Sony Official Firmware Download Source

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Directory To All The Sony Eboots To Date

How To Install:

Connect The PSP via USB Cable or insert your memory card into a memory card reader, now open up the PSP folder and inside the GAME folder, create a folder called UPDATE. drop downloaded eboot files here.

**Make sure that the UPDATE folder is in all caps, otherwise it will appear in the XMB as a corrupted icon**

How To Update:

after doing the above, disconnect the usb cable or reinstall the card into the psp and go into the XMB, scroll over to the GAME section and open it, you should see a new entry called UPDATE. click it to begin

Offical Eboot Downloads:

Please note that some of these are direct download links, so click the desired one and the download will start. otherwise, click download at the bottom of the page. files will require either winrar or winzip to open. programs avalible at the links at the bottom of this guide. these are for the US model psp's only


Firmware 1.00

Released: December 12th, 2004
Video: MP4
Audio: MP3
Photo: JPEG
RSS Audio: No
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Unofficially. Wipeout Pure Hack
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: N/A
New Features: N/A
Download: N/A

Firmware 1.50

Released: March 24th, 2005
Video: MP4
Audio: MP3
Photo: JPEG
RSS Audio: No
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Unofficially. Wipeout Pure Hack
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* Additional languages added to Settings:
German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Russian
* Video can be resumed after the PSP has been put into sleep mode
* Music can be resumed after the PSP has been put into sleep mode.

Download: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/4

Firmware 1.51 and 1.52

Released: May 18th, 2005 and June 15th, 2005
Video: MP4
Audio: MP3
Photo: JPEG
RSS Audio: No
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Unofficially. Wipeout Pure Hack
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* A patch has been added to address a security vulnerability in the system software.
* UMD™MUSIC can now be played under [Music] in the home menu.

Download: http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=278 (Firmware 1.51)
Download: http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=279 (Firmware 1.52)

Firmware 2.00

Released: August 24th, 2005
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: No
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* An Internet browser has been added
* 4:3 Screen Mode has been added
* Go To feature has been added
* A-B Repeat feature has been added
* Audio options have been added
* MP4 (AVC) has been added as a playable file format
* Modified Sonicstage Makes It Possible To Have ATRAC3 Playback
* MP4 AAC and WAV have been added as playable formats
* Wallpaper feature has been added
* Image transfer feature has been added
* TIFF, GIF, PNG and BMP have been added as viewable file formats
* Korean has been added as a system language in [System Settings].
* [Character Set] has been added in [System Settings]
* [Theme Settings] has been added
* [Internet Browser Start Control] has been added as a security mode in [Security Settings]
* WPA-PSK (TKIP) has been added as a security mode in [Network Settings]
* Web address shortcut feature has been added as an input mode for the on-screen keyboard

Download: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/5

Firmware 2.01

Released: October 3rd, 2005
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: No
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* Security Patch

Download: http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=281

Firmware 2.50

Released: October 13th, 2005.
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: No
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* [LocationFree™ Player]* has been added as a feature under [Network]
* [Auto-Select] and [Unicode (UTF-8)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar.
* Settings for [Text Size] and [Display Mode] in [Internet Browser] can now be saved.
* The input history of online forms accessed through [Internet Browser] can now be saved
* Copyright-protected video can now be played under [Video]
* [Set via Internet] has been added as an option to [Date and Time] in [Date & Time Settings] under [Settings]
* [WPA-PSK (AES)] has been added as a security method under [Network Settings].
* Korean input mode has been added to the on-screen keyboard

Download: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/195

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Firmware 2.60

Released: November 29th, 2005
[Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes, Streaming
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature under [Network]
* [Volume Adjustment] has been added as an option in the [LocationFree Player] control panel
* [Simplified Chinese (GB18030)]* and [Traditional Chinese (Big5)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar.
* Copyright-protected video data provided by a content provider or other services can now be downloaded directly to a Memory Stick Duo™ using the [Internet Browser].
* Music data in WMA (Windows Media® Audio) format can now be played under [Music]
- WMA9 Professional, WMA9 Lossless and copyright-protected WMA files are not supported
- Note that you must activate the [Enable WMA Playback] setting to play music data in WMA format
* Enable WMA Playback] has been added as a setting under [System Settings].

Download: PSP Downloads | 2.60 Firmware Update (US)

Firmware 2.70 and 2.71

Released: April 25th, 2006 and June 1st, 2006
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: No
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* Using the PSP® system's [Internet Browser] feature, game demos can now be downloaded and saved on Memory Stick™ media.
* Video can now be displayed correctly when an external tuner is selected in [LocationFree™ Player].
* Macromedia ® Flash® content can now be displayed in [Internet Browser]
* [Connection Settings] has been added as a setting under [Settings] in [Internet Browser] > [Tools].
* Audio content from [RSS Channel] can now be saved on Memory Stick Duo™ media
* [Automatic] has been added as an option under [Rate] in the control panel of [LocationFree™ Player
* A new file extension has been added to playable AAC formats
* [Enable Flash® Player] has been added as a setting under [System Settings].
* [Enable Flash® Player] has been added as a setting under [System Settings].
* [RSS Channel Settings] has been added as a setting.
* [UMD™Video L/R Button] has been added as an option under [Video Settings]
* Certain conditions that have occurred when using Memory Stick PRO Duo™ with free (recordable) memory space of 2 GB or more are now solved

Download: PSP Downloads | PSP Firmware Update 2.70 (US) (Firmware 2.70)
Download: PSP Downloads | 2.71 Firmware Update (US) (Firmware 2.71)

Firmware 2.80

Released:
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming / Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: Yes
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* You can now download video and image content under [RSS Channel]
* You can now register devices via a wireless LAN access point under [LocationFree™ Player]
* You can now play AAC files with the .3gp file extension
* [Automatic] has been added as an option under [Network Settings] > [Infrastructure Mode]
* Support for the playback of content stored in [MUSIC], [PICTURE] and [VIDEO] folders at the root level of Memory Stick Duo™ media has been added

Download: PSP Downloads | 2.80 US Firmware update

Firmware 2.81

Released: September 7th, 2006
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* Security Patch
* Certain conditions that have occurred when using Memory Stick PRO Duo™ with free (recordable) memory space of 4 GB or more are now solved.

Download: PSP Downloads | 2.81 Firmware Update (US)

Firmware 2.82

Released: October 26, 2006
Video: MP4, AVC
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* A patch has been added that addresses the security vulnerability in the system software

Download: PSP Downloads | 2.82 US PSP1001

Firmware 3.00

Released: November 21, 2006
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* [Remote Play] has been added. allows ps3 connectivity
* [Online Manual] has been added
* [Timer Settings] were added to the RSS Channel
* PlayStation titles can now be played using the PS3
* [Music] 3 Fast Forward options were added
* [Video] Motion JPEG format (M-JPEG) is now supported
* [Video] [Camera] option has been added
* [Settings] [UMD Automatic Start] options have been added

Download: PSP Downloads | 3.00 Firmware Update (US)

Firmware 3.01

Released: November 22, 2006
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* A patch has been added that addresses a security vulnerability in the system software

Download: PSP Downloads | 3.01 Firmware Update (US)

Firmware 3.02

Released: December 6th 2006
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

* A patch has been added that addresses a security vulnerability in the system software

Download: PSP Downloads | 3.02 Firmware Update (US)

Firmware 3.03

Released: December 20th, 2006
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: Yes
New Features:

* [ The PLAYSTATION Network] Titles which can be played from the PSN have been increased.

Download: PSP Downloads | 3.03 Firmware Update (US)

Firmware 3.10

Released: January 30th, 2007
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

*[GAME] - Support for PLAYSTATIONÂÂƚ®Network titles has been expanded
*[Network] - You can now play MPEG-4 AVC format video files under [LocationFree™ Player]
*[Network] - [Conserve Memory] has been added as an option in [View Settings] under [Internet Browser]
*[Settings] - [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as a feature under [Sound Settings]

Download:PSP Downloads | PSP 3.10 Firmware Update

Firmware 3.11

Released: n/a
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

[GAME] Support for PLAYSTATIONÂÂƚ®Network titles has been expanded.
[GAME] [Reset Game] has been added as an option to the menu for PLAYSTATIONÂÂƚ®Network titles.

Download:PSP Downloads | PSP 3.11 Firmware Update

Firmware 3.30

Released: March 28th, 2007
Video: MP4, AVC, M-JPEG
Audio: MP3, ATRAC, WAV, AAC, WMA, 3GP
Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
RSS Audio: Yes. Streaming and Downloadable
RSS Video: Yes. Downloadable
Web Browser: Yes
Homebrew: No
Downgrader: No
New Features:

[RSS] Display Thumbnails Under Channels
[Playstation Network] Expanded Support For PSone Games
[Video] Displays Thumbnails For Video Files
[Settings] Added Option To Change Disk Load Speed From Normal To Fast
[Settings] "Use Wireless Hotspot" has been added

Download:PSP Downloads | PSP 3.30 Firmware Update

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Firmware 3.40

* New for 3.40: Support for PLAYSTATIONÂÂƚ®Network titles has been expanded.
* New for 3.40: Saved data from PlayStationÂÂƚ® format software can now be used on both PSP® and PS3™ systems.
* New for 3.40: [Certificate Utility] was deleted.
* Information that was displayed in [Certificate Utility] can be checked by the following method.
* Select the icon of the game you want to display information for, press the button, and then select [Information] from the options menu.

Download Firmware 3.40

Firmware 3.50

Updates:

[Network]

* You can now connect a PSP® system to a PS3™ system via the Internet using [Remote Play].
* [Communication Settings] has been added as an option to the [Remote Play] menu.
* [RSS Channel Guide] has been added as a feature under [RSS Channel].

Download: Firmware 3.50

Firmware 3.51

Fixed a security patch that prevents use of the Lumines Downgrade method

Download:Firmware 3.51

Firmware 3.52

*added support for additional Playstation Network titles

Download:Firmware 3.52

Firmware 3.70

Updates:

* You can now set custom themes in [Theme Settings] under [Settings].
* Support has been added for assigning buttons in [Remote Play].
* A scene search feature has been added under [Video].
* Sequential playback is now supported under [Video].
* Simultaneous playback of content under [Music] and [Photo] is now supported.

Download:Firmware 3.70

Firmware 3.71

Updates:

[Network]

* [Assign Buttons] has been added to the (Remote Play) menu.

[Video]

* Sequential playback of videos saved on Memory Stick Duoâ„¢ media is now supported.

DownloadFirmware 3.71

Firmware 3.72

Updates

*Expanded support for Playstation Network titles

Download:Firmware 3.72

Firmware 3.73

Updates

*Fixed bug in UMD drive that fails to reload information

Download:Firmware 3.73