[TUT] HOW TO PLAY ISO/CSO 3.40 OE-A

Sorry, you are stuck-no ISO's for you until you downgrade your PSP...find somebody that has a PSP running either 1.50 firmware, or a custom firmware-so they can make a Pandora's Battery for you to downgrade with....

Happy searching!

 

oh i did more research and i asked around but no1 seems to 1.50. so am i stuck with the 3.52. and i heard people do it 4 money and stuff would it be safe letting them mess wit it? i bought this psp off ebay so i dont no the serial numbes, how could i find them out? were do they sell mics? lastly would gamestop or game place sell pandora things? thanx my batteries dyin so peace!

 

why dont you sell your current psp on eBay, and get another one which firmware is 3.50 or lower ?

 

i tried to hold the R button to go to recovery mode but it didn't not work... it just open to a normal mode.. Will this work with version 3.50???

 

You are going to have to find someone with a homebrew-able psp that can make a battery for you, so you can downgrade-otherwise you can search ebay for people that either sell the pre-made batteries, or offer their services for a fee...Your serial numbers would be located on the bottom of the psp, its a sticker with numbers on it-

Mics? like a Microphone headset deal? try ebay for that...

I seriously doubt gamestop would carry pandora batteries...Its hard enough to get a copy of unpatched GTA:LCS, or Lumines from them because they usually have people who work there that are in the know about psp hacking, and they end up pulling the stuff you need off the shelves...I guess ebay is where you should go for your needs...


@rajjtizon-the reason you cant get into recovery mode is because you are not running custom firmware..You will need to downgrade your psp first...Find an unpatched copy of Lumines and get yourself a downgrader from qj.net-

 

even if you have version 3.52? you can still downgrade your psp with lumines and stuff? I thought you needed the battery? can't you just ren the games and then downgrade it.

 

No, you need to be on 3.50 to downgrade with Lumines-Otherwise you need the battery if you are on 3.51 or 3.52 firmwares...And the battery would need to be made by someone that has a psp with 1.50 or custom firmwares...

 

THIS GUY IS WRONG!!!

Where it says "Use no UMD: Disable it" You are really meant to ENABLE IT, so you can play games from the memory stick without the need of a UMD.

Even works on fake memory sticks!!!

Although some games may need UMD.

If there are any questions plz post a comment or pm me.

 

I dont think he was necessarily wrong there-You keep a UMD game in the drive for maximum compatibility so you aren't having to flip-flop back and forth if you run into a game that requires having a UMD in the drive..If you look at pretty much every tutorial or guide on this and other forums-it says the same thing-I mean what happens if someone who doesnt know any better downloads a game, and their setting is set to "enable"-and then the game doesnt load? Well,then they come on here and ask "hey why doesnt my game work?", and then we end up getting into a 15 page thread telling people that its either a bad rip of the game, OR they dont have their setting "disabled"...(Which happens to be set to disabled by default when you first install the firmware anyway) You would be amazed at how many threads in just this forum alone are on that topic...Thats why its best to just keep it disabled and have a UMD game in the drive...
And speaking of fake memory sticks, I brought my old 2GB to gamestop, and they gave me $22 in store credit for it-which is better than what it was doing sitting collecting dust...I just feel sorry for the chump that pays $60 or whatever they charge for them to find out it doesnt work...

 

im still searching for mics does antone know where they sell those?

 

That has nothing to quite do with this subject.

 

Hi, just a quick check before i dive right in and do this.

My PSP is still a 1.5 running Devhook which will emulate FW up to 2.71.
I've not played it in a while, and have just got a few isos which require FW3.51.

This tutorial seems to suggest that i will be able to play these on my PSP if i go through the steps - right?

My worry is that this method requires me to upgrade to FW3.40 OE-A (i have never heard of this, is it a firmware by someone other than Sony?).
If i go ahead and upgrade, will i be able to downgrade again if anything goes wrong?

Thanks for your help.

 

Following on from my last post (it won't seem to let me edit it)

Is all i need to do install 3.52m33-4?
Will i then be able to play 3.51 ISOs/CSOs with no backwards-compatibility issues?

 

Yes when you install 3.52 M33-4 you will be able to play ISO's.

 

Yes, just follow the guide below to get your psp to play iso's and whatnot-Custom firmware is basically official sony firmware that has been modified so it will allow you to play your psp games as well as homebrew and console emulators (nes, snes, sega)...Once you have installed the custom firmware of your choosing, you will no longer require the need for devhook, as you are actually using the higher firmware instead of just emulating it..

(Thanks and credit go to larrylje for creating this mini-tutorial)

Follow the below instructions to upgrade to 3.52 M33-4.

3.52 M33 HERE

3.52 M33-4 HERE

3.52 firmware HERE

1.50 firmware HERE


Download the 3.52 M33 CFW linked above. Extract the file.

Download both the 1.50 and 3.52 firmware. You need to re-name the 3.52 firmware to 352.PBP the 1.50 firmware to 150.PBP. Then add them to the M33CREATOR folder.

Now copy the M33CREATOR folder and the kxploitpatcher and kxploitpatcher% folders to the PSP MS directory of ms0:/PSP/GAME folder.

Now go to Game Menu Memory Stick and run the KXploit Permanent Patcher. It should run and say patched successfully and reboot back to the XMB.

Now go to game Menu Memory Stick and run the M33CREATOR.

After you run the M33CREATOR it should reboot back to the XMB. It should have created a 3.52 M33 update which you need to select in the Game Menu Memory Stick.

It will flash the files to the PSP and you should be at 3.52 M33 firmware. If it is then format your MS.

Now extract the 3.52 M33-4 update.

Drag the PSP folder that is in the update M33-4 into the root of the MS overwriting the files when it asks you to. Now go to Game Menu Memory Stick and run the m33-4 update. This will only take a few seconds.

After the update is finished check and make sure it says 3.52 M33-4 for firmware. If it does say 3.52 m33-4 then format the MS 1 more time.

You are now updated to 3.52 M33-4.

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Here are some tips to follow if you have issues with ISO files running.

Make sure the title of the ISO/CSO is short.

Example:

Correct -- Fifa07.iso
Not Correct -- FIFA-07-[PSP][EUR][www.torrent site.com].iso

Now right click on the ISO/CSO file and choose Properties. Make sure the Read Only and Hidden box is unchecked and the Archive Box is checked.

Go into recovery mode (Hold R shoulder button down while turning on PSP)

Now go to configuration then to UMD MODE and keep pressing X till you see Sony NP9660 NO UMD.

When it is set to the above setting go to BACK and press X.

Now go to ADVANCED and press X.

Go to ADVANCED CONFIGURATION and press X.

Make sure all the settings here are disabled.

Now EXIT out of recovery.

Now try the ISO/CSO.

 

Prevoius post fixed so I edited this post so no one gets confused.

 

I knew something didn't feel right about my last post..I thought maybe I mixed the links up, then when I saw your post, I was like "ahh yes, the kxploit patch"....Forgot about that-sorry to confuse!

**EDIT-I added the step for the kxploit patch for future reference**

 

dEEz_nUtz, thank you for your help.
Much appreciated.

 

Is there any way to downgrade 3.11 yet? Or anything above that without having to use an unpatched copy of Lumines??

 

No, sorry-You would need to update to 3.50,and go the Lumines route...Unless you can find someone to make you a pandora battery..