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PSP Custom Firmware Thread
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Crayon
Member
I'm suprised at how excited everyone is. =O
I was listening to bombast today and they went around asking how ecited everyone was for the 2.4. And I thought to myself that I would say something like a 2 on a scale of ten.
I havn't even updated yet!
I don't play online alot, that's probably part of it. But seen how cumbersome the lack of in game messaging was. That was pretty bad I guess.
I was listening to bombast today and they went around asking how ecited everyone was for the 2.4. And I thought to myself that I would say something like a 2 on a scale of ten.
I havn't even updated yet!
I don't play online alot, that's probably part of it. But seen how cumbersome the lack of in game messaging was. That was pretty bad I guess.
Version 2 of the PSP savestates plugin is now up. I still haven't had the time to try this.
Changelist:
http://dark-alex.org/
Changelist:
http://dark-alex.org/
Sorry to continually pester you guys but I have one more question about Metal Gear Solid.
Got the multidisc eboot put together and no sound issues or stuttering anywhere so I'm delighted, however... the switch disc option is greyed out in the Home menu. Will this be enabled when I come to the time to utilise the option or should it be available from scratch?
(Currently using 3.71 Pops and running on 4.01 m33-2.)
Got the multidisc eboot put together and no sound issues or stuttering anywhere so I'm delighted, however... the switch disc option is greyed out in the Home menu. Will this be enabled when I come to the time to utilise the option or should it be available from scratch?
(Currently using 3.71 Pops and running on 4.01 m33-2.)
Dragona Akehi
Retired
navanman said:
WAITWAITWAIT... SaveState is Slim-Only? I still use my phat more than slim... and I'd have to keep it anyway until D_A fixes the whole "PSP UMD USB can't connect to a mac" bit for DaxDumper...
Yes you are correct, the option will only be active when a disk change is requested by the game.
I meant to say yesterday that 3.71 POPS works perfect for me too with single MGS EBOOT. Mines a PAL copy though if that makes any difference.
I guess it uses the extra 32MB of flash space on Slim PSP to store the save states.
I meant to say yesterday that 3.71 POPS works perfect for me too with single MGS EBOOT. Mines a PAL copy though if that makes any difference.
Dragona Akehi said:
I guess it uses the extra 32MB of flash space on Slim PSP to store the save states.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
navanman said:
That makes sense. I was wondering when some CFW features would become Slim only. Oh well, it'll just give me impetus to hurry up and get an 8GB card for the Slim and start using it as my main unit. Especially if/when D_A gets savestates to work with POPS.
Nemesis_
Member
Can anyone help me out?
I just upgraded to 4.01 M33-2, and I noticed my POPstation plugin was gone. Is this required to run PSX games? If not, then I still have a problem.
Whenever I try to load ANY game, it just goes black and doesn't work. Can anyone help me out to "reset" my POPS installation?
I just upgraded to 4.01 M33-2, and I noticed my POPstation plugin was gone. Is this required to run PSX games? If not, then I still have a problem.
Whenever I try to load ANY game, it just goes black and doesn't work. Can anyone help me out to "reset" my POPS installation?
i just received my tool battery and followed the steps(using totalnewbieasyinstaller) to put custom firmware on it but the IPL loader thing never installs. i always get an error saying it didnt install and when i put in the tool battery, nothing happens. what im a doing wrong?
Marty Chinn
Member
Mejilan said:
PSP Slim
4 GIG Sandisk MS
CFW 3.90 M33-3
How do I tell the version of popsloader that I have. I believe I installed it around 3.8 CFW. It lists up to version 3.72 in the versions available.
All the tools you listed which were downloaded from the links you supplied in the tutorial to create the eboot.
minor effort
Banned
Okay, I'm tired of excessive loading times and I'm ready to start copying my UMD games to flash memory.
How reliable are those microSDHC -> memstick adapters? Anyone have any experience or horror stories about them. I'm looking for the cheapest route to 8GB, and this seems to be much cheaper than buying an 8GB memory stick. But I'd rather not waste my time and money if they have a bad reputation. Is this a good idea, or should I just spend the extra cash on an 8GB memory stick?
Maybe this has been answered before, but I've searched this massive thread, and haven't come up with anything that answers the question.
How reliable are those microSDHC -> memstick adapters? Anyone have any experience or horror stories about them. I'm looking for the cheapest route to 8GB, and this seems to be much cheaper than buying an 8GB memory stick. But I'd rather not waste my time and money if they have a bad reputation. Is this a good idea, or should I just spend the extra cash on an 8GB memory stick?
Maybe this has been answered before, but I've searched this massive thread, and haven't come up with anything that answers the question.
The Faceless Master
Member
funny you should say this... i'll tell you on monday.minor effort said:
i've got a 4GB and 8GB MicroSD arrving around then.
(the one i the pic i use in my phone so i didn't want to muck around)
ok i now have cfw 4.01m33-2 on my psp phat.
can someone help me get the psx, gba, and snes emulators up an running??
ive been trying but i cant seem to get them to work right. im using s9xTYL snes emulator.
i copied the s9xTYL.0.4.2 and s9xTYL.0.4.2% into the game150 folder but the s9xTYL.0.4.2 folder just shows up as corrupted data while the other shows up fine. i can run the program but after starting ill get error code 8002014c.
any help?
can someone help me get the psx, gba, and snes emulators up an running??
ive been trying but i cant seem to get them to work right. im using s9xTYL snes emulator.
i copied the s9xTYL.0.4.2 and s9xTYL.0.4.2% into the game150 folder but the s9xTYL.0.4.2 folder just shows up as corrupted data while the other shows up fine. i can run the program but after starting ill get error code 8002014c.
any help?
Classic_Gs
Member
Congrats on getting everything up and running. MGS for me stutters during the Codec sequences, not everytime, but often. Its not enough to wreck the game, but it would be nice if it wasn't there.GasMan said:
I believe the option becomes enabled when you need to actually switch the disc.
I'm still on 3.71 M33-4 and while I want to update to take advantage of the new features like... uh Google search I think I'm going to hold off a little longer. Issues with fatmod still seem to exist and my phat does everything I want it to do including playing Crisis Core, MGSPO, MGS1 and DQ(W)7.
I do want to update but I just haven't been compelled to do it... yet.
I do want to update but I just haven't been compelled to do it... yet.
The Faceless Master
Member
for reference purposes: SanDisk Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo 2GB (SDMSG-2048-A10)
blackspeed results with the microSDHC -> ProDuo adapter:
the verdict is plain to see
read speed: not so hot
write speed: pretty good
you want read speed to be good so eh...
also, magicgate = unknown.
blackspeed results with the microSDHC -> ProDuo adapter:
the verdict is plain to see
read speed: not so hot
write speed: pretty good
you want read speed to be good so eh...
also, magicgate = unknown.
revolverjgw
Member
Is it possible yet to put custom firmware on a slim PSP (3.90 official firmware) without the pandora battery stuff? Just using the PSP and a memory stick? I want CFW but not enough to make that effort, I've been putting it off and it's hard to catch up on all the information and developments I've been ignoring.
The Faceless Master
Member
no.revolverjgw said:
if there was an easier or more convenient way, why would people go thru the hassle of making or buying a pandora battery?
So its been a while since I played my Slim PSP, but I was wondering if its possible to play my ripped PS1 games with it? A while back I heard it was only for the older model PSP's, but has that changed? I ask because I'll be getting up custom title screens/video icons for my website and need to know if I can even test this stuff out before letting it go live.
Mod Note: I'm talking about custom backgrounds that pop up when you hover over your ps1 game, I wont be providing the ISO's, obviously.
Mod Note: I'm talking about custom backgrounds that pop up when you hover over your ps1 game, I wont be providing the ISO's, obviously.
Yes, all PSPs including Slim can play PSX games with no issues. At the moment, there is no POPSloader plugin for 4.01 M33-2 CFW, so if you really want to play PSX games, I would stick to 3.71 M33-4 or 3.90 M33-2.
Mejilan has links to custom EBOOTS, icons in the OP, I think..
Mejilan has links to custom EBOOTS, icons in the OP, I think..
I really just wanted to give a big e-round of applause to navanman and Mejilan for their posts and guides. I just now got Chrono Cross to work on my 3.90M33-2 thanks to the OP (and to Google for setting up the POPSloader, which only took just a bit of clawing and gnashing of teeth).
Thanks guys! Custom firmware is made of love and happiness.
Thanks guys! Custom firmware is made of love and happiness.
dreamer3kx
Member
snes 9.x not working with 4.01 custom fw yet, correct?
Zombie James
Banned
What's a good wifi sniffer for the PSP?
Schrade
Member
There's two of them that I know of. Wifi Sniffer is one, the other is Road Dog._leech_ said:
http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-release-road-dog-v2d--131596.html
Road Dog requires 1.5 kernel, but someone ported it to PSP Slim & Lite:
http://dl.qj.net/Road-Dog-for-PSP-Slim-Lite-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/15975/catid/189
Zombie James
Banned
Thanks, guys!
Mr. Wonderful
Member
So is there an ETA on when we might be seeing the Popsloader plugin for 4.01 M33-2? I decided I wanted to try Dragon Quest VII a few days ago, and in the process, updated to 4.01 M33-2, only to realize I made a mistake when no Popsloader is available.
It's the adapter limitation though (if you put a sandisk microSD through an official adapter or built-in slot, it runs around 20/15MB/s). Which probably means it's only a matter of time before future adapters get faster.The Faceless Master said:
Peak transfers are largely irrelevant when it comes to ISOs. Anything 2MB or higher sustained(this is key though) will max-out pretty much any game, and the seek-times(or lack of thereof) are the real reason why load-times get faster.
The issue is the sustained rate. Cheap Flash media IIRC often drops into Kbytes with short bursts, which has been known to cause issues with post 3.8 drivers.
Anyway, if you can't live without e-Penis benchmark scores but still want to save some $, your best bet is SanDisk M2(up to 8GB) - it's priced lower then Duos (but higher then SDHC), comes with a Duo adapter that doesn't artificially limit its speed, and supports MagicGate as well.
If anyone on 3.90m33-3 is dubious of going up to 4.01m33-2, I can confirm that everything works fine on the new firmware, even fatmspatch version 2 if you use an unencrypted fatmsmod.prx, be warned though, the encrypted version of the prx will brick your PSP and you'll have to Pandora it, so step carefully. Don't forget to go into recovery after installing the new firmware and enabling all your old plugins too, I forgot and tried to run MGS, which didn't end well. The 3.80 version of the popsloader program works fine, as does all the homebrew I've tried for 3.xx firmware, so go crazy.
WickedLaharl
Member
Alaluef said:
hmm...
i just might update then.
The Faceless Master
Member
yeah, i'm totally aware that the adapter is the bottleneck.Fafalada said:
the 4GB is for my camera, and the 8GB is for videos so the results don't actually matter to me, what matters is even with the adapters, they cost less than Pro Duo.
i posted the results as a reference for others.
dreamer3kx
Member
snes 9.x doesn't seem to be working with 4.01m33-2, corrupted file.
dreamer3kx said:
Why aren't you running Snes9xTYL0.4.2mecm? It's the best Snes emulator at the moment and works fine with 4.01m33-2, get it here man: http://dl.qj.net/Super-Nintendo-SNES/pg/12/fid/16943/catid/135
dreamer3kx
Member
thanks a bunch, Ill give it a try, there's a bunch of versions, maybe I was using the wrong one.
vanguardian1
poor, homeless and tasteless
I'm having a helluva time trying to get my multidisc PS1 games to work on my Psp slim, using 3.95 m33-2 and the 3.80 popsloader, any easy suggestions? (the discs work individually, but the unit just black-screens and locks up immediately after the psp-ps1 warning). Main game in question is Xenogears (which my ps2 destroyed my ps1 savegames already, so it won't go into there ever again!)
Mejilan said:
Keep us (me?) posted if you decide to do the deed - I'm in the same boat as you as I've been holding back due to fatmsmod issues but if this is true (along with pops) then I don't have a reason NOT to update!
What was the latest firmware that could be hacked without using Pandora's battery? 3.90? 3.95? My buddy just got a slim and I showed him my DW(Q)7 / MGS1 / MMPU / NES,SNES,GBC / etc goodness and he wants the same.
I hope D_A decides to do a 4.05 upgrade as it seems significant with Sony TV and Movie support. The PSP has really come far since my Japanese 1.00 days, heh.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Uh, the PSX game. Emulation.Tideas said: