Network Update on my Sony PSP doesn't work?

i dont kno my ssid how do i figure that out

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

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.

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?

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?

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

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?

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.

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

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!

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?

what is my SSID?

How do I get my scan to work

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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 ?

what does connection error 80410d07 mean?

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.

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

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???

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.

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?

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

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

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.

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 :(

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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!!!

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

Please see:

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

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

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

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

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

-aj

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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?

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?

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

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

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.

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???

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?

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."

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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???

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

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

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

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

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.

Can I get on myspace on my PSP?

I tried to upgrade my psp to Version 3.30 but it says data is corrupted. what can i do to fix it???! HELP!!!!!! xP xD

hey every body i want you to read this this is cody i want all of you to listing can we still down load version 3.30 with out the ac adaptor see guys i downloadind it at school no ac adabtor just my wiresless school and i got 3.30 it worked and i got it is it right plz guys some on asnser we anll need to know
can we still get new firmwere with out pluging in our psp anser plz

Hi um my neighbor has internet and they dont have security but i still cant seem to get in for some odd reason the signal percentage is 96% please help!!!!

REVoVLA, there are different ways you can secure a wireless base station, one of which is only letting a known "MAC Address" connect. If they have that, then you wouldn't see a password prompt but you still wouldn't be able to connect without registering your PSP with their hardware device beforehand.

A MAC Address, by the way, is a unique numeric sequence for each and every device that works with Ethernet.

Hello I filled out all of my information: my WEP key for my home which when i scanned said the connection was 100%, but then i try to connect it tells me there was a connection error....and ideas? thanks

hi
sees the network 100% but after entering WPA details and have been trying to connect to the wireless router it times out. WLAN Security setting is at WPA-PSK (TKIP) entered and checked the WPA key

Exchanging key info please wait
connecting to access point please wait

a connection error has occured.
the key information exchange timed out

do you have to have a wirless connection to get onto the internet??or can u get on by useing a wire

my psp wont load any games what should i do about it.

hiya i did everything you said and it said "a connection error has occured.The attempt to obtain the ip adress timed out. Can you please tell me what it means?

dave ican do anything with the connection but when i go on internet browser or RSS channel it marks 'communication with the server failed.a DNS error has occured.(8041040f)'
please help me. do i need a router? plase EMAIL ME VERY VERY FAST because i really want internet!? please help me dave!? thank you

Hello,i updated my psp about over a month ago,and now when i try to update the network, a message comes up saying:
The latest version of the software is already installed.
There is no need to update.

However,i am almost certain that the latest version has NOT been updated.
What should i do about this?
p.s if this IS the case,when will the next versioin be released?

I have problems becauase the silver hatch in the UMD door is broken; it doesn't close but that can't be the problem cause my cousin's is just like mine and he can play games. I need help dave, email me if you come up wit any thing

Tre'

Hello. My name is Samantha. I got my Psp from a friend, and he didnt give me a USB thing. Is there a special one i have to use or can i use any one? Also i can only access the internet when im at the library and i was told that i could get it at my house, on my computer (i have cable) and it doesnt work. Also one of my friends said that you can get internet on your psp by a camera phone, is that ture? please e-mail me at xxsuicidal_rampage@yahoo.com Thank you.

hi does any 1 now when the newest update is out co i gt thr versio 3.40 and wen will the new 1 come out if u now email me at robweedon_1996@hotmail.com

uhm hi dave you know on my psp and when i go network update and go automatic and after says aoss, whats that and then it says....

press and hold the "aoss button" of the access point until the aoss indicator starts blinking.

and whats the locationfree player?
on it whats he [setup mode]?

Hello, My name is mike and I have a PSP I have video that I have download before. The picture is real good, when I went to download from my desktop computer through the usb to PSP the picture on the PSP is bad its got squares looking pixels its missing high resulotions or something. Could you give me some help???

hey dave i bought a psp and ive been trying to get on the internet and i have DSL and a Wireless router. i tried scaning and doin the default thing but it did'nt work the i did the advance part where u have to put the Ip Address and DNS address and i tested the connection I got a 100% with the signal . the psp connects to the access point and logs on to the internet but A communication with the server failed a DSN error has occurred (8041040f) could it just be a code one the router that is blocking my connection to the net ??? PLEASE RIGHT BACK HIGHLY APPRECIATED THANX

to jeff i think i can help justs go and restore ur defualt setting and every thing willl be ok agin

i was down loading the game onto my psp and then i put it down. It shut off in the middle of downloading it and now it wont turn on. can u please help?

when i try to connect my says ( a connection error has occured. a connection to the access point could not be established. check the security settings for the network and try again) what do i do

I need seriuos help
I tried anything to start using my internet wireless at home, but i can not log in, even after scanning, it wont find the connection, but my laptop can find it. i tried restoring the defaults, the same thing. my system software is 3.10. wat do i do?

i need help..i was in the middle of updating my psp and mii sister shut it off. i tried turning it back on, the green light turns on but the screen stays black and like a minute later the green light turns off...PLEASE HELP...

Does anyone know how to get onto myspace.com without 'mobilizing' the web-site?

Hi,

I have the WLAN on (thanks for your tip on that) and have entered the same settings that are set on the router. These work fine with my laptop and my Wii, but the PSP refuses to connect.

It keeps saying a connection error has occurred. Check the security settings for the network and try again.

The PSP is about 4 feet from the router (same as the laptop on which I am typing this - which is also using the WLAN.

I tried auto and manual for DNS and DHCP. No luck.

I use WPA-PSK (TKIP). The laptop WLAN config confirms this is correct - as does the router.

Any thoughts please?

Hi again.

Just to let you know - and maybe help others with the same problem - I had enabled restricted access on the WLAN on the router. Once I checked there I found the PSP's MAC address listed in the 'untrusted' part. I moved it to 'trusted' and off we go.

Oops - too much security.

I did everything and it always says that the access point was not detected or that a connection could not be established.
My PSP is version 2.81
I dont know what i am supposed to do.
Can someone please help me.

Can I just add that the same thing that happened to loso happened to me a couple of times.
Its OK after a while and this stops happening.

i cant get my psp to connect to the wireless internet. i have tried setting it up with but it consitintly says cant find wlan connect wen i have the wi fi switch on ... can you help me out?

thanks dave u truely are the best right now i have a few question problems with this
1. when i get to the stage where it says
"Download completed.
The update is now available on your
Memory Stick.
To install now, press the x button.
To install later, go to [Game]." I press X and then straight away it opens the psp update version 3.52 from the memory stick area and then it says " The game could not be started (DADADADA) ..please help me dave now what do i do so it hasnt really installed it.

2. how do you know what your firmware is and how do you know what version your psp is ?

Please i beg of oyu dave HELP! i am really stuch and i have had so many problems with my psp and am pulling my hair out. Thankyou.

hey does anyone know how to go on to youtube on your psp because i go on to it and click on a clip and it says u need to downlaod macromedia first but where can i go to downlaod it? please help someone

i have a question if anyone can help. My psp all of a sudden just died. i tried charging it up and nothing it doesnt charge. Does anyone know what might be wrong before i opt to buy another one.

hey dave,my psp has been saved in a closet for about a year, before that year it was working perfectly but now, it wont recognize any of my UMD discs, please help Dave

when i upgraded my psp to version 3.52 when i try to put the songs on my psp my PC stalls and the destination folderjust dissapears and i need to restart the usb connection sum1 plz help me out

K my psp is so gay. it says The system cofig. of this psp system does not appear to be correct?????WTF!!!!

yo Dave i have a psp and i am really glad but when i use the internet i get the connection and the ip address but it says a dns error has occured . I went to a library it worked but is annoying that i have to go to a library if i want my internet to work. WHAT SHOULD I DO , PLEASE PLEASE HELP

I've got a problem. I let a friend borrow my psp, which was a mistake, and when I got it back it was downgraded to version 2.71, and now it wont run the game software. I try to use the network update, i know the connection is fine because it downloads the latest version fine, and I know this because it says download complete, preess X button to install now.But when I do that, it fails after half a minute saying "The system configuration of this PSP system does not appear to be correct. The update cannot be completed. Contact technical Support for Assistance. (DRNFFFFFFD7)"
What can I do to fix it?

ive got the same problem as Doug and i have restored all default settings around 3 times now. I NEED HELP BADLY!!!

sir dave, i have a signal but it says "communication with server failed. a DNS error occurred (80410418)" what does this mean?

i have a psp system 3.40 oe-a. i try to upgrade my psp to the new 3.71 software from my psp but everytime it says game could not be started (dadadadada)

i need some help
really somebody help me out

I can't use network in my PSP how should I do it?

can you please tell me if u can get a computer game and convert it to psp? i WANT TO DO IT BUT I DONT KNOW HOW.

hi dave,second time i've asked this,my daughters psp plays some games,but not movies, i upgraded it to 3.7?,and still no joy.it cant be the laser as it reads the sims,any suggestions plssssssss

John, sounds like you need to have the PSP serviced. I have a couple of articles on the topic. See:

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

Good luck!

i am having the same problem as paolov when i try to get a update it just says error (dadadadada).How do i fix dat plz. e-mail if u can or just post a comment.i really need help

i have a wireless network modem and it found a connection straight away and then i went 2 da update and it works ! sept i kinda deleted all my psp data from formating it coz sumwhere it said that formating made it better or sumthing XD

I tried upgrading at McDonald's with wifi and I chose the srongest signal (which had 100%) and indicated "none". It said checking server (I think, if not it was something very similar) and it got kind of far, then it said something like "could not connect to server, error 200000006. What is that supposed to mean and what went wrong?

thanks for all this

Dear Dave Taylor,

The bellow message appears when i am trying to update my PSP from version 3.11 to 3.80. Can you please advise me what can i do?

"The system configuration of this PSP system does not appear to be correct. The update cannot be completed. Contact technical support for
assistance. (DRNFFFFFFD7)"

Thank you!

when I connect my psp to my computer it doesn't show up

Ok I cant get videos to play on my psp. i have went and googled it and i have tried all of the new folders and stuff like that i have tried everything and all of my videos are the right kind cause i get em off of of my itunes ..... i have downloaded off google and other websites anyone got any help.??

Hi Dave

I was hoping you could help me with my problem.
when i get to the stage where it says
"Download completed.
The update is now available on your
Memory Stick.
To install now, press the x button.
To install later, go to [Game]." I press X and then straight away it opens the psp update version 3.90 from the memory stick area and then it says " The game could not be started (DADADADA) ..please help me dave now what do i do so it hasnt really installed it.

i have a psp system 3.40 oe-a. i try to upgrade my psp to the new 3.71 software from my psp but everytime it says game could not be started (dadadadada)
i even tried to just get it to version 3.5 but nothing seems to work so please email me some suggestion and i will greatly apreciate it.

i can't not get on the internet on my psp
please help me.

Okay I Scan my PSP Network and have my own wireless internet. It ask for WEP Security and I know my password. When I put my password and the next thing it says "not valid" So what do I have to do to get pass the WEP Security to get Network working for me ???

i want to play nba 07, but the psp system say i need
ver 3.71 in order to play the game and i have ver 3.40. what can i do to update to ver 3.71.

my psp says the attempt to exchange the key information timed out why?

I have a laptop with wireless internet. What is the wep keywhen it is automatically provided? I do not know because it is a school laptop and I want to connect my psp to it and I am not allowed to change the settings.

i have downloaded the latest update for psp but when i try to install it it says game could not be started (dadadada) any suggestions would be welcome

i have downloaded games for my psp but they wont work on it. what shall i do ????

how do i download demos and themes on my psp?

I have a wireless network and i have put on all the stuff needed to connect but i still cant! Please help

hello
i have download a game called (bleah-heat the soul 5) from www.mininova.org but when i download it it can't open so i need your help !!!!!!!
they told me that i have to update my psp and i done it but nothing happened so i neeeeed you help
and every bodies help
so if there anyone know how to fix this problem e-mail me on this e-mail
mohamed_konnichiwa@hotmail.com ok
thanks

i updated my psp to 3.95 but when i try to install it, it says "the game could not be started. ( DADADADA).
Plz i really want to play my new game that i got but i need to update it so plz help me!!!

Hi dave
When i insert my UMD into my PSP and go to the games sign it doesnt show the sign that says UMD so i cant play it. What should i do.

Hey i just go a new PSP nd my brother and i share it...but no its my turn tokeep it and whenever i try to turn it on, the power button turns on but the screen is blan and black. What do you think it can be and maybe what can i do?

dave,
i just got a game for my psp, its called medal of honor heroes 2 and it said i need a memory card so i went to go buy one and it has 2 gb. I tried to play bu tit said to update it first so i click yes to update now. then i starts to download or update. A error pops up and it says, the system configuration of this psp system does not appear to be correct, the update cannot be completed. Contact support for assistance. (DRNFFFFFFD7) plz i want to play the game wat should i do, plz respon.

Since i got my PSP i wanted to download my favorite songs so i got some CD's and thought of putting them in to my PSP, but i don't have a clue. Can you help me!

Dave
when i tried to update my version i pressed O cuz it didnt have enough battery so now im trying to update nd it says the download failed please helppp meee:(

i dont have a usb cable and i want to download something to my psp. what should i do

i am tryin to update my psp version 3.50 to 4.05 but then it says that the game could not be started error dadadada

Hey i was jes wonderin since i got da 4.05 software i went 2 mi mem stik so i can upload it n stuff but den its gives out dis message...The game could not be started.(DADADADA) n i dont no wut to do n i really need 2 update asap plz help me man i woud really appreciate it..

When I try to use my PSP 2001 slim with the battery it won't come on. On usb power it comes on with the battery in and after 5 minutes shuts off led is orange with bat in. It functions fine on USB without the battery. I DL the update 4.05 (I have 3.72 now) and try to install when I get the bat low error. The battery icon on screen shows full. I am out of things to try until I get the new bat I ordered.

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET. IT SHOWS: A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURRED. THE ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THE IP ADDRESS TIMED OUT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND WHAT SHOULD I DO TO CORRECT THAT PROBLEM.

i tried to update my psp network, but unfortunately it deletes all my cso games. can anyone tell what should i do? ><

how on psp utube

i updated my psp to 5.01 but when i try to install it, it says "the game could not be started. ( DADADADA).
Plz i really want to play my new game that i got but i need to update it so plz help me!!!

Plz i got psp but no internet access is detected am from Nigeria plz i want to the reason or is it not needed in my Country Nigeria if no i need the configuration settings

i cant get flash player

i updated to a 5.01 but the screen is blank it turns on but nothing on the screen

i updated my psp to 5.01 but when i try to install it, it says "the game could not be started. ( DADADADA).
Plz i really want to play my new game that i got but i need to update it so plz help me!!!

ALso i have the same problem..

I have a Slim Red PSP (God of War bundle pack)i have an 8GB memory stick I have no problems loading pictures and music but I cannot download games on to my memory card it says corrupted data my PSP hss been upgraded my system software version is 5.01. I dont know how to tell if I have OFW or CFW the MAC Address is 00:1F:E1:3A;77:55 anyways I have PSP games I am trying to download, can you help me with this

how do i download songs to my psp

how can i enable the flash player for my psp i have upgraded it to version 5.02 i have also gone to system settings but it only says enable wma i have also gone to browser to tools where it says settings then view settings the flash is on but it still does nothing please help

hi
when i make update the time in internet is chang
i try to edit to same time on my country but i cant
can anybody help me plz :)

but it says something is wrong with my configuration

I update my psp from firmware 3.10 to 5.10. The update seemed to have been installed successfully but when I restarted my psp it switched on normally but the screen didn't appear. any one ca assist ???? thanks silvio

i have same issue with installing update and recieving error message dabababa
can someone help?
just got a second hand psp and need the update to install so i can sync it with my ps3.
chhers richard.

My son's Sony PSP 2001 does not turn on and the battery power is fully charged

I got a second hand psp while i was updating it to version 5.03 it fell and the battery came out and whenever i turn it on, the green light turns on but it wont show anything and after 45 seconds it will turn off
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

I actuall got the psp update version 5.03. As I waited for it to restart, a message popped out saying "The system configuration of this PSP system does not appear to be correct. The update cannot be completed. Contact technical support for assistance(it showed some sort of code)." What should I do? Please help

i dont get i keep trying and it dont work

when i turn on my psp it turns black. then like in 20 seconds it turns off.

k.i havnt read all of this, but uv goda go rhight thrugh it.can u get on to your psp system? if not,thats what we need to work on. you could try re-installing the update or doing it from scrath through the network.ill try and remember to get bak 2 u.

can i just see if any1 knows the answer to this: i forgot my psp password!!!what should i do? also: theres one other i was going to say but i forgot it.

my psp update does not work.

when i always update a version it says the system configuration of this psp system does not appear to be correct. the update cannot be complted.
contact technical support for assistance.

plz
help me giv me a answer.

please, i downloaded final fantasy vii:crisis core but dont know how to get it to work on my memory stick in my psp. the image extension is .cso and i really want to play it. can some one please help me out. i am desperate.when i copy it onto my memory stick i can play it. is there any thing that i have to do before i can play it. i will appreciate any suggestion. please kindly send any suggestion you have to my email. yawsonelvis@yahoo.co.uk

ok ive got a problem my psp has a 8gb card when i hover over the psp upgrade icon it says ver 3.11
then when i click on it says ver 3.52
also it wont upgrade but im really annoid i want to upgrade.
please HELP!!!!

i tried it but all it says is; a connection error has occured. the attempt to optain the IP adress timed out?
plz. help me fast.

thank you

my sony psp is version 5.10 and i am trying to play iso files on it. pls help me

Hey bro.. I just got a new PSP, I am trying for about 2 weeks now to upgrade from FW 3.10 to 3.5 then back down to 1.5.... I have tried various things including copying the update EBOOT file to the psp/game directort etc etc..... the latest is I am getting an error saying .. 'The system configuration of this psp blah blah ( DRNFFFFFFCD).... What do I need to do???

My problem it's when I start the update, it shows me the license agreement for the psp ( I accept) then not to trun off the power...
i press x, but the update is downloading and it shows me that the memory stick could not be read. What can i do?

thx

Jiggy, is it possible you don't have a Memory Stick in your PSP or that it's bad or not formatted for the PSP? Do you have a pal whose memory stick you could borrow for the upgrade? The file's pretty small and once you were done, you could pull the stick out and return it: maybe 30 minutes total elapsed time? Good luck.

well the memory stick is "Memory Stick PRO Duo" from san disk

I'LL try again and if it deosn't work i'll buy a new mem stick

after networking updating my psp to 5.51 all my games were gone! and when i download new games into it, my psp cannot read the game! PLS help.

So, i had the same problem with battery being too low to install the update. Where as you charged your battery for an hour and got it to work, i let my battery charge for 3 HOURS and it still says battery is too low. what do i do dave??

Jiggy, where did you buy the memory stick? I'd take it back.

Bervyn, if you downloaded games onto your PSP, then you're on your own, neither Sony nor I support this sort of hacking here.

John, if your PSP is *plugged in* can't you install the update?

Hi,I'm chris,on my psp I try to play online with my friends and I also want to go to the web,but everytime I try to scan a connection it says none were detected and sometimes it does dectect some but its between 15% - 40% and when I get it and try to play with my friends it says "CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED
THE ACCESS POINT WAS NOT DETECTED"
Please someone help my email is vidales@tmail.com

I put my UMD in the game, but I don't see the game. How do I play the game???? Thank you

friends son stopped a update now psp wont work power lite shows green then turns off no response what did he do?

when i try to update my psp it says: 'The game could not be started' (DADADADA)

hey i need your help every time i try to update my psp it keeps saying a later version of this software is already installed there is no need to update....please respond k

hi DAVE!

i hope you will see this post of mine here.

I reformatted my 4gb memory stick in psp so it's has free space now, i didn't put anything yet in there. When i check my PSP it shows its free space which is 3984mb but when i connect my psp on my computer, on my pc it shows the memory stick has total space of 3.9mb! how's that?!!!! what should i do... i can't install any games, it says no enough space! huhu sad! =( my memory stick is original sony.

i hope to hear from you... or any help from anyone out there will be greatly appreciated.. thanks!

My Sony PSP always wants to turn left. How can I fix this???

I'm trying to figure out how to load music, photo, & video on my PSP. If your PC should reconize the PSP when plugged in on a USB cable, mines doesn't. Can you give me any ideas of how to proceed? Thanks.

I currenly have version 5.00 M33-6 installed on my son's PSP. However, now there is a Version 6.00 available and when I go to "Network Update" and try to updated that system version, I get the following message: "The latest version of the system upated is installed, no need to update" but it's not, I need the latest version, and it will not update it. I'm going crazy!! Will you help??

can u help meh ...how to open d internet in my SONY PSP?

Wlan is on and each time I want to create a new connection to continue and after I scan it keeps telling me that no access points were detected. It is all hooked up to the internet and should automatically locate the connection I would imagine? Thanks Jamie

Um... if you update your psp, will it delete any important things, like connection settings?

Hey I need help in downgrading my psp 6.20 without Magic mem stik and pandora batt. Or at least teach me how to make a pandora batt. plz and thanx

hey dave, every time i try to update my psp to the 6.20 version this pops up: a dsn error occured (80410414) thanks

can psp 3000 using the network update?

every time i download version 6.20 it works, then when i go to use it, it tells me the game cannot be played. but my brother has the older psp and his did it fine. i have th slim and lite 3000 and version 6.00 any advice ?

hi i have a psp 300 and i updated it to 6.20 firmware version. i am having problems cause i can't activate the games and my internet connection won't work..i have a wi-fi at home though..please help me thank you!

Hi i just downloaded 6.20 update. it downloaded fine, but when i go to install it i get "game cannot be played [dadadadada]. Can any one help me please with what to do?

i have a psp 2000 model (i don't know all of the specs yet, as i'm that much of a techy) that was upgraded/modified last week. all of the games uploaded (runs on memory) were working fine until earlier today, as my wife noticed. music is working fine, but the games won't load. displays an eror message "the game could not be started" followed by an 8-digit code (i don;t know the exact code, maybe i'll have to recheck that when i get home) . what could possibly cause this? me & my wife haven't changed the configurations

this helps me alot thnx dave ^_^

my psp is not working somebody change my network

hi dave , i'd downloaded the version 6.2 in the game folder. However i've encountered a DADADADA problem each time i try to install. Could you pls help me out? thanks

Hi Dave,
My PSP has been modded. I purchased Def Jam New York on my PS3 for my PSP. I copied it and now the PSP doesn't play it because it says I need system software version 5.51 or later. I'm running 5.00.
I've tried doing "Network Update," but when I connect to my network, IP address is obtained and everything, I get a "Connection to the server failed, A DNS error has occurred (80410414)" but my DNS is fine... I can access the internet on the same settings no problem.
My access point seems to work fine, I've tried WPA and none for the security settings of my router and neither works--I get the same message. What should I do?

I have the God of War psp its red and it says i have system software 5.00 M33-6 and it wont let me upgrade any higher, can somebody help?

Guys, I Found out how to kill the 80410418 error glitch!

What actually causes this is the Proxy Settings, they seem to be flawed in some way so just do the following:

HIT /\ TO OPEN THE BROWSER, THEN HIT X ON TOOLS, GO TO SETTINGS, GO TO PROXY SERVER SETTINGS, AND IF IT SHOWS ON, FLIP IT'S SETTING TO DO NOT USE AND SAVE, THEN GO TO YOUR HOME PAGE (MAKE SURE IT ISN'T SET AS A PORN SITE XD)! lol I am a 13 year old and I just solved an uncommon problem.

I just got a new game and it needs a newer version of firmware. It needs 5.03 firmware but when I go to download it, it tells me it can't read the disc and a 80020321 code. After trying over and over again with taking the game out and all it tells me to find tech support. Please help me.

I just asked a question and need help. When will I get it??????????

Hi, I just bought a second hand psp i am tring to play football manager and it says i need to upgrade the version, When i accept it states that my battery is too low and i need to charge and try again, I have done this and my battery is full and charger is plugged into the wall but still no joy can you help me please?

whats up dave how can i play videos on my psp on the internet with a version 3.80 please answer as soon as possible maybe today, thanks

i upgrade my PSP from 5.3 to 5.5 but my psp won't open anymore it has power but the screen is still blank.. what will i do??? please help me... i really need my PSP back to normal T_T.. any suggestion is open.. XD

.... i tried to upgrade my PSP slim from 5.3 to 5.5.. what if i accedentally used a wrong upgrader? i think i used the upgrader for psp fat? what will i do.. my psp has power but the screen is blank... PLEASE help me..

my friend told me that it was for slim and fat but i dunno why it is blank? help me...

Hi Dave,

I was trying 2 weeks to make update in my son PSP, but a version 6.20 it is impossible. I watched more 100 videos I followed all process but it is impossible to fix it.
When I tried to fix by memory stick appear The memory stick could not be read (80010018), after the screen was frozen, I need to remove the battery to restart.
When I use to disc appear The disc could bot be read (80010018).
I tried to make download by PC, but happen the same one.
I am felling a complete idiot, could you help me solve this problem?
Thanks

Hello Dave, when I try to do what you say, it asks for the connection name. I've been stuck for a long time & would be grateful for your help

hi dave i am abdul rehman.I dowloded version 6.30
from my pc and saved in my psp and then i clicked on start it shows the update cannot be started the model is not compatible.what should i do

each time i try to turn psp my wifi on or off it won't work it won't even show the green light.

I just got the new game Disgaea:infinite and when I tried to play it on my psp, it said I needed to upgrade to version 6.20 and up... Nothing is wrong with the internet and I keep updating the new version and when it finishes loading it always tells me the same thing the game could not be started (dadadadada)... I even tried downloading the new version from online and connected it to the psp and still it didn't work... What should I do?

IT IS NOT LET IN ME "GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED (dadadadada)"

I did a system upgrade on my PSP and I also charged the battery. After my system update was complete, the PSP powers up, but image will display on the screen.

Has anyone had this problem?

Hi Dave i need your help now i cant figure out how to update to the newist version i know how but it just keep saying that the dns is not working can you help plz thank you

Hello, my uncle found an old psp at a garage sale and he couldn't figure out how to use it so he gave it to me... Well at first it could not play any movies but i updated it and so now it reads but it will not read any new games.... it will play games like hot shots golf but not patapon or thrillville... when i tried to update it again it says "the sytem configuration of this psp system does not apear to be correct. the updatw can not be started. contact technical support for assistance (DRNFFFFFFCD)" and I have really good connection where I am... if you can help that would be GREAT!!!! Thanks :)

i kepp getting the meassage "GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED (dadadadada)" when i try updating a an old psp 300. pls help

kepp getting the meassage "GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED (dadadadada)" when i try updating a an old psp 300. pls help

heyy friends how can i download games to my psp??.... i tried a lot but no result ... can some one help me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi! I have a modded Slim PSP with 5.00 M33-3 firmware.
I have a question about the network update : Will I lose my modd if I update to latest version?
I mean : Will I still be able to play the games I have installed now that are on the Memory stick?
Please answer...
Thanks in advance!

after the network, i now cannot access the fiiles saved in my memory stick. it sys "There are no games". well in fact, the data are still saved in the memory stick when i connect it using a usb cable. when i transfer my memory stick to another psp, the games are accessible nmn. what had happened in my psp?

When i turn on my psp it is just a theme screen with the time,battery bar and date in the top right after a scondes it turn off please tell me what hapend to him ? and how can i fix it ????????

I BUY ONE PSP Sony but after one month it was started to hang and i had to rest them but after 5 times i decided to format it by its program but After than it wasn't working and i don't know what can i do please help me.

plzzzzzzz tell me all about psp. how i on internet with out any thing on psp.plzzzzzzz tell me

hi dave .... i recently upgrade my psp 5.00 m33 to 5.50 gen d3 .....after installation it ask me to reboot or shutdown...so i press reboot..and next thing i know... i cant open my psp and the green light is on for hours.....please help.. thank u

pls help i try to update my psp from6.20 to 6.39 using umd only but while updating the ps cannot read anymore from the umd then the system crashes i cannot open my psp anymore pls help what will i do

my psp has green light on for power,but then nothing else happens at all...what is it likely to be?

HELLO I AM USING THE PSP WHOM WITH THE PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS MY PSP NOT STARTED BECAUSE OF UNFINISHED UPDATING SO IT NOT STARTED ANYMORE JUST A GREEN LIGHT

Help! I am playing Secret Agent Clank on my PSP and I saved it on Dam's Edge (Hydrano) and when I go to any other places like Rionosis, Venantonio or Asyanica, It takes FOREVER to load! The longest time it has been loading for was over 3 hours, then the screen froze, and 15 seconds later, my system just turned off and restarted. HELP ME PLEASE DAVE TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember, if your green light (that means on) is flashing, it means your PSP has low battery (20%-)

Jackson, you can't clean UMD's, so you're going to need someone that can fix your UMD. Try Tech Experts (09 2986161)

I FOUND THE 80108D50 ERROR CODE! BUY A PSP GOCAM, PLUG INTO YOUR USB PULGIN, SELECT PHOTO-CAMERA FROM YOUR PSP MENU!

i did everything you said and it still not working it keep saying obtaing the ip adress timed out what should i do

Mna, you know after 15 seconds of "Obtaining IP Address" it will time out. Try selecting "Easy", not "Custom". The "Easy" feature may help in some cases.

sir,

My son put a new CD on PSP at the time of update he remove the CD. system got malfunction. wht to do next. Please mail me for this to rectify.

hi man! my computer doesn't pen porn sites.i tried my best by changing widow many time but result less.it can;t open any type of porn site.plzzzzzzzz help.
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We are able to get the PSP to test OK for accessing the internet, with showing 100% signal strength. However, when we try to access the internet, it either times out before getting IP address or gives us error DNS 80410416. I thank you in advance for you help.