First PRX program, need help to optimise.

[aliasneo]

Hi people, I have just written my first PRX program which I hope to release for people to use as soon as it works right and has had a little BETA testing.

I need a little help though, the program is meant to run before the XMB shows, and display some information by blitting text over then entire screen.

So far the program works but with a couple of problems, first of all, it loads after the XMB, second when it's blitting, the XMB can be seen beneath the text, third, since it loads approx the same time as XMB it pauses slightly as the XMB loads.

What I need is some help on making it load sooner, I.E. before XMB ... or displaying something over the entire screen to hide the XMB (a black rectangle?) until the program runs and finishes, hopefully this will fix the problem of XMB showing through and slowdown (because the program can be delayed a little since XMB is hidden by the rectangle.

Any help appreciated. Thanks

[pj1115]

Hmm.. You could try and load it before the vshmain, how, I don't know.

Otherwise, a drastic alternative would be to turn your module into the VSHMAIN, and load all the necessary VSH modules from yours, like how Dark_AleX's POC firmware did. Not sure how well it would work on more recent firmwares, though.
As for not displaying the XMB, you could use some gfx libs to draw a black rectangle over the screen, like you said. Clearing the screen doesn't work when you're in the XMB, I think. Don't quote me on that though. :P

Otherwise, I'm stumped.

[Mr305]

Coding PRX's isn't a good way to begin programming.

[aliasneo]

Originally Posted by Mr305

Coding PRX's isn't a good way to begin programming.

Who's beginning programming by coding PRX's?

I'v been programming for 10 years, it's PSP programming i'm not familiar with, and even so, this PRX isn't my first PSP program, I have written other working programs in EBOOTs.

As the title says "First PRX Program" ... It's my first PRX not my first program

[Mr305]

Originally Posted by aliasneo

Who's beginning programming by coding PRX's?

I'v been programming for 10 years, it's PSP programming i'm not familiar with, and even so, this PRX isn't my first PSP program, I have written other working programs in EBOOTs.

As the title says "First PRX Program" ... It's my first PRX not my first program

Oh! Sorry... Good work.

Just this massive influx of PRX's makes me mad... Like flashers do...

[aliasneo]

Originally Posted by Mr305

Oh! Sorry... Good work.

Just this massive influx of PRX's makes me mad... Like flashers do...

Noone said I am making this to release, I am making this for personaland educational purposes. It may be released if there is a call for it.

Now i would be graful if people who intend to help could reply, thanks

[pspballer07]

yea what pj1115 said about making your own vshmain prx would work but u have a high risk of bricking ur psp if u don't know what ur doing. Another thing u could do for OE firmwares is to make ur own recovery prx and replace then old one but then its not really a plugin(if thats what ur tryin to do).

[aliasneo]

Originally Posted by pspballer07

yea what pj1115 said about making your own vshmain prx would work but u have a high risk of bricking ur psp if u don't know what ur doing. Another thing u could do for OE firmwares is to make ur own recovery prx and replace then old one but then its not really a plugin(if thats what ur tryin to do).

Yeh it's a plugin, I just need it to run before the XMB shows, or atleast for it to hidethe XMB while it runs, it runs for no more than a few seconds then exits.