Installing a ES theme not from default list

[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.