[Released!] Silk Glow (XMB icon theme)

[MaDouL]

Silk Glow is RELEASED

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7084/snap065qc0.png
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6659/snap064ht4.png
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6818/snap063sa1.png
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9910/snap062ns9.png

i found a way to make icons more soft and "fluffy" like.

i hope youl like it and use it well ;)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yrupqj

get the green version also!

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2110/snap067ys2.png

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rztsxz

and also this volume bar

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2945/snap066dg4.png

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pda7rc

[stretford_ender]

Love it! Cheers for this contribution, I'll certainly try this out.

[Changed]

Really nice, now on my PSP

[MaDouL]

glad you like it ^__^

[evolve]

Not bad, good job. :)
I just tried it, looks pretty cool on my white PSP.

[GTluver]

looks awesome .......2 bad it bricks(icons) 3.10 oe a' psp's :(

[k0sster]

thnx man this theme really looks great, good job
and can U please post the background and the wave two thanks

[Linus]

I will try it out thanks!

[dodswm]

love the icons!

thanks!

[lifey]

thanks for sharing.....nice work..:)

[Yoreo]

I'd have to say that these are probably the best looking custom icons that I've seen thus far. I like them a lot. :)

The only thing that I would personally change would be the "Game" icon. I don't feel that the SNES controller fits too well on a Sony based system. I personally would have chosen a dual shock controller to maintain the Sony theme. (I'm not asking or suggesting that you to change it, as this is more of a critique of the icons as a whole.)

I have to say that these icons are really making me consider going back to 3.03 OE though.

[pimpmaster5000]

Very nice! The game icon is really cool looking. Thank you for sharing them! :)

[CoBrA2168]

Nice topmenu...but I'm waiting for 3.10 support.

[MuayThai65]

Wow this is really nice!Great job.
But damn I kinda wish I didnt upgrade my psp to 3.10 OE(jus did it last week), cuz this themes are looking more sexy with each release!

[abbs_nidz]

CAN somebody please teach me how to do this !!
ples man ples

[skweezer]

thanks m8 these look great.
2 bad i'm on 3.I0 oe

[hiaaa]

Awesome work, well done!

[hayate]

masterpiece work man, congratulations , I'm seriously thinking in downgrade my 3.10 to 3.03...period

btw...can I make a request?

[pinchez]

Simply fantastic they look awesome on ultimate black, just need to sort out the screwed font on the internet settings screen and i'm set :)

[EMO]

nice work man ! :eek: :)

can u give me ur wallpaper and wave effect etc..

thanks in advance

[fergie4000]

omfg this is hawt. hawt like a volcano.

[Xenogears V]

The best that I have ever seen!.:eek:

[alejo1981]

wow it is really awesome!! I love it!!

btw whats the name of the fonts?

thx for sharing!! wow

:D

[matomato]

can you share waves and backpic?
Thank you,

[MaDouL]

green version and a matching volume bar is now up for download in the first post :) enjoy! and thanks for the comments!

[Goberg]

green version and a matching volume bar is now up for download in the first post :) enjoy! and thanks for the comments!

can you please upload the background and the wavy lines too? i would be soo happy :D

thanks for your theme, its great looking

[MaDouL]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/unrgm0

^^^^

some background that matches the icons ^_^

[MaDouL]

and the thin wave: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qtb50s

[matomato]

oh, thank you man. ;)

[Blackwidow]

i`m on 3.10 oe can i just reflash the 3.03 oe to use this ? thanx

[sheeep]

nicest icons iv seen yet how did u get them to look so soft and I like the waves v simple

[matomato]

i`m on 3.10 oe can i just reflash the 3.03 oe to use this ? thanx
yes, reflash the 3.03 oe to use this

[RGTG]

Nice topmenu...but I'm waiting for 3.10 support.


Me too :)

Any progress on it?

[et100]

Me too :)

Any progress on it?

same here.. :p

[MaDouL]

Me too :)

Any progress on it?
its not that simple if im right. sony changed the whole rco file and it will be hard to get it to work again.

[FalkT]

How do you make the waves appear even when you have a background on?

I really don't get it :confused:

[dedat]

i think its the background is a custom made 1-12.bm,p and so the waves still apear. or you can use something like pspfiler and the waves should still apear as well
dedat

[Cyclone57]

Wow I love it! :D

[payscrib]

how this thing work? where will i put the "topmenu_plugin.rco" and "thin.rco" in which folder? i'm using 3.03OE-C... hope you can help me... :confused:

[dedat]

u got to recovery and activate falsh 0 thru usb. then you open the VSH/RESOURCE folder on ur pc, renam thin.rco to system_plugin_bg.rco and put it in tha folder, member to back up all files first
dedat

[nafe]

Sweet man! looks well cool. What font is it btw???

[payscrib]

u got to recovery and activate falsh 0 thru usb. then you open the VSH/RESOURCE folder on ur pc, renam thin.rco to system_plugin_bg.rco and put it in tha folder, member to back up all files first
dedat


sori dude, im not following u. what do u mean recovery and activate flash 0? consider me a newbie bout psp stuff.:(

[MaDouL]

sori dude, im not following u. what do u mean recovery and activate flash 0? consider me a newbie bout psp stuff.:(
what firmware version do you have?

[Aeond]

sori dude, im not following u. what do u mean recovery and activate flash 0? consider me a newbie bout psp stuff.:(

Go to the recovery mode of the PSP via pushing the R1 shoulder button when you start it. Then go to "Advanced" and then push "Toggle USB (flash0)".
Now connect your PSP with your PC via an usb-cable.
In the PSP go to the folder "vsh" --> "resource".
Rename the "thin.rco" to "system_plugin.rco" and put it in the resource folder. Replace files if asked.

[dedat]

no worries, just completely switch of the psp, im assuming you are on an OE firmware, once ur psp is completely off hold the right shoulder button and switch it on. it should load up a screen with a few options. use the arrow buttons to go down to advanced settings and press X. connect ur usb cable to your psp and pc. scroll down to toggle flash 0 and press X. on ur pc, a window shpould appear. this is your flash0. you will see some folders, at thia point i advice you to copy all the folders and store them on your computer in case u mess something up. once you have done this open the VSH folder inside here ther shoulde be some more folders]. open the RESOURCE folder, inside ther you can place your topmenu.rco if you are on 303.0e-c or lower and your other rco files. remember to rename your thin. rco to system_plugin.rco before puttin it in the folder.
dedat

[payscrib]

THANK YOU SO MUCH DEDAT and AEOND too for the fast reply!!! i did it... :D

[MaDouL]

il maybe do another color for the icons. any suggestions?

[nevermore_na]

How about red or purple?

Love the icons, best I have ever seen. To bad I'm on 3.10 A2 currently, but I faved this thread so I can install these when I either go back to 3.03 or 3.10 gets improved again so you can change your icons.

Thanks for sharing.

[zubieta]

could you make it red?
it would be nice :D

[evolve]

Please post your waves (system_plugin_bg.rco)!! :) Much Appreciated
And please also post your font (itn0)

[RDJ134]

MaDouL txn for the best icons that are out now.

And Dedat tnx for the explanaiton on how to install those, only 1 question when i want the standard PSP icons back i replace the files i copyd from the flash 0(that i have on me pc now) back on in the flash0??

Both guys tnx again :D

[DrunphO]

Great icons, the only ones that make me think about downgrade to 3.03oe (not because the others were bad, there are anothers great jobs).
Thanks for sharing yours, but what i love to know it's about your discover, about how u can make your icons "fluffy" (i think that was the term u use). How you make the transparency works so nice?

Thanks! Keep the good work!

[Bon Scott]

Really very beautiful, great job!

[cavan]

should i downgrade from 310-oe to 303-oec or should i wait for a god like genuis to let me change in 310 if anybodys brewin any at the moment ill hang on me finks nice xmb by the way:)

[sykotik]

could u post your font? thanks..

[sykotik]

sorry. double post

[dirtyweasel]

I came to this message board tonight to upgrade my 3.03 OE-C after delaying to do it for a few weeks. After seeing this thread, I decided not to. Awesome job! Thanks!

[Mig909]

I can't locate the thin.rco file to rename it? which folder is it in?

[dedat]

thin.rco is a file uploaded a couple of pages back by the creator of this theme. it is the waves u see in his picture. it is not on your psp's flash. if you want to use those waves then download this file http://www.sendspace.com/file/qtb50s and then you rename it to system_plugin.rco and put it in your flash 0 VSH/RESOURCE folder..
dedat

[MaDouL]

thin.rco is a file uploaded a couple of pages back by the creator of this them. it is the waves u see in his picture. it is not on your psp's flash. if you want to use those waves then download this file http://www.sendspace.com/file/qtb50s and then you rename and put it in your flash 0 VSH/RESOURCE folder..
dedat
or just use the Generic Flasher.

[Freakshock]

VERY nice theme !
Which battery icon and font are you using ? can anyone post links please ;) ?

EDIT: Nevermind found them, still havent got the waves working though..

[rmariani]

I went to themes and changed the theme and the waves worked :)
can you tell me where u found the fonts please?

thx

[Freakshock]

I went to themes and changed the theme and the waves worked :)
can you tell me where u found the fonts please?

thx

Think the one from this thread is the same I used that one ;)
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=52001

[dmoney94]

Go to the recovery mode of the PSP via pushing the R1 shoulder button when you start it. Then go to "Advanced" and then push "Toggle USB (flash0)".
Now connect your PSP with your PC via an usb-cable.
In the PSP go to the folder "vsh" --> "resource".
Rename the "thin.rco" to "system_plugin.rco" and put it in the resource folder. Replace files if asked.





I am using 3.03ea and i can't find flash0 in the recovery.can you help me?

[rmariani]

I am using 3.03ea and i can't find flash0 in the recovery.can you help me?


Advanced
Toggle USB (flash0)

[MaDouL]

lol, didnt know so many would like the icons ^__^

[rmariani]

lol, didnt know so many would like the icons ^__^


:)
good work indeed!
I even downgraded from 3.10 just for this.
thx

[Matr1x]

lol, didnt know so many would like the icons ^__^

great work :-)

could you please post your abstract 5 bmp as a 1-12bmp as i cant seem to convert it right. and really want the waves over it.

many thanks

[evolve]

share your waves!! :rolleyes:

[MaDouL]

great work :-)

could you please post your abstract 5 bmp as a 1-12bmp as i cant seem to convert it right. and really want the waves over it.

many thanks
just rename abstract5.bmp to 01-12.bmp

it should work

[MaDouL]

share your waves!! :rolleyes:
i thought i did that allready :P

[Matr1x]

just rename abstract5.bmp to 01-12.bmp

it should work
but dont i need to resize it to 60x34 ???

thanks

[MaDouL]

but dont i need to resize it to 60x34 ???

thanks
lool no. if your using my icons you wont get corrupted icons when you use a bigger wallpaper.

[Matr1x]

lool no. if your using my icons you wont get corrupted icons when you use a bigger wallpaper.
thanks. this worked. had to free up some space on my flash0 to do it. great theme and thanks again.

i removed pops.prx, i assume this is to do with psx emulation, which i do not bother with.

[PsychoGino]

Is it just me or can I no one download from sendspace? It says waiting to download a file but nothing else. . . Can someone upload this somewhere else? Like megaupload?

[PsychoGino]

sorry . . . doublepost

[azayzel]

I am using 3.03ea and i can't find flash0 in the recovery.can you help me?

I had to search around a bit to find this answer as well. Many ppl assume since you're using 3.03OE that you're at C, but like many others here I hadn't seen a need to update to C since everything I needed worked fine as is. Anyway, I got the itch to update my XMB and started digging again. You have to be at v3.03OEC or greater to be able to access the flash0 & flash1 areas, otherwise you'll have the generic recovery areas D_A restricted ppl to so that they wouldn't hurt themselves. You'll need to use the search function of this forum to find the 3.03OEC update, as it hasn't been added to in quite a while (I searched by poster=Dark_Alex and found it right away).

After that, everything will be good to go (don't forget to copy all the contents of flash0 & flash1 to your HDD and savce somewhere you won't mess with, better safe than sorry :eek: )

[MaDouL]

one little fun update.

now the internet icon glow :P

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2p8v4b

just rename it too topmenu_plugin.rco

[sticky_ex]

great work d00d. love it to the max

[Cyn0sure]

I went back to 3.03 oec just for these icons, they look great with my white psp and the high cloud background i made i also use a "smokey" wave that works great with the whole thing.. lovin it!.. just lovin it!, gonna try the new glow one see how that looks... just one question are you able to get it so the icons ...well glow.. when you hover over them like the original? or it that what the update is i know it says internet but i just wanted to know?... thanks for the great icons dude... really nice work!

Edit: just tried the new topmenu plugin and i like the little glow on the internet icon :) but i would like to see it on all of the icons too... anyway ta dude!

some screenies... (looks WAY better on the psp..sharper) added 3 because i just love how the wave effect moves around, it looks like its coming right out of the bright part of the background (just the effect i was after.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7480/screen6nn4.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5051/screen7cu4.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2923/screen8wi6.jpg

[Hackalot]

Ok...for some reason people still don't know how to make the wave effect w/ the background. and here is the answer. Just open any paint tool, the free one is in your windows...it's call paint. Now open up the image you want to edit, then click "save as." JPEG. Now rename this jpeg as 01-12.bmp now go to your recovery menu by holding "R" button and turn on the power. click advance, plug the USB in your computer, then click on flash0. A window should pop up in your comp. open vsh folder, then resource folder. now copy and paste 01-12.bmp. It will ask you if you want to replace the existing one...click yes! now enjoy the wave effect w/ your background. Remember 01-12.bmp is your background, not a wallpaper, so you have to delete your wallpaper in order to have this wave effect.

[azayzel]

Thanks for the quick n00b guide Hackalot, I had no idea how to get the wave to work when I first installed a custom XMB. I'll have to add this to my customization notes for the future. I'm sure there are many here who didn't know this as well, they're probably just lurking, but I'm all for giving credit when it's due. Thanks!

[subdes]

Knows something of this subject? Since I would like to have it complete.
I like themes of this style.
some similarity for white PSP?


Thank you very much beforehand

[koo]

sorry to up this thread, but is there a way to find this theme for 3.40OE firmware?

[viperPSP]

cool themes but can u upload the battery icons plz?

[cntrctkllr]

sorry to up this thread, but is there a way to find this theme for 3.40OE firmware?

thnx for bumping this post other wise i would have never seen these awesome icons. i converted them for my self enjoy

[koo]

thnx for bumping this post other wise i would have never seen these awesome icons. i converted them for my self enjoy

thanx, but it does'nt work.
I've tried to make my own topmenu_plugin too, but in the two cases, the psp has a black screen after reboot (i'm in 3.40 OE)

[cntrctkllr]

thanx, but it does'nt work.
I've tried to make my own topmenu_plugin too, but in the two cases, the psp has a black screen after reboot (i'm in 3.40 OE)


thats pretty odd because i have these icons running on both my psp's right now (both are 3.40 OE), they worked perfectly i dont understand why it doesnt work for you

[koo]

after some test, the problem was not the topmenu_plugin but an option of the recovery mode, I'd to disable the free umd region.
now all il all right.
thanx for the upgrade of this theme

[yykm]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GoldMembr]

Here's the custom subsub icons for this theme. This works for 3.03OE-3.40OE

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zg94lz

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/GoldMembr/screen14.jpg

[Mefeg]

Very Good!

[PixelKiller]

I missed your sub icons GoldMembr.
Could you reupload them please?

[GoldMembr]

I missed your sub icons GoldMembr.
Could you reupload them please?

They are not my sub icons. MaDouL made the icon i just used it to make a matching sub icon rco for the theme. Here it is.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/bly0v1

[hayate]

after some test, the problem was not the topmenu_plugin but an option of the recovery mode, I'd to disable the free umd region.
now all il all right.
thanx for the upgrade of this theme
for some unknow reason mine still shows up the black screen right after the boot and my recovery are all in default settings

also I've turned some options ON and OFF but no go at all:(

anyway thanks cntrctkllr:)

[checkah]

nice thx very much:rolleyes:

[Cyclone57]

Hey, can anybody help me? For some reason, backgrounds don't seem to work properly in conjunction with the custom waves, I tried it for a different XMB, the background file 01-12.bmp is definitely there and it just brings up a white screen. :(

[Grapsyc]

First off, incredible job MaDouL! This is by far the best icons I have ever seen!

I'm having a little trouble trying to get thin.rco to work with the background.

I have renamed abstract5.bmp to 01-12.bmp, and placed that in my resource folder. I have renamed thin.rco to system_plugin_bg.rco and put that in the resource folder as well.

So far, so good, right? Well in order to see the wavy line, I have to disable wallpaper (Do Not Use), but when I do so, all I get is an all white background, and I can barely see the menu selections.

What am I doing wrong? Do I have to reboot or something after my screen is all white or what? And for theme, do I pick original or the first white box I see underneath?

I am running 3.40 OE-A.

Thanks if you can help me out.

[RAHUL.P]

dude its really awesome ,but i cant download it

[akiraXTC]

can someone please upload the background from the first site....? i would need it for my 3.40 oe...! ;)
so, background and teh batterie-icon would be fine, modified for 3.40 ofcourse.
thanks, anyways for this great theme, i love it! ;)
edit: well, the complete theme-pack for 3.40-oe would be fine....! :D