Transform FireTV Stick Into An Awesome Emulation Device, Part 2
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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0360.html
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Setting Up FTP Access to USB Drive
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01. On the FireTV device search for ES File Explorer
02. Install ES File Explorer
03. Launch ES File Explorer
04. Scroll down the left navigation to the USB flash drive
05. Navigate in the right pane to any file ≫ Long press the file ≫ Select Copy
06. Navigate back to the root of the USB flash drive ≫ Select Paste
07. When prompted, allow ES File Explorer access to the USB flash drive
08. Long press the copied file ≫ Select Delete ≫ Confirm deleting the file
09. Scroll up on left navigation and select Network ≫ View on PC
10. Click the Settings button at the bottom
11. Click the Mount Path option and set the path to the root of the USB flash drive
12. Click the big Turn On button to start the FTP server
13. The IP address and port will display, by default anonymous access is enabled
14. Download FileZilla FTP client https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1
15. Extract the downloaded .zip file
16. Launch FileZilla.exe
17. Enter the IP address and port (3721 by default) in the quick connect fields and press Enter to connect
18. If everything is setup correctly, a listing of folders on the USB flash drive should be displayed in the right pane
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Customizing Artwork
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With FTP access setup, artwork can be easily customized
NOTE: Image files must match the ROM file name exactly, IE artwork for "i12bretro Strikes Back (USA).zip" must be name "i12bretro Strikes Back (USA).png"
01. Download the artwork to be used (https://emumovies.com/ and https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/category/18-game-box-art/forums are great resources)
02. Launch FileZilla
03. Enter the IP address and port (3721 by default) in the quick connect fields and press Enter to connect
04. Navigate the USB flash drive in the right pane to the Covers or Screenshots directory ≫ Find the folder for the system to modify
05. Drag/Drop files to copy into the right pane
06. Launch Dig and the updated artwork should appear, if it does not, back out of the system and reload it again
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Installing Themes
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Some of my favorite themes are Blast 16, Comic Book, Mega-PI USA, Unified Arkade, NES, Retroman UltimateVideo, Riivive, SNES Classic Official UI
NOTE: Not all themes support every system
01. Download the theme(s) to be installed https://digdroid.com/forums/categories/themes
02. Launch FileZilla.exe
03. Enter the IP address and port (3721 by default) in the quick connect fields and press Enter to connect
04. Drag/Drop downloaded theme zip files into the right pane
05. Launch Dig and go to ≫ Options ≫ Themes ≫ Install theme
06. Navigate to the root of the USB flash drive and select the theme .zip file to install
07. Click Confirm
08. Dig will extract the contents of the zip file and install the theme
09. To set the theme go to Options ≫ Themes ≫ Select theme and select it from the dropdown
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