Browsing system files & other goodies (im new)

Alright guys I got my mms working And I installed 5.00m33
I'll be sure to check out those other sections darkpacman-
Now I can't browse the files...I have the usb connected but ya'll told me to click "activate Flash 0" and I can't find that...The closest thing I can find is when I boot with the trigger,and I click "NAND operations" I can then click "Format Lflash" and here I found "Flash 0 size:" and mine is set at 41984 KB. Where can I find the activate flash 0? Should I change the size of the Flash 0? Thanks for the help again guys.

When you boot, what trigger are u holding? Cuz you should be holding R not L. And if u flashed you falsh 0 then you erased you wifi and clock (time date) settings.

Ok...I think I did it right...when I click my memory stick and its plugged in after flashing 0 I see these folders: data, dic, font, kd, vsh. Which one contains the icon images, keyboard layout images, background hex's etc.? I couldn't find any of these files in any of these folders...
Thanks btw you were right i was holding L instead of R

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Flash0:// and Flash1:// both do but they aren't in any readable format like .PNG or anything. They're compressed and you need a special program to read them.

AHHH ok...yea I had to get a decompressor for iPhone images too...any ideas of a good one? I'll start googling and see if I find one....And I'll Flash 1 too....Thanks!!!!!!

don't know how much the files have changed as i havent touched a psp in over 2 years now but back in the day people used rco editor by zingaburga to decompile rco files

The file locations listed below are based off of the 3.52 m33 firmware

Found at flash0:/dic
apotp.dic - Translation Dictionaries
atokp.dic - Translation Dictionaries
aux0.dic - Translation Dictionaries
aux1.dic - Translation Dictionaries
aux2.dic - Translation Dictionaries
aux3.dic - Translation Dictionaries

Found at flash0:/font
jpn0.pgf - Japanese Font
kr0.pgf - Korean Font
gb3s1518.bwfon' - Affects JPN/KO/CH (EN?) Fonts

Found at flash0:/kd
fatmsmod.prx - How the PSP reads the MS/Acceptable size of MS
impose.prx - PSP Home Screen* (1.50 side)
pspbtcnf.txt - what PRX's to load on boot
pspbtcnf_game.txt - what PRX's to load during games
pspbtcnf_updater.txt - what PRX's to load during updates
recovery.prx - Your Recovery Menu
semawm.prx - Activates USB in the XMB
sysmem.prx - Decodes crypted RCO's

Found at flash0:/kd/resource
impose.rsc - PSP Home Screen* (1.50 side)

Found at flash0:/kn
impose.prx - Home Screen* (3.52 side)
np9660.prx - Sony's PSP ISO Loader (only versions 3.XX+)
pops.prx - Sony's PSX Game Loader
vshctrl.prx - System Version Information

Found at flash0:/kn/resource
impose.rsc - Home Screen* (3.52 side)

Found at flash0:/vsh/module - DO NOT MESS WITH
camera_plugin.prx - Camera XMB Icon
common_gui.prx - Infobar transitions (fade/slide in or out)
htmlviewer_plugin.prx - Online Instruction Manuals XMB Icon
license_plugin.prx - Certificate Utility
lvtv_plugin.prx - Location Free TV
opening_plugin.prx - (3.5X+) Coldboot Sound
paf.prx - XMB Icon Transitions
premo_plugin.prx - Remote Play
update_plugin.prx - Network Update
vshmain.prx - Icons position / XMB Font colour
vsh.prx - Icons position / XMB Font colour

Found at flash0:/vsh/resource
01-12.bmp - Backgrounds
auth_plugin.rco - Parental Control Text
camera_plugin.rco - Icons in camera mode
common_page.rco -(Header = dummy_page [0x801]) RCO Editor Error?
dd_helper.rco - File downloading text
dnas_plugin.rco - DNAS Icon / WiFi Connection Text
game_install_plugin.rco - Game installation text
Game_plugin.rco - Game Load/Corrupt Data Icon
game_plugin.rco - Game Starting text
htmlviewer_plugin.rco - Web Browser text
impose_plugin.rco - Volume bar/RSOD,BSOD text and backgrounds/video out icon
msgdialog_plugin.rco - Various Error texts
msvideo_main_plugin.rco - Icons in video column (loading/folder/thumbnail e.t.c)
msvideo_plugin.rco - Movie Load/Corrupt Icon
music_main_plugin.rco - Music tool bar/various icons (loading/folder/thumbnail e.t.c)
netconf_dialog.rco - AOSS / PS Spot / T-Mobile / PortableTV Icons
opening_plugin.rco - Coldboot (+sound for 1.00-2.82)
opening_plugin.rco AND Gameboot.pmf - Gameboot
opening_plugin.rco - opening wave and opening text (coldboot sound in 1.00 - 2.82)
osk_plugin.rco - On screen keyboard
Photo_main_plugin.rco - Icons in photo column (loading/folder/thumbnail e.t.c)
Photo_plugin.rco - Photo Load/Corrupt Icon
Premo_plugin.rco - Remote Play Icons and text
rss_subscriber.rco - RSS Icons and text
savedata_plugin.rco - Savedata Load/Corrupt Icon
savedata_plugin.rco - Icons on Saved Data Utility column (loading/folder/thumbnail e.t.c)
sysconf_plugin.rco - About This PSP
sysconf_plugin.rco - Wrench icon in settings and USB Slider + settings text
system_plugin.rco - Music Progress Bar/XMB Click Sounds
system_plugin_bg.rco - XMB waves
system_plugin_fg.rco - Battery icon/Loading icon/Button icons (X, [], O, \)
system_plugins.rco - In XMB sounds
topmenu_plugin.rco - XMB Icons (use the approapriate .rco for your version)
update_plugin.rco -Updating Text
video_plugin_videotoolbar.rco - Toolbar that shows up during video
visualizer_plugin.rco - Images used in the visualizer

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't found something this in depth anywhere else on the web!!!!! How do I view the images and use the sounds though? Is this the decompressor thing again? I'll keep looking for one!!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH STAXX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

staxx, you still use 3.52?

Alright guyz...i got the recommended rco editor...but it said it couldn't do it and the program suggested Z33's Resurssiklunssi...so I downloaded it and the program told me to decompress all the .prx's and I did this successfully as well BUTT now it says to put the sysmem.prx and any rco's i want decompressed in a certain folder and it should work but nothings happening...any suggestions? Thanx

You have now passed out of my league of intelligence. Um, all I can think is trouble shoot step bste incase u missed ANYTHING cuz that kind of thing happens to me all the time and then I realize "dehr, its obvious" so just make sure everything is where u need it.

staxx, you still use 3.52?

Well, considering i havent touched my psp in 2 years, yes thats pretty much what i have on all 3 of my psp's.

Anyways, Are you on 3.xx OE firmware? you might need to downgrade to that to get the program to function properly. The only other thing i can think of is that you need a decrypted/uncompressed system.prx from the 2.70 firmware placed inside the rco folder along with your rco files.

Worst comes to worst, you can always download some pre-decompressed packs. Here's a link to some (near the bottom of zinga's first post)...
http://endlessparadigm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=167

You might also try messaging zinga or z33, they're both pretty helpful.

I consider 5.00 as THE best firmware to come out of dark alex. I only wish there was a newer one so we can do some newer games without losing M33 or wasting time patching things, but I'm not smart enough for that. I don't understand how its coded or anything. If you (not directly you staxx) could tell me how it works and all that, I could make my own cfw.

Just to be certain Staxx...you place the EBOOT file in PSP/Game and you place the RCO folder in root right?

its been a while, but i think everything is already set up straight from the download for where it needs to go...if the rco is in a folder entitled root then yes it goes in the root, otherwise just plug it into the folder that it had came packed in.

airplanes, not to discourage you but if we're out of your league on this one i dont think you'll have any luck at coding new custom firmware. but if you want to take a gander, look for links to source codes for the custom firmware.

ill try that later. and BTW staxx, you showed me up pretty good up there with the list longer than all my replies put together

bravo