Official guide - how to install 3.02 OE-A, then to OE-B, to run PSOne Games

[psphome]

Files / Tools you will need -

• 3.02 OE-A Pack
• Clean 1.5 Firmware Eboot
• Clean 3.02 Firmware Eboot
• A NON TA-082 PSP!

NOTE: Your PSP will need to be 1.50 or using the 2.71 SE firmware to be able to do this
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1. Once you have downloaded these files, extract them all to a new folder. Preferably on the desktop for ease of use.
2. Place your 1.50 and 3.02 eboots inside the "oeupdmaker" folder, with the names "150.PBP" and "302.PBP"
   
   Like this -
   
   
3. You will then need to copy the "oeupdmaker" folder and the "oeupdmaker%" to your PSP. If you're using 1.50, then copy them to your "GAME" folder, if you're using 2.71 SE-A, B or C, then they need to go into the "GAME150" folder.
4. Run this program, it DOES NOT FLASH your PSP. It will create a file called "DATA.DXAR". Copy this file into the folder called "302oeflasher" on your computer
   NOTE: Lots of people have problems with this stage, make sure your 1.50 eboot is called "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is called "302.PBP".
5. Back-up everything on your memory stick, then format. Extra safety precaution.
6. Copy over the "302oeflasher" and "302oeflasher%" folders to the PSP, into either the "GAME" folder, or the "GAME150" depending on your firmware version
7. Make sure your PSP battery is fully charged, then run the program
8. Alternately, plug-in your charger, then run the program, then hold down the L and Triangle button to bypass the battery check and go to the flashing stage
9. Accept the agreement and begin to flash your new firmware! If you have followed this method word for word you should no troubles. You will need to restart your PSP manually (hold the power button until it turns off, then turn on again) after the program has finished.

Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-A!
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Files / Tools you will need -

• 3.02 OE-B update pack

NOTE: You MUST MUST MUST update to 3.02 OE-A before doing this
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1. Create a folder on your PSP named "GAME150" inside the folder named "PSP"
2. Extract the archive and place the folder named "OEB_UPDATE" into "GAME150"
3. Run the program and laugh at how quick it is and the file named "popcorn.prx" that appears when you run it

Check your System Firmware, welcome to OE-B!
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Files / Tools you will need -

• UltraISO or Alcohol 120% to rip the game from disc. People are reporting problems with other programs, stick to these two, they're very reliable (in .ISO, .BIN or .IMG format)
• Popstation, which comes inside the OE-B pack
• cygwin1.dll
• Hot Shots Golf 2 from the Playstation Store. You can either purchase it from the Playstation 3 store OR obtain through some "different" methods. All you need to know is the release name is -
  Hot_Shots_Golf_2_USA_READNFO_PSX_For_PSP-DMU

DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD
DON'T ASK FOR HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 ANYWHERE IN THIS THREAD

NOTE: Your PSP must be OE-B for this to work!
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1. Put your PSOne disc in the drive and start UltraISO or your program of choice
2. Save the disc-image as either .ISO, .BIN or .IMG in the popstation folder. People have different results with each format so I recommend you try it with each format! Make sure it is uncompressed and a perfect copy! Make sure you have no other programs running whilst ripping, it can AND will mess up your rip!
3. To make things easier, place your "popstation" folder on the desktop, with "cygwin1.dll" inside and the "EBOOT.PBP" & "KEYS.BIN" files from Hot Shots Golf 2 and your recently ripped disc-image
4. Now the tricky part. Go to START > RUN then type "cmd" (without the quotes obviously). This should bring up a DOS prompt. Type "cd Desktop\popstation" (without quotes, again).
   
5. The next step is to RENAME the "EBOOT.PBP" to "BASE.PBP"
6. We're there now - in the command prompt type "popstation yourfilename.yourfileextension" and let it run
   
   For example -
   
   
   
   The image above is an excellent example of how to run popstation and type in the correct command, follow it and you should be fine
7. Now, create a new folder under "GAME" on your Memory Stick and copy the generated "EBOOT.PBP" and "KEYS.BIN" in and run! Enjoy completely ****ing Sony over in every possible way!

NOTE: Your generated EBOOT.PBP file will use the Hot Shots Golf 2 icons, if you want to create your own icons, simply include them in the same directory as "popstation.exe" and those will be used instead

Image naming and sizes -

• ICON0.PNG 144 x 80 pixels 12k Selection icon
• PIC0.PNG 310 x 180 pixels 4k Blurb
• PIC1.PNG 480 x 272 pixels Background

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Q I always get an error when I try to create the DATA.DXAR file! How do I fix it?
A Check your 1.50 eboot is named "150.PBP" and your 3.02 eboot is named "302.PBP" if this doesn't work, re-download the firmware from a different source

Q Do PAL games work with this?
A To an extent, yes. There are many graphical glitches with PAL games so NTSC is the way forward

Q Can I convert PAL games to NTSC?
A Yes, check out this thread to find a pack containing some great tools to convert. You will need to register however

Q Is the upgrade really worth it?
A You can run ISO's without devhook, play PSOne games AND run homebrew. In short, yes. This IS the new golden firmware.

Q Are multi-disc games playable?
A They should be, yeah. Games like Final Fantasy offer you the ability to save before the disc changes, so simply Save, exit, delete the EBOOT of the disc you're using and then copy the new one over, voila!

Q The command prompt is too difficult, got anything easier?
A Learn! Its easy once you get used to it, use that image of the command prompt above to help you! Or if you're ****ing lazy, go here

Q Is there any way to add cheats?
A Refer to this thread

Q How do I run 1.50 firmware if this is 3.20?
A Create a folder inside "PSP" named "GAME150", put all of your 1.50 homebrew in there

Q Won't the game always use the Hot Shots Golf 2 disc ID and therefore overwrite saves from all my games?
A This will effect people who want to have multiple games! In answer to the question, yes, it will. This means all save games will be inside a folder named "SCUS94476" and the disc ID of the EBOOT.PBP will be "94476". So, if you have multiple games, your saves will keep being overwritten.
You can change this using any hex-editor to change this number to something else, as long as the same amount of numbers are used. This is helpful for multiple discs where you can simply increment the disc ID by 1 - thanks LazerTag, refer to this thread

Q Can I downgrade back to 1.50?
A Yes. The OE-A pack comes with a Recovery tool; you need to put the folder named "RECOVERY" inside the "GAME" folder along with the 1.50 eboot named UPDATE.PBP. Restart your PSP holding the R trigger to gain access to the Recovery Menu and run it through there, not the XMB NOTE: This is the information I pulled from the Read Me which isn't the best, can someone confirm that those instructions are correct?

Q Help! I get to the Playstation logo, but then black! What did I do wrong?
A Chances are your rip went wrong somewhere. Best off trying it again in a different format. PAL games also frequently go black, so either use NTSC games or attempt to convert PAL > NTSC.

Q Would it be worth updating to this firmware if I can't find a way to download Hot Shots Golf 2?
A It depends, the ability to run Playstation One games is the biggest draw factor here. However, you can still run backed up ISOs, homebrew and nearly all of the newer UMDs

Q Nice tutorial, but I prefer watching than reading, got a video tutorial?
A Right here

Q No matter what I do it won't work, what can I do?
A You have to remember, this has only just been released, so its hardly going to be 100%. PAL games, ISOs, dodgy rips - they are all problematic and give varying results. Try .BIN and .IMG formats, just keep trying!

Q Can I use a different PSOne game from the store, like, Syphon Filter?
A Yes, but popstation was designed for Hot Shots Golf 2, so bear that in mind

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[jigalo64]

i'm new to the technical stuff and in my stupididty updated to firmware 3.3. will i still be able to get oe-b? if possible how will this change things?

[bah]

jigalo64: No, currently the highest firmware that can be downgraded (and then updated to 3.02OE if you wish) is 2.80. If you have a TA-82 version of the psp's hardware then the highest is 2.71.

All you can do is wait and hope

[P8ntballin_Pimp]

how do you locate the "oeupdmaker" folder?

[bah]

Its in the zip file linked to at the top of the guide "3.02 OE-A Pack".

You just need to copy the official sony 3.02 and 1.5 firmware update files into the same folder, renaming them as shown (renaming the eboot.pbp you extract from each updates zip file, not the zip file renamed).

Once your at 3.02oe-a as this guide shows, you can also update to the latest version of the custom firmware, 3.03OE-A'

[xstation14]

This is a fantastic tutorial but I have one question: will this work on 3.40 OE-A with LOLstation POPS 3.40 fix?