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[ravien56]

Man this sucks. So I actually try running a game off UMD(Persona) and it doesn't work via UMD. Is there any way to get it to work?

 

[EGM92]

Man this sucks. So I actually try running a game off UMD(Persona) and it doesn't work via UMD. Is there any way to get it to work?

Not over UMD, you'll have to rip it and patch it or go back to Official firmware

 

[ravien56]

...Yes? Why you didn't before is beyond me. You don't need the files after you're done doing whatever you were doing. :lol

Also GT runs for me, but won't autosave or even save at all. It keeps saying it failed. A bad conversion, maybe? Anyone?

It works fine for me. Saving and everything. And yea I just thought If I deleted a wrong file, it would fuck up CFW.

 

[Mejilan]

ugh i'm so confused. does anyone have a tut on how to go from 5.00 m336 to gen a?

*sigh* It's almost as if I hadn't bothered to respond specifically to your request for more info last night...

tried it like 3 times now. I don't know what i'm doing wrong. Guess I'll just have to give up on m33 if I want to play this game.

Some of the decrypted games will work on M33 CFW, but this decryptor was specifically made for Gen CFW. Dropping M33 is recommended.

I'm using 5.50 GEN B and I changed the cpu to 333 mhz. I remembered the older custom firmware had issues with 333 mhz and Wifi. But with the 5.50 GEN B can I play multiplayer games with 333 mhz with wifi on?

I vaguely recall that problem, but it hasn't been an issue in years. If it's still a problem, it's likely only to be a problem on those very old games. I've gone online with Resistance, Killzone, Syphon Filter, and Phantasy Star Portable without issue.

Can someone tell me how does situation look on playing PSX games with GEN-B? Just started Innocent Sin, and a few others are waiting. Does GEN also use popsloader? How do I go around to making those games work on new CFW?

I'm on 5.00M33-6.

Works EXACTLY the same as before, as I know you've already discovered. Hell, the old 5.00 M33 POPSLoader set up works directly with 5.50 Gen. However, Team Gen have released their own version of POPSLoader which also works fine. Their version can be installed right over your M33 pack (overwriting files as necessary) and you should be kosher.

There isn't just one single package that you can grab?

If you Google hard enough, you'll find one. But spreading the link around is illegal because a full pack contains Sony files that cannot be legally distributed. I have a tutorial available from the OP that works for those seeking to extract the files themselves. The core plugin mentioned that in that tutorial is a little old, but you can replace that step with Team Gen's plugin and proceed with the rest of the tutorial without issue.

edit : does CWCheat work on Gen ?

If PSN access, compatibility with more games, and active development/support can't convince you to drop an obsolete, dead CFW, then nothing we say will. CWCheat DOES work. As do CoderPR, NitePR, etc.

Disgaea 2 and Persona have convinced me to ditch m33. So used to seeing m33 on my FW, it's gonna feel weird.

No it won't. Gen CFW is basically reverse-engineered from M33 CFW, so it'll look almost exactly like what you've been using for years. Oh, the VSH menu has a few new options, and the recovery menu has a different color scheme. You'll feel right at home.

So i think i'm gonna jump from m33 to GEN.
Should i disable all plugins before installing GEN?Also, will Game Categories work in GEN?

Older version of Game Categories / Game Categories Revised would not work on 5.50 Gen. But Bubbletunes relatively recently released Game Categories Revised v4 (IIRC) that works perfectly with 5.50 Gen. That much-needed update was what I was waiting for before switching up from M33 to Gen, and I haven't looked back since. As a bonus, Game Categories Revised v4 is quite a step up from the older ones, so it's recommended regardless.

Looking at the Torrent sites, it got leaked. You guys should be more careful about release dates when you do this crap.

Many Targets around the US broke street date for Gran Turismo. Folks have been buying it since yesterday or the day before.

Anyone? I've googled like crazy but can't find an answer, if there is one.

The PSP cannot be overclocked. It has a 333Mhz CPU that was broken down to 222Mhz by Sony. We've been able to restore the 333Mhz clock speed almost since the beginning of homebrew, and that's still possible with Gen, as it was with M33. That hasn't changed in the least. But overclocking the CPU's 333Mhz rate? That's not possible, and never was, to my knowledge.

Gen B2 is optional.

I couldn't disagree more. The 5.50 Gen-B2 update restores M33-like compatibility across the board for emulators and homebrew. I'd say it's a pretty critical update, particularly if you've been sitting pretty at 5.00 M33-x for the past year or so and have a nice collection of games and apps that work as you'd expect them to. Upgrading to 5.50 Gen-A or the initial version of 5.50 Gen-B, and having some of those apps break, is not a pleasant way to go.

Man this sucks. So I actually try running a game off UMD(Persona) and it doesn't work via UMD. Is there any way to get it to work?

If you're talking about recent efforts to decrypt this new generation of games such that they'll load on older (custom) firmwares, then obviously running them straight from the UMDs on those older firmwares is NOT going to work. Encrypted games require 5.55 or higher to run. What we're doing is basically stripping the games of their encryption and modifying them to run on older firmwares. That means that you're effectively in the domain of ISOs now, not the original optical disks.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I couldn't disagree more. The 5.50 Gen-B2 update restores M33-like compatibility across the board for emulators and homebrew. I'd say it's a pretty critical update, particularly if you've been sitting pretty at 5.00 M33-x for the past year or so and have a nice collection of games and apps that work as you'd expect them to. Upgrading to 5.50 Gen-A or the initial version of 5.50 Gen-B, and having some of those apps break, is not a pleasant way to go.

Does B2 restore the video compatibility that broke by going to GEN? I'm right now at GEN-A since it's enough for me to get GT working. I also heard the MGS demo doesn't work with GEN-B, does B2 fix that?

 

[Mejilan]

I haven't watched vids on my PSP since 2005 or 2006 (you know, back when that "no games" myth actually had SOME merit), so I can't really vouch for that. As for the MGS demo, it definitely works on 5.50 Gen-B2. I haven't bothered with it personally, but I did help a friend (over IM) get it working on his recently updated 5.50 Gen-B2 PSP 1000. Version.txt (5.55) trick + disabling GAME plugin functionality were the keys to getting the demo to run.

 

[TheSeks]

It works fine for me. Saving and everything. And yea I just thought If I deleted a wrong file, it would fuck up CFW.

I guess I'm going to have to retry to decrypt the file or something. It runs fine and lets me change options and run races and shit, but it won't save. It's bizzare.

At least Disgaea 2 works. Have yet to try Persona.

 

[SOLDIER]

I managed to get Disgaea 2 with the decoder method. With Persona, I can watch the intro video, but after that it just goes black. Any ideas?

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

I have one, picked it up this evening in Game Mania (Belgium)

Comes with FW5.70 btw

So according to that, no, the Go doesn't ship with some magical unbreakable firmware beyond whats out. So CFW community, if you have been holding back, now would be a great time to get back up to speed again please?

 

[black_vegeta]

I couldn't disagree more. The 5.50 Gen-B2 update restores M33-like compatibility across the board for emulators and homebrew. I'd say it's a pretty critical update, particularly if you've been sitting pretty at 5.00 M33-x for the past year or so and have a nice collection of games and apps that work as you'd expect them to. Upgrading to 5.50 Gen-A or the initial version of 5.50 Gen-B, and having some of those apps break, is not a pleasant way to go.

My bad, I thought Gen B was for that purpose.

My apologies.

 

[Mejilan]

No harm done.

So according to that, no, the Go doesn't ship with some magical unbreakable firmware beyond whats out. So CFW community, if you have been holding back, now would be a great time to get back up to speed again please?

The PSP Gos have been known to come with 5.70 from the factory. That was confirmed from various trade show events/viewings over the past month or so. But considering that neither 5.55 nor 6.00 have yet seen CFWs, I wouldn't exactly say that 5.70 is any kind of godsend.

That said, the biggest barrier to CFW on newer PSPs are hardware barriers, not software (firmware).

I managed to get Disgaea 2 with the decoder method. With Persona, I can watch the intro video, but after that it just goes black. Any ideas?

Try switching from the M33 No UMD driver to the Sony No UMD driver. I think it's called NP<something>. Can't check from work. You can either permanently change to that driver via the recovery menu, or change the driver just for the current instance via the VSH menu.

 

[adamsapple]

If PSN access, compatibility with more games, and active development/support can't convince you to drop an obsolete, dead CFW, then nothing we say will. CWCheat DOES work. As do CoderPR, NitePR, etc.

:lol Well i upgraded afterwards, and to be honest Gen works exactly the same as M33.

Thanks for the awesome decryption guide btw.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

The PSP Gos have been known to come with 5.70 from the factory. That was confirmed from various trade show events/viewings over the past month or so. But considering that neither 5.55 nor 6.00 have yet seen CFWs, I wouldn't exactly say that 5.70 is any kind of godsend.

That said, the biggest barrier to CFW on newer PSPs are hardware barriers, not software (firmware).

Well its just nice to put to rest the "maybe theyre waiting until the Go is out" theory on slow development. I actually dont want the Go to ever be cracked honestly, devs need at least some assurance to keep developing on the platform.

 

[nolookjones]

GEN seems exactly the same as M33...got GT working...thanks yoshihiro...your the new DA

 

[TheSeks]

thanks yoshihiro...your the new DA

Considering this isn't 6.00-GEN, let's not go that far.

 

[Branson]

Ok, so I updated to Gen-B2, i think. In the system info it still says 5.50 Gen B (full). Do i have b2? I downloaded and installed it.

 

[black_vegeta]

Ok, so I updated to Gen-B2, i think. In the system info it still says 5.50 Gen B (full). Do i have b2? I downloaded and installed it.

It won't specify say that it is Gen B2 in the system info. If you installed it, you'll be updated.

FYI, mine says the samething.

 

[Erebus]

Ok, so I updated to Gen-B2, i think. In the system info it still says 5.50 Gen B (full). Do i have b2? I downloaded and installed it.

I guess so. Mine says 5.50Gen B (full) as well.

 

[Branson]

It won't specify say that it is Gen B2 in the system info. If you installed it, you'll be updated.

FYI, mine says the samething.

Ok thanks.

 

[Marty Chinn]

FYI, 5.50 GEN-B2 still has broken video compatibility.

 

[intheinbetween]

I tried Persona and I got a black screen, the memory card light flashes every 2sec for about 1minute and then just stops. Shame

as i said earlier, you must export the file list of the original game with umdgen (file-> file list-> export), patch the game as explained in the tutorial, then with iso patched, forcing the list of file designating one that you exported (file-> file list-> import)

 

[Branson]

Well, sweet. Seems to be pretty much the same to M33. All of my games work and stuff. So thats good. Haven't ran into any problems yet.

 

[Median]

Wooo just played Motorstorm on 5.50 GEN-B2, had to use the normal UMD ISO driver for it to work though.

 

[SOLDIER]

Try switching from the M33 No UMD driver to the Sony No UMD driver. I think it's called NP<something>. Can't check from work. You can either permanently change to that driver via the recovery menu, or change the driver just for the current instance via the VSH menu.

That worked, thanks.

Still can't get Soul Calibur working though, I just get a black screen upon bootup.

 

[graywolf323]

Well I've tried literally a dozen times to get Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 to work, what a waste of money it was, I'll wait till a 6.0 release I guess.

apparently there's now a V2 of the Decrypter which fixes whatever bug was keeping MUA2 from working

sadly though as other people have pointed out they really screwed up the PSP version of the game and I'm not sure I'd say its even worth the time to decrypt it to play it

http://www.pspgen.com/game-decrypter-b2-yoshihiro-actualite-190027.html

edit: so I caved and upgraded to GEN firmware and now Persona works just fine

seen reports elsewhere about Persona not working on M33 firmware even if decrypted

it's the end of an era for me, so long DA

 

[discoalucard]

Use this:
http://www.pspgen.com/xgen-updater-installer-5-50-gen-b2-actualite-189952.html
You don't need to go through the genA with this. You just need the usual 5.50ofw, then it's the same procedure as updating with M33

Hmm...I'm on 3.80 M33-5, and I tried this...it booted up and started updating, but abruptly shuts off the PSP in the middle of it. It hasn't bricked anything, but I still have the old 3.80 M33-5 on there. Any ideas? The Readme included says it would work on any custom firmware...

 

[Mejilan]

Worst case scenario, just ugprade the old fashioned way. Instructions and/or links were posted (by me and others) within the last 1-2 pages of this thread.

 

[Melhisedek]

Is it possible to view textfiles while playing a game? On a phat 1000 PSP? I want to check FAQ every now and than

 

[Borman]

Works wonderfully. Money well spent

 

[drizzle]

it's the end of an era for me, so long DA

Really? Who the hell cares who made the damn thing, as long as it works?

If it wasn't for DA, we wouldn't have any of this homebrew possibilities, but really, since he decides not to update his work, what's the problem with going with another one?

And once he releases his stuff again, everybody will go back to him (like it happened before)

I really don't understand this "OMG THIS IS NOT BY DA I LOVE HIM" BS that every community (homebrew or not, if you know what I mean) spills.

 

[RurouniZel]

The PSP cannot be overclocked. It has a 333Mhz CPU that was broken down to 222Mhz by Sony. We've been able to restore the 333Mhz clock speed almost since the beginning of homebrew, and that's still possible with Gen, as it was with M33. That hasn't changed in the least. But overclocking the CPU's 333Mhz rate? That's not possible, and never was, to my knowledge.

That's what I meant, I can't get it to display the menu where I can change it to 333Mhz. I just re-installed Gen B2 and nothin'. I'm pressin' select, L, R, Start, everything and I can't find out how to get it to 333Mhz.

 

[Mejilan]

That's what I meant, I can't get it to display the menu where I can change it to 333Mhz. I just re-installed Gen B2 and nothin'. I'm pressin' select, L, R, Start, everything and I can't find out how to get it to 333Mhz.

Perma-change your clock speed via the recovery menu. Fully shut down the PSP, then hold R to reboot it. While there, make sure to re-enable the VSH menu, which for some reason, is disabled by default on 5.50 Gen. Weird, I know. Once in the XMB, hitting select with pull up the VSH menu you know and love (with a few new options).

Is it possible to view textfiles while playing a game? On a phat 1000 PSP? I want to check FAQ every now and than

CWCheat plugin. Works for both PSP games, and PSOne conversions.
http://cwcheat.consoleworld.org/

 

[RurouniZel]

Perma-change your clock speed via the recovery menu. Fully shut down the PSP, then hold R to reboot it. While there, make sure to re-enable the VSH menu, which for some reason, is disabled by default on 5.50 Gen. Weird, I know. Once in the XMB, hitting select with pull up the VSH menu you know and love (with a few new options).[/url]

Thanks! Though I can't find the VSH menu to enable oddly. Maybe I messed something up...

 

[TheSeks]

Alright, I give up on GT. I keep trying to fix it to save it. And either it goes through randomly, or the decrypter fails saying it "can't decrypt the eboot."

:|

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Really? Who the hell cares who made the damn thing, as long as it works?

If it wasn't for DA, we wouldn't have any of this homebrew possibilities, but really, since he decides not to update his work, what's the problem with going with another one?

And once he releases his stuff again, everybody will go back to him (like it happened before)

I really don't understand this "OMG THIS IS NOT BY DA I LOVE HIM" BS that every community (homebrew or not, if you know what I mean) spills.

I have to say, that despite being on 5.50 GEN-B2, that DA makes much more polished and professional firmware. GEN is still rather hacky; I presume they'll get better with more experience. With DA you knew that you were getting quality firmware that would have safeguards against bricking (which GEN-B didn't't have for instance).

 

[Mejilan]

Thanks! Though I can't find the VSH menu to enable oddly. Maybe I messed something up...

Boot into the recovery menu, then:
1) Access Configuration
2) Scroll down to the Use VSHMenu option
3) Toggle it from DISABLED to VSHMENU

Back out and exit to continue booting into your PSP. Then pull up the VSH menu by hitting Select from anywhere within the XMB.

 

[drizzle]

I have to say, that despite being on 5.50 GEN-B2, that DA makes much more polished and professional firmware. GEN is still rather hacky; I presume they'll get better with more experience. With DA you knew that you were getting quality firmware that would have safeguards against bricking (which GEN-B didn't't have for instance).

Sure, I completely agree and understand the concept of "Better software". That's why I said that, when (if) he releases an update to his firmware, everybody is going back to it.

I just don't see the reasoning to prevent yourself from updating to a newer firmware with active development and support just because "it's not by my favorite coder".

I guess people react different when they don't have a Pandora battery ready/a Pandora-able PSP to return everything back to normal. Whatever, it's not like it matters anyway.

 

[RurouniZel]

Boot into the recovery menu, then:
1) Access Configuration
2) Scroll down to the Use VSHMenu option
3) Toggle it from DISABLED to VSHMENU

Back out and exit to continue booting into your PSP. Then pull up the VSH menu by hitting Select from anywhere within the XMB.

Awesome! Thank you very much!! *back to Disgaea 2*

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Sure, I completely agree and understand the concept of "Better software". That's why I said that, when (if) he releases an update to his firmware, everybody is going back to it.

I just don't see the reasoning to prevent yourself from updating to a newer firmware with active development and support just because "it's not by my favorite coder".

I guess people react different when they don't have a Pandora battery ready/a Pandora-able PSP. Whatever, it's not like it matters anyway.

Well I didn't update till now, because I had no games that required it. I readily admit I'd prefer a DA CFW over anything else at this point, and I have a Pandora!

 

[TheSeks]

Well I didn't update till now, because I had no games that required it. I readily admit I'd prefer a DA CFW over anything else at this point, and I have a Pandora!

I think you and everyone that stuck to M33 (like me) until now do. I would love DA to make a 6.00-M33, but at this point I can't really care. I was waiting to be able to play Disgaea 2/Persona PSP (and GT, but that's kinda not working right now...) and now that I have that ability I can stop whining about the state of CFW on the PSP currently.

 

[discoalucard]

Ah, brilliant! I had to upgrade to 5.50 GEN A first, then everything worked out alright! Ys Seven works fantastically too, thanks Meij!

One more question: are there any shell programs compatible with 5.50 GEN B2 that can snag screencaps? I used to use IRShell, but apparently the newest version of that isn't compatible.

 

[Erebus]

This can't be good though.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/09/psp-firmware-update-v6-10/

 

[Mejilan]

:lol

Sounds like it actually includes new features. Arguably, this probably should have been 6.00, and the current 6.00 should have been 5.80 or something.

What with the PSP Go's launch tomorrow, and the upcoming PSN/MediaGo relaunch, I wouldn't be surprised if PSN access REQUIRES an update to 6.10.

Definitely not good for us CFW 5.50 Gen users.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

God dammit. I want that SensMe app, looks kinda cool >:| RETURN TO US DA!!

 

[kamorra]

Ah, brilliant! I had to upgrade to 5.50 GEN A first, then everything worked out alright! Ys Seven works fantastically too, thanks Meij!

One more question: are there any shell programs compatible with 5.50 GEN B2 that can snag screencaps? I used to use IRShell, but apparently the newest version of that isn't compatible.

Google for gen 5.50 irshell patch

 

[TheSeks]

Definitely not good for us CFW 5.50 Gen users.

Sure if you want something besides Persona/Disgaea 2/GT, I guess.

For me, today is the day where I can finally play the PSP games I've been waiting all year for, but couldn't play because of CFW. Hoorah, no need to update to 6.10 for me.

 

[Dead Prince]

well. i guess it may be time for me to just give in and buy a psp 3000 :lol.

 

[drizzle]

Before posting this, let me say that:

I don't care about the media capabilities of the PSP. I want a portable console to play games, not to listen to music of watch videos on a tiny screen. I can do both of these on my cellphone, which is not of the "i" variety. I don't see the point of an iPod touch either.

With that out of the way, the PSP Go looks and sounds more and more like a portable media device that just so happens to play games. Like, Sony's answer to the iPod touch. Specially if you take into consideration that Sony's answer to the "UMD Good-will program" is "meh, we won't do anything".

Which, in turn, just makes me happier that I recently bought a PSP2000 instead.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

apparently there's now a V2 of the Decrypter which fixes whatever bug was keeping MUA2 from working

sadly though as other people have pointed out they really screwed up the PSP version of the game and I'm not sure I'd say its even worth the time to decrypt it to play it

http://www.pspgen.com/game-decrypter-b2-yoshihiro-actualite-190027.html

edit: so I caved and upgraded to GEN firmware and now Persona works just fine

seen reports elsewhere about Persona not working on M33 firmware even if decrypted

it's the end of an era for me, so long DA

Thanks for this update. I came to the thread just to see if the bug-fixed decrypter had been released yet.

 

[OokieSpookie]

Before posting this, let me say that:

I don't care about the media capabilities of the PSP. I want a portable console to play games, not to listen to music of watch videos on a tiny screen. I can do both of these on my cellphone, which is not of the "i" variety. I don't see the point of an iPod touch either.

With that out of the way, the PSP Go looks and sounds more and more like a portable media device that just so happens to play games. Like, Sony's answer to the iPod touch. Specially if you take into consideration that Sony's answer to the "UMD Good-will program" is "meh, we won't do anything".

Which, in turn, just makes me happier that I recently bought a PSP2000 instead.

And this has what in the hell to do with this thread?