DC‐ARK

What are TM and DC?
Time Machine: Loads cIPL off the Memory stick. Patches official firmware to redirect flash access to ms allowing firmwares to be loaded off the Memory Stick.
Despertar del Cementerio: Software for recovering from bricks. Uses Time Machine to load CFW off the Memory Stick, provides an interface that allows for various actions to be performed including flashing ARK CFW/OFW, backing up and restoring nand and booting CFW from memory stick.

Prerequisites

• You have to have a Pandora Battery or Baryon Sweeper to use this.

• You can have 6.61 ARK-4 cIPL with new cIPL to boot into DC ARK by holding LT.

Setup & Install (PSP Method)

** ONLY IF YOU GET IPL OUT OF SPACE DO NUMBER 1 ** .

1. OPTIONAL The Memory Stick need to have enough space for the boot sector. This is usually the case for legit memory sticks, but not such case for genericly-formatted SD cards. You can use PSP Tool to do so. There are ways to do this on PC via command line but we won't be covering that.

   Note: DC-ARK will error on writing ipl if you do not have enough space then this step will be REQUIRED

   This will remove all data on your memory stick so BACK IT UP FIRST!

   1. Once you are in PSP Tool, click Memory Stick Options.
   2. Format Memory Stick.
   3. Yes.

2. Open ARK4.zip unless already opened.

3. Download Sony PSP Update 6.61

   1. PSP GO users Download Sony PSP Update 6.61 here.

4. Rename it to 661.PBP

   1. PSP GO users rename it to 661GO.PBP

5. Connect PSP to PC

6. Put the 661.PBP or 661GO.PBP on the root of the Memory Stick.

7. Extract DC-ARK from within the PSP folder of ARK4.zip to ms0:/PSP/GAME/

8. Safely unmount PSP from PC

9. On PSP, go to Game

10. Click on Memory Stick™

11. Launch ARK DC Installer

12. Press the corresponding button to install DC-ARK and create a Magic Memory Stick™

13. On compatible models, use the Advanced VSH Menu setting Convert Battery to create a Pandora battery.

14. Using either a Pandora or a Baryon Sweeper with your newly created Magic Memory Stick™ to boot into Despetar del Cementerio.

Setup & Install (PC Method)

Refer to this guide here for the PC method: Magic Memory Creator