Which PSP Is Right For You

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Which PSP Is Right For You?

• Comparison of the PSP-1000, PSP-2000, and PSP-3000

Created Sunday, March 29, 2009 Updated Monday,
May 25, 2009
Version 3.5
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Basic Info For This PowerPoint

• If you see one of these , please read the note
  at the bottom, most of them are very important
• Internal flash refers to the NAND/LFlash, where
  the firmware is stored. This is not the same as
  the RAM.
• Hackable refers to the ability to unbrick and/or
  install custom firmware using Pandora/Despertar
  del Cementerio
• If a link will not open normally, right-click and
  select Open Hyperlink
• Original Firmware OFW, Custom Firmware CFW
• HEN Homebrew ENabler temporary CFW that goes
  away with a full shutdown and restart, used with
  an exploit that has kernel access to allow most
  (if not all) homebrew to run, can sometimes
  enable other CFW features

This is an important note
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The Reason For Custom Firmware

• Everybody new to the PSP scene needs to know
  this, so read it.
• If you are only getting CFW so you can go
  download official games for free, then you
  shouldnt use CFW.
• The only reason CFW even has an ISO loader in it
  is so people can use their LEGAL BACKUP COPIES OF
  UMDS THEY ALREADY OWN!!!, not so people can
  pirate games.
• The real reason CFW was created was to completely
  open the PSP so people can play homebrew games or
  use applications that are otherwise blocked by
  OFW, and use the hardware to its full potential.

This is my opinion, what you do with CFW is your
own business. Just know that dark-alex.org does
NOT support piracy. This is a known fact and is
NOT my opinion.
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User And Kernel Mode

• Kernel-mode is much like administrator rights on
  a PC. It has more access over the computer than a
  normal user would have.
• A "Kernel" is actually the interface between
  software and hardware. The kernel tells the
  hardware what to do, and it receives data from
  the software/firmware.
• With a Kernel-mode exploit you can access program
  functions that are normally only available to
  Sony-signed code, or Sony technicians.The
  kernel-mode would have more access to functions
  that would allow the control of the Hardware and
  firmware.
• User-mode is simply the normal mode that a
  software (a game) would be able to access.In a
  way, it only allows access to what a game or a
  typical user has access to.
• Basically, a kernel-mode exploit would allow
  access to hardware and firmware functions, while
  the user-mode exploits would deny access to those
  things.
• Both a user-mode and a kernel-mode exploit are
  needed to make a HEN.

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PSP-1000 Series

• This PSP is also known as the Phat

• How To Tell If Its A Phat
• Speaker holes are at the bottom of this PSP
• The WLan switch is on the left side
• The UMD drive is opened by a latch on the top
• The back of the Phat has humps on both sides

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PSP-1000 Series Pros

• All versions of the 1000 are hackable
• Is compatible with the 1.50 kernel, which is used
  in older homebrew
• Is built strong with an internal metal frame
• Has a built-in IR port

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PSP-1000 Series Cons

• Small internal flash (32MB)
• Low amount of RAM (32MB)
• Heavy
• No TV-Out
• Not compatible with Skype

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PSP-2000 Series

• This PSP is also known as the Slim

• How To Tell If Its A Slim
• The speaker holes are at the top
• The WLan switch is on top
• The UMD drive is opened manually
• The back of the Slim is flat with a slight curve
  at each end

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PSP-2000 Series Pros

• Large internal flash space (64MB)
• Large amount of RAM (64MB)
• Lighter than 1000 Series
• Has a TV-Out feature for HDTVs
• Certain homebrew is designed to use the Slims
  extra RAM, this type of homebrew only works on
  the Slim
• As of OFW 3.90, the Slim has the ability to use
  Skype

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PSP-2000 Series Cons

• Not all Slims are hackable, Slims with the
  motherboard TA-088v3 cannot be hacked yet
• The only way to run homebrew on a TA-088v3 is to
  use exploits/HEN
• Uses a plastic frame, easier to break
• No IR port
• Easily shows fingerprints
• PSP games cant be played using TV-Out on
  standard TVs, only HDTVs

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About The TA-088v3

• This motherboard has a new CPU, this CPU holds a
  new Pre-IPL, the new Pre-IPL blocks all current
  custom IPLs used for custom firmware, this is the
  reason the TA-088v3 cannot be hacked yet.
• For more info, visit this page

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PSP-3000 Series

• This PSP is also known as the Brite

• How To Tell If Its A Brite
• The Home button is now a PS button
• The PS, Select, and Start buttons are oval
  instead of half-circles
• The metal ring on the UMD drive is thinner
• The D-Pad and Action buttons now sit in a small
  crater
• The edges are rounded
• There is a mic hole next to the PSP logo under
  the screen

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PSP-3000 Series Pros

• Large internal flash space (64MB)
• Large amount of RAM (64MB)
• Lighter than 1000 Series
• Has a new screen with better color
• Has a built-in microphone
• TV-Out is enhanced, PSP games can be played on
  any TV
• Can use Skype

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PSP-3000 Series Cons

• None of the PSP-3000 Series systems can be hacked
  yet
• Some people can see interlacing lines on the new
  screen
• The only way to currently run homebrew is to use
  exploits/HEN
• Uses a plastic frame, easier to break
• No IR port

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About the PSP-3000

• This motherboard has a new CPU, this CPU holds a
  new Pre-IPL, the new Pre-IPL blocks all current
  custom IPLs used for custom firmware, this is the
  reason the PSP-3000 cannot be hacked yet.
• For more info, visit this page
• Also, the PSP-3000 has no reaction to current
  jigkick (also known as Pandora) batteries, making
  it even harder to hack.

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PSP-3000 Compatible Exploits

• Lately, the PSP-3000 has started a search for
  exploits that allow unsigned code to be run on
  Official firmware, this is a list of known user
  mode exploits for the PSP-3000
• Format Exploit Name firmware supported info
• Gripshift Exploit 1.52-5.02 This exploit uses
  the UMD game Gripshift to launch homebrew using a
  hacked savegame, the homebrew this exploit
  launches must be coded specifically for this
  exploit, this exploit was patched in 5.03
• Easter Eggsploit (Also known as the Laughing
  Man TIFF Exploit) 5.00-5.05 This exploit was
  found by MaTiAz, it uses a bug in the way Sony
  implemented libtiff to run unsigned code. A HEN
  (named ChickHEN) was created for 5.03 by Davee,
  who found the kernel exploit needed for a HEN.
  Using the ChickHEN, PSP Slims with the TA-088v3
  Motherboard and the PSP Brite are able to use
  most homebrew. This exploit was patched in 5.50

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Downgrading Without Pandora

• Before Pandora existed, installing CFW involved
  downgrading to 1.50 thru exploits then upgrading
  to CFW, exploits can still be used to install CFW
  with the help of Hellcats Recovery Flasher,
  this is a list of all user mode exploits that
  have the ability to downgrade/install CFW
• Format Exploit Name (Game Used) Type
  firmware supported info
• TIFF Exploit eLoader 2.00 Used a bug in
  libtiff to run unsigned code, this exploit was
  patched in 2.01
• GTALCS Exploit (GTALCS) eLoader 2.00 to
  2.60 Used a modified savegame to run unsigned
  code, can be used to downgrade in 2.50, 2.60,
  save slots 1-7 were patched to prevent this
  exploit in 2.70
• TIFF Exploit eLoader/HEN 2.01 to 2.80 Used a
  bug in libtiff to run unsigned code, can be used
  to downgrade in 2.01, 2.71, 2.80, this exploit
  was patched in 2.81
• Goofy Exploit (GTALCS) HEN 2.00 to 3.03
  Used a modified savegame to run unsigned code,
  this exploit is different than the one for
  firmwares 2.00 to 2.60 as it uses save slot 8
  instead of slots1-7, Sony patched slots 1-7 but
  not slot 8, can be used to downgrade in 3.03,
  this exploit was completely patched in 3.10
• Illuminati Exploit (Lumines) HEN 1.50 to
  3.50 Used a modified savegame to run unsigned
  code, can be used to downgrade in 3.11,3.50, this
  exploit was patched in 3.51
• Easter Eggsploit HEN 5.00 to 5.05 Also
  called the Laughing Man Exploit, uses a bug in
  the way Sony implemented libtiff to run unsigned
  code, can be used to install CFW on 5.03, this
  exploit was patched in 5.50

Do not try this on a PSP-2000 with the TA-088v3
motherboard or on a PSP-3000, you will end up
with an unrecoverable brick!! You have been
warned!
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Battery Info And Compatibility

• There are three types of official Sony batteries
  1200 mAh (PSP-S110), 1800 mAh (PSP-110), and 2200
  mAh (PSP-280)
• Phat compatible 1800 mAh, 2200mAh
• Slim compatible 1200 mAh, 1800 mAh, 2200 mAh
• Brite compatible 1200 mAh, 1800 mAh, 2200 mAh

The Slim and Brite require a special battery
cover to use these batteries
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Jigkick/Pandora Battery Creation

• Only certain PSPs have the ability to create
  Jigkick (also known as Pandora) batteries, if you
  get a PSP that doesnt have this ability, you
  will have to ask someone to make one for you,
  hardmod one, or buy a pre-made one
• All PSP Phats can make Pandora Batteries
• The only Slims that are capable of making
  Pandoras are ones with a TA-085v1 motherboard,
  these Slims were found in early Daxter
  Entertainment Packs and are silver
• Later versions of the Daxter pack PSP have
  TA-085v2 motherboards and are also silver, all
  PSPs with a TA-085v2 motherboard and up cannot
  create Pandora batteries
• Newer 1200 mAh batteries cannot be changed into
  jigkick/Pandora batteries at all

Note PSP-3000 most likely will NOT be able to
make Pandora batteries, but it hasnt been
confirmed since they arent hacked yet
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PowerPoint Change Log

• 1.0 First Version
• 1.5 Added TV-Out info to multiple pages
• 1.6 Edited Basic Info For This PowerPoint
• 2.0 Edited Basic Info For This PowerPoint,
  Added How To Tell on General pages, Edited
  PSP-2000 Series Cons
• 2.1 Fixed Hyperlink on About The TA-088v3
• 2.5 Added pic of PSP-1000 back, Edited PSP-2000
  pic to fit better
• 2.7 Added About The PSP-3000, Added
  PowerPoint Change Log, Added Thanks to
  Credits page
• 3.0 Added Hyperlink info to Basic Info For
  This PowerPoint, Added Contributors to
  Credits page, Added Dark-AleX logo to Credits
  page, Added Slim-only homebrew to PSP-2000
  Pros, Added Skype to multiple pages, Added
  Jigkick/Pandora Battery Creation page, Added
  Battery Info And Compatibility page, Added
  PSP-3000 Exploits page, Added PSP-1000
  Downgrading Without Pandora page, Added to
  Basic Info For This PowerPoint
• 3.2 Edited PSP-3000 Compatible Exploits,
  Edited PSP-1000 Downgrading Without Pandora,
  Added The Reason For Custom Firmware page,
  Added User And Kernel Mode Page, Added to
  Credits page

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PowerPoint Change Log (Cont.)

• 3.5 Changed PSP-1000 Downgrading Without
  Pandora to Downgrading Without Pandora and
  moved it, Added to Downgrading Without Pandora,
  Edited PSP-3000 Compatible Exploits, Edited
  PSP-1000 Series Pros, Edited PSP-2000 Series
  Cons, Added to User And Kernel Mode, Fixed
  PowerPoint Change Log, Changed PSP-1000 Series
  In General to PSP-1000 Series, Changed
  PSP-2000 Series In General to PSP-2000
  Series, Changed PSP-3000 Series In General to
  PSP-3000 Series, Added to Jigkick/Pandora
  Battery Creation, Edited Credits, Split
  PowerPoint Change Log page, Edited PSP-2000
  Series Pros, Edited PSP-3000 Series Pros,
  Edited PSP-3000 Series Cons, Changed font used

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Credits

• Author Ruyor
• Contributors mortalinstincts, wololo, leq,
  DarkestVoid
• Sources dark-alex.org, PSP Wiki, Many websites I
  dont remember, My Brain ?
• Thanks Jonatan10, n00b81

I plan to keep this PowerPoint updated as needed,
if you have any suggestions or find any errors
please PM me at dark-alex.org