Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories On Firmware V2.00

[vincesecuricor2005]

even more bad news i bought fifa 06 today and it works with version tricker BUT.... it tends to crash mid match occasionally arse

[Viper Snake]

We all know the best solution to this is to hack 2.00 to play emulators and homebrew.

[vincesecuricor2005]

but its got me thinking, weve had 2.00 for AGES and still no hack well no hack that allows the freedom of 1.50 so is it ever gonna be hackable and what about all those comments about 2.50 being possibly easier than 2.00 simply cos theres more on it = more chance of a loophole (sigh)

[PSP_Newbie]

The games not only encrypted in 2.0 but it uses video formats that 1.50 doesnt even support. I dont see this working on 1.50 unless someone pours an ungodly amount of time into it, basically re-writing most of the code, not to mention like Vince said re-encoding all the video in standard format, and I doubt it would even work after all that.

my guess is if they figure out the BFM or whatever firmware loader and they can boot 2.0 lets say and avoid all the trouble
i wish...

[vincesecuricor2005]

I think im safe in saying we all do fella

[YourStillWithMe]

I was going to give my brother my other psp for x-mas but umm that is no longer happening in seeing that Homebrew I can see is going to diminish in the near future. . . If Fifa 06 runs but freezes were all doomed guys. . . I have a 1.50 and im probably just gonna keep my 2.00 where it is for now at least until a crack for GTA has been found or something good comes along to the scene. I cherish my 1.5 with my life and let NO ONE touch it. YOU should do the same. If i were you i'd save up some $ and get another psp to play the new games and have homebrew at the same time i hated the idea for a LONNNGGGG time but got over it because I hink its worth it Homebrew and great media FOREVER as opposed to giving it up when half of the games suck on psp such a pain with the umd's too and so scary if you drop them or the system ISOS are sooo handy (I have 2 1gb mem sticks too ) and no im not rich i paid for all this stuff myself I work!

[J sims]

We should try to get the eboot loader for 2.0 to launch SXT Firmware BFM. Then we can launch 1.50 form a version 2.0 psp. To be honest I think were are a little closer to doing this than launching 2.0 form a 1.5 psp.

[PSP_Newbie]

only problem with that is it relies heavily on kernel-mode i believe, which the eboot loader cant access at all...so no system-related homebrew =(
until they figure out a way...

[vincesecuricor2005]

Call to all coders save us please!

[MaxSMoke]

Look, there is no difference between video and audio in Firmware 2.0. Well the video player has been upgraded to be more open, it still plays MP4 video, just like it did before. I've personally encoded and watched 4 full length movies on my PSP since I've bought it. Somebody actually extracted audio AND video from GTA and played it on a Firmware 1.5 system by replacing files in a SSX Tricky ISO. The guy said it played just fine, he could see GTA's intro and play some of the radio stations. There is NO issue with video or audio.

So the only *REAL* issue are the encrypted data files the GTA Eboot file needs. Because of the hardcore, DoD-style encryption, the Eboot can't be just cracked, it would take about 10,000 years to do using brute force. What's needed is the 2.0 Firmware running, somehow, in the background. This means the only way around is on Firmware 1.5 systems is to get Firmware 2.0 emulated somehow. Once Firmware can be emulated, Sony won't be able to stop any future Homebrew. We'll be able to play our stuff using new Firmware emulation until the end of time.

Personally, I'm as mad as Hell over this, because I pre-paid for my GTA-LC months ago! I had it all paid off, and this Tuesday, when it was released, was going to be a special day for me. Instead, it was a HUGE disappointment. And I can't help thinking this is going to happen again and again in the future. With some patience, this isn't a huge problem, since hacks and cracks are always being made by some dedicated and kind hearted people... but I'm really sick of waiting. I'm going to buy a 2nd PSP, maybe a white one, and screw it up with all of the latest firmware it'll take. That way I'll have one good PSP (my Hero in Black), and one hosed PSP (the loser in White), to enjoy all PSP software with.

Now to just come up with $275 for yet ANOTHER PSP.