hi there peeps i have a psp moel number 1002, the software version is 1.52
now i ive read a few sites about models number 1001 and versions 1.0 and 1.5 how they can do a whole lot more then than the one i described to you which i have.
what im really asking is "should i bother to continue holding onto my psp", cos i've read several web sites that psp model 1001 update allows you to view not just jpeg but also .bmp .gif and .png
i think i also read that it can play other movie formats apart from just mp4 i think i saw it can also play divX movies.
i also read that psp's with software version 1.0 and 1.5 and play rom games, while version 1.51 and 1.52 cant.
so im just wondering is ther gonna be updates for the type of PSP i have and if there is can someone please gimme a link to it please, cos im not sure if i should bother to hold onto my psp if it's potential can only stem to to only viewing one type of picture format and only one movie format, and it annoys me to hear that other versions and models can play rom games and do other cool stuff while it appeasrs to me that the the one i have cant do crap all.
can you please gimme your opinions on waht i should do, it would be much apprciated.
btw i bought my PSP in Western Australia (Perth) just in case you's wanted to know waht part of the world i got mine from.
Di you want to run Hombrew (e.g. Emulators),. Or are you asking about PSP 2.0? Beacuse you can not have both. Besides the fact that your PSP is a 1.52 like the rest of us who bought the PSP on 01/09/05. So Emulation / Backups are not going to be an issue for us for a very VERY LONG TIME!!
So I'd guess you must be on about 2.0 then. Yes PSP2.0 has the Offical Web Browser and H.264(AVC) codec (e.g. Mp4),. But most people in these Fourms would tell you to hold off updateing to 2.0 becauses of a possible Downgrader Tool release. Sopossidly in the near Furture.
I have the naging felling about, and alot of other People are questiong wether or not WAB & PSP-DEV can even pull there Downgrader off. Here's what 'Mr A' has to say about Downgraders and there liklyhood of working:
The highly respected MaxConsole user known as 'Mr A' has let us know his thoughts on the rumoured WAB PSP downgrader and what it will take to actually make a firmware downgrader for the PSP . The editorial contains a few minor insults but most importantly 'Mr A' backs himself up with technical information as we have all come to expect from him. Let's just get straight that this is HIS view and not written by MaxConsole staff!
Recently we have all been exposed to a large amount of hype and rumors relating to attempts to downgrade PSP's firmware for the purpose of using homebrew software. Two groups in particular, WAB and PSP-DEV have been claiming that they have a downgrader working but as yet all we have seen from either of these groups are a bunch of faked videos - no actual information or anything else which might suggest that they actually do have something working.
I have quite a bit of experience with reverse engineering etc and have personally examined the PSP firmware upgrade procedure by decrypting the updater executable and accompanying data file so I know how it all works. If either WAB or PSP-DEV had the skills to do this then they would probably never have claimed that they could downgrade the firmware since they would know exactly what is involved and that its not possible through software alone. I will try to explain how this all works without getting too technical..
As you know, the PSP upgrades come in the form of EBOOT.PBP archive files. The archives contain the encrypted upgrade executable (DATA.PSP), the encrypted data file (DATA.PSAR) and some other information such as the firmware version which is contained in the PARAM.SFO file. The PARAM.SFO file has been the focus of many downgrade attempts, but all these attempts have been in vain. While the PSP OS does indeed use this file to get the firmware version which will be upgraded to, even if you can bypass this first check and actually get a updater running (say 1.50 updater on 1.52 system) you will still not be able to downgrade.
Maybe you agree with the article, maybe you don't - either way we want to hear from you in the forum thread link below!
This is because there is yet another check inside the update executable. The version information for the firmware which will be updated to is stored alongwith the rest of the upgrade data in the DATA.PSAR file. Once you start the upgrade the version information from the DATA.PSAR file is compared with the version of the firmware your PSP is currently running. If your PSP is running a more recent version than is contained in the DATA.PSAR file then you will receive an error.
Currently it is not possible for us to encrypt our own DATA.PSAR files or executable files. So we cannot simply edit the version information in the PSAR and we cannot simply patch out the check in the updater executable. I bet now some of you are thinking why dont you just change the firmware on your PSP so its reported as 1.00, then the upgrade will work!. In order to change the firmware version you will need to be able to execute unsigned code, if this was possible then a downgrade might not even be needed at all.
I dont see a working downgrade method appearing any time soon, especially with everybody going about it the wrong way! WAB dont seem to know what they are doing and they probably think that since you guys dont know either they can feed you crap. I just hope after reading this you are a bit more educated on the subject and now the lies they feed wont stick or continue giving people false hope for something which will most probably never come (at least not from these kids ala WAB).
And for those of you who have never heard of Mr A before, he was the first developer to correctly identify the changes of the v2.0 firmware and why it will be HARD to crack. Even IGN picked up on what he said, time will tell if he is right on this one too!
Oh and we hate having to say this time and time again, but unfortunately other websites forget basic ethics, so...if you wish to use any part of this article or refer to it then we expect MaxConsole to be clearly creditied.
Well then it's looking more and more like a Modchip will be needed then...
