ok so they rock. well and truely.
but only recently has the sheer rockularness of the sony psp been totally unleashed. homebrew is now possible on 2.0+ firmware psp’s.
whats firmware? itss the permanantly written operating system a psp uses, and sony have been releasing it as an attemt to counter clever people from being able to use thier psp hardware for more than sony sanctioned activities.
every sony psp on release day was “infected” with firmware version 1.52, meaning the great user created freeware that would work on a 1.5 firmware equipped psp wouldnt work.
then grand theft auto hit the shelves, and along with it firmware 2.0 and a web browser application. for a while there it seemed homebrew and gta wouldnt mix. but then a guy called edison carter came up with a way to manipulate the gta save file to access hidden code in the gta:lcs disk that let you fly choppers and planes. cool eh?
instead of a code however, he created a new in game menu to access this unlocked ability, and thus the first 2.0 peice of homebrew was made.
from finding the hole in the firmware that let this be possible, the “tiff exploit” became reworked and now homebrew is possible on 2.0 psp’s without the gta disk. its a hidden executable within a picture, the psp opens the picture thinking its just another photo and wham, your in homebrew heaven.
http://www.fanjita.org/
this fella, fanjita along with a few freinds then use this “tiff exploit” to make a program called eloader. the newest version dubbed “porter” will work on firmwares up to (but not including) 2.8.
this eloader program manages homebrew on your psp. its fantanstic.
a few things ive got running on my little 1 gig memory stick include:
a neo geo emulator, complete with 20 or so arcade perfect ports of classics like samurai showdown and puzzle bobble.
a super nintendo emulator, as well as a megadrive emulator.
psp pool, spider solotaire, and pspong…
more info later…..
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