Downgrading 2.00 to 1.50

[gustavocaper]

First of all, thios is NOT a begging topic about information on how to do the process. I just wanted to know if anybody here made the downgraded anytime. I just found this guide on the net:

www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/downgrade_psp_2.cfm

It seems pretty stable and trustable. I'm a bit paranoid about messing with the PSP, cause of the "bricking" status - it costs a lot here in Brazil, and I probably couldn't buy a new one if mine turned to be a ready-to-go construction brick.

My question is: Is this information reliable? My PSP is coming te next week from Miami, so I have plenty of time to find info on how to do it - I just wanted to talk with people that are in the area longer than me.

By the way, my only purpose in downgrading is making my PSP being able to run emulators nicely. As I said, it's version is 2.0, but friends keep telling me the 1.5 version is the only one which can play emu smoothly. Are they wrong? Is there a way for me to use the emus without downgrading (it sounds too risky...)?

Thanks in advance.

[juggaleaux]

When I bought my PSP it was a 1.52. Since then, I have done the following:

- Upgraded to 2.00
- Downgraded to 1.50
- Bought a commercial game that made me upgrade to 2.50 (this was before devhook)
- Figured homebrew was out of the question, upgraded to 2.60
- Downgraded from 2.60 to 1.50 using the Easy Downgrader released a few weeks ago or so.

I've flashed my firmware 5 times now without bricking, 2 of them were downgrades. As long as you follow the instructions, and DON'T turn off the power or touch the memory stick while flashing, you should be safe.

[mavsman4457]

Yes, just make sure that the site that you are getting the files from is reliable and that you double check that you put all the files in the right places. Even if you don't put them in the right places you can get away with a safe PSP. When I went from 2.00-1.50, I can't find the website that I used, I skipped a step and figure out why it wasn't working. Fortunately my PSP didn't brick and I just went over the directions again and corrected my mistake then came away with a beautiful homebrew machine. There is no need to fear the brick as long as you follow directions.