PSP, 3.02 and OE firmware...

[sez]

Hello,

I'm brand new at PSP world. I do have a 3.02 original firmware and from the posts I understood the following:

* from 2.71 it is easy to downgrade to 1.50 and from here to upgrade to "Open Edition" releases like 3.02OE / 3.03OE / 3.10OE
* a "Open Edition” release allow to boot up native 3.x release sw (/GAME) as well as 1.5 release sw (/GAME150)

For 2.81-3.03 (and apparently <3.10) there could be the trick to load "GTA liberty citys LCS" with apparently downgrade to 2.71/1.50 (??) and this GTA could be available from Blockbuster (or similar).

What is it still unclear to me are:
* do I understood correctly the status ?
* does all "GTA liberty citys LCS" are ok ? If not how can I recognize the good ones ?
* once I get GTA what is the exact procedure to go 2.71/1.50 ?

ps: this forum rocks - it is only lack of some sticky postings for newbies... (like ehm.. me)

Thanks! :)

[sez]

* does all "GTA liberty citys LCS" are ok ? If not how can I recognize the good ones ?


Hmm.. looking in other forum I read:

"The pic on the left is unpatched! If you read 2005 is unpatched / If you read 2006 is patched."

"BTW on the top back it has a description of liberty city on the unpatched and on the patched it says "ROCKSTAR GAMES PRESENTS A ROCKSTAR LEEDS GAME" and then the descripton of liberty city after that"

Is that correct ?


* once I get GTA what is the exact procedure to go 2.71/1.50 ?


Firmware Version 2.60:
On firmwares higher than 2.50, there are two options. Both require using an exploit that has been found in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. If you have above Firmware 2.00 and you don't have GTA:LCS, you have two choices. One, give up homebrew and hope that someone discoveres another exploit (bad choice.), or buy GTA!

If you have Grand Theft Auto, you're in luck. Fanjita has recently released an EBOOT loader for 2.01+ firmwares using a vulnerability in the Grand Theft Auto save games. To install, visit his site and download the latest version of his GTA EBOOT Loader. It will come with a "readme" that you should read to learn how to install it, but here's the short version. You will get two folders, starting with "ULES." You will need to put these in the PSP/Savedata folder. Then you can start the EBOOT loader by loading the corrosponding save game from Grand Theft Auto. The EBOOT Loader will now load every time you start GTA; if you wish to actually play GTA instead, simply rename or remove the folders that contain the EBOOT Loader.

Alternatively, there are standalone games that you can use with the GTA Exploit, but now that the EBOOT Loader is out, that is your best bet. The standalone games were quick jobs just to get games out there while people were waiting for the EBOOT Loader. Most have corrosponding EBOOTs that you can load through the GTA EBOOT Loader. Just a note, this exploit doesn't have Kernel Mode either, so don't expect to see homebrew programs using the USB Port, IR Port, or Flash Memory any time soon.


...is such exploit still applicable ?

Thanks!

[x3sphere]

if your GTA: LCS has a 2.0 update on the UMD then for sure it is the unpatched.

since you are on 3.02, you'll have to upgrade to 3.03 and then downgrade to 1.5

[sez]

since you are on 3.02, you'll have to upgrade to 3.03 and then downgrade to 1.5


So 3.02->3.03 then GTA patch allow 1.5->Open Edition...
But why I need to go first on 3.03 ? :confused:

Moreover... when upgrading to Open Editions, I see on dark alex that there are multiple revisions (Rev A / B / B' / B'' / C).. which one should I look for ? :)

Thanks!!

[x3sphere]

Well the downgrader was tested on 3.03 and there is no harm in upgrading to it since you're already on 3.02.

I suggest you check the Help Center forum the most recent downgrader and open edition (newest is 3.10 OE-A) install guides are stickied there.