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Howdy folks. First off, I'd like to say hello, as this is the first thread I've ever made.
My name is Lyon, and if the title wasn't blatantly obvious, I am a newbie when it comes to modding PSP's.
I've read just about 30 different guides on how to mod a PSP with CFW, but I fear some of them may have been out of date, or inaccurate, so I've come to you, the GBATemp users, to ask for your assistance.
There are a few things I've already gotten down and understood, like I need a Pandora's Battery, a Magic Memory Stick, and a PSP. That's about ALL I've got down to memory. Now the questions come in, and there are A LOT!
-I can use the Pandoras' Battery to Mod ANY Psp Firmware, as long as it's not a 3000, correct?
-What program should I use to make the MMS, or should I make one on my own using "Drag and Drop" methods?
-Is POPSloader (the PSX emulator thingie) a homebrew I have to download and put on my memory stick, or does it use the one from Sony's OFW?
-If I make a single EBOOT out of a multi-disc PSX Game, will it still work, or do I need to do seperate EBOOTS?
-Do I go down to V1.50 first, then up in CFWs? if so, what's the order I should do it in? any tips?
-I can still boot regular UMD's off of my CFW Psp, correct?
-I see a lot of people put backup ISO's on their Memory sticks to play on CFW PSP's, but I've reviewed the size of some files, and they're up in the Gig+ memory space. I understand CSO's are smaller, is there a certain ISO2CSO Converter I should use?
-Once I finish installing the MMS onto the PSP, Can I delete everything on the stick, or move the files to a folder in my computer, or do I need to keep it on the stick to make the CFW run correctly?
-I was looking and saw that CFW 5 M33 is the latest edition. Do some homebrew lose compatibility if you update the CFW? EX: If I update past a certain point, will some Homebrew programs stop working?
These are all the questions I can think of for now. ANY assistance, whether it be pointing me to a previous thread, or answers directly, are much appreciated. I hope to be able to understand this confounded machine someday, as it seems 100x harder than my NDS was when getting into the modding scene. Thank you for your time and answers
Cheers
,
Lyon
My name is Lyon, and if the title wasn't blatantly obvious, I am a newbie when it comes to modding PSP's.
I've read just about 30 different guides on how to mod a PSP with CFW, but I fear some of them may have been out of date, or inaccurate, so I've come to you, the GBATemp users, to ask for your assistance.
There are a few things I've already gotten down and understood, like I need a Pandora's Battery, a Magic Memory Stick, and a PSP. That's about ALL I've got down to memory. Now the questions come in, and there are A LOT!
-I can use the Pandoras' Battery to Mod ANY Psp Firmware, as long as it's not a 3000, correct?
-What program should I use to make the MMS, or should I make one on my own using "Drag and Drop" methods?
-Is POPSloader (the PSX emulator thingie) a homebrew I have to download and put on my memory stick, or does it use the one from Sony's OFW?
-If I make a single EBOOT out of a multi-disc PSX Game, will it still work, or do I need to do seperate EBOOTS?
-Do I go down to V1.50 first, then up in CFWs? if so, what's the order I should do it in? any tips?
-I can still boot regular UMD's off of my CFW Psp, correct?
-I see a lot of people put backup ISO's on their Memory sticks to play on CFW PSP's, but I've reviewed the size of some files, and they're up in the Gig+ memory space. I understand CSO's are smaller, is there a certain ISO2CSO Converter I should use?
-Once I finish installing the MMS onto the PSP, Can I delete everything on the stick, or move the files to a folder in my computer, or do I need to keep it on the stick to make the CFW run correctly?
-I was looking and saw that CFW 5 M33 is the latest edition. Do some homebrew lose compatibility if you update the CFW? EX: If I update past a certain point, will some Homebrew programs stop working?
These are all the questions I can think of for now. ANY assistance, whether it be pointing me to a previous thread, or answers directly, are much appreciated. I hope to be able to understand this confounded machine someday, as it seems 100x harder than my NDS was when getting into the modding scene. Thank you for your time and answers
Cheers

Lyon