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ive never known anyone who has the game who is at my level, and so neva used multi player. 3.5 DOSE NOT resolve the issue for single player. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Frances_Penfold
im concerned bout using a hack firmware with the whole could get bricked issue! :(
I have to say, I was as worried as you sound about "bricking" my PSP. I read through all of the material provided with the firmware and there really isn't a whole lot to worry about. You absolutely must follow the instructions to the letter though.
thing is, i have fw 3.5 :( no downgrader available i believe. im screwed!
As of yesterday, EVERYONE can downgrade:
"Devastation strikes! The “N00bz!” have yet again left the entire PSP community in a state of awe. Without a doubt, in the coming days, everyone will have the opportunity to downgrade, enjoy glorious custom firmwares, homebrew, and much more… This newly discovered exploit works in a similar fashion to the GTA save game hole; however, this time ’round you’ll require a legal UMD copy of Lumines."
http://www.psp-hacks.com/2007/06/23/...cted/#comments
Uncreated
dnt have it, cant afford the money atm to buy it
i think when the hack is finalised and finnished and done ect. then ill dl it ready and hope that someone will lend that weird game to me so i can use it!
gd work though. hush hush! ;)
Do you mean the fix would come from SL? Like patched versions of Gamma and Delta packs? I would have thought the problem came from the firmware, with Sony changing things without testing backward compatibility, and that a firmware update would fix everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by infoxicated
Even in that case, maybe it would be SL people who would be more competent to find what causes the bug and then inform Sony people.
But I prefer to think that Sony are the bad guys and SL my idol! :D
So it would be good if Sony developers could run Pure with some tools running, checking for what the game uses in the firmware, and fix everything. Plus it would increase the chance of us having a fix as soon as possible, SL having better things to do at the moment. :) (so excited about Pulse right now!)
When the OS causes a problem with some application, it's typically the job of the app developer to inform the OS developer of any issues that recent changes have caused. Along the lines of "this change you made over here has caused our software to change in behaviour like this". When you've got a definite set of applications (the PSP game library in this case) you'd like to think that the OS developer would use them as a backwards compatibility testing suite, but as the number of PSP games increases with time the task of checking each new OS version would become gargantuan, so they probably skip it entirely. They might check to see that the game still loads, but not likely too much beyond that.
The point being, SL are probably the only ones really qualified and outfitted to determine what the firmware updates have broken in Pure, and they're really busy right now!
At least, that's the way software development works on my side of the pond. There could definitely be some differences in how they do things over there. 8 )
one can only hope..:frown:
Well, it looks like PSP custom firmware will be no more, at least in its current form.
http://boards.ign.com/psp_general_bo...5075063/p1/?14
http://www.dark-alex.org/
Good riddance, I say. Though I do hope that Sony develops their PSP firmware to a greater extent in the future, implementing some of the features that Dark Alex did.
I guess that leaves us with even fewer options for running Wipeout Pure :(
I am treading water right now with an older (official) PSP firmware version, wondering what the heck to do with Pulse arrives.
Returning to the issue of Wipeout Pure, and the firmware problems... the release of the new PSP in September at least gives us an excuse to get a NEW PSP with current firmware to run Wipeout Pulse, while keeping an OLD PSP with a lower firmware version that allows normal run of Wipeoout Pure.
I guess that's something :)
I think I have v.2.8 or so on my PSP right now and have no plans to upgrade and risk proper play of Pure.
I don't know, I'm running 2.8 myself and I get some strange behaviour every now and then.
For example, I can't finish a Descension tournament. I've tried 2 or 3 times and the PSP always crashes partway through. I did it on Vector once a while back, but I haven't managed it on Venom yet. Quite annoying, getting most of the way through a 12 race tournament and then having the PSP hang on me.
Had my sound go wonky after coming out of sleep mode, just using the mp3 player.
I get the impression that by upgrading my firmware I just get to choose what kind of odd behaviour I'm going to get. Very strange.
Hi Task and Frances_Penfold,
upgrading your PSP with official firmware does not mean that you have to update to the latest version.
Maybe 3.00, 3.01, 3.03, or 3.10 could be of interest. As far as I know, there are no problems with the extra packs for Pure using mentioned versions, but you will be able to enjoy playing the game at 266 MHz. Just a thought...
Are you saying there is a place where I cant get the 3.01 official firmware? I want back the first firmware release that contained the UMD auto boot disable option because I had that for a long time before upgrading and things were great I think it was 3.01 I can't find a features list detailing what it had
If you find out how to downgrade your PSP to official firmware then let me know. I always thought you couldn't downgrade a PSP to a lower official firmware version from the one you have installed...
Hi everyone,
well... In my response, there was never a discussion about downgrading. Both Task and Frances_Penfold wrote that they are on version 2.8.
The rest will not be discussed here.
Well, I traded in my PSP today for a less-used one, and it came with 3.02 firmware!
And I turned off the Auto Boot UMD!
So that'll answer someones question. I'll try out a Descension tourny tomorrow and see how that goes.
Thanks for the info, Borell, I was wondering about this.Quote:
Originally Posted by borell
I guess I'm just scared to adjust the firmware AT ALL given the horror stories about disrupting Pure. Getting access to 266 Mhz could be nice though I suppose.
In visiting official PSP websites I'm not seeing the option to download 3.00-3.10 though it DOES seem possible to obtain 3.30 through 3.51 and 2.01 to 2.81. Perhaps Sony doesn't like 3.00-3.10 for holes it made in the firmware?
Here is a link:
http://uk.playstation.com/help-suppo...ail/item54261/
In any case, I'll probably just stick with 2.8 for now. If folks know a LEGITIMATE way to get 3.00-3.10 please let me know! (I'm NOT interested in custom firmware nor in this thread evolving into a discussion of firmware downgrading, please :) )
Thank goodness there is a new PSP revision coming in September, when Pulse is released. I'd be pissed to have to upgrade my firmware and ruin gameplay of Pure simply to have access to Pulse.
I can probably find you download links for 3.00-3.10 mate, but definitely not from official sources ie. Sony, as they pull down any old firmwares as soon as they upload the newer revisions... It's not in their interests to host older versions that contain the various exploits etc of course!
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Update... found the firmwares you want between 3.00 and 3.10... site isn't official but is definitely reputable, I have gotten countless firmwares off there as I have done quite a bit of messing with my PSP over time and never had a problem with any of their files:
3.00 - http://dl.qj.net/PSP-3.00-Firmware-P...1369/catid/163
3.01 - http://dl.qj.net/FW-3.01-update-PSP/...1396/catid/163
3.03 - http://dl.qj.net/PSP-Firmware-3.03-P...1844/catid/163
3.10 - http://dl.qj.net/PSP-Firmware-3.10-P...2460/catid/163
None of these are custom firmwares, they're all the originals. Hope this helps!
When I need official firmware, I download it from qj.net. I trust their site, and their files, completely. Good choice of site, angelino. :)
For the moment I have 1.50, 2.71, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.10, 3.11, 3.30, 3.40 and 3.50 downloaded, most of them off of that site. So far I have made over 20 firmware changes, and I have never had problems with flashing.
What firmware do you currently run? Did you see that a new release group has stepped in to take DAX's place and have made a custom 3.51!
I've downloaded 3.00 3.01 and 3.03 it doesn't say what one had the UMD auto boot disabler. Nice to have them just in case but I think I shall keep my Pure PSP at 2.81 this firmware has not crashed my PSP in absolutely ages seems to be very good for Pure online
Wow, thanks Angelino and Borell for that helpful information! :beer
I'll download those 3.0 versions for sure though, like Rapier, I may wait a bit to actually upgrade, since I'm not having few issues with my PSP crashing while running 2.81 at the moment.
This would sound like a pretty harsh and rude comment if I didn't know you personally, borell. I guess you didn't mean any rudeness but nevertheless I want to clear this up here and now:Quote:
Originally Posted by borell
I never talked about downgrading my PSP by illegal means. I was merely asking if it is possible to take a step back without using any custom made firmwares or downgraders. I think I've read somewhere that it is not possible to simply install a firmware which has a lower version number right over the one which is already installed on my PSP (e.g. 3.30 -> 3.01). Right now I'm running my white beauty on official sony FW 3.30 and have all the problems discussed in this thread while playing Pure online/multiplayer... :blarg
Thanks man! Downloaded 3.00 to 3.10. Now I've just to find some way to get them installed without messing up my PSP forever... :pcQuote:
Originally Posted by angelino
You can downgrade with no harm to your psp. You can't do it by official means of course. There's more than enough info on the net for you to do it.
I'd understand if didn't want to do it by unofficial means, i was just saying that the risk is minimal.
Sorry Thomas,
I never meant it to be rude, or harsh. Either I expressed myself poorly, or I could not foresee your reaction. I will be try to be more careful.
Cheers mate. :beer
3.52 is out - has anyone tried this with pure?
3.50 seems to have fixed the problem!!!
Seems??! Enlighten us! http://www.geocities.com/zargz/leenden/huh.gif
OK I CONFIRM! not only 3.50 but 3.52 was downloaded by me and tested on Kai also and it works too, whatever the problem was it is not there anymore.
Did you try crossing the finish-line looking backwards on ..
forgot the track but you know which i mean, one of the dl trax ?? ;)
lol no that I did not try :sonar
Hmmm...that is sound promising but I can wait till 100% concrete then I will upgrade the FW.
stevie:)
I am on firmware 3.11 and am waiting on a noobz 3.11 downgrader, (any other and my PSP would brick).
At which point haven't I made myself clear on this issue?
Discuss custom firmware on this site and you will be banned.
Mark, this is your first and final warning. Do it again and you're done here.
I was pretty sure I hadn't discussed custom firmware at all. But anyway, I don't want to ruin this topic...
Continuing... if it seems like 3.52/3.50 will fix the problems, I will upgrade, but I would rather wait for, as stin said, a confirmed fix rather than upgrading it and finding that it makes the problem worse on certain Psp's, or something to that effect.
Don't really know how much more proof we can give you, multiple Kai sessions on both effected packs with perfect results each time? Can't do better than that I'm afraid. I didn't even know Rom was using 3.50 till he mentioned it at which point I grabbed my old PSP to have a go and found oh yes perfect, but I upgraded it to 3.52 because Tomahawk had the earlier 3.11-3.40 firmware and couldn't get hold of 3.50 anymore, tested that firmware, working also.
If you are waiting for Sony to say oh yes we fixed it lads then you will be waiting till your funeral.
I think I'll just go ahead and do it, I don't think they can do much worse than 3.11's effects.
This is sounding so good guys!!! Do you guys know on which speed FW 3.52 runs 266Mhz or 333Mhz?
I`m on 3.50 and I`m fairly sure that it`s 266, but my Pure skills are sadly diminished and it doesn`t fly perfect laps for you, even on a higher cpu speed apparently :( So I can`t really tell. I will resume Pure play, as part of Pulse training, hopefully at some point. If those who upgraded to 3.5+ and still play regularly are beating all their records then we will know.
As RR says, 3.50 seems to work ok, just crashes in all the usual places anyway, like Exostra Run in single player tournaments and coming out of sleep mode on US version, which is a good sign! :)
Was it not said the Pure will never run at 333, only new games made from this point on will.