Installing a ES theme not from default list

herb_fargus

@sphirst this is the relevant page in the documentation:

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/#themes

liquidzoo

@herb_fargus Cool, I didn't know that. I swear I had to create that folder when I was messing around with a custom theme. Maybe it was just the samba entry that I had to add. It's been a while.

herb_fargus

@liquidzoo well yes you still have to create the themes folder but you shouldn't have to add it to the samba shares as the themes folder is in the /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation path (doing this from memory don't remember exactly) but the /opt/retropie/configs/all path is what is set with the samba shares already I believe (I'd have to verify when I get back to my pi)

liquidzoo

@herb_fargus You're right. /opt/retropie/configs is already in the samba path. I think at the time I didn't realize that there was a symlink to ~/.emulationstation (or vice versa), so I just made a samba share directly to themes.

herb_fargus

@liquidzoo it was something that was changed in the last year and there are lots of configs. Hard to keep track of them all :) lots of ways to do things on retropie

soggypete

Great! Thanks for the prompt and succinct help :)
I tried adding the folder using Filezilla but kept getting permission denied so think I'll just take the SD card and sort it out that way.

soggypete

Hi guys - been hitting some walls with this as I can't seem to access the necessary folders using filezilla. Any tips?

AlexMurphy

@sphirst Are you able to access any files via samba?

soggypete

I must confess I think Samba is a little beyond my expertise - will look in to it now but before I was using a ftp client with a GUI to access things on my pi - but certain files on that became inaccessible...

AlexMurphy

@sphirst Certain files are already pre-configured to be shared via samba. Are you using a Windows PC? If so, just open any search bar and type \\RETROPIE

soggypete

Ah yes, this is how I access my roms and gamelist.
Accessing RETROPIE via my networks allows me to see four folders:
bios
configs
roms
splashscreens

AlexMurphy

@sphirst Okay, good. Go to configs > all > emulationstation > themesand you'll be good. If you don't have a themes directory (folder) just create one and put it in there. Reboot and it will be an option to choose from within the ES menu.

soggypete

Alex, as always, you're a saviour! I got it working exactly the way you described and am using the CRT theme with my video previews. All working fantastically!

soggypete

Your patience with me goes a long way - sometimes people don't have the time to explain in simple terms to someone a little technically challenged like myself.