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May 28, 2006PSP Modchip! No Longer a Rumour?
Posted by greg
I’m sure you’ve all heard of a possible PSP Modchip in the works, we at PSP Hacks refrained from posting this alleged rumour until there was some positive confirmation on the chip. Well, now it appears there is, and the PSP modchip speculation appears to be legit. This is quoted from the folks over at qj.
The U.P. (Undiluted Platinum) is a flash replacement system for the PSP™ which allows the use of previous flash updates or custom firmware builds, opening up the possibility to run unsigned homebrew code on even the latest PSP systems. The U.P. contains 32MB NAND flash which is programmable from the PC via a high speed USB connection, using our user friendly software. You may boot the PSP from either its onboard flash or the flash contained on the U.P; the flash which is used is determined by a button press as the PSP is powered on (U.P. flash is used by default, hold L1 to use the PSP onboard flash). Since U.P. provides a secondary flash which the PSP can boot from, it can even be used to restore a PSP which has been “bricked”. Every effort has been made to make our flash updater software, which will be freely available for download, both as easy to use and reliable as possible. The software also contains diagnostics which can be used by installers to determine if an installation has been successful or not.
The U.P. has been designed to minimize installation difficulty and effort. A FPC (flexible printed circuit) cable is included which routes the essential signals from the PSP motherboard to the U.P. main board and U.P. USB connector. Copper enamel wire is included, which will provide the connection between the FPC cable and the motherboard signal traces. The FPC cable also helps by reducing the mechanical stress placed on the solder points, making a U.P. modified PSP shock resistant which is important for handheld systems. Installation aids are included, and installation diagrams for all PSP hardware revisions will be available for download, together with flasher software application, from our reseller’s websites. More about installation together with install pictures closer to release.
The FPC cable end to which the USB connector board attaches is routed into the battery compartment and sits above the battery. The battery cover can be replaced after flash updating and the cable remains safely in the compartment until the next update is required, whereupon the USB connector can be clipped in place within a few seconds. This means that the U.P. is completely contained within the PSP under normal usage and avoids any unsightly external modifications to your PSP. PSP is after all portable, let’s keep it that way!
In order to maximise the benefits that U.P. can provide its users, we have decided to take an open source approach with U.P and will be releasing source code for any software we release as well as full documentation for the U.P. hardware interface - including information on how to control U.P. from within PSP programs. This will allow anybody to create software which can take advantage of what U.P. has to offer. We have also sent a few prototype units away to some of the scene’s best software hackers in order to give them a headstart at working on custom flash replacements - cant wait to see what people will come up with!
Features Announced:
- Ultra reliable and feature rich Actel ProASIC Plus FPGA
- Full Speed USB 1.1 ASIC onboard
- Branded 32MB NAND flash onboard (same flash as used in PSP)
- Stable and reliable flashing software freely available for download
- Installation verification using flashing software
- Ultra compact four layer PCB
- High quality Japanese connectors
- USB cable included
- FPC cable included, reducing installation effort and improving shock resistance
- Copper enamel wire included
- Open platform development system for software developers
- Installation has been optimized to fit entirely inside PSP
- All PSP hardware versions/regions supported
- User updatable flash
- Low power consumption
- Flash select via button press
- Ultra compact PCB has been designed to avoid signal bounce
Bundled Stuff:
- U.P. MAIN MODULE x1
- U.P. USB BOARD x1
- USB CABLE x1
- INSTALLATION AIDS 1 SET
- COPPER ENAMEL WIRE 1 SPOOL
- FPC CABLE x1
It will be priced at ~ $90 (75 Euros)
Stay tuned!
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U.P. is the shiet
I’m first!!!!
Sounds like there is light at the end of the tunnel for all those v2.01 upwards owners!!
*:-)
I’ll stick with my v1.5 though.
:)
Does this mean that coders can now use the 32mb instead of the 4mb onboard so maybe a much needed GBA and N64 fully working emulator?
unlucky #2, not first
This is a worthy buy, but it needs to be guarenteed to be very easy to install to those who dont understand circuitry. the ability to revive a bricked psp has got to be the most important feature!
WOWIE i am excited but a little skeptical b/c of the solder points on the reg old XBOX were pretty small now what about this PSP the solder points have to be TINY!!
sick man i dont beleve it will it be able to play psp iso homebrew ect just like a 1.5?
they shoulda waited till 3.0 was released so sony wouldnt be able to change security
how much will the chip cost though? i bet it’s not gonna come cheap…
as written in the post:
It will be priced at ~ $90 (75 Euros)
Wow. Think of all the lame-o types that are going to brick their perfectly fine PSP by trying to put this in themselves.
like number 3 I was wondering if this could make the psp more powerful?
Now thats something…
broken psp bodies…
wanna play 2.1+ bodies…
Its your locky day every1
Lets celebraaaaaaaaaaaaaate…
wwwwohooooooooooooo
this is soooo gay like wtf why would anybody want to flash their PSP and it is tooooo expensive for shuch a peice of crap its maybe worth 1 cent or maybe for negative 10000000 haha suckerz and it probably dosent even work like wut a wate of time people stick with our firmware updates the next update is 2.80 and will have an improved flash player plus a shokwave player for the web browser and a text veiwer ( you can also write text) and several other features so screw this and wait till the 2.80 is out!
So the rumors are true! Are there any people on this site that got to test the modchip? I’m anxious to here about it.
Yeah I’d think that fanjita would be a prominent hacking figure and would be on the list for sure. Also number 13, if your not clever enough to realise what this thing can do then don’t post here, you just make yourself look like an idiot.
dont u guys get this u have the normal psp firmware running off the psp’s main board and this mod chip is a extra flash chick so u basicly have 2 firmwares so u can get flash on the psp’s main flash memory and firmware 1.5 on th other flash memory
#13, your stupidity makes my eyes want to bleed. Please take your “cleverness” somewhere else.
This is awsome.! Cant wait tell its public.. im sure they will have a place where you can send your psp and get it installed for a fee im sure too!
i have another idea, why dont they make burnable umds and a burning drive for your computers for us out there with small ass memorysticks. and rewritable ones also. plus add custom firmware features. that would be sweeeeeet. also i can talk all comutery but i jus dont feel like it so dont see me as a fuckin noob or ill glock you in your face at your front door
One big custom firmware opening might be the OTG or external USB HD support. Should be much more likely with this new chip.
sounds shit cool but the price is a bit high though
With this MOD, i can update my psp to 2.7 and leave the 1.5 on the flash of the mod… and vice and versa….
The light on the end of the tunnel…
maybe be a train coming… hehehe
wawawhat?!?!? sweet sound very real to me
This sounds really hot!! I think now i’ll get another PSP just for the chip! i’ll keep my 1.5 just the way it is,and i’ll enjoy both untill i see which one will make me happier!ALSO I would like to add that I hope the coders are listening (to what #3 said),and try thier magic with the MOD CHIP :)
number 19 because the umd is a copyrighted trademark of sony and to reproduce them would be breaking the law. and plus nobody would mass produce the umd burner.
so does this mean, 2.0 users and up would be able to rip and play psp games?
VERY big accomplishment. Keep up the great work guys. You have finally brought happiness to all 2.60 users, and I’m guessing 2.70 users now. Sweet job.
I’m on 1.5 so I does’nt interest me that much. how ever if 3.0 is decent enough i’d buy it, so I could swap between them.
Awesome! Memories of when i first got my pro-action for my ps1. Now my PSP …So i can go to a store that sells them and get the person to install it for me or is it easy to install? does it need soldering? damn…my warranty is gonna be canceled.
this is an interestng development.
but i just have to say… many people will kill their psps in the installation process.
we went through 2 psps trying to instal the psp2tv over at GameSpot. though i’m sure this will not require soldering and only ribbon replacements… the inside of the psp is very tight and presice. trying to place a daughter card in there though possible if engineered right… wont be easy and will create complications. trust me. i can almost hear all the frustrated crying idiots that will break their psps.
to #3’s comment on v3.0 firmware security, the U.P. flash is like having a whole seperate operating system. V3.0 security wont apply as the PSP firm will be v3.0 but U.P will be, whatever it is! thats why you have to choose one as it boots up.
do you realy think they would produce and sell the mod chip if it wouldent fit inside the psp.
Hullo, glad to see this info on exactly how it works! i hope that the price could come down abit, and that installation wont be too difficult. I know that i will be getting one simply to revive a bricked psp. would be nice if this was solderless, although in the info posted it mentions some solder points.
Also i agree, many programs “should” run better with the extra memory space, lets hope hope this is the case and it gets put to good use.
gee man wen is this coming out? sounds superwickedlycool!
This is brillint news. A bit pricey, but hey, if it fixes a bricked psp, it will be worth it.
1.5’s wont be as special anymore now though, since anybody can have a 1.5 firmware but nevermind.
Good news though. Can’t wait to tell all my 2.01+ freinds.
sounds good. dont get why every1 is saying about the price i payed about the same for the solderless chip for my ps2 you have to remember if they have engineered the board to fin in the psp it will be very precise and probly not cheap to make.
Anyone has think about the space that is provided inside the psp ? I think it will be hard to put it inside no ?
FRIKIN AMAZING
Awesome, looking forward to getting this. But I am going to wait a while after it’s released to see how everything is going
Thats pretty cheap for a mod chip!…i thought they would bomb us with like a $250 just cause they new some poeple would do it…but i still need more proof…i mean have they tested on their psp’s?…was it successfull?…and i need like videos through the whole thing (instalation, and setup)…
this is a big step. im sure it will be tested before its released.. personally i think they will make it quite easy to fit. hopefully solderless too.. il be able to fit mine because i know a guy who used to do some of the soldering on planes at BAE so i wont struggle…
so is the 32Mb of memory extra to total 64 or is it seperate?
To #32. Yes
guys the next update is 2.80 yo will love it seriosly stop hacking the PSP and for this shit ( modchip ) sony is ready for and dont waste ur money on somthing we have a security code for this all we do is tell the PSP if another version is installed other from the one on your ( 2.80 +) then it should shut down isnt that easy this is very basic but you will see seriosly stop because your wasting your money also sony is cinducting a survey for people yo fill in for the next firmware’s features you will love it.
- sony
@44 if this is like any other mod chip the sony flash will load from behind the modchip so biscaly if you run the modchip the sony bios doesnt even activate so they can put what the hell they want in a firmware their chip will never be aloud to load at the same time as the modchip
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This is great news! This would mean we could have 3.0 with a ps1 emulator and 1.5 on just 1 psp! Also IRT sony member (posts 45 and 13) wtf are you on? You dont work for sony your probably some fat little geeky fanboy if you dont like homebrew go somewhere else and die, nobody forced you to come here.
Yay!
yes i do i program in the PSP firmware and if you dont belive me go screw your self my job was to go around and check the PSP hacking websites and check out the new hacks and this mod chip .. heh we are ready for it dont waste your money i’ll tell you what .. in order to run the chip you have to open the PSP right?
ok so when you open the PSP we can include a scanner to check for any other firmware and flashes and if they are there the PSP can just restart the setting to default or just block the mod guys this is not that hard for us trust me sony is the maker of the PSP and it knows how to deal with it!
I agree with #47, you guys that come here to complain need to make your own hater site and get the hell of this HOMEBREW FRIENDLY SITE!!!
NOTICE THE NAME PSP-HACKS. THATS ALL WE WANT TO DO!!!
Hey with this can u downgrade a 2.01 or higher firmware version on a psp to a 1.5?
fucking sony people go get a goddamn life. the only way sony can block a new bios from loading is if people actually upgrade to 2.80. plus if they do, the bios will be flashed, allowing a new bios to run. sony can go fuck themselves with this new modchip cuz its the big gold dildo of the psp hacking community.
i have 2.6. so does that mean i can go back and forth from 2.6 to 1.5 very easily?
number 54 it wont matter because you can use any firmware you want to. so basicly, yes.
when u think about it $90—the price of 2 games—give 2.7 users access to thousands of dollars of games…GOOD DEAL
if this is what is needed to play PSONE isos on my 1.5 im there
I just find it funny that kid was on about umd burners and such…. it would be far cheaper to buy several large memory cards lol!
Good news i guess, i have my ps2 chipped n tis dandy so rock on.
this is a rip of u can buy a 1.5 psp mother boards of ebay for $10-$30
why would you want a 1.5 if uv got a mod chip and @ that sony guy u totally blew ur cover with that last post! ur a total loser!
yeas im #60
haha i beat ya im 61!!! and frankly….. no one cares…..
which asshole say ’s tht this crap iz cheap???…..i agree tht v’ll b able 2 run home brew on our psps cuz of this chip bt …………..u GOTTA B KIDDIN MAN >>>>>>>90$ for a moD??????
Anybody here remember old Atari 800 XL with an tape recorder unit? That thing was slow as hell (35 minutes to load one game) and there was a mod for it, called TURBO 2000. It improved it to 4-5 minutes. Than they came up with the cartridge, whitch alowed you go faster (TURBO 8000 and so on), plus it usually had a instant acces to three usefull aps, like tape copy, debuger, verif. the tape and so on. I DO believe if this was possible almost 20 years ago, our highly anticipated modchip WILL be a reality soon. Peace.
Cool! fantastic! What does it do?
fuck you number 57. im actually 22 so dont say shit bout me and i know more bout the pspthen u ever will
I spell rumor like this “rumor”
I would like to see this up and running. this will be a real benifit to all the 2.01 users. i am thinking of getting a 2.70 psp and putting this chip in i mean this chip should enable 2.70 to play home brew and ISO’s and etc
im 2.6 and i oh so badly dont wanna upgrade to 2.7 but with the chip it wont matter and i cant play HB in anycase so shud i install 2.7 or not?
Bring it fucking on man its gonna be sick UK crew where are you!
Yeah this modchip will be cool I currently have 2.6 firmware and I am sick to death loading GTA everytime. I use Homebrew more than any of my games so this modchip will be just what i want. The only problem is that I need to learn how to solder well without making a mess of my psp
put it this way if it does need soldering i wouldnt try to do it your self and look into geting some1 who does the chips to do it for you as they will be alot more use to the very very small contacts and not putting toomuch heat on the chips anf frying them
yeah and i bet theyl be charging another 20 smacks.
iv just instald 2.7 and am playing cool flash games and i can even read txts just like that! gues 2.7 isnt that bad after all, homebrew will always b around, but flash is revolutionary!!!
As a 1.5 owner I am excited about this modchip (U.P) and heres why: Not
only can I enjoy the features that come with 2.01 and above, but can also
enjoy the benefits of a 1.5 or even better a “custom firmware.”
For those of you who don’t understand: 2 flashes, the first flash contains
the original Sony firmware that isn’t open-source and doesn’t allow you to
downgrade from 2.01+. The second flash would be this Mod Chip (U.P) that we
are all talking about right now. This Mod Chip is an “add-on,” so your
PSP’s original flash will still be there with whatever firmware you last
updated to; if you updated at all. Ok, lets rephrase: With the Mod Chip
installed, you will still have your original Sony firmware. Your sacred PSP
will be no different except that you will have an extra flash (U.P) that you
can switch to, which can have any PSP firmware both past and present or you
can install a “custom firmware” which might allow you to run homebrew
applications, ISO’s and have the latest and greatest features that the
official Sony firmware has to offer such as the Web browser, Flash player,
Shockwave player etc. With the extra flash you no longer have to fear
bricking your PSP, so for those of you who still pray at night refusing to
believe your PSP has left you… it appears your prayers have been answered,
and with a positive answer too (Assuming you didn’t throw your PSP away)
because you can revive it.
Now, is it worth $90.00? In my opinion, no; I will explain. Let us do some
math here,
Brand New PSP = $250.00
Mod Chip (U.P) = $90.00
Solder w/Solding Iron = $15.00
——–
$355.00
If I mess up and need
to buy another PSP = $250.00
——-
$605.00
Ok, so now your ready to take apart your PSP and start soldering and when
you do the unbareable happens… you screwed up because you didn’t have a
steady hand and burned the PSP’s board.
You have officially killed your precious PSP, CPR and the Heimlich are
useless; its dead. This also means you lost $250.00 and wasted the money
you spent on the Mod Chip and Soldering equipment ($105.00) because you no
longer have a PSP. In other words, you just threw away $355.00… but we
are not done yet!! You cant tell me you can live w/out the PSP, so your
probably going to go right back to the store and purchase another one! In
other words, you spend over $600.00 for a PSP, so you need to prepare your
self for the worst-case-scenario, and the money you spend will keep adding
up if you try it again and mess up.
Also, consider that the PS2 Mod Chips are not even $90.00 and some of them
are completely solderless.
I realize that the people who made this need to make some kind of profit
but the components on this Mod Chip are probably no where near $90.00. If
the price dropped to about $30.00 then I would consider buying, but if
“they” refuse to budge then I will simply pass this offer. Remember that
this is the first Mod Chip and more will probably show up…. I said,
“probably.”
seriously you spent your time writing that big ass comment? i have 4 words for you. YOU NEED A GIRL! my god seriously you just wasted 10 minutes of you life writing that. 10 minutes that you could have been getting a bj from ur girl. and seriously, quit flaming the mod chip. pussy.
@ 75 he did it for u brutha! fo u.
It’s real. I just found a site that you can by the U.P. at. Its here
This is great and could be very cool, but I think sony will put some kind of authentic hardware check in the new games to see if the firmware is running from a modchip or not. They did it with FFXI and the DMS3 chip. ‘Yes i know you can patch or
make updates’ but it will still be a little bit of a cat and mouse game with ISO’s. I will
wait to see what will come of all this, can’t
wait……
I want to see some pictures/videos of this in action.
the wont stop because 2.71 is out which dont allow mod chips so keep 2.71 it will run homebrew code cause ther is a big hole in 2.71
keep 2.70
2.71 is cool u can play free demos.
omg you people are so retarded. number 76, your not black. and still i’m wondering if that guy has found a girl yet cuz i know a couple he could meet. they would take his money, but he would get a life and stop wasting his time writing big ass comments on stupid message boards.
first of all how the hell can u say im not black? and secondly what the hell are YOU doing here if its a stupid message board? your just a kid whose hormones are overactive.
btw i hav a white psp so yes, im not black.
lol, you kids all fail. the internet is not for you. do psp-hacks.com a favor, and kill yourselves now. this “mod chip” looks good in theory, but they keep pushing the release date every week. i think it’s bullshit, but if it is real, its a good deal, unless you’re a jittery-handed, crack fiend, fetal alcohol syndrome kid who fucks up the installation.
thats all for now.