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PSP Firmware v.2 Released (works on US-version PSPs)
comment: 89 | Wednesday, July 27 (2005) 11:01AM | Posted by Austin Vaughan


Version 2.0 for Sony's PSP has been released, with the following updates:
  • Revisions to strengthen security were added.
  • An Internet browser was added.
  • Go To was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to UMD Video)
  • A-B Repeat was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to UMD Video and video data saved on Memory Stick)
  • 4:3 Screen Mode was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick)
  • Audio Options was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick)
  • AVC was added as a codec that can be played under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick)
  • Support for Memory Stick PRO Duo was added to [Music].
  • MP4 (AAC) and WAV (LPCM) were added as formats that can be played under [Music]. (This applies to music data saved on Memory Stick)
  • Image transfer was added as a feature under [Photo].
  • Wallpaper was added as a feature under [Photo].
  • TIFF, PNG, GIF and BMP were added as image formats that can be displayed under [Photo].
  • Korean was added as an option to [System Language] under [Settings], [System Settings].
  • [Character Set] was added to [System Settings] under [Settings].
  • [Theme Settings] was added under [Settings].
  • WPA-PSK (TKIP) was added as a security method under [Network Settings].
  • Settings for Infrastructure Mode under [Network Settings] were revised to be easier to use.
  • Input modes were added to the on-screen keyboard.
  • Previous Update: German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Russian were added as options to [System Language] under [Settings], [System Settings].
  • Previous Update: Support to retain the screen mode setting was added under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick.)
  • Previous Update: Support to allow resume play after recovery from sleep mode was added under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick.)
  • Previous Update: Support to allow resume play of audio tracks after recovery from sleep mode was added under [Music].
  • Previous Update: UMD Music can now be played under [Music].
(list via PSPhome.com)

PSP Software Update Page at Sony Japan

Note: all ya need to do is download the firmware file HERE, and copy that to the Sony MS Duo card in: ROOT > PSP > GAME > UPDATE. I had to create the GAME and UPDATE directory myself. Then just boot her up, go the UMD section, load from disk, and get started. Went off without a hitch for me.

Great update, Sony. Now I don't feel so bad for updating to 1.51 when I first got it, making it unable to play all those emulators and hacks...
Comments

Dr Doom

Comments: 23
 		Jul 27 (2005) 11:06AM  

Errr........... Do I need a wireless router to use the internet?



Austin Vaughan
Location: Lenexa, KS
Comments: 768
 		Jul 27 (2005) 11:17AM  

yeah. pretty much everybody i know already has one. you can get them for less than $ 50.



JrezIN

Comments: 70
 		Jul 27 (2005) 11:33AM  

Wireless: Doesn't PSP support ad-hoc networks too?

#

The updates looks interesting... I hope homebrew catch-up soon (unlikely, but...).



Austin Vaughan
Location: Lenexa, KS
Comments: 768
 		Jul 27 (2005) 11:37AM  

i don't have any network security setup on my router so any internet access point should work. i'm sure this update pretty much cuts off all the homebrew action but at least they give you some really nice features instead.



Radical Conformist

Comments: 148
 		Jul 27 (2005) 01:05PM  

Hmm... Are there any downsides associated with updating to Japanese firmware? Will I still be able to play Region 1 UMD movies?



chicubs

Comments: 915
 		Jul 27 (2005) 01:13PM  

Thats a really nice update!



Dr Doom

Comments: 23
 		Jul 27 (2005) 01:44PM  

I'm lovin' the theme and wallpaper options



somebody

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 01:59PM  

does the jp update affect the region of the umd player?



pato128

Comments: 4
 		Jul 27 (2005) 02:56PM  

Wasn't a new version of Sonic Stage supposed to be release today in Japan as well???
(I think version 3.2).



Ted

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 03:01PM  

No it doesn't affect the UMD regionality.



Ronan1234567890

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 03:05PM  

Is it still in Japanese?
Can you update from Jap 2.00 to (example) US 2.01



KING!!!ofTHE SOUTH__

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 03:42PM  

will it in any way affect it is a us PSP version and when will the authentic US version update will be release?????



scottder

Comments: 185
 		Jul 27 (2005) 03:50PM  

One would hope that Sony would give up on those damned Memory Sticks....but alas we know how Sony is when it comes to formats....they just don't know when to let go.



error?

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 06:26PM  

when I run the Update it says my battery needs to be charged. I pluged it into the power adapter and it still doesnt work. Any suggestions?



error? your dumb

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 07:32PM  

the same thing for me. you actually have to charge it, hence the error that says "charge your psp". so charge it and then it will work



Radical Conformist

Comments: 148
 		Jul 27 (2005) 08:02PM  

Yay! I'm typing this on my PSP.



jbrandon

Guest
 		Jul 27 (2005) 11:49PM  

So will there be sites that start popping up now that say "formatted for PSP"?



kimmygibbler

Guest
 		Jul 28 (2005) 12:56AM  

I updated yesterday and like the new features, especially the browser. What I know so far is this will in no way affect the region of UMD's you watch or video files converted to MP4, it still uses the same naming technique as before. However my homebrews will not work as someone earlier said they do now. Am I doing something wrong with those or is that why Sony released this new version. All people out there with PSP's get working on homebrews for v2.00!!!!!!!!!!!



Austin Vaughan
Location: Lenexa, KS
Comments: 768
 		Jul 28 (2005) 04:01AM  

yeah, that was part of the idea. give people a reason to upgrade from 1.50. homebrews do not work on anything after 1.50 - they've patched it to deal with that. it could be a long time if ever before they get homebrews working on 2.0...



Fluidity

Comments: 190
 		Jul 28 (2005) 07:25AM  

I wonder if Sony actually left out features on purpose so they could provide upgrades and make people want to upgrade. It would be a clever ploy effectively letting people uncover any flaws in your DRM system so you can identify how best to fix them and as you do, insert some nice new features alongside the fixes so people are likely to want to upgrade to the new version to get those features and in the process close that problematic loophole for you. Maybe I'm just cynical!



Anonymous

Guest
 		Jul 28 (2005) 10:26PM  

So if i make the update, will it be in english or can i change it into english?



KimmyGibbler

Guest
 		Jul 28 (2005) 10:54PM  

I dloaded it from here on a more recent US PSP that had ver 1.51 already installed. it worked fine and it is in english.



Me

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 01:37AM  

I can't believe they made all these changes so soon after release, not that I'm complaining... Are all of the options and menus in English??



from France

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 03:22AM  

I updated my PSP yesterday (one bought in Japan, using French and upgrading withV2.0). It works fine, everything in french.

Good job



Papo

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 09:30AM  

Mine reads "THE GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED"
What is it that I'm doing wrong?



Austin Vaughan
Location: Lenexa, KS
Comments: 768
 		Jul 29 (2005) 11:31AM  

it installs and runs in the native language that you were already using.



stuck in maine

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 01:41PM  

does anyone know if there are any long term side effects? as in the update screwing up over a long period of time? also, when does the US update finally get released?



Jamie

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 03:59PM  

I dont know why it sais game wont start it does it on mine i put it in game update and crap but still comes up with this stuff so any help would be well aprecciated


Jamie

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 04:03PM  

OK i got it workin somehow but i need to wait for battery to charge up



Miggy

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 04:56PM  

I got it working on mine.


jeremyh223

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 07:06PM  

mine said game wont start to but i erased the file and then instead of just moving the file i copied and pasted it into the update folder it then loaded up fine and is now working perfectly in english



2b

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 09:11PM  

Today I updated my Taiwanese PSP using the Japanese 2.0 firmware and it works great! Everything is still in English *phew*.

Does anyone know how to access HTML files on the memory stick from within the web browser? I would like to read some ebooks. Is there a specific directory where they need to go? I installed <div class='indent'>E:\PSP\FOO.HTML</div> and tried to open it using <div class='indent'>file://foo.html</div> but it didn't work. Too much beer?



linux-user

Guest
 		Jul 29 (2005) 09:14PM  

Hey Papo, I had the same problem: "THE GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED" but after I renamed E:\PSP\GAME\UPDATE\EBOOT.EBP to all uppercase characters on my memory stick it worked fine.



HypnotiQ101

Guest
 		Jul 30 (2005) 12:48AM  

My psp wont update! i dont know y....



fano90

Guest
 		Jul 30 (2005) 09:52PM  

are you talking of home brew games or update file



fano90

Guest
 		Jul 30 (2005) 09:54PM  

if you are talking about home brew games pleas tell me how



Anonymous

Guest
 		Jul 30 (2005) 09:56PM  

let me know at fano_elchulo©hotmail.com



Papo

Guest
 		Aug 01 (2005) 09:33AM  

Thanx alot linux-user
It's working now.


web browser

Guest
 		Aug 02 (2005) 01:00AM  

I updated mine a few mins ago and my web browser doenst work!! WTF is up wit that? It doesnt connect. I have my rounter running fine. WTF!!!!! can sum please help me.



PSP fan

Guest
 		Aug 02 (2005) 05:41AM  

I installed the firmware thing succesfull but when I try to go on the internet I have to chose between 2 servers AOSS and Rakuraku WLAN Start and both of them say that you need to hold the rakuraka start button????!!

Can someone help me?



Someone

Guest
 		Aug 02 (2005) 09:07AM  

To update your PSP, put "EBOOT.PBP" in the directories PSP/GAME/UPDATE. The PSP would detect it as a system update instead of a game.

Also, you have to have 50% minimum battery life and the AC adaptor must be plugged in in order to update your PSP.



BowDownBuddha

Guest
 		Aug 05 (2005) 07:39PM  

for those having problems with the game not loading, make certain that you name your folders in caps. it can't be PSP/Game/Update. it has to be PSP/GAME/UPDATE. then just run it and it'll work great.



psp kid

Guest
 		Aug 06 (2005) 01:34AM  

hwats a ac adapter



Jaws a.k.a strong bad

Guest
 		Aug 06 (2005) 02:45AM  

r u serius?



fester

Guest
 		Aug 08 (2005) 02:33PM  

some one please help me my update wont work ive tried everything , it just says i used alot of memory on my memoystick and it acts just the same a befor ... what should i do?



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 10 (2005) 04:21PM  

ok im going to discribe the whole process for you, the eboot must all be in caps and must be in a folder named "UPDATE" in the game folder.your battery must be at least 50% full and u must plug your psp into the wall using the ac adapter.you can not run homebrews like on 15.0 and 1.00 firmwares,but you can run certain html file using the web browser, u must put the html in the main root directory of your psp's memory stick. then in your web browsers address bar type in the exact name of the html (including the .html) and it will show up, if it says content can not be displayed then either your psp doesn't allow java or your html just wont run on the psp.and if you can't get a signal then you need to make sure your router's security is off, and you need to make sure your psp's connection is set up to connect with your router(mine is all on automatic settings)



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 10 (2005) 04:24PM  

to change your psp to allow java , go to tools in the web browser then settings and allow java. if u have any more questions in will answer them


shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 10 (2005) 04:25PM  

o ya i alomost forgot to add that u need 16MB of free space on your memory stick



Brewmaster

Guest
 		Aug 10 (2005) 06:24PM  

Unfortunately this update of 2.0 for the PSP does not allow homebrews, as many people seem to ask. I stupidly upgraded from my firmware 1.50 to this 2.0. Its not bad firmware, but i lost my ability to play homebrews... There is a rumor going around that says that the US release will allow homebrews, is that true? (does anyone know yet) I guess if noone can answer it, i can just download the update in 2 days.. and see if it works or not.



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 10 (2005) 06:39PM  

the release date for the US 2.00 firmware is august 12th, i dont think u will b able 2 update 2.00 jap. to 2.00 US firmware, and i highly doubt sony allowing homebrew on the US firmware if they didn't let it on 2.00 jap.



Brewmaster

Guest
 		Aug 10 (2005) 08:40PM  

I see... Well, if they ever did make homebrews availeable, then i would definitely be happy... So would many other gamers across the US and other countries.. I bet Sony would get alot more sales that way too. Imagine, if they just let Homebrews be allowed on it, they would get all the ROM gamers to buy it so they could play it out of the house, ya know? As long as they put a disclaimer or something, then it would be OK for them...



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 11 (2005) 11:06AM  

yes, i agree with that but unfortunetaly sony probably wont let homebrew on the psp for there own personal reasons, which sucks



Anonymous

Guest
 		Aug 11 (2005) 05:19PM  

??


THAT GUY

Guest
 		Aug 13 (2005) 12:00AM  

I heard something about a video mailprogram and a mini itoy for the psp and future ps3, does anybody else know about it?



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 13 (2005) 09:39AM  

no i haven't heard about that. where did u hear that.



THAT GUY

Guest
 		Aug 13 (2005) 05:51PM  

i heard it off of some jap. website



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 14 (2005) 12:59AM  

ok that sounds interesting, i will definetaly keep an eye out for that thanks


chukka

Guest
 		Aug 16 (2005) 04:37PM  

what iz the AOSS button when youre in network settings



chukka

Guest
 		Aug 16 (2005) 04:39PM  

pleeease guys i need your help!



flame

Guest
 		Aug 16 (2005) 07:25PM  

im still not sure if i should download this


flame

Guest
 		Aug 16 (2005) 07:26PM  

its scary because i dont want to mess up my psp .



flame

Guest
 		Aug 16 (2005) 07:26PM  

i cant a ford 250 dollars to go down the drain


shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 16 (2005) 10:27PM  

tell me where this AOSS button is so i can help. and if u r wondering the update that is currently out is actualy the japanese 1, the US 1 wont b out till like august18th i think im not 100% sure. but i updated with the japanese 1 and it is english and has worked great so far, and i updated the first day it came out so that shouldn't ruin your psp



ba1143

Comments: 1
 		Aug 17 (2005) 02:01AM  

can anyone in here tell me since this psp 2.0 firmware is out before I download it, will i still be able to get movies and music offline ?



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 17 (2005) 11:51AM  

if by being "able to get movies and music offline ?" u mean putting them on your psp memory stick using a USB cable or memory stick duo to USB adapter then yes u still can



motophyco

Guest
 		Aug 18 (2005) 11:00PM  

its the 18th and i cant update my psp using the psp updater on the psp. When is the update coming?



Meatius

Guest
 		Aug 19 (2005) 11:46AM  

Can't believe you are having to hold so many peoples hand ShadowY2K.

The whole process is p#ss easy, HERE IS THE STEP BY STEP ASS CLOWN GUIDE

Step 1. Click on the HERE link to get the EBOOT.PHP file downloaded onto your PC.

Step 2. Connect your PSP via USB Cable to your PC (Make sure you go to the USB option on the Home menu of your PSP)

Step 3. Make sure you have a Memory stick Duo in your PSP with 16mb of room (Don't worry about moving stuff to your pc while you install the Firmware as you can delete the file after)

Step 4. Locate your PSP in Start>My Computer>Devices With Removable Storage. Then Open the drive

Step 5. Click on PSP Folder then GAME folder now right click and create a new folder called UPDATE (Making sure that all the folders are in Capitals)

Step 6. Drag the downloaded file EBOOT.PHP into this new folder

Step 7. On your PSP, come out of USB and go to GAME (Little PS2 Controller Icon) press O, now you should see Update 2.0

Step 8. Make sure your PSP is connected to an AC Battery Charger (the thing that plugs into the wall and gives your PSP life) now press O on the update and it will install itself after you have agreed to the terms.

The update will not affect your system, it will not change the language, it will however not allow Homebrew or other piracy software until the Homebrew people have updated their products to the new firmware I.E. you cannot put a DVD into a CD player and expect it to work

If this still doesn't work then you seriously need to stop buying electrical equipment hamish boy



Joey

Guest
 		Aug 19 (2005) 01:43PM  

will i be abil to update to the american version if i already have the japanese version



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 19 (2005) 02:46PM  

thank you Meatius finnaly someone that knows what they are doing, i hope no one has any questions about how to install it now,and like Meatius said " If this still doesn't work then you seriously need to stop buying electrical equipment hamish boy".



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 20 (2005) 02:31PM  

no, you dont need to update the japanese 2.0 to an american 2.0 they are the same.



dshappard

Comments: 2
 		Aug 20 (2005) 11:05PM  

with a usa psp and 1.52 i had no trouble changing dvd movies to mp4 with mobile movie maker. now that i have updated to jap 2.0 none of the movies will play

help!



m_thoroughbred

Guest
 		Aug 21 (2005) 03:41PM  

i have had the 2.0 update since it was realesed in japan and i notice that in some wed sites the psp show a not enough memory messege. why is that? is it because the 4mb ram? i know is not the ms cause i have a new 1gb. ms and still displays the same message. is there any way to get rid of this message or will sony realease a server to help the psp. [m_thoroughbred@yahoo.com]



m_thoroughbred

Guest
 		Aug 21 (2005) 04:07PM  

by the way does ne1if a usb keyboard will be released?



flame

Guest
 		Aug 21 (2005) 07:01PM  

what does the japanese update mess up.is it a 100% safe


shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 21 (2005) 10:27PM  

the 2.00 update is safe, i haven't heard of anyone's psp's being messed up by it. and as for the movie problem video files must be named in the format of M4Vxxxxx where "xxxxx" is any five-digit number, like 00001 or 01323.



dshappard

Comments: 2
 		Aug 22 (2005) 08:17AM  

to shadowy2k,

thanks for the response. since i used the mpeg4 (mp4) movies on the usa 2.0, i had all the convections correct (folder names, locations, etc). when i use the jap 2.0, the message "This video cannot be played" pops up. i checked the info for the video and the video codex & audio codex matches the values for videos that i CAN play (downloaded examples of upcoming games).

???


gatch

Guest
 		Aug 24 (2005) 08:35AM  

this program is great thanks for the step by step instructions Meatius and shadowY2K. i just bought my PSP a day ago and i have no games yet. but i can go on the internet and play with all the settings. thaks guys



gatch

Guest
 		Aug 24 (2005) 09:16AM  

this is great but i cant figure out how to set one of my pictues as wallpaper. can anyone help me?



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 24 (2005) 05:36PM  

you must have the pic on your memory stick go to pictures open it and you can zoom and move around on it to get the part of the picture you want the press triangle and find the set as wallpaper button



dannyd711

Guest
 		Aug 25 (2005) 03:32PM  

hi guys, this page is great alot of helpful people here. im lookin to buy a psp but have a question about the model numbers there seems to be 1000 1000k and 1001k. is there any difference in models as i heard that the 2.0 update can only be used on model 1001k.

thanks



danny711

Guest
 		Aug 25 (2005) 04:08PM  

dont worry guys ive just found out that the model 1000 and 1000k is japanese and can only use japanese update where as the 1001 is a us version and can only use the us version update thanks anyway



dannyd711

Guest
 		Aug 25 (2005) 04:10PM  

i would not recommend crossing the 2 but if anyone has a psp1001 with japanese update workinmg please tell me about it.



shadowY2K

Guest
 		Aug 26 (2005) 05:47PM  

i have a psp with jap 2.0 and it came with 1.50, of course i had to update before they cracked 1.50 but any way so far the 2.0 update hasn't harmed my psp



DarkstarDragon

Guest
 		Aug 29 (2005) 10:11PM  

Ok, don't ask how but, I blew up the Psp internal power connector (the yellow part on the PSP that lets me charge using an AC adapter) I now charge my battery using this power logik I bought from EB. So this means I can't charge my Psp using the AC adapter or the USB cable. Now the question is how can I get the update if the instuctions tell me to charge my PSP to full, which it is, and have the AC plug in which is blown out. How can I get around this problem before I have to buy a replacement part. Help me out before it comes to it someone, anyone.



Umm

Guest
 		Aug 30 (2005) 12:41PM  

It hasn't been a year since you bought the system so you can return it to Sony for exchange.

Happened to me. Not sure If I blew it up but the AC adapter wouldn't charge my PSP so I returned it to Sony Headquarters and they exchanged a new 1.5 firmware PSP for no charge.



giantrust

Comments: 1
 		Sep 14 (2005) 01:46PM  

Many thanks guys, I bought a japanese psp from hong kong for my son, (we live in the U.K.) model 1000k 1.5. just downloaded the 2.0 update from here following your instructions and its great, no problems.



SteveH

Comments: 1
 		Oct 14 (2005) 06:32PM  

Hi, I recently purchased a memory stick pro duo (MSX-M1GN) from Hong Kong via ebay. It has arrived and will not work. I checked the buyer info and it says compatible with PSP98500 but mine is a PSP1001 bought in North America - is this why it won't work? What mem stick should I be looking for?



suicidalspikes

Comments: 1
 		Sep 08 (2006) 08:31PM  

do u need a hong kong version of a psp 2 download the new version 2. somin thang?im having trouble wit it i got the u.s. version of da psp so yea hit me up



chris118

Comments: 1
 		Jan 26 (2007) 10:10AM  

where is the aoss button so i can get onto the internet on my psp



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