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junkfactory · 10-06-2009, 07:17 AM

What is the difference between executing EBOOT.BIN and BOOT.BIN in games? Can someone enlighten me?

**nickxab** · 10-06-2009, 10:21 AM

Ok.
The BOOT.BIN is the decrypted version of the EBOOT.BIN.
If you patched it then you will be able to play the game in a older fw.Like the Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny patch.
Although in some games the BOOT.BIN is a dummy file.Open it in a hex editor and you will notice that it has only dots.

junkfactory · 10-06-2009, 04:02 PM

nice thanks

**nickxab** · 10-07-2009, 03:09 AM

You are welcomed man

Problem solved,thread closed.

**Skyline34** · 10-07-2009, 03:41 AM

Hang on a minute, I thought the BOOT.BIN was for the game itself, where-as the EBOOT.BIN was for the Update Data if the game requires it.

**nickxab** · 10-07-2009, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyline34

Hang on a minute, I thought the BOOT.BIN was for the game itself, where-as the EBOOT.BIN was for the Update Data if the game requires it.

The eboot.bin that is the update is in the /PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/UPDATE/EBOOT.BIN
And the games "loaders"(BOOT.BIN and the EBOOT.BIN) are in this location:
/PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/EBOOT.BIN
/PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/BOOT.BIN

**Skyline34** · 10-07-2009, 06:37 AM

Ahaa, not having a PSP for almost a year has had its effects :]

**nickxab** · 10-07-2009, 07:18 AM

Lol what happened to your psp ?

**Skyline34** · 10-07-2009, 07:27 AM

I broked it =P

**elite999** · 10-07-2009, 09:15 AM

Mr.Grammar, I think you misspelled"broked", which should be broke.

You literally broke it?

**Skyline34** · 10-07-2009, 09:23 AM

Ohh c'mon I know it was meant to be pronounced "Broke", just thought I'd have some fun :]

Aces In The Palm · 10-15-2009, 01:07 PM

i think all boot.bin's past 3.00 are dummy files
the E in Eboot means Encrypted
if you look at recovery in custom firmware, advanced options in particular, there is an option to excecute boot.bin ISO\UMD, which is why you could run 2.81 games on 2.71SE CFW.
then sony figured that using the CFW recovery options you can enable the launch of boot.bin bypassing the encryption and so after that the boot.bin's were made into dummies but still used to check unencrypted file size (when you use yoshihiro's decrypter the unencrpted eboot.bin should be same size as the boot.bin dummy file)

**elite999** · 10-16-2009, 07:22 AM

@Skyline34, no. You were pretending to be nickxab.

@Aces In The Palm, agreed.

**nickxab** · 10-16-2009, 10:30 AM

Well not in all games.
The soul calibour has a non-dummy boot.bin.

Aces In The Palm · 10-16-2009, 09:30 PM

are you sure.
i just tried booting soul calibur UMD using excecute boot.bin in UMD\ISO
error 80020148
i'm pretty sure its a dummy.
i'll try opening it in hex editor when i get home to make sure, but it wont excecute the boot.bin

**nickxab** · 10-17-2009, 07:07 AM

Absolutely sure.

Look here

Aces In The Palm · 10-17-2009, 08:24 AM

ahh.
thanks for the link, interesting.
by the looks of it, if you just hex editted those strings and enable boot.bin excecution then it should work all the same.
i dont see why they would take a backwards step like this.
putting an unencrypted bootable on any UMD now is just asking for trouble, it makes it too easy to patch up.

good to know.
i havent started soul calibur yet but when i do, if loading times start pissin me off i'll be dumping and editting boot.bin for sure.

**nickxab** · 10-17-2009, 01:00 PM

Ok nice.
I have and a app that it will patch it too.

It is the easiest way.

10-06-2009, 07:17 AM	#1
junkfactory Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 33 Trader Feedback: 0	EBOOT.BIN vs BOOT.BIN? What is the difference between executing EBOOT.BIN and BOOT.BIN in games? Can someone enlighten me? Last edited by nickxab; 10-07-2009 at 06:17 AM..

10-06-2009, 10:21 AM	#2
nickxab Pro Hacker My Mood: Join Date: Jan 2009 Real First Name: Nick Location: Greece,Limnos Just Played: Counter Strike 1.6 Posts: 2,723 Blog Entries: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	Ok. The BOOT.BIN is the decrypted version of the EBOOT.BIN. If you patched it then you will be able to play the game in a older fw.Like the Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny patch. Although in some games the BOOT.BIN is a dummy file.Open it in a hex editor and you will notice that it has only dots. __________________ Phat PSP 1004 TA-079 v3+Sony 16GB Mark II+Two Sony Softmoded Pandoras with 5.00 m33-6+1.50 kernel+5.01 patch+6.20 version.txt iPhone jailbroken with OS 3.1.2 PS2 Slim model SCPH-75004 + MC boot 1.8 Fujitsu Simens Amilo PA1510+2.5GB Ram+AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8GHz+Windows XP My site My qj blog My guides Patch the 5.50/6.00 games to work with all FWs My CWCheat databases Working PSPTube scripts

10-07-2009, 03:09 AM	#4
nickxab Pro Hacker My Mood: Join Date: Jan 2009 Real First Name: Nick Location: Greece,Limnos Just Played: Counter Strike 1.6 Posts: 2,723 Blog Entries: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	You are welcomed man Problem solved,thread closed. __________________ Phat PSP 1004 TA-079 v3+Sony 16GB Mark II+Two Sony Softmoded Pandoras with 5.00 m33-6+1.50 kernel+5.01 patch+6.20 version.txt iPhone jailbroken with OS 3.1.2 PS2 Slim model SCPH-75004 + MC boot 1.8 Fujitsu Simens Amilo PA1510+2.5GB Ram+AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8GHz+Windows XP My site My qj blog My guides Patch the 5.50/6.00 games to work with all FWs My CWCheat databases Working PSPTube scripts

10-07-2009, 03:41 AM	#5
Skyline34 QJ's Nice-guy :) My Mood: Join Date: Mar 2006 Real First Name: Randy Andy Location: UK Just Played: Nazi Zombies Posts: 4,191 Trader Feedback: 0	Hang on a minute, I thought the BOOT.BIN was for the game itself, where-as the EBOOT.BIN was for the Update Data if the game requires it. __________________ On Facebook? JOIN MY MAFIA!

10-07-2009, 06:37 AM	#7
Skyline34 QJ's Nice-guy :) My Mood: Join Date: Mar 2006 Real First Name: Randy Andy Location: UK Just Played: Nazi Zombies Posts: 4,191 Trader Feedback: 0	Ahaa, not having a PSP for almost a year has had its effects :] __________________ On Facebook? JOIN MY MAFIA!

10-06-2009, 04:02 PM	#3
junkfactory Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 33 Trader Feedback: 0	nice thanks

10-07-2009, 07:18 AM	#8
nickxab Pro Hacker My Mood: Join Date: Jan 2009 Real First Name: Nick Location: Greece,Limnos Just Played: Counter Strike 1.6 Posts: 2,723 Blog Entries: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	Lol what happened to your psp ? __________________ Phat PSP 1004 TA-079 v3+Sony 16GB Mark II+Two Sony Softmoded Pandoras with 5.00 m33-6+1.50 kernel+5.01 patch+6.20 version.txt iPhone jailbroken with OS 3.1.2 PS2 Slim model SCPH-75004 + MC boot 1.8 Fujitsu Simens Amilo PA1510+2.5GB Ram+AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8GHz+Windows XP My site My qj blog My guides Patch the 5.50/6.00 games to work with all FWs My CWCheat databases Working PSPTube scripts

10-07-2009, 07:27 AM	#9
Skyline34 QJ's Nice-guy :) My Mood: Join Date: Mar 2006 Real First Name: Randy Andy Location: UK Just Played: Nazi Zombies Posts: 4,191 Trader Feedback: 0	I broked it =P __________________ On Facebook? JOIN MY MAFIA!

10-07-2009, 09:23 AM	#11
Skyline34 QJ's Nice-guy :) My Mood: Join Date: Mar 2006 Real First Name: Randy Andy Location: UK Just Played: Nazi Zombies Posts: 4,191 Trader Feedback: 0	Ohh c'mon I know it was meant to be pronounced "Broke", just thought I'd have some fun :] __________________ On Facebook? JOIN MY MAFIA!

10-15-2009, 01:07 PM	#12
Aces In The Palm My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2006 Real First Name: Clint Location: Australia West Coast Just Played: Ys7 Posts: 18 Trader Feedback: 0	i think all boot.bin's past 3.00 are dummy files the E in Eboot means Encrypted if you look at recovery in custom firmware, advanced options in particular, there is an option to excecute boot.bin ISO\UMD, which is why you could run 2.81 games on 2.71SE CFW. then sony figured that using the CFW recovery options you can enable the launch of boot.bin bypassing the encryption and so after that the boot.bin's were made into dummies but still used to check unencrypted file size (when you use yoshihiro's decrypter the unencrpted eboot.bin should be same size as the boot.bin dummy file)

10-16-2009, 10:30 AM	#14
nickxab Pro Hacker My Mood: Join Date: Jan 2009 Real First Name: Nick Location: Greece,Limnos Just Played: Counter Strike 1.6 Posts: 2,723 Blog Entries: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	Well not in all games. The soul calibour has a non-dummy boot.bin. __________________ Phat PSP 1004 TA-079 v3+Sony 16GB Mark II+Two Sony Softmoded Pandoras with 5.00 m33-6+1.50 kernel+5.01 patch+6.20 version.txt iPhone jailbroken with OS 3.1.2 PS2 Slim model SCPH-75004 + MC boot 1.8 Fujitsu Simens Amilo PA1510+2.5GB Ram+AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8GHz+Windows XP My site My qj blog My guides Patch the 5.50/6.00 games to work with all FWs My CWCheat databases Working PSPTube scripts

10-16-2009, 09:30 PM	#15
Aces In The Palm My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2006 Real First Name: Clint Location: Australia West Coast Just Played: Ys7 Posts: 18 Trader Feedback: 0	are you sure. i just tried booting soul calibur UMD using excecute boot.bin in UMD\ISO error 80020148 i'm pretty sure its a dummy. i'll try opening it in hex editor when i get home to make sure, but it wont excecute the boot.bin

10-17-2009, 07:07 AM	#16
nickxab Pro Hacker My Mood: Join Date: Jan 2009 Real First Name: Nick Location: Greece,Limnos Just Played: Counter Strike 1.6 Posts: 2,723 Blog Entries: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	Absolutely sure. Look here __________________ Phat PSP 1004 TA-079 v3+Sony 16GB Mark II+Two Sony Softmoded Pandoras with 5.00 m33-6+1.50 kernel+5.01 patch+6.20 version.txt iPhone jailbroken with OS 3.1.2 PS2 Slim model SCPH-75004 + MC boot 1.8 Fujitsu Simens Amilo PA1510+2.5GB Ram+AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8GHz+Windows XP My site My qj blog My guides Patch the 5.50/6.00 games to work with all FWs My CWCheat databases Working PSPTube scripts

10-17-2009, 08:24 AM	#17
Aces In The Palm My Mood: Join Date: Oct 2006 Real First Name: Clint Location: Australia West Coast Just Played: Ys7 Posts: 18 Trader Feedback: 0	ahh. thanks for the link, interesting. by the looks of it, if you just hex editted those strings and enable boot.bin excecution then it should work all the same. i dont see why they would take a backwards step like this. putting an unencrypted bootable on any UMD now is just asking for trouble, it makes it too easy to patch up. good to know. i havent started soul calibur yet but when i do, if loading times start pissin me off i'll be dumping and editting boot.bin for sure.

10-17-2009, 01:00 PM	#18
nickxab Pro Hacker My Mood: Join Date: Jan 2009 Real First Name: Nick Location: Greece,Limnos Just Played: Counter Strike 1.6 Posts: 2,723 Blog Entries: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	Ok nice. I have and a app that it will patch it too. It is the easiest way. __________________ Phat PSP 1004 TA-079 v3+Sony 16GB Mark II+Two Sony Softmoded Pandoras with 5.00 m33-6+1.50 kernel+5.01 patch+6.20 version.txt iPhone jailbroken with OS 3.1.2 PS2 Slim model SCPH-75004 + MC boot 1.8 Fujitsu Simens Amilo PA1510+2.5GB Ram+AMD Sempron 3400+ 1.8GHz+Windows XP My site My qj blog My guides Patch the 5.50/6.00 games to work with all FWs My CWCheat databases Working PSPTube scripts

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