0okm has just announced that he has successfully emulated UMDs on 2.6 firmware. This is great news for the PSP community; for the first time ever, a kernal mode application has been loaded on 2.XX firmwares. 0okm has released a handful of technical details about the findings in his blog, and has even posted a simple application which shows how it works. This should, in essence, allow for a 2.6 firmware ISO loaders soon enough, and eventually, much more homebrew as developers learn from the source code and apply the techniques elsewhere.



The topic of UMD emulation is very borderline-sketchy. PSP3D.com does not promote UMD emulation for illegal purposes, but, unfortunately, more often than not, we have to accept that this is how these tools are used (or should I say, abused) in the PSP community. Therefore, we will not be hosting these tools under certain circumstances; we want to see the PSP scene grow, not fail. Do yourself, the PSP homebrewing community, and Sony a favor and stay legal.

Check out 0okm's blog for more information on the success here.

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