Please do not post until I post “Done” to make things more proper and

organized.

This is to answer most of the commonly asked questions around here. If you have
anything to donate, please do. If you have any questions, please ask. I may not be
able to help, but I’m sure someone else will. If there are any corrections or any
errors in this FAQ/Guide, you have every right to correct me.
If there are any major updates to the PSP, I will be sure to add them in future
versions of the guide. If you have any recommendations for the guide, please post
them in this topic. Also, there are some things I am unsure of in this FAQ. Please
post in this topic with the answer if you know the 100% correct answer to the
things I don't know for sure, or if I have any errors in this FAQ. I will give credit
where credit is due.

Here are some minor warning precautions about the PSP you should know about.

* You should only EVER use the Sony brand batteries, NEVER use a 3rd party
battery (for dangers of explosion/over-heating etc)
http://pspupdates.qj.net/Sony-Warning-Use-Only-Sony-Battery-for-Your-PSP-
/pg/49/aid/57944

* Always make sure you use reliable sources for obtaining your files (NEVER use
PS3 News for obtaining files for the PSP), because you have a chance of bricking if
you don’t
http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-general-7/t-official-the-qj-brick-list-68602.html

* You should never purchase a Memory Stick off of eBay, for dangers that it could
be a fake (fake Memory Sticks can have faulty issues, won’t run certain programs,
won’t store as much data, etc)
http://pspupdates.qj.net/Real-V-S-Fake-Inside-The-Memory-Sticks/pg/49/aid/18198

Also, please note that Kurgan’s list will be added further down in the
topic. So if you’re looking for it, it’ll show up here!

The Table of Contents:

I. FAQ
II. Installing Custom Firmware 3.71 M33 from 1.50 or any other Custom
Firmware
III. Putting 3.60 M33 on your PSP Slim
IV. How to get back to Official Firmware from Custom
V. Pandora Battery Hardware Mod
VI. What is Recovery?
VII. How to install CWCheat and what it can do
VIII. Making ISOs of games you own
IX. How to get PSX games working on your PSP
X. How to make multi-disc PSX games into one
XI. How to get Music on your PSP
XII. Flashing your PSP
XIII. Video output details for the PSP Slim
XIV. Downgrading
XV. Helpful links, and other things

Another thing I have to mention is this, all things illegal will not be discussed in
this guide.

I. FAQ

Q: What is the root of the Memory Stick?

A: The root of your memory stick is basically just what it is: the root of your MS.
You can get to it by plugging in a USB cord to your PSP, going to “My Computer”
and selecting whatever removable disk drive it is. Right when that opens up,
that’s the root of your MS.

Q: Why isn’t there a MUSIC folder in my PSP when I open it up on my PC?

A: You need to format your memory stick. You can do this by going to System
Settings and selecting “Format Memory stick.” Formatting your memory stick will
create all of the necessary folders that your PSP needs if you plan to make it into
a multi-media device.
Note that you will lose ALL data on your memory stick if you format yours. If you
decide to format your memory stick and you want to keep some of the data on it,
then back up that data to your PC.

Q: What is XMB?
A: The XMB is the main menu of the PSP, where you select things like Music,
Movies, Photos, Games, etc. XMB stands for “Cross Media Bar.”

Q: I have a CSO file, where do I put it?

A: The same place where ISOs go - in your ISO folder.

Q: Help! One of my ISO’s isn’t working! How do I fix it?

A: With 3.52 M33-4 out, which has a full No-UMD mode as far as I know, you
shouldn’t come across this problem. If you still do, here are some things you can
do make the ISO work:

Don’t use CSO

Mess with the Advanced configuration in Recovery, it’s something like Advanced
->
Advanced configuration before you get to two options which you can turn off/on.

Make sure you’re using Sony NP9660 –NO UMD- in UMD Mode in Configuration in
Recovery.
If three of the above does not work, please ask your question here.

Q: How can I tell what Update my GTA:LCS has?

A: Put it in the UMD drive, turn on your PSP, below the UMD will be an update. If
it’s 2.6, you won’t be able to use it. If it’s 2.0, you’re good to go.

Q: How can I tell what copy of GTA:LCS I need without buying it?
A: You can look on the back of the cover. Here’s a link to help you out:
http://pspupdates.qj.net/How-to-find-a-Homebrew-Friendly-version-of-GTA-LCS-
Updated/pg/49/aid/58178
Click on the picture of the Cover & Back to get more detailed information.

Q: Where can I get free ISOs?

A: I’m sorry, but if I answered your question, this entire topic would be deleted.
So, no, I can’t tell you. Use Google.

Q: But I don’t know how to use Google!

A: Type in the key words for your question. Typing in free iso’s won’t really work,
either. Go do some research. Learn how to do research.
(Honestly, I’m losing hope in the schools these days...)

Q: Is it possible to downgrade any firmware?

A: With the discovery of the Pandora’s Battery, yes, it is now possible to
downgrade any firmware at all. Anything Sony can do at this point is futile, in
resistance to Homebrew.

Q: What is the ideal memory stick for the PSP?

A: Truly, the best answer I can give you as of right now is a 4GB. The reason being
is that most (if not, all) 8GB memory sticks won’t run a lot of Homebrew, due to
their slow speed in general. 4GBs, however, don’t seem to have this problem.

Q: Why is my M33 CREATOR program taking so long?

A: Don’t worry, that’s normal. Some people get it done in less than a minute,
some in over an hour. Just be patient and make sure that your PSP doesn’t shut
off, although I don’t know for certain if it can shut off doing a process like that.

Q: What is POPS?
A: POPS is the Playstation emulator built into the firmwares 3.XX and up. You can
change the version of POPS you use by holding the R Shoulder button as you start
up a PSX game, should you be on CFW.

II. Installing Custom Firmware 3.71 M33 from 1.50 or any other Custom
Firmware

3.71 M33 Update:

http://www.dark-alex.org/
(Look near the bottom for “PSP 3.71 M33”)
3.71 Official update:
http://www.psp-hacks.com/download.php?id=1259

You see the UPDATE folder? Take that, and put it in /PSP/GAME. Get the official
3.71 Eboot, rename it to 371.PBP, and put it in that UPDATE folder.

Run the program from your game XMB (If you’re on a Phat CFW 3.52 M33, set
your Kernel to 3.52).

Press X, and eventually the menu to “officially” update your PSP will come up.
Proceed through everything as normal, and make sure your battery life is above
78%, the AC charger is in, and the Memory stick is inside. When it’s updating, DO
NOT remove the AC Charger OR the Memory stick. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL
BRICK.

Afterwards, turn on your PSP, eventually you should get a blue screen. Press O to
proceed, and input all the settings you want, and you should have 3.71 M33 with
no problems!

1.50 Kernel patch installation:

*You need to have 3.71 M33 installed, and this addon ONLY works on the
PSP Fat

http://dl.qj.net/Dark-AleX-s-PSP-Fat-1.50-kernel-addon-for-3.71-M33-
PSP/pg/12/fid/14713/catid/114

- Copy the directory UPDATE to /PSP/GAME/UPDATE.

- Get the official 1.50 update, rename it to 150.PBP, and put it in the ROOT of your
Memstick.
- Run the program through the game XMB and you’re done.

Getting to 3.71 M33-4

1.Get the update from http://www.dark-alex.org/

2.Put the UPDATE folder in /PSP/GAME
3.Run the update from the GAME XMB
4.Enjoy!

III. Putting 3.60 M33 on your PSP Slim

*This method only supports those who have access to the Pandora battery

3.40 Update:
http://dl.qj.net/PSP-FW-3.40-for-the-US-PSP/pg/12/fid/13547/catid/163

3.50 Update:
http://dl.qj.net/PSP-Firmware-3.50-(North-America)-PSP/pg/12/fid/13840/catid/163
3.60 M33 Files for PSP Slim:

http://dl.qj.net/M33-PSP-Slim-Custom-Firmware-3.60-
PSP/pg/12/fid/14521/catid/114

-Get your Magic Memory Stick inserted into your PSP Original (which has CFW on
it), and put the folders “pandora_slim” and “pandora_slim%” to /PSP/GAME150 (or
/PSP/GAME if you’re on 1.50).

-Drop the updates 3.40 and 3.50 (renamed to 340.PBP and 350.PBP respectively)
in the “pandora_slim” folder. In your PSP’s XMB menu, run the program.
To avoid confusion: These firmwares are used ONLY to extend the
memory stick pandora kernel. NOTHING FROM THOSE FIRMWARES WILL
EVER BE FLASHED ON THE SLIM.

-Confirm everything, and you’ll have the files on your Memory stick. Take the
magic memory stick and the Pandora’s battery, and insert both into the PSP Slim,
while it is off.

-After both are inserted, turn on the PSP Slim (from a complete shut-down, of
course). The screen will stay black for a while. After a little while (I’d wait at least
one minute or so, just to be safe [I haven’t confirmed this]), press X and it will
shut down.

-Re-insert the original battery for the PSP Slim, along with a normal memory stick,
and boot the PSP. Check System Information under System Settings and you
should have 3.60 M33!

IV. How to get back to Official Firmware from Custom

There are different methods of getting back to Official Firmware depending on

what Custom firmware you’re on. Here’s some:

3.03 OE-A to 3.52 M33-4 - Downgrade to 1.50 using the Recovery method, and
update to the latest official firmware if you wish. *Note that for TA-082/86 users,
you need to go to 2.71 and use HEN for 2.71 to run KeyCleaner and clean your
keys, then update to whatever official firmware you please.

3.71 M33 - Just upgrade to 3.72, it’s that simple.

V. Pandora Battery Hardware Mod

I don’t know the step-by-step process of doing this, but here’s a detailed guide on
how to modify the original Battery to allow service mode, through means of
modifying the hardware:

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?t=21280
VI. What is Recovery?

Recovery is a nifty little menu that you can access with Custom Firmware. Any
known custom firmware has this menu, including OE-A, and M33. To access this
menu, turn your PSP completely off, and then hold the R shoulder button and turn
the PSP back on. This will bring you to Recovery.
*I’m only going to go over the Recovery menu for 3.71 M33 in this version of the
guide.

This is how the Recovery menu looks like when you first get to it:

Toggle USB
Configuration ->
Run program at /PSP/GAME/RECOVERY/EBOOT.PBP
Advanced ->
CPU Speed ->
Plugins ->
Registry hacks ->
Exit

Toggle USB – this will enable the USB function to be used while in Recovery.

Configuration ->
Skip Sony logo – Skips the Sony logo when you turn your PSP off and then back
on. Makes it quicker to get to the XMB from a complete shutdown.
Hide corrupt icons – Hides corrupted icons (usually the % folder in homebrew).
If you have a lot of corrupted icons in the menu, it could slow down a bit.
Game folder homebrew - Changes what kernel programs in the GAME folder will
run in, for example if you have it set at 1.50 you can put your 1.50 homebrew in
the GAME folder instead of GAME150. Default is 3.52 since there is a folder
specifically for 1.50 homebrew.
Autorun program at /PSP/GAME/BOOT/EBOOT.PBP - Enabling that will
automatically run the EBOOT in that location whenever you turn on your PSP,
used with some homebrew.
UMD Mode – Switches the modes for ISOs. Currently, the best one is Sony
NP9660, which is a full No-UMD mode. Great for broken UMD reader PSPs.
Fake region – This is used to make your PSP act as though it is from a different
region, mostly only useful for watching other regions UMD Videos
Free UMD region - This is used to force UMDs to act as region free. Fake region
does something similar I'm not entirely sure.
Hard Reset on Homebrew – Enabling makes the PSP reset (like when you turn
the PSP all the way off and on) when you exit homebrew instead of just going
back to the XMB.
Use VshMenu – If you enable this, pressing the Select button while in XMB will
bring up a little menu which lets you change the UMD mode, speeds in Game and
XMB, and changes the USB mode from the Memory stick to flash, etc.
XMB USB Device - Changes what you access when you enable USB mode in the
XMB. For example, you can make it access flash0 instead of the memory stick like
it usually does. You can also make it access the UMD and back it up.

Advanced ->
Advanced configuration ->
Toggle USB (flash0) - Enables you to configure the files for Flash0. This contains
the files that the PSP runs on, and you should only mess with them if you know
what you’re doing, or you could end up with a bricked PSP. It is highly
recommended that you back up these files if you’re going to mess with them.
Toggle USB (flash1) - That enables you to play with the flash1 files in USB
mode, flash1 contains stuff like XMB settings, the wallpaper, cookies, etc.
Toggle USB (flash2) - Same thing, but the only thing in flash2 is part of the PS1
emulator, but you can use it to redirect some XMB files to it.
Toggle USB (flash3) - Same thing, but it's empty, and you can have stuff
redirected to there.
Format flash1 and reset settings – This will reset your PSP’s flash settings and
other things. It will help with any flash problems you could have, and is usually
quicker than using Recovery to go back to 1.50 and then back up to 3.52 M33-4.
*Something to note. Flashing can be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re
doing. Please look in my Flashing section for more info.

Advanced configuration ->

Plain modules in UMD/ISO – This allows certain forms of unsigned code to be
run from within an ISO. There aren't really any practical uses to this function, and
it can make some UMDs and ISOs incompatible with your firmware. Developers
can use this function to experiment with running homebrew from within an ISO.
Execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO – This runs BOOT.BIN inside the ISO instead of
EBOOT.BIN. Useless unless you're a developer experimenting with the Plain
modules in UMD/ISO feature, you shouldn't use this feature; average users have
no need to toggle this.

CPU Speed ->

Speed in XMB – Setting this to 333 will make everything in the XMB run
smoothly, and very quickly. This will drain battery power a little faster, though.
Speed in UMD/ISO – Setting this to 333 will make everything in the UMD/ISO
load faster and run smoother, but will drain battery power a little faster.

Plugins ->
This can change depending on what plugins you have collected. If you enable
them, you will have changes in the XMB and other performances of the PSP.
AntiUpdate is a plug-in that will not show the update from the UMD, should you
have one in your PSP at the time. CWCheat (for POPS or for ISOs) enabled will
allow you to cheat in games, by bringing up the menu by pressing and holding
Select for a while in a game.

Registry hacks ->

Button assign – Changing this will make O the confirm and X the back button,
instead of vice versa. This ONLY APPLIES TO XMB!!! Please remember this. You can
always change it back to X confirm and O back if you wish.
Activate WMA – Quicker than using internet to enable WMA Playback
Activate Flash Player – Quicker than using internet to enable Flash Player (only
supports up to Flash 6, so no Youtube)

Exit
This takes you directly to the XMB.

That covers most of the Recovery menu…

VII. How to install CWCheat and what it can do

CWCheat is a soft ware program designed for Custom Firmware versions from the
Open Editions to the M33 editions. It is a universal cheating device, much like
Game Shark, but it's for the PSP. Above all? It's free.

To start off, you'll need the actual files for installing it. They can be found here:

http://cwcheat.consoleworld.org/

From here on out, it's a step-by-step process to install CWCheat.

1. Open up the CWCHEAT_0_1_9_REVI folder. Inside, you should see a bunch of

files/folders. What you want depends on your firmware.
1a. If you have CFW that is below 3.71 M33, then you want the normal MS_ROOT
folder.
1b. If you have CFW that is at 3.71 M33, you'll want the MS_ROOT_371 folder.
2. Copy the seplugins folder to your PSP. It goes into the very first folder that
opens up when you begin to view your PSP's folders.
3. Go into the Recovery menu which can be accessed by turning your PSP
completely off, and hold the R button down while you power it on.
4. Select Plugins, and enable the cwcheatpops.prx [POPS] and cwcheat.prx
[GAME] plugins.
5. Exit Recovery, and you should be done installing CWCheat.

While in a game, press and hold the SELECT button and wait for a menu to pop
up. Welcome to CWCheat's main menu. Here are explanations as to what some of
the options do.

Select Cheats - Self-explanatory. Toggle Y/N to enable/disable the cheat.

Enable cheats - This is the main toggle for ALL cheats activated in the Select
Cheats list. It ONLY activates the ones titled [Y] within the list.
Enable dump function - This option is used to make a file that saves user data
to the memory stick. Be warned, the data can take up to 30 MB, which can add
up.
Enable USB - Toggles the USB to on or off, allows you to browse your PSP's files
whilst in a game.
Enable remaPSP - I believe this is a macro option, but I'm not sure. More on this
later.

CPU frequence - It's the same as always, set it to the highest it can go (333) to
overclock your PSP, making games run smoother. Or you can lower it to save on
battery power for those games that don't require a lot of focus.
BUS frequence - The same as CPU, it just doesn't go as high as 333.

Manual cheat apply - This function will apply for one time all the cheats enabled
under the Select Cheats menu and won't continue to apply them when you return
to the game like when you Enable cheats.
RemaPSP by danzel - This menu entry will open the RemaPSP menu which will
let you choose what configuration to use for the RemaPSP functions. More on this
later.

Text Reader - This will open a file named text.txt from the root of the memory
stick and show it on the screen. This text reader should open files up to 4MB in
size.
You can scroll it line by line with Up/Down directional buttons, or screen by screen
with Left/Right directional buttons.

[0 to 255] Reload Cheat Databse - This function will let you have more than
one database and load it during runtime or reload the database you are using (if
you changed it with the usb function or with a card reader) without reloading the
game. It's very useful because you can use this to use more than 550 cheats for a
game by changing databases when needed. The databases are called cheat.db for
0, and then cheat1.db for the databases 1-225. For example, if you wanted to
reload say, #213, then you'd make a new database and put it in the cwcheat
folder titled cwcheat213.db.

Settings - This entry will let you open a menu to change some less to be changed
options and save all the configuration to the configuration file in order to be
automatically loaded when loading cwcheat in a game.
Cheat searcher - This entry will let you open a menu to search easily with some
automated functions for new cheats.
NOTE: This isn't available in cwcheat lite and won't respond to commands. More
on this later.

Manage memory cards - This is an option that will open a menu which will let
you do various operations on POPS memory cards used by POPS games. More on
this later.

Return to game! - This will return you to the game. Note that you can always
press the O button to exit out of the menu quicker.

Now, you have one of the most powerful tools to cheat at your command. You can
get the cheats from a database, which the latest Database can be found on the
site provided for the main CWCheat files. Or you can make your own cheats. The
guide can be found here:

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/385163

VIII. Making ISO’s of games you own

Put the UMD in your PSP, and turn on the VSH menu. Select USB Device, and
change it to UMD Disc. Hit Exit, and in your XMB go to USB Connection. Connect
the USB cord to your PSP and PC, and on your PC Desktop, a window should pop
up with the game ISO in it. You can just drag and drop it onto your PC Desktop,
and it should begin the process of copying the data to your PC. Afterwards, you’re
done. Enjoy your new, legal ISO.

IX. How to get PSX Games working on your PSP

**This is not against the ToS, because it will only be covering how to do it if you
have the actual disc. Your disc, your ownership, do whatever the Hell you want
with it.

First of all, you will need a program that rips images from the PSX disc. I believe
MagicISO does this. Make sure you use the Bin-Cue mode, which you can set
under “output format” when the window comes up after choosing the “Make CD
image file from CDROM” option near the top. Take the IMG created, and use a
program like icetea or PSGUI3 to convert it to Eboot. Once it’s a .PBP file, name it
EBOOT, create a folder with the name of the game, and put it in the GAME folder.
No, not GAME150, not GAME3**, just GAME. Afterwards run it from the XMB, under
the game menu.

X. How to make multi-disc PSX games into one

This is a rather simple process, with the GUI programs released for the function.
You must have 3.71 M33-4 to make this work. Here’s the GUI I use for making my
eboots:

http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1375
Note that this GUI only works for Windows operating systems.

After downloading that and getting everything straightened out, start it up and
you’ll be introduced with a window that has five browse buttons and such. It starts
out with only two, but if you go to “Settings” and change the number of discs, it
will have all five, or four, or three…but anyway.

After you get the number of CDs down, it’s time to find them. The top one should
be your first, the second one down should be your second, and so on and so forth.
After you have all the files you need, put in a Game Title. If you’re going to have
spaces, you’ll need to put quotation marks (“ ”) around the name of your game.
Example: “Final Fantasy VII”

Once that is done, I believe you come across the Game Code option. I think you’ll
have to insert the game’s Sony Code, which you can find with CWCheat Database
editor, or with PopStation GUI 3, I believe. After you’ve inserted the code, it’s time
to set the compression levels, if you want them. Now you’re all set to go! Click the
“MAKE” button and wait for it to finish making your eboot. Afterwards, copy the
EBOOT to a folder titled the name of the game you just made, put that folder in
your /PSP/GAME directory, and you’re set to play it. Also note that you should use
the POPS version from flash when playing multi-disc games in one.
*More on the “Extras” features later

XI. How to get Music playing on your PSP

Some people actually don’t know how to do this, which surprises me every time I
see a topic come up with “How do I get music on my PSP?” in the title.

Connect your PSP to your PC via USB. Find the music files you want on your PSP,
and make sure they’re at least .WMA or .MP3 format. Make sure that your PSP has
been formatted, too, so that all the necessary files and folders have been created.
Put them in the MUSIC folder, and you’re done!

If you haven’t enabled WMA playback yet, I suggest you do so now. You can do
this if you have a wireless internet connection. Enable that, and go to System
Settings and select “Enable WMA Playback”. It’ll do everything for you. Also, while
you can, select “Enable Flashplayer” to be allowed to see flash files while
browsing the web.

With Custom Firmware, you can open up Recovery by turning your PSP completely
off, and turning it back on while pressing the R shoulder button. Go to Registry
hacks, and select WMA Playback and Flashplayer. Done, easy and quick with
Recovery, huh?

As far as I know, the PSP will play .MP3, .WMA, and .AAC (some kind of format
from WinAMP).

Please refer to Kurgan’s video guide (found in the Helpful links section) for a guide
on how to put videos on your PSP.

XII. Flashing Your PSP

Flashing is a rather simple process that if you don’t follow, you’ll brick your PSP.
Now then, let’s get started.

First, you’ll want to back up your flash files. Either by using the VSH Menu, or
Recovery, activate your Flash0 USB. Connect your PSP and PC via a USB cable,
and a window should pop up. In this window, you’ll see folders such as vsh, data,
dic, font, kd, and kn. High light all of these folders, and copy them to a good, safe,
place. For me, I copied them to a folder titled “FLASH0,” which was in my PSP
folder on my Desktop. Now that those are backed up, you’re good to go on
Flashing!
There are themes created specifically for certain firmwares. Make sure the theme
you get is for your firmware!!! If not, you will semi-brick. Semi-bricking is
absolutely okay, if you have your Flash0 backed up.

When you get the flash files/folders, they’ll all be named the names of the
files/folders of the Flash0 files/folders. That’s a good thing, because it makes it
that much easier to just copy them to your PSP, because they just over-write
each other. Copy the folders to your PSP’s Flash0, and you’re done. If everything
works okay and the background shows up and you can access all the main menu
stuff (Photos, Music, Movies, Games, etc), you’re good to go. Sometimes using a
custom theme will result in some stuff not working – some Homebrew didn’t work
for me when I used a custom theme.

If your Custom Theme isn’t satisfying you/not working, just copy ALL of the main
flash files/folders to your PSP from your PC back-ups, and you’ll be set. They’ll
over-write all the custom ones, don’t worry. After that, your Flash0 will be as clean
as if you just updated.

XIII. Video output details for the PSP Slim

*You need a progressive scan TV that supports 480p input/output for component
cables
*It hasn’t been confirmed to be 100% true, but composite cables will work on any
TV
*It hasn’t been confirmed yet that you can play UMD movies with the composite
cables, but you can play regular movies

You’ll need to obtain a component cable that looks like this to play games on your
PSP:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412U%2Brsu09L._SS500_.jpg

You would most likely find the cable near the PSP section of the store of your
choice. Don’t get the cables that are in “general media” or something like that,
it’s a cable designed specifically for the PSP Slim. The reason why you need a
cable like that is because the other cable can only play videos, music, photos, and
no games. This cable can play games and all of the above.

Feel free to get composite cables if you don’t plan to play games on your TV,
though. They look like this:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41hYYSiiwfL._SS500_.jpg

Connect the cable to your PSP Slim, and then plug in the other five cables into
your TV (gamebox switchers for consoles and the like haven’t been confirmed to
work with this method as far as I know, but it’s a theory, and I believe that if you
use the composites you can use a gamebox switcher, since they’re only three
cords), go to your XMB and find “Connected Display Settings.” “Switch Video
Output” is the option you use to switch from your PSP to your TV, once the cables
are connected.

TV Type choices are 16:9 or 4:3.

Component/D-Terminal, you want progressive if you’re going to be playing
games.
Screensaver should be self-explanatory.

You can also connect your PSP Slim to your PC. Details here:
http://www.xcm.cc/xcm_1080p_vga_box.htm

XIV. Downgrading

There are many ways of downgrading, mainly because there’s a different way of
downgrading for each different firmware. It is recommended that you have
firmware 2.00 to 2.71 to downgrade, if you do, you won’t need Lumines, GTA:LCS,
or the Pandora’s Battery to downgrade your PSP. If you have 2.81+, get Lumines,
unless you already have GTA:LCS. Finding an unpatched copy of GTA:LCS is HARD.
Lumines isn’t so bad. Pandora’s Battery requires that you own another PSP, with
CFW, or have a friend who uses CFW (very unlikely).

Since I do not know everything about downgrading, please refer to this thread for
all help with downgrading, under the section “How do I downgrade official
firmware?”:

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=918340&topic=3929
8836

If you have any questions concerning downgrading, please feel free to ask them in
this topic if you wish (although there’s nothing stopping you from asking them in
that topic, either)