tonyhax VS unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1

Or tonyhax with a Memory Card Pro with the correct Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 savefile stored on its MicroSD card

FreePSXBoot: https://github.com/brad-lin/FreePSXBoot Unirom: https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1 TonyHax: https://github.com/socram8888/tonyhax

You don't need to remove your card from slot 1 anymore since FreePSXBoot and the TonyHax version of FreePSXBoot have images for leaving the card in Slot 2.

Just a note: since v1.3, tonyhax does proactively circumvent protections with anti-modchip protections by using a system BIOS patch.

Yep, and almost every major console since the 360 has had some sort of Hypervisor for this very reason. They're stuck in a sandbox where even if the game has hackable code you can't get system access. Compare this to something like the recent Tonyhax PS1 exploit that leads to you being able to get full system access because of how game code is "trusted".

You can use other games, just check https://orca.pet/tonyhax/ Btw it seems that later beatmania games triggers a antipiracy screen so you might to wait until it gets fixed, or burn patched ps1 bm isos, i have some so if you need them, let me know. Source: https://github.com/socram8888/tonyhax/issues/37

Download Tomyhax

After extensive testing on real hardware and emulator, I've decided today to release the first v1.0 of the exploit to the public. Its source code, as well as pre-compiled binary files, are available at its GitHub page at https://github.com/socram8888/tonyhax, under the WTFPL license.

There are homebrew tools that can be installed on a PS1 memory card [1] and allow for executables to be loaded from a host machine into RAM through the serial port on the back of the console, in a similar way to what Sony's official Net Yaroze loader did back in the day. These tools can also use undocumented CD-ROM drive commands to disable region checks without the need for a modchip, provide semihosting (host filesystem access) and so on.

On the PS2 it's slightly more complicated, as there is no way to launch the "native" PS1 backwards compatibility mode other than to use a modchip (or firmware mod on some models) and burn the executable onto a disc; the serial port is not exposed either, making debugging much harder. It can still be done, but it's much easier to just use an actual PS1.

[1]: https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmw...

I just tried it myself, using an unmodded SCPH-9001, and original CD (Tomb Raider II, NTSC:U/C to be precise) and a burned copy of the Unirom 8.0K installer disc (from https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1/releases/), and it booted without problems.

FreePSXBoot: https://github.com/brad-lin/FreePSXBoot Unirom: https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1 TonyHax: https://github.com/socram8888/tonyhax

Burn a CD with the latest unirom CD: https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1

Yes. An alternative would be to swap trick with original game and the UNIROM burned disc. You can download it from its GitHub page. https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1

- Unirom also has a memory card manager that let's you see and undelete saves. You need either a CD-R with Unirom burned to it (on a modchipped PS or with a swap trick), or a memory card with FreePSXBoot using Unirom (on any non-chipped PS).