Another DEVHOOK Launcher Mod

Version 1.65c
By Chunglam
<chunglam@netvigator.com>
http://chunglam188.blogspot.com



What's new?
Version 1.65c3
- Added Cheat Device 1.0d PRX for GTA-LCS by Edison Carter
- Added Cheat Device 2.1a PRX for GTA-VCS by Edison Carter
- Added modified MP3 player PRX by AhMan, please note this is not same prx as the mp3 prx comes with IRSHELL
This is a modified version of the opensource mp3 prx for irshell. It will play
mp3 files from ms0:/PSP/MUSIC (no subdirs). It has random and sequential play modes.
Controls
Note + Left Trigger = pause/resume playback
Note + Right Trigger = next song
Note + Square = switch playback mode between random and seqeuntial

- Added USB Host File System server/driver for Windows
- Updated CW Cheat to 0.1.6
- Updated Cheat Master 0.6 alpha
- Updated systemctrl_dh4se.prx from 2.71SE-B3

Vshexmod 1.26
- Added "Add-on Menu" to enable/disable "CW Cheat", "Cheat Master, "Cheat Device LCS",
"Cheat Device VCS", "IRSHELL" and "MP3 Player" in game mode, use "SELECT" key to toggle
enabled/disabled mode. Please note "IRSHELL" option is only for IRSHELL 2.2SE.


Version 1.65c
- Compatible with 2.71SE-B
- Added Korean font (generated from TrueType font) and language file by friends from Korea
- Added Chinese game title macro "names.big5" by friend from Taiwan
- Added Simplified Chinese help file by CrUmp Zhao
- Updated Portuguese Brazil language and help file by Pender666


Version 1.65b
- Added font5x10.LATIN1, font6x12.LATIN1, font10x10.GB and font10x10.BIG5(quality isn't very good since they were generated from TrueType font)
- Now menus of launcher and vshexmod can be in SJIS, GB, BIG5 and LATIN1 encoding format. Please specify encoding format in your language file.
- Updated Chinese name macro "names.gb"(GB) by angelspsp(CNGBA) / eavlvoe (MaxC)
- Added Chinese name macro "names.sjis"(SJIS) by friend from Taiwan
- Added Simplified Chinese language file by CrUmp Zhao
- Added Polish language file by derdzik
- Added Portuguese Brazil language and help file by Pender666
- Changed background image contributed by tv8 and Whiplord
- Added firmware 2.00 config text files

Launcher
- Now you can remove "ms0:/dh/kd/devhook046.prx" to prevent launcher prompt you "Switch Devhook" menu.(for Devhook 0.45 fans)
- Re-added firmware 2.00 selection

Vshexmod 1.25b
- Auto load name macro (names.*) if encoding format is specified in language file otherwise load "macro.txt"
- List only compatible fonts if encoding format is specified in language file.
- Added loading cover bitmap "cover0.bmp" in root of ISO/CSO image.


Features:
Launcher for firmware 1.50/2.71(HEN&SE)
- All features from original launcher.
- Multi-language support, included language files in Chinese, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
- Nicer and cleaner startup menu with optional/customizable background image.
- Enhanced ISO/CSO list with file location, file size and color scroll bar.
- Automatic detection of USB host file system, need supporting setup in host PC.
- Integrated screenshot, CW Cheat and Cheat Master module with enable/disable option for individual firmware.
- Thumbnail mode to automatically extract and display game icon from ISO/CSO file.
- Gameboot theme selector to let your customize individual firmware

VSHEXMod for emulated firmware
- Multi-line ISO/CSO file/folder list mode for easy organize ISO/CSO collection
- Explore ISO/CSO file/folder list by using analog pad or R/L-Trigger/Square/Circle/Cross
- Delay mount to prevent constant spin of UMD drive when browsing ISO/CSO file
- Optional manual mount mode to further minimize unwanted spin of UMD drive.
- Rich setup menu for changing many settings like text font, text color, USB mode, etc...
- Thumbnail icon for easy identification of ISO/CSO file
- Multi-language support, included language files in Chinese, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
- CSO cache system to automatically rip your big CSO game for using in small memory stick

Reconfigure for emulated firmware
- Switching between UMD Disc and ISO/CSO mode
- Switching between different version of firmware


How to install:
- Install the firmware files by following the original DEVHOOK installation instruction
- Extract and copy files inside folder "ms_root" to root of memory stick
- Files inside folder "pctool" are tools for using in Windows.


How to use:
- If you want to run ISO/CSO from PC hard disk, you need to download and install USB host driver and applcation for Windows
- If you want to see game icons in Launcher and VSHEXMod, you need to enable "Thumbnail Mode" under "More Options" of main menu and browse
through all your ISO/CSO files to generate thumbnail icon for using in VSHEXMod and later re-use.
- On emulated firmware, press and release "HOME" to display ISO/CSO file/folder list, press and hold "HOME" for over 3 seconds to enter main
setup menu. To show multi-line or game icon of ISO/CSO file, please select proper mode under "Display Layout" of setup menu.
- On emulated firmware, run "Reconfigue" to toggle between UMD Disc and ISO/CSO file mode and switching between different version of firmware.
- The "ciso.exe" inside folder "pctool" has small enhancement to let you drag and drop ISO/CSO file over it and it will uncompress .cso to .iso file or
compress .iso to .cso file with level 9 compression.


Credit:
- Booster for his wonderful DEVHOOK and DHSDK
- PS2DEV.ORG for PSPSDK
- TheBuzzer and his source code for inspiring me to start this mod.
- Original author of usbhostfs, screenshot, CW Cheat(weltall) and Cheat Master(Aeolus).
- All contributors for backgrounds, icons and language files


Disclaimer:
This software is provided by Chunglam for full, free and open release. It is understood by the recipient/user that Chunglam assumes no liability
for any errors contained in the code. Although this software is released without conditions or restrictions in its use, it is expected that
appropriate credit be given to its author should the software be included by the recipient as an element in other product development.


Please check file "mini-faq.txt" for more information and file "history.txt" for complete development history list.


mini-faq

How to setup usbhostfs for Windows?
Download the "usbhostfs_pc.rar" attachment. Connect PSP, start the launcher and Windows should prompt you to install "PSP Type B Driver" which is in the "driver" folder of the attachment. A bug of cygwin prevent the usbhostfs working on some Windows machine. You can try to delete registry key "/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Cygnus Solutions" and rerun "usbhostfs_pc.exe" to see if it works for you.

What is the difference between "Single-key style" and "Original style" for XMB keys?
HOME+START always mean to return firmware 1.50
Single-key style:
Press and RELEASE HOME button, then
- R/L-TRIGGER for browse file/folder
- SQUARE go up one level folder
- CROSS or CIRCLE go down one level folder
- Press and hold HOME for over 3 seconds to enter setup menu
Original style:
Press and HOLD HOME button, then
- HOME+R/L-TRIGGER for browse file/folder
- HOME+SQUARE go up one level folder
- HOME+CROSS or HOME+CIRCLE go down one level folder

How to switch between MS/USB/UMD Disc in emulated fw?
To switch between USB/MS, press (HOME-)SQUARE to go up folder level to "ms0:/" or "usbhostfs0:/" and further press (HOME-)SQUARE will switch between them. To switch between ISO/CSO and UMD disc, you need to run "Reconfigure" module to toggle mode in emulated fw. This is the limitation of DEVHOOK, it can't be done in XMB of emulated fw.

How to cancel the autoboot if I enable it?
To cancel autoboot, press and hold TRIANGLE button while the launcher is starting up.

What is CSO cache system and how to use it?
The CSO cache system is based on assumption that not all game data is required when you play a game. If you enable it and play a CSO game, a proccess will be running in background to record what data is used by current game section. Please note the game play may slow down a bit because of the extra process in background. It is suggested that you play the game by select those features and modes you will play most in future and repeat play for several time to make sure some random data is recorded by CSO cache system.
After you exit the game and return to XMB, the size information for selected CSO has two number like this <123.4/567.8MB>. The first number(123.4) is uncompressed size of recorded game data, it should be something of several ten MB for a reasonable CSO cahce file that can play. Then select "Copy to MS" to copy those recorded data from original CSO file to special folder in MS "ms0:/iso/cache". Finally, you can play those CSO cache file(same name as original CSO file) in MS just like the original CSO file.
The recoded game data information is saved in *.idx file inside folder "ms0:/dh/thumbnail" which is small in size(at most 2k) and will be accumulated every time you play the original CSO file. When you select a CSO cache file in MS, you can also see two number of size information like this <123.4/100.5MB> or <*123.4/100.5MB>. The actual size of CSO cache file should always smaller than the uncompressed size because of compression. The '*' character is indication that some new game data was recorded by CSO cache system since your last "Copy to MS" operation and you should select the original CSO file and "Copy to MS" again to make sure needed game data will be added to CSO cache file.

Official Web
http://chunglam188.blogspot.com

Download
760 cover bitmap files packed into single CSO file contributed by sanaell
(warning: over 30MBytes)
http://rapidshare.de/files/36297447/covers.cso
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RF71OPEP

832 covers: http://www.sendspace.com/file/5a1hjj

257 icons packed into single CSO file - download and save to "ms0:/dh/thumbnail"
http://rapidshare.de/files/37288244/icons.cso
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ESU1DTQ0

382 icons: http://www.sendspace.com/file/g7gvgu

From Sanaell
NAMES.ENG : http://sanaell2002.free.fr/dlm.php (More than 1090 game titles)
(save to "ms0:/dh/names.eng", and don't forget to edit macro.txt include section)
COVERS.CSO : http://sanaell2002.free.fr/covers.cso (More than 790 game covers) (download and save to "ms0:/dh/covers")
ICONS.CSO : http://sanaell2002.free.fr/icons.cso (305 icons)(download and save to "ms0:/dh/thumbnail")

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For detail instructions, please read post http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpos...postcount=1174
To preview the effect, please read post http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpos...postcount=1135

For information about Hybrid 2.71/2.81 firmware emulation, please read post
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpos...postcount=1308
For information about CSO cache system with WIFI support - Release 3, please read post
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpos...postcount=1422

can your pack be used in conjunction with buzzer's pack?

can you change the font in the mod to the regular font?
and where do i need to put fw1.50 reboot.bin?

would it be possibl;e for you to implement a usb option? also with this im guessing i wont really need a custom firmware

good work chunglam but i search devboot of devhook 0.46 (autoboot) can you create for me ? lol thanks

nice work usb and autoboot works great, but I have cso's on my MS and ISO on my usbhost. now I use the "xmb boot cso" from MS allways then change in XMB, the problem is that then you autoboot a cso and have usb on it only reads the the cso or iso from MS never looking at usb host files. Could you make it so if usb cable is unpluged it loads the old MS setting (In my case the XMB boot cso) and have it read both from MS and USBhost in the XMB.

Thanx,

This is not a real big problem but it is someting that has never been looked into

@2
Yes

@3
Put the fw1.5 reboot.bin to ms0:/dh/kd

@4
Usb option is included

@5
Just copy eboot.pbp in folder __SCE__DH_MOD to devboot

@6
As far as I kown, iso selection in XMB is control by vshex module not launcher

Is the "usbhostfs0:/" explorer useful? Please give me some feedback or comment. Thank you.

Originally Posted by chunglam

Is the "usbhostfs0:/" explorer useful? Please give me some feedback or comment. Thank you.

It's great!
In fact all your mood is great. I like the organization in the DH menu.
DevHook should be like this out of the box.
ThanX!

Originally Posted by chunglam

v1.20

- Add sorting for iso list
- If USB option is enabled, a special item "usbhostfs0:/" is added to iso list, you can explore folders and files on usbhostfs0:/ so isos can be put into different folder. Please note that XMB iso selector only look for current folder.

FLASH ROM not work.other menu no return.

*FLASH ROM not work.

- What do you mean not work? I change the confirmation button to START button

*other menu no return.

- Use Triangle to return to top menu

Originally Posted by chunglam

*FLASH ROM not work.

- What do you mean not work? I change the confirmation button to START button

*other menu no return.

- Use Triangle to return to top menu

THANK YOU.

where can we get the 1.5 reboot file? do we install fw 1.50 with the devhook fw installer then we decrypt with the decomprress program??
i dunno exactly

Dany24

I love your MODS. Only problem is I can't seem to get the screenshot option to work. I select it the the options menu but when I load a game and press the note button - No screenshot is taken, or is there another key that is required to be pressed.

i press note and it works flawlessly.