[GUIDE] Ultimate Flash0 Free Space - Console Spot Forums

karothacker · 05-01-2008, 03:12 AM

Some of the contents of this guide are for Advance Users only!
If you are not experienced and try his you could brick your PSP!
I advise everyone to have The Ultimate Pandora's Tool and a NAND Back-Up just in case!

First Step: How To Un-hide Those Flash0 Files That Are Hidden.

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1) Go into ANY folder anywhere on your Computer
2) Click the "TOOLS" Tab
3) Click "Folder Options..."
4) Click the "View" Tab
5) Click "Show Hidden Files And Folders" and "Hide Protected Operating System Files"
6) It should say something about if you delete a system file that it will mess up your computer.......Just click "YES"
7) Click "Apply" Then Exit

Second Step: How To Make A Flash0 Back-Up

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1) Make sure you have done the First Step
2) Turn on your PSP and hold the "R" Trigger (This will take you to the Recovery Mode)
3) Plug in your PSP via USB
4) Go To "Advance ->", and then "Toggle USB (flash0)"
5) Copy The Contents of the folder that pops up to a new folder on your Desktop named "YOUR NAME's Flash0 Back-Up For X.XXM33-X"
6) Now you need to put this folder somewhere that is Safe like a Flash Drive or a Portable Hard Drive

Third Step: Deleting/Moving Files To Give You More Space In Your Flash0

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1) Make sure you have done the Second Step
2) Turn on your PSP and hold the "R" Trigger (This will take you to the Recovery Mode)
3) Plug in your PSP via USB
4) Go To "Advance ->", and then "Toggle USB (flash0)"
5) Deleteing The Files That You Will Not Use

6) Replaceing A Few Files With The Ones Attached Below

7) Download Hex Editor, RSPsar Dumper v3.5 , and the Official Sony Update Firmware (pbp) which matches your current version.

Example:

8) Relocating Movable And Customizable Components Of The XMB To Flash1, Flash2, or MS0

If the file you're looking for is not on this list, that's because it hasn't been tried yet. Try it yourself and report your findings!

List of files which can be relocated:

List of files which cannot be relocated:

How To:

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1. Place the Official Sony Update (pbp) in the root of your ms.

2. Install RSPsar Dumper v3.0 (check the readme for install instructions, if it doesn't work after you installed it then refer back to the readme).

3. Confirm that your kernel is set to your currect firmware version.

4. Launch and decrypt all with SQUARE.

5. Acquire vshmain.prx from the location on your ms:
ms0:/Dump/F0/vsh/module/

*Highly Recommend* Rename the decrypted vshmain.prx to something other than it's original name, and place it on your Desktop.

6. Connect your flash0 to usb.

7. *MUST* Acquire vshmain.prx backup from the location on your flash0:
flash0:/vsh/module

Place this on your Desktop, and remember, this is your back up of the only file in danger.

8. From the Desktop, right click the decrypted vshmain.prx and select "Hex Edit with Hex Workshop v5.0"

9. Right click anywhere in the center box.

10. Make sure it's on Text String.

11. Type in the value "flash0" and click ok.

12. Check all of the Results in the bottom right box...

...until you come across the file-paths of the files you wish to relocate to flash1, flash2, or ms0.

13. Change flash0 in the right box...

...to flash1, flash2, or ms0.

14. Click "File" and "Save As" to get your modified vshmain.prx
MAKE SURE YOU MADE A BACKUP OF YOUR ORIGINAL vshmain.prx (step 7)

Put your modified vshmain.prx in:
flash0:/vsh/module/

15. Cut & Paste the files of the file-paths you changed to your Desktop and connect flash1, flash2, or ms0, whichever you selected, to usb.

16. Create the file structure in which the file you're moving originated (or to resemble the custom file path if you decided to make one) in the drive you chose to relocate the files to. Drop the files off of your Desktop into their corresponding folders.

17. Reboot your PSP. All should be well.

18. In the event something does not work:

A. Replace the modified vshmain.prx via Recovery Mode at flash0:/vsh/module/ with the backup vshmain.prx from your desktop.

B. Return the moved files to their original folders.

9) DONE! if you meet every step of this guide, you will have 4-6, possibly 7mb free on your flash0 WITH 1.50 kernel subset installed.
on slims, the freespace numbers may get pretty big please report them if you try it.

SOURCE For Hex Editing Guide

Credit Goes To

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Sterist - For the original guide
karothacker - For finding, posting, and adding "Steps one, and two"

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**NeoGen** · 05-01-2008, 03:29 AM

good guide.helpfull for people who dont have any room and want to have long gameboots.this deserves a sticky

goldlover · 05-01-2008, 04:04 AM

then would it be possible to put skype on my fat now that there is extra space

Steven21 · 05-01-2008, 04:25 AM

very helpful guide going to try

MasterDKR · 05-01-2008, 11:27 AM

Great Guide but I dont remove the fonts becuase if im playing a jap game It doesnt show almost any text but I used the guide from "EP" to do it which tells you more about wha tto free up too.

Heres A list of some info you might need:

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Found at flash0:/vsh/resource

XMB Icons
- topmenu_plugin.rco

Backgrounds -
01-12.bmp
XMB waves
- system_plugin_bg.rco
Battery/Loading/Button icons
- system_plugin_fg.rco
Volume bar/RSOD/BSOD backrounds/video out icon
- impose_plugin.rco
In XMB sounds
- system_plugins.rco
Coldboot -
opening_plugin.rco
Gameboot
- opening_plugin.rco AND Gameboot.pmf
Game Load/Corrupt Data Icon
- Game_plugin.rco
Photo Load/Corrupt Icon
- Photo_plugin.rco
Movie Load/Corrupt Icon
- msvideo_plugin.rco
Savedata Load/Corrupt Icon
- savedata_plugin.rco
About This PSP
- sysconf_plugin.rco
Music Progress Bar/XMB Click Sounds
- system_plugin.rco
On screen keyboard
- osk_plugin.rco
Parental Control Text -
auth_plugin.rco
Icons in camera mode
- camera_plugin.rco
File downloading text
- dd_helper.rco
DNAS Icon / WiFi Connection Text
- dnas_plugin.rco
Game installation text
- game_install_plugin.rco
Game Starting text
- game_plugin.rco
Web Browser text
- htmlviewer_plugin.rco
Various Error texts -
msgdialog_plugin.rco
Icons in video column
- msvideo_main_plugin.rco
Music tool bar/various icons
- music_main_plugin.rco
Icons in photo column
- Photo_main_plugin.rco
Icons in Saved Data Utility column
- savedata_plugin.rco
AOSS / PS Spot / T-Mobile / PortableTV Icons
- netconf_dialog.rco
Remote Play Icons and text
- Premo_plugin.rco
RSS Icons and text
- rss_subscriber.rco
Wrench icon in settings/USB Slider
- sysconf_plugin.rco
Video playback toolbar -
video_plugin_videotoolbar.rco
Images used in the visualizer
- visualizer_plugin.rco

Found at flash0:/font

Font
- ltn0.pgf
Japanese Font
- jpn0.pgf
Korean Font
- kr0.pgf
Affects JPN/KO/CH Fonts
- gb3s1518.bwfon

Found at flash0:/dic

Translation Dictionaries - apotp.dic
- atokp.dic
- aux0.dic
- aux1.dic
- aux2.dic
- aux3.dic

Found at flash0:/vsh/nodule

Network Update
- update_plugin.prx
Location Free TV
- lftv_plugin.prx
Remote Play
- premo_plugin.prx
Certificate Utility
- license_plugin.prx
Camera XMB Icon
- camera_plugin.prx
Online Instruction Manuals XMB Icon
- htmlviewer_plugin.prx
(3.5X+) Coldboot Sound
- opening_plugin.prx
XMB Icon Transitions
- paf.prx
Icon postion/XMB Font colour
- vshmain.prx OR vsh.prx

Found at flash0:/vsh/module - DO NOT MESS WITH

Infobar transitions (fade/slide in or out)
- common_gui.prx

Found at flash0:/kn

Sony's PSP ISO Loader (3.xx+)
- np9660.prx
Sony's PSX Game Loader
- pops.prx
System Version Information
- vshctrl.prx
Home Screen (3.52 side)
- impose.prx
Found at flash0:/kn/resource

Home Screen (3.52 side)
- impose.rsc
Found at flash0:/kd - DO NOT MESS WITH

How the PSP reads the MS/size MS acceptable
- fatmsmod.prx
what PRX's to load on boot
- pspbtcnf.txt
what PRX's to load during games
- pspbtcnf_game.txt
what PRX's to load during updates
- pspbtcnf_updater.txt
Your Recovery Menu
- recovery.prx
Activates USB in the XMB
- semawm.prx
Decodes crypted RCO's
- sysmem.prx
PSP Home Screen (1.50 side)
- impose.prx
Found at flash0:/kd/resource - DO NOT MESS WITH

PSP Home Screen (1.50 side)
- impose.rsc

Found at flash1:/net/http

Cookies
- cookie.dat
Saved Website Passwords
- auth.dat

Found at flash1:/registry

Saved Preferences
- system.dreg
- system.ireg

Found at flash1:/vsh/theme

Saved Background
- wallpaper.bmp

Found at flash1:/

Recovery Settings
- config.se