Hacking PSP hacking/modding F.A.Q.

[Varia]

Cool, thanks.
It's sure worth it for only £40 with no scratches.

EDIT:
It says in the guide:
"Downgrade from any firmware up to 6.38", so do I have to update to 6.38?
It's just that it will arrive only in a couple weeks, and 6.39 is coming out soon.

 

[Rydian]

There's no downgrader for 6.37 specifically, so you should update to 6.38 to be safe.

I'll edit the softmod guide with links to 6.38 for the future when later things come out.

 

[Varia]

So let me get this right -
You can update to 6.38 (if you have the files) even when 6.39 will be available?
And then I downgrade to 6.35, check my motherbard to make sure I can downgrade to 6.20, update again to 6.38, downgrade to 6.20, install the hack. Or maybe I should skip the downgrade to 6.35 and downgrade straight to 6.20 (since it's a PSP go)?
Don't really understand all this modding, so forgive me for my ignorance.
Even my 1st PSP I let some random shop hack it for me :>
Thanks.

 

[Rydian]

You can update to 6.38 (if you have the files) even when 6.39 will be available?Yes.

QUOTE(Varia @ May 24 2011, 05:30 AM) And then I downgrade to 6.35, check my motherbard to make sure I can downgrade to 6.20, update again to 6.38, downgrade to 6.20, install the hack. Or maybe I should skip the downgrade to 6.35 and downgrade straight to 6.20 (since it's a PSP go)?

The downgrader will work on 6.35 as well, so you don't need to upgrade back to 6.38. While all the Gos people have seen are 05G, it doesn't hurt to go to 6.35 first and check.

 

[mantendo]

I dont remember what firmware I had on my PSP3000 when it was in the box

Is there anyway I can check it? I remember getting my PSP around mid-April 2011, like the 13th or so?

 

[Rydian]

Last month?

6.37 came out in Jan, so it is possible your PSP can't be downgraded even to 6.35.

 

[tenko]

6.37 came out in Jan, so it is possible your PSP can't be downgraded even to 6.35.

Has that actually been confirmed that the newer 3000 models with 6.37 pre-installed cannot be downgraded to 6.35? Aren't they still considered 09g?

 

[Rydian]

As far as I know a PSP cannot be downgraded below what it came with.

Considering that on a 3000 if you brick it you can't fix it, it's understandable that people are unwilling to try.

 

[xist]

A new pre-installed firmware in a freshly purchased console has historically indicated a new motherboard revision - e.g 3.60 was TA-085, then the next new pre-installed firmware was 3.71 in the TA-085v2.

If you really did get a brand new console which came on 6.37 installed it's likely it's a new motherboard and not an 09G. HOWEVER, given how busy Sony have been this seems unlikely.

 

[MaxNuker]

what if the store just updated it?

 

[xist]

Then that's a used console....

If i buy something i expect to be the first person to open and use it.

 

[MaxNuker]

hmmm i dont know then... i dont think sony would start producing new psp's... they stopped the GO's production... and i think they will stick with the 09g till the end of its life...

 

[Sinistral89]

Uhm. Why does the pic in the first post say 6.70? Isn't 6.39 the latest or have I missed something?

 

[Rydian]

Predicting the future.

"But what if Sony doesn't release another firmware update?"
Two facts.
1 - The current firmware has a signed software downgrader.
2 - This is Sony we're talking about.

 

[DJPlace]

got a question i download a signed game and the system is telling me to update what should i do?

 

[xist]

What firmware are you on at the moment?

 

[DJPlace]

6.20 pro.

 

[mantendo]

So if I got my PSP brand spanking new at a retailer store in April, it probably is 09g. Anyway with this new 6.39 CFW/LFW, 09g models are still safe if it runs the temporary hack/LFW right? My unhacked PSP is running 6.38 right now

 

[s4mid4re]

So if I got my PSP brand spanking new at a retailer store in April, it probably is 09g. Anyway with this new 6.39 CFW/LFW, 09g models are still safe if it runs the temporary hack/LFW right? My unhacked PSP is running 6.38 right now

True; just install 6.39 with the fast recovery (the homebrew you activate in order to go into hacked state). it's much safer and easier to install than older CFW, which required Pandora + MMS or hellcat's recovery flasher. Although you can't use Pandora to un-brick newer models of psp, It's unlikely that you'll brick your psp, unless you install the permanent patch incorrectly.

 

[freestile]

Been getting into my psp again. Going to check out all the genesis entries. Should
be real cool. This was another good guide. Big up man.