2.71 XMB homebrew launcher By Dark Alex Released- Launch Homebrew from the Game Menu

***wraggster*** · September 22nd, 2006, 21:16

Dark Alex has released his Homebrew Enabler for the PSP v2.71 Firmware, which basically means you can run games via the Games Menu, bloody awesome release, heres the release info:

This program enables homebrew to be run in 2.71 through the XMB. It makes a patch that remains permanent until hardwar reset. Sleep mode won't remove the patch.

Note: this program writes some small files in the flash, ONLY the first time is executed. IT does NOY rewrite any existing file in the system, it writes new files, so the probabilities of bricking are practically null.

Instructions
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- Copy all contents inside MS_ROOT to the root of your memory stick.
- Go to the PHOTO viewer of the XMB and enter in the folder "HEN".
- If the psp just freeze, reboot your psp and try again. Currently the tiff is very unstable and it
is only executed sometimes. I'll try to improve that in the future.

- The first time you run the program, you will see quickly a blue screen, and after that a screen
that can be of two colors:

* Red: the files couldn't be written to the flash (it hapens a few times). Just keep trying.
* Green: The files were written succesfully. After that, the xmb will be rebooted. Now you can run
the homebrew in format prepared for 2.71. (see details below).

- As mentioned before, the patch will remain resident in memory, and even entering sleep mode
won't delete it. Only a hardware reset will remove the program from memory.

- When you do a hardware reset, you'll have to run the tiff again. This time there won't be green or red screen, just a blue screen and xmb reboot, since
this time there is no need to write to the flash.

Notes about homebrew running
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- Current homebrews are not supported. Since current homebrews are in static elf format, they
won't run (they are rejected by the 2.71 kernel). Homebrews for 2.71 have to be in prx format.
Programmers see the programming notes.
In future versions i may patch the kernel to allow it to accept static elf's.

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**weirdelf** · September 22nd, 2006, 21:22

is this better than eloader?

**dejkirkby** · September 22nd, 2006, 21:24

This is great news, but for using the currently available homebrew you are better of with the eLoader. Nice work Dark_Alex!!!

**carpy** · September 22nd, 2006, 21:36

what's the point of releasing a loader that's unstable and doesn't work with any of the current firmware?

**migsgiz** · September 22nd, 2006, 21:38

good news thk
Dark_Alex!!!

**The_Ultimate_Eggman** · September 22nd, 2006, 21:45

OMFG !!

2.71's pants are round its ankles and ready to be F*@^ed.

Great work alex and crew.Any way to implement this or other exploits into the hb so it wont need to be run all the time or any way to permenantly write these files to the xmb so they dont need to be run all the time ?.