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vkeios
May 7, 2007



Just use 6.60 Pro-C1. Its updated frequently and it works on all the PSPs, even those 3000s or Gos or whatever psp model you mistakenly think it won't work on. Also C2 breaks playing PS1 games, so stick with C1. You can grab C1 here.

Seeing as PSP homebrew doesn't have to involve outdated psp models, hacked batteries, and replacing the firmware anymore; its probably time for a new thread. First off, lets go over some terms that will be commonly used in this thread:

Official Firmware (OFW): That firmware that Sony put on your PSP. Its almost always abbreviated, presumably to annoy people who don't know what it means.

Signed homebrew: Signing a homebrew allows it to be run on OFW. Though some emulators and iso loaders can't be signed. There's lists of already signed homebrew at Wololo.net and PSP-Hacks, or you can use PSCRYPTER to sign things.

Homebrew Enablers (HEN)/Lite Custom Firmware (LCFW) (LCFW is a trendy name for full-featured HENs): Kind of like CFW except they work on all PSPs and they must be reran after every reboot of your PSP.

6.20/6.35/6.39/6.60 PRO-C1 is shiny, new(ish), and supports an online server for adhoc-only games. For now, grab Pro-C1 somewhere that isn't the code.google.
6.60 LME: Neur0n, a pretty talented developer, has also made a LCFW for the hell of it. He uses his twitter to announce updates (He does speak English).

Custom Firmware (CFW): A permanent replacement of Sony's firmware, but only for PSP-1000s or non-TA088v3 PSP-2000s. They're all really outdated, so don't bother using these.

5.00 M33-6: Its over 2 years old now.
5.50 GEN-D3: Can corrupt your saves if you install it.

XMB (Xross Media Bar): Sony's dumb name for the menu where you pick what game you want to play. Its also called VSH, which is where the VSH menu (If you're running HEN/CFW, go press select when in the XMB) got its name from.

Recovery Menu: A menu with a bunch of settings to play with, some of them are pretty useful. If using a CFW or LCFW, you can access it by holding the R trigger while booting your PSP. Pro-B also lets you access it from the VSH menu.


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For people just looking for quick info:


Lastly, you shouldn't need to mess with pandora batteries anymore, but Sir Unimaginative wrote a tutorial on them if you need to make one for some reason.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Feb 19, 2013 around 00:57

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vkeios
May 7, 2007



Cool poo poo to do with your (Light) Custom Firmware.
Recovery Menu
Look in the VSH Menu (press select while in the xmb) for this; also if you got a permanent patch try holding down the R trigger when you boot your PSP. Some of the options there are pretty neat:

CPU Speed Allows you to change the speed in the XMB or during gameplay. Allows a choice between 222MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, 333MHz or Default.
Plugins Allows you to configure the plugins you have installed on your PSP.
Registry Hacks Allows you to change your accept button to x or o depending on if you want japanese or american style settings.

Configuration
ISO Mode Allows you to run games without having to have a UMD in your PSP. There are a few options in here, but the Inferno one tends to have better compatibility overall. Still, if a game won't run with one, try another.

Advanced
Most people won't use these. But you might want to try experimenting with Memory Stick Speedup and Use ISO Cache.


PSX on your PSP
Ok, so this has confused enough people already. Here is how to put PSX games that you own on your PSP.
  • Grab ImpalerPSX or another Popstation GUI (PSX2PSP).
  • Grab your PSX game, and convert it to ISO, BIN, IMG, MDF, whichever format you please using whichever program, except NRG by Nero or whatever it's called because that won't work. This is not SH/SC so I'm not going through how to make an image file.
  • Open up ImpalerPSX, browse and find your PSX Image.
  • It should automatically choose your game ID and title your game. If it doesn't browse the web and find your Title or game ID. There's a pretty good site for this here. For some games, such as Suikoden II and Final Fantasy VIII, you may have to change some of the details to get it working properly.
  • Click Create.
  • When it's finished, transfer from your computer to your PSP, place it in it's own folder in the GAME folder
  • Congratulations, you can now play your awesome Excavator Simulator on the train.

You may have noticed the bottom half of the program. Basically, you can make your ISO pretty, by changing the background picture that comes up, or the icon, or playing music in the background. Once you get the hang of it it's fairly easy to do, but that's beyond the scope of this walkthrough. If you're interested in looking into it, there is a website, located here that has a whole heap of backgrounds and icons and movies and music that you can use, if you so desire, so once you feel confident, go nuts. isn't a site for this. So have fun using MSPaint or something.

Lastly, if you're having trouble running a PSX game; take a look at this compatibility database I threw up on google docs. You may notice that they often suggest running a game under a specific firmware version, that doesn't mean you have to downgrade or something difficult. Just download and install Popsloader instead. You will also need to obtain the original Sony firmware EBOOT.PBP files for each firmware version you want to use (See the installer's readme for what to do with them).

Homebrew
And finally we're down to the nitty gritty. These links probably are broken, so please mind the mess.

Emulators
Gameboy Color/Sega Master System (And Game Gear)
NES: NesterJ or FCEU (supports weird stuff like Chinese FF7)
SNES: Euphoria or s9xTYL (Euphoria can be buggy)
Sega Master System/Game Gear
Genesis/Sega CD (Can be signed)
PC-Engine/TurboGrafx 16: "PSPHUGO" or "PCE for PSP"
ScummVM
Nintendo 64
GBA: gpSP Kai or gpSP-J (there's an english option. look for 言語, the eboot is also signed) Requires a gba bios - Do not ask for one here or you're loving retarded.
e[mulator] Supports Wonderswan, Game Gear, Gameboy and more.

Games
Cave Story Back before it was in 3D, it got a pretty decent port to the PSP.
Meritous: Imagine Zelda with psychic powers. A port of a PC game.
Aquaria A port, requires files from your pc version (Check Steam) and some work to get running.
Mobile Assault: A love letter to those old Desert Strike games.
Wagic A trading card game that is in no way inspired by a similarly named game.

Translated Games (some are in progress)
Grand Knights History: by our very own Gyoru. This game is coming out in the US though, so you'll want to just wait.
Hatsune Miku Project Diva: rhythm gaming with the not-real girl from those Toyota commercials.
Idolmaster SP: I've never played an Idolmaster, so I don't know what the gently caress is going on with it.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd: we got a thread about these games.
Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity: Coldbird is trying to get some translators together for PSP2i.
Shiren The Wanderer 3 Portable: Sort-of Roguelike. This is also on the Wii.
Tales of Phantasia: Just a menu patch, but thats better than what Tales fans usually get.
Way of the Samurai Portable: Do whatever you want as a samurai. Official US release way back on the PS2.

Patches to fix broken games you paid money for.
Final Fantasy Tactics WOTL slowdown fix: Works with your UMD or PSN copies. So you can enjoy it no matter how you bought the game.

Cool misc stuff
Game Categories Lite: Allows you to sort your homebrew and games in folders.
Pprefs: A plugin that lets you enable/disable plugins and sort your games. Highly recommended.
MacroFire: Plugin that allows you to adjust your analog stick, set up button macros, turbo buttons, or autofire.
TempAR: A cheating program for PSP and PSX games. Nice for when you don't want to grind in your rpgs.
PSP-States: Save states for your PSP! Doesn't work on PSP-1000s, and you can ignore the part about modifying flash0 in the install instructions. Also works on PSP Gos.
Monster Hunter Save Converter:: Converts your saves from one region to another.
PSN License Manager Allows you to quickly switch PSN accounts, perfect if you like the imports.

Applications that require a PC (with Windows)
UMDGen: lets you strip out useless data out of UMD image files so you can fit more games on your card.
AdhocToUsb: Play multiplayer over the internet! Requires Xlink Kai.
RemoteJoyLite: Allows you to display video on your pc monitor. Captain Novolin wrote a nice guide on how to set up.
PSX2PSP For all your PSX game conversion needs. Easy to use GUI, allows you to change everything including SND0.AT3 and ICON1.PMF
ImpalerPSX: Another PSX game conversion tool. Its worked for me.


Links
PSP Updates The largest depository of homebrew and psp related news. Also the largest depository of retards on the internet.
Wololo Yet another file host. Filled with just as many retards.


FAQ
Blatantly stolen straight from the previous four threads!


Q: How do I know what firmware version I have?
A: In the PSP XMB, open Settings -> System Settings -> System Information.

Q: How do I back up my PSP games?
A: Make sure you got plenty of room on your memory stick, use Iso Tool (The option is called Iso Convert), and this will take a bit so make sure your PSP is charged.[/url]

Q: How do I run stuff?
A: If you have homebrew or a PSX game, put it in a folder inside /PSP/GAME. For example, if you have PornOnTheBus 1.8 that you'd like to put on your PSP and it comes with an EBOOT.PBP file, you'll want to see /PSP/GAME/PornOnTheBus/EBOOT.PBP (the folder name that EBOOT.PBP goes in doesn't really matter, but it's nice to have descriptive names). If you've backed up a PSP game, it should go in /ISO.

Q: I downloaded a plugin for my custom firmware and it came with some .prx files and a couple of .txt files. What do I do with them?
A: In the root of your Memory Stick, you may or may not see a folder named "seplugins". If you don't see it there, create it. Now, depending on the plugin you downloaded, you might have just some .prx files floating around or they might be in a folder that's named something. Copy them over to /seplugins on your Memory Stick, keeping the folder structure (if any) of the plugin.

Next comes the file editing. Those .txt files that come with plugins generally shouldn't be directly copied over to your Memory Stick unless you don't already have a text file by that name in /seplugins. The reason for this is because the text files tell your custom firmware where to look on your Memory Stick for plugin files and when to load them. You might see any of the following files or some combination of them:

  • vsh.txt - Loads the plugins in it when you're in the XMB.
  • game.txt - Loads the plugins in it when you're running an application from /PSP/GAME or an ISO.
  • game150.txt - Only relevant on a fat PSP. Loads the plugins in it when you're running an application from /PSP/GAME150
  • pops.txt - Loads the plugins in it when playing a PSX game.

Go ahead and load one of the text files (or the only text file, in many cases) that came with the plugin. It should have at least one line that looks something like:

ms0:/seplugins/popsloader.prx

Copy all the lines from that file and paste them into an identically-named text file in /seplugins on your Memory Stick. Save the file and then boot into the recovery console (hold R when cold-booting your PSP). Go down to plugins and you should see your new plugin listed in there, once for each text file entry you added. Go ahead and enable each instance of the plugin and then exit the recovery console. Your plugin should now work.

Q: I bought the component cables for my slim PSP, but the picture is the size of a postage stamp or I bought composite or S-video cables for my PSP, but can't get it to display on my TV in games. What can I do?
A: You can try the FuSa plugin, which allows you to use composite and S-video cables as well as the official component cables and will let you expand the image to a full-screen image. It's somewhat prone to crashing, but is better than nothing. An alternative solution is to use RemoteJoyLite.

Q: I like that my slim can charge via USB, but I don't like that I have to keep it in USB mode to do that. Is there any way around this?
A: Most CFWs should have this feature built-in. Take a look in the Recovery Menu.

Q: My PSP already has CFW, should I update to this HEN thing?
A: The Pro series now has a permanent patch, and all the features of the CFWs. Plus it can play new games and access the PSN Store. So yes, you should update.

Q: How do I play these new games that demand I update my firmware?
A: Make sure you're using the newest Pro (L)CFW. Otherwise, try doing the version.txt trick. Grab this 6.60 version.txt (some other versions) throw the txt file in ms0:/seplugins and make a copy of it named usbversion.txt (for fooling your PS3 or MediaGo).

Q: Can a PSP that has been loaded with custom firmware be reverted to official Sony firmware?
A: Yes, try using Hellcat's Recovery Flasher. Or if using Pro CFW, use the installer's uninstall option.

Q: My friend's dad works at Sony and he says that they block custom firmware from accessing the PSP store. Is this true?
A: Kind of. Its a bit cat and mouse with Sony trying to block, and homebrew developers finding a way to bypass it.

Otherwise, buy and download PSN games with your PS3 or Media Go (Try out the version.txt trick, if your PS3 refuses to work with your PSP). You can then transfer them to your PSP via usb.

Q: Running games from my Memory Stick seems kind of slow. Is there anything I can do about it?
A: If you're compressing a game, you could try using a lower level of compression, or none at all. Also try enabling the Memory Stick Speedup in Pro's Recovery Menu, that supposedly helps.

Q: Can I use a PS3 controller with my PSP Go, despite not having a PS3?
A: the MotioninJoy drivers should allow you to do that.

Q: I want to update from an old cfw (5.50 GEN-D3, etc), but it says my firmware version is too high! How is 5.50 bigger than 6.60?
A: You probably have a version.txt loving up things. The safe way would be to use Recovery Flasher to install OFW, but if you're lazy, you can do the slightly dangerous following:

1. access vsh menu by pressing SELECT
2. set "USB DEVICE = memory stick" to USB DEVICE = flash 0"
3. plug in your psp, search for the folder "etc", open it.
4. you'll see "version.txt", open it in a typical text editor.
5. you'll see a number "X.XX" right beside the word "release" at the very top(if you're upgrading, the default numbers would be set to "9.90". change it to "5.50" or something lower than 6.60. save it. unplug.
6. Don't forget to set USB DEVICE back to "memory stick.
After that you should be good to update to 6.60 OFW or whatever your heart desires.

Q: What about the Vita?
A: People have gotten PSP CFW to run in the Vita's psp emulator. Though Sony patches things quickly, so don't expect it to work for you.


Thank forums users Sir Unimaginative and Jetsetlemming, who I copy pasted nice words from.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Feb 27, 2013 around 23:44

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Have you tried patching the iso with Iso Tool? I've heard that VP was a bit of a problematic game, you might just have to keep it in the UMD slot.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Feb 24, 2011 around 04:17

vkeios
May 7, 2007



In /PSP/GAMES/ just like any other homebrew, also is where PSN games are downloaded to.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Luminaflare posted:

I have 6.20 HEN, I tried to get a PS1 game on it but it didn't work, not really looked in to it too much but can the HEN even run PS1 games?
LCFW 6.35 Pro-B supports PS1 games. And 6.20 TN-D will support them whenever that comes out.

P.S. Coldbird says that he still plans to open source 6.35 Pro under a GPL license in the future. Apparently after he enters it in a homebrew contest.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Feb 24, 2011 around 21:46

vkeios
May 7, 2007



RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS posted:

I was thinking maybe the firmware might be too recent or something.
6.37 came out only a month ago, so its probably not on any mint PSP Gos.

...Google suggests that they come with 6.30 for now, which came out last June.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Some interesting news I saw:
The classic pc game Abuse got ported.
Nintendo 64 emulator Daedalus got an update. Apparently it can be signed with PSCrypter as well.
The Game Categories plugin got unofficially updated to work with 6.3x firmwares, though its not working on Pro-B for me, its probably only tested on Neur0n's CFWs.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Pyroxene Stigma posted:

It's in the OP, but thanks for posting, got me to check it out. Quite fun! Pretty groovy music, too.

EDIT: Though I'm pretty loving sure the boss room song is ripped from a Megaman game!
I put it in there after he mentioned it

And yeah, the music is stolen from other games, I remember the creator of the PC version getting flak for that when he made a thread in this forum.

Revitalized posted:

So I'm trying to run a recent backup ISO on my 5.00 M33-6 but I'm getting this 80020148 error code after a few seconds of loading past the PSP logo.

I tried tinkering with the UMD/NO-UMD configurations, but solely changing those didn't seem to help much. Any ideas?
Do you have the most recent Prometheus patch installed? Also what game is it, one of us might own it and be able to confirm if it works on 5.00 M33 or not.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 1, 2011 around 03:14

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Signing PSP games involves taking a demo header and putting into the game eboot, tricking your PSP into thinking its a demo. The largest demo is around 750 MB, so you're stuck with games smaller than that.

The tool itself has copyrighted material in it and there's not much point to it beyond , so I'm keeping it out of the OP.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



A couple of updates came out today.

6.20 HEN TN-D brings PSX support.
6.35 Pro-B2 brings better plugin support and some misc options like disabling analog sticks.

Also Neur0n's 6.35 and 6.37 CFW in recent updates, have added support for custom PSX games.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 5, 2011 around 04:05

vkeios
May 7, 2007



If your PSP-1000 has firmware thats less than 6.37, then you can run HEN and install CFW using Hellcat's Recovery Flasher.

If not, then you need to either hardmod a pandora battery, buy one, or have a friend with CFW softmod one for you.

Fooly Cooly 25 posted:

Hello, I'm running TN Homebrew on my old PSP 2000. However, I can't seem to use my Valyria Chornicles 2 DLC now, with the legit UMD. What should I do?
Did you try running the game while in OFW instead of HEN?
Are you getting an error like "not authorized to play this"? If so, then go to Account Management -> System Activation.
Maybe try reinstalling the DLC, using MediaGo or a PS3.

I don't have any DLC so I'm afraid I can't be of anymore help (Is VC2's DLC worth the money? I got the game, I just haven't touched it yet).

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 5, 2011 around 21:37

vkeios
May 7, 2007



redreader posted:

Hi. I put 6.35 pro-b on my psp 3000.

How do I buy games off the psn store with this setup? I don't want to upgrade to the newest firmware. I also have a ps3.
Buy and download them with your PS3. You can transfer them to your PSP via usb.

Ingram posted:

Anywhere on the net where I could find suggestions for controller configurations for these games? It's difficult to work out what buttons you need/should map to.
You could look for game manual archiving projects. There's one that converts the manuals to the PSP format (so you can read them in game).

Also any lovely faq that tries to pad itself to be as long as possible, those should have sections on what button does what.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Well, there's a permanent install patch for 6.20 TN-D now. Its supposed to work on unhackable PSPs, but I've seen a few reports of bricking.

Also, Sony fixed the security flaw in 6.3x OFW (the flaw is literally replacing a file with another with the same size), so don't expect this to apply to newer HENs.

Don't try installing it unless you're fine with turning your psp into a paperweight.
Wololo thread about it.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



You know that FastRecovery app that came with the Pro-B2 update? Use that to restart Pro-B2. You can use the install program, but thats quicker.

Also you might need to grab an updated version of Cwcheat. The program isn't officially updated anymore. But someone always ends up updating it.

Also that other program, TempAR, is usually updated for new firmwares pretty quickly; and it uses Cwcheat's cheat databases (except for PSX games). The activation combo is pretty drat retarded though.

Edit: plugins folder or seplugins? 6.35 Pro requires a folder in the root of your memorycard called seplugins.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



virtualboyCOLOR posted:

No prob.... I guess. However, my question still stands:
Anything out there worth upgrading past that? If so what features am I missing out on? So far this setup has served me well and I'm hesitant in trying anything new.
Don't bother upgrading unless you buy a game that won't work. And even then, you should probably wait a few days to see if a fix comes out.

You're not missing any features besides the useless poo poo Sony packs in their OFW (comics, some 'mood sensing' music app).

vkeios
May 7, 2007



metallicaeg posted:

What firmware and emulator are you using? I'm on 6.35 OFW using a signed emulator and I have to crank up the CPU speed to 333 and turn on the video and speed settings to 1.5 just to make things playable, yet alone close to perfect.
I just looked through your posts to see what emulator you're talking about. I can confirm that one runs like dogshit. The emulator MacGyvers_Mullet mentioned is what I'm using, and I've only had slowdown with some really obscure poo poo (e.g. King of Demons+english patch).

Also watch out for snes games with graphics chips built-in, those usually run badly.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



You said you have OFW 6.35, so you could always use one of the HENs or Pro-B2; they'll work on any psp model. And they enable kernel mode, which is required for the newer snes and gba emulators.

JohnnyDavidson posted:

I have a PSP 2000 (sticker says 2001) with firmware v6.31, but I updated it since I got it. How do I find out if my PSP had 4.01 when I got it? The box says nothing about it.
Is it a special edition by any chance?

Try opening your UMD door and looking in the upper-right corner for any text. some of the motherboards are labeled in that area.

If the PSP is black, and its serial starts with HU2, then it might have an unhackable motherboard. Don't take this as absolute truth though.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 12, 2011 around 05:40

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Thats most likely* a ta-088v3 motherboard, so you won't be able to install CFW on it.


*I say most likely because it isn't an exact science; Sony doesn't go out and tell us what PSPs have what motherboard, but everything that the scene has seen with a serial over AB022499999 has been unhackable.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 12, 2011 around 08:48

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Sir Unimaginative posted:

ISO ripping from apps doesn't work (yet?), and the VSH Menu ripper cuts off the last sector (which isn't always important, but sometimes it's got active data in it).
Earlier you mentioned this was important for Valkyria Chronicles 2. Like how important, because I'm currently playing VC2 ripped using the VSH menu.


Also before I forget, in my own experience; Chrono Cross at least is working fine, and so does GPSP Kai 3.3 Test 2, though make sure to set Fake_Fat to on before loading a game.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 12, 2011 around 19:24

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Sir Unimaginative posted:

Looks like the names of nine ADX files at the end of Odin.CPK. I don't know enough about monolithic files on the PSP to know if it's a manifest for external editors or an actual file table, so I don't know if you'd actually lose sound (potentially an improvement, depending on who lost a line or two ).
Heh, I've been playing the game on mute the entire time. Though I'll pull out Iso Tool and rerip it just in case.

Sir Unimaginative posted:

Why don't people ever link these things?
http://dl.qj.net/psp/emulators/uo-g...-build-132.html

vkeios
May 7, 2007



redreader posted:

edit: what I meant was, I have pro-b 2 already. I can just install over that?
edit 2: op says "It installs a few files to your flash0". This is why I'm asking. I already have 6.35 pro-b2 on my psp.
Yeah you can just install it over B2, I just did that in fact. Just start up the installer and pick the reinstall option (hold L, press X).

B3 adds bug fixes and some debug fake region option, which gently caress if I know what those do.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 13, 2011 around 00:21

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Adhoc to USB was updated to work with 6.2x & 6.3x. If you got a windows computer, you can use this with Xlink Kai to play adhoc multiplayer over the internet. of course, only with other people who are using the same setup. Still cheaper than buying a PS3 though.

RemoteJoyLite was also updated for 6.20-3x. With this you can output your PSP's video to your PC monitor and even use a different controller if you like. The drivers are unsigned though, so its a pain in the rear end to use on Windows 7.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Yeah, but you should probably check a compatibility list for the games you plan on playing before spending the cash, since there's no popsloader plugin yet.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



ParagonParadox27 posted:

Help needed! Need a loader for running stuff off my new 16 gig M2 Memory Stick instead of off the system's flash. Any advice on what to use program-wise? I'm on 6.35 HEN
You mean for running isos? Prometheus Loader is the only one I know of that works on 6.35 HEN. But you should just update to Pro-B3 for its built-in iso loader.

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

My wife has a PSP fat that is still 5.03 and I'm trying to downgrade it to 5.00 M33-6 or whatever, I downloaded the Photo .TIFF exploit and it isn't working. Is it supposed to take more than 50 tries?
That sounds pretty normal for one of those tiff exploits. You might as well update to 6.20 (Not through the official update), run 6.20 HEN, and then use Hellcat's Recovery Flasher to install CFW. Its more steps, but none of that will take 50 tries.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Yeah, grabing the 6.20 update from somewhere and putting it in PSP/Games/Update is fine.
Just wanted to make sure you didn't do the update option in the XMB, since that'll take it straight to 6.37.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



PSP-States got updated for 6.20 and above. Its basically save states for any PSP that is not a 1000 (Needs the extra ram of the newer models).

Also TempAR got a decent update.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Huh, worked with me playing P3P on Pro-B3 with no other plugins enabled.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 23, 2011 around 01:21

vkeios
May 7, 2007



RadicalR posted:

vkeios, are you running a PSP Go as well? Because it's not doing anything on mine... Then again, I'm noticing a bug that in some PSP games that if I push the volume down button, it freezes with PRO B-3.
Nope, I use a PSP-2000. Looking in threads on other sites, there's some reports of it not working on Gos or with certain games (Dissidia 1&2).

There's also another plugin that prevents deletion of the Go's built-in save state, which you could use as an alternative.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 23, 2011 around 17:37

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Tatsujin posted:

Followed this and it seems to work OK, only issue was that popstation stuff didn't work. I bet its probably a firmware issue or something.
You remember how you set up a game.txt with "ms0:/seplugins/remotejoylite.prx 1" in it? Do the same but with a text document called pops.txt

Edit: oh yeah, try "flash0:/kd/usb.prx 1" at the top of your pops.txt.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 23, 2011 around 23:41

vkeios
May 7, 2007



I think error #80020148 means that your firmware doesn't support the game.

I do remember perfectly running my own conversation of Legend of Mana on 5.00 M33 back in the day. So if you got the game in disc form, you may want to try that. And the PSN copy does work perfectly fine with 6.35 Pro-B3, if you decide to upgrade.


@Sir Unimaginative et al.
Keys.bin are generated when you first run the game on your PSP (playing on the PS3 and then transferring the game won't work).

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 25, 2011 around 01:57

vkeios
May 7, 2007



This is the first I've heard of it, so be sure to let me know if it works.

I skimmed through the readme with google translate. Vol Up+Vol Down is the default key combo and that MagicSave directory, that came with the download, should be in the root of your memory card as well.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Try using the version.txt trick.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



There's now a plugin that lets homebrew access the UMD (Iso Tool works) on 6.20 HEN or 6.35 Pro-B.

Friendly Factory posted:

Is Macrofire compatible with 6.35 Pro-B? I'm not sure how to install it if so since I'm kinda new to this.
Not sure, but Cwcheat does have some of Macrofire's functionality, so you can give that a shot if Macrofire doesn't work.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Can you activate Cwcheat (Hold select for a bit)? If you can, then you should probably download a cheat file. The cheat.db contained with the Cwcheat you downloaded is probably pretty old.

those text files (vsh,game,pops) control which plugins are enabled. They're pretty simple to figure out; its the file path of the plugin (ms0:/seplugins/aplugin.prx) and then a 0/1 to indicate whether its enabled or not (0 is disabled).

vsh.txt - is the XMB; that menu interface where you start games, browse webs, music, etc. VSH is Sony's internal codename for it.
game.txt - Its games, homebrew, not playstation stuff.
pops.txt - playstation games.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 29, 2011 around 01:27

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Use the macro stuff built into Cwcheat, I had to do use turbo for that scene. I ending up using a turbo config somewhere within the millions of files that the Cwcheat download contains.

JohnnyDavidson posted:

Anyone?
http://www.psp-hacks.com/category/26 Ctrl+f SNES (I remember Snes9xTYLsmcm being decent).

vkeios fucked around with this message at Mar 29, 2011 around 01:31

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Demicol posted:

I have a PSP-3000 with 6.35. I installed 6.35 PRO-B3, but after trying to install CFW with Hellcat it notices I have PSP Brite and over 6.20 HEN and refuses to do anything. Is this right? Isnt PRO-B3 a firmware on its own?

I read that it's supposed to recognize psp iso's without a loader but it doesnt (and Prometheus's loader didnt find it either). Did I do everything right and if not is it reversible? Dont have any psx games to try at the moment.
First off, You can't install CFW on a PSP-3000 (or a Go or some 2000s). Don't even bother trying it. Also Pro-B3 is more of an evolution of the HEN concept than a CFW.

Its possible you put your isos in the wrong folder, they need to be in ms0:/ISO

vkeios
May 7, 2007



RadicalR posted:

vkeios, are you running a PSP Go as well? Because it's not doing anything on mine... Then again, I'm noticing a bug that in some PSP games that if I push the volume down button, it freezes with PRO B-3.
This post was from a bit ago, but PSP States got updated for better PSP Go support.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Finalburn Alpha got ported. Its an emulator for older arcade hardware (CPS-1,CPS-2,CPS-3, Neogeo, etc).
gpSP-J also got updated. Can't find a changelog, so I don't know whats new.
Both of those apps are signed, so they should work on OFW.

There's a neat little interview with Coldbird and VF on Wololo: part 1, part 2, and part 3.

vkeios
May 7, 2007



Kin posted:

Because my PSP is slim and is on a firmware before 6.37. Does Hellcat downgrade the firmware or something?
Hellcat is for flashing a new firmware on. So you can downgrade, upgrade, or install CFW with it as long as you got kernel access (e.g. using a CFW or HEN).

Kin posted:

edit: ^^^^^ Ah, right, so the version of the HEN 6.20/6.35 doesn't have any meaning in regards to my current psp firmware. And i just run the pro hen or something, select downgrade and then install whatever CFW i want?
The numbering scheme does signify the OFW it should be used with. So only a 6.20 HEN with OFW 6.20.

So you want to use 6.20 TN-D HEN instead (also Hellcat may not work quite right in 6.3x anyways).

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vkeios
May 7, 2007



Kin posted:

Also, what's the fast recovery thing for?
Its for restarting 6.35 Pro if you turn your PSP off. Its just got an awkward name that doesn't adequately explain what it is.

Edit: Its a bit faster than the updater eboot.

vkeios fucked around with this message at Apr 7, 2011 around 21:37

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