greendublin
Member
I've done quite a bit of research but it's hard to find details pertinent to current times, I have a PSP-1000 with 3.51 Sony FW, is there any way now to get to custom FW without the Pandora nonsense?
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PSP Custom Firmware Thread
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Upgrade to OFW 5.03 and use ChickHen R2 to launch Hellcat's Recovery Flasher 1.60.
From there you can install 5.00 M33-6, and at that point, either sit pretty or further upgrade to 5.50 Gen-A (and then apply the Gen-B patch).
I've done something similar to two 2000s, but I would imagine that it'll work with a 1000 as well.
From there you can install 5.00 M33-6, and at that point, either sit pretty or further upgrade to 5.50 Gen-A (and then apply the Gen-B patch).
I've done something similar to two 2000s, but I would imagine that it'll work with a 1000 as well.
hey guys,
I just got my psp back from this guy. It has M33 5.00 on it. (is this the best firmware out there)?
I got a game to work off the stick. Final Fantasy Tactics. Quick question, i remember playing it on my fat and couldn't stand the choppiness when fighting. On my PSP 2000 it is still choppy. Is this an inherent problem or can i fix it now that it runs it off the stick?
Also, i noticed if i press select theres like 6 options that pop-up. What is game speed menu? (thats not the exact name but its similar) it is on default. Should i change it so i can run it in 333mhz or whatever?
What else can I do on the PSP that is sweet. I'm going to try a ps1 game later and emulators. Are these pretty easy to get up and running on the PSP? Also, can divx files play or no?
thanks guys.
I just got my psp back from this guy. It has M33 5.00 on it. (is this the best firmware out there)?
I got a game to work off the stick. Final Fantasy Tactics. Quick question, i remember playing it on my fat and couldn't stand the choppiness when fighting. On my PSP 2000 it is still choppy. Is this an inherent problem or can i fix it now that it runs it off the stick?
Also, i noticed if i press select theres like 6 options that pop-up. What is game speed menu? (thats not the exact name but its similar) it is on default. Should i change it so i can run it in 333mhz or whatever?
What else can I do on the PSP that is sweet. I'm going to try a ps1 game later and emulators. Are these pretty easy to get up and running on the PSP? Also, can divx files play or no?
thanks guys.
greendublin
Member
Great, thanks mate will try
ok I'm starting to get annoyed, I just went from 5.00 M33 to 5.50 Gen-A then to -B and I still can't play Dissidia >< I reformated the memory card and tried again but still won't. Though on a goo note I can access the PSN store again lol. Anyway, can anyone help me out? Maybe I did something wrong?
Mejilan said:
Yup, sucks to think that all it would take is knowing that small string of bytes...
Anyway, just got my CR-5400 w/ the two 8GB cards today. It's filling up as I type this. In typical spaz fashion, I already had my data backed up from the 8GB card, then pre-loaded the folders with extra stuff for my new capacity. ALL HAIL complete (or nearly) complete ROM sets for my emulators! That was the first thing I knew I wanted to do. Still had more extra room for several more ISOs. Dammit it's taking forever though... because of those hundreds of tiny files slowing down the I/O. Any minute now though...
Do you have other ISOs in the same location that run fine?
Are you using the M33 driver to load the game, or the Sony one?
This can be changed in the recovery console (hold R after a hard shutdown and during the reboot), or possibly the VSH menu (press select from the XMB).
Edit - You should be on the M33 No UMD driver.
Are you using the M33 driver to load the game, or the Sony one?
This can be changed in the recovery console (hold R after a hard shutdown and during the reboot), or possibly the VSH menu (press select from the XMB).
Edit - You should be on the M33 No UMD driver.
NeoForte said:
UMDGen is something everyone using ISOs should use. Its main use is to make compressed CSO files out of ISOs to save you space on your memory stick. It also has the additional feature of "optimizing" the image to free up some more space... so it's 1) optimize, then 2) resave as CSO (leave compression level at 9). Sometimes you only save a little space, but sometimes the results are much more dramatic... up to 50% file size reduction in some cases.
Anyway one of the other functions is it lets you open images and view information about them, including what the required firmware version is for the loaded title.
NeoForte said:
HA, I overlooked the most obvious answer myself. You can also use the Sony NP driver, but in my experience it hardly matters which.
Heres a link to UMGen 4.0: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/948
If you've only been using uncompressed ISOs, you're going to like this. You'll most likely be able to squeeze in a couple more games on your stick.
Note: I have on VERY rare occasions found games (just two, I think) that wouldn't work as a compressed CSO file. So just make sure you keep your original ISO until you confirm that the CSO works.
Happy to hear that you got the game working! Nice!
UMDGen is pretty nifty. It allows you to explore the contents of an ISO and swap out goodies. You can potentially strip out CGIs, if you absolutely need the extra space. Removing any on-disc firmware update is a great way to remove ~30MBs from just about any modern game.
Compression was much more important in the early days, when games were horribly optimized and memory sticks tiny and expensive. These days, it's not all that necessary if you have 8GBs (or more!) to play with.
Additionally, newer games that were programmed with better UMD-streaming capabilities usually see a negative impact when played as CSOs. Almost any older game however (say, from before God of War) will probably run exactly the same as a CSO as it would as an uncompressed ISO.
UMDGen is pretty nifty. It allows you to explore the contents of an ISO and swap out goodies. You can potentially strip out CGIs, if you absolutely need the extra space. Removing any on-disc firmware update is a great way to remove ~30MBs from just about any modern game.
Compression was much more important in the early days, when games were horribly optimized and memory sticks tiny and expensive. These days, it's not all that necessary if you have 8GBs (or more!) to play with.
Additionally, newer games that were programmed with better UMD-streaming capabilities usually see a negative impact when played as CSOs. Almost any older game however (say, from before God of War) will probably run exactly the same as a CSO as it would as an uncompressed ISO.
NekoFever
Member
It's also worth just hitting the 'optimize' button. That will remove the update files and strip out any extra padding or junk files. You'll always get some reduction in size because of the updates, but I've had games more than half in size just from doing that, which really makes compression unnecessary when you've got a large Memory Stick.Mejilan said:
1) CFW users can play online. 5.50 Gen-B is not locked out like older CFWs are. For that matter, older OFWs are locked out as well, IIRC.
2) Sony did mention something about most future games (from the launch of the Go onward) on PSN. Not sure if that pertains to first party titles, or everything. I would imagine that everything will be up eventually, save for perhaps some legacy third party titles.
3) The CFW scene is not dead. Not in the least.
2) Sony did mention something about most future games (from the launch of the Go onward) on PSN. Not sure if that pertains to first party titles, or everything. I would imagine that everything will be up eventually, save for perhaps some legacy third party titles.
3) The CFW scene is not dead. Not in the least.
Dissidia?
I ripped my retail copy to ISO and played it just fine on my PSP.
I can't imagine that a review build would require a higher firmware than the final retail build.
Although, I have heard stranger things when it comes to PSP games, now that I think about it.
I ripped my retail copy to ISO and played it just fine on my PSP.
I can't imagine that a review build would require a higher firmware than the final retail build.
Although, I have heard stranger things when it comes to PSP games, now that I think about it.
Callo Merlose
Banned
I've got 5.00 m33-6 and it plays just fine.Mejilan said:
red shoe paul
Banned
Second said:
Do NOT immediately jump to GEN-B, you will brick. You'll need to update to 3.71 M33-6, then update to 5.50 GEN-A. Then GEN-B.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
people on gamefaqs are saying that soul caliber works fine on the Gen firmware, crisis averted ?
hopefully this means Persona will work fine too.
hopefully this means Persona will work fine too.
black_vegeta
Member
Verboten said:
You are referring to the full retail version right?
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Lyte Edge said:
UPDATE TO GEN-A FIRST!!!!!!!!!
I accidentally did straight to Gen-B from M33-6 and it fucked up my system.
Oh, and if you're really feeling unsure, make a magic mem stick and pandora first as they'll fix it up in case you screw up.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Varth said:
If you've got the iso file, you can just open that through Winrar and extract the FMV's pretty easily ..
Dead Prince
Banned
There's no way to rip my UMD if i'm running Gen-B?
EDIT: Nevermind. didn't think it had a recovery menu. Enabled VSH menu. woot.
EDIT: Nevermind. didn't think it had a recovery menu. Enabled VSH menu. woot.
black_vegeta
Member
Varth said:
Cool, I'm dl'ing the iso right now.
riskVSreward
Member
Alright so something weird happened to my PSP last night, I was playing Dissidia and out of nowhere the game kept pausing and unpausing like start was set to rapid fire. I reset the system and now it acts like start is always being held. The only way for me to actually pause or hit start is to put the system into "hold" and then back to normal. I'm guessing hold stops all inputs, and taking it off hold makes start go crazy again and it pauses as a result. I looked around the internet and it seems quite a few people had/have this problem. I found a local guy on craigslist to sell me a new start bar to replace mine with, but I'm still curious as to how this happened.
I took my system apart and examined the start button as best as I could. There's seems to be no damage to the button or the ribbon cable. As someone who considers themselves adept in electronics, this is really starting to piss me off. As far as I can tell there is nothing wrong with the hardware. I didn't spill anything on my system or drop it or cause any damage to it, it just started acting up on it's own. So I'm starting to wonder if it is some kind of software issue. I guess I'll find out when I install the new buttons.
Anyone ever hear of this issue or experience it themselves? The only resolution I found online was to replace the buttons, which I'll do later tonight, but this definitely kept me up a lot later last night than I would've liked.
I took my system apart and examined the start button as best as I could. There's seems to be no damage to the button or the ribbon cable. As someone who considers themselves adept in electronics, this is really starting to piss me off. As far as I can tell there is nothing wrong with the hardware. I didn't spill anything on my system or drop it or cause any damage to it, it just started acting up on it's own. So I'm starting to wonder if it is some kind of software issue. I guess I'll find out when I install the new buttons.
Anyone ever hear of this issue or experience it themselves? The only resolution I found online was to replace the buttons, which I'll do later tonight, but this definitely kept me up a lot later last night than I would've liked.
DMPrince said:
Protip: Go into the recovery menu and set the USB mode default to UMD. If you've got a UMD in the bay and engage the USB mode, then it'll pull up the ISO. However, if you have no game in the drive and enable USB, it'll pull up the memory stick like normal. Best of both worlds without having to change another setting.
red shoe paul
Banned
mackaveli said:
If you have CFW, then use Xvid4PSP. If not you'll have to convert them to .mp4.