Gaming (maybe) Stupid Question

[dirty_harry]

I have found a PSP 2000 with firmware 3.95. Logically, from what I've read here, it MUST be a hackable motherboard because its still on 3.95 right? It must be old enough that it hasn't even been updated - and I should be able to run ChickHen without a Pandora to make a PERMANENT CFW? I'm just curious and would like to know since I want to let the owner know. Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[xist]

Yes. It's likely a TA-088v2, which means fully flashable but without EERPOM write.

i.e CFW IS GO!

 

[dirty_harry]

Yes. It's likely a TA-088v2, which means fully flashable but without EERPOM write.

i.e CFW IS GO!

Thanks for the reply mate but what is this EERPOM you speak of? Is there still a chance that it's a newer motherboard (v3) but still somehow at 3.95?

 

[lolzed]

Yes. It's likely a TA-088v2, which means fully flashable but without EERPOM write.

i.e CFW IS GO!

Thanks for the reply mate but what is this EERPOM you speak of? Is there still a chance that it's a newer motherboard (v3) but still somehow at 3.95?

dunno about the EEPROM but v3 motherboards can't have anything below 4.00 i read

 

[Cyan]

There were very few mother board TA-088v3 with 3.95 firmware. You have more chance to have a TA-088v2.

You can install a custom firmware if you own a pandora.
If you don't, your mother board can't software create a pandora for you. you need an older PSP, or buy/borrow an already pandora'ed battery.

edit :

dunno about the EEPROM but v3 motherboards can't have anything below 4.00 i read

Ah, I thought there were 3.95 with v3... maybe I'm wrong

 

[xist]

EEPROM Write = Ability to softmod a battery
And i'm pretty sure that the TA-088v3 mobo started on 4.01 OFW.

 

[diddy81]

best way to check is to upgrade to 5.03
install chickHEN
and run PSPTweaker v2.0

that will tell you what motherboard you have for definite

from there if its a TA-088v3 you use custom firmware enabler or 5.03 GEN-C

or if its a lower board you can install any custom firmware