 09-22-2006, 4:54 PM
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Auri
 
Joined on 12-07-2005
Indianapolis, Indiana
Posts 3,679
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Our PSP "scene" has been lucky enough to have some real legendary
characters. First, we had groups like PSP-Dev, later on, MPH. We can't
forget Fanjita and Ditlew, and now, joining their ranks at a blistering
pace is none other than Dark_Alex. It seems the guy jumps from one big
bombshell to the next.
Dark_Alex has just announced that he was
busy making a 2.71 XMB homebrew launcher. Now you guys might be
wondering how this might be different from Noobz' eLoader. Well, this
is another bombshell guys! Dark_Alex has succeeded in being able to
launch homebrew from the Game Menu in the PSP's XMB, or the Main menu
as some might call it. Big news, huh? Well, it doesn't stop there! If
Dark_Alex has his way, this will probably pave the way for kernel mode
homebrew launching from the XMB itself!
But for now, the method
is limited and can't load "standard" homebrew as we know it (static ELF
files) and in order to make use of this XMB Loader, games will have to
be ported or created in PRX form:
"Current homebrews are not
supported. Since current homebrews are in static elf format, they won't
run (they are rejected by the 2.71 kernel). Homebrews for 2.71 have to
be in prx format. As mentioned before, homebrew has to be in prx
format, at least atm. Furthermore, the main prx, the one in the pbp,
has to be an user prx. However this user prx can load unsigned kernel
modules from the memory stick, allowing kernel mode apps."
The
great thing from the programmers' perspective is the fact that you can
load unsigned kernel modules from the Memory Stick. This means that
they will get all the freedom which 1.5 has offered until now. For
developers who are interested in creating or porting existing programs
to be "PRX compatible", you can find information and details in the
readme, so we hope to see a flurry of compatible homebrew in the next
few days!
You should be warned, this program does write to
flash, so as with any flash memory-related programs, be very careful
and use at your own risk even if the chances of bricking is extremely
remote.
"This program enables homebrew to be run in 2.71 through the XMB. It makes a patch that remains
permanent until hardware reset. Sleep mode won't remove the patch.
Note: This program writes some small files in the flash, ONLY the first time is executed.
IT does NOT rewrite any existing file in the system, it writes new files, so the probabilities of
bricking are practically null."
But,
there is a ray of hope. Dark_Alex has said that in future versions, he
may patch the kernel to accept static ELFs. That would mean that 2.71
will be able to run all the homebrew which 1.5 is known for! Let's just
hope that in the near future, 2.71 can dethrone 1.5 as the "golden
firmware". Hey! It doesn't sound all that improbable now. With the
great work of people like Dark_Alex and his friends, Fanjita and crew,
we're well on our way to making firmware 2.71 the primary homebrew
firmware!
Here's the proof-of-concept, directly from Dark_Alex's
site. Again, you should be careful before running this since it writes
to the flash. Please check out the readme before doing anything else,
there's a lot of important information in there. Oh, and the champagne?
That's for Dark_Alex and his friends ;)
Description Source: PSPUpdates
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Author, Hacking the PSP
www.hackingpsp.com
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