A primer to the world of PSP homebrew

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 4th 2008 at 2:30PM }

The PSP homebrew scene can be quite scary at times. Technical jargon, confusing instructions, shady websites -- they all seem to be part of a world that many casual PSP users just don't want to be a part of. Thankfully, our friends at Download Squad have written up a simple, easy to follow introduction to the scene. It chronicles the interesting history of the homebrew scene, and how it's developed to this day.

Check it out.

Tags: download-squad, homebrew, psp

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

naxe @ Feb 4th 2008 3:04PM

ok. i have had my psp since launch. back then it didnt do much. i didnt know what to do or how to do anything special besides load a umd and instert the memory stick. but it sure has come a long way. Now i have heard that homebrew psp's are the way to go but.......... what can i do with it? if i make it homebrew enabled what does it do? is their a website that i can download things. is their a way to UN-Homebrew your psp? What benifits are out their for me?

GoBob @ Feb 4th 2008 3:59PM

Google is your friend.

driven2sin @ Feb 4th 2008 4:59PM

you can brick it for sure

ryan @ Feb 4th 2008 8:31PM

You can brick it, but you don't really need to worry about it because you can use a Pandora's Battery to un-brick it.

Mentality @ Feb 4th 2008 4:51PM

Abit brief and incorrect in places, the GTA exploit was used to downgrade 2.50 - 2.71, the Lumines was used for 3.80 (if im correct) and the 2.00 was an exploit in the firmware via tiff.

zoen151 @ Feb 4th 2008 5:02PM

No, Lumines was used to downgrade 3.50 I think.

HAAS599 @ Feb 4th 2008 4:52PM

I would like to get some of the apps and emulators but I dont want to brick my psp and I dont want to miss out on the new "official" psp updates.

Also i have the latest firmware so i cant go back to 1.50 to get the homebrew firmware installed.

i'll check out this guide and see if there is something that wasnt there a couple of months ago.

Mentality @ Feb 4th 2008 5:38PM

You don't need to miss out on the official firmwares because the customs are released like a week or two after and have all the same features as the official (minus locationfree player if you install the 1.50 Kernel) and you have practically no risk of bricking, I never heard of anyone bricking in a long time, specially since the release of pandora which unbricks ANY psp.

d4nk42o @ Feb 4th 2008 6:03PM

with the pandora battery u can downgrade any psp back to 1.50 then upgrade to M33 cfw.

Maninatrunk77 @ Feb 4th 2008 7:48PM

How and where do you get this pandora's battery, and how does it work?

Daniel @ Feb 4th 2008 8:43PM

Yeah please explain pandora's battery, is it an actual battery? I know nothing about it but am curious.

NotAFanboy @ Feb 4th 2008 9:52PM

The person who wrote this is a homebrew noob. So many mistakes.

emaxximus @ Feb 4th 2008 10:32PM

Its all as clear as mud to me now!

GoBob @ Feb 4th 2008 10:52PM

Hey guys! I found this new website called Google! You just type in what you're looking for and it gives you the information!!! You should try it out sometime!

HAAS599 @ Feb 5th 2008 1:04PM

stfu about google already

yeah you can type in something and find a site but I would rather get a recommended site from a homebrew expert than just pick random sites.

GoBob @ Feb 5th 2008 1:11PM

I really don't understand what the problem is. I had to learn about the PSP homebrew scene from searching google. I'm hardly an "expert(moar liek n00b, amirite?)," but I know enough to do what I want. If you really want someone to hold your hand, fine. psp-hacks.com is a good start. Really, any PSP modding forum is a good place to start. Don't talk, lurk. Search threads, because someone already asked your question and they got an answer.

HAAS599 @ Feb 5th 2008 1:46PM

yes i've done all that already.

everyone knows what google is and how to use it.

your not helping anyone, everyone on this comment thread should know what a forum is and what google is.

So instead of making sarcastic comments, I'll post something productive like a good tutorial that is on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y58JMoSsEKk&feature=related

Do you know what youtube is GoBob?

If you dont got to google and type youtube and go to some forums and lurk around to figure it out.

GoBob @ Feb 5th 2008 2:32PM

Then why are people asking silly questions that can easily be found? My problem is I'm tired of people who want answers spoon fed to them. I find that you learn more my researching something yourself then asking everyone else to give you the answers.

I like that youtube comment. That's a nice dig. However, it's unfortunate that you have to use a youtube video instead of reading a much more detailed tutorial off a mod forum or the like. Then again, I'm sure you'd need help with doing something as simple as DOS commands.