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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: meo on May 23, 2009, 04:53:39 AM

Title: Changing background in hackedbox
Post by: meo on May 23, 2009, 04:53:39 AM

Hi all!

I have a style and background that I made for DSL and would very much like to use it with the hackedbox extension. There is no problem with adding the style but the background will not load despite repeated efforts. Any idea someone? Any hint would be appreciated.

Have fun,
meo

Title: Re: Changing background in hackedbox
Post by: junan on May 23, 2009, 05:12:38 AM

check @ /home/tc/.hackedbox/menu
edit the file , find the code and edit it.
add sudo before make , and check the
filename "bgmenu.mk" not "bgMenu.mk"
maybe u need install qiv.tce , or else

Code: [Select]

  [submenu]   (Backgrounds)   {Choose a background...}
        [exec]    (Refresh List) {sudo make -f /usr/local/share/hackedbox/bgmenu.mk
    [include] (~/.hackedbox/bgMenu)
  [end]

don't forget to Restart after Refresh List.
default directory is at /home/tc/.hackedbox/backgrounds   ,
you can edit it at /usr/local/share/hackedbox/bgmenu.mk

Title: Re: Changing background in hackedbox
Post by: meo on May 23, 2009, 05:59:18 AM

Hi junan!

I saw your post in another thread and have tried ever since but the menu file seems "untouchable". I have tried to change it with beaver as root and even I tried to copy it to a memory card formatted with fat32 to get rid of the permission problem (I used emelfm as root) but it didn't work. I have to think about how to get around this problem. If you have changed the file in question please tell me how. Thank's for your input.

Have fun,
meo

Title: Re: Changing background in hackedbox
Post by: roberts on May 23, 2009, 01:43:07 PM

There are two errors in the menu file located at /home/tc/.hackedbox/menu

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  [submenu]   (Backgrounds)   {Choose a background...}
        [exec]    (Refresh List) {make -f /usr/local/share/hackedbox/bgmenu.mk
    [include] (~/.hackedbox/bgMenu)
  [end]

Note the corrections are in bold.
You need to make the directory /home/tc/.hackedbox/backgrounds
You need the make.tce extension for 2.x
Copy your image(s) to the new /home/tc/.hackedbox/backgrounds directory

Then click on the Refresh List
If you don't see the image file names, try click on Restart

To recap, two typos in menu file
one missing directory
one .dep (make.tce) needed.

I will update the hackedbox extension later this afternoon.