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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.
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 .3dxs and .smdh to the sd:/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).
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.
For the first three files, it is recommended to use YATA+.
For creating BGM.ogg, it is recommended to use Audacity.
For creating info.smdh, it is recommended to use SMDH Creator.
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