The Super PSP Thread

You have to get a bigger card unfortunately johny.

Maybe try a download manager Boodles :) Sounds like the browser you are using is terminating the download before it's done.
 
play new firmware games from psp?

any other way 2 play new firmware games on psp by usb with out getting a new card could do it on the old firmware 1.5 :(
 
play new firmware games from psp?

any other way 2 play new firmware games on psp by usb with out getting a bigger size card could do it on the old firmware 1.5 :(
 
need USB Mod v4b for FW 3.03 & 3.10 OE

but problem is 30 mb card??? any other way if not then will go buy a 2gig card also do u know if 2 gig cards work?
 
need USB Mod v4b and either 3.03oe or 3.10 OE on 30mg card?

but problem is 30 mb card??? any other way if not then will go buy a 2gig card also do u know if 2 gig cards work?
 
What ir shell works with 303oec?

Have tried a couple but nothing. Can someone suggest one that does work.


I got mario bros working.. lol. I'm a bit happier now. lol.


If you guys have any other suggested proggies that work with 303oec, jot them down here.
 
Boodles:

The latest IRShell works on 3.03 OE-C. Just put the IRSHELL folder in the first folder of the memory stick, this is when you go onto the memory stick when you open it up. Then you put the 2 other folders the one wich is name irshell150 and irshell150% in PSP - Game150

johnybravo:

If your PSP is already version 3.03 OE-C, then there is a USBhosts plugin that you can download and use it to play ISO images off of your PC.

If your PSP is not 3.03 OE-C, and you want to upgrade it to 3.03 OE-C from your PC using the USBhosts, it won't work. It will most likely brick your PSP. The upgrades to the custom firmwares must always be run from the memory stick.

The 2 Gigabyte cards do work, and I would recommend that you get one, it is the perfect size, you don't really need one bigger than 2GB, unless you are a media wh0r3.
 
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What a great thread.

ATM just a bit confusing, i bought my PSP in the us so now its region locked.

Is there anyway to unlock this?

Do you have to downgrade , to upgrade again to the 3.03 OE-C
and is this to play games from a ISO?

Where can i find old retro games like double dragon and mario brothers.

soz for all the noob questions:o
 
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Hi Vercogen,

If you are on a firmware higher than 1.50 then you have to downgrade and then upgrade to 3.03 OE-C. Once you have done that you will be able to play backup copies ;) of your games (aka iso and cso files). You will also be able to play converted Playstation 1 games on your PSP.

As for the double dragon games, you can get a NES and SNES emulator for your PSP, and then you will be a happy go lucky retro gamer.

You will find all the emulators here:
http://www.psp-homebrew.eu/listall.php?filter=category&cat=Emulator

As for the ROMS (that is what the images of the games are called) you will have to do some Googling for "NES Roms" and "SNES Roms". It isn't very legal to download those, so I am unable to post any links to them. You can check out some torrent websites as well.

Also, with the custom firmware, you don't have to worry about the region thing. Just load and play.

Yeah baby yeah!
 
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For those interested in the USB Gaming from your PC to PSP, look here:
http://www.pspgaming.co.za/?p=37

The PSP Gaming site contains the link to the downloads.

Info:
USB Mod v4b for FW 3.03 & 3.10 OE
This plugin is incredibly useful if, a) you spend most of the time playing PSP in your tighty-whiteys next to your PC, and b) you have a small memory stick (don’t let that get ya down). When used in conjunction with a tool such as USBhostfs, you’ll be able to play ISOs off your PC’s hard disk over a USB connection. Of course this isn’t very practical when traveling — unless you have a laptop handy… Whatever the case may be, enjoy!

PSPSwampy’s install guide:

-Put the MS_ROOT files from the archive onto your PSProot (X:\)
-Go into 3.10 OE-A recovery (Hold R on cold bootup)
-Choose Plugins –>
-Enable usbhostfs.prx in both VSH and GAME
-Enable buzzusbvsh.prx in VSH
-Choose Back
-Choose Advanced –>
-Choose ‘Toggle USB (flash0)’

*Warning - you MUST do this next part correctly, or you are likely to BREAK your PSP*

-On your PC, copy the file ‘vshctrl.prx’ from the ‘Flash0\kn’ folder and paste it onto your PSP’s Flash0 in the folder ‘X:\kn\’. (where X:\ is FLASH0 of your PSP)
-Run usbhost (or usblink etc) on your PC
-Exit from PSP recovery
Now to use you can hold square and it will switch between usb and memorystick. (To make ‘memory stick’ refresh itself, go to the save data section than go back to memory stick.)
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@ SlickNick

Can i use any nes emulator or do you have a favourite

Will this one do:

NES emulator

Notes for this version: April 2006 beta - Run in Kernel mode.for PSPs with firmware ver 1.0 or 1.5

The version of the psp is worrying me:confused:
 
That is a rather old one, I would suggest nesterj. Here are two version:

For Devhook on 3.03 OE:
http://www.psp-homebrew.eu/hbname.php?id=1176

Should also work on 3.03/10 OE:
http://www.psp-homebrew.eu/hbname.php?id=1178

If you don't know what version firmware you have, on your PSP, go to System Settings -> System Information.
You will see:

MAC Address: 00:01:**:**:**:**
System Software: 1.50 or 3.03 or 3.03 OE-C etc <--- This is the one you want to see
 
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you know i never use my psp for mp3 music,but i just tried it a week ago and i saw that there is visual to beat menu.cool.
I was wondering if a person can use one of those visuals to make a custom wave .I do have a custom wave on my xmb but am trying to find where in the vsh folder of the flash 0 i9s this visuals.ANyone know what these files are called
 
You might want to check this out dablakmark8:
http://www.psp-homebrew.eu/hbname.php?id=1195

The PSP Hacker scene has made the BBC News website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6397797.stm

Info for the capped:

Three hacker teams unlock the PSP

Computer hackers have scored a victory in their battle against Sony and the way the company controls its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld games console.
Sony sells its PSP with built-in software, known as firmware, which controls how the console operates.

The firmware locks many of the PSP's capabilities, preventing enthusiasts from writing their own programs, known as homebrew, and running them on the machine.

It also disables its ability to play some films which are not bought on special Sony PSP disks.

But last month three hacker teams - Noobz, Team C+D, and a group led by PSP hacker Dark Alex - co-ordinating their efforts over the internet, found a flaw in the most recently released version of the firmware - version 3.03.

Unlocking PSPs

Using this flaw they devised a way to unlock all PSPs, regardless of their age or the firmware running on it.

This development has been a cause for celebration in the PSP homebrew community, but caused alarm at Sony because unlocked PSPs can be used to play pirated PSP games.

"The problem experienced here is not with homebrew applications, but with hackers who pirate commercial titles," a Sony spokesperson said.

"Piracy is illegal and we strongly oppose any acts which either aide or profit from it."

But the hackers say piracy is not what motivates their teams to unlock the PSP.

"My aim is to enable as many people as possible to run homebrew programs," said Fanjita, a member of the Noobz team.

He added: "Everyone has the right to do what they want with their own hardware. Piracy does upset me, and because what we are doing opens the way to piracy it's harder to justify it morally.

"But our stance on piracy is clear, and we hope to be role models. Sony have never been in touch with me, so I am confident that what we are doing is legal."

Hackers unveiled

Fanjita - real name David Court - is very different from the popular hacker stereotype of the socially inept teenaged geek working all night in his bedroom.

A married man of 34, he is an accomplished professional programmer who writes server software for large telecommunications companies for a living. He spends an hour or two a night hacking PSP software in his Edinburgh home, and is also a martial arts enthusiast.

Dark Alex fits much more comfortably into the hacker mould.

A student from Spain, his hacker moniker derives from his real name, Alejandro, and a liking for all things gothic, he says. His interests are Japanese Manga comics and cats, but PSP hacking is his main hobby.

"It takes up a good part of my spare time, more or less what some other people may spend watching TV," he said.

"I mainly do it because it is fun to research the internals of the operating system of a machine made by a big company. I am also against DRM (digital rights management - a type of electronic copy protection) in any of its forms, and against restrictions that make a device unable to show its true potential."

Not just pirates

Dark Alex said that although his work makes piracy easier because it enabled PSP owners to play copied games, this was not his responsibility.

"I think it is up to users to make the correct decisions about how to use my software," he said.

"I believe in the presumption of innocence, unlike the media companies."

There were many quite legitimate reasons why you might want to copy a game you own from its original disk, Dark Alex said.

"You can transport a number of games on a single memory stick, which is very convenient, and the games actually load faster. And most important for me, these games can actually be modified, allowing users to customise their games," he said.

"I've seen great things done in this area, like people changing the music of games, or making full translations into their own language."

Breaking the code

Whenever Sony releases a new version of its PSP firmware, the three hacker teams compete to see who can decode and examine it first.

They then collaborate to see if they can find any way of unlocking it.

This task has been made harder in recent months as Sony has introduced a new and more secure motherboard in the latest PSPs, and because Sony's firmware has become increasingly sophisticated in response to the hackers' efforts.

"When each new version of the PSP firmware comes out we can see that Sony are putting in countermeasures against the things we have been doing," Court said.

In this case it turned out that a well known mistake in the way a PSP game called Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories was written provided the hackers with a suitable "exploit".

By loading the game it was possible to get access to a restricted part of the firmware called the kernel, and an oversight on the part of Sony's firmware writers then allowed the hackers to run a special program of their own devising.

An upgraded 'downgrade'

This "downgraded" the PSP to an earlier version of the firmware which allows homebrew to be used.

The drawback of this early firmware is that it won't run the latest games, but this problem was quickly overcome by Dark Alex, who wrote his own firmware, called Dark Alex's Open Edition, with the help of a fellow hacker known as Booster.

With this firmware installed, the PSP is completely unlocked, but also has all the features of the latest firmware.

Within days of the release of the Noobz team's downgrader and Dark Alex's Open Edition firmware, Sony updated its firmware, fixing the flaw which makes unlocking possible.

Anyone buying a new PSP with this firmware installed will be therefore be unable to unlock their console - at least until Noobz, Team C+D and Dark Alex and his crew find another exploit and the whole cat-and-mouse game played by Sony and the hacker teams repeats itself.
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Is it possible to play any java"NESCafe" based games on the psp

I did some research on the "nes" applications games and found the graphics
rather weak. so i think playing java based games could be better.

I love arcade games specialy Double Dragon(dd) and the problem with the nes version of the game is the is the graphics as well as the game play.

BTW is there somwhere in SA that you can buy a "real" arcade game the one that works with money:D :D
 
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