ChronicleX
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whitehawk said:
something along the lines of PSN Fucker. I do not use it myself since my PS3 is offline for linux "hoping". Though I might give up next week because of Modnation Racers, or get another PS3 :lol
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PSP Custom Firmware Thread
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something along the lines of PSN Fucker. I do not use it myself since my PS3 is offline for linux "hoping". Though I might give up next week because of Modnation Racers, or get another PS3 :lol
Just in case anyone is every in my situation, here is what I did and it worked great.
I started off with 3.71-m33 off of my old old pandora battery/mms (I didn't really feel like updating the mms to a newer cfw.)
From there, I went to 5.50 Gen A. Then 5.50 Gen D. Then Gen D2. Then Gen D3. This was all done on a PSP-2001 Mobo TA-088 (I'm assuming V1 or V2, since I had already hacked it I knew it wasn't the unhackable version).
I get the impression that you could go straight to 5.50 Gen D, but that's now what I did.
As for GBA emulators, in case anyone is interested, this guide was very helpful for me (has pretty much emulators for every system, I'm only using the GBA one and it works so far.)
I started off with 3.71-m33 off of my old old pandora battery/mms (I didn't really feel like updating the mms to a newer cfw.)
From there, I went to 5.50 Gen A. Then 5.50 Gen D. Then Gen D2. Then Gen D3. This was all done on a PSP-2001 Mobo TA-088 (I'm assuming V1 or V2, since I had already hacked it I knew it wasn't the unhackable version).
I get the impression that you could go straight to 5.50 Gen D, but that's now what I did.
As for GBA emulators, in case anyone is interested, this guide was very helpful for me (has pretty much emulators for every system, I'm only using the GBA one and it works so far.)
huh, Himuro got banned? :S
Anyway, Sony is boasting that their future PSP games will be unhackable for 30 to 60+ days. I wonder how that'll turn out for them?
http://www.maxconsole.net/content.p...-new-PSP-game-unhackable-for-at-least-60-days
I hope maxconsole links aren't banned :S
Anyway, Sony is boasting that their future PSP games will be unhackable for 30 to 60+ days. I wonder how that'll turn out for them?
http://www.maxconsole.net/content.p...-new-PSP-game-unhackable-for-at-least-60-days
I hope maxconsole links aren't banned :S
Callibretto
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Mejilan said:
man, I don't understand any of that game id stuff. can I rely on official eboot I bought from Sony and just change pops version to play them?
well, it doesn't really matter, I've finally given in and pre order a new psp big boss pack for peace walker. I'm gonna keep that psp3000 with official firmware, so I can just play ff 8 on that psp.
Yeah that's what I thought as well. I wonder what kind of protection it is since it's supposedly impossible to even rip the game to iso format for torrent sharingLyte Edge said:It's really sad that the best Sony can do is "boast" new games being unhackable for one to two months.
This is almost like a challenge to the hackers to go ahead and break their new protection schemes even faster.
128-bit encryption keys on the disc or something? xDThe comments on the site says that KH:BBS is playable through some new system called Prometheus? What's that all about?
Being "unhackable" for 30-60 days would put it ahead of every other gaming platform except the PS3 in terms of piracy protection - games on 360, DS, Wii, PC, and iPhone/iTouch are widely available for piracy pretty much on day 1 (if not even earlier). I don't really think they're "boasting", but if their claims are true, it's absolutely a big deal for publishers because day 1 piracy is their biggest concern.
Oh, I see. I hope it will work with the US & EU releases too. I suppose it's time to upgrade my 1GB memory card soon :lol How would one transfer the UMD data to the PC though? :Smooooose said:
If it really works, then yeah, that would be awesome news for almost everyone. The question is though if it really does work. And even if it does, how long will it take until the system is cracked by hackers?gokieks said:
Yeah, I think the timing's interesting for Sony's anti-piracy announcement, now that Kingdom Hearts (the last real hold out and easily the best protection on a UMD game yet) had fallen. With Prometheus, 6.20-encrypted UMD games are decryptable. Prince of Persia fell in a few hours. Or perhaps it was a day. Still.
randomlyrossy
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What are the odds of me being able to play Persona 3 Portable when it comes out? If it's unlikely to I'll be fine to go back to OFW but I'd much rather rip my UMD to memory card if I can. None of the games I've ripped before have been this new so I'm not too sure.
Have you tried Savegame Deemer?
I don't mean to sound cold, but piracy is Sony's problem.
Playing the game off memory stick with diminished load times and/or better frame rates is mine!
Regarding Persona 3, we'll have to wait and see. For my part, I don't think it'll be long before it's playable on CFW.
lupinko said:
I don't mean to sound cold, but piracy is Sony's problem.
Playing the game off memory stick with diminished load times and/or better frame rates is mine!
Regarding Persona 3, we'll have to wait and see. For my part, I don't think it'll be long before it's playable on CFW.
Mejilan said:I don't mean to sound cold, but piracy is Sony's problem.
Playing the game off memory stick with diminished load times and/or better frame rates is mine!
No you aren't, and I'm not a shareholder of any of these companies so it's not my problem.
Just saying, that's all.
red shoe paul
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randomlyrossy said:
Very likely. Just rip the UMD and decrypt the EBOOT with iso tools 1.20 and you'll be good.
Takao said:
Install modes rarely compare to the performance of a full-blown ISO.
And fuck PSN releases.
They're expensive, they lack preorder goodies, and can't be sold/loaned.
Also, not every game I want comes out on PSN (such as Kingdom Hearts), so if I need CFW for a bunch of games, I may as well use it for all.
Not to mention format-shifting my library of roughly 130 PSOne games to PSP.
There's no comparison.
Callibretto
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whitehawk said:
cave story is a must play homebrew game if you haven't played it
Wolf Akela
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I've read that there's some sort of BBS hack.
Does that mean I can safely buy a UMD of BBS and expect it to work now? Or do I still have to rip it off? How about PW?
Does that mean I can safely buy a UMD of BBS and expect it to work now? Or do I still have to rip it off? How about PW?
Mejilan said:
I was making the point that Sony has given you, and the other people who don't use CFW for evil, alternatives to getting the same experience without having to jump through hoops, and hope that certain things are compatible. For years I used to hear the CFW camp scream from the balcony about how loading time reductions was such a great positive to switch over. Now it's not.
That's something I've noticed a lot of recently, and probably explains the demise of CFW, outside of emulation, there isn't a reason to switch sides. Especially if you bought the handheld with the intention of playing PSP games, because no matter how many apps the community has got running, you're still getting a gimped experience. That PSNlover application for example, great idea to allow CFW PSP owners to play online. Until you realize that it allows hackers to come along and ruin multiplayer modes. But hey, you can buy stuff on the PSN, right? You can, but you have to run it through some PC converter application before you can run it on your PSP. But hey, atleast you'll have those dozens of PSP titles not on the Store all on one single memory stick, right? I'm sure that'll be fine until another game comes out that locks out CFW owners for months on end.
What I said above isn't going to change anyone who has a CFWed PSP's opinion. I knew that when I posted my intial comment about Birth By Sleep, and Peace Walker. But as a bystander who solely reads this thread because it's the most active PSP thread on GAF, I see a lot of problems for so little return. That says a lot for something once so highly touted.
Hey, I didn't even have to mention piracy to likely piss off a lot of people in this thread.
Takao said:
Ah, sounds like the pathetic rationalizations of the ignorant. Give CFW a shot before you knock it. Also, the scene is alive and well, and just about every game out there is playable even on our "gimped" CFW. You want gimped? Stick with the shit Sony spoon-feeds you. And by shit I mean less features, poorer in-game performance, heavy DRM restrictions, and a much smaller library.
Every single game I own (something like 100 UMDs) works on my CFW. And I STILL have the option to purchase from PSN; which I do rather frequently. I have something like 10 PSOne classics purchased, and perhaps another 15 or 20 PSN-only titles and downloadables. And for the record, if I do have to run the download through NPDecryptor, it actually runs off the PSP itself.
Honestly, it's not a lot of hoops to jump through for the massive benefits I receive. I feel bad for the fools stuck with original firmware. Or worse, those that Sony conned into purchasing a PSP Go. Those fools won't even be able to play Kingdom Hearts! :lol
Re: the cheating. It was always there. Nothing's really changed in that regard. It's certainly unfortunate, but this is the way it's been basically from the beginning. As always, you're better off playing with dedicated friends and not anonymous casuals. But that's true of all of the services, hacked or otherwise.
Mejilan said:
The poster boy of PSP CFW doesn't seem to have the grounds to say that, especially since you weren't able to play online enabled PSP games until that hack was released. Even if you did switch back to OFW, from what I've noticed you seem to like RPGs, those historically lack infrastucture modes. No doubt that before PSN ids were used in PSP games, there was a lot a lot of cheating. But afterwards, nothing. I could play MotorStorm in 2009 and not see people camping at the starting line winning races, and I didn't see leaderboard scores of 999,999 on LittleBigPlanet until that app was created.
Maybe I am a ignorant sheep to say that I see no value in CFW when I myself don't use it. But I'm a pathetic ignorant sheep who managed to find a lot of value in his $200 purchase without having to dubious things. Yeah, that's good for me, but that's not good for everyone.
I would like to point out that using CFW to play games from memory stick has more advantages than quick load times. You also lose the UMD drive noise, and gain a considerable amount of battery life since the UMD drive is not running. Also, CFW gives me the ability to take screenshots, which is really important to me. So, given the choice, I will always play a game from CFW, from the memory stick.
But it isn't an either/or situation for me, since I have OFW installed on my PSP, and can run CFW from the memory stick, so I'm never "locked out" of anything. I just have to deal the downsides to playing a game on OFW, from the UMD.
But it isn't an either/or situation for me, since I have OFW installed on my PSP, and can run CFW from the memory stick, so I'm never "locked out" of anything. I just have to deal the downsides to playing a game on OFW, from the UMD.
Takao said:
Obviously there was a small window there were cheating wasn't possible due to the PSN-access lock out, and that games released during that window SEEMED like they weren't going to compromised. But that was a losing battle. Hell, it's one that Sony has already ceded. They've gone on record as to why they won't add trophies to PSP games. Regarding LBP or Motorstorm, it was never going to last. But if online leaderboards are the primary reason why you play a game in multiplayer, then you could pick your target platform better, admittedly! :lol There's certainly nothing stopping you from enjoying the more action-centric multiplayer games with non-cheating friends, though.
And no, I do not, in fact, play games online much. I've got XBL Gold which I never really use. I've got a ton of multiplayer-enabled games on PSN, etc., that I rarely bother with, etc. I'm primarily a singleplayer gamer, and can rarely be bothered to enter a multiplayer mode. But I like having the option, of course. Particularly if I've got a few good friends to play with. And why not? I bought the games. If I can work around lock-outs, you better be damn sure that I will!
Nothing dubious about what I do. Sony may not like how I go about playing my games, but as far as I'm concerned, once they got my money, they have no fucking say. And I'd argue that I got at least as much value from my purchase as you did from yours. I love the PSP for it's robust library of original games as much as for the fact that I can use it to play beloved classics such as Alundra, Final Fantasy IX, Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Grandia, and oh so many more. So many more than Sony and their third party counterparts bother to put up on PSN as well.
Clearly, which is why I question why you'd ever come into a thread like this and pick such a stupid fight, so to speak.
Takao said:
You're really missing out on not having a psp with CFW, there is more benefits than just quicker loadtimes as described above. Besides, why are you bothering posting in this thread? CFW has a ton of legitimate uses and the install mode doesn't even compare to the load times of a full blown iso. My reasoning is mostly the loud UMD drive and battery life, I hate it and wish it to die in a fire so I love loading the games directly from my memory stick. Also PSP Comic = <3
Also love being able to rip my copies of FF7, 8 and 9 to my psp to play them instead of having to purchase them again. I have do have to agree with you about being an ignorant sheep and I highly recommend getting another older psp just for cfw.
Infinite Justice
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Wait does kingdom hearts BBS work now on CFW?
black_vegeta
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Nice!Wazzim said:
Infinite Justice
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Wazzim said:
Really? I guess i will keep it then for September.
greendublin
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With a PSP fat, ofw 5.51, can I get to cfw without pandora batt? Thought I had 3.51 but I musta screwed the pooch somewhere along the line
Allan Holdsworth
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What do I need to do to play Metal Slug XX on 5.00 M33-6?