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    Default [Guide] Create your own custom HTC Hero startup

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    Guide: Creating Splash Screens for the Hero
    Guide on how to create and upload your own splash screen for the HTC Hero

    1. Ensure that you have a suitable SPL installed on your phone which allows fastboot.

    2. Download (and unzip) the latest SDK from Google, this will give you fastboot.exe (located in tools)

    3. Create an image with the following properties using a suitable graphics package.

    - 320 x480 Pixels

    - 256Colour

    - 8-bit

    - Saveas BMP, JPEG, GIF or PNG

    4. Download RGB565Convertor from here:

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    5. Run the RGB565 program:

    i.Select 'To RGB565 (binary) tab and select 'Open Image'

    ii.Select the image you wish to convert

    iii.Press 'Convert to RGB565'

    iv.Save the file as herosplash.rgb565

    -Note, file name can be anything you like.

    6. Run a command prompt (Start -> Run -> CMD)

    7. Go to the folder you unzipped in Step 2 and navigate to the 'tools' folder.

    8. Run a directory listing and confirm that you have a program called FASTBOOT.EXE.

    - If so, continue otherwise re-download and try again.

    9. Copy the RGB565 file created in step 5.4 to the tools directory

    10. Plug-in your Hero via USB and power it on using POWER+BACK

    11. Run the following commands:

    fastboot flash splash1 herosplash.rgb565

    <<ENTER>>

    fastboot reboot

    <<ENTER>>

    12. Enjoy your new splash screen! [/hide-thanks]
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    FYI: The link for Step 4 is broken (invalid ).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guest View Post
    FYI: The link for Step 4 is broken (invalid ).
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    We are not here to babysit, if members post correctly, read rules and stickies and announcements it will cut down on the confusion.


    Thread moved to the correct forum.

    Move to the correct Android HTC forum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitey10tc View Post
    We are not here to babysit, if members post correctly, read rules and stickies and announcements it will cut down on the confusion.


    Thread moved to the correct forum.

    Move to the correct Android HTC forum.
    Im pretty sure I went to cdma>solutions by hardware>htc>android phones and tried posting there. if its wrong then maybe the links not posting in the section, I double checked thats where I clicked to post

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    Quote Originally Posted by ownmart View Post
    Im pretty sure I went to cdma>solutions by hardware>htc>android phones and tried posting there. if its wrong then maybe the links not posting in the section, I double checked thats where I clicked to post
    Ya there was a sticky in that forum stating not to post there. That forum is now closed to cut down on this type of confusion future HTC Android posts belong here

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