Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Oyashiro said:That was pretty much the answer I was looking for, thank you!
No it isn't. Look like 8 posts up.
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PSP Custom Firmware Thread
- Thread starter Mejilan
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No it isn't. Look like 8 posts up.
Alright, so I got God of War: Ghost of Sparta to rip properly and have an ISO. It worked, things were good.
Then at one point, it froze on the loading screen. I quit to the home screen and tried to play again and it won't work. I don't get the red flash that tells me Prometheus is working its magic.
I tried reinstalling the CFW and Prometheus (I was at 5.50 Prome-3) and it still doesn't work. I'm downloading Prome-4, but I'm not optimistic. Any suggestions? If nothing else, I've heard something about patching ISOs? How does that work, and would it mean that I can play my game despite the fact that Prometheus is failing?
EDIT: Alright, more symptoms: Prome-4 didn't work. I went into the recovery menu and saw that I had a plugin called Stargate that was disabled; I vaguely recalled it being necessary, so I tried enabling it. With that plugin enabled, the PSP crashes whenever I try to load GoW:GoS. I disabled it once again.
Also, if I try to hit Select at the XMB to bring up the CFW menu that allowed me to dump the ISO via USB, nothing happens. Which seems weird and bad.
Then at one point, it froze on the loading screen. I quit to the home screen and tried to play again and it won't work. I don't get the red flash that tells me Prometheus is working its magic.
I tried reinstalling the CFW and Prometheus (I was at 5.50 Prome-3) and it still doesn't work. I'm downloading Prome-4, but I'm not optimistic. Any suggestions? If nothing else, I've heard something about patching ISOs? How does that work, and would it mean that I can play my game despite the fact that Prometheus is failing?
EDIT: Alright, more symptoms: Prome-4 didn't work. I went into the recovery menu and saw that I had a plugin called Stargate that was disabled; I vaguely recalled it being necessary, so I tried enabling it. With that plugin enabled, the PSP crashes whenever I try to load GoW:GoS. I disabled it once again.
Also, if I try to hit Select at the XMB to bring up the CFW menu that allowed me to dump the ISO via USB, nothing happens. Which seems weird and bad.
Mejilan said:
Phoenixus said:Yeah, game installing via that method doesn't work on CFW, I've tried it with BBS and Dissidia respectively. ISO-rip it, the rip will have a major loading and performance boost over the regular play.
whoo! thanks for the feedback!!Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
but yah I jus ended up ripping the game, and prior to that I have never ripped a game before.
Im going crazy about how easy it is!! lol. I also didnt know u can push the select button on the PSP main page and have a secret menu pop up!!
but dang the game runs soooooo much faster ripped!!
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Is this why none of my PSN downloads work, and just give me the error code? I'm on the latest Prometheus.Classic_Gs said:
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Oyashiro said:
Ah, ok. I was just afraid you missed the post for the newest version.
JEKKI said:
That and the battery life are the only reasons most of us use custom firmware. :lol Glad you got everything working like you should though.
mattiewheels said:
Mind listing the titles that won't play so others can say if they are experiencing similar problems?
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
I haven't played my PSP in a long time. It's a PSP-2000 that I believe is currently running a later release of Dark-Alex's CFW from a long time ago. If I want to play some games but don't want to have to update to an OFW what is the new CFW I should update to? Is it this Prometheus thing I see you guys talking about?
charlequin
Banned
Trojita said:
Yup. If you're running old Dark Alex CFW, you're going to want to update to 5.00-M33, then 5.50 GEN-D3 Final, then from there to Prometheus-4.
Grimmy said:I did that and now all my save files cannot be loaded
Revert back to your previous custom firmware, this whole savegame encryption mess is so annoying to deal with. There are solutions to deal with it, but you have to go with a case by case basis for each of your saves.
So I really wanna play Tactics Ogre when it comes out in English (Feb. 15). Someone told me that there were problems with the Japanese version on his custom firmware PSP... do you think if I buy the retail disc from the US it'll be okay or do they have some kind of protection in it?
Kinda praying for a PSN release on this.
Kinda praying for a PSN release on this.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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lobdale said:
What kind of protection could be on the disk that's worse than psn protection?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
lobdale said:
Wait a day or two to see if anyone complains about issues but I think you're being paranoid. Especially if you think you're safer with a PSN copy.
Hmm, from what I can understand, the reason my PSN copy of FF7 doesn't work is that the CFW is detected when downloading the game and the files are locked, to put it in a 'no idea about the technical terms kinda way'. Is there a plugin or something to bypass this check?
I've used PSNLover to get onto the store, and I've tried changing the version.txt to 6.35 to try and fool the download, but it doesn't seem to work. :/
I've used PSNLover to get onto the store, and I've tried changing the version.txt to 6.35 to try and fool the download, but it doesn't seem to work. :/
Lazy vs Crazy
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So I just got a Go, and it's running 5.7. It seems like everything right now is being aimed at 6.2. Is t here any way to update this to 6.2 rather than 6.35?
demigod
Member
Yes there is, google for 6.20 and make sure you download the PSP Go firmware because its not the same as the psp phat/slim.
Also The Hen 6.20 has a release window of 20-24 of this month, looks like CFW and not just a homebrew enabler! Hope someone makes an iso loader before i go on vacation next month.
Also The Hen 6.20 has a release window of 20-24 of this month, looks like CFW and not just a homebrew enabler! Hope someone makes an iso loader before i go on vacation next month.
alf717
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Grimmy said:Do you still have this file? I tried to download it but it says the link doesn't work anymore... I stupidly tried out Prometheus 4 and now my save game files are corrupt
Yes I do I will re-upload it to mediafire.
Edit:
http://www.mediafire.com/?g0kx8uxrgrb2o4d
After going a little research I noticed there are different version of this fix.
5.03 Gen-C Savegame fix
- fixes that savegames are corupt or damaged
- Only for psp3000
- MADE BY LUCA00555
5.03 Gen-C Savegame fix
- fixes that savegames are corupt or damaged
- Only for psp2000
- MADE BY LUCA00555
5.50 Gen-D3 Savegame fix
- fixes that savegames are corupt or damaged
- Only for psp1000/2000
- MADE BY LUCA00555
Can't say for sure which one I have but I used this last on my 5.50 GEN-D PSP model 1001. So it may not work for PSP version 3000 or higher. Also just an FYI make sure you back up your saved games before use since I have no idea if this works with Prometheus.
Edit #2:
How does this Prometheus work? I'm on 5.50 GEN-D, do I just run the v4 download posted earlier or do I need to prep something first?
Edit #3:
N/M I got it.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Phoenixus said:
It won't start or it won't download?
Wouldn't start; it would show me the startup text about 'straining your eyes, yada yada', then revert back to the menu with an error message.Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Doesn't matter now anyway, got fed up so I found an un-tethered version online, and that's going just fine. Way I see it, I bought a legit copy, even if the one I've ended up playing isn't. >.<
Alright, since I'm running out of options here (doing everything in my power to not be forced to buy a new PSP), I've just learned that it is possible to just output the PSP on a HDTV (which works will enough for me, since RemoteJoy on the PC is ridiculously slow and doesn't work for actual UMDs for some reason and I never actually take my PSP anywhere outside of my house). Provided that I buy a portable component cable from Radioshack/Wal-Mart/Target, can I just output to the TV with a homebrew firmware like GEN with no problems/lag?
I've tried some cables with my CFW-ed PSP Slim, and it definitely works. However, there is a little lag between button presses and the reaction onscreen, though I'm attributing that to them being cheap cables off eBay. And the image doesn't fill the whole of your TV screen, though you can fiddle around with your TV's Zoom settings to deal with that.MechaX said:
Is the reason you're considering a new unit because your screen's broken? If so, that sucks.
(More so if you can't see the screen to navigate to the options segment that switches between the PSP screen and TV output. :/ )Phoenixus said:I've tried some cables with my CFW-ed PSP Slim, and it definitely works. However, there is a little lag between button presses and the reaction onscreen, though I'm attributing that to them being cheap cables off eBay. And the image doesn't fill the whole of your TV screen, though you can fiddle around with your TV's Zoom settings to deal with that.
Is the reason you're considering a new unit because your screen's broken? If so, that sucks.
Luckily, it's not the entire screen that's dead. Just about 1/4th of the right side of the screen is now filled with gray pixeliated garbage. My main plan was to buy a replacement LCD somewhere, but that Hong Kong shipper never came through. But hey, as long as there's not massive lag in the game itself like with RemoteJoy, I'm golden for awhile until I can muster enough cash to do a permanent solution.
alf717 said:Yes I do I will re-upload it to mediafire.
Edit:
http://www.mediafire.com/?g0kx8uxrgrb2o4d
After going a little research I noticed there are different version of this fix.
5.03 Gen-C Savegame fix
- fixes that savegames are corupt or damaged
- Only for psp3000
- MADE BY LUCA00555
5.03 Gen-C Savegame fix
- fixes that savegames are corupt or damaged
- Only for psp2000
- MADE BY LUCA00555
5.50 Gen-D3 Savegame fix
- fixes that savegames are corupt or damaged
- Only for psp1000/2000
- MADE BY LUCA00555
Can't say for sure which one I have but I used this last on my 5.50 GEN-D PSP model 1001. So it may not work for PSP version 3000 or higher. Also just an FYI make sure you back up your saved games before use since I have no idea if this works with Prometheus.
Edit #2:
How does this Prometheus work? I'm on 5.50 GEN-D, do I just run the v4 download posted earlier or do I need to prep something first?
Edit #3:
N/M I got it.
Thanks alf717! The last one (5.50 Gen-D3 Savegame fix for psp2000) is exactly what I needed
Will try it now.Edit: it works! Brilliant - thank you
awww damn!
I just turned on my PSP for the first time! I am going away tomorrow and was going to set it up, automatically I updated to 6.35, I just realized that prometheus wont work for this firmware!!!
Can I wipe the PSP and start from scratch? I was really looking forward tonight to throw on some games, I did buy crisis core and the new MGS game but I don't want to carry around the UMDS....ugh did I just make a irreversible(for now) mistake?
I just turned on my PSP for the first time! I am going away tomorrow and was going to set it up, automatically I updated to 6.35, I just realized that prometheus wont work for this firmware!!!
Can I wipe the PSP and start from scratch? I was really looking forward tonight to throw on some games, I did buy crisis core and the new MGS game but I don't want to carry around the UMDS....ugh did I just make a irreversible(for now) mistake?
charlequin
Banned
Since I haven't actually upgraded myself yet: can I avoid having to futz around with save decorrupors or whatever by just backing up my saves to my PC before I upgrade and then restoring them afterwards, or is this a thing where I need to re-encrypt them to match the new CFW?
I tried that method (back up saves, then replace old saves after upgrade) and it did not work for me. I'm not sure if there's any way to not have to use the save file uncorrupter thing, but if in my opinion it's not really a big deal. It's easy to fix your saves and you get the advantage of having the upgraded Prometheus firmware. Do it!charlequin said:
All this is beginning to get a little confusing for me :\
Update after update, I have 3 MS full of junk that's probably messing the compatibility with all the games. Is there any filelist of what I should find inside my PSP after reinstalling 5.50 D and Prometheus 3?
IE: I have a stargate.prx plugin in seplugins folder that I thought was essential to prometheus. Comes out that after reinstalling as explained, I have to deactivate it to make everything work. Is it obsolete or what?
Also: is the version.txt trick still useful in any way? Should I deactivate the option and "clean" the txt file from the alterations?
And finally: what in hell are the "plain modules" and "execute boot.bin" options in the recovery mode? I had to play around with those to get KH Birth by Sleep to work, but still don't know the reasoning behind them.
Update after update, I have 3 MS full of junk that's probably messing the compatibility with all the games. Is there any filelist of what I should find inside my PSP after reinstalling 5.50 D and Prometheus 3?
IE: I have a stargate.prx plugin in seplugins folder that I thought was essential to prometheus. Comes out that after reinstalling as explained, I have to deactivate it to make everything work. Is it obsolete or what?
Also: is the version.txt trick still useful in any way? Should I deactivate the option and "clean" the txt file from the alterations?
And finally: what in hell are the "plain modules" and "execute boot.bin" options in the recovery mode? I had to play around with those to get KH Birth by Sleep to work, but still don't know the reasoning behind them.
Hey guys, I have a question. I know that a long time ago, a plugin that allowed you to save your games at any time was released. I think it was called PSP States or something like that. It was for m33 firmware, Slim only, and it was on beta. Whatever happened to that? Is it still being developed? Is it compatible with Prometheus firmware?
Akainu said:
No, just rip the ISO and run it off mem stick. That's actually the fastest way to run the game. You can basically play with highest visual settings enabled without any issues.
Oyashiro said:
PSP Save States, IIRC. It was being developed by Dark-Alex. He had 2 versions of it. And I think Team Gen released their own build of version 2 that worked with their firmwares. Dark-Alex stopped developing on PSP and Team Gen has been silent for like a year now, so I don't really expect much in the way of active development from them.
Conflict NZ
Member
Haven't been following the scene for a long time now, is this TN-A HEn 6.20 a new custom firmware or just an exploit to get those on 6.20 down to 5.50? If its the former, anyone know whether it will be similar to M33 and GEN?
Long time since I've read anything in this thread, so forgive me if there's already a solution posted. But my kid has been playing with my CFW PSP for some time, and then suddenly everything that was on it was gone (a 16 gig filled to the brim I believe). Now, there's nothing stopping me from just putting them back on, but what's curious about this is that only the games and homebrew is gone, not the savegames? I thought at first that he had formatted the memory card by accident, but obviously the savegames would be gone too?
It's really odd, even scummvm has the savegames and settings installed still, but everything in the ISO and GAME folder has completely vanished, and the memory card shows as there's still 14 gig of space left (so it's not just hiding somewhere).
Anyone have an idea what have caused this? A poltergeist maybe? Some evil prank played out by my child, who would have to be an evil genius if that was the case (and only really hurting himself, 'cause he was using it way more than I was)?
It's really odd, even scummvm has the savegames and settings installed still, but everything in the ISO and GAME folder has completely vanished, and the memory card shows as there's still 14 gig of space left (so it's not just hiding somewhere).
Anyone have an idea what have caused this? A poltergeist maybe? Some evil prank played out by my child, who would have to be an evil genius if that was the case (and only really hurting himself, 'cause he was using it way more than I was)?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
sega4ever said:
What firmware are you on? Mine always shows it when you go to battery under options, unless you mean something else?
sega4ever said:
I think you can use CWCheat. Holding down the select button brings up a wealth of options, including the battery percentage. It's not as simple as just tapping the home button, but as a bonus you do get screenshot abilities, an ingame text reader and the uh...ability to cheat!
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
jediyoshi said:
? It does show the percentage, that's why I was trying to see if he meant in game instead of xmb.