Psp advice for numpty please...

Jay-Jay_4

Can someone please explain in words of two syllables or less what 'firmware' means and why there are so many different bits of advice available as to which 'version' is best?

My hubby has been offered a Psp 1003, firmware version 1.5. and has been hogging [STRIKE]his[/STRIKE] our computer trying to find out if this is considered 'good'. If I want the computer back I need to be able to give him an explanation :rolleyes: .

The word 'homebrew' keeps cropping up as an explanation but as we don't know what that means either it doesn't help.

Thanks

divadee

all i recognised was the word psp thats a playstation right

if not then im even more confused

superscaper

Firmware is just simply the software that's embedded into the hardware. In the case of the psp it is essentially the operating system of the psp.

Homebrew are just independant games/software people/individuals develop (at home), ie unofficial software. In the case of psp firmware, some updates have locked down the psp to stop it playing unofficial software/homebrew.

Jay-Jay_4

superscaper wrote:

Firmware is just simply the software that's embedded into the hardware. In the case of the psp it is essentially the operating system of the psp.

Homebrew are just independant games/software people/individuals develop (at home), ie unofficial software. In the case of psp firmware, some updates have locked down the psp to stop it playing unofficial software/homebrew.

Ooohhhhhh!! I seeeeeee! :T

So this is why the un updated versions are better for this homebrew thing then?

superscaper

Seems to be the case, I don't have a psp so I'm not really much of an expert but this seems to have details of the firmware homebrew compatible versions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psp_homebrew

woo

however some games do require that you have a later version of the firmware to be able to play them.

v1.5 is the best to run homebrew games that people may place online.

Jay-Jay_4

superscaper wrote:

Seems to be the case, I don't have a psp so I'm not really much of an expert but this seems to have details of the firmware homebrew compatible versions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psp_homebrew

:T That's really helpful, thank you!

phatbear

Just to add my two penth.

Any psp upto and including version 2.71, without the TA-802 motherboard, can be downgraded.

Certain games require you to have devhook running, due to them not being 1.5 friendly.

If you need any info about up/downgrading your PSP I would suggest a trawl through https://www.psp-hacks.com.

All the best

The Bear

Quick update, you can downgrade the TA802 motherboard, but the hack for it is pretty new so personally I would keep your eyes/ears open to ensure its working ok and no problems occur before you go ahead and brick your psp

wolfman

Here's a very good site from one of the people involved in creating the firmware hacks.

http://www.fanjita.org/

Jay-Jay_4

Thanks chaps

Does 'brick' mean that you stop it from up or downgrading?

How can we tell if a psp has been up or downgraded? What do we look for?

woo

Brick would mean it is about as much use a brick and not useable to play games on.
However if your OH has a 1.5 PSP that wouldn't need downgrading..