Say hello to homebrew on 2.80 PSPs

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 28th 2006 at 12:40AM }

Over the past few weeks, the homebrew community has been working hard on a new exploit in PSP firmware that would allow users of PSPs 2.0+ (including the recently released 2.80) run homebrew without Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. NOPx86, a team of coders, worked to take advantage of a flaw in libtiff. What that means is that the potential for homebrew is here: and it's easy as well. The team released a "Hello World" application as a proof of concept, and you can try it out yourself here. Just extract the image, place it in PSP's PHOTO directory, and then try to view the image. You'll see the homebrew message working, even on a 2.80 PSP!

This is absolutely fantastic, especially because of how incredibly easy this is. Try it out, and who knows what kind of exciting new developments we'll see?

[Thanks PSPFan]

Tags: 2.80, easy, firmware, hello world, HelloWorld, homebrew, libtiff, nopx86, photo, psp

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Colin @ Aug 28th 2006 1:35AM

This makes me so happy I could cry.

The homebrew ap I want the most? The ability to increase the cache size of the freakin' PSP browser, I'd like PSP fanboy to load properly every so often. Also, it would be great if I could see the link destination of any link I hovered over. AND I'd like a scrollbar on the side of a page, to see how long the page is.

ran @ Sep 7th 2006 4:56AM

Will this work w/2.81??????????

tim @ Aug 28th 2006 1:55AM

Can anyone say too good to be true? i have not personally tried this out, and sure the page looks real enough, but i had thought for sure that sony was on top of this, especially after that last "downgrader" that just brikked your psp. kudos to them if this is for reals, but i/m just going to sit here next to my salt shaker a little longer.

FiredCylinder @ Aug 28th 2006 2:29AM

I just tried this and it seems to work great. Lets hope someone makes something that's actually useful with this.
Also, how do you make it quit? I had to remove the battery to get it to stop.

alex @ Aug 28th 2006 4:11AM

thats a lot of PSPs...and cool covers.
im not big on homebrew, but this looks cool anyways

Dave @ Aug 28th 2006 3:29AM

Yup, it works. Just watch out, as it will load as soon as you select the photo menu on your PSP, regardless of whether or not you click on it. Also, it will "freeze" your PSP for anywhere from 15-60 seconds before it launches Hello World.

Shane @ Aug 28th 2006 3:35AM

This is great. I hope some more comes out to exploit this soon. Maybe an eloader?

d @ Aug 28th 2006 3:52AM

I had it in a subfolder. It ran as soon as the subfolder was seleced. I just held down the power to turn it off. It executed immediately, and I have the absolute latest firmware.

daniel-kun @ Aug 28th 2006 3:58AM

Unfortunately, this is a bit late. The PSone-Emulator will be out in the next months. IMHO it would've been smarter to hide the fact that libtiff is still exploitable and wait for the 3.0 firmware to see if it's still homebrewable with this exploit. Now Sony knows about the ``security hole'' and it'll be easy for them to fix it. If the devs waited with making this public, we might've seen 3.0 homebrew from Day 1.

Benjamin @ Aug 28th 2006 4:04AM

http://consoul.blogspot.com/2005/04/unlocking-psps-future.html

Very very interesting article - although I knew it before hand. Take that all you DS Fanboys!

Swish @ Aug 28th 2006 6:47AM

I tryed this on my 2.8 PSP the first time it worked the second and third time the PSP froze the fourth time the PSP shut off automatically the fifth time it worked again.........needs some work never the less this is amazing. The steps to this remind me of the downgrader that bricked your PSP plus they both had hello world text.

Sloberg @ Aug 28th 2006 7:53AM

Im so happy, Love these guys :D

Thanks to NOPx86, psp250, Skylark, Joek2100, CSwindle, JimP, Fanjita, Ditlew, HarleyG =)

mandarin @ Aug 28th 2006 1:32PM

So basically you're looking at a picture of a hello world process... Ok I see I need to go to dsfanboy just to get REAL HOMEBREW.

pixelator @ Aug 28th 2006 2:39PM

@13: It's simply showing that they've cracked it. A downgrader will follow shortly. If you think this is the extent of PSP homebrew or that DS is the one with 'real' homebrew, more's the pity.

new wit homebrew @ Aug 28th 2006 2:25PM

ok i just downloaded homebrew for my psp the 2.80 ok i got it to work when u look thru ur pics then it shows up well i just want to no were are u going to put the games and will it be as easy as it was to install homebrew 2.80 thanks ... eric

new wit homebrew @ Aug 28th 2006 2:28PM

ok i put home brew 280 on my psp it works got it all set up just wondering will puting the games or whatever on your psp be as easy as installing it was

JBONL @ Aug 28th 2006 10:38PM

So what does this do/mean exactly? After downloading it should i be able to download hombrew?

ZipperSeven @ Aug 28th 2006 7:38PM

It's a proof of concept. You can't use it with homebrew *yet*

Give it a little while, I'm sure that coders are hard at work...if you want to help, support a developer.

swybs @ Aug 28th 2006 10:34PM

If someone, when the homebrew software becomes available (specifically ISO loader and homebrew access), wants to walk me through this, I would be willing to paypal them some dough. I am pretty much familiar with all of the lingo, have read the information guides, etc, but just need a knowledge filled individual who is willing to help me out. Again, I can do paypal or another form of payment (and I will pay by the hour or so, 50$ or so an hour)...let me know-- swybs@yahoo.com

FiredCylinder @ Aug 29th 2006 1:32AM

#19: No, it's just proof that they have found a new way to run code on a PSP. New code needs to be written to take advantage of this exploit.

new wit homebrew eric @ Aug 30th 2006 12:40PM

so that pic thing is not home brew its just some thing like look what we did but will p uting the home brew on your psp be as easy welll any 1 want to help me understand this and answer some of my Qs my e-mail is getingkindaold at yahoo dot com thanks

slickrick @ Aug 30th 2006 7:05PM

I just installed hello world on my psp I have a 2.6 and I dont know wat to do now. I see the wavy image when I go to photos but how go I get roms or homebrew on it can anyone please explain

Vegeta999 @ Aug 31st 2006 7:44AM

Hopefully they make some homebrew games for us to play so that the people with PSPs Firmware 2.80 have patients to wait for a downgrader.lol

Karl @ Aug 31st 2006 5:56AM

are some people living under a rock? read the post before you ask people how to make homebrew work
also, if you are going to bash a PSP, wtf are you doing on a site called PSP FANBOY??

Vegeta999 @ Aug 31st 2006 7:45AM

are there any " .tiff "games yet ?

new wit homebrew eric @ Sep 1st 2006 6:43PM

hey when it comes down to the games 4 this will they be like the same 1 already out o and who ever makes the game can some 1 make pokemon game for your psp thnxs

new wit homebrew eric @ Sep 1st 2006 8:37PM

omg when will i come out will it be a DOWN GRADER OR HOME BREW 4 YOUR PSP OMG I WANT A DOWNGRADER 4 2.80 TO GO DOWN TO 1.5 OR 1.0 CUZ I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY WANT TO PLAY SUPER SMASH BROS ON MY PSP SO PLZ PSP FAN PIMP MY RIDE LOL JK MY MY PSP

i need help! @ Sep 2nd 2006 1:36PM

HOW THIS WORKS??? I need realy help for this...i see only moving text here

new wit homebrew eric @ Sep 3rd 2006 12:34PM

hey dumb ass thats all ur going to see the dident make the home brew yet its a proof of concept and i thought i was dumb o yea why dont u read before u TALK AND ASK Qs U NO THE ANSWER TO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

johnny @ Sep 4th 2006 9:49AM

hey does there have to be a downgrader, can't u just make homebrew for 2.80, and will the ps1 emulators be free? What is bricking a psp?

erick @ Sep 6th 2006 1:31AM

what do u do after the screen comes up??

Spudals @ Sep 11th 2006 4:04AM

Well Sony Doesnt Really Like Us Trying To Hack Into It Like If You Created Something You Wouudnt Like Other People Changig The Files So If I Konw Them There Probably Adding More Security And Soon There Probably Gonna Add A Password To It ;(

P.S. Im Not On Sonys Side!!!!!!!!!!