First off, by v6.35, you mean that's your firmware right? If it is, then you're in luck hacking wise; I would suggest hacking it for custom firmware 6.35 pro-b5, as it is the latest cfw out that is as easy as hell to get to work. Also, a dedicated site to psp hacking and homebrew that is my personal favourite is wololo.net , they are about the best around when it comes to this sort of thing. I should let you know with 6.35 pro, you don't have to worry about it being detected and blocked by your ps3. basicaly if you download it with the fast recovery eboot, when you want to connect to your ps3, fully turn off your psp, the re boot it, then you can connect to your ps3. to re install cfw, just run the 6.35 pro fast recovery. if you are having trouble finding files you might need; my e-mail is thawriter769@yahoo.com . e-mail me asking any questions, and i'll be glad to help.

 

Okay, I followed the softmod guide and installed PRO-B5 on my PSP. It looks like it's a model 09g, so that means I can't do a permanent installation... But that's just a minor inconvenience, right? Now I just need to run the quick recovery to regain PRO-B5 whenever I turn on the system.

By the way, I take it that PRO-B5 is just as easy to uninstall as it was to install? In case I ever wanted to return the PSP to its original, unhacked state...

Anyhow... What next? Thanks for your helpful replies, gabriel and Rydian.

 

I'm reading through your FAQ now, Rydian - it's very detailed and helpful, thank you!

Hmm... About downgrading... Does the downgrading program only work if it's certain it won't brick your PSP? If so, couldn't I try running the downgrader to see if I could get my PSP's firmware down to 6.20? Since I bought this PSP used, I don't know what it's original firmware was - I only know that the previous owner had an internet access point configured, so it's possible he/she updated it... I'm guessing this is a fairly new system, since there's not a single blemish on it, and there was only one game save on it when I got it.

EDIT: I just saw your chart:



It says that model 09g is only "Semi" hackable, so that's that... Will it always be that way, or might 09g be fully hackable in the future?

 

use pspident to find out the motherboard

 

^ Right, that's how I found out it was model 09g.

The place I bought this PSP from had several other, older systems, but none were in as good condition... So I think I'll keep this one, since the semi-hack limitation is only a minor issue.

Now I'm going to go look up some homebrew. It seems easy enough to figure out... I could use some help figuring out how to use plugins, though.

Also, what size of memory stick would you recommend? Does brand matter, and are there different read/write speeds I should look out for?

 

PSP games can be up to 1.8GB each, so many people opt for an 8GB or a 16GB... but many PSP games are smaller than that (even some 3D ones are under 300MB), and they can be compressed (CSO) to an extent. PSX games vary, some are the full disc size per disc, while some compress very well (compression done by default in conversion).

I've got an 8GB stick and I have 4 PSP games (including 2 3D RPGs), some homebrew, and a personal collection of emulators and ROMs for various systems, along with all six episode of Afro Samurai... and I still have 1.8 gigs free. Then again if you're the kind of person that wants to keep 25 PSP games on a stick, you might want to go for 16GB.

Brand isn't that much of a concern, assuming you're getting a real stick, not some cheap ebay fake stuff. Some people use an adapter along with MicroSD cards, but the price of Memory Sticks has fallen a lot so I'm not sure if that's still a good buy considering people sometimes report issues with them.

 

Where can I get a super cheap 16gb pro duo, i have been looking for ages, btw, I'm in canada so amazon.com doesn't work for me and amazon.ca sucks monkey balls lol

 

Thats interesting, I didn't think there would be, that's cool of the guy to let you open it!

 

Mostly POPS/PSX support is lacking, and some plugins.

 

oh wait there's a whole section here on this very topic .

Wynd