We can now play Solitaire on the PSP.  Here is what Pradeep Kumar (the Author) had to say…

"This is my first PSP Lua game written in LuaPlayer V0.15.
This game is very similar to Solitare in windows.
Please report any bug or feature request.

To do list:
————-
Add autoreturn of cards (right click in windows game)
optimise mouse speed/acceleration
Add more background / deck"

if you are seeing this… guess what? your on the new server… expect great things

Please inform me if things dont work as there are tooooo many pieces I made and I am sure i am missing making all the changes.

Another thing is… http://www.xboxbrew.com is up… the official launch will be decided by terdinglage

School sucks… but guess what… ITS DONE!!

I have officially graduated from college. I am working full time and have vowed to remake this site to what it should be.  For those of you that have kept the place up… dano for instance. (he obviously is going to be made an admin).  

If you are interested in helping out.  Now is the time to tell me.  Plan is we have everything back in full swing by Christmas.

Here is the current plan:
Move PSPBrew.com to a much much faster server add on Xboxbrew.com and hand the reigns on that to terdinglage.  

I am adding RSS etc… first and then will start the reconstruction of parts of the site.  Any ideas/comments/recomendations would be well appreciated.

Lets get in some magazines again.

-Nik (aka MonkeyMaximus)

butterballer360 over at psp3d.com has confirmed a version 2.5 overflow! These folks have discovered a way around the TIFF overflow patch for the recent exploit discovered in firmware version 2.0. Similar to the initial exploit discovered in 2.0 this currently “freezes” the PSP when executed – allowing the possibility of arbitrary code to be ran.

THIS IS NOT A DOWNGRADER… WE RECOMMEND WAITING TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING.

First this version DOES NOT ALLOW FOR HOMEBREW CURRENTLY!

Sony Released a new System Update today.  New Features Include:

Network:

Video:

Copyright-protected video can now be played under [Video].
(This applies to video saved on Memory Stick Duo™ media).
For details, contact the video content provider.
Note that fees may be charged to obtain or use copyright-protected video.
Downloadable copyright-protected video may not be available in all countries
    and regions

Settings

Trojan.PSPBrick has been named by Symantec as a class 1 virus. It was discovered today (Oct 6th). See it here

The payload is described as: “Deletes files which are required for the Playstation Portable device to restart correctly.” It goes on to say it deletes 4 files. This rendes the PSP USELESS.

Here is the Technical Details:

Trojan.PSPBrick arrives as an archive file named EXPLOIT 2G PSP Team V1.RAR which consists of the files overflow.tif and h.bin. Instructions call for the file h.bin to be placed in the root of a USB device and overflow.tif in the folder /PSP/PHOTO/. This archive may also contain a text file called PSPTEAM.NFO.

When executed, Trojan.PSPBrick performs the following actions:

1. Deletes the following critical system files:
   • /vsh/etc/index.dat
   • /kd/loadcore.prx
   • /kd/loadexec.prx
   • flash6:/kd/init.prx

     Notes:

   • These files are required for restarting the Playstation Portable device correctly.
2. Displays the following message:

   “Your 2.0[REMOVED]oot “
   “Thank you P[REMOVED]ch team”
   “Fu[REMOVED]ooser”

3. Displays the following message, when the file overflow.tif uses an exploit to cause the execution of h.bin:

   “PS[REMOVED]2.0 firmware”
   “Thank’s t[REMOVED]2.0 exploit

4. Prevents the Playstation Portable device from restarting correctly once the Trojan is executed.

We at PSPBrew will be adding some information that will help you avoid losers that do this crap. Please be careful with what you download and always run a virus scan.

Welcome to 1.50, PSP firmware 2.0 users! MPH has created a WORKING downgrader from PSP firmware 2.0 to firmware 1.50. This takes advantage of the toc2rta exploit and allows for the full downgrade of firmware 2.0 to firmware 1.50. I have tried this myself and have successfully downgraded from firmware 2.0 to firmware 1.50. Homebrew and UMD games WILL both work after the downgrade.

Although this has been tried and found working, this does not mean there is no risk involved so use at your own risk.

Steps to use the MPH downgrader:
- Create an UPDATE folder in the /PSP/GAME/ folder of your memory stick
- Copy EBOOT.PBP (update 1.50) in /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder
- Unpack MPHDowngrader.zip
- Copy overflow.tif in your /PSP/PHOTO/ folder of your memory stick
- Copy h.bin to root of your memory stick (meaning in ms0:/)
- Copy index.dat in root of your memory stick (meaning in ms0:/ as well)
- Plug the AC adaptor

You memory stick filesystem should look like this (where X is your memory sticks directory):

X:/h.bin
X:/index.dat
X:/PSP/PHOTO/overflow.tif (with no other pictures in there)
X:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/EBOOT.PBP (the 1.50 Firmware update eboot)

What you do next is go into the Photo Menu on the PSP and it will show some jumbled text, which is normal. Wait about 30 seconds and then restart your PSP.

From there you will now have a new file in your PSP’s root directory called ms0:/index.dat.bak. In the next step you will go to your Game Menu, Then Memory Stick, and then Launch “PSP Update ver 1.50.”

It will then ask you if you really want to downgrade and then lead you along to the actual installing. Here is where I got scared. It installed to 99% then errored. This is OK. Restart your PSP and turn it back on. It will come up with another error which is OK as well. Restart it again and you will have PSP firmware version 1.50, and it will lead you through setting up language and time etc. Enjoy, and welcome to the world of legal homebrew, not piracy.

You can get the MPH Downgrader http://www.mphwebsite.com

You can get the 1.50 Update Eboot PSPupdates Download section [here].

Read the How To Downgrade Tutorial written by Garp [here].

The SmashPack! has been updated with the newest version of SmashGpsp!

Here is what mATkEUpON had to say:

Here is the third beta of SmashGpsp, a N64 Super Smash Brothers "port", released for Gp32 as SmashGp, and ported to the PSP.

In this version, music has been added, transparency effect on the background layer, with the correspoding settings working. Multiple character pages has been fixed, navigation on character and arena selection menus has been improved. Some sounds have been fixed, and survival mode now preloads some characters to avoid fights with copies of your character only. 24bit bmps are now really supported as background pics (see the 2 new arenas included in the package).

goto http://www.pspbrew.com/?page=smashpack.php to make your custom Smash game.