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Sony PSP 1.50 Swap Trick
Negroiso writes "It appears that the folks over at PSP-DEV have created a swap trick for your PSP 1.50 to play your homebrew applications.
It requires two memory sticks to use. Please read the included tutorial on how to use the exploit properly." Here is the PSP 1.50 Exploit as well as
website mirrors.
I guess sony doesn't want anybody to know about this exploit ;-)
-gjr
First post, and the site is already down. I wonder how long it will take benchmarks to show up that show how well the PSP runs various emulators?
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Who's there?
Sony and the DMCA.. HAHA HA HAHAHAHA... *blank stare*
-Sj53
Try the old "swap trick" at your EB. If you're fast enough, there you go.
Or a PSP emulator...
On that note, is it possible to do on today's hardware?
There has been a lot of chatter this morning about the hack and how to use it effectively. Check out #psp-dev on efnet.
None of us are as dumb as all of us.
This is nice and all but I'm waiting for the development of blank, writeable UMD disks. Anyone with me?
Avarus animus nullo satiatur lucro.
Yes indeedy:
http://www.mxemu.com/news.php?newsid=1116096993
However, it will only run homebrew.
I stuck a paperclip down the slot and shorted the damn thing out. The levels are particularly dark, but the load times are now instantaneous. I just can't seem to get the PSP to do anything else which is a bit of a downside.
Update: Many people seem disappointed that it's a swap hack. Personally I don't have any problem with it as it works great. We at PSP Hacks give our thanks to the PSP-Dev team for discovering and providing this exploit. For those who are having difficulty getting it to work, follow these simple steps:
1. Download any homebrew app/game
2. Load up the MSwap Tool
3. Select the EBOOT.PBP you wish to use
4. Select an Output directory
5. Click "Generate files"
6. You're now left with two directories - MS1 and MS2
7. Copy the EBOOT.PBP from the MS1 directory to your first memory stick (MS) - X:\PSP\GAME\
8. Remove the first MS and insert the second
9. Copy the EBOOT.PBP from the MS2 directory into X:\PSP\GAME\"
10. Remove MS2 and insert MS1
11. Go to the Game menu on your PSP and select Memory Stick
12. Select the PSP-Dev Launcher
13. The moment PSP logo screen comes on, swap memory sticks
14. Vola! You're playing homebrew on your 1.50 PSP!
Original site - http://www.ps2nfo.com/
No click on purpose. And AC as I have enough karma.
I wonder if we will see some kind of TSR to avoid the hassle of having to swap memory sticks every time you want to run a program.
I was really excited about this, until I read that it's a swaploit... some people are having it work no problem, but some people are having troubles getting it to load, having corrupted data on their mem sticks, etc.
:)
However I have to take my hat off for the guys that worked this out. Let's hope everyone in the PSP hacking scene keeps up the good work, because I'd love to play some old classics on my PSP.
Also cheers to the poster for putting mirrors in the post.
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You misspelled "pirated".
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It seems to have run out.
But what is the SIGnificance?
"I don't enable CAR THEFTS, I just make master keys that people with lost car keys can use, and drop them in phone booths on MLK Blvd. If you want to use them for stealing cars, how is that my fault?"
Then what's the point :-P
I'd say go to a store and shove one up your ass.
The hilarious thing is how Sony went absolutely crazy out of their way trying to prevent their system from being piracy-friendly, and the only result is going to be the most piracy-friendly video game system of its kind (portables) on the market right now. Just like with the XBox
Here... PSP for about $60 worth of crap...
http://www.psp-hacks.com/free-psp.php
Just a note, this hack only works on the firmware version 1.50, which shipped with the PSPs. Sony has since released two updates, 1.51 and 1.52, and the hack does not work on either.
I'm guessing Sony is going to repeat what they're doing in Japan with the version 1 firmware homebrew hack: make new legit games check and force the firmware updates.
Expect the 1.6 BIOS to fix this, and be mandatory to run new commercial games.
http://games.slashdot.org/games/05/06/14/088242.sh tml?tid=207
It is amazing. The programmers at Sony are wasting their time to prevent other programmers to program for PSP and the PSP programmers waste their time trying to hack the PSP.
/picz
This is stupid. All that creativity could be used for some cool apps.
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This seems highly inconvienant.. I'm not going to play the swap-trick on a car trip or on the bus, it just seems impractical.
Nice work on finding this flaw though, but.. I'll wait until something else comes out that will let me run a homebrew app off of the same memory stick on 1.5*
Note also that Sony will probably be requiring firmware updates with future games, so unless you want to dedicate your PSP to homebrew, you're kinda outta luck until a non-'swaploit' comes out.
We got to find a way to control the firmware on the PSP before much is accomplished.. Reflashing to 1.00 on US units would make homebrew a reality, but then there is the game firmware update issue. To solve this, maybe someone could create a 'grub'/'lilo' type system that could boot firmware 1.00 or 1.5+.
Ok I went to the website, Maybe I didn't read enough of it.
What does this hack do for a PSP?
Nice, fast mirror of the file.
r ar
http://data.coolnicks.co.uk/swaploit_1.5_psp-dev.
Nick
I bought a PSP, the DAY they hit the store, for no other reason than to hack into a websurfer for the couch, and for Pseudo PDA type handheld web based dev.
.......day late and a dollar short...
I have waited PATIENTLY for an exploit and began to loose interest, other than using the Wipeout Pure trick to surf the web.
I got so discouraged I let my kids play with it, 8 and 13 and it promptly got knocked off a table by my wife screen breaking,
Last night, (YUP Last Night) I took it apart to try and figure out an alternative screen interface for it, and TODAY This exploit is announced, while mine is in about 10k pieces.....GREAT
I already told you lot this in the other thread!
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...memory stick sales among PSP owners have doubled!
there's is nothing "alledged" about this hack, it works. Also you don't need 2 2GB memory cards! any size will do, so get a 1GB for ur "hacking" and 32MB (For $10) to do the exploit. quit moaning. There's no pleasing some people.
Would you rather they create the nukes then test them to determine how well they'll work?
If you're going to troll, at least do so intelligently. Complain about them cracking encryption or something with that horsepower.
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I'd like to get in first with the obligatry bitch that "this isn't hacking! it's cracking!" post.
Good grief, people need to upgrade. I think I was using PSP 3.0 back in the Windows 3.1 days....
A lot of you have complained and complained and complained. Lets not forget that although this is a swap trick, it is however a step in the right direction. To clarify some things that a lot of you are missing
THIS ONLY WORKS WITH 1.50 PSP'S ONLY!!!
NO EXCEPTIONS, no 1.51 no 1.52
Another thing, on your 2nd memory card it will be reported as "corrupted data" for this exploit to work. There is nothing wrong with the file that's on the 2nd Memory Stick. All of this is listed on the developer's site or in the "tutorial" in the archived files.
Please for the love of bob, give these guys props. I haven't seen any of you guys that are whining give anything to the psp scene besides "we want we want we want". It is being worked on and the hardware will be hacked. As everything else goes this will take a while it's not going to happen over night.
I personally would like to thank all those involved in this release. It sets the grounds for future exploits 1.5x. . ect.
Please READ before posting and saying something doesn't work or you think it sucks for whatever reason.
The point is they worked around it so mission successful.
Why do you think people are really working on this?
I really doubt that just running homebrew, emulators, and Linux were and are the only reasons they are working on these hacks.
1. Pull out the hard drive with WinXP (you should probably do this with the power off, but it's more fun with the power on)
2. Plug in a fresh new hard drive
3. Put in your Fedora install CDs and follow the prompts
4. Play homebrew linux apps on your hacked box (Profit!)
The best part is that if you ever need to use WinXP again, all you need to do is turn it off and swap the hard drives.
I realize this is merely a swap hack, but it's a start. Someday, I hope to be able to make it so I don't need to be pulling hard drives, but that could take til like 1995. We'll see
I'd give a bunch for the ability to write UMD disks. I keep hoping that someone will come out with a service to do this.
If you manufacture cars, and I purchase one, your authority to dictate how it's used ends when I sign on the dotted line. If I see fit to drive immediately to a junkyard and have it crushed into a small-but-expensive cube, that's my prerrogative. You can't say or do diddly-squat (legally,) no matter how much my behavior cheeses you off.
The console manufacturers are attempting to circumvent property ownership rights by implementing DRM in the name of "anti-piracy." While that is one aspect of what they're doing, the real issue is about control. The console manufacturers want to control the distribution channel, all the way up to your wallet. They want a piece of every game and accessory sold for the console, and DRM is a way of killing off the competition. Unauthorized applicaitons don't generate revenue for the parent company, so they're going to try to kill them off through draconian legislation.
If anything, these PSP hacks should be viewed as an act of civil disobedience. They're necessary to highlight the crummy laws that have been purchased by Big Corporations.
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This actually sounds like the one case where that might be preferable to having a regular memory stick.
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Even the trolls have lost all originality. That or they haven't looked at the site in the last year and a half.
seems like sony is always vulnerable to this. the original psx and the ps2 both had swap tricks, but of course they really didn't screw up like sega did with the dreamcast. I mean anyone with a cd burner could burn games and play both online (PSO, NFL2k1, etc) and offline. it is only inevitable though that no matter how great the security is, someone will crack eventually.
Installing the update is a manual process regardless of what power source you're plugged into.
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PS2nfo was not the 'original' site, no matter how much they'd like you to think that. They just reported on it. They're a scam site.
One concern I have with spreading around hacked firmware and methods for using it is that it may make it a lot easier for people to cheat in multiplayer online games for the PSP. I've heard of it happening on other consoles, and of course it's rampant on the PC.
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This is awesome, I was considering selling my PSP to get something more versatile, but think I'll keep it for awhile longer.
If you only have one memory stick would it be possible to load the first file using a card reader, insert, get it set up, remove, load the second file, insert, hit the button?
-tom
If I learned anything from the Xbox, it is that once there is even the slightest soft-mod, no matter how hacky and contrived it is and even if it just supports one or two versions of the console, as time goes on, it will become less hacky, more user-friendly, and support more versions. There is currently a soft-mod for the Xbox that is in every way as good as a modchip. It supports all versions of the Xbox, it is easy to install, it is easy to uninstall, and it even has a toggle for putting the Xbox into and out of a modded state, so you can go on Xbox Live.
What I am trying to say is that if there is even a tiny little crack that allows for soft-modding a PSP, people will push and push until the mod is so easy to install and so full featured, that your PSP will effectively be able to run any binaries you wish, with no hassle.
It will take allot of time though. A word of wisdom: if the Xbox drops in price to $99 or cheaper, buy at least one. It will be worth it even if there isn't a single official Xbox game you care to play. The homebrew software makes the Xbox a must own, IMO. The media players and emulators alone make it worth $99.
Someone should create a database that reports which games force updates so those of us who want to keep our PSP at 1.50 can do so without guessing which games we can and cannot use.
-tom
Given the fact that future games will most likely automatically update the firmware.. ( I wouldn't be in the least surprised if UMD movies do as well )
I have to choose whether I want to -buy- more software for their system or just keep the flexibility of homebrew... and.. since either direction means not going back to the other.. homebrew pretty much comes out on top.
If someone is going to release another hack, but instead of doing what it claims, it turns your $200+ PSP into a un-repairable paperweight.
Heck, all they need to do is claim it plays ripped UMDs isos, and a lot of fools will download and install it.
fuck ps2nfo fuck ps2-scene!!!!!!!!1
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I tested it with the pce emulator and it works fine. THe swap trick gives you plenty of time to switch memory sticks.....I havent messed up a swap once today.
AH now to load up every TG 16 game onto my 512 ms...
(oh yah and a quick note, i could put my psp to sleep and take out the ms and load it with more roms than put it back/turn the psp back on and play them wihtout any trouble.)
Spend your time making cool apps for an open platform instead.
Which open handheld platform with decent game controls is sold at retail in the United States?
Sorry to hear about the loss, buy why not just get a real PDA?
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The Dell AXim as an example, has a 640x480 screen, built in WiFi, a touch screen, and more importantly it is a "real" PDA. You can browse the web right out of the box. There are keyboard attachments available for it and even a ton of emulators.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productd
I'm sorry, but I can't understand why anyone would buy a PSP just for web browsing, or PDA functions, and you're not alone. With a PSP's limited input, it's really no better then a gloriffied cell phone for web navigation and PDA fucntions. I'm a purrist, the PSP I guess, and I feel a PSP is only good for certain genre of games IMO.
NO MORE TAKING AWAY OUR RIGHTS TO USE THE HARDWARE WE PAID FOR!!!
... such a simple early 20th century idea. maybe in another 50-100 years of DRM hell (not related to DLL hell), we might get back to the 1950's era of trusting one's machine.
running your own code on hardware you own
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I bought a PSP, the DAY they hit the store, for no other reason than to hack into a websurfer for the couch...
I would think that a hatchet would do the job better and be more satisfying. And think of the money that you'd save!
-h-
I'm pretty sure Paint Shop Pro is well beyond version 1.50.
um.... can't you use the 32mb duo that came with the PSP instead of paying $10?
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All of this begs the question: Assume this hack does work. What sort of software are you going to run on your psp? Do you need a special compiler? What language should apps and games be written in?
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I almost got a PSP cause I wanted to hack it, but with all of Sony's roadblocks, I ended up going with a Tapwave Zodiac. Even now, I'm glad I did. If I want to play the latest games, I'll use my computer. Handhelds are best suited for older games (2d scrollers) and the Zodiac already has a bunch of emulators for it (NES is perfect).
It even has newer, rumble pack enabled games (but they alone aren't worth it). I don't have to hack in a web browser, it comes with one. I still have the widescreen and an analog controller, but I can also run all the Palm software out there. Coolest gadget I've bought in years! I wish I would have heard of it sooner.
FYI. Still sold last I checked.
I use one connected to a microcontroller to monitor my case temps, using custom software I wrote. Does that count as "open" yet?
..don't panic
For a "genius" you've missed a few obvious things.
1) The "hack" DOES work, as has been said.
2) Homebrew has been in development for 1.0. for some time now, which should answer all your questions about language and compiler with a bit of forum research. A bit of software browsing will answer what kind of apps.
we got a few emails and IMs on how to do this, here's the how-to i wrote with pictures and video. good for folks who don't do stuff like this often... link.
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Something more versatile? For what it does, the PSP is well priced. If you actually use all the features, that is.
I suppose you were thinking of an Archos Jukebox or something similar? What *is* more versatile? I've seen some things which are, featuring USB hosting and such, but they're usually in the $450+ range.
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I was thinking some kind of PDA. Without homebrew software the PSP does games, movies, music, and photos...and even those are pretty limited (only very specific movie and MP3 formats, etc). A Palm or PocketPC can do all that except for the games plus a whole lot more. I'm not a big gamer anyway.
-tom
HA! I'll show those evil Sony bastards that they can't get the better of me! Now ... where's my wallet...?
This was discussed at the PSP blog. Interesting.
It was so clear that someone will crack the umd disks. Nothing is impossible, it`s just a matter of time. blank umd disks would do really well if we were able to write Mp3s and movies on them as they are using the standard ISO-8891 format. But PSP probably will not read them as umd disk is written using some protection tricks to prevent them from being copied. Once this has been done, sure we`ll have a great storage capacity to write a few divx format movies to watch on the go!
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For an ass, you've been rather helpful. Thanks shithead.
I quick look to Wikipedia had this to say: "Unlike the Minidisc, another proprietary Sony-developed format, blank media will not be commercially available, in order to avoid piracy. However, there has been recent discussion about the UMD movie and music formats being opened by Sony, although it is not clear if this will result in the development of UMD "burners" (through CD or DVD burners). Sony has said that it intends to keep the game-formatted UMD specifications to itself, in order to avoid competition (and presumably to profit from licensing fees)."
We configure a lot of iPaq's at work. They may be what you're looking for. Haven't really looked at the detailed specs due to lack of time but they sure are purty.
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