ardi has just released version 1.0 of his aLoader plugin for 6.20 TN HEN, an alternative ISO loader to the Prometheus ISO loader and the OpenIdea ISO loader.

aLoader llows users to boot ISO’s straight from the XMB (just like OpenIdea) and is compatible with the Game Categories Light plugin. Currently only ISOs are supported by the aLoader plugin.

Requirements for installing aLoader ISO loader:

Important: aLoader 1.20 is now available.

• A PSP running any 6.20 TN firmware. The aLoader ISO loader is compatible with 6.20 TN-A, 6.20 TN-B and 6.20 TN-C. If you’re on , 6.31 Hen, 6.35 Hen, please wait for a proper release on your firmware version. Also do note that this cannot be run on 6.37 OFW as the exploits that ISO loaders like this one used have been patched.
• Download aLoader ISO loader for:
  • aLoader plugin for PSP-2000
  • aLoader plugin for PSP-3000
  • aLoader plugin for PSP Go

How to Install aLoader plugin on your PSP

• Extract the aLoader plugin file to your computer.
• Check if your memory stick or PSP Go storage has an existing seplugins folder
  • If you have don’t have it, copy the resulting seplugins folder (from the file you extracted earlier) directly on your memory stick or PSP Go storage
  • If you do have it, open the seplugins folder and the vsh.txt file (simply use the one included in this package)
    • Copy the aLoader folder in the seplugins folder that you’ve extracted into the seplugins folder on your PSP’s memory stick/storage
    • If you a PSP 2000 or 3000:
      • copy this line into the vsh.txt file:
        [code]ms0:/PSP/SYSTEM/OIP/aloader_vsh.prx 1[/code]
      • copy this line into the game.txt file:
        [code]ms0:/PSP/SYSTEM/OIP/aloader_game.prx 1[/code]
    • If you a PSP Go: copy this line into the vsh.txt file:
      • copy this line into the vsh.txt file:
        [code]ef0:/PSP/SYSTEM/OIP/aloader_vsh.prx 1[/code]
      • copy this line into the game.txt file:
        [code]ef0:/PSP/SYSTEM/OIP/aloader_game.prx 1[/code]
• Reset Hen from the VSH menu (press select to access it)
• After your PSP restarts, you can load games directly from the XMB (unlike the Prometheus ISO loader where you have to load the GUI)

aLoader Configuration
If you don’t want to use the ISO folder for your games or want to organize games into categories, simply configure the aLoader.conf folder.
PSP-2000 or PSP-3000

[code]iso_path = ms0: / myISOs /[/code]

PSP GO

[code]iso_path = ef0: / myISOs /[/code]

PSP-2000 or PSP-3000

[code]iso_path2 = ms0: / extraISOs /[/code]

PSP GO

[code]iso_path2 = ef0: / extraISOs /[/code]

Want to use Game Categories? Simply install the Game Categories Light plugin and aLoader will automatically detect and configure accordingly for you. Of course you have the option to manually enable this by setting the force_categories option in the aLoader.conf file.
Change

[css]
force_categories = 0
[/css]

to

[css]
force_categories = 1
[/css]

Do note that if you manually set the force_category option and don’t have the Game Categories Light plugin, you will get “corrupted data”

aLoader 1.0 changelog:

# Fixed some bugs (do not remember exactly what)
# ISO Tool Launcher is no longer used. Now use your own.
# ISO-path is now customizable (more below)
# It can be 2 different ISO-paths (possibly go-owners conduct the second path on the M2 stick)
# Compatible with Game Categories Light
# Game Categories Light is used when the categorized ISOs
# variable category for all un-categorized ISOs