[PSP] PSP Discussion. Hay guys I just got one for Crisis Core, can u help me how 2 hax pls?

It's basically a savegame exploit. The modified savegame causes a buffer overflow upon loading, allowing it to execute custom code and flush the memory. It then loads up a launcher from which you can run your own homebrew EBOOT-files.

The latest version of the launcher is compatible with a lot of existing homebrew, including the best emulators.

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All you need to know about homebrew on 2.01+ is on www.fanjita.org.

You copy your EBOOTs to the PSP much in the same way as you would for 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0. You can only run them from the launcher, which requires the GTA exploit, though.

I've tested this with Snes9x TYL 0.3, DGEN and NesterJ. The latest ScummVM also works if you set the exploit savegame to autoload with GTA.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Why would you want to upgrade a 1.0 or 1.5 firmware PSP if you're interested in emulators?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Elixir

6. You can't use emulators / homebrew now that you've updated to 2.6

Wrong.

6. WPA-AES (WPA2) encryption added for WLAN.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Your statement that the 2.6 firmware can't run emulators or homebrew is plain wrong and you know that. The steps and things required to load homebrew don't matter. What matters is that it is possible - a simple fact that you denied.

I was speaking idiomatically.

So basically you're now admitting that you can run homebrew or emulators on 2.6, right?

I know that it requires GTA: LCS, but I was just pointing out that stating that it's not possible at all is a false statement.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

There's no reason not to get the Giga Pack if you're planning on buying a PSP. With a memory stick smaller than 1 GB in size, you won't have much fun watching video, playing music and homebrew (emulators) on the portable console.

Besides, it comes with a USB cable to hook up the PSP to your computer. Putting stuff on it is child's play (the PSP is automatically detected as removable storage) compared to the restrictive iPod/iTunes management.

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2.7 is also required to download and play the free Loco Roco demo that is out now. The game kicks some serious ass, but I just can't give up my Snes9x, ScummVM and LUA homebrew.

As of now, there is no exploit to enable homebrew on a 2.7 firmware PSP. This is a warning.

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With the latest Snes9x TYL (0.3), I can play almost all games with full speed even on 2.6 firmware via Fanjita's GTA eLoader. I hear it runs even faster on 1.5 with kernel access mode.

2.7 doesn't really bring a lot of useful new features, actually. I hear flash support is very basic (supports only Flash 6, so no fancy animation, games or video) and choppy, the web browser still has annoying memory issues and the podcast features and RSS support was already introduced in the previous firmwares.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The 2.5/2.6 downgrader is actually quite a breakthrough in the department of PSP homebrew (and UMD ISO loaders). I flashed my factory 2.01 PSP (updated to 2.6 later) back to 1.5 just fine with this. A friend of mine (who was on a factory 2.5) just reported success as well.

This thing is 100% reliable and stable, as long as you don't fuck up on your part.

I'm currently enjoying Loco Roco like I have never enjoyed a handheld game before.

How ya doing, buddy?

There are ways to get almost all of the newer games (requiring firmware 2.6 and above) working on a 1.5 firmware PSP.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Ultima

On top of that, you should be able to use homebrew on all versions of the PSP at this point.

Anything above 2.6+ doesn't run homebrew. You can downgrade a 2.6 firmware PSP to 1.5 now and use DevHook to emulate all firmwares up to 2.71, though. Works like a charm.

I also like how the hyped 'Undiluted Platinum' modchip is next to pointless with all this.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

They can't really "protect" the firmware any more than they currently do. Sony can't change the encryption method used. I'd expect a new firmware to be decrypted and emulated in DevHook in no time.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by LivingDreams

Hmm my PSP was updated to 2.71 a few weeks ago. Seeing how theres no games at the moment that I wanna buy (cause of the damn prices), I wanted to run somed emulators on it. Well I can't so is there a way to downgrade it to 1.5 or 2.0? And what possible risks are there of downgrading?

You're out of luck. Downgrading only works up to firmware 2.6. People might eventually find an exploit for 2.71, but it might take quite some time and I wouldn't bet on it. Currently, there's no homebrew whatsoever on 2.70+.

If you actually updated your firmware only recently, your timing couldn't have been any worse. The Downgrader for 2.6 was released just a week ago. Now go shoot yourself or something. ;-)

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Some advice for DevHook users: The tool (versions 0.43 to 0.45) corrupts all sorts of data on your Memory Stick (media, savegames, bookmarks, RSS feeds) in random intervals (seems to be caused by using the browser).

There's a simple solution to this: Write protect the AUTH.DAT file in your emulated firmware folder (/flash1/net/http/). Applies to firmwares 2.60 and 2.71 at least.

How ya doing, buddy?

Your copy of Liberty City Stories might be one of the newer, patched ones that don't allow for the exploit.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I'm just taking a wild guess here, but it's probably because this particular game is required for the exploit.

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It wasn't "chosen". It's just because someone accidentally discovered this bug in GTA: LCS that allows for user code to be executed from a modified savegame.

It's very well possible that other games have similar bugs, but they have yet to be discovered. Mainly because everybody is focussing their developments on the GTA exploit ever since and it's working fine. They even have UMD emulation (ISO loader) for the eLoader working now, in case you can't downgrade your PSP.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

There was a similar rumour about PSX lasers dying when used with backup copies. Interestingly enough, there are people still defending this ludicrous theory. ;-)

How ya doing, buddy?

It's hard to believe that some PSP owners on 1.5 firmware don't know of DevHook yet.

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Originally Posted by Newbie1234

New PSP in 2007?

This was rumored ever since the PSP got one year old and Sony didn't make any official anouncements regarding a new PSP model. I highly doubt it. Besides, being a happy PSP owner, I don't know how to improve the thing in a way that is worth an entirely new model.

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Originally Posted by Hotobu

Hell the memory alone would be a gigantic improvement.

4 GB Memory Stick Pro Duos are already available and DevHook allows you to run your games off them, so you can already have this gigantic improvement with your current PSP.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Rasputin

I'm not sure what it is, whether its the jump from newer models to old, but my pal with an older model has issues tranfering files, it's just very very slow for him.

His computer probably supports USB 1.1 only.

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I too have just purchased a PSP and everything is A-OK, aside that it's a factory 2.6 and I can't really do much with that ~ Just waiting on a DevHook that'll work for it

There are working downgraders for 2.6, though. So DevHook should work, unless your PSP has a TA-082 mainboard.

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Originally Posted by Mobius One

According to PSM, the new PSP will hit as early as March in Japan. It will be the same $200 that PSP is at now, and might even include another analogue stick (maybe).

I thought this rumour was debunked already. There is an official statement from Sony that there will be no new PSP.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Sony is planning to add PS1 emulation to one of their next firmware releases, most likely version 3.0 to go along with the PS3 launch. You'll have to purchase games through their online service, though.

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