PSP with old 5.00 m33-4. just checked since 7 years :-)

[Tumalu]

Dear everyone!

I have been out for terribly long due to circumstances. I like to try getting back into it a bit.

I hope some people can guide me into some remembering and how-to's of everything.

What I mainly want right now:

1) Play Final Fantasy I & II Anniversary Editions on UMD and some other new games. Wasn't it the case that with some CFW some UMD games don't play because it wants to update to a newer firmware? How does this work again specifically?

2 ) A possibility to rip original UMD discs to .iso and run them of your memory stick? I wasn't able to dl UMD Operator 0.0.2 anymore. Are there any other options?

3) Do I need to upgrade to 5.00 m33-6 or way too old and should upgrade to 6.60 PRO C fix3 or ME? Question remains to me if these newer CFW versions can do as much as the current 5.00 m33-4 I still have?

I have many more questions and already browsed on the forum to check for certain guides. I guess I just hope some can help me get on the road again. See me as a noob once more who needs some remembering and guidance. I usually pick up knowledge quite fast.

And are tools like PSX2PSP, POPStation, ISO Compressor (is this also still downloadable somewhere or is there another program atm?), UMD Operator 0.0.2 still famous these days and downloadable? Or are there better or other surrogates?

But the main question stays: What should I do with my current Dark Alex fw 5.00 m33-4 ?

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[The Z]

Update to 6.60 OFW (Sony's), then apply the 6.60 ME-2.3 CFW and use its built-in "USB to UMD" feature to dump UMDs via the USB cable.

ME CFW looks & feels just like the M33 CFW, but ME CFW can do everything the M33 could do, just better and more :)

Alternatively, you can use PSPFiler to dump your UMD directly to your memory stick.

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[Tumalu]

The Z thank you VERY MUCH for such a fast and wise reply But what do we expect from close neighbors is it not? (I am from the east in The Netherlands)

I asked a lot of question since it's been ages for me I even touched my PSP. It's still shiny and like new from the shop. It's the Phat 1004 (I know the 4 means from Europe) and bought it back then when it first came out. Only played 1 or 2 games on it and I moved it aside. But now I am liking it very much again. I like to play and rip first my Final Fantasy 1 and 2 Anniversary editions from UMD to an ISO and put it on my memory stick. A) For reservering the UMD drive longer and B) It's more easy and a tad faster loading times.

Just a question. If I were to keep my old 5.00 m33-4 release from Dark Alex then I probably won't be able to load up many UMD games. Does this have to do with the firmware installed on my PSP right now? Like when a new game on UMD disc needs a newer firmware than my custom 5.00 m33-4. it asks to update? Or is it something else that causes this?

Before I will start the procedure of updating I read HERE and HERE trying to upgrade from an older 3.52 m33 to 6.60 and came upon those 2 errors. The "DADADADA" one and later on the "DRNFFFFFFCD" as well. That seemed to suck hard if you read the whole topic. Is there any change I will face the same problem?

Or can simply upgrade from 5.00 m33-4 to OFW 6.60 right away and then install the 6.60 ME-2.3 CFW? That one should probably be somewhere here to find, right?

Hope the ripping from UMD to ISO will work as well. Btw, I remember playing FFVIII back in 2009 or so when I used it last (not thE PSN version but the PSX one and probably made an EBOOT of it back then using POPStation? I can't even remember...) on my PSP and have the 8gb memory stick with the iso on it. Will I lose the savegames from it when I go to the 6.60 ME-2.3 CFW? Or is it saved on the memory stick somewhere together with the game? I should check this out soon.

Thanks again and hope you can answer a few more of above question hehe.

EDIT: I already found all the files necessary to update

Only question remains if it will not screw my PSP from the 5.00 m33-4....

Also I did find the alternative PSP Filer program. In the "install.txt" it cited:
"how to install Filer

firmware 1.0:
copy GAME150/FILER150 folder into ms0:/psp/GAME/

firmware 1.5:
split GAME150/FILER150 folder using freeware (e.g. ExportPBP) and copy those two folders
splitted by the tool into ms0:/psp/GAME/

custom firmware:
copy GAME150 folder into ms0:/psp/
and create ms0:/psp/game/ folder

kernel-3 of custom firmware (e.g. PSP-2000):
copy GAME folder into ms0:/psp/
some features do not work, see GAME/FILER/warning.txt."

So if I am correct I need to create an empty map called "game" directly under the psp map? Followed by copying the whole "GAME150" folder and it's EBOOT.pbp (program?) in it under psp folder as well?

[Neal Cullum]

I had the same problem with a PSP i had to upgrade for a friend. I kept getting the DADADA error and i tried allsorts of methods with no luck. The only thing that i managed to get to work was to use a pandora battery.

[fate6]

1) New firmwares add among many things new and/or optimised functions and the such, In other words yes those games need at least the firmware they ship with.

2) 5.00 never had that update issue so you are free to update to whatever.

3) PS1 saves are kept with the PSP saves in "ms0:\PSP\SAVEDATA\", updating will not touch anything on the memory card but there is a chance that some saves from older CFW might not work with newer ones.

4) ignore the 1.50 stuff, Use the "kernel-3" one.

[The Z]

Follow this Guide. It should cover the most common errors (DADADADA, FW 9.90 - no update necessary, etc):

http://zload.net/v2/help/

In case you get a DRN... error, then you will need a Pandora battery (service mode) to fix it, since it is a f#cked up IDStorage.

The 5.00 M33 CFW is heavily outdated, and shouldnt be used anymore, since it pretty much has a rightful successor: The ME CFW.

Most people run a 6.20 (newer PSPs) or 6.60 CFW nowadays, due to those FWs enabling most PSPs a permanent (new PSPs) or completely full (old PSPs) CFW.

About PSPFiler: Use the 6.6 Version, since it is the most recent & best version of PSPFiler.

[Tumalu]

I had the same problem with a PSP i had to upgrade for a friend. I kept getting the DADADA error and i tried allsorts of methods with no luck. The only thing that i managed to get to work was to use a pandora battery.

I am actually glad that you still worked it out through a pandora battery. Have never used nor made one myself, ever. If I were to bump into this error anyways somehow, then I would surely need more help than ever from either you or someone else

1) New firmwares add among many things new and/or optimised functions and the such, In other words yes those games need at least the firmware they ship with.

2) 5.00 never had that update issue so you are free to update to whatever.

3) PS1 saves are kept with the PSP saves in "ms0:\PSP\SAVEDATA\", updating will not touch anything on the memory card but there is a chance that some saves from older CFW might not work with newer ones.

4) ignore the 1.50 stuff, Use the "kernel-3" one.

Thanks so much for clearing many things up for me. You seem to be very knowledgeable about this stuff already, so I truly hope you are right regarding point 2. That takes away a lot of trouble I suppose. So right now I could already copy the 6.60 OFW from Sony EBOOT.pbp to the PSP\GAME\UPDATE folder and start upgrading? It could "just" remove the CFW 5.00 m33-4 without issue I suppose? I always thought a lot of more work was necessary to rollback to a OFW. But I suppose it's not in this case..

Afterwards when the OFW 6.60 is successfully installed then I can move the folders "installer" and "Launcher" to the same PSP\GAME\folder and install?

I just bumped into "leda" and "Inferno" inside the rar package of 6.60 LME-2.3. Could you perhaps explain in short what leda and inferno are for? And can I just install these after I installed the CFW?

Follow this Guide. It should cover the most common errors (DADADADA, FW 9.90 - no update necessary, etc):

http://zload.net/v2/help/

In case you get a DRN... error, then you will need a Pandora battery (service mode) to fix it, since it is a f#cked up IDStorage.

The 5.00 M33 CFW is heavily outdated, and shouldnt be used anymore, since it pretty much has a rightful successor: The ME CFW.

Most people run a 6.20 (newer PSPs) or 6.60 CFW nowadays, due to those FWs enabling most PSPs a permanent (new PSPs) or completely full (old PSPs) CFW.

About PSPFiler: Use the 6.6 Version, since it is the most recent & best version of PSPFiler.

Thanks you too "The Z". I suppose I won't run into those errors as I seem to be using the 5.00 instead of 3.52 or older (but I have no clue either way if 5.00 doesn't suppose to give you such errors or not. After all I have been gone 7 years and even back then I was still a noob in this hehe) but if I do happen to get it then I hope I can turn back to you or someone here who might be willing to guide me through the repair process. Let's just finger cross I am not getting any of that ***

So I just should upgrade directly to 6.60 OFW from where I am now. That's what I understand from you and the others so far. And from there on install the CFW...

[fate6]

Yep just update to 6.60 and it will remove the CFW.
You got the wrong CFW BTW, While LME will work fine it is mainly for the later PSP's that can't have a permanent CFW, You being on M33 tells us that is not the case for you so just get the one named "ME" not "LME".

Oh and get the OFW Version since that one is for installing from OFW, Also make sure to remove any plugins before installing ME since some of those old plugins(if any) won't work and will cause ME to crash on boot.

Inferno is a ISO loader mode and is built into ME so that folder in the package is probably the source for it which you don't need so feel free to ignore it.

LEDA is a plugin that enables running some of the old 1.50 homebrew but if you don't plan on using those ancient things then you can ignore that as well.

[Tumalu]

Thanks again it's all very helpful!!!!

Through zload I already downloaded the OFW 6.61 and unpacked it. Also did the same for the LM version and indeed not LME (thanks again). It's the one with the folder "661me_installer" in it right? And has 2 files. EBOOT and ME. If I am correct I need to copy this whole folder directly under PSP\GAME and NOT update. In PSP\GAME\UPDATE goes only the OFW right? Need to rename the OFW EBOOT.pbp file to 6.61.pbp under UPDATE folder btw or not really necessary?

Last but not least (and AGAIN thank you for extra noting it regarding the plugins) is there any quick way for me to check whether or not I have some plugins enabled? Do I need to check this now already while still under 5.00 m33-4 or can do after I installed 6.61 OFW? I need some recalling where to check these plugins And what buttons I should press to get in here, if any

[fate6]

If you place the OFW eboot into the ME installer it will update and install the CFW at the same time which should work fine but I like to go OFW first then CFW.
But no its not necessary .

Do you have a "seplugins" folder in your memory card? if no or if its empty then you are fine but if you do have it and it has stuff in it then just move them out.