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Tired of your XMB icons? Why not hack it?

Posted Dec 29, 2006 at 12:15AM by Ryan A. Listed in: Homebrew Applications Tags: Lua, XMB, kgsws

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Nope, the image on the right isn't fake. And yes, it is a screenshot of a hacked XMB. Are you interested yet?

We know our handheld's XMB looks fine and well already but changes are sometimes good. As much as you don't want to be wearing the same clothes every day and eating the same food every meal, we are pretty sure you don't want that for your PSP either. XMB Icon Hacking is a Lua application created by homebrew coder kgsws.

As the name implies, the application allows for changing icons on our XMB. It was originally made for 1.5 FWs. Although kgsws isn't sure if there will be complications with other firmwares, he suggested just the same to use custom ones so as to avoid problems.

And lastly in case you're wondering, the images included in the application can be edited using a PC. We know you're still kind of having doubts about this one so we deemed it necessary to include this short video first. The download link can be found after the clip.

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by FIRST (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» W00T

Hey that looks nifty can't wait to try.

Re: CoolRaccoon (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» Needs Editing

QUOTE (by kgsws):
... can anybody fix
http://pspupdates.qj.net/Tired-of-yo...g/49/aid/77567
it is NOT in LUA ... and it needs text "only for 1.50" in red

Re: hellz yea (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» .

awesome

Re: Hello (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» hahaha

u guys crack me up lol, noobs lol!

by ThizzFace (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» aaaaaaaa

pimpin

by incadudeF (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» hell yeah

Just think ps3 XMB icons on psp.lol

Re: acme (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» fewl

ps3 has same icons noob

Re: . (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» .

i lol'ed

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Re: incadudeF (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» my mistake

Sorry i dont have a ps3 so i thought they were different. So my mistake.

Re: well (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» i

guess you cant emagine how it would look if u dont know how the ps3 icons are!

Re: Xulap - 2006-12-30

» lol!

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! acme! lol nice one!

by DarkPacMan77 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» niftyful

People are going to love this... me included when I have the balls to try it

-DarkPacMan77-

by weslester (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» qoq

yea i want to try it!

by Marq - 2006-12-29

» ...

...Why isnt my PSP turning on anymore? O_O

Re: Azazil (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» ....

Cause it Bricked or you haven't charged it.

Re: . (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» .

CALZOWNED!

by just somebody (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» uahrg

this is UGLY!

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Re: someone (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» true

true

whats the point anyway ?

by Mr. Shizzy (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» Holy crap !!!

That is F-ing awesome !!! I cant resist trying this. I'll report back with my findings.

by InuyashaX (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» I'm afraid to try this...

Y? My psp is a freaking...

TA-082 2.80... (Downgrader nowhere to be seen)

Well, nice app... My idea: Make themes and spread them!

How about an anime xmb? Cant wait to do this!

Re: FreePlay (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» Hold your horses.

Dax is working on it.

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

» sony owned again

2.80 dg releaced

Re: InuyashaX (Unregistered) - 2006-12-31

» huh?

I know 2.80 downgrader is released.... but my psp is a TA-082! Darn... can downgrade yet...

by xKJTx - 2006-12-29

» ?CHANGE?

Dose this work with 3.02oeb its a custom firmware???

Re: yes it does (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» ya check this out..

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id+psp+thread.id+2733462

i a;ready did works fine exept for some missing icons but they still work

Re: ooppss (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» HERE IT IS

sry i posted the wrong link here it is

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id+psp+thread.id+2733462

by Jonny202003 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» safer

i partially bricked my psp with this program but luckily i went to my recovery menu since i have oe-b and renamed the 2 folders to recovery and recovery% and flashed my old topmenu. Make sure you definitely make a back up of your old topmenu.

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by maniac (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» ??

Does this work on 3.02 OE-B??

Please reply!!

Re: Jonny202003 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» ...

not really, read my post above, i have oe-b

Re: maniac (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» yes

I tried it, it works but some of the icons nder "Network" are invisible

by Marq - 2006-12-29

» ...

For all you people out there who actually believed me. OWN3D! XP
-Marq

Re: PSPZorZ - 2006-12-29

» oh yeah well...

at least we didn't get CALZOWNED! :P

Re: Wolf (Unregistered) - 2007-01-18

» SHUT UP b00n!!!!!!11111one

AMAGAD!!!!!!11111one
DipSh17

by oCanaDa (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» 3.02-b

does it work on 3.02-b or not.

by BiGGiE (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» NOT ON OE-A!!!

Hi,
I tried it on a OE-A and I bricked my PSP. So I think that it also doesnt work on a OE-B :(

But you can try it yourself because there is still the recovery-mode...

I got to wait till my PSP-Battery is at 75% an then i will dump a 1.5 and try to use the MOD with dh.

(I think it dont works because fw at 2.0 or above have 6 icons and 1.5 has just 5)

by ajhawley (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» just a quick idea

***** ya just put a 6.bmp but if u did u might have to edit some code

by TrailerparkRobot (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» woow

This Looks really good! make it OE compatible!

Re: incromatical (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» i agree...

ya, i semibricked my psp cause of this now i have to reflash the old top menu plugin

Re: fsfs (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» it is

it is oe compatble

by simewich (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» .

So why would you want this??????????

Re: . (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» .

People who can make better icons would want this.
I'll wait until it's available for OE-B

by ... (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» ...

i am never touching topmenuplugin ever again, briked my 2.8 a few months back messin with it. THIS WILL NOT WORK ON ANY FIRMWARE 2.0+, it uses a different format of topmenu_plugin. BEWARE

Re: what do u think (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» 123456

its for like only 1.5

by wilson (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» DNT WORK !!

i tried this i put the top_menu.rco in my resource and when i tried it on devhook 3.2 it just froze ??? so... i your gonna try theres no point!!

by Chameleon (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» Background

Since we can change things like this.. does it mean we could some day maybe chance the animated background? :o :)

Re: infraBLUEkid (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» I doubt it

the background in the xmb is probably not video, im guessing its all code so to have a custom animated background a person would need to first understand the code and rewrite theres own version

Re: jabberwocky20 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» hmm

Well, They DID manage to make it so you can get rid of the waves...who knows ;-)

by joe45mama (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» look!!

there is one for 2.50 and up
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psp&thread.id=2733462
havn't tried it but be warned YOU ALONE are responsible if your psp bricks

by GH[ ]ST (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» ???

Can you go back to the original incase you want to?
If so how?

by omg (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» PLEASE PLEASE TELL!!!!!!!!!

Ok i have a ta-082 psp and it's a 3.02 oe-b and i used this and now every time i turn on my psp it starts up all the way to the time display and stops and frezzes!What is up with that can i get it to stop that?

Re: infraBLUEkid (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» Heres what ya do

get firmware 3.02oe customizer.
"http://pspupdates.qj.net/index.php?pg+49+aid+76992"
flash the default topmenu.rco

but first you have to put the program in your recovery console, just hold the R button at start up and youll see where to put it

by yo omg (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» RE: please help me

idunno lol i guess ur scr*wed

by teh (Unregistered) - 2006-12-29

» hey

how come my psps right arrow is stuck (like internally) ?
in other words the right arrow isnt pressed but yet on the screen its as if the right arrow was pressed.