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Genesis UMD Launcher 2.6

greg | April 7, 2006

The folks over at ProjectPSP have released a new loader [similar to RunUMD] which is responsible for booting 2.60 required UMD’s on firmware version 1.50.

The goal of this Loader, similar to RunUMD, is to launch an ORIGINAL UMD 2.6 on all the other Firmware versions without making the necessary FW update to play, and thus keeping the possibility of playing back-ups and others’ homebrew too on 1.5.

Installation is relatively simple:

  1. Copy the loader [ 'G3N3SIS%' and 'G3N3SIS' directories ] to /PSP/GAME on your memory stick (MS)
  2. Copy the ‘X’ directory to the root of your MS.
    i.e.) if your PSP is detected as drive letter F: – copy ‘X’ to F:\

If you experience problems, check out the packaged readme.txt for further information.

This software does not load ISOs – it’s strictly for booting UMD’s which require a later firmware version.

Download Genesis UMD Launcher 2.6

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Comment by Poo
2006-04-07 18:31:51

Great work! Now just add the ability to load ISOs.

 
Comment by Jared
2006-04-07 18:32:53

This is great the UMDs of MegaMan maverick hunter X (USA) and Pursuit Force(USA) now work!

 
Comment by corporate trash
2006-04-07 18:34:27

isos r stupid anyways

 
Comment by Alex
2006-04-07 18:40:21

does this work for 2.01

 
Comment by TheBee
2006-04-07 18:47:39

#3, are ISOS realy stupid? Try to compress that folders wiyh DAX… dah…

 
Comment by PIBE
2006-04-07 19:52:23

man this shit is si cool gta runs awesome

 
Comment by Markie
2006-04-07 20:20:05

Does it support wifi on GTA at all??? or still not there yet??

 
Comment by bob
2006-04-07 20:23:24

1.5 pwns!

 
Comment by Tacticalbread
2006-04-07 20:34:15

Does this work for Untold Legends: The Warriors Code?

 
Comment by Eggnog
2006-04-07 20:44:29

shit….i just updated to 2.6 less than a week ago for Me+My Katamari and Untold Legends: The Warrior’s Code…. >.

 
Comment by D
2006-04-07 20:58:45

yes finally, now to try out Initial D Street Stage

 
Comment by sad little emo
2006-04-07 21:13:04

#10 I did the same thing :(

 
Comment by Coasterfreak212
2006-04-07 21:50:42

MAN GET ISOS WORKING AND I WILL LOVE YOU AS IF YOU WERE A HOT CHICK

 
Comment by Jose
2006-04-07 21:56:30

I usually dont write comments. This is a first. AND I LOVE U GUYS. i have been waiting for this so long!!

THANK YOU J!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Vapor
2006-04-07 22:01:59

Yeah!!!! It works with WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9 [USA] UMD!!! Hooray!!!

 
Comment by BIGGIE
2006-04-07 22:12:20

CAN DIS LOAD ONLY 2.6 REQUIRED GAMES OR ALL OTHER REQUIRED ONES TOO?

 
Comment by Free4
2006-04-07 22:20:47

Do i need a different booter to support a umd that requires firmware 2 or say 2.5?
The clarity in what versions of Umd this app covers is blighted by a lack of clarity in the writeup. THus leading to stupid questions!
So does this cover all my disks or do I still need various booters to make other older games work?

 
Comment by Coasterfreak212
2006-04-07 22:34:03

Well, gonna test it anyways with multiple dax configs, see if one works. If i fail, o well

 
Comment by TEG!?
2006-04-07 23:27:14

anybody got this working with initial d??? casue if so OMFG im going to buy it ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Drains
2006-04-07 23:46:07

This the same as RunUMD, only that it has the files extracted from a 2.5 game already included with it. That way you can run those games.

This is nothing new, it’s a lame edit by a lame person.

 
Comment by spanky
2006-04-07 23:56:45

Does Katamari work? just bought it yesterday but didn’t know it required 2.6.

 
Comment by jase
2006-04-08 00:17:27

OH DEAR GOD PLZ SOMEONE TELL ME INITIAL D WORKS and quick!!!

 
Comment by adel
2006-04-08 00:28:16

does anyone konw if Outrun Coast 2 Coast works? +thanks to the guys that made that 2.6 loader

 
Comment by nigga
2006-04-08 00:35:27

will the new Tomb Raider game work?

 
Comment by DrunkGuy
2006-04-08 00:41:15

so does it work with untold legends and all 2.60 and below games???

 
Comment by DoomLight
2006-04-08 01:00:37

yes i concur with 23. can OutRun Coast2Coast run on this? it would be nice tho if it could run the UMD mounted in the virtual Drive. that would save alot of peeps the grief of buying the blasted game for a few hours of pleasure

 
Comment by Kevin
2006-04-08 01:12:50

does this work with 2.60?

 
Comment by VIMike
2006-04-08 01:31:56

I tried my UMD of GTA and WWE Smackdown 2006 and they do not load. Anyone know a reason or seomthing to do to make it work? I am running 1.5 firmware.

 
Comment by :(
2006-04-08 02:11:25

if only Smackdown vs raw 2006 worked :(

 
Comment by shadows6282
2006-04-08 02:24:58

#29 i was about to say the same thing, did u test it? smackdown that is

 
Comment by jase
2006-04-08 02:34:45

Heard from Maxconsole forums…they claim Initial D boots but crashes…. :(….at least thats one step in the right direction

 
Comment by ahahha
2006-04-08 02:35:24

just tested daxtor, untold legends..they don’t work!!

i repeat no work!

 
Comment by Coasterfreak212
2006-04-08 02:48:52

What the hell Kevin? “Does this work on 2.6″ IT’S a FREAKIN 2.6 GAME LOADER FOR 1.5 SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO UPGRADE TO PLAY!!!!! (Don’t ever ask that question again for any hoembrew)

 
Comment by dddd
2006-04-08 03:31:50

(27.does this work with 2.60)
OMG you are a NOOB lol if you have a 2.6 why will u need this lol

 
Comment by lucky
2006-04-08 03:55:25

number 27..”does this work with 2.6?” hahahaha you hella nub quit coming to psp hacks if you dont kno shit..dats a hella dumass question

 
Comment by o_0
2006-04-08 04:59:13

When are they gonna come out with a Program so i can LOAD UMD ISO’s off my memory stick on a 2.6???

 
Comment by noobcake
2006-04-08 05:05:28

36— when hell feezes over!

 
Comment by Coasterfreak212
2006-04-08 05:13:25

Or, when they find out how to hack the 2.6 into getting kernel mode. This hasn’t even been accesible to 2.0 users back in the TIFF loader days. Basically don’t get youre hopes up and STOP ASKING THE SAME FREAKING QUESTION, does this work for 2.6 WHY DON”T YOU READ THE DAMN DISCRIPTION FOR ONCE YOU 2.6 MORONS, IF IT SAYS IT IS ONLY FOR 1.5 THEN IT ONLY WORKS FOR 1.5. THE DESCRIPTION WILL TELL WEATHER OR NOT IT WORKS ON 2.0+(IN OTHER WORDS, FIRMWARE NEWER THAN 2.0, MEANING 2.6 IF YOU”RE THAT DUMB) SERIOUSLY TRY READING 2.6 PEOPLE BEFORE YOU ASK THAT DAMNED QUESTION. IF IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT 1.5 OR 2.6 THEN YOU’RE IN THE CLEAR TO QUESTION. BUT IN ANY OTHER SITATION READ THE DISCRIPTION FIRST. YOU ASKED IF THIS WORKED FOR 2.6 BEFORE YOU EVEN KNEW WHAT IT WAS, A 2.6GAME LOADER FOR 1.5 PSP. I WANT TO KILL ALL THE 2.0+ PSPS IN THE WORLD AND THEN KILL SONY SO THAT THE STUPID REDUDANT QUESTION WILL STOP HAUNTING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (geeze, Im a bitch)

 
Comment by markyboy
2006-04-08 05:24:19

pursuit force works but its all in french (writing and talking)does anyone know how to change this.
cheers

 
Comment by psp
2006-04-08 05:30:03

anyone know which games, from 2.0 and up, that will work with this?

 
Comment by Duke
2006-04-08 06:13:05

#39 You have to change the registry files for english
go in x folder flash1/registry and replace with that: http://rapidshare.de/files/17474597/registry.rar.html

;)

 
Comment by johny 5
2006-04-08 06:16:34

hey is this better than mph’s game loader

 
Comment by rocky
2006-04-08 06:57:02

I just updated to 2.6… now what???

 
Comment by john
2006-04-08 07:05:43

this is gonna patched like runumd to load the game files :D

 
Comment by Huggernaut
2006-04-08 08:14:47

Syphon Filter Dark Mirror [USA] confirmed working :D:D

 
Comment by $wizzor
2006-04-08 08:50:43

My PSP crashs when i try to play Syphon Filter Dark Mirror [USA] is there a reason why?by the way this loader is good stuff :]

 
Comment by ASPX
2006-04-08 08:58:42

reply to “$wizzor”

remember that “Flash” folders some Data in it… got it ??? :P

 
Comment by $wizzor
2006-04-08 09:15:49

ok i see thanks you wouldnt know were i can go too find it do u?

 
Comment by kevin
2006-04-08 09:26:08

does this work for firmware 2.6? fast reply thanks!

 
Comment by chubba bubba
2006-04-08 10:58:21

freak yeah!! FINALLY a loader for 2.6 peeps like me! Can’t wait to try this out!!!

w00t w00t!! to the people who said it could not be done,

2.6 R0X0RZ

 
Comment by sy
2006-04-08 11:09:49

ffs

 
Comment by LOL
2006-04-08 11:13:12

# 3 – YOUR AN IDIOT. HOW IS FASTER LOADERS and MORE BATTERY LIFE STUPID? AND TELL ME HOW FREE GAMES ARE STUPID?

NOOB, I bet you have 2.6 BAHAHA.

 
Comment by omisnad
2006-04-08 11:52:36

I am the person who posted the news of this ‘new’ loader on ProjectPSPs forums, which was then posted on their frontpage. The ‘credit’ for this program goes to Genesis and Davbond92, which I found posted at PS2info.com However it appears to be a RunUMD rippoff, and would advice people to use that instead of this TRASH

 
Comment by PSPBoy
2006-04-08 12:41:03

It’s not for 2,6, ok it load UMD Street Fighter of 1,50 fm, but I can’t play Gottlieb Pinball Classics. The Best is one PSP for 1.50 and a second PSP for new Fm versions 2,60 .. 3,00 .. xx

 
Comment by Shkeve
2006-04-08 12:53:17

LOL, I bet that half of the ppl asking if ANYTHING works on 2.6 actually HAVE 1.5, but are too stoopid to get homebrew working! So they actually think that they have 2.6, because their sh1t doesn’t work!

BTW: I’ve discovered a new HACK that GUARANTEES 2.6 owners the ability to run ISO’s on their psps! This is great news! Here’s how to do it:

1. Chuck your 2.6 POS in the trash.

2. HACK into the display case of your local Wal-Mart, and take all the psp’s they have.

3. Check the FW version of each one of them, you’ll prolly find at least one that’s still 2.0.

4. Use MPH downgrader to get 1.5 working on that psp!

Tadaa! You now have a perfectly homebrew-ready psp! I take donations via PayPal, just reply, and I’ll let you know that you’re an idiot.

 
Comment by oliver
2006-04-08 13:10:45

Does this work on 2.0 as I don’t wanna upgrade and to shy to downgrade :$?but I wanna play fight night and its a 2.6 game and I don’t want to upgrade

 
Comment by kevin
2006-04-08 13:13:51

#55 ok…. were can i download it?

 
Comment by stephen
2006-04-08 13:38:30

I got to play gta for 5 min then it turned off.Does smackdown work?????????

 
Comment by Adrian Espinoza
2006-04-08 15:22:33

Wazz up, freak n cool.I was able to play Detroit Hustle,
that billiards game which requires 2.0 on my 1.5 …

 
Comment by ????
2006-04-08 15:34:30

does gta work with this??

 
Comment by LOL
2006-04-08 15:39:32

“It’s not for 2,6, ok it load UMD Street Fighter of 1,50 fm, but I can’t play Gottlieb Pinball Classics. The Best is one PSP for 1.50 and a second PSP for new Fm versions 2,60 .. 3,00 .. xx ”

Thats even more stupid than upgrading to 2.6. I MEAN WTF WOULD WOULD BUY ” FUCKING PSPs. THATS THE DUMBEST THING EVER. WASTING LIKE 500$ for this LMAO!

 
Comment by SteveDawg
2006-04-08 16:04:05

Couple of Q’s:
1) will I be able to play metal gear ac!d PERFECTLY? with no slow down or shut downs after a few mins?
2) it says 2.6 umd’s, how about regular 2.0 umd’s, and same question? do they run perfect?

 
Comment by Jose
2006-04-08 16:18:17

does Untold Legends: The Warrior’s Code work with this?

 
Comment by Sooske
2006-04-08 17:45:33

Gta Runs for about 5 mins and then crashes

 
Comment by wdevolw
2006-04-08 19:51:20

the X file folder is not decode rigth get it from here http://www.megaone.com/pspprx/ get the STREET FIGTHER ALPHA FIX and INSIDE THERE IS GOING TO BE AN X FOLDER,PUT IT IN ROOT MS AND YOU BE ABLE TO PLAY ANY GAMES WITH OUT CRASHING. YOU CAN USE RUMUMD OR THE GENESIS

 
Comment by Nahga
2006-04-08 20:08:08

This does NOT work with Me and My Katamari (US). Just an FYI.

 
Comment by Steve-O
2006-04-08 21:59:45

i ran SOCOM on this….it works fine but too bad you cant save or anything….or any online fragging either…..

 
Comment by Sooske
2006-04-08 23:15:15

Downloaded the fixed x folder from megaone’s website, GTA LC still crashes but it takes a couple more minutes to do so.

 
Comment by nevin
2006-04-08 23:49:26

socom only works with campaign, and it doesnt detect your memory stick so u cant save, and when you try to go online it says psp net error, but this shit still is pretty cool, thanx 2 whoever made it!!!!!!

 
Comment by nevin
2006-04-09 01:53:35

i have a question, can i play socom online with the socom fix in the x folder???

 
Comment by wdevolw
2006-04-09 02:41:45

#68 just use rum umd v0.01.01a1
#70 this app dosent support network play.

 
Comment by Sooske
2006-04-09 06:58:06

#71 I did use rum umd but it still freezes for some reason, dont know if rum had this problem with GTA LC before.

 
Comment by angusW
2006-04-09 09:35:29

gta crashes for me too using runumd.

 
Comment by lalalala
2006-04-09 09:36:37

#35, you fuckin hypocrite, If I were you I wouldn’t be writing in here, because you type AND talk like a moron. Go to school.

P.S. You are “hella dumbass”.

 
Comment by lalalala
2006-04-09 09:42:35

Buy games, they’re not that expensive. $40-$50, c’mon now, there’s something in this world called a JOB. WOW, AMAZING. I DIDN’T KNOW FLIPPIN’ PATTIES AT MCDONALDS PAYS YOU. Cheap bastards.

 
Comment by DoomLight
2006-04-09 11:00:10

i wonder how many games number 75 bought. telling us to buy games and shit

 
Comment by ????
2006-04-09 11:13:18

does fifa street 2 work wif this?

 
Comment by ????
2006-04-09 11:16:04

this is just a patch of run umd it crap

 
Comment by jester
2006-04-09 12:41:55

GTA still freezes? please help

 
Comment by [SSSJ]Gotenks
2006-04-09 14:22:16

Can u make the Naruto ISO work? Thats the only thing I want… I do not need any game but this!!! And when it doesn’t work… then I’m very sad…

 
Comment by [SSSJ]Gotenks
2006-04-09 14:27:59

Hey and jester… there is an other loader… use the MPH-2.00 Gameloader… that works 4 GTA LCS

 
Comment by 3L0him
2006-04-09 15:22:24

:| hmmm…yes

 
Comment by jester
2006-04-09 16:10:45

-81- tried MPH2.0 first, the same thing happens, Complete the first mission and then it freezes???

 
Comment by judobudo
2006-04-09 16:46:06

can this be used for launching umd movies that need firmware upgrades,
or does anyone kno wat u can use to do that,

 
Comment by K|X
2006-04-09 17:25:29

Anyone who want’s ISO’s to load with this method, should been shoot already. Seriously. Don’t destroy the PSP Gaming community.
If you want any way new cool games, then go out buy the ones already there and there will be comming new games :D

 
Comment by xarhnez
2006-04-09 19:45:39

Damn.Daxter didnt work.Anyone have the fix for it?

 
Comment by wdevolw
2006-04-09 21:18:00

RUMUMD_ver00101

 
Comment by wdevolw
2006-04-09 21:29:06

IF NOT WORKING,GET A 2.50 KD FILE FROM HERE http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9W813WSQ AND REPLACE THE 2.00
FLASH0/KD WITH THE 2.50 KD THAT YOU GET. AND REPLACE THE FLASH1 WITH THE ONE IN THE X FOLDER.PUT THEM IN THE MPHGAMELOADER ON THE MS FOLDERR and RUM THE MPHGAMELOADER amd SEE IF IT PLAYS WITH OUT CRASHING

 
Comment by bob
2006-04-09 22:41:41

does Outrun Coast 2 Coast work with this?

 
Comment by Guy
2006-04-09 23:52:20

does this work with a (JP) PSP & a (JP) game? cuz I never bought it in the US.

 
Comment by adel
2006-04-10 00:42:00

it should work for japanese PSPs and Japanese games too, im pretty sure games aren’t region-restricted. some ppl here in Canada buy imported white PSPs(they were imported from Japan) and they play Canadian PSP games on their Japanese PSPs, so it should be fine for the homebrews too

 
Comment by Losteven
2006-04-10 01:57:43

has anyone tried DBZ-shin budakai on this yet??

 
Comment by sammy
2006-04-10 16:54:45

Well DONE! Very nice Tool. I tested it with UMD “namco museum – battle collection” on my PSP with firmeware 1.5. No errors where found. It works fine. Thanks for this nice tool!!

 
Comment by lalalala
2006-04-11 04:35:32

#76: if u bought a god damn PSP then you can very well pay for a $50 dollar game. Or wait, did you steal your PSP? or do you need your money for pot?

 
Comment by not
2006-04-11 05:41:06

Or do we not want to pay for things that sony intentionally blocks us from running?

 
Comment by lyrical1_psp
2006-04-11 11:48:58

very good loader, thanks alot

 
Comment by Oxnyx
2006-04-12 09:14:04

Just test Y’s Arc works just fine!

 
Comment by steven
2006-04-12 19:38:32

it doesnt work with me and my katamari and if the comment is right and it the files from 2.5 than of course it wont work with games that realy take 2.6 (some want 2.6 but use the files from 2.5) and thats why some games work i tried this when run umd first came out

 
Comment by PS
2006-04-12 20:34:42

#50, u numb nut… this isnt a loader FOR 2.6, its a loader to load 2.6 UMDS on 1.5! And no, 2.6 doesn’t rule… it sucks arse… so shaddap will ya?

 
Comment by Khypher
2006-04-13 01:05:38

To: #22
As soon as I downloaded this app, I drove out to Fry’s and bought Initial D. I ran back to my car, ripped open the UMD case and threw my new copy of Initial D into my PSP…to my suprise the game loaded but sadly after that, the PSP would just freeze…. T_T

 
Comment by jester
2006-04-13 18:19:27

mine still freezes with gta, bugger

 
Comment by stubbbone
2006-04-13 19:28:58

gta freezes after a few minutes man i there was a patch or somthing

 
Comment by stubbbone
2006-04-14 07:14:15

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/214/62/

this is how to get gta to run off the memory stick it works…but uses most of the 1 gig that i have so i copied all my files to my hard drive and just transfer them when i need to..

 
Comment by pspnoob
2006-04-16 02:44:12

i don’t know what all the hype is about 1.5, the homebrew games are ancient and some sustain interest for about all but 5min. Wanna spend all day hacking your PSP?? Forget it, update your PSP to 2.6, play the latest games with no glitches and no hacks…..1.5 owners got too much time on their hands hacking their PSP’s all day just to play the newest games….sad really…upgrade already

 
Comment by scotsman
2006-04-16 12:54:59

fight night round 3 works fine hasnt crashed once on me yet

 
Comment by help
2006-04-29 07:07:55

I can’t get this to work with Generation of Chaos UMD, even though it says in the readme its suppose to work, help!

 
Comment by sianz
2006-05-11 14:26:59

Why cant it work for Untold Legends: The Warrior’s Code. i freezes in chapter 1 while crossing the dame bridge.

 
Comment by Aruki
2006-07-20 23:29:39

Valkyrie Profile Lenneth is ver.2.60 but doesn’t work. Can’t I get any game I actually want to play work on this?

 
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