The Recovery Menu

Post by **TGbot** » Sat 16 Apr 2011 13:11

Image unavailable (removed by its host) The Recovery Menu Today we're going to look at the recovery menu of Custom Firmware 6.20 & .35 PRO B4. The recovery menu is a hidden menu that lets you modify options on your Psp equipped with a Custom firmware, it also allows you to unbrick a Psp (doesn't work on Psp 2000 V3, 3000 and Go) How to access the recovery Menu? Either you're in non-permanent Custom Firmware and you just need to press Select and the Vsh Menu appears, you go down to the fifth line recovery menu and you press X.
Or your Psp is in permanent Custom Firmware, turn on the Psp while holding down the right trigger. You also have access to the recovery menu via Select and vsh menu. If everything's Ok, you get to this screen Image unavailable (removed by its host) Let's move on to line 1: Toggle USB Image unavailable (removed by its host) This line lets you enable the usb of your Psp, to connect it to your pc, in case you can't access the Xmb (the Psp's interface). line 2: Run Psp/game etc.... Image unavailable (removed by its host) This function lets you launch an Eboot in case of a problem with your psp (reinstall a custom firmware, an update, etc...) line 3: Configuration Image unavailable (removed by its host) When you're on this line, press X, which brings up a new menu. Image unavailable (removed by its host) Iso Mode = lets you choose the driver that will load the game, you have the choice between Sony Np9660, M33 and Inferno. Fake Region = This option lets you change the region of the Psp. Xmb Usb device=When the psp is connected, the visible device will be... , leave it on memory stick, don't touch flash 0 and 1, or the umd. Hide mac adress: This function hides the mac address in system information, leave it enabled Skip game boot screen: This function removes the launch screen of a game. Skip Sony logo at startup: This function disables the Sony logo at startup. Use custom update serveur: This function enables the Custom firmware update via internet (doesn't work for now) Protect Flash in Usb device mount: This function protects flash 0 of your console when the Psp is connected via usb to the pc, leave it enabled Use version.txt in /seplugins: Versions.txt is a file in seplugins that can make the psp think it's on another firmware. Leave it on enabled Hide pic0.png and pic1.png in game menu: This function lets you hide the game icons in the game menu. Leave it on disabled. Prevent hibernation deletion: Only for Psp Go, leave it on disabled. Charge battery when usb cabble is plugged in: This function lets you charge the Psp over usb. Go back to back, press X and go down to Advanced Image unavailable (removed by its host) Once on Advanced, press X, a new menu appears. Image unavailable (removed by its host) Xmb plugin: this function activates plugins in the XMB, leave it on enabled
Game plugin: This function activates plugins in games, leave it on enabled Pops plugin: This function activates plugins in PS1 games, leave it on enabled. No drm engine: Removes drm in files (video music, games), leave it on enabled. Block analog input in game: This function disables the analog joystick in games, leave it on disabled. Old plugin support: This function makes the psp go accept older versions of plugins. Once that's done, go back to back, press X. Image unavailable (removed by its host) Go down to CPU speed and press X. Image unavailable (removed by its host) XMB cpu bus: This function lets you boost the speed of the Xmb, leave it on default Game cpu bus: this function lets you speed up games, leave it on default. Careful, these two functions can crash the psp, avoid touching them. Go back to back and press X. Image unavailable (removed by its host) Go down to Plugins, press X Image unavailable (removed by its host) Here you'll find your plugins, this will let you enable them or not. Go back to back and press X Image unavailable (removed by its host) Go down to Registry Hacks and press X.A new menu appears. Image unavailable (removed by its host) Activate WMA, lets you play WMA files with your Psp. Activate Flash, lets you activate Flash player on your Psp. Swap O/X buttons, lets you swap the position of the buttons X and O on your Psp. Go back to back and press X. Go down to Shutdown device and don't press X Image unavailable (removed by its host) This function turns off the console. Go back to back and press X Go down to Suspend device and don't press X Image unavailable (removed by its host) This function puts your Psp to sleep. Go back to back and go down to Reset device Image unavailable (removed by its host) This function restarts your Psp. Go back to back, press X Go down to Reset VSH and don't press X Image unavailable (removed by its host) This function relaunches your psp's vsh menu (pretty useless function, unless you changed the position of the psp's buttons in registry Hacks) So there you go you go back to back and you can exit the recovery menu. See you soon!

Post by **Oops** » Sat 16 Apr 2011 15:38

I'll take a closer look at that later ^^ Thanks

Post by **zinzin** » Sat 16 Apr 2011 17:32

Thanks to you, you answer quite a few of my questions

The Recovery Menu