Over the past few weeks, the homebrew community has been working hard on a new exploit in PSP firmware that would allow users of PSPs 2.0+ (including the recently released 2.80) run homebrew without Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. NOPx86, a team of coders, worked to take advantage of a flaw in libtiff. What that means is that the potential for homebrew is here: and it's easy as well. The team released a "Hello World" application as a proof of concept, and you can try it out yourself here. Just extract the image, place it in PSP's PHOTO directory, and then try to view the image. You'll see the homebrew message working, even on a 2.80 PSP!
This is absolutely fantastic, especially because of how incredibly easy this is. Try it out, and who knows what kind of exciting new developments we'll see?
[Thanks PSPFan]
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
8-30-2006 @ 7:05PM
slickrick said...
I just installed hello world on my psp I have a 2.6 and I dont know wat to do now. I see the wavy image when I go to photos but how go I get roms or homebrew on it can anyone please explain
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8-31-2006 @ 5:56AM
Karl said...
are some people living under a rock? read the post before you ask people how to make homebrew work
also, if you are going to bash a PSP, wtf are you doing on a site called PSP FANBOY??
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8-31-2006 @ 7:44AM
Vegeta999 said...
Hopefully they make some homebrew games for us to play so that the people with PSPs Firmware 2.80 have patients to wait for a downgrader.lol
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8-31-2006 @ 7:45AM
Vegeta999 said...
are there any " .tiff "games yet ?
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9-01-2006 @ 6:43PM
new wit homebrew eric said...
hey when it comes down to the games 4 this will they be like the same 1 already out o and who ever makes the game can some 1 make pokemon game for your psp thnxs
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9-01-2006 @ 8:37PM
new wit homebrew eric said...
omg when will i come out will it be a DOWN GRADER OR HOME BREW 4 YOUR PSP OMG I WANT A DOWNGRADER 4 2.80 TO GO DOWN TO 1.5 OR 1.0 CUZ I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY WANT TO PLAY SUPER SMASH BROS ON MY PSP SO PLZ PSP FAN PIMP MY RIDE LOL JK MY MY PSP
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9-02-2006 @ 1:36PM
i need help! said...
HOW THIS WORKS??? I need realy help for this...i see only moving text here
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9-03-2006 @ 12:34PM
new wit homebrew eric said...
hey dumb ass thats all ur going to see the dident make the home brew yet its a proof of concept and i thought i was dumb o yea why dont u read before u TALK AND ASK Qs U NO THE ANSWER TO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9-04-2006 @ 9:49AM
johnny said...
hey does there have to be a downgrader, can't u just make homebrew for 2.80, and will the ps1 emulators be free? What is bricking a psp?
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9-06-2006 @ 1:31AM
erick said...
what do u do after the screen comes up??
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9-07-2006 @ 4:56AM
ran said...
Will this work w/2.81??????????
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9-11-2006 @ 4:04AM
Spudals said...
Well Sony Doesnt Really Like Us Trying To Hack Into It Like If You Created Something You Wouudnt Like Other People Changig The Files So If I Konw Them There Probably Adding More Security And Soon There Probably Gonna Add A Password To It ;(
P.S. Im Not On Sonys Side!!!!!!!!!!
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9-13-2006 @ 5:02PM
Nomad said...
I have firmware 2.81, its a no go.... data corrupted.
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11-16-2006 @ 8:11AM
madfish said...
stick to fw 1.50 and stop all this bollocks!!!!
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