Eboot.PBP

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Eboot.PBP

Used on PSP (and PSN content:PS1 classic & Minis), to be loaded with build in pspemulator (and ps1emulator?) on PS3

Header and filetable

Offset Purpose Notes
0x00 The PBP signature, always is 0x50425000 or the string "<null char>PBP"
0x04 Unknown purpose, possibily the version number. Currently is always 0x00000100 or 0x01000100 e.g.:0x01000100 on some MINIS (//around PSP fw 6.00, with new parameter on SFO and .pgd encryption?)
0x08 Offset of the file PARAM.SFO (this value should always be 0x28)
0x0C Offset of the file ICON0.PNG
0x10 Offset of the file ICON1.PMF or ICON1.PNG
0x14 Offset of the file PIC0.PNG or UNKNOWN.PNG Offset value can be same than ICON1
0x18 Offset of the file PIC1.PNG or PICT1.PNG
0x1C Offset of the file SND0.AT3
0x20 Offset of the file DATA.PSP
0x24 Offset of the file DATA.PSAR

Then the file PARAM.SFO starts (at 0x28)

PARAM.SFO

Basically the information file for the PBP - has title, parental control level etc

SFO Attribute of MINIS used are for X1 category ATTRIBUTE_In_Bootable_content

PS1 classic don t have attributes.

ICON0.PNG

The little icon in 32bit colour PNG format. Max resolution is 144x80.

ICON1.PMF or ICON1.PNG

The little animated icon in PSMF format.

For PS1 classic: ICON1.PNG (310x180)

PIC0.PNG

"Information" image in PNG format. Max resolution is 480x272.

PIC1.PNG or PICT1.PNG

The background image in 32bit colour PNG format. Max resolution is 480x272.

For PS1 classic: PICT1.PNG (480x272)

SND0.AT3

The sound which is played when the icon is highlighted, in ATRAC3 format.

DATA.PSP

More information, except more targetted at the executable portion (contains info such as ELF size) such:

  • Boot/Warning image:

For MINIS : "MINIS" logo. standard PNG format (480x272) +Ancillary chunks: ICC profile

For PS1 classic:

  • When the eboot is signed as free demo

DATA.PSAR

The bulk of the EBOOT, and the portion which contains the executable code.

Offset Length Name Description
000 16 bytes (0x10) magic
For MINIS: NPUMDIMG (4E 50 55 4D 44 49 4D 47 03 00 00 01 10 00 00 00)
For PS1 classic : PSISOIMG0000 (50 53 49 53 4F 49 4D 47 30 30 30 30 F0 08 9B 15)

See Iso.bin.edat_Disc_map (NPUMDIMG is not only use for MINIS type on PSP)


http://endlessparadigm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13


Files related to EBOOT.PBP, basic infos on the talk page also.