i totally bought 2. one from Singapore and one from Play-asia.

the Mapthis software working on map viewer but not the GPS on.
in the <start> u can trace the GPS satelite but it said gps device off.

anyone GPS 290 working on his psp ? and mind to test my 2 Unit of the GPS 290?

i give a treat of Meal :3

tried today. PSP slim is a lot easier than PSP thick to get everything work.

for PSP thick. u got to extract the 2 usbgps.drx or something from the flash01 and enable in the psp configuration menu. then when u run the software it can show the PSP GPS status is on (usually it is off b4 setting)

for PSP slim....just put the Mapthis software(with your current position map in)
into the MS:PSP/GAME390 or GAME
then the psp gps will showing ON in the mapthis and can locate satelite (version 3.90)
without any setting....

version 3.90 is the most easiest to setup. i tested version 3.40. 3.71 3.80 and 3.90 .
its ok for 3.40 . 3.71 n 3.80 a bit handy and 3.90 = no need to do any setting....

just 2 cents comment. cos i am letting my psp gps290 now n cos got my mobile gps

This post has been edited by dkliew: Oct 30 2008, 08:49 PM

version 4.97 if i am right. my psp firmware is 3.80.
b4 i was on 3.71 and it took me sometimes to get the psp gps device working on my psp1000

and when using the same software on psp2000 and version 3.90...

just copy the whole mapthis folder to the Memory stick. its working perfectly.
without any configuration and that shock me off...


for version 3.70 n 3.71 i need to extract the usbcrx.drx (forgot the name of the file) from the Flash01 stuff
to the MS and open a folder called SEPLUGIN then the psp can detected my gps device.

anyway i am not sure why and thats how i got my psp gps work on my psp1000 b4.

just 2 cents sharing.

for your information.
psp2000 is a lot more easier to get the thing work.