Hello im kind of new to this so dont call me a noob, but anyway i got a new psp on firmwire 2.71 and on the inside it says ic6001.

im just wondering what is the easiest way to emulate isos and is it safe to downgrade to 1.5?

you can downgrade but you have to use the TA-082 downgrader, not the normal one.

how safe would it be on my psp?

i dont want a bricked psp, i only just got and cant afford another

f ou want to be safe, search HEN-D on these forums and you can play ISOs and homebrew without downgrading

all i am interested in is playing isos, not any other things like homebrews so would that be the best then,

thank you very much for your help

I you want to play ISOs, downgrading would be best but HEND is safer. Wen you downgrade, you can then upgrade to a version called 3.02 OE-B which support direct ISO launching. With HEND, you need to go through around 3 more steps to start ISO launching. It is really your choice but i reckon downgradeing is easier.

do you know which downgrader is the safest

You said you have the ic6001 code which means it is a TA-082 PSP. Follow this guide to setup and downgrade. It is really very easy.

Guide - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/441993

sorry if i seem like a noob, thank you for your help

im a bit nervous about doing this because i dont want a $300 brick

don't worry. You only really brick if you are stupid. Like pull the battery out or turn it off half way. I use an even riskier downgrader ages back. It was so scared while i was doing it but once it was done, i was so happy. If you do brick it, just take it back to the shops and say "I got it out of the box and switched it on but it didn't work" Good Luck with your PSP.

Thank you,
i havent actually got a memory stick yet but i will be getting a one gig within 2 days

also, will i be able to play my two games i got on umds when i downgrade(midnight club 3 and gta lcs)

when you downgrade, you will have to upgrade to 3.02OE-B to play them. 3.02 OE-B also plays ISOs directly so it is perfect for you.

also another thing, when im on 3.02OE-B can i still play mp3s , movies and do everything else the same?

also do i have to do much once ive got everything set up with an iso in my ms

3.02 OE-B can play mp3s, movies, photos, go on the internet, play ISO, play homebrew. Everything a normal PSP can do plus more!. All you have to do is put the ISOs in thhe ISO folder and run them. Simple as that.

COOL thanks alot, sorry if i have been asking so many questions, i apressiate your help alot, but i am still worring about getting a bricked psp

edit: i have been reading about how it can swap x and o buttons, does this downgrader/upgrader do that and if it does how can i fix it?

or would it be better to downdrade to 1.5 then use dev hook?

hi, i agree tat 3.02-oe-b is a very good customized firmwire, however i cannot get some of my iso games running!

i tried 2 verison of burnout legend, nba street showdown as well as MGSPO.

all games can be loaded from the XMB, however, once the loading screen appears, it will just stuck there, but my psp was not frozen tho. it will just take infinity to load and will never finish loading.

as such i have to resolve to using devhook, however i do not have any umd with me, thus i still not able to run the games above.

do any og you know any solution to such problems? thanks in advance!

sorry i dont really know much about this, i havent tried anything yet but ive read lots of topics, all im looking for is a way to emulate isos, im not looking to do anything fancy.

i4k - You need a UMD to play those games. They don't work in no UMD mode

Meatwad3- On 3.02 OE-B, you can swap them from X to circle to what you enjoy. Devhook is scene as old now and 3.02 OE-B is the way to go.

thanks so much for all your help, i am just wondering where the iso folder is located on the psp and where do i go to run them once they are on my psp

Im sorry if im double posting but i sucsessfuly have 3.02 OE-B now so im happy, my friend said my mobo was not a TA-082 so he said to upgrade to 2.80 then downgrade to 1.50 then to oe-a then to oe-b, i was nervous but it worked and now im playing isos, im so happy, thank you Frankie27 for helping me