PSN Stopping PSPs with Custom Firmware?

**happy_mak** · July 1st, 2009, 15:07

Friends,
I don't think Sony specifically targeted CFW.
If so they could have blocked 5.50 GEN too. That works as everyone agrees.

Also just to double check try installing the official 5.00 firmware and access PSN. You will find that the same error occurs on official firmware also. What they have done is only try to implement the latest version check (CFW/official notwithstanding)

Manish
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**Ryupowerup** · July 1st, 2009, 15:59

Originally Posted by Triv1um

So now custom firmware users can't pirate games, nor can they 'buy' online downloads.

Lets just wait for the UMDs that lock out CFW. Just wait.

we have one and more may be coming
Evangelion: Detects & Freezes w/ Custom Firmware Installed

Evangelion: Jo, which apparently detects the presence of whatever custom firmware you may be running. The game starts and immediately hangs at the screen below accompanied by some soft classical music. And this isn’t a simple spoofable version check either; the game actually checks the contents loaded in RAM and should it see something it doesn’t like — it bails.

PSPgen

**jxx2005** · July 1st, 2009, 17:06

what about PC access to PSN
i believe media go can still be tricked by usbfakeversion

EDIT
i tried
PSN store on PSP ..... no go
media go on PC ..... works
still think my PSP is 5.50

**mrbob3** · July 1st, 2009, 17:28

Dear Mr Sony,

I recently tried to access the PSN store to download a game. As i can no longer get on this store to buy my game, i have realised the only way to get this game now, is to download it from a warez site. I now get the game faster and its free.

Yours sincerely,

Mrbob3

**LAMPRO** · July 1st, 2009, 18:31

OUCH.. when will sony just back off and let WHO they made this for, USE it for whatever we want????! is it for them or for us!??!

They make an incredible machine that changes handhelds forever, and they want to run the world! Its like they want power, not the device!!

Ive NEVER bought anything on PSN, but this makes me not want to even visit!!

SONY=YUK.

**PoorKingz** · July 1st, 2009, 19:45

They just want you to have the latest version, OFW or not.

On the other hand, I cannot log on Resistence Retribution because it also uses PSN and requires you to update before playing online.

**devdj** · July 1st, 2009, 21:47

Sony= Epic Failure

**avtools** · July 1st, 2009, 22:03

Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-A works with PSN, but you still need to enable the "Use VERSION.TXT" in the Recovery Menu and change the file Flash0:/VSH/ETC/VERSION.TXT to one containing the following text:

Code:

release:5.51:
build:3218,0,3,1,0:builder@vsh-build6
system:52303@release_551,0x05050110:
vsh:p6427@release_551,v52628@release_551,20090605:
target:1:WorldWide

:thumbup: thanks Shrygue for the [code] tip.

I don't think Sony is really trying to prevent CFW access (indeed it's still possible to login). Instead, I believe that they are trying to force people with OFW 5.03 or lower to update to 5.51, to prevent the use of ChickHEN.

**Shrygue** · July 1st, 2009, 22:19

If you wrap the text using the [code] tags, that will prevent the emotion icons kicking in. Anyway, good information to know it can still work on 5.50 GEN-A custom firmware with the modified version.txt.