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PSP Custom Firmware Thread

Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.
loosus said:
I just saw a PSP-3000 in real life, and holy shit, the screen fucking sucks. What is this garbage? There are fucking scanlines, for Christ's sake.

Well, I can wait for PSP-4000 for them to fix it.
 

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.'
navanman said:
Press triangle on your Account Management & delete your account. Then sign up again with your Japanese PSN account
that's a bit of a hassle compared to the ps3, but I got it. Thanks!
 

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.'
just had to say...the number of ps1 games on the Japanese store is sickening.
 

x3sphere

Member
Mejilan said:
And surprisingly, the PSP 3000 does NOT use the hackproof mobo of the newest 2000s. It seems to be using a more vulnerable mobo instead. Bizarre.

Well, the motherboard in the 3000 is updated, even though it has the same name (TA-090). If you insert a Pandora battery on a 3000, the PSP won't turn on at all. Not even the green LED comes on.

Dragona Akehi said:
That would be it then. It shares the same motherboard with PSP3000 right? Any chance when they figure out 3000 this one should be hackable right?

It doesn't have the same motherboard but if a hack is found for the 3000 it would likely carry over. Pandora seems to be totally blocked in the 3000 so unless there is another way in service mode, someone will have to find a security hole in the firmware itself.
 

Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.
x3sphere said:
Well, the motherboard in the 3000 is updated, even though it has the same name (TA-090). If you insert a Pandora battery on a 3000, the PSP won't turn on at all. Not even the green LED comes on.

It doesn't have the same motherboard but if a hack is found for the 3000 it would likely carry over. Pandora seems to be totally blocked in the 3000 so unless there is another way in service mode, someone will have to find a security hole in the firmware itself.

Wow, Sony went into overtime to make sure the new PSPs were hack proof.

At least they have a new motherboard, it was a little saddening when I heard people post that the 3000 has an identical motherboard with the newer 2000's. If you get a new console with a larger number, it should have smaller chips (and produce less heat, if at all).
 

NekoFever

Member
On the subject of possible bannings for using CFW, I've been playing Wipeout Pulse on my PSN account with my hacked PSP pretty much since it came out without problems, and Remote Play uses your PSN account as well. There have been plenty of opportunities for Sony to find out who's using it and while it might be possible, I doubt D_A overlooked something like the PSP sending a '5.00 M33' version string to Sony. If it was that easy Sony surely would have blocked PSP games from running on PSP's with non-standard firmware versions.
 

Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
A simple string check is pointless because that kind of verification is EASILY fooled. Hell, there's homebrew out there now that allows you to populate the firmware string displayed in the system settings with whatever you want.
 

NekoFever

Member
Yeah, I remember when that was the way around version checks in games when homebrew was only on 1.50. Ironically it was when GTA LCS actually required 2.00 by using updated libraries or something that the idea of hacking the official firmware really gained speed.

Still, if you were looking to catch people you could catch a lot of low-hanging fruit that way.
 

spineduke

Unconfirmed Member
Is there anyway I can change the PSN account tied to my PSP?

edit: Triangle on Account Management, delete your account.
 

Askia47

Member
Hmm when im trying to update to 4.01 it says unpacking done, but nothing seems to happen after that? anyone know whats wrong?
 

spineduke

Unconfirmed Member
Askia47 said:
Game Kernel folder in the recovery console? I dont even see that.

Power the PSP down completely, hold R and power it up again.

Go to Configuration, scroll down to Game folder Homebrew..it's set at 1.50, change it to 3xx

Back out and exit. Should install fine now.
 

A Human Becoming

More than a Member
bryehn said:
Try something like CDex, wraps a nice GUI around several encoders. Just pick an appropriate bitrate and convert the wavs to mp3s.

Haven't got a new version in some time, but it used to be bundled with LAME, OGG, AAC, etc...

I have the mp3 files all at 128 kbps. Do they NEED to be labeled track1.mp3, track2.mp3, etc.? What do I do next? Where do I place the music?
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
Hey, I have a question. I have a friend's PSP and it's a Phat PSP1001 without any TA motherboard with 3.51 firmware. Is there a way to install the CFW without a Pandora Battery?
 

spineduke

Unconfirmed Member
Ike said:
Hey, I have a question. I have a friend's PSP and it's a Phat PSP1001 without any TA motherboard with 3.51 firmware. Is there a way to install the CFW without a Pandora Battery?

You can't. There's a Lumines hack that works on 3.50, but everything onwards requires a Pandora battery.
 

Askia47

Member
spindoc said:
Power the PSP down completely, hold R and power it up again.

Go to Configuration, scroll down to Game folder Homebrew..it's set at 1.50, change it to 3xx

Back out and exit. Should install fine now.

Thanks alot man. :D :D worked fine
 

Carlisle

Member
When I play transferred video files from my ps3 to my psp (2000, 5.00cfw), it says unsupported format on my PSP.

The first time I got that message way back when, it said I had to update my PSP firmware (because of the video rental stuff) before I could activate it for video play.

Now that 5.00cfw is out, I can finally update. So I activated my PSP on my PS3 for video, but it still says unsupported format when I play videos transferred from my ps3.

I have friends who have no trouble with this feature with cfw, so what's up? Is it cause I have a Japanese PSP? I converted the region to US, though.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
OK, so I'm just gonna create a Pandora battery using my PSP with CFW already. But I got to step 6. Place the 150, 371.PBP and 380.PBP in root/base level of the MS. But, I don't know where that is? Is it in the folder MP_ROOT?
 

spineduke

Unconfirmed Member
Ike said:
OK, so I'm just gonna create a Pandora battery using my PSP with CFW already. But I got to step 6. Place the 150, 371.PBP and 380.PBP in root/base level of the MS. But, I don't know where that is? Is it in the folder MP_ROOT?

If for example, your PSP drive when connected to your pc is X:\ , that's the root level. Place them there.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
So I just did all the steps and it installed right but when I try placing it in the other PSP, the power light comes on right away and I'm holding L and nothing happens. How long should it take for something to come up?

Edit: Now, I can even turn on my PSP with the battery. The power light just comes on and nothing happens. :\
 
Ike said:
So I just did all the steps and it installed right but when I try placing it in the other PSP, the power light comes on right away and I'm holding L and nothing happens. How long should it take for something to come up?

Edit: Now, I can even turn on my PSP with the battery. The power light just comes on and nothing happens. :\

This happened to me once. The updater is running in the background but nothing shows up on screen. Here's what you should try:

1. Turn it on with holding L and all that they told you to do.
2. Once done and you are satisfied every step is obeyed, press X after waiting for 10 to 20 seconds. You should see the Memory stick light flicker if everything is alright.
3. After 5 minutes, press X. You should (or might not) see the Memory stick light flicker.
4. Repeat step 3 for atleast 2 or 3 times until success takes over your life.

If nothings happens, let me know :)
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
Mejilan said:
Sounds like there's something wrong with the paired magic memory stick.
I can't even use the Pandora Battery I created to turn on my own PSP with CFW. (I'm trying to install CFW for a friend) The memory stick works fine in the both PSPs and it has all the programs it installed when I ran UPMS installer. It's just that the system aren't turning on or anything.

Shagg: It didn't work :(
 

Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
If you used a recent UPMS, then you should have a Pandora that displays-to-screen on a Slim. If you can't use the Pandora AT ALL on any PSP, then it's probably because something went wrong with the magic memory stick. A Pandora without a matched MMS won't work.

Take the battery out. Plug the AC adapter into the PSP. Power the PSP on. Once it boots, put the Pandora battery back in. You should now be able to access the Pandora tools and remake it, if necessary.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
Mejilan said:
If you used UPMS, then you should have a Pandora that displays-to-screen on a Slim.
If you can't use the Pandora AT ALL on any PSP, then it's probably because something went wrong with the magic memory stick. A Pandora without a matched MMS won't work.

Take the battery out. Plug the AC adapter into the PSP. Power the PSP on. Once it boots, put the Pandora battery back in. You should now be able to access the Pandora tools and remake it, if necessary.
I'm not trying to use this on a slim. I made it on my Phat model and am trying to use it on a Phat model.

Anyways, does it matter that the battery is the 2200mAh model?
 

Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Ike said:
I'm not trying to use this on a slim. I made it on my Phat model and am trying to use it on a Phat model.

Anyways, does it matter that the battery is the 2200mAh model?

Just to clear up, shagg's advice about the Pandora working despite a dead screen pertains to a Slim only. Since you don't have a Slim, that's not the case, so his advice is useless to you.

That's the Phatty's extended battery, right? If so, you should be fine. My Pandora is a soft-modded Phatty Extended Sony original as well.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
Just general bitching too. I thought the 5.00 update was gonna make it so when a USB cable is inserted it was gonna pick it up automatically. It's a pain to select it every time. /rant
 

Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.
WickedLaharl said:
gamingbits mentioned it.

http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/4785


psp3000vs2000_14.jpg


ugh.

Oh man, I just saw that website, damn it sure makes the PSP-3000 look bad.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
Maybe it wasn't working because I didn't do this the first time.
9. Select Step 1 (IPL Tools) and install the "Sleep Fix Multi-IPL to Memory Stick", then back to Main Menu.

But I don't see it under the IPL tools.

Edit: I'm trying this from 5.00 M33. Does that matter at all?
Edit x2: On the Step 1 IPL Tools the line is gray and it says (Disabled/Inactive)
 

EGM92

Member
navanman said:
A quick shake of the Google magic wand, says you need to download Chilly Willy KeyCleaner and run it. Could be something to do with key5.

EDIT:
Do EXACTLY as below:


MANY MANY MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! I was going crazy I thought my PSP was defective or something.

Do you know about my Wifi issue, everyone tells me it's broken, I've never dropped the unit, and it just recently went out of warranty literally 21 days ago :(
 

Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Ike said:
Just general bitching too. I thought the 5.00 update was gonna make it so when a USB cable is inserted it was gonna pick it up automatically. It's a pain to select it every time. /rant

IIRC, the newest version of Red Squirrel's Alternate VSH Menu (which kicks ass, btw), supports this. It even works with 5.00 M33.

Ike said:
Maybe it wasn't working because I didn't do this the first time.
9. Select Step 1 (IPL Tools) and install the "Sleep Fix Multi-IPL to Memory Stick", then back to Main Menu.

But I don't see it under the IPL tools.

Edit: I'm trying this from 5.00 M33. Does that matter at all?
Edit x2: On the Step 1 IPL Tools the line is gray and it says (Disabled/Inactive)

Ahhh, I'm not so sure that the current UPMS installer works on a 5.00 M33. You might have to wait for a new version to hit, or use an alternative.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
Mejilan said:
IIRC, the newest version of Red Squirrel's Alternate VSH Menu (which kicks ass, btw), supports this. It even works with 5.00 M33.
Thanks for this. Downloading it now.

Mejilan said:
Ahhh, I'm not so sure that the current UPMS installer works on a 5.00 M33. You might have to wait for a new version to hit, or use an alternative.
I should've done it back on 4.01 M33 then before I updated. :lol
Guess I'll just have to tell my friend he's gonna have to wait. Where can I keep posted on this? (Besides your awesome thread of course).
 

Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Make sure you're downloading Alt. VSH 6.1. Some mirror sites don't have the newest build.
http://www.psp-cheats.it/public/redsquirrel/

As to UPMS, I'm not sure. But I do remember that when 3.90 M33 hit, the UPMS installer everyone was using up until that point (worked on 3.71 M33) would not work. We had to wait for an updated UPMS build.
 

Ike

PissBOX, PeeS2, or Toiletcube
BTW, is there a good GBA emulator? I would love to play Mother 3 on the go instead of on my PC.
 
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