Newbie problems.. "the game could not be started"

raiderxx · 10-07-2009, 12:29 AM

I just was able to get my psp 1001 jailbroken, and I've been trying to get different homebrew games onto it. I think I'm doing it right, putting it in PSP>GAME> but everytime I try to start the game, I get an error message that says "the game could not be started."

I'm using version 3.71 M33-3. Is there something I'm not doing? I've also tried getting an emulator going, and it seems to just load, then go back to my GAME screen.

Lastly, there seem to be some "corrupted" files under games, but the only files I currently have under GAME are: despertar_cementerio, pandora_battery, and pandora_battery%. Is this normal?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

xavis75211 · 10-07-2009, 12:38 AM

you need to install a 1.5 kernal for it to work

tomaversa · 10-07-2009, 01:43 AM

Also, i would suggest updating to 5.00m33-6 or 5.50 GEN-B.....3.71m33 is pretty outdated.

raiderxx · 10-07-2009, 02:07 AM

I can only find 5.50 Gen A. Is that ok too?

Also, I got a Gameboy emulator from this site. Can I use any Gameboy ROM with it now? And does anyone know of a tutorial to use the emulator?

Geek9 · 10-07-2009, 02:16 AM

put the rom in the ROM folder, start the emu on your psp

raiderxx · 10-07-2009, 02:24 AM

So would it go: PSP>GAME>GBAEM>ROM ?

Geek9 · 10-07-2009, 02:26 AM

exactly
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xavis75211 · 10-07-2009, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raiderxx

So would it go: PSP>GAME>GBAEM>ROM ?

yes, finaly someone who understands this.

raiderxx · 10-07-2009, 02:52 AM

Ok. I'm up to 5.50 GEN-B, and I've gotten the 1.5 Kernel. For some reason, when I try to play a game, it thinks, then goes back to the main screen and says The game could not be started... Am I doing something wrong? It does need to go under PSP>GAME right? The game I'm working on getting to work right now is called Super Mario Smash Kart..

xavis75211 · 10-07-2009, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raiderxx

Ok. I'm up to 5.50 GEN-B, and I've gotten the 1.5 Kernel. For some reason, when I try to play a game, it thinks, then goes back to the main screen and says The game could not be started... Am I doing something wrong? It does need to go under PSP>GAME right? The game I'm working on getting to work right now is called Super Mario Smash Kart..

did you switch to the 1.5 kernal in the rocovery menu?

raiderxx · 10-07-2009, 03:51 AM

Hmm.... No.. I didn't.. How do I go about doing that? I don't remember reading how to do that..

raiderxx · 10-07-2009, 03:44 PM

I figured out how to do it, and everything is working great. Thanks for your help!!