ExcruciationX's 2.71 SE-C Installation Tutorial

[Vibestar]

I took me 2 hours to make the dxar file. But now it's oke.
Went from 2.71SE-B" to C and it works fine.

[Briggzy11]

Thank you for the guide it is very good, I actually already installed it but I know it will definately help them people that say "Whats SE-C" or "How do you install it on a firmware 3.1 Million" lol

More tutorials please your perfect at them

[Poem58]

Yeah I guess I haven't been paying attention...I have 1.5...and Devhook...what is the advantages/purpose of this firmware?

[Briggzy11]

The advantages of this firmware are quite simple...

...You have the ability to load all 2.71 games, use flash, load homebrew and them naughty files people download that are basically PSP Games lol.

It also has the ability to load prx's that can change the way the psp is to work for example theres a prx that lets you play your own music in any game, It causes some problems but it can be done.

Hope that helps Poem58

Basically its a 1.50 psp with all the features of a 2.71

[Russoxley187]

Why do they call this the golden firmware?
Whats the difference in just using Devhook?
I have a 1.5 that I just use devhook on now with no probs, why would I install this?

[Psyberjock]

The best thing about 2.71 SE is that you don't have to constantly reboot in and out of 2.71 and 1.50. You always have both and it doesn't matter if you have to hard reset.

Furthermore, you can use the new 2.8 and 2.71 SE Devhook patch to run 2.8 games. Currently Devhook alone cannot run 2.8. (not a version that is available to the public anyway)

Also, you can use xflash to make your psp more pimp than is possible with devhook alone. (at least easier to do it) While using xflash, you even have the peace of mind that if you did accidentally do something wrong, 2.71 SE has anti-bricking protections that can enable you to boot an eboot before the XMB even starts. Thus allowing you to reinstall 2.71 or run xflash and repair the damage you've created.

But perhaps the best features, or at least my favorites, are the game storage and booting features. There is a seperate folder for 2.71 software and 1.50 software, and actually the GAME150 folder can run 1.0 or 1.5 eboots. So there are no longer any corrupt icons at all. Even if you don't want to convert your eboots to 1.0 from 1.5, you can use the additional configuration settings to hide all remaining corrupt icons. Then the only way you end up with a corrupt icon is if the game is actually broken. Lastly in this category, your memory stick residing umds can all be loaded DIRECTLY from the memory stick location in the XMB. You don't have to load any kind of ASCII menu and select a file name and select start, you see the icon, music, and video of the game in the memory stick menu of the XMB. Just like a demo, but it's the full game. You don't even have to move it from your iso folder or do anything to it. It's just automatic.

Lastly, a good benefit is that the settings files are all stored in the flash, so you don't have to ever worry about accidentally corrupting them and having to reinstall Devhook. They're generated by the XMB and they are valid 2.71 settings files. They even persist over upgrades just like a non-custom firmware.

All in all, if you're not using SE-C, you're not using the best the scene has to offer.

[dejkirkby]

Regarding the 2.80/1 games, you can run them with 1.5 FW using the DevHook Hybrid. In fact, with the 3.01 security prx files you can run upto 3.01. Obviously there are no 3.01 UMD's available yet to test these claims but the potential is there. Currently, DevHook Hybrid has absolutely no problems with 2.81 FW UMD's.

[ExcruciationX]

Thank you for the guide it is very good, I actually already installed it but I know it will definately help them people that say "Whats SE-C" or "How do you install it on a firmware 3.1 Million" lol

More tutorials please your perfect at them

Wow, 158 views, it must be good! I thought it was mediocre myself.

What other tutorials could you think of, that I could do?

[ExcruciationX]

I converted it to WMV, so everyone can watch it now.

[Briggzy11]

Well I know some people are confused about the latest PS1 emulator...

...& theres some questions regarding Flashing to SE-C at the moment, tutorials on them would be fantastic for other users of the fine PSP Homebrew scene