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[Lyte Edge]

from what I've read it won't run already patched games

It's running games I have that are patched. That's why I'm confused. But no big deal to re-rip 'em clean if necessary.

 

[tokkun]

That's some of the stupidest and most petty shit I've read in a while.
And coming from the PSP CFW scene, that kind of says a lot.

What you classify as "petty shit" turned out to be true. I installed the latest Prometheus firmware patch and it caused all my save games to show up as corrupt. I agree with the recommendation to hold off on flashing this version.

 

[Mejilan]

What you classify as "petty shit" turned out to be true. I installed the latest Prometheus firmware patch and it caused all my save games to show up as corrupt. I agree with the recommendation to hold off on flashing this version.

Except that the save corrupting issue is many years old, hardly exclusive to Gen CFW, nor unfixable. So yes. His comments remain petty and ridiculous.

 

[Lyte Edge]

What you classify as "petty shit" turned out to be true. I installed the latest Prometheus firmware patch and it caused all my save games to show up as corrupt. I agree with the recommendation to hold off on flashing this version.

You didn't back up your saves first?

 

[StuBurns]

I installed Prometheus v4 today, went perfect, took a second and is letting me play Persona 3 without any bullshit, I recommend it, probably back up your saves to be sure, although I had no issue with saves personally.

 

[Aeana]

Corrupted save games have happened as a result of major CFW version jumps for a long time now. You just need to use that save game deemer thinger to fix them.

That said, I went from GEN D2 to Prometheus yesterday when I got P3P and my other saves all intact.

 

[ScrabbleBanshee]

Hey, hey people. With Persona 3 Portable out and now that I actually have a summer job, I think I'll start making the steps necessary to repair my PSP. I posted here a month or so ago with my PSP's current issues, but here's the recap.

I think Mejilan was the only person out of the three/four forums I visited that both actually knew what the problem was and how to fix it. So I gather I need a new PSP LCD screen for my 2000, but where would be a good place to buy one (alternatively, is there another solution besides buying a $50-80 piece that may not even work if my luck is horrible enough)?

Check www.dealextreme.com out.

Also, you can find locally a broken PSP for sale (with a good screen) and salvage it.

 

[black_vegeta]

quick question, is it possible to go from 5.xx M33 to the latest CFW release in one single update?

This.

I went from 5.50 Gen D3>6.3 OFW>5.00 M33-6 (just to see of it would work) and now I want to get back to Gen D3.

Can I update straight to Gen D3 from 5.00 M33?

Also, what is the current and best Prometheus version I need to install to MGSW?

Thanks!

 

[CryptiK]

So can I still transfer PSP mini's off my PS3 to my PSP with CFW 5.03 GEN-C? or not? Same goes with PSN PSP games.

THIS? Also PSN Plus PSone Classics can they be transferred. I need to know peoples.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Hey guys, I bought Disgaea Infinite and Persona 3 Portable right after Anime Expo.

1. Is there any way to play it on my CFW PSP?
2. Is there a way to play it with the UMD in there? I really have no space on my memory stick.

 

[firehawk12]

Hey guys, I bought Disgaea Infinite and Persona 3 Portable right after Anime Expo.

1. Is there any way to play it on my CFW PSP?
2. Is there a way to play it with the UMD in there? I really have no space on my memory stick.

Yes, install 5.50 Prometheus v4 CFW and both should work perfectly from UMD.

On another note, CW Cheat is fucking dangerous for P3P. Once you have a "freeze time" cheat, you can max out 3 s-links per day. Now I just spend my time skipping afternoons for want of anything better to do. :lol

 

[tokkun]

Except that the save corrupting issue is many years old, hardly exclusive to Gen CFW, nor unfixable. So yes. His comments remain petty and ridiculous.

First time it's happened to me in years of flashing.

You didn't back up your saves first?

I did, but if you copy over the backups, it also thinks they're corrupt.

 

[Dead Prince]

Patapon 3 Demo - anyone got it to work on latest Gen FW?

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Yes, install 5.50 Prometheus v4 CFW and both should work perfectly from UMD.

On another note, CW Cheat is fucking dangerous for P3P. Once you have a "freeze time" cheat, you can max out 3 s-links per day. Now I just spend my time skipping afternoons for want of anything better to do. :lol

Prometheus v4 CFW, is that the better CFW?

I have been out of the loop since Gen 5.50 D2

 

[Mejilan]

First time it's happened to me in years of flashing.



I did, but if you copy over the backups, it also thinks they're corrupt.

I've only had it happen once in all my years. It sucks and has something to do with changing encryption methods implemented on the save game level by Sony IIRC. It's annoying and sometimes random, but fixable, thankfully.

 

[firehawk12]

Prometheus v4 CFW, is that the better CFW?

I have been out of the loop since Gen 5.50 D2

Yeah, first you need to upgrade to D3 and then use the Prometheus v4 CFW update. It's very easy and you don't have to worry about running PRXs and patching ISOs or whatever (especially if you're just running games from UMD).

 

[kamorra]

Is there a way to run the PSN download of P3P on CFW?

 

[Wolf Akela]

^You can try patching it manually. It's what I did for the UMD version at least, had to rip it as ISO then did the prometheus patch.

GAF, I just want to really REALLY make sure about something. My PSP-2000's mobo supports both creation and use of Pandora.
1. Can I go ahead and install 6.30 OFW, or basically any new firmware, because Pandora will ensure I can downgrade to CFW anytime I want, as long as I leave my battery as Pandora?
2. What are the cons of turning the battery into a pandora one? The only one I've read is that you have to re-insert the battery if you want to do a cold boot, because power switch won't work, and the actual insertion will do the boot.

 

[Parallax]

Yes, install 5.50 Prometheus v4 CFW and both should work perfectly from UMD.

On another note, CW Cheat is fucking dangerous for P3P. Once you have a "freeze time" cheat, you can max out 3 s-links per day. Now I just spend my time skipping afternoons for want of anything better to do. :lol

This is my first ever playthrough of p3, so im gonna play it clean, but that sounds interesting, if not gamebreaking

 

[firehawk12]

This is my first ever playthrough of p3, so im gonna play it clean, but that sounds interesting, if not gamebreaking

Yeah, curiosity got the better of me and I wanted to see how one of the romance S-links would turn out for the FeMC... but yeah, you can basically max out all the S-links the moment they become available. It's great if you want to watch the story but of course it breaks the pacing of the entire game.

 

[MiniBossman]

I'm currently on 5.50 Gen-D (Full). My understanding is to play the latest batch of games (PSP3 MGSW) I need to upgrade to 5.50 Gen-D3 then Prometheus 4?

 

[firehawk12]

I'm currently on 5.50 Gen-D (Full). My understanding is to play the latest batch of games (PSP3 MGSW) I need to upgrade to 5.50 Gen-D3 then Prometheus 4?

Yeah, that's the easiest way. Alternatively, you can patch the ISOs with the Prometheus patch.

 

[MiniBossman]

Updates were simple. Took longer to google where to get them.

 

[drkOne]

I got a PSP 3000 today, it's the Petz pack with a white PSP. I just turned it on and FW is currently on 5.02.
Since it's so low I decided to check here what are my options, just in case I can still run CFW on this thing.

I read some stuff about some kind of virtual CFW so you could swap between OFW and CFW, can I do that?
I still have a 1000 on CFW, but if I could completely replace it with the 3000 that would be better.

 

[CryptiK]

I got a PSP 3000 today, it's the Petz pack with a white PSP. I just turned it on and FW is currently on 5.02.
Since it's so low I decided to check here what are my options, just in case I can still run CFW on this thing.

I read some stuff about some kind of virtual CFW so you could swap between OFW and CFW, can I do that?
I still have a 1000 on CFW, but if I could completely replace it with the 3000 that would be better.

get ChickHEN and GEN-C problem with 3000 is it needs 5.03 OFW(lucky you ) and everytime it shuts off(not including sleep mode) you have to reinstall the firmware which takes about a min anyway.

 

[Sykane]

Hey guys, I was wondering if I could get some help with a psp I just purchased. It's a fat and is currently running OFW 3.73. I want to upgrade to CFW but have no idea how to do so. While searching online, alot of the guides are older and advise ddowngrading to 1.5. Other guides recommend many different firmwares to install so I wanted to find out what was the easiest way to upgrade to he newest best firmware. I happen to have a pandora battery laying around from a slim I had about a year ago, but I'm kind of lost in this situation.


Thanks

 

[black_vegeta]

^You can try patching it manually. It's what I did for the UMD version at least, had to rip it as ISO then did the prometheus patch.

GAF, I just want to really REALLY make sure about something. My PSP-2000's mobo supports both creation and use of Pandora.
1. Can I go ahead and install 6.30 OFW, or basically any new firmware, because Pandora will ensure I can downgrade to CFW anytime I want, as long as I leave my battery as Pandora?
2. What are the cons of turning the battery into a pandora one? The only one I've read is that you have to re-insert the battery if you want to do a cold boot, because power switch won't work, and the actual insertion will do the boot.

To answer #1 YES, you can switch back and forth as many times you like. As long as the battery is Pandora.

Not for sure on question #2.

 

[drkOne]

get ChickHEN and GEN-C problem with 3000 is it needs 5.03 OFW(lucky you ) and everytime it shuts off(not including sleep mode) you have to reinstall the firmware which takes about a min anyway.

Since OFW would still be on 5.03 at most, if a game(UMD) required more than that, I would have to play it using CFW, right?

 

[drizzle]

Everybody talks about manually patching the isos on the PC using 3 different apps, or talks about installing unreliable plugins and/or hacks of the CFW, but nobody talks about ISO Tool, an application that allows you to Decrypt ISOs automatically using prometheys, convert to CSO and browse them, all from inside the PSP itself?

Just rip your ISO from the disk, throw it in your regular folder in the memory stick, boot up the PSP and run ISO Tool 1.51. Browse your memory stick for the isos, find the one that needs patching, press one button, select Prometheus and voila, game is patched and ready to go.

Better than installing hacks of custom firmware that screws up your saves/manually patching them.

 

[MiniBossman]

Ok so I got Prometheus 4 CFW installed, and when I go to play MGS PW it starts loading the game, and kinda freezes up then my psp turns off.

Should I rerip my UMD or is there something wrong?

*EDIT*

Reripping solved the problem

 

[KAL2006]

is there anyway to play Final Fantasy VIII on 5.50 Gen-D3 without any problems

 

[TheSeks]

is there anyway to play Final Fantasy VIII on 5.50 Gen-D3 without any problems

No. There really needs to be a CFW update to an OFW to update the POPS or someone needs to crack the POPS and give us the updated emulator for better compatibility.

 

[onken]

Soo is Snes9xTYL 0.4.2 still the latest version for a psp2000?

 

[Chris R]

is there anyway to play Final Fantasy VIII on 5.50 Gen-D3 without any problems

Not yet Fucking sucks too because I really want to play FFVIII on my PSP but don't want to lose CFW.

Speaking of CFW, I just signed up for Playstation Plus. One of the free things that was included was a PSP only Mini. What do I need to do to get it on my CFW PSP with the latest Prometheus update? Guessing the best thing would to be able to log into the PSN store and download it from there but I don't know if I can do that without any other work on my part. Halp!

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Not yet Fucking sucks too because I really want to play FFVIII on my PSP but don't want to lose CFW.

Speaking of CFW, I just signed up for Playstation Plus. One of the free things that was included was a PSP only Mini. What do I need to do to get it on my CFW PSP with the latest Prometheus update? Guessing the best thing would to be able to log into the PSN store and download it from there but I don't know if I can do that without any other work on my part. Halp!

You could DL then transfer from PS3.

 

[Chris R]

You could DL then transfer from PS3.

There isn't a FW check by the PS3? I thought there was.

 

[squatingyeti]

sykane, clear your PM's....unless you are hoarding them for the apocalypse. If that is the case, just clear one.

 

[hikarutilmitt]

There isn't a FW check by the PS3? I thought there was.

Nope. It's reads the memory stick itself and just dumps it on like any normal USB drive when transferring.

 

[TheBrain76]

So I have a Slim (2000) with OFW 6.30 and I'm considering CFW. I figure I may get more use out of it with cfw, but I have a few questions.

A. Is it currently possible?
B. If so how complex/simple is it?
C. Is it worth it?

Sorry if these are noob questions, but I'm a total noob when it comes to this stuff.

 

[Minamu]

This is more of a general psp question. Is it possible to jump directly to, let's say, 1:35:30, in an audio file on the psp? I seem to remember being able to do that in movies, I think? Right now, I have to use the fast forward function every time I turn off my psp in the middle of a podcast and that can be really annoying when the mp3 is over 2 hours long... Also, how exactly does the resume function work? Sometimes I'm able to continue from almost exactly where I left off, and sometimes not. What's going on with that?

 

[hikarutilmitt]

So I have a Slim (2000) with OFW 6.30 and I'm considering CFW. I figure I may get more use out of it with cfw, but I have a few questions.

A. Is it currently possible?
B. If so how complex/simple is it?
C. Is it worth it?

Sorry if these are noob questions, but I'm a total noob when it comes to this stuff.

It will depend on the motherboard your 2000 has. The only way to do it right now on a compatible 2000 is to use a Pandora battery. If your mobo is of the unhackable kind, you're stuck until someone finds a new exploit and uses it. I, personally, keep hoping that some day someone will be brave enough to finally get down a fully workable CFW installation for the late 2000 and all 3000 models so there's no more need to run chickhen on a FW that's well over a year old.

 

[brain_stew]

Man Half Byte Loader has really come far lately. Loads of homebrew is now compatible and most will exit back to the HBL menu now as well. On the emulation side of things CPS2, CPS1, Genesis, SNES, NES, GBA, GBC, SMS and PCE can all be ran on a PSP Go now and most at full speed as well. Having stuff like PSP Doom and Cave Story is awesome now as well.

The creator of the exploit just posted a list of his top 15 most recommended homebrew apps that are compatible with the exploit:

http://wololo.net/wagic/2010/07/18/15-essential-homebrews-that-run-on-half-byte-loader/#comments

Any PSP model will run this exploit so long as you didn't install the recent 6.3 firmware. It works fine on 6.20 and below.

 

[vag 2.0]

What's the best option if I want a CFWable replacement for my beat up old PSP phat? Finding a 2000?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Everybody talks about manually patching the isos on the PC using 3 different apps, or talks about installing unreliable plugins and/or hacks of the CFW, but nobody talks about ISO Tool, an application that allows you to Decrypt ISOs automatically using prometheys, convert to CSO and browse them, all from inside the PSP itself?

Just rip your ISO from the disk, throw it in your regular folder in the memory stick, boot up the PSP and run ISO Tool 1.51. Browse your memory stick for the isos, find the one that needs patching, press one button, select Prometheus and voila, game is patched and ready to go.

Better than installing hacks of custom firmware that screws up your saves/manually patching them.

If you try to play Persona 3 Portable as a decrypted eve instead of using a Prometheus CFW, it seems to crash at some parts of the game.

 

[spineduke]

Man Half Byte Loader has really come far lately. Loads of homebrew is now compatible and most will exit back to the HBL menu now as well. On the emulation side of things CPS2, CPS1, Genesis, SNES, NES, GBA, GBC, SMS and PCE can all be ran on a PSP Go now and most at full speed as well. Having stuff like PSP Doom and Cave Story is awesome now as well.

The creator of the exploit just posted a list of his top 15 most recommended homebrew apps that are compatible with the exploit:

http://wololo.net/wagic/2010/07/18/15-essential-homebrews-that-run-on-half-byte-loader/#comments

Any PSP model will run this exploit so long as you didn't install the recent 6.3 firmware. It works fine on 6.20 and below.

Wow, he's done a great job. This is probably the most active/significant contribution to the PSP homebrew scene in a long time.

 

[Miroslav]

I have original psp phat with the last M33 fw. I havent been follwong the scene lately and Im pretty sure my question is has been answered somewhere in this thread but since it has gotten so big and my cfw is so old I cant find the anwer. My question: Is my cfw homebrew compatible? I just want to play snes games on the go. I was able to do that in the old 1.50 times, using loaders.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Man Half Byte Loader has really come far lately. Loads of homebrew is now compatible and most will exit back to the HBL menu now as well. On the emulation side of things CPS2, CPS1, Genesis, SNES, NES, GBA, GBC, SMS and PCE can all be ran on a PSP Go now and most at full speed as well. Having stuff like PSP Doom and Cave Story is awesome now as well.

The creator of the exploit just posted a list of his top 15 most recommended homebrew apps that are compatible with the exploit:

http://wololo.net/wagic/2010/07/18/15-essential-homebrews-that-run-on-half-byte-loader/#comments

Any PSP model will run this exploit so long as you didn't install the recent 6.3 firmware. It works fine on 6.20 and below.

I was unaware of this! Thanks for the info man I can finally use all my Homebrew again!

 

[AgentOtaku]

So pretty much looks like I'm gonna need to keep my CFW PSP2000 for homebrew and older dpad centric stuff (dpad on GO is shit as are the face buttons) and keep my GO for newer titles

Thank god you can still transfer you PSN downloads to your PSP.

 

[Mileena]

so I'm new to this CFW stuff and have a question:

I just installed 5.00 M33-6 on my 2000 and everything I've tried works great (<3 Suikoden 2) now I'm just wondering if I can still connect it to my PS3 to download games/demos/PS1 classics without any issues

 

[InfiniteNine]

so I'm new to this CFW stuff and have a question:

I just installed 5.00 M33-6 on my 2000 and everything I've tried works great (<3 Suikoden 2) now I'm just wondering if I can still connect it to my PS3 to download games/demos/PS1 classics without any issues

Worked fine with mine. I had my PSN FF7 copy on my PSP when it still had CFW and it ran great.