Moonlight has released the first PSP custom IPL, which is an extension of the firmware 1.5 IPL providing numerous features.
Feature for user:
- It bypasses ta-082+ brick, so you can have a ta-082+ without any key patched running 1.50 kernel based firmwares.
Feature for programmer:
- It dumps 0xbfc00000, the psp boot code prior to ipl, to the address 0x883e0000 (which is not touched by 1.50 kernel). To get the boot code in a 1.50 original firmware, just run kdumper, and extract 0x3e0000-0x3effff from the kmem.bin file -> that's the psp boot code. If you are in a cfw, you will have to execute the kdumper as a recovery or autoboot, because the 3.XX kernel overwrites the 0x883e0000 memory.
Note that this ipl is flashed to the nand, not written to the ms.
Yah, the new Portal is bright- it's a stock theme and if it floats we will customize it later. Our Forums are also back online and brighter too, again another stock style which will likely be updated once we have some freetime.
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Finally, we have a lot more to do before this is done (for example, move this from /new/ on the server and fix some sub-domain stuff) so please bear with us over the next few days and th... More »
Update #3: All accounts should be fixed now, so give it a whirl people and if anyone still has a login issue feel free to use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page. Also, don't be afraid to use the Submit a New Story tab above to share anything you deem as interesting.
Update #2: We now have the original (Forum) accounts working with the Portal, so that you can use your existing one to login and then submit news or comments. For the first 100 people or so (who re-registered with the new Portal) we are still working on fixing your accounts so you can login with the new system... Thanks for your patience guys! :)
Update: Ignore what is below for now.. we are completing the integration so that you will only need to use your existing Forum account to access the Portal to Submit news, comments, etc. This should be done by later today- stay tuned... and if you can't login yet it is because we are doi... More »
Quote from the source: "Our latest update to the game brings you a range of improvements detailed below as well preparing the game for the MotorStorm™ Revenge Weekend PLAYSTATION®Network download pack that will be available to purchase within days and two additional vehicle packs that will be available later this month.
You will find more information on these in the PLAYSTATION®Store or within the PlayStation Forums at www.playstation.com in the coming days. Here’s what the patch brings:
Vehicle Select enhancement – your last-used vehicle in each class will now be presented as the default choice during vehicle selection.
Assigned player colours are now displayed in the lobby to make keeping track of your friends and rivals easier during online races and Eliminator matches.
Further Player-Stat Improvements.
Purchasers of ‘Coyote Revenge’ can now race this track in Online and Time Attack.
SCEA has stated on the Official Playstation boards that discussion of PSP homebrew and hacking is BANNED. SCEA state that homebrew applications void the warranty of the PSP and an official area to discuss such features can not be provided. The following topics are banned - custom firmware themes, applications, custom animation/sounds and other materials made available only through the use of homebrew applications. Basically EVERYTHING related to PSP homebrew/hacking is banned, anyone that ignores their policy will be banned and considered for other 'disciplinary actions' as determined by their admins. The official Playstation boards were FULL of homebrew discussion incase you didn't know!
To quote: "Homebrew applications void the warranty of the PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) system, and an official area to discuss such activities cannot be provided by SCEA. Any postings that are clearly homebrew-related, such as those providing instructions on downgrading firmware updates,... More »
Can't find one of the links unfortunately. Maybe you guys can help? Its called Killing off those rumours and was published on Monday 20th August 2007 in the Metro paper.
50 Credits will be awarded to the first person who posts the correct link in the Comments of this entry in the blog or in the discussion part of the article on the front page. Thanks!
It is a tool to use with Sonix's PSS Downsampling tool.
This is what it does.. It will rename a file or multiselect for files in a folder, then using the extension of .pss it will process the selected files and rename them with the new .pss extension.
Bringing new meaning to the word ‘draconian’, Microsoft has just banned a couple of gamers from Xbox Live for around 8000 years.
The poor chaps in question – ‘Scar’ and ‘dak is back’ certainly misbehaved. They managed somehow to obtain access to the Halo 3 ‘Epsilon’ code, which is supposed to be used for Bungie’s internal testing purposes only. It’s not clear how they managed this feat but they were well and truly busted by dint of the fact that the world can see what you’re playing whenever you’re connected to Xbox Live. Obviously somebody at Microsoft or Bungie was watching...
And so both gamers woke up one morning, no doubt refreshed and ready to face a day of top Halo 3 challenges, only to find that their Live accounts had been banned until December 31st 9,999. Ooyah!
Well we can hardly blame these guys for having a go, even if we don’t condone such behaviour. But this is hardly a case of appropriate justice and it... More »
Benjamin Franklin once said that in life, only two things are certain: death and taxes. For a while, it seemed the November release of Unreal Tournament 3 was also assured. In its most recent bout of press releases, publisher Midway said the game would definitely ship for the PC and PlayStation 3 during the month.
Now that November window appears to have been opened up. In a thread on Epic Games' official forums, a poster asked about the authenticity of a German site's countdown timer to the release of Unreal Tournament 3. But before the forum-goers could make their time-off requests at work, Epic vice president Mark Rein tempered the midnight release launch party plans.
"We do not know exactly when the game will be completed," Rein wrote. "All we've said is that we're hoping for a November release, but as you know we value getting it right over getting it right now, so there's no guaran... More »
