PSP Dark_AleX releases 3.02 OE-B- Run ANY PSX Game at Full Speed on your PSP

[starogre]

whatever i do, it brings up in the cmd: Cannot open image.iso

[Nashxyzz]

I was going thru my ps collection of games to try out. DDR (us) sits at a now loading screen (waited 5 mins for it, should be more then enough) and I don't know anyone posting this, sry for reposting if it was but don't feel like spend a load of time looking since I'm trying games of different genres to see it's limitations if any, final fantasy 7 on disc 1 had a small offset in certain sounds, and the arrow for the menu in the battle screen has a graphic glitch. So far, 20 games with some wii time, no other problems other then I need a bigger mem card for more storage I've come across. Great job, and keep up the awsome awsome work for the future of homebrew psp owners and their community.

ps: minus a few Aholes out there, you know their out there somewhere , to ruin every one elses lives.

[evilnirvana]

sry guys 4 posting this again but i cant find the fiels to make popstation to work can some one tell me or can u email me at [email protected]
i got everything to work but cant find the hot shots 2 and keys.bin files thanx.

[fenicio]

Is there a way to remove or edit the description that pops up in every game?
The one that says "Put on some pants and head out to the course in HOT SHOTS GOLF®2!"

[BelmontSlayer]

whatever i do, it brings up in the cmd: Cannot open image.iso

You did rename your PSX backup to image.iso , right?

[SteveV2]

THPS2 all runs full speed, sound is great but there is a graphic problem all the way around the edges of the screen.

[BelmontSlayer]

Is there a way to remove or edit the description that pops up in every game?
The one that says "Put on some pants and head out to the course in HOT SHOTS GOLF®2!"

Download PSPBrew from here:
PSP Brew v0.80 (http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=8816)

You can then delete the all of the .png files from the eboot. It make take 1-2 minutes to open the eboot because of it's size.

[starogre]

You did rename your PSX backup to image.iso , right?

Yep, I have popstation.exe, BASE.PBP, KEYS.BIN, image.iso, and the pops.bat file. Whenever I run the line in cmd or batch, it just brings up that same message. I've tried all my psx games, none will convert.

I also have all the updates for microsoft windows xp if that helps at all... :/

[gymnotropic]

Awesome. :3 I got FF8 running on it and it works perfectly.

[BelmontSlayer]

Yep, I have popstation.exe, BASE.PBP, KEYS.BIN, image.iso, and the pops.bat file. Whenever I run the line in cmd or batch, it just brings up that same message. I've tried all my psx games, none will convert.

I also have all the updates for microsoft windows xp if that helps at all... :/

Move the files to c:\popstation. Then put the cygwin1.dll in your popstation folder. Last open up command prompt, and type:
c:\popstation\popstation.exe image.iso

Let me know if it works. ^_^

[niallod55]

My Final Fantasy 7 version is PAL and it works fine. Only problem is the screen is slighty misplaced and cuts off the top part of the PSP

[Ramza042]

Someone should start a thread just for compatibility reports.

Rally Cross 2 by 989 Studios worked up to the point where you actually start the race, then crashed.

[starogre]

:( it still didn't work...lol i sound so retarded but i have everything exactly. it still says Cannot open image.iso =(

[SteveV2]

THPS3, the europe version works, slighlty not in the center of the screen. Suffers from the graphic problem as THPS2.

[muffinman]

starogre dont worry im having the same problem :s

[starogre]

starogre dont worry im having the same problem :s

lol i hate it!

is anyone willing to send me the final fantasy tactics eboot over AIM? my aim is starogre

please? lol as a christmas present? haha

[SteveV2]

Up until 30 mins ago I had the same thing.

I followed someones instructions and it's all good.

My popstation folder looks like this,

base.pbp

DOCUMENT

KEYS

pops (note pad, write--- popstation.exe image.img/iso/bin --- whatever you file is)

popstation

image.img (your game, if it's other than an .img then change to suit)

Have that .dll file in windows/system32.

Open the pops file.

[jguba7892]

can someone please email the hot shots 2 keys.bin and eboot to [email protected]. i have no way to obtain these and i need this really bad!!

[andk1005]

before i upgrade to this nu firware i want to be able to play mgs all the way thru is there a way of swapping discs ect or has anyone played with this longenough to have tgot to that point on mgs on psp???

[Tinnus]

There's no way to swap discs. Most you can hope is saving between discs like FF does, but I think MGS doesn't do that. I think you're screwed then...

[starogre]

Up until 30 mins ago I had the same thing.

I followed someones instructions and it's all good.

My popstation folder looks like this,

base.pbp

DOCUMENT

KEYS

pops (note pad, write--- popstation.exe image.img/iso/bin --- whatever you file is)

popstation

image.img (your game, if it's other than an .img then change to suit)

Have that .dll file in windows/system32.

Open the pops file.

What is DOCUMENT? I have all of that, even tried changing to image.img, still says 'Cannot open image.img' or w/e the extension i put is...

[emuking]

Ok this is the last thing the be all end all

Get the Dll

put it in c>windows>system32 folder

POPSTATION FOLDER
put the hot shots eboot in there as base.pbp
the key.bin also goes in there
Your iso, bin, img whatever, name that image.***

In notepad tpye in "popstation.exe image.***"
no quotes

save it as pops.bat and put it in the popstation folder

double click pops
and youre done

thank you so much im playing silent hill right now because of your great advice damn your helpful thank you :D

[Ramza042]

I'm in the process of backing up Star Wars masters of teras kasi. awesome fighting game... OLD too, hehe. I'll let y'all know how it works.

[muffinman]

ive figured it out starogre

remove the data and keys file type at the end

then it works

[starogre]

ive figured it out starogre

remove the data and keys file type at the end

then it works

wait what data? what's this data file you're talking about? o_O

[Ramza042]

I musta done something wrong, there. It actually loaded hotshots golf, lol. I think I'll try a different game. Heh.

[starogre]

no warez requests EVER
-the captain.

[Cap'n 1time]

sorry about what i said earlier. it seems bin files and img files do work..

another oddity is.. monster rancher. just for shits and gigles i wanted to see if it would load a monster by reading the iso and just thinking it was the monster rancher disc (it usually gives you some red wolf monster) but instead i got a plant... its apparently reading the disc differently than on a real PSone.

[MicroNut]

If you want to get rid of the transparent information field when creating one of these then
create a blank txt file and rename it "PIC0.png"
This way only the "ICON0.png" and "PIC1.png" are displayed.

[jmister102]

Yeah I can't get it to work either. I have all 6 necessary files, but when i double click pops, it just instantly opens and closes. My CD image is a BIN file if that means anything (Crash Bandicoot 3).

[kiariki]

Finally grew enough balls to update my PSP...

But now I need the keys.bin... ;_; I have no PS3! Gwaaargh! LOL.

Either way, this was pretty save... You just gotta read the readme, follow it... And do what I did: Listen to the video made by the guy with the alien avatar for courage... and voila!

Oh yeah: How big is the Keys.bin file? (In kb's)

[MogHunter]

the isos and bins all convert but my psp automatically shuts down after i launch an eboot.... any suggestions?
NONE of them work ive tried about 5 including ff7 ntsc...

[ryan2006]

vagrants story ntsc runs perfect

[tsurumaru]

Yeah I can't get it to work either. I have all 6 necessary files, but when i double click pops, it just instantly opens and closes. My CD image is a BIN file if that means anything (Crash Bandicoot 3).

Read the darn thread, you have to run the pops executable through the DOS command prompt or create a .bat file as specified earlier in this thread double clicking it through windows explorer will do nothing. This question has been answered four times in this thread already....

Man this is really peeing me off. How hard is it for some people to follow instructions?

[jmister102]

So I see. But im retarted and don't know how to work command once into it. How do I execute pops once inside command?

[Napalm-Death]

How hard is it for some people to follow instructions?

It's very hard! I want my Nemesis to finish soon..

[tsurumaru]

So I see. But im retarted and don't know how to work command once into it. How do I execute pops once inside command?

All this information is covered a few pages back, unfortunately you haven't been the only person to ask. "Seek and ye shall find". :)

[Ramza042]

I believe they were refering to pop.bat, such as the instructions someone provided earlier.

Oh, TNT Motorsports' Hardcore 4x4 works pretty well, but with no sound. Odd, no? I'm guess I'm gonna try SW masters of Teras Kasi again... If I had bigger than a 2 gig ms, I would try xenogears or heart of darkness, but my ms is low on space now, heh.

[scarph]

if you cant follow these instructions youre pretty dumb
jon schubbe

anyyyyways
good luck to all of you that were smart enough to listen to me

[pakman]

i installed expresszip. what do i do with the cygwin1.dll file now?

[scarph]

expresszip is not part of this

goddddd
cygwin1.dll goes in

c>windows>system32

[Nevuk]

You have to go to run -> Cmd ... its command line based people, you have to remember dos. Use CD to go to the directory and type in popstation "image.img" . Or use a bat if you are dos-illiterate

[dootiez]

Wow, Dark_ALEX, thanks alot! First game I tried was my Castlevania:SOTN (my original copy that is). I ripped it into image file with Alcohol. Followed the instructions in the readme and got Castlevania to work!!! And man, it runs as if I was playing on the PSX itself.

Guys, not sure if anybody posted this link, but if anyone's having trouble, here's a tutorial by onizukaryo from Max Consoles.


http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=40635&highlight=base.pbp

[samidgley]

hey i'm having trouple with popstation too, and noone can say that I haven't read all thirty pages of this thread and all of the readme files.

In my popstation folder I have:
Base.pbp
DOCUMENT
image.iso
KEYS
popstation

and the command line always gives me the error ;

"cannot open image.iso"

cheers in advance

[scarph]

heres my little tutorial

should be useful

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47058

[Ramza042]

This isn't really related to the PSX Emu, but this thread IS actually about 3.02 OE-B... but anyways, game demos don't work for me anymore... MotoGP, Ridge Racer, Etc... they just won't load. Black screen and then my psp shuts off. Is this FW related? Anyone else try to run any of the old demos?


Edit.. D'oh, I'm an idiot. I had my firmware setting @ 1.5 on the GAME folder in the config. That MAY also be why Hardcore 4x4 's sound wouldn't work... Who knows.. Ah well, sorted.

[samidgley]

Sorry, having a bat do the command line bit is making no odds

[animekid4]

Whar is this exactly a firmware upgrade?

[Auriman1]

This firmware update is the ultimate Christmas present! FFVII on my PSP is a dream come true.

[x-zero]

Can some one help me with the EBOOT.PBP and the KEYS.BIN i dont own the Hot Shots Golf 2 game can some one help me thank you.

[Ramza042]

This firmware update is the ultimate Christmas present! FFVII on my PSP is a dream come true.

Heh, so true. Talk about perfect timing. :D

[kiariki]

Can some one help me with the EBOOT.PBP and the KEYS.BIN i dont own the Hot Shots Golf 2 game can some one help me thank you.

Check out page 9. That's all I'll say. It's up to you to figure out the rest.

[psp_sfdm]

@djk21108: Great guide :thumbup:

@Ramza042: I think you have to go to the Recovery Mode and make some changes to which modules should be loaded, but I can't remember which ones to enable. Sorry :(

To everyone else, here's a tip that might help: Make sure you're using a really good memory stick. I tried using some crappy stick and I couldn't run any of the PSX game, but if I used a really good stick, it ran perfectly.

Anyways, thanks Dark_Alex for making everyone's Christmas really special :D

[pibs]

OH crazy great release DAx hope u have a very merry xmas

[gymnotropic]

To anyone having problems with just getting a black screen when loading:

Try ripping the games at 1x and directly creating either an ISO or an IMG. As far as I know, the converter supports both of those formats, because I used an IMG, and it worked perfectly. Changing from one image format to another may cause data loss, which may result in it not loading properly.

[Ramza042]

@Ramza042: I think you have to go to the Recovery Mode and make some changes to which modules should be loaded, but I can't remember which ones to enable. Sorry :(


Thanks M8, I got it, I was just a dolt, I had my settings for the "game" folder to run as FW 1.50 instead of 3.02. Demos are working for me again.

Side note, I used cdrwin to make a bin/cue file or Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi, and this time it worked perfect, if anyone has the game and wants to try it. Unfortunately, after taking the time to convert it and copy it over to my PSP, I realized why I quit playing it in the first place. It SUCKS! :eek: It's really not THAT bad of a game, but for Lucas Arts, I have to say I'm a little disapointed. Of course, LA's never been known for fighting games. :D

[dark_man_x_008]

i keep gettin a The Game Could not be started. (80010002)

[dark_man_x_008]

i keep gettin a The Game Could not be started. (80010002) any ideas to why this wont work?

[repuken2]

bubble bubble 2 working full speed w/sound. i can't see a little part of the bottom of the screen but otherwise is working great.

Time Crisis working perfect too with almost the entire screen showing.


trying Castlevani:Chronicles right now.


Thanks Dark Alex!!! This is a superb piece of engineering!!

[Napalm-Death]

This makes me feel like a noob again..I ripped RE3: Nemesis, copied it and everything, but when I try to play it, my PSP freezes..any ideas? This also happened with my Duke Nukem Time To Kill.

[repuken2]

Castlevania : Chronicles works fullspeed !!!

now if we only had some kind of compression, 505 mb iso!!

ouch!!!

helluva happiness!!

[DarthPaul]

i keep gettin a The Game Could not be started. (80010002) any ideas to why this wont work?


i had the same problem first time i tried...it was because i had the ps1 game(eboot.pbp) in the Folder "GAME302" and i changed it to the "GAME" folder and now it's working:)

[zelion]

i keep gettin a The Game Could not be started. (80010002) any ideas to why this wont work?

You have to have the game running in your GAME150 folder, or your Game folder, depending on how you have game golder homebrew setup. Its basicly the folder you have your emulators in, weither its GAME or GAME150.


Also After adding in some custom pics for the XMB, I noticed that you can change the game name in the eboot file. I changed it from Hot Shots 2 Golf whatever to Tactics Ogre LUCT and so on(theres two locations with the name). I won't bother telling you how to find them, you just need a hex editor and ctrl+f :P
Also you can change the name of the Save Folder

Heres what the game name will show up as in the eboot.pbp: Hot Shots Golf..2

Heres how the savedata name will look: SCUS94476

I changed the game name and it seems to work good.

Also, if you do not change the name/prodcut code thing, all your save game info(if you use more than one psx game) will be under one save(which might be good or bad).

[dark_man_x_008]

Thank You Darth Paul!!! Thank You Dark Alex!!!! You Are The Best!!!! Ff7 Fffulllll Spppeeddd!!

[DarthPaul]

Thank You Darth Paul!!! Thank You Dark Alex!!!! You Are The Best!!!! Ff7 Fffulllll Spppeeddd!!

haha nice,you are very welcome.

[Ramza042]

i keep gettin a The Game Could not be started. (80010002) any ideas to why this wont work?

Your sig says you're still at 1.5, did you actually update? heh. Make sure that you put it in the "game" folder if you have 2 folders, and make sure you have the firmware setup right for 3.02. Do you know how to get to the recovery mode? if so, that's a start.

[Ramza042]

Haha, I must type really slow... Actually, I just got sidetracked, trying out fighter maker. If anyone has it, don't waste your time, it crashes exiting edit mode and when you start a fight.

I'm ripping syphon filter right now... anyone try it yet?

[DarthPaul]

Haha, I must type really slow... Actually, I just got sidetracked, trying out fighter maker. If anyone has it, don't waste your time, it crashes exiting edit mode and when you start a fight.

I'm ripping syphon filter right now... anyone try it yet?

i did:) it works at full speed,but its hard to control:(

[trialser]

How can I run fw 2.81 on a 2.8 psp???

[DarthPaul]

How can I run fw 2.81 on a 2.8 psp???

lol? what do you mean?

[s075933]

How do you rip psx games?

[trialser]

Opps i mean games needing 2.81 fw on a 2.80 psp.

[EzrailCHAOS]

How can you tell if your disc image is PAL or NTSC?

[Dpthcorenass8]

got the pops to convert and all that crap... but when i go to launch the game.. it says the game could not be started (80020321) i looked through the forums and im looking again to make sure i didnt skip a page but i cant find anything.. every1 else has the error (8000200001) or something like that... any1 know whats up?

[psp_sfdm]

@EzrailCHAOS: If you got your games from the USA, then it's NTSC. Otherwise, it's a PAL.

@Dpithcorenass8: Have you tried putting your EBOOT.PBP in the /PSP/GAME folder?

[Dpthcorenass8]

yes my keys and eboot are in ms/psp/game/"anme" folder tried 2 games re3 and ff7 same error...

[gunntims0103]

i shall explain only once

1- have your iso image ready
2-place your iso image into the same folder as the popstation file is found
3-place the hotshot golf2 eboot along with its KEYS file into the same folder as the popstaion file, rename the eboot to BASE.
4-get the cygwin.dll file and put it into the same folder as the popstation
5-(if you want to) put the pic.png and icon.png(i dont know if you name it that) and put it into the same folder alond with the popstation file
6-go into your command prompt
7-type in cd desktop/the file directories and hit enter (remember the file directorys have to be changed to the folder name of where the popstation file is being held in) then hit enter
8-type in popstation name of iso.file extention then hit enter
9-the converting process will start then you'll see a eboot file in the flder where the popstation file is
10-create a folder in your game folder with the ps1 games name
11-place the eboot along with the KEYS.bin into that folder and your all set.

[Dpthcorenass8]

ya i said i did all that just like u explained from reading the like first 10 pages of the thread... this is not a problem with maken my iso an eboot. this is a problem with loading it on my psp.. i get the error game could not be started (80020321) i looked it up.. so far i got because of a certain hdd it cant read as fast but i dont have that specific hdd so im ok. another is turning no-umd mode off. not sure if mine is on checken now...

[Zombo]

Well I have evrything here and the game ready to go but I got one Noob question Don't I have to have 3,02 OE-A Installed before this because I believe it says you have to and Im honestly clueless on how to download it and I don't want to brick my PSP.

[Dpthcorenass8]

if u have 2.71 se-c (which you should cause it was awesome) then u have recovery and should not be scared at all. i should no i bricked my psp while haven 2.71se-c (thank god) and just reinstalled 1.5 fw on it. u need 1.5fw and 3.02fw also the 3.02oe-a download. follow the readme its not hard at all... takes about 5-10 mins to finish all up after u put everything on your psp. after installen 3.02oe-a just download oe-b and place the folder in your game150 folder go to xmb load it up 2 secs later done u have oe-b

[F9zDark]

So we need to actually own a PS3 and buy one game and get its subsequent keys to make this work?

And how does this benefit the scene whatsoever?

Added:

Not to sound like an ass or anything, but everyone has been coveting 3.02 OE-B as the GOD of firmwares and to be honest, if I need to buy a PS3 and a PS1 game I'll never play to begin with to make this work, how is this firmware any better than 1.5? We got a PS1 emu that doesn't require us to buy ANYTHING.

[Zombo]

Yeah I have everything for 3.02 OE-A (All the files) So wish me luck :P

[psp_sfdm]

Have you tried going into Recovery Mode and changing the kernel mode from 3.02 to 1.5?

[trialser]

Can someone tell me how to run 2.81 games on a 2.80 psp??? pleeese

[Dpthcorenass8]

shouldnt my kernal be at 3.02 since the psx emulator is in 3.02 fw?
no u dont have to buy a ps3 read the damn forum...
what game to u effin wanna play that needs 2.81 fw... lol use devhook?

[trialser]

I want to play project8 and i cant get devhook to work??

[Mazero]

I don't know if this has been questioned before, and if it hasn't I don't think it'll be answered. But here goes... How to play games on multiple discs? Do you merge them into one eboot in some way or do we have to save before disc change (not all games support this I think) then change disc eboot?

[Napalm-Death]

So we need to actually own a PS3 and buy one game and get its subsequent keys to make this work?

And how does this benefit the scene whatsoever?

Added:

Not to sound like an ass or anything, but everyone has been coveting 3.02 OE-B as the GOD of firmwares and to be honest, if I need to buy a PS3 and a PS1 game I'll never play to begin with to make this work, how is this firmware any better than 1.5? We got a PS1 emu that doesn't require us to buy ANYTHING.

Well, you could buy a PS3 and then get the game legally, or...I think you know where this is going.

[Dpthcorenass8]

if u have the umd... y dont u just update to 2.81 from that and devhook is not hard to install if u can install on 2.8 not sure i dont have :P

[F9zDark]

s
no u dont have to buy a ps3 read the damn forum... ?

Uh YEAH you DO. You NEED a PS3 to access the Sony Store to buy and download PS1 games to the PSP.... Why don't YOU read the damn forums n00b.:mad:

@Napalm-Death: Yeah, I see where you're going with that... Thought about it too, but I wanted to try RE this moment :p

[brainpan]

Oh man, this has been such a great Christmas!:p
I just did th einstall and tested FF7 and is works(nearly) flawlessly. Gonna test FF8 and Castlevania:SOTN. Way to go Dark ALex!

[psp_sfdm]

shouldnt my kernal be at 3.02 since the psx emulator is in 3.02 fw?


I thought the same way as you, but when I tried it myself, it didn't work for me. So, I went to Recovery Mode and changed it to 1.5 and so far, it working pretty good. Try it and see if it works for you.

[trialser]

I dont want to update cause i have a bunch of homebrew working on 2.8 and idk does it work on 2.81? and i havent been able to install devhook on my 2.8 has anyone else??

[Zombo]

I heard you don't need a PS3 but Im not sure because I got 3.02 OE_A Working :D Im in the clear :D

[Dpthcorenass8]

uhh roffle no u dont.. NOOB there is other ways to get the files u need so u read up k thX

[Dpthcorenass8]

tried it nuttin.. :/ i might no what it is.. but im hopen its not.. i dont have a pro duo card... i got neogeo 4gb micro drive. it reads a little slower.. if that is it no worries cause my pro duo 4gig is on the way

[F9zDark]

uhh roffle no u dont.. NOOB there is other ways to get the files u need so u read up k thX

The PS1 Game Hot Shots Golf 2? Sorry mate, acquiring, legally, requires a PS3. No amount of 'reading up' will rectify that matter, since Sony doesn't plan to change it until March at least.

But I will be the bigger man and let you slide on this one. I mean, you only have 7 posts, I can't imagine you are as well read up on the issues around here as someone with 800 posts...

[psp_sfdm]

tried it nuttin.. :/ i might no what it is.. but im hopen its not.. i dont have a pro duo card... i got neogeo 4gb micro drive. it reads a little slower.. if that is it no worries cause my pro duo 4gig is on the way

I think the micro drive might be the problem since I heard at one time that people had some trouble trying to run homebrew on it.

I say, if you have at least a 1 gig memory stick hanging around (not the fake type), do the conversion of your PSX games and see if that makes a difference when you put them into the ms:/PSP/GAME folder.

[Dpthcorenass8]

The PS1 Game Hot Shots Golf 2? Sorry mate, acquiring, legally, requires a PS3. No amount of 'reading up' will rectify that matter, since Sony doesn't plan to change it until March at least.

But I will be the bigger man and let you slide on this one. I mean, you only have 7 posts, I can't imagine you are as well read up on the issues around here as someone with 800 posts...
no1 said anything about maken it a "legal" copy... i was just sayen u dont need a a ps3 in order to get the game.. and does it matter that i have 7 post instead of 800? do u feel better that u sit here and post all the time.. lol?

[Dpthcorenass8]

I think the micro drive might be the problem since I heard at one time that people had some trouble trying to run homebrew on it.

I say, if you have at least a 1 gig memory stick hanging around (not the fake type), do the conversion of your PSX games and see if that makes a difference when you put them into the ms:/PSP/GAME folder.
hmm i might gotta look around.. i might only have a 512 >_< gotta find a small enough game lol

[psp_sfdm]

I dont want to update cause i have a bunch of homebrew working on 2.8 and idk does it work on 2.81? and i havent been able to install devhook on my 2.8 has anyone else??

IIRC, there's a downgrader for 2.80 if you want to take the risk. Check this out --> http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46877

[psp_sfdm]

hmm i might gotta look around.. i might only have a 512 >_< gotta find a small enough game lol

If you got a 512 mb, try looking for a game in your PSX library that's small enough when you rip and convert it. After that, test it to see the game will run if you put it in your ms:/PSP/GAME folder.

[Zombo]

I have one final question for the Updater...How do I get it to work >_< Because I get the message "The Game could not be started (80020148)

[Dpthcorenass8]

If you got a 512 mb, try looking for a game in your PSX library that's small enough when you rip and convert it. After that, test it to see the game will run if you put it in your ms:/PSP/GAME folder.
doing that right now :)

[dj2005]

I have one final question for the Updater...How do I get it to work >_< Because I get the message "The Game could not be started (80020148)

Are you on firmware 3.02OE-A? And did you put the patch in the GAME150 folder?

[F9zDark]

IIRC, there's a downgrader for 2.80 if you want to take the risk. Check this out --> http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46877

The downgrader is for non-TA-082 motherboards. Open the UMD slot, and look for the number C1003 on the right hand side on the interior of the PSP.

If that number is present then you have a TA-082 and CANNOT downgrade. If it isn't there, then downgrade at your own risk, but if something happens, don't blame anyone around here.

[irishwhip]

I have one final question for the Updater...How do I get it to work >_< Because I get the message "The Game could not be started (80020148)

set the kernel to 1.50 in the recovery menu

[Zombo]

Are you on firmware 3.02OE-A? And did you put the patch in the GAME150 folder?

I am on 3.02 OE-A,but I don't have a folder called GAME150 Just GAME.

[Dpthcorenass8]

roar i thought i found my 512 stick but it wasnt it :( guess ill just have to wait till my 4 gig arrives

[F9zDark]

I am on 3.02 OE-A,but I don't have a folder called GAME150 Just GAME.

Put the OE-B patch in Game; Game150 was setup when one installed 2.71 SE-- custom firmware. If you had a 1.50 and installed OE-A then you will have the folder Game.

[Zombo]

Yeah I already have it inside the Game folder,And I got the "The Game could not be started (80020148)

[repuken2]

Mortal Kombat 2 works perfect!!! LOL!!!
Street Fighter Collection 2 doesn't though

[blackrave]

The OE-B patch goes into GAME150 unless one has changed the settings in the recovery menu, I'm sure.

repuken2: Post it in the compatibility list here (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47051). ;)

[Zombo]

OK I finally got the settings configured! and I am now on 3.02 0E-B Thank guys...and this is why I love this community :P

[blackrave]

That's the reason I love this community too. I got quick help the first time I posted here and was welcomed warmthly.

I just tried Hot Shots Golf 2, and it's awesome. Can't wait to try out all my other favourite games. I have so many good memories from the PSX time!

[romeonjoy]

my snes emulator wont work now.
what can i do to get it working again?

[blackrave]

Which SNES emulator is it, and what is the problem?

[Lumir]

The value of my PSP just sky rocketed with this god-send.

[dj2005]

The value of my PSP just sky rocketed with this god-send.

Yeah, it's great having a close-to-full speed GBA emulator AND a full speed PSX emulator. I love my PSP...

[fucht017]

Where is the IRSHELL?...Do you guys know how to use the IRSHELL?...I can't find it.:o

[heeroyun]

my snes emulator wont work now.
The Snes Emulator : Snes9xTYL 0.4.2 doesnt work anymore for me too . But go to recovery mode and change the folder to 1.5 Kernal , everything will be back to normal again ;)

Just upgrade to 3.02 SE-C few minutes ago .

[titch.ryan]

i love your work dark alex please never leave the scene.

[the_eternal_dark]

Legend of Legaia (NTSC) crashes when going into a fight. Has graphical glitches.

Now, don't laugh as this is my sister's game, Inuyasha A Feudal Fairy Tale (NTSC) runs fine until you get the the "Round 1" part of any fight and it sticks. You can still move and jump, just no actual fighting. Crashes in training as well.

[darthhaze420]

can i use xflash to flash a custom gameboot on this firmware

[itsalldasame2me]

for us unfortunate users stuck with dial up and can not download hot shots golf, do u think it will ever be possible to convert your backed up psx isos without it?

[heeroyun]

Definitely NO :(

[Zombo]

Does anyone know how to use CWCheat (I know how to download it) but Im not sure how to enter cheats.

[heeroyun]

Does anyone know how to use CWCheat (I know how to download it) but Im not sure how to enter cheats.
Read the readme.txt -_-

[Zombo]

That's what I did Im confused on how exactly to convert them.

[zevoodoo]

Hi,

Can someone tell me where I can find popstation and how to use it ? Thank you :)

[Amiga]

if any1 needs help add me on msn messenger [email protected]


ill try my best!

[Chaos_X]

Wee! Now just have to do 3 firmware mods. 2.71 SE-b to 1.5 to OE-A and then to 0E-B. Then I can rip those PS1 games I have sitting around in the dust.

[Zombo]

Wow how stupid of me all I had to do is hold Select in game for the CWCheat :p

[blackdaze]

dark alex ur the best i was on 1.5 now im on da custom firmware now all i need is to find some one with a ps3 i need 2 get the hotshots2 file

[Kloe]

blackdaze the whole point of this custom firmware running the PS1 games is so you can add them yourself without needing a PS3. ;)

[starogre]

Wow, it's pure luck that i got popstation to work at the last second before i left on vacation.

If you get the error: Cannot open image.img

Or whatever the file extension may be...

then in your .bat or cmd type the file, image.img, but name your file image, and not image.img.

Sigh...lol i can't believe i didnt figure it out earlier

[MogHunter]

Can anyone help me please... i have tried ff7 in both ntsc and pal in .iso and in .bin but my psp always shuts down after the text when i launch an eboot :( Ive benn trying all yesterday and today but it just wont load... anyway to fix this?

[psp_sfdm]

Can anyone help me please... i have tried ff7 in both ntsc and pal in .iso and in .bin but my psp always shuts down after the text when i launch an eboot :( Ive benn trying all yesterday and today but it just wont load... anyway to fix this?

Have you tried setting the kernel mode from 3.02 to 1.5 in Recovery Mode?

[jpolz]

Has anyone noticed the sound in the PSX emulator seems a bit off? I tried FF7 ad the video portion is flawless, however through out the entire starfield intro, there is the incredibly anoyig high pitched whine. Same thing with Intelligent Qube.

[MogHunter]

Have you tried setting the kernel mode from 3.02 to 1.5 in Recovery Mode?

Yeah i have tried that but its still the same :confused:

[irishwhip]

Hi,

Can someone tell me where I can find popstation and how to use it ? Thank you :)
Try page 1 of this thread :rolleyes:

as for the how, it comes with a readme.txt

[MacSurf]

Yeah! Fantastic work!

Yep - Dark Alex glows like Buddha :thumbup:

I know it's a silly question:

Where do i put the "flasher for recovery" folder?

PSP/Root/ ?
PSP/Game/ ?

Thank's in advance...

PSPforever

[mikeyzee]

Man i hope DAX finds a way to get this running perhaps on the original 3.02... or some other way than custom firmware cuz ta-82s are getting screwed heh

[Kassad]

I have 3.03.. can I do anything to downgrade to 3.02 and then use the files from Dark_alex?

[psp_sfdm]

@MacSurf: Put the flasher program in the ms:/PSP/GAME folder.

@mikeyzee: It's probably not going to happen anytime soon since TA-082 mobo cannot access kernel mode.

@Kassad: Nope, you're S.O.L

[808]

If anyone is still having problems, check my FAQ :)

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47121

[MacSurf]

Is there realy a problem with the 4GB CF-microdrives (+adapters) ???
I got the Dantel one...

Anyone problems so far ?

btw i also hope D.A. is going to release a PAL-fix soon ;)

[TacticalBread]

I come back from a few days away, and I find this? This is amazing. :D

and he comes the barrage of noobs, registering to ask ridiculous questions. :rolleyes:

[MacSurf]

Thanks PSP_sfdm,

but again: i'm talking about the "flasher for recovery" folder NOT the "302oeflasher" & "302oeflasher%" !

[TacticalBread]

Thanks PSP_sfdm,

but again: i'm talking about the "flasher for recovery" folder NOT the "302oeflasher" & "302oeflasher%" !

Put the "RECOVERY" folder in which ever folder is set to 3.02 Kernel.

[mikeyzee]

psp_sfdm: through HEN-D i think a ta-82 does indeed have kernel acess, without which devhook would not work.

[MacSurf]

thanx, TacticalBread,

dude i seem to be too much of a newbie to get that !?

i did create the DATA.DXAR, everything went fine, but i'm now a little scared to flash 'course i couldn't find where to put the named folder in any of the forums or faq's.

so i think u mean that after flashing i do have to put the folder in the /Games302 folder ???

[buffy]

what dirs can be deleted after the upgrade ?

[Mazero]

You can read my guide how to make the PS1 games have their own savefile and their own savegame name.

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47132

[gr42178]

OK, just read through 41 pages of posts wow! I have a few questions that were not covered anywhere.

1. I see some people were converting their PAL games to NTSC. How is this done?

2. I am new to custom firmwares and will be upgrading my 1.5 to 3.02 oeb (hopefully if i can lol), what difference is there in using kernel mode 3.02 vs kernel mode 1.5?

3. If I upgrade to 3.02 oeb will I have to redo all of my homebrews that are kxploited and move them into a new folder? IE game, game150 etc.

Im at work now and just want to get everything ready by the time I get home haha. Thanks for any help.

EDIT: Found a great A to Z guide on here for setting up the firmware and using popstation posted by Synthesis. It has all the files and everything you need, check it out here:

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47121

[Dpthcorenass8]

Is there realy a problem with the 4GB CF-microdrives (+adapters) ???
I got the Dantel one...

Anyone problems so far ?

btw i also hope D.A. is going to release a PAL-fix soon ;)
ya i think there is a problem cause im usen a microdrive with neogeo... and i always get the error game could not be started (8003201) or something like that.. i should get my 4gig stick in the mail soon so if i get that and everything runs fine it will be a yes that microdrives do not read fast enough for the psx emulation.

[fls_27]

I wish I could run my images off of my hard drive :( Getting tired of having to xfer games all the time.

[fucht017]

Do you guy's know how you can use youre IRSHELL after this 302 oe-b update?...It doesn't show up anymore:o

[.:}<3\/!}\{:.]

THX alot!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN THIS MUST BE DA BEST CHRISTMAS SOOO FAR!!!!!

[Baboon]

What an amazing xmas pressie! :)

I've finaly jumped ship and seen the light and upgraded my 1.5 to this new golden firmware. The prospect of actualy being able to play my ps1 games on my psp was just too great... this is truly unbelievable. :)

The fact that strider 2 and granturismo2 are 100% perfect for me is fantastic!

Happy days. :)

[jman420]

QUESTION! can I use this popstation program to change ISO's to EBOOTS for use on a 3.02 F/W PSP? or do I have to use the special firmware to play these games?

[MacSurf]

thanx Dpthcorenass8 for reply,
do you have any experience with emulated games on u'r cf drive?
had some interesting one's on mine

[MacSurf]

and i'm going togetmyself a 4GB MemSick pretty soon too... ;)

[Dpthcorenass8]

thanx Dpthcorenass8 for reply,
do you have any experience with emulated games on u'r cf drive?
had some interesting one's on mine
ya... when i first got it it was back when i had 2.6fw and i wasnt able to run a certain eloader cause it wouldnt read fast enough... so i guess its the same thing for this :( no worries i get my 4gig sandisk soon :D

[Dpthcorenass8]

thanx Dpthcorenass8 for reply,
do you have any experience with emulated games on u'r cf drive?
had some interesting one's on mine
ya... when i first got it it was back when i had 2.6fw and i wasnt able to run a certain eloader cause it wouldnt read fast enough... so i guess its the same thing for this :( no worries i get my 4gig sandisk soon :D

[Nevuk]

Only downside at all i have experienced is that there is no way to play background mp3s in the ps 1 emulator, but i hope that'll get fixed soon (Irsmp3 doesn't work in homebrew, i've tried it in the psone and apparently it works the same way homebrew does). And Irshell won't let it start from inside of it, but oh well.

Unless anyone knows of another way...?

[pspforme!!]

aww my DGEN isnt working with this whats up with that???

edit: got that working but my killzone game wont work on mine, but it will on my friends which isnt custom firmware and there are a bunch of my homebrew games that show up as corrupted data

[Mooroar]

zomg
i <3 Dark Alex

[Silmido]

I have a ceramic white PSP with FW1.5. However it also got the IC1003 marking in the top right of the disc tray. Got it in Hong Kong.

I dont know much about PSP's but I have heard that the 3.02 OE firmware doesnt work with unit that has a TA-082 motherboard, and that the IC1003 marking in the top right states that its got a TA-082 board.

But I also heard that the TA-082's cant run FW1.5 which mine clearly is. Should it be safe for me to upgrade to 3.02 OE-A (and then B) or am I bound to brick my PSP if I do?

Thankfull for help as I'm totaly new to this.

[O-bake]

I heard some guys speculating about updates and fixind compatibility issues.
But: Can there be any updates that touches compatibility? I mean, the emulator is written by sony and not dark_alex, so even he can't do anything in this direction, or am i wrong?

I mean, there are some games with graphical errors and many people think that this can be fixed.

[zodttd]

I believe the PSP's POP emulator supports plugins as mentioned even in the readme.txt. I'm working at getting a PSP and will be seeing if I can update the GPU using psx4all's very compatible softgpu written by Unai. He even got Tony Hawk Pro Skater's polygon bug fixed and did an amazing job. If I can get the GPU plugin file from POP compatible with psx4all's softgpu, compatibility could be higher and things should look better/correct where they currently aren't in POP.

[MacSurf]

PLEASE HELP

i can't get into the recovery menu!!!

what am i doing wrong ???

whrere should i put the RECOVERY folder ???

[MacSurf]

ok solved problem...
don'd know how, but now it works like a charm !!!

[psp_sfdm]

@jman420: You need a custom firmware (3.02 OE-B) to run these games and not on a real 3.02 firmware.

@Silmido: You're out of luck because you have a TA-082 and at this time, there's no way to run 3.02OE on that board. If you do run this firmware update, there a chance that your PSP will brick.

@MacSurf: What were you trying to do? Go to recovery menu or downgrade the PSP?

[O-bake]

I believe the PSP's POP emulator supports plugins as mentioned even in the readme.txt. I'm working at getting a PSP and will be seeing if I can update the GPU using psx4all's very compatible softgpu written by Unai. He even got Tony Hawk Pro Skater's polygon bug fixed and did an amazing job. If I can get the GPU plugin file from POP compatible with psx4all's softgpu, compatibility could be higher and things should look better/correct where they currently aren't in POP.
Cool to see you joining the project :)

But I thought, the emulator is complete sony stuff and this POP is just that thing wich removes the drm or whatever restrictions.

[mwaddoups]

This makes me think even more about whether I should buy a Wii or a PSP with 1.5 firmware to put this on...the PSX had some awesome games...

[xman2049]

Is anyone having this problems, I converted FFT and when I run the game I get this message, This game could not be started (80020321)...Any help would be welcome

[prophecy]

i have 3.02 OE running on my TA082 mobo but every time i try to play a psx game it just goes to my background pic and freezes waht am i doing rong. im following all the directions and i even have tryed other people premade games. HELP!!!

[Dpthcorenass8]

MICRO DRIVES DO NOT WORK!!! i just received my 4gb sandisk today in the mail and once i transferred all my psp stuff to it the psx emulator worked perfectly fine...i had error (80000004) but if u do get this u have to restore all the default sounds font ect... sry for those stuck with a microdrive i guess it just isnt fast enough :(

[JOE2339]

I know this a little off topic, but buy.com has a special on 4 gig memory sticks. check it out.


http://www.buy.com/prod/SanDisk_4GB_Memory_Stick_PRO_Duo/q/loc/101/202629242.html

[JOE2339]

And another off topic. In metal gear when u reach psycho mantis, your suppose to change controllers so he wont read it. but, you can't do that with the pop. any ideas? thanks

[Mazu]

I just spent half an hour re-entering my credit card information and it keeps saying its invalid (I promise you the information is perfect and i do have money in the account). But i still cant get it to accept my card so i can pay for hot shots golf. Is there an alternate way to get the base.pbp (Hot shots eboot.pbp file) and the keys.bin file needed?

Please someone help me out.

[Mazu]

Ive solved that problem but i have another...ive read this entire thread and i cant find an answer to my problem >.<.

Im having the same problem some were having, in the command prompt line where it says it cant open the "Image.iso". Well, ive tried the pops.bat but from what i can tell...it doesnt change into a .bat type? it just stays a notepad file with the one line of info i was told to place into it...

My files inside the folder are:
BASE.PBP

KEYS.bin

image.iso (I think ive seen people say this and the .iso gets censored and replaced with asterisks( * ). Its Image. (I-S-O) and its the first disk to FF8 that i ripped from my FF8 copy.)

readme (Readme for the 3.02 OE-B popstation stuff)

popstation

pops.bat (Notepad file, inside i typed "popstation.exe image.iso"

[Ramza042]

try a different format for your disk image... .bin files seem to work better...

Look for a program called Cdrwin. It's shareware, meaning you have to pay to use it for recording cds faster than 1x. However, it rips cds a lot faster.. takes about 2-3 minutes to make a bin/cue file.

[Mazu]

I have alcohol 120 and magiciso...i'll try ripping it again real fast into a bin, if not that then i'll try and convert it. I'll let you know if it works. Thanks

[Mazu]

No go :/

[Mazu]

Im gonna start over from scratch, I must of missed the link but on page 40 theres a link ( http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47121 ) to a nice looking tutorial on how to set up 3.02 OE-B and the ps1 games. I'm going to go through it very carefully.

I suggest others do the same. Thanks for your help

[Tinnus]

Go to folder options and tell Windows to display the file extensions. It becomes hell when they don't appear.

[CMIVXX]

Ok, so I have a virgin 1.5 FW OS on my black PSP. If I upgrade to this, will I ever be able to reflash back to 1.5 if I need to for any reason?

[prinnyhero]

Man, someone tell me if you get digimon world 2 running cuz i've tried every single disk image available to no avail. I got Saga frontier 2, FFT, Shadow Madness, Thrill kill, etc working fine. I just need to no if maybe its the disk im using. thanks to any who can help.

[Exoskeletor]

is there any way guys to run popstation from a 1,5 firmware? (using devhook maybe?)

[Wysiwyg]

Well im finally making the move from my good old 1.50. Ahhh Metal Gear, here I come!!

[Uchiha Sasuke]

Can you fit more than one PS1 game on your memory stick and get them to run? I can only seem to get one PS1 game to work on ma PSP :S If I try putting two games on I can't load any of them up and the Hot Shots Golf 2 comes up as Data Corrupted on the XMB :(

[animekid4]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh is this an update that means I wont be able to run my 1.5 apps on my psp?

[Dpthcorenass8]

you guys really need to read before you post things... yes this is an update but its not 3.02 its 3.02 OE-B... this means it has 1.5 and 3.02 kernel running on your psp. this means it is 1.5 and 3.02 at the same time. there is also a RECOVERY folder which is placed in the root of your mem stick. once you power on you hold R down to enter it. through this you can downgrade back to 1.5 get out of a brick or w.e u want... for the rest read more on 3.02 OE-A you need to install that before OE-B anyway...

[drock82]

i know people are now scrapping to get ps1 games- i know how u feel i finally found tekken 3 and resident evil 3 to put on the psp,but if u want a wide variety of ps1 games go to this rental site-and from there u pretty much know what to do!!!because soon enuff sony is going to put a stop to these ps1 games once they found out about this


http://www.gameznflix.com/?kbid=2001

[.:PSP1.0:.]

And another off topic. In metal gear when u reach psycho mantis, your suppose to change controllers so he wont read it. but, you can't do that with the pop. any ideas? thanks

Guys i'm also wanting to know the answer to this one.. Has anyone gotten up to this part yet on POPS? If so please reply with your results ;)

[s1k0]

ALL HALE THE GOLDEN FIRMWARE!!!! upgrade from 1.5

[Jarviboy]

I was just wondering if this ment i could play PSX games on my psp with firmware 2.81?

I dont want to brick my psp i just got it!

Cheers everyone

[Ramza042]

Jarviboy, I know you are new here, but for Christ's sake, go read the first 44 pages of this thread.

Hell, for that matter, the first 3 pages PROBABLY have all the answers you need. Please, just read, research, and find the answers yourself.

[drock82]

can someone try doom and mk mythologies:rolleyes:

[shawn23]

can I downgrade back to 1.50 if I install 3.02 OE-B

[Jarviboy]

Sorry i did find my answer on another site. Reading 44 pages of a thread didn't seam like a good use of my time as many of them where just "how do i get X game to work" ah well guess i'll just wait till the downgrader comes out. anyone know when that might be?

[nickerous]

So far, I've tried out Castlevania, Jet Moto, Smackdown 2, FF6 (from Anthology), and Metal Gear Solid Disc 1. I've converted Tomb Raider, but haven't tried it yet.

I'm at Psycho Mantis on MGS. He's tough without using the second controller port trick. No chance of that here....

[Vine of Sodom]

Update: Resident Evil 3 works perfectly up until you play as Carlos and you get the vaccine, after the hospital blows up. When you enter the door back to the Clock Tower, the game freezes.

The same exact freeze occurs in Resident Evil2 when you try to enter the RPD station.

[Napalm-Death]

MGS1 crashes when you fail a VR Mission.

[.:PSP1.0:.]

So far, I've tried out Castlevania, Jet Moto, Smackdown 2, FF6 (from Anthology), and Metal Gear Solid Disc 1. I've converted Tomb Raider, but haven't tried it yet.

I'm at Psycho Mantis on MGS. He's tough without using the second controller port trick. No chance of that here....

So theres no getting past Psycho Mantis on MGS then anyone done it yet? :rolleyes:

[Uncle Fussy]

So theres no getting past Psycho Mantis on MGS then anyone done it yet? :rolleyes:

Destroy the vases.

[drock82]

i also learned that resident evil 3 crashes when first encounter nemesis anyone else had this problem.o yea if u running 3.02-oe-b why go back to 1.5?

[.:PSP1.0:.]

Destroy the vases.

Really? I just soo wanna get to the next bit ;)

[Broadus]

Is there a way to change the clock speed, or will there ever be? Some games like Brothers in Arms: D-Day run at horrible speeds at 222mhz and run much better on 333mhz.
Also, some of my homebrew, like IR Shell, isn't working at all. It just shows "corrupted data" for IR Shell and says that it can't start. I've tried putting it in both GAME and GAME150 but it makes no difference.

[firelink88]

i have a question about the psx emulator on 3.02 oe-b
when get to a certain part of a game like on MGS it tells you to placce another disk in is this possible for this emulator?

[Tinnus]

Search the damn forum, this was asked more than 10 times now.

[firelink88]

Search the damn forum, this was asked more than 10 times now.

this is 47 pages

[coldfire]

who s got a link 4 me to the full popstashon app cos i gos 2 work on this one abit b4 it works??

[Uruz 6]

Say guys.. I've managed to install the 3.02 OE-B and everything works as it should (including psx games), however when I choose an image as wallpaper the next time I turn the PSP on it's gone (back to the sony one - as if it didn't save)!!
Any ideas?

Anyway sorry if this has already been discussed but I don't really have the time to read 47 pages.

[coldfire]

ja i had the same problem ever since i installed 3.02 oe-a but its nothing big it only happens hear an there :( my girlfrend updated hers at the same time and hers is A O K so im contenplating returning to 1.5 an starting over good luck 4u

[.:PSP1.0:.]

^^Weird i've never had that problem before..

[jreed121]

OK I finally got the settings configured! and I am now on 3.02 0E-B Thank guys...and this is why I love this community :P

I am also having problems upgrading to 3.02 oe-b, what settings did you adjust to fix this!?

I have tried game & game150 folders. I'm currently not able to play any ps1 games.

[Tinnus]

this is 47 pages
There's a pretty button at the top labeled "Search" which will take you to a page that does the search automatically for you ;)

[SkyeDarkhawk]

So, I just managed to downgrade from 2.80 to 2.71, used the Generic Downgrader for 2.71 to get to 1.5, and then used the fun stuff to get to where I am now, 3.02 OE-B.

Now that I've got this, what all can I do? I haven't been paying attention to the scene since the 2.0 to 1.5 downgrader.

[infernomax]

So, I just managed to downgrade from 2.80 to 2.71, used the Generic Downgrader for 2.71 to get to 1.5, and then used the fun stuff to get to where I am now, 3.02 OE-B.

Now that I've got this, what all can I do? I haven't been paying attention to the scene since the 2.0 to 1.5 downgrader.

Rip your old PSX games and use the popstation tool to convert them to eboots and drag them into the PSP/GAME folder, and you can play all your PSone games on PSP... If you dont have any PSone games PM me and ill link you to some premade eboots...

[Uruz 6]

Say guys.. I've managed to install the 3.02 OE-B and everything works as it should (including psx games), however when I choose an image as wallpaper the next time I turn the PSP on it's gone (back to the sony one - as if it didn't save)!!
Any ideas?

So, can I assume nobody has an answer for this?
It doesn't really bother me since I managed to make Ir Shell 3.0 work (fine) and with the autoboot (:D ) so.. but it doesn't feel right to have something not working, you know?

[Uchiha Sasuke]

Any new news on the problems with some PS1 games? Such as the Resident Evil 2 police station crash?

[SkyeDarkhawk]

Rip your old PSX games and use the popstation tool to convert them to eboots and drag them into the PSP/GAME folder, and you can play all your PSone games on PSP... If you dont have any PSone games PM me and ill link you to some premade eboots...

But in order to convert my old games, don't I have to purchase Hot Shots 2 from the PS3 Store thingier? Or was I misunderstanding the ReadMe.txt?

[Tinnus]

If you want to be legal, then yes, you have to purchase one of the games from the PS3 Store, I'd advise any that works with 3.02 (the older ones like Syphon Filter or Crash Bandicoot) but it doesn't have to be Hot Shots--I'm doing fine with Syphon Filter.

[Uchiha Sasuke]

ok i may be being a noob here...i got all the popstation working and stuff and have converted my own PS1 games....but how the hell do you purchase PS1 games from the PS3 store?? I've looked around the sites and cant find a sniff of a site where i can purchase them! Probably being blind but if anyone can post me a link to PS3 store I would be grateful :P

[Cloudhunter]

So, can I assume nobody has an answer for this?
It doesn't really bother me since I managed to make Ir Shell 3.0 work (fine) and with the autoboot (:D ) so.. but it doesn't feel right to have something not working, you know?

I have an answer :) Restore default settings in the menu... If that doesn't work, then use PSP Filer to delete everything in flash1 but do so only if you know what you are doing.

Cloudy

[Uruz 6]

I have an answer :) Restore default settings in the menu... If that doesn't work, then use PSP Filer to delete everything in flash1 but do so only if you know what you are doing.

Cloudy

I'll give it a try :thumbup:

[SkyeDarkhawk]

If you want to be legal, then yes, you have to purchase one of the games from the PS3 Store, I'd advise any that works with 3.02 (the older ones like Syphon Filter or Crash Bandicoot) but it doesn't have to be Hot Shots--I'm doing fine with Syphon Filter.

And if I just want to rip Sony a new one by stealing millions of dollars away from them?

[poopisstinky]

You dont have to have a ps3 do u?

[yourhero88]

Okay, forgive me if this has been covered, i've read through the threads many times, but this is still a bit confusing... I created the game just fine, got it all loaded up, the only problem is my firmware.

When i try to run the 3.02 oe-b update, the psp restarts, then gives an error message saying the "game" couldn't start. I'm currently running at 3.02, the most recent sony update since i have never had a reason not to update. Would i have to first flash back to a previous firmware before i make this upgrade? or am i out of luck? Please help!

[Broadus]

You can only update to 3.02 OE-B or any other custom firmware with a 1.5 PSP. A PSP running an official 3.02 firmware cannot be 3.02 OE-B or any other custom firmware. At this time, there's also no way to downgrade 3.02, so you're stuck with no PS1 games, unless you get a PS3 and buy the very small number of games Sony is selling.

[nincube8]

For those of you that upgraded 2 3.02OEA and cant run 1.50 Homebrew. All you have to do is use the recovery console and go to the option that lets you set the Kernel to 1.5 instead of 3.02.

[Vash!]

When PSP first came out, I admit it is an amazing piece of electronic, but it never made be interested because there are no gd games at all!! I tell myself if sony release a FFVII remake on this platform, I would have bought it even just for this game. That I was thinking, may be someone had already invented a ps1 emulator for psp already after all this time. So i google it and I was amazed and relief!!

I am planning to get a PSP now so I can play FFVII and SOTN, but I am still in doubt of a few things. I notice that ppl are getting a lot of problem trying to get this to work, so I wanna clarify a few thing b4 I go ahead and buy one

I found a PSP value on ebay and it is tagged firmware 1000. Is that mean it is v1.5?

After I update to 3.03OE-A, can I still play all the official UMD games without bein ask to update my firmware?

The most important thing i want to know, Can I play ps1 game like FFVII and SOTN widescreen mode with the graphic distorted. May be its a silly question, but i am urged to know :P

[Broadus]

Honestly, I don't see what's so great about Final Fantasy 7. I played a crapload of the first disc, and before I finished it, I just got too bored.
There's no such thing as firmware 1000. If you mean 1.00, then it can be upgraded to 1.5.
Custom firmware 3.03 OE is just 3.03 with dramatically improved capabilities such as those found on 1.5 and, as you're aware, PS1 emulation, so of course you can play standard UMD games as you would on the normal 3.03 firmware.
FF7 isn't magically formatted into widescreen just because it's converted to be playable on the PSP. You can play it in a normal size or in widescreen, but widescreen will stretch everything.

[reda674]

hi, i just bought a psp with firmware 3.02, can i play anything but original games? if yes, how do i go about it? thanks

[Vash!]

FF7 isn't magically formatted into widescreen just because it's converted to be playable on the PSP. You can play it in a normal size or in widescreen, but widescreen will stretch everything.

dats wat i thought, but i just was curious when i watch those demo video on Utube, ppl can play those game on widescreen and they doesn't seem to be distorted or skretched to me..

[Broadus]

No, you cannot play any homebrew of any sort with a 3.02 firmware, you cannot install a custom firmware, and you cannot convert your PS1 games to PSP playability on a normal 3.02 firmware. Sorry, man. It didn't work last week, it won't work now. You should've researched it a little more if you actually wanted homebrew BEFORE you got the PSP.

Widescreen is distorted. It's VERY distorted. When playing a 3D game of mine, Medal of Honor, on the PSP, widescreen didn't look that distorted to me. If anything, it looked like the game was supposed to be widescreen.
However, I played a 2D game called Command and Conquer, and widescreen made it look blurry and awful. That happened for me on other 2D games, as well.
My conclusion is that 3D games don't look very distorted in widescreen, but 2D games look horrible.

[hellspawn360]

i have a 2.81 psp can i go from there to dark alexs custom firmware if so can someone please tell me how

[Camelot]

i have a 2.81 psp can i go from there to dark alexs custom firmware if so can someone please tell me how

No

you can not downgrade 2.81

Try reading around some more next time.

[Limpnizkit]

Could someone tell me where to find the hot shots thing?

[coolsoul]

thanks

[Vash!]

I am having some weird problem. i copied the update under folder GAME150, and my psp can't see it under the game menu unless i change it to GAME. But it won't run properly either. I tried to change to 1.50 Kernel under recovery and it still doesn't help,
wats goin on???
plz help

[MARINOS]

I Can't Update The 3.02 To The 3.03....

What I Have To Do??

[timm5192]

hey can anyone help me? i just downloaded Crash Bandicoot 2 from the Utorrent thing and have the EBOOT.PBP files but whenever i put them on my psp firmware v 3.02 OE-B they come up as corrupted
what should i do?

[blackrave]

Hm, I probably shouldn't be helping you since you downloaded the game instead of ripping it yourself, but the first thing I would try is upgrade to 3.03 OE-C and see if that works.

[jeegee]

Damn i hate asking for help, but do i need a PS3 in order to dload hotshots golf 2 from playstation store?. If not has anyone got a link to the store please? Got oe-c running no probs and reeaaallly want to get wipeout 2097 runnin on my PSP :) Thanks in advance. Oh and feel free to pm me with the advice ;)

[jeegee]

i have a 2.81 psp can i go from there to dark alexs custom firmware if so can someone please tell me how


You can if you go 2.81>3.03>1.5>3.03 oec :)

[Shrygue]

That's only possible if you have an unpatched copy of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories as of now.