ps5-theme 1.24

Custom home-screen themes for jailbroken PS5 consoles on firmware 13.60 and below. Runs as an etaHEN plugin or on its own from any ELF loader. Tested on firmware 13.42, both with etaHEN 2.5B (unified build) and from PS5 Payload Manager.

Which file?

Both contain the same program:

• ps5-theme.elf: for PS5 Payload Manager or any ELF loader (port 9021). No etaHEN needed. Put it in a folder under /data/pldmgr/payloads/ and launch it, or add it to the manager's autoload list.
• ps5-theme.plugin: for etaHEN. Copy it to /data/etaHEN/plugins/ and turn on auto-start.

You can set up both as a backup for each other. Only one copy ever runs: a second copy steps aside, or takes over if it's newer.

Updating

• From 1.23: copy the new file over the old one (or put it in /data/ps5-theme/update/). Within about 10 seconds the running plugin finds it and hands over, keeping your theme on the screen.
• From 1.22 or older: copy the new file and restart the console once.

New in 1.24

• Runs without etaHEN. Start ps5-theme.elf from PS5 Payload Manager or any ELF loader. It does everything it does under etaHEN: the web manager, the Themes tile, putting your theme back, and console notifications.
• Updates from a plain .elf. Every build carries its version inside the program, so a newer ps5-theme.elf is recognised as well as a .plugin. The plugin looks in etaHEN's plugin folder, PS5 Payload Manager's payload folders and /data/ps5-theme/update/.
• Messages no longer assume etaHEN is installed.

Also in recent versions

• 1.23: updates load by themselves; the theme stays through a plugin restart; progress notifications on the console.
• 1.22: the theme stays after rest mode.

See the README for the full guide.

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