Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Afraid I can't download this as Rapidshare is throwing up an error.

I liked the youtube vid though!

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

grr i'll upload it to a better file site when i find one :P

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Maemo.org needs some space for us to host and share files.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

yea that would be a good idea, nothing to fancy since that's not really needed.

added 2 new DL locations to my original post, they should work, atleast i hope they will :/

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

What are the programs you use to create such nice videos ?
Is there a limit to the avi file or could it be for example 4 min ?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Hi, has anyone else got problems with this video? It's like 1 or 2 fps while playing :confused:

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

it works perfectly fine on my system. on my laptop, that is.
have you installed proper codecs?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

I checked it on my N900 and Yes, i have same problems. The Video looks like 4-5 Pictures that are not moving ...

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Then it must have been me that failed the encoding of it, tho i cant see how since it's a standard .avi file, hell it might even be raw don't really remember what i rendered it to in the middle of the night :P

since it's working fine on regular desktop's and laptop's it must be some codecfault from my side not working with codec already on the n900, ie as i stated earlier, i must have failed :P i'll try some new rendering and see it that help (oh how i wish i had my own device).

But just to make sure there's noone that have tried this and got iy to work first time on thier device?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

OK changde the compression method from whatever i had to regular xvid avi so these SHOULD work^^ it's now a rar pack with 2 versions of the same video, one with and one without sound so you can chose for yourself, atm i like the one without sound the best^^

Download links:

File Factory (as before scroll to the bottom of the page):
http://www.filefactory.com/file/a10c...emo_Grimar.rar

MediaFire:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2myg2znj3nz

Let's hope for the best.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

hello,

i've like the boot vid, and i want it to, but how can i do this:

Instructions:

1- Copy the video to /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media
2- Go to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ and edit the default.conf file or create a similar one (the videos will play by the alphabetic order of the .conf files)

Hoe can i copy it to usr/share/hildon-welcome/media???

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

@ Phonix Vid runs smooth now, but not full screen.
I could upload a video to Youtube, that you see what i mean.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Yep, it (with audio) worked! Thank you!

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Is it Fullscreen ? Mine is not. Should it be that way?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

It is not fullscreen, but it's okay to me :)

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

hmm please do so i can se what you mean, it might be that iv'e just made it to small but hell it's 800 x 480 so why it wouldnt work i don' know^^ but is it not fullscreen when you boot the device or when you try to play it with your device?

upload it to youtube and i'll take a look, will be fun to se my video in action, and on another device and not my own:)

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

only the audio one ot both of them? and what are your comments about the audio? i myself though that the first shrieking bit might not work on the device speakers :/

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

can someone pls explain how i find these files on my n900 ? i do not see a directory that contains the startup video.. do i have to install additional software to see it or something ?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

I only tested the one with audio. First shrieking is a bit loud, maybe too high.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Paulhax, heres a quick rundown of what I just did to replace the video. You can do it one of two ways, but I prefer using the remote login via winscp method, so I'll explain that one (the other one requires copying files via xterm I believe, so we'll do this :) )

Make sure you're on a wireless network with a pc.
1. Go into the extras repositories and download rootsh as well as OpenSSH Server.
2. Open up xterm (it will ask you to enter a password here, remember it youll need it), type in the following two commands:

Look for the ip address of the n900 (usually a 192.168 number)
3. download winscp from the internet onto your computer
4. Host name: The IP address of the n900
user name: root
password: The password you put in xterm.

5. In winscp, look for the /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media folder.
6. Copy your video from your pc into that folder.
7. Once copied, switch to the /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ directory.
8. Edit the default.conf file to be the name of the video you added.

And you're done!


I know theres a few extra steps (you dont REALLY need to ssh into your n900 to do this), but like I said, for those not comfortable with xterm, its probably easier and more in friendly territory for now.

Please thank Elvind from a few pages previously in this thread. He was who I learned it from :)

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Does the links from Claesbas not work for anyone else?

Claesbas, you need help hosting them? I'd love to throw your dark maemo video on my device, but I can't seem to find a working link!

Thanks!

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Hmh, server has not been down... they are on my server which is running 24/7.. it should be fine

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Making boot videos is fun and easy :)

Here is my first one : Saw
Im a fan of saw, so i thought this would be a fun one :)

Here is the link :
sawboot

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Haha nice one, though that's pretty scary. I should find the parameters for the boot video (as in what's the size, and FPS allowed) and then put one on my N900. I have the perfect one.

Is there any requirements for duration? I'm thinking of making one out of V's speech near the end to Mr. Creedy, about how ideas are bulletproof.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

@ claesbas...
Just got around to replacing the kinda corny Nokia 'Hands' with your flyby, which seems much more appropriate to the device. Simple 'cp' command to get it in the right place, quick edit with vim of the default.conf file and done. Very nice. Just wanted to say thanks.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Im a noob in making such things. Many Saw videos i tryed did not play full, they stopped streaming before the real avi file was finnished. I had problems at the end where "The game has ....." is. The vid was more then 10 sec., and it froze the last seconds. Audio was running till the end. I cut of so much, that im in that 10 sec. frame, and it went through.
I have no idea if it has something to do with 10 sec. , or if i did something wrong. The video was in 320x240. Bitrate for audio 192.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Do you have a download link??

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

claesbas: very nice work. Some awesome options there!

I notice that these are progressively longer, and i'm wondering how that affects the boot time. Does a longer video delay the bootup or is the system booting while playing the video?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

How can I copy the movie in the /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media?? If I try it the system tell my "access denied". I try it with the GPE File Manager.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

You have to have superuser/root privileges. Install rootsh and type "root" in the xterm first, and be aware that doing anything as root is dangerous.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

this Saw video is cool :) care to share ?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

hello, i can't download your videos :(

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Thanks again, claesbas. I opted for the bright one on account of

• It's smaller than the hands vid, so i actually save space by deleting that one
• The sound is quieter/less obtrusive. On the off chance my phone crashes during a meeting, that could be important.
• It is shorter than the flyby
• It doesn't have "One heart." in it. :P

Edit: oh, and as the next poster points out, there's one "stutter" at the very end of the flyby that makes me think my video player is acting up, but it's actually a part of the render.

I do really like the wipe of the component icons in the flyby, though. It's the thing i wish i had in the bright vid.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

flyby is good but maybe a bit laggy ?

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Thank you flandry.. and good points. I will see if I can tweak them up abit soon.. lots of other stuff going on. But check back in a couple of days and see if I had the time.

One heart. .. mmm that does sound weird and cold.. maemo.org got thousands of hearts... Ill def change that.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Yea there is a few laggs in there.. the logo moves abit too near the end.. Ill shape it up soon.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Have you tried again? and are speaking of those links in the first post? I just tried them and they worked for me...

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

what a shame such brilliance is designed to show at boot, something I try not to do all that often....luckily i'm not in the random-reboot club

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Im reinstalling my Apache server.. which means links in first post might be down for awhile... soon back up.

EDIT: reinstall complete. files up and hosted again.

Re: N900 alternative boot video (maemo.org one)
 

Thanks for all the info on doing this, i just have one question.
I downloaded the bright video, as well as the Grimar video, i placed them in the right location then i executed
to open it up and edit it, i tried a few different configurations with the goal being to have all the videos in there to play in order, is that possible?

This is how i currently have it
how should i change that to make them play one after the other?