i am a self-sustaining entity.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

FOR PSP ENTHUSIASTS ONLY. (sane folks please don't highlight)

i feel proud of myself...

today i can proudly add PSP Firmware Specialist to my already glittering CV.

a classmate's boyfriend wanted to mod his PSP to be able to do ISOs and CSOs. but the problem is, it's a firmware version 2.60 - highly unpopular and troublesome to mod.

and initially i thought i could get my friends to help out cos i've got no frigging clue how it all added up. but i ended up getting down and dirty. yeah! and learning quite a bit in the process.

but i dont blame them really. maybe they're busy, maybe they're not that familiar with a weird system. or maybe they're not as CRAZY as me.

everytime i downgraded/upgraded the PSP, the overwriting of the system flash had a probability of bricking (crashing the PSP and rendering it useless forever). and downgrade/upgrade i did.. and if that were to happen, i probably had to pay him a brand new set. WTF!! i dont even know his surname. but i'm a crazy sonova........

for it was a firmware 2.6, i had to upgrade it to 2.71. then downgrade it to 1.5. and finally upgrade it to Dark Alex's custom firmware 3.10OE-A. but not before upgrading it as well.

2.6 > 2.71 > 1.5 > 3.10E-A > 3.10E-A'

how many times did i rewrite the flash? i dare not count. i recalled with each boot, my heart was palpitating as i watched the progress percentage: 30%...61%...78% OMG did it stall? 81%...82% move faster bitch!

but at the end of the day it went well. i cant fathom how close i was to becoming a pauper while trying to be a good samaritan. nor could i imagine how stupid and crazy i was.

and i was still sweet enough to make sure his wallpaper stayed the same, and all his preferences, pictures and music was in the right place. not trying to be a nice guy. i'm a dickhead. guess it's about having pride in your work.

whatever the heck, Sammy the PSP Firmware Specialist is NOT at your service. go to a gameshop to get it done instead. about $20 - $50. = )

Anyway i must be a Goddamn pioneer in this whole highlight-no-highlight thingamagig. explain to me once again why i'm not a genius.

copyright sammy.

sammy says. at 1:32 AM