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[LegatoB]

I might try that tomorrow. Can making a Pandora do that to a system? Can it make it so you can only turn it on with that battery?

Indirectly, yes.

What's happened is that your battery is still in Pandora mode, which means the PSP will not boot normally with it inserted. However, your Memory Stick is set up to launch the normal PSP firmware if you don't press anything during a Pandora boot -- this is likely left over from when you did the procedure.

Best thing to do is put a recent GEN on the system, if it isn't installed already, and hit Select to bring up the VSH menu and choose "Make Normal Battery." Then, turn your PSP all the way off, remove the battery and re-insert it, then try booting it without the Memory Stick installed.

(I had to help a friend who bricked his PSP-2000 the other day, which is why I remember all this.)

 

[Mejilan]

I'll do some experimenting and see what happens. It might helps some other folks out.

Running the plugin alone after clearing the text files seems to have done the trick. =)

Now to figure it how to use the plugin, thanks!

Woot!!

 

[Slightly Live]

OK, going to leave this here, found thanks to Google. If anyone has a bummed out Start button, follow this handy guide and rejoice.

You need to download MacroFire 3.0.9, and install it onto your PSP. Make sure you add it into you vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt, game150.txt, etc... Now open the macrofire.ini file. At the very top of the file, you need to enable startup as follows.
Code:

[Main]
Startup = On

Look for the section labeled "AlternativeButtons". Make the following changes.
Code:

[AlternativeButtons]
Select =
Start = Note

What this does is makes your "Note" button function as Start, but we aren't done just yet. Scroll down a bit more until you find the "Default" section. Add in "remap.ini" next to "remap"
Code:

[Default]
UseGraphicsMemory = On
UseVolatileMemory = Off
Remap = remap.ini

Almost done. Make a new file named "remap.ini" and paste in the following.
Code:

MACROFIRE-REMAP 2

[Remap1]
RealButtons = NOTE
RemapButtons = START

[Remap3]
RealButtons = START
RemapButtons =

This will disable your start button (more on this later.)

Now you can boot up your PSP and press both volume buttons to access MacroFire. If you did it right, the menu won't auto-close (because start is disabled) Go down to "Remap settings" and hit O. Hit R to go to the right column, go to load and load up remap.ini. When you start a game, you need to access this menu again and load remap.ini again.

 

[Minamu]

Is it possible to use a Dual Shock 3 with CFW? I thought I had read something about it before the PSP Go came out with the news.

 

[Slightly Live]

Is it possible to use a Dual Shock 3 with CFW? I thought I had read something about it before the PSP Go came out with the news.

Hardware Modding

Or

CFW - Hooking up your PSP to your computer using RemoteJoy (homebrew that displays your PSP screen on your desktop with configurable controls that supports joypads/Dualshock3 via usb)

 

[alr1ght]

you can via remotejoylite

 

[B.K.]

I bought a new battery today for my Slim. It's one of the newer extended batteries:

Can those batteries be made into a Pandora? I thought I read somewhere that Sony made some batteries that couldn't be turned into Pandoras.

 

[News Bot]

New Peace Walker demo does not work with 5.50 GEN-D2. I know for a fact that the demo runs on at least 6.10.

Explanations/solutions? So much for running 5.51+ games perfectly :lol

 

[Costanza]

New Peace Walker demo does not work with 5.50 GEN-D2. I know for a fact that the demo runs on at least 6.10.

Explanations/solutions? So much for running 5.51+ games perfectly :lol

Turn Game Plugins off in Recovery menu.

edit: Oh, the second one is out? Nvm then

 

[News Bot]

Turn Game Plugins off in Recovery menu.

edit: Oh, the second one is out? Nvm then

Has no effect.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Yep, new Peace Walker demo isn't working at all either. Gonna have to think about picking up a Pandora battery and going to official firmware now, because CFW has been sucking for a year now and Sony has clearly gained the upper-hand.

Any word from the GEN people that newer games/demos are not working at all now, or are they not even aware yet?

Was really looking forward to these JP demos, but I guess I'm shit outta luck for the meantime

 

[Peff]

New demos don't work right off the bat but they're being released a number of hours later as iso/cso which do work. I guess there is a way to convert the file yourself but I haven't looked it up.

 

[batbeg]

When NPDecryptor finishes decrypting NP.PBP, it drops the resulting ISO in your ISO folder, conveniently enough. But two (IIRC) traces are left in the NPDecryptor folder. I forgot what they're called, but I think they're .BINs and might be headers of some sort. You'll probably want to delete those before you attempt to decrypt a new NP.PBP. If you're not too sure, just delete the entire NPDecryptor folder, and drop a new one from a clean download back on your memory stick.

I've never had your problem, so I'm not too sure if what I say above is the solution to it, but it's worth the attempt.

I have... no explanation for it, but I guess this problem was linked to the account problems I was having. IE I was unable to run NPDecryptor on LocoRoco Midnight Madness because 1. as you said, I had to delete the traces, and 2. had to make sure it was the region of the initial game I was trying to decrypt?

I'm sorry if this is an obvious fact, it just took me by surprise. But thanks for the help, things now make that little bit more sense

 

[Mejilan]

I have... no explanation for it, but I guess this problem was linked to the account problems I was having. IE I was unable to run NPDecryptor on LocoRoco Midnight Madness because 1. as you said, I had to delete the traces, and 2. had to make sure it was the region of the initial game I was trying to decrypt?

I'm sorry if this is an obvious fact, it just took me by surprise. But thanks for the help, things now make that little bit more sense

New demos don't work right off the bat but they're being released a number of hours later as iso/cso which do work. I guess there is a way to convert the file yourself but I haven't looked it up.

Yep, NPDecryptor can only work on a game you can actually run because it uses the license information that comes with a PSN PSP demo you download or a PSN PSP game you purchase. There are three way to LEGITIMATELY get the demo/purchase on your PSP WITH the requisite license info.
1) Direct download from PSN via PSP (not currently possible on any CFW).
2) Download via PS3 and USB copy to PSP (I personally got this method working with Crystal Defenders and Myst a few days ago).
3) Using the newest 5.50 Gen-D2 CFW to connect to the newest MediaGO to purchase/download to PSP.

Using any of those three methods should allow you to run the demo/purchase via NPDecryptor, strip the DRM out (using the associated license info), and convert the demo/purchase from an eboot to an ISO.

Any word from the GEN people that newer games/demos are not working at all now, or are they not even aware yet?

You can try the method I list directly above to see if it works.
If it fails, I've heard that Gen's new version of 5.03 HEN (for temp-flashing to later 2000 and 3000 PSPs that can't perma-flash CFW) was delayed for one day due to issues with this new demo IIRC. So it's entirely possible that their on-the-fly decryption (based on Yoshihiro's obsolete Game Decryptor) cannot yet handle this particular demo. He seems to work quickly in ironing out these wrinkles.

I wouldn't be surprised if Team Gen solves the problem in a day or two, and gets it working both for the new version of 5.03 HEN, and us regular 5.50 Gen users. A little patience is in order. It's part of why there's been 4 versions of Yoshihiro's Game Decryptor in such a short time frame. Improving CFW support and adding support for more games!

I bought a new battery today for my Slim. It's one of the newer extended batteries:

Can those batteries be made into a Pandora? I thought I read somewhere that Sony made some batteries that couldn't be turned into Pandoras.

I recently bought a new official extended battery for my 2000. It's one of the new packages that specifically lists support for 1000s, 2000s, and 3000s. (These were discontinued for a while, but they've since issued a new batch). I read years ago that then new batteries were modified in a such a fashion as to make then un-Pandora-able. I haven't tested this battery yet (I use my old 1000's battery as my Pandora), but my guess is that it is in fact Pandora-proof.

 

[Mejilan]

A good a place as any to post this.
In a few hours, movers will come to pick up all of my crap and move me to a new state. This PC is just about the only thing I've yet to disassemble and unpack. I'll likely be out of commission, internet-wise, for a few days at the very least.

Just wanted to give the folks in this thread (and I guess this message board), the heads up.
There are plenty of knowledgeable PSP users that chime in with great answers here (Schrade, navanman, The Faceless Master, and others), so I doubt my presence in this thread will be missed all that much.

But just in case.

 

[Fuzzy]

A good a place as any to post this.
In a few hours, movers will come to pick up all of my crap and move me to a new state. This PC is just about the only thing I've yet to disassemble and unpack. I'll likely be out of commission, internet-wise, for a few days at the very least.

Just wanted to give the folks in this thread (and I guess this message board), the heads up.
There are plenty of knowledgeable PSP users that chime in with great answers here (Schrade, navanman, The Faceless Master, and others), so I doubt my presence in this thread will be missed all that much.

But just in case.

No more NWS in Times Square for you? Where are you moving?

 

[Mejilan]

NJ. But I'm keeping my job, so I'll be commuting, and always a train ride away from the NWS. I went there today and was surprised to see that they had both versions of Rabbids Go Home. Is that even supposed to be out yet?

Oh, move got pushed off until tomorrow AM by the movers. Shit.

 

[Slightly Live]

Yep, new Peace Walker demo isn't working at all either. Gonna have to think about picking up a Pandora battery and going to official firmware now, because CFW has been sucking for a year now and Sony has clearly gained the upper-hand.

Any word from the GEN people that newer games/demos are not working at all now, or are they not even aware yet?

Was really looking forward to these JP demos, but I guess I'm shit outta luck for the meantime

Dude, calm down. Just two demos (any more) aren't working at the moment. Need need to have a panic attack. Just wait.

 

[B.K.]

I was at Best Buy yesterday and they had a Sony brand 16GB memory card for $69. That's a pretty good price for anyone that wants a guaranteed real 16GB card and doesn't want to use a Photofast.

 

[Mejilan]

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=261353

Looks like Bubbletune has released v9 of his fuck-awesome Game Categories plugin.
Unlike the past 4 or so bugfix versions, this one actually adds a new (third) category mode! Content Browser! I've yet to test it, but it seems to provide Photo Viewer-like functionality to the categories feature. Kickass!

 

[Schrade]

Bubbletune's Site: http://bubbletune.x-fusion.co.uk/

 

[Anony]

still on v3
for some reason, going any higher crashes the psp on startup

 

[Mejilan]

Wow, the new mode is pretty cool.

 

[Schrade]

Hmm. Does Game Categories only work on firmwares later than 5.00 M33-6?

 

[Mejilan]

The first 3 verions of Game Categories Revised worked on 5.00 M33-6, as far as I recall.
In fact, that it specifically DID NOT work on 5.50 Gen-A was the main reason why I held off on switching to Gen CFW. Then he released v4 which added Gen support, and all was well. The next 4 or so versions were mostly bug fixes and compatibility updates. This 9th version finally adds new features.

 

[Schrade]

Just tested and it works in 5.00 M33-6. Cool

 

[Anony]

bah, still crashes psp
back to v3

on 5.00m33, no clue wtf is wrong

 

[navanman]

Wow, the new mode is pretty cool.

I have one issue or bug with the new mode.
My UMD rips in my ISO folder are now listed in reverse alphabetical order.
They are/should be in alphabetical order.

Edit:
Oh yeah, one more bug, more than likely a 5.50 GEN bug but if you are using the game categories plugin and you have a PSN game like PGM: Deluxe for example and put it in a custom folder like CAT_PSN, it will not run giving 80020148 error.

Edit 2:
OK another bug!
PJM: Deluxe won't work even if its in PSP/GAME using Content Browser mode with the plugin giving the 80020148 error.
Changing the mode to Multiple MS fixes the launching error.

 

[Mejilan]

Have you NPDecrypted PJM? In my experience, most still-DRM'ed downloads that require that license info to run have to be in a very specific folder to run. I've had issues running demos and PSN purchases from categories in the past until I NPDecrypted them.

 

[kiryogi]

So I'm finally trying ot leap to Gen D from Gen B2, but all I get is a blank screen when I run the Gen D updater. D:

 

[Schrade]

bah, still crashes psp
back to v3

on 5.00m33, no clue wtf is wrong

At what point does it crash for you? I used it just fine on 5.00 M33-6.

 

[Jefklak]

So I'm finally trying ot leap to Gen D from Gen B2, but all I get is a blank screen when I run the Gen D updater. D:

Had the same issue on first try, restart PSP and try again, worked here

 

[Kai Dracon]

I'm a bit in the dark; just what is the "PS3 method" for connecting to PSN with a CFW PSP?

 

[Anony]

i found out what wrong, v9 is conflicting with my custom firmware extender seplugin

 

[hikarutilmitt]

I'm a bit in the dark; just what is the "PS3 method" for connecting to PSN with a CFW PSP?

Download whatever it is you want form PSN to your PS3 then use the USB cable to move it to the PSP.

 

[TheSeks]

I'm a bit in the dark; just what is the "PS3 method" for connecting to PSN with a CFW PSP?

Plug PSP into PS3 via USB.

Select downloaded PSP game that is on hard-drive of PS3.

"Copy to PSP?"->Yes

????

PROFIT!

 

[navanman]

As promised, the GEN update for PSP 3000 and PSP-2000 v3 has been released enabling the playing of the latest PSP UMD releases.

Here are the features of this release:

* compatible with the PSP-3000 and PSP-2000 v3 official firmware 5.03
* play backups of games REQUIRE PSP firmware above 5.03, including 6.xx
* playing UMD require firmware above 5.03, including 6.xx
* playing UMD / ISO games protected against the CFW
* play PS1 games
* GEN available VSH MENU (SELECT)
* recovery in VSH available
* reading homebrews

On the other hand, here are the things that they weren't able to work out, unfortunately:

MGS demo refuses to run

* We've tried everything and what works in 5.50 GEN-D2 has not worked in the 5.03 GEN-B. Pity...


The Recovery mode menu is "mixed"

* The RECOVERY MODE 5.02 GEN-A has been patched to run on the PSP-3000. It can change the most usual options but we encounter some problems with this VSH Recovery in and we have not managed to fix it. In fact, the menu sees some of his lines not properly allocated and others who do not work. Note that on a PSP-3000, the recovery is useless, or nearly so, since all the useful features found in the VSH menu or in Ultimate VSH menu Total_Noob of Total Noob we strongly recommend that you install.

http://www.pspgen.com/divers/telecharger-190694.html

 

[hikarutilmitt]

And boy do I recommend the UVSH plugin. It's WAY better anyway but it fixes all the dumb crap that's busted with the normal menu.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

So no word on anything to break the current encryption on the latest JP demos? Or even on a 6.00 custom firmware? Gonna have to put a pandora battery on the chritsmas list at this rate I think.

 

[navanman]

The DaedalusX64 dev team has released another round of update for Nintendo 64 emulator for the PSP. The latest alpha revision of DaedalusX64 has implemented various improvements and fixed some minor bugs cased by the previous release.

Changelogs:

* Revision 441
o [!] Temporary fix for Banjo Kazooie freezing during the intro.
* Revision 440
o Forgot to commit changes on gspMacros.cpp
* Revision 439
o [!] Opps removed horrible typo on roms.ini
o [+] Finished merging improvements and fixes on roms.ini (props to Yamagushi and Destroyer5150)
o [*] We shouldn't cull front (Mortal Kombat 4 is playable now)
* Revision 438
o [~] Refactor/Cleaned up ModifyVtx, now only one function is needed for GBI1 and GBI2, and moved various functions to PSPRenderer.
o [~] Moved FiddledVtxDKR to PSPrender.h
o [+] Various changes to roms.ini (thanks Yamagushi and Destroyer5150)
o [!] Removed mpRender hack and just use PSPRenderer::Get() directly.
* Revision 437
o added vfpu math

http://pspupdates.qj.net/PSP-homebrew-DaedalusX64-Alpha-Revision-441/pg/49/aid/135666

 

[navanman]

From PSPGEN website via Google translate:
A new plugin that will allow you to keep the HEN exploit and therefore GEN-B active even if you power off your PSP-3000.

Simply install this plugin like you would any other and you’re set — no activation or manual intervention required… As soon as your PSP boots you’re homebrew and custom firmware enabled. However, by the looks of it, or at least what I’m lead to believe from the read me is that Sedna won’t always work: “Some Reboot/Shutdown is still executed despite the patches apply.”

That aside, Sedna does all this [French to English translated] stuff:

* Patch the Reboot of the PSP
* Patch the Shutdown of the PSP
* Hide UMD Update Icon
* Patch flash 0, 1, 2, 3 for USB access
* Redirecting the file version.txt to ms0:/PSP/SYSTEM/version.txt
* Patch the blit TIFF image “blit corrupted data for file with extension .tiff”

http://translate.google.com/transla...alite-190718.html&sl=fr&tl=en&history_state0=

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Want to play demos... badly...

 

[kassatsu]

Want to play demos... badly...

Yeah, I am thinking of going back to original firmware

=\

 

[Slightly Live]

So no word on anything to break the current encryption on the latest JP demos? Or even on a 6.00 custom firmware? Gonna have to put a pandora battery on the chritsmas list at this rate I think.

The new Metal Gear demo is playable on GEN B.

 

[mattiewheels]

The new Metal Gear demo is playable on GEN B.

but not gen d? why's that...

 

[Slightly Live]

but not gen d? why's that...

Heck do I know, just thought I'd spread the news. Some folks are rather impatient, CFW will catch up pretty quickly, right now only a handful of demo's do not work, but they are being worked on. =)

 

[Phreak47]

but not gen d? why's that...

Strange.. I just installed D2 myself and indeed, MGS demo wouldn't launch even when it could before on B2 with version.txt.

Since I've already patched all the newest crap myself anyway, I think I'm going to Pandora myself back to B2 until something more substantial comes along. Besides, call me weird, but I kind of LIKE manually decrypting the games. Yes, I'm a dork.

 

[kiryogi]

Had the same issue on first try, restart PSP and try again, worked here

No go here D:

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Are you sure thats not the old MGS demo working on Gen-B, not the new one? The old one still works on Gen-D as well for me.

If so, that means GEN-D is a big pile of wank and the exact reason why Team GEN seem kinda incompetent.

 

[Peff]

The first MG PW demo is indeed playable on Gen-D. Keep in mind that the version.txt file "restarts" when you update, so you have to do the whole thing again.