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Sometimes you get a readme you can’t understand or if haven’t read the readme.txt go do that now, it should solve your problems. 1. About .ZIP and .RAR files
2. Files you find after extracting the .rar or .zip
3. Actually installing the plugin
4. About .ZIP and .RAR files
5. Activating the plugins
6. Important info
About .ZIP and .RAR files
Now when you download a plugin or homebrew you’ll have this .zip or .rar file with all the files you need inside. Think of the .zip or .rar as the library and the files you need as all the books inside the library, you have to get in and then take out what you need.
Windows by default will be able to extract .zip files but download winRAR here:http://www.rarsoft.com/rar/wrar380.exe
but I use 7zip myself so if you would like that go here: Download
Files you find after extracting the .rar or .zip
(here I’ll be using the word “plugin” instead of a real name for a plugin)
Plugin.prx - the .prx is the actual plugin itself, it’s what does the job
plugin_SRC - this is the source code, the stuff the developers use, sometimes they will want to make their work available to other developers who want to make changes so they include that too. Anything with “SRC” in the name generally means you won’t need it if you aren’t’ a developer.
readme.txt - this is your set of instructions, the most valuable file right next to the plugin itself. It should tell you what to do, what not to do and how to install it.
images - sometimes people will put in screenshots of their plugins in
Actually installing the plugin
First check your readme, it will be the best source of information about your plugin aside from the developers website.
Connect your PSP to your PC and activate USB mode. Either do this from the settings menu or turn on your PSP while holding the right trigger, this will put you into recovery mode. Pick “toggle USB.”
Although this basic looking screen might look scary to the people are newbies, don’t worry, it’s meant to look pretty basic and just follow the instructions.
Let “Drive X” referred to as “X” be your PSP.
Go to X:\seplugins if you do not have an seplugins folder, then make one.
Place your .prx file in X:\seplugins.
Create two notepad documents named “game.txt” and “vsh.txt” respectively.
In game.txt you write where the .prx is placed in other words, it’s directory if you want to plugin to work while you are playing a game.
An example:
Quote:
ms0:/seplugins/cwcheat/cwcheat.prx 1
ms0:/seplugins/music.prx 1
ms0:/seplugins/RemoteJoyLite.prx 0
In game.txt you write where the .prx is placed in other words, it’s directory if you want to plugin to work while you are in the main menu called the “XMB” (cross media bar).
An example:
Quote:
ms0:/cxmb/cxmb.prx 1
ms0:/seplugins/cwcheat/cwcheat.prx 1
ms0:/seplugins/myBootLogo.prx 0
ms0:/seplugins/vshmenu.prx 0
ms0:/seplugins/RemoteJoyLite.prx 0
ms0:/seplugins/AutoStart.prx 0
ms0:/seplugins/hold.prx 1
ms0:/seplugins/wpchanger.prx 1
The numbers “1″ and “0″ mean “on” and “off” respectively so if there is “1″ next to the directory of the plugin it means that plugin is currently turned on.
Activating the plugins
There are two ways to do this:
Number 1
Enter recovery mode, go to “plugins” and it should look something like this:
plugin.prx [VSH] (Disabled)
plugin.prx [GAME] (Disabled)
if you have anything installed otherwise it will be empty.
Highlight the one you want and press X (X is what works in recovery mode)
this will toggle the plugin on or off.
Number 2
Activate USB mode and edit the vsh.txt and game.txt like in the examples above and then restart your PSP.
Important info
Some plugins will clash and your PSP may stop functioning, this is called a “semi-brick.” The semi means its easy to fix so don’t worry!
Go into recovery mode (remember turn on your PSP while holding the right trigger, coming out of sleep mode won’t work) activate USB mode and delete what you think might be wrong.
Sometimes plugins will clash and start screwing up, do the same for this and do what you do as you would for a semi brick.
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