nullsec theme fails to load

[f3bandit]

Nullsec theme for wifi pineapple pager fails to load, and reverts back to the wargames theme.

[bad-antics]

Hey @f3bandit — sorry for the delay, let's get you sorted.

"Reverts back to wargames" almost always means the pager firmware rejected the theme manifest as invalid or couldn't find it where it expected. A few things to check:

1. Confirm what firmware you're on

ssh root@172.16.52.1 'cat /etc/pineapple_release 2>/dev/null; cat /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null'

The NullSec theme was built against theme_framework_version: 0.5. If your firmware moved to 0.6+, a few manifest keys changed and the loader silently falls back to wargames. I'll cut a 0.6-compatible theme release if that's what you're on.

2. Confirm the theme actually landed on the device

ssh root@172.16.52.1 'ls -la /mmc/root/themes/nullsec/ && cat /mmc/root/themes/nullsec/theme.json | head -5'

If that directory is empty, install.sh bailed out silently (usually a partial scp). Try reinstalling with verbose output:

bash -x ./install.sh 2>&1 | tee install.log

and check install.log for any [!] Theme install failed lines.

3. Check the pager's own error log while switching themes

While you tap nullsec → wargames-revert, tail this in another SSH session:

ssh root@172.16.52.1 'tail -f /tmp/messages /var/log/messages 2>/dev/null'

The loader prints the offending component path right before it gives up. Paste that line here and I can point at the exact broken component.

Quickest brute-force fix if you just want it running today — reinstall with a clean slate:

ssh root@172.16.52.1 'rm -rf /mmc/root/themes/nullsec'
./install.sh
ssh root@172.16.52.1 'sync && reboot'

Let me know the firmware version and the /tmp/messages output and I'll push a patch.