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DarthPaul
July 1st, 2007, 06:41
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I've (finally) made my own 'custom firmware' based on Dark_AleX's original proof-of-concept.

BEHOLD:

the Puzzle Bobble Custom Firmware!

(You can get that video with some Mr. Roboto hotness, too.)

Features:
* Puzzle Bobble Pocket, right on flash0. Built in. No need for a UMD or memory stick!
* Sleek, sexy PSP XMB interface!
* Whopping 64KB of free flash0 space!
* Recovery booter - load your favorite recovery app to get back to a useful firmware!
* Still runs homebrew (in kxploit format) and 1.50-compatible UMDs! Wowie zowie!

Lacks:
* XMB music plugin :/
* XMB video plugin :/
* Japanese... anything :/

I do plan to release it, but it'll be in the form of an installer that rips files from YOUR ISO DUMP and YOUR FIRMWARE DUMP. It will NOT include all the files you need.

Awesome.:cool: Can't wait for this.

http://www.youtube.com/v/RfRmUTbViYg
via FreePlay (http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-preview-the-ultimate-custom-firmware-112709.html)
pibs
July 1st, 2007, 06:52
wow. he put the game in the flash? he must of removed allot of stuff from the fw.
hack.fool
July 1st, 2007, 07:27
the size of that game is about 16 MB
compressed about 8 MB
...
i wonder where the game are located in flash..
Buddy4point0
July 1st, 2007, 07:28
why would you put a game on the flash... it seems pretty pointless to me. anyway, i like how in the video he just drops all the memory cards and umd lol
Mr. Shizzy
July 1st, 2007, 07:58
Great work :D I love to see anyone making their own Custom firmware. If DarK_AleX were to stop making his OE for one reason or another, then we will be thankful others are working on projects like this...
titch.ryan
July 1st, 2007, 09:23
cool. its great to see alternatives being created other tan dark alex's
Vangar
July 1st, 2007, 14:52
I dont think too many people will actually do this though, lol.
parkermauney
July 1st, 2007, 16:36
Yeah, I'm definitely not.
Cloudhunter
July 1st, 2007, 17:07
wow. he put the game in the flash? he must of removed allot of stuff from the fw.

Nah he didn't remove much, just music and video playing. People are bugging him to load those modules from the memory stick though, so it may change :p

HE also removed jap font, but all I can say is this is EPIC.

Here is a video of the installer in action :p

http://www.youtube.com/v/hWfa7Vzx0g
(the embed doesn't work here... direct link below.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hWfa7Vzx0g

The best thing about this? It's open source! :thumbup:

Cloudy
XpspX
July 1st, 2007, 20:24
Heres the flasher for it: http://www.freeplay.unaligned.org/pspdev/pbcfw/flasher/flasher.zip

Guess he released it =]
carlitx
July 1st, 2007, 21:45
sounds like a good proof of concept for built in games.
joesnose
July 1st, 2007, 22:17
ok, this is great and i dont think ill use it, but i would love to know how to load an eboot from flash???
parkermauney
July 2nd, 2007, 00:30
Wait, isn't this piracy?
mcdougall57
July 2nd, 2007, 00:55
why would you put a game on the flash... it seems pretty pointless to me. anyway, i like how in the video he just drops all the memory cards and umd lol

yeah that was pretty harsh lol, he would have had to remove a large chunk of stuff to fit an 8mbyte game in the flash, but its the first one ive seen.

what i would really like to see is a built in nes emulator which would only be about 600k - 1 mbyte ?


Wait, isn't this piracy?

not if he owns the game
parkermauney
July 2nd, 2007, 01:34
Yeah, but he released a flasher. Does it read from the umd?
Vangar
July 2nd, 2007, 04:11
Its a nice hack, but i still don't see any use for it at all.
Wally
July 3rd, 2007, 06:19
lul freeplay,

Crazy man!

Im sure freeplay just done it for the hell of it :) .

BTW freeplay nice haircut :)