TN-V4: How to Install ISOs, CSOs and PS1 games (Installment 2 of 3)
In the second installment I would like to show you how to install PSP games at your PS Vita. At first, we do NOT support any kind of piracy, and we do not answer any piracy related questions.
This tutorials is only for self-made backups of games that you own, this applies to PSP games but also to PS1 games.
Got some legal games? Okay, let’s get started!
For installing Games we need a few tools, I will show you how to do this at windows 7
At first we need WinRAR: Download (use the version of your language)
Then be sure to enable the file extensions (Important!): Click me
We also need a backup of our games. Just create them with a PSP or via some Homebrew tools from your PSN related files.
Got everything?
How to prepare the Games for transfering them to your PS Vita
In this part we will prepare our games, so we can transfer them to the PS Vita. Since PS1 games are .PBP files, refer to my homebrew installation tutorial for installing them.
Use the following explanation for PSP games in the .ISO and .CSO format:
Installing ISOs and CSOs is pretty simple.
Just grab your ISO or CSO and put it into the exploit savedata folder (e.g. for Megamix EU in NPEZ00068).
Then rename the to be installed game into GAME1.ISO, if it is an ISO file, or into GAME1.CSO if it is a CSO file.
Be sure that you’ve enabled the option to see the full file extensions, so you don’t end up with something like GAME1.ISO.iso.
If your game is fully capitalized and has a shortened name, you can now transfer the exploit savedata to your PS Vita.
Since we are transfering actual games, and not only homebrews, this might take a while.
When the savedata is at the PS Vita, start the exploit game and go into the XMB.
Now go to the game column and your game should appear (either at top or at the bottom).
Press triangle and install the game (this will move the game from the savedata folder to the ms0:/ISO/ folder).
It is recommended to later remove the game from the savedata folder, so you don’t waste space.
That’s it. Pretty easy, isn’t it?
If you’ve got any problems with installing games, refer to my tutorial video below.
I wish you a lot of fun with Total_Noobs TN-V4 eCFW.
Hey all I wasn’t able to start Tekken 6 ISO using TNV4. Did anyone else get Tekken 6 working?
As I mentioned in a post before, this was stated elsewhere that you have to Hide CFW Folders, “Run anti-CFW games” in later TNV versions, from the Recovery menu –>Configuration. Try to enable that and see what happens.
Hi THE MACHINE, still it wants to update sir! 🙁
I have a box of PSP UMD games. I never put CFW on my PSP 1000 and was unaware of the whole backup scene, I never hacked. I bought a Vita but I almost didnt because I was going to have to re-buy all my games. Now I know how to make backups of my PURCHASED games and run them on my new Vita. This is so freaking awesome. I remember looking at all my PSP games thinking what I was going to do with all of them, I guess I could take my PSP AND Vita with me but thats kinda stupid. Sony could have thwarted piracy a little if they let you send them your UMD games and then have them activated on your PSPlus account or something.
Hello TN!, your ps3 Theme wallpaper is very cool, how did you do that?
Is there any real benefit to installing the game iso to ms0/psp and then deleting the original…I have tried it both ways and it works….
smiletime123 i have the same question tanks
The only reason to do this is to copy over new ISO files, if you leave the game in the original location you will have to copy it over every time you want to upload a new game (more time to copy) but if you move location and delete the original, then when you want to upload a new game you don’t have to upload the other ISO/CSO files as well.
U did not say anything about INSTALL.ZIP. I saw that in some videos, people put INSTALL.ZIP into savedata folder. where can I get it?
The INSTALL.ZIP file is for Homebrew and you have to create it yourself. It would contain your homebrew files that you want to install. Check the first installment of the TN-V# usage if you want instructions on how to create it.
bonjour et merci je suis en 3.01 avec l’exploit king of pool j’ai bien fait la mise a jour pour tnv6.
j’ai réussi à installer l’iso psp du jeu riviera mais depuis j’arrive pas à installer d’autres iso psp ça me met fichier corrompu.
Pourtant j’ai bien renommer “GAME.ISO”
help please my iso/cso games won’t show up in the xmb
can i run the .rar games? if i extract it no ISO shows up
for some reason…
when I transfer a savedata it really show 1500–>35
I do overwrite – it takes 10 minutes approximately
HOWEVER
when I go to the PSP menu I don’t see it in the memory stick.
In fact, I tried to overwrite again and it says 1500–>35 again :S
it’s like it took time for nothing :S
any idea?
you should name it .ISO or .CSO all caps
Just happenen to find out that this works for me ONLY with CSO so far, and none of the ISOs I had tried to transfer
can anybody else confirm ?
or fix me by telling me what to do?
O_o
Here the weirdest things…I left GAME1.ISO aka Tekken 6 in the savedata without installing it, and I’m able to run it…
Thought I mention it.
On my Vita there are not all ISOs / CSOs shown that i have put into the root/ISO folder. I have like 70 CSOs (minis) on the card but only 50 are shown. I don’t know why it’s doing that… 🙁
I transfered them using FTP.
The Gta vcs Iso would not load for me, any answers ??
The reason why the games don’t work is due to the file name, as THE Z said in this article…( “If your game is fully capitalized and has a shortened name, you can now transfer the exploit savedata to your PS Vita.” )… According to that i’ve noticed than a file name with more than 8 characters won’t be recognized, example: DRAGONBALLZ.ISO wich has 11 characters before the file extention .ISO, then it won’t work, so in order to get it work you gotta name it with 8 or less characters. Example DRAGON.ISO (or anything between 1 and 8 characters, numbers included).
Here’s an easier way to install CSO or ISO games using TN-V. Look into this You Tube Video. A lot simpler.
hey,is there any chance that I can use the above method to using downloaded PSP games from the internet?..
How install PS1 games?
hi to all i have a answer i can’t find any psvita iso on the web but there’s some?or the cfw 6.60 i mounted in my vita is only for the psp isos?
Is part 3 coming soon?
the game 101 in 1 megamix is not aviable in ps store europe
got blackscreen with VALKYRIE PROFILE!!ANYONE ELSE?
tkss
then i copy files to my vita i dont exploit on my home screen.
why
hye!! I’m kinda new to ps vita..Can I ask some questions?…
Can I use the same method to play psp games that I downloaded from the Internet?..
If no,can someone tell me why and if there is any other method?..
can someone send me the link to part 1
Can anyone tell me how to transfer psp save game to vita? I have seccessfully transfer monster hunter to vita but i dont want to start over again. So i want to transfer the save game to vita. I use m33 FW for the psp. Please help guys. Thanks
how can i do this using a macbook?
Ty now i can play FF type-0 in peace. <3
I have a slight… glitch?
Running TN-V10, 3.18, Gladiator Begins.
It works fine up until the point where I try to install an ISO (P3P). After some time while I’m installing it (around ~30% or so), the screen turns black, stays black, and after a long while (~15 minutes), I get the “C1-2858-3” error. However, the ISO has seemingly been installed correctly, and runs fine (so far).
Not sure if this is a crash I somehow managed to avoid, or if it’s some sort of bug. I suspect it’s related to the Vita timing out and turning off, but the PSP Emulator screen stays black as well until the error message appears. While blackscreened, the PSP emulator itself is seemingly unresponsive as well, though it’s possible to return to the Vita screen via PS button.
This will help you get roms for your emulator directly on your PSP/PS Vita
No need to compress ISO ?
Hello im the noob of noobs. I have a ps vita 3.50 system version. And i just want to play emulators on my ps vita. Can anyone tell me what should i do from the very beginning cos im not understanding anything.
Thanks for sharing this, i did the tutorial, the exploit works, but i put the game ISO (all caps, less then 8 characters….) but i can’t see the game on the psp emulator, can you give me any help?
dude i brought a ps vita and it got upgrade in 3.57 now i want to install .iso file in vita from pc. but its not recognizing .iso file nor its showing in ps vita what should i do ???
i have god of war chains of Olympus