Please say if I've missed an old how-to guide specific to the Nexus 4! (A link would be helpful in that case
Is there an easy(ish) way of changing the boot logo? My phone is rooted so that's not an issue, and I have ADB, but I'm inexperienced with it so if the method requires that, please include a detailed guide so that laypeople like me can follow
Many thanks to anyone who can tell me anything here.
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Best bet is to get ROM Toolbox- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro .
It's super easy to use.
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Best bet is to get ROM Toolbox- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro .
It's super easy to use.
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except it doesnt change boot logos. its easy to use, just not easy to read
a boot logo is not the same as a boot animation.
BigCrisco39 said:
Best bet is to get ROM Toolbox- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro .
It's super easy to use.
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I have ROM Toolbox Pro already, and I've used it to change my boot animation (among other things), but I don't think it caters for the boot logo (what is displayed before the animation is loaded). Small difference .
It may have this option and I've just not found it yet, in which case, do you know where to find it? Otherwise, is there another app or method I can use?
Thanks a lot for your answer!
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I have ROM Toolbox Pro already, and I've used it to change my boot animation (among other things), but I don't think it caters for the boot logo (what is displayed before the animation is loaded). Small difference .
It may have this option and I've just not found it yet, in which case, do you know where to find it? Otherwise, is there another app or method I can use?
Thanks a lot for your answer!
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you can not change the boot logo on a nexus 4 unfortunately, its in the same partition as the bootloader and very easy to brick if you mess up. so, at this point, no one has made it possible for us to change it with an app.
simms22 said:
you can not change the boot logo on a nexus 4 unfortunately, its in the same partition as the bootloader and very easy to brick if you mess up. so, at this point, no one has made it possible for us to change it with an app.
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Thanks! It's odd though, because stock Nexus Android comes with just a centered white Google logo as the boot logo, whereas my CM has that with a little grey unlocked padlock sign underneath... Maybe they edited it themselves, or it's an Android way of saying the phone is rooted/the bootloader unlocked.
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Thanks! It's odd though, because stock Nexus Android comes with just a centered white Google logo as the boot logo, whereas my CM has that with a little grey unlocked padlock sign underneath... Maybe they edited it themselves, or it's an Android way of saying the phone is rooted/the bootloader unlocked.
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the liitle grey unlocked padlock is visable on any nexus with an unlocked bootloader. on the n5, someone did develop a way to change the boot logo, but i dont think anyone has tried his method on the n4, as it not working could also brick the device. heres the n5 thread for changing the bootlogo, if you would like to test.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698
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It's a question that has probably been asked many times, but after hrs of searching I couldn't find an answer.
How do you replace the Motorola M boot logo on a Droid 1?
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...ogo-non-full-flash-method-wont-lose-data.html
http://sites.google.com/site/teamdroidconcepts/experimental/change-your-m-boot-logo
one more link..
http://modmymobile.com/forums/555-m...s/559148-tool-milestone-custom-boot-logo.html
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one more link..
http://modmymobile.com/forums/555-m...s/559148-tool-milestone-custom-boot-logo.html
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Thats's for the milestone. I presume he asked for the droid. Not sure if it will work.
Thanks guys.
Well, my sbf file kept failing to install. I was careful to check # of bytes every step of the way. Tried building it 3 times.
At least I was always able to flash the stock M logo back each time, no bricked device. Any advice?
I don't know if this would help at all?
I've given up on it for now, decided to make a boot animation with the icon I wanted instead. Thanks.
Hey this is probably one of the easiest ways to make a boot logo. The program works great and i use it all the time. Check it out
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/91243-droid-1-boot-logo-generator.html
Xtra Big Kahuna said:
Hey this is probably one of the easiest ways to make a boot logo. The program works great and i use it all the time. Check it out
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/91243-droid-1-boot-logo-generator.html
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Now that was easy. Thank you.
Still wish I knew where I went wrong building my own sbf, but happy to have it done.
Thanks.
I just did the 4.010 update and rebooted and so far (aside of netflix STILL not working) its pretty sweet. I was wondering If however anybody could rip the animation from the OEM recovery. I noticed it when I did a reboot how it had the android with the gears and thought it would make a far better boot animation... Any asist would be both welcome and appreciated.
aside form me not understanding your post at first. (i think i get it now) i think this belongs in themes and apps as that is where most of the boot animations are.
Love to see a shot of that bootanime.
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Love to see a shot of that bootanime.
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you never see it ?
if you put the full 4.010.22 file as update and launch recovery you will get this nice animation
green lined android bot with gear moving inside him...
I wonder where are those animation.
like the one on the samsung galaxy triggering at the shutdown.
Ya, no I've never seen it.
If you find something on the web showing it, can you link me?
This is not a normal bootanimation. Seems the recovery does the work of actually animating the files.
Here are the images though.
http://www.4shared.com/file/MXpvwBqR/recoveryanimationimages.html
I can probably make a bootanime out of that. Thanks for the link.
Okay here is my take on that recovery animation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15540785
Hope it works for you.
Is it possible to change it on our device? I can't find anything about it and I've looked all around.
If anyone knows how or can point me to a thread, that would be great.
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Is it possible to change it on our device? I can't find anything about it and I've looked all around.
If anyone knows how or can point me to a thread, that would be great.
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If you are talking about boot animations:
Here
Here
Here
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If you are talking about boot animations:
Here
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No. I am talking about the splash screen... Completely different from a boot animation.
A splash screen is the first still image right before the boot animation when the phone starts up. The Nexus 4 has just a black background that says "Google".
That is what I want to change.
From the discussions I have seen no one has a solution for that yet. Sorry.
........Epic WHOMP!!
RMA, and request a new splash screen, with a fruit on it.....
I also want to change the splash screen and use my own. If there is a way , please tell us or post a link if you find any. Thankx
Same here. I want to add my contact-info to the splash-screen. I have done that before with my HTC Desire and Galaxy S2. It's really useful when you lose your phone and someone just turns it on.
waffleman911 said:
Is it possible to change it on our device? I can't find anything about it and I've looked all around.
If anyone knows how or can point me to a thread, that would be great.
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I think its part of the boot loader, as it shows the locked and unlocked symbols, so maybe if you downloaded the image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and extracted the bootloader image you could modify that and flash it through fastboot?
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You can on other nexus devices with this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aperture.ezekeel.logome not the n4 though
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Tom540 said:
I think its part of the boot loader, as it shows the locked and unlocked symbols, so maybe if you downloaded the image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and extracted the bootloader image you could modify that and flash it through fastboot?
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You can't simply extract the Bootloader and edit it's files. You would have to open it up in a hex editor and find the offsets for the image. Then inject your own into that offset and pray that you got all the dimensions and formatting 100% correct or else when you flash it you will have a nice hard brick
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You can't simply extract the Bootloader and edit it's files. You would have to open it up in a hex editor and find the offsets for the image. Then replace it with your own in hex and pray that you got it 100% correct or else when you flash it you will have a nice hard brick
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Fair enough, its just that's the only way I could think to modify the splash screen
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Did anyone figure out the way to do this?
t'was so easy on all my other devices.
Maine_Coon said:
Did anyone figure out the way to do this?
t'was so easy on all my other devices.
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The splash screen depends on the bootloader. It might be easier on another device, but the Nexus's bootloader was not designed in such a way that makes this easy. You would have to modify the bootloader, but it really isn't worth it because there is no room for error. One wrong character in the bootloader and you have a nice shiny brick.
lopezk38 said:
The splash screen depends on the bootloader. It might be easier on another device, but the Nexus's bootloader was not designed in such a way that makes this easy. You would have to modify the bootloader, but it really isn't worth it because there is no room for error. One wrong character in the bootloader and you have a nice shiny brick.
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Got it.
Indeed, not worth it.
Have to live w/Google splash, alas.
Dang! I did SO want to change it to "Goobers" or "Goofball" or somesuch.
That "Google" shown on when starting up the phone in my knowledge the bootloader.
There might way to change the image , but you would have to mess with the bootloader.
Messing with the bootloader is dangerous, and a corrupted bootloader most of the time leads to bricked phone( there are ways to recover but its best not let it come to this)
So its best to leave the "Google" thing alone; It's not that intrusive and quickly disappears.
Actually, all of you are wrong in two ways:
1) You can't flash a custom bootloader on Nexus 4, because due to its qfuse configuration (in bootloader it appears as "Secure Boot: Enabled") it would compromise the trusted bootchain and therefore lead to a bricked device.
2) The splash image is not STORED in the bootloader itself, i'm currently working to find out where it is stored, but unless google pushes out an update with an updated splash screen it is going to be difficult.
I found out that a copy of the charging animation(when the phone is turned off), which is displayed by the bootloader is stored in "/res/images/charger"
My current idea is to find the function that puts the animation there and see where it comes from.
On other devices like HTC and Motorola it is more easy as the splash screen is stored in a seperate partition.
(Oh, and the bootloader isn't just what you see when you boot into fastboot mode, it consists out of tz, sbl1, sbl2, sbl3, rpm and aboot.)
So anyone figured out or we cant change the splash screen?
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
Back from the Galaxy Nexus days, (yeah, that long ago), Ezekeel created an app (found here) that lets you change the splash screen. Obviously, this won't work on the N6.
I only say this, because his app was the only way to change the boot logo on the Galaxy Nexus.
Never owned an N5, so I don't know if they managed to change the splash screen on it. I don't think it's easy on Nexus'. The MotoX has it easy because even non-rooted phones can change it.
GrayBoltWolf said:
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
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Idk if its different than previous android phones. But before it was just one file u swapped out if you had root. Can't remember exact details since i haven't done it manually since back when I had a Samsung vibrant....
Xileforce said:
Idk if its different than previous android phones. But before it was just one file u swapped out if you had root. Can't remember exact details since i haven't done it manually since back when I had a Samsung vibrant....
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You are probably thinking about the boot animation, which is an easily-edited zip file. I am talking about the "Google" text that first comes up.
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Back from the Galaxy Nexus days, (yeah, that long ago), Ezekeel created an app (found here) that lets you change the splash screen. Obviously, this won't work on the N6.
I only say this, because his app was the only way to change the boot logo on the Galaxy Nexus.
Never owned an N5, so I don't know if they managed to change the splash screen on it. I don't think it's easy on Nexus'. The MotoX has it easy because even non-rooted phones can change it.
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You can change it on N5. Look at their Themes And Apps section, may provide insight for the N6.
GrayBoltWolf said:
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
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The boot.img is the kernel and ramdisk, not the bootloader. Its the "boot" that the bootloader "loads".
Some of the older phones had a separate partition just for the splash screen, but I think common practice now is to include it in the bootloader.
since the first gen moto x you can change the splash screen logo by using fastboot, the has to be in a .bin format and size to are phone. the fastboot command is fastboot flash logo logo.bin
i tested this with the wrong size logo that i had from first gen moto x...so if someone can back up there google logo please that is much appericated. It is in the bootloader.img the logo.bin.
PLEASE DON"T TEST UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP THE PARITION CAUSE AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL NEXUS ANDROID GUY IN BOOTLOADER.
Nice find...
skiwong20 said:
since the first gen moto x you can change the splash screen logo by using fastboot, the has to be in a .bin format and size to are phone. the fastboot command is fastboot flash logo logo.bin
i tested this with the wrong size logo that i had from first gen moto x...so if someone can back up there google logo please that is much appericated. It is in the bootloader.img the logo.bin.
PLEASE DON"T TEST UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP THE PARITION CAUSE AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL NEXUS ANDROID GUY IN BOOTLOADER.
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Hmm that's good. If we could just backup the logo.bin someone could easily edit it.
Maybe this will help? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410464
natezire71 said:
Back from the Galaxy Nexus days, (yeah, that long ago), Ezekeel created an app (found here) that lets you change the splash screen. Obviously, this won't work on the N6.
I only say this, because his app was the only way to change the boot logo on the Galaxy Nexus.
Never owned an N5, so I don't know if they managed to change the splash screen on it. I don't think it's easy on Nexus'. The MotoX has it easy because even non-rooted phones can change it.
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not that long ago.. im the one that did all the testing for ezekeel and that mod on the galaxy nexus, but we also had a tool to change the nexus 5 boot logo http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698
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not that long ago.. im the one that did all the testing for ezekeel and that mod on the galaxy nexus, but we also had a tool to change the nexus 5 boot logo http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698
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Has someone tried using this?
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Has someone tried using this?
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on the n6, probably not. i dont have a computer or laptop, so i cant
Judging from my assessment of the startup logo files located in at&t's OEM partition, it should be fairly easy to customize it.
It also seems to use the same format as the Moto X.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57331037
skiwong20 said:
since the first gen moto x you can change the splash screen logo by using fastboot, the has to be in a .bin format and size to are phone. the fastboot command is fastboot flash logo logo.bin
i tested this with the wrong size logo that i had from first gen moto x...so if someone can back up there google logo please that is much appericated. It is in the bootloader.img the logo.bin.
PLEASE DON"T TEST UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP THE PARITION CAUSE AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL NEXUS ANDROID GUY IN BOOTLOADER.
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I was thinking about this and was going to ask you to check lol which is why I'm in this thread. hit me up when you get up we need to figure out the size of the logo.bin. The ATT devices are taking advantage of this so maybe they can help with the size.
GrayBoltWolf said:
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
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Do you feel like trying one? I've figured out how Motorola does it, but don't have a device to test on. If you or anyone else wants to do it, the command would be:
Code:
fastboot flash logo [i]logo.bin[/i]
It will work unless they have locked down your Logo partition at /dev/block/mmcblk0p30, but I doubt they have.
Traditionally the file is named logo.bin, but XDA won't let you upload bin files, so I changed the extension to img. You don't have to change the name to flash it, just substitute logo.img for logo.bin
EDIT: Always make backups....there
Can you make this flashable through recovery?
It is the same as the moto x 2014. I DD one to mmcblk0p30 and it worked.
Tested with the one made by makers_mark
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It is the same as the moto x 2014. I DD one to mmcblk0p30 and it worked.
Tested with the one made by makers_mark
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Thanks for doing that. It's the same format as the moto x 14 but the nexus 6 has 23 images in it! To see all of them see my post here.
Here is a stock one with no unlock icon.
Can someone point me in the direction where I can download the boot logos that will work on the nexus? I'm excited to change the Google logo
I made some new TWRP flashable logo.bins for the Qualcomm E4. They will not work for the MediaTek variant. @KevMetal tested them out below, and reported that they did not work on his XT1762.:crying:
The "N/A" is barely visible. Since we know where to look, it can be faintly seen, but for anyone else, it won't be noticeable.
Feel free to get creative and add to the collection.
Made one from the stock Moto logo. Just added white strips to the top, and bottom, to balance it out. "N/A" will not be visible.
Going to try one on my mediatek
....didn't break anything
buuuuut didn't work on my xt1762 moto e4
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Could you show me how you made these?? Wondering if I could make some different ones. By the way, good job!
codyalan said:
Could you show me how you made these?? Wondering if I could make some different ones. By the way, good job!
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I made a guide here. Everything you need to know.
I will be making some custom logos when I get time, I made a lot of them back when I had the Moto E 2nd gen
Some new ones.
Just flashed the blue one. Very nice. Covers the n/a nicely. Thanks dude.
Can anyone make ones like these from the E2? I tried flashing one and it just shows a black screen with N/A still. Thanks!
Eguy said:
Can anyone make ones like these from the E2? I tried flashing one and it just shows a black screen with N/A still. Thanks!
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You can. The guide is here
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You can. The guide is here
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Worked perfectly. Thanks!
Why was this thread moved? To Q&A, nonetheless.
Just wanting to let you guys know, I'm on a vzwPerry XT1767 and if you connect via USB to adb and issue 'adb reboot bootloader,' you can then issue 'fastboot flash logo logo.bin' (assuming the 'logo.bin' file is whatever boot logo you want in your ADB directory) and as long as:
1- the file keeps the name, and
2- the image doesn't exceed the size of the original,
it will successfully flash a custom boot logo with a locked bootloader.
IDK if this is already known, but lately I've been doing anything and everything in my power to figure out a root method for this phone, and in doing so I stumbled across this forum and decided to give a custom logo a try. Js,for the record. How this helps\informs!
We have some custom files for mtk variant now if anyone was looking . Come join us and download .
https://t.me/joinchat/G3XDFEO7AR4fGdyBRfwVOw
http://telegra.ph/woods-development-01-07
dwycoff2013 said:
Just wanting to let you guys know, I'm on a vzwPerry XT1767 and if you connect via USB to adb and issue 'adb reboot bootloader,' you can then issue 'fastboot flash logo logo.bin' (assuming the 'logo.bin' file is whatever boot logo you want in your ADB directory) and as long as:
1- the file keeps the name, and
2- the image doesn't exceed the size of the original,
it will successfully flash a custom boot logo with a locked bootloader.
IDK if this is already known, but lately I've been doing anything and everything in my power to figure out a root method for this phone, and in doing so I stumbled across this forum and decided to give a custom logo a try. Js,for the record. How this helps\informs!
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Btw, one more thing, just wanting to get someone to clarify here:
The reason it's possible (even with VZW's permalocked bootloader) - the 'logo.bin' doesn't invoke the TrustZone Kernel security from PBL to SBL1 - SBL3, then on into ABOOT because it isn't part of the 'flashing_critical' or 'preloader\bootloader' parameter\class of partitions ??
dwycoff2013 said:
Just wanting to let you guys know, I'm on a vzwPerry XT1767 and if you connect via USB to adb and issue 'adb reboot bootloader,' you can then issue 'fastboot flash logo logo.bin' (assuming the 'logo.bin' file is whatever boot logo you want in your ADB directory) and as long as:
1- the file keeps the name, and
2- the image doesn't exceed the size of the original,
it will successfully flash a custom boot logo with a locked bootloader.
IDK if this is already known, but lately I've been doing anything and everything in my power to figure out a root method for this phone, and in doing so I stumbled across this forum and decided to give a custom logo a try. Js,for the record. How this helps\informs!
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This worked great on my Moto G4. I reinstalled the stock firmware so I can sell it, but didn't like the N/A Warning about the device not being trusted. Now it boots cleanly without any silly warning.
The positioning of the N/A on the E4 makes it difficult to cover/hide in a satisfactory manner...unless you use a white background - then it's no problem. However, I prefer a dark/black background. I have not really been happy with any of the boot logos I've made. I think I have a somewhat decent solution, though. I have attached a black template for anyone that's interested. Simply add your own artistic creation and flash your new boot logo. The top is an off-white/gray that mostly hides the N/A, and quickly blends into the black background. For kicks, I've also included another flashable logo.
Eguy said:
Can anyone make ones like these from the E2? I tried flashing one and it just shows a black screen with N/A still. Thanks!
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Here ya go, I made the white ones cause it doesn't show the N/A in the upper left corner
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Here ya go, I made the white ones cause it doesn't show the N/A in the upper left corner
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I ended up figuring it out and making my own. I like the black, due to the brightness of the screen at night but the N/A still shows up on there since I didn't make a white strip at the top. Such a weird thing for Lenovorola to put in. Thanks for making these!
Eguy said:
I ended up figuring it out and making my own. I like the black, due to the brightness of the screen at night but the N/A still shows up on there since I didn't make a white strip at the top. Such a weird thing for Lenovorola to put in. Thanks for making these!
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It's not weird, it's on purpose. So they know you unlocked it, since it voids your warranty.