Custom firmware skins & SimpleMenu - rik-smeets/powkiddy-bittboy-wiki GitHub Wiki

Now that you have MiyooCFW up and running, it's time to customize the user interface/experience to your experience.

Skins

MiyooCFW uses GMenu2X as its front-end, and comes with a bunch of pre-installed skins. It's possible to add custom skins as well. Here are some examples:

Install a skin

  • Place the extracted skins in gmenu2x\skins folder on your SD card.
  • Choose the skin under Settings in the menu.

SimpleMenu

If you prefer a minimal UI, SimpleMenu is a great option for you. It's a separate application which you can automatically boot into, therefore skipping the default GMenu2X front-end.

Installing SimpleMenu

Follow the instructions for Miyoo devices over at the latest SimpleMenu release for Miyoo (at the bottom).

Notes for PowKiddy V90/Q90/Pocket Go devices:

  • Not all necessary assets will be copied when first launching SimpleMenu. You must manually copy the files over from main/apps/simplemenu to main/.simplemenu (as described here).
  • You must change the config.ini file in main/.simplemenu. Under [CONTROLS], make sure the A/B/X/Y button configuration is set like this:
A = 308
B = 306
X = 304
Y = 32

SimpleMenu tips

  • In main/.simplemenu/section_groups, some emulator bindings might not be set correctly for your device. For example, for the PowKiddy V90, in handhelds.ini under [GAME BOY ADVANCE], the execs property is set to /mnt/emus/gpsp/gpsp. Change this to /mnt/emus/gpsp_rumble/gpsp_rumble.elf since that's where the gpSP executable is by default on a MiyooCFW install.
  • Use the aforementioned *.ini files to set which emulators you'd like to show up in the SimpleMenu. Simple add or remove consoles from the consoleList at the top of the .ini file.
  • In the settings, you can enable autoboot to automatically boot into SimpleMenu. You might also like / need to remove the boot logo from the MiyooCFW as described here.

SimpleMenu themes

You can also customise SimpleMenu to your liking. Some examples:

Installing a SimpleMenu theme
  • Extract the downloaded theme to .simplemenu/themes/320x240/.
  • Choose the theme in the SimpleMenu settings.