[INFO] Modding boot logo

[Alpha43]

My custom bootsplash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W5c-Kkl-wU

Contact me via pm please when you have free time. I want to discuss with you a little something about some of my future projects.


~Alpha~

[TheSin]

Seet, great work thanks!! can't wait to try it out.

TheSin, mac guide:

[tmr]

New guide: modifying boot-logo without RSD reflash (flash natively on phone).

Read this topic!
- prepare and copy GIF-image to phone-card, for example: moto.gif
- unlock flash-area: #flash_unlock /dev/mtd11
- erase CG-logo: #flash_erase /dev/mtd11
- write GIF-image to the CG: #dd if=/mmc/mmca1/moto.gif of=/dev/mtd11 seek=4 conv=notrunc
- lock flash-area: #flash_lock /dev/mtd11 0 -1

That's all.

[droopyargentina]

it would be interesting if someone could prepare a program that will automatically change the bootlogo just browsing to our .gif file.

Also, please post here ANIMATED bootlogos...

Droopy

[digitalD]

is there any restriction to the gif image to be used as the boot logo.. like image size, color depth, file size etc..?

[tmr]

droopyargentina, first boot-image can't be animated.
digitalD, look at first page of thread

[digitalD]

@ tmr

can you gimme some links for Gif converters so that i can get the gif in desired format.. or else if you can get this one converted for me..

I tried applying your trick with this gif.. but it didnt work.. i still have my old hellomoto boot screen...

any tips.. ??

[tmr]

Then, I should say that boot-logo process splits into 2 parts:
- first, then you power-on phono, you will see static image, loaded directly from mtd11 at offsett 0x800, this is just GIF89 240x320 8bpp (256 col.) (simple gif, any image editor can do such)
- second, after kernel loads, you will see animated image, loaded from cramfs filesystem, I don't remeber that is mtd.

So, if you write new image into mtd11, you should see it first, or if you write it wrong, you should see plain black screen.

I don't describe second part of boot-logo process, this is too simple... copying something somethere, search that on forum.

[digitalD]

@tmr... check my post count... i have been on to this forum for quite sometime now.. i know the difference between bootlogo and splashscreen.. i have a spashscreen already setup...

I was trying to replace the static bootlogo with the image i uploaded ... and it didn't work for some reason...
so i felt that it might be due to a unsupported gif or else i might be doing something wrong..

I just wanted you to verify and tell me if this gif is a valid one.. and if this is invalid, suggest some image editing software to get the desired format...

So now, what i understand is that i might have done something wrong following the steps as the original bootlogo should have wiped out (if not the new one)..

i'll try again and lets see if i get it working this time..

thanks anyway..

[digitalD]

tried again..

no go .. using the same gif..

it still has the original "hellomoto" screen...

do you have a sample gif i can try replacing it with.