*GUIDE* Dual Booting RasPlex with Raspbian/Pidora/etc.

[system]

Probably due to mismatch of kernel and firmware, Rasplex releases always use the latest at the time of release.

Regards

[erikendswithak]

I have a quad boot setup. Worked perfectly but I reset Rasplex and there is no links to launch retropie anymore. What is the script that you use to add the launch other boots?

[Rasnas]

@erikendswithak said:
I have a quad boot setup. Worked perfectly but I reset Rasplex and there is no links to launch retropie anymore. What is the script that you use to add the launch other boots?

How did you set up these links in the first place? Are you using the berryboot or the NOOBS method?
Maybe check in settings if you previously used a modified skin, after resetting it propably switched back to the default skin.

[erikendswithak]

How did you set up these links in the first place? Are you using the berryboot or the NOOBS method?
Maybe check in settings if you previously used a modified skin, after resetting it propably switched back to the default skin.

The plex default skin was edited to include the link. However, I find the default skin displays messed up (Yellow bars on top of titles, server names display over menu titles, etc). The black edition is what I have on now and it looks perfect, so I would like to edit this one if possible. I have found the scripts. How can I edit a plex skin?

Here is a link to how I mult-booted:
multibootpi.com

[Rasnas]

@erikendswithak said:
The plex default skin was edited to include the link. However, I find the default skin displays messed up (Yellow bars on top of titles, server names display over menu titles, etc).

I’ve seen this one time when i updated rasplex while i had an edited default skin. Maybe you can try a reset if that is the case, and then make a copy of the default skin and modify that. (take a full sdcard backup first)

I don’t use the Black edition theme, so i can’t help you with that. Here is what i do:

#Copy the entire Unmodified default skin directory to the appropriate place:
cp -R /usr/share/XBMC/addons/skin.plex/ /storage/.plexht/addons/skin.dual/

#Give it a different name so that you can select it later in the preferences menu
nano /storage/.plexht/addons/skin.dual/addon.xml
#edit  id="skin.plex" to id="skin.NEWNAME" and name="OpenPHT" to name="NEWNAME"

#Now we have to edit the buttons in the secondary menu
nano /storage/.plexht/addons/skin.dual/720p/LeftSideMenu.xml

#Here you can find buttons that you don't use and replace them with ones that boot into the OS of your choice. All buttons are encountered twice in this xml, so make sure you edit both entries. I will give you an example of mine below.

#Look for id="112" (with ctrl+W if using nano)

<item id="112">
				<description>Launch RetroPie</description>
				<label>Launch RetroPie</label>
				<onclick>Dialog.Close(4998)</onclick>
				<onclick>System.Exec(/storage/ss/games.sh)</onclick>
				<visible>System.isSystem(openelec) + [ !System.UserIsRestricted | Skin.HasSetting(ShowRestrictedPowerOptions) ]</visible>
			</item>

<item id="112">
				<description>Launch RetroPie</description>
				<label>$LOCALIZE[31960]</label>
				<onclick>Dialog.Close(4998)</onclick>
				<onclick>noop</onclick>
				<visible>!System.isSystem(rasplex)</visible>
			</item>

#The line <onclick>System.Exec(/storage/ss/games.sh)</onclick> is important because it points to the location of your script (make sure it is executable!)

I’m not a developer, but i discovered this from “reverse engineering” the multibootpi images and lots of googling. Hope it helps.

I might make a guide from the ground up next time i configure my main multiboot image (next rasplex release propably).