Xplora 1.8

Posted January 6th, 2009 by PSP-Fan
Xplora 1.8

Xplora 1.8

PSP Developer ne0h has released an update to Xplora, a PSP file management utility. This updated release now has an option to sort homebrew games and application on the memory stick. Also a complete text editor and support for OGG Vorbis audio.

Source: Exophase


  Download: Xplora 1.8
(Xplora 1.8 - 1.5 MiB - 77 Hits)

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First PSP-3000 Hack? GripShift Save Game Exploit

Posted January 4th, 2009 by PSP-Fan

Finally some good news (and not fake) in regards to finding a working hack for the PSP-3000. A user-mode buffer overflow exploit was discovered by MaTiAz. He has found a vulnerability with-in the GripShift save game loading routine. What does this mean? This could be the stepping stone which will lead the way to full PSP-3000 hacks, homebrew and custom firmware. Lets hope this is another loop hole like GTA:LCS and Lumines was for the PSP-1000 back in 2005-6. (If you can remember back that far!)



Need proof its real? Just check the video above and no, its not another fake. This time its legit!

GripShift has a buffer overflow vulnerability when loading savegames. The savegame contains the profile name which can be easily used to overwrite $ra. The savegame file is pretty big (25kB) so you have lots of space to put your code there. I wrote a simple blob of code to paint the framebuffer completely white (to just indicate that arbitrary code is running). The return address is located at offset 0xA9 in the file. In this poc it points to 0×08E4CD50 (which is only a few bytes after the return address), and the code starts at 0xCC in the file.

It was tested on 4.01M33-2 with US version of GripShift (ULUS10040), and psplink.prx, usbhostfs.prx and deemerh.prx loaded (also without psplink and usbhostfs). The decrypted savegame (sorry, couldn’t [be bothered to] get Shine’s savegame tool working so it’s in plaintext form) is in the SDDATA.BIN form which Hellcat’s Savegame-Deemer produces (thanks to him, if the program didn’t exist I wouldn’t have bothered with this). Just copy the ULUS10040SAVE00 directory to /PSP/SAVEPLAIN/ and run the game. EDIT: yeah, don’t forget to have Savegame-Deemer working, duh.

Source: Lan.st

Happy New Years 2009!

Posted January 1st, 2009 by PSP-Fan

PSP Slim Hacks would like to wish you a Happy New Year! Enjoy the party.

Feliz Año Nuevo. Glückliches neues Jahr, Nouvelle année heureuse, Ano novo feliz, С новым годом, 新年好, 明けましておめでとう, 새해 복 많이 받으세요 :)

Rains UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4

Posted December 29th, 2008 by PSP-Fan

If your in the need to make a Magic Memory Stick (MMS) in a hurry then Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4 (Dcv8) is the answer for you. With this windows program you’ll be able to quickly and easliy make a MMS required for flash a PSP to custom firmware 5.00M33-4, when used in conjuction with a Pandoras Battery (Aka tool battery).

Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4

Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4


  Download: Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4
(Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4 - 20.8 MiB - 3,716 Hits)


  Download: PSP firmware 5.00
(PSP firmware 5.00 - 25.9 MiB - 28,309 Hits)

Video Proof PSP-3000 TA 88v3 Hacked - Its fake!

Posted December 28th, 2008 by PSP-Fan

Some of you might have imagined all your Christmas’s came at once when you saw that some large PSP sites had posted a video that seemed to good to be true? Of a PSP-3000 / TA-088v3 being hacked on video. I thought I better break it too you since those sites have yet to do so. Its been proven a fake. Sorry its been reviewed in detail and it clear its a fake, the memory card starts out as a 1GB but magically appears later as a 16gb when removed?

PSP-300 hacked video circluating around the web is indeed fake.

PSP-3000 hacked video circulating around the web is indeed fake.

Source of the fake video? PSPGen - Shame on them for posting what is clearly a fake video of a PSP-3000 being hacked without checking its validity first.

Update: The video on YouTube has been removed by the owner……..

FBA4PSP V12p2: FinalBurn Alpha Emulator

Posted December 27th, 2008 by PSP-Fan

Good news for classic emulator fans. OopsWare has ported Final burn Alpha to the PSP. What is FBA4PSP?  It’s an emulator for PGM, Cave, CPS1/2/3, Seta, Sega, Konami on PSP. It emulates MC68000/Z80 based arcade games.

screenshot FBA4PSP V12p2: FinalBurn Alpha Emulator

FinalBurn Alpha Emulator

Source: sourceforge


  Download: FBA4PSP V12p2
(FBA4PSP V12p2 - 1.4 MiB - 1,925 Hits)

Merry Christmas 2008

Posted December 25th, 2008 by PSP-Fan
Merry Christmas from the PSH Team

Merry Christmas from the PSH Team!

Merry Christmas from the PSP Slim Hacks team, wishing you a happy and safe Christmas and may santa leave you a PSP or new game under the tree!

Sony replies to PSP successor rumours

Posted December 19th, 2008 by simon

Just a misinterpretation, goodbye to UMD's?

Just a misinterpretation, goodbye to UMD’s?

News going around that Sony is already working on a PSP-4000 and PSP2 have been quickly denied by John Koller of SCE.

He explained that it was a misinterpretation, and says that Sony is urging developers to move away from the UMD platform and onto digital distribution of games through the PlayStation Store. “No plans for a PSP2 are underway.”

This should clear up any thoughts you may have had of the PSP2/PSP-4000 rumours.

Via Alley Insider

Despertar del Cementerio v8 released

Posted December 19th, 2008 by simon

Dark_AleX working hard as usual

Dark_AleX working hard as usual


Dark_AleX has updated his Despertar del Cementerio tool to version 8.
This will now allow users to create MMS sticks that go directly to 5.00 M33-4, which appears to be the only change from DCv7.

Note that this will NOT work with PSP-3000 models and those with TA-088v3 motherboards, despite the new TOOL battery from Datel.

Download: HERE
Source: DA Forums

PSP Pandora Deluxe v3.0

Posted December 19th, 2008 by simon

PSP Pandora Deluxe v3.0

PSP Pandora Deluxe v3.0


Version 3.0 of DJB’s PSP Pandora Deluxe has just been released.

Here’s the changelog:

v3.0 (2008-12-19)
- Added Despertar Cementerio v8.
- Updated the following Support Tools:
Hold+ 3.42 (XMB)

Download via forums.