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December 28, 2006
DevHook v0.52 Released!

Posted by greg

BOOSTER delivering a series of blows to Sony’s bread basket in rapid succession as he unleashes DevHook v0.52! *Whistles the Rocky theme song*

DevHook v0.52.0000 includes support for firmware 3.03, which was recently decrypted by Team C+D. And that’s how the fam bam get’down.

  1. Copy the files inside MS_ROOT to ms0:/.
  2. Use the PBP Unpacker on an untouched FW3.03 PBP and extract the DATA.PSAR file.
  3. Copy the DATA.PSAR file to ms0:/.
  4. Copy the FW3.03 PSAR Dumper (released by Team C+D) into ms0:/PSP/GAME/.
  5. Run the PSAR Dumper on your PSP and press “X” or the “Cross” button when prompted to.
  6. It should automatically return to the XMB once it is done.
  7. Run DevHook v0.52.
  8. Select “Flash Install.”
  9. Select “Setup firmware from PSAR dumper.”
  10. Read the disclaimer, and press “O” or the “Circle” button if you agree with it.
  11. Once it is done, go back to the main DevHook v0.52 screen.
  12. Select “Firmware.”
  13. Select “Firmware 3.03.”
  14. Select “Start.”
  15. Reboot the PSP.
  16. Load DevHook v0.52 again and start FW3.03.
  17. It should say that the setup information is corrupt (BSoD), just press “O” or “Circle.”
  18. Reboot the PSP.
  19. Load DevHook v0.52 again and start FW3.03.
  20. You should now be able to apply your personal settings to your PSP!

There are several other changes, if someone wishes to kindly translate the readme, please post in the comments below. Thanks.

Download:
DevHook v0.52
3.03 FW Update
3.03 Modified PSAR Dumper
PBP Unpacker

Thanks for the heads up, Loaded!

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258 Comments »

    Comment by dOOmy
    2006-12-28 14:25:00

    YAY, $ony just give up your owned

    Comment by Miyagi
    2006-12-31 08:57:13

    Hi , i hate to ask. But im running out of idea’s. I can’t get Devhook 0.52 to work properly. After following the step by step guide (successfully) , i try to start one of my ISO’s. But after pressing “Start” i Devhook (with the ISO mount’ed) , it just starts the 3.03 firmware , and nothing more happens. Am i doing something wrong??. Shouldn’t i be able to see the ISO in the “game” menu. Or should the game start by it self??.
    I hope someone can help me :-)
    Greetings
    Miyagi

    Comment by d333333d
    2007-01-09 23:44:37

    it should show up as the UMD. If you want the umd to start after reboot its on teh second menu

     
     
    Comment by hmm
    2007-01-01 04:24:22

    Hmm… Why do we to do step 8? Flash Install. Hmm… I have always skipped this step in all the previous devhooks and ran it straight off my memory stick… Hmm…

     
     
    Comment by w33mik
    2006-12-28 14:25:49

    well done mate look foward to trying this out

     
    Comment by WOOOOOW
    2006-12-28 14:26:22

    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

     
    Comment by lando786
    2006-12-28 14:27:11

    does this mean i can update the psp to 3.02 to use devhook and enable all homebrew?

    Comment by flim_fady
    2006-12-28 14:31:10

    This does not mean that u can update to 3.02. This means it’s just a devhook update with 3.03 fw emulation for firmwares capable of running homberew.. i think u shdn’t update anymore.. Wait for the goods Dark_AleX’s gna bring..

    And btw lando, devhook does not enable homebrew unless u’re emulating 1.5, den you can say that.

     
    Comment by Loaded
    2006-12-28 14:32:46

    No, it means that you can use this on 1.0, 1.5, 1.5CFW, 2.71SE, and 3.02OE to emulate 3.03.

     
     
    Comment by jazzyj
    2006-12-28 14:29:53

    DONT UPDATE!!!!!!

     
    Comment by jazzyj
    2006-12-28 14:32:10

    you can’t use devhook on 3.02. need to downgrade to 1.50. then you can use it.

     
    Comment by flim_fady
    2006-12-28 14:33:40

    Oh gosh.. im glad my internet is back on with psp-hacks.com.. too bad the taiwan earthquake was too violent.. lol.. it even damaged my ISP’s backup cables!

    Backup ehhh? haha..

     
    Comment by TrevorQ
    2006-12-28 14:35:03

    I see no advantage to ever updating past 1.5 FW as long as they can continue to crack the latest firmwares for devhook emulation.

    Comment by flim_fady
    2006-12-28 14:40:23

    I pity you.. 3.02 OE-B gives you so much more.. can u emulate that?

    Comment by nmo
    2006-12-28 16:53:22

    You’re not actually updating when you use 3.02 OE-B. You should read what he wrote, again:p

     
    Comment by tetsuo
    2007-01-04 13:41:57

    are you serious?
    go read some read me for 3.02oe-b

     
     
     
    Comment by grim
    2006-12-28 14:37:28

    does this have pop?

     
    Comment by meth
    2006-12-28 14:38:09

    does this have the psx games emulation of dark alexs custom firmware 3.oe B..or else this is useless tbh .. only if gamz DO need 3.03 firmware..

    cmon booster i thought you cud have the psx games in this release..not impressed

    Comment by comicgeek
    2006-12-28 19:12:18

    Come on man Booster is working on this for free. Before all the custom firmware came out it was Booster’s Devhook that started it all. Show some respect!

     
     
    Comment by zero565
    2006-12-28 14:38:16

    lol

     
    Comment by Mark
    2006-12-28 14:38:30

    does the ps1 emulator work with this?

    Comment by Mark
    2006-12-28 14:39:32

    as in the ps1 emulator on fw 3.03 like with 3.03osb

     
     
    Comment by flim_fady
    2006-12-28 14:39:06

    I think guys.. to make things easier.. use the backuped copy of ur 302’s F1 folder from the previous devhook and overwrite the F1 in the new one. In this way, u dun have to reboot ur PSP at all.. All settings are set as how it is for 3.02.. Rmb it’s just a security update and a must for recent PSX games.. So just use the F1 from 302.

    Comment by flim_fady
    2006-12-28 14:41:13

    i meant overwrite the 303’s F1 folder. sorry, my bad.

     
     
    Comment by Hank
    2006-12-28 14:42:51

    @lando786, No! Don’t. This will only be for FW 1.50 users (or those custom firmwares). Not 2.80+ .. (but 2.80 is now available too downgrading tho..).

    If you update your psp firmware to the official (sony) 3.02 you will not be using any homebrew in a very long time.

     
    Comment by meth
    2006-12-28 14:51:10

    if psx games did work on this i hink it wud have been stated..

    i would get the dark alex release than this… devhook it seems is getting overtaken !

    im not having a go .. devhook has been excellent for along time , i just want people to enjoy psx games on their psp like i have been the last fewdays

     
    Comment by Carlos
    2006-12-28 14:51:34

    does this work with ta 082 users who have dev hook .51 beta

    Comment by The race leader
    2006-12-29 09:17:02

    yea i cant sea any reason y it cant.

    y dont u just downgrade to 1.50 and then up to one of the custom firmwires.

     
    Comment by TILK
    2007-01-03 02:34:42

    be very carefull ta 082 as dodgey at best there are downgraders but be carefull

     
     
    Comment by Jon
    2006-12-28 14:53:30

    sweeet. lol, the instructions get longer and longer every time.

    Comment by Loaded
    2006-12-28 15:00:04

    Heh, I tried to make it as easy to follow as possible ;).

     
     
    Comment by drumatic
    2006-12-28 15:00:06

    What does 3.03 entail? What’s the purpose of updating unless you’re getting the PSX emulator?

     
    Comment by yourgrandma
    2006-12-28 15:03:05

    i REFUSE to touch my flash so i will keep waiting for ps1 to work in devhook…

    Comment by astro
    2006-12-29 06:24:35

    DITTO

    Comment by The race leader
    2006-12-29 09:20:09

    so u r stuck on an official firmiwire from sony???

    get yourself over to the darkside and aslong as u r carfull nothing will go wrong and anyway with the se/oe firmwires u have recovery so u will be fine.

    and doesnt devhook write to the flash????

     
    Comment by TILK
    2007-01-03 02:37:29

    you are only wrighting to flash not messing with firmware grow a back bone so much better

     
     
    Comment by tonytony1534
    2006-12-29 19:19:28

    i have a fw 1.50 with DH but now i got 3.02 AO-B
    AND IS WORKING GOOD

    I Downgrade TO 1.50 JUST TO TRY DH 0.52 BUT IS NOT GOOD IS THAT WHY UPDATE MY PSP TO 3.02 AO-B ONE MORE TIME BECAUSE THE PS1 GAME ARE GOOD
    DON’T BE SCARE IF YOU WANT TO UPDATE TO 3.02 AO-B IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT JUST Downgrade
    TO 1.50

    Comment by 123boom!
    2006-12-30 17:18:41

    learn to speak proper english man..l o l

    Comment by tonytony1534
    2006-12-31 00:12:21

    o.k fu?? your self

     
     
     
     
    Comment by drumatic
    2006-12-28 15:04:15

    Ok. Here is the info I was looking for:

    PSP Version 3.03 Firmware Update

    Another firmware update available for the PSP, and this one includes minor security stuff, and an update to enhance the downloadable features from the PlayStation Store on the PS3 PlayStation Network. However, we still don’t have the ability to download PS games directly to the PSP, so you still need the PS3 to make things work.

    Firmware update 3.03 features-

    * Revisions to strengthen security have been added.
    * The number of PlayStation Network titles that can be played under [Game] has increased.

    That’s all very well and good, but PSP owners are still waiting on that much-anticipated major update Sony’s been promising for some time. One of the biggest is the aforementioned PSP connectivity feature that really needs a way to tap into the Store directly. But in the meantime, it’s time to get downloading. Visit whichever of the following official PlayStation sites applies to you, and reap the benefits of v3.03.

    Comment by sendblink
    2006-12-31 11:31:36

    its the most retarded… just download any PSX game from torrents, and convert them for PSP 4 free Moron. You dont need the Store or a PS3. Search the games online walla ;)

     
     
    Comment by drumatic
    2006-12-28 15:06:09

    Wait…why doesn’t BOOSTER just mock the code used for the PS1 emulator and make a PS1 devhook for 1.5 FW? Is that even possible? All we really want is that blasted PSX emulator anyway, right? Castlevania: Symphony of the Night all night long…

    Comment by The race leader
    2006-12-29 09:23:30

    y use 1.5 just upgrade to 3.02oe-b and ur laffin.

    any psx game u wont

     
     
    Comment by mike
    2006-12-28 15:07:31

    YOU DONT HAVE TO FLASH just to let u all know!! works great with 3.02oe-b still no 333 needs fix should be the same, no ps1 emulation, but thats ok cause all the games look like shit anyway thanks booster u are the man!!

     
    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 15:14:34

    I am a mega newb and I don’t want to brick my psp, so could you give me a better translation for the readme.. I have a TA-082 MB w/ 3.03 FW… Thanks

    Comment by Dark_AleX lover
    2006-12-28 15:17:59

    your fucked for now.

    Comment by POCKE
    2006-12-28 15:35:47

    omg i peed

    Comment by POCKE
    2006-12-28 15:37:07

    on the bright side ur psp is brick proof for a year unless ur rlly dumb :-)

     
     
     
     
    Comment by roguemage12
    2006-12-28 15:17:32

    Sigh…….still waiting for something for 3.01….u people are lucky i’m stupid…..

     
    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 15:19:16

    how am I fucked?

    Comment by Mozex
    2006-12-28 15:34:13

    From behind maybe…

    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 15:37:19

    mozex i knew you liked it from behind

    Comment by Mozex
    2006-12-28 15:45:24

    If you knew me, you would know that I dont like it from behind…
    Anyways, I just gave you a possible answer to your question, that´s all.

    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 16:04:34

    toche, thanks

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    Comment by KILLER X
    2006-12-28 16:46:28

    you have to have 1.5 or any custome firmware in order to run devhook so u cant run this, and plus why would u its already 3.3 its just that u cant run homebrew, and probably its gonna be like that for a long time

     
     
     
     
     
     
    Comment by Dark_AleX lover
    2006-12-28 15:19:33

    i doubt ill be using this for a while cuz i got 302 OE-B but, does the “exit game” function work?
    becasue it didnt work with 301 and 302 right?

     
    Comment by psp_hacker1234
    2006-12-28 15:25:08

    do u write 2 flash?

     
    Comment by kittyliter008
    2006-12-28 15:28:26

    this devhook is kinda pointless. 3.03 is no different from 3.02

    Comment by Dark_AleX lover
    2006-12-28 20:09:17

    its useful

    cuz some of those psx games said u need 3.03 to play

     
     
    Comment by Snowman33
    2006-12-28 15:34:11

    hey does doing this write to ur flash cause i dont wanna mess wit devhook and brick my psp or is it safe to mess up somewhere and retry

     
    Comment by malcolm
    2006-12-28 15:34:41

    guys i need help…how do i extract the .rar file?

    Comment by Lethalmoose
    2006-12-28 15:40:32

    With winrar. Search on google.

     
    Comment by jarrod40
    2006-12-29 22:31:09

    right click it then click extract

     
     
    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 15:39:22

    malcolm download a program called winrar, its easy… I still need a better translation for the readme.. I have a TA-082 with 3.03 FW, shouldn’t I be able to run devhook with 3.03?

    Comment by xtian63
    2006-12-28 19:09:44

    u can run original UMD games… and thats about it

     
    Comment by highpower
    2006-12-28 21:55:46

    you wont be running any type of homebrew 4 a long while Siege! your firmware is updated well past where you want it to be if you have 3.03 FW! no homebrew 4 u…you ARE screwed!!!!(from the back, front….all holes!! LMFAO)

     
    Comment by rajabaja
    2006-12-29 17:04:34

    Hey Siege..u have to have a PSP with FW ver. 1.50 or 2.71 SE to run homebrew..my advice is to sell your PSP and buy one from ebay which has 1.50 FW or 2.71 SE… I was a noob too a few months ago and went thru the same thing..but, believe me it was the best investment I ever made. I hope u understood what I am saying…and if u get a 1.50 PSP…never upgrade it. Please ask more if you didn’t understand what I said…or email me at rajabaja@hotmail.com ..cheers..and good luck !!!

    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-29 20:34:58

    look what I wrote below…

     
     
     
    Comment by Bob Dole
    2006-12-28 15:46:01

    what is better 3.03OE-B of dev hook 0.52?

    Comment by Bob Dole
    2006-12-28 15:46:28

    i ment 3.02

    Comment by Indie
    2006-12-28 16:15:18

    a whole lot of nothing…this is pointless for those of us that already have OE-B and are enjoy the rewards of PSX games on a Handheld for the first time ever.

     
     
     
    Comment by Dudey
    2006-12-28 15:46:36

    is there a chance Can you brick a psp installing devhook?

    Comment by yourgrandma
    2006-12-28 15:48:33

    ?? no it doesnt touch your flash goto the forums and start reading noobs

     
     
    Comment by ja
    2006-12-28 15:52:29

    omfg you stupid fuck! this only works on 1.5, 2.71 SE and 3.02 OE and other HOMEBREW CAPABLE FIRMWAREZ you shoulnd have updated to 3.03 that why ur fucked you donkey! damn!! :S

    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 16:07:54

    yo dont call me a stupid fuck or donkey… you’re gettin off on calling people names on a forum because you probably are too scared to talk shit to people in real life, all im doin is asking questions

    Comment by tazcan
    2006-12-28 16:54:41

    he can update to 3.03 if he wants, whats the problem??

     
     
    Comment by rajabaja
    2006-12-29 17:09:18

    @ ja - plz be nice to noobz..coz we were noobz too a short time ago… so, I understand what seige is going thru… and ja if u r so smart…then why dont u try to do the work done by Booster, Dark Alex, C+D, etc…

     
     
    Comment by vinsanity
    2006-12-28 15:54:52

    what if i want to remove devhook from my psp later on. will this be possible. ( ive never gone this far in hacking a psp so i dont know this stuff) :)

    Comment by mike
    2006-12-28 15:57:22

    your psp will explode

    Comment by systematic suicide
    2006-12-29 01:57:05

    roffles

     
     
     
    Comment by tant
    2006-12-28 16:00:08

    this sucks and blows! we want the ps1 emulater!!! if there isnt 1 soon am updateing to 302 OE-B!!!!!!!!

     
    Comment by Ahpuch
    2006-12-28 16:01:07

    Anyone notice a different resolution size in their wallpapers? Seem to be smaller than before. New firmware bring tighter res? nice no flashing required.

     
    Comment by rom dude
    2006-12-28 16:10:50

    This is great but all abit to unecessary for me right now as i have 3.02oe-b. not only does oe-b mean psx emulation of my own and purchased games but also gives the added convience of loading iso off the game folder on my psp. and i also dont have to keep exiting firwares to use homebrew. its the perfect firware allowing features of 1.5 and 3.02 and u have a recovery mode to revert back to 1.5. this is still a great acheivment.

    Comment by 1337 Kez
    2006-12-28 16:20:56

    Its so funny reading you guys flaming the newbs and
    stuff!!! E.g you called that guy a stupid fuck and you said his psp would explode! And for all you noobs - downgrade to 1.5 then upgrade to 3.02 OE-A then to OE-B. Ty :)

    P.S: - Keep flaming, its what keeps this site funny.

    ROFL!!!

    -1337 Kez-

    Comment by ynezz
    2006-12-29 07:01:31

    Is it possible to run this devhook 0.52 on 3.02 OE-B?

    Comment by me217
    2006-12-29 07:14:34

    i would rather it the other way round.

    3.02 OE-B runnin on devhook no need for flashing.
    is that possible

    me217

    Comment by rajabaja
    2006-12-29 17:13:02

    nice idea me217 … i also wanna do this: run 3.02 OE on DevHook…coz too scared to brick my beloved PSP… Plz Booster, Dar Alex…we need something like that. Cheers.

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    Comment by Paul
    2006-12-28 16:16:30

    Brilliant work guys !!

    Works superb

     
    Comment by devin
    2006-12-28 16:16:55

    pretty hot but i hav 3.02 0eb so i really dont need this. but yea sony’s getting owned

     
    Comment by KJP112
    2006-12-28 16:16:55

    when i try to open the psar dumper it says could not be started

    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 16:19:31

    me too…

     
    Comment by RIP 1.5
    2006-12-28 16:20:43

    If you are on firmware 3.02 OE-B you have to put psar dumper and devhook .52 in the GAME150 folder, samething happen to me, after i switched i installed fw 3.03 in no time

    Comment by Siege
    2006-12-28 16:21:47

    what if you already installed FW 3.03

    Comment by RIP 1.5
    2006-12-28 16:26:52

    if u are currently running fw 3.03 from the psp flash memory then no homebrew for you, if you are on 1.5, 2.71 SE, or 3.02 OE then u can run fw 3.03 by following the readme

     
     
     
    Comment by terpsarlington
    2006-12-28 16:23:08

    I am a noob, can some one tell me if I can run devhook .52 without doing any kind of writing to flash, like devhook .46?

    Comment by TILK
    2007-01-03 02:38:32

    in a word no

     
     
     
    Comment by Sliggo
    2006-12-28 16:22:04

    Lets all rejoice in the splender of OE-B.

     
    Comment by everyone
    2006-12-28 16:22:58

    I have the 3.02 OE-B loaded and I tried using the previous Devhook for 3.02 in the hopes of getting a couple of 2.81 iso files to load. I kept getting that blue screen and nothing really happened beyond that. I would shut down and restart and that would be it. Plus, so far I havent been able to find any setting on there that will let me successfully load iso files like the previous devhooks. I know it’s SUPPOSED to, but so far it doesnt seem to work.

    Also, I was wondering if it were possible to dump the 1.5 firmware into any of these devhook versions and load 1.5 off the memory stick while running 3.02 OE-B? I want to be able to use Fastloader and IR Shell again…

     
    Comment by RIP 1.5
    2006-12-28 16:23:21

    Man this is great, great props go out to all invovled in creating this, it was a very easy install, i doubt im going to use fw 3.03 but its nice thats its a option, fw 3.02 OE-B rules

     
    Comment by JAMES
    2006-12-28 16:24:01

    MAN, ONE THING THAT IS A FOLK RUMOUR IS THAT THE NEXT FIRMWARE WILL ACTUALLY USE IDRA, MEANING THAT THE PSP CAN BECOME A CUSTOM SONY REMOTE, THAT ACTUALLY CAN BE USED WITH EVERY SONY PRODUCT. tHE OTHER RHING IS THAT SONY IS RELASING, RUMOUR, NO ADDITIONAL CODECS, BUT ARE PRESISTING ON THE POSIBILITIES AND I WANT DAX TO NOTE THAT SONY ARE IN A HURRY TO FIND AND SUE HIM, HE IS TO THEM, A BIN LADED, TOP WANTED PERSON ON THE SONY LIST

     
    Comment by terpsarlington
    2006-12-28 16:24:18

    I am noob, can someone tell me If I can run devhook .52 without doing any kind of writing to flash, like devhook .46?

    Comment by rajabaja
    2006-12-29 17:27:14

    No, Devhook never write to Flash memory..therefore, the Probability of bricking ur PSP is ZERO.. and for starters, i recommend u start with this version: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/673
    Download this and run the installer..and choose the first option: “Install Default DevHook 0.46 with 2.71 Firmware.”
    This is automatic and u need FW 1.50 to run this. and I recommend that u format your memory stick before doing this. After everything is done, u can put iso game files in the iso folder and u r ready to PLAY…Again, this will never write to flash memory..NO Bricking Chance. Any more questions, email me at rajabaja@hotmail.com

     
     
    Comment by EXIDOUS
    2006-12-28 16:42:37

    HELP!!!!!!!!!!! NEEDED,

    HI CAN ANYONE HELP, I HAVE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO A T WITH NO PROBS UNTIL, I GET TO THE STAGE WHERE I HAVE TO “START DEV HOOK AND SELECT “FLASH INSTALL” THEN “SETUP FIRMWARE FROM PSAR DUMPER” INSTEAD OF THE DICLAMER I GET A BLACK SCREEN SAYING “FIRMWARE IS NO SIGCHECK” canceled. and then psp just returns to dev hook. has anybody got any ideas please how to rectifiy this. thanks in advance. EXIDOUS.

    Comment by rajabaja
    2006-12-29 17:31:22

    You probably missed step 5: “Run the PSAR Dumper on your PSP and press “X” or the “Cross” button when prompted to.”
    This makes the sigchecked fw decryption..so, I guess u have to repeat everything. Good luck.