Can't play Crimson Room Reverse

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. downloaded Crimson Room (US) from PSN, extracted the ISO
2. i try to load the game
3. console freezes after gameboot and shuts off

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
i can't play the game, already tried Inferno/NP9660/M33 Driver and every speed 
of CPU

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
PSP 3004 6.20 PRO-C fix3

Please provide any additional information below.
the game is absolutely clean, and i have no plugin active in game.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by alessand...@gmail.com on 2 Jul 2012 at 11:26

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update: freshly installed firmware 6.60, no plugin active, tried with 6.60 
PRO-B10/C, 6.60 LME-1.8 and 6.60 HEN by neuron with different drivers, the game 
won't start XD i think it's a problem with the game itself

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 2 Jul 2012 at 2:13

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PSN games dont come in .iso format.
Game images in .iso format should be placed in the /ISO folder on the root of 
your memory stick, not extracted.

Original comment by piotrekhenry on 2 Jul 2012 at 4:12

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i mean that i extracted the game ISO from the PSN EBOOT, but there's no way i 
can play it. the game is displayed properly in GAME menu, it boots but then the 
console freezes.

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 2 Jul 2012 at 5:11

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well can you play it in it's default format?

Original comment by chronosx...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2012 at 3:28

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If you downloaded the EBOOT from PSN then just run the EBOOT. Each PSN EBOOT is 
signed to work with a SINGLE device (PSP) ONLY. So if you have someone elses 
PSN Eboot - it wont work.

Original comment by piotrekhenry on 3 Jul 2012 at 3:52

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"So if you have someone elses PSN Eboot - it wont work"

You're wrong, the pro features a DRM free engine.

The point is to know with what tool did he extract that.

Please provide more informations:
-Tool you extracted the game with
-Patches if applied
-Does it work with a fresh dumped iso from a UMD drive? (try to see if friends 
own this game)

Original comment by devnonam...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2012 at 5:15

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i extracted the ISO on my PC with npdpc, no patches at all, just the clean ISO. 
i don't know anyone with the UMD :\

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2012 at 6:23

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The NoDRM Engine works properly for accesing PSN. So far It didint work on a 
single PSN Eboot copied from one PSP/MS to another.

Original comment by piotrekhenry on 4 Jul 2012 at 5:07

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glad to know that you're disappointed that your friend's EBOOTs don't work on 
your PSP, but my problem is slightly different: i extracted the ISO from my 
EBOOT with npdpc and the ISO don't work. i did the same with the only other 
game i got from PSN (angry birds) and it worked just fine, so i don't know if 
this game has a problem custom-firmware related.

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 9 Jul 2012 at 2:03

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to run this, you will need to convert it to a EBOOT.PDP File, using a program 
called "fake_np".

for noobs;(drag and drop .ISO file into "fake_np.exe", then put resulting 
EBOOT.PDP into ms:/PSP/Game/Anyfolder). it is now playable on OFW or Any CFW.

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P.S., if your wondering why the Japanese ISO works, its because JP is UMD, and 
USA Ver is PSN download. and USA was not properly converted from a PSN 
EBOOT.PDP file, into a .ISO file.

so i conclude that the ones floating around the net are BAD DUMPS. whatever 
program is used to convert a "Purchased PSN EBOOT",into a .ISO to be used on 
CFW, does Not work with Crimson Room. 

Original comment by superspu...@gmail.com on 29 Jul 2012 at 4:17

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i repeat: actually mine IS a purchased PSN EBOOT, so i think i can assume that 
the ISO i extracted is the cleanest i can ever hope to get, that's why i 
reported the problem here.

and i already tried to use the fake_np, and it don't work,it gives me the 
EBOOT.BIN error, and the seboot.exe can't be used on the EBOOT.BIN of the game. 
so basically what i think is that this game can be sort of cfw-proof, but 
obviously if noone has had the same problem i can't confirm it.

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 29 Jul 2012 at 2:02

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umm, i used "fake_np", and the game runs fine.
after fake_np, the game (eboot) worked on OFW & 6.60 PRO CFW
Just follow these instructions:
http://gbatemp.net/topic/292817-how-to-run-isoebootpbp-without-hacking/

no offense but your doing it wrong.
WHY DID YOU TOUCH EBOOT.BIN ?, AND WHAT EXACTLY IS seboot.exe??

EBOOT.PDP !, thats what you need. to get one; 

1. rename ISO to np.iso 
2. put np.iso and "fake_np" in Same Folder
3. double click on fake_np.exe
4. wait
5. take the new EBOOT.PDP and put it on Memory Stick
in folder MS:/PSP/GAME/CRIMSONROOM/EBOOT.PDP

6. Try it on Original Firmware.

Original comment by superspu...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2012 at 12:22

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just to clarify, when you buy a PSN game, it is in the format of EBOOT.PDP, and 
it is placed in the folder ms:/PSP/GAME/ULUSxxxxx.

EBOOT.PDP is the original Clean Rom.

-Then, somebody downloads (Eboot 2 ISO 1.1 Converter),
and it BREAKS THE GAME.

-The problem is "Eboot2ISO 1.1"!

Original comment by superspu...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2012 at 12:34

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you don't get the problem XD i want the ISO to run on my custom firmware! 
what's the point of faking it, i can play it via the original PSN EBOOT if i 
want to XD

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 1 Aug 2012 at 12:51

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It works on Custom Firmware. im playing it right now.

here is my setup;
CFW 6.60 PRO B10
PSP-3000
settings: all default

PROMETHEUS 6.60 CFW will run a EBOOT.PDP.
And it will run Purchased PSN Eboots.

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again, Eboot2Iso converter does not work!!!
a crimson room "ISO" will not work!!!

Original comment by superspu...@gmail.com on 3 Aug 2012 at 12:46

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the PSN EBOOT works for me too XD both on OFW and CFW

but by the way i don't use eboot2iso, never used it, i used npdpc by tpu

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 3 Aug 2012 at 5:36

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well, nobody ever said PRO CFW will run every single game ever made.
we should be glad there is a workaround solution at least.
i dont think the creators of PRO are going to rewrite the entire code for only 
1 game.

i still think the problem is the converting software. because the EBOOT works.

Original comment by superspu...@gmail.com on 5 Aug 2012 at 8:51

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well, actually it's exactly the purpose of this google project page, basically 
they "fix" the driver in order to make "working" those games that don't work XD 
no need to rewrite the code every time

but since the only people discussing here so far are you, me and some sort of 
piracy-obsessed noob i think i'll give up and use the PSN EBOOT ;)

Original comment by alessand...@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2012 at 1:32