Brewology

Hi just wondered if you could help a noob
I'm looking at buying a psp for my son at xmas, i'm looking at buying one already to go with the firmware pre installed
But not too sure what i'm after i have seen this one and want to ask if this has the right firmware to play iso`s straight from the memory card.
the seller quotes
"We have upgraded this BRAND NEW BLACK PSP Console to 3.52 M33-2 version FIRMWARE (better than 1.5version) "

Is this the one thats right for me?
any advice would be great
Many thanks

Con

Well pretty much it doesn't matter which new one you buy. They will all have a firmware that can't play iso's. YOu have to buy one, then downgrade it, then you can upgrade it to a custom firmware. Once you have a custom firmware you can then play iso's off your memory stick. I know it sounds complicated but it's quite simple.

Buying a "phat" psp-
You probably want to get a used one/ one off ebay that you are certain of it's firmware. Because in order to use the game "lumines" to downgrade it, you must have one with the firmware 3.50 or lower. But if you bought a brand new it could quite possibly have firmware 3.51 or 3.52. In that case you could still downgrade it, but you would need another psp that has custom firmware on it. Once you downgrade it to 1.50 (don't worry, all the downgraders downgrade it to 1.50) then you can easily put some files on the memory stick and upgrade to a custom firmware (3.52M33-4 is an example).

buying one of the new "slim" psp-
Well these come with firmware 3.60 on it (Completely different from phat psp's) on the only way to get it to a custom firmware would be using the method where you need another psp with custom firmware on it. So yea.

If you want the easy way out to be able to play iso's off the memory stick go with one of the older psp's that have 3.50 firmware on it or lower. You can check out this guide for more information:
http://www.pspbrew.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9454

If you need anymore help just ask.

From this description...YES...it will play ISO's. Short answer to your question...lol.

Lol I just wanted to make sure he got all the info he didn't right then and there without tons of questions

I know but I also didn't want to confuse him...lol.

where you planning on buying it on ebay? cuz there are psps for sale there that already have custom firmware on them so you wouldn't have to mess with all this stuff. any of the custom firmwares can play isos im sure. you should probably get 3.52 M33 or 3.40 OE-A, but 3.40 OE-A is a lttle old, and new games are coming out that require a higher firmware to play.

yeah the one i was lookin at was on ebay just wanted to know if the firmware was okay
didn't want to do it my self not very good at them sort of things so thought i would buy a new one already done

Ebay Link here

Also do i need cerain tools on the memory card to run the iso`s
like a loader or somthing?
many thanks for your time

Con

Link is dead.

And no you don't need a loader or anything. The link I gave you tells you the whole process.
All you have to do is get the iso, and copy and paste it in the ISO folder on the root of the memory stick.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-SONY-PS ... dZViewItem

the description is


We have upgraded this BRAND NEW BLACK PSP Console to 3.52 M33-2 version FIRMWARE (better than 1.5version)
BRAND NEW Sony 4GB Pro Duo with adaptor is included.
PSP game is not regional locked, so you can play any games you want.
Item will be sent via Royal Mail Special Delivery!

O ok, yea if there telling the truth then yes it will work. That psp should play iso's if it does in fact have 3.52M33 on it.

hey im selling a psp on ebay also but maybe a lil to pricy. i need to make money to buy the IPHONE! yeah you can trust me ill help you get homebrew on your psp also if you buy the psp from me. my sceen name on ebay is sneakerking_23 look at what im selling and message me on ebay or pm me.

just out of intrest, if it is a jap psp can i use a uk charger on it???
and does the usb cable charge as well.
or if i buy a usb 2 in 1 charger will it work on a jap psp

I know they are probably stupid questions but i told ya...I am a noob

yeah they would work all chargers for psp would work. would you buy the psp i have for sale?

sorry mate thanks for the offer but just got a brand new one for my sons xmas prezzie
just another quick one , do i need a umd disk to play iso`s from my memory card

no go to the recovery menu of your custom firmware. for example for 3.52 m33 you would set it to m33 driver no umd.