Hacking [Release] ARK-4 CFW port for PSP.

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

Soraiko said:
i could try it.

I don't think this will work but give it a try and attach screenshot of any error.
Use fastARK to install an ARK bubble, then replace the ARK_01234 folder in /pspemu/PSP/SAVEDATA/ with this one (delete old one and copy over new one, don't just merge).

Purple_Heart · Aug 16, 2022

cant find any valid download link to fast ark. nvm found it xD

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

Soraiko said:
cant find any valid download link to fast ark

Here you go: https://github.com/theheroGAC/ArkFast/releases/

To install an ARK bubble you need to first have a valid PSP game downloaded from PSN (most people, myself included, use Ape Quest, since there's a free demo that doesn't have any pspemu limitations like minis and other games might have, it's also not very big to install).

Purple_Heart · Aug 16, 2022

nope says: An error has occured in the Following application (C2-12828-1).....so it doesnt even boot properly

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

Soraiko said:
nope says: An error has occured in the Following application (C2-12828-1).....so it doesnt even boot properly

You didn't get any text on the screen?

godreborn · Aug 16, 2022

Acid_Snake said:
You didn't get any text on the screen?

I got it:

the problem was a bad symlink. I unlinked, and linked it correctly.

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

godreborn said:
I got it:

View attachment 322850

the problem was a bad symlink. I unlinked, and linked it correctly.

Awesome! Maybe you can help test the latest pushes I've done to the repo, mainly a few improvements to the custom launcher.

Marc_LFD · Aug 16, 2022

Aren't all Vitas able to be downgraded to 3.60 and less? Would they rather be on higher firmwares for PSN access?

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

Marc_LFD said:
Aren't all Vitas able to be downgraded to 3.60 and less? Would they rather be on higher firmwares for PSN access?

You can access PSN on 3.60, I got Ape Quest to load an ARK bubble and I can even buy things. Like a certain PS1 game that used to be exploitable and might still be exploitable (Sports Superbike 2).

I think the reason some people go for 3.65 is because some plugins and homebrews only work there (?), I always thought 3.60 was the golden firmware, but something about 3.65 might be useful for some people.

What really bothers me about 3.65 is that ARK will work fine on it, it just needs a (PSP) kernel exploit to run (the K.BIN file in the ARK_01234 folder). Technically the one TheFl0w made for the Trinity exploit chain (the latest h-encore for latest firmware) should work, but I can't seem to get it working.

Purple_Heart · Aug 16, 2022

Acid_Snake said:
You didn't get any text on the screen?

no it show the application error after few seconds of start

Purple_Heart · Aug 16, 2022

Acid_Snake said:
You can access PSN on 3.60, I got Ape Quest to load an ARK bubble and I can even buy things. Like a certain PS1 game that used to be exploitable and might still be exploitable (Sports Superbike 2).

I think the reason some people go for 3.65 is because some plugins and homebrews only work there (?), I always thought 3.60 was the golden firmware, but something about 3.65 might be useful for some people.

What really bothers me about 3.65 is that ARK will work fine on it, it just needs a (PSP) kernel exploit to run (the K.BIN file in the ARK_01234 folder). Technically the one TheFl0w made for the Trinity exploit chain (the latest h-encore for latest firmware) should work, but I can't seem to get it working.

i use 3.65 cause the newest vitacheat only works on that

godreborn · Aug 16, 2022

@Acid_Snake , is there any way to disable the coldboot playstation logo or the gameboot splash screen? I know you can disable at least the gameboot one with the custom launcher, but I prefer the normal xmb, since my wallpaper and shell skin coincide with each other.

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

godreborn said:
@Acid_Snake , is there any way to disable the coldboot playstation logo or the gameboot splash screen? I know you can disable at least the gameboot one with the custom launcher, but I prefer the normal xmb, since my wallpaper and shell skin coincide with each other.

You mean on PSP? No it doesn't have that feature, but I'll check it out.

godreborn · Aug 16, 2022

Yes, and thanks. I was nervous about installing infinity, because I heard of bricks. However, I'm now quadruple booting since yesterday.

Acid_Snake · Aug 16, 2022

godreborn said:
Yes, and thanks. I was nervous about installing infinity, because I heard of bricks. However, I'm now quadruple booting since yesterday.

Infinity works really well and lets you have all at once. Sure it takes a few more seconds to turn on the console compared to cIPL but IMO it's totally worth it.

Liminal · Aug 17, 2022

I want to thank you for this wonderful cfw. I use it on my vita and the performance is miles ahead of adrenaline in many games. I hope you succeed to make it work with ps1 eboots on vita as well. I have some questions. Is there a way to make bubbles for the individual PSP games on vita? Is this safe to use high speed memory option on vita with sd2vita? Cheers

Marc_LFD · Aug 17, 2022

Liminal said:
I want to thank you for this wonderful cfw. I use it on my vita and the performance is miles ahead of adrenaline in many games. I hope you succeed to make it work with ps1 eboots on vita as well. I have some questions. Is there a way to make bubbles for the individual PSP games on vita? Is this safe to use high speed memory option on vita with sd2vita? Cheers

This...?

I tried it, but didn't like it. In fact, the bubbles UI just isn't very appealing to me so much so I wish there was a way to replace it completely with XMB or PS4-like menu.

Instead, my Vita now boots up to a 360-like dashboard for the Vita games.

Acid_Snake · Aug 17, 2022

Liminal said:
I want to thank you for this wonderful cfw. I use it on my vita and the performance is miles ahead of adrenaline in many games. I hope you succeed to make it work with ps1 eboots on vita as well. I have some questions. Is there a way to make bubbles for the individual PSP games on vita? Is this safe to use high speed memory option on vita with sd2vita? Cheers

I'm glad you like the CFW! I was confident many users will benefit from the added stability and features.

Vita bubbles should be possible but I haven't really done anything Vita-related (hence why ARK works on an official, non-modified, psp emulator, thus it can even work without Henkaku), so I wouldn't even know where to start.

I don't know about the high speed memory option, never used it, try it out and let us know the results.

Liminal · Aug 17, 2022

Marc_LFD said:
This...?

I tried it, but didn't like it. In fact, the bubbles UI just isn't very appealing to me so much so I wish there was a way to replace it completely with XMB or PS4-like menu.

Instead, my Vita now boots up to a 360-like dashboard for the Vita games.

I use ABM also but it's only to launch games with adrenaline I think, and I'd like them to launch with ARK-4.

Acid_Snake said:
I don't know about the high speed memory option, never used it, try it out and let us know the results.

Well it works and it speeds up loading times in some games and how fast games show up in the launcher quite a bit. I'm just worried something would break or something ^^

Acid_Snake · Aug 17, 2022

Liminal said:
I use ABM also but it's only to launch games with adrenaline I think, and I'd like them to launch with ARK-4.

Well it works and it speeds up loading times in some games and how fast games show up in the launcher quite a bit. I'm just worried something would break or something ^^

And how do you enable this feature? I never heard of it, sounds really cool.

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