BOOSTER returns with a handy tool for anyone who has converted a PSP battery to Pandora’s wonderful world. This tool will copy an IPL to a memory stick pro duo — no, 32MB sticks won’t work. When the stick is inserted with a Pandora-style battery, you will always have a functioning / bootable XMB — it boots the PSP as “normal.” Nifty!

See readme.txt for instructions.

Download: XMB Boot Loader for Pandora’s Battery

- source: exophase.com

Those still running FW 1.50 refusing to upgrade, for whatever reason, will be pleased to know BOOSTER has returned with a new version of DevHook supporting full 3.11 firmware emulation. And that’s all I gotta say… You know what to do, there ain’t nothing to it but to do it. Enjoy!

Download:
DevHook v0.52.0100
3.11 FW Update
PSAR Dumper (dump & decrypt fw 3.11)

BOOSTER is back like a vertebrate with a new creation, USB Special System Storage. Essentially it allows you to directly mount PSP system data and/or system devices (i.e. UMD drive) as a USB storage device on your PC.

Currently it supports:

1. UMD ISO9660 image.
2. System memory and some registers.
3. lflash(NANDflashROM) parition image.
4. lflash(NANDflashROM) direct. (FAT12 direct file access)

It is mounted as read-only except in normal mode. So rest assure flashROM and system data is safely protected in case of accidental mouse clicks. ;)

It is also recommended you use UMDGen or DAEMON Tools to access the UMD files. UMDGen rules, check that out here.

Download: USB Special System Storage v1.00

Thanks for the heads up everyone!

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!

KABOOM! The man himself, BOOSTER, is back with yet another phenomenal accomplishment — 3.01 firmware emulation via DevHook v0.51. Only days ago v0.50 was made available; now we present you with this earth shattering, mind blowing, wig splitting release.

I’ve yet to personally confirm the stability of 3.01 emulation It is in fact quite stable; feel free to post your experiences below.

Here are easy to follow instructions, courtesy of comment #40, posted by Steven-style:

1. Remove all previous DevHook files from your memory stick.
2. Copy the DevHook 0.51 package to the root of your memory stick. This would be ms0:/ and the two folders should be “dh” and “PSP”.
3. Download the 3.01 update (search Google) or PSP Hacks.
4. Get PSARDumper
5. Extract the DATA.PSAR from the 3.01 update you’ve downloaded with a program such as PBP Unpacker. Once thats done, copy the DATA.PSAR over to the root of your memory stick.
6. Run PSARDumper on your PSP, once its loaded up press X to dump a sigchecked 3.01. Once its done your PSP will return to the main menu.
7. Open up your memory stick, you will now see that there is an “F0″ folder in the root. Move that to the “301″ folder inside of “dh”.
8. Go into the “301″ directory, move the reboot.bin into the f0 folder.
9. Launch up DevHook and go to “FLASH ROM” settings, choose install dh to flash1. DO NOT touch any of the other settings unless you know what you’re doing.
10. Finally, choose “FIRMWARE” from the DevHook menu and pick 3.01. Now start DevHook and you should be good to go!

Thanks Steven, and of course BOOSTER — unbelievable job!

You can also fetch the modified PSAR dumper (to dump/decrypt) and corresponding 3.01 update EBOOT below.

Download:
DevHook v0.51
Modified PSAR Dumper
PBP Unpacker
3.01 Update EBOOT

You read the title correctly — BOOSTER is back in full effect with a fresh version of DevHook! And yup, firmware 2.80, 2.81, and 2.82 are fully supported — you’ll of course require the decrypted FW dumps to achieve DevHook emulation. There’s also word on the street that 3.00/3.01 may be supported in the very near future.

Huge props to BOOSTER for accomplishing this wonderful feat. And all the other hard-working PSP developers out there.

Enjoy!

Download:
DevHook v0.50
PSAR (FW) Dumper
PSP FW Updates (EBOOTs)

BOOSTER has released Device Hook Sample Launcher (DevHook) v0.46!

• No 2.8 FW support yet.
• DevHook can now be installed to flash0 (use with caution).
• Use “Remove Devhook Files” option to uninstall it from flash memory
• A lot of bug fixes
• Ensure you read PSP_FlashROM_ENG.txt if you plan to install via flash

As per any DevHook release you can always read ChaosZero’s tutorial on how to get this setup and running properly.

You can expect full installers, mods, and all that to come in the near future.

Download: Download DevHook v0.46

- source: BOOSTER

The man with the master plan, BOOSTER, has again released an earth-shattering version of Device Hook Sample Launcher! v0.45 includes the ability to launch homebrew off the memory stick while emulating 2.XX firmware – this simply means you no longer have to reboot back to 1.50 in order to fire up another EBOOT. In addition to that convenient feature, this new version also includes bug fixes and other technical updates to improve stability and performance.

ChaosZero has compiled a wonderful in-depth tutorial on how to install/configure and use DevHook – read that here. Also from ChaosZero is v0.45 packaged into a handy easy-to-use installer, appropriately named “DevHook Ultimate Installer.”

Download: DevHook v0.45 (manual install)
Download: DevHook v0.45 Ultimate Installer

DevHook Ultimate Installer mirrors:
[ mirror 1 ] [ mirror 2 ]

- source: BOOSTER’s site