Accidentally uninstalled default theme on Pi Zero

backstander

@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

BennySpaceCore

@backstander yeah i have windows, should i use the name that it has in windows?

backstander

@BennySpaceCore
Yeah try that instead. You can also type ls /media/usb0 just to see if "pixel" shows up on the list.

BennySpaceCore

@backstander alright ill try different things

BennySpaceCore

@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.

backstander

@BennySpaceCore
HerbFargus has a collection of different splashscreens locate here:
https://github.com/HerbFargus/retropie-splashscreens-extra

Find 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/splashscreens

Next go into the RetroPie menu -> Splash Screens menu and pick the splashscreen you like:
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/splashscreen

backstander

@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.zip

With USB drive in Pi Zero type this to install:
unzip -o launching.zip -d /opt/retropie/configs/

BennySpaceCore

@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

BennySpaceCore

@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

backstander

@BennySpaceCore

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/

BennySpaceCore

@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.

backstander

@BennySpaceCore

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.

BennySpaceCore

@backstander it still can't find ether, btw my USB stick name is ESD-USB http://m.imgur.com/nuW5QJU

BennySpaceCore

@backstander just found out I didn't do cp for the splash screen, yet it still didn't work

backstander

@BennySpaceCore said in Accidentally uninstalled default theme on Pi Zero:

it still can't find ether, btw my USB stick name is ESD-USB

You USB drive might be named "ESD-USB" in Windows but that's not what we need to know when copying files from it.

You're still going to need /media/usb0/ and think of that like "D:\" in Windows (or whatever drive letter instead of D).

To list out (or show) all the files on your USB drive type:
ls -l /media/usb0/
"ls" means to list (like "dir" in MS-DOS)
"-l" just means to give more information like size and date file was created, etc.
"/media/usb0/" is the directory you want to see what files are in
The MS-DOS equivalent would be "dir d:\"

Do that "ls" command mentioned above and let me know what you see.

BennySpaceCore

@backstander after I type it, it says total 0, I tried ESD-USB just to see what it would say and it said it can't find it

backstander

maybe try ls -l /media/usb1/
if nothing found then try ls -l /media/usb2/

BennySpaceCore

@backstander still nothing :(

backstander

@BennySpaceCore
Does your USB drive light up and flash a little when you first plug it into your Pi?

Also plug that USB drive back into Windows and make sure you can read it still lol

columboscoat

@BennySpaceCore Hi Benny. I've been lurking this thread since you started it, just to see. I would recommend either finding your wifi dongle or investing in a new one, 8 bucks. Your life will be SO much easier if you intend to stick with the Pi Zero. I'm not trying to be rude, please don't take it that way, it's just advice. Take it or leave it.