Tutorial: Changing Homebrew Icons

[TheXxBestxX]

I just figured this out myself and found it fun to play around with.
For the record, I wrote this by myself (didnt copy it from a website).
This is basically how to change:
this:

to this:


First off, I'm doing this from a firmware version 1.50 perspective (two folders)
If you have 1.00 or 2.00+ then the same basic principles apply, there will just be a few extra files inside the eboot.

To start out, you will need three things:
1. Installed homebrew (if you dont know how to install homebrew...read some stickies around the site)
2. PBP Unpacker installed on your computer.
3. An icon and/or a menu background that you want to replace with the original one(s).
---If you dont know what I'm talking about, look at the picture below:

---A good place to get these is
---http://www.riotsgraph.jp/pochistyle/
---note: If you download your images and they are in a format other than .PNG (like .JPG or .BMP) then you need to convert them

Once you have all that...we'll start.
For this tutorial, we will be focusing on the EBOOT.PBP files within the folder with the "%" sign:


1. Open up the folder with the % sign as shown above (green box) and open that EBOOT.PBP file using PBP Unpacker
2. Right click on the file PARAM.SFO and say "extract"
----You can extract this file to anywhere that you will remember...its only going to be there temporarily...I suggest the desktop of your computer.

[Sinfulfate]

This is old and there are many threads about changing backgrounds and icons on homebrew in the mod and media section of this forum.

[matriculated]

Plus: it looks like he's not even finished the tutorial.

And on top of that, PSP Brew is much easier and faster for changing program icons and backgrounds IMHO.

[shaminpsp]

Yeah PSPBrew is mush easier..This is very old

[Urza]

Get this off our boards =/

[ArchAngel214]

He's just tryin to help guys..no need to bash him...plus I'm sure knowing other ways to do stuff can't hurt..I'm sure thats how many exploits were found...by doin stuff differently than you normally would..not saying this will necessarily lead to an exploit..but just the same....thanks man!

[BruceLee]

Did you make the background and icons yourself? Do you have any more that you can post here?

Good job by the way.

[785274]

does PSPBrew work on 2.8

[Urza]

Originally Posted by BruceLee

Did you make the background and icons yourself? Do you have any more that you can post here?

They're pochi's.

http://www.riotsgraph.jp/pochistyle/

Originally Posted by ArchAngel214

He's just tryin to help guys..no need to bash him...plus I'm sure knowing other ways to do stuff can't hurt..I'm sure thats how many exploits were found...by doin stuff differently than you normally would..not saying this will necessarily lead to an exploit..but just the same....thanks man!

/palms face

[Sinfulfate]

Originally Posted by BruceLee

Did you make the background and icons yourself? Do you have any more that you can post here?

Good job by the way.

All the backgrounds and icons for homebrew application you will ever need http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-mods-medi...apps-1429.html.
-= Double Post =-

Originally Posted by ArchAngel214

He's just tryin to help guys..no need to bash him...plus I'm sure knowing other ways to do stuff can't hurt..I'm sure thats how many exploits were found...by doin stuff differently than you normally would..not saying this will necessarily lead to an exploit..but just the same....thanks man!

Were not bashing him were just telling him this has been known for 6months. This way of changing backgrounds and icons isnt new and was the way we first did it(pspbrew wasnt even out back then when this was found out).
-= Double Post =-

Originally Posted by 785274

does PSPBrew work on 2.8

Yes it works on all firmwares because all it does is open up(and lets you make) .pbp files and has nothing to do with the psp itself. I never used pspbrew I still use pbp unpacker but I pspbrew is the same way since they both can do the same thing.