PSP motherboard List

Attached is the complete list of psp motherboards: from psp1000, psp 2000 (Slim), psp 3000 (Brite).

There are TA-079, TA-081, TA-082, TA-086, TA-085, TA-088v1, TA-088v2, TA-088v3, TA-090v1, TA-090v2.

Complete List of error code for PSP

List of error codes for all psp series (PSP 1000, psp 2000, psp 3000):

--Sintax--
8000 ????
8002 is the kernel
8001 is the standard libc
--Firmware--
FFFFFFFF - PSP update failed (or save failed)
UKN9000001 - update cant start, data corrupt
80000004 - its just a general error code that the PSP spits out when it doesn't understand something... could mean anything really.80020001 - Kernel Error
800244C - Kernel Error
8008271D - Flash1 corrupted. Format it in recovery mode!

--Memory Stick--
80110305 - Load failed.The Memory Stick could not be acessed
80110307 - Load Failed There is no Data available
80020130 - File read error
80220180 - Error while formatting the Memory Stick


--UMD--
80010087 - Error reading UMD or UMD not present
80010013 - You get that when you have no, or the wrong, UMD inserted (should be a game UMD, not a movie) Suggestion : Change NO-UMD MODE
800200D9 - Error while allocating memory Block

--Homebrew--
800200D1 - Ran homebrew without Homebrew enabled firmware.
8002014C - Ran kxploited homebrew without Homebrew enabled firmware.

--POPS--
CA000005 - keys.bin not found when trying to run a PS1 game.
80010002 - Putting the POPS EBOOT in the wrong folder | Also may be a corrupt ISO

--Other--
80110306 - Still to find out
840140D01 - USB wifi problem (Try plugging in the USB wifi in other USB ports)
8008273A - Internal error, try and resetting the settings, restarting the psp, if all fails, probably should send it back to sony.
8001B002 - Still to find out
FFFFFED3 - Unknown (Could be a Decryption error)
80108D50 - there is no camera attachment


--DAX FW ONLY--
DADADADA - Running a FW Update in DAX custom FW
80020321 - Ran a game that doesn't support NO-UMD
80020148 - Unsupported PRX type | This error also seems to appear when you are running an iso with a fake mem. stick
80000001 - Got it when trying to run PSP filer version 3.6 on 3.40 firmware (probably a kernel selection problem)
98765432 - Selected a language who's font has been removed. DAX FW ONLY ERROR!
--Networking--
8001006F - Remote Play connection error. Most likely when no PS3 is sending a signal over your network.
80110404 - Network error, try restore default settings to fix
00000001 - WiFi error. Occurs when no access points are detected in official 3.7X and custom 3.7X firmware.**
80410A0B - Loose WiFi card
80410702 - Your firmware MAC address does not match the PSP's MAC address
80410A05 - Disconnected from server or Access point (Try reconnecting!)
80431075 - Wrong password on Remote Play
8041040B - Communication with the server failed. DNS error has occured.
80010068 - Communication with the server failed.
80432060 - Communication with the server failed.
80431063 - Lost connection in the middle of a download (Save Failed)
8010A007 - Error downloading (Reason unknown)
80110482 - Incompatible Lan security (or Wlan is off or could not connect to infrastructure network)
0000002 - Unknown, possible security reason (Web browser SSL)
80431072 - The file you are downloading is unavailable or does not exist or is cached and the psp is unable to save.
80410416 - The website you are trying to access doesn't allow you to enter.
8041040F - DNS error
80410414 - DNS error
80410418 - PSP Unable to obtain IP address
80100D00 - Channel could not be added(Reformat the memory stick)
80410D09 - A connection error has occured. (in <2.XX FWs the PSP can only connect to WEP...Thus comes this error)
80410001 - General Network error
80410D16 - General Network error
80410D07 - Appears when errors occur while connecting to a wireless router (Change psp settings to manual and enter in all of the ip,dns,subnet mask, and default router info)
80410410 - Cannot connect to the given acess point(Connection to the Server Failed.)

Upgrade my psp 2000 from 5.00 M33-6 to 5.50 GEN D-2

finally i got time to flashed my psp 2000 5.00 M33-6 to 5.50 GEN D-2. so, below are the easiest steps:

(I upgraded to 5.50 GEN-D first, then update to 5.50 GEN D-2):

1) First, download the the zip file from XGen v4
2) Open and unzip the file, and you will get two folders, and a file. (PSP, Docs, and 550.PBP)
3) Open the PSP/GAME folder, and you will get another folder named UPDATE. Copy it, and paste it in your ms0:/PSP/GAME.
4) Next, copy the 550.PBP, and paste it in the root of your memory stick.
5) You should now have the UPDATE folder in ms0:/PSP/GAME, and the 550.PBP in the root of your stick.
6) disconnect your PSP from the USB connection with PC, on the psp screen, scroll to GAME/MEMORY STICK and run the installer.
7) If you did everything right, you would now be on 5.50GEN-D.

Once you successfully installed the 5.50 GEN-D, then you can follow the instruction below tp patch your psp tp 5.50 GEN-D2:

1) Download Update D2
2) Open and unzip the file, you will get a folder named PSP. Open it, and you will get another folder named GAME. Open it, and you'd finally get GEN-D2.
3) Copy the GEN-D2 folder, and paste it in your ms0:/PSP/GAME.
4) Scroll to the GAME/MEMORY STICK tab, and run the patch.
5) Your psp now will be on 5.50GEN-D2.

PSP 2000 and PSP 3000 Screen comparison

PSP3000 was release today!

In taiwan, today is the release of PSP 3000. One of the PSP 3000 owners posted a few photos showing the difference of PSP 2000 versus PSP3000:

One of the photos was showing the God of War (Chains of Olympus) on both PSP2000 and PSP3000.

PSP3000 with Dissidia: Final Fantasy (20th Anniversary Limited Pack)

PSP3000 with Dissidia: Final Fantasy (20th Anniversary Limited Pack) will be released on December 18, 2008. You can pre-order it from play-asia.com.

Square Enix was showing the Dissidia: Final Fantasy (20th Anniversary Limited Pack) in TGS2008 today. It bundles with PSP3000 pearl white model with special logo as shown below:

PSP3000 (PSP Lite version 2.0)

New model of PSP will be released soon. It's called PSP3000.

Countries: Released Date:
USA October 14, 2008
Taiwan October 14, 2008
Europe October 15, 2008
Japan October 16 ,2008


The USA versions seem like a better deal than others. i checked at amazon and found out there are 2 packages:



PSP 3000 Limited Edition Ratchet and Clank Entertainment Pack

• Contains a Mystic Silver PSP-3000 system, AC power cord, AC Adaptor, and Battery Pack
• 1 gb Memory Stick PRO Duo
• Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters Game
• PlayStation Network Voucher for Echochrome
• National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets UMD

PSP 3000 Limited Edition 4GB Memory Entertainment Pack

• PSP-3000 system (Piano Black)
• AC power cord and AC adaptor
• Battery pack
• 4 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo
• Everyday Shooter PLAYSTATION Network Voucher

The new features:
1) Better screen with faster respond time and increased color reproduction.
2) Built-in microphone

I hope the built quality is much more better than the psp slim 2000 model.

PSP Extended 2200MAH Battery

Got myself another PSP Extended 22ooMAH battery from www.play-asia.com. This battery can add another 83.33% battery life to my psp slim. Almost double play time of the original 1200MAH battery. It makes my psp 2000 (psp slim) a little bit bulky, but not that much. The most important thing is i got more than 10 hours battery life in just a single charge. It's a must have item when i am on long trips without access to a plug.

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness for PSP (English Version)

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness is a great strategy game. The PSP version supports multiplayer via adhoc wireless. Now, i can play it anywhere i want. You can get a copy for $14.90 at www.play-asia.com

CPS3 Emulator for PSP (FBA modded version)

Just noticed that there is a modded version of FBA (FBA-LB V9-4), it can run CPS3 game. I tried the Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike. It's too slow. About 10 to 15 fps. Hopefully the next version will be faster or an option to disable sound to get faster speed.
Btw, you must have the japanese rom, sfiiin.zip in order to successfully run this game.

FinalBurn Alpha (FBA) emulator for PSP released with sound support!

FinalBurn Alpha (FBA) emulator for Playstation Portable V8p2 was released with sound support! Now, you can play those good arcade games on your psp. Hopefully the author can add in the CPS3 games for PSP.

I just tested the FBA4PSP, looks good. Some of the games with almost perfect emulation, some games with sound cracking but is playable.

Tested Games :

GAIA Crusaders (almost perfect, with little cracking sound)
Guardians (almost perfect)
Knights of Valour (cracking sound, little slow but playable)
Knights of Valour Plus (cracking sound, little slow but playable)
Oriental Legend (cracking sound,little slow but playable)

This release will keep me busy today.

Samurai Dou Portable will be released on September

For those who like to play Samurai games, now here comes the Samurai Dou Portable for PSP. The graphic looks quite good.

Beware of cheap 16GB MS Pro Duo for PSP

In China, you can get a 16GB Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo (Mark 2 series) for less than $90, but beware, there will be some problems for certain so called 16GB capacity. It's not like the fake or modified MS Pro Duo, it's a combination of 2 units 8GB memory chips into a single MS Pro Duo Package.

The first chip is performing quite well at about 10MB/s Read and Write Speed, but the second chip is actually a real slow speed chip at 2MB/s Read/Write. Imagine the amount of time to copy a 1GB file, with the 2MB/s write speed, it takes 500 seconds or 8.33 minutes. To fill the 8GB fully, there is more than 1 hour.

Comparing this with the Real Sony 16GB MS Pro Duo price, you get what you pay for.

MicroSD to MS Pro Duo Adaptor Testing

Bought the MicroSD to MS Pro Duo Adaptor, the first test is the data transfer speed test using the BlackSpeed V2 software.

The 1G microSD card was from Kingston, its Read speed is 20MB/s and Write Speed is 11MB/s. Let's see what is the speed after using the adaptor.

it's about 6MB/s Read and 7.5MB/s Write. Not too bad, but it might be a bit slow when loading bigger files. Also, it's a bit tight when inserting the adaptor into the PSP. Might not be good for frequent insert/eject, hopefully it won't damage the PSP memory slot. Will it be the same built quality for the CR-5400 Photofast MS Pro Duo Adapter?

The MicroSD to MS Pro Duo adaptor definitely can't compare with the Lexar 4G Platinum II with Read speed 16.5MB/s and Write Speed 11.5MB/s.

CR-5400 Photofast MS Pro Duo adapter for PSP / PSP SLIM

There is a Taiwan company, called PhotoFast, announced a Memory Stick adaptor, which can support up to 2 units of micro-SD memory cards (a.k.a TF cards). I’m not so confident of this type of adaptor. There are 2 major issues:
1) The data transfer speed
2) Software Compatibility
The adaptor name is called CR-5400 Photofast MS Pro Duo adapter for PSP / PSP SLIM. I saw something similar at my place, it’s not from PhotoFast. I’m going to get one and do a simple speed test and compatibility test. If it’s really fast enough and with good software compatibility, then I will consider getting one and two units of TF-cards, making a 16GB storage for my psp.

Photofast CR-5400 is now available for sale at $19 only. You can buy it from Amazon .com CR-5400 Photofast store.

There is another SDHC to Memory Stick Pro Duo Adaptor from Photofast. It's Photofast CR3100. It can convert 16GB x 2 SDHC memory cards into a 32GB storage for PSP 2000 or PSP 3000. You can also order it now from Amazon.com .

PSP Gundam vs Gundam Game will be released in Nov!

For all Gundam fans there, i-gamer.com.hk has listed the PSP Gundam vs Gundam Game on their website, showing the release date on Nov 20, 2008. Can't wait to play this game on my psp.

psp-asia.net is up and running now!

I decided to register a domain mainly for sharing some Asia ways of playing psp. Example, some of the hacks, mods, applications, software, accessories , umd games , video clips, Japanese umd games, action figures and some of interesting psp accessories which are not yet being exported from Asia.