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Dark_AleX's 3.02 OE-B released!

Posted Dec 25, 2006 at 06:30AM by Pranav T Listed in: Firmware, Hacks & Exploits, Homebrew Applications, News Tags: ISO, Sony, CCD, Dark-AleX, Custom Firmware

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This holiday season just keeps getting better for PSP homebrew users. Obviously, listing all of them would just be considered as wasting time, so I'll get right to the purpose of this post. Dark_AleX has just released the much anticipated update to his earlier custom firmware, 3.02 OE-A. And as promised, the new version will allow you to play your own PlayStation titles, rather than waiting for Sony to release them.

The only new feature in this release is the ability to play your own PlayStation titles, so I won't write up a changelog. Secondly, you can only get 3.02 OE-B on your PSP by upgrading from 3.02 OE-A, which means that if you're one of the few who haven't upgraded to 3.02 OE, it's time to do it now! Once you're on 3.02 OE-B, it's best to check out the readme.

The instructions for converting your PlayStation games to the POPS format are included in the popstation folder inside the archive. Here is a list of FAQs that Dark_AleX has included in the readme:

Q: My game generated is a lot bigger in size than the same one from the PS3 Store.
A: They use compression. Because the algorithm of compression is not still cracked, compressed isos are not supported yet.
Q: I have my game in bin/cue.
A: Use the bin as the ISO while converting.
Q: I have my game in img/ccd...
A: Use the img as the ISO while converting.
Q: The savegames have the icon of Hot Shots 2!
A: It's normal. Don't worry.

The only problem right now is that the emulator isn't 100% compatible with all the games out there. That's something you'll have to wait for Sony to fix. For the full instructions on converting your games to the POPS format, refer to the readme inside the popstation folder. In case any of you are having problems with the popstation converter, it's probably something to do with the file cygwin1.dll. Not to worry though, you can download the file from the link below and place the cygwin1.dll file in C:/Windows/System32/ folder. That should fix it. I'm already busy converting my small collection of PSX games to the POPS format. Have fun!

Download: [3.02 OE-B by Dark_AleX]
Link: [Cygwin1.dll]

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by Tidus (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Thank You

This is great!!
Thank you Dark_AleX!!

Re: me (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» hot shots golf?

How do we get this game? It is required for ps1 games yeah?
ps. soz for being a noob ;)

Re: kurt (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» hot shots

how do i get hot shots? do i have to download the game from the PS3? then what do i do with it? the readme isnt very informative! Can i get the game from other 'unspeekable' methods?

Re: kurt (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» hint

Hints Ehem'the pirates bay'Ehem' Hot Shots Golf 2 - PSX Emu - USA by J-JONY 'Ehem!!! EHEMMMMM!!!!

Re: HED-E? (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Anytime Soon

HEN-E maybe somin like this come on Ta-082 sucks plz HELP dak-alex man you can do it just put all your heart into it i will test it out as long as you make it and you double check everything.

Re: psy (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» FF7

Add FF7 to the list of working games. +)
FMV's are nice and full frame rates.

Re: Have To Have PS3 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Have To Have PS3?

Have To Have PS3? or can somone upload keys.bin?

Re: Vipre77 - 2006-12-25

» Just tried FF7 and...

It seems to be taking an awefully long time to load. Waited a few minutes now and the PlayStation logo hasn't even shown yet. Just sitting at a blank screen. Hey, Psy, you said you got it working? How long does it take to launch the game on your PSP?

I used Nero to make an ISO. My Plextor drive couldn't read all the files on the original disc, but my Samsung drive managed it, or so it seemed.

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Re: tenshu (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Linux?

could you please release a linux binary for the psx converter?

thx D_A

Re: fLa(v)eZ (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» download hot shot

here i have finally found tha link for tha ps1 game

http://www.megaupload.com/?d+GXA3Q885

Re: SOLIEED (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» SOLID

SOLID!

Re: kurt (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» we need a guide

we reli reli need a guide! iv been playn hot shots buy thats because i downloaded it and i dont now how to make em!!

Re: GODFRILLA (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» **********PLEASE HELP********

PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP????

I UPGRADED FROM 1.5 TO 3.02 OE A YESTERDAY AND EVERYTHING WENT SWEET AND IT ALL WORKS FINE APART
FROM I CANT RUN PSX GAMES,

I HAVE 2 GAMES DOWNLOADED FROM SONY SITE,

SYPHON FILTER AND COOL BOARDERS, THEY ARE BOTH IN FOLDERS NAMED -

SLUS(NUMBERS)

AND BOTH HAVE 3 FILES

KEY.BIN
EBOOT.PBP
DOCUMENT.DAT

BUT NO MATTER WHAT I HAVE TRIED, WHEN I START THEM
I GET A WARNING THEN IT LOOKS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO LOAD THEN IT JUST GIVES ME THE ERROR

80000004

AND RETURNS TO XMB

IM NOW ON OE-B BUT SAME ERROR

*****************PLEASE HELP************

Re: . (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» godfrilla:

your kernal folders are messed up. go into recovery and switch em

Re: godfrilla (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» above

anyways after hours of trwling the net, and no good suggestions from anyone,

i have now found that your psp has to be a totally standard 3.02 oe-a/b for the psx to work....

mine works sweet now, so remember

no custom gameboots/fonts/etc
no debranding etc

Re: dnoate (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» FF7 doesn't work

... for me either. It's just black like that other guy said.

Re: maniac (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» help

godfrilla, if u want to use ur PS1 games, u gotta plance the folders in the GAME folder and configure the XMB to launch the GAME folder as the 3.02 Kernel. To do this, you can go to the RECOVERY menu by holding down R, hit X @ configuration and hit X on the GAME FOLDER HOMEBREW. I tried all this and the work fine (even with debranding)!

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Re: psy (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Vipre77

I downloaded it from a torrent site, but before image iso size is 712 MB (747,435,024 bytes), and 714 after. It only takes a few seconds to boot and get past the playstation logo.

Re: Vipre77 - 2006-12-25

» Got it...

I was making the ISO image incorrectly from my original game discs. I tried using ISOBuster instead of Nero and got it to work. Extract the disc to an image using RAW mode. ISOBuster is a pretty decent shareware utility with no expiration. At least version 1.6 that I'm using is.

Re: badbrad - 2006-12-26

» help

hey i need some help how do i get 3.02 oe-b and i dont have 3.02 oe-a or 3.02 oe but i got 3.03 so dose that mean i cant get that on my psp now or what get back to me as soon as you can o

Re: GRATEFUL (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26

» thanks kurt

" » hint

Hints Ehem'the pirates bay'Ehem' Hot Shots Golf 2 - PSX Emu - USA by J-JONY 'Ehem!!! EHEMMMMM!!!! "

THANKYOU KURT...THANKYOU DAx MORE!!!

Re: np (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26

» .

now someone just needs to release an app to give the actual name and pictures with the ps1 game, not hotshots

Re: teh (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26

» i like

watermelons

Re: YAH How big so the pic files have to be? (Unregistered) - 2006-12-28

» ->

YAH How big so the pic files have to be?

New 2.60 TA-082 -> 2.70 -> 2.71 -> 2.80 -> New 2.6 -> 2.71 Ta-082 -> 1.50 -> 3.02 OE-A -> 3.02 OE-B TA-082 Dark Alex is the MAN

Re: ricodadogs (Unregistered) - 2006-12-30

» psone emlulator

u dont need 2 get hot shots 2 any already converted EBOOT.PBP + KEYS.bin will work with the psx2psp coverter.

by mwalexlee (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» HOLY crap....

Thanks alot man!

Re: isti - 2006-12-25

» lol

popsation :D
this guy has humor.. not to mention his skills..
man.. If I were younger you would be my hero..
now just the respect has left.. :D

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Re: d!S7[uRb] - 2006-12-27

» » sOMe PROBLEMS ON 2.71SEC TO 3.02OEB

2.50 -> 1.50 -> 2.71 SE-A -> 2.71 SE-B -> 2.71 SE-C -> 3.02OEA -> 3.02OEB -> 1.50 -> 3.02OEA -> 3.02OEB AND I CAN FINALLY PLAY FFVII :D.
I COULDNT USE PSX EMULATOR ON MY FIRST 3.02OEB SO I USE RECOVERY AND DO ALL OVER! AND NOW I PLAYING GT2 :D

by decky1990 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» orgasm...right now

i jus upgraded from 1.5 to oe-a and now this happy days

by Biohazard (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» WTF

JUst looking at ps1 news then refreshed pspupdates and htere it was :P

by meee (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» asd

hmm should I dg my 2.8 and install this...

Re: .. (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» ...

well i downgrade from 2.80 and just a few hours later i upgrade to OE-a with the auto installer

Re: Not logged in (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» YES

Yes you should! :D

Re: erekiddo (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» what r u ? retarded ?

stupid questions diserves no answer.....

by Mr. Singh (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» WOO!

Dark Alex > God

by Gunbuster (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» OMG

Holy Shanghai !

by MonkeyPower (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» cool

sweeet. and no "omg 1st" posts either - extremely odd. lol i only got my psp last week - great time to get it.

Re: PSPZorZ - 2006-12-25

» 1ST REPLY!!

omg first reply! lol :P

by sdasd (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» sdsd

SWEET

by tenchibr (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» I am very happy

Merry Christmas DA... Feliz Navidad...

And a lot of FFVII for next year on my PSP ;-)

by ZALOO (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» SES

I THINK THIS IS MY HAPPIEST DAY EVER

3.02OE-B TODAY

AND LOST:PLANET (360)

THANK U DARK ALEX

by SK (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Thanks D_A

AMAZING ! What a christmas !

by hey someone (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» hey qj

tell me if this is useable on a ta-082

Re: GaveUpTomorrow - 2006-12-25

» No,

it is not usable on a ta-82, sorry :( ...I feel your pain.

Re: ta-082 weenie (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» i 8 u

if your not down with DAX, just start coding your own iso loader *****.......DAX u rule !!!

by Ampere - 2006-12-25

» HAPPY

Hope this might brighten up peoples holidays.

Merry Christmas and have a safe and happy New Year!

by kissjuni (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» WOOT!!

Yees tnx :)

by pspdude (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» awesomeness

so i can convert the psx games i get from like lets say limewire to pops? or do i have to convert the real psx games i have to pops?

Re: elboffor (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» whatever ya want matey

you convert iso's which is the typical format you will find them in on filesharin, or just make an iso from the game usin alchahol120% or nero

Re: GaveUpTomorrow - 2006-12-25

» Yes, ...

but that would be piracy and thus illegal. Why not jump on Ebay and buy a couple of the games you want to play the legal way? You can get most ps1 games for next to nothing now a days, except for a select few... If you want to ignore all things moral though, I guess I can't stop you...

Re: . (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26

» .

damn right you can't stop him! it's christmas mutha*****a! Season of perpetual *****in joy, he can download whatever the ***** he wants! XD Don't ruin the joy with your god damn moral stories!!!!

by slaydove (Unregistered) - 2006-12-25

» Dark Alex = Santa!

Thanks for the great/hard work!!

This is a Xmas miracle!!

Re: badbrad - 2006-12-26