Dark_Alex 2.71 Special Edition - Revision A custom firmware Released

[DPyro]

Dark_Alex has just released 2.71 Special Edition - Revision A custom firmware. Heres what the readme has to say:

This is a custom firmware that lets to have in a single flash the advantages of firmware 1.50 and
2.71 at the same time.

Homebrew can be run on both kernels, the 1.50 one and the 2.71 one, letting almost all current homebrew
to work on the 1.50 kernel, and 2.71 homebrew compatible with HEN C in the 2.71 kernel.

Note: the installer writes to FLASH0. I'm not responsable of any damage of what happens,
since this software is provided free and without warranty.
TA-082 users cannot use this because a 1.50 bootstrap is needed to boot the system patched.

At the moment, there is only installer for 1.50, although it could be easily ported to whatever
firmware with kernel access such as 2.60 and 2.71, but at the moment i prefer not to doing it to avoid
TA-082 using it and bricking their psp's.

Note that this package DOES NOT contain any illegal material. The user has to provide the 1.50 and
2.71 updaters pbp's to legally generate the DXAR file used for the flashing.

Reminder: This flashes to your PSP. Use at your own risk.

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[Malksta]

nice

[jaydoo]

awsome........

[BrooksyX]

It works!
Now I just have to see what homebrew works.

[spajdr]

So with firmware 2.5 i first need to downgrade to 1.5 then upgrade to 2.71?

[jamesmc3stripe]

this seames to9 be the best thing ever:D:D:D:D

i may just upgrade... can you downgrade again?

[Snoppydude]

I should remove my custom firmware files and my dh files from flash before I proceed right?

[Kramer]

This is awesome I just installed it and all my homebrew is working fine.

Dark_Alex thanks for your hard work you've put into this.

[DPyro]

I think with this, it completely erases your flash and re-flashes with both 1.50 and 2.71 using 1.50 bootstrap.

[wraggster]

you know im just too chicken to install custom firmwares on my PSP, but thats me

[wraggster]

will this cause probelms if a new official firmware is released?

ie bricking

[Kramer]

Yeah you dont have to remove any custom firmware or downgrade to use this.

[mr_nick666]

More great news for the homebrew community :D The more people using it the better it will be :p What would the world be like without Dark_Alex? :eek:

[DPyro]

will this cause probelms if a new official firmware is released?

ie bricking
This comes with recovery mode, so if anything should go wrong you just hold R button while booting to enter recovery mode :)

[Video_freak]

$n!pR, does that mean you could re-update to the real 2.71 using this recovery mode?

[DPyro]

Not sure...but why would you want to/need to.

[no_pulse]

Sorry if this is obvious, but i'm having problems with my current 1.5 firmware (files constantly becoming corrupt) and i wanted to upgrade to 2.00 to downgrade using MPL downgrader.

But if i were to use this, would this completely flash over my current firmware or is it meant to just modify it?

Also, has anyone tried flashing over harleyg's custom firmware?

[Video_freak]

Well, if a new version comes out, it may be better to start off on a clean firmware rather than putting a custom firmware on top of another...

[Video_freak]

Sorry if this is obvious, but i'm having problems with my current 1.5 firmware (files constantly becoming corrupt) and i wanted to upgrade to 2.00 to downgrade using MPL downgrader.

But if i were to use this, would this completely flash over my current firmware or is it meant to just modify it?

Also, has anyone tried flashing over harleyg's custom firmware?

Thanks in advance.
It complelty reflashes. Wrong thread btw.
http://www.hackaday.com/2005/09/28/how-to-psp-2-00-to-1-50-downgrade/

[DPyro]

This completely erases flash and then flashes files form your memstick.

[BrooksyX]

will this cause probelms if a new official firmware is released?

ie bricking

You cant run official updates, dark_alex disabled it.
I think you will need to use recovery mode to be able to install updates.

[no_pulse]

It complelty reflashes. Wrong thread btw.
http://www.hackaday.com/2005/09/28/how-to-psp-2-00-to-1-50-downgrade/

Thanks, although i am asking a couple of questions about this custom firmware so i thought it'd be the right thread to post in.. :confused:


This completely erases flash and then flashes files form your memstick.

Thanks

[Snoppydude]

Can I use my old Devhook with this and if I can, could I also just delete my old devhook and install Dark_Alex's 2.71 devhook by just deleting my old DH folder and copying the DH folder that's included? If I do that I wouldn't need to have anything dumped to memory stick, correct?

[spajdr]

So many info and i really dont know how to get modified 2.71 to my PSP :P

[FOL]

Can I use my old Devhook with this and if I can, could I also just delete my old devhook and install Dark_Alex's 2.71 devhook by just deleting my old DH folder and copying the DH folder that's included? If I do that I wouldn't need to have anything dumped to memory stick, correct?

From the readme, sounds like 2.71 Devhook HEN C is already included. Thats just what I understand from reaing the readme, but its abit hard to follow.

[Snoppydude]

Edit: Bricked. :(

[kando]

download it from darkalex's site and read the readme....explains it all :)

im chargin my battery now to get it >75%!

[Kramer]

What how did you do that?

[kando]

Edit: Bricked. :(

do you have a ta-082? did you make sure you have 1.50 firmware installed before trying this? aka you werent using 2.71 hen-c?

anything else you can tell us?

can you pull up recovery mode when you hold R and turn on the psp?

[Snoppydude]

I don't know what went wrong. I followed directions precisely. Now it just won't turn on. DAMMIT ALL TO HELL. I had Dark_Alex's Custom firmware installed and had everything else uninstalled from flash. WTF HAPPENED???

[bogalog]

I'm really sorry to be the noob, but im a bit confused as to what this does...
I currently use Harleyg's custom firmware 0.1, and i understand the custom firmware side, but if it is a 2.71 special edition, and can only be run on 1.5 psps, im lost....
is it that it loads 2.71 fw once installed, and that this modified 2.71 can load 1.5 eboots? do you still have to patch the memory every time you want to run homebrew? am i completely in the wrong area?
really sorry, just i want to use this, sounds good, even though im not 100% sure on what it is :P

[FOL]

Edit: Bricked. :(

Damn sorry,

I would have waited, I am tempted, but wont touch this, until a have a fully understandable readme. Im not stupid, but I rather know exactly what I need and how it needs to be done.

[LAMPRO]

okay so this makes your 1.5 into 2.71 with hen rev whatever and makes your 2.71 a 1.5 with 2.71 capabilites and 1.5 capabilites?

SO can we have a new thread of reported homebrew working or not working with this!?

this is major- is this the breakthrough- making the 2.71 fw a 1.5 fw- meaning, all the features of 1.5 and 2.71 combined??

[Snoppydude]

Dammit!! I had a 1.5PSP, did everything exactly, (no TA-082) and it still bricked, luckily I have a second PSP but even still I'm UBER pissed off.

[Veskgar]

If I understand this correctly, this is geared towards 2.00 + PSP's right?

I mean what benefits would this give you if you already have a true 1.50 firmware PSP?

This is obviously amazing work. Dark_AleX once again comes through on an unprecedented level for us PSP homebrewers.

[ninja9393]

Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

[Snoppydude]

Ok, so help me find out what I did wrong. I can't be defeated, my old PSP will just have to be modded with UP.

Only thing I thing could have gone wrong:

1. Dark_Alex's firmware (installed using xFlash) somehow messed up the install.

2. My custom gameboot.rco (the 2.0 PSP logo that looks cooler than 1.5's) wasn't changed back to original.

3...any suggestions?

[Kramer]

Shit I went into the browser used it for a bit then exited to see that my whole GAME150 folder had corrupted and I lost all of my homebrew. Oh well I backed it up a few weeks ago so im not that pissed.

[Cloudhunter]

I'm gonna sniff around the net for a while for brick reports, then i'm gonna try and install it.

Great work Dark_Alex!

Cloudy

[spajdr]

would be good if someone make some flash wizard, it would ask question, with pictures, because this is really confusing, at least when im not sure how it works :-)

[ninja9393]

if we have harley g's firmware installed will it brick it?

[Cloudhunter]

Ok, so help me find out what I did wrong. I can't be defeated, my old PSP will just have to be modded with UP.

Only thing I thing could have gone wrong:

1. Dark_Alex's firmware (installed using xFlash) somehow messed up the install.

2. My custom gameboot.rco (the 2.0 PSP logo that looks cooler than 1.5's) wasn't changed back to original.

3...any suggestions?

I think it should have been wise to reflash to 1.5 first, having a clean install, with no erroneas files on the flash. Did you run the firmware dump helper on your psp while it still had the old gameboot and the Dark_Alex custom firmware installed?

Cloudy

Edit:

if we have harley g's firmware installed will it brick it?

It is best that you do a clean reflash of 1.5 first, by upgrading then downgrading using Dark_Alex's generic downgrader as far as I know. That way you will be sure there will be no custom mods on it.

[Snoppydude]

I think as the first brick I deserve a PM with some 'help' so that it don't happen again...feel me?

[Snoppydude]

I think it should have been wise to reflash to 1.5 first, having a clean install, with no erroneas files on the flash. Did you run the firmware dump helper on your psp while it still had the old gameboot and the Dark_Alex custom firmware installed?

Cloudy

Yest the old RCO not the gameboot itself, just the letters PSP were already installed and Dark_Alex's Firmware was installed.

If this is why it's brick I think a little change to the readme in in order. :mad:

[toto]

did you see the

free_porn_sites.html

file in the package ??

Is it a way to force people to read the readme?

[ninja9393]

how do i uninstall harley g's

can i just update to 2.0 then downgrade?

[Kramer]

No mods will make a difference because it wipes the flash before it writes the new firmware.

[Veskgar]

Okay, still nobody has laid out what benefits this provides.

Please anyone, why would anyone want to use this? I don't pretend to be smarter than Dark_AleX so this must have some great benefits if it was developed, but what? And for who?

Is this for 1.50 firmware users or 2.71 firmware users?

Or more simply, what makes this better than using DevHook on a 1.50 to fully emulate 2.71 firmware? Alls you need to do is press HOME + START to return to 1.50 firmware.

If someone can more accurately describe who this is best suited for I'd really appreciate it.

[kando]

Ok, so help me find out what I did wrong. I can't be defeated, my old PSP will just have to be modded with UP.

Only thing I thing could have gone wrong:

1. Dark_Alex's firmware (installed using xFlash) somehow messed up the install.

2. My custom gameboot.rco (the 2.0 PSP logo that looks cooler than 1.5's) wasn't changed back to original.

3...any suggestions?

are you getting a green light? if so, hold R while turning on the PSP and see if you can get into recovery mode...

[Video_freak]

how do i uninstall harley g's

can i just update to 2.0 then downgrade?
Yeah, use recovery mode and update to 2.0 then downgrade. :)

[Kramer]

You dont need to update and downgrade it does not make a difference DA said this over at maxconsole aswell.

[Snoppydude]

Recovery doesn't work. It's an official brick. I know what one looks like. My only hope for this PSP is UP. Which I'll get soon enough. In the meantime, I still want to try on my other PSP (of course I'll upgrade then downgrade first) then i'll try it. Just to be safe, I wouldn't mind some 'help' @ [email protected] so I don't do this again.

[vladiftodi]

hey, this only work on 1.5 right?
this means that i must stick to emualted 1.5 devhook right now :(

[jamesmc3stripe]

yeah... but you can downgrade to 1.50:S
with the downgrader

[Cloudhunter]

Recovery doesn't work. It's an official brick. I know what one looks like. My only hope for this PSP is UP. Which I'll get soon enough. In the meantime, I still want to try on my other PSP (of course I'll upgrade then downgrade first) then i'll try it. Just to be safe, I wouldn't mind some 'help' @ [email protected] so I don't do this again.

Although people have said it doesn't make a difference whether custom firmware is installed, it does if you run the dumper while custom firmware is installed. It is best to remove all flash mods before you run the dumper, as then only 1.5 will be there without any mods.

A suggested warning to all about to try it:

Reinstall firmware 1.5 cleanly first, either by upgrading to 2.71 and running the generic firmware downgrader (which by the way, formats the flash0 first like an official sony update) or changing the psp version to 1.0 using a tool, and using recovery mode in the custom firmware to run the 1.5 EBOOT. That way you are ensured a clean 1.5.

Cloudy

EDIT:

yeah... but you can downgrade to 1.50:S
with the downgrader
Unless he has a TA-082.

[Snoppydude]

My other PSP has Harleyg's custom firmware on it. Could I use the recovery mode to fake 1.00 and install 1.50 straight from the recovery menu?

[S34MU5]

cool. have harleygs v2 custom firmware but this sounds cool. im not sure.

[Jonesyxxiv]

It worked fine for me. Its basically a 2.7 that plays all homebrew. I had a custom firmware installed but I uninstalled it with the Undo custom firmware program first(this was before i found out it didnt matter if you had a custom firware of not). It didnt brick, no files got currupt, it seems perfectly fine.

[tyranos]

Okay, still nobody has laid out what benefits this provides.

Please anyone, why would anyone want to use this? I don't pretend to be smarter than Dark_AleX so this must have some great benefits if it was developed, but what? And for who?

Is this for 1.50 firmware users or 2.71 firmware users?

Or more simply, what makes this better than using DevHook on a 1.50 to fully emulate 2.71 firmware? Alls you need to do is press HOME + START to return to 1.50 firmware.

If someone can more accurately describe who this is best suited for I'd really appreciate it.


i think that this is a firmware 2.71 with 1.5 funktionality or u can say it s 1.5 with webbrowser and rss feed and all 2.71 feature

but i didnt try it yet

[Mr. Shizzy]

This is very interesting, and obviuosly a huge break through for the homebrew scene. But I think I'm cool for now. With 0x89 around the corner, and with this custom firmware still in it's infancy, it's still too early to make any huge decisions like this. I'll just sit back and watch things unfold a little longer...

[d3v1l]

so if i update to 2.71, then install this i got 2.71 with 1.50 eboots and stuff from psp menu?

[Kramer]

no you install this from 1.5 only.

[kando]

successful here!!!!!

[jinqui242]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4820075388556530876&hl=en

Someone posted a Google video about this.

[DPyro]

This is for 1.50 only!

It formats your flash and installs both 1.50 and 2.71 to your flash. Please read the readme, and follow it to a T to ensure you don't brick.

[pkmaximum]

This seems like the Epilson bios, the way people are putting it. But I don't quite see the point in doing this just yet. Because if 0x89 is right around the corner, I'm definently going to want that :cool:

Also there is no guarentee this is going to work, with the information provided.

And if you have firmware 1.5, with custom firmware, and you already have the latest dev hook "that can emulate firmware 2.71- . Then what is the point in this? If this could support playing UMD backups like dev hook could then I would understand the meaning in this. But the way it seems. You will have to use dev hook to play UMD backups (chill guys) I only do t his to save batterey.

Now if this eventually allows virtual UMD mounting then I would see the point in doing this. But at the moment, its just firmware 2.71 running homebrew. Can't 1.5 already do this =P

[bullhead]

What is Ox89?

[BL4Z3D247]

This is very interesting, and obviuosly a huge break through for the homebrew scene. But I think I'm cool for now. With 0x89 around the corner, and with this custom firmware still in it's infancy, it's still too early to make any huge decisions like this. I'll just sit back and watch things unfold a little longer...
my thoughts exactly, but this is a huge breakthrough even though the TA-082 mobos can't enjoy it

[DPyro]

0x89 is NOT around the corner :rolleyes:

[pkmaximum]

0x89 is NOT around the corner :rolleyes:

Oh seriously =[

Hmmm.... Snipr do you have any information on when that is going to be released?

[Nikolaos]

0x89 is NOT around the corner :rolleyes:

omg omg omg ima shat myself!!! 0x89 is smexi... and this revision is OMG ORGY!!! lol waiting a bit for psp to charge.. still thinking if i should redo my custom flashed psp.. hmmm..

[gunntims0103]

this is great news, sadly im a little too chicken for installing custom firware like wraggster said. heck i almost had a heart attack when i downgraded my psp to 1.5 way back when. great release though. dark alex is doing a great job

[DPyro]

Oh seriously =[

Hmmm.... Snipr do you have any information on when that is going to be released?
I'm pretty sure they'll be spending a few months more as this will be the end all OS for the PSP.

[pkmaximum]

I'm pretty sure they'll be spending a few months more as this will be the end all OS for the PSP.

I see... Well thanks for the news Snipr. Maybe I will use this thing then. But hmmmmm... what difference does this really make in the end.

Also was it also announced that things like X-Flash will brick your PSP o_O. Because if that is the case. I think I will be happy with my 1.5 firmware in its current state.

[Cloudhunter]

Hmm... Upon further reading I have seen that it doesn't dump the 1.5 flash. However, if you want to be completely sure of a clean install, heed my warning.

Cloudy

EDIT: To all you "If it doesn't have UMD support blah blah" people, note this from the TODO section of the readme.

- Add native umd emulation support.

Edit2:
Just tried it, worked flawlessly, no issues :) Only special things I did other than the instructions was to write a 1.0 index.dat to the psp first, then run the update eboot to flash it to plain 1.5 first. I don't think that step was quite neccasary, but it's better to be safe then to be sorry :)

[collingall2005]

Well my psp came out just fine, i had custom firmware installed on my 1.5 and it worked, irshell works after you modify the param.sfo, with irshell more homebrew works than in the xmb :D ,

[acn010]

cool

[bullhead]

Is it possible to return to origional 1.5?

[MikeDX]

I installed it on my PSP

1.5 (virgin) -> 2.71SE

So far I've tried snes9x me which worked fine from the GAME150 dir.

More as I try..

[Cloudhunter]

Is it possible to return to origional 1.5?

Should be, it has a recovery menu in which you can use an original 1.5 or 2.71 update EBOOT.PBP

Cloudy

[Vibestar]

Is it also posible to launch dh from this "firmware"

[Cloudhunter]

Is it also posible to launch dh from this "firmware"

Yes, I have ran it myself. It's probably best running the 1.5 version of DH though, as it is possible to launch 2.71 under emulated 2.71 should you want to under that.

Cloudy

[been09]

It works amazingly well, and will logically format your flash. AKA, it will wipe the flash clean so that it can have enough space and that no other files mess around with the firmware. So you don't need to upgrade/downgrade or anything. All my homebrew works, (remember to put make a GAME150 folder for 1.50 homebrew). WiFi works, UMDs work.

In summary.

Sweet.

[BL4Z3D247]

Is it also posible to launch dh from this "firmware"
yes devhook .46 works with this, under GAME150 i believe...does this have the auto USB mode like harleyg's cfw has(or any other cfw for that matter)?

[Emeriastone]

I've looked at this and I am very impressed. However, I don't quite understand the point of using this when I can just emulate the firmware I desire. I like having my 1.5 since I never had one originally and I don't think I need 2.71 that lets me do the same things that 1.5 did.

Don't get me wrong, I think Dark_Alex is a f**^in awesome guy and he rocks my world, I just don't think I really need to do this.

On the other hand, If I had a TA_082 then this would be the best thing ever.

Let me know what you guys think. If you've done this tell me the pro's and con's.

[Vibestar]

I'm stil not sure to do this. I can't fully understand how it's done. I have both the eboot's but then what exactly. Isn't there somebody who can give a quick guide.
I just cleaned up my 1.50 firmware from x-flash did a upgrade to 2.00 and back downgraded it to 1.50. So that should be save.

[Lodis]

Is it also posible to launch dh from this "firmware"

Yea it is possible.

[bullhead]

The program has been extracting and packaging 2.71 firmware for a very long time..... Any comments on this?

EDIT: This has been going on for seven minuits...

[jinqui242]

Some memory sticks take longer doing that step than others, from what I've read on other message boards.

[bullhead]

My memory stick is a genuine sony one that came with the psp.....And yes its still going on...

[NoQuarter]

I'm with wraggy on this,I'm just too scared of bricking my precious 1.5.
I'll wait for a few more revisions before doing this,eh I'm emulating 2.71 anyway so there's not much need for me to do this.
Can't wait for for the XMB replacement though :)

Bullhead:
Those sony sticks are the slowest around give it agood long while before you give up

[BrooksyX]

If its the one that came with the psp how do you have room to fit all the files needed?

[NoQuarter]

I sure hope he was talking about one larger than 32

[BL4Z3D247]

no i'm pretty sure he meant the 32mb MS that comes with the psp...bullhead i hope i'm wrong

[NoQuarter]

Well if he is using a 32mb the files are probably gonna overwrite each other.

[bullhead]

Can someone tell me what size the DATA.DXAR should be?

[jinqui242]

Mine is a real (pretty sure) blue Sandisk 2 GB. It took about 3-4 minutes for me.

My DATA.DXAR is 16.7 MB (17,483,018 bytes). I did a successful flash with that file.

[Vibestar]

what are the sizes of both individual eboot's??? To be sure I've a good 2.71 (because the 1.50 eboot is working great)

[Cloudhunter]

Guide updated, find the updated guide on page 24 here (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=245718#post245718).

Cloudy

[jinqui242]

1.50 EBOOT: 13.3 MB (13,900,225 bytes)
2.71 EBOOT: 19.2 MB (20,130,421 bytes)

I got both of them from psp-hacks.

[Kvonx]

can this be use by a 1.50

[shrimpidy]

this is sick, I posted the 100th comment. Just kidding, Dark Alex Is what I consider a Legend at DCEMU.

[bullhead]

Ok ive done it....however I cant get the recovery files installed....Can someone tell me where they go? The readme isnt helpfull.

[opiate81]

freakin sweet!!
I think I`ll wait awhile first before upgrading though :S

[Cloudhunter]

Ok ive done it....however I cant get the recovery files installed....Can someone tell me where they go? The readme isnt helpfull.

WHAT recovery files? It should just install them. If you want to go into recovery mode, hold R.

Cloudy

[Eternal-Blue]

Is it possible to use any 2.71 (us, eu or jp) and 1.50 (there is only one?)

[bullhead]

Oh I see! I was holding L for flipsake! What does the programme in the recovery folder do when you run it through the recovery menu?

[vladiftodi]

damn, cat wait for 271 version cool oh bepsilon is nothing now :D
no need to buy up no more
dark u are a genius and the best hacker ever

[Cloudhunter]

You can put an eboot in the same directory, and it will flash it.

Cloudy

[jinqui242]

bullhead, a lot of the questions you're asking are clearly answered in Dark Alex's Read Me file.

[Cloudhunter]

damn, cat wait for 271 version cool oh bepsilon is nothing now :D
no need to buy up no more
dark u are a genius and the best hacker ever

Like he says in his readme, 2.71 is unlikely, as he doesn't want TA-082 users flashing this and bricking.

Cloudy

[bullhead]

bullhead, a lot of the questions you're asking are clearly answered in Dark Alex's Read Me file.
Thanks for that...
I found the readme difficult to understand due to the broken english. It wasnt very concise..everythings fine now though. works great!

[Kvonx]

Sucesss please care!!!!!!!!!!!!HELLLL YYYYYEEAHHHHH

[Tetris999]

lol TA-802 was powned lol they cant use it lol lol

[Kvonx]

hey ir-shel doesnt show up in my games folder

[CrAzY_fLiP3]

lol im gonna stick to my 1.5 psp until an easier version of this.. (upgrader or downgrader..? lol) is released.

[M!ckeY]

this is great :)

[vladiftodi]

still i want 2.71 version
ta082 users their problem if stupid enough o use it :D

[Video_freak]

lol TA-802 was powned lol they cant use it lol lol
Yeah, I feel so sorry for them :(

[Cloudhunter]

lol im gonna stick to my 1.5 psp until an easier version of this.. (upgrader or downgrader..? lol) is released.

Easier? The only way it could be easier is if it copied and renamed the files for you. Still, someone will probably do it :rolleyes:

For an easy to use guide, Follow my instructions a few pages back.

Cloudy

[gsmumbo]

I just installed the custom firmware over my old cust firmware. Worked perfectly. It feels weird though. After idolizing 1.5 so much I feel like I'm somehow betraying my PSP by updating. But it's nice not having to emulate 2.7 all the time. Everything i need is all in one XMB. No switching.

[Anger]

absolutely amazing job. congratulations on this fine piece of work. the only problem is 7 of my homebrew show as corrupt but downloading the 1.0 eboots for each solves it. nice one d_a. :D

[Kvonx]

how do i modify the param.sfo of ir shell so that it will show up as NOT corrupted

[Nikolaos]

Dark alex should implement vshex mod onto the xmb of this new creation :) *cough* iso

[FOL]

I wasnt going to but I gave in, and this is really good. Installed lovely, only thing I did notice, is that my old V2.00 settings and background were there, but this shouldnt be if the flash is erased?

[Nikolaos]

I wasnt going to but I gave in, and this is really good. Installed lovely, only thing I did notice, is that my old V2.00 settings and background were there, but this shouldnt be if the flash is erased?

yes because your upgrading. not downgrading and restoring default settings ;P

[dukepoth]

when i try using recovery it say error 0x000000/ start loading decrypt.prx what that mean?

[hodey]

anybody get duke3d to work? it is the only one I cant get to work.

[ExcruciationX]

Awesome! I have a damn 32 MB memstick, so I do not have room for the update Eboots! Could someone PM me a link???

[joesnose]

anybody get duke3d to work? it is the only one I cant get to work.

have you tried using the 1.0 eboot?

[FOL]

have you tried using the 1.0 eboot?

Or use PSPBREW to make your 1.50 eboots into 1.0 eboots

[BL4Z3D247]

Awesome! I have a damn 32 MB memstick, so I do not have room for the update Eboots! Could someone PM me a link???
bullhead used a 32mb MS and he was successful

[hodey]

have you tried using the 1.0 eboot?
yeah... I switched all my other programs to use the 1.0 versions, Duke3d is the only one that don't work for me so far

[Wally]

Duke 3d for PSP isn't right yet

a) No saving
b) Controls are fugged.
c) Autorun has to be turned on
d) Controls arent set up properly in the set up menu
e) if i had the source i would fix this

No real point bragging over something like that until it works properly

[Kvonx]

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP P does ANY1 try IRSHELL, it wont work a guy said that he editted the PARAM.SFO and got it to work, i got the pbp unpacker but dont know how to do it!!!! HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPP please

[psy2501]

what i was amazed about:
could you use standard fw271 network connections
settings with wpa encryption enabled to be used with
irshell streaming? Or resp. your own programms
can use it while your neighbour is not capturing
your packets? : )

[juggaleaux]

This release is great news for those who need it, but I'm sticking with 1.50 forever.

I don't own any commercial games; all I use is homebrew (SNES, to be exact). The firmware I have now does everything I need it to do, so I'm not going to take ANY chances. :)

[ExcruciationX]

bullhead used a 32mb MS and he was successful
I will try it tomorrow, and I will film the process.

[BL4Z3D247]

I will try it tomorrow, and I will film the process.
cool, i wanna see this cfw in action, i'm still debating on weather or not to do it

[Psphreak]

Success here. Everything went perfectly, I don't see any reason to keep 1.5 any longer since all the kernal 1.0 eboots work perfectly, including Devhook. After this you can also delete the fw dump from the stick and save yourself around 25 MB. Enough for another NeoGeo game :D.

BTW. I had DA custom firmware installed and disabled the splash screen and auto umd booting and I did NOT do a "clean" fw install to do this custom fw.

[M!ckeY]

sorry, i had to post again :) this is thing amazing, now i don't need to emulate 2.71!!! w00t!

[ExcruciationX]

Yes, I will tape pieces of paper that say "www.DCEmu.co.uk" on the top and bottom, to prevent people from stealing it. BTW, 400th Post!

[YourStillWithMe]

Emeriastone-you said it the best possible way. WHY is this nessecary? It isnt!!!!! 1.50 users can already emulate 2.71 and 2.71 users can already emulate 1.50 thats like saying i'll pay more $ and upgrade my size of fries and get less! plus you runt he risk of bricking your system which someone has already done sorry to those of you who bricked your psp's. . . .


make 2.80 or 2.81 compatible!!!!!!!!!! thats what we REALLY need.

Motoko250 and others-this may be kick ace but uhh when you have to update, what will you do then? Devhook was designed for 1.50 specifically and you dont even know if the next devhoook (which i doubt there will ever be one again now. . .) will run on that firmware.

[Psyberjock]

Recovery doesn't work. It's an official brick. I know what one looks like. My only hope for this PSP is UP. Which I'll get soon enough. In the meantime, I still want to try on my other PSP (of course I'll upgrade then downgrade first) then i'll try it. Just to be safe, I wouldn't mind some 'help' @ [email protected] so I don't do this again.

Here's your help (so you don't do this again):

Don't do it again!

You obviously did something wrong the first time, without knowing what that was, why would you try again?

This is no one's fault but your own. No one forced you to install the the first time and no one is forcing you to try again. Some people got it working, so its not just malicious code. Sounds like user error to me.

[Psyberjock]

My memory stick is a genuine sony one that came with the psp.....And yes its still going on...


There's your problem. Sony has the slowest memory sticks. Sandisk is way faster. I can copy things to my Sandisk about 10x faster than my friend with his Sony.

Kinda stupid huh? Sony invents the thing and then sucks at it and someone else uses their idea and blows them out of the water.

Edit: sorry for the double post.. they were pages and Monster Hunter missions apart.

[ExcruciationX]

Nevermind, I'm scared I'll brick.

[cronaroth]

SHIT-I got a 2.71 Sony Edition-is there anything I can do?

[DraconumPB]

PERFECT. Justdowngraded my 2.0 to 1.5 and did this. FLAWLESS EXECUTION and smooth transition. Great work! I never realized this could be so easy.

[M!ckeY]

Motoko250 and others-this may be kick ace but uhh when you have to update, what will you do then? Devhook was designed for 1.50 specifically and you dont even know if the next devhoook (which i doubt there will ever be one again now. . .) will run on that firmware.

it has a recovery mode which will let me run an update..so i can go back o my 1.5 when ever i feel like it :)

[bullhead]

There's your problem. Sony has the slowest memory sticks. Sandisk is way faster. I can copy things to my Sandisk about 10x faster than my friend with his Sony.

Kinda stupid huh? Sony invents the thing and then sucks at it and someone else uses their idea and blows them out of the water.

Edit: sorry for the double post.. they were pages and Monster Hunter missions apart.

Thanks man I thought that was the case, I got it to work and its great.

I think I know what happened to that guys psp.... When he ran the program that makes the DXAR creator it cut off and returned to the XMB.....This happened me and when I looked in the memory stick the DATA.DXAR file was there only it was an incomplete file....he must have used that one as the program gives no warning if it fails...

[ryan_rocks29]

Wow, just upgraded my 1.50 to this, absolutely flawless. I recommend it to all 1.50 users, since now you don't have to run DevHook each time to get 2.71 firmware and all the 1.50 homebrew I have tried so far works.

[mnuhaily22]

yahoo time to update

[MadMonkee]

I SHAT A PLUM in the process from the bricking reports, but I tried it anyway with the fear that I actually might need to install that stupid modchip, lol thankfully it didn't come to that and successfully installed. :) Thank you Dark_AleX, the 1.50 subset idea is brilliant. You were determined to move the homebrew community a step ahead, and you have done so. Fanjita with 2.00 and you the next step.

[razorak]

wooo...too bad i can't use it :(

[mnuhaily22]

wooo...too bad i can't use it :(
Sorry razorak, same here, but then again, I am running the reverse devhook, and it is equivilent to this, If not better, concidering it is a ta-082, don't be so sad, a lot of people actually got a nice looking brick instead of the golden 1.5 firmware, maybe the next one will be for us ta-082ers. You never know? But it did work on my cousins 1004 psp.:)

[razorak]

there's one thing that always applies...
Life sucks sometimes :)
but i'll make do with reverse devhook since it gave me all that i wanted...apart from custom firmware..lol :D

[jaydoo]

Installed with no probs on top of custom 1.5 firmware.

I have a question though: has anyone tested a button swapper with this? If so, please let me know which one was successful as Im a bit weary of messing with the NAND now.

[Vega]

Great release, very tempted to install it, but from the reports and the corrupted homebrew... I think I'll stick with my older devhook release!

[bullhead]

bullhead used a 32mb MS and he was successful

No....what gave you that idea? I used a 1gb memory stick man....lol

[Cloudhunter]

Great release, very tempted to install it, but from the reports and the corrupted homebrew... I think I'll stick with my older devhook release!

There is only 1 homebrew with a corrupted data sign, and thats irShell. That problem is in Epsilon bios aswell apparantly... And even that can be worked round with a patch :)

Cloudy

[slayer2psp]

awsome works great. but what happens when 2.81 is on all the games

[MikeDX]

awsome works great. but what happens when 2.81 is on all the games

All the games??

dont try and run before you can walk.

[beansta]

this is gr8 news but with one of my psps being bricked from the 2.80 update i dont wanna really risk this other one with 1.5................................but f**kin awesome release neway

[YourStillWithMe]

Wiat are you saying that basically when the firmware with the psone emulator comes out i can upgrade and get that and safely come back to this 2.71 firmware???? Becaus then i'm doing this then this would be useful!!!

edit-but would i hace to keep updating too?

like the 2.00 deal to play GTA and then come back down a while back. . .

[MonTANa90]

This firmware is teh ownage seriously it is soooooo good. I found the file over at a place that fell out with dark alex and it was perfect it only took 2-3 min.

[don3z]

This is very interesting, and obviuosly a huge break through for the homebrew scene. But I think I'm cool for now. With 0x89 around the corner, and with this custom firmware still in it's infancy, it's still too early to make any huge decisions like this. I'll just sit back and watch things unfold a little longer...

totally agreed.. my modo has always been "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". and at the moment, everything works fine with me. I'll wait until something even more groundbreaking comes along. but this is still good news :)

[ukbigdave]

Ok i've have this about 10 mins and i've decided, i prefer 1.50 with 2.71 devhook and harleyg's custom firmware. how can i now downgrade my psp back to 1.50?

[BL4Z3D247]

No....what gave you that idea? I used a 1gb memory stick man....lol
ohh really...well u said it came with ur psp so i automatically thought it was the 32mb MS that came with the psp, my bad, big misunderstanding

[ExcruciationX]

Success!!! :D And here is the video of the process.



PS. That's my voice too!

[BL4Z3D247]

Success!!! :D And here is the video of the process.



PS. That's my voice too!
i see u grew some balls and decided to try it out lol, checking out the video right now, also which would u perfer between the 2.71SE-A cfw and to 1.5 w/ devhook and harleyg's cfw(or any cfw)?

[ExcruciationX]

i see u grew some balls and decided to try it out lol, checking out the video right now, also which would u perfer between the 2.71SE-A cfw and to 1.5 w/ devhook and harleyg's cfw(or any cfw)?
I prefer this one, it's really cool! :cool:
Also, BTW I didn't do a clean 1.5 install. :eek: I just put it there and it installed perfectly! :D

[DPyro]

Wow ExcruciationX your not very old :p

[ExcruciationX]

Wow ExcruciationX your not very old :p
LOL! :D How old did you think I was?

[Datahax]

Ok I'm scared as hell about doing this as the readme is sketchy and I have a custom 1.5 that lets me run apps like a 1.0 already. I've heard people say to downgrade to a pure 1.5 first, and other people say don't bother it doesn't matter, at and least one person has bricked.

Is there any solid step by step tutorial out there on this yet? Usually I don't bother with them but this time I'm unsure of myself.

[BL4Z3D247]

Ok I'm scared as hell about doing this as the readme is sketchy and I have a custom 1.5 that lets me run apps like a 1.0 already. I've heard people say to downgrade to a pure 1.5 first, and other people say don't bother it doesn't matter, at and least one person has bricked.

Is there any solid step by step tutorial out there on this yet? Usually I don't bother with them but this time I'm unsure of myself.
lots of people have said u don't need a clean 1.5 fw and have done this with cfw installed, alot of them did upgrade then downgrade to be safe but i don't think it's necessary as ExcruciationX has stated(since he didn't upgrade then downgrade or remove his cfw) and he was successful

[Datahax]

lots of people have said u don't need a clean 1.5 fw and have done this with cfw installed, alot of them did upgrade then downgrade to be safe but i don't think it's necessary as ExcruciationX has stated(since he didn't upgrade then downgrade or remove his cfw) and he was successful

Thanks, I'm still unsure about this. I really REALLY don't want to brick this thing, as I took the money out of my college fund to get it, and I'm not dipping back in again ;)


On the other hand, having 2.71 with homebrew....so tempting. If I decide to do it I'll edit this with results.

[Kramer]

Yeah it's not neccesary because it logicaly formats your flash before it writes the new firmware.

I had CFW and a few other mods and I installed it without any probs I also did my brothers which had a few mods and his was fine aswell.

[ExcruciationX]

You do not need to worry about it. Use this pack, and you should be fine, since it has all required files:www.psp-hacks.com/download.php?id=824. Just don't get scared when you first turn it on, it boots slower, making it look like it's bricked. Cool! I got refered to! :D

[jason867]

I just tried this program, closely following the instructions in the readme, and the guide by CloudHunter, which is available earlier in this thread, here's a link

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=38392&page=10

I had custom firmware installed, but I did not bother to remove it.

I can report that this program performed exactly as advertised. It did not brick my psp, everything works fine. I can now run 99% of homebrew on my 2.71se-a psp, and use all of the wonderfull features built into 2.71 (flash, wma, browser, rss)

I was somewhat apprehensive about doing this, but the readme, and cloudhunters guide, were very easy to follow. There were no hiccups or doubts during the entire process

In other words, 110% satisfaction.

edit: P.S. and according to my member status, I'm a "n00b", so no one should have problems with this, except $ony, lmao

[BL4Z3D247]

question, does this allow u to hold "HOME" and press "L trigger" to load devhook instead of selecting the program under GAME?

[ExcruciationX]

question, does this allow u to hold "HOME" and press "L trigger" to load devhook instead of selecting the program under GAME?
Huh? What do you mean? :confused:

[BL4Z3D247]

Huh? What do you mean? :confused:
well with harleyg's cfw u can hold "HOME" then press the "L trigger" and devhook loads up with out u selecting it from the XMB also it loads up to ur last settings, does this allow u to do that?

[Cloudhunter]

well with harleyg's cfw u can hold "HOME" then press the "L trigger" and devhook loads up with out u selecting it from the XMB also it loads up to ur last settings, does this allow u to do that?

If I remember rightly, that was a Mod. Well custom firmware mods should be implemented soon, judging by the readme (if it isn't even there, it might be, I just can't work it out :P), as it says in the TODO section "Loading custom PRX's after init".

Cloudy

[BL4Z3D247]

If I remember rightly, that was a Mod. Well custom firmware mods should be implemented soon, judging by the readme (if it isn't even there, it might be, I just can't work it out :P), as it says in the TODO section "Loading custom PRX's after init".

Cloudy
ahh i see, thanx for the info :)

[jaydoo]

If I remember rightly, that was a Mod. Well custom firmware mods should be implemented soon, judging by the readme (if it isn't even there, it might be, I just can't work it out :P), as it says in the TODO section "Loading custom PRX's after init".

Cloudy

yes, looking forward to going back to using Home+Start to load and exit devhook.

[Vibestar]

how does this recovery mode works. Where do I put those files?? In /game /game150 on the root or somewhere else. I want to know for sure before I update..

[bullhead]

Im not too sure about that myself actuallay, I just left them out... For now... Someone help?

[Cloudhunter]

Read the readme... :rolleyes:

[Datahax]

Ok I'm waiting to charge up my battery a bit more, even if I have the external power supply plugged in it doesn't take, which is probably a good thing.

Just thought I'd let you know those psphack packages kept freezing at 63% for me, tried rebooting, relogin, turning off blackice and kaspersky but nothing took. So I did it manually. The tension is insane, sitting here watching that little charge level change....

[Vibestar]

wiating for 20 minutes now (sony mem). Is this normal. Pff :P

[bullhead]

The readme is unclear, some of the terms are unfamilair such as "bootstrap" (???)
So I put in a sony update as UPDATE.PBP along with the other files that came in the recovery folder? Is that it? I just need concise confirmation. Just want to reduce the risks cloudyboy....You and your sarcastic blue face, eat it. :P

[Datahax]

The readme is unclear, some of the terms are unfamilair such as "bootstrap" (???)
So I put in a sony update as UPDATE.PBP along with the other files that came in the recovery folder? Is that it? I just need concise confirmation. Just want to reduce the risks cloudyboy....You and your sarcastic blue face, eat it. :P

I seriously reccomend his tutorial it cleared things up for me, but then I haven't gotten to trying this yet..stupid battery.

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=38392&page=10

[Kramer]

I seriously reccomend his tutorial it cleared things up for me, but then I haven't gotten to trying this yet..stupid battery.

Turn your PSP completely off it will charge a bit quicker.;)

[bullhead]

^Thats just page 10 of this thread...^
I see the tut, but it doesnt clear the recovery thing up, I sort of understand it, but not entirely...

[Vibestar]

yeah nothing about the recovery (still waiting 30 minutes now)

[Datahax]

Turn your PSP completely off it will charge a bit quicker.;)

lol if I did that I'd go completely insane

anyway I formatted the memory stick and if I remember right there was an important file that the custom firmware needs or wants or uses that I no longer have.

so I dunno what a restart would do...

Oh great, I just got it charged and went to select the firmware program and there's some PSP Update ver X.YZ now. I assume the prog made it when I first tried to run it. Should I remove it or run it or run the original program?

This keeps getting worse and worse and I'm thinking of backing out.

EDIT: Nvm, I think that's the recovery program I just slapped on there. In fact, I'm sure it is.

Although I'm still nervous about doing this...gah I just don't know

[d3v1l]

i did this n its great:D only does anyone know a devhook version that works fine with this? 0.44 didnt work..not in /psp/game not in /psp/game150 ( it booted, but i cant press any buttons, like its crashed or sumthin..) so anyone know what devhook to use with this?

[Datahax]

Alright I did it and it seems to have worked! Scared the shit out of me when it hit that blue screen with all the languages but now everything is A-OK!

Gona test some homebrew on it ina minute, system software shows 2.71 SE-A

I sincerely reccomend everyone read and use the tutorial on page 10 it did a world of good for me.

By the way I didn't see anyone post this, but it might need to be mentioned incase somthing bad happens

DATA.DXAR for me was 17,483,018 Bytes

oh and thanks Dark Alex, this pwns.

[Kramer]

Alright I did it and it seems to have worked! Scared the shit out of me when it hit that blue screen with all the languages but now everything is A-OK!

What you got a blue screen of death?
I didnt get that when I did it.

[bullhead]

DATA.DXAR for me was 17,483,018 Bytes
Yes thats very important. I almost went ahead with an incomplete one, the program cut off and there was no warning or notice. Lucky I tried it again to make sure, otherwise I would have had a Brick.

So everyone make sure the data.dxar file is the size datahax said, thats the one that worked for me...

[jaydoo]

Yes thats very important. I almost went ahead with an incomplete one, the program cut off and there was no warning or notice. Lucky I tried it again to make sure, otherwise I would have had a Brick.

So everyone make sure the data.dxar file is the size datahax said, thats the one that worked for me...

do a hash chek on the file, MD5 value is provided in the read me.

[Datahax]

What you got a blue screen of death?
I didnt get that when I did it.

Nah it was a blue screen with white letters but not like the blue screen of death one for the psp, brighter and more alive looking. Lots of stuff in lots of languages before I could find english it took me to the PSP setup wizard thing, enter a nickname etc.

[Vibestar]

i'm still waiting vor the dxar, about 1 hour and the orange ms light is still flashing.
How is this posible.

[BL4Z3D247]

yeah nothing about the recovery (still waiting 30 minutes now)
how's it coming now? bullhead used a $ony MS(not a 32mb) and it took him a while

edit: but not an hour :eek:

[bullhead]

Yeah, about 13 mins...

[Datahax]

Didn't take me more than a few minutes. I'm using a Sandisk 1.0GB "gaming" memory stick as they called it. It's florescent yellow.

[BL4Z3D247]

Didn't take me more than a few minutes. I'm using a Sandisk 1.0GB "gaming" memory stick as they called it. It's florescent yellow.
that's the one i got, but i didn't try this yet :cool:

[addicted]

sorry by asking such a question:p but what does custum firmware do????:p

[Datahax]

sorry by asking such a question:p but what does custum firmware do????:p

Custom Firmware is a modified version of the PSP's operating system. Basically this one allows you to play homebrew applications (games, emulators, etc) as well as use the Web Browser and other features that come with the 2.71 Firmware.

[addicted]

Custom Firmware is a modified version of the PSP's operating system. Basically this one allows you to play homebrew applications (games, emulators, etc) as well as use the Web Browser and other features that come with the 2.71 Firmware.
so whats better, downgrade my psp ourn use custo firmware???

[jaydoo]

so whats better, downgrade my psp ourn use custo firmware???

Ive been on 1.5 for over a year but Ive now installed this and cant see myself turning back.

Im sure others will disagree, but I cant see a reason to stick with 1.5.

[Datahax]

Depends. If you don't have 1.5 you're going to have to downgrade to it anyway even if you want the custom. It's really a matter of preference. You can have a 1.5 and use the webbrowser and other options through Devhook, a firmware emulator, or you can use the custom firmware that lets you have everything in one neat package.

What version is your PSP right now?

[addicted]

Depends. If you don't have 1.5 you're going to have to downgrade to it anyway even if you want the custom. It's really a matter of preference. You can have a 1.5 and use the webbrowser and other options through Devhook, a firmware emulator, or you can use the custom firmware that lets you have everything in one neat package.

What version is your PSP right now?
2.71 firmware

[Vibestar]

http://www.psp-hacks.com/ has a installer with the psar dump so I don't have to do this. I dont know if it is save.
But when I get the 2.71 eboot it's also that save.
I'm gona try it anyway. waited to long for this ;)

that psar dump is ofcourse data.dxar

[addicted]

http://www.psp-hacks.com/ has a installer with the psar dump so I don't have to do this. I dont know if it is save.
But when I get the 2.71 eboot it's also that save.
I'm gona try it anyway. waited to long for this ;)
i also downloaded the same thing from there tell me if it works:p

[jaydoo]

http://www.psp-hacks.com are a trustworthy site, no worries.

[Vibestar]

the install file ins't working that well. It puts up the spar very slowly. I don't know why it's so difcult here with my psp en pc..

[raphabot]

EDIT: Nothing relevant =P

[bullhead]

Dont talk about isos here buddy, really, its against the rules

[Vibestar]

why do you wanna do that?? Buy the stuff and make sure the psp scene never diesss

[raphabot]

sorry, i didn't know

[Vibestar]

it's finaly running. After 4 hours I think it's finaly going to work...

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I've done it. hehe:) . The installer from www.psp-hacks.com is work great. It's also a saver way. The less steps the less error's.
I took very long before the psar was transfered to my psp/game dir but thats normal.

[scarface.786]

How do you make the dxar file?

[Datahax]

Read the tutorial on page 10 and/or the readme.

[Vibestar]

How do you make the dxar file?
don't, download it. See my previous messages

[M!ckeY]

why do people ask how to make the dxar file, when the readme tells them exactly how to do it

[BL4Z3D247]

why do people ask how to make the dxar file, when the readme tells them exactly how to do it
ignorance :p

[Cloudhunter]

Just want to reduce the risks cloudyboy....You and your sarcastic blue face, eat it. :P

Thank you, I will ;) I'll also eat the FAT-PIE you seem to have :p

Seriously though, Anyone want me to update the guide with how to get back to 1.5 through recovery mode?

Cloudy

[BL4Z3D247]

Thank you, I will ;) I'll also eat the FAT-PIE you seem to have :p

Seriously though, Anyone want me to update the guide with how to get back to 1.5 through recovery mode?

Cloudy
yeh good idea that way people could just look at that instead of just asking/making threads about it

[bullhead]

Yeah cloud... your guide was helpful for the initial installation. Thank you man...

[Cloudhunter]

Guide to installing 2.71 SE, and setting up recovery for downgrade.

If you don't yet have the updater, you can get it from:

Dark Alex's Official Site (http://dax.st)

It's the link named "2.71 Special Edition - Revision A custom firmware" incase you couldn't find it ;)

Note: I am not responsible for any possible damage caused by this guide. Use it at your own risk.

You need to downgrade, or already be on 1.5 first! You cannot upgrade from any other firmware apart from 1.5!

Update: Due to reports of people successfully upgrading from custom firmware, I no longer recommend doing it from unaltered firmware :) You can do it if you already have harleyg's custom firmware.

1. Get the 1.5, and the 2.71 eboots from somewhere.

2. Go into USB mode. Rename your "GAME" folder, to "GAME150". (Note: This step is only neccasary if you have 1.50 eboots in there.)

3. Make a new directory in PSP, called GAME (as the old one has been renamed.)

4. Extract the "seupdmaker" and the "%seupdmaker" folder, and place them in PSP\GAME

5. Extract the 1.50 eboot, and rename it to "150.PBP" and place it in the "seupdmaker" folder.

Also do the same with the 2.71 eboot, but rename it instead: (yes, you guessed it) "271.PBP" And place that in the same folder.

6. Exit USB Mode. Run the update maker eboot on the PSP.

It should say "Opening and checking 1.50 EBOOT...", followed by "Extracting 1.50 subset and packing..."

Next it will say "Opening and checking 2.71 EBOOT..." followed by "Extracting 2.71 Firmware and packing...".

After it quits, it should now have created a new file called "DATA.DXAR" in the same folder. This file should be exactly 17,483,018 BYTES.

To check the size of your file, assuming you use Microsoft Windows, while in USB mode right click on the file and click "properties". The size of the file is mentioned in the "Size" section. (Unsurprisingly.)

7. After it quits back to the XMB, go back into USB mode. Copy the "271seflasher" and "%271seflasher" to the PSP\GAME directory. Copy the "DATA.DXAR" file from the "seupdmaker" directory to the "271seflasher" directory.

8. Run it on your PSP, it should come up with an agreement. Press "x", and it should flash.

There you have it, you should have a shiny new 2.71SE PSP :)

Optional: Setting up recovery, for re-flashing to 1.50. Again, I'm not responsible for any possible damage caused.

1. Copy (or extract from the zip), the folder in the "files for recovery" folder named "RECOVERY" to PSP\GAME. You should now have four files in the "RECOVERY" folder, named: decryptprx.prx
EBOOT.PBP
extprxs.prx
libpsardumper.prx

2. Rename the official update (EBOOT.PBP) you want to revert to, "UPDATE.PBP" (after any extraction from the zip/rar). This can be any firmware update from 1.50 to 2.71.

3. Place this in the "RECOVERY" folder that is now in PSP\GAME.

You can also set it to reflash 2.71 SE should you want to, by renaming it's "EBOOT.PBP" to "UPDATE.PBP" and placing along with the "DATA.DXAR" in the "RECOVERY" folder.

And there you have it! You should now be able to reflash or downgrade using the option in the recovery menu :)

Not tested myself (as I really like 2.71 SE, and can't see ever wanting to downgrade ;)), but I've deciphered the readme to step by step.

Cloudy

[Cloudhunter]

Sorry to bump the thread, but here is the updated guide :) I realise you can use an auto installer, but I prefer manual if it can be done easily ;)

Cloudy

[YourStillWithMe]

hey if i install this can i literaly potentionally update to the sony's new firmware and get the ps1 emu when it comesout and then use recovery mode to get back to the SE 2.71 firmware? So it would act as a 1.50 when we wanted to play GTA sdorta speak we'd just have to keep entering and exiting that firmware. . .

[MasterChafed]

Thx Cloudhunter, I was uneasy b4 reading ur tutorial. gonna try it now (I just know i am gonna brick it soon cuz of all the stuff i keep doing. :P) lol

[YourStillWithMe]

hey can anyone possible dump this firmware so we can run it via devhook on our 1.50 firmwares???????!!!?!?!?!?!?!? The risk would be nearly nothign if we could just throw this into the DH folder and launch it on our 1.50's id ont know about you guys but this is not changing text or backgroun this is the entire flash rewritten!

[shak bo]

I did the 2.6 to 1.5 downgrade and now have a red screen in the backgroud instead of this months Orange. Homebew runs fine but my icons are blocky. I know this has nohting to do with this tread but I have no where else to turn. What can I do/is my PSP in danger?

[ukbigdave]

[b]Optional: Setting up recovery, for re-flashing to 1.50. [color=red]Again, I'm not responsible for any possible damage caused.

1. Copy (or extract from the zip), the folder in the "files for recovery" folder named "RECOVERY" to PSP\GAME. You should now have four files in the "RECOVERY" folder, named: decryptprx.prx
EBOOT.PBP
extprxs.prx
libpsardumper.prx

2. Rename the official update (EBOOT.PBP) you want to revert to, "UPDATE.PBP" (after any extraction from the zip/rar). This can be any firmware update from 1.50 to 2.71.

3. Place this in the "RECOVERY" folder that is now in PSP\GAME.

You can also set it to reflash 2.71 SE should you want to, by renaming it's "EBOOT.PBP" to "UPDATE.PBP" and placing along with the "DATA.DXAR" in the "RECOVERY" folder.

And there you have it! You should now be able to reflash or downgrade using the option in the recovery menu :)

Not tested myself (as I really like 2.71 SE, and can't see ever wanting to downgrade ;)), but I've deciphered the readme to step by step.

Cloudy

I can confirm this works 100% back to 1.50!

[Cloudhunter]

hey if i install this can i literaly potentionally update to the sony's new firmware and get the ps1 emu when it comesout and then use recovery mode to get back to the SE 2.71 firmware? So it would act as a 1.50 when we wanted to play GTA sdorta speak we'd just have to keep entering and exiting that firmware. . .
Afraid not my friend. When you do a firmware update, it wipes the flash clean :(

Cloudy

[YourStillWithMe]

err then this is useless because we can't run a version changer on this. . . . has anyone gotten a version changer to work correctly?

[Cloudhunter]

err then this is useless because we can't run a version changer on this. . . . has anyone gotten a version changer to work correctly?

Why would you NEED a version changer? It runs all games up to 2.71, which is more than you can do with a version changer on 1.50. However, it is possible that someone will see if you can change the version in this to make it think it's a higher version.

Cloudy

EDIT:
hey can anyone possible dump this firmware so we can run it via devhook on our 1.50 firmwares???????!!!?!?!?!?!?!? The risk would be nearly nothign if we could just throw this into the DH folder and launch it on our 1.50's id ont know about you guys but this is not changing text or backgroun this is the entire flash rewritten!

The entire flash is rewritten when you update, or downgrade the firmware. It would be possible to get it to work on devhook, but I don't know how it could be accomplished, you have to know what you are doing.

Cloudy

[M!ckeY]

I did the 2.6 to 1.5 downgrade and now have a red screen in the backgroud instead of this months Orange. Homebew runs fine but my icons are blocky. I know this has nohting to do with this tread but I have no where else to turn. What can I do/is my PSP in danger?
you could have turned to the help forum;)

[Cloudhunter]

The red background could always be changed in the theme section of the settings :rolleyes:

Cloudy

PS: It is unlikely your PSP is in danger.

[YourStillWithMe]

Can someone send me this SE firmware dumped? I want to try to run it on DevHook and throw everything in the right folders. . . . I'm sure if we could decrypt 2.81 we can decrypt this firmware. . .

[BIGNIG!)!]

hey does anybody know the password to the psx-p zip file for psp

[Cloudhunter]

Can someone send me this SE firmware dumped? I want to try to run it on DevHook and throw everything in the right folders. . . . I'm sure if we could decrypt 2.81 we can decrypt this firmware. . .

Depending on how it works, a simple dump might not be able to be emulated. Plus, there is more to it, then "just in the right folders". If it was that simple, 2.81 would be emulated by now.

Cloudy

[M!ckeY]

Depending on how it works, a simple dump might not be able to be emulated. Plus, there is more to it, then "just in the right folders". If it was that simple, 2.81 would be emulated my now.

Cloudy
i agree with cloudy, devhook has to be tweaked in order for it to emulate another firmware

[BL4Z3D247]

hey does anybody know the password to the psx-p zip file for psp
wrong thread to be asking in but www.psp-gen.com i think it was or maybe psp-gen.com i know it's one of those

[denizay]

hey guys.

ok.. heres the deal.

ive got a brand new 1.5V console and from my observations it seems to be a TA-082 console. ( i didnt even realise that the TA-082 consoles came as v1.5's)(can anyone veryify this). i was wondering if i could upgrade to Dark_Alex's 2.71 XMB Homebrew firmware or not.

the predicament is that i dont want to brick my psp, i can run homebrew and iso images not problem but i want the functionality of the 2.0+ firmware, liket he multimedia capeabilities and such.

anyone have any suggestions ?
can i still run iso's if i upgrade firmware?
can i even upgrade my ta-082 with legit sony firmware or does ta-082's only have downgrading issues?

[BL4Z3D247]

hey guys.

ok.. heres the deal.

ive got a brand new 1.5V console and from my observations it seems to be a TA-082 console. ( i didnt even realise that the TA-082 consoles came as v1.5's)(can anyone veryify this). i was wondering if i could upgrade to Dark_Alex's 2.71 XMB Homebrew firmware or not.

the predicament is that i dont want to brick my psp, i can run homebrew and iso images not problem but i want the functionality of the 2.0+ firmware, liket he multimedia capeabilities and such.

anyone have any suggestions ?
can i still run iso's if i upgrade firmware?
can i even upgrade my ta-082 with legit sony firmware or does ta-082's only have downgrading issues?
weird u have a 1.5 TA-082 mobo psp?!?! where'd u get that from? and to answer ur question i'd talk to Dark_AleX himself, send him an e-mail(might take a while for him to respond but that's what i would do if i were u, don't want u to end up with a brick)...did u buy that psp from Ookm?

p.s. just did it and i can see why everyone thinks this is gunna be the golden firmware(after the mods/additions are added/released), for the first release i'm impressed good work DA keep it up :D

[Vibestar]

Now having this for one day it's getting bored already (I always want to tweak things, that's why I sended my psp 4 times to SONY now).
Can I modify this fw with X-flash... or another.

is there anyone who knows how to change the icons in the XMB, I wanna do that for a while now, or at some icons