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Here's another mini-tutorial for PSP users out there. This time, this is for the Manga/Comic reader/app called: PSPComic! Now, some of you might think, "I can just read my manga from the photos section so what's so special about this app?"

I used to read manga via the photos section of the PSP and personally, I find it a bit too... disorganized for my taste. See, if you merely drag and drop a folder containing your favorite manga to ms0:PHOTOS folder and that folder has at the very least 20 jpeg files in it, then chances are, the pictures are going to be jumbled and it'll just end up confusing the heck out of you. I know it frustrated the heck outta me. It's like reading a story spoiler by accident due to the lack of organization and you end up reading what happened to the characters long before you had to.

PSPComic is, in no way a total manga organizer but it IS a bit more efficient than just dumping your files in the photos menu. =) plus, you can then monitor a different folder from anywhere in your memory card for your manga/comic books so it doesn't clutter your PHOTOs folder making it more difficult/tedious to look for that favorite wallpaper you want for your PSP.

DISCLAIMER:
This entry is merely a guide/tutorial on how to add features to your PSP. It is not, in any way, foolproof. I am not responsible to any possible damage your PSP may incur. With that said, on to the tutorial. ;-)

PSP Model: PSP -M1000
PSP Version: 4.01 M33-2
Game folder Homebrew (seen in recovery mode): Currently: 1.50 Kernel

PSPComic is a comic book reader for PSP that allows users to view comics in either CBR or CBZ format. -by Archaemic

Here's the link: PSPComic v1.0

Mega Pack -includes all of the above as well as the utilities No Bull Moose and FANG for those that don't have a Slim PSP.


Steps:

1. Before we go any further, please make sure that you have firmware (FW) 1.50 or any other version above 3.XX or better yet, read the "readme.txt" file included in the .RAR archive.

2. (Skip if you have a different FW version and/or PSP model. This is for PSP-1000 models only) If you have already upgraded to 4.01, just download and install 1.50 kernel just like i did.

3. Download the pack from the link above, or from any other trusted sites that you know.

4. After the download, extract the files

5. Choose from the 5 folders there:

        1.50
        3.xx
        comics
        No Bull Moose
        src

6. Double-click on the folder appropriate for the FW version of your PSP, in my case, i clicked on 1.50 folder. once inside, you will see 2 folders labeled pspcomic and pspcomic% respectively. Drag both folders to the same folder in your PSP. With mine, the path is:

    ms0: (root)
            PSP:
                    GAME150:    <--i dragged the said  folders here

    since i have the 1.50 kernel activated on my PSP with FW version 4.01 m33-2.

7. Next thing we need to do is to convert your manga into .cbr format. Here are the steps:

        7.1. Make sure all your manga are in JPEG format and that you have WinRAR installed.
        7.2. Open a folder with, say, a chapter of your manga and select all its contents.
        7.3. Go to File >Add to archive... and then Create a file name for your manga chapter AND ADD ".cbr" (without the quotation marks of course) at the end of the title and click "OK" then wait for the compression to finish.
        7.4. Drag all of the converted CBR files to the comics folder in your PSP or to any other folder you may have created specifically for your manga.

8. Disconnect your memory card from the computer and start up your PSP.

9. Go to your GAMES menu and load PSPComic v1.00 from there and locate the folder/manga you want to read.

10. Familiarize yourself with the framework and you're good to go. Congratulations.

NOTE: just a word of caution, do not compress more than 80 JPEG files at a time so that PSPComic does not get too confused on which file to load first. :)


I have made this guide as user-friendly and jargon-free as I can make it. Hope this little guide helps. Let me know if further clarification is needed.
 

Yup, you read that right. I said READ eBooks in PSP. I mean, if you can listen to them in PSP (audio books), why not read them, yeah? hehe I heard about this homebrew feature back when I first had my PSP. I didn't think about it too much back then coz I was happy to be able to finally play God of War and Crisis Core and Star Ocean to care about eBooks in my PSP. Plus, I have my own eBook reader so I'm pretty much covered in that field.

One day, I finally found the time and energy to look for the plugin that will turn my PSP into a Multi-Media GEEK MACHINE.

DISCLAIMER:
This entry is merely a guide/tutorial on how to add features to your PSP. It is not, in any way, foolproof. I am not responsible to any possible damage your PSP may incur. With that said, on to the tutorial. ;-)

PSP Model: PSP -M1000
PSP Version: 4.01 M33-2
Game folder Homebrew (seen in recovery mode): Currently: 1.50 Kernel

BookR is a document reader for PSP with native PDF rendering. I have tested PDF files and .txt files and they worked perfectly for me. BookR is currently compatible with PSPs with Firmware versions 3.71 and below and/or 1.5 kernel (for PSP-1000) installed.

Download it HERE.
If the link's already expired, leave a comment and I'll reupload it.

WARNING:
I had this plugin tested on a PSP-M1000 (Phat version) and am about to test it on a Slim PSP. will post an update once I get around to testing with it.

Here's a step by step process on how to successfully install this plugin:

1. Download the plugin called BookR version 0.7.1.

         CAUTION: if your PDF file is full of pictures (i.e. FHM in PDF format), then BookR might not be able to read it.

2. Connect your PSP to your computer via the USB or the memory card via a card reader.

3. Open the BookR.rar file you just downloaded and put the __SCE__bookr and the __SCE__bookr% folder in the GAME folder of your PSP.

    ms0: (root)
            PSP:
                    GAME:    <--drag the said  folders here

4. Put the PDF and other .txt files you want to read anywhere in your PSP (I suggest you make a new folder and label it eBook for example to organize your memory card better.).

5. Disconnect your PSP/card reader from the pc and turn on your PSP.

6. Go to your Games menu, load BookR.

7. Press O to load a file then locate the folder you made and open any .txt file to see if it is working properly and familiarize yourself to the menu and settings.

8. To change the settings (i.e. font and background color via your txt file), just press the start button and choose .

and... voila! You can now read while on the go without having to lug around a lot of your books. =)

A word of caution, though, I suggest you select a file with no more than 20MB size otherwise BookR might not read it properly, if, at all.


Happy Reading! ^__~

 

i've been raging an all out campaign with my sisters to change our OS from XP Pro to Linux Mint or Ubuntu 8.04 for the longest time now. heck, i even tried to make a dual boot for both OSes so our computer can "serve 2 masters" so to speak. but then my sisters did an OSRI (OS Re-Install) a CLEAN installation so all the files i have downloaded via ubuntu that's *cough* not accessible via the Windows environment were all, er, deleted along with all the other data. lol! so i have resolved never to install 2 OSes ever. (i guess i really do need to buy myself another laptop, eh?)

so, i'm going to try to introduce VMWare in layman's term or at least, as user-friendly as possible. If you guys see any errors, please do let me know coz i'm kinda new on this VMWare thing. i'll also provide screenshots once i actually do it on my pc hopefully by tonight or early last week.

sounds ambitious? yeah, very. i've read about VMWare but have not really seriously tried it out. the best description i can come up with is that: VMWare is like a virtual machine that enables your pc to run multiple OSes. It's like an emulator only this software does not follow an instruction set (i.e. goto..., etc.) for your hardwares. so it means VMWare will have the drivers for certain devices like USBs therefore, you no longer have to download drivers yourself if you're running on a virtual host like this one. (special thanks for Wikipedia for explaining it to me... hehe)

i think i'll just post another entry on VMWare installation in the near future to fully expound on it and so i can document it for MY OWN reference. ^__^

 

mood: sleepy, happy

currently listening to: Yume no Tsuduku He (D.Gray-Man)

I finally got around to sitting in my computer to post an update on my  post. Here's what I did to make it work.

1. Let's check on the External Hard Drive's hardware connection for possible points of failure by making sure the power supply is plugged on and its properly attached to your HD.

2. Then Make sure the USB is plugged on a working port. If it's not on a working port, then there you have it, change switch the USB to a working port and see if that fixes the problem.

3. If not, check if the power light is ON.

Now if you already see the drive in Computer Management Area but still no drive is assigned, then follow these steps:

1. Right-Click on your My Computer and choose "Manage". like so:

Ext HD Troubleshooting 1.bmp

I bought a new Western Digital 80GB SATA HDD and also an enclosure to go with it so i can transfer files, etc from my work computer to my home computer. I tried it out at work and my computer was able to detect the thing but a drive was not assigned to it. I'm now in our training room so I'll try to restart my pc later and see if it was detected in BIOS or something...