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    Accidentally uninstalled default theme on Pi Zero

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    • BennySpaceCoreB
      BennySpaceCore @backstander
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      @backstander i just read that is a way to mount a USB drive for raspberry pi

      is there a better way i can mount it that you know of?

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        backstander @BennySpaceCore
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        @BennySpaceCore
        I'm pretty sure that RetroPie/raspbian auto-mounts USB flash drives right after you plug them in.

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        • BennySpaceCoreB
          BennySpaceCore @backstander
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          @backstander thats strange, because if retropie does auto-mount then i have run into a problem, it says it cant find the directory when i put it in the commands.

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            backstander @BennySpaceCore
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            @BennySpaceCore
            I'm not at my RPi so I'm just going off memory here again lol
            Okay so to mount the USB drive try this:
            sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb1

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            • BennySpaceCoreB
              BennySpaceCore @backstander
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              @backstander ok ill go try!

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              • BennySpaceCoreB
                BennySpaceCore @backstander
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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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                  backstander @BennySpaceCore
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                  @BennySpaceCore
                  Okay type this first:
                  sudo mkdir /mnt/usb1

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                  • BennySpaceCoreB
                    BennySpaceCore @backstander
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                    @backstander Ok let me do that

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                    • BennySpaceCoreB
                      BennySpaceCore @BennySpaceCore
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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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                      • BennySpaceCoreB
                        BennySpaceCore @backstander
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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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                          backstander @BennySpaceCore
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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?

                          Yes

                          This command mounts your USB drive
                          sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb1

                          This 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/

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                          • BennySpaceCoreB
                            BennySpaceCore @backstander
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                            @backstander so close yet so far http://m.imgur.com/y4mrdek

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                              backstander @BennySpaceCore
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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

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

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

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                                  • BennySpaceCoreB
                                    BennySpaceCore @backstander
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                                    @backstander alright ill try different things

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                                    • BennySpaceCoreB
                                      BennySpaceCore @backstander
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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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                                        backstander @BennySpaceCore
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                                        @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

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                                          backstander @BennySpaceCore
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                                          @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/

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                                          • BennySpaceCoreB
                                            BennySpaceCore @backstander
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                                            @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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