Hacked mine (using gpghax) as well. Here is an advanced end user writeup.
First gpghax tries to backup the original database file (the one it modifies) onto the USB stick/HDD - which didnt work in my case (no such file on stick), so be aware that this is the case. If you want to be 'ultra' safe, maybe dont try gpghax right now - there probably will be "easier solutions" incoming anyhow. (That said, if you are familiar with sql database editing, gpghax is pretty easy already..
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- Editing lolhack.sh to look like this:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
#link the usb drive dirs into the /gaadata
cd /media/games
for D in *; do
if [ -d "${D}" ]; then
ln -s /media/games/${D} /gaadata/${D}
fi
done
#backup the original db (will not overwrite the file after the first backup)
cp -n /gaadata/databases/regional.db /media/games/backup.db
#install our custom db
cp /media/games/custom.db /gaadata/databases/regional.db
#sync usb drive
sync
# kill the ui process
killall ui_menu
#Access Esc Menu from Select + Triangle on controller by andshrew
sleep 5s
export PCSX_ESC_KEY=2
killall ui_menu
sleep 5s
cd /data/AppData/sony/pcsx
/usr/sony/bin/ui_menu --power-off-enable
sync
# restart ui
/usr/sony/bin/ui_menu
# sleep forever so the usb is never unmounted
while :; do sleep 10; done
Allows you to run lolhack and the Esc Menu hack at the same time. All credit for the esc menu hack (select+triangle for emulator menu in game) goes to andshrew.
- Thumnail files can be 512x512px in dimension. I'm mentioning this, because its stated here otherwise.
- .pbp loading already works (start any game preferably the 21st "hacked in" one, let it start, press select+triangle, go into the settings and look for load cd. The interface is using left/right to navigate single items, but has access to the entire system, so you can use any folder on the usb stick (I made one named pbps)
- Multi disk .pbps dont work (there is no way to switch discs). You can make single disk .pbps, or use several .bin/.cue files for multi disc games, those all work well and can be switched from within the emulator menu.
- The PCSXRearmed version they use, actually runs pretty well - it can run Tekken 3 US version in NTSC at 58 fps (lowes), without frameskip, and with frameskip enabled, it runs it actually at a pretty flawless (no audio stutter) 60 (with skipped frames).
- When you use the select+triangle menu to change disc files, the system reboots. Save files will be stored on the same memory card as the "original game" you used to boot before entering the emulation menu. Thats why using game 21 is advised.
- I'd say - wait for more user friendly solutions to add more than a few games manually using gpghax - the Playstation Classic currently has a 25 games limit in the selection carousel that has already been broken through, but would require an extra hack and... Its just easier to stick with hacking in one additional game, and loading in the rest via the emulation menu (select+triangle).
Thats about it. Tekken 3 (US) NTSC runs pretty close to perfect (input lag is still a huge issue with Sonys implementation of PCSXRearmed :/ ), I have no idea whatsoever what made them chose the PAL version.
edit:
Tekken 3 NTSC (US) running at close to 60 fps:
A multi game memory card (like in the olden days):
