[Acerthief]

CXMB is a plugin for people that want themes, but don't want to touch their flash0.
Make sure you have 3.90M33, 3.71M33, 4.01M33 or 5.00M33.

Installation

1. Download the

• CXMB for 3.71M33 / 3.90M33 / 4.01M33 / 5.00M33
• The prx needed 3.71M33 / 3.90M33 / 5.00M33. (The prx for 4.01M33 are already included in the archive above)

2. Extract the CXMB rar archive, Locate and go into the "CXMB_FULL" folder, copy the "cxmb" to the root of the memory stick ("ms0:/").

3. Copy the "seplugins" folder to the root as well. (For those who already have an exsisting vsh.txt in the seplugins folder to this: Open vsh.txt, start a new line and add "ms0:/cxmb/cxmb.prx", save it and close it.)

4. [People with 4.01M33 may skip this step] Extract the prx rar archive, and put the three prxs into "ms0:/cxmb/support".
**[Note: People who isn't making themes can skip this step, as these prx files are only needed when you want to make themes.]

And there you have it. You can start making Themes, or use a few themes I've included. The links are at the bottom.
These are .ctf files, put them in the "ms0:/PSP/THEME" folder, Go to the Recovery Menu and Enable cxmb.prx. Now to apply the theme, is just like applying a .ptf file.


On the XMB go to "Settings" -> "Theme Settings" -> "Themes" and choose the theme you want. Unlike ptf files, the system will reboot. Then your theme is applied!

Making A Theme

1. First you will need:

• CXMB 3.1 installed, with the prx's.
• Theme Creator by Sony

2. Now find a theme you like and download it. I prefer themes from THIS site. It has to be a theme with .prx and .rco, not ptf themes. Now with the theme, you should also have:

• A Wallpaper (.bmp, 480x272, 24bit True-color)
• A Preview Picture (.bmp, 300x170, 24bit True-color)
• An Icon (.png, 16x16, 256 color)

*Before I move on let me give you some tips.
1)The preview pic can be easy, resize your wallpaper, and add the theme name onto it. Save it in the correct format and Ta-da!
2)The Icon is a bit tricky, it's small, so what I do is an easy shape as the back with the First character of the theme name.

3. Now the fun part. I'll demonstrate with the theme "Circular". First open up the Theme Converter. In the information tab, type the Title and Product ID with whatever you want. I personally type out the theme name. For the version, put 371 if it's a 3.71M33 theme or 390 for 3.90M33 themes.

Make sure there are no space between the characters!



4. Make your way to the Wallpaper tab and locate your wallpaper.





5. Skip through other tabs and go to the last "Other" tabs. Locate your icon and preview picture.





6. Press F5 to export, and save the file with anything you want (Theme name is what I use).





7. Now copy the .ptf file just created and the "vsh" "font"(etc) them file folders folders in to "ms0:/cxmb/" Like below.





8. Open up "conf.txt" and change the line of text to "/PSP/THEME/XXXX.ctf " (XXXX Meaning the same name as the .ptf file you've just created).





9. Make sure cxmb.prx is enable, if not do it first. Make sure the console is completely turned off before putting the memory stick back to the PSP. Turn it on. When it's turning on, it's going to take a few seconds, don't panic! The system will be loaded with your theme!

In the same time, your ctf file is made. Now you can delete the .ptf file and the "vsh" "font"(etc) folders, as the plugin now runs off the ctf file in ms0:/PSP/THEME.

[Darkchild]

So with this we can make thos custom themes? (with paf.prx stuff?) nice!

+rep is in order!

[Acerthief]

The good thing about the new CXMB is that all the .rco and .prx files, gameboot, fonts, wallpaper are compacted into one single file. so unlike the older cxmbs, the new one can have lots of custom themes.

[tomguyz]

Thankx Bro Acerthief,

Thank you very much ... for this guide ...

but for forget 1 more step that need to actived the CXMB.prx VSH form the recover menu ..

[Cheezeball99]

I have a question, though... Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there native support for themes by Sony now? If so, why use CXMB?

[Acerthief]

You mean ptf? Yeah, but they only change the icons.

ctf, however, inlcudes lots of prx and rco in it, so it's just like themes you have when you overwrite files in flash0. It's just that the new CXMB uses the sony theme settings to change the theme you want.

[Jake]

Hi, I'm have 3.90 m33-3 on a slim, and have read through this guide several times but cannot get the .ctf themes to work. I have enabled it in the recovery menu and tried several themes. I have also tried formating flash one to reset the settings.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Acerthief]

You mean the ctf file I've included?
Those are only for 3.71M33

[Jake]

I also tried some .ctf off the site you linked to that were made for 3.90.
My problem is the ctf themes are not showing up in the theme settings.

[Acerthief]

Make sure the folder is named THEME not THEMES.

Also if this still don't work do this.
Say you want jake.ctf as your theme.
well throw your jake ctf to ms0:/PSP/THEME.
Now go to ms0:/cxmb/ and open the conf.txt, and change the line of text to "/PSP/THEME/jake.ctf"

Now turn off your PSP completely, take the memory stick out, battery out, wait for a few seconds, stick everything back in and try it.