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[Phreak47]

You think craigslisters offering to CFW-ize your machine are legit? I've always tried to put CFW on my PSP but I always end up messing it up and now my Pandora doesn't work and I really don't want to buy another one.

Is it even "legal" to pay someone to mod your PSP?

A Pandora battery costs eight dollars. Don't know why you wouldn't just buy another one instead of handing your money to some kid who is being an asshole for profiting from this.
(Well OK, the site selling you the battery is too, but at least you are receiving a physical product.)

 

[Fafalada]

Dane-Elec? Never heard of them. I'd rather spend an extra $10 per stick and get SanDisk cards.

With 16GB SDMicros it doesn't really matter - I haven't seen anything above Class 2 on the market yet, and those are slow-performers regardless of who manufacturer is.

 

[Erebus]

Custom Firmware 6.XX GEN-A, some answers from Team GEN

The step up from 5.XX to 6.XX firmware isn’t as straight forward as one would think. Its not just a new digital comic reader application or the SenseMe music application. No, Sony once again changed the way thefirmware works and it may require that Eboots and modules etc will have to be rewritten for kernels 6.xx much like the move from 1.50 to 3.71+ etc (I’m sure you remember that..) What the Team GEN are basically saying is this.. It might not be worth it, taking into account all the work involved to get a working CFW 6.10 or 6.20. Just for those two new applications,firmware 6.20 games don’t run either. Ok, ok I hear you asking – what about the demos and games that require 6.20 Firmware. I guess we might have to wait for another work around. (Game decrypter for 6.20 anyone?)

And before you all start screaming for Dark-AleX to come and be the savor off save the day, think again. I doubt he will ever return. So better not to get your hopes up. I’m not …

So some feedback on Custom Firmware 6.10, straight from he horses mouth. Oh and they have a working beta it seems. But it cannot run much and Team GEN haven’t confirmed or denied its possible future release.

The future doesn't seem so bright

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

not worth it = we're not talented enough to do it.

The ability to patch games such as LBP, currently completely missing from CFW as its presumably a 6.0+ feature, is a pretty important "app" more than just SensMe and Comic Book Readers. So it should be painfully clear to everyone now that unless a new talented PSP CFW group springs to life, the scene and future of CFW is fucked in GEN's hands (case in point: it will take them til January to just get the decryption of newer games going).

 

[Barkley's Justice]

i'm about to do this 5.50 Gen-D update to my PSP2000 with 4.01 M33-2

Is there a way to revert the upgrade if I'm not liking the changes?

 

[B.K.]

With 16GB SDMicros it doesn't really matter - I haven't seen anything above Class 2 on the market yet, and those are slow-performers regardless of who manufacturer is.

Really? Mejilan is using a Photofast with two 16GB MicroSDHC cards. He says that the write speed is a bit slower than a real MS Pro Duo, but the read speed while playing a game is fine.

 

[criesofthepast]

Does anyone actually know what is up with Dark Alex? I mean does he post on any forums? Did he just disappear without mentioning anything? Maybe if the guy came out and said what his plans are people would just STFU about him already. Everyone in the CFW scene is waiting for this dark knight to return and save gotham (us) from the Joker (sony).

Either Sony assassinated him or he's now working for them.

 

[Lyte Edge]

not worth it = we're not talented enough to do it.

The ability to patch games such as LBP, currently completely missing from CFW as its presumably a 6.0+ feature, is a pretty important "app" more than just SensMe and Comic Book Readers. So it should be painfully clear to everyone now that unless a new talented PSP CFW group springs to life, the scene and future of CFW is fucked in GEN's hands (case in point: it will take them til January to just get the decryption of newer games going).

Isn't Little Big Planet the only game that really makes use of the online PSN features and can be patched? Maybe they don't think it's worth it for just one game. And if they're not decrypting new titles until January, how does this explain Tekken 6?

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Does anyone actually know what is up with Dark Alex? I mean does he post on any forums? Did he just disappear without mentioning anything? Maybe if the guy came out and said what his plans are people would just STFU about him already. Everyone in the CFW scene is waiting for this dark knight to return and save gotham (us) from the Joker (sony).

Either Sony assassinated him or he's now working for them.

I really wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.

 

[Slightly Live]

Isn't Little Big Planet the only game that really makes use of the online PSN features and can be patched? Maybe they don't think it's worth it for just one game. And if they're not decrypting new titles until January, how does this explain Tekken 6?

Most games use AD-HOC rather than plain old online/PSN, and as far as I am aware, you can use ADHOC Party with CFW.

LBP is no big deal really.

I do wonder how Tekken 6 got decrypted.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Well for whatever reason, my 5.50 GEN-D refuses to load any games off of PSN, demos or retail

At this point, I'm ready to throw in the towel and throw some Official FW on there. Can I go from 5.50 CFW to Official Sony FW without it bricking?

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

I really wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.

I figure it's either that or they're just paying him to stay off the grid. It's really not the worst strategy.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

As I've said before, Phantasy Star Portable 2 will be the real test since the UMD demo of it also didn't work on CFW, so clearly new encryption is in place for that and would imagine the same for the full retail UMD as well. It's out on like the 3rd of December, so we'll see then. That also makes use of PSN accounts for infrastructure online. I love Adhoc Party, don't get me wrong, but the dream of just playing an online PSP loot-hunter while away from my PS3 is so tantalisingly close except its an hour+ each way through Pandora battery'ing if I want to get all my sweet homebrew shit back.

I also see "oh its good enough" as a clear sign of when a homebrew group is on the way out. Its not become about challenging themselves and their skills any longer, its about clinging to the fame or whatever for being just about "good enough" to maybe get things working half-correctly again. Lets not forget theyre just re-rigging Team M33's work over and over again here.

I'd also agree that DarkAlex probably now works for Sony or some kind of agreement was reached. They jumped on that PSP Go exploit incredibly fast and Sony probably made the correct bet that without the insane genius that was DA's vice like grip of all things PSP firmware, the scene would never quite recover or match them again.

 

[linkboy]

Does anyone actually know what is up with Dark Alex? I mean does he post on any forums? Did he just disappear without mentioning anything? Maybe if the guy came out and said what his plans are people would just STFU about him already. Everyone in the CFW scene is waiting for this dark knight to return and save gotham (us) from the Joker (sony).

Either Sony assassinated him or he's now working for them.

I don't think he's working for Sony, I think he just got pissed at everything that been going on with his firmware.

People selling his firmware with Pandora batteries (which he worked on as well). He's threatened to quit in the past due to this and that's one of the reasons why he went undercover with the M33 firmware. Truth be told, I don't blame him for leaving. The majority of the PSP homebrew scene is mostly comprised of people just wanting to get free PSP games. They're a bunch of self-centered egotistical ass-tards who do nothing but demand, demand and demand things from developers. The same thing happened in the Dreamcast homebrew scene back in the day. Developers quit working on projects because people would do nothing but bitch, whine, demand and complain. Dreamsnes was a prime example.

The only thing I'm really concerned with it the PS1 emulator (seeing as that what the majority of my PSP play time is comprised of). The more Sony updates that emulator, the less compatibility we have.

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I'd also agree that DarkAlex probably now works for Sony or some kind of agreement was reached. They jumped on that PSP Go exploit incredibly fast and Sony probably made the correct bet that without the insane genius that was DA's vice like grip of all things PSP firmware, the scene would never quite recover or match them again.

Here's the deal with any exploit for the Go. If its in a PSN release, all they have to do is pull that game from the server and its effectively killed, they don't need Dark Alex to figure that one out. They just need to hit any of the PSP homebrew forums to determine that (and I'm 100% positive Sony has people on those boards).

Basically Sony's corrected the one mistake they made with the older PSP with the Go. They didn't lose control of the hardware out of the game (firmware 1.00 on the Japanese launch model had no encryption at all, it was an open platform). That gave the hacking community a huge head start, and forced Sony to play from behind. With the Go, Sony has the headstart and the hackers are at a severe disadvantage. That's the biggest reason why the Go exists, its to regain control of the hardware that Sony lost.

 

[Ken Masters]

I have an original PSP with 5.00 M33-6 FW, what's the easiest way to upgrade to the newest FW?

 

[kassatsu]

Well for whatever reason, my 5.50 GEN-D refuses to load any games off of PSN, demos or retail

At this point, I'm ready to throw in the towel and throw some Official FW on there. Can I go from 5.50 CFW to Official Sony FW without it bricking?

Yup, I did that a few weeks ago.

 

[Bebpo]

It'd be interesting at the end of the day for someone to write a book on Sony's tooth & nail battle with the scene regarding the PSP.

There's really no other case in videogame history of such a back and forth battle between a company and hackers over a system. The little bit Nintendo and MS have done doesn't even come close.

It's especially interesting because it's very possible at this point that Sony may defeat the scene and return the PSP back to its original state of non-piratable games. I don't think any open platform has ever been closed before.

 

[Mejilan]

Haven't seen it discussed yet, but MaxiGen of Team Gen has commented about the lack of a 6.xx Gen CFW. To make a long story short, he has a few points, as I understand it:

1) 6.xx CFW won't solve all of the problems in "catching the CFW scene up" with OFW, since Sony is employing more than simple FW number checks like before and are finally and actively combating CFW with game releases. In other words, on-the-fly decryption and whatnot is still likely to be needed, and recent iterations of 5.50 Gen have proven that a 6.xx Gen isn't necessary to get the newest games running.

2) Apparently the 6.x kernel is quite different than those that came before. According to MaxiGen, the jump from the 5.x kernel to the 6.x kernel is so significant, than most homebrew will specifically need to be re-compiled to work on a PSP running a 6.x-based CFW. He claims that the jump is even more serious/annoying/scene-dividing than the 1.5x -> 3.x kernel jump. (In other words, he believe that all homebrew games, apps, emulators, plugins, custom themes, etc. will need to be redone to work on a 6.x CFW.)

3) In light of those two points above, he feels than the features that 6.x OFWs bring to the table (SenseMe, comic book reader, direct PSN access) don't warrant the turmoil a 6.x Gen CFW would entail.

I have no idea how much of this is believable. I have no idea if some of these issues are avoidable by creating a 5.x kernel compatibility mode within a 6.x CFW. I have no idea if this is even possible, or if Team Gen is even up to the task. Just putting it out there, though.

 

[B.K.]

I saw this on PSP Update's site. I don't know if it's real or not. If it is real, at least that would mean they are capable of making their own custom firmware.

 

[Mejilan]

That's a hop, skip, and a hex-edit away.
I can do that much, if it came to it.

But it could very well be real.
I wouldn't be surprised if, while continuing to update 5.50 Gen, they're working on newer CFWs. It just seems like a new CFW isn't exactly this amazing solution that everyone's been waiting for. Seems like it'll make most existing homebrew obsolete until new versions are compiled.

If they're up to creating it, I say they should finalize and release it, and let the scene decide which lives or dies (5.50 Gen or 6.x Gen).

 

[Minamu]

That picture reminded me of something: MAC addresses. Why do some people blur them & other don't? Or certain individuals just extremely paranoid or something? I'm not entirely sure what MACs do but I doubt they could trace your purchase with a GPS satellite or anything Similar to an IP address?

 

[navanman]

Another release of one of the best and essential CFW plugins.

We are at v12 now, mainly bugfixes.

Game Categories Revised v12:

* Fixed incompatibility with Lockdown XMB.
* Fixed problems with KXploited homebrew in Content Browser Mode.
* Fixed bug of colour previews not showing up in Theme Settings.
* Made an internal change to avoid a number of crashes, exact effects are unknown.

Download

 

[Mejilan]

Yep, love that plugin.

 

[Agent Unknown]

Well, I updated my blue slim to official fw 6.10 this weekend and after playing the demo for LBP and seeing all the new content in the store, I'm not looking back. I still have my CFW phat which I'll use for roadtrips, emulators and I have plenty of pre fw 5 UMDs I can bring along that still get a lot of play.

 

[SmokyDave]

I really wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.

If it is then I called it!

 

[onegoodlogan]

Are there any decent NES emulators for 5.50 GEN-D2 yet? FCEU-PSP seems to run most games decently, but there's a glitch in the audio where it skips like a bumped record every few seconds. I'm no coder, but it just seems odd to me that the non-1.5 SNES emulators are so far ahead of the NES ones.

 

[Macstorm]

So can you play the newest Japanese demos yet?

 

[xero273]

So can you play the newest Japanese demos yet?

no.

Gen just announced the date for D3. It is coming on Dec. 15. This should run recent demos

 

[linkboy]

Are there any decent NES emulators for 5.50 GEN-D2 yet? FCEU-PSP seems to run most games decently, but there's a glitch in the audio where it skips like a bumped record every few seconds. I'm no coder, but it just seems odd to me that the non-1.5 SNES emulators are so far ahead of the NES ones.

Use Nester (can't like due to me not being on my home computer). I use it with my copy of GEN and it works perfectly fine.

 

[Shouta]

The 15th for D3? I guess I'll have to OFW my PSP to play my copy of GVGNP.

 

[Genius]

Is it possible to play Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis properly on PSP ? I mean how is the combat handled in this version of SCUMM. Does anyone know ?

 

[AgentOtaku]

Yup, I did that a few weeks ago.

Sorry for the late reply, but thanks!

 

[Lyte Edge]

The 15th for D3? I guess I'll have to OFW my PSP to play my copy of GVGNP.

Someone will hack it soon enough, just like Tekken.

 

[B.K.]

D-3 news.

What's new in these new versions:

Both options are already installed and working perfectly.

* Compatibility with games / demos from the PSN sold until Listed
o Tekken 6, Gundam, etc..) - OK
* Compatible with UMD games sold until Listed
o (Tekken 6, Gundam, etc..) - OK

What's possible in these new versions?

These options are under development. We try to establish in the D3 but nothing is yet clear on these points.

* Support for the new Go! Cam (with the fouls Invizimals) - Ongoing
o This will enjoy invizimals and Eye of Judgment. The addition of the compatibility of this new camera will be tried as soon as we receive our copy.
* Support for the NIDS 6.0 - Ongoing
o Yoshihiro working on the addition of 6.0 nests on 5.50GEN. This would launch SenseMe and Digital Comics. For the moment this possibility is in its infancy.
* Network Update - Ongoing
o It is posssible to update the custom firmware via internet.

 

[Shouta]

Someone will hack it soon enough, just like Tekken.

Apparently, the guy that did the Tekken patch said that he couldn't do it now becaues he doesn't have the keys to do so. If they did figure a way, I'd be happy but until then, back to OFW for now and I'll flash it to CFW when D3 is ready.

 

[mattiewheels]

Is it possible to play Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis properly on PSP ? I mean how is the combat handled in this version of SCUMM. Does anyone know ?

Combat? Are you talking about the action-game and not the more mainstream adventure? I remember there being an action branch in the adventure branch, though...


I'm really thinking about getting that new assassin's creed psp for ofw, but there's no way to use that with the ofw/cfw fix, right? Isn't that secluded to only the first batch of 3000's?

And with the psp2 rumors, is it wise to even get a 3000 if I have a 2000?

 

[onegoodlogan]

Use Nester (can't like due to me not being on my home computer). I use it with my copy of GEN and it works perfectly fine.

You're beautiful. Thanks!

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

December 15th is better than the previous January estimation, but still gonna be pretty dumb finally getting to play the PSP2 demo weeks after the full retail release has come out :/

 

[Sipowicz]

id they cant keep up with OFW why dont they work on allowing you to switch between ofw and cfw?

it would be ideal for me if all future games are coming to PSN. i could use cfw to play my PS1 games and old UMD based PSP games. I could use OFW to play new games i downloaded

win win

also do that thing like on steam where you can register games you bought

 

[Lyte Edge]

I'm fine for now; Tekken's all I was planning on buying for a while. Maybe Tenchu Kurenai next year. Slight interest in Gundam, but I have the first Gundam Vs. Gundam, and barely ever played it. I prefer Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes.

December 15th is better than the previous January estimation, but still gonna be pretty dumb finally getting to play the PSP2 demo weeks after the full retail release has come out :/

I don't think the PSP2 demo works online anymore. It certainly won't by the 15th.

 

[Shouta]

I'm fine for now; Tekken's all I was planning on buying for a while. Maybe Tenchu Kurenai next year. Slight interest in Gundam, but I have the first Gundam Vs. Gundam, and barely ever played it. I prefer Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes.

I don't think the PSP2 demo works online anymore. It certainly won't by the 15th.

GVGNP is so good, you should play it.

Anyway, I have a Star Ocean 2000 PSP, I should be able to OFW it then CFW it back right?

 

[StarEye]

Combat? Are you talking about the action-game and not the more mainstream adventure? I remember there being an action branch in the adventure branch, though...


I'm really thinking about getting that new assassin's creed psp for ofw, but there's no way to use that with the ofw/cfw fix, right? Isn't that secluded to only the first batch of 3000's?

And with the psp2 rumors, is it wise to even get a 3000 if I have a 2000?

True, there's an action game, but he's probably talking about the adventure game regardless (no-one wants to talk about the action games of that time). Fate of Atlantis had a Team path, wits path and fists path. Guess what fists path is.

 

[mclem]

True, there's an action game, but he's probably talking about the adventure game regardless (no-one wants to talk about the action games of that time). Fate of Atlantis had a Team path, wits path and fists path. Guess what fists path is.

To be fair, there's combat in all three paths. Although I seem to remember it had a "Look, I don't want to fight, just knee this guy in the balls and we're done" button to effectively skip any combats (at a cost of IQ points)

 

[Mejilan]

Interesting. So instead of working with the compatibility-shattering 6.0 kernel, Team Gen is actively attempting to back-port 6.xx features into 5.50 Gen!? That might be a tough road to follow. If they succeed, it certainly bodes very well for the team's overall competency, something that even I have begun doubting recently.

Those features would be nice, but PSN access (and thus, the ability to play online) is more important, IMHO. I wonder if that's something they'll be able to solve while avoiding the 6.0 kernel...

 

[linkboy]

I hope someone gets around to updating Popsloader to work with the newer 6.xx PS1 emulator.

I would love to see if Final Fantasy VIII works with the newer PS1 emulator files.

 

[Mejilan]

Yes, that would be fantastic too.
Team Gen already have their own version of POPSLoader, so I'm sure it's not beyond them.
However, it's probably not a priority for them either.

 

[Varth]

I just upgraded my fat to d2 without any problem. I'm trying to help my friend update hers (slim ta-085), but it *POPS* and shuts down when trying to load sony updater. PSP still works, but won't update.
550pbp is in the root, the update is in the correct folder... what the hell's going on?

 

[Adam Prime]

Are there any UMD games that won't work at all in CFW right now? I just bought LBP and it ran/decrypted perfectly in 5.50 GEN-D2 in both UMD and then ISO when I ripped it.

As long as all and future UMDs work GEN D-2 then I can live without PSN access. But I do have a question, do all PSN games work on CFW after decrypting? I really want to purchase the Uncharted Pinball game, will it work after I transfer it from my PS3? How about other games on the PSN store?

... Quite frankly I can more than satisfied with CFW the way it is right now just as long as new releases will work properly on what we have now. I hope Silent Hill will also work just as well.

 

[Adam Prime]

I just upgraded my fat to d2 without any problem. I'm trying to help my friend update hers (slim ta-085), but it *POPS* and shuts down when trying to load sony updater. PSP still works, but won't update.
550pbp is in the root, the update is in the correct folder... what the hell's going on?

Umm, we'll probably need more information about what's on the PSP and what version you are updating etc. before we know exactly what's going on. My only initial thought is that maybe the PSP isn't fully charged and that's why it won't update... try charging it up to 100%... but that's something I'm sure you've already thought of.

 

[Varth]

Yup, fully charged and hooked to the charger to boot.
The situation, as far as I can remember, was the same as mine:

5.50 B2 to D

Only my PSP was fat, hers was slim.

Also: we tried to shut off the plugins, and to rest the configuration. No go.