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Hi guys, i just wanted to share this with you. I made a video for booting, it's 21 seconds long, and i know, it's little too much, but i kinda like it this way. There are already few posts how to put it as your boot video, so here is one of them: link (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40803)
You can see how the LONG version looks here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Kf1qQsAls).
Download link for LONG version (WMV) is here (http://www.4shared.com/file/213402247/cf459cc1/n900_3.html).
Cheers! ;)
EDIT:
Ok guys, i made a SHORT version too. It's 10 seconds long. Somebody wanted an old TV turn off effect, and I am no Santa, but.. :)
See it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT4yW8Vy94s).
And if you like it, you can download AVI here (http://www.4shared.com/file/213740375/d2b9d8fc/n900_short_3.html).
I think my next video will be ~5 seconds long, but i'll try to make something more stunning. Cheers. ;)
EDITEDIT:
Surprise! (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=43187) ;)
pretty awesome, although a bit long...
Can you make a shorter version, maybe without the booting up part?
too long, great tho, except for "is booting up"
just my opinion...
need a short version :D
how do u install it?
[from original post]
There are already few posts how to put it as your boot video, so here is one of them:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40803
I will make a shorter version tomorrow, i'm going to sleep now (it's 5am here). :)
I will make a shorter version tomorrow, i'm going to sleep now (it's 5am here). :)
yah.. just take the " is booting up" out....
needs to be 5-10 seconds long
DarkPand0r
2010-02-02, 04:44
I agree, Get rid of the "Is Booting Up" and instead zoom in on the N900 sign quickly giving the appearance its shot towards the screen, sorted :)
Lazarpandar
2010-02-02, 05:19
Very cool, I would use this if it were shorter and instead of "is booting up" it just switched off like an old tv or monitor.
That One Guy
2010-02-02, 05:23
Doesn't seem to work on mine.
Yes, it's placed in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media and the default.conf file has been edited...
~shrug~
I am making a shorter version right now. ;)
DrWilken
2010-02-02, 13:02
I agree, Get rid of the "Is Booting Up" and instead zoom in on the N900 sign quickly giving the appearance its shot towards the screen, sorted :)
That'd be cool... ;)
Or maybe a white flash instead of fading to black... :)
Check out the first post. Short version is done. :)
Forphucsake
2010-02-02, 13:58
Excellent :D
Thanks very much, installing now.
very well done! I really like the short version but unfortunately I can't seem to download it off of 4shared.com
Is there anyway someone can post it on another sharing site or perhaps send me a PM and I'll give you my email? It's only 7mb.
thanks!
DrWilken
2010-02-02, 14:12
Looks amazing...! :)
HRZ, give me your e-mail.
Also needs to be a .avi - had to convert it. wouldn't play a .wmv
mrebanza
2010-02-02, 14:32
thats boot screen is awesome . . . 100 times better than the default Nokia
Sorry for that, i recently installed a new OS, so i don't have yet a good app for converting videos. I'll upload .avi later.
how about the def conf file? i want to use the instruction in the previous post you provided... but that post provide the default conf file as well..?
Well, just download that conf file, open it in notepad and change the name of the video.
Please convert the short one to .avi format.
I will, as i said so, i don't have proper video converter right now. Maybe someone else can do it, so others don't have to wait?
drsilviuro
2010-02-02, 15:27
Excelent! I'll download it as soon as I get home :) Great work!
Viipottaja
2010-02-02, 15:32
VERY nice!
Blobster2k
2010-02-02, 15:32
This is stunning - i'll be downloading the short one as soon as i'm home!
Excellent!
Edit- Ok, this looks even better on the device, almost like a scene outta bioshock. Wish I could thank you twice! Awesome!
I'm uploading the shorter version in avi format. Check out the first post in a few minutes.
Btw, thanks guys. :rolleyes:
DrWilken
2010-02-02, 16:23
Thank you kopte3... :)
lowang35
2010-02-02, 16:31
I love it! :D
I was about to say the same thing :cool:
Just awesome! The long one is a bit too long indeed, but the short version is perfect. Nice job!
russo_br
2010-02-02, 17:39
Great video, thanks!
Awesome video and the short one is definitely nicer. Thanks!
RogerTHAcctant
2010-02-02, 18:21
How about an explosion into the maemo interface?
It looks really good already though
That One Guy
2010-02-02, 18:28
Just a side note, if everythng seems to be set up properly, (video in the correct forler, conf file updated to reflect video name, etc), make sure you set the correct permissions for the video, once you upload it to the N900.
I prefer to use cyberduck, and it seems to not populate the correct permissions when uploading some files.
644 seems to work.
der_oecker
2010-02-02, 18:47
probably i'm gonna restart my N900 far too often now :)
Tjgib2001
2010-02-02, 19:31
brill stuff. I have made one too, this is what i have on mine, it gives an "energy feel" to the start up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMYOc__J-RI
jr1415us
2010-02-02, 19:47
That is awesome!
Now, if only we can remove the "old TV turning off" bit, and put it in the place of the stock "NOKIA" logo when the phone is powered off…that would be even more awesome.:)
pagesix1536
2010-02-02, 20:01
O M G those videos ROCK!!!!!
This Maemo community is full of highly talented people! I can't wait to reboot this thing. Haha. Thanks for the fantastic work!
Could someone please provide an alternate download of the short video. I can't access it. I've enabled all the scripts on that page, but it just keeps sending me back to the download page and never actually downloads it. It is probably blocked on our network. Thanks if you can.
rm42 send me your e-mail.
If it's possible to change that logo with video while the device is turning off i can make a really short video (3-5s) with TV turning off effect. So, if somebody can tell us how to do it, and if it's possible to do it, i will provide another video just for that.
Thanks guys, i really appreciate it. Will try to make something new as soon as i can. Enjoy. ;)
Got it. It is beautiful and a lot more discreet sound wise. It is a keeper. Thanks a lot!
PS: You are very talented. :)
Very nice, looks even better on N900 than from the youtube
Great one!
Thanks!! I really like the short version. It's very well done and has a very professional look! Just modified my boot video to it!
jr1415us
2010-02-02, 23:21
Just installed the short version-looks GREAT! Thank you!
ok, total noop here. Did everything as described above...and now I don't have any opening video. Not the original nor the new one. Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks
jr1415us
2010-02-03, 02:36
ok, total noop here. Did everything as described above...and now I don't have any opening video. Not the original nor the new one. Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks
Did you substitute new vid name for the original video name?
Also, not sure if it's necessary, but I inserted a dash character in place of each word space in the video title.
ok, total noop here. Did everything as described above...and now I don't have any opening video. Not the original nor the new one. Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks
Tell us exactly what you did.
romanianusa
2010-02-03, 02:55
How about this video Kopte3....?
I CREATED A NEW ONE....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e8YHemMIAU
Tell us exactly what you did.
Ok this is what I did. I renamed the n900 short 3.avi into n900short.avi.
Changed the values in the default.conf to:
[hildon-welcome]'filename=n900short.avi'
copied both files via usb into my document folder. Disconnected the usp.
opened x terminal and typed the following:
sudo gainroot
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/default.conf /etc/hildon-welcome.d/
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/n900short.avi /opt/
cd /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
ln -s /opt/n900short.avi n900short.avi
closed x-terminal
rebooted device....
result: no vid playing
romanianusa
2010-02-03, 03:39
Ok this is what I did. I renamed the n900 short 3.avi into n900short.avi.
Changed the values in the default.conf to:
[hildon-welcome]'filename=n900short.avi'
copied both files via usb into my document folder. Disconnected the usp.
opened x terminal and typed the following:
sudo gainroot
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/default.conf /etc/hildon-welcome.d/
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/n900short.avi /opt/
cd /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
ln -s /opt/n900short.avi n900short.avi
closed x-terminal
rebooted device....
result: no vid playing
Why do you type /opt/? just put the file in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
Just type mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/n900short.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
romanianusa, :D
slotti, try again to type those two last commands, it didn't work for me too in my first attempt.
Btw guys, a surprise (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=43187) for you. ;)
Why do you type /opt/? just put the file in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
Just type mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/n900short.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
Just followed the instruction on the other post of how to change the boot vid. Smarter now. But I checked the location, and the new vid ended up where it is supposed to be, right next to the original. So this wasn't the problem
romanianusa, :D
slotti, try again to type those two last commands, it didn't work for me too in my first attempt.
Btw guys, a surprise (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=43187) for you. ;)
Tried about 5 timed....>no luck. I have a question on the default.conf file. The file that I dl'ed from here has this weired symbol, which is a square rather than just a " ' ". Can somebody post how this file should really look like. I found in another post that it should actually be 2 lines under each other. Mine looks like this:
[hildon-welcome]'filename=n900short.avi'
the other post shows it like this though:
[hildon-welcome]
filename=n900short.avi
any idea
Try without ' ', it works for me.
Try without ' ', it works for me.
Ok by doing so, I managed to get the original vid back.
guess I'll have to delete all instances of the n900_TV version and will try to uplaod it back. At least now I know what I am doing and I might actually get it there a lot faster. installed leafpad, which helps as well. This way I can just alter the dafault.config right there.
I'll keep you guys posted if it works.
romanianusa
2010-02-03, 04:19
Mine is like this:
[hildon-welcome]
filename=brucelee2.AVI
Why do you type /opt/? just put the file in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
Just type mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/n900short.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
I guess the idea behind this is not to fill up your memory for apps, since this way it is simply linked into the apps folder rather than taking up space.
romanianusa
2010-02-03, 04:23
Ok by doing so, I managed to get the original vid back.
guess I'll have to delete all instances of the n900_TV version and will try to uplaod it back. At least now I know what I am doing and I might actually get it there a lot faster. installed leafpad, which helps as well. This way I can just alter the dafault.config right there.
I'll keep you guys posted if it works.
Don't use leafpad man....use Mad Developer and WinSCP!! You just open up your computer and go to any folder...drag, edit, whatever you want to do with the file...so much easier.
Don't use leafpad man....use Mad Developer and WinSCP!! You just open up your computer and go to any folder...drag, edit, whatever you want to do with the file...so much easier.
Will check them out. Meanwhile, I did get it going by just copying it directly into the '/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/' folder. For some reason the linking into the opt/ did not work for me. I thought ln -s would create this? So I had the file in the /opt/ shouldn't
'ln -s /opt/maemo.avi maemo.avi' than create that link (the file did show up...). Weird I'll have to try it again some other time.
Wife has been calling me to come home for dinner ;-)
Thanks all of you guys for your help.
The more I get into this, the more I love the n900. I am not saying 'phone' because the phone is the only part that pretty much sucks about it ;-)
romanianusa
2010-02-03, 04:55
Will check them out. Meanwhile, I did get it going by just copying it directly into the '/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/' folder. For some reason the linking into the opt/ did not work for me. I thought ln -s would create this? So I had the file in the /opt/ shouldn't
'ln -s /opt/maemo.avi maemo.avi' than create that link (the file did show up...). Weird I'll have to try it again some other time.
Wife has been calling me to come home for dinner ;-)
Thanks all of you guys for your help.
The more I get into this, the more I love the n900. I am not saying 'phone' because the phone is the only part that pretty much sucks about it ;-)
I try what you did by creating a shortcut linking to /opt/...it works for me. Wow, i saved root space by doing that...i DID NOT KNOW THAT! Anyway, i typed exactly what you did and it created a shortcut in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ and it works. I also notice it LOAD MUCH FASTER TOO!!
So don't put the file directly in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ like i did before, it doesn't save root space and it doesn't load as fast. I don't know why your not loading....so did you see a shortcut in the /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/??
I will try the short cut again tomorrow. Getting late here and I still have to watch yesterday's 24 episode.
Thanks again.
drsilviuro
2010-02-03, 08:25
I did everything as slotti... Same results. I can see the shortcut in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
I want to delete the videos and start all over again but I don't have permission. How can I delete them? I tried with mc.
DrWilken
2010-02-03, 08:37
I did everything as slotti... Same results. I can see the shortcut in /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
I want to delete the videos and start all over again but I don't have permission. How can I delete them? I tried with mc.
You have to be root (before running mc)...:
sudo gainroot
(requires rootsh installed)
And be sure to use the AVI file (wmv files won't work).
drsilviuro
2010-02-03, 08:49
Ok, now I can delete them. Will start from scratch and see what happens
Tjgib2001
2010-02-03, 09:04
I have done another. bit more simplyfied. added my own hands that represent the helping hands of the maemo.org community.
let me know what ya think. keep up the good work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoFpIM4E7EM
I didn't also get the "ln -s /opt/video.avi" link to work, so i made folder "/opt/media/" and put the startup video there. Then in mc went to "usr/share/hildon-welcome/" and i deleted the "media" folder and all is left to do is link the "/opt/media" to "usr/share/hildon-welcome". Thats how i got it to work, i did all this from mc. Hope this helps.
While i did this i also optified my sounds folder and some other stuff and gained extra 10mb of space in root :D
Just followed the instruction on the other post of how to change the boot vid. Smarter now. But I checked the location, and the new vid ended up where it is supposed to be, right next to the original. So this wasn't the problem
Tried about 5 timed....>no luck. I have a question on the default.conf file. The file that I dl'ed from here has this weired symbol, which is a square rather than just a " ' ". Can somebody post how this file should really look like. I found in another post that it should actually be 2 lines under each other. Mine looks like this:
[hildon-welcome]'filename=n900short.avi'
the other post shows it like this though:
[hildon-welcome]
filename=n900short.avi
any idea
Don't use Notepad to edit that file. It is a long story. Just use a different plain text editor. If you don't have one you could do it right on the N900 with Leafpad. (I always use vim, but it takes a bit of a learning curve. Well worth learning it though.) Download the file again and edit it afresh. Let us know if that works.
mrebanza
2010-02-03, 16:02
Nokia should pick this up as the official boot screen
drsilviuro
2010-02-03, 17:35
YEEAAHHH!! I finnaly got it to work! I combined all the advices here on the thread and joy joy :)
I downloaded everything again and edited default.conf with leafpad (not notepad as previous). Put the video in /opt/media/ (created media folder)
And ln -s /opt/media/video.avi video.avi and ta-da! :)
Can't say what made the difference... but it's all good! Thanks guys!
romanianusa
2010-02-04, 00:12
I didn't also get the "ln -s /opt/video.avi" link to work, so i made folder "/opt/media/" and put the startup video there. Then in mc went to "usr/share/hildon-welcome/" and i deleted the "media" folder and all is left to do is link the "/opt/media" to "usr/share/hildon-welcome". Thats how i got it to work, i did all this from mc. Hope this helps.
While i did this i also optified my sounds folder and some other stuff and gained extra 10mb of space in root :D
How do you tell which folder or apps are in root??
franny87
2010-02-04, 00:14
do i need to use the default.conf from here as well?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40803
so it will be default.conf + n900 short right?
Before you use it you should edit default.conf (open it with notepad and change the name of the video).
Or if it's easier you could change the name of the video from "n900 short" to "maemo".
franny87
2010-02-04, 02:05
Before you use it you should edit default.conf (open it with notepad and change the name of the video).
Or if it's easier you could change the name of the video from "n900 short" to "maemo".
after i input: mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/maemo.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
It keeps telling me No such file or directory. Any reason why? i can't get passed through this part >.>
i have the video name maemo.avi like you said
You have to put the video in Documents folder.
franny87
2010-02-04, 04:30
You have to put the video in Documents folder.
It is in the documents folder. It keeps telling me the same thing
How do you tell which folder or apps are in root??
when in mc just look at the bottom u see a line wich shows available space, for me it currently shows "29M (12%) of 228". and for example i see "sounds" folder is taking this space so i moved it to "/opt/share/sounds/" and made a link for it to "/usr/share/" where it should be, voila free space gained. i also did this to some other folders.... :D But if you do this i take no responsibility of your actions if you brick your device!!!
romanianusa
2010-02-04, 18:23
when in mc just look at the bottom u see a line wich shows available space, for me it currently shows "29M (12%) of 228". and for example i see "sounds" folder is taking this space so i moved it to "/opt/share/sounds/" and made a link for it to "/usr/share/" where it should be, voila free space gained. i also did this to some other folders.... :D But if you do this i take no responsibility of your actions if you brick your device!!!
What's mc?
What's mc?
midnight commander :D
romanianusa
2010-02-04, 19:52
midnight commander :D
I know md, but not mc. Md=mad developer!!
i think midnight commander is available from extras.
For a Moderator - can you please change the name of the thread to:
"[Boot Video] TV Sync (ex. Nokia N900 is booting up)"
Thanks!
Awesome boot video. Totally beautiful and sort of reminiscent of Bioshock meets the Matrix -graphics...
rolan900d
2010-02-12, 14:39
How 2 set up 2 videos on boot?
I have tried for a hour now and looked through all the threads.
I just need a copy of the config file you guys use..
This is my setup:
[hildon-welcome]
filename=maemo_flyby_xvid_lame_r3.avi
filename=short.avi
It only plays the last one.
Like this the same:
[hildon-welcome]
filename=maemo_flyby_xvid_lame_r3.avi
[hildon-welcome]
filename=short.avi
rolan900d
2010-02-13, 16:53
Never mind..
Dries helped me !
Fixed
Hi, maybe It's already answered but I dont know where to look, so:
If I apply this video as my boot video-instead of hands- then remove it-accidently?- what happens? Does it still boot without a boot video, or revert back to hands.. and even worse: not boot at all?
Inchoately
2010-02-13, 18:41
It does boot at all, but you will only see a blank screen till your Desktop pops up :)
fareastcoast
2010-02-21, 05:36
really nice boot video.
one suggestion: Nokia Sans for the word 'N900'.
really nice boot video.
one suggestion: Nokia Sans for the word 'N900'.
I didn't want Nokia Sans for N900. :)
Valerius
2010-02-24, 23:12
Hey did you see this new boot up video for the N900?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcSFPwKw3zI
And can anyone tell me where is the link to download it please?
Thank you ;)
Hey did you see this new boot up video for the N900?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcSFPwKw3zI
And can anyone tell me where is the link to download it please?
Thank you ;)
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=43187
;)
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