Intro:

Lots of questions pop up in these forums lately on how to install Despertar del Cementerio v3 (DCv3).
Numerous threads on the matter are created, because the newbies can’t find their answers.

This is not a complete howto, but should get people in the right direction.
And if they do have any questions, they can ask here instead of starting a new thread.

What is DCv3 ?

DCv3 is a powerfull tool created by the greatest devs in the psp scene. It is an evolved version of the Pandora’s Battery. Pandora was first created to unbrick psp’s. However Pandora wasn’t compatible with the psp slim. Therefore DC was coded. The latest version (v3) has full compatibility with classic and slim psp’s.

DCv3 allows you to:
- Write custom fw M33 3.71-2 to ANY model psp (regardless of fw version) to date
- Write official fw 3.71 to ANY model psp (regardless of fw version) to date
- Create a nand dump from the psp (the nand holds the fw on the psp)
- Write a nand dump to the psp.

NOTE: DO NOT USE A DUMP FROM ANOTHER PSP. IT WILL DESTROY THE IDSTORAGE. THERE’S NO WAY OF REGENERATING THE IDSTORAGE. THE ONLY WAY OF RECOVERING THE IDSTORAGE IS FROM A NAND DUMP FROM YOUR OWN PSP. THEREFORE ALWAYS MAKE A NAND DUMP BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING WITH DCv3 !

To let the memstick do it’s magic you’ll need a battery which will put the psp in ’service mode’. There’s several options how to obtain such a battery.

1) Create it with a homebrew capable psp. That’s a psp running cfw or official 1.50 fw.
2) Create it by hard modding a battery. This is not for beginners, it is potentially dangerous as you are opening your battery.
3) Buy a battery from the internet. Your on your own on this one, as I do not promote the financial exploitation of psp devs.

Once you have the battery all you need now are the correct files on the memstick. Once again there are several ways of putting them on.

1) Create the stick using a homebrew capable psp.
2) Create the stick without a homebrew capable psp.

That’s all the options we have. Now you know what DCv3 is, where it came from and how you can get it.
I’ll put all the needed downloads and information below here in links and attachments.

Downloads:

If you do not have access to a homebrew capable psp use the folowing files:

- Memstick Easy Installer Run it by clicking Start.exe follow the prompt and choose Option 4.

- Hard modding your battery This will tell you exactly how and which chip to alter.

- Free service Go here and let someone near you create you a DCv3 kit.

If you have access to a homebrew capable psp (slim or classic) use the following files:

- To create the DCv3 yourself you need the 1.50 eboot, the 3.40 eboot and the 3.71 eboot. Also use the DCv3 attachment.

- To create the battery use one of the two tools. Slim users and classic psp with M33 3.71 without 1.50 kernel use the 3.xx tool.
Both tools will also allow you to convert your battery back to normal.

That should get all of you started. I know it’s not complete. For usage of DCv3, check the readme included.
If you still have questions on DCv3, post them here please !!

Some reminders:
MAKE A NAND DUMP !!
DO NOT USE A NAND DUMP FROM ANOTHER PSP !!
USE DCv3 WISELY !!
WHEN IN DOUBT…DON’T !!

Attached Files

	despertar_cementerio3.rar
	Battery tool 0.4 for 3.xx kernel.rar
	Battery tool for 1.50 kernel.rar

 

It has been announced that Sony Corp. will launch a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in September, in its latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and compete better with Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Both Sony and Nintendo released their handheld gear, the PSP and DS, respectively, late in 2004, but sales of the PSP, which can play movies, music and games, have recently been outshined by the DS.

“From a distance, this PSP might not look very different from the current model … but when you have it in your hand, the difference becomes quite clear,” Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said. “It’s actually 33 percent lighter than the current PSP. It’s also 19 percent slimmer.”

Hirai, who replaced Ken Kutaragi, known as the “Father of PlayStation,” as head of Sony’s game division earlier this year, made the PSP announcement during a presentation at the E3 video game exposition, the industry’s biggest event.

Nintendo sold 23.6 million DS units in the year ended March 2007, outpacing PSP shipments of 8.4 million.

Underlining its lead both in the console and handheld markets, Nintendo last month zipped past Sony in market value and bumped the Tokyo-based electronics conglomerate off the list of Japan’s 10 most valuable companies.

A Sony spokeswoman said the slimmer PSP would retail for about $170, the same as the current PSP. Nintendo’s newest DS model, the DS Lite, sells for $130.

Like Sony, Nintendo last year launched the lighter version of the DS, accelerating already white-hot demand for the handset. The DS Lite has two screens, opens like a book and allows gamers to control play with a stylus, instead of manipulating a keypad.

Nintendo executives said on Wednesday that portable sales made up 50 percent of its hardware sales in 2006, compared with just 30 percent in 2002.

PRICE CUT

On the console side of its game business, Sony this week cut the U.S. price of its PlayStation 3 by $100 after seeing the PS3 far outsold by Nintendo’s Wii.

“This new price went into effect on Monday. Since then sales of 60-gigabyte PS3 have doubled at top five retailers,” Jack Tretton, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said during the E3 presentation.

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and the Wii have outsold the PS3 by several times in the crucial U.S. market, leaving Sony, which has dominated the game industry over the past decade, in the unfamiliar position of playing catch up.

Its high price and scarcity of attractive titles have been cited as main reasons for the PS3′ slow start.

Even after the price cut, the PS3 costs $20 more than the most expensive version of the Xbox 360, and twice that of the Wii, whose $250 price and motion-sensing controller have made it a best-seller despite its lack of life-like graphics.

In a bid to send a message that strong PS3 titles are in the pipeline, Sony showcased some 50 upcoming games at the presentation, including the latest installments of blockbuster fighting game “Metal Gear Solid” from Konami Corp.  and popular in-house racing title “Gran Turismo.”

During the presentation, it was indicated that “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” will not be available until early 2008, giving hard-core gamers one fewer reasons to rush to store shelves.

Following the announcement, shares in Sony were up 0.3 percent at 6,350 yen by midday on Thursday, roughly in line with the benchmark Nikkei average.

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Supported files:

Audio: mp3, mp4, wav, wma

Video: mp4

Archive: zip, rar, tar and gz

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These demo’s are official Sony releases of some of the best PSP games available.

PSP Demo Download Instructions (using a PC):

1) DOWLOADING - simply download the PSP Demo you wish to play onto your desktop (you can download it elsewhere but it is easier to find on the desktop).

2) EXTRACTING - right click the zip file and choose ‘Extract All…’ to bring up the Extraction Wizard (built into Windows XP and Vista). Click the ‘Extract’ button and after a few seconds a new window will popup with a single folder in it and should have 4 letters followed by 5 numbers such as ‘UCJS10036′ … some demos have a suffix such as ‘-1′ or ‘-demo’, don’t delete they are important. This is the demo’s folder you need to copy onto the PSP’s memory stick. Right click this folder and select ‘Copy’.

3) TRANSFERRING - the easiest way is hooking the PSP up to the PC via USB. Once the PSP is detected you usually see a popup asking what you want to do, select “Open folder to view files” which will open a window which has your PSP’s folders listed. Open the PSP folder … then open the GAME folder. This is the location you want to copy the demo’s folder. Right click on a blank area of this window and select ‘Paste’. After a few seconds of transfering the demo folder (files are contained) you are ready to disconnect your PSP and play the demo.

KEY TO REGION CODING:

(U) - US REGION DEMO
(E) - EUROPEAN RELEASE DEMO
(J) - JAPAN RELEASE DEMO

The Games:

Airport Hero NaHa
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Airport Hero Narita
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Ape Academy 2
Requires Firmware 2.81 and up - (E)

Ape Escape Racing
Requires Firmware 2.82 and up - (J)

Ape Escape: Saru Saru
Requires Firmware 3.50 and up - (J)

Blokus Club Portable
Requires Firmware 2.81 and up - (J)

Bounty Hounds
Requires Firmware 2.80 and up - (J)

Brain Trainer Portable 2
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Computer Science Lab 1
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Computer Science Lab 2
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

DJ Max Portable 2
Requires Firmware 3.11 and up - (J)

Doko: Let’s Gakkou!
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Eiyuu Densetsu
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Exit 2
Requires Firmware 2.81 and up - (J)

Full Auto 2
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (U)

Go! Sudoku
Requires Firmware 2.71 and up - (J)

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Gurumin
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Homestar Portable
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Hot Pixel
Requires Firmware 3.50 and up - (E)

Intelligent License 2
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Kanji Trainer Portable
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Killzone: Liberation
Requires Firmware 3.02 and up - (U)

LocoRoco #1
Requires Firmware 2.71 and up - (U)

LocoRoco #2
Requires Firmware 2.81 and up - (J)

LocoRoco #3
Requires Firmware 2.82 and up - (U)

LocoRoco #4
Requires Firmware 3.02 and up - (U)

LocoRoco #5
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Lumines 2
Requires Firmware 3.11 and up - (J)

Mawaskes
Requires Firmware 3.51 and up - (J)

Medal of Honor
Requires Firmware 3.03 and up - (E)

Mercury Meltdown #1
Requires Firmware 2.80 and up - (J)

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Mercury Meltdown #2
Requires Firmware 3.02 and up - (E)

MGS Portable Ops
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (E)

MLB 07
Requires Firmware 3.30 and up - (U)

Moto GP
Requires Firmware 2.81 and up - (E)

NBA 07
Requires Firmware 3.03 and up - (U)

Ridge Racer 2
Requires Firmware 2.81 and up - (E)

Shichoka Crossword
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (J)

Smash Court Tennis 3
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (E)

Socom FTB 2 #1
Requires Firmware 3.40 and up - (U)

Socom FTB 2 #2
Requires Firmware 3.50 and up - (E)

Syphon Filter
Requires Firmware 3.03 and up - (U)

ToCA Race Driver 3
Requires Firmware 3.03 and up - (E)

World Tour Soccer 06
Requires Firmware 2.80 and up - (U)

World Tour Soccer 2
Requires Firmware 2.80 and up - (U)

Worms Open Warfare 2
Requires Firmware 3.52 and up - (E)

Xyanide: Resurrection
Requires Firmware 3.50 and up - (U)

• Sopranos Book Signing Checout the Sopranos Book

• Music of the Sopranos Listen as creator David Chase talks about the music of The Sopranos

• Invitation to the Set HBO invites you to the set of the Sopranos

• Buzz- Sopranos BTS Take a behind the scenes look at the Sopranos

• Sopranos: The Making of Cleaver Go Behind the Scenes writer/producer “Christopher Molit

• Sopranos: Paint It Black Paint It Black

• Sorpranos: Death Montage Death Montage

Official Sony freebies

You might be surprised to see what free goodness has the Sony brand stamped on it. From official movie clips to game demos, there’s a lot out there that they won’t charge you a penny for.

Playstation.Com Shop � Ape Escape and Killzone demos, WipEout Pure music downloads and a whole host of other freebies await in Sony’s main downloads base.

Sony Pictures � The home of Sony’s silver screen endeavours has plenty of PSP-formatted clips and wallpapers from a great lineup of films.

PSP Connect � A huge collection of films syndicated and formatted from all over the web � comedy, horror, animations and more.

Free films, music, TV and radio

Not everything has the Sony seal of approval, of course, and the PSP plays host to a number of great websites that give your PSP some sound and vision for free.

Atom Films � Free film downloads that are a little different to what you might find on Sony Pictures. Mini-documentaries and art-like montages are just a few of the movies available to download.

PSP Playlist � A movie archive of lighter, shorter clips, as well as some game and movie trailers you might not see elsewhere.

Heavy � A YouTube-like mix of strange films, popular clips and bizarre videos of cats. Some sponsored channels fill the site with some regular features, too.

FeedYourPSP � A magazine designed especially for the PSP, with interviews, short films and other extras available to download directly from their site.

BBC Online � Still experimenting with online content, the BBC have some shows offered as podcasts including regular newscasts, Radio 4’s The Now Show and many of Radio 1’s music programming.

Virgin Radio � Virgin Xtreme pushed a number of unsigned bands in their podcast, The Edge, which you can access online, but the podcast is set to return soon too.

Gratis graphic novels and e-books

The portable, digital nature of the PSP means that you can pack a lot of images and text onto a little stick and cart it around with you. Already many budding artists and authors are converting their work and making it available for free.

NYC2123 � One of the earliest comics the came to the PSP, the dark sci-fi plot and strong visual styling of NYC2123 are spread across six issues, all free and all PSP-sized.

Komikwerk � A collection of six comics, all with different plots and artists. The comics are syndicated from the main site’s collection.

Ctrl-Alt-Del � One of the web’s bigger comics born out of the gaming scene has been especially formatted for the tinier screens, with frequent updates and more freebies from the comic on the main site.

PSP Image Sequencer � If you want to add your name to the list of PSP Comic publishers, this handy application will help get images to display and package properly on the console.

Have it for nothing homebrew

To really squeeze the most out of the PSP without paying for it, you’ll need to get into homebrew, and open up your PSP so you can run home-coded applications on it. Some Pocket Gamers will already have got into the DS Homebrew scene, and PSP homebrew is just� as rich and varied.

The downside is you need to mess about with your firmware to run homebrew, which is not to be done lightly and can impede your ability to play new games. The good bit? Most homebrew coders offer up their efforts for nothing.

WorldView � A Google Earth-like map browser, whose beta PSP version is now available online.

iPSP � Superb media management software for both Mac and Windows platforms, which help organise and update media on your PSP, as well as making running homebrew applications even easier.

ZX-81 � A prolific coder who’s written everything from a scientific calculator to a game of Mancala.

YAHP � Yet Another Homebrew Pack includes a huge collection of emulators, from full platforms such as the SNES down to individual games like Doom.

PSP Rhythm � “A complete music workstation in the palm of your hand” � a neat music-creation package with an impressive collection of features.

Webserve � Quick and easy filesharing between PSPs or your PC. There’s no security on the connection in the current build, but it’s an easy way to manage your PC with your PSP.

PSPRadio � With a dedicated team coding and supporting it, PSPRadio is well-updated and continues to support a great range of web-based radio.

SimpleAmp � Streamlined and stable music playing and management on the PSP.

Java4PSP � A co-operative project set on bringing the Java Micro Edition platform in its entirety to the PSP.

PSP Blender - Every PSP Demo Game Free Downloads

1. Connect your PSP via USB to your PC and click USB Connection on the PSP.

2. Click on the Memory Stick Icon from your Desktop.

3. Click folder named: PSP.

4. Click folder named: GAME.

5. CopyPaste/Drag your downloaded folder into the GAME folder.

6. Eject the Memory Stick from your Desktop.

7. Disconnect your PSP.

8. Game on.

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LocoRoco Demo
Put In Folder: UCUS98662

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LocoRoco Halloween Demo
Put In Folder: UCUS98662H

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Sudoku Demo Japanese
Put In Folder: UCJS10036

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Mercury Meltdown Demo Japanese
Put In Folder: UCJS10043

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World Tour Soccer 06 Demo
Put In Folder: UCUS98631

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Ape Escape Racer Demo Japanese
Put In Folder: UCUS98655

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Bounty Hounds Demo Japanese
Put In Folder: ULJS00021

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Ridge Racer 2 Demo
Put In Folder: UCES00422

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MotoGP Demo
Put In Folder: UCES00304

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Ape Academy 2 Banana Mini Game
Put In Folder: UCES0030
Requires: 2.82

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Mercury Meltdown English
Put In Folder: ULED90018

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LocoRoco Christmas Demo
Put In Folder: UCED90007

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KILLZONE Demo
Put in Folder: UCES00279

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Here is a great ideal that I had while I was playing my favorite Game Underground. I thought what if I could find a site that I could just go to and get what ever game I wanted right away. I wouldn’t have to spend a lot of money on these games because I would only have to down load and play the game and then move on to the next. So I went online and searched for this site and I found hundreds of companies that were selling this same thing I was wanting but only one stood out “PSP Blender”. I bought it and before I new it I was playing what ever games I wanted. I was pretty excited but in all the rushing and excitement I didn’t notice that not only does “PSP Blender” allow you to play any game you want but they have all the latest new releases on movies and songs for my IPOD. Man what the hell I hit the jackpot I don’t have to ever go out again I can order pizza and download my movies to watch while playing my favorite game and listen to my favorite songs on my Ipod at the same time. Man I am a genius. Not really “PSP Blender” is the genus but you can reap the benefits. “PSP Blender” I would recommend it to anyone.

The only thing that I found negative about it is that if I needed a game that was outdated I couldn’t get them but that really doesn’t matter to much because I like most of the new games better. I get bored fast from the old games after I beat a game I am ready to move on to the next game. If you are like this than PSP is definitely for you it gives you all the newly released hot item games to choose from and download fast. Excellent gaming practice.

If you have a PSP then you shouldn’t be without this great system to keep your gaming moving everyday. If you love movies and like to have the actions at your finger tips than this is definitely the place for you to be. To get started with all the action go to PSP Blender for the fun.

The Following guide is for newcomers to the PSP and is to give you as much knowledge as needed to use the PSP

NOTE: Please refer to your PSP Manual for detailed instructions for playing UMD-related games/music/videos as well as Music/Videos on your Memory Stick.

Background of Sony in Handheld Market:

The PSP (Playstation Portable) is Sony’s first handheld gaming device. Sony has created many handhelds before, but not in the gaming industry. Sony’s most popular line of handhelds are the Sony Cliés. Sony Cliés are a Palm-powered handheld and vary in many different handheld structures. Sony isn’t new to handhelds, but they are new to the famous industry of “handheld gaming”.

The PSP Unit

The Playstation Portable is what many refer to as the PSP. The PSP has the greatest graphics of any current handheld. The graphics are comparable to the PS2. Although it is not as powerful (graphics-wise) as the PS2, it yields better graphics than the PSOne, partly due to the smaller screen size. The PSP offers less buttons than the first Playstation Dual Shock Controller (Missing buttons include: L2, R2, and the Right Analog stick), but it does offer many more features than the PSOne had to offer. The PSP is slightly larger than the Nintendo DS and other handhelds in thickness, but the screen makes up for this. With a screen of 480×272 pixels, this screen is the largest handheld screen to date. The US price for the Sony PSP is retailed at 250$.

Firmware

The most important part of the PSP is its firmware. Many owners refer to the firmware as the PSP’s OS (operating system) or BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). The firmware of the PSP is located in the PSP itself and not on your memory stick. The firmware on the PSP is replaceable/ upgradeable. Sony issues updates to the firmware every few months and adds new features. With these new features usually come security updates. These security improvements fix up holes in the firmware that may be accessible to the user. Sony does not like homebrew due to the piracy of UMD games on the memory stick and would stop it at almost any cost (Piracy/Isos/Loaders are discussed in a few sections below).
The Updates are downloadable on Sony’s PSP website (Playstation.com) and only allows you to download the latest update. Once you have the update downloaded, move it to your PSP/Game/UPDATE folder (the eboot file) and it shall update your PSP. Once installed (the update) you can delete it from your memory stick

1.0 Firmware:

The first firmware version that was installed on a PSP is firmware version 1.0 (Japanese PSP’s only). This firmware version was pre-installed on the first PSP’s released. The 1.0 firmware is unable to be downloaded since it was never released as an update. You can find various dumps of the firmware, but these dumps are not complete. (Dumps are basically files from the 1.0 firmware that were dumped onto the memory stick). The 1.0 firmware allowed for unsigned code to be ran on the PSP, and all that was required was an eboot.pbp compiled file. This file was run straight from the PSP/Game folder located on the memory stick. (Homebrew code is described in the section: Memory Stick located under Games on the PSP)
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1.5 Firmware:

This firmware was the first update to the Sony PSP in Japan. This version was also pre-installed on the US PSP release. This update changes from 1.0 JP to 1.5 JP include: Support for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian language options on the PSP menu (it will not affect in-game menus), a setting to retain the screen mode on videos, and a quick-resume function to resume playback of audio and video after coming out of the PSP’s sleep mode (it won’t automatically keep playing the media file, but you can jump right into the track or movie exactly where you left off before sleeping.) Download the 1.5 update here: [Click Here to download] This update, however, did not allow for the execution of eboot.pbp files from the memory stick like the 1.0 firmware did

After a few months of the US PSP release there were rumors of people finding a way to run homebrew on this new 1.5 firmware. Many did not believe this at first, but a few days later, on June 15th, they had to. You can find this news-breaking coverage at the following link: [Click here to view the PSPUpdates.QJ.Net Article] Two days after this hack of the 1.5 firmware, a safer exploit was produced. The previous exploit required two memory sticks that you switched once the PSP booted the split eboot (The file is split using the KXploit program that PSP-Dev created.). The new method does not require this and only requires the original MS1 folder contain a % at the end and the second folder to remain the same name. This was a major accomplishment.

To find out how to install these 1.5 homebrew, please read below for further instructions.
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1.51 Firmware

The second update for Japanese PSP’s (first for the US) was the 1.51 update. Update changes: The new Firmware update fixes various security issues in the PSP’s v1.0 firmware which effectively fills holes to stop unsigned code from being executed.

As stated above, this new firmware does not allow for unassigned code to be run on the PSP (same as 1.5 but with heightened security). At the current time homebrew code is unable to be ran on this firmware; read the section on 2.0.
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1.52 Firmware

The third update for JP PSP’s (2nd for US) was the 1.52 update. Update changes include: UMD Music to be run from the main menu and higher security.
Once again, homebrew can not be run on this firmware version; read the section on 2.0.
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2.0 Firmware

This is Sony’s first major update to their Sony Playstation Portable. There have been numerous changes in this version and all are very significant.

Update: 2.0 PSP’s can now run homebrew This is done by updating to the 2.0 firmware and then using Fanjita’s eLoader or downgrading to 1.5 via the MPH downgrading method.

For a list of all the changes and any question that you might have, please go to [this link]I have compiled this complete guide for the 2.0 firmware that lists all its features and includes a large…a very large FAQ section on the new firmware.
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2.01 Firmware

This is Sony’s response to the overflow exploit found in 2.0. Aside from this “security patch,” nothing else was added to this firmware package.

Update: 2.01 PSP’s can now run homebrew using Fanjita’s eLoader.
Update: 2.01 PSP’s can now be downgraded using the noobz downgrader.

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2.50 Firmware

This firmware version was released only a few days after the 2.01 firmware patch was released. This contains a new major addition (Location Free Technology) and other small changes.

Update: 2.50 PSP’s can now run homebrew using Fanjita’s eLoader.
[UPDATE July 1 2006] At this point in time, --escaped_anchor:f1639ce01788f26dcc790ebce9ba5edb--

Updated parts of the firmware include:
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• [--escaped_anchor:f8a43017cfb954313ebea0c27dab9a02--] has been added as a feature under [Network].
• [Auto-Select] and [Unicode (UTF-8)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar.
• Settings for [Text Size] and [Display Mode] in [Internet Browser] can now be saved.
• --escaped_anchor:ea2aaa6393400215e429370dc5b307d1-- accessed through [Internet Browser] can now be saved.

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• Copyright-protected video can now be played under [Video].
  • (This applies to video saved on Memory Stick Duo* media).
  • For details, contact the video content provider.
  • Note that fees may be charged to obtain or use copyright-protected video.
  • Downloadable copyright-protected video may not be available in all countries

  and regions.

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• [--escaped_anchor:c36b592707b869629b821a62fcc3109f--] has been added as an option to [Date and Time] in [Date & Time Settings] under [Settings].
• [WPA-PSK (AES)] has been added as a security method under [Network Settings].

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• Korean input mode has been added to the on-screen keyboard.

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2.60 Firmware

This firmware version was released on November 29th, 2005.

Update: 2.60 PSP’s can now run homebrew using Fanjita’s --escaped_anchor:515eff8e01e0f42ede5e35caae0541b8--.
[UPDATE July 1 2006] At this point in time, --escaped_anchor:1772684b5a018847c13831084192eab6--

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature under [Network].
• [Simplified Chinese (GB18030)] and [Tradition Chinese (Big5)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar. (Characters may be indistinct in some cases when these encoding options are selected.)
• [Volume Adjustment] has been added as a feature to [LocationFree Player]
• You can now download video data that supports copyright protection using the [Internet Browser].
• WMA has been added as a codec that can be played under [Music]. (This applies to music data saved on your Memory Stick.) Note: You must adjust a system setting to enable playback of WMA format music data. A connection to the internet is required to adjust the setting.

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2.70 Firmware

This firmware version was released on April 25th, 2006. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 2.70 PSP! read the section on 2.71.

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Internet Browser] now supports Macromedia Flash contents playback.
• You need to enable the Flash contents playback in the [System Settings].
• The version of the flash player is Macromedia Flash Player 6 (a part of the functions is not supported).
• The settings of the [Internet Browser] is added into Settings]
• The audio contents from channels in the [RSS Channel] section now can be saved into your memory stick.
• [Auto] option added to [Rate Change] in [Location Free Player].
• [Music] Added file extension to playable AAC format.
• Added [Enable Flash Player] in [System Settings]. To change this option, you need to connect to the internet.
• “Simplified Chinese” and “Traditional Chinese” added to System Settings].
• Added [RSS Channel Settings].
• Added [UMD Video L & R Button] into [Video Settings].
• Fixed some issues when using a memory stick with more than 2GB free space. This problem has not happened among the memory sticks sold in Japan until April 24.

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2.71 Firmware

This firmware version was released on June 01st, 2006.

Update:you can downgrade, or play homebrew (Homebrew Enabler or eLoader) on a 2.71 PSP!

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Internet Browser] can now be used to download demo version of games to memory stick.
• [LocationFree Player] now displays correct image when selecting the external tuner.
  • This affects users using LocationFree base station model LF-B1 (North America/Taiwan/Korea model) and LF-X11 (North America model). To know your hardware model number, just check you user manual.
  • LocationFree base station models for Japan/Europe are not affected.
• The icon “Goto Network Service” has been added into the “Network” column.

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2.80 Firmware

This firmware version was released on July 27th, 2006.

[UPDATE NOV 15 2006]: 2.80 PSP’s can now run usermode homebrew using the latest eLoader.
[UPDATE DEC 23 2006]: 2.80 PSP’s with TA-079 to TA-081 motherboards can now be downgraded.
[UPDATE JAN 03 2007]: FW2.80 DownDate to FW2.71 for TA-082~086 PSP.

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [RSS Channel] You can now download video and image content.
• [Location Free Player] You can now register devices via a wireless LAN access point.
• [Music] You can now play AAC files with the .3gp file extension.
• [Settings] [Automatic] has been added as an option under [Network Settings] > [Infrastructure Mode]. Select this option when using an access point that supports automatic setup.

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2.81 Firmware

This firmware version was released on September 7th, 2006. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 2.81 PSP!(UPDATE: see 3.03 section below)

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Security Patch] A patch has been added to address a security vulnerability in the system software. Namely, to block the libtiff exploit.
• [Memory Stick] The ability for the PSP to correctly recognize high-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo* with more than 4 GB of free (recordable) memory space.
• [Other] Support for the playback of content stored in [MUSIC], [PICTURE] and [VIDEO] folders at the root level of Memory Stick Duo* media has been added.

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2.82 Firmware

This firmware version was released on October 26th, 2006. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 2.82 PSP!(UPDATE: see 3.03 section below)

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Security Patch] Added security strengthening revisions. Details unknown.

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3.00 Firmware

This firmware version was released on November 20th, 2006. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 3.00 PSP!(UPDATE: see 3.03 section below)

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Network Remote Play] Remote play is a new feature in Firmware 3.00 that allows you to remotely control your PlayStation 3 from your PSP. This also includes the display of PS3 content on the PSP. “You can display a PLAYSTATION®3 system screen on a PSP* system and play content that is on the PS3* system. To use this feature, you must adjust the necessary settings on the PSP* system and the PS3* system.” Using this new mode of playback, one can control the Photo, Music, Video, and Internet Browser features of the PlayStation 3 from a remote location via their Playstation Portable.
• [Video Compatibility] In this updated version of the Playstation Portable firmware, you are also able to play a few new video formats. The Motion JPEG format (M-JPEG), is an “informal name for multimedia formats where each video frame or interlaced field of a digital video sequence is separately compressed as a JPEG image” (Wikipedia). The PlayStation Portable plays both the Linear PCM and the ?-Law versions of the Motion JPEG video format. In addition, you will now be able to access the Camera (functionality) from the photo option menus, for quicker easier access when taking photos or video. Another nifty function is the ability to finally turn off Auto Play for inserted UMD Discs via UMD Auto Boot.
• [PS1Games] Here’s the big tip you’ve been waiting for. Finally, Sony is going to drop their highly anticipated PlayStation One emulator onto the PSP. From the manual however, there seems to be a unavoidable catch. If you don’t have a PS3, your not going to be enjoying PlayStation One games emulating on Sony’s PlayStation One emulator for PSP anytime soon. From the manual it states that you must connect to the Playstation Online store with your PSP connected to the PlayStation 3 in order to download and play the games. In addition, they mention that you can in fact share the games, but you must activate the other system in the Friends menu as a PS3 Network Account.

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3.01 Firmware

This firmware version was released on November 21th, 2006. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 3.01 PSP!(UPDATE: see 3.03 section below)

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Bug/Issue correction] Fixed an issue found within the title: Jeanne d’Arc.
• [Security Patch] Added security strengthening revisions. Details unknown.

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3.02 Firmware

This firmware version was released on December 5th, 2006. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 3.02 PSP! (UPDATE: see 3.03 section below)

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [Security Patch] Added security strengthening revisions. Details unknown.

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3.03 Firmware

This firmware version was released on December 19th, 2006.

[UPDATE] As of January 28th, 2007 3.03 Firmware can be downgraded using the GTA exploit.
[UPDATE] As of January 28th, 2007, Homebrew Enabler is now supported using the GTA exploit to run homebrew on 3.03.

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [The PLAYSTATION Network] Titles which can be played from the PSN have been increased.

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3.10 Firmware

This firmware version was released on January 30th, 2007. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 3.10 PSP!

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [The PLAYSTATION Network] Network tie frames and the function for was strengthened.
• [LOCATION FREE]Function to record MPEG-4 AVC from LocationFree Player. Model LF-PK20 (Japan) or LF-B20 and LF-B10 (United States) LocationFree base stations are required for this.
• [SETTINGS] Memory economy function added to Web Browser settings. When using the Web Browser, it uses less memory. However, picture quality decreases.
• [SETTINGS] Dynamic normalizer function added in Sound settings.
• [DYNAMIC VOLUMIZER] The volume level for playing music is regulated.

Undocumented updates to PSone/PS1 emulator settings:

• Added [Assign Controller Ports]
• Added A “Zoom” Screen Mode
• Added [Black Level Adjustment]
• Added [Volume Adjustment]
• Added Support For PAL Games

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3.11 Firmware

This firmware version was released on February 7th, 2007. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 3.11 PSP!

Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [The PLAYSTATION Network] This update fixes the freezing bug found in the downloadable-for-PSP title R-Type.

Undocumented updates to PSone/PS1 emulator settings:

• [Reset Game] feature

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3.30 Firmware

This firmware version was released on March 28th, 2007. At this point in time you cannot downgrade or play homebrew on a 3.30 PSP!
Updated parts of the firmware include:

• [The PLAYSTATION Network] Expanded support for PlayStation Network-downloaded PSOne games.
• [RSS Channel] Support for thumbnail images of items has been added under.
• [Video] Support for thumbnail images of videos that are stored in the “VIDEO” folder of Memory Stick Duo* media has been added.
• [Video] Added Playback of MPEG-4/H.264 AVC Main Profile (AVC CABAC) video files of the following sizes: 720 X 480, 352 X 480, or 480 X 272
• [Network Settings][Use Wireless Hotspot] has been added as a feature under

The Memory Stick

The memory stick/storage that the PSP uses to save saved game files is called the Memory Stick Pro Duo (The regular Memory Stick Pro will work, but it will stick out of your PSP since it is much larger in length). This flash media format was created by Sony for use with their handhelds (Including their PDAs and Ericsson phones). The MSPD varies in allowable size. The maximum storage size of these memory sticks at the current time is 2 gigabytes (bigger than the UMD’s allowed size). The memory stick can be used to play movies, save game files and play music on your PSP (able to play games on select firmware versions of 1.0/1.5).

Important: When you first obtain your memory stick you must format it using your PSP. To format it, please go to system settings and select format memory stick. Formatting will erase all data on your memory stick. Be aware that due to discrepancies in calculations used by memory and hard drive manufacturers, as well as formatting requirements, means that your actual, useable space will appear smaller than the listed size of the memory stick. This is normal.

Games on the PSP:

UMD:

The main way of playing games on the PSP is via the UMD disc. This disc is the game format that is playable on the PSP. UMD’s can not be burned or copied as there is no way to do this via regular hardware. These discs hold up to 1.8 gigabytes (that is approx. 1,800mbs). To play games that are on the UMD: Read the instruction booklet that came with your PSP. Just insert the UMD game that you bought and scroll over to the Games section of your PSP’s “OS” and click X. This will launch the game and you will then be able to play games J

Memory Stick (Can only be used on 1.5/1.0/Custom firmware version PSP’s)

The second way of playing games on the PSP is via the memory stick. Like gaming consoles, save game files are stored on memory cards/sticks (this is the same with the PSP). The memory stick is both versatile and user-friendly. The only games that can currently be played on the PSP via the memory stick are made by PSP owners and licensed game companies. These games that can be run off of the memory stick are referred to as homebrew. Homebrew is any application that is made at home All of the current PSP emulators, PSP games and such that run off of the memory stick are called homebrew. The installation of these games can be found in the Installation of Homebrew section. Recently, Sony has released several game demos, such as LocoRoco. These games require higher firmwares, and are available at dl.qj.net

What is Homebrew?

According to google, hombrew is: Homebrew video games are video games written by hobby programmers. Homebrew can be thought as games for the PC that are refered to as Freeware. Homebrew shares the same general concept: be free, be fun. Some examples of hombrew games for the PSP include: Squarez , Various emulators (eg. SNES TYL is a SNES emulator) and other homebrew applications.
Emulators are basically: An emulator, in the most general sense, duplicates (provide an emulation of) the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system appears to behave like the first system. (Contrast with simulation). ROM files are the “games” that are emulated on the system and are universal in a way with all emulators of that console/unit.


Music on the PSP:

UMD:

With the Playstation Portable Handheld and the UMD format disc, users are able to place Music UMDs that they buy and play the music on their Playstation Portable. To play UMD Music:

1.)Buy a Music UMD
2.)Open up the package and take the UMD out of its case (remove according to manual instructions as removing in a different way then told may damage the disk
3.)Place it in your PSP (disc side forward facing the laser)
4.)Close the disc draw and go and select UMD from the Music menu and enjoy
5.) Please be sure you have the proper firmware before purchasing the UMD music or opening its package.

Memory Stick:

One of the most used aspects of the PSP, besides its games, is its ability to play music on your Memory Stick Pro Duo. The PSP will only play a select few formats (types of music) on the system with the firmware. As firmware updates come, we might see support for different/new types as well.
Here’s a list of supported song formats for each firmware:

1.0/1.5/1.51/1.52: MP3 and Atrac3 and Atrac3 Plus

2.0: MP3, A