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PSP Custom Firmware Thread

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Marty Chinn

Member
Mejilan said:
YES! Thanks for confirming. I'm copying over Ys VII, Persona, Soul Calibur, and Disgaea 2 as I type this. So I hope to post back shorty with good (or bad) news!

Edit - When confirming games, please make sure to get at least as far as creating and loading a save file. Those can be... tricky.



Persona and Ys VII seem to be games that require that the LBAs line up, so the extra steps in my mini-tutorial (not included in Yoshihiro's decryptor readme) are required. This tutorial might also work for games that do NOT require the extra LBA steps, in which case these 10 steps would be a viable all-in-one solution. I only have access to four 5.55 games, so those are the only four I plan on testing.
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I've read that some games even work with m33-6, so it'll be interesting to see which ones require GEN and which ones will work with just m33.
 
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xero273

Member
Marty Chinn said:
I've read that some games even work with m33-6, so it'll be interesting to see which ones require GEN and which ones will work with just m33.
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Playing tales of vs right now on m33 and it works. Had to force LBAs just to get it to work. Thanks Mejilan
 
F

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
Marty Chinn said:
I've read that some games even work with m33-6, so it'll be interesting to see which ones require GEN and which ones will work with just m33.
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Not to be rude but who really cares? Just upgrade to 5.50 Gen-B2 and be done with it.
 
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vercity82

Member
Ok i tried updating to B-2 from 5.50 hen-b full but still aint having it at all now no iso wont work not even the metal gear demo anybody know whats wrong ive tried motorstorm fifa and gran turismo and no luck :(
 
LiquidMetal14

LiquidMetal14

hide your water-based mammals
vercity82 said:
Ok i tried updating to B-2 from 5.50 hen-b full but still aint having it at all now no iso wont work not even the metal gear demo anybody know whats wrong ive tried motorstorm fifa and gran turismo and no luck :(
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Lucky bastards who have GT.
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
My testing process:
1) Attempt to load the "patched" ISO.
2) If 1 is a go, create a new save file.
3) If 2 is a go, exit the game and relaunch it.
4) Attempt to load the save file and resume play.

That considered, here are my results:
WORKS = US Disgaea 2 - Dark Hero Days
WORKS = US Shin Megami Tensei - Persona (if you get a black screen after the opening cinematic, switch away from the M33 UMD driver to the Sony UMD driver)
WORKS = JP Ys VII

DOES NOT WORK = US Soul Calibur - Broken Destiny (game loads, but the anti-piracy measures are intact. Older ripkit method still viable alternative)

I've read reports that we might need to switch to the Sony UMD driver, or toggle some oft-used options in the recovery menu, or keep a UMD in the bay. None of that is necessary with these games, in my experience. I followed the steps Aeana and I whipped up a few posts up.

Edit - I'm on 5.50 Gen-B2, FYI.
 
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EGM92

Member
Just tried Disgaea 2, 3 times to patch it, and still not working. I'm going to try my MUA2 but it's going to be a bitch to rip.

I get a "Cannot decrypt games eboot" message
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Where exactly is it failing?
I can confirm that Disgaea 2 (USA) works with the steps I listed above.

Edit - Oh, is it the eboot.bin decryptor software that's failing?
Are you sure you grabbed the eboot.bin file from PSP_GAME\SYSDIR?
Not the boot.bin?
 
graywolf323

graywolf323

Member
Dineren said:
I gave it a shot with Persona, but it doesn't seem to work. It gets past the error message, but sits on a black screen.
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this is exactly what's happening to me even though Mejilan's instructions step by step
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Aeana and I were getting black screen errors as well.
Switching from the M33 UMD driver to the Sony UMD driver fixes Persona. (Perma-change it in the recovery console, or change it just for that session via the VSH menu).
 
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xero273

Member
graywolf323 said:
maybe it's because I'm still using 5.00-6 M33 but I have tried changing the UMD Mode in the recovery menu
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You could try upgrading, but I don't think that is the problem. People are reporting D2 works with M33.
 
graywolf323

graywolf323

Member
xero273 said:
You could try upgrading, but I don't think that is the problem. People are reporting D2 works with M33.
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well I've tried both the Sony NP9660 -No UMD- and the M33 Driver -No UMD- as well as just the Normal -UMD required-
 
CharminUltra

CharminUltra

Member
Hey guys,

I have a homebrew-enabled launch Phat PSP and a pandora battery (hardmod), is it possible to use this to install CF on a 3000 PSP?
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
No. It's not possible to flash CFW to a PSP 3000. Later 2000s and all 3000s are specifically Pandora-proof.

If the 3000 is at 5.03 or below, then you can jury-rig an emulated form of CFW on a per-instance basis, which will net you most of the CFW features you're looking... along with some hassle-factor.

graywolf - When in doubt, throw it out! Kill the ISO, redump it from the UMD, and redo everything (eboot.bin extraction, decryption, injection, etc.)
 
S

SOLDIER

Member
Mejilan said:
Aeana has tracked down a method that seems to be working even on those games reported as "not working" on some forums.

Here are the basic steps, consolidated in a semi-comprehensive manner:

1) Open the untouched ISO in UMDGen 4.00.
2) Click on File -> File List -> Export in order to save the virgin ISO's file structure to your PC somewhere.
3) Navigate to PSP_GAME\SYSDIR and extract the (encrypted) eboot.bin file, saving it somewhere on your PC. Close UMDGen 4.00.
4) Move the eboot.bin to the root of your memory stick.
5) Run Yoshihiro's 5.55/6.00 Decryptor program and hit X to decrypt. (The folder containing his program should go in X:\PSP\GAME like any other homebrew app).
6) Find the (now decrypted) eboot.bin in the X:\Decryptor folder and save it somewhere on your PC.
7) Open the untouched ISO in UMDGen 4.00.
8) Click on File -> File List -> Import and insert the original file structure file you exported. Confirm that you want to force the file positions to match.
9) Navigate to PSP_GAME\SYSDIR and delete the (encrypted) eboot.bin file. Right click where it used to be, click on Add -> Existing file(s), browse to the decrypted eboot.bin, and insert it.
10) Save the new ISO as an uncompressed ISO file (I'd give it a different name/location so as to not overwrite the clean ISO). It should result in a tweaked ISO that's ALMOST (but not quite) exactly the same size as the clean ISO.

You should be able to load this new "patched" ISO. I have NOT yet confirmed this process for all games, and some of these steps might now be necessarily at all for games that only require the decrypted eboot.bin. I'll revise post accordingly.

Using this method, some forums have confirmed that Persona DOES work, despite initial reports that it was not working. Ys VII was also "confirmed" as not working, yet Aeana reports success.

I'll spend the next 30 or so minutes following these steps on my Soul Calibur, Persona, Ys VII, and Disgaea 2 ISOs, and report back.
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I've been following this guide up to step 5, but I've run into a strange problem: when connecting my PSP to my PC through USB mode, it isn't displaying any of the usual folders. Instead, it's displaying 3 folders named dic, font, and vsh. Inside them are just text files and other junk.

My data wasn't erased though, all my saved games and saved data is still intact. Could someone please help me asap?

Edit: NVM, figured out the problem.
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Sounds like you're accessing your flash0 instead of your memory stick. That can be QUITE dangerous, so I would make sure to switch your default USB mode to either the memory stick or (preferably) the UMD bay.

vercity82 said:
anybody with anyluck seems all my cfw games no longer wanna work and was working fine before ie soul calibur and metal gear demo
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Eh? Can you be a bit clearer about what's going on? I don't really understand what issue you're experiencing.

Lkr said:
what is the best way to upgrade to 5.50 GEN B from 5.00 m33-6?
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1) 5.50 Gen-A Installer: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1745 (Gonna need this too: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1712)
2) 5.50 Gen-B Patcher: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1764
3) 5.50 Gen-B2 Patcher: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1816
4) Optional - POPSLoader 5.50 Gen: http://www.psp-hacks.com/2009/06/18/popsloader-for-custom-firmware-550-gen-a-released/

Step 2 might be optional as well. I'm not sure, but there's no harm in doing it just in case.
 
D

drizzle

Axel Hertz
Mejilan said:
1) 5.50 Gen-A Installer: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1745 (Gonna need this too: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1712)
2) 5.50 Gen-B Patcher: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1764
3) 5.50 Gen-B2 Patcher: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1816
4) Optional - POPSLoader 5.50 Gen: http://www.psp-hacks.com/2009/06/18/popsloader-for-custom-firmware-550-gen-a-released/

Step 2 might be optional as well. I'm not sure, but there's no harm in doing it just in case.
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Yoshihiro also made a Straight to 5.50 GEN-b2 Pandora installation thigmabomb:

http://pspupdates.qj.net/PSP-homebrew-XGEN-UPDATER-and-XGEN-pandora-DC8-converter/pg/49/aid/134827

As far as I can tell, it's the same type of installation as it's in the Original CFW 3.80 Pandora Magic Memorystick, instead the Magic Memorystick installs 5.50 genb2 instead o CFW 3.80.

I'm planning on using it when my Pandora battery, PSP AND memory card all arrive sometime next month. Since you need a Pandora-able PSP in the first place to do it, it couldn't hurt.
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Looks like there's a save corruption bug in the current Decryptor by Yoshihiro. Looks like a new version's coming tomorrow! So to those still having problems, I recommend sitting tight.

drizzle said:
Yoshihiro also made a Straight to 5.50 GEN-b2 Pandora installation thigmabomb:

http://pspupdates.qj.net/PSP-homebrew-XGEN-UPDATER-and-XGEN-pandora-DC8-converter/pg/49/aid/134827

I'm planning on using it when my Pandora battery, PSP AND memory card all arrive sometime next month. Since you need a Pandora-able PSP in the first place to do it, it couldn't hurt.
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Aeana tried that earlier tonight and wound up with a borked installation that couldn't play ISOs. I've never tried it, so I can't say one way or the other. That said, I always prefer to follow the "proper" CFW upgrade paths over insta-flashing, if possible. It generally only takes an extra minute or three to follow the more traditional upgrade paths. *shrugs*

That said, Yoshihiro's pretty damn reliable, so I'm sure whatever problem Aeana was having was unrelated.
 
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drizzle

Axel Hertz
Mejilan said:
Aeana tried that earlier tonight and wound up with a borked installation that couldn't play ISOs. I've never tried it, so I can't say one way or the other. That said, I always prefer to follow the "proper" CFW upgrade paths over insta-flashing, if possible. It generally only takes an extra minute or three to follow the more traditional upgrade paths. *shrugs*
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Good to know. Still, being a Pandora-able PSP, it doesn't really hurt to try, right? If anything goes wrong, i can just Pandora it again, with the original Magic Memorystick. (I'm actually asking, as my PSP has not arrived yet, and I'm still gathering knowledge on the subject).
 
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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Alright, so it's confirmed to work with UMD's. What about PSN? I want to buy Disgaea 2/Persona off PSN for convince sake, but if this program doesn't patch the eboot off PSN, it's kinda moot.

Anyone can confirm/deny that PSN releases work for it?
 
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drizzle

Axel Hertz
TheSeks said:
Alright, so it's confirmed to work with UMD's. What about PSN? I want to buy Disgaea 2/Persona off PSN for convince sake, but if this program doesn't patch the eboot off PSN, it's kinda moot.

Anyone can confirm/deny that PSN releases work for it?
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Since you actually have to edit the eboot.bin and patch it back into the image you're going to use it for, I'd say it doesn't work for stuff off PSN.
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
TheSeks said:
Alright, so it's confirmed to work with UMD's. What about PSN? I want to buy Disgaea 2/Persona off PSN for convince sake, but if this program doesn't patch the eboot off PSN, it's kinda moot.

Anyone can confirm/deny that PSN releases work for it?
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PSP games downloaded from PSN are eboot.pbp files, not straight up ISOs. Pretty sure that UMDGen cannot open PBP files. Oh, I'm sure the ISO's in there some where, under the DRM, but good luck extracting it. Normally I'd recommend using NPDDecryptor to strip out the DRM of legitimately purchased PSP games from PSN, but NPDDecryptor only works on games you can already run (since it uses your license information to strip the DRM). No idea if it'll work on PSN downloads you cannot run due to potential encryption issues. Then again, who knows if the PSN download versions will even have the encryption implemented in the UMD releases...

drizzle said:
Good to know. Still, being a Pandora-able PSP, it doesn't really hurt to try, right? If anything goes wrong, i can just Pandora it again, with the original Magic Memorystick. (I'm actually asking, as my PSP has not arrived yet, and I'm still gathering knowledge on the subject).
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Aeana had no real difficulty in recovering and re-flashing CFW until she got it right.

Snapshot King said:
No matter how exactly I follow the instructions I can't get Persona working =(
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What's the problem? Nevermind. Not reading tutorial/readme properly ftl. ;p
 
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Snapshot King

Member
Mejilan said:
PSP games downloaded from PSN are eboot.pbp files, not straight up ISOs. Pretty sure that UMDGen cannot open PBP files. Oh, I'm sure the ISO's in there some where, under the DRM, but good luck extracting it. Normally I'd recommend using NPDDecryptor to strip out the DRM of legitimately purchased PSP games from PSN, but NPDDecryptor only works on games you can already run (since it uses your license information to strip the DRM). No idea if it'll work on PSN downloads you cannot run due to potential encryption issues. Then again, who knows if the PSN download versions will even have the encryption implemented in the UMD releases...



Aeana had no real difficulty in recovering and re-flashing CFW until she got it right.



What's the problem? Nevermind. Not reading tutorial/readme properly ftl. ;p
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I was taking the eboot out from the root folder instead of the decryptor folder :lol
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Yes. As long as you're at 3.52 M33-3 (as a bare minimum) or higher, you can update straight to 5.50 Gen-A.

You'll need the official 5.50 updater because Gen CFW, like M33 CFW before it, takes all of those necessary copyrighted bits straight from Sony's firmware. They can't include those bits in their CFW installers, because that would make distributing the CFW installers illegal, or some such.
 
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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Mejilan said:
PSP games downloaded from PSN are eboot.pbp files, not straight up ISOs. Pretty sure that UMDGen cannot open PBP files. Oh, I'm sure the ISO's in there some where, under the DRM, but good luck extracting it. Normally I'd recommend using NPDDecryptor to strip out the DRM of legitimately purchased PSP games from PSN, but NPDDecryptor only works on games you can already run (since it uses your license information to strip the DRM). No idea if it'll work on PSN downloads you cannot run due to potential encryption issues. Then again, who knows if the PSN download versions will even have the encryption implemented in the UMD releases...
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Well, damn. Looks like Sony doesn't want my cash.
 
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inner-G

Banned
Mejilan said:
Yes. As long as you're at 3.52 M33-3 (as a bare minimum) or higher, you can update straight to 5.50 Gen-A.

You'll need the official 5.50 updater because Gen CFW, like M33 CFW before it, takes all of those necessary copyrighted bits straight from Sony's firmware. They can't include those bits in their CFW installers, because that would make distributing the CFW installers illegal, or some such.
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what do i do with the official one then? I don't install it do I?
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
inner-G said:
what do i do with the official one then? I don't install it do I?
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Rename it to 550.PBP, drop it into the UPDATE folder included in the 5.50 Gen-A Installer archive, and drop that UPDATE folder in \PSP\GAME (like any other bit of homebrew).

The 5.50 Gen-A installer will begin by verifying the contents of 550.PBP, and if everything checks out, launch a 5.50 Gen-A installer that looks suspiciously like Sony's 5.50 official installer. :)

Since this is a full FW flash, it'll take a few minutes to complete. Once you're done, you can delete the UPDATE folder (and its contents, including 550.PBP), and just drag the 5.50 Gen-B update folder to \PSP\GAME and run that in much the same way as before. It'll take 1-2 seconds to patch the CFW. The 5.50 Gen-B2 patcher works identically.
 
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3rdamention

Member
Gran Turismo and Motorstorm are working just fine. I can confirm. I guess some people may be having issues with Gran Turismo over in Europe with the saving, but the US Version is working just great with me (I live in the US). No issues with autosave or anything.


I am using 5.50 Gen B-2 and the Decrypter.



It is really simple. The other instructions are pretty tough to follow! Just do this:



Open the ISO File in UMD Gen


Go to PSP Sys Directory in the ISO (within UMDGen) select the EBoot.bin and Right Click on it, Choose "EXTRACT SELECTED" and extract the EBOOT.bin


Copy the Eboot.bin to the Root of the Memory Stick


Run the Decrypter on your PSP just like you run any Homebrew


You now have a NEW Eboot.bin within the Decrypter Folder in the root of your memory stick (Just delete the original Eboot.bin that you originally copied to the root, you dont need it anymore)

Now drag and drop the NEW Eboot.bin from the Decrypter Folder on the Root of your Memory Stick, into the SysDirectory Folder within UMDGen. It will ask if you want to replace the Original, SAY YES.


Now go to the top of UMD Gen, Click SAVE, and you can save Motorstorm or Gran Turismo as CSO's. They work great as CSOs with no lag.


Copy the CSO to the ISO folder on your Memory Stick.


Play away.
 
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