Who Has a PSP??

[kirayamato]

yeah, true!   

[FamicomFreak]

I picked up my PSP once again and charged it and all but I'm wondering what to do with it. I downgraded it to firm 1.5 last year and never got into updating it to the hacked firmware that'll let me play ps1 games and iso images among other things. Can anyone help me out on what to do? which updates to install and maybe a tutorial on how to upgrade my psp? Thanks!

[kirayamato]

okay, i'll help!

1) did you mod your PSP using a pandora battery?

[satoshi_matrix]

Sweet. I am in the EXACT same boat. I have a 1.5 PSP capable of running emulators through the use of the old "two copies of each file" thing circa 2006. I would love to update my PSP but require guidance in doing so.

And no, I've not hacked it using a pandora battery. my psp is the actual 1.5 original firmware.

[FamicomFreak]

no I didn't hacked it with a pandora battery. I did a mod with some files etc etc. but then I mod it back because it wouldn't let me upgrade to a later custom firmware and I would try to update it again but then I got a ds and forgot about my psp lol.

[kirayamato]

oh, if you want to mod any PSPs, you HAVE TO HAVE A PANDORA BATTERY!
if you mod it with some files, that means you may have been fooled,
after you mod your PSP with the Pandora battery, you could install the emulators

[LocalToast]

oh, if you want to mod any PSPs, you HAVE TO HAVE A PANDORA BATTERY!
if you mod it with some files, that means you may have been fooled,
after you mod your PSP with the Pandora battery, you could install the emulators

That may be the case for some people, but for those who still have ancient firmware you can still do it via other techniques. For example, I downgraded mine using the Lumines exploit.

[satoshi_matrix]

Can you write me a tutorial on what I need to do to get the custom firmware or simply link me to a reliable site will detailed instructions? Anything written with 1.5 PSP's in mind would be preferred.

[LocalToast]

Can you write me a tutorial on what I need to do to get the custom firmware or simply link me to a reliable site will detailed instructions? Anything written with 1.5 PSP's in mind would be preferred.

It's been a long time since I've done anything with PSP homebrew (almost 2 years), but the sites I remember using frequently were:

http://dl.qj.net
http://forums.afterdawn.com
http://www.dark-alex.org

Those forums have plenty of tutorials. The last site listed is the site belonging to the guy who basically created CFW, so you'll find the latest firmwares there. Also, the first site mentioned provides a good number of homebrew/official firmwares if and when you may need them.

[Lorfarius]

You could also try looking at PSPIso.com.

[kirayamato]

wait, do anyone of you STILL have the firmware of 1.5?

[Byron]

I do.

[kirayamato]

what do your PSP have for the XMB?? and is it custon firmware or is it original?

[FamicomFreak]

well mine started with 2.4 but I downgraded to 1.5 so that I can do the custom firmware upgrade. I'm lost though...

[Byron]

It's been a 1.5 since the day it was made. I'm not sure what you're asking me about the XMB, though. There's nothing special about it, as far as I know..