Hack: KXploit How-To Run Homebrew on a 1.50 PSP

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PSP Hacks :: KXploit Howto
This tutorial explains how to use the Windows version of KXploit to aid in getting homebrew running on your PSP 1.50. Click on the screenshots below to enlarge.

Note: This DOES NOT work on 1.51 or 1.52 firmware versions - strictly 1.50!

What you need:

KXploit v0.3
WinRAR
Some homebrew!
And of course, a PSP

Lets get started...

First, decompress the kxploit_v1.5_psp-dev.rar file using WinRAR - click "Extract To." For this tutorial, I will be using e:download as the destination directory








Next run KXploitTool-0.3-Setup.exe from the destination directory you specified above, this will install the KXploit tool which will be using momentarily.
Follow the simple on-screen steps through the KXploit install, the default options are fine.
Once installed, head to our downloads area to obtain some homebrew. For this example, I will be using NesterJ - the NES emulator.
Using WinRAR again and following the steps you took previously, extract the homebrew archive. WinRAR supports both ZIP and RAR compression formats. Again, I'm using e:download
So now I have a messy directory structure which looks like this:






If you'd like it, it's safe to delete
tutorial-en.pdf
tutorial-fr.pdf
tutorial-es.pdf
KXploitTool-0.3-Setup.exe (providing it's installed)
kxploit_1.5_psp-dev.rar
Now that NesterJ is extracted to e:download, it's time to connect your PSP to your PC via USB!
Assuming you know how to create a USB connection between your PSP and PC, we're now going to load the KXploit Tool, click...
Start
Programs
KXploit Tool
KXploit Tool 0.3
You'll immediately notice it's in Spanish. To change the language, click "Idioma" and select "English"
Now do the following - matching the ordered list number to the corresponding number in the screenshot...
Type in the name - this will be the directory created on your memory stick
Click and browse to e:download and select the EBOOT.PBP
Select the PSP drive letter - mine is i:
Click "Generate"







Now you're left with two directories on your memory stick. NES and NES% Below is what mine currently looks like:






Fetch some ROMS - search Google. ROMS will be copied to the NES directory; NOT NES%
Additionally many emulators or other homebrew require files along with the EBOOT.PBP. In this scenario NesterJ requires "famicom.dat" and "MENU.bmp" - these also will be copied to the NES directory and NOT NES%
Now browse to the Game menu on your PSP. You will see 50% corrupt data and 50% saying "PSP-DEV LAUNCHER"
Press "X" on the "PSP-DEV LAUNCHER" and play some NES!
Many props to the PSP-Dev Team for discovering and sharing this exploit!