Recent content by FNQer

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    Gaming 1.50 Kernel Explained?

    is there a guide or stickie here explaining the 1.50 kernel - particularly the 1.50 add-on for cfw 5.00m33-6 (phat)? on the basic level, i don't understand the distinction betw the (ms0:/PSP/) GAME150, GAME5xx and GAME folders. I don't understand prx files (add-ons and patches?). on most...
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    Gaming I need some expert opinion

    figure out which motherboard version of slim you have. also, important to know what OFW you have already installed on it. Recently, i started with a Slim with OFW and installed CFW 5.00M33-6 (not yet on those GEN-X) without using PB and MMS. Hellcat's Recovery Flasher + chickHEN R2 + some...
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    Gaming CFW on 3000

    if you have the latest official firmware installed on your brite - then you can forget, at least for the time being, hacking it. look up in system info in xmb. developments in homebrew and cfw is fluid, so perhaps in future it will become hackable. check up on chickHEN or mhuspeed &...
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    Gaming psp d pad broken

    there will be guides on how to open up the various models - guides in replacing such parts. if you require the parts then dx is a good place to hunt. is there a guide here about opening up psp - i haven't seen one?
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    Gaming Asking opinions

    the question is what you want to do with your psp. if you don't care about homebrew and custom firmware, then go for the PSP Brite (PSP-3000) or even the PSP Go! if you want to delve into psp homebrew then you need to avoid certain psp models and certain ofw. as previous post noted, ofw...
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    Gaming Can't Decide Between PSP-2000 & PSP-3000

    what you need to weigh up is the difference between those HEN (homebrew enabler) and full CFW - and the implications of the TA-088v3 m/b of PSP Slim and the PSP Brite over all other models. i reckon that is the major consideration over all other differences in features between PSP models. i...
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    Gaming PSP Movies

    yup - convert the video files into the compatible format. plenty of convertors out there - some probably should be avoided. typically, the video files that can be playbacked on the iPod are compat with the PSP - is it the h264 mp4 format?
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    Gaming PSP newb with a few questions

    just installled cfw on my psp slim using this method - straightforward. i was dreading that i had the ta-088v3 motherboard - though initially, i thought that this m/b was not hackable. once upon a time, it wasn't hackable while other m/b versions were. now, this m/b is not hackable using...
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    Gaming chichHEN r2 on PSP Slim (not TA-88v3) - over 100 attempts

    i think i may have tried using that 'modded' version of chickHEN (i just noticed my typo in the title - lol) - that didn't seem to work for me... in my frustration, i did try a number of different downloads... as i am new to the psp homebrew scene, i am like a little kid in a candy store...
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    Gaming chichHEN r2 on PSP Slim (not TA-88v3) - over 100 attempts

    just another update at 1:30 am in the morning. have successfully installed cfw 5.00 m33-6 onto the psp slim. the instructions are pretty straight forward - just that hiccup with chickHEN above... otherwise, it has been a breeze to install cfw 5.00 m33-6. impressed that you don't need to...
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    Gaming chichHEN r2 on PSP Slim (not TA-88v3) - over 100 attempts

    i followed the suggestion not to use mark 2 pro duo. so i scrounged around and found a 32 mb pro duo (i assume not mark 2, but it doesn't say mark 1 or anything). reformatted the 32 mb memory stick on the psp, transferred those tiff + gif = h bin files onto that memory stick (barely enuff...
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    Gaming chichHEN r2 on PSP Slim (not TA-88v3) - over 100 attempts

    ok. got a psp slim. plain jane piano black - not fancy limited edition version of psp. kinda established that it is not a ta-088v3 - looking at the battery compartment, it has the Date Code 7D there. its not the dreaded Date Code 8D or even 8C. also, kinda confirmed that it isn't the...