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First of all, please do not hold me, or ForeverGeek responsible if the downgrading of your PSP fails or renders your PSP useless. There are risks in downgrading, and if your PSP has a modern motherboard it will not work. A new motherboard would be a TA-082, and you can find out if your PSP has one or not by opening the UMD lid and try to read it on the inside.
xtrusion made a nice and simple executable, so all you have to do is simply run the EXE with your PSP in USB mode and it should work. However, (and I can’t help saying this too many times) this won’t work with TA-082 motherboards, so please check your PSP and make sure it doesn’t have this motherboard before moving on.
And if you succeed, welcome to the world of PSP homebrew :)
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43 Responses for "PSP 2.71 Firmware Downgrader Released"
September 5th, 2006 at 04:22
1Does that mean If I upgrade my psp2.5 to psp2.7 then i can be downgrading it to 1.5, as i cant see any direct downgrader from 2.5 to 1.5 without using GTA umd?
September 6th, 2006 at 04:08
2Yes, it does, unless you have a TA-082 motherboard on your unit.
September 6th, 2006 at 12:13
3i really like my psp version modify to version 1.50,so i can play the download games.
September 8th, 2006 at 14:53
4If I downgrade my psp to 1.5 will I be able to run all my games? If not which ones won’t work? Actually is there a web site that has all of the questions available for this?
September 14th, 2006 at 11:46
5i tried the downgrade red screen came on went of i then turned my psp on and itz still 2.71???????????????????????????
September 16th, 2006 at 17:21
6i tried the download and it took me ten times to downgrade and it worked 4 me but on the same day i broke it using homebrew but sony it giving me a free psp…..yay
September 20th, 2006 at 19:29
7Can anyone help me – my psp is not showing up red screen when downgrading, am I doing anything wrong, anyone experienced same problem?
September 26th, 2006 at 13:34
8it took me quite a few tries before the red screen showed up for me, but it eventually worked perfectly. Keep at it.
September 26th, 2006 at 13:45
9I am very impressed how you can build webpages! Visit my sites, please:
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Good luck! :)
October 31st, 2006 at 22:00
10were to find a downgrader to the TA-082 motherboard?
November 6th, 2006 at 11:43
11where to find a downgrader to the TA-082 motherboard with Firmware 2.71 ?
November 8th, 2006 at 20:37
12where EXACTLY do I look for the motherboard number?
November 11th, 2006 at 10:24
13it says ic-1003 on the top right hand side of the motherboard that is visible when you open your UMD. Thats a TA-082.
check out my url for more info.
November 12th, 2006 at 02:12
14my bro just bought a white psp…. vers 2.71 .. and has that damn TA-082 motherboard… we want to make it so he can play doanloadable games … but i am not sure if it is possible.. is it?
November 16th, 2006 at 16:07
15i’ve got the same problem i’ve also bought a white psp version 1.71 and its got that TA-082 motherboard i would like to ask any1 if its possible to downgrade it to 1.5 firmware?????????????????????????
November 22nd, 2006 at 09:38
16i was upgrading to 2.7 than it say i have to call dat stupid place an now it wont even turn on wat should i do i am relali piss
November 22nd, 2006 at 12:22
17I have just bought a Psp version 2.71 . What i want to know is that can i download games for my Psp from the internet. please help!!!
December 13th, 2006 at 22:29
18good site
December 16th, 2006 at 09:02
19Hi my psp verision is now 2.6 .So if i wan 1.5 i jus dl this file? or mus i find another file to upto 2.71 first?
December 18th, 2006 at 08:34
20I liked this site, it’s neat. Good job!
[url=][/url]
December 18th, 2006 at 15:07
21i have a 2.01 PSP version i have the 2.71 to 1.5 downgrader but now i need a 2.1 to 2.71 upgrader does nyone have a helpfull link n tried before that works,,, plz if nybody knows help me cuz am struglling long time ago in this ;’( !!!
if nybody have the link plz send it to my email …whitedevil_80@hotmail.com …thnkz for helpin
December 25th, 2006 at 10:47
22hey, i want to downgrade my psp but it has the wrong motherboard is there a downgrader for a psp with a TA-082 motherboard yet?
December 29th, 2006 at 21:37
23wtf its in french??
January 1st, 2007 at 04:11
24I gave my psp 2.71 Ta-082 to have it downgraded, but It did not work and now I think its bricked. Its a black screen the green light comes on but no sound for it pwering up. To switch off the psp I have to hold the power button for 5 seconds before its switched off.
I then went a puchased a new motherboard 1.5 from Japan. I have the same problem. So either I have bought a bricked motherboard which I cannot test in another psp or there is another problem with it.
If any has experience the same problem, I look forward from hearing from you.
Regards
Shade
January 1st, 2007 at 21:20
25hey i looked at my motherbored but is it writen on the top right Ta-082 because i read ic-9001 and if it’s ic-1003 does it mean its Ta-082
January 1st, 2007 at 21:23
26oh and i got my PSP when it first came out so it was version 0.9 does it mean i cant down grade
January 4th, 2007 at 15:58
27my psp was 2.71 but i didn’t know what i was doing when i first got it so i updated it to 3.03 can i still downgrade?
January 4th, 2007 at 16:20
28can i download a movie from say lime wire and upload it to my psp
January 8th, 2007 at 14:01
29i rang the sony help line and you can not downgrade if you have firmware pased 3.0
January 10th, 2007 at 16:56
30I have a 2.6 psp. does it work to upgrade to 2.71 then downgrade?? and is this for any motherboard model?
January 11th, 2007 at 20:06
31my psp is now at 3.03 can i downgrade it to 2.7 at least plz i really need help on this one.
January 11th, 2007 at 20:08
32this is f**k**g bull.i paid alot of maney for this thing i want a downgrade now.
January 13th, 2007 at 23:47
33HEY, DUMBASSES. there is a psp downgrader for the TA-082 motherboard on http://www.pspbrew.com, sorry but the link for download was on the main page. if it is not on there ( which its been a month or so since i posted this) then u gotta search for it but IT IS THERE PRAISE GOD!!!
January 18th, 2007 at 22:09
34Georgio download pspvideo9 to put movies on psp
If you have 2.01+ then update to 2.71 then downgrade (not for those with ta082)
January 22nd, 2007 at 13:53
35IS THERE A DOWNGRADER FROM 3.03 to 1.5 I MINDLESSLY UPGRADED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 22nd, 2007 at 13:54
36IS THERE A DOWNGRADER FROM 3.03 to 1.5 I MINDLESSLY UPGRADED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 27th, 2007 at 20:38
37how do you downgrade from a 3.03 to 1.5???
February 7th, 2007 at 17:11
38there is one at http://www.pspbrew.com
u should really look around instead of yelling
February 20th, 2007 at 04:19
39Can i downgrade straight from a 2.7 because all 2.71 upgrades do not work on ma psp?.
March 25th, 2007 at 01:14
40For anyone using ” xtrusion 2.71 to 1.50 “. It’s NOT compatible for TA-082 units, It even says it on the description ( duhh ). And for the people who are using it.. Don’t be afraid when the red screen does not show in the ” Photo ” section. It is common when you click on it and it usually just freezes there sort-of. Just takes a couple of tries, from re-booting after failure to see the red screen. Hope any of this information helps guys!
For more help & tutorials go to http://www.iGeeks.info !!!
July 13th, 2008 at 14:50
41Hi. I read ur tutorial but how can I run the EXE thing on my psp? I alredy runned my PSP by using the USB cable.. but I can’t find the EXE thing. pls reply. thanks.
July 30th, 2008 at 13:52
42hi everybody. Am here to solve your problems on how to modify your psp,no matter the series on the motherboard. All you have to do it simply to write “HOW TO DOWNGRADE PSP (Your versionl) TO 1.50″ in youtube website which is “http://www.youtube.com”. Eg: How to downgrade psp 2.71(That mine psp version) to 1.50. I though that this could help you very much and thus follows the tutorial(clips).
October 11th, 2008 at 18:24
43A good site explaining this is found here:
http://www.rllmukforum.com/lofiversion/index.php?t139618.html <– It also shows where to find the Mother Board Model #, good luck.
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