Posted Sep 07, 2006 at 08:23AM by Anna S. Listed in: News Tags: Japan, memory stick, Sony, DevHook, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Dark-AleX
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FW 2.81


You can now lay all your speculations to rest. Sony has just released firmware 2.81. The update was made on September 7, 2006 (as some pointed out, it's ironically just right after the 2.80 Decrypter was made available) and YourPSP says the system software update included a patch that would address vulnerability in the system software. Naturally, it includes all features contained in previous software versions.

Sony Japan's website lists down the Memory Stick related problems that they've fixed. Translation from the Sony Japan's website here are those updates.
  • With "ATRAC" files which have been protected in SonicStage and then saved to Memory Stick PRO Duo, the protection management data becomes corrupted, and become unable to be played back
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo media which have been formatted from either the PSP or a Memory Stick formatter are recognized as unformatted media when connecting the PSP to a PC with the USB cable
A bore so far? The clincher is this and we quote: "PSP systems with system software version 2.80 or earlier do not correctly recognise high-capacity Memory Stick Duo with more than 4GB of free (recordable) memory space." However, is this lure of bigger space enough to get people to upgrade?

If you ask us, all that Sony has done in the 2.81 release is that it has given us a choice. If you really, really and we mean really, need more than 4GB then by all means upgrade. YourPSP and Sony Japan is offering the download. Love your homebrew? Then don't.

Is it a good move by Sony? Well apparently not, cause we've just found out that the 2.80 decrypter works on 2.81. What good does that do for us? Well it could only mean that Sony's newest baby may soon be emulated via DevHook!

Thanks to everyone who took the extra time of tipping us about this update.

Download: [PSP System Update v2.81 US]
Download: [PSP System Update v2.81 UK]


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   by Snarg (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » Of course

It was inevitable

   by Stian (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07

Hope they get it ready for DevHook soon. ;)

   by Myristavia (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » it's for...

This upgrade is nearly for nothing. I think it's just because of the homebrew , and the iso emulators. Sony don't want us to play homebrew :( anyway, i hope that this decrypter will work. It's good to know that some people can f*ck up sony's defense system ^^

   by matt54 (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07

i lol @ people who upgrade!

LOL AT YOU

   by jaapie (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » homebrew ala libtiff xploit

does the tiff work on this firmware (the exploit hello world)

   by JPRGO (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » MY NAME?

Thanks for the heads up JPRGO!

Whoops, I think you forgot ;)

   by jew (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » ok

in before the retards are.


   by Mosquito - 2006-09-07
 » pathetic

They do an upgrade to counter the tiff exploit and it's decryptable like the 2.80 xD

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   by soopergooman - 2006-09-07
 » hmmm

did anyone try to see if the tiff exploit werks? Can someone see if it does.? Did they patch that up? I didn't see it in the disclaimer......

   by Jaa (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » =]

im lol'ing tears of joy right now.. i love devhook. i hope an emulated 2.8/2.81 will provide us with the upgraded memory capacity though. however much that new 8gb is, i think it'll be worth it.

   by Snarg (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » save some time?

Maybe we should save some time for the retards, before they even post.

1)No this does not mean you can run an e-loader on 2.8(1)

2)No this has nothing to do with a downgrader for 2.8(1)

3)No this does not in any way help TA-082 users.

4)No there really is no point in using this upgrade, unless you have no interest in EVER running homebrew, because I'm going to bet that nobody's going to bother hacking 2.81. Still working on 2.0-2.71 and then maybe 2.8, and by then 3.0 will be out, and nobody will care about 2.81 anymore except the losers that where dumb enough to upgrade to it.

   by Bored (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » Question to Nr. 10

If 8Gb is only recognized in 2.81, how do you intend to boot your 2.81 fw under devhook? From an 8Gb card which the 1.5 fw wouldn't recognize? Or would you switch cards whenever you boot your PSP?

   by lol (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » lol

Sony give up this firmware is gonna get hacked in the end.......


   by JaSo PsP - 2006-09-07
 » Sony

Sony loose.... AGAIN *two fingers*

   by moon (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » lol sony got pwned instantly

the 2.80 decrpyter works with .81, so it can be devhooked. lol

expect sony to release 2.82


   by rivera82falcon (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07

Think about it...do you REALLY need to have 8GB right now? There isn't any need at this time for it unless you wanna have a lot of movies which would be the only benefit at this time.

   by Snarg (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » #12

I know that right now, as long as you have DH installed on both memory cards, you can change them around after booting into an emulated firmware, and it doesn't cause any issues. Should be the same if an updated DH comes out.

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   by lol (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » lol

look at there website lol....l

"Security

A Patch has been added to address securtiy vulerability in the system software"

Sony go ***** urself!

   by gambiting (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » LOL@!!!

Sony is pwned again - 2.81 is decrypted!!!!

   by tired of the lies (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » what's the real reasons?

first off sony doesn't even have anything in the market yet that is bigger than 4 gigs. the only real reason i think they updated to 2.81 is so people wouldn't be able to have homebrew.

   by Warhawke (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07

Can anyone say "lame"?

   by P$Player - 2006-09-07

S orry
O wned again,again,again.....
N othing
Y ou can do

   by Manchester Bloke (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » LOL!!

LOL @ #22

Although people really shouldn't be so offensive towards the company which brought us the technical marvel which is PSP in the first place....

just my thoughts... ;-)


   by Jesus (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » HAHA

HAHA

In your face!

   by Mr. Sony (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » Were not giving up

we are tired of you all hacking please stop! #18 thats inapropriate you *****ing slut.....LOL JUST KIDDING ***** YA! SONY!!!!! LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL.......

   by HEDZX - 2006-09-07

LOL @ #22

Although people really shouldn't be so offensive towards the company which brought us the technical marvel which is PSP in the first place....

just my thoughts... ;-)




^^^^^ yes which is why this peice of crap broke when not even touched? rofl yeah i know what u mean. i gave up all hope in psp a while ago.

   by Greg (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » wow

i feel stupid having a 2.8 but i am not goinmg to make that mistake again

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   by STEE (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » DEVELOPERS READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DON'T AND I MEAN DON'T RELEASE OR MAKE ANY NEW EXPLOITS YOU FIND TO THE PUBLIC.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO OUR CHANCES OF 3.00 FIRMWARE EMULATION AND THE PHOTO EXPLOIT WORKING IN 3.00 ARE OVER.

IF YOU WAITED AND KEPT IT ALL HUSH HUSH THEN SONY WOULDN'T OF KNOWN ABOUT THESE EXPLOITS AND WE COULD OF HAD HOMEBREW RUNNING ON 3.00.

   by west1 (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07

If you can't use homebrew do you really need to be able to access more than 4Gb.

   by Brawling_Mad (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » ^30

'If you can't use homebrew do you really need to be able to access more than 4Gb.'

yeh, LOADSA converted films, and when the official ps1 emulator is released all the roms for tht



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