Custom Firmware - The proof of concept

You guys wouldn't believe how long this took me to upload...
As again please Firmware emulate this first,
i did then i flashed it ;).

SAFTEY FIRST! :p

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Be sure to read the config file so you know whats been changed etc...

thank u !! wow 3mb file took u that long..hahaha :p

yes usbhostfs works, but cannot redirect by itself. I was refering to a usb driver that all usb connection whenever you are in the XMB. This could increase the risk of corruption when modifying files and opening menus in the xmb, so be wary.

c5cha7, can I use that to flash in my screenshotbmp.prx somehow? I just need a method.

i don't want read 20 pages.... can someone explain me what the 'c5cha7.zip' is? And which PRX's can i use with the config File? (Except AutoUSB and Screenshoot)

ok... i dont want to read 85 pages about this...so can anyone sum up for me what has happened in this thread? and what things pl have made for this so far or what ever?

you could just read one back. It is a modified POC custom firmware that will allow you to load devhook upon boot by holding down the L shoulder button.

That should about cover your questions, we are still discovering many things. I made a list of working custom prxs about 6 posts back. Hopefully you can read that much.

i know its a custom firmware and i have it and everything...bt it seems ppl have been editing it?

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Zitat von manaox2

yes usbhostfs works, but cannot redirect by itself. I was refering to a usb driver that all usb connection whenever you are in the XMB. This could increase the risk of corruption when modifying files and opening menus in the xmb, so be wary.

c5cha7, can I use that to flash in my screenshotbmp.prx somehow? I just need a method.

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I'll edit flashmod to flash screenshotbmp.prx after,
then you can hopefully tell the config file to look in
Flash0:/kd/screenshotbmp.prx :) .

I'm just gonna take a small 2 min break. :p

EDIT: My c5cha7 file allows you to do what he said \/

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Well, it would be a neat idea to include a custom config file, to where it has each button, and you can map a homebrew to any of the buttons to load on startup. Because I'm running two versions of Devhook on my PSP due to some compatibility issues and convenince, so it would be nice if I could just edit a text file to map any button to any homebrew and be able to choose which Devhook to load on startup =P

And thanks for the effort!

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Sorry i was too lazy to type all that :p .

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I'll edit flashmod to flash screenshotbmp.prx after,
then you can hopefully tell the config file to look in
Flash0:/kd/screenshotbmp.prx :) .

I'm just gonna take a small 2 min break. :p

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Thank you so much. I know that is a large favor to ask. Can't wait to see if it works.

ok, thx

So with what you posted, for the hold L Trigger thing, what exactly do I use to flash it to the firmware? Do I go to "Turn on wave effect in background", since it says on that one that it writes the VSHmain.prx?

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EDIT: My c5cha7 file allows you to do what he said \/


Sorry i was too lazy to type all that :p .

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It doesn't do ALL of what I said. Part of my post was about mapping any button =P But I like what you've done already, thanks a lot!

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So with what you posted, for the hold L Trigger thing, what exactly do I use to flash it to the firmware? Do I go to "Turn on wave effect in background", since it says on that one that it writes the VSHmain.prx?

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Affirmative... I mean correct lol :p .
Been watching too much Terminator :o .

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It doesn't do ALL of what I said. Part of my post was about mapping any button =P But I like what you've done already, thanks a lot!?

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Sorry :o , but atleast its a start :p .

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I can always re-edit the VSHMAIN.PRX Again :) .
I'll try my best to fit your description.

lol cool

n/m im wrong. Realize its 4:37 AM here. I need sleep.

Hmm. I just tried your mod. When I first did it, it took like 10 seconds for it to boot into Devhook. Now, EVERY time I turn on my PSP it boots into Devhook even when I don't hold L. I think I'll wait until this is a bit more refined. Can you upload the original vshmain.prx so I can flash it back on? =\

EDIT: Hmm, I just realized that it's just acting as if I had never done anything to the vshmain.prx, it still autoloads it even if I don't press L, but doesn't load it if I put a # before the line with the homebrew location. This is what it has, maybe I just did something wrong >_>

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###########################################################################################
############### Configuration file for the Custom Firmware - Proof of Concept #############
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############################Modified and Tested By c5cha7##################################
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# Set it to true if you want to enable the execution of normal pbp's, no-kxploited
nokxploit = true;

# Set it to true if you want to hide the icons
# Note: if you have a lot of things in the game folder, it could cause a slowdown
hidecorrupt = true;

# Set it to true if you want to skip the $CE logo. In this way you can also skip
# the auto-execution of the umd that so many people hate :)
skiplogo = true;

# Specify a program to autoexecute at startup.
# Hold L-Trigger (For 3 Seconds) on startup to execute your Autoboot homebrew.

autoboot = "ms0:/PSP/GAME/Devhook .44/EBOOT.PBP";

#Specify a maximum of 10 modules to load and start at the startup with the vsh.

loadmodule0 = "ms0:/screenshotbmp.prx"
#loadmodule1 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule2 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule3 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule4 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule5 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule6 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule7 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule8 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule9 = "blahblah"

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Wow. That stinks. Kind of like temporarily updating. :P Just reflash the original from the custom firmware installation. It'll overwrite it itself.

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can i delete the installer after the customer firmware is installed?

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simple question here sorry

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Hard to believe we don't have a program to flash any file we want into the flash already. Don't think I would want to be responsible for a non-read only version of file-assistant though, even though I really want one.

I can't believe I am staying up all night for this. You know I spent all day reading all of those posts? :Argh: This is too interesting. If someone else cares to try it first, let me know if you can change ms0: to something like f0: so that you can load custom prx's from the flash. I don't really want to keep them on the memstick when I can have them at all times.

Yes you can delete the installer after it is installed.
Here is a list of all working prxs:
psplink.prx
screenshotbmp.prx

There is also a usb prx floating about that is reported working.

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A simple question that I answered. I'm cranky.

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Hmm. I just tried your mod. When I first did it, it took like 10 seconds for it to boot into Devhook. Now, EVERY time I turn on my PSP it boots into Devhook even when I don't hold L. I think I'll wait until this is a bit more refined. Can you upload the original vshmain.prx so I can flash it back on? =\

EDIT: Hmm, I just realized that it's just acting as if I had never done anything to the vshmain.prx, it still autoloads it even if I don't press L, but doesn't load it if I put a # before the line with the homebrew location. This is what it has, maybe I just did something wrong >_>

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###########################################################################################
############### Configuration file for the Custom Firmware - Proof of Concept #############
###########################################################################################
############################Modified and Tested By c5cha7##################################
###########################################################################################


# Set it to true if you want to enable the execution of normal pbp's, no-kxploited
nokxploit = true;

# Set it to true if you want to hide the icons
# Note: if you have a lot of things in the game folder, it could cause a slowdown
hidecorrupt = true;

# Set it to true if you want to skip the $CE logo. In this way you can also skip
# the auto-execution of the umd that so many people hate :)
skiplogo = true;

# Specify a program to autoexecute at startup.
# Hold L-Trigger (For 3 Seconds) on startup to execute your Autoboot homebrew.

autoboot = "ms0:/PSP/GAME/Devhook .44/EBOOT.PBP";

#Specify a maximum of 10 modules to load and start at the startup with the vsh.

loadmodule0 = "ms0:/screenshotbmp.prx"
#loadmodule1 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule2 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule3 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule4 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule5 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule6 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule7 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule8 = "blahblah"
#loadmodule9 = "blahblah"

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It works fine for me, i'll keep testing until i can confirm
its working 100% (yet it doe's work for me lol...)

P.S
your best of re-installing the Custom Firmware POC made by Dark_alex.

I was gonna do this right now

but I think I'll wait for some one Much smarter then me like "c5cha7" to realse a modded version that has more stuff on it :D

So reflash the custom firmware, then flash the vshmain you made? Or the other way around? Sorry, I'm just tired and I don't wanna **** anything up XD

So been away for about 10 hours and there`s 40 more pages, can someone give me a recap on whats new after the screenshot prx ? please ?

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So reflash the custom firmware, then flash the vshmain you made? Or the other way around? Sorry, I'm just tired and I don't wanna **** anything up XD

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lol i should be saying sorry :p .
Anyway use the "original" Dark_alex Custom Firmware installer
located on the fist page of this post :) .
It will just re-flash it back to the way it was before ;).

wait on reflashing the original custom firmware to overwrite and replace the custom vshmain. You technically should be able to reflash a new custom vshmain overtop of that. What happens though, per se, if you reinstall the custom firmware and it replaces the vshmain_real with the custom one he has on there now? Wouldn't that BRICK his psp?

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wait on reflashing the original custom firmware to overwrite and replace the custom vshmain. You technically should be able to reflash a new custom vshmain overtop of that. What happens though, per se, if you reinstall the custom firmware and it replaces the vshmain_real with the custom one he has on there now? Wouldn't that BRICK his psp?

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Then i'd say don't do it! :p
Just use Slashers uninstaller then re-install the original mod again.

I'm getting confuzzled...

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It wouldn't brick anyway ;).
Dark_Alex was smart enough to put a MD5 Checker on the Eboot :p .

LOL yeah. I hope he gets that message in time. Now I feel bad.

I g2g to sleep for now as its 5 am. I'll check tomorrow as soon as I awake to check and try out my idea. Wonder what that freeplay is going to end up with? goodnight all.

Yeah, I got the message.

I wasn't gonna simply re-do the mod while it's still installed, that sounded a little odd even to me, so I ran the uninstaller from Slasher then came back here and saw the message =P

EDIT: Yeah, everything went fine, I used the unflasher then re-installed the firmware from Dark_Alex, all is as it should be :)

This is great ive woken up to find so many mods for this custom firmware

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# Specify a program to autoexecute at startup.
# Hold L-Trigger (For 3 Seconds) on startup to execute your Autoboot homebrew.

autoboot = "ms0:/PSP/GAME/DEVHOOK/EBOOT.PBP";

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C5cha7 is it possible for you to set this up so that homebrew autoboots but if we hold L-Trigger a different homebrew will boot?

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This is great ive woken up to find so many mods for this custom firmware :)

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I have seen one mod and a un-flasher, that hardly "so many"!

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I have seen one mod and a un-flasher, that hardly "so many"!

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been reading through 40 pages and found not 1 new mod :(
am i just not awake enough ?

what does ths new mod do exaclty?

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been reading through 40 pages and found not 1 new mod :(
am i just not awake enough ?

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its not exactly a mod but a cool addition!

http://forums.qj.net/psp-development-forum/59913-all-one-custom-firmware-module-ver-0-01a-released.html

ok. the new mod question has been answered several times already recently. read back some. as for new mods, their is a new allinone prx in the developers section that sums up everything found so far. check that out.

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been reading through 40 pages and found not 1 new mod :(
am i just not awake enough ?

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Ive put all the mods ive found so far here:

http://forums.qj.net/psp-firmware-discussion/59916-custom-firmware-poc-mods.html

thanks guys !

With all this flashing im worried about my NAND.

Does anyone actually know the amount of times you have to flash it for it to die?

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With all this flashing im worried about my NAND.

Does anyone actually know the amount of times you have to flash it for it to die?

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something like 10000 times

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hexecal, how can you discourage others from trying to code for everyone's benefit. We can't leave D_A to do all the work on his own. Heck he has already done so much for us.

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I didn't mean it in that way - If theKnightInHell wants to make an ISO loader - by all means go ahead - I didn't realise at first that he was an experienced code (I was mistaken)

anyone got any screens of the custom firmware?

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anyone got any screens of the custom firmware?

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Its just the same as a normal 1.5 except you can load 1.00 eboots, autoload homebrew at startup and remove corrupt icons.

I could take a screenshot but it just looks the same as a normal 1.5