1.5-1.0 Downgrader

[Accordion]

well first off how much more security does 1.5 have than 1.0(which has no security at all)? i mean i know u'll have no corrupted data and no security but is that it?

you dont understand
by security we mean the ability to run unsigned code

1.00 had no precautions to stop unsigned code from running why sony did this i dont know, they asked for it

1.50 had some, but the swap trick and then kxploit bypassed sonys crap effort

[jason867]

I just tried it on my 1.5 and I can confirm that it works 100%, not even any scary moments like in the 2.0-1.5 downgrader.

Just a few questions,

This is my first time using 1.0, it feels pretty funky to me, being used to 1.5 and all. Is it true that 1.0 was never sold in the U.S., but only in Japan? (sold from Sony anyways)

If that's so, then is that why the [x] and [O] buttons are switched in the XMB menus and there is japanese text displayed more often? (such as when using the sony onscreen keyboard, japanese text comes up, and you have to switch to english yourself)

I just wanted someone who knew to confirm this for me.

It's kinda weird launching your homebrew and seeing it start up twice as fast as normal, all those security checks take up a noticable amount of time...lol

[LazerTag]

I just tried it on my 1.5 and I can confirm that it works 100%, not even any scary moments like in the 2.0-1.5 downgrader.

Just a few questions,

This is my first time using 1.0, it feels pretty funky to me, being used to 1.5 and all. Is it true that 1.0 was never sold in the U.S., but only in Japan? (sold from Sony anyways)

If that's so, then is that why the [x] and [O] buttons are switched in the XMB menus and there is japanese text displayed more often? (such as when using the sony onscreen keyboard, japanese text comes up, and you have to switch to english yourself)

I just wanted someone who knew to confirm this for me.

It's kinda weird launching your homebrew and seeing it start up twice as fast as normal, all those security checks take up a noticable amount of time...lol

Finally some interesting information. I am unfamiliar with 1.0 completely as I didn't arrive until the MPH 2.0 to 1.5 downdater.

Anything else to note? Any programs, minus UMD loaders and such, that appear not to work?

I'd be much interested in hearing more about this as I am tempted to go 1.0 if it offers improvements in speed or even slight amounts of getting back wasted memstick space.

I have found that naming all program folders (so far, and I have a bunch) using the __SCE__ %__SCE__ method works great for getting around all the corrupted icons. So going to 1.0 simply for that doesn't matter any to me. Speaking of this however, has anyone found a program that will not work with this folder naming method, just curious.

Excellent work on the downdater. Props to those authors involved. PSP homebrew/emulation is very fun scene indeed.

[Psphreak]

I just tried it on my 1.5 and I can confirm that it works 100%, not even any scary moments like in the 2.0-1.5 downgrader.

Just a few questions,

This is my first time using 1.0, it feels pretty funky to me, being used to 1.5 and all. Is it true that 1.0 was never sold in the U.S., but only in Japan? (sold from Sony anyways)

If that's so, then is that why the [x] and [O] buttons are switched in the XMB menus and there is japanese text displayed more often? (such as when using the sony onscreen keyboard, japanese text comes up, and you have to switch to english yourself)

I just wanted someone who knew to confirm this for me.

It's kinda weird launching your homebrew and seeing it start up twice as fast as normal, all those security checks take up a noticable amount of time...lol

Yes, the 1.0 was only released in Japan. I've read a couple times that the x and o buttons are switched because the Japanese feel that the x stands for something "bad" :P. Not sure if anybody's else heard of this.

[acn010]

oh,thats cool, hope it comes fast

[ACID]

yeah i herd about the x button but is for comfort in the way they play. Besides there was a program that switched the buttons to the normal way we are used to.

[jason867]

I just upgraded back to 1.5 using a U.S. 1.5 update firmware.

Everything appears to be the way it should, except for one thing, the [X] [O] buttons didn't switch back to normal.

Before I did anything, [X] would select and [O] would go back

But after downgrading to 1.0, and upgrading back to 1.5 the buttons are still switched ( [O] selects, [X] goes back )

I know this isn't a big deal, and probably could be changed easily via some flash alteration using flashmod or something, but I'm not sure if anyone has offered that yet.

But it's still enough to bug me, I'm used to it being the other way.

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

And by the way, in a lot of japanese anime, dead/unconsious characters often have their eyes X-ed out to indicate so. Not only that but in cartoons, alcoholic beverages also tend to be labeled with "xxx" This might have something to do with the buttons being switched on japanese firmwares. Just a though...

[jaydoo]

I used PSPset to swap buttons on my 1.5. Not sure if its been superseeded by another app.

[The_Ultimate_Eggman]

So am I reading this correctlyt when downgrade it recerts to japanese as that is the onlly place the FW was released ?.But u can set language to english just the buttons are jap style ??.

[Accordion]

i would prefer to use (o) as confirm

my most played game is metal gear, so im used to it now