Custom Firmware 5.03GEN-B for HEN (PSP-3000) is finally available thanks to PSPGEN. They did not succeed in achieving all our initial objectives but essence is except, it arrives and makes it possible to play with plays 5.55+ and protected.
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SOCOM fans will surely not want to hear this news.
The long awaited PSP title will be released on January 12 2010, instead of the planned release date: November 4, 2009.
The development is going as planned. The game looks and plays great. They moved the release date back to "allow time to get the word out to everyone".
On the brighter side of things, Sony says during the time period until release, we'll be seeing "a lot more of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3".
Amazing news for PSP 3000 or TA088v3 PSP-2000 owners!
The team announced that they are releasing 5.03GEN-B for HEN soon, so that you can enjoy the benefits of PSP hacking.
Features of 5.03GEN-B for HEN are:
• Compatible with PSP-3000 and PSP-2000 v3 with official firmware 5.03
• Play PS1 games
• Playing backup protected games
• Playing game backups that require firmware 5.55+
• GEN VSH MENU available
• VSH Recovery in revised version available
The release date is slated for Halloween; Sunday October 31, 2009.
Until release date, the team has stated they are going to do some tweaking and testing, aside from the fact the stablility is "good".
ZiNgA BuRgA has released Rcomage v1.0.0
Here is what he wrote:
Firstly I apologize for taking so long to get this out. I know some of you may have seen some themes created using this tool for quite a while; I originally had planned to release this months ago, however I got hit with more than expected workload this semester and had really little time to actually work on this.
I had some free time recently, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to try to push out a release. Unfortunately it lacks many things I wanted to have in a public release, but I guess that doesn't matter too much, maybe...
Anyway, since this is a bit of a rushed release, there's a number of "suboptimal" things done here, such as me not really checking stuff (so if you find issues, please report so I can fix :P). Sanity checking in the code really sucks, so it should be easy to stuff up the program too, but please still report these so that I know where to prioritise checks xD.
About
Rcomage is a general RCO manipulation/creation tool, which I hope, will replace RCO Editor (and potentially rcotool in the future).
It's a CLI (command-line interface) however I've provided a simple Windows GUI to save you from remembering commands (though you may need to trawl through an XML file).
It currently only has two main functions - "dump" (dumps contents of an RCO) and "compile" (compiles an RCO from a dump).
For modifying an RCO, you would dump it, modify the dump, then compile it.
A dump will consist of an XML file, which contains all the metadata of the RCO (basically, it's structure) as well as various resources, such as images, sounds etc.
How to use
Well, as mentioned above, basically dump and compile is the only thing you can do.
As for information on the XML structure, I don't really have the time to write a good guide, so I guess you'll probably just dump various RCOs to get an idea of how it works. (I'd be willing to assist if someone would write a guide for me :P)
A quick idea of the structure is shown in the readme.
!! I strongly suggest that you don't use Notepad to edit the XML files. Suggested applications include Notepad++ and Notepad2 (or your favourite text editor; most should overcome the deficiencies of Notepad).
Notes
Because I was silly when writing RCO Editor, it doesn't put in adler32 checksums for compressed images, etc, and thus, anything modified with it will generate a warning in Rcomage. Otherwise, should work fine.
Also, Sony's GimConv, which is used to convert GIM images, is a little slow, so if you choose to perform the conversion (affects both dumping and compiling), expect to wait some time...
Unknown values
If you go through dumped XML structures, you may notice a number of "unknown" labels for various objects (and some anim entries). Finding out what these values do is, unfortunately, a little time consuming and I don't really have that much time to test what each thing does. It would be great if people would volunteer to play around with these values to see what effect they have, and I can add the definitions to Rcomage. (thanks in advance :) )
Credits
- highboy for his WAV <-> VAG conversion sample code
- Z33 for sample GIM handling code and his various RCO tools as well as guides/investigations on various file formats
- creators of 7-zip for their awesome implementation of deflate
- supporting libraries: libxml2, iconv and zlib
- alpha testers, for discovering some issues and supporting theme development
- everyone else supporting PSP customisation and homebrew scene (too numerous to name)
- anyone I forgot to mention
Just a day after the release of 5.50GEN-D, the team has already released a new revision, 5.50GEN-D2!
5.50GEN-D was supposed to fix the bugs found in 5.50GEN-C, but I suppose the team wants the firmware to be flawless, hence why this upgrade is to fix some bugs.
Changes in 5.50GEN-D2:
• Evangelion Anti CFW patch Fix
• Fix Wlan TKIP in game loop : PES 2009 , Fifa , Motorstorm , GTA CW, ect.
• Fix Video Output With 5.5X and 6.X Games like GTA: Chinatowns War
• Fixed recovery menu with make Pandora and make battery normal
• Removed splash screen
Installation note: You have to be on 5.50GEN-D to upgrade.
Moments after the release of 5.50GEN-C, many people have experienced problems with their PSP, such as freezing, and playing 480x272 AVC videos.
The team makes a public apology, and went straight to work to bring you the newest revision, 5.50GEN-D.
The following features are included with this custom firmware:
• All features of 5.50GEN-B2 are available
• Ability to run 5.51 + games without having to patch it (UMD or ISO)
• Possibility to launch PSN demos requiring 5.51 + without having to patch them (as MGS for example)
• Possibility to connect to the Playstation Store by the using of MEDIAGO, to retrieve games and goodies without having to install Fake USB or other complicated stuff.
• Possibility to use the XGEN Updater to install the official firmware 6.10 (use it only if you have a Pandora XGEN to be able to return later in Custom Firmware)
• 480x272 AVC Videos are supported
If you're on an earlier custom firmware, this upgrade is recommended to enjoy the latest features of the PSP.
The new addition to the PSP Grand Theft Auto franchise has launched today.
It may be purchased as a UMD or digital download from the Playstation Store.
It has a price tag of $39.99.
The game released on the Nintendo DS system a while ago, and reviews have been mainly positive.
Grand Theft Auto fans, this game is a must have for your PSP.
Rock* has been kind enough to make a video clip of the game.
GENyUS and PSPGEN have released Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-C. While nothing is new in this custom firmware from Sony. 5.50 GEN-C update is a substantial move forward. As it now lets users play back up UMD’s that require firmware 5.55 or 6.00 without patching the eboot.
So you can save yourself a few steps in playing 5.55+ games. No more extracting the games eboot, using game decrypter to patch the eboot. Then finally re-building the ISO. None of that is needed anymore, thanks to GENyUS. So delete that Game Decrypter v4 from your hard-drive as you don’t need it anymore. At least for firmware 5.55, 6.00 and 6.10 games.
Never ever install this on a PSP-2000 TA-088v3 or PSP-3000 or you will fully brick your psp.
Additional Info:
*What's new? You can now play 5.51 games without having to patch (UMD or ISO), ability to run protected games like soul calibur or Fma (UMD or ISO), no patching required in order to run demos in PSN
*Team gen said that 5.03HEN-A will be updated shortly.
Known Bugs:
*Irshell can no longer ISO patch but the path will be released soon after
*Video playback 480x272 causes problems but Gen is studying for its fix
*The option to accelerate the reading of MS is now being ported to 5.50 Gen
PLEASE disable all your plugins. If the waves are stuck just format flash 1 (from Wilmer page2 of thread) :)
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DO NOT INSTALL THE VERSION 5-50gen-c_1255907733, A FIXED UPDATE TO BE AVAILABLE TODAY THANK YOU[/quote] Source read more »
Homebrew Dev Valentin has release his mod of the handy organization app, Homebrew Sorter! This mod is a big one!
It has a new GUI, way better looking than the original Homebrew Sorter. One major feature of this app, is that it recognizes CAT_ folders if you have Game Categories installed!
You can choose how the CAT_ folders are ordered, and you can change the order of whats in the CAT_ folders aswell!
Changelog:
Beta 2:
Ability to change the order of categories
Very small changes in the GUI to add the new function
Visual changes (homebrew / categories) using the L and R buttons
Bubbletune just releasead a new version of his plugin.
This plugin allows you to organize your homebrew and backups in different folders in a nice and clean way that blends perfectly into the xmb.
Changes v7:
- Should of finally isolated and fixed the crash that occurred on some PSP’s when pressing triangle on an icon, sorry for the many updates.
Changes v6:
- Did attempts to fix a few crashes, although I am unable to reproduce the bug in my own PSP.
- Changed name of config file to avoid issues with the new format (old config will be removed).
Changes v5:
- Fixed some firmware incompatibilities and related issues.
- A large number of internal changes aiming at memory conservation.
- If you change language in vsh the corresponding game_categories_xx.txt is now immediatly loaded.
- Themes which use space padding to position text should now be handled correctly.
- Introduced general support for UTF-8, including language files.
- Normal menu on Triangle for Game didn't work in Context Mode, fixed.
- English and Japanese language codes were swapped internally, fixed.
- Plugin was causing an odd crash in Internet Search, fixed. Source read more »
