Custom Home Menu Manager 2 3DS

Custom Home Menu Manager 2, also named CHMM2, is an open source theme manager for 3DS for custom themes based on lpp-3ds. It is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and Dutch.

It is a continuation of CHMM with a new graphical UI fully animated and new features. Both projects are no longer in development.

Features

• Themes auto-placer if you install it in the wrong directory.
• Theme Downloader linked with 3DSThem.es database.
• Support for custom themes.
• Support for BGM previews (BGM.ogg file) and screens previews (PNG, BMP, JPG files).
• Support for multiple themes with shuffle system overwriting Nintendo ones.
• Integrated network theme receiver.
• Multiple UI colors for customization.
• Beautiful and animated graphic.
• Faster if compared to CHMM.

Installation

Available as a CIA, 3DSX and 3DS.

• 3DSX - Copy .3dsx and .smdh to the /3ds/CHMM2/ folder on your SD card and launch it via homebrew loader.
• CIA - Copy .cia to your SD card and install it with the CIA manager of your choice.
• 3DS - Copy .3ds to your SD card.

Then download your preferred custom themes and put them in the /Themes/ folder (one folder for each custom theme, you can find then from Theme Plaza or create your own).

User guide

Create a theme

A theme is composed by several files:

• body_LZ.bin - Contains background images and some theme settings.
• BGM.bcstm - Contains theme BGM sound.
• Preview.png/.jpg/.bmp - Screenshot used by CHMM2 for preview system.
• BGM.ogg - Contains theme BGM preview sound, used by CHMM2 for preview system.
• info.smdh - Contains icon, author, description and title of the theme.

Recommended tools:

• For the theme, you can use Usagi (theme editor), YATA+ (no .smdh) and SMDH Creator (.smdh only).
• For the audio, you can use Audacity (music editor) and Looping Audio Converter (converter to .bcstm).

FAQ

Q. Where I can find the DSP firmware (dspfirm.cdc) required by CHMM2?

You can dump it with several tools like DSP Firmware Dumper, uncart, braindump or Decrypt9.

Q. I get "cannot initialize Sound module" error when using CIA/3DS version.

Update CHMM to v.2.6 or upper.

Q. My theme is not installed properly and says Menuhax Mode: ON when it is not in use.

Update CHMM to v.2.6 or upper.

Q. I get "Error: [string "?"]:1: syntax error near '<\187H" when starting CHMM2, what can i do?

You must delete config file in Themes folder.

Q. I installed a new theme but I still get the BGM from the old ones, how can I fix?

The theme you're using is corrupted. Read this post to fix it.

Controls

Base System:

A - Install theme

B - Install theme without BGM

Y - Show theme preview

X - Go to Shuffle System

L - Extract a ZIP theme

R - Switch to Theme Downloader

Left/Right - Navigate through themes

Select - Change UI color

Start - Open Options Menu

Touch - Open Help Panel

Shuffle System:

A - Add theme to themeset as current index

A (Hold) - Add theme to themeset as current indec without BGM

B - Erase current index from themeset

Y - Show theme preview

X - Install themeset and go to Base System

L/R - Change current index in themeset

Left/Right - Navigate through themes

Select - Change UI color

Start - Exit CHMM2

Touch - Open Help Panel

Theme Downloader:

A - Execute selected option

Y - Open theme preview

R/Start - Swap to Base System

Left/Right - Navigate through themes

Up/Down - Navigate in Actions Menu

Select - Change UI color

Touch - Open Help Panel

Media

How to install Custom Themes with CHMM2 (toXicBits)

Changelog

v2.8

• Bugfix for some graphical glitches with preview system and listmenu mode.
• Refactored the whole code, now homebrew runs a lot smoother.
• Bugfix in Theme Downloader when a space was inserted in the keyword, it produced an interpreter crash.
• Replaced Danzeff Keyboard in Theme Downloader with a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard.
• Now Power button pression at startup is no longer required for CIA/3DS users.
• Now CHMM Localization is no longer required (english localization is builtin with the executable).
• Added Usagi 3DS Theme Editor previews native support in Preview System.
• Now if a theme doesn't use a BGM.bcstm file, it won't use BGM from previous installed theme.
• Added possibility to install themes without using BGM file.
• Added Spanish localization (thanks to DrkBeam).

v2.7

• Bugfix for the Theme Downloader: now it works as intended.
• Added possibility to dump current in use theme from Options menu.
• Added an Help screen which shows all possible controls viewable by tapping the touchscreen.
• Enabled 804 Mhz mode. Homebrew will run a lot smoother (N3DS only).
• Bugfix in Themes Receiver, now it won't currupt themes list anymore.
• Added a panel showing themes info on top screen when using Textlist as Listing mode.
• Added localization in different languages (Currently available: English, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, French).
• Changed Unique ID to 0xCE1CC for compatibility reasons.

Credits

• Apache Thunder for the 3D banner for 3DS/CIA builds.
• Zerousen for the 2D texture used for 3DS/CIA builds banner.
• ihaveamac for testing new UI and shuffle theme system.
• ~Poke~ for the buttons icons used by the UI.
• MarioErmando for 3DSThem.es and API.
• gnmmarechal for the Portuguese localization.
• dimmidice for the Dutch localization.
• Omegadrien and @Asia81 for the French localization.
• DrkBeam for the Spanish localization.

External links

• Author's site - http://rinnegatamante.it
• Github - https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/CHMM2
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-chmm2-custom-home-menu-manager-2.397543