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[How To] Boot Sound

I had started a thread asking for help on how to do this. So since its pretty much confirmed it works on most phones even when you didnt realize it was installed Ifigured it was time to give it a proper [How-To].
Disclaimer:I am not responsible if you break,brick,hump,throw against wall or any other action you do to your phone. By using this script you agree anything that happens is your own noobtastic fault. Any attempts at blaming me for anything other than this being fantastic will result in you being pointed and laughed at.
If you are using BACKSIDE/IHO or have already installed the script dont I REPEAT DONT run the script again. Doing so makes multiple instances of the commands and will stop the bootsound from playing. If you run the script more than once you will have to delete somethings to get it to work. SO be warned DO NOT RUN THE SCRIPT IF YOU HAVE ALREADY OR ARE USING BACKSIDEIHO ROM
The ability to play boot sounds is not activated in CM7 based roms. You have to run a script that will enable this function on CM7 based roms. I remember somebody posting this a short while back but it wouldnt work for me. Apparently the sound file I was using was not named properly.
I found a tutorial on CMforums about how to do this. Tested it and everything works great. Several people have tried this on Froyo roms and not have it work. Also it appears on some phones it just wont work at all.
This is what you do.
1. Download this shell script here bootsnd.sh
2. Place it on the root of your SD card & then open Terminal & type the following
su
cd /sdcard
sh bootsnd.sh
3. Now by using a file manager program with R/W (Read/Write) go to the /system/bin in your phone & make sure the file has transfered over! It should say BOOTSOUND & have permissions set to rwxrwxrwx! for this I use Root Explorer or you can use File Manager once you have selected R/W
4. Before transferring your sound file over rename it on your pc, android_audio and make sure it is a .mp3 file. Transfer the sound file from your pc to the root of your SDcard. Now move your sound file you want to play when the phone boots to /system/media of your phone & rename it android_audio you will have to be in R/W mode! Typically fifteen seconds is plenty long and just perfect, however anything over 30 seconds will get cut off.
5. Reboot & enjoy your new BOOTSOUND B)
I dont take credit for this and I am just adding the info here, if you wanna give thanks make sure you go here as well & say thanks to Colpophage for his help on this topic - say thanks here
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If your having trouble getting sounds to play this should fix the problem.
Here is how to fix it.
Make sure you are mounting in R/W mode on each of these steps.
deaver_92 on XDA said:
To start go to
/system/etc/init.local.rc
and open it in the text editor. Delete everything from
###Bootsound - Safe to Delete: Start###
to
###Bootsound - Safe to Delete: Stop###
Delete any instances of it.
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Using a app like root explorer, goto /system/bin and delete the file bootsound.
Back out to /system now open build.prop in text editor mode, look for this text.
Code:
ro.config.play.bootsound=1
Delete it from the build.prop and save and exit.
This is optional but recommened.
Reboot phone.
Verify no sound is playing.
Now run the script again and reboot.
You should have a boot sound again.
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Thanks to danieljc1, Jerryscript, deaver_92 on XDA and most importantly colpophage on CMforum.

Sorry, no boot sound for me. I even tried to fix it with the tutorial and nothing.

MaKTaiL said:
Sorry, no boot sound for me. I even tried to fix it with the tutorial and nothing.
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if you're using a froyo rom, it's a simpler and different method to get the boot sound.
you need the .mp3 saved as
/system/sounds/poweron/PowerOn.mp3
that's all.
if it still doesn't work, try re-encoding the mp3, or use a different one. sometimes the system's picky about which mp3s it'll use for a bootsound.

bigsupersquid said:
if you're using a froyo rom, it's a simpler and different method to get the boot sound.
you need the .mp3 saved as
/system/sounds/poweron/PowerOn.mp3
that's all.
if it still doesn't work, try re-encoding the mp3, or use a different one. sometimes the system's picky about which mp3s it'll use for a bootsound.
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The problem is: there is no folder under the name of sounds. Should I create one?

MaKTaiL said:
The problem is: there is no folder under the name of sounds. Should I create one?
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yes.
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If you are using a CM7 based ROM, here's a flashable zip file you can use:
Activate-Bootsound-signed.zip
Boot into recovery and flash after flashing any CM7 based ROM.
Note- If you have made changes to the files mentioned by eollie, you must remove your changes before flashing this.

Thanks Jerry. out of curiosity, is there a size or time limit for these boot sounds? i was thinking of adding the very opening of "Zoo Station" by U2.

I dunno about cm7, but I put a 40 second mp3 as the bootsound in froyo, and it played all the way past when the sd card mounted on the home screen.

The most I've been able to play is about 90 seconds, larger files didn't even play for me.

mjs2011 said:
Thanks Jerry. out of curiosity, is there a size or time limit for these boot sounds? i was thinking of adding the very opening of "Zoo Station" by U2.
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Remember some Rom cookers have supercharged the boot process. So the best thing to do is use a timer and time how long you have from the flash from the second bootanimation to when the phone does the soft vibirate to let you know its loaded.

is there any way to use a sound for when the phone powers off also

it is not working for me...i did nothing eollies thread and i only flash Activate_Bootsound-signed.zip this on that you have given,but steel boot sound is not working.I am currently on cm7 6.5.8.Please tell me what to do to enable boot sound???
Thanks in advanced....

Please remove the paid app from your post. It is against the rules. Plus there is a zip created by jerryscript that does this.
Another thing you edited the post for better wording yet instead of typing out into you abbreviated it. Also used the letter u instead of typing you. /faceplam Your post is horribly written using leet speak and text speak because you either cant spell or are too lazy to use proper words.

I can't believe it...I did everything mentioned in the first post, and I actually got the boot sound to work on my Galaxy Mini running CM7.2! Thanks so much!

Don't forget to hit thanks!
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eollie said:
Don't forget to hit thanks!
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That's the first thing I did

suyashc said:
it is not working for me...i did nothing eollies thread and i only flash Activate_Bootsound-signed.zip this on that you have given,but steel boot sound is not working.I am currently on cm7 6.5.8.Please tell me what to do to enable boot sound???
Thanks in advanced....
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try this adding on system/etc/init.local.rc
dont delete any previous data writed there and copy this code and paste it below there so ur boot sound get work
and make sure u need to follow the first given on bin then try
the code is
Code:
###Bootsound - Safe to Delete: Start ###
service bootsound /system/bin/bootsound
user media
group audio
disabled
oneshot
on property:init.svc.bootanim=running # to correct timin
start bootsound
on property:dev.bootcomplete=1
stop bootsound
### Bootsound - Safe to Delete: End ###

GT-I9100 running slimTW5 v3.0
Hi,
Tried all your suggestions.
Regenerated bootsound/edited init.local.rc/build.prop
But still no sound - using android_audio.mp3 - which is valid !!!
Was able change bootanimation.
Something I'm missing or just not possible in this rom ?
Thanks or any advise

I couldn't get the script to work for me either, but the manual method did work for me. The file I had was an ogg, so I edited that part of the bootsound file and the off plays.
Sorry, I don't know why yours doesn't work. Did you make sure your bootsound file has no extension?
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it doesn't works on galaxy gio running on cm7

[Q] Need help with boot animation

Is there anyone who can make this boot animation for our epic 4g? possibly flashable with the sound? would kill to have it... ive tried and cant seem to get it to work... it was created for the evo but we definetly need this one!! Just google modern warfare 4 boot animation or email [email protected] for link.. forum wont let me post it. but its easy to find
permission was given to port if needed but have no idea how.. sorry to be such noob. all credit for this goes to CrAcKaNuG for creating even if it was for evo
thanks to anyone, much appreciated

Should work fine without sound on an aosp rom but for touchwiz you'll need to rename it to sanim.zip and place it in the /system/media. And for the sound if you can find the file for sound take that and make it a .wav and rename it to PowerOn.wav. Should be placed in /system/etc I think... dunno I forget exactly.
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thanks
thats what ive been trying to do.. great with flashing anything not so great when it comes to modifying files.. i found the sound its a .rar file
thanks for all the help is there anyway to make this flashable through cwm for fc19 or fc09?
u rock

Its a little difficult if you can find a flashble that is used for bootnaimations then that might work... dunno off hand but you'd need to modify the updater-script which is daunting if you don't know what your doing.
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Oh that and the .rar files... hmm its might be too long of a sound because the the PowerOn.wav will only play as long as the original boot sound is... so the sound is pretty pointless. If you get es file manager from the market, open it up and go to the settings and make sure its checked as root browser and that the system is mounted as rewrite then you can go to the favorites and go to the / which is the phone icon or your home. Once there find the /system folder then go to the /media folder then you can place the boot animation you renamed to sanim.zip and overwrite the current one. Reboot and it'll be done.

almost there
ok there is a bootani.qmg file and 1 called bootsamsungloop. do i delete both of these and add the zip?? also u were right on with the sound file there is a poweron.snd and poweron.wav file do i just convert the .rar file to .wav and replace just the .wav file?? thanks so much i think we r almost there... fingers crossed!! also found a flashable zip but its the full mw3 boot animation and i just want the begining part.. couldnt i just delete all the extra files to modify it?.. the sound is wrong too but can i just replace it with the other once i convert it?

animal1589 said:
ok there is a bootani.qmg file and 1 called bootsamsungloop. do i delete both of these and add the zip?? also u were right on with the sound file there is a poweron.snd and poweron.wav file do i just convert the .rar file to .wav and replace just the .wav file?? thanks so much i think we r almost there... fingers crossed!!
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LOL no no dont delete those files. The bootanimation.zip that you want which is the modern warefare bootanimation.zip... rename that to sanim.zip and place it in that folder... it will overwrite the one currently in there. As for the .rar i would forget it... its not worth it because it wont play the whole sound anyways.

Yes delete those files, otherwise they may flash screens of the Sprint boot ani.
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trying this
the .rar sound for this is just a beat in the backround so really doesnt matter how long it is as long as i can make it work. do i just convert to wav an replace the other .wav? i can always shorten it to save space.

son of a!!
I just realized i updated to fc19 an is just stock rooted... so naturally it said i dont have permission to delete those files.. so i have to go back to fc09 and reflash the rom i had... kenny will the peoples rom work on fc19??

animal1589 said:
the .rar sound for this is just a beat in the backround so really doesnt matter how long it is as long as i can make it work. do i just convert to wav an replace the other .wav? i can always shorten it to save space.
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.rar is a zipped folder with winrar.. you have to extract that and depending on whats in that it might work.. other wise no. The sound is too big of a file so what they do is compress it and make it smaller to work. But in our case its not the size of the file but the length of the sound which is only like 10 seconds or so....

gonna try
gonna give this a shot but have to flash a new rom first. i dont think there is anything for fc19 so i guess im going back to fc09.. ive been have problems with the wi-fi staying connected on fc19 that i never had before so might be better off.. i would imagine that would be the fc19 modem?? ya think?

[tutorial] [change boot sound on Stock ROM to anything you want]

Hi guys,
I found a way to change the boot up sound that's played during the boot animation when you start your phone.
You can change it to anything you want
I did this on Stock Samsung LP7 ICS 4.0.3
This works for Samsung ROMs. For other CUSTOM ROMs it may not work because they don't support the boot sound, or the sound must be placed in system/media and not in system/etc for example.
Here's how it's done:
1. Device must be rooted
2. Open a file explorer, I use Root Explorer.
Navigate to 'System' folder on root of internal SD card, then go to 'etc' folder and find a file called: PowerOn.ogg
i.e /System/etc/PowerOn.ogg
3.Rename the file to: 'PowerOn.ogg.Backup' (just so you have a back up of your original) (to restore simply delete the custom sound you made and then rename this back to PowerOn.ogg)
4.Find an appropriate .MP3 file you want as a start up sound and rename to PowerOn.ogg (notice the capitals at the start of Power and On)
(You may need to use a convertor to convert .MP3 to .ogg but I didn't, I simply renamed the .MP3 file
5.Once you have your new PowerOn.ogg file simply paste it into System/etc folder
6. Turn up volume, reboot phone and test it out!
Let me know how you got on
I used the PlayStation 2 start up sound for my phone and it sounds awesome!
Here's a link to Playstation 2 sound (already re-named and ready to go): https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxycdj1rjokufim/PowerOn.ogg
Have fun!
P.S If anyone else has any other cool sounds please share

Sweet! Will try it out soon

I did this on Stock Samsung LP7 ICS 4.0.3 but dont see why it wouldn't work on others
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This works for Sammy ROMs, for other CUSTOM ROMs maybe won't work because they don't support the boot sound!! Or the sound must be placed in system>media and not in system>etc for ex....:good::good:

Tuqano said:
This works for Sammy ROMs, for other CUSTOM ROMs maybe won't work because they don't support the boot sound!! Or the sound must be placed in system>media and not in system>etc for ex....:good::good:
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Thanks for the heads up! I'll add this to my OP

thank you !
very helpful!

093236 said:
thank you !
very helpful!
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You're welcome mate

[Q] Possible to change S-pen pull out sound?

Hey guys, I was just wondering if there was a way to change the S-pen pull out noise to a custom tone? I have the Tmo version and there is only 3 that I can choose from. Thanks in advance.

You should be able to replace the stock sounds with new files of the same names. Unsure of their exact location as I've not looked into it, but it'd stand to reason that they'd be in /system/media/ui somewhere.
Did occur to me that it'd be fun to replace them with, say, lightsaber noises. Or Steve Jobs saying "Who wants a stylus?"
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I see the file under the UI folder but it seems I need to assume root, it only has read permissions. I will give it a go when theres a root for tmobile. Thanks for the reply and leading me in the right direction though. Btw you read my mind, I wanted to replace it with a lightsaber lol
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onslaught86 said:
Did occur to me that it'd be fun to replace them with, say, lightsaber noises. Or Steve Jobs saying "Who wants a stylus?"
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Light saber sound would be sweet. LOL @ Steve Jobs.
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Just a quick update. After rooting I just used rom toolbox lite, used the roit browser to insert my custom tone, renamed it exactly to thw original and it works. Thanks onslaught for the tips
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Found some lightsaber power-up & power-down sounds if anyone is after them, sourced them from: http://soundfxcenter.com/sound-effects/star-wars/20 and converted to .ogg and reduced the volume so they aren't too loud.
- Go to: /system/media/audio/ui in Root Explorer (or similar app)
- [Optional] Rename Pen_att_noti1.ogg & Pen_det_noti1.ogg to Pen_att_noti1.bak & Pen_det_noti1.bak
- Extract S-Pen_Lightsaber_Sounds.zip [attached below] and copy both files to /system/media/audio/ui
- Go to System Settings -> S Pen -> Pen/attach/detach and set to Sound1
- Enjoy!
I have attached the original Pen_att_noti1.ogg & Pen_det_noti1.ogg in case you overwrote/deleted the originals instead of renaming.

This is awesome. Worked for me. Now Is there anything we can do tobincrease the volume of the spen lightsaber noise. Its very understated which is ok but I'd like it to be a little more noticeable.

I've looked into UI sound folder. there're many ui sounds and customisable.
including yours are great. many thanks. :good:

may the force be with you then
i like it mate, thanks

KingDave26 said:
This is awesome. Worked for me. Now Is there anything we can do tobincrease the volume of the spen lightsaber noise. Its very understated which is ok but I'd like it to be a little more noticeable.
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Yep these are great, but I also wish they were a bit louder.

Ihv made "this is sexy,sexy" sound. I'm attaching the link for you,guys
http://db.tt/IdclKpZl
If u like just hit the thanks button
By the way
I hv three sounds by default on my phone which can be selected from settings,
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Thanks to all that explained how to do this. Works perfectly.
I found some other sound files that are louder than the ones provided on this thread. I have included the original files I made, along with the re-named ones to drop directly into the "ui" folder. Enjoy!

Please please please can someone video this, totally awesome, would love to share this on Facebook
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Is there any way I can change the sound without rooting?

lllCALOYlll said:
Is there any way I can change the sound without rooting?
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I'm afraid not. You need root access to the system files to change it.

I love the Light Saber sounds, but I included a shotgun sound to you to enjoy. This will replace notification sound #2.
This came from Jellybomb. So give credit to joshbeach.
Just be sure to follow the instructions given by dceightfive
- Go to: /system/media/audio/ui in Root Explorer (or similar app)
- [Optional] Rename Pen_att_noti2.ogg & Pen_det_noti2.ogg to Pen_att_noti2.bak & Pen_det_noti2.bak
- Extract shotgun sounds.zip [attached below] and copy both files to /system/media/audio/ui
- Go to System Settings -> S Pen -> Pen/attach/detach and set to Sound2
- Enjoy!

modmandan said:
I love the Light Saber sounds, but I included a shotgun sound to you to enjoy. This will replace notification sound #2.
This came from Jellybomb. So give credit to joshbeach.
Just be sure to follow the instructions given by dceightfive
- Go to: /system/media/audio/ui in Root Explorer (or similar app)
- [Optional] Rename Pen_att_noti2.ogg & Pen_det_noti2.ogg to Pen_att_noti2.bak & Pen_det_noti2.bak
- Extract shotgun sounds.zip [attached below] and copy both files to /system/media/audio/ui
- Go to System Settings -> S Pen -> Pen/attach/detach and set to Sound2
- Enjoy!
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The Pen att notii files on audio UI are read only files and i can not change them. Also, even though i renamed the downloaded files, i can not past or move them the required folder. Any suggestions?

Just tried this on my Note 2 with Omega rom...loved the light sabre sound...LOL, awesome work..thanks for all

speedyavi said:
The Pen att notii files on audio UI are read only files and i can not change them. Also, even though i renamed the downloaded files, i can not past or move them the required folder. Any suggestions?
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Couple of questions for you...
1. Are you rooted?
2. Are you using Root Explorer or ES File Explorer?
If your using ES, you need to be sure it has root access and has the "system" folder "mounted" for writing (both in settings of ES). Also, it's not the files you downloaded that you rename, it's the original files in the /system/media/audio/ui folder you rename to .bak, then copy and paste the new ones in.

modmandan said:
Couple of questions for you...
1. Are you rooted?
2. Are you using Root Explorer or ES File Explorer?
If your using ES, you need to be sure it has root access and has the "system" folder "mounted" for writing (both in settings of ES). Also, it's not the files you downloaded that you rename, it's the original files in the /system/media/audio/ui folder you rename to .bak, then copy and paste the new ones in.
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Hi
Thank you for your reply. I have my phone rooted. I tried ES. i can not highlight the Mount file system option in the root settings. Also when i click Root explorer, i get the msg that this feature can not run on my phone. I also tried the other app Explorer. When i try to change the name of the original file. i get the msg this is a read only file. So how do i proceed.thank you

[Q] disable wireless charging sound

Does anyone know how to disable the sound made when making contact with a wireless charger on a rooted m919? File location, anything would be helpful. The sound wakes my wife up. Its gotta go. TiA.

I'm on tbe darthstalker rom. I tried the nottach mod bit it doesnt seem to work for this setting with this rom.
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insomni said:
Does anyone know how to disable the sound made when making contact with a wireless charger on a rooted m919? File location, anything would be helpful. The sound wakes my wife up. Its gotta go. TiA.
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From my understanding the same charging sound is used whether you're wireless charging or using a cable. I'm kind of an amateur so this may be a dumb way to do it but when I wanted to get rid of a charging sound I was able to replace the charging sound (which is in .ogg file format) with a silent one called Silent.ogg which you can download from this post. XDA doesnt allow .ogg file extension attachments so it's in a zip. Download and unzip it and rename it to Silent.ogg for convenience.
On my phone I use Root Explorer but you can use any file manager app that allows you to modify system files. The charging sound is in /system/media/audio/ui and is called Charger_Connection.ogg so in Root Explorer first navigate to wherever you downloaded Silent.ogg and copy it. Navigate to the above path and tap the "Mount R/W" button at the top. Paste the Silent.ogg file. Rename Charger_Connection.ogg to something like oldChargerConnection.ogg or whatever you'll recognize as a backup in case you ever want to restore it. Then rename Silent.ogg to Charger_Connection.ogg making sure it has the capitals and everything. Once done reboot into recovery and Fix Permissions. I usually clear cache and dalvik also. As a backup I emailed myself the Silent.ogg and ChargerConnection.ogg files in case I ever need them again.

Do not use Silent.ogg from the linked post above.
It is a looped ogg and will keep playing silently in the background preventing your headphones from working until you reset your phone. Took me a while to figure this out
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from this post.
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