2.71 Downdater Easy Released

[scarph]

The same coder Xtrusion (http://psp.xtrusion.es/en/) who brought you the 2.5/2.6 easy downgrader has used Dark_Alex's 2.71 downdater to create an easy version. This program installs just like a regular windows executable. It guides you through all of the steps to get your psp to from 2.71 to blessed 1.5.

Thank you Xtrusion, Dark_Alex, Fanjita, Skylark, Mathieulh, and all the other coders who made this possible

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/271.jpg

Remember there is always a risk of bricking your psp when using a program that writes to flash. Be careful and follow all the instructions.

Full Version (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7YJ2RFX3)

or

Lite Version (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H4ULVVWB)

[vyas5]

has this been tested yet???

[PlagueMusic]

FULL VERSION!, good for you kids with no friends. :) And yes, it has been tested and worked.

[M!ckeY]

wow, this is great :)

[scarph]

one more thing

yay! im on the front page,
id like to thank my mother, father, and everyone that helped me go to a website and find out about this news

do i get my status changed to dcemu news poster or something :)

[Prasoc]

Haha. I just downgraded without the easy version, and like 5 mins later, this comes out :O

[M!ckeY]

no, your still a newbie :D

[scarph]

no, your still a newbie :D

heh i joined a month before you and im about 400 posts behind you

[M!ckeY]

lol

[JD/]

this is awesome easy access to 1.5 psps

[krazyx86]

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS I HAVE NO FRIENDS, I LOVE YOU GUYS SOOOO EFFING MUCH, sorry for caps, but I think this is a justifiable reason for it :P

[Veskgar]

What is the difference between FULL & Lite versions?

Also, does anyone know for SURE if this has the newest BUG-FIX of the downgrader?

[animekid4]

THIS NOOB IS PLEASED!:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[M!ckeY]

the difference between the lite version is that it does not contai all the files required for the downgrade, you have to provide them yourself, while the full version has everything

[krazyx86]

Downgrader confirmed, and worked perfectly.. 1.5 I'M BACK.

[Thekinglotr]

so you just ran the full version krazyx86? should I update my 2.6 to 2.71 and use this one or should I just wait for my copy of gta to come in the mail?

[EnderPSP]

ok, so which version is this? plain 2.71 or 2.71 r1 (bugfix)? anyways, good job :)

[propmok]

does this DG work with ta-082?

[Veskgar]

the difference between the lite version is that it does not contai all the files required for the downgrade, you have to provide them yourself, while the full version has everything

Thanks for the reply to my ?. I thought DCEMU would not allow ALL the files. To clarify, does this FULL version still need the "illegal" firmware files? Or does it truly have EVERYTHING needed?


so you just ran the full version krazyx86? should I update my 2.6 to 2.71 and use this one or should I just wait for my copy of gta to come in the mail?

I would update to 2.71 and then use the newest BUGFIX release of this downgrader.

[dmac]

I am running 2.60 FW. Where can I find a FW 2.71 update so I can downgrade to 1.50. I used to have a 1.50 when I first bought my PSP on launch day in Canada. At the time I couldn't wait to play new games so I slowly updated from 1.5-2.0 then 2.6 when MLB the show came out. I had never heard of this Devhook thing. I miss playing Mario All-stars. I played it when i was running 2.0.

[Thekinglotr]

Is there anyone that could make a quick guide or walk me through the process? I really don't want a paperweight.

Also where can I get an update from 2.6 to 2.71?

Edit: Another quick question, can you still use the web browser with devhook?

[gslop]

This is awsome!

[eazy-e]

damn dark_alex damn man thanks alot for the downgraders man i just downgraded 2 psp man

[christophe]

hmmm still having trouble with this thing... i think it may be because i only have a 2 gig memory stick. i got my psp on uk launch day so i know its compatible. i used the easy downgrade method. installed everything. went to the photo menu and the memory stick light either blinks or stays on and then i have to reset.

any help would be great... im not too fussed especially if fanjita gets an eloader up and running. the psx emu looks like it could be extremely good. depending on performance.

[razorak]

does this DG work with ta-082?

does not work with ta-082 sadly =(

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

i think speak for everyone, when i say that this a great moment in the homebrew community. and for all of those people who lost hope for a 2.71 downgrader, and upgraded to 2.8, im sorry to say...SUX 4 U

[razorak]

i think speak for everyone, when i say that this a great moment in the homebrew community. and for all of those people who lost hope for a 2.71 downgrader, and upgraded to 2.8, im sorry to say...SUX 4 U


actually u forget 1 big group of sad people....ta-082 mobos =((

[dmac]

ne1 know where i can get a copy of the 2.71FW so i can update then downgrade?

[Video_freak]

Just go to PSP-Hacks.com and search for it. ;)

[razorak]

psp-hacks...lemme grab u a linky...

http://www.psp-hacks.com/category/36

choose which version u want..it has US jap and EU

[[Roger]]

i cant get the dang software WTH

[judas_coach]

a certain site is posting this on this story:
# Will this work on 2.80?
Some commenters keep insisting that this works on the 2.80. Some commenters keep insisting that it will brick your 2.80 if you try it. A word of sanity: until the developer says that it works on 2.80, it's probably a bad idea to try it on a 2.80.

Sad sites that need more visitors will resort to any measure.

[razorak]

@roger
wad software?

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

its not working for me, everytime i click on a link, it brings up something else, and freezes up internetr explorer

[Thekinglotr]

Tip: use firefox

[MaxSMoke]

Where's my 2.6/2.71 Eloader???

I'd rather use an Eloader then risk bricking my White Japanese PSP.

[bigrich68]

same here still waiting for eloader lol 2.7

[bigrich68]

stillw aiting n because i have T-082 sucks lol please Fanjita E-Loader

[samoht720p]

same here still waiting for eloader lol 2.7

yah i don't blame u. i lost my launch-level psp over that bug. damn thing didn't have a scratch on it.
i'd give it a week or so before i try it again with my new psp. :)
the devs are working hard to make this thing as safe as possible.

[LloydKansas]

Worked like a charm :) I'm so glad that Xtrusion was swift with the release of the easy version of the dark_alex etc. 2.71 downdater. I can finally say I'm once again the proud owner of 1.5 firmware! :D After a whole mess of updating, downdating, losing PSP, buying another, updating and downdating again I can say this release was an incredible success and after my long, long wait I can finally dive back in to the PSP homebrew scene! Hopefully our bro's with TA-082's get their own solution soon, and best of luck to others that have 2.71 and have yet to downdate to 1.5.

[razorak]

feel happy for u man =)

[christophe]

finally got it downgraded.... woo i was shitting my pants incase it bricked it. cos my girlfriend loves playing monkeyball and tekken.

i felt like kissing the psp when it worked correctly. :).

[Thekinglotr]

Man I am so tempted to not be patient! I ordered GTA online and was going to downgrade my 2.6 by that, now there is this..... so is this the the version with the bug fix? What is the bug anyway?

[eazy-e]

feel good ones u downgrade...

[Veskgar]

psp-hacks...lemme grab u a linky...

http://www.psp-hacks.com/category/36

choose which version u want..it has US jap and EU

Thanks for the link. I already have a 1.50 but I just grabbed a 2.71 update so that I can upgrade then downgrade friends & family PSP's.


Tip: use firefox
Yes. Good advice. I also recommend Firefox to all.

[Video_freak]

feel good ones u downgrade...
Oh I remember that feeling... :rolleyes:

[felonyr301]

yea remeber that feeling i was on the first downgrader possible it was beautiful it brought tears to my eyes lol ohh yes went from 1.51 to 2.0 just to go back down 1.5 and thats when my psp took away my life for a while lol...

[Veskgar]

Man I am so tempted to not be patient! I ordered GTA online and was going to downgrade my 2.6 by that, now there is this..... so is this the the version with the bug fix? What is the bug anyway?

I would do it. I was going to use GTA to downgrade my Uncles PSP but now I'm going to use this new method instead.

The bug caused premature bricking if the hack to force the unassign/assign of the flash failed.

Basically, now that this bug is fixed, the likelyhood of bricking your PSP is very slim. Especially if you take all the precautions suggested and make sure you follow all instructions.

[Video_freak]

yea remeber that feeling i was on the first downgrader possible it was beautiful it brought tears to my eyes lol ohh yes went from 1.51 to 2.0 just to go back down 1.5 and thats when my psp took away my life for a while lol...
Hey, me too! I went from 1.51 to 2.0 to 1.5! :)
Good times...

[Thekinglotr]

So the version I downloaded at the start of this thread is the fixed version? can someone verify that to me just to make me feel better? Also where do I put the update file to run it on my PSP to go to 2.71. Has anyone that is online right now used this exact updater and had success?

[Video_freak]

So the version I downloaded at the start of this thread is the fixed version? can someone verify that to me just to make me feel better? Also where do I put the update file to run it on my PSP to go to 2.71. Has anyone that is online right now used this exact updater and had success?
I haven't updated, but you put the eboot in a folder called UPDATE, which is supposed to be inside GAME. ;)

Oh and yes, this version has LESS risks of bricking.

[s1k0]

awesome

[Video_freak]

awesome
What is?

[ICE]

holy crap i cant beilieve i went thru with downdating but it worked

[M!ckeY]

congrats man :) and welcome

[ICE]

what devhook do i need

[M!ckeY]

use .46, also i think psp hacks has a full install of Devhook, you should give that a try :)

[ICE]

alright thanks man. got any advice on some good games to get?

[M!ckeY]

no problem :)
-edit- games for which systems?

[Thekinglotr]

hallsguitar did you use the downgrader from this thread?

[ICE]

ya, i used the full version. worked on my second try.

[Thekinglotr]

"Plugs in the power to his psp"

[M!ckeY]

so games for what system halls?, also what kind of games do you like

[ICE]

i mean homebrew stuff. like what shooter are easy to set up and go?

[M!ckeY]

they are all easy, just make sure you place both the NAME folder and NAME% folder in the GAME folder of the psp. :)

[Thekinglotr]

Its now 2.71... getting ready to downgrade... nervous...

[M!ckeY]

good luck king :)

[Thekinglotr]

should I format my mem stick? Its a 512 and not even close to full

[M!ckeY]

yes, just format it, better safe than sorry :)

[Thekinglotr]

wow this takes a while... running downdate now

[razorak]

crosses fingers hoping that he succeeds

[Thekinglotr]

Ahhh the red screen!

[razorak]

that took 8 minutes??! O_O

anyway, Good Luck

[M!ckeY]

omg!!! you psp has been possesed :eek:

[Thekinglotr]

ok well it went but I am still 2.71?

[Dweezledap]

I have downgraded several PSP's and thinking I am an expert on the subject I jumped and tried to downgrade a friend's PSP 2.71 before I checked the board.
Guess what: He had a ta-082 board!

Luckily for me he had bought a warrantee at Best Buy and was able to replace his PSP.

Please make a sticky about the ta-082 motherboard so others who can not replace there PSP do not make the same mistake!

Always open the UMD compartment and make sure the following is not stamped on the right hand side of the board showing: IC003!

If you try to downgrade you will:

1. Make your PSP a $200 paper weight.
2. Able to use your PSP as an interactive Frisbee.
3. Give it to your dog as a chew toy.
4. Most importantly (If you are under 18) explain to your parents why your $200 Christmas/birthday present is not working and why you can not get it replaced!

If you bought your PSP from Best Buy there is a good chance you have this board. DO NOT try to DOWNGRADE before you read all files and do some research!

[M!ckeY]

wtf?...try it again

and dweeze, we know this

[razorak]

@theking
that's weird...maybe sumthing went wrong

or perhaps you have a similar problem to benh?

[Thekinglotr]

ok well I tried again and now its just stuck at the image area... no activity at all

[M!ckeY]

reboot your psp :)

[Thekinglotr]

the power switch does not seem to do anything

[M!ckeY]

remove the battery then

[Thekinglotr]

oh-oh.... going for it

[dark_man_x_008]

hey guys im havin the same problem with it....i go to the photo menu and no red screen...just gets frozen on the image menu screen...i reboot try again and nothing....any suggestions as to what im doing wrong???

[Thekinglotr]

I took out the battery and it started fine

[M!ckeY]

dark man, try reinstalling everything again :)

[Thekinglotr]

yeah it froze again, starting over

[madcupid]

hi, i got my psp in my hands and im willing to downgrade. I just wanted to know for sure if i still need a second psp running 1.50 to downgrade usind the easy downgrader. And is that bug really fixed on this full version i just downloaded. Thanks in advance

[M!ckeY]

@ madcupid
not if you download the full version of the easy installer?

[dark_man_x_008]

thats exactly what im doing...this is like the third time lol....u have no clue how scared i get when it freezes and i reboot....im like....please dont brick please dont brick! lol

[Thekinglotr]

reformatting memory stick, dark did you have a umd in when you did it? because mine went straight to the umd, I wonder if that was part of the problem?

[M!ckeY]

@ dark man
lol, did you format your memory stick before you ran the downgrader
also, do not leave a UMD in the psp

[razorak]

@theking
u may want to update to 2.0 then downgrade again with the mph loader, doign that is supposed to remove a couple of glitches, that's wad i heard at any rate

[Dweezledap]

wtf?...try it again

and dweeze, we know this

I know we know this but many Noobz don't!

I am not a Noob and have downgraded over 20 PSP's for friends and family. This is the first time I ran into this motherboard. I got sloppy and paid the price.

If this friend did not have a warrantee I would have had to fork out the money to buy him a new one!

We were all noobz once. Let's make sure they do not make this mistake!

[foxtrot24]

This play by play is really making me nervous. I just hope it ends well. Oh, and if you use the light version what are the files you hve to provide?

[M!ckeY]

he hasn't downgraded yet razorak

@ dweez, dude it's in the freaking front page of the offical downgrader thread

-edit-

[Thekinglotr]

very good idea, at this point I am still trying to get to 1.5 so... Right now I am installing the files onto my psp again with the full downdater. Did this take a while for you guys to do? and how long should the red screen be on? it seemed like a very short amount of time last time.

[dark_man_x_008]

i reformatted it twice...no umd...tried it again...froze once again...no red screen..rebooted....nothing....

[razorak]

o...srry...tot u downgraded already

[Thekinglotr]

I kind of wanted there to be a play by play, figured I would have liked to read one so why not let everyone into my scary experience that is downdating my psp!

[Thekinglotr]

dark what does nothing mean?

[M!ckeY]

@ dark man
are you using the downgrader with the bug fix?

[Thekinglotr]

did the downdater that is here get updated? I got mine almost as soon as I saw it

[M!ckeY]

the downgrader got a bug fix, seems the bug was the result of a few brick, well that's what i heard

[dark_man_x_008]

dude mine isnt even going into the red screen! ahhh! this is scary and frustrating...this time my mem stick light stayed on then my psp turned of by its self and then i reboot and i got a BIG sigh of relief when it booted back up...i didnt have this much trouble when i downgraded my girlfriends 2.6 to 1.5....

[Thekinglotr]

hmm maybe I will d/l again just to be safe and format what is being put on my psp right now. What do you guys think?

[M!ckeY]

go for it king

[dark_man_x_008]

im pretty sure i downloaded the one that is on the front page right now...one that says download lite here and full here...thats the one im using...nothing means that all it does is freeze on the photo menu then when i reboot its still at 2.71

[Thekinglotr]

ok it just finished putting the files on my psp, I am going to format the card, download the downdater again and try it again.

[M!ckeY]

@ dark man
try replacing the files in your psp with the ones that got the bugfix

[dark_man_x_008]

@motoko ok man i'll give it a whirl...im gonna kick my own ass if my lil bro's psp bricks man....im gonna have to give him mine :(

[Thekinglotr]

uhg... my crappy dsl takes forever....23%

[M!ckeY]

my dsl also sucks :(

[Dweezledap]

he hasn't downgraded yet razorak

@ dweez, dude it's in the freaking front page of the offical downgrader thread

-edit-
I understand that but many do not enter the site form that point ( or many found the news from a google search).
I simply clicked on the linked titled "2.71 Downdater Easy Released"

No warnnings no messages :)

Think people .... there are many persons who just bought a PSP heading here. Let us let them in on the proper way to do things!

[Thekinglotr]

I don't know about you dark, but right now I am enjoying a nasty sinking feeling... stupid dsl 61%

[M!ckeY]

@dweez
well it will suck for them, they should have used the "front door" instead of the "window" ;)

[dark_man_x_008]

well i donno man...i took a look at that supposed bug fix folder and everything in that folder is exactly tha same as the stuff the full easy downloader puts on your psp to begin with...this is starting to piss me off

[Thekinglotr]

ok starting again

[dark_man_x_008]

OHHH!!! NEVERMIND!!! by some miracle preformed by the great lord himself it went to the ball lickin red screen lol well now all i gotta do is wait and cross my fingers for the best...i'll inform u guys in like 6 mins...PRAY FOR ME!! lol

[M!ckeY]

@ dark man

I know it's looks the same, but looks can be deceiving, just replace the files with the bux fix one's :)

-edit- nvm...you already started the downgrade

[Thekinglotr]

"begins to pray"

[Dweezledap]

@dweez
well it will suck for them, they should have used the "front door" instead of the "window" ;)
True. I am just feeling really stupid about my mistake. I checked with my first few downgrades and just became too confident after that. I was starting to think this board was not released in the USA.

[Thekinglotr]

lol my screen just went black when it was copying the files, and I was like... crap.... then I realized it was just power save lol

[dark_man_x_008]

YOU GUYS IT WORKED!!! HAHAHA!!! @king...keep tryin man it took me like 5 times but it worked for me...oh if u get to the red screen what ever you do just let it turn off by itself! cause if you are impatient then u will be sorry thanks u guys!

[M!ckeY]

@ dweez
it's cool..people make mistakes, how do you thin i ruined my first psp :D

@ dark man
congrats and welcome to the 1.5 world

[madcupid]

i have a 256mb memory stick, should there be any problem downgrading, is it too small or it doesnt matter? thank you

[Thekinglotr]

oh man that feels great to see that!!!! PROPS!!

[Dweezledap]

True. I am just feeling really stupid about my mistake. I checked with my first few downgrades and just became too confident after that. I was starting to think this board was not released in the USA.
As everyone tells the Noobz "research research research"

[Thekinglotr]

so dark... did you change anything after we were having it freeze up? or did you just keep taking the battery out and starting over?

[M!ckeY]

@ madcupid
the size is alright just make sure you format it first :)

[dark_man_x_008]

motoko: i know but i dont wanna end up payin mad money for a new unit u kno? especially when im doin them a favor lol ive basically done all the downgrades so far...the 2.0, 2.6 and now the 2.71

[Thekinglotr]

dark did you see my question or did the page rollover first?

[dark_man_x_008]

king this will sound completely retarded but i didnt disconnect the usb from the psp...physically...the other times i did and it didnt work and this time i left it in and it worked....either that or just let the psp sit for a couple of mins and then try to enter the photo menu....im rooting for u man i hope u can pull it off

[M!ckeY]

wow, was that really all you did...lol :D

[Thekinglotr]

I just went to photo again, memstick light came on briefly and then it turned off again, no red screen.

[madcupid]

thank you motoko250

[Thekinglotr]

OK I have the red screen now!

[Thekinglotr]

I am pretty sure it is going this time. Its been red for a whole lot longer than the first time. when I first did it it was only red for a few secs.... gasp psp just turned off.... drumroll....

-edit- man I can't type to save my life

[Dweezledap]

@ dweez
it's cool..people make mistakes, how do you thin i ruined my first psp :D

@ dark man
congrats and welcome to the 1.5 world
Thanks I needed that :)

Is ther anything to be done with a ta-08x board
Too tired ... drunk.. lazy to look.
Actually I've done a search and come up with way to many results :)

[M!ckeY]

@ king
gah!! the suspense it's killing me :D

@ dweez
not that i know of :)

[dark_man_x_008]

Go King Go!!!

[Thekinglotr]

Well guys its official...

[M!ckeY]

don't do that king...what is official!!!

[Thekinglotr]

Haha I couldnt resist! I officially am a proud owner of a 1.50 PSP!!!!!!

[madcupid]

come on man, youre killing us

[M!ckeY]

congrats king and welcome :D

also, do what razorak said and update to 2.00 the downgrade back, just to fix the little glitches :)

[madcupid]

yesss

[dark_man_x_008]

hey u guys...which glitches are u talkin about? my bros seems to be fine..

[Thekinglotr]

If you ask me that will be a very nice thread to read for those people that are like I was, afraid to downgrade. If anyone reads this and needs help feel free to ask!

[M!ckeY]

well people have said that some stuff gets screwy, but you should update and then downgrade just to get a full install of the 1.50 firmware :)

[dark_man_x_008]

hmmm i guess better safe then sorry...i'll do that tomorrow...its kinda late lol

[M!ckeY]

alright but make sure you do it :D

well i'm also off to bed it's late here as well

[Thekinglotr]

someone want to help me set up an emulator? I am not quite sure how to do it lol

[dark_man_x_008]

well you guys wouldnt steer me wrong thats for sure no prob man lol well my bro is mad happy he was super pissed he upgraded and i told him like a month ago dont worry i'll downgrade it someday and he was like yea right and now he's eating those words...thanks to all the devs involved on this release...from me and my bro

[Thekinglotr]

Yes! major thanks!

[judas_coach]

EDIT: Oh right.. you didn't mean you wanted to make an emulator, merely set one up... my bad. To find out how to istall an emlator simply download an emu of your choice, a few ROMS (you can google these) and follow the instructions on the Readme that comes with the Emulator. This is the simplest technique to getting Emus to work.

[Thekinglotr]

I want to get the snes and the nes one

[dark_man_x_008]

king its easy...just go to the psp news page then look for snesPSP tyl and nesterj under the emulators. then once u unzip them just open up the 1.5 folder and put both the files into your GAME folder which is in the PSP folder then add roms

[Thekinglotr]

ok thanks, lol as it says by my name I am a total newbie when it somes to this stuff!

[dark_man_x_008]

no prob...i might have the title of a newbie but i've been messin around with these things for some time now and i am very comfortable with the psp...any other help just let me know

[Thekinglotr]

oh wow... I am playing contra now!! woot

[dark_man_x_008]

great isnt it? the psp i indeed a remarkable machine

[judas_coach]

try and get a ds to play contra

[Thekinglotr]

wow to anyone reading this thinking of downgrading.... do it this is awesome! BUT MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMPATABLE FIRST! lol how do I get devhook running so I can play my games... they all take higher fw

[judas_coach]

wow to anyone reading this thinking of downgrading.... do it this is awesome! lol how do I get devhook running so I can play my games... they all take higher fw
My friend Ethan is reading this and he has a 2.80 and he has been thinking of downgrading... so you're saying he should downgrade?:D

[dark_man_x_008]

that is also easy lol go to the front page again and get devhook...i recommend downloading the ultimate devhook by chaos zero...it basically does it for you

[Thekinglotr]

wow I fixed it, thanks for the reminder

[dark_man_x_008]

My friend Ethan is reading this and he has a 2.80 and he has been thinking of downgrading... so you're saying he should downgrade?:D
i wouldnt go that far lol only if he has 2.71...2.8 is different and he needs to wait for the 2.8 downgrade...i say give it about another week or so

[Thekinglotr]

OK I dont see the one you recomended... I think I will deal with that in the morning.

[judas_coach]

yeah i know man, it was only a bit of sarcasm :D

[dark_man_x_008]

oh ok lol yea im gonna get some sleep

[Thekinglotr]

yeah but it was good sarcasm, you need to be careful, esp with such a potentially damaging subject.

[judas_coach]

I wouldn't sleep if i were you man... you now have 1.50!!

[dark_man_x_008]

yeah i know man, it was only a bit of sarcasm :D
hehehe oh ok i see just tryin to help man..dont want to see anyone brick a psp

[dark_man_x_008]

hehehe i've had 1.5 since day one and never have and never will upgrade! so i can sleep peacefully lol later guys

[Thekinglotr]

yeah I wasnt planning on sleeping lol

[judas_coach]

Downgrading to Firmware 1.50 is the same feeling as your first erection... it feels great you just don't know what to do with it!

[dark_man_x_008]

i have a 256mb memory stick, should there be any problem downgrading, is it too small or it doesnt matter? thank you
no not a single problem i think it only takes up like 25 mbs or somthing like that..after the downgrade u just reformat it and thats it

[goofsterstud]

I have restarted about 20 times after entering the photo menue. I have downloaded the link on the site.

I did reformat the stick before installing (2gb stick)
I did not have a umd in the system while performing the procedure
I did fullow the steps.

In my 20 attempts no red screen. I did have to take the batter out :eek: to restart it twice.

[zool2k]

i am so sad! i updated to 2.80 like 9 days before!

and just 2 days later the exploit came out!
how long will it take until a 2.80 downgrader will come out??

greetz

[THUD]

Well I have put my PSP away, so I am not tempted to update to 2.9 which apparently has just come out...

I will wait for the 2.8 downgrader...

In the meantime I will play with my tiddly winks

[judas_coach]

Hahahaha! 2.9 hasn't actually come out yet dude. It doesn't exist yet...

[razorak]

he just made a typo error...no need to be so sarcastic rofl

[happyface]

Damn, I gotta charge my battery first, it's at 40%, so I'll be doing this tomorrow

[tchok]

another question: can i use the full downgrader with my japanese psp? or is it only for the us psp?

[slik da relic]

i just went thru the vid w/o my psp hooked up, just to see the steps. if its that simple, thats damn RIIDIICUULLOOUUS!!!! no GTA? loads the files for u? makes u wanna find a few psps to downgrade. the best one yet i think. props to the inventors!!!!

da relic

[THUD]

I read somewhere that Sony are realeasing 2.9 by the end of this week in Japan....so I imediately put my PSP in the cupboard somewhere....now where did I pu tit again...booger

[happyface]

Haha, couldn't contain my excitement, tried it out XD
This red screen takes FOREVER :/
Edit: Another successful downgrade. BIG THANKS TO ALL THOSE MENTIONED IN FIRST POST.

[tchok]

damn i'm so impatient to get my 1.5 back... but i'm scared too, i think i'm gonna wait for more people to test it...:D

[tophead420]

wow this is great to see now all those unlucky 2.71 users can be 1.5 users and enjoy homebrew and its also good to see so many downgraders are otu now lol

[Rocksil]

does this downgrader only need 1 psp

[badfr20]

somethings weird with my process... i ran the program and it copied the stuff my psp needed. when i got to the part where i had to use the photo option, the screen didn't go red but the memstick was reading. i waited until it stopped but the screen locked up. i thought i bricked it but i didn't. there wasn't even a corrupt file msg after. good thing it didn't get bricked.

[Rocksil]

same thing happened to me

[badfr20]

so what's wrong? my psp was initially ver 2.0 but i kept upgrading... i don't know what's wrong but the red screen never appeared. when i tried the whole process over and over again, nothing happened.

[vyas5]

has anyone bricked their psp with this???

[badfr20]

some people say just keep trying. i feel like the more you try the more it might brick. i read somewhere that there might be another way but its not released yet.

[danw2k4]

it worked on my new white psp!

[Gaileen M.]

It worked on mine but it took 5 mins to go red

[danw2k4]

took about 10 attempts.

[burrito]

Is there a way to tell if a PSP you will buy will have a ta-084 motherboard by just looking at the box?

[burrito]

When does the thing come out that will let you have homebrew on 2.71 without downgrading? Will it work with ta-084?

[shak bo]

I'm trying to downgrade but my PSP locks up when I try to access the photo section. I was able to trick it into going to the TIFF file but it froze when it tried to read it, anyone else having this problem?

[happyface]

taco, you probably mean eloader. It's a safer alternative than downgrading, but it's not out yet. You all have choices to downdate or wait for eloader people :)

EDIT: Shak bo, it does that sometimes. Just hard reset after 30 seconds of that, and then try again. The red screen will pop out eventually, and when it does JUST SIT THERE. Make sure the thing is plugged in to AC too

[Poor-Kingz]

Is there a way to tell if a PSP you will buy will have a ta-084 motherboard by just looking at the box?
its TA-082 and the newer non-value packs are TA-082; well in the US.

[shak bo]

Thanks happyface I'll try that now and tell you how it goes

[Video_freak]

its TA-082 and the newer non-value packs are TA-082; well in the US.
I coudln't find any non TA-082 PSPs in stores after I broke mine (a month ago). :(

[shak bo]

Hey happyface it worked thanx dude now I have two 1.5 PSP's whats next? These guys can't be stopped!!!!

[Video_freak]

Hey happyface it worked thanx dude now I have two 1.5 PSP's whats next? These guys can't be stopped!!!!
Wow, lucky..... :o

[M!ckeY]

so the ta-082 have hit the US as well

[Destroyer699]

I just bought 2 psps in hopes of non ta-082. I lost on both, went to gamestop, and the first one I found wasn't ta-082. You'r best bet is a used one somwhere. I asked to check before I bought it. Yay 1.5!!!

[Vyse The Legend]

So any reported brickings with this new version? I lost my old psp to the first 2.71 downdater, so I don't want to lose this one too. :(

[tchok]

already ask the question but, since i'm a little afraid bout it, here it come again: Can i use the full downgrader with my japanese 2.71 psp?

[Veskgar]

Haha I couldnt resist! I officially am a proud owner of a 1.50 PSP!!!!!!

Welcome friend! You are now enlisted in the 1.50 PSP Army - Spread the word and lets all recruit many more new 1.50 users.

[Veskgar]

already ask the question but, since i'm a little afraid bout it, here it come again: Can i use the full downgrader with my japanese 2.71 psp?
Yes you can. It should not matter what region your PSP is.


I coudln't find any non TA-082 PSPs in stores after I broke mine (a month ago). :(

There used to be away to check the LETTER under 120V on the side of the PSP box where all the barcodes are to determine what firmware was pre-installed. Has anyone identified how to tell from the outside of the box whether it would be a TA-082? I bet if you looked hard enough in enough stores that you could eventually find a 2.01, 2.50 or 2.60 non TA-082 $249.99 bundle pack.

[dark_man_x_008]

Yes you can. It should not matter what region your PSP is.



There used to be away to check the LETTER under 120V on the side of the PSP box where all the barcodes are to determine what firmware was pre-installed. Has anyone identified how to tell from the outside of the box whether it would be a TA-082? I bet if you looked hard enough in enough stores that you could eventually find a 2.01, 2.50 or 2.60 non TA-082 $249.99 bundle pack.
actually there is a way to check...not quite sure but i'll do some research and i'll report back with what i came up with

[dark_man_x_008]

as for how to tell the preinstalled firmware by lookin at the box (under 120v by barcode)
no letter= 1.5 (launch date bundle)
A= 1.5
B= 1.51
C= 1.52
D= 1.52
E= 1.52
F= 2.0
G= 2.01
H= 2.5
I = 2.6

[dejkirkby]

My brother in law bought a psp which was a K on the box. That WAS a 2.6. (Until I downgraded it's white ass)

[Destroyer699]

Same here. My other psp had a k on the box next to 1001 and it was non ta-082 and a 2.6

[tchok]

Huuray! my old black japanese psp is now (again and forever) a 1.50!

[judas_coach]

There is a simple tactic to avoiding buying a TA-082 PSP. Buy your PSP from a store that doesn't sell that many PSPs. Such as Target or... IKEA. Buying your PSP from a recently-stocked EB Games or GameStop will almost ensure your chances of getting a TA-082. BTW my PSP is PSP-1002K

[ataribob]

ya, i used the full version. worked on my second try.


2nd try ?

What was worse.
Shaking hands or sweaty forhead:eek:

[madcupid]

let me know how it goes. i wanna do but im a bit scared dogg. I know they say all you gotta do is follow the instructions and the chances of brickin will be slight but i dont know

[Veskgar]

My brother in law bought a psp which was a K on the box. That WAS a 2.6. (Until I downgraded it's white ass)


Same here. My other psp had a k on the box next to 1001 and it was non ta-082 and a 2.6

Thanks to both of you for confirming that the letter K means a 2.60 NON TA-082 PSP. This will surely be helpful in the hunt to find downgradable PSP's in the store.

I plan on buying 2 or 3 more downgradable PSP's in the near future if I can hunt them down. Why you ask? Basically because eventually SONY is bound to find a way to make their firmware non-downgradable and once all of the downgradable PSP's are sold or upgraded, thats it. You will find people selling them on eBay for ridiculous amounts and once they are gone, they will be gone. The extra PSP's will be good for girlfriend and future children to be able to enjoy. Also, it would be wise to have a back-up in case your precious 1.50 malfunctions in some way.

Imagine 2 or 3 years down the road and you feel like whipping out your 1.50 for come classic NES or SNES retro gaming and for some reason it stops working.... That would send me into a major PANIC if I had no other spares. In 2-3 years it won't be as simple as just going to your local Wal-Mart to get a replacement. Hell, in 2-3 years you probably won't be able to find any USED 1.50 or downgradable PSP's at GameStop.

[crazyxxv]

i did it with my psp everything was all good i downloaded i followed all instructuins and it got bricked . people were saying it worked so i believed them again so i got my brothers psp and it got bricked to omg this doesnt work trust me its a fake please listen

[badfr20]

i finally sucessfully downgraded my psp!!! thank you Darkalex!!! oh yeah, GO SPAIN for winning FIBA in Saitama!!! boom goes the dynamite!!!

[Thekinglotr]

i did it with my psp everything was all good i downloaded i followed all instructuins and it got bricked . people were saying it worked so i believed them again so i got my brothers psp and it got bricked to omg this doesnt work trust me its a fake please listen

That really stinks man! are you sure you followed all the directions exactly? I know that last night both my self and dark_man_x_008 downgraded with little trouble. I wish there was more we could do to help.

[harris707m]

thats great but could you dev one up for the new version. v2.8

[harris707m]

that was my first message


Woo Hoo

[Veskgar]

i did it with my psp everything was all good i downloaded i followed all instructuins and it got bricked . people were saying it worked so i believed them again so i got my brothers psp and it got bricked to omg this doesnt work trust me its a fake please listen
If you got bricked, that is a tragic loss. All losses of our 1.50 brethren create a great sadness. However, we cannot help you or others if you just say it is fake and leave it at that.

1. Provide us with EVERY detail. What did you download and from where?

2. Did you make sure your PSP was not a TA-082?

3. What did you witness your PSP doing when attempting to download.

4. What memory stick did you use? Size and brand.

Those and other details will be needed to diagnose what happened and prevent future 1.50 casualties. Please be more descriptive.

[M!ckeY]

@ harris707m
try not to double post

[burrito]

My psp is a ta-082 I think but I dont see any letter like K on the box and it has the numbers by the umd slot. can someone post a pic of where the letter is? I might have the code by the umd and not have a ta-082

[madcupid]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yessssssssssssssss.... i did it...yes i did it.... i though everything would be hard and all but no..i did it..you have no idea how happy and relieved i am.... let me tell you what happened so maybe this will help...im shaking cant even type right.... the red screen only came up after taking out the battery the first time and hard reseting it for 4 other times...but lool what i did was wait to turn it on (about 30 secs) after each restart...but that will help, i dont know... but i did it thank you all!!!

[tismos]

yo im new and i updated to 2.7 and now trying to downgrade it, but wen i try to do it, it just freezes at the photo bit and turns off???....:confused:

[tismos]

i cant even get the red screen to come up????

[tismos]

i have done it about 40 times now loading and reloading it and still nothing

[dark_man_x_008]

tismo: try to reformat your mem stick then re download everything onto the mem stick and try it again

[dark_man_x_008]

My psp is a ta-082 I think but I dont see any letter like K on the box and it has the numbers by the umd slot. can someone post a pic of where the letter is? I might have the code by the umd and not have a ta-082
NO NO!!! dont downgrade!! if it is a ta-082 you run an extremely high risk of bricking your psp!
on your psp box you should see a white label that will be next to the POS BAR CODE. the white label should say UC2 in the top left corner and in the top right it should say just like this: PSP-1001 K
120V
(letter will be here)

hope that helped:) :D :) :D

[tismos]

ok... still dont work umm do i need 2.7 or 2.7.1 to make it work ??

[madcupid]

you don know what this means man...im playing rock and roll racing on my psp...this rocks...i love you guys....
hey tismos, if it freezes try reseting it and waiting awhiile before turning it on...just be patient man, this really works, give it time and just keep doing it.. good luck man

[tismos]

ok-Question i have an ozzy psp, would that make any diff??

[dark_man_x_008]

ok-Question i have an ozzy psp, would that make any diff??
i personally never heard of an ozzy psp...what is it like a special edition to ozzy osbourne? ummm...im not sure at all but if it is a 2.71 and as long as it is not the dreaded TA-082 motherboard then it might work but im not sure

[tismos]

so i do need 2.71 to do it not 2.7-

[tismos]

australian-ozzy . . . mybad!!

[dark_man_x_008]

so i do need 2.71 to do it not 2.7-
yea pretty much...i wouldn't try to do it with a 2.70

[dark_man_x_008]

australian-ozzy . . . mybad!!
oh oh oh!!! i was thinking that after i sent the first reply lol i was confused lol

[judas_coach]

You're supposed to spell 'ozzy' a-u-s-s-i-e...

[zool2k]

it stinks! i want a downgrader for the 2.80!
i would even test the damn thing ;)

[dark_man_x_008]

it stinks! i want a downgrader for the 2.80!
i would even test the damn thing ;)
dude just give it a while lol one step at a time...your time will come ;)

[zool2k]

yeah i think you're right! i don't have another choice :P

[tismos]

i hav done it , downloaded 2.71 and on the second try it worked....umm should i update to 2.0 them down back to 1.50