this is a thread for psp newbies..so flaming a newbie that comes to seek answers here is worst than n00bs themselves.

i have a noobier question...

there is this game called the talkman, uses microphone, where to buy the microphone or we can custom it?? sometimes would like a nds with built in mic

-go for anything below 3.10(if im not mistaken,3.10 is the highest firmware which can be downgraded to 1.5)
different firmwares allow your psp to do different things.
as an example;
in firmware 1.5,you cant disable auto boot(so when you start your psp,your UMD is played AUTOMATICALLY.this is a big pain when you want to watch movies off of your memory stick or play games off of your memory stick)
(im not sure when it started,but later firmwares have internet browser,flash player,wma support,etc)
the biggest difference between OE firmware and the official sony firmware,is that OE firmwares allow you to play backup games off of the memory stick(extremely useful if your UMD drive is spoilt),play emulators on your psp,use homebrew applications on your psp,etc..

-mainly because of homebrew

-yes.because you never know when your UMD drive might go bonkers on you.
and there is no difference between OE and official firmwares,except the the OE firmwares allow you to do much more than the ori firmwares.

if you ask me,these OE firmwares are the biggest reason the psp is even selling atm.
something as simple as a screenshot utility cannot be done on official sony firmwares-why? i have no idea,but it is very cool to be able to take a screenie of your in game activities,especially when multiplaying with friends

and another thing..not ALL games on the psp are good.if you use OE firmwares,you can download the games first,try them out,and delete them and buy the games if you like them..
i for one would hate to spend RM100+ on something that i might not like
so i dont think testing the product first,then buying it would be a problem,would it?

---

Added on May 20, 2007, 11:54 amtalkman comes with the mic

This post has been edited by Mgsrulz: May 20 2007, 11:54 AM

^highest fw that can be downgrade is 3.03.
-in fw 1.5, we can also disable auto umd by using recovery mode for 1.5 (custom firmware proof of concept/cf mod)

This post has been edited by figure8: May 20 2007, 01:33 PM

can we multitask wit psp? like listening to music n surfing da net at the same time?

sadly, no.

Thanks Mgsrulz! Your reply cleared out a lot.
There are still things I need to know though. Is the OE firmware user friendly? I mean is it easy to understand? With all the folders (e.g. game or game 150) and all that jazz?

i think its possible to multitask with the psp , you use a homebrew called irshell

hav you even tried it? i cant get it to work.
if you did manage to do it. u can only listen while doing
sumthing else, not browsing the net.

3.11 downgrade still not out yet, correct me if i'm wrong.

the last time i said things like these i had been warned
maybe ur flash1 corrupted.. or worse.. flash0... heh, just a guess.
no need to panic. just do what bro slickz says.

highest firmware downgrade-able currently is 3.03 only IIRC
And beware though, 2.81 cant be downgrade too

in the beginning it looks intimidating,but once you have seen the folders,and read what they are for,it's quite easy(at least for me it was)

and if you have any difficulty,this thread will always be open

just dont ask about ISOs,sudah

just some pics as a lowdown of the important folders(other than the ones i mention here,i never use )


this is the root of the stick..
standard amount of folders for OE firmware,except for the SEPLUGINS where the screenshot plugins lie



in the PSP folder,game is where my homebrew apps go,i never touch game150 or game303(malas wanna keep switching )
photo is where all the screenshots are saved
savedata,i think you should know what it is


inside my game folder.
PSX games also are to be put in this folder.
"strider" is the one psx game i have in here

Wow!!!
Thanks a lot Mgsrulz!!~
Much much more than I bargained for

Umm, I asked a forumer for a deal, part of his reply is -

"this package allowed u to play all "types" of games, mp3, mp4, ps1 games, search internet n etc... u still can play back the original umd by using this firmware, but make it's below 3.11 version. if not, it will change ur currently firmware to 3.11, then u have to wait somebody can hack it, then only u can play back the homebrew games. all the homebrew games or iso/cso games which u can downloaded from internet is the same only."

If I understand this correctly, it means that if I play an original game, the firmware will automatically change to an original firmware and I'll have to change it back to enable homebrew. Am I correct?

This post has been edited by affiqzakie: May 21 2007, 12:16 AM

yes.... untill now 3.03(sony original firmware) and above cannot be downgraded yet....

Guys,

this fella talk about original firmware. Maybe he is one of the few people that support ori. Anyway,

the DRNffffffd7 usually comes from t-082 motherboard that have been downgrade before. And i heard it will make the psp stuck at 3.11 forever. (I read from a forum somewhere before, i'll try look for it again)

Check first if it t-082 motherboard. Since you already tried wireless and transfer method of updating, there is only one way left, updating via umd. Try looking for games that required 3.40 to play them. (Are there any?)

If all can't, you can only wait for downgrader to come first and upgrade again. Cheers.

add : another way is try to update to 3.30 first then 3.40

This post has been edited by abe_mad: May 21 2007, 06:58 AM

the game should prompt you for permission first.
(im guessing so,because i'm yet to receive such a notice )
right now the highest OE firmware is 3.40(same with the official firmware)

if the psp is already using OE firmware,just update it when a new firmware(OE) comes out.should be just fine(im OK so far )

i think u misunderstood...
fw is like operating system.. 1st u need to know the psp umd concept... let say old psp title like darkstalker required fw 1.50 and new psp title need fw higher than 2.5 or 3.10. so it mean, if u use fw 1.50, u cannot run games that required fw above than 1.50..

-right now, we all talking about 3.03 or 3.40 oe, so all umd game can be playable with this fw...



^if u play original game, u still use the fw that already installed in your psp. there are no such thing like "automatically change to original fw"...

-in new oe edition, u can run homebrew and playing umd...

This post has been edited by figure8: May 21 2007, 12:47 PM

3.40 original firmware only for Asian region White PSP 1006-CW. Something like that. Correct me if i'm wrong.

mine one black psp wor... me also 3.40 leh...