This week, we’ve already had the discovery of the PS3 ‘root key’, but now it seems to be the PSP’s time in the hacking spotlight. Videos doing the rounds today show an ISO loader running on the previously hack-proof PSPgo. Sony’s battel with piracy on the PSP is well known, and the PSPgo was an attempt to counter the attempts.
Some ripping applications dump a UMD as files instead of a ISO image, an example is UMD Tool. You can convert the files into an ISO, CSO, DAX or EZIP image using either UMDGen or Epsilon’s EZIP Tool. UMDGen supports conversion to ISO, CSO and DAX. The Epsilon EZIP tool allows conversion from ISO to EZIP, but you cannot reverse the process.
Please remember that ripping games is illegal unless you own the game.
There are several homebrew applications available that allow you to rip UMDs to the memory stick or even to a PC. Our favorites are UMD Tool and UMD Net Ripper. Depending on the application you choose, the UMD will be dumped differently, for example, UMD Net Ripper uses Wi Fi to dump the UMD directly to your PC, while UMD Tool dumps it to the memory card. Please check the ‘read me’ files that come with your chosen application.
Please remember that ripping games is illegal unless you own the game.
