[Release] CXMB 3.1 Utilizing PSP-Themes Menu Selection

[SchmilK]

Poison and Matchung has put together the ULTIMATE in CXMB plugin updates!

Today you will have the opportunity of selecting what CTF file you want from the Settings - Themes menu in the XMB WITH PREVIEW IMAGES!!

No more theme selector, no manually changing default.ctf.

THIS IS THE FACE MELTING UPDATE EVERYONE HAS BEEN DREAMING OF!

In the new 3.1 version you can add a wallpaper to the ptf creator and that walpaper is now selectable via the theme menu!!!





I have attached the latest updated SchiDeLoadeR for 3.90 but many more are avaliable here , i just couldnt attach a file that large


CTF Created for CXMB 3.0 will work fine with this! But if they were created before CXMB 3.0 they still will not work.

Click here for a very detailed tutorial on creating your own CTF by matchung

[SchmilK]

Here is the original information to clean up the main page.

Originally Posted by matchung

NOT COMPATIBLE with previous version.

Original thread: http://www.2alien.info/2008/03/cxmb_for_390_plugin.html

download:
http://www.2alien.info/stuff/cxmb_3.0_for_3.71.tar.gz
http://www.2alien.info/stuff/cxmb_3.0_for_3.90.tar.gz

quick reference:

Detail readme:

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CXMB 3.0 for 3.71m33/3.90m33 by Poison
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A hand-made PSP XMB theme (witch is usually hex edited from the official PSP firmware files) enabler.

-=FIRST OF ALL=-
I have to say sorry for all user of the previous CXMB version who had converted any theme to ctf format, because I update the ctf format structure in this version, in order to display it in XMB's theme selector, there must be a valid ptf header in my ctf format.
SO, YOU HAVE TO CONVERT ALL THEME AGAIN!


-=FEATURE=-
+Without touching your PSP Nand flash, you can get all amazing effect provided by traditional ready flash theme show in your XMB. (I mean nothing would be written into flash)
+With CXMB full version installed, traditional XMB theme would be packed into a .ctf (short of cxmb theme file) file, then you can share it easier, and CXMB lite version user can download .ctf file then apply it.
+You can select your theme via XMB's theme selector (Settings->Theme settings->Theme) , and apply it.
-Fix a font bug ( after sleep or usb connection it display ugly character ).


-=REQUIREMENTS=-
A PSP (either fat or slim one) with 3.71m33/3.90m33 custom firmware (or whatever CFW with which you can start cxmb.prx while PSP booting into XMB) installed.
3 decrypted prx (paf.prx, common_gui.prx, vshmain.prx) from official 3.71/3.90 update EBOOT.PBP if you want to use CXMB full version to convert traditional XMB theme to a .ctf file.


-=CXMB INSTALLATION=-
Lite Version:
-Copy cxmb folder to your memory stick.
-Add a line ms0:/cxmb/cxmb.prx in your vsh.txt (ms0:/seplugins/vsh.txt).
You will get a file structure like this:
ms0:/
|-cxmb/
| |-cxmb.prx
|-seplugins/
| |-vsh.txt
|-PSP/
| |-THEME/
-Reboot PSP and enable cxmb.prx in Recovery menu.
Full Version:
-Get RS Psar Dumper by Red Squirrel from http://redsquirrel.pspgen.com/RSPsar...per%20v3.1.rar.
-Get the official 3.71/3.90 update EBOOT.PBP.
-Follow the readme of Psar Dumper, decrypt and dump 3 prx (paf.prx, common_gui.prx, vshmain.prx).
-Copy cxmb folder to your memory stick, and place the 3 decrypted prx in cxmb/support/ .
-Add a line ms0:/cxmb/cxmb.prx in your vsh.txt (ms0:/seplugins/vsh.txt).
You will get a file structure like this:
ms0:/
|-cxmb/
| |-support
| | |-paf.prx
| | |-common_gui.prx
| | |-vshmain.prx
| |-cxmb.prx
|-seplugins/
| |-vsh.txt
|-PSP/
| |-THEME/
-Reboot PSP and enable cxmb.prx in Recovery menu.


-=THEME INSTALLATION=-
Traditional Theme (CXMB full version only):
-Download SCE's official ptf Custom Theme Converter here:
http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/dl...stom_Theme.zip
-Prepare a 16x16 256 colors png and a 300x170 24bit bmp for preview
-Use the Converter to produce a ptf file contain the above preview icon and preview image
-Copy the ptf file to ms0:/cxmb/
-Edit the conf.txt's first line to /PSP/THEME/xxx.ctf, the ctf name must be the same as the ptf you produced, for example, if you have ms0:/cxmb/mytheme.ptf, you should edit this line to /PSP/THEME/mytheme.ctf
-Copy traditional theme files to ms0:/cxmb/, reboot your PSP, and it will generate your ctf theme file at ms0:/PSP/THEME/
File structure will like this:
ms0:/
|-cxmb/
| |-font
| | |-ltn0.pgf
| | ......
| |-vsh/
| | |-module/
| | | |-vshmain.prx
| | | ......
| | |-resource/
| | | |-01-12.bmp
| | | ......
| |-conf.txt
| |-mytheme.ptf
| |-support
| | |-paf.prx
| | |-common_gui.prx
| | |-vshmain.prx
| |-cxmb.prx
|-seplugins/
| |-vsh.txt
|-PSP/
| |-THEME/
| | |-mytheme.ctf
| | ......
CTF Theme file (Both version support):
copy the ctf files to ms0:/PSP/THEME/, and you can select theme via XMB's theme setting.
File structure will like this:
ms0:/
|-cxmb/
| |-cxmb.prx
| |-conf.txt
| ......
|-seplugins/
| |-vsh.txt
|-PSP/
| |-THEME/
| | |-mytheme.ctf
| | ......


-=NOTICE=-
-Restore to original theme before you install CXMB.
-You can't see official ptf theme in theme setting after you enabling CXMB.
-After you apply a theme in XMB's theme setting, it will reboot PSP automatically.
-DON'T forget to edit the conf.txt before you convert a new traditional theme. if the theme you specifics in conf.txt exist, it won't be override.
-CXMB Lite version can only use ctf theme file.
-It will take some time to build ctf file in XMB booting up after you install new traditional theme.
-Remove/Replace the theme in use or plug out memory stick at XMB runtime might cause some font issue (if your theme contains a custom font), after that XMB might display some characters odd.( it seems fixed in this version )
-Please follow GPL License using the source code.


-=BUILDING FROM SOURCE=-
README file in SOURCE folder.


-=CREDIT=-
Thanks to Matchung, Gilleco, Aeolusc, Real.KK, SchmilK for advise and testing.
Thanks to PSPMOD.CN for providing test theme and advise.
Thanks to SilverSpring who taught me a lot in reserving.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the PSPSDK.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to PSP CFW.

[Jazzer]

This looks well slick! it's a really good idea Keep it up SchmilK!! wooooo.

[lumiX]

got this a few hours ago here
no problems so far except some if loading more than two without going back to default the memory stick icon disapeared but nothing much got about 10+ themes on there now

[mirkooo]

This is siiiick! I mean, yber-amazing .
THANKS YOU ^^!

[Mr. Mudo]

so with this u dont need to go to recovery and flash a new theam from scratch over and over????
if so
woot

[SchmilK]

Correct. Just load all the original sony flash files so your xmb is clean, copy your ctf to \psp\theme, enable your plugin then go select one to use. After you select the ctf your psp will reboot and voila...like magic it is all changed

[Mr. Mudo]

ctf is [custom theme file] rignt???

[oiseau]

oh man this is cool ! it made my life easier =]

[Mr. Mudo]

i cant wait to use it