Sony PSP 2.50 firmware
p2p news / p2pnet:- Sony has released the latest Firmware updates for its PlayStation Portable console on the official Japanese and North American PlayStation sites. This comes after the 2.0 update was released just to fix a security flaw in 2.00 that allowed users to run some unauthorized "homebrew" code – eventually leading to the release of a working downgrader for the PSP.
This update however has added some features to the PSP and probably will have made it even more hard for hackers to find ways to run code on the device. Here is the changelog…
Network
* [LocationFree™ Player] has been added as a feature under [Network].
* [Auto-Select] and [Unicode (UTF-8)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar.
* Settings for [Text Size] and [Display Mode] in [Internet Browser] can now be saved.
* The input history of online forms accessed through [Internet Browser] can now be saved.
Video
* Copyright-protected video can now be played under [Video]. (This applies to video saved on Memory Stick Duo™ media).
o For details, contact the video content provider.
o Note that fees may be charged to obtain or use copyright-protected video.
o Downloadable copyright-protected video may not be available in all countries and regions.
Settings
* [Set via Internet] has been added as an option to [Date and Time] in [Date & Time Settings] under [Settings].
* [WPA-PSK (AES)] has been added as a security method under [Network Settings].
Other
* Korean input mode has been added to the on-screen keyboard.
If you wish to run homebrew code on your PSP, then upgrading to v2.50 is not recommended at this time. Anything over 2.00 leaves you completely in the dark in terms of homebrew. If you have 2.00 firmware and would sacrifice the extra features to run homebrew games and applications, then you might want to consider downgrading to v1.50.
Dela – AfterDawn
====================
Something you think we should know? tips[at]p2pnet.net
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
- Mohandas Gandhi
Tired of being treated like a criminal? They depend on you, not the other way around. Don’t buy their ‘product’. Do bug your local political representatives. Use emails, snail-mail, phone calls, faxes, IM, stop them in the street, blog. And if you’re into organizing, organize petitions, organize demonstrations and then turn up on your local political rep’s doorstep, making sure you’ve contacted your local tv/radio station/newspaper in advance.
October 15th, 2005 at 6:48 pm
and thats when they stopped selling them!
October 16th, 2005 at 12:19 pm
There is a minor error in this article:
“This comes after the 2.0 update was released just to fix a security flaw in 2.00 that allowed users to run some unauthorized “homebrew” code – eventually leading to the release of a working downgrader for the PSP.”
this should be
“This comes after the 2.1 update was released just to fix a security flaw in 2.00 that allowed users to run some unauthorized “homebrew” code – eventually leading to the release of a working downgrader for the PSP.”
October 24th, 2005 at 4:30 am
November 15th, 2005 at 9:06 am
IS THUR A DOWNGRADER FOR 2.5? CUZ I MADE A MISTAKE ON UPGRADING A PSP 1000K VER. 1.50 TO 2.5, NOT THAT IT DOESN’T WORK-IT WORKS PERFECTLY IT JUST THAT NOW I CAN’T PLAY EMULATOR GAMES, AND THAT SUX!
November 21st, 2005 at 6:37 am
This is because the 2.5 upgrade does not work on earlier version.
It is only recommended by Sony for model PSP 1006.
December 12th, 2005 at 1:09 pm