New EBOOT loader for v2.0 firmware

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10-09-2005, 07:14 PM
Fanjita

New EBOOT loader for v2.0 firmware

Thought you might like to know about a work-in-progress EBOOT loader for v2.0 firmware, that improves on the existing v0.1 loader.

This now works with a much larger range of homebrew than the previous loader, and includes diagnostic information if it has problems loading a particular EBOOT.

The main limitation is that it does NOT support kernel-mode applications.

I'd be very interested to hear from people with their test results - both for interesting homebrew that does now work, and also for any EBOOTs that still aren't working.

You can download it here.

The readme file inside the ZIP contains installation instructions.
10-09-2005, 07:15 PM
sumpaintballer41

Wow, thanx for the heads up...is there still a 64 kb cap?
10-09-2005, 10:37 PM
Powerman

confused... homebrew works for 2.0 ? ? ?!!!
10-10-2005, 01:18 AM
Fanjita

There is no 64kB cap.

And yes, a lot of homebrew (but not all) will now work on 2.0. It's still a bit early to guess at what proportion does work, but that proportion is definitely going up all the time.
10-10-2005, 01:54 AM
quetz67

Is there a list of which homebrew stuff that already runs?

And maybe a tuturial how to change your homebrew code to be 2.0 compliant?

Is there still stuff that just cant be changed to run because of user mode limitation (something like changing frequency I presume)?
10-10-2005, 01:59 AM
Reap3r

omg fanjita this loader is awse, i just put the 1.0 version of attack of the mutants on it and am playing..!!!!
I bow down to u
10-10-2005, 02:59 AM
Reap3r

hmpf odd, when i tried to play AOTM again after turning off the psp for 10 seconds, it wont load....
10-10-2005, 03:49 AM
Fanjita

Quetz67: The readme in the zip file contains a list of the apps I've tested against, which isn't huge - mostly I was just testing the concept rather than trying to run anything very interesting.

One thing I noticed that doesn't work (which is a real shame) is LUAPlayer - but I'm hopeful that I can get that at least partially working, to open up access to the large collection of LUA apps that are available.

I will at some point add some info about how to make the apps compliant - but the main thing is that you can't use any kernel-mode code.

Reap3r : Did you try turning off and retrying a second time? What's the error you get when it doesn't work?
10-10-2005, 03:54 AM
TeamOverload

sounds good, ill have to test it once i get my psp exchanged today or tomorrow..keep up the good work!
10-10-2005, 05:05 AM
Axehead

I tried running the PSPuzzle 0.7 eboot (listed as compatible) but it didn't work.
It got further than any other eboot I've tried though. It gets to the point where it says press x to load or o to dump but after pressing x it does nothing. I noticed that the front end of the game seemed to have loaded in the bottom right of the screen but it was extremely small making the text unreadable.

I'm using a european 2.0 psp.
10-10-2005, 02:07 PM
Reap3r

yeah fanjita ive tried turning off psp and trying again...
all the games i have tried either work, or just go to th escreen saying press x to proceed, but u cant click anything.
10-10-2005, 02:13 PM
Campbell

If it can open file assistant that can open other eboots....
10-10-2005, 03:29 PM
Mikami

Anyone tried the Snes Emulator with this? Literally, that's all I'm waiting for on 2.0 homebrew.
10-11-2005, 04:25 AM
Fanjita

Axehead: I'm surprised you're having trouble with PSPuzzle, I tested v0.7 again on my PSP last night and it worked fine. Try rebooting your PSP, and try again.

There seem to be a few reliability issues at the moment - i.e. some apps work some of the time, but not at other times. I'm hoping to add some patches to fix some of that tonight - in particular:

- display mode reliability : seems like that might be what's wrong with PSPuzzle, I have an idea that should help.
- extra diagnostic info to help with crashes
- better CWD environment setting, should help with
- lack of sound in Attack of the Mutants
- (hopefully) lockups at ROM selection screen in NesterJ

Campbell FF : I doubt that file assistant will be able to load EBOOTs on 2.0. In fact, chances are that it needs kernel-mode to do that on the 1.5 firmware, in which case it won't even be able to start under 2.0.
10-11-2005, 09:13 PM
Kiljoy

does jpegviewer work?
10-11-2005, 09:18 PM
??????

Great work Fanjita, I hope to see how far you go with this! Good luck
10-11-2005, 10:55 PM
quetz67

Did anyone contact those guys who got into kernel mode on the AIBO?
10-12-2005, 12:24 AM
Fanjita

Just released a new version (0.3) to my website.

Main changes:
- adds a file chooser to let you load an EBOOT.PBP from anywhere on your memory stick.
- more stable startup code - should start more programs (such as PSPuzzle, that someone had trouble with) first time, also fixes sound on Attack of the Mutants.
- supports files with multiple program segments
10-12-2005, 02:23 AM
Reap3r

i just tried the doom in the emulator pack in the files section, it works!!!! Thanks a lot man!
10-12-2005, 03:44 AM
Fanjita

PSP-Quake also seems to work :)
10-12-2005, 03:52 AM
quetz67

Zitat:

Zitat von Fanjita

PSP-Quake also seems to work :)

Can you save your game or is that kernel mode only?
10-12-2005, 04:07 AM
Axehead

Zitat:

Zitat von Fanjita

Just released a new version (0.3) to my website.

Main changes:
- adds a file chooser to let you load an EBOOT.PBP from anywhere on your memory stick.
- more stable startup code - should start more programs (such as PSPuzzle, that someone had trouble with) first time, also fixes sound on Attack of the Mutants.
- supports files with multiple program segments

Just been trying out the new version and unfortunately it doesn't work with anything (including PSPuzzle). It does the same thing each time with every eboot I've tried (and I've tried a lot). The loader boots and allows me to change directories and select an eboot but when I press x to load it, the screen goes blank except for the 'EBOOT Loader v0.3 by Fanjita (Based on work by Saotome)' message at the top and the psp shutsdown after about 30 seconds.

Have you tested it on a european 2.0 PSP?
10-12-2005, 04:09 AM
TeamOverload

well u must be doing something wrong, because everyone else says it works, h/o ill update to 2.0 now
10-12-2005, 04:17 AM
Axehead

Zitat:

Zitat von TeamOverload

well u must be doing something wrong, because everyone else says it works, h/o ill update to 2.0 now

No, I've checked at least a dozen times and everything is exactly how it should be as described in the readme.txt
10-12-2005, 04:31 AM
TeamOverload

hang on, im trying it now, i had to convert all my eboots to 1.00 eboots, so that they are a single file

I am going to try a few files and i will keep updating the status after each one:

Working Homebrew:
AOTM:Works
PSPong: Works
PSP Blackjack: Working
Original JP Tetris: Working

Non Working Homebrew:
CrazyPaint v0.3: Does Not Work, gets too press X to launch screen then freezes
Lua Player v0.11: Does not work, Kernal App Error
FastLoader: Does not work, Kernal App Error
DJSP: Does not work, Kernal App Error
PSP Calculator v0.2: Does Not Work, gets too press X to launch screen then freezes
DoomPSP: Does Not Work, gets too press X to launch screen then freezes
Arkanoid: Crashes PSP before loads
Puyo Puyo: Does Not Work, gets too press X to launch screen then freezes

**KEEP CHECKING THIS POST AS I WILL KEEP UPDATING THE LIST***
10-12-2005, 04:46 AM
quetz67

Zitat:

Zitat von TeamOverload

hang on, im trying it now, i had to convert all my eboots to 1.00 eboots, so that they are a single file

I am going to try a few files and i will keep updating the status after each one:

Working Homebrew:
AOTM:Works

Non Working Homebrew:
CrazyPaint v0.3: Does Not Work, gets too press X to launch screen then freezes
Lua Player v0.11: Does not work, Kernal App Error
FastLoader: Does not work, Kernal App Error

**KEEP CHECKING THIS POST AS I WILL KEEP UPDATING THE LIST***

This deserves its own sticky
10-12-2005, 04:59 AM
janlothar

Can it run Eboots that were made for 1.5 AND 1.0 PSP's?
10-12-2005, 05:00 AM
TeamOverload

some 1.0/1.5 games
10-12-2005, 05:02 AM
Fanjita

Zitat:

Zitat von Axehead

Just been trying out the new version and unfortunately it doesn't work with anything (including PSPuzzle). It does the same thing each time with every eboot I've tried (and I've tried a lot). The loader boots and allows me to change directories and select an eboot but when I press x to load it, the screen goes blank except for the 'EBOOT Loader v0.3 by Fanjita (Based on work by Saotome)' message at the top and the psp shutsdown after about 30 seconds.

Have you tested it on a european 2.0 PSP?

I only have access to a European 2.0 PSP, so yes :)

I really don't understand why it isn't working for you. Are you running the loader from a completely fresh reboot? IF so, do you have custom wallpaper set? That's the only thing I can think of that might change the environment enough to throw things out.

The next enhancement I want to make is to add debug info when a crash like this occurs, maybe that will help you out.
10-12-2005, 05:32 AM
YesIAmAnIdiot

It never works, it always litterally shuts off my PSP when I run homebrew, even ones that have been confirmed working.
10-12-2005, 06:17 AM
Axehead

Zitat:

Zitat von Fanjita

I only have access to a European 2.0 PSP, so yes :)

I really don't understand why it isn't working for you. Are you running the loader from a completely fresh reboot? IF so, do you have custom wallpaper set? That's the only thing I can think of that might change the environment enough to throw things out.

The next enhancement I want to make is to add debug info when a crash like this occurs, maybe that will help you out.

I've found what the problem is. There seems to be a limit on the number of directories you can have under the psp\game\ folder. I had copied about 20 eboots into their own separate directories to try them out. After deleting everything and adding back just the pspuzzle eboot in it's own folder it started working. I kept adding additional folders 1 by 1, testing PSPuzzle each time until it stopped working which was at 19 folders. Just deleting the 19th folder got it working again.

Hope this info helps and thanks for all the work you've put into this

EDIT: Just tried reordering the directories and it seems to work perfectly well if you just split all your eboot folders between sub directories under the PSP\GAME folder
10-12-2005, 10:58 AM
TeamOverload

http://forums.qj.net/psp-homebrew-hacks-help/21186-official-psp-2-00-working-homebrew-discussion.html

Check out my updated list of working EBOOTs!
10-12-2005, 02:26 PM
Bisnicks

help!!! when i try to run Quake it goes to the screen that says X: launch and the O: don't start or whatever but when i click to launch it say it is loading then all of a sudden the font gets all big displaying the X: launch and the O: don't start screen. :icon_mad:
10-12-2005, 02:32 PM
Zealot_124984

does the gb/gbc emu work, thats the only thing i want to know
10-14-2005, 07:03 PM
weese

Just slap me if i'm stupid.

If we can't access the kernel can't we just put the firmware dump or a firmware dump of the files in the kernel so they can access them??? If not just slap me for asking;
10-14-2005, 07:20 PM
Render

anyone else having trouble getting the new .4 loader to start??? .3 works fine but when I change it to v.4 it hangs at the eboot loader picture folder

thnx
10-14-2005, 08:19 PM
meatwad

ya it hangs after i get into the folder to
10-14-2005, 09:03 PM
Skaifey

*nods* It definitely hangs. I'll try and find 0.3 for me.
10-14-2005, 10:16 PM
Matty323

I am having trobs with SMS Emu, somtimes it dosnt load, somtimes it loads to a black screen, Help i really want this
10-14-2005, 11:20 PM
meatwad

right now we should try to figure out why .4 doesnt work

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