Which firmware version do you run?

**AP0ll0UK** · May 14th, 2006, 11:59

I've been out of the PSP Scene for a little while and not done much with mine other than using it for playing movies.

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

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

**Damian666** · May 14th, 2006, 13:53

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

**ENG** · May 14th, 2006, 14:22

I have a PSP with firmware 1.5 (for homebrew)
and a PSP with firmware 2.6 (for UMD's)

**Shadowblind** · May 14th, 2006, 15:33

Originally Posted by ENG

I have a PSP with firmware 1.5 (for homebrew)
and a PSP with firmware 2.6 (for UMD's)

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

**Kloe** · May 14th, 2006, 17:18

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

).

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

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

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

**Damian666** · May 14th, 2006, 17:28

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

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

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

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

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

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

**AP0ll0UK** · May 15th, 2006, 17:45

Thanks for the feedback guys

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

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

**gangsta_psp** · May 18th, 2006, 14:07

Keep it at 1.5 or you will probably regret it. I know I did. I wanna play mczonk's quake 2.

**Falcon1503** · May 21st, 2006, 20:13

My brother just bought the PSP last week. I thought I could download every game onto the PSP with no worries, but that wasnt the case.

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