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factory 2.6, safe to downgrade?
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Earth_Boy
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28. July 2006 @ 11:21 |
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like the title says, is it safe to downgrade a factory 2.6 with the easy downdater thing? what are the chances of bricking?
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28. July 2006 @ 11:35 |
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Earth_Boy
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28. July 2006 @ 11:41 |
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i dunno.. im planning on getting a new psp
is that motherboard the only thing that isnt downgradable? cuz i hear factory 2.6s have reports of bricking during downdate... or do all factory 2.6s come with the TA-082 PSP Motherboard...
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28. July 2006 @ 11:42 |
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Well once you get it then check. I have heard success stories about people downgraging factory 2.6's but it can't be TA-082 PCB.
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Earth_Boy
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28. July 2006 @ 11:48 |
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lol it might be too late to check once i get it.. XD i dont want to be stuck with a non-1.5 psp
thnx for ur replies hexitnow
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28. July 2006 @ 11:49 |
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It is safe to downgrade factory 2.5/2.6 PSPs. It is said you cant becuase mostly all factory 2.5/2.6 have TA-082 mobos and that is the only thing that keeps them from the freedom of firnware 1.5.
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Earth_Boy
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28. July 2006 @ 11:54 |
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ah ic.. thnx ibjaredu
i wish someone could crack the secret of the TA-082.. anyways do u guys know if it is possible to auto run the devhook emulated 2.71 fw without going into the 1.5 fw state first when u first turn on the psp?
is there a program that does this?
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28. July 2006 @ 11:54 |
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For some reason the TA-082 motherboard psps wont allow you to flash 1.5 or below onto the chip. So it probably is not a good idea to try if you have that mobo.
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28. July 2006 @ 11:58 |
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according to the guy that is working on the TA-082 multi firmware thing TA-082 can run 1.51 and above.
EDIT*.
UPDATE on TA-082 breakthrough, this didnt make me too happy.from PSPUPDATES.COM
Update: It seems that some of the members here mistook my excitement as a prelude to a downgrader announcement which would happen in the future. Just so that none of the readers get a wrong idea, I will clear a few things out:
This does not mean that there will be a software downgrader for the TA-082 PSPs anytime soon, or even if there will be one ever. Until now, all of us thought that the downgrading failure was something to do with the 1.50 IPL; that it had been blocked on the newer TA-082 motherboards. However, reading a lot of good material from the accomplished hardware hackers has put me in doubt. Rather than trying to translate it into 'noob'-speak, and mis-translating it in the process, I'll first quote some an important observation by 0okm in a thread in the PS2DEV forums.
"i use Hardware Downgrader make it to FW1.00
and try use FW1.50 EBOOT.PBP to update it but not success
the error same as software Downgrader :P
1007 with FW1.00 or FW2.00+1.00index.dat can't run 1.50 update EBOOT.PBP !!
so the problem is NOT on the IPL !!"
Now, in simpler words, it means that he downgraded a TA-082 PSP to firmware 1.0; using his hardware downgrader of course. Then, trying to run the 1.50 update gave him the same error which you would get when trying the 2.0 -> 1.5 MPH downgrader. This simply proves the fact that it isn't JUST the IPL which is blocking/getting blocked here.
Normally, flashing 1.0 firmware onto your PSP would also flash the 1.0 IPL, which should theoretically allow you to update to 1.5. But here, that is not the case. This does prove the fact that Sony have done a lot of hard work in trying to block firmware 1.5 on the newer motherboards. Obviously, the part about using a 1.0 update doesn't come into the picture because we don't even have a 1.0 update eboot.
It has been verified by 0okm that the new motherboards can support all firmwares including and upwards of 1.51, which leaves out 1.0 and 1.5. Although you might wonder why they still support FW 1.51 and others, you should know that the first TA-082s were sighted in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore to be specific) and were using FW 1.51 and above.
Nonetheless, this doesn't undermine the importance of this accomplishment. Even though we've covered 0okm's Multi Firmware Module before, I'll do a quick recap here. I can safely assume that this hack was done by 0okm primarily to let himself run any firmware on any PSP, without being restricted by the limits of software.
For a few months now, we've heard news about this hack. And it wouldn't be wrong to call it a modchip. The main advantage here again is the ability to manually flash any PSP with external hardware, and onto a separate storage chip. Now compare this with the Undiluted Platinum chip which is currently being sold commercially and you can see the similarities. I haven't been able to talk personally with 0okm to clear a few doubts, so I can't speak on anything apart from what I've read in the public forums.
But it's known that the TA-082 chip uses different voltages when compared to the earlier motherboards. The fact that 0okm has been able to apply his Multi Firmware hack on this newer model means that he has a few things already sorted out. Obviously, this doesn't prove that you will be able to downgrade your TA-082 PSPs to 1.5 any time soon. It's still a grey area as to how the chip is actually blocking the 1.50 update, and until someone can solve that problem, we can't hope for a downgrader, whether hardware-based or software-based.
What we can surely hope for, is that 0okm can continue his research on these 'cursed' motherboards, so that their owners can join us soon. Now onto my original post.
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28. July 2006 @ 12:01 |
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Link us to where this was stated I wanna read.
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28. July 2006 @ 12:03 |
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hex did you read the update on the breakthrough( i dont understand what half of it means but you probally will), its in the above post or on PSPupdates.com It took away all my hpe for my new PSP:(
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28. July 2006 @ 12:05 |
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Ahh i see i never caught the updated part. Whyd it take away all your hype. Did you upgrade to 2.71 or somethin thinkin a downgrader wouldnt be possible.
UPDATE:
NVM i caught another one of your posts and I understand now. :(
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28. July 2006 @ 12:16 |
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I only upgraded from 2.5 to 2.6 a while ago. This didnt really mean what
i thought it first meant(thinking it might lead to a downgrader). All it seems to mean to me( i might be wrong) is i might be able to dual boot if i want a piece of lard on the back of my PSP.
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28. July 2006 @ 13:09 |
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I would be happier if i could atleast downgrade my PSP to 2.0 as A-082 mobos supposidly support it.
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orion77
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30. July 2006 @ 21:25 |
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So there is no way as of now to downgrade a 2.60 with the TA-082?
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whelanboy
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3. August 2006 @ 08:12 |
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hi everyone. i have a factory v2.6 which isnt T8-082. so is it possible to downgrade to 1.5. if it is please can somebody suggest a downgrader to use. thank you everyone
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3. August 2006 @ 08:16 |
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3. August 2006 @ 08:16 |
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do a search and youll find loads of topics about this mate
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gtaUK
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3. August 2006 @ 08:42 |
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it is ok to downgrade a factory 2.5/2.6 so logn as it's not a TA--082 as i have downgraded a factory 2.6 psp which wasn't the ta-082 mobo so it is fine and the downgrader i used was the DOWNDATER_FINAL_AUTO which i think i got from pspupdates or psp-hacks.com but i got the downdater files (the 1.5 dump files) from somewhere else
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legend999
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3. August 2006 @ 08:51 |
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My cousin downgraded a 2.5 factory psp.i Think you're safe.
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whelanboy
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4. August 2006 @ 07:39 |
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thanks i everyone. yes i do have an unpatched version of gta lcs as i bought it in january. im going to use easy downgrader as it does pretty much all of it 4 you :) bye bye :)
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temphodgy
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4. August 2006 @ 07:46 |
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yes i well recommend the easy downgrader, just plug in the charger and usb and within 5 minutes its all done :)
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whelanboy
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4. August 2006 @ 08:01 |
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thanks for the help everyone
whelanboy
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whelanboy
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4. August 2006 @ 09:12 |
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im bricked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nah nt really 1.5!!!! :):):)
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