There's always someone out there that updated their PSP, only to regret it moments later. Well, for those of you that have been patient enough not to upgrade past 2.80, an "easy" way of downgrading to homebrew-compatible 1.50 has been released. This guide from PSP Vault will help you every step of the way, but they warn:-If you have a TA-082 motherboard in your PSP, no [sic] not even attempt to downgrade.
-If you are clueless and don't feel that you can follow this guide step-by-step, do not attempt to downgrade.
-If you have a fear of bricking your PSP and are nervous, I will say this guide has been used several times over, but perhaps you should wait for some sort of "safe downgrader".
If the scary red text doesn't change your mind about downgrading, then you're ready to go! First, you'll have to download eLoader and xLoader, PatchSFO and finally the downgrader program. Make sure you have a USB cable ready to connect your PSP to your PC. You'll run the downgrader, but watch out for the next few steps, indicated in the guide. You don't want to brick your system, do you? With 3.02 firmware emulation entirely possible, it appears that a whole new slew of people can now be introduced to homebrew.
[Thanks, Joel!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-24-2006 @ 11:40AM
JustEaton said...
Typos fixed, sorry 'bout that.
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12-24-2006 @ 1:33PM
JK said...
finally! i thought a 2.80 downgrader would never come. big thank you for those hackers/developers.
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12-24-2006 @ 3:04PM
Domoto said...
Can't wait to downgrade my 2.8 PSP. But no, I don't want to brick my precious PSP, I am gonna wait for that SAFE DOWNGRADE GUARANTEED Program. I hope it comes out like NOW!!! Let me taste the homebrew sweetness!!!
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12-24-2006 @ 3:45PM
Michael said...
Anyone who wants to shouldn't be afraid. I used to easy downgrader and am now an owner of firmware 3.02-OEA.
It is the best thing i've ever done to my PSP
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12-24-2006 @ 4:50PM
chocotaku said...
I just used this guide to make my lame 2.80 firmware into tasty 1.5 firmware. As long as you follow this guide and do what it says, you will not brick. I suggest downloading fresh copies of everything just in case you already installed the eloader before, but I just used a clean memory stick and went from there. It's a christmas miracle!
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12-24-2006 @ 9:42PM
chris said...
This is crazy. It shows that homebrew developers won't even take a break over the holidays from their amazing efforts. Sony should really reconsider their decision to view homebrew as a security breach. It'll be happy holidays with homebrew, haha.
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12-25-2006 @ 1:56PM
Snake said...
i did it. I have never been so nervouse in my life. it worked..... I am so happy. I would of killed myself if the psp would of bricked. but as we all know, the higher the risk the bigger the reward, or something like that...
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12-26-2006 @ 8:54AM
Alex said...
Hi! I try to downgrade my PSP 2.80 into 1.50 by following the guide steps, but some of them i couldn't do maybe because of my poor translation of english to portuguese. If anyone could make a list of the principal steps in a very simple way to I inderstand I would be very happy.
Please help me if this.
Thanks
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12-27-2006 @ 4:16PM
BlackNemezis said...
The downgrader works perfectly and I'm again a 1.50 happy owner. Don't be afraid to brick your system - just check if your psp has a TA-079 to 081 and use the easy downgrader. If you do everything what is written in the readme you should have no problems in making your's a tasty 1.50:) This is a nice gift for Christmas. Thank's 0okm... Keep up the good work. Greets to all.
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