Hacking Nintendont Themes and Custom Mods

[AbdallahTerro]

Here's 4.412 with the old theme loading behavior (checks for backgrounds in /apps/Nintendont)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r94xjioi07s7e56/boot.dol?dl=0
The download functions (except the ones on main downloads menu) are not working yet
You can revert back to 3.406 by using the online updater since 3.406 is still the latest dol online

 

[AbdallahTerro]

4.413 online
Update function fixed
Downloading themes fixed
Downloading Custom game loader themes is broken (also in 406!)
Generating Simple themes needs a GRRLIB/FatFS fix later, if not fixed I'll make it online download instead
Same for generating Black game boot screen
Will check last working revision for downloading custom game loader themes and upload later

Many bugfixes and code cleanups
If you already have the Custom game backgrounds and Black Boot files on board they will show just fine, it's just the download function that needs fixing
v3.405 added to stable revisions download menu

Edit: Looks like v3.397 (also available in stable revisions download menu) has the download custom game themes working fine
so it's somewhere between 397 and 405, not very hard to track down

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Online file updated again
Fixed Downloading Simple themes and Black on Game Boot theme
Custom game loader themes are next

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Ok I'm close to fixing this last bug
I need some help, if anyone is willing to, because my eyes are hurting from trial of fixing
I made a pastie of the code here: http://pastie.org/10896832


what I want to fix is make "http_request"

line 112
http_request(Downloads[download_number].url, Downloads[download_number].max_size);


use the "url" defined in lines 572 or 580

line 572 sprintf(url, "http://nintendont.gxarena.com/themes/%sX.png", GETID3);

and not the one defined in lines 62/64
line 62 char url[96] = "http://nintendont.gxarena.com/themes/test.png";

everything I tried either breaks the download function or gets test.png instead of ID3.png


might be very simple but I can't figure it out today
help is welcome

 

[AbdallahTerro]

never mind
last bug fixed, figured it out via debugging after taking a break
413 online and ready for your testings

P.S> with Nintendont Mastermod 4.x all your Background PNG images should be in /apps/Nintendont folder
Bios files on the root of the device with games

This was the hardest update to fix so far... Not a quiter

 

[Ludiio]

YEA THAT WAS VERUUY HELPFUL TZUHANKS !!!" C:;;: :C:C::C:C::C:C: C::C:C:C::C::C: YEAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRHANKS FOR WII U HBACKL HELP !

 

[ShadowOne333]

P.S> with Nintendont Mastermod 4.x all your Background PNG images should be in /apps/Nintendont folder
Bios files on the root of the device with games.

Got a few questions:

1. Do we have to manually download the newest revision? Or can we download it straight from the updater if we are still in a <406 version?
2. What paths did the BG PNG images and the BIOS had previously? In case I need to change them.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Got a few questions:

1. Do we have to manually download the newest revision? Or can we download it straight from the updater if we are still in a <406 version?
2. What paths did the BG PNG images and the BIOS had previously? In case I need to change them.

the updater will most probably work (been using send0r's server for a while now)
As for the paths, the images were being downloaded to the path where the loader.dol or boot.dol are.
Bios paths is still unchanged

 

[AbdallahTerro]

I also want to thank @GerbilSoft for his help in adding the missing delete and rename functions to the new FATFS

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Any problems so far?

 

[send0r]

so a 'little' update:
After a week without access to my computer or gbatempt I managed to get CustomBackgrounds working again. However, if I enable this, the BootAnimation is not working anymore. I also need to get into FatFS for the themefile with Custom Color to work. I hope to get ready tomorrow.
And again: Sorry for this long waiting time

 

[AbdallahTerro]

There's still many bugs/incomplete stuff in the new Fatfs code
For instance rename and delete functions have to be added manually, also GRRLib screenshot function is not updated for the new FATFS yet
I got rid of using the screenshot function and replaced the Generate background with Download background.
Menu.c and Main.c were also affected a lot with the new code, the default folder is now the device root not /apps/Nintendont so that also need to be addressed.
I don't believe these bugs are gonna get fixed in the official Nintendont since they are not used
Anyways, if you need any help sendor I can send you a copy of my sources not just the patch file.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

I'm planning to replace the 16 simple themes with 16 new Nintendont themes
Submissions are welcome
PNG files should be 640x480
Size should be less than 512KB when zipped
should have a good brightness/contrast (dark backgrounds will have a white text, Light backgrounds a black text)
You can submit any PNG you consider fit (Nature, Games, Animals, Textures, Fractals....)
You can suggest a name for the PNG (ll appear in the download menu)
ll call the new group (User Submitted Themes or Misc. Nintendont Themes)

 

[Troopage]

I'm planning to replace the 16 simple themes with 16 new Nintendont themes
Submissions are welcome
PNG files should be 640x480
Size should be less than 512KB when zipped
should have a good brightness/contrast (dark backgrounds will have a white text, Light backgrounds a black text)
You can submit any PNG you consider fit (Nature, Games, Animals, Textures, Fractals....)
You can suggest a name for the PNG (ll appear in the download menu)
ll call the new group (User Submitted Themes or Misc. Nintendont Themes)

How about those other themes I shared long ago? https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendont-themes-and-custom-mods.374469/page-64#post-5375585
You could also bring back some of the old themes you retired.

 

[send0r]

Thanks for your offer, AbdallahTerro. I will contact you if I need it.

But again a little update:
I got everything working except the custom text color. Will look at this later. I need a break now
Will also try to fix the paths of custom backgrounds

 

[AbdallahTerro]

I can bring back retired themes but I thought maybe users have some cool stuff that can be shared. Not in a hurry though this can be added anytime

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Updated OP

New version online with 16 Black themes replacing the old 16 simple themes

New themes preview:

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Tiny update:
The source and Patch are now completely based on latest git (not on old svn.googlecode)
updated credits page with new stuff:

Spoiler

 

[AbdallahTerro]

v4.414 online

 

[AbdallahTerro]

During heavy testing I found Booting games to black screen and loader themes were not working right when custom game loader themes were used (you see the latter instead) So I fixed it
Download one custom game loader theme or restore default theme when you first use this dol
Added back the single color Nintendont app themes as (Unicolor Themes) to Download menu

Spoiler

updated OP