Downloads required? – Zload.net once again accessible!
If you have downloaded a firmware for the PSP in the last few years, it might have been via Zload.net.
Zload.net is a website that hosts various files, reaching from official firmwares to custom firmwares, VHBLs, exploit files, homebrews, plugins and even more.
Before people shout at me about writing a blog post about my own website, you should know that, prior to writing this article, I have asked Wololo for permission, and he gave his okay.
As I have implied in the sentence above, Zload.net is my very own website, and it is pretty much an archive for various files (mostly firmwares).
Pretty much all important (e)PSP hacking files in the last few years have been hosted on Zload.net, and it established itself as a valuable source for a lot of uncommon files for the PSP & PS Vita.
Ranging from offering a lot of old and rare files, to offering all official Sony firmware for the PSP, PSP Go and PS Vita (the latter even as easy on-the-fly updates), it is a great source for acquiring files that were thought to be ‘lost in the vastness of space & time the internet’.
The website had been unavailable for good 5 weeks, due to domain problems which made http://www.zload.net/ unresponsive. After solving the problems via contacting the (barely helpful) support, and playing the waiting game, the website has returned and is now, once again, fully functional.
Additionally a second domain, http://www.zload.de/, has been registered, and can be used in case the .net-domain is unavailable.
In the end I would like to say that I do not run any kind of Advertisement on my website, and I am maintaining it by myself (only myself) since mid 2011.
So if you wish to support me, feel free to give me a buck or two. The server & domains aren’t paying themselves, so a bit of help would be greatly appreciated.
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No you fail to realize how important this is! He is the first one to comment on this blog post! The very first one! I mean, yeah, you can be the first to walk on the moon, or be first to discover electricity, but being first to comment on this blog post? MY GOD! Time to bow down! Surrender at 20
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is there anyway i can use the bubbles on 3.01 as i cant go on PSN store anymore. i have the game 101 mega mix on my vita and my laptop
As long as you are capable of running an eCFW, yes.
TN-V should work via Megamix, so you are able to create custom bubbles.
Good to hear, I was actually looking for this website because I was having issues installing homebrews on Ark 138 menu. (I am no noob since I’ve installed homebrews before in UNO And Gladiator Begins TNV). My guess are the emulators not working? Also some roms make the emulator freeze such as 007 nightfire? On the gba emulator. ISO work perfect just them homebrews, need help please. Do you upload emulators Z, on your website?
Edit : never mind in am checking your website and it does have homebrews. Thanks you are reliable.
Was wondering why your site was down the other day when I was setting up my Vita TV with Arcade Darts
It’s a great resource, glad it’s back. It’s usually my go-to when I need a homebrew or firmware even if they’re common – nice to have it all in one place
Only have to say: THANK YOU, TheZ!
You said that you don’t run any advertising on your website but there’s an ad request on every download page…
The download code is not an ad.
It prevents hotlinking.
What I mean is that you have an advertising domain javascript request on every download page. Where did I say CAPTCHA in my previous post?
i was wonder why site is down. i am glad its coming back
http://www.zload.de
Haha that’s soo true
Every time you download anything you get ADS!
Witch means he gets a *** TONS of money and yet he asks for even more omg what a greaty mfker he is I mean serious what have he ever done to deserve that donation money for anyway!
ALL this guy does is to write blog posts and gets huge amounts of cash omg I’m so angry at this guy for doing nothing!
FIRST!!!! So will there be vita downloads on there for us to pirate and steal?
Only if you acquire zload.net premium. Only 19,99€ each month!
lol
plus shipping and handling
Finally a donation button!
You say its forbidden to copy the Zload archive, and it goes down for over a month. Smart… Why would you care if somebody else hosted Sony’s files, it’s not like you own them. Anyway, I’m glad to see its back up, I don’t use Zload much but its nice to find live links again.
I think that message is meant for the custom stuff that he puts on his site, not the official firmwares.
Well, that, and old OFWs that were impossible to find on the internet.
Before I had all of them, I wasted various hours on weekends just to find these damn OFWs.
Nowadays you can find them everywhere (I wonder why… *cough*), but a few years ago various 3.xx OFWs were a pain in the *** to find.
Obviously the website going down was intentional, and I just wanted to annoy you (yes, only you, because you are such a special person).
This is not about “who owns the files”, this is about who used up various hours on various weekends to find all that cr@p in the internet and made it available on one handy dandy place.
Feel free to travel back into 2010/2011 and find the OFWs online. Some are simply not available via simple googling.
Well obviously some files are rare, but mirrors are a good thing… Regardless of hours spent, I would encourage everyone to make their own archive. You know, in the case of unexpected downtime. I didn’t mean to offend you or your website in anyway, just yeah, more mirrors can’t hurt the internet.
dude last time i been to the site was like a year ago. my bad. miss get thing files. hopefuly i get my ps vita slim and laptop friday 2/20/2015 so i can get back to playing with m vita
Are you really the only one who is working on the site?
So there are no other admins or mods?