Accidentally uninstalled default theme on Pi Zero
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@backstander ok ill go try!
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@backstander the message I got was mount: mount point /mnt/usb1 does not exist. I typed the whole thing in at once, was I not supposed to do that?
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@BennySpaceCore
Okay type this first:
sudo mkdir /mnt/usb1 -
@backstander Ok let me do that
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@BennySpaceCore ok, after i typed it nothing popped up after, should i do the rest of the commands you gave me earlier?
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@backstander right now i have to go, i will come back in a bit and try the next thing, just wanted to say thanks for helping me out!
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ok, after i typed it nothing popped up after, should i do the rest of the commands you gave me earlier?
Yes
This command mounts your USB drive
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb1This creates a home "themes" directory (only do this once)
mkdir /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes(if this directory is not already there)This copies the "pixel" theme from your USB drive to your "themes" directory
cp -R /mnt/usb1/pixel /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes/ -
@backstander so close yet so far http://m.imgur.com/y4mrdek
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@BennySpaceCore
Can you read that USB drive in Windows? (are you using Windows or Mac OS X?)BTW, I just plugged in a USB drive into my RPi and it auto-mounted it at
/media/usb0 -
@backstander yeah i have windows, should i use the name that it has in windows?
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@BennySpaceCore
Yeah try that instead. You can also typels /media/usb0just to see if "pixel" shows up on the list. -
@backstander alright ill try different things
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@backstander oh my god it worked, thank you so much, I have one last question, can you help me replace the splash screen with the pixel one that's in the pixel theme folder? If not that's fine, it just would be nice for everything to match.
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@BennySpaceCore
HerbFargus has a collection of different splashscreens locate here:
https://github.com/HerbFargus/retropie-splashscreens-extraFind the ones you like and put them on your USB flash drive. Then after you plug your USB drive into your Pi Zero, type something like
cp /media/usb0/<NAME-OF-IMAGE-FILE> ~/RetroPie/splashscreensNext go into the RetroPie menu -> Splash Screens menu and pick the splashscreen you like:
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/splashscreen -
@BennySpaceCore
There's also a Pixel Runcommand Launch screen pictures that shows when you launch a game.Download this file and put it on your USB drive:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60872572/EmulationStation/Pixel/Pixel_RunCommand_Wallpapers/launching.zipWith USB drive in Pi Zero type this to install:
unzip -o launching.zip -d /opt/retropie/configs/ -
@backstander what if i wanted to use a video for the splash screen? would i just do cp /media/usb0/<NAME-OF-VIDEO-FILE> ~/RetroPie/splashscreens
btw this is what i want to use
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@backstander I tried to use a video for the splash screen, it said it could find the file name, same for the game launch screen
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what if i wanted to use a video for the splash screen? would i just do cp /media/usb0/<NAME-OF-VIDEO-FILE> ~/RetroPie/splashscreens
Yes that should work
I tried to use a video for the splash screen, it said it could find the file name
It might be easiest if your Video file doesn't have any spaces in the name or you can put quote around "/media/usb0/<NAME-OF-VIDEO-FILE>"
same for the game launch screen
Sorry, I forgot to put "/media/usb0/" before "launching.zip". Try this instead:
unzip -o /media/usb0/launching.zip -d /opt/retropie/configs/ -
@backstander alright thanks, will try when I get home from school, btw thank you very much for helping me, I wish I could repay you.
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btw thank you very much for helping me, I wish I could repay you.
You're welcome and don't worry about it. Just pay it forward. When you get more comfortable on the RPi maybe help someone else on the forums or in person.
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