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ARK not loading PSP DLC #232

Closed Goldtuga closed 1 year ago

Goldtuga commented 1 year ago

PSP/Vita Model

PCH-2000 (Vita Slim)

ARK Version

4.20.64 Rev 4

Homebrew/GAME (if applicable)

No response

Plugins ( if applicable )

No response

Steps to reproduce

How can I make ARK load PSP DLC in the form of save data and specific DLC like LittleBigPlanet's? The games don't even detect the save data even though they share the same region.

Also, in Pro-CFW there was DLC that needed the NoDRM engine to be disabled in order to work but in ARK NoDRM is always active.

USB Charge

Disabled

Overclock

Disabled

Power Save

Disabled

Balanced Energy Mode

Disabled

Autoboot Launcher

Off

Disable PSP Go Pause

Off

Unlock Extra Memory

Disabled

Memory Stick Speedup

Disabled

Inferno Cache

Off

Skip Sony Logos

Off

Hide PIC0 and PIC1

Off

Hide MAC Address

Off

Hide DLC

Off

Turn off LEDs

Disabled

krazynez commented 1 year ago

LBP doesn't use savedata for DLC it uses it where GAME is located. I have LBP & DLC working fine on a Vita and the PSP with the same Savedata files.

use nploader to load DLC for LBP.

Goldtuga commented 1 year ago

LBP doesn't use savedata for DLC it uses it where GAME is located. I have LBP & DLC working fine on a Vita and the PSP with the same Savedata files.

use nploader to load DLC for LBP.

I wasn't referring to LBP when I was talking about DLC in the form of save data. I already use nploader and it's not working for LBP AND games whose DLC is available in the form of save data since the games don't even detect the save data even though they share the same region. According to what I searched, one must use a tool called ISO Tool to update LBP's ISO for it to load DLC.

JoseAaronLopezGarcia commented 1 year ago

So wait, is this issue ONLY related to LBP or is it a generic issue? The tittle of this thread makes it seem like it's a generic issue with all DLC, which is simply not true, hence why the issue was closed. But if it's only an issue with LBP and we can confirm it then we might re-open it.

krazynez commented 1 year ago

So wait, is this issue ONLY related to LBP or is it a generic issue? The tittle of this thread makes it seem like it's a generic issue with all DLC, which is simply not true, hence why the issue was closed. But if it's only an issue with LBP and we can confirm it then we might re-open it.

I have already confirmed it works fine on both PSP and Vita. If you have LBP with the update 2.05 and DLC the DLC does show up fine. If you do not have the update it will not display. So yes @Goldtuga if your LBP is not updated update it with ISO Tool it will detect the PBOOT.PBP and update the EBOOT.BIN to 2.05.

krazynez commented 1 year ago

Just also tested Wipeout Pure with DLC (located in Savedata) also working fine.

Goldtuga commented 1 year ago

So wait, is this issue ONLY related to LBP or is it a generic issue? The tittle of this thread makes it seem like it's a generic issue with all DLC, which is simply not true, hence why the issue was closed. But if it's only an issue with LBP and we can confirm it then we might re-open it.

It's a generic issue regarding DLC in save data format since the games don't detect the save data even though they share the same region as their games and it's another issue regarding specific games like LPB which need to be updated by ISO Tools for the DLC to be loaded.

So wait, is this issue ONLY related to LBP or is it a generic issue? The tittle of this thread makes it seem like it's a generic issue with all DLC, which is simply not true, hence why the issue was closed. But if it's only an issue with LBP and we can confirm it then we might re-open it.

I have already confirmed it works fine on both PSP and Vita. If you have LBP with the update 2.05 and DLC the DLC does show up fine. If you do not have the update it will not display. So yes @Goldtuga if your LBP is not updated update it with ISO Tool it will detect the PBOOT.PBP and update the EBOOT.BIN to 2.05.

How can I know if it has the 2.05 update or not? I assume it doesn't. Anyway, shouldn't it be mencioned in ARK's GitHub some DLC will only work after updating the ISO? Is using ISO Tool the only way to update ISOs? Could you add a setting to ARK to update ISOs?

And like I stated, DLC in the form of save data isn't recognized by the games since they don't appear when trying to load them even though they share the same region as their games.

JoseAaronLopezGarcia commented 1 year ago

It's a generic issue regarding DLC in save data format since the games don't detect the save data even though they share the same region as their games

This is simply NOT true. Nobody is having issues loading DLC with ARK and you haven't even provided a solid example of this happening.

and it's another issue regarding specific games like LPB which need to be updated by ISO Tools for the DLC to be loaded.

If it's another issue then it should have it's own thread, but as @krazynez pointed out, this isn't an issue with ARK, it's an issue of you trying to load DLC on a version of the game that does NOT support DLC.

Nothing about this thread is related to ARK in any way, shape or form and it is not ARK's business to keep track of every single PSP game update. There's a whole internet out there that you can use to find information, use it.

In any case, this thread is solved so we're no longer going to reply to it.

Goldtuga commented 1 year ago

It's a generic issue regarding DLC in save data format since the games don't detect the save data even though they share the same region as their games

This is simply NOT true. Nobody is having issues loading DLC with ARK and you haven't even provided a solid example of this happening.

and it's another issue regarding specific games like LPB which need to be updated by ISO Tools for the DLC to be loaded.

If it's another issue then it should have it's own thread, but as @krazynez pointed out, this isn't an issue with ARK, it's an issue of you trying to load DLC on a version of the game that does NOT support DLC.

Nothing about this thread is related to ARK in any way, shape or form and it is not ARK's business to keep track of every single PSP game update. There's a whole internet out there that you can use to find information, use it.

In any case, this thread is solved so we're no longer going to reply to it.

It says no save data wasn't found when trying to load one (which contains DLC).

I already talked about both problems in the same issue and @krazynez closed it against my will. Yes, there are other users having problems with loading DLC like LBP's. That's precisely how I found about the ISO Tool. If you don't mention one needs ISO Tool and nploader to load DLC in ARK's GitHub, why do you mention how to load plugins (among other things) when it isn't exclusive to ARK, then?

JoseAaronLopezGarcia commented 1 year ago

You need to update the game.

Goldtuga commented 1 year ago

You need to update the game.

I know but that should be said in ARK's GitHub. What about the save data which contain DLC not being recognized by the games?

JoseAaronLopezGarcia commented 1 year ago

Why should it be said in ARK's github? This has nothing to do with ARK. You'll get the same issue if your PSP is running official firmware.

Goldtuga commented 1 year ago

Why should it be said in ARK's github? This has nothing to do with ARK. You'll get the same issue if your PSP is running official firmware.

Because it mentions plugins, which are also used by other CFW.