Gameboot/Cintro/Coldboot/Soundboot/XMB wave FAQ

**Mazinger** · 12-20-2009, 02:57 PM

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Contents
The guide is divided into headings and sub-headings. In the contents the title in bold is the main heading while everything under it is a sub heading.

Basic Information About Your PSP

Definitions

Gameboot
Cintro
Soundboot
Coldboot
XMB wave

Installation

Soundboot
XMB wave
Coldboot
Gameboot
Cintro
Installing a gameboot and cintro without accessing flash memory

Creation and Modification

Creating and Modifying an XMB wave
Creating a coldboot
Creating a soundboot
Creating a gameboot or cintro
Modification of CTF themes to include your own customisations
How to edit in your own gameboot into a CTF
Modifying the time limit on gameboots and cintros

Downloads

Gameboots/Cintro
XMB waves

Additional Notes

Mod tool information

You need custom firmware on your psp and a basic understanding of custom firmware to understand some of what I am saying, newer model PSP-2000s and PSP-3000s are currently being hacked so read on if you feel like modding them. BE CAREFUL IF YOU DECIDE TO MOD YOUR PSP 3000 OR 88v3, THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO UNBRICK THEM. But if you do get chickHEN, GEN or CFE working on your PSP-2000 with a 88v3 or PSP-3000 then all the stuff dependant on plugins should work. Just remember NOT TO FLASH ANYTHING TO 88v3s OR PSP-3000s.

Have a quick look through the PSP wiki just in case you have some questions or things you already want to know about.
[Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...]

(note the second link is a bit old as it only mentions up to version 3.71 of firmware but newer versions have come out since then but the page still has good explanations so I keep the link there)

If you are unsure about your PSP motherboard version (newer motherboards make new PSPs currently unhackable) take a look here: [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...]

BACK UP YOUR FLASH 0, DO NOT EXPECT ANOTHER PERSON'S FLASH 0 TO WORK FOR YOU, DO NOT CHANGE THE FLASH 0 OF PSP-3000S OR THOSE WITH 88V3 MOTHERBOARDS

Here is how:
Connect PSP to PC
Enter recovery menu, go to advanced, then enable flash 0.
A window should pop up with the folders "dic, font" and "vsh" now copy and paste all of that to a secure location on your hard drive. For example, my flash 0 back up is on the root of my C drive in a folder named "FLASH 0 BACKUP"

Definitions

Gameboot

A gameboot is the short video played when you start a game from the XMB. It has a .pmf file extension. (It has both audio and video)

Cintro

A cintro, short for "custom introduction" is a short video played as you start up the PSP. It has a .pmf file extension. (It has both audio and video)

Soundboot

A soundboot is the sound that plays when you first turn on your PSP. It's found in flash0/vsh/module and is named opening_plugin.prx because it is a file from your flash memory you will need to find one that matches your firmware version. To view it you will need to enable "view hidden folders" and also "show system folders", but there's a "feature" of vista that hides system folders even if you enable "view hidden folders".

Coldboot

A coldboot is an image the pops up when you first start up your PSP. It is found within the opening_plugin.rco and must be a specific image type. Check the tutorials on making your own coldboot for more detailed information (two large headings down). The placement and the image itself can be edited.

XMB wave

An XMB wave is pretty much self explanatory. It is the wave that shows up when browsing the XMB, you can see it if you go to the settings menu, then go to theme settings and set your background to classic. It doesn't show up anywhere else and the file itself is within your flash 0 and is the file called system_plugin_bg.rco . It also does not affect anything else so fiddle with it to your heart's content.