Booting into Recovery Menu

This post will familiarize the usage of the Recovery Menu available in PSP Custom Firmwares.

First of all you need to shutdown the PSP. No, not just pushing up the power button but pushing it up and holding there until the POWER LED stops flickering. In case you werent aware, just pushing up and relasing the power button puts the PSP in sleep mode.

Now, reboot the PSP while holding down the Right Button.

This should show you the M33 Recovery Menu.

M33 Recovery Menu
Main menu
Toggle USB
Configuration ->
Run program at /PSP/GAME/RECOVERY/EBOOT.PBP
Advanced ->
CPU Speed ->
Plugins ->
Registry hacks ->
Exit

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The current active menu option is highlighted in red and can be selected by pressing the (x) button. Selecting a Menu option with a trailing -> leads you into a sub-menu with further options.

Following is a run down of the available options:

Toggle USB - Enables/Disables USB connection

Configuration -> Leads you to a submenu with following options
Back - Return to main menu
Skip Sony logo (currently: Disabled) - Allows to disable startup Sony logo
Hide corrupt icons (currently: Disabled)
Game folder homebrew (currently: 4.xx Kernel)
Autorun program at /PSP/GAME/BOOT/EBOOT.PBP (currently: Disabled)
UMD Mode (currently: Sony NP9660 -NO UMD-) - Driver for UMD. Can be set from VshMenu
Fake Region (currently: Disabled)
Use VshMenu (currently: Disabled) - Allow VshMenu in XMB
XMB Usb Device (currently: Memory Stick) - Device to connect to in USB Mode
Charge Battery when USB cable plugged (currently: Disabled)
Use M33 network update (currently: Enabled)
Hide PIC0.PNG and PIC1.PNG in game menu (currently: Disabled)

Run program at /PSP/GAME/RECOVERY/EBOOT.PBP

Advanced -> Leads you to a submenu with following options
Back
Advanced configuration ->
Back
Plain modules in UMD/ISO (currently: Disabled)
Execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO (currently: Disabled)
Toggle USB (flash0)
Toggle USB (flash1)
Toggle USB (flash2)
Toggle USB (flash3)
Format flash1 adn reset settings


CPU Speed ->
Back
Speed in XMB (currently: Default)
Speed in UMD/ISO (currently: Default)

Plugins -> Lists your available plugins and their status.
Back
{List of plugins from VSH.txt}
{List of plugins from GAME.txt}
More about Plugins in a later post..

Registry hacks ->
Back
Button assign (currently: X is enter) - To specify which button to use as enter on Recovery menu.
Activate WMA
Activate Flash Player

Exit - Exits from Recovery mode and reboot the PSP