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Sony PSP 1.50 Swap Trick

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hardware-hacking-at-its-most-amusing dept.

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.

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  1. Article Text by everphilski · · Score: 5, Informative

    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!

  2. 1.50 Only by technoMyst · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.