Convert: Stored (uncompressed) package option as the fallback for consoles that refuse a compressed package

Compressed packages are verified to play on FW 5.10 only; stored blocks are the other form
that has played. Level::Stored writes the block layout with raw blocks.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EU1Z2mdhAxBrH1yb48pxik

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ What's new in ps5upload, written for humans.
 
 ---
 
+## 7.0.12
+
+- **Convert: a "Stored" package option (no compression).** Reports of packages that install but
+  will not start on FW 8.60 and 10.40 arrived while compressed packages have only been proven
+  to play on FW 5.10. Stored writes the same block layout with every block uncompressed, the
+  one form that has played on hardware; the package is the game's size. Pick it under
+  Compression if a compressed package installs but will not launch, and please say so on
+  GitHub, with your firmware, so the default can be set right.
+- **Helper mismatch notice** now says there is nothing to do on the PS5 itself: Reload helper
+  sends the matching helper from the app.
+- **RAR errors keep the library's reason** after the advice, so a report can be diagnosed.
+
+---
+
 ## 7.0.11
 
 - **Game page: Install on a package card.** "On your drives" showed a package with only Copy

client/src/api/fpkg.ts

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ export interface FpkgBuildRequest {
   language?: string;
 }
 
-export type FpkgCompression = "fast" | "balanced" | "smallest";
+/** `stored` = no compression: the fallback for a console that refuses a compressed package. */
+export type FpkgCompression = "fast" | "balanced" | "smallest" | "stored";
 
 export const fpkg = {
   inspect: (source: string, outputDir?: string) =>

client/src/i18n/locales/ar.ts

@@ -2405,6 +2405,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "إعادة تحميل المساعد",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "سريع",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "متوازن",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "الأصغر",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "بدون ضغط",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "بدون ضغط: الحزمة بحجم اللعبة. جرّب هذا إذا كانت الحزمة المضغوطة تُثبَّت لكنها لا تعمل.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "إلغاء",
 "fpkg.done": "كُتبت الحزمة",
 "fpkg.error": "خطأ في التحويل",

client/src/i18n/locales/bn.ts

@@ -2405,6 +2405,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "হেল্পার লোড করুন",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "দ্রুত",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "ভারসাম্যপূর্ণ",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "সবচেয়ে ছোট",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "সংকোচনহীন",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "কোনো সংকোচন নেই: প্যাকেজ গেমের সমান আকারের। সংকুচিত প্যাকেজ ইনস্টল হলেও চালু না হলে এটি চেষ্টা করুন।",
 "fpkg.cancel": "বাতিল",
 "fpkg.done": "প্যাকেজ লেখা হয়েছে",
 "fpkg.error": "রূপান্তর ত্রুটি",

client/src/i18n/locales/de.ts

@@ -2413,6 +2413,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Helfer neu laden",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Schnell",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Ausgewogen",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Am kleinsten",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Unkomprimiert",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Keine Kompression: Das Paket ist so groß wie das Spiel. Probiere das, wenn ein komprimiertes Paket installiert wird, aber nicht startet.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Abbrechen",
 "fpkg.done": "Paket geschrieben",
 "fpkg.error": "Umwandlungsfehler",

client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts

@@ -933,6 +933,8 @@ queue_will_mount: "mount after upload",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Fast",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Balanced",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Smallest",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Stored",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "No compression: the package is the game's size. Try this if a compressed package installs but will not start.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Cancel",
 "fpkg.done": "Package written",
 "fpkg.error": "Conversion error",

client/src/i18n/locales/es.ts

@@ -2355,6 +2355,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Recargar asistente",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Rápida",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Equilibrada",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Mínima",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Sin comprimir",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Sin compresión: el paquete ocupa lo que el juego. Pruébalo si un paquete comprimido se instala pero no arranca.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Cancelar",
 "fpkg.done": "Paquete escrito",
 "fpkg.error": "Error de conversión",

client/src/i18n/locales/fa.ts

@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ queue_will_mount: "اتصال پس از بارگذاری",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "سریع",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "متعادل",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "کوچک‌ترین",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "بدون فشرده‌سازی",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "بدون فشرده‌سازی: بسته هم‌اندازهٔ بازی است. اگر بستهٔ فشرده نصب می‌شود اما اجرا نمی‌شود، این را امتحان کنید.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "لغو",
 "fpkg.done": "بسته نوشته شد",
 "fpkg.error": "خطای تبدیل",

client/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts

@@ -2427,6 +2427,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Recharger l'assistant",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Rapide",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Équilibrée",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "La plus compacte",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Non compressé",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Aucune compression : le paquet fait la taille du jeu. À essayer si un paquet compressé s'installe mais ne démarre pas.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Annuler",
 "fpkg.done": "Paquet écrit",
 "fpkg.error": "Erreur de conversion",

client/src/i18n/locales/hi.ts

@@ -2425,6 +2425,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "हेल्पर फिर लोड करें",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "तेज़",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "संतुलित",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "सबसे छोटा",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "बिना संपीड़न",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "कोई संपीड़न नहीं: पैकेज गेम जितना बड़ा होता है। अगर संपीड़ित पैकेज इंस्टॉल तो होता है पर शुरू नहीं होता, तो यह आज़माएँ।",
 "fpkg.cancel": "रद्द करें",
 "fpkg.done": "पैकेज लिखा गया",
 "fpkg.error": "बदलने में त्रुटि",

client/src/i18n/locales/hu.ts

@@ -2899,6 +2899,8 @@ task_recheck: "Újraellenőrzés",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Gyors",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Kiegyensúlyozott",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Legkisebb",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Tömörítetlen",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Nincs tömörítés: a csomag akkora, mint a játék. Próbáld ki, ha egy tömörített csomag települ, de nem indul.",
 "fpkg.lowSpace": "Kevés a szabad hely: az átalakításhoz akár {need} is kellhet a kimeneti meghajtón, ahol {free} szabad.",
 "activity_ago_hours": "{hours} órája",
 "activity_ago_min": "{min} perce",

client/src/i18n/locales/id.ts

@@ -2418,6 +2418,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Muat ulang helper",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Cepat",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Seimbang",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Terkecil",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Tanpa kompresi",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Tanpa kompresi: paket sebesar gamenya. Coba ini jika paket terkompresi terpasang tetapi tidak mau mulai.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Batal",
 "fpkg.done": "Paket ditulis",
 "fpkg.error": "Kesalahan konversi",

client/src/i18n/locales/it.ts

@@ -2359,6 +2359,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Ricarica helper",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Veloce",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Bilanciata",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Minima",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Non compresso",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Nessuna compressione: il pacchetto è grande quanto il gioco. Provalo se un pacchetto compresso si installa ma non parte.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Annulla",
 "fpkg.done": "Pacchetto scritto",
 "fpkg.error": "Errore di conversione",

client/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts

@@ -2430,6 +2430,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "ヘルパーを再読み込み",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "高速",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "バランス",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "最小",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "無圧縮",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "圧縮なし: パッケージはゲームと同じサイズです。圧縮したパッケージがインストールできても起動しない場合に試してください。",
 "fpkg.cancel": "キャンセル",
 "fpkg.done": "パッケージを書き込みました",
 "fpkg.error": "変換エラー",

client/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts

@@ -2428,6 +2428,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "헬퍼 다시 불러오기",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "빠름",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "균형",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "최소",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "무압축",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "압축 없음: 패키지가 게임 크기 그대로입니다. 압축된 패키지가 설치는 되지만 시작되지 않을 때 시도해 보세요.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "취소",
 "fpkg.done": "패키지 기록됨",
 "fpkg.error": "변환 오류",

client/src/i18n/locales/pl.ts

@@ -2665,6 +2665,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Załaduj pomocnika",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Szybka",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Zrównoważona",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Najmniejsza",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Bez kompresji",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Bez kompresji: pakiet ma rozmiar gry. Wypróbuj, jeśli skompresowany pakiet instaluje się, ale nie uruchamia.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Anuluj",
 "fpkg.done": "Pakiet zapisany",
 "fpkg.error": "Błąd konwersji",

client/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts

@@ -2426,6 +2426,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Recarregar auxiliar",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Rápida",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Equilibrada",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Menor",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Sem compressão",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Sem compressão: o pacote tem o tamanho do jogo. Tente isto se um pacote comprimido instala mas não abre.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Cancelar",
 "fpkg.done": "Pacote gravado",
 "fpkg.error": "Erro de conversão",

client/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts

@@ -2359,6 +2359,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Перезагрузить помощник",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Быстрое",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Сбалансированное",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Максимальное",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Без сжатия",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Без сжатия: пакет размером с игру. Попробуйте, если сжатый пакет устанавливается, но не запускается.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Отмена",
 "fpkg.done": "Пакет записан",
 "fpkg.error": "Ошибка преобразования",

client/src/i18n/locales/th.ts

@@ -2418,6 +2418,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "โหลดตัวช่วยใหม่",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "เร็ว",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "สมดุล",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "เล็กที่สุด",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "ไม่บีบอัด",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "ไม่บีบอัด: แพ็กเกจมีขนาดเท่าเกม ลองใช้หากแพ็กเกจที่บีบอัดติดตั้งได้แต่เปิดไม่ขึ้น",
 "fpkg.cancel": "ยกเลิก",
 "fpkg.done": "เขียนแพ็กเกจแล้ว",
 "fpkg.error": "ข้อผิดพลาดในการแปลง",

client/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts

@@ -2416,6 +2416,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Yardımcıyı yükle",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Hızlı",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Dengeli",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "En küçük",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Sıkıştırmasız",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Sıkıştırma yok: paket oyunun boyutundadır. Sıkıştırılmış bir paket yüklenip başlamıyorsa bunu deneyin.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "İptal",
 "fpkg.done": "Paket yazıldı",
 "fpkg.error": "Dönüştürme hatası",

client/src/i18n/locales/vi.ts

@@ -2411,6 +2411,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "Tải lại trợ giúp",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "Nhanh",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "Cân bằng",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "Nhỏ nhất",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "Không nén",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "Không nén: gói có kích thước bằng trò chơi. Hãy thử nếu gói nén cài được nhưng không khởi động.",
 "fpkg.cancel": "Hủy",
 "fpkg.done": "Đã ghi gói",
 "fpkg.error": "Lỗi chuyển đổi",

client/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts

@@ -2365,6 +2365,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "重新加载助手",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "快速",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "均衡",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "最小",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "不压缩",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "不压缩：包与游戏同样大小。如果压缩包能安装但无法启动，请试试这个。",
 "fpkg.cancel": "取消",
 "fpkg.done": "软件包已写入",
 "fpkg.error": "转换错误",

client/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts

@@ -2359,6 +2359,8 @@ helper_mismatch_go: "重新載入小幫手",
 "fpkg.compressionFast": "快速",
 "fpkg.compressionBalanced": "平衡",
 "fpkg.compressionSmallest": "最小",
+"fpkg.compressionStored": "不壓縮",
+"fpkg.compressionStoredHint": "不壓縮：套件與遊戲同樣大小。如果壓縮套件能安裝但無法啟動，請試試這個。",
 "fpkg.cancel": "取消",
 "fpkg.done": "套件已寫入",
 "fpkg.error": "轉換錯誤",

client/src/screens/FpkgConvert/CompressionTiles.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // The compression choice as three tiles, each with what it costs for this game.
 
-import { Minimize2, Scale, Zap, type LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { Archive, Minimize2, Scale, Zap, type LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
 import type { FpkgCompression, FpkgEstimate } from "../../api/fpkg";
 import { useTr } from "../../state/lang";
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const TILES: { value: FpkgCompression; icon: LucideIcon; key: string; label: str
   { value: "fast", icon: Zap, key: "fpkg.compressionFast", label: "Fast" },
   { value: "balanced", icon: Scale, key: "fpkg.compressionBalanced", label: "Balanced" },
   { value: "smallest", icon: Minimize2, key: "fpkg.compressionSmallest", label: "Smallest" },
+  { value: "stored", icon: Archive, key: "fpkg.compressionStored", label: "Stored" },
 ];
 
 export interface CompressionTilesProps {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export interface CompressionTilesProps {
   onChange: (value: FpkgCompression) => void;
   /** This game's estimates; "pending" while they are worked out; null/undefined when there is
    *  no game yet or the estimate failed (shown as a dash, never as a spinner that never ends). */
-  estimates: Record<FpkgCompression, FpkgEstimate> | "pending" | null | undefined;
+  estimates: Partial<Record<FpkgCompression, FpkgEstimate>> | "pending" | null | undefined;
   disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export function CompressionTiles({ value, onChange, estimates, disabled }: Compr
     <div
       role="radiogroup"
       aria-label={tr("fpkg.compression", undefined, "Compression")}
-      className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 min-[420px]:grid-cols-3"
+      className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 min-[420px]:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4"
     >
       {TILES.map((t) => {
         const checked = t.value === value;
@@ -59,11 +60,17 @@ export function CompressionTiles({ value, onChange, estimates, disabled }: Compr
               )}
             </span>
             <span className="text-xs text-[var(--color-muted)]">
-              {e
-                ? `~${gb(e.bytes)} · ~${prettyDuration(e.seconds * 1000)}`
-                : estimates === "pending"
-                  ? tr("fpkg.estimating", undefined, "Estimating…")
-                  : "—"}
+              {t.value === "stored"
+                ? tr(
+                    "fpkg.compressionStoredHint",
+                    undefined,
+                    "No compression: the package is the game's size. Try this if a compressed package installs but will not start.",
+                  )
+                : e
+                  ? `~${gb(e.bytes)} · ~${prettyDuration(e.seconds * 1000)}`
+                  : estimates === "pending"
+                    ? tr("fpkg.estimating", undefined, "Estimating…")
+                    : "—"}
             </span>
           </button>
         );

client/src/screens/FpkgConvert/OptionsCard.tsx

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface OptionsCardProps {
   canBrowse: boolean;
   compression: FpkgCompression;
   onCompression: (c: FpkgCompression) => void;
-  estimates: Record<FpkgCompression, FpkgEstimate> | "pending" | null | undefined;
+  estimates: Partial<Record<FpkgCompression, FpkgEstimate>> | "pending" | null | undefined;
   locked: boolean;
   /** The package's planned (uncompressed) size, once the game is checked. */
   plannedSize?: number;

client/src/screens/FpkgConvert/cards.test.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ describe("CompressionTiles", () => {
       <CompressionTiles value="balanced" onChange={() => {}} estimates={estimates} />,
     );
     expect(out).toContain('role="radiogroup"');
-    expect((out.match(/role="radio"/g) ?? []).length).toBe(3);
+    expect((out.match(/role="radio"/g) ?? []).length).toBe(4);
+    expect(out).toContain("Stored");
     expect(out).toMatch(/aria-checked="true"[^>]*>[\s\S]*?Balanced/);
     expect(out).toContain("Recommended");
   });

engine/crates/ps5upload-fpkg/src/build.rs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub struct BuildRequest {
     /// layout.
     pub kraken: bool,
     /// How hard the Kraken encoder works: `PS5UPLOAD_FPKG_LEVEL` (`fast`, `balanced`,
-    /// `smallest`) overrides the default, Balanced.
+    /// `smallest`, or `stored` for no compression) overrides the default, Balanced.
     pub level: crate::kraken::Level,
     /// Narrows the package's PlayGo languages to this one (`fr-FR`, …; see
     /// [`cnt_write::playgo_scenario_json`]). Absent, it declares all of them with `en-US` first.

engine/crates/ps5upload-fpkg/src/kraken.rs

@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ pub enum Level {
     Balanced,
     /// An optimal parse with deeper match searches, priced three times.
     Smallest,
+    /// No compression: every block stored raw in the same block layout. The fallback when a
+    /// console refuses to play a compressed package (compression is verified on FW 5.10 only).
+    Stored,
 }
 
 impl std::str::FromStr for Level {
@@ -297,6 +300,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for Level {
             "fast" => Ok(Level::Fast),
             "balanced" => Ok(Level::Balanced),
             "smallest" => Ok(Level::Smallest),
+            "stored" | "store" | "none" => Ok(Level::Stored),
             other => Err(format!("unknown compression level {other:?}")),
         }
     }
@@ -309,6 +313,7 @@ impl Level {
             Level::Fast => 16,
             Level::Balanced => 32,
             Level::Smallest => 128,
+            Level::Stored => 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ impl Level {
             Level::Fast => 0,
             Level::Balanced => 2,
             Level::Smallest => 3,
+            Level::Stored => 0,
         }
     }
 }

engine/crates/ps5upload-fpkg/src/kraken_image.rs

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ pub fn compress(
         |(t, bytes)| {
             // Stored (`PS5UPLOAD_FPKG_KRAKEN_STORE=1`, see `store_only`): every half raw, the same
             // layout with nothing for the console's decoder to decompress.
-            let halves = if store_only() {
+            let halves = if store_only() || level == kraken::Level::Stored {
                 bytes
                     .chunks(kraken::HALF)
                     .map(|h| Half::Raw(h.to_vec()))