Neat Frontend for the Miyoo Mini Plus - AdvanceMENU (Onion OS)
30AdvanceMENU let's you play video previews for each game. It looks pretty darn neat.
Resources
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►Onion OS Github: https://onionui.github.io/
►Official AdvanceMENU docs: https://onionui.github.io/docs/apps/advancemenu
►Gdrive for Snaps (shaquille): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KoHhrSxNa3u--W2rhGIwRdPQguP52tqD/view?usp=sharing
►Skraper: https://www.skraper.net/
►7-Zip: https://www.7-zip.org/
►Written Guide: https://duckyobrien.com/2024/04/05/neat-frontend-for-the-miyoo-mini-plus-advancemenu-onion-os/
►Podcast Feed (audio version of guides mostly): https://the-ducky-obrien-show.pinecast.co/
Installing Onion OS
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You need to have Onion OS installed already. If you don't have it installed, you can download the zipped file from the Onion OS github page, extract the contents, format (formatting erases everything so back up anything you want to keep) your microSD card to FAT32 with guiformat or rufus, and then copy the files over. The rest will be finished on your Miyoo Mini/Plus.
Installing AdvanceMENU
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Go to Package Manager in the Apps folder. Tab over to the apps tab and toggle AdvanceMENU to on. Press start twice to exit and install.
Copying Videos
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AdvanceMENU uses mng files, which are like gif files. It's a series of PNG files that make up an animation.
Download the Gdrive zipped file if you have the Tiny Best Set GO. Extract the contents and copy over the Roms folder into the root of your SD card. A few games will have to be renamed, mostly any fan translated games. Check the Roms and match the name to the mng and mp3 files.
If you have added any games, we'll have to use skraper.
Using Skraper
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Download skraper from the skraper.net. Start skraperui.exe. It will take some time for it to download the files. It took me around 14 minutes. For account, I did not make one and I selected the Generic front end. For the roms directory, pick the roms directory on your microSD card. Everything else can be left as default.
Once skraper starts, go to the "MEDIA" tab and change the "Media type" to video or normalized video. I created a directory called videos on my desktop and change "Output folder" to the folder you just made.
Go to the "GAMES & FRONT-END" tab and click the little plus icon on the lower right hand corner and add any systems that skraper did not automatically detect. For each system you added, go to "Games/Roms folder" and select the proper roms folder on your microSD card. For example, for PS1 it would be SD/Roms/PS. Skraper was expecting a different name than what Onion OS uses so that's why it didn't detect it.
After you're all done, hit the big play button to start scraping. This process takes a long time and you're also limited to 20,000 scrapes a day. If you go over that, just wait 24 hours and scrape again, it won't repeat the games you already finished.
Converting MP4 to MNG & MP3
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We'll be using Schmurtz's script to convert the mp4 videos downloaded by skraper to mng and mp3 files. Copy over the mp4_to_mng folder on your microSD card in SD\App\AdvanceMENU\tools\Roms_and_Medias_Management.
Copy the videos folder that skraper used into the videos folder in mp4_to_mng. Right click on mp4_to_mng.ps1 script and run it in power shell. The videos that are finished being converted will be located in the done folder inside of videos and the mng and mp3 files will be located in the mng folder.
Once you copy them over to the proper directory you're finished! The mng and mp3 files should be in each respective roms directory inside a folder called Snaps. For example SD\Roms\PS\Snaps for PS preview videos.
AdvanceMENU Controls
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X = Sort Menu
A = Start Game
Menu/B = Exit AdvanceMENU
Start = Main Menu
Emulator Menu
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Y = Toggle Emulator On/Off
A = Confirm Changes
Huge thanks to the Schmurtz and the Onion Team!
Table of Contents
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00:00 - Start
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Setting Up AdvanceMENU
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00:52 - Installing AdvanceMENU
01:26 - Booting to AdvanceMENU
02:30 - Adding Video Previews
06:05 - Renaming Videos
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Adding Your Own Videos
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07:36 - Using Skraper
12:14 - Converting to MNG
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Using AdvanceMENU
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14:04 - Display Modes
14:57 - Controls
18:00 - Configuration Files
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End
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18:20 - Goodbye Friends!
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