Add background to Simple theme's arcade folder

[jretropie]

Hi,

Can anyone point me out how to add a background picture to the arcade folder? Right now it's show just white color. I try to ftp to the

/etc/emulationstation/themes/simple

and do some edit but got permission denied if I try upload any file to it.

[BuZz]

if you want to modify a theme, copy it to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/themes and modify it there (it will override the one in /etc/emulationstation/themes)

[Abs]

Here is what i did. I didnt like the blank screen for the arcade, when using the Simple Theme. So i just edited the file, so when you go to the Arcade, it just shows the MAME logo and background. Here is how i did it.

1. Get permission to edit /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

sudo chown -R pi:pi /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

2. Edit the file via FTP or SSH (as below)

sudo nano /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

2. Edited the Arcade part so it looks like this:

<system>
<name>arcade</name>
<fullname>Arcade</fullname>
<path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade</path>
<extension>.fba .zip .FBA .ZIP</extension>
<command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS arcade %ROM%</command>
<platform>arcade</platform>
<theme>mame</theme>
<directlaunch/>
</system>

4. to save it

CTRL X
Y
Enter

5. Change the permission of the file back to root

sudo chown -R root:root /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

6. Finished! Now when you go to the arcade folder, it will have the MAME themed logo and background.

[jretropie]

Thanks @BuZz and @Abs

[skiddlz]

hello very new to this but im picking it up fast. I really like the look of this emulation station, i hate that the arcade is blank. i see you have a to changed it, my question is where do i type that in and how do i get there.
All info would be great! Thank you

[skiddlz]

i have pressed F4 and tried to type it out there but now luck.
Very sorry for my lack of understanding of this process, im a complete noob but hope to learn alot here.