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

[godreborn]

Alright I added the option to hide Recovery Menu:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/r1810

Works, thanks. If I backup both configuration files, will they work with a new build, because recovery menu settings do, but custom launcher ones are reset. I assume that's due to the additions. Is that correct. When an option is added, you need to redo settings? Btw, no bugs I could find.

 

[Acid_Snake]

Works, thanks. If I backup both configuration files, will they work with a new build, because recovery menu settings do, but custom launcher ones are reset. I assume that's due to the additions. Is that correct. When an option is added, you need to redo settings? Btw, no bugs I could find.

yeah when settings change it invalidates previous one, Maybe sure you are using the last build I most recently uploaded that fixes the scrollbar (if it works on the game menu, you got the latest build).

 

[godreborn]

yeah when settings change it invalidates previous one, Maybe sure you are using the last build I most recently uploaded that fixes the scrollbar (if it works on the game menu, you got the latest build).

I installed rev2 of the latest version, not the latest commit. Too many updates.

 

[JaegerFox]

(VITA) I played DJ Max Black Square unpatched dump and in Adrenaline I played with the anti piracy glitches that this game causes, but when using ARK the game was deleted.
there is a plugin for PSP called CFW Folder Blocker, which helps to avoid these problems,
I have not tested in PRO/ME if this game deletes the ISO folder, but in Adrenaline it has not happened to me.
is there a way to integrate this without the need for a plugin?

 

[Acid_Snake]

(VITA) I played DJ Max Black Square unpatched dump and in Adrenaline I played with the anti piracy glitches that this game causes, but when using ARK the game was deleted.
there is a plugin for PSP called CFW Folder Blocker, which helps to avoid these problems,
I have not tested in PRO/ME if this game deletes the ISO folder, but in Adrenaline it has not happened to me.
is there a way to integrate this without the need for a plugin?

Yeah it should be possible, I'll check it out.

 

[Acid_Snake]

Does anyone here know how to make good themes (in PNG format)?

 

[Acid_Snake]

(VITA) I played DJ Max Black Square unpatched dump and in Adrenaline I played with the anti piracy glitches that this game causes, but when using ARK the game was deleted.
there is a plugin for PSP called CFW Folder Blocker, which helps to avoid these problems,
I have not tested in PRO/ME if this game deletes the ISO folder, but in Adrenaline it has not happened to me.
is there a way to integrate this without the need for a plugin?

Try this build:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/v1661351140

Edit: the patch are always applied automatically, no need to enable/disable anything.

 

[Acid_Snake]

New release:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/r1811

• Added patch to hide CFW folders in retail games.
• Extra memory is now automatically unlocked for homebrews that are compatible.
• Fixed bug in Inferno Driver.

 

[godreborn]

New release:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/r1811

• Added patch to hide CFW folders in retail games.
• Extra memory is now automatically unlocked for homebrews that are compatible.
• Fixed bug in Inferno Driver.

updated, no bugs I found, but I do have two suggestions: could you make it to where the vsh plugins are used when exiting a game, primarily time ones like the picture below, and could you had a clock speed for over/underclocking to the vsh menu? as the Beatles song goes, it looks like it's getting better, getting better all the time, considering you do listen to people who use your cfw.

 

[godreborn]

what I mean is showing a full clock when exiting a game both in xmb and custom launcher. also, as the over/under clock goes, I mean clock speeds just like the other cfws have. thanks for all the time you've spent with this.

 

[Acid_Snake]

what I mean is showing a full clock when exiting a game both in xmb and custom launcher. also, as the over/under clock goes, I mean clock speeds just like the other cfws have. thanks for all the time you've spent with this.

I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean by this, but isn't this functionality available via plugins?

For example if you want full CPU/BUS control like in classic CFW I recommend you use Custom Firmware Extender, it's an excellent plugin with many features and a really nice looking GUI that integrates nicely with ARK's phylosophy of being simplistic and extendable. The plugin will also work everywhere (VSH, Game, Pops, etc) and comes with other goodies like RemoteJoy, USB stuff, etc.

The VSH menu on the other hand is probably the last piece of old classic CFW in ARK, I don't really like the GUI as it feels old and outdated and the codebase is horrendous and hard to maintain, which is why I simplified it so it looks better and only use it as an entry point for actual ARK tools like the custom launcher and recovery menu. It's also not part of the core CFW like in classic CFW, but just an external PRX in the savedata folder.

One thing some user was experimenting with was XMBControl, and I might go back to that if there's enough interesting features that can be added to ARK with it.

 

[godreborn]

I just built it, is this right? I got a vsh.cfg but no game.cfg.

 

[Acid_Snake]

I just built it, is this right? I got a vsh.cfg but no game.cfg.

View attachment 324123

No idea I don't compile it, I usually just google for a build. This is what the game.cfg I have contains:

default_cpu_speed = 333;
default_brightness = 99;
button_combo = "NOTE";
button_menu = "R";
button_screenshot = "SCREEN";
button_cpu_plus = "UP";
button_cpu_minus = "DOWN";
button_brightness_plus = "LEFT";
button_brightness_minus = "RIGHT";
button_music_menu = "VOL_UP";
capture_folder = "ms0:/PICTURE";
music_folder = "ms0:/MUSIC"; # FOR PSP SLIM ONLY
# Colors in ABGR hex format
color_rectangle = 0x80ECA355;
color_rectangle_shadow = 0x02EC5D55;
color_text = 0xC0FFFFFF;
color_text_shadow = 0xFF000000;

 

[godreborn]

I'll do that. do you know what to do about the clock when exiting the game?

 

[Acid_Snake]

I'll do that. do you know what to do about the clock when exiting the game?

Sorry I didn't really understood what the issue is, does it have anything to do with dayviewer plugin?

 

[godreborn]

Sorry I didn't really understood what the issue is, does it have anything to do with dayviewer plugin?

I'm actually using the spoofer's one, where you can add in a firmware or mac spoofer. I have dayviewer though, haven't tested if it works in game, but I wanted the spoofer for mac spoofing for whenever I upload an image. btw, I can't believe this, but I had cfe on my system, just disabled. it's now enabled for vsh and game:

 

[godreborn]

I've tried dayviewer in both vsh and game. I don't know if game would add that, but I think it's still a vsh plugin.

 

[Acid_Snake]

I've tried dayviewer in both vsh and game. I don't know if game would add that, but I think it's still a vsh plugin.

dayviewer won't work on game, but there's bound to be a plugin for that, there's always a plugin.

 

[godreborn]

dayviewer won't work on game, but there's bound to be a plugin for that, there's always a plugin.

this is about the best I could do, shows time, battery level, and time left in game. I removed it from the vsh since I already have both there. there's no option for day of the week or seconds:

 

[Acid_Snake]

this is about the best I could do, shows time, battery level, and time left in game. I removed it from the vsh since I already have both there. there's no option for day of the week or seconds:

View attachment 324126

Try the Custom Home plugin, I think it has exactly what you need.