Dark AleX releases experimental PspStates plugin for PSP Slim

Posted Jul 2, 2008 at 5:22AM by Karl B. Listed in: Homebrew Applications Tags: Dark AleX, memory stick, nand

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Anyone who has ever spent some time playing on an emulator knows what a savestate is. They're useful and can be invaluable when you're in a very difficult area of a game, but commercial games and consoles don't usually support the savestate feature.

All that may change if this new experimental plugin from Dark AleX proves feasible. The plugin itself is called PspStates and, as you may have guessed from the title, it lets you create savestates while playing games on your PSP Slim. It was originally thought to be included in CFW 4.00 M33, but Dark AleX says that PspStates was never intended to be released as part of M33CFW but as a standalone plugin instead.

Now in order to run this plugin, you'll need your PSP to be running on at least 4.01 M33. You also need a good memory stick. This is important as fake memory sticks may cause slowdowns when saving or loading savestates.Also, here's a very important reminder from the author himself:

DO NOT USE this plugins with umd's inserted, and do not use it of course with UMD's in normal mode, even isofs mode is not recommended. Use only in march33 (recommended), np9660 or in homebrew. You can have the plugin loaded in umd's, as soon as YOU DON'T USE IT.

Okay, we know that you're excited, but before you click on the download, remember that this plugin is still experimental and may cause data loss or other damage to your PSP. It is highly recommended that you make backups of your nand before trying it out. Heck, make a backup of your memory stick's entire contents too just to be on the safe side. Also make sure that you can unbrick your PSP if you ever run into any problems.

The download's below. Do not forget to read the readme file bundled with the plugin. We can't stress this enough. If you want to see any improvements or you want to report any bugs, we recommend clicking the via link below.

Thanks to Gleps for the tip!

Download: PspStates Experiment

Via Dark-AleX.org

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Comments

# What app to use — Dartan 2008-07-02 01:17

I know how to back up my Flash ) and such ... but what is "nand" and how do I back it up / restore it?

Thanks

Hope this plug-ins grows and is stable ... it will be very cool!

First Whoot!

# PSP Slim? — MahSixFo 2008-07-02 01:22

Aw Maan..

# too bad its for only slim.. :( — joseph10444 2008-07-02 01:39

anyways

nand is something unique on the psp, i cant really explain but if it is destroyed, there is no way of unbricking

to back it up, i use DDCv5 by DAX, there is an option of DUMPING NAND which backs it up in your root called nand-dump.bin.. so thats what it means

cool my very first post!

# LOL — urherenow 2008-07-02 01:42

Nand IS your flash. It's just a type of memory, just like a SIMM, DIMM, DDR, DDR2, EPROM, EEPROM, etc...

Desperitar Cementerio can back up and restore your NAND. What Dax is saying is to

1) Have a pandora battery

2) Have a backup and know how to restore it!

# Better wait... — yoshio 2008-07-02 01:57

Good one from DAX, but it´s better to wait a more stable one that works on phat too!

# I lost... — Epidemik_Sk8boards 2008-07-02 02:43

...my phat nand, and this seems a little unstable with all the warnings outside of the readme.

Is there anyway to get a new nand going and restore the IDStorage for my phat?

# .. — FearEvil19 2008-07-02 03:05

It's only for the slim PSP

# So it isn't for UMDs? — akadewboy 2008-07-02 03:15

That's strange, the other articles seemed to imply that it was going to be ONLY for UMDs.

# the savestate — roddollente 2008-07-02 03:15

briefly shuts your psp down. so im thinking maybe this is the one they use for standby so we can quickly resume the game. lol. anyways, this plugin is amazing. just don't try to savestate every now and then (tried it and somehow it kinda crashed burnout). but no data loss whatsoever. or is there? hmmm...

p.s. savestate and loadstate are fast for me. tried it on 1gb memory stick and it was slower. is it the size of the memory stick or the amount of free space? hmmm..

# . — akadewboy 2008-07-02 03:53

It's probably the Free Space and Write Speed.

# man, slim only? — dark420bishop 2008-07-02 04:14

*cries*

# Why slim only? — ajnauron 2008-07-02 04:59

Does this require more ram or something?

# From the readme — thexile 2008-07-02 05:13

FAQ

----

Q: Why only PSP SLIM?

A: In the current implementation, I'm using slim extra memory. The file writing is post-poned

while file read is done before the real load state. This is because we lack of a good memory

stick driver that could be used in situations where the kernel is off. The only memory stick

driver we have, which is the used in DC, is extremelly slow, it has no sense to use it here. Until memory stick dma code is reversed, it is impossible the implementation on psp phat.

# This is awesome — Nathanias 2008-07-02 06:33

the only problem here is that I can't load a savestate after exiting the game, I have to save and then load all in the same play. Maybe I messed something up XD

# hmmm — AllyOmega 2008-07-02 06:59

i have the same problem. do u have 4.01 mm3-2 or 1? i actually didnt notice till u saqid that, i tried it out and my psp crashed when i try to load it...

# update!! — AllyOmega 2008-07-02 07:10

not sure if it was the real alek, but someone with that name mentioned that bug and posted that therell probably be a bug fix realeased tomorrow... http://alek.dark-alex.org/index.php?itemid=162#nucleus_cf

# phat PSP will never get — ChaosX6 2008-07-02 09:28

iT WILL NEVER BE FOR THE PHAT SO HA! the phat psp is too old and not enough memory so ha to all ohat user who think they can get this plugin. It just like skype and other new apps for the PSP.

# WOW! your kind of a di*khead huh? — silwon 2008-07-02 14:08

A little vicious don't you think? Does the slim fit up your a** a little easier than the phat or what? Bad experience or something? Damn!

# LOL — EmilioB 2008-07-03 00:04

hahahha good reply silwon ;)

# O RLY? — ajnauron 2008-07-03 16:19

Slim PSPs aren't going to get infrared so HA!

# heh — spiderfan00 2008-07-03 17:50

silwon: very funny, phat has its advantages, so does the slim

ajnauron: savestates+skyp e+wifi switch on top of psp+raised Dpad+umd cashing (for those pesky UMDs) > infrared port

# sorry but — failtorespond 2008-07-04 00:59

id rather have a slim than a phat anyday. if you wanna be left behind just for an IR port then have fun changing channels on your tv with your psp and playing with your keyboard, while we with slims enjoy keeping up with the times and all the new things coming our way. even if your disagree with him, you all know chaosx6 is right

# damn — Don Slamo 2008-07-05 04:51

tha only thing dat suks about this is it isnt for psp hat

# i agree faittorespond... — Aphex85 2008-07-14 20:10

I have a slim and a phat and i'm selling the phat as it won't be compatible with the newer homebrews and plug-ins. it's a shame to see it go but the slim is better. i'd rather have more ram than a IR port. :)

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