Running PSX Emulation on the PSP

okay. Tools you will need:
CloneCD <- Updated to match Keygen.
The keygen included at the bottom of this post for CloneCD (It's clean.)
Simple Popstation GUI <- Updated to 3.00 Beta

I'll be using the game "Super Robot Taisen Alpha" as an example.

After installing CloneCD, you want to make sure your disc is inserted into your CD/DVDROM drive. Then after it's in, go to CloneCD, and choose "Read to Image File"


then choose whatever drive you put your psx game in. In this case, mine's the second drive.
Click Next.

Then right click "Game CD" and choose "Edit"


In the "Data Read Settings" tab, match the settings to this picture.


In thee "Audio Read Settings" tab, match the settings to this picture.


Click Okay, then Click "Next"

Choose where you want to save it, then click the box "Create Cue Sheet", then click "Ok"


CloneCD will begin to rip your game. It may or may not take some time to rip the game.

After it is done, you should have four files wherever you decided to save the image files.


Open up "Simple Popstation GUI", click "Browse" then go to the folder/dir whever you put your psx game, and choose the .cue file.

Then choose "Open".

You'll be back at the main screen which will look like this:

As in the picture, you can choose wherever you want the output file to be. I chose mine in the same folder as the game is, but in caps (as is the program's default.) If you don't want it there, you can change it.

Set the compression level to "9" as is in the picture. this crunches the filesize down a bit, but in some games you don't want to do that. If you experience booting problems, then you may want to try compression level "5" In this case, I know the game boots at compression level "9."

You can change the game title to anything you want, I usually just leave it as whatever the game is, so in this case, it's "Super Robot Taisen Alpha".

Customize EBOOT. You can give the game a custom menu, icon, and sound file for the PSP if you want, by having the appropriate files. You can find them on google if you search for "Custom EBOOT"
The "Preview EBOOT" button does just what it says; it'll let you see what the EBOOT would look like if you customized it, or what it'll look like as the GUI's defaults.

After choosing the directory you wanted to save in, click "Go"


You'll get a progress window that'll tell you how many bytes are being written, how big the original game was, etc.
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After it's done, it'll come up with a window

saying "Congratulations! Do you want to transfer the game to your PSP now?" and you can choose Yes, No, or disable it from asking you this if you want to do it yourself. To transfer it to your PSP, you want to make sure the PSP is connected to your computer, and in USB mode.

If you already have a game that has been converted, make sure your PSP is in USB mode, then go to the folder "GAME" on your psp's memory stick, then make a folder for the name of the game (in this case, "Super Robot Taisen Alpha"), then inside of that folder, copy/paste the "EBOOT.PBP" and "KEYS.BIN" files. Some converted games don't need the "KEYS.BIN" file, but I haven't had much luck with those. Either way, stick it in there and it'll work.

Exit out of USB mode, then go to your "games" section, and voila! your game should be there.

Disc Swapping for PSP
So, you have a multi disc game and you don't know how to get to the next disc? Don't fret!

In the popstation program, you have to convert the saves to run on the same file (since multi game cd's have different SLPS numbers and such.)

in this image you'll see an option to change the game save and game ID:


basically it does what it says. So for example, you need to get to disc 2 of FFVII. change the game ID of disc 2 to that of Disc 1's ID, and voila! you'll be able to boot your save game onto disc 2. You can do the same for disc 3 as well.

if you don't know the game's ID, the program will tell you by default.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You can get it just about anywhere.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well, at the site rotorblade posted, you actually want to go to the "FIRMWARE" section to get the selected firmware updates (yes, even if you're downgrading, you still need to get the "updated" firmware).

The rest can be found in the PSP section of this forum.

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

Oh crap. I'll try to reupload those tonight.

Fixed!

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

Ah, I was waiting for someone to ask that question.

In the popstation program, you have to convert the saves to run on the same file (since multi game cd's have different SLPS numbers and such.)

in this image you'll see an option to change the game save and game ID:


basically it does what it says. So for example, you need to get to disc 2 of FFVII. change the game ID of disc 2 to that of Disc 1's ID, and voila! you'll be able to boot your save game onto disc 2. You can do the same for disc 3 as well.

if you don't know the game's ID, the program will tell you by default.

I was speaking idiomatically.

go to oldversion.com, and grab CloneCD 4.2.0.2

Use this patch. You'll have a fully unlocked CloneCD. I used it, it's clean.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?