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psp5 v1.4.0 – PSP Go support

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@08Weber 08Weber released this 12 Oct 21:19
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Which file do I download?

Not sure which ARK you have? Press SELECT in the XMB: ARK's menu shows ARK 4.x or ARK 5.x.

Your PSP Download this
PSP-1000, 2000 or 3000 with ARK-5 psp5-v1.4.0-ARK5.zip
PSP-1000, 2000 or 3000 with ARK-4 psp5-v1.4.0-ARK4.zip
PSP Go with ARK-5 psp5-v1.4.0-PSPGo-ARK5.zip
PSP Go with ARK-4 psp5-v1.4.0-PSPGo-ARK4.zip

New in 1.4.0: PSP Go support

psp5 now runs on the PSP Go. Before, it only looked on the memory stick, so on a PSP Go your games in PSP/GAME and ISO and your music in MUSIC didn't show up. Now:

  • Games and music on the internal storage show up, together with anything on a Memory Stick Micro. If ARK points the memory stick to the internal storage, psp5 notices and doesn't list your games twice.
  • Games start the way ARK's own menu starts them from the PSP Go's internal storage. That covers PSP games (ISO, CSO, ZSO), PSN games, PS1 games and homebrew. psp5 finds installed game updates on both the internal storage and the memory stick.
  • psp5 keeps its own files where you installed it. On a PSP Go that's the internal storage, and the hints on empty screens point you to the right folders.
  • Settings made for the PSP Go, like in ARK's own menu: Disable Pause Game and Keep the paused game are new. Disable UMD drive is hidden because the PSP Go has no UMD drive, and psp5 doesn't look for discs on it.

The two PSP Go zips contain the same psp5 as the other zips. psp5 notices a PSP Go by itself, so a "wrong" zip works too. The PSP Go zips just come with instructions for the PSP Go.

PSP Go support is new and hasn't been tested on a real PSP Go yet. If something behaves oddly, please open an issue.

Also new: a shorter, simpler install guide.

Install

PSP-1000, 2000 or 3000: unzip the file for your ARK, copy the PSP folder to the memory stick and start psp5 from Game → Memory Stick.

PSP Go: unzip the PSP Go file for your ARK, copy the PSP folder to the internal storage and start psp5 from Game → System Storage.

Updating: copy the new PSP folder over the old one. If you use psp5 as ARK's launcher, also copy ARK_LAUNCHER/VBOOT.PBP into PSP/SAVEDATA/ARK_01234/ again. Your settings and covers stay.

If your PSP gets stuck

Hold SELECT while turning on the PSP. ARK then skips its settings and starts the normal XMB.

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