psp & masm?

[wildcat]

Hello,

I'am wondering weather I can use masm to program the psp? :bg

[Adamanteus]

That's not documented ability, so I could say the address of it is laying on stack : pop PspAddress - the first command of program that to get it. There is return from program commands and in my program that is using this tip, on not activated version appearing errors and the format of it is question and I don't know the answer on it.  :dazzled:

[zooba]

I'am wondering weather I can use masm to program the psp?

I think that would be a breach of the licencing agreement. Hutch is best placed to confirm this, but I believe that MASM (at least the version with the MASM32 package) can only be used to develop applications for Windows.

Cheers,

Zooba :U

[Tedd]

Playstation, PS2, and the PSP all use MIPS based processors.
MASM produces x86 code.

Even if it wasn't against the licence, it wouldn't work anyway :P

[wildcat]

Thanks for the input so far people,

Hutch were are you? when we need you? thanks!


Zooba,

Thats what I was wondering x86, and of course Tedd made good point too, its MIPS. So I can't use x86 for MIPS right? is that right  Tedd? If I can't what assembler or perferble machine language can I use? if any?

[Tedd]

So I can't use x86 for MIPS right? is that right  Tedd?
If I can't what assembler or perferble machine language can I use? if any?

That's right.
You can use MIPS assembler :bdg

As for tools and learning resources, you'll have to hunt them down.
A quick search for "mips assembler" gave xavier.perseguers.ch/programmation/mips-assembler.html, which also has more relevant links.
Of course, actually getting your code onto the psp is another matter. As it's a closed proprietary system, don't expect it to be easy.

[wildcat]

Tedd,

Thanks for that last reply !  :bg

Thats right proprietary system, My biggest problem. I'am able to get the psp tool chain. also  I do know Devs who have the dev kit ie hardware and software its pretty interesting seeing pics of the psp Dev kit hardware and guide from a Dev expert.

Thanks for that link you gave me its a good start.

Can I use that on a desktop an transfer it to the psp or another mips system ie pda?

Talk to you all later!

again thanks for all the help!  :U