Firmware 3.10 Decrypted by C+D

Yes guys, I am not kidding! Remember when I said that the newest firmware required some magic on the part of Team C+D? Well, I guess it didn't take them very long to finish their work. And in this case, it was another fine piece of work- You can call it the Firmware 3.10 decrypter by the way!

So now that we have the firmware decrypted, on Day 0 no less(!), the main focus now shifts to guys like Dark_AleX, Mathieulh, Booster and the Noobz team who will be responsible for turning this firmware on its head in a few days. Great things are coming, you just wait! Anyways, here's their nfo in full glory:

With that out of the way, we can now patiently wait for things like Devhook, a new custom firmware by Dark_AleX and if someone can find and exploit in the firmware, even a downgrader! OK, so the downgrader part is speculation, but I don’t think you guys will have to wait long for a new version of Devhook or DAX's CFW.

Anyways, I'll stop talking now. The file has been uploaded and it also contains the source. Start decrypting your firmwares and get ready!

Download link: [ 3.10 Firmware Decrypter by Team C+D ]

2.81 - 3.03 Downgrader

Fanjita may have told you guys what to do with a non-homebrew capable PSP, but now it appears that everyone can get in on the homebrew fun! The "goofy exploit" which exists in firmwares 2.00 to 3.03 was found on Friday, January 25, 2007, a date which you'd think might go down in the PSP homebrew history. But it probably won't because despite their seven-day ETA, the Noobz team has once again fortified its position at the top of the homebrew coding ladder with a 3.03 downgrader - just three days after the exploit was found!

Some call it magic, others call it an act of god, but whatever the reason for it, PSP gamers all across the world can now downgrade their consoles to the magic of homebrew-capable 1.5, and then if they wish to do so, upgrading to homebrew-capable custom firmware. All you need is a PSP running firmware 3.03 (if not then update to 3.03 using the update EBOOT found here) the downgrader files and the 1.50 EBOOT as well as an unpatched version of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

Unpatched versions of Liberty City Stories contain the 2.0 update, whereas patched versions contain higher updates. If your copy of LCS has an update higher than 2.0 on it, then you will have to find an unpatched UMD to proceed. There's no need to worry if you have a TA-082 PSP as the downgrader will check your motherboard and patch it if necessary. Note the downgrader will not let you proceed without patching if your motherboard requires it.

Not only has Noobz released a 3.03 downgrader but they've also managed to release a 3.03 HEN (Homebrew Enabler) for the PSP. This means that those of you who aren't too sure that you want to downgrade can still play homebrew on 3.03. This does not flash your PSP, but by running HEN, it installs a patch in your PSP's memory, that allows you to run homebrew almost as if you had a v1.5 PSP. This patch remains in place until you fully turn off your PSP - it will survive the PSP being placed into sleep mode. You run the HEN application just as you do the downgrader using Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

To use this simply download the 3.03 HEN files from the download links below and copy them to your PSP. Then run your unpatched version of GTA:LCS and the patch will apply itself. It will be stored in RAM and will stay there until you reset your PSP. Putting the PSP in sleep mode will not remove the patch. This is based on the source for HEN 2.71 provided by Dark_Alex, so the Noobz team would like to thank him for the code and the help. Additional credits go to Booster, Team C + D for the registry kernel exploit and Mathieulh for the help provided to Dark_AleX.

PLEASE READ: This downgrader has been tested by the highly-successful Noobz team and has been proven to work, however there is a small chance that bricking could occur during the process of downgrading. QJ.Net and the Noobz team are not responsible for any damage which may happen to your PSP by this application. Can you also note before use that it is possible to brick using this downgrader if you downgrade and then update to 3.03 and then downgrade again. The advice from Fanjita right now is to only use this once. If you update to 3.03 again after using the downgrader then we suggest you leave it there to prevent your PSP from bricking.

Now we've got the boring bit over with, we can move onto the downgrade process itself. Here's QJ's "how to" for downgrading from 3.03 to 1.50:

1. Update to firmware 3.03. If already have this firmware then proceed to step 2.

2. Open the 3.03 downgrade file and copy the contents of the folder MS_ROOT to the root of your memory stick.

3. Open the 1.5 update and rename the EBOOT.PBP to UPDATE.PBP then copy it to /PSP/GAME/UPDATE/
Make sure not to overwrite PSP/GAME/UPDATE/EBOOT.PBP

4. Load Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (unpatched)

5. It should get to loading save game, clear the screen, the screen should fill with a light blue color and then reset the PSP
(If this does not happen see below)

6. Check that HEN is running by going to system settings then System Information and it should show up as system version 303 HEN

7. If it is showing up as 3.03 HEN then go to the memory stick and run the x.yz update

8. Before the downgrader does anything to your PSP it will ask for you to agree to what it is doing
If you no longer want to continue press the Right Shoulder Button (R-TRIGGER).

9. Once you have agreed to start the downgrade do not unplug the PSP

10. Once finished the PSP will ask you to press X, after pressing it will reset it self.

11. If it comes up saying that the settings are corrupt press X to continue.

12. Enjoy your new shiny 1.5 PSP.

What do you do once you have firmware 1.5? Well, you can either start downloading homebrew games from our QuickJump Downloads site and use DevHook to run your current homebrew games or use the more popular which is to upgrade to Dark_Alex's 3.03 OE-C Custom firmware. The friendly people over at our forums have even created an easy-to-follow installation guide for 3.03 OE-C if you've never used custom firmware before. This will give you all the features of 3.03 and the ability to play homebrew and PSX games too! It doesn't get much better than this. [Video of the downgrade process after the jump, thanks to demologik]

Download: [ Noobz 3.03 Homebrew Enabler (HEN)]
Download: [Noobz 3.03 to 1.50 downgrader ]
Download: [1.50 Update ]

Sony goofed again! Hello World on all v2.0-3.03 firmwares!

 

Written by Fanjita

You remember that the only thing holding us back from a downgrader for v3.03 was the lack of a user-mode exploit? Well, we don't like to be held back from anything, so we went back to basics and looked over some of the old exploits.  And what do you know?  We found one! We did a little digging into the old GTA exploit, and discovered that it hadn't been properly patched after all.  We'll leave it as an exercise for the interested reader to figure out exactly how we got past the patch (and to give Sony a little while longer before the head-slapping "Doh!" moment ). But the short version is that we can now run code again via Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories.  You want some proof?  Check out the Goofy Hello World download below.  Here's a little screenshot:   Some details on how to use it: You need an original, unpatched GTA:LCS game.  See here and here for tips on how to check your version, although it can be confusing. The new copies that you find in the shops now will not work. This only works for Liberty City Stories, not Vice City Stories. Extract the files from the ZIP into the /PSP/SAVEDATA folder on your memory stick. Start the GTA game, and enjoy the feeling of freshly-minted homebrew :D And what of the future?  Well, we should have a 3.03 downgrader ready within the week, using this exploit.  Watch this space!  Download Goofy Hello World File Size: 531.69 Kb Downloads: 5914

What should I do with my non-homebrew PSP?

 

Written by Fanjita

Over and over again, we get questions from people asking things like: When will there be a 2.81 downgrader? Should I sell my 3.03 PSP and buy a 1.5? Should I upgrade my 2.81 to 3.03? This article is an attempt to provide some balanced answers to those questions. Here are the facts: It looks like the Team C+D kernel mode exploit will work all the way up to v3.03 - the relevant code seems to be unchanged. It's very likely that Sony will patch that exploit in the next firmware. As soon as a user-mode exploit is found for 2.81-3.03, it should be possible to get homebrew running on those firmwares. It looks like the current 2.80 downgrader will probably work on v3.03, once we can run homebrew on that firmware. Dark_AleX's OE firmwares are the best platform for homebrew users, and it seems likely that it will be possible to keep updating OE for the latest firmwares shortly after they are released. It has historically always been easier to downgrade lower firmwares. So what does all that mean for 2.81-3.03 owners? Well, right now things are more hopeful for you than they have been for bleeding edge firmwares for a long time.  We're only 1 step away from being able to downgrade your PSP and move it onto an OE firmware.  It's almost certain that a downgrader will eventually come - but no-one can accurately predict when that might be, so please don't ask! Upgrading to the next firmware release would be homebrew suicide.  Don't expect any sympathy if you choose to upgrade as soon as the next firmware is released - if you wait a short time, you can probably have it as an OE version instead. Upgrading your firmware even from 2.81 to 3.00 is probably not a great move - you may delay your ability to downgrade when a downgrader finally comes. One final note - if you have more money than patience, then your best bet for getting homebrew on your non-homebrewable PSP is to simply sell it, and buy a downgradeable PSP.  The difference in price is not very large these days, and so it's not really a hard thing to do if you really can't wait.

USBMount v1.03 for 3.03 OE

Have 3.03 OE and want to run your games through USB? out_37h_5 has the solution.

Using this simple plugin, you can launch your ISOs through USB.

Plugin for 3.03OE to mount UMD ISO/CSO file via USB

usbmount ver 1.03 by out_37h_6

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Install1. Copy follow files to 'seplugins' folder in Memory Stick.
usbhostfs.prx
usbmount_game.prx
usbmount_vsh.prx
usbmount.ini
game.txt
vsh.txt
2. Enter 'Recovery mode' of OE by power on with R key
3. Enable follow plugins
usbhostfs.prx [GAME]
usbmount_game.prx [GAME]
usbhostfs.prx [VSH]
usbmount_vsh.prx [VSH]
4. disable Use NO-UMD

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How to use

PC
1. launch danny kay's PSPhost Ver2 get it from http://www.psp2k.com
2.Right click PSPhost icon on your taskbar and select settings,where it says Directory to share over usb click browse and mount the drive which contains your ISO folder,my ISOs/CSOs are in my D drive " D:\iso\ "
so i just select " D:\ " , then enable the USB at Program Start checkbox
(this plugin accesses the ISO like 'host0:/ISO/your_game_image.iso')

PSP
1.Dissable UMD autostart in System Settings menu of the XMB and put in your favourite demo UMD Disk.
2. Plugin your USB cable ,Push 'select' key to open menu on XMB
2. Select ISO/CSO file what you want to play by moving the right dpad button,highlight the cso/iso file you want to play and press X button (eject your UMD when you want to select a different ISO/CSO file).
3. Close menu
4. Play your game like UMD Disc

Via: Forum thread.

U.S. Release Date Revision (01.08.07)

date	game title	publisher	genre
January 10, 2007	ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007	Oxygen Interactive	Sports
January 22, 2007	Sid Meier's Pirates! Live the Life	Take-Two Interactive	Adventure
January 23, 2007	Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean	Namco Bandai Group	RPG
January 23, 2007	Rocky Balboa	Ubisoft	Sports
January 30, 2007	Bliss Island	Codemasters	Puzzle
January 30, 2007	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas	Ubisoft	Shooter
January 30, 2007	Winx Club: Join the Club	Konami	Action
January 30, 2007	Puzzle Scape	O~3 Entertainment	Puzzle Action
February 6, 2007	Capcom Puzzle World	Capcom	Puzzle Compilation
February 6, 2007	Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007	Konami	Sports
February 6, 2007	Metal Slug Anthology	SNK Playmore	Action Compilation
February 6, 2007	Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters	Sony Computer Entertainment	Action
February 12, 2007	Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure	Mastiff	Action RPG
February 12, 2007	Warriors, The	Take-Two Interactive	Action
February 13, 2007	Ghost Rider	2K Games	Action
February 13, 2007	Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner	Atlus Software	RPG
February 13, 2007	Fast and the Furious, The	Namco Bandai Games America	Racing
February 20, 2007	Arthur & the Invisibles	Atari	Action
February 20, 2007	Test Drive Unlimited	Atari	Racing
February 20, 2007	Cube	D3 Publisher	Puzzle
February 20, 2007	M.A.C.H.	Vivendi Games	Flight Action
February 20, 2007	Chili Con Carnage	Eidos Interactive	Action
February 27, 2007	Marvel Universe Trading Card Game	Konami	Card Battle
February 27, 2007	MLB '07: The Show	Sony Computer Entertainment	Sports
February 27, 2007	Guitar Hits	Ubisoft	Music
February 27, 2007	Asphalt: Urban GT 2	Ubisoft	Racing
March 5, 2007	Hard Rock Casino	Crave Entertainment	Casino
March 5, 2007	Major League Baseball 2K7	2K Games	Sports
March 6, 2007	TMNT	Ubisoft	Action
March 6, 2007	Valhalla Knights	XSEED Games	RPG
March 6, 2007	Pimp My Ride	Activision Value	Action
March 6, 2007	Steel Horizon	Konami	Strategy
March 6, 2007	Coded Arms Contagion	Konami	Shooter
March 07,2007	Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords		Puzzle Action
March 13, 2007	Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics	Atari	RPG
March 13, 2007	Full Auto 2: Battlelines	SEGA	Racing Action
March 13, 2007	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2	Ubisoft	Shooter
March 13, 2007	Prince of Persia: Rival Swords	Ubisoft	Action
March 20, 2007	Virtua Tennis 3	SEGA	Sports
March 20, 2007	After Burner: Black Falcon	SEGA	Flight Action
March 26, 2007	Burnout Dominator	Electronic Arts	Racing
Q1 2007	Gran Turismo 4 Mobile	Sony Computer Entertainment	Racing

Determining PSP firmware using box codes

Here is the chart for determining PSP firmware using box codes.

[Last updated on Jan 03, 2007]

no letter = 1.0 (Japanese Release) 1.5 (North-American release) confirmed
A = 1.5 confirmed
B = 1.51 confirmed
C = 1.52 confirmed
D = 1.52 confirmed
E = 1.52 confirmed
F = 2.0 confirmed
G = 2.01 confirmed
H = 2.50 confirmed
I = 2.60 confirmed
J = 2.70 unconfirmed
K = 2.71 confirmed
L = 2.81 confirmed

Dark Alex has Released 3.03 OE-A

Today one of my friends told me that DAX has released 3.03 OE-A, and then linking me to a forum for the download. Well it's here folks so no more waiting! Included in the download package is the flasher, the update maker, popstation, and docmaker. What is docmaker you say? It allows you to create your own manuals for your converted PSX Eboots. In this version it also supports compression of ISO's. Steps to install are:

1. Copy oeupdatemaker and oeupdatemaker% to /PSP/GAME if you are in firmware 1.50, or to
   /PSP/GAME150 if you are in 2.71 SE or 3.02 OE.
2. Get the 1.50 and 3.03 sony updates, and put them in the oeupdatemaker folder with the names
   150.PBP and 303.PBP.
3. Run oeupdatemaker. It will generate the dxar file DATA.DXAR, whhich has the following hashes:MD5: 03186D46D2F1B0ACD923098BEBC87281
   SHA1: 3C80833A970EEA16A94D74DAFF6220889A9CEE4A
4. Copy 303oeflasher and 303oeflasher% to /PSP/GAME if you are in 1.50, or to
   /PSP/GAME150 if you are in 2.71 SE or 3.02 OE.
5. Move the DATA.DXAR file to the 303oeflasher.
6. Run the program. When it finishes, it will ask you to reinit the psp. When you do that, you will be
   in 3.03 OE-A.

Well thats about it, not to difficult eh? And here is the link to the forum download of 3.03 OE-A.

If you bricked your psp as a result from the 3.03 OE-A installer there is a fix for it. KLM software has also released a another Easy installer with the fix applied to it.

3.03 Easy Installer Final

3.03 Old installer Unbricker

Via: psp-hacks.com
Via: lan.st

3.03 OE-A confirmed

After venturing over to QJ and reading some of the front page articles. picked up on this piece . Here is the forum thread that discusses this also. Basically it says that Dark Alex has begun work on his newest version of custom firmware entitled "3.03 OE-A". Playing PS1/PSX Eboot's will still be an option of course! It seems we will now be able to compress our PS1/PSX ISO's before converting them to Eboot format. It is rumored to come out before the weekend ends so let's all keep our fingers crossed. GO DAX!

BTW, I finally update my 1.5 fw to 3.02 OE-B, it was easy, just run the update like a normal homebrew, then after 2-3 min, shut off the PSP,  PSP will do a reset and then you are on 3.02 OE-A, you can see the XMB is just like the Sony 3.02 firmware, except you can run homebrew and load ISO. with a quick update 2 sec. of 3.02 OE-B, you be able to run good old PSX game on your PSP, cool stuff!

0okm's PSP Firmware v2.8 downdater to v2.71 for TA 079-086 Released!

0okm has released a new v2.8 to v2.71 downgrader for TA079-086 PSP consoles . This downgrader carries some HUGE WARNINGS and therefore, if you chose to go ahead with this app, it is at your risk.

Quote:

To sacrifice yourself. Experimental. Extremely dangerous. No warranty. Use on your own risk and responsibility. Anything may happen. We recommend you to avoid seeing/downloading/using this. Emergency exit -> http://www.playstation.jp/psp/ * this CAUTION copy from SEC(nem) If you don't know HowTo use, DON'T use it !!! It may brick your psp , Use it at your own Risk !!!

HowTo


1. on FW1.50PSP
　Download PSARDumper PSAR-Dumpa---ASB--.rar

　Download PSP FW2.71 Updates EBOOT.BPB 2_71_US_firmware_update.rar

　Download PBP Unpacker pbp-unpacker-094-setup.exe

　use PBP Unpacker to unpacker FW2.71 EBOOT.BPB
　copy FW2.71 DATA.PSAR to ms0:\
　run PSARDumper on FW1.50PSP
　then "Press circle to dump encrypted without sigcheck and decrypted reboot.bin."
　to Dump "FW2.71 File"

2. on FW2.80PSP
　Extract FW280DownDate2FW271.zip to ms0:\
　check ms0:\F0 have 286 files and total size is... [Read More ]