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

[xFlesk]

My ARK installation was like so:
- removed any cfw with chronoswitch and installed 6.60 ofw (you can use 6.61 as well)
- copied ARK and infinity in their respective folders to sd card
- started OFW and installed infinity
- after restart started ARK Live
- after restart started infinity again and selected ARK as default
Thats it

My ARK update looks like this:
- copying new ARK on sd card
- start OFW and run ARK Live
Thats it

 

[godreborn]

well, I can't help there. you'd have to acid snake.

Post automatically merged: Oct 31, 2022

My ARK installation was like so:
- removed any cfw with chronoswitch and installed 6.60 ofw (you can use 6.61 as well)
- copied ARK and infinity in their respective folders to sd card
- started OFW and installed infinity
- after restart started ARK Live
- after restart started infinity again and selected ARK as default
Thats it

My ARK update looks like this:
- copying new ARK on sd card
- start OFW and run ARK Live
Thats it

same for me. my cfw installation was messed up, so I got rid of it with chrono switch, then did everything in ofw. now, it no longer has issues. seems the same with that ps5sdk. my cmake install was corrupted, so I removed it and started fresh. I had to install it manually, since the latest cmake for ubuntu 20.04 seems to be 3.16, when you need 3.20 or higher.

 

[Windows_10_User]

My ARK installation was like so:
- removed any cfw with chronoswitch and installed 6.60 ofw (you can use 6.61 as well)
- copied ARK and infinity in their respective folders to sd card
- started OFW and installed infinity
- after restart started ARK Live
- after restart started infinity again and selected ARK as default
Thats it

My ARK update looks like this:
- copying new ARK on sd card
- start OFW and run ARK Live
Thats it

I used Chronoswitch to get rid of PRO-C first.

 

[godreborn]

then it will be easy to get everything back, just run the installer, then infinity to make sure it installed correctly. I think that's the process though as I've only done it once. do the same for all cfw you want installed.

 

[Windows_10_User]

then it will be easy to get everything back, just run the installer, then infinity to make sure it installed correctly. I think that's the process though as I've only done it once. do the same for all cfw you want installed.

I guess I'll reinstall ARK-4 that way.

 

[godreborn]

if you're having problems, create an issue on his github. he'll get an email about it. don't expect it to be fixed right away. he told me he's been too busy, but he'll get back to it.

 

[Windows_10_User]

if you're having problems, create an issue on his github. he'll get an email about it. don't expect it to be fixed right away. he told me he's been too busy, but he'll get back to it.

Do you think it's hardware-related and might it have to do with the battery?

 

[godreborn]

doubtful. try another cfw to see if you have the same issues. test it over the span of several days.

 

[Windows_10_User]

doubtful. try another cfw to see if you have the same issues. test it over the span of several days.

I reinstalled ARK-4 and I still have this issue. I guess I'll try PRO-C.

 

[Windows_10_User]

doubtful. try another cfw to see if you have the same issues. test it over the span of several days.

I didn't have a single shutdown on PRO-C. Should ARK-4 be reinstalled just to be sure?

 

[godreborn]

I didn't have a single shutdown on PRO. Should I reinstall ARK just to be sure?

I don't know.

 

[Windows_10_User]

I don't know.

I installed ARK-4 twice and I had this problem. I guess I'll install it again just to be sure. Should the PSP be restarted every time Infinity and ARK-4 are used?

No. Custom launcher settings are just for itself. You can enable it to boot up by default iirc. Recovery Menu is for the xmb version.

So, do the "Force Extra Memory" and "Inferno Cache" settings in the Recovery Menu only go for games ran from the XMB? So, won't these features work if running them from the Custom Launcher?

I didn't have a single shutdown on PRO. Should I reinstall ARK just to be sure?

I reinstalled ARK-4 and I didn't have this problem.

 

[V800]

I'm thinking in switching to Ark-4 since it's the only cfw that gets updates these days. However, there's a thing that puts me off: the blinking select menu. I'm PRO and ME, when you press Select the menu appears and stays, while in Ark it seems glitchy. Will this issue be adressed in the future?

 

[xFlesk]

weird. i have no issues with VSH menu at all

 

[Acid_Snake]

Hello guys, it's been a while since any news about ARK, but that changes today.
After lots of hard work, fellow developer meetpatty has been able to port a cIPL installer for ARK.
For those who don't know, cIPL is a custom bootloader hack that allows permanent CFW. It's main advantage with infinity is that it boots much faster, however it only works with pandora compatible models (1K and early 2K).

This is a pre-release version, testers have reported it to be safe but it is advise that you have a pandora battery at hand just in case something goes wrong.
Once enough people have reported and any bugs have been ironed out, we will make a proper release.
The beta package can be found here:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/v1671304497

 

[godreborn]

Hello guys, it's been a while since any news about ARK, but that changes today.
After lots of hard work, fellow developer meetpatty has been able to port a cIPL installer for ARK.
For those who don't know, cIPL is a custom bootloader hack that allows permanent CFW. It's main advantage with infinity is that it boots much faster, however it only works with pandora compatible models (1K and early 2K).

This is a pre-release version, testers have reported it to be safe but it is advise that you have a pandora battery at hand just in case something goes wrong.
Once enough people have reported and any bugs have been ironed out, we will make a proper release.
The beta package can be found here:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/v1671304497

do you install the new ark, then cIPL? or is it the other way around? does this affect infinity any?

 

[Windows_10_User]

Hello guys, it's been a while since any news about ARK, but that changes today.
After lots of hard work, fellow developer meetpatty has been able to port a cIPL installer for ARK.
For those who don't know, cIPL is a custom bootloader hack that allows permanent CFW. It's main advantage with infinity is that it boots much faster, however it only works with pandora compatible models (1K and early 2K).

This is a pre-release version, testers have reported it to be safe but it is advise that you have a pandora battery at hand just in case something goes wrong.
Once enough people have reported and any bugs have been ironed out, we will make a proper release.
The beta package can be found here:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/v1671304497

PS Vita's/PS TV's standalone ARK-4 often crashes in the boot, and when it doesn't, it frequently crashes when running PSP ISOs with a C1-2858-3 error message.

If crashing in the boot, ARK-4 says it will close in 10 seconds, and if I don't manually close it, ARK-4 crashes again with a C1-2858-3 error message.

I'm on HENkaku 3.60.

 

[Acid_Snake]

do you install the new ark, then cIPL? or is it the other way around? does this affect infinity any?

If you have Infinity then I would suggest starting clean with chronoswitch, then you install ARK using the live loader and then the cIPL patch.

 

[godreborn]

If you have Infinity then I would suggest starting clean with chronoswitch, then you install ARK using the live loader and then the cIPL patch.

Hmm, I'll probably leave as is, but can you update as normal?

 

[xFlesk]

cIPL version works like a charm on my psp 2004. thank you