Posts with tag 2.80
Posted Jan 15th 2007 1:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Homebrew
Some people are wary that the use of downgraders will leave their systems essentially useless, or "bricked" as they say. The process isn't the simplest to follow, and copying over system files is always a dangerous thing. However, the homebrew team at
N00bz have created the "safest" downgrader yet. It has built-in security checks, support for TA-082 and TA-086 motherboards, and includes most every file you'll need to revert your 2.80 PSP down to PSP 1.50.
This doesn't mean that it's 100% fool-proof, as the warning attached to the downgrader states. However, there's also a new alternative: by downloading and installing HEN-D to a PSP version 2.80, you'll be able to launch a good deal of homebrew without having to downgrade at all.
[Thanks, Rajat Jain!]
Posted Dec 24th 2006 11:10AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: How-tos, Homebrew
There's always
someone out there that updated their PSP, only to regret it moments later. Well, for those of you that have been patient enough not to upgrade past 2.80, an "easy" way of downgrading to homebrew-compatible 1.50 has been released. This guide from
PSP Vault will help you every step of the way, but they warn:
-If you have a TA-082 motherboard in your PSP, no [sic] not even attempt to downgrade.
-If you are clueless and don't feel that you can follow this guide step-by-step, do not attempt to downgrade.
-If you have a fear of bricking your PSP and are nervous, I will say this guide has been used several times over, but perhaps you should wait for some sort of "safe downgrader".
If the scary red text doesn't change your mind about downgrading, then you're ready to go! First, you'll have to download
eLoader and xLoader,
PatchSFO and finally the
downgrader program. Make sure you have a USB cable ready to connect your PSP to your PC. You'll run the downgrader, but watch out for the next few steps, indicated in the guide. You don't want to brick your system, do you? With
3.02 firmware emulation entirely possible, it appears that a whole new slew of people can now be introduced to homebrew.
[Thanks, Joel!]
Posted Nov 30th 2006 9:45AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Homebrew
After an extended absence, it appears that the programmer Booster is back. There was a scare back in August, when Sony approached the coder with some
legal action. Now, nearly
three months after firmware 2.80 was decrypted, a
new version of DevHook is available for the homebrewing crowd out there. The latest version allows you to run homebrew directly from emulated 2.82 firmware, so there's less need to messily switch between firmwares. The latest version also includes an enticing folder called "3.0," but that doesn't seem to be in effect... yet. With DevHook, you can run most modern legal games and whatever homebrew applications you already have. Once again, it seems like the emulated firmware is better than the real deal.
Posted Nov 20th 2006 9:15AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Homebrew
Those with homebrew on their PSPs have enjoyed a featured called "custom gameboots" for quite some time. These gameboots replace the PSP's default introductory sequence when launching a game. Players that were bored with seeing the PSP logo appear in front of a plain white background made cooler intros, usually involving anime characters, or ironically, gameboots from other machines.
It's been revealed on PSP3D that custom gameboots now work on PSPs with firmware 2.80. However, the method used is somewhat complicated that those without strong technical skills will certainly brick their PSPs trying to use it. "There are absolutely no safeguards in place when you use this program, and it allows you to do anything to any of the files in flash0. On firmware 2.80, even replacing a single PRX module will nearly guarantee a brick. We feel it's important to keep you guys safe, so we're going to keep this relatively quiet until a safer method can be published."
It appears that Sony's official firmware 2.80 has been cracked open like an egg. Expect the development community to continue to develop more and more interesting uses for the PSP as the weeks go by.
[
Update 1: Program is
now available.]
Posted Nov 17th 2006 3:03PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: How-tos, Homebrew
Being able to play
homebrew on firmware 2.80 is an amazing accomplishment. However, most people that have firmware 2.80 probably don't know the very basics of running homebrew on their system. While there have been
guides created
in the past, a new one has popped up on the
PlayStation boards. Shamoo teaches you the steps necessary to run fan-favorite DDR clone,
PSP Revolution, on your system.
- Download the eLoader on your computer.
- Connect your PSP to your computer via USB.
- Install the eLoader.
- Make sure you choose this kind of installation: "TIFF, Installatron + Xloader - RECOMMENDED"
- Ensure the following options are checked: "TIFF, xLoader (for 2.80), Installatron, emenu"
- You're done installing the eLoader. Now, it's time to get homebrew programs.
The
full tutorial shows you how to download and install
PSP Revolution on your system. It's not complicated at all--it just involves moving some folders into your PSP's GAME directory, and a few more steps. Of course, with
firmware 3.0 on the horizon, what choice will you make? Stick with homebrew, or keep advancing with Sony's official upgrades?
Posted Nov 15th 2006 8:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Homebrew
The newest version of
noobz's popular
eLoader, strangely called "
Kriek," now supports
2.80 firmware, for those of you that upgraded, but now want to go back into the world of homebrew. This software allows you to run most new games and demos and homebrew at the same time. Another bonus for this release is the xLoader, which allows you to launch homebrew applications directly from the XMB interface. The
Install-o-tron is also included so that "in principle, you may never need to manually install any homebrew ever again."
Very impressive, noobz! It looks like the homebrew community is making those all-important steps to being as easy and user-friendly as possible. To download, visit
noobz's site now.
[Thanks,
jamie!]
[
Update 1: I guess I had too much to drink of that stuff over to the right. Yeah........ Anyways, everything should be corrected.]
Posted Sep 7th 2006 1:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Homebrew
Sony's not doing well in this battle against homebrewers. Although they
just released 2.81 (to very little fanfare), the hacking community never seems more than a step or two behind. Firmware emulation has been an option for many people with 1.5 PSPs, as it gives them the flexibility of running all homebrew, while accessing the latest games and features of Sony's official firmware upgrades. Dark_AleX has
decrypted firmware 2.80, which will theoretically allow those with
DevHook to emulate firmware 2.80. DevHook hasn't been updated to support the firmware, and with Sony
keeping a close eye on the program, who knows how long it will take?
I'm assuming the talented homebrew community won't take long. Already, it appears that 2.81 can
also be successfully decrypted using the same methods.
[Via
PSP Hacks]
Posted Aug 28th 2006 12:40AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Homebrew
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]
Posted Aug 16th 2006 3:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Tips, Video
After weeks of delay, it's finally done: the ultimate collection of video podcasts, compatible with your PSP... and accessible from your PSP! I've taken all the podcasts that were
already featured on the site, took your suggestions, and even found some more. Then, to sweeten the deal, I put it on my personal PSP-compatible page. To access it on your PSP, simply type
anyo.org into your PSP browser. It'll take you where you need to go. For all the RSS feeds that I found, go past the cut.
[Thanks to everyone who contribued!]
Continue reading The ultimate collection of video podcasts
Posted Aug 15th 2006 11:10PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News
One of my favorite things about the
2.80 firmware is its ability to download video podcasts. While visiting
podOmatic, a sudden realization came into my mind: we can make our own podcast! (And so can you at podOmatic-- check it out, awesome site.) People have told us to make a PSP-compatible version of PSP Fanboy, but isn't a podcast so much better?
Here's my proposal. The podcast will feature:
- A weekly audio show featuring Chris and myself, reviewing the best of PSP news. Why read when we can READ FOR YOU!!!
- Downloadable videos highlighting the best video content of the week.
- Maybe some more content/collaboration from Joystiq & the other Fanboy sites. (DS Fanboy VS. PSP Fanboy podcast? Bring it on!)
- And of course, it's all compatible with your PSP.
So, vote in the poll above and then give us your comments below. With enough enthusiasm and support from you guys, it might be a reality!
Posted Aug 8th 2006 10:30AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News
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PSP Vault has an impresive story detailing some of the potential hidden secrets of recently released
firmware 2.80. Using their mad Japanese skillz, they took a look at Sony's PSP manuals for the firmware, which can be found
here,
here and
here. The video standards have finally been revealed, and they show how Sony still refuses to make it
easy on the end user.
So for H.264 videos, you're looking at support for files ending with a .MP4 or .M4V extension. They must be 768kbps or under, have a framerate of 30fps or under, and be Level 1.3 or under Baseline Profile, or Level 2.1 or under Main Profile (but CABAC only). The audio tracks of these videos must be in the AAC format, be 128kbps or under, be 48kHz or under, and be in stereo.
Uh...
okay. Can't we just dump random files into our system without thinking about these technical specs? Another interesting discovery of the article shows how the recent firmware upgrade can allow for PSP-specific codes to be written into websites. For example, webpages can be created to offer downloads... but only for users of the most current firmware. Or, it could lead to some really exciting game and internet synergy. It appears that there's a lot hidden in the PSP; too bad Sony hasn't been upfront with all of it quite yet.
Posted Jul 27th 2006 11:34PM by Andrew Yoon
NOTE: This editorial is the opinion of Andrew Yoon, and does not represent the opinion of PSP Fanboy, Joystiq or Weblogs, Inc.
With that out of the way, I'd like to take a minute to look how the new firmware upgrade released today has worked, and what it has shown about Sony and the PSP as a whole. While homebrew may be a hot topic, it's clear that most people use the PSP the way Sony wants us to. We got nearly twice as much traffic today on a day with this new firmware than we did yesterday. What does that mean? I think it means that people are genuinely interested in
updating their PSPs and getting the most out of them.
Continue reading 2.80 Blowout: The aftermath
Posted Jul 27th 2006 10:50PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Demos
Many of you were wondering where the second
downloadable demo was today. I was wondering the same thing as well. It appears that for now, the demo is available for download through Sony's European website,
YourPSP. Although the demo is completely playable, for some reason the US site has the demo listed as "TBA". It's a solid demo that lets you play a game: France versus Italy. I don't think you'll find any
Zidane headbutting hijinx in there, but I guess it never hurts to look.
1.
Download the demo collection zip file.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy UCUS98631 folder into the GAME directory.
Check out our new demos site:
demos.pspfanboy.com
Posted Jul 27th 2006 11:39AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: How-tos
Today at PSP Fanboy, I'm going to show you all the new functionality of the
newly-released 2.80 firmware. Did you know that you no longer need to follow Sony's archaic naming format for videos now? Hell, you don't even need to put it in some weird folder, or encode it specifically for the PSP. Any good ol' fashioned (non PSP-formatted) MP4 video will do. Let's take a look:
When you connect a 2.80 PSP, you can create a folder in the root directory called "VIDEO":
Simply dump the file into that folder, and voila! You're done:
So, essentially, any video that's been encoded for a video iPod can now work on a PSP. Pretty sweet, right? But don't throw away your MP_ROOT folder quite yet... It appears that
PSP-formatted videos will not work in the new VIDEO folder. You must still put those in the usual MP_ROOT folders. Lame! But, I'm pretty sure that's a small glitch that'll be fixed in a future firmware revision.
[
Update 1: Added clarification.]
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