Homebrew mini-SDK for FW v2.0-v2.8 with Demo
greg | September 13, 2006
As you may or may not know, due to extra security FW 2.00-2.80 is currently restricted to a limited a space when it comes to homebrew via the libTIFF exploit — it differs from the standard EBOOT platform. Nonetheless, if you’re a 2.80 user, don’t feel left out just yet; the fine folks over at “Noobz” have put together a wonderful SDK package allowing you to port certain/simple applications to the TIFF environment. Here, the readme.txt explains it best:
This package contains expanded source for the TIFF Tetris binary, plus instructions and information on how to adapt it for other applications. We’ve tried to make the porting process as painless as possible, but you will require a good working knowledge of standard PSP programming using the PSPSDK.
The binaries you build with this package can be used to directly replace the tetris.bin files in the TIFF Tetris release, and should work on any firmware that can run the TIFF exploit (i.e. v2.0 – v2.8).
This package is intended to allow simple apps to be developed for v2.70+ firmwares, while the eLoader is being finished. We expect that there will be some delay until the eLoader can be made to work on v2.8, so it would be nice if there was a small library of simple homebrew for the v2.8 users while they wait.
The readme goes on to explain the TIFF loader environment as well as other technical details to release your own [ported] applications.
I consider this a great step forward as it seems to be the common cycle we’ve all experienced with past firmware hacks and exploits. So great job guys – looking forward to the new eLoader!
Oh, and that’s not it! All you 2.80 users, here’s your first hands-on experience with non-flash homebrew — Tetris for 2.80! Fetch both the SDK and Tetris below.
Download:
Homebrew SDK for FW v2.0-v2.80
TIFF Tetris
- source: Noobz
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That’s good news!!
this is wonderful! good luck to all the 2.0 thru 2.80 people out there! i knew something good would come your way ;)
nice work but it dnt work on my psp 2.80 it freezes
thanks..if only something more could be done to counter the dreaded ta-082 mobo.
My little history:
1.5–>my son broke the screen–>buy the screen& another 1.5psp–>went to the beach last summer, my son put sand all over the first psp, sent it to sony–>they upgraded it to 2.5–>downgrade 2.5 to 1.5 & buy “neo2in1 converter”(btw it suck4.0gb micro)–>I gave as a birthday to my brother the first psp i bought with neoconverter–>buy another psp for me 1.5 with 4.0gb memory stick–>my sons battery ran out, he used my psp and he upgraded to 2.80 “by mistake” yeah right.. so now i’m using his :)
I’m just sharing my sad story… I should listen to my mom when she said don’t have kids….
It seems like the tetris game only works if copied into \psp\photo\ and not in \picture\
It is very fine, only one “complaint”: the drop button should be X :-))
GREAT STUFF!
WHOEVER GOT THIS TO WORK PLEASE POST EXACTLY HOW YOU DID IT….THANX I WILL APPRECIATE IT ALOT
It doesn’t work in my psp v 2.80, well when we will get downgrade for 2.80 v :(
Could be it takes awhile to load because I had it happening to me earlier, when I thought it froze up. Try to reload it if you already powered off.
Update to my previous post: It appears that after the light stops blinking when you load Tetris the first time, you need to turn it off then turn it back on. (at least on my PSP) After turn it back on, load up Tetris again and it will work. Be aware that if you make a mistake by loading a Movie instead, you’ll have to do the 2 steps again.
Addition to #10 since I can’t edit: whoops, I forgot other things too relating to the Movie deal (such as loading other images)
Also, for those having trouble, it appears you can’t have two apps using the TIFF exploit in your photo folder at the same time, even if the apps are in their own folders. If you have PSP/PHOTO/HELLOWORLD and /TETRIS then the helloworld will run every time you open the photo folder. also, after you first transfer the file to your mspd and open photo your PSP will turn off. Just start it back up and then open your photo folder again and the app will start up.
It took me a few tries…maybe 5 or so. The PSP kept freezing up which required me to reboot it. It eventually loaded right up.
Update to post #12
Ok, I can’t say that “you can’t have two apps using the TIFF exploit in your photo folder at the same time” because all I have are HELLOWORLD and TETRIS.
If HELLOWORLD is in your /PHOTO/HELLOWORLD directory then it will run regardless of what else is in there. I dont know how to avoid it. If you want to run TETRIS though HELLOWORLD must be off your memory stick. However, if you have TETRIS then you have no real use for HELLOWORLD.
TETRIS does not run as soon as you access PSP/PHOTO. I don’t know why it behaves differently than HELLOWORLD. However as soon as you access the TETRIS folder it runs. You don’t have to run the TIFF file itself.
@12 – I’m new to the homebrew scene, so I know very little at the moment, but I’m assuming that helloworld executed immediately because it’s listed alphabetically, and the helloworld one doesn’t have a jpg in that folder, so it’s using the tif file for the thumbnail. Perhaps if a jpg were in there it’d load instead of the tif *shrug*.
ALL U GUYS ARE FAKE I GOT IT TO WORK ON MY 2.8 FIRST EXTRACT THE ZIP FILE TETRIS280 TO YOUR DESKTOP THEN OPEN UP TETRIS280 YOU SHOULD SEE THE PSP FOLDER OPEN UP THE PSP FOLDER THEN YOU SHOULD SEE PHOTO AND STOP THERE. NOW FIND THE DRIVE TO YOUR PSP. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT IT IN THE PICTURE FILE INSTEAD OPEN UP THE PSP FILE,NOW YOU COULD DRAG AND DROP THE PHOTO FILE ONTO YOUR PSP…HOPES THIS HELPS AND LET ME KNOW IF IT WORKED
Gawd George, Easy with the caps dude. This is not Ebay .
In addition to #15. Yeah, I guessed right. According to the readme in the SDK released, there must be another image file in the directory with the tif, and the tif’s modification time must be dated later than the other image.
I suggest a loading guide for those who thought they couldn’t get it working. I do admit, I haven’t been in the PSP homebrew community that long, I’m willing to help though.
Heres what the guide should include, as I posted in my previous posts (10 and 11):
1. Extract Tetris (don’t need to include, involves common sense. Make sure you leave the directories as they are)
2. Turn on the PSP
3. Head over to the photos, open it then open Tetris folder.
4. When you see the light stop blinking, hold the power button till it turns off (if its frozen). You may need to wait a few moments before it truly turns off.
5. Turn on the PSP
6. Goto photos again and open Tetris. It will now run. (Becareful loading another file, otherwise, you will need to repeat steps 1-5 again).
Enjoy.
that eloader is going to make me one happy man
ok the instructions are make a folder in the photo folder that says tetris then put the tetris bin in it and picture then put load binary in the main picture folder is…
WOW! it works!
i think im gonna try to make a game with the new sdk but i suck at it… ill try anyway.
hey, can any1 make pong :)
that would be fun too.
Oh man this is the first real thing i’ve gotten to work on my psp :) hooray. I gotta TA-082 on 2.71 and works fine for me, looking forward playing some homebrew games on my psp in the near future ^.^
man this is just the break all us 2.80 users need!! fuk, it wont be long now until this little exploit is refasioned into a downgrader of some kind. some of the most brilliant hacking minds of the world are hard at work on this stuff as we speak. im confident, that given a little more time, we’ll have a downgrader before 3.00 comes out!!
keep em comin hackers, we’re rootin for ya!!!
peace
Update to one of my posts: Odd, I guess the freezing up appears randomly. =/ Oh well, at least I posted the guide for those who gave up too easily when they first froze up.
Works great, put it on my psp worked the first time. Played one game then exited it. No problems, keep going for it! I dont peronsally like tetris. :)
****HI CAN THIS PLAY ISO FILES ? THANKS
none of the tips work it just freeses any help ? nomadink16@yahoo.com thanks and greate work on the breake through
asap pleez
nhss look at #16
just drag the psp folder in to your memorystick, when it tells you to replace it hit yes. that’s it.
not to be a complete total noob…but wtf does this do… im kinda lost… [been in school till now] and kinda tired…plz tell
this still will not work i have tried all things u guyz told me and nothing i even re formated on each try any other tips
JIPPI:D:D Thnx you guis:) It works greate.
Finaly some progres whit the 2.8:D
cool,but,can we only adapt .bin files?
how obout .pbp files?
yah thanks #30 i feel deal dumb
today is THE nest day of my life! 1st i find out im a starter in football, then THIS is available for PSP! thank you jesus
awsome therees a video tutroial on youtube enjoy hope more homebrews will be made
can someone reply to number 31?
@31 it plays tetris DUH!
Oh i had one probleum when i was loading this up even after i did the photo enable wma playback im not sure why but it seems to like it on 2.7-2.8.
ES BUMSEN BRICKED ES, DU LAG ARSCHLOCHE
instead of viewing the picture itself press triangle on the tetris folder and choose slideshow. works everytime straight away for me
ahah it works for me on 2.80 ta-082 but i cant exit, it says home :Exit game but it dont work…
sorry for doublepost but i got it
@42 first hit start to pause and then hit home. if it doesn’t work send me your psp I will make it work!!
I say we just leave working with this program to the hackers, and it worked the first time for me but the next time it locked up once shut itself off and then i started it up again and it worked perfectly, i cant wait to show this off to my friends at school they are gonna be jealous especially my friend who had his PSP stolen by one of our friends and we cant get ahold of him cause he lives in austin,TX now we live in texas but we wouldnt have any idea of where to look for him
great!!!!!!!!!!!!
at this point in time a 2.8 downgrader is on its way!!!!!!!!!!! :)
i am new to all this hombrew stuff also but i a little stuck where to i put the mini sdkv package i no u put it in the photo folder but every time i try to load it, it just shows all my pictures there is nothing else tetris dont show up either. i heard someone say that u had to create a folder and name it tetris if so tell me i NEED HELP!!!!! THANK YOU!! :)
thank you to the noobz who made this possible and we are all happy that this has happened but when you do the reademe ’s can you be more descriptive as to where they go ty!!!! keep up the good work!!!!
Tetris is a kool game in a all but its gets boring after a while if you know what i mean. Keep the games comin good job to everyone!!!!
@#41
Finally, this thing works!!! Thanks for the tip Mick. Otherwise, I would be convinced that this PSP was cursed!
I also have no problem going from game to PSP menu (Start, then Home viet_mode)
PS – While typing this, PSP started to freeze up again (this thing has a personality). Just cycled through options after pressing triangle, then go back to “Slideshow” and selected it.
Not a perfect app, but much better than nothing. Cheers to Noobz!! My PSP is fun again. Can’t wait until that downloader is available!
PS-2 – Tetris is cool, but bores after 5 min. Please programmers make one that has features and goes faster as more lines be comes stacked. Tanks!
Could this be used too make a ISO loader?
And nice work on creating this. :P
very good app i must say didnt think u can do it
i think all the psp hackers should team together to make one giant team and create full speed emulators or ta-082 downgraders or maybe some crazy mod that could get u free psp stuff eg: Devhook & ISO loading (U culd get free psp games on http://www.torrentspy.com)
IT works!!”!!!!!!
Finally its work for me, good work guys. Thanks alot
OMG!!!!!!!!! holly fucking shit jeez finaly took long enough i’ve been waiting for this forever ever since my cuzin accedently upgraded so yay if anyone knows how i can do this with other games plz tell me i would very much appreciate it fjp500@aol.com
Works 100% on the first time all of the time. Keep up the good work guys.
anybody make any new games yet?
SCHEISSE HOMEBREW BILDETE MICH ZIEGELSTEIN MEINE PSP BUMSER
There is a pong version. I forgot where but its awsome. Ive been waitinf for a ta-082 downgrader from 2.71 so this wil keep me happy for awhile.
Go here for pong for 2.002.80 http://dl.qj.net/TIFF-Pong-v0.1-General-Games-PSP-Homebrew-Games/pg/12/fid/10005/catid/195
Awesome pong thats cool and the hackers would not be able to join to make a giant team because A. there would be to many and B. each group has their own specialty
Ya, well i think that ateast a few ppl should atleast try to make this ta-082 downgrader because every one is pretty much waiting for that cz pong on 2.8 is nothing compared to 1.5 with devhook. And especially that Devhook will have 2.8 soon. I wuld be pissed if I had 2.8 or a TA-082 but since i have 1.5 im not that pissed but my friend has TA-082 and i really wanna play against him in a few games ive downloaded.
and again http://www.torrentspy.com Srry that site RULES especially for xxx
yea you need to focus more a downgrader for the ta-082 users rather than an eloader. We all want devhook or ISO loaders not some shitty homebrew games.
Here’s Pong 2 single player http://psp3d.com/tiffpong2psp3d.rar
0MGZ0RZ, PONG!!!@~/ ////oneone lol
seriously though i apreciate the people who work on this stuff
=]
you make my day lol
Hey u never no it just may be that they cant make a downgrader for the ta-082 users.
HOLY SH*T IT THOSE WORK ON MY 2.8 IT’S SO SIMPLE I CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE IF THEY FIND ANY THANK YOU ALOT. THERE IS HOPE
It worked the first time but now all it does is freazing.
why no new hacks update for 14 September!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW Why Didnt I Think Of That !!! :p
PSP 2.8 Tron and Snake are out now!!! Just google them to download em! :P
A great day for the homebrew community!
How do you find out if your psp is TA 082??