[GUIDE] Ultimate Newbie Guide to the PSP

[Abe_Froeman]

Originally Posted by tonyfy8

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

Well is it's something that you need to watch, I would say upgrade to 2.00 firmware. By doing so, you will still be able to play emulators without the need of purchasing a copy a Grand Theft Auto, and it will allow you to watch the video. Homebrew, like emulators will be launched by using this loader:

http://dl.qj.net/2.0-Firmware-Eboot-.../517/catid/114

I'm assuming that you don't want a 10 year old playing GTA, and if that's true, 2.00 will be your best bet.

You can find the 2.00 firmware by following this link:

http://dl.qj.net/PSP-Firmware-2.00-F.../280/catid/163

I would also recommend reading a lot of the homebrew guides and FAQS that are stickied here before making your decision to weigh out the pros and cons of the choice you need to make.

[tonyfy8]

thanks mate will give it a go

[wm123]

ye thanks for that it helped me alot

[unreal_indy]

hey people, please help me out... I have a v1.5 psp. I just bought Team America Region 2... In theory it should load right? being that PSP 1.5 is region free... But i get a stupid Error "This disc cannot be started - The Region code is not correct"

What can i do? How can i load this movie!! Ugh...

[mnky]

Originally Posted by unreal_indy

hey people, please help me out... I have a v1.5 psp. I just bought Team America Region 2... In theory it should load right? being that PSP 1.5 is region free... But i get a stupid Error "This disc cannot be started - The Region code is not correct"

What can i do? How can i load this movie!! Ugh...

...1.5 isnt region free none are...

[fishey07]

Originally Posted by FrozenIpaq

[i]

The US price for the Sony PSP is retailed at 250$.

u shold change it to 200$ hence it went down. :mrgreen:

[stiruam14]

hey man update u r list firmware 2.5 + 2.6 can be downgraded

[NeilR]

Originally Posted by stiruam14

hey man update u r list firmware 2.5 + 2.6 can be downgraded

It was updated 2 days ago; I know because I updated it. If I missed something point it out to me.

[TehAgent]

there is one part of this that is miss leading,

the link to the 1.5 firmware is not an active download no more, this should be edited so people are aware of the situation

as when you click on the download button, it takes you to a error page, stating the page has been removed

[smegma11]

I have been looking through a lot of these threads and it's mind boggling. If I were to jump in right now and buy a new PSP at Best buy or somewhere, what is likely to be the firmware and what are the hacks available to me, Can I put movies on memory card, can I copy UMD games that I own, etc.

You don't have to teach me right now, just let me know what is available for me to do right now if I jump in and buy a new unit.

BTW if I am in the wrong place please put me in my right place.
Thanks

[Crappy psp online]

Please for f*cksacke, someone please tell me why it is so goddam*mned difficult in getting this piece of ***** psp to go friggin online?????
I am probably dumb and am overlooking some small detail, yet I have tried almost every guide in getting to play online, but I have been failing for over two weeks now and i am VERY pissed!

Can someone help me???

Please!!!

[Savagefreak]

Originally Posted by Crappy psp online

Please for f*cksacke, someone please tell me why it is so goddam*mned difficult in getting this piece of ***** psp to go friggin online?????
I am probably dumb and am overlooking some small detail, yet I have tried almost every guide in getting to play online, but I have been failing for over two weeks now and i am VERY pissed!

Can someone help me???

Please!!!

Do you have WiFi?
(= wireless internet)
Did you have typed your security correct?

And did you just signed up to say this?

[sdmac619]

yo wassup! i just got my psp for christmas and was wondering how i play all these games on my psp? can anyone give instructions on how to use them?

[Brad]

Little updates to add

Change

At the current time it is only possible to downgrade 2.0, 2.50, and 2.60 to 1.5. 2.0 using a different method then 2.50/2.60. Many will continue to try on future firmware revisions.

to

At the current time it is only possible to downgrade 2.0, 2.01, 2.50, 2.60, 2.71 and 2.8 to 1.5.

And for downgrade guide links point to this thread for 2.00 - 2.71
http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-hacks-9/t...ml#post1332936

You can also point 2.8 there or point 2.8 to this one
http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-hacks-9/t...ted-90301.html

[kuko]

hi. im new here. in my system info, it says 3.10 OE-A. But in recovery, it says homebrew:currently 1.5 kernel. Now, I want to play silent hill origins and syphon filter, but when I open, it says game could not be started (80020148). But I have also other games like mario, tekken, nba etc., which is working well. Anybody can help me to be able to play games like silent hill ans sypyon filter. PLease I need help

[Adiuvo]

Sorry, but these forums do not allow ISO troubleshooting. Forum policies are linked in my signature.

[kuko]

oh i'm sorry. but can you at least let me know where if there are other forums that troubleshoot ISOs, maybe PM me or something. Thanks, I appreciate it.

[psp2468]

excellent guide

[andyRoO]

Hello, i'm currenty bought a psp off a friend, which was flashed i could play sega / nintendo emulators and download games.... but i didn't use the psp for a few weeks and my mem card was wiped, and im un-sure how 2 reflash it. :|

Also when i play my UMD films, they say wrong region code alot... (Region 2 say it) (Globe with number 2)

Can Anyone Advise?

Thank you.

Andyroo

[GUNNIE04]

Hi can someone HELP me i have just bought a second hand psp v 3.11 under the faulse impression i could just down load games to a memory stick and play them. i have been reading up on firmware and down grades and managed to totaly confuss my self. can anyone give me advice on what is best to go for and can i down load games after i do one of theas things
thanks

[wmlim]

Hi Frozen

In need of your guidance. I am a new user of PSP and I am totally lost in all these technicalities. Manage to download some games and hopefully it could be transferred to MS to begin the experience but .... When I unarchived the d/led files, did not find any with the *.cso extension but with a psp_game folder & a umd_data.bin file. How should i proceed?

Thanks:

[FrozenIpaq]

Originally Posted by wmlim

Hi Frozen

In need of your guidance. I am a new user of PSP and I am totally lost in all these technicalities. Manage to download some games and hopefully it could be transferred to MS to begin the experience but .... When I unarchived the d/led files, did not find any with the *.cso extension but with a psp_game folder & a umd_data.bin file. How should i proceed?

Thanks:

I'm sorry but we can't help you with those kind of games. They are illegal to distribute and thus we do not provide proper support with them.

[Crescentvn]

A noob question, I'm using 3.80 M33 custom firmware, I want to update to 3.90, the guide said I had to update to 3.71 first, how can I do that? Or is there anyway to update straight to 3.90?

[Moose]

You can upgrade from 3.80M33.

[FreePlay]

Check the last link in my sig.

[iamthepelvin]

thanks it helped alot

[MS92]

I have been away for a very long time, was wondering if anyone can lead me to the right way.I have a slim 2001 version 4.01 can anyone please start me off to getting custom firmware on it please. I tried looking but I keep getting tutorials on firmware lower than 4.01. Do I need a Pandora battery first ?

[Hardrive]

Originally Posted by MS92

I have been away for a very long time, was wondering if anyone can lead me to the right way.I have a slim 2001 version 4.01 can anyone please start me off to getting custom firmware on it please. I tried looking but I keep getting tutorials on firmware lower than 4.01. Do I need a Pandora battery first ?

Yes, you will need a Pandora battery and memory stick.

[Gkar-of-Narn]

Hi Frozen! Please help me solve this problem I'm having with viewing G4TV video podcasts on my PSP. I'm able to successfully subscribe to them in the RSS Channel on my PSP. I'm able to download them onto my Memory Stick Pro Duo but then when I try to view them under the Video XMB I see a broken file icon and it says file type not supported. This is troubling because the G4TV website states that there video podcasts are in mp4 format.
Here is a link: http://g4tv.com/g4originals/podcasts..._Originals.xml

Please tell me why I cannot view these podcasts on my PSP?

[FrozenIpaq]

Originally Posted by Gkar-of-Narn

Hi Frozen! Please help me solve this problem I'm having with viewing G4TV video podcasts on my PSP. I'm able to successfully subscribe to them in the RSS Channel on my PSP. I'm able to download them onto my Memory Stick Pro Duo but then when I try to view them under the Video XMB I see a broken file icon and it says file type not supported. This is troubling because the G4TV website states that there video podcasts are in mp4 format.
Here is a link: http://g4tv.com/g4originals/podcasts..._Originals.xml

Please tell me why I cannot view these podcasts on my PSP?

I'm sorry but I don't believe the PSP will support G4TV's podcasts. While they are in MP4 format they aren't readable on the PSP for who knows why. Someone had the same problem and had to convert them, so definitely not a fix I would suggest since it sort of defeats the purpose of the RSS but is the only way I can find to watch them: http://boardsus.playstation.com/play...read.id=296864