Links2 Browser for PSP r1261
Something must have happened to famous PSP developer Raf over the past few weeks. We haven’t heard from him in a long time and yesterday, out of the blue came a new PSPRadio release, closely followed-up today by another release of the only homebrew alternative to the Sony firmware browser – Links2. Those ‘in the know’ will recognise the name as Links2 is an open source browser for Linux, which Raf has kindly ported to the PSP.
The Links2 browser has many advantages over the Sony firmware browser, including an extensive options menu and an enhanced compatibility with large websites, making the ‘not enough memory error’ a non-existent thing of the past. Links2 r1261 (the new release) comes in 2 versions – standalone for running from the PSP game menu and a plugin version for use inside PSPRadio.
Please note that although the plugin version can run within PSPRadio itself, it does have a memory limit of 5MB, which although larger than the PSP browser‘s cache size, might restrict browsing to a certain extent. Raf still has to optimize priorities on the plugin version so for now the plugin will run slow if PSPRadio is playing music. So if you want the most out of your browsing experience go for the standalone version!
Here’s the changelog:
New features:
- Changed default background color from gray to white (for html).
- UP/DOWN in html now scroll up/down (without R+)
- UP/DOWN at the top/bottom of a menu list will wrap (user request).
Bug fixes:
- Plugin: Fixed openssl compile options (-mno-explicit-relocs), this fixes the problem where the Links2 plugin wasn’t working. (You will need to upgrade openssl from the pspdev svn to rev.2169 or greater –if you want to compile links2 yourself).
Download: [Links2 PSP browser r1261 PSPRadio plugin]
Download: [Links2 PSP browser r1261 standalone]
Via PSPRadio
Something must have happened to famous PSP developer Raf over the past few weeks. We haven’t heard from him in a long time and yesterday, out of the blue came a new PSPRadio release, closely followed-up today by another release of the only homebrew alternative to the Sony firmware browser – Links2. Those ‘in the know’ will recognise the name as Links2 is an open source browser for Linux, which Raf has kindly ported to the PSP.
The Links2 browser has many advantages over the Sony firmware browser, including an extensive options menu and an enhanced compatibility with large websites, making the ‘not enough memory error’ a non-existent thing of the past. Links2 r1261 (the new release) comes in 2 versions – standalone for running from the PSP game menu and a plugin version for use inside PSPRadio.
Please note that although the plugin version can run within PSPRadio itself, it does have a memory limit of 5MB, which although larger than the PSP browser‘s cache size, might restrict browsing to a certain extent. Raf still has to optimize priorities on the plugin version so for now the plugin will run slow if PSPRadio is playing music. So if you want the most out of your browsing experience go for the standalone version!
Here’s the changelog:
New features:
- Changed default background color from gray to white (for html).
- UP/DOWN in html now scroll up/down (without R+)
- UP/DOWN at the top/bottom of a menu list will wrap (user request).
Bug fixes:
- Plugin: Fixed openssl compile options (-mno-explicit-relocs), this fixes the problem where the Links2 plugin wasn’t working. (You will need to upgrade openssl from the pspdev svn to rev.2169 or greater –if you want to compile links2 yourself).
Download: [Links2 PSP browser r1261 PSPRadio plugin]
Download: [Links2 PSP browser r1261 standalone]
Via PSPRadio