diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_applytheme b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_applytheme
index f241e76..ebdbe5a 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_applytheme
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_applytheme
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 source $mountpoint/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars
 script_init
 
-"$om_scripts/gen_splash" /tmp/om_splash.png THEME_SAVING && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png >/dev/fb0
+omSplash THEME_SAVING
 
 name="diy_theme"
 i=1
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_preview b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_preview
index d6d646e..a69c175 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_preview
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_preview
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 source $mountpoint/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars
 script_init
 
-"$om_scripts/gen_splash" /tmp/om_splash.png THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png >/dev/fb0
+omSplash THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING
 if [ ! -f "$b_file" ]; then
   sed '1,2d' $om_theme_script >"$b_file"
   echo "themeSelector" >"$p_file"
@@ -31,9 +31,4 @@ fi
 source "$b_file"
 themeSelector
 
-echo "usleep 20000; \
-uistart; \
-chmenu 001; \
-usleep 200000; \
-chmenu 000; \
-/etc/init.d/S8103OptionsMenu restart " >/var/exec.flag
+omReloadMenuLater /etc/init.d/S8103OptionsMenu restart
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_removediy b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_removediy
index 27275da..d0d2a50 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_removediy
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/creator/scripts/om_removediy
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 source $mountpoint/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars
 script_init
 
+# a previewed DIY stays bound over the UI until the theme is mounted again
+diy_bound=""
+awk '$4 ~ /^\/diy_theme\// { found = 1 } END { exit !found }' /proc/self/mountinfo && diy_bound=1
+
 diyThemeRemover
 
-$options_menu/lib/theme_manager --commandPath $om_mod_gen_cmds/ --scriptPath $om_mod_gen_scripts --title "$om_title" &
+if [ -n "$diy_bound" ]; then
+  omSplash THEME_RESTORING
+  omReloadMenuLater /etc/init.d/S8103OptionsMenu restart
+else
+  $options_menu/lib/theme_manager --commandPath $om_mod_gen_cmds/ --scriptPath $om_mod_gen_scripts --title "$om_title" &
+fi
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/de-DE.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/de-DE.lang
index 60f8e13..543e306 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/de-DE.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/de-DE.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Bitte warten . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Assets werden geladen...
 THEME_SAVING=Eigenes Theme wird gespeichert...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Themenvorschau wird geladen...
+THEME_RESTORING=Design wird wiederhergestellt...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Design wird übernommen
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Neustart läuft . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Dieses Design ist aktiv und kann nicht entfernt werden.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/en-US.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/en-US.lang
index a375a4e..9dbbb5c 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/en-US.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/en-US.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Please Wait . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Loading assets...
 THEME_SAVING=Saving custom theme...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Loading theme preview...
+THEME_RESTORING=Restoring the theme...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Applying Theme
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Rebooting Now . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=This theme is in use and can't be removed.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/es-ES.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/es-ES.lang
index eb8beab..ab6e562 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/es-ES.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/es-ES.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Espere Por Favor . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Cargando recursos...
 THEME_SAVING=Guardando tema personalizado...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Cargando vista previa del tema...
+THEME_RESTORING=Restaurando el tema...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Aplicando Tema
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Reiniciando Ahora . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Este tema está en uso y no se puede eliminar.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/fr-FR.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/fr-FR.lang
index dc81e90..fe6055f 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/fr-FR.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/fr-FR.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Veuillez Patienter . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Chargement des ressources...
 THEME_SAVING=Enregistrement du thème personnalisé...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Chargement de l'aperçu du thème...
+THEME_RESTORING=Restauration du thème...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Application du Thème
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Redémarrage en Cours . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Ce thème est utilisé et ne peut pas être supprimé.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/it-IT.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/it-IT.lang
index 43f9b64..420a31d 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/it-IT.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/it-IT.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Attendere Prego . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Caricamento risorse...
 THEME_SAVING=Salvataggio tema personalizzato...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Caricamento anteprima tema...
+THEME_RESTORING=Ripristino del tema...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Applicazione del Tema in Corso
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Riavvio in Corso . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Questo tema è in uso e non può essere eliminato.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ja-JP.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ja-JP.lang
index 0574f37..0d5ae87 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ja-JP.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ja-JP.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=おまちください . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Assetをよみこみちゅう...
 THEME_SAVING=じぶんのThemeをほぞんちゅう...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Themeのpreviewをよみこみちゅう...
+THEME_RESTORING=Themeをもとにもどしています...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Themeを てきようしています
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=さいきどうしています . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=このテーマは使用中のため削除できません。
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/nl-NL.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/nl-NL.lang
index 06d6bf3..03737ba 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/nl-NL.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/nl-NL.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Even Geduld . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Assets worden geladen...
 THEME_SAVING=Eigen thema wordt opgeslagen...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Themavoorbeeld wordt geladen...
+THEME_RESTORING=Thema wordt hersteld...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Thema Wordt Toegepast
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Nu Herstarten . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Dit thema wordt gebruikt en kan niet worden verwijderd.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/pt-PT.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/pt-PT.lang
index c1d6711..99ccf98 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/pt-PT.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/pt-PT.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Aguarde Por Favor . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=A carregar recursos...
 THEME_SAVING=A guardar tema personalizado...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=A carregar pré-visualização do tema...
+THEME_RESTORING=A repor o tema...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=A Aplicar o Tema
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=A Reiniciar Agora . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Este tema está em uso e não pode ser removido.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ru-RU.lang b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ru-RU.lang
index 423f19a..027b400 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ru-RU.lang
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/lang/ru-RU.lang
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ THEME_MOVING_LINE2=Пожалуйста, подождите . . .
 THEME_LOADING_ASSETS=Загрузка ресурсов...
 THEME_SAVING=Сохранение своей темы...
 THEME_PREVIEW_LOADING=Загрузка предпросмотра темы...
+THEME_RESTORING=Восстановление темы...
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE1=Применение Темы
 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2=Перезагрузка . . .
 THEME_DELETE_IN_USE=Эта тема используется и не может быть удалена.
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_overlaythmcript b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_overlaythmcript
index 466eabc..fd7da43 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_overlaythmcript
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_overlaythmcript
@@ -15,11 +15,83 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
+# corrected copies of theme files, at their path under the UI; they sit on top of the theme.
+# /var is already a tmpfs at boot, where /tmp is still the NAND
+theme_fixes="$mountpoint/var/theme_fixes"
+
+themeFixesUnbind() {
+  awk -v dir="$original_theme/" 'index($5, dir) == 1 && $4 ~ /\/theme_fixes\// { print $5 }' /proc/self/mountinfo |
+    sed -n '1!G;h;$p' | while IFS= read -r fix; do
+    umount "$fix"
+  done
+  rm -rf "$theme_fixes"
+}
+
+# the USA/EUR firmwares name the s/m/l fonts *.font and the Super Famicom *.fnt;
+# the UI exits when dependencies.json lists one that isn't there
+themeDepsFix() {
+  local deps="$original_theme/dependencies.json"
+  local fixed="$theme_fixes/dependencies.json"
+  local font other
+  [ -f "$deps" ] || return 0
+  mkdir -p "$theme_fixes"
+  cp -f "$deps" "$fixed"
+  for font in $(grep -o '"/fonts/[^"]*"' "$deps" | tr -d '"'); do
+    [ -e "$original_theme/resources$font" ] && continue
+    case "$font" in
+    *.font) other="${font%.font}.fnt" ;;
+    *.fnt) other="${font%.fnt}.font" ;;
+    *) continue ;;
+    esac
+    [ -e "$original_theme/resources$other" ] && sed -i "s#\"$font\"#\"$other\"#" "$fixed"
+  done
+  if cmp -s "$deps" "$fixed"; then
+    rm -f "$fixed"
+  else
+    mount -o bind "$fixed" "$deps"
+  fi
+}
+
+# byte offset of the first occurrence of $2 in file $1
+byteOffset() {
+  local want
+  want="$(printf '%s' "$2" | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')"
+  od -An -v -tx1 "$1" | tr -s ' ' '\n' | grep . | awk -v want="$want" -v n="${#2}" '
+    { s = s $1; if (length(s) > 2 * n) s = substr(s, 3); if (s == want) { print NR - n; exit } }'
+}
+
+# each firmware reads only its own palette (env_<region>.lua loads colors_<region>); a theme made
+# for another region gets its colors_*.lua renamed in place (same length) and bound over this one
+themeColorsFix() {
+  local env_dir="$original_theme/resources/scripts/env"
+  local theme_env="$full_theme_path/resources/scripts/env"
+  local region src fixed offset
+  for region in jpn usa eur; do
+    [ -f "$env_dir/env_$region.lua" ] && break
+  done
+  [ -f "$env_dir/env_$region.lua" ] && [ ! -f "$theme_env/colors_$region.lua" ] || return 0
+  for src in usa eur jpn; do
+    [ -f "$theme_env/colors_$src.lua" ] && break
+  done
+  [ -f "$theme_env/colors_$src.lua" ] || return 0
+  fixed="$theme_fixes/resources/scripts/env/colors_$region.lua"
+  mkdir -p "${fixed%/*}"
+  cp -f "$theme_env/colors_$src.lua" "$fixed"
+  offset="$(byteOffset "$fixed" "colors_$src")"
+  if [ -z "$offset" ]; then
+    rm -f "$fixed"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  printf 'colors_%s' "$region" | dd of="$fixed" bs=1 seek="$offset" conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
+  mount -o bind "$fixed" "$env_dir/colors_$region.lua"
+}
+
 fontBindFix() {
   [ ! -f "${font_path}/title.fnt.backup" ] && cp "${font_path}/title.fnt" "${font_path}/title.fnt.backup"
   for font_name in title s m l small medium large; do
     if [ "$1" == "backup" ] && [ -f "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" ]; then
-      cp "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" "${font_path}/${font_name}.fnt"
+      cmp -s "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" "${font_path}/${font_name}.fnt" ||
+        cp "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" "${font_path}/${font_name}.fnt"
     elif [ "$font_name" == "title" ]; then
       cp "${font_path}/title.fnt.backup" "${font_path}/title.fnt"
     else
@@ -75,8 +147,9 @@ themeSelector() {
 
   local font_path="$mountpoint/media/$modname/fonts"
   [ ! -d "$font_path" ] && font_path="$rootfs/usr/share/fonts"
-  local title_font="$font_path/title.fnt"
-  local title_theme_font="$full_theme_path/fonts/title.fnt"
+
+  # an install leaves the placeholder until a theme is applied from the menu
+  [ "$selected_theme" = "CHANGEME" ] && return 0
 
   if [ "$selected_theme" != "$previous_theme" ] || [ ! -f "$last_theme" ] || [ ! -f "$active_theme_file" ]; then
     echo "$selected_theme" >"$last_theme"
@@ -84,21 +157,27 @@ themeSelector() {
   fi
 
   if [ -d "$full_theme_path/fonts" ]; then
-    if [ "$(cksum "$title_font" | awk '{ print $1; }')" != "$(cksum "$title_theme_font" | awk '{ print $1; }')" ]; then
-      fontBindFix "backup"
-    fi
+    fontBindFix "backup"
   else
     fontBindFix "restore"
   fi
 
+  themeFixesUnbind
   mountpoint -q "$original_theme" && umount "$original_theme"
   [ -d "$full_theme_path" ] && mount -t overlayfs -o lowerdir="$original_theme",upperdir="$full_theme_path" overlayfs "$original_theme"
+  themeDepsFix
+  themeColorsFix
   local cl_functions="$rootfs/etc/options_menu/console_language/scripts/cl_functions"
   if [ -f "$cl_functions" ]; then
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     source "$cl_functions"
     clInit
-    clUmountLang
-    clMountLang
+    # older Console Language releases have no clRebind
+    if type clRebind >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      clRebind
+    else
+      clUmountLang
+      clMountLang
+    fi
   fi
 }
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_themescript b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_themescript
index b14a668..914f597 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_themescript
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_themescript
@@ -35,11 +35,83 @@ unbindThemeMounts() {
   [ -n "$mount_points" ] && echo "$mount_points" | xargs umount
 }
 
+# corrected copies of theme files, at their path under the UI; they sit on top of the theme.
+# /var is already a tmpfs at boot, where /tmp is still the NAND
+theme_fixes="$mountpoint/var/theme_fixes"
+
+themeFixesUnbind() {
+  awk -v dir="$original_theme/" 'index($5, dir) == 1 && $4 ~ /\/theme_fixes\// { print $5 }' /proc/self/mountinfo |
+    sed -n '1!G;h;$p' | while IFS= read -r fix; do
+    umount "$fix"
+  done
+  rm -rf "$theme_fixes"
+}
+
+# the USA/EUR firmwares name the s/m/l fonts *.font and the Super Famicom *.fnt;
+# the UI exits when dependencies.json lists one that isn't there
+themeDepsFix() {
+  local deps="$original_theme/dependencies.json"
+  local fixed="$theme_fixes/dependencies.json"
+  local font other
+  [ -f "$deps" ] || return 0
+  mkdir -p "$theme_fixes"
+  cp -f "$deps" "$fixed"
+  for font in $(grep -o '"/fonts/[^"]*"' "$deps" | tr -d '"'); do
+    [ -e "$original_theme/resources$font" ] && continue
+    case "$font" in
+    *.font) other="${font%.font}.fnt" ;;
+    *.fnt) other="${font%.fnt}.font" ;;
+    *) continue ;;
+    esac
+    [ -e "$original_theme/resources$other" ] && sed -i "s#\"$font\"#\"$other\"#" "$fixed"
+  done
+  if cmp -s "$deps" "$fixed"; then
+    rm -f "$fixed"
+  else
+    mount -o bind "$fixed" "$deps"
+  fi
+}
+
+# byte offset of the first occurrence of $2 in file $1
+byteOffset() {
+  local want
+  want="$(printf '%s' "$2" | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')"
+  od -An -v -tx1 "$1" | tr -s ' ' '\n' | grep . | awk -v want="$want" -v n="${#2}" '
+    { s = s $1; if (length(s) > 2 * n) s = substr(s, 3); if (s == want) { print NR - n; exit } }'
+}
+
+# each firmware reads only its own palette (env_<region>.lua loads colors_<region>); a theme made
+# for another region gets its colors_*.lua renamed in place (same length) and bound over this one
+themeColorsFix() {
+  local env_dir="$original_theme/resources/scripts/env"
+  local theme_env="$full_theme_path/resources/scripts/env"
+  local region src fixed offset
+  for region in jpn usa eur; do
+    [ -f "$env_dir/env_$region.lua" ] && break
+  done
+  [ -f "$env_dir/env_$region.lua" ] && [ ! -f "$theme_env/colors_$region.lua" ] || return 0
+  for src in usa eur jpn; do
+    [ -f "$theme_env/colors_$src.lua" ] && break
+  done
+  [ -f "$theme_env/colors_$src.lua" ] || return 0
+  fixed="$theme_fixes/resources/scripts/env/colors_$region.lua"
+  mkdir -p "${fixed%/*}"
+  cp -f "$theme_env/colors_$src.lua" "$fixed"
+  offset="$(byteOffset "$fixed" "colors_$src")"
+  if [ -z "$offset" ]; then
+    rm -f "$fixed"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  printf 'colors_%s' "$region" | dd of="$fixed" bs=1 seek="$offset" conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
+  mount -o bind "$fixed" "$env_dir/colors_$region.lua"
+}
+
 fontBindFix() {
   [ ! -f "${font_path}/title.fnt.backup" ] && cp "${font_path}/title.fnt" "${font_path}/title.fnt.backup"
   for font_name in title s m l small medium large; do
     if [ "$1" == "backup" ] && [ -f "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" ]; then
-      cp "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" "${font_path}/${font_name}.fnt"
+      cmp -s "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" "${font_path}/${font_name}.fnt" ||
+        cp "$full_theme_path/fonts/${font_name}.fnt" "${font_path}/${font_name}.fnt"
     elif [ "$font_name" == "title" ]; then
       cp "${font_path}/title.fnt.backup" "${font_path}/title.fnt"
     else
@@ -169,8 +241,6 @@ themeSelector() {
   local full_theme_path="$themes_path/$selected_theme"
   local font_path="$mountpoint/media/$modname/fonts"
   [ ! -d "$font_path" ] && font_path="$rootfs/usr/share/fonts"
-  local title_font="$font_path/title.fnt"
-  local theme_font_path="$full_theme_path/fonts"
 
   local silent_wav="$rootfs/usr/share/themes/bgm_boot.wav"
   local music_path="$mountpoint/media/$modname/music_menu"
@@ -210,6 +280,9 @@ themeSelector() {
     full_theme_path="$diy_theme"
   fi
 
+  # an install leaves the placeholder until a theme is applied from the menu
+  [ "$selected_theme" = "CHANGEME" ] && [ "$full_theme_path" != "$diy_theme" ] && return 0
+
   if [ "$selected_theme" != "$previous_theme" ] || [ ! -f "$last_theme" ] || [ ! -f "$active_theme_file" ]; then
     echo "$selected_theme" >"$last_theme"
     echo "$full_theme_path" >"$active_theme_file"
@@ -222,12 +295,13 @@ themeSelector() {
     return 0
   fi
 
-  if [ -d "$theme_font_path" ]; then
-    cmp -s "$title_font" "$theme_font_path/title.fnt" || fontBindFix "backup"
+  if [ -d "$full_theme_path/fonts" ]; then
+    fontBindFix "backup"
   else
     fontBindFix "restore"
   fi
 
+  themeFixesUnbind
   unbindThemeMounts
   while grep -q " $original_theme overlayfs " /proc/mounts; do
     umount -l "$original_theme" || break
@@ -252,14 +326,21 @@ themeSelector() {
     done
   fi
   [ -n "$assigned_music" ] && musicHackBind "$music_path/$assigned_music" "$music_path/$assigned_music" "$original_theme_audio"
+  themeDepsFix
+  themeColorsFix
 
   local cl_functions="$rootfs/etc/options_menu/console_language/scripts/cl_functions"
   if [ -f "$cl_functions" ]; then
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     source "$cl_functions"
     clInit
-    clUmountLang
-    clMountLang
+    # older Console Language releases have no clRebind
+    if type clRebind >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      clRebind
+    else
+      clUmountLang
+      clMountLang
+    fi
   fi
   [ -z "$mountpoint" ] && echo "$applied" >"$applied_file"
 }
diff --git a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars
index 8e00292..da68d4d 100644
--- a/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars
+++ b/mod/etc/options_menu/themes/scripts/om_vars
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ migrateThemes() {
   for item in "$nand_theme_path"/*; do
     name="${item##*/}"
     if [ "$name" != "$sfregion" ] && [ ! -e "$theme_path/$name" ]; then
-      "$om_scripts/gen_splash" /tmp/om_splash.png THEME_MOVING_LINE1 THEME_MOVING_LINE2 && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png > /dev/fb0
+      omSplash THEME_MOVING_LINE1 THEME_MOVING_LINE2
       break
     fi
   done
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ themeLoader() {
 sed -i \"s/selected_theme=\\\"CHANGEME\\\"/selected_theme=\\\"${thm}\\\"/g;\" \"$b_file\"
 " >> "$thm_script.sh"
 
-    echo "\"\$om_scripts/gen_splash\" /tmp/om_splash.png THEME_APPLYING_LINE1 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2 && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png > /dev/fb0
+    echo "omSplash THEME_APPLYING_LINE1 THEME_APPLYING_LINE2
 sleep 1
     hakchi reboot" >> "$thm_script.sh"
 
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ removeRegionalTheme() {
 }
 
 getThemeList() {
-  "$om_scripts/gen_splash" /tmp/om_splash.png THEME_LIST_DOWNLOADING_LINE1 THEME_LIST_DOWNLOADING_LINE2 && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png > /dev/fb0
+  omSplash THEME_LIST_DOWNLOADING_LINE1 THEME_LIST_DOWNLOADING_LINE2
   cd "$om_mod_sub" || exit
 
   if [ ! -x "$om_scripts/downloader" ]; then
-    "$om_scripts/gen_splash" /tmp/om_splash.png DOWNLOADER_MISSING_LINE1 DOWNLOADER_MISSING_LINE2 && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png > /dev/fb0
+    omSplash DOWNLOADER_MISSING_LINE1 DOWNLOADER_MISSING_LINE2
     sleep 3
     return 1
   fi
@@ -459,10 +459,12 @@ injectFile() {
 
     if ! grep -q "# themeselector" "$injected_file"; then
       if [ "$scrpt" = "chmenu" ]; then
+        # sed -i gives the rootfs file a new inode, which /bin keeps hiding until a reboot
         # shellcheck disable=SC1004
-        sed -i '/^overmount_games.*/a  # themeselector fix \
+        sed '/^overmount_games.*/a  # themeselector fix \
 themeSelector \
-fontFix' "/var/lib/hakchi/rootfs/bin/chmenu"
+fontFix' /bin/chmenu >/tmp/chmenu.new && cat /tmp/chmenu.new >/bin/chmenu
+        rm -f /tmp/chmenu.new
       fi
 
       if [ "$scrpt" = "fontfix" ]; then
@@ -532,14 +534,7 @@ themeGenerator() {
   return "$rc"
 }
 
-freeSpaceKb() {
-  df -Pk "$1" | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'
-}
 
-unpackedSizeKb() {
-  size_kb=$(( $(tail -c4 "$1" | od -An -tu4) / 1024 + 1 ))
-  echo $(( size_kb + size_kb / 10 ))
-}
 
 urlEncodeName() {
   printf '%s' "$1" | sed 's/%/%25/g; s/#/%23/g; s/?/%3F/g'
@@ -608,20 +603,10 @@ abortDownload() {
 }
 
 unpackTheme() {
-  tarball="${system_name}.$1.tar.gz"
   unpacking="$1"
-  if [ "$(freeSpaceKb .)" -lt "$(unpackedSizeKb "$tarball")" ]; then
-    dl_rc=3
-    gzip -t "$tarball" 2> /dev/null || dl_rc=1
-  elif ! tar -xzf "$tarball"; then
-    dl_rc=1
-    [ "$(freeSpaceKb .)" -lt 1024 ] && dl_rc=3
-  else
-    remove "$tarball"
-    unpacking=""
-    return 0
-  fi
-  rm -rf "$tarball" "$1" "$1.png"
+  omUnpack "${system_name}.$1.tar.gz" .
+  dl_rc=$?
+  [ "$dl_rc" = 0 ] || rm -rf "$1" "$1.png"
   unpacking=""
   return "$dl_rc"
 }
@@ -849,7 +834,7 @@ diySpriteSelector() {
 }
 
 diyThemeChecker() {
-  [ "$1" = "loader" ] && { "$om_scripts/gen_splash" /tmp/om_splash.png THEME_LOADING_ASSETS && decodepng /tmp/om_splash.png > /dev/fb0; }
+  [ "$1" = "loader" ] && omSplash THEME_LOADING_ASSETS
 
   [ ! -d "$diy_theme_path" ] && mkdir -p "$diy_theme_path"
 
diff --git a/mod/install b/mod/install
index 2405022..eb41ce8 100644
--- a/mod/install
+++ b/mod/install
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ if [ -f "$theme_cfg" ] && ! grep -q "^ActiveThemeBorder=" "$theme_cfg"; then
   echo "ActiveThemeBorder=76,175,110" >> "$theme_cfg"
 fi
 
+# the previous version's uninstall strips the chmenu hook; at boot the rootfs write shows at once
+if ! grep -q "# themeselector fix" "$rootfs/bin/chmenu"; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1004
+  sed -i '/^overmount_games.*/a  # themeselector fix \
+themeSelector \
+fontFix' "$rootfs/bin/chmenu"
+fi
+
 sed '1,2d' "$om_themes_scripts/om_themescript" >"$b_file"
 [ ! -f "$p_file" ] && echo themeSelector >"$p_file"