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3.51 Firmware Downgrading or w/e i need to do to get PSX games.
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armytaco
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7. March 2008 @ 10:00 |
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Ok, ok. So here is my predicament. I honestly have little knowledge of firmware and homebrew and mods and emulators etc etc. BUT I have been attempting to get PSX games on my PSP for ages, to no success, obviously. I ALMOST got the first disc of Final Fantasy VIII to work, however i got a message noting my that I had to "activate the system" so I gave up on that one. Please someone help me with the following tasks:
Games I am trying to get on PSP:
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Legend of Dragoon
Chrono Cross
Spyro the Dragon
Etc.
However I realize which particular game I want will probably not matter.
What I have:
PSP System - 3.51 firmware
USB cable
uTorrent
1 GB mem. stick
So... any advice? Btw use small words im not too fast on this stuff. HELP is VERY MUCH appreciated.
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7. March 2008 @ 10:10 |
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i assume that when you say you are on 3.51 firmware, you mean that you are not running custom firmware???
If this is the case you need to upgrade to custom firmware befor you can put your own PSX games onto PSP. Read the Stickies, there are plenty of threads showing how to downgrade!
EDIT: Also, i'd change your thread title to something more descriptive of your problem, as it may get closed otherwise...
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armytaco
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7. March 2008 @ 10:24 |
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I've read some of the downgrading things to me and to be honest, they make no sense to me. If someone could help me from the very beginning here and help explain it, I really just want to play those games on my PSP and be done with it :P
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armytaco
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7. March 2008 @ 10:38 |
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Ok, a bit more reading and this is what I have come up with:
I Have a OFW.
I Want a CFW.
I Need to "Downgrade" to 1.50 before I can "Upgrade" to a CFW.
Two Questions:
1. What does 3.71 M33 or w/e it was called do? Can it play PSX games (Like EBOOT.PBP or w/e)?
2. Does anyone have a link to downgrade to 1.50?
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7. March 2008 @ 11:33 |
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Here, follow this link and the easy to do instructions on downgrading your PSP and updating it to the newest custom firmware.
Then follow this link to install the popsloader which will help you out on certain games including FF7.
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7. March 2008 @ 12:27 |
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Originally posted by armytaco:
Ok, a bit more reading and this is what I have come up with:
I Have a OFW.
I Want a CFW.
I Need to "Downgrade" to 1.50 before I can "Upgrade" to a CFW.
Two Questions:
1. What does 3.71 M33 or w/e it was called do? Can it play PSX games (Like EBOOT.PBP or w/e)?
2. Does anyone have a link to downgrade to 1.50?
Hello again.
I know it seems very confusing to start with...but keep reading and hopefully i will be able to make it a bit clearer for you.
You're right in thinking that you have the OFW at the moment. Sony's firmware is very restrictive with the things you can do with your PSP. It does not allow you to play game backups, or to convert your old PSX games to allow them to play on the PSP.
However, there are ways to fully unlock your PSP, to allow it to do the things above, and much more. "unlocking" your PSP is done by putting Custom Firmware onto it in place of Sony's versions.
The most used CFW's are created by a hacker called Dark_aleX (aka DaX or D_A). These are hacked versions of Sony's official firmware, and so have the full functionality of the OFW, but also allow you to run unassigned code on the PSP, or, in other words, play your backups/PS1 games aswell as homebrew software.
The CFW's by D_A are identified by Sony's firmware number (eg 3.71), followed by M33, which indicates that it is firmware version 3.71, but it has been hacked by the M33 team.
So, in order to play your PSX games, you are going to need to install CFW.
To do this, you will need a Pandora Battery, and a Magic Memory Stick.
A Pandora battery is basically a battery lets the PSP enter "Service Mode". When it is in Service Mode, it can read its start up information from a memory stick, as oppose to the PSP inbuilt system files.
There are 3 main ways to get a pandora...if you know someone else with a PSP running Custom Firmware, then you can use THIS guide to use their PSP to make your Pandora. The second way is to "hardmod" your PSP battery. This involves opening up your battery and physically altering the circuit boards in it ( i do not recommend this option).
The third option is to buy a Datel TOOL Battery...available HERE. This is pre-made Pandora Battery, and will work straight away, with no modification. This is the ONLY option i recommend, as it is the only one that i have tried!
The Magic Memory Stick is the memory stick that the PSP will boot from when your pandora battery is inserted. You can use THIS guide to help you make you Magic Memory Stick. I t is really easy to follow, and works perfectly.
Once you have your Pandora Battery and Magic Memory stick, simply put the memory stick into you PSP, Put in your Pandora Battery, and the PSP should start up on its own. Follow the on-screen instructions, and those in the guide above and after a few minutes your PSP will have been modified, and will be running the 3.71 M33 custom firmware.
Hope that has helped you understand a little better. If you have any more questions, just let me know and i'll do my best to help you out.
Once you have got the CFW running, we can go through how to run your PSX games on it.
Good Luck
IBIZAGTI
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armytaco
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7. March 2008 @ 18:52 |
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So assuming I don't know anyone running a PSP on CFW, I cannot get a Pandora Battery without buying it?
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7. March 2008 @ 19:33 |
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yes, you can hardmod your battery...this involves opening it up, and removing one of the pins from an chip on the circuit board. You would then have to re-solder the pin back to the board afterwards to make it function as a normal battery, which is VERY delicate work, and i WOULD NOT recommend it unless you were skilled at electronics and soldering...that being said, there are plenty of guides showing you how to do it, just use google to search for them. If you do mess up your battery and/or PSP though, it's no ones fault but your own!
I'd highly recommend buying the TOOL battery...they are spot on for the money, and its handy to have one around should you ever need it in future!
EDIT: Yay...this post finally got me my member status :) :)
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