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New Exploit Found — The Illuminati! All Firmwares Affected!
greg | June 23, 2007
A minor update… A message to foreign readers… It would seem the Illuminati exploit doesn’t work correctly when the PSP is using non-English settings; presumably it’s something to do with the unicode set while displaying the profile name. Set your PSP to English and give it a try.
Anyway, if you are having problems, especially with the European Lumines, then try switching your PSP to ‘English’ settings.
Devastation strikes! The “N00bz!” have yet again left the entire PSP community in a state of awe. Without a doubt, in the coming days, everyone will have the opportunity to downgrade, enjoy glorious custom firmwares, homebrew, and much more… This newly discovered exploit works in a similar fashion to the GTA save game hole; however, this time ’round you’ll require a legal UMD copy of Lumines. Read on…
That’s right - if you’ve got a legal UMD copy of Lumines, then you can run homebrew on your PSP - whatever the firmware version. That includes v3.50! Right now, the only homebrew is the Hello World demo released below - but in future we intend to release a HEN and downgrader.
- Check that you have an EU or US version of Lumines (ULES00043 or ULUS10002). Currently we don't have a version for the Japanese version, but we're working on it, as soon as we get hold of a Japanese UMD.
- Extract the contents of the 'MS_ROOT' folder from the ZIP file into the top-level of your memory stick. (HINT: If you wind up with an 'MS_ROOT' folder on the stick, you've done it wrong).
- Start the game, and as soon as it gets to the 'Press START' screen, press START. If you wait until the demo has started, the exploit may not work.
- The screen should go blank, and the exploit will start after a few moments. It doesn't do anything except look pretty at this stage - but feel free to enjoy the first homebrew on your v3.10 - v3.50 PSP
Download: The Illuminati Exploit
- source: Noobz
Epic Fail.
omg, sony just got pwned!!!!!!!!!!!
sony.justgotowned.com
Muhahahahaha! The BEST news around!
now i gotta buy lumies? ill pass… hack the damn thing the right way!!…..
This IS the right way, dumdum. And Lumines is one of the most addicting games on PSP, so you get the hack AND an addictive puzzle game for however much your local games store is selling the game for.
Oh yeah.
FIRST COMMENT LOLOLOL
Oh no, not again with the firsts. Ugh! It’s funny also since this was second!
lol, he WAS first, look at the name of the poster for THE first post….that’s why he said “Oh yeah.”
but ya, DON’T DO THAT FIRST POST CRAP
Oh, well it doesn’t matter anyways now does it.
Take that Sony lol.
Nice noobz has done it again.
Does it mean we can downgrade 3.50 to 1.5 ?
yea!! this revolution is moving along faster then the ROKR e6 moddingness. im about to upgrade jst for the heck of it jk, ill never do that lol!!GREAT JOBB NOOBZ!
Wow!!! Awesome. NoObz Pwn Sony yet again!
oh wow…. a downgrader comin out for all teh firmwares.. that’s really something.
finally i can get a DA custom fw
lawlz I knew about this recently…
So any copy of lumines will work? Even newer UMDS?
Yeah! Until they patch it that is….
wich by now that means yea ever lumines umd works up until they patche it but by now there all unpatched.
Take that f████g sony!! thats another punch in the n██s!!!
i dont no y ppl rip on sony so much. for gods sake if it werent for them we wouldnt even hav a psp to start with. ffs
omg those black rectangles make the whole sentence seem funny lol.
yes great 4 my busness
nice
now theres gona b a new update
n 3.5oe ant even gona b finished
haha
Just got a copy of Lumines off amazon for £5 before it goes up in price like gta:lcs! cant wait for downgrader!!!
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I like my country
I saw it for £3 in the bargain bin at my local Blockbusters store. Heh, not that I need it, because I bought a copy shortly (as in 1 day) after I bought my PSP.
Jus got game off ebay while its cheap unlike gta vice city
Prepare for a wave of n00bs…
Well, Noobs aren’t too bad… unless they DON’T USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION!!!
Use the search function, ya noobs..
lol sony should just give up now, they don’t have a chance in hell of stopping the homebrew scene.
and bugger, there goes the resale value of my LCS UMD
same here guy :(
ahaha yea! i can finally downgrade my 3.40 PSP that was unbricked from sony soon! =D though will it work with a TA-082 mother board? =S [IC1003 board...]
yes, thats not a problem anymore
nice! now i can buy a new psp and not worry about not being able to downgrade.
You could do that already for about a year or so. They now sell 2.71 FW in BestBuy.
Wahoo Great works again guys. I had been going over there every day and all been quit but i new something was cooking. Tying out now and watching
the ALL SEEING EYE and the Freaking FLAMES.
Great work!!!!!!
WARNING NOOBS!!
DO NOT UPDATE YOUR PSP WHEN SONY RELEASES A NEW VERSION. REMEMBER NOT TO UPDATE AND SEARCH IF ITS POSSIBLE TO DOWNGRADE FROM YOUR VERSION. so you wont be asking questions without even looking for an answer. GREAT news for everyone. GET that game while its cheap
YES!!!!! Now my second PSP that SONY updated while it was being fixed is now homebrewable!!!! Two awesome PSPs!!! By the way, Don’t let this leak all over the internet or sony will find out and block that out too.
Yes, you’re right… people should not post this everywhere but Sony will find it out and there’s no way to keep this as a secret. (horrible english? ^^)
Btw: Noobs, stop updating your firmware!!! :D
Lumines II will work ? or 1 ?
Holy shit batman
yeah does Lumines II work? i assume the article is talking about the first one
It’s the first lumines game. so, go down to your local games store and buy it while it’s still on the cheap.
omg this is so freaking awsome!!!!! now i can buy the champage gold color psp and be able to downgrade soon xD right now i have a ceremic white psp with 3.40 oe-a but im gettin the gold one just for the new color. awsome find team noobz!
does this mean i can downgrade my psp soon? or does this mean i can only play homebrew on my psp?
You cant play homebrew unless you downgrade. So i guess the answer to your question is “yes you can downgrade and no you dont only have to play homebrew”
Yep, it’s the first Lumines. I have no need to downgrade since I got Devhook for 2.71. It’s all I need. All I need is to be able to play homebrew and CSOs, I don’t need custom firmware.
I was also happy with Devhook, but nowadays many games require newer firmware, so I went custom. Besides, the PSX emulator is killer!
Thats a dumbass reason to stick with devhook. Try playing metal gear portable ops on that. Custom firmware offers so much more than devhook could. OE is the only way to go! Get your head out of your ass.
wait wait this means i can upgrade to a custom firmware afterwards>?!!!
Yup :). Though that is common knowledge by now :P.
Sony 3.51 in 5….4….3….2….1….
lol its probably coming
Yea it’ll problaly be plastered across the front page by the time I get off work tommorrow morning.
i still dont understand what this means? can someone explain
you buy psp. you get firmware 3.11 - 3.5. you get umd. you downgrade. you get cf. you play homebrew.
It means, that soon they will have a downgrader for all PSPs, not yet though.
Yeah thats freaking awesome, Sony got pwned
guyz
i can get any Lumines?
or is been patched?
wut do i have to look for before i buy the UMD?
Wow…seriously the Noobz team is absolutely flawless in their capabilities…I think that they will be at the head of the scene for years to come with all the crazy hacks they have shown us!
LYKE OMG N00BZ IS T3H R0XX0RZ!!!!1!!!!!
NOW THAT PSP I UPGRADED 20 TIMES CAN PLAY T3H H0MEBREWZ!!!!!!!!!1!!
I think the clouds have split. This is awesome news. I also have a copy of Lumines as well!
Hey is Lumines a good game, cause I love downgrading mr friend’s PSP’s, but I’m not going to buy the game just for that reason. So, is it a good game.
Yes it is if you like puzzle games. That’s why I bought it before I found out about this! This is a bonus!
You sir are funny - …I’m not going to buy the game just for that reason… - of course that game sucks, its old. But UMD with it is the key to a whole new universe for your PSP kid, so get the money and buy that thing. Use and store it good. It will be worth of a lot once.
Can’t wait for 3.51 :P
GTFO!
WHAT!?! Yes, it’s a good game, and even if you were to buy it exclusively for that reason, OH GOD it’s worth buying for that reason.
how long b4 downgrader comes out do you think? i cant wait. i think i cum in pants
Can someone please tell me how this works exactly? I have 3.11 SSrry i am a noob:?
What are you talking about with GTA can i also hack it with VCS?
not yet just wait for the downgrader. it simple as eating a baked cake…
Time test
People with higher firmware get the Lumines copy today itself or else sony will dispatch a team to vapourise the Lumines that is available in stores… and they will patch it.. And for god sake don’t upgrade to any higher level firmware……………
noobs gr8 work….. Dark Alex will be ready for the downgrade procedure of TA-82..
WOW……JUST WOW……. Even though I don’t need it, I’m out to get lumines, just in case. This is just awesome!!!!!
If you have one of these firmwares:
BUY LUMINES BEFORE SONY PATCHES IT LIKE THEY DID FOR GTA!
Just some advice ;)
Hey can u tell me which LUMINES i need and the update of the game(patched or unpatched ) how do i know if it is patched or not?
THX
they havent made a patch yet, buy one before sony does come out with a patched version
N00bz, we salute you!!!!!
I can now mod my psp and play teh homebrew!! I cant wait!!!!
Thank you sooo much.
Finally, everyone gets a piece of the pie, lets just see how long it will take So(wned)ny to fix this…Tomorrow anyone? Anyway, don’t be stupid and update…Because if you want to see it, just wait for the freaking CF of it…God!
Ha! So(wned)ny! LOL!
i wish i had the remote from movie click cause then i could go into foward to when they release downgrader for all psp’s lol. and then back to where i was and show it off.
yessssssssssss stella developments!
guyz
where i can buy this umd?
which store?
ANY STORE
SONY DID NOT PATCH IT YET
GET LUMINES I
NOT LUMINES II
QUICK
B4 3.51 OR A PATCHED LUMINES
#>%!
Look at the symbol keys on ur keyboard, its a number that is coming
im on #>$))#A
patched or unpatched, ANY COPY WORKS =]
ummm no. If they patch it.. they will patch it so it DOESN’T work… hence the point of the patch..
if it were patched how could it possibly work?
there is no patch yet. ass
This will hopefully answer all questions:
-What version of Lumines: The first one, there as of now is no patched copies, so any you get will work.
-Where to buy Lumines - Any of your favorite game stores should have it, including possibly BlockBuster. Try E-bay as well, but get it soon.
-Warning: Do not be stupid and upgrade because you think it’s cool. you want to lose your CF, thats you! Just don’t ask for a downgrade.