DCEmu official guide - how to install 3.02 OE-A, then to OE-B, to run PSOne Games

[808]

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Files / Tools you will need -


3.02 OE-A Pack (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46711)
Clean 1.5 Firmware Eboot (http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/4)
Clean 3.02 Firmware Eboot (http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/937)
A NON TA-082 PSP!

NOTE: Your PSP will need to be 1.50 or using the 2.71 SE firmware to be able to do this
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Once you have downloaded these files, extract them all to a new folder. Preferably on the desktop for ease of use.

Place your 1.50 and 3.02 eboots inside the "oeupdmaker" folder, with the names "150.PBP" and "302.PBP"

Like this -

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9131/example1ib7.gif

You will then need to copy the "oeupdmaker" folder and the "oeupdmaker%" to your PSP. If you're using 1.50, then copy them to your "GAME" folder, if you're using 2.71 SE-A, B or C, then they need to go into the "GAME150" folder.

Run this program, it DOES NOT FLASH your PSP. It will create a file called "DATA.DXAR". Copy this file into the folder called "302oeflasher" on your computer
NOTE: Lots of people have problems with this stage, make sure your 1.50 eboot is called "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is called "302.PBP".

Back-up everything on your memory stick, then format. Extra safety precaution.

Copy over the "302oeflasher" and "302oeflasher%" folders to the PSP, into either the "GAME" folder, or the "GAME150" depending on your firmware version

Make sure your PSP battery is fully charged, then run the program

Alternately, plug-in your charger, then run the program, then hold down the L and Triangle button to bypass the battery check and go to the flashing stage

Accept the agreement and begin to flash your new firmware! If you have followed this method word for word you should no troubles. You will need to restart your PSP manually (hold the power button until it turns off, then turn on again) after the program has finished.



Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-A!
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Files / Tools you will need -


3.02 OE-B update pack (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46998)

NOTE: You MUST MUST MUST update to 3.02 OE-A before doing this
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Create a folder on your PSP named "GAME150" inside the folder named "PSP"
Extract the archive and place the folder named "OEB_UPDATE" into "GAME150"
Run the program and laugh at how quick it is and the file named "popcorn.prx" that appears when you run it :)

Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-B!
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Files / Tools you will need -


UltraISO (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) to rip the game from disc. People are reporting problems with other programs, stick to these two, they're very reliable (in .ISO, .BIN or .IMG format)
Popstation, which comes inside the OE-B pack
cygwin1.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?cygwin1)
Hot Shots Golf 2 from the Playstation Store. You can purchase it from the Playstation 3 store.
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD

NOTE: Your PSP must be OE-B for this to work!
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Put your PSOne disc in the drive and start UltraISO or your program of choice
Save the disc-image as either .ISO, .BIN or .IMG in the popstation folder. People have different results with each format so I recommend you try it with each format! Make sure it is uncompressed and a perfect copy! Make sure you have no other programs running whilst ripping, it can AND will mess up your rip!
To make things easier, place your "popstation" folder on the desktop, with "cygwin1.dll" inside and the "EBOOT.PBP" & "KEYS.BIN" files from Hot Shots Golf 2 and your recently ripped disc-image
Now the tricky part. Go to START > RUN then type "cmd" (without the quotes obviously). This should bring up a DOS prompt. Type "cd Desktop\popstation" (without quotes, again).
The next step is to RENAME the "EBOOT.PBP" to "BASE.PBP"
We're there now - in the command prompt type "popstation yourfilename.yourfileextension" and let it run

For example -

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j21/pspnaruto/commandprompt.png

The image above is an excellent example of how to run popstation and type in the correct command, follow it and you should be fine

Now, create a new folder under "GAME" on your Memory Stick and copy the generated "EBOOT.PBP" and "KEYS.BIN" in and run! Enjoy completely ****ing Sony over in every possible way!



NOTE: Your generated EBOOT.PBP file will use the Hot Shots Golf 2 icons, if you want to create your own icons, simply include them in the same directory as "popstation.exe" and those will be used instead

Image naming and sizes -


ICON0.PNG 144 x 80 pixels 12k Selection icon
PIC0.PNG 310 x 180 pixels 4k Blurb
PIC1.PNG 480 x 272 pixels Background


You cannot exceed these sizes or else Popstation will not use them! - thanks SketchPCIS
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Q I always get an error when I try to create the DATA.DXAR file! How do I fix it?
A Check your 1.50 eboot is named "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is named "302.PBP" if this doesn't work, re-download the firmware from a different source

Q Do PAL games work with this?
A To an extent, yes. There are many graphical glitches with PAL games so NTSC is the way forward

Q Can I convert PAL games to NTSC?
A Yes, check out this thread (http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-portable-chat/psp-popstation-compatibility-list-44819.html) to find a pack containing some great tools to convert. You will need to register however

Q Is the upgrade really worth it?
A You can play PSOne games AND run homebrew. In short, yes. This IS the new golden firmware.

Q Are multi-disc games playable?
A They should be, yeah. Games like Final Fantasy offer you the ability to save before the disc changes, so simply Save, exit, delete the EBOOT of the disc you're using and then copy the new one over, voila!

Q The command prompt is too difficult, got anything easier?
A Learn! Its easy once you get used to it, use that image of the command prompt above to help you! Or if you're ****ing lazy, go here :) (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47112)

Q Is there any way to add cheats?
A Refer to this thread (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47063)

Q How do I run 1.50 firmware if this is 3.20?
A Create a folder inside "PSP" named "GAME150", put all of your 1.50 homebrew in there

Q Won't the game always use the Hot Shots Golf 2 disc ID and therefore overwrite saves from all my games?
A This will effect people who want to have multiple games! In answer to the question, yes, it will. This means all save games will be inside a folder named "SCUS94476" and the disc ID of the EBOOT.PBP will be "94476". So, if you have multiple games, your saves will keep being overwritten.
You can change this using any hex-editor (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=hex+editor&btnG=Google+Search&meta=) to change this number to something else, as long as the same amount of numbers are used. This is helpful for multiple discs where you can simply increment the disc ID by 1 - thanks LazerTag, refer to this thread (http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=40593)

Q Can I downgrade back to 1.50?
A Yes. The OE-A pack comes with a Recovery tool; you need to put the folder named "RECOVERY" inside the "GAME" folder along with the 1.50 eboot named UPDATE.PBP. Restart your PSP holding the R trigger to gain access to the Recovery Menu and run it through there, not the XMB NOTE: This is the information I pulled from the Read Me which isn't the best, can someone confirm that those instructions are correct?

Q Help! I get to the Playstation logo, but then black! What did I do wrong?
A Chances are your rip went wrong somewhere. Best off trying it again in a different format. PAL games also frequently go black, so either use NTSC games or attempt to convert PAL > NTSC.

Q Nice tutorial, but I prefer watching than reading, got a video tutorial?
A Right here (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46781)

Q No matter what I do it won't work, what can I do?
A You have to remember, this has only just been released, so its hardly going to be 100%. PAL games, ISOs, dodgy rips - they are all problematic and give varying results. Try .BIN and .IMG formats, just keep trying!

Q Can I use a different PSOne game from the store, like, Syphon Filter?
A Yes, but popstation was designed for Hot Shots Golf 2, so bear that in mind

and of course, a big thanks to Dark_AleX for the release!

- by 808

[Zombo]

Excellent Guide!!!

Do you by any chance know how to add cheats in the games. (Lol I ask this question thousands of times)

[808]

Excellent Guide!!!

Do you by any chance know how to add cheats in the games. (Lol I ask this question thousands of times)

Thanks :)

The only thing I can find that would help you is this. (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47063) Ask for help in that thread and I'm sure someone will help you.

[Zombo]

Oh and one more question,probably asnwered dozens of times, How do I run 1.50 Homebrew on this firmware...or is it possible?

Oh NVM I didn't put the % in :p

EDIT: Or so I thought...Icons show but it says "The game could not be started (8002014C)" So im guessing I must do something

EDIT X3: I had to change it to Kernal mode,MAN am I slow >_<

[808]

Oh and one more question,probably asnwered dozens of times, How do I run 1.50 Homebrew on this firmware...or is it possible?

You need to create a folder inside "PSP" named "GAME150". Put all of your 1.50 firmware in there and it should run with no problems.

I'm adding that to the FAQs!

[LazerTag]

An addendum for this guide. You should edit the disc ID name of the PBP you create with Popstation so each will save properly. For instance if you do use the Hot Shots 2 game as your base.pbp it will use SCUS94476 as the disc name. Just open you new PBP in any hex editor and change the numerical value 94476 to something else. Make sure to use the same number of characters. I used 95001 and increment by 1 on each new PBP for my games. Just seemed easier to track so I don't accidentally reuse a number. Once it's changed it will allow you to save without overwriting the others.

I assume with multi disc games (FF7 for instance) each PBP will have the same disc ID number since on a multigame disc you will want it to save in the same file.

Does that seem correct?

[808]

An addendum for this guide. You should edit the disc ID name of the PBP you create with Popstation so each will save properly. For instance if you do use the Hot Shots 2 game as your base.pbp it will use SCUS94476 as the disc name. Just open you new PBP in any hex editor and change the numerical value 94476 to something else. Make sure to use the same number of characters. I used 95001 and increment by 1 on each new PBP for my games. Just seemed easier to track so I don't accidentally reuse a number. Once it's changed it will allow you to save without overwriting the others.

I assume with multi disc games (FF7 for instance) each PBP will have the same disc ID number since on a multigame disc you will want it to save in the same file.

Does that seem correct?

I've added this to the FAQ's, thanks. I've actually just realised the importance of this since most people will be using multiple games and have no idea why all their saves are being overwritten.

[ACID]

Now its been a long time since i have used my psp. If i install this that means im getting rid of my 1.50 version is that correct.

[808]

Now its been a long time since i have used my psp. If i install this that means im getting rid of my 1.50 version is that correct.

Yes, you will, but you will still be able to play all of your 1.50 homebrew.

However, there is a Recovery program included inside the OE-A pack that will allow you to downgrade back to 1.50 if you want. Time to update the FAQ again :)

[gunntims0103]

Man now this tutorial looks really good, i would front page it, it looks alsome. but the pic of the command prompt would enlarge the news page.

[808]

Man now this tutorial looks really good, i would front page it, it looks alsome. but the pic of the command prompt would enlarge the news page.

Whats the maximum width it could be? I'll shrink it for you

[ACID]

gunntime why not just resize the pic so it will fit nice in the front page.
Thanks synthesis for the info. will do now with one of my psps

[JD/]

Awesome guide very helpful especially the save game part thanks synthesis and Lazertag.

[pimpdaddy20007]

I did everything you told me to and it worked it found the popstation folder until I put popstation hp.img and it said couldent opend hp.img dose it matter what region it is like pale or ntscu or stuff like that I need help

[Killer_Maniac]

Here is a download link for Hot Shots Golf 2:

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Good Luck!

[tyranos]

i m following the guide right now but cannot get the psar file because the updatemaker doesnt stop flashing the mem stick ,extracted 150 in like 4 min and hangs at 302 ,the led keeps flashing but after 10 min and nothing happened ,any ideas ???

[Killer_Maniac]

Needs to NTSC (some PAL games will work). For the complete compatibility list, see:

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/dcemu-dark-alex-popstation-compatibility-list-47123.html

[Killer_Maniac]

tyranos, i can email you the generated DXAR if you want?

[tyranos]

no thx it will only brick my psp


maybe my mem stick is the problem,but i never had any problems with it ,

[FaIIen]

so i followed this guide and i get a blank screen everytime i try to run FFVII. I do get the sony emulator menu though (when i press home button) but nothing on screen. Is there something wrong with my rip ? Because i'm sure it works perfectly on my PSX emu on my PC.

Cheers

[johanh]

Thanks for the guide. Very helpful! :)

[808]

so i followed this guide and i get a bland screen everytime i try to run FFVII. I do get the sony emulator menu though (when i press home button) but nothing on screen. Is there something wrong with my rip ? Because i'm sure it works perfectly on my PSX emu on my PC.

Cheers

If its PAL then you will have troubles. It's ironic: I wrote this entire guide yet haven't successfully ran a single PSOne game myself! :P

[shak bo]

Hey Synthes this tutorial really helped, Dino Crisis 2 here I come!!!!!!!

[Zargon]

I am not yet on 3.02 OE-B. Would it be worth updating to this firmware if I can't find a way to download Hot Shots Golf 2? Would a rip of the game work? I do own a legal version of it that I bought at (sigh) Wal-Mart and I have already ripped it to my computer. Any clues as to what I can do?

[808]

I am not yet on 3.02 OE-B. Would it be worth updating to this firmware if I can't find a way to download Hot Shots Golf 2? Would a rip of the game work? I do own a legal version of it that I bought at (sigh) Wal-Mart and I have already ripped it to my computer. Any clues as to what I can do?

People are reporting you can use other games downloaded from the Playstation Store, but no, you won't be able to use a rip from the disc I'm afraid.

EDIT: To answer the question, its still worth updating, as mentioned in the FAQ

[FaIIen]

If its PAL then you will have troubles. It's ironic: I wrote this entire guide yet haven't successfully ran a single PSOne game myself! :P

actually it's NTSC :confused:

[tyranos]

how long does the updatemaker need to create the dxar file ?? im waiting like 10 min and nothing happens ??

[808]

actually it's NTSC :confused:

Must be a bad rip then, or just not compatible. Try a different file extension on your next rip


how long does the updatemaker need to create the dxar file ?? im waiting like 10 min and nothing happens ??

Didn't take that long for me, I'm guessing 10 minutes is a reasonable time. Just leave it for a while and see what happens.

[tyranos]

this time i m gonna try a little longer like 20 min , and it s only 302.pbp which takes too long , i m starting the update make right now and i m gonna go buy me some to eat ,i ll report back when i m back



ok i m back and after a long time i got my data.xsar and its 17 mb big,i will now start the flashing wish me good luck :)

[shak bo]

Yes, yes, yes!! Custom Firmware 3.02 is earth shattering. Install this custom firmware asap. Like the other guy said, you can play ISOS without Dev Hook(I still use dh 1.35 mod to launch ISOS from my hard drive)play almost every PSX game ever made and launch homebrew. What else do want it to do make you breakfast?, I command you to install in now!!!!!!!!

[LazerTag]

FYI, The save game fix from above is not of my creation. I don't want to take props away from the user to whom appears to have found this solution. Earlier when I posted I couldn't find the link back to the site where I got this information from. I however googled again and located it.

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=40593


Please give credit where it is due. Glad I could help spread the info, but again it's not my fix.


I would say to everyone that it may take a bit more time finding images for the icon0.png, pic0.png, and pic1.png, but in the end it's well worth the effort. When viewing your saves from the XMB you won't be able to tell what is what without changing those images. I highly recommend doing it.

[xXAlucard]

just to be clear...hopefully not flamed...since for some reason no one directly answered me or posted it on the first page (which I think it should be)

if i tried to update my ta-082 1.5 emulated psp to this, would it brick? since it mentions flashing in there, and I'm sure i COULD update it, i just don't want it to be bricked.

could someone please answer me, i just want to know, and i never get a direct answer.

[FaIIen]

Eh I tried with silent hill NTSC and I still get a blank screen as if the emulator cannot find the image file, the menu (Assing Buttons, Screen Mode and so on) appears to be working fine though ..help :/

[808]

just to be clear...hopefully not flamed...since for some reason no one directly answered me or posted it on the first page (which I think it should be)

if i tried to update my ta-082 1.5 emulated psp to this, would it brick? since it mentions flashing in there, and I'm sure i COULD update it, i just don't want it to be bricked.

could someone please answer me, i just want to know, and i never get a direct answer.

Don't try it, it will brick your PSP. I think the reasoning was that TA-082's were designed to reject files from 1.50, which this uses.

[xXAlucard]

Don't try it, it will brick your PSP. I think the reasoning was that TA-082's were designed to reject files from 1.50, which this uses.

thank you :thumbup:

[gavind]

An addendum for this guide. You should edit the disc ID name of the PBP you create with Popstation so each will save properly. For instance if you do use the Hot Shots 2 game as your base.pbp it will use SCUS94476 as the disc name. Just open you new PBP in any hex editor and change the numerical value 94476 to something else. Make sure to use the same number of characters. I used 95001 and increment by 1 on each new PBP for my games. Just seemed easier to track so I don't accidentally reuse a number. Once it's changed it will allow you to save without overwriting the others.

I assume with multi disc games (FF7 for instance) each PBP will have the same disc ID number since on a multigame disc you will want it to save in the same file.

Does that seem correct?

theres more than one SCUS94476 in the PBP, replace them all with your new number in the HEX Editor?

[808]

Eh I tried with silent hill NTSC and I still get a blank screen as if the emulator cannot find the image file, the menu (Assing Buttons, Screen Mode and so on) appears to be working fine though ..help :/

Make sure you're using the program UltraISO or Alcohol 120%, people are reporting problems with other programs.

[tyranos]

yes yes i did it , resident evil here i come :D

[jonezybaby]

im usin clone cd and im havent had a game running yet

[fucht017]

You guy's know how to run the IRSHELL after oe-b upgrade?...IRSHELL doesn't show up anymore...and yes i put the IRSHELL folders in the GAME150 folder:o

[x-zero]

I just purchase the game. ok now how do i get the EBOOT.PBP, KEYS.BIN.

[ExcruciationX]

Great Tutorial! :)

Do you mind if I link to my video tutorial?

[808]

I just purchase the game. ok now how do i get the EBOOT.PBP, KEYS.BIN.

If you've purchased it from the PS3 Store, simply copy it over to your computer and they files should be there

Or, if by purchased you mean illegally downloaded, then there is no helping you here


im usin clone cd and im havent had a game running yet

Use UltraISO or Alcohol 120% - they are much more reliable and use no compression techniques at all


You guy's know how to run the IRSHELL after oe-b upgrade?...IRSHELL doesn't show up anymore...and yes i put the IRSHELL folders in the GAME150 folder:o

The only thing I can think of is hard resetting your PSP (hold down the power button for about 5 seconds) then when you turn it down, hold R to enter Recovery Mode. In there go -

Configuration > Game folder homebrew > then select 1.50 Kernal


Great Tutorial! :)

Do you mind if I link to my video tutorial?

Thanks :)

Not not at all, go ahead

[Chaos_X]

Arggh, I can't get the Hot Shots game and I already ran into an incident with Limewire.

[x-zero]

[QUOTE=Synthesis;311158]If you've purchased it from the PS3 Store, simply copy it over to your computer and they files should be there

ON i dont have a ps3 i purchased the playstation game from their how do i get the EBOOT and KEYS.BIN

Thank you.

[jonezybaby]

Use UltraISO or Alcohol 120% - they are much more reliable and use no compression techniques at all

ok thanx matey

[808]

ON i dont have a ps3 i purchased the playstation game from their how do i get the EBOOT and KEYS.BIN

Thank you.

It has to be the version you get from the Playstation store.

[yugifan156]

I have a question is it possible to use a custom font or rename the the menu names or even hide the corrupt icons?

[808]

I have a question is it possible to use a custom font or rename the the menu names or even hide the corrupt icons?

Theres not been anything said on customisation yet, so its iffy. You can hide corrupt icons through the Recovery Menu.

[yugifan156]

Ok because I had a custom font and gameboot and now none of them work but oh well i guess patience is a virtue.

[jonezybaby]

ultraISO isnt workin 4 me either

[FaIIen]

this is dissapointing ...i tried again with Ultra ISO and this time I got some results, however the game(FFVII NTSC) didn't run. I just saw the PSX logo and then it just stuck there

[Yankee_182]

is there i way that this custom firmware could be emulated with device hook?

[jonezybaby]

i have 0% success with this and im usually good with these things :(

[CMIVXX]

Ok, I have an original 1.5 and a Current-Gen retail 2.81 unit. First, how do I tell if I can do this without bricking it? Second, can I do this on the 2.81, or do I need to try the 1.5?

Thanks in advance.

[Vega]

can someone help me out? I have placed my resident evil.bin file in the popstation folder and ran cmd . But im getting an error saying -

invalid number of arguements
Usage : popstation file . iso

What does this mean? This is occuring during step 6

[gunntims0103]

Its just gonna come down to someone making a video tutorial, i would but im too tired and sick. Il see if i could get a member too do it....

[ExcruciationX]

Not not at all, go ahead
Thank's! :)

The link to it is in my sig, so you can put a link in your post, I don't mind.

[Sharkey]

Well I have gotten to OE b so far now, using this tut.

Thanks, I'll be using my psone games within the hour. :)

[Pomp]

Put your PSOne disc in the drive and start UltraISO or your program of choice
Save the disc-image as either .ISO, .BIN or .IMG. People have different results with each format so I recommend you try it with each format! Make sure it is uncompressed and a perfect copy! Make sure you have no other programs running whilst ripping, it can AND will mess up your rip!
To make things easier, place your "popstation" folder on the desktop, with "cygwin1.dll" inside and the "EBOOT.PBP" & "KEYS.BIN" files from Hot Shots Golf 2 and your recently ripped disc-image
Now the tricky part. Go to START > RUN then type "cmd" (without the quotes obviously). This should bring up a DOS prompt. Type "cd Desktop\popstation" (without quotes, again).
The next step is to RENAME the "EBOOT.PBP" to "BASE.PBP"
We're there now - in the command prompt type "popstation yourfilename.yourfileextension" and let it run

For example -

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j21/pspnaruto/commandprompt.png

The image above is an excellent example of how to run popstation and type in the correct command, follow it and you should be fine

Now, create a new folder under "GAME" on your Memory Stick and copy the generated "EBOOT.PBP" and "KEYS.BIN" in and run! Enjoy completely ****ing Sony over in every possible way!





Items 2 and 6 in this list need a little clarification.
2) The image file should be in your popstation directory with the cygwin1.dll, base.pbp, etc.

6) The syntax is "popstation <image_file>" e.g. "popstation castlevania.iso" as in the readme. Your example in the cmd.exe image (you named your image file driver.bin?!) is confusing.

Otherwise, great info! Much clearer and than most tutorials of this kind.

[Pomp]

can someone help me out? I have placed my resident evil.bin file in the popstation folder and ran cmd . But im getting an error saying -

invalid number of arguements
Usage : popstation file . iso

What does this mean? This is occuring during step 6

Knowing how to use a CLI would be helpful. An 'argument' is something after the command. In this case, typing "popstation resident evil.bin" means you have two arguments, 'resident' and 'evil.bin', which is one too many. Either rename the file so that there is no space, or use quotes to show the shell that you are passing one argument, not two.

[Zimon]

Great job guys :D but I have one question :)
I succesfuly instaled 3.02 OE-B
Can I now delete install. files from "game" and "game150"?

[$kythe]

hey, ive got everythign sorted, im onto making the ps1 games. I know some of u guys mite have had the same problom, but i cant find hotshots 2, but i can get other ps1 games from the store, so do they work? or is it just hotshots 2? cheers

[LazerTag]

theres more than one SCUS94476 in the PBP, replace them all with your new number in the HEX Editor?

No.

There is only one instance of "SCUS94476" in the image. So not sure what your seeing there.

I do see there is another set of numbers "94476" together, but they are preceded by the letters "UP9000-NPUI", which is not a PSX disc ID number.

Only change the numbers to the one that is the disc ID.

[SketchPCIS]

I've got a pretty important question (Well, to me anyway :P)...

I'm working on my backups I have of all my PSX games, and making custom Icons (So far the ones released up till now look kinda...meh to me) and I was wondering if there was -any- way to make the images larger that 12k for ICON0.png and 4k for PIC0.png.

If not, then I guess it's no huge deal...Icould always make the info screen popup an empty, transparent png, and put the text directly onto PIC1.png, but I rather like it looking a little more professional than that.

I ask mostly because once I'm done (I have over 204 games I'm making Icon sets for) I want to release them for people to use if they want.

[Vega]

Knowing how to use a CLI would be helpful. An 'argument' is something after the command. In this case, typing "popstation resident evil.bin" means you have two arguments, 'resident' and 'evil.bin', which is one too many. Either rename the file so that there is no space, or use quotes to show the shell that you are passing one argument, not two.

:thumbup: Thanks, that helped! Works perfectly now

F*cking hell, this is GREAT !:D

[808]

hey, ive got everythign sorted, im onto making the ps1 games. I know some of u guys mite have had the same problom, but i cant find hotshots 2, but i can get other ps1 games from the store, so do they work? or is it just hotshots 2? cheers

Yes, other games from the store have been reported to be working


Items 2 and 6 in this list need a little clarification.
2) The image file should be in your popstation directory with the cygwin1.dll, base.pbp, etc.

6) The syntax is "popstation <image_file>" e.g. "popstation castlevania.iso" as in the readme. Your example in the cmd.exe image (you named your image file driver.bin?!) is confusing.

Otherwise, great info! Much clearer and than most tutorials of this kind.

Number two I'll fix, but whats wrong with 6? Driver is a game from the Playstation and it was a .BIN file :confused:


Ok, I have an original 1.5 and a Current-Gen retail 2.81 unit. First, how do I tell if I can do this without bricking it? Second, can I do this on the 2.81, or do I need to try the 1.5?

Thanks in advance.

Your original 1.50 is suitable for this, providing you want to give up a RETAIL 1.50!



i have 0% success with this and im usually good with these things :(

ultraISO isnt workin 4 me either

this is dissapointing ...i tried again with Ultra ISO and this time I got some results, however the game(FFVII NTSC) didn't run. I just saw the PSX logo and then it just stuck there

It is very hit and miss, keep trying. Use different formats each time and basically, just keep trying it.

NTSC games have much more success rate than PAL, so use those. BIN also seems more stable than ISO, but IMG is better for NTSC > PAL conversion.

It is confusing, keep trying and trying!

[Vega]

Thanks also Synthesis for the great guide.

Another problem which occurs and should be noted is that when typing the rip filetype (iso, bin, img) it should b in CAPITAL LETTERS ( I.E driver.BIN ) - I think I had problems when using small letters. A simple enough mistake to make.

Yea, cant get over how great this is.

[ugly dude]

Hi StetchPCIS, I'm trying to alt the ICON on my game as well (FF9 and Breath of Fire 4). Can you give me any detail on how to change the ICON as well as the dimention of the ICON0.png and PIC0.png. Many thanks

[PSPFR3AK]

can i still use psp games isos?

[SketchPCIS]

Hi StetchPCIS, I'm trying to alt the ICON on my game as well (FF9 and Breath of Fire 4). Can you give me any detail on how to change the ICON as well as the dimention of the ICON0.png and PIC0.png. Many thanks

The dimensions are listed on the Front page post, but here is the info again for anyone too lazy to look :P

* ICON0.PNG 144 x 80 pixels 12k Selection icon (To further detail, this is the Icon that will show as the Save Game when using the PSP built-in memory manager, and what will be shown as the selectible menu when you look at the games on your Memory Card.)

* PIC0.PNG 310 x 180 pixels 4k Blurb (This is usually what gives a little detail about the game, right over the background, but I've been having difficulty making it look nice, AND give some information, so I've taken to simply putting everything on the PIC1.png)

* PIC1.PNG 480 x 272 pixels Background (What you see as a new background when you select the item from the menu.)

Now...if only I could get it to be more than 4k for the PIC0.png, I'd be sitting pretty :P

[dootiez]

Great guide!

[PSPFR3AK]

why is hot shot golf 2 needed?

[rdetagle]

HELP! i upgraded to 3.02 OE-A from 2.71 SE-C, but now it wont let me run anything! when i try to run homebrew, backup isos and even UMDs, the psp just turns off.

Also, when i try to check system settings, i get an error and a blue screen says system settings corrupt, press circle to restore default settings. but it wont do anything when pressed.

Can anyone help me? I wanna upgrade to OE-B! Im usually really good at these things, this is the first time ive had a real problem.

[PSPFR3AK]

i decided not to go with this just to play PS1 games
besides there are no R2/L2
already played them and if i feel like it ill use my PS2
ill keep my 1.50

[Vega]

ok dudes... awfully sorry to post this crap, Im sure its been answered already but some help would be nice -

Editing the backgrounds and icons... im having trouble getting the file size correct. Im using paint.. any ideas? Total noob crap here.. but I dont do much pic editing

and could someone please link to a nice quick Hex editor?

Thanks guys and sorry for the lame post

[Pomp]

Number two I'll fix, but whats wrong with 6? Driver is a game from the Playstation and it was a .BIN file :confused:


Haha, good point.. I was originally confused whether or not the cd image should be in the popstation dir, and I misinterpreted driver.bin as you saying you should run popstation on the cygwin dll instead of the game.

So I retract that suggestion =)


One question I have now is, is it actually risky to upgrade a 1.50 PSP to OE-B? If it can be downgraded back to 1.50 later, why is OE-B risky to some people?
I got a 1.50 over a year ago, put Squarez on it, played that, and paid no attention to the PSP scene afterwards.. So maybe I'm missing something?

[Sharkey]

Can someone help me please. I've been at this for a couple hours, the install and everything went perfect but I am having trouble getting Hot Shots Golf to play, or any other game I have.

What folder to the games go in? I thought it was Game302, is that correct? Also, the only thing that needs to be in the folder is the eboot and key file right?

I have a good copy of Hot shots that should work. I am getting an error "80010002" though, right atfer the first screen comes up it exits me back to the xmb. How would I fix the licence issue if thats the problem? None of the PS3 store games work, neither do the ones I made.

Can someone help me figure out why my games don't work, I would hate to think I did all this for nothing, I made it this far. Thanks in advance.

Thank god. I just put it in the wrong folder, it goes in the "GAME" folder. It's working, I'm good to go. :)

[jonezybaby]

ive tried this loads now, and change file type (bin, iso and img) and i still got nothin. but now im gettin the game could not be started (80020148) can any1 help please?

Hey i finally got it working!!! if ur having trouble using hot shots 2 change the BASE.pbp to the syphon filter folder and it works fine for me!!

[F9zDark]

Can someone help me please. I've been at this for a couple hours, the install and everything went perfect but I am having trouble getting Hot Shots Golf to play, or any other game I have.

What folder to the games go in? I thought it was Game302, is that correct? Also, the only thing that needs to be in the folder is the eboot and key file right?

I have a good copy of Hot shots that should work. I am getting an error "80010002" though, right atfer the first screen comes up it exits me back to the xmb. How would I fix the licence issue if thats the problem? None of the PS3 store games work, neither do the ones I made.

Can someone help me figure out why my games don't work, I would hate to think I did all this for nothing, I made it this far. Thanks in advance.

Sharkey, put it in GAME. Make sure you have enabled 1.50 kernel in Recovery (uses GAME for 1.50 eboots; worked fine with RE2 when I tried it last night, when it worked that is...)


I am having a problem to which I have yet to see any answer for anywhere on this site. Last night I ripped, popstationed and installed RE2 to my memory stick. Played it and it worked fine.

Today, I ripped MGS, did the same thing, go to try it, get CA000005 error. Go to play RE2, same shit. What the hell is a CA000005 error? And secondly, how do I go about fixing it?

As well, how many people who have the emulator working perfectly, used a title from the PS Store that they purchased and installed properly to the PSP from their PS3?

---ADDED----

Holy shit I am a god damn moron... Been forgetting to copy Keys.bin to the directory on the memstick... Wow I feel stupid...

[Sharkey]

Hey buddy, yeah I just edited my post to say I got it working. I'm psyched. Thanks for your help again though. Good to see you figured out your problem as well.

I'm off to play some PSOne games, woohoo. Thanks Dark Alex. :)

[Vega]

Please guys.. help me out .... what is a good program for making the Icons and background? Paint gives me the wrong KB size everytime I use the proper size attributes.

Also... anyone know of a good hex editor?

Thanks guys.. really need help here :(

[Zombo]

I have another way on converting PSX games.

I used ISO Producer to make the iso and it was very simple to use (Although the eboot will be about the same size as the iso,which will be big in some cases,it has a better chance of working)

[johnny11358]

OMGosshhh i did everything you told me but i get stuck in stop #6 dude please help me i dont know what to write in that commad -.- thanks in advance:thumbup:

[Zach23]

im having a problem with converting my .img file to an eboot. Im in the cmd promt and I typed popstation IMAGE.IMG and it says Cannot open BASE.PBP any help ?

[F9zDark]

Please guys.. help me out .... what is a good program for making the Icons and background? Paint gives me the wrong KB size everytime I use the proper size attributes.

Also... anyone know of a good hex editor?

Thanks guys.. really need help here :(

Sorry, would have gotten to this sooner, but the site was not working for me...

Anyway, GIMP is a free image editing program with features similar to that of Photoshop. You can find it at:

www.gimp.org

I used it to resize some MGS images I found online to make for it. Worked fine on the PSP.

[FaIIen]

it worked at last. All i can say is DaX is teh Hax. Cheers mate.

[Sulfer]

I made a video tutorial on using popstation.

Heres the youtube links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNnBWcVXpY (Part1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pLE3f2sDIc (Part 2)
Downloadable Version (Better quality)
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room55/1576641/popstationtutorial.zip

[Sparda]

OMG wow! Thank you so much! I finally got it to work after the 7th or so time trying, I think it was the format mem. card that did it. :thumbup:

[hacksparrow]

yeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaa

the ps1 emu full speed hundreds of games, me happy!!!

hopefully some1 makes an easier save thing, so we dont have 2 hex edit everyx we wanna save...save generator ne1???

[Joeyman]

oh my god wow this is amazing

[alioh7]

hi i'v been thinking of upgrading to 3.02 OE-B but have some questions,i have a 2.80 psp useing kriek eloader and saw many ppl upgrade to 3.02 OE-B so my question is can i upgrade from 2.80 >> 3.02 OE-A then 3.02 OE-B or that wont work? plz give me answers ;; :confused:

[808]

Just so everyone knows, I've changed my user name. Also, I update the tutorial based on what you guys are asking so keep checking up on it before you ask your questions :)


hi i'v been thinking of upgrading to 3.02 OE-B but have some questions,i have a 2.80 psp useing kriek eloader and saw many ppl upgrade to 3.02 OE-B so my question is can i upgrade from 2.80 >> 3.02 OE-A then 3.02 OE-B or that wont work? plz give me answers ;; :confused:

You need to downgrade to 1.50 then update to 3.02 OE-A I think


Please guys.. help me out .... what is a good program for making the Icons and background? Paint gives me the wrong KB size everytime I use the proper size attributes.

You HAVE to stick to those dimensions I think. Try it if they're bigger, I actually want to see if popstation will reject them or not

[SketchPCIS]

Popstation -will NOT work- if the custom pictures are any size or Kb size different than what was stated before. It simply makes either a 0k EBOOT file, or dosen't do anything at all.

I tested it several times, and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working anymore. Turned out my PIC0.png file was too large. Same for ICON0.png. PIC1.png, however, can be as large as you like.

[samidgley]

hey

I've been trying to run FF7 but everytime I boot up th eboot it goes through the screen from hot shots.. but then I only recieve a black screen..

does anyone know what i'm doing wrong?

[FaIIen]

samidgley your game needs to be NTSC and you have to have a clean rip of the game preferably in bin or img format. Try ripping other games with UltraISO or Alchohol other programs won't do. I've been trying with MagicISO and got the same problem.

Good luck

[jason867]

I need to buy a bigger stick...

I made a rip of comand and conquer, and I tried making it smaller by using pocketiso to rip the music and videos....and popstation processed it fine... but it didn't play at all :(

Is there anyway that we can somehow edit/remove the video and music from games and have them still work on the psp? or do I just need to get a bigger stick, or wait for some kind implementation for compressed images?

[808]

I need to buy a bigger stick...

I made a rip of comand and conquer, and I tried making it smaller by using pocketiso to rip the music and videos....and popstation processed it fine... but it didn't play at all :(

Is there anyway that we can somehow edit/remove the video and music from games and have them still work on the psp? or do I just need to get a bigger stick, or wait for some kind implementation for compressed images?

People have been stripping out the FMVs, but honestly, all you need is a 1GB card (they are stupidly cheap, you can buy a 4GB card for the same price a 1GB card was last year!) since PS1 games came on CD's meaning the maximum size they could be is just over 800MB

[Vega]

Sorry, would have gotten to this sooner, but the site was not working for me...

Anyway, GIMP is a free image editing program with features similar to that of Photoshop. You can find it at:

www.gimp.org

I used it to resize some MGS images I found online to make for it. Worked fine on the PSP.

thanks alot man, downloaded GIMP, Worked perfectly... nice little Background now for RE Direcotrs cut :D

Thanks bro

[xman2049]

Help Please....
I have a problem anytime I try to open OE-B after installing3.02 OE-A..I followed all the isnstructions on the front page anbd all I get is error message ... The game could not be statred.(80020148),,,Any help would be greatly Apprecaited

[jason867]

I know that you can rip fmvs from the iso and that many emulators play these isos fine.

But I know that the psp psx emulator probably doesn't support this, so what I'm asking is...

Is there a way to rip fmvs and/or music from isos without breaking compatibility with the official psp psx emulator?

I can afford a bigger stick, I can even get a 4gb for like $99

But I don't wanna wait for half a month on the 4gb to get delivered... and I don't wanna pay for a 1 gig, when the 4gb is a much better deal...

And in either case, I have to wait for my next paycheck

[trialser]

Is there any way to install this on a 2.81 fw psp????

[vanle]

great tutorial!!

[Gold Line]

how much mg would the 1st disk of final fantasy 7 take?

[chdcchris]

im upgrading to 3.02 OE-B now wish me good luck :)

[Mr.Denny]

how much mg would the 1st disk of final fantasy 7 take?

It`s around 730mb for me

[Gold Line]

It`s around 730mb for me

730mb:eek: is there any way to get the file smaller

[R. Prime]

Nice work - thanks for the post!

A couple of questions - I'm sure other people would like to know...
- Does installing this update affect ones ability to play new, bought games? e.g. Super Ghosts n Goblins
Is the update forward compatible? (I suspect not...)Or backwards compatible with any versions before the official 3.02
- v2.71 SE - what does the SE stand for?

[chdcchris]

I succesfully updated to 3.02 OE-B.
Thanks dark_alex!:thumbup:
And ofcourse 808 for the tutorial :)

[nin_deftone]

Help!!!!!!!!

I got everything i need i just can't run popstation on the DOS command.Where do I place cygwin1.ll file????i hit enter on the DOS abd gives me this message that says "This system cannot find the path specified" what am i doing wrong???i also have one of the GUI's but i don't how to use them..........somebody please help!!!!

[808]

Is there any way to install this on a 2.81 fw psp????

You will need to downgrade to 1.50, then update to 3.02 OE-A, there's plenty of great tutorials on it


Nice work - thanks for the post!

A couple of questions - I'm sure other people would like to know...
- Does installing this update affect ones ability to play new, bought games? e.g. Super Ghosts n Goblins
Is the update forward compatible? (I suspect not...)Or backwards compatible with any versions before the official 3.02
- v2.71 SE - what does the SE stand for?

Nope, you can play all the newer UMDs

SE stands for Special Edition, OE stands for Open Edition


I succesfully updated to 3.02 OE-B.
Thanks dark_alex!:thumbup:
And ofcourse 808 for the tutorial :)

No problem! Glad it helped you


Help!!!!!!!!

I got everything i need i just can't run popstation on the DOS command.Where do I place cygwin1.ll file????i hit enter on the DOS abd gives me this message that says "This system cannot find the path specified" what am i doing wrong???i also have one of the GUI's but i don't how to use them..........somebody please help!!!!

cygwin1.dll needs to go in the same directory as popstation.exe

[xman2049]

No need...Figuredout how to do it...Thank Anyway

[nin_deftone]

Thanks!!!!!I did everything like the turorial and i got the generated eboot.........but now that i put the file in my games folder it won't show up........btw the keys.bin file stayed the same.is that suppose to happen????one last question i have a 2GB mem stick without the ISO,GAME150 and302 folders is that affecting the eboot in anyway????

edit:i created the folders,and it still not working...........when i go to the XMB and hit games it reads"There are no games" man this sucks i want to play castlevania.............

[elmonen]

Thanks for this great guide! succesfully installed 3.02 OE-A and B :)

[rdetagle]

please help, im still having the same problem, "system settings corrupted, need to reset" and wont run anything except from recovery menu... I even tried recovering to 1.50 and upgrading to 3.02 OE-A from there, but same thing happened. why is this only happening to me? any ideas how to fix please?

[808]

please help, im still having the same problem, "system settings corrupted, need to reset" and wont run anything except from recovery menu... I even tried recovering to 1.50 and upgrading to 3.02 OE-A from there, but same thing happened. why is this only happening to me? any ideas how to fix please?

What firmware did you upgrade to OE-A from originally?


Thanks!!!!!I did everything like the turorial and i got the generated eboot.........but now that i put the file in my games folder it won't show up........btw the keys.bin file stayed the same.is that suppose to happen????one last question i have a 2GB mem stick without the ISO,GAME150 and302 folders is that affecting the eboot in anyway????

edit:i created the folders,and it still not working...........when i go to the XMB and hit games it reads"There are no games" man this sucks i want to play castlevania.............

You need to create a new folder inside the normal GAME folder and you run all your Playstation One games

[nin_deftone]

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????????????its not fair everything went through........now it gives me that stupid message "the game could not be started (CA000005)".....................aaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhh i'm starting to get frustrated!!!!

[pimpjuice10]

I'm an idiot and can't follow the rules!

[808]

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????????????its not fair everything went through........now it gives me that stupid message "the game could not be started (CA000005)".....................aaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhh i'm starting to get frustrated!!!!

Keep trying. Keep reading. Try again. I wrote this entire guide and haven't had one working yet myself - don't let it bother you too much.


I JUST D/L DIGIMON WORLD 2 AND IT CAME IN A .mdf FORMAT. HOW DO I CONVERT IT OR WHAT SHOULD I DO????

UltraISO can be used to convert it

[nin_deftone]

YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! thank you so much 808!i got FF VII running !!!!!!!!!!i had the keys file wrong.i had it like this "keys.bin.bin" i took out that extra .bin and its working!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaha thank you so much!!!!maybe that can help somebody!!!!now i'm off to play FF VII

one last question can you have two eboots on one mem stick?????

[pimpjuice10]

Keep trying. Keep reading. Try again. I wrote this entire guide and haven't had one working yet myself - don't let it bother you too much.



UltraISO can be used to convert it

OK THANK YOU ILL TRY ULTRAISO

[808]

YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! thank you so much 808!i got FF VII running !!!!!!!!!!i had the keys file wrong.i had it like this "keys.bin.bin" i took out that extra .bin and its working!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaha thank you so much!!!!maybe that can help somebody!!!!now i'm off to play FF VII

one last question can you have two eboots on one mem stick?????

Read the first post - you can, but its going to take a bit of work hex editing the eboot. There is a new tool that makes it easier though, by Smiths (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47219)

[nin_deftone]

hhhhmmmmmnnn seems a little complicated i'll give it a try later.Once again thank you very much for this excellent post and for the extra help!!!!!!!Happy New Year's!

[pimpjuice10]

OK THANK YOU ILL TRY ULTRAISO

YES THE ULTRAISO CONVERTED IT INTO ISO AND DIGIMON WORLD 2 WORKS PERFECTLY THANK U:thumbup:

[PSPCulture]

Great guide, worked a treat.

Updated my 1.5 PSP to 3.02OE-B (originally a 2.6 PSP).

Cheers

[smythe_uk]

everything works ok 4 me + every game ive tried has worked ....

smythe

[FazPSP]

808 i've got a question for you. OR any other nice member who could help. I am currently running on 1.5FW. This was obtained by DG from 2.60FW. After that i am using DevHook and other stuff on it. Also using a custom boot as well. Nothing else... no other mods. Question is... Can i go to 3.02OE-A directly... meaning will the custom boot have any impact during flashing or is it fail safe.. Pls. answer fast .... i am having itchy fingers now that i've got all the files i need to do this. Thansk a zillion...

[FazPSP]

One more question... Sorry forgot it in my last post.... Your procedure is complete... .however one portion that is least stressed upon is the RECOVERY METHOD. i'm sure many will benefit if you could elaborate more on that.... where to put what.... at which stage .... that kinda stuff. Thanks again.

[808]

808 i've got a question for you. OR any other nice member who could help. I am currently running on 1.5FW. This was obtained by DG from 2.60FW. After that i am using DevHook and other stuff on it. Also using a custom boot as well. Nothing else... no other mods. Question is... Can i go to 3.02OE-A directly... meaning will the custom boot have any impact during flashing or is it fail safe.. Pls. answer fast .... i am having itchy fingers now that i've got all the files i need to do this. Thansk a zillion...

To play it safe, default everything using ThemePSP first, then format your memory card

Since this basically overwrites everything on flash0: I assume it shouldn't make any difference, but its better off being safe

[peejaygee]

Just ventured into this whole ball game of the 3.02 (A and B) and I'm coming to this conclusion, and would like an 2nd opinion(s).

the 3.02 that is obtained is a US bios, what happens if I use this on my UK Model? I'm thinking this may cause problems?

98% of my PSX games are PAL, this will be a major drawback to me?

Will this ever be modified to allow PAL/UK Usage?

Sorry for the nievety of these questions, but I'd rather ask than mucking up my PSP, when I have a working downgraded 1.50 using DevHook..

Thanks for the info.

[xman2049]

Is anyone having this problems, I converted FFT.I created another folder in psp/game/gamepsx and put the keys bin and eboot in the folder and when i run it get,,,I get this message, This game could not be started (80020321)...what am I doing wrong, where should i boot fro or what have I left out?, I'm becoming frustrated cos i really wants to play FFT,,,Any help would be welcome...

[FazPSP]

It does'nt matter what region is ur psp. for example mine is an Asian Region 3 it was on 1.52FW when i bought it. Than i upgraded it using a US 2.60FW downloaded from psp-hacks. Finally i downgraded to 1.50 using again a US FW, so all in all it does'nt matter. 2ndly if you have PAL games there is a converter to convert PAL to NTSC to play em on PSP. Search with the first few pages of this thread i am sure its there. Later.

[lubidog]

Just wanna thank you all! I am now playing FF7 on my PSP!!!!

If I can manage this, anyone can....

[peejaygee]

Thanks, after my initial doubts, I'm up and running and working...

Thanks again for an excelent tool.

[PSPFR3AK]

7.Make sure your PSP battery is fully charged, then run the program

8.Alternately, plug-in your charger, then run the program, then hold down the L and Triangle button to bypass the battery check and go to the flashing stage

:confused: i dont get it :confused:

its either point 7 or 8 ?

[808]

7.Make sure your PSP battery is fully charged, then run the program

8.Alternately, plug-in your charger, then run the program, then hold down the L and Triangle button to bypass the battery check and go to the flashing stage

:confused: i dont get it :confused:

its either point 7 or 8 ?

You choose which one you want to do. Getting your PSP charged fully takes quite a while, so if you don't want to do that then skip 7 and go to 8.

[PSPFR3AK]

its taking too long to do that DRAX file

[pkmusicmaker]

Is anyone else curious as to why the "Normal" or "Full Screen" settings on the emulator don't use the top or bottom of the screen?

[pkmusicmaker]

Is anyone having this problems, I converted FFT.I created another folder in psp/game/gamepsx and put the keys bin and eboot in the folder and when i run it get,,,I get this message, This game could not be started (80020321)...what am I doing wrong, where should i boot fro or what have I left out?, I'm becoming frustrated cos i really wants to play FFT,,,Any help would be welcome...

Make sure it's in the Game folder and not Game150. I did that at first by accident.

[zabuza_101]

can someone pleeeeease post a data.dxar file (Needed to reflash psp after semi bricking it)

[Tetris999]

This is so totally stupid but i just LOVE what you did with the titles

anyway wish i cud be like that :p

[mavsman4457]

This guide is awesome. You should be very proud. I often put far too much emphasis on how many posts someone has. That being said, this is the best thread I've ever seen by someone with 131 posts, haha, really this is a very helpful thread.

[SnesR0X]

does this work with 2.71 SE-c? if not, can someone post a downgrader for it, or someway to get it off

[DessyDago]

thanks so much for this thread man. Fully updated now from 1.5 which I said I'd never do. Works perfect, playing ff7 as we speak. :thumbup: used iso tho :)

[nin_deftone]

Well this homebrew is freaking awesome!!!!!I've been playing alot of classics on my PSP.But recently 1up stated that this is a pirated software.....can anyone clarify the legal state of this awesome program????

[MKSmoke]

how well do the psx games play with only one analog stick?

[Torak]

I have converted Tomba 2 and after thewarning I get.

"This game could not be started 80000004"

Any suggestions?

[shrimpidy]

Im not sure if this is on the thread or not but after i tried to start the program after getting the DXAR file, the PSP just freezes. I tried reformatting and opening the folder and it stil freezes. Can anybody tell me whats wrong?

[zidanerick]

I have converted Tomba 2 and after thewarning I get.

"This game could not be started 80000004"

Any suggestions?

did u put the original keys.bin in with the new PBP? i can't remember the error code for that one so im just guessing atm.

[DrNicket]

how well do the psx games play with only one analog stick?

Well to be honest, the is no analog stick function to my knowledge. The PSP stick is used to emulate the R2 and L2 buttons (as well as R2+L2 simultaneous).

[Surajk]

Sorry guys, but i just ripped MGS and put on my psp, but the screen is farrrrr too small, any idea how i can 'blow it up' so that the game fits the screen??

[Koyukiw]

Thx man i got it working now... i converted ff7 pal (using the raw .bin image) into the NTSC version using the link given for the tools pack. it works! only a couple of graphical glitches..AWESOME!http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/images/smilies/thumbup.gif
:thumbup:

[Koyukiw]

Sorry guys, but i just ripped MGS and put on my psp, but the screen is farrrrr too small, any idea how i can 'blow it up' so that the game fits the screen??

yeah whilst playing press "home" and choose screen size option. I usually run on Full screen.

[Torak]

did u put the original keys.bin in with the new PBP? i can't remember the error code for that one so im just guessing atm.

Yea its in there all right I just dont know why it wont work...

EDIT: Does any one have the recovery EBOOT? I accedently formatted my memory stick and i want to try and re-install it to see if that might help.

[KonamiCode]

Ok, I have my PSP that I've kept at 1.5 since launch, and I finally want to update to 3.02OE-A. I've followed the instructions, from the README, and especially the well-written guide over at DCEmu, and I believe I'm doing everything correct.
1.) I copy the 1.5 and 3.02 over with the oeupmaker folders, and generate the DATA.DXAR file; the file's MD5 checks out.
2.) I format my memory stick, and copy over the 302oeflasher with the DATA.DXAR folder, and run the firmware, and it appears to work, I don't get any errors, and when I check the System Settings the Firmware states 3.02OE-A.

Here's where I'm starting to run into problems.

3.) I put in a UMD game (Wipeout Pure, for example) and try to run it from the menu; When highlighting the UMD the Bios Menu will freeze. If you restart, and it runs the UMD automatically, it goes to the PSP Bios screen, but it looks a bit corrupted.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7503/img0032vp2.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7503/img0032vp2.jpg)

4.) It will then continue to load, and show your typical developer menus, but it will freeze again before ever getting to a main menu.

I haven't even gotten to the point of trying any PSX games yet with Popstation, for the matter that what I'm getting doesn't appear to be normal, and from a couple people I've talked to, isn't. Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on? So far, I've re-downloaded the 302OE files, and the 150 and 302 firmwares, and started from scratch with a different USB cable, but with the same results. I'm starting to wonder if it could be a memory stick issue, but I've been formatting it between each firmware update. I'm using a SanDisk 1 GB, if there are any issues with that.

Is there a particular step I'm leaving out? Other than that does anyone have ANY clue what's going on? I've been able to safely flash it back to 1.5, and I was originally wondering if maybe the 302 firmware I was using, but like I said I re-downloaded it and started from scratch.

Note: I originally upgraded all the way to 3.02OE-B, but had the same problem; so I went down to 1.5 and went up to 3.02OE-A, but the problem seems to be there to begin with.

Thanks a lot. Any help would be very much appreciated!

[Ghoti]

Hi,

i'm making the pxar.dat file, well at least i hope. It goes fine with the 150.pbp but then with the 302.pbp it takes for ever (ever meaning in this case above 45 minutes.) i don't think this is normal?

any other people experiencing this?

should i try again?

ghoti


edit: pfffffffffffffffffffffff it finally did it, maybe someone should add it to the tutorial that it could take an hour as it did with me :S

[mickey61]

have yall had any problems runing some iso on 3.02 oe-b. some of the iso that i could play on 2.71 sec i cant play with 3.02 oe-b i have to use devhook

[DPyro]

Ya, if you have a Sony 1GB like I do it takes an hour to create the PXAR file and 1 minute to install.

[Torak]

Well I got it to go but turn black but it didnt say game was corrupted... Oh and Im trying to get Tomba 2 to work. Has anybody tried that game and got it to work if so do you mind telling me how you did it?

I got Tomba! to work but it gets to a pic. of a forest thing and freezes... Bad rip maybe? I heard that you have to do certain stuff to get them both to work proply is that true?

[blade25]

can anyone help me please, its taking quite a long time to make the DXAR file. about 30 minutes to 1.50 and its been going on for an hour or so for the 3.02 file >< if anyone can help, it'd greatly appreciate it

edit, yes I'm on a 1 gig >< and I guess it is supposed to take this long to update ._.

[MKSmoke]

how do you use PSP ISO games like Pursuit Force

[Shrygue]

You can not discuss about PSP isos as that's against the forum rules. Don't run the risk of getting banned.

[Slink Dogg]

got it workin wit re3 and silent hill im ripping alien trilogy now :D ill let you fellas know how it goes

[Basil Zero]

silent hill plays very well

[LAW666]

dude weak... after i flashed it i went to the settings thing and got a blue screen!
jesus, im gonna have to get my computer chair dry cleaned...

turns out my settings needed to be changed thts all

[buz888]

I got a little confused by the Tutorial for the installation of the firmware so I thought I may share this with you for what it is worth.

"Get the 1.50 and 3.03 sony updates, and put them in the oeupdatemaker folder with the names
150.PBP and 303.PBP"

I think this should read rename the sony updates 150 and 303. If you rename them 150.PBP or 303.PBP then it wont work and the updater will come back with an error message "cannot open file".
The sony updates have already the file extension PBP so there is no need to rename it to 150.PBP etc because it then becomes 150.PBP.PBP.
The original wording in the read me file(s) is a little confusing for me at least been a noobie.

Hopefully this might help some noobies like myself.

Thanks

[Paradok]

Has anyone had any success with this using a Datel 4 gig PSP hard drive? I upgraded to 3.02 OE-B with no trouble, but I can't seem to get PS1 games to work. I keep getting the error, "The game could not be started. (80020321)," regardless of what format image I make or which PSX game I use. I even tried running the original Hot Shots 2 files on my PSP, and I still got the same message. I know that a couple of homebrew programs have had issues with the Datel HDD before, which is why I thought of it. Other than not being able to run PS1 games, I haven't had any problems with 3.02 OE-B

[The_It]

HOW DO YOU FIX THE INVALID NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS thing!!!!!!!!!!!

[The_It]

oh, it can't be .img, that sucks

[Toxic312]

Can you update to 3.02OE-A from official 3.02?

Edit: Nevermind, did some searching, guess I gotta wait for a new downgrade to 1.50 :[

[gangsterric]

my psp keeps telling me that the data is corrupted when i transfer the oeupdmaker folder into my psp. im using 2.71 but i dont have a GAME150 folder. is that my problem? how should my PSP folders be arranged?

[hermiehamste]

OK I just got my PSP. I got the value pack thing.. comes with a game a movie and a memory stick. I upgraded to the latest firmware from sony the 3.03 I believe. I think but am not sure that my firmware "was" 2.70. I really want to load this 3.02OE-A and then B. But Im so scared to brick my new PSP! Everything Ive read seems to be an upgrade from 1.50 also certain motherboards wont take the upgrade.

How do I tell what mobo I have and if I can use this firmware????

[danolsta]

hermiehamste

i am afraid u have done what cannot be undone (for now). unfortunately there is no downgrader from 2.82 or above. it is also likely u have a TA-082 motherboard which causes more problems. if i were u i would stick to using the PSX/PSP games available from the PS3 store (or other questionable D~L sites) until a safe downgrader is available. either tht or have it modchipped (WARRANT VOID)

[Paradok]

my psp keeps telling me that the data is corrupted when i transfer the oeupdmaker folder into my psp. im using 2.71 but i dont have a GAME150 folder. is that my problem? how should my PSP folders be arranged?

In order to use this update, you need to be running either firmware 1.50, or 2.71 SE, not the official firmware 2.71. If you used Network Update to get to 2.71 you have the wrong firmware, and if you bought your PSP as a 2.71, you probably have the wrong firmware and you may have a TA-082 motherboard, which as I understand it means that you can't downgrade below firmware 2.5 without bricking your PSP.

Check System Settings -> System Information -> System Software on your PSP and make sure it says 2.71 SE, 2.71 SE-B, or 2.71 SE-C, not just 2.71. If you have a version of 2.71 SE, you're good to go. If you have 2.71, here are a couple of links for you.

TA-082 Motherboard Tutorial Step 1 (http://psp.about.com/od/homebrew/ig/TA-082-Motherboard-Tutorial/TA-082-code-location.htm)
Generic Downgrader for 2.71 (http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/psp-downgraders-38119.html)

And if for some reason you have trouble with HEN C...

2.71 Downdater Easy Released (http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/psp-downgraders-34445.html)
2.71 Downdater by Dark_AleX/Mathieulh/Yoshi (http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/psp-downgraders-34338.html)

If you have 2.71 SE and you're still having trouble... Well, I guess you'll have to either figure it out or hope someone else answers, 'cause I've never used any 2.71 firmware before. :confused:

And if, god forbid, it turns out you have a TA-082 motherboard, remember there's always eLoader.

eLoader 0.995 "Kriek" (http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=88888898)

You can't emulate PS1 games with it (not well at least), but you can do just about every other darn thing.

Best of luck.

And as long as I'm posting, if anyone has been able to successfully run the PS1 emulator using a Datel hard drive, please let me know. :(

[Kassad]

Guys??? I've got a 3.03 PSP. I want to install PSX emulator but can't figure how to. Tried a lot of things but really don't know what I'm doing. I wanna play FF VII and all this upgrading and downgrading confuses me. Was gonna start a new thread for this, but i can't :S.. Can anybody help me?

[buicktothemoon]

hey just a few questions. I followed your instructions to the letter and now i am using this new firmware. However, got a few probs.
1. i don't know how to play the ISOs i have, i used to use devhook 46 to play them.
2. everytime i try and play a psx game or a homebrew, it always says 'the game could not be starts (8002014C).
What is going on? thank you

[doubledragon]

Great guide!!! Castlevania SOTN on the go??? freaking sweet!!!! Thanks for making this all possible!!!

[Vash!]

I was wondering, since I havn't tried all these yet. How do you put multiple games under the GAME folder if all the ripped games' filename is the same? Or you can create sub folder to separate different games as long as they r under the GAME folder??

And my question goes the same as the icon and background pictures? How do popstation knows which icon and background goes for which game?

thnx

[DrNicket]

Each one is differently named. Each Playstation title has a different code.
The icon & background files are incorporated into the eboot.

[Vash!]

oic! so the picture and icon are incorporated into the EBOOT during the ripping process in popstation? But i still dun understand. The output are always the same, EBOOT.pbp. You mean we can name it differently afterward?

[ytsejam89]

Hi, I have Mortal Kombat Trilogy for PSOne. I made a .IMG file using UltraISO. I used the very friendly PSX2PSP for converting it to .PBP which is better and a lot easier to use than the popstation stuff. Anyway, I have a question.

I loaded up my MKT and it went through all the loading screens( the developer, the publisher... like Made by Midway, etc...) but I couldnt skip through any of it. None of the face buttons were in use nor did they show up on the Button Assign menu. In the button assign menu it only showed the use for the L & R buttons.

Now after it loaded all those screens then the title screen, it just went to a black screen. I almost, but couldnt even get to the press start screen. What am I doing wrong? If anything. Should I try using a .BIN to convert to .PBP or change the 'yyyyxxxxx' code to something else. You have that option is PSX2PSP btw as well as easily adding icon & background pics for it. :cool:

any help would be appreciated.


Also how do I use GIMP to make the .PNG for the Icon 12kb?

[Vash!]

what are the 'yyyxxxxx' code for? do u just make the last five digit up??

[ytsejam89]

what are the 'yyyxxxxx' code for? do u just make the last five digit up??



No! At least I dont think you can and still have it work. Basically When I load my Mortal Kombat Trilogy into PSX2PSP it automatically detects what the Game ID is.

It was like SLUS 03300 or something. I looked in the ReadME for game info and for MKT the Game ID it has listed is SLPS 00791. So as far as I know dont mess with it, but I tried a .IMG of SLUS03300 and now Im trying a .BIN of SLPS00791.

[Vash!]

No! At least I dont think you can and still have it work. Basically When I load my Mortal Kombat Trilogy into PSX2PSP it automatically detects what the Game ID is.

It was like SLUS 03300 or something. I looked in the ReadME for game info and for MKT the Game ID it has listed is SLPS 00791. So as far as I know dont mess with it, but I tried a .IMG of SLUS03300 and now Im trying a .BIN of SLPS00791.

so this is an unique id for every game, but how do i find out, i dun think the readme contains every games on the list. Nor i have actually noticed any listed, excuse me which readme r we talking about?

[Vash!]

Btw, those 'yyyyxxxxx' code has something to do the game saving isn't it? I read the other post about this, but I still dun understand. how do u know which 'yyyy' to choose, and wat 'xxxxx' digit u have to type?

[ytsejam89]

download PSX2PSP and find out :p

[ytsejam89]

If I convert a .BIN into a .PBP where do I put the .CUE file and the same goes with making a .IMG and where do its supplement files go?

[POOKAPOOKAPOOKA]

I know i'm a complete and total idiot but, I have the converted eboot.pbp file and keys.bin. WHERE DO I PUT THEM? And then what do i do? Please be specific. Like, very specific.

[ytsejam89]

I know i'm a complete and total idiot but, I have the converted eboot.pbp file and keys.bin. WHERE DO I PUT THEM? And then what do i do? Please be specific. Like, very specific.


Put in GAME folder. Make folder for PsOne game. Start up game.:D



:D

[SkyeHawk]

Hi, sorry if this has already been asked, but I can't find the answer for it - how do you run the games fullscreen? I've seen videos on YouTube where they're running fullscreen. Thanks.

[woz77]

Fantastic guide! Thank you so much, the install was quick and easy thanks to your instructions~!

[anticrap1234]

I got this to work, but my question is: Can you run any version of devhook with OE-B or no??

[bradshaw1989]

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3282/oeaza7.gif

Files / Tools you will need -


3.02 OE-A Pack (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46711)
Clean 1.5 Firmware Eboot (http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/4)
Clean 3.02 Firmware Eboot (http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/937)
A NON TA-082 PSP!

NOTE: Your PSP will need to be 1.50 or using the 2.71 SE firmware to be able to do this
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Once you have downloaded these files, extract them all to a new folder. Preferably on the desktop for ease of use.

Place your 1.50 and 3.02 eboots inside the "oeupdmaker" folder, with the names "150.PBP" and "302.PBP"

Like this -

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9131/example1ib7.gif

You will then need to copy the "oeupdmaker" folder and the "oeupdmaker%" to your PSP. If you're using 1.50, then copy them to your "GAME" folder, if you're using 2.71 SE-A, B or C, then they need to go into the "GAME150" folder.

Run this program, it DOES NOT FLASH your PSP. It will create a file called "DATA.DXAR". Copy this file into the folder called "302oeflasher" on your computer
NOTE: Lots of people have problems with this stage, make sure your 1.50 eboot is called "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is called "302.PBP".

Back-up everything on your memory stick, then format. Extra safety precaution.

Copy over the "302oeflasher" and "302oeflasher%" folders to the PSP, into either the "GAME" folder, or the "GAME150" depending on your firmware version

Make sure your PSP battery is fully charged, then run the program

Alternately, plug-in your charger, then run the program, then hold down the L and Triangle button to bypass the battery check and go to the flashing stage

Accept the agreement and begin to flash your new firmware! If you have followed this method word for word you should no troubles. You will need to restart your PSP manually (hold the power button until it turns off, then turn on again) after the program has finished.



Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-A!
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http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5512/oebgd8.gif

Files / Tools you will need -


3.02 OE-B update pack (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46998)

NOTE: You MUST MUST MUST update to 3.02 OE-A before doing this
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Create a folder on your PSP named "GAME150" inside the folder named "PSP"
Extract the archive and place the folder named "OEB_UPDATE" into "GAME150"
Run the program and laugh at how quick it is and the file named "popcorn.prx" that appears when you run it :)

Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-B!
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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/565/ps1sd7.gif

Files / Tools you will need -


UltraISO (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) to rip the game from disc. People are reporting problems with other programs, stick to these two, they're very reliable (in .ISO, .BIN or .IMG format)
Popstation, which comes inside the OE-B pack
cygwin1.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?cygwin1)
Hot Shots Golf 2 from the Playstation Store. You can purchase it from the Playstation 3 store.
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD

NOTE: Your PSP must be OE-B for this to work!
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Put your PSOne disc in the drive and start UltraISO or your program of choice
Save the disc-image as either .ISO, .BIN or .IMG in the popstation folder. People have different results with each format so I recommend you try it with each format! Make sure it is uncompressed and a perfect copy! Make sure you have no other programs running whilst ripping, it can AND will mess up your rip!
To make things easier, place your "popstation" folder on the desktop, with "cygwin1.dll" inside and the "EBOOT.PBP" & "KEYS.BIN" files from Hot Shots Golf 2 and your recently ripped disc-image
Now the tricky part. Go to START > RUN then type "cmd" (without the quotes obviously). This should bring up a DOS prompt. Type "cd Desktop\popstation" (without quotes, again).
The next step is to RENAME the "EBOOT.PBP" to "BASE.PBP"
We're there now - in the command prompt type "popstation yourfilename.yourfileextension" and let it run

For example -

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j21/pspnaruto/commandprompt.png

The image above is an excellent example of how to run popstation and type in the correct command, follow it and you should be fine

Now, create a new folder under "GAME" on your Memory Stick and copy the generated "EBOOT.PBP" and "KEYS.BIN" in and run! Enjoy completely ****ing Sony over in every possible way!



NOTE: Your generated EBOOT.PBP file will use the Hot Shots Golf 2 icons, if you want to create your own icons, simply include them in the same directory as "popstation.exe" and those will be used instead

Image naming and sizes -


ICON0.PNG 144 x 80 pixels 12k Selection icon
PIC0.PNG 310 x 180 pixels 4k Blurb
PIC1.PNG 480 x 272 pixels Background


You cannot exceed these sizes or else Popstation will not use them! - thanks SketchPCIS
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Q I always get an error when I try to create the DATA.DXAR file! How do I fix it?
A Check your 1.50 eboot is named "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is named "302.PBP" if this doesn't work, re-download the firmware from a different source

Q Do PAL games work with this?
A To an extent, yes. There are many graphical glitches with PAL games so NTSC is the way forward

Q Can I convert PAL games to NTSC?
A Yes, check out this thread (http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-portable-chat/psp-popstation-compatibility-list-44819.html) to find a pack containing some great tools to convert. You will need to register however

Q Is the upgrade really worth it?
A You can play PSOne games AND run homebrew. In short, yes. This IS the new golden firmware.

Q Are multi-disc games playable?
A They should be, yeah. Games like Final Fantasy offer you the ability to save before the disc changes, so simply Save, exit, delete the EBOOT of the disc you're using and then copy the new one over, voila!

Q The command prompt is too difficult, got anything easier?
A Learn! Its easy once you get used to it, use that image of the command prompt above to help you! Or if you're ****ing lazy, go here :) (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47112)

Q Is there any way to add cheats?
A Refer to this thread (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47063)

Q How do I run 1.50 firmware if this is 3.20?
A Create a folder inside "PSP" named "GAME150", put all of your 1.50 homebrew in there

Q Won't the game always use the Hot Shots Golf 2 disc ID and therefore overwrite saves from all my games?
A This will effect people who want to have multiple games! In answer to the question, yes, it will. This means all save games will be inside a folder named "SCUS94476" and the disc ID of the EBOOT.PBP will be "94476". So, if you have multiple games, your saves will keep being overwritten.
You can change this using any hex-editor (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=hex+editor&btnG=Google+Search&meta=) to change this number to something else, as long as the same amount of numbers are used. This is helpful for multiple discs where you can simply increment the disc ID by 1 - thanks LazerTag, refer to this thread (http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=40593)

Q Can I downgrade back to 1.50?
A Yes. The OE-A pack comes with a Recovery tool; you need to put the folder named "RECOVERY" inside the "GAME" folder along with the 1.50 eboot named UPDATE.PBP. Restart your PSP holding the R trigger to gain access to the Recovery Menu and run it through there, not the XMB NOTE: This is the information I pulled from the Read Me which isn't the best, can someone confirm that those instructions are correct?

Q Help! I get to the Playstation logo, but then black! What did I do wrong?
A Chances are your rip went wrong somewhere. Best off trying it again in a different format. PAL games also frequently go black, so either use NTSC games or attempt to convert PAL > NTSC.

Q Nice tutorial, but I prefer watching than reading, got a video tutorial?
A Right here (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46781)

Q No matter what I do it won't work, what can I do?
A You have to remember, this has only just been released, so its hardly going to be 100%. PAL games, ISOs, dodgy rips - they are all problematic and give varying results. Try .BIN and .IMG formats, just keep trying!

Q Can I use a different PSOne game from the store, like, Syphon Filter?
A Yes, but popstation was designed for Hot Shots Golf 2, so bear that in mind

and of course, a big thanks to Dark_AleX for the release!

- by 808
I dont kno how to use this coz i dnt get oeupdmaker folder thing..... helpppppppppppp

[bradshaw1989]

can any1 help me, i have 1.5 fw but want 3.02oe-a to get to 3.03oe-a. but i dont get the oeupdmaker foler stuff. apprieciate any kind of help thanks:thumbup:

[xxcolbyxx]

I have a quick question: What is the minimum amount of free space needed? I have around 41mb, was that enough? Second, the DATA.DXAR file on mine says it has 0kb of data. Is this normal?

[Shrygue]

The DATA.DXAR file should be roughly 18MB. 0KB means it didn't properly generate it so just try again and see if it works.

[xxcolbyxx]

Uh-Oh....after i ran the program again to get the data.dxar file, it now says i have 0 space in the memory stick. Should i reformat it and put the old files that i backed up into it?

[JJet]

can you please update this fourm to include the "popstation" with music. i'm not sure but i don't think this same process can be used on the updated "popstation"

[the_sorrow2691]

ugh........spent my whole friday tryin to get this darned thing to work lmao.

I got the firmware installed no problem. Also, the popstation conversion seems pretty straight forward, but I havent run a single rom on my psp successfuly yet. I get this frequent "ERROR: CANNOT RUN GAME (CA "some number")


if anyone can help it will be very very very very very much so appreciated. Ive tried ripping in every format i could think of (iso, bin, img, whatever). PLEASE HELP! thanks

[the_sorrow2691]

I have a question about multiple games and saves. I edited my eboot.pbp from 94476 to 95578, should i also edit the "SAVEDATA" folder to SCUS95578?


or, is there anything inside the save folder that i should hex edit so that my 95578 eboot matches it?

sorry if im not being clear, thats the clearest may i can ask my question lol.

[tehpspkid]

Does this guide work with 3.10-oea?

[animekid4]

wow...!This guide answered all of my nooby questions.Imsohappy!!

[pr3dator2]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3000-PSP-Retro...QQcmdZViewItem

check it out guys i got many many copies like 20+ add me on msn if u want a copy or just bid !!

[email protected]

[soad825]

can some 1 make a guide for 3.10 oe pleeeaaaaassssssssse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? ?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? ?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or just show me where one is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Scones]

Will we still be able to play PSP games too? So like PSP AND PS1

Also can somebody send me a link to the ps3 store

[wiredforpower]

Thanks I love it! :thumbup:

[hi123]

why are all you muppets wasting your time doing all that!!! i had firmware 3.10 then i found this website with 3.10 OE-A so i downloaded it and it worked fine and i have syphon filte ron my psp but all of that c**p is rubbish

[sirVimes]

Does any one know how to run popstation in 3.10oe-A?

[mer0]

how i play the psp games there i downloaded is this is 3.02 firmw and how i play the ps1 games?

[renodc]

Regarding the hot shots 2. Can it be any other game? I still have 15 or so PS1 (PAL) games on original CD, but I have no intention of buying a PS3 and cant get it from the online store.

[Physicist]

i think i have a unique and very annoying problem

i may be doing something wrong

when i run "cmd"

it doesnt look exactly like the one in the screenshot

at the start of the command thing its got C:\>

every time i put in the location of the popstation folder, it tells me it cant find it or 'Documents' is not recognised as an internal or external command

iv tried typing just cd Desktop\popstation

EDIT: ok f' that i downloaded a GUI that works, got Abes Oddysee working :thumbup:

BUT

It's way smaller than the screen, i mean like half size; is this normal?

EDIT: figured that out too, didnt realise there was a settings menu when u pressed the home key.

[BladeofTheImmortal]

Worked like a charm.

[ejip84]

ok, so i upgraded from 1.5 to 3.02 i followed the entire psx2psp walkthrough..everything worked fine, i'm playing all my great psx rpgs on my psp..thanks so much..the problem is the homebrew emu. and roms..i was told to create as "GAME150" folder to put all the homebrew apps in there..which i did..genesis works fine..n64 works fine.. the snes worked aswell but couldnt find the roms. the snes emu i have only reads the roms if they are in the games folder , so i put them there and it worked fine,,now the problem..MAME doesnt work at all.. a message comes up saying " error no roms found.check psp/games/mame4all/roms.. it wont recongize the roms in the game150 folder so i moved just the roms to game folder..still doesnt..what can i do..honestly thats like the best emu out..marvel vs capcom on your psp...SF 3 3rd strike..def the best

[angrygiraffe4815]

Ok, i finished installing the 3.02 OE-A firmware and im at the part where i have to manually restart. I turned my psp off but when i turned it back on the screen stays black( nothing on it at all), the green power light stays on for a few seconds and then turns off.
I bypassed the battery check if it matters, but everything else im pretty sure i did right.
Also i waited until the battery was fully charged and it Still wont turn on

[angrygiraffe4815]

Ok, i finished installing the 3.02 OE-A firmware and im at the part where i have to manually restart. I turned my psp off but when i turned it back on the screen stays black( nothing on it at all), the green power light stays on for a few seconds and then turns off.
I bypassed the battery check if it matters, but everything else im pretty sure i did right.
Also i waited until the battery was fully charged and it Still wont turn

[Black~swarm]

in the command promp what is it exactly that im running? i get lost at step 6 for the 3.02 oe-b ps1 emulator with pop station.

[SpooForBrains]

<blockquote>
# Put your PSOne disc in the drive and start UltraISO or your program of choice
# Save the disc-image as either .ISO, .BIN or .IMG in the popstation folder. People have different results with each format so I recommend you try it with each format! Make sure it is uncompressed and a perfect copy! Make sure you have no other programs running whilst ripping, it can AND will mess up your rip!
# To make things easier, place your "popstation" folder on the desktop, with "cygwin1.dll" inside and the "EBOOT.PBP" & "KEYS.BIN" files from Hot Shots Golf 2 and your recently ripped disc-image
# Now the tricky part. Go to START > RUN then type "cmd" (without the quotes obviously). This should bring up a DOS prompt. Type "cd Desktop\popstation" (without quotes, again).
# The next step is to RENAME the "EBOOT.PBP" to "BASE.PBP"
# We're there now - in the command prompt type "popstation yourfilename.yourfileextension" and let it run
</blockquote>

Is this the part of the tutorial on which you're stuck?

[Reaver8000]

do l realy need the hot shot golf from the ps3 store. because i have the original cd can't i just rip the game and convert it to eboot and use that one. :)

[Rapidpest]

Hello all i,ve got a PSP 1.5 and i'l running psp games off my memory stick, will i be able to do this with 3.02OE-A/B?

[Rapidpest]

Man now this tutorial looks really good, i would front page it, it looks alsome. but the pic of the command prompt would enlarge the news page.

:thumbup:

[themiskiller]

how do i get legend of dragoon ntsc to work on psp? :P

[Physicist]

has anyone noticed you don't even need the "KEYS" folder?

[ultimatebioweapon]

thanx alot for this if it wasnt for people like you then hardly anyone would know how to do this...... hangon a second.. i think i just bricked my psp




damn

[ultimatebioweapon]

oops no i dont think i did.. its just taking ages to extract and ack 3.02 firmware ^^ does it normaly take this long?

[crappy_head]

hey i got FW 3.40oc-a will this work with the ps1 games? i downloaded FF7 from the net for psp. its allready in eboot.pbp format. what do i need to do it get it running? i cant get the game to run. it shows up in the menu but i get an error. "the data is currupted"

[ultimatebioweapon]

hey i got FW 3.40oc-a will this work with the ps1 games? i downloaded FF7 from the net for psp. its allready in eboot.pbp format. what do i need to do it get it running? i cant get the game to run. it shows up in the menu but i get an error. "the data is currupted"

best to just upate to oe-b and just follow the guide then u will have it working

[crappy_head]

theres a 3.40oe-b? link?

[Sonicboy 101]

theres a 3.40oe-b? link?

no
I think he means back to 3.02.

[ultimatebioweapon]

just search it in google lol its not hard 2 find ;)

[best_ninja_ever]

Ok, when it says "run the program" in step 4(?), I don't understand. I have the two folders on my PSP, in the folder called "GAME".

Do I choose the option on my PSP to look at the mem. card? It shows the 3.02 A thing, but it says the other files are corrupted. And when I choose the 3.02 A thing on my PSP, it doesn't seem to do anything. What am I doing wrong???

Does it matter that my firmware says it's 2.71 but it doesn't say SE?
If so, how do I get it from 2.71 to 2.71SE?

[Buddy4point0]

ok, first of all this is way old.
you need to downgrade to 1.5 before you can upgrade to a custom firmware.
find a tut on downgrading from 2.71 to 1.5 and then you can install 3.40 oe a

[best_ninja_ever]

ok, first of all this is way old.
you need to downgrade to 1.5 before you can upgrade to a custom firmware.
find a tut on downgrading from 2.71 to 1.5 and then you can install 3.40 oe a

O darn...
Is it possible to play .PBP files without having to download this stuff?
It seems that this firmware is for playing ISO's, BIN's, etc.
I have the EBOOT and KEYS .PBP files for Parappa the Rapper, and some sites I looked around seem to say that the PSP can play PBP files automatically. Is that true?

[chenishead]

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 doesn't work. It is playable- but the environment behind the skater is messed up and sometimes the environment in front of the skater is messed up.

[berttyah]

When i start to run the psx game it shows the warning page and the goes black. can someone help me?

[-nameless-]

so if i download all these files and take the nessesary steps into accessing them then will i still be able to download and play psp games on my psp as if it were still a 1.5 version?

[bgordon_psp]

I have four questions:

(1) I'm currently running 3.51 M33-7 firmware, will downloading your 3.02 OE-A downgrade my system to 1.5 so i can install 3.02 OE-A?

(2) can a psx emulator run on this firmware?

(3) If i install this firmware, will my current cso games work still?

(4) Does this firmware better than the version i'm currently running?

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused::confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Johnny Rash]

Ah, the days before Dark_Alex left us. Everyone was so happy then...

[kryst abegnalie]

I have four questions:

(1) I'm currently running 3.51 M33-7 firmware, will downloading your 3.02 OE-A downgrade my system to 1.5 so i can install 3.02 OE-A?

(2) can a psx emulator run on this firmware?

(3) If i install this firmware, will my current cso games work still?

(4) Does this firmware better than the version i'm currently running?

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused::confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Try upgrading to 3.52 M33, it supports almost all versions of popstation, you only need to extract some prx of a firmware to obtain different versions.

[ssjgogetta14]

edit: Ok, im on 3.52 m33-4. I've created a folder named "popstation" and in it there is:

-popstation.exe (the one comin with the 3.02-oe-b)
-cygwin1.dll
-EBOOT.PBP
-FINALFANTASY7 (i've used UltraISO to rip it from the original PSX disk)
-KEYS.bin


so what is missing or what i've done wrong??? I have the Hot Shot Golf2 icon but when I try to start it, it says "This game cannot be started.The data is corrupted." can someone help plz?

[Mini Moose]

I don't completely understand.

Do I have to have the "Hot Shots Golf 2" disk?

Does "ripping" a PSX game disk damage it? Cause I don't want that process to ruin my beloved games.

Does anyone know if "Jupiter Strike" (NTSC) works. Because it's my most absolute favorite game.

Thank you.

[TurboBumbleBee]

can i use nero software cause that has an iso burner and is hot shot golf free and how do i get it from the PS3 to the computer

[Thamsaiwan]

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3282/oeaza7.gif

Files / Tools you will need -


3.02 OE-A Pack (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46711)
Clean 1.5 Firmware Eboot (http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/4)
Clean 3.02 Firmware Eboot (http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/937)
A NON TA-082 PSP!

NOTE: Your PSP will need to be 1.50 or using the 2.71 SE firmware to be able to do this
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Once you have downloaded these files, extract them all to a new folder. Preferably on the desktop for ease of use.

Place your 1.50 and 3.02 eboots inside the "oeupdmaker" folder, with the names "150.PBP" and "302.PBP"

Like this -

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9131/example1ib7.gif

You will then need to copy the "oeupdmaker" folder and the "oeupdmaker%" to your PSP. If you're using 1.50, then copy them to your "GAME" folder, if you're using 2.71 SE-A, B or C, then they need to go into the "GAME150" folder.

Run this program, it DOES NOT FLASH your PSP. It will create a file called "DATA.DXAR". Copy this file into the folder called "302oeflasher" on your computer
NOTE: Lots of people have problems with this stage, make sure your 1.50 eboot is called "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is called "302.PBP".

Back-up everything on your memory stick, then format. Extra safety precaution.

Copy over the "302oeflasher" and "302oeflasher%" folders to the PSP, into either the "GAME" folder, or the "GAME150" depending on your firmware version

Make sure your PSP battery is fully charged, then run the program

Alternately, plug-in your charger, then run the program, then hold down the L and Triangle button to bypass the battery check and go to the flashing stage

Accept the agreement and begin to flash your new firmware! If you have followed this method word for word you should no troubles. You will need to restart your PSP manually (hold the power button until it turns off, then turn on again) after the program has finished.



Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-A!
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http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5512/oebgd8.gif

Files / Tools you will need -


3.02 OE-B update pack (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46998)

NOTE: You MUST MUST MUST update to 3.02 OE-A before doing this
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Create a folder on your PSP named "GAME150" inside the folder named "PSP"
Extract the archive and place the folder named "OEB_UPDATE" into "GAME150"
Run the program and laugh at how quick it is and the file named "popcorn.prx" that appears when you run it :)

Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-B!
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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/565/ps1sd7.gif

Files / Tools you will need -


UltraISO (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) to rip the game from disc. People are reporting problems with other programs, stick to these two, they're very reliable (in .ISO, .BIN or .IMG format)
Popstation, which comes inside the OE-B pack
cygwin1.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?cygwin1)
Hot Shots Golf 2 from the Playstation Store. You can purchase it from the Playstation 3 store.
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD

NOTE: Your PSP must be OE-B for this to work!
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Put your PSOne disc in the drive and start UltraISO or your program of choice
Save the disc-image as either .ISO, .BIN or .IMG in the popstation folder. People have different results with each format so I recommend you try it with each format! Make sure it is uncompressed and a perfect copy! Make sure you have no other programs running whilst ripping, it can AND will mess up your rip!
To make things easier, place your "popstation" folder on the desktop, with "cygwin1.dll" inside and the "EBOOT.PBP" & "KEYS.BIN" files from Hot Shots Golf 2 and your recently ripped disc-image
Now the tricky part. Go to START > RUN then type "cmd" (without the quotes obviously). This should bring up a DOS prompt. Type "cd Desktop\popstation" (without quotes, again).
The next step is to RENAME the "EBOOT.PBP" to "BASE.PBP"
We're there now - in the command prompt type "popstation yourfilename.yourfileextension" and let it run

For example -

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j21/pspnaruto/commandprompt.png

The image above is an excellent example of how to run popstation and type in the correct command, follow it and you should be fine

Now, create a new folder under "GAME" on your Memory Stick and copy the generated "EBOOT.PBP" and "KEYS.BIN" in and run! Enjoy completely ****ing Sony over in every possible way!



NOTE: Your generated EBOOT.PBP file will use the Hot Shots Golf 2 icons, if you want to create your own icons, simply include them in the same directory as "popstation.exe" and those will be used instead

Image naming and sizes -


ICON0.PNG 144 x 80 pixels 12k Selection icon
PIC0.PNG 310 x 180 pixels 4k Blurb
PIC1.PNG 480 x 272 pixels Background


You cannot exceed these sizes or else Popstation will not use them! - thanks SketchPCIS
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Q I always get an error when I try to create the DATA.DXAR file! How do I fix it?
A Check your 1.50 eboot is named "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is named "302.PBP" if this doesn't work, re-download the firmware from a different source

Q Do PAL games work with this?
A To an extent, yes. There are many graphical glitches with PAL games so NTSC is the way forward

Q Can I convert PAL games to NTSC?
A Yes, check out this thread (http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-portable-chat/psp-popstation-compatibility-list-44819.html) to find a pack containing some great tools to convert. You will need to register however

Q Is the upgrade really worth it?
A You can play PSOne games AND run homebrew. In short, yes. This IS the new golden firmware.

Q Are multi-disc games playable?
A They should be, yeah. Games like Final Fantasy offer you the ability to save before the disc changes, so simply Save, exit, delete the EBOOT of the disc you're using and then copy the new one over, voila!

Q The command prompt is too difficult, got anything easier?
A Learn! Its easy once you get used to it, use that image of the command prompt above to help you! Or if you're ****ing lazy, go here :) (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47112)

Q Is there any way to add cheats?
A Refer to this thread (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47063)

Q How do I run 1.50 firmware if this is 3.20?
A Create a folder inside "PSP" named "GAME150", put all of your 1.50 homebrew in there

Q Won't the game always use the Hot Shots Golf 2 disc ID and therefore overwrite saves from all my games?
A This will effect people who want to have multiple games! In answer to the question, yes, it will. This means all save games will be inside a folder named "SCUS94476" and the disc ID of the EBOOT.PBP will be "94476". So, if you have multiple games, your saves will keep being overwritten.
You can change this using any hex-editor (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=hex+editor&btnG=Google+Search&meta=) to change this number to something else, as long as the same amount of numbers are used. This is helpful for multiple discs where you can simply increment the disc ID by 1 - thanks LazerTag, refer to this thread (http://forums.**********.net/showthread.php?t=40593)

Q Can I downgrade back to 1.50?
A Yes. The OE-A pack comes with a Recovery tool; you need to put the folder named "RECOVERY" inside the "GAME" folder along with the 1.50 eboot named UPDATE.PBP. Restart your PSP holding the R trigger to gain access to the Recovery Menu and run it through there, not the XMB NOTE: This is the information I pulled from the Read Me which isn't the best, can someone confirm that those instructions are correct?

Q Help! I get to the Playstation logo, but then black! What did I do wrong?
A Chances are your rip went wrong somewhere. Best off trying it again in a different format. PAL games also frequently go black, so either use NTSC games or attempt to convert PAL > NTSC.

Q Nice tutorial, but I prefer watching than reading, got a video tutorial?
A Right here (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46781)

Q No matter what I do it won't work, what can I do?
A You have to remember, this has only just been released, so its hardly going to be 100%. PAL games, ISOs, dodgy rips - they are all problematic and give varying results. Try .BIN and .IMG formats, just keep trying!

Q Can I use a different PSOne game from the store, like, Syphon Filter?
A Yes, but popstation was designed for Hot Shots Golf 2, so bear that in mind

and of course, a big thanks to Dark_AleX for the release!

- by 808




THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Been trying to run psone games on slim 3.71 m33-3 for a week and after countless advises from hundreds of formums i finally found the answer. Use ultra iso to rip the disc. Other program just suck. THANKS AGAIN!!

[Locker21]

Is there any way to play psp games with this? ex.) I have Final Fantasy 8 on my PSP and it works but I also want to be able to play PSP games such as Final Fantasy War of the Lions...

EDIT: I get a gray screen that says
The game could not be started. (80020148)

[chronodev87]

Hey guys. I'm trying to get this to work but have run into a problem.

I have 3.02B and am trying to rip some psx games using ultraiso. I bought Hot Shots on sony's site but can't access the file. It says I have to use sony's program to put it on my psp. Aka I can't access the EBOOT or KEYS files. Also, my memory sticks aren't being recognized by my computer any more when I go to usb mode. Any insights as to why?

Thanks so much!

-d