to archive and I store and change the file to zip file yet it keeps telling me error: device not found. any suggestions?

UPDATE: I finally got the animation to work. Wow, what an insane amount of time for something so insignificant but I'm glad I kept trying after fail after fail.

[2amReply]

^ was it because you didnt have debugging on?

[Tatootie]

I really need help with this.
I downloaded a new boot animation, renamed it to 'bootanimation.zip'.
put it in the folder with the sdk tools. When I get to the command prompt, and type in the adb push bootanimation.zip/data/local, the pc screen shows a bunch of commands for adb. Doesnt seem like its getting pushed to my phone. When I reboot my phone, its the same old bootanimation (in my case its droid mod, boring).
Ive installed the sdk.exe, got all the downloads. Changed the environmental path, etc. Oh, and when I type adb devices, it shows my phone - so I know my drivers are working.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

[thatguychuck]

adb push bootanimation.zip/data/local

Try this: adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local

I don't know if it was a typo on your post, but you didn't have a space between the .zip and /
Also, if you type an adb command and it gives you all that mumbo jumbo, scroll back to the top and see if it gives you an error message.

[Tatootie]

adb push bootanimation.zip/data/local

Try this: adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local

I don't know if it was a typo on your post, but you didn't have a space between the .zip and /
Also, if you type an adb command and it gives you all that mumbo jumbo, scroll back to the top and see if it gives you an error message.

You rock!!
Thats exactly what it was - no space. Man, I had no idea the syntax was that important.
Now Im going to try all these animations!!

[I Love Lamp]

I did this for my droid eris and it worked perfectly but I was wondering if there is a way to add sound to the boot animation. I kind of want my eris to say droid when it boots up like the moto droid because I think that is cool and it is the droid eris after all.

[qwiktune]

I did this on my Eris and everything seems to go through [after the command i saw it saying the data was transferred to the phone] but when i reboot i only see the same old verizon animation.....I noticed also when looking thought my folders with Astro in the data folder there is nothing in there, no local folder or bootanimation.zip, and in the system/media/boot folder I see the original verizon boot....my question is if it went through should I see a local/bootanimation.zip in the data folder when I view through Astro? And if so, what would be the reason is isnt putting it there and how would i get it there.....

[Pokebreaker]

Glad I found this tutorial, I was getting very bad advice in the other sections. Good work Big Lou and thanks.

[Big Lou]

The OP needs to be edited to add in some missing links!

Aw shucks, I'll just make a guide on RootYourDroid!