iR Shell for 550 GEN-A patch

Bosshunter has also released a his own IR Shell 5 patch, similar to joshd666’s iR Shell 3.9 patch for 5.50 GEN-A & GEN-B. Bosshunter’s patch allows 5.50 GEN-A users play ISOS and also improves the stability of IrShell on Custom Firmware 5.50.

Release Notes:

Note 1: PSX games will only work with flash POP Ver (won’t work on PSP’s 2000 with MHU though). With Popsloader you’ll get an error.
Note 2: It is only for firmwares 5.50 MHU or 5.50 GEN-A on PSP 1000 or 2000. -Tested on both. (It will not work with GEN-B.)
Note 3: This utility touches a file in flash0 so USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Make sure you have:
- IrShell 5.0 installed.
- Plugins in game.txt are disabled (If not you’ll probably get a black screen when running the prx. Just do a hard reset if this happens. Then try the patch again after disabling the game.txt plugins. Kinda looks like a pain but.. You only need to run this once!).
- Replaced the provided IRSHELL folder in your memory stick.

Instructions: (same as the old IrShell patches)
- Run IrShell
- Open Directory View and go to ms0:/IRSHELL/PATCH/5.50/
- Run btcnfpatch.prx
- Press X to start patching
- Wait a few seconds and you’re done (you should see the following screenshot on your PSP if the update is successful).
- You can now re-enable your plugins in game.txt.

Source: QJ

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iR Shell for 550 GEN-A patch

joshd666 has sent word to us of his patched iR Shell for Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-A. He has made the necessary hex edits to allow iR Shell 3.9 to function correctly on CFW 5.50 GEN-A.

Remember this is for PSP-1000’s and PSP-2000’s TA-088v2 or less PSP’s. Don’t try this on a PSP-3000

Release text:

I was getting impatient so i made one my self

irshell/bin/irshell38x.prx: offset 0×284e, 0×82 -> 0×00
irshell/bin/irshell38xs.prx: offset 0×28da, 0×82 -> 0×00

^thats all

Full credit to Ahman for iR Shell. This is an unofficial iR Shell patch / release.

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Ahman has released iR Shell v5.0, this new very is a big step up from the other 4.xx versions as it introduces PSP multi-tasking (PSP Slim only) Just check out the above video and I’m sure you be impressed. Good job Ahman!

Notes and iRShell v5.0 Usage:

Usage Notes:

1. Before you can use the Advanced Multi-tasking, you’ll need to enable the option “Slim Advanced Multi-tasking” under iR Configurator.
2. You can load 2 Applications to the 2 memory slots in the Slim. Slot 1 is the usual memory area for loading applications (the lower 32MB RAM); while slot 2 is the new memory area (the upper 32MB RAM only available on Slim).
3. By default, the 1st app will be loaded in slot 1, and the 2nd app will load in slot 2 automatically. To force the 1st app to load in slot 2, hold Left-Trigger while lauching an application under the confirmation popup window.
4. The typical app switch toggle “L-Trigger Select” or the alternate key “Vol Up Select” will allow you to toggle between the 2 apps and iR Shell. New key combos “L-Trigger Note” or “Vol Up Note” will allow you to switch between the 2 apps without going back to iR Shell screen. Pls note pressing the Note button alone (without L-Trigger) will act as the screen capture button. The alternate Vol Up combo keys perform exactly the same as L-Trigger key and is provided as an alternative.
5. Normally, when you exit 1 of the 2 apps, it will cause the PSP to reboot, meaning you’ll also lose the other running app. This can be resolved by adding unloading support into the application itself. However, this will require modification of the app to perform resource cleanup and self-unloading upon exit. All iR Shell bundled plugins have been enhanced to support unloading, such that they can be terminated without affecting the other running app. To exit these plugins gracefully, use the exit function build into the app itself. For example, to exit bookr, press START and choose Exit menu item. iR Shell disables the standard Home exit menu while 2 apps are running. To exit both apps together, use “Home Square” instead.

Compatibility Notes:

* Not all apps can be loaded to Slot 2. There’re two types of program binary format for PSP, static ELF and relocatable PRX. Static ELF uses fix memory address and can’t be relocated. Hence, they will only work when loading in slot 1. If you try to load a static ELF in slot 2, you’ll get an error code “0×800200D9″. PRX can be loaded in either slot 1 or 2. To convert a homebrew from ELF to PRX, you’ll need to re-compile it with BUILD_PRX=1 and set the heap size with PSP_HEAP_SIZE_KB(-800) in the source file. Most static ELF homebrews can be converted to relocatable PRX simply by recompilation.
* There is a limitation on the PSP AVC hardware decoder which is for video playback. It cannot be accessed by more than 1 application; which means you can’t have 2 applcations running together if both of them access the AVC hardware decoder.
* The bundled plugins should be able to coexist with most other apps; with the exception of the PPA plugin which can only coexist with another app which doesn’t use the AVC hardware decoder.
* You can’t have both slots loading UMD/ISOs, due to there is only 1 physical UMD drive and ISOs are simply emulating the UMD.
* PS1 games take exclusive use on the audio hardware. As a result, it will be incompatible with other apps that use audio.
* The launch XMB function may not be stable for most commercial games due to resource conflicts. However, it should be pretty compatible with most homebrews. On the other hand, the Sony Web Browser should work with most commercial games & homebrews. To browse Internet while running another app, you can use the iR Shell bundled htmlviewer which is the Sony Web browser.
* If an app is built with PSP_LARGE_MEMORY flag and you’re trying to load it in slot 1 (first app), it will use all Slim memory and you won’t be able to load a 2nd app. To allow it to co-exist with other apps, you’ll need to load it in slot 2.
* This will probably be incompatible with DA’s LEDA if you’re trying to run 2 apps requring 2 different kernels.
* This Advanced Multi-tasking feature is incompatible with Interlaced TV Out for slim due to insufficient memory. Progressive TV Out should work fine.
* If you get an error “0×800200D9″ while loading an app to slot 2, it’s a static ELF and you’ll need to load it in slot 1. That is, reverse the order of the 2 applications you’re loading.

Additional Note:

* The bundled bookr plugin is based on the original v0.71. If you want to use the recent v0.81 mod by Nguyen Chi Tam, you can download it from www.ishell.org forum.
* You can find most of the plugin source code in www.irshell.org plugin forum. If you want to add unloading support to a homebrew, you can refer to these samples.

Special thanks to:

* Dark_AleX for the M33 custom firmwares and his assistance during iR Shell development.
* Tyranid and other developers in ps2dev.org for creating the pspsdk.
* F34R, Osgeld, StoneCut and other moderators who keep irshell.org running and providing technical support to the community.
* All iR Shell beta testers, donators, skins & plugin contributors.

Credits:

* M33 Custom firmware & popsloader are developed by Dark_AleX/M33.
* remotejoy & usbhostfs are developed by Tyranid.
* iR Shell bundled skins & plugins are developed by their corresponding authors.
* iR Shell Manual & FAQs are written by StoneCut.

Source: QJ.net

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iRShell 4.92 Released

PSP Homebrew developer AhMan has released an update to his shell replacement iR Shell. This is an important release as it adds support for Dark_AleX’s legacy homebrew enabler aka LEDA. Also a new added feature which allows emulated PSX games to run at a smooth 30FPS through the use of RemoteJoy.

Source: iR Shell 4.92 Released

iRShell 4.92 Changelog:

New Features:
- Added support to Dark_AleX’s LEDA. Pls note iR Shell only supports LEDA version 0.2. To enable LEDA support within iR Shell, enable the option “Legacy Homebrew Support via DA’s LEDA” under iR Configurator.
- Increase remotejoy framerate to around 30 FPS while running PS1 games.

Bug Fixes:
- Fixed most game audio stuttering while mp3 is playing.
- Fixed PPA plugin crashing with nethostfs/usbhostfs access.

Special thanks to:
- Dark_AleX for the M33 custom firmwares and his assistance during iR Shell development.
- Tyranid and other developers in ps2dev.org for creating the pspsdk.
- F34R, Osgeld, StoneCut and other moderators who keep irshell.org running and providing technical support to the community.
- All iR Shell beta testers, donators, skins & plugin contributors.

Credits:
- M33 Custom firmware & popsloader are developed by Dark_AleX/M33.
- remotejoy & usbhostfs are developed by Tyranid.
- iR Shell bundled skins & plugins are developed by their corresponding authors.
- iR Shell Manual & FAQs are written by StoneCut.

Paypal Donation Link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc…hk@hotmail.com

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IR Shell 4.9

AhMan has released an update to his homebrew application iR Shell, the PSP shell replacement. This release brings us new PlayStation Network title support. There is also an option for disabling Magicgate protection in order to speed up access times on non Magicgate memory sticks.

Changelog:

* Support Playstation Network downloadable games & demos.
* Interlaced TV support has been added for PSP slim. Games & homebrews launched via iR Shell will inherit the iR Shell TV mode. Most games will run at full speed with default CPU clock.
* For slim PSP TV out, added an option to control the audio output to PSP speaker. This will be useful for docking station with TV out & charging capabilities.
* Added an option to disable Memory Stick MagicGate support. This is meant to be used for PhotoFast microSD to MSPD adapter, or other similar non-MagicGate MS. By disabling the MagicGate support, you will no longer experience the annoying pause in XMB, such as turning on the PSP, switching off USB mode from XMB, quiting game/homebrew back to XMB, entering XMB video directory, etc.
* Added connection timeout support for nethostfs.
* For IR learning remote, added the ability to abort the learning process without waiting for timeout.
* Support user provided font files.
* Plus various bug fixes.

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iR Shell 4.8

AhMan has released an update to iR Shell. This update adds some extra enhancements with PSP Slims extra memory and a few bug fixes. Full change log below:

New Features for PSP Slim:

- Added support to homebrews that are built with the option PSP_LARGE_MEMORY, that is, to use the extra slim memory. When running these homebrews under iR Shell, they will have access to another 26MB slim RAM. Pls note 2MB of slim RAM is reserved for iR Shell.
- Enhance the HTML Viewer (originally developed by Dark_AleX) to use the extra slim memory. These should help to reduce “Not enough memory” message when accessing larger web contents. The HTML Viewer can be accessed via predefined homebrew #1 icon.

Bug Fixes:

- Some homebrews weren’t correctly recognized by iR Shell and application names were displayed as garbage.
- When setting np9660 mode in iR Configurator, some homebrews failed to launch.
- Launching PS1 games via popsloader wasn’t working properly.
- Copying a large file from ms0: to nethost0: will crash the system.

As this is a minor update, it still requires 4.7.

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iR Shell 4.7 Released for 5.00

AhMan has released iR Shell 4.7, the complete shell replacement for the PSP. This new version adds support for 5.00 M33 firmware as well as many other changes, listed below.

Changelog:

* Support Dark_AleX latest 5.00M33-3 CFWs. Users of original 5.00M33 & M33-2 should upgrade to M33-3 to avoid incompatibility issues. The latest Popsloader 5.00 is also supported.
* An Infra-Red learning remote is added for PSP Phat. You no longer need to hunt pronto codes for your appliances. Just point your remote unit at the PSP and it will learn the iR code. It is available under higher firmwares and not fw 1.5 mode. Refer to the Release Note for usage details.
* The nethostfs connection handling has been redesigned to be more robust. However, iR Shell 4.7 and onwards can only connect to the new nethostfs PC server v2.1. Make sure you’ve updated the nethostfs PC server.
* Enhance UMD/ISO game compatibility via nethostfs MAX mode. Most previous failed games will probably work.
* Usbhostfs & nethostfs host redirection under XMB has returned.
* The Adhoc PC connection for nethostfs was broken since fw 3.71. This feature has been brought back for PSP Phat.
* Enhance the HTML Plugin (by Dark_AleX) to allow direct launching of flash games with extension SWF.

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