Change Your Custom Firmware Name

[I Doughboy]

This tutorial shows how you can change your PsP custom firmware name (Instead of "3.80 m33-5"or"3.90 m33-2" it will be "3.80BREW-5"or"3.90BREW-2" or to whatever name you prefer) Tools to be use are PRX Compressor 0.41 and Hex Workshop 4.23.

PRX compressor 0.41:

http://www.psp-ita.com/?module=fileview&file_id=382

Hex Workshop 4.23:

http://www.mpcdownloads.com/forums/downloads/Software/Hex-Workshop-4.23.exe/2932.html

1. Connect psp
2. Go to Flash0:kd
3. Select and copy vshctrl.prx (or vshctrl_02g.prx) to desktop or where ever you can access it.
4. Open PRX Compressor v0.41
5. Click on "Quick Decompress" (bottom Right big Grey button)
6. Select the vshctrl.prx you saved
7. Then click okay
8. Select a location to save the decompressed vshctrl.prx too.
9. Open up Hex Workshop or the hex program you are using
10. Click file open select the decompressed vshctrl.prx
11. (for Hex Workshop right click and select Goto) Goto,offset: 00018172. (make sure Decimal(Dec) and beginning of file is selected.)
(for Hex Workshop right click and select Goto) Goto,offset: 000046DC. (3.90m33-2 slim)
12. Go to the far right and you should see

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...3...8.0. .M.3.3. http://updates.dark-alex.org/updatelist.txt

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(depending on what version you have)
13. Highlight the value you want to change and type the new one in
14. After your done it should look like ex. "3...8.0.B.R.E.W." Depending on what you want it to say
15. Now save
16. Select the saved file and replace the one in the Flash0:kd
14. Your done

Tested on 3.80 and 3.90 custom firmware. This procedure require flashing so TAKE CARE! THIS MAY RESULT IN A SEMI OR FULL BRICK PSP!

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[UnknowingAcorn]

Nice tut. i like how you organized it and made it easy to follow/read.
good work.

also you should edit in at the top that its a psp tutorial because i only found that out once you put 1. connect psp lol

[I Doughboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by UnknowingAcorn

Nice tut. i like how you organized it and made it easy to follow/read.
good work.

also you should edit in at the top that its a psp tutorial because i only found that out once you put 1. connect psp lol

Ok, thx for pointing that out. I changed it.