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66nicole66 · 12-04-2005, 02:05 PM

Wow,
super thread!

I did spent more than half a day to find this info!

And it's all here.......
Great!

(but whished I found it earlier....)

**EM1L** · 12-04-2005, 02:10 PM

You should put a region guide :

1000 = JP Region 2
1001 = US/Canada Region 1
1002 =
1003 =
1004 =
1005 =
1006 =
1007 =

I think it only goes up to 1007 but i could be wrong.
Also you need to add the 1.5 --> 1.00 downgrader.

**FrozenIpaq** · 12-04-2005, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SovietSlayer

You should put a region guide :

1000 = JP Region 2
1001 = US/Canada Region 1
1002 =
1003 =
1004 =
1005 =
1006 =
1007 =

I think it only goes up to 1007 but i could be wrong.
Also you need to add the 1.5 --> 1.00 downgrader.

Yeah, I requested the region information a while ago, but no one could offer me help

**EM1L** · 12-04-2005, 02:34 PM

I think 1002 is korea
1003/4 is EU
i know one is china and indea

adante · 12-13-2005, 09:21 AM

well this is possibly an incredibly stupid question, but seeing as this is titled the ULTIMATE newbie guide...

how, exactly, do you tell which firmware your PSP currently has?

I gather this is all obvious because nobody says, but unfortunately I don't actually own a PSP, and have only played with one for maybe 10 minutes (making me the ULTIMATE NEWBIE perhaps). However, I need to be able to spell this out for my technologically illiterate relatives in order to ensure they buy me a PSP with homebrewable firmware.

**NeilR** · 12-13-2005, 10:52 AM

If you are looking to know before buying: Determine PSP Firmware using box codes.

And to check out what's loaded, you browse to Settings --> System Settings --> System Information.

toeknee27 · 12-29-2005, 05:25 PM

cool, just got sent to this after newbie questions

so much help, looks like I'll enjoy GTA for now and hold out for some 2.01 downgrader, some of the homebrew things look quite fun.

Belated thanks to all the guys who wrote and edited this

Tony

james1238 · 01-22-2006, 07:43 PM

thank you very much for a very brief guide for people who are new to psp.
And I am very happy for my son as his psp is version 1.0. I was trying to update his psp earlier but decide to do some homework as I do not believe big company when it come to upgrade as upgrade mostly to do with software rather then hardware problem.
But one thing I would like to ask is that if the games require higher version to work, what about its homebrew?
thank you again for all the information.

houllich · 01-24-2006, 08:41 AM

how do i delete my current firmware plzzz i have to know :sad:

**Galathos** · 02-07-2006, 08:13 PM

Will i be able to roll back to version 1.52?

**NeilR** · 02-07-2006, 08:46 PM

As stated, the only firmware that can be rolled back or downgraded is version 2.0. If you upgraded beyond 2.0, then you cannot downgrade.

Shinzetsu · 02-22-2006, 08:04 AM

Awesome Guide

**NeilR** · 02-22-2006, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinzetsu

Awesome Guide

Nice to know that some new people make use of it. We're all glad.

josh-7 · 02-22-2006, 04:35 PM

frozen, help needed.
I have been trying to put games on my psp. 1.5. i used the way that u said to use LEgions120802's premade homebrew's. it doesnt work. once its on the psp it says corrupt data. help plz

**NeilR** · 02-22-2006, 04:40 PM

For some reason, downloads where people have done corrupt icon hiding never work for me either. Most likely, your folders look something like "SNES__________" and "SNES~%" or something like that; try renaming them simply as SNES and SNES%.

josh-7 · 02-22-2006, 04:56 PM

thanks Neil, but this didnt work either. All of the things I have tried to put on the psp have been from Legions post above. any more suggestions??

**FrozenIpaq** · 02-22-2006, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josh-7

thanks Neil, but this didnt work either. All of the things I have tried to put on the psp have been from Legions post above. any more suggestions??

There should appear two icons in the game menu, one is corrupted the other should not be. How do they appear on your PSP?

josh-7 · 02-22-2006, 05:06 PM

okay.
On my pc.....
I download Pacman. I get the pacman in a zipped folder. I right click and press "Extract all". once its unzipped, i drag it into the Game folder. now in the game folder is a Pacman folder. Inside the pacman folder there is Pacman and Pacman%. Inside each of those is an EBOOT.PBP file.

On my psp....
i go to game menu, memory stick. and there is an icon with "corrupted Data" beside it.

ps... This may be totally normal. but the EBOOT files on my pc cannot be opened. Windows doesnt know what program to use to run them. This may be normal i dont know, Im not really smart with comp's.

thanks for your help

**FrozenIpaq** · 02-22-2006, 05:09 PM

Ok, I know what the problem is..

You need the Pacman and Pacman% folders in the PSP/Game folder (the ones that are in the first Pacman folder). So..

PSP/Game
-Pacman->eboot.pbp
-Pacman%->eboot.pbp

josh-7 · 02-22-2006, 05:12 PM

Okay thank you.

It worked a bit further and went into the psp, i clicked to play pacman, it started to go and then a grey screen came up and says "the game could not be started (80020148)

any suggestions?

**FrozenIpaq** · 02-22-2006, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josh-7

Okay thank you.

It worked a bit further and went into the psp, i clicked to play pacman, it started to go and then a grey screen came up and says "the game could not be started (80020148)

any suggestions?

Hmm...If you follow the installation instructions correctly everything should work.

josh-7 · 02-22-2006, 05:46 PM

I am now trying to download Kexploit or whatever, but once i download it it is an RAR file which my computer doesnt know how to open. please help? do I need to do it this way and download Kexploit?

**FrozenIpaq** · 02-22-2006, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josh-7

I am now trying to download Kexploit or whatever, but once i download it it is an RAR file which my computer doesnt know how to open. please help? do I need to do it this way and download Kexploit?

WinRAR (rarlab.com)

Slaer · 02-22-2006, 07:14 PM

I feel sooooo stupid posting this, but I am having major troubles figuring out how to get this to work:
Ok, so I downloaded some MP4 videos from google, but no matter where I put them, they don't show up on my psp? (it came with firmware 2.5) :sad:

**NeilR** · 02-23-2006, 12:02 PM

slaer, in the guide you'll find a section:

" Supported formats: MPEG4 (all firmware), AVC (requires 2.0+)

To convert videos to MPEG4 format, I would suggest downloading: PSP Movie Creator and then download PSP Video9 to encode/format for AVC/MPEG4.

Install MP4 videos in the: MP_ROOT folder (F:/MP_ROOT)

AVC videos go in the 100ANV01 folder, in the format MAQxxxxx.MP4 i.e MAQ10018.mp4

MPEG4 go into the 100MNV01 folder in the normal way.".

Basically, the PSP requires the files to be modified prior to use. The linked tools will setup everything for you.

Astrid · 02-24-2006, 06:21 AM

hey a psp n00bie topic!
fits me

**slickpick** · 03-06-2006, 06:35 PM

Need lua player help and lua game help check my lua guide.

tonyfy8 · 03-18-2006, 08:22 AM

help - i'm stuck ! I've got a new 1.5 and i'm trying to download the emulator and fastloader software but in the meantime my 10 year old wants to play a video (legit). I keep getting an error message telling me i must upgrade the system software to 1.52. Why do I need to upgrade to 1.52? will upgrading stop me from playing homebrew? - any ideas?

**Abe_Froeman** · 03-18-2006, 08:25 AM

You won't be able to play any type of homebrew on 1.52, so I would either staying at 1.50.

What type of video are you trying to play?

tonyfy8 · 03-18-2006, 08:27 AM

hiya, a shop bought UMD Video "this disc is playable on the PSP system" - "250 classic goals from the FA Premier League" - can't wait :icon_wink

12-04-2005, 02:10 PM	#32
EM1L Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,629 Trader Feedback: 0	You should put a region guide : 1000 = JP Region 2 1001 = US/Canada Region 1 1002 = 1003 = 1004 = 1005 = 1006 = 1007 = I think it only goes up to 1007 but i could be wrong. Also you need to add the 1.5 --> 1.00 downgrader. __________________ [SIZE=3]ztype85 is dead in iraq:( [/SIZE] Last edited by EM1L; 12-04-2005 at 02:17 PM..

12-04-2005, 02:34 PM	#34
EM1L Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,629 Trader Feedback: 0	I think 1002 is korea 1003/4 is EU i know one is china and indea __________________ [SIZE=3]ztype85 is dead in iraq:( [/SIZE]

02-22-2006, 05:12 PM	#50
josh-7 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	Okay thank you. It worked a bit further and went into the psp, i clicked to play pacman, it started to go and then a grey screen came up and says "the game could not be started (80020148) any suggestions? Last edited by josh-7; 02-22-2006 at 05:19 PM..

03-06-2006, 06:35 PM	#57
slickpick Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 848 Trader Feedback: 0	Need lua player help and lua game help check my lua guide. __________________ Nintendo DS: R4 PSP: 4.01 m33-2 with 1.50 kernal addon

12-04-2005, 02:05 PM	#31
66nicole66 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the Nehterlands Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Wow, super thread! I did spent more than half a day to find this info! And it's all here....... Great! (but whished I found it earlier....)

12-13-2005, 09:21 AM	#35
adante Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	well this is possibly an incredibly stupid question, but seeing as this is titled the ULTIMATE newbie guide... how, exactly, do you tell which firmware your PSP currently has? I gather this is all obvious because nobody says, but unfortunately I don't actually own a PSP, and have only played with one for maybe 10 minutes (making me the ULTIMATE NEWBIE perhaps). However, I need to be able to spell this out for my technologically illiterate relatives in order to ensure they buy me a PSP with homebrewable firmware.

12-13-2005, 10:52 AM	#36
NeilR Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,010 Trader Feedback: 0	If you are looking to know before buying: Determine PSP Firmware using box codes. And to check out what's loaded, you browse to Settings --> System Settings --> System Information.

12-29-2005, 05:25 PM	#37
toeknee27 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 23 Trader Feedback: 0	cool, just got sent to this after newbie questions so much help, looks like I'll enjoy GTA for now and hold out for some 2.01 downgrader, some of the homebrew things look quite fun. Belated thanks to all the guys who wrote and edited this Tony

01-22-2006, 07:43 PM	#38
james1238 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 Trader Feedback: 0	thank you very much for a very brief guide for people who are new to psp. And I am very happy for my son as his psp is version 1.0. I was trying to update his psp earlier but decide to do some homework as I do not believe big company when it come to upgrade as upgrade mostly to do with software rather then hardware problem. But one thing I would like to ask is that if the games require higher version to work, what about its homebrew? thank you again for all the information.

01-24-2006, 08:41 AM	#39
houllich Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	how do i delete my current firmware plzzz i have to know :sad:

02-07-2006, 08:13 PM	#40
Galathos Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 99 Trader Feedback: 0	Will i be able to roll back to version 1.52?

02-07-2006, 08:46 PM	#41
NeilR Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,010 Trader Feedback: 0	As stated, the only firmware that can be rolled back or downgraded is version 2.0. If you upgraded beyond 2.0, then you cannot downgrade.

02-22-2006, 08:04 AM	#42
Shinzetsu Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Awesome Guide

02-22-2006, 04:35 PM	#44
josh-7 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	frozen, help needed. I have been trying to put games on my psp. 1.5. i used the way that u said to use LEgions120802's premade homebrew's. it doesnt work. once its on the psp it says corrupt data. help plz

02-22-2006, 04:40 PM	#45
NeilR Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,010 Trader Feedback: 0	For some reason, downloads where people have done corrupt icon hiding never work for me either. Most likely, your folders look something like "SNES__________" and "SNES~%" or something like that; try renaming them simply as SNES and SNES%.

02-22-2006, 04:56 PM	#46
josh-7 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	thanks Neil, but this didnt work either. All of the things I have tried to put on the psp have been from Legions post above. any more suggestions??

02-22-2006, 05:06 PM	#48
josh-7 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	okay. On my pc..... I download Pacman. I get the pacman in a zipped folder. I right click and press "Extract all". once its unzipped, i drag it into the Game folder. now in the game folder is a Pacman folder. Inside the pacman folder there is Pacman and Pacman%. Inside each of those is an EBOOT.PBP file. On my psp.... i go to game menu, memory stick. and there is an icon with "corrupted Data" beside it. ps... This may be totally normal. but the EBOOT files on my pc cannot be opened. Windows doesnt know what program to use to run them. This may be normal i dont know, Im not really smart with comp's. thanks for your help

02-22-2006, 05:09 PM	#49
FrozenIpaq Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,986 Trader Feedback: 0	Ok, I know what the problem is.. You need the Pacman and Pacman% folders in the PSP/Game folder (the ones that are in the first Pacman folder). So.. PSP/Game -Pacman->eboot.pbp -Pacman%->eboot.pbp

02-22-2006, 05:46 PM	#52
josh-7 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	I am now trying to download Kexploit or whatever, but once i download it it is an RAR file which my computer doesnt know how to open. please help? do I need to do it this way and download Kexploit?

02-22-2006, 07:14 PM	#54
Slaer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Trader Feedback: 0	I feel sooooo stupid posting this, but I am having major troubles figuring out how to get this to work: Ok, so I downloaded some MP4 videos from google, but no matter where I put them, they don't show up on my psp? (it came with firmware 2.5) :sad:

02-23-2006, 12:02 PM	#55
NeilR Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,010 Trader Feedback: 0	slaer, in the guide you'll find a section: " Supported formats: MPEG4 (all firmware), AVC (requires 2.0+) To convert videos to MPEG4 format, I would suggest downloading: PSP Movie Creator and then download PSP Video9 to encode/format for AVC/MPEG4. Install MP4 videos in the: MP_ROOT folder (F:/MP_ROOT) AVC videos go in the 100ANV01 folder, in the format MAQxxxxx.MP4 i.e MAQ10018.mp4 MPEG4 go into the 100MNV01 folder in the normal way.". Basically, the PSP requires the files to be modified prior to use. The linked tools will setup everything for you.

02-24-2006, 06:21 AM	#56
Astrid Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holland Posts: 11 Trader Feedback: 0	hey a psp n00bie topic! fits me

03-18-2006, 08:22 AM	#58
tonyfy8 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3 Trader Feedback: 0	help - i'm stuck ! I've got a new 1.5 and i'm trying to download the emulator and fastloader software but in the meantime my 10 year old wants to play a video (legit). I keep getting an error message telling me i must upgrade the system software to 1.52. Why do I need to upgrade to 1.52? will upgrading stop me from playing homebrew? - any ideas?

03-18-2006, 08:25 AM	#59
Abe_Froeman Retired QJ ***istrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Real First Name: Mandatory Field Filler Location: East Coast of US Just Played: Mandatory Field Filler** Posts: 14,616 Trader Feedback: 0	You won't be able to play any type of homebrew on 1.52, so I would either staying at 1.50. What type of video are you trying to play?

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03-18-2006, 08:27 AM	#60
tonyfy8 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3 Trader Feedback: 0	hiya, a shop bought UMD Video "this disc is playable on the PSP system" - "250 classic goals from the FA Premier League" - can't wait :icon_wink