Im Stuck

[EMoney120]

well with only about 11 days or so i think till christmas, i am still waiting. my mom got me the psp entertainment pack with the 1 gig and game and movie, u know, and i asked some person what firmware the psps in the entertainment pack will have he said maybe 2.71 or so, and maybe a TA-082 motherboard (i hope not). i am also getting this game, Grand theft auto vice city stories. so if my psp has 2.71 like believed (and a non TA-082 motherboard), im stuck on wat i should do. Should i downgrade to 1.5 and upgrade to 2.71 SE-B'' or C whatever and be able to use the cheatdevice, or should i just upgrade to the latest firmware to play gta vcs without any problems and forget about the cheatdevice?. im stuck because i dont want to RISK Bricking my psp on christmas day wanting to play vcs, but i want to use cheatdevice realllly badly, so idk what i should do, im thinking about downgrading anyway and upgrading to 2.71 SE-B w.e. but what do u guys think i should do? or what is the best thing to do?

[madbitch]

the best thing to do? I'd say update to the newest firmware, eventually there will be

a possibility to use homebrew on newer versions of firmware. you'll get new functions

for your psp like ps3 linking, and photocamera options with the newest firmware,

you never have to worry about bricking your psp, or breaking the law by downloading

games and playing them illegally on your psp.

 

if you really want to use cheatdevice and other homebrew applications, then downgrade.

make up your mind, you already know the consequenses of doing either thing, so why

ask us?

[kingvercetti]

I'd say update to the newest firmware, eventually there will be

a possibility to use homebrew on newer versions of firmware.

Not neccessarily, only if there's an exploit, which there may not be.

 

@Topic Starter: I would say, use the generic downgrader to downgrade to 1.5 and then DevHook to 3.02, and you can play VCS and all homebrew fine with CheatDevice, or use HEN_C or HEN_D, whichever is out, and use the DevHook ported for that.

 

Both of those methods are practically brick free, and HEN will work even on a TA082 mobo.

[Brutuz]

DON'T UPGRADE!

 

It isn't worth it, trust me I did and I regret it cause VCS is now boring for me.

[EMoney120]

ok so i can downgrade to 1.5 and use devhook to emulate 3.02, but how do i use cheatdevice with devhook 3.02? cuz i was thinking about flashing it to my psp with having 2.71 SE-B''

[Vicecitystories]

I would say downgrade I never have I just kept getting certin firmware psp's used of ebay and such But don't put the life of your psp in my hands LOL

[EMoney120]

is there a way to get cheatdevice to work on devhook that emulates 3.02? if so, how because i want to use cheatdevice

[Swikity]

is there a way to get cheatdevice to work on devhook that emulates 3.02? if so, how because i want to use cheatdevice

Yes, EC is releasing the new version of the Cheat Device which will support the new Devhook.

I just hope he releases it soon, as I'm waiting on this also.

[Pat]

Don't get ahead of yourself now, or get your hopes up; if it's a new PSP, then it most likely will be on one of the new FW's, like 3.2, to keep you from downgrading, and using DevHook for homebrew and stuff. Just don't get your hopes up.

 

Oh, and if by some freak accident your PSP bricks while downgrading, the only person you can blame is yourself for taking the risk. You've been warned it's possible to brick, so if it does, it was your fault for taking the risk. Just remember two things:

 

1.Make sure the battery is fully charged

2.If it isn't, WAIT UNTILL IT IS. Most people try to do it while their PSP is on the charger. If you pull that charger out on accident, guess what happens? Ninety nine percent chance you'll brick.

[EMoney120]

well do you know what firmware my psp may be if i buy it in the entertainment pack with the 1gig ms?

[Swikity]

 

Don't get ahead of yourself now, or get your hopes up; if it's a new PSP, then it most likely will be on one of the new FW's, like 3.2, to keep you from downgrading, and using DevHook for homebrew and stuff. Just don't get your hopes up.

 

Oh, and if by some freak accident your PSP bricks while downgrading, the only person you can blame is yourself for taking the risk. You've been warned it's possible to brick, so if it does, it was your fault for taking the risk. Just remember two things:

 

1.Make sure the battery is fully charged

2.If it isn't, WAIT UNTILL IT IS. Most people try to do it while their PSP is on the charger. If you pull that charger out on accident, guess what happens? Ninety nine percent chance you'll brick.

I have downgraded using this 3 times already and no brick:

 

http://forums.qj.net/f-guides-hacks-homebr...ader-73469.html

 

Edit: oh ya, and one time, I didn't even attach the charger.

[Pat]

 

Don't get ahead of yourself now, or get your hopes up; if it's a new PSP, then it most likely will be on one of the new FW's, like 3.2, to keep you from downgrading, and using DevHook for homebrew and stuff. Just don't get your hopes up.

 

Oh, and if by some freak accident your PSP bricks while downgrading, the only person you can blame is yourself for taking the risk. You've been warned it's possible to brick, so if it does, it was your fault for taking the risk. Just remember two things:

 

1.Make sure the battery is fully charged

2.If it isn't, WAIT UNTILL IT IS. Most people try to do it while their PSP is on the charger. If you pull that charger out on accident, guess what happens? Ninety nine percent chance you'll brick.

I have downgraded using this 3 times already and no brick:

 

http://forums.qj.net/f-guides-hacks-homebr...ader-73469.html

 

Edit: oh ya, and one time, I didn't even attach the charger.

I'm not saying there's a high risk of bricking, infact, there's a small chance. But it's possible. And plus, I said if the charger gets pulled out of the PSP/socket, not if you don't use it.

 

@EMoney: There's really no way of telling, you'll just have to wait and find out.

[Swikity]

 

 

Entertainment packs come with a ta-082 motherboard, so you can't downgrade, or you'll get bricked.

 

 

[EMoney120]

alright i will wait and find out if the firmware is watever, and i will find out if it has a TA-082 motherboard.

 

thanks for the link swikity, i will favorite it just in case i could downgrade.

 

EDIT: damnit how did you kno they come with TA-082 motherboards!?!?

[Swikity]

alright i will wait and find out if the firmware is watever, and i will find out if it has a TA-082 motherboard.

 

thanks for the link swikity, i will favorite it just in case i could downgrade.

 

EDIT: damnit how did you kno they come with TA-082 motherboards!?!?

Googled it.

Seems they come with either of these:

 

a) 2.60 Firmware and a ta-082 motherboard

 

b) 2.80 and a (ta-082?) motherboard

 

Either way, they are un-downgradable.

[Pat]

If you're absolutely desperate for homebrew, you could just find someone on eBay selling one. Just make sure they have pics of the motherboard (To make sure it isn't TA-830 or whatever), and they have a feedback score of 98% or more, not to mention more than 100 comments. I've found less can lead to someone just giving themselves comments.

[EMoney120]

no im ok i just wanted to know. no biggie.

 

but cant TA-082 mobo psp's be downgraded to 2.50? i saw that in the link u posted swikity

[Swikity]

no im ok i just wanted to know. no biggie.

 

but cant TA-082 mobo psp's be downgraded to 2.50? i saw that in the link u posted swikity

Yes, they can, but you can't really do much with a 2.5 PSP.

[pimp_60cent]

I know i may sound noobish but how can you tell wats ur PSP's firmware? Beacause as soon as i open it on Christmas day the first thing that im doin is upgrading to 3.02 so i can play VCS smoothly.