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AP0ll0UK
May 14th, 2006, 11:59
I've been out of the PSP Scene for a little while and not done much with mine other than using it for playing movies.

I'm currently running 1.5 and a lot of the newer games require firmware versions above 2.0. However, I notice that there the GTA Exploit supports 2.5 and 2.6 amoungst other versions.

I was wondering what firmware version people are currently running and if it's above 2.0 then how do you find compatability with the emulators and eloaders?

Damian666
May 14th, 2006, 13:53
As a PSP User, before I knew anything about homebrew and emulators for the PSP. I'd have to say that I kept updating my PSP, my version used to be 1.00. Now it's version 2.60. When I finally saw this website, I thought "What have I been missing out on?" I regret having this version, but ever since Fanjita released his Eloader, it's great to see that I can finally play old classics.

ENG
May 14th, 2006, 14:22
I have a PSP with firmware 1.5 (for homebrew)
and a PSP with firmware 2.6 (for UMD's)

Shadowblind
May 14th, 2006, 15:33
I have a PSP with firmware 1.5 (for homebrew)
and a PSP with firmware 2.6 (for UMD's)

you didn't have to get two PSPs.... you can use
G3NESIS to load 2.6 UMDs on your 1.5. Thats what im using.

Kloe
May 14th, 2006, 17:18
i had a 1.5 psp up until a few days ago, i finally made the move to upgrade to 2.6 so i could play my samurai warriors game i bought. (i've tried every umd loader and none work with samurai warriors Shadowblind :( ).

on my 1.5 this is what i had running on it:
pimpstreamer
snes emulator
nes emulator
sega emulator
N64 emulator
solitaire
bejeweled
wifijukebox
hacked unstable internet browser
PSPPersonalize (wallpaper changer)

this is what i can run on my 2.6
snes emulator
nes emulator
sega emulator
N64 emulator
solitaire
bejeweled
RSS Feeder (built into 2.6 firmware)
Very stable Internet browser
Built in wallpaper changer

so as you can see im only missing out on streaming videos and mp3's from my pc but I think I might be able to find a way to stream mp3's i upload to my site with my RSS feeder so really im only losing a video streamer that didn't even work for me much anyway. You just have to take a look at what homebrew you use and what homebrew you don't need. 2.6 is working fine for me, i didn't really lose much when i upgraded, and I gained more on the PSP. ^^

Damian666
May 14th, 2006, 17:28
To give a more descriptive view of what's running on my PSP Firmware version 2.60, I'll give a list on what I have:
(1)Dgen Version 1.30, (The best Genesis emulator that runs on 2.01+)

(2)Snes9xTYL Version 0.4 (One of the best Super Nintendo emulators you can have for all Firmware)

(3)Daedalus' Nintendo 64 Version R4 (Between Daedalus and PSMonkey I'm neck and neck between these two, they're just fantastic at bringing these to life)

(4)NeoGeoCDZ (Forgot the version, but I love playing Metal Slug 2)

(5)SMSPSP version 0.5 (It works, though the sound is terrible, at least I can still play some good old classics.)

I have many, many more but i don't want to hog upi space in the forums.

AP0ll0UK
May 15th, 2006, 17:45
Thanks for the feedback guys :D

So in conclusion, does everyone think it is worth upgrading to 2.6?

I'm just a bit hesitant as I know there is currently no way back to 1.5 from there.

gangsta_psp
May 18th, 2006, 14:07
Keep it at 1.5 or you will probably regret it. I know I did. I wanna play mczonk's quake 2.

Falcon1503
May 21st, 2006, 20:13
My brother just bought the PSP last week. I thought I could download every game onto the PSP with no worries, but that wasnt the case.

Luckily, it turned out to be a v2.6, so we bought GTA and we're happy with it.

middlemaniac
May 21st, 2006, 20:19
A 1.5 psp! I love it so much better than when I had a 2.0 psp. I downgraded!

Cooe14
May 21st, 2006, 20:32
I have a 1.5 and it is worth it! don't upgrade! check if the game can run using GENESIS or one of the umd runners before you buy it and you will not need to upgrade.

nugatron
May 21st, 2006, 20:45
Can someone please tell me if untold legends the warriors code works with Genesis? Because I am thinking about getting this game but I really do not want to upgrade my firmware...

mspwpho
June 5th, 2006, 14:57
Hi
I've a PSP with a firmware 2.6 I've tried downloading "Snes9xTYL Version 0.4" After downloading I followed the read me file to extract the content to /PSP/GAME/ folder and I was prompted "Corrupted Data".

Is there a way or any Snes verison that I can used. Thanks. Pls advised.

You may want to reach me at [email protected]

NiGame
June 5th, 2006, 15:20
1.5 and glad of it won't be upgrqading if i can get away with - bought my GF a 1.5 so we can play multi on wi-fi its great

muffinman
June 5th, 2006, 15:46
im staying 1.5 and buying a mod chip to upgrade on.

samidgley
June 5th, 2006, 16:05
I'm on 1.5 and tis good.. although at the moment my PSP is just a rather large Mp3 player

DirtyDevil
June 5th, 2006, 16:18
2.5 unfortunatley.......gonna git me a mod-chip wohooo
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6540/mac060rh.jpg

younggunn1999
June 8th, 2006, 07:31
I have a 2.6 I found out about home brew about 6 months after my PSP had been laying around unused. I very happy with it now a have a 4gb hard drive full of home brew I only have 1gb of space left that I'm going to use for MAME.
HOMEBREW4LIFE!!!

ENG
June 10th, 2006, 15:34
you didn't have to get two PSPs.... you can use
G3NESIS to load 2.6 UMDs on your 1.5. Thats what im using.

lol, i know, but i got my second PSP at before the UMD loaders and find it easier to run homebrew on one PSP and UMD's on the other one.
:)

pimpjuice10
June 22nd, 2006, 19:03
I Wish I Got A Psp Sooner Because I Got Mines Last Year Around October N I Have A 2.60 Fw. Not As Good As Playing Iso's But Emulators Are Still Good

Lebow
June 23rd, 2006, 01:41
i'm currently running 2.6 and it works just as good as any other version with the emulators but it doesn'y have the abbility to load up commercail games or play the best homebrew super mario bros but if u have 1.0 don't change just use a loader to load 1.5 but without upgrading

dtothabreezy
June 23rd, 2006, 04:32
and now that ir shells out wit streaming music and homebrew gettin a 1.5 hellz ya

Enigmatic
June 23rd, 2006, 22:35
I have 2 PSPs both that are 2.60 because they are second hand where can i get the proper emulators?

Thank you

psiko_scweek
June 24th, 2006, 06:10
I had a 1.51 that I upgraded to a 2.0 and then downgraded to a 1.5 and Ive stayed there ever since...

I picked up a 2.70 today though for 35 bucks though :-) Perfect specimen for a mod chip im thinking.