[viljo]

Hello,

I had my brother borrow me a PSP from his friend, to be able to put my PS3 into service/factory mode; however for this I need the PSP to use fw "5.50GEN-D3"--how do I know this PSP model (how can I find out what model it is?) I have on my hands is viable for this fw, and won't brick?

tldr: how do I find out if my psp model is viable for 5.50GEN-D3

Thanks.

[jc_gargma]

5.50GEN-D3 is a full CFW, not a LCFW, so PSPs that cannot install a full CFW (TA-88V3 and later PSP200X, all 300X, PSPgo (N100X), and PSP-Street (E100X)) cannot install 5.50GEN D-3.

Let's figure out if your PSP can.

First thing, if you have a PSPgo

which looks like this

or a PSP-Street

which looks like this. Having only a single speaker on the left is the primary visual giveaway

the answer is no.

Since we've cleared that up. Moving on.
Remove the battery and read the sticker underneath in regards to PSP-1000, 2000, 3000 (The last 2 digits vary, not to worry. That is normal.)

this is what you should see

If it is a PSP-1000, yes it can, no question.
If it is a PSP-2000, some can, some can't. Look at the code in the red circled area. If this number is 8B or lower, yes you can install GEN-D3. If this number is 8C or higher, no you cannot.
If it is a PSP-3000, it cannot.