[MSin]

Hey, I'm in the UK and looking to buy a PSP.

The only reason I even want one is to play my PSX games WHICH I TOTALLY OWN THE ORIGINALS FOR AND EVERYTHING.

Can anyone explain to me which PSP versions I can actually buy and what needs to be done in order to play these PAL games I own?

I'm hearing some places that only the older PSP2000 / 1000 versions can be used, yet other places I'm hearing that some guy got access to L0 on all PSP systems so the 3000 can be hacked too, can anyone clarify this **** for me and tell me what I can and can't buy?

[CrystalWolf]

Yes, all current models are hackable. And all current firmware versions are also hackable. But some you cannot install permanent CFW.

[MSin]

Originally Posted by CrystalWolf Yes, all current models are hackable. And all current firmware versions are also hackable. But some you cannot install permanent CFW.

Can I get a bit more information on what this means, permanant CFW etc?

Also I hear some models can easilly be bricked / can't be unbricked, can I get a bit more info on this?

[CrystalWolf]

Permanent CFW will still be there when a coldboot is done with the PSP. A coldboot is when the PSP completely powers off and powers on. On the other hand Light CFW is only available when the PSP is switched on and this firmware is not written to the flash of the PSP. Its only temporary. But there are work arounds for this which are quite easy. Any PSP can get bricked easily if you do not know what you are doing, or trying out something that is not supported by that particular model. Since you are new to this I recommend you get Light CFW which doesnot write to the flash of the system so you can get used to it. And only certain models have permanent CFW ability, these include all 1000's , and some 2000's these are PRE TA88v3 mother boards or in other words the hackable PSP 2000. all 3000s and GOs use Light CFW or (L)CFW. I hope this made sense to you.

[MSin]

Originally Posted by CrystalWolf Permanent CFW will still be there when a coldboot is done with the PSP. A coldboot is when the PSP completely powers off and powers on. On the other hand Light CFW is only available when the PSP is switched on and this firmware is not written to the flash of the PSP. Its only temporary. But there are work arounds for this which are quite easy. Any PSP can get bricked easily if you do not know what you are doing, or trying out something that is not supported by that particular model. Since you are new to this I recommend you get Light CFW which doesnot write to the flash of the system so you can get used to it. And only certain models have permanent CFW ability, these include all 1000's , and some 2000's these are PRE TA88v3 mother boards or in other words the hackable PSP 2000. all 3000s and GOs use Light CFW or (L)CFW. I hope this made sense to you.

Thanks, I think I've got it now.

PSP 1000 and most of the 2000's let you flash the original FW with CFW, the newest 2000's and everything made after that (3000 / PSP Go) you have to load up some sort of temp FW into the RAM.

I guess since the (L)CFW is loaded only in RAM you can always switch off / on to clear it and theres no way to permanantly damage it doing this.

I guess it doesn't really matter what I get then, I'll go for whatever I can get the best deal on, the (L)CFW seems like the safest option though - thanks for the help.

[fahadsul3man]

psp 1000 ftw

[RickDangerous]

I think all psp models can run permanent CFW from what I've read. My psp3004 has permanent CFW.

[CrystalWolf]

Originally Posted by RickDangerous I think all psp models can run permanent CFW from what I've read. My psp3004 has permanent CFW.

That's because you are on 6.20 Firmware if I am not mistaken anything above that just wont let you boot into a permanent custom firmware. Somethings were patched and changed after 6.3X update was issued. Models such as the GO and the 3000 can only "go" permanent on 6.20 firmware, anything above not possible.

[RickDangerous]

Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the info.

[jc_gargma]

Originally Posted by CrystalWolf That's because you are on 6.20 Firmware if I am not mistaken anything above that just wont let you boot into a permanent custom firmware. Somethings were patched and changed after 6.3X update was issued. Models such as the GO and the 3000 can only "go" permanent on 6.20 firmware, anything above not possible.

This is due to a vsh.prx swap trick that was discovered to allow any PSP model to run a psuedo-CFW by having the PSP load the non-standard vsh on coldboot, allowing it to simulate being on CFW.
This does NOT allow cIPL, or many of the other benefits of Full CFW.
This does allow recovery menu access which can fix some semi-bricks.
This only works on 6.20, as it was patched out by Sony in later OFW.
The most stable Permapatch is included inside Pro-B10f 6.20