How to Install 5.50 Gen-B Custom Firmware on your PSP

If you want to install custom firmware on your PSP, read this guide on how to install custom firmware After installing custom firmware, you can update your PSP to the latest stable version, 5.50 GEN-B Unlike 5.00 M33, you can access the PSN Store with 5.50 GEN-B

What do I get with Custom firmware 5.50GEN-B?

  • All functions of the official 5.50 GEN-A firmware
  • Bug fix: the VSH menu can now be disabled
  • Pressing Select can start the recovery, bring up the VSH recovery menu, or do nothing at all (for those who wish to use Remote Play between their PSP and PS3)
  • Update via Network (taken from M33)
  • Pandora (converting the battery to/from the Pandora-state) and Shutdown Device options added to the VSH menu
  • Flash1 format option adds a check that prevents a flash1 format if enabled
  • Access [remains open] to the PlayStation Store and Remote Play continues working

So how do I install 5.50 GEN-B?

Read this guide on how to install 5.50 GEN-B on your PSP.

[via How to install Custom Firmware on your PSP]

How to Install 5.50 Gen-A Custom Firmware on your PSP

If you want to install custom firmware on your PSP, read this guide on how to install custom firmware After installing custom firmware, you can update your PSP to the latest stable version, 5.50 GEN-A Unlike 5.00 M33, you can access the PSN Store with 5.50 GEN-A

What do I get with Custom firmware 5.50GEN-A?

  • All functions of the official 5.50 firmware
    • The [Information Board] has been added under [PlayStation Network]
    • PS3 owners are already familiar with this feature.  It displays news and updates from SCEE in the upper right corner of the screen.  You can now obtain information about the games ahead of the new content available on the Playstation Store, and other news from your PSP even if you are connected to WiFi.

    • Support for Internet security service provided by Trend Micro has been added to [Internet Browser]
    • End Micro Web Security: use technology to block access to malicious sites that can steal personal information and confidential -
      Trend Micro Kid’s Safety: You can block access to websites with inappropriate content.

    • An icon for built-in Internet Search has been added to the menu bar of your browser
    • Instead of having to point your browser to Google then search, you can do your searches directly on your XMB.

    • Option to search for the game title on Google.
    • By selecting the icon of the game and then pressing triangle and selecting running Internet Search, you get to search for sites using the name of the game.

    • It is now possible to see an additional level of hierarchy under [Photo] [Music] and [Video]
  • Launch of UMDs to ISOs to CSOs and demos require firmware 5.02 or below
  • Launch homebrews
  • Launch of PS1 games (converted to PSP)
  • Access to Recovery mode (adjusts the processor speed of the PSP, FLASH access, use plug-ins etc.).

So how do I install 5.50 GEN-A?

Read this guide on how to install 5.50 GEN-A on your PSP.

[via How to install Custom Firmware on your PSP]

How to install Chickhen R2 on your PSP

[What is ChickHen?]
ChickHEN works as a homebrew enabler for all PSP models (1000, 2000 and 3000) and allows execution of homebrew games and apps on 5.03 Official firmware. It can allow you to play games such as Bugz!, Jellycar or run apps such as pspfiler and PSPTube. Homebrew enhances the experience of a normal PSP without any faulty side-effects.

The current version of ChickHen is Chickhen R2.

[What it does not do?]
- Run ISO, CSO or any other form of UMD backup.
- Run PSX Games
- Touch The Flash of your beloved PSP
- Magically allow the use of Custom Firmware (on TA-088v3 or PSP 3000)
- Load plugins

How to install ChickHen on your PSP? Read this how to install ChickHen r2 on your PSP guide.

If you want to run ISO, CSO or any other form of UMD backup. You can install 5.03 Gen-A or install CFWEnabler. Both custom firmware allows you to run games from your memory stick AND run homebrew.

[via How to install Custom Firmware on your PSP]

Lola Techie is so Cool!

this is probably the kewlest ad to date, meet lola techie (grandma techie) as she tries out online gaming!!! :)

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My Brute is MyBrute! A My Brute Definitive Guide

Time wasters are usually just that, a waste of time but once in a while you get something really really really interesting. Take the new hit, MyBrute for instance.

If you’re new to the game, Read the MyBrute Guide and participate on a Pupil Trading List.

Read more of My Brute.

MyBrute Guide | My Brute Pupil Trading List

New to MyBrute? Read the MyBrute Guide and participate on a Pupil Trading List.

My Brute

While you’re there you might be interested in some Free PSP Games

Install Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHen R2 on your PSP

Want Free PSP Games on your PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3?  Yep, it’s now possible to do so with 5.03 GEN-A which runs via the ChickHen R2 Hack.

Requirements:

  • A PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3 motherboard with a firmware version of 5.03 or lower. If you have anything higher, you can’t install GEN-A.
  • Download: 503.pbp
  • Download: ChickHEN R2 | GEN-A | GEN-A
  • Back up your save files (so that if they get corrupted, you still have backups)

Once you’ve downloaded everything, you can now proceed to install 5.03 GEN-A via the ChickHen R2 Hack. Ready? Go ahead and read the installation guide.

A reflection on what TOYCON 2009 has become

The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention (TOYCON) was held at Megamall Megatrade Hall 2 & 3 last June 13 and 14, 2009.  There has been a lot of buzz for this convention even back in early May.  I personally was looking forward to the event because of the exhibits and the collectibles that would be available for me to see. 

As early as 10 AM, Saturday, a line was already amassing in front of Megatrade.  In fact, the line got so long that it reached the bridge area and then back to the other side of the atrium.  With the recent marketing strategy of Toycon and the infamous irenecullen multiply blog (which by the way I still suspect is connected with an organizer of Toycon), it wasn’t much of a surprise at the amount of attendees.  The cosplayers haven’t even arrived yet and the crowd was swelling.  Entrance to the event was PhP 100.00 per day.  I did hear that they sold out on the tickets that they had to sell day 2 tickets for day 1.  Though one way the could have avoided this is by preselling the tickets, which I understand was not done (correct me if I’m wrong)…

Read the rest of this article at the dot hacker review.

How to install custom firmware on your PSP

This guide is to help you on how to install custom firmware on your PSP. It spans ALL current models except for the PSP Go.

Before proceeding on how to install custom firmware, you need to find out what kind of PSP do you you have.

Once you determined that, just follow the installation guide for your PSP model:

  1. If you have a PSP 1000, you can install custom firmware without any hassles.
  2. If you have a PSP 2000, be sure to check if your psp can install custom firmware by reading up this CFW compatibility guide. If you have a compatibile PSP, you can proceed to install 5.00 M33 or 5.50 GEN-A.
  3. If you have a PSP 3000 or a PSP 2000 with TA088v3 motherboard, you can proceed to install 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack.
    Once you’ve installed custom firmware, you can now proceed to download free PSP Games.

via the How to install custom firmware on your PSP Guide.

Download DoTA Allstars Official 6.60b map (with DoTA 6.60b changelog)

Official Download DoTA 6.60b
Release Date : June 14, 2009
Filesize : 3.70MB

Official Download Dota 6.60b

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