Network Update on my Sony PSP doesn't work?

How do I get the Network Update feature on my Sony PSP to work? I've tried what Sony suggests but it never seems to like my wireless Wi-Fi connection, so I can't ever get to the network to look for any sort of update!

Dave's Answer:

Since I first got my Sony PSP I've also been trying to get this to work, with zero success. While it appears to support wireless encryption protocol (WEP), the encryption key that works fine for my Mac and PC fails on the PSP with cryptic errors like 80410D09 and 80410D07.

Then in exasperation I went to a public wifi access point at a local cafe and tried to connect using their wireless network, one that didn't have any sort of password. And it worked, first time!

The first problem I had to figure out, however, was when I tried to connect I was promptly informed that WLAN Switch Is Turned Off on the PSP screen. After some digging, I found out that the small silver slide switch on the lower left edge controls whether the PSP can access a wireless network (WLAN) or not: slide it up and you'll be wireless ready.

To configure a network access point, press Home then move to Network Update, then you get to the configuration screen that asks for the WLAN Settings (the default is to enter an SSID), choose "Scan" instead and let the PSP identify all the wireless networks it can see. Choose whichever one has the strongest signal and indicates "None" (not "WEP") for "Encryption".

Choose all the default configuration settings and you should promptly be asked to press the X button to save your new access profile. Do so, then select it again and, if your connection works you'll see "Checking Server...", then, if there's an update available, the PSP shows:

Network Update has found a later version.
To download, insert a Memory Stick with at least 14MB of free space
and press the X button.

Press the X button and you'll see "Downloading..." and a warning not to turn the unit off or remove the Memory Stick while downloading, then the download starts. I timed it on my system: it took a bit more than ten minutes for the download,PSP operating system version 1.52.

When the download succeeds, you'll now see:

Download completed.
The update is now available on your
Memory Stick.
To install now, press the x button.
To install later, go to [Game].

Pressing the X button restarts the PSP unit then automatically starts the PSP Update ver 1.52 and gives you a single option: Start. To start the actual upgrade, I again push the X button.

Then, to my surprise, even though the unit is actually plugged into the wall, I receive:

The update cannot be started.
The battery level is low.
Charge the battery and then try again.

I let the unit charge for an hour, then found the update by going to Game, Memory Stick and pressing the X button. This revealed "PSP Update ver. 1.52" which I started with one more press of the X button.

This time it decided that my battery was sufficiently charged (and, yes, it was still plugged in too) and I got:

The following updates will be added:
• Revisions to strengthen security were added.
• UMB MUSIC can now be played under [Music]

Since I don't have any UMD music, I can only assume that this is so Sony can sell UMD's as an alternative to music CDs. Would anyone buy them? I am doubtful, but that's another story entirely...

I pressed the right arrow button, as instructed, and was shown:

Do not turn off the power, disconnect
the AC adaptor or remove the
Memory Stick during update, as doing
so may cause the system to malfunction.
Once the update is started you cannot
go back to the previous version of the
system software.
Press the X button to start.

Now it switches to "Installing..." and took approximately 90 seconds to install.

Finally, finally, we're ready to restart the PSP: "Update completed. Press the X button to restart."

And so, I press X and the unit restarts and appears to be fully functional and everything's intact with the new, updated, system software. Congrats to Sony for this process - once you figure it out, it's a simple and elegant way to keep the software on your PSP fully up-to-date.

One final tip: to delete the unneeded update, go to Game, Memory Stick and press X to get to the PSP Update, then press the triangle button to pull up three options for this file: Start, Delete and Information. Move down to Delete and press the X button. Done!

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Reader Comments To Date: 270

andrew said, on August 7, 2005 5:59 AM:

i dont kno my ssid how do i figure that out

stephen said, on September 5, 2005 8:39 PM:

after i get the update downloaded do i need ot be connected to a wireless connection to install?

Dave Taylor said, on September 6, 2005 8:06 AM:

Stephen, you should be able to update just fine without a wireless network, once you've downloaded everything and copied it onto your PSP. I did.

Also, Andrew, you shouldn't need an SSID. Just ignore that field.

tony said, on October 21, 2005 3:30 AM:

i just updated my psp to version 2.50 and as soon as the update finished, everything seems to be working fine, but i always get the "wlan switch is turned off" message even though it is switched on... it all started after the update... what should i do?

Dave Taylor said, on October 21, 2005 5:43 AM:

I didn't even know that there was a 2.50 release, Tony, so I can't offer any ideas on what might have gone wrong. Are you *double* sure that the WLAN switch is enabled?

tony said, on November 1, 2005 7:22 PM:

i tried doing wat u did but it doesnt work it still gives me an error and were the memory stick is it shows the upgrade but it says this game cant be played

Tim Garza said, on November 30, 2005 2:15 AM:

Hey i tried to get a network update but it said no acess points found what should i do? Should i go to a mcdonalds or burger king or something to get a connection?

Dave Taylor said, on November 30, 2005 3:15 AM:

You're exactly right, Tim. You need a wireless network that you can tap into, so McDonalds or Burger King (if they have open wifi) are both good choices.

stanley said, on December 7, 2005 2:24 AM:

dude right now my psp wont turn on i turn it on no picture then it turns off this happened right after i downloaded update 2.60

Dave Taylor said, on December 7, 2005 7:34 AM:

Sounds like you definitely have a problem. I'd take the PSP into the store where you bought it and double check that it's not the battery, adapter, etc, by swapping out with some other equipment. Good luck!

Mariah said, on December 11, 2005 6:36 PM:

Do I need to buy a g-router to connect to the internet on my psp, or can i just connect to any place that has a g router? And how can you connect on your psp at a mc donalds?

jared said, on December 12, 2005 11:22 PM:

what is my SSID?

How do I get my scan to work

Willie said, on December 16, 2005 4:47 PM:

So McDonalds and Burger King are good places to get a good connection. Thats great cuz i have both nearby. I just need to go up there and try it out.

dcl said, on December 19, 2005 5:27 PM:

ok i got a new 2gb memory card, aint used my psp in a while and it wont turn on at all! i tried taking the battery out, putting in the charger etc and it will not turn on! any responses would be great

bob said, on December 24, 2005 8:59 PM:

i live in a place without McDonald's or Burger King what should i do?

Tess said, on December 25, 2005 4:13 PM:

Thanks so much for this. This info is exactly what we were looking for...

Sean said, on December 25, 2005 6:52 PM:

Hi im Sean and i got my internet working after a few scans..i just moved around the house and got it to work but there were no servers for socom, and tony hawk undeground 2 remix. But i really want to download music onto my psp. I have itunes all set up but the music wont go throught the USB caple. Can u give me the sight if i need to download anything to get to music onto my psp...i read something about dot itunes but i need to do all this stuff to get it. Please help me.. I just got my psp and im really excited..

Sean

Sean said, on December 25, 2005 7:12 PM:

Ok so i read that dot itunes thing...but see i dont have a mac i have a windows....... Im on the dot tunes page but i dont see anything about downloading songs onto my psp...

Sean

Dave Taylor said, on December 25, 2005 10:54 PM:

Thanks for your note, Sean. I have to say that I haven't heard of anyone who has been able to download audio files from the 'net directly onto their PSP, without having a PC or Mac in the middle...

Sean said, on December 25, 2005 11:17 PM:

Umm ok thanks anyways..My friend does have a mac and he helped me with my ipod so i think he can help. But i only have 236 left on my memory card out of 256 and i need space for games 2...So thanks for your help i will try his computer.

Sean

johnny said, on December 25, 2005 11:20 PM:

hey I'm johnny umm my screen won't turn on and when it does it freezes and then turns off can anyone help me ?

tobie said, on December 26, 2005 9:22 PM:

what does connection error 80410d07 mean?

Dave Taylor said, on December 27, 2005 10:18 AM:

Johnny, sounds like your PSP might be busted. I'd take it back to wherever you bought it and see if they have any good ideas on how to fix it.

Toble, I don't know what that error code means, but I'm guessing that either you don't have an available network, or you don't have the password to a private wifi network. In either case my suggestion is the same: find an open Wifi network and try that instead.

Kathy said, on December 27, 2005 1:24 PM:

I just got a PSP and cannot get it to play games or recognize any disc. Everything looks great till I use a disc. When I put a game in, it turns off.

Kathy Throm

nick hammond said, on January 2, 2006 7:20 PM:

i don't have cable or dsl. i have dial up.... i just got my psp for christmas........... can i still connect to the internet on my psp. if i can, how???

Dave Taylor said, on January 2, 2006 9:38 PM:

Unless you can find a neighbor or local establishment (library, cafe, pub?) that has a wireless wifi network, no, you're going to be out of luck with just a dialup connection, Nick.

Greg Guidicotti said, on January 8, 2006 2:25 AM:

Hello, after upgrading to 2.6 my psp will not play any of my games .. it will play my umd movies however... this is quite strange. Anyone ever have a similiar problem?

Dave Taylor said, on January 8, 2006 2:35 AM:

I bet that you have a region identification problem. Did you buy your PSP from a different region / overseas?

Isaac said, on January 8, 2006 7:19 PM:

Ieep scanning for a SSID but a strong signal rareley comes up what should I do?

Anthony said, on January 11, 2006 7:11 PM:

Hey, I've had my PSP since January 4th and it was working fine and playing games perfectly until Monday night when my PSP froze while playing one of the game trailers from the Sampler Disc. After this happened, whenever I put in a UMD (which worked perfectly prior to this), the PSP does not recognize it and shuts off. WHYYY??? Please, any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.

toby said, on January 19, 2006 5:06 PM:

WHEN I GO TO NETWORK UPDATE AND GO TO CONNECTION NO.1 ITS SAIS "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURRED. THE ACCESS POINT WAS NOT DETECTED. can someone plz help i dont even have media settings :(

zeph said, on January 22, 2006 1:18 AM:

To Toby: It says that because you don't have a wireless server. If you connect your PSP to a computer with the internet on, it should not say this any more, but if you have a Dial-Up internet provider, you're out of luck. If you want to get a wireless connection, go to your local library. If your library has a second floor, the connection might be stronger. If this doesn't work, get a USB 2.0 cable and connect it to the libraries computer(town libraries usualy have a DSL or High Speed connection, so it must work). If this connection doesn't work, create a new one, and press scan, because your old connection might have different settings. My e-mail adress is gonzalezleonor@sbcglobal.net. P.S. I'm only a thirteen year old, pretty smart huh.

isaac said, on January 22, 2006 9:09 AM:

I just downloaded firmware 2.0 and when I try to get on the internet it says "an error has occured.The access point was not detected." Even after scanning for a 40% signal.What should I do?

darius said, on February 3, 2006 3:23 PM:

Im having trouble trying to update my network. When I scanwith my PSP i get some SSID's but they have WEP encryptions. I tryed putting in random letters in my WEP key but it keeps talking about a hexadecimal or ASCII. What does that mean and can you give me an example of what those look like.

Dave Taylor said, on February 3, 2006 11:00 PM:

Darius, you can't just randomly guess the password. The WEP is an encrypted password that secures the wireless network you're trying to use. If you don't know the password, you're out of luck, you'll need to find a different one.

Darius said, on February 4, 2006 9:13 PM:

Thanx Dave for the help you gave me, I was able to find a SSID with no encryption code needed and it was 100%. Now I have my PSP upgraded into a 2.60. Is there a higher upgrade I could get?

Dave Taylor said, on February 4, 2006 11:33 PM:

2.60 is the latest upgrade for now, Darius. Glad you got things working!!

Darius said, on February 10, 2006 8:49 PM:

Hey Dave It's me Darius again I have a question. I've been scanning for more SSID's again and I got one that said "not supported", what does that mean and is there something I can do about It?

Tyler said, on February 26, 2006 7:09 AM:

i cant get my network settings to work right
i think it is the thing that says (wep)

Dave Taylor said, on February 26, 2006 8:31 PM:

Please note that you CANNOT use a wireless access point if it has WEP or WPA security and you don't know the password. You're locked out. You'll need to either find out the password or find a different network to use for your PSP.

Ronnie Paulo said, on March 9, 2006 10:55 PM:

Hey my name is Ronnie and my psp will turn on and go online and everything but it will not play games or videos can you help me thanks.

xavier said, on March 11, 2006 10:54 AM:

every time down load music i never see on my psp can u help me with my psp probs

robert lee said, on March 23, 2006 8:27 PM:

hello
i cannot install the software 2.60 on my psp.
please help!
thanks

Dave Taylor said, on March 23, 2006 11:25 PM:

Robert, what exactly happens when you try to install the firmware update on your PSP?

charlie said, on April 4, 2006 4:41 PM:

Hey i just bought a psp and its a 1.52.
i downloaded the psp 2.0 firware and when i try to update the words for the licence agreement and warnigs not to turn off dont show up. i dont know what to do.
email me please im not sure if ill be able to get back to this page. thx again

Luke said, on April 8, 2006 8:02 PM:

Dave,

I think I have a different problem. When trying to connect to my wireless network it says:

"A connection error has occurred. A connection to the access point could not be established. Check the security settings for the network and try again."

Now I've tried everything. I went as far as to change the settings in my router to have no security but to no avail. I decided to try a place near my house that offers free wireless. Same error message. The wireless switch is on and when it is off it tells me. What could I possibly try?

jerald said, on April 9, 2006 12:59 PM:

hello i only have a 15% signal but my neighbor has 100 wat should i do

Azathoth said, on May 1, 2006 1:13 PM:

I feel a bit stupid asking you this but I've recently downloaded firmware update 2.7 on to my PSP, but I can't get rid of 2.6 despite my best efforts.

I can't find it when I dig through the files on my computer -PSP connected via USB cable- and the menu doesn't come up when I select it on the PSP itself.

When I go to the game subsection, PSP update ver. 2.60 is an option just like my game is. How do I get rid of it? I'm using the 32 mb stick I got with the PSP, so space is rather important.

Dave Taylor said, on May 1, 2006 11:50 PM:

Jerald, go to your neighbor and ask them if you can get their password so you can use their network? :-)

Azathoth, when you're looking at the 2.6 update, what do you see if you press the "up triangle" button? You should see a couple of file management options, including "delete file". That'll do it!

Tanner said, on May 3, 2006 3:35 PM:

I bought a game for my new psp that i bought on ebay.......When i try to play the game, it says that i have to update the system software to 1.52

It also tells me that i need to use an Ac Adapter

But when i plug the ac adapter into the psp it shuts off so i cant update the system software.

What do i do

Tanner said, on May 3, 2006 3:39 PM:

I bought a game for my new psp that i bought on ebay.......When i try to play the game, it says that i have to update the system software to 1.52

It also tells me that i need to use an Ac Adapter

But when i plug the ac adapter into the psp it shuts off so i cant update the system software.

What do i do

brandon said, on May 4, 2006 6:58 PM:

y0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o00o0o0oo0 u dave taylor man i tried it n it says dat a connection a has accured. a connection to the accses point could not be established. check the security settings for the network and try again

jakei said, on May 6, 2006 1:54 PM:

my PSP is ver 2.7 And you can Ask Me anything about PSP system i'll tell you

homer said, on May 8, 2006 7:08 PM:

whenever I turn the WLAN switch up it says it is not on. help.

simon richie said, on May 13, 2006 2:37 PM:

i have been told that if i update the firm ware to 2.6 that should allow me to play windows media player instead or even as well as mp3.i have been trying for ages but it says corrupted not sure how to do it and where to put it.can you help this is my son psp and he is close to selling because of this.It's all because we have music in windows media and it will only play in mp3 format.

jakei said, on May 14, 2006 10:02 PM:

get a 1.0GB or 2.0GB then it will work 100% for network update and at PSP.com you can update your PSP and how do you put torrent movies on PSP

MasterChafed said, on May 19, 2006 9:35 PM:

I have a 1.5 PSP but I cannot upgrade to 2.7. I have the EBOOT.PBP in the UPDATE folder under PSP\GAMES\ and it shows up. When i select it, it starts the gameboot sequence, then it starts to load, but when it gets to the start screen on the update, it shows an error message (keep in mind, this is after I have loaded it, not installed the update, but loaded up the screen) "The Update Cannot Be Started. The Data is Corrupt." So i press "O" and it restarts my PSP showing the XMB menu again. I am thinking the portion of the firmware that allows updates may be busted or corrupted. I have even tried updating from a UMD and from other PBP update files (e.g. 2.0) Any help will be appriciated (p.s. i used to be able to upgrade and downgrade as i pleased but something recent must have happened to make it where it wouldnt update)

Andrew gg said, on May 30, 2006 2:35 PM:

ugh god i am so mad ok so i have the 2.70 update and i want t0 use my itunes rss feed to listen to my musoic is there a way or do i have to wait for a downgrade to 2.60

josh said, on June 2, 2006 10:38 PM:

I missed all updates (2.0-2.7). Where can I get them?

Travis said, on June 12, 2006 8:15 PM:

OK i bought a PSP the other day from a buddy of mine and everything works on it it has the latest version of software it plays music videos and stores photos, however i bought SOCOM for it and it wont play it. It comes up on the screen as loading but it stays there and just keeps "clikcing" and spinning, i tried blowing on the lens but still it will only load to the loading screen and thats it. DO you think it the UMD drive is broken or is it the disk? Its a brand new game so im not sure what the problem is? Hope there is some advice for this problem.
thanks

david said, on June 17, 2006 9:26 AM:

hey i got a problem with my psp at first i kouldnt go on the internet and i relized that i was using the ones that needed passwords and i started using this one kalled default and it worked for 1 week and now it says "a connection error has occured. a connection to the access point could not be established. cheak the security settings for the network and try again." idk how this kan happen kause it worked the whole time without it and now all of a sudden it says this and i know for a fact it doesnt need a password for that access point kause it says none at the security thing when i scan for it it has a fairly good connection to a steady 72% so please help

Danny said, on June 17, 2006 2:22 PM:

Thank you for the work you put in to create this site. It helped me very much with my PSP.

Cameron said, on July 1, 2006 5:44 PM:

I plugged my psp into the computer to use it and an error says that the device has malfunctioned and won't let me use it. what should i do?

lalo said, on July 3, 2006 3:14 PM:

every time i follow your instructions on conecting the psp to the internet it says a conection error has occured the acces point was not detected. connection name connection 5
ssid linksys.and my version is 2.01

Trey said, on July 17, 2006 3:38 PM:

umm... im trying to connect to the internet on my psp and it says that my nieghbor has 100% or something and when i go right next to his computer it still says that there was an error!
please help!!!

Evan said, on July 27, 2006 10:41 AM:

what is it that i need to make an internet connection to my psp?

Dave Taylor said, on July 27, 2006 1:09 PM:

Please see:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_internet.html

Courtney said, on August 1, 2006 5:52 PM:

JUST EMAIL ME ON WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU ARE NEXT TO AN ACCESS POINT AND IT ALWAYS SAYS "ACCESS POINT NOT DETECTED"

IF ANYONE KNOWS EMAIL ME AT cwoods20c@excite.com

murf5573 said, on August 2, 2006 2:03 PM:

Upgraded to 2.80 as per your instructions - a breeze. Thanks.
Then proceeded to download an album already on my PC. Again no probs. Under the MUSIC icon it showed KT Tunstall 12 tracks, but to the side was a flashing square with a question mark in and the words Unsupported Data. Hit the X button and was told ' WMA tracks with copyright cannot be played'.
Comments please

Courtney said, on August 2, 2006 7:32 PM:

hey, murf5573 I have no idea I'm sorry but can you help me the message above you.

aj said, on August 7, 2006 1:17 AM:

i cant put music in my psp it says it went in and then when i look it is not there any help

-aj

Blake said, on August 12, 2006 9:11 AM:

When i scan i cant find any connections at all ... do u know where i might be able to find one?

baron said, on August 17, 2006 12:16 PM:

can someone help me i can't upgrade to 2.80. i use mozilla firefox and internet explorer and it does not work but sometimes it does but it apears as currupt data under games

Brandon said, on August 22, 2006 6:00 PM:

Hey, everytime Im at school and try to use the web browser, when i try to go anywhere it says that im going to an encrypted area, when i proceed it says the communication with the server fails. Any help would be appreciated, brandonkiser@mail.boisestate.edu

Homebrew player said, on September 3, 2006 10:37 PM:

How come sony wont make it easy to downgrade? exploits like the tiff one get annoying

juan said, on September 8, 2006 12:23 PM:

whenever i scan for a SSID on WLAN settings, it always says "an internal error has occurred(80410A0B)" and i dont know wat to do

apophis said, on September 21, 2006 11:59 PM:

i am having a problem updating my psp, when ever i download the eboot to update it i put it on the memory stick where its suppost to go and then run it on the psp. it restarts like the update is getting ready to run then the screen comes up but its just the back ground. the x and o are there but i hit x and little arrows come up and i move it right but theres no words or anything. it wont do anything after that. i can hit o but then 2 lines come up like its going to say something but its always blank. help me please

john said, on September 30, 2006 8:28 PM:

hey i have a weird problem. right now my psp is version 1.5. i bought a game madden 07 and says it needs to be updated in order to play it. so i used the network internet thing and downloaded the latest version 2.81 and after downloading it. i went to click on it to begin installation, and everything is fine up until the actual installation. i click it, and it reboots but the screen is blank. i just see an x and o at the bottom but no installation directions, warnings ect.

Hector said, on November 1, 2006 10:19 AM:

Hi i was updating my software via wireless and my PSP stop working, if i swicth on the unit the green light flash for few seconds and go off again what can i do?

Rupert Kidd said, on November 30, 2006 3:56 PM:

i use my apartments internet to get on the internet on my psp my firend gave me the wep key, but then a message shows up sayin error 80110482, what do i do?

Fredy said, on December 7, 2006 6:26 PM:

Hi I wanted to know how you upgrade your psp to 2.82 i mean i already downloaded the Firmware but when i put it in my psp it said Coruped Data What should I Do to put the program in my psp

mike reynolds said, on December 25, 2006 1:26 PM:

I'm having the same problem as john up there any advice?

sophie said, on December 27, 2006 9:45 AM:

my psp dosent find the connect the psp keeps saying connection to the acess point could not be established check the security settings and try nothing seems to work what can i do.

ij said, on January 2, 2007 4:29 AM:

even if i have wi-fi....n i try to update my psp..it say it obtainin..ip but but then it say eroor..wat m i supose to do???

CJ said, on January 9, 2007 2:12 PM:

Dave, You are god. Thanks for your great insights. I was beginning to hate my PSP. Now I can finally listen to music and watch videos without having to buy more UMD (I bought two already and lots of stupid games).

P.S. Can you write about downgrading the firmware on a PSP and running some homebrew apps one of these days?

P.P.S. Will anyone ever figure how to connect any kind of physical keyboard to a PSP?

Krys said, on January 20, 2007 1:55 AM:

i have tried every thing my psp internet will not work. when i click on my connection it says "a connection error has occurred. a connection to the access point could not be established. check the security settings for the network and try again."

Doug said, on January 28, 2007 2:02 PM:

I bought the game Metal Gear Solid Portable OPS...when I put it in my PSP it said that I needed to upgrade and then asked me if I would like to upgrade now. I said 'yes' figuring the upgrade was on the CD of the game. Once done...I put in the game and can't get past the screen that says "press Start to begin". No matter what choice I make (new game, load game, etc...) it goes right back to the screen that says "press start to begin". Any ideas? My other games work fine (like Splinter Cell).

dustin said, on January 28, 2007 8:13 PM:

i left my psp on my dads dash of his truck and the screen busted

aniket said, on February 12, 2007 1:03 PM:

hi...
whenever i try to connect...
it says 'communication with the server failed.a DNS error has occured.(8041040f)'
please help me.
thank you.

daniel said, on February 12, 2007 2:13 PM:

i tried to have a network update on my psp but then it just turned off and when i switch it on the "power on" light is on but the screen isn't and after a few seconds the "power on" light goes away

give me help please

ned said, on February 12, 2007 2:26 PM:

my psp says to start you must update to vesion 2.81 or later how can i get to my game and still avoid upgrading

many thatks ned

jermaine said, on February 16, 2007 11:00 AM:

i can't get my psp to the internet it say the acess point was not detected. And can't connect.

kyle said, on March 4, 2007 1:32 AM:

i still cant get on were you can download anything on to my psp.

Steve Martin said, on March 5, 2007 2:14 AM:

Dave, My PSP has created the following fault, when you switch on the green light shows then 5 seconds later switches off, no screen display atall, tried on mains and another battery, any ideas? Steve

Tury said, on March 15, 2007 12:24 AM:

I bought the game winning eleven revolution and it said i needed to update the version from 2.81 to 2.82 and i did but a message appear that the disk was incorrect.. and it froze.. and i doesn't want to turn on what can i do???

Rey said, on March 16, 2007 11:30 AM:

PSP shuts off after 10-15 seconds. no sound, no video, no nothin. whats up with this? is it somethin that will cost less than the price of a new system? HELP

Dave Taylor said, on March 16, 2007 2:55 PM:

Steve, Tury and Rey, sounds like your PSPs are broken, unfortunately. There are options other than going to Sony, however:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/broken_sony_psp_fixed.html

conrad said, on March 17, 2007 11:45 AM:

everytime I try to update I get this message
"Connection to the server failed.
A DNS error has occured.
(8041040D)"

What do I do?

thanks

kevin said, on March 18, 2007 3:30 PM:

anytime i try to scan my psp for a connection it says 80410a0b

Jesse said, on March 30, 2007 6:49 PM:

Hey everybody. I heard that a lot of you are having problems with the PSP internet. You need a Wireless Connection in order to use the PSP internet. Also a lot of you are wondering where to get psp music, well a good place to go is MP3Realm. Just search the song you want and download it. Well I hope I helped.

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

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