Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-D3 “Final build” Released

Hey jiraji i really hope you get a chance to read this. I also had the same problem and I searched and searched through google and nothing but then after 3 weeks of searching I came across this thread which solved my problem help me fix my Final Fantasy Dissidia and Monster Hunter Unite corrupt save data I was really happy read the instruction carefully because they can get a little confusing. also I wanted to point out that you said something about which diffrent saved games will become corrupt;

the only save games that will be effected by upgrading are the games that you played and saved with a firmware that was lower than the required firmware of the game, for example Metal Gear Portable Ops requires a firmware of 2.81 and you saved the game using 3.80 m33-5 your save state should not be corrupt after upgrading, but another game like Monster Hunter Unite which requires I believe 5.03 (I’m not sure if its that FW but its some where around there) and you saved using 3.80 m33-5 then your save data will be corrupt since you played on a firmware lower than the requirement. Hope this makes sense and helps you understand which games will become corrupt. to avoid this you should always keep up and upgrade to the latest custom firmware.

I’m sorry for the super long essay post but I wanted to get my information out there that I had researched for a good amount of time, I wished someone would have done this for me before so it would have been a lot easier for me to have CFW 5.00 m33 and still have my savedata. I take no credit for the programs used or the guide created to make this possible. I only take credit for helping the post become more know for the people that need it. Just incase anyone has questions I can try my best to help out: psphelp_7@yahoo.com

The two required files are:
SaveDataE-D_cn.rar
25455_FreeCheat1.0.12.18.zip

if the links to the files below dont work try googling each file, another website may have it.

Here is the Link: http://www.maxconsole.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1122026&postcount=3

and just incase that link is dead or does not show up here is a copy of what it says:

Hoowahman
Registered User

Registered: Sep 2006
Posts: 80
Wow I figured it out after 2 days.. Luckily I was able to babelfish that URL I posted above from chinese to english. I’ll try to type up more details about it in case more people want to know how to do it.

File downloads:

25455_FreeCheat1.0.12.18.zip: http://www.4shared.com/file/92963439/3628c04a/25455_FreeCheat101218.html

SaveDataE-D_cn.rar:
http://www.4shared.com/file/92963456/f0cd7a5d/SaveDataE-D_cn.html

1. Extract FreeCheat to the root of your memory card

2. Extract SED to /PSP/GAME/

3. Follow instructions on readme to install freecheat.

4. Back up your corrupted save game to computer.

5. Start the game and start to create a new saved game. Before you actually save the new game to the memory stick you should press the note key which will bring up the freecheat console. We need to tell freecheat to go into dump memory mode so when you save the new game it creates the files we need. On the freecheat console go to Mem Manager -> SAVEDATE Manager -> Operate Mode -> Dump. Now hit X to back out to where you can confirm to save the game. Save the game to the memory card.

6. Now exit the game and enable USB to browse your memory stick and go to /FreeCheat/SAVEDATA/ and you will see 2 files. I have:

ULJM-05500.key and ULJM-05500_0.sav

You only need to rename the ULJM-05500.key file to ULJM05500.bin removing the “-” and renaming extention to .bin. Copy this file into /PSP/GAME/SED/gamekey directory on the memory stick.

7. Backup the new save game that you created from /PSP/SAVEDATA/ to your computer for later.

8. Copy your corrupted save game from computer back to /PSP/SAVEDATA/

9. Run SED and it will load a list of save games you have. Press /\ (Triangle) on your corrupted save game and press O on the top option. Then select “Yes” and hit O again to decrypt your corrupted save game to a .bin file on the root of the card. Mine is called: ULJM005500.bin

10. Now copy your new saved game you backed up on the computer back to the /PSP/SAVEDATA/ directory. The directory of the saved game should match the name of the .bin file you just created. If it doesnt rename the .bin file to match it.

11. Load up SED again and find the new saved game and Press /\ (Triangle) to bring up the options and select the 2nd one down from the top and press O and select “Yes” and press O again. This will encrypt the .bin file you just created into the new saved game which is the old corrupted saved game info!

12. Now just start up the game and load your old save game that use to be corrupted!

I’d imagine this would work for any game that is having issues because of new firmware.

Hoowahman
Last edited by Hoowahman; 03-14-2009 at 08:28 PM.