Posted Feb 17, 2007 at 02:15PM by Chris L. Listed in: Firmware, Homebrew Applications, Games, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters Tags: DevHook, Dark-AleX, Custom Firmware, High Impact Games
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Unfriendly to 3.10 OE? SAY IT ISN'T SO!!! - Image 1Uh-oh. Please let's not react (or erupt) first - let's try to get down all that can be gleaned about this story first.

A PSP Fanboy reader emailed them saying that Ratchet and Clank doesn't work with his 3.10 OE custom firmware (he never said which rev). The game would also not connect via Wi-Fi ad-hoc and infrasturcture. It's an observation mirrored among other PSP custom firmware users - not only at PSP Fanboy. Suggestions that the game itself might be glitchy were dismissed: FW 3.11 users - including PSP Fanboy - reported no glitches whatsoever.

We don't think it's... er, a "deliberate" move on High Impact Games' part. Another reader of PSP Fanboy commented that Ratchet works well with DevHook, so those holding dual homebrew firmware options have a second option. Other suggestions included keeping the clock at 333, having no plugins, and keeping configurations disabled. No concrete reports, so far, on why Ratchet isn't cooperating with Dark_Alex's OE custom firmware.

You guys experiencing hangups, too? (Just the facts, please. Let's save the drama for another day.) Any other solutions in mind?


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   by it works (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » works on 3.03oec

with 266 mhz :)

   by Eric (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » 3.10 Rev A'

After reading a post at MaxConsole, set my clock to 266mhz and it worked just fine.

   by Same here (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Works on 3.03oec

with 266+ mhz

   by PSP_Helper (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Set Custom Firmware to 2.66 MHz-- it'll work

Lock custom firmware to 2.66 and the game will work

For some reason "Default" isn't working properly with this game. No biggie.


   Re: Snarg (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

At 2.66MHz you wouldn't even be able to move around in the XMB

Try 266 MHz
   by MickMog - 2007-02-17
 » BOLLOX!!

works fine on all o mine, 3.10 OE-A' & 2 x 3.03 OE-C
i havent tried multi player tho, single player runs well at 333

   by !st (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » !st

Multi-player works. Some guy over reacted a bit don't ya think?

Turn the cpu speed down or up to 266mhz and the game runs flawless. Set the speed to 333mhz and the cut scenes and sounds mess up.


   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

oooooooo... no wonder i could only hear sound fx, i had mine clocked at 333. is it laggy at 255?
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   by video (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » How I fixed it

It wasn't working for me either, then someone said that it worked with devhook .52. So i tried it, set it up, and it works fine.

I usually don't use devhook when I want to play single player, I just keep it at 266mhz and it works fine. (3.03 oe-c)


   Re: good (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » devhook

it works fine with devhook .52
   by anjro (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » devhook for online

ive tested 3.03 oe-b and 3.10 oe-a

game works fine if you use 266mhz

problem is it seems like the only way to get online is through devhook (i tested .52) :( which i tested and worked. at the time i only saw 22 users online though and one game.

but since it's annoying to switch over to devhook just to play online, i got rid of devhook. i'll wait til i beat the game and get everything maxed out before i get online. hopefully a better fix or something will be out by then.

   by some kid (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » it works just fine

yea this game works just fine....

bad, misleading, news story...

granted infrastructure only seems to work with dh but whatever, it works and it not some grand conspiracy to stop custom firmwarers like this article leads to believe

   by hodgins91 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » it does

yer my mate had the umd, i saw on the maxconsole forums it works with CPU set at 266 on 303OE-C

   by video (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Btw

The reason people keep it at 266 and not at anything higher or lower is because anything higher and the music doesn't work, and anything lower the game won't load.


   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

i know, i went through four planets with no music, but thank god I know what to do now

   Re: .... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » lol

hahaha me too i was thinkin they didnt put any music in this one
   by TacticalChicken (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » yup and no

YUP it works great for me on 3.10OE-A' in single player on all speeds

NO it doesn't seem to like wifi at all on 3.10OE-A'

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   by Darkrocker (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » It works

works fine for me im running 3.10 oe-a. But you have to set the cpu clock speed to 266.

   by PSPS1PS2PSPPS3 - 2007-02-17
 » BS

this works perfect for me im on 3.10 OE-A

   by RaiderX - 2007-02-17
 » What the problems are:

You need to be running at at least 266 MHz
All plugins must be disabled for GAME
Wifi play does not work
Selecting the Exit option in the pause menu gives a black screen :(


   Re: td (Unregistered) - 2007-02-18
 » ...

plugins don't have to be disabled, i have cwcheat-psp (not pops) and mp3 module (game) active and it works
   by Chris (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Bull*****

*I HAVE 3.03 OE-C AND IT WORKS FINE*


   Re: Chris (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » ^^^

*AND I HAVE 333MHZ ASWELL*
   by MythBuster (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Wow, another QJ late posting.......

Browsing any PSP forum for the last TWO DAYS anyone would have been able to find out about the 266mHz issue, yet once again we have late news from the QJ staff......

Why do you even bother posting it???


   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Just to annoy you

.
   by Gadwin - 2007-02-17
 » Yeah

What Number one said. It works fine with 266. Been playing it for days.

   by FunkMasterFlex (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » O.o

Of course devhook play everything that is why i still use it for all my games and custom firmware for the looks and simplicity

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   by Sketch (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

When you run it under 266mhz, wait till you get in game, then use a prog like CheatMaster or CWCheat to force it back to 333mhz mode. works for me.


   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

ingame music will work with this teqnigue?
   by myawwww (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » buttons

My L and R buttons dont work anymore. Anyone else have this problem?

   by taekwondokid (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » IT WORKS WITH 3.03 oe-c...

strange but it works in default speed in 3.03 oe-c...
very strange.. well i think dark alex should make a NEW custom firmware then just updates :D it will be nice if he does that..

   by omartheman42 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Could you guys give some feed back?

Ok i'll try to be very specific. I have 3.03 0e-c on my psp. I go to recovery mode set umd/iso to 266 ( does that use boot.bin other options matter? cause all those are disabled) I have the game compressed .cso (maybe i bought it maybe i didn't but lets not talk about that, do you have to play as .iso cause I only have a 1 gig stick).

It's 816 mb with the update folder and I also tried it w/o that folder AND IT DOESNT WORK FOR ME! I get the black screen other people have been complaining about. Could anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance.


   Re: tisk tisk (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » ::Sigh::

And this is why you actually go out and purchase the game. Bringing up that you may or may not have bought it is just another way of saying that you illegally downloaded it and broke the law...you're not afraid to steal from a company, so why are you afraid to just lie to everybody and say you bought it and dumped the iso yourself? It probably doesn't work because you downloaded a bad image...and it serves you right that it doesn't work being that you STOLE IT. I hope it never works for you...go out and BUY IT!

   Re: Evil Cat (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » ^^I agree with this guy^^

Buy the goddam games. And then people have the nerve to ask why game companies are deserting Sony.

   Re: you suck (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » you suck

buy the damn game if you like it. downloading illegal isos is killing an already dying system

   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

"maybe i bought it maybe i didn't BUT LETS NOT TALK ABOUT THAT..."

I laugh at you peoples selective reading

anyway, uncompress the iso kid, and make sure its set at 266, dont mess with anything else, leave it how you found it.

you'll fit the iso you'll just have to delete practically everything else on the memstick.

hope that helps ;)

   Re: akuma2099 - 2007-02-17
 » I have the ISO

I downloaded the Iso and it works fine for me although I have not tried the online part since I don't care about that part. I'm not afraid to say I downloaded the game for free since I don't care what anonymous internet people I will never see think about me.
As far as isos killing the PSP if that were true the Nintendo DS would be dying too since for about $25 and a 2gb SD card you can have around 40 games on the DS with no problem.

   Re: madman (Unregistered) - 2007-02-18
 » i download

i download games just to try them out. if i REALLY like the game, i will go out and buy it (so i can always have it and dont have to take up space on my memory stick) if they game sucks @$$ then i delete it and never think about it again.
what i am trying to say is that i think its ok to download a game just to try it out.
maybe sony should offer downloads for their games, and after about 3 days you have to go out and buy the game.

   Re: pirate (Unregistered) - 2007-02-18
 » ***** console makers

I have had my psp for a year almost and the only UMD I have is a demo disc. I pirate all the ISOS and I have pretty much every game for the psp. I haven't bought a game since my first PSX modchip. In fact, I stole my PSP from Wal-Mart, so ***** sony again
   by darkitatchi (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » works on custom 3.03

my friend said it works on his custom 3.03 he just has to take out the memory stick before he turns on the game.


   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

will that work with 333 speed? and in 3.10 oe-a'?
   by Chw42 - 2007-02-17
 » splinter cell essentials has the same problem

it seems like 3.10 OE-A isnt the most compatable firmware even for UMD's. i was tryin to play splinter cell essentials on my 3.10 OE-A firmare. it would load then at the final loading screen it would give me the error message saying the game cant be played. then a couple of days later i downgraded the psp down to 3.03 OEC. the game worked fine. it's really weird. i think i was running my game at 300mhz too.

   by ANON (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » works

works for me on 3.03 oe-c clock at 266.

   by KawaiiVejitaSama - 2007-02-17
 » thx

bigtime helpful, impossible to find this ***** when your not in with the crowd here or anywhere PSP related, so good article, game works now


   Re: Snarg (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

There you go. So the article did help people.
Perfect for the people that aren't smart enough to Google!

   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » .

Exactly! How great would that be, to go backwards in evolution and not have the courtesy to help people so that they don't have to work as hard!

Then nothing would be easier and nobody would ever survive because we'd all be too selfish!

   Re: Komissar (Unregistered) - 2007-03-02
 » Ditto

Thanks for this. I had the same problem (and for the smarmy bugger who says people are too dumb to google, someone has to post it for google to pick it up) and now I can play my new game.
   by smee (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » psh

...another half-assed un-researched 'news item' from our friends at pspupdates. game works fine if you know what your doing. but i guess if its a slow news day, any old piece of crap will do, eh.


   Re: Gamesage (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Lol

Old news i guess ur iso works perfect and u can play online with it then right why dont you try it out, i feel it was a good article cuz someone mentioned devhook which worked for me buh i think ill wait. lol so u should calm down unless ur iso can do anything the umd can do
   by AcerVentura (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » Don't be so alarmist!

It works fine on mine!

3.10 A' fw


Verify the facts before posting....



   by doug (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » wow you guys

lol it works perfectly qwith my psp even the infastructure work what is wrong with your guys psps


   Re: gamesage (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » the guy above

lol do u have a iso or umd who can play infastrusure

   Re: doug (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » yeah

its iso


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