Hacking Skin Location

[Scytheandsickle]

Where do the skin files go on the MicroSD Card?

 

[lagman]

System---> Skins--->SkinXX

Where XX is a number between 01 and 12

P.S.: I can't check it now, so if that doesn't work just create the Skin01,Skin02.... folders in the System folder.

Oops

 

[Scytheandsickle]

I thought it was Theme01 etc.

 

[GameDragon]

Yep its Theme##

The directory is:
_system_ -> themes -> theme## (insert numbers here)

 

[Scytheandsickle]

That didn't work.

 

[PikaPika]

I just put mine in >_system_

 

[lagman]

That didn't work.

Are you using the latest firmware?
The old firmwares only support one skin at a time.

 

[DarkAura]

_system_ -> themes -> themeXX. Make sure that you have the proper format for the skins, 24-bit bitmaps.

 

[enigmaindex]

From ndsthemes.com

How do I install an M3 Simply or R4DS theme? by R4DS

If the skin does not exist in the directory of _system_ in TF/microSD, it automatically uses the Skin from formal Beta Edition;

There are 4 pictures at the directory "system/_system": logo.bmp, icons.bmp, bckgrd_1.bm, and bckgrd_2.bmp. They are the background of the R4 operation interface; they can be changed to fit your style.
What the files are for.

  * logo.bmp - Background of the Top Screen of startup.
  * icons.bmp -- Background of the Bottom Screen of Startup.
  * bckgrd_1.bmp -- Background of the Top Screen of Explorer.
  * bckgrd_2.bmp -- Background of the Bottom Screen of Explorer.

Note:

  * Do not change the picture's name;
  * Make sure the picture is .bmp format, 8-bit/24-bit;
  * Make sure the picture is 256*192 pixels.

After finishing process on the pictures, copy the "_system" folder to the root directory of the CF card.

If the Skin exists in the directory of _system_ in TF/microSD, it automatically enters multi Skins mode.

The Skins in multi Skins mode can be switched manually and automatically, it is automatically switched with the Skins by months.

The method of the Skin switch is: Click "SELECT" key in main menu, it switches between twelve manual modes and one auto mode, the chart is showed as below (It automatically skips if the Skin does not exist in the directory of themes):

If the users would like the switches of multi Skins while playing, they only need create the directory of themes in the directory of _system_.

 

[Smwbigboss]

For some reason, skins don't show up unless the name of the file is capitalized.

 

[Twiffles]

It's easier to download the 1.11 firmware from the R4 website, place the one right now. Then just go to the _System_ folder and replace the files for any of the 12 themes.

 

[Jaejae]

Yep, mine wouldn't work unless I had the files all capitalised, and the folders _SYSTEM_, THEMES, and THEME** all capitalized aswell.

 

[DarkAura]

What firmware do you have? It should work when it's like _system_, themes and so on.

 

[Scytheandsickle]

1.12

 

[DarkAura]

Make sure that the theme files are 24 bit bitmaps, and that the names of the files are background 1, background 2, icons and logo. And a theme ini.

 

[Scytheandsickle]

Yep, mine wouldn't work unless I had the files all capitalised, and the folders _SYSTEM_, THEMES, and THEME** all capitalized aswell.

That did it!