[lommer]

homebrew will not work, to enter recovery mode hold the R trigger while start psp..or check the last Q&a of this thread!

[llj143]

thanks lommer

btw i borrowed some psx cd's and i would love to try them in psp, do you know some programs to use for ripping?

[lommer]

try magic iso

[Brittany]

Ive never seen someone say "Thank you" so much in my life.
I want to also just for the Hell of it!!

THANK YOU LOOMER!!!

[pickafingname]

Originally Posted by llj143

thanks lommer

btw i borrowed some psx cd's and i would love to try them in psp, do you know some programs to use for ripping?

Ummmm, the borrowing comment is bordering on piracy .... IXNAE on the orrowingbae
"Pig Latin sucks anyway"
Spanish - Muey No BUENO!!!
English "ugggh that's not cool dude"

[Notorious]

Thanks lommer! My psp isn't even a week old and I'm trying to explore it, and this thread gave me some good indications about stuff I've been wondering

[matrixsucks]

Very good thread Lommer

[darkregionx]

i am going to buy a psp, but there are lots of questions i need to ask.
Firstly is the motherboard.. so far i manage to find out that there are TA-082, TA-081.. i know there must be more mobo but is there a diff between them??
Secondly, it is about firmware.. there is 1.5, 2.7 and many more.. is 3.40 OE-A the latest?? which firmware is the best so far that allows playing of all games??
Lastly, how do i go abou placing games inside my psp? there are some in term of iso and cso and i dun really get all these terms.. this place is by far the best forum i can find so really hope there is people out there that can solve my prob
thks alot in advance..

[apathy96]

OK man, here is the best thing you can do....read stickies and use the search button. All your questions will be answered. But i will go ahead and answer your questions cause im bored...

OK motherboard, it doesn't matter what motherboard you get anymore, TA-82's are downgradable, and yes there is more than just those two.

Firmware...go to my thread on determining firmware version from the box of the PSP...
http://www.pspmod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17346 (How to play onlie)
Just go to walmart of whatever and check the box, i would recommend getting 2.71 or lower if possible, cause 2.71 is the best and easiest downgrader at the moment...

The latest firmware out is 3.40 made by sony. What you are reading about 3.40OE-A is not made by sony, psp hacker/programmer Dark_Alex made that firmware. It looks and operates just like Sony's version just allows you to play backup games(ISO/CSO), play homebrew, emulators(playing NES, SNES, Sega, N64) on your PSP, and loads of other awesome features. In order to get to these firmwares you HAVE to downgrade your PSP to version 1.5, don't ask me why, that's just how it goes, hence the reason we downgrade to 1.5. Once at version 1.5 then you can Re-Upgrade to 3.40OE-A and start doing whatever modding u would like.

ISO/CSO are images of a UMD(PSP Game) which are ripped from a umd disk just like ripping a CD with music, the purpose of doing this is to eliminate the carrying of UMDs and depending on the size of your mem stick u can hold multiple games on it.

Hope this answers all your questions bro...if you got anymore just use the search button, it works wonders...

EDIT: By the way i forgot to mention this, if you get a PSP with higher firmware than 3.03 or you decide to upgrade, u will be ****ed, just a forwarn, if you want to get into modding don't buy a psp that has firmware higher than 3.03...

[darkregionx]

wow thks alot.. understand alot from ur explanation... example if u got a 3.10 OE-A ,supposely u buy a second hand psp from someone that have this frimware, do we have to downgrade to 1.5 den upgrade again to 3.40OE-A or can we just upgrade from 3.10OE-A??

[alfox]

bro you dont need to downgrade to 1.5 anymore.just upgrade it directly to 3.40 oea......

[aokuruwa]

i'm also new to this bord. so which is better 3.03 or 1.5? ill buy a psp 1 week from now so ill need all the info i can get. tnx

[lommer]

1.50 is better if you wanna upgrade to a custom firmware.
3.03 you have the chance bricking it during the downgrade to 1.50.

you can downgrade all versions below 3.03 to 1.50.

[aokuruwa]

but function wise which is better? can i upgrade like this 1.5 -> 3.10 OE? or should it go like this 1.5 -> 30.3 -> 3.10 OE? actually i dont know what 3.10 OE does but i'vre read that it is a good firmware. is this true?

[the begginer]

3.40 oe-a is the best especially for psx games.