Sony PSP

[R360]

My nephew has given me his psp and asked me to unlock it so that he can play games and videos which are saved on a memory stick.

What on earth is he talking about, is it possible, where do i start, is it legal?

[Luke.]

How old is he? Sounds like he'd be better at the job than you. No offence.

[R360]

13, just done some research and its the psp hack he wants me to do. Need to figure out if its possible on his psp and whether its worth trying it myself or finding someone locally who will do it for a reasonable cost

[The_Jackal]

First you need to know what version PSP it is and what version firmware it is running.
The earlier the better. The more recent versions require something called a Pandora battery which is more cost and messing around as opposed to an early version which can just be done by downloads.

Be careful though, if you dont know the exact version and dont follow the exact instructions for that firmware you can brick it.

Seeing as you didnt know what he was talking about, your best bet may be to find a kid who does it all the time.

[amir_j]

R360 said:

where do i start

Youtube is always a good starting point, watch some vids of people doing it

[R360]

Any volunteers?

Its a psp 2001 and firmware 6.20

[headcase]

I looked into this for my lad and decided it was too much hastle, its all about installing older versions of firmware and needing specifit firmware versions for specific titles, so its not just a case of unlocking it then it will play games from a stick, you need different firmware for different titles.

[The_Jackal]

Have a look on the AfterDawn forums, those are the guides I used.
But I repeat check and double check for the specific guide for your firmware and model. There are many different bits of software needed for different firmwares, its not a one program fits all type crack.

[Meoricin]

The PSP can play videos even without custom firmware - iirc it plays a wide range with the most recent official firmware, and even with the older versions you can still use a converter (easy to find) to convert video files to a format it'll play.

As for keeping custom firmware updated - it's a relatively simple task once you have custom firmware, usually just a matter of downloading an installer and running it. Or at least, it was the last time I updated mine. I'm afraid I can't remember specifics on how to set the firmware up in the first place though, as I did so years ago - but following a guide should work well enough if you're comfortable with this sort of thing.

Edit to add: Using custom firmware is perfectly legal - pirating games to play on a PSP with custom firmware rather less so.

Edited by Meoricin on Tuesday 20th April 23:04

[clonmult]

R360 said:

Any volunteers?

Its a psp 2001 and firmware 6.20

Sadly can't be hacked.

But as has been said, video playback isn't a problem - just use something like PSP Video 9 or eRightSoftSuper, they encode to the right format and you just copy over to the \Video folder and away it plays.

[Arese]

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

[R360]

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

[Arese]

R360 said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

It is a minefield. I hacked mine a while back, but haven't really used it since. Shame really, as they're great machines.

I did a bit of Googling for "psp hack 2001 6.2" and there are some Youtube videos, but I can't get on Youtube here to see them.

[R360]

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

It is a minefield. I hacked mine a while back, but haven't really used it since. Shame really, as they're great machines.

I did a bit of Googling for "psp hack 2001 6.2" and there are some Youtube videos, but I can't get on Youtube here to see them.

Yup certainly seems possible and not too difficult either from having seen a few videos. However need to buy a magic memory stick and then get the pandora battery before i can try it

[Arese]

R360 said:

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

It is a minefield. I hacked mine a while back, but haven't really used it since. Shame really, as they're great machines.

I did a bit of Googling for "psp hack 2001 6.2" and there are some Youtube videos, but I can't get on Youtube here to see them.

Yup certainly seems possible and not too difficult either from having seen a few videos. However need to buy a magic memory stick and then get the pandora battery before i can try it

Well, if you're ready to give it a try I'm more than happy to lend you my Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Stick. Saves you having to buy one. Not sure how much they are to buy, but I'd only ask you to cover the postage (bit skint).

I'm in no way responsible for you bricking his PSP. That said, I've done a few and never had a problem.

[R360]

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

It is a minefield. I hacked mine a while back, but haven't really used it since. Shame really, as they're great machines.

I did a bit of Googling for "psp hack 2001 6.2" and there are some Youtube videos, but I can't get on Youtube here to see them.

Yup certainly seems possible and not too difficult either from having seen a few videos. However need to buy a magic memory stick and then get the pandora battery before i can try it

Well, if you're ready to give it a try I'm more than happy to lend you my Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Stick. Saves you having to buy one. Not sure how much they are to buy, but I'd only ask you to cover the postage (bit skint).



I'm in no way responsible for you bricking his PSP. That said, I've done a few and never had a problem.

I may take you up on that offer, where are you based?

Edited by R360 on Wednesday 21st April 11:52

[Arese]

R360 said:

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

It is a minefield. I hacked mine a while back, but haven't really used it since. Shame really, as they're great machines.

I did a bit of Googling for "psp hack 2001 6.2" and there are some Youtube videos, but I can't get on Youtube here to see them.

Yup certainly seems possible and not too difficult either from having seen a few videos. However need to buy a magic memory stick and then get the pandora battery before i can try it

Well, if you're ready to give it a try I'm more than happy to lend you my Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Stick. Saves you having to buy one. Not sure how much they are to buy, but I'd only ask you to cover the postage (bit skint).



I'm in no way responsible for you bricking his PSP. That said, I've done a few and never had a problem.

I may take you up on that offer, where are you based?

Edited by R360 on Wednesday 21st April 11:52

Cheshire, so unless you're up here any time soon it'll have to be a postage job. Like I said, I don't mind, just PM me your details and I'll get it out.

[R360]

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

R360 said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Cheers mate, at the moment in 2 minds as to whether or not i will do it, want to do some more research first

It is a minefield. I hacked mine a while back, but haven't really used it since. Shame really, as they're great machines.

I did a bit of Googling for "psp hack 2001 6.2" and there are some Youtube videos, but I can't get on Youtube here to see them.

Yup certainly seems possible and not too difficult either from having seen a few videos. However need to buy a magic memory stick and then get the pandora battery before i can try it

Well, if you're ready to give it a try I'm more than happy to lend you my Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Stick. Saves you having to buy one. Not sure how much they are to buy, but I'd only ask you to cover the postage (bit skint).



I'm in no way responsible for you bricking his PSP. That said, I've done a few and never had a problem.

I may take you up on that offer, where are you based?

Edited by R360 on Wednesday 21st April 11:52

Cheshire, so unless you're up here any time soon it'll have to be a postage job. Like I said, I don't mind, just PM me your details and I'll get it out.

PM Sent

[clonmult]

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Will the Pandora battery let you hack v6.2 though? I thought 6.2 was currently unhackable?

[Arese]

clonmult said:

Arese said:

If you do decide to go ahead and hack it and need a Pandora Battery, I'm happy to lend you mine.

Will the Pandora battery let you hack v6.2 though? I thought 6.2 was currently unhackable?

Dunno. I'll just do the lending and let R360 worry about the rest