Custom gameboots work dangerously on 2.80

[wraggster]

Via PSPfanboy

Those with homebrew on their PSPs have enjoyed a featured called "custom gameboots" for quite some time. These gameboots replace the PSP's default introductory sequence when launching a game. Players that were bored with seeing the PSP logo appear in front of a plain white background made cooler intros, usually involving anime characters, or ironically, gameboots from other machines.

It's been revealed that custom gameboots now work on PSPs with firmware 2.80. However, the method used is somewhat complicated that those without strong technical skills will certainly brick their PSPs trying to use it. "There are absolutely no safeguards in place when you use this program, and it allows you to do anything to any of the files in flash0. On firmware 2.80, even replacing a single PRX module will nearly guarantee a brick. We feel it's important to keep you guys safe, so we're going to keep this relatively quiet until a safer method can be published."

It appears that Sony's official firmware 2.80 has been cracked open like an egg. Expect the development community to continue to develop more and more interesting uses for the PSP as the weeks go by.

[bassmaster1313]

am i confused, or does this mean that there is kernal mode access with 2.80?
downgrader soon?

:-( sadly i have a TA-082, so i will just have to use the eloader for a while(or forever)

[acn010]

am i confused, or does this mean that there is kernal mode access with 2.80?
downgrader soon?

:-( sadly i have a TA-082, so i will just have to use the eloader for a while(or forever)

look up for softdater?


:rofl: omg, cranked like an egg, omg! lol ok, its an improvement for each version, thats good

[Project.funky]

am i confused, or does this mean that there is kernal mode access with 2.80?
downgrader soon?

:-( sadly i have a TA-082, so i will just have to use the eloader for a while(or forever)

It means anything and evrything has been unlocked on firmware 2.8 mate

[zidanerick]

It means anything and evrything has been unlocked on firmware 2.8 mate

Not yet it doesnt, it just means we are a step closer to unlocking everything

[Project.funky]

Not yet it doesnt, it just means we are a step closer to unlocking everything

but...but....he said cracked...like an egg!

[Cloudhunter]

The only thing that has been unlocked is flash0 writing. That isn't equal to kernel mode, or we'd be seeing downgraders already...

Cloudy

[Veskgar]

Well custom gameboots is the least exciting possibility with 2.80 flashing/cracking/hacking. I'm hoping that the door can be opened for more PSP owners with a future 2.80 downgrader.

Also, I wonder what Dark_AleX's thoughts are on this recent development. Perhaps he will evolve his custom firmware into a 2.8* SE at some point.

Usually in the past, this sort of thing starts a domino effect of breakthrough's regarding PSP firmware. Lets hope the trend continues.

Things have definitely slowed down since the DevHook & Downgrader craze of June/July and 3.00 firmware is just a week away.

[kando]

hehe the credits get lost in translation... :P

original discovery: kando
confirmation: Freeplay
other testing/help: train, birdman, vb_master, jordan, nopx86, lordsturm & cloudhunter!

thanks to team noobz for the xloader that allowed this in the first place

[ab88]

original discovery: kando
confirmation: Freeplay
other testing/help: train, birdman, vb_master, jordan, nopx86, lordsturm & cloudhunter!

thanks to team noobz for the xloader that allowed this in the first place

Yeah, I remember Kando discovered this a few days ago. He was the only one with the balls to attempt writting into his flasè0 partition. He SHOULD be mentioned on the article...