Skip to content

Installation Guide for NextUI

This guide will help you install Grout on TrimUI devices running NextUI.

Tested Devices

Grout has been tested on the following devices running NextUI:

Manufacturer Device
TrimUI Brick
TrimUI Smart Pro

Prerequisites

  • TrimUI device with NextUI installed on an SD card
  • Device connected to a Wi-Fi network

Installation Steps

Note

Grout is temporarily unavailable in the Pak Store. The new version numbering scheme (v4.6.0.0) requires non-standard semver support which is coming in the next Pak Store release. Please use manual installation for now.

  1. Launch the NextUI Pak Store from the Tools menu.
  2. Navigate to the ROM Management category.
  3. Select Grout and install.
  4. Launch Grout from the Tools menu and enjoy!

Method 2: Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest Grout release for NextUI.
  2. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  3. Place the Grout.pak directory into SD_ROOT/Tools/tg5040.
  4. Launch Grout from the Tools menu and enjoy!

Update

  1. Launch the NextUI Pak Store from the Tools menu.
  2. If there are updates available, you will see an entry in the menu name Available Pak Updates. Navigate to it
  3. Select Grout and update.
  4. Launch Grout from the Tools menu and enjoy the latest version!

Manual update

To update Grout, simply download the latest release and replace the existing Grout folder in your SD_ROOT/Tools/tg5040 directory. If you have made any custom configurations, ensure to back them up before replacing the folder. Be sure to keep the config.json file if you do not want to authenticate again, and configure platforms folder mappings again.

Next Steps

After installation is complete, check out the User Guide to learn how to use Grout.