21 replies to this topic

[Pook]

So I just picked up a cheap PSP and am looking into running homebrew on it. Had a read online about custom firmware but I'm unclear, various guides I've read seem to contradict eachother and I understand bricking them is all too easy.

I understand that 4.01 M33-2 is the latest custom version, I just checked my PSP and it's on 3.51.

Anyone in the know here that can help talk me through this? Great if you're on MSN to help me later once the nipper is settled.

Pook

[VampUK]

Try over at fruit forums, theres a few guys there who seem to know their stuff on this subject.

[richy76]

If i remember correctly, first you have to downgrade youre firmware to 1.50 then put the newer firmware on it.
I had mine flashed & it was great, downloading all the games from torrent sites & putting them on my memory card.
I dont know how to flash the PSP myself but was trying to learn but never had the bottle incase i bricked it.

[richy76]

That firmware on it looks dodgy as well, it says on the net that it has been updated to stop exploits.

[dtrmad2004]

Pook, add me on MSN if you want and i'll have a chat tomorrow. just add @yahoo.com to my username

Your easiest route is to modify or buy a pandora battery, and find someone with an psp and custom FW to make you a magic memory stick with UPMS.

If you want, send me your stick or any memory stick (lowest 512mb AFAIK) and i'll get UPMS V4 installed on it which will take you to 3.90M33-3 and then use network update to update to the latest custom firmware.

I've never had any luck with the MMS creators for people without CFW.

[Pook]

Pook, add me on MSN if you want and i'll have a chat tomorrow. just add @yahoo.com to my username

Your easiest route is to modify or buy a pandora battery, and find someone with an psp and custom FW to make you a magic memory stick with UPMS.

If you want, send me your stick or any memory stick (lowest 512mb AFAIK) and i'll get UPMS V4 installed on it which will take you to 3.90M33-3 and then use network update to update to the latest custom firmware.

I've never had any luck with the MMS creators for people without CFW.

Ok will do, be friday now before I get anytime to myself online.

I did find a website that did it all for your, courier there and back for £25. Read some reviews on the service and seems reccomended.

Pook

[flying_giraffe]

just got mine back off the nephew, and now all the file folders have changed, and says cannot copy over files as no room, even after a format, has this accidentally been updated to a sony fw?

[dtrmad2004]

The card has possibly corrupted? fake?

Go to memory stick if you can and press triangle for information, see if it says Magicgate: unknown or supported. Unknown means its fake.

Fake cards can become corrupt and refuse to work afterwards, I had a 4gig die doing a fill test.

You could always try formatting it in a pc memory card reader.

[herm07]

go here and read for a while

PSP Downgrading, Firmware Exploits & Launchers - MaxConsole Forums

[flying_giraffe]

it now comes up with folders, dic, gps, net, psp, registry, and vsh, even though its a fake 4gig card (tried 2) it says no space, would a legit umd update the psp if it was put in? i really haven't a clue, if its not an easy fix, then ii wont bother with it, thanks for any info.

[fruitzone]

I did my own psp and made a pandora battery for it too..

Look here for a guide..

Guide: Create Pandora Battery + MMS using Official/1.50/CFW PSP

Did mine and a friends one..both are slim ones too..

CFW 5.00 m33-3 is out now..

http://www.dark-alex.org/

Hope this helps Pook..

Spanner

Edited by fruitzone, 02 November 2008 - 08:32 PM.

[spa]

I did my own psp and made a pandora battery for it too..

Look here for a guide..

Guide: Create Pandora Battery + MMS using Official/1.50/CFW PSP

Did mine and a friends one..both are slim ones too..

CFW 5.00 m33-3 is out now..

Dark-AleX - PSP Developer

Hope this helps Pook..

Spanner

I upgraded mine to that over the weekend. Going to the store and downloading demos is pretty sweet

The PSP never gets a look in until this time of year. Tiger woods 09 all the way atm

[maverickuk1]

i did mine over a year ago using a pandora battery and memory card, youll need to buy a battery and memory card then if you google darkalex you can get the program through there to make a pandora battery and card and you should get a tutorial on there too. you could also just go to the piratebay and download the torrent from there with all you need. Once youve got a pandora battery and card you dont need to worry bout bricking it as that unbricks them and restores the psp back to factory sttings on 1.50 firmware. but becarful of some of the newer custom firmwares they have got glitches in them

[Liverpool2008]

So I just picked up a cheap PSP and am looking into running homebrew on it. Had a read online about custom firmware but I'm unclear, various guides I've read seem to contradict eachother and I understand bricking them is all too easy.

I understand that 4.01 M33-2 is the latest custom version, I just checked my PSP and it's on 3.51.

Anyone in the know here that can help talk me through this? Great if you're on MSN to help me later once the nipper is settled.

Pook

you will need to update system aswell and install it on the PSP

[dtrmad2004]

you will need to update system aswell and install it on the PSP

Yes but not to an original firmware update.

Pook, we never had that chat did we.

What do you want to do with the psp? if it's just to play games then you wont have any worries regarding bricking. Even if you decide to delve deeper, its easily fixable with the right software and a modified battery.

[madshaun1984]

Its easy to create your own pandora battery, and you dont need a psp already on custom firmware, you can d/l programs to write the memory card for you, I have done several, of these myself, for friends, everything you need to know is easy to find, but if you need some help, feel free to ask me, I'll try and find the links for you, also google dark alex and take a look at his site, its a great starting point,

Mads

edit grab despertar del cementerio v7 from http://alek.dark-alex.org/filez/dax/ and follow the instructions once you have created your pandora battery,http://www.pspmod.co...t-homebrew.html

Edited by madshaun1984, 03 November 2008 - 08:48 AM.

[Geddy]

Ok so with a new slim PSP on 4.01 (I think) is it easy to put a custom firmware on it? I did the old fat ones easy as they did not need a Pandora.

A great deal of the sites (even those linked to here) are quite confusing at times. Can anyone either do my slim PSP for me or produce a very clear step by step guide on how to do it. Cheers.

(also why does my phat psp connect okay to my router but the chuffing slim one won't for love nor money???... hehe.)

Playing the PSP on the big telly is funny

[curlywill]

the latest update for psp is v5.01

[Dr DX]

you cant play homebrew on the legal 5.01