The PSP homebrew scene can be quite scary at times. Technical jargon, confusing instructions, shady websites -- they all seem to be part of a world that many casual PSP users just don't want to be a part of. Thankfully, our friends at Download Squad have written up a simple, easy to follow introduction to the scene. It chronicles the interesting history of the homebrew scene, and how it's developed to this day.Check it out.
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2-04-2008 @ 3:04PM
naxe said...
ok. i have had my psp since launch. back then it didnt do much. i didnt know what to do or how to do anything special besides load a umd and instert the memory stick. but it sure has come a long way. Now i have heard that homebrew psp's are the way to go but.......... what can i do with it? if i make it homebrew enabled what does it do? is their a website that i can download things. is their a way to UN-Homebrew your psp? What benifits are out their for me?
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2-04-2008 @ 3:59PM
GoBob said...
Google is your friend.
2-04-2008 @ 4:59PM
driven2sin said...
you can brick it for sure
2-04-2008 @ 8:31PM
ryan said...
You can brick it, but you don't really need to worry about it because you can use a Pandora's Battery to un-brick it.
2-04-2008 @ 4:51PM
Mentality said...
Abit brief and incorrect in places, the GTA exploit was used to downgrade 2.50 - 2.71, the Lumines was used for 3.80 (if im correct) and the 2.00 was an exploit in the firmware via tiff.
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2-04-2008 @ 5:02PM
zoen151 said...
No, Lumines was used to downgrade 3.50 I think.
2-04-2008 @ 4:52PM
HAAS599 said...
I would like to get some of the apps and emulators but I dont want to brick my psp and I dont want to miss out on the new "official" psp updates.
Also i have the latest firmware so i cant go back to 1.50 to get the homebrew firmware installed.
i'll check out this guide and see if there is something that wasnt there a couple of months ago.
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2-04-2008 @ 5:38PM
Mentality said...
You don't need to miss out on the official firmwares because the customs are released like a week or two after and have all the same features as the official (minus locationfree player if you install the 1.50 Kernel) and you have practically no risk of bricking, I never heard of anyone bricking in a long time, specially since the release of pandora which unbricks ANY psp.
2-04-2008 @ 6:03PM
d4nk42o said...
with the pandora battery u can downgrade any psp back to 1.50 then upgrade to M33 cfw.
2-04-2008 @ 7:48PM
Maninatrunk77 said...
How and where do you get this pandora's battery, and how does it work?
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2-04-2008 @ 8:43PM
Daniel said...
Yeah please explain pandora's battery, is it an actual battery? I know nothing about it but am curious.
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2-04-2008 @ 9:52PM
NotAFanboy said...
The person who wrote this is a homebrew noob. So many mistakes.
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2-04-2008 @ 10:32PM
emaxximus said...
Its all as clear as mud to me now!
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2-04-2008 @ 10:52PM
GoBob said...
Hey guys! I found this new website called Google! You just type in what you're looking for and it gives you the information!!! You should try it out sometime!
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2-05-2008 @ 1:04PM
HAAS599 said...
stfu about google already
yeah you can type in something and find a site but I would rather get a recommended site from a homebrew expert than just pick random sites.
2-05-2008 @ 1:11PM
GoBob said...
I really don't understand what the problem is. I had to learn about the PSP homebrew scene from searching google. I'm hardly an "expert(moar liek n00b, amirite?)," but I know enough to do what I want. If you really want someone to hold your hand, fine. psp-hacks.com is a good start. Really, any PSP modding forum is a good place to start. Don't talk, lurk. Search threads, because someone already asked your question and they got an answer.
2-05-2008 @ 1:46PM
HAAS599 said...
yes i've done all that already.
everyone knows what google is and how to use it.
your not helping anyone, everyone on this comment thread should know what a forum is and what google is.
So instead of making sarcastic comments, I'll post something productive like a good tutorial that is on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y58JMoSsEKk&feature=related
Do you know what youtube is GoBob?
If you dont got to google and type youtube and go to some forums and lurk around to figure it out.
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2-05-2008 @ 2:32PM
GoBob said...
Then why are people asking silly questions that can easily be found? My problem is I'm tired of people who want answers spoon fed to them. I find that you learn more my researching something yourself then asking everyone else to give you the answers.
I like that youtube comment. That's a nice dig. However, it's unfortunate that you have to use a youtube video instead of reading a much more detailed tutorial off a mod forum or the like. Then again, I'm sure you'd need help with doing something as simple as DOS commands.
2-05-2008 @ 2:44PM
GoBob said...
Anyways, I'm done participating in this little pseudo flamewar.
2-05-2008 @ 2:52PM
HAAS599 said...
yeah me too, it was fun and funny.