Acknowledgments : The 2nd half of this article is guest posted by plunk .
Remember how you always wanted to watch youtube videos on your PSP ? well now you can . Read on :
For Official firmware users aka (Unhacked PSP's ) :
You can't watch videos live / online via wifi on an offical firmware PSP as PSP doesn't support the newer versions of flash . This tutorial is for watching youtube offline on you offical firmware PSP .
1) Copy the youtube url link you want to download eg. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDBVAuFJ7zo
2) Next go to Vixy.net , choose convert to MP4 for ipod/PSP (mpeg4+ACC) and click on start
3) It will take some time and maybe a few tries if the server is full , be patient .
4) The download will begin , once it's done just copy it to the Video folder which should be on the root of your PSP . If the folder is not there create one and drop the file you downloaded in there .
Troubleshooting : Video still now working then go to the root of you psp , make a folder called "mp_root" , then click on mp_root and make a folder called 100MNV01 and drop the video in there.
For Custom Fimrware users / PSPTUBE tutorial :
This part is written by plunk , I personally prefer watching youtube videos on my itouch rather than my psp . But for those of you who like to use your psp to watch videos from youtube , Veoh , Google Video ,RedTube , Dailymotion and other naughty little sites than read plunk's guide :
"As I was sitting thinking about the many directions the psp is headed in the near future, I wanted to show you all a little bit about where the psp is now. It was about 11:00 at night my daughter was in bed, i didn't want to turn the tv up to loud and wake her, so i popped out the psp, opened up a nice little program called psptube, and started watching a movie. Tired of ripping movies and converting them down ? Wish you could stream video ? Psptube is the way to go the newest version support various sites (mentioned above)
The program is very handy as you can simply type in what you are searching for flick through each of the sites and see the results and play them all through psptube. So if you are looking for some laughs or for a good movie to watch you can do a search, or hop onto a site like http://www.free-tv-video-online.info/ (which tells you what servers the different tv shows and movies are running from, so you can see if it is on google video or veoh and such) find a tv show or movie you are looking for from the site and then simply go to psptube and type in either the tv name, movie name, or id.
To install this on your CFW psp download this Link
with this version of psptube all you need to simple do is to place it into your game380 folder or game3xx folder ex. x:/psp/game380/arnookiePSPTube3/ the containing files. where x is your psp root. As simple as that you are up and running. With this newer version i have never needed to install dev id so it really is as simple as just placing the files in the right folder. No browsing through your .cfg files to place your user id in or anything.
- plunk "
Sounds simple enough , and if you need any help plunk can be found on the igizmore chat . Thats it , a few more posts before igizmore closes down . Enjoy !!!
How to watch youtube videos on your PSP / PSP tube tutorial .
PSP 1.5 kernel addon for 3.90 M33 , 3.93 M33 , 3.71 M33 and higher
1.5 Kernel add on enables you to play homebrews on your PSP. This is only for the Phat / Fat PSP (series 1000) and cannot be installed on the Slim . This add on is for fat PSP's with custom firmware higher than 3.52 m33-7 ( viz. 3.71 M33 , 3.80 M33 , 3.90 M33 , 3.93 M33 etc. )
If you want to install 3.90 M33 on your PSP look at this tutorial here
Tutorial :
1) Download this pack here. or alternate torrent link open with utorrent or similar program
2) Open it with WinRAR ( not winzip) if you don’t have WinRar download it from here
3) Connect the PSP to the PC. Open with winrar and Copy the PSP folder as well as the 150.PBP file to the Root of your PSP. If it asks you whether it can over write click on “YES”. Note: the Root of the memory stick is the drive that pops up when you connect your PSP to your PC eg removable hard disk (H:) , (I:) etc, its the place that contains the PSP , ISO , MP_ROOT folder , if you still don't get it see the picture here.
4) Scroll to game and click on the blue green "1.50 kernel Addon for 3.90" click on it accept the agreement and thats it done . Enjoy.
NOTE: Remember to go to your recovery mode > Choose configuration > Game folder homebrew and set to 1.50 kernel .
FAQ :
1) I have a 1.5 Kernel addon Problem , I have a fat psp and every time I press X to install it says that 150.PBP or 1.5 PBP firmware was not found ?
Answer: Downlaod My Pack again , and make sure you follow the step (3) of this guide correctly . You have to copy both 150.PBP and the PSP folder.
2) Dark Alex has 2 versions of 1.50 kernel , which one is this ?
Answer : This is the latest one (v.2) and works great ... no problems.
3) My PSP shuts off , The installation goes back to the XMB after I click on the Icon?
Answer : You either have a PSP Slim or the files are nor correctly place or you might not be having custom firmware on your PSP.
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PSP 3.52 M33 custom firmware installation
3.90 M33 is the latest and best custom firmware be sure to upgrade to that one you have 3.52 m33-4. See the tutorial here
This is a tutorial for installing 3.52 M33 which is kinda like 3.52 OE CFW (custom firmware) , this firmware is made by Team M33 (a big thanks to them) instead of Dark alex , though the firmwares are pretty much similar .
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3.52 M33-4 installation guide :
For installing this you need a 1.5 firmware psp or a psp with an older version of custom firmware - M33 or OE it doesn't matter.This cannot be installed on a PSP slim . To make your psp to 1.5 see this guide
NOTE: FOLLOW THESE STEPS CAREFULLY AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OK.
1) Format your psp (make sure you back up your files first) go to system settings and choose format memorystick and connect it to your PC . Formatting is not compulsory but recommended. Make sure your battery is 100% full
2) Download the 3.52 M33 easy installation (compiled by me) from here
3) Open it with WinRAR if you don’t have WinRar download it from here
4) So open with Winrar and copy the PSP folder to the root of your memorystick, If it asks you whether it can over write click on “YES”
5) IF you have a custom firmware psp make sure you have 1.5 kernel see tutorial here (recommended) OR just change the ''GAME'' folder to ''GAME150''
6) Disconnect the psp from the PC , scroll to the game menu > memory stick and :
i) If you have a 1.5 firmware psp click on ''KXploit Patcher'' icon if you have custom firmware psp skip this step. After you patched your 1.5 firmware psp follow step ii)
ii) click on ''3.52 M33 Creator'' icon and wait , it will take like 2 mins.
7) After it creates Press ''X'' to exit it will go back to the PSP's XMB. Then click on the ''3.52 M33 update'' icon (battery has to be full) press ''X'' to install and wait... when its done press ''X'' to exit and turn on the psp after a min.
8) You will be welcomed with the psp ''blue screen of death'' press circle and reboot your psp apply you personal settings like time and all... Congrats you now have a 3.52 M33 but wait now for the update.
UPDATE:
1) Format your PSP . ( recommended)
2) download the update from here.
3) Copy the psp folder to the root of the psp
4) scroll to the game menu and click on the icon that has 3:33:33 written on it .
5) press X to patch and you done . Read on :
Its Recommended that you read the 3.52 M33 users guide , FAQ from here
Make Pandora Unbricking Battery Magic memorystick
Lets get started ... A pandora's battery is a special service battery along with the “magic memorystick” that can downgrade and unbrick any psp (even 3.52) . You can now bring your dead (bricked) PSP back to life or downgrade any firmware psp , yes ANY FIRMWARE - 100 % . This amazing breakthrough is all thanks to the Noobz! team which has some of the best PSP hackers . So here’s how to make your normal battery and memorystick into a Pandora battery and magic memorystick . The tutorial looka kinda complicated (I tried my best to simplify it) but hang in there it aint as hard as you think it is . Please follow the instructions carefully.
NOTE :
NOTE TO NEWBIES: you have to make your normal battery into a pandora’s battery via software and stuff not by manually short circuiting it or something
REQUIREMENTS :
1) A spare PSP battery (recommended) , any make will do .
2) A spare memory stick PRO DUO (it has to be PRO DUO)
3) A PSP with Custom firmware ( OE or M33) or a 1.5 PSP. Ask you friends if you don't have oen ,or search for one .
INSTALLATION :
1) Take out the 1.5 or Custom firmware PSP ( OE or M33) and put in the spare memorystick (it has to be pro duo) and spare battery that you wanna modify .
Now if your PC shows C:/ in your CMD copy the address bar and paste it in followed by the letter of your psp drive .
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\PANDORA\mspformat\mspformat.exe I
IF you PC shows C:\Documents and Setting\Username> copy the address bar and paste it in followed by the letter of your psp drive
C:\Documents and Setting\Username>Desktop\PANDORA\mspformat\mspformat.exe I
8) Keep trying till you get this prompt (like mine) :
>>> C:\Documents and Setting\Username>Desktop\PANDORA\mspformat\mspformat.exe I
>>> You are about to format the drive I .
>>> All Data will be lost . Do you want to continue? [Y]
Then you type in y and you will see
>>> Drive successfully formatted, and partition moved.
After that you can close the CMD box
9) Disconnect your psp from the PC and remove the memory card and turn of the PSP , then place the MS (MS=memory stick) back in and turn the PSP on . Then reconnect you PSP to the Pc . NOTE: You have to do this …
10) Now download this pack from here , extract it with WinRar and copy the PSP folder and the UPDATE.PBP to the ROOT of the PSP memory stick . If you you have a 1.5 PSP no problem , If you have Custom Firmware make sure you turn on the 1.5 kernel mode ( to know how see here)
11) Disconnect your PSP . Scroll to GAME and click on “Pandora’s Battery Firm. Installer” it will take a few moments . After its done remove the MS from the PSP turn it off then place it back in and turn the PSP back on again, you HAVE to do this .
12) Connect your PSP to the PC . A Few files and folders will be formed in your ROOT , now copy the msipl.bin from the root to the “msinst Folder” which is inside your extracted Pandora folder . It should look like this
13) Here we go again START >RUN type in CMD . That black box will open again . Now copy the address of the msinst.exe followed by the PSP drive letter followed by the address of the msipl.bin
Now if your PC shows C:/ in your CMD it should be something like this (with reference to PSP’s drive as I)
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msinst.exe I Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msipl.bin
IF you PC shows C:\Documents and Setting\Username> then it will look something like this :
C:\Documents and Settings\username>Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msinst.exe I Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msipl.bin
If you did it right you will get a prompt like (this promp will differ from PC to PC) :
>>> PSP MS IPL Installer
>>> Load IPL code msipl.bin
>>> 241664 bytes(59 block) readed
>>> Target DRIVE is 1
>>> Check partation Sector
>>> boot status 0x80
>>> start head 0x0B
>>> start sec/cyl 0x0018
>>> partation type 0x06
>>> last head 0x7F
>>> last sec/cyl 0xCFE0
>>> abs sector 0x00000177
>>> ttl sector 0x0003CF689
>>> signature 0xAA55
>>> Check BPB Sector
>>> signature AA55
>>> Check free reserved sector:OK
>>> Write ABS Sector 0x10 to 0x1E7
>>> Are You Sure ?[Y]
Type in Y and you will get
>>> Write MS BOOT CODE
Congrats you now have a Magic Memory stick . Now Disconnect your psp from the PC and remove the memory card and turn of the PSP , then place the MS back in and turn the PSP on .
NOTE : if you get
>>> PSP MS IPL Installer
>>> Load IPL code msipl.bin
>>>Can’t open msipl.bin
The location (address) of the msipl.bin is WRONG (i got this like 100 times until I figured it out just keep trying …)
NOW MAKING THE PANDORA UNBRICKING
14) After you have the magic MS leave it in the PSP then , Turn on your psp and go to Pandora’s battery Creator , make sure you have the spare battery in it . I Recommend backing up so you can make the pandora battery into a normal one press “triangle " first it will back up then go to “Pandora’s battery Creator” again and press X … You normal spare battery is now a … PANDORA UNBRICKING BATTERY … WOO HOO… You did it .
NOTE :when the Pandora’s battery Creator loads and if you get “ERROR at address 0x27” or a similar error you are screwed , you cant turn that battery into a Pandora battery but you can use it as a normal battery . Use another battery and try again . How do I know this ??? coz I got screwed too : P .
To make your pandora batter , magic MS to a normal one see here
TO DOWNGRADE UNBRICK ANY PSP SEE here
CREDITS : ALL this is thanks to the Noobz! team ... Please donate to them for all the hard work the put in . visit their site here
Pandora Downgrade unbrick Any PSP firmware
Ok , Now i assume that you have made the pandora battery , if you havent - learn how to make one from here .
Once you have the pandora battery unbricking or downgrading will be a breeze , and the best part is , it's 100% safe.
NOTE : this is for people who have made the pandora battery in my method
GUIDE:
1) Now what you do is take the bricked PSP or the psp you want to downgrade to 1.5 , it doesn't matter which firmware it is , and yes this works for all modchips (inculding TA-082) . I recommend taking out the UMD (this is not compulsory i just recommend it)
2) Make sure the Pandora-unbricking-service battery is charged , then put it in the PSP , The psp should turn on automatically .
3) After that insert the " magic memorystick " in it .
4) The wifi and memorystick lights will flash for a moment and a white Text will appear .
5) Press X to downgrade , the battery should be 50% charged at this point if not it will prompt you to charge it.
6) Just agree to the terms and press X ... the downgrading will begin .
7) It will flash into the kernel (don't worry this is the safest any downgrader has ever been) , wait for a couple of minutes and it will tell you that its done (press X) and it will then turn off.
8) Take out the "magic memorystick" and the "pandora battery" and insert the the normal battery and memorystick and turn the PSP on. It will show you a crazy Blue screen (a sign that it is downgraded) and Congrats thats it you done , it was pretty simple wasn't it ??? . Apply your personal settings like date , time and stuff .
EXTRAS:
How to make magic memorystick into a normal one:
Format it and use it without the pandora battery (use a normal one) , though i don't recommend it .
How to make a pandora battery into a normal one :
Again i don't recommend this , coz when your psp is bricked or upgraded to a new firmware this battery will be the only one that can save you .
Next I Hope you backed it up . If you did :
1) Put in the magic memorystick and Take out normal battery.
2) Power the PSP with the AC charger only .
3)Turn it on , after its on insert the pandora battery .
4) Go to Pandora Battery Maker ... Press L+R to restore you pandora battery into a normal one from the eeprom.bin (that is if you backed it up ) , If you did not back it up and yet want it to become a normal one press square , it will turn into a normal battery ,but you will face problems (like take's too much time to charge and stuff) just don't blame me for it , like i said i don't recommend turning a pandora battery back a normal one (whats the use of making it in the first place ???) .
5) NOTE : Don't keep turning you battery into pandora and normal, this will only spoil the battery .
Now you got your 1.5 PSP upgrade it to the 3.40 OE-A one of the best custom firmware from see 3.40 oe custom firmware installation . Please Tell your friends about www.igizmore.uni.cc or http://igizmore.blogspot.com
P.S : Please share your battery with others , let everyone have the the joy of homebrew on their PSP's .
If you need more details please see the Noobz! team's readme.txt from here
PSP 3.50 downgrader / downgrading guide for 3.50 and below
What did i tell you - now its out : ) . Please take a video of and send it to me at igizmore@rediffmail.com (will give credit) .OK straight to business , :
Note: you can also downgrade any psp using the pandora battery , see the tutorial HERE
Requirements:
1) A legal UMD copy of Lumines (part 1) , either US (ULUS10002) or EU (ULES00043) .If u don't have lumines see HERE
2) You need Winrar to open zipped and RAR files download it from here
3) Make sure that the psp system language is set to English .
4) PSP running Sony’s official 3.50 firmware , If your psp is under 3.50 just download the update from here ,Conncet psp to PC via usb , Unzip and place the file in [your
NOTE:
If you have a TA082+ motherboard and you downgrade to 1.50, currently you will be unable to upgrade to 3.30+ Sony firmware. This is due to Sony blocking updates when the PSP has been modified to run 1.50. There will be an application released later which will allow users to revert the changes. If you are using a TA082 motherboard then I would suggest just using 1.50 or OE until an application is released.
WARNING, ANY DOWNGRADER HAS A CHANCE OF BRICKING A PSP. WHEN A PSP IS BRICKED YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT ANYMORE. PLEASE TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Well like other downgraders it has its own risk too .
INSTRUCTIONS :
1) Download the downgrader pack from
2) Connect your PSP to your PC via USB
3) Open the file with winrar and copy the PSP folder to the ROOT of the PSP , if it asks you if it can overwrite click on "Yes" .
4) Load Lumines and press x to start the game
5) The screen will clear to black and fill with a light blue colour, then the PSP will reset itself.
6) Check that HEN is running by going to system settings, then to"System Information" and it
should show up as system version 350 HEN
7)If it is showing up as HEN then go to the memory stick and run the x.yz update (1.50)
8)If you have an unpatched TA-082 or higher motherboard, you will be to allow the downgrader to patch your motherboard so it can be safely downgraded. The downgrader will not let you proceed without patching, if your motherboard requires it.
9)Before the downgrader does anything to your PSP it will ask for you to agree to what it is doing, if you no longer want to continue press the Right Shoulder Button (R-TRIGGER).
10)Once you have agreed to start the downgrade do not unplug the PSP, or try and restart it
11)Once finished the PSP will ask you to press X, and reset itself
12) If it comes up saying that the settings are corrupt, press x to continue, this will mean you will need to re-enter the settings for network connections into your PSP, otherwise go to step14
13) Load the included NetConfigBackup application in your PSP, and select torestore, this will take the backup that was done of the network config that was done automatically during the downgrade.
14) All done now *yaaaaa* Hopefully you now have a 1.50 PSP . To update to a 3.40 OE-A (the best custom firmware that allows you to play iso's and homebrews click here .
Troubleshooting
If when trying to restore the network config using netconf backup you find that it gives you an error on the downgraded 1.50 PSP, try adding a temporary network config, then deleting it and run the netconf backup again.
Custom firmware / Semi brick recovery to 1.5 downgrade
This is only for custom firmware , if u don't have custom firmware or simply wanna unbrick any psp see HERE
Recovery mode is one of the most useful features of custom firmware - as it makes your psp almost indispensable. Just assume that your flashed or did something with your psp and you screwed up and your psp doesn’t show anything when you turn it on - its bricked , in the official firmware (and 1.5 running devhook) this would mean you would have to throw your psp or change the mod chip (or use the pandora) . But in custom firmware you have a high chance of accessing your recovery mode though the psp is bricked , this is called a semi brick . In case of a semi brick you can return back to a 1.5 firmware easily and again update to your favorite custom firmware . This is also the same method of downgrading your custom firmware to a 1.5 (that includes 3.40 OE-A) . I would always recommend having the 1.5 recovery in your custom firmwareat all times , in case something goes wrong. So heres the guide (Needless to say for Custom firmware users only),
See the video of 1.5 recovery action at the end of the page :
Semi brick recovery to 1.5 / How to Downgrade a custom firmware OE to 1.5 :
1) Download the recovery pack here You need to open it with winrar if you dont have winrar download it from here.
2) Go to your recovery menu ( if you don't know how see the video here ) and choose "toggle USB " - connect your psp to your PC . Make a back up of images , save data , iso's etc that you need .
3) Next Put the PSP folder from the downloaded pack in the ROOT of your psp . If it asks you if it can overwrite click on YES . (Now don't email me asking what is the ROOT of the psp - just google for it in google images )
4)Make sure that your psp is at least 75% charged (100% recommended) , If your psp is semi bricked you cant find the amount of battery left - any how charge it for at least 20-30 minutes better safe than sorry .
5) Also make sure there is a UMD in your psp (any UMD will do) ,This downgrading is SAFE no worries so lets get it done- click on " Run Program at PSP/GAME/RECOVERY/EBOOT.PBP" which is in the main page of the RECOVERY menu.
6) It will ask you if u agree with the risks - just press X . Let it do its stuff after about 2-3 minutes it will ask you to restart your psp manually.
Wait for like 30 secs before manually restarting the psp.
7) yup your done You have a 1.5 psp , You will get that crazy blue screen when you turn on your psp - just press circle and choose your personal settings after which you FORMAT your psp and that’s it !
8) To upgrade to 3.40 OE-A see this guide here
3.40 oe - A users guide
3.40 OE-A is old update to 3.52 M33 from here
ITS BEST TO USE YOUR 1.5 Kernel for running stuff see HOW TO RUN HOMEBREWS BELOW :
NOTE : I recommend having 1.5 recovery on custom firmware in case something goes wrong download it from here
How to play iso's , cso's :
1) Connect your PSP to your PC via USB .
2) In the root (the root has psp , mp_root folder and stuff) of the memory stick create a folder called ISO and place your iso's , cso's there
3) Disconnect , scroll to game menu and choose memory stick and simply choose the game .
4) If some iso's , cso's dont work use devhook see Devhook 0.52 tutorial
X and O button swap :
1) Go to your recovery menu , hold R button while powering up (hold up in power + R shoulder button) the psp . See the video of how you can access the recovery on top of the page.
2) scroll to registry hack and press X
3) Choose the button assign as X or O
4) go back and exit
Activate flash / wma :
1) Go to recovery menu ,( see how to access the recovery menu on top of the page)
2) scroll to registry hacks and press X .
3) press X on activate flash/wma
4)Go back and choose exit
How to run homebrews :
Well there are two ways of doing it I prefer the first one (recommended)
1) Go to recovery menu.
2)Choose configuration > Game folder homebrew and set to 1.50 kernel (highly recommended)
3) Reboot or go back and exit
4) Connect your psp and put your 1.5 f/w homebrews in the PSP > GAME folder
5) Start homebrews as normal from the memorystick via game menu.
YOU CAN SKIP LOGO , HIDE CORRUPT ICONS , RUN WITHOUT UMD ,FAKE REGION etc from the recovery mode > configuration
3.40 oe custom firmware installation
3.40 OE-A is old update to 3.52 M33 from here
I guarantee you this is the easiest and safest 3.40 oe-A installation guide on the net . 3.40 oe –A is a custom firmware by dark alex that is basically like a 1.5 psp with 3.40 compatibility . You can run psp iso’s , cso’s (upto 3.40 compatibility) , psx games , homebrews , and even devhook etc. This installation requires flashing so use at your own risk . It really safe , If you follow the instructions you wont have any problems . See If this video helps .
3.40 oe – A installation
For installing this you need a 1.5 psp or a psp with older version of custom firmware from 2.71 SE-A to 3.30 OE-A (if u have custom firmware make sure you are on 1.5 kernel mode , need help see here .)
1) Format your psp (go to system settings and choose format memorystick) and connect it to your PC . Make sure your battery is 100% full
2) Download the 3.40 oe-A easy installation (compiled by me) from here (34 MB) or torrent link , torrent link needs utorrent or similar software (please seed)
3) Open it with WinRAR if you don’t have WinRar download it from here
4) So open with Winrar and copy the PSP folder to the root of your memory stick , If it asks you whether it can over write click on “YES”
5) Disconnect the psp from the PC , scroll to the game menu > memory stick and start the OE UpdateMaker
6) Some white text will come up , it will take about 3 minutes if you are using memory stick duo pro and it will return to the XMB home . Reconnect your psp to the PC.
7) There will now be a new file in PSP/GAME/OEUPDATEMAKER, named "DATA.DXAR". If it has the size of zero bytes, then format the psp and redo it .
8) Go to PSP/GAME/OEUPDATEMAKER, and move the newly created DATA.DXAR into: X:\PSP\GAME\340oeflasher . Then disconnect the psp from the PC .
9) Here comes the flashing part MAKE SURE THERE IS NO UMD IN YOUR PSP REMOVE IT IF THERE IS .
10) Make sure your battery is at least 75% (100% recommended) a. scroll to the Game menu > memory stick and start the application named 3.40 OE Firmware install.
11) It will display some pink text, press X, and it will start flashing your psp. When it finishes, you will be prompted to manually restart your PSP. And your done you now have a 3.40 0e custom firmware . It has replaced your 1.5 / older custom firmware so you can FORMAT the psp or delete the files .I recommend having 1.5 recovery on custom firmware download it from here
ALSO SEE 3.40 custom firmware users guide to know how to play iso's , cso's , homebrews etc from here . Here is a video of how you can access the recovery menu click here .
If you have any doubts see the FAQ here before emailing me (see homepage)
