PSP phat partitioning, 1.50 homebrew, and LFTV

[shadow460]

It's possible to partition the flash memory on any PSP. I have read there are six sections to it, two of which are not mounted. The phat PSP has 32 MB of space divided between the four useable partitions.

 

Now, I was reading over at DAX's site that by adjusting the partition sizes of flash 0 to 3, one can create enough room on flash ) to run the 1.50 addon in addition to the Korean font and the Location Free TV. He mentions that a tird file gets deleted with 5.00 and up CFW when you install the 1.50 addon, and that file is used to input Japanese characters. DAX warns that adusting Flash 2 to too small a size can prevent one from downloading games and demos in the PSN store.

 

I think I have found the sizes that can be used for each partition on the phat.

 

actual settings:

flash 0 26944 K

flash 1 3072 K

flash 2 544 K increase size for PSN store, decrease size for LFTV, Japanese, and Korean text.

flash 3 96 K

 

This is what I set the partitions to with the software I was using. I think it's DC7, but I'm not certain. All the files for LFTV, and the Korean and Japanese languages fit onto the memstick, and I was able to download a 60 meg demo from the store.

 

Slim users don't have to worry as much--flash 0 is over 40 megs and flash 3 starts at 5 megs. 1.50 is run in a different manner for Slim users--it has to be installed on the memstick. Brite users also don't have to worry, as your units haven't been officially hacked yet.

 

After spending a while inside a phat PSP, I decided it was time to bust my own out for a while and mess with the settings. These work with 5.00 M-33-6, the 3.71 fatmsmod, 1.50 addon, and all of the junk $ony thinks fit to crowd the phat's microscopic flash memory with (except the DRM).

 

I don't have to remind anyone that slicking the PSP's flash memory like this is probably not a good idea, unless you're like me and lack any common sense whatsoever. It's pretty in depth, and if you try it, you MUST back up the NAND first. If you don't, or you mess up somehow, you can wind up with a type of brick that the Pandora battery cannot recover.