 09-16-2007, 7:20 PM
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Auri
 
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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(NOTE: You use this download at your own risk.)
As we promised a long time ago we have now finished a version of eLoader which can be run from a custom firmware and HEN.
I know that a lot will probably wonder what the use of this is now that
we have Pandora out so that anyone can downgrade, well the main reason
is the PSP-Lite. As a lot of people are finding out the PSP Lite is
unable to run 1.50 kernel, this means that old homebrew games are not
able to run on the PSP Lite custom firmware, however eLoader makes it
possible to run some of these older games without needing to recompile
them. So I hope all you new PSP Lite owners enjoy getting to see some
of the old homebrew games running on the new device.
For further details on how to install and use eLoader v1.000 see readme.html in the ZIP file.
This program builds on the original work done by
Saotome to load homebrew EBOOT.PBPs into PSPs with HEN or Custom
Firmware (CFW). Although HEN and CFW can generally load most modern
homebrew, eLoader offers a way to improve compatibility with older
programs.
eLoader is of most use for PSP Lite owners running CFW. This loader
will allow them to run homebrew based on 1.50 kernel which otherwise
would not be able to run due to the incompatibility of the PSP Lite and
the 1.50 kernel.
Since eLoader will also run in any CFW it will be also useful for those
developers not having a PSP Lite and wanting to check that their code
will run on it.
It currently cannot run all known homebrew, but it uses a number of
tricks to get substantially further than ever before. Known limitations
are:
Can't run most kernel-mode applications.
That means anything that emulates ISOs/UMDs.
Some minor system calls are still unsupported.
It's also still very much in development, so you should expect a few
bugs, and for not every EBOOT to run perfectly. An up-to-date list of
known working EBOOTs can be found at the homebrew database listed
above.
Major new features in this release
Added support for HEN and custom firmwares including the PSP Lite.
Details of Kernel Mode Support
In eloader 1.000 it is possible to make use of kernel mode using
"constructor" procs, this therefore gives the ability to patch kernel
memory before the user mode thread starts (in the same way that
firmware v1.5 can)
The main thing that you can not do at the moment is start a new thread
in kernel mode. Note that this is the same level of kernel-mode support
as the 0.995 release. We intend to dramatically improve kernel-mode
compatibility in future releases.
To install eLoader
Copy the contents of the MS_ROOT folder to the topmost folder on your
PSP memory stick. If you've done this correctly, you will end up with a
set of files within the folder
/PSP/GAME/eLoader
on your memory stick.
Installing Homebrew
If you've chosen to install Installotron, then you can automatically
download and install a selection of popular homebrew to your PSP, so
long as you have a network connection configured on your PSP. Just run
eLoader as described below, and then select and run Installotron, to
select the homebrew programs to install.
Otherwise, or if the homebrew you want to use is not supported by Installotron yet:
Copy the homebrew you want to run to your memory stick. Usually, this
means unzipping a directory that contains an EBOOT.PBP file to
somewhere under /PSP/GAME/. The exact location and folder name usually
doesn't matter, but for best compatibility you should try to use the
same names as originally shown in the homebrew ZIP file.
If the instructions with the homebrew contain separate steps for v1.0
and v1.5 firmwares, then usually you'll get best results by following
the v1.0 instructions.
NOTE: If the homebrew is written in LUA, you need to copy it to a subdirectory under the your LUA Player "APPLICATIONS" folder.
Running eLoader : via HEN and Custom Firmwares
In order to run eLoader just goto to the "Game" menu on the PSP menu,
then "Memory Stick", then select the "eLoader IPA" program.
This will cause eLoader to load up its menu ("eMenu") from which you can choose the homebrew you would like to load.
Using eMenu
The loader displays a list of folders in ms0:/PSP/GAME and
ms0:/PSP/GAME150. Use the up and down buttons to change the current
selection (highlighted with a black line), and X or O to run the
homebrew in that folder.
NOTE: To load LUA applications, you need to run LUA Player first, which
will launch Lowser and let you browse to open the application.
Once you select some homebrew to load, the menu will exit, and after a
few moments, the loader will either display an error message, or the
homebrew will start.
To exit the homebrew, you need to reboot your PSP. The loader contains
in-built support for rebooting, by holding the Left Trigger, Right
Trigger and START buttons together for a few seconds. If this doesn't
work, then you can also reboot by removing the battery, or holding the
power switch for at least 10 seconds. Note that sometimes after a
software reboot, the loader will hang if you try to run it again. This
seems to be much rarer if you enter USB mode briefly, before running
the loader again.
Other buttons:
Triangle will turn on USB mode.
Square will take a screenshot of the menu.
The L and R shoulder buttons change the PSP's clock speed.
SELECT will show usage instructions, and rescan the memory stick for new homebrew.
START will exit the menu.
HOLD will put the PSP into 'slumber mode' - the clock speed is set to
minimum, and the screen is blanked. You can get further power saving by
holding the 'SCREEN' button to turn off the screen, before engaging
'HOLD'.
If you get the message 'Not Homebrew', it means that the selected
folder does not contain the file 'EBOOT.PBP' in the topmost subfolder.
This usually means that you've incorrectly installed the homebrew.
Using a different menu
v1.000 of the loader ships with a default menu, emenu--.pbp.
It's also possible to install optional alternative menus, such as 'Choice'.
The loader will use emenu--.pbp menu by default. If you want to use one
of the alternatives, then edit the loadmenu1000.cfg file (with Notepad,
or any other text editor), and change the following line:
menu=ms0:/psp/eloader/emenu--.pbp
to point at the location of the alternative menu's .PBP file.
Troubleshooting
If you have problems with an individual EBOOT getting to the "Press X
to launch the program" screen, but crashing immediately after, here are
a few things to try:
Make sure you are trying to run it as the first thing you do after a clean reboot of your PSP
Use v1.0 EBOOTs in preference to v1.5.
Make sure that you read any README supplied with the homebrew, and
followed the installation instructions (for v1.0, preferably)
carefully.
Make sure that any support files (e.g. WAV files, graphics files)
contained in the ZIP file are copied into the same place on the memory
stick, relative to the EBOOT file.
Experiment with the launcher options in the configuration file. (see below)
someone might already have found a way to make this EBOOT work.
If you see a message during the loading process, saying "Found
suspicious hard path", then this means the loader detected that the
application depends upon being in a specific location on the memory
stick. Usually the path will mention a specific file - try moving the
application folder so that the file is in the place shown.
If you find that one of these steps helps, then please send us details
on what you did to make the EBOOT work - we can build the workarounds
automatically into the next version of the loader.
NOTE: If the eLoader aborted the process before reaching the "press X"
screen, then don't bother trying these steps - there's no way that
EBOOT will currently work, but please remember to send the details of
the error message to me, so that I can attempt to change the code to
make it work.
Configuration File
v0.8.5 and beyond of the loader support configuration via a file,
/psp/game/eloader/LOADER1000.CFG. See inside the file for basic details
on what the various options do. For most purposes, the defaults should
be sufficient.
If you want to try to tweak the options for a specific EBOOT, here are some pointers:
Each EBOOT has a special signature that identifies it to the eLoader.
To find out the signature, use the bundled Windows program
"EBOOT_SIGNATURE.EXE". This will tell you the name you need to use for
the config file section header for the EBOOT.
The following options are the most common ones to change to make a
specific EBOOT work. Often, changing one of these (more-or-less at
random) will fix the more sensitive EBOOTs such as USER_LUA. Try
changing these one at a time, in this order, for best results.
passparameters
confirm
callinit
clearscreen
initbssfull
initbsspartial
If you want to suppress screen-spam during loading of a known-good
EBOOT, you can try changing these options. You may find that the EBOOT
stops working after changing an option - if so, just change it back.
confirm displays the 'press X to start' menu.
unknownNIDwarning warns you if some system calls requested by the EBOOT couldn't be identified.
patchkernelwarning warns you if the EBOOT is kernel-mode. For some EBOOTs, this doesn't matter.
ignorefixedpath warns you if the EBOOT contains a suspicious- looking
filename, that implies it might need to be run from a fixed location on
the memory stick
Description source: Noobz
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Author, Hacking the PSP
www.hackingpsp.com
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